Process and apparatus for preparing and dispensing coffee
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/40
A47J-031/36
A23F-005/26
출원번호
US-0908364
(2014-07-25)
등록번호
US-10130207
(2018-11-20)
우선권정보
EP-13178835 (2013-07-31)
국제출원번호
PCT/IB2014/001396
(2014-07-25)
국제공개번호
WO2015/015271
(2015-02-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Doglioni Majer, Aldo
Ceriani, Ezio
Doglioni Majer, Carlo
Doglioni Majer, Luca
출원인 / 주소
RHEAVENDORS SERVICES S.p.A.
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
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초록▼
A process for preparing coffee in a dispensing apparatus is described, the apparatus (1) having a feed chute (6) mounted on the supporting frame (2) and being able to rotate with respect to said frame in order to feed the ground coffee to the infusion chamber (3), wherein the feed chute (6) and the
A process for preparing coffee in a dispensing apparatus is described, the apparatus (1) having a feed chute (6) mounted on the supporting frame (2) and being able to rotate with respect to said frame in order to feed the ground coffee to the infusion chamber (3), wherein the feed chute (6) and the infusion chamber (3) are positioned so as to obtain a desired distribution of ground coffee in the chamber (3).
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for preparing and dispensing coffee or other beverage by infusion of a material, said apparatus comprising: a supporting frame (2), a cylindrical infusion chamber (3) with a substantially vertical axis (4), said chamber (3) being mounted on said supporting frame (2) and able to move,
1. An apparatus for preparing and dispensing coffee or other beverage by infusion of a material, said apparatus comprising: a supporting frame (2), a cylindrical infusion chamber (3) with a substantially vertical axis (4), said chamber (3) being mounted on said supporting frame (2) and able to move, by a motor, in translation with respect to said frame (2) along a direction parallel to the axis of the infusion chamber, a lower piston (12) forming a bottom wall in said chamber, said wall being movable in said infusion chamber (3), a feed chute (6) mounted on said supporting frame (2) which is able to rotate with respect to said frame in order to feed ground coffee to said infusion chamber (3), a higher piston (14) for closing said infusion chamber during the beverage infusion step, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a control unit provided or connected with a memory (22), wherein a plurality of positions of said chamber (3), said lower piston (12) and said chute (6) are stored; and in that said apparatus further comprises means for determining a position of each of said chamber (3), said lower piston (12) and said chute (6); means for checking whether coordinates α, h1 and h2, the coordinates obtained by the position-determining means, correspond to coordinates stored in said memory associated with the selected beverage; and means for changing the position of the chamber (3), the lower piston (12) and the chute (6) in response to the coordinates obtained by the position-determining means correspond to the stored coordinates adapted for the beverage to be dispensed. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising means for determining the coordinates α, h1 and h2, where α is the tilt angle of said chute (6) with respect to said chamber axis (4), h1 is the distance of the chamber (3) from the upper base (19) of said frame (2) and h2 is the distance of said lower piston (12) from the upper wall (15) of said infusion chamber (3). 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said feed chute is mounted on a point of said frame and rotatable with respect to an axis perpendicular to the axis (4) of translation of said infusion chamber, in order to change the tilt of the chute itself with respect to said infusion chamber (3), and wherein said chute comprises an arm extending above said frame from said mounting point to said chute. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein respective cam surfaces (9, 10) are provided and associated with said feed chute (6) and said infusion chamber (3) in order to position said chute with respect to said chamber. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cam surfaces (9, 10) associated with said infusion chamber are arranged on the upper edge of means (11) ejecting a coffee tablet after the infusion. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising at least one sensor for detecting the position of the chamber (3). 7. A computer program comprising codes executable by a computer for optimizing the distribution of powdered coffee or other material in an infusion chamber of an apparatus for preparing and dispensing coffee or other beverage according to claim 1, said program being stored in a memory unit readable by a computer and comprising: computer executable codes for determining the positions of said chamber (3), said lower piston (12) and chute (6),computer executable codes for checking whether said positions correspond to those stored in said memory (22) as adapted for the beverage to be dispensed;computer executable codes for changing, in case, the position of the chamber (3) and the position of the lower piston (12) up they reach the corresponding stored positions for the selected beverage. 8. The program according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable codes for determining the values h1, h2 and α, where α is the tilt angle of said chute (6) with respect to said chamber axis (4), h1 is the distance of the chamber (3) from the upper base (19) of said frame (2) and h2 is the distance of said lower piston (12) from the upper wall (15) of said infusion chamber (3). 9. The program according to claim 8, further comprising computer executable codes for determining the values h1, h2 and α corresponding, for a determined coffee amount, to a chamber position in which the required distribution of coffee into said chamber (3) is obtained.
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