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CN103188972A - Ergonomic handle with user-interface - Google Patents
CN103188972A
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CN201180053422XA
CN103188972B (en
2011-09-06 Application filed by 雀巢产品技术援助有限公司 filed Critical 雀巢产品技术援助有限公司
2013-07-03 Publication of CN103188972A publication Critical patent/CN103188972A/en
2015-08-05 Publication of CN103188972B publication Critical patent/CN103188972B/en
235000013361 beverage Nutrition 0 abstract 3
Ergonomics handle with user interface
The field of the invention belongs to for the machine that is prepared beverage by the liquid that cycles through flavoring.Particularly, this field belongs in order to prepare beverage by the user these machines is carried out the ergonomics operation.
Based on the purpose of this specification, " beverage " means and comprises any liquid food, such as tea, coffee, heat or cold chocolate, milk, soup, baby food, hot water etc." capsule " mean comprise have any material and have Any shape and the sealed package of structure in the beverage ingredient of any portioning in advance, especially hermetically sealed packaging, for example plastics, aluminium, recyclable and/or biodegradable packing comprise soft Yi Libao or the rigid cartridge of holding batching.
Some beverage preparing machine uses and holds the capsule of waiting to be extracted or to treat dissolved batching; For other machine, batching be stored in the machine and in machine automatic gauge supply with or when the preparation beverage, add.
Most of coffee machines possess device for filling, and this device for filling comprises the pump for liquid (being generally water), and this pump is from water source pump imbibition body, and this water is cold or by the actual heating of heater (such as heating resistor, hot piece etc.).
This machine has usually for the brewing unit that keeps and extract beverage ingredient.To introduce brewing unit in order preparing burden, and to remove batching then after use, brewing unit has can be by the closing means of handle drives, and this handle can be operated by the user.The various configurations that are used for controlling this machine are disclosed in the art.
EP1208782 discloses a kind of coffee machine, and this coffee machine has the main body that comprises for the brewing unit that extracts coffee capsule.This brewing unit is opened and is sealed by means of handle, and this handle can rotate the angle of about 180 degree to main body the place ahead from the main body rear above main body.This handle has a pair of roughly L shaped lever, described lever at one end with can be connected and be installed in pivotally in the opposite end in the unlatching and closing means of brewing unit by the hand-driven cross bar.Pivotable L shaped lever drives the moving part of brewing unit via lever in the middle of a pair of, this centre lever the first end place be connected to this movable brewing unit partly on and be connected at the second end place on the corner of L shaped lever.US2008/0006159 discloses a kind of brewing unit, and it has for the drawer that moves horizontally of introducing proportion bag and the top that can vertically move that has for the puncture mechanism of opened pocket.The fixed handle of the U-shaped substantially of the detent position of level drives but these elements are by being pivoted to substantially from vertical enable possition downwards.US7,165,488, WO2007/111884 and EP1829469 disclose a kind of beverage machine with the brewing unit that can manually be opened and be sealed by handle system, and this handle system is attached on the movable top of brewing unit and is attached to indirectly on the top front portion of main body.
Recently, shown in following document, efforts be made so that especially that the user is convenient to operate the ergonomics configuration of beverage preparing machine and this machine.
EP1878368 discloses a kind of beverage machine with the functional block on the support base of being rotatably installed in.This functional block can be designed to and can remove from support base.EP1864598 discloses a kind of automated beverage machine that is installed on the docking station.No matter be connected on the docking station or with its disconnection, beverage machine all is arranged as exercisable.WO2009/074553 and WO2010/015427 disclose and have been configured to the beverage preparing machine that can be picked up by user's one hand.
Disclose in the art and be used for allowing the user to control the various systems of machine operation, for example, as below with reference to the system that mentions in the document: AT410377, CH682798, DE2945360, DE4429353, DE20200419, DE202006019039, DE2007008590, EP1448084, EP1676509, EP08155851.2, FR2624844, GB2397510, US4,377,049, US4,458,735, US4,554,419, US4,767,632, US4,954,697, US5,312,020, US5,335,705, US5,372,061, US5,375,508, US5,731,981, US5,645,230, US5,836,236, US5,959,869, US6,182,555, US6,354,341, US6,759,072, US2007/0051247, US2007/0157820, WO97/25634, WO99/50172, WO2004/030435, WO2004/030438, WO2006/063645, WO2006/090183, WO2007/003062, WO2007/003990, WO2008/104751, WO2008/138710, WO2008/138820, WO2009/135821 and WO2010/003932.
US2007/0051247 discloses a kind of beverage preparing machine with the back water receiver that is covered by the hinged lid that has user interface.Be used for keeping brew basket or the pallet of coffee to have handle, handle is used for swinging basket or pallet in machine and outside machine, to add or to remove coffee, for example, in the plastic basket that single uses.
DE2945360 discloses a kind of beverage preparing machine, and it has fluid circuit and the control module that holds machine and carries the drawer of user interface, and this drawer can slip into and skid off the front portion of machine.Filter seat with handle is installed on the downside of drawer by the bayonet socket connector.
DE202006019039, AT410377, US4,377,049, US4,554,419, US4,954,697, US5,685,435, US6,759,072, US6,182,555, WO2004/030438, WO2006/090183, WO2007/003990, WO2008/138710 and WO2010/003932 disclose the beverage dispenser device, it has vertical substantially front, and this vertical front has the under shed chamber of the container that is filled for the beverage outlet of admitting via the chamber, and the top of this front is provided with and is arranged as screen on user interface vertical substantially above the opening in this chamber, touch screen and/or touch pad.FR2624844 discloses a kind of beverage dispenser, and it has the front that has for the atrium of cartridge, and is contained in the microcomputer that has keyboard and monitor in the front of machine near the chamber opening.
More advanced user interface system can comprise the laser designator that can be moved by the user of setting the filling level in WO2006/063645 such as being used for directly of instructing at user's cup, or such as disclosed for the sensor of position that obtains to point out at cup the object of the finger of the filling level expected or user's operation in WO2009/135821, and automatically cup is filled to this level.
Yet, also need further to improve the ergonomics of coffee machine, make coffee machine be arranged to be convenient to (particularly accelerating) user operation.
Therefore, the present invention relates to a kind of machine for the preparation of beverage.This machine comprises: have the handle of drive part, this drive part is arranged to be contacted and driven by staff, handle is moved in the beverage preparation position; And the user interface that is used for starting beverage preparation.According to the present invention, described drive part comprises user interface.
In other words, when the user use his/her hand handle is moved to for the preparation of the position of beverage in the time, the user is mobile hand or check that the diverse location on the beverage machine starts beverage preparation significantly.When handle being moved in the beverage preparation position, be used for moving handle and can start beverage preparation by the interface that operation is positioned on the handle at the same position place on the machine with the hand that is positioned at the user on the handle.The user of machine operates facility, and the ergonomics of machine improves.
Usually, handle and user interface are arranged so that can operate user interface by user's hand when when this hand when handle drives is in the beverage preparation position still contacts with the drive part of handle or when user's hand-tight adjacent handle.
In other words, after handle had moved in the beverage preparation position, the user will not transfer to the diverse location on the machine or use the another hand to begin the drinking production process by his or her hand.Therefore, simplify and accelerate the manually-operated of machine by the operation element that reduces the user to greatest extent.
Described drive part can be arranged to by people's hand propelled and/or pulling, to be used for driving handle, when with handle drives in the beverage preparation position and hand still in the promotion of the drive part of handle and/or pulling position, user interface can be by people's hand operated.Handle can be promoted by user's finger tip and/or spur by grasping member.
Described drive part can be arranged to be caught by staff, to be used for driving handle.User interface can be configured to when with handle drives in the beverage preparation position and hand can be by people's hand operated when still catching the drive part of handle.
Advantageously, in driving handle, the part of the minimum reaction force of the opposing staff of described drive part formation handle.Therefore, in this configuration, the user will partly arrive the beverage preparation position with handle drives by touching the handle drives that generates the minimum mechanical resistance during movement.
Therefore, handle has at least two positions: the beverage preparation position; And away from the position for the preparation of the position of beverage.For example, handle moves in the beverage preparation position or away from the beverage preparation position pivotly.
For example, machine comprises the beverage preparation module, comprises brewing unit alternatively, be used for to keep flavoring, the particularly batching of portioning in advance, such as the batching in this module that supplies in the capsule.Described module can be arranged to be used to making liquid (for example, water) circulation pass batching to form beverage.
This beverage preparation generally includes the mixing of mixing, for example water and the milk powder of multiple beverage ingredient, and/or the immersion of beverage ingredient, such as ground coffee or the tea of being soaked in water.For example, ask to form and distribute the beverage of scheduled volume according to the user corresponding to portion.According to the type of beverage, the volume of this portion can for example be used for the volume of filling cup or mug in the scope of 25ml to 200ml.
The coffee beverage that forms and distribute can be selected from Cui Rui Si piece (ristretto), espresso, Long Drinks coffee (lungo), Cappuccino, latte, caffe american, tea etc.For example, coffee machine can be configured for distributing espresso, for example, and every part of adjustable volume with 20ml to 60ml, and/or be used for distributing Long Drinks coffee, for example, every part of volume that has in the scope of 70ml to 150ml.
Can distribute tea with the amount greater than coffee, for example, common every part is between 100ml and the 300ml.Can distribute chocolate and other beverage, for example soup with identical amount.
Handle can cycle through movement between the beverage preparation position of this batching with being used for making liquid in the enable possition that is used for flavoring being loaded into module and/or discharging this batching from module.
User interface is configured to be connected on the control module of machine usually especially, to be used for starting the circulation that this liquid passes the flavoring of beverage preparation module.
Especially, handle has the drive part that is arranged to by staff contact and driving, with moving handle between enable possition and beverage preparation position.Usually, handle can move to the beverage preparation position from the enable possition.
For example, this machine is coffee machine, tea machine, chocolate machine or soup machine.This machine can be arranged to for preparing beverage, described flavoring such as ground coffee or tea or chocolate or cocoa power or milk powder by the capsule that makes hot water or cold water or other liquid pass the flavoring that holds beverage to be prepared in brewing unit.
User interface can be arranged in the drive part, and for example, drive part has user interface, so that when handle being moved in the beverage preparation position, the staff of contact drive part is the user interface of operating in place, to be used for starting beverage preparation.
User interface can comprise at least one subscriber selector that is selected from promotion button, turn knob, trigger switch, sliding button, touch button, touch pad and the touch-screen.User interface can comprise a plurality of selectors, to be used for selecting different drinks, particularly has different amounts and/or dissimilar drinks, such as espresso, normal coffee and/or Long Drinks coffee, speciality coffee and coffee with milk.
User interface can comprise a plurality of subscriber selectors, and described subscriber selector be used for to start different beverage preparation programs, particularly corresponding to the distinct program of different beverage preparation volumes.For example, machine is that coffee machine and subscriber selector allow the user to select between espresso, Long Drinks coffee and caffe american.When coffee machine comprised the milk module, subscriber selector can expand to and allow the user to select coffee with milk, such as Cappuccino, latte etc.
For example, user interface comprises the subscriber selector of one or more touch sensibles and/or the subscriber selector of non-contact inductive, such as touch button, capacitive buttons and/or piezoelectricity button.Can use and to be comprised promoting button and touch-screen by the subscriber selector of any kind of people's hand operated.
When handle leaves the beverage preparation position, the user interface of can stopping using.With this configuration, when machine is unripe, when handle is not in the beverage preparation position, can prevent the accidental activation beverage preparation, for example make the liquid circulation.
User interface can be with light-emitting device, be associated such as one or more LED.This device can be used for sending the signal of machine condition, particularly is ready to start beverage preparation.In conjunction with above-mentioned inactive feature, when handle passes through diverse location from the position of preparation beverage, can change the light state of user interface, otherwise and/or.
Described drive part can extend longitudinally.Alternatively, drive part comprises longitudinally the user interface of arranging, particularly longitudinally arranges abreast and/or along the isolated a plurality of subscriber selectors of drive part.Therefore, user interface can be extended along drive part, and especially, the one or more subscriber selectors that form user interface can longitudinally be arranged along drive part.
In one embodiment, handle comprises pivotally the lever installed, such as single-arm lever, and this drive part is formed by lever end.Lever can be shaped to bar or bar etc. substantially, and is particularly straight substantially.The example of this handle shape is disclosed among WO2005/004683 and the WO2007/135136.
In another embodiment, described drive part can be connected on this at least one lever of installing pivotally at angle with at least one lever of installing pivotally (such as vertical), particularly is connected between a pair of lever of installing pivotally.The example of this handle shape is disclosed among WO2009/043630 and the WO2010/015427.Machine can comprise housing, and drive part can move on housing, is particularly moving on the top of housing and/or on the edge at housing.
Therefore, handle can be pivotly mobile, particularly can be mobile pivotally on the top of machine.Handle can be U-shaped substantially, and drive part forms particularly the mid portion of the handle of U-shaped substantially.Handle can have the drive part between a pair of lever and the lever, particularly has the first end part of installing pivotally and the second end a pair of lever partly that links via drive part.Handle can be single-arm lever, particularly has the lever of the first end part of installing pivotally and the second end part that forms drive part.
In certain embodiments of the invention, machine comprises brewing unit, and handle arrangements becomes mobile this brewing unit: from being used for introducing and/or discharging the open configuration of beverage ingredient; To the beverage preparation configuration for the treatment of described batching; Otherwise and/or.Disclose the example by the lever operated this machine with brewing unit among WO2005/004683 mentioned above, WO2007/135136, WO2009/043630 and the WO2010/015427, their content mode by reference is attached to herein.
In case brewing unit is closed and accommodates batching by touching handle, that then discusses as mentioned is such, the user interface on the user-operable handle, and needn't go diverse location request mixing processing.The advantage that UI Preferences is provided on the handle of mobile brewing unit is, this interface is connected on the mechanical part (handle), this mechanical part (handle) is normally operated when the each request beverage deal by the user, and by make liquid driver and optional heat regulator switch on to start beverage handle before by user's last operation.Certainly, other parts can be movable in beverage preparing machine, such as, the side panel of the water receiver that must refill every now and then or allowance discrepancy beverage preparing machine inboard.Yet these parts do not need the user all to operate when asking beverage preparation at every turn.On the contrary, water receiver can hold the water for the preparation of the certain volume of many portions of beverages (for example, about 5 parts, such as 10 parts to 20 parts beverage deals) usually.Can remove machinery panel exceptionally, for example, be used for safeguarding and/or repairing operation.Therefore, water receiver and side panel be can't help the user usually and are controlled at every turn when needing the beverage deal.
Brewing unit can be formed for the pedestal of receive capsules, and the capsule beverage ingredient containing is such as flavoring.Usually, capsule is the capsule that single uses, and for example is used for the capsule of schedule of apportionment part beverage.Brewing unit in open configuration can define for the path of introducing and/or discharge beverage ingredient, and this path is what seal in the beverage preparation configuration.
This path can be configured for being incorporated in the beverage preparation module, particularly being incorporated in the brewing unit by the gravity of the flavoring in the capsule particularly, and when handle was in the enable possition, drive part was positioned at path top and/or contiguous path substantially.Therefore, the handle in its enable possition is arranged in the hand that will insert the path of machine near will prepare burden of user, and that batching is inserted into the movement of hand of handle needs of artificial shake-up is minimum in order to make.
Brewing unit can comprise the first that can move with respect to second portion by handle between open configuration and beverage preparation configuration.
Therefore, brewing unit can be mobile between open configuration and beverage preparation configuration by handle: open configuration namely shifts configuration, and in this configuration, flavoring is introduced in the brewing unit and/or from brewing unit and is discharged from; The beverage preparation configuration configuration that namely circulates, in this configuration, liquid cycles through flavoring with the preparation beverage.The circulation configuration of brewing unit and transfer configuration correspond respectively to beverage preparation position and the enable possition of handle usually.
Usually, machine comprises that pump, heater, Sheng drip dish, batching gatherer, liquid tank and be used for providing one or more of fluid connecting device that liquid tank is connected with fluid between the brewing unit etc.The configuration of the fluid circuit between fluid supply (for example water receiver) and the brewing unit (being suitable beverage preparation module) for example, is disclosed in WO2009/074550 in more detail.
In addition, brewing unit can comprise the hydraulic packing arrangement that triggers by the operation user interface.Disclose this hydraulic packing arrangement among the EP09172187.8 in more detail, its content mode by reference is attached to herein.
Now with reference to schematic figures the present invention is described, in the accompanying drawings:
-Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show according to having the assembly of opening and sealing the brewing unit of handle of the present invention comprising, described unlatching and sealing handle have the user interface for machine; And
-Fig. 3 shows the stereogram of the front portion of the beverage preparing machine that accommodates the assembly shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 shows the embodiment according to the part of beverage preparing machine 1 of the present invention.
Machine 1 has the internal beverage that is covered by housing 2 and prepares module.This beverage preparation module arrangement become to be used for to keep flavoring, particularly in advance the batching of portioning (such as, supply to the batching of this module in the capsule), and make the liquid circulation through described batching to form beverage.
Liquid (for example, water) can be stored and be fed into the beverage preparation module from tank.Beverage can be assigned to the range of distribution via outlet 4a, 4b, 4c after formation, especially for the supporting member that keeps user's cup or mug, for example, as disclosed among EP1867260 and the WO2009/074557, their content by reference mode thus is attached to herein.The range of distribution can comprise first glass of supporting member, and it can move apart outlet 4a, 4b, the 4c of below, is used for than mug, for example being used for distributing second glass of lower supporting member of Long Drinks coffee or super-huge beverage to come in and go out in order to permit.Lower cup supporting member can be connected on the base of machine 1.
Near the beverage preparation module, machine 1 can have for the gatherer 6 that for example is contained in the flavoring that is used in the capsule (for example, dash after boiling ground coffee or tea).Gatherer 6 can be positioned on beverage preparation module bottom, particularly in brewing unit 1 ' below, is expelled to the flavoring that is used in the gatherer 6 for example to collect by gravity after beverage preparation.For example, disclose the gatherer that is fit in WO2009/074559 and among the WO2009/135869, they are attached to herein thus by reference.
Described beverage preparation module generally includes following one or more member:
A) the batching retainer, such as brewing unit 1 ', it be used for to admit flavoring of this beverage, the batching of the portioning in advance particularly supplied with in capsule, and is used for guiding liquids, passes this batching arrival beverage outlet 4a, 4b, 4c such as becoming a mandarin of water;
B) internal heater, such as hot piece, it is used for this liquid stream that heating waits to supply to the batching retainer;
C) pump, it is used for this liquid of pumping and passes internal heater;
D) one or more fluid attaching parts, it is used for will be from fluid supply, be directed to beverage outlet 4a, 4b, 4c such as this liquid of liquid tank;
E) ECU especially, comprises printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB), being used for receiving instruction from the user via user interface 20a, 20b, thus control internal heater and pump; And
F) one or more electric transducers, it is used at least one operating characteristics of feature of the temperature of the pressure of flow that induction is selected from batching retainer, internal heater, pump, fluid box, batching gatherer 6, this liquid, this liquid and this liquid, and is used for this feature is transferred to control module.
Heater can be hot piece or heater (ODH) as required, for example, and the type of disclosed ODH in EP1253844, EP1380243 and EP1809151.For example, disclose suitable brewing unit and the example of capsule control mode among WO2005/004683, WO2007/135136 and the WO2009/043630, their modes by reference are attached to herein.For example, the beverage preparation module that is fit to is disclosed among WO2009/074550 and the WO2009/130099, its thus by reference mode be attached to herein.
The brewing unit 1 ' of machine 1 has front portion 14 and rear portion 15.Front portion 14 and rear portion 15 can be removed (Fig. 1), between them, to be formed for inserting the path 7 of capsule, and can around the capsule that inserts, move on to together (Fig. 2), being used for closed access 7, boiling the chamber and be used for making liquid, for example water to cycle through described chamber and capsule wherein to form beverage thereby around capsule, form to dash.
Handle 10,12 can be in the enable possition (namely, transfer position) (Fig. 1) and between beverage preparation position (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) moves, in described enable possition, part 14,15 is separated to form path 7, in described beverage preparation position, part 14,15 is pushed to together around capsule, to be used for making liquid cycle through capsule.Described handle has the drive part 12 that is arranged to by staff contact and driving.Drive part 12 can extend longitudinally between a pair of lever 10, with its formation U-shaped substantially.Therefore, drive part 12 forms handles 10,12 mid portion.Lever 10 is installed pivotally with the pivot axis 13 that drive part 12 relatively centers in the rear portion 15 of brewing unit 1 '.Lever 10 extends beyond pivot axis 13, and is connected to via pivot fitting 16 ' on the end of draft arm 16.Another end of draft arm 16 is via second pivot fitting 16 ' ' be connected on the front portion 14 of brewing unit 1 '.
Therefore, moving handle 10,12 being moved to beverage preparation position (Fig. 2) from enable possition (Fig. 1) makes anterior 14 to be drawn via draft arm 16 and to lean against on the rear portion 15.Part 14,15 relatively move can be further auxiliaryly by the hydraulic system (not shown), especially for closely sealing brewing unit, for example, as explaining among the EP09172187.8, this content mode by reference is attached to herein.
In driving handle, drive part 12 forms the part of minimum reaction force of handles 10,12 opposing user's hand.
For convenience's sake, drive part 12 can have the hand-driven of being particularly suitable for surface or profile, and for example, the surface of drive part 12 can comprise the device such as surface texture or composition, and the non skid matting of friction particularly is provided with respect to staff.
Disclose the more details of brewing unit 1 ' and this class extraction module among co-pending application EP09172187.8 and the EP09177592.4, their modes by reference are attached to herein.Disclose among the WO2007/135135 via the example of the insertion closed circuit operation that is used for flavoring at the capsule of this brewing unit.
Machine 1 has the user interface 20a of the circulation of the batching of passing the beverage preparation module for the startup beverage preparation, especially for beginning liquid.According to the present invention, drive part 12 comprises for the user interface 20a that starts beverage preparation.As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, user interface comprises a plurality of selector 20a, for example, and three selectors.This selector 20a can be used for allowing the user to select between different beverage preparation programs, for example, and for the preparation of big or middle or small-sized beverage, such as coffee.
Drive part 12 extends longitudinally, and comprises into the user interface 20a of vertical layout, particularly longitudinally is arranged side by side and along drive part 12 isolated a plurality of subscriber selector 20a.Drive part 12 locate in the end 10 ' of at least one lever of installing pivotally 10 and/or angled with described lever, such as vertically being connected on described at least one lever of installing pivotally 10 with described lever.Especially, drive part 12 can be connected between a pair of lever of installing pivotally 10.
Fig. 3 shows the part of machine 1, and wherein its housing 2 and handle 10,12 are in the beverage preparation position.
Drive part 12 is arranged to by people's hand propelled, spurs and/or catch, to be used for driving handle 10,12.When defensive position still is in promotion, spurs and/or catches the position with respect to the drive part 12 of handle in the circulation position with handle drives, can be by this hand operated user interface 20a.
As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, handle 10,12 can be mobile pivotally in the over top of machine 1.In addition, machine 1 has front 2b, this front have for beverage is transported to be positioned at its below user's cup or outlet 4a, 4b, the 4c of user's mug (not shown).
As shown in Figure 3, the user interface 20a that is used for the startup beverage preparation is positioned at drive part 12, and another user interface 20b is positioned on the 2b of front.Another user interface 20b can be for distribution (unforseen) hot water or for the master switch or the selector that distribute milk.
The user interface 20a that is used for the startup beverage preparation can comprise the subscriber selector of one or more touch sensibles and/or the subscriber selector of non-contact inductive, such as touch button, capacitive buttons and/or piezoelectricity button.
Advantageously, when handle 10,12 left beverage preparation position (for example, in enable possition as shown in fig. 1), the user interface 20a that is used for the startup beverage preparation stopped using.Therefore, when his/her hand when contacting corresponding to one of selector 20a of desired type of beverage, the user can move to handle 10,12 (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) in the beverage preparation position.In case handle 10,12 reaches the beverage preparation position, then trigger subscriber selector 20a and detect hand and whether be positioned on one of described selector 20a, in case so that handle 10,12 reaches the startup that desired beverage preparation just takes place in the beverage preparation position, and do not have user's any further operation.
Preferably, selector 20a is with light-emitting device, be associated such as one or more LED.Therefore, when selector 20a was triggered or can be selected by the user, light-emitting device correspondingly was triggered or stops using.
For example, button 20a is arranged to for selecting three different dispensed volume, for example, and espresso, Long Drinks coffee or caffe american, and knob down 20b can be arranged to for the optional milk of selecting to add to selected coffee.For example, machine 1 is arranged to via outlet 4a dispense coffee, distributes hot water being used for mixing to prepare caffe american with coffee via outlet 4b, and distributes milk to add any coffee or be used for being assigned to cup or mug being used for via outlet 4c.Disclose the fluid circuit that is applicable to preparation caffe american or speciality coffee among the EP10152556.6, its content is attached to herein by reference.
In handle 10,12 enable possition (Fig. 1), the user can introduce flavoring capsule (not shown) in the path 7 with his/her hand, capsule is directed between the part 14,15 downwards or along path 7 by gravity, and uses the same hand to catch handle 10,12 adjacent drive part 12 then.By pulling drive part 12 downwards above top, edge and front 2a, the 2b of machine 1,2c, handle 10,12 and brewing unit 1 ' with capsule of introducing will be brought into (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) the beverage preparation position from the enable possition, capsule is closed and is fixed in this beverage preparation position, cycles through therebetween in order to liquid.
By the hand with the user handle 10,12 is driven in the beverage preparation position, has user interface 20a and be brought to the place ahead of user interface 20b by user's shake-up hand-driven drive part 12.Still under the situation on the drive part 12, the user can operate user interface 20a, 20b then at his or her hand.Therefore, the user will his/her hand move apart drive part 12 and maybe needn't distribute with the beverage that his/her second hand start via outlet 4a, 4b, 4c.Therefore, reduced the user action that is used for distributing beverage.
Beverage machine of the present invention is simple especially, and is configured to be come easily with less action by the user and one-handed performance safely in simple mode.
1. the machine for the preparation of beverage (1), comprising: have the handle (10,12) of drive part (12), described drive part is arranged to be contacted and driven by staff, so that described handle is moved in the beverage preparation position; And the user interface (20a) that is used for starting beverage preparation, wherein said drive part comprises described user interface.
2. machine according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described user interface is arranged in the described drive part (12), so that with described handle (10, when 12) moving in the described beverage preparation position, the staff that contacts described drive part is arranged in order to operate described user interface to start the position of beverage preparation.
3. machine according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, described user interface comprises a plurality of subscriber selectors (20a), and described a plurality of subscriber selectors be used for to start different beverage preparation programs, particularly corresponding to the distinct program of different beverage preparation volumes.
4. according to each described machine in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described user interface (20a) comprises the subscriber selector of one or more touch sensibles and/or the subscriber selector of non-contact inductive, such as touch button, capacitive buttons or piezoelectricity button.
5. according to each described machine in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that when described handle left described beverage preparation position, described user interface (20a) was stopped using.
6. according to each described machine in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described user interface (20a) is with light-emitting device, be associated such as one or more LED.
7. according to each described machine in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described drive part (12) extends longitudinally, alternatively, described drive part (12) comprises into the described user interface (20a) of vertical layout, particularly longitudinally is arranged side by side and/or along the isolated a plurality of subscriber selectors of described drive part (20a).
8. machine according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described handle comprises pivotally the lever installed, such as single-arm lever, and described drive part is formed by the end of described lever.
9. machine according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described drive part (12) with at least one lever of installing pivotally (10) at angle, be connected on described at least one lever of installing pivotally (10) such as vertical mode, particularly be connected between a pair of lever of installing pivotally (10).
10. according to each described machine in the claim 7 to 9, it is characterized in that, described machine comprises housing (2), described drive part (12) can be above described housing, particularly in top, the top of described housing (2a) and/or at the edge of described housing (2c) and/or anterior (2b) top mobile.
11. according to each described machine in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described machine comprises brewing unit (1 '), and described handle (10,12) is arranged in order to mobile described brewing unit: from being used for introducing and/or discharging the open configuration of beverage ingredient; To the beverage preparation configuration for the treatment of described batching; Otherwise and/or.
12. machine according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described brewing unit (1 ') is formed for admitting the pedestal of the capsule that accommodates described beverage ingredient.
13. according to claim 11 or 12 described machines, it is characterized in that, described brewing unit (1 ') defines in described open configuration for the path (7) of introducing and/or discharge described beverage ingredient, and described path is what seal in described beverage preparation configuration.
14. according to each described machine in the claim 11 to 13, it is characterized in that, described brewing unit (1 ') comprises first (14), described first (14) can be mobile with respect to second portion (15) between described open configuration and described beverage preparation configuration by described handle (10,12).
15., it is characterized in that described brewing unit (1 ') comprises by operating the hydraulic packing arrangement that described user interface (20a) triggers according to each described machine in the claim 11 to 14.
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