A fluid mixture dispensing system using a membrane to seal multiple reservoirs is disclosed. The multiple reservoirs each contain a respective ingredient. The reservoirs are coupled to respective orifices in a plate. The respective ingredients are dispensable via the respective orifices. The membrane seals the respective orifices. The ingredients are dispensed into one or more channels formed between the membrane and the plate. In specific embodiments, the membrane is an integral part of a cartridge which contains the multiple reservoirs. In specific embodiments, the cartridge includes an inlet and an outlet. A solvent flows from the inlet to the outlet through the one or more channels, and the ingredients are dispensed into the solvent in the one or more channels.

Fluid mixture dispensing systems, devices and methods are disclosed. A device includes a set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs, a mixing area configured to receive at least one ingredient from the set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs, a pressure source, an accumulator chamber, a set of valves, and a controller. The controller is programmed to operate the set of valves to pressurize the accumulator chamber using the pressure source. The controller is further programmed to operate the set of valves to set a pressure in at least one of the set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs using the accumulator chamber.

A grinding device comprises a grinding housing with mutually co-acting grinding bodies. A lower of the two grinding bodies is both driven and axially adjustable for the purpose of setting a grind size. An upper grinding body is removable. A grind size of the grinding device can be adjusted in absolute manner between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, corresponding to a fixed setting range between a minimal clearance between the two grinding surfaces and a maximum clearance between the two grinding surfaces. An extreme position of the adjustable grinding body is imposed by a stop which is encountered by the adjusting means in the relevant extreme position. A coffee machine uses the absolute grind size and/or a fine-tuning for an optimal contact time between coffee and through-flowing water.

A machine for extraction of beverage comprising a driving unit, a storage unit and a transfer unit is disclosed. The storage unit connects with the driving unit. The transfer unit comprises a multi-way valve assembly that comprises a first end, a second and a third end. The first end is used to connect with a container holding a solvent, the second end connects with the storage unit, and the third end connects with an extraction unit. When the multi-way valve assembly is under a first state, the solvent is driven by the driving unit to flow between the first end and the storage unit. The solvent is driven by the driving unit and then to flow between the storage unit and the third end when the multi-way valve assembly is under a second state.

A device for creating infused beverages that includes a solvent flow management system having a pump body with a pump bore defining a pump interior volume, a piston disposed within the pump interior volume and in a fluidically sealed configuration with the pump bore, and a pump drive system operably coupled to the piston to generate a piston translation path. The device also includes a solvent-flow conduit and in fluid communication with the pump interior volume and a brewing chamber, an outlet, and a flow control valve, wherein the pump drive system is operably configured to selectively drive the piston along the piston translation path, when the flow control valve is in a selectively closed position, to induce a negative pressure and the flow of fluid through a solute housed in the brewing chamber, downstream and through the solvent-flow conduit, and into the pump interior volume.

An recognition and automatic extraction method includes following steps: step A: by a camera, capturing an image of an identification code of a coffee capsule, the coffee capsule being positioned in a receiving groove of a capsule coffee machine, the camera being arranged to the capsule machine and positioned to corresponding to the receiving groove; step B: by a control circuit, decoding the identification code of the coffee capsule; step C: by the control circuit, setting a target of a water outputting volume and a target of a water temperature according to the decoded identification code; step D: by a heating unit, heating water according the target of the water temperature, and delivering the heated water according to the target of the water outputting volume; step E: by an extraction unit, receiving the heated water and extracting the coffee capsule, the placing groove being positioned in the extraction unit.

A coffee brewing process comprising the steps of: providing a coffee brewing device, having a plurality of coffee brewing elements; providing end user criteria; selecting recipes from a remote server based upon the end user criteria, said recipes including at least one data set corresponding to said recipe; downloading the recipe and corresponding at least one data set; adjusting settings of at least one coffee brewing element based upon the data set, and so; brewing coffee using said coffee brewing device at one element.

Provided is a beverage dispensing machine, for example a coffee machine, having a brewing chamber. The beverage dispensing machine includes at least one electrovalve for totally or partially blocking the beverage from exiting the brewing chamber based on brewing parameters previously set or monitored in real-time by one or more sensors.

A beverage maker, in particular an electrically operated coffee machine (1) having a water tank (2), which can be filled with water (W) which can be used to prepare a beverage by means of the beverage maker,

wherein the beverage maker is configured as connectable to a drinking water network (T) via an inflow (3),
characterized in that
the water tank (2) can be manually removed from the beverage maker by a user of the beverage maker in a state (Z1) in which the beverage maker is connected to the drinking water network (T) via the inflow (3) and/or can be filled with the water (W) selectively by manual filling of water by a/the user of the beverage maker or by introducing drinking water from the drinking water network (T) via the inflow (3).

An beverage-preparation apparatus includes a capsule receptacle (204, 300, 400, 416, 500) receiving a beverage capsule (306, 418) containing a quantity of a beverage ingredient, and an injection head (202) for injecting fluid into said beverage capsule (306, 418) to produce a beverage, said injection head (202) being mobile between a first, inactive position and a second, active position, and further having a biasing device (226, 304) selectively preventing the injection head (202) from remaining in the first, inactive position, and a capsule-detecting means (308, 402, 404, 422, 508) activating the biasing device (226, 304) when the presence of a beverage capsule (306, 418) within said capsule receptacle (204, 300, 400, 416, 500) is detected.