Extraction module for a capsule-based beverage production device
US8272319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/3633
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for producing a beverage from a capsule, comprising a motor-driven extraction module which comprises a first jaw member and a cooperating second jaw member, wherein in an opened state of the extraction module the jaw members are distanced from each other while in the closed state the jaw members tightly enclose a capsule space, a motor for controlling the transfer of the extraction module between the closed and opened state, and a knee lever arrangement, being functionally connected to the motor and to at least one of the jaw members and being designed to convert the motor drive action into a closure force, i.e. a force with which the first and second jaw member are approaching each other, which is increasing during the course of the closure movement.
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