Patent ID: 11957272
Assignee: FRANKE KAFFEEMASCHINEN AG
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for dispensing a liquid foodstuff, the apparatus comprising:
a heat store made from a metal of at least one of high thermal mass or conductivity; and
a heating device for heating the liquid foodstuff, the heating device including a fluid path for the liquid foodstuff and an electric heater, wherein fluid path and the electric heater are both in direct thermal heat-transferring contact with the heat store;
wherein the heat store is configured to be brought by the heater to an operating temperature which lies below 80° C.;
at least one directional control valve by which the fluid path is connectable to a flushing line via which at least one of water or detergent solution is conductible through the fluid path for cleaning purposes; and
a controller configured to control the heating device to heat to a high temperature of above 100° C. in order to carry out thermal regeneration, and to open the directional control valve one or more times for conducting at least one of the water or detergent solution through the fluid path of the heating device that is heated to the high temperature.