A machine for preparing beverages is described. The machine has a support structure which defines a first area for receiving a capsule that contains a beverage preparation and a second area for beverage delivery. The machine has support means for supporting the capsule containing a beverage preparat
A machine for preparing beverages is described. The machine has a support structure which defines a first area for receiving a capsule that contains a beverage preparation and a second area for beverage delivery. The machine has support means for supporting the capsule containing a beverage preparation at the first area and means for directing a localized hot air jet to a predetermined localized portion of an enclosure of the capsule to form a first through opening in the predetermined localized portion thereby allowing the beverage preparation to come out therefrom.
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1. A machine for preparing beverages using a capsule that contains a beverage preparation, comprising: a support structure which defines a first area for receiving a capsule that contains a beverage preparation and a second area for beverage delivery;capsule support means for supporting the capsule
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A machine for preparing beverages using a capsule that contains a beverage preparation, comprising: a support structure which defines a first area for receiving a capsule that contains a beverage preparation and a second area for beverage delivery;capsule support means for supporting the capsule containing the beverage preparation at said first area; andmeans for forming at least one opening in an enclosure of the capsule containing the beverage preparation, said means for forming at least one opening in the capsule being located proximate to said first area to act on the capsule supported by said capsule support means, wherein: said means for forming at least one through opening in the enclosure of the capsule include localized heating means for directing a localized thermal flux to a restricted portion of an area at which said capsule support means for the capsule containing the beverage preparation, to generate localized heating in a local portion of the enclosure of the capsule supported by said support means for causing the enclosure of said capsule to lose its physical integrity without being in direct contact with said enclosure, thereby forming a first through opening in the enclosure of said capsule which is adapted to allow the beverage preparation to come out of the capsule without interference with said restricted portion of the area at which said support means support the capsule containing the beverage preparation,said capsule support means are supported by said support structure in a rotatable manner, andsaid machine comprises drive means for causing and controlling rotation of said capsule support means relative to said support structure to cause the capsule supported by said capsule support means to be overturned. 2. The machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said localized heating means for directing the localized thermal flux comprise a delivery nozzle from which a hot fluid jet is ejected,said machine comprises means for generating an airflow and means for heating the airflow generated by said means for generating the airflow, anda hot air jet, heated in said heating means of the machine, the hot air jet coming out of said delivery nozzle. 3. The machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said machine comprises means for generating overheated steam, andan overheated steam jet, generated by said means for generating overheated steam, comes out of said delivery nozzle. 4. The machine as claimed in claim 1, comprising vibrating means associated with said capsule support means to cause the capsule supported by said capsule support means to be vibrated/shaken. 5. A method of preparing a beverage from a capsule that contains a beverage preparation, comprising the steps of: providing a capsule that comprises a beverage preparation;forming a first through opening in a first localized portion of an enclosure of said capsule, and a second through opening at a second localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule;causing the beverage preparation to come out of said capsule through said first and second through openings, andmixing said beverage preparation with a liquid, wherein: said forming the first through opening in the first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule is carried out by directing a localized thermal flux to said first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule to cause the enclosure of the capsule to lose its physical integrity, due to localized softening and/or localized melting of the localized portion of a material of said enclosure at said localized portion, andsaid second through opening is formed after overturning said capsule by directing said localized thermal flux to said second localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule. 6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a step of vibrating or shaking said capsule to cause said beverage preparation to fall by gravity through said first through opening. 7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said forming the first through opening in the first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule is carried out without contacting the enclosure of said capsule by a solid body. 8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said localized thermal flux is directed towards said first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule to cause a pass-through opening in said enclosure without be in contact with said enclosure of said capsule. 9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said thermal flux is obtained by a hot fluid jet directed against said first localized portion of the enclosure of the capsule. 10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said hot fluid is air or overheated steam. 11. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule is a portion of the capsule that faces upwards, with reference to a position of the capsule relative to a floor. 12. The method as claimed in claim 11, comprising the step of overturning said capsule after forming said first through opening, to cause said beverage preparation to fall by gravity from said capsule through said at least one first through opening. 13. A method of preparing a beverage from a capsule that contains a beverage preparation, comprising the steps of: providing a capsule that comprises a beverage preparation;forming at least one first through opening in a first localized portion of an enclosure of said capsule;causing the beverage preparation to come out of said capsule through said at least one first through opening, andmixing said beverage preparation with a liquid, wherein: said forming at least one first through opening in the first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule is carried out by directing a localized thermal flux to said first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule to cause the enclosure of the capsule to lose its physical integrity, due to localized softening and/or localized melting of the localized portion of a material of said enclosure at said localized portion,said capsule has an inner volume that is larger than a volume of the beverage preparation contained therein, whereby said capsule is found to have an enclosure portion that is not contacted nor licked by said beverage preparation, andsaid first localized portion of the enclosure of said capsule is found to be coincident with said enclosure portion that is not contacted or licked by said beverage preparation. 14. A method of preparing a beverage from a capsule containing a beverage preparation, comprising the steps of: providing a capsule comprising a beverage preparation;forming at least one first through opening in a first localized portion of an enclosure of the capsule;causing the beverage preparation to come out of the capsule through the at least one first through opening, andmixing the beverage preparation with a liquid, wherein the steps are carried out by a machine comprising: a support structure which defines a first area for receiving the capsule that contains the beverage preparation and a second area for beverage delivery;capsule support means for supporting the capsule containing the beverage preparation at said first area; andmeans for forming the at least one first through opening, said means for forming the at least one first through opening being located proximate to said first area to act on the capsule supported by said capsule support means,wherein: said means for forming the at least one first through opening include localized heating means for directing a localized thermal flux to a restricted portion of an area at which said capsule support means for the capsule containing the beverage preparation, to generate localized heating in a local portion of the enclosure of the capsule supported by said support means for causing the enclosure of said capsule to lose its physical integrity without being in direct contact with said enclosure, thereby forming the first through opening in the enclosure of said capsule which is adapted to allow the beverage preparation to come out of the capsule without interference with said restricted portion of the area at which said support means support the capsule containing the beverage preparation, and wherein the forming the at least one first through opening in the first localized portion of the enclosure of the capsule is carried out by directing the localized thermal flux to the first localized portion of the enclosure of the capsule to cause the enclosure of the capsule to lose its physical integrity, due to localized softening and/or localized melting of the localized portion of a material of the enclosure at the localized portion.
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