Device for heating and working up milk
US6901848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F23/291
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for heating and working up milk, in particular for preparing cappuccinos on a coffee machine, having a conveyor pipe with an open end which can be submerged in a vessel containing milk, a first pipe for supplying steam connected to the conveyor pipe, a valve, a pressurised air source, a second pipe for supplying pressurised air connected to the conveyor pipe, a temperature transducer associated with the submergible end of the conveyor to detect the temperature of the milk, a control unit connected to the valve, to the pressurised air source, as well as to the temperature transducer, said control unit being programmable to command the open and close of said valve and to actuate said pressurised air source, one independently from the other according to the desired temperature and/or working up of the milk.
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