CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE

• Main Authors: McHugh, William Philip, Fedorka, Thomas, Dutremble, Thomas Paul, Range, Bradford, Masada, Gwynn, Gordon, Jeremy B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.11.2023
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL

A beverage making machine may include a cartridge holder (3) to hold a cartridge (4) used to form a beverage. The cartridge holder may include a lower portion arranged to receive and hold the cartridge and a movable upper portion arranged to clamp the cartridge in place. The cartridge holder may be arranged to hold upper and lower compartments (42) of the cartridge in spaces having a different pressure, e.g., an upper compartment (41) of the cartridge may be held under relatively high pressure, and a lower compartment may be held in a space at ambient pressure. The cartridge holder may pierce upper and/or lower compartments of the cartridge to introduce activating fluid and/or receive carbonating gas from the upper compartment, and/or to introduced pressurized air into the lower compartment to force beverage medium to exit. Fig. 19 WO 2016/064791 PCT/US2015/056325 45a