Patent ID: 11927387
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 11:
12. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet to form a storage space;
a door to open and close the storage space;
a dispenser to be disposed on the door;
a water tank to be detachably disposed from the door, and the water tank including a drain port to discharge water from the water tank;
a pipe component to provide a passage for discharging water from the water tank; and
a valve body configured to move in a longitudinal direction within the pipe component to open and close an opening and closing surface of the pipe component, wherein the valve body includes:
a body extension to extend from the valve body toward an inner surface of the passage;
a leak prevention ring to be provided around the body extension and configured to provide a seal between the pipe component and the valve body when the opening and closing surface is closed by the valve body; and
a compression ring provided at an end of the sealing part to seal an end portion of the drain port;
wherein the pipe component includes a fastening part to receive an end of the drain port, and
wherein the pipe component includes a sealing part at an end of the pipe component, and the sealing part is spaced between the fastening part and the drain port, and
wherein the sealing part is in contact with part of the compression ring.