Refrigerator appliance with hot water dispenser
US-2015369531-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products
US9243837B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9243837-B2 |
| Application number | US-8580806-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | Nov 30, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
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A dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products, in particular in a refrigeration device. Said dispensing device has a feed pipe for a pourable product, comprising an exit opening and a shut-off flap that is situated at the exit opening, and an outlet for the free-flowing product, said outlet being attached to the flap and displaceable with the latter.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products, the dispensing device comprising: a feed tube for pourable products, the feed tube having an exit opening and a flap movable between a free passage and a closing position in which the flap closes off the feed tube at the exit opening; and an outlet for a free-flowing product, the outlet being secured to an exterior of the flap and movable with the flap. 2. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet is configured to create a stream of liquid directed vertically downwards. 3. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet is configured to create a stream of liquid flowing along a liquid flow path that extends within a drop path along which a pourable product drops from the dispensing device. 4. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an exit opening of the outlet lies within the smallest vertical cylindrical area that surrounds the flap in its open position and the exit opening of the feed tube. 5. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet is connected via a flexible tube to a tank. 6. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a shut-off valve is arranged upstream from the flexible tube. 7. The dispensing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet is provided with a lip valve. 8. A refrigeration device comprising: a compartment in which items to be cooled are retained; and a dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products, the dispensing device including a feed tube for pourable products, the feed tube having an exit opening and a flap movable between a free passage and a closing position in which the flap closes off the feed tube at the exit opening and an outlet for a free-flowing product, the outlet being secured to an exterior of the flap and movable with the flap.
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particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title
Spillage or flooding of water · CPC title
Refrigerator units · CPC title
- F25D23/126Primary
Water cooler · CPC title
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9243837B2 cover?
- A dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products, in particular in a refrigeration device. Said dispensing device has a feed pipe for a pourable product, comprising an exit opening and a shut-off flap that is situated at the exit opening, and an outlet for the free-flowing product, said outlet being attached to the flap and displaceable with the latter.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Buchstab Martin, Dumkow Irene, Feinauer Adolf, and 7 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25D23/126. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).