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WO2016074711A1 - Appareil de préparation de boissons - Google Patents

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WO2016074711A1
WO2016074711A1 PCT/EP2014/074339 EP2014074339W WO2016074711A1 WO 2016074711 A1 WO2016074711 A1 WO 2016074711A1 EP 2014074339 W EP2014074339 W EP 2014074339W WO 2016074711 A1 WO2016074711 A1 WO 2016074711A1
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Matthias GÜERS
Michael SEUTTER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/06—Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1202—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed
    • B67D1/1234—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount
    • B67D1/1243—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount comprising flow or pressure sensors, e.g. for controlling pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/16—Devices for collecting spilled beverages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031—Housing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031—Housing
    • B67D2210/00034—Modules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031—Housing
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  • the present invention relates to a beverage preparation device having at least one liquid inlet, a beverage dispensing device comprising at least one beverage outlet, a liquid line network fluidically connecting the at least one liquid inlet and the at least one beverage outlet, and a housing.
  • Beverage preparation devices of the type described above are known, for example, in the form of so-called water dispensers, which serve in particular for the delivery of treated drinking water.
  • Housing such water dispensers are usually made of sheets and also have metallic frame parts.
  • individual components such as solenoid valves for controlling a liquid flow through the liquid line network, arranged substantially arbitrarily distributed in the housing and connected to the liquid line network. This results in particular in regularly performed maintenance and case by case repairs the beverage preparation devices problems in their implementation, which lead to time-consuming and thus costly interventions, not least because individual components of the beverage preparation devices are difficult to access.
  • the housing comprises an upper housing cover and that below the upper housing cover a valve carrier is arranged, arranged on the at least two control and / or control valves of the beverage preparation device and after removing the upper Housing cover are freely accessible.
  • the development proposed according to the invention makes it possible, in particular, to be able to access particularly high-maintenance components of the beverage preparation device simply and quickly, for example for maintenance or repair purposes.
  • the at least two control and / or regulating valves can be arranged clearly and easily accessible in the housing. All you need to do is remove the top cover to access the control and / or control valves directly without passing other components.
  • Such an arrangement also allows easy installation and a clear arrangement of the liquid line network and any electrically conductive connection lines within the housing.
  • the housing is designed in the form of a self-supporting housing, that the housing comprises a plurality of housing parts made of a plastic and that at least a part of the housing parts have component holding means for holding further, the beverage preparation device forming components ,
  • this development can also be provided in a beverage preparation device of the type described above, ie without the presence of the above-described valve carrier.
  • the proposed development has the advantage that the weight of the beverage preparation device can be significantly reduced by forming the housing with partially or completely made of a plastic housing parts compared to the beverage preparation devices available on the market.
  • the component holding devices make it possible, at least on a part of the housing parts, to mount other components of the beverage preparation device in a simple manner.
  • cable or cable mounts may be provided on one or more housing parts for attaching, eg clipping, cables thereto.
  • it can also be recordings in which, for example, valves, switches or electrically operated Be used units of the beverage preparation device and can be mounted with or without additional fasteners.
  • a separate frame of the housing can be dispensed with in particular if the housing is formed at least partially from self-supporting plastic components.
  • the upper cover and / or a side wall of the housing may not only have the function of closing the housing, but also of carrying or holding at least part of the components contained therein, which are arranged on the respective self-supporting plastic component.
  • the housing parts in particular comprise the valve carrier, the upper housing cover, a housing rear wall, a housing front wall, a right and a left housing side wall, a housing intermediate part arranged between the housing front wall and the housing rear wall and a housing bottom.
  • the intermediate housing part and the valve carrier are not absolutely necessary.
  • one or more of said housing parts may also be integrally formed with each other.
  • the cable holding elements are arranged or formed at least on a part of the housing parts.
  • the cable holding elements may be formed integrally with one or more housing parts. This configuration in particular facilitates the assembly of connecting lines and / or cables to the housing, since neither screws nor brackets or hooks or other elements are required in order to fix the connecting lines and / or cables to the housing.
  • the cable holding elements are designed in the form of tabs or hooks. This makes it possible, in particular, to pass through connecting lines and / or cables, for example by means of tabs, or hook them into hooks on one or more housing parts, so that they can be easily and quickly arranged during assembly.
  • the clarity of the structure of the beverage preparation device can be improved.
  • the at least two control and / or regulating valves are designed in the form of electrically controllable valves.
  • the at least two control and / or regulating valves have a valve drive for opening and / or closing the same.
  • the valve drive may be in the form of an electromagnetic or pneumatic valve drive.
  • an electrical or pneumatic control current a position of the control and / or regulating valves can be changed in order to permit or prevent, for example, a liquid flow through the liquid line network.
  • the at least two control and / or regulating valves have a valve inlet and a valve outlet which point in mutually opposite directions.
  • longitudinal axes of the valve inlet and the valve outlet may be parallel to each other or even fall together.
  • the at least two control and / or regulating valves are arranged on the valve carrier such that their valve inlets and their valves tilauslässe point towards a rear side of the housing or in the direction of a front of the housing housing.
  • all the control and / or regulating valves can be arranged in the manner described.
  • This connection lines of the liquid line network can be connected in a clear manner and in the same orientation with the at least two control and / or regulating valves.
  • the at least one control and / or regulating valve is arranged on the valve carrier such that the valve drive is arranged between the valve inlet and the valve outlet on the one hand and the housing cover on the other hand.
  • the valve drive can be arranged directly below the upper housing cover, so is freely accessible when it is removed from the housing. The valve drive then sits above, so the upper housing cover faces, the valve inlet and the valve outlet.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a pressure switch.
  • at least one pressure switch cooperating or connected to the liquid line network and / or a C0 2 line network can be arranged on the valve carrier. Due to the special arrangement of the valve carrier and the pressure switch is then easily accessible, for example, to make measurements for test purposes on this.
  • the pressure switch may be a C0 2 pressure switch, which may, for example, send a control signal to a control and / or regulating device of the beverage preparation device if a co-operating with the liquid line network or with a C0 2 supply line thereof C0 2 line network connected C0 2 memory, in particular a C0 2 bottle, is empty.
  • the beverage preparation device can have at least one cable have bel Operations noticed.
  • this may be in the form of a cable duct or a plurality of similarly or identically formed cable holders.
  • the valve carrier has a cable guide device and if electrical connecting lines of the beverage preparation device are arranged in particular on the valve carrier, electrically driven components on or in the cable guide device.
  • electrical connecting lines and optionally also connecting lines of the liquid line network can be laid in a defined and clear manner in the housing.
  • valve carrier defines a longitudinal axis which extends transversely to a connecting line between a housing front side and a housing rear side of the housing.
  • valve carrier may also define a longitudinal axis which extends parallel or substantially parallel to a connecting line between a front of the housing or a rear of the housing. In any case, allows such a valve support to arrange components in the same way and defined manner and secure.
  • a housing bottom is formed substantially trough-shaped and an integrally formed liquid collecting container summarizes.
  • Trough-shaped in particular does not mean that a substantially complete surface of the housing bottom has to form the trough. This can also claim only a part of the surface defined by the housing bottom.
  • the liquid collection container may serve the purpose of collecting leaked liquid so that it does not run out of the housing and undesirably pressurize a floor or furniture on which the beverage preparation device is placed with a liquid flowing through the liquid line network especially can pollute.
  • the housing bottom has a housing base surface recessed away from the housing bottom facing away from the housing cover in the direction of the housing cover, and if the fluid collection container at least partially surrounds the housing bottom surface.
  • the liquid collecting container may be in the form of a partially or completely circumferential groove defining a volume to accommodate not only liquid in the event of leakage, but also condensed liquid, for example, which may be deposited inside the housing, for example, if the beverage preparation device is optional a cooling device comprises.
  • the cooling device can serve, for example, to cool a liquid or a beverage flowing through the beverage outlet, before or during the flow through the beverage outlet. In particular, this may be advantageous in conjunction with a carbonator, so as to provide the liquid efficiently with carbon dioxide.
  • the housing bottom formed in the described manner with the recessed housing bottom surface also makes it possible, in particular, to position components of the beverage preparation device in such a way that there is no danger that, in the event of the escape of liquid from the liquid line network, these components can be permanently flooded with liquid. They are thus arranged higher than the liquid reservoir and are thus optimally protected can be arranged.
  • the liquid collecting container outlet can be in the form of an opening which defines an axis which runs parallel or substantially parallel to a connecting line from the housing bottom to the upper housing cover.
  • the liquid collection container may be emptied via a hose connected to the liquid collection container outlet, or simply by holding another container.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a detector for determining a filling level of liquid collected in the liquid collecting container.
  • a control signal generated by the detector can be used, if necessary to deactivate the beverage preparation device as a precaution, in order to prevent damage to the same or the undesirable escape of liquid in the event of overflow of the liquid collecting container.
  • the control signal can be used to automatically close an inlet valve at the at least one liquid inlet.
  • valve carrier is fixed on a housing rear wall on the one hand and / or on a self-supporting housing intermediate part held on the housing bottom or on a housing front wall on the other hand.
  • a housing rear wall on the one hand and / or on a self-supporting housing intermediate part held on the housing bottom or on a housing front wall on the other hand.
  • Such a configuration makes it possible, for example, to close the housing by housing side walls, which can be removed without interfering with the stability of the housing in order to access the interior of the housing and the components arranged therein for maintenance, repair and / or cleaning purposes can.
  • the valve carrier forms with appropriate design and an arrangement in the manner described optionally also a reinforcement or bracing of the housing.
  • the left and / or the right side of the housing removable, without disassembling further parts of the housing are arranged on the other, the housing forming parts of the housing.
  • the right and / or the left side of the housing can be locked connected to the remaining housing parts.
  • the housing rear wall preferably has a passage for the liquid inlet and / or an opening for a network connection device for electrically conductive connection to a power grid.
  • the passage for the liquid inlet makes it possible in particular to connect the beverage preparation device to a water supply network, for example to connect to a faucet.
  • the network connection device makes it possible to connect the beverage preparation device to an electrical supply network.
  • the beverage preparation device can also be designed such that it can be operated independently of the mains, for example with a battery arranged in the housing. In this case can then be dispensed with a network connection device and an opening for this.
  • the beverage preparation device can be connected to a power grid when the network connection device is designed in the form of a mains plug connection socket. For example, it is thus possible to connect the drinks preparation device to a power network using a standard mains connection cable.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a drip tray which is arranged below the beverage outlet , With the drip tray escaping in particular from the beverage outlet liquid that does not get into a container to be filled, such as a glass or a cup to be collected.
  • the drip tray has a trickling filter with a convexly curved trickling filter surface pointing in the direction of the beverage outlet.
  • the drip tray comprises a drip tray cover which at least partially closes the part of the drip tray protruding from the housing and has a drip tray cover opening. In particular, liquid dripping down from the beverage outlet can enter the drip tray through the drip tray cover opening.
  • the trickling filter is arranged such that an annular opening is formed between the trickling filter surface and the drip tray cover opening.
  • the opening may be arranged slightly above a deepest boundary line of the trickling filter surface, so that liquid droplets deflected by the trickling filter enter the drip tray through the annular opening without wetting the drip tray cover.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a drink outlet valve associated with the beverage outlet for controlling a beverage delivery.
  • controls may be arranged on the housing, with which the delivery of a liquid through the beverage outlet by an operator can be requested. These controls can in particular be in operative connection with the beverage outlet valve, so that this opens at the request of an operator and optionally closes automatically again.
  • the beverage outlet valve can be controlled, if it is designed in the form of an electrically controllable and / or controllable valve.
  • a local liquid reservoir for example a water container having a defined volume.
  • the tapping point can be designed in the form of a water tap, which can be fluidly connected to the liquid inlet via a tube or hose connection.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises at least one filter device for filtering the liquid flowing through the at least one liquid inlet.
  • the filter device comprises at least one water filter.
  • This may in particular be a mechanical filter.
  • the water filter can be designed in the form of a filter cartridge which can be arranged in a corresponding housing and installed in the liquid line network in such a way that the liquid flowing through the liquid inlet flows through the filter device at least once before it leaves the beverage outlet.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a sterilization device for sterilizing the liquid flowing through the liquid line network.
  • the degermination device can be designed in the form of a metering device which emits germicidal chemicals into the liquid line network.
  • the sterilization device comprises a UV light source for irradiating the liquid flowing through the liquid line network with UV radiation.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a carbon dioxide mixing device with a carbon dioxide outlet for feeding the liquid flowing in the liquid line network with carbon dioxide.
  • carbonated drinks can be produced with the beverage preparation device.
  • an optional carbonation of the liquid can be specified individually by the user.
  • the carbon dioxide outlet is conveniently in fluid communication with the liquid line network.
  • the carbon dioxide mixing device comprises an outlet valve for controlling and / or regulating a carbon dioxide flow through the carbon dioxide outlet.
  • the outlet valve makes it possible, in particular, by means of a corresponding circuit, that a user of the beverage preparation device can individually enrich the beverage desired by him with carbon dioxide or not.
  • the admixing of the carbon dioxide can also take place via the control of a valve in the associated line section of the liquid line network, namely by requesting a delivery of CO 2 added water by an operator of the beverage preparation device water through the so-called "inline” in the liquid line network "integrated carbon dioxide mixing device and then flows to the output.
  • a C0 2 blending is done in this way unregulated.
  • the carbon dioxide mixing device comprises a carbon dioxide storage device.
  • the carbon dioxide storage may be in the form of a carbon dioxide gas cylinder. This can be used for example before starting the operation of the beverage preparation device in the housing and, for example, be fluidly connected to the outlet valve of the carbon dioxide mixing device. If the carbon dioxide storage is empty, it can be easily replaced.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a central control and / or regulating device for controlling and / or regulating in particular electrically actuated components of the beverage preparation device.
  • a central control and / or regulating device for controlling and / or regulating in particular electrically actuated components of the beverage preparation device.
  • electrically actuated components are only actuated when this is actually desired and should also be so for safety reasons.
  • liquid streams through the liquid line network can be selectively controlled by opening and closing valves.
  • a maximum fluid pressure in the fluid line system is not exceeded.
  • the beverage preparation device comprises a component carrier on which the other, the beverage preparation device forming components are arranged or can be arranged.
  • the component carrier can be optimally shaped and configured for receiving the further components.
  • it can comprise a receptacle for a carbon dioxide storage as well as for a filter device and / or a sterilization device.
  • the beverage preparation device is designed in the form of a water dispenser for dispensing drinking water.
  • the water dispenser which may also be referred to as a drinking water dispenser, formed in the form of a line-bound water dispenser.
  • the beverage preparation device may also comprise further dispensing means, for example to introduce flavoring substances into the water.
  • Figure 1 a perspective view of a water dispenser from the front
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a water dispenser from behind
  • FIG 3 is a perspective view of the water dispenser similar to Figure 1 with removed upper housing cover;
  • Figure 4 a view of the water dispenser in the direction of arrow A in
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the water dispenser from the rear without upper housing cover, housing rear wall and left housing side wall;
  • FIG. 6 an enlarged partial view of a valve carrier of the water dispenser
  • Figure 7 a partial exploded view of the water dispenser of
  • FIG. 8 an enlarged partial view of the water dispenser in the area of the
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of the water dispenser from the front with the front cover removed;
  • FIG. 10 a partially cutaway perspective view of the water dispenser from the front
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective enlarged view of the water dispenser in FIG. 11
  • Figure 12 a perspective view of the housing bottom with inserted
  • Figure 13 a schematic diagram of the structure of the water dispenser.
  • a beverage preparation device 10 in the form of a water dispenser 12 is shown schematically. He is trained for the treatment of drinking water and preferably designed wired.
  • the water dispenser 12 comprises a liquid inlet 14, optionally also a plurality of liquid inlets can be provided, and a beverage outlet 16 from which treated drinking water 18 can be filled into a container 20, for example a glass.
  • the beverage outlet 16 is part of a beverage dispenser 22, which may optionally include a beverage outlet valve 24.
  • the beverage outlet valve 24 is in particular designed to control a beverage dispensing and can be designed to be electrically and pneumatically controllable and / or controllable.
  • an electromagnetic drive 26 may be provided for opening and closing the beverage outlet valve 24.
  • the liquid inlet 14 and the beverage outlet 16 are fluidly connected to each other via a liquid line network 28. It comprises a plurality of connecting lines 30, which fluidly connect individual components of the beverage preparation device 10, through which water flows.
  • the water dispenser 10 further includes a housing 32 having a removable upper housing cover 34 which forms one of a plurality of housing parts 36.
  • the housing parts 36 are in particular made of plastic, for example by injection molding, self-supporting plastic components 38.
  • Housing parts 36 of the water dispenser 12 form in particular the already mentioned upper housing cover 34, a self-supporting housing rear wall 40, a self-supporting housing front wall 42 in the form of a door with a front cover 44, an optionally self-supporting right-hand housing wall 46, an optionally self-supporting left housing wall 48, a self-supporting housing intermediate part 50 arranged between the housing front wall 42 and the housing rear wall 40 and a self-supporting housing bottom 52.
  • the cover 44 may be in the form of a glass pane, for example.
  • a component or valve carrier 54 forms part of the housing 32. It is designed to be self-supporting and, on the one hand, to be connected to the housing intermediate. part 50 and on the other hand connected to the rear wall 40, for example screwed and / or locked.
  • the housing bottom 50, the housing rear wall 40, the intermediate housing part 50 and the valve carrier 54 form virtually a self-supporting frame 56 of the water dispenser 12, to which the further housing parts 36 and the components required for its operation are arranged.
  • the right housing wall 46 and the left housing wall 48 can be removed as well as the upper housing cover 34, without this having a significant effect on the stability of the water dispenser 12.
  • a housing interior 58 defined by the housing 32 can be easily opened in order to be able to access substantially free components arranged therein.
  • valve carrier 54 is positioned inside the housing 58 such that control and / or regulating valves 64 can be inserted directly from above in valve receptacles 60 correspondingly provided on the valve carrier 54.
  • the control and / or regulating valves 64 are preferably designed in the form of electrically controllable valves and comprise a valve drive 66.
  • an electromagnetic valve drive 66 may be provided for opening and closing the control and / or regulating valves 64.
  • the control and / or regulating valves 64 each have a valve inlet 68 and a valve outlet 70.
  • the control and / or regulating valves 64 on the valve carrier 54 are arranged in the valve receptacles 60 such that their valve inlets 68 and their valve outlets 80 point in the direction of a housing front 72 or a housing rear side 74 point.
  • the valve drives 66 are arranged between the valve inlets 68 and the valve outlets 70 on the one hand and the housing cover 34 on the other hand.
  • FIG 13 is shown schematically for a pressure switch 76 and a control and / or control valve 64, an electrical connection line 78 to a preferably central control and / or regulating device 80, from which at least a part of, preferably all, electrically control and / or controllable components of the water dispenser 12 can be controlled.
  • the control and / or regulating device 80 can be in operative connection with an actuating element 82 via a further connecting line 78, so that an operator as a result of actuation of the actuating element 82, for example designed in the form of a pushbutton or pressure switch, opens a sequence of valve opening.
  • the valve carrier 54 further has a cable guide device 84 comprising two cable channels 86, which are formed on the front side of the valve carrier 54 and aligned transversely to a longitudinal direction defined by this longitudinal axes of the valve inlets 68 and the valve outlets 70 extend in a direction from the housing rear wall 40 to the housing front wall 42nd , So parallel to the cable channels 86.
  • the valve carrier 54 and the cable channels 86 together form a one-piece component.
  • 62 fastening elements 88 are on the valve seats 60 and the Druckschalteritn preferably in the form of substantially projecting in the direction of the housing cover 34 locking elements 90 or formed. They make it possible to clip the control and / or regulating valves 64 from above into the valve seats 60 or the pressure switch 76 into a pressure switch receptacle 62. Other fasteners for fixing the components described on the valve carrier 54 are then not mandatory.
  • Electrical connection lines 78 of the beverage preparation device 10 can in particular save space and yet clearly laid in the cable channels 86 and arranged to the valve carrier 54, electrically controlled and / or controllable components.
  • cable holding elements can also be arranged or formed on the housing parts 36, for example in the form of cable channel-like recesses or cable clips formed integrally with the respective housing part 36. These make it possible, in particular, connecting lines and / or cables that can be laid to form the liquid line network 28 and the electrically conductive connection electrically actuated or controllable components of the water dispenser 12.
  • the cable holding elements can optionally also be designed in the form of tabs or hooks.
  • Protrusions 94 and 98 pointing into the housing interior 58 serve to connect hooks, rails and / or guides for holding the housing walls 46, 48.
  • the protrusions 94, 98 are hollow so that they do not protrude on an outer visible side of the housing bottom 52 ,
  • the housing bottom 52 is at least partially trough-shaped and comprises a liquid collecting container 100. This is formed integrally with the housing bottom 52.
  • a housing bottom surface 102 of the housing bottom 52 points in the direction of the upper housing cover 34 and is relative to a housing bottom outside 104 in the direction of the housing cover 34 reset.
  • the liquid collection container 100 surrounds the housing bottom surface 102 at least partially. As can be seen in FIG. 12, the liquid collection container 100 surrounds the housing bottom surface 102 in a substantially U-shaped manner. Both the liquid collecting container 100 and the housing bottom surface 102 are delimited by a bulkhead 106 projecting in the manner of a flange in the direction of the housing cover 34.
  • the liquid collection container 100 has a liquid collection container outlet 108. This is formed in the form of a bore which is arranged below the housing rear wall 40 and can be closed with a plug, not shown in the figures.
  • a detector 110 for determining a level of liquid 112 collected in the liquid collection container 100 is provided.
  • the detector 112 may comprise a reed contact operable by means of a float, which is connected to the control and / or regulating device 80 via an electrically conductive connection line 78, for example to deactivate the water dispenser 12 or, in particular, an electromagnetically operable inlet valve 114 which is adjacent to the liquid inlet 14 is closed to prevent overflow of the liquid collection container 100.
  • the left and / or right side wall of the housing are designed such that they can be removed without disassembling further parts of the housing 32.
  • a passage 116 is arranged in the form of a circular opening, which serves for the passage of the liquid inlet 14.
  • an opening 118 for a network connection device 120 for the electrically conductive connection to a power supply can also be provided on the housing rear wall 40.
  • the network connection device 120 may be designed, in particular, in the form of a mains plug connection socket which can be connected to a first end of a standardized mains connection cable whose other end can be inserted into a socket, for example a household socket.
  • the water dispenser 12 further comprises a drip tray 122, which is designed like a drawer and partially in the housing 52 can be inserted. To empty the drip tray 122 can be completely pulled out of a designated recess 124 which is formed in the housing bottom 52.
  • the drip tray 122 is disposed in the direction of gravity below the beverage outlet 16 and below the cover 44th
  • a drip tray cover 126 serves to close the portion of the drip tray 122 protruding from the housing 52.
  • the drip tray cover 126 has a circular drip tray aperture 128 formed in the center of an annular discharge surface 130 sloped toward the drip tray aperture 128.
  • a drip body 132 pointing in the direction of the drip tray cover 126 is formed integrally with the drip tray 122. It has essentially the shape of a truncated cone and terminates in a trickling filter surface 134 which, in the direction of the beverage outlet 16, is slightly convexly curved in the direction of the beverage outlet 16.
  • the trickling filter 132 is arranged and designed in such a way that see the trickling filter surface 134 and the Drip cup cover fürbrechung 128 an annular opening 136 is formed. If liquid 18 drips onto the discharge surface 130, it is guided through the opening 136 into the drip tray 122. If a drop of liquid hits the trickling filter surface 134, then it is deflected in a defined manner and likewise passed through the opening 136 into the drip tray 122.
  • the liquid inlet 14 is designed in particular in the form of a water inlet for connection to a tapping point 138 of an external drinking water network 140. This makes it possible, in particular, to continuously prepare drinking water 18 with the water dispenser 12 and to make it available.
  • the water dispenser 12 may comprise a filter device 142, with which the water flowing through the liquid inlet 14 is filtered from the drinking water network 140.
  • the filter device 142 may in particular comprise at least one water filter 144. This can be designed in particular in the form of a water filter cartridge, which can be exchanged at regular intervals.
  • the water dispenser 12 may optionally include a degerminator 146 for sterilizing the water flowing through the liquid line network 28.
  • the degerminator 146 may include a UV light source 148 for irradiating the liquid flowing through the liquid line network 28 with UV radiation.
  • thermo hygiene device with which a thermal sanitation of the water dispenser can be carried out. Hot water is circulated for a certain time in the water dispenser, in particular in the liquid line network 28, and then rinsed out. Furthermore, it is also possible to carry out a chemical cleaning of the water dispenser, in which a cleaning solution is introduced into the liquid line network 28. brought and rinsed after a certain residence time in the water dispenser again.
  • the water dispenser 12 may optionally also include a carbon dioxide mixing device 150 with a carbon dioxide outlet 152 for charging the liquid flowing in the liquid line network 28 with carbon dioxide.
  • the carbon dioxide outlet 152 is in fluid communication with the liquid line network 28.
  • the carbon dioxide mixing device 150 may include an exhaust valve 154 for controlling and / or regulating a carbon dioxide flow through the carbon dioxide outlet 152.
  • the outlet valve 154 can be controlled by the control and / or regulating device 80, for example, as a function of the actuation of an actuating element 156 provided for this purpose, which is in operative connection with the control and / or regulating device 80.
  • the admixing of the carbon dioxide can also take place in other ways, namely purely mechanically via the secondary pressure set at a pressure reducer and the water pressure present at a mixer.
  • a carbon dioxide storage 158 may be either externally, optionally in a pedestal 166, or internally, For example, be arranged on a special recording with integrated pressure reducer.
  • the special receptacle with pressure reducer can be installed in particular behind the door formed by the front wall 42 in the intermediate housing part 50 or screwed up.
  • the carbon dioxide storage 158 may, in particular, be in the form of a carbon dioxide compressed gas cylinder which is in fluid communication with the carbon dioxide mixing device 150 via a pressure line 162.
  • the beverage preparation device 10 may also comprise a heating device, not shown in the figures, for heating water and / or a ready-to-drink beverage, for example in the form of a boiler, which are inserted into a receptacle 160 provided on the housing bottom 52.
  • a heating device not shown in the figures, for heating water and / or a ready-to-drink beverage, for example in the form of a boiler, which are inserted into a receptacle 160 provided on the housing bottom 52.
  • the intermediate housing part 50 is preferably in the form of a component carrier 164, on which one or more components of the water dispenser 12, in particular the degerming device 146, the carbon dioxide mixing device 150 and / or the central control and / or regulating device 80 can be arranged.
  • the water dispenser 12 can in particular be set up as a desktop device in the designs illustrated in FIG. 1 or arranged on the pedestal 166, which can serve in particular for accommodating a supply of carbon dioxide bottles or beverage cups.

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L'invention vise à perfectionner un appareil de préparation de boissons comprenant au moins une entrée de liquide, un dispositif de distribution de boissons comprenant au moins une sortie de boisson, un réseau de conduites de liquide reliant fluidiquement ladite au moins une entrée de liquide à ladite au moins une sortie de boisson, et un boîtier, de telle manière que son montage et son entretien soient simplifiés. À cette fin, le boîtier présente un capot supérieur, et sous ce capot supérieur se trouve un support de vannes sur lequel sont montées au moins deux vannes de commande et/ou de régulation de l'appareil de préparation de boissons, lequel support de vannes est librement accessible après que le capot supérieur a été retiré du boîtier.
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