Beverage-preparation device provided with a liquid distributor

摘要

The present invention relates to a beverage-preparation device (1, 40) provided with a storage container (2) for liquid, a dispensing (4, 43) line connected to the storage container (2), at least two beverage-dispensing stations (6, 7, 9) each provided with a collecting reservoir (11, 12, 18, 41, 42), which collecting reservoirs are movable with respect to the dispensing line, a driving device (5, 21, 22) which engages with the dispensing line and/or the collecting reservoirs for displacing the dispensing line with respect to the collecting reservoirs in order to selectively bring the collecting reservoirs into liquid communication with the dispensing line and a control unit for controlling the driving device, characterized in that, within a dispensing period Td, the control unit brings the dispensing line into liquid communication with a first collecting reservoir in order to dispense a predetermined amount of liquid to each collecting reservoir, then with a second collecting reservoir and after that again with the first reservoir.

主权项

1. A beverage-preparation device adapted to provide a beverage to a container, comprising:
a storage reservoir adapted to store liquid; a dispensing line connected to the storage reservoir; a first collecting reservoir provided with a first outlet line; a mixer connected with the first outlet line; a second collecting reservoir provided with a second outlet line; wherein the first and second outlet lines are arranged so that liquid dispensed from the first and second outlet lines is providable to the container; and wherein the dispensing line is repositionable to selectively bring the dispensing line into liquid communication with one of the first and second collecting reservoirs; and the beverage-preparation device further comprising:
a control unit (30) for controlling the positioning of the dispensing line; andwherein the control unit is configured to control the positioning of the dispensing line such that within a dispensing period of a single serving, the dispensing line is firstly brought into liquid communication with the first collecting reservoir in order to supply a first predetermined amount of liquid to said first collecting reservoir, secondly brought into liquid communication with the second collecting reservoir in order to supply a second predetermined amount of liquid to said second collecting reservoir such that the complete single serving is dispensed into the container while providing an uninterrupted flow of the liquid to the container.