KR20220017031A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator comprises: a cabinet having a storage compartment therein; a door hinged rotatably to the front of the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment; a take-out member provided on the front side of the door for taking out beer; one or more fermenter cases installed on a rear surface of the door; a case cover rotatably provided on an upper surface of each of the one or more fermenter cases; a fermenter accommodated inside each of the one or more fermenter cases; and a cooling device for maintaining the inside of the fermenter at a temperature suitable for beer production. The fermenter case is tiltably installed on the rear surface of the door, and the case cover is exposed to the outside when the fermenter case is tilted. Since a home brew device (beer production device) can be installed on the refrigerator door, there is an advantage that a separate space for installing the beer production device is not required.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

As consumer demand for a beer making device capable of brewing beer directly at home increases, a home brewing device has recently appeared.

According to the prior art below, there is an advantage in that a consumer equipped with a home beer manufacturing apparatus can directly purchase beer raw materials and add various types of flavor additives to directly manufacture beer according to their preference.

However, there is a disadvantage in that a separate space is required to install the home beer manufacturing apparatus.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2017-0130258 (November 28, 2017)

The present invention is proposed to improve the above problems.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: a cabinet having a storage compartment therein; a door hinged rotatably to the front of the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment; a take-out member provided on the front side of the door for taking out beer; one or more fermenter cases installed on the rear surface of the door; a case cover rotatably provided on the upper surface of each of the one or more fermenter cases; a fermenter accommodated inside each of the one or more fermenter cases; and a cooling device for maintaining the inside of the fermenter at a temperature suitable for beer production, wherein the fermenter case is tiltably installed on the rear surface of the door, and the case cover is exposed to the outside when the fermenter case is tilted characterized in that

According to the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration, since the beer production apparatus can be installed on the refrigerator door, there is an advantage that a separate space for installing the beer production apparatus is not required.

In addition, since the beer dispensing member is provided in the dispenser for dispensing drinking water provided on the front side of the refrigerator door, convenience of use is increased.

In addition, a plurality of fermenters are provided and the beer generated in the plurality of fermenters is sequentially exhausted, so that when all the beer generated in one fermenter is exhausted, the beer generated in the other fermenter can be taken out. There is this.

In addition, while the beer generated in the other fermenter is exhausted, since beer can be newly manufactured in the fermenter in which the beer is previously exhausted, there is an advantage in that the continuity of beer production is maintained.

In addition, since the fermenter case in which the fermenter is stored can be tilted from the rear surface of the door, there is an advantage that the main material storage pack can be easily mounted or detached.

In addition, since a plurality of auxiliary material storage cassettes respectively corresponding to the plurality of fermenters are provided to be slidably drawn out, there is an advantage in that the attachment or separation of the auxiliary material storage capsules is easily made.

In addition, the auxiliary material storage cassette is mounted in a push-pull switch method, there is an advantage of easy operation.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator equipped with a beer manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of a refrigerator door equipped with a beer making device;
Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a take-out member for taking out beer.
Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a dispenser provided in the door.
5 is a rear perspective view of a refrigerator door equipped with a beer manufacturing apparatus;
Figure 6 is a rear perspective view of the door showing the state of the main material storage pack.
7 is a rear perspective view of a door showing a state of withdrawing and entering the auxiliary material storage cassette;
8 is a bottom perspective view of the auxiliary material storage cassette.
9 is a rear perspective view of the door showing the internal configuration of the home brew housing provided with the beer brewing apparatus.
Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the door taken along line 10-10 of Fig. 9;
Fig. 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the door taken along line 11-11 of Fig. 9;
12 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a latch assembly provided in a fermenter case.

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

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator equipped with a beer production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a refrigerator door equipped with a beer production apparatus, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an extraction member for taking out beer and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the dispenser provided in the door.

1 to 4 , a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 11 having a storage compartment defined therein, and is rotatably mounted on the front of the cabinet 11 to provide the storage compartment. It may include a door 12 to open and close, and a home brew device installed on the rear surface of the door 12 . The storage compartment may include a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment. The door 12 may be a refrigerating compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment door for opening and closing the freezing compartment.

In detail, the beer production apparatus installed on the rear surface of the door 12, the configurations of the beer production apparatus described in the prior art may be applied. However, in the beer production apparatus according to the prior art, a water tank for storing water required for beer production is provided separately, but the beer production apparatus installed in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention does not require a water tank.

More specifically, the door 12 is provided with a dispenser 14 for dispensing purified or cold water, and the water supply passage 101 connected to the dispenser 14 is directly connected to a domestic faucet.

One end of the water supply passage 101 may be connected to a domestic faucet, and may extend along the inside of the cabinet 11 or the rear surface of the cabinet 11 . In addition, the water supply passage 101 may pass through the upper surface of the cabinet 11 to be guided into the storage chamber, and the filter assembly 104 may be connected to one side of the water supply passage 101 .

A branch valve may be mounted at any point of the water supply passage extending from the outlet of the filter assembly 104 , and a plurality of branch passages may be connected to the branch valve.

The plurality of branch flow paths may include a drinking water flow path 103 through which user-drinkable water flows, and a beer manufacturing flow path 102 through which water supplied to the beer manufacturing apparatus and used for beer manufacturing flows.

The drinking water flow path may include a purified water flow path through which purified water passing through the filter assembly flows at room temperature, a cold water flow path through which cold water cooled to a temperature corresponding to the refrigerating chamber temperature flows, and a hot water flow path through which hot water flows.

A cold water tank may be provided on the cold water passage, and a heating device may be provided in the hot water passage. The cold water tank may be disposed inside the refrigerating compartment or a refrigerating compartment door that opens and closes the refrigerating compartment, so that the temperature of the cold water tank may be maintained at the refrigerating compartment temperature. The cold water tank may be formed by winding the water supply passage a plurality of times, or may be provided in the form of a separate cold water storage tank.

In addition, the heating device may include a hot water tank and a heater for heating the hot water tank.

Ends of the purified water passage, the cold water passage, and the hot water passage may be connected to one ejection nozzle, and the ejection nozzle may be connected to the drinking water ejection cock 144 provided in the dispenser 14 .

Also, the water supply passage 101 may extend from the cabinet 11 to the door 12 through the hinge of the door 12 . The branch flow path may branch at any point in the water supply flow path 101 extending into the door 12 through the hinge of the door.

As described above, since the purified water that has passed through the filter assembly 104 extends to the beer production apparatus along the beer production flow path 102, a water storage tank for storing water used for beer production is installed in the door 12. Alternatively, there is no need to separately install the cabinet 11 .

Meanwhile, the door 12 includes an outdoor door 121 that is in close contact with the front surface of the cabinet 11 to form the external shape of the refrigerator 10 , and a home brew housing extending from the rear surface of the outdoor door 121 . brew housing) 16 , and a gasket 123 surrounding the rear surface of the outdoor door 121 corresponding to the edge of the home brew housing 16 .

The dispenser 14 may be provided on a front surface of the outdoor door 121 , and a dispensing member 13 for dispensing beer may be installed above the dispenser 14 .

The take-out member 13 includes a lever body 131 that protrudes forward from the front of the outdoor door 121, and a take-out lever 132 that is tiltably connected to an upper end of the lever body 131; The lever body 131 may include a take-out cock 133 protruding downward from the lower end of the body 131 .

The ejection cock 133 may include a front cock 133a positioned at the front and a rear cock 133b positioned at the rear of the front cock 133a.

A beer extraction pipe (not shown) extending from the upper surface of the fermenter 19 (refer to FIG. 9) constituting the beer production apparatus to be described later extends along the inside of the lever body 131 and is connected to the extraction cock 133. connected Therefore, the beer completed in the fermenter 19 may flow along the beer extraction pipe and be discharged to the outside through the extraction cock 133 . In addition, the flow path of the beer extraction pipe is selectively opened and closed by the tilting operation of the extraction lever 132 .

The dispenser 14 includes a dispenser housing 141 recessed to a predetermined depth rearward, a residual water tray 142 installed on the bottom of the dispenser housing 141 , and drinking water installed on the rear surface of the dispenser housing 141 . It may include a dispensing button 143 and a drinking water dispensing cock 144 protruding from the upper surface of the dispenser housing 141 .

The residual water tray 142 is provided to be withdrawn to the front, and can be used as a pedestal for a container for receiving beer. In addition, even when the volume of the container for receiving drinking water is large, the residual water tray 142 can be withdrawn. A plurality of slits are formed on the upper surface of the residual water tray 142 and a predetermined storage space is formed therein, so that beer or drinking water falling from the ejection cocks 133 and 144 can be collected.

In addition, a display 15 may be installed at a point on the front side of the outdoor 121 spaced upward from the dispensing member 13 to display various information related to beer manufacturing and dispensing to the user.

For example, through text, image, or video information output through the display 15 , it is possible to check the completion time of beer production or check the current beer production progress.

In addition, when there are a plurality of fermenters 19 , among the plurality of fermenters 19 , the fermenter 19 in a state in which beer is currently being supplied or beer can be supplied may be displayed on the display 15 .

The user can set the order of which fermenter 19 of the plurality of fermenters 19 is to be exhausted from the beer through the main control panel (not shown) of the refrigerator 10 provided with the plurality of fermenters 19 . .

Meanwhile, a cold air supply port 16a and a cold air outlet 16b may be formed on a side surface of the home brew housing 16 . The cold air supply port 16a may be formed above the cold air outlet 16b.

In addition, a cold air supply duct and a cold air return duct may extend along the inside of the side wall of the cabinet 11 , and when the door 12 is closed, the outlet end of the cold air supply duct is the cold air supply port 16a In contact with, the inlet end of the cold air recovery duct may be in contact with the cold air outlet (16b).

Also, an inlet end of the cold air supply duct may communicate with an evaporation chamber in which an evaporator is installed, and an outlet end of the cold air recovery duct may communicate with a storage chamber formed in the evaporation chamber or the cabinet. For example, the storage compartment communicating with the outlet end of the cold air recovery duct may be a freezing compartment.

According to this structure, the inside of the home brew housing 16 can be maintained at a refrigeration temperature by the cold air flowing into the home brew housing 16 through the cold air supply port 16a. In other words, the fermenter 19 accommodated in the homebrew housing 16 can always be maintained at a refrigeration temperature. As a result, since the beer stored in the fermenter 19 can be maintained in the range of 3 ° C to 5 ° C, there is an advantage that the user can always drink beer in a low temperature state.

5 is a rear perspective view of a refrigerator door equipped with a beer manufacturing apparatus, and FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the door showing the main material storage pack.

5 and 6 , the homebrew housing 16 includes a lower housing 161 , an upper housing 162 defined above the lower housing 161 , and the lower housing 161 left and right. It may include a partition wall 163 partitioning the

It may be understood that the cold air supply port 16a and the cold air outlet 16b are formed on a side surface of the homebrew housing 16 corresponding to the lower housing 161 .

In detail, a machine room 162a is formed in the upper housing 162 , and the fermenter case 17 is accommodated in the lower housing 161 .

The fermenter case 17 may include a first fermenter case 171 and a second fermenter case 172 , and the first fermenter case 171 is placed on the side of the second fermenter case 172 and , may be spaced apart by the width of the partition wall 163 .

A case cover 18 may be mounted on the upper surface of the fermenter case 17, and the case cover 18 is a first case cover 181 coupled to the upper surface of the upper 71 first fermenter case 171, and 172 may include a second case cover 182 coupled to the upper surface of the second fermenter case (172).

A back pressure 181b may be mounted on a rear surface of each of the first case cover 181 and the second case cover 182 to be pressed into close contact with the upper surface of the main material storage pack 20 .

In addition, the fermenter case 17 may be rotated or tilted by a predetermined angle from the lower housing 161 to expose the case cover 18 to the outside.

In a state in which the fermenter case 17 is tilted, the case cover 18 is rotated upward to open an insertion hole for inserting the main material storage pack. Then, after inserting the main material main material storage pack 20 into the insertion hole, the case cover 18 is closed, and the fermenter case 17 is reversely tilted so that the front surface of the fermenter case 17 is the upper housing ( 162) to form the same plane as the front.

Here, the front surface of the fermenter case 17 and the front surface of the upper housing 162 may be defined as a surface facing the storage compartment of the refrigerator 10 or a surface opposite to the front surface of the outdoor door 121 .

7 is a rear perspective view of a door showing a state in which the auxiliary material storage cassette is drawn in and out, and FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the auxiliary material storage cassette.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 , the auxiliary material storage cassette 30 may be mounted to the partition wall 163 to be slidably withdrawn.

In detail, the auxiliary material storage cassette 30 includes a first cassette 31 connected to the first fermenter case 171 by a flow path, and a second cassette connected to the second fermenter case 172 by a flow path ( 32) may be included.

The first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 may be vertically spaced apart from each other. Of course, cassette insertion holes 164 for inserting the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 may be formed in the partition wall 163 , respectively.

In more detail, the first cassette 31 includes a first cassette body 311 in which a first capsule seating part 312 is recessed in the upper surface, and a first capsule fitted to the first capsule seating part 312 . (313) may be included. A plurality of the first capsule seating part 312 may be arranged in a line on the upper surface of the first cassette body 311 .

The second cassette 32 , like the first cassette 31 , may include a second cassette body 321 and a second capsule 323 , and an upper surface of the second cassette body 321 . A plurality of second capsule seating portions 322 may be recessed.

When the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 are completely inserted into the cassette insertion hole 164 , the front surfaces of the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 are the partition wall 163 . It may be designed to form the same plane as the front of the.

In addition, a push-pull switch may be mounted on the rear surfaces of the first and second cassettes 31 and 32, and the cassette insertion hole 164 to which the rear surfaces of the first and second cassettes are in close contact. ), a switch groove into which the push-pull switch is inserted may be formed on the rear surface.

According to this structure, when the user presses and releases the front surfaces of the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32, the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 are protruded forward a predetermined distance. comes out In addition, the user may hold the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 by hand and pull so that the capsule seating parts 312 and 322 are exposed to the outside. In this state, the user may replace the capsules 313 and 323 .

On the other hand, guide rails R1 and R2 are formed on one side of the bottom surface of the first cassette body 311 and the second cassette body 321 and the bottom surface of the cassette insertion hole 164, and on the other side, the Rail grooves 314 and 324 for accommodating the guide rail are formed, so that the auxiliary material storage cassette 30 can be stably drawn out or drawn in without shaking.

The guide rail may include a first guide rail R1 and a second guide rail R2 , and the rail groove may include a first rail groove 314 and a second rail groove 324 . .

In addition, the first cassette 31 and the second cassette 32 may be fluidly connected to the first fermenter 191 and the second fermenter 192 by a water supply pipe, respectively. Therefore, the water supplied along the water supply passage passes through the auxiliary material storage cassette 30 and then is supplied to the main material storage pack 20 , and is filled in the fermenter 19 to produce beer.

9 is a rear perspective view of a door showing the internal configuration of a home brew housing provided with a beer manufacturing apparatus, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the door taken along line 10-10 of FIG.

9 and 10 , a machine room 162a is formed inside the upper housing 162 , and a manufacturing room is formed inside the lower housing 161 .

In detail, the production chamber may include a first first production chamber 161a in which the first fermenter case 171 is accommodated, and a second production chamber in which the second fermenter case 172 is accommodated.

The manufacturing room and the machine room 162a may be partitioned by a mullion 165 . In addition, an insulating material is injected into the mullion 165 to prevent heat inside the machine room 162a from being transferred to the inside of the manufacturing room by heat conduction.

A fermenter 19 is accommodated in the fermenter case 17 , and the fermenter 19 includes a first fermenter 191 accommodated in the first first fermenter case 171 , and the second fermenter case 172 . ) may include a second fermenter 192 accommodated in.

The main material storage pack 20 is respectively inserted into the first first fermenter 191 and the second fermenter 192 .

A cooling device 40 for cooling the fermenter 19 is disposed inside the machine room 162a.

The cooling device 40 may include a compressor 401 for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser 402 for condensing the refrigerant, an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant, and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant.

The compressor 401, the condenser 402, the expansion valve, and the evaporator may be connected by a refrigerant pipe to form a closed circuit.

The refrigerant pipe defined as the evaporator is wound in a spiral shape around the outer circumferential surface of the fermenter 19 so that the inside of the fermenter 19 is maintained at a temperature suitable for beer production.

In addition, in the machine room 162a, a water supply pipe defining a flow path 102 for beer production connected to the fermenter 19, and a connection pipe connecting the main material storage pack 20 and the auxiliary material storage cassette 30, and a plurality of valves 403 mounted on a beer supply pipe connecting the fermenter 19 and the ejection cock 133 are accommodated.

The plurality of valves 403 may include a water supply valve provided in the water supply pipe, a beer extraction valve provided in the beer supply pipe, and a capsule valve provided in the connection pipe.

The beer supplying beer supply pipe 106 may include a front pipe 106a connected to the front cock 133a and a rear pipe 106b connected to the rear cock 133b.

In addition, since the compressor 401 and the condenser 402 are components that dissipate heat to the outside unlike the expansion valve or the evaporator, the compressor 401 and the condenser 402 are surrounded by a heat insulating member, The heat emitted therefrom is leaked into the storage chamber of the refrigerator 10 to prevent an increase in the storage chamber load.

On the other hand, on both sides of the partition wall 163 and one side of the first fermenter 191 and the second fermenter 192 facing both sides of the partition wall 163, respectively, the Guide means for guiding the forward and backward tilting are provided.

In detail, a guide guide protrusion 173 may protrude from one side of the side surface of the partition wall 163 and the side surface of the fermenter 19 , and a pull-out guide groove 163a may be formed on the other side.

The withdrawal guide groove 163a, as shown, may be formed in an arc shape having a predetermined curvature, and the guide protrusion 173 is inserted into the extraction guide groove 163a.

In addition, the fermenter 19 may be tilted until the guide protrusion 173 is caught on one end of the withdrawal guide groove 163a. Conversely, when the fermenter 19 is completely inserted into the lower housing 161, the guide protrusion 173 is caught on the other end of the withdrawal guide groove 163a.

11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the door cut along 11-11 of FIG. 9, and FIG. 12 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a latch assembly provided in the fermenter case.

9, 11, and 12, on the outer surface of the fermenter case 17, the fermenter case 17 is on the back surface of the outdoor door 121 defining the first manufacturing chamber 161a A latch latch assembly 50 for latching may be provided.

The latch assembly 50 is provided to prevent the fermenter case 17 from being tilted by inertia and escaping from the lower housing 161 while the door 12 is opened. When the fermenter case 17 is tilted by inertia, the rear end of the fermenter case 17 collides with the lower end of the upper housing 162 to generate noise, so the latch assembly 50 is preferably provided. .

In detail, the latch assembly 50 may include a handle 51 , a rotation link 52 , a vertical link 53 , and a latch 54 .

The handle 51 is rotatably mounted on the front end of the bottom portion of the fermenter case 17, and is designed so that the user can hold it by inserting a finger.

The handle 51 includes a handle part 511 pressed by the user's finger, a pressing part 513 bent and extended from the handle part 511 , and the handle part 511 and the pressing part 513 . ) may include a handle rotation shaft 512 formed at the intersection of the bending point.

As shown, only the handle portion 511 of the components constituting the handle 51 is exposed to the outside of the fermenter case 17 , and the remaining components are hidden in the inner space of the fermenter case 17 . designed to take

The rotation link 52 includes a first link 521 whose one end is pressed downward by the pressing part 513, a link rotation shaft 522 formed at an end of the first link 521, and the and a second link 523 extending from the link rotation shaft 522 . The second link 523 and the first link 521 extend at a predetermined angle.

The lower end of the vertical link 53 touches the upper surface of the end of the second link 523 , and the upper end touches the latch 54 .

Specifically, the latch 54 may include a hook portion 541 on the bottom surface of which the upper end of the vertical link 53 contacts, and a latch rotation shaft 542 formed at the rear end of the hook portion 541 . .

The hook portion 541 penetrates through the rear surface of the fermenter case 17 and protrudes to the outside of the fermenter case 17 .

In addition, a latch hole 161b is formed in the rear surface of the first manufacturing chamber 161a through which the front end of the hook part 541 is inserted.

In a state in which the fermenter case 17 is completely inserted into the first production chamber 161a, the front end of the hook 541 is caught in the latch hole 161b, so that the fermenter case 17 does not automatically tilt. make sure not to

In order to tilt the fermenter case 17, the user pulls the handle portion 511 by hand. Then, the handle 51 rotates in one direction (arrow direction in the drawing) about the handle rotation shaft 512 , and the pressing part 513 presses the end of the first first link 521 . do.

As the first link 521 rotates, the end of the second link 523 rises, and as a result, the vertical link 53 rises.

As the vertical link 53 rises, the hook part 541 is lifted so that the front end of the hook part 541 is separated from the latch hole 161b.

At this time, a push spring (S) is mounted on the wall surface of the first production chamber (161a), so that the force pushing the fermenter case (17) acts. Then, in a state where the front end of the hook part 541 is lifted, the front end of the hook part 541 is separated from the latch hole 161b by the elastic force of the push spring S. And, the fermenter case 17 is tilted by a predetermined angle by the elastic force of the push spring (S).

In this state, the user may tilt the fermenter case 17 by holding and pulling the upper end of the fermenter case 17 or rotating the hand holding the handle 511 .

On the other hand, the partition wall 163 is formed with a communication hole 163b, the first production chamber 161a in which the first fermenter case 171 is accommodated, and the second fermenter case 172 in which the second fermenter case 172 is accommodated. 2 production rooms can communicate with each other.

Then, the cold air introduced through the cold air supply port 16a is supplied to the first manufacturing chamber 161a and the second manufacturing chamber through the communication hole 163b, and the first fermenter case 171 . And the second fermenter case 172 may be maintained in a refrigerated state.

In addition, although not shown, a communication hole (not shown) is formed at any point spaced upward from the lower end of the partition wall 163, so that the cold air supplied to the second manufacturing chamber is provided to the first manufacturing chamber 161a. can be brought back to In addition, the cold air flowing from the second manufacturing chamber to the first manufacturing chamber 161a may return to the evaporation chamber or the freezing chamber of the refrigerator through the cold air outlet 16b.

A refrigerator provided with a pair of fermenter cases 171 and 172, a pair of beer extraction cocks 133a and 133b, and a pair of auxiliary material storage cassettes 31 and 32 provided to be tilted so far has been described, but the present invention It should be pointed out that the idea of is not limited thereto.

For example, a single fermenter case is installed to be tiltable on the rear surface of the door, and a refrigerator equipped with a single beer extraction cock and a single auxiliary material storage cassette should also be considered as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

In addition, a refrigerator equipped with three or more tiltable fermenter cases, three or more beer brewing cocks, and three or more auxiliary material storage cassettes should also be considered as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (20)

a cabinet having a storage room therein;
a door hinged rotatably to the front of the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment;
a take-out member provided on the front side of the door for taking out beer;
one or more fermenter cases installed on the rear surface of the door;
a case cover rotatably provided on the upper surface of each of the one or more fermenter cases;
a fermenter accommodated inside each of the one or more fermenter cases; and
A cooling device for maintaining the inside of the fermenter at a temperature suitable for beer production,
The fermenter case is installed to be tiltable on the rear surface of the door,
The refrigerator, characterized in that the case cover is exposed to the outside when the fermenter case is tilted. The method of claim 1,
The door is
an outdoor door provided with the take-out member on a front side and having a rear edge in close contact with the front side of the cabinet;
and a homebrew housing provided on the rear surface of the outdoor door,
The homebrew housing,
a lower housing;
an upper housing defined above the lower housing; and
and a mullion partitioning the lower housing and the upper housing. 3. The method of claim 2,
The cooling device is a refrigerator, characterized in that accommodated in the upper housing. 4. The method of claim 3,
One or a plurality of manufacturing chambers are formed inside the lower housing,
The one or more fermenter cases are each accommodated in the one or more manufacturing chambers. 5. The method of claim 4,
The lower housing may further include a partition wall partitioning the interior of the lower housing into a plurality of manufacturing chambers. 6. The method of claim 5,
A cold air supply port and a cold air outlet are formed on one side of the lower housing,
Refrigerator, characterized in that one or a plurality of communication holes are formed in the partition wall. The method of claim 1,
a latch assembly for selectively limiting tilting of the fermenter case;
The refrigerator further comprising an elastic member provided on the rear surface of the manufacturing chamber to push the fermenter case. 8. The method of claim 7,
The latch assembly comprises:
a handle provided rotatably at the front end of the bottom of the fermenter case;
a rotary link whose one end is pressed by the handle to rotate;
a vertical link rising or falling by the rotation of the rotary link;
and a latch rotating at a predetermined angle by rising or falling of the vertical link. 9. The method of claim 8,
the latch,
a latch rotating shaft;
and a hook portion extending from the rotation shaft and penetrating the rear wall of the fermenter case,
A latch hole is formed on the rear surface of the manufacturing chamber through which an end of the hook part is caught,
When the vertical link rises, the hook part is separated from the latch hole,
The refrigerator, characterized in that when the vertical link is lowered, the hook portion is caught in the latch hole. 9. The method of claim 8,
The rotary link is
a first link pressed by the handle;
a link rotation shaft serving as a rotation center of the first link;
and a second link extending from the link rotation shaft and having a lower end of the vertical link seated on an upper surface thereof. 11. The method of claim 10,
The handle is
A handle part gripped by a user;
a handle rotation shaft serving as a rotation center of the handle portion;
and a pressing part extending from the handle rotation shaft to press the first link downward. The method of claim 1,
The extraction member is
a lever body extending from the front of the door;
a take-out lever that is tiltably coupled to the upper surface of the lever body; and
Including one or a plurality of beer extraction cocks provided on the bottom surface of the lever body,
The plurality of beer extraction cokes,
Refrigerator, characterized in that provided in a number corresponding to the number of the fermenter case, and arranged in the front-rear direction. 13. The method of claim 12,
The refrigerator further comprising a beer supply pipe connecting the one or more fermenter cases and the one or more beer extraction cocks. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a water supply passage extending from the faucet along the cabinet and extending into the door through the hinge,
Branched into a plurality of flow passages at any point of the water supply passage extending into the door,
A portion of the plurality of branched flow paths is a refrigerator, characterized in that connected to the one or the plurality of fermenter cases. 15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising a dispenser provided on the front of the door for taking out drinking water,
The dispenser is
a dispenser housing having a shape recessed by a predetermined depth to the rear of the door from a lower side of the take-out member;
a drinking water extraction cock protruding from the upper surface of the dispenser housing;
and a residual water tray provided at the bottom of the dispenser housing,
One or more branch passages excluding one or more branch passages extending to the one or more fermenter cases include a drinking water passage extending to the drinking water outlet cock. 16. The method of claim 15,
The residual water tray is a refrigerator, characterized in that it can be pulled out sliding forward so as to be able to collect the beer falling from the one or the beer extraction cock. 4. The method of claim 3,
The cooling device is
a compressor for compressing the refrigerant;
a condenser condensing the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant discharged from the condenser;
A refrigerator including an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant that has passed through the expansion valve. 18. The method of claim 17,
The evaporator is a refrigerator, characterized in that the refrigerant pipe wound around the outer peripheral surface of the fermenter. 15. The method of claim 14,
One or more main material storage packs respectively inserted into the one or more fermenters;
Further comprising one or more sub material storage cassettes mounted on the partition wall in a number corresponding to the one or more main material storage packs,
A refrigerator, characterized in that the sub-material storage capsule is seated inside each of the one or more sub-material storage cassettes. 20. The method of claim 19,
A part of the plurality of branched flow paths connected to the one or more fermenter cases passes through the one or a plurality of auxiliary material storage cassettes and is supplied to the main material storage pack.

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