Patent ID: 9301635
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. A drinks-preparing device comprising a hot-drinks-preparing device, wherein said hot-drinks-preparing device is arranged in a drinks machine and is flow-wise connected directly via a hot drinks duct with a cooling device which is accommodated in the same drinks machine, comprising the hot-drinks preparing device and the cooling device flow-conductively connected with the outflow thereof, including at least one first heat exchanger having at least one first flow channel arrangement for the drink to be cooled, and wherein a valve arrangement is provided between the outflow of the hot drinks duct from the hot-drinks preparing device and a hot-drinks outflow of a hot drinks outflow duct from the drinks-preparing device and an inflow at a heat exchanger inflow duct of the first flow channel arrangement of the first heat exchanger; and said valve arrangement is a multi-path valve with a closed housing, wherein the multi-path valve comprises an inflow duct for a hot drink, an outflow duct for a hot drink, an outflow duct for a drink to be cooled down connected to the inflow duct of the heat exchange, and an outflow duct for admixing water connected to an outflow duct of the heat exchanger.