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1. A water server comprising a cold water tank configured to cool water stored in the cold water tank, a water supply line through which water is supplied into the cold water tank, a cold water discharge line extending from the cold water tank to an atmosphere, and a baffle configured to interfere with a downward flow of water introduced into the cold water tank from the water supply line,
wherein the baffle has an outermost circumferential portion, wherein the cold water tank has a lower portion within a height range extending from a bottom of the cold water tank to the outermost circumferential portion, wherein the water server is configured such that a low-temperature water layer is generated in the lower portion of the cold water tank, the low-temperature water layer being lower in temperature than water in the cold water tank above the baffle, and such that water forming the low-temperature water layer is discharged through the cold water discharge line, wherein the baffle is formed with at least one water transfer passage at a portion of the baffle located inwardly of the outermost circumferential portion such that water introduced into a portion of the cold water tank above the baffle can flow through the water transfer passage into the lower portion of the cold water tank, wherein the water transfer passage has no portion extending in a vertical direction over an entire vertical length of the water transfer passage, and is configured such that water is discharged into the lower portion of the cold water tank from the water transfer passage in a horizontal direction or a direction close to a horizontal direction. |
