Device for feeding milk
View Patent ↗A device for feeding milk from a storage container ( 8 ) to a dispensing device ( 3 ), containing a feeding line ( 9 ), whose intake end ( 9 a ) is detachably connected to the storage container ( 8 ), and with a cleaning possibility for at least a portion of the exterior of the feeding line ( 9 ). In order to enhance a device of this type such that the cleaning is simplified, a cleaning mechanism ( 11 ) be provided for the exterior of the feeding line ( 9 ), which comprises a rinsing area ( 12 ) for holding the portion of the feeding line ( 9 ) that is to be cleaned. The rinsing area ( 12 ) contains a hot water intake opening, a steam intake opening, a cleaning agent intake opening, or cold water intake opening ( 17 ), and also a connection opening ( 14 ) for the detachable introduction of the portion to be cleaned.
1. Device for feeding milk from a storage container to a dispensing device, with a feeding line, comprising an intake end on the feeding line that is detachably connected to the storage container, a cleaning mechanism provided for at least a portion of the exterior of the feeding line, the cleaning mechanism having a rinsing area accommodated in a housing, the rinsing area for holding the portion of the feeding line that is to be cleaned, the rinsing area containing one of a hot water intake opening, a steam intake opening, a cleaning agent intake opening or a cold water intake opening, the rinsing area also having a connection opening for detachable introduction of the portion to be cleaned, the rinsing area having a flooding area that extends around the portion of the held feeding line that is to be cleaned, the flooding area being formed between the portion of the feeding line held within the rinsing area and an inner wall of the housing, the housing including a side wall and an end face opposing the connection opening, and wherein the intake opening is arranged in the side wall of the housing of the cleaning mechanism.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection opening is provided with a seal.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the rinsing area is formed to hold the feeding line when it is axially extended.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning mechanism is connected to a control mechanism that contains an operating element that is operable by the user in order to initiate a cleaning process.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the rinsing area is connected to an interior of the feeding line.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the rinsing area has a length that exceeds a length of the portion of the exterior of the feeding line that is to be cleaned.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the connection opening and the intake opening are arranged adjacent a lowest point of the rinsing area, and the held portion of the feeding line extends upwards.
8. Coffee machine with one of a hot water supply, steam supply, cleaning agent supply, and cold water supply and a device for feeding milk from a storage container to a dispensing device, with a feeding line, comprising an intake end on the feeding line that is detachably connected to the storage container, a cleaning mechanism provided for at least a portion of the exterior of the feeding line, the cleaning mechanism having a rinsing area accommodated in a housing, the rinsing area for holding the portion of the feeding line that is to be cleaned, the rinsing area containing one of a hot water intake opening, a steam intake opening, a cleaning agent intake opening or a cold water intake opening, the rinsing area also having a connection opening for detachable introduction of the portion to be cleaned, the rinsing area having a flooding area that extends around the portion of the held feeding line that is to be cleaned, the flooding area being formed between the portion of the feeding line held within the rinsing area and an inner wall of the housing, the housing including a side wall and an end face opposing the connection opening, wherein the intake opening is arranged in the side wall of the housing of the cleaning mechanism, and wherein the one of the hot water supply, steam supply, cleaning agent supply, and cold water supply is connected to the intake opening.
9. The coffee machine according to claim 8 , and a control mechanism with an operating element that is operable by the user to initiate a cleaning process.