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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Hendrikus Lodewijk Joseph Franciscus Holten, Eindhoven, NL;
Joeke Noordhuis, Eindhoven, NL;
Victor Hennink, Eindhoven, NL;
Fransiscus Hermannus Feijen, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device () for frothing a liquid comprises a settling chamber () providing space () in the device () for liquid froth to be formed during operation of the device (); an inlet () for letting in liquid to be frothed to the device (); an inlet () for letting in steam to the device () for realizing a pumping effect on the liquid to be frothed and thereby forming a steam/liquid flow to be supplied to the settling chamber (); a combined inlet/outlet () for letting in frothing gas to the device () for frothing the liquid and letting out liquid froth from the settling chamber (); and an obstacle () arranged in the device () for determining a position in the device () where frothing gas that is let in to the device () during operation of the device () encounters the steam/liquid flow.