Agitated Coffee Infusion Basket for Higher Oil Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current coffee brewing systems are inefficient, inconvenient, and fail to extract the maximum amount of oil from coffee grounds, resulting in poor quality and taste, as well as wasteful use of coffee grounds and higher costs for consumers.
Innovation Solution
An automated coffee brewing apparatus that employs agitated infusion by gradually heating water from tap temperature to boiling while agitating coffee grounds, maximizing oil extraction and using a packet system for convenient coffee grounds management, allowing for efficient brewing and reduced coffee usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional coffee brewing systems are used, then the brewing process is simple, but the extraction of oil from coffee grounds is insufficient resulting in poor quality and taste
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing system dynamically adjusts multiple parameters during the brewing process including water temperature (gradually increasing to boiling), agitation speed and pattern (circular motion of basket), and infusion time. This dynamic control enables optimal extraction of oil from coffee grounds while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated control.
2Productivity
If conventional brewing methods are used, then coffee grounds are used in standard amounts, but the extraction efficiency is low resulting in wasteful use of coffee grounds and higher costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes multiple parameters simultaneously to maximize extraction efficiency: water temperature is gradually increased to boiling point, agitation is applied in circular patterns at controlled speeds, and infusion time is optimized. These parameter changes enable complete extraction of oil from coffee grounds, reducing waste and lowering consumption costs.
3Ease of operation
If manual brewing processes are used, then the equipment is simple, but the process is inconvenient and requires significant user involvement
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing system performs all brewing operations automatically including water heating, agitation, infusion, and brewing cycle management without requiring continuous user intervention. The system serves itself by controlling all parameters and processes, providing maximum user convenience while implementing high-level automation for the brewing process.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus produces higher-quality coffee with reduced coffee grounds consumption, saving users around $300 per year and offering a convenient, automated brewing process that surpasses existing methods in efficiency and taste.
Implementation Method 1
gradually heating the water to approximately boiling
Implementation Method 2
agitating the grounds within the water while it is heated to approximately boiling
Implementation Method 3
using hot water to extract natural oil from coffee beans. This oil infuses with the hot water used to extract the oil
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus and method for brewing coffee of higher quality and better taste than any apparatus and method currently available, while also enabling users to utilize less coffee grounds per brewing cycle, thereby achieving significant cost savings for users. A basket that houses a packet of coffee grounds is housed within a chamber that stores water. The basket is fabricated so that water may enter therein and exit therefrom, and the packet of coffee grounds enables water and natural coffee oils to penetrate the packet, but does not allow coffee grounds to escape the packet. The water chamber is filled with water that is gradually heated from at or around tap temperature to approximately boiling. While the water in the chamber is heated, the basket is agitated. This causes the gradually heating water to enter the basket and agitate the packet, thereby extracting natural coffee oil from the grounds stored within the packet, which creates brewed coffee. The entire brewing process may be controlled by electronic controlling means.