Patent ID: 9125519
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A23F,A47J

Abstract:
1. A coffee maker for producing a beverage from at least coffee powder and water, the coffee maker comprising: a housing with a lower surface having at least one holder; a portafilter having a bottom wall, a side wall projecting rigidly up from the bottom wall and a brewing chamber of fixed volume inward of the side wall and above the bottom wall, an outlet opening formed in the bottom wall, the portafilter further having an outer surface with at least one device that releasably engages the holder for removably positioning the portafilter on the lower surface of the housing; a coffee mill disposed in the housing at a position for dispensing coffee powder to the brewing chamber when the portafilter is fitted in the holder; a distribution filter element movable between an open position in which the brewing chamber is open for receiving coffee powder from the coffee mill and a closed position in which the distribution filter element creates a pressure-tight seal on the brewing chamber; water-distributing means for distributing hot water under pressure into the distribution filter element; and an electrically or hydraulically operated drive unit for moving the distribution filter element between the open and closed positions.