Machine for preparing hot beverages
AssigneeOgnibene S.P.A.
InventorClaudio Ognibene
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Abstract
A machine for preparing hot beverages includes: a casing housing a water pump, heating means of the water, and an electronic control card able to command actuation of the pump and the water heating means; a body, connected to the casing, able to house a capsule containing a preparation for the beverage; in which the control card is connected to at least an inclination sensor able to measure an inclination of the casing of the machine with respect to a vertical, and is able to: receive from the inclination sensor a signal representing a measured inclination value of the casing; comparing the measured value with a predetermined value; actuating the pump when the measured value is greater than the predetermined value; stopping the pump when the measured value is smaller than or equal to the predetermined value.
Claims12
A machine (10) for preparing hot beverages comprising:
- a casing (15) housing a water pump (18), heating means (29) of the water, and an electronic control card (20) able to command actuation of the pump (18) and the water heating means (29);
- a body (80), connected to the casing (15), able to house a capsule (28) containing a preparation for the beverage;
- wherein the control card (20) is connected to at least an inclination sensor (52) able to measure an inclination of the casing (15) of the machine (10) with respect to a vertical, and is able to:
- receive from the inclination sensor a signal representing a measured inclination value (θ) of the casing (15);
- compare the measured value (θ) with a predetermined value (Y);
- actuate the pump (18) when the measured value (θ) is greater than the predetermined value (Y);
- stop the pump (18) when the measured value (θ) is smaller than or equal to the predetermined value (Y).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.