MULTI-PATH CONTROL VALVE FOR HOT BEVERAGE MACHINE, PARTICULARLY A COFFEE MACHINE, PROVIDED WITH A LOW PRESSURE BOILER

摘要

The invention relates to a multi-way control valve (3) for controlling selectively the functions hot water/steam of a hot beverage machine provided with a low pressure boiler (4). According to the invention, the valve comprises a main body (10) having an inlet (11) capable of communicating with the boiler (4) and two outlets (12, 15) respectively a hot water outlet and a steam outlet, and a dispensing finger (20) movably mounted within the main body (10) and intended to communicate the inlet (11) with one or the other of the outlets (12, 15), the portion of the circuit connecting the inlet (11) to the hot water outlet (12) having throughout its length a constant cross-section which is substantially equal to that of the inlet (11) and to the hot water outlet (12).