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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Eddy Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Zhihua Liu, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A beverage brewing system includes a housing, a component tower extending from the housing, a brewing basket mounting bracket rotatably attached to the component tower, a brewing basket module removably accommodated within the brewing basket mounting bracket between an inserted position and a removed position, a controller provided within the housing, and a locking assembly provided within the component tower and operably connected with the controller, the locking assembly selectively contacting the brewing basket module. The locking assembly includes a lock mounting bracket attached to the component tower, a lock bar slidably mounted within the lock mounting bracket between a first position and a second position, and a switch attached to the lock mounting bracket and operably connected with the controller, the switch being selectively activated based on a position of the lock bar.