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US 2006/0213928 A1Published application
Dispensing device with self-cleaning nozzle
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsGerhard Ufheil, Balakrishna Reddy, Richard Farrell
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to beverage dispensers and more specifically to a beverage dispensing nozzle that provides a short and direct beverage pathway. The nozzle is adapted for use in a self-cleaning assembly that provides for efficient cleaning of all of its surfaces that contact beverage products. The nozzle can be configured with an inlet port that provides a relatively direct product flow pathway from a beverage mixing chamber in the dispenser.
Claims25
A nozzle for a dispensing device comprising:
- a dispensing head traversed by a substantially straight flow pathway.
A nozzle for a beverage dispensing device comprising:
- a dispensing head comprising a beverage delivery outlet and a cylinder;
- wherein at least one of said head or cylinder is moveable relative to the other for encompassing, in a cleaning position, the beverage delivery outlet and diverting the flowpath to at least one drain port for draining liquid;
- and
- wherein the dispensing head is traversed by a portion of beverage conduit from the top of the dispensing head to the bottom of the dispensing head up to the beverage delivery outlet.
1 more element
A beverage dispensing device comprising:
- a nozzle for a dispensing device comprising a dispensing head wherein the dispensing head is traversed by a portion of substantially straight flow pathway from an inlet to an outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.