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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2005
Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery N. Conley, Belleville, MI (US);
Kurt Nuler, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Aaron Haen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard R. Vaughan, Berkley, MI (US);
Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery N. Conley, Belleville, MI (US);
Kurt Nuler, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Aaron Haen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard R. Vaughan, Berkley, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
An in-vehicle coffee maker includes a coffee mug and a brewing station that receives the mug, and has a lid that secures the mug therein. A pump supplies water to the lid from a water reservoir via a water line. A heating element heats the water to a predetermined temperature. The mug includes a mug portion, a drink cap, and a pod retainer. The drink cap includes a pod chamber to hold coffee grounds, and the pod retainer secures the coffee grounds therein. The pod retainer includes a opening for water to pass through, into the pod chamber, which in turn includes an opening for water to drain downward into the mug. The lid of the brewing station includes a nozzle that forms a sealed engagement with the opening in the pod retainer so water supplied from the reservoir to the lid flows into the pod chamber.