Cartridge for inserting into a beverage-preparing machine and method for operating a cartridge of this type

US12404161B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Freezio AG · CH

Inventors

• Marc Krüger · Moitzfeld, DE
• Günter Empl · Moitzfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 2022
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2001/0821
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a cartridge (1) for inserting into a beverage-preparing machine, comprising a cartridge body (3) and a cartridge cover (2) connected to the cartridge body (3), wherein: the cartridge body (3) has a plurality of chambers (4) filled with beverage substance; the cartridge cover (2) has a cartridge-emptying unit (20), a mixing chamber (14), and a fluid feed (15) leading into the mixing chamber (14); the cartridge-emptying unit (20) is provided for transferring beverage substance from one of the chambers (4) into the mixing chamber (14); and the mixing chamber (14) is provided for producing a beverage by mixing the beverage substance transferred from the one chamber (4) into the mixing chamber (14) with a liquid fed into the mixing chamber (14) by means of the fluid feed (15); the cartridge being characterized in that the cartridge body (3) and the cartridge cover (2) can be rotated relative to each other about a longitudinal axis (L) of the cartridge body (3). The invention also relates to a method for operating a cartridge (1).