Patent ID: 8578840

Claim:
Dispensing device for the dispensing of coffee and/or milk and/or milk foam, which comprises: a fluid duct group for the supply of several fluids, which fluid duct group comprises at least a first fluid duct for the supply of coffee and a second fluid duct for the supply of steam, wherein the first fluid duct opens out into at least one coffee discharge pipe and the second fluid duct has an outlet opening for the steam; a mixing arrangement for the mixing of milk with steam and/or air, which mixing arrangement has a chamber, a milk duct for the supply of milk into the chamber, an air duct for the supply of air into the chamber, an inlet opening for the supply of steam into the chamber, and a discharge pipe for the dispensing of milk and/or milk foam out from the chamber; a housing which at least partially surrounds the fluid duct group, the respective coffee discharge pipe and the mixing arrangement, wherein the mixing arrangement is able to be brought into a first predetermined position relative to the second fluid duct, in which position a fluid connection is produced between the outlet opening of the second fluid duct and the inlet opening of the mixing arrangement for the supply of steam into the chamber, wherein the housing comprises at least a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the fluid duct group is arranged on the first housing part or is constructed in the first housing part, wherein a recess to receive the mixing arrangement is constructed in the second housing part, the recess in the second housing part being configured to enable the mixing arrangement to be inserted into the recess such that the mixing arrangement is held at the second housing part in a second predetermined position relative to the second housing part, and wherein, if the mixing arrangement is received into the recess in the second housing part such that the mixing arrangement is held at the second housing part in the second predetermined position, the second housing part is configured to be placeable together with the mixing arrangement with respect to the first housing part so that the first housing part and the second housing part are able assembled together such that the mixing arrangement assumes the first predetermined position relative to the second fluid duct.