Dosing apparatus, coffee bean package and coffee making apparatus for dosing coffee beans
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coffee makers suffer from flavor and aroma loss due to prolonged exposure of coffee beans to ambient air, and residual coffee grounds from previous grinding sessions can contaminate new beans, affecting the taste of freshly brewed coffee.
Innovation Solution
A system that connects a coffee bean package directly to a grinder, ensuring beans are ground and brewed without exposure to air, using a dosing device to deliver precise doses and prevent mixing with residual grounds, while allowing for easy switching between different coffee bean types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If coffee beans are stored in a coffee bean holder for extended periods, then convenience of operation is improved, but flavor and aroma are lost due to prolonged exposure to ambient air
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee bean package is divided into multiple sealed compartments, each containing a predetermined dosage of coffee beans. This segmentation allows individual portions to be sealed separately, preventing air exposure and preserving flavor and aroma while maintaining convenience of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses sealed packaging that creates an inert or protected atmosphere around the coffee beans, preventing contact with ambient air. This preserves the flavor and aroma of the coffee beans while allowing them to be stored and used conveniently.
2Productivity
If a large amount of coffee beans is ground at once, then productivity is improved, but residual grounds from previous sessions contaminate new beans
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the coffee beans into individual predetermined dosages in separate sealed compartments. This ensures that only the required amount is ground at once, preventing contamination from residual grounds while maintaining efficient operation through pre-portioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for complete emptying of the coffee bean package, ensuring that residual grounds are fully removed. The reclosable closure enables the package to be completely emptied and sealed, preventing any contamination from leftover grounds in subsequent uses.
3Ease of operation
If the coffee bean package is opened for repeated access, then ease of operation is improved, but coffee beans come into contact with ambient air causing flavor loss
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee bean package is divided into multiple sealed compartments, each containing a predetermined dosage. This allows the package to be opened only when needed, with each compartment remaining sealed until use, thus preserving flavor while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Each compartment is sealed to create a protected environment that prevents ambient air from contacting the coffee beans. The reclosable closure maintains this protected environment between uses, preserving flavor and aroma.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple coffee bean types are stored together, then adaptability is improved, but flavors and aromas mix and diminish
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses separate sealed compartments for different coffee bean types, allowing multiple varieties to be stored in the same holder without flavor mixing. Each compartment remains sealed until use, preserving the distinct characteristics of each coffee type while maintaining adaptability.
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AI summary
A system(l) for dosing coffee beans, comprising a coffee bean package (3) provided with at least one wall (3A, 3B) which at least partly encloses an inner space for multiple dosages of coffee beans, and a coffee bean outlet (11) for delivering coffee beans, and an apparatus (2) provided with a coffee bean grinder (6), a coffee bean inlet (5) for supplying coffee beans from the coffee bean package (1) to the grinder (6), a connecting device (4) for connecting the coffee bean package(l) to the apparatus (2), so that the coffee bean outlet(11) can be connected to the coffee bean inlet (5), and a dosing device (13) provided with a dosing space (14) which is arranged for feeding-through one predetermined dose of coffee beans from the coffee bean outlet (11) to the coffee bean inlet (5).