US 12,146,126 B2
Beverage maker with tank with cooling and heating
Jinpyo Hong, Seoul (KR); Kwangyong An, Seoul (KR); Yongbum Kim, Seoul (KR); Suchang Cho, Seoul (KR); and Youngjin Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/327,338.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0070086 (KR), filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0388296 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. C12C 11/00 (2006.01); C12C 13/10 (2006.01)
CPC C12C 11/006 (2013.01) [C12C 13/10 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage maker comprising:
a fermentation tank defining an internal space;
a temperature controller that is configured to control a temperature of the fermentation tank and that includes an evaporator and a heater; and
an insulation portion surrounding a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank,
wherein the fermentation tank comprises (i) a first chamber in which the evaporator is disposed and (ii) a second chamber that is configured to contact the heater and that is coupled to the first chamber,
wherein the insulation portion is located between the first chamber and the evaporator, and
wherein the insulation portion comprises a plate defining an air layer along the outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank.