DRINKS MACHINE

• US 20120137892A1
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WMF Wã¼Rttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG
• Original Assignee: WMF Wã¼Rttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG
• Inventors: Dollner, Sander, Kiefer, Alexander, Startz, Armin
• Application Number:
  US13/307,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20120137892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/280
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/52 Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus ; Timers for coffee- or tea-making apparatus; Electronic control devices for coffee- or tea-making apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/521 the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a computer or a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/5253 of temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/56 having water-level controls; having temperature controls

Abstract

A drinks machine, such as a coffee machine, has at least one pipe, a container, a control device, a signal receiver, and at least one sensor to detect temperature. The at least one sensor is formed for wireless data transmission.

Claims

1. A drinks machine, comprising:

at least a pipe, a container, a control device, a signal receiver and at least one sensor to detect the temperature, wherein the at least one sensor is formed for wireless data transmission.

2. The drinks machine according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is arranged near a pipe containing water or milk.

3. The drinks machine of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is arranged near a container that can be arranged in the drinks machine.

4. The drinks machine of claim 3, wherein the container is a water tank, a milk tank, a milk concentrate container, a bag, a transport container, a milk pot, a frothing pot, or a thermos flask.

5. The drinks machine of claim 3, wherein the at least one sensor is completely embedded in a material of the container or the pipe.

6. The drinks machine of claim 5, wherein the at least one sensor is formed to identify the container in which the sensor is embedded.

7. The drinks machine of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is a RFID chip (Radio Frequency Identification) integrated into a wall of the pipe or of the container.

8. The drinks machine of claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor is an active or passive RFID chip.

9. The drinks machine of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is provided with a data memory.

10. The drinks machine of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor further is formed to detect at least one of pressure, distance, density and humidity.

11. The drinks machine of claim 1, further comprising a side cooler in which the sensor is arranged.