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EP1480540A1 - Device for producing beverage by infusion - Google Patents
Device for producing beverage by infusion
EP1480540A1
EP1480540A1 EP20030718908 EP03718908A EP1480540A1 EP 1480540 A1 EP1480540 A1 EP 1480540A1 EP 20030718908 EP20030718908 EP 20030718908 EP 03718908 A EP03718908 A EP 03718908A EP 1480540 A1 EP1480540 A1 EP 1480540A1
EP20030718908
EP1480540B1 (en
Jean-Pierre C/O Off.Méd. des Brevets BLANC
Christian C/O Office Méditerranéen de Bre FERRIER
2002-03-01 Priority to FR0202733A priority Critical patent/FR2836624B1/en
2002-03-01 Priority to FR0202733 priority
2002-10-04 Priority to FR0212295 priority
2002-10-04 Priority to FR0212295A priority patent/FR2836625B1/en
2003-02-26 Priority to PCT/FR2003/000612 priority patent/WO2003073897A1/en
2003-02-26 Application filed by Mediterraneenne des Cafes Cie filed Critical Mediterraneenne des Cafes Cie
2004-12-01 Publication of EP1480540A1 publication Critical patent/EP1480540A1/en
2007-02-14 Publication of EP1480540B1 publication Critical patent/EP1480540B1/en
The invention concerns a device for producing a beverage such as coffee by infusion of a product contained in a pod (2). Said device comprises an infusion chamber (1) for receiving a pod (2) and comprising two parts (3, 4) configured to be brought closer together or spaced apart to close or open the infusion chamber (1), said device being such that only one of the parts is mobile in rotation designed to abut the pod (2) in said part and that the rotating mobile part (3) is also mobile in translation to open or close the infusion chamber (1). The invention is characterized in that the device comprises additional means for tight closure of the two parts of the infusion chamber (1).
"A infusion beverage production"
The present invention relates to a beverage production device by infusion of a product contained in a pod.
She particularly find application in the field of coffee production from pre-packaged ground coffee in pods. Such pods otherwise exist already and are generally formed as an assembly of two sheets of filter paper realizing an interspace of ground coffee package.
Various mining machinery hot beverages from ground coffee are known.
Particularly, the document WO-A-00/38558 discloses a brewing unit for automatic machine for preparing hot drinks in which the extraction chamber is provided for receiving pods or pellets in premeasured ground coffee.
The chamber consists of two parts, each movable in a horizontal plane so as to be away from or towards one another. Moreover, according to this document, the two sides are moving in an oscillating manner.
A machine equipped and generally satisfactory but requires driving the two constituent parts of the room. It is necessary to provide a sufficiently powerful motor and a relatively complex power transmission systems require synchronization of the movements.
Also known, from document FR-A-2,745,995 an apparatus for the manufacture of beverages wherein the brewing chamber is formed by two housing half, one carried by one face of the body of the apparatus, the the other set on one side of the boiler, these two faces being opposite to each other.
The infusion chamber is formed when the two half housing are adjacent. This assembly of the chamber is effected by translational movement of one of the housings.
The device thus presented requires the association of different abutment means ensuring the retention of the pod when the power and then when entering the brewing chamber. A mobility of stop means is also necessary to ensure the ejection of the used doses.
The prior art disclosed by this prior art requires separate embodiment of stop means and ejecting the pods.
Is known from document US 5,520,093 a tape pods for coffee machine wherein the infusion chamber comprises a mobile part in rotation and in translation by means of a cam member. In addition to the strong character of the complex implementation and ejecting pods, this document presents a complex and very heavy operating necessarily involving carrying out the sealing of the chamber via the cam system.
EP 1,153,561 has meanwhile a coffee machine for capsule with a movable cover to open or close the infusion chamber. A complex system is also provided for applying the capsule tightly. Given the current actuation of the infusion chambers, the means for setting in motion parts of the chamber must be designed in large and complex manner, especially for sealing in the closed position. It must indeed take into account the fact that espresso type of machine produces hot water at a pressure often of the order of 15 bar.
It has to do a beverage production device improved.
A first advantage of the invention is to allow the realization of the phases of opening and the infusion chamber closing and achieving the phases of introduction and ejecting pods through a smaller number of movements and, particularly, by the combined translational motion of rotation of one of the constituent parts of the chamber.
Another advantage of the invention is that it requires, in a preferred embodiment, a single drive means for rotational movement and a translational movement thus ensuring without fail and cheaply synchronization.
According to a preferred variant, the invention is such that it can be used and operated by a user through a lever.
The use of the herein proposed device can therefore be likened to that of a conventional machine having a filter holder with handle, while performing the extraction phases of the beverage automatically.
An additional clamping means is operative in addition to ensure or complete the sealing of the chamber leach position.
The present invention relates to an infusion beverage production device of a product contained in a pod, comprising an infusion chamber adapted to receive a pod and comprising two parts configured to be moved towards or away to close or open the chamber infusion device such that only one of the portions has a rotational mobility capable of abutting the pod in said portion and the rotatable portion has a mobility in translation to open or close the infusion chamber, characterized by in that it comprises additional means of clamping closure of the two parts of the infusion chamber.
According to preferred embodiments, the device is such that:
- the additional clamping means are translational means for moving the fixed rotating part,
- the moving means are constituted by a jack,
- the cylinder is hydraulic and fed by boiler supplying infusion chamber,
- the cylinder chamber is formed between one face of boiler and a movable member secured to the fixed rotating part of infusion chamber, face having a power output in hot water,
- it comprises an elastic sealing membrane between said face and said movable member to sealingly close the chamber of the jack,
- the movable member includes a supply of the infusion chamber passage formed between the cylinder chamber and a shower present on the fixed rotating part,
- the supply passage has a valve configured to open the supply passage from a pressure above the operating pressure of the jack, - it comprises a return spring of the movable member of the actuator,
- it comprises a common drive means for rotational mobility and translatory mobility of moving part,
- the drive means is a cam having:
• a first external support surface of a translatory body coupled to moving part;
• a second external support surface of one end of a pivotally coupled to the movable arm portion;
- the cam is actuated in rotation by a lever,
- the common drive means comprises a rotatable drive shaft coupled to moving part by at least one pivotally mounted link between said drive shaft and said movable portion,
- it has an integral translational member of the moving part in its translatory movement and relative to which it is rotatable, - it presents means for guiding in translation of the translatable member,
- the shaft is actuated in rotation by a lever,
- it comprises means for guiding the dosing unit, - the guide means comprise a slide with at least one groove adapted to receive the periphery of a pod,
- the guide means are mounted for translatory follow the movement toward or away parts,
- mobility of the movable part is configured to face to the fixed part in a parallel manner before they come into contact during the closing phase of the infusion chamber.
The attached drawings are given as examples and are not restrictive of the invention. They represent only one embodiment of the invention and will be easily understood. Figure 1 is a sectional view of the device according to a first embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is another sectional view in a different configuration of the infusion chamber.
Figure 3 is a side view of the device according to the invention. Figures 4 and 5 are views respectively from above and a front view.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the device in a coffee extraction phase.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of the device in the loading position of a pod.
8 schematically illustrates the motion phases of the device according to the invention.
Figures 9 to 12 and 9a, 10a show four successive stages of operation of the device. Figures 13 and 14 show in side view, the translational movement of the guide means.
Figure 15 is a general perspective view of the device of the invention. Figure 16 is a top view.
Figures 17 and 18 are respectively side views and longitudinal section of the device of the invention in feeding position pods.
Figures 19 and 20 are respectively a side view and in section of the device of the invention in a pod receiving position in the infusion chamber.
Figures 21 and 22 are respectively side views and longitudinal section of the device of the invention in the extraction position.
Figure 23 partially shows in section the device with a preferred embodiment of additional clamping means in the rest position.
Figure 24 shows an active clamping position.
Referring to the figures and particularly to Figures 6 and 7, the device of the present invention in a conventional manner a boiler 9 capable of supplying the infusion chamber 1 in hot water for the extraction of the material contained in the pod and particularly ground coffee.
As shown in Figure 2, a water circuit 10 is present through the device with a part 11 for the admission of hot water into the infusion chamber 1 and an outlet portion 12 leading to a chute 13 flowing the beverage in a funnel 14 to the user of the container. As shown in Figures 1 to 14, the terminal portion of this circuit may be incorporated as the outer shape of a traditional filter holder having a handle here represented by the lever 15 and a funnel portion 14.
The pods used for the operation of the present invention may be of type known on the market today.
Preferably but not limited to, can be used pods 2 comprising a substantially flat and rigid periphery ensuring shaped holding the pod.
The infusion chamber 1 consists of two parts 3, 4 adapted to be brought together to close the chamber 1 as it appears in Figure 2 or to be distant to open as is apparent from Figure 1. Preferably, and for the remainder of the description, this is the part 3 which moves in translation toward and away from the other part 4.
Moreover, the part 3 is driven with a limited stroke of rotational movement to move between various positions during operation.
In a preferred embodiment, the same drive means is used to ensure the translation and rotation of the mobile part 3.
Is described below successively two alternative embodiments of the drive means. 1 st embodiment:
Reference is made to Figures 1 to 14
Were identified by way of example, in Figure 2, the position of the axis 8 of rotation of the movable part 3 and the axis 7 of its translation.
For the following description and with reference to the drawings, is located in an exemplary horizontal extraction machine (wherein the pod is positioned substantially vertically and receives hot water along a substantially horizontal circuit).
However, other orientations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. The single drive means may be constituted by a cam 16 actuated in rotation and having an outer surface comprising two parts.
A first portion of the outer surface 17 of the cam 16 ensures the support of the cam on a conveyance member capable of transmitting the translation movement to the movable portion 3.
The second outer surface of the cam 16, spotted surface 18, in Figure 1, provides support to one end of a pivoting arm 19 whose pivotal movement is passed on to the movable portion 3 to carry out its rotation.
The coupling between the movable part 19 and the pivotal arm 3 can be effected by means of a finger 22 being inserted into a fork 23 of the movable portion as shown in Figure 1.
The pivot axis of the pivoting arm 19 is carried by a visible also coupling piece 21 in Figure 1 and identified in Figure 2. It is this coupling part which drives in translation the movable portion 3 by pressing the cam 16.
Other means of rotary movements of the transmission and translation of the movable part 3 are also conceivable. In a preferred embodiment, the pivot arm 19 comprises an extension forming stroke limiter 20 and adapted to come into abutment with an abutment surface when a predetermined angular position of the movable part 3 is reached.
Such is the case in the open position upwardly of the infusion chamber 1. According to a first possibility, the cam 16 is rotated by a motor.
According to a second alternative, seen in the figures, the rotation of the cam 16 is effected by means of a lever 15 operable by the user. Figures 6 and 7 illustrate two positions of the lever 15.
In the case of Figure 7, the lever position 15 is such that it implies a position substantially corresponding cam 16 to the operation phase of Figure 1.
In this context, the movable part 3 is inclined downwards to make an abutment surface 6 in its upper portion for engagement with the lower outer surface of the pod 2.
The surface 6 thus constitutes a stop supply phase of the pod 2.
Depending on the position of the lever 15 illustrated in Figure 6, the cam 16 is operated to rotate to reach the operating position illustrated in Figure 2, and wherein the brewing chamber 1 is closed in the extraction position.
The stroke of the lever 15 can be limited in rotation by means of a stop 28 of conventional design such as a finger able to move in a slot integral with the chassis of the device. To ensure or optimize the sealing of the infusion chamber 1 in the closed position, it is advantageous to add to the closing pressure operated by the user by means of the lever 15, an additional pressure. In this context, an additional means of clamping closure of the two parts 3, 4 of the infusion chamber 1 is formed in addition, as more specifically described later.
Advantageously, the device also comprises means for guiding the pod 2 during its movement during the operating phases.
In this context, it is possible to constitute the guiding means in the form of a slide 25 consists of two grooves 26 adapted to circumscribe the periphery of the pod 2. The periphery of said pod 2 can be inserted into each of the grooves 26 thus formed .
Guide means are advantageously mounted conveyances to follow the movement toward or away from both sides.
In this sense, these means has a displacement coupled to that of the translational member 21 via pusher 31 shown in particular in Figure 7.
The pusher 31 comprises a slot in part 32 adapted to constitute two bearing portions of the pusher 31 on a corresponding surface of the guide means. In this way, the movement of the guide means following that of the conveyance member 21 during the operating phases.
In addition, the vacuum formed between the two bearing surfaces formed by the slot 32 provides a delay in the movement of the guide means capable of ensuring a first advance of the movable part 3 coupled only then advance the guide means and the movable portion 3 to the fixed part
The system thus constituted push can be achieved in a guided manner on two side guides 30a, 30b for guiding in translation of the movable members and the cohesion of the component parts of the device. The operating phases of the present device are more particularly illustrated in Figures 8 to 14.
Figure 8 schematically shows the different mobilities of the portion 3 of the brewing chamber 1. In this context, the arrows schematically show the translation adapted to be operated by the movable portion 3 through the cam 16.
The sections AA and BB of Figure 8 further schematically illustrate the embodiment of the cam 16 and particularly the formation of two outer bearing surfaces 17 and 18.
The surface 18 is adapted to receive the end of the pivot arm 19.
Referring to Figures 9 to 12 and 9a, 10a, four successive operating steps of the invention are illustrated.
In Figure 9, the cam 16 has been actuated to cause rotation of the movable part 3 tending to open to accommodate a dose 2.
The upper part of the movable part 3 is dodging, the supply stop surface 6 formed previously to this level, is retracted and causes the fall by gravity of the pod 2.
It is then received by the movable part 3 in its internal volume and it is imposed on the constituent surface 5 of a reception stop.
The further rotation of the cam 16 causes a translation of the movable part 3 which is depicted in Figure 10.
However, the movable portion 3 also continues its rotation so as to achieve a substantially parallel position to that of the fixed part 4 before the translational movement puts them in contact. This is visible in Figures 9a and 10a. In this way, the docking of the moving part 3 occurs optimally over the entire contact surface of the two parts 3, 4 in the closed position.
When the brewing chamber is closed, the hot water is injected following the infusion chamber the path of the hollow arrow illustrated in Figure 10.
The beverage is collected in the chute and in the funnel.
Once the leaching is carried out, a reverse movement of the cam 16 induces a recoil of the movable part 3 and its pivot counterclockwise. The moving part is dodging, the tablet 2 can be freed and fall by gravity to a recovery area. The position thus rotated by the movable part 3 down trains again the upper surface 6 of part supply stop of the movable part 3.
Figures 13 and 14 illustrate in side view the embodiment of the translational movement of the guide means when the latter are present.
In this connection, it displays the pusher 31 adapted to cause the forward guide means 25 as and measuring the advance of the movable portion 3.
The slot 32 present on the pusher 31, however, provides a delay in the translational guiding means 25.
14 illustrates the end of the evacuation of the pod 2 that takes place as soon as the movable part 3 is retracted and while the guide means 25 are still in position.
Once the pod is removed, the guide means 25 are in turn a translation in the direction of the arrow indicated hollow.
The delay operated in the translational guide means 25 ensures good separation of the pod 2 before returning to full initial position of the device.
2nd Embodiment: Another mode of operation is presented here with reference to Figures
Were identified by way of example, in Figure 18, the position of the axis 8 of rotation of the movable part 3 and the axis 7 of its translation.
The single drive means is constituted by a drive shaft 33 of horizontal axis of rotation and adapted to generate the movement of the mobile part 3.
To do this, the shaft 33 cooperates with at least one connecting rod 34a, 34b but preferably two rods.
As can be seen for example in Figure 18, the link 34a, 34b is mounted with a pivot connection 35, 36 on the one hand on the shaft 33 and on the other hand, on the rear end of the mobile part 3. a conveyance member 21 is also provided for jointly follow the translational movement of the movable part 3 and ensure articulation pivot according to the axis 8 of the mobile part 3.
The translation of the member 21 is guided further by guide means which may be constituted by two lateral guides 30a, 30b as seen in FIG 16.
According to a first possibility, the shaft 33 is rotated by a motor.
According to a second alternative, seen in the figures, the rotary drive is effected via a lever 15 operable by the user.
In this context, the movable part 3 is inclined downwards to make an abutment surface 6 in its upper portion for engagement with the lower outer surface of the pod 2. The surface 6 thus constitutes a stop in the supply phase pod 2.
To optimize sealing of the infusion chamber 1 in the closed position, it is advantageous to add to the closing pressure operated by the user by means of the lever 15, an additional pressure. In this context, an additional means of clamping closure of the two parts 3, 4 of the infusion chamber 1 is formed additionally, as described later.
In this context, it is possible to constitute the guiding means in the form of a slide 25 consists of two grooves 26 adapted to circumscribe the periphery of the pod 2.
The periphery of said pod 2 can be inserted into each of the grooves 26 thus formed.
Guide means are advantageously mounted conveyances to follow the movement toward or away from both sides. In this sense, these means has a displacement coupled to that of the translational member 21 via the buttons 31 shown in particular in Figure 17.
The pusher 31 comprises a slot in part 32 adapted to constitute two bearing portions of the pusher 31 on a corresponding surface of the guide means.
In this way, the movement of the guide means following that of the conveyance member 21 during the operating phases.
The system thus constituted push can be achieved in a guided manner on two side guides 30a, 30b for guiding in translation of the movable members and the cohesion of the component parts of the device.
The operating phases of the present device are more particularly illustrated in Figures 17 to 22 and allow the realization of the steps of the beverage maker with the same infusion chamber 1 of configuration changes in the case of 1st embodiment .
Figures 17 and 18 show a first device operation position in which the pod 2 is in the stop position on the upper wall of the movable part 3. The lever 15 is it in a predetermined angular position vertical here.
An actuation of the lever 15 in the counterclockwise direction allows to reach the position illustrated in Figures 19 and 20 in which the pod 2 is received in the movable part 3. Between these two phases of movement, the drive shaft 33 caused a support rod 34a on the rear portion of the movable portion 3 and has particularly caused a rotation of the movable part clockwise. By continuing the rotation of the lever 15, the shaft 33 generates an additional thrust on the mobile part 3 by means of rods 34a, 34b, this additional thrust tending to the translation of the movable part 3 and its closure to constitute the extraction chamber 1. It can provide stop surfaces including the translational member
21 for limiting the angular mobility of the mobile part 3.
Thus, in the position shown in Figures 21 and 22, the movable portion 3 closes the extraction chamber 1.
When the brewing chamber is closed, the hot water is injected into the infusion chamber.
The beverage is recovered from the discharge chute 13.
Once the leaching is carried out, a reverse movement of the shaft 33 induces a recoil of the movable part 3 and its pivot counterclockwise.
The moving part is dodging, the tablet 2 can be freed and fall by gravity to a recovery area.
The position thus rotated by the movable part 3 down trains again the upper surface 6 of part supply stop of the movable part 3.
Figures 17, 19 and 21 illustrate in side view the embodiment of the translational movement of the guide means when the latter are present.
In this connection, it displays the pusher 31 adapted to cause the advancing guide means 25 as and measuring the advance of the movable portion 3.
The end of the evacuation of the pod 2 is effected as soon as the movable part 3 is retracted and while the guide means 25 are still in position.
In both embodiments as shown, the actuation can be done manually via a handle or a lever. Sealing is ensured perfect or through additional clamping means. This provides a lightweight construction machine while maintaining its effectiveness and especially a good seal. Will now be described a preferred embodiment of additional clamping means, especially with reference to Figures 23 and 24.
In the case shown in Figures 23 and 24, additional clamping means ensure a displacement of a low translational travel of the fixed part in rotation 4. In this way, as soon as the movable part 3 is received in the closed position the infusion chamber 1, this movement of short stroke in translation ensures or strengthen the relative support of the two parts 3, 4 at the peripheral area of ​​the pod 2. this creates a sealing area particularly visible device 49 in Figure 24. According to the illustrated embodiment, the translational movement means is formed by a cylinder 38 here typically implanted in the device. Indeed, the cylinder 38 is hydraulic and powered by the same source as the infusion chamber 1, namely the boiler 9. In this way, additional clamping means do not require the formation of another hydraulic circuit.
As seen in FIGS 23 and 24, the piston member of the actuator 38 is formed by a movable member 41 secured to the fixed rotating part 4 so as to allow its advance or retreat along the cylinder activation position 38. The pressurized fluid (especially water hot end of the boiler 9) is adapted to be received in a chamber 39 to achieve the thrust of the movable member 41. The chamber 39 is formed between the movable member 41 and a face 40 of the boiler 9, the face 40 comprising advantageously a slight recess allowing the formation of a sufficient volume to the chamber 39. At the face 40, the boiler 9 has an outlet 42 for the hot water inlet in the chamber 39.
To ensure tight closure of the chamber 39 of the cylinder 38, sealing means are present. They may be formed by seals but, preferably, through an elastic membrane seal 43 always visible in Figures 23 and 24.
The elastic sealing membrane is formed of a substantially annular element connected integrally with and sealed by its outer periphery at the face 40 of the boiler and with its inner periphery at the movable member 41. The membrane elastic seal 43 deforms following the cylinder activation state 38.
easily understood that, when hot water is admitted into the chamber 39 from the boiler 9, the volume of the chamber 39 tends to increase and a pressure is applied to the corresponding face of the moving member 41. This pressure generates the displacement of the movable member 41 and hence the advance of the fixed part in rotation 4. this advanced state is shown in FIG 24. in this context, the clamping is performed.
At this stage, the hot water can be injected at the portion 4 so as to produce the forced leaching into the infusion chamber 1. This injection occurs at a current of 45 design shower constituting an interior coating part 4.
The injection of hot water into the infusion chamber 1 is carried out through a supply passage 44 linking the chamber 39 of the cylinder 38 and the shower head 45. To prevent water flow to the hand shower 45, even clamping means resting position and in open position of the infusion chamber 1, the invention has an advantageous additional feature.
Indeed, as shown in Figures 23 and 24, the supply passage 44 includes a valve 46 configured to only open the supply passage 44 that above a pressure threshold to a value greater than actuator operating pressure 38.
In this way, the admission of hot water into the chamber 39 through the outlet 42 of the boiler 9 product, in a first step, the activation of the cylinder 38 and the advance of the part 4 to produce the additional tightening.
Then, when the clamping is obtained, the pressure continues to rise in the chamber 39 until it reaches a level ensuring the movement of the valve 46 to open the supply passage 44 and produce hot water injection in the infusion chamber 1. for example, it is possible to adjust the tripping threshold pressure of the valve 46 to a level of the order of 2 bars. This setting can be effected by choice of spring 48 ensuring the return to the rest position (closure) of the valve 46. When the water injection is completed in the infusion chamber 1, the intake is stopped hot water in the chamber 39 to produce the return to the rest position of the actuator 38. This return can be induced through the elastic properties of the membrane 43. in addition, a return spring 47 is also present in this effect.
In this way, during manual operation, the user need only perform a limited effort to drive to the closed position or opening the brewing chamber 1. When the closure is done manually the additional clamping means ensure perfect sealing of the infusion chamber 1, at the peripheral sealing area. Leaching can then occur, and with pressures up perfectly match the espresso machine type of pressure and in particular the order of 15 bar.
Without the use of these additional means of tightening, it would be particularly badly easy for the user to manually ensure adequate sealing of the brewing chamber 1 to operate at such pressure levels.
1. Infusion Room
2. Pod 3. Mobile part
4. Fixed part
5. Stop receiving
6. Power Bearing
7. translation axis 8. Rotation axis
1 1. Admission
12. Exit 13. Conduit
15. 16. Cam Lever
17. First surface 18 Second area
19. Swivel arm
20. Stroke limiter
21. translational body
22. 23. Finger Range
27. Outskirts pods
28. Stopper 29. cam shaft
30a, 30b. side guides
32. Slot 33. Drive shaft 34a, 34b. rod
35. pivot link on the shaft
36. Turning knuckle on movable portion 37. Coupling piece
38. cylinder
39. Cylinder House
41. 42. Mobile Body Released
46. ​​47. A valve return spring
49. peripheral sealing area
1. A beverage production by infusion of a product contained in a pod (2), comprising an infusion chamber (1) adapted to receive a sachet (2) and comprising two parts (3,4) configured to be close or distant to close or open infusion chamber (1) device as only one of the portions has a mobility in rotation capable of abutting the pod (2) in said portion and that the movable part (3 ) in rotation has a mobility in translation to open or close the infusion chamber (1), characterized in that it comprises additional means in the closed clamping the two portions of the infusion chamber (1).
2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the additional clamping means are translational means for moving the part (4) fixed in rotation.
3. Device according to claim 2 characterized in that the displacement means are constituted by a jack (38).
4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the cylinder (38) is hydraulic and powered by the boiler (9) supplying infusion chamber (1).
5. Device according to claim 4 characterized in that the chamber (39) of the cylinder (38) is formed between a face (40) of the boiler (9) and a movable member (41) secured to the fixed rotating part (4) of the infusion chamber (1), the face (40) having an output (42) for supplying hot water.
6. Device according to claim 5 characterized in that it comprises an elastic membrane seal (43) between said face (40) and said movable member (41) to sealingly close the chamber (39) of the jack ( 38).
7. Device according to claim 5 or claim 6 characterized in that: - the movable member (41) includes a supply passage (44) of the infusion chamber (1) formed between chamber (34) the cylinder (38) and a shower head (45) has on the fixed rotating part (4),
- the supply passage (44) has a valve (46) configured to open the supply passage (44) from a pressure higher than the cylinder working pressure (38).
8. Device according to any one of claims 5 to 7 characterized in that it comprises a return spring (47) of the movable member (41) of the jack (38).
9. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that it comprises a common drive means for rotational mobility and translatory mobility of moving part (3).
10. Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the drive means is a cam (16) having:
• a first outer surface (17) support of a conveyance member (21) coupled to the movable part (3);
• a second outer surface (18) supporting one end of a pivoting arm (19) coupled to the movable part (3);
1 1. Device according to Claim 10, characterized in that the cam (16) is actuated in rotation by a lever (15).
12. Device according to claim 9 characterized in that the common drive means comprises a drive shaft (33) rotatably coupled to the movable part (3) by at least one link (34a, 34b) pivotally mounted between said drive shaft (33) and said movable portion (3).
13. Device according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises a translational member (21) integral with the movable part (3) in its translatory movement and relative to which it is rotatable.
14. Device according to claim 13 characterized in that it has means (30a, 30b) for guiding in translation of the translatable member (21).
15. Device according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the shaft (33) is actuated in rotation by a lever (15).
16. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that it comprises guide means for the pod (2).
17. Device according to claim 16, characterized in that the guide means comprise a slide (25) with at least one groove (26) adapted to receive the periphery (27) of a pod.
18. Device according to claims 16 or 17, characterized in that the guide means are mounted for translatory follow the movement toward or away portions.
19. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the mobility of the movable part (3) is configured to face to the fixed part (4) in a parallel manner before they come into contact, during closing phase of the infusion chamber (1).
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Inventor name: FERRIER, CHRISTIAN C/O OFFICE MEDITERRANEEN DE BRE
Inventor name: BLANC, JEAN-PIERREC/O OFF.MED. DES BREVETS
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