Unit for a coffee device
AssigneeCreatrix AG
InventorLouis Deuber
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Abstract
A unit includes a container module with a coffee bean container and a portioning device for metering coffee beans. The module as a whole is configured for connection to a coffee apparatus, the connection enabling a metered delivery of coffee beans from the module into a grinder. The coffee bean container is tightly closed prior to the first use and, after an opening operation, has an opening through which coffee beans enter into the portioning device. The coffee bean container is coupled with the portioning device in a releasable and reconnectable manner by use of a coupling element. The opening can be closed again when the coffee bean container is separated from the portioning device. The unit makes it possible to handle and enjoy coffee in a cost-effective and environmentally aware manner.
Claims18
A unit having a container module,
- wherein the container module as a whole is configured for connection to a module receptacle of a housing of a coffee apparatus, the coffee apparatus being a coffee machine or a coffee mill,
- wherein the container module comprises at least one coffee bean container and a portioning device, the container module being connectable to the portioning device, and the portioning device comprising a metering chamber adapted for metering coffee beans,
- wherein the metering chamber has a capacity for receiving coffee beans and wherein the capacity can be varied for metering the coffee beans,
- wherein the container module, when connected to the coffee apparatus, is configured to enable a delivery of coffee beans metered by the portioning device from the container module into a grinder of the coffee apparatus,
- wherein the coffee bean container is closed prior to the first use and, after an opening operation, has an opening adapted to allow coffee beans in the coffee bean container to be received in the portioning device,
- wherein the coffee bean container is coupled with the portioning device in a releasable and reconnectable manner, wherein a coupling element is arranged around the opening, said coupling element being used for connection to the portioning device, and wherein the opening can be closed again when the coffee bean container is separated from the portioning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.