Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

De' Longhi Appliances S.r.l. Con Unico Socio

Nestec S.a.

Da Mi Byun

Bertrand Guyon

Marco Magatti

Wolfgang Tuider

Nicolas Obliger

Marco Restelli

Heinz Dercar

Eric Meyer

Christian Hoffmann

Philipp Zavarsky

Giuseppe De'Longhi

Fabien Ludovic Agon

Stefan Kaeser

Matthias Schmiedbauer

Ian Guy

Laurent Seydoux

Johan Nieuwendijk

Eric Granger

Martino Ruggiero

Samer Abdo

Sylvain DeCastel

Mohamed Raad

Markus Johannes Mayer

Souleymane Diouf

Michal Pivrnec

Bianca Hanauer

A machine () comprises a tank () having a cavity (') for containing and processing a liquid food substance, such as milk or a milk-based substance. A stirring tool () is provided in the cavity () for imparting a mechanical effect on the food substance. A base () supports the tank (). The base () has an upright outside gripping surface () located under the tank () and seizable by an adult human hand such that the base () with the supported tank () can be carried and displaced single-handed by seizure of the upright outside gripping surface (). The tank () extends horizontally beyond the gripping surface ().

Handy large processing jug

A machine () for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug () having a container () and delimiting a food cavity (') for containing the liquid food substance; and a base () that has one or more walls () forming a seat (′) for removably receiving the container (). The base () and the jug () comprise or delimit, respectively, an off-centred projecting member () and a corresponding off-centred seat () for the projecting member () or vice versa. The off-centred seat () is configured to receive the projecting member () when the container () is received by the base seat (′) such that the container () is in place for processing the liquid food substance. The off-centred projecting member () is configured to maintain the container () off its place for processing the liquid food substance in the cavity (′) when the projecting member () is off-set relative to the off-centred seat ().

Controlled positioning in food processor

A machine for processing a liquid food substance includes a jug that has a container and a handle for holding the jug by an adult human hand. The container delimits a food cavity for containing the food substance. The handle has a connection member projecting from the container and a substantially elongated upright gripping member that is connected to the connection member at a distance from the container. The gripping member has an upper portion that is above the connection member and a lower portion that is below the connection member. The upper portion is configured to support a thumb of the hand and delimits with the connection member an upper seat for accommodating an index finger of the hand.

Handling of food processor

A machine () for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug () having a container () and delimiting a food for containing the liquid food substance; and a base () that has one or more walls () forming a seat (′) for removably receiving the container (). The base () and/or the container () has one or more thermally insulating spacers () spacing the base wall(s) () from thermally conditioned outside container wall(s) () when the container () is received in or on the seat (′) so as to prevent or inhibit thermal transfer from the container () into the base () via the base wall(s) () from the container wall(s) () adjacent the base wall(s) ().

Heat management for food processor

A system () for processing and handling a liquid food substance, comprises: a processing device () that has a processing cavity () in which the liquid food substance is processed (), the processing cavity () having an opening () that is configured so that the liquid food substance is removable from the processing cavity () via the opening (); and a handling arrangement () that is configured to handle the liquid food substance when the liquid food substance is collected in an external user-recipient, such as a cup or a mug, after its processing in the processing cavity (). The handling arrangement () is seizable by a human hand. The handling arrangement () is separate from the processing device () and from the external user-recipient and is freely movable relative thereto. When seized and operated by the human hand, the handling arrangement () is configured: to withdraw such liquid food substance upon processing from the processing cavity () and to deliver it into the external user-recipient; and/or to shape such processed liquid food substance upon collection in the external user-recipient.

Handling of beverage

A machine () for preparing and dispensing a beverage has an outside housing () having one or more outside faces (). The machine includes a user-interface device () movable from: a deployed operative position adjacent to a face () of such one or more outside faces () so that the device () is accessible by a user; to a retracted storage position in the outside housing (). The user-interface device () is movable from its deployed operative position into its retracted storage position and vice versa along a first direction (') and a second direction (&#x2033;) that is non-parallel to the first direction (&#x2032;).

Beverage machine with a collapsible interface

A machine () for dispensing a dispensable liquid () has: a liquid delivery module () for delivering the dispensable liquid () from a source () and a service area () for collecting collectable liquid (') from the liquid delivery module (). The machine further includes a directing device () that has a dispensing position for directing said dispensable liquid () from the delivery module () to a dispensing area () and a collecting position for directing collectable liquid (′) from the delivery module () to the service area (). The directing device () has only one evacuation portion () from which: —the dispensable liquid () is evacuated from the directing device () to the dispensing area () when the directing device () is in the dispensing position; and—the collectable liquid (′) is evacuated to the service area () when the directing device () is in the collecting position.

Liquid dispensing machine with compact drop stop

A machine () has a unit for preparing and dispensing via an outlet () a beverage. The machine includes: an outside housing () with one or more outside faces (); and at least one placement member () for resting onto a generally flat external support surface () in a configuration such that the unit is in an orientation for preparing and dispensing the beverage via the beverage outlet () to a beverage dispensing surface (). At least one placement member () is movable and has: a deployed placement position providing a stability of the unit in this orientation on the external support surface (); and a retracted rest position within the outside housing () or collapsed against the outside housing ().

Beverage machine with a stabilizing foot

A machine () for preparing and dispensing a beverage includes a beverage preparation and dispensing unit that has: an ingredient container (); a dispensing head () with a beverage outlet () for dispensing the beverage to a beverage dispensing surface (); and a liquid circuit for processing the beverage and delivering such beverage into the beverage outlet (). The liquid circuit has at least one activatable unit () that is passed through by liquid during beverage preparation. The machine further includes: a power unit (') connected to a main switch () and to the activatable unit(s) (); and a functional part that is configured to perform a function other than actuating the main switch () and that has a beverage preparing and dispensing position and that is movable into a different position in which no beverage is intended to be prepared or dispensed. The functional part () is further configured to operate, when moved to the dispensing position or to the different position, the main switch () so as to enable or disable the supply of power from the power unit (&#x2032;) to the activatable unit(s) ().

Beverage machine with ergonomic power switch

Coffee machine

A machine () for stirring a liquid food substance has: a container () delimiting a cavity () with a bottom () and a peripheral wall () for containing the liquid food substance to be stirred; an impeller () comprising an impelling member () which is configured to be rotated in the cavity (), the impeller () including an arrangement of driven magnetic elements () in the form of permanent magnets; and a motor () having an output shaft () that is magnetically coupled to the impelling member () via the container bottom () and/or peripheral wall () for driving the impelling member (), the output shaft () driving an arrangement of driving magnetic elements (') that cooperate magnetically with the driven magnetic elements () so as to drive the impeller () in rotation. One of the driven magnetic elements () is positioned to: generally face a first driving magnetic element () in a generally attraction orientation relative to said one driven magnetic element (), the first driving magnetic element () driving this one driven magnetic element () in rotation; and be off-set relative to a second driving magnetic element (&#x2032;) in a generally repulsion orientation relative to the one driven magnetic element (), the second magnetic element (&#x2032;) driving the one driven magnetic element () in rotation.

High torque magnetic transmission for whisk

A machine () for dispensing a dispensable liquid () has: &#x2014;a liquid delivery module () for delivering the dispensable liquid () from a source (); &#x2014;a service area () for collecting collectable liquid (') from the liquid delivery module (); &#x2014;a directing device () which has a dispensing position for directing the dispensable liquid () from the delivery module () to a dispensing area () configured to receive a user-receptacle () and a collecting position for directing collectable liquid (&#x2032;) from the delivery module () to the service area (); and &#x2014;a user-interface member () which is configured to be contacted and moved by a user to displace the member () from a first member position to a second member position. The user-interface member () is configured to exercise a force and/or a torque onto the directing device () to move the directing device () between the collecting position and the dispensing position when the user-interface member () is moved between the first member position and the second member position.

Liquid dispensing machine with manual drop stop

A machine () for dispensing a beverage () from a capsule () has: an external housing () having an external front face (), two external spaced-apart lateral side faces (') that extend rearwards behind the external front face () and that face each other; a beverage outlet () located on the external front face () and above a front area () for placing a user-receptacle () for collecting beverage () from the outlet (); and a capsule handling device () that has a first part () and a second part () that are relatively movable between a capsule transfer position and a capsule extraction position. At least one part () of the first and second parts () is arranged to translate towards and away from at least one of the two external lateral side faces (&#x2032;) so that the first and second parts () relatively move between the transfer and the extraction positions.

Shallow machine

A capsule processing machine () for preparing a beverage from a capsule () having a body () containing an ingredient and a peripherally projecting flange () comprises: a capsule holder () with an upwardly oriented mouth () for receiving the capsule () via the mouth () so that the capsule flange () extends generally in parallel to the mouth (); a capsule transfer device () having a capsule guide () for guiding the capsule () from the capsule holder () to a used-capsule evacuation area (). The capsule guide () comprises a pair of facing slides () having each a holding section () configured to hold the capsule () between the slides () under the flange () and hold the capsule () above the capsule holder (). The capsule transfer device () comprises a capsule mover () for moving the capsule () from the holding section () to the used-capsule evacuation area ().

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