One hand carriable liquid food or beverage machine
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/00
A47J-031/44
A47J-031/18
출원번호
US-0747841
(2008-12-09)
등록번호
US-9049960
(2015-06-09)
우선권정보
EP-07123009 (2007-12-12)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2008/067075
(2008-12-09)
§371/§102 date
20100611
(20100611)
국제공개번호
WO2009/074553
(2009-06-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Cahen, Antoine
Kaeser, Stefan
Kollep, Alexandre
Kräuchi, Frank
Ozanne, Matthieu
Yoakim, Alfred
출원인 / 주소
Nestec S.A.
대리인 / 주소
Winston & Strawn LLP
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초록▼
A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage has an outermost housing that includes a top part and downwardly extending sidewalls which cover and shield at least part of a liquid food or beverage module. The downwardly extending sidewalls have a portion that forms, optionally together with a po
A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage has an outermost housing that includes a top part and downwardly extending sidewalls which cover and shield at least part of a liquid food or beverage module. The downwardly extending sidewalls have a portion that forms, optionally together with a portion of the top part, a grip seizable by a human hand such that the machine can be carried and displaced single handed by seizure of the grip.
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1. A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage from a pre-portioned beverage or food ingredient, comprising: a beverage or liquid food ingredient capsule holder, a used capsule receptacle and a drip tray for collecting drips of beverage or liquid food, all of which are associated with the hous
1. A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage from a pre-portioned beverage or food ingredient, comprising: a beverage or liquid food ingredient capsule holder, a used capsule receptacle and a drip tray for collecting drips of beverage or liquid food, all of which are associated with the housing and contribute to the weight of the machine;an outermost housing that has a top part and downwardly extending sidewalls which cover and shield at least part of the beverage or liquid food module that is arranged for receiving an ingredient and feeding a liquid from a liquid source in the machine to the ingredient;a pump, a heater and a piping arrangement enclosed within the outermost housing for circulating the liquid from the liquid source, wherein the outermost housing has a rear wall adjacent a liquid reservoir external to the outermost housing, and wherein the liquid reservoir has one or more reservoir walls which is/are generally flush with the housing sidewalls; andwherein the downwardly extending sidewalls have a portion that forms, together with a portion of the top part, a grip arranged in or on the sidewalls of the housing above a center of gravity of the machine so that all weight of the machine is supported when the machine is carried by the grip without risk of damage or deformation of the machine, with the center of gravity located generally vertically below the grip, wherein the grip extends over a sufficient length along the sidewalls and having a circumference such that the machine can be carried and displaced single handedly by seizure of the grip by an average size adult human hand so that the user can safely carry the machine with one hand; andwherein the grip that is formed by the portion of each downwardly extending sidewall is a longitudinal recess so that the recess in one sidewall can be grasped by the thumb of the adult human's hand and the recess in the other sidewall can be grasped by the fingers of the adult human's hand while the palm of the adult human's hand contacts the top of the machine. 2. The machine of claim 1, further comprising a pair of generally facing and downwardly extending sidewalls having facing vertical or downwardly converging upper parts that form a hand grip arrangement. 3. The machine of claim 2, wherein the sidewall portions forming the grip are spaced apart by a distance in the range of 3 to 12 cm. 4. The machine of claim 1, wherein the downwardly extending sidewalls forming the grip have overhanging upper portions to facilitate hand gripping. 5. The machine of claim 1, wherein the sidewall portions forming the grip have a recessed and/or protruding arrangement for accommodating the fingers of the adult human's hand. 6. The machine of claim 1, which has a center of gravity that is located below the grip and laterally off-set thereto by an angle of up to 30 degrees. 7. The machine of claim 1, wherein the liquid food or beverage module and the downward extending sidewalls are mounted on a platform. 8. The machine of claim 7, wherein the sidewalls and the module are off-centred on the platform, and extend in particular along an edge of the platform. 9. The machine of claim 1, wherein the downwardly extending sidewalls are generally vertical, continuous and cover substantially the entire liquid food or beverage module, the food module being connectable to a source of liquid. 10. The machine of claim 1, wherein the source of liquid is a liquid reservoir located outside the outermost housing. 11. The machine of claim 1, wherein the downwardly extending sidewalls are generally parallel and cooperate with the top part, a rear wall, a front wall and a bottom to form the outermost housing, the front wall being optionally associated with an outlet for dispensing liquid food or beverage from the module. 12. The machine of claim 1, wherein the outermost housing has a width spacing apart the housing sidewalls, the width being significantly smaller than a length and/or a height of the outermost housing. 13. The machine of claim 1, wherein the outermost housing has a front face with a beverage or liquid food outlet. 14. The machine of claim 1, wherein the liquid reservoir has at least one upright semi-circular reservoir wall having extremities that are generally flush with the housing sidewalls. 15. The machine of claim 1, wherein the sidewalls extend over substantially an entire outermost depth or outermost height of such housing. 16. A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage from a pre-portioned beverage or food ingredient, comprising: a beverage or liquid food ingredient capsule holder, a used capsule receptacle and a drip tray for collecting drips of beverage or liquid food, all of which are associated with the housing and contribute to the weight of the machine;an outermost housing that has a top part and downwardly extending sidewalls which cover and shield at least part of the beverage or liquid food module that is arranged for receiving an ingredient and feeding a liquid from a liquid source in the machine to the ingredient, wherein the downwardly extending sidewalls are spaced apart by a distance in the range of 3 to 12 cm in order to be seizable single-handedly by an average size adult human hand;a pump, a heater and a piping arrangement enclosed within the outermost housing for circulating the liquid from the liquid source, wherein the outermost housing has a rear wall adjacent a liquid reservoir external to the outermost housing, and wherein the liquid reservoir has one or more reservoir walls which is/are generally flush with the housing sidewalls; andwherein the downwardly extending sidewalls have a portion that forms, together with a portion of the top part, a grip arranged in or on the sidewalls of the housing above a center of gravity of the machine so that all weight of the machine is supported when the machine is carried by the grip without risk of damage or deformation of the machine, with the center of gravity located generally vertically below the grip, wherein the grip extends over a sufficient length along the sidewalls and having a circumference such that the machine can be carried and displaced single handedly by seizure of the grip by the adult human's hand so that the user can safely carry the machine with one hand; andwherein the grip that is formed by the portion of each downwardly extending sidewall is a longitudinal recess so that the recess in one sidewall can be grasped by the thumb of the adult human's hand and the recess in the other sidewall can be grasped by the fingers of the adult human's hand while the palm of the adult human's hand contacts the top of the machine. 17. A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage from a pre-portioned beverage or food ingredient, comprising: a beverage or liquid food ingredient capsule holder, a used capsule receptacle and a drip tray for collecting drips of beverage or liquid food, all of which are associated with the housing and contribute to the weight of the machine;an outermost housing that has a top part and downwardly extending sidewalls which cover and shield at least part of the beverage or liquid food module that is arranged for receiving an ingredient and feeding a liquid from a liquid source in the machine to the ingredient, wherein the downwardly extending sidewalls are spaced apart by a distance in the range of 3 to 12 cm in order to be seizable single-handedly by an average size adult human hand;a pump, a heater and a piping arrangement enclosed within the outermost housing for circulating the liquid from the liquid source, wherein the outermost housing has a rear wall adjacent a liquid reservoir external to the outermost housing, and wherein the liquid reservoir has one or more reservoir walls which is/are generally flush with the housing sidewalls; andwherein the downwardly extending sidewalls have a portion that forms, together with a portion of the top part, a grip arranged in or on the sidewalls of the housing above a center of gravity of the machine so that all weight of the machine is supported when the machine is carried by the grip without risk of damage or deformation of the machine, with the center of gravity located generally vertically below the grip, wherein the grip extends over a sufficient length along the sidewalls and having a circumference such that the machine can be carried and displaced single handedly by seizure of the grip by the adult human's hand so that the user can safely carry the machine with one hand; andwherein the portion of each downwardly extending sidewall that forms the grip includes a surface structure or composition that provides an anti-slip surface and sufficient friction to facilitate gripping by the adult human's hand and fingers.
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