Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Cedric Beausire

Raphael Bernhardsgruetter

Nihan Dogan

Jean-Luc Thuliez

David J Harrison

Yann Mieville

David Hamel

Raphael Gugerli

Iwan Kissling

Lucio Scorrano

Jean-Luc Denisart

Philippe Baenninger

Vincent Boileau

Olivier Paillard

Damien Wyttenbach

The invention concerns a method for preparing a cold beverage with an apparatus () for mixing and storing a beverage, said apparatus comprising: &#x2014;a container body (), comprising a floor () and a sidewall () extending upwardly and longitudinally from the floor to an upper edge (), &#x2014;a removable and rotatable mixing device () positioned within the container body, &#x2014;a motor () cooperating with the mixing device () through the floor of the container body in order to rotate the mixing device, wherein the method comprises the step of: &#x2014;providing a mixing device (), a part of said mixing device being covered with ice, &#x2014;positioning said mixing device in the container body () in order to cooperate with the motor, &#x2014;introducing at least one beverage liquid in the container body, &#x2014;actuating the motor () to rotate the mixing device in the at least one beverage liquid.

Method for preparing a cold beverage

A beverage production apparatus includes a mixing chamber for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and a chamber receiving area for receiving the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is removable from the chamber receiving area. The chamber receiving area includes an upper part, and the upper part is removable from the beverage production apparatus.

Beverage mixing device

A beverage preparation machine comprising a beverage ingredient powder storing container and a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber being movable between a dosing position, where the outlet of the storing container emerges in the mixing chamber inlet, and a mixing position, where the outlet of the storing container does not emerge in the mixing chamber inlet. The dosing position being placed at a lower vertical position than the mixing position, and wherein the machine comprises an auger at the bottom of the beverage ingredient powder storing container configured for guiding a dose of powder to the outlet of the storing container. The machine also comprises a door at the outlet of the storing container, the door being configured so that when the mixing chamber moves to the dosing position the movement of the mixing chamber activates the opening of the door and when the mixing chamber moves to the mixing position the movement of the mixing chamber induces the closure of the door.

Beverage preparation machine with movable mixing chamber

The present invention describes a beverage production apparatus (), comprising:&#x2014;a mixing chamber () for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and&#x2014;a chamber receiving area () for receiving the mixing chamber (), the mixing chamber () being removable from the chamber receiving area (), wherein the chamber receiving area comprises an upper part (), said upper part being removable from the beverage production apparatus ().

Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall and a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet. The diluent inlet is provided through the upward wall and is dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber. The at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber.

Device and method for producing a frothed liquid from soluble ingredients and diluent

Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall and a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet. The at least one diluent inlet comprises a first diluent inlet provided through the upward wall and dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber. The at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber.

The present invention relates to a beverage mixing and dispersing apparatus comprising: &#x2014;a metering device, &#x2014;a mixing chamber, &#x2014;at least one diluent feeding means, &#x2014;means for moving the mixing chamber, characterized in that the mixing chamber is movable between: &#x2014;a metering position, where the metering device outlet emerges in the mixing chamber inlet, and &#x2014;a mixing position, where the diluent feeding means are able to inject the diluent in the mixing chamber and the metering device outlet does not emerge in the mixing chamber inlet.

Mixing and dispensing apparatus with movable mixing chamber

Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamberopened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom walland a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet, wherein the diluent inlet is provided through the upward wall and is dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber, and wherein the at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber.

The invention concerns a dosing device for dosing a metered amount of a powdered product comprising: &#x2014;a fixed body () made of at least a disc presenting a single pierced aperture (), &#x2014;a rotary top disk () disposed on the top of the fixed body () and presenting a taking out pierced aperture (), &#x2014;a rotary bottom disk () disposed on the bottom of the fixed body and presenting a discharging pierced aperture (), &#x2014;a rotary shaft () connecting the bottom disk () and the top disk (), wherein in the stand-by position of the device the metered pierced aperture () is empty and closed to the atmosphere. The invention also concerns a beverage preparation apparatus implementing such a dosing device.

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Cedric Beausire