飲料を製造する装置

Japanese Patent JP2008531162

A

Various forms of apparatus (1) for preparing and dispensing beverages, preferably based on coffee, can receive instructions from a customer and deliver the beverage automatically. The apparatus is preferably capable of fully automatic cleaning in a cleaning cycle in which a cleaning agent is flushed through the lines (62, 64), and the apparatus is preferably arranged to ensure that not only are the lines cleaned properly but that no cleaning agent can be dispensed. The apparatus includes a brewer assembly (78) having a chamber (81) in which freshly ground coffee can be introduced and either espresso or filter coffee can be automatically prepared by passing hot water through the chamber and removing the spent coffee grounds. The coffee may be stored as coffee beans in sealed containers (208) that can automatically be pierced to release the beans which are ground immediately before preparation of the beverage. The apparatus also includes a cup-size detector (921) for ensuring that the customer offers a cup to the apparatus that is of a size appropriate to the beverage selected.

Martin, scott
Ilwin, Steve, James
Yau, Andrew, Chi, Wye
Smith, william, david
Musgrave, Demin James
Turner, jake, phillip
John McGurva
Sweet, patrick
Nailer, simon, james
Harper, david, william
Bradschau, David
Nelson, Michael, Robert
Deweth, Martin

JP2007557575A

August 14, 2008

February 28, 2006

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Coffee Nation Limited

A47J31/00; A47J31/40; A47J31/42; A47J31/44; A47J31/60; B67D1/07

Masao Okabe
Nobuaki Kato
Okabe
Shinichi Usui
Takao Ochi
Seiichiro Takahashi
Koji Yoshizawa
Takao Matsui
Naoki Kimiya

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