×

System for Preparing Portions of a Beverage Suitable for Consumption

  • US 20080105130A1
  • Filed: 06/17/2005
  • Published: 05/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for preparing portions of a beverage suitable for consumption, comprising an apparatus for preparing the beverage and a closed and form-retaining holder removably received in the apparatus, which holder is at least filled with a product to be dissolved and/or to be diluted such as a concentrate, the apparatus being provided with a Liquid device for dispensing a fluid under pressure, comprising at least one liquid such as water and, optionally, a gas such as steam or air, a receiving space in which the holder is received and at least one probe provided with at least one channel which, on the one side, is in fluid communication with the liquid device and which, on the other side, terminates in at least one outflow opening of the probe, one wall of the holder being manufactured from a fluid-tight material such as a plastic and/or a metal, while, on a first side of the holder, the wall is manufactured such that it can be punctured, the apparatus being designed for puncturing the wall on the first side and for moving the probe and the holder relative to each other so that in use, the probe can pierce through the first side of the holder, whereupon the at least one outflow opening reaches into the holder, the system being further provided with opening means for obtaining, in use, an outlet opening at the holder for dispensing the ready beverage while, in use, the fluid is supplied by the liquid device to the at least one channel for generating at least one jet of the fluid from the at least one outflow opening of the probe in the holder for dissolving and/or diluting the product whereupon the ready beverage flows from the at least one outlet opening, characterized in that the apparatus is further provided with control means, while apparatus is further designed to set, under control of the control means, at least one setting of the jet in a predetermined manner, as desired from a plurality of setting possibilities for determining, in advance, characteristic properties of the ready beverage such as, for instance, the amount of froth that is obtained with the ready beverage by impact of the jet on an inside of the holder and/or on the product and/or on the fluid previously supplied to the holder, the at least one setting of the jet comprising the direction of the at least one jet, the position of the at least one jet, the flow rate of the at least one jet, the flow velocity of the at least one jet and/or the number of the jets.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×