Coffee roaster having an apparatus for increasing airflow in a roasting chamber
AssigneeHearthware Home Products, Inc.
InventorsJung S. Moon, Rong Liu, Kitak Chae, Jongrok Kim
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Abstract
A roaster for roasting coffee beans includes a roasting chamber having a top and a bottom. A cover is seated on the top of the roasting chamber and a bottom of the roasting chamber is seated on a base. A hot air supply is provided in the base for supplying hot airflow into the roasting chamber for heating the coffee beans. At least one air opening is formed on the bottom for enabling the airflow to enter the roasting chamber. A wind tunnel is provided over the air opening for increasing the speed of the airflow in the roasting chamber as the airflow passes through the wind tunnel.
Claims18
A roaster for roasting coffee beans comprising:
- a roasting chamber having a top and a bottom;
- a cover seated on said top of said roasting chamber;
- a base on which said bottom of said roasting chamber is seated;
- means provided in said base for supplying hot airflow into said roasting chamber for heating coffee beans;
- at least one air opening formed on said bottom for enabling said airflow to enter said roasting chamber;
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- a wind tunnel provided over said at least one air opening and having an inlet and an outlet for increasing the speed of said airflow in said roasting chamber as said airflow passes through said wind tunnel.
An apparatus for increasing airflow in a coffee bean roaster including a roasting chamber having a top and a bottom, a cover seated on the top of the roasting chamber, a base on which the bottom of the roasting chamber is seated, and at least one air opening formed on the bottom of the roasting chamber for enabling airflow to enter the roasting chamber from a fan provided in the base, said apparatus comprising:
- a wind tunnel provided over the air opening and having an inlet and an outlet for increasing the speed of the airflow in said roasting chamber as the airflow passes through said wind tunnel;
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- a plurality of support arms for suspending said wind tunnel above the at leas one air opening on the bottom of the roasting chamber.
A roaster for roasting coffee beans, comprising:
- a roasting chamber;
- means for supplying heated airflow into said roasting chamber;
- a cover seated on top of said roasting chamber;
- at least one opening provided on said cover for allowing smoke from said roasting chamber to exit therefrom;
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- a smoke vent attachment removably mounted on said cover for receiving smoke exiting through said at least one opening on said cover;
- wherein said vent attachment is configured and adapted to be removably connected to an elongated vent pipe for channeling the smoke away from said roaster.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.