Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for frothing up a liquid, in particular cold and/or unheated milk, having a liquid supply line for supplying the liquid, an air supply line which opens into the liquid supply line for supplying air into the liquid, a discharge line which is configured downstream of the opening of the air supply line into the liquid supply line for discharging the mixture of liquid and air, a first conveying unit, in particular a pump, which is provided for conveying the liquid through the liquid supply line and/or the mixture through the discharge line and a mixing unit which is provided downstream of the opening in the discharge line, the mixing unit including at least one narrow place or being configured as narrow place of the discharge line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for frothing up a liquid, in particular cold and/or unheated milk, having a liquid supply line for supplying the liquid, an air supply line which opens into the liquid supply line for supplying air into the liquid, a discharge line which is configured downstream of the opening of the air supply line into the liquid supply line for discharging the mixture of liquid and air, a first conveying unit, in particular a pump, which is provided for conveying the liquid through the liquid supply line and/or the mixture through the discharge line and a mixing unit which is provided downstream of the opening in the discharge line, the mixing unit including at least one narrow place or being configured as narrow place of the discharge line.

Abstract: A handle fixture device, comprising, a cooking vessel; a retaining element attached to the cooking vessel; and a contact is provided between the retaining element on one side and a handle-side retaining device on the other side, wherein the contact is at least one of point shaped and line shaped.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a milk-frothing unit comprising a frothing chamber, a suction portion which leads into the frothing chamber and an outflow which leads out of the frothing chamber, the frothing chamber, the suction portion and the outflow being configured such that milk can be suctioned in via the suction portion and guided into the frothing chamber and can be frothed up therein with gas and/or steam, in particular air and/or water vapour, which is supplied to this frothing chamber and in that the milk-froth mixture resulting from the frothing can be discharged out of the frothing chamber via the outflow, characterised in that the frothing chamber, the suction portion and the outflow are configured and disposed such that the milk to be suctioned in and the discharged milk-froth mixture can be guided in a circulation.

Abstract: A coffee machine for preparing hot, milk-containing beverages and having a milk supply (15) and a discharge means (8). In order to achieve improved handling, the milk supply (15) is configured for accommodating concentrated milk, and a mixing device (17) is provided for mixing the concentrated milk with water.

Abstract: A coffee machine (1) a coffee grinding device (9), a brewing device (5), a brewing water source (7) and a flowmeter (8), which for the user offers a particularly simple setting of the extract content of a coffee beverage. Display device (16) is provided for displaying the flow rate acquired on the flowmeter (8).

Abstract: Scissors comprising two scissor components, which are connected via a pivot, and a spring whose spring effect forces the two scissor components apart into an open position. In order to make such scissors more universally usable, means (10) for disabling the spring effect are also provided.

Abstract: A machine for the preparation of a hot drink with a housing and a brewing chamber, wherein the housing is provided with a connection region through which the brewing water is passed to the upper part of the brewing chamber. In order to seal the inflowing brewing water against the environment at the connecting point between the housing and the brewing chamber in a simple, economical and wear-resistant manner without complex locking mechanisms being needed, a seal is inserted into the upper part of the brewing chamber, wherein the seal and the connection region are automatically pressed together when the brewing chamber is inserted into the machine such that the connecting point between the connection region and the upper part of the brewing chamber is sealed against the environment.

Abstract: Described is a coffee machine (1) comprising a brewing member (5, 5′), a support surface (15) for ground coffee and a member (3, 6, 7) for applying water to the ground coffee, in which it is possible to level off the ground coffee positioned on the support surface (15) in a constructionally simple and generally applicable manner to obtain a layer having a substantially uniform thickness. To this end there is provided a member (22, 24, 25, 122, 222, 322) which guides water in a purposefully non-uniform manner over the ground coffee such that the ground coffee is distributed over the support surface (15) in a layer having a substantially uniform thickness.

Abstract: A coffee machine (1) with a brewing apparatus (7) is described which has a brewing chamber (9) and a piston (37) being movable to and fro herein. One of the front sides of the brewing chamber (9) contains an opening (44) which is cleared by a closing element (8) in one of its positions (I) for apportioning coffee powder and is closed in another position (II). A stripper (48) is provided for stripping off and ejecting the used up coffee grounds. In order to constructionally simplify such a coffee machine and to make it operatively more reliable and more robust, it is suggested to move the closing element (8) only relative to the brewing chamber in a plane extending in parallel to the opening (44) and to couple the stripper (48) to the closing element (8) in its movement.

Abstract: A brewing means (1) for a coffee machine with a brewing chamber (3) is described, which is disposed in a housing (2) provided with an opening (9) on a front side. The opening (9) can be closed by means of a closing element (10) sealed against the opening. A hot water line (11) is furthermore provided, which supplies hot brewing water to the brewing chamber (3) under pressure and supports at the same time the sealing of the opening (9). In order to design such a brewing means (1) in such fashion that the service life of the seal (21) can be increased, it is suggested that the seal (21) comprises a flexible membrane disposed between a sealing chamber (22) connected to the hot water line (11) and a sealing seat (19), which can be arched and pressed against the sealing seat by means of the pressure.

Abstract: A coffee machine with a brewing apparatus is described which contains a brewing vessel disposed removably and insertably on a support by detachable fasteners. A piston driven by a motor via a piston rod and a gear pin is movable within the interior of the brewing vessel. In order to facilitate the removal and insertion of the brewing vessel in a given direction for cleaning purposes and to be able to also exchange the brewing vessel, if required, the piston is connected to the gear pin via a separable coupling, which can be separated or coupled by removal or insertion movement of the brewing vessel in the given direction so that the brewing vessel can be removed and inserted together with the piston as a unit.

Abstract: A coffee machine having a flow heater in the hot water line that effects additional heating of a residual amount of hot water left in the line after termination of the coffee-making process to convert it to steam and press out any water remaining in the used grounds to dry them for easy removal.

Abstract: A coffee percolator having a brewing chamber wherein at least one of the boundary wall surfaces of the brewing chambr is adjustable transversely of the direction of flow of the hot water through the coffee powder so that the thickness of the coffee powder bed in the direction of flow may be kept substantially constant for the coffee charges of varying size. The coffee percolator may include a brewing sieve having a support sieve with openings of a size exceeding the dimensions of the ground coffee particles and a fine sieve supported on the side of said support sieve facing towards the brewing chamber and having openings of a size smaller than the dimensions of the ground coffee particles.

Abstract: A steam pressure cooker (1) is described, which is provided with a lid (2) and a pressure relief valve (8), comprising a valve seat (7a), a valve body (9) adapted to have a load applied thereto in the direction of the valve seat (7a) by means of a spring (11) and an adjustable spring abutment (12), which is adapted to be displaced from an operative position in which the valve body (9) is pressed onto the valve seat (7a) to a steam-discharge position in which the valve body (9) is relieved of the load to such an extent that the steam can escape and which, for the purpose of cleaning, can be removed from the lid (2) to such an extent that the pressure relief valve (8) is freely accessible.

Abstract: Described is a coffee percolator having a coffee meal supply container mounted at an upper portion thereof, in which heating of the coffee meal supply by the heat of the coffee percolator and the resultant loss of volatile aroma substances are avoided. This is accomplished by providing a cooling system effective to cool the bottom of the supply container. In a preferred embodiment the supply container is cooled by means of air aspirated by a fan through an air flow path extending along the bottom of the supply container and subsequently returned to the environmental atmosphere.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coffee percolator for selectively making normal coffee or espresso, comprising a water flow path extending between a cold water supply inlet and a brewing unit, said flow path being divided into a first branch including a pressure pump, and a second branch including a valve adapted to close or be closed in the espresso making mode, and further comprising control means for activating said valve(s) and/or said pump in response to the selection of the type of coffee to be made. The invention is directed towards the provision of a coffee percolator of this type, which is of simplyfied and economic construction and substantially failure-proof. This is achieved by providing that the flow path is employed in common for the water used for making espresso and normal coffee, and is only divided adjacent the pump into the first flow path branch including the pump and the second flow path branch forming a bypass across the pump.

Abstract: The invention relates to a saucepan lid having a lid handle detachably secured thereto, particularly for a steam pressure cooker, including monitoring elements disposed within said lid handle. Means are provided for permitting said handle to be detached from said lid without technical difficulties and to be safely re-attached thereto. To this effect the lid and lid handle are provided with projections and engagement recesses at locations permitting them to be brought into mutual engagement for attaching the handle to the lid and to be readily released from such engagement for detaching the handle, at least one such projection forming a movable component of a locking closure means. In a preferred embodiment the locking closure means is designed as a snap-engagement locking means (FIG. 1).

Abstract: This invention relates to a valve assembly for a pressure-cooker in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.

Abstract: A double coating for the protection of a silver surface article is disclosed. A protective varnish coating, enclosing an inner varnish layer on the silver surface, intimately adheres to and is removable from said inner varnish layer.