03-12-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200375388A1
Автор:
Flynn MacFarlane,
Daniel Bolitho,
Liam Wilkie,
Ali Syed Mohammad,
Michael Elliot-Jones,
Ryan Ralph,
Bhavish Sookram,
Clayton Gregory Arnold Lund,
Patrick Watts,
Jaden Jigme Rubinstein,
Yun Xiao,
Hafiz Abdul Moid,
MACFARLANE FLYNN,
BOLITHO DANIEL,
WILKIE LIAM,
MOHAMMAD ALI SYED,
ELLIOT-JONES MICHAEL,
RALPH RYAN,
SOOKRAM BHAVISH,
LUND CLAYTON GREGORY ARNOLD,
WATTS PATRICK,
RUBINSTEIN JADEN JIGME,
XIAO YUN,
MOID HAFIZ ABDUL,
MacFarlane, Flynn,
Bolitho, Daniel,
Wilkie, Liam,
Mohammad, Ali Syed,
Elliot-Jones, Michael,
Ralph, Ryan,
Sookram, Bhavish,
Lund, Clayton Gregory Arnold,
Watts, Patrick,
Rubinstein, Jaden Jigme,
Xiao, Yun,
Moid, Hafiz Abdul
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Embodiments generally relate to systems, apparatus and methods concerned with autonomous preparation of brewed beverages, such as coffee beverages. Some embodiments make use of at least one robotic arm in the brewed beverage preparation. Various embodiments use two robotic arms. Various embodiments have multiple separately controlled components with which the at least one robotic arm can interact as part of the coffee preparation process. 1. (canceled)2. The system of claim 20 , further comprising a weigh station to measure a mass of the grounds in the filter basket claim 20 , wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one robotic arm to transport the portable filter with compacted grounds to the weigh station before transporting it to the brewing machine.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a weight reduction station to remove some of the compacted grounds from the filter basket claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one robotic arm to transport the portable filter with compacted grounds to the weight reduction station after transporting it to the weigh station.4. The system of claim 20 , further comprising a grounds disposal station to remove used grounds from the filter basket claim 20 , wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one robotic arm to transport the portable filter with used grounds to the disposal station after the coffee beverage is created at the brewing machine.518-. (canceled)19. The system of claim 20 , further comprising a milk supply and a sweetener supply claim 20 , wherein the controller controls dispensing of milk from the milk supply and dispensing of sweetener from the sweetener supply.20. An automated coffee preparation system claim 20 , comprising:a controller;a coffee grinder to grind coffee beans into grounds;a doser to dispense grounds into a filter basket;a compactor to compact the grounds in the filter basket, the compactor being co-located with the doser ...
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