EP0449533A1 - Emballages contenant des produits comestibles - Google Patents

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EP0449533A1
EP0449533A1 EP91302539A EP91302539A EP0449533A1 EP 0449533 A1 EP0449533 A1 EP 0449533A1 EP 91302539 A EP91302539 A EP 91302539A EP 91302539 A EP91302539 A EP 91302539A EP 0449533 A1 EP0449533 A1 EP 0449533A1
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Robert William Tansley
Andrew Gibbs
Alistair John Macmahon
James Ferguson
Andrew Charles Bentley
Christine Anne King
Alec Thomas Newman
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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
    • B65D85/8055—Means for influencing the liquid flow inside the package
    • 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 comestibles and, in particular, to sealed packages which are formed from a substantially air-and water-impermeable material and which contain comestibles, preferably 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 powder, paste or liquid beverage preparation ingredients such as powdered chocolate, powdered coffee or powdered soup.
  • the powdered beverage preparation ingredients are thus usually soluble and dissolve in the water introduced into the package thereby to form the beverage.
  • problems may be encountered when the packages contain one or more powdered beverage preparation ingredients because the powdered beverage preparation are often difficult to dissolve rapidly in the course of preparation of the beverage.
  • Packages which contain comestibles other than beverage preparation ingredients, for example mustard powder or paste and powders or pastes for the preparation of sweet or savoury sauces are also known.
  • the present invention provides a sealed package containing one or more powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, which package comprises an inlet, an outlet, a compartment containing one or more powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients, a channel communicating with the inlet for the entry of a fluid medium into the package, which channel extends along at least a part of one side of the said compartment, the channel being separated from the compartment by a wall which has at least one restricted opening formed therein for the entry of the fluid medium into the compartment containing the powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients, the dimensions of the opening(s) being chosen so that, in use, jetting into the compartment and turbulent flow of the fluid medium in the compartment of the package is acheived.
  • the channel formed between the wall of the package and the compartment preferably extends along at least one side of the compartment containing the powdered comestible ingredients, more preferably along two sides of the compartment containing the powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients.
  • the restricted openings comprise a plurality of elongate slots formed in the wall which separates the compartment containing the powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients from the channel.
  • the ratio of the length of the slot or slots to the width thereof is preferably in the range of from 5:1 to 10:1.
  • a particular preferred slot for use with water under a pressure of about 105Pa is a slot having a length of about 3.5 mm and a width of about 0.5 mm.
  • the fluid medium which is introduced into the packages of the present invention will generally be water for those packages containing powdered ingredients for the preparation of beverages. It will be appreciated, however, that for the preparation of salad cream and various sauces, such as tomato sauce, other liquid media may be used, for example an oil/water or vinegar/water mixture as appropriate. For the preparation of carbonated beverages the fluid medium will be carbonated water.
  • the fluid medium is introduced into the package under pressure, for example a pressure of about 105Pa.
  • the packages of the present invention are preferably packages which contain one or more powdered beverage preparation ingredients and the invention will be more fully described hereinbelow with reference to such packages.
  • the beverage package of 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 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 material/metal foil/plastic material prior to the opening 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 material/metal foil/plastic material prior to the opening 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 of polypropylene or a laminate of polypropylene/aluminium foil/
  • 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 present invention also includes within its scope a method for the preparation of a comestible from a sealed package containing one or more powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients located in a compartment of the package, which method comprises introducing a fluid medium suitable for the preparation of the comestible under pressure into the package through an inlet formed therein, causing the fluid medium to enter the compartment containing the powder, paste or liquid comestible ingredients as one or more jets and/or as a turbulent flow, thereby effecting dissolution and/or slurrying of the powder, liquid or paste comestible ingredients, and collecting the comestible from an outlet formed in the package.
  • the packages of 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 fluid medium into the package.
  • the fluid medium introduced into the package will be water and/or air.
  • 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 of the present invention contains a powder, paste or liquid comestible, preferably one or more powdered beverage preparation ingredients, for example, powdered chocolate, powdered soup, powdered coffee, and sugar and/or creamer, as desired.
  • powdered beverage preparation ingredients for example, powdered chocolate, powdered soup, powdered coffee, and sugar and/or creamer, as desired.
  • 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 of 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 that the 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 powdered beverage preparation ingredient or ingredients are contained.
  • the package body has an outlet nozzle 3 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.
  • An extension 5 of wall 4 separates the compartment 2 from a chamber 7 which is positioned between the said compartment 2 and the outlet nozzle 3.
  • a flap 8 covers the chamber 7 and thereby prevents any powder which migrates from compartment 2 entering outlet nozzle 3.
  • the flap 8 is joined along edge 9 thereof to a turned over portion of outside wall 10 of the container.
  • the other three edges of the flap are in close proximity to the other walls of the chamber 7, but are not attached thereto.
  • the flap 8 is constructed from a thin plastics material which is substantial enough to resist the weight of the powdered ingredient(s) before the capsule is used.
  • the flap 8 is attached by flap edge 9 to the turned over portion of wall 10 and may be formed either by moulding a fine gap around the flap, or by shearing the flap on three sides as a postmoulding operation.
  • the bottom of the package is sealed by means of an aluminium foil or a laminated foil which is heat sealed to the lower edges of walls 4 and 10 and for the lower outer edge 23 of the package 1.
  • Water enters the package at a pressure of about 105Pa via inlet 12 which is opened by piercing or cutting the material covering the said opening.
  • the water enters a channel 11 surrounding two sides of the compartment 2 containing the beverage ingredients.
  • the water which is under pressure, is forced through a plurality of elongate slots 13 formed in the wall 14 which separates channel 11 from compartment 2.
  • the slots 13 as shown in Figure 1 are each approximately 0.5 mm wide and 3.5 mm long.
  • the slots 13 act to restrict the flow of water under pressure through them and give rise to jetting into the compartment and turbulent flow of the water in the compartment 2.
  • the jetting and turbulent flow effects a mixing and dissolution of the beverage preparation ingredients.
  • three slots 13 are spaced at intervals along the short arm of wall 14 adjacent the inlet 12 and a single slot is positioned in the long arm of wall 14 at the end of channel 11 remote from the inlet 12.
  • the water entering through the three slots 13 in the short arm of wall 14 penetrates the compartment 2 containing the beverage preparation ingredients and preferably will enter this compartment as jets of water with an associated turbulence around the edges thereof.
  • the jetting/turbulence acts to wash the powder away from the slots and avoids the powder merely wetting and forming agglomerates.
  • the water entering through the single slot 13 in the long arm of wall 14 assists in washing away any powder near to the outlet area and in the general circulation of water in the package.
  • the beverage so-formed, or the mixture of beverage ingredient(s) and water then passes through a slit 15, formed between the bottom of wall 5 and the aluminium foil or laminated foil sealing the bottom of the package, into chamber 7.
  • the pressure of the beverage, or the mixture of beverage ingredient(s) and water causes the flap 8 to be displaced by the flow thereof and the beverage then flows into outlet nozzle 3 which is opened by piercing or cutting the material which covers it.
  • the beverage is then collected in a cup or other receptacle placed below the outlet nozzle 3.
  • the velocity of the water entering the package will be chosen so that the desired jetting and turbulent flow of water into and in the package is achieved.
  • the package as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 it is possible to prepare 160 ml of chocolate from powdered chocolate in 20 seconds by passing water at a pressure of 105Pa through the package.
  • the beverage package as illustrated in Figures 1 to 2 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 15 moulded along one side wall of compartment 2.
  • the teeth 15 have recesses 16 formed therebetween. These teeth 15 are intended to enable the beverage package to be driven through a beverage preparation machine by the engagement of the teeth 15 with the tooth of a cam (not shown).
  • the side wall 17 of the beverage package has an elongate recess 18 formed therein near to the leading end 19 of the package.
  • the elongate recess 18 is sensed as the side edge of the package passes beneath a sensing arm (not shown).
  • the elongate recess has a plurality of upstanding pegs 20,21,22 located therein and as the package is driven into the machine by the engagement of the teeth 15 with the tooth of a cam, the sensor senses the presence or absence of upstanding pegs 20,21,22.
  • 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 20,21,22 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 the pegs 20,21,22 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. 000 001 010 100 101 110 011 111
  • the water inlet 12 of the package is pierced or cut, an outlet 3 formed 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 milk and/or sugar.
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