Abstract: The invention concerns a method to determine the recipe Rym for roasting a quantity m of a type Cy coffee beans in a particular type of roasting apparatus, said recipe Rym providing setpoints (Tym@ti; ti), wherein the method comprises the steps of:—getting access to: ?a rule to calculate the roasting recipe adapted to the roasting of a quantity of beans, said quantity being comprised in a list of pre-determined quantities (M, M±?x), from any pre-existing roasting recipe adapted to the roasting of another quantity of beans in said particular type of roasting apparatus, said another quantity being comprised in the list of pre-determined quantities (M, M±?x), and to at least one pre-determined original roasting recipe RyMoriginal adapted to the roasting of one original pre-determined quantity Moriginal of the type Cy coffee beans, and—based on the comparison between m, the accessible original pre-determined quantity Moriginal and the accessible pre-determined quantities of the list (M, M±?x), determining the roa

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of roasting coffee beans with a roasting apparatus (X), said roasting apparatus comprising a control system (80) configured to control the heating device (2) and to reproduce roasting recipes, said control implementing a feedback loop regulation based on the temperature Treg measured by the at least one temperature probe (5), wherein, before roasting coffee beans by reproducing coffee beans roasting recipes defined with one specific master roasting apparatus (M), the feedback loop regulation is adjusted, said operation of adjustment comprising the step applying pre-determined correction KC to the feedback loop regulation.

Abstract: The invention concerns process of calibration of a coffee beans roasting apparatus in order to reproduce coffee beans roasting recipes defined with one specific master roasting apparatus, said calibration process comprising the steps of: a—introducing at least one second temporary temperature probe inside the chamber of the roasting apparatus, b—controlling the heating device to reproduce a preset curve R said control being based on the temperature Treg regulated by the at least one first temperature probe, c—during the reproduction of the preset curve Rset, measuring the temperature Tcal in function of time inside the chamber, d—comparing the temperature Tcal@ti with the temperature Tref@ti of a pre-determined calibration curve Rref obtained with the master roasting apparatus (M), said calibration curve Rref representing the temperature Tref measured in the chamber of the specific master apparatus (M) while controlling the heating device of the master apparatus to reproduce said preset curve Rset, e—based on

Abstract: The invention concerns a coffee beans roasting system comprising : - a coffee beans roasting apparatus (10), said apparatus comprising : a chamber (1),. a heating device (2),. at least one first temperature probe (5) to regulate the temperature of air supplied by the heating device, said first temperature probe being positioned outside the chamber,. a control system (80) configured to control the heating device and configured to reproduce roasting curves each of said roasting curves providing a set of points (T@ti; ti) based on the temperature Treg regulated by the at least one first temperature probe, and - at least one second temperature probe (3) configured to be introduced temporary inside the roasting apparatus to measure the temperature inside the roasting chamber, and - means configured to create a pressure loss of the flow of hot air while the chamber is void of coffee beans in order to simulate the presence of coffee beans inside the chamber during a roasting operation.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method to determine the roasting recipe Rblend for roasting a customised blend of coffee beans CA, CB, . . . introduced in a chamber of a roasting apparatus, said recipe Rblend providing the temperature T@t1, T@t2, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t1, t2, . . . , respectively, said method comprising the steps of:—obtaining for each type of coffee beans Cn comprised in said blend at least:. the type Cn of said type of coffee beans, and. the quantity mn of said type of coffee beans Cn introduced in the chamber, and—based on the obtained type Cn, getting access at least to:. roasting recipes RMA, RMB, . . . of the different types of coffee beans CA, CB, . . . respectively, and. temperature adaptation factors KA, KB, . . . of said different types of coffee beans CA, CB, . . .

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for roasting coffee beans comprising:—a vessel (1) to contain coffee beans,—a heating device (12) to heat coffee beans contained in the vessel,—a control system (180) operable to control the heating device and configured to apply a roasting recipe (R) providing the temperature T@t1, T@t2, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t1, t2, . . . , respectively, wherein for a customised quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel,—the control system is configured to obtain at least the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and—the control system is configured to get access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and to said pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . , and—based on said accessible series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . .

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for roasting coffee beans comprising: —a vessel (1) to contain coffee beans, —a heating device (12) to heat coffee beans contained in the vessel, —a control system (180) operable to control the heating device and configured to apply a roasting recipe (R), wherein for a customised quantity m of coffee beans of type Ny introduced inside the vessel, —the control system is configured to obtain at least the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel and the type Ny of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and —based on the obtained type Ny, the control system is configured to get access at least to a roasting recipe Ry, said recipe being adapted to the roasting of one pre-determined quantity M of beans of type Ni, and to said pre-determined quantity M, and —based on the accessible roasting recipe Ry and on said obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, the control system is configured to determine the roasting recipe (R) to be applied to

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for roasting coffee beans with a roasting apparatus (10) said roasting apparatus being positioned in a room and said roasting apparatus comprising: ?—a roasting device (1), and ?—a smoke treating unit (3) configured to treat the smoke produced in the roasting device (1) and to prevent the dispense of air contaminants in the room.

Abstract: The filtering molten metal injector system includes a holder furnace, a casting mold supported above the holder furnace, and at least one molten metal injector supported from a bottom side of the casting mold. The holder furnace contains a supply of molten metal. The mold defines a mold cavity for receiving the molten metal from the holder furnace. The molten metal injector projects into the holder furnace. The molten metal injector includes a cylinder defining a piston cavity housing a reciprocating piston for pumping the molten metal upward from the holder furnace to the mold cavity. The cylinder and piston are at least partially submerged in the molten metal when the holder furnace contains the molten metal. The cylinder or the piston includes a molten metal intake for receiving the molten metal into the piston cavity when the holder furnace contains molten metal. A conduit connects the piston cavity to the mold cavity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a molten metal injector system including a holder furnace, a casting mold supported above the holder furnace, and a molten metal injector supported from a bottom side of the mold. The holder furnace contains a supply of molten metal having a metal oxide film surface. The bottom side of the mold faces the holder furnace. The mold defines a mold cavity for receiving the molten metal from the holder furnace. The injector projects into the holder furnace and is in fluid communication with the mold cavity. The injector includes a piston positioned within a piston cavity defined by a cylinder for pumping the molten metal upward from the holder furnace and injecting the molten metal into the mold cavity under pressure. The piston and cylinder are at least partially submerged in the molten metal when the holder furnace contains the molten metal. The cylinder further includes a molten metal intake for receiving the molten metal into the piston cavity.

Abstract: The molten metal injector system includes a holder furnace, a casting mold supported above the holder furnace, and a molten metal injector supported from a bottom side of the mold. The holder furnace contains a supply of molten metal. The casting mold defines a mold cavity for receiving molten metal from the holder furnace. The injector projects downward into the holder furnace and is in fluid communication with the mold cavity. The injector includes a cylinder defining a piston cavity housing a reciprocating piston. The piston pumps molten metal upward from the holder furnace to the mold cavity. The cylinder further includes a molten metal intake for receiving molten metal into the piston cavity. The intake may be a valve or an aperture defined in the sidewall of the cylinder.

Abstract: The injector includes a cylinder defining a piston cavity housing a reciprocating piston for pumping molten metal from a holder furnace and injecting the molten metal into the mold cavity of a casting mold. The piston defines a molten metal intake for receiving molten metal into the piston cavity. A check valve is positioned in the molten metal intake defmed by the piston. The check valve is preferably a ball check valve. The cylinder further defines a fill conduit in fluid communication with the piston cavity. The fill conduit extends through a top wall of the cylinder and extends along an axis substantially parallel to the piston.

Abstract: A top filling injection unit for a cold chamber die casting machine, the cold chamber die casting machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a fixed die half and a moving die half, the fixed die half is mounted on the fixed platen and the moving die half is mounted on the moving platen, a part line on which the moving die half and fixed die half meet, the top filling injection unit comprised of an open upwardly inclined injection sleeve, an injection plunger, an injection plunger piston, an injection cylinder and an injection piston, an aperture in the fixed die half defining an opening, the injection sleeve is secured in the opening in the fixed die half, with the top of the injection sleeve proximate the part line, the injection plunger having a retractable filling position and an upper injection position, the injection plunger is lowered to a selected filling position, the upper injection position of the injection plunger being proximate the part line.

Abstract: An injection unit for a die casting machine having a fixed platen with a fixed die and a moving platen with a moving die, the moving die and the fixed die meeting on a part line for casting, the fixed die having an injection nozzle seat, and an inclined opening defining an inclined passage within the die from the injection nozzle seat to the part line, the injection unit comprising a base plate supporting a minipot, injection device, an injection nozzle support and an injection nozzle, a mechanism to move said base plate towards and away from said fixed die to seat or unseat the injection nozzle in the injection nozzle seat.

Abstract: A die for use with a die casting machine comprised of a left hand die half, a right hand die half, in which the die halves close on a part line, an injection nozzle seat, an injection fluid inlet, a runner and a cavity, the invention comprising a left hand die half having a protrusion extending over the part line when the die halves are closed, the top of the protrusion forming the base of the injection fluid inlet when the die halves are closed, the bottom of the protrusion is spaced from the upper surface of the lower part of the right hand die half

Abstract: Apparatus and method for closing, connecting, clamping, unclamping, disconnecting and opening the die halves attached to a moving platen and fixed platen of a the die casting machine comprising clamping means, open-closing means, and connecting-disconnecting means, the clamping means comprising a clamping cylinder and a clamping piston, the open-close means comprising an open-close cylinder connected to the rear of the moving platen and an open-close piston connected to the interior center of clamping cylinder, the open-close means comprising an insertion or removal of an insertion between the clamping piston and the open-close cylinder.

Abstract: A die casting machine having a frame comprising two connecting rods, two side platens, a moving platen, connecting rod apertures in said moving platen, a moving platen drive and two dies, wherein one side platen is connected to the two connecting rods, the other side platen is connected to the opposite ends of the two connecting rods, the moving platen is guided by said two connecting rods for movement towards or away from respective side platens by said moving platen drive, one die mounted on one face of the moving platen and the other die mounted on the inside face of one side platen, all said platens being located in parallel planes at right angles to the centerline of the machine, the two connecting rods, the moving platen drive and the dies being in a common plane passing through the longitudinal centerline of the die casting machine.