Automatic machine for making coffee or similar beverages
First Claim
1. A machine for making coffee or a similar beverage, said machine comprising:
- an infusion chamber at atmospheric pressure and adapted to accommodate a mixture of a liquid such as hot water and of a material serving as the base of the beverage, said infusion chamber having at the bottom thereof a surface permeable to fluids and impermeable to said material;
an extraction chamber positioned below the bottom of said infusion chamber and communicating therewith through said surface;
first control means within said extraction chamber for moving upwardly therein to force air through said surface into said mixture in said infusion chamber and for moving downwardly within said extraction chamber to extract beverage from said infusion chamber through said surface into said extraction chamber; and
second control means within said extraction chamber for forcing beverage within said extraction chamber therefrom under pressure to a dispensing area.
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Abstract
An automatic machine for making coffee or a similar beverage includes an infusion chamber at atmospheric pressure and adapted to accommodate a mixture of liquid such as hot water and a material serving as the base of the beverage. The infusion chamber has at the bottom thereof a surface permeable to fluids and impermeable to the material. An extraction chamber is positioned below the bottom of the infusion chamber and communicates therewith through the surface. A first control mechanism is positioned within the extraction chamber for moving upwardly therein to force air through the surface into the mixture in the infusion chamber and for moving downwardly within the extraction chamber to extract beverage from the infusion chamber through the surface into the extraction chamber. A second control mechanism is provided within the extraction chamber for forcing beverage within the extraction chamber therefrom under pressure to a dispensing area.
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8 Claims
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1. A machine for making coffee or a similar beverage, said machine comprising:
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an infusion chamber at atmospheric pressure and adapted to accommodate a mixture of a liquid such as hot water and of a material serving as the base of the beverage, said infusion chamber having at the bottom thereof a surface permeable to fluids and impermeable to said material; an extraction chamber positioned below the bottom of said infusion chamber and communicating therewith through said surface; first control means within said extraction chamber for moving upwardly therein to force air through said surface into said mixture in said infusion chamber and for moving downwardly within said extraction chamber to extract beverage from said infusion chamber through said surface into said extraction chamber; and second control means within said extraction chamber for forcing beverage within said extraction chamber therefrom under pressure to a dispensing area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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