A device (1) handles a capsule (2a, 2b) having a flange (2a′, 2b′). The device comprises: a first part (10) and a second part (20) that are relatively movable across a space (3a, 3b) from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing such capsule (2a, 2b) to an extraction position for extracting
A device (1) handles a capsule (2a, 2b) having a flange (2a′, 2b′). The device comprises: a first part (10) and a second part (20) that are relatively movable across a space (3a, 3b) from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing such capsule (2a, 2b) to an extraction position for extracting such capsule; a third part (30) for guiding such capsule (2a, 2b) to in between the first and second parts (10,20) when in the transfer position; and stop means (32a,32b). The stop means are configured for successively: stopping the capsule (2a, 2b) in between the first and second parts (10, 20) in the transfer position; maintaining the capsule while the first and second parts (10, 20) are relatively moved from the transfer position towards the extraction position to receive the capsule; and allowing a liberation of the capsule from the stop means after reception of the capsule by at least one of the first and second parts (10,20) while relatively moving towards the extraction position. The third part (30) has a flange section (300) that has a first position for engaging with and guiding the capsule flange (2a′, 2b′) when the first and second parts (10, 20) are in the transfer position before liberation of such capsule (2a, 2b) from the stop means (32a, 32b). The flange section (300) in the first position extends into such space (3a, 3b), the flange section (300) being moved after the capsule liberation from its first position to a second position in which the flange section (300) is retracted from the space (3a, 3b) to allow a crossing thereof by the at least one of the first and second parts (10, 20).
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1. A device for handling a capsule having a flange, the device comprising: a first part and a second part that are relatively movable across a space from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing the capsule to an extraction position for extracting the capsule;a third part for guiding the ca
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A device for handling a capsule having a flange, the device comprising: a first part and a second part that are relatively movable across a space from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing the capsule to an extraction position for extracting the capsule;a third part for guiding the capsule to inbetween the first and second parts when in the transfer position;a stop member for successively: stopping the capsule inbetween the first and second parts in the transfer position; maintaining the capsule while the first and second parts are relatively moved from the transfer position towards the extraction position to receive the capsule; and allowing a liberation of the capsule from the stop member after reception of the capsule by at least one of the first and second parts while relatively moving towards the extraction position;the third part having a flange section that has a first position for engaging with and guiding the capsule flange when the first and second parts are in the transfer position before liberation of the capsule from the stop member; andthe flange section in the first position extends into the space, the flange section being moved after the liberation from the first position to a second position in which the flange section is retracted from the space to allow a crossing thereof by the at least one of the first and second parts,the device is for handling a first capsule having a first flange and a second capsule having a second flange greater than the first flange, wherein the third part has:a first portion for engaging with and guiding the first flange of the first capsule; anda second portion for engaging with and guiding the second flange of the second capsule,the third part configured such that:the first portion is bypassed by the second flange when the second capsule is guided to inbetween the first and second parts in the transfer position; andthe second portion is bypassed by the first flange when the first capsule is guided to inbetween the first and second parts in the transfer position. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the stop member comprises at least one member for stopping the first capsule flange after engagement in the first portion and/or for stopping the second capsule flange after engagement in the second portion. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a first flange engagement and guiding arrangement dimensioned for the first flange and wherein the second portion has a second flange engagement and guiding arrangement dimensioned for the second flange. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a first flange engagement and guiding arrangement comprising facing rails or grooves for engaging with generally opposite and corresponding matching edges of the first flange and/or wherein the second portion has a second flange engagement and guiding arrangement comprising facing rails or grooves for engaging with generally opposite and corresponding matching edges of the second flange. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the first and second portions have the facing rails or grooves, the facing rails or grooves of the first portion being spaced apart by a first spacing distance adjusted to the first flange, the facing rails or grooves of the second portion being spaced apart by a second spacing distance adjusted to the second flange, and the second spacing distance being greater than the first spacing distance. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the third part has a characteristic selected from the group consisting of: a branching portion for directing the first flange to the first portion and the second flange to the second portion;a common portion for engaging with any of the first and second flanges and for guiding the flanges either to the first portion or to the second portion; anda window for allowing any of the capsules into the third part. 7. The device of claim 2, wherein the stop member comprises at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of: at least one pair of facing members for stopping thereinbetween the first capsule flange and/or the second capsule flange; andat least a first member for stopping the first capsule flange and at least one second member for stopping the second capsule flange; anda pair of facing first members for stopping therebetween the first capsule flange and a pair of facing second members for stopping therebetween the second capsule flange. 8. A device for handling a capsule having a flange, the device comprising: a first part and a second part that are relatively movable across a space from a transfer position for inserting and/or removing the capsule to an extraction position for extracting the capsule;a third part for guiding the capsule to inbetween the first and second parts when in the transfer position;a stop member for successively: stopping the capsule inbetween the first and second parts in the transfer position; maintaining the capsule while the first and second parts are relatively moved from the transfer position towards the extraction position to receive the capsule; and allowing a liberation of the capsule from the stop member after reception of the capsule by at least one of the first and second parts while relatively moving towards the extraction position;the third part having a flange section that has a first position for engaging with and guiding the capsule flange when the first and second parts are in the transfer position before liberation of the capsule from the stop member; andthe flange section in the first position extends into the space, the flange section being moved after the liberation from the first position to a second position in which the flange section is retracted from the space to allow a crossing thereof by the at least one of the first and second parts,wherein at least one of the first and second parts is arranged to take selectively a first configuration for receiving a first capsule and a second configuration for receiving a second capsule larger than the first capsule,wherein the first and second parts in the first configuration are relatively movable across a first space and wherein the first and second parts in the second configuration are relatively movable across a second space that is larger than the first space, the flange section in the first position extending into the second space and being moved into the second position when the first and second parts in the second configuration are moved to the extraction position,and the flange section in the first position has a characteristic selected from the group consisting of:extending into the first space and being moved into the second position when the first and second parts in their first configuration are moved to the extraction position;remaining outside the first space and remaining in the first position while the first and second parts in the first configuration are moved from the transfer position to the extraction position; andextending into the first and second spaces and being moved into the second position when the first and second parts in the first configuration or in the second configuration are moved to the extraction position.
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