Abstract: A filter paper insert for a brewed beverage includes a filter paper shaped to form a cone-shaped filter having a side wall, a closed bottom and an upper filling opening. The side wall has three parallel, circumferential zones of increasing permeability in a direction from the closed bottom to the upper filling opening.

Abstract: A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted.

Abstract: A filter paper insert for a filtration extract includes side walls surrounding an inside space that can be filled with the filtration extract. The side walls are comprised of at least two filter material layers.

Abstract: An appliance for dispensing beverages includes a brewing unit through which hot water can flow for extraction, a beverage dispenser coupled to the brewing unit to dispense a prepared beverage into a container, a cooling device to supply ice for cooling a beverage, and a dosage device for ice cubes to automatically dose ice during the beverage preparation.

Abstract: A device for transporting milk includes a nozzle coupled via a line to a milk container. A steam generating unit produces hot milk foam at the nozzle. A milk outlet is coupled to the nozzle. A pump to pump cold milk is arranged between the milk container and the milk outlet.

Abstract: An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a housing, an outlet for dispensing a prepared beverage disposed on one side of the housing, a first support arranged below the outlet onto which a container can be placed for filling, and at least one second support securable on the housing above the first support. The second support is mounted so that it is displaceable along a horizontal plane into an opening on the one side of the housing.

Abstract: An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a brewing unit through which hot water can flow through an extraction substance to produce a brewed beverage. A collecting container is arranged to receive the brewed beverage from the brewing unit. A beverage dispenser is arranged to receive a prepared beverage from the collecting unit and to fill a container with the prepared beverage. A device is arranged to supply ice to the collecting container. The brewed beverage is permitted to flow through the collecting container with the ice therein as the prepared beverage to the beverage dispenser.

Abstract: A tank is provided for an appliance. The tank has an inside chamber to be filled with a liquid and comprises a photo sensitizer for sterilizing liquid in the tank under the effect of light.

Abstract: A device for preparing a beverage, in particular coffee, including a reservoir containing a fluid, an outlet opening through which the fluid is pumped from the reservoir to a brewing chamber, and a valve to close off the outlet opening and to adjust a brewing pressure of the brewing chamber in dependence of the beverage to be prepared. The valve is coupled to a leaf spring having an adjustable spring force in order to close off the valve.

Abstract: A filter paper insert for a brewed beverage includes a filter paper shaped to form a cone-shaped filter having a side wall, a closed bottom and an upper filling opening. The side wall has three parallel, circumferential zones of increasing permeability in a direction from the closed bottom to the upper filling opening.

Abstract: A filter paper insert includes a filter paper shaped to define at least one side wall surrounding an inside space and an aromatic substance printed on an area of the filter paper.

Abstract: A filter insert for brewing coffee includes a cone-shaped filter body comprising a bottom, side walls, and an opening for filling in extraction material. At least one strip with at least one of markings or aromatic substances is arranged inside the filter body.

Abstract: A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted.

Abstract: A filter comprises first and second adjacent filter material layers. The first filter material layer is joined to the second material layer along only a partial circumferential section of the second filter material layer to form an essentially disk shaped receptacle for holding coffee or tea. The second filter material layer includes a pocket. A section of the first filter material layer not joined to the second filter material layer presents a foldable tongue that is insertable into the pocket.

Abstract: A grinding device for coffee beans includes a grinding mill and a storage container positioned above the grinding mill. The storage container includes a separating wall defining at least two compartments for different types of coffee bean. The storage container has a bottom with an opening and includes a pivoting flap that selects either a feeding of coffee beans from one of the compartments to the opening or closes the opening.

Abstract: A device for foaming a liquid includes a casing with a turbine arranged inside the casing. A shaft connects an agitator with the turbine. An air supply nozzle is coupled to the casing and a tube is coupled to the casing for conducting a steam supply to drive the turbine. A pipe is connected between the agitator and the turbine to introduce a steam-air mixture to a region of the agitator. The steam-air mixture is whirled together with the liquid when the agitator is immersed in the liquid.

Abstract: A portion package for making an aromatic beverage includes a dish-shaped lower part having a bottom presenting a bottom surface, and a circumferential side wall extending from the bottom and including an outwardly extending edge at an upper end thereof. The lower part comprises a material having filtering capabilities. The circumferential side wall includes at least two oppositely located side walls converging in a wedge-shaped manner. The edge extends parallel to the bottom surface. A lid lies on the edge of the lower part and is bonded thereto.

Abstract: A grinding device for coffee beans includes a grinding mill and a storage container positioned above the grinding mill. The storage container includes a separating wall defining at least two compartments for different types of coffee bean. The storage container has a bottom with an opening and includes a pivoting flap that selects either a feeding of coffee beans from one of the compartments to the opening or closes the opening.

Abstract: A device for foaming a liquid includes a casing with a turbine arranged inside the casing. A shaft connects an agitator with the turbine. An air supply nozzle is coupled to the casing and a tube is coupled to the casing for conducting a steam supply to drive the turbine. A pipe is connected between the agitator and the turbine to introduce a steam-air mixture to a region of the agitator. The steam-air mixture is whirled together with the liquid when the agitator is immersed in the liquid.

Abstract: An arrangement for producing a brewed beverage, in particular coffee, with the arrangement comprising an approximately truncated-cone shaped filter receptacle for holding a cone-shaped filter insert and a water intake device that is arranged above the filter receptacle and is provided with a water distributor having a plurality of flow-through openings on a side facing the filter receptacle with one flow-through opening be located in the center of the projection surface for the water distributor and the filter receptacle. Additional flow-through openings are arranged along a peripheral line, for which the course approximately corresponds to the peripheral outline of a projection surface for the filter receptacle inside space in the lower to mid-level region of the filter receptacle.