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Beverage preparation machine capable of determining a beverage volume of receptacles and corresponding method

A technology for beverage preparation machines, containers, applied in the direction of beverage preparation devices, coin-operated equipment for controlling the dispensing of fluid/granular materials from containers, coin-operated equipment for dispensing discrete items, etc., capable of solving material, shape and /or the volume is different, the volume control is not very accurate, and the detection accuracy is not provided, etc., to achieve the effect of high calculation accuracy

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-06
NESTEC SA
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[0005] 5. A disadvantage is that none of the above-mentioned ways of filling a container allow the user to freely select the desired filling volume in a simple manner and regardless of the type of container
One disadvantage is that the user must remain attentive throughout the beverage preparation process, especially during the filling of the beverage into the container, in order to avoid spillage of the beverage
Yet another disadvantage is that the control of the desired beverage volume as the dispensed beverage is not very precise
[0007] 7. Furthermore, a problem is that the material, shape and / or volume of the containers of different users of the beverage preparation machine will usually be different
One disadvantage is that due to the way incident signals are detected and then compared, the unit does not provide sufficient detection accuracy, especially for coffee containers
Yet another disadvantage is that the device is not suitable for use with translucent containers
Finally, another disadvantage is that the device does not allow the selection of different filling volumes, i.e. filling levels of the container

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[0059] 59. For the following detailed description of the invention, a coffee machine can be exemplified as a beverage preparation machine. However, the beverage preparation machine of the present invention can also be configured to provide other liquid or semi-liquid beverages or food products, such as tea, milk-based beverages (such as milkshakes or sorbets), chocolate- or cocoa-based beverages, nutritional beverages (such as baby food, soup or broth).

[0060] 60. figure 1 A beverage preparation machine 1 according to the invention is schematically shown. In general, the beverage preparation machine 1 is preferably equipped with a water tank 9, a water pump (not shown) for transferring water from the water tank 9 to a brewing chamber (not shown). The brewing chamber preferably contains beverage ingredients or is designed as a capsule holding chamber for holding a capsule (not shown) containing beverage ingredients. The machine 1 may also be provided with heating means (no...

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A beverage preparation machine (1) comprises a first camera (5) for capturing a first image of a receptacle (4), and a second camera (6) for capturing a second image of the receptacle (4). The machine (1) further comprises a control unit (7) configured to determine a receptacle volume based on the first image and the second image, and to determine a beverage volume to be dispensed based on the receptacle volume and a selected filling level or percentage. Regardless of the shape, volume, and / or material of the receptacle (4), the filling level or percentage for dispensing the beverage can be freely selected via a user interface (8).

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technical field [0001] 1. The present invention relates to a beverage preparation machine capable of determining the beverage volume of a container and a corresponding beverage preparation method. In particular, the beverage preparation machine and method allow for precise beverage volumes to be dispensed into containers in response to user selection of a desired fill volume, percentage or level for containers having different shapes, volumes and / or materials. Background technique [0002] 2. Beverage preparation machines using capsules containing beverage ingredients to be extracted or dissolved are known from the prior art. Other beverage preparation machines use beverage ingredients that are stored and automatically metered into the machine and dissolved in a liquid, usually water. For both types of beverage preparation machines, the filling of prepared beverages into containers, such as cups or glasses, is usually controlled in a number of different ways. [0003] 3. F...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B67D1/12A47J31/44
CPCA47J31/4482A47J31/4457G07F13/00G07F13/025B67D1/1236
Inventor 邓婷胡如国
Owner NESTEC SA
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