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US 11,951,892 B2Granted
Motor vehicle having a device for preparing a beverage and method for preparing a beverage
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsMarkus Baranyai, Markus Ruf
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Abstract
A motor vehicle is provided with at least one fuel cell and a device for preparing a beverage, which has a steam and/or liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid into a vessel. A supply line is provided between the at least one fuel cell and the steam and/or liquid dispenser for supplying product water generated in the at least one fuel cell to the steam and/or liquid dispenser. A method for preparing a beverage is also provided.
Claims9
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells, wherein the fuel cell stack is formed to drive the motor vehicle;
- and
- a device for preparing a beverage, wherein the device for preparing a beverage has a steam and/or liquid dispenser for dispensing a steam and/or a liquid into a vessel, wherein a supply line is provided between the fuel cell stack and the steam and/or liquid dispenser for supplying product water generated in the fuel cell stack to the steam and/or liquid dispenser,
- wherein the device for preparing a beverage is integrated into a dashboard of a vehicle interior of the motor vehicle and has a flavor container formed as a drawer into which a batch of substance to be extracted can be filled and/or inserted, and the flavor container is located upstream or downstream of the steam and/or liquid dispenser in such a way that the product water is passed through the flavor container and thus through the batch of substance for its flavoring prior to discharging into the vessel.
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A method for preparing a beverage in a motor vehicle including:
- a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells, wherein the fuel cell stack is formed to drive the motor vehicle;
- and a device for preparing a beverage, wherein the device for preparing a beverage has a steam and/or liquid dispenser for dispensing a steam and/or a liquid into a vessel, wherein a supply line is provided between the fuel cell stack and the steam and/or liquid dispenser for supplying product water generated in the fuel cell stack to the steam and/or liquid dispenser;
- wherein the device for preparing a beverage is arranged in a vehicle interior of the motor vehicle and has a flavor container into which a batch of substance to be extracted can be filled and/or inserted, and the flavor container is located upstream or downstream of the steam and/or liquid dispenser in such a way that the product water is passed through the flavor container and thus through the batch of substance for its flavoring prior to discharging into the vessel, the method comprising:
- guiding the product water generated in the fuel cell stack to the steam and/or liquid dispenser;
- providing the batch of substance in the flavor container;
- flavoring the product water by guiding the product water through the flavor container;
- and
- using the steam and/or liquid dispenser to dispense a predetermined or predeterminable amount of the flavored product water into the vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.