Patent ID: 9360239
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F,F25B,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerator, comprising: a water tank to store water purified by a filter; and a valve assembly to be coupled to the water tank through a connecting portion having a part arranged in a direction different from a longitudinal axis of the water tank, the valve assembly being configured to be couplable to the filter and to receive water from a water supply source to be purified by the filter while the filter is coupled to the valve assembly, the valve assembly including one or more shutter members and one or more elastic members, the one or more shutter members configured to: wherein a space is arranged inside the refrigerator to accommodate an arrangement of the water tank, the valve assembly, and the filter while the filter is coupled to the valve assembly, so that while the filter is coupled to the valve assembly, the water tank is horizontally extended along the filter, the water tank is vertically arranged with respect to the filter, and the water tank is parallel to the filter within the space, and wherein the valve assembly is couplable to the water tank.