KR-102963035-B1 - COFFEE ROASTER AUTOMATION APPARATUS
Abstract
The present invention relates to an automated device for a coffee roaster, and is an automated device installed to automatically operate a drum-type coffee roaster comprising a hopper into which green beans are fed, a drum connected to the hopper that roasts the green beans to make roasted beans, and a cooler connected to the drum that cools the roasted beans. The device may include at least two green bean receiving sections provided to receive green beans; a vacuum transfer section connecting the green bean receiving sections to the coffee roaster and moving the green beans in the green bean receiving sections to the hopper by pressure; and a connecting rotating section provided between the receiving sections and the vacuum transfer section to select any one of the green bean receiving sections and communicate with the vacuum transfer section.
Inventors
- 양수훈
Dates
- Publication Date
- 20260508
- Application Date
- 20251205
Claims (5)
- An automation device installed to automatically operate a drum-type coffee roaster comprising a hopper into which green beans are fed, a drum connected to the hopper that roasts the green beans to make roasted beans, and a cooler connected to the drum that cools the roasted beans, At least two green bean receiving sections provided to accommodate green beans; A vacuum transfer unit connecting the green bean receiving unit and the coffee roaster, and moving the green beans in the green bean receiving unit to the hopper by pressure; and It includes a connecting rotating part provided between the above receiving part and the above vacuum conveying part, which selects one of the above green bean receiving parts and communicates with the above vacuum conveying part, The above-mentioned connecting rotating part is, A passage through which green beans are moved, provided in a number corresponding to at least the number of green bean receiving portions, and a connecting pipe member individually connected to the green bean receiving portions; and A rotating plate member provided at the lower part of the above-mentioned connecting pipe member, wherein only one of the above-mentioned connecting pipe members is opened to communicate with the vacuum transfer unit, Coffee roaster automation device.
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- In paragraph 1, The above green bean receiving portion further includes an injection pipe member connected to the above connecting pipe member and configured to have a shape and length that are deformable. Coffee roaster automation device.
- In paragraph 1, A robot arm unit adjacent to the coffee roaster and opening and closing the doors of the hopper, the drum, and the cooler according to a stored signal, Coffee roaster automation device.
- In paragraph 4, A frame portion further comprising a structure in which the green bean receiving portion, the vacuum conveying portion, and the communication rotating portion are stacked and seated in a stacked form, wherein a long shaft is connected perpendicularly to each other in the horizontal and vertical directions. Coffee roaster automation device.
Description
Coffee Roaster Automation Apparatus The present invention relates to an automated device capable of continuously supplying a certain amount of green beans at the time when the work cycle of a coffee roaster that has been preheated once is completed. Coffee is the most widely distributed and consumed beverage in the world, sold or consumed in the form of instant coffee, blended coffee, canned coffee, and whole bean coffee. Green coffee beans refer to the dried seeds obtained by removing the skin and pulp from coffee cherries after harvesting. The liquid obtained by roasting green coffee beans, grinding them into powder (roasted and ground coffee), and pouring hot water to extract the components contained in the powder is the whole bean coffee we drink. A coffee roaster is a device that roasts green coffee beans to produce whole beans, and recently, coffee roasters capable of directly roasting green coffee beans have become widely available in homes and businesses. Generally, a coffee roaster is equipped with a rotating drum, and after green beans are injected into the rotating drum, the roasting of the injected green beans is performed. In the case of conventional coffee roasters, the determination of the roasting degree has primarily been done by the user's visual inspection and has relied on the user's subjective judgment and experience. However, even for a skilled user, checking the roasting degree by visual inspection is a very difficult task, and since it is difficult to maintain a consistent roasting degree or perform roasting to the desired level every time, this method has the problem of being unable to guarantee consistency and reliability of coffee taste. Among the prior art, Korean Published Patent No. 10-2015-0015852 (published on February 11, 2015) relates to a coffee roaster using a temperature sensor, and discloses a technology that enables more objective roasting by controlling the operation of the roasting unit based on the temperature data of the green beans sensed by the temperature sensor. However, this conventional technology had a problem in that the taste of the coffee beans could vary because the manual conditions, such as supplying a fixed amount of green beans, opening the door at set times or temperatures, and preheating the coffee roaster, were not consistent. For example, if there is a coffee roaster that takes 4 kg of green beans at a time and operates for 15 minutes, 4 kg of green beans must be supplied every 15 minutes to roast continuously. However, if you miss the timing, you have no choice but to warm up again. A solution is needed to resolve these problems. FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an automation device provided adjacent to a coffee roaster in a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a drawing showing a frame portion of a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a drawing illustrating that a green bean receiving part and a robot arm part are seated on a frame part in an automated coffee roaster device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a drawing for explaining that an injection pipe member is coupled to a connecting rotating part in a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are drawings showing a chimney rotating part in a coffee roaster automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a drawing for explaining that a vacuum transfer unit is connected to the lower part of a connecting rotating part of a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vacuum transfer unit in a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a drawing showing a first lever, a second lever, and a third lever of a coffee roaster in a coffee roaster automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining the control unit of a coffee roaster automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. A preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention and the method for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments disclosed below but may be implemented in various different forms, and these embodiments are provided merely to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. In addition, in describing the