This invention provides a drip filter head for a beverage apparatus comprising a connected array of beverage extraction units, each unit comprising an extraction chamber, and further comprising at least one filter.

The coffee machine has at least one infusion unit and at least one filter holder that is manually connected to and disconnected from the infusion unit for preparation of coffee, and it comprises at least one added support element of the filter holder for keeping it attached to the coffee machine when the filter holder is not connected to the infusion unit, said added support element comprising heating means for heating said filter holder to a predetermined temperature. The additional support element can be implemented also as a standalone element and, therefore, not connected to the coffee machine.

A device (5) for containing and preserving beverages, comprising at least one storage chamber (5a) for at least one beverage is described, said storage chamber (5a) being provided with at least one inlet (5b) for the injection of the beverage and with at least one outlet (5c), wherein the outlet (5c) is fluidically connected to a delivering assembly (6) for the delivery of the beverage. The device (5) comprises at least one fluid source (9) fluidically connected with said at least one storage chamber (5a) for the adduction of a fluid flow into said storage chamber (5a) to stir said beverage. A machine (1) for preparing a beverage, preferably by means of percolation, comprising such device (5), and the relative methods of use are also described.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system.

A machine for preparing a hot beverage, comprising: a boiler for producing hotwater; a brewing unit installed downstream of the boiler; and at least one collection vessel installed downstream of the brewing unit, from which collection vessel a prepared hot beverage can be conducted, in particular through an outlet conduit, to at least one dispensing device in order to dispense the hot beverage when the dispensing device is opened. At least one liquid pump is adapted for conveying liquid from the at least one collection vessel towards the at least one dispensing device and for conveying liquid in the opposite direction.

A heat exchanger includes a body placed inside a discharge container of a solenoid valve of a machine for coffee dispensing. The body includes: a first portion presenting a collection cavity of a hot waste fluid coming from the solenoid valve of the machine and defining a first surface arranged to come into contact with the hot waste fluid and a second surface facing the opposite side from the first surface; and a second portion presenting a primary surface in contact with the second surface of the first portion and a secondary surface opposed to the primary surface, arranged to come into contact with a heat exchange fluid of the machine having a different temperature from the temperature of the hot waste fluid. The first and second portions allow heat exchange, by conduction, between the hot waste fluid and the heat exchange fluid of the machine.

In order to improve a beverage preparation device in terms of operability and ergonomics and in particular to simplify filling of a supply container with solid beverage starting products, a supply container arrangement is provided which has at least one two-part supply container having a lower part-container and a removable upper part-container which can be arranged on the lower part-container. The upper part-container has a bottom with a connection opening on which a closure device is arranged which is designed, when joining together the upper and lower part-containers, to open automatically and to free a connection between the upper and lower part-containers.

Embodiments generally relate to systems, apparatus and methods concerned with autonomous preparation of brewed beverages, such as coffee beverages. Some embodiments make use of at least one robotic arm in the brewed beverage preparation. Various embodiments use two robotic arms. Various embodiments have multiple separately controlled components with which the at least one robotic arm can interact as part of the coffee preparation process.

A beverage self-propelling and production system comprises a beverage production region, a self-propelled vehicle device and a server appliance wherein: the beverage production region has several beverage production workstations, several trajectory line objects and several sensor elements; the server appliance receiving at least a group of order messages drives the self-propelled vehicle device to move along the trajectory line objects and stop at different beverage production workstations, controls supplies of ingredients at the beverage production workstations, and depends on the order messages to change a move path of the self-propelled vehicle device for production and output of a beverage product after completion of the self-propelled vehicle device passing through different beverage production workstations in turn.

The present disclosure is generally related to systems and methods for producing liquid extracts from a solid raw material, as well as related equipment. Certain aspects are related to the production of multiple liquid extract products using a single system by adjusting one or more displaceable fluidic pathway segments within the system to switch between first and second (or more) extraction configurations. In certain embodiments, a first liquid extract can be produced when the displaceable fluidic pathway segment is in a first configuration, and a second liquid extract (different from the first liquid extract) can be produced when the displaceable fluidic pathway segment in in a second configuration (different from the first configuration).