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本出願は、2018年8月17日に出願された英国特許出願第1813478.3号、および2019年4月9日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/831,529号に優先権を主張し、参照によりその全体が本明細書に組み込まれる。
さらに別の態様では、本発明は、飲料分配装置の操作する方法であって、給水ラインの水出口から飲料成分容器を通して水を送り込んで飲料を分配することと、前記水出口および前記飲料成分容器の上流の位置で前記給水ラインの圧力を測定することと、測定された前記圧力および前記給水ラインを通る水の流量に基づいて、前記水出口での推定圧力を決定することと、を含む、方法であり得る。
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- 飲料分配装置を用いて飲料を調製するための方法であって、
a)第1の温度で調製される第1の飲料または第2の温度で調製される第2の飲料が調製のために選択されたかを決定するステップであって、前記第1の温度が前記第2の温度よりも高い、ステップと、
b)前記第1の飲料または前記第2の飲料がステップa)で選択されたと決定されたかどうかに基づいて、前記飲料分配装置の飲料調製流体回路の最大圧力閾値を選択するステップと、
を含み、前記最大圧力閾値は、少なくとも、前記第1の飲料が選択されたと決定されたときの第1の圧力閾値、および前記第2の飲料が選択されたと決定されたときの第2の圧力閾値から選択することによって設定され、前記第1の圧力閾値は前記第2の圧力閾値よりも小さい、方法。 - c)前記飲料調製流体回路を操作して、飲料調製圧力を最大圧力閾値未満に調整するステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ステップa)が、前記第1の温度および前記第2の温度のうちの少なくとも1つを決定することを含み、前記第1の温度および前記第2の温度のうちの少なくとも1つを決定することは、前記飲料調製流体回路によって使用される流体源に基づいて前記第1の温度および前記第2の温度のうちの少なくとも1つを決定することを含み、または前記第1の温度および前記第2の温度のうちの少なくとも1つを決定することは、前記飲料調製流体回路によって使用される流体の温度を測定することを含む、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- ステップa)が、流体加熱構成要素を介して前記飲料調製流体回路によって使用される流体を提供すること、および周囲温度以下で前記飲料調製流体回路によって使用される流体を提供することのうちの少なくとも1つを含み、前記流体加熱構成要素が、流体加熱タンクを含み、周囲温度以下で前記飲料調製流体回路によって使用される流体を提供することは、冷却タンクを通して前記流体を提供することを含む、請求項1-3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- ステップa)が、前記飲料分配装置に受け取られた飲料成分容器の特徴に基づいて、前記第1の飲料または前記第2の飲料が調製のために選択されたかを決定することを含む、請求項1-4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の飲料が、ホット飲料であり、前記第1の温度が、70℃を超える温度であり、前記第2の飲料が、冷たい飲料であり、前記第2の温度が、周囲温度以下である、請求項5に記載の方法。
- ステップa)が、ユーザーによる流体温度選択入力を受信することを含む、請求項1-6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- ステップb)が、流体温度の選択と最大圧力閾値の設定に対応するルックアップテーブルから前記最大圧力閾値を選択することを含む、請求項1-7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 飲料分配装置であって、
飲料調製流体回路と、
前記飲料調製流体回路に動作可能に結合されたコントローラであって、該コントローラが、
a)飲料の調製のための飲料選択入力を受信するステップと、
b)前記飲料選択入力が、第1の温度で調製される第1の飲料または第2の温度で調製される第2の飲料が調製のために選択されたことを示しているかどうかを決定するステップであって、前記第1の温度が前記第2の温度よりも高い、ステップと、
c)前記第1の飲料または前記第2の飲料がステップb)で選択されたと決定されたかどうかに基づいて前記飲料調製流体回路の最大圧力閾値を選択するステップと、
を実行するように構成されるコントローラと、
を含み、
前記最大圧力閾値は、少なくとも、前記第1の飲料が選択されたと決定されたときの第1の圧力閾値、および前記第2の飲料が選択されたと決定されたときの第2の圧力閾値から選択することによって設定され、前記第1の圧力閾値は前記第2の圧力閾値よりも小さい、飲料分配装置。 - 前記第1の温度の流体を前記飲料調製流体回路に供給するように構成された第1の流体源と、前記第2の温度の流体を前記飲料調製流体回路に供給するように構成された第2の流体源と、をさらに含み、ステップb)において、前記コントローラは、前記第1の温度および前記第2の温度のうちの少なくとも1つを決定するように構成される、請求項9に記載の飲料分配装置。
- 前記コントローラに通信可能に結合され、前記飲料調製流体回路に動作可能に結合され、前記飲料調製流体回路内の流体の流体温度測定に基づいて温度信号を生成するように構成されたサーモスタットをさらに含み、前記コントローラは、前記サーモスタットから前記温度信号を受信する、請求項9に記載の飲料分配装置。
- 前記コントローラと前記飲料調製流体回路に動作可能に結合された流体加熱構成要素をさらに含み、前記流体加熱構成要素は、前記第1の温度で前記飲料調製流体回路に流体を供給するように構成されている、請求項9-11のいずれか一項に記載の飲料分配装置。
- 前記コントローラおよび前記飲料調製流体回路に動作可能に結合され、かつ前記第2の温度で前記飲料調製流体回路に前記流体を供給するように構成された流体冷却構成要素をさらに含み、前記流体冷却構成要素が冷却タンクを含む、請求項9-12のいずれか一項に記載の飲料分配装置。
- 飲料分配装置を用いて飲料を調製するための方法であって、
a)第1の温度で調製される第1の飲料または第2の温度で調製される第2の飲料が調製のために選択されたかを決定するステップと、
b)前記第1の飲料または前記第2の飲料がステップa)で選択されたと決定されたかどうかに基づいて、前記飲料分配装置の飲料調製流体回路を操作するための少なくとも第1の飲料調製圧力および第2の飲料調製圧力から選択するステップと、
を含み、
前記第1の温度は、前記第2の温度よりも高く、前記第1の飲料調製圧力は、前記第2の飲料調製圧力よりも低い、方法。 - c)ステップa)で選択されたと決定される前記第1の飲料に応じて前記第1の飲料調製圧力で前記第1の飲料を調製するために前記飲料調製流体回路を操作し、ステップa)で選択されたと決定される前記第2の飲料に応じて前記第2の飲料調製圧力で前記第2の飲料を調製するために前記飲料調製流体回路を操作することをさらに含む、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 飲料分配装置であって、
飲料調製流体回路と、
前記飲料調製流体回路に動作可能に結合されたコントローラであって、該コントローラが、
a)飲料の調製のための飲料選択入力を受信するステップと、
b)前記飲料選択入力が、第1の温度で調製される第1の飲料または第2の温度で調製される第2の飲料が調製のために選択されたことを示しているかどうかを決定するステップであって、前記第1の温度が前記第2の温度よりも高い、ステップと、
c)前記第1の飲料または前記第2の飲料がステップb)で選択されたと決定されたかどうかに基づいて前記飲料調製流体回路を操作するための少なくとも第1の飲料調製圧力および第2の飲料調製圧力から選択するステップであって、前記第1の飲料調製圧力は前記第2の飲料調製圧力よりも小さい、ステップと、
を実行するように構成されるコントローラと、
を含む、飲料分配装置。
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