Patent ID: 7650831
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for preparing a beverage by injecting water through a capsule containing a substance comprising at least one water-injection system for introducing water inside the capsule, wherein the water-injection system can be switched allowing for a selection to be made between at least two different modes of wetting the substance so as to adapt wetting in accordance with the type of capsule and/or the nature of the substance contained in the capsule, wherein the water-injection system comprises at least one perforation and injection element that can be displaced in the capsule into at least two distinct positions with reference to a perforated surface of the capsule, wherein the perforation element can be displaced in accordance with two different depths in the capsule, and wherein the perforation element can be displaced into a first, upper position in the capsule in which at least one injection spike is uncovered in the capsule and a second, lower position in the capsule in which a greater number of injection spikes are uncovered in the capsule.