Process and an apparatus for the proportioning of coffee powder in a coffee machine
US4659023A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/42
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A coffee machine includes a grinding mill, a proportioning chamber arranged adjacent to the outlet of the grinding mill and a processing chamber, into which the coffee powder from the proportioning chamber is discharged. The coffee powder coming from the grinding mill is thrown into the proportioning chamber, which includes a pressure sensitive, elastically resilient wall element with a signal generator connected thereto. As soon as the proportioning chamber is filled with coffee powder, a dynamic pressure is built-up within the proportioning chamber due to the overpressure caused by the grinding mill, which forces the wall element to a displacement, whereby the signal generator is operated. Subsequently, on the one hand, the motor of the grinding mill is switched off and, on the other hand, a bottom wall part of the proportioning chamber is unlocked, whereby the milled product, assisted by the elastically resilient wall element, is discharged from the proportioning chamber.
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