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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Qbo Coffee Gmbh, Wallisellen, CH;
Inventors:
Andres Rubin, Bubikon, CH;
Dominic Zwicker, Nesslau, CH;
Pascal Tanner, Schmerikon, CH;
Claudio Foscan, Rapperswil-Jona, CH;
Assignee:
QBO COFFEE GMBH, Wallisellen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/4492 (2013.01); A47J 31/3633 (2013.01); A47J 31/3638 (2013.01); A47J 31/3676 (2013.01); A47J 31/3695 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capsule recognition module for a brewing module for preparing a brewed beverage from a single serve capsule includes: an optical sensor for sensing optical properties of the capsule that is located in a capsule recognition position, a capsule recognition window that is made of a transparent material and is located between the capsule recognition position and the camera, and a fan for generating an air flow from the capsule recognition window towards the capsule recognition position.