Patent SG-11201805564U-A (SG)
Title: Apparatus for making beverages using capsules containing a food substance
Inventor: ACCURSI GIOVANNI
IPC: A47J31/44
Filed: 2017-01-26
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 11M1111101110101011111 HO 11111 0111011110011111 10011101111111110111011# International Bureau 0.. .1 j (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... .....!;,' WO 2017/134544 Al 10 August 2017(10.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, A47J 31/44 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (21) International Application Number: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, PCT/IB2017/050411 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (22) International Filing Date: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 26 January 2017 (26.01.2017) RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (25) Filing Language: Italian ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 102016000010585 2 February 2016 (02.02.2016) IT GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A. [IT/IT]; Via TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, Panigali 38, 40041 Gaggio Montano BO (IT). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventor: ACCURSI, Giovanni; Via Zagnoli 46, 40046 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Porretta Terme (Bologna) (IT). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agents: PONCHIROLI, Simone et al.; Ruffini Ponchiroli Published: e Associati S.r.l., Via Caprera 6, 37126 Verona (IT). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (54) Title: APPARATUS 16 12 FOR MAKING 10 BEVERAGES USING CAPSULES CONTAINING A FOOD SUBSTANCE (57) : An apparatus for making beverages using capsules (2) containing a food substance, comprising an ex- traction unit (3) in which an openable extraction chamber (4) is made, an infeed section (9) for a capsule (2), a feed path (10) for the capsule (2) in the apparatus (1) from the infeed section (9), and at least one image acquisition device (12) operating in the range of visible light, positioned along the feed path (10) outside the extraction chamber (4), and de- signed, in use, when the capsule (2) is positioned in an im- / 13 age capture zone (13) located along the feed path (10), to capture images of at least an identification portion (14) of the capsule (2) on which a graphical element (15) is present \ and visible; the image acquisition device (12); an electronic processing unit (20) is connected to the image acquisition 7 1-1 17 device (12) and is programmed to selectively enable or not enable the making of a beverage by performing the following operating steps based on a comparison between a first image detected by the image acquisition device (12) and one or 8 more reference images saved in the apparatus (1). 71' 71' ir) FIG. 7 7r M ,-, IN ,-, © ei O