Patent ID: 8544697
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A dosing device for the preparation of a food composition, the dosing device comprising: a supply member providing a soluble powder, a dosing member which is rotatably mounted on an axis of rotation and comprises at least one recessed portion for receiving the soluble powder in a first rotational position and discharging the soluble powder in a second rotational position, a motor that drives the dosing member to selectively connect the at least one recessed portion of the dosing member to the supply member, and a tapping member driven by the rotation of the dosing member and designed to induce a reciprocating movement of the supply member, the tapping member is located outside the supply member, the dosing member comprising an activation member for contacting and then releasing the tapping member, the activation member being a pin extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the dosing member, a first face of the dosing member is connected to the motor, the activation member is positioned on a second face of the dosing member opposite to the first face and protrudes from the second face in a direction away from the first face.