Patent ID: 8875617

Claim:
An apparatus and capsule for preparing a drink or a liquid foodstuff, the capsule containing a substance to be extracted by introducing pressurized water into the capsule, the apparatus comprising an extraction block with an introduction channel for introducing the capsule, a capsule-holder with a housing, an extraction wall, a sidewall, an injection head for injecting water into the capsule, and an opening and closing mechanism for effecting a relative movement between the capsule-holder and the injection head for opening and closing the injection head at the capsule-holder, wherein the introduction channel is tilted at an angle (α) between 30 and 70 degrees relatively to a horizontal plane (HZ) and in that the angle (γ) between a portion of the sidewall of the capsule-holder away from the introduction channel and the horizontal plane (HZ) is between 55 and 25 degrees, and wherein the mechanism for opening and closing the injection head comprises at least two jointed arms or pairs of arms, a first arm being pivotally mounted to the body of the extraction block and the other one pivotally mounted to the injection head, the first jointed arm having a shorter length than the second jointed arm.