Automatic ground-coffee capsule manufacturing machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic coffee grinding capsule making machines are limited to producing single-taste capsules and have complex operating procedures, making them inconvenient for users and environmentally unfriendly due to one-time use.
Innovation Solution
An automatic coffee grinding capsule making machine with a compact structure, featuring an automatic rotating operation platform, coffee bean grinder, powder tamping and removal device, and capping mechanism, allowing for customizable coffee capsule production with adjustable grind fineness and easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users make coffee capsules independently for personal taste, then coffee taste variety is improved, but operating complexity increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The capsule making process is divided into distinct functional modules: coffee bean storage, grinding mechanism, powder transfer, tamping, and sealing. Each module handles a specific task, allowing the system to offer diverse coffee tastes through simple selection of pre-prepared coffee beans rather than complex manual operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine performs automatic operations including grinding coffee beans, transferring powder to capsules, tamping the powder, and sealing capsules. This automation eliminates the need for users to manually perform complex procedures, reducing operating complexity while maintaining coffee taste variety through different bean selections.
2Productivity
If brand manufacturers produce coffee capsules through massive production, then production efficiency is improved, but user choice and customization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is designed with multi-functionality to handle various coffee bean types and produce different coffee tastes. It can process different beans (arabica, robusta, blends) and create customized capsules, combining mass production efficiency with user customization needs through a single versatile device.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic selection of coffee bean types and grinding parameters to accommodate different user preferences. The grinder burr assembly can be adjusted to vary grind fineness, and the machine can switch between different coffee bean storage bunkers, enabling customization while maintaining efficient production.
3Ease of operation
If one-time use coffee capsules are used, then convenience is improved, but environmental friendliness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The machine enables users to refill and reuse coffee capsules by transferring ground coffee powder from storage bunkers into reusable capsule containers. This reduces waste from disposable capsules while maintaining the convenience of ready-to-use coffee capsules, as users can quickly refill capsules without complex procedures.
4Volume of moving object
If a compact machine structure is designed, then device size is reduced, but manufacturing complexity may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The machine employs a nested structure where smaller components are housed within larger assemblies. For example, the grinding mechanism, powder transfer system, and sealing components are integrated within a compact base structure. The coffee bean storage bunkers are positioned vertically, and the rotating platform incorporates multiple functional elements, achieving space efficiency without excessive manufacturing complexity.
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
Enables users to produce capsules with customizable taste efficiently and conveniently, reducing environmental impact by allowing for reusable components and simpler operation, while maintaining a compact and cost-effective design.
Implementation Method 1
there is a first spring at the lower part of the said coffee bean storage bunker. The said first spring is nested to the said rotating shaft. One end of the said first spring is connected to the said coffee bean storage bunker, and the other end of the said first spring is connected to the said grinder burr assembly.
Implementation Method 2
the said powder tamping and removal device consists of the third motor, the third detecting device, the second spring, powder tamper, flat scraper and a waste storage bin; the said third motor is connected to the said powder tamper, and the said second spring is nested to the said powder tamper
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AI summary
This invention involves with a kind of coffee machine, especially involves with a kind of automatic coffee grinding capsule making machine. The machine consists of the base, automatic rotating operation platform, coffee cup unloading device, coffee bean grinding device, coffee powder temporary storage device, powder tamping and removal device, coffee cap unloading device and capping device; the said automatic rotating operation platform is provided at the said base; the said automatic rotating operation platform can rotate based on the coffee capsule making status. This invention discloses the non-industrial and automatic coffee capsule maker that integrates coffee bean grinding, powder tamping and injection for capsule and capsule capping and improves the licensed process of such maker. This invention has more compact structure, smaller volume and lower cost, and can be operated simply and conveniently.