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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Florent Lefebvre-Pautigny, Publier, FR;
Alain Teklits, Corsier, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A machine for preparing a beverage () from a flavouring ingredient () has a beverage processing unit () with: a holder () delimiting a mixing chamber () in which the flavouring ingredient is received, held and mixed with water () during beverage preparation; and a water inlet () configured to guide water () into the mixing chamber () where it is mixed with the flavouring ingredient () to form the beverage (). The machine () has a thermal conditioner () that has a body () with: a guide () for guiding the water () towards the beverage processing unit (); and a thermal device () that is able to be powered to thermally conditioning the guide (). The machine () has a liquid driving arrangement () with: a driving mode to drive the water (); and a stationary mode. The machine has a control unit () to control the thermal device () and the driving arrangement (), the control unit () being selectively in: a first control mode in which the thermal device () is powered so that the water () located along the guide () is thermally conditioned; and a second control mode different to the first control mode. The control unit () has a selection arrangement for selecting one of a first beverage preparation mode using the first control mode and a second beverage preparation mode using the second control mode. In the second control mode the thermal device is unpowered or powered at a powering level that is significantly below a powering level of the thermal device () in the first control mode. Upon selection via the selection arrangement () of the second beverage preparation mode, the control unit () is configured to switch the driving arrangement () from the stationary to the driving mode and/or maintain the driving arrangement () in the driving mode.