Used capsule collector for beverage devices
First Claim
1. A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, comprising:
- a housing having a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated; and
a collection receptacle located within the cavity of the housing, with the receptacle having an opening for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules, a reception orientation in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity, and a removal orientation configured and dimensioned to allow removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity;
wherein the cavity of the housing has a front opening for inserting and removing the collection receptacle, a pivot axis adjacent the front opening around which the collection receptacle is tiltable or pivotable within the cavity, the collection receptacle having a bottom that is angled up from the pivot axis when the receptacle is in its reception orientation, and a rear passage, opposite the front opening, for allowing the passage of a rear part of the collection receptacle when the receptacle is tilted or pivoted in the cavity into its removal orientation; and
wherein the maximum level of fill of the collection receptacle extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle, while still allowing the collection receptacle to be tilted or pivoted into its removal orientation for removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity when the maximum level of fill in the cavity is reached.
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Abstract
A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, includes a housing with a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated; and a collection receptacle in the cavity of the housing. The receptacle has an opening for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules. The receptacle has a reception orientation in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity which extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle. The receptacle being tiltable or pivotable in the cavity into a removal orientation for allowing removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, comprising:
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a housing having a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated; and a collection receptacle located within the cavity of the housing, with the receptacle having an opening for receiving the evacuated used capsules and collecting the capsules, a reception orientation in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity, and a removal orientation configured and dimensioned to allow removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity; wherein the cavity of the housing has a front opening for inserting and removing the collection receptacle, a pivot axis adjacent the front opening around which the collection receptacle is tiltable or pivotable within the cavity, the collection receptacle having a bottom that is angled up from the pivot axis when the receptacle is in its reception orientation, and a rear passage, opposite the front opening, for allowing the passage of a rear part of the collection receptacle when the receptacle is tilted or pivoted in the cavity into its removal orientation; and wherein the maximum level of fill of the collection receptacle extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle, while still allowing the collection receptacle to be tilted or pivoted into its removal orientation for removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity when the maximum level of fill in the cavity is reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for preparing a beverage from a capsule containing an ingredient of the beverage, comprising:
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a housing having a cavity to which used capsules are evacuated, the cavity including a bottom; a collection receptacle in the cavity of the housing having an opening for receiving and collecting used capsules, a reception orientation in the device in which the receptacle is arranged to be filled with capsules up to a maximum level of fill in the cavity, and a removal orientation which allows removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity; wherein the cavity has a front opening for inserting and removing the collection receptacle, the maximum level of fill extends above the opening of the receptacle in the reception orientation of the receptacle, and the bottom includes a upright protruding portion, wall or wedge forming a pivot axis, whereby the receptacle is tiltable or pivotable within the cavity and said pivot axis; and wherein the collection receptacle is removable from the cavity for emptying capsules collected in the receptacle;
by being tilted or pivoted about the pivot axis in the cavity into the removal orientation, thereby allowing removal of the collection receptacle filled with capsules from the cavity when the maximum level of fill in the cavity is reached. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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