Coffee grinder and coffee grinding method
US10517434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J42/56
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A coffee grinder having a grinding tool (20) for grinding coffee beans, a motor (30) for driving the grinding tool (20), a stall detector (41) for detecting a stall condition of the grinding tool (20) and/or of the motor (30), and a reversal unit (40) configured to temporarily reverse a direction of rotation (28,28′) of the grinding tool (20) and/or of the motor (30) if the stall detector (41) detects a stall condition. Further, a corresponding coffee grinding method and a coffee machine having a coffee grinder are presented.
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