US 12,441,596 B2
Wine storage device and wine dispensing method using same
Hwayun Choi, Seoul (KR); Kichu Hong, Seoul (KR); and Ja Yoen Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/267,981
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/018898
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 16, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/131726, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0176568 (KR), filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067513 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0009 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0857 (2013.01); B67D 1/0895 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dispensing wine using a wine storage device, the method comprising:
comparing a storage temperature of a storage space of the wine storage device and a preset dispensing temperature of the wine;
when a difference between the storage temperature and the preset dispensing temperature is greater than or equal to a preset value, circulating the wine from a wine bottle in the a storage space to a temperature adjustment module, and operating at least one of a heater or a cooler included in the temperature adjustment module to adjust a temperature of the wine; and
dispensing, through a dispensing head, the wine changed to have the preset dispensing temperature while circulating through the at least one of the heater or the cooler of the temperature adjustment module,
wherein the heater comprises at least two heating pipes connected to each other to form a closed loop path, and
wherein a valve is coupled to the at least two heating pipes and is controlled such that the wine passes through only one of the at least two heating pipes or is controlled such that the wine passes continuously circulate through the at least two heating pipes.