Patent ID: 8881643
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An infusion unit for making beverages comprising: a moving element movable among an ingredient charging position, an infusion position, and a washing position; a seat within the moving element for an ingredient for making the beverages; a washing member integral to the moving element, wherein the washing member and the seat are opposite to one another on the moving element; a hot water dispensing device; a beverage outlet nozzle, wherein the seat is positioned between the hot water dispensing device and the beverage outlet nozzle when the moving element is moved into the infusion position, and wherein the washing member is positioned between the hot water dispensing device and the beverage outlet nozzle when the moving element is moved into the washing position; and a washing channel, wherein the washing channel is completed when the moving element is moved into the washing position, and wherein the water dispensed by the hot water dispensing device flows through the washing member via the completed washing channel and towards the beverage outlet nozzle to wash residues formed during a previous dispensing cycle.