Patent ID: 11871869
Assignee: VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A coffee machine comprising:
a water supply;
a water heater for heating water to generate steam and hot water, and having a water heater outlet;
a pump for pumping the hot water and the steam;
a steam delivery nozzle;
a brew chamber for brewing coffee with the hot water;
a motor for driving the brew chamber between different positions including at least a ground coffee receiving position and a brew position;
a water collection unit for collection or discharge of waste water; and
a valve arrangement for controlling coupling of the water heater outlet selectively to the steam delivery nozzle, the brew chamber, and the water collection unit,
wherein the valve arrangement comprises:
an inlet channel coupled to the water heater outlet;
two or more outlets;
a rotatable routing element, wherein an angular position of the rotatable routing element controls coupling of the inlet channel to one of the two or more outlets; and
a rotational coupling between the motor and the rotatable routing element, wherein rotation of the rotatable routing element is done through the same motor that drives the brew chamber between its different positions.