Abstract: A device for dispensing water in portions, preferably hot water portions in a vending machine for beverages includes a water container (1), at least one outlet pipe (15, 16) connecting said water container (1) to the inlet of a pump (17), a feeding pipe (19) connecting the outlet of the pump (17) to a plurality of dispensing valves (30 to 34), which in turn are connected to said feeding pipe (19) through their respective inlet pipes (35 to 39), where each dispensing valve is adapted to dispense a water portion through an associated feed nozzle (40 to 44). The feeding pipe (19) is furthermore connected to a return valve (20) arranged at a level above the fluid level inside the water container (1), said return valve (20) in turn being connected to a return pipe (21) with an outlet opening (22) discharging into the water container (1).

Abstract: A water tank for heating water preferably in a vending machine for beverages comprises a feed-water inlet (2), a hot water outlet (3), as well as a heating member (4) for heating the water. The water tank (1) is divided into a heating section (21) including the hot water outlet (3) and the heating member (4), as well as a lime-precipitating section (22) including the feed-water inlet (2), said tank being divided by means of a partition (6). This partition (6) extends from one side (7) of the water tank immediately adjacent the surface of the water at maximum water level (10) and obliquely downwards towards the opposite side (12) of said water tank. Then the partition extends at a distance from the tank wall (12) downwards to the immediate vicinity of the bottom (14) of said water tank, whereby the heating section (21) is placed below the oblique portion (11) of the partition (6).

Abstract: An apparatus for brewing beverages in portions, especially espresso coffee, comprises means (9-12) for dispensing ground coffee beans (14) to a coffee receiving means (1) as well as water feeding means (22, 42-45) for passing hot water through the coffee in the coffee receiving means (1) and further to a cup (48). The coffee receiving means (1) comprises a sleeve-shaped body (3) made of a resilient material, said body on the outside being supported by a substantially rigid supporting means (4) and on the inside between the ends being of a volume exceeding the measured amount of coffee powder (14). The water feeding means (22, 42-45) comprises a piston device (22), which during the feeding of water is adapted to simultaneously compress both the measured amount of coffee (14) and the sleeve-shaped body (3) in its axial direction, while the amount of coffee (14) and the sleeve-shaped body (3) at the opposite axial end are supported by a sieving means (17, 18) allowing passage of the brewed hot beverage.

Abstract: A method and an assembly for brewing beverages in portions, such as freshly brewed coffee, in packages, where at first an outer cup is delivered to a filling means conveying the cup below successive ingredient delivering means and a water feeding means for filling the first outer cup with the desired liquid and corresponding flavorings. Then a filtering means places a second, inner cup on the surface of the liquid in the outer cup, whereupon the inner cup is pressed into the outer cup by means of a piston means. The inner cup comprises a bottom acting as a filter for the liquid. During the compressing of the two cups the liquid is enclosed in an air-tight space between the two cups, the volume of said space being gradually reduced during the compressing. This results in a filtering of the liquid in the outer cup upwards into the inside of the inner cup during the compressing. The residue is left between the two cups. The resulting package is then ready to be delivered.