Beverage preparation device for vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a device configured for preparing a beverage, the device comprising:
• a brewing unit configured for receiving a dose of beverage ingredients,
• a pressure pump configured for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit,
• an electronic control unit configured for selectively controlling activation of the pressure pump, and the electronic control unit configured to control the activation and de-activation of the pressure pump by providing output to the pressure pump in response to input indicative of a determined inclination angle relative to horizontal and/or a detected spatial displacement or acceleration, the input being received from an inclination angle sensor and/or a displacement sensor which are part of and/or foreign to the device;
• wherein the electronic control unit of the device is connected as a node to a controller area network of the vehicle in a manner to receive input from the inclination angle sensor and/or the displacement sensor belonging to a different node of the controller area network,
• wherein the device further comprises a receptacle identification member configured to provide receptacle input to the electronic control unit, the receptacle input including a type of receptacle positioned in proximity or connected to a beverage injector of the device;
• wherein the receptacle identification member comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a magnetic, inductive, optical, opto-electronic, radio-frequency, mechanical, and electrical reader;
• and
• wherein the device further comprises at least one receptacle, and the receptacle identification member comprises at least one Hall sensor for sensing the polarity of the receptacle identification member, the at least one Hall sensor comprising at least one magnet radially positioned in the at least one receptacle, the polarity being different from one receptacle to another.

A method for preparing a beverage from a beverage preparation device, the beverage preparation device comprising a brewing unit configured for receiving a dose of beverage ingredients, a pressure pump, and an electronic control unit configured for selectively controlling activation of the pressure pump and for a vehicle, wherein the method comprises:

• providing, by an inclination angle sensor and/or a displacement sensor, input to the electronic control unit indicative of an inclination angle and/or a spatial displacement or acceleration;
• and
• controlling, by the electronic control unit, the activation and de-activation of the pressure pump by the electronic control unit providing output in response to an inclination angle relative to horizontal and/or a detected spatial displacement or acceleration,
• wherein the beverage preparation device further comprises a receptacle identification member configured to provide receptacle input to the electronic control unit, the receptacle input including a type of receptacle positioned in proximity or connected to a beverage injector of the beverage preparation device;
• wherein the receptacle identification member comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a magnetic, inductive, optical, opto-electronic, radio-frequency, mechanical, and electrical reader;
• wherein the beverage preparation device further comprises at least one receptacle, and the receptacle identification member comprises at least one Hall sensor for sensing the polarity of the receptacle identification member, the at least one Hall sensor comprising at least one magnet radially positioned in the at least one receptacle, the polarity being different from one receptacle to another.