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WO2013008177A1 - Machine et procédé de préparation d'infusions - Google Patents

Machine et procédé de préparation d'infusions Download PDF

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WO2013008177A1
WO2013008177A1 PCT/IB2012/053517 IB2012053517W WO2013008177A1 WO 2013008177 A1 WO2013008177 A1 WO 2013008177A1 IB 2012053517 W IB2012053517 W IB 2012053517W WO 2013008177 A1 WO2013008177 A1 WO 2013008177A1
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Davide RONCON
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/4489—Steam nozzles, e.g. for introducing into a milk container to heat and foam milk
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/4482—Details allowing to adapt the beverage-making apparatus to the size of the brewing vessel or the beverage container, e.g. with adjustable support for the beverage container or adjustable hot water outlet

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for infusions, and in particular a machine that can be used to make coffee and cappuccino.
  • the present invention also relates to a method that can be carried out with such a machine.
  • Known machines for making coffee and cappuccino comprise a first spout which is immersed in a container containing milk and which emits vapor to generate foam of milk in this container.
  • said milk foam is poured into a cup which already contains coffee dispensed by a second spout of the same machine.
  • this second spout can be moved vertically so that its lower end is at a level lower than the upper edge of the cup, however far from the bottom of the cup, even in its extreme lowest position.
  • EP 1199016 describes a machine for making coffee and cappuccino, in which a front panel provided with two spouts for the steam can move vertically and in which a pair of spouts for the coffee is arranged between the two spouts for the steam and can also move vertically.
  • the distance between a spout for the steam and the nearest spout for the coffee is greater than the diameter of a cup, so that a cup cannot be arranged under both of these spouts at the same time.
  • the spouts, in their extreme lowest position are very distant from the cup supporting surface.
  • This machine is also relatively complex because of the mechanical and/or electrical connections between the controls arranged on the front panel, which is not fixed but must move vertically, and the rest of the machine.
  • the purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide a machine free from said drawbacks. Said object is achieved with a machine and a method whose main features are specified in claims 4 and 1, respectively, while other features are specified in the remaining claims.
  • the machine according to the present invention allows to dispense coffee and steam in a same container, so as to avoid the need for two containers.
  • the machine and the method according to the present invention provide for the delivery of the coffee under the milk foam near the bottom of the cup, thus overcoming the technical prejudice according to which the milk foam must be poured over the coffee.
  • the actuator is relatively simple and easily operable both manually and automatically.
  • the spouts are easily removable for their cleaning.
  • the milk foam is not sucked at the end of the steam delivery, so as to avoid the proliferation of bacteria in the machine.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the first embodiment of the machine in a first operating position
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the machine of Figure 1 in a second operating position
  • Figure 3 shows a partial and enlarged view of the machine of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the actuator of the second embodiment of the machine
  • Figures 5 and 6 show front views of the spouts of the second embodiment of the machine
  • Figures 7 and 8 show vertical sections of the spouts of Figures 5 and 6; and Figures 9 and 10 show vertical sections of the spouts of the third embodiment of the machine.
  • machine 1 comprises at least one first spout 2 connected to an outlet of steam and at least one second spout 3 connected to an outlet of infusions, for example coffee or tea. Said outlets are in turn connected in a known manner to a system comprising a reservoir 4, a boiler and a pump 5 which pumps hot water or water vapor, generated by the boiler, to the first spout 2 and/or to the second spout 3, respectively, through a first delivery line 6 of the steam and a second delivery line 7 of the hot water.
  • the second delivery line 7 passes through an infusion device 8, in which the hot water is mixed with powder for infusions, for example coffee or tea.
  • Machine 1 preferably comprises a support surface 9 which is arranged below the spouts 2, 3 and is suitable to support at least one container 10, for example a cup (shown with dashed lines in Figure 2).
  • the first spout 2 and the second spout 3 are mechanically connected to at least one actuator suitable to raise or lower at the same time both spouts 2, 3 with a substantially vertical movement.
  • the first spout 2 and the second spout 3 are fixed to each other, preferably are made in a single body.
  • Spouts 2, 3 are substantially parallel to each other and the distance between spouts 2, 3 is less than 80 mm, in particular less than 30 mm, preferably less than 20 mm.
  • the actuator preferably comprises at least one substantially vertical rack 11 which is connected to the first spout 2 and/or the second spout 3, in particular is made in one piece with the latter.
  • Rack 11 is meshed with a cogwheel 12 mechanically connected to a manual or operated actuating device, for example an electric motor.
  • said cogwheel 12 is keyed on a shaft 13 in turn mechanically connected to a knob 14 which protrudes outside machine 1 to be rotated manually by a user. Therefore, when knob 14 is rotated in one direction or the other, rack 11 and therefore spouts 2, 3 are raised or lowered at the same time, as shown by the arrows of Figure 2. In the lowest extreme position of the substantially vertical movement of spouts 2, 3, the lower ends of spouts 2, 3 are at a distance from the support surface 9 comprised between 3 and 30 mm.
  • first spout 22 and/or the second spout 23 are removably fixed to a fitting 15 provided with outlets 16, 17 connected to the upper ends of spouts 22, 23.
  • Said removable fixing preferably comprises a snap-connection that includes at least one female joint 18 and a male joint 19 fixed respectively to fitting 15 and to a body 20 joined to spouts 22, 23, or vice versa.
  • Fitting 15 is connected by a bridge 21 to rack 24, so that cogwheel 25 meshed with rack 24 is arranged between spouts 22, 23 and rack 24.
  • the first spout 22 is provided with a first internal duct 26 connected through a valve 27 to a second internal duct 28 arranged in outlet 16, so as to create a passage for the air outside of the internal ducts 26, 28 but inside outlet 16 and the first spout 22.
  • Valve 27 is mounted in a removable manner to the first internal duct 26 and/or the second internal duct 28.
  • the lower end of the first internal duct 26 is arranged above the lower end of the first spout 22.
  • the first spout 42 is arranged at least partially in the second spout 43, in particular is arranged in the second spout 43 in a substantially coaxial manner.
  • Spouts 42, 43 are removably fixed to a fitting 35 provided with outlets 36, 37.
  • the first outlet 36 is connected through a valve 41 to the upper end of the first spout 42 and is preferably aligned with the latter.
  • Valve 41 is mounted in a removable manner to the first outlet 36 and/or to the first spout 42.
  • the second outlet 37 is arranged beside the first outlet 36 and leads to a collector 40 having the bottom connected to the second spout 43.
  • the first spout 42 crosses collector 40.
  • Said removable fixing comprises a snap-connection which includes a female joint 38 and a male joint 39 fixed respectively to collector 40 and to fitting 35.
  • the lower end of the first spout 42 is arranged above the lower end of the second spout 43.
  • the two spouts are separated and can be mechanically connected to two separate actuators, for example similar to the one described above, which allow their independent movement.
  • the two spouts can be mechanically connected to an actuator, for example similar to the one described above, which allows their alternate movement by means of a cogwheel which is arranged between two racks, each of which is connected to a spout, so that the rotation of the cogwheel moves the first spout upwards and the second spout downwards, and vice versa.
  • the user rotates knob 14 to immerse spouts 2, 3 in the milk contained in container 10 arranged on the support surface 9, after which in a first operating step he actuates machine 1 for pumping vapor through the first spout 2 into the milk contained in container 10, so as to generate milk foam in container 10.
  • the user operates machine 1 for pumping coffee through the second spout 3 into the milk, in particular into the milk foam or under the milk foam, contained in container 10.
  • the distance between the lower ends of spouts 2, 3 and the bottom of container 10 is preferably shorter than 20 mm.
  • the second spout can be immersed into the milk after the first spout is immersed into the milk contained in the container and/or after the steam is supplied through the first spout into the milk contained in the container.

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  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Making Beverages (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une machine destinée à préparer des infusions (1), comprenant au moins un premier bec verseur (2) connecté à une sortie de vapeur d'eau (16) et au moins un second bec verseur (3) connecté à une sortie pour boisson infusée (17), le premier bec verseur (2) et le second bec verseur (3) étant connectés mécaniquement à au moins un dispositif d'actionnement (11, 12) approprié pour monter ou descendre les becs verseurs (2, 3) suivant un mouvement essentiellement vertical. La présente invention concerne également un procédé pouvant être mis en œuvre avec une telle machine.
PCT/IB2012/053517 2011-07-12 2012-07-10 Machine et procédé de préparation d'infusions Ceased WO2013008177A1 (fr)

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