Patent ID: 11871732
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A liquid dispenser, comprising:
a tank having an upper opening;
a pump configured to pump liquid stored in the tank;
a pipe connected to the pump through which liquid flows;
a top plate provided over the upper opening of the tank and having a supply hole communicating with the pipe to receive liquid from the pipe;
a cylindrical wall positioned below the top plate and including an outer surface having a recess;
a support positioned radially outside of the cylindrical wall and supporting the top plate, the support having an outer surface positioned below an edge of the top plate and a protrusion extending inward and received in the recess of the cylindrical wall;
an illumination assembly provided within the support and above the recess on the outer surface of the cylindrical wall; and
a liquid guide formed with a discharge hole, the liquid guide and the top plate covering the upper opening of the tank, and the discharge hole discharging liquid supplied from the top plate or the support to the tank,
wherein liquid from the top plate flows downward along the outer surface of the support, and the outer surface of the support is an inclined surface that is tilted inward such that a radius of a top of the support corresponds to a radius of the top plate and is different from a radius of a bottom of the support,
wherein the liquid guide includes an outer guide wall forming an outer rim and least partially protruding upward and outward from the tank at the upper opening, and
wherein the illumination assembly is positioned around the pipe.