Patent ID: 6701068
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A47J,F24H

Abstract:
A heating device for a coffee maker having a water tank and a water pipe coupled to the bottom of the water tank, the pipe including a cold-water supply section, a first heating section, and a hot-water supply line having an outlet, the heating device comprising:a first heating element contacting the first heating section, with the hot-water supply line comprising a first hot-water supply section, a second auxiliary heating section and a second hot-water supply section, with the first hot-water supply section located intermediate the first and second heating sections; and a second heating element contacting the second auxiliary heating section; wherein water flowing from the water tank to the first heating section via the cold-water supply section is first heated by the first heating element, the heated water flows from the first heating section to the second auxiliary heating section via the first hot-water supply section for being further heated by the second heating element, and the further heated water is fed to the second hot-water supply section prior to leaving the outlet, with the first heating element being separately formed from and electrically independent from the second heating element.