Brew beverage device with pressure release
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorHANS J. KODDEN
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Abstract
A beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber configured to brew a beverage, the device comprising: a valve assembly comprising: a housing including an inlet for receiving pressurized water into the housing, a two way passage coupling the housing to the brewing chamber, an outlet configured to remove the brewed beverage from the housing, and a pressure release valve configured to close the outlet to send the pressurized water out of the two way passage to the brewing chamber when the pressurized water is supplied to the inlet, and close the inlet to receive a brewed beverage from the brewing through the two way passage when the pressurized water is not provided to the inlet.
Claims9
A beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber configured to brew a beverage, the device comprising:
- a valve assembly comprising:
- a housing including
- an inlet for receiving pressurized water into the housing,
- a two way passage coupling the housing to the brewing chamber,
- an outlet configured to remove the brewed beverage from the housing, and
- a pressure release valve configured to
- close the outlet to send the pressurized water out of the two way passage to the brewing chamber when the pressurized water is supplied to the inlet, and
- close the inlet to receive a brewed beverage from the brewing through the two way passage when the pressurized water is not provided to the inlet.
A method for making a beverage using a beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber for brewing a beverage in response to receiving pressurized water, the method comprising acts of:
- providing a valve assembly including a housing having,
- an inlet for supplying the pressurized water into the housing,
- a two way passage coupling the housing to the brewing chamber, and
- an outlet configured to dispense the brewed beverage from the housing, and
- a pressure release valve;
- providing pressurized water to the inlet thereby moving the pressure release valve to close the outlet, wherein when the outlet is closed:
- providing the pressurized water to the brewing chamber via the inlet, the housing and the two way passage respectively, and
- preventing the pressurized water from leaving the housing via the outlet;
- and
- stopping flow of the pressurized water to the inlet thereby moving the pressure release valve to close the inlet, wherein when the inlet is closed:
- preventing receipt of the pressurized water into the housing via the inlet, and
- dispensing the beverage from the brewing chamber, via the housing and the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.