KR20190023562A - Beverage maker - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a beverage maker comprises: a fermentation tank in which a receiving space for receiving a fermentation container receiving a beverage which is being prepared is formed; a memory storing information on the producing step of the beverage; and a controller for checking a producing step before a blackout and performing a response operation to blackout recovery corresponding to restarting and continuing the producing step or inducing to discard the beverage based on the checked producing step upon recovering after the blackout occurs while producing the beverage.

Description

{BEVERAGE MAKER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage maker and, more particularly, to a beverage maker capable of performing an appropriate response when power supply is restarted when power supply is interrupted for a predetermined period of time due to, for example,

Drinks are collectively referred to as drinkable liquids such as alcohol or tea. For example, beverages are classified into various categories such as water (beverage) for solving thirst, juice drink having a unique flavor and taste, soft drink giving a cooling sensation, beverage having an arousal effect, or alcoholic beverage having an alcohol effect .

As a representative example of such beverage, there is a beer. Beer is made by fermenting barley with malt (malt, malt), making a juice, adding hop, and fermenting it with yeast.

Consumers can purchase ready-made products manufactured and sold by a beer manufacturing company, or take home beer (or handmade beer) produced by directly fermenting beer ingredients at home or in a bar.

House beer can be manufactured in a wide variety of types than ready-made products, and can be manufactured to meet consumer's taste.

Materials for beer production may include water, liquid malt, hop, yeast, flavor additives.

Yeast, which can be called yeast, can be added to liquid malt to ferment liquid malt and help to produce alcohol and carbonic acid.

Incense additives are additives to enhance the taste of beer, such as fruit, syrup, and vanilla beans.

Generally, the house beer may include three stages, namely, a wax production step, a fermentation step, and an aging step, and it may take about two weeks to three weeks from the step of producing wort to aging.

It is important for the house beer to maintain the optimum temperature at the fermentation stage, and the more convenient the beer is, the more the convenience of the user can be increased.

In recent years, a beverage maker capable of easily manufacturing a beer-like beverage in a home or a bar has been gradually used, and it is preferable that such a beverage maker is configured to be convenient to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage maker capable of appropriately responding to a manufacturing step at the time of power supply interruption when power supply is resumed after power supply is interrupted for a predetermined time due to, .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a beverage maker capable of calculating a time when power supply is interrupted without providing a separate timer and performing an appropriate response based on the calculated time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage maker comprising a fermentation tank having a receiving space for receiving a fermentation container containing a beverage being produced, a memory storing information on the beverage production step, A controller for confirming the manufacturing step before the power failure upon return from the occurrence of the medium-power outage and performing a corresponding operation upon power failure return corresponding to restart, continuation, or induction of disposal of the drink on the basis of the identified manufacturing step .

The beverage manufacturing step performed by the beverage maker can be divided into a step that may affect the quality of the beverage according to the power interruption time and a step that does not affect the quality of the beverage. Wherein the controller is further configured to control the fermentation vessel based on at least one of a temperature change of the fermentation vessel and a pressure change of the fermentation container when the identified manufacturing step is capable of affecting the quality of production of the beverage according to the blackout time, And perform the corresponding operation at the time of the power restoration corresponding to the continuation of the manufacturing step or the inducement of the disposal of the beverage based on the calculated power failure time.

According to one embodiment, the controller can calculate the power failure time based on the outside air temperature, the fermenter temperature before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature upon returning after the occurrence of the power failure.

According to one embodiment, the controller can calculate the power failure time based on the elapsed time of fermentation before the power failure, the fermentation container pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentation container pressure upon returning after the generation of the power failure.

The beverage maker further includes a display for outputting a message informing the user of a return of the power failure upon returning from the occurrence of the power failure, wherein the controller, when the calculated power failure time exceeds the discard reference time, Can be output through the display.

On the other hand, if the calculated power failure time does not exceed the discard reference time, the controller outputs a message informing that the identified manufacturing step is continued through the display, It is possible to perform the corresponding operation at the time of the power restoration.

According to one embodiment, the controller is further configured to, when the identified manufacturing step does not affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the power outage time, send a message to the display informing the restart or continuation of the identified manufacturing step Can be displayed through.

The beverage maker may further include a wireless communication unit for transmitting information on a corresponding operation upon power failure recovery to the mobile terminal.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage maker comprising a fermentation tank having a receiving space for receiving a beverage being manufactured, a memory for storing information on the beverage production step, And a controller for confirming a manufacturing step prior to the power failure upon returning and performing a corresponding operation at the time of restoration corresponding to the restart of the manufacturing step, the continuation of the manufacturing step, or the induction of the disposal of the beverage, based on the identified manufacturing steps.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the supply of power is interrupted due to an unexpected power failure or the like during beverage production, the beverage maker can perform an active countermeasure operation according to the manufacturing step before the power failure upon power failure return, The convenience of the user can be improved and the reliability of the beverage maker can be improved.

Particularly, the beverage maker can confirm the possibility of deterioration or deterioration of the beverage being manufactured based on the blackout time, and it is possible to prevent occurrence of discomfort or dissatisfaction of the user due to deterioration of the quality of the beverage to be produced.

Further, even if a separate timer is not provided, the beverage maker can calculate the blackout time based on the temperature change of the fermenter, the pressure change of the fermentation tank or the fermentation container, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

1 is a configuration diagram of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the beverage maker shown in Fig.
4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram schematically showing a control configuration of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a corresponding operation of the beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of calculating the power failure time based on the temperature change of the fermenter and a corresponding operation according to the calculated power failure time;
Fig. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of calculating the power failure time based on the pressure change in the fermenter and a corresponding operation according to the calculated power failure time; Fig.
9 is a table for explaining an influence of a beverage quality during a power outage and an example of a corresponding operation at the time of power failure recovery for each of the beverage making steps performed through the beverage maker.
10 to 12 are illustrations of screens displayed on the display in response to a corresponding operation upon power failure recovery of the beverage maker.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the beverage maker shown in FIG. 2.

The structure and perspective view of the beverage maker shown in Figs. 1 to 3 are for convenience of explanation, and the structure and appearance of the beverage maker according to the embodiment of the present invention are not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a beer is described as an example of a beverage manufactured using a beverage maker in the present specification, but the kind of beverage that can be manufactured using the beverage maker is not limited to beer, Can be produced through a beverage maker according to the example.

The beverage maker may include a fermentation module (1). The fermentation module 1 may include a fermentation tank module 111 having an opening 170 and a fermentation lid 107 for opening and closing the opening 170. The beverage maker may further include a temperature controller 11 for controlling the temperature inside the fermenter module 111.

The fermentation tank module 111 includes a fermentation case 160 and a fermentation tank 112 accommodated in the fermentation case 160 and having an internal space S1 communicated with the opening 170. The fermentation case 160 and the fermentation tank 112 And a heat insulating portion 171 located between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation tank 112. The fermentation tank module 111 may further include a lead seating body 179 on which the fermentation lead 107 is mounted.

The inner space S1 of the fermentation tank 112 may be a space for producing the beverage.

The beverage maker may further comprise a channel module (2) connected to the fermentation module (1). The channel module 2 may comprise at least one channel and at least one valve.

The channel module 2 may comprise a main channel 4 connected to the fermentation module 1. The main channel 4 can supply water or various materials necessary for beverage production to the space S1 of the fermentation tank 112. [ Further, the channel module 2 may further include a main valve 9 installed in the main channel 4. The main valve 9 can open and close the main channel 4. [

The beverage maker may further comprise a material feeder (3) connected to the main channel (4) and formed with a material receiver. The channel module 2 may further include a material feeder inlet channel module 3A and a material feeder outlet channel module 3B each connecting the material feeder 3 and the main channel 4. [

The beverage maker may further comprise a water tank 51 in which water is stored and the channel module 2 may further include a water supply channel module 5 for supplying water from the water tank 51 to the main channel 4 have.

The channel module 2 may further include a beverage takeout channel module 6 for taking out beverage to the outside. The beverage takeout channel module 6 may further include a beverage takeout channel 61 connected to the main channel 4. The beverage inside the fermentation tank 112 can flow into the main channel 4 and flow through the part of the main channel 4 to the beverage extraction channel 61.

The channel module 2 may further include a gas discharge channel module 7 connected to the fermentation module 1. [ The gas discharge channel module 7 can discharge the gas in the fermentation container 12 to the outside. The inner space S1 of the fermentation tank 112 may be a space in which the fermentation container 12 in which the beer is to be produced is accommodated. The fermentation container 12 will be described later in detail.

The beverage maker may further include an air injection pump 82 for pumping air and the channel module may include an air injection channel module 8 connected to the air injection pump 82 to inject air into the main channel 4 .

The channel module 2 may further include an air conditioning channel module 15 connected to the fermentation module 1. [ The air conditioning channel module 15 may inject air into the fermentation module 1 or exhaust air from the fermentation module 1.

The fermentation module 1 may have a main channel connection part 115 formed therein. The main channel connection unit 115 may be connected to the main channel 4.

The fermentation tank 112 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members.

The fermentation lid 107 closes the inside of the fermentation tank module 111 and may be disposed on the upper side of the fermentation tank module 111 to cover the opening portion 170. The fermentation lead 107 may be provided with a main channel connection part 115 connected to the main channel 4.

The fermentation container 12 may be a separate container so that the beverage material and the finished beverage are not buried on the inner wall of the fermentation tank 112. The fermentation container 12 may be detachably installed in the fermentation tank 112. The fermentation container 12 is seated inside the fermentation tank module 111 to ferment beverage in the fermentation tank module 111 and can be taken out to the outside of the fermentation tank module 111 after use.

The fermentation container 12 may be a pack containing a material for beverage production therein. In the fermentation container 12, a beverage manufacturing space S2 may be formed in which a beverage material is received and a beverage is produced. The fermentation container 12 may be formed to be smaller than the internal space S1 of the fermentation tank 112. [

The fermentation container 12 may be inserted and accommodated in the fermentation tank module 112 in a state where the material is contained therein. The fermentation container 12 may be inserted into the fermentation tank module 111 and received in the fermentation tank module 111 with the opening portion 170 of the fermentation tank module 111 opened.

The fermentation lid 107 may cover the opening 170 of the fermentation tank module 111 after the fermentation container 12 is inserted into the fermentation tank module 111. The fermentation container 12 can help the fermentation of the material in the state of being accommodated in the inner space S1 sealed by the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation lid 107. [ The fermentation container 12 can be expanded by the pressure therein while the beverage is being produced. The fermented container 12 can be compressed by the air inside the fermentation tank 112 when the beverage contained therein is taken out and air is supplied between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation container 12.

The fermentation case 160 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The fermentation case 160 may constitute an appearance of the fermentation tank module 111.

The fermentation tank 112 may be disposed inside the fermentation case 160. The outer and bottom surfaces of the fermentation tank 112 may be spaced apart from the inner surface of the fermentation case 160. More specifically, the outer circumference of the fermentation tank 112 may be spaced from the inner circumference of the fermentation case 160, and the outer bottom surface of the fermentation tank 112 may be spaced apart from the inner bottom surface of the fermentation case 160.

The heat insulating portion 171 may be positioned between the fermentation case 160 and the fermentation tank 112. The heat insulating portion 171 may be located inside the fermentation case 160 and surround the fermentation tank 112. Thereby, the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 can be kept constant.

The heat insulating portion 171 may be made of a material such as foamed polystyrene or polyurethane which has high heat insulation performance and can absorb vibration.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker may further include a temperature controller for changing the internal temperature of the fermenter module 111. More specifically, the temperature controller can change the temperature of the fermenter 112.

The temperature controller 11 is for heating or cooling the fermenter 112 and can adjust the temperature of the fermenter 112 to the optimum temperature for beverage fermentation.

The temperature regulator 11 may include a refrigeration cycle device 13 having a compressor 131, a condenser 132, an expansion mechanism 133 and an evaporator 134 and may include a condenser 132 and an evaporator 134 may be disposed in the fermenter 112. The beverage maker may further include a blowing fan 135 for cooling the condenser 132.

When the condenser 132 is disposed in the fermenter 112, the refrigeration cycle device 13 can control the temperature of the fermenter 112 by heating the fermenter 112. In this case, the condenser 132 may be placed in contact with the outer surface of the fermenter 112. The condenser 132 may include a condensation tube wound around the outer surface of the fermenter 112.

When the evaporator 134 is disposed in the fermenter 112, the refrigeration cycle device 13 can cool the fermenter 112 to regulate the temperature of the fermenter 112. In this case, the evaporator 134 may be placed in contact with the outer surface of the fermenter 112. The evaporator 134 may be constituted by an evaporation tube wound on the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112. The evaporator 134 can be accommodated between the fermenter 112 and the heat insulating portion 171 and can cool the fermenter 112 insulated by the heat insulating portion 171.

When the evaporator 134 is disposed in the fermenter 112, the temperature controller 11 may further include a heater 14 for heating the fermenter 112. The heater 14 may be provided to be in contact with the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112 and may include a heater that generates heat when power is applied. The heater 14 may be constituted by a line heater and wound around the outer surface of the fermenter 112.

The heater 14 may be located below the evaporator 134. More specifically, the evaporator 134 may be wound on an upper portion of the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112, and the heater 14 may be wound on a lower portion of the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112. As a result, natural convection of the fluid can be generated inside the fermentation tank 112 and the temperature distribution inside the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation container 12 can be uniform.

The refrigeration cycle device 13 may be composed of a heat pump. The refrigeration cycle device 13 may include a refrigerant channel switching valve (not shown). The refrigerant channel switching valve may be configured as a four-way valve. The refrigerant channel switching valve may be connected to the suction channel of the compressor 131 and the discharge channel of the compressor 131 and may be connected to the condenser 132 through a condenser connection channel and may be connected to the evaporator 134 through an evaporator connection channel have.

The refrigerant channel switching valve may guide the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 131 to the condenser 132 and guide the refrigerant discharged from the evaporator 134 to the compressor 131 when the fermentation tank 112 is cooled.

The refrigerant channel switching valve may guide the refrigerant compressed in the compressor 131 to the evaporator 134 while heating the fermenter 112 and may guide the refrigerant discharged from the condenser 132 to the compressor 131. [

On the other hand, when a beer is manufactured using a beverage maker, materials for manufacturing beer may include water, malt, yeast, hops, flavor additives, and the like.

The beverage maker can include both the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12 and the material for beverage production can be dispersed and received in the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12. The fermentation container 12 may contain some of the material for beverage preparation and the material feeder 3 may contain the rest of the material. The remaining material contained in the material feeder 3 may be supplied to the fermentation container 12 together with the water supplied from the water supply channel module 5 and mixed with some material contained in the fermentation container 12 have.

The fermentation container 12 may contain main ingredients essential for beverage production, and the material feeder 3 may contain additives added to the main ingredients. In this case, the additive contained in the material feeder 3 can be mixed with the water supplied from the water supply channel module 5 and supplied to the fermentation container 12, and mixed with the main material contained in the fermentation container 12 .

The main material accommodated in the fermentation container 12 may be a material having a larger capacity than other materials. For example, in the case of beer manufacture, the main material may be malt in malt, yeast, hops, or flavoring additive. The additive contained in the material feeder 3 may be other materials other than malt, such as yeast, hops, fragrance additives, etc., for the production of beer.

The beverage maker does not include the material feeder 3 and may include a fermentation container 12 in which case the fermentation container 12 may contain the main material and the user may add the additive directly to the fermentation container 12 Can be input.

When the beverage maker includes both the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12, the beverage can be manufactured more easily. Hereinafter, the beverage maker includes both the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12 Explain. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to including both the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12.

The material in the fermentation container 12 may be fermented over time and the beverage produced in the fermentation container 12 may flow into the main channel 4 through the main channel connection 115, (4) to the beverage extraction channel module (6) and can be taken out.

According to an embodiment, the beverage produced by the beverage maker may be prepared without the fermentation process. For example, a specific beverage may be prepared by mixing water and materials into a fermentation container 12 and mixing them. In this case, the fermenter 112 may function as a storage container for storing and storing the fermented container 12 containing the manufactured beverage.

The main channel 4 may be connected at one end to the water supply channel module 5 and at the other end to the main channel connection part 115 formed in the fermentation module 1.

The material feeder 3 may be connected to the main channel 4. Water or air in the main channel 4 may flow into the material feeder 3 and flow through the material feeder 3.

The material feeder 3 can receive the material necessary for beverage production and can be configured to allow the water supplied from the water channel module 5 to pass through. For example, if the beverage produced in the beverage maker is beer, the material contained in the feeder 3 may be yeast, hops, flavoring additives, and the like.

The material accommodated in the material feeder 3 can be accommodated directly in the material accommodating portion formed in the material feeder 3. [ The material feeder 3 may be provided with at least one material receiving portion. A plurality of material receiving portions may be formed in the material feeder 3, and in this case, the plurality of material receiving portions may be formed by being partitioned from each other.

On the other hand, the material accommodated in the material feeder 3 can be accommodated in the capsules C1, C2, and C3, and the material feeder 3 is provided with at least one The material receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 may be formed.

When the material is accommodated in the capsules C1, C2 and C3, the material feeder 3 can be configured to be able to seat and pull out the capsules C1, C2 and C3, May comprise a capsule kit assembly in which the capsules Cl, C2, and C3 are removably received.

The water fed from the water channel module 5 to the main channel 4 can be mixed with the material while passing through the material receiving portion or the capsules C1, C2 and C3 and the material receiving portion or the capsule C1 C2) (C3) can flow into the main channel (4) together with the water.

The material feeder 3 can accommodate a plurality of different kinds of additives separated from each other. The plurality of additives contained in the material feeder 3 in the production of beer may be yeast and hop and flavoring additive and they may be contained separately from one another.

When a plurality of material receptacles are formed in the material feeder 3, each of the plurality of material receptacles can be connected to the main channel 4 and the material feeder inlet channel module 3A, and the main channel 4 and the material feeder outlet Channel module 3B.

When a plurality of material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 are formed in the material feeder 3, each of the plurality of material receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 includes a main channel 4, Channel module 3A and may be connected to the main channel 4 and the material feeder outlet channel module 3B.

The material receiving portion of the material feeder 3 and the capsule receiving portion of the material feeder 3 may have substantially the same configuration. Can be referred to as a capsule receiving portion when the capsule is inserted into the material feeder 3 with the material being accommodated in the capsule and can be referred to as a material receiving portion when the material is contained in the material feeder 3 without being encapsulated have. Since the material accommodating portion and the capsule accommodating portion have substantially the same structure, the material accommodating portion will be described as having the material accommodating portion for convenience of explanation.

The material feeder 3 is formed with the material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 in which the capsule containing the additive is detachably received and can be connected to the main channel 4 and the material feeder inlet channel module 3A , The main channel 4 and the material feeder outlet channel module 3B.

The material feeder inlet channel module 3A includes material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331 connecting the main channel 4 and the respective material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 can do. The material feeder inlet channel module 3A may further include opening and closing valves 313, 323 and 333 provided in the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331. The opening and closing valves 313, 323 and 333 can open and close the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331.

The material feeder outlet channel module 3B includes material feeder outlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331 connecting the respective material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 to the main channel 4 can do. The material feeder outlet channel module 3B may further include check valves 314, 324 and 334 provided in the material feeder outlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331. The check valves 314,324 and 334 allow the water or air to flow back into the material receptacles 31,32 and 33 through the material feeder outlet channels 302,123,322 and 332 .

The material supply unit 3 may be formed with a plurality of material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 and the plurality of material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 may be formed separately from each other. A plurality of material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 can be connected to their respective material feeder inlet channels and their respective material feeder outlet channels.

Hereinafter, the material feeder 3 may contain a first additive, a second additive, and a third additive. The first additive may be yeast, the second additive may be hop, and the third additive may be an flavoring additive.

The material supply unit 3 includes a first material accommodating portion 31 in which a first capsule C1 containing a first additive is accommodated and a second material accommodating portion 31 in which a second capsule C2 containing a second additive is accommodated 32 and a third material receiving portion 33 in which a third capsule C3 containing a third additive is received.

The first material accommodating portion 31 may be connected to a first material supply inlet channel 311 for guiding water or air to the first material accommodating portion 31, A mixture of water and the first additive, and a first material feeder outlet channel 312 through which air is guided. The first material feeder inlet channel 311 may be provided with a first open / close valve 313 for opening / closing the first material feeder inlet channel 311. The first material feeder outlet channel 312 is configured to allow fluid in the first material receptacle 31 to flow into the main channel 4 while fluid flows through the first material feeder outlet channel 312 into the first material receptacle 31 The first check valve 314 may be provided to prevent backflow of the refrigerant to the first check valve 314. Here, the fluid may be water out of the first material accommodating portion 31, a mixture of water and the first additive, air.

The second material accommodating portion 32 may be connected to a second material supply inlet channel 321 for guiding water or air to the second material accommodating portion 32, A mixture of water and a second additive, and a second material feeder outlet channel 322 through which air is guided. The second material feeder inlet channel 321 may be provided with a second open / close valve 323 for opening and closing the second material feeder inlet channel 321. The second material feeder outlet channel 322 is provided with a second material feed port 322 through which the fluid in the second material feed port 32 flows into the main channel 4, A second check valve 324 may be provided to prevent the second check valve 324 from flowing backward. Here, the fluid may be water flowing out of the second material accommodating portion 32, a mixture of water and a second additive, air.

The third material accommodating portion 33 may be connected to a third material supply inlet channel 331 for guiding water or air to the third material accommodating portion 33, A mixture of water and a third additive, and a third material feeder outlet channel 332 through which air is guided. The third material feeder inlet channel 331 may be provided with a third open / close valve 333 for opening and closing the third material feeder inlet channel 331. The third material feeder outlet channel 332 is provided with a third material feed port 332 through which fluid of the third material feed port 33 flows into the main channel 4, A third check valve 334 may be provided to prevent backflow of the refrigerant to the second check valve 334. Here, the fluid may be water that has flowed out from the third material accommodating portion 33, a mixture of water and a third additive, air.

When the beverage maker comprises a material feeder 3, the main channel 4 has a first main channel 4A located before the material feeder 3 in the direction of water or air flow, And a second main channel 4B located after the feeder 3.

The main channel 4 further includes a bypass channel 4C connecting the first main channel 4A and the second main channel 4B and bypassing the material receiving portion of the material feeder 3 with water or air . The bypass channel 4C can bypass the material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 of the dispenser.

The first main channel 4A may be connected to the water supply channel module 5 and the second main channel 4B may be connected to the fermentation module 1. [ The bypass channel 4C connects the first main channel 4A and the second main channel 4B so that water or air can be bypassed to the material feeder 3. [

The main channel 4 can be constituted by one channel when the beverage maker does not include the material feeder 3 and the first main channel 4A when the beverage maker includes the material feeder 3, A second main channel 4B, and a bypass channel 4C.

The bypass channel 4C can be connected in parallel with the channel of the first material accommodating portion 31, the channel of the second material accommodating portion 32, and the channel of the third material accommodating portion 33, respectively.

The channel module 2 may further include a bypass valve 35 installed in the bypass channel 4C and opening and closing the bypass channel 4C.

The first main channel 4A may be connected to the common material feeder inlet channel 301 and the bypass channel 4C, respectively. The common material feeder inlet channel 301 may be connected to the first material feeder inlet channel 311, the second material feeder inlet channel 321 and the third material feeder inlet channel 331, respectively.

The common material feeder inlet channel 301 is connected to a common conduit connected to the first main channel 4A and a second conduit 314 branched from the common conduit to connect the first material feed inlet channel 311, the second material feed inlet channel 321, And a plurality of branch tubes connected to the feeder inlet channels 331, respectively.

The second main channel 4B may be connected to the common material feeder outlet channel 302 and the bypass channel 4C, respectively. The common material feeder outlet channel 302 may be connected to the first material feeder outlet channel 312, the second material feeder outlet channel 322 and the third material feeder outlet channel 332, respectively.

The common material feeder outlet channel 302 includes a common tube connected to the second main channel 4B and a second material feeder outlet channel 312. The second material feeder outlet channel 322 and the third material feeder outlet channel 332 ) To a common pipe.

Water or air supplied to the first main channel 4A can bypass the bypass channel 4C through the material accommodating portions 31, 32 and 33 when the bypass valve 35 is closed , And the second main channel 4B.

Conversely, the water or air supplied to the first main channel 4A passes through the bypass channel 4C and flows into the material accommodating portions 31, 32 (or 32) when the open / close valves 311, 321, 33 and can flow to the second main channel 4B.

The beverage maker may further include a water supply pump 52 for pumping water in the water tank 51 and a water heater 53 for heating the water pumped in the water supply pump 52. The water channel module 5 includes a water tank outlet channel 54 for connecting the water tank 51 and the water pump 52 and a water pump outlet channel 55 for connecting the water pump 52 and the main channel 4 . The water heater (53) can be installed in the feed pump outlet channel (55).

The water supply channel module 5 may further include a water supply check valve 59 installed in the water supply pump outlet channel 55 to prevent water from flowing back to the water supply pump 52.

A flow meter 56 for measuring the flow rate of the feed pump outlet channel 55 may be installed in the feed pump outlet channel 55. The flow meter 56 may be disposed after the water check valve 59 along the flow direction of the water.

The water heater 53 may be a mold heater, and includes a heater case through which the water pumped by the water feed pump 52 passes, and a heater which is installed inside the heater case and heats the water introduced into the heater case can do.

The water heater 53 may be provided with a thermal fuse 58 for cutting off the current applied to the water heater 53 when the temperature is high.

The beverage maker may further include a thermistor (57) for measuring the temperature of water passing through the water heater (53). The thermistor 57 may be installed in the water heater 53. Alternatively, the thermistor 57 may be disposed in a portion of the water supply pump outlet channel 55 located downstream of the water heater 53 along the flow direction of the water. It is also possible that the thermistor 57 is provided in the first main channel 4A.

The water in the water tank 51 can be guided to the water heater 53 through the water tank outflow channel 54, the water feed pump 52 and the water pump outflow channel 55 when the water pump 52 is driven, The water guided to the heater 53 can be guided to the main channel 4 after being heated by the water heater 53.

On the other hand, the beverage maker may not include the water tank 51, the water feed pump 52, and the water heater 53. In this case, the water channel module 5 may be connected directly to the faucet or may be connected to the faucet by a separate connecting hose to guide the water to the main channel 4.

The beverage maker does not include the water tank 51 and the water feed pump 52, and may include a water heater 53. In this case, the water channel module 5 is directly connected to the faucet or is connected to the faucet by a separate connecting hose to guide the water to the main channel 4, and the water heater 53 is connected to the water channel module 5 It can be heated.

The beverage extraction channel module 6 may be connected to the main channel 4. The beverage extraction channel module 6 may include a beverage extraction channel 61 connected to the main channel 4 and guided by the beverage of the main channel 4. The beverage takeout channel module 6 may further include a dispenser 62 connected to the beverage takeout channel 61.

The beverage extraction channel 61 may be connected between the water channel module 5 and the fermentation module 1 in the main channel 4. [ The beverage extracting channel 61 may be connected between the material feeder 3 and the fermentation module 1 in the main channel 4. [ The drink takeout channel 61 can be connected to the second main channel 4B.

The beverage extraction channel 61 may be provided with an anti-foaming path 63 and the beverage bubbles flowing from the main channel 4 to the beverage extraction channel 61 may be minimized while passing through the foam- . The foam blocking portion 63 may be provided with a mesh or the like to remove bubbles.

The dispenser 62 may include a lever 620 operated by a user and a tap valve having a limit switch for sensing a user's operation.

The gas discharge channel module 7 includes a gas discharge channel 71 connected to the fermentation module 1, a pressure sensor 72 provided in the gas discharge channel 71, And a gas opening / closing valve 73 connected after the sensor 72.

The gas outlet channel 71 may be connected to the fermentation module 1, particularly to the fermentation lead 107. The fermentation module 1 may be provided with a gas extraction channel connection part 121 to which the gas extraction channel 71 is connected. The gas extraction channel connection part 121 may be provided in the fermentation lead 107.

The gas in the fermentation container 12 can flow through the gas outlet channel connection 121 to the gas outlet channel 71 and the pressure sensor 72. The pressure sensor 72 can sense the pressure of the gas flowing into the gas extraction channel 71 through the gas extraction channel connection part 121 in the fermentation container 12.

The gas opening / closing valve 73 can be opened and opened when air is injected into the fermentation container 12 by the air injection channel module 8. The beverage maker can inject air into the fermentation container 12 to evenly mix the main material and the water. The bubbles generated in the mixture of the main material and water (for example, liquid malt) Off valve 71 and the gas opening / closing valve 73 to the outside.

The gas opening / closing valve 73 may be opened and closed for detection of fermentation during the fermentation process, and then turned off and closed again.

The gas discharge channel module 7 may further include a gas discharge relief valve 75 connected to the gas discharge channel 71. The gas discharge relief valve 75 may be connected to the gas discharge channel 71 after the pressure sensor 72 in the gas discharge direction.

The air injection channel module 8 is connected to the main channel 4 and can inject air into the main channel 4. [

The air injection channel module 8 can be connected before the material feeder 3 in the water flow direction and in this case can inject air into the material feeder 3 via the main channel 4. The air injection channel module 8 may be connected to the first main channel 4A. The air injected from the air injection channel module 8 into the main channel 4 can be injected into the fermentation container 12 after passing through the material feeder 3. Air injected from the air injection channel module 8 into the main channel 4 can be injected into the fermentation container 12 by bypassing the material feeder 3.

The air injection channel module 8 is capable of injecting air into the material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 through the main channel 4 and the capsules C1, C2, 31, 32 and 33 may flow into the main channel 4 by the air injected by the air injection channel module 8. The capsules C1, C2 and C3 and the material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 can be kept clean by the air injected by the air injection channel module 8. [

The air injection channel module 8 may include an air injection channel 81 connecting the air injection pump 82 and the main channel 4. The air injection pump 82 is capable of pumping air into the air injection channel 81.

The air injection channel 81 can be connected between the water supply channel module 5 and the material feeder 3 in the water flow direction. The air injection channel 81 may be connected to the first main channel 4A of the main channel 4. [

The air injection channel module 8 includes an air injection check valve 83 for preventing the water guided from the water supply channel module 5 to the main channel 4 from flowing into the air injection pump 82 through the air injection channel 81 ). The air injection check valve 83 may be installed after the air injection pump 82 in the air injection direction.

In order to improve the output of the air injection pump 82, the air injection pump 82 may include a plurality of air injection pumps connected in parallel. In this case, the air injection channel 81 may include a common pipe connected to the main channel 4, and a plurality of pipe tubes connecting the plurality of air injection pumps to the common pipe.

On the other hand, the channel module 2 may include a main valve 9 for opening and closing the main channel 4. In addition, the channel module 2 may further include a main check valve 94 installed in the main channel 4.

The main channel 4 may include a first connection part 91 connected to the beverage extraction channel 61 and a second connection part 92 connected to the main channel connection part 115 formed in the fermentation module 1. [ The main channel 4 may further include a third connection 93 connected to the material feeder outlet channels 302, 312, 322 and 332.

The main valve 9 may be installed between the first connection part 91 and the second connection part 92.

The main check valve 94 may be installed between the first connection part 91 and the third connection part 93. The main check valve 94 may be installed in a direction in which water, air or a mixture can flow from the third connecting portion 93 to the first connecting portion 91.

The main valve 9 may be open when water is supplied to the fermentation container 12 to open the main channel 4. The main valve 9 can be closed during the cooling of the fermentation tank 112 to close the main channel 4. [ The main valve 9 is opened when the air is injected into the fermentation container 12, so that the main channel 4 can be opened. The main valve 9 is opened when the additive is supplied into the fermentation container 12 to open the main channel 4. The main valve 9 can be closed during fermentation of the material to seal the inside of the fermentation container 12. The main valve 9 can be closed when the beverage is aged and stored to seal the inside of the fermentation container 12. The main valve 9 is opened when the beverage is taken out by the beverage takeout channel module 6 and can open the main channel 4 and the beverage in the fermentation container 12 passes through the main valve 9, (61).

The main check valve 94 can prevent the beverage that has passed through the main valve 9 from flowing back to the material feeder 3 when the beverage takeout channel module 6 takes out the beverage.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker may include an air conditioning channel module 15 that supplies air into the fermenter 112 or exhausts air inside the fermenter 112

The air conditioning channel module 15 can supply air between the fermentation container 12 and the inner wall of the fermentation tank 112 or vice versa and exhaust the air between the fermentation container 12 and the inner wall of the fermentation tank 112 to the outside.

The air conditioning channel module 15 may include an air supply channel 154 connected to the fermentation module 1 and an exhaust valve 156 connected to the air supply channel 154 to exhaust air to the outside.

One end of the air supply channel 154 may be connected to the fermentation module 1 and the other end may be connected to the air injection channel 81.

The air supply channel 154 may be connected to the fermentation module 1, in particular to the fermentation lead 107. The fermentation module 1 may be provided with an air supply channel connection part 117 to which an air supply channel 154 is connected. The air supply channel connection part 117 may be provided in the fermentation lead 107.

The air supply channel 154 may be connected to the air injection channel 81 of the air injection channel module 8. The connection portion 81a of the air supply channel 154 and the air injection channel 81 may be located after the air injection check valve 83 along the flow direction of the air passing through the air injection channel 81. [

In this case, the air pumped by the air infusion pump 82 may be passed through the air injection channel 81 and the air supply channel 154 in order to be guided between the inner walls of the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112. The air infusion pump 82 and the air supply channel 154 may function as an air material feeder that supplies air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112.

It is also possible that a separate air supply pump is connected to the air conditioning channel module 15. In this case, the air supply channel 154 may be connected to the air supply pump without being connected to the air injection channel 81. However, as described above, the air injection pump 82 is configured to inject air into the fermentation container 12 and to supply air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112. It will be more preferable from the viewpoint of saving.

The air supply channel 154 and the exhaust valve 156 can serve as an air exhaust passage for exhausting the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 to the outside.

The air supply channel 154 may be connected to the fermentation module 1 to supply air between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation container 12.

The air supply channel 154 may be connected at one end to the air injection channel 81 and at the other end to the fermentation module 1.

The air infusion pump 82 and the air supply channel 154 can supply air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 while the fermentation container 12 is accommodated in the fermentation tank module 111. Thus, the air supplied into the fermentation tank 112 can pressurize the fermentation container 12 between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112.

The beverage in the fermentation container 12 can be pressurized by the fermented container 12 pressed by the air and the main valve 9 and the dispenser 62 are opened, 4). ≪ / RTI > The beverage flowing into the main channel (4) from the fermentation container (12) can be taken out to the outside through the beverage takeout channel module (6).

When the beverage maker completes the beverage manufacturing process, the fermentation container 12 is not taken out to the outside of the fermentation module 1 but is placed inside the fermentation module 1, (6).

The air infusion pump 82 can supply air so that a predetermined pressure is formed between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 and the air can be supplied between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112, A pressure that facilitates the take-out of the beverage can be formed.

The air infusion pump 82 maintains the off state while the beverage taking-out is proceeding, and when the beverage take-out is finished, the air infusion pump 82 can be driven and stopped for the next take-out of the beverage.

The exhaust valve 156 may be located outside the fermentation module 1. The exhaust valve 156 may be connected to a portion of the air supply channel 154 located outside the fermentation tank 112.

The air conditioning channel module 15 may further include an exhaust channel 157 connecting the exhaust valve 156 and the air supply channel 154.

The air supply channel 154 is connected to the first channel from the connection portion 81a connected to the air injection channel 81 to the connection portion 154F to which the exhaust channel 157 is connected and a connection portion 154F to the outlet end 154E. The first channel may be an air supply channel for guiding the air pumped in the air infusion pump 82 to the second channel. The second channel is configured to supply air passing through the supply channel between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation container 12 or to guide the air flowing out between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation container 12 to the connection channel 157 And the exhaust gas may be a combined supply and exhaust channel.

The exhaust valve 156 may be opened to allow the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 to be exhausted to the outside when the fermentation container 12 is expanded during beverage production. The exhaust valve 156 can be open-controlled at the time of water supply by the water supply channel module 5. The exhaust valve 156 can be open-controlled when air is injected by the air injection channel module 8.

The exhaust valve 156 may be opened to withdraw air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 when the beverage extraction in the fermentation container 12 is completed. The user can take out the fermentation container 12 to the outside of the fermentation tank 112 after the beverage extraction is completed. If the inside of the fermentation tank 112 maintains a high pressure, a safety accident may occur. The exhaust valve 156 can be open-controlled when the beverage extraction of the fermentation container 12 is completed.

The air conditioning channel module 15 may further include an air relief valve 158 connected between the connection part 154F of the air supply channel 154 and the exhaust channel 157 and the fermentation module 1. [

The air conditioning channel module 15 may further include an air supply opening and closing valve 159 which is pumped by the air infusion pump 82 to intermit the air supplied between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112.

The air supply opening / closing valve 159 may be installed in the air supply channel 154. More specifically, the air supply opening / closing valve 159 may be installed between the connection portion 81a of the air supply channel 154 with the air injection channel 81 and the connection portion 154F of the exhaust channel 157.

The air conditioning channel module 15 may further include an air supply check valve 155 installed in the air supply channel 154.

The air supply check valve 155 may be installed between the connection portion 81a of the air supply channel 154 to the air injection channel 81 and the connection portion 154F of the exhaust channel 157. [ The air supply check valve 155 may be disposed after the air supply opening / closing valve 159 along the flow direction of the air guided from the air injection channel 81 to the air supply channel 154.

The air supply check valve 155 can prevent the air from flowing into the air injection channel 81 when the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is exhausted.

Meanwhile, the channel module 2 may further include a channel switching valve 20 installed in the main channel 4.

The channel switching valve 20 may be a four-way valve. The channel switching valve 20 can be disposed before the material feeder 3 with respect to the flow direction of the water flowed from the water supply channel module 5 or the air injected from the air injection channel module 8. [

The channel switching valve 20 may be installed at the connection portion of the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C of the main channel 4. [ The channel switching valve 20 may be connected to the air supply channel 81 and the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331.

The channel switching valve 20 can communicate the first main channel 4A with the bypass channel 4C or the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331. [ The channel switching valve 20 can also communicate the air injection channel 81 with the material feed inlet channels 301, 311, 321, 331 or the bypass channel 4C.

When the channel switching valve 20 communicates with the first main channel 4A and the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331, the water supplied from the water supply channel module 5 flows into the material feeder 3, And can flow through the material receiving portions 31, 32, 33 and into the second main channel 4B.

When the channel switching valve 20 communicates the first main channel 4A with the bypass channel 4C, the water supplied from the water supply channel module 5 can be guided to the bypass channel 4C, 3 to the second main channel 4B.

The air injected from the air injection channel module 8 is supplied to the material feeder 3 when the channel switching valve 20 communicates with the air supply channel 81 and the material feeder inlet channels 301, 311, 321 and 331. [ And can flow through the material receiving portions 31, 32, 33 and into the second main channel 4B.

When the channel switching valve 20 communicates the air injection channel 81 and the bypass channel 4C, the air injected from the air injection channel module 8 can be guided to the bypass channel 4C, 3 to the second main channel 4B.

The fermentation tank 112 may be provided with a temperature sensor 16 for measuring the temperature of the fermentation tank 112. The temperature sensor 16 may measure the temperature of the fermenter 112 and transmit the temperature value to the control module 280 (see FIG. 3) described later.

The temperature sensor 16 may be fastened to a protruding portion protruding downward from the bottom surface of the fermenter 112.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the beverage maker shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

The beverage maker may include a base 100. The base 100 can constitute the bottom surface of the beverage maker and the fermentation module 1, the refrigeration cycle device 13, the water heater 53, the feed pump 52, the main frame 230 ), And so on.

The beverage maker may further include a beverage container (101) capable of receiving and storing the beverage dropped in the dispenser (62). The beverage container 101 may be integrally formed with the base 100 or may be coupled to the base 100.

The beverage container 101 may include a container body 101A having a space in which a beverage dropped by the dispenser 62 is stored. The beverage container 101 may include a container top plate 101B disposed on the top surface of the container body 101A and covering a space in the container body 101A.

The container body 101A may be formed to protrude forward in the front portion of the base 100. [ The upper surface of the container body 101A can be opened.

The container upper plate 101B may have a plurality of holes through which the beverage falls into the container body 101A.

The beverage dropped down around the beverage container (not shown) in the beverage dropped by the dispenser 62 can be dropped by the container top plate 101B and temporarily stored in the beverage container 101 through the hole of the container top plate 101B And the periphery of the beverage maker can be kept clean.

The fermentation module 1 may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The fermentation module 1 can be supported by the base 100 from below.

The fermentation module 1 may be disposed in the base 100. At this time, the fermentation module 1 may be placed directly on the base 1 and may be placed on the base 100 by a separate fermentation module supporter (not shown) seated on the base 100 have.

The fermentation module 1 may include a fermentation tank module 111 having an opening 170 and a fermentation lid 107 covering the opening. As described above, the fermentation container 12 may be disposed in the fermentation tank module 111.

A fermenter (112) can be accommodated in the fermentation case (160). The heat insulating portion 171 can be positioned between the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation case 160 and can insulate the fermentation tank 112. The evaporator 134 (see FIG. 1) and / or the heater 14 (see FIG. 1) wound around the fermenter 112 may be positioned between the heat insulating portion 171 and the fermenter 112. That is, the heat insulating portion 171 can enclose the evaporator 134 and / or the heater 14 together with the fermenter 112, so that the temperature control of the fermenter 112 can be facilitated.

The fermentation reed 107 can be disposed on the upper side of the fermentation tank module 111 and can open and close the opening portion 170 of the fermentation tank module 111 from above.

The fermentation tank module 111 may further include a lead seating body 179 on which the fermentation lead 107 is mounted. The lid mounting body 179 can be disposed on the upper side of the fermentation case 160 and can support the fermentation lid 107 from below.

The fermentation case 160 may constitute an outer appearance of a part of the lower part of the fermentation module 1 and the fermentation lead 107 may constitute an outer appearance of a part of the upper part of the fermentation module 1. [

The fermentation case 160 can be lifted onto the base 100.

The fermentation reed 107 may be detachably connected to the fermentation tank module 111, slidably connected, or rotatably connected. For example, the fermentation lead 107 may be hinged to the lead seating body 179.

The fermentation reed 107 may be provided with a first hinge connection portion 109A protruding rearward and a first hinge connection portion 109A may be hingedly connected to the lead insertion body 179. [

On the other hand, the water tank 51 may be disposed on the upper side of the base 100 and may be spaced apart from the base 100. The water tank 51 may be spaced apart from the base 100 in the vertical direction by a water tank supporter 233 to be described later.

The water tank 51 may be spaced apart from the fermentation module 1 in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the water tank 51 and the fermentation module 1 may be spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction.

The upper surface of the water tank 51 can be opened. The front and back surfaces of the water tank 51 may be curved surfaces that are rounded in the horizontal direction, and both side surfaces of the water tank 51 may be flat. At this time, the curvature of the front surface and the back surface of the water tank 51 may be the same as the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the fermentation module 1. [

The shape of the water tank 51 may be varied as needed. For example, the water tray 51 may be formed in the shape of a hollow cylinder whose upper surface is opened.

The water tank 51 may be provided with a water tank handle 59. The water tank handle 59 may be rotatably connected to the water tub 51. More specifically, both ends of the water tank handle 59 can be hingedly connected to both sides of the water tub 51.

The user can lift the water tub 51 by holding the water tub knob 59 while rotating the water tub knob 59 upward.

A stepped portion 51a may be formed on the upper end of the water tank 51. The stepped portion 51a may be a portion of the upper end of the water tank 51 that is stepped and has a lower height than the other upper end. The stepped portion 51a may be formed by stepping a part of the upper end of the water tank 51 on the front side.

The water tank handle 59 may be provided so as to be in contact with the step portion 51a. At this time, the width of the water tank handle 59 may be the same as the step height of the stepped portion. The curvature of the curved portion may be the same as the curvature of the front surface of the water tub 51. Further,

The beverage maker may further include a water tank lid 110 covering an open upper surface of the water tank 51. The water tank lid 110 can open / close the internal space of the water tank 51.

The tank lid 110 may be rotatably connected to the water tub 51.

The water tank lid 110 may have a second hinge connection part 110A protruding rearward and a second hinge connection part 110A may be hinged to the water tub 51. [

The tank lid 110 may be formed in the same shape as the lid body 109 of the fermentation lid 107. Thereby, the beverage maker can have unity in design, and the same parts can be utilized as the lid body 109 of the water tank 110 and the fermentation lid 107, respectively.

The height between the base 100 and the lid body 109 of the fermentation lid 107 may be the same as the height between the base 100 and the water tank lid 110. More specifically, the height between the base 100 and the upper surface of the fermentation lead 107 may be the same as the height between the base 100 and the upper surface of the water tank 110.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker may further include an outer case 200.

The outer case 200 can be lifted up to the base 100.

The outer case 200 can form the appearance of the beverage maker.

The outer case 200 may include a fermentation module cover 201 covering the fermentation module 1 and a water bath cover 202 covering the water bath 51. [ The fermentation module cover 201 and the water tub cover 202 may be formed in a hollow cylindrical shape. Some of the peripheral surfaces of the fermentation module cover 201 and the water tub cover 202 may be opened.

Each of the fermentation module 1 and the water tub 51 may surround at least a part of the outer circumference thereof. That is, the fermentation module 1 can be disposed inside the fermentation module cover 201, and the water tank 51 can be disposed inside the water tank cover 202.

The fermentation module cover 201 and the water tub cover 51 can secure the fermentation module 1 and the water tub 51 and protect them from external impacts.

The curvature of the fermentation module cover 201 may be the same as the curvature of the outer periphery of the fermentation module 1 and the curvature of the water bath cover 202 may be the same as the curvature of the front face and the back face of the water bath 51.

The height of the fermentation module cover 201 may be higher than the height of the fermentation case 160. The height of the fermentation module cover 201 is preferably the same as the height of the fermentation module 1.

The fermentation module cover 201 and the water tub cover 202 may be disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction.

The height and / or the diameter of the fermentation module cover 201 and the water tank cover 202 may be equal to each other. Whereby the appearance of the beverage maker can be improved in design by symmetrical structure and uniformity. The detailed configuration of the fermentation module cover 201 and the water tank cover 202 will be described in detail later.

At least one of the main frame 230, the feed pump 52, the feed water heater 53, the air injection pump 82, and the temperature controller 11 may be accommodated in the outer case 200. At least a part of the channel module 2 may be located inside the outer case 200.

The outer case 200 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The outer case 200 may include a front cover 210 and a rear cover 220.

The front cover 210 can be disposed in front of the fermentation module 1, the water tank 51 and the main frame 230 and the rear cover 220 can be disposed in the fermentation module 1, the water tank 51, and the main frame 230 As shown in Fig.

The front cover 210 can constitute a front part of the front side of the beverage maker.

A dispenser 62 may be mounted on the front cover 210. The dispenser 62 may be disposed closer to the upper end than the lower end of the front cover 210. [ The dispenser 62 may be located above the beverage container 101. The user can open the dispenser 62 to take out the beverage.

The front cover 210 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members.

The front cover 210 may include a front fermentation module cover 211, a front water tank cover 212, and a center cover 213.

The front fermentation module cover 211 can cover a part of the front part of the outer periphery of the fermentation module 1. [ The front fermentation module cover 211 may be a part of the front side of the fermentation module cover 201.

The front fermentation module cover 211 may include an upper front fermentation module cover 215 and a lower front fermentation module cover 216.

The upper front fermentation module cover 215 and the lower front fermentation module cover 216 may be integrally formed.

The upper front fermentation module cover 215 can cover a part of the outer periphery front of the fermentation reed 107 and the lower front fermentation module cover 216 can cover a part of the outer periphery front part of the fermentation case 160.

The circumferential length of the upper front fermentation module cover 215 may be longer than the circumferential length of the lower front fermentation module cover 216.

More specifically, the outer end of the lower front fermentation module cover 216 and the outer end of the upper front fermentation module cover 215 may coincide with each other with respect to the circumferential direction of the front fermentation module cover 211. The outer end of the lower front fermentation module cover 216 and the outer end of the upper front fermentation module cover 215 can form an outer end 211A of the front fermentation module cover 211 together.

The forward and backward distance between the inner end of the lower front fermentation module cover 216 and the center cover 213 is shorter than the forward and backward distance between the inner end 215B of the upper front fermentation module cover 215 and the center cover 213 have.

The front fermentation module cover 211 can constitute the fermentation module cover 201 together with the rear fermentation module cover 262 of the rear cover 220. That is, the fermentation module cover 201 may include a front fermentation module cover 211 and a rear fermentation module cover 262. The front fermentation module cover 211 and the rear fermentation module cover 262 can be fastened to each other.

The rear fermentation module cover 262 can cover a part of the rear side of the fermentation module 1. The rear fermentation module cover 262 may be part of the rear side of the fermentation module cover 201. The rear fermentation module cover 262 may be located behind the front fermentation module cover 211.

The rear fermentation module cover 262 may include an upper fermentation module cover 266 and a lower rear fermentation module cover 267.

The upper fermentation module cover 266 and the lower fermentation module cover 267 may be integrally formed.

The upper fermentation module cover 266 can cover a part of the rear outer periphery of the fermentation lead 107 and the lower fermentation module cover 267 can cover a part of the outer periphery of the fermentation case 160. [

The circumferential length of the upper rear fermentation module cover 266 may be longer than the circumferential length of the lower rear fermentation module cover 267.

The outer ends of the lower fermentation module cover 267 and the outer ends of the upper fermentation module cover 266 may coincide with each other with respect to the circumferential direction of the rear fermentation module cover 262. [ The outer end of the lower fermentation module cover 267 and the outer end of the upper fermentation module cover 266 together can form the outer end 262A of the rear fermentation module cover 262.

The outer end 262A of the rear fermentation module cover 262 can be in contact with the outer end 211A of the front fermentation module cover 211. [

The inner end 266B of the upper fermentation module cover 266 can be in contact with the inner end 215B of the upper front fermentation module cover 215. [ On the other hand, the inner end 267B of the lower rear fermentation module cover 267 may be spaced apart from the inner end of the lower front fermentation module cover 216.

On the other hand, the front water tray cover 212 can cover the entire surface of the water tray 51. [ The front water tray cover 212 may be a part of the front side of the water tray cover 202.

The front water tray cover 212 may include an upper front water tray cover 217 and a lower front water tray cover 218.

The upper front water tray cover 217 and the lower front water tray cover 218 may be integrally formed.

The upper front water tank cover 217 can cover a part of the upper part of the front surface of the water tank 51 and the water tank handle 59. The lower front water tank cover 218 can cover a part of the lower part of the front surface of the water tank 51.

The circumferential length of the upper front water tray cover 217 may be longer than the circumferential length of the lower front water tray cover 218.

The outer end of the lower front water tub cover 218 and the outer end of the upper front water tub cover 217 may coincide with each other with respect to the circumferential direction of the front water tub cover 212. [ The outer end of the lower front water tray cover 218 and the outer end of the upper front water tray cover 217 can form the outer end 212A of the front water tray cover 212 together.

The front-rear direction distance between the inner end of the lower front water tray cover 218 and the center cover 213 may be closer to the front-rear direction distance between the inner end 217B of the upper front water tray cover 217 and the center cover 213.

The front water tray cover 212 can constitute the water tray cover 202 together with the rear water tray cover 263 of the rear cover 220. [ That is, the water tank cover 202 may include a front water tank cover 212 and a rear water tank cover 263. The front water tray cover 212 and the rear water tray cover 263 can be fastened to each other.

The rear water tray cover 263 can cover a part of the rear side of the outer periphery of the water tray 51. The rear water tray cover 263 can be disposed behind the front water tray cover 212. [

The rear water tray cover 263 may include an upper water tray cover 268 and a lower rear water tray cover 269.

The upper water tank cover 268 and the lower tank water tank cover 269 may be integrally formed.

The upper rear water tank cover 268 can cover a part of the upper part of the back surface of the water tank 51 and the lower rear water tank cover 269 can cover a lower part of the back surface of the water tank 51. [

The circumferential length of the upper rear water tray cover 268 may be longer than the circumferential length of the lower rear water tray cover 269.

The outer end of the lower rear watertight cover 267 and the outer end of the upper front watertight cover 268 can coincide with each other with respect to the circumferential direction of the rear watertight cover 263. [ The outer end of the lower rear watertight cover 267 and the outer end of the upper front watertight cover 268 can form the outer end 263A of the rear watertight cover 263 together.

The outer end 263A of the rear water tray cover 263 can be in contact with the outer end 212A of the front water tray cover 212. [

The inner end 268B of the upper water tank cover 268 can be in contact with the inner end 217B of the upper front water tank cover 217. [ On the other hand, the inner end of the lower rear water tank cover 269 may be spaced apart from the inner end of the lower front water tank cover 218.

On the other hand, the center cover 213 can be disposed between the front fermentation module cover 211 and the front water tray cover 212. Both ends of the center cover 213 can be in contact with the front fermentation module cover 211 and the front water tray cover 212, respectively.

The center cover 213 may be a flat plate shape arranged vertically.

The height of the center cover 213 may be the same as the height of the front fermentation module cover 211 and the front water tray cover 212, respectively.

The center cover 213 may be provided with a blow-out valve mounting portion 214 on which the dispenser 62 is mounted.

The valve body 600 of the dispenser 62 may be mounted on the take-out valve mounting portion 214. The take-out valve mounting portion 214 may be formed such that a part of the front surface of the center cover 213 is recessed backward.

The take-out valve mounting portion 214 may be formed at a position closer to the upper end than the lower end of the center cover 213. [

The blow-out valve mounting portion 214 may have a through-hole 214A opened in the front-rear direction. The beverage extraction channel (61) passes through the through hole (214A) and can be connected to the dispenser (62).

The beverage maker may include a display 282 that displays various information of the beverage maker. The display 282 may be disposed in the center cover 213. [

It is preferable that the display 282 is formed at a position of the center cover 213 that is not covered with the dispenser 62. That is, the display 282 may not overlap horizontally with the dispenser 62.

The display 282 may include display devices such as an LCD, an LED, and an OLED. The display 282 may include a display file ratio at which the display device is installed. The display file ratio may be electrically connected to the control module 280, which will be described later.

The beverage maker may include an input for receiving commands related to the manufacture of the beverage maker.

The input unit may include a rotary knob 283. The rotary knob 283 can be disposed in the center cover 213. [ The rotary knob 283 may be disposed below the display 282. [

In addition, the input unit may include a touch screen that receives a user's command in a touch manner. The touch screen may be provided on the display 282.

The input unit may be electrically connected to a control module 280 to be described later. In addition, the user may input a command through a remote controller or a wireless communication device, and the control module 280 may receive a user command through a wireless communication device.

Meanwhile, the rear cover 220 may be disposed behind the fermentation module 1, the water tank 51, and the main frame 230.

The rear cover 220 may be coupled to the front cover 210 and the inner space of the outer case 200 may be formed between the rear cover 220 and the front cover 210.

The rear cover 220 may be mounted on the base 100 and may have the same height as the front cover 210.

The rear cover 220 may include a first rear cover 260 and a second rear cover 270.

The first rear cover 260 can be mounted on the base 100 and the second rear cover 270 can be mounted on the first rear cover 260.

The first rear cover 260 may be formed with a cover through hole 264 opened in the front-rear direction. In more detail, the cover body 261 may be formed with a cover through hole 264 opened in the front-rear direction. The cover through hole 264 can face the main frame 230 in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the user can access the inside of the beverage maker without removing the first rear cover 260. [

The first rear cover 260 may include a cover body 261, a rear fermentation module cover 262, and a rear water tray cover 263. As described above, the rear fermentation module cover 262 can constitute the fermentation module cover 201 together with the front fermentation module cover 211, and the rear water tray cover 263 can constitute the fermentation module cover 201 together with the front water tray cover 212, The cover 202 can be configured.

The rear fermentation module cover 262 and the rear water tray cover 263 can be mounted in contact with the cover body 261. At least a portion of the cover body 261 may be located behind the rear fermentation module cover 262 and the rear water tray cover 263. The rear fermentation module cover 262 and the rear water tray cover 263 can be mounted in front of the cover body 261. [

The cover body 261 may be provided with a fermentation module cover seat portion formed by recessing a part of the upper surface of the cover body 261 rearward. The upper fermentation module cover 266 can be seated against the inner circumferential surface of the fermentation module cover seat portion.

The cover body 261 may be provided with a water tank cover seating portion formed by recessing a part of the upper surface of the cover body 261 rearward. The upper water tank cover 268 can be seated against the inner circumferential surface of the water tank cover seat.

Hinge connection fitting grooves 262C and 263C may be formed at the upper ends of the rear fermentation module cover 262 and the rear water tub cover 263, respectively. The first hinge connection fitting groove 262C formed in the rear fermentation module cover 262 may be fixedly fitted with the first hinge connection portion 109A formed in the lid main body 109 of the fermentation reed 107. [ The second hinge connection portion 110A formed on the water tank lead 110 may be inserted and fixed in the second hinge connection portion insertion groove 263C formed in the rear water tank cover 263. [

The height of the upper fermentation module cover 266 and the upper water tray cover 268 may be the same as the height of the material feeder 3.

A pipe receiving hole 265 may be formed in the rear fermentation module cover 262. The pipe receiving hole 265 can be formed long in the vertical direction and can be opened in the front-rear direction.

The cooling pipe 136 may be connected to the fermentation module 1 and the refrigerant channel constituting the refrigeration cycle device 13 (see FIG. 1) may be arranged. More specifically, the cooling pipe may be provided with a refrigerant channel connecting the expansion mechanism 133 and the evaporator 134 (see FIG. 1).

The cooling pipe 136 may be connected to the rear side of the fermentation module 1. The cooling pipe 136 may be disposed in the pipe receiving hole 265 formed in the rear fermentation module cover 262.

The cover body 261 can support the material feeder 3. At least a part of the material feeder 3 can be lifted onto the upper surface of the cover body 261 and the cover body 261 can support the material feeder 3 from below.

The cover body 261 may be formed with the material feeder outlet channel receiving groove 261A. Some of the upper front ends of the cover body 261 may be recessed rearwardly to form the material feeder outlet channel receiving grooves 261A.

The material feeder outlet channel module 3B can be connected to the lower side of the material feeder 3 and can extend to the inner space of the outer case 200 through the material feeder outlet channel receiving groove 261A.

The second rear cover 270 can be mounted at the rear of the first rear cover 260. The second rear cover 270 may cover at least a part of the cover through hole 264 formed in the first rear cover 260.

The second rear cover 270 may be mounted on the cover body 261 of the first rear cover 260. The size of the second rear cover 270 may be larger than that of the cover body 260. The side surface 274 of the second rear cover 270 can cover the side surface of the cover body 261 from the outside and the upper surface 277 of the second rear cover 270 is located above the upper surface of the cover body 261 Can be located.

At least one through hole 271 may be formed in the rear cover 220.

In more detail, at least one through hole 271 may be formed in the second rear cover 270. The through hole 271 can face the cover through hole 264 formed in the first rear cover 260 in the front-rear direction.

The air blowing fan 135 can be arranged to face the cover through hole 264 and the through hole 271 in the back and forth direction and the condenser 132 can be positioned between the air blowing fan 135 and the through hole 271. The air that has been heat-exchanged in the condenser 132 by the blowing fan 135 can be discharged to the outside of the outer case 200 through the cover through hole 264 and the through hole 271 in order.

The gas taken out by the gas opening / closing valve 73 (see FIG. 1) can be discharged to the outside of the beverage maker through the through hole 271.

At least one of the material feeder cover portion 272 and the material feeder support portion 273 may be formed on the second rear cover 270.

The material supply cover portion 272 may be formed such that a part of the front surface of the second rear cover 270 is recessed rearward. The material feeder cover portion 272 can cover the back surface of the material feeder 3. Thereby, there is an advantage that the beverage maker that covers the back surface of the material feeder 3 can be made compact with respect to the front-rear direction, as compared with the case where the material feeder cover portion 272 is not recessed.

The material feeder support portion 273 may be formed such that a part of the upper surface of the second rear cover 270 is depressed downward. The height of the material feeder supporting portion 273 may be the same as the height of the top surface of the cover body 261.

A part of the rear side of the material feeder 3 can be raised and the material feeder support 273 can support the material feeder 3 from below.

The material feeder cover portion 272 and the material feeder support portion 273 together can form the material feeder accommodating portion and the rear side portion of the material feeder 3 can be disposed in the material feeder accommodating portion. The lateral width of the material feeder cover portion 272 and the material feeder support portion 273 may be the same as the lateral width of the material feeder 3. [

At least one hinge connection receiving recess 275 and 276 may be formed in the second rear cover 270. The second rear cover 270 preferably has a first hinge connection portion receiving groove 275 in which the first hinge connection portion 109A is received and a second hinge connection portion receiving groove 275 in which the second hinge connection portion 110A is received 276 may be formed.

The first hinge connection portion receiving groove 275 may correspond to the first hinge connection portion fixing groove 262C formed in the rear fermentation module cover 262 and the second hinge connection portion receiving groove 276 may correspond to the rear water tank cover 263, And the second hinge connection portion fixing groove 263C formed in the second hinge connection portion fixing groove 263C.

Thereby, there is an advantage that the beverage maker can be made compact in the front-rear direction as compared with the case where the hinge connection portion receiving grooves 275 and 276 are not formed.

On the other hand, the material feeder 3 can be disposed between the fermentation module 1 and the water tank 51. [ The beverage maker can be manufactured more compact than when the material feeder 3 is located between the fermentation module 1 and the water tray 51 and the material feeder 3 can be manufactured more efficiently than the fermentation module 1 and the water tray 51 ). ≪ / RTI > Particularly, when each of the fermentation module 1 and the water tank 51 is formed into a cylindrical shape, the material feeder 3 disposed between the fermentation module 1 and the water tank 51 is formed so that its side faces are rounded inward, Making the beverage maker compact.

One side of the material feeder 3 can be in contact with the fermentation module 1 and the other side can be in contact with the water tray 51. [ At least a part of each side of the material feeder 3 may be formed as a curved surface, and the curved surface may contact the outer periphery of the fermentation module cover 201 and the outer periphery of the water tank cover 202, respectively.

The material supply unit 3 may be vertically spaced from the base 100 on the upper side of the base 100. Further, the material feeder 3 may be located on the upper side of the main frame 230. That is, the main frame 230 can be positioned between the base 100 and the material feeder 3 in the vertical direction.

The material feeder 3 may be positioned between the front cover 210 and the rear cover 220 in the front-rear direction. The front surface of the material feeder 3 can be covered by the center cover 213 of the front cover 210 and the back surface can be covered by the material feeder cover portion 272 of the second rear cover 270. [

The material feeder 3 may be seated on the rear cover 220. The material feeder 3 can be supported by the cover body 261 of the first rear cover 261 and the material feeder support 273 of the second rear cover 270. [ At this time, the material feeder outlet channel module 3B connected to the material feeder 3 can be arranged passing through the material feeder outlet channel receiving groove 261A of the cover body 261. [

The material feeder 3 includes a material receiving body 36 in which the material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33 in which the capsules C1, C2 and C3 are detachably received, (37).

The material receiving body 36 can be supported by the cover body 261 of the first rear cover 261 and the material feeder support portion 273 of the second rear cover 270. [

The lead module 37 may include a lead 38 that covers the material receiving body 36. The lead 38 may be slidably or rotatably connected to the material receiving body 36. The lid 38 may be hinged to the material receiving body 36.

The material feeder 3 can be installed to be positioned approximately at the upper center of the beverage maker and the user can rotate the lead module 37 of the material feeder 3 upwardly to facilitate the capsules C1, So that it can be mounted and dismounted.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker may include a main frame 230 on which at least a part of the channel module 2 is mounted.

The main frame 230 may be positioned between the front cover 210 and the rear cover 220 in the front-rear direction. At least a portion of the main frame 230 may be located behind the fermentation module 1 and the water tub 51.

The main frame 230 may be raised to the base 100. The main frame 230 may include a water tank supporter 233 and the water tank supporter 233 may separate the water tank 51 from the base 100 in the vertical direction.

The main frame 230 may be located under the material feeder 3.

At least one of a water feed pump 52, a water heater 53, a blower 135, and an air injection pump 82 may be mounted on the main frame 230. Hereinafter, the blower 135 and the air injection pump 82 are mounted on the main frame 230.

The control module 280 may be mounted on the main frame 230.

At least a portion of the main frame 230 can be positioned between the condenser 132 and the fermentation module 1 and the temperature of the fermentation module 1 can be prevented from rising due to the heat of the condenser 132. [

On the other hand, the compressor 131 may be disposed between the base 100 and the water tub 51 in the vertical direction.

At least one of the compressor 131, the feed water heater 53 and the feed pump 52 may be disposed between the water tank supporter 233 and the fermentation module 1 in the horizontal direction.

At least one of the water heater 53 and the water feed pump 52 may be arranged in front of the main frame 230. The condenser 132 may be disposed behind the blowing fan 135 mounted on the main frame 230.

The condenser 132 may be disposed to face the blowing fan 135 mounted on the main frame 230. The condenser 132 may be disposed behind the blowing fan 135.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker may include a control module 280 that controls the beverage maker.

The control module 280 may be an electrical part of the beverage maker. The control module 280 may be removably mounted to the main frame 230.

The control module 280 may include a main PCB and a PCB 281 in which the main PCB is embedded. The main PCB may include a controller 281A that substantially controls the operation of the configurations of the beverage maker.

The control module 280 may further include a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device such as a remote control or a portable terminal. The wireless communication device can be installed without being limited to the type as long as it can wirelessly communicate with a remote control or a wireless communication device, such as a WiFi module and a Bluetooth module.

The controller 281A included in the control module 280 can receive the command input from the input unit. For example, the controller 281A may manufacture beverages according to commands inputted by the rotary knob 283. In addition, the controller 281A can control to output various kinds of information of the drink maker to the display 282. [ For example, the controller 281A can display information such as a takeout amount of a beverage, a remaining amount of a beverage, and completion of taking out a drink through the display 282. [

The controller 281A can control at least one of the channel module 2, the feed pump 52, the feed water heater 53, the air injection pump 82 and the temperature controller 11. [

The control module 280 may be located in the mainframe 230. The control module 280 may be fastened to the rear of the main frame 230.

The case 281 can be fastened to the main frame 230 and can safely protect the internal mainframe.

At least a part of the control module 280 may be arranged to face the cover through hole 264 formed in the first rear cover 260. [

The controller 281A included in the control module 280 can sense the pressure inside the fermentation container 12 by the pressure sensor 72 and detect the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 by the temperature sensor 16 . The controller 281A can determine the degree of fermentation of the beverage by using the sensed pressure or temperature.

The controller 281A can sense the temperature of the water supplied from the water supply channel module 5 to the main channel 4 by the temperature sensor 57 and controls the water heater 53 according to the temperature of the water thus sensed .

The controller 281A can control the temperature controller 11 to maintain the temperature of the fermenter 112 at an appropriate temperature.

The controller 281A can accumulate at least one of the time at which the limit switch of the dispenser 62 is on, the time at which the air infusion pump 82 is driven, and the time at which the main valve 9 is turned on after the beverage production is completed . The controller 281A can calculate the takeout amount of the beverage taken out of the fermentation container 12 in accordance with the accumulated time. The controller 281A can calculate the remaining amount of the beverage from the thus calculated amount of the beverage taken out. The controller 281A can judge whether or not all of the beverage in the fermentation container 12 has been taken out from the calculated remaining amount information of the beverage. The controller 281A can determine that the beverage extraction has been completed if it is determined that all of the beverage in the fermentation container 12 has been taken out.

In addition, the controller 281A can control the entire beverage manufacturing operation of the beverage maker.

4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 4, beer is described as an example of beverages that can be produced by the beverage maker, but the control sequence and the beverage production step of the beverage maker shown in Fig. 4 are not applied to beer only.

Hereinafter, the operation of the beverage maker of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4 together with FIG.

The beverage maker of the present embodiment may include a cleaning and sterilizing step S100 (S1300) for cleaning and sterilizing the channel therein. The cleaning and sterilizing step S100 (S1300) may be carried out separately from the beverage manufacturing course.

The cleaning and sterilization step (S100) (S1300) is preferably carried out before the execution of the beverage preparation course and after the implementation of the beverage preparation course.

Also, the washing and sterilizing step S100 (S1300) can be carried out by user input during the course of the beverage manufacturing process. In this case, as in the primary fermentation step and the secondary fermentation step described later, the main valve 9 ) Is closed and the additive is not contained in the material feeder 3.

The cleaning and sterilizing step S100 (S1300) may be carried out without the material or the capsules C1, C2, and C3 inside the material feeder 3.

On the other hand, the beverage manufacturing course can be implemented with the material or capsules C1, C2, and C3 accommodated in the material feeder 3 and the fermentation container 12 housed inside the fermentation tank 112. [

The user can input a cleaning and sterilizing command through an input unit provided in the control module 280, a remote controller, or a portable terminal. The control module 280 may control the beverage maker to the cleaning and sterilizing course S100 (S1300) according to the input of the cleaning and sterilizing command.

In addition, the user can input a drink manufacturing command through an input unit provided in the control module 280, a remote controller, or a portable terminal. The control module 280 can automatically control the beverage maker to the cleaning and sterilizing course S100 (S1300) before and after the execution of the beverage manufacturing course according to the input of the beverage manufacturing instruction.

Hereinafter, the cleaning and sterilizing step (S100) performed before the beverage manufacturing course will be described first.

When the dispenser 62 is in the closed state, the control module 280 may display a message on the display 282 to open the dispenser 62 and the user may open the dispenser 62.

The control module 280 can turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water heater 53 when the dispenser 62 is opened and the cleaning and sterilizing command is inputted through the input unit, the remote controller, or the portable terminal. Also, the control module 280 can keep the main valve 9 closed.

The control module 280 can control the channel switching valve 20 to perform cleaning and sterilization of the material feeder 3 and the bypass channel 4C, respectively, or simultaneously.

For example, the control module 280 may perform cleaning and sterilization of the bypass channel 4C after cleaning and sterilization of the material feeder 3.

 The control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 are in communication with each other, 313) 323 and 333 can be turned on. When the on-off valves 313, 323, and 333 are turned on, the on-off valves 313, 323, and 333 can be opened.

The control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other and the bypass valve 35 Can be turned on. When the bypass valve 35 is turned on, the bypass valve 35 can be opened.

When the water pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 flows into the water heater 53 and can be heated in the water heater 53.

When the control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 communicate with each other, the water heated by the water heater 53 Can flow into the first material receiving portion 31, the second material receiving portion 32 and the third material receiving portion 33 through the respective material feeder inlet channels 311, 321 and 331 have. The water heated by the water heater 53 flows into the second main channel 4B after passing through the first material accommodating portion 31, the second material accommodating portion 32, the third material accommodating portion 33, And can be taken out to the dispenser 62 through the beverage take-out channel 61.

When the control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other, the water heated by the water heater 53 (i.e., hot water) And can flow to the bypass valve 35 through each bypass channel 4C. The water heated by the water heater 53 can flow to the second main channel 4B after passing through the bypass valve 35 and can be taken out to the dispenser 62 through the beverage extracting channel 61 have.

The beverage maker includes a first main channel 4A, a bypass channel 4C, a bypass valve 35, material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33, a drink takeout channel 61, And the dispenser 62 can be cleaned and sterilized by the water heated by the water heater 53.

The beverage maker can perform such cleaning and sterilization for the cleaning set time, and after the set cleaning time, complete the cleaning and sterilization process.

The control module 280 can turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water heater 53 after the lapse of the cleaning setting time and the bypass valve 35 and the opening / closing valves 313, 323 and 333 Can be turned off. Both the bypass valve 35 and the opening / closing valves 313, 323 and 333 can be closed when the bypass valve 35 and the opening / closing valves 313, 323 and 333 are turned off .

The beverage maker of this embodiment may include a beverage preparation course for manufacturing beverage.

Hereinafter, the beverage production course will be described.

The user may open the fermentation lid 107 and insert the fermentation container 12 into the opening 170 and place the fermentation container 12 in the fermentation tank module 111 for a beverage production course. The user may then close the fermentation lid 107 and the fermentation container 12 may be stored in the fermentation tank module 111 and the fermentation lid 107 and stored. At this time, the inside of the fermentation tank 112 can be closed by the fermentation lead 107.

The user inserts a plurality of capsules C1, C2 and C3 into the material feeder 3 before and after placing the fermentation container 12 and then feeds the plurality of material receiving portions 31 to the lead module 37, (32) (33).

The user can input a drink manufacturing command through an input unit connected to the control module 280, a remote controller, or a portable terminal. The control module 280 can control the beverage maker to the beverage manufacturing course according to the input of the beverage manufacturing instruction.

The control module 280 can start the water supply step S200 for supplying water to the fermentation container 12 during the beverage production course. The feeding step S200 may be a liquid malt formation step of mixing the malt in the fermentation container 12 with hot water to form liquid malt.

The control module 280 can turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water heater 53 in the water supply step S200 and the channel switching valve 20 can be controlled. The control module 280 can turn on the bypass valve 35 and turn on the main valve 9 during the water supply step S200. The control module 280 can open control the main valve 9 by turning on the main valve 9 in the off state. The control module 280 can keep the first opening / closing valve 313, the second opening / closing valve 323, and the third opening / closing valve 333 off during the water supply step S200.

On the other hand, the control module 280 can turn on the gas extraction valve 73 at the time of feeding the water to the fermentation container 12. Then, the control module 280 can open control the exhaust valve 156 by turning on the exhaust valve 156.

The water in the water tank 51 can be taken out of the water tank 51 and can pass through the water feed pump 52 and can flow to the water heater 53 and heated in the water heater 53. The water heated by the water heater 53 can pass through the first main channel 4A, the channel switching valve 20 and the bypass valve 35 in sequence and passes through the main valve 9, (Not shown). Hot water introduced into the fermentation container 12 through the main channel 4 can be mixed with the malt contained in the fermentation container 12 and the malt in the fermentation container 12 can be mixed with water and gradually diluted . On the other hand, since the hot water is supplied to the fermentation container 12, the malt contained in the fermentation container 12 can be quickly and uniformly mixed with hot water.

The fermentation container 12 may gradually expand upon the inflow of water as described above and the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 may be partially introduced into the air supply channel 154 as the fermentation container 12 is expanded And the air that has flowed into the air supply channel 154 can be exhausted to the exhaust valve 156. [

Some of the air that has been filled between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 can be exhausted through the exhaust valve 156 while water is flowing into the fermentation container 12, 112) can be supplied with water without breaking or tearing.

In the water supply step S200, the water heater 53 preferably heats the water to 50 to 70 DEG C, and the control module 280 adjusts the water temperature in accordance with the temperature sensed by the thermistor 57, (53) can be controlled.

The beverage maker can perform the water supply step S200 as described above until the quantity detected by the flow meter 56 reaches the set flow rate and when the quantity detected by the flow meter 56 reaches the set flow rate, (S200) can be completed.

At the completion of the water feed step S200, the control module 280 can turn off the water feed pump 52 and the water heater 53, and turn off the bypass valve 35. [ The control module 280 may turn off the gas extraction valve 73 at the completion of the water supply step S200. The control module 280 may close control of the exhaust valve 156 at the completion of the water supply step S200.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker can be controlled so that air is introduced into the fermentation container 12 during the water supply step (S200).

The control module 280 firstly flows water into the fermentation container 12 and then stops the process. After that, air is injected into the fermentation container 12 and then stopped. Finally, the control module 280 stops the inside of the fermentation container 12 It is also possible to terminate the water supply step (S200) after completing the sequential filling of the primary water inflow, the air inflow and the secondary water inflow.

One example of the watering step (S200) is only a hot water supply process for supplying hot water.

Another example of the water supply step (S300) can be a sequential execution of a first hot water supply process of supplying hot water, an air infusion process of injecting air, and a second hot water supply process of injecting hot water of a second order .

First, as an example of the watering step (S200), the case where the watering step (S200) performs only the hot water supplying process will be described first.

The control module 280 can turn on the water feed pump 52 and the water heater 53 at the start of the hot water supply process and switch the channel switch valve 4C to the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C 20 can be controlled. Further, the control module 280 can turn on the bypass valve 35 and turn on the main valve 9 at the start of the hot water supply process. The control module 280 can turn on the gas extraction valve 73 at the start of the hot water supply process. The control module 280 can turn on the exhaust valve 156 at the start of the hot water supply process.

The control module 280 can turn off the water feed pump 52 and the water heater 53 and turn off the bypass valve 35 when the hot water supply process is completed. The control module 280 can turn off the gas extraction valve 73 upon completion of the hot water supply process. The control module 280 may turn off the exhaust valve 156 upon completion of the hot water supply process.

Hereinafter, another example of the water supply step (S200) will be described in which the water supply step (S200) sequentially executes the first hot water supply process, the air injection process, and the second hot water supply process.

The control module 280 can turn on the water feed pump 52 and the water heater 53 at the start of the primary hot water supply process and change the channel switching mode so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C are communicated. The valve 20 can be controlled. Further, the control module 280 can turn on the bypass valve 35 and turn on the main valve 9 at the start of the hot water supply process. The control module 280 can turn on the gas extraction valve 73 at the start of the primary hot water supply process. The control module 280 can turn on the exhaust valve 156 at the start of the primary hot water supply process.

The control module 280 can turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water heater 53 upon completion of the primary hot water supply process. The control module 280 can maintain the on state of the bypass valve 35 and the main valve 9 at the completion of the primary hot water supply process. The control module 280 can maintain the on state of the gas extraction valve 73 upon completion of the primary hot water supply process. The control module 280 can maintain the on state of the exhaust valve 156 at the completion of the primary hot water supply process. Water may be introduced into the fermentation container 12 during the primary hot water supply process and the fermentation container 12 may be expanded by the incoming water and may be filled with water between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 Some of the air may be pushed into the expanding fermentation container 12 to flow into the air supply channel 154 and be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156.

The control module 280 may turn on the air injection pump 82 at the start of the air injection process. The control module 280 can control the channel switching valve 20 so that the air injection channel 81 and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other at the start of the air injection process, Can be controlled.

The air pumped by the air injection pump 82 can be introduced into the bypass channel 4C through the air injection channel 81 while the air injection pump 82 is on, Can be introduced into the container (12). In this way, the air introduced into the fermentation container 12 can hit the liquid malt so that the malt and hot water can be mixed more evenly.

As the air is introduced into the fermentation container 12, the fermentation container 12 can be expanded and a portion of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is pushed by the expanding fermentation container 12, Channel 154 and can be vented externally through the exhaust valve 156. [

The control module 280 can complete the air injection process and turn off the air injection pump 82 to complete the air injection process if the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 is equal to or higher than the set pressure. The control module 280 can turn on the main valve 9, the bypass valve 35, the gas discharge valve 73 and the exhaust valve 156 at the completion of the air injection process.

The control module 280 can turn on the water feed pump 52 and the water heater 53 at the start of the second hot water supply process. The control module 280 may control the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other at the start of the second hot water supply process.

Water in the water tank 51 can be supplied to the fermentation container 12 as in the case of the first hot water supply process and fresh water can be additionally supplied to the fermentation container 12.

During the second hot water supply, the fermentation container 12 can be further expanded by the incoming water, and a part of the air remaining between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is expanded into the fermentation container 12 The air can be pushed into the air supply channel 154 and can be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156. [

The control module 280 may determine the completion of the second hot water supply process according to the flow rate sensed by the flow meter 56 during the second hot water supply process. The control module 280 determines that the second hot water supply process is completed when the flow rate sensed by the flow meter 56 reaches the set flow rate during the second hot water supply process and controls the supply pump 52 and the water heater 53, The main valve 9, the bypass valve 35 and the gas blow-off valve 73 can be turned off.

The control module 280 can turn off the exhaust valve 156 to close the air in the fermenter 112 so that the air in the fermenter 112 is not exhausted through the exhaust valve 156.

Meanwhile, the beverage maker can perform a fermentation tank cooling step (S300) for cooling the fermentation tank 112 when the water supplying step (S200) is completed.

The control module 280 may control the temperature controller 11 to cool the fermenter 112. More specifically, the control module 280 may control the compressor 131 and the expansion mechanism 133 of the refrigeration cycle device 13 to cool the fermentation tank 112. The refrigerant compressed in the compressor 131 can be expanded by the expansion mechanism 133 after being condensed in the condenser 132. The refrigerant expanded by the expansion mechanism 133 can pass through the evaporator 134, take the heat of the fermentation tank 112, and evaporate. The refrigerant having passed through the evaporator 134 may be sucked into the compressor 131. The fermentation tank 112 can be gradually cooled and the fermentation container 12 accommodated in the fermentation tank 112 and the liquid malt contained in the fermentation container 12 can be cooled.

The beverage maker may cool the fermentation container 12 at a middle temperature, for example, 23 to 27 ° C, and the control module 280 may cool the fermentation container 12 to a temperature sensor The compressor 131 can be controlled according to the temperature sensed by the compressor 16. The control module 280 may turn on the compressor 131 if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 exceeds the compressor on temperature. The control module 280 may turn off the compressor 131 if the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 16 is lower than the compressor off temperature.

The control module 280 can keep the exhaust valve 156 in the middle of the fermentation tank cooling step S300 and the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 can be discharged through the exhaust valve 156 And the air inside the fermentation tank 112 can be quickly cooled.

Exceptionally, when the temperature of the fermentation container 12 becomes lower than the middle temperature due to a very low outside temperature, the control module 280 can turn on the heater 14 wound around the fermenter 112. The control module 280 can turn on the heater 14 if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is less than the heater on temperature. The control module 280 may turn off the heater if the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 16 is equal to or higher than the heater off temperature.

When the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 16 is lower than the compressor off temperature at least once after the fermentation tank cooling step S300 is started and the compressor 131 is turned on as described above, A mixing step (S400) of mixing the liquid malt with the liquid malt can be performed. Alternatively, the beverage maker may operate in the fermentation container 12 if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is at least once above the heater-off temperature when the fermentation tank cooling step S300 is started and the heater 14 is turned on, (S400) in which the liquid malt is mixed by supplying air into the liquid malt.

The beverage maker can turn on and off the compressor 131 and the heater 14 according to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 even during the mixing step S400 and the compressor 131 and the heater 14 May be continued until the additive adding step (S500) (S600) (S700) described later is completed.

In the mixing step S400, the control module 280 turns on the air injection pump 82, turns off the air supply on / off valve 159, and causes the air injection channel 81 and the bypass channel 4C to communicate The channel switching valve 20 can be controlled. Further, the control module 280 can turn on the bypass valve 35, the main valve 9, and the gas extraction valve 73. The control module 280 can open control the exhaust valve 156. [

The air pumped by the air injection pump 82 may be introduced into the bypass channel 4C through the air injection channel 81 and then the second main channel 4B may be introduced into the second main channel 4B, And the main valve 9 to the fermentation container 12. In this way, the air introduced into the fermentation container 12 can help the liquid malt to mix more uniformly with the malt and water, and the air impinged on the liquid malt can supply oxygen to the liquid malt.

While air is being injected into the fermentation container 12, the fermentation container 12 may be inflated by air injected into the fermentation container 12. Some of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 may be pushed by the expanding fermentation container 12 to flow into the air supply channel 154 and be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156 .

As part of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is exhausted through the air supply channel 154 and the exhaust valve 156, the fermentation container 12 can be easily expanded, 4 can be rapidly introduced into the fermentation container 12 and mixed with the liquid malt.

The control module 280 can mix the air into the liquid malt for a set mixing time (e.g., one hour) and the air infusion pump 82 is turned on and the mixing set time The air injection pump 82 is turned off and the bypass valve 35 and the gas blowoff valve 73 can be turned off. The control module 280 can close control of the exhaust valve 156 when the air injection pump 82 is off. That is, the drink maker can complete the mixing step (S400) when the mixing set time has elapsed.

After the mixing step (S400), the beverage maker can perform the additive adding step (S500) (S600) (S700).

In the beverage maker, the additive of the first capsule C1, the additive of the second capsule C2, and the additive of the third capsule C3 are simultaneously or sequentially added at the additive injecting step S500 (S600) (S700) Can be input.

The control module 280 determines whether or not the additive injecting process S500 of the first capsule C1, the additive injecting process S600 of the second capsule C2 and the additive injecting process S700 of the third capsule C3 Can be carried out sequentially.

The additive injecting step (S500) (S600) (S700) may be performed by the water pressure by the water feed pump (52) or by the air pressure by the air injection pump (82).

First, the case where the additive injecting step (S500) (S600) (S700) is performed by water pressure will be described.

The control module 280 may control the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 communicate with each other in the additive injecting step S500 (S600) (S700).

The control module 280 controls the supply pump 52, the main valve 9, the first on-off valve 313 and the gas blow-off valve 73 in the additive injecting process (S500) of the first capsule C1 Can be turned on for the first additive set time. When the water pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water feed pump 52, passes through the water heater 53, and flows into the first capsule C1. The water introduced into the first capsule C1 is mixed with the additive contained in the first capsule C1 and is allowed to flow into the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the first capsule C1 And may be introduced into the fermentation container 12 through the second main channel 4B. The control module 280 can turn off the water supply pump 52 and the first on-off valve 313 when the first additive setting time has elapsed and complete the additive injecting process (S500) of the first capsule C1 can do.

The control module 280 may turn on the water feed pump 52 and the second on-off valve 323 during the second additive setting time in the additive injecting process (S600) of the second capsule C2. When the water pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water feed pump 52, passes through the water heater 53, and flows into the second capsule C2. The water introduced into the second capsule C2 is mixed with the additive contained in the second capsule C2 and is allowed to flow to the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the second capsule C2 And may be introduced into the fermentation container 12 through the second main channel 4B. The control module 280 can turn off the feed pump 52 and the second on-off valve 323 when the second additive setting time has elapsed and complete the additive injecting process S600 of the second capsule C2 can do.

The control module 280 may turn on the water feed pump 52 and the third on-off valve 333 during the third additive setting time in the additive injecting process (S700) of the third capsule C3. When the water pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water feed pump 52 and then flows through the water heater 53 and into the third capsule C3. The water introduced into the third capsule C3 is mixed with the additive contained in the third capsule C3 and is allowed to flow into the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the third capsule C3 And may be introduced into the fermentation container 12 through the second main channel 4B. The control module 280 can turn off the feed pump 52 and the third on-off valve 333 when the third additive setting time has elapsed and complete the additive injecting process S700 of the third capsule C3 can do.

Meanwhile, the additive adding step (S500) (S600) (S700) may be performed by pneumatic pressure.

The control module 280 may control the channel switching valve 20 so that the air injection channel 81 and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 communicate with each other during the additive injecting process S500, S600, and S700. That is, the control module 280 can control the channel switching valve 20 so that the air injection channel 81 and the material accommodating portion communicate with each other during the additive injecting process (S500) (S600) (S700).

The control module 280 can close the air supply opening / closing valve 159 and open the exhaust valve 156 in the additive injecting process (S500) (S600) (S700).

The control module 280 controls the air injection pump 82 and the main valve 9 and the first on-off valve 313 and the gas outlet valve 73 in the additive injecting process (S500) of the first capsule C1. Can be turned on during the first additive set time. When the air injection pump 82 is turned on, the pumped air can be introduced into the first capsule C1 after passing through the first opening / closing valve 313. [ The air introduced into the first capsule C1 flows into the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the first capsule C1 and flows through the second main channel 4B into the fermentation container 12 ). ≪ / RTI > The control module 280 can turn off the air injection pump 82 and the first on-off valve 313 when the first additive setting time has elapsed and the additive injecting process S500 of the first capsule C1 Can be completed.

The control module 280 may turn on the air injection pump 82 and the second on-off valve 323 for the second additive setting time during the additive injecting process (S600) of the second capsule C2. When the air infusion pump 82 is turned on, the pumped air may flow into the second capsule C2 after passing through the second open / close valve 323. [ The air introduced into the second capsule C2 can flow into the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the second capsule C2 and can flow through the second main channel 4B into the fermentation container 12 ). ≪ / RTI > The control module 280 can turn off the air infusion pump 82 and the second on-off valve 323 when the second additive setting time has elapsed and the additive injecting process S600 of the second capsule C2 Can be completed.

The control module 280 may turn on the air injection pump 82 and the third on-off valve 333 during the third additive setting time in the additive injecting process (S700) of the third capsule C3. When the air infusion pump 82 is turned on, the pumped air can be introduced into the third capsule C3 after passing through the third opening / closing valve 333. [ The air introduced into the third capsule C3 flows into the second main channel 4B together with the additive contained in the third capsule C3 and flows through the second main channel 4B into the fermentation container 12 ). ≪ / RTI > The control module 280 can turn off the air injection pump 52 and the third on-off valve 333 when the third additive setting time has elapsed and the additive injecting process S700 of the third capsule C3 Can be completed.

As the additive and air are injected into the fermentation container 12 in the main channel 4, the fermentation container 12 can be further expanded and a portion of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is expanded It can be pushed into the fermentation container 12 to flow to the air supply channel 154 and be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156. [

As part of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is exhausted through the air supply channel 154 and the exhaust valve 156, the fermentation container 12 can be easily expanded, 4) and the air can be rapidly introduced into the fermentation container 12.

When the additive injecting step (S500) (S600) (S700) performed by water pressure by the feed pump (52) is completed, the beverage maker performs a material feeder residual quantity removing step (S800) for removing the residual water in the material feeder . However, in the case where the additive injecting step (S500) (S600) (S700) is performed by air pressure by the air injection pump (52), the step S800 of removing the material supplying machine residual quantity may be omitted.

The control module 280 turns on the air infusion pump 82 and turns off the air supply on-off valve 159 and controls the air supply channel 81 and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 can communicate with each other. The control module 280 turns on the first on-off valve 313, the second on-off valve 323 and the third on-off valve 333 during the step S800 of removing the material supplier residual water, And the gas discharge valve 73 can be turned on.

The air enters the first capsule accommodating portion 31, the second capsule accommodating portion 32, and the second capsule accommodating portion 31 after sequentially passing through the air injection channel 81 and the common material feeder inlet channel 301, The residual water remaining in the first capsule accommodating portion 31, the second capsule accommodating portion 32 and the third material accommodating portion 33 is supplied to the third material accommodating portion 33 to the second main channel 4B, And the air can be moved to the fermentation container 12 together with the residual water transferred to the first capsule accommodating portion 31, the second capsule accommodating portion 32 and the third material accommodating portion 33 . The controller 109 can open the exhaust valve 156 in the material feeder residual water removing step (S800).

As the residual water and air are injected into the fermentation container 12 in the main channel 4, the fermentation container 12 can be further expanded and a portion of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is expanded It can be pushed into the fermentation container 12 to flow to the air supply channel 154 and be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156. [

As part of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is exhausted through the air supply channel 154 and the exhaust valve 156, the fermentation container 12 can be easily expanded, 4) can be rapidly introduced into the fermentation container 12.

The control module 280 turns on the air infusion pump 82 for the remaining water removal set time and turns off the air infusion pump 82 when the remaining water removal set time elapses and the first opening / closing valve 313, The second on-off valve 323, the third on-off valve 333, the main valve 9 and the gas blow-off valve 73 can be turned off. Then, the control module 280 can control the exhaust valve 156 to close.

The beverage maker can complete the material feeder residual amount removal step (S800) when the set remaining time of the residual water has elapsed.

The control module 280 may display a capsule separation message indicating that the capsules C1, C2 and C3 may be removed from the display 282 when the material supplier residual amount removal step S800 is completed, The empty capsule can be removed in step (3).

The beverage maker can sequentially perform the first fermentation step (S900) and the second fermentation step (S1000) after completion of the material feeder residual amount removal step (S800).

The control module 280 can control the compressor 131 and the heater 14 to the primary fermentation target temperature during the primary fermentation stage (S900), and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is controlled to the primary fermentation setting The compressor 131 and the heater 14 can be controlled to maintain the temperature range. The control module 280 periodically turns on and then turns off the gas extraction valve 73 after the start of the primary fermentation step S900 and the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 while the gas extraction valve 73 is on May be stored in the memory 285 (see FIG. 5). The control module 280 may determine that the primary fermentation is completed when the change in the pressure periodically sensed by the pressure sensor 72 exceeds the first fermentation set pressure and may complete the primary fermentation step S900.

The control module 280 may initiate a secondary fermentation step (S1000) after completion of the primary fermentation step (S900). The control module 280 can control the compressor 131 and the heater 14 to the secondary fermentation target temperature during the secondary fermentation step S1000 and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 can be controlled to the secondary fermentation setting The compressor 131 and the heater 14 can be controlled to maintain the temperature range. The control module 280 periodically turns on and then turns off the gas extraction valve 73 after the start of the secondary fermentation step S1000 and the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 while the gas extraction valve 73 is on And can be stored in the memory 285. The control module 280 may determine that the secondary fermentation has been completed and complete the secondary fermentation step S1000 if the change in the pressure periodically sensed by the pressure sensor 72 exceeds the second fermentation set pressure.

When the first fermentation step (S900) and the second fermentation step (S1000) are all completed, the beverage maker can perform the fermentation step (S1100).

The control module 280 can wait for the aging time during the aging step and can control the temperature of the beverage during the aging time between the compressor 131 and the heater 14 Can be controlled.

Since the beverage maker is mainly used indoors, the temperature outside the beverage maker is generally between the upper limit value of the set maturity temperature and the lower limit value of the set maturity temperature, or higher than the upper limit value of the set maturity temperature. In this case, the control module 280 can turn off the compressor 131 when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is lower than the lower limit value of the set maturing temperature, The compressor 131 can be turned on.

The control module 280 may turn on the heater 14 if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is lower than the lower limit value and the temperature sensor 16, the heater 14 can be turned off if the detected temperature is not less than the upper limit of the set maturing temperature.

When the beverage maker has elapsed the aging time, the beverage can be completely manufactured.

The control module 280 may display the completion of the beverage production through the display 282 or the like.

In addition, the control module 280 may control the compressor 134 to maintain the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 between the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the predetermined drinking temperature. The control module 280 can turn on the compressor 131 when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is equal to or higher than the upper limit of the drinking temperature and when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 becomes lower than the lower limit of the drinking temperature, (131) can be turned off. Whereby the drink maker can always provide the user with a cool drink.

The control module 280 can maintain the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 between the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the predetermined drinking temperature until the beverage extraction (S1200) is completed.

In the beverage taking-out step (S1200), the user can operate the dispenser 62 to take out the beverage.

When the user operates the dispenser 62 in the direction to open the limit switch 630, the control module 280 can open the main valve 9 since the beverage manufacturing is completed.

When the main valve 9 is opened, the beverage in the fermentation container 12 can flow from the fermentation container 12 to the main channel 4 by the air pressure between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112, Can be flowed from the main channel 4 to the beverage extraction channel 61 and can be taken out to the dispenser 62.

The limit switch 630 can be released from the contact when the user operates the dispenser 62 to partially close the dispenser 62 and close the dispenser 62. The control module 280 controls the main valve 9 Can be closed.

Thereafter, the control module 280 can turn on the air injection pump 82, and can open control by turning on the air supply opening / closing valve 159. [ At this time, the exhaust valve 156 can be kept closed.

When the air infusion pump 82 is turned on, air can be passed between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 through the air injection channel 81 and the air supply channel 154 in order, And the fermentation tank 112 pressurize the fermentation container 12 at a pressure such that the beverage in the fermentation container 12 can be raised to the second main channel 4B. So that the beverage in the fermentation container 12 can be taken out smoothly and swiftly at the time of taking out the beverage afterwards by sufficiently high pressure between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112.

The user can take out the drink at least once through the dispenser 62 and the control module 280 can control the time at which the limit switch 630 is turned on, the time at which the air pump 152 is driven, It is possible to determine whether or not the beverage extraction is completed by using information such as the time when the main valve 9 is turned on.

The control module 280 can perform close control of the air supply opening / closing valve 159 and open control of the exhaust valve 156 when the beverage removal is completed.

If the drink dispensing is completed and the dispenser 62 is closed, the control module 280 opens the exhaust valve 156 by turning it on for the complete set time.

The air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 can be exhausted through the air supply channel 154 to the exhaust valve 156 and the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank (112) can be equal to the atmospheric pressure.

The control module 280 turns on the exhaust valve 156 and closes the exhaust valve 156 when the completion set time has elapsed.

If the cleaning and sterilization step (S1300) is not performed after the beverage removal or the cleaning and sterilization step (S1300) does not include the main channel cleaning process, the control module (280) ) ≪ / RTI > The user may open the fermentation lid 107 to remove the fermentation container 12 from the fermentation module 111. [

When the inside of the fermentation tank 112 is at a higher pressure than the atmospheric pressure or higher when the fermentation lid 107 is opened, the fermentation container 12 can bounce to the upper portion of the fermentation tank 112 due to such a pressure difference.

On the other hand, when a part of the air between the fermentation container 12 and the fermentation tank 112 is exhausted through the exhaust valve 156 before the user opens the fermentation lid 107, when the fermentation lid 107 is opened , The fermentation container 12 does not bounce upward but is retained inside the fermentation tank 112.

That is, the user can take the fermented container 12, which has been used safely and cleanly, from the fermentation tank 112.

On the other hand, if all the beverage in the fermentation container 12 is taken out and the control module 280 determines that the beverage extraction is completed, the control module 280 further performs the beverage manufacturing course and the cleaning and sterilizing step after the beverage removal (S1300) can do.

The beverage manufacturing course and the cleaning and sterilizing step (S1300) after the beverage removal may include at least one of an extraction valve cleaning process and a main channel cleaning process. When the cleaning and sterilizing course (S1300) includes an extraction valve cleaning process and a main channel cleaning process, the order of execution of each cleaning process may be changed as needed.

The extraction valve cleaning process is the same as or similar to the cleaning and disinfection step S100 before the above-described beverage manufacturing process, so duplicate description is omitted. Hereinafter, the main valve cleaning process will be described.

The control module 280 can turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 when the limit switch 630 of the dispenser 62 is off. In addition, the control module 280 can open the main valve 9. [

The control module 280 can turn on the gas extraction valve 73 at the start of the main channel cleaning process. The control module 280 may turn on the exhaust valve 156 at the start of the main channel cleaning process.

The control module 280 can control the channel switching valve 20 to perform cleaning and sterilization of the material feeder 3 and the bypass channel 4C, respectively, or simultaneously.

For example, the control module 280 may perform cleaning and sterilization of the bypass channel 4C after cleaning and sterilization of the material feeder 3.

 The control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 are in communication with each other, 313) 323 and 333 can be turned on. When the on-off valves 313, 323, and 333 are turned on, the on-off valves 313, 323, and 333 can be opened.

The control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other and the bypass valve 35 Can be turned on. When the bypass valve 35 is turned on, the bypass valve 35 can be opened.

When the water pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 flows into the water heater 53 and can be heated in the water heater 53.

When the control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the common material feeder inlet channel 301 communicate with each other, the water heated by the water heater 53 Can flow into the first material accommodating portion 31, the second material accommodating portion 32 and the third material accommodating portion 33 through the respective material supply inlet channels 311, 321 and 331 have. The water heated by the water heater 53 flows into the second main channel 4B after passing through the first material accommodating portion 31, the second material accommodating portion 32, the third material accommodating portion 33, And may be introduced into the empty fermentation container 12 in the fermentation tank 112 through the main channel connection part 115. [

When the control module 280 controls the channel switching valve 20 so that the first main channel 4A and the bypass channel 4C communicate with each other, the water heated by the water heater 53 (i.e., hot water) And can flow to the bypass valve 35 through each bypass channel 4C. The water heated by the feed water heater 53 can flow to the second main channel 4B after passing through the bypass valve 35 and can flow through the main channel connection part 115 to the empty fermentation container (Not shown).

In the main channel cleaning process, the beverage removal is completed and the sterilized and cleaned water can be introduced into the empty fermentation container 12, and the fermentation container 12 can be expanded by the incoming water, A part of the air between the fermentation tank 12 and the fermentation tank 112 can be pushed by the fermentation container 12 to be expanded and can flow into the air supply channel 154 and can be exhausted to the outside through the exhaust valve 156.

In this control, the beverage maker includes a first main channel 4A, a bypass channel 4C, a bypass valve 35, material receiving portions 31, 32 and 33, a second main channel 4B And the main channel connecting portion 115 can be cleaned and sterilized by the water heated by the water heater 53.

The beverage maker may perform such cleaning and sterilization for the main channel cleaning set-up time and after the main channel wash set-up time, complete the main channel cleaning procedure.

The control module 280 can turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water heater 53 after the main channel cleaning setting time has elapsed and the main valve 9, the bypass valve 35, 313, 323, 333, gas discharge valve 73, and exhaust valve 156 can be closed.

After the washing and sterilization step (S1300) is completed, the user can take out and process the water-containing fermentation container 12 that has opened the fermentation lid 107 and has performed cleaning in the fermentation tank module 111.

Hereinafter, the corresponding operation of the beverage maker according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The corresponding operation at the time of power restoration may mean various operations performed by the beverage maker when power supply to the beverage maker during manufacture of the beverage is stopped and then resumed for a predetermined time due to power failure or the like.

5 is a block diagram schematically showing a control configuration of a beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the beverage maker may include a controller 281A, a wireless communication unit 284, a temperature sensor 16, a pressure sensor 72, a display 282, and a memory 285.

The wireless communication portion 284 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the beverage maker and the user's mobile terminal (smartphone, tablet PC, etc.) and / or beverage maker and server. The wireless communication unit 284 may also include one or more modules that connect the beverage maker to one or more networks.

For example, the wireless communication unit 284 may include at least one of a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, and a local communication module.

The mobile communication module is a mobile communication module that is constructed in accordance with technical standards for mobile communication or a communication method (for example, Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Long Term Evolution A mobile terminal, a server, and the like.

The wireless Internet module may be configured to send and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies (e.g., Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi)

The short-range communication module is for short-range communication and may be at least one of Bluetooth ™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, One can be used to support short-range communication.

Using the wireless communication unit 284, the beverage maker can receive information on the outdoor air temperature at the time of power failure recovery from the user's mobile terminal or server. According to the embodiment, the beverage maker may transmit the information on the corresponding operation in the case of power failure recovery to the user's mobile terminal by using the wireless communication unit 284. [ The information on the corresponding operation at the time of the power restoration may include information on the power failure time, the beverage preparing step immediately before the power failure, the disposal of the beverage being manufactured, and the continuation or restarting of the beverage preparing step that was being performed immediately before the power failure.

The temperature sensor 16 may be provided to measure the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 as described above with reference to Fig. The controller 281A can obtain information on the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 by controlling the temperature sensor 16 at the time of recovery from the power failure.

The pressure sensor 72 can be installed in the gas outlet channel 71 as described above with reference to Fig. The pressure sensor 72 can sense the pressure of the gas flowing into the gas extraction channel 71 through the gas extraction channel connection part 121 in the fermentation container 12 or in the fermentation tank 112. The controller 281A can obtain information on the pressure of the fermentation container 12 or the fermentation tank 112 by controlling the pressure sensor 72 at the time of recovery from the power failure. 1, the gas extraction channel 71 is shown connected to the fermentation container 12. However, in the case where the fermentation container 12 is not provided, the gas extraction channel 71 is connected to the fermentation vessel 112 It is possible.

The display 282 may display various information of the beverage maker. The display 282 may be disposed in the center cover 213, but this is not necessarily the case. In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 281A may display information about corresponding actions upon power failure recovery via the display 282. [ Examples of the information on the corresponding operation in the case of the power failure return displayed through the display 282 will be described later with reference to Figs. 10 to 12. Fig.

The memory 285 may store various information related to the beverage making operation of the beverage maker. For example, the memory 285 may store information about set values or target values (temperature, pressure, etc.) for each of the beverage making steps in the beverage making operation, various graphic data to be displayed through the display 282, .

Particularly, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the memory 285 stores, for each of the beverage manufacturing steps, manufacturing quality influence information on whether or not the quality of the beverage can be affected according to the blackout time, Can be stored. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

The memory 285 stores an algorithm for performing a corresponding operation upon power recovery according to an embodiment of the present invention, an algorithm for calculating the power failure time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112, An algorithm for calculating the blackout time based on the pressure change of the container 12, and the like. These algorithms can be performed by the controller 281A.

The controller 281A can control the operation of various components included in the beverage maker. The controller 281A may be implemented as an integrated circuit (IC), a microcomputer (or a microcomputer), a CPU, an application processor (AP), or the like. The controller 281A may be included in the control module 280 described in FIG.

According to the embodiment, the beverage maker includes an outside air temperature sensor 286 for measuring the outside air temperature outside the beverage maker, and a timer (not shown) for measuring the time from when the power supply of the beverage maker is stopped until the power supply is resumed 287).

In particular, the timer 287 may include a separate power supply (e.g., a battery, etc.) to operate in a state where power is not supplied to the beverage maker. When the power supply of the beverage maker is resumed, the controller 281A can acquire information on the power failure time from the timer 287. [

6 is a flowchart illustrating a corresponding operation of the beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the power supplied to the beverage maker during the beverage manufacturing process is stopped for a predetermined time due to a power failure or the like, and then the power supply can be restarted according to the power return (S2000).

When the power supply is resumed, the beverage maker can confirm the beverage production step immediately before the power failure (S2100).

For example, in the memory 285, information about the beverage manufacturing step being performed by the beverage maker can be stored in real time. The controller 281A can confirm the beverage manufacturing step immediately before the power failure by acquiring information on the beverage manufacturing step last stored in the memory 285 when the power supply is resumed in accordance with the power return.

The beverage maker can check whether the identified beverage manufacturing step is a step affecting the manufacturing quality according to the blackout time (S2200).

The step that affects the quality of production may mean a beverage preparation step in which the beverage (the beverage being manufactured) contained in the fermentation container 12 or the fermentation tank 112 may be altered as the blackout time becomes longer. Alternatively, the step of influencing the manufacturing quality may cause a problem that the quality of the manufactured beverage is lowered when the production of the beverage is completed later due to a difference of at least a predetermined value from the set temperature or the set pressure at the beverage manufacturing step And the like.

If the identified beverage manufacturing step does not correspond to the step of influencing the manufacturing quality according to the blackout time (NO in S2200), the beverage maker can restart the confirmed beverage manufacturing step or continue from the point immediately before the power failure (S2300).

On the other hand, if the identified beverage manufacturing step corresponds to the step of influencing the manufacturing quality according to the blackout time (YES in S2200), the beverage maker can determine the disposal of the beverage currently being manufactured by calculating the blackout time.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the beverage maker can calculate the blackout time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112, or calculate the blackout time based on the pressure change of the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 .

When the identified beverage preparation step does not correspond to the fermentation step (primary fermentation or secondary fermentation) (NO in S2400), the beverage maker can calculate the power failure time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 (S2500 ).

On the other hand, when the identified beverage preparation step corresponds to the fermentation step (primary fermentation or secondary fermentation) (YES in S2400), the beverage maker generates the restoration time based on the pressure change in the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 (S2600). Depending on the embodiment, the beverage maker may calculate the power failure time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 even if the identified beverage preparation step corresponds to the fermentation step.

The operation of calculating the blackout time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 or calculating the blackout time based on the pressure change of the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 and the operation corresponding to the calculated blackout time The operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8. FIG.

7 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of calculating the power failure time based on the temperature change of the fermenter and a corresponding operation according to the calculated power failure time;

Referring to FIG. 7, the beverage maker can confirm the outside air temperature, the fermenter temperature before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature (S2510, S2520, S2530).

In Fig. 7, the beverage maker is shown to check the outside air temperature, the fermenter temperature before power failure, and the current fermenter temperature, but this is not necessarily the case.

Specifically, the controller 281A can acquire information on the ambient temperature from the user's mobile terminal or an external server through the wireless communication unit 284. [ According to the embodiment, when the beverage maker is provided with a separate outside air temperature sensor 286, the controller 281A may control the outside air temperature sensor 286 to obtain information on the outside air temperature.

The controller 281A can acquire information on the fermenter temperature before the power failure from the memory 285. [ That is, the controller 281A may control the temperature sensor 16 during the manufacture of the beverage to periodically or continuously measure the temperature of the fermentation tank 112, and store the measured temperature in the memory 285. [ Accordingly, the controller 281A can acquire information on the fermenter temperature last stored in the memory 285 during power failure recovery.

In addition, the controller 281A can obtain the current fermentation tank temperature by controlling the temperature sensor 16 and measuring the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 at the time of recovery from the power failure.

The beverage maker can calculate the power failure time of the beverage maker based on the determined outside air temperature, the fermentation bath temperature before the power failure, and the current fermentation bath temperature (S2540).

Each of the beverage production steps may have information on the set temperature of the fermentation tank 112. The beverage maker may control the temperature controller 11 to maintain the temperature of the fermenter 112 at the set temperature.

The operation of the temperature controller 11 may be interrupted when power supply to the beverage maker is interrupted. In this case, the temperature in the fermentation tank 112 may change due to a phenomenon such as heat conduction with the outside or a phenomenon such as a tropical stream, and may deviate from the set temperature. That is, the blackout time of the beverage maker can be calculated based on the external ambient temperature and the change amount of the fermentation tank temperature (difference between the current fermentation tank temperature and the fermentation tank temperature (or set temperature) before the power failure). For example, supposing that the time required for raising the temperature of the fermenter by 1 ° C is 1 hour when the outside air temperature is 35 ° C and the outside air temperature is 35 ° C, the power interruption time may correspond to the variation of the fermenter temperature . That is, assuming that the change in the temperature of the fermenter is 2 ° C, the power interruption time may be about 2 hours. If the ambient temperature changes, the time required for raising the temperature of the fermenter by 1 ° C can also be changed.

The beverage maker can compare the calculated power interruption time with the disposal reference time (S2550). The discard reference time may be stored in the memory 285 in advance. In addition, the disposal reference time may have different values depending on the beverage preparation step.

If the calculated power failure time exceeds the discard reference time (YES in S2550), the beverage maker may output information about the corresponding operation in the power failure return including the power failure information and the discard inducing message via the display 282 S2560).

The power failure information may include information on the calculated power interruption time, information on the beverage manufacturing process being performed before power failure, and the like. The discard inducing message may be a message to induce discarding of the beverage being manufactured because the beverage being manufactured may have been altered by a power failure or the manufacturing quality may be degraded. The user may discard the drink being manufactured based on the discarding message. However, in some cases, the user may operate the beverage maker to continue to manufacture the beverage despite the discard prompt message. That is, when the calculated power interruption time exceeds the discarding reference time, the beverage maker can make the user decide whether or not to discard the beverage being manufactured, without forcing it to be discarded.

On the other hand, if the calculated power failure time does not exceed the discard reference time (NO in S2550), the beverage maker outputs information about the corresponding operation at the time of power failure return including the power failure information through the display 282, The manufacturing step can be continuously performed (S2570).

That is, when the calculated power interruption time does not exceed the discard reference time, the beverage maker can judge that the quality of the beverage being manufactured is not affected or is low. Therefore, the beverage maker can output the power failure information including the information on the calculated power failure time, the information on the identified beverage manufacturing step through the display 282, and continue the performed beverage manufacturing step.

In the steps S2560 and S2570, it is described that the information on the corresponding operation upon power failure return is output through the display 282. However, according to the embodiment, the beverage maker transmits the information on the corresponding operation upon power failure return to the wireless communication unit 284 To the user's mobile terminal.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of calculating the power failure time based on the pressure change in the fermenter and a corresponding operation according to the calculated power failure time; Fig.

Referring to FIG. 8, the beverage maker can confirm the fermentation elapsed time before the power failure, the fermenter pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentor pressure, respectively (S2610, S2620, S2630).

In FIG. 8, the beverage maker sequentially displays the fermentation elapsed time before the power failure, the fermenter pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentor pressure, but this is not necessarily the case.

More specifically, the controller 281A can acquire information on the fermentation elapsed time before the power failure from the memory 285. [ To this end, the controller 281A stores information on the elapsed time of fermentation (primary fermentation or secondary fermentation) during manufacture of the beverage in the memory 285, and updates the information on the fermentation elapsed time over time can do. Upon power failure recovery, the controller 281A may obtain information on the last updated elapsed fermentation time.

Information on the elapsed fermentation time can be used to predict the amount of gas generated during a blackout. For example, the amount of gas generated at the beginning of fermentation may be larger than the amount of gas generated at the end of fermentation. As the amount of generated gas increases, the pressure increase rate of the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 can be increased. Therefore, in order to calculate the power failure time based on the change in the pressure, the controller 281A can acquire information on the elapsed fermentation time before the power failure.

Further, the controller 281A can acquire information on the fermentation tank pressure before the power failure from the memory 285. [ That is, the controller 281A controls the pressure sensor 72 during the fermentation step to periodically measure the pressure in the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 and store the measured pressure in the memory 285 have. Accordingly, the controller 281A can acquire information on the fermenter pressure last stored in the memory 285 upon power failure recovery.

The controller 281A can also check the current fermentation tank pressure by controlling the pressure sensor 72 to measure the pressure in the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 during recovery from the power failure.

The beverage maker can calculate the power interruption time of the beverage maker based on the fermentation elapsed time before the power failure, the fermentation bath pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentation bath pressure (S2640).

When the power supply to the beverage maker is stopped, the gas opening / closing valve 73 for regulating the pressure in the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 may be closed. In this case, since the fermentation process is continuously performed in the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12, the pressure may gradually increase. That is, the drink maker can calculate the blackout time using the change in pressure before and after the blackout. For example, assuming that the pre-electrostatic pre-fermentation elapsed time is 5 hours, the fermentation cell pre-charge pressure is 1.3 pa, and the present fermenter cell pressure is 1.6 pa, the pressure increase per hour when the fermentation elapsed time is 5 hours is 0.1 pa, The outage time can be about 3 hours. On the other hand, when the elapsed elapsed time before electrostatic pre-fermentation is different, the amount of pressure increase per hour may also be changed.

The beverage maker can compare the calculated power interruption time with the disposal reference time (S2650). The discard reference time may be stored in the memory 285 in advance. In addition, the discarding reference time may have different values depending on the primary fermentation and the secondary fermentation.

If the calculated power outage time exceeds the discard reference time (YES in S2650), the beverage maker may output information about the corresponding operation at the time of power failure return including the power failure information and the discard inducing message through the display 282 ( S2660).

On the other hand, if the calculated power failure time does not exceed the discard reference time (NO in S2650), the beverage maker outputs information about the corresponding operation upon power failure return including the power failure information through the display 282, The manufacturing step can be continuously performed (S2670).

Steps S2660 and S2670 are similar to steps S2560 and S2570 of FIG. 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 9 is a table for explaining an example of a beverage quality influence during power outage and a corresponding operation at the time of power failure recovery for each of the beverage making steps performed through the beverage maker, Fig. 8 is an exemplary view of a screen displayed on the display in response to a corresponding operation at a time.

Referring to FIG. 9, the beverage maker stores, for each of the beverage manufacturing steps, manufacturing quality influence information as to whether or not the quality of the beverage can be affected according to the blackout time, 285).

Referring to some of the beverage manufacturing steps shown in the table of Fig. 9, in the case of the washing and sterilizing steps for the channels in the fermenter or beverage maker, before the material for the production of the beverage is introduced, or after the beverage is finished drinking . Thus, the cleaning and sterilization step is not related to the manufacture of the beverage, so even if the supply of power is interrupted during the cleaning and sterilization steps, it may not have any effect on the beverage quality. In addition, since the cleaning and sterilization step may be restarted upon power return, the cleaning and sterilization step may be restarted from the beginning when the power is restored.

Referring to FIG. 10, it can be recovered after the power supply is stopped during washing and sterilization of the channels in the fermenter 112 or the beverage maker. The controller 281A can confirm the beverage production stage at the time of power failure and check the beverage production stage at the time of power failure and confirm whether the confirmed beverage production stage can affect the beverage quality during power failure. For steps that do not affect the beverage quality during a power outage, such as cleaning and sterilization steps, the controller 281A displays a message 700 indicating that the power is restored and a message informing the user to restart the identified cleaning and sterilizing steps Can be displayed through the display 282. According to the embodiment, when the beverage maker is provided with a sound output unit such as a speaker, the controller 281A may output the messages through the speaker in a voice form. The controller 281A may also transmit the messages to the user's mobile terminal or the like through the wireless communication unit 284. [

The controller 281A may display on the display 282 a screen 701 showing the progress of the cleaning and sterilization step as the cleaning and sterilization step is restarted.

Referring again to FIG. 9, in the case of the second fermentation step, it may correspond to a step directly related to the manufacture of the beverage. In the secondary fermentation step, the temperature and pressure in the fermentation tank 112 are adjusted to correspond to the set temperature and the set pressure using the temperature controller 11 and the gas opening / closing valve 73, The temperature and / or pressure of the fermenter 112 may be different from the set temperature and / or pressure because the operations of the temperature controller 11 and the gas opening / closing valve 73 are interrupted. If such a state continues for a predetermined time or longer, the beverage being produced may be deteriorated or the quality of the beverage after production is lowered.

Therefore, the controller 281A can calculate the power failure time upon power failure return, and decide whether to discard the beverage being manufactured or continue the secondary fermentation step.

Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, power supply may be interrupted for a predetermined time during the second fermentation step of the beverage being manufactured. The controller 281A can confirm the beverage production stage at the time of power failure and check the beverage production stage at the time of power failure and confirm whether the confirmed beverage production stage can affect the beverage quality during power failure. The controller 281A may calculate the blackout time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 or may calculate the blackout time based on the temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation container 12 , The blackout time can be calculated. This has been described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

11, if it is assumed that the discarding reference time is 3 hours, and the power failure time does not exceed the discard reference time (for example, about 15 minutes), the controller 281A issues a message informing the power failure recovery, A message containing information about the identified secondary fermentation step, and a message informing that the identified secondary fermentation step is to be continued may be displayed on the display 282. According to the embodiment, when the beverage maker is provided with a sound output unit such as a speaker, the controller 281A may output the messages through the speaker in a voice form. The controller 281A may also transmit the messages to the user's mobile terminal or the like through the wireless communication unit 284. [

In addition, the controller 281A can control the configurations of the beverage maker to continue the secondary fermentation step, and can display the display 711 on the display 282 showing the progress of the secondary fermentation step and the like.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 12, if the outage time exceeds the revocation reference time (e.g., about 6 hours), the controller 281A sends a message informing of the power failure return, a message containing the power failure time, A display 720 may be displayed on the display 282 that includes a message to induce discard of the beverage being dispensed. Thereafter, the controller 281A can display the guide screen 721 for guiding the disposal of the beverage being manufactured through the display 282, thereby guiding the user to remove the beverage being manufactured from the fermentation vessel 112. [

According to an embodiment, if the user does not wish to discard the beverage being manufactured, the controller 281A may continue the secondary fermentation step.

That is, the beverage maker according to the embodiment of the present invention can take an appropriate action according to the beverage manufacturing step and the power outage time upon returning from the power supply stoppage due to power failure or the like, so that the reliability of the beverage maker can be further improved .

On the other hand, channels such as the main channel 4, the beverage extraction channel 61, the gas extraction channel 71, the air injection channel 81, the air supply channel 154, etc., It may be formed of a plurality of tubes or a plurality of tubes which are continuous in the longitudinal direction and may include two hoses or tubes arranged with other arrangements such as control valves or the like Of course.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (18)

A fermentation tank having a receiving space for receiving a fermentation container containing a beverage being manufactured;
A memory for storing information on a manufacturing step of the beverage; And
When the beverage is recovered after the occurrence of a power failure, the manufacturing step before the power failure is confirmed,
And a controller for performing a counter-action corresponding to the restarting, continuing, or discarding of the drink, based on the identified manufacturing steps. The method according to claim 1,
If the identified manufacturing step is a step that can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
The controller comprising:
Calculating a power failure time based on at least one of a temperature change of the fermentation tank and a pressure change of the fermentation container,
And performs the corresponding operation at the time of power failure restoration corresponding to the continuation of the manufacturing step or the discarding induction of the beverage based on the calculated power failure time. 3. The method of claim 2,
The controller comprising:
Upon returning from the generation of the electrostatic charge, the outside air temperature, the temperature of the fermenter before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature are checked,
And calculates the power failure time based on the outside air temperature, the fermenter temperature before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fermenter,
The controller comprising:
Controlling the temperature sensor to periodically or continuously measure the temperature of the fermentation tank,
Storing said fermenter temperature, which is measured periodically or continuously, in said memory,
Acquiring the fermenter temperature last stored in the memory as the fermenter temperature before the power failure,
And controls the temperature sensor to obtain the current fermenter temperature upon returning after the occurrence of the blackout. 3. The method of claim 2,
The controller comprising:
If the identified manufacturing step is a primary fermentation or a secondary fermentation step,
The fermentation container pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentation container pressure at the time of recovery after the generation of the power failure,
Wherein said power generation time is calculated on the basis of the fermentation elapsed time before the confirmed power failure, the fermentation tank pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentation tank pressure. 6. The method of claim 5,
A gas outlet channel connected to the fermentation container;
A gas opening / closing valve connected to the gas extracting channel, the gas opening / closing valve being turned on / off to discharge a gas flowing out from the fermenting container to the gas extracting channel to the outside; And
Further comprising a pressure sensor provided in the gas outlet channel for measuring the pressure of the fermentation container corresponding to the pressure of the gas flowing out from the fermentation container to the gas outlet channel,
The controller comprising:
Controlling the pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the fermentation container a plurality of times during the primary fermentation or the secondary fermentation step,
Storing the measured fermentation container pressure in the memory,
Acquiring a fermentation container pressure last stored in the memory as the fermentation container pressure before the power failure,
And controls said pressure sensor to obtain said current fermentation container pressure upon return after said outage. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising: a display for outputting a message informing of a power failure recovery upon returning from the occurrence of the power failure,
The controller comprising:
If the calculated power failure time exceeds the discard reference time,
And outputting the drink discarding message of the beverage through the display. 8. The method of claim 7,
The controller comprising:
If the calculated power failure time does not exceed the discard reference time,
Outputting via the display a message informing that the identified manufacturing step is to be continued,
And performs the counter operation corresponding to the continuation of the identified manufacturing step. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising: a display for outputting a message informing of a power failure recovery upon returning from the occurrence of the power failure,
The controller comprising:
If the identified manufacturing step does not affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
And a message informing the resumption or continuation of the identified manufacturing step is displayed on the display. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the memory stores, for each of the manufacturing steps of the beverage, manufacturing quality influence information as to whether or not it can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
The controller comprising:
On the basis of the manufacturing quality influence information stored in the memory, upon the return after the occurrence of the blackout, whether the identified manufacturing step can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time. The method according to claim 1,
And a wireless communication unit for transmitting information on the corresponding operation upon power failure recovery to the mobile terminal. A fermentation tank having a receiving space for receiving a beverage being manufactured;
A memory for storing information on a manufacturing step of the beverage; And
When the beverage is recovered after the occurrence of a power failure, the manufacturing step before the power failure is confirmed,
And a controller for performing a counter-action corresponding to the restarting, continuing, or discarding of the drink, based on the identified manufacturing steps. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the memory stores, for each of the manufacturing steps of the beverage, manufacturing quality influence information as to whether or not it can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
The controller comprising:
On the basis of the manufacturing quality influence information stored in the memory, upon the return after the occurrence of the blackout, whether the identified manufacturing step can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time. 14. The method of claim 13,
The controller comprising:
If the identified manufacturing step does not affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
And performs a corresponding operation upon power failure recovery corresponding to the restart or continuation of the identified manufacturing step. 14. The method of claim 13,
The controller comprising:
If the identified manufacturing step is a step that can affect the manufacturing quality of the beverage according to the blackout time,
Calculating a blackout time based on the temperature of the fermenter or the pressure of the fermenter,
And performs the corresponding operation at the time of power failure restoration corresponding to the continuation of the manufacturing step or the discarding induction of the beverage based on the calculated power failure time. 16. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fermenter,
The controller comprising:
Upon returning from the generation of the electrostatic charge, the outside air temperature, the temperature of the fermenter before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature are checked,
And calculates the power failure time based on the outside air temperature, the fermenter temperature before the power failure, and the current fermenter temperature. 16. The method of claim 15,
A gas outlet channel connected to the fermenter;
A gas opening / closing valve connected to the gas extracting channel, the gas opening / closing valve being turned on / off to discharge a gas flowing out from the fermenter to the gas extracting channel to the outside; And
Further comprising a pressure sensor provided in the gas outlet channel for measuring a pressure of the fermentation vessel corresponding to a pressure of gas discharged from the fermenter to the gas outlet channel,
The controller comprising:
The fermentation elapsed time before the power failure, the fermentation bath pressure before the power failure, and the current fermentation bath pressure are checked,
And calculates the power failure time based on the elapsed fermentation time before the power failure, the pressure of the fermentor before the power failure, and the current fermentation tank pressure. 16. The method of claim 15,
The controller comprising:
And when the calculated power failure time exceeds the discard reference time,
And if the calculated power interruption time does not exceed the discard reference time, continues the identified manufacturing step.

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