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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 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 for preparing a beverage from an ingredient has: an 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, formed by a beverage guide structure for guiding a total flow of beverage out of a total guide exit, delimiting a downstream part of the seat. The guide structure is associated with a flow control device, having an obstruction portion and one or more control sides, configured to control the flow of beverage. The control sides suitable to delimit from the obstruction portion a passage that the total flow of beverage is passed through. The obstruction portion and the control side(s) are operable over the beverage guide structure to change a position, size and/or shape of the obstructed and unobstructed portion of the total guide entry and/or exit.