Assembly for a machine for making infused beverages
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/44
A47J-031/36
출원번호
US-0699551
(2011-05-25)
등록번호
US-9993107
(2018-06-12)
우선권정보
FR-10 54010 (2010-05-25)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2011/058388
(2011-05-25)
§371/§102 date
20130206
(20130206)
국제공개번호
WO2011/147790
(2011-12-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Blanc, Jean-Pierre
Goering, Alain
출원인 / 주소
Compagnie Mediterraneenne Des Cafes
대리인 / 주소
McCracken & Gillen LLC
인용정보
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0인용 특허 :
4
초록▼
The present invention relates to an assembly formed by a removable infusion unit and the supporting or locking elements thereof, for a machine for preparing beverages by extraction of a product to be infused. The assembly includes a receptacle intended to be rigidly connected to the machine and conf
The present invention relates to an assembly formed by a removable infusion unit and the supporting or locking elements thereof, for a machine for preparing beverages by extraction of a product to be infused. The assembly includes a receptacle intended to be rigidly connected to the machine and configured to removably receive the infusion unit. The assembly also includes a device for locking the unit onto the receptacle and an actuation device supported by either the unit or the receptacle and which controls the locking device and is arranged such that in a position in which the actuation device is deactivated, the locking device prevents the unit from being disconnected from the receptacle, and in a position in which the actuation device is activated, the locking device allows the unit to be disconnected from the receptacle. The invention is suitable for use in machines for preparing EXPRESSO-type beverages by extracting a product to be infused.
대표청구항▼
1. An assembly for a machine for preparing beverages by extraction of a product to be infused contained in a dose comprising: a unit for receiving the dose and infusing the product contained in the dose, the unit being at least equipped with an extraction chamber, the extraction chamber including tw
1. An assembly for a machine for preparing beverages by extraction of a product to be infused contained in a dose comprising: a unit for receiving the dose and infusing the product contained in the dose, the unit being at least equipped with an extraction chamber, the extraction chamber including two half-chambers capable of being mutually moved closer or farther apart for respectively closing or opening the extraction chamber, and a device for opening and closing the extraction chamber, characterised in that said assembly includes a receptacle configured to be rigidly connected to the machine and configured to removably receive the unit, in that said assembly includes a locking device for locking the unit onto the receptacle, said locking device comprising at least one locking member slidably mounted onto the unit and at least one complementary locking member supported by the receptacle, and an actuation device which is configured to be activated manually by the operator and supported by the unit and which controls the locking member, the locking member being slidably mounted with regard to the actuation device and in that said assembly is arranged such that:in a first position in which the actuation device is deactivated, an engagement of the locking member with the associated complementary locking member producing a rigid connection of the unit in relation to the receptacle so that the locking device prevents the unit from being disconnected from the receptacle,in a second position in which the actuation device is activated, the locking device allows the unit to be disconnected from the receptacle, wherein to pass from the first position to the second position, the locking member slides in a first sliding direction to disengage from the complementary locking member, wherein to pass from the second position to the first position the locking member slides in a second direction, contrary to the first sliding direction, to engage the complementary locking member;wherein the actuation device includes a manual control element configured to be pulled to cause the actuation of the actuation device, said control element being slidably mounted on the unit in a direction different from the first and second directions, the sliding movement of the control element resulting in the sliding of the locking member, and said control element being configured to participate, at least partially, in the gripping of the unit in view of the separation thereof from the receptacle, wherein the assembly comprises a gripping member fixedly attached to the unit, and shaped such that the operator can grasp simultaneously and with a single hand the control element and the gripping member to achieve the separation, from the receptacle, of the unit equipped with the extraction chamber including the two half-chambers. 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking member forms a bolt supported by the unit whereas the complementary locking member thereof forms a strike supported by the receptacle. 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit includes two locking members and two complementary locking members, wherein the two locking members each form bolts supported by the unit whereas the complementary locking members thereof form strikes supported by the receptacle and wherein the unit includes a peripheral belt surrounding the infusion unit, said peripheral belt supporting the two locking members that each form the bolts, said bolts being symmetrically arranged on the belt. 4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein the belt includes ribs extending in the sliding direction and the locking member forming the bolt includes raised patterns that are complementary to the ribs and configured to provide the translational guidance of the locking member forming the bolt on the belt. 5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit includes at least one hydraulic connector and the receptacle includes at least one complementary connector to provide a hydraulic supply of the unit, the connector of the unit and the complementary connector of the receptacle being shaped to define a thrust direction for a pressurized fluid injected into the unit, the at least one locking member being configured to slide in a direction perpendicular to the thrust direction. 6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit is configured to be supplied with pressurized fluid and a pressurized fluid supply generates on the unit a thrust force in a thrust direction, the assembly is configured to be shaped so that the locking member and the complementary locking member engage such that said thrust force tends to move closer the locking member and the complementary locking member. 7. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit includes the actuation device configured to move closer and/or farther apart the two half-chambers. 8. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the control element is a handle configured to be moved during the actuation thereof and including a first inclined surface arranged to engage with a second inclined surface supported by the associated locking device such that the movement of the handle results in a movement of the locking device. 9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the handle is slidably mounted onto the unit and configured such that a sliding of the handle results in a sliding of the associated locking device in a direction perpendicular to the handle. 10. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit is arranged such that a pressure applied on the control element allows the unit to be disconnected from the receptacle and that a tension exerted manually on the gripping member by the operator separates the unit from the receptacle. 11. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the unit is arranged such that during the passage from the first position to the second position, the portion of the control element activated by the operator moves closer to a gripping surface provided on the gripping member. 12. The assembly according to claim 11, wherein the gripping surface forms an additional handle complementary to the control element of the actuation device. 13. The assembly according to claim 1, including a return device configured to bring the locking device or the actuation device respectively to the first position in which the actuation device is deactivated and the locking member is engaged. 14. A method for assembling an assembly comprising the steps of: providing the assembly according to claim 1;activating the actuation device such that the locking device allows the unit to be disconnected from the receptacle;placing the unit on or in the receptacle;deactivating the actuation device such that the locking device prevents the unit from being disconnected from the receptacle.
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Blanc Jean Pierre,FRX ; Ferrier Christian,FRX, Automatic machine for the preparation of hot beverage infusions.
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