How the hell does my coffeemaker get the coffee in the pot?

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I have this cuisinart coffee machine. It’s got all these different parts that must be put in place including the coffee pot which somehow collects the coffee through its plastic lid. While it’s running i hear all these sounds like gears grinding so obviously there are some sort of tiny coffee elves transporting the coffee from the filter to the pot.

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See that rounded bit on top of the lid? It sits in a little well, and there are holes at the bottom of the well.

When the pot is in the machine, the rounded bit presses up on a spring, which opens the hole under the coffee grounds. The coffee drains slowly into the little well around the rounded bit, then to the holes at its base.

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