Brewing Apparatus for Preparing A Beverage from A Single-Serve Capsule
First Claim
1. A beverage brewing apparatus (1) for preparing a beverage from a single-serve capsule (2) containing a dose of infusible or soluble material;
- the beverage brewing apparatus (1) comprises a capsule holder (11) having a seat (12) to receive a capsule (2) in a brewing position, and an brewing fluid injection unit (14) configured to perforate a capsule (2) in the brewing position and to feed a brewing fluid into the capsule (2);
wherein the brewing fluid injection unit (14) comprises means for supplying a brewing fluid, a pair of needles (26, 27), and an actuator (25) configured to move the needles (26, 27) from and to a perforation and injection position;
the beverage brewing apparatus (1) is characterized in that the brewing fluid injection unit (14) is designed to cause the needles (26, 27) to deliver a same brewing fluid with different flow rates, and to cause the actuator (25), during a beverage production cycle, to bring only one of the two needles (26, 27) to said perforation and injection position, in which the needle (26;
27) perforates the capsule (2) and injects brewing fluid into the capsule (2).
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Abstract
A beverage brewing apparatus for preparing a beverage from a single-serve capsule, the beverage brewing apparatus comprises a capsule holder to receive a capsule in a brewing position, and an injection unit to perforate a capsule in the brewing position and to feed a brewing fluid into the capsule; the injection unit comprises a pair of hollow needles designed to supply respective flow rates different from each other, and an actuator to bring, during a beverage production cycle, only one of the two needles to an operating position, in which the needle perforates the capsule and injects a certain amount of brewing fluid into the capsule.
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1. A beverage brewing apparatus (1) for preparing a beverage from a single-serve capsule (2) containing a dose of infusible or soluble material;
- the beverage brewing apparatus (1) comprises a capsule holder (11) having a seat (12) to receive a capsule (2) in a brewing position, and an brewing fluid injection unit (14) configured to perforate a capsule (2) in the brewing position and to feed a brewing fluid into the capsule (2);
wherein the brewing fluid injection unit (14) comprises means for supplying a brewing fluid, a pair of needles (26, 27), and an actuator (25) configured to move the needles (26, 27) from and to a perforation and injection position;
the beverage brewing apparatus (1) is characterized in that the brewing fluid injection unit (14) is designed to cause the needles (26, 27) to deliver a same brewing fluid with different flow rates, and to cause the actuator (25), during a beverage production cycle, to bring only one of the two needles (26, 27) to said perforation and injection position, in which the needle (26;
27) perforates the capsule (2) and injects brewing fluid into the capsule (2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- the beverage brewing apparatus (1) comprises a capsule holder (11) having a seat (12) to receive a capsule (2) in a brewing position, and an brewing fluid injection unit (14) configured to perforate a capsule (2) in the brewing position and to feed a brewing fluid into the capsule (2);
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