| abstract |
A refrigerator (200) comprising: a cabinet (202) comprising at least one compartment (204, 206) having an open face and a door (208, 210) for selectively closing the open face to the compartment (204,206); An accessory that uses water (218, 2119) supplied on the cabinet (202); a head (22) fixed to the cabinet (202) and fluidly engaging with the accessory that uses water (218, 219) to a water supply; and A water treatment cartridge (20) that removably attaches to the head (22) such that when the cartridge (20) is coupled to the head (22), the cartridge (20) treats the supply water by use of the accessory that uses water (218, 219); Characterized in that a support that mounts the cartridge comprising a cover (108) defining a small interior of a size to receive the cartridge (20) to removably mount the cartridge (20) inside the cover (108) inside the cabinet (202) , with an outer opening accessible from the outside of the cabinet (202) and an inner end aligned with the head (22), the support that mounts the cartridge is located on the cabinet (202) relative to the head (22) in such a way that the assembly of the cartridge (20) to the support that mounts the cartridge when inserting the cartridge (20) into the outer opening of the cover makes the coupling of the cartridge (20) to the head (22) and the cartridge (20) can be mounted in support that mounts the cartridge without the opening of the door. |