Patent ID: 7810344
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator having a water tank, said water tank comprising: a tank main body installed on the rear surface of a door, and provided with a water storage space formed therein and a discharge hole; a tank cover connected to the tank main body for opening and closing the water storage space; a valve movably installed in the tank main body for opening and closing the discharge hole; and a valve driving unit moving the valve so as to cause the valve to open and close the discharge hole, and including a first magnet movably installed on the tank cover and a second magnet installed on the valve, wherein a lever for facilitating the movement of the first magnet is protruded from the first magnet, and wherein the water tank is installed under a door basket, and an interlocking protrusion for moving the lever close to the second magnet, when the water tank is installed, is formed on the door basket.