David Paul Short;Paul John Newcombe;Gary Vincent Burton-Wilcock
发明人:
Gary Vincent Burton-Wilcock,David Paul Short,Paul John Newcombe
申请号:
US12600472
公开号:
US08974846B2
申请日:
2008.05.16
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
A method of operating a beverage preparation machine, the beverage preparation machine being of the type comprising a brewer comprising: a reservoir containing water; a delivery head for receiving in use a cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients; a pump for pumping water from said reservoir to said delivery head; a primary heater for heating the water contained in said reservoir; a secondary heater in between the reservoir and the delivery head; a controller for controlling energization of the primary heater and the secondary heater; and wherein the controller operates to prevent energization of the primary heater simultaneous with energization of the secondary heater. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed and methods and apparatus utilizing first and second brewers.