Title:
【発明の名称】焙り焼きシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001522593
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of roasting foodstuff such as coffee beans employ a roasting chamber (44) for roasting the beans. An air circulation system (48) operatively coupled with the chamber flows heated air over the beans and thereby roasts the beans, and an air cleaning arrangement (74, 76) is operatively coupled with the air circulation system and located downstream of the chamber for removing substantially all particulates, smoke and volatiles entrained in the used air as it flows through the container and into the air cleaning arrangement to provide substantially pollutant-free used air. The circulation system uses atmospheric air and heats, cleans and cools it within as little as 1/4 second. Sensors and an electronic controller (10) are provided to monitor various parameters in the roasting apparatus and control the roasting characteristics. The darkness or color of the beans during roasting in roasting machines at a plurality of geographically separate locations is controlled by equipping each roasting machine with a computer with memory and providing a central control station (12) for downloading control signals to the computer to control roasting.
Inventors:
Arlington Roger A
Torbet Philip A.
Torbet Philip A.
Application Number:
JP2000520003A
Publication Date:
November 20, 2001
Filing Date:
November 09, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fresh Roast Systems, Inc.
International Classes:
A47J31/00; A23F5/04; A23G1/02; A23L21/10; A23N12/08; A23N12/10; (IPC1-7): A23F5/04; A23N12/08; A47J31/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroo Suzuki