A coffee bean grinder
AssigneeAarke AB
InventorsMelker MAGNERIUS, Pedro ZEMBORAIN, Per-Erik PÄRS
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Abstract
A standalone coffee bean grinder and an associated coffee brewer. The coffee bean grinder is operable to receive a signal including water level information from the coffee brewer and to control the grinding mechanism thereof in dependence of the thus received water level information. The amount of water contained in a water container of the separate coffee brewer as indicated by the received water level information can thus determine the amount of coffee beans to be ground by the coffee bean grinder. This may allow for more accurate and repeatable brew quality and, also, the coffee drinking experience may be improved for certain users.
Claims22
A coffee bean grinder, comprising:
- a coffee bean receptacle,
- a grinding mechanism for grinding coffee beans, and
- a grinder control unit for controlling the grinding mechanism, wherein
- the coffee bean grinder further comprises a communication module operatively coupled to the grinder control unit, the communication module being configured to receive a first signal including water level information from a coffee brewer, the water level information being indicative of a weight of water contained in a water container of the coffee brewer, wherein the coffee brewer is separate and distinct from the coffee bean grinder, and wherein the grinder control unit is configured to control the grinding mechanism in dependence of received water level information, which is indicative of the weight of water contained in the water container of the coffee brewer such that the weight of water contained in the water container of the coffee brewer as indicated by the received water level information determines the amount of coffee beans to be ground.
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A method implemented in a coffee bean grinder comprising a coffee bean receptacle and a grinding mechanism for grinding coffee beans, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal including water level information from a coffee brewer, which is separate and distinct from the coffee bean grinder, the water level information being indicative of a weight of water contained in a water container of the coffee brewer, and
- controlling the grinding mechanism in dependence of received water level information, such that the weight of water contained in the water container of the coffee brewer as indicated by the received water level information determines the amount of coffee beans to be ground by the coffee bean grinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.