Patent ID: 7703378

Claim:
A beverage heater apparatus, comprising: a thermal storage heater unit provided with a heat-exchanging channel and a heating member, and the heating member and the heat-exchanging channel being embedded in the thermal storage heater, the heat-exchanging channel passing through the thermal storage heater, a first end of the heat-exchanging channel communicating with a dispensing conduit, and a second end of the heat-exchanging channel communicating with an outlet conduit, the heating member heating the thermal storage heater unit to a predetermined temperature for storing thermal energy; a control unit electrically connected with the heating member for controlling it to selectively heat the thermal storage heater unit according to a detected temperature; and a liquid-dispensing valve electrically connected with the control unit which can control switching on or off the liquid-dispensing valve according to the detected temperature for dispensing a cool beverage to pass through the thermal storage heater unit; wherein the control unit controls switching on or off the liquid-dispensing valve to dispense the cool beverage from the dispensing conduit to the outlet conduit through the heat-exchanging channel of the thermal storage heater unit in order to produce a hot beverage at the predetermined temperature.