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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
O Min Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Hyungkyu Park, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/07 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2023.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/07 (2013.01); B67D 1/0014 (2013.01); B67D 1/0887 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); B67D 2001/075 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00015 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3222 (2013.01); C02F 2307/10 (2013.01); F25D 2327/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator may be provided with a dispenser which includes a nozzle pipe; a light source that radiates ultraviolet light from one end of the nozzle pipe to an inner space of the nozzle pipe, a window that is provided between the one end of the nozzle pipe and the light source, and a liquid supplying hose barb connected to the nozzle pipe via an elbow. Liquid exiting the elbow swirls as ultraviolet light is irradiated onto the liquid.