Centrifugal brewing machine with flow collecting assembly
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsStefan Etter, Alexandre Perentes, Christian Jarisch
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Abstract
Centrifugal brewing machine (1) for preparing a beverage comprising: a rotating brewing unit (2) configured for receiving a liquid and beverage ingredients, a collector (11) disposed around the brewing unit (2) for collecting the brewed liquid projected outwardly as result of the centrifugation forces obtained from the rotation of the brewing unit, wherein a thin annular liquid projection gap (38) is provided between at least one outlet wall (43) of the rotating brewing unit comprising at least one outlet (40) and the collector (11).
Claims10
A centrifugal brewing machine for preparing a beverage, the centrifugal brewing machine comprising:
- a rotating brewing unit comprising a beverage ingredient holder, configured for receiving liquid and beverage ingredients, and mechanically coupled to a motor unit in the centrifugal brewing machine, the beverage ingredient holder comprises at least one outlet wall, and the motor unit is linked to the beverage ingredient holder and configured to rotate the beverage ingredient holder;
- a collector that encircles the rotating brewing unit for collecting brewed liquid projected outwardly as a result of centrifugation forces due to rotation of the rotating brewing unit, the collector comprising an annular collecting track that comprises an annular wall heated by a heater physically connected thereto;
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- a thin annular liquid projection gap extending between the at least one outlet wall of the beverage ingredient holder and the annular wall of the annular collecting track of the collector, the at least one outlet wall comprising a plurality of outlets or a continuous annular slit for enabling the brewed liquid to leave the rotating brewing unit during centrifugation process,
- the beverage ingredient holder comprising a flow directing member configured to guide a flow of the brewed liquid towards the plurality of outlets or the continuous annular slit, and the flow directing member comprising at least a portion of the annular wall projecting downwards inside the collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.