Patent ID: 8176839
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An appliance for producing hot drinks comprising: a water heating device comprising a heating source; a seat adapted receive a product for preparing the drink; a duct for feeding hot water from the water heating device to the seat; a control device operatively associated with the heating source for adjusting the temperature of the water contained in the water heating device; a compensating device to perform a compensation, varying with time, for temperature drop undergone by the water flowing along the duct from the water heating device to the seat, the compensating device comprising a heating element to heat at least one point of the duct at a prefixed temperature, wherein the compensating device determines an amount of energy required to keep said at least one point of the duct at said prefixed temperature and the control device adjusts the temperature of the water in the water heating device based on the determined energy amount.