CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER
    2.
    发明申请
    CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER 审中-公开
    消费识别系统和饮料分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20160309951A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15101951

    申请日:2014-12-15

    CPC classification number: A47J31/4492 A47J31/002 A47J31/3676

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way the system comprises a light sensor (32, 301, 312, 321, 332) for sensing light (36) reflected from a reflection element (42, 52, 62, 73, 82, 92) of the consumable during a relative movement between the consumable and the light sensor to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, reflectivity and/or pattern of said reflection element, a movable sensor carrier (2) carrying said light sensor (301, 312, 321), wherein said light sensor is configured to sense light reflected from said reflection element (52, 62, 73, 82, 92) during a movement of said sensor carrier, and a signal processor (33) for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种消费者识别系统,用于识别含有通过使用饮料分配器来制备饮料的食物的消费品的放置和/或类型。 为了能够以简单,笨重且易于实现的方式识别消耗品的放置和/或类型,该系统包括用于感测从反射元件反射的光(36)的光传感器(32,301,312,321,332) 在所述消耗品和所述光传感器之间的相对运动期间所述消耗品获得传感器信号,其中所述传感器信号取决于所述反射元件的位置,反射率和/或图案 ,携带所述光传感器(301,312,321)的可移动传感器载体(2),其中所述光传感器被配置为在所述光传感器的移动期间感测从所述反射元件(52,62,73,82,92)反射的光 传感器载体和用于基于所述传感器信号识别消耗品的放置和/或类型的信号处理器(33)。

    CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER
    3.
    发明申请
    CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER 审中-公开
    消费识别系统,消耗品和饮料分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20160309953A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15102283

    申请日:2014-12-11

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way an embodiment of the system comprises a light source (31, 301, 311, 321, 331, 341) for emitting light (35) to the consumable (4a, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90), a light sensor (32 302, 312, 322, 332, 342) for sensing light (36) reflected from a reflection element (42, 52, 63, 73, 83, 93) of the consumable to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, orientation, fluorescence, phosphorescence and/or polarization characteristic of said reflection element, and a signal processor (33) for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种消费者识别系统,用于识别含有通过使用饮料分配器来制备饮料的食物的消费品的放置和/或类型。 为了能够以简单,笨重且易于实现的方式识别消耗品的放置和/或类型,系统的实施例包括用于将光(35)发射到(...)的光源(31,301,311,321,331,341) 所述消耗品(4a,40,50,60,70,80,90),用于感测从反射元件(42,52,63)反射的光(36)的光传感器(32,302,312,322,332,342) ,73,83,93),以获得传感器信号,其中所述传感器信号取决于所述反射元件的位置,方向,荧光,磷光和/或极化特性,以及用于识别放置的信号处理器(33) 和/或基于所述传感器信号的消耗品类型。

    CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER
    4.
    发明申请
    CONSUMABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER 审中-公开
    消费识别系统,消耗品和饮料分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20160302612A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-20

    申请号:US15101960

    申请日:2014-12-05

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way the system comprises a plurality of magnetic and/or electric field elements (31, 32, 33, 301) for separately sensing a magnetic and/or electric field, wherein said consumable comprises one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements (42, 51, 61, 71, 81, 82, 91, 92) and the sensed magnetic fields depend on at least one characteristic of the one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements, a driver (34) for providing drive currents to said magnetic and/or electric field elements, and a signal processor (35) for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on the sensed magnetic and/or electric fields.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种消费者识别系统,用于识别含有通过使用饮料分配器来制备饮料的食物的消费品的放置和/或类型。 为了能够以简单,笨重且易于实施的方式识别消耗品的放置和/或类型,该系统包括多个磁场和/或电场元件(31,32,33,301),用于分别感测磁性和/ 或电场,其中所述消耗品包括一个或多个磁性和/或导电元件(42,41,61,71,81,82,91,92),并且所感测的磁场取决于所述一个或多个 更多的磁和/或导电元件,用于向所述磁场和/或电场元件提供驱动电流的驱动器(34),以及用于基于所感测的磁场和/或电场元件识别消耗品的放置和/或类型的信号处理器(35) /或电场。

    SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER
    7.
    发明申请
    SET OF CONSUMABLES AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER 审中-公开
    消耗品和饮料分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20160309952A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15102279

    申请日:2014-12-10

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a set of consumables comprising at least two consumables for use in a beverage dispenser for preparation of a beverage. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way each consumable (4, 40, 50, 60) of said set comprises a filtering body (41) defining a space containing a food substance, from which the beverage is obtained by use of liquid, and a recognition element (42) representing a surface of the filtering body facing a plurality of nozzles of the beverage dispenser for recognizing the type of consumable, said plurality of nozzles being provided for providing a flow of liquid through the consumable. The recognition element (42) has a mechanical property, which is recognizable and/or interpretable by the beverage dispenser by obtaining a sensor signal by sensing a flow characteristic of the flow of liquid, when the flow of liquid through the consumable is started by the plurality of nozzles. Said mechanical property is different for each type of consumable of the set of consumables so that a characteristic of said sensor signal depends on the mechanical property of the recognition element (42).

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种包含用于饮料分配器中用于制备饮料的至少两种消耗品的消耗品。 为了能够以简单,笨重且易于实施的方式识别消耗品的放置和/或类型,所述组件的每个消耗品(4,40,50,60)包括限定含有食物的空间的过滤体(41) 使用液体从中获得饮料;以及识别元件(42),其表示所述过滤体的面对所述饮料分配器的多个喷嘴的表面,用于识别所述消耗品的类型,所述多个喷嘴被设置用于提供 液体流过消耗品。 识别元件(42)具有机械性质,其可以通过在通过消耗品的液体流动被开始时通过感测液体流的流动特性获得传感器信号而被饮料分配器识别和/或解释 多个喷嘴。 对于消耗品组的每种类型的消耗品,所述机械性能是不同的,使得所述传感器信号的特性取决于识别元件(42)的机械特性。

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