562 results about "Ground coffee" patented technology

Various illustrative systems, devices, and methods for espresso machines are provided. In general, an espresso machine is configured to brew and dispense espresso. In an exemplary implementation, the espresso machine includes a grinder configured to grind coffee beans. The grinder is configured to be adjustable to allow for adjustment of coffee bean grind size, which may help that ensure that a particular beverage brewed and dispensed by the espresso machine is prepared using an optimal grind size. The espresso machine is configured to prevent jamming of the grinder automatically in response to grind size adjustment.

The present invention relates to a drip coffee machine. The drip coffee machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a case; a hopper for accommodating coffee beans; and a grinder for receiving and grinding the coffee beans, wherein the grinder is coupled to the case in a detachable manner, and the grinder includes: a grinder body including a rotating burr; and a grinder driving part, which is connected to the grinder body and provides rotating force to the burr.

Disclosed is an invention relating to a coffee maker that variably supports a water supply tube. A coffee maker that variably supports a water supply tube, according to the present invention comprises: a dripper, which receives water and ground coffee via the open upper side thereof, and extracts liquid coffee from the ground coffee and discharges same downward; and a water outlet module which is located above the dripper and supplies water to the inside of the dripper, wherein the water outlet module comprises a water supply tube which supplies water to the mouth of the dripper, a pipeline support part which is installed in a shape so as to surround the outer-side of the water supply tube, a connection frame which extends from the pipeline support part, and a rotational support shaft which rotatably connects the connection frame to a moving housing part of the water outlet module.

The utility model discloses a bean bin fixing structure for a grinding coffee machine, and relates to the technical field of bean grinders, the bean bin fixing structure comprises a bean bin assembly and a top cover assembly; wherein the bean bin assembly comprises a bean bin, a powder blocking cover, a blocking cover, a fixed knob cover and a bean bin cover; the top cover assembly comprises a coffee machine top cover, a left push rod, a left elastic component, a right push rod, a right elastic component, a microswitch fixing component, a microswitch, an adjusting ring connecting frame and a thickness adjusting ring. According to the bean bin fixing structure for the grinding coffee machine, the bean bin fixing mode is convenient to operate, disassembly is convenient, and coffee powder residues in the cutter assembly can be conveniently cleaned.

A filter holder for a machine for preparing and dispensing espresso coffee is described, said filter holder comprising a handle, a body connected to the handle and configured to house a filter for ground coffee, and a base cup, wherein the base cup is a component which is separate and / or separable from the body. According to embodiments, the body comprises a first front flange with a first internal groove, a second rear flange with a second internal groove, and two opposite open recesses, wherein the base cup comprises a first front tooth configured to engage the first internal groove and a second rear tooth configured to engage the second internal groove for coupling the base cup to the body.

The utility model relates to a bean grinding device and a coffee machine, and belongs to the field of coffee machines. A bean grinding device comprises a bean grinding rack; the driving part is arranged on the bean grinding rack; the transmission assembly is arranged on the bean grinding rack, and the transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the driving part; an inner grinding assembly; the outer grinding assembly is arranged around the inner grinding assembly, and a grinding gap is formed between the outer grinding assembly and the inner grinding assembly; and the powder discharging assembly is movably arranged on the bean grinding machine frame. According to the bean grinding device, the grinding gap is formed between the outer grinding assembly and the inner grinding assembly, the thickness degree of ground beans can be controlled according to the size of the grinding gap, and therefore various taste requirements can be met. Due to the arrangement of the powder discharging assembly, it is guaranteed that ground coffee beans can be rapidly and continuously output.

A tool for homogenizing coffee grounds in a filter basket, the tool comprising: a tool wall (30) for engaging a top end of the filter basket; a structure (50) rotatable with respect to the tool wall; and at least one stirring element (14) connected to the rotatable structure (50) for extending into the filter basket, wherein the at least one stirring element is connected to the structure (50) via a coupling (110) comprising a hinge, allowing movement of the respective stirring element with respect to the rotatable structure, when the stirring element is moved through the coffee grounds by rotation of the rotatable structure.

A biodegradable and / or compostable capsule for use with a beverage preparation machine (10) for preparing a beverage and / or foodstuff thereof is disclosed. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body (1) and a closing membrane (2) for closing the cup-shaped body, both elements defining a closed cavity for a beverage and / or foodstuff ingredient, preferably roast and ground coffee, and a liner (20) or a coating having barrier function providing barrier function to the cup-shaped body. The cup-shaped body is made of cellulose-based material, preferably molded pulp-based material and comprises a bottom wall (4), a tubular lateral side wall (5), an annular flange (3) connected to the lateral wall for the closing membrane to seal thereon, and an outwardly extending rim portion (6) connected to the annular flange. The rim portion is made of cellulose-based material and comprises a curved and / or curled end portion (6A) comprising a treated region in which the cellulose-based material has a porosity that is less than 40%, preferably between 0% to 25%.

1. The name of this design product: manual grinder. 2. Purpose of the product of this design: An appliance for grinding food ingredients such as coffee or seasonings. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in its shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the key points of the design: Design 1 3D drawing. 5. Designate Design 1 as the base design.

A biodegradable and / or compostable capsule for use with a beverage preparation machine for preparing a beverage and / or foodstuff thereof is disclosed. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a closing membrane for closing the cup-shaped body, both elements defining a closed cavity for a beverage and / or foodstuff ingredient, preferably roast and ground coffee, and a liner or a coating having barrier function, providing barrier function to the cup-shaped body. The cup-shaped body is made of cellulose-based material, preferably molded pulp-based material and comprises a bottom wall, a tubular lateral side wall, an annular flange connected to the lateral wall for the closing membrane to seal thereon, and an outwardly extending rim portion connected to the annular flange. The annular flange is made of cellulose-based material and comprises a first portion in which the cellulose-based material has a porosity comprised between 30% and 70%, preferably between 50% and 70% and the first portion of the annular flange cooperates with an edge of a capsule enclosing member of the beverage preparation machine for improving leak tightness during the preparation of the beverage.

The invention discloses a bean grinding coffee machine capable of adjusting a bean grinding gear by rotating a bean box, belongs to coffee beverage manufacturing equipment, and aims to solve the problems that an existing bean grinding coffee machine adjusts the thickness of ground coffee powder through a rotary knob and a transmission structure which are independently arranged, the structure is complex, the assembly is tedious, and the manufacturing cost is high. A stop pin capable of stretching up and down is arranged at the top of the machine body, a pin hole is formed in the bean baffle, a pushing part is arranged on the box body, and the rotation range of the box body comprises a first continuous rotation angle and a second continuous rotation angle; when the box body rotates within a first rotation angle, the stop pin is inserted into the pin hole to brake the bean blocking plate so that the box body can rotate relative to the bean blocking plate to open or close the discharging opening, and when the box body rotates from the first rotation angle to a second rotation angle, the stop pin is pushed out of the pin hole by the pushing and abutting part. When the feed opening is kept open, the bean grinding gear is adjusted by changing the position of the second grinding wheel relative to the first grinding wheel through the box body. The structure is simple, the assembly is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

The present invention pertains to a beverage pod for use in a brewing machine. The beverage pod has a pressurized dairy product canister housed within it. It also contains ground coffee. During the brewing process, hot water is injected into the beverage pod to brew the coffee. At the same time, the canister is triggered to release the pressurized dairy product, thereby creating whipping cream. The coffee and whipping cream flow out of the beverage pod and brewing machine, thereby dispensing a convenient, affordable, delicious cup of cappuccino, latte, or mocha.

A portable automatic coffee machine comprises a grinding bin detachably connected with a machine body, an inner cutter and an outer cutter which are used for grinding coffee beans are arranged in the grinding bin, and a grinding motor and a speed reducing mechanism connected with an output shaft of the grinding motor are arranged in the machine body. One end of a rotating shaft used for driving the inner cutter to rotate is connected with the speed reducing mechanism, the other end of the rotating shaft is connected with the inner cutter, a water bin used for containing liquid and a water pump are further arranged in the machine body, and an electric heating element used for heating the water bin is arranged on the water bin. An inlet of the water pump is communicated with an inner cavity of the water bin through a water inlet pipe, a coffee bean storage cavity is formed in the grinding bin, the inner cutter and the outer cutter are located at the bottom of the coffee bean storage cavity, the top of the detachable filter screen is connected with the bottom of the grinding bin, and a powder outlet gap is jointly defined by the inner cutter and the outer cutter. The portable coffee maker has the advantages of being capable of automatically grinding beans and automatically brewing coffee on the premise of being portable.

1. Name of the designed product: coffee grinder. 2. Use of the designed product: the designed product is used for grinding coffee beans and the like. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view 1.

1. Name of the designed product: hand-operated coffee grinder. 2. Use of the designed product: for grinding coffee beans. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

The invention relates to the technical field of coffee, and particularly discloses a fruit coffee formula and a making process thereof.The fruit coffee formula comprises, by weight, 10%-30% of coffee essence, 50%-70% of pure milk and 10%-30% of fruit essence, and the coffee essence is prepared by mixing and extracting coffee beans ground into powder and water. The fruit essence is prepared by crushing or squeezing fruit raw materials. The fruit coffee produced by the production process of the fruit coffee not only has a traditional coffee flavor, but also has a fruit flavor and a mellow taste, and compared with a traditional milk tea beverage, the fruit coffee has a good fat reducing effect and a wide application range.

A method of delivering coffee grounds into a portafilter fitted to a machine for grinding coffee including determining a pre-determined grind to provide the coffee grounds, applying a tamp to form the coffee grounds into a puck, and providing tamp position feedback to a user during and / or after a tamping operation. The invention also relates to a system for implementing the method.

The present invention concerns a method for producing a chitosan-based antioxidant film, the method comprising the steps of autoclaving spent ground coffee with distilled water to obtain a spent ground coffee extract; filtering the spent ground coffee extract; homogenizing the filtered spent ground coffee extract; mixing the homogenized spent ground coffee extract with a chitosan solution comprising chitosan, glycerol, and acetic acid, so as to obtain a chitosan-spent ground coffee mixture comprising 1-10% v / v spent ground coffee extract; filtering and homogenizing the chitosan-spent ground coffee mixture; casting the homogenized chitosan-spent ground coffee mixture into a mold; and drying the casted chitosan- spent ground coffee mixture to obtain the chitosan-based antioxidant film. The chitosan-based antioxidant film obtained from the process of the present invention could be applied to foods and other commodities that are sensitive to lipid and photo oxidation and presents an environmentally friendly alternative to single-use plastics.

The invention relates to a roasting and grinding apparatus for coffee beans comprising a roasting device (50) and an associated grinding device (60); the roasting device (50) being configured for receiving coffee beans of a certain type that will be roasted, the roasting device (50) comprising reading means (53) to identify the characteristics of the coffee beans dispensed to it, the roasting device (50) further comprising a control unit configuring the roasting profile of the beans according to the characteristics retrieved from the reading means (53) and / or from the characteristics of the beans in a database (51) in this control unit and / or according to the user's input; the roasted coffee beans being dispensed into a beans container (10, 20), the beans container (10, 20) comprising programmable identification means where product parameters of the roasted coffee beans of a certain type are encoded on it by an encoder (52) in the roasting device; the grinding device (60) comprising one or more housings for receiving one or more beans containers (10, 20); the grinding device (60) comprising a reader (62) to obtain the information of the product parameters of the roasted coffee beans of the one or more beans containers (10, 20); the grinding device (60) further comprising a control unit configured to adapt the grinding size and the quantity of roasted coffee beans to be delivered from the coffee beans containers (10, 20) for obtaining a certain coffee quantity and / or a certain coffee blend quantity from each beans container to be grinded according to these product parameters and / or according to a recipes database (64), and / or according to the user's input. The invention further relates to a method for roasting and grinding coffee beans using a roasting and grinding apparatus as the ones described, and to the use of such a roasting and grinding apparatus.

An automatic coffee machine (1) comprising a brewing assembly (2) with a brewing chamber (11) designed to contain a quantity of ground coffee and an electric actuator, which can be operated to cause the brewing chamber (1) to be opened and closed; a grinder (3) comprising an electric actuator operable to cause coffee beans to be ground and ground coffee to be produced; a hydraulic circuit (4) to supply water to the brewing assembly (2) to prepare a coffee beverage by brewing the ground coffee in the brewing chamber (11) and comprising a water pump (7) and a water flow meter (5) to measure a quantity of water supplied by the water pump (5); a sensory system (15) to sense and output an output indicative of different operating quantities of the automatic coffee machine (1) and comprising an electric current (C) absorbed by the electric actuator (14) of the brewing assembly (2), a flow rate (F) of the dispensed coffee beverage and an electric power (P) absorbed by the water pump (5); a user interface (16) to allow a consumer to request a beverage to be dispensed; and an electronic control unit (17) designed to interface with the sensory system (15) and the user interface (16) to receive outputs thereof and with the brewing assembly (2), the grinder (3) and the water pump (7) to provide commands thereto. The electronic control unit (17) is further designed to compute a coffee bean grinding time TN for which the grinder (3) is to be operated in a coffee beverage preparation cycle to produce a quantity of ground coffee necessary to produce a selected coffee beverage, and to control the grinder (3) accordingly. The electronic control unit (17) is further designed to compute the coffee bean grinding time TN for which the grinder (3) is to be operated in a coffee beverage preparation cycle based on the following quantities: a coffee bean grinding time TN-1 used in a previous coffee beverage preparation cycle; a difference ΔCurrentN-1 between an electric current C absorbed by the electric actuator (14) of the brewing assembly (2) during a closing of the brewing chamber (11) in a previous coffee beverage preparation cycle in which the brewing chamber (11) was loaded with ground coffee, the electric current CE absorbed by the electric actuator (14) of the brewing assembly (2) during the closing of the brewing chamber (11) in a previous coffee beverage preparation cycle in which the brewing chamber (11) was empty, and a maximum admissible limit CL for the electric current absorbed by the electric actuator (14) of the brewing infuser (2) during the closing of the brewing chamber (11); a difference ΔFlow N-1 between a measured flow rate F of the dispensed coffee beverage at the end of a previous coffee beverage preparation cycle and a target flow rate FA of the dispensed coffee beverage; and a difference ΔPumpN-1 between an electric power P absorbed by the water pump (5) at the end of a previous coffee beverage preparation cycle and a target electric power PA absorbed by the water pump (5).

To provide a coffee grinding machine which can properly change the functional characteristics of espresso coffee obtained through a ground product.SOLUTION: There is disclosed a coffee grinding machine for grinding coffee beans and forming a dose of ground coffee in a filter basket with a bottom layer of ground coffee having a first mean particle size and an adjacent layer of ground coffee having a second mean particle size. The coffee grinding machine comprises: grinding members for grinding coffee beans; an electric motor 2 for causing rotation of at least one grinding member with respect to another grinding member; and a device configured to cause, during grinding of coffee beans for forming dose, a variation of rotation speed of said electric motor between a first speed and a second speed, wherein either said second mean particle size is smaller than said first mean particle size and said first speed is greater than said second speed or said second mean particle size is greater than said first mean particle size and said first speed is lower than said second speed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

1. Name of the Design Product: Coffee Grinder (CG216). 2. Use of the Design Product: For grinding coffee beans or legume foods. 3. Design Key Points of the Design Product: Lies in the shape. 4. Picture or Photograph that Best Illustrates the Design Key Points: Perspective view.

1. Name of the designed product: electric coffee grinder. 2. Use of the designed product: for grinding coffee beans. 3. Design points of the designed product: in the combination of shape and pattern. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

1. Name of the designed product: coffee grinder. 2. Use of the designed product: for grinding coffee. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

There is disclosed a coffee grinding machine for grinding coffee beans and forming a dose of ground coffee directly in a filter basket with a bottom layer of ground coffee having a first mean particle size and an adjacent layer of ground coffee having a second mean particle size, comprising: grinding members for grinding coffee beans, an electric motor for causing rotation of at least one grinding member with respect to another grinding member, and a device configured to cause, during grinding of coffee beans for forming dose, a variation of rotation speed of said electric motor between a first speed and a second speed, wherein either said second mean particle size is smaller than said first mean particle size and said first speed is greater than said second speed or said second mean particle size is greater than said first mean particle size and said first speed is lower than said second speed.

1. The name of the design product: coffee grinder. 2. The use of the design product: for grinding coffee. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photograph best indicating the design points: perspective view 1. 5. Other circumstances requiring explanation Other explanation: the A part in perspective view 2 in this application is transparent part.

1. Name of the product in this design: Coffee grinder. 2. Purpose of this design: For grinding coffee beans or bean-based food products. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: 3D view 1.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a coffee product, the method comprising the steps of: a) spraying an aqueous liquid onto a mixture of sugar and roasted and ground coffee particles to wet the sugar and roasted and ground coffee particles; b) adding one or more beverage ingredient powders to the mixture formed in step a) to attach the one or more beverage ingredients and sugar to the surface of the roasted and ground coffee particles; and c) drying the roasted and ground coffee particles to form a coffee product comprising roasted and ground coffee particles having one or more beverage ingredient powders and sugar attached to the surface thereof. The present invention also relates to a product obtainable by the above-mentioned method.

1. The name of this design product: coffee grinder (with storage stand). 2. Purpose of the product of this design: used for grinding coffee beans, etc. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: Stereoscopic diagram 1. 5. If it has been reflected in other views, the left view will be omitted; if it has been reflected in other views, the right view will be omitted; if it has been reflected in other views, the top view will be omitted; if it has been reflected in other views, the bottom view will be omitted.

A process for manufacturing roast and ground coffee particles having beverage ingredient powder(s) and sugar attached onto their surface. The method comprises the steps of: a) spraying an aqueous liquid onto a mixture of sugar and roast and ground coffee particles; b) adding beverage ingredient powder(s); and c) drying the product. Preferably, the beverage ingredient(s) is instant coffee powder, chocolate beverage powder, milk powder, dairy creamer, and / or non-dairy creamer powder. Preferably, the process further comprises the step of adding a flavouring. Preferably, the process further comprises the step(s) of densifying the coffee particles after and / or during step b) and / or filling a granulator with the coffee particles and sugar before step a). Preferably, the product comprises 15-65wt.% coffee, 1-35wt% sugar, 1-30wt% beverage ingredient and / or 0.1-1wt% flavouring. Preferably, the beverage ingredient powder(s) and sugar discontinuously cover the surface of the coffee particles. Preferably, the product has a mean density of 250-850g / l. Also claimed is a container comprising the product. Preferably the container is a pad or pod for use in a beverage preparation machine.