Patent ID: 6349889
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A47F,A47J,G01G

Abstract:
A coffee blending apparatus for blending a mixture of two or more different types of coffee comprising:a plurality of coffee bins, each of said coffee bins adapted to contain a supply of a different type of coffee bean from which a selection may be made, each of said coffee bins having a discharge opening, a scale located below said discharge opening, a discharge chute disposed in communication with each of said discharge openings for directing the selected coffee beans from its corresponding coffee bin to said scale, means for controlling the amount of coffee beans being discharged onto said scale, a receiving chamber, a distribution conduit connected in communication with said negative pressure source and said receiving chamber, said distribution conduit having an inlet end adjacent to and spaced from said scale whereby said distribution conduit conveys the selected coffee beans deposited on said scale to said receiving chamber under a negative pressure when said negative pressure source is activated, and a central processing unit programmed to sequence the actuation of control means and said negative pressure source in accordance with a predetermined selection.