Abstract: The invention concerns a full automatic coffee machine (100) comprising a coffee extraction unit (10) with: —a brewing chamber (1) for receiving coffee powder, —an upper piston (2), —a lower piston (3) movable inside said brewing chamber (1) between a lowest position and a highest position —wherein the lower piston (3) comprises a piston rod (31), which comprises an internal channel (311) extending from a channel inlet (311a) at the lateral wall surface of the rod to a channel outlet (311b) at the bottom wall surface of the rod, and wherein the channel inlet (311a) is designed and positioned on the lateral wall surface of the rod so that said channel inlet (311a) overlaps the bottom wall (11) of the brewing chamber only when the lower piston is in the highest position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flow separation device (100), which may be provided in a beverage preparation device (1). The flow separation device (100) in particular effects an easier separation (redirection) of a flow. The flow separation device (100) comprises a first delivery line (30) to drain water from a buffer tank (2), a branching section (29) provided downstream the first delivery line (30), wherein the branching section (29) branches the first delivery line (30) into a second delivery line (28) and a third delivery line (23), each of the second and third delivery line (28, 23) leading to a respective discharge outlet (22; 24), and a flow rate control device (26) for delivering water through the flow separation device (100) and for adjusting the flow rate of the water.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing (4) at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22), at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent, for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber, an evacuating fan (6), an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein: the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side, the box of the extraction device i

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing (4) at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22), at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent, for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber, an evacuating fan (6), an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein: the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side, the box of the extraction device i

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising:—a housing (4)—at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22),—at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent,—for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber,—an evacuating fan (6),—an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein:—the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side,—the box of the extraction device is fully

Abstract: The invention concerns a mixing device (1) having: —a whipper housing (2), a rotor (3) and a back wall (4), the whipper housing and the back wall forming a whipper chamber in which is lodged the rotor, —the whipper housing having a beverage inlet (11) and a beverage outlet (7), —a drive shaft (41) for driving the rotor, said drive shaft being supported by the back wall, —the rotor presenting a radial back surface (33) facing the whipper housing back wall (4) and a radial front surface (32) opposed to the radial back surface —the whipper housing having a front wall (21), said front wall facing at least a part of the radial front surface (32) of the rotor, and wherein the whipper housing front wall (21) presents bumps (5) elevating from the surface (211) of the front wall, the upper surface (51) of each bump being flat and the edges (52) of said upper surface being sharp.

Abstract: The invention concerns a dispenser (1) comprising: —a housing (2) defining an internal space (3), —a beverage preparation unit housed in the internal space, said beverage preparation unit being connected to an electric supply, —a door (4) to get access to the internal space of the housing, said door being assembled to the housing (2) by means of at least one hinge (5), said door comprising one element erecting from the internal surface of the door, said door being configured for switching off the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when it opens, the switching off being due to the release of a mechanical and electric contact by the at least one erecting element, wherein the dispenser comprises a slider (6), said slider comprising: —a first part (61) configured for switching on the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when the slider is translated from a first rest position to a second operative position, and —a second part (62) configured for engaging with a locking device (7) when th

Abstract: The invention concerns a dispenser (1) comprising: —a housing (2) defining an internal space (3), —a beverage preparation unit housed in the internal space, said beverage preparation unit being connected to an electric supply, —a door (4) to get access to the internal space of the housing, said door being assembled to the housing (2) by means of at least one hinge (5), said door comprising one element erecting from the internal surface of the door, said door being configured for switching off the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when it opens, the switching off being due to the release of a mechanical and electric contact by the at least one erecting element, wherein the dispenser comprises a slider (6), said slider comprising: —a first part (61) configured for switching on the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when the slider is translated from a first rest position to a second operative position, and —a second part (62) configured for engaging with a locking device (7) when th

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising:—a housing (4)—at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22),—at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent,—for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber,—an evacuating fan (6),—an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein:—the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side,—the box of the extraction device is fully

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (1) comprising a base (2) and a holding system that comprises a holding part (3) positionable beneath a beverage outlet (4) in order to accept a first, relatively small receptacle, and being configured and dimensioned to be moveable between a deployed holding position suitable for accepting the small receptacle and a second position in which the holding part is moved at least partly out of the way of the beverage outlet to create an unoccupied space in which a second, larger receptacle can be positioned, in place of the first receptacle, beneath the beverage outlet, wherein the holding system comprises a sensor (8) configured for detecting the position of the holding part between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (2) comprising :—a beverage module having at least one beverage outlet (21),—a drip tray (1), said drip tray comprising: a collecting tray (11), and a filtering member (12) positioned above at least the front part (111) of the tray, wherein the drip tray comprises a lid (13) for covering the back part (112) of the tray.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: at least one beverage ingredient processing assembly (1a, 1b, 1c) presenting one outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) for evacuating a beverage, at least one conduit (8a, 8b, 8c) removably connected to the outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) of the at least one beverage ingredient processing assembly for dispensing the beverage in a container (9), wherein: the dispenser comprises a drawer assembly (3) comprising a drawer (4) composed of an upper part (4a) and a lower part (4b), said both parts being at least partly removable one from the other, at least one of said parts presenting at least one groove (50a, 50b, 50c, 51a51a, 51 b, 51c) on its internal surface so that when the two parts are connected together the at least one groove forms at least a part of the least one conduit (8a, 8b, 8c) for dispensing the beverage from the beverage ingredient processing assembly outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) to the container (9), and the upper part (4a) and the lower part (4b) of the drawer assembly are made

Abstract: The invention concerns a mixing device (1) comprising:—a whipper housing (2), a rotor (3) and a back wall (4), the whipper housing and the back wall forming a whipper chamber in which is lodged the rotor,—the whipper housing comprising a beverage inlet (11) and a beverage outlet (7),—a drive shaft (41) for driving the rotor, said drive shaft being supported by the back wall,—the rotor presenting a radial back surface (33) facing the whipper housing back wall (4) and a radial front surface (32) opposed to the radial back surface—the whipper housing comprising a front wall (21), said front wall facing at least a part of the radial front surface (32) of the rotor, and wherein the whipper housing front wall (21) presents bumps (5) elevating from the surface (211) of the front wall, the upper surface (51) of each bump being flat and the edges (52) of said upper surface being sharp.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (1) comprising a base (2) and a holding system that comprises a holding part (3) positionable beneath a beverage outlet (4) in order to accept a first, relatively small receptacle, and being configured and dimensioned to be moveable between a deployed holding position suitable for accepting the small receptacle and a second position in which the holding part is moved at least partly out of the way of the beverage outlet to create an unoccupied space in which a second, larger receptacle can be positioned, in place of the first receptacle, beneath the beverage outlet, wherein the holding system comprises a sensor (8) configured for detecting the position of the holding part between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (2) comprising :—a beverage module having at least one beverage outlet (21),—a drip tray (1), said drip tray comprising: a collecting tray (11), and a filtering member (12) positioned above at least the front part (111) of the tray, wherein the drip tray comprises a lid (13) for covering the back part (112) of the tray.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: at least one beverage ingredient processing assembly (1a, 1b, 1c) presenting one outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) for evacuating a beverage, at least one conduit (8a, 8b, 8c) removably connected to the outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) of the at least one beverage ingredient processing assembly for dispensing the beverage in a container (9), wherein: the dispenser comprises a drawer assembly (3) comprising a drawer (4) composed of an upper part (4a) and a lower part (4b), said both parts being at least partly removable one from the other, at least one of said parts presenting at least one groove (50a, 50b, 50c, 51a51a, 51 b, 51c) on its internal surface so that when the two parts are connected together the at least one groove forms at least a part of the least one conduit (8a, 8b, 8c) for dispensing the beverage from the beverage ingredient processing assembly outlet (2a, 2b, 2c) to the container (9), and the upper part (4a) and the lower part (4b) of the drawer assembly are made