Patent ID: 7870975
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: C02F,F16K,F24D

Abstract:
1. Water-dispensing appliance, in particular for dispensing drinking water, comprising: a water inlet adapted to be connected to a water-supply device, a dispensing device with a water outlet, via which water can be dispensed from the appliance, the dispensing device being connected to the water inlet via a main line which has a downstream portion and an upstream portion, a water heater, a return line, a delivery unit for delivering water heated up by the water heater through the main line from the upstream portion to the downstream portion, the main line having a feed portion forming the upstream portion of the main line, which connects the water heater to the water inlet, and a dispensing portion forming the downstream portion of the main line, which connects the water heater to the dispensing device, a start of the return line being line-connected to the dispensing portion and an end of the return line being line-connected to the feed portion, and a filter device incorporated in the feed portion, the filter device being disposed downstream of a location where the end of the return line is connected to the feed portion, wherein water-channelling components of the filter device are produced from materials which are thermally stable at a temperature necessary for pasteurizing the water in the water-dispensing appliance.