Used capsule or pod receptacle for liquid food or beverage machines

Abstract

A machine for preparing liquid food or beverage from a beverage or food ingredient contained in a capsule or pod, comprises: a liquid food or beverage preparation unit (2) arranged to receive capsules or pods for use and evacuate capsules or pods upon use; a housing (9) having an opening (5') leading into a seat (5) to which capsules or pods are evacuated from the preparation unit; and a receptacle (30) having a cavity (30') forming a storage space for collecting capsules or pods evacuated to the seat into the receptacle to a level of fill. The receptacle is insertable into the seat for collecting capsules or pods and is removable from the seat for emptying the collected capsules or pods. The prepration machine further comprises means to inhibit jamming of the receptacle at removal from the seat when the level of fill in the receptacle extends above the opening of the housing.

Description

technical field [0001] The field of the invention relates to receptacles for used capsules or pods of machines for the preparation of liquid food or beverages from liquid food or beverages supplied to the machine within the capsules or pods of the machine ingredients to prepare liquid food or drink. Background technique [0002] Whether at home or in the office, liquid food or beverage preparation machines have become very popular. For example, there are machines for preparing beverages such as coffee, tea, soup or other similar beverages, wherein at least one ingredient of the desired beverage, such as ground coffee, is supplied to the machine's capsules or pods in capsules or pods. In the package extraction room. [0003] The use of capsules or pods, for example based on plastic and / or aluminium, for the preparation of beverages has many advantages. Capsules or pods, especially aluminum-based capsules or pods, are hermetically sealed or airtight, thereby effectively pro...

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Problems solved by technology

[0009] The disadvantage of horizontal detector systems is the use of expensive electronic and especially optical detectors

Furthermore, since the stacked capsules or pods naturally form a pile in the receptacle, there is often a waste of space around the pile as well

A disadvantage of the capsule or pod counting system is the fact that in order to avoid constant clogging, it is necessary to set a maximum number of capsules or pods that can be collected in the receptacle, which often results in the user being required to re-empty the Poor filling of the receptacle and more space wasted around the pile of capsules or pods collected in the receptacle than with the level detector described above

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