Turkish Coffee Machine Hydraulic Pushing Head for Quiet Serving

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing Turkish coffee cooking and servicing machines suffer from noise issues due to gear group friction, increased labor and production costs, and prolonged assembly times due to the complexity of multiple pieces, leading to inefficient production and assembly processes.

Innovation Solution

A Turkish coffee cooking and servicing machine with a heater-cooked cooking chamber and a pushing head that moves vertically between cooking and servicing positions, utilizing a piston plate, drive arm, pump, and control unit to manage water flow silently, eliminating the need for a gear group and reducing production and assembly durations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a gear group is used to move the pushing head between cooking and servicing positions, then the pushing head can be moved between positions, but noise occurs due to friction between gear components

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepushing head movementVSAvoidnoise
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical gear group with a hydraulic drive system. A hydraulic piston connected to the pushing head moves it between cooking and servicing positions. The hydraulic system uses fluid pressure transmission instead of mechanical gear engagement, eliminating the friction-induced noise while maintaining effective position control of the pushing head.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

2Ease of operation

If a gear group with multiple pieces is used, then the pushing head can be moved, but labor force consumption and production costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepushing head movementVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple separate components into a unified hydraulic drive assembly. The hydraulic piston, connecting rod, and pushing head form an integrated mechanism that replaces the multi-piece gear group. This consolidation reduces the number of parts requiring manufacturing and assembly, thereby lowering production costs and labor requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If a gear group made of more than one piece is used, then the pushing head can be moved, but assembly durations and production durations extend

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepushing head movementVSAvoidassembly duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple discrete components into a integrated hydraulic drive unit. The hydraulic piston, connecting rod, and pushing head are assembled as a unified mechanism rather than assembling multiple gear components. This integration significantly reduces assembly steps and duration, improving production efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Ease of operation

If a gear group is used, then the pushing head can be moved between positions, but the system requires high sensitivity and precision in manufacturing and assembly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepushing head movementVSAvoidgear assembly precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the precision-critical gear assembly with a hydraulic system. The hydraulic piston and connecting rod mechanism is inherently more tolerant of manufacturing variations. Fluid pressure transmission provides smooth, controlled movement without requiring the high precision and sensitivity needed for multi-piece gear engagement, simplifying manufacturing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

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 machine operates more quietly and reduces production and assembly costs by using a hydraulic drive unit, eliminating the need for a gear group and additional components, resulting in a more efficient and cost-effective Turkish coffee preparation process.

Implementation Method 1

at least one pump which applies water through at least one lower hole and at least one upper hole into said drive chamber and thus which moves the pushing head

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydraulic pressure: Hydraulic Press

Implementation Method 2

a cooking chamber wherein a coffee mixture including Turkish coffee, water and optionally sugar is cooked and having a pushing head defining the base of the cooking chamber whose inner side is heated by means of a heater

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentEP3297502B1A turkish coffee machine
Publication Date: 2018.11.28 ARZUM ELEKTRIKLI ALETLERI SANAYI & TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a Turkish coffee cooking and servicing machine whose inner side is heated by means of a heater (15) and having a cooking chamber (10) wherein a coffee mixture including Turkish coffee, water and optionally sugar is cooked and having a pushing head (13) defining the base of the cooking chamber (10) and which moves vertically between at least one cooking position (i) and a service position (ii) where the coffee mixture in the cooking chamber (10) is raised to the level of the discharge outlet (11) in order to transfer said coffee mixture, provided in the cooking chamber (10), to a beverage vessel through a discharge outlet (11) for servicing when the cooking is completed.