Beverage machine with a non-homogeneous ingredient extraction configuration

    公开(公告)号:US12042082B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US16980019

    申请日:2019-03-13

    IPC分类号: A47J31/36 A47J31/06 A47J31/40

    摘要: A machine (1) for preparing a beverage (110) from an ingredient (102) has an extraction unit (2) with: an ingredient extraction seat (20); an inlet arrangement (21) for guiding water into the seat (20); and a dispensing arrangement (22) for guiding beverage (110) out of the seat (20). The dispensing arrangement (22) has a face (220) delimiting a downstream part of the seat (20). The face (220) is made of an upper portion (220a) and a lower portion (220b) that are delimited by a substantially horizontal physical or notional delimitation line (220c) that is located between a top end and a bottom end of the face (220). The upper portion (220a) is nude of an upper outflow passage (222a) and an upper impervious part delimiting the upper outflow passage. The upper portion (220a) has an upper surface area ratio transverse to a direction (200) of downstream flow in the seat (20) of: a surface area of the upper outflow passage (222a) over a surface area of the upper impervious part. The lower portion (220b) is made of a lower outflow passage (222b) and a lower impervious part delimiting the lower outflow passage. The lower portion (220b) has a lower surface area ratio transverse to the downstream flow direction (200) of: a surface area of the lower outflow passage (222b) over a surface area of the lower impervious part. The face (220) has an overall ratio of the upper surface area ratio over the lower surface area ratio that is greater or smaller than 1.

    CAPSULE-HOLDER DEVICE FOR BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20240180352A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18550872

    申请日:2022-02-21

    发明人: Alessandro COCCO

    IPC分类号: A47J31/06 A47J31/36 A47J31/44

    摘要: A capsule-holder device for a beverage preparation machine comprises an axially hollow annular supporting body having a central axis, with a peripheral wall provided with a lateral attachment, for fixing a handle, and coupling means, for coupling with a hot-water dispensing unit of the beverage preparation machine. Within the supporting body a receiving assembly is mounted. having a respective central axis substantially coinciding with the central axis of the supporting body. The receiving assembly includes a container body having a respective peripheral wall and a bottom which define a chamber able lo receive a capsule. At the bottom of the container body a lower perforation arrangement is provided, able to cause perforation of an outlet wall of a capsule contained in the chamber. The lower perforation arrangement comprises a plurality of lips which are borne by a disk-shaped support that is mounted in an angularly rotatable way inside the chamber, for rotating about the central axis of the receiving assembly.

    PROCESSING UNIT, SYSTEM COMRISING A CONSUMABLE AND USE OF A CONSUMABLE

    公开(公告)号:US20170325619A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-16

    申请号:US15529576

    申请日:2015-12-14

    IPC分类号: A47J31/36 A47J31/06

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a processing unit (14) for a dispenser (10) for preparation of foodstuff products, comprising a receiving cavity (17) for receiving a consumable (30), the receiving cavity (17) comprising at least a first receiving portion (18) and at least a first fastening portion (20), a sealing unit (22) arranged to contact, at an inlet side (28), a first end (78) of the consumable (30), a primary inlet engagement unit (46) that is coupled to an inlet conduit (44), wherein the primary inlet engagement unit (46) is operable to engage the inlet portion (140) of the consumable (30) to process a foodstuff product in the consumable (30), an outlet engagement arrangement (48) comprising a primary outlet engagement unit (50) that engages a primary outlet portion (142) of the consumable (30) and an auxiliary outlet engagement unit (52) that engages an auxiliary outlet portion (144) of the consumable (30) at the outlet side (29), and a control unit (58) that is coupled to the auxiliary outlet engagement unit (52), wherein the control unit (58) is operable to control the auxiliary outlet engagement unit (52) such that the primary outlet engagement unit (50) and the auxiliary outlet engagement unit (52) engage the consumable (30) in a time-displaced manner, The disclosure further relates to a foodstuff preparation system and to a use of a consumable (30) in a dispensing appliance (10).

    Beverage brewing system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09801495B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-31

    申请号:US15336438

    申请日:2016-10-27

    发明人: Sung I. Oh

    摘要: A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process.

    Portioned system for preparing a nutritional product
    7.
    发明授权
    Portioned system for preparing a nutritional product 有权
    用于制备营养产品的分配系统

    公开(公告)号:US09565967B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-14

    申请号:US13500782

    申请日:2010-10-07

    摘要: A portioned system for preparing a nutritional liquid product comprising a liquid supply device (2, 41) and a container (4, 38) containing nutritional ingredients; said container having an opening (8), the system further 5 comprising a liquid injection interface (9, 37) for supplying an amount of liquid in the container (4, 38) thereby providing the nutritional liquid product, wherein the liquid injection interface (9, 37) comprises a liquid inlet (11, 43) and a product outlet (16, 48) for removing the nutritional liquid product from the container wherein the liquid injection interface comprises a wall (10) extending 10 transversally relative to the opening of the container during the operation of the system; said transversal wall (10) comprising the liquid inlet (11, 43) and the product outlet (16, 48) which are transversally distant one another along the said wall.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制备包含液体供应装置(2,41)和含有营养成分的容器(4,38)的营养液体产品的分配系统; 所述容器具有开口(8),所述系统还包括一个液体注入界面(9,37),用于在容器(4,38)中提供一定量的液体,从而提供营养液体产品,其中液体注入界面 9,37)包括液体入口(11,43)和用于从容器去除营养液体产品的产品出口(16,48),其中液体注射界面包括相对于开口的开口横向延伸的壁(10) 系统运行期间的集装箱; 所述横向壁(10)包括沿所述壁横向彼此横向延伸的液体入口(11,43)和产品出口(16,48)。

    CAPSULE MULTI-PIERCER WITH ASSEMBLY MEANS
    9.
    发明申请
    CAPSULE MULTI-PIERCER WITH ASSEMBLY MEANS 审中-公开
    具有组装方式的胶囊多层压板

    公开(公告)号:US20160198889A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US14912119

    申请日:2014-08-13

    申请人: NESTEC S.A.

    IPC分类号: A47J31/40 B26F1/00 B65D85/804

    摘要: An extraction unit (1) has a piercing device (10) for piercing a capsule (20). The piercing device includes: a base (14) with peripheral sections, such as generally straight peripheral sections (14a, 14b, 14c1, 14c2); a plurality of blades (11a, 11b, 11c) that protrude from the base along a longitudinal direction (12a′, 12b′, 12c′), each blade extending laterally generally along one of the peripheral sections (14a, 14b, 14c1); and a plurality of assembly members (15a, 15b, 15c), each assembly member (15a, 15b, 15c) extending and protruding from one of the peripheral sections (14b,14c2). At least one assembly member (15a, 15c) of said assembly members (15a, 15b, 15c) is located at least in part generally in the longitudinal direction (12b′, 12c′) under a corresponding blade (11b, 11c).

    摘要翻译: 提取单元(1)具有用于刺穿胶囊(20)的穿刺装置(10)。 穿刺装置包括:具有周边部分的基部(14),例如大致直的外围部分(14a,14b,14c1,14c2); 沿着长度方向(12a',12b',12c')从所述基部突出的多个叶片(11a,11b,11c),每个叶片大致沿着所述周边部分(14a,14b,14c1)中的一个横向延伸; 以及多个组装构件(15a,15b,15c),每个组装构件(15a,15b,15c)从周边部分(14b,14c2)中的一个延伸并突出。 所述组装构件(15a,15b,15c)的至少一个组装构件(15a,15c)至少部分地位于相应的叶片(11b,11c)下的纵向方向(12b',12c')上。