Patent ID: 7600466

Claim:
A brewing apparatus adapted for filling and emptying a brewing chamber ( 19 ), comprising: a brewing chamber ( 19 ) which is open on one side, and which is enclosed by a housing ( 10 ) and a base ( 12 ), said base ( 12 ) being arranged displaceable in the housing ( 10 ), wherein the base ( 12 ) can be moved in relation to an opening of the brewing chamber ( 19 ) for emptying purposes, the brewing chamber ( 19 ) being pivotable together with the base ( 12 ) such that the opening can be filled from above with beverage portion packs, wherein an actuating element ( 17 ) is provided so that both the base ( 12 ) and the brewing chamber ( 19 ) are moveable, and wherein the base ( 12 ) is coupled to a first pin ( 22 ), which slides and is moved via a rotatable curved guide ( 24 ), and wherein the brewing chamber ( 19 ) is mounted on a second pin ( 25 ) and in the center of the curved guide ( 24 ), wherein for a brewing operation, the housing ( 10 ) is pivotable into a horizontal position, in which the opening of the brewing chamber ( 19 ) is located opposite the nozzle assembly ( 9 ), and that for the purpose of ejecting the portion pack from the brewing chamber ( 19 ), the base ( 12 ) is moveable in relation to the opening of the brewing chamber ( 19 ) and the housing ( 10 ) is moveable away from a nozzle assembly ( 9 ), resulting in the formation, between the housing ( 10 ) and nozzle assembly ( 9 ), of a gap ( 15 ) through which the used-up beverage portion pack can drop into a collecting container ( 18 ).