Coffee machine for brewing coffee powder pre-packed in a cartridge
First Claim
1. Coffee machine for brewing coffee powder pre-packed in a cartridge means having a cartridge bottom, comprising:
- a brewing chamber means adapted to contain said cartridge means;
a perforator means protruding into said brewing chamber means and adapted to create at least one opening in said cartridge bottom of said cartridge means; and
a protection means movable relative to said perforator means between a rest position and an operating position, said protection means being adapted, once being in its rest position, to bar access to said perforator means.
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Abstract
The invention provides a coffee machine for brewing coffee powder pre-packed in a cartridge, whereby the bottom of the brewing chamber receiving the cartridge is provided with perforator members to perforate the cartridge bottom upon closing the brewing chamber. A brewing chamber housing contains an upper and a lower brewing chamber portion together delimiting the brewing chamber and axially movable relative to each other. The upper brewing chamber portion is biased by a spring to move away from the lower brewing chamber portion and provided with a protection member that bars access to the perforator members if the upper brewing chamber member is in its upper rest position. The upper brewing chamber member is moved, together with the protection member, from an upper into a lower operating position in which the perforator member provide the bottom of the cartridge with elongate slots.
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1. Coffee machine for brewing coffee powder pre-packed in a cartridge means having a cartridge bottom, comprising:
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a brewing chamber means adapted to contain said cartridge means;
a perforator means protruding into said brewing chamber means and adapted to create at least one opening in said cartridge bottom of said cartridge means; and
a protection means movable relative to said perforator means between a rest position and an operating position, said protection means being adapted, once being in its rest position, to bar access to said perforator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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