Device for preparing a beverage by centrifugation
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/22
A23F-005/26
출원번호
US-0650528
(2013-12-06)
등록번호
US-9775463
(2017-10-03)
우선권정보
EP-12195801 (2012-12-06)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2013/075741
(2013-12-06)
국제공개번호
WO2014/102048
(2014-07-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Jarisch, Christian
Struzka, Zbynek
Etter, Stefan
Perentes, Alexandre
출원인 / 주소
Nestec S. A.
대리인 / 주소
Dunlap Codding, P.C.
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초록
A device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle by driving the receptacle in centrifugation is disclosed, along with methods for using same.
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1. A device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle by driving the receptacle in centrifugation comprising: a receptacle holder arranged for holding the receptacle in a position enabling it to be driven in rotation along a longitudinal axis of rotation, the rece
1. A device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle by driving the receptacle in centrifugation comprising: a receptacle holder arranged for holding the receptacle in a position enabling it to be driven in rotation along a longitudinal axis of rotation, the receptacle holder comprising a support portion and a side wall extending from the support portion,a liquid interface arranged for engaging against the receptacle and for supplying water in the receptacle and/or extracting the beverage from the receptacle, wherein the liquid interface comprises a base for engaging the receptacle and an injector for supplying liquid to the receptacle,a collector for collecting the beverage obtained by the interaction between the ingredient and water in the receptacle,wherein the receptacle holder and the liquid interface are connected together at least during rotation in such a manner that these parts rotate together with the receptacle during centrifugation, and wherein the receptacle holder and liquid interface are connected via at least a first engaging surface of one of the receptacle holder or the liquid interface and a second engaging surface connected to the other one of the receptacle holder or the liquid interface, wherein the first and second engaging surfaces are adapted to be engaged in contact together at least during rotation of the device in a manner preventing the receptacle holder and the liquid interface from moving away from each other, at least in the axial direction of rotation, andwherein the second engaging surface is arranged to be moveably connected to the other one of the parts with at least one degree of freedom at least about a pivoting axis to allow engagement forces between the two engaging surfaces to increase as a result of the increase of the centrifugal forces. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein a discharge opening is provided in the device for allowing gases in the receptacle to escape through said opening when supplying water in the receptacle, and wherein the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface are not engaged in a static state of the device at least when supplying water in the receptacle before the rotation of the parts during the extraction of the beverage. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging surface is arranged to be moveably connected to the first engaging surface with at least one degree of freedom at least about a pivoting axis being substantially in parallel to the longitudinal axis of rotation. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein a mass element is removably provided on the second engaging surface for increasing the centrifugal forces. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging surfaces of the two parts of the device are such that they extend at least in a direction of the parts which is inclined or curved relative to the axial direction of rotation. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging surface is provided by a rotatably mounted member which has a rotational axis being orthogonally arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis of rotation. 7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging surface is a circumferential groove in the respective one of the receptacle holder or the liquid interface, with which the second engaging surface engages at least during centrifugation. 8. The device according to claim 2, wherein the discharge openings are radial through-openings which are provided in the first engaging surface. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the injector of the liquid interface injects liquid in the centre of the receptacle. 10. The device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid interface further comprises a series of perforating members for perforating outlet openings in an upper wall and/or sidewall of the receptacle to thereby extract the beverage from the receptacle. 11. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a flow restriction valve comprising a pressing portion engaging with a rim portion of the receptacle, wherein the pressing portion of the valve engages with a rim portion of the receptacle under the load of an elastic biasing means, wherein during centrifugation, the pressing portion is moved away from the rim portion by the pressure of the centrifuged beverage so as to create at least one flow passage between the pressing portion and the rim portion of the receptacle. 12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or second engaging surface is located above the receptacle. 13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises discharge openings for the beverage escaping the receptacle, wherein the discharge openings for the liquid and the discharge openings for the gases are identical. 14. A method for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle, comprising the steps of: placing the receptacle in a receptacle holder, wherein the receptacle holder comprises a support portion and a side wall extending from the support portion,engaging a liquid interface against the receptacle, wherein the liquid interface comprises a base for engaging the receptacle and an injector for supplying liquid to the receptacle,supplying water in the receptacle through the injector of the liquid interface,driving the receptacle in rotation along a longitudinal axis of rotation by rotating the receptacle holder and the liquid interface together with the receptacle,collecting the beverage obtained by the interaction between the ingredient and water in the receptacle by a collector,wherein the receptacle holder and the liquid interface are connected together at least during rotation in such a manner that these parts rotate together with the receptacle during centrifugation, wherein the receptacle holder and the liquid interface are connected via at least a first engaging surface of one of the receptacle holder or the liquid interface and a second engaging surface connected to the other one of the receptacle holder or the liquid interface, wherein the first and second engaging surfaces engage in contact together at least during rotation of the device in a manner preventing the receptacle holder and the liquid interface from moving away from each other, at least in the axial direction of rotation, andwherein the second engaging surface is arranged to be moveably connected to the other one of the parts with at least one degree of freedom at least about a pivoting axis being substantially in parallel to the longitudinal axis of rotation to increase the engagement forces between the two engaging surfaces as a result of the increase of the centrifugal forces. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein, during the step of supplying water in the receptacle, the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface are not engaged in said static state of the device and gases in the receptacle escape via a discharge opening provided in the device, wherein the supply of water in the receptacle results in an increase of pressure in the receptacle thus lifting the liquid interface from the receptacle holder to provide a discharge passage for the gases between the receptacle and the discharge opening.
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