摘要 |
The present invention is directed towards a refrigerator including a door (20), a liquid reservoir (50), a dispenser (24) mounted at the door for dispensing liquid, the dispenser having an outlet located above the liquid reservoir, and a pump (34,42) in communication with the dispenser. Further provided is a method of operating a refrigerator including the steps of providing a refrigerator comprising a refrigerator cabinet, a door attached to the refrigerator cabinet, a liquid reservoir, and a dispenser mounted at the door for dispensing liquid through the door, the dispenser having an outlet located above the liquid reservoir, providing a pump having an inlet in communication with the liquid in the liquid reservoir and an outlet in communication with the dispenser, and providing a user interface (26,28) in communication with the pump, whereby selectively entering a dispensing function input into the interface actuates the pump.
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