Patent ID: 8807019

Claim:
A machine ( 100 ) for dispensing infusions from a preparation in pods or cartridges, comprising: a boiler unit ( 101 ); and a loading and ejecting device ( 1 ) adapted for receiving pods or cartridges (C) containing a substantially granular substance for the preparation of an infusion such as coffee; said loading and ejecting device comprising: a support ( 2 ); a housing ( 3 ) apt to receive a cartridge (C) and connected or connectable to said support ( 2 ) so as to assume a first operating configuration of loading the cartridge (C) and extracting the infusion and a second operating configuration of ejecting the cartridge (C); an ejecting means ( 31 ) for expelling a cartridge (C), associated with said housing ( 3 ) and apt to cause the ejection of the cartridge (C) contained in said housing ( 3 ) when the housing assumes said second operating configuration; and an actuating element ( 21 ) associated with said support ( 2 ), for activating said ejecting means ( 31 ), the arrangement being such that when said housing ( 3 ) assumes said second operating configuration said actuating element ( 21 ) causes the ejection of the cartridge immediately after the extraction of the infusion therefrom; wherein said boiler unit ( 101 ) comprises pressure means ( 102 ) apt to impart a predetermined force onto the cartridge contained in the housing ( 3 ) and to dispense a fluid that passes through the cartridge (C) for making the infusion, and said pressure means ( 102 ), when imparting the predetermined force onto said cartridge, and said housing ( 3 ) are inclined with respect to each other by a predetermined angle (α).