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Automatic coffee maker and tube valve

US9044117B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

12Claims

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Assignee

KRAFT FOODS R & D, INC. · US

Inventors

Josef Daburger · Siegsdorf, DE
Ulrike Dommann · Traunstein, DE
Michael Steffl · Marquartstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 20, 2010
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16K7/063
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic coffee maker comprises a tube valve which has a passage tube for liquids and/or gases and a control device for controlling a throughput through the passage tube. The tube valve is improved by a direction changing device which changes an orientation of the passage tube during operation.

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