An apparatus for making coffee, in accordance with an automated pour-over method, includes a housing having a movable water spout, a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout, a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed, and a drive for movin
An apparatus for making coffee, in accordance with an automated pour-over method, includes a housing having a movable water spout, a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout, a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed, and a drive for moving the spout along a hypotrochoidal path during distribution of the water to saturate the bed with substantially uniform water coverage and to extract the coffee with substantial consistency as the water permeates and passes by gravity through the bed.
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1. An apparatus for making coffee, comprising: a housing having a movable water spout;a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout;a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed; anda drive configured for moving the spout to orbit about a first a
1. An apparatus for making coffee, comprising: a housing having a movable water spout;a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout;a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed; anda drive configured for moving the spout to orbit about a first axis, and to simultaneously rotate about a second axis that is parallel to the first axis, along a hypotrochoidal path during distribution of the water to saturate the bed with substantially uniform water coverage and to extract the coffee with substantial consistency as the water permeates and passes through the bed. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, and a reservoir supported by the housing, for supplying the water to the pump; an energizable heater supported by the housing, for heating the water prior to reaching the spout; and a controller for energizing the heater in a hot brewing mode of operation, and wherein the pump delivers heated water onto the bed during the hot brewing mode of operation. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, and a reservoir supported by the housing, for supplying the water to the pump; an energizable heater supported by the housing, for heating the water prior to reaching the spout; and a controller for deenergizing the heater in a cold brewing mode of operation, and wherein the pump delivers non-heated water onto the bed during the cold brewing mode of operation. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the basket allows the extracted coffee to pass therethrough; and a platform supported by the housing, for supporting the basket above a container for collecting the extracted coffee that passed through the basket. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the platform is removable from the housing. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive includes a single motor and a gear transmission operatively connected between the single motor and the spout, and wherein the transmission includes a first outer ring gear symmetrical about the first axis and rotatable by the single motor about the first axis, a second inner ring gear symmetrical about the second axis, and a third stationary gear; and wherein the second inner ring gear is movable by the first outer ring gear about the first axis and engages the third stationary gear to also rotate about the second axis. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, and a controller for controlling the drive to continuously move the spout along the hypotrochoidal path, and for controlling the pump to continuously move the water through the spout as the latter continuously moves along the hypotrochoidal path. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, and a controller for controlling the drive to intermittently move the spout along the hypotrochoidal path, and for controlling the pump to intermittently move the water through the spout as the latter intermittently moves along the hypotrochoidal path. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive is operative for repetitively moving the spout in a generally horizontal plane above the basket. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, and a coffee filter mounted in the basket; and a controller for controlling the pump to wet the filter prior to holding the coffee grounds in the basket. 11. An apparatus for making coffee, comprising: a housing having a movable water spout;a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout;a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed; anda drive configured for moving the spout along a hypotrochoidal path during distribution of the water to saturate the bed with substantially uniform water coverage and to extract the coffee with substantial consistency as the water permeates and passes through the bed, the drive including a gear transmission having a first outer ring gear rotatable about a first axis, a second inner ring gear symmetrical about a second axis and rotatable by the first outer ring gear about the first axis, and a third stationary gear engaging the second inner ring gear and causing the second inner ring gear to also rotate about the second axis, the spout being mounted on the second inner ring gear to rotate about the second axis and to simultaneously orbit about the first axis along the hypotrochoidal path.
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