Patent ID: 6474221
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A beverage machine which has first and second beverage hoppers, each for one type of the beverage mixture, and first and second brewers, each having a predetermined capacity, the beverage machine comprising:a distributor having three fluid passages, operatively attached to the machine, and movable with respect to the machine between a first position in which a first passage is adapted to receive a beverage mixture from the first hopper to be delivered to the first brewer or a second passage is adapted to receive a beverage mixture from the second hopper to be delivered to the second brewer and a second position in which a third passage is adapted to receive a beverage mixture from a selected one of the first and second hoppers to be distributed substantial-equally to the first and second brewers; and an actuator supported to the machine and operatively connected to the distributor, adapted to move the distributor between the first and second positions.