Device for preparing coffee
A device for preparing coffee by manual brewing includes: a filter holder for receiving a filter insert with ground coffee; a holder in which the filter holder is inserted; a vessel arranged under the filter holder into which the brewed coffee can be filled; a drain arranged on the filter holder; and a closure element arranged on the drain for opening and closing the drain. An actuating element for the closure element is provided on the filter holder by which the closure element can be moved between an open position and a closed position independently of the vessel.
1. A device for preparing coffee, in particular by manual brewing, comprising:
a filter holder for receiving a filter insert with ground coffee;
a holder in which the filter holder is inserted;
a vessel arranged under the filter holder into which the brewed coffee can be filled;
a drain arranged on the filter holder and including two spaced apart drain holes arranged in the drain;
a closure element arranged on the drain for opening and closing the drain;
an actuating element arranged on the filter holder and connected to move the closure element between an open position and a closed position independently of the vessel; and
wherein the closure element comprises two valve bodies each arranged to close one of the two drain holes via the actuating element.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the filter holder includes a housing in a lower section of the filter holder, and the actuating element is displaceably or pivotably mounted on the housing.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the closure element is lockable in an open position and a closed position.
4. The device according to claim 1 , further including a spring arranged to pretension the closure element into a closed position.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the closure element comprises a connecting element coupled to the two valve bodies to simultaneously open and close the two valve bodies.
6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the drain includes a spring and the connecting element has a web which is displaceable by the actuating element against the force of the spring.
7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting element includes two integrally formed sleeves each arranged under one of the two drain holes on the filter holder.
8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the filter holder includes a housing in a lower section of the filter holder and the housing includes guide means for guiding each of the two sleeves.
9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element comprises a rotary knob.
10. The device according to claim 9 , further including an eccentric or a projecting cam connected to the rotary knob and arranged on a rotational axis of the rotary knob for moving the closure element.
11. A Device for preparing coffee, in particular by manual brewing, comprising:
a filter holder for receiving a filter insert with ground coffee;
a ring-shaped holder that surrounds the filter holder and has elastic support elements to support the filter holder;
a vessel arranged under the filter holder onto which the brewed coffee can be filled;
a drain arranged on the filter holder;
a closure element arranged on the drain for opening and closing the drain; and
an actuating element arranged on the filter holder and connected to move the closure element between an open position and a closed position independently of the vessel.
12. The device according to claim 11 , further including an elastic support ring arranged in the holder to hold the filter holder centered in the holder.