SIMPLE ERGONOMIC USER-INTERFACE FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A47J31/32 

FIELD: beverage preparation devices.

SUBSTANCE: beverage preparation machine (1) comprises user interface (10, 10', 20, 30, 40, 50) that has generally peripheral illuminated arrangement (11, 11', 21, 31, 41, 51), formed from illuminated parts (11A-11F, 11A'-11H', 21A-21G, 31A-31F, 41A-41B, 51A-51H, 51X) and extending around inner portion (110, 120); and control arrangement (100, 105) for activating and deactivating illumination of the illuminated parts. Control arrangement (100, 105) has at least one configuration for activating only part of the illuminated parts (11A-11F, 11A'-11H', 21A-21G, 31A-31F, 41A-41B, 51A-51H, 51X), for instance to successively activate consecutive parts (11A-11F, 11A'-11H', 21A-21G, 31A-31F, 41A-41B, 51A-51H, 51X) in a turning sequence about inner portion (110, 120) and optionally either deactivate all the parts simultaneously after activation of all the parts, or successively deactivate previously activated parts at the same pace as the activation pace or at a lower pace.

EFFECT: object of the present invention to improve at least one characteristic of a beverage machine interface selected from its ergonomics, interactivity, intuitiveness, user-friendliness and simplicity, for example, of an interface of a coffee, chocolate, cacao, milk, soup or tea preparation machine.

15 cl, 6 dwg