Patent ID: 6019032
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A milk aeration and heating system comprising:A. a unitary beverage serving console including a beverage cup station;B. refrigeration means housed therewithin;C. at least one milk source housed within said refrigeration means;D. a steam source providing beverage production steam at a predetermined steam pressure and housed within said console;E. a first plurality of steam lines extending from said steam source to said beverage cup station;F. an electrically controllable steam valve interposed within each said steam line;G. a first plurality of milk lines each extending from said milk source and joining a respective one of said steam lines between its said steam valve and said beverage cup station;H. a positive flow self priming milk pump housed within said refrigeration means and interposed in each of said milk lines and being of the character to force milk into its respective said steam line with a pressure exceeding said predetermined steam pressure;I. an air inlet orifice interposed in at least one of said milk lines between said milk source and a respective one of said milk pumps, each said orifice being selectively openable;J. controller means coupled to each of said steam valves and milk pumps for opening and closing said valves and actuating said pumps selectively to pump a predetermined quantity of air entrained or non air entrained milk to a respective actuated steam line for heating and steaming it and delivering it to said beverage cup station and for steam cleaning said steam line of residual milk after the delivery of said predetermined quantity of milk.