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Patent No.:

US 12677985 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2022

Outlet nozzle arrangement for a drink dispensing apparatus

Applicant:

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v., Utrecht, NL;

Inventors:

Koen Standaar, Utrecht, NL;

Hendrik Johan Dees, Utrecht, NL;

Tobias Kelderman, Nieuw-Vennep, NL;

Bas Jongenburger, Nieuw-Vennep, NL;

Boris Franzen, Nieuw-Vennep, NL;

Assignee:

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., Utrecht, NL;

Attorney:

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Primary Examiner:

David J Walczak

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/60 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); B08B 9/023 (2006.01); B08B 9/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/60 (2013.01); A47J 31/4485 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01); B08B 9/023 (2013.01); B08B 9/0323 (2013.01); B08B 2209/032 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drink dispensing apparatus includes a nozzle arrangement comprising a plurality of nozzles, wherein at least one of the plurality of nozzles is an outlet nozzle for dispensing a drinkable fluid and wherein at least one of the plurality of nozzles is a cleaning return nozzle; and a cleaning chamber housing repeatably movable between a stowed position and a deployed position for cleaning the nozzle arrangement. The cleaning chamber housing includes an internal cavity in which the plurality of nozzles are sealably received when in the deployed position.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Standaar, Koen. (2026). Outlet nozzle arrangement for a drink dispensing apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12677985). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12677985

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