Beverage preparation machine for large size beverages
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/04
A47J-031/00
출원번호
US-0576122
(2011-02-02)
등록번호
US-8770094
(2014-07-08)
우선권정보
EP-10152556 (2010-02-03)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2011/051444
(2011-02-02)
§371/§102 date
20120730
(20120730)
국제공개번호
WO2011/095502
(2011-08-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Rithener, Blaise
Jarisch, Christian
Cahen, Antoine
Jaccard, Alain
출원인 / 주소
Nestec S.A.
대리인 / 주소
K&L Gates LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
11인용 특허 :
6
초록▼
A beverage preparation machine (1) has a fluid circuit (3-10c) that comprises a liquid flavoring arrangement (9a, 3, 4, 5) for circulating a liquid, such as water, through a flavoring ingredient (2, 2′) to flavor this liquid and for dispensing this flavored liquid to a user-receptacle (100). The flu
A beverage preparation machine (1) has a fluid circuit (3-10c) that comprises a liquid flavoring arrangement (9a, 3, 4, 5) for circulating a liquid, such as water, through a flavoring ingredient (2, 2′) to flavor this liquid and for dispensing this flavored liquid to a user-receptacle (100). The fluid circuit further comprises a dilution arrangement (9b, 9′, 9″) for mixing the liquid unflavored with the flavored liquid upon flavoring.
대표청구항▼
1. A beverage preparation machine having a fluid circuit comprising: a liquid flavoring arrangement for circulating a liquid through a flavoring ingredient to flavor the liquid and for dispensing the flavored liquid to a user-cup,a dilution arrangement for mixing the liquid unflavored with the flavo
1. A beverage preparation machine having a fluid circuit comprising: a liquid flavoring arrangement for circulating a liquid through a flavoring ingredient to flavor the liquid and for dispensing the flavored liquid to a user-cup,a dilution arrangement for mixing the liquid unflavored with the flavored liquid upon flavoring,a first outlet for dispensing the flavored liquid, and a second outlet for dispensing the unflavored liquid, the first outlet and the second outlet arranged to direct the flavored and unflavored liquids to a single filling position for the user-cup below the first and second outlets,and the fluid circuit has a dispensing configuration for dispensing the flavored and unflavored liquids from the fluid circuit to a receptacle filling zone within a notional virtual dispensing cylinder having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 cm, the receptacle filling zone arranged to support the user-cup in the single filling position in which the user-cup collects the flavored and unflavored liquids below the first and second outlets, and the dispensing configuration is selected from the group consisting of (i) the first and second outlets are in contact with each other to dispense the flavored and unflavored liquids, respectively, into the user-cup located vertically underneath the first and second outlets, (ii) the first and second outlets are adjacent to each other by a distance less than 20 mm to dispense the flavored and unflavored liquids, respectively, into the user-cup located vertically underneath the first and second outlets, (iii) the first outlet is arranged within the second outlet, and (iv) the second outlet is arranged within the first outlet. 2. The machine of claim 1, wherein the notional virtual dispensing cylinder has a diameter of 0.1 to 1 cm. 3. The machine of claim 1, wherein the first and second outlets are relatively fixed to each other. 4. The machine of claim 3, wherein the first outlet is arranged within the second outlet. 5. The machine of claim 3, wherein the second outlet is arranged within the first outlet. 6. The machine of claim 3, wherein the first and second outlets are concentric with each other. 7. The machine of claim 1, wherein the fluid circuit comprises a beverage dispensing head for dispensing the flavored and unflavored liquids to the user-receptacle located below the dispensing head. 8. The machine of claim 1, comprising a control unit that is associated with the fluid circuit and that is arranged for preparing: a first beverage by dispensing flavored and unflavored liquids to a user-mug; and a second beverage that is smaller than the first beverage by dispensing only flavored liquid to the user-cup. 9. The machine of claim 1, which is arranged to dispense simultaneously flavored and unflavored liquids. 10. The machine of claim 1, which is arranged to dispense sequentially flavored and unflavored liquids. 11. The machine of claim 1, wherein the fluid circuit comprises at least one pump for circulating the liquid in the flavoring arrangement and circulating the liquid in the dilution arrangement. 12. The machine of claim 1, wherein the fluid circuit comprises at least one heater for heating the liquid circulated in the flavoring arrangement and the liquid circulated in the dilution arrangement. 13. The machine of claim 1, wherein the flavoring arrangement comprises a chamber for receiving a flavoring ingredient, the ingredient chamber having an inlet for unflavored liquid and an outlet for liquid flavored by circulating through the flavoring ingredient. 14. The machine of claim 1, wherein the fluid circuit comprises a beverage dispensing head for dispensing the flavored and unflavored liquids to the user-receptacle located below the dispensing head, the dispensing head being configured to: comprise the first outlet for dispensing the flavored liquid and the second outlet for dispensing the unflavored liquid ; andextend generally horizontally over a beverage dispensing area for said user-receptacle, the beverage dispensing area comprising a receptacle support device with a drip collection arrangement for collecting waste drips of said unflavored and flavored liquids. 15. The machine of claim 1, wherein the first outlet dispenses the flavored liquid directly to the single filling position for the user-cup and the second outlet dispenses the unflavored liquid directly to the single filling position for the user-cup. 16. The machine of claim 1, wherein the first and second outlets are adjacent to each other by a distance less than 5 mm. 17. The machine of claim 8, further comprising a user interface connected to the control unit, the user interface configured to accept user input identifying a selected beverage from the first beverage and the second beverage. 18. A beverage preparation system comprising a machine having a fluid circuit comprising: a liquid flavoring arrangement for circulating a liquid through a flavoring ingredient to flavor the liquid and for dispensing the flavored liquid to a user-receptacle;a dilution arrangement for mixing the liquid unflavored with the flavored liquid upon flavoring;a pre-portioned flavoring ingredient cartridge that is contained in the ingredient chamber of the machine;a first outlet for dispensing the flavored liquid, and a second outlet for dispensing the unflavored liquid, the first outlet and the second outlet arranged to direct the flavored and unflavored liquids to a single filling position for the user-receptacle below the first and second outlets;and the fluid circuit has a dispensing configuration selected from the group consisting of (i) the first and second outlets are in contact with each other to dispense the flavored and unflavored liquids, respectively, into the user-cup located vertically underneath the first and second outlets, (ii) the first and second outlets are adjacent to each other by a distance less than 20 mm to dispense the flavored and unflavored liquids, respectively, into the user-cup located vertically underneath the first and second outlets, (iii) the first outlet is arranged within the second outlet, and (iv) the second outlet. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first outlet dispenses the flavored liquid directly to the single filling position for the user-receptacle and the second outlet dispenses the unflavored liquid directly to the single filling position for the user-receptacle.
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