Controllable Brewer for Precision Beverage Making
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Summary
Problems
Existing beverage making devices are limited in accommodating a range of volumes and lack the ability to detect the cessation of beverage draining, mix ingredients during brewing, and control the concentration of the brewed beverage effectively.
Innovation solutions
A beverage making system with a heated water tank, reservoir, pump, flow meter, and controller that allows for adjustable water dispensing, agitation, and detection of beverage volume and draining completion, enabling flexible brewing volumes and control over beverage characteristics.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If a beverage making device is optimized for a specific volume, then brewing quality is improved, but adaptability to different volumes deteriorates
Why choose this principle:
The patent implements a movable carafe position system where the carafe can be positioned at different locations along the dispensing path. This dynamic positioning allows the system to adapt to different beverage volumes while maintaining optimal brewing parameters, resolving the contradiction between brewing quality and volume adaptability.
Principle concept:
If a beverage making device is optimized for a specific volume, then brewing quality is improved, but adaptability to different volumes deteriorates
Why choose this principle:
The system changes the positional parameter of the carafe to accommodate different beverage volumes. By adjusting the carafe position rather than changing the brewing parameters, the system maintains brewing quality while adapting to various volume requirements.
Application Domain
Data Source
AI summary:
A beverage making system with a heated water tank, reservoir, pump, flow meter, and controller that allows for adjustable water dispensing, agitation, and detection of beverage volume and draining completion, enabling flexible brewing volumes and control over beverage characteristics.
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a beverage making device including a heated water tank and a reservoir for controllably dispensing water over a beverage making substance to create a beverage. The beverage making device includes a vent valve coupled to the reservoir and heated water tank, a pump coupled to the reservoir for moving water from the reservoir to the heated water tank, a flow meter associated with the heated water tank for determining the water dispensed into the heated water tank, a spray head coupled to the heated water tank for distributing water over a beverage making substance. A controller coupled to the relevant portions of the system for controllably operating the system.