摘要:
A water reservoir (30) for a drinks machine has an housing having a base (32) and a side wall (34) forming a water chamber. An outlet structure (36) is formed on the base with an inner wall (50) upstanding from the base, wherein an inner volume of the inner wall leads to an outlet of the water reservoir. An outer wall structure (52) extends around the inner wall and a space between the inner wall and the outer wall structure forms a connection interface for connecting a water treatment unit. A lowest region (70) of the inner wall defines the lowest liquid level in the reservoir. When the liquid is at the lowest liquid level, the water surface extends uninterrupted between the outside of the inner wall and the inside of the side wall.
摘要:
A flow delivery system is for delivering and monitoring a liquid flow, using a pump, and a monitoring device (e.g. a flow meter). A controller determines if the flow is a liquid flow or a gas flow by reducing a drive signal for the pump from a first drive signal to a second drive signal. This changes the characteristics of both the pump drive signal and the characteristics of the resulting flow. Based on the change in said characteristics, the flow is determined to be a liquid flow or a gas flow.
摘要:
An apparatus for releasing an ingredient from a capsule has a stud plate (210) which comprises a set of openings (213) for receiving the capsule contents as pressurized jets. A jet shaping unit (400) is downstream of the stud plate (210) having a set of one or more jet shaping elements (402). A jet shaping element (402) is associated with a set of one or more openings (203) of the stud plate. This reduces the jet flow velocity and thereby prevents the jets generating bubbles which could otherwise decrease the smoothness of the delivered capsule contents.
摘要:
The infusion unit comprises a receptacle (25, 27) for receiving at least one ingredient in bulk form for the preparation of a beverage, as well as a brewing piston (33) arranged for insertion in the receptacle and forming a brewing chamber therewith. The brewing piston (33) is provided with a sealing arrangement (35) for sliding and sealing engagement with an inner wall of the receptacle when the brewing piston is in the receptacle. A hydraulic actuator (51) controls the movement of the brewing piston (33) so as to adjust the volume of the brewing chamber by moving the brewing piston in a brewing position inside the receptacle. A hot water delivery circuit (39) is further provided, for delivering hot water in the interior of the brewing chamber and performing a brewing cycle.
摘要:
An apparatus is provided for preparing a hot liquid drink which makes use of expansion of a phase change material (18, 90) to drive displacement of the liquid into or out of a heating vessel (10).