HEAT CHAMBER FOR MACHINES FOR INFUSIONS AND THE LIKE, PARTICULARLY FOR HEATING WATER FOR PREPARING ESPRESSO COFFEE

• US 20110168028A1
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Swiss Caffe Asia Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Swiss Caffe Asia Ltd.
• Inventors: AARDENBURG, Cornelius J.M.
• Application Number:
  US12/984,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20110168028A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/288
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/4403 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/542 Continuous-flow heaters

Abstract

A heat chamber for machines for infusions and the like, particularly for heating water for preparing espresso coffee comprising a main body constituted by one or more parts, made of a heat-conducting material and provided with at least one first portion which is associated with heating elements and is interposed between at least two second end portions of the main body, at least two faces of the first portion, each of which adjoins at least one of the second end portions, there are at least two mutually connected channels for the internal flow of water.

Claims

1. A heat chamber for machines for infusions and the like, particularly for heating water for preparing espresso coffee, comprising a main body made of a heat-conducting material and provided with at least one first portion which is associated with heating means and is interposed between at least two second end portions of said main body, at least two faces of said at least one first portion, each of which adjoins at least one of said second end portions, at least two mutually connected channels for the internal flow of water being provided.

2. The heat chamber according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of second intermediate portions and a plurality of said first portions which are associated with said heating means and are interposed between said second intermediate portions and said second end portions, at least two faces of each of said first portions, each adjoining at least one of said second intermediate portions or of said second end portions, there being mutually connected channels for the internal flow of water.

3. The heat chamber according to claim 1, wherein said heating means comprise, for each of said first portions, at least one electric resistor, which extends substantially on a longitudinal plane of said main body.

4. The heat chamber according to claim 3, wherein each of said internal flow channels lies substantially parallel to said at least one electric resistor.

5. The heat chamber according to claim 1, further comprising at least one inlet and at least one outlet of said internal flow channels, respectively, for the inflow and outflow of water to/from said main body.

6. The heat chamber according to claim 5, wherein said at least one inlet and said at least one outlet are arranged at two opposite faces of said first portion, defining end faces of said heat chamber.

7. The heat chamber according to claim 6, wherein said at least one inlet and said at least one outlet are both arranged at one of said end faces of said main body.

8. The heat chamber according to claim 1, wherein said main body is made monolithically.

9. The heat chamber according to claim 6, wherein said main body comprises at least one central part, which defines said first portion and is interposed between two covering elements which are associated with said central part and can be separated therefrom, said two covering elements defining said second end portions which are arranged at two opposite faces of said first portion, defining the end faces of said heat chamber.

10. The heat chamber according to claim 9, wherein said main body comprises a plurality of central parts which are mutually stacked, each part monolithically defining one of said first portions and one of said second intermediate portions, said stacked central parts being interposed between two covering elements, which define said second end portions, and being capable of being associated with said stacked central parts.