Output unit for a beverage dispenser, beverage dispenser having such an output unit and method for operating such a beverage dispenser
US9617138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/467
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An output unit for a beverage dispenser outputs hot beverages and/or ingredients for beverages to a container standing below the output unit. The output unit has one or more outlet assemblies for beverages and/or ingredients. Improved cleaning and/or mixing is achieved in that each of the outlet assemblies has a central inner outlet and an outer outlet which concentrically encloses the inner outlet, and in that the outer outlet is designed as a ring nozzle directed in the outlet direction so that a fluid which is output through the outer outlet encloses the inner outlet in the form of a concentric liquid sheath.
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