Patent ID: 9011955
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A47J,G01F

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing a coffee beverage, the system comprising: a coffee making apparatus comprising a grinder for grinding coffee beans to obtain ground coffee, a coffee preparation device configured to prepare the coffee beverage, and a coffee outlet for dispensing the coffee beverage, a separate coffee bean package with an inner space which at least prior to use is filled with coffee beans, a connecting device for connecting the coffee bean package to the coffee making apparatus, and opening means for opening the coffee bean package, wherein the coffee making apparatus is provided with a coffee bean inlet for supply of coffee beans from the coffee bean package to the grinder when the coffee bean package is connected to the coffee making apparatus, a dosing device for supplying coffee beans from the package to the grinder in predetermined dosages; wherein the coffee making apparatus is provided with a coffee bean transport path which extends from the coffee bean inlet of the coffee making apparatus to the grinder of the coffee making apparatus and a ground coffee transport path which extends from the grinder to the coffee preparation device; wherein the coffee making apparatus is so arranged that after preparing the coffee beverage substantially no unused ground coffee or coffee beans remain behind in the grinder and in the coffee bean transport path and wherein the system is so arranged that, in use, the grinder does not stop grinding until after the complete dose of coffee beans has been passed through the grinder; wherein the system is so arranged that, in use, the coffee beans are transported from the coffee bean package to the grinder under the influence of gravity and wherein the system is so arranged that, in use, the ground coffee is transported from the grinder to the coffee preparation device under the influence of gravity.