Patent ID: 8250971

Claim:
A device for producing coffee, the device comprising: an infusion chamber defined by at least two parts movable in relation to each other to close and open the infusion chamber and to change an infusion volume; a duct to supply pressurized hot water to said infusion chamber; a pump to supply pressurized hot water to said infusion chamber; a closing member; and a dispensing unit having a first passage with a first cross section for dispensing coffee at a first pressure and a second passage with a second cross section smaller in size than the first cross section for dispensing coffee at a second pressure, said at least two parts acting on said dispensing unit to switch to either a first configuration or a second configuration, by moving said at least two parts to form either a first infusion volume or a second infusion volume different than the first infusion volume, with each given configuration suitable for dispensing a corresponding type of coffee from the infusion chamber, and acting on said closing member to close said first passage in response to said at least two parts forming said second infusion volume.