EP0455337B1 - Verfahren zur Getränkezubereitung - Google Patents

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EP0455337B1
EP0455337B1 EP91302538A EP91302538A EP0455337B1 EP 0455337 B1 EP0455337 B1 EP 0455337B1 EP 91302538 A EP91302538 A EP 91302538A EP 91302538 A EP91302538 A EP 91302538A EP 0455337 B1 EP0455337 B1 EP 0455337B1
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Andrew Charles Bentley
Christine Anne King
Alistair John Macmahon
Alec Thomas Newman
Robert William Tansley
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package

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  • the present invention relates to packages containing ingredients for the preparation of beverages and, in particular, to sealed packages which are formed from a substantially air- and water-impermeable material and which contain one or more ingredients for the preparation of beverages.
  • Cartridges containing roast and ground coffee in which hot water flows under gravimetric force through the cartridge are also known.
  • a cartridge of this general type is described in British Patent No. 1397116.
  • a package which contains at least one beverage preparation ingredient, e.g. roast and ground coffee.
  • the package is formed from a substantially air-and water-impermeable material and comprises a sealed body portion having a compartment containing the beverage ingredient and an outlet channel, the compartment and the outlet channel co-operating in such a manner that, in use, the beverage is filtered, thereby avoiding the necessity for an external filter.
  • the beverage packages as described in European Patent Application No. 87311325.2 are primarily intended to be used with a beverage preparation machine which handles the packages automatically or semi-automatically. A machine of this type is described in our European Patent Application No. 89302708.6.
  • the packages may contain roast and ground coffee, leaf tea or one or more powdered beverage preparation ingredients such as powdered chocolate, powdered coffee or powdered soup.
  • the present invention provides a method for the preparation of a beverage from a sealed package containing one or more beverage preparation ingredients located in a compartment in the package, which method comprises introducing a liquid medium suitable for the preparation of the beverage under pressure into the package through an inlet formed therein, causing the liquid medium to enter the compartment thereby forming the beverage, and collecting the beverage so formed from an outlet formed in the package, characterised in that the beverage is filtered in an upwardly direction through a filter.
  • the beverage package used in the present invention preferably has a body portion which may be formed, for example, from a moulded plastics material.
  • the inlet and/or outlet of the package may be closed by a plug of a plastics material moulded into the inlet and/or outlet nozzle during the moulding of the body portion.
  • the inlet and/or outlet may be covered by a substantially air- and water-impermeable material, for example aluminium foil or a laminated material, such as a laminate of plastic ma- terial/metal foi I/plastic material, prior to the open ing of the inlet and/or outlet.
  • a substantially air- and water-impermeable material for example aluminium foil or a laminated material, such as a laminate of plastic ma- terial/metal foi I/plastic material, prior to the open ing of the inlet and/or outlet.
  • Specific examples of materials which can be used are aluminium foil having a thickness in the range of from 30 to 60 micrometres coated with a layer
  • the outlet in the package may be prepared during the beverage preparation cycle using a cutting and piercing tool for example of the type as described in our European Patent Application No. 89302708.6.
  • the inlet and/or outlet may be open and the beverage package provided with an outer wrapping or the like.
  • a plurality of packages may be provided with a shrink wrapped outer layer.
  • the communication between the inlet and the compartment containing the beverage preparation ingredient(s) is preferably via a channel which is separated from the compartment by a wall which has a plurality of openings formed therein for the entry of a liquid medium into the compartment.
  • the channel preferably extends along at least one side of the compartment, more preferably along three sides of the compartment.
  • the openings in the wall are preferably in the form of elongate slots which are generally arranged in a manner such that an even distribution of the liquid medium through the beverage preparation ingredients is acheived.
  • the filter is preferably made from a material with a high wet strength, for example a non-woven polyester fibre material or polypropylene.
  • Other materials which may be used include a water-permeable cellulosic material, such as a cellulosic material comprising woven paper fibres.
  • the woven paper fibres may be admixed with fibres of polypropylene, polyvinylchloride and/or polyethylene. The incorporation of these plastics materials into the cellulosic material renders the cellulosic material heat-sealable.
  • the filter material may also be coated with a material which is activated by heat and/or pressure so that it can readily be sealed to ribs formed in the under surface of the top of the package, thereby forming one or more passages which communicate with the outlet.
  • beverage preparation ingredients contained in the packages used in the invention are preferably roast and ground coffee, or leaf tea, and according to individual taste, powdered milk or creamer, sugar or artificial sweetner.
  • compartment containing the beverage preparation ingredients may be separated into two or more sections, for example, one section containing roast and ground coffee and another section containing powdered milk or creamer.
  • the means for the entry of the liquid medium into the separate compartments would be varied to suit the requirements for filtration or dissolution of the particular ingredients.
  • the package of the present invention when filled with roast and ground coffee, preferably contains from 2.5 to 10 grams of roast and ground coffee, preferably from 4.5 to 6 grams for the preparation of a single cup.
  • packages which are intended to provide multiple servings of coffee will contain an appropriate amount of roast and ground coffee, for example, packages intended to provide say five cups of coffee will contain from 20 to 50 grams of roast and ground coffee, preferably from 25 to 30 grams.
  • the roast and ground coffee is generally compacted when the beverage package is filled in order to aid the distribution and transport of water through the package.
  • a liquid medium is passed via the inlet of the package into the compartment containing the beverage preparation ingredient(s).
  • the f Iter is disposed at the top of the compartment containing the beverage preparation ingredient(s) and the liquid medium is thereby caused to flow upwardly through the beverage preparation ingredients.
  • the beverage so formed flows upwardly through the filter into the passage or passages which communicate with the outlet.
  • Filtering the beverage in an upwardly direction has been found to be advantageous in that the smaller and lighter particles of the beverage preparation ingredients settle to the bottom of the compartment and hence the clogging of the filter by these small particles is mitigated.
  • the beverage thus filters more rapidly upwardly through the filter than it would if the filter were placed beneath the beverage ingredients and the liquid medium caused to flow in a downwardly direction.
  • the flow of water in an upwardly direction through the package is advantageous in that the particles of the beverage preparation ingredient(s) float up towards the filter, thereby re-establishing the filter bed. This is of particular advantage if the particles of the beverage preparation ingredient(s) have settled during transport and/or storage and if holes or cracks have formed in the bed.
  • the upward filtration causes the filter bed to re-es- tabilish in these situations, thereby providing a more effective filtration of the beverage preparation ingredient(s).
  • the upward filtration is particularly advantageous because the tea leaves float initially and then sink and the configuration of the beverage packages of the present invention prevents the wetted tea leaves from blinding the filter.
  • the quality of the filtration of beverage preparation ingredients is known to affect the flavour of the beverage.
  • the beverage packages used in the present invention enable efficient filtration to be achieved and thereby give rise to beverages which have little or no turbidity and a good flavour.
  • Another advantage of the packages used in the present invention is that with the continuous flow of water in an upwardly direction through the package a more effective wetting of the beverage preparation ingredient(s) is achieved. This is of importance for roast and ground coffee since the wetting of the particles causes the particles to swell and thus assists in preventing fine particles from passing through the filter. It will be appreciated that for the preparation of coffee from roast and ground coffee, or the preparation of tea from leaf tea, the liquid medium is hot water.
  • the packages used in the present invention are preferably provided with a recognition means whereby, in use, the package is identified by the machine into which it is placed for treatment and the identification of the package thereby causes it to be subjected to the correct treatment steps including the introduction of a liquid medium into the package.
  • the liquid medium introduced into the package wi generally be water or a water/air mixture.
  • the recognition means may comprise one or more surface features formed in the body of the beverage package.
  • the package body may be provided with one or more indents, cut outs, protrusions or holes which can be identified by a mechanical sensor in the beverage preparation machine, the mechanical sensor registering the presence or absence of the indents, cut outs, protrusions or holes.
  • the recognition means may, alternatively, comprise a system which can be sensed by a simple optical device, for example a bar code printed onto the body of the package, a pattern of through holes in the package, a pattern of contrasting tones or colours printed onto the package or packages containing different comestibles being of different colours.
  • a simple optical device for example a bar code printed onto the body of the package, a pattern of through holes in the package, a pattern of contrasting tones or colours printed onto the package or packages containing different comestibles being of different colours.
  • the recognition means may also comprise one or more strips of a magnetic material applied to the body of the package which can be read by an appropriate magnetic sensor; one or more shaped or divided areas of metal foil applied to the package body which cause an inductive effect on movement of the package in the machine, which inductive effect can be sensed; or one or more electrically conductive areas formed on the body of the package which can be sensed electrically.
  • the package used in the present invention contains one or more beverage preparation ingredients, for example, roast and ground coffee or leaf tea and sugar and/or creamer, as desired.
  • beverage preparation ingredients for example, roast and ground coffee or leaf tea and sugar and/or creamer.
  • One machine which can readily be adapted for the preparation of a beverage from the preferred beverage package of the invention which includes a recognition means is described in our European Patent Application No. 89302708.6.
  • the only modification required to be made to such a beverage preparation machine is to incorporate an appropriate sensor or sensors into it, the sensor or sensors being designed to read the particular coding on the capsule and to send a signal to the controller, which then selects the appropriate beverage preparation cycle.
  • the recognition system used on the beverage packages of the present invention enables a single beverage preparation machine to prepare from different beverage packages a great number of different beverages which require different beverage preparation conditions.
  • the packages used in the present invention may be treated by a machine which includes therein one or more sensors which are adapted to sense and identify a recognition means provided on a package inserted into the machine.
  • the sensor may be, for example, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor or an inductive sensor.
  • the machine is preferably adapted so thatthe package is handled automatically following its insertion into the machine.
  • a machine of the type as described in our European Patent Application No. 89302708.6 can be fitted with an appropriate sensor to sense and identify a recognition means provided on beverage packages intended for use therewith.
  • a beverage package body is shown at 1.
  • the body may be formed, for example, from a moulded plastics material.
  • the body 1 has a compartment 2 in which the beverage preparation ingredient or ingredients are contained.
  • the package body has an outlet nozzle 3 and an inlet 12 formed therein.
  • the compartment 2 is separated from the area of the body in which the nozzle 3 is formed by means of a wall 4.
  • the top 5 of the package 1 has four longitudinal ribs 6 moulded to the underside thereof which are shown as a plurality of dotted lines in Figure 2.
  • the four ribs 6 are joined at either end by transverse ribs 7 which are also shown in dotted outline in Figure 2.
  • the ribs 6 and 7 are strengthened at intervals by posts 8 which are also moulded to the underside of the top 5 of package 1. These posts 8 are also shown in dotted outline in Figure 2.
  • a filter material 9 is heat sealed to ribs 6, ribs 7 and posts 8, the filter material 9 extends across a substantial part of the top of compartment 2.
  • Compartment 2 is separated from the outlet nozzle by a wall 4 and surrounded on its other three sides by a U-shaped wall 10.
  • the wall 10 has a U-shaped channel 11 surrounding it, the channel 11 communicating with inlet 12.
  • the wall 10 0 has a plurality of small slots 13 formed in the two longitudinal arms thereof.
  • the bottom of the package 1 is sealed by means of an aluminium foil or a laminated foil which is heat sealed to the loweredges of walls 4 and 10 and to the lower edge 14 of the package.
  • the water enters the channel 11 surrounding three sides of the compartment 2 containing the beverage ingredients.
  • the water, which is under pressure, is forced through the elongate slots 13 formed in the wall 10 which separates channel 11 from compartment 2.
  • the water mixes with the beverage preparation ingredients contained in compartment 2 and is forced upwardly through the beverage preparation ingredients.
  • the beverage formed by passage of the water through the beverage preparation ingredients passes through filter material 9 into passages 15 which are formed between the ribs 6.
  • the sealing of the filter material 9 onto ribs 6 and 7 prevents any short circuit and all of the beverage has to pass through the filter.
  • the passages 15 are closed at the end remote from the outlet by transverse rib 7.
  • the beverage formed by the passage of water through the beverage preparation ingredients also passes directly through the fi Iter material 9 into areas 16 which communicate with passages 15.
  • the beverage passes along passages 15, commingles with the beverage collected in areas 16 and is then funnelled by means of angled extensions 17 of the middle two ribs 6 over a weir 18 to a beverage collection area 19 and thence into outlet nozzle 3.
  • the beverage is then collected in a cup or other receptacle placed below the outlet nozzle 3. It may be desirable to support the filter material 9 by means of additional support ribs in the passages 15 in order to prevent the filter material from bowing and sealing the passages.
  • a hollow post 20 which is attached by ribs 21 arranged in cruciform fashion to the end wall 22, side wall 27 and wall 4.
  • beverage package as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 it is possible to prepare 160 ml of coffee from roast and ground coffee contained in compartment 2 in 20 seconds by passing water at a pressure of 10 5 Pa through the package.
  • the beverage package as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 incorporates the recognition means which is a preferred feature of the invention.
  • the package of the invention 1 containing one or more beverage preparation ingredients has a generally rectangular shape with flat top and bottom surfaces and is thereby suitable for insertion into a beverage preparation machine, for example of the type as described in our European Patent Application No. 89302708.6, longitudinally through a slot.
  • the package is also provided, as best shown in Figure 2, with teeth 25 moulded along one side wall of compartment 2.
  • the teeth 25 have recesses 26 formed therebetween. These teeth 25 are intended to enable the beverage package to be driven through a beverage preparation machine by the engagement of the teeth 25 with the tooth of a cam (not shown).
  • the side wall 27 of the beverage package has a flange 28 extending at right angles thereto.
  • the flange 28 has an upstanding rib 30 at the end thereof near to the leading end 29 of the package.
  • the flange 28 As the package is driven into the beverage preparation machine the flange 28 is sensed as the side edge of the package passes beneath a sensing arm (not shown).
  • the flange 28 has a plurality of upstanding pegs 31,32,33,34 located therein and as the package is driven into the machine by the engagement of the teeth 25 with the tooth of a cam, the sensor senses the presence or absence of upstanding pegs 31,32,33,34.
  • the sensing arm will thereby identify a different type of beverage package.
  • the sensing arm operates a switch (not shown) which thereby transmits information concerning the presence or absence of the pegs on the package to the control mechanism for the beverage dispensing machine.
  • the arrangement of pegs 31,32,33,34 on the package thus identifies the type of package to the controller which then selects the appropriate beverage preparation conditions.
  • the presence or absence of three pegs provides scope for the sensing arm to sense up to 8 different types of beverage packages. Thus, if the presence of a peg at a particular location is coded as 1 and the absence of a peg coded as 0, the following code combinations can be achieved.
  • the water inlet 12 of the package is pierced or cut, the outlet 3 is uncovered in the package and water caused to flow under pressure through the compartment containing the beverage ingredient(s).
  • the chosen beverage then being collected in a cup or receptacle placed below the outlet 3 of the package.
  • beverage or other ingredient may require significantly different treatment.
  • some beverages will be prepared with hot water and some with cold water, whilst others, such as espresso coffee, will require a smaller amount of water for their preparation.
  • Preparation times may require to be varied.
  • water and/or air may be required either for preparing/dispensing the beverage/content of the package or for the purpose of pre-cleaning an inlet pipe or flushing out a used package.
  • a user may require a particular beverage to be dispensed in combination with one or more ingredients from independent sources, e.g. powdered mi lk and/or sugar.

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1. Verfahren für die Zubereitung eines Getränks aus einem abgedichteten Behälter (1), welcher eine oder mehrere in einem Fach (2) in dem Behälter (1) angeordnete Zutaten für die Getränkezubereitung enthält, welches Verfahren das Einführen einerfürdie Zubereitung des Getränks geeigneten Flüssigkeit unter Druck in den Behälter (1) durch einen darin ausgebildeten Einlaß (12) umfaßt, wodurch bewirkt wird, daß die Flüssigkeit in das Fach (2) gelangt, wodurch das Getränk gebildet wird, und Sammeln des derart gebildeten Getränks von einem in dem Behälter ausgebildeten Auslaß (3), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Getränkt durch einen Filter (9) in einer Aufwärtsrichtung gefiltert wird.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem der Einlaß (12) und/oder der Auslaß (3) in dem Behälter (1) mittels eines Stanz- und Schneidewerkzeugs ausgebildet ist/sind.
3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, bei welchem die Flüssigkeit Wasser ist.
4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem das Strömen der Flüssigkeit in das die Zutaten für die Getränkezubereitung enthaltende Fach (2) dadurch bewirkt wird, daß die Flüssigkeit dazu gebracht wird, durch eine oder mehrere beschränkte Öffnungen (13) in das Fach (2) zu strömen.
5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, bei welchem die beschränkten Öffnungen (13) längliche Schlitze sind.
6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem der Einlaß (12) und/oder der Auslaß (3) vor der Ausbildung des Einlasses (12) und/oder des Auslasses (3) in dem Behälter von einem im wesentlichen luft- und wasserundurchlässigen Material bedeckt ist/sind.
7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei welchem der Einlaß (12) und/oder der Auslaß (3) vor der Ausbildung des Einlasses (12) und/oder des Auslasses (3) in dem Behälter (1) von einem Stopfen verschlossen ist/sind.
8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem der Filter (9) aus einem wasserdurchlässigen Material gefertigt ist.
9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem eine Mehrzahl von Kanälen (15) zwischen dem Filter (9) und der Oberseite (5) des Behälters (1) ausgebildet ist.
10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem die Zutat für die Getränkezubereitung Blattee oder gerösteter und gemahlener Kaffee ist.
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