Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

HansPeter Pleisch

Jean-Luc Denisart

Christian Talon

Enzo Bonacci

Ralph Kugler

Nihan Dogan

Alain Meier

Roman Leuzinger

Yann Epars

Frederic Doleac

Stephane Hentzel

Vincent Martin

Marc Raederer

Jean-Paul Denisart

Heinz Wyss

Raphael Bernhardsgruetter

Laurent Seydoux

Frédéric Doleac

Sophie Abraham

Samuel Odet

Anne Roulin

Bruno Bizet

Nicolas Bezet

Anders Vestreli

Stéphane Hentzel

Nihan Dodan

Device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge, comprising a supply unit () for supplying injection fluid to the cartridge (), a cartridge holder () configured to accept and support a cartridge; the said cartridge holder being detachable from the device and complementary insertion means () are configured to allow the cartridge holder to be inserted from its detached position into the supply unit (). The injection means () are provided and form part of the supply unit. The injection means are able to move into engagement. Sealing means () are also provided in association with the injection means in 'order to provide sealing locally between the said injection means and the cartridge.

Device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge

The present invention relates to a capsule holder () or an adapting device () for adapting a capsule () into a capsule holder (), the capsule () being designed for delivering a food product by injection of a fluid under pressure into the capsule, said capsule comprising a chamber () defined by capsule side walls (), a flexible bottom wall () comprising at least one dispensing opening () and a top wall (), said chamber containing at least one ingredient to be dissolved and/or extracted by said injection fluid, wherein said capsule holder () or adapting device () comprises a pressure retaining element () disposed in the vicinity of the bottom wall (), which comprises at least one protrusion () in correspondence to said at least one dispensing opening () so that said protrusion () is disposed into the corresponding opening () and restricts its diameter at the time injection fluid inside the capsule chamber moves said membrane towards said pressure retaining means.

Capsule holder or an adapter for adapting a capsule in a capsule holder in a beverage preparation machine

A beverage preparation machine includes (i) a reservoir for a fluid, (ii) a brewing head adapted for receiving at least one ingredient capsule, (iii) a pump for pumping a predetermined volume of the fluid from the reservoir to the brewing head, (iv) a heating element for optionally heating the fluid pumped from the reservoir before it enters the capsule, (v) an electronic control board able to receive commands from a control panel of the machine. The control panel includes in combination: &#x2014;a rotating wheel which is linked to the control board such that by rotating and/or pressing the wheel, a beverage preparation parameter is set in the control board, and &#x2014;illuminated means, at least a portion of which has the shape of a schematic cup, which is linked to the control board such that the state of the beverage preparation parameter within the control board is represented on the means.

Beverage preparation system

Device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge, comprising a supply unit () for supplying injection fluid to the cartridge (), a cartridge holder () configured to accept and support a cartridge; the said cartridge holder being detachable from the device and complementary insertion means () are configured to allow the cartridge holder to be inserted from its detached position into the supply unit (). The injection means () are provided and form part of the supply unit. The injection means are able to move into engagement with the cartridge and relative to the injection unit. Sealing means () are also provided in association with the injection means in order to provide sealing locally between the said injection means and the cartridge.

The invention proposes a device for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a capsule () by injection of a liquid into the capsule (), wherein said liquid is provided by a pump () of the device, said device comprising an extraction head () having an aperture () for inserting a capsule-holder () providing the capsule () to a capsule-holder receiving chamber () of the device, a closing mechanism () to selectively enclose said capsule () in the capsule-holder receiving chamber (), at least one injection member () to supply a liquid received from the pump () to the inside of the capsule (), a control unit () for controlling at least the pump () of the device, and decoding means () connected to the control unit () and designed to read information from the capsule-holder ().

System for preparing a beverage from ingredients supported by an encoded insert

A system and device for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge. The device includes a supply unit for supplying an injection fluid into the cartridge, a cartridge holder configured to accept and support the cartridge with the cartridge holder being detachable from the device. A complementary insertion mechanism of the device is configured to receive the cartridge holder in the device. The cartridge is positioned in the supply unit in an injection position with its injection surface substantially in an inclined plane relative to the horizontal plane and the injection mechanism is offset from the highest edge of the cartridge. The cartridge holder preferably comprises a linear wedge-shaped insertion member having a bearing surface inclined along an angle. The method of operation of the system and device are also disclosed.

System and method for preparing a liquid beverage from a cartridge

The present invention discloses a beverage machine () comprising a tank (), which holds a liquid for preparing a beverage, and a dispenser (), to which the tank is connectable, wherein the tank () comprises a valve (); the dispenser comprises an opening () for receiving the valve in connection of the tank on the dispenser; at least one ultrasonic transceiver () is disposed in the dispenser () or tank (), the ultrasonic transceiver being designed to emit and receive ultrasonic waves () in the liquid, in order to determine the distance (d) from the transceiver to the liquid level (), wherein it further comprises a control unit (), which is connected to the ultrasonic transceiver () which is adapted to determine the distance (d) changing with time and as a result the volume (V) of the liquid flowing out of the tank.

Beverage machine with integrated ultrasonic transceiver

The present invention proposes a device () for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a capsule () by injection of a liquid into the capsule () provided to the device (). Said liquid is provided by a pump of the device, said device comprising an extraction head () having an aperture () for inserting a capsule () into a brewing chamber () of the device. The brewing chamber () is defined by an upper and a lower enclosing member (), a closing mechanism () to selectively enclose said capsule by a relative displacement of said enclosing members. The enclosing members are designed for being transferred between an open insertion position for inserting a capsule () into the brewing chamber () and a closed injection position for enclosing the capsule within the brewing chamber (), and adjustment means () connected to at least one of said enclosing members () in order to adjust the relative position of the enclosing members and hence the closing force of the closing mechanism ().

Device for preparing a beverage comprising an adjustable closing mechanism

The present invention relates to a capsule for delivering a food product by injection of a fluid under pressure into the capsule, said capsule having a chamber defined by capsule side walls, a flexible bottom wall and a top wall, said chamber containing at least one ingredient to be dissolved and/or extracted by said injection fluid, and a beverage dispensing structure having at least one dispensing opening disposed through the bottom wall, wherein said beverage dispensing structure includes a pressure retaining element adapted to retain a certain predetermined dissolution and/or extraction pressure in the chamber, disposed in the vicinity of the bottom wall, which includes a protrusion in correspondence to the dispensing opening so that said protrusion is disposed into the corresponding opening and restricts its diameter at the time injection fluid inside the capsule chamber moves said membrane towards said pressure retaining means.

Capsule for the preparation of a food product in a food preparation machine at high pressure

A capsule for use in a beverage production device, the capsule containing ingredients to produce a nutritional or food liquid when a liquid is fed into the capsule at an inlet face thereof, with the capsule being provided with a filter having a plurality of filtering orifices and a flow collection member placed downstream of the filter to collect the filtered liquid from the filtering orifices. The collection member includes at least one restriction orifice to focus the flow of liquid in at least one jet of liquid at high velocity in the compartment containing the ingredients. The invention is particularly advantageous for producing a nutritional liquid (e.g., infant formula) or a food from powdered ingredients.

Capsule with filter for preparing a liquid nutritional or food composition and related beverage production system

The invention proposes a device for preparing a beverage from a food substance contained in a capsule by injection of a liquid into the capsule provided to the device, said device comprising an extraction head () having an aperture () for inserting a capsule () into a receiving chamber () of the device, a closing mechanism () to selectively enclose said capsule by a relative movement of at least two enclosing members (), and at least one injection member () comprising a support member () and at least one injection element (), for receiving a liquid, attached to said support member () which is arranged to inject liquid into a capsule () provided to the device, wherein the injection member () is releasably mounted on a support () at the injection side of said receiving chamber () by means of a releasable connection mechanism ().

Device for preparing a beverage with removable injection member

A drink preparing machine that includes a tank, a water supply system having at least a section for heated water and a section for unheated water, a pump for conveying water from the tank through the supply system as far as a module for preparing the drink, and a valve device arranged so as to control the selective opening and closing of the supply system sections. The valve device is a peristaltic system that includes a compression member for compressing a tube of each supply system section and acting under the effect of an elastic return member.

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Corseaux, Switzerland

HansPeter Pleisch