Patents Assigned to Thermoplan AG
  • Patent number: 5957033
    Abstract: A coffee machine includes a housing frame in which are slidably disposed at least one extraction device, one electronic control unit and a hot-water supply as modules implemented independently of one another. Each modules is provided on a rear side thereof with at least one connector component which in the slide-in state is coupled with a corresponding connector component in the housing frame. The connector components in the housing frame are connected with one another via cables or lines. The coffee machine can be assembled in extremely simple manner, and it is possible in the event of a defect to replace a module without involving an expert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Thermoplan AG
    Inventor: Jean-Paul In-Albon