Patent ID: 8151692
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for preparing a beverage using a soluble preparation, comprising a container for the soluble preparation, a mixer provided with a mixing chamber, said chamber having a filling inlet for receiving the soluble preparation from the container, said filling inlet being provided with an edge lying in a plane, at least one opening in the mixing chamber for supplying a solubilization liquid for solubilizing the preparation and forming the beverage, a duct connected to the mixing chamber for evacuating any vapor and/or aerosol which forms in the mixing chamber during preparation of the beverage, said duct comprising a suction fan, an opening in the mixing chamber for dispensing the prepared beverage, a centrifuging device housed inside said mixing chamber and rotationally operated by an associated electric motor positioned outside said chamber, means for conveying a predetermined quantity of soluble preparation from the said container to the filling inlet of said mixing chamber, said means comprising a second duct positioned in vertical alignment with the underlying mixer, a discharging opening on said second duct located over said filling inlet of the mixing chamber and at a distance from the same, means for conveying the solubilization liquid from an associated source to the respective opening of the mixing chamber, a movable member for closing and opening said filling inlet of the mixing chamber, said movable member comprising a disk displaceable parallel to the plane of the filling inlet edge and means for displacing said movable member from a position where it keeps the filling inlet open during introduction of a quantity of soluble preparation and a position, located between said discharging opening and said filling inlet, where it is over said inlet and keeps it closed during formation of the beverage and vice versa, said means for displacing said movable member comprising a lever pivoting about a fulcrum integral with the apparatus, said lever being connected, at one of its ends, to said disk and, at its opposite end, to an actuator.