Coffee Roaster Movable Chaff Collector for Safe Bean Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coffee roasting apparatuses are inconvenient for consumers as they require manual handling of chaffs, which can be hot and pose a burn risk, and do not allow immediate access to roasted coffee beans, disrupting the roasting process.
Innovation Solution
A coffee roasting apparatus with a movably arranged chaffs collector that can be easily switched between closed and open positions, allowing safe access to roasted coffee beans while the chaffs collector is moved away from the user, and a detachable receptacle for indirect handling of coffee beans, reducing the risk of burns and improving user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the chaffs collector is used to collect chaffs during roasting, then chaffs are effectively separated and collected, but the chaffs collector blocks access to the chamber opening, requiring manual handling of hot chaffs
Solution Approach 1:
The chaffs collector is designed with movable arrangement relative to the chamber opening, allowing it to switch between covering and non-covering positions. This dynamic configuration enables the system to adapt between two states: during roasting when the collector covers the opening to capture chaffs, and after roasting when it moves away to allow access to the chamber and roasted beans, eliminating the need for manual chaffs handling.
2Reliability
If the chaffs collector remains in closed position to collect chaffs, then chaffs are properly collected, but the user risks burns from hot machine parts during handling
Solution Approach 1:
The chaffs collector's movable design allows it to be positioned away from the chamber opening after roasting completes. This dynamic repositioning removes the hot collector component from the user's reach zone, significantly reducing burn risk while maintaining effective chaffs collection during the roasting process when the collector is in the closed position.
Solution Approach 2:
The chaffs collector is extracted or removed from the immediate chamber opening area after serving its collection function. By moving the collector away from the hot chamber region, the harmful thermal effects are isolated from the user's handling area, allowing safe access to roasted beans without exposure to hot surfaces.
3Loss of substance
If manual handling of chaffs is required, then chaffs can be removed, but the user cannot immediately focus on the roasted coffee beans, reducing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic movable chaffs collector automatically transitions from a closed position during roasting to an open position after roasting. This automated movement eliminates the need for manual chaffs handling operations, allowing users to immediately access and focus on the roasted coffee beans without interruption, thereby maintaining high roasting efficiency and productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for more convenient roasting of coffee. The apparatus (1) in particular facilitates an improved means for collecting the chaffs of the so roasted coffee beans to make the removal of the roasted coffee beans from the apparatus (1) more convenient, in particular when the apparatus (1) is used as a home appliance apparatus. The apparatus (1) is for roasting coffee beans and for collecting chaffs of the so roasted coffee beans. The apparatus (1) comprises: a chamber (10) in which coffee beans can be received for roasting, the chamber (10) comprising an opening (12) for accessing the chamber (10) in order to at least remove coffee beans from the chamber (10), and a chaffs collector (50) for collecting chaffs of the coffee beans, which are roasted by the chamber (10). The chaffs collector (50) is moveably arranged with respect to a specific movement axis in order to be moved between a closed position, in which the chaffs collector (50) covers the opening (12) of the chamber (10) for roasting the coffee beans, and an open position, in which the chaffs collector (50) does not cover the opening (12) of the chamber (10) so that the chamber (10) is accessible via the opening (12) for removing coffee beans from the chamber (10).