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Device and method for brewing a beverage

A beverage and brewing technology, applied in the direction of beverage preparation devices, applications, kitchen utensils, etc., can solve the problems of filter intended purpose discount, tea clogging, filter preventing beverage distribution, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-20
UNILEVER NV
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[0008] Another major issue with this device is that the swollen tea leaves tend to clog the filter during the drink dispensing phase and may prevent the drink from being dispensed
[0009] If the filter clogging problem is reduced by increasing the filter pore size, larger tea particles will be found to pass through the filter into the consumer's drink, defeating the intended purpose of the filter

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[0051] figure 1 A non-limiting embodiment of a brewing device according to the invention is shown. The device 1 has a case 2 comprising a front side 3 and a rear side 4 . The infusion chamber 10 and capsule holder 20 are located on the front side of the device. The infusion chamber 10 has a bottom edge 12 which defines an opening on its underside. The infusion chamber can have an opening on its upper side which is covered by a removable cover 15, or the infusion chamber can be configured as a container without an opening on its upper side. The capsule holder 20 is designed to receive a capsule. The capsule holder is located on the support 6 and preferably has a handle 22 . The capsule holder is preferably approximately circular when viewed from above, which is easy to clean since there are no corners where tea leaves might get trapped.

[0052] exist figure 1 , the capsule holder 20 is shown in position for brewing, ie with the upper edge 23 of the capsule holder in wate...

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Abstract

A capsule holder (20) for receiving a capsule (30) containing tea material, adapted for use with an automated beverage brewing device, the holder comprising a filter (25) for permitting the passage of prepared beverage but preventing the passage of unwanted coarse solid tea material, an inlet for receiving infused beverage above the filter, a means for supporting a capsule within the capsule holder, a chamber (70) beneath the filter (25) into which strained beverage passes during use, the chamber (70) having an outlet (21, 29) for dispensing the prepared beverage, characterized in that, the chamber (70) and the space above the filter (25) are in gaseous communication by means of at least one channel (27, 76).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to devices and methods for brewing beverages. In particular, the present invention relates to infused tea beverages brewed in an apparatus having an infusion chamber. Background technique [0002] Beverages such as tea and coffee are commonly prepared at home using ground coffee, tea bags or loose leaf tea. However, the inconvenience is that this requires a long brewing time and can be messy. Accordingly, brewing devices have been designed that provide a convenient, quick and consumer-friendly way of brewing such beverages. [0003] Beverage materials are typically provided in single-use capsules or other containers that are discarded after brewing the drink. For coffee drinks, the capsule itself usually acts as the brewing chamber. The volume of the capsules is usually smaller than the volume of the final drink, thus requiring brewing water to flow through the capsules. This is achieved by including a filter in the c...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47J31/18
CPCA47J31/18A47J31/0615A47J31/0642A47J31/407
Inventor R·史密斯
Owner UNILEVER NV