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AssigneesKoninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., Koninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJoeke Noordhuis, Johan Van Toor
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Dispensing module for a beverage preparation machine For providing a beverage with a proper consistency using a capsule-based brewing system wherein hot liquid is injected into the capsule under pressure, which capsule is placed against a brewing plate (210) with protrusion (212) arranged to cut the capsule cover under pressure, it has been found that a free flow of the prepared beverage can flow gradually from the brewing plate (210) towards an outlet nozzle (126). An open passage (206) from the brewing plate (210) via a collector chamber (204) downstream of the brewing plate, to the outlet nozzle (126) may be provided with an open and slanted gutter (222) to lead the beverage out of the collector chamber (204) to provide the best results. Due to the open nature of the conduit, jets of beverage form the brewing plate may the open gutter and soil the machine. This may be prevented by providing appropriate shielding (250) between the brewing plate and the gutter or an opening thereof.
Dispensing module for a beverage preparation machine arranged to brew a beverage by extracting matter from a substance by passing hot liquid under pressure through the substance, the module comprising:
Dispensing module according to any preceding claim, wherein the outlet conduit comprising a gutter, wherein at least part of the gutter is, in use, slanted downward.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the outlet conduit comprises a plurality of subsequent gutter segments and the slope of the gutter segments increases at further distance from the plurality of openings.
Dispensing module according to any preceding claim wherein the deflector wall extends substantially parallel to the fluid receiving plate.
Dispensing module according to any preceding claim, wherein the collector outlet opening is provided near a lower side of the collector, preferably in the collector wall.
Dispensing module according to any preceding claim wherein the collector wall extends substantially parallel to the fluid receiving plate.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the fluid receiving plate and the deflector wall is provided with spacers distributed along the periphery of the at least one of the fluid receiving plate and the deflector wall arranged for establishing a space between the fluid receiving plate and the deflector wall.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the openings in the fluid receiving plate have a directional outlet and at least part of the deflector wall is provided in a flow path between the collector outlet and openings of which the outlet is directed towards the collector outlet.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the area of the deflector wall is substantially equal to or larger than the plurality of openings.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the deflector wall is curved with a concave side of the deflector wall facing the fluid receiving plate.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the fluid collector is connected to the outlet conduit.
Dispensing module according to any of the preceding claims, the collector further comprising a circumferential wall connecting the fluid receiving plate to the collector wall, thus forming a collector chamber.
Dispensing module according to any preceding claim, wherein the fluid receiving plate is arranged on a side which faces, in use, the capsule for opening the capsule under the influence of fluid pressure.
Machine for preparing a beverage from a hot liquid and a substance, the machine comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.