US 9,402,503 B2Granted

Apparatus and method for preparing beverages by electromagnetic radiation

OwnerHendrik Meyl, Frank Templin +1inventors

InventorsHendrik Meyl, Frank Templin, Bernd Spleiss

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Abstract

The invention is an improvement of the filter unit in beverage makers. Said filter unit comprises a filter insert and a filter lock, can be placed as a whole onto and removed from the brewing container, and at the same time ensures good sealing of all components. For improved handling, the brewing chamber can be filled and closed outside of the beverage-maker, wherein the particularly large depth of the filter insert offers significant assistance. Closing the brewing chamber by means of the filter closure prevents the beverage base material from oozing out due to a ring engaging in the filter insert and additionally ensures its adequate sealing. By widening the brewing chamber, the beverage-making machine provides a consistent quality of the beverages with of different fill levels.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for preparing beverages, comprising:

a brewing container and a filter unit for filling with the beverage base substance, wherein the filter unit consists of a filter insert and a filter lock, wherein the filter insert is inserted into the filter lock and the filter unit is attached to the brewing container by engaging the filter lock with the brewing container forming an engaging portion of the filter lock with the brewing container
characterized in that the filter insert contains a first sealing part forming a first sealing area between the filter insert and the brewing container as well as a second sealing part forming a second sealing area between the filter insert and the filter lock, wherein each sealing area is formed by its own compression arrangement, wherein the first sealing part and the second sealing part are integrally formed with the filter insert, and wherein the first sealing part and the second sealing part are perpendicularly spaced apart from each other such that the first sealing part is on an upper end of the engaging portion and the second sealing part is on a lower end of the engaging portion;
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wherein the apparatus brews a beverage from a beverage base substance and a brewing liquid by means of electromagnetic radiation.

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