US 11,849,880 B2
Appliance for making a beverage and associated method, power management system and microcontroller readable medium
Xiang Ren, Alexandria (AU); and Con Psarologos, Bardwell Valley (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Appl. No. 16/762,477
Filed by BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Nov. 7, 2018, PCT No. PCT/AU2018/000217
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 7, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/090381, PCT Pub. Date May 16, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2017904512 (AU), filed on Nov. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0260905 A1, Aug. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 27/21 (2006.01); A47J 31/30 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/525 (2018.08) [A47J 27/21008 (2013.01); A47J 31/30 (2013.01); A47J 31/545 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance for making a beverage, the appliance comprising:
a plurality of heating components for heating a liquid, and
a power management system comprising an energy storage device,
wherein at least a first function of the appliance requires simultaneous operation of a first heating component and a second heating component of the plurality of heating components,
wherein at least the first heating component comprises a first heater element that is powered using a first portion of mains power and a second heater element that is powered using the energy storage device, and
wherein the second heating component is powered using at least a second portion of the mains power.