Coffee Bean Roaster Chamber Movement for Safe Single-Axis Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coffee bean roasting apparatuses are inconvenient and unsafe for consumers due to the need for multiple manipulations of hot parts, posing a risk of injury and complicating the roasting process.
Innovation Solution
A chamber-based apparatus with movable positions for coffee bean reception, roasting, and discharge, allowing for easy movement between these positions using a single axis, and featuring a sealing mechanism to prevent hot air and by-products from escaping, along with a design that utilizes gravity and controlled air currents for efficient roasting and discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple parts of the apparatus need to be manipulated for coffee bean reception, roasting, and discharge, then the roasting process can be completed, but the operation becomes inconvenient and unsafe due to repeated manipulation of hot parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple operational functions (coffee bean reception, roasting, and discharge) into a single integrated chamber that moves along one axis. This merging eliminates the need to manipulate multiple separate parts, allowing the user to perform all operations by simply moving the chamber to different positions along its travel path.
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber serves multiple functions at different positions along its travel path: it receives coffee beans at the reception position, performs roasting at the roasting position, and discharges roasted beans at the discharge position. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components and manipulations for each operation.
2Reliability
If multiple parts of the apparatus need to be manipulated for coffee bean reception, roasting, and discharge, then the roasting process can be completed, but the risk of injury increases due to manipulation of hot parts
Solution Approach 1:
By merging all operational functions into a single movable chamber, the patent eliminates repeated exposure to hot parts. The user interacts with only one component (the chamber) at different positions, significantly reducing the risk of burns or injuries that would occur with multiple manipulations of heated elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable chamber acts as an intermediary between the user and the hot roasting elements. The user never directly touches hot parts; instead, the chamber is moved to positions where it interfaces with hot elements for roasting, then moved away for safe discharge of roasted beans.
3Ease of operation
If the chamber is movable along a single axis to different positions, then convenience and safety are improved, but the sealing mechanism must prevent hot air and by-products from escaping
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible sealing mechanism that adapts to the chamber's movement along its travel path. The sealing element can deform or adjust its position to maintain an effective seal between the chamber and the housing at different positions (reception, roasting, and discharge), preventing hot air and by-products from escaping while allowing the chamber to move freely.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus enhances convenience and safety by reducing the need for multiple manipulations, minimizing the risk of injury, and ensuring efficient roasting and discharge of coffee beans while maintaining a user-friendly and safe operation.
Implementation Method 1
In the bean reception position, the chamber is arranged to receive, via the opening, coffee beans for subsequent roasting in the roasting position; in the bean discharge position, the chamber is arranged such that the coffee beans can be discharged via the opening from the chamber
Implementation Method 2
a device for roasting the coffee beans received in the chamber
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for more convenient roasting of coffee beans. The apparatus (1), which is provided for roasting coffee beans, comprises: a chamber (10) in which coffee beans can be received for roasting, wherein the chamber (10) comprises an opening (13), and a device for roasting the coffee beans received in the chamber (10). The chamber (10) is movable with respect to a movement axis into different positions, wherein these positions comprise a roasting position, preferably a bean reception position, and a bean discharge position, wherein in the roasting position the device is arranged to roast the coffee beans received in the chamber (10), in the bean reception position, if present, the chamber (10) is arranged to receive, via the opening (13), coffee beans for subsequent roasting in the roasting position, and in the bean discharge position the chamber (10) is arranged such that the coffee beans can be discharged via the opening (13) from the chamber (10).