Device for preparing and dispensing beverages with an improved arrangement of solenoid valves
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorFRANCOIS PREVOTAT
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Abstract
The invention concerns a machine (10) for preparing and dispensing beverages comprising at least one beverage preparation apparatus (18), which is designed for preparing and dispensing beverages, and at least one water supply apparatus (20), which is provided with one or more water delivering pipes (22) to the beverage preparation apparatus (18), and with one or more solenoid valves (50, 52, 54) each coupled to a respective water delivery pipe; wherein the solenoid valves (50, 52, 54) are positioned within an housing chamber at a door compartment of a main casing (12) to be immediately and easily accessible when the door (16) is open during respective adjustment and/or maintenance operations.
Claims15
A machine for preparing and dispensing beverages comprising:
- a main casing, able to define a housing chamber of a plurality of apparatuses of the machine and provided with at least one opening which defines a door compartment to said housing chamber;
- at least one door, which is provided with an outer surface and an inner surface oriented towards said housing chamber, wherein said door is hinged to said main casing at a hinging axis and is configured to close said door compartment in the machine operating configuration;
- at least one beverage preparation apparatus, which is designed for preparing and dispensing beverages;
- at least one water supply apparatus, which is provided with one or more water delivering pipes to said beverage preparation apparatus, and with one or more solenoid valves each coupled to a respective water delivery pipe;
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- at least one additive substances feeding apparatus, which is provided with one or more additive substances delivering pipes to said beverage preparation apparatus;
- wherein said beverage preparation apparatus comprises:
- at least one mixing and dispensing nozzle;
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- at least one alcove, which is obtained on said door and which defines a seat open on the outer surface of said door to hold at least one container into which the beverage dispensed through said nozzle flows;
- wherein the solenoid valves are positioned within said housing chamber at the door compartment of said main casing to be immediately and easily accessible when said door is open during respective adjustment and/or maintenance operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.