APPARATUS FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS

摘要

An improved method and apparatus for the hot air roasting of coffee beans is provided and includes structure (10) for obtaining a uniform roast of the coffee beans, unitary structure to a roasting chamber (12) and removably and releasably mounting a cover to the roasting chamber, structure for initiating a roasting cycle and terminating the roasting cycle for a predetermined cooling period at any point during the roasting cycle, structure (47) for double sealing a cover to a roasting chamber, structure for assembling a vessel, a metallic base, and a plastic mount ring into an integral roasting chamber, structure for releasably and removably mounting a roasting vessel to a main housing, dual filters for preventing the blockage of a hot air stream through a hull and chaff collector (14), and a "fan based" method for controlling the roasting temperature.