Turkish Coffee Brewer Dispensing Foam Without Cup Overflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Turkish coffee machines fail to completely transfer coffee foam to the beverage receptacle without overflowing and do not automatically adjust coffee and sugar proportions during the brewing process.
Innovation Solution
A Turkish coffee cooking and serving machine with a heated cooking compartment that includes a pushing head moving vertically between cooking and discharge positions, a drive mechanism, and a control unit to manage the transfer of the coffee mixture, along with separate dosing systems for sugar and coffee, and a mixing unit for homogeneous cooking, ensuring precise proportioning and foam transfer without overflows.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual Turkish coffee cooking is used, then coffee and sugar proportion adjustment can be done, but it requires significant time and labor
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking chamber is divided into multiple independent compartments (first cooking chamber, second cooking chamber, third cooking chamber) that can be selectively activated. Each compartment has its own heating element and can be controlled independently, allowing automated cooking of multiple cups simultaneously while maintaining manageable system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The machine integrates multiple functions into a single device: automated coffee dosing, sugar dosing, water heating, foam generation, and dispensing. The control unit coordinates all these functions to provide complete automated Turkish coffee preparation, eliminating the need for separate manual operations
2Productivity
If automatic coffee machines are used, then time is saved, but coffee foam cannot be completely transferred to the beverage receptacle without overflowing
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing mechanism uses a movable dispensing valve that can be dynamically adjusted to control the flow rate and pressure of coffee foam. The valve position is automatically controlled to match the foam generation rate, ensuring complete transfer to the beverage receptacle without overflowing while maintaining high preparation speed
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit monitors the foam generation and dispensing process in real-time, adjusting the dispensing valve position based on feedback from sensors that detect foam level and flow rate. This closed-loop control ensures reliable foam transfer without overflow while maintaining automated operation
3Manufacturing precision
If separate dosing systems are added for precise coffee and sugar proportioning, then proportion accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coffee dosing system and sugar dosing system are merged into a single integrated dosing mechanism with separate dosing chambers. Both substances are dosed simultaneously through coordinated operation of the same mechanical components, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining precise proportioning control for each ingredient
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The machine effectively transfers coffee foam to the receptacle, prevents overflows, and automatically adjusts coffee and sugar proportions, providing a convenient and efficient brewing process.
Implementation Method 1
a cooking compartment 42 whose inner volume is heated by a heater 421
Implementation Method 2
a drive mechanism moving said pushing head between cooking and discharging positions (i, ii)
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a Turkish coffee cooking and serving machine having a cooking compartment (42) whose inner volume is heated by a heater (421) and wherein coffee mixture including Turkish coffee, water and optionally sugar is cooked; and when the cooking process is completed, providing transfer of the cooked coffee mixture in the cooking compartment (42) through a discharge spout (429) to a beverage receptacle (61) for serving the cooked coffee to people.