System, cartridge, beverage preparation unit and method for producing a beverage

US11174146B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Freezio AG · CH

Inventors

• Marc Krüger · Moitzfeld, DE
• Günter Empl · Moitzfeld, DE
• Daniel Fischer · Romanshorn, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2001/0812
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for producing a beverage, in particular a cold beverage, comprising a cartridge that has a reservoir filled with a beverage substance, a beverage preparation unit with a cartridge receptacle into which the cartridge can be reversibly inserted, and a cartridge discharge device which causes at least partial transfer of the beverage substance from the reservoir into a mixing chamber; furthermore, the beverage preparation unit comprises a fluid supply which opens into the mixing chamber, or the system includes a movable plunger which is placed inside the reservoir and can be transferred from a starting position into a final position by means of the cartridge discharge device.