Patent ID: 8763516

Claim:
Device for feeding milk from a storage container to a dispensing device, with a feeding line, comprising an intake end on the feeding line that is detachably connected to the storage container, a cleaning mechanism provided for at least a portion of the exterior of the feeding line, the cleaning mechanism having a rinsing area accommodated in a housing, the rinsing area for holding the portion of the feeding line that is to be cleaned, the rinsing area containing one of a hot water intake opening, a steam intake opening, a cleaning agent intake opening or a cold water intake opening, the rinsing area also having a connection opening for detachable introduction of the portion to be cleaned, the rinsing area having a flooding area that extends around the portion of the held feeding line that is to be cleaned, the flooding area being formed between the portion of the feeding line held within the rinsing area and an inner wall of the housing, the housing including a side wall and an end face opposing the connection opening, and wherein the intake opening is arranged in the side wall of the housing of the cleaning mechanism.