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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2018
Qingdao Haier Joint Stock Co., Ltd., Qingdao, CN;
Lihua Zuo, Qingdao, CN;
Yanqing Zhang, Qingdao, CN;
Weishou Sun, Qingdao, CN;
Jianjun Xue, Qingdao, CN;
Chuan Cui, Qingdao, CN;
QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a water dispensing device, and the water dispensing device includes a water tank, a drain pipeline, a beverage making chamber, in which a capsule support for receiving a beverage powder capsule and a capsule piercer for puncturing the capsule operatively are provided; and a dispenser, communicated with an outlet of the beverage making chamber, including a beverage outlet of which the prepared beverage flows out. The refrigerator has a water dispensing device capable of making a beverage, such as coffee, milk tea, or the like, based on demands from a user, thereby satisfying diverse drinking demands from people and solving problem of a single function of an existing refrigerator.