Machine for Percolating Beverage from Powdered Material in a Container
First Claim
1. A machine for percolating a beverage from powdered material in a container (2;
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2a;
2b), the machine (1) having a vertical axis (11) and comprising at least a percolating cup (9) for housing the container (2;
2a;
2b), the percolating cup (9) being movable to and from an infusion position coaxial with the vertical axis (11);
a dispensing device (16) communicating with the percolating cup (9) for dispensing the beverage;
a lid (23) arranged above the percolating cup (9) in the infusion position for moving, in relation to the percolating cup (9), between a raised open position and a lowered closed position coaxial to the vertical axis (11) for respectively opening and closing the percolating cup (9);
coupling means (46) to couple the lid (23) in the lowered closed position to the percolating cup (9);
a pressurized-hot-water dispensing assembly (30, 34) accommodated inside the lid (23) and comprising an outlet water sprinkler (34) and water-operated pushing means (30) which, when the lid (23) is coupled by said coupling means (46) to the percolating cup (9), are adapted to move the sprinkler (34) along the lid (23) and the vertical axis (11) to an engaged position where the sprinkler (34) is coupled to the percolating cup (9) in a watertight manner and the lid (23) is locked to the percolating cup (9);
the machine (1) being characterized by comprising a rotor (8) mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis (10) and driven by the lid (23) being moved away from the lowered closed position;
the percolating cup (9) being arranged radially on the periphery of the rotor (8); and
the coupling means (46) comprising bolt means (45) carried by the lid (23) and bolt receiving means (22) provided on the rotor and engaged by the bolt means (45) when the lid (23) is in the lowered closed position.
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Abstract
A machine for percolating a beverage from powdered material in a container, the machine being substantially vertical, and having a pressurized-hot-water dispensing assembly movable to and from an engaged position connected in fluidtight manner to a percolating assembly, which houses a container and is defined by a rotor rotating about a substantially horizontal, fixed axis of rotation, and having a number of peripheral percolating cups, each of which can be set selectively to an infusion position, in which the cup is positioned upwards facing the dispensing assembly, by rotating the rotor in response to the dispensing assembly withdrawing from the engaged position connected to the percolating assembly.
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16 Claims
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1. A machine for percolating a beverage from powdered material in a container (2;
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2a;
2b), the machine (1) having a vertical axis (11) and comprising at least a percolating cup (9) for housing the container (2;
2a;
2b), the percolating cup (9) being movable to and from an infusion position coaxial with the vertical axis (11);
a dispensing device (16) communicating with the percolating cup (9) for dispensing the beverage;
a lid (23) arranged above the percolating cup (9) in the infusion position for moving, in relation to the percolating cup (9), between a raised open position and a lowered closed position coaxial to the vertical axis (11) for respectively opening and closing the percolating cup (9);
coupling means (46) to couple the lid (23) in the lowered closed position to the percolating cup (9);
a pressurized-hot-water dispensing assembly (30, 34) accommodated inside the lid (23) and comprising an outlet water sprinkler (34) and water-operated pushing means (30) which, when the lid (23) is coupled by said coupling means (46) to the percolating cup (9), are adapted to move the sprinkler (34) along the lid (23) and the vertical axis (11) to an engaged position where the sprinkler (34) is coupled to the percolating cup (9) in a watertight manner and the lid (23) is locked to the percolating cup (9);
the machine (1) being characterized by comprising a rotor (8) mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis (10) and driven by the lid (23) being moved away from the lowered closed position;
the percolating cup (9) being arranged radially on the periphery of the rotor (8); and
the coupling means (46) comprising bolt means (45) carried by the lid (23) and bolt receiving means (22) provided on the rotor and engaged by the bolt means (45) when the lid (23) is in the lowered closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine for percolating a beverage from powdered material in a container (2;
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2a;
2b), the machine (1) being substantially vertical, and comprising a frame (4);
a percolating assembly (7) for housing a said container (2;
2a;
2b); and
a pressurized-hot-water dispensing assembly (30, 34) which is rotatable about a horizontal axis (25) and is displaceable transversely to the horizontal axis (25) to move to and from an engaged position connected in fluidtight manner to the percolating assembly (7); and
being characterized in that the percolating assembly (7) comprises a rotor (8) fitted to the frame (4) to rotate in steps, with respect to the frame (4), about a fixed, substantially horizontal axis (10) of rotation, and a dispensing device (16) for dispensing said beverage;
the rotor (8) comprising a number of percolating cups (9) equally spaced, with a given angular spacing, about the fixed said axis (10) of rotation, each cup (9) housing a said container (2;
2a;
2b) and being selectively connectable to the dispensing device (16);
the rotor (8) selectively setting each cup (9) to an infusion position, in which the cup (9) is positioned upwards facing the dispensing assembly (30, 34); and
transmission means (49) being interposed between the dispensing assembly (30, 34) and the rotor (8) to rotate the rotor (8) by one step, equal to said angular spacing, in response to the dispensing assembly (30, 34) withdrawing from said engaged position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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