Patent ID: 7673557

Claim:
A coffeemaker comprising: a plurality of infusion heads that can each receive a predetermined quantity of a product to be infused; a common hydraulic circuit comprising, connected in series: a water reservoir; a flow meter for measuring the rate of flow of water from said reservoir; a pump; a heater; and a plurality of parallel outlet tubes each connected to an outlet of said heater, said pump being operative to deliver water from said reservoir to said heater and said flow meter being connected between said reservoir and said pump; control means connected to said flow meter and said pump for controlling the operation of said coffeemaker; and distribution means connected in series with each of said outlet tubes and connected to be controlled by said control means for delivering water or steam to each of said infusion heads as a function of signals received from said flow meter, wherein said flow meter is the only meter between said reservoir and said pump, and said outlet tubes are connected directly to said outlet of said heater.