Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

Nicolaas Wilhelmus Zandvliet

Hendrik Johan Dees

Koen Standaar

Drainage connector unit and assembly for the drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices A dispensing and drainage assembly () and a drainage connector unit () for drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices. The assembly () comprises a beverage dispensing device () with a leak receptacle (), a drain container (), and the drain connector unit (). The drain connector unit () comprises a housing () for cooperating with an opening to the drain container () for collecting liquid waste from a dispensing device. Additionally the drain connector unit () comprises a drain channel (). The drain channel () extends through the housing () for guiding liquid waste there through from a leak receptacle () of the dispensing device (), to the drain container (). The drain connector unit () further also comprises at least a first aroma barrier () interposed between a first opening () and a second opening () in the housing (). The first opening () is arranged for interacting with a headspace of the drain container () and the second opening () is arranged for interacting with a gas atmosphere outside of the drain container ().

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Leimuiden, Netherlands

Nicolaas Wilhelmus Zandvliet