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US 7,464,888 B2Granted
Automatic dosage unit
OwnerTorben Malykkeinventor
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Automatic dosage unit comprising storage unit, conic grinder driven by a motor, identification unit, funnel, fastener, and locking device, arranged to grind a programmed amount of a given product directly into a specific collection unit. E.g. in connection with the storage unit being filled with coffee beans, a caffetier is inserted into the fastening mechanism, whereupon the dosage unit automatically registers the size of the caffetier and a pre-programmed amount of coffee is ground directly into the caffetier. The new in this invention is that it can identify the size of the collection unit, that the product is ground directly into the collection unit by means of a hollow drive shaft, that the storage unit is opened upon installation and closed upon de-installation, as well as that the collection unit is fastened by the dosage unit for the entire duration of the grinding process.
An automatic dosage unit for dispensing a particulate product into a collection unit, wherein the dosage unit comprises a grinder effective for grinding a product into a particulate product and an identification device configured to identify the size of the collection unit and dispense the particulate product based on the size of the collection unit identified, wherein the identification device comprises a fastener which fastens the collection unit to the dosage unit during dispensing of the particulate product, and the grinder comprises a set of conic knives including a funnel-shaped outer conic knife and an inner cone-shaped inner conic knife.
An automatic dosage unit for dispensing a particulate product into a collection unit, wherein the dosage unit comprises a storage unit for storing a product, a grinder effective for grinding the product into a particulate product, an identification device configured to identify the size of the collection unit and dispensing the particulate product based upon the size of the collection unit identified, wherein the identification device comprises a fastener which fastens the collection unit during dispensing of the particulate product, and the grinder comprises a set of conic knives including a funnel-shaped outer conic knife and an inner cone-shaped inner conic knife.
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