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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
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 () is provided for preparing a beverage from an ingredient supplied into such machine () within a capsule () that is provided with an outlet membrane (). The machine has an extraction unit () that has an ingredient extraction seat () for receiving such capsule (), 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 () and having a membrane opening portion () associated with or bearing a plurality of raised elements () configured to form beverage outlet orifices in the outlet membrane (). The downstream part of the seat () is provided with one or more flow-through holes () extending from the face (), the flow-through hole(s) () being configured such that beverage flowing from the seat () through the flow-through holes () is guided towards a beverage dispensing area (). The face () further has a non-opening portion () that is free of any upstream-projecting raised element and that is at least substantially flush with the membrane opening portion () so as to delimit the seat (). The non-opening portion () is provided with one or more flow-through holes () extending from the face (). Such flow-through hole(s) () is/are configured such that beverage flowing from the seat () through such flow-through holes () is guided towards the beverage dispensing area (').