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EP1978852A1 - Dispositif et cartouche pour la préparation de boissons chaudes - Google Patents

Dispositif et cartouche pour la préparation de boissons chaudes

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EP1978852A1
EP1978852A1 EP06841164A EP06841164A EP1978852A1 EP 1978852 A1 EP1978852 A1 EP 1978852A1 EP 06841164 A EP06841164 A EP 06841164A EP 06841164 A EP06841164 A EP 06841164A EP 1978852 A1 EP1978852 A1 EP 1978852A1
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Prior art keywords
cartridge
radiation
code
transmission pattern
detector
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Candelario Martinez
Pedro Perez
Xavier Cuesta
Joan Antoni Navarro
Frank Kressmann
Antonio Rebordosa
José Luis ROMAN
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Braun GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
    • A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
    • A47J31/3604—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means with a mechanism arranged to move the brewing chamber between loading, infusing and ejecting stations
    • A47J31/3623—Cartridges being employed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
    • B65D85/8058—Coding means for the contents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/4492—Means to read code provided on ingredient pod or cartridge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • the present invention relates to a device for the preparation of hot drinks with an optical detection unit for cartridges with a powdery or liquid beverage substance, which can be used for the preparation of the hot beverage in the device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the optical recognition of cartridges placed in the device as well as corresponding cartridges and a production method thereof.
  • beverage powder parameters such as the amount of coffee and the degree of grind or the degree of granularity of the beverage powder, are already tailored to the particular type of coffee or powder mixture used.
  • the setting of an optimal degree of grinding and a determination of the optimum amount of beverage powder, as required in Siebismen but also fully automatic coffee machines, can therefore be omitted in an advantageous manner.
  • optimum brewing results can thus be achieved in a simple manner since the parameters of the beverage powder used are always predetermined, so that a brewing result of the highest quality, in particular special regarding taste, aroma development, consistency, crema and fragrance can be guaranteed.
  • the parameters relating to the B still device such as brewing temperature, brewing pressure, amount of water and throughput, must be tailored to the beverage substance used in order to achieve an optimum brewing result become. This is especially important in cartridge systems with a variety of candidate cartridge contents, such as different types of coffee. Especially in a rich assortment of different cartridges, the incomparable versatility of cartridge brewing systems for coffee and espresso is justified
  • WO 02/28241 A1 describes a brewing package for the preparation of hot or cold drinks, which has coded data that can be read by a preparation device.
  • the data applied to the package may be used to control the cooker, in particular to use specific brewing configurations adapted to a brewing pack used.
  • machine-readable markings such as, for example, colors, outlines, graphic symbols, text characters, barcodes and digital watermarks, are provided which can be detected and recognized by optical means.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a simplified, less susceptible to interference and cost-effective system for detecting cartridges for the hot beverage preparation available.
  • a simpler identification of cartridges as well as a cost-effective, wear-free and low-maintenance recognition system for a preparation device should be achieved.
  • the object underlying the invention is achieved by means of a device for hot beverage preparation according to claim 1, a method for optical detection of usable in devices for hot beverage preparation cartridges according to claim 15, a cartridge for the preparation of hot drinks according to claim 20 and a manufacturing method for these cartridges according to claim 30 solved. Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the respective subclaims.
  • the inventive device for preparing hot drinks is equipped with an optical detection unit for interchangeable cartridges, in which a powdery beverage substance is added.
  • the detection unit has at least one radiation emitter and at least one radiation detector for electromagnetic radiation for reading out a code provided on the cartridges.
  • the at least one radiation emitter and the at least one radiation detector are in this case arranged and / or configured such that the optical recognition unit can read out the code of the cartridge present as an optical transmission pattern. Accordingly, the optical recognition of a cartridge arranged in the device takes place on the basis of a radiation transmitted through the cartridge code.
  • the optical detection unit is accordingly designed in optical transmission geometry. In contrast to previously known optical detection methods, which all work in reflection geometry, the device according to the invention can be realized in a less complicated and cost-effective manner.
  • the cartridge information can be implemented in the inventive arrangement in transmission geometry, for example by means of a hole codes that relatively simple means such as one or several photodiodes can be read.
  • the radiation detector is arranged to detect the radiation which can be generated by the emitter and transmitted by the transmission pattern.
  • provision is made in particular for the radiation generated by the emitter to be propagated in regions through the transmission pattern provided on the nasal wash and subsequently detected by the at least one detector.
  • the code information is stored here in the embodiment of the transmission pattern.
  • the transmission pattern preferably has regions of different transmittance with respect to the radiation used.
  • the optical detection unit is provided for reading a present as a two-dimensional transmission pattern code of the cartridge.
  • a two-dimensional design of the transmission pattern makes it possible to increase the amount of data that can be used for the code.
  • the transmission pattern does not necessarily have to be constructed linearly, but can assume any two-dimensional shape which is advantageous for the geometry of the cartridge.
  • the radiation emitters and / or the radiation detectors are arranged substantially two-dimensionally in the structure and / or the geometry of the transmission pattern.
  • the detectors and / or emitters are each assigned to individual surface elements of the transmission pattern of the cartridge.
  • an assignment can be made, on the one hand, by the positioning or arrangement of detectors and emitters within the device and, on the other hand, by use of wave- or light-conducting structures and media which generate the radiation generated by the emitter and / or the radiation transmitted by the pattern to the surface elements of the surface Patterns or lead to the detectors loss as possible.
  • a spatially predetermined bit structure on the cartridge is advantageous.
  • the at least one radiation emitter and the at least one radiation detector are arranged on opposite sides of a receiving region provided for the cartridge.
  • the receiving area provided for the cartridge for exchanging the cartridges can be opened and closed, wherein, for example, the sides bounding the receiving area can be designed to be movable or pivotable relative to one another, or e.g. at least one of the pages can be folded away.
  • the detection unit operating in transmission geometry is already realized.
  • the at least one radiation detector and the at least one radiation emitter are arranged congruently opposite one another, so that the cartridge introduced into the receiving region, with its code present as a transmission pattern, acts essentially as a diaphragm for the radiation generated by the emitter.
  • the at least one radiation emitter and the at least one radiation detector are arranged on the same side of the receiving area provided for the cartridge.
  • optical guidance means or reflectors are furthermore provided by means of which the signals emitted by the emitter generated and / or transmitted by the transmission pattern radiation can be transmitted either to the transmission pattern or to the detector.
  • this type of arrangement has the advantage that all the components to be controlled electrically, such as the radiation emitter and the radiation detector of the recognition unit, can be arranged on a common side of the receiving area provided for the cartridge.
  • these optical components are no longer mutually adjustable, but remain fixed in their positions.
  • both the radiation emitter and the radiation detectors can be operated in this arrangement on the same side of the receiving area without complex wiring from a common control unit.
  • optical guide means such as wave or light guides are provided.
  • optical guide means which preferably have a significantly higher refractive index than air, it is possible, in particular, to effectively counteract any intensity losses in the beam propagation within the system.
  • optical guide means allow a variable and the installation requirements to be fair positioning of detector and emitter.
  • At least one reflector is arranged on the same side of the receiving area provided for the cartridge at the side of the receiving area opposite the emitter and detectors.
  • the radiation generated by the emitter can freely propagate inside or to the side of the receiving area, be reflected on the reflector behind the cartridge and thus be directed onto the cartridge. There, it ultimately meets the transmission pattern, so that at least one detector can be detected by this transmitted and information-carrying radiation component.
  • the at least one emitter comes to rest outside the intended for the cartridge receiving portion of the device, and that for acting on the remote from the at least one detector cartridge side with radiation, a substantially crescent-shaped, arc-like or L-shaped light - Is provided or waveguide.
  • This light or waveguide fulfills this in the
  • the function of the above-described reflector is significant, namely to the effect that, even in the case of an arrangement of emitter and detector, detection of the code of the cartridge in the form of an optical transmission pattern can take place in transmission geometry.
  • the light-emitting or waveguide which is essentially crescent-shaped, arcuate or L-shaped, is designed to transmit the radiation transmitted by the transmission pattern of the cartridge towards the detector, which is arranged outside the receiving area provided for the cartridge.
  • the detector which is arranged outside the receiving area provided for the cartridge.
  • a separate radiation emitter is provided for each of the surface elements of the transmission pattern.
  • the individual radiation emitters are activated in a predetermined time sequence, or if the individual radiation emitters have different radiation intensities, a spatially resolved pattern recognition is possible even using only a single detector.
  • the number of detectors and / or emitters needed can be optimized, taking into account the requirement profile and the total cost of the system. Accordingly, in particular such configurations with essentially only one emitter and a plurality of detectors or even with only one detector and a large number of emitters are conceivable.
  • the radiation transmitted via the surface of the transmission pattern can be supplied to the at least one detector by means of a light guide structure which bundles and / or brings the radiation together.
  • the device according to the invention can even be operated with only a single detector for the light transmitted by the transmission pattern of the cartridge.
  • essentially two operating modes for the detection unit are possible here. After a first operating mode is provided that at least two emitters are provided with different radiation intensity, so that it can be determined only on the basis of the detected transmitted intensity, if the radiation only one of the at least two emitters, the radiation of both emitters or if no radiation of the emitter propagate the surface emitting elements of the transmission pattern assigned to the individual emitters.
  • the radiation can be used bundling optical fiber structure and using only one detector, the transmission pattern of the cartridge are read out with sufficient accuracy.
  • the structure of the transmission pattern can be determined solely on the basis of a measurement of the total intensity of the transmitted radiation and thus the code can be read out.
  • the second mode of operation can operate with emitters of the same intensity. These are activated offset in time from one another, so that, for example, only one of the emitters emits radiation at a time. With knowledge of a given temporal activation scheme for the individual emitters, the transmission pattern and thus the code of the cartridge can ultimately be read out and determined solely on the basis of the radiation intensity detected over time.
  • an open position of the receiving region for the cartridge which can be inserted into the device can be detected by means of the at least one detector and the at least one emitter.
  • a safety mechanism for the brewing device can be implemented in an advantageous manner, namely that when the receiving area is open, in which the cartridge is replaced and the device is not ready for operation, any incorrect operation can be reliably excluded.
  • reflective or radiating elements can be provided, which ensure that, when closed, senem recording area a minimum intensity is detected by the detector. If a cartridge is to be exchanged, the receiving area is transferred to an open position, which is typically associated with a pivoting or displacement of the reflective or radiation-conducting element, so that the radiation detectable by the detector drops below the predetermined minimum intensity. If a radiation intensity below the predetermined minimum threshold value is measured, the brewing function of the device can then be deactivated for safety reasons, which preferably takes place automatically.
  • the invention relates to a method for the optical detection of cartridges, in which a powdery beverage substance is accommodated and which can be used in devices for hot beverage preparation.
  • a code is provided, which is acted upon by radiation from at least one radiation emitter.
  • the radiation transmitted by the code is detected by means of at least one radiation detector.
  • the provided on the cartridge code is therefore designed as a transmission pattern.
  • the radiation transmitted by the two-dimensional code transmitted radiation is detected spatially resolved.
  • a plurality of radiation detectors are provided which can determine the transmittance of individual discrete surface elements of the code.
  • the radiation power detected by the plurality of detectors thus directly corresponds to the transmission pattern of the optical transmission code provided on the cartridge.
  • the radiation transmitted to different surface elements of the transmission mute is superimposed or brought together by means of optical waves or optical fibers and is supplied to the at least one detector.
  • a spatially resolved recognition of the code can be performed using a plurality of different intensity emitters.
  • a temporally staggered admission of different code sections is possible by means of a corresponding activation of the emitters assigned to the code sections.
  • the radiation power of the individual emitters differs, for example, by a factor of two. Based on a measured total ink Then every constellation of binary transmission patterns can be clearly assigned.
  • the invention relates to a cartridge for the preparation of hot drinks, which contains a powdery beverage substance.
  • the cartridge has an optically readable code for automatic detection of the cartridge, which is designed as an optical transmission pattern.
  • no imaging methods are required for the detection of a code arranged on the cartridge.
  • the design of the code in the form of an optical transmission pattern enables a simple and cost-effective implementation of an optical detection unit for the cartridge.
  • the code is designed as a two-dimensional transmission pattern.
  • this increases the information density of the code and, moreover, allows a space-saving and variable design of the transmission pattern, which, for example, can be adapted flexibly to the geometry and to the dimensions of the cartridge.
  • the advantage here is that the code can be provided on a peripheral housing portion of the cartridge. This arrangement of the code is advantageous since it is thus arranged outside a receiving region of the cartridge intended for the beverage substance, which appears unsuitable for optical transmission measurements due to the beverage powder present there.
  • the edge-side housing portion for the code can in this case be designed in particular as a rim extension, which can serve as a handle or gripping tab for the cartridge at the same time.
  • the housing section provided for the code has predefined perforations.
  • the arrangement and size of the individual holes or perforations is in this case adapted to the configuration of the radiation emitter or radiation detectors of the brewing device or its detection unit.
  • the cartridge-side perforations of the cartridge come to coincide with the apertures provided on the device for the transmitted radiation generated by the emitters.
  • the provided and predefined in the housing section perforations here carry essentially no code information. Rather, they form basic elements or information bits for the code information to be attached to the cartridge. It is thus provided in particular that the perforations predefined on the housing section are coated with at least one layer which carries the code information in the form of a location-coded transmission pattern.
  • this layer covering the perforations of the housing is designed as a perforated film, wherein the film perforations are substantially congruent with the housing perforations.
  • the code information may also be location-coded in the form of closed or filled housing perforations.
  • individual ones of the predefined housing perforations can also be filled in or otherwise closed.
  • This foil or backfill-based application of code information to the cartridge has the advantage that for cartridges with different beverage substance a common housing type can be used with the same predefined perforations.
  • An encoded marking of differently filled cartridges then takes place in a simple manner merely by applying an information-bearing layer. In this case, it can be provided, in particular, that even after the application of an imperforate layer, it is provided with the code information by means of puncturing.
  • the layer carrying the code information is simultaneously formed as a closure for the cartridge.
  • the cartridge housing is designed as a plastic injection-molded part.
  • plastic injection-molded parts can be produced inexpensively in large numbers with any geometry, in particular with the predefined perforations.
  • the perforated foil serving as a closure and / or as an information carrier is advantageously designed as a metal foil.
  • the combination of plastic injection molded part and metal foil allows for airtight and hermetic closure for the cartridge, which has a positive effect on the quality and durability of the beverage substance received in the cartridge.
  • the invention relates to a method for producing the cartridge according to the invention.
  • a cartridge housing which has edge-side perforations, filled with a beverage substance and then coated with a peripheral edge perforations covering layer. In the area of the housing perforations, the coating layer is pierced according to the code to be attached to the cartridge.
  • a hole or transmission pattern is formed on an edge-side housing section of the cartridge, which can be optically read in transmission geometry by a brewing device.
  • the optical detection of such a transmission pattern can be done with simple optical detectors, such as photodiodes.
  • the cartridge housing is produced by means of a plastic injection process, which enables the generation of edge-side housing perforations in a cost-neutral manner.
  • plastic injection processes are well suited for cost-effective mass production of cartridge housings.
  • both the region of the cartridge intended for the beverage substance and the edge region of the cartridge housing having the perforations are closed and / or coated by means of a common metal foil.
  • the attachment of the code information accordingly pre-perforated film is therefore not required. Rather, it is provided that the entire cartridge is coated on at least one side with a single sealing film, which is then perforated according to the code to be attached to the housing in the peripheral perforation region of the housing.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cartridge according to the invention in plan view and in cross section
  • FIG. 2 shows the perforated cartridge edge in cross-section at different stages of the production process
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the transmission pattern provided on the cartridge
  • FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the detection unit with an emitter and a plurality of detectors
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the recognition unit in which emitters and detectors are arranged on the same side of the receiving area
  • FIG. 6 shows an embodiment corresponding to FIG. 5 with reflector
  • FIG. 7 shows a further embodiment with an emitter and a plurality of detectors
  • FIGS. 8a to 8d show an embodiment with a radiation-bundling light or waveguide and a detector
  • FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment corresponding substantially to FIG. 7,
  • FIG. 10 shows a representation of the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 9 in the operating mode
  • FIG. 11 shows the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 9 and 10 with the cartridge receiving area open.
  • FIG. 1 shows a substantially circular cartridge 10 with a circumferential cartridge edge 12.
  • the edge 12 is in this case formed as a radially outwardly extending flange, while the radially inner region of the cartridge 10 is provided for receiving a beverage substance 14 and there in cross section a having corresponding recess.
  • the upper side of the cartridge 10 is coated with a layer 16, in particular with a metal foil 16. This covers both the radially inner region for the beverage substance 14 and the peripheral cartridge edge 12.
  • FIG. 2 shows the successive steps for producing an optical transmission pattern provided on the edge 12 of the cartridge 10.
  • a perforated edge section 12 of the cartridge 10 which is enlarged in cross-section and has individual housing perforations 18, 20, 22, in a first step the entire perforated housing region 12 is covered with a film 16.
  • the foil 16 is punctured at the locations corresponding to the cartridge code 11 by means of a stamping pin or stamp 24.
  • individual film perforations 26 are formed, which, as shown in Figure 2 below, with the housing perforations 18 and 22 are congruent.
  • the housing perforation 20, however, remains covered by the film 16. Due to this production-efficient production method for hot beverage cartridges can be dispensed with a costly labeling, such as by printing the cartridge housing with a bar code in an advantageous manner. An identification of the cartridge can now be done by simply piercing a film according to a predetermined location-coded pattern.
  • FIG. 3 shows a preferred arrangement of a transmission pattern carrying a code 11 in the edge region 12 of a hot beverage cartridge 10.
  • the individual perforations 18, 26 can be arranged in any desired geometry, provided that the detection unit of the brewing device has correspondingly arranged radiation emitters and radiation detectors.
  • the geometric arrangement of the individual housings and foil perforations 18, 26 can thereby run regularly or irregularly in a straight line or arbitrarily curved along the edge 12.
  • the arbitrary geometrical arrangement of individual perforations of the peripheral transmission pattern 11 allow flexible adaptation of the pattern 11 to the housing geometry of the cartridge 10.
  • the invention is by no means limited to binary transmission patterns with optionally perforated or radiation-absorbing or reflecting surface elements.
  • partially transparent or partially absorbing films 16 can be used, which in turn have either a homogeneous or over the surface varying transmittance over the surface of the transmission pattern.
  • the film 16 has surface elements with different spectral absorption or transmission properties, so that the optical detection of the transmission pattern can not only be monochromatic, but also over a wide spectral range, for example from UV to infrared.
  • FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a detection unit of the brewing apparatus which has a radiation emitter 32 and a plurality of radiation detectors 28, 34, 36, 38.
  • the radiation emitter 32 which is designed, for example, as a light-emitting diode (LED), preferably emits radiation 30 in the visible or infrared spectral range.
  • the radiation emitter 32 is arranged above a cartridge region 60 in which the beverage preparation cartridge is placed.
  • the cartridge is not shown explicitly in this illustration. Shown are only their covered with foil 16 cartridge edge 12 in cross section. At the bottom, the cartridge area 60 is delimited by the housing 27, in which the individual radiation detectors 28, 34, 36, 38 are arranged.
  • the housing 27 has openings corresponding to the perforations 18 of the cartridge edge 12, so that the radiation transmitted by the transmission pattern of the cartridge edge 12 can propagate to the detectors 28, 34, 36, 38 assigned to the perforations 18.
  • the detectors 34 and 38 can detect a radiation intensity transmitted by the transmission pattern in the illustrated example.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the optical detection unit for the replaceable cartridge.
  • the radiation detectors 28, 34, 36, 38 and the emitter 32 are not disposed on opposite sides of the receiving area 60, but are located on the same side, namely on the lower side of the receiving area 60.
  • a light- or radiation-conducting structure 48 is provided in the embodiment of Figure 5. This is essentially L-shaped, sickle-shaped or arc-shaped.
  • the radiation emitted by the emitter 32 30 is coupled laterally into the light or waveguide 48, which finally directs the coupled radiation from above the transmission pattern of the cartridge.
  • a configuration in which both radiation emitters and the radiation detectors are arranged on the same side of the receiving region 60 is advantageous, since all electrical and light-generating and light-detecting components are arranged on one side of the pivotably or at least adjustably configured cartridge region 60.
  • a control unit or electrical components for evaluating the optical signals can thus be spatially combined and thus even integrated in a common module. This is in terms of space requirements, the ease of maintenance of the device and for cost reasons an advantage.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the device for detecting the replaceable cartridge.
  • a total of two emitters 32 are provided, which are arranged laterally of the receiving area 60 for the cartridge 10.
  • a reflector 50 for example in the form of a concave mirror, is provided on the section of the cartridge region 60 opposite the housing 27. This fulfills a similar task as the light waveguide or waveguide 48 according to FIG. 5.
  • the radiation field emitted by the emitters 32 is reflected downwards by the reflector 50, so that the perforations 18, 26 of the cartridge are detected in transmission geometry by the detectors 28, 34, 36, 38 can be.
  • FIG. 7 finally shows a configuration of housing 27, receiving area 60 and light waveguide 48 similar to FIG.
  • a plurality of emitters 32, 52, 54, 56 are arranged within the housing 27 and below the transmission pattern of the cartridge 10.
  • the detector 28 is located laterally of the receiving region 60 for the cartridge 10 and is fed by the radiation coupled into the optical waveguide 48 and transmitted by the cartridge.
  • detectors 28, 34, 36, 38 and emitters 32, 52, 54, 56 are virtually reversed in the embodiments according to FIGS. 5 and 7.
  • the produced radiation in the light- or radiation-conducting structures 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 in opposite directions.
  • the radiation packet emitted, for example, by the emitter 52 propagates through the light guide 42 and through the transmission pattern of the cartridge edge 12, after which it is coupled into the light-conducting structure 48 and ultimately guided laterally to the detector 28.
  • the configuration according to FIG. 7 is advantageous to the extent that only a single detector 28, which is more cost-intensive than emitters, is required for the detection of the transmission pattern.
  • the individual emitters 32, 52, 54, 56 have different radiant powers.
  • a one-to-one correspondence of any binary transmission pattern is possible by mere detection of the total intensity coupled into the light guide 48 and transmitted by the pattern.
  • a binary transmission pattern means discrete transmission values of either 0 or 1.
  • FIGS. 8a to 8d Another operating mode of the embodiment according to FIG. 7 is illustrated in FIGS. 8a to 8d. Again, a single detector in combination with a plurality of radiation-emitting elements 32, 52, 54, 56 is provided. Similar to the light or radiation conductor 48 according to FIG. 7, a light or radiation coupler 58 is provided in FIGS. 8a to 8d, in which the radiation transmitted by the housing edge 12 is coupled in and is always guided to the same detector 28.
  • FIGS. 8a to 8d each show snapshots of a time-delayed activation of individual emitters 32, 52, 54, 56.
  • the detector 28 detects the radiation emitted by the emitter 32.
  • the radiation generated by the emitter 52 propagates, while in FIG. 8c the radiation of the emitter 54 is guided through the waveguide structure 58 to the detector 28.
  • Only in FIG. 8 d is the beam propagation of the radiation generated by the emitter 56 interrupted by the transmission pattern provided on the cartridge edge 12. In this case, sufficient radiation intensity does not occur Detector on.
  • the detection unit coupled to the emitter 32, 52, 54, 56 and the detector 28 will therefore set a logical 1 in the cases of FIGS. 8a to 8c, while the case according to FIG. 8d will result in a logical 0. In this way one obtains the binary code 1, 1, 1, 0.
  • FIG. 9 shows an exemplary embodiment substantially corresponding to FIG. 7 in a schematic illustration.
  • a total of six individual emitters and a single detector 28 are provided.
  • the receiving area 60 for the cartridge is here bounded below by the housing 27 and upwardly by a pivotable lid 62.
  • the light guide 48 is in this case mechanically coupled to the cover 62.
  • at least one minimum radiant power is coupled into the waveguide 48, so that at least one minimum light intensity is detected at the detector 28.
  • the radiation coupling between the light or waveguide 48 and the detector 28 changes gravely.
  • a far lower radiation intensity will arrive at the detector 28, which is typically below a threshold value for the operation of the brewing device.
  • the system On the basis of this small radiation intensity present at the detector 28, the system therefore automatically recognizes that the cover 62 is in an open position, so that a safety shutdown of the brewing device can take place.
  • the detection system consisting of radiation emitters and radiation detector or detectors for the cartridge thus also provides a safety-relevant deactivation of the brewing function of the brewing device.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la préparation de boissons chaudes avec une unité de reconnaissance optique pour des cartouches interchangeables (10) dans lesquelles est contenue une substance de boisson en poudre (14). L'unité de reconnaissance sert à lire un code (11) inscrit sur les cartouches (10) et comporte au moins un émetteur de rayonnements (32, 52, 54, 56) et au moins un détecteur de rayonnements (28, 34, 36, 38). L'unité de reconnaissance optique est conçue ici pour lire le code (11) présent sous forme de motif de transmission optique. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé de reconnaissance de cartouches (10) au moyen d'une mesure de transmission optique ainsi que des cartouches (10) avec un motif de transmission optique (11) et leur procédé de fabrication.
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