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AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsJoel Morend, Stefano Ceccaroli, Flavien Florent Dubief, Thomas Degreef, Ben Van Dyck, Rien Denise M. Lemmens, Michiel Alexander Celis, Christophe Van Bavinchove
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The invention concerns a system for roasting coffee beans comprising: —a roasting apparatus (1), said apparatus producing smoke, and—a smoke treating unit (2) configured to collect and treat smoke produced by the roasting apparatus, wherein: —the roasting apparatus comprises a smoke outlet (11), and—the smoke treating unit comprises: a smoke inlet (21) configured to cooperate with the smoke outlet of the roasting apparatus, a smoke filtering sub-unit (22) comprising at least an active carbon filter (221), a smoke driver (23) configured to circulate smoke through the smoke treating unit from the smoke collecting device to an outlet (25) of the smoke treating unit, wherein the smoke treating unit (2) comprises an air inlet (24) configured to mix the smoke produced by the roasting apparatus (1) with ambient air before the smoke is circulated through the smoke filtering sub-unit (22).
A system for roasting coffee beans, the system comprising:
A device for connecting a smoke outlet of a coffee beans roasting apparatus and a smoke inlet of a smoke treating unit configured to collect and treat smoke produced by the roasting apparatus, the device being configured to introduce and mix ambient air with the smoke produced by the roasting apparatus inside the smoke treating unit, wherein the device comprises:
A coffee beans roasting apparatus comprising a smoke outlet, wherein the apparatus comprises an air inlet device connected to the smoke outlet, the air inlet device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.