A brewer for preparing a beverage
AssigneeAarke AB
InventorMelker MAGNERIUS
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Abstract
A brewer for preparing a beverage, the brewer comprising a water tank, a water delivery pipe for supplying water from the water tank to a water dispenser, a water detection means for determining a volume of water in the water tank, a heating means for controlling the flow of water. A level of power provided to the heating means is adapted based on an output from the water detection means, being indicative of the volume of water in the water tank. The level of power provided to the heating means controls a flow rate of water through the water delivery pipe to the water dispenser. A method of controlling the flow of water is such a brewer is also provided.
Claims15
A brewer for preparing a beverage, the brewer comprising:
- a water tank,
- a water delivery pipe for supplying water from the water tank to a water dispenser,
- a water detection means for determining a volume of water present in the water tank,
- a heating means for controlling the flow of water in the water delivery pipe, wherein
- the brewer is configured such that a level of power supplied to the heating means is adapted in dependence of an output from the water detection means, said output being indicative of the volume of water determined to be present in the water tank, in that
- the brewer is configured such that the level of power supplied to the heating means controls a flow rate of water through the water delivery pipe to the water dispenser, and in that
- the water detection means comprises a float and at least two position sensors, wherein each position sensor is configured to detect a vertical position of the float, and wherein the brewer is configured to determine the water level in the water tank, and thereby the volume of water in the tank, based on output from each position sensor, said output being indicative of a detected vertical position of the float.
A method of controlling a flow rate of water in a brewer for producing a beverage, wherein the brewer comprises a water tank, a water delivery pipe for supplying water from the water tank to a water dispenser, a water detection means for determining the volume of water present in the water tank, said water detection means comprising a float and at least two position sensors, and a heating means for controlling the flow of water from the water tank to the water dispenser, the method comprising:
- detecting, by at least one position sensor, a vertical position of the float,
- determining, by the water detection means, the volume of water present in the tank based on output from at least one position sensor, said output being indicative of the vertical position of the float.
- adapting, by the brewer, a level of power provided to the heating means based on an output from the water detection means, said output indicating a volume of water present in the water tank, whereby a flow rate of water through the water delivery pipe is adapted in dependence of the level of power provided to the heating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.