Patent ID: 6178290
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A47J,C02F

Abstract:
A water filter device having a collecting pot (1) with a spout (2) which is disposed at the top front, a handle (3) which is disposed at the rear in opposite relationship, and an electrical heating element (5) which is arranged in the lower boiling region (A) of the collecting pot (1), wherein the collecting pot (1) is closable at the top by a lid (4) and provided in the interior is a filter insert (8) in which a filter cartridge (9) which can be filled with a purification agent is arranged so that untreated water can be poured by way of the filter cartridge (9) into the filter insert (8) and can pass due to the force of gravity to at least below the filter cartridge (9), wherein the filter insert (8) is arranged in an insulating insert (6) in such a way that provided between the boiling region (A) in the collecting pot (1) and the filter insert (8) with the filter cartridge (9) is a partition wall (10, 10a) which is generally arranged at a spacing from the filter insert (8) and which is at least in part in the form of a substantially horizontally extending plate, and wherein provided in the lower region of the insulating insert (6) is a through opening (7) for the communication between the discharge end (27) of the filter cartridge (9) and the collecting pot (1), characterised in that the through opening (7) is arranged in the rear region (D) of the collecting pot (1) which is in opposite relationship to the spout (2), and the substantially horizontally extending part (10a) of the partition wall (10) is inclined rearwardly towards the through opening (7) and extends above the boiling region (A) at least partially over the cross-section of the collecting pot (1).