Patent ID: 8151693
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, at least one opening in the mixing chamber for supplying a solubilization liquid for solubilizing the preparation and forming the beverage, an evacuating duct connected to the mixing chamber for evacuating any vapour and/or aerosol which forms in the mixing chamber during preparation of the beverage, a suction fan provided in said evacuating duct, a first electric motor for driving said 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 second 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 filling duct positioned in vertical alignment with the underlying mixer, a discharging opening on said filling 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, means for opening and closing the said evacuating duct, said opening and closing means comprising a valve and an associated actuating device.