Brew basket for automated beverage brewing apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage brewing systems lack the ability to automatically achieve a desired flavor profile, as they often rely on manual adjustments and do not efficiently control the brewing process to ensure consistent flavor extraction.
Innovation Solution
A beverage system with a pivotably mounted brew basket body that includes a brew chamber and outlets, featuring a biasing mechanism and a cap that moves between sealed and open positions, allowing for controlled fluid flow and adjustable brewing positions to optimize flavor extraction, including a drip stop assembly and siphon for precise control of fluid flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the brew basket body is made movable between retracted and extended positions, then ease of cleaning and maintenance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The brew basket body is designed to be movable between retracted and extended positions through a pivotable connection to the housing. This dynamic configuration allows the basket to be easily accessed for cleaning and maintenance while maintaining a compact structure when retracted, thereby improving ease of cleaning without excessive complexity increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The brewing system is divided into separable components, with the brew basket body as a distinct movable unit that can be independently accessed, removed, and cleaned. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to easily access and clean the brew basket without disassembling the entire system, improving ease of cleaning while keeping the overall device complexity manageable.
2Reliability
If outlets are sealed during brewing, then flavor extraction consistency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The outlets are equipped with self-sealing caps that automatically seal during the brewing process and open when needed. This self-service mechanism ensures consistent flavor extraction by maintaining proper sealing without requiring complex external control systems, thereby improving reliability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing mechanism uses simple mechanical caps with biasing mechanisms rather than complex automated sealing systems. The caps are operably coupled to biasing mechanisms that provide the necessary sealing force, replacing what could have been a complex mechanical sealing system with a simpler, more reliable solution that improves flavor extraction consistency without excessive complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the brew basket body is pivotably mounted, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The brew basket body is pivotably mounted to the housing, allowing it to move smoothly between retracted and extended positions. This dynamic mounting provides ease of operation by enabling simple angular movement for access and positioning, while the pivotable connection maintains structural integrity without requiring complex actuation mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables automatic brewing with improved control over the brewing process, ensuring consistent flavor extraction and allowing for easy cleaning and maintenance, enhancing the overall brewing experience by providing a method to restrict fluid flow and maintain sealing contact during operation.
Implementation Method 1
comprising a cap mounted to said second end via said at least one biasing mechanism
Implementation Method 2
said at least one outlet includes a siphon having a pipe fluidly coupled to said brew chamber and extending from所述a sidewall of所述brew basket body
Implementation Method 3
hot water is brewed through coffee grounds
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AI summary
A beverage system is provided including a housing and a brew basket body connected to said housing. The brew basket body is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When said brew basket body is in said retracted position, said brew basket body is arranged in sealing contact with an adjacent component of said beverage system.