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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2009
Beverage preparation device with in-line scale removal system and descaling method using such system
Applicant:
Christophe S. Boussemart, Lugrin, FR;
Inventor:
Christophe S. Boussemart, Lugrin, FR;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A beverage preparation machine comprises a fluid circuit () comprising a water reservoir (), a water pump (), a heating means (), and a beverage producing module (), which are fluidically connected for circulating water from the reservoir to the beverage producing module. An in-line descaling system () is provided in the fluid circuit () comprising a dedicated compartment () intended for receiving a predetermined dose of a water soluble/dispersible descaling agent (). The invention also relates to a method for automatically descaling and rinsing the fluid circuit ().