Patent ID: 9554668
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A47J,B67D

Claim:
1. A beverage forming apparatus comprising: a beverage carafe having an interior space for holding a beverage, an opening through which beverage is dispensable into the interior space, and a lid movable between an open position in which the opening is uncovered by the lid and a closed position in which the opening is covered by the lid; a housing having a carafe receiving area to receive the carafe with the lid in the open and closed position and in which the carafe is associated with the housing to receive beverage dispensed into the opening; a carafe lid detector arranged to detect presence of the lid when the lid is in the open position, the carafe lid detector including a plurality of sensor elements spaced apart and positioned for detecting the presence of the lid in a plurality of locations that each correspond to a different rotational position of the carafe at the carafe receiving area relative to the housing; a beverage forming station supported by the housing and arranged to combine a precursor liquid with a beverage material to form a beverage that is dispensed into the carafe at the carafe receiving area; a precursor liquid supply system supported by the housing for providing precursor liquid to the beverage forming station; and a control circuit arranged to control the liquid supply system to deliver precursor liquid to the beverage forming station to dispense a beverage only when the lid is detected in the open position with the carafe at the carafe receiving area.