Abstract: A method for manufacturing an evaporator for ice-making includes: a preparation step for preparing a plate member, a finger member, and a capillary tube, the plate member being provided with a through hole and formed as a developed view of a tube; an insertion step for inserting the finger member into the through hole so that the finger member at least partially passes through the through hole; a connection step for fixedly connecting the finger member to the plate member; an insert placement step for placing at least a part of the capillary tube on the plate member; and an evaporation tube formation step for forming an evaporation tube, which is provided with a refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows, by bending the plate member into a tube shape and connecting end portions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water purifier provided with a composite filter, and more particularly, to a water purifier provided with a composite filter, which enables the implementation of an additional function using an external treatment member in a process in which raw water passes through a composite filter as the water purifier cannot only receive raw water, discharge second purified water, receive externally treated water, discharge third purified water, but also discharge residential water.

Abstract: A water purifier comprises: an RO filter including a non-filtration part, a filtration part, and a reverse osmosis membrane for filtering the raw water into the purified water; purified water and raw water storages; a flow channel through which the raw water and the purified water flow; valve modules selectively opened or closed to adjust the flow of the raw water and the purified water; a sterilization module for sterilizing the raw water from the non-filtration part; and a controller controlling the opening/closing of the valve modules and the sterilization module based on flow modes. In a flushing mode for cleaning the reverse osmosis membrane using the purified water, the controller opens/closes the valve modules so that the purified water flows into the non-filtration part and flushing discharge water from the non-filtration part flows toward the raw water storage, and drives the sterilization module to sterilize the flushing discharge water.

Abstract: A cold water tank for a direct water purifier is provided.

Abstract: A plasma filter includes: a bar assembly including a bar extending in a longitudinal direction; a wire installed spaced apart from the bar to generate plasma between the bar and the wire when power is applied thereto; and a frame assembly on which the bar and the wire are supported. A posture fixture is formed in the frame assembly to fix one or more of both end portions of the bar to prevent a posture of the bar from changing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bidet that forms a pollution-preventing water film that prevents contamination of a cleaning nozzle, and the bidet according to the present disclosure includes a main body mounted at an upper side of a toilet bowl, wherein a ceramic ware containing an excrement of a user is formed in the toilet bowl; a toilet seat provided to the main body and forming a seating surface on which the user sits; a cleaning nozzle coupled to the main body and spraying cleaning water to wash the user's body; a pollution prevention module provided to the main body and including an outlet for discharging pollution-preventing water to prevent contamination of the cleaning nozzle; and a controller configured to control an operation of the pollution prevention module, wherein the outlet of the pollution prevention module discharges the pollution-preventing water to a front surface of the cleaning nozzle so that a surface of the main body is opened at a position spaced upward from the cleaning nozzle,

Abstract: A wind-direction adjustable air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing provided with an air discharge opening formed on one surface thereof; an air guide having a front end disposed in a center of the air discharge opening and a rear end extending toward the other surface of the housing such that the air discharge opening has a ring shape; and a rotation guide coupled to the inside of the housing so as be rotatable in the circumferential direction of the air discharge opening, and supporting the air guide in by the housing, wherein the air guide can be coupled to the rotation guide so as to be rotatable in a direction inclined relative to the air discharge direction of the air discharge opening.

Abstract: A water purifier is provided. A water purifier according to one aspect of the present invention may include a housing having a first accommodation space therein, and made of a paper material; a water purifier faucet disposed in the first accommodation space to receive raw water and discharge purified water; and a filter coupled to the water purifier faucet to generate the purified water by filtering the raw water, wherein the water purifier faucet includes a base frame having a second accommodation space therein in which the filter is accommodated; a water inlet module provided on one side of the base frame to supply raw water introduced from the outside to the filter; and a water outlet module provided on the other side of the base frame to receive the purified water generated by the filter and discharge it to the outside.

Abstract: A filter holder comprises: a plurality of filter frames disposed such that at least some thereof are adjacent to each other; and a folding member which supports filter frames, from among the plurality of filter frames, adjacent to each other so as to be rotatable with respect to each other. The folding member comprises: a folding part which has a predetermined thickness and is flexible so as to be foldable by means of rotation of the adjacent filter frames adjacent with respect to each other; and a plurality of edge parts which are connected to the respective sides of the folding part with the folding portion therebetween and rotate together with the adjacent filter frames, and wherein when viewed from a cross-section of the folding member, the edge parts may have a greater thickness than the folding part.

Abstract: An air filter comprises: a first filter frame in which a plurality of first chambers are formed; a second filter frame in which a plurality of second chambers are formed and which is arranged at the rear of the first filter frame; and a filter material which is accommodated in the plurality of first chambers and the plurality of second chambers to filter air, wherein the first filter frame and the second filter frame are arranged so that, when seen from the front, the center of each of the plurality of second chambers is out of line with the center of each of the plurality of first chambers, in the vertical direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cold-water generating apparatus and a water purifier comprising same, in which: by arranging a block member to surround the outer circumferential surface of a flow path member through which fluid flows, and cooling the block member so that the fluid is cooled, thereby sufficiently lowering the temperature at which the fluid is cooled; and by arranging cooling passages respectively in a plurality of zones provided in the block member and thermally separated from one another, providing a connection pipe to allow the fluid to sequentially flow through the cooling passages, and preventing heat exchange from occurring between the fluid introduced through the connection pipe and the fluid discharged therefrom, the maximum amount of cold water can be secured, thereby improving user satisfaction.

Abstract: A water purifier includes: a filter module having filters filtering raw water to provide purified water, and a filter connector having a filter connection passage allowing the filters to communicate with each other; and a filter housing having an open top and providing a filter accommodating space accommodating the filter module. The filter housing includes a filter fixture that is detachably coupled to one side of the filter connector, the filter fixture providing a flow path supplying the raw water to the filter module or discharging the purified water from the filter module to an outside. When the filter module accommodated in the filter accommodating space is coupled to the filter fixture, a separation distance between the filter connector and an inner wall of the filter housing facing the other side of the filter connector may be greater than an overlapping length of the filter connector and the filter fixture.

Abstract: A water purifier that purifies water to provide purified water may include: a purified water tank accommodating the purified water; and a discharge port discharging the purified water to an outside of the water purifier. The purified water tank may include: a tank main body that provides an accommodation space for accommodating the purified water; a discharge buffer part having an inlet which communicates with the accommodation space so that the purified water in the accommodation space flows in the discharge buffer part, the discharge buffer part extending in an up-down direction; an outlet tube including an insertion portion extending downward in the discharge buffer part to discharge the purified water to the discharge port through a discharge flow path; and a gasket extending from the insertion portion to an inner peripheral surface of the discharge buffer part to reduce sloshing of the purified water in the discharge buffer part.

Abstract: A water purifier may include: a filter filtering raw water to provide purified water; a discharge port through which the purified water is discharged outside; water pipes providing a flow space for the purified water to flow; a flow path module including a body part supporting the water pipes; and a tubing assembly detachably connected to the water pipes to selectively open and close at least a portion of the water pipes when connected thereto. The tubing assembly has one side connected to the filter and the other side connected to the flow path module, and the flow path module receives the purified water filtered by the filter through the tubing assembly. The flow path module may be placed above the tubing assembly, and disposed between the filter and the discharge port while overlapping at least a portion of the tubing assembly without overlapping the filter when viewed from above.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making cold water and a water purifier including the same, and more specifically to an apparatus for making cold water which is configured such that any one of a water inlet port, which is in communication with a water inlet flow path member so that incoming water can be introduced into a case member, and a water outlet port, which is in communication with a water outlet flow path member so that outflowing water can be discharged, is arranged adjacent to a heat transfer wall of the case member, and thus, storage water in the case member flows while directly contacting the inner surface of the heat transfer wall, and thus, the cooling performance of the apparatus for making cold water can be improved, and at the same time, the storage water may sufficiently flow without remaining in the case member, thereby improving the cleanliness of the outflowing water, and a water purifier including the same.

Abstract: A tank having an integrated insulation structure includes a tank body having an accommodating space formed therein; a foamed case surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the tank body; and a foamed insulation material formed by a foaming agent expanding after being introduced into a space between the outer peripheral surface of the tank body and the foamed case. The foamed insulation material is integrated with the tank body and the foamed case through foaming, the foamed case includes a plurality of parts surrounding the tank body, and at least some of the plurality of parts having a structure manufactured in a planar figure shape to be foldable thereafter so as to correspond to the exterior of the tank body.

Abstract: A composite filter includes a filter unit including a filter member having filtering parts, at least one filter module arranged in parallel with at least one of the filtering parts, and a bracket supporting the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other and the filter module so that the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other are rotatable. The bracket includes a folded portion that is selectively folded according to the relative rotation of the filtering parts, and attachment portions connected to the folded portion with the folded portion interposed therebetween, and attached to the side surfaces of the filtering parts disposed adjacent to each other. The folded portion and the attachment portions are provided integrally and are formed of a flexible material, and the attachment portion extend to the side surface of the filter module adjacent thereto to seal a gap between the filtering part and the filter module.

Abstract: An air purifier has an air filter including: a filter member including a plurality of filtration regions each having a plurality of vertical pleats extending in an up-down direction and side surfaces connected to be rotatable with respect to each other; and a frame having a plurality of supports for supporting the plurality of filtration regions. Each of the plurality of supports includes a groove having a shape corresponding to any one of an upper edge and a lower edge of each of the filtration regions. Each of the filtration regions is supported by the supports by at least a part of the upper edge or the lower edge being inserted into the groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.