Coffee roasting system with roasting and cooling subsystems, and methods for the same
AssigneeBellwether Coffee Co.
InventorsStewart Schmehl, Peter Schmehl
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Abstract
A bean roasting system includes a roasting subsystem and an air handling subsystem. The roasting subsystem is configured to receive and to thermally roast a batch of beans. The air handling subsystem is coupled to the roasting subsystem and includes a blower, a cyclone separator, and a heater. The blower is configured to impart air motion. The air passes through the air handling subsystem. The cyclone separator is configured to remove particulates from the air handling subsystem. The heater is configured to heat the air passing through the air handling subsystem. The heater includes heater windings that are incorporated into the cyclone separator.
Claims20
A bean roasting system, comprising:
- a roasting subsystem configured to receive and to thermally roast a batch of beans;
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- an air handling subsystem coupled to the roasting subsystem, the air handling subsystem including:
- a blower configured to impart motion to air to pass the air through at least a portion of the air handling subsystem;
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- a cyclone separator configured to remove particulates,
- the cyclone separator including a heater configured to heat the air passing through at least a portion of the air handling subsystem, the heater including a heater portion configured to generate heat and disposed within an upper housing of the cyclone separator.
A bean roasting system, comprising:
- a roasting drum configured to receive and to thermally roast a batch of beans;
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- a blower fluidically coupled to the roasting drum and configured to impart motion to air to pass the air through a flow path within the bean roasting system;
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- a cyclone separator fluidically coupled to the roasting drum and configured to remove particulates within at least a portion of the flow path,
- the cyclone separator including a heater and an air outlet defining at least a portion of the flow path, the heater including a heater portion that is disposed within the air outlet of the cyclone separator and configured to generate heat to heat the air passing through the at least the portion of the flow path defined by the air outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.