PAD SUPPORT FOR BEVERAGE MAKER, FOAM UNIT AND BEVERAGE MAKER COMPRISING SUCH PAD SUPPORT, AND METHOD OF PREPARING BEVERAGE WITH FOAM LAYER USING SUCH PAD SUPPORT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solution which, at a given strength of the filter wall of a pad and a given pressure drop across the filter wall, reduces the risk of the filter wall becoming torn and/or allows the pressure drop to be increased and the filter wall strength to be reduced without increasing the risk of filter wall rupture in an area close to the discharge opening.;SOLUTION: A pad support for a beverage maker includes a bottom 14 that forms a barrier for beverage liquid flowing from a supported pad 15, a discharge opening 19 in the bottom for discharging beverage liquid through the bottom, and a nozzle 22 restricting the discharge opening for generating a beverage liquid jet from the nozzle, and a plurality of pad support projections 16, 17. The plurality of pad support projections are provided that have a plurality of innermost support projections 17 projecting from the bottom at positions circumferentially distributed around the discharge opening. Seen in top plan view towards the bottom, at least some of the innermost plurality of support projections have a cross-section that is elongate in a radial direction with respect to the discharge opening.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT