IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0915053
(1992-07-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Webster Joseph P. (St. Charles MO) Gustafson William L. (St. Charles MO) English Larry G. (St. Charles MO)
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Newco Enterprises, Incorporated (St. Charles MO 02)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
45 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A combination beverage brewer with cold water supply is embodied within a housing, to furnish a beverage brewing segment, at one or more locations within a housing, and a water chilling or cooling supply disposed in association therewith, to supply cold water as required. The beverage brewer incorpo
A combination beverage brewer with cold water supply is embodied within a housing, to furnish a beverage brewing segment, at one or more locations within a housing, and a water chilling or cooling supply disposed in association therewith, to supply cold water as required. The beverage brewer incorporates a hot water tank, a heating element therein, which hot water is delivered to a spray head for deposit onto a basket of grounds for brewing of a beverage. In addition, hot water may be tapped from the tank and delivered to a faucet for direct dispensing. The cold water segment of the apparatus includes a cold water tank, a cooling rod therein, cooling module for operating as a heat pump for extracting warmth from the water to heat it, and delivery of the extracted heat to a heat sink, for dissipation. Various electronic and electrical controls are provided for regulating the operations of the various components of the device, and a filtering device is included for filtering the incoming water, and is coupled with various indicators for instructing when filter service is required, or the capacity of the apparatus has reached the processing of a maximum quantity of water.
대표청구항
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A combined dispenser of the type incorporating both a beverage brewer and a liquid cooler for receiving liquid from a supply source, and formed having a component housing, said housing segregated into two sections, the first section provided for containment of those components for brewing a beverage
A combined dispenser of the type incorporating both a beverage brewer and a liquid cooler for receiving liquid from a supply source, and formed having a component housing, said housing segregated into two sections, the first section provided for containment of those components for brewing a beverage such as coffee and the like, and the other section provided for containing those components for cooling of a liquid for delivery by the dispenser, the liquids received by the first and other sections from a supply source being independently processed, with both the processed hot and cold distinct liquids received from the supply source being delivered by the dispenser upon functioning, the first section further containing a hot water tank means, for receiving water from the supply source for heating, a heating element contained within the tank means for heating said contained water, a brewing means operatively associated with the brewing section for receiving the heated water and for brewing a beverage, the other section containing a cold water tank means for receiving water from the supply source for cooling, cooling rod means provided within the cold water tank means for cooling said contained water, and dispenser means operatively associated with the cooling section for dispensing of cold water, insulation means provided within the housing within the cooling section and surrounding a part of the cold water tank means to insulate it from any generated ambient heat, and a wall contained within the housing and separating the brewing section from the cooling section of the combined dispenser, cooling module means operatively associated with the rod means and functioning upon operation as a heat pump to draw heat from the contained water to attain its cooling, heat exchanger means connecting with the cooling module means to provide for dissipation of heat extracted by the cooling rod means from the contained water, a water level probe operatively associated with the cooling rod means within the cold water tank and provided for detecting the level of water delivered to the cold water tank means during functioning of the dispenser when operated for cooling of a liquid, a filter and filter monitoring means associated with the combined dispenser, said filter provided for filtering of the incoming water and the filter monitoring means operatively associated with the filter and determining the quantity of water processed by the various sections, electronic means operatively associated with the filter monitoring means for determining the quantity of water passing through the said filter, said electronic means incorporating electronic counting means for gauging the length of a brewing cycle, whereby precisely controlled and regulated processing of liquid from a supply source is independently treated to produce both hot and cold distinct liquids within the first and other sections respectively of the combined dispenser to furnish a brewed beverage and an independent supply of cold water during its functioning.
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