Patent ID: 8647691
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. Brewing apparatus for extracting a portion capsule, having an accommodation element, which has a cavity for the portion capsule, and a closure element, the closure element being movable between a loading position, which is at a distance from the accommodation element, and an extraction position, which closes the cavity, and the brewing apparatus having a holding element for holding the portion capsule in the loading position, characterized in that the holding element is designed in such a way that the portion capsule is aligned substantially in the direction of the accommodation element by the holding element by virtue of the movement of the closure element from the loading position to the extraction position, wherein the closure element has at least one perforation spike which projects away from the closure element in the direction of the accommodation element, the at least one perforation spike being provided to perforate the portion capsule during the alignment of the portion capsule.