Method for operating a beverage preparation machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8991303-B2
Application number	US-201414449268-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2014
Priority date	May 12, 2006
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A beverage preparation machine is electrically operated and has a control unit, at least one functional unit, and an electric circuit for supplying the functional unit and the control unit with current. The electric circuit has a switch for switching the current on or off, through respective first and second operations of an operating element. The switch has a first switch contact and a second switch contact, which are connected in parallel in the electric circuit. The first switch contact is brought into a closed state by the first operation of the operating element, and assumes an open state after the second operation. The control unit provides a control signal so that the second switch contact is closed after the first operation of the switch and opened after the second operation of the switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating a beverage preparation machine for preparing and dispensing a beverage, said beverage preparation machine comprising:
an electrically operated control unit;
at least one electrically operated functional unit for carrying out at least one process involved in the preparation and dispensing of the beverage;
an electric circuit for supplying the functional unit and the control unit with current, and comprising a switch for switching cur…

Assignees

• Jura Elektroapparate Ag

Inventors

• Reyhanloo Shahryar

Classifications

• A47J31/545 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic