Patent ID: 9005372
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. Cleaning device for a portioning utensil for portioning ice cream wherein the cleaning device can be inserted into a receptacle and comprises a carrier module which can be mounted in an opening in the receptacle and which can be supplied with a cleaning fluid, and the cleaning device comprises a cleaning module which is releaseably coupled to the carrier module, wherein the cleaning fluid can be dispensed via at least one nozzle of the cleaning module, and the cleaning device comprises an actuating device being disposed in the cleaning module, and the cleaning device comprises an actuating valve being disposed in the carrier module or the cleaning module, wherein upon actuation of the actuating device, a flow of the cleaning fluid is enabled by the actuating valve which is closed in the initial position, wherein a closing valve being disposed in the carrier module, the closing valve features a first movable closing element which is pushed into the direction of the cleaning module onto a first valve seat in the carrier module with the aid of a first compression spring wherein at least upon removal of the cleaning module from the carrier module, the closing valve is closed and a flow is prevented wherein mounting the cleaning element on the carrier module causes the first closing element to be depressed and the closing valve to be opened.