Capsule-dispensing cabinet for supplying machines for the preparation of drinks or other food preparations
US7793797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/3642
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Capsule-dispensing cabinet intended for supplying machines with the aim of preparing drinks or other food preparations, comprising: a body, a plurality of buffer storage housings (3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) forming a capsule buffer store, intended to be supplied by a plurality of removable tubes (2) containing stacked capsules, each tube and buffer storage housing (3) being arranged relative to one another so as to form an aligned stack of capsules. Each buffer storage housing (3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) comprises individual selection means (5) enabling a capsule contained in the stack to be released and collection means (6, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65) enabling the capsule thus released to be collected.
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