Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Versuni Holding B.v.

Rodin Enne Bruinsma

Peter Rijskamp

Hendrikus Lodewijk Joseph Franciscus Holten

Peng Chau Quah

Jarno Beekman

Jan Klaassen

Mark Ronald Van Der Woning

Joeke Noordhuis

Fransiscus Hermannus Feijen

Johannes Hotze Bernhard De Vries

A coffee machine makes use of a valve arrangement for controlling the coupling of a water heater outlet selectively to one of two or more outlets, such as a steam delivery nozzle, a brew chamber and a water collection unit (e.g. drip tray). The valve arrangement comprises a rotatable routing element, wherein the angular position of the routing element controls the coupling of the inlet channel to one of the outlets. The rotation is driven by rotational coupling to a brew chamber motor. This coffee machine design makes use of a single valve arrangement to provide the flow control from the water heater. This provides a compact arrangement with a low component count and simple control mechanism.

Coffee machine with integrated steam and hot water generation

The present disclosure relates to a capsule-type, food substance containing consumable () for use in a dispenser () for preparation of foodstuff products, the consumable () comprising a housing () comprising at least one rigid wall portion () that is impermeable to liquid, an inlet portion () arranged to enable pressurized water flow into the housing (), when the consumable () is inserted in a processing unit () of the dispenser, at least one primary outlet portion) arranged to enable a primary fluid flow out of the housing (), at least two distinct chambers () arranged in the housing (), and an internal flow control arrangement () operatively coupled with at least one of the at least two distinct chambers (), wherein the internal flow control arrangement () is operable between a first state and a second state to selectively permit or prevent a fluid flow from said at least one chamber () so as to activate a secondary fluid throughput in the second state. The disclosure further relates to a processing unit () for a dispenser () and to a dispenser ().

Capsule-type consumable for use in a dispenser for the preparation of foodstuff products and processing unit for such a dispenser

The present disclosure relates to a consumable for use in a dispenser for preparation of foodstuff products, the consumable comprising a sealed housing comprising at least one rigid wall portion that is impermeable to liquid, a primary inlet portion arranged to enable pressurized water flow into the housing, a secondary inlet portion arranged to enable an auxiliary fluid flow, particularly an air flow, into the housing, at least one outlet portion arranged to enable the processed foodstuff product to flow out of the housing, at least one containing chamber arranged in the housing, the chamber containing a food substance, particularly a ground substance, at least one flow processing chamber arranged to process a liquid solution that flows through the flow processing chamber, a flow transfer wall arranged between the containing chamber and the flow processing chamber.

Consumable for a dispenser and processing unit for a dispenser

The present disclosure relates to a processing unit () for a dispenser () for preparation of foodstuff products, comprising a receiving cavity () for receiving a consumable (), the receiving cavity () comprising at least a first receiving portion () and at least a first fastening portion (), a sealing unit () arranged to contact, at an inlet side (), a first end () of the consumable (), a primary inlet engagement unit () that is coupled to an inlet conduit (), wherein the primary inlet engagement unit () is operable to engage the inlet portion () of the consumable () to process a foodstuff product in the consumable (), an outlet engagement arrangement () comprising a primary outlet engagement unit () that engages a primary outlet portion () of the consumable () and an auxiliary outlet engagement unit () that engages an auxiliary outlet portion () of the consumable () at the outlet side (), and a control unit () that is coupled to the auxiliary outlet engagement unit (), wherein the control unit () is operable to control the auxiliary outlet engagement unit () such that the primary outlet engagement unit () and the auxiliary outlet engagement unit () engage the consumable () in a time-displaced manner, The disclosure further relates to a foodstuff preparation system and to a use of a consumable () in a dispensing appliance ().

Processing unit, system comrising a consumable and use of a consumable

A brewing unit () for a beverage producing device () is disclosed. The brewing unit () includes a main body () defining a cavity () for receiving multiple types/formats of capsules (). Further, one or more piercing members () are also included in the brewing unit (). Furthermore, the one or more piercing members () are actuated by an actuator () to pierce or not to pierce the capsule () when the brewing unit () is in at least one of corresponding piercing mode/non-piercing mode.

Brewing unit

The present invention relates to a beverage machine. The beverage machine comprises a brewing unit () with (i) a main body () defining a hollow () for receiving a portable capsule holder () and (ii) a lid () connected to the main body () for opening and closing the hollow (). The beverage machine comprises a portable capsule holder () that is configured to receive a capsule () which encapsulates an extractable food product. The brewing unit () and the portable capsule holder () cooperate together in a manner that is regarding the liquid flow similar as a fountain.

Beverage machine

A beverage making appliance includes at least one tube in the beverage making appliance for transporting a liquid from the beverage making appliance, where the at least one tube is provided with a slit extending along a length of the at least one tube between one end of the at least one tube and another end of the at least one tube. At the slit, the at least one tube is openable. Further, the at least one tube on each side of the slit provides a bias to each side of the slit to make contact along the slit to close the slit.

Beverage making appliance, comprising at least one tube for transporting a liquid

A beverage machine includes a brewing unit with a main body defining a hollow for receiving different types of portable pad and/or capsule holders, and a lid connected to the main body for opening and closing the hollow. The beverage machine further includes first and second holders for receiving first and second types of a pad or capsule, respectively. The shape of the hollow is configured such that it may either receive the first or second holder. The lid includes (i) a first sealing member configured to seal a first brewing chamber between the lid and the first holder, when the first holder is inserted into the hollow, and (ii) a second sealing member which is different from the first sealing member and is configured to seal a second brewing chamber between the lid and the second holder, when the second holder is inserted into the hollow.

A milk frothing appliance including a water reservoir; a steam generator; a milk frothing device that is fluidly connected to the steam generator; and a hand pump that is fluidly connected to both the water reservoir and the steam generator. The hand pump including a manually operable actuator that is moveable between a first actuator position and a second actuator position, and that upon movement from the first actuator position into the second actuator position causes displacement of fluid from the water reservoir to the steam generator. The actuator is further moveable between a third actuator position and a fourth actuator position.

Manually operated in-cup milk frothing appliance

An apparatus for preparing coffee includes a holder provided with an access opening for placing a pouch filled with a product to be extracted into the holder; a cover for closing and releasing the access opening; a clamping arrangement for pressing the holder and cover towards each other when the cover closes off the access opening of the holder; and a closing arrangement for retaining the cover and the clamping arrangement in position when the cover closes off the access opening of the holder. The closing arrangement is mechanically coupled to the clamping arrangement for bringing the clamping arrangement from a non-clamping condition into a clamping condition by manually operating the closing arrangement from a first defined position to a second defined position.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Rodin Enne Bruinsma