Nestec S.a.

Patrick Baudet

Blaise Rithener

Alain Jaccard

David Larzul

A device () for receiving an ingredient cartridge () and extracting the ingredient by passing heated liquid through the cartridge, comprises: a cartridge seat () that has an open configuration for receiving and/or removing a cartridge from such device and a closed configuration for extracting the ingredient; and a force generation means () for assisting a closure or opening movement of the cartridge seat. The force generation means can be associated with a dampening means () for dampening the closure or opening movement of the cartridge seat when assisted by the force generating means. The device can have a user-movable handle () that is associated with an end-of-stroke feed-back means () for providing a corresponding feed-back to a user actuating the handle.

Ergonomic capsule extraction device

A device () for receiving an ingredient cartridge () and extracting the ingredient by passing heated liquid through the cartridge, has a cartridge seat () and a liquid injection arrangement () for injecting heated liquid into the cartridge seat. The cartridge seat comprises a first cartridge support () and a second cartridge support () facing the first support. The first and second cartridge supports are arranged to be movable relative to one another from an open position for insertion or removal of a cartridge into the seat to a closed position for passing heated liquid through such a cartridge. At least one support () of the cartridge supports () is hydraulically actuatable and movable into the closed position by the liquid injection arrangement. The liquid injection arrangement is configured to: pressurize and circulate unheated liquid to the at least one support () for actuating and moving said at least one support () by the circulating unheated pressurized liquid; and guide this circulating unheated pressurized liquid under pressure from the at least one support () via a heater () into the cartridge seat () for extracting the ingredient contained in the cartridge ().

Cartridge extraction device

A device () has: a cartridge seat () arranged to receive an ingredient cartridge () for extraction; a beverage outlet () connected to this cartridge seat for dispensing beverage during extraction; and a liquid injection arrangement () comprising a pump () for pressurizing and circulating liquid from a source () via the cartridge seat into the beverage outlet. The liquid injection arrangement further comprises a valve (') between the pump and the cartridge seat. The liquid injection arrangement is configured to release via the valve (&#x2032;) pressure from this pressurized liquid in the injection arrangement and maintain liquid in the injection arrangement from the pump () to the cartridge seat () after the pump is stopped, so as to inhibit dripping from the beverage outlet ().

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Meyzieu, France

Patrick Baudet