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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Josef Daburger, Siegsdorf-Hammer, DE;
Ulrike Dommann, Traunstein, DE;
Michael Steffl, Marquartstein, DE;
Inventors:
Josef Daburger, Siegsdorf-Hammer, DE;
Ulrike Dommann, Traunstein, DE;
Michael Steffl, Marquartstein, DE;
Assignee:
KRAFT FOODS R&D, INC., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); F16K 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2013.01); F16K 7/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic coffee maker comprises a tube valve which has a passage tube for liquids and/or gases and a control device for controlling a throughput through the passage tube. The tube valve is improved by a direction changing device which changes an orientation of the passage tube during operation.