摘要 |
This disclosure is directed to a custom coffee blending apparatus whereby a customer can personally blend a plurality of different coffee beans to design an individualized blend. This is attained by an apparatus having a plurality of hoppers, each containing a supply of coffee beans that are grown in various coffee producing regions. The discharge opening of the respective hoppers is connected into communication with conduits having disposed therein a feeder for directing the coffee to a collecting station wherein the respective coffee beans received from the respective hoppers are collected and thereafter selectively bagged, either in the whole bean state or in the ground state, weight checked, and/or having a label printed to identify the make up or amount of the various coffees comprising the final coffee blend. The operation of the apparatus is controlled by a central process unit (CPU) that is operated by the individual customer.
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