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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
Jeong-youl Lee, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
Jeong-Youl Lee, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A dispenser of a refrigerator comprises a dispensing chamber recessed in one of doors for opening and closing freezing and refrigerating compartments, a chute member pivotally mounted in the dispensing chamber and connected with a water supply pipe for supplying water toward the dispensing chamber, and an operating means for rotating the chute member about a pivot axis of the chute member. Accordingly, water can be easily stored in a vessel regardless of the size of the vessel, utilization effect of an internal space of the refrigerator can be improved, and insulation effect of the refrigerator can be also improved because of an increase in a thickness for insulation of the refrigerator.