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Beverage production module and method for operating a beverage production module

US10801490B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. · CH

Inventors

Guido Piai · Birkenfeld, DE
Stefan Etter · Kehrsatz, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 31, 2018
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04B2203/0402
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage production module includes a pump for delivering a fluid from a tank to an extraction chamber, a power source for the pump, and a controller for operating the pump and for controlling the voltage applied from the power source to the pump. The controller is adapted to operate the pump at a normal operation voltage (U3) and to operate the pump over a predefined time (T1,T2) at a reduced voltage level (U1, U2). A method operates the pump of a beverage production module.

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