Patent ID: 9486102
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. A brewing unit for preparing beverages from a pre-packed capsule, comprising: a brewing chamber comprising a first brewing chamber portion and a second brewing chamber portion, mobile one with respect to the other to open and close the brewing chamber; a channel for inserting said capsule downwards towards said brewing chamber; a mobile deviator interposing between said first brewing chamber portion and said second brewing chamber portion when said first brewing chamber portion and second brewing chamber portion are open, to deviate said capsule towards one of said first and second brewing chamber portions; an actuation mechanism for closing and opening said brewing chamber; a movable capsule supporting member comprising a supporting arm arranged and controlled to retain the capsule from below, so that when the brewing chamber is open said capsule is supported by said mobile deviator and said supporting arm; wherein: said actuation mechanism is connected to one of said first brewing chamber portion and said second brewing chamber portion to open and close said brewing chamber; said actuation mechanism is further connected to said mobile deviator and to said movable capsule supporting member such that said actuation mechanism controls both said mobile deviator and said movable capsule supporting member, to remove said mobile deviator and said supporting arm from said trajectory of mutual motion of said first and second brewing chamber portions during closure of the brewing chamber; said mobile deviator and said supporting arm are hinged to provide a rotation motion to either rotate said mobile deviator downwards and said supporting arm upwards to interpose between said first brewing chamber portion and said second brewing chamber portion when the brewing chamber is opened or to rotate said mobile deviator upwards and said supporting arm downwards out of the trajectory of said first and second brewing chamber portions under the control of said actuation mechanism when the brewing chamber is closed.