Patent ID: 7707927

Claim:
A beverage machine for preparing a beverage comprising: a distance adjustment device that includes a movable support plate for adjusting a positionable recipient relative to at least one beverage outlet when resting on the support plate, wherein the support plate is movable relative to the at least one beverage outlet, and a displacement mechanism for displacing the support plate relative to the outlet, the displacement plate comprising: a motorized driver for driving the displacement mechanism, and a controller for controlling the actuation of the driver and which is configured to set a predetermined distance between the outlet and the recipient, with the controller further comprising at least one of: a low position sensor that senses a low position of the support plate corresponding to a load position for the recipient on the support plate and a control unit that commands the motorized driver to return the support plate to the low position and to stop the motorized driver in response to input received by the low position sensor; or a high position sensor that senses a maximal position of the support plate corresponding to a non-loaded position of the support plate and a control unit that commands the motorized driver to stop in the maximal position in response to input received by the high position sensor.