公开(公告)号：US20240407603A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18694725

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jiangang Guo ,  Edward Haney ,  Pravin R. Shewale ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Shaozhen Zhang ,  Jinru Lin

IPC: A47J42/16 ,  A47J31/42 ,  A47J42/18 ,  A47J42/40 ,  A47J42/50

Abstract: A grinder appliance includes a body having a housing portion. A grinding assembly is positioned within the housing portion where the grinding assembly is configured to grind whole beans into ground beans. A chute extends between the grinding assembly and a discharge aperture. An ion generator extends through the chute and into a channel defined by the chute. The ion generator includes an attachment feature configured to be coupled to at least one of the body and the chute. At least one pin extends from an end of the attachment feature and into the channel. A power source is coupled to the at least one pin to generate an ion field within the channel to reduce a charge on the ground beans traveling through the chute.