WO2005107540A1 - Single/multiple beverage machine - Google Patents
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- WO2005107540A1 WO2005107540A1 PCT/US2005/016242 US2005016242W WO2005107540A1 WO 2005107540 A1 WO2005107540 A1 WO 2005107540A1 US 2005016242 W US2005016242 W US 2005016242W WO 2005107540 A1 WO2005107540 A1 WO 2005107540A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/10—Coffee-making apparatus, in which the brewing vessel, i.e. water heating container, is placed above or in the upper part of the beverage containers i.e. brewing vessel; Drip coffee-makers with the water heating container in a higher position than the brewing vessel
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
- A47J31/46—Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices
- A47J31/462—Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices with an intermediate liquid storage tank
- A47J31/465—Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices with an intermediate liquid storage tank for the heated water
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
- A47J31/54—Water boiling vessels in beverage making machines
- A47J31/56—Water boiling vessels in beverage making machines having water-level controls; having temperature controls
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- the present invention relates to a home and/or commercial beverage machine, particularly, to a multifunctional coffee machine .
- European Patent No. 1086641 discloses a combined coffee machine and steam generator having a multi-switching valve which in one position connects water reservoir to water heater and allows hot water to be fed to riser pipe leading to coffee filter container and in second position allows limited quantity of water to be fed to pressure store via separately filling funnel for heating via water heater.
- a related Italian Patent (IT 1249124) discloses a machine comprising a pump connected to a boiler. The said machine has a control system which controls the flow of water into the boiler. By actuating a switch, the user sets the machine to one mode to make strong coffee. By switching the machine to coffee-filter mode the control system is activated to control the pump and heating elements or boiler.
- the single-serving module of the coffee machine mentioned above produces very strong espresso coffee using the method of conveying highly pressurized, i.e. 6 - 12 bar, and superheated water through the fine ground coffee to make espresso coffee.
- the system or machine of the present invention produces regular coffee by the method of pumping the low pressure (below 3 bar) water through coffee pod or ground coffee .
- the boiler system of the coffee machine mentioned above is used for making both espresso coffee and steam, which required higher water temperature, i.e. over 100°C. Hence the hot water temperature for brewing filter coffee is superheated.
- the system or machine of the present invention uses an electronic temperature control device to control and maintain the hot water at the desired temperature, i.e. below 100 °C, which is always suitable for making a cup or a jug of regular coffee.
- the coffee machines mentioned above uses high pressure type boiler, i.e. closed type boiler, which can also produce steam.
- high pressure type boiler i.e. closed type boiler
- the system or machine of the present invention uses a low pressure displacement type boiler, which is open to the atmosphere, and is easier to maintain or repair, cost less to manufacture, and has a longer operating life.
- the boiler of the present invention cost less than high pressure boilers because thinner materials can be used to manufacture boilers which are suitable for low pressure applications .
- An object of the present inventi on i g to provide a multipurpose coffee- or beverage-making machine having a flow controller which in one position connects the water reservoir or external water supply, pump and water heater which are connected in series by suitable piping to a single-serving coffee brewing chamber or module, and in a second position to a multi-serving coffee brewing chamber or module.
- the single-serving and multi-serving brewing chamber or module can operate alone independently or simultaneously without affecting the quality of the brewed coffee or beverage.
- the outlet temperature of the heated water from the boiler, the flow rate, pressure, and the amount of flow of the heated water to each brewing chamber or module are controlled and monitored by a control system.
- the single-serving brewing chamber or module is adapted to brew prepackage coffee pods (or pads) .
- the coffee or beverage machine would be more cost effective, smaller in size, and more reliable as there is less chance for the machine to malfunction or breakdown. 2.
- the user can program the coffee or beverage machine to brew the desired number of cups of coffee or beverage, thus minimizing waste.
- Most conventional household drip-type coffee makers use heating element only, thus they can not control the amount of water to dispense.
- the multi-serving brewing chamber or module of this invention can also brew high quality coffee, similar to the single-serving brewing chamber or module, by using ' a control system to control, maintain and optimize the water temperature, water flow rate, and optimal coffee brewing time or the amount of time the heated water is in contact time with the coffee grounds.
- the location or position of the water tank/reservoir is more flexible because the appropriate water head (water pressure) needed to deliver the water from the water tank or reservoir to the brewing chamber or module will be a concern.
- the water supply or reservoir can be placed in front or on the side of the machine. The water can even be plumbed into the machine directly from the water pipes .
- This invention relates to a new multipurpose coffee or beverage making machine, which can make a single cup of coffee instantly, and can also make many cups of coffee easily and automatically.
- An object of this invention is to provide the consumer or user with a machine or a solution whereby the user has the option of making high quality coffee either one cup of coffee at a time or many cups of coffee at a time easily, automatically, and most importantly, all from a single machine.
- the object of this invention is not to simply combine a standard or conventional drip-type coffee maker with a single-serving machine into one housing or body.
- the concept of this invention is to develop a cost-effective and reliable coffee- or beverage-making machine that allows both the single cup and the multiple cup brewing chamber or module to utilize a central/common water reservoir to store the water supply or reservoir, a central/common water boiler to heat up the water, a central/common water pump for distributing water from the water supply or reservoir to the boiler and to the appropriate brewing chamber or module, and a control system to control the flow rate of the water pump and the amount of hot water the water pump distributes to the appropriate brewing chamber or module, to control the thermositor in the water boiler which controls or regulates the desired output temperature of the water from the boiler, and to control the flow controller to control the water flow rate to the desired brewing module (s) for brewing coffee or beverage.
- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the exterior of the machine according to the invention.
- FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the interior of the machine according to the invention, showing the main components.
- FIGURE 3 is a frontal view of the interior of the machine according to the invention, showing the main construction and components.
- FIGURE 4 is a frontal view of the exterior of the machine according to the invention.
- FIGURE 5 is a left side view of the exterior of the machine according to machine of the invention, showing a drip coffee carafe.
- FIGURE 6 is a right side view of the exterior of the machine according to the invention, i.e. the side with the single serving brewing module.
- FIGURE 7 is a top plan view of the exterior of the machine according to the invention.
- FIGURE 8 is a process flow and schematic diagram of the machine according to the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
- This invention provides a multifunctional coffee or beverage machine, which can make a single cup of coffee or beverage instantly, and can also make many cups of coffee or beverage easily and automatically.
- This invention is not a drip-type coffee maker and a single-serving coffee maker combined into one machine. It is an object of this invention to develop a new system which consists of a single boiler, pump, flow controller and water tank. In an embodiment, the boiler, pump and flow controller are controlled by a control system.
- all the main components such as the pump, boiler, water reservoir, flow controller, thermositor, and the control unit, are commonly shared by the single-serving and multi-serving brewing chambers or modules.
- This invention provides a coffee or beverage machine, comprising: a main housing 1, a removable water reservoir 2, which can be detachably attached to side or front of the main housing 1, a single-serve brewing chamber or module 3 through which the brewed coffee or beverage flows directly into the cup 6 below, a drip-type brewing chamber or module 4 through which the brewed coffee or beverage flows directly into the serving carafe 5 below, a control system 7 and a control panel of the control system 7 which controls the pump 8, boiler 9, flow controller 10 , and thermositor 16.
- the pump 8 is connected to a water reservoir 2 with a suitable pipe 13.
- the pump is connected an external water source or supply.
- the pump 8 is connected to the boiler 9 with a suitable pipe 14 in one position and to the water reservoir in another position.
- the boiler 9 is connected to the flow controller 10 with a suitable pipe 15 in one position and to the pump with a suitable pipe in another position.
- the flow controller 10 is connected by suitable piping to the single-serving brewing chamber or module in the first position, to the multi-serving brewing chamber or module in the second position, and to the boiler 9 in the third position.
- the single-serving brewing chamber or module uses a coffee pod (or pad) holder 12 to attach removable prepackage coffee pods (or pads) to the single-serving brewing chamber or module to brew one cup of coffee at a time.
- the multi-serving brewing chamber or module uses a drip coffee brew basket 11 to brew multiple cups of coffee, which flows directly into the carafe below.
- This invention provides an independent warming heater 19 located under the carafe for keeping brewed coffee or beverage warm.
- This invention provides a coffee or beverage machine comprising a control system 7 for controlling the flow rate of the pump, the output temperature of the water from the boiler, and the flow controller for distributing water to the desired brewing module (s) .
- control system 7 for controlling the flow rate of the pump, the output temperature of the water from the boiler, and the flow controller for distributing water to the desired brewing module (s) .
- operating processes of the control system of the machine or device of this invention are shown in Figure 8.
- This invention provides a flow controller 10 comprising solenoid valves 17 and flow meters 18.
- the amount hot water transferred or delivered into brewing chambers can be precisely measured.
- each water channel located between the flow controller and the brewing chamber or module there is a flow meter 18 and an electrical solenoid valve 17.
- the amount of hot water flowing into each individual channel is measured and recorded by the flow meter 18 and the water amount data is sent back to the main control unit 7.
- the main control unit will send a signal to the appropriate electrical solenoid valve to shut off the flow of water into appropriate channel. Therefore, each chamber can be used simultaneously or individually and the amount of water can be precisely measured.
- the water reservoir of the machine of this invention has enough capacity to make numerous servings of coffee or beverage without having to constantly refill the water reservoir. Furthermore, the amount of brewed coffee can be precisely controlled, i.e. from one cup up to many cups.
- the water reservoir can be placed in different positions, such as the front or the side . The pump can even be attached to an external water pipeline or supply.
- the hot water temperature is always monitored.
- the hot water can be adjusted and controlled to the desired or optimized temperature to brew perfect tasting coffee.
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