Pivoted Coffee Filter Basket for Front Water Tank Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filtered coffee machines require additional space for reloading and maintenance due to upward and lateral access, limiting their use in compact kitchen environments and built-in applications.
Innovation Solution
A machine design with a pivoted basket providing frontal access to both the coffee filter and water tank, eliminating the need for additional maneuvering space, allowing direct loading and unloading from the front without increasing the machine's bulk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the machine uses an upward-opening lid for access to the filter-carrier compartment and water tank, then the user can load and clean the filter, but the machine requires additional space upwards and laterally, limiting built-in applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional upward-opening lid design by implementing a frontally-opening door instead. This allows the user to access the filter-carrier compartment and water tank from the front of the machine, eliminating the need for additional upward and lateral space while maintaining ease of operation for loading and cleaning
2Ease of operation
If the machine uses a swing-basket with great lateral rotation for filter positioning, then the filter can be loaded and removed, but the lateral bulk of the machine increases in open condition
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the lateral swing-basket mechanism with a frontally-opening door that rotates on a vertical axis. This allows the filter-carrier compartment to be accessed from the front with minimal lateral displacement, reducing the lateral bulk of the machine in open condition while maintaining ease of filter loading and removal
3Volume of moving object
If the machine is designed for compact built-in applications, then space is optimized, but the user cannot perform reloading operations without displacing the machine
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the machine with a frontally-opening door that provides direct access to the filter-carrier compartment and water tank from the front. This allows the machine to be compact for built-in applications while enabling the user to perform reloading operations in place without needing to displace the machine
Data Source
AI summary
A machine for filtered coffee comprising a main body having at least a tank containing the water, at least an aperture to access at least the containing tank in order to load the water, and at least a basket, comprising a housing compartment to house members to filter the coffee. The basket is pivoted to the main body so as to be rotatably and selectively disposed between a closed position, in which the basket is comprised in the bulk of the main body, in such a manner that access to the housing compartment is prevented, and an open position, in which the basket makes access available to the housing compartment, and vice versa. The basket, in the closed position, closes the aperture, preventing access to the tank.