WO2016096954A1 - Machine à thé comportant un lecteur optique - Google Patents

Machine à thé comportant un lecteur optique Download PDF

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WO2016096954A1
WO2016096954A1 PCT/EP2015/079946 EP2015079946W WO2016096954A1 WO 2016096954 A1 WO2016096954 A1 WO 2016096954A1 EP 2015079946 W EP2015079946 W EP 2015079946W WO 2016096954 A1 WO2016096954 A1 WO 2016096954A1
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tea
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Sascha Groom
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Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh
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Priority to EP15816729.6A priority Critical patent/EP3232871A1/fr
Priority to CN201580068873.9A priority patent/CN107105916A/zh
Publication of WO2016096954A1 publication Critical patent/WO2016096954A1/fr

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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
    • 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
    • A47J31/407—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47J31/4492—Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge

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  • the invention relates to a tea machine, which is set up for the automatic preparation of tea beverages. While automatic coffee machines have long been known for the automatic preparation of coffee, tea machines have been developed only recently, which are specially provided for the automatic preparation of tea drinks.
  • the present invention is based on the object to provide a tea machine with improved functionality.
  • Detecting a machine-readable code in particular a barcode or a QR code, decoding at least one operating parameter for the tea machine from the detected code and controlling the tea machine depending on the at least one operating parameter.
  • the machine-readable code may in particular be an optically readable code, in particular a barcode or a QR code.
  • an electromagnetically readable code is also suitable, for example a code stored on a magnetic strip or a code which can be transmitted by means of an RFID chip.
  • preference is given to an optical code since this is cheap to produce and can be read out with a simple scanner or camera system.
  • the operating parameter for the tea machine may be, for example, a pull time for tea leaves or the water temperature for an infusion.
  • the object is further achieved according to the invention by a control device for a tea machine, set up for execution or comprising means for carrying out the method described above or one of the described embodiments of the method.
  • the control device can in particular have a microprocessor and a memory connected thereto, for example a RAM or ROM memory, on which a program with program instructions is stored whose execution on the microprocessor controls and / or effects the implementation of the method.
  • a microprocessor and a memory connected thereto, for example a RAM or ROM memory, on which a program with program instructions is stored whose execution on the microprocessor controls and / or effects the implementation of the method.
  • a tea machine set up for the automatic preparation of a tea beverage and arranged for execution or comprising means for carrying out the method described above or one of the described embodiments of the method, in particular comprising the control device described above.
  • the object is further achieved according to the invention at least partially by a container, in particular a sealed container containing a portion
  • Tea leaves for an infusion and having a machine-readable code in which at least one infusion parameter, in particular the water temperature for an infusion or the drawing time, for the contained portion of tea leaves is coded.
  • the container may in particular be a paper bag which may have been coated.
  • a sealed container is understood to mean that the container completely encloses the tea leaves and in particular protects them from moisture.
  • the object is further achieved according to the invention at least partially by a system of the previously described tea maker or one of the described embodiments of the tea machine and the container described above, wherein the tea machine is adapted to the machine-readable code of the container capture, decode the at least one infusion parameter from the code and to control the tea machine depending on the at least one infusion parameter.
  • a draw vessel is understood to mean a vessel in which hot water is brought into contact with a portion of tea leaves for a preferably predetermined or predeterminable drawing time, so that constituents of the tea leaves can enter the water and the water thus becomes a tea beverage. This process is commonly referred to as “drawing” so that the vessel will be referred to herein as “drawing vessel”. Leaving a serving of tea leaves in a quantity of hot water for a given draw duration is also referred to as "infusion”.
  • the tea machine preferably has a hot water supply, which
  • a water heater is provided with heating means to heat water to a preferably predetermined or predetermined drawing temperature, before the water is introduced via the hot water supply line in the drawing vessel.
  • the tea machine preferably further comprises a feeder, in which a user can give tea leaves. Furthermore, means of transport can be provided which are set up to transport tea leaves into the drawing vessel and / or out of the drawing vessel.
  • the tea maker is preferably adapted to automatically prepare teas with loose tea leaves.
  • the tea machine preferably has a control device or
  • Control device which is adapted to control the tea machine.
  • the control device or control device can, for example, a
  • the at least one operating parameter is a
  • Infusion parameters in particular the water temperature for an infusion or the drawing time, and at least one infusion is controlled as a function of the infusion parameter.
  • the tea machine has detection means, in particular optical detection means, for detecting machine-readable codes, in particular barcodes or QR codes.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a tea machine in a schematic
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a container in a schematic representation.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a tea machine in a schematic
  • the tea maker 2 has a housing 4 in which
  • the tea maker 2 comprises the following components:
  • the drawing vessel 6 may in particular in the form of a cylindrical glass or
  • Ceramic cylinder may be formed having an opening 24 for the introduction of hot water 26 into the drawing vessel 6 upwards.
  • the drawing vessel 6 has an outlet 28, via which the finished tea beverage is forwarded to the dispensing module 16.
  • a sieve 8 can be arranged or arranged.
  • the sieve 8 preferably has a recess 30 for receiving tea leaves 32.
  • the tea leaves 32 can be supplied to the tea machine 2 via the tea leaf supply device 14.
  • the tea leaves feeder 14 preferably has an opening into which a user can fill tea leaves, preferably loose tea leaves.
  • the tea leaf supply device 14 is set up such that a portion of tea leaves 30 reaches the wire 8.
  • the sieve 8 is preferably movable in the drawing vessel.
  • the tea leaves 30 can be moved in and out with the sieve 8 into the drawing vessel 6.
  • the water heater 10 is adapted to heat water to a predetermined or predetermined drawing temperature.
  • the water heater 10 corresponding heating means, such as an electric hot plate, on.
  • Water heater 10 may for example be fed from a water reservoir or from a planned fresh water line.
  • the water supply line 12 is adapted to initiate the water heated by the water heater 10 through the opening 24 in the drawing vessel 6.
  • the dispensing module 16 is configured to dispense the tea beverage passed over the outlet 28 to the spout via the dispensing line 18 so that the finished tea beverage 34 may be filled, for example, into a cup 36 or a jug.
  • the dispensing module 16 has a controllable valve by means of which the dispensing time and / or the dispensing quantity can be controlled.
  • the control device 20 is configured to control the operation of the tea maker 2.
  • the control device may comprise a microprocessor and a memory connected thereto, for example a RAM or ROM memory on which a program is stored with program instructions whose execution on the microprocessor causes the control of the automatic teller 2.
  • the display and control device 22 preferably comprises input elements via which a user can request the dispensing of a tea beverage by the tea machine 2.
  • the display and operating device 22 comprises a display via which the user can be informed about the operating state or about malfunctions of the tea machine 2.
  • control device or control device is preferably configured to control the steps performed by components of the tea maker 2.
  • the user selects on the display and control device 22, for example, an infusion for a cup.
  • the sieve 8 is lowered in the drawing vessel 6 so far that the tea leaves 32 come into contact with the water in the drawing vessel 6.
  • the sieve 8 is raised again, so that the tea leaves 32 are no longer in contact with the water in the drawing vessel 6. 6.
  • the finished tea beverage 34 is dispensed from the drawing vessel 28 through the dispensing module 16 and the dispensing line 18.
  • the tea leaves 32 are preferably removed automatically from the sieve 8.
  • the tea machine 2 further comprises detection means 50, which may be, for example, a camera or a scanner such as a
  • the detection means 50 are adapted to capture a machine-readable code, in particular a barcode or a QR code.
  • the control device 20 is set up to decode at least one operating parameter, such as a drawing time, for the tea machine 2 from the detected code and to control the tea machine 2 depending on the at least one operating parameter, for example an infusion with one of the code decoded To carry out the pulling time.
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a container 52.
  • the container 52 is in particular made of paper with a sealing layer to protect a portion of tea leaves contained in the container 52 from moisture.
  • the container 52 may be opened by the user, for example by tearing or cutting open, and the contained tea leaves may then be added to the tea dispenser 2 via the tea leaf feeder 14.
  • a machine-readable code 54 is applied, which may for example be a QR code.
  • the user can now hold the container 52 in front of the detection means 50 so that they can capture the code 54.
  • the optimal drawing time and / or water temperature for the contained tea leaves can be coded.
  • the tea machine 2 depending on the detected operating parameters, so for example the optimal drawing time and / or Water temperature is controlled, the tea beverage can be prepared in an optimal manner, without the user should determine the operating parameters and / or pretend.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de commande d'une machine à thé (2) qui comprend les étapes consistant à : détecter un code lisible par machine, en particulier un code à barres ou un code QR, décoder au moins un paramètre de fonctionnement des machines à thé (2) à partir du code détecté, et commander les machines à thé en fonction de l'au moins un paramètre de fonctionnement. L'invention concerne en outre un dispositif de commande (20), destiné à une machine à thé, qui est adapté pour mettre en œuvre le procédé ou qui comprend des moyens pour mettre en œuvre le procédé, une machine à thé (2) qui est adaptée pour préparer automatiquement une boisson à base de thé et qui est adaptée pour mettre en œuvre le procédé ou qui comprend des moyens pour mettre en œuvre le procédé, un récipient (52), en particulier un récipient fermé hermétiquement, qui contient une dose de feuilles de thé pour une infusion et qui comprend un code lisible par machine dans lequel au moins un paramètre d'infusion, en particulier la température de l'eau pour une infusion ou le temps d'infusion pour la portion contenue de feuilles de thé, est codé, et un système constitué d'une machine à thé (2) et d'un récipient (52).
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