公开(公告)号：US12043821B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US16872512

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daewoong Lee ,  Yongbum Kim ,  Jinpyo Hong

IPC: C12C7/26 ,  C12C11/00 ,  C12C13/10 ,  C12H1/22 ,  F25B49/02

CPC classification number: C12C7/26 ,  C12C11/006 ,  C12C13/10 ,  C12H1/22 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25B2700/2104

Abstract: A fermentation and aging apparatus may include a fermentation tank defining an accommodation space in which a beverage is accommodated, a refrigerant cycle device configured to cool the fermentation tank and the beverage, a temperature sensor mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank, and a controller configured to control driving of the refrigerant cycle device based on a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and a predetermined storage temperature, check a remaining amount of the beverage accommodated in the fermentation tank, and reset a storage temperature of the beverage when the checked remaining amount is lower than a predetermined reference amount.

公开(公告)号：US11629316B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16614849

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daewoong Lee ,  Yongbum Kim ,  Jinpyo Hong

IPC: C12C13/10 ,  F25B1/00 ,  F25B49/02 ,  B67D1/00 ,  C12C13/00 ,  C12C11/06 ,  C12C13/02

Abstract: A beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a base; a fermentation module which comprises a fermenter module having an opening part, and a fermentation lid for opening and closing the opening part, and which is disposed on the upper side of the base; a passage module connected to the fermentation module and comprising at least one passage and at least one valve; and a main frame disposed on the upper side of the base and having at least a part of the passage module mounted thereto.

公开(公告)号：US11560538B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US16710265

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinpyo Hong ,  Youngjoon Kim ,  Kyungbin Lee

IPC: C12C11/00 ,  C12C13/10 ,  B65D43/16 ,  B65D85/72 ,  A47J31/44 ,  B67D3/00

Abstract: A beverage maker may include a fermenter having an opening; a fermentation lid hinged to the fermenter and configured to open and close the opening from above; a hinge shaft connected to the fermentation lid and configured to rotate with the fermentation lid; a rotary gear connected to the hinge shaft; and a gear damper provided at the fermenter and engaged with the rotary gear.

公开(公告)号：US11549087B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16615252

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinpyo Hong ,  Sunyoung Park ,  Daewoong Lee

IPC: C12C13/10 ,  B65D1/32 ,  B65D51/24 ,  B65D85/72

Abstract: A beverage making pack may include a flexible container having a beverage making space, a pack body to which the flexible container is coupled and which has a pack opening communicating with the beverage making space and a seating part seated on a fermentation tank module, a tube connected to a lower portion of the pack body and accommodated in the flexible container, and a cap configured to open/close the pack opening.

公开(公告)号：US11352245B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16508494

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daewoong Lee ,  Kyungbin Lee ,  Jinpyo Hong

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/04 ,  B67D1/08

Abstract: A beverage discharger may include a dispenser case; a channel body at least partially disposed in the dispenser case, the channel body having a first dispenser channel defined therein that communicates with a beverage discharge channel; a discharge body coupled to the channel body and having a second dispenser channel defined therein that communicates with the first dispenser channel, the discharge body extending vertically in an elongated manner; an ascending and descending body connected to the dispenser case in an ascending and descending manner; a shaft connected to the ascending and descending body to ascend and descend with the ascending and descending body, the shaft having, at a bottom portion, a packing that opens and closes the second dispenser channel; and at least one guide rib formed on an inner face of the discharge body to guide the bottom portion of the shaft.

公开(公告)号：US10077544B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US14963327

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Myounghoon Lee ,  Sangduck Lee ,  Jinpyo Hong

IPC: E03B7/07 ,  G05D16/20 ,  G05D7/06 ,  G05D11/00 ,  G05D11/03 ,  G05D11/13 ,  E03B7/08

CPC classification number: E03B7/075 ,  E03B7/072 ,  E03B7/074 ,  E03B7/08 ,  G05D11/001 ,  G05D11/03 ,  G05D11/13

Abstract: A drinking water supply device may include a first channel configured to channel water, a water discharge pipe coupled to the rear end of the first channel configured to discharge the drinking water, a first connection pipe connecting the first channel and the water discharge pipe, a second channel configured to supply minerals to the first connection pipe, the second channel provided with a pressure sensor and a mineral supply valve, a mineral container configured to communicate with the first connection pipe via the second channel and configured to store condensed minerals, a pump configured to pressurize the interior of the mineral container to discharge the condensed minerals out of the mineral container, and a controller configured to control the mineral supply valve to open for a first predetermined time and then close according to a water discharge signal.