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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Nicolas Obliger, Franey, FR;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A machine for preparing a beverage from a capsule includes a capsule extraction seat, an inlet arrangement for guiding water into the seat and a dispensing arrangement for guiding beverage out of the seat. The dispensing arrangement has a face delimiting a downstream part of the seat, the face bearing one or more raised elements that project upstream and that are configured for forming one or more beverage outlet openings in the outlet membrane of the capsule in the seat. The raised element(s) are fixed relative to or integral with the face and include at least one controllable raised element. The face is associated with an opening control arrangement configured to control the formation of the outlet opening(s) in the outlet membrane by the controllable raised element. The opening control arrangement has at least one neutralizing member that is movable between an operative position and a rest position.