Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Nestec S.a.

Marco Magatti

Bertrand Guyon

Nicolas Obliger

Etienne Crozier

Da Mi Byun

Jean-Luc Thuliez

Damien Romand

Samer Abdo

Eric Meyer

Jean-Luc Denisart

Fabien Ludovic Agon

Alexa Perrin

Laurent Seydoux

Sylvain DeCastel

Adrien Hoffet

Mohamed Raad

Guillaume Heisel

Steven Ryutaro Takayama

Kevin J Kilpatrick

Blaise Rithener

Matthias Schmiedbauer

Samuel Odet

Minh Quan Phan

Didier Pont

Robin Zimmermann

Lukic Branko

Michael Fournier

Markus Johannes Mayer

Bianca Hanauer

Sylvain Decastel

Jean-Christophe Guillaud-Bataille

Michaël Fournier

Jean-christophe Guillaud-bataille

Christian Monin

Katell Rosolen-delarue

A machine () for preparing a beverage has: a body (') comprising a seat () and a beverage processing line () extending from a liquid inlet (″) to a beverage dispenser (); and a service unit () that is removably received in or on the seat () and that comprises a foot part () and a recipient part () removably received in or on the foot part () so as to be supported thereby. The foot part () has a bottom face (′) configured to rest on an external horizontal support surface () when the service unit () is removed from the seat (). When the recipient part () is received in or on the foot part (), the recipient part () is movable relative to the foot part () from a first stable position when the service unit () rests on the external horizontal support surface () to a second stable position when the service unit () is received in or on the seat (), and vice versa.

Adaptive service unit of a beverage machine

The invention relates to a beverage preparation machine () for providing a pressurized liquid to a dose of beverage ingredients () such as a coffee capsule, the machine comprising a pressurizing liquid chamber () designed for being filled with a predefined amount of liquid upon operation of a liquid pump () connected to a liquid reservoir () of the machine, a potential energy accumulator () that is associated to the pressurizing liquid chamber () and which is designed for being brought into a charged position upon filling of the pressurizing liquid chamber (), a brewing chamber () for receiving the dose of beverage ingredients () and which is designed for being selectively brought in fluid communication with the pressurizing liquid chamber (), the machine () further comprising flow control means () designed for regulating the amount of liquid conveyed from the liquid pump () into the pressurizing liquid chamber () depending on an operating position of the potential energy accumulator () and/or on the pressure of liquid in the pressurizing chamber ().

Beverage preparation machine with manually operated pump with flow control means

The invention relates to beverage extraction unit () for extracting a beverage from an exchangeable capsule () containing beverage ingredients and being configured for operating according to two beverage extraction modes, e.g. at respectively high pressure or low pressure. The invention also relates to the beverage machine comprising the extraction unit.

Beverage extraction unit for selectively providing orifices of different types in a capsule for extraction of the beverage

A machine () for preparing a beverage () from an ingredient () has an extraction unit () with: an ingredient extraction seat (); an inlet arrangement () for guiding water into the seat (); and a dispensing arrangement () for guiding beverage () out of the seat (). The dispensing arrangement () has a face () delimiting a downstream part of the seat (). The face () is made of an upper portion () and a lower portion () that are delimited by a substantially horizontal physical or notional delimitation line () that is located between a top end and a bottom end of the face (). The upper portion () is nude of an upper outflow passage () and an upper impervious part delimiting the upper outflow passage. The upper portion () has an upper surface area ratio transverse to a direction () of downstream flow in the seat () of: a surface area of the upper outflow passage () over a surface area of the upper impervious part. The lower portion () is made of a lower outflow passage () and a lower impervious part delimiting the lower outflow passage. The lower portion () has a lower surface area ratio transverse to the downstream flow direction () of: a surface area of the lower outflow passage () over a surface area of the lower impervious part. The face () has an overall ratio of the upper surface area ratio over the lower surface area ratio that is greater or smaller than 1.

Beverage machine with a non-homogeneous ingredient extraction configuration

The invention relates to a portion dispenser () for dispensing beverage items () from an exchangeable cartridge () comprising: a frame () with a receiving portion () for receiving the exchangeable cartridge, a discharge opening () next to the receiving portion () and sized for allowing a beverage item to be individually discharged by gravity from the 5 exchangeable cartridge, a moving means assembly () comprising a moving means () and a moving means housing () in which the moving means are arranged for moving therein, wherein the moving means () are arranged for providing a discharge chamber () for discharge of at least one beverage item therein and for transporting to a dispensing area () and wherein the moving means assembly () is arranged for sealinglyconnecting with the exchangeable cartridge () and comprises means for opening the exchangeable cartridge to allow the discharge of the beverage item in the discharge chamber and for re-closing the exchangeable cartridge.

Portion dispenser for dispensing portioned beverage items

Exchangeable cartridge () for portion dispenser () arranged for storing and dispensing beverage items () for the preparation of beverages comprising: an elongated hollowed storage member () comprising an interior for accommodating a plurality of beverage items (), comprising a closed end () and an open end () comprising an exit opening (), a closure cap () adapted to connect in a removable manner to the elongated hollowed storage member () at the open end of the storage member and to be sealed through a removable complementary connection () of the storage member () and closure cap (), wherein the closure cap () comprises a locking member (), or respectively keying member, being arranged for complementarily fitting with a keying member (), or respectively a locking member, of the portion dispenser () and for allowing the closure cap () to be removed from the elongated hollowed member () and to be re-connected to the elongated hollowed member ().

Exchangeable cartridge for beverage portion dispenser

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

The invention relates to a device () for preparing a beverage, more particularly, for a vehicle comprising: —a brewing unit () for receiving a dose () of beverage ingredients, —a pressure pump () for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit, —an electronic control unit () for selectively controlling the activation of the pressure pump, wherein the electronic control unit () is arranged to control the activation and deactivation of the pressure pump (), by providing output to the pressure pump as response to input indicative of a determined inclination angle relative to horizontal and/or to a detected spatial displacement or acceleration; said input being received from inclination angle and/or displacement sensing means () which are part of and/or foreign to the device.

Beverage preparation device for vehicle

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

Beverage preparation device () for preparing a beverage from a beverage dose () comprising: &#x2014;a brewing unit () for receiving the dose () and preparing a beverage from the ingredients contained within the dose and pressurized liquid injected in the dose, &#x2014;a pressure pump () for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit (), &#x2014;beverage dispensing means () connected to the brewing unit and comprising a beverage injector () arranged for dispensing the beverage through a bottom () of a beverage receptacle (); wherein the beverage dispensing means () comprises a residual beverage draining valve (), between the beverage injector () and the brewing unit (), which is arranged to be moved between a beverage dispensing position and a residual beverage draining position, wherein the residual beverage draining valve () and/or the beverage receptacle () comprise valve activation means () arranged to move the draining valve between a beverage dispensing position in response to the engagement of the bottom of the receptacle with the beverage injector and a residual beverage draining position in response to the removal of receptacle from the beverage injector ().

Beverage preparation device with beverage draining means

A machine () for preparing and dispensing a beverage () has: a capsule extraction unit () having a first part () and a second part () that are relatively movable between a distant position for inserting a capsule () and a close position for extracting such capsule (); a control unit () for controlling the extraction unit () to extract such capsule (); an outlet () for dispensing said beverage () formed by extracting such capsule () to a user-receptacle () located in a receptacle placing area; and a detection arrangement () connected to the control unit () for detecting the presence of such receptacle () in the placing area. The unit () has an actuator () configured to relatively move the first and second parts () between their distant and close positions. The actuator () is controlled by the control unit () to relatively move the first and the second parts () when the detecting arrangement () detects the presence of said receptacle () in the receptacle placing area.

Beverage machine with ergonomic handling

Beverage preparation apparatus for preparing a beverage comprising: &#x2014;a water tank () for storing water, &#x2014;a brewing unit () for receiving a dose of beverage ingredients, &#x2014;a water line () for supplying water from the water tank to the brewing unit () including a pressure pump () for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit and a fluid heater () for heating liquid, &#x2014;a control unit () for selectively controlling the activation of the pressure pump, wherein it further comprises a fluidic interrupter () positionable in fluidic interruption position for interrupting the fluidic communication between the water tank () and the water line () and, reversely, positionable in fluidic communication position for restoring the fluid communication between the water tank and the water line and wherein the control unit () is arranged for automatically activating an anti-freeze mode by activating the fluidic interrupter () in fluidic interruption position and by running the pressure pump () to at least partially empty the water line () from water contained therein.

Beverage preparation apparatus with beverage draining means

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 multipurpose beverage preparation machine includes a beverage preparation chamber for receiving a liquid, a processor for processing the beverage in the beverage preparation chamber, a motor configured for driving the processor in the beverage preparation chamber, a heater configured for heating the liquid in the beverage preparation chamber, a control unit operable to execute a beverage preparation process comprising control of the motor and the heater, the control unit being coupled to a network interface of the machine to receive beverage process parameters from an external electronic device, wherein the processor comprises at least one foaming insert and/or at least one support insert for supporting solid ingredients, which are selectively and removably positioned within the beverage preparation chamber and wherein the control unit is configured for actuating the motor and the heater based on at least a part of the received process parameters.

Multipurpose beverage preparation machine and electronic device for controlling the same

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) ().

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Lausanne, Switzerland

Marco Magatti