Identification of beverage ingredient containing capsules

摘要

The invention concerns a beverage production system comprising beverage ingredient containing capsules (1) comprising an identification member (6) and a beverage production machine for receiving said capsules, said machine comprising:—contact means (8) for physically contacting the capsule identification member (6) in order to read information thereof and—control means connected to the contact means and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine (11) in response to the read information, the contact means (8) comprising:—at least one displaceable probe (81) which mechanically contacts the capsule identification member (6),—a resilient support member (82) in contact with the probe on one side and associated to a circuitry (9) on its other side, the parts of said resilient support member in contact with the probe presenting a shape able to be deformed,—discrete conductive parts (121) between the resilient support member (82) and the circuitry (9), wherein the contact means (8) comprises a waterproof material layer (12) between the resilient support member (82) and the discrete conductive parts (121).

主权项

1. A beverage production system comprising:
beverage ingredient containing capsules comprising an identification member; and a beverage production machine for receiving the capsules, the machine comprising a contact for physically contacting the capsule identification member in order to read information thereof, and a controller connected to the contact and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine in response to the read information, the contact comprising: at least one displaceable probe which mechanically contacts the capsule identification member, a resilient support member in contact with the probe on one side and associated to a circuitry on its other side, parts of the resilient support member in contact with the probe presenting a shape able to be deformed, the resilient support member including deformable cones on the side which is associated to the circuitry; discrete conductive parts between the resilient support member and the circuitry, the discrete conductive parts facing the deformable cones of the resilient support member and areas of the circuitry that can be short-circuited, the resilient support member configured such that movements of the cones induce movements of the discrete conductive parts to contact the areas of the circuitry that can be short-circuited, and the discrete conductive parts are on a film that is a plastic material that presents holes through which air passes; and a waterproof material layer between the resilient support member and the film and positioned on an opposite side of the film from the discrete conductive parts.