Mixing, heating and/or whipping device for preparing hot beverages

• Main Authors: BALESTIER, DIEGO, DE LUCA, RICCARDO
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 16.10.2010
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL

A mixing, heating and/or frothing and/or whipping device (1) for preparing hot milk-based beverages, comprising a central body (2) which is detachably associable with a steam delivery tube (3) and an outer casing (4) which fits over the central body (2); the central body (2) protrudes partially from the outer casing (4) in order to immerse it partially in a beverage together with part of the outer casing (4) and forms channels (7, 8) for the passage of air and of liquid to be frothed, in order to mix them with the steam and consequently mix the three flows, the device further comprising at least one first mixing region (9) for forming a mixture composed of the air and the liquid to be whipped, which arrive respectively from at least one intake channel (8) and at least one rising channel (7), which are formed by the central body (2) and by the outer casing (4), the formed mixture then converges in at least one second mixing region (10) with the steam that is injected in the second mixing region (10) and arrive