Abstract:
A beverage preparation machine comprises: a housing (1000); a pump (800) which vibrates during use and which is mounted in the housing; and a dampener for preventing or reducing the transmission of vibrations from the pump to other machine parts, characterised in that the dampener comprise a spring (850) on which the pump is mounted in the housing.
Abstract:
A device (1) for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, has: a housing (1a, 1b) with a cavity (1c) to which used capsules (5) are evacuated; and a collection receptacle (10) in the cavity of the housing. The receptacle has an opening (10a) for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules. The receptacle has a reception orientation (10') in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity which extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle. The receptacle being tiltable or pivotable in the cavity into a removal orientation (10'') for allowing removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a beverage preparation machine comprises the following steps: (I) providing a group of components a) to f) that include: a) a brewing unit (500) for receiving an ingredient of said beverage and for guiding an incoming flow of liquid through said ingredient to a beverage outlet (510); b) an in-line heater (600) for heating said flow of liquid to be supplied to the brewing unit; c) pump (800) for pumping said liquid through said in-line heater; d) one or more fluid connecting members (5,200) for guiding said liquid from a source of liquid, such as a tank of liquid, to the beverage outlet; e) an electric control unit (2) for receiving instructions from a user via an interface (2a,2b) and for controlling the in-line heater and the pump; and f) one or more electric sensors (70,95) for sensing at least one operational characteristic and for communicating such characteristic(s) to the control unit; (II) connecting components a) to f) for assembling said beverage machine. The connecting of components a) to f) comprises pre-assembling at least two or three modules (500,600,2;5,800;2,800;200,600;200,800), each module being fully automatically assembled from at least two components of said components a) to f), the components of the fully automatically preassembled modules being so configured to be automatically seizable, orientable, positionable and fully connectable to each other in one or more automatic assembly steps.
Abstract:
An integrated in-line heater (1,8,9) for a liquid food or beverage preparation machine, in which liquid is circulated through said heater and then guided into a brewing chamber (7) for brewing a food or beverage ingredient, for instance within a pod or capsule (7''), supplied into the brewing chamber. An upstream part of the brewing chamber may be formed by the heater. One or more electric components (5,60,70,75) may be incorporated into the heater and rigidly connected to a printed circuit board (50). The heater may have a tubular inner core (9) that is eccentric with respect to a tubular or prismatic outer member (8) which form together a helicoidal heating chamber (4) of variable cross-section (4',4').
Abstract:
A machine (1) for preparing a beverage (2) comprises: -a seat (10) having at least one part (11) that is movable between a transfer position for introducing a beverage ingredient into the seat and/or removing said ingredient therefrom, and a processing position for forming said beverage from the ingredient in the seat;-an outlet (20) for dispensing said beverage upon formation in the seat; and-a drop collector (30) for collecting drops (2') from the outlet. This movable part (11) of the seat (10), the outlet (20) and the drop collector (30) are associated, in particular connected, so that the drop collector and the outlet are relatively moved into:-a drop collection configuration for the drop collector to collect drops (2') from the outlet when the movable part of the seat is in the transfer position; and/or-a dispensing configuration for dispensing the formed beverage (2) from the outlet into a dispensing zone (25), in particular a zone arranged for receiving a recipient such as a cup or a mug, when the movable part of the seat is in the processing position.
Abstract:
A beverage machine comprises: -a processing unit (60) that has a flavouring module (10) for mixing liquid with a flavouring ingredient to form a flavoured beverage, and that has a liquid drive arrangement (65) for in-taking liquid from a source (200) of liquid and driving said liquid to the flavouring module, and that has an outlet (12) for guiding a flavoured beverage from the flavouring module to a beverage dispensing area (12'); and -a user-interface that is connected to the processing unit and that has an indicator for indicating a status of the processing unit. The indicator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) is displaceable, in particular relatively to the processing unit, in a manner visible from outside such machine by a mechanical, magnetic and/or thermal actuation thereof by the processing unit changing status.
Abstract:
A beverage preparation machine comprises: a housing (1000); a pump (800) which vibrates during use and which is mounted in the housing; and a dampener for preventing or reducing the transmission of vibrations from the pump to other machine parts, characterised in that the dampener comprise a spring (850) on which the pump is mounted in the housing.
Abstract:
An integrated in-line heater (1,8,9) for a liquid food or beverage preparation machine, in which liquid is circulated through said heater and then guided into a brewing chamber (7) for brewing a food or beverage ingredient, for instance within a pod or capsule (7''), supplied into the brewing chamber. An upstream part of the brewing chamber may be formed by the heater. One or more electric components (5,60,70,75) may be incorporated into the heater and rigidly connected to a printed circuit board (50). The heater may have a tubular inner core (9) that is eccentric with respect to a tubular or prismatic outer member (8) which form together a helicoidal heating chamber (4) of variable cross-section (4',4').