Dispensing apparatus and method

A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a beverage preparation ingredient from a pod. The dispensing apparatus comprises a pod support region configured to support a pod, an actuator configured to engage with a corresponding actuator engagement region of the pod, and a rotation mechanism for rotating...

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Hauptverfasser:	Laverack, John R, Bedford, Edward Alexander, Williamson, James, Renfrew, Bruce, Riehm, George Edward, Kennedy, Brian George, Weseman, Kurt Raymond
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS CHEMISTRY COFFEE MILLS CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONVEYING DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES FURNITURE HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HUMAN NECESSITIES KITCHEN EQUIPMENT LIQUID HANDLING METALLURGY OPENING, CLOSING PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL SEPARATION SPICE MILLS STORING SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Zusammenfassung:	A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a beverage preparation ingredient from a pod. The dispensing apparatus comprises a pod support region configured to support a pod, an actuator configured to engage with a corresponding actuator engagement region of the pod, and a rotation mechanism for rotating the pod. The apparatus is configured to cause the actuation member to cause an opening to be formed in a pod supported by the pod support region. The apparatus is further configured to cause the rotation mechanism to cause the pod to rotate about an axis of rotation during a dispensing operation, so as to cause the beverage preparation ingredient to be released from the pod via said opening.