Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Massimo Baldo

Marco Santini

Giovanni Berto

Giuseppe Fin

Andrea Ferraro

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 unit includes a brewing chamber with first and second brewing chamber portions movable one with respect to the other, and a water heater. Further, the brewing unit includes a structural frame supporting the two brewing chamber portions, and on which forces generated by the pressurized water in the brewing chamber during brewing are discharged. The structural frame includes two side components arranged sideways of the brewing chamber, and two end components mechanically constrained to the side components. One of the two end components includes the first brewing chamber portion. Further, the side components and the end components form a closed structure, whereto the water heater is in turn constrained independently, with separate constraining members, from the first brewing chamber portion and adjacent thereto, outside the closed structure. The forces generated by the pressurized water in the brewing chamber during brewing are also discharged on the water heater.

Brewing unti with a water heater

A beverage producing machine is disclosed, comprising: a housing (); a supporting surface () on which a beverage collecting container (C) can be placed; and a beverage dispensing nozzle () arranged above the supporting surface. The machine further comprises a movable auxiliary surface () which is combined to the supporting surface and is movable between an operating position and a rest position. In the operating position the movable auxiliary surface is parallel to the supporting surface. In the rest position the movable auxiliary surface is removed from the supporting surface. Moreover the dispensing nozzle () is movable between a first position for dispensing a beverage in a container placed on said supporting surface, and a second position for dispensing the beverage in a container placed on the movable auxiliary surface ().

Adjustable dispensing nozzle

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 including a first brewing chamber portion and a second brewing chamber portion; a channel for inserting capsules towards said brewing chamber; a mobile deviator interposing between said first brewing chamber portion and said second brewing chamber portion when said first brewing chamber portion and second brewing chamber portion are open, to deviate said capsules towards one of said first and second brewing chamber portions; an actuation mechanism for closing and opening said brewing chamber, wherein said actuation mechanism is connected to open and close said brewing chamber; said actuation mechanism is further connected to said mobile deviator such that said actuation mechanism controls said mobile deviator to remove said mobile deviator from a trajectory of mutual motion of said first and second brewing chamber portions during closure of the brewing chamber.

Brewing unit with horizontal motion

A device includes a first water heater, having a first water duct and a first heating member, and a second water heater, having a second water duct. The first water heater and the second water heater are in thermal connection with each other.

Device for heating water and producing steam

An infusion unit includes a support and a drawer having at least one seat for a single-serving sachet, the seat sliding relative to the support and movable between a charging position of the single-serving sachet and an infusion position. The infusion unit further includes a dispensing member for dispensing water under pressure to the single-serving sachet. A lever controls the movement of the drawer and a mechanical connection between the lever and the drawer and between the lever and the dispensing member. A stopping element locks the single-serving sachet into the infusion position after the dispensing. The seat, partly delimited by a pair of arms oscillating relative to the drawer, is interchangeable for seating capsules of various shapes or dimensions.

Infusion unit for making beverages from single-serving sachets and machine comprising said unit

An infusion unit includes a moving element with a seat for ingredients for making beverages. The moving element is configured to shift from a position for charging the ingredients to an infusion position, where the seat is between a hot water dispensing device and a beverage outlet nozzle opposite one another. A washing member is integral to the moving element where, through the movement of the moving element, the washing member may be positioned between the hot water dispensing device and the beverage outlet nozzle for forming a washing channel. Through the washing channel, the water dispensed by the hot water dispensing device flows towards the beverage outlet nozzle.

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Quinto di Treviso, Italy

Massimo Baldo