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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Danister Abeygunawardana, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Jianwu Li, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory Scott Carr, Louisville, KY (US);
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Ray Jackson, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael C. Watanabe, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispenser includes a casing defining a dispensing recess and a plurality of mounting pockets. The plurality of mounting pockets are distributed along a vertical direction at the dispensing recess. A fluid conduit is disposed within the casing. An outlet of the fluid conduit is disposed above the dispensing recess of the casing. A drip tray is mountable to the casing at each of the plurality of mounting pockets. A plurality of sensors is disposed within the casing. Each of the plurality of sensors is positioned at a respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets. Each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect when the drip tray is mounted at the respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets.