Automatic capsule dock for a coffee brewing system
AssigneeTBDx Inc.
InventorsQiliang Xu, Rui Zhou
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Abstract
A dock system configured to hold and translate a capsule containing coffee grounds during a brewing process. The dock system comprises a capsule dock configured to receive and hold the capsule, a linear positioning stage configured to translate the capsule dock, and a mount configured for mounting the linear positioning stage inside a housing of a coffee brewer. The dock system further comprises a controller configured to cause the linear positioning stage (a) to move the capsule dock to a first position underneath a grinder of the coffee brewer before and during a grinding operation and (b) to move the capsule dock to a second position underneath a water dispenser of the coffee brewer before and during a water-dispensing operation.
Claims20
A dock system configured to hold and translate a capsule containing coffee grounds during a brewing process, comprising:
- a capsule dock configured to receive and hold the capsule;
- a linear positioning stage configured to translate the capsule dock;
- a mount configured for mounting the linear positioning stage inside a housing of a coffee brewer;
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- a controller configured to cause the linear positioning stage (a) to move the capsule dock to a first position underneath a grinder of the coffee brewer before and during a grinding operation and (b) to move the capsule dock to a second position underneath a water dispenser of the coffee brewer before and during a water-dispensing operation.
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