Automatic ground-coffee capsule manufacturing machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic coffee grinding capsule making machines are limited to producing coffee capsules with single tastes and have complex operating procedures, making them inconvenient for users who want personalized flavors and are not environmentally friendly due to one-time use.
Innovation Solution
An automatic coffee grinding capsule making machine with an integrated base, rotating operation platform, coffee bean grinder, powder tamping and removal device, capping device, and modular components for customizable coffee capsule production, featuring a compact design and simplified operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user makes coffee capsules independently for personal taste, then flavor variety and personalization are improved, but operating complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee capsule making process is divided into distinct functional modules: coffee bean storage compartment, grinding mechanism with adjustable coarseness, dosing chamber, capsule filling station, and sealing mechanism. Each module handles a specific task, allowing independent optimization and simplified operation through automated sequencing.
Solution Approach 2:
Coffee beans are pre-stored in the storage compartment, and the system pre-configures grinding parameters and dosing amounts based on selected flavor profiles. The automated platform pre-positions components and materials before the actual capsule making process begins, reducing real-time operational complexity.
2Productivity
If brand manufacturers produce coffee capsules through massive production, then production efficiency is improved, but user choice and environmental friendliness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The automated platform is designed to produce multiple types of coffee capsules with different flavors, sizes, and coffee bean varieties using the same base system. The multi-position rotating platform can handle various capsule formats, and the grinding mechanism can adjust parameters for different coffee types, enabling one machine to replace multiple specialized production lines.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates adjustable parameters for coffee bean coarseness, dosing quantity, and capsule sealing pressure that can be dynamically changed between production runs. This allows the same equipment to efficiently produce different capsule varieties without requiring physical reconfiguration, maintaining high productivity while enabling user choice.
3Device complexity
If the grinder motor is vertically arranged, then structural simplicity is improved, but torque requirements and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The motor arrangement transitions from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration, changing the spatial dimension in which the motor operates. This horizontal arrangement reduces the vertical space occupation and allows for a more compact overall structure while maintaining the same grinding function, effectively utilizing available space in a different orientation.
4Quantity of substance
If coffee powder is collected in a large container, then collection capacity is improved, but cleaning difficulty and powder loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee powder collection system is segmented into a main collection container and a removable cleaning chamber. The cleaning chamber can be detached and separately cleaned, allowing thorough cleaning of the powder collection area without having to disassemble the entire grinder assembly. This segmented design maintains adequate collection capacity while significantly improving cleaning accessibility and reducing coffee powder residue.
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 the production of customizable coffee capsules with a compact, user-friendly design, reducing operational complexity and environmental impact by allowing for multiple flavor options and reusable components.
Implementation Method 1
grinder burr assembly, the first motor is transversely fixed and connected to the rotating shaft
Implementation Method 2
powder scraper; the powder scraper is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft; the powder scraper is inside the coffee powder collector
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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.