| US 7,461,584 B2 | ||
| Device for the production of a beverage, provided with a means of detection | ||
| Jean-Pierre Blanc, Nice (France); and Christian Ferrier, Nice (France) | ||
| Assigned to Compagnie Mediterraneenne des Cafes S.A., Carros (France) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/659,736 PCT Filed Jul. 26, 2005, PCT No. PCT/EP2005/053645 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 11, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/032564, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 30, 2006. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 04 51829 (FR), filed on Aug. 10, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0245901 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47J 31/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 99—280 [99/285; 99/289 R; 99/295] | 11 Claims |
| 1. Device for producing beverages by infusing a substance enclosed in a disposable packaging comprising:
a chamber in which infusion takes place and which varies between a closed infusing position and an open position,
a slide for guiding the packaging from an introduction zone towards said infusion chamber, said slide being adapted to co-act
with a periphery of the packaging and comprising a color detector for recognizing at least one identification color on the
packaging wherein said color detector comprises:
a diode which is able to emit light, with a preset frequency spectrum, towards a target zone on the packaging;
a detection component able to detect the light emitted or reflected by the packaging and interpret it in order to recognize
the identification color on the packaging.
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