CA2046558A1 - Sealed cartridge for the preparation of a beverage and a process and apparatus for its preparation - Google Patents

Sealed cartridge for the preparation of a beverage and a process and apparatus for its preparation

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CA2046558A1
CA2046558A1 CA002046558A CA2046558A CA2046558A1 CA 2046558 A1 CA2046558 A1 CA 2046558A1 CA 002046558 A CA002046558 A CA 002046558A CA 2046558 A CA2046558 A CA 2046558A CA 2046558 A1 CA2046558 A1 CA 2046558A1
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filter
cup
cartridge
lower face
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Olivier Fond
Petr Masek
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Societe des Produits Nestle SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/06—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor
    • A47J31/0657—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor for brewing coffee under pressure, e.g. for espresso machines
    • A47J31/0668—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor for brewing coffee under pressure, e.g. for espresso machines specially adapted for cartridges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B29/00—Packaging of materials presenting special problems
    • B65B29/02—Packaging of substances, e.g. tea, which are intended to be infused in the package
    • B65B29/022—Packaging of substances, e.g. tea, which are intended to be infused in the package packaging infusion material into capsules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/20—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Making Beverages (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
  • Beverage Vending Machines With Cups, And Gas Or Electricity Vending Machines (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Micro-Capsules (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Photographic Developing Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Saccharide Compounds (AREA)

Abstract

Abstract A sealed cartridge for the preparation of a beverage and a process and apparatus for its production The invention relates to a sealed cartridge (1) which is designed to be extracted under pressure and which con-tains a substance for the preparation of a beverage (5), comprising a cup (2) with a lateral wall substantially frustoconical in shape, an upper face larger in diameter than the lower face (7) and, on the lower face (7), a filter (4), the lower face being separate from the filter, flat and of even thickness and the upper face comprising a flange (6) with an annular rim to which a lid (3) is welded.

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Description

2046~58 sealed cartridge for the pre~aration of a beverage and a process and ap~aratus for its production This invention relates to a sealed cartridge which is designed to be extracted under pressure and which con-tains a su~stance for the preparation of a beverage, comprising a cup with a lateral wall substantially frus-toconical in shape and an upper face larger in diameter than the lower face.
There are several reasons for the use of coffee capsu-les, above all in the field of espresso type coffees which are extracted under pressure, namely: hygiene, optimal storage of the coffee, ease of use, better con-trol of the quality of the coffee obtained and good re-producibility of the extraction conditions. Among the number of capsules available, only sealed capsules which open under the pressure of the water injected respond more completely to the arguments listed above. These capsules are distinguished by their opening system.

The capsules according to CH 605 293 comprise weakened zones which tear preferentially under the effect of pressure. This solution has the disadvantage of increa-sing the complexity and price of the capsule because the materials used have to be treated very precisely to en-~; sure that the capsules open correctly and reproducibly.

The cartridge according to the present invention is much lower in price and much easier to produce, but can still be used as a cartridge for the preparation of an es-presso coffee, i.e. in which co~fee is extracted under a pressure of 2 to 20 bar.
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The present invention relates to a sealed cartridge com-prising a filter on its lower face, the lower face being ~ separate from the filter, flat and of even thickness and ;~
, - 2 - 2046~58 an upper face comprising a flange with an annular bead ~o which a lid is welded.

By separate is meant that the filter and the lower face are not in contact and are separated by a distance of the order of 1 mm. This separation allows the formation - during extraction of the cartridge - of a collecting compartment which increases in volume during the in-crease in pressure in the capsule, providing for effec-tive removal of the coffee extract and thus promoting good extraction. The filter and the lower face are only in contact at the edge of the filter and the lower face.

Frustoconical in the context of the invention means both frustoconical in the strict sense and also frustoel-lipsoidal, frustospherical or even cylindrical.

The cartridge according to the invention may be ex-tracted by the process and with the device according to the applicants' European Patent Application filed on the same date as the present application under the title "A
process and a device for the extraction of sealed car-tridges" (EP 90114401.4).

The annular rim folded upwards or downwards provides for high imperviousness by compression between a cartridge holder and an extraction device during the extraction process.

The cartridge is filled with a substance for the prepa-ration of a beverage. This substance is preferably roasted and ground coffee, but may also be tea, instant coffee, a mixture of ground coffee and instant coffee or a chocolate-flavoured product.
3s The cartridge according to the invention is made of alu-minium or of a plastic compatible with foods. Where .
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_ 3 _ 204~8 aluminium is used, the wall thickness of the cup is bet-ween 50 and 120 ~m and preferably between 70 and 80 ~m.
Where plastic is used, the wall thickness of the cup is between 300 and 500 ~um.

Since the filter has to be capable of withstanding con-siderable variations in pressure, it should have a greater thickness than the cup, namely of the order of 100 to 300 ~m and preferably of the order of 200 ~m where it is made of aluminium and in the range from 300 to 1,000 ~m where it is made of plastic. The filter ac-cording to EP 309 708, for example, may be used.

The cartridge according to the invention may vary in size according to the volume of coffee to be prepared.
The dose of coffee contained in the cartridge may vary from 5 to 20 g, the diameter of the cartridge is from 2.5 to ~ cm and the thickness of the layer of coffee between 10 and 25 mm.
In one embodiment of the cartridge according to the in-vention, the filter is welded to the lower face, parti-cularly in the case of a cartridge made entirely of alu-minium. Welding is carried out by heat sealing, the parts to be welded comprising a heat sealing lacquer on their opposite faces. The weld seam is between 1 and 3.5 mm wide, irrespective of the diameter of the cartridge,so that the cartridge obtained is well capable of withstand-ing pressures of up to 20 bar. The lower face is sepa-rate from the filter to avoid welding of the filter over its entire surface. In a second embodiment of the car-tridge according to the invention, the lower ~ace is welded to the filter, particularly in the case of a plastic cartridqe. In this case, welding is carried out by heat sealing or by ultrasonic welding.
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Where aluminium is used, the cup is formed by stamping whereas, in the case of plastic, it is formed by injec-tion moulding or thermoforming. To facilitate opening of the cartridge during extracti~n, a weakened zone may , ~ 4 ~ 2046~8 llso be provided in the central zone of the lower face or an opening to which a closure is welded may be pro-vided in this central zone.

The invention thus provides a cartridge which is resis-tant to high pressures during extraction and which thus enables a coffee with all characteristics of an espresso to be obtained.

The invention also relates to a process for the produc-tion of these capsules (or cartridges). Starting out with a preformed cup of aluminium or plastic, the filter is placed on and welded to the lower face, the cup is filled with roasted and ground coffee and, after tamp-ing, the lid is welded to the upper flange of the cup.
Welding of the filter is carried out by heat sealing where the cartridge is made of aluminium and by heat sealing or ultrasonic welding where the cartridge is made of plastic. After the cup has been filled, its up-per flange may also be subjected to a cleaning step be-fore the lid is applied. The capsules pass from one stage to the other by a step-by-step feed system in a linear or circular movement, depending on the construc-tion of the machine. The filters placed in the bottom of the cup are prepared on a parallel or perpendicular line. They are prepared by piercing holes in a moving strip of aluminium or plastic and then cutting out the filter from the strip. The cup is filled with the coffee in an inert gas atmosphere, for example or nitrogen, CO2.
The process according to the invention may be carried out in a single step on a production line or even in two steps, namely: preparation of the cup with the filter and then filling with coffee and fitting of the lid.

Finally, the invention also relates to a device for carrying out the process. This device comprises a .-:
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_ 5 _ 20~58 piercing tool and a tool for cutting out the f ilter f rom a strip of aluminium, the cutting tool also being used for applying and welding the filter to the inner wall of the cup passing directly below the cutting tool, a dos-ing and tamping station for the roasted and ground cof-fee and a station for welding the lid to the upper face of the cup.

The machines performing these operations may be construc-ted with stations arranged either in the line or around a rotary lugle.

~s mentioned above, the cup is moved from one station to the next by a step-by-step feed system.
~pstream of the tool f or welding the f ilter, the device further comprises a system for folding the annular bead around the upper flange of the cup and, downstream of the coffee dosing and tamping station, a system for cleaning the upper flange of the cup. Cleaning is advan-tageously carried out by suction or sweeping.

The invention is described in more detail in the follow-ing with reference to the accompanying drawings, where-in:

Figure 1 diagrammatically illustrates the cartridge ac-cording to the invention.

Figure 2 diagrammatically illustrates a second embodi-ment.

Figure 3 diagrammatically illustrates a third embodi-ment.
Figures 4 and 5 diagrammatically illustrate the device for making the capsules according to the invention.

2046~58 The cartridge ~1) comprises a cup (2) with a frustoco-nical wall in which a filter (4) is welded. The roasted and ground coffee (5) to ~e extracted is placed on the filter. The cartridge is closed by a lid 13) which forms the upper face. The upper flange (6) of the cup com-prises an annular bead which is turned downwards to en-able the cartridge to be firmly held in the extraction system. The lower face (7) is not in direct contact with the filter (4) and forms a collecting compartment (8) ensuring good extraction of the coffee. The filter (4) is welded to the lower face (7) around the periphery (9) of the face (7). The shoulder (10) effectively separates the filter from the face (7).

Figure 2 shows a cartridge (11) comprising a cup (12) of which the wall is frustoellipsoidal in shape and con-tains ground roasted coffee ~16). The upper flange (13) - comprises an annular bead (14) turned downwards which establishes imperviousness during extraction of the cartridge. A curved lid (15) is welded to the flange (13).

A filter (19) is welded to the periphery (18) of the similarly curved lower face (17) of the cartridge, forming a collecting compartment (20) of which the function was explained in the foregoing.
~' The cartridge shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are made of alumi-nium or plastic. The cartridge shown in Fig. 3 is made of plastic. The cartridge (21) comprises a cup (22) having a ~rustoconical wall. The cup comprises an upper flange (23) to which a lid (24) is welded~ The roasted ~;~ and ground coffee (2S) rests o~ a filter (26) which ~ forms an integral part of the cup (22). The lower face '~ 35 (27) is welded to the periphery (28) of the filter. The -~ collecting compartment (29) provides for good extraction of the cartrid~e and the separation (30) at the upper ':
, 2046~8 flange (23) guarantees high imperviousness during ex-traction of the cartridge.

Figures 4 and 5 show the device for making the car-tridges. The production of the filters (32) at the sta-tion (31) comprising a roll of aluminium foil or plastic film (33) arranged on a drum (35) will be described first. The aluminium foil (36) passes between a piercing head ~37) and a matrix ~38) and a cutting tool (39) and a matrix (40). The rest of the aluminium foil is wound onto the shaft (41) in the form of a roll (34) after passing around the return roller (42). The station for fitting the filter (32) comprises a feeder ~44) for the cups t43) which deposits the cups onto a step-by-step feed system (45) (not shown), a folding press (46) with its supporting matrix(47), the cutting tool (39) - which may also be used as a system for fitting and welding the filter (32) - with its supporting matrix (48) and, fi-nally, a feeder (49) for containers (43) plus filters comprising a piston (50).

The machine operates as follows:

The feeder (44) deposits the cups (43) one after the other onto the step-by-step feed system (45). The cup arrives in the supporting matrix (47) which ascends in the direction of the arrow (51) while the folding press (46) descends in the direction of the arrow (52) to fold the annular bead (53) onto the cup. The cup is released by the return of the folding press (46) and the descent of the supporting matriX ~47). The cup is moved towards the tool ~39) for fitting and welding the filter. It - will be considered before production of the filter ~32).
The drum (35) delivers the alumînium foil (36) in the direction of the arrow ~54). The piercing head (37) with the needles (55) ascends in the direction of the arrow ~; (56) while the matrix (38) with bores (57) descends in the direction of the arrow (58) to pierce the foil (36).

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- 8 - 20~6~8 The filter thus formed from the foil advances to the cutting tool (39). The precision with which the holes pierced are centred in relation to the cutting tool (39) is guaranteed by a feed system comprising a detection system known per se, for example based on a photoelec-tric cell (not shown). The filter is cut out by descent of the tool (39) in the direction of the arrow (59) as far as the fixed matrix (40~. The cutting tool (39) causes the filter to descend, places it in the cup and comprises an annular heating system enabling the filter to be welded in the bottom of the cup. After the filter has been cut out, the remainder of the aluminium foil is wound onto the shaft (41). The cup with its filter is introduced into the feeder ~49) by ascent of the piston (50) in the direction of the arrow (60).

The system (61) for dosing the coffee (Fig. 5) comprises ~ a passage (62) for the arrival of the roasted and ground ; coffee, a tamping system (63) and a support (64). The station (65) for fixing the lid comprises a welding head ~66) and a support (67).

The system operates as follows:

The feeder (49) deposits the cups (43) with their fil-ters (32) onto the step-by-step feed system ~68). The support (64) ascends while the coffee dosing system (61) descends and surrounds the cup ~48). The coffee (69) is : dosed through the passage (62) and the tamping system (63) descends so that the coffee is flush with the level of the upper flange of the cup~ The filled capsule is released and arrives at the lid fixing station where it is held between the we~ding head (66) and the support (67. The lid (71) is welded to the upper flange of the : 35 capsule by means of the annular heating system (70) of the welding head (66). The cartridge is then released and is taken to the packing station for wrapping.

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Claims (15)

1. A sealed cartridge which is designed to be extracted under pressure and which contains a substance for the preparation of a beverage, comprising a cup with a lat-eral wall substantially frustoconical in shape and an upper face larger in diameter than the lower face, cha-racterized in that it comprises a filter on its lower face, the lower face being separate from the filter, flat and of even thickness, and an upper face comprising a flange with an annular bead to which a lid is welded.
2. A cartridge as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the filter is welded to the lower face.
3. A cartridge as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the lower face is welded to the filter.
4. A cartridge as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, cha-racterized in that it is made of aluminium or plastic.
5. A cartridge as claimed in claim 1 or 4, characterized in that the cup has a thickness of 50 to 120 µm where it is made of aluminium and a thickness of 300 to 500 µm where it is made of plastic.
6. A cartridge as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, charac-terized in that the filter has a thickness of 100 to 300 µm where it is made of aluminium and a thickness of 300 to 1,000 µm where it is made of plastic.
7. A cartridge as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, cha-racterized in that is has a diameter of 2.5 to 6 cm and a thickness of 10 to 25 mm.
8. A cartridge as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, cha-racterized in that the central zone of the lower face comprises a weakened zone.
9. A cartridge as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, cha-racterized in that the central zone of the lower face comprises an opening to which a closure is welded.
10. A process for the production of the cartridge clai-med in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the filter is deposited and welded to the lower face of the cup, the cup is filled with roasted and ground coffee and, after tamping, the lid is welded to the upper flange of the cup.
11. A process as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the filter is prepared by piercing holes in a mov-ing strip of aluminium or plastic after which the filter is cut out from the strip.
12. A process as claimed in claim 10 or 11, character-ized in that the cup is filled with coffee in an atmo-sphere of nitrogen or CO2.
13. A device for carrying out the process claimed in any of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that it comprises a piercing tool and a tool for cutting out the filter from a strip of aluminium, the cutting tool also being used for fitting and welding the filter to the lower wall of the cup passing directly beneath the cutting tool, a dosing and tamping station for the roasted and ground coffee and a welding station for welding the lid to the upper face of the cup.
14. A device as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the cup is moved by a step-by-step system.
15. A device as claimed in claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, upstream of the tool for welding the filter, it comprises a system for folding the annular bead around the upper flange of the cup.
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EP90114404A EP0468079B1 (en) 1990-07-27 1990-07-27 Closed cartridge for making a beverage, process and device for manufacturing such a cartridge
EP90114404.8 1990-07-27

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AT (1) ATE142974T1 (en)
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DK (1) DK0468079T3 (en)
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