Patent ID: 11944232
Assignee: CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 3:
4. An apparatus (1) for making a beverage, comprising:
an infusion chamber (21) suitable for receiving a capsule containing a food substance for making a beverage;
an insertion opening (31) for inserting the capsule into the apparatus (1);
a transfer channel (32) for the capsule, which connects the insertion opening (31) to the infusion chamber (21);
an image acquisition device (4) which is intended, in use, to acquire at least one image of a portion of the capsule, the image acquisition device (4) including an optical sensor (42) facing an image capture zone (40) in which, in use, said capsule is located or passes;
a viewing window (45), made of transparent material, which is interposed between the optical sensor (42) and the image capture zone (40), the viewing window (45) having a first face (451) facing the optical sensor (42) and a second face (452) facing the image capture zone (40);
a heating element (6) applied to the viewing window (45) or incorporated in the viewing window (45), wherein the heating element (6) is an electrical resistor-type heater and is electrically connectable to an electricity supply, the heating element (6) being intended for heating the viewing window (45) during use of the apparatus (1),, wherein the heating element (6) comprises a thin sheet (60) and an electrical conductor (61) which forms a heating electrical resistor,, the electrical conductor (61) being applied to the thin sheet (60) or incorporated in the thin sheet (60),, the thin sheet (60) being applied to the viewing window (45) or incorporated in the viewing window (45).