# US 2014/0197193 A1 · Cleaning dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0197193 A1 - Document ID: US20140197193A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/241,053 - Filed: 2012-08-21 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-25 - Assignees: Aquis Wasser-Luft-Systeme GmbH, Lindau Zweigniederlassung Rebstein - Applicants: AQUIS WASSER-LUFT-SYSTEME GMBH, LINDAU Zweigniederlassung Rebstein - Inventors: Kurt Wallerstorfer; Bernd Heitele - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197193A1 ## CPC - A47J 31/60: Cleaning devices - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ## Abstract The present invention relates to a beverage machine, more particularly for preparing hot drinks, with a liquid cleaner replaceable container formed as a replaceable container, characterized in that parts of a liquid cleaner dosing device are formed interchangeable with the liquid cleaner replaceable container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Beverage machine with a liquid cleaner container in which liquid cleaner can be supplied for several cleaning processes, and with a dosing device which has a dosing pump for dosing liquid cleaner, characterized in that the liquid cleaner container is designed as a replaceable container which comprises at least parts of the dosing pump as well as a pipeline coupling between the replaceable container and the beverage machine for coupling a liquid cleaner pipeline onto the beverage machine and a drive coupling for the mechanical coupling-on of a drive of the dosing pump. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Beverage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the first coupling is designed to be fixed during operation of the dosing pump. ### Claim 3 Beverage machine according to either of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the dosing pump comprises a rotor and that the drive shaft of a drive motor to be coupled to the rotor is arranged off-set and/or angled to the axis of the rotor or the axis of the drive coupling. ### Claim 4 Beverage machine according to either of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the liquid cleaner outlet of the dosing pump is arranged off-set relative to the axis of the pump rotor. ### Claim 5 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that at least one gear element is provided for bridging the off-set stagger and/or angle and/or for stepping up or down the torque transmission of the drive motor between the rotor or the drive coupling and the drive motor. ### Claim 6 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that a fixed liquid pipe is mounted coaxial with a rotating drive or gear element. ### Claim 7 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the dosing unit has a dosing element (4.11.4) which is designed to be both rotationally and also axially movable. ### Claim 8 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that rotor position detection means (4.24) are provided. ### Claim 9 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that rotor locking means (4.22.1) are provided. ### Claim 10 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that delivery volume control means (6) and/or delivery direction reversing means (6) are provided. ### Claim 11 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that mixing means (4.11.3) are provided. ### Claim 12 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that data communication means (4.24) are provided. ### Claim 13 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a liquid cleaner supply inlet (4.3) into a brewing chamber is provided. ### Claim 14 Beverage machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a grease- and/or oil- and/or protein- and/or polysaccharide-dissolving liquid cleaner is provided, and/or that the liquid cleaner comprises a decalcifying means. ### Claim 15 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the drive coupling is designed as a claw coupling. ### Claim 16 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the container is made flexible. ### Claim 17 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that the replaceable container is provided as a rigid container which comprises a ventilation and/or aeration opening or a ventilation and/or aeration valve. ### Claim 18 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that an outlet valve is provided on the replaceable container. ### Claim 19 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that a fixed liquid pipeline is arranged coaxial with a rotating drive or gear element. ### Claim 20 Beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that optical identification and/or authentication means, e.g. color and/or light markers, luminescent and/or fluorescent markers, light refraction, scattering, focussing, absorption, emissions or spectral shift means are provided. ### Claim 21 Replaceable container with liquid cleaner, characterized in that it comprises for use in a beverage machine according to one of the aforementioned claims at least in part a dosing pump as well as a pipe coupling element for a pipe coupling of a liquid cleaner pipeline and a drive coupling element for the mechanical coupling of a drive of the dosing pump.