Patent ID: 7438285
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B01F,B67D,F25D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a door having a water dispenser within a compartment present on an outside of the door; a water container of given capacity; a cylinder containing a carbonating gas, said cylinder being in selective communication with the water container via a connection, wherein the water dispenser is connected to the water container to selectively dispense still water from the water container through the water dispenser and water in the water container is adapted to be carbonated via the connection to the cylinder containing the carbonating gas to selectively dispense carbonated water through the water dispenser, and wherein the cylinder and the water container are connected together via a solenoid valve; and a water level sensor which, when a given water level has been reached within the water container, activates a signal which indicates to the user that the water can now be carbonated by operating the solenoid valve.