Abstract:
An automated coffee grounds homogenizer is disclosed. The homogenizing tool comprises a body having a central axis, a plurality of stirs extending away from the body, and a gear means for randomly rotating the plurality of stirs about the central axis of the body. The gear means has differently sized gears that may be interchangeable with one another whereby the path of rotation of the stirs about the central axis of the body may be changed by switching out one of the plurality of gears with another of the plurality of gears. In a similar vein, each stir is preferably magnetically detachable to the gear means wherein switching out the placement of each stir changes the path of random rotation of the stirs about the central axis.
Abstract:
A bean grinding apparatus including a body; grinding burrs mounted in the body, the burrs including a non-driven burr and a rotationally driven burr, the rotationally driven burr having a rotational axis about which it rotates; a drive motor operatively coupled to the rotationally driven burr; a grounds flow path defined within the body; and an exit spout, the exit spout having an inlet in communication with the grounds flow path and an outlet, wherein the exit spout defines a longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axis of the exit spout is angled with respect to the rotational axis of the driven burr.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a coffee grinder having an automatic coffee dose control system that provides for comparing a difference between an ideal weight set by a user and an actual weight measured by a load cell with an error; if the difference between the ideal weight and the actual weight is greater than the error, an extra-dose of coffee powder is dispensed.
Abstract:
A manual grinder, having a shell, a handle and a grinding assembly, wherein the top of the shell has an opening and a swivelling cover, the swivelling cover is provided with a feed port, the feed port is provided with a closing cover, the closing cover is fixed relative to the shell, the swivelling cover is rotatably connected with the shell, the grind assembly is arranged in the shell, a transmission shaft is arranged in the shell, the upper end of the transmission shaft penetrates the swivelling cover and is connected with the handle, and the lower end of the transmission shaft is penetrated in the grinding assembly. It is simple to open the cover and convenient to put materials, the opening of the cover is not affected by the handle, and the overall structure is simple.
Abstract:
The present disclosure discloses an appliance, suitable for home use, for grinding oil-containing hard produce, in particular oil-containing seeds, to therefore extract an oily substance product. For example, the appliance may grind sesame to obtain Tahini, or peanuts/almonds to obtain butter therefrom. The present disclosure further discloses a capsule to be received in a grinding appliance such as disclosed herein. The appliance incudes two grinding members, configured to grind the hard produce. Each grinding member has a grooved face that is patterned to be configured for grinding. The hard produce is grinded in the interface defined between the two grooved faces, defining a grinding zone. The grinding members typically have a shape of a circle and are aligned one with the other along a common axis. At least one of the grinding members is configured to rotate about the axis to perform the motion carrying out the grinding in the interface between the members. The hard produce is introduced into the grinding zone via one or more openings in at least one of the grinding members. The openings lead directly into the grinding zone, namely the hard produce that is fed through the openings reaches to a part of one of the grooved faces to initiate the grinding process. The grinding zone is constituted by two grinding portions, an inner grinding portion and a peripheral grinding portion, defining inner grinding zone and peripheral grinding zone, respectively. A peripheral collection zone is disposed peripheral to the peripheral grinding zone and is configured to collect the grinded oily substance product that radially flows from the peripheral grinding portions. The oily substance in the collection zone flows towards a substance collector, through which the oily substance flows for being collected.
Abstract:
A coffee bean grinding system for coffee machine comprising a coffee bean grinding box, a lower grinding blade assembly disposed within the coffee bean grinding box and a gear box, wherein the coffee bean grinding box further comprises a bottom wall, the lower grinding blade assembly further comprises a transmission joint disposed on the bottom wall, and the gear box further comprises an output shaft that is drivingly connected to the transmission joint; the transmission joint is movably connected to the output shaft.
Abstract:
The seasoning mill includes a body, a cap closing the top of the body, a cup closing the bottom of the body and a drive shaft positioned inside the body. A first of the drive shaft is secured to a ball able to rotate inside the cup, the drive shaft having a device for agitating the seasoning. An agitating device includes a first blade to push the seasoning downwards in the direction of the cup when the shaft is rotated. The first blade is positioned near the first end of the drive shaft. A bottom end of the first blade has a shape cooperative with an upper edge of the cup, so as to unstick agglomerated seasoning residues from the upper edge of the cup.
Abstract:
A grinder (30) has a toolessly attached ingredient hopper assembly (50) overlying a toolessly attached fixed grinding burr (134) defining the top of a grind chamber (158) within which is received a mating rotary grinding burr (150) that is slidably mounted to a rotary drive motor (154) for adjustment relative to the fixed grinding burr (134). Adjustment is achieved automatically by control of a stepper motor (168) that pushes on the end of an elongate control shaft (393) passing through a hollow rotary drive axle (392) and carrying the rotary grinding burr (150) at an opposite end. In a similar embodiment (FIG. 23), the non-rotary burr (314) is adjusted by movement of a control shaft (393) contained within a hollow motor axle (392). In other embodiments (FIGS. 17-22), a movable axle (304) of a movable rotor motor (300) and attached to the rotary burr (312) is moved to make the adjustments.
Abstract:
Various beverage preparation systems, beverage pods, and beverage preparation machines are described. In some embodiments, a beverage pod for the preparation of a single serving of a beverage includes a body portion containing whole coffee beans. The pod can include a movable grinding element positioned in the body portion. The movable grinding element can be configured to move relative to the body portion and to grind the coffee beans into coffee grounds inside the beverage pod. The pod can include an inlet configured to receive an introduction of liquid. The liquid can mix with the coffee grounds to prepare the beverage inside the pod. The beverage can be dispensed through an outlet, such as directly to a cup.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improvement for a grinder, which includes a grinder having a top cover; and a rotatable handgrip pivoted with the top cover, the outer side of the rotatable handgrip and the bottom of a holding button are respectively and oppositely formed with an arc-shaped convex part and an arc-shaped concave part, the arc-shaped concave part or the arc-shaped convex part of the holding button is able to be moved along the arc-shaped convex part or the arc-shaped concave part of the rotatable handgrip, the up/down swinging angle generated during the inner side of the rotatable handgrip being rotated is able to be absorbed, thereby enabling the holding button to be constantly vertical to the rotatable handgrip.