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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Frank Kräuchi, Epautheyres, CH;
Matthieu Ozanne, Chessel, CH;
Stefan Kaeser, Aarau, CH;
Rudolf Schenk, Konolfingen, CH;
Guido Piai, München, DE;
Bernhard Kreitmayr, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Dimitar Georgiev, München, DE;
Frank Kräuchi, Epautheyres, CH;
Matthieu Ozanne, Chessel, CH;
Stefan Kaeser, Aarau, CH;
Rudolf Schenk, Konolfingen, CH;
Guido Piai, München, DE;
Bernhard Kreitmayr, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Dimitar Georgiev, München, DE;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A modular method of manufacturing a set of beverage production machines with different beverage-related functions. The machines are designed for producing a beverage on the basis of pre-portioned ingredient packages. The method includes providing a plurality of identical core units having control circuitry and a beverage production module for housing an ingredient package and feeding a liquid to the interior of the ingredient package, providing a plurality of different base platforms that differ as to beverage production functions, and manufacturing a set of different beverage production machines by mounting respectively at least one of the core units on a top surface of one of the differing base platforms while also mounting water reservoirs on the base platforms.