Patent ID: 6732634
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An automatic coffee beverage machine, in particular an automatic espresso machine, suitable for brewing a coffee beverage that can be selected from a plurality of preparation varieties, wherein:a plurality of switching contact groups is provided, respectively one of which is assigned to one preparation variety and respectively only one of which can be activated for selecting one of the preparation varieties while the other switching contact groups are blocked; a starting contact is furthermore provided which can be activated independently of activation of said switching contact groups and which, when activated, triggers the preparation of the variety selected with one of the switching contact groups; the switching contact groups are components of a rotary selection switch provided with a turning knob, which rotary selection switch is assigned a preparation variety in each lockable rotary position and activates one of the contact groups in each lockable rotary position; and, the rotary selection switch further comprises at least one activation element for activating the starting contact independent of each rotary position of said turning knob and of said rotary switch.