Hot beverage production device
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsMatthieu Ozanne, Didier Vuagniaux
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Abstract
The invention concerns a beverage production device comprising:—a beverage production chamber (1) designed to have a liquid interact with a beverage ingredient,—a pump (2) for pumping the liquid,—a heater (3) for heating the pumped liquid, wherein the heater comprises:—a chamber (31) presenting an inlet (32) for the introduction of the liquid and an outlet (33) for the discharge of the liquid,—a heating body (34) contained in the chamber, characterised in that the liquid outlet (33) is placed at the top side (310) of the heater chamber (31), and the chamber of the heater comprises an outlet (35) for the discharge of air, said air outlet being arranged at a position higher than the liquid outlet (33) with respect to the horizontal.
Claims15
A beverage production device comprising:
- a beverage production chamber designed to have a liquid interact with a beverage ingredient;
- a pump for pumping the liquid;
- a heater for heating the pumped liquid, wherein the heater comprises:
- a chamber comprising an inlet for the introduction of the liquid and an outlet for the discharge of the liquid;
- a heating body located in the chamber;
- the liquid outlet is located at a top side of the heater chamber;
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- the chamber of the heater comprises an outlet for the discharge of air, the air outlet being located at a position higher than the liquid outlet with respect to the horizontal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.