Refrigerator

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space; a door that is connected to the main body to selectively shield the storage space; a water supply container disposed in the storage space in a state where the door shields the storage space; an ice-maker disposed in a predetermined position of the storage space above the water supply container in a state where the door shields the storage space; a dispenser that is provided to a predetermined position of the door above the water supply container, to receive water or ice; a water supply passage extending from the water supply container to the ice-maker and the dispenser; a pump that is provided on the water supply passage to forcedly direct the water stored in the water supplying container to the ice-maker or the dispenser; and a valve that is provided on a predetermined position of the water supply passage near an outlet side of the pump to selectively supply the water to the ice-maker or the dispenser, wherein the pump is located at a height lower than the water supply container, and the valve is located at a height identical to or higher than the pump.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body having a storage space;   a door that is connected to the main body to selectively shield the storage space;   a water supply container disposed in the storage space in a state where the door shields the storage space;   an ice-maker disposed in a predetermined position of the storage space above the water supply container in a state where the door shields the storage space;   a dispenser that is provided to a predetermined position of the door above the water supply container, to receive water or ice;   a water supply passage extending from the water supply container to the ice-maker and the dispenser;   a pump that is provided on the water supply passage to forcedly direct the water stored in the water supplying container to the ice-maker or the dispenser; and   a valve that is provided on a predetermined position of the water supply passage near an outlet side of the pump to selectively supply the water to the ice-maker or the dispenser,   wherein the pump is located at a height lower than the water supply container, and the valve is located at a height identical to or higher than the pump.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage space comprises at least one of or both a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment; and
 the door comprises at least one of ro both a freezing compartment door and a refrigerating compartment door that closes and opens the freezing and refrigerating compartments, respectively.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the water supply container is provided on a side of one of the freezing and refrigerating compartment doors. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the ice-maker is provided on a side of one of the freezing and refrigerating compartment doors. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the pump and the valve are coupled to each other by a mounting member and the mounting member is fixedly mounted on an outer side of the refrigerator. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , further comprising a machine room provided on a lower portion of the main body,
 wherein the mounting member is mounted in the machine room.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the pump and the valve are provided at a lower side of an inside of the refrigerating compartment. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein the water supply container is configured to be removable from the refrigerating compartment or the refrigerating compartment door. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the water supply passage extends to the ice-maker and the dispenser through a hinge connecting the door to the main body. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the water supply passage comprises:
 a suction passage disposed within the water supply container;   an inlet passage having a first end connected to the suction passage and a second end connected to an inlet side of the pump;   an outlet passage connected to the valve at an outlet side of the pump;   an ice-maker passage extending from the valve to the ice-maker; and   a dispenser passage extending from the valve to an water outlet of the dispenser.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , further comprising a container connecting portion that is detachably connected to a rear surface of the door, wherein the water supply container is selectively coupled to the container connecting portion. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 11 , wherein the suction passage passes through and integrally formed with the container connecting portion. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 11 , wherein the suction passage is selectively connected to the inlet passage by detachably mounting the container connecting portion on the door.