Patent ID: 8769980

Claim:
An apparatus for purifying water, comprising: an ice making unit configured to make introduced water into ice cubes, and to store the ice cubes; a cold water unit configured to generate cold water by receiving the ice cubes made by the ice making unit; and a cooling unit configured to supply cold air to the ice making unit, wherein the ice making unit comprises: an ice maker disposed in a body, the ice maker configured to make water into ice cubes; and an ice storing unit configured to store the ice cubes discharged from the ice maker, the ice storing unit comprising: an ice container having first and second openings through which the ice cubes are discharged out; and an ice transferring portion disposed in the ice container, and configured to transfer the ice cubes to the first opening or the second opening, wherein the ice storing unit selectively supplies the ice cubes to the cold water unit via the second opening or outside via the first opening.