AU2011264033A1 - Portion capsule for pulverulent or liquid basic drinks compounds - Google Patents

Portion capsule for pulverulent or liquid basic drinks compounds Download PDF

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AU2011264033A1
AU2011264033A1 AU2011264033A AU2011264033A AU2011264033A1 AU 2011264033 A1 AU2011264033 A1 AU 2011264033A1 AU 2011264033 A AU2011264033 A AU 2011264033A AU 2011264033 A AU2011264033 A AU 2011264033A AU 2011264033 A1 AU2011264033 A1 AU 2011264033A1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • 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
    • B65D85/8046—Pods, i.e. closed containers made only of filter paper or similar material
    • 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
    • B65D2565/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/38—Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/381—Details of packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D2565/385—Details of packaging materials of special type or form especially suited for or with means facilitating recycling
    • 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
    • B65D65/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/38—Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/46—Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials
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Abstract

Cup-shaped portion capsule (1) which is composed of an electrically non-conductive material with a cup bottom side (2) and a filling side (3) which is closed by way of an electrically non-conductive or electrically conductive lid element (5), which portion capsule (1) is filled with pulverulent or liquid basic drinks compounds and can be extracted in a brewing or preparation chamber of a drinks preparation unit in order to prepare a drink, characterized in that, on its cup bottom side (2), the cup-shaped portion capsule (1) is equipped with at least one electrically conductive zone (6; 7; 8; 9; 10) which is connected to it and is configured and arranged in such a way that, when the portion capsule (1) lies in the brewing or preparation chamber and the brewing or preparation chamber is closed, it is in electrically conducting contact with the electrically conductive contacts of a control device which are arranged in the brewing or preparation chamber.

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DE 20 2010 007 919 Description The invention relates to a portion capsule which is filled with pulverulent or liquid beverage base 5 materials and is intended for contents extraction by way of an extraction liquid and for preparing a beverage in a beverage-making machine according to the preamble of Claim 1. 10 Such portion capsules, which are filled with a certain quantity of pulverulent or liquid beverage base materials, are used in beverage-making machines, in particular espresso machines. 15 The prior art is constituted by portion capsules which comprise a cup which is deep-drawn from aluminium foil, and of which the open, filling side is closed in an air-tight and aroma-tight manner by an aluminium foil, or a cup which is thermoformed from plastics material, 20 and of which the open, filling side is closed by a plastics-material film, or a plastics-material cup which is produced by injection moulding, and of which the open, filling side is closed likewise by a plastics-material film or aluminium foil. 25 For preparing a beverage, the respective portion capsule is introduced into an open brewing or preparation chamber of a beverage-making machine, this chamber comprising a first, fixed chamber part, which 30 is provided with opening means for opening the portion capsule for beverage-discharge purposes and is connected in a fluid-channelling manner to a structure for the outflow of the beverage, and also comprising a second chamber part, which can be moved horizontally or 35 vertically in relation to the first chamber part, is connected in a fluid-channelling manner, in order for the portion capsule to be supplied with the extraction - 2 - DE 20 2010 007 919 liquid, to an extraction-liquid-feeding subassembly and is provided with piercing means for opening the portion unit, wherein the movable chamber part opens the chamber in order for the portion capsule to be 5 accommodated and closes the chamber in order for the portion capsule to have its contents extracted. A beverage-making machine which corresponds to the prior art, and is provided with a brewing or 10 preparation chamber for the use of portion capsules produced from an aluminium foil, has a checking device which checks whether a portion capsule is located in the brewing or preparation chamber and whether the brewing or preparation chamber is closed. For this 15 purpose, the movable bell-like brewing- or preparation chamber part, in which the base part of the portion capsule cup is located when the brewing or preparation chamber is closed, contains at least two electrical contacts which are electrically insulated from one 20 another and from the brewing or preparation chamber, form the ends of an open control circuit of a control device and, with a portion capsule located in the brewing or preparation chamber and the latter being closed, are in electrically conductive contact with the 25 electrically conductive portion capsule and close the control circuit for the control device by means of the electrically conductive portion capsule. The control device initiates beverage preparation only when an electrically conductive portion capsule is located in 30 the brewing or preparation chamber and the brewing or preparation chamber is closed. Since portion capsules consisting of aluminium are relatively difficult to recycle, it would be 35 advantageous for portion capsules for beverage-making machines which are provided with a brewing or preparation chamber for the use of portion capsules - 3 - DE 20 2010 007 919 produced from an aluminium foil to be produced from a recyclable or biodegradable plastics material, which, in addition to the ecological advantage, would have the advantage of more favourable production costs for the 5 portion capsule. However, since the beverage-making machines described start a preparation cycle only when an electrically conductive portion capsule is located in the brewing or preparation chamber, it would not be possible to use such plastics-material portion capsules 10 in these machines. It is an object of the invention to present a recyclable portion capsule which consists of plastics material and/or electrically non-conductive material, 15 is cost-effective to produce and can be used in a beverage-making machine which is provided with a brewing or preparation chamber which closes a control circuit for a control device, in order to start a preparation cycle, only by means of the electrical 20 conductivity of the portion capsule. The object is achieved by a portion capsule having the features indicated in Claim 1. Expedient configurations of the invention are described in the dependent claims. 25 The invention proposes that a portion capsule consisting of electrically non-conductive material be provided, in part, with at least one electrically conductive zone such that, with the portion capsule 30 located in the brewing or preparation chamber of a beverage-making machine and with the brewing or preparation chamber being closed, the electrical contacts of a control unit which are arranged in the brewing or preparation chamber are in electrically 35 conductive contact with the electrically conductive zone of the portion capsule and close a control circuit.
- 4 - DE 20 2010 007 919 The invention is illustrated in 10 figures. Figure 1 shows, in perspective, a cup-like portion 5 capsule which consists of an electrically non-conductive material and of which the cup base side is provided with an electrically conductive coating. 10 Figure la shows the side view of the portion capsule from Figure 1. Figure 2 shows, in perspective, a cup-like portion capsule which consists of an electrically 15 non-conductive material and has an electrically conductive foil applied to its cup base side. Figure 2a shows the side view of the portion capsule 20 from Figure 2. Figure 3 shows, in perspective, a cup-like portion capsule which consists of an electrically non-conductive material and of which the cup 25 base side is formed by an electrically conductive foil. Figure 3a shows, in partially cut-away form, the side view of the portion capsule from Figure 3. 30 Figure 4 shows, in perspective, a cup-like portion capsule which is produced from electrically non-conductive material using plastics injection moulding and has an electrically 35 conductive inlay injected into the cup base side.
- 5 - DE 20 2010 007 919 Figure 4a shows, in partially cut-away form, the side view of the portion capsule from Figure 4. Figure 5 shows, in perspective, a cup-like portion 5 capsule which consists of an electrically non-conductive material and of which the cup base side consists, in part, of an electrically conductive plastics material. 10 Figure 5a shows the side view of the portion capsule from Figure 5.
- 6 - DE 20 2010 007 919 List of designations 1 Plastics-material portion capsule 2 Cup base side of the portion capsule 3 Filling side of the portion capsule 4 Cup periphery of the portion capsule 5 Lid closure 6 Electrically conductive coating 7 Electrically conductive foil 8 Electrically conductive foil 9 Electrically conductive inlay 10 Electrically conductive plastics material

Claims (7)

1. Cup-like portion capsule (1) which consists of an electrically non-conductive material and has a cup base side (2) and a filling side (3) closed by an electrically non-conductive or electrically conductive lid element (5), which is filled with pulverulent or liquid beverage base materials, and which can have its contents extracted in a brewing or preparation chamber of a beverage-making machine for preparing a beverage, characterized in that the cup-like portion capsule (1) is provided, on its cup base side (2), with at least one electrically conductive zone (6; 7; 8; 9; 10) which is connected to it and is designed and arranged such that, with the portion capsule (1) located in the brewing or preparation chamber and the latter being closed, it is in electrically conductive contact with electrically conductive contacts of a control device which are arranged in the brewing or preparation chamber.
2. Cup-like portion capsule according to Claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conductive zone is an electrically conductive coating (6).
3. Cup-like portion capsule according to Claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conductive zone is an electrically conductive foil (7).
4. Cup-like portion capsule according to Claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conductive zone is an electrically conductive inlay (9) injected into the cup base side (2) of the portion capsule.
5. Cup-like portion capsule according to Claim 1, - 8 - DE 20 2010 007 919 characterized in that the cup base side (2) of the portion capsule is formed by an electrically conductive foil (8).
6. Cup-like portion capsule according to Claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conductive zone is an electrically conductive plastics material (10).
7. Cup-like portion capsule according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electrically conductive zone (6; 7; 8; 9; 10) can be pierced by piercing means of the brewing or preparation chamber. One sheet of drawings attached - 9 - DE 20 2010 007 919 Title: Portion capsule for pulverulent or liquid beverage base materials Main claim: Cup-like portion capsule (1) which consists of an electrically non-conductive material and has a cup base side (2) and a filling side (3) closed by an electrically non-conductive or electrically conductive lid element (5), which is filled with pulverulent or liquid beverage base materials, and which can have its contents extracted in a brewing or preparation chamber of a beverage-making machine for preparing a beverage, characterized in that the cup-like portion capsule (1) is provided, on its cup base side (2), with at least one electrically conductive zone (6; 7; 8; 9; 10) which is connected to it and is designed and arranged such that, with the portion capsule (1) located in the brewing or preparation chamber and the latter being closed, it is in electrically conductive contact with electrically conductive contacts of a control device which are arranged in the brewing or preparation chamber.
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