[특허]Device for regulating the level of a liquid in a boiler of a coffee machine

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Device for regulating the level of a liquid in a boiler of a coffee machine

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	A47J-031/44 A47J-031/40 A47J-031/06 A47J-031/56 G01F-023/26 A47J-031/52 A47J-031/02 A47J-031/00
미국특허분류(USC)	099/280; 099/285; 099/279
출원번호	US-0446147 (2007-10-16)
등록번호	US-9032865 (2015-05-19)
우선권정보	EP-06425726 (2006-10-20)
국제출원번호	PCT/IB2007/054207 (2007-10-16)
§371/§102 date	20090417 (20090417)
국제공개번호	WO2008/047306 (2008-04-24)
발명자 / 주소	Carbonini, Carlo Porzio, Giancarlo
출원인 / 주소	RANCILIO GROUP SPA
대리인 / 주소	Sughrue Mion, PLLC
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 5

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The present invention relates to a device to regulate the level of a liquid inside a boiler of a coffee machine, having a transparent duct connected to the boiler and designed to visibly display the level of the liquid inside the boiler, a capacitive sensor that can be positioned outside the transparent duct in determined positions and designed to generate electric signals representing the presence or absence of liquid in correspondence to the position of the sensor along the transparent duct. The sensor of the device has first measuring elements and second measuring elements, both of capacitive type; the second measuring elements are positioned at a predetermined distance from the first measuring elements, and a measuring device designed to measure the impedance between the first and second measuring elements and to generate signals indicating the presence or absence of liquid in correspondence to the position of the sensor. The invention also relates to the machine that includes this device.

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1. A device to regulate the level of a conductive liquid inside a boiler of a coffee machine comprising a level probe connected to the boiler and capable of resetting the level of the liquid inside the boiler, the level probe comprising a tubular element made of dielectric material;a capacitive sensor that is positioned externally to the level probe in determined positions to modify electric signals that represent the presence or the absence of a liquid inside to said tubular element in correspondence with said determined positions;wherein said capacitive sensor comprisesa first measuring element of capacitive type, comprised of a first electrically conductive plate partially encircling the tubular element and positioned in a first position along the tubular element of the level probe;a second measuring element of capacitive type positioned at a predetermined distance from said first measuring element and comprised of a second electrically conductive plate partially encircling the tubular element and positioned at a predetermined distance from said first electrically conductive plate along the tubular element of the level probe;the device further comprising:an RC circuit, comprising the capacitive sensor and configured to modify the electric signals while passing through the RC circuit;a measuring logical circuit, connected to the RC circuit, and configured to generate said electric signals to a predetermined frequency and to measure the electric signals modified by said RC circuit;wherein said modified electric signals have a lower or greater frequency depending on capacitive impedance values between the first measuring element and the second measuring element, which correspond to a variation of the level of the liquid inside the tubular element. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: means of regulation connected to said measuring logical circuit and configured to regulate the flow of the liquid to the boiler depending on said modified electric signals. 3. The device according to claim 1, comprising signalling means connected to said measuring logical circuit and configured to signal at least the presence or the absence of liquid in correspondence to said determined position. 4. The device according to claim 1 characterised in that said measuring logical circuit comprises a programmable logical circuit having memory means and in that said memory means are configured to store at least a reference frequency value representing a threshold value to be compared to measured frequencies of the modified signals depending on the capacitive impedance values. 5. The device according to claim 1 characterised in that said measuring logical circuit comprises a logical programmable circuit which has memory means and in that said memory means are configured to store a reference set of values representing a set of frequency values related to different level of liquid, said values to be compared to measured frequencies of the modified signals depending on the capacitive impedance values. 6. The device according to claim 1 comprising at least one protective resistor connected between said second measuring element and said measuring logical circuit, said protective resistor having a resistance at least one order of magnitude lower than the resistor's value determined between the liquid and the ground. 7. A coffee machine comprising: a boiler;a device to regulate the level of a conductive liquid inside a boiler of a coffee machine comprising:a level probe connected to the boiler and capable of resetting the level of the liquid inside the boiler, the level probe comprising a tubular element made of dielectric material;a capacitive sensor positioned externally to the level probe in determined positions to modify electric signals that represent the presence or the absence of a liquid inside to the tubular element in correspondence with said determined positions; said capacitive sensor comprises:a first measuring element of capacitive type, comprised of a first electrically conductive plate partially encircling the tubular element and positioned in a first position along the tubular element of the level probe;a second measuring element of capacitive type positioned at a predetermined distance from said first measuring element and comprised of a second electrically conductive plate partially encircling the tubular element and positioned at a predetermined distance from said first electrically conductive plate along the tubular element of the level probe;the coffee machine further comprising:an RC circuit, comprising the capacitive sensor and configured to modify the electric signals while passing through the RC circuit;a measuring logical circuit, connected to said RC circuit, and configured to generate the electric signals to a predetermined frequency, and to measure the electric signals modified by said RC circuit;the modified electric signals having a lower or greater frequency depending on capacitive impedance values between the first measuring element and the second measuring element, which correspond to variation of the level of the liquid inside the tubular element. 8. The coffee machine according to claim 7, further comprising a coffee delivery group. 9. The coffee machine according to claim 7, comprising regulation means connected to said measuring logical circuit elements for regulating the flow of the liquid to the boiler depending on said modified electric signals. 10. The coffee machine according to claim 7, comprising signalling means connected to said measuring logical circuit for signalling at least the presence or the absence of liquid in correspondence to said determined position. 11. The coffee machine according to claim 7, wherein said measuring logical circuit comprises a programmable logical circuit having memory means, said memory means configured to store at least a reference frequency value representing a threshold value to be compared to measured frequencies of the modified signals depending on the capacitive impedance values. 12. The coffee machine according to claim 7, wherein said measuring logical circuit comprises a logical programmable circuit which has memory means and said memory means is configured to store a reference set of frequency values representing a set of values related to different level of liquid, said values to be compared to measured frequencies of the modified signals depending on said capacitive impedance values. 13. The coffee machine according to claim 7, comprising at least one protective resistor connected between said second measuring element and said measuring logical circuit, said protective resistor having a resistance at least one order of magnitude lower than the resistor's value determined between the liquid and the ground.

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Hanes, Adam; Mulvaney, Patrick T., Pump operated beverage maker.

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