巴西专利BR112013023444B1 DRINK APPARATUS AND DRINK FERMENTATION METHOD

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abstract patent of invention: "apparatus and method for fermented drink". the present invention relates to a beverage apparatus that includes a housing that has a liquid reservoir and a receptacle in the housing sized to receive a container that contains at least one beverage ingredient having particles of a first size. the receptacle is rotatable from a first position in which the receptacle is angled towards a front part of the apparatus and a second position in which the receptacle is aligned with a fermentation head and contacts the fermentation head. the beverage apparatus further includes a mechanism for transforming the particles of the beverage ingredient from the first size to a second size within the container, the second size being smaller than the first size.
公开号:BR112013023444B1
申请号:R112013023444-0
申请日:2012-06-27
公开日:2020-06-02
发明作者:Kin Man Lai；Kam Fai Fung；Barbara Lynn Schnabel；Jill Frances Kreutzer Orent
申请人:Conair Corporation；
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Descriptive Report of the Invention Patent for DRINKING APPARATUS AND DRINKING FERMENTATION METHOD.
TECHNICAL FIELD [001] The present invention relates to fermented beverage apparatus and, more particularly, to a fermented beverage apparatus, which is adapted to ferment coffee from a pre-packaged disposable container and a combination of filters .
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [002] Several known coffee makers involve adding coffee beans in one of several forms (i.e., ground or unground) to a container that is part of a machine in which heated water is distributed to the container and goes through the same. The container typically includes a filtering mechanism so that the heated water that leaves the container is in the form of fermented coffee. Certain appliances require pre-ground coffee beans to be added in the form of ground beans. Other devices are designed to accept whole coffee beans into a funnel or opening and include mechanisms that grind the beans into a ground form and then complete the fermentation process in a separate station. Sometimes it is preferable to leave the whole beans for the preparation of the coffee in such a way that the coffee can be ground immediately before fermentation, as it is believed that this way a coffee with a fresher taste is produced. Other devices, on the other hand, require the use of pre-packaged ground bags or coffees in a portion-type filter container to be inserted into the device. In such examples, prepackaged bags or containers are limited to filling with ground coffee. Certain pre-packaged containers need to be placed inside a separate filtering device, while others have
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [003] It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage producing apparatus and a related method, which include the benefit of fermenting coffee from whole grains which are ground immediately before fermentation and which are contained in a convenient, disposable, single-portion package.
[004] These and other objectives are achieved by the present invention. A beverage apparatus includes a housing that has a liquid reservoir and a receptacle in the housing sized to receive a container that contains at least one beverage ingredient that has particles of a first size. The receptacle can be rotated from a first position in which the receptacle is angled towards a front part of the apparatus and a second position in which the receptacle is aligned with a fermentation head and contacts the fermentation head. The beverage further includes a mechanism for changing the beverage ingredient particles from the first size to a second size within the container, the second size being smaller than the first size.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [005] FIGURE 1 is an exploded view of a filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans according to the present invention.
[006] FIGURE 2 is a top perspective view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
[007] FIGURE 3 is a bottom perspective view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
[008] FIGURE 4 is a top plan view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
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3/26 [009] FIGURE 5 is a bottom plan view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
[0010] FIGURE 6 is a side elevation view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
[0011] FIGURE 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1 taken along line A-A of FIGURE 6.
[0012] FIGURE 8 is a schematic view of the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1 illustrating a water flow path through the cup during a fermentation mode.
[0013] FIGURE 9 is a perspective view on the right side of an apparatus for fermented beverage according to the present invention.
[0014] FIGURE 10 is a perspective view of the left side of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0015] FIGURE 11 is an elevational view of the left side of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0016] FIGURE 12 is an elevational view of the front side of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0017] FIGURE 13 is an elevational view of the right side of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0018] FIGURE 14 is an elevational view of the rear side of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0019] FIGURE 15 is a top plan view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0020] FIGURE 16 is a bottom plan view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0021] FIGURE 17 is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating a ready mode of
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[0022] FIGURE 18 is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 which illustrates filling the pre-packaged filter cup with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1.
[0023] FIGURE 19 is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating the prepackaged filter cup with whole coffee beans of FIGURE 1 on a supply tray.
[0024] FIGURE 20 is a perspective view of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating the filter cup being moved to a grinding and fermenting position.
[0025] FIGURE 21 is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 in a state ready for fermentation.
[0026] FIGURE 22 is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 in a fermentation mode.
[0027] FIGURE 23 is a perspective view of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 following the fermentation of a beverage.
[0028] FIGURE 24 is a perspective view of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating the removal of a used pre-packaged filter cup following fermentation.
[0029] FIGURE 25A is a perspective view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 in a cleaning mode.
[0030] FIGURE 25B is a perspective view of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 in a cleaning mode and illustrates the removal of a drip tray.
[0031] FIGURE 26 is a perspective view of the rear left side of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating its internal components.
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5/26 [0032] FIGURE 27 is a perspective view of the front left side of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating its internal components.
[0033] FIGURE 28 is an enlarged perspective view of a supply block for the fermented beverage apparatus container of FIGURE 9.
[0034] FIGURE 29 is a perspective view of the container supply block, shown in spectrum and illustrating its internal components.
[0035] FIGURE 30 is an elevational view of the front side of the fermented beverage apparatus.
[0036] FIGURE 31 is a cross-sectional view of the fermented beverage apparatus, taken along line A-A of FIGURE 30.
[0037] FIGURE 32 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the filling of a filter cup into a container support of the container supply block.
[0038] FIGURE 33 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a drilling mechanism of the container supply block. [0039] FIGURES 34-36 are schematic cross-sectional views of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 illustrating the filling and positioning of a filter cup.
[0040] FIGURE 37 is a perspective view of a mechanism for discharging the container of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0041] FIGURE 38 is another perspective view of the container discharge mechanism.
[0042] FIGURE 39 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the fermented beverage apparatus illustrating the operation of the container discharge mechanism.
[0043] FIGURE 40 is another enlarged cross-sectional view of the
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6/26 fermented beverage apparatus illustrating operation of the container discharge mechanism.
[0044] FIGURE 41 is a perspective view of a set of crushing blades for use with the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9, in accordance with the present invention.
[0045] FIGURE 42 is a top plan view of the grinding blade set of FIGURE 41.
[0046] FIGURE 43 is an elevational view of the front side of the grinding blade set of FIGURE 41.
[0047] FIGURE 44 is a bottom plan view of the grinding blade set of FIGURE 41.
[0048] FIGURE 45 is an elevational view on the left side of the grinding blade set of FIGURE 41.
[0049] FIGURE 46 is a cross-sectional view of the set of crushing blades in FIGURE 41, taken along line A-A of FIGURE 43.
[0050] FIGURE 47 is a schematic view of a set of blades and the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans that illustrates insertion of the set of blades into the cup.
[0051] FIGURE 48 is another schematic view of a set of blades and the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans that illustrates the insertion of the set of blades into the cup.
[0052] FIGURE 49 is a schematic view of a set of blades and the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans that illustrates the retraction of the cup from the set of blades.
[0053] FIGURE 50 is another schematic view of a set of blades and the filter cup prepackaged with whole coffee beans that illustrates the retraction of the cup from the set of blades.
[0054] FIGURE 51 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 1 in a
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[0055] FIGURE 52 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 1 in a crushing mode, taken along line B-B of FIGURE 52.
[0056] FIGURE 53 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 1 subsequent to the grinding of the coffee beans.
[0057] FIGURE 54 is an enlarged schematic view of the grinding blade of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 1 illustrating the grinding of a coffee bean.
[0058] FIGURE 55 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fermentation mechanism of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
[0059] FIGURE 56 is a schematic drawing of a self-rinsing mechanism for the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 that illustrates the set of blades before rinsing.
[0060] FIGURE 57 is a schematic drawing of the self-rinsing mechanism of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 that illustrates the rinsing process.
[0061] FIGURE 58 is a schematic drawing of the self-rinsing mechanism of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9 that illustrates the set of blades after rinsing.
[0062] FIGURE 59 is a schematic view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9, in a shredding mode.
[0063] FIGURE 60 is a schematic view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9, in a fermentation mode.
[0064] FIGURE 61 is a schematic view of the brewing apparatus of FIGURE 9, in a rinse mode.
[0065] FIGURE 62 is a plan view of a control panel of the fermented beverage apparatus of FIGURE 9.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0066] Referring to FIGURES 1 - 8, a filter cup 10 for use with a fermented beverage apparatus according to the present invention includes a cup body 12, a resilient filter 14 and a lid 16. The body of the cup can be formed from plastic or other material known in the art, and it can be pierced by a piercing mechanism of a brewing apparatus. The filter 14 prevents the ground coffee beans and / or other sediment from leaving the body of the cup 12 during fermentation, however, it allows the passage of liquid through it. It is important that filter 14 is resilient so that it is not damaged or destroyed during crushing, as discussed in detail hereinafter. The lid 16 can be formed from aluminum or other material known in the art and it is preferably heat-sealed or otherwise affixed to the upper rim of the cup body 12. A plurality of whole coffee beans 18 is included in the space between the lid 16 and filter 14. Although FIGURE 1 shows the coffee beans 18 housed in the filter cup 10, other types of food and substances, such as tea and the like, can be used in a similar way to that described here, without avoid the broader aspects of the present invention.
[0067] As additionally shown in FIGURE 1, the cup body 12 has an opening 20 on top of it, a circumferential side wall 22 and a base 24. As best shown in FIGURES 3 and 6, the base 24 has an annular groove 26 for piping a fermented drink to an outlet opening of the cup (created by a piercing mechanism of a fermented drink apparatus). It is important that the annular groove 26 is in the lowest portion of the cup 10 so that the fermented coffee is collected in the groove 26 and leaves the cup through the outlet opening,
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[0068] FIGURE 7 illustrates cup 10 in a sealed state and containing a plurality of whole coffee beans 18. As shown here, the resilient filter 14 is positioned at the bottom of cup 10, just above annular groove 26. The filter 14 has a circular shape and is sized to be received closely by the circumferential side wall 22 of the cup body at the bottom of the cup. As best shown in FIGURE 7, the filter 14 provides a flat surface in the body of the cup 12 on which the coffee bean 18 can rest. It is important that the resilient filter 14 prevents the coffee beans 18 from falling into the annular groove 26 (which is beyond the reach of the grinding blade) to facilitate optimal grinding of the grinding blade, as discussed in detail hereinafter. As discussed above, the protective sheet 16 seals the filter 14 and the entire coffee beans 18 within the body of the cup 12, keeping the coffee beans 18 fresh until the time of use.
[0069] As will be appreciated immediately, the pre-packaged filter cup 10 is completely sealed on all sides in order to guarantee the freshness of coffee beans 18 or other beverage ingredients, located inside cup 10. In a In this mode, cup 10 can be vacuum sealed to ensure even more freshness for the beverage ingredients. In another embodiment, cup 10 can be stored and transported in a separate sealed package or package for additional freshness and protection. In the preferred embodiment, the filter cup 10 is a prepackaged component, with a single, disposable portion. In this way, it is sealed by the lid 16 in an airtight manner to preserve freshness and flavor and to protect coffee beans 18 from moisture and contamination.
[0070] As shown in FIGURE 8 and as discussed in
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10/26 details hereinafter, the base of the annular groove 26 can be pierced by a needle of a brewing apparatus. A blade of the beverage apparatus pierces the lid 16 so that water can enter the body of the cup 12. The water then passes through the cup 10 to create the fermented coffee, which leaves the cup through the opening generated by the needle.
[0071] With reference to FIGURES 9-25B, an apparatus for fermented beverage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The apparatus 100 is designed to be used in combination with the pre-packaged filter cup 10, described above, for fermenting coffee or other beverage. As shown here, apparatus 100 is generally rectangular in shape and includes base 102 and drip tray 104 removably received by base 102. Drip tray 104 has a slotted surface or a grid top 106 that is adapted for support a container, such as a coffee cup. As will be appreciated immediately, the grating surface 106 allows liquid that can be spilled from cup 108 during operation to pass through surface 106 and to be collected in drip tray 104 for easy cleaning.
[0072] A housing 110 is located above and is supported by base 102. In one embodiment, housing 110 can be integrally formed with base 102. The housing includes a sliding access door 112, which allows access to a glass filter holder container or a supply tray 124, to hold and position a pre-packaged filter cup 10. A locking cable 114 is pivotally mounted on the housing 110 to operate as described below. As additionally shown in FIGURES 9 and 10, a water reservoir 116 is attached and supported and otherwise forms part of the
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11/26 housing 110. In one embodiment, the water reservoir 116 can be attached to housing 110 in a removable or permanent manner. The housing 110 also includes a control panel 118 for controlling the operation of the apparatus 100, as discussed hereinafter. As best shown in FIGURE 10, the base 102 also includes a drain pan 120 received slidably by it to receive water from a cleaning operation of the apparatus 100.
[0073] With another reference to FIGURES 9-25B, apparatus 100 includes a fermentation jet 122 from which a fermented beverage is dispensed. In one embodiment, the fermentation jet 122 can have its height adjusted, as discussed hereinafter. [0074] The operation of the apparatus 100 will now be described with specific reference to FIGURES 17-25B. First, the water reservoir 116 is filled with water. A user then selects the desired coffee / beverage settings from the control panel 118. The settings can include selectable options such as the amount of powder in the coffee and the portion size, timer setting, automatic fermentation, etc. The cable 114 is then moved upwards in the direction of arrow A, as shown in FIGURE 17, which causes the sliding access door 112 to move downwards in the direction of arrow B and expose the supply tray 124. When the cable 114 is in an upright position and the sliding access door 112 is retracted, supply tray 124 is rotated and angled towards the front of the apparatus 100 to allow a user to easily insert a pre-packaged filter cup 10, as shown in FIGURE 18. A user can then place a cup of coffee 108 on the drip tray 104, directly under the fermentation jet 122.
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12/26 [0075] Once the pre-packaged filter cup 10 is positioned in the supply tray 124, as shown in FIGURE 19, the locking cable 114 is then moved downwards in the direction of arrow C, as shown in FIGURE 20. As shown here, this causes the sliding access door 112 to move upwards in the direction of arrow D and block access to the internal components of the apparatus 100, and also to move the filter bowl 10 to a crushing position or fermentation, as discussed hereinafter.
[0076] A user then selects the desired fermentation settings using the buttons 126 on the LCD 118 control panel and presses a FERMENTATION button to start the grinding and fermentation processes. During the grinding process, the coffee beans 20 in the filter cup 10 are ground by a set of grinding blades 128, which is received inside the cup 10 in such a way that the beans 20 are transformed into ground coffee 130. Then once the whole coffee beans 18 in the cup 10 have been transformed into ground coffee 130, the fermentation process starts automatically. During the fermentation process, the heated water is disposed inside the cup 10 from a fermentation or washing head 132. The heated water passes through the ground coffee 130, exits through the bottom of the filter cup 10 (see FIGURE 8 ), and gushes from the fermentation jet 122 into the coffee mug 108 positioned on tray 104. Coffee mug 108 can then be removed from tray 104 and the drink is ready to be enjoyed.
[0077] To remove a used filter cup 10, the locking cable 114 is moved once again to the vertical position, as represented by the arrow E in FIGURE 23, which causes the supply tray 124 to retract from the position in
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13/26 crushing / fermentation and rotate out towards a user, and also causes access door 112 to open. A user then manually removes the used filter cup 10 and disposes of it.
[0078] With reference to FIGURES 25A and 25B, once the filter bowl 10 has been discarded, a user can move the locking cable 114 back to its downward position and close the access door 114. It is important that the device 100 contains a control circuit, which will automatically start a cleaning process when the cable is moved to the down position following fermentation. During the cleaning process, water is dispensed from the fermentation or washing head 132 to rinse the remaining ground coffee from the grinding blade set 128 and the internal fermentation area. This water is then collected in the drain pan 120 which can be emptied, when necessary, by sliding it out of the base 102 in the direction of the arrow F, as shown in FIGURE 25B. In one embodiment, the set of blades 128 can rotate during application of water to facilitate cleaning. At this point, device 100 is in a standby mode, ready to brew another drink.
[0079] In yet another embodiment, a cleaning operation may include running a fermentation cycle without actually inserting a filter cup 10. In this embodiment, the handle 114 can be moved downwards to start the cycle in such a way that the water heated pass the blade set 128 and wash it. Alternatively, a button on the control panel 118 can be pressed to start the cleaning cycle.
[0080] FIGURES 26 and 27 illustrate certain internal components of the apparatus 100. With reference to FIGURE 26, the apparatus 100 includes a shredder motor 134 that has a rotary axis of
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14/26 outlet that drives the grinding blade set 128. The apparatus 100 also includes a heater 136 of the type known in the art, which works to heat the water in the water reservoir 116 for use in the fermentation process, a pump 138 which draws water from reservoir 116 through heater 136 and pumps it to the washing head 132 for infusion into the filter cup 10, and a flow meter 140 that measures the water flow from tank 116. Flow meter 140 can be of the type known in the art and it is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board 196 of the control panel 118. In this way, the signals representing the water flow rate of the tank 116 are retransmitted to the control panel 118 in such a way so that the correct amount of fermented coffee is dispensed from the jet 122 into a user's coffee mug 108.
[0081] As additionally shown in FIGURE 26, a water inlet 142 connects to the water tank 116 and provides a passage from the tank 116 to a water line 144. A safety valve 146 is provided, which works to release the internal pressure when it reaches a predetermined value. A pressure relief valve 148 is also provided. As shown in FIGURES 26 and 27, apparatus 100 also includes a three-way valve 151 and solenoid 152. Three-way valve 151 is actuated by solenoid 152 to control the flow path from the coffee outlet on the tray. supply 124 to the jet 122 or the drain pan 120. FIGURE 26 also shows a supply block for the container 154, which houses the supply tray 124, as discussed hereinafter.
[0082] Turning now to FIGURES 28 and 29, detailed views of the supply block of container 154 are shown. The supply block for container 154 includes tray
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15/26 of supply 124 which defines a generally cylindrical recess adapted to receive a pre-packaged filter cup 10. A pin or needle (not shown in FIGURES 28 and 29) is provided adjacent to the bottom of the cylindrical recess to pierce the bottom of a filter cup 10. A sealing ring 156 is configured adjacent to the upper rim of the cylindrical recess, which provides an airtight and waterproof seal between the supply tray 124 and the fermentation or wash head 132 during fermentation , as discussed hereinafter. As best shown in FIGURE 29, the container supply block 154 still includes a set of support hinges 158, which allows the vertical and rotational movement of the supply tray 124, allows the supply tray 124 to be moved with the head fermentation valve, which fits into the sliding access door 112 to provide movement during the movement of the cable 114 between its up and down positions. An axis of the cable 160 extends outwardly from a lower portion of the hinge assembly 158 and is adapted to receive a complementary fitting portion of the cable 114 in a fixed relationship. As will be appreciated immediately, the rotation of the locking cable 114 and thus, of the cable axis 160, controls the movement (upward, downward and pivoting movement) of the supply tray 124. The coffee outlet 162 is also provided on the container filling block 154. The coffee outlet 162 is in fluid communication with the pin that pierces the filter cup 10 and directs the coffee / fermented water to the three-way valve 151 and finally to the drain pan 120 (during cleaning / rinsing mode) or for jet 122 for dispensing (during a fermentation mode).
[0083] Turning now to FIGURES 32 and 33, the
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16/26 drilling to make a hole in the bottom of the filter cup 10 is shown. As best shown in FIGURE 32, the drilling mechanism is in the form of a concave pin 164 or needle embedded in the bottom of the supply tray 24. The bottom of the supply tray 124 includes an annular recess 166 sized to receive the annular groove 26 of a filter cup. The concave interior of the pin 164 is in fluid communication with the coffee outlet 162 so as to provide a flow path from the interior of the filter cup 10 to the jet 122, as discussed hereinafter. As shown in FIGURES 32 and 33, when a filter cup 10 is inserted into the supply tray 124, pin 164 pierces the base 24 of the filter cup 10 and enters the annular groove 26. It is important that the model of the filter cup , which includes the annular groove, of the design supply tray, which includes the annular recess 166, and the length of the pin is such that the pin 164 does not pierce the filter cup 10 too deeply to prevent perforation of the resilient filter 14. However, during fermentation, the internal pressure inside the filter cup 10 will form and cause the annular groove 26 of the filter cup to expand downwards, causing pin 164 to reach an ideal depth hole inside the filter cup 10, through which an opening in the needle is exposed inside the filter cup 10 so that fermented coffee can flow from the filter cup 10, through pin 164 and reach the outlet of 162 coffee. As discussed above, the coffee outlet 162 is in fluid communication with the three-way valve 151 so that coffee / liquid can be selectively directed to the coffee jet 122 (in a fermentation mode) or the drain pan 120 ( in a cleaning mode / rinse mode).
[0084] FIGURES 34-36 illustrate a filling mechanism
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17/26 of container 168, which is housed within the container filling block 154. The container filling mechanism 168 consists of the supply tray 124, the hinge assembly 158, the cable axis 160 and the cable 114 When locking cable 114 is rotated downward, supply tray 124 rotates inward in the direction of arrow G, as shown in FIGURE 34, until the top of supply tray 124 is aligned with the fermentation or flushing head 132, as shown in FIGURE 34. During the additional downward rotation of the locking cable 114, the supply tray 124 moves upwards, in the direction of the arrow H, towards the fermentation or washing head 132 and the blade set 128 until that the blade assembly 128 perforates the cover 16 of the filter bowl 10. When the cable 114 is moved to its fully downward position, the sealing ring 156 is pressed against the underside of the d and fermentation or washing 132, thereby creating an airtight and liquid-tight seal. Fermentation can then be started.
[0085] FIGURES 37 and 38 illustrate a container discharge mechanism 170. As shown here, mechanism 170 includes a plurality of pull rods 172 that extends through the fermentation or washing head 132 and is positioned to contact the rim of the filter cup 10 (or the sealing ring 156 when in the filter cup 10 is present) when the supply tray 124 is in the fermentation position. Each of the pull rods 172 is fitted with a spiral spring 174, or similar, and a sealing ring with rod 176. In the preferred embodiment, there are three pull rods, although less or more than three can be used without escape the broader aspects of the present invention.
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18/26 [0086] When the supply tray 124 and the filter cup 10 are pushed upwards against the washing head 132 during supply, the filter cup 10 causes the spring-tilted draw rods 172 to retract. In this position, the draw rods 172 exert a downward force on the filter cup 10 due to the inclination of the spiral springs 174. FIGURE 39 shows the position of the draw rods 172 in the loaded / fermentation position (before the filter cup 10 be emptied). Subsequent to fermentation, when the handle 114 is moved downwards, the supply tray 124 retracts from the washing head 132 and the inclination of the pull rods 172 pushes the rim of the used filter cup 10 to ensure that the filter cup filtration 10 retracts from the washing head 132 with the supply tray 124 (without the tilt force of the draw rods 172, it is possible that the filter bowl 10 could be caught in the washing head 132). FIGURE 40 illustrates the position of the pull rods 172 during emptying of the filter bowl 10.
[0087] In one embodiment, one of the pull rods 172 can be configured with a sensor 178 electrically coupled to PCB 196 on the control panel 118. Sensor 178 is configured to detect whether a filter cup 10 is present or not and to relay the feedback signals to the control panel 118 for the same. In particular, sensor 178 is configured to detect a movement distance of one of the draw rods 172 when the supply tray 124 is moved to the fermentation position. Depending on the movement distance, sensor 178 can detect whether a filter cup 10 is present or not. This is then relayed to PCB 196.
[0088] Various views of the grinding blade 128 for grinding whole coffee beans are shown in FIGURES 41-46.
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As shown here, blade 128 has a V-shaped configuration. It is important that blade 128 has cutting edges 180 so that the lid 16 of a filter cup 10 can be perforated when the cup 10 is moved with the head washers 132 during the downward movement of the handle 114. The top of the blade also includes upwardly cutting extraction edges 182 to cut the lid 16 when the filter cup 10 is lowered from the blade 128 following fermentation, during the movement ascending cable 114. Each leg of the V is also formed with an opposite recess 184 and an elevated ridge 186 to facilitate grinding of coffee beans 18, as described hereinafter. The blade 128 also includes a flat neck 188 for connection to the output shaft of the motor mill 134. In such an embodiment, the blade 128 can be removed for replacement and / or for further cleaning. In an alternative embodiment, blade 128 is integrally formed or otherwise fixedly attached to the output shaft of motor 134. As will be appreciated immediately, the thin profile of blade 128 creates a minimum width gap in cover 16 to prevent coffee ground 130 is thrown out of cup 10 during crushing.
[0089] FIGURE 47 is a detailed and enlarged view illustrating a filter cup 10 being raised towards blade 128 and FIGURE 48 illustrates blade 128 in the form of insert cutting edges 180 that pierce the lid 16 of the cup 10. In both FIGURES 47 and 48 the coffee beans 18 in cup 10 have not yet been ground. After grinding, beans 18 were transformed into ground coffee 130. Fermentation takes place, as described above, and cup 10 is then lowered as shown in FIGURES 49 and 50 so that the cutting edges 182 of blade 128 perforate again cover 16, if necessary, to facilitate removal of the cup
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20/26 from inside the blade 128.
[0090] Referring now to FIGURES 51-53, the actual grinding process is illustrated. During operation of a grinding motor 134, the grinding blade 128 rotates at a frequency sufficient to grind the whole coffee beans 18 in the filter cup 10 and transform the whole grain coffee beans 18, as shown in FIGURE 51, into ground 130, as shown in FIGURE 53. In particular, blade 128 is rotated in the direction (see FIGURE 52) which causes ridge 186 on blade 166 to hit / impact coffee beans 18, as shown in FIGURE 54, and separate them. Over time, the numerous impacts of the blade itself, and especially of the ridges 186, as shown in FIGURE 54, gradually reduce the size of the coffee beans to refine the ground beans sufficiently for fermentation.
[0091] In one embodiment, blade 128 may continue to rotate at a predetermined frequency during the fermentation process, that is, during the time during which hot water passes through cup 10. The rotation frequency during fermentation may be equal to or different from the frequency used to grind coffee beans
18. In other embodiments, blade 128 can be used to stir the beverage ingredients during fermentation, in order to facilitate the dissolution of the beverage ingredients in the water that passes through cup 10 (for example, when iced tea ingredients are drinks are used instead of whole coffee beans). As will be appreciated immediately, stirring the beverage ingredients / coffee beans into the cup 10 during fermentation can produce a tastier drink. In particular, agitation during fermentation can improve the contact between ground coffee 130 and hot water, which can improve the quality and / or concentration of the coffee.
[0092] Turning now to FIGURE 55, the operation of the
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21/26 fermentation mechanism is illustrated. As shown here, the water in the water tank 116 is heated by the heater 136 and pumped by the pump 138 to the wash / fermentation head 132. The fermentation head 132 includes a plurality of small openings 190 through which the heated water passes before enter the filter cup 10 through the hole created by the grinding blade 128. In particular, the numerous openings 190 distribute water evenly to the top of the filter cup 10, which helps to minimize the amount of ground coffee 130 in the head fermentation and keeps the lid 16 clean after the fermentation process. The heated water fills the filter bowl 10. When the filter bowl 10 is filled with heated water, pressure is formed inside the container (since the filter 14 limits the flow). As a result, pressurized fermentation takes place inside the filter cup 10. In one embodiment, as discussed above, blade 128 can rotate during fermentation to facilitate contact between heated water and ground coffee 130, thereby improving quality of coffee. The fermented coffee then passes through the filter 14 into the annular groove 26 of the cup 10, and through the needle with cavity 164 and reaches the coffee outlet 162. From the coffee outlet 162, the fermented coffee passes through the three valve lanes 151 and the coffee jet 122 arrives to be dispensed into a coffee cup 108.
[0093] In one embodiment, near the end of the fermentation cycle, the pump 138 will stop so that the heater 136 further heats the water and produces steam. This steam travels through the system to push the rest of the coffee out of the filter cup 10. As will be immediately appreciated, the steam jet removes excess water from the ground coffee 130 inside the filter cup 10, thereby ensuring a disposal and easy and organized cleaning.
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22/26 [0094] FIGURES 56-58 illustrate a self-rinsing mechanism, which is automatically started as soon as the fermentation is completed. As soon as the filter cup 10 is removed by the user after the fermentation process, the ground coffee 130 can remain on the grinding blade 128 or on the fermentation head 132, as shown in FIGURE 56. When a user pulls the locking 114 downwards after removing the used filter cup 10, the sliding door 112 is closed, blocking access to the fermentation head 132 and the supply tray 124. The control circuit of the control panel 118 will then start the process of rinse. During rinsing, water will be pumped from reservoir 116 by pump 138 and heated by heater 136. Hot water will then flow out through the fermentation / washing head 132 to rinse / wash the fermentation head 132 and the blade set 128 of the rest of ground coffee 130. In one embodiment, blade 128 will rotate during rinsing to facilitate removal of ground coffee 130 from the blade, as shown in FIGURE 57. The steam will then be generated as described above and directed to the tray supply 124 to drain the rest of the rinse water from the supply tray 124 to the coffee outlet 162. During or immediately before the rinsing process, solenoid 152 controls the three-way valve 151 so that the rinse water and ground coffee 130 driven to it is directed to the drain tray 120 and not to the jet 122. At this moment, the supply tray 124, the blade 128 and the fermentation head 132 are free from the c ground 130 and the apparatus is ready for another fermentation cycle, as shown in FIGURE 58. The notification on the control panel 118 may remind a user to empty the drain pan 120 after a predetermined number of
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23/26 fermentation cycles.
[0095] With reference to FIGURE 59, the crushing stage of the apparatus 100 is illustrated as a block. As shown here, and as discussed above, during the grinding stage the grinder motor 134 will rotate at a frequency sufficient to grind the entire coffee beans 18 into the filter cup 10. At the same time, the heater will preheat the water from reservoir 116. As shown in FIGURE 59, the heater may include a sensor 194 that controls heater 136 so that an appropriate temperature (or temperature range) for fermentation is obtained. The heater sensor 194 is electrically coupled to the PCB 196 of the control panel 118 so that the PCB 196 can control the temperature of the heater 136 through the heater sensor 194.
[0096] With reference to FIGURE 60, the fermentation stage of the device is illustrated in the form of a block. As shown here and as discussed above, the solenoid controls (or disables) the three-way valve 151 so that the flow path goes to the coffee jet 122. A small amount of water is heated by the heater 136 and pumped into the filter cup 10 to pre-wet the ground coffee 130. A normal fermentation is then started in which water is continuously pumped through the heater 136 and into the filter cup 10. It is important that the water temperature is regulated throughout of the entire fermentation process for optimal fermentation and taste. In connection with this, the water temperature sensor 198 detects the temperature of the water leaving the heater 136 and transmits that temperature to the PCB 196 of the control panel 118. The heater power and the pumping rate can then be adjusted to keep the water temperature within the ideal range. Flow meter 140 also keeps track of the flow rate and transmits that information to PCB 196. Near the end of the
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24/26 fermentation process, pump 138 will stop so that heater 136 further heats water and produces steam, as discussed above. This steam travels through the system to push the rest of the coffee out of the filter cup 10. After all the coffee leaves the filter cup 10, the pressure release valve 148 is opened (in response to a signal from PCB 196 of the control panel 118) to release pressure from inside the filter cup 10. The steam or residual water will then be directed to the drain pan 120. The moment the fermentation channel is blocked during the fermentation process, the valve safety device 146 is configured to release pressure to drain tray 120.
[0097] Finally, with reference to FIGURE 61, the fermentation stage of the apparatus 100 is illustrated in the form of a block. As shown here, and as discussed above, after a user has removed the used filter cup 10 and has pulled the locking handle 114 down, the supply tray 124 will be moved with the scrub head 132. PCB 196 checks if the filter bowl 10 has been removed or if it is present (through the pull rods 172 and the sensor 178). If no filter bowl 10 is detected, the rinsing process is started automatically. In particular, solenoid 152 controls the three-way valve 151 so that the rinsing water and ground coffee 130 directed to it is directed to the drain tray 120. A small amount of water is pumped into the supply tray 124 and the grinding blade 128 is rotated by the grinder motor 134 to remove any remnants of ground coffee 130. Towards the end of the fermentation process, the pump 138 will stop so that the heater 136 further heats the water and produces steam, as discussed above. This steam then travels through the system to push the rest of the coffee out of the filter cup until the
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25/26 drain tray 120.
[0098] Turning now to FIGURE 62, a detailed view of the control panel 118 is shown. As shown here, control panel 118 includes an LCD screen 200, a MENU button 202 that allows function selection and switching between a user's functions, up / down arrows 204, 206 to adjust each function , and a FERMENTATION button 208 which starts the grinding and fermentation process. In the preferred embodiment, the control panel 118 also includes a RINSE button 210 to manually start the rinsing process (as an alternative to the automatic rinsing described above) and a HOT WATER button 212 just to dispense hot water. In the preferred mode, the main functions of the menu include activation / deactivation of shredding, activation / deactivation of auto rinse, auto activated settings, auto deactivated settings, standard selection of the fermentation duration and a clock. Each of these functions can be displayed on the 200 LCD screen.
[0099] Although the preferred method contemplates the grinding and fermentation of coffee from whole coffee beans, there is no intention to limit the present invention in this regard. In particular, it is contemplated that the apparatus and method of the present invention are not limited to cups containing whole coffee beans, per se, and the invention can be used with cups containing ground coffee, partially ground coffee, tea leaves, ground tea or a mixture of drink ingredients. In addition, the apparatus according to the modalities of the present invention can prepare / ferment beverages from any ingredients contained in the filter cup, it is not limited to the fermentation of coffee from whole coffee beans.
[00100] Although the present invention has been shown and described
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26/26 in relation to its detailed modalities, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes can be made and equivalents can be replaced by elements of the same without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, modifications can be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from its essential scope. Therefore, it is intended that the invention is not limited to the particular modalities described in the detailed description above and that the invention includes all modalities that are within the scope of the present description.

权利要求:
Claims (10)
[1]
1. Drink apparatus (100) characterized by the fact that it comprises:
a housing (110), said housing (110) including a liquid reservoir (116);
a receptacle (124) in said housing (110) dimensioned to receive a container (10) containing at least one beverage ingredient having particles of a first size, said receptacle (124) being rotatable from a first position in the which said receptacle (124) is angled towards a front part of said apparatus (100) and a second position in which said receptacle (124) is aligned with a fermentation head (132) and contacts the fermentation head ( 132), and said beverage ingredient being whole coffee beans (18); and a mechanism for transforming said particles of said beverage ingredient from said first size to a second size within said container (10), said second size being smaller than said first size, and said mechanism being a milling blade (128) rotatably driven by a motor (134), wherein said milling blade (128) is substantially V-shaped and includes a sharp bottom edge (180), a sharp top edge (182) and at least one protrusion (186) on one side thereof, said at least one protrusion (186) impacting said particles by the rotation of said grinding blade (128);
wherein said container (10) is configured to be raised towards said grinding blade (128) and said grinding blade (128) is configured to perforate a cover (16) of said container (10); and
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[2]
2/4 wherein said receptacle (124) includes a generally hollow needle (164) arranged at the bottom of it to pierce a bottom (24) of said container (10), said hollow needle (164) being in fluid communication with a drink outlet (162).
2. Beverage apparatus (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said fermentation head (132) includes a plurality of openings in fluid communication with said liquid reservoir (116) and positioned to direct a flow of liquid to said container (10) within said receptacle (124).
[3]
3. Beverage apparatus (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that it still comprises:
a three-way valve (151) in fluid communication with said drink outlet (162); and a solenoid (152) for controlling said three-way valve (151) and directing a beverage flow to a beverage jet (122) and a drain pan (120).
[4]
4. Drink fermentation method, characterized by the fact that said method comprising the steps of:
providing a container (10) containing a beverage ingredient having particles of a first size, said beverage ingredient being whole coffee beans (18);
inserting said container (10) into a receptacle (124) of a beverage apparatus (100);
rotating a cable (114) from a first position to a second position to move said receptacle (124) from an angled position in which said receptacle (124) is accessible from the front of said apparatus (100 ) to a second position in which said receptacle (124) is raised in register with a fermentation head (132);
pierce a bottom (24) of said container (10) a
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3/4 needle usually hollow (162);
piercing a cover (16) of said container (10) with a crushing blade (128);
transforming said particles from said first size into a second size within said container (10), wherein said step of transforming said particles includes raising said container (10) towards said grinding blade (128) and rotating said grinding blade (128) in a direction that causes a ridge (186) on said grinding blade (128) to impact said particles causing them to break; and passing the heated water through said container (10) to ferment said drink.
[5]
5. Method, according to claim 4, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the step of:
stirring said particles of said second size while said heated water passes through said container (10).
[6]
6. Method, according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the steps of:
removing said container (10) from said receptacle (124);
cleaning said grinding blade (128) with heated water; and channeling said heated water from said cleaning to a drain pan (120).
[7]
7. Method, according to any one of the claims, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the step of:
increasing the internal pressure of said container (10) to expand the bottom (24) of said container (10) to expose an opening in said needle (164).
[8]
8. Method according to any one of the claims
4 to 7, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the stage of:
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4/4 generate a jet of steam; and passing said steam through said container (10) to substantially purge said water container (10).
[9]
9. Method, according to claim 4, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the step of:
opening a pressure release valve (148) to release pressure within said container (10); and drain the waste water to a drain pan (120).
[10]
10. Method, according to claim 6, characterized by the fact that it still comprises the step of:
detecting whether said container (10) is present within said receptacle (124) before cleaning said grinding blade (128).

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