US 12,440,057 B2
Beverage preparation machine
Christian Talon, Vufflens-le-Chateau (CH); and Didier Vuagniaux, Gimel (CH)
Assigned to Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey (CH)
Appl. No. 17/756,823
Filed by SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A., Vevey (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/084068
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/110652, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19213419 (EP), filed on Dec. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000279 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/407 (2013.01) [A47J 31/3628 (2013.01); A47J 31/3633 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage preparation machine comprising:
a fluid circulation system for a fluid substance, the fluid circulation system comprising at least one fluid source, at least one fluid pump and at least one fluid circulation conduit;
at least one container holder adapted for receiving a corresponding container; and
at least one fluid processing device which is part of the fluid circulation system and which comprises a fluid processing body comprising in turn at least one inlet member for introducing the fluid substance into the container for the preparation of a beverage product by mixing of the fluid substance with an ingredient contained in the container,
wherein the fluid processing body further comprises at least one outlet member for dispensing the beverage product from the container, wherein at least one movement member is provided for separately moving the at least one fluid processing device and the container relatively one to another between:
a fluid introduction position, wherein the fluid processing body protrudes inside the internal volume of the container for introducing therein the fluid substance, and
a beverage dispensing position, wherein the fluid processing body is at least partially withdrawn from the internal volume of the container to allow dispensing of the beverage product from the container through the at least one outlet member.