US 12,404,163 B2
Water discharge unit and water purifier including same
Wanku Kang, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/208,972.
Application 18/208,972 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/000240, filed on Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0024385 (KR), filed on Feb. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322542 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0872 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); F21V 19/006 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); F21V 33/006 (2013.01); B67D 2210/0001 (2013.01); E03C 2201/40 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water purifier comprising:
a main body arrangeable in a lower space of a cabinet; and
a water discharge unit connected to the main body so that, when the main body is arranged in the lower space of the cabinet, at least a portion of the water discharge unit is exposed to an upper side of the cabinet, and purified water, cold water, and hot water are selectably dischargeable through the water discharge unit,
wherein the water discharge unit includes:
a body configured to be rotatable,
a water discharge tube having a position that is changeable according to rotation of the body, and
a display device including:
a first light source,
a second light source,
a light guide cover, and
a guide case configured to guide light emitted from the first light source and light emitted from the second light source so as to be incident on the light guide cover, and to prevent the light emitted from the first light source from being mixed with the light emitted from the second light source,
wherein the light guide cover is configured to:
project the light emitted from the first light source and incident on the light guide cover in a direction of water discharge from the water discharge tube to indicate the direction of water discharge, and
project the light emitted from the second light source and incident on the light guide cover toward an outer peripheral surface of the display device to indicate which of purified water, cold water, and hot water is selected.