Rancilio Macchine Per Caffe Spa

Armando Fogagnolo

George Sowden

Vittorio Bonissi

An espresso coffee making machine, comprising a bearing structure formed by a monolithic cradle (), made of plastic material and equipped with fastening means and/or compartments for housing a water heating boiler, a compression and pumping group, possibly other internal components, and with a basin for collecting liquids, and by a metal frame () that is coupled to the monolithic cradle () and is arranged to support one or more coffee delivery groups, the electric and hydraulic control members of the machine and a plurality of external covering panels () of plastics and/or metal.

Coffee making machine

An infusion group for infusion making machines, in particular for making espresso coffee, comprises a moving member ( ) that has an internal cavity ( ) adapted to receive a dose of powdered substance and that can be horizontally translated. The chamber co-operates with a piston ( ) that can be horizontally translated and with a stationary piston ( ), and the dose of powdered substance can be compressed between such pistons because of the translation. The moving member ( ) and the moving piston ( ) are simultaneously translated in opposite directions by respective threaded shafts ( ) that are simultaneously rotated in opposite directions.

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Milan, Italy

Armando Fogagnolo