Milk tank for a coffee machine and coffee machine

By designing the flow channel and control valve structure of the coffee machine's milk tank, automated and efficient cleaning of the milk circuit was achieved, solving the problems of troublesome cleaning and contamination in existing technologies, and improving the cleaning effect and beverage quality.

CN224474306UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-10NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-04
Publication Date
2026-07-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing coffee machine milk tank is troublesome to clean, the cleaning effect is difficult to guarantee, which affects the quality of milk-frozen drinks, and the inside of the milk tank is easily contaminated.

Method used

A milk tank for a coffee machine has been designed, which includes a flow channel and a control valve. The control valve controls the opening and closing of the milk outlet and the hot water outlet, and uses hot water and steam to automatically clean the milk path and perform deep cleaning when there is no milk.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automated and efficient cleaning of milk channels, avoids contamination of milk inside milk tanks, and improves cleaning effectiveness and beverage quality.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a milk tank for coffee machine and coffee machine, including tank body and milk outlet pipe, still include: first flow passage, one end is fluid inlet and the other end is fluid outlet, venturi cavity, one end is first inlet and first outlet, and the first inlet end is provided with liquid inlet, second flow passage, heat water flow circulation, and one end is hot water inlet and the other end is hot water outlet, control valve is used for controlling the opening and close of milk outlet, the opening and close of hot water outlet and the on-off of hot water outlet and liquid inlet, the state of milk tank has milk under cleaning mode, milk outlet is closed and hot water outlet and liquid inlet are communicated, and second flow passage passes in hot water, the state of milk tank has no milk under cleaning mode, milk outlet opens and hot water outlet closes, first flow passage passes in the steam enough to make the water of tank body discharge after passing in the hot water enough to enter tank body. The utility model can realize the automatic cleaning of the milk road including the inside of tank body in the milk tank, and the cleaning effect is guaranteed.
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