Sealed Coffee Bean Dosing Package for Fresh Grinding
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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 coffee beans are ground and brewed in a package-fresh state by preventing air exposure and using a dosing device to deliver precise doses of coffee beans to the grinder, minimizing residual coffee and allowing for easy switching between different types of coffee.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If coffee beans are stored in a coffee bean holder for an extended period before grinding, then convenience 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 kept sealed until use, preventing air exposure and preserving flavor and aroma while maintaining convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
Coffee beans are pre-dosed into sealed compartments before packaging. This preliminary action ensures that each portion is ready for immediate use without requiring prolonged storage in the holder, thereby preserving flavor and aroma while maintaining operational convenience.
2Productivity
If a large amount of coffee beans is placed in the coffee bean holder, then fewer refilling operations are needed, but residual coffee grounds from previous grinding sessions contaminate new beans
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee bean package is segmented into multiple sealed compartments, each containing a predetermined dosage. This eliminates cross-contamination between different coffee types while allowing the holder to be refilled less frequently, as each package contains multiple dosages.
Solution Approach 2:
The dosing device extracts the required amount of coffee beans from the sealed compartment and delivers them directly to the grinder. This extraction process leaves the remaining sealed compartments untouched, preventing residual coffee grounds from contaminating new beans while maintaining productivity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If coffee beans are ground immediately before brewing, then flavor and aroma are preserved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The package is segmented into sealed compartments with integrated dosing mechanisms. This segmentation enables immediate grinding of fresh coffee beans while the sealed structure and automated dosing keep the system manageable in complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The dosing device is self-contained within the package and automatically dispenses the required amount of coffee beans to the grinder. This self-service mechanism preserves flavor and aroma by enabling immediate grinding while minimizing the need for complex external dosing systems.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple types of coffee beans are stored separately to avoid mixing flavors, then taste quality is improved, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Each coffee type is packaged in separate sealed compartments within a single package. This segmentation prevents flavor mixing while allowing multiple coffee types to be stored efficiently, avoiding the need for multiple separate storage containers and reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A system for dosing coffee beans, comprising a coffee bean package provided with at least one wall which at least partly encloses an inner space for multiple dosages of coffee beans, and a coffee bean outlet for delivering coffee beans, and an apparatus provided with a coffee bean grinder, a coffee bean inlet for supplying coffee beans from the coffee bean package to the grinder, a connecting device for connecting the coffee bean package to the apparatus, so that the coffee bean outlet can be connected to the coffee bean inlet, and a dosing device provided with a dosing space which is arranged for feeding-through one predetermined dose of coffee beans from the coffee bean outlet to the coffee bean inlet.