Fast heat-up of a thermal conditioning device
US10799062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/545
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention concerns a unit for controlling transmission of power to a thermal conditioning device e.g. for coffee machine, comprising a controller with a start-up profile for starting-up the device from a temperature of inactivity to an operative temperature for bringing to a target temperature a fluid circulating through said device at start-up end, the controller being arranged to allow circulation of fluid through the device at start-up end and to compare the determined temperature of fluid circulated at start-up end to the target temperature and derive a temperature difference therefrom. The start-up profile has at least one parameter and in that the controller has a self-learning mode for adjusting the parameter as a function of the temperature difference and to store the adjusted parameter for a subsequent starting-up of the device. The invention concerns in particular a method for optimized heating up of a coffee machine.
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