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US 11,224,306 B2Granted
Beverage-making apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHeeyeon Kim, Sunyoung Park, Chungook Chong
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Abstract
A beverage-making apparatus includes a water supply heater configured to heat water; an ingredient supplier connected to the water supply heater through a water supply channel; a container connected to the ingredient supplier through a first channel; a first valve configured to regulate a flow through the first channel; and a beverage extractor connected to the first channel at a location between the ingredient supplier and the first valve.
Claims18
A beverage-making apparatus comprising:
- a fermentation tank that includes an opening at an upper portion of the fermentation tank and that defines a space in the fermentation tank;
- a fermentation tank lid configured to cover the opening of the fermentation tank;
- a pack that is accommodated in the space of the fermentation tank and that is configured to be inserted into the fermentation tank through the opening;
- an ingredient supplier located outside of the fermentation tank;
- a first channel that connects the ingredient supplier to the pack based on the fermentation tank lid closing the opening of the fermentation tank;
- a water supply module including a water supply heater connected to the ingredient supplier through a water supply channel, the water supply module being configured to supply washing water to the first channel via the ingredient supplier;
- a first valve configured to regulate a flow through the first channel;
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- a beverage extractor connected to the first channel,
- wherein the first channel comprises:
- a second channel located between the ingredient supplier and the beverage extractor;
- and
- a third channel located between the pack and the beverage extractor, the first valve being located at the third channel,
- wherein the third channel is configured to guide a beverage from the pack to the beverage extractor and guide the washing water into the pack,
- wherein the beverage extractor comprises:
- a beverage extraction channel connected to the first channel at a location between the ingredient supplier and the first valve, and
- a beverage extraction valve configured to regulate a flow through the beverage extraction channel, and
- wherein the beverage-making apparatus further comprises an air pump configured to supply air in a space between an inside wall of the fermentation tank and an outside surface of the pack accommodated inside the fermentation tank.
15 more elements
A beverage-making apparatus comprising:
- a fermentation tank that includes an opening at an upper portion of the fermentation tank and that defines a space in the fermentation tank;
- a fermentation tank lid configured to cover the opening of the fermentation tank;
- a pack that is accommodated in the space of the fermentation tank and that is configured to be inserted into the fermentation tank through the opening;
- an ingredient supplier located outside of the fermentation tank;
- a first channel that connects the ingredient supplier to the pack based on the fermentation tank lid closing the opening of the fermentation tank;
- a first valve configured to regulate a flow through the first channel;
- a water tank configured to store water therein;
- a water supply heater that is configured to heat water and that is connected to the ingredient supplier through a water supply channel;
- a water supply pump configured to pump the water out of the water tank towards the water supply heater;
- a beverage extraction channel connected to the first channel at a location between the ingredient supplier and the first valve;
- and
- a beverage extraction valve configured to regulate a flow through the beverage extraction channel,
- wherein the first channel comprises:
- a second channel located between the ingredient supplier and the beverage extraction channel;
- and
- a third channel located between the pack and the beverage extraction channel, the first valve being located at the third channel,
- wherein the third channel is configured to guide a beverage from the pack to the beverage extraction channel and guide the water into the pack,
- wherein the beverage-making apparatus further comprises:
- an air pump configured to supply air in a space between an inside wall of the fermentation tank and an outside surface of the pack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.