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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Buffinga, Eindhoven, NL;
Yde Johannes Venema, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Coffee mill hopper assembly (), comprising a hopper () with multiple compartments () for storing coffee beans and at least one outlet () through which coffee beans may be released from the respective compartments, and a compartment selector () comprising a rotatable control knob for adjusting the position of a closure member () that cooperates with the at least one outlet () to provide for at least one outflow aperture that, depending on the rotational position of the closure member, selectively enables a release of coffee beans. The compartment selector () further comprises two toothed members that are rotationally locked to the control knob () and the hopper (), respectively, wherein at least one of said toothed members () is movably arranged and spring-biased to force the teeth () of the toothed members towards each other in a meshing relationship.