POWDERED BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPLIANCE WITH MIXING FUNNEL

摘要

A beverage dispensing appliance (10) for mixing a powdered beverage with a liquid to make an end product liquid beverage includes a mixing funnel (50). In one embodiment, the mixing funnel includes a mixing segment (56) which has an inner surface (62) that is convex as it extends longitudinally. In another embodiment, the mixing segment has an arcuate inner surface and a slope. The slope increases as the inner surface extends longitudinally from an upper end of the mixing segment to a lower end of the mixing segment. Moreover, a powder delivery system (18) of the dispensing appliance has an outlet (46) from which powdered beverage is dispensed into the funnel. This outlet (46) is disposed within the funnel one of at and below the open upper end (52) of the funnel.