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US 9,314,131 B2Granted
Drinks machine
AssigneeBSH Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorGregor Luippold
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Abstract
A drinks machine is provided that has a drinks outlet, a housing region under the drinks outlet, and a drinks vessel housed by the housing region during a filling process. The housing region is a separate part and removable from the drinks machine.
Claims18
A drinks machine, comprising:
- a main body having a front face, the main body including a drinks outlet and an opening in the front face of the main body, said opening having a profile;
- a housing arrangement to house a drinks container underneath the drinks outlet, the housing arrangement having an outer profile matching the profile of the opening;
- the housing arrangement being configured for being inserted into the opening and for being fixedly disposed in a locked position in the opening;
- and
- the housing arrangement being configured to be removable from the opening;
- and
- a support assembly on which the drinks container is placed, the support assembly being mounted onto the housing arrangement for being height adjustable relative to the housing arrangement.
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A housing arrangement for a drinks machine, the housing element comprising:
- a main body having a front face, the main body including a drinks outlet and an opening in the front face of the main body, said opening having a profile;
- a housing element configured to house a drinks container underneath the drinks outlet, the housing element having an outer profile matching the profile of the opening;
- wherein the housing element is configured to be inserted into the opening and to be fixedly disposed in a locked position in the opening;
- and
- a support assembly on which the drinks container is placed, the support assembly being mounted onto the housing element to be height adjustable relative to the housing element;
- wherein the housing element is configured to be removed from the opening.
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A drinks machine, comprising:
- a main body having a front face, the main body including a drinks outlet and an opening in the front face of the main body, said opening having a profile;
- and
- a housing arrangement to house a drinks container underneath the drinks outlet, the housing arrangement having an outer profile matching the profile of the opening;
- the housing arrangement being configured for being inserted into the opening and for being fixedly disposed in a locked position in the opening;
- and
- the housing arrangement being configured to be removable from the opening, the housing arrangement being an upright housing arrangement and in the form of a semi-cocoon;
- a support assembly being complementary to the upright housing arrangement and on which the drinks container is placed, the support assembly being locked in the upright housing arrangement at at least two different height settings relative to the housing arrangement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.