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US 12,527,433 B2Granted
Device and method for grinding plant material in grains
AssigneeSanremo Coffee Machines Srl
InventorDanilo Llopis
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Abstract
A device (10) is described, for grinding plant material in grains comprising: a containing hopper (11), configured to contain the plant material in grains to be ground and comprising a dragging mechanism to withdraw the plant material in grains from the hopper (11) and pour it into a containing tank (14); a load cell (13), to weigh a preset amount of plant material in grains in the containing tank (14); a collecting tank (16), comprising dragging means (26) to receive the plant material in grains or to allow the direct insertion into the device (10) of plant material in grains; a grinding chamber (17), comprising grinding means configured to receive the plant material in grains supplied by the dragging means (26) and grind it.
Claims13
A device for grinding plant grains comprising:
- at least two containing hoppers to contain the plant grains to be ground, the at least two containing hoppers including at least a first containing hopper and a second containing hopper;
- at least two containing tanks, the at least two containing tanks including at least a first containing tank to receive the plant grains from the first containing hopper and a second containing tank to receive the plant grains from the second containing hopper;
- at least two dosing motors, the at least two dosing motors including at least a first dosing motor controllable to deliver the plant grains from the first containing hopper into the first containing tank and a second dosing motor controllable to deliver the plant grains from the second containing hopper into the second containing tank;
- at least two load cells, wherein each load cell is connected to one of the containing tanks to measure an amount of plant grains therein, the at least two load cells including at least a first load cell connected to the first containing tank to measure an amount of the plant grains actually in the first containing tank and a second load cell connected to the second containing tank to measure an amount of the plant grains actually in the second containing tank;
- a collecting tank to receive and contain the measured amount of the plant grains from the at least two containing tanks, including at least the first containing tank and the second containing tank;
- a dragging means to drive the plant grains from the collecting tank into a grinding chamber;
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- a grinder within the grinding chamber to grind the plant grains.
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A device for grinding plant grains comprising:
- at least two containing hoppers to contain the plant grains to be ground, the at least two containing hoppers including at least a first containing hopper and a second containing hopper;
- at least two containing tanks to receive the plant grains from the at least two containing hoppers, the at least two containing tanks including at least a first containing tank to receive plant grains from the first containing hopper and a second containing tank to receive plant grains from the second containing hopper;
- at least two dosing motors, the at least two dosing motors including at least a first dosing motor controllable to deliver the plant grains from the first containing hopper into the first containing tank and a second dosing motor controllable to deliver the plant grains from the second containing hopper into the second containing tank;
- at least two load cells, wherein each load cell is connected to one of the containing tanks to measure an amount of plant grains therein, the at least two load cells including at least a first load cell connected to the first containing tank to measure an amount of the plant grains inside the first containing tank and a second load cell connected to the second containing tank to measure an amount of the plant grains inside the second containing tank;
- a collecting tank to receive and contain the measured amount of the plant grains from the at least two containing tanks, and wherein the collecting tank has an opening for direct, manual insertion of the plant grains by a user;
- a dragging means to drive the plant grains from the collecting tank into a grinding chamber;
- a grinder within the grinding chamber to grind the plant grains;
- a grinding motor to drive the grinder and the dragging means;
- an electronic control unit in communication with the at least two load cells, the grinding motor, and the at least two dosing motors;
- a command interface to receive grinding parameters set by the user;
- a delivering element to deliver the ground plant grains from the grinding chamber;
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- a powder retention reduction system to reduce retention of powder of the ground plant grains by the delivering element.
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A device for grinding plant grains comprising:
- a first containing hopper to contain a first type of plant grains to be ground;
- a second containing hopper to contain a second type of plant grains to be ground;
- a first containing tank to receive the first type of plant grains from the first containing hopper;
- a second containing tank to receive the second type of plant grains from the second containing hopper;
- a first dosing motor controllable to deliver the first type of plant grains from the first containing hopper into the first containing tank;
- a first load cell connected to the first containing tank to measure an amount of the first type of plant grains within the first containing tank;
- a second dosing motor controllable to deliver the second type of plant grains from the second containing hopper into the second containing tank;
- a second load cell connected to the second containing tank to measure an amount of the second type of plant grains within the second containing tank;
- a collecting tank to receive and contain the measured amount of the first and second types of plant grains from the first containing tank and the second containing tank, respectively;
- a dragging means to drive the first and second types of plant grains from the collecting tank into a grinding chamber;
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- a grinder within the grinding chamber to grind the first and second types of plant grains.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.