Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Societe Des Produits S.a.

Philippe Dumur

Alexandre Kollep

Youcef Ait Bouziad

Fabien Ludovic Agon

Alfred Yoakim

Alexandre Perentes

Nicolas Delay

A beverage preparation device for preparing a beverage from an ingredients containing capsule includes a beverage brewing unit for receiving the capsule and preparing the beverage by means of injection of pressurized liquid into the capsule, and beverage dispensing means for dispensing the resulting beverage into a receptacle, wherein beverage brewing unit is designed for passing liquid through the capsule in a direction essentially opposite to gravity. Systems that include the beverage preparation device and methods of producing and using said device are also disclosed.

Beverage preparation unit

The invention concerns a brewing unit () having a cavity for enclosing a food ingredient contained in a package (C), comprising first () and second () cavity parts, and fluid injection means (), characterized in that said first and second cavity parts () are hinged in a pivotal arrangement between open and closed positions and in that, when said cavity parts are pivoted in a closed position, the fluid injection means () and/or the first cavity part () are movable in translation relative to the second cavity part (), between:&#x2014;a closed unlocked position that allows relative pivotal movement between cavity parts, and&#x2014;a closed locked position wherein said cavity parts are translated in contact with each other to close said brewing cavity, and wherein said injection means () protrude inside the brewing cavity to pierce a wall of the portion package.

Brewing unit for a food preparation machine

The invention concerns a food or beverage preparation machine () for preparing a flowable food product or a beverage by mixing a fluid with a precursor ingredient, said machine comprising: characterized in that said base () and said detachable functional element () both have cooperating magnetic attachment means such that the detachable element and the base can be removably connected with an attracting magnetic effect, and then disconnected by rotating said detachable element relative to said base with a repelling magnetic effect.

Food or beverage preparation machine with detachable brewing unit

Portable beverage preparation devices for preparing a beverage from an ingredients containing capsule are disclosed and include a beverage brewing unit and beverage dispensing means that includes a safety outlet valve. Also disclosed are systems that include the beverage preparation devices and receptacles for use with the beverage preparation devices.

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Serraval, France

Philippe Dumur