Patent ID: 8641018

Claim:
A device for the continuous enrichment and intermittent output of drinking water with gases, in particular CO 2 and/or O 2 , comprising; a mixing unit having connections respectively to a supply line of liquid, a supply line of gas and a tapping line for drawing the enriched drinking water, and an electromagnetic miniature pump disposed at the liquid supply line to supply liquid to the mixing unit, a non-return valve disposed at the gas supply line, and a magnetic valve disposed in the tapping line; wherein when enriched water is drawn from the tapping line, the magnetic valve is opened and the pump pumps water to restore the water level in the mixing unit where the water is continually enriched with gas residing in the mixing device, wherein the supply of gas is under pressure to a preset value and wherein the mixing unit has a volume that is equal or greater to the tapping volume.