APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE FROM A CAPSULE

An apparatus for preparing a beverage from capsules, including an extraction block (8), the extraction block including an extraction mechanism (6) comprising a capsule holder (10) configured to receive a capsule, an injection block (9) including an injector head (28), a housing (40), an actuating mechanism (50) configured to displace the injector head between an open position in which the capsule can be inserted or removed from the extraction block to a closed position in which the movable part of the injector head is closed against the capsule holder, and a capsule disengaging mechanism (82) configured to engage a rim (32) of the capsule and lift up the capsule when the injector head and capsule holder move from a closed position to an open position, wherein the capsule disengaging mechanism comprises a clasp (85) fixed to the injector head configured to interfere with an outer edge (32') of the capsule rim and deform the capsule rim during closing of the injector head, the clasp further configured to lift up the capsule during opening of the injector head and subsequently to disengage from the capsule due to the deformation of the flexible capsule rim as the clasp is lifted away with the injector head.