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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Luigi Lavazza S.p.a., Turin, IT;
Carlo De Mango, Turin, IT;
LUIGI LAVAZZA S.P.A., Turin, IT;
Abstract
A machine for the preparation of beverages, including a brewing assembly () adapted to receive an amount or dose of a substance () for preparing a beverage, a pump () provided with an electric motor () for pumping a flow of liquid towards and through the brewing assembly (); a flowrate detector () associated with the pump (); a microphone sensor () adapted to provide electric signals indicating the loudness of the noise generated by the machine () during operation, and control circuits (ECU,) connected to the microphone sensor (), the flowrate detector () and the pump () and designed to activate the pump () for preparation of a beverage depending on the signals provided by the microphone sensor () and by the flowrate detector ().