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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Melitta Europa Gmbh & Co. KG, Minden, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Sachtleben, Minden, DE;
Markus Schaefer, Blomberg, DE;
Assignee:
MELITTA EUROPA GMBH & CO. KG, Minden, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 42/50 (2006.01); A47J 31/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/42 (2013.01); A47J 42/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coffee machine includes a brewing unit, a grinding mechanism to process coffee beans into coffee grounds that are used by the brewing unit to brew coffee, and a container for coffee beans. The container has a bottom surface with an outlet opening that leads to the grinding mechanism. The bottom surface is inclined toward the outlet opening and includes ridges extending in a direction of the outlet opening.