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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Seung Tae Lim, Gwangju, KR;
Jung Rae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Seung Tae Lim, Gwangju, KR;
Jung Rae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water filter capable of preventing breakdown thereof due to freezing and a refrigerator having the same. The water filter includes a filter housing having entrance and exit ports to allow water to flow into and out of the filter housing, respectively, a filter member housed in the filter housing, and an expansion compensation part provided in the filter housing to compensate for expansion due to freezing of water.