Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

De'longhi S.p.a.

Saga Coffee S.p.a.

Giuseppe Fin

Marco Santini

Sergio Zanolin

Massimo Baldo

Alessandro Bonato

Gianni Remo

Giovanni Berto

Andrea Favero

Roland Kalin

Alessandro Cescato

Alberto Zonato

A brewing device for producing a beverage from a single-serve pod of the type comprising a casing formed of two sheets to form a central body containing a brewable material, and an external annular flange that extends all around, and seals, the central body; the brewing device comprises a water injection assembly and a beverage extraction assembly defining respective half-chambers and mutually movable along a longitudinal axis, from and to a closed configuration forming a brewing chamber for the pod; and a pod support device rotatably mounted about a fixed axis transverse to the longitudinal axis to move between a retention position, supporting a pod in a loading position between the injection assembly and extraction assembly, and a disengagement position, and it is configured to insert and leave the pod in the brewing half-chamber of the extraction assembly before reaching the disengagement position.

Brewing device for producing a beverage from a single-serve capsule

Perforating device

A water container for a beverage making machine includes side walls and a bottom, whereon there is a connecting union to the beverage making machine. The connecting union of the water container includes two apertures for water, where one aperture is an outlet aperture and the other aperture is an inlet aperture.

Water container and a machine for making beverages comprising said container

The device comprises: a milk feed pipe (); an air inlet duct (); a pressurized steam feed pipe (); an emulsion chamber (), in which milk and air, drawn by means of the pressurized steam, are mixed and emulsified; along the steam feed pipe (), a valve to place the steam feed pipe in communication with the outside and to cause emptying of the milk feed pipe.

Emulsifying device and method to produce frothed milk and the like

A brewing unit includes two brewing chamber portions movable with respect to each other, and a guide for guiding a capsule from an insertion aperture to a brewing position. The guide includes guiding channels configured to engage a flange of the capsule and a respective retention member arranged on each guiding channel for retaining the capsule in the brewing position before and during closing the brewing chamber portions, and to disengage the capsule when the brewing chamber portions are moved apart after completion of a brewing cycle. A control member is configured to space apart the retention members upon completion of the brewing cycle, so that a spent capsule is released from the guiding channels when the brewing chamber portions are moved towards an open position. The control member is configured to prevent spacing apart of the retention members when the brewing chamber portions are moved towards a closed position.

Brewing unit with a capsule handling mechanism

A brewing device includes a frame that has an insertion area for inserting a capsule towards a brewing position. Further, the brewing device includes a brewing chamber that has a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions of the brewing chamber are slidingly arranged in a sliding area of the frame. The first portion and the second portion both slide with respect to each other and with respect to the frame between a closed position and an open position. Ducts supply a brewing fluid to the chamber and outlet a brewed product from the brewing chamber. A pair of opposed guiding channels are provided for inserting, from a top of the insertion area, the capsule in the brewing position which is fixed with respect to the frame, and at least one member is provided for supporting the capsule in the brewing position.

Brewing device for preparing a food product

The beverage producing device comprises a housing () and a removable water container () which is designed to be connected to the outside of said housing () in an operative position, when the device is in use. The water container is further designed to be recoverable in an inoperative position inside a recovery seat () formed by said housing or parts thereof, when the device is not in use.

Beverage producing device with a dual-position water container

A brewing unit includes a brewing chamber having at least two brewing chamber portions movable one with respect to the other, a water heater, a hot water duct for feeding hot water from the water heater to the brewing chamber, and a beverage dispensing duct from which a beverage is dispensed. The water heater has a cavity through which the beverage dispensing duct extends for connection to an outer beverage dispensing spout.

Brewing unit with a water heater

A brewing unit includes a seat capable of a rotation movement, in which a piston is slidably received. A counter-piston co-operates with the seat and the piston to define a brewing chamber. Moreover, cam members are provided to control movements of the seat, the piston, and the counter-piston. The seat, the piston and the counter-piston can assume with respect to one another at least one position of charging of a product for preparation of the beverage, at least two distinct brewing positions which correspond two different volumes of the brewing chamber, and a position for discharging the spent product.

Brewing unit for preparation of beverages, and machine comprising said brewing unit

A device including a first portion of an infusion chamber and a second portion of an infusion chamber, movable with respect to each other according to an opening and closing direction; a first duct to feed an infusion fluid into said infusion chamber; a second duct for delivery of the food product from the infusion chamber; a pair of guide channels to insert a capsule into a space between the first portion of the infusion chamber and the second portion of the infusion chamber. The guide channels are each produced on a respective movable element; and the movable elements are positioned substantially opposite each other and can be opened to release the capsule into the infusion chamber.

Infusion device for prepare beverages from single-serving capsules

Joint-type coaxial connection () to connect/disconnect to/from each other two elements (A, B) defining coaxial tubular pipes inside which a respective fluid flows. The connection () defines two respective coaxial paths for the passage of the fluid, one internal and one external, able to be selectively opened/closed substantially simultaneously so as to connect pairs () of tubular pipes, respectively inner and outer. In the connection step the two elements (A, B), located coaxial and with the front faces in contact, have a reciprocal approaching travel with the sealing means () which close every passage between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, and between the outer pipe and the part of the joint outside the outer pipe, before achieving the reciprocal fluid-dynamic continuity of the two coaxial pipes of the connection.

Joint-type coaxial connection

Device to produce ice-cream wherein there is an outer container (), a cover (), an inner container (), a mixing blade () including a scraper fin (), and an evaporator coil () located in cooperation with the bottom () of the inner container () through at least a contact surface (). The mixing blade () is subjected to an axial thrust which keeps the scraper fin () pressed elastically at least on part of the bottom () of the inner container ().

Device to produce ice-cream

Device to produce ice-cream wherein there is an outer container ( ), a cover ( ), an inner container ( ), a mixing blade ( ), and an evaporator coil ( ) located in cooperation with the bottom ( ) of the inner container ( ), through at least a contact surface ( ). The inner container ( ) is axially mobile to assume at least an axial working position correlated to the position of the cover ( ) when it is installed on the outer container ( ), and is pressed elastically against the evaporator coil ( ) by spring means ( ) located under the evaporator coil ( ).

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Meolo, Italy

Giuseppe Fin