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US 2024/0180366 A1Published application
Systems for grind duration adjustment for grinders
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsQianmao Zhou, Shanfeng Ding, Bo Yan, Xingde Kang
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Abstract
A grinding system that includes a grinder attached to a grind size adjustment ring. Also, a potentiometer attached to the grind size adjustment ring, so as to provide a grind size measurement to a controller. The controller selects a grinding duration based upon the selected grind size measured by the potentiometer.
Claims7
A system, comprising:
- a grinder;
- a grind size adjustment ring configured for changing a grind size value of the grinder;
- a potentiometer rotatably coupled to the grind size adjustment ring, wherein the potentiometer is configured to output the grind size value, based upon a measured rotation of the grind size adjustment ring;
- a controller configured to adjust a grinding duration based upon the grind size value;
- and
- wherein each grinding duration corresponds to a respective single grind size value.
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A system, comprising:
- a grinder;
- a user interface;
- a controller;
- a grind size adjustment ring;
- a stepper motor operatively connected to the grind size adjustment ring such that the grind size adjustment ring is rotatable by the stepper motor;
- and
- wherein the stepper motor is configured for rotating the grind size adjustment ring through a number of pulse inputs from the controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to receive a grinding size from the user interface, which dictates the number of pulse inputs for the stepper motor.
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A system, comprising:
- a grinder, comprising an upper annular ring and a lower annular ring;
- and
- a controller, configured for choosing a grind duration based upon a grind size value;
- an optical sensor, coupled to the upper annular ring and the lower annular ring, configured for measuring a distance between the upper annular ring and the lower annular ring;
- and
- wherein the distance corresponds to the grind size value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.