Dispenser structure for refrigeration equipment, apparatus and method for controlling operation of same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9982939
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14838186

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A dispenser on refrigerator including a touch pad-type of lever for dispensing water supplied from a water purifier. The dispenser includes a main body, an ice discharge port, an ice guide, an ice discharge lever and a water discharge port. A PCB substrate is mounted on the front side of the ice guide. The touch pad-type lever is mounted on the PCB substrate and configured to receive a user request for discharging water and accordingly control a state of the water discharge port. The refrigerator also ice maker coupled to the dispenser, and detectors for detecting the amount of ice and water contained in the ice maker and the water purifier respectively. The touch pad on the touch pad-type of lever can display the amount of ice and water contained in the ice maker and the water purifier respectively.

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Patent Owner(s)

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DONGBU DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (DONGBU FINANCIAL CENTER DAECHI-DONG) 26-29FL432 TEHERAN-RO GANGNAM-GU SEOUL 135-523

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Dong Sun Seoul, KR 72 463

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