Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Nestec S.a.

Nicolas Camier

Christian Jarisch

Gilles Gavillet

Lionel Peretti

Isabelle Huynh

Gautier Montvenoux

Jean-Claude Gille

The invention relates to a product container () for multiple dosing of a food product, comprising an inner volume () with a food product, this inner volume () being pressurized with nitrogen gas; the product container () further comprising a rotatable outlet element () able to move from a position where the outlet of the container is open to a position where the outlet of the container is closed, being able to open and close the volume of the container under pressure; the pressure inside the container being higher than the atmospheric pressure. The invention further relates to a multi-serving product dispenser system for multiple dosing of a food product, comprising a product container () according as disclosed and a dosing mechanism (), the container () being connectable to the dosing mechanism () by means of the rotatable outlet element () in a tight manner, the dosing mechanism () comprising a moveable element () which movement is sequential with that of the rotatable outlet element () such that the product can be stored, and can be dispensed into a dosing chamber () in the dosing mechanism (), keeping the inner volume () of the container at a pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure. The invention also relates to a method for dispensing a food product one or a plurality of times using a multi-serving dispenser system as described.

Multi-serving product dispenser system

A mobile liquid tank is disclosed that includes an insulated tank body and two heating elements. Also disclosed is a liquid heating system comprising the mobile liquid tank, as well as methods of heating a liquid using the mobile liquid tank.

Mobile liquid tank for heating liquids

Frothing device () for the use in a machine () for foaming and/or heating a fluid, comprising at least a first body () and a second body () assembled together to configure the frothing device (); at least one of the first or second bodies () comprising cavities to configure fluid conduits when the bodies () are assembled together; the fluid conduits comprising a steam conduit () through which steam flows and heats the fluid; a fluid conduit () though which fluid flows by the under-pressure created when steam circulates through the steam conduit (); and an air conduit () configured to be able to add air to the fluid conduit (); the fluid conduits further comprising an expansion chamber () having an internal restriction in section allowing the fluid to be frothed when air has been added to the fluid conduit (). The invention further refers to a machine () for foaming and/or heating a fluid by means of such a frothing device (), comprising means for receiving and closing in a tight manner the two bodies () configuring the frothing device () when the frothing device () is arranged in the machine () so that a closed fluid system using Venturi effect is created, these means for receiving and closing the two bodies () preferably being also configured to refrigerate the frothing device () when arranged in the machine ().

Frothing device

The invention relates to a beverage system () for providing beverage recipes comprising a foamable fluid unit () and one or more beverage units (), wherein the foamable fluid unit () is configured to provide a fluid and/or a foamed fluid directly into a container (), the fluid system in the fluid unit () being continuously refrigerated up to the fluid delivery outlet during the preparation and during stand-by of the system (); and wherein the beverage units () are configured to dispense a beverage over the fluid and/or foamed fluid dispensed, without this beverage passing through any refrigerated area of the foamable fluid unit (). The foamable fluid unit () comprises one or more fluid outlets (') delivering the fluid and/or foamed fluid directly into the container (), the beverage units () comprising one or more separate beverage outlets (&#x2032;) delivering the beverage over the fluid and/or foamed fluid into the container ().

Beverage system

A cartridge dispenser () has: a receptacle () delimiting a cavity (') for storing cartridges (); a cartridge outlet () for dispensing a single cartridge at a time from said cartridges (), the single cartridge being dispensed in a predetermined cartridge dispensing orientation; and a cartridge transfer device () for transferring cartridges () from the cavity (&#x2032;) to the cartridge outlet (). The cavity (&#x2032;) is so dimensioned that cartridges () can be stored in bulk therein at random capsule orientations. The transfer device comprises a delivery conveyor that is configured to displace cartridges from the bulk of cartridges towards the outlet and to deliver the cartridges () to the outlet () via an orientation-discrimination passage () which ensures that the cartridges () are delivered one at the time to the outlet () and that each cartridge () that is delivered to the outlet () is in the predetermined orientation at the outlet ().

Capsule dispensing device

The invention refers to a fluid foaming machine () for producing foam comprising a fluid container () where the fluid is arranged, and a foaming device () through which fluid flows and is heated and/or foamed, the machine () further comprising at least a cooling unit configured to maintain permanently refrigerated both the fluid container () and the foaming device () during fluid preparation and during stand-by of the machine ().

Fluid foaming machine

A mobile beverage dispensing machine is disclosed that includes a liquid tank, a beverage preparation unit, a fluid circuit, and/or heating means. The machine may further include a mobile power source. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and using the mobile beverage dispensing machine.

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Brignais, France

Nicolas Camier