US 12,479,713 B2
Water purifier
Yeonwoo Jeong, Suwon-si (KR); and Jihoon Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/137,858.
Application 18/137,858 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/011836, filed on Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0136586 (KR), filed on Oct. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257254 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B67D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0894 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water purifier comprising:
a main body having a water outlet at one side thereof; and
a drip tray unit disposed under the water outlet, the drip tray unit comprising:
a base disposed inside of the main body;
a plurality of drip trays to support a container, to store water drips, and to be rotatably folded or unfolded;
a drip tray supporter slidably movable in a first direction with respect to the main body or in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, the drip tray supporter including:
a front supporter to support the container; and
a rear supporter to be withdrawn from or inserted into the base; and
an actuator to control a folding or an unfolding of the plurality of drip trays while interlocking with sliding movement of the drip tray supporter so that in response to the drip tray supporter moving in the first direction, the plurality of drip trays unfolds and the rear supporter is withdrawn from the base, and in response to the drip tray supporter moving in the second direction, the rear supporter is inserted into the base to be accommodated in the base.