APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES

专利名称：APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES发明人：Scott Martin,Steve Irwin,Andrew Chi Wai

Yau,David William Smith,Jake Philip

Tuner,John McGarva,Patrick Sweeting,SimonJames Naylor,David William Harper,DavidBradshaw,Michael Robert Nelson,MartynDawes,Damyn James Musgrave

申请号：US11817212申请日：20060228

公开号：US20090293733A1公开日：20091203

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摘要：Various forms of apparatus () for preparing and dispensing beverages,preferably based on coffee, can receive instructions from a customer and deliver thebeverage automatically. The apparatus is preferably capable of fully automatic cleaningin a cleaning cycle in which a cleaning agent is flushed through the lines (), and theapparatus is preferably arranged to ensure that not only are the lines cleaned properlybut that no cleaning agent can be dispensed. The apparatus includes a brewer assembly() having a chamber () in which freshly ground coffee can be introduced and either

espresso or filter coffee can be automatically prepared by passing hot water through thechamber and removing the spent coffee grounds. The coffee may be stored as coffeebeans in sealed containers () that can automatically be pierced to release the beans whichare ground immediately before preparation of the beverage. The apparatus also includesa cup-size detector () for ensuring that the customer offers a cup to the apparatus that isof a size appropriate to the beverage selected.

申请人：Scott Martin,Steve Irwin,Andrew Chi Wai Yau,David William Smith,Jake PhilipTuner,John McGarva,Patrick Sweeting,Simon James Naylor,David William Harper,David

Bradshaw,Michael Robert Nelson,Martyn Dawes,Damyn James Musgrave

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