Patent ID: 8627761

Claim:
Machine operating with capsules for the preparation of coffee and other hot beverages, comprising an inner compartment for housing a capsule during use, a lever hinged to the machine about a fulcrum for pushing the capsule into the compartment, closing means for enclosing the capsule inside an infusion chamber defined by a pair of oppositely arranged members and piercing the capsule on opposite sides, and circulation means for circulating a flow of hot pressurized water through the capsule inside the infusion chamber; the machine being characterized in that it is designed to be equipped selectively with a first motorized actuator module, which comprises a support and a first electro-mechanical locking assembly mounted on the support so as to form a preassembled interchangeable module, and with a second manually operated actuator module, which comprises a second mechanical locking assembly able to be releasably connected to a lever which can be operated by a user so as to be manually actuated by means of the lever, wherein the mechanical locking assembly comprises a toggle mechanism configured to connect the lever to a thrust member and move the thrust member in a substantially straight sliding direction (S), and wherein the toggle mechanism comprises at least one tie-bar, an arm and a rod; the tie-bar being hinged with the thrust member and with an articulation; the arm being hinged with the articulation and with the machine; the rod being hinged with the articulation and with the lever.