IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0706271
(2007-02-15)
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등록번호 |
US-7444927
(2008-11-04)
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우선권정보 |
FR-06 01836(2006-03-01) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Crosville,Vincent
- Giffard,Sylvain
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
14 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A brewing machine includes a brewing chamber delineated by first and second parts (12, 20) that can move relative to one another between closed and open positions, and a device for ejection of a portion of the infused product including an ejection element that can be moved by an actuating mechanism.
A brewing machine includes a brewing chamber delineated by first and second parts (12, 20) that can move relative to one another between closed and open positions, and a device for ejection of a portion of the infused product including an ejection element that can be moved by an actuating mechanism. A retractable flap is mounted to be able to move on the ejection element. The actuating mechanism moves the ejection element back from the chamber in the closed position, and during passage to the open position controls the forward motion of the ejection element parallel to the plane of the contact surface of the first and second parts, during which the flap is retracted upon contact with the portion, and a return movement during which the flap is in the holding position and drives the portion to outside of the brewing chamber.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. Brewing machine comprising the following in a box: a brewing chamber delineated by a first part with a housing that receives a portion of a product to be brewed and a second part forming a cover, said first and second parts being movable relative to one another between
The invention claimed is: 1. Brewing machine comprising the following in a box: a brewing chamber delineated by a first part with a housing that receives a portion of a product to be brewed and a second part forming a cover, said first and second parts being movable relative to one another between a closed position for which they are integral with one another along a contact surface and an open position for which they are spaced apart from one another; and a device for ejection of a portion of the product after infusion comprising an ejection element that can be moved by an actuating mechanism in a plane essentially parallel to a center plane of said contact surface, wherein the ejection device also comprises a retractable flap that is installed to be able to move on the ejection element between a retracted position in which the flap extends essentially against the ejection element, and a holding position for which the flap projects from said ejection element; and Wherein the actuating mechanism can move the ejection element back from the first and second parts of the chamber in the closed position, and can control the ejection element during passage from the closed position to the open position of the first and second parts of the brewing chamber: forward movement of the ejection element during which the flap moves into the retracted position upon contact with the portion and at the end of which said flap assumes a holding position by loss of contact with the portion; and return movement of the ejection element during which the flap in the holding position drives the portion to outside of the brewing chamber. 2. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the ejection element is present on a whole in a form of a plate mounted to slide horizontally, with a rear edge on which the retractable flap is mounted in an articulated manner. 3. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the first part of the brewing chamber comprises a piston mounted to slide between a brewing position for which it delineates the housing of said first part, and an ejection position from which it releases at least partially the portion after infusion outside of said housing, at least during return motion of the ejection element. 4. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the retractable flap has a length that is at least equal to the size of the portion after infusion, measured perpendicular to the direction of motion of the ejection element. 5. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the retractable flap along its free end has a central recess with a profile of a continuous curve. 6. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the retractable flap is mounted to pivot freely on the ejection element, following a defined angular sector of the latter, and has a center of gravity arranged to allow the flap to move naturally into the holding position, said flap in the holding position resting essentially against one end of said angular sector of the ejection element. 7. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the ejection element comprises a projection with a reduced surface area, forming a stop for the flap when the latter assumes its retracted position. 8. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism of the ejection element can tension an elastic energy collection element during forward motion of the ejection element, the return motion of said ejection element being accomplished by the actuating mechanism solely under the action of release of the stored energy. 9. Machine according to claim 1, wherein passage of the first and second parts of the brewing chamber from the closed position to the open position is accomplished by manual movement of a handle, and the actuating mechanism includes a pivoting lever that has, on the one hand, a holding part with the ejection element so as to drive the forward and return motions of the latter, and, on the other hand, a stop with which a tab connected to the handle interacts such that the movement of the handle toward the open position of the brewing chamber drives the forward motion of the ejection element by pivoting said lever. 10. Machine according to claim 8, wherein the stop of the pivoting lever is arranged to be released from the tab when the handle is near the open position such that the lever accomplishes pivoting in the reverse direction under the action of the release of the energy storage element, said stop being retractable upon contact with the tab connected to the handle during the movement of the latter from the open position to the closed position of the brewing chamber. 11. Machine according to claim 2, wherein the first part of the brewing chamber comprises a piston mounted to slide between a brewing position for which it delineates the housing of said first part, and an ejection position from which it releases at least partially the portion after infusion outside of said housing, at least during return motion of the ejection element. 12. Machine according to claim 2, wherein the retractable flap has a length that is at least equal to a size of the portion after infusion, measured perpendicular to the direction of motion of the ejection element. 13. Machine according to claim 3, wherein the retractable flap has a length that is at least equal to a size of the portion, measured perpendicular to the direction of motion of the ejection element. 14. Machine according to claim 2, wherein the retractable flap along its free end has a central recess with a profile of a continuous curve. 15. Machine according to claim 3, wherein the retractable flap along its free end has a central recess with a profile of a continuous curve. 16. Machine according to claim 4, wherein the retractable flap along its free end has a central recess with a profile of a continuous curve. 17. Machine according to claim 2, wherein the retractable flap is mounted to pivot freely on the ejection element, following a defined angular sector of the latter, and has a center of gravity arranged to allow the flap to move naturally into the holding position, said flap in the holding position resting essentially against one end of said angular sector of the ejection element. 18. Machine according to claim 3, wherein the retractable flap is mounted to pivot freely on the ejection element, following a defined angular sector of the latter, and has a center of gravity arranged to allow the flap to move naturally into the holding position, said flap in the holding position resting essentially against one end of said angular sector of the ejection element. 19. Machine according to claim 4, wherein the retractable flap is mounted to pivot freely on the ejection element, following a defined angular sector of the latter, and has a center of gravity arranged to allow the flap to move naturally into the holding position, said flap in the holding position resting essentially against one end of said angular sector of the ejection element. 20. Machine according to claim 5, wherein the retractable flap is mounted to pivot freely on the ejection element, following a defined angular sector of the latter, and has a center of gravity arranged to allow the flap to move naturally into the holding position, said flap in the holding position resting essentially against one end of said angular sector of the ejection element.
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