Patent ID: 7448314

Claim:
A device for producing milk foam, comprising a mixing chamber ( 13 ), a milk supply line ( 11 ) for supplying milk to the mixing chamber, an air supply line ( 20 ) for supplying air to the mixing chamber, and a rinsing medium supply line ( 21 ) for supplying rinsing medium to the mixing chamber, the air supply line ( 20 ) having an end segment ( 20 a ) connected to the mixing chamber ( 13 ), the end segment being selectively connectable via a first valve ( 22 ) to a rinsing medium line ( 23 ), and a rinsing line ( 15 ) supplied with rinsing medium being connectable to the milk supply line ( 11 ) by a connection ( 14 ), such that the rinsing medium can be supplied to the mixing chamber at least partially via the milk supply line ( 11 ) and at least partially via the air supply line ( 20 ), wherein the first valve ( 22 ) is arranged at a distance from the mixing chamber ( 13 ) and at a higher level than the mixing chamber.