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AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsYoann Mosteiro Vazquez, François Erdemli, Jean-Bosco Thanh Khai Dinh, Michel Willemin
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A metering device for a machine for making a liquid preparation includes a liquid reservoir for storing a fluid and for feeding, via an inlet line, at least one pump arranged to force the fluid to pass, in the liquid and/or vapour state, through at least one doser including at least one ingredient, in order to make the preparation, and to dispense the preparation to an outlet line. The metering device also includes means for continuously measuring the mass of the reservoir and of its contents, and control means interfaced with the continuous measurement means and arranged to monitor the total mass as a function of time, and to instantaneously calculate the mass of the preparation already dispensed, to adapt the duration of operation of the pump to ensure that the exact quantity of preparation required is dispensed, and/or to trigger the shutdown of the pump if it is found to be running dry.
A metering device for a machine for making a liquid preparation, comprising:
A method for instant production of a liquid preparation based on at least one powdered or concentrated or freeze-dried ingredient, and at least one fluid, in a machine for making a liquid preparation, including a liquid reservoir for storing one of the at least one fluid and for feeding, via an inlet line, at least one pump designed to force the at least one fluid, in a liquid and/or vapour state, to pass through at least one doser designed to contain the at least one ingredient, for making the preparation, and to dispense the preparation to at least one outlet line, wherein the machine is equipped with a metering device which includes means for continuously measuring a mass either of the liquid reservoir and its contents or solely of the contents of the liquid reservoir, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.