US 12,110,478 B2Granted

Beverage maker

AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.

InventorsSuchang Cho, Youngjin Kim, Jinpyo Hong

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Abstract

Provided is a beverage maker. The beverage maker includes a pair of fermenters, each of which has an internal space, a pair of fermenter lids configured to shield the internal spaces of the pair of fermenters, a pair of beverage containers that are selectively accommodated in the internal spaces of the pair of fermenters, a temperature regulator configured to independently regulate internal temperatures of the pair of fermenters, ingredient feeders in which ingredient containers configured to contain beverages are selectively mounted and which are disposed outside the pair of fermenters, respectively, a main channel via each of the ingredient feeders, a pair of branch channels branched from the main channel and respectively connected to the pair of beverage containers, and a beverage dispenser connected to the pair of branch channels.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A beverage maker comprising:

a pair of fermenters, each of which has an internal space;
a pair of fermenter lids configured to shield the internal spaces of the pair of fermenters;
a pair of beverage containers that are selectively accommodated in the internal spaces of the pair of fermenters;
a temperature regulator configured to independently regulate internal temperatures of the pair of fermenters;
an ingredient feeder in which ingredient containers configured to contain beverages are selectively mounted, the ingredient feeder being disposed outside the pair of fermenters;
a main channel that passes through the ingredient feeder;
a pair of branch channels branched from the main channel and respectively connected to the pair of beverage containers;
a beverage dispenser connected to the pair of branch channels;
a water tank disposed behind the pair of fermenters;
a water supply pump configured to supply water stored in the water tank to the main channel;
a water supply heater configured to heat the water supplied by the water supply pump;
and
a back cover that is disposed behind the pair of fermenters, and the water tank is detachably mounted on the back cover,
wherein the back cover comprises:
an upper cover portion disposed in front of the water tank, and
a lower cover portion stepped backward with respect to the upper cover portion and configured to support the water tank at a lower side.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.