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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Peter Mori, Walperswil, CH;
Fabien Ludovic Agon, Blonay, CH;
Peter Mori, Walperswil, CH;
Fabien Ludovic Agon, Blonay, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A machine () for preparing a beverage from at least one ingredient () comprises: an ingredient processing module (); an ingredient passage () having an ingredient mouth () for inserting along an insertion direction () an ingredient from outside such machine () into the ingredient processing module; and a cover () pivotable between a position covering the ingredient passage and a position uncovering the ingredient passage, The cover () is pivotable about a pivoting axis () that is generally parallel to the insertion direction () and/or that is generally perpendicular to the mouth () of the passage ().