Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispensing device for drinks
- Patent Title (中): 饮料分配装置
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Application No.: US10525866Application Date: 2003-08-28
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Publication No.: US07654190B2Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Hansdieter Greiwe
- Applicant: Hansdieter Greiwe
- Applicant Address: CH Aarburg
- Assignee: Niro-Plan AG
- Current Assignee: Niro-Plan AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Aarburg
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: DE10239594 20020828
- International Application: PCT/EP03/09559 WO 20030828
- International Announcement: WO2004/023950 WO 20040325
- Main IPC: A47J31/60
- IPC: A47J31/60 ; B67D1/08

Abstract:
Many kinds of dispensing devices for drinks or similar fluid foodstuffs, especially for coffee and/or milk are already known. Said devices comprise supply means for supplying at least two different hot drinks, filling outlets for dispensing hot drinks into at least one cup and valve means for stopping and releasing drink pipelines between the supply devices and the filling devices. According to the invention, in order to improve hygiene and product quality, the valve means are embodied in such a manner that additional pipelines for supplying and/or discharging flushing agents for cleaning, hot water or steam for preheating or other similar fluids, can be connected to the valve means instead of to the drinks pipelines in order to treat the valve means in the areas through which hot drinks flow. As a result, a rinsing process can be automatically controlled between two dispensing steps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060174778A1 Dispensing device for drinks Public/Granted day:2006-08-10
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