APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A FOAMED BEVERAGE SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION

The apparatus (1) for preparing a beverage with a foam layer suitable for consumption is provided with a mixing chamber (2), supply means (4) for supplying a liquid, such as water or steam, to the mixing chamber (2) and first dosing means (6) for dosed supply of a concentrate to be mixed with the liquid, such as a coffee concentrate, to the mixing chamber (2) for mixing the concentrate with the liquid in the mixing chamber (2) while foam is formed for obtaining the foamed beverage suitable for consumption. The mixing chamber (2) is designed as a whirl chamber while the supply means (4) supply the liquid to the whirl chamber (2) in such a manner that in the whirl chamber (2) a whirl is formed of the supplied fluid. The supply means (4) are provided with a second dosing device (8) for dosed supply of the liquid to the whirl chamber (2) and the apparatus (1) further provided with a control device (26) for controlling the first (6) and second (8) dosing device for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage. The apparatus for preparing a beverage with a foam layer suitable for consumption is provided with a mixing chamber, supply means for supplying a liquid, such as water or steam, to the mixing chamber and first dosing means for dosed supply of a concentrate to be mixed with the liquid, such as a coffee concentrate, to the mixing chamber for mixing the concentrate with the liquid in the mixing chamber while foam is formed for obtaining the foamed beverage suitable for consumption. The mixing chamber is designed as a whirl chamber while the supply means supply the liquid to the whirl chamber in such a manner that in the whirl chamber a whirl is formed of the supplied fluid. The supply means are provided with a second dosing device for dosed supply of the liquid to the whirl chamber and the apparatus further provided with a control device for controlling the first and second dosing device for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage. L'invention concerne un appareil de préparation d'une boisson à consommer présentant une couche de mousse. Cet appareil comprend une chambre de mélange, des moyens d'alimentation destinés à acheminer un liquide, tel que de l'eau ou de la vapeur, vers la chambre de mélange, et un premier moyen de dosage destiné à acheminer une dose d'un concentré à mélanger avec le liquide, tel qu'un concentré de café, vers la chambre de mélange, pour mélanger ledit concentré avec le liquide dans ladite chambre pendant que de la mousse se form