Patent ID: 8047125
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. Coffee maker comprising a casing ( 2 ) that includes at least one coffee outlet ( 9 ; 10 ) by which a coffee infusion can flow into a cup ( 16 ), a steam generator, and a steam outlet nozzle ( 20 ) that can move relative to the casing and that is connected to the steam generator, said nozzle ( 20 ) having one free end ( 22 ) that can be immersed in the cup, wherein the free end ( 22 ) of the nozzle ( 20 ) can be brought into the space located under the coffee outlet ( 9 ; 10 ) and can be moved by translation between a raised position in which said free end ( 22 ) is located essentially at the level of the coffee outlet ( 9 ; 10 ), and a lowered position in which said free end ( 22 ) can be immersed in the cup ( 16 ) that has been positioned so as to receive the infusion of coffee, wherein the steam outlet nozzle ( 20 ) can move along one essentially vertical axis (Z) that is arranged near the coffee outlet ( 9 ; 10 ), and wherein the casing ( 2 ) contains a device for guiding the nozzle ( 20 ) comprising a vertical guide ( 31 ) along which the nozzle ( 20 ) is mounted to be able to move, said nozzle ( 20 ) in the lowered position projecting through an opening ( 32 ) made in said casing.