WO2016033666A1 - Método de gerenciamento e identificação do esquecimento de cápsulas no interior de aparelhos eletrodomésticos - Google Patents
Método de gerenciamento e identificação do esquecimento de cápsulas no interior de aparelhos eletrodomésticos Download PDFInfo
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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
- A47J31/40—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
- G06K7/14—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
- B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
- B67C3/22—Details
- B67C2003/228—Aseptic features
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- the present invention relates to a method of managing and identifying capsule forgetting within household appliances, more specifically for instant drink dispensers, which has been developed for optimal operation and use. and efficient than those achieved with similar known apparatuses.
- such apparatuses usually have a specific compartment for the placement of the capsules, which may be perforated so that the water is injected inside for the formation of the beverage, or may be subjected to stressful effects. allowing the syrup or beverage concentrate to be poured into a container for further dilution. Therefore, when requesting the preparation of a drink, the user must, in principle, position the chosen capsule in the indicated place for further processing and preparation, after which the user must remove the already processed capsule from the device.
- the present invention basically aims to solve the technical problem of the drawbacks related to forgetting of input capsules within apparatus for the preparation and dispensing of various types of beverages - among them, instantaneous.
- apparatus for dispensing products which do not use encapsulated inputs are provided.
- a method of managing and identifying capsule forgetting within household appliances more specifically instant beverage preparation and dispensing devices comprising at least one control panel, at least one compartment. provided with a door for storing at least one beverage preparation capsule, and a cooperating controller system with at least one indicative means.
- said method of management comprises using at least one cooperative presence identification means with at least one controller system and at least one indicative means, said method of management. comprises the following steps:
- step - if reading shows invalid result, return to step - open the door and determine CAPSULE absent;
- said at least one presence identification means comprises at least one bit code reading device which in turn comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED).
- LED light emitting diode
- the at least one A bit code reading device detects whether light emitted by at least one light-emitting diode (LED) is reflected or not to identify the presence of a capsule within the housing.
- LED light-emitting diode
- the at least one indicative means may comprise at least one visual signal or at least one audible signal, the visual signal may be a light signal, an inscription on an alphanumeric display, or the like.
- Figure 1 illustrates an example of capsule storage compartment embodiment of instant beverage preparation apparatus
- Figure 2 illustrates a possible embodiment of an instant beverage preparation capsule according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 3 shows a flowchart of the steps of the method of managing and identifying capsule forgetting within household appliances in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention relates to a method of managing and identifying capsule forgetting within household appliances, more specifically for home appliances for preparing and delivering instant beverages - carbonated or not.
- similar apparatuses of the prior art comprise a control panel, a compartment 1 provided with door 2 for packaging of the beverage preparation capsules 3, and a display indicating the selected functions (not shown).
- the solution for identification of capsules 3 within such apparatus should include the use of components (eg sensors) capable of reading and / or identifying the presence of capsules 3, but many of the Components normally used for this purpose are not able to withstand the operating conditions of the device such as high temperatures, liquid, etc.
- components eg sensors
- a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises an identification method using a presence identification means 4 which, in the preferred embodiment herein, comprises a bit code reading device 4 preferably comprised of light-emitting diodes. (LEDs), which detects whether the light emitted by them is reflected or not.
- LEDs light-emitting diodes.
- seven sets of LEDs and receivers were used, generating a seven-bit code 41. So if light is projected onto a surface dark or for any reason is not reflected, the receiver data will be "0", and if the light is reflected the receiver will consider the data "1".
- the inner surface of the door 2 of the capsule compartment 1 must be coated with a non-reflective material, and the outer surface of the capsule 3 must have some degree of reflection - which is why it is preferable that they be substantially white.
- the identification method of the present invention should be activated whenever the apparatus is actuated by a user for dispensing any type of beverage that does not require the use of capsules for its preparation.
- giving the user an immediate indication of the presence of a capsule 3 in the inner compartment 1 significantly increases the chances that the forgotten capsules 3 will be quickly removed, thus minimizing the drawbacks previously discussed in this report.
- the device's own control panel may have some indication of the functions that can immediately trigger the identification method proposed herein.
- the method of managing and identifying the presence of capsules 3 within household appliances comprises the following steps:
- step 170 shows a result indicating no capsule, return to step 130 which is awaiting user action, as this result means that the user did not put capsule in the product, finished a recipe and removed the used one, or gave up using the function.
- step 170 If step 170 has invalid result, return to step 140 - open the door and determine CAPSULE AWAY;
- step 170 results in a valid value
- step 180 determine PRESENT CAPSULE and prepare the apparatus for dispensing the recipe (beverage chosen) by a user command;
- step (190) Verifying that the timeout has been reached; If the user command to initiate beverage dispensing takes longer than a predetermined value, (195), select the last type of water dispensed and return to step (130). In this case, when the user selects another function that does not involve capsules the indicative means will show that there is a forgotten capsule in compartment 1; otherwise (200) wait for user action to initiate dispensation;
- the apparatus automatically returns to step (140), opening the door and indicating MISSING CAPSULE, so that The user will be required to close the door, which will take the method to the capsule-free determination step (170) and hence to the step (130) awaiting user action. However, if the user chooses to dispense with any drink that does not use capsules 3, the device will automatically perform the routine showing that there is a forgotten capsule 3 inside the device.
- the capsule 3 indication form forgotten inside compartment 1 may be any suitable one - for example, LED continuously or intermittently, inscription displayed / flashing on the display, beeping, etc. - without thereby escaping the scope of protection claimed here.
- the identification device 4 which, in the preferred embodiment described herein, comprises a bit code reader but, alternatively, may utilize any available means.
- the object of the present invention solves the drawbacks of the current state of the art regarding the optimization of home appliance operations which make and dispense instant beverages.
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CONC2017/0001917A CO2017001917A2 (es) | 2014-09-05 | 2017-02-27 | Método para la gestión e identificación de cápsulas olvidadas dentro de electrodomésticos |
ECIEPI201710463A ECSP17010463A (es) | 2014-09-05 | 2017-03-01 | Método para la gestión e identificación de cápsulas olvidadas dentro de electrodomésticos |
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