IDENTIFICATION OF CAPSULES CONTAINING BEVERAGE INGREDIENT Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A47J31/36 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a beverage preparation system containing capsules (1) with a beverage ingredient with an identification element (6) as well as a beverage preparation device wherein such capsules are placed; the said device contains a contact means (8) for physical contact with the capsule identification element (6) for readout of information from it as well as a control means connected to the contact means and intended for control of the beverage preparation device operation (11) depending on information read out; the contact means (8) contains: at least one moving board (81) that mechanically contacts the capsule identification element (6) and a resilient support element (82), contacting the probe on one side and conjugated with an electronic circuit (9) on the other; the element of the resilient support element contacting the probe has a shape ensuring the possibility of deformation when the probe applies force to it, such deformation occurring partially crosswise to the direction of the force being applied.

EFFECT: design improvement.

13 cl, 9 dwg