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Coffee maker

US12226043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 2021
Grant dateFeb 18, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/4403
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A coffee maker for automatically preparing a coffee beverage, and optionally other beverages, having a housing, in which the grinder, brewing device, and boiler, for example, are accommodated, and an outlet unit, by way of which the desired beverage is dispensed. In the outlet unit, an outlet arrangement is provided, in which a plurality of tubular outlets are arranged side-by-side, and which are removably mounted in the outlet unit. On the front side of the housing, a display and operating unit can be arranged, by way of which the desired coffee beverage can be inputted, and by way of which information about the respective coffee beverage and/or the operational state of the machine are outputted. On the upper side of the housing, storage containers can be arranged, in which basic ingredients for the preparation of the coffee beverage, and other beverages as the case may be, are kept.

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