Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beverage machines with a removable module
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Application No.: US16649694Application Date: 2018-09-14
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Publication No.: US11641973B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Sergio Chioda , Marco Restelli , Laurent Sache
- Applicant: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
- Applicant Address: CH Vevey
- Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
- Current Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Vevey
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Priority: EP 192910 2017.09.25
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/074846 2018.09.14
- International Announcement: WO2019/057618A 2019.03.28
- Date entered country: 2020-03-23
- Main IPC: A47J31/44
- IPC: A47J31/44 ; A47J31/36

Abstract:
The invention relates to a beverage machine (1) having an external housing (10) and a movable beverage preparation module (20, 30) that is configured to process a beverage and/or a beverage ingredient to be dispensed. The housing (10) has a front opening (10′) and forms a cavity (10″) for housing the module (20, 30). The module (20, 30) is insertable as a unit into an operative position into the cavity (10″) and removable as a unit out of the cavity (10″) via the front opening (10′). The housing (10) has a cavity connector (11) in the cavity (10″) and the module (20, 30) has a module connector that is connected to the cavity connector (11) when the module (20, 30) is located there against while reaching its operative position and that is disconnected from the cavity connector (11) when the module (20,30) is removed from the cavity (10″). At least one (11) of the connectors has a connection interface device (11a) that is resiliently mounted to a connection base device (11b) to enable a positioning adjustment of the interface device (11a) when the module connector and the cavity connector (11) are connected together.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200315394A1 BEVERAGE MACHINES WITH A REMOVABLE MODULE Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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