WO2009010190A1 - Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder - Google Patents

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WO2009010190A1
WO2009010190A1 PCT/EP2008/005394 EP2008005394W WO2009010190A1 WO 2009010190 A1 WO2009010190 A1 WO 2009010190A1 EP 2008005394 W EP2008005394 W EP 2008005394W WO 2009010190 A1 WO2009010190 A1 WO 2009010190A1
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Giuseppe De' Longhi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/42—Beverage-making apparatus with incorporated grinding or roasting means for coffee
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J42/00—Coffee mills; Spice mills
    • A47J42/02—Coffee mills; Spice mills having grinding cones
    • A47J42/08—Adjusting mechanisms

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  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder.
  • the grain size of the coffee powder that is filled into the infusion chamber during the preparation of the beverage is one of the most important variables in determining the final result.
  • the grain size of the coffee power greatly affects the hydraulic conditions of percolation, determining the pressure drop of the percolation water and consequently the flow rate provided by the pump as well as the thermal behaviour of the boiler.
  • a finer grinding leads to an increased extraction of the substances contained in the coffee powder, thereby producing a beverage that is stronger and thicker and with a lot of froth produced, whereas a coarser grinding is more suitable for preparing coffee with a lower degree of extraction and with less froth.
  • the grain size is generally adjusted though purely mechanical means and is determined by the user by manually setting a ring nut for adjusting the gap between the grinding wheels.
  • the technical task to be solved by the present invention is, therefore, to provide a coffee machine and a method for controlling a grinder of said machine that allow the technical drawbacks of the known art to be eliminated.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder that allows the gap between the grinding wheels, and therefore the grain size, to be automatically adjusted in order to obtain a beverage having the taste desired by the user.
  • a further, but not last object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder that is simple but very effective.
  • figure 1 shows a schematic view of a coffee machine grinder that is controlled by a method in accordance with the present invention.
  • an automatic coffee machine grinder is shown, generally denoted by reference numeral 1.
  • the grinder 1 comprises an inner grinding wheel 2 and an outer grinding wheel 4 that are coaxial with respect to an axis 6 and delimit a gap 5, which determines the grain size, wherein grinding is carried out .
  • the inner grinding wheel 2 is rotationally actuatable around axis 6 by a first motor 3, while a gap 5 adjustment ring nut 9 is operatively engaged with the outer grinding wheel 4 to move the latter in translation parallel with axis 6 in order to be able to modify the width of gap 5 itself.
  • One of the grinding wheels is further equipped with a clutch (not shown) intended to detach it from the motor 3 when a rolling friction moment is created between the grinding wheels blocking their reciprocal rotation.
  • the block for the reciprocal rotation between the grinding wheels may be caused by little stones and coconut skin and other impurities in the coffee to be grinded.
  • the control of the grinder 1 comprises one step of measuring of a physical quantity relating to the percolation process and one step of modifying the ground coffee grain size at least for the next percolation so that a possible detected deviation between the actual value and a reference value for the physical quantity is compensated.
  • Such a physical quantity can be preferably percolation rate, or percolation time, or hydraulic pressure in the percolation circuit.
  • the reference value for the physical quantity can be a fixed and unchangeable parameter stored in the control unit of the machine or it can be set freely by the user through a dedicated control (such as a knob or a button preferably located on the coffee machine panel) connected to the control unit of the coffee machine.
  • a dedicated control such as a knob or a button preferably located on the coffee machine panel
  • the coffee machine has within its hydraulic circuit measuring means for measuring the physical quantity relating to the percolation process, connected to the coffee machine control unit in which a percolation rate adjustment algorithm is stored.
  • the measuring means comprise a flow meter,- if the physical quantity is the percolation time, the measuring means comprise a chronograph; and if the physical quantity is the hydraulic pressure, the measuring means comprise a pressure sensor.
  • This algorithm controls the adjustment ring nut 9 through the actuation of the second motor 11 that is preferably an electric motor.
  • the reference rate is not a parameter modifiable by the user
  • the latter only needs to order the production of the beverage by the machine possibly changing the amount of coffee powder should the number of doses to be produced or the taste change .
  • the reference rate is a parameter modifiable by the user
  • the latter possibly selects through the dedicated control also the body of the desired coffee. This user's selection corresponds to the choice of one from the reference percolation rate values stored in the control unit which is thus taken into account by the calculation algorithm as a term for comparison.
  • control unit commands the execution of a preliminary coarse adjustment of the gap between grinding wheels by actuating the adjustment ring nut in order to have a preset and experimentally determined correction (for example the gap between the grinding wheels is modified according to a predetermined widening parameter when the coffee powder amount is increased) .
  • the grinder performs grinding and thereafter initiates percolation.
  • the physical quantity is percolation rate.
  • the control unit measures the actual percolation rate .
  • the system measures, at preset time intervals, the number of pulses read by the flow meter during supply and calculates an average thereof .
  • the algorithm makes a comparison between the measured actual percolation rate and the reference percolation rate .
  • the algorithm commands the rotation of the adjustment ring nut 9 to increase or reduce, depending on the case, the gap 5 between grinding wheels 2 and 4 and consequently the subsequent grain size of coffee powder .
  • the algorithm commands that an activation pulse of the second motor 11 is sent.
  • the rotation of the adjustment ring nut 9 is related to the activation time of the second motor 11.
  • the algorithm does not proceed to the correction of the grinding parameters .
  • the rotation of adjustment ring nut 9 should occur during the initiation of the next grinding such that its motion mechanism is not forced.
  • the system proceeds to rotationally actuate adjustment ring nut 9 with small successive rotation steps in subsequent grindings until the measured actual percolation rate and the reference percolation rate are matched. If need be, it is possible to keep in memory at least the two last values for the measured actual percolation rate to make the adjustment mechanism more precise.
  • control system can have means for detecting the relative current position between grinding wheels 2 and 4, and accordingly the current gap 5 width, and use the resulting readout as input data for the algorithm in order to improve precision in actuating the adjustment ring nut 9 itself.
  • a position encoder with closed-loop control can be suitably used or also a stepper motor with open-loop control .
  • Detection of the relative current position between grinding wheels 2 and 4 can be effected in different ways, for example through a laser system, a strain gage, a capacitive sensor, a potentiometer etc .

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Abstract

The method for controlling a coffee machine grinder comprises one step of measuring the actual value of a physical quantity relating to the percolation process and one step of modifying the ground coffee grain size at least for the next percolation so that a possible detected deviation between the actual value and a reference value for the physical quantity is compensated.

Description

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COFFEE MACHINE GRINDER
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder.
The grain size of the coffee powder that is filled into the infusion chamber during the preparation of the beverage is one of the most important variables in determining the final result.
In fact, the grain size of the coffee power greatly affects the hydraulic conditions of percolation, determining the pressure drop of the percolation water and consequently the flow rate provided by the pump as well as the thermal behaviour of the boiler.
A finer grinding leads to an increased extraction of the substances contained in the coffee powder, thereby producing a beverage that is stronger and thicker and with a lot of froth produced, whereas a coarser grinding is more suitable for preparing coffee with a lower degree of extraction and with less froth.
Currently, the grain size is generally adjusted though purely mechanical means and is determined by the user by manually setting a ring nut for adjusting the gap between the grinding wheels.
Proper adjustment according to the user's taste is made difficult by the variability of many parameters depending, on the one hand, on the type of coffee used, in particular on the stock, the brand, the roasting, the moisture content thereof, and, on the other hand, on the grinder, in particular on the grinding system, on the mechanical settings at the end of the test run, on the wear of the grinding wheels, and on the amount of coffee introduced.
The technical task to be solved by the present invention is, therefore, to provide a coffee machine and a method for controlling a grinder of said machine that allow the technical drawbacks of the known art to be eliminated.
Within the scope of this technical task an object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder that allows the gap between the grinding wheels, and therefore the grain size, to be automatically adjusted in order to obtain a beverage having the taste desired by the user. A further, but not last object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder that is simple but very effective.
The technical task as well as these and other objects according to the present invention are achieved by providing a method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1.
Other characteristics of the present invention are further defined in the following claims.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will be clearer from the description of a preferred although not exclusive embodiment of the method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to the finding, illustrated in an indicative and not limitative manner in the accompanying drawing, wherein :
figure 1 shows a schematic view of a coffee machine grinder that is controlled by a method in accordance with the present invention.
With reference to the cited figures, an automatic coffee machine grinder is shown, generally denoted by reference numeral 1. The grinder 1 comprises an inner grinding wheel 2 and an outer grinding wheel 4 that are coaxial with respect to an axis 6 and delimit a gap 5, which determines the grain size, wherein grinding is carried out .
The inner grinding wheel 2 is rotationally actuatable around axis 6 by a first motor 3, while a gap 5 adjustment ring nut 9 is operatively engaged with the outer grinding wheel 4 to move the latter in translation parallel with axis 6 in order to be able to modify the width of gap 5 itself.
In particular, a tooth 7 projecting radially from the outer periphery of a supporting cup 20 of the outer grinding wheel 4 engages a cam profile 8 provided along the inner side wall of the adjustment ring nut 9 that, in turn, has an outer serration 15 meshing with a gear wheel 10 carried by the shaft of a second motor 11 to be driven in rotation around axis 6.
One of the grinding wheels, in particular the inner one 2, is further equipped with a clutch (not shown) intended to detach it from the motor 3 when a rolling friction moment is created between the grinding wheels blocking their reciprocal rotation. The block for the reciprocal rotation between the grinding wheels may be caused by little stones and coconut skin and other impurities in the coffee to be grinded.
The control of the grinder 1 comprises one step of measuring of a physical quantity relating to the percolation process and one step of modifying the ground coffee grain size at least for the next percolation so that a possible detected deviation between the actual value and a reference value for the physical quantity is compensated.
Such a physical quantity can be preferably percolation rate, or percolation time, or hydraulic pressure in the percolation circuit.
The reference value for the physical quantity can be a fixed and unchangeable parameter stored in the control unit of the machine or it can be set freely by the user through a dedicated control (such as a knob or a button preferably located on the coffee machine panel) connected to the control unit of the coffee machine.
In order to carry out the above-mentioned method the coffee machine has within its hydraulic circuit measuring means for measuring the physical quantity relating to the percolation process, connected to the coffee machine control unit in which a percolation rate adjustment algorithm is stored.
If the physical quantity is the percolation rate, the measuring means comprise a flow meter,- if the physical quantity is the percolation time, the measuring means comprise a chronograph; and if the physical quantity is the hydraulic pressure, the measuring means comprise a pressure sensor.
This algorithm controls the adjustment ring nut 9 through the actuation of the second motor 11 that is preferably an electric motor.
In the case in which the reference rate is not a parameter modifiable by the user, the latter only needs to order the production of the beverage by the machine possibly changing the amount of coffee powder should the number of doses to be produced or the taste change .
In the case in which the reference rate is a parameter modifiable by the user, instead, the latter possibly selects through the dedicated control also the body of the desired coffee. This user's selection corresponds to the choice of one from the reference percolation rate values stored in the control unit which is thus taken into account by the calculation algorithm as a term for comparison.
If the user changes the settings (coffee powder amount and/or, if possible, coffee body) the control unit commands the execution of a preliminary coarse adjustment of the gap between grinding wheels by actuating the adjustment ring nut in order to have a preset and experimentally determined correction (for example the gap between the grinding wheels is modified according to a predetermined widening parameter when the coffee powder amount is increased) .
The grinder performs grinding and thereafter initiates percolation.
Suppose now only as an example that the physical quantity is percolation rate.
The control unit measures the actual percolation rate .
For example, the system measures, at preset time intervals, the number of pulses read by the flow meter during supply and calculates an average thereof .
The algorithm makes a comparison between the measured actual percolation rate and the reference percolation rate .
If the measured actual percolation rate differs from the reference percolation rate, the algorithm commands the rotation of the adjustment ring nut 9 to increase or reduce, depending on the case, the gap 5 between grinding wheels 2 and 4 and consequently the subsequent grain size of coffee powder .
In particular, the algorithm commands that an activation pulse of the second motor 11 is sent. The rotation of the adjustment ring nut 9 is related to the activation time of the second motor 11.
If the measured actual percolation rate is correct, that is if within certain tolerances there is no deviation between the actual percolation rate and the reference percolation rate, the algorithm does not proceed to the correction of the grinding parameters . Preferably, the rotation of adjustment ring nut 9 should occur during the initiation of the next grinding such that its motion mechanism is not forced.
Since the current relative position between grinding wheels 2 and 4 (and accordingly the width of gap 5) is not an input data for the algorithm, the system proceeds to rotationally actuate adjustment ring nut 9 with small successive rotation steps in subsequent grindings until the measured actual percolation rate and the reference percolation rate are matched. If need be, it is possible to keep in memory at least the two last values for the measured actual percolation rate to make the adjustment mechanism more precise.
Alternatively the control system can have means for detecting the relative current position between grinding wheels 2 and 4, and accordingly the current gap 5 width, and use the resulting readout as input data for the algorithm in order to improve precision in actuating the adjustment ring nut 9 itself.
In the specific case in which the detection of the current relative position between grinding wheels 2 and 4 is made by reading the current angular position of adjustment ring nut 9, a position encoder with closed-loop control can be suitably used or also a stepper motor with open-loop control .
Detection of the relative current position between grinding wheels 2 and 4 can be effected in different ways, for example through a laser system, a strain gage, a capacitive sensor, a potentiometer etc .
In the case in which the control system is able to read the current relative position between grinding wheels 2 and 4, there is the advantage of a precise and faster adjustment in that it is goes in the direction of a correction close to that which is necessary.
It has to be noted that advantageously when such a rolling friction moment is created between the grinding wheels to block their reciprocal rotation so as the clutch detaches the grinding wheel 2 from motor 3, an activation signal is automatically generated for activation of the actuating means of the adjustment ring nut to widen the gap between the grinding wheels so as to remove the source of the block.
The method for controlling a coffee machine grinder thus conceived is susceptible of many modifications and variations, all of which fall within the scope of the inventive concept; moreover all details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements.
In practice, the materials used, as well as dimensions, can be any according to the particular requirements and the state of the art.

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1. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder characterised in that it comprises a step of measuring the actual value of a physical quantity relating to the percolation process and a step of modifying the ground coffee grain size at least for the subsequent percolation so as to compensate for a possible detected deviation between said actual value and a reference value for said physical quantity.
2. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1 characterised in that said physical quantity is the percolation rate.
3. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1 characterised in that said physical quantity is the percolation time .
4. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1 characterised in that said physical quantity is the percolation hydraulic pressure.
5. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1 characterised in that said reference percolation rate is a fixed operational parameter that cannot be set by the user.
6. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to claim 1 characterised in that said reference percolation rate can be set by the user.
7. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that said deviation is compensated for through an algorithm which, based on said detected deviation, automatically commands a related rotation for the gap adjustment ring nut between the grinding wheels of said grinder.
8. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that said rotation of said adjustment ring nut is performed at the beginning of at least one subsequent grinding for carrying out said at least one subsequent percolation.
9. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that said rotation of said adjustment ring nut is divided into a sequence of small rotation steps performed for several successive grindings .
10. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that the current relative position between the grinding wheels of said grinder is read and that said readout is used as input data for said algorithm in order to improve the precision of said rotation of said adjustment ring nut.
11. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that said algorithm commands said rotation of said adjustment ring nut without using as input data the readout of the current relative position between the grinding wheels of said grinder .
12. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to one or more of the preceding claims characterised in that said rotation of said adjustment ring nut is automatically performed by a change in the setting of the value of said reference percolation rate, and/or of the coffee powder amount .
13. Coffee machine characterised in that it comprises a grinder having means for actuating its grinding wheel gap adjustment ring nut of said grinder, driven by an algorithm that compares the actual value for a physical quantity relating to the percolation process, measured by suitable measuring means, with a reference value for said physical quantity, and modifies the ground coffee grain size at least for the subsequent percolation so as to compensate for a possible detected deviation between said actual value and said reference value of said physical quantity.
14. Coffee machine according to any of preceding claims, characterised in that said measuring means comprise a flow meter placed in the hydraulic circuit of said machine.
15. Coffee machine according to any of preceding claims, characterised in that said measuring means comprise a pressure sensor placed in the hydraulic circuit of said machine .
16. Coffee machine according to any of preceding claims, characterised in that said measuring means comprise a time counter for the time of percolation.
17. Coffee machine according to any preceding claims, characterised in that it has means for detecting the current relative position between the grinding wheels of said grinder, in communication with the control unit of said coffee machine to improve the precision of the control performed by said algorithm.
18. Coffee machine according to the preceding claim, characterised in that said detecting means comprise a potentiometer or a position encoder or a strain gage.
19. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder according to any preceding claims, characterised in that, when such a rolling friction moment is created between the grinding wheels to block their reciprocal rotation, an activation signal is automatically generated for activation of said actuating means of said adjustment ring nut to widen the gap between the grinding wheels so as to remove the source of the block.
20. Method for controlling a coffee machine grinder as described and claimed.
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