Device and method for producing a frothed whitened beverage
US8383184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/401
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for hygienically and automatically producing from a beverage dispensing device a frothed whitened beverage in a receptacle comprising upon the actuation of a command on the device the following operations controlled by a control unit of said device: —a. metering and delivering a pre-warming volume of heated water in a receptacle for prewarming a whitening food component already contained in the receptacle and forming a warmed liquid in said receptacle, —b. metering and delivering a frothing volume of heated water in the form of at least a pressurized jet directed toward the receptacle for frothing the warmed liquid, —c. producing and delivering in the receptacle a liquid mixture made of a second food component and a metered mixing volume of water. The invention also concerns a device for implementing said method.
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