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US 10,882,728 B2Granted
Beverage maker
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJinpyo Hong, Dullae Min, Daewoong Lee
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Abstract
A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank having an inner space, a water tank that supplies water to the fermentation tank, and an ingredient supply assembly provided between the fermentation tank and the water tank and configured to accommodate a beverage ingredient. At least a portion of the fermentation tank or at least a portion of the water tank is recessed into the ingredient supply assembly.
Claims19
A beverage maker, comprising:
- a fermentation tank having an inner space defined therein;
- a water tank that supplies water to the fermentation tank;
- and
- an ingredient supply assembly provided between the fermentation tank and the water tank and configured to hold at least one beverage ingredient, wherein a first width of the ingredient supply assembly at a rear of the ingredient supply assembly is greater than a second width of the ingredient supply assembly, the second width being located at a minimum separation distance between the fermentation tank and the water tank, and wherein the ingredient supply assembly comprises:
- an ingredient accommodation body including an ingredient accommodation pocket in which the at least one beverage ingredient is accommodated;
- a lid configured to open and close the ingredient accommodation pocket;
- and
- a lock configured to lock the lid to the ingredient accommodation body when the lid is closed.
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A beverage maker comprising:
- a fermentation tank having an inner space;
- a water tank in fluid communication with the fermentation tank;
- and
- an ingredient supply assembly provided between the fermentation tank and the water tank and configured to hold at least one beverage ingredient, wherein the ingredient supply assembly comprises:
- a first surface that faces the fermentation tank;
- a second surface that faces the water tank;
- an ingredient accommodation body between the first surface and the second surface;
- at least one ingredient pocket recessed into the ingredient accommodation body and configured to receive the at least one beverage ingredient;
- a lid configured to open and close the at least one ingredient pocket;
- and
- a lock configured to lock the lid to the ingredient accommodation body when the lid is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.