Beverage maker and control method of the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJinpyo Hong, Yongbum Kim, Youngjin Kim
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Abstract
A beverage maker includes a fermentation module, a gas discharge channel connected to the fermentation module, a gas discharge valve connected to the gas discharge channel, a storage tank connected to the gas discharge value and provided with a space capable of accommodating gas therein, an actuator configured to inject gas collected in the space of the storage tank to the fermentation module through the gas discharge channel, a gas pressure sensor connected before the gas discharge valve in a gas flow direction in the gas discharge channel, and a controller configured to control the gas discharge valve and the actuator based on a pressure value of the gas pressure sensor.
Claims14
A beverage maker comprising:
- a fermentation module;
- a gas discharge channel connected to the fermentation module;
- a gas discharge valve connected to the gas discharge channel;
- a storage tank connected to the gas discharge valve and provided with a space capable of accommodating gas therein;
- an actuator configured to inject gas collected in the space of the storage tank to the fermentation module through the gas discharge channel;
- a gas pressure sensor connected before the gas discharge valve in a gas flow direction in the gas discharge channel;
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- a controller configured to control the gas discharge valve and the actuator based on a pressure value of the gas pressure sensor.
A method of operating a beverage maker, the method comprising:
- a fermentation step of detecting pressure by a pressure sensor provided in a gas discharge channel, through which gas of a fermentation module is discharged, and opening or closing a gas discharge valve connected to the gas discharge channel based on the pressure detected by the pressure sensor;
- a gas collection step of collecting gas using a storage tank connected to the gas discharge valve and provided with a space capable of accommodating gas therein when the gas discharge valve is opened, during the fermentation step;
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- a gas filling step of transmitting gas collected using an actuator connected to the storage tank to the fermentation module in a gas collection direction, when the fermentation step has ended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.