Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Michael (Mischa) Stieger

David J Harrison

John Meldrum

David Hamel

Johan Bergdahl

Yann Brunner

A beverage production device prepares a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle. The beverage production device includes a support member for supporting the receptacle, a plate member arranged vertically to the support means, the plate member including at least four outlet nozzles for injecting a fluid jet into the receptacle. A liquid supply member is connected to the outlet nozzles, and at least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to an inner side wall of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect the vertical. At least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to the bottom of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect to the vertical.

Device for in-cup preparation of a beverage

The present invention proposes a beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle, comprising a support means () for supporting the receptacle (), a plate member () arranged vertically to the support means, the plate member () comprising at least four outlet nozzles () for injecting a fluid jet (A) into the receptacle (), liquid supply means () connected to the outlet nozzles (), wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles () are designed to direct a fluid jet (A, A) to an inner side wall () of the receptacle () and said outlet nozzles () are arranged at different angles (a) with respect the vertical, and wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles () are designed to direct a fluid jet (A, A) to the bottom of the receptacle () and said outlet nozzles () are arranged at different angles (&#x3b2;) with respect to the vertical.

Device for in-cup-preparation of a beverage

The present invention discloses a cup support and a dispensing device that uses a cup support. The cup support is adapted to hold at least cups of two different diameters and sizes. The cup support and the dispensing device are adapted to detect the diameter and size of the cup, and enable that when a diluent jet is injected into the cup, the jet is oriented to impact onto a predetermined position on a sidewall of the cup. The orientation of the jet achieves an effective dissolution of food ingredient in the cup by the injected diluent. The dispensing device is designed to move the cup support in a horizontal and vertical direction, to rotate the cup support. The cup support is not directly actuated, but is fitted into movable and rotatable holding means, from which it can be easily dismantled to be cleaned. The cup support comprises a plug element comprising one protusion. The dispensing device comprises a motor for vertically moving the cup support or the injection means.

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Staad, Switzerland

Michael (Mischa) Stieger