Mixing and dispensing apparatus with movable mixing chamber

A method for producing a liquid beverage in a mixing and dispensing apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing a mixing chamber in a first position, the mixing chamber comprising an upward wall and a bottom wall,
• in the first position, feeding the mixing chamber with soluble ingredient by the means of at least one metering device cooperating with a soluble ingredient source,
• moving the mixing chamber away from the metering device and out of the first position into a second position in which the metering device outlet does not emerge into the mixing chamber inlet,
• in the second position:
• feeding a diluent in the mixing chamber to mix the diluent with the soluble ingredient and dissolve the soluble ingredient into a liquid beverage, and
• draining the liquid beverage from the mixing chamber through a beverage outlet in the bottom wall of the mixing chamber.

A beverage mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a metering device,
• a mixing chamber configured for dissolving soluble ingredients in a diluent to form a beverage and comprising an upward wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall comprising a beverage outlet through which the beverage is drained from the mixing chamber,
• at least one diluent feed, and
• the mixing chamber being movable between a metering position where a metering device outlet emerges in the mixing chamber inlet, and a mixing position where the diluent feed can inject the diluent in the mixing chamber and the metering device outlet does not emerge in the mixing chamber inlet.

A beverage mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a metering device,
• a mixing chamber configured for dissolving soluble ingredients in a diluent to form a beverage and comprising at least an upward wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall comprising a beverage outlet through which the beverage is drained from the mixing chamber,
• at least one diluent feeding means,
• means for moving the mixing chamber, the mixing chamber being movable between a metering position where (i) a metering device outlet emerges into the mixing chamber inlet and (ii) the diluent feeding means do not emerge into the mixing chamber inlet, and a mixing position where (i) the diluent feeding means can inject the diluent into the mixing chamber, (ii) the diluent feeding means emerge into the mixing chamber inlet or in a channel running along the upward wall of the mixing chamber, and (iii) the metering device outlet does not emerge into the mixing chamber inlet,
• wherein the mixing chamber is movable to at least one diluent delivery position where neither the diluent feeding means nor the metering device outlet emerge into the mixing chamber inlet, and
• wherein the mixing chamber comprises an extension plate on its external wall, the plate being pierced by at least a hole and the hole facing the diluent feeding means in a diluent delivery position.