System for automatic filling of a glass and related process for automatic filling of a glass

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system () for automatic filling of a beverage container (), comprising a beverage dispensing device (), adapted, in a use configuration, for dispensing a beverage into a container () positioned below said dispensing device (). According to the invention, such system () comprises at least one optical or ultrasound or radar sensor (), said sensor () being placed in proximity to said dispensing device () and presenting a visual field (); in said use configuration of said system (), at least a portion of the internal volume () of said container () and at least a portion of the upper edge () of the container () fall within said visual field () of said sensor (); said sensor () being configured to generate at least a first signal indicative of the distance (Dp) of the free surface () of the beverage dispensed by said dispensing device () in said internal volume () of said container () with respect to said sensor () and at least a second signal indicative of the distance (Db) of the upper edge () of the container (), said dispensing device () being configured to interrupt the dispensing of said beverage on the basis of said at least at least a first signal and/or said at least a second signal.