KR20200133710A - Beer maker - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a beer manufacturing apparatus comprises: a fermentation tank in which a beer manufacturing pack containing a beer ingredient is mounted; a flow path body provided inside the fermentation tank, coupled to a pack body of the beer manufacturing pack mounted in the fermentation tank, and including a main flow path unit connected to a flexible tube of the beer manufacturing pack and a sub-flow path unit connected to a gas discharge flow path of the beer manufacturing pack when coupled to the pack body; a main flow path connecting the main flow path unit of the flow path body; a water supply pump connected to the main flow path; and a dispenser connected to the main flow path. According to the present invention, beer can be simply manufactured without any specialized knowledge.

Description

Beer manufacturing equipment {BEER MAKER}

The present invention relates to a beer production apparatus and a control method thereof.

Beer is made by making juice from malt made from sprouted barley, filtering it, adding hops, and fermenting it with yeast.

Consumers can purchase ready-made products manufactured and sold by beer makers, or they can make house beer (or craft beer) in which the ingredients of beer are directly fermented at home or in a bar.

House beer can be manufactured in a variety of different types than ready-made products, and can be manufactured to suit consumer taste.

Ingredients for making beer may be water, malt, hops, yeast, flavor additives, and the like.

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

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

Typically, house beer may include a total of three stages of wort generation, fermentation, and aging, and it may take about 2 to 3 weeks from the wort generation to the aging stage.

It is important to maintain the optimum temperature during the fermentation step of house beer, and the convenience of the user can be increased as it is manufactured more simply.

In recent years, a beer manufacturing apparatus that can easily manufacture house beer at home or in a bar is increasingly being used, and it is desirable that such a beer manufacturing apparatus can maintain an optimum temperature for beer fermentation and that its use is convenient. .

KR 20-0319526 U (announced on July 12, 2003)

One problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a beer production apparatus and a control method thereof that can easily produce beer without specialized knowledge.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a beer manufacturing apparatus and a control method thereof capable of keeping the inside clean by sterilization and washing.

The beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may ferment beer ingredients contained in a beer manufacturing pack installed in a fermentation tank.

The beer production apparatus includes a fermentation tank in which a beer production pack containing beer material is mounted; A main flow path part provided in the fermentation tank and coupled to the pack body of the beer production pack mounted in the fermentation tank, and connected to the flexible tube of the beer production pack when combined with the pack body, and a gas discharge flow path of the beer production pack A flow path body having a sub flow path part connected to the flow path; A main passage connecting the main passage portion of the passage body; A feed pump connected to the main flow path; And It may include a dispenser connected to the main flow path.

The flow path body may connect the inside of the beer production pack and the main flow path when the beer production pack is coupled.

The beer production apparatus may further include a gas extraction flow passage connected to the sub flow passage through which gas in the beer production pack is discharged.

The beer production apparatus may further include a gas outlet valve provided in the gas outlet passage and opening and closing the gas outlet passage.

An additive may be accommodated in the dispenser, and the feed pump may inject the additive contained in the dispenser into the beer manufacturing pack.

The additive accommodated in the dispenser may include at least one of yeast or hop.

The dispenser includes: a material receiving portion; And a water supply body connecting the main flow path and the inside of the material receiving part when coupled to the material receiving part.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a main valve that opens and closes the main flow path and is positioned between the flow path body and the dispenser with respect to a longitudinal direction of the main flow path.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a bypass flow path for bypassing the dispenser to communicate the feed water pump and the flow path body.

The beer production apparatus may further include a bypass valve provided in the bypass flow path to open and close the bypass flow path.

Beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, fermentation tank; A passage body installed in the fermentation tank and provided with a main passage portion and a sub passage portion; A main passage connecting the main passage portion of the passage body; A sterilizing cleaning pack coupled to the flow path body and communicating the main flow path with the inside; A dispenser connected to the main flow path; A feed pump connected to the main flow path; And a controller for controlling the operation of the feed water pump so that the water passing through the dispenser flows to the main flow path.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a gas outlet passage connected to the sub passage portion, and water injected into the sterilization washing pack may flow into the gas outlet passage.

The beer production apparatus includes: a refrigeration cycle device for generating cold air; And an insulating wall forming an insulating space in which cold air generated in the refrigeration cycle device is stored, and the inside of the fermentation tank may be cooled by the cold air.

A method of controlling a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of sterilizing and washing a main flow path connecting a main flow path of a flow path body installed in a fermentation tank; Coupling a pack body of a beer making pack containing beer ingredients with the flow path body to connect the inside of the beer making pack containing the beer ingredients to a sterilized and cleaned main flow path; Supplying yeast for fermenting the beer ingredients contained in the beer manufacturing pack mounted in the fermentation tank; Opening a gas withdrawal valve to discharge gas generated during fermentation of the beer material contained in the beer production pack to the outside; And closing the gas withdrawal valve while fermentation is in progress within the fermentation of the beer material contained in the beer production pack.

In the supplying of the yeast, in a state in which yeast is accommodated in a dispenser connected to the main passage, a feed pump connected to the main passage may be operated to supply the yeast contained in the dispenser to the beer manufacturing pack.

The control method of the beer production apparatus may further include supplying hops to the beer production pack. In the step of supplying hops to the beer manufacturing pack, hops contained in the dispenser may be supplied to the beer manufacturing pack by operating a water supply pump connected to the main channel while the hops are accommodated in a dispenser connected to the main channel.

The step of sterilizing and washing the main flow path may be performed in a state in which a sterilization cleaning pack is coupled to the flow path body.

In the step of sterilizing and washing the main flow path, the main flow path may be sterilized and cleaned by water flowed by a feed pump connected to the main flow path.

The gas outlet valve may be provided in a gas outlet passage connected to a sub passage portion of the passage body.

A beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fermentation tank in which a beer production pack containing ingredients or a sterilization washing pack into which water after washing and sterilization is introduced is accommodated; The sterilization washing pack or the pack body of the beer production pack, and when combined with the pack body, a main flow path part connected to the pack main flow path of the pack body, and a sub flow path part connected to the gas discharge flow path of the pack body A flow path body provided; A main passage connecting the main passage portion of the passage body; A feed pump connected to the main flow path; And a dispenser connected to the main flow path.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as long as a beer production pack containing beer ingredients is mounted in a fermentation tank, beer can be prepared automatically and easily without any possibility of contamination by contacting the outside without specialized knowledge.

In addition, it is possible to automatically sterilize and clean the inside of the beer production device before installing the beer production pack in the fermentation tank. Beer production can be completed.

In addition, additives, such as hops or oil, for brewing taste and aroma during fermentation of malt contained in the beer manufacturing pack can be automatically added without being contaminated by contacting the outside through a dispenser.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a perspective view showing the interior of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 4 is a front view showing the interior of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a perspective view of a dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the lead module shown in FIG. 5;
7 is a plan view showing the inside of the dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;
9 is a plan view of a capsule receiving body of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a bottom view of a rocker of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
11 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
12 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a cross-sectional view of a plurality of capsule accommodating portions shown in FIG. 12 when opened;
14 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the fermentor assembly of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
15 is a cross-sectional view when the opening shown in FIG. 14 is opened;
16 is a side view showing an example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
17 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
18 is a side view showing another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
19 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
20 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
21 is a cross-sectional view showing a beer withdrawal valve of the beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
22 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
23 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
24 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of the washing and sterilization steps of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
25 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the first sterilization step shown in FIG. 24;
26 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the first washing step shown in FIG. 24;
FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing a detailed control sequence of the second sterilization step shown in FIG. 24;
28 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the second washing step shown in FIG. 24;
29 is a flow chart showing a control procedure according to the first embodiment of the drainage step shown in FIG. 24;
30 is a flow chart showing a control procedure according to the second embodiment of the drainage step shown in FIG. 24;
31 is a graph showing changes in temperature measured by the thermistor according to the flow rate control of the feed water pump.

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

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the beer manufacturing apparatus is connected to the fermentation module 1, the fermentation module 1 and the dispenser 3 connected to the main flow path 2, and the dispenser 3 and the water supply flow path 4 It includes a water supply module 5 and a beer extractor 6 through which the beer fermented in the fermentation module 1 is taken out.

The fermentation module 1 includes a fermentation tank assembly 11 having a space S1 formed therein.

The fermentation tank assembly 11 may include a fermentation tank 112 having an opening 111 formed therein and a space S1 formed therein, and a fermentation tank cover 114 covering the opening 111.

Fermentation tank 112 may be composed of a combination made of a plurality of members.

The fermentation tank cover 114 seals the inside of the fermentation tank 112 and may be disposed above the fermentation tank 112 to cover the opening 111. The fermentation tank cover 114 may be provided with a main flow path connecting portion 115 connected to the main flow path 2.

In addition, the fermentation module 1 may further include a beer production pack 12 inserted and accommodated in the fermentation tank assembly 11. The beer manufacturing pack 12 may be a pack containing materials for beer manufacturing therein.

The beer manufacturing pack 12 may be inserted into and accommodated in the fermentation tank 11 while the material is contained therein. The beer manufacturing pack 12 may be formed smaller than the space S1 formed in the fermenter assembly 11.

The beer production pack 12 may be inserted into the fermentation tank 112 and accommodated in the fermentation tank 112 with the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 open. The fermentation tank cover 114 may cover the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 after the beer production pack 12 is inserted into the fermentation tank 112. The beer production pack 12 may help fermentation of the material in a state accommodated in the space S1 closed by the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation tank cover 114. The beer manufacturing pack 12 may expand due to the pressure therein while the beer is being manufactured.

On the other hand, the material for beer production may include water, malt, yeast, hops, flavor additives, and the like.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may include both a dispenser 3 and a beer manufacturing pack 12, and materials for beer manufacturing may be dispersed and contained in the dispenser 3 and the beer manufacturing pack 12. The beer making pack 12 may contain some of the ingredients for making beer, and the dispenser 3 may contain the rest of the ingredients. The remaining materials contained in the dispenser 3 may be supplied to the beer production pack 12 together with water supplied from the water supply module 5, and may be mixed with some of the ingredients contained in the beer production pack 12.

The beer production pack 12 may contain main ingredients essential for beer production, and the dispenser 3 may contain additives added to the main ingredients. In this case, the additive contained in the dispenser 3 may be mixed with water supplied from the water supply module 5 and supplied to the beer manufacturing pack 12, and may be mixed with the main material contained in the beer manufacturing pack 12. have.

The main material contained in the beer manufacturing pack 12 is a material having a larger capacity than other materials, and may be malt, yeast, hops, or malt among flavor additives. In addition, the additive contained in the dispenser 3 may be other materials other than malt among materials for beer production, and may be yeast, hops, flavor additives, and the like.

On the other hand, as described above, the beer manufacturing apparatus does not include both the beer manufacturing pack 12 and the dispenser 3, and without a separate beer manufacturing pack 12, it is possible to have only the dispenser 3, and the dispenser ( 3) can contain all the ingredients for making beer. In this case, all the materials contained in the dispenser 3 may be supplied into the fermentor assembly 11 together with water supplied from the water supply module 5. The dispenser 3 may contain the main material and the additive together, and the main material and the additive contained in the dispenser 3 may be simultaneously supplied into the fermentor assembly 11 or may be sequentially supplied with a time difference.

In addition, the beer manufacturing apparatus does not include a separate beer manufacturing pack 12, and the user directly injects some ingredients for beer manufacturing into the fermenter assembly 11, and the remaining ingredients for beer manufacturing are dispensed with the dispenser 3 It is also possible to put in. In this case, the user directly inputs the main material into the fermenter assembly 11, and the additive may be accommodated in the dispenser 3, and the additive contained in the dispenser 3 is mixed with water supplied from the water supply module 5 It may be supplied into the fermentor assembly 11 and may be mixed with the main material previously introduced into the fermentor assembly 11.

In addition, the beer manufacturing apparatus does not include a dispenser 3, but may include a beer manufacturing pack 12, in which case the beer manufacturing pack 12 may contain the main material, and the user can use the beer manufacturing pack 12 Additives can be added to.

In addition, the beer manufacturing apparatus does not include both the dispenser 3 and the beer manufacturing pack 12, and it is of course possible for the user to directly inject the main material and the additive into the fermenter assembly 11 at the same time or at a time difference.

When the beer manufacturing apparatus includes both the dispenser 3 and the beer manufacturing pack 12, it is possible to easily manufacture beer, and hereinafter, an example including both the dispenser 3 and the beer manufacturing pack 12 will be described. However, of course, the present invention is not limited to including both the dispenser 3 and the beer manufacturing pack 12.

The material introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 may be fermented as time passes, and the beer that has been manufactured in the beer manufacturing pack 12 may flow into the main passage 2 through the main passage connection 115 , It may be flowed from the main flow path 2 to the beer extractor 6 and taken out to the beer extractor 6.

The fermentation module 1 may further include a temperature controller that changes the temperature of the fermentor assembly 11.

The temperature controller heats or cools the fermentor assembly 11 and may adjust the temperature of the fermentor assembly 11 to an optimum temperature for fermentation of beer.

The temperature controller may include a refrigeration cycle device 13 having a compressor 131, a condenser 132, an expansion mechanism 133, and an evaporator 134, and one of the condenser and the evaporator is a fermenter assembly ( 11) can be installed to contact.

When the condenser 132 is installed to be in contact with the fermentation tank 112, the refrigeration cycle device 13 may heat the fermentation tank 112 to control the temperature of the fermentation tank 112. In this case, the condenser 132 may include a condensation tube wound around the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112.

When the evaporator 134 is installed to come into contact with the fermentation tank 112, the refrigeration cycle device 13 may cool the fermentation tank 112 to adjust the temperature of the fermentation tank 112. In this case, the evaporator 134 may include an evaporation tube wound around the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112. The evaporation tube may be accommodated between the fermentation tank 112 and the insulating wall 112, and may cool the interior of the insulating space S2 insulated by the insulating wall 112.

The temperature controller may further include a heater 14 for heating the fermentor assembly 11. The heater 14 may be installed to be in contact with the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112, and may be configured as a heating heater that generates heat when power is applied. The heater 14 may be composed of a line heater, and may be wound around the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112.

The refrigeration cycle device 13 may be configured with a heat pump. The refrigeration cycle device 13 may include a flow path switching valve (not shown). The flow path switching valve may be configured as a four-way valve. The flow path switching valve may be connected to the suction passage of the compressor 131 and the discharge passage of the compressor 131, respectively, may be connected to the condenser 132 and the condenser connection passage, and may be connected to the evaporator 134 and the evaporator connection passage. .

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

When the fermentation tank 112 is heated, the flow path switching valve may guide the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 131 to the evaporator 134 and guide the refrigerant discharged from the condenser 132 to the compressor 131.

The beer production apparatus may include a beer extraction pressurization mechanism 15 for injecting air between the beer production pack 12 and the fermentation tank assembly 11.

In a state in which the beer production pack 12 is accommodated in the fermenter assembly 11, the beer extraction pressurization mechanism 15 can inject air between the beer production pack 12 and the fermentation tank assembly 11, and the fermentation tank assembly (11) The air injected into the inside can pressurize the beer production pack 12. The beer in the beer production pack 12 may be pressurized by the beer production pack 12 pressed by air, and may flow into the main flow path 2 through the main flow path connecting portion 115. The beer flowing from the beer manufacturing pack 12 to the main flow path 2 may be taken out through the beer extractor 6.

That is, when the beer production is completed, the beer production pack 12 is not taken out to the outside of the fermenter assembly 11, but the beer in the beer production pack 12 is placed inside the fermenter assembly 11 Can be taken out by the beer extractor (6).

The beer extraction pressurization mechanism 15 may include an air pump 152 for pumping air, and an air supply passage 154 connecting the air pump 152 and the inside of the fermentor assembly 11. The beer extraction pressurizing mechanism 15 may further include an air control valve 156 installed in the air supply passage 154.

The beer extraction pressurization mechanism 15 may further include an air relief valve 158 provided in the air supply passage 154. The air relief valve 158 may be installed after the air control valve 156 in the air supply direction of the air supply passage 154.

The air control valve 156 may be opened only when beer is dispensed to allow air to flow into the fermenter assembly 11 and may maintain a closed state while beer is not dispensed.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a temperature sensor 16 for measuring the temperature of the fermentor assembly 1. The temperature sensor 16 may be installed to measure the temperature of the fermentation tank 112.

Hereinafter, the dispenser 3 will be described.

The dispenser 3 may be connected to the water supply heater 53 and the water supply passage 4 and may be connected to the fermentation assembly 11 and the main passage 2.

The dispenser 3 may contain materials necessary for beer production, and may be configured to pass water supplied from the water supply module 4. The material contained in the dispenser 3 may be yeast, hops, flavor additives, or the like.

The material contained in the dispenser 3 can be directly contained in the material receiving portion formed in the dispenser 3. At least one material receiving portion may be formed in the dispenser 3. A plurality of material demanding portions may be formed in the dispenser 3, and in this case, a plurality of material receiving portions may be formed to be partitioned from each other.

On the other hand, the material contained in the dispenser 3 may be accommodated in the capsule, and the dispenser 3 may be formed with at least one capsule accommodating portion in which the capsule is accommodated. When the material is contained in a capsule, the dispenser 3 may be configured to allow seating and withdrawal of the capsule, and the dispenser 3 may be configured as a capsule kit assembly in which the capsule is removably accommodated.

The dispenser 3 may be connected to the main passage 2 and the water supply passage 4, respectively, and the water supplied to the feed passage 4 may be mixed with the material while passing through the material receiving portion or the capsule, and the material receiving portion Alternatively, the material contained in the capsule may flow into the main flow path 2 together with water.

The dispenser 3 may contain a plurality of additives of different types separated from each other. A plurality of additives accommodated in the dispenser 3 may be yeast, hops, and flavor additives, and these may be separately accommodated.

When a plurality of material receiving portions are formed in the dispenser 3, each of the plurality of material receiving portions may be connected to the water supply passage 4 and the dispenser inlet passage, and may be connected to the main passage 2 and the dispenser outlet passage.

When a plurality of capsule receiving portions are formed in the dispenser 3, each of the plurality of capsule receiving portions may be connected to the water supply passage 4 and the dispenser inlet passage, and may be connected to the main passage 2 and the dispenser outlet passage.

The material receiving portion of the dispenser 3 and the capsule receiving portion of the dispenser 3 may have substantially the same configuration, and when the capsule is inserted into the dispenser 3 while the material is contained in the capsule, it may be referred to as a capsule receiving portion, When the material is directly contained in the dispenser 3 without being contained in the capsule, it may be referred to as a material container. Since the material receiving portion and the capsule receiving portion are of substantially the same configuration, it will be described below that the capsule receiving portion is formed in the dispenser 3 for convenience of description.

The dispenser 3 is formed with a capsule receiving portion in which the capsule containing the additive is detachably accommodated, and may be connected to the water supply passage 4 and the dispenser inlet passage, and may be connected to the main passage 2 and the dispenser outlet passage.

The dispenser inlet passage may be opened and closed and an on-off valve may be installed in the dispenser inlet passage.

A check valve may be installed in the dispenser outlet passage to prevent the fluid of the main passage 2 from flowing back to the capsule receiving portion.

The dispenser 3 may be formed with a plurality of capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33, and a plurality of capsule receiving portions may be formed to be separated from each other. The plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be connected to each of the dispenser inlet passages and the respective dispenser outlet passages.

Hereinafter, the dispenser 3 may contain a first additive, a second additive, and a third additive. The first additive may be yeast, the second additive may be hops, and the third additive may be a fragrance additive.

The dispenser 3 includes a first capsule receiving unit 31 accommodating a first capsule C1 containing a first additive, and a second capsule accommodating unit 32 accommodating a second capsule C2 containing a second additive. ), and a third capsule receiving portion 33 in which the third capsule C3 containing the third additive is accommodated.

A first dispenser inlet passage 311 for guiding water or air to the first capsule receiving unit 31 may be connected to the first capsule receiving unit 31, and water flowing out of the first capsule receiving unit 31, A first dispenser outlet flow path 312 through which a mixture of water and a first additive and air is guided may be connected. A first open/close valve 313 for opening and closing the first dispenser inlet passage 311 may be installed in the first dispenser inlet passage 311. The first dispenser outlet passage 312 prevents the fluid from the main passage 2 from flowing back to the first capsule receiving part 31 while allowing the fluid in the first capsule receiving part 31 to flow to the main passage 2. The first check valve 314 may be installed. Here, the fluid may be water, a mixture of water and a first additive, or air that has flowed out from the first capsule receiving part 31.

A second dispenser inlet passage 321 for guiding water or air to the second capsule receiving unit 32 may be connected to the second capsule receiving unit 32, and water flowing out of the second capsule receiving unit 32, A second dispenser outlet passage 322 through which a mixture of water and a second additive and air is guided may be connected. A second opening/closing valve 323 for opening and closing the second dispenser inlet passage 321 may be installed in the second dispenser inlet passage 321. The second dispenser outlet passage 322 prevents the fluid from the main passage 2 from flowing back to the second capsule receiving portion 32 while allowing the fluid in the second capsule receiving portion 32 to flow to the main passage 2. A second check valve 324 may be installed. Here, the fluid may be water discharged from the second capsule receiving part 32, a mixture of water and a second additive, and air.

The third capsule receiving unit 33 may be connected to a third dispenser inlet passage 331 that guides water or air to the third capsule receiving unit 33, and the water flowing out from the third capsule receiving unit 33, A third dispenser outlet passage 332 through which a mixture of water and a third additive and air is guided may be connected. A third opening/closing valve 333 for opening and closing the third dispenser inlet passage 331 may be installed in the third dispenser inlet passage 331. The third dispenser outlet passage 332 allows the fluid of the third capsule receiving portion 33 to flow to the main passage 2 and prevents the fluid in the main passage 2 from flowing back to the third capsule receiving portion 33. A third check valve 334 may be installed. Here, the fluid may be water discharged from the third capsule receiving portion 33, a mixture of water and a third additive, and air.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may include a bypass flow path 34 through which water supplied from the water supply flow path 4 can be supplied to the main flow path 2 by bypassing the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33. have.

The bypass passage 34 is connected to the water supply passage 4 and the main passage 2, and water or air in the water supply passage 4 bypasses the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, 33, and the main passage ( It may be guided to the bypass flow path 34 to flow to 2).

The bypass flow path 34 may be connected in parallel with the flow path of the first capsule receiving part 31, the flow path of the second capsule receiving part 32, and the flow path of the third capsule receiving part 33.

A bypass valve 35 for opening and closing the bypass flow path 34 may be installed in the bypass flow path 34.

The main passage 2 may be connected to the first dispenser outlet passage 312, the second dispenser outlet passage 322, the third dispenser outlet passage 332 and the bypass passage 34. The main flow passage 2 includes a common pipe connected to the fermentation tank assembly 11, a first dispenser outlet passage 312, a second dispenser outlet passage 322, a third dispenser outlet passage 332, and a bypass passage ( 34) and a laminated pipe connected to a common pipe.

The main flow path 2 may be connected to the fermentor assembly 11, and may be connected to the fermentor lid 114 of the fermentor assembly 11. The main passage 2 may be connected to the main passage connecting portion 115 provided in the fermentation tank cover 114.

The water supply passage 4 may be connected to the first dispenser inlet passage 311, the second dispenser inlet passage 321, the third dispenser inlet passage 331 and the bypass passage 34.

The water supply passage 4 is branched from the common pipe connected to the water supply module 5 and the first dispenser inlet passage 311, the second dispenser inlet passage 321, and the third dispenser inlet passage 331 And it may include a plurality of branch pipes connected to the bypass flow path 34.

The water supply module 5 includes a water tank 51 containing water; A water supply pump 52 for pumping water from the water tank 51; It may include a water supply heater 53 for heating the water pumped from the water supply pump 52.

A water tank outlet passage 54 may be connected to the water tank 51, and the water supply pump 52 may be connected to the water tank outlet passage 54.

The feed water pump 52 may be connected to the feed water pump outlet passage 55, and the feed water heater 53 may be connected to the feed water pump outlet passage 55.

A flow meter 56 for measuring the flow rate of the feed water pump outlet passage 55 may be installed in the feed water pump outlet passage 55.

The water supply heater 53 may be a mold heater, and may include a heater case through which water pumped from the water supply pump 52 passes, and a heating heater installed inside the heater case to heat water flowing into the heater case. I can. The water supply heater 53 may be provided with a thermistor 57 that measures the temperature of the water supply heater 53. In addition, a thermal fuse 58 may be installed in the water supply heater 53 to block a current applied to the water supply heater 53 by blocking a circuit when the temperature is high.

When the water supply pump 52 is driven, the water in the water tank 51 can be guided to the water heater 52 through the water tank outlet water passage 54, the water supply pump 52, and the water supply pump water outlet passage 55, and The water guided to the heater 52 may be heated in the water supply heater 52 and then guided to the water supply passage 4.

The beer extractor 6 may be connected to the main flow path 2. The beer extractor 6 may include a beer drawing passage 61 connected to the main passage 2 and through which the beer of the main passage 2 is guided. The beer extractor 6 may further include a beer drawing valve 62 connected to the beer drawing flow path 61.

A foam blocking part 63 (Anti-Foaming path) may be provided in the beer extraction passage 61, and the bubbles of beer flowing from the main passage 2 to the beer extraction passage 61 are minimized while passing through the foam blocking path. Can be. The foam blocking part 63 may be provided with a mesh through which bubbles are filtered.

The beer withdrawal valve 62 may include a lever operated by a user and a tap valve having a micro switch that senses the user's operation.

Meanwhile, the beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a gas discharger 7 for discharging the gas in the fermentation module 1 to the outside.

The gas discharger 7 may include a gas outlet passage 71 connected to the fermentation module 1 and a pressure sensor 72 installed in the gas outlet passage 71. The gas discharger 7 may further include a gas on-off valve 73 for opening and closing the gas outlet passage 71. The gas discharger 7 may further include an air filter 74 through which the gas passing through the gas opening/closing valve 73 passes.

The gas outlet passage 71 may be connected to the fermentor assembly 11, in particular, the fermentation tank lid 114.

The gas opening/closing valve 73 may be opened when the fermentation is also detected during the fermentation process, and the gas in the beer production pack 12 may flow to the pressure sensor 72, and the pressure sensor 72 is a beer production pack ( 12) The gas pressure within can be detected. The gas on-off valve 73 can maintain a closed state other than the fermentation process.

The pressure sensor 72, the gas on-off valve 73, and the air filter 74 may be sequentially disposed in the gas discharge passage 71 in the gas discharge direction.

The gas discharger 7 may further include a gas discharge relief valve 75 provided in the gas discharge passage 71. The gas discharge relief valve 75 may be installed before the pressure sensor 72 in the gas discharge direction of the gas discharge passage 71.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include an air injector 8 connected to at least one of the main passage 2 and the water supply passage 4 to inject air.

When the air injector 8 is connected to the water supply passage 4, air can be injected into the dispenser 3 through the water supply passage 4, and the air injected into the water supply passage 4 is the dispenser 3 and the main After passing through the flow path 2 in sequence, it may be injected into the beer manufacturing pack 12. When the air injector 8 is connected to the water supply passage 4, air may be injected into the beer manufacturing pack 12 through the water supply passage 4 and the bypass passage 34 and the main passage 2, Air can be supplied to the ingredients in the beer manufacturing pack 12.

When the air injector 8 is connected to the water supply passage 4, air can be injected into the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 through the water supply passage 4, and the capsules (C1) (C2) ( C3) and the remaining water or debris in the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 can be flowed into the main passage 2, and the capsules C1, C2, C3 and the capsule receiving portions 31, 32 )(33) can be kept clean.

The air injector 8 may include an air injection passage 81 connected to the water supply passage 4 and an air injection pump 82 that pumps air into the air injection passage 81.

The air injector 8 may further include a check valve 83 that prevents water from the water supply passage 4 from flowing into the air injection pump 82 through the air injection passage 81. The check valve 83 may be installed after the air injection pump 82 in the air injection direction.

The air injector 8 may further include an air filter 84 connected to the air injection passage 81 and installed before the air injection pump 82 in the air injection direction.

When the air injection pump 82 is driven, the air may be filtered out of dust by the air filter 84, and the air that has passed through the air filter 84 is flowed by the air injection pump 82 and thus the water supply passage ( 4) can flow.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a main valve 9 for opening and closing the main flow path 2.

The main valve 9 is to be installed between the connection part 91 of the main flow path 2 and the beer extraction flow path 61 and the connection part 92 of the main flow path 2 and the fermentation tank assembly 11. I can.

The main valve 9 may be opened when hot water is injected into the beer production pack 12 to open the main flow path 2. The main valve 9 may be closed while cooling the fermenter assembly 11 to close the main flow path 2. The main valve 9 may be opened when air is injected into the beer manufacturing pack 12 to open the main flow path 2. The main valve 9 may be opened when the additive is supplied into the beer manufacturing pack 12 to open the main flow path 2. The main valve 9 may be closed during the fermentation of the material to seal the inside of the beer production pack 12. The main valve 9 may be closed when the beer is aged and stored to seal the inside of the beer production pack 12. The main valve 9 may be opened when the beer is taken out by the beer extractor 6 to open the main flow path 2.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the beer production apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the interior of the beer production apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a front view showing the interior of the beer production apparatus according to the present invention.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a base 100. The base 100 may constitute the outer appearance of the bottom of the beer manufacturing apparatus, and the fermentation tank assembly 11, the compressor 131, the feed water heater 53, the feed water pump 52, the water tank 51, etc. located on the upper side thereof. Can support.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a beer container 101 integrally formed with the base 100 or coupled to the base 100. The beer container 101 may receive and store the beer dropped from the beer withdrawal valve 62.

The beer container 101 may include a container body 101A in a space in which beer dropped from the beer extraction valve 62 is accommodated. The beer container 101 may include a container top plate 101B disposed on an upper surface of the container body 101A to cover a space within the container body 101A.

The container body 101A may be formed to protrude forward from the front portion of the base 100. The container body 101A may have an open top surface.

A hole 101C for dropping beer into the container body 101A may be formed in the container upper plate 101B.

Among the beer that has fallen from the beer withdrawal valve 62, the beer that has fallen around a beer container (not shown) may fall to the container top 101B, and the beer container 101 through the hole 101C of the container top 101B. ) Can be temporarily stored inside, and around the beer making equipment can be kept clean.

As shown in FIG. 4, the fermentation tank 112 includes a lower fermentation tank 112A having an open upper surface and a space formed therein, and an upper fermentation tank disposed above the lower fermentation tank 112A and having an opening 111 on the upper surface thereof ( 112B).

The fermentation tank 112 may be provided with a sheet portion 116 on which the beer production pack 12 is seated. The seat portion 116 may be provided to protrude from the opening 111, and the beer production pack 12 may have a circumferential portion mounted on the seat portion 116.

The beer production apparatus may include a heat insulating wall 102 surrounding the fermentor 112 and the evaporator 134 together.

The insulating wall 102 may be formed of foamed polystyrene or the like that has high insulating performance and can absorb vibration.

The insulating wall 102 may have an insulating wall opening 103 formed therein and an insulating space S2 formed therein.

The insulating wall 102 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The insulating wall 102 includes a lower insulating wall 102A with an open upper surface and a space formed therein, and an upper insulating wall 102B disposed above the lower insulating wall 102A and having an insulating wall opening 103 formed on the upper surface thereof. It may include. The insulating wall 102 having the lower insulating wall 102A and the upper insulating wall 102B may surround a circumferential surface and a lower surface of the fermentation tank 112.

The heat insulation wall opening 103 of the heat insulation wall 102 may surround the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 12.

The inner surface of the insulating wall 102 may have a larger diameter than the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112, and a gap may be formed between the inner surface 102C of the insulating wall 102 and the outer surface 112C of the fermentation tank 112. Air may be filled in these gaps, and air between the inner surface 102C of the heat insulating wall 102 and the outer surface 112C of the fermentation tank 112 may insulate the fermentation tank 112. The gap between the inner surface 102C of the heat insulating wall 102 and the outer surface 112C of the fermentation tank 112 may be a space in which the evaporator 134 is accommodated and a space capable of minimizing a temperature change of the fermentation tank 112 at the same time. .

The heat insulating wall 102 may have the fermentation tank 112 seated on the upper surface 102E of the lower plate portion 102D and support the fermentation tank 112.

The heat insulating wall 102 may be mounted on the heat insulating wall supporter 100A having the bottom surface 102F of the lower plate portion 102D formed on the upper surface of the base 100.

The heat insulating wall 102 may have an air supply passage through hole 102G through which the air supply passage 154 passes through the lower plate portion 102D. Part of the air supply passage 154 may be introduced into the interior of the insulating wall 102 and may be connected to the fermentation tank 102.

Meanwhile, the evaporator 134 may be an evaporation tube wound around the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112 so as to be positioned in this gap. The evaporator 134 may contact each of the outer surface 112C of the fermentation tank 112 and the inner surface 102C of the heat insulating wall 102. The evaporator 134 may be supported on the insulating wall 102.

The evaporator 134 may include an extension tube (not shown) extending out of the heat insulating wall 102 through an evaporation tube through hole (not shown) formed in the heat insulating wall 102.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may include a circumferential surface of the insulating wall 102 and an insulating wall cover 104 and 105 surrounding the upper surface of the insulating wall 102.

The heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 may be composed of a single cover, or may be composed of a combination of a plurality of covers.

The heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 are disposed on the lower heat insulating wall cover 104 and the lower heat insulating wall cover 104 which have an open bottom surface and surround the outer circumferential surface of the heat insulating wall 102, It may include an upper insulating wall cover 105 covering the upper surface of 102).

The lower insulation wall cover 104 may have a lower end mounted on the base 100.

The upper insulating wall cover 105 may have a lower end mounted on the upper end of the lower insulating wall cover 104.

The heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 may protect the heat insulating wall 102 and form part of the exterior of the beer manufacturing apparatus.

The heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 may surround the entire circumferential surface of the heat insulating wall 102 and may surround only a portion of the circumferential surface of the heat insulating wall 102.

The heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 may have side openings formed on a surface facing the water tank 51. The extension tube of the evaporator 134 may be disposed to pass through the side opening. The extension tube of the evaporator 134 may pass through the side openings of the heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105 and extend into the accommodation space S5 to be described later shown in FIG. 4.

Meanwhile, the water tank 51 may be spaced apart from the base 100 on the upper side of the base 100. The water tank 51 may be spaced apart from the base 100 in a vertical direction. A space S3 in which at least one of the compressor 131, the feed water heater 53 and the feed pump 52 can be accommodated may be formed between the water tank 51 and the base 100. In addition, the water tank 51 may be spaced apart from the heat insulating wall 102 in a horizontal direction.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may include a water tank supporter 106 that supports the water tank 51 to be spaced apart from the base 100. The water tank supporter 106 may be disposed on the base 100 and may support the water tank 51 on the upper side of the base 100 to be spaced apart from the base 100. The lower end of the water tank supporter 106 may be put on the base 100, and the water tank 51 may be put on the upper part.

In the water tank supporter 106, a plurality of supporter members may be combined in a hollow cylindrical shape as a whole. The water tank supporter 106 may have a side opening formed on a surface facing the heat insulating wall 102.

The water tank 51 may include an outer water tank 58 and an inner water tank 59 having a space S4 accommodated in the outer water tank 58 and in which water is accommodated.

The outer water tank 58 may be placed on the upper part of the water tank supporter 106, and its lower surface may be spaced apart from the upper surface of the base 100, and between the outer water tank 58 and the base 100

A space S3 in which at least one of the compressor 131, the feed water heater 53, and the feed pump 52 may be accommodated may be formed.

The outer water tank 58 may be in the shape of a container with an open upper surface, and may protect the inner water tank 59 by surrounding the outer circumferential surface and the lower surface of the inner water tank 59 located therein.

The inner water tank 59 may be inserted into the outer water tank 58 and may be supported by the outer water tank 58.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a water tank protector 107 disposed above the outer water tank 58 and surrounding the upper outer circumferential surface of the inner water tank 59. The water tank protector 107 may be disposed to surround all or part of the upper outer circumferential surface of the inner water tank 59. The water tank protector 107 may include a plurality of protector members in a ring shape.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a water tank lid 108 that is coupled to the water tank 51 or the water tank protector 107 to cover the upper surface of the water tank 51. One side of the water tank lead 108 may be rotatably connected to the water tank 51 or the water tank protector 107. The water tank lead 108 may be detachably seated on the upper surface of the water tank 51 or the water tank protector 107.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a controller 109 for operating the beer manufacturing apparatus. The controller 109 may be installed on the water tank supporter 106. The controller 109 may be provided with an input unit that receives a user's manipulation. The controller 109 may receive a user's operation through a separate remote control or a portable terminal, and in this case, the controller 109 may include a remote control or a wireless communication device for wireless communication with a wireless communication device.

The controller 109 may include a rotary knob 109A rotated by a user and a rotary switch 109B switched by the rotary knob 109A. The controller 109 may further include a PCB 109C in which the rotary switch 109B is installed.

The rotary knob 109A and the rotary switch 109B may constitute an input unit that receives a user's manipulation.

The water tank supporter 106 may have a knob hole 106A through which the rotary knob 109A is rotatably penetrated.

The controller 109 receives a user's command in a touch manner. Of course, it is also possible to include a touch screen to receive input.

Meanwhile, at least one of the compressor 131, the feed water heater 53, and the feed pump 52 may be disposed between the base 100 and the water tank 51.

The condenser 132 may be disposed between the insulating wall 101 and the water tank 51 and to face at least one of the insulating walls 101.

The dispenser 3 may be disposed between the fermentation tank lid 114 and the water tank 51. In this case, the beer manufacturing apparatus can be manufactured compactly when the dispenser 3 is located other than between the fermentation tank cover 114 and the water tank 51, and the dispenser 3 is a fermentation tank cover 114 and a water tank 51 Can be protected by

As shown in FIG. 4, the dispenser 3 may have one side mounted on the outer water tank 58 and the other side mounted on the heat insulating wall covers 104 and 105. The dispenser 3 may be spaced apart from the base 100 in the vertical direction on the upper side of the base 100.

The dispenser 3 includes a capsule receiving body 36 formed with a capsule receiving portion in which the capsules C1, C2, and C3 shown in FIG. 1 are detachably accommodated, and a lid module 37 covering the capsule receiving portion. I can.

The capsule receiving body 36 may be supported by the outer water tank 58 by being seated on a seating portion formed in the outer water tank 58 by one side plate facing the water tank 51 among the left and right plates.

In the capsule receiving body 36, the other side plate facing the fermentation tank cover 114 among the left and right plates may be seated on the insulation wall cover 104, 105, and supported by the insulation wall cover 104, 105. Can be.

The lid module 37 may include a lid 38 hinged to the capsule receiving body 36.

The dispenser 3 can be installed to be located at approximately the center of the beer manufacturing apparatus, and the user can easily rotate the lid module 37 of the dispenser 3 upward to facilitate the capsules (C1) (C2) (C3). Can be installed and removed.

The beer manufacturing apparatus is an accommodation space (S5) in which a plurality of parts can be accommodated in an area between the insulating wall 102 and the water tank 51 in the left-right direction and between the dispenser 3 and the base 100 in the vertical direction. Can be formed.

The beer manufacturing apparatus is preferably accommodated in such a receiving space (S5) a plurality of parts, in this case, the beer manufacturing apparatus may be compact. The plurality of parts accommodated in this accommodation space (S5) is surrounded by the insulating wall 102, the water tank 51, the base 100, the dispenser 3, the condenser 132, and the center cover 66 to be described later to be protected. I can.

The on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 installed in the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, 331 shown in FIG. 1 to open and close the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, 331 are shown in FIG. As shown, it may be located under the capsule receiving body 36.

The on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 may be installed on the bracket 64 installed on the base 100, as shown in FIG. 4.

The bracket 64 may be disposed to be positioned next to the insulating wall 102, and the opening/closing valves 313, 323, and 333 are between the insulating wall 102 and the water tank 51 by the bracket 64. Can be installed to be positioned. The on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 may be positioned between the heat insulating wall 102 and the water tank 51 in the left-right direction, and may be positioned between the dispenser 4 in the vertical direction.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may further include a center cover 66 covering the front of the opening/closing valves 313, 323, and 333.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center cover 66 is disposed to block between the heat insulating wall cover 104 and the water tank supporter 106 in the left-right direction and between the dispenser 3 and the base 100 in the vertical direction. I can. The center cover 66 has its rear surface facing the condenser 132 in the front and rear direction, and can protect a number of parts. In addition, the dispenser 3 may have its front portion mounted on the upper end of the center cover 66, and the dispenser 3 may be supported on the center cover 66.

Meanwhile, the beer outlet valve 62 may be mounted on the center cover 66. The beer withdrawal valve 62 may be mounted on the center cover 66 so as to protrude forward. The beer withdrawal valve 62 may be mounted on the center cover 66 to be positioned above the beer container 101.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may include a controller 109 that controls the beer manufacturing apparatus.

The controller 109 may include a main PCB 109C.

The controller 109 may include a wireless communication device for wireless communication with a wireless communication device such as a remote control or a portable terminal. The wireless communication device is not limited to the type and may be installed as long as it can wirelessly communicate with a remote control or a wireless communication device, such as a Wi-Fi module and a Bluetooth module. The wireless communication device may be installed in the main PCB 100C or a display PCB to be described later.

The controller 109 may include an input unit for receiving a command related to manufacturing a beer manufacturing apparatus. The input unit may include a rotary knob 109A and a rotary switch 109B switched by the rotary knob 109A. A knob hole 106A through which the rotary knob 109A is rotatably penetrated may be formed at one side of the water tank supporter 106. The rotary knob 109A may be disposed so that at least a portion of the rotary knob 109A is exposed to the outside. The rotary switch 109B may be installed in the main PCB 109C. The input unit may include a touch screen to receive a user's command in a touch manner. The touch screen may be provided on the display 109D to be described later. It goes without saying that the user can input a command through a remote control or a wireless communication device, and the controller 109 can receive a command from the user through a wireless communication device.

The controller 109 may include a display 109D that displays various types of information on the beer manufacturing apparatus. The display 109 may include display devices such as an LCD, an LED, and an OLED. The display 109D may include a display PCB in which a display device is installed. The display PCB may be mounted on the main PCB 109C or connected to the main PCB 109C through a separate connector.

The display 109D may display information input by the input unit.

The display 109D may display information on the beer production pack 12 and information such as fermentation time or beer completion time accordingly. The fermentation time of the beer material or the completion time of the beer may differ depending on the type of beer material contained therein. The controller 109 may obtain information from the beer manufacturing pack 12 through a communication module such as NFC when the beer manufacturing pack 12 approaches the fermentation tank assembly 11. A small chip 109E (refer to FIG. 14) in which various information related to beer ingredients is stored may be attached to the beer manufacturing pack 12 in the form of a sticker, and the beer manufacturing apparatus is equipped with NFC for transmitting and receiving data with the chip 109E. A tag 109F (see FIG. 14) may be installed. The NFC tag 109F may be installed on the fermentation tank assembly 11, the main PCB 109C, or the display PCB. When the NFC tag 109F is installed in the fermentation tank assembly 11, the NFC tag 109F may be installed in the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 or the fermentation tank cover 114, and the NFC tag 109F is a controller ( 109) and data lines.

When the beer production pack 12 is accommodated in the fermentation tank assembly 11, the controller 109 may obtain information on the beer production pack 12 from chips provided in the beer production pack 12.

The controller 109 may transmit the information obtained from the NFC tag 109F to the display 109D or the wireless communication device, and the display 109D or the wireless communication device is the type of beer material, the total fermentation time or the beer completion time. Etc. can be displayed.

The display 109D may display various information related to beer production during beer production. The controller 109 may be connected to the temperature sensor 16, and the controller 109 may transmit information on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 to the display 109D or a wireless communication device, and the display or wireless communication device May display the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 through numerical values or graphs.

The display 109D may display the beer's completeness or carbonation amount during the production of beer through numerical values or graphs.

The display 109D may display different degrees of completion of beer during the first fermentation and the second fermentation. The amount of carbonated beer in the beer production pack may gradually increase as time elapses, and the controller 109 may sense the pressure inside the beer production pack 12 by the pressure sensor 72, and the temperature sensor 16 ) To detect the temperature of the fermentor assembly 11. The controller may calculate the amount of carbonated amount according to a predetermined equation or table for the sensed pressure and temperature, and transmit the calculated amount of carbonated information to the display 109D or a wireless communication device, and the display 109D At least one of and the wireless communication device may display the calculated amount of carbonate.

The display 109D may display the remaining amount of beer after the beer is completed.

When the secondary fermentation described later is completed, the controller 109 may determine that the beer is complete.

The controller 109 accumulates at least one of a time when the limit switch 630 to be described later, a time when the air pump 152 is driven, and a time when the main valve 9 is on after beer production is completed. can do. The controller 109 can calculate the withdrawal amount of beer according to the accumulated time, and calculate the remaining amount of beer from this. The controller 109 may transmit information on the remaining amount of beer to the display 109D or the wireless communication device, and at least one of the display 109D and the wireless communication device may display the remaining amount of beer.

5 is a perspective view of a dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the lid module shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention The inside of the dispenser is a plan view, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a plan view of a capsule receiving body of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the rocker of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to, Figure 11 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a dispenser of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 12 is a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the dispenser, and FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a plurality of capsule receiving portions shown in FIG. 12 when opened.

The capsule accommodating body 36 may include a plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 in which capsules C1, C2, and C3 containing beer material are separably accommodated.

The plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be arranged in a line on the capsule accommodating body 36. The plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be formed to be spaced apart from the capsule accommodating body 36 in a front-rear direction or a left-right direction. The beer manufacturing apparatus is preferably configured to be slim in the left and right directions, and the dispenser 3 may be formed to be long in the front and rear direction, and the plurality of capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 are attached to the capsule receiving body 36. It can be formed to be spaced apart in the front-rear direction.

The capsule receiving body 36 may be connected to the main passage 2 shown in FIG. 1 and the dispenser outlet passages 312, 322, and 332. The capsule receiving body 36 may include lower guide portions 312A, 322A, and 332A through which a mixture of water and material is guided. The lower guide portions 312A, 322A, and 332A may be formed to protrude from the lower portions of the capsule receiving portions 31, 31, and 32. The lower guide portions 312A, 322A, and 332A may have an extraction passage through which a mixture of lower water and material is guided. The lower guide portions 312A, 322A, and 332A may be part of the dispenser outlet passages 312, 322, and 332 shown in FIG. 1. Check valves 314, 324, and 334 may be connected to the lower guide portions 312A, 322A, and 332A.

The capsule receiving body 36 may include capsule perforating members 31A, 32A, and 33A forming holes in the capsules C1, C2, and C3. The capsule perforation members 31A, 32A, 33A may be installed to protrude from the inner lower portion of the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, 33. Capsule perforation members 31A, 32A, 33A may be installed on the inner bottom surface of the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33. The capsules C1, C2, and C3 can be inserted into the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 at the upper position of the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33 when the capsules are mounted. The lower part of (C1) (C2) (C3) can be cut in contact with the capsule perforation members 31A, 32A, 33A located in the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33, and the capsule C1 A hole through which water and materials flow out may be formed in the lower part of )(C2)(C3).

The capsule receiving body 36 will be described in detail as follows.

The first capsule receiving part 31 in which the first capsule C1 is accommodated A first capsule perforation member 31A forming a hole in the first capsule C1 may be installed. A first lower guide part 312A having an extraction passage through which a mixture of water and material is guided may be formed under the first capsule receiving part 31. In addition, a first check valve 314 may be connected to the first lower guide portion 312A. The first lower guide part 312A may form a part of the first dispenser outlet flow path 312 shown in FIG. 1.

The second capsule receiving portion 32 in which the second capsule C2 is accommodated may be provided with a second capsule perforating member 32A that forms a hole in the second capsule C2. A second lower guide portion 322A having an extraction passage through which a mixture of water and material is guided may be formed under the second capsule receiving portion 32. In addition, a second check valve 324 may be connected to the second lower guide part 322A. The second lower guide part 322A may form a part of the second dispenser outlet flow path 322 shown in FIG. 1.

A third capsule perforation member 33A may be installed in the third capsule accommodating portion 33 in which the third capsule C3 is accommodated. A third lower guide portion 332A having an extraction passage through which a mixture of water and material is guided may be formed under the third capsule receiving portion 33. In addition, a third check valve 324 may be connected to the third lower guide part 332A. The third lower guide part 332A may form a part of the third dispenser outlet passage 332 shown in FIG. 1.

The capsule receiving body 36 may include a horizontal plate 361. The capsule receiving body 36 may further include a lower protection part 362 protruding downward from the horizontal plate 361 to protect the plurality of capsule receiving parts 31, 32, and 33. The capsule receiving body 36 may further include an upper protection part 363 formed on the opposite side of the hinges 38A and 38B to face one surface of the lid module 37.

The plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be provided to protrude downwardly from the horizontal plate 361.

The lower protection part 362 may be formed to surround a portion of the plurality of capsule accommodating parts 31, 32, and 33 located under the horizontal plate 361 before, after, left and right.

The upper protection part 363 may be formed to protrude upward from the lower protection part 362, and may protrude to a height covering the front surface of the lid module 37.

The plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be opened or closed together by the lid module 37. The sum of the areas of the plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 may be smaller than the area of the lid module 37.

The lid module 37 may open and close the plurality of capsule receiving portions 31, 31, and 32 together. The lid module 37 may be connected to the capsule receiving body 36 by hinges 38A and 38B. Any one of the lid module 37 and the capsule receiving body 36 may have a hinge shaft 38A formed thereon. The hinge shaft 38A may be formed horizontally on one of the lid module 37 and the capsule receiving body 36. The other one of the lid module 37 and the capsule receiving body 36 may be provided with a hinge shaft connection portion 38B rotatably supported by the hinge shaft 38A. The lid module 37 may be rotated up and down around the hinge shaft 38A. The lid module 37 is formed larger than the sum of the areas of the plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33, and is rotated around the hinge axis 38A to form a plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, 33 Can be all open or all closed.

Meanwhile, the dispenser 3 may include a respective lead module for each capsule receiving portion. That is, the dispenser 3 can open and close one capsule receiving part by one lid module. In this case, when three capsule receiving portions are formed in the dispenser 3, three lead modules capable of rotating independently of each other may be connected to the capsule receiving body 36. However, when a plurality of lead modules are installed in the capsule receiving body 36, the number of parts of the dispenser 3 is large, and it may be cumbersome to mount and remove the plurality of capsules.

On the other hand, when one lead module 37 opens and closes all of the plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33, the number of parts can be minimized, the structure is simple, and the user can use the dispenser 3 It can be handled easily. The user can open all of the plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 by a simple operation of rotating the lid module 37 upward. In addition, the user can cover all of the plurality of capsule accommodating portions 31, 32, and 33 at once with a simple operation of rotating the lid module 37 in the downward direction.

The dispenser 3 may be configured to supply water through the lid module 37. The lid module 37 includes a lid 38 connected to the capsule receiving body 36 by hinges 38A and 38B; It may include at least one water supply body 41, 42, 43 disposed on the lid 38. Meanwhile, the lid module 37 may further include at least one locker 48, 49, 50 disposed to be rotated on the lid 38 and locked or unlocked with the capsule receiving body 36.

At least one water supply body 41, 42, 43 may be disposed on the lid 38, and at least one locker 48, 49, 50 may be rotatably disposed, and the lid 38 ) May be composed of a combination of a plurality of members.

The lid 38 may include a lower lid 39 and an upper lid 40. One of the lower lead 39 and the upper lead 40 may be connected to the capsule receiving body 36.

The lower lead 39 may be hinged 38A and 38B connected to the capsule receiving body 36, and the upper lead 40 may be coupled to the lower lead 39 to cover the upper surface of the lower lead 49.

Lower through-holes 39A, 39B, and 39C through which the lower portions of the lockers 48, 49, and 50 pass through may be formed in the lower lead 39. Support walls 39D, 39E, and 39F may be formed on the lower lead 39 to surround at least a part of the outer surfaces of the lockers 48, 49, and 50.

The lower lead 39 may further include a pair of side walls 39G (39H), and the support wall 39D, 39E, 39F is located between a pair of side walls 39G and 39H. Can be formed. A space in which a portion of the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, and 331 shown in FIG. 1 may be accommodated may be formed in the lower lid 39. In the lower lead 39, a space in which a portion of the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, and 331 may be accommodated may be formed between a pair of side walls 39G and 39H.

When a plurality of lockers 48, 49, 50 are provided in the lid 38, a first lower through hole 39A through which the lower portion of the first locker 48 penetrates may be formed in the lower lead 39. In addition, a second lower through-hole 39B through which the lower portion of the second locker 49 passes may be formed, and a third lower through-hole 39C through which the lower portion of the third locker 50 penetrates may be formed. have. Further, the lower lid 39 includes a first support wall 39D surrounding at least a part of the outer surface of the first locker 48 and a second support wall 39E surrounding at least a part of the outer surface of the second locker 49. A third support wall 39F may be formed surrounding at least a part of the outer surface of the third locker 50.

The upper lead 40 may be coupled to the lower lead 39, and upper through-holes 40A, 40B, and 40C through which the upper portions of the lockers 48, 49, and 50 pass may be formed. The upper lead 40 may be coupled to the lower lead 39 to cover the upper surface of the lower lead 39. At least a portion of the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, and 331 shown in FIG. 1 may be accommodated between the lower lead 39 and the upper lead 40.

In addition, when a plurality of lockers 48, 49, and 50 are provided in the lid 38, a first upper through hole 40A through which the upper portion of the first locker 48 penetrates is formed in the upper lead 39 And a second upper through hole 40B through which the upper part of the second locker 49 is penetrated, and a third upper through hole 40C through which the upper part of the third locker 50 is penetrated. Can be. The lockers 48, 49, and 50 may be disposed so that a portion of the lockers 48, 49, and 50 are exposed outside the upper lid 40.

The water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 may be connected to the water supply passage 4 shown in FIG. 1 and the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, and 331. In the water supply body 41, 42, 43, the inner water supply passages 44 and 45 that guide water to the capsules C1, C2, and C3 accommodated in the capsule receiving portions 31, 31, and 32 (46) can be formed. When the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, 331 are connected to the water supply body 41, 42, and 43, the inner water supply passages 44, 45, and 46 are the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321 331, the water that has passed through the dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, and 331 is guided to the inner water supply passages 44, 45, 46, and the capsules (C1) (C2) (C3) ) Can be introduced.

The water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 may be provided for each capsule receiving part 31, 32, and 33, and one water supply body may correspond to one capsule receiving part.

The capsule receiving body 36 may be provided with a first capsule receiving portion 31, a second capsule receiving portion 32, and a third capsule receiving portion 33, and the lid 38 accommodates the first capsule. Facing the first water supply body 41 facing the part 31, the second water supply body 42 facing the second capsule receiving unit 32, and the third capsule receiving unit 33 A visible third water supply body 43 may be provided.

A first inner water supply passage 44 for guiding water toward the first capsule receiving part 31 may be formed in the first water supply body 41. In addition, a second inner water supply passage 45 for guiding water toward the second capsule receiving portion 32 may be formed in the second water supply body 42. In addition, a third inner water supply passage 46 for guiding water toward the third capsule receiving portion 33 may be formed in the third water supply body 43.

The plurality of water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 installed on the lid 38 may have different arrangement positions, but their respective detailed structures may be the same, and hereinafter, the common water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 The detailed configuration will be described with the same reference numerals for convenience.

The water supply body 41, 42, and 43 may include a body 41A in which an inner water supply passage is formed, and a connection part 41B for guiding water to the inner water supply passages 44, 45, and 46. In addition, the water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 may further include an upper guide part 41C for perforating the capsule and guiding water from the inner water supply passage into the capsule.

The body 41A may be formed in a disk shape, and may be disposed inside a locker to be described later.

The inner water supply passages 44, 45, and 46 are horizontal passages 41D formed horizontally from the outer circumference of the body 41A to the center of the body 41A, and of the body 41A from the horizontal passages 41D. It may include a vertical flow path (41E) vertically formed in the downward direction.

The horizontal passage 41D may communicate with the inside of the connection part 41B. Further, the vertical flow path 41E may communicate with the inside of the upper guide part 41C.

The connection part 41B may be formed to protrude from the body 41A. The connection part 41B may protrude from the circumferential surface of the body 41A. Dispenser inlet passages 311, 321, 331 may be connected to the connection part 4B.

On the other hand, between the capsule receiving body 36 and the water supply body 41, 42, 43, at least one that is in close contact with the upper surface of the capsule receiving body 36 and the bottom surface of the water supply body 41, 42, 43 The sealing member may be disposed. Between the capsule receiving body 36 and the lid module 37, a first sealing member 47A disposed between the bottom surface of the first water supply body 41 and the upper surface of the capsule receiving body 36, and the second water supply body The second sealing member 47B disposed between the bottom of 42 and the upper surface of the capsule receiving body 36, and a second sealing member 47B disposed between the bottom of the third water supply body 43 and the upper surface of the capsule receiving body 36 Three sealing members 47C may be disposed.

The lead module 37 may include a plurality of lockers 48, 49, 50.

The lockers 48, 49, and 50 may be disposed to be rotated about a vertical central axis. The lockers 48, 49, 50 may function as a pusher that presses the water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43 with the capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33. When the user rotates the lockers 48, 49, and 50 in the locking direction, the lockers 48, 49, and 50 include the water supply bodies 41, 42, 43 and the capsule receiving portions 31, 32 ) (33) and can be pressurized in the direction closer to the water supply body (41) (42) (43) is the capsule (C1) (C2) (C3) accommodated in the capsule receiving portion (31) (32) (33) Can be pressurized.

The lockers 48, 49, 50 may be provided for each of the water supply bodies 41, 42, and 43, and one locker may correspond to one water supply body.

When the first water supply body 41, the second water supply body 42, and the third water supply body 43 are disposed on the lid 38, the first water supply body 41 is placed in the lower direction. A first locker 48 that can be pressed, a second locker 49 that can push the second water supply body 42 downward, and a third locker that can push the third water supply body 43 downward 50 may be provided.

The first locker 48 may have a water supply body accommodating portion for accommodating the first water supply body 41 therein, and may be disposed to surround the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the first water supply body 41.

The second locker 49 may have a water supply body accommodating portion for accommodating the second water supply body 42 therein, and may be disposed to surround the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the second water supply body 42.

The third rocker 50 may have a water supply body accommodating portion for accommodating the third water supply body 43 therein, and may be disposed to surround the outer circumferential surface and the upper surface of the third water supply body 43.

The plurality of lockers 48, 49, 50 disposed on the lid 38 may have different placement positions, but their respective detailed structures may be the same, and hereinafter, common details of the lockers 48, 49, and 50 The configuration will be described with the same reference numerals for convenience.

The lockers 48, 49, and 50 include a hollow barrel 48A having a space in which the water supply body is accommodated therein and surrounding the outer circumference of the water supply body; It may include an upper plate portion (48B) formed on the upper portion of the hollow tube (48A) to cover the upper surface of the water supply body. The lockers 48, 49, and 50 may further include a handle portion 48C protruding from the upper plate portion 48B.

The hollow barrel 48A may have an inner diameter into which the locker locking portion 364 formed in the capsule receiving body 36 is inserted, and the hollow barrel 48A surrounds the rocker locking portion 364 and the locker locking portion 364 ) Can be bound or released.

The locker 48, 49, 50 is formed in the hollow cylinder 48A and is caught in the locker locking portion 364 formed in the capsule receiving body 36 or the protrusion entering portion 365 formed in the locker locking portion 364 It may further include a projection (48D) passing through.

The protrusion 48D may be formed to protrude from the lower inner circumferential surface of the hollow cylinder 48A. A plurality of protrusions 48D may be formed at equal intervals on the inner circumference of the hollow cylinder 48A.

A plurality of locker locking portions 364 may be formed on the capsule receiving body 36. The locker locking portion 364 may be formed in the capsule receiving body 36 as many as the number of lockers 48, 49, 50. The plurality of locker locking portions 344 may be formed to be spaced apart from the capsule receiving body 36 in the front-rear direction.

The locker engaging portion 364 includes a protruding portion 364A protruding upward from the upper plate 361 of the capsule receiving body 36, and a ring portion 364B protruding in a ring shape around the upper outer circumference of the protruding portion 364A. can do.

The protrusion entrance portion 365 may be formed to penetrate a part of the ring portion 364B in the vertical direction. The protrusion entry portion 365 may be formed in the same number as the protrusion 48D in the ring portion 364A. A plurality of protrusion entry portions 365 may be formed at equal intervals in the ring portion 364A.

The protrusion 48D can pass through the protrusion inlet 365 from the upper side of the protrusion inlet 365, and can be moved below the ring portion 364B when the locker is rotated, and upward direction by the ring portion 364B. Can be hung up.

The hollow tube 48A may have a long avoidance hole 48E that avoids the connection formed on the water supply body. The avoidance hole 48E may be formed in a part of the hollow cylinder 48A, and may be formed long in the circumferential direction along the hollow cylinder 48A.

The upper surface of the upper plate portion 48B and the handle portion 48C may be exposed to the outside of the lid 38, and the user holds the handle portion 48C and rotates the locker 48, 49 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. ) 50 can be locked or unlocked to the capsule receiving body 36.

On the other hand, the lockers 48, 49, 50 may further include a pressing portion 48F protruding from the lower surface of the upper plate portion 48B to press the water supply body in the direction of the capsule receiving portion.

The pressing portion 48F may protrude in the opposite direction of the handle portion 48C. The pressing portion 48F is a convex portion 48G formed to be convex downward on the lower surface of the upper plate portion 48B of the locker 48, 49, 50, and protrudes downward from the center of the convex portion 48G. It may include a pressing protrusion (48H) for pressing the upper surface.

When the protrusion 48D formed on the inner lower part of the hollow cylinder 48A passes through the protrusion entrance portion 365 of the locker locking portion 364 and moves under the projection entry portion 365, the pressing projection of the pressing portion 48F (48H) can pressurize the water supply body downward by contacting the upper surface of the water supply body.

In this state, when the user holds the handle portion 48C and rotates it, the protrusion 48D formed on the inner lower portion of the hollow cylinder 48A rotates under the ring portion 364B around the central axis of the ring portion 364B, and thus the ring portion 364B) can be locked, and the pressing unit 48F can continue to press the water supply body downward.

The dispenser 3 may further include a spring 48I disposed between the water supply body and the upper plate 48B of the locker. The spring 48I can push the upper plate portion 48B of the locker and the water supply body in opposite directions when no external force is applied. The spring 48I may be composed of a leaf spring having an overall shape formed in a ring shape.

14 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the fermentation tank assembly of the beer production apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view when the opening shown in FIG. 14 is opened. The insulating walls 104 and 105 may have upper through-holes 105A through which a part of the fermentation tank cover 114 is disposed therethrough. The upper through hole 105A may be formed to be opened in the upper insulating wall 105 in the vertical direction.

The fermentation tank 112 may include a sheet portion 116 on which the upper portion of the beer production pack 12 is seated.

The seat portion 116 may include a sealing member supporting jaw 117 protruding from the fermentation tank 112 and a fermentation tank sealing member 118 mounted on the sealing member supporting jaw 117.

The sealing member support jaw 117 may protrude from the opening 111 in a ring shape.

The fermentation tank sealing member 118 may be mounted on the upper surface of the sealing member support jaw 117.

The beer production pack 12 may have its periphery mounted on the upper surface of the fermentation tank sealing member 118, and the inside of the fermentation tank 12 may be sealed by the beer production pack 12 and the fermentation tank sealing member 118. .

In the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112, a fitting guide 119B into which the fitting protrusion 119A formed on the fermentation tank cover 114 is rotated may be formed. The fitting guide 119B may be formed in a part of the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112. The fitting guide 119B is formed long in the circumferential direction along the opening 111 at the bottom of the vertical guide groove 119C and the vertical guide groove 119C through which the fitting protrusion 119A passes substantially in the vertical direction, and the fitting protrusion 119B ) May include a horizontal guide groove (119D) to guide the movement.

When the fermentation tank cover 114 is closed, the fitting protrusion 119A may protrude in the horizontal direction at a position that can face the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 in the horizontal direction.

The fitting guide 119B may be formed in a recessed shape at a higher position than the sealing member support jaw 117.

The fermentation tank 112 may have a plurality of ribs 120 spaced apart from the inner surface of the fermentation tank 112 by a flexible container 460 to be described later of the beer production pack 12 on the inner wall. The beer manufacturing pack 12 may generate gas as the fermentation of the material proceeds, and the flexible container 460 may be expanded by the gas therein. In the beer manufacturing apparatus, when the beer is taken out, the air supplied from the beer take-out pressurization mechanism 15 shown in FIG. 1 may be introduced between the flexible container 460 and the inner surface of the fermentation vessel 112, The plurality of ribs 120 may help smooth flow of air supplied into the fermentation tank 112 from the beer extraction pressurization mechanism 15.

The plurality of ribs 120 may be formed to be elongated in the vertical direction. A plurality of ribs 120 may be spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the fermentation tank 112 along the inner surface of the fermentation tank 112.

Referring to FIG. 4, the plurality of ribs 120 may be formed in the inner upper part of the fermentation tank 112 and the inner lower part of the fermentation tank 112, respectively.

Hereinafter, the fermentation tank cover 114 will be described in detail.

The fermentation tank cover 114 includes an outer body 200; An inner body 210 rotatably disposed on the outer body 200; A main tube 220; It may include a lower body assembly 240 coupled to the lower portion of the inner body 210 and formed with a main passage portion 230 to which the main tube 220 is connected. An inner space S6 may be formed in at least one of the inner body 210 and the lower body assembly 240. In addition, at least a portion of the main tube 220 may be accommodated in the inner space S6. It may be connected to the main passage part 230 in the inner space S6 of the main tube 220.

The fermentation tank cover 114 includes an outer body 200; An inner body 210 rotatably disposed on the outer body 200 and having an inner space S6 formed thereon; At least a portion of the main tube 220 accommodated in the inner space (S6); It may include a lower body assembly 240 coupled to the lower portion of the inner body 210 and formed with a main passage portion 230 to which the main tube 220 is connected. The lower body assembly 240 may include a lower body 250 coupled to the inner body 210 and a flow path body 260 in which the main flow path 230 is formed.

The outer body 200 may form the outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank lid 114. The fermentation tank cover 114 may be hingedly connected to the fermentation tank 112 or the insulation wall cover 105, and in this case, the outer body 200 may be hingedly connected to the fermentation tank 112 or the insulation wall cover 105. The outer body 200 may be seated on the upper surface of the heat insulating wall cover 105, and the outer body 200 is preferably connected to the heat insulating wall cover 105 by a hinge.

The outer body 200 may have an inner body accommodation space S7 in which the inner body 210 can be rotatably accommodated.

The outer body 200 may surround the outer circumference of the inner body 210 accommodated in the inner body accommodating space S7 and may protect the outer circumference of the inner body 210.

The inner body 210 may be disposed to be rotated about a vertical central axis in the inner body accommodating space S7.

The inner body 210 may include an inner frame 212 that is rotatably disposed inside the outer body 200 and has an inner space S6 formed below it.

The inner body 210 may include a handle 214 disposed on the upper surface of the inner frame 222. The user may hold the handle 214 and rotate the inner body 210 about the vertical central axis of the inner body 210. When the inner body 210 is rotated, the lower body assembly 240 may be rotated together with the inner body 210.

The inner frame 212 includes an inner upper body part 215, an inner lower body part 216 protruding from the bottom surface of the inner upper body part 215 and having an inner space S6 formed therein, and an inner upper body part ( It may include an outer hollow portion 217 protruding from the outer circumference of the 216 and spaced apart from the inner lower body portion 216.

In the inner frame 212, a tube through hole 218 through which the main tube 220 and the sub tube 290 to be described later pass may be formed. The tube through hole 218 may be a hole through which the main tube 220 and the sub tube 290 extending from the inner space S6 to the outside are passed, and is preferably formed on one side of the inner lower body part 216. .

The inner upper body portion 215 may have a handle receiving groove portion 215A in which at least a portion of the handle 214 is accommodated. The handle receiving groove 215A may be formed in a shape that is recessed downward, and may be formed larger than the handle 214.

The inner lower body portion 216 may protrude from the bottom surface of the inner upper body portion 215 in a hollow cylindrical shape. The inner space S6 may be formed such that a bottom surface is open inside the inner lower body part 216.

The outer hollow portion 217 may be formed to protrude downward from the outer circumference of the inner upper body portion 215. The outer hollow portion 217 may be formed of a hollow cylindrical portion larger than the inner lower body portion 216. The outer hollow part 217 may be in surface contact with the inner circumferential surface of the outer body 200 and may be supported by the outer body 200.

Meanwhile, the outer body 200 may include an outer frame 204 and an outer base 206 coupled to the outer frame 204 and having an inner body through hole 205 through which the inner body 210 passes. .

The outer body 200 is smaller in size than the outer hollow portion 217 and may include an inner hollow portion 207 facing the outer hollow portion 221. The inner hollow part 207 may form a restoration spring receiving space S8 between the outer hollow part 217 and in which a restoration spring 300 to be described later is accommodated.

The inner hollow part 207 may protrude from the upper surface of the outer base 206. The inner hollow portion 207 may be formed to be smaller in size than the outer hollow portion 217 of the inner body 210.

The main tube 220 and the main passage part 230 may together constitute the main passage connecting portion 115 shown in FIG. 1, and the main tube 220 is part of the main passage 2 illustrated in FIG. 1. And, it is possible to configure the main flow path part 230 to the main flow path connecting part 115 shown in FIG.

The main tube 220 may be extended to the outside of the fermentation tank cover 114 through a tube through hole 218 formed in the fermentation tank cover 114.

The main flow path part 230 has an upper flow path part 232 protruding into the inner space S6 above the flow path body 260 and the space S1 of the fermentation tank 112 under the flow path body 260. It may include a protruding lower flow path portion 234.

The lower portion of the main passage part 230 may be in contact with the upper part of the pack main passage, which will be described later, formed in the beer manufacturing pack 12, and the main passage part 230 communicates with the pack main passage of the beer manufacturing pack 12. I can.

The lower body assembly 240 may be coupled to the inner frame 222 to tightly close the inner space S6.

The lower body assembly 240 may have an inner frame insertion groove 242 into which the lower end of the inner frame 222 is inserted.

The lower body 250 may be coupled to the lower portion of the inner body 210, and at least a portion of the lower body 250 may be inserted into the opening 111. The lower body 250 may be formed in a shape in which the inner frame insertion groove 242 is recessed on the upper surface.

A fitting protrusion 119A that slides along the fitting guide 119B formed in the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower body 250.

The flow path body 260 may be installed on the lower body 250.

The fermentation tank cover 114 may include a lower sealing member 270 mounted on at least one of the lower body 250 and the flow path body 260 and in close contact with the beer production pack 12.

The lower sealing member 270 may have a communication path S9 that guides the gas taken out from the beer production pack 12 to the sub-flow path 280 to be described later. The lower sealing member 290 may be a hollow elastic member having a communication path S9 formed therein.

A part of the main passage part 230 may protrude through the communication passage S9, and the lower sealing member 270 may protect the main passage part 230.

Meanwhile, a sub-channel part 280 communicating with the communication path S9 may be formed around the main passage part 230.

The sub flow path part 280 may be formed in the flow path body 260.

The sub-tube 290 guiding the gas passing through the sub-channel unit 280 may be connected to the sub-channel unit 280. At least a portion of the sub-tube 290 may be accommodated in the inner space S6. The sub-tube 290 may extend to the outside of the fermentation tank cover 114 through a tube through hole 218 formed in the fermentation tank cover 114.

The gas outlet passage 71 shown in FIG. 1 may be connected to the sub-tube 290, and the sub-tube 290 may form part of the gas outlet passage 71 shown in FIG. 1.

The pressure sensor 72 shown in FIG. 1 may sense the pressure of the gas passing through the sub-tube 290.

When the gas opening/closing valve 73 shown in FIG. 1 is opened, the gas in the beer production pack 12 is a communication path between the gas discharge passage 450 formed in the beer production pack 12 and the lower sealing member 270 (S9) and, after passing through the sub-channel part 270 and the sub-tube 290 in sequence, it may flow to the pressure sensor 72, and the pressure sensor 72 does not open the fermentor lid 114 In the state, it is possible to detect the pressure of the gas in the beer manufacturing pack 12.

The fermentation tank cover 114 may further include a restoration spring 300 connected to the outer body 200 and the inner body 210. The restoration spring 300 may have one end connected to the outer body 200 and the other end connected to the inner body 210. Restoration spring 300 may be composed of a coil spring. When the user holds and turns the handle 214 of the inner body 210, the restoration spring 300 may be elastically deformed, and a restoring force for rotating the inner body 210 in the opposite direction may be applied to the inner body 210. .

Meanwhile, the beer manufacturing pack 12 includes a pack body 410, a flexible container 420 connected to the pack body 410 and containing beer material, and an inner hollow part 430 provided in the pack body 410. It may include a main flow path body 440 is formed. The beer production pack 12 may be formed with a gas discharge passage 450 through which gas in the beer production pack 12 is discharged.

The pack body 410 may have a sealing member seating groove 412 in which a lower portion of the lower sealing member 270 is inserted and seated on an upper surface thereof. The sealing member seating groove 412 may be formed in a shape that is recessed downward on the upper surface of the pack body 410. The sealing member seating groove 412 may be formed in a ring shape on the upper surface of the pack body 410. The lower sealing member 270, which is a hollow elastic member, may have a lower end mounted on the sealing member mounting groove 412.

When the beer production pack 12 is inserted into the fermentation tank 12 and seated on the seat 116, the inner hollow part 430 of the beer production pack 12 and the gas discharge passage of the beer production pack 12 450 may face upward, and the inner hollow portion 430 of the beer production pack 12 and the gas discharge passage 450 of the beer production pack 12 are exposed inside the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 Can be.

The fermentation tank cover 114 may lower the fermentation tank cover 114 to cover the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 after the beer production pack 12 is seated in the fermentation tank 12. When the inner body 240 is screwed into the opening 111 by the operation of the handle 214, the lower sealing member 270 of the fermentation tank cover 114 may be seated in the sealing member mounting groove 412, The lower sealing member 270 of the fermentation tank cover 114 may surround the upper outer circumference of the main flow path body 440.

As described above, when the fermentation tank cover 114 covers the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 and is fitted into the fermentation tank 112, the main flow path part 230 of the flow path body 260 has a lower portion of the beer production pack 12 ) Of the inner hollow portion 430, the gas discharge passage 450 of the beer manufacturing pack 12, the communication passage S9 of the lower sealing member 270, and the sub of the passage body 260 The flow path unit 280 may be sequentially communicated.

That is, the fermentation tank assembly 11 includes the main tube 220, the main flow path part 230 of the flow path body 260, and the fermentation tank cover 114 closed the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112, A supply path leading to the order of the inner hollow portion 430 of the beer manufacturing pack 12 may be formed. In addition, a beer extraction path leading to the inner hollow portion 430 of the beer production pack 12, the main flow passage 230 of the flow passage body 260, and the main tube 220 may be formed. In addition, the gas discharge passage 450 of the beer manufacturing pack 12, the communication passage S9 of the lower sealing member 270, the sub passage part 280 of the passage body 260, and the sub tube 290 A gas discharge path leading in the sequence of may be formed.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may be capable of calculating the supply of materials, the extraction of beer, and the fermentation of beer in a state where the fermentation tank lid 114 is closed without opening.

16 is a side view illustrating an example of a beer manufacturing pack of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beer production pack 12 includes a pack body 410 having a seating portion 411 seated in the fermenter assembly 11 illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15 and protruding an outer hollow portion 413; A flexible container 420 coupled to the pack body 410; A main flow path body 440 having an inner hollow portion 430 inserted into the outer hollow portion 413 and accommodated therein and having a handle portion 441 mounted on the outer hollow portion 413; It includes a flexible tube 460 connected to the inner hollow portion 430 and protruding into the flexible connector inner 420.

The outer diameter of the pack body 410 may be smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15 and larger than the inner diameter of the seat 116 illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15.

The seating portion 411 may be mounted and seated on the seat portion 116 shown in FIG. 15. The seating portion 411 may be a portion protruding along the outer circumference 410A of the pack body 410 to have a thickness thinner than that of other portions. The seating portion 411 may protrude from the pack body 410 in the radial direction. The seating portion 411 may be formed in a ring shape along the outer circumference 410A of the pack body 410.

As shown in FIG. 14, the beer manufacturing pack 12 has a flexible container 420 inserted into the space S1 of the fermentation tank 112, and the seating part 411 is in the seat part 116 shown in FIG. It can be easily mounted on the fermentation tank 112 by a simple raising operation.

The pack body 410 may have a depression formed on the upper surface. The concave portion formed on the upper surface of the pack body 410 may be concavely formed in the upper surface of the pack body 410 to facilitate insertion of a part of the user's finger. The depression formed on the upper surface of the pack body 410 may be the sealing member seating groove 412 shown in FIG. 14, and this depression is a handle part of the main flow path body 440 when the user transports the beer production pack 12 It is possible to easily help to hold the 411, and when the beer production pack 12 is seated in the fermentation tank 112, as shown in FIG. 14, it will be brought into contact with the lower sealing member 270 of the fermentation tank cover 114. I can. Hereinafter, for convenience, the concave portion will be described using the same reference numerals as the sealing member mounting groove portion.

The outer hollow part 412 may protrude upward from the bottom surface 412A of the recessed part 412, and may protrude higher than the height H1 of the recessed part 412. The height H2 of the outer hollow part 413 may be higher than the height H1 of the depression 412. The outer hollow portion 413 may support the handle portion 441 so that the handle portion 441 of the main flow path body 440 may be positioned higher than the upper surface 414 of the pack body 410.

The flexible container 420 may be bonded to the pack body 410 to be integrated with the pack body 410. A part of the flexible container 420 may be fitted into the pack body 410.

The pack body 410 may be configured by bonding a plurality of members, and the flexible container 420 may be fixed to the pack body 410 by bonding of a plurality of members while a part of the flexible container 420 is sandwiched between the plurality of members.

The pack body 410 includes a main body 415 having a seating portion 411 and an outer hollow portion 413 formed thereon, and a bonding body 416 bonded to the main body 415 and bonded to the flexible container 420 can do.

The bonding body 416 is interpolated from the bonding portion 417 to the outer hollow portion 413 to the flexible container 420 and the bonding portion 417 disposed under the main body 415 and the main body 415 It may include a bonded center hollow portion 418.

The upper surface of the junction 417 may face the lower surface of the main body 415. The junction 417 may include an annular plate body to which the flexible container 420 is bonded to the upper surface.

When the inner hollow portion 430 of the main flow path body 440 is inserted into the outer hollow portion 413, the center hollow portion 418 is the inner peripheral surface of the outer hollow portion 413 and the inner hollow portion 430 ) Can be located between the outer peripheral surface.

The inner hollow portion 430 protrudes from the lower portion of the upper hollow portion 431 and the upper hollow portion 431 disposed inside the outer hollow portion 413 and is smaller in diameter than the upper hollow portion 431 and has a flexible tube ( A tube connection part 432 connected to the 460 may be further included.

The inner hollow part 430 may have a pack main flow path P10 formed therein. The pack main flow path P10 may be long formed in the inner hollow part 430 in the vertical direction. The pack main flow path P10 may be formed in the upper hollow part 431 and the tube connection part 432. The pack main flow path P10 may be formed to be long in the vertical direction from the upper end of the upper hollow part 431 to the lower end of the tube connection part 432. In the pack main flow path P10, an area of the upper hollow portion 431 may be larger than an area of the tube connection portion 432.

In the upper hollow part 431, at least one gas discharge passage 450 may be formed around the pack main passage S10. A plurality of gas discharge passages 450 may be formed in parallel with the pack main passage S10 between the pack main passage S10 and the outer circumferential surface of the upper hollow portion 431.

The tube connection part 432 may have a flexible tube attachment/detachment part 433 to which the flexible tube 460 is attached and detached.

The main flow path body 440 may be formed so that the handle portion 441 protrudes above the inner hollow portion 430. The handle part 441 may be formed in a hollow disk shape on the upper portion of the inner hollow part 430. The user can carry the beer manufacturing pack 12 by holding the seating portion 411 or the handle portion 441. The outer diameter D1 of the handle portion 441 may be larger than the outer diameter D2 of the outer hollow portion 413. The handle part 441 may have its lower surface mounted on the upper end of the outer hollow part 413. The handle part 441 is smaller in size than the recessed part 412, and the handle part 441 may be spaced apart from the upper surface 414 of the pack body 410 and the circumferential surface 412B of the recessed part 412.

The user can insert a finger into the depression 412 and hold the handle 441 of the main flow path body 440, and transport the beer manufacturing pack 12 to the upper side of the fermentation tank 112 shown in FIG. I can. The user can insert the flexible container 420 into the space (S1) of the fermentation tank 112 and put the seating portion 411 on the seat 116, as shown in FIG. 14, and the beer manufacturing pack 12 Can be conveniently mounted on the fermentation tank 112.

On the other hand, when the user takes out the beer production pack 12 from the fermentation tank 112, the user puts his hand into the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112 to hand the handle 441 of the main flow path body 440 by hand. It can be held, and the beer production pack 12 can be lifted upwards. The beer manufacturing pack 12 may come out above the opening 111 of the fermentation tank 112, and the beer manufacturing pack 12 can be easily withdrawn from the fermentation tank 112.

18 is a side view showing another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beer manufacturing pack 12 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 may have different bonding positions of the flexible container 420, and the structure of the bonding body 416' may be different from that of the beer manufacturing pack shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 It can be different.

The bonding body 416' of the beer manufacturing pack 12 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is disposed on the bottom surface of the main body 415, and a bonding portion 417' to which the flexible container 420 is bonded, and a bonding portion 417 ') may include a center hollow portion 418 interpolated to the outer hollow portion 413, and the junction portion 417' is a flexible container with an upper surface facing the bottom surface of the main body 415 and on the circumferential surface 419 420 may include a bonded hollow body.

The beer manufacturing pack shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is the same as or similar to the example of the beer manufacturing pack shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 except for the bonding body 416 ′, so the same reference numerals are used and detailed descriptions thereof Is omitted.

The junction part 417 ′ shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 may be higher in height than the tube connection part 432, and may surround the outer circumference of the tube connection part 432. A gap G into which the flexible tube 460 may be inserted may be formed between the outer circumferential surface of the junction part 417 ′ and the tube connection part 432.

The flexible tube 460 may be inserted into the junction part 417 ′ and connected to the tube connection part 432.

The junction part 417 ′ shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 may surround and protect the outer circumference of the tube connection part 432 and the connection part between the tube connection part 432 and the flexible tube 460. Breakage can be minimized.

20 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a beer manufacturing pack of the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the beer production pack shown in FIG. 20, the outer hollow part 413 of the pack body 410 shown in FIGS. 17 and 19 in the protruding direction of the outer hollow part 413" and the detailed shape of the outer hollow part 413" ) Can be different. In addition, the pack body 410 ″ may include a main body 415 ″ and a connection body 416 ″ different from the pack body 410 illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 19.

In the beer manufacturing pack of this embodiment, each of the configurations and actions of the flexible container 420, the main flow path body 440, and the flexible tube 460 other than the pack body 410" are shown in FIGS. 17 to 19. Since it is the same as the manufacturing pack, the same reference numerals are used below and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The pack body 410" may include a seating part 411, a recessed part 412, and an outer hollow part 413", and the seating part 411 and the recessed part 412 are shown in FIGS. 17 to 19 Since it is the same as the beer manufacturing pack shown, the same reference numerals are used and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The outer hollow part 413" may protrude downwardly at the center of the pack body 410". The outer hollow part 413" may protrude downwardly under the recessed part 412.

The outer hollow part 413" is positioned higher than the bottom surface 412A of the depression 412 while the handle 441 of the main flow path body 440 is positioned lower than the upper surface 414 of the pack body 410" The main flow path body 440 may be supported as possible.

The outer hollow part 413" may be formed to be elastically deformed. The outer hollow part 413" is a first hollow part 413A into which the inner hollow part 430 of the main flow path body 440 is inserted and fitted. ) And, a second hollow portion 413B that is larger than the first hollow portion 413A and surrounds the outer circumference of the first hollow portion 413A, and the first hollow portion 413A and the second hollow portion 413B. It may include a connecting portion (413C).

The first hollow part 413A may be elastically deformed if necessary while being connected to the second hollow part 413B through the connection part 413C.

The pack body 410" includes a main body 415" having a seating part 411 and an outer hollow part 413" formed thereon, and a connection body 416" connected to the main body 415" and the flexible container 420 It may include.

The connection body 416" may include a lower hollow part 418" surrounding the outer circumference of the outer hollow part 413".

The lower hollow part 418" may be formed in a hollow cylindrical shape. The lower hollow part 418" may be attached to and detached from the main body 415".

The main body 415" may have a lower hollow part insertion groove 416A into which the upper part of the lower hollow part 418" is inserted. The lower hollow portion insertion groove portion 416A may be recessed around the outer hollow portion 413" of the main body 415".

The connection body 416" may be detachably connected to the main body 415".

The outer surface of the outer hollow part 413" may have a locking protrusion 413D protruding, and an inner circumferential surface of the lower hollow part 418" may have a locking protrusion 418A that is seated and caught on the locking protrusion 413A. .

When the upper part of the connection body 416" is inserted into the lower hollow insertion groove 416A, the locking protrusion 418A can be lifted up on the locking jaw 413A, and external force is applied to the connection body 416". If not applied, it is possible to maintain a state coupled to the main body (415").

The connection body 416" may further include a junction part 417" protruding from a lower portion of the lower hollow part 418" and having a flexible container 420 bonded to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces.

The flexible container 420 may be heat-sealed on the upper or lower surface of the junction 417".

The junction 417" may have an upper surface facing the lower surface of the main body 415". The junction part 417" may include an annular plate body to which the flexible container 420 is bonded to the upper surface thereof.

21 is a cross-sectional view showing a beer withdrawal valve of the beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beer extraction valve 62 includes a valve body 600 having a valve flow path 611 connected to the beer extraction flow path 61 shown in FIG. 1; A lifting valve body 610 disposed to lift the inside of the valve body 600 and opening and closing the valve flow path 611; A rotation lever 620 that is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the elevation valve body 610 to elevate the elevation valve body 610 during a rotation operation, and a micro switch 630 switched by the elevation valve body 610 can do.

The valve body 600 may be mounted on the center cover 66 shown in FIG. 2.

The valve passage 611 may include a horizontal passage 612 formed long in the front-rear direction along the valve body 600 and a vertical passage 613 formed to be bent downward from the front end of the horizontal passage 612. The beer guided to the beer take-out passage 61 shown in FIG. 1 passes through the horizontal passage 612 and the vertical passage 613 sequentially when the horizontal passage 612 is opened, and then falls to the lower side of the vertical passage 613 Can be.

The lifting valve body 610 may be disposed to be elevated in the valve flow path 611, particularly the vertical flow path 613. The lifting valve body 610 may be lowered to a height blocking the horizontal passage 612 and may be raised to a height to open the horizontal passage 612. The lifting valve body 610 may be disposed so that the upper part protrudes upward of the valve body 600. The lifting valve body 610 may have a manipulation protrusion 614 contacting the micro switch 630 when it is raised.

The rotation lever 620 may be hinged 621 connected to the upper part of the lifting valve body 610, and in a state connected to the lifting valve body 610, it may be erected in a vertical direction or laid horizontally.

When the rotation lever 620 is laid horizontally, the elevation valve body 610 is raised to open the horizontal flow path 612, and when the rotation lever 620 is vertically erected, the elevation valve body 610 is It is lowered to close the horizontal flow path 612.

The micro switch 630 may be connected to the controller 109 shown in FIG. 3, and the controller 109 may control the beer manufacturing apparatus according to the on/off of the micro switch 630.

The beer withdrawal valve 62 may further include a valve spring 640 that is built in the valve body 600 and elastically presses the lifting valve body 610 in a downward direction.

22 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of the beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment includes a controller 109. The user can input an operation command of the beer manufacturing apparatus by operating the rotary knob 109A. The controller 109 may control the beer manufacturing apparatus by a program preset according to the switching state of the rotary switch 109B. Here, the preset program may control the beer manufacturing apparatus according to the beer manufacturing process of the beer manufacturing apparatus.

Hereinafter, the operation of the beer manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment will be described.

The beer manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment may include a washing and sterilization course for washing and sterilizing a flow path therein. In addition, the beer production apparatus may include a beer production course for producing beer, separate from the washing and sterilization course.

The cleaning and sterilization course can be carried out in the state that the capsules (C1) (C2) (C3) are not accommodated in the dispenser (3), and the beer production course is the capsule (C1) (C2) ( C3) can be carried out in a state in which the beer production pack 12 is accommodated in the fermentation tank 112.

Hereinafter, the washing and sterilization course will be first described.

The user can input washing and sterilization commands through an input unit provided in the controller 109 or through a remote control or a portable terminal. The controller 109 may control the beer manufacturing apparatus in the washing and sterilization course 100S according to the input of the washing and sterilization command.

After opening the beer dispensing valve 62, the user can input a washing and sterilization command through an input unit, a remote control or a portable terminal.

When the micro switch 630 of the beer extraction valve 62 is on, the controller 109 may turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 for cleaning and sterilization of the flow path, and the bypass valve ( 35) and, the first, second, and third, on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 may be turned on. When the bypass valve 35 is turned on and the first, second, and third, on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 are turned on, the bypass valve 35 and the first, second, and third, on/off valves 313 ) (323, 333) all can be open.

When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 can be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52, and flow to the water supply heater 53 to be heated in the water supply heater 53. have. The water (that is, hot water) heated by the water supply heater 53 is passed through the water supply passage 4 to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving part 31, and the second capsule receiving part 32, , It may flow to the third capsule receiving portion 33. Water flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow into the main flow passage (2). have.

During the control as described above, the beer production apparatus includes a water supply passage 4, a bypass passage 34 and a bypass valve 35, a first capsule receiving portion 31, and a second capsule receiving portion 32, The third capsule receiving portion 33 and the main passage 2 may be washed and sterilized by hot water heated by the water supply heater 53.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may perform the above-described washing and sterilization at a set time for washing, and after the set time for washing, the washing and sterilizing step S100 may be completed. The controller may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 after the washing setting time has elapsed, and the bypass valve 35, the first, second, and third openings and closing valves 313, 323, 333 ) All can be turned off. When the bypass valve 35 and the first, second, and third, on/off valves 313, 323, and 333 are off, the bypass valve 35 and the first, second, and third, on/off valves 313 (323) (333) all can be closed.

During the washing and sterilization step (S100), the user may operate the beer dispensing valve 62 to be closed to prevent contamination through the beer dispensing valve 62.

Hereinafter, a beer production course will be described.

For the beer production course, the user may open the fermentation tank cover 114 and insert the beer production pack 12 into the fermentation tank 12 to be seated in the fermentation tank 12. Thereafter, the user may close the fermentation tank lid 114, and the beer production pack 12 may be accommodated in the fermentation tank 112 and the fermentation tank lid 114 and stored. And, the user inserts a plurality of capsules (C1) (C2) (C3) into the dispenser 3 before and after the beer production pack 12 is seated, and then the plurality of capsule receiving portions 31 with the lid module 37 (32) (33) can be covered.

The user may input a beer production command through an input unit provided in the controller 109 or through a remote control or a portable terminal. The controller 109 may control the beer production apparatus as a beer production course according to the input of the beer production command.

The controller 109 may initiate a water supply step (S200) of supplying water to the beer production pack 12 during a beer production course. The water supply step S200 may be a liquid malt formation step of forming liquid malt by evenly mixing malt with hot water.

The controller 109 may turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 during the water supply step (S200), turn on the bypass valve 35, and turn on the main valve 9 . The controller 109 may open the main valve 9 by turning on the main valve 9 in the off state. The controller 109 may 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 controller 109 may turn on the gas opening/closing valve 73 when water is supplied to the beer manufacturing pack 12.

The water in the water tank 51 may be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52, and may flow to the water supply heater 53 to be heated in the water supply heater 53. The water heated by the feed water heater 53 may flow into the main passage 2 through the feed passage 4, the bypass passage 34, and the bypass valve 35, and into the main passage 2 The flowed water may pass through the main valve 9 and flow into the beer manufacturing pack 12. The hot water introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 may be mixed with the malt contained in the beer manufacturing pack 12, and the malt in the beer manufacturing pack 12 may be mixed with water and gradually diluted. On the other hand, since hot water is supplied to the beer production pack 12, whether contained in the beer production pack 12, malt can be quickly and evenly mixed with the hot water.

During the water supply step 200 as described above, the bypass passage 34 and the main passage 2 may be in a state that has been previously washed and sterilized by the washing and sterilization step (S100), and the beer manufacturing pack 12 Unclean hot water can be supplied.

On the other hand, during the water supply step (S200) as described above, the water supply heater 53 preferably heats water to 50 to 70°C, and the controller 109 is a water supply heater according to the temperature sensed by the thermistor 57 (Thermistor). 53) can be controlled.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may perform the water supply step (S200) as described above for a water supply setting time, and may complete the water supply step (S200) after the water supply setting time. Upon completion of the water supply step (S200), the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53, and may turn off the bypass valve 35. Further, the controller 109 may turn off the gas on-off valve 73 upon completion of the water supply step (S200).

The beer manufacturing apparatus may be controlled so that air is introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 during the water supply step (S200) as described above.

After the controller 109 introduces hot water into the beer manufacturing pack 12 and injects air into the beer manufacturing pack 12, it is possible to complete the water supply step (S200).

In addition, the controller 109 first introduces hot water into the beer manufacturing pack 12, then injects air into the beer manufacturing pack 12, and finally, hot water into the beer manufacturing pack 12. After the second inflow, it is possible to complete the water supply step (S200).

An example of the water supply step S200 may perform only a hot water supply process for supplying hot water.

In another example of the water supply step S200, a hot water supply process of supplying hot water and an air injection process of injecting air may be sequentially performed.

Another example of the water supply step (S300) is that it is possible to sequentially perform the first hot water supply process of supplying hot water first, the air injection process of injecting air, and the second hot water supply process of injecting hot water secondarily. Do.

As an example of the water supply step (S200), the case where the water supply step (S200) performs only the hot water supply process will be described first.

The controller 109 can turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 at the start of the hot water supply process, turn on the bypass valve 35, and turn on the main valve 9 . The controller 109 may turn on the gas on-off valve 73 at the start of the hot water supply process. Further, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 when the hot water supply process is completed, and may turn off the bypass valve 35. The controller 109 may turn off the gas on-off valve 73 upon completion of the hot water supply process.

As another example of the water supply step (S200), a case in which the water supply step (S200) sequentially performs the hot water supply process and the air injection process will be described as follows.

First, the controller 109 can turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 at the start of the hot water supply process, turn on the bypass valve 35, and turn the main valve 9 on. I can. The controller 109 may turn on the gas on-off valve 73 at the start of the hot water supply process. Then, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 upon completion of the hot water supply process. The controller 109 may maintain the on state of the bypass valve 35 and the main valve 9 upon completion of the hot water supply process. The controller 109 may maintain the on state of the gas on-off valve 73 upon completion of the hot water supply process.

In addition, the controller 109 may turn on the air injection pump 82 at the start of the air injection process. While the air injection pump 82 is on, the air pumped by the air injection pump 82 may be introduced into the water supply passage 4 through the air injection passage 81, and thereafter, the bypass passage 34 and the main It may be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the flow path 2 and the main valve 9. In this way, the air introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 may collide with the liquid malt to help the malt and hot water to be more evenly mixed.

When the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 is greater than or equal to the set pressure, the controller 109 may complete the air injection process and may turn off the air injection pump 82 to complete the air injection process. The controller 109 may turn off the bypass valve 35 upon completion of the air injection process. The controller 109 may turn off the gas opening/closing valve 73 upon completion of the air injection process.

As another example of the water supply step (S200), a case in which the water supply step (S200) sequentially performs the first hot water supply process, the air injection process, and the second hot water supply process will be described as follows.

The first hot water supply process is the same as the hot water supply process included in another example of the water supply step (S200), and a detailed description thereof will be omitted to avoid redundant description.

The controller 109 may turn on the air injection pump 82 at the start of the air injection process. While the air injection pump 82 is on, the air pumped by the air injection pump 82 may be introduced into the water supply passage 4 through the air injection passage 81, and thereafter, the bypass passage 34 and the main It may be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the flow path 2 and the main valve 9. As described above, the air introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 may collide with the liquid malt, thereby helping the malt and hot water to be more evenly mixed (Mixing).

When the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 is greater than or equal to the set pressure, the controller 109 may complete the air injection process and may turn off the air injection pump 82 to complete the air injection process. The controller 109 can keep the main valve 9, the bypass valve 35, and the gas on/off valve 73 on when the air injection process is completed.

The controller 109 may turn on the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 at the start of the second hot water supply process. The water in the water tank 51 may be supplied to the beer manufacturing pack 12 as in the first hot water supply process, and new hot water may be additionally supplied to the beer manufacturing pack 12. The controller 109 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. When the flow rate sensed by the flow meter 56 reaches the set flow rate during the second hot water supply process, the controller 109 determines that the second hot water supply process is complete, and operates the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53. The main valve 9, the bypass valve 35, and the gas outlet valve 73 can be turned off.

On the other hand, when the water supply step (S200) is completed, the beer manufacturing apparatus may perform a fermentation tank cooling step (S300) of cooling the fermentation tank 112.

The controller 109 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 may be condensed in the condenser 132 and then expanded by the expansion mechanism 133. The refrigerant expanded by the expansion mechanism 133 may take heat from the fermentation tank 112 while passing through the evaporator 134 and evaporate. The refrigerant that has passed through the evaporator 134 may be sucked into the compressor 131. When the compressor 131 is driven, the fermentation tank 112 may be gradually cooled, and the beer production pack 12 accommodated in the fermentation tank 112 and the liquid malt contained in the beer production pack 12 may be cooled.

When cooling the fermentation tank 112 as described above, the beer production apparatus can cool the beer production pack 12 to medium temperature, for example, 23 to 27, and the controller 109 is a temperature sensor installed in the fermentation tank 112 ( The compressor 131 may be controlled according to the temperature sensed in 16). The controller 109 may turn off the compressor when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 exceeds the compressor off temperature. The controller 109 may turn off the compressor when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is less than or equal to the compressor off temperature.

After the fermentation tank cooling step (S300) as described above is started, when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is less than or equal to the compressor off temperature at least once, the beer manufacturing apparatus supplies air into the beer manufacturing pack 12 to remove liquid malt A mixing step (S400) of mixing may be performed.

The beer manufacturing apparatus can control the compressor 131 on and off according to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 even during the mixing step (S400), and on and off control of the compressor 131 will be described later. It may be continued until the additive input step (S500) (S600) (S700) is completed.

The controller 109 may turn on the air injection pump 82 and turn on the bypass valve 35, the main valve 9, and the gas discharge valve 73. While the air injection pump 82 is on, the air pumped by the air injection pump 82 may be introduced into the water supply passage 4 through the air injection passage 81, and thereafter, the bypass passage 34 and the main It may be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the flow path 2 and the main valve 9. In this way, the air introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12 may collide with the liquid malt to help the malt and hot water to be more evenly mixed.

The controller 109 is capable of mixing liquid malt with air for a mixing setting time when the air injection pump 82 is turned on, and when the air injection pump 82 is turned on and a mixing setting time elapses, the air injection pump 82 is turned off. Then, the bypass valve 35 and the gas outlet valve 73 can be turned off. When the mixing set time elapses, the beer manufacturing apparatus may complete the mixing step (S400).

The beer manufacturing apparatus may perform an additive input step (S500) (S600) (S700) after the mixing step (S400).

The beer manufacturing apparatus simultaneously or sequentially combines the additive of the first capsule (C1), the additive of the second capsule (C2), and the additive of the third capsule (C3) during the additive input step (S500) (S600) (S700). Can be put into.

The controller 109 sequentially performs the additive input process (S500) of the first capsule (C1), the additive input process of the second capsule (C2) (S600), and the additive input process (S700) of the third capsule (C3). Can be carried out.

The controller 109 provides a water supply pump 52, a main valve 9, a first opening/closing valve 313, and a gas opening/closing valve 73 during the additive injection process (S500) of the first capsule (C1). 1 The additive can be turned on during the set time.

When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water supply pump 52, then passes through the water heater 53, passes through the water supply passage 4, and flows into the first capsule (C1). I can. The water introduced into the first capsule (C1) is mixed with the additives contained in the first capsule (C1), and can flow into the main flow path (2) together with the additives contained in the first capsule (C1), It can be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the main flow channel (2).

When the first additive setting time elapses, the controller 109 may turn off the feed pump 52 and the first open/close valve 313, and complete the additive input process (S500) of the first capsule (C1). I can.

The controller 109 may turn on the feed water pump 52 and the second opening/closing valve 323 during the second additive setting time during the additive injection process (S600) of the second capsule C2.

When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water supply pump 52, then passes through the water heater 53, passes through the water supply passage 4, and flows into the second capsule (C2). I can. The water introduced into the second capsule (C2) is mixed with the additives contained in the second capsule (C2), and can flow into the main flow path (2) together with the additives contained in the second capsule (C2). It can be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the flow path (2).

When the second additive setting time elapses, the controller 109 may turn off the feed water pump 52 and the second opening/closing valve 323, and complete the additive input process (S600) of the second capsule (C2). I can.

The controller 109 may turn on the feed pump 52 and the third opening/closing valve 333 for a set time of the third additive during the additive injection process (S700) of the third capsule C3.

When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 passes through the water supply pump 52, then passes through the water heater 53, passes through the water supply passage 4, and flows into the third capsule (C3). I can. The water introduced into the third capsule (C3) is mixed with the additive contained in the third capsule (C3), and can flow into the main flow path (2) together with the additive contained in the third capsule (C3). It can be introduced into the beer production pack 12 through the flow path (2).

When the third additive setting time elapses, the controller 109 may turn off the feed pump 52 and the third opening/closing valve 333, and complete the additive input process (S700) of the third capsule (C3). I can.

When all of the additive input steps S500, S600, and S700 are completed, the beer manufacturing apparatus may perform a dispenser residual water removal step S800 of removing residual water in the dispenser 3.

The controller 109 turns on the air injection pump 82 at the dispenser residual water removal step (S800), turns on the first open/close valve 313, the second open/close valve 323, and the third open/close valve 333 , The main valve 9 and the gas outlet valve 73 can be turned on.

When the air injection pump 82 is on, the air passes through the air injection passage 81 and the water supply passage 4, and then the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion It is supplied to (33), the remaining water remaining in the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can be blown out into the main passage (2), and air May be moved to the beer manufacturing pack 12 together with the remaining water moved to the first capsule receiving unit 31, the second capsule receiving unit 32 and the third capsule receiving unit 33.

The controller 109 turns on the air injection pump 82 for a set time to remove residual water, and turns off the air injection pump 82 when the set time for removal of residual water has elapsed, and the first opening/closing valve 313 and the The two opening/closing valves 323, the third opening/closing valve 333, the main valve 9, and the gas outlet valve 73 can be turned off.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may complete the dispenser residual water removal step S800 when the set time for removing residual water elapses.

The beer manufacturing apparatus may sequentially perform a first fermentation step (S900) and a second fermentation step (S1000) after completion of the dispenser residual water removal step (S800).

The controller 109 can control the compressor 131 to the target temperature of the first fermentation during the first fermentation step (S900), and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 maintains the set temperature range for the first fermentation. (131) can be controlled.

After the start of the first fermentation step (S900), the controller 109 periodically turns on and off the gas discharge valve 73, and stores the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 while the gas discharge valve 73 is on. It can be stored in the unit 109S. When the change in pressure periodically sensed by the pressure sensor 72 exceeds the first fermentation set pressure, the controller 109 may determine that the first fermentation has been completed, and may complete the first fermentation step S900.

The controller 109 may start the second fermentation step S1000 after completion of the first fermentation step S900. The controller 109 can control the compressor 131 to the secondary fermentation target temperature during the secondary fermentation step (S1000), and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 maintains the secondary fermentation set temperature range. (131) can be controlled.

After the start of the second fermentation step (S1000), the controller 109 periodically turns on and off the gas outlet valve 73, and stores the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 72 while the gas outlet valve 73 is on. It can be stored in the unit 109S. If the change in the pressure periodically sensed by the pressure sensor 72 exceeds the second fermentation set pressure, the controller 109 may determine that the second fermentation has been completed, and may complete the second fermentation step S1000.

When both the first fermentation step (S900) and the second fermentation step (S1000) are completed, the beer manufacturing apparatus may perform the aging step (S1100).

The controller 109 may wait for the aging time during the aging step, and control the compressor 131 so that the temperature of the beer is maintained between the upper limit of the set aging temperature and the lower limit of the set aging temperature during this aging time. . The controller 109 may turn off the compressor 131 if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is less than the lower limit of the set aging temperature, and if the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 16 is higher than the upper limit of the set aging temperature , The compressor 131 may be turned on.

When the aging time elapses, the beer production apparatus can complete all of the beer production, and the user can take out beer by operating the beer extraction valve 62.

When the user operates in the direction of opening the beer dispensing valve 62, the micro switch 630 may be contacted, and the controller 109 may open the main valve 9 since beer production is completed. In addition, the controller 109 may turn on the air pump 152 and the air control valve 156.

When the air pump 152 is turned on, air may be supplied into the fermentor assembly 11 through the air supply passage 154, and the air supplied into the fermentor assembly 11 may pressurize the beer manufacturing pack 12. I can. When the beer production pack 12 is pressurized by air, the beer fermented and aged in the beer production pack 12 may flow to the main flow path 2. The beer flowing through the main flow path 2 may flow to the beer extraction valve 62 after passing through the beer extraction flow path 61, and may be discharged to the outside through the beer extraction valve 62.

The beer manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment may further include a washing and sterilization course for washing and sterilizing the flow path therein after the beer manufacturing course is completed and the user removes the beer manufacturing pack 12. The cleaning and sterilization course may be the same as or similar to the cleaning and sterilization course included before the beer production course.

23 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 23, the controller 109 may detect on/off of the limit switch 630. In addition, the controller 109 may receive measured values from the flow meter 56, the thermistor 57, the pressure sensor 72, and the temperature sensor 16.

The beer dispensing valve 62 may be provided with a limit switch 630 that is turned on and off according to the opening and closing of the beer dispensing valve 62, and the controller 109 transmits an on/off signal of the limit switch 630 I can receive it.

The water supply module 5 may include a flow meter 56 that measures the flow rate of the water supply pump outlet passage 55, and the controller 109 may receive flow rate information measured by the flow meter 56. .

The water supply module 5 may include a thermistor 57 that measures the temperature of the water supply heater 53 or the temperature of the hot water heated by the water supply heater 53, and the controller 109 is configured by the thermistor 57. You can receive the measured temperature information. In this case, the thermistor 57 is preferably installed in at least one of the water supply heater 53 and the water supply passage (4).

The gas discharger 7 may include a pressure sensor 72 installed in the gas outlet passage 71, and the pressure sensor 72 may measure the pressure inside the beer manufacturing pack 12. The controller 109 may receive pressure information measured by the pressure sensor 72.

The fermentation module 1 may include a temperature sensor 16 capable of measuring the temperature of the fermentor assembly 11. The controller 109 may receive temperature information measured by the temperature sensor 16.

Meanwhile, the controller 109 may control on and off various valves included in the beer manufacturing apparatus. Each valve can be opened when on, and can be closed when off.

In more detail, the controller 109 turns on and off the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333, the main valve 9, the bypass valve 35, the gas opening and closing valve 73, and the air control valve 156. Can be controlled.

The controller 109 can control on and off the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333. The first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323 and 333 are installed in the first, second, and third dispenser inlet passages 311, 321 and 331 Can be. When each of the first, second, and third opening and closing valves (313, 323, and 333) are turned on, water or air flowing into the water supply passage (4) is transferred to the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions (31, 32, 33) of the dispenser (3). Each can be introduced. On the other hand, when the first, second, and third opening and closing valves (313, 323, and 333) are turned off, the water or air flowing into the water supply passage (4) is the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions (31, 32, 33) of the dispenser (3). Each cannot be introduced into.

The controller 109 can control the main valve 9 on and off. The main valve 9 may be installed in the main passage 2 and may be installed after the connecting portion 91 between the main passage 2 and the beer outlet passage 61 along the flow direction of air or air. When the main valve 9 is turned on, water or air flowing through the main flow path 2 may be introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12, and beer may be taken out of the beer manufacturing pack 12. On the other hand, when the main valve 9 is turned off, water or air flowing through the main flow path 2 cannot be introduced into the beer manufacturing pack 12, and beer cannot be taken out of the beer manufacturing pack 12.

The controller 109 may control the bypass valve 35 on and off. The bypass valve 35 may be installed in the bypass flow path 34. When the bypass valve 34 is turned on, water or air flowing into the water supply passage 4 may flow into the main passage 2 through the bypass passage 34. On the other hand, when the bypass valve 34 is turned off, water or air flowing into the water supply passage 4 cannot flow into the main passage 2 through the bypass passage 34.

The controller 109 may control the gas opening/closing valve 73 on and off. The gas opening/closing valve 73 may be installed in the gas outlet passage 71. The gas opening/closing valve 73 may be installed after the pressure sensor 72 along the flow direction of the gas in the gas outlet passage 71. When the gas opening/closing valve 73 is turned on, air or gas inside the beer production pack 12 may flow to the outside of the beer production pack 12 through the gas extraction passage 71, and the inside of the beer production pack 12 The pressure of may be maintained equal to or similar to the external atmospheric pressure. On the other hand, when the gas opening/closing valve 73 is turned off, the air or gas inside the beer production pack 12 cannot flow to the outside of the beer production pack 12 through the gas extraction passage 71, and the beer production pack 12 The pressure inside can be higher than the pressure outside.

The controller 109 may control the air control valve 156 on and off. The air control valve 156 may be installed in the air supply passage 154. When the air control valve 156 is turned on, air may flow into or out of the fermentation tank 112 through the air supply passage 154 by the operation of the air pump 152. On the other hand, when the air control valve 156 is turned off, air cannot flow into or out of the fermentation tank 112 through the air supply passage 154.

On the other hand, the controller 109 may control the water supply pump 52, the water supply heater 53, the air injection pump 82, the refrigeration cycle device 13, the heater 14, and the air pump 152.

The controller 109 may control the water supply pump 52. The controller 109 may control the water supply pump 52 on and off, and it may be possible to control the flow rate flowing by the water supply pump 52. When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 may pass through the water supply pump 52 and flow into the water supply passage 4.

The controller 109 may control the water heater 53. The controller 109 may control the water supply heater 53 on and off, and may control the temperature of the water supply heater 53. When the water supply heater 53 is turned on, the water that has passed through the water supply pump 52 is heated by the water supply heater 53 and may flow into the water supply passage 4.

The controller 109 may control the air injection pump 82. The controller 109 may control the air injection pump 82 on and off, and it may also be possible to adjust the flow rate of air flowing by the air injection pump 82. When the air injection pump 82 is turned on, the air that has passed through the air injection pump 82 may be injected into the air injection passage 81, and the air is fed into the water supply passage 4 through the air injection passage 81. It can be fluid.

The controller 109 may control the temperature controller. In more detail, the controller 109 may control the refrigeration cycle device 13 and the heater 14. The controller 109 can control the on/off of the refrigeration cycle device 13 and the heater 14, and control the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 heated or cooled by the refrigeration cycle device 13 and the heater 14 It may be possible to do it.

A case where the evaporator 134 is installed in contact with the fermentation tank 112 will be described as an example. When the compressor 131 of the refrigeration cycle device 13 is operated, heat exchange occurs between the evaporator 134 and the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112, so that the temperature of the fermentation tank 112 may decrease. On the other hand, when the heater 14 is turned on, the heater 14 supplies heat to the outer surface of the fermentation tank 112 to increase the temperature of the fermentation tank 112.

The controller 109 may control the air pump 152. The controller 109 may control the on/off of the air pump 152, and it may be possible to adjust the flow rate and direction of air flowing to the air supply passage 154 by the air pump 152. When the air pump 152 is operated to supply air to the fermentation tank 112, the air that has passed through the air pump 152 may flow into the air supply passage 154 and be injected into the fermentation tank 112. On the other hand, when the air pump 152 is operated to discharge the air of the fermentation tank 112, the air inside the fermentation tank 112 may flow out through the air supply passage 154.

Components that can be controlled by the controller 109 may be partially omitted, changed, or added within a range that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art.

24 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of the washing and sterilization steps of the beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beer manufacturing method by the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include washing and sterilizing steps (S100, S1300) of washing and sterilizing the flow path and the dispenser 3 inside the beer manufacturing apparatus.

The washing and sterilization steps S100 and S1300 may be performed separately from the beer production step. The washing and sterilization step (S100) may be performed before the beer production step is performed, and the washing and sterilization step (S1300) is preferably performed after the beer production step. Hereinafter, the washing and sterilization step (S100) before the beer production step will be described, and the same may be understood for the washing and sterilization step (S1300) after the beer production step.

The user may input washing and sterilization commands through an input unit provided in the controller 109, a rotary knob 109A, a remote control or a portable terminal, or the like.

The controller 109 may determine whether a washing and sterilizing command has been input, and when the washing and sterilizing command is input, the washing and sterilizing step S100 may be started. In addition, the washing and sterilization step (S100) may be automatically started before the beer production step.

During the cleaning and sterilization step (S100), the material may not be accommodated in the material receiving portion of the dispenser 3. That is, the first, second, and third capsules C1, C2, and C3 may not be accommodated in the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions 31, 32, and 33. In addition, the beer production pack 12 is not accommodated in the fermentation tank 112, and a sterilization washing pack (not shown) may be accommodated.

The sterilization washing pack may be accommodated in the fermentation tank instead of the beer production pack 12 in the washing and sterilization step (S100). Water that has been washed and sterilized may flow into the sterilization washing pack. In addition, when the washing and sterilization step (S100) is completed, the sterilization washing pack may be removed from the fermentation tank 112 by the user.

The controller 109 may control the beer manufacturing apparatus in washing and sterilizing steps with a preset program according to a switching state of the rotary switch 109B or a signal applied to the wireless communication device.

When the beer manufacturing apparatus is controlled in the washing and sterilizing step S100, the controller 109 may display on the display 109D that the current beer manufacturing apparatus is in the washing and sterilizing step S100.

Referring to Figure 24, the washing and sterilization step (S100) includes a first sterilization step (S110), a first washing step (S130), a second sterilization step (S150), a second washing step (S170), and a draining step (S190). ) Can be included. The above steps may be performed sequentially.

The washing and sterilization step (S100) is also performed in the order of a second sterilization step (S150), a second washing step (S170), a first sterilization step (S110), a first washing step (S130), and a drainage step (S190). It is possible. Only some of the first sterilization step (S110), the first washing step (S130), the second sterilization step (S150), the second washing step (S170), and the draining step (S190) may be performed.

In the first sterilization step (S110), the hot water heated by the water supply heater 53 flows to the dispenser 3, the bypass flow path 34, the main flow path 2, and the main flow path connection part 115 to perform sterilization. can do. In addition, the hot water passes through the main tube 220 of the fermentation tank cover 114, the main flow passage part 230, and the inner hollow part 430, and flows into the sterilization washing pack to perform sterilization.

In the first washing step (S130), the water at room temperature flows to the dispenser 3, the bypass passage 34, the main passage 2, and the main passage connecting portion 115, and washing may be performed. In addition, the water passes through the main tube 220 of the fermentation tank cover 114, the main passage part 230, and the inner hollow part 430, and flows into the sterilization washing pack, and washing may be performed. In addition, the sterilization washing pack is compressed by the air pump 152 so that water inside the sterilization washing pack may flow out of the beer manufacturing apparatus through the gas outlet passage 71.

In the second sterilization step (S150), the hot water heated by the feed water heater 53 flows to the dispenser 3, the bypass flow path 34, and the main flow path 2 to perform sterilization. In addition, the hot water is discharged to the beer extraction valve 62 through the beer extraction passage 61, and sterilization may be performed.

In the second washing step (S170), the water at room temperature flows to the dispenser 3, the bypass passage 34, and the main passage 2 to perform washing. In addition, the water flows out to the beer extraction valve 62 through the beer extraction passage 61, and washing may be performed.

In the drainage step (S190), the air flowed to the water supply passage 4 by the air injection pump 82 flows to the dispenser 3, the bypass passage 34, and the main passage 2, and during the sterilization and cleaning process. You can remove the remaining water. The air flowing through the main flow path 2 may flow out together with the remaining water to the beer extraction valve 62 through the beer extraction flow path 61. Alternatively, the air flowing into the main flow path 2 may pass through the fermentation tank cover 114 and flow into the sterilization washing pack accommodated in the fermentation tank 112 along with residual water.

25 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the first sterilization step shown in FIG. 24.

Referring to FIG. 25, the controller 109 may initiate a first sterilization step S110. The first sterilization step S110 may include each of the control steps S111 to S120 to be described later.

When the first sterilization step S110 is started, the controller 109 may determine whether the limit switch 630 of the beer dispensing valve 62 is in the off state. (S111)

When the limit switch 630 is on, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53. At the same time, the controller 109 can display an error signal on the display 109D. (S112)

If the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 were previously turned off, the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 may continue to be turned off.

The error signal may include a notification to close the beer draw valve 62. Alternatively, the error signal may include a notification to return the rotation lever 620 to the original position on the display 109D.

When the user sees the error signal displayed on the display 109D and moves the rotary lever 620 to its original position, the elevating valve body 610 included in the beer dispensing valve 62 is lowered, and the elevating valve body 610 is lowered. The protruding manipulation protrusion 612 may be separated from the limit switch 630.

That is, when the user moves the rotation lever 620 to its original position, the limit switch 630 may be disconnected and turned off, and the controller 109 may detect this.

In the entire first sterilization step (S110), when the limit switch 630 is turned on, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53. This is because hot water is discharged to the beer dispenser 6 when the limit switch 630 is turned on. At the same time, the controller 109 can display an error signal on the display 109D.

On the other hand, when the limit switch 630 is off, the controller 109 is the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333, the bypass valve 35, the main valve 9, the air control valve 156, the gas opening and closing The valve 73 can be turned on. (S113)

When the conventional 1,2,3 opening and closing valves 313,323,333, bypass valve 35, main valve 9, air control valve 156, and gas on/off valve 73 are turned on, the controller 109 is It can maintain its conventional state.

When the first, second, third, opening/closing valves (313, 323, 333) are turned on, the water flowing into the water supply passage (4) is the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions (31, 31), which are the material receiving portions of the dispenser (3). It can flow through the main flow path (2) through 32 and 33.

When the bypass valve 35 is turned on, water flowing into the water supply passage 4 may flow into the main passage 2 through the bypass passage 34.

When the main valve 9 is turned on, water introduced into the main flow path 2 may flow into the fermentation tank 112 through the main flow path connection part 115.

When the air control valve 156 is turned on, the pressure inside the fermentation tank 112 can be kept constant, so that when water flows into the sterilization cleaning pack accommodated in the fermentation tank 112, the sterilization cleaning pack expands or expands. I can.

When the gas opening/closing valve 73 is turned on, steam due to hot water introduced into the sterilization washing pack may flow into the gas outlet passage 71, so that the pressure inside the sterilization washing pack can be kept constant.

The controller 109 may turn on the water supply pump 52. (S114)

When the water supply pump 52 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 may be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52. Water flowed by the water supply pump 52 may pass through the water supply heater 53 and flow into the water supply passage 4.

The controller 109 may determine whether the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is within an error range of the first set flow rate M1 (S115). In this case, the error range may mean a predetermined numerical range (between M1-a and M1+a) based on the first set flow rate M1.

The first set flow rate M1 is preferably 0.2LPM.

A flow meter 56 for measuring the flow rate of the feed water pump outlet passage 55 may be installed in the feed water pump outlet passage 55. The flow meter 56 may measure the flow rate of water flowing into the water supply heater 53.

When the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is greater than the first set flow rate M1 by a predetermined value (a) or more, the controller 109 may control the number of rotations of the feed water pump 52 to decrease. When the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is smaller than the first set flow rate M1 by a predetermined value (a) or more, the controller 109 may control the water supply pump 52 to increase the number of rotations.

When the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is within the error range of the first set flow rate M1, the controller 109 may turn on the water supply heater 53 (S116).

When the water supply heater 53 is turned on, the water in the water tank 51 can be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52, and flows to the water supply heater 53 to be heated in the water supply heater 53. I can. The water (that is, hot water) heated by the water supply heater 53 is passed through the water supply passage 4 to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving part 31, and the second capsule receiving part 32, , It may flow to the third capsule receiving portion 33. The hot water flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow to the main flow passage (2). In addition, it may be introduced into the fermentation tank 112 through the main flow path connecting portion 115. In more detail, the hot water flowing into the main passage 2 may pass through the main tube 220, the main passage part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 of the fermentation tank cover 114 and flow into the sterilization washing pack. .

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The main channel connection part 115, the main tube 220, the main channel part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 may be sterilized by hot water heated by the water supply heater 53.

The controller 109 may determine whether the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is within an error range of the first set temperature K1 (S117). In this case, the error range may mean a predetermined numerical range (between K1-b and K1+b) based on the first set temperature K1.

It is preferable that the first set temperature K1 is 70°C.

The thermistor 57 may be installed in at least one of the water supply heater 53 and the water supply passage 4, and may measure the temperature of water that has passed through the water supply heater 53.

When the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is higher than the first set temperature K1 by a predetermined value b or more, the controller 109 may control the water supply heater 52 to reduce the amount of heat generated. When the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is lower than the first set temperature K1 by a predetermined value b or more, the controller 109 may control the heating amount of the water supply heater 53 to increase.

If the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is within the error range of the first set temperature K1, the controller 109 may start the timer (S118).

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the first set time t1 (S119),

Until the timer reaches the first set time t1, the water supply passage 4, the bypass passage 34, the first, second, and third capsule accommodating portions 31, by the hot water heated in the water heater 53 32, 33), the main passage 2, the main passage connecting portion 115, the main tube 220, the main passage portion 230, and the inner hollow portion 430 can be sterilized continuously.

When the timer elapses the first set time t1, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply heater 53 (S120). The timer can be terminated. Accordingly, the first sterilization step (S110) may be terminated, and the first washing step (S130) may be started.

FIG. 26 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the first washing step shown in FIG. 24.

Referring to FIG. 26, the controller 109 may initiate a first washing step (S130 ). The first washing step S130 may include each of the control steps S131 to S138 to be described later.

When the first washing step (S130) is started, the controller 109 may start the timer (S131).

Currently, the water supply pump 52 is turned on, and the water supply heater 53 may be turned off. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 51 may be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52, and may flow into the water supply passage 4 through the water heater 53. At this time, since the water supply heater 53 is turned off, the water flowing into the water supply passage 4 may be water of room temperature that is not heated.

The water flowing into the water supply passage 4 may flow to the bypass passage 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33. have. Water flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow into the main flow passage (2). In addition, it may be introduced into the fermentation tank 112 through the main flow path connecting portion 115. In more detail, the water flowing into the main passage 2 may pass through the main tube 220, the main passage part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 of the fermentation tank lid 114 to be introduced into the sterilization washing pack. .

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The main channel connection part 115, the main tube 220, the main channel part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 may be washed with water at room temperature.

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the second set time t2 (S132).

Until the timer reaches the second set time (t2), the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions (31, 32, 33), the main passage (2), The main channel connection part 115, the main tube 220, the main channel part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 may be continuously cleaned.

When the timer passes the second set time t2, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 (S133). The timer can be terminated.

The controller 109 may turn on the air pump 152 (S134)

Water that has been sterilized and washed may be contained in the sterilization washing pack. In this case, the air pump 152 may supply air into the fermentation tank 112 through the air supply passage 154 to increase the pressure inside the fermentation tank 112. Thus, the sterilizing cleaning pack can be compressed by a pressure difference. When the sterilization cleaning pack is compressed, water contained in the sterilization cleaning pack may flow out of the beer manufacturing apparatus through the gas extraction passage 71.

The controller 109 may start the timer (S135).

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the third set time t3 (S136).

Until the timer elapses the set time t3, the sterilization cleaning pack may be continuously compressed by the operation of the air pump 152.

The controller 109 may turn off the air pump 152 when the timer passes the third set time t3 (S137). The timer can be terminated. The user can later remove the empty sterilization washing pack from the fermentation tank 112.

The controller 109 may turn off the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333, the bypass valve 35, the main valve 9, the air control valve 156, and the gas opening and closing valve 73 (S138 ).

Accordingly, the first washing step (S130) may be terminated.

However, the steps (S134 to S137) of removing water from the sterilization washing pack may not be included in the first washing step (S130). In this case, the user may later remove the sterilizing washing pack containing water from the fermentation tank 112.

FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the second sterilization step shown in FIG. 24.

Referring to FIG. 27, the controller 109 may initiate a second sterilization step (S150 ). The second sterilization step S150 may include control steps S151 to S160 to be described later.

Hereinafter, descriptions overlapping with those described in the first sterilization step S110 will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

When the second sterilization step S150 is started, the controller 109 may determine whether the limit switch 630 of the beer dispensing valve 62 is turned on. (S151)

When the limit switch 630 is off, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53. At the same time, the controller 109 can display an error signal on the display 109D. (S152)

The error signal may include a notification to open the beer draw valve 62. Alternatively, the error signal may include a notification to the display 109D to pull the rotation lever 620.

When the user sees the error signal displayed on the display 109D and pulls the rotation lever 620, the lifting valve body 610 included in the beer dispensing valve 62 moves up and down, and the lifting valve body 610 goes up and down and protrudes. The manipulating protrusion 612 may be connected to the limit switch 630.

That is, when the user pulls the rotation lever 620, the operating protrusion 612 may be connected to the limit switch 630 and turned on, and the controller 109 may detect this.

In the entire second sterilization step (S150), when the limit switch 630 is turned off, the controller 109 may turn off the feed water pump 52 and the feed water heater 53. This is because if the limit switch 630 is turned off, hot water cannot be discharged to the beer dispenser 6. At the same time, the controller 109 can display an error signal on the display 109D.

Meanwhile, when the limit switch 630 is turned on, the controller 109 may turn on the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333 and the bypass valve 35 (S153). The main valve 9, the air control valve 156, and the gas opening/closing valve 73 may be maintained in an off state.

Since the main valve 9 is in the off state and the beer extraction valve 62 is open, the water flowing into the main flow path 2 cannot flow into the fermentation tank 112 and flows into the beer extraction flow path 61. As a result, it may be discharged to the outside of the beer production apparatus through the beer extraction valve 62.

The controller 109 may turn on the water supply pump 52. (S154)

The controller 109 may determine whether the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is within an error range of the second set flow rate M2 (S155). Here, the error range may mean a predetermined numerical range (between M2-a and M2+a) based on the second set flow rate M2.

The second set flow rate M2 is preferably 0.2LPM.

When the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is greater than the second set flow rate M2 by a predetermined value (a) or more, the controller 109 may control the number of rotations of the feed water pump 52 to decrease. When the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is smaller than the second set flow rate M2 by a predetermined value (a) or more, the controller 109 may control the water supply pump 52 to increase the number of rotations.

If the flow rate measured by the flow meter 56 is within the error range of the second set flow rate M2, the controller 109 may turn on the water supply heater 53 (S156).

When the water supply heater 53 is turned on, the water (that is, hot water) heated by the water supply heater 53 is passed through the water supply passage 4 through the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving part 31, and It may flow to the second capsule receiving portion 32 and the third capsule receiving portion 33. The hot water flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow to the main flow passage (2). have. The hot water flowing through the main flow path 2 may flow to the beer extraction flow path 61 and may flow out of the beer production apparatus through the beer extraction valve 62.

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The beer extraction flow path 61 and the beer extraction valve 62 may be sterilized by hot water heated by the water supply heater 53.

The controller 109 may determine whether the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is within an error range of the second set temperature K2 (S157). In this case, the error range may mean a predetermined numerical range (between K2-b and K2+b) based on the second set temperature K2.

The second set temperature K2 is preferably 70°C.

When the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is higher than the second set temperature K2 by a certain value b or more, the controller 109 may control the water supply heater 52 to reduce the amount of heat generated. When the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is lower than the second set temperature K2 by a predetermined value b or more, the controller 109 may control the heating amount of the water supply heater 53 to increase.

If the temperature measured by the thermistor 57 is within the error range of the second set temperature K2, the controller 109 may start the timer (S158).

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the fourth set time t4 (S159),

Until the timer reaches the fourth set time (t4), the water supply passage 4, the bypass passage 34, the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions 31, by the hot water heated in the water heater 53 32, 33), the main flow path 2, the beer extraction flow path 61, and the beer extraction valve 62 can be sterilized continuously.

When the timer elapses the fourth preset time t4, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply heater 53 (S160). The timer can be terminated. Accordingly, the second sterilization step (S150) may be terminated, and the second washing step (S170) may be started.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart showing a detailed control procedure of the second washing step shown in FIG. 24.

Referring to FIG. 28, the controller 109 may initiate a second washing step (S170 ). The second washing step S170 may include each of the control steps S171 to S173 to be described later.

Hereinafter, descriptions overlapping with those described in the first washing step (S130) will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

When the second washing step (S170) is started, the controller 109 may start a timer (S171).

Currently, the water supply pump 52 is turned on, and the water supply heater 53 may be turned off. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 51 may be discharged from the water tank 51 and pass through the water supply pump 52, and may flow into the water supply passage 4 through the water heater 53. At this time, since the water supply heater 53 is turned off, the water flowing into the water supply passage 4 may be water of room temperature that is not heated.

Water flowing through the water supply passage 4 may flow to the bypass passage 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33. Water flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow into the main flow passage (2). have. The hot water flowing through the main flow path 2 may flow to the beer extraction flow path 61 and may flow out of the beer production apparatus through the beer extraction valve 62.

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The beer outlet passage 61 and the beer outlet valve 62 may be washed with water at room temperature.

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the fifth set time t5 (S172).

Until the timer reaches the fifth set time t5, the water supply passage 4, the bypass passage 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving ( 33), the main flow path 2, the beer extraction flow path 61, and the beer extraction valve 62 can be continuously cleaned.

When the timer elapses the fifth set time t5, the controller 109 may turn off the water supply pump 52 (S173). The timer can be terminated.

Accordingly, the second washing step (S170) may be terminated, and the draining step (S190) may be started.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure of the drainage step shown in FIG. 24 according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 29, the controller 109 may initiate a drainage step (S190 ).

When the drainage step S190 according to the present embodiment is started, the controller 109 may turn on the air injection pump 82 (S191).

Currently, the beer dispensing valve 62 may be in an open state, and the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333 and the bypass valve 35 may be in an on state. Further, the main valve 9 may be in an off state.

Therefore, the air injected by the air injection pump 82 and introduced into the water supply passage 4 is the bypass passage 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule. It can be flowed to the receiving portion (33). The air flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow into the main flow passage 2. have. The air flowing through the main flow path 2 may flow to the beer extraction flow path 61 and may flow out of the beer production apparatus through the beer extraction valve 62.

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The remaining water remaining in the beer extraction flow path 61 and the beer extraction valve 62 may be discharged to the outside of the beer production apparatus together with air. That is, residual water inside the beer manufacturing apparatus can be removed.

The controller 109 may start the timer (S192).

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the sixth set time t6 (S193).

Until the timer reaches the sixth set time t6, the air injected by the air injection pump 82 is the water supply passage 4, the bypass passage 34, the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions 31 ,32,33), the main flow path (2), the beer extraction flow path 61, it flows along the beer extraction valve 62, it is possible to remove residual water.

When the timer passes the sixth set time t6, the controller 109 may turn off the air injection pump 82 (S194). The timer can be terminated.

The controller 109 may turn off the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333 and the bypass valve 35 (S195). Accordingly, the draining step S190 may be terminated and the washing and sterilizing step S100 may be terminated.

The controller 109 may display on the display 109D that the cleaning and sterilization step S100 is completed.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure according to the second embodiment of the drainage step shown in FIG. 24.

Hereinafter, descriptions that overlap with the description of the first embodiment (S190) of the drainage step will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

Referring to FIG. 29, the controller 109 may initiate a drainage step S190 ′.

When the draining step S190 ′ according to the present embodiment is started, the controller 109 may determine whether the limit switch 630 of the beer dispensing valve 62 is in the off state (S191 ′).

When the limit switch 630 is turned on, the controller 109 may display an error signal on the display 109D (S192').

The error signal may include a notification to close the beer draw valve 62. Alternatively, the error signal may include a notification to return the rotation lever 620 to the original position on the display 109D.

When the user sees the error signal displayed on the display 109D and moves the rotary lever 620 to its original position, the elevating valve body 610 included in the beer dispensing valve 62 is lowered, and the elevating valve body 610 is lowered. The protruding manipulation protrusion 612 may be separated from the limit switch 630.

That is, when the user moves the rotation lever 620 to its original position, the limit switch 630 may be disconnected and turned off, and the controller 109 may detect this.

When the limit switch 630 is turned off, the controller 109 may turn on the main valve 9, the air control valve 156, and the gas opening/closing valve 73 (S193'). In addition, the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333 and the bypass valve 35 may be maintained in an on state.

The controller 109 may turn on the air injection pump 82 (S194').

The air flowing into the water supply passage 4 may flow into the bypass passage 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33. have. The air flowing to the bypass flow path 34, the first capsule receiving portion 31, the second capsule receiving portion 32, and the third capsule receiving portion 33 can flow into the main flow passage 2. In addition, it may be introduced into the fermentation tank 112 through the main flow path connection part 115. In more detail, the air flowing into the main passage 2 may pass through the main tube 220, the main passage part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 of the fermentation tank lid 114 and may be introduced into the sterilization washing pack. .

In the above control, the water supply passage (4), the bypass passage (34), the first capsule receiving portion (31), the second capsule receiving portion (32), the third capsule receiving portion (33), the main passage (2) , The residual water remaining in the main flow path connection part 115, the main tube 220, the main flow path part 230, and the inner hollow part 430 may be introduced into the sterilization washing pack together with air. That is, residual water inside the beer manufacturing apparatus can be removed.

The controller 109 may start the timer (S195').

The controller 109 may determine whether the timer has passed the sixth set time t6 (S196').

Until the timer reaches the sixth set time t6, the air injected by the air injection pump 82 is the water supply passage 4, the bypass passage 34, the first, second, and third capsule receiving portions 31 , 32, 33), the main passage 2, the main passage connecting portion 115, the main tube 220, the main passage portion 230, and flowing along the inner hollow portion 430, it is possible to remove residual water.

When the timer passes the sixth preset time t6, the controller 109 may turn off the air injection pump 82 (S197'). The timer can be terminated.

The controller 109 may turn off the first, second, and third opening and closing valves 313, 323, and 333, the bypass valve 35, the main valve 9, the air control valve 156, and the gas opening and closing valve 73 (S198). ').

31 is a graph showing changes in temperature measured by the thermistor according to the flow rate control of the feed water pump.

Referring to FIG. 31, the controller 109 may control the temperature of hot water heated by the feed water heater 53 by controlling the number of revolutions of the feed water pump 52 in the sterilization and washing step S100.

Graph 1 shown in FIG. 31 is a graph of changes in hot water temperature over time when the water supply pump 52 and the water supply heater 53 are simultaneously turned on. Graph 2 is a graph of a change in hot water temperature over time when the feed water pump 52 and the feed water heater 53 are turned on in order as described above in the first sterilization step S110 and the second sterilization step S150. It will be described in detail below.

In the first sterilization step (S110) and the second sterilization step 150, as described above, each flow path and components inside the beer production apparatus may be sterilized by hot water heated by the water supply heater 53. In this case, the hot water must be at a sufficiently high temperature and sterilization must be performed for a sufficiently long time to generate a desired sterilization effect.

Water heated by the water supply pump 52 may be heated while passing through the water supply heater 53. In this case, if the flow rate of water passing through the water supply heater 53 is too fast, the heating time may be shortened, so that the increase in the temperature of the water may proceed slowly.

Accordingly, in order to shorten the time required to reach the target hot water temperature, it is preferable to gradually increase the flow rate of water by the number of rotations of the feed water heater 53 and the water feed pump 52 at the beginning of heating.

To this end, the controller 109 first turns on the feed pump 52 and controls the number of revolutions of the feed pump 52 to adjust the flow rate of water passing through the feed water heater 53 (S115, S155). Thereafter, by turning on the water supply heater 53, the target preset temperature may be reached early (S117, S157).

Thereby, there is an advantage of minimizing the amount of water used in the sterilization and washing step (S100).

It is obvious that the control sequence of the washing and sterilization steps S100 and S1300 may be partially replaced, changed, excluded, or added within a range that can be easily changed by a person skilled in the art.

Through this washing and sterilization step (S100), the beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may clean and sterilize the dispenser 3 and the interior of each flow path. In addition, by performing the washing and sterilization step (S100) before the beer production step, hygienic beer production may be possible. In addition, by performing the washing and sterilizing step (S100) even after the beer manufacturing step, it is possible to maintain a clean state even when the beer manufacturing apparatus is not in use.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since water introduced into the water supply passage flows into the dispenser and the main passage, there is an advantage of cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the dispenser and each passage.

In addition, there is an advantage that sterilization and washing can be performed only with the configuration required for beer production.

In addition, since the water flowing through the main flow path is introduced into the fermenter assembly, there is an advantage that flow paths used in the beer production process can be sterilized and washed.

In addition, since the water flowing to the main flow path is discharged to the outside through the beer extraction flow path, there is an advantage in that the flow paths used for beer extraction can be sterilized and cleaned.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain the technical idea, 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 interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

2: main flow 3: dispenser
313: first opening and closing valve 323: second opening and closing valve
333: third opening and closing valve 34: bypass flow path
35: bypass valve 4: water supply passage
52: water pump 53: water heater
61: beer extraction flow path 62: beer extraction valve
9: Main valve

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A fermentation tank assembly having a space formed therein;
A beer manufacturing container in which a main material is inserted and received into the space, an inner hollow portion is formed to which a tube is connected to the pack body, and a gas discharge passage is spaced apart from the inner hollow portion; And
Beer comprising a flow path body provided in the fermentation tank assembly and formed with a main flow path part communicating with the inner hollow part and a sub flow path part communicating with the gas discharge channel when combined with the pack body of the beer production container accommodated in the fermentation tank assembly Manufacturing equipment. The method of claim 1,
Beer production apparatus including a lower sealing member mounted on the flow path body and in close contact with the pack body. The method of claim 1,
During washing, the beer production apparatus further comprises a cleaning container accommodated in the space instead of the beer production container and into which hot water for cleaning is introduced. The method of claim 1,
A main flow path connected to the main flow path; And
Beer production apparatus comprising a pump connected to the main flow path. The method of claim 4,
Beer production apparatus further comprising a water tank connected to the pump and the water tank flow path. The method of claim 4,
Beer production apparatus further comprising an additive receiving body connected to at least one of the main flow path and the pump and receiving the additive. The method of claim 4,
A beer extraction passage connected to the main passage through a connection part; And
Beer production apparatus further comprising a beer extraction valve connected to the beer extraction passage. The method of claim 7,
A main valve installed in the main passage to open and close the main passage; And
During sterilization and/or washing, the beer production apparatus further comprises a controller that turns on the main valve when the beer extraction valve is turned off and the beer extraction flow path is closed. The method of claim 1,
A gas outlet passage connected to the sub passage part; And
Beer production apparatus further comprising a gas opening and closing valve installed in the gas outlet passage to open and close the gas outlet passage. The method of claim 9,
Beer production apparatus comprising a pressure sensor installed in the gas outlet passage. A fermentation tank assembly having a space formed therein;
A beer manufacturing container in which a main material is inserted and received into the space, an inner hollow portion is formed to which a tube is connected to the pack body, and a gas discharge passage is spaced apart from the inner hollow portion;
A flow path body provided in the fermentation tank assembly and formed with a main flow path part communicating with the inner hollow part and a sub flow path part communicating with the gas discharge channel when combined with the pack body of the beer production container accommodated in the fermentation tank assembly;
A lower sealing member mounted on the lower portion of the flow path body and in close contact with the pack body; and
During washing, a beer manufacturing apparatus comprising a washing vessel accommodated in the space instead of the beer manufacturing vessel and into which hot water for washing is introduced. The method of claim 11,
A main flow path connected to the main flow path part,
A pump connected to the main flow path,
Beer production apparatus further comprising a water tank connected to the pump and the water tank flow path. The method of claim 11,
A main flow path connected to the main flow path part,
A pump connected to the main flow path,
Beer production apparatus further comprising an additive receiving body connected to at least one of the main flow path and the pump and receiving the additive. A fermentation tank assembly having a space formed therein;
A beer manufacturing container in which a main material is inserted and received into the space, an inner hollow portion is formed to which a tube is connected to the pack body, and a gas discharge passage is spaced apart from the inner hollow portion;
A flow path body provided in the fermentation tank assembly and formed with a main flow path part communicating with the inner hollow part and a sub flow path part communicating with the gas discharge channel when combined with the pack body of the beer production container accommodated in the fermentation tank assembly;
A main flow path connected to the main flow path;
A beer extraction passage connected to the main passage through a connection part;
A beer outlet valve connected to the beer outlet passage;
A main valve installed in the main passage to open and close the main passage;
A gas outlet passage connected to the sub passage part; And
Beer production apparatus comprising a gas opening and closing valve installed in the gas outlet passage to open and close the gas outlet passage. The method of claim 14,
Beer production apparatus comprising a pressure sensor installed in the gas outlet passage.

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