Beverage Dispensing Machine
a beverage dispenser and machine body technology, applied in the field of methods and machines, can solve the problems of clogging filters, unable to meet the requirements of freezing beverages, and no system described above would be suitable for freezing beverages from frozen fruit or vegetable ingredients, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing the risk of bursting the cartridge, reducing the hydrostatic pressure, and adding to the agitation and chaotic mixing movemen
Inactive Publication Date: 2020-12-17
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This approach allows for rapid rehydration of freeze-dried ingredients within 30 to 60 seconds, preventing cement formation and minimizing cleaning requirements by maintaining the ingredients and water in the cartridge, ensuring complete rehydration and homogenization without bursting the cartridge.
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None of the systems described above would be suitable however for the preparation of beverages from freeze-dried fruit or vegetable ingredients.
While freeze-dried coffee liquor, for example, can be successfully dissolved in boiling water, rehydration of freeze-dried fruit or vegetable ingredients is not as straightforward, especially if a cold beverage is required.
The mere addition of water to these ingredients tends to create insoluble cement that resists further complete rehydration and homogenization, clogs filters and is difficult to dispense out of a cartridge.
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[0026]a household machine for dispensing beverages will now be described by reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The term beverage is used for the product of the machine. The term the intended to cover any product created, whether it is a traditional drink such as a smoothie, or other liquid product that can be made from the freeze-dried ingredients such as soup, sauce, baby food and the like.
[0027]The beverage dispenser machine has a housing with a water supply connection 4. Ideally the machine is connected to a permanent water source, but it may also contain a water reservoir to be filled up by the user when required as with a typical household coffee filtering machine. The housing defines a receptacle for receiving a flexible cartridge or pouch 12. A control panel is provided on the housing with switches to start and stop a beverage preparation cycle. The panel may also allow the user to select different programmes. A door or cover over the cartridge receptacle may be provided. It will be...
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A beverage dispensing machine (2) has a housing that provides a receptacle for receiving an expandable cartridge (12) that is coupled into the machine so that it can receive a charge of water. A kneading system (40) is provided to act on the cartridge within the receptacle. The kneading system is activated after water has been allowed to enter the cartridge and mechanically acts on or from the exterior of the cartridge in order to compress and release regions of the cartridge in order to create vigorous agitation to move the contents of the cartridge around inside the main compartment and bring them into close contact with a charge of water from the supply. Such a machine allows a wide variety of beverages to be created conveniently on demand from freeze-dried ingredients that can be stored inside the cartridges with a long shelf life.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a method and machine suitable for domestic use for dispensing beverages and certain foods and, more specifically, to a dispenser, which rapidly prepares a drinkable product from the contents of a cartridge that is inserted into the machine, containing solid difficult-to-dissolve ingredients and, more specifically, freeze-dried fruit or vegetable ingredients and / or freeze-dried fruit or vegetable juices. This is a novel technical field not previously addressed in the art of domestic beverage dispensing machines.BACKGROUND ART[0002]It is known how to make cold beverages such as juices and fruit smoothies from fresh ingredients by using a juicer or blender. However, such machines require a substantial amount of cleaning after each use since the product comes into contact with components of the machine. Moreover fresh ingredients have a very limited shelf life.[0003]Numerous machines are known for brewing coffee and tea by passing ho...
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IPC IPC(8): A47J31/44A47J31/40B65D85/804A23L2/02A23L2/39B65D77/06
CPCA47J31/4403A23V2002/00A23L2/39B65D85/8043A47J31/407A23L2/02B65D77/06B65D85/8049B65D85/8052B01F31/55
Inventor EZAZ-NIKPAY, KHOSROKOHN, DANIELSABERT, HENDRIKSASAKI, HIROMISCHMITT, AURELIE
Owner ZENDEGII