Patent ID: 9408491
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. A beverage production machine designed for producing a beverage from a capsule and having a module comprising: a retaining means comprising a first capsule engagement member and a second capsule engagement member that co-operates with the first capsule engagement member, wherein the first capsule engagement member can be displaced relative to the second capsule engagement member between an opened capsule-insertion position and a closed capsule-engagement position, the first and second capsule engagement members being relatively displaced in a combined displacement comprising a swiveling or rotating movement when the first and second capsule engagement members are distanced from each other, and a linear displacement when the first and second capsule engagement members are close together; an opening means comprising a perforation member mechanically coupled to at least one of the first and second capsule engagement members and configured to protrude into a capsule-enclosure space when the first and second capsule engagement members are in the closed capsule-engagement position, wherein the module injects water into a capsule and drains a beverage from the capsule while the capsule is in a closed beverage production position; flexible capsule pre-fixation arms comprising vertical grooves so constructed and arranged to engage with a rim of the capsule for pre-positioning the capsule and holding the capsule in place when the capsule has been inserted in the module, the linear displacement of the first engagement member displacing the capsule from the vertical grooves in the flexible pre-fixation arms to a final beverage position.