Patent ID: 6579456
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A47J,B01D,G07F

Abstract:
A device for precipitating beverage sediment from the rinsing mixture of beverage production machines, comprising in combination a rinsing conduit, a sediment receptacle and a filtering means, said filtering means having a first and a second filter (4, 8, 18) which are arranged one after the other when seen in the direction of flow (A) of the rinsing mixture, each said first and second filter provided with filtrate discharge means (6, 11, 12, 31, 32), the second filter being provided as at least one filtering wall (4) of said sediment receptacle (3), and a flow connection (12, 30) for the rinsing mixture discharged from said rinsing conduit (2) and for beverage sediment precipitated on said first filter (8, 18), the flow connection bypasses said first filter (8, 18) and leads into said sediment receptacle (3).