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A device for brewing coffee in an aircraft is disclosed which operates automatically, and is substantially lighter than and brews coffee faster than conventional aircraft coffee makers known in the art, and offers a high degree of safety in its operation. The aircraft coffee maker uses a heater tube

A device for brewing coffee in an aircraft is disclosed which operates automatically, and is substantially lighter than and brews coffee faster than conventional aircraft coffee makers known in the art, and offers a high degree of safety in its operation. The aircraft coffee maker uses a heater tube assembly having three heater tubes with heating elements therein which are arranged in sequential order to heat water as it flows through the heater tube assembly. The aircraft coffee maker provides an entirely automatic brew cycle, and uses redundant safety mechanisms to monitor the brew operation to ensure that the brewing operation will be carried out both efficiently and safely.

대표청구항 ▼

A device for brewing coffee or the like in an aircraft, comprising: a housing; a container for holding fluid, said container being received by said housing in a position for receiving brewed coffee or the like; a brew tray for holding coffee or the like, said brew tray being received in said housing

A device for brewing coffee or the like in an aircraft, comprising: a housing; a container for holding fluid, said container being received by said housing in a position for receiving brewed coffee or the like; a brew tray for holding coffee or the like, said brew tray being received in said housing in a position above said container when said container is in a position for receiving brewed coffee or the like, said brew tray having at least one perforation at the bottom thereof through which brewed coffee or the like may drain from said brew tray into said container; a brew nozzle mounted in said housing above said brew tray when said brew tray is received in said housing, said brew nozzle for spraying hot water received by said brew nozzle into said brew tray onto coffee or the like; means for heating water, said heating means having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end of said heating means being for connection to a supply of water under pressure from a source external to said device; and an electrically operated solenoid valve located between said outlet end of said heating means and said brew nozzle, hot water being supplied to said brew nozzle from said heating means when said electrically operated solenoid valve is in an open position.