EP0780310A1 - Schneidgerät in einer Maschine für die Herstellung von Kaffee-Filtertabletten für automatische Espresso-Maschinen - Google Patents

Schneidgerät in einer Maschine für die Herstellung von Kaffee-Filtertabletten für automatische Espresso-Maschinen Download PDF

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EP0780310A1
EP0780310A1 EP96830546A EP96830546A EP0780310A1 EP 0780310 A1 EP0780310 A1 EP 0780310A1 EP 96830546 A EP96830546 A EP 96830546A EP 96830546 A EP96830546 A EP 96830546A EP 0780310 A1 EP0780310 A1 EP 0780310A1
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Fabio c/o Opem S.r.l. Biacchi
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26F—PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
    • B26F1/00—Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor
    • B26F1/38—Cutting-out; Stamping-out
    • B26F1/3846—Cutting-out; Stamping-out cutting out discs or the like
    • 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
    • B65B61/04—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
    • B65B61/06—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
    • B65B61/08—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting using rotary cutters

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  • the present invention relates to a device for cutting from a continuous web coffee wafers, either of round shape or not, for espresso-coffee automatic making machines.
  • the coffee wafers or disc elements to be used for making espresso-coffee by automatic espresso-coffee making machines, conventionally comprise two layers of a permeable material film, which enclose therebetween a pressed coffee dose and being sealed about said pressed coffee dose.
  • coffee wafers are conventionally made by suitable coffee wafer making machines, comprising a chain supporting a plurality of evenly spaced plates which are arranged at processing stations of the machine.
  • a recess is generally defined for receiving a coffee dose, after having deposited on said plates, in a first station of the machine, a permeable material film.
  • a metering-delivering device is arranged, which delivers a preset amount of ground coffee on the permeable material film at a recess of a said plate.
  • the coffee dose is at first pre-pressed and, in a subsequent station, the coffee dose is further pressed.
  • the thus pressed coffee dose is covered by a second permeable material film, which will be sealed to the film previously deposited on the plate about said coffee dose, so as to embed the pressed coffee dose between said permeable material films.
  • the permeable film exceeding portion is cut away, so as to provide a finished coffee wafer to be used in automatic espresso-coffee making machines.
  • the excess film cutting operation in conventional coffee wafer making machines, is usually performed by a cutting blade and a counter-cutting blade.
  • the provision of a blade and counter-blade assembly has the drawback that a comparatively high contact pressure is required, as well as being required expensive materials of a high hardness.
  • the permeable film excess portion is cut away by means of a die-punch assembly which, however, has the drawback of requiring a very high precision of the punching element guides, as well as a very high finishing degree of the cutting surfaces, with a consequent very high production cost.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing a device allowing to very accurately cut away the excess film material in round coffee wafers, at the end of the making thereof, without requiring any mechanical contacts between movable parts of the device and which, moreover, does not need a very high finishing degree and accuracy of the components thereof.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such a device the maintenance thereof can be performed in a very quick and easy manner.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a device the cutting assembly whereof can be easily replaced, in a very quick and simple manner and at a very reduced cost.
  • a cutting device for cutting from a continuous web coffee wafers, either of round shape or not, for automatic espresso-coffee making machine, characterized in that said cutting device comprises a supporting element facing a plate on a top face thereof, provided for facing said supporting element, is formed at least a recess for holding therein a coffee wafer, comprising two permeable material film layers, enclosing therebetween a pressed coffee dose, said film layers being sealed about said coffee dose, and the sealed portion projecting about said recess.
  • the mentioned supporting element supports at least a cutting blade which can turn about an axis substantially perpendicular to the top face of said plate, in order to affect a circular region about said recess.
  • the cutting device acccrding to the present invention which has been generally indicated by the reference number 1, comprises a supporting element 2, having preferably a plate-like configuration, which is arranged at a processing station of a coffee wafer making machine, so as to cause the bottom surface thereof to face the top face of plates 3 which are subsequently arranged at this station.
  • the plates 3 can be connected, in a per se known manner, to a chain or other driving system, driving said plates to several processing stations of said coffee wafer making machine and being provided, on the top face thereof provided for facing the supporting element 2, with one or more recesses 4.
  • the latter are provided for receiving therein a ground coffee dose, after having deposited on said recesses a first permeable film layer.
  • the supporting element 2 supports a cutting blade 5 which can be controllably driven about a pivot axis 6, which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the top face of the plate 3.
  • said cutting blade 5 will affect, by the cutting edge portion thereof, a circular region about the recess 4, so as to cut the excess portion of the two permeable material film layers embedding therebetween the coffee dose, which excess portion projects about the recess 4.
  • the cutting blade 5 is removably connected to an end portion of an arm element 7 which extends perpendicularly or horizontally from the bottom end portion of a shaft 8 the axis thereof consists of the mentioned axis 6.
  • the axis 6 will be arranged at the center of the recess 4.
  • the shaft 8 projects at the top from the supporting element 2 and, on the top end portion of said shaft is keyed a wheel or pinion 9, which is provided for rotatively driving the shaft 8 about the pivot axis 6, by driving means of any suitable known types and which have not been accordingly shown.
  • a circular slot 10 is formed, said slot extending about the recess 4 and being spaced at a set distance from the edge of said recess 4.
  • the mentioned slot 10 is provided for receiving the cutting edge of the cutting blade 5 as the cutting blade is turned about the pivot axis 6, i.e. during the cutting operation of the excess portion of the two film layers enclosing the coffee dose.
  • the supporting element 2 will support a plurality of cutting blades 5 which adjoin one another and can be rotatively driven about corresponding axes.
  • the cutting blade 5 is provided with a plurality of cutting edges 5a which, as the position of the cutting blade 5 with respect to the arm 7 is changed, can be brought to an use position, as the previously used cutting edge will be worn.
  • the cutting blade of the subject device can be easily replaced at a low cost.

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EP96830546A 1995-12-19 1996-10-29 Schneidgerät in einer Maschine für die Herstellung von Kaffee-Filtertabletten für automatische Espresso-Maschinen Withdrawn EP0780310A1 (de)

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ITMI952678 1995-12-19
IT95MI002678A IT1277111B1 (it) 1995-12-19 1995-12-19 Dispositivo per tagliare da nastro continuo cialde di caffe', rotonde e non, per macchine automatiche per caffe' espresso

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US9474291B2 (en) 2009-04-09 2016-10-25 The Folger Coffee Company Process for producing compacted ground roast coffee tablet
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US6948420B2 (en) 2003-07-22 2005-09-27 The Coca-Cola Company Coffee and tea pod
US8327754B2 (en) 2003-07-22 2012-12-11 The Coca-Cola Company Coffee and tea pod
US7947316B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2011-05-24 The Coca-Cola Company Pod for dispersible materials
US7964230B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2011-06-21 The Coca-Cola Company Method of sealing a pod for dispersible materials
US8399035B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2013-03-19 The Coca-Cola Company Pod for dispersible materials
US7987768B2 (en) 2008-03-27 2011-08-02 The Coca-Cola Company Brewing mechanism
US8522668B2 (en) 2008-08-08 2013-09-03 The Coca-Cola Company Systems and methods for on demand iced tea
US9474291B2 (en) 2009-04-09 2016-10-25 The Folger Coffee Company Process for producing compacted ground roast coffee tablet
US9474290B2 (en) 2009-04-09 2016-10-25 The Folger Coffee Company Process of producing dual-compacted ground roast coffee tablet
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