Patent ID: 8418838

Claim:
An instant powder conveyor device of a drinks preparing machine consisting of a wire conveyor spindle pivotally arranged in a bottom area of an instant powder container, at an end of which wire conveyor spindle an outflow opening is disposed, and a means for loosening up instant powder in said instant powder container, wherein in said instant powder container at least one striking element which is independent from and engageable with said wire conveyor spindle is suited to be dragged along elastically in an axial direction of the wire conveyor spindle and is disposed extending substantially transversely into the wire conveyor spindle in its normal cross sectional plane, the at least one striking element is connected outside of the wire conveyor spindle via a return spring with a suspension, the return spring is suited to return the at least one striking element elastically in the axial direction of the wire conveyor spindle, the at least one striking element is connected via a plate spring as the return spring with the suspension, the at least one striking element has an impacting face disposed substantially transverse relative to the axial direction of the wire conveyor spindle, and the impacting face is disposed inclined about a pitch angle of the wire conveyor spindle against its normal cross sectional plane.