Cartridge receptacle, cartridge system, beverage preparation machine, and method for producing a beverage

US12290199B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Freezio AG · CH

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2018
• Grant date: May 6, 2025
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

What is proposed is a beverage preparation machine for producing a beverage, into which a cartridge system having a cartridge and a cartridge receptacle connected to the cartridge can be inserted, wherein the cartridge comprises a reservoir filled with a beverage substance, wherein the cartridge receptacle has a mixing chamber which can be brought into fluid communication with the reservoir, and a fluid supply line opening into the mixing chamber, wherein the cartridge receptacle comprises a compressed-air connection for blowing compressed air into the reservoir with the aid of a compressed-air line, wherein the beverage preparation machine also has a holding unit, into which the cartridge receptacle connected to the cartridge can be inserted, a fluid source for feeding the fluid into the fluid supply line, and a compressed-air source for blowing compressed air into the compressed-air connection, characterized in that the holding unit has a light element which is designed in such a way that the light element at least partially encloses the cartridge receptacle received in the holding unit.