APPARATUS FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC A23N12/08 A23F5/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to coffee production. Described is a coffee beans roasting unit comprising roasting chamber (1) having lower opening (11), working member (2) of air supply, made with possibility of air flow supply inside the chamber through the lower opening of the chamber, electric heater (3) located below the lower opening of the chamber and configured to heat said air flow, wherein unit comprises channel (6) for supply of hot air flow from heater (3) into lower opening (11) of roasting chamber, and wherein said channel (6) comprises local cross-section (61), reducing the cross-section of the channel to a minimum cross-section, and at least one temperature sensor (7) is located in said minimum cross section of the channel. Also disclosed is an apparatus for roasting coffee beans, comprising said coffee beans roasting unit, housing (4) and control system (80).

EFFECT: invention makes it possible to ensure optimal roasting of coffee beans with availability of accurate information in the feedback loop on temperature.

10 cl, 4 dwg