Infusion unit for making beverages from single-serving sachets and machine comprising said unit

摘要

An infusion unit includes a support and a drawer having at least one seat for a single-serving sachet, the seat sliding relative to the support and movable between a charging position of the single-serving sachet and an infusion position. The infusion unit further includes a dispensing member for dispensing water under pressure to the single-serving sachet. A lever controls the movement of the drawer and a mechanical connection between the lever and the drawer and between the lever and the dispensing member. A stopping element locks the single-serving sachet into the infusion position after the dispensing. The seat, partly delimited by a pair of arms oscillating relative to the drawer, is interchangeable for seating capsules of various shapes or dimensions.

主权项

1. An infusion unit for making a beverage with single-serving sachets, comprising:
a support; a drawer including a removable seat for a single-serving sachet, the removable seat being removable form the drawer and the drawer being slideable relative to said support and movable between a charging position of the single-serving sachet and an infusion position; a dispensing member for dispensing water under pressure to said single-serving sachet; a lever for controlling movement of said drawer and a mechanical connection between said lever and said drawer and between said lever and said dispensing member, actuation of the lever causing the movement of the drawer from the charging position to the infusion position and approach of the dispensing member to the single-serving sachet; and a stopping element for locking the single-serving sachet into the infusion position, preventing movement of the single-serving sachet towards the charging position when said drawer is moved from the infusion position to the charging position; wherein said removable seat is partly delimited by a pair of arms oscillating relative to said drawer for allowing removal of empty single-serving sachets from said removable seat during the drawer movement from the infusion position to the charging position, and wherein said dispensing member comprises a sealing member movable towards the single-serving sachet, when said dispensing member is in the infusion position, under a thrust of water under pressure for adjusting to a front surface of the single-serving sachet and forming a seal on the front surface.