Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beverage dispenser with drip tray detection
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Application No.: US17458662Application Date: 2021-08-27
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Publication No.: US11667508B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Danister Abeygunawardana , Jianwu Li , Gregory Scott Carr , Brent Alden Junge , Jordan Andrew Waymeyer , Timothy Ray Jackson , Michael C. Watanabe
- Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: B67D1/08
- IPC: B67D1/08 ; B67D1/16

Abstract:
A beverage dispenser includes a casing defining a dispensing recess and a plurality of mounting pockets. The plurality of mounting pockets are distributed along a vertical direction at the dispensing recess. A fluid conduit is disposed within the casing. An outlet of the fluid conduit is disposed above the dispensing recess of the casing. A drip tray is mountable to the casing at each of the plurality of mounting pockets. A plurality of sensors is disposed within the casing. Each of the plurality of sensors is positioned at a respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets. Each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect when the drip tray is mounted at the respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230068466A1 BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH DRIP TRAY DETECTION Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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