A brewing unit for preparing beverages from a powdered product containing at least one ingredient is provided. The brewing unit has a support structure having an inner cavity, and a dispensing assembly having a first assembly part configured as a drawer and having a receptacle adapted to receive the powdered product, and a second assembly part mounted to slide vertically within an upper part of the inner cavity, between a raised position and a lowered position. A filtering element defining a bottom surface of the receptacle and of the brewing chamber is mounted within the first assembly part. A dispensing duct is formed through the filtering element. A brewing head defining a top surface of the brewing chamber is carried by a lower end of the second assembly part.

Ingredient dispensing systems and methods in a fluid mixture system using a monitored chamber pressure are disclosed. One system includes a chamber, an inlet to the chamber, a set of ingredient reservoirs, in the chamber, storing a respective set of ingredients and sealed by a respective set of valve, a pressure source, and a controller. The system is programmed to set a pressure of the chamber using the pressure source and the inlet to the chamber. The system is also programmed to dispense, using the pressure, at least two ingredients from the respective set of ingredients by actuating at least two valves from the respective set of valves.

A coffee machine makes use of a valve arrangement for controlling the coupling of a water heater outlet selectively to one of two or more outlets, such as a steam delivery nozzle and a brew chamber. The valve arrangement comprises an active valve between the inlet channel and a first one of the outlets and a passive valve downstream of the active valve from the water heater outlet, coupled to a second one of the outlets. A cam surface controls the active valve, wherein the angular position of the cam surface controls the coupling of the inlet channel to the first one of the outlets. The rotation may be driven by rotational coupling to a brew chamber motor. This coffee machine design makes use of a single valve arrangement to provide the flow control from the water heater. This provides a compact arrangement with a low component count and simple control mechanism. It also enables all valve mechanisms to be outside the water or steam flow.

Provided herein is a coffee machine, comprising a main body (1) that comprises a housing (101) of the main body, a pot liner (103) disposed within the housing (101), a heating mechanism for heating liquid in the pot liner (103), and a container (106) disposed above the pot liner (103) and being in communication with the inner space of the pot liner (103); a capsule base (2) detachably connected on the bottom of the main body (1); and a power-controller holder (3) detachably connected to the outside of the housing (101), for supporting, powering and controlling the main body (1). The coffee machine as described herein has a modularized structure for ease of using the coffee machine in various settings and ease of disassembly, maintenance and cleaning of the coffee machine.

Procedure and machine for preparing hot drinks starting from a tank of water at atmospheric pressure that allows fine adjustment of the infusion and extraction parameters, as well as automatic or manual management thereof, by way of at least one control unit, with selection being allowed by way of a rotary coder with a button function, the machine being equipped with a single rotary pump controlled by way of a pulse-width modulation circuit and with wireless communication means. The machine is destined for the industrial sector of manufacturing machines for preparing hot drinks.

A delivery assembly for a coffee beverage extracted under pressure by means of water through a substrate of powdered coffee comprises an extractor body (11) which has a passage circuit (13) from an entry aperture (24) for the water to a delivery aperture (25) of the coffee beverage, there being present, along the passage circuit (13), a first seating (16) that acts as an extraction chamber to receive the substrate of powdered coffee made downstream of the entry aperture (24) and, downstream of the first seating (16), a second seating (17) communicating with the delivery aperture (25) and the delivery assembly also comprises a proportional membrane valve (15) selectively adjustable to control the delivery flow of the coffee beverage at exit from the first seating (16) and able to be housed in the second seating (17).

An on-demand hot water dispenser includes a housing, a water heating system received in the housing, and a faucet connected to the water heating system through the housing for dispensing hot water into a container. A drip tray is positioned below the faucet and a screen covers the drip tray to support the container during dispensing of the hot water.

A beverage preparation machine having an inlet arrangement and a gasket arrangement is provided, where the inlet arrangement is configured with a plurality of inlet ports to deliver liquid to a beverage cartridge. The gasket arrangement may include a plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of inlet ports is received within one of the plurality of openings. The gasket arrangement may be integrally formed and may include one or more ribs disposed about each of the plurality of openings. A perimeter rib may extend along a perimeter of the gasket arrangement.

A valve (1) comprising a valve body (2) and a cartridge element (6), the valve body (2) having at least one seat (2A) configured to accommodate at least partially the cartridge (6), the cartridge (6) comprising an external surface (6A) configured to support at least partially an actuation element (12), said cartridge (6) containing at least one core (11) configured to cooperate with a nozzle (15) fluidly connected with a first fluid passage (3), said core (11) being movable inside said cartridge (6) against the action of an elastic element (14), between at least one first position in which it closes the first passage (3) and a second position in which it allows a flow through the first passage (3) so as to control the flow of a fluid through the valve; the valve comprises quick coupling means (200) for coupling to a support guide (201) of the valve (1).

In a device (1) for making a beverage on the basis of interaction between a beverage extract and an extracting fluid, which comprises an openable and closeable chamber (50) for receiving and accommodating a quantity of the beverage extract, and heating/cooling means (30) for setting the temperature of the extracting fluid, arranged upstream of the chamber (50), a beverage making process can be performed with extracting fluid that is exactly at a desired temperature. During heat-up or cool-down phases of the heating/cooling means (30), the extracting fluid is transported to another position than the chamber (50) where the beverage making process is supposed to take place. For the purpose of determining an appropriate path of the extracting fluid in every possible situation, valve means (60) are applied, which are switchable under the influence of a change of the flow rate of the extracting fluid.