| CPC B67D 1/0857 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0014 (2013.01); B67D 1/0895 (2013.01); B67D 1/1277 (2013.01); B67D 2210/0001 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A liquid dispenser which ejects hot liquid and purified liquid at an ambient temperature, the liquid dispenser comprising:
a housing forming a storage space;
a filter provided inside the housing to purify liquid supplied from an external liquid supply source;
a liquid supply flow path configured to guide liquid supplied from the liquid supply source toward the filter;
an auxiliary flow path configured to branch off at a first point of the liquid supply flow path and then to merge into a second point of the liquid supply flow path located downstream of the first point;
a flow switching valve installed at the first point and configured to control a flow of liquid from the liquid supply flow path to the auxiliary flow path;
a liquid ejection nozzle provided on the outside of the housing and through which liquid passing through the filter is ejected;
a heating module included in a heating flow path through which purified liquid from the filter passes and configured to heat liquid passing along the heating flow path into hot liquid;
a hot liquid flow path configured to guide hot liquid from the heating module toward the liquid ejection nozzle;
a controller configured to control operation of the flow switching valve and the heating module, and
an auxiliary heater configured to heat liquid flowing through the auxiliary flow path and installed in the auxiliary flow path.
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