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US 11,337,542 B2Granted
Brewing module and drinks preparation machine
AssigneeTchibo GmbH
InventorFriedrich Kroos
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Abstract
A brewing module for preparing a brewed drink from a portion capsule includes a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part which is movable relative to this between a first brewing module part position and a second brewing module part position. An operating element is further present, the operating element being able to be brought manually from a first into a second operating element position. The brewing module has an energy store which is configured, by way of moving the operating element from the first into the second position, to intermediately store energy which is coupled into the brewing module and, activated by a release, to convert it again into a movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position.
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A brewing module for preparing a brewed drink from a portion capsule, comprising:
- a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part, the second brewing module part being movable relative to said first brewing module part between a first brewing module part position and a second brewing module part position, wherein, in the second brewing module part position, a brewing chamber is formed which during a brewing procedure at least partly surrounds the portion capsule situated in a brewing position, wherein the brewing module is configured to brew a brewed drink by way of introducing a brewing fluid into the portion capsule and to discharge said brewed drink out of the portion capsule;
- an operating element that can be brought manually from a first into a second operating element position;
- an energy store, which is configured to intermediately store energy that is coupled into the brewing module, by way of moving the operating element from the first into the second position, and to again convert it, activated by a release, into a movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position;
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- a transmission mechanism for coupling the physical work executed on the operating element into the energy store, and for converting a work-executing force from the energy store into the movement of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part;
- wherein the transmission mechanism is designed as a lever mechanism and comprises a plurality of levers which are pivotable relative to one another;
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- wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a first toggle lever which at one of the end rotation points is connected to the second brewing module part and at the other of the end rotation points to a fixed mounting location, wherein, via a toggle joint of the first toggle lever, a drive force for the movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position can be coupled in.
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A brewing module for preparing a brewed drink from a portion capsule, comprising:
- a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part, the second brewing module part being movable relative to said first brewing module part between a first brewing module part position and a second brewing module part position, wherein, in the second brewing module part position, a brewing chamber is formed which during a brewing procedure at least partly surrounds the portion capsule situated in a brewing position, wherein the brewing module is configured to brew a brewed drink by way of introducing a brewing fluid into the portion capsule and to discharge said brewed drink out of the portion capsule;
- an operating element that can be brought manually from a first into a second operating element position;
- an energy store, which is configured to intermediately store energy that is coupled into the brewing module, by way of moving the operating element from the first into the second position, and to again convert it, activated by a release, into a movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position;
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- a damping mechanism which acts in a damping manner on movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position;
- wherein the energy store is a gas compression spring, into which the damping mechanism is integrated.
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A brewing module for preparing a brewed drink from a portion capsule, comprising:
- a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part, the second brewing module part being movable relative to said first brewing module part between a first brewing module part position and a second brewing module part position, wherein, in the second brewing module part position, a brewing chamber is formed which during a brewing procedure at least partly surrounds the portion capsule situated in a brewing position, wherein the brewing module is configured to brew a brewed drink by way of introducing a brewing fluid into the portion capsule and to discharge said brewed drink out of the portion capsule;
- an operating element that can be brought manually from a first into a second operating element position;
- an energy store, which is configured to intermediately store energy that is coupled into the brewing module, by way of moving the operating element from the first into the second position, and to again convert it, activated by a release, into a movement from the first brewing module part position into the second brewing module part position;
- a transmission mechanism for coupling the physical work executed on the operating element into the energy store, and for converting a work-executing force from the energy store into the movement of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part;
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- a mechanically drivable blowing device which is arranged to be driven by the transmission mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.