Eugster/frismag Ag

Freezio Ag

Nestec S.a.

Arthur Eugster Ag

Carogusto Ag

Eugster/frismag Ag Elektrohaushaltgerate

Eugster/frismag

Daniel Fischer

Marc Krüger

Günter Empl

Mischa Stieger

Alexandre Kollep

Andreas Jacobus Louis Nijsen

Christian Brendle

Remo Sonderegger

Arthur Eugster

Marcel W Hueppi

Christof Seger

Günter Empi

Wolfgang Riessbeck

Philipp Schenk

Dieter Stutz

Marcel W Hüppi

Jaap Jozua Van Boxtel

Remo Sonderergger

Tobias Theuer

Patrick Kern

Lukas Sonderegger

Saadettin Yesil

Jelmer Jeroen Kuiper

Michael Wildhaber

Anita Schellenberg

The invention relates to a beverage preparation apparatus comprising a housing and brewing apparatus that is arranged in said housing and is intended for extracting a single-serve capsule of a first and a second type, which capsule contains a beverage substrate, wherein: a single-serve capsule of the first type has a greater axial length than a single-serve capsule of the second type; the brewing apparatus comprises a first brewing chamber element and a second brewing chamber element; the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element can be moved relative to one another along a predefined and substantially horizontal path from a loading position, in which the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element are mutually spaced apart, into an extraction position, in which the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element form a substantially closed brewing chamber and in which a brewing process can be carried out; the first brewing chamber element comprises a cavity provided for receiving the single-serve capsule; the cavity is axially delimited by a base element that can be adjusted in the horizontal direction between a starting position and a second position; the cavity has a larger volume in the second position than in the starting position; the first brewing chamber element has a blocking apparatus that can be actuated by the single-serve capsule and/or the second brewing chamber element; the blocking apparatus is provided to block, in the starting position or in the second position, a movement of the base element in the horizontal direction away from the second brewing chamber element.

Beverage preparation apparatus and method

What is proposed is a beverage preparation machine for producing a beverage, into which a cartridge system having a cartridge and a cartridge receptacle connected to the cartridge can be inserted, wherein the cartridge comprises a reservoir filled with a beverage substance, wherein the cartridge receptacle has a mixing chamber which can be brought into fluid communication with the reservoir, and a fluid supply line opening into the mixing chamber, wherein the cartridge receptacle comprises a compressed-air connection for blowing compressed air into the reservoir with the aid of a compressed-air line, wherein the beverage preparation machine also has a holding unit, into which the cartridge receptacle connected to the cartridge can be inserted, a fluid source for feeding the fluid into the fluid supply line, and a compressed-air source for blowing compressed air into the compressed-air connection, characterized in that the holding unit has a light element which is designed in such a way that the light element at least partially encloses the cartridge receptacle received in the holding unit.

Cartridge receptacle, cartridge system, beverage preparation machine, and method for producing a beverage

The invention relates to a cartridge system () for producing a drink in a drink preparation machine, comprising a cartridge () that has a reservoir () filed with a drink substance (), and a cartridge receiver () that can be reversibly connected to the cartridge, said cartridge receiver () comprising a mixing chamber () and a cartridge discharge device () which causes at least partial transfer of the drink substance () from the reservoir () into the mixing chamber (), and said cartridge receiver () comprising a fluid supply () which opens into the mixing chamber (). The invention also relates to the cartridge receiver () of the cartridge system (), the drink preparation machine, and the corresponding method for producing a drink ().

Cartridge receiver, cartridge system, drink preparation machine and method for producing a drink

A device () for preparing foods held in a vessel includes a preparation chamber () for holding the vessel, a steam-generating assembly (), including at least one first steam-conducting path () and at least one cold-fluid-conducting path (), a steam supply unit () having at least one steam dispensing opening into the preparation chamber (), which steam supply unit is connected to the at least one steam-conducting path () for steam conduction, and a condensate supply unit () having at least one condensate dispensing opening into the preparation chamber (), which condensate supply unit is connected to the steam-conducting path () and to the cold-fluid-conducting path (). The device () can carry out preparation in which food held in the vessel can be prepared by the steam supply unit (), and to carry out a rinsing operation, in which the preparation chamber () can be cleaned by the condensate supply unit ().

Device and method for preparing foods held in a vessel

Proposed is a device for producing a beverage, more particularly a cold beverage, comprising a cartridge mount having a cartridge holder for holding a cartridge filled with a beverage substance, wherein: the cartridge holder has a receiving opening; the cartridge holder has a water supply for introducing water into the cartridge and a compressed air supply for introducing compressed air into the cartridge; the cartridge holder can be transferred between a loading position, in which the cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving opening, and an operating position, in which a beverage can be produced in the cartridge and dispensed from a beverage outlet of the cartridge by the introduction of the water and the compressed air into the cartridge and by the interaction of the water with the beverage substance; the cartridge holder has a first holding element and a second holding element between which the receiving opening is formed; the first holding element is moveable in relation to the second holding element in order to transfer the cartridge holder from the loading position to the operating position or from the operating position to the loading position.

Device for producing a beverage

The invention relates to a dispenser having a cartridge holder.

Dispenser having a cartridge holder

The invention relates to a cartridge receiver () for producing a drink () using a cartridge () that comprises a reservoir () filled with a drink substance (), it being possible to insert the cartridge receiver () into a drink preparation machine () and connect it to the cartridge (), wherein the cartridge receiver () comprises a mixing chamber () that can be brought into fluidic connection with the reservoir (), and a fluid supply () that opens into the mixing chamber (). The invention is characterised in that the cartridge receiver () comprises a mandrel guide () and a puncturing mandrel () that is displaceably mounted within said mandrel guide (), wherein the puncturing mandrel () can be displaced between a retracted position in which said puncturing mandrel () is positioned at a distance from a sealing element () of the cartridge (), and an extended position in which said puncturing mandrel () pierces the sealing element () and projects into the reservoir (). The outer wall of the puncturing mandrel () comprises at least one lateral channel () for conducting the drink substance () in the direction of the mixing chamber () when the sealing element () has been pierced.

Disclosed is a system for producing a beverage, in particular a cold beverage, comprising a cartridge that has a reservoir filled with a beverage substance, a beverage preparation unit with a cartridge receptacle into which the cartridge can be reversibly inserted, and a cartridge discharge device which causes at least partial transfer of the beverage substance from the reservoir into a mixing chamber; furthermore, the beverage preparation unit comprises a fluid supply which opens into the mixing chamber, or the system includes a movable plunger which is placed inside the reservoir and can be transferred from a starting position into a final position by means of the cartridge discharge device.

System, cartridge, beverage preparation unit and method for producing a beverage

The invention relates to a cartridge system () for producing a beverage in a beverage preparation machine, comprising a cartridge () that has a reservoir () filled with a beverage substance (), and a cartridge receptacle () that can be reversibly connected to the cartridge, said cartridge receptacle () comprising a mixing chamber () and a cartridge discharge device () which causes at least partial transfer of the beverage substance () from the reservoir () into the mixing chamber (), the cartridge receptacle () comprising a fluid supply () which opens into the mixing chamber (). The invention also relates to the cartridge receptacle () of the cartridge system (), the beverage preparation machine, and the corresponding method for producing a beverage ().

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Romanshorn, Switzerland

Daniel Fischer