Beverage preparation device
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11160412B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16301575

    申请日:2017-05-01

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation device (10), said device comprising:—a chamber (1) for receiving and agitating a liquid, said chamber comprising an opened top (11), an opened bottom (12) and a lateral side wall (13), said chamber presenting the shape of a solid of revolution, the axis of revolution (XX′) being oriented between the top and the bottom of the chamber, —a rotating unit (2) for spinning the chamber (1) around its axis of revolution (XX′), and wherein the chamber presents a shape such that when the chamber is spinning, liquid present in the chamber forms a ring of liquid along the lateral side wall (13) of the chamber above the opened bottom (12).

    Beverage preparation apparatus comprising a mixing chamber

    公开(公告)号:US10966563B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16461240

    申请日:2017-11-10

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation apparatus (10), said apparatus having at least one chamber (1) for receiving and mixing an aqueous liquid and at least one soluble beverage ingredient, said chamber having: a cylindrical lateral side wall (11) having a liquid inlet (2), a bottom wall (12) having a beverage outlet (3), and wherein the liquid inlet (2) is positioned close to the bottom of the chamber, and wherein the liquid inlet (2) is configured so that the liquid is introduced in the chamber as a straight jet of liquid, and wherein said chamber includes a first bump (4) separating the bottom wall in two areas (121, 122), and wherein said chamber includes a second bump (5) rising from the bottom and lateral side walls of the chamber and presenting a shape designed to convert the jet of liquid into a swirl and to guide said swirl so that it flows along the line L in front of the liquid inlet.

    COFFEE CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ROAST AND GROUND COFFEE

    公开(公告)号:US20190231146A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16339450

    申请日:2017-10-06

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    CPC classification number: A47J42/52

    Abstract: The invention relates to a coffee bean container (10, 10′) comprising green and/or partially roasted coffee beans, the container comprising: an inner volume (14) where beans are stored; roasting means allowing beans roasting in a certain required degree depending on the original roasting level of the stored beans; at least part or complete grinding means allowing grinding of the beans, once roasted, to a certain grinding size. The roasting means preferably comprise a roasting hollow tube (11) through which hot air at pressure circulates such that coffee beans circulate within the internal container volume and inside the tube (11), creating a fountain effect.

    BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190290052A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-26

    申请号:US16301575

    申请日:2017-05-01

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation device (10), said device comprising:—a chamber (1) for receiving and agitating a liquid, said chamber comprising an opened top (11), an opened bottom (12) and a lateral side wall (13), said chamber presenting the shape of a solid of revolution, the axis of revolution (XX′) being oriented between the top and the bottom of the chamber,—a rotating unit (2) for spinning the chamber (1) around its axis of revolution (XX′), and wherein the chamber presents a shape such that when the chamber is spinning, liquid present in the chamber forms a ring of liquid along the lateral side wall (13) of the chamber above the opened bottom (12).

    BEVERAGE DISPENSER FOR PREPARING LAYERED BEVERAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20180086621A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15567140

    申请日:2016-04-07

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A

    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (1) configured for dispensing in a drinking container (2) a beverage composed of a plurality of layers (2a, 2b, 2c) of beverage components, said dispenser comprising: a preparation unit for preparing the beverage components (30, 31, 32, 33) and dispensing said beverage components in a drinking container, a control unit (9) for enabling a user to control the preparation unit, said control unit comprising: a user interface (10) for enabling a user to select a beverage, a processing unit for driving the preparation unit in accordance with the beverage selected by the user, wherein the user interface (10) enables the user to choose the vertical order of the layers (2a, 2b, 2c) of beverage components in the drinking container, and wherein the processing unit is adapted to calculate the density (d30, d31, d32, d33) of each beverage component in order to obtain the vertical order of layers selected by the user in the drinking container.

    SYSTEM FOR REFILLING BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH POWDER

    公开(公告)号:US20180008085A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15546039

    申请日:2016-01-18

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    CPC classification number: A47J31/404 A47J31/40 A47J31/4403 B65B1/06 B65D83/06

    Abstract: The invention concerns a system of a container for storing a food or beverage powder and powder refilling container for refilling said container with powder, in which: the container comprises a tank and a powder inlet, the powder refilling container comprises a powder outlet, the powder outlet of the powder refilling container and the powder inlet of the tank being designed for cooperating together in order to create a connection and a path for powder between the powder outlet of the powder refilling container and the powder inlet of the tank, and wherein said connection between the powder outlet of the powder refilling container and the powder inlet of the tank is designed so that it enables the positioning of the powder outlet of the powder refilling container relatively to the powder inlet of the tank in at least two positions: one first position, in which powder cannot flow through the path, and one second position, in which powder is able to flow through the path, wherein the powder inlet of the tank is movable between two positions and, once the powder outlet of the powder refilling container and the powder inlet are connected, the movement of the powder inlet induces the positioning of the powder outlet of the powder refilling container in the first or second position.

    BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH POWDER CONTAINER
    8.
    发明申请
    BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH POWDER CONTAINER 审中-公开
    饮料分配器与粉末容器

    公开(公告)号:US20170000288A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-05

    申请号:US15106395

    申请日:2014-12-10

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: at least one refillable container (2) for storing soluble beverage powder, said container comprising: a tank (21), a dosing device (23), a discharge port (22) at the outlet of the tank, at least one beverage preparation unit (3) operatively linked to the container for preparing a beverage from the stored soluble beverage powder, wherein the discharge port (22) of the container comprises: an internal delivery tube (221) comprising a hollowing-out (222) in its bottom part, an external movable cover (223) comprising a hollowing-out (224) in its bottom part, said external movable cover covering at least a part of the internal delivery tube (221) and being movable between: a dosing position in which the both hollowing-outs (222, 224) of the internal delivery tube and of the external movable cover overlap each other, and a rest position in which the surface of the external movable cover (223) overlaps and closes the hollowing-out (222) of the delivery tube.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种饮料分配器,包括:用于储存可溶性饮料粉末的至少一个可再填充容器(2),所述容器包括:罐(21),计量装置(23),在出口处的排出口 罐,至少一个饮料制备单元(3),其可操作地连接到容器,用于从所储存的可溶性饮料粉末制备饮料,其中容器的排出口(22)包括:内部输送管(221) 在其底部包括外部(222)的外部可移动盖(223),所述外部活动盖(223)在其底部包括中空部分(224),所述外部可移动盖覆盖所述内部输送管(221)的至少一部分, :其中内部输送管和外部可移动盖的两个中空部分(222,224)彼此重叠的配量位置和外部可移动盖(223)的表面重叠和关闭的静止位置 镂空(222) 的输送管。

    Coffee containers and associated system and method for preparing roast and ground coffee

    公开(公告)号:US11523710B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16339450

    申请日:2017-10-06

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: A coffee bean container configured to store green and/or partially roasted coffee beans includes an inner volume where the beans are stored, roasting means allowing beans to roast at a certain required degree depending on the original roasting level of the stored beans, and at least part of a grinder to allow for grinding of the beans, once roasted, to a certain grinding size. The roasting means may be a roasting hollow tube through which pressurized hot air circulates such that coffee beans circulate inside the tube and within the internal volume, creating a fountain effect.

    ROASTING AND GRINDING SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190166899A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16092508

    申请日:2017-04-10

    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.

    Abstract: A roasting and grinding system (100) for preparing and delivering on demand roast and ground coffee, the system comprising: one or more raw containers (10, 10′, 10″, etc.) comprising green coffee beans of the same or of different types; a roasting unit (20) receiving green coffee beans from one or more of the raw containers (10, 10′, 10″, etc.) at the time, the roasting unit (20) adapting automatically the roasting parameters to the type of green coffee beans to roast; a conservation area (30) where the roasted coffee is stored at appropriate atmosphere until it is grinded; a grinding area (40) comprising one or more grinding units (41, 41′, 41″, etc.) one per type of coffee to be ground, adapting automatically the grinding parameters to the type of coffee or coffee mix to be ground. The invention further relates to a raw container (10, 10′, 10″, etc.) comprising green coffee beans detachably connectable to a roasting and grinding system (100), and to a method for roasting and grinding coffee blends on demand using such a system.

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