Coffee making apparatus, coffee making method, and program
The coffee manufacturing apparatus addresses space and cost inefficiencies by performing a preliminary cleaning process to prevent caffeine contamination, enabling the production of both regular and decaffeinated coffee using a single apparatus.
JP2026068069AActive Publication Date: 2026-04-22SEVEN ELEVEN JAPAN +1
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024177586
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-10-10
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
The need for separate coffee manufacturing apparatuses for regular and decaffeinated coffee leads to space and cost inefficiencies, and there is a risk of caffeine contamination when using the same apparatus for both types.
Method used
A coffee manufacturing apparatus with a reception unit, process control unit, mill, and brewing unit that performs a preliminary cleaning process for decaffeinated coffee before the main manufacturing process to prevent caffeine contamination, allowing the same apparatus to produce both types of coffee.
Benefits of technology
Enables the production of both regular and decaffeinated coffee without caffeine contamination, optimizing space usage and reducing costs by using a single apparatus.
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Abstract
To provide normal coffee and caffeine-free coffee using the same coffee manufacturing apparatus while preventing unintended mixing of caffeine.SOLUTION: The coffee manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a receiving unit that receives a type of coffee instructed by a user, a process management unit that manages a manufacturing process of the type of coffee instructed by the user, a control unit that controls the manufacturing process, a mill for grinding coffee beans, and a brewer unit for extracting coffee by adding hot water to coffee beans ground by the mill, wherein the manufacturing process includes a main process of manufacturing coffee of the type instructed by the user and a preliminary process of performing a cleaning process of the mill and the brewer unit, when the reception unit receives an instruction to produce the first type of coffee, the control unit controls to perform the main process, and when the reception unit receives an instruction to produce the second type of coffee, the control unit controls to perform the main process after the preliminary process.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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