Patent ID: 7472641
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A machine for preparing beverages, provided with a hollow frame comprising a water feed unit and an assembly for preparing beverages formed of a plurality of components, said components being disposed in a compartment closed at the front by a supporting element for at least one mixing chamber, wherein the components of said assembly for preparing beverages are supported entirely or in part by said supporting element and said supporting element is removably mounted with respect to said compartment, and wherein said supporting element is positioned within the confines of the hollow frame as an internal component of the machine, said supporting element comprising a supporting plate hinged at one of its sides to the hollow frame and designed to rotate between a position in which, in combination with fixed elements of said frame, it defines a closed compartment and an overturned position in which it defines an open compartment.