METHOD AND MACHINE FOR SERVING GROUND COFFEE PORTIONS Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A47J31/36 

FIELD: mechanic.

SUBSTANCE: method and a machine to control dispensing portions of ground coffee, the machine comprising a grinding device (2), which is designed to grind coffee beans, a supply channel (51) that contains an inlet (52) communicating with the grinding device with the purpose of ground coffee receipt, and an outlet (53), a closure part (54), which is designed to be able to move between an open position for ground coffee discharge from the channel through the outlet (53) and a closed position for closing the outlet, and a ground coffee weight sensor (6) that is designed to generate signals representative of the weight of ground coffee accumulated in the supply channel when the closure part is in the closed position.

EFFECT: improved control of ground coffee dispensing.

20 cl, 8 dwg