US20090250482A1 - Automatic dispensing device of orientable capsules for hot beverages - Google Patents

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US20090250482A1
US20090250482A1 US12/382,963 US38296309A US2009250482A1 US 20090250482 A1 US20090250482 A1 US 20090250482A1 US 38296309 A US38296309 A US 38296309A US 2009250482 A1 US2009250482 A1 US 2009250482A1
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Francesco Blanchino
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
    • A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
    • A47J31/3604—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means with a mechanism arranged to move the brewing chamber between loading, infusing and ejecting stations
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  • the present invention relates to an automatic dispensing vending device of orientable capsules for hot beverages.
  • These beverages are prepared in place and automatically from capsules containing, for example, a freeze-dried version of the beverage type to be achieved, to which hot water is added.
  • the prepared beverages range from bar products, such as coffee or tea, to broth.
  • an automatic dispensing machine device of orientable capsules for preparing hot beverages comprising at least one storage compartment adapted to accommodate the capsules in open order, the storage compartment being provided with at least one capsule inlet and at least one plurality of apertures adapted to the oriented exit of the capsules, characterized in that it comprises means for rotating the storage compartment about a rotation axis to facilitate the oriented exit of the capsules.
  • FIG. 1 shows a vertical section view of a first embodiment of the device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an axonometric view of the device in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows a vertical section view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows an axonometric view of the device in FIG. 1 .
  • an automatic dispensing device 1 of orientable capsules 2 for preparing hot beverages comprising at least one storage compartment 3 adapted to accommodate the capsules 2 in open order.
  • the storage compartment 3 is provided with at least one inlet 4 for capsules 2 and at least one plurality of apertures 5 adapted to the oriented exit of the capsules 2 , and means 5 for rotating the storage compartment 3 about a rotation axis 7 in order to facilitate the oriented exit of the capsules 2 are associated therewith.
  • the storage compartment 3 has an exemplary cylindrical shape (alternatively it could also be prismatic) with a main inclined symmetry axis 8 .
  • the storage compartment 3 is moved by rotation means 6 associated therewith, e.g. an electric motor. Every plurality of apertures 5 is symmetrically placed and preferably circumferentially distributed about the symmetry axis 8 of the storage compartment 3 .
  • the apertures 5 reproduce the volume shape of the capsule 2 in the preferential exit direction.
  • the movement of the storage compartment 3 may occur by rotating the same such that the main symmetry axis 8 of the storage compartment 3 coincides with the rotation axis 7 imposed by the motor, or such that there is not coincidence between the two axes.
  • the capsules By rotating the storage compartment 3 , the capsules are moved and those which are oriented as the apertures 5 exit therefrom and fall on a collecting chute 9 associated with every plurality of apertures 5 .
  • Shutting means 10 for reversibly shutting the plurality of apertures 5 , which operate when the respective collecting chute 9 is loaded, and sensors 13 for signaling the reached preset minimum amount of capsules 2 in the chute 9 are advantageously provided.
  • the inlet 4 for supplying the capsules may be placed at the side part 1 or top part 12 of the storage compartment 3 .
  • the storage compartment 3 may advantageously be provided with more than one plurality of outlet apertures 5 , in particular with an opposite orientation, for dispensing differently oriented capsules 2 to be used in different machines. Every plurality of apertures 5 is associated with a respective collecting chute 9 , sensors 13 for signaling the reached minimum amount, and means 10 for shutting apertures 5 .

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