Coffee machine
AssigneeThermoplan AG
InventorJean-Paul In-Albon
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Abstract
A coffee machine includes a housing frame in which are slidably disposed at least one extraction device, one electronic control unit and a hot-water supply as modules implemented independently of one another. Each modules is provided on a rear side thereof with at least one connector component which in the slide-in state is coupled with a corresponding connector component in the housing frame. The connector components in the housing frame are connected with one another via cables or lines. The coffee machine can be assembled in extremely simple manner, and it is possible in the event of a defect to replace a module without involving an expert.
Claims20
A coffee machine comprising:
- a housing frame having an open front and a rear, said housing frame having therein a plurality of frame connector components;
- a plurality of units mounted in said housing frame and including at least one extraction device for generating coffee, a water supply for supplying water for preparation of coffee, and an electronic control unit for controlling operation of said extraction device and said water supply;
- at least two of said plurality of units comprising independent and separate modules configured to be slidable independently of each other into said housing frame from said open front thereof toward said rear thereof to respective inserted positions;
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- each said module having at a rear thereof at least one module connector component operable to couple with a respective said frame connector component when said each module is slid to said inserted position thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.