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Drain for beverage forming machine

  • US 7,640,845 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2005
  • Issued: 01/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A beverage forming system comprising:

  • a housing;

    a tank attached to the housing for holding a beverage precursor liquid;

    a reservoir that is configured to provide the beverage precursor liquid to the tank;

    a beverage forming station fluidically connected to the tank, the beverage forming station attached to the housing and configured to form a beverage in part by using the beverage precursor liquid;

    a supply system configured to provide beverage precursor liquid from the tank to the beverage forming station for forming the beverage;

    a drain system configured to substantially empty the tank of beverage precursor liquid during a drain operation, wherein the drain system deposits beverage precursor liquid that is removed from the tank in the reservoir; and

    a controller adapted to control the supply system in a beverage forming mode to provide beverage precursor liquid from the tank to the beverage forming station for forming the beverage, and is adapted to control the drain system in a drain mode to automatically perform the drain operation.

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