Patent ID: 11877690
Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A beverage preparation machine comprising an extraction unit configured to extract an ingredient of a beverage from a capsule, the extraction unit comprising:
a capsule holder operable to move between a capsule receiving position and a capsule extraction position;
a capsule holder loading system operable to actuate the capsule holder between the capsule receiving position and the capsule extraction position, the capsule holder loading system comprising an actuator unit and a loading mechanism, the actuator unit configured to actuate the loading mechanism; and
the loading mechanism comprising a linear actuator, the loading mechanism further comprises a planetary gear train, the actuator unit configured to supply rotary motion to the planetary gear train, the planetary gear train configured to gear down the rotary motion, the linear actuator configured to: receive the geared down rotary motion, convert the geared down rotary motion into linear motion, and couple the linear motion to the capsule holder,
the beverage preparation machine further comprising a fluid supply to supply fluid to the extraction unit, a control system to control the extraction unit and fluid supply to extract the ingredient of the beverage from the capsule,
the beverage preparation machine comprising a module selected from the group consisting of a brewing module configured to house the extraction unit, a first module configured to house at least one of (i) a fluid heater or (ii) a fluid pump of the fluid supply, a second module configured to house one of (i) the fluid heater or (ii) the fluid pump when the other is housed in the first module, and combinations thereof.