Patent ID: 9726413
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F25C,F25D

Claim:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body; a storage space defined within the main body; a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space; a dispenser provided in the door; a water nozzle disposed on the dispenser and configured to dispense water; an ice nozzle disposed on the dispenser and configured to dispense ice; a single manipulation member disposed under the water nozzle and the ice nozzle, the manipulation member being configured to be continuously moved in a single direction in stages to thereby manipulate selecting and dispensing, one at a time, of the water and ice; a water detection member and an ice detection member that are disposed inside the dispenser along a moving path of the manipulation member, the water detection member and the ice detection member each being configured to recognize manipulation of the manipulation member; a control unit configured to control a valve and motor to thereby dispense the water or ice according to an input of the water detection member and the ice detection member; and a display unit disposed on the dispenser and configured to display the selected state of the water or ice according to the manipulation of the manipulation member, wherein the manipulation member comprises: wherein the ice detection member comprises a crushed ice detection member and a cube ice detection member, the crushed ice detection member and the cube ice detection member being spaced apart from each other and arranged along the same line as the water detection member.