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Steam function at the end of a brewing process

US8889207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Aigner · Valley, DE
Josef Daburger · Siegsdorf, DE
Josef Gius · Traunwalchen, DE
Johann Magg · St. Georgen, DE
Stefan Stadler · Truchtlaching, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2008
Grant date	Nov 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47J31/407
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for preparing hot beverages in a hot beverage machine by possibly repeatedly pumping a specific quantity of water from a water tank into a heating device, heating the quantity of water, pumping the heated quantity of water out of the heating device into a brewing chamber and possibly at the same time pumping a further quantity of water out of the water tank into the heating device, brewing a brewing substance contained in the brewing chamber to produce a hot beverage, and finally converting the quantity of water last pumped into the heating device completely into steam in a controlled manner for forcing liquid out of the entire line system downstream of the heating device.

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