US Patent:
20160235242, Aug 18, 2016
Inventors:
- Waterbury VT, US
Jeremy B. Gordon - Boston MA, US
Scott Grubb - Cambridge, GB
Steven Mackey - Dedham MA, US
Thomas Fedorka - Billerica MA, US
Peter Rae Peterson - Williston VT, US
Thomas J. Novak - Morristown VT, US
Thomas Paul Dutremble - Boston MA, US
Gwynn Masada - Portola Valley CA, US
Bradford Range - Allen TX, US
Enrico Raffaele Cafaro - Beverly MA, US
Steven Raphaelson - Watertown MA, US
Michael Sack - North Reading MA, US
Brian B. Johnson - Newfields NH, US
Assignee:
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. - Waterbury VT
International Classification:
A47J 31/40
Abstract:
A beverage making machine having a cartridge holder with an upper portion movable in pivotal and/or linear ways relative to a lower portion. An actuator for the cartridge portion may include a handle-actuated spur gear and link to move the upper portion, which may be guided in movement via a cam and cam follower engagement. Information from a cartridge detector may be used based on movement of cartridge holder portions, e.g., as an upper portion moves from an open position to a closed position. A mixing chamber may be held by a drawer so as to be removable, and movement of the drawer may engage/disengage the mixing chamber from a fluid supply.