Coffee machine
An arrangement for a coffee machine includes a filter holder adapted to receive a filter to be filled with ground coffee. The filter holder includes an outlet below which a container to be filled with coffee may be positioned. A bracket is arranged on the coffee machine. The bracket and coffee holder are constructed so that the filter holder is removably attached to the bracket. A locking mechanism is attached to the bracket to lock the filter holder in a locked position when the container to be filled with coffee is arranged below the outlet.
1. An arrangement for a coffee machine, comprising:
a filter holder adapted to receive a filter to be filled with ground coffee, the filter holder including an outlet below which a container to be filled with coffee is positionable;
a bracket arranged on the coffee machine, the bracket and filter holder being constructed so that the filter holder is removably attached to the bracket;
a locking mechanism attached to the bracket to lock the filter holder in a locked position when the container to be filled with coffee is arranged below the outlet; and
a handle arranged on the filter holder and including an activation element to unlock the filter holder from the locked position.
2. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the filter holder in the locked-in position is secured against being pulled from the bracket.
3. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one movable latch lockable in place on the bracket.
4. The coffee machine according to claim 3 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a spring to pre-tension the at least one latch to lock the filter holder in the locked position.
5. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket for the filter holder is arranged in a lower region of the filter holder adjacent to the outlet of the filter holder.
6. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises a holding bar on which the filter holder is lockable in place.
7. The coffee machine according to claim 6 , wherein the filter holder includes a projection and the holding bar comprises a substantially V-shaped receptacle to receive the projection of the filter holder.
8. The coffee machine according to claim 7 , wherein the projection of the filter holder is fittable into the V-shaped receptacle of the holding bar to lock in place the locking mechanism.
9. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the filter holder has a bottom and comprises a projecting edge along the bottom so that when the bottom of the filter holder is placed on a flat surface, the filter holder remains standing.
10. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism includes at least one latch and the activation element with the at least one latch.
11. The coffee machine according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one latch is positioned pivoting on the filter holder.
12. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , further including at least one bendable web to connect the activation element to the at least one latch.
13. The coffee machine according to claim 1 , further including a closable valve located on the filter holder at the outlet.
14. An arrangement for a coffee machine, comprising:
a filter holder adapted to receive a filter to be filled with ground coffee, the filter holder including an outlet below which a container to be filled with coffee is positionable;
a bracket arranged on the coffee machine, the bracket and filter holder being constructed so that the filter holder is removably attached to the bracket; and
a locking mechanism, including at least one latch, attached to the bracket to lock the filter holder in a locked position when the container to be filled with coffee is arranged below the outlet, wherein the at least one latch is positioned pivoting on the filter holder.