Patent ID: 8171843

Claim:
An automatic coffee maker comprising: a main enclosure, comprising a lower base portion, an upper base portion, a water reservoir within a rear portion thereof and comprising a one-way valve at a reservoir outlet, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with said water reservoir, a shower head in fluid communication with said heat exchanger, and a drip head in fluid communication with said shower head; an inline water filter removably connected to said upper base portion of said main enclosure and in fluid communication with said water reservoir; a filter basket hingedly attached to a front portion of said upper base portion of said main enclosure; an electronic controlling means, further comprising a power supply means to said coffee maker and a control module for providing a plurality of desired controlling means for operating said coffee maker housed in said coffee maker; a carafe removable to said lower base portion of said main enclosure subjacent to said filter basket; and, an automated metering means in electronic communication with said electronic controlling means; wherein said coffeemaker comprises a means to automatically deliver a predetermined amount of supply water which is filtered, heated, and dispensed upon ground coffee during a brewing process, wherein said ground coffee is placed in said coffee maker, an amount of water is placed in said coffee maker, said amount of water is filtered and heated prior to dispensing on said ground coffee, thereby producing prepared coffee, and said prepared coffee is dispensed to said carafe; and, wherein said heat exchanger further comprises: a first heat exchanger end and a second heat exchanger end comprising a thermally conductive material; a heating element; a cold water tube comprising a first cold water tube end in fluid communication with said one-way valve and a second cold water tube end in fluid communication with said first heat exchanger end; and, a hot water tube having a first hot water tube end in fluid communication with said second heat exchanger end of the heat exchange tube and a second hot water tube end in fluid communication with said shower head; wherein said heat exchanger is mounted into said main enclosure; wherein said cold water tube conveys cold water from said water reservoir to said heat exchanger; wherein said heating element provides a transfer of heat to said cold water, thereby producing hot water; and, wherein said hot water tube conveys hot water to said shower head.