EP2794427A1 - Capsule, système et procédé de préparation d'une boisson - Google Patents

Capsule, système et procédé de préparation d'une boisson

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EP2794427A1
EP2794427A1 EP12810278.7A EP12810278A EP2794427A1 EP 2794427 A1 EP2794427 A1 EP 2794427A1 EP 12810278 A EP12810278 A EP 12810278A EP 2794427 A1 EP2794427 A1 EP 2794427A1
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capsule
slot
capsule body
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Raphael Gugerli
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Delica AG
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a capsule according to the upper ⁇ concept of claim 1 and a method for producing such a capsule.
  • capsules that are used only once and disposed of after use are now widely used as portion packs for the preparation of, for example, coffee or tea in a device.
  • the consumer must therefore, for example, no longer the dosage of the right Kaf ⁇ feemenge care and after the extraction process, the capsule and its contents can be disposed of.
  • WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings or elongated slots in the ground. From the WO 2010/128844 Al is a capsule containing a substance Sub ⁇ beverage production known having circular openings
  • a capsule for receiving a substance for beverage production in which slots are angeord ⁇ net in the lid, which can be opened by means of an opening device.
  • a capsule for receiving a substance for beverage production is known in which a bottom or a membrane of the capsule areas of reduced thickness aufwei ⁇ sen, which can rupture during operation under the pressure of a supplied liquid.
  • EP 2 133 285 A1 discloses a portion pack with a container, a bottom and a membrane, in which the bottom is perforated during operation by means of a piercing device for supplying fluid.
  • a capsule which contains a substance such as coffee for the preparation of a beverage by brewing in a device.
  • This known capsule is usually made of aluminum sheet.
  • the use of aluminum as a material for the capsule known from the prior art, however, has the disadvantage that aluminum is expensive and high energy consumption in aluminum production arises.
  • Kunststoffkapsei which contains a substance for the production of a beverage with egg ⁇ ner machine.
  • This known capsule is already less expensive than, for example, aluminum in the production and the energy consumption for their production is reduced compared to the known aluminum capsules.
  • this known capsule has the disadvantage that the Kunststoffkapsei is often not reliably penetrated in the machinery for food production, which may produce food of reduced quality, if not enough liquid according to the specific specifi ⁇ cations is promoted by the capsule.
  • the overpressure can also create a safety risk for the operator.
  • a capsule which when used as intended in a device for producing a food a increased operational reliability allows little burden on the environment and is inexpensive to produce.
  • a capsule is to be enthusiasts who use them as intended in a device for producing a food a increased operational reliability allows little burden on the environment and is inexpensive to produce.
  • a capsule is to be enthusiasts who use them as intended in a device for producing a food a increased operational reliability allows little burden on the environment and is inexpensive to produce.
  • a capsule is to be enthusiasts of the known to avoid, in particular to provide a capsule, which when used as intended in a device for producing a food a increased operational reliability allows little burden on the environment and is inexpensive to produce.
  • a capsule is to be enthusiasts who use them to produce them.
  • the capsule according to the invention consists of a capsule body with a side wall and a bottom.
  • the capsule body is preferably rotationally symmetrical.
  • the capsule body is integrally formed with the side wall and the bottom.
  • the capsule comprises a lid covering the capsule body to form a closed chamber containing a substance for the preparation of a food.
  • the Kapselkör ⁇ per has at least one slot for the passage of a liquid through the capsule, which is formed substantially without Mate ⁇ rialabtrag.
  • the slot in the capsule body is formed prior to the intended use of the capsule in a device for producing a food.
  • the expression "substantially without removal of material” means a non-cutting process with which the slit is formed, that is, essentially no material is removed from the capsule body during the formation of the slit In ⁇ example, be achieved with a cutting process when a suitable cutting tool such as a knife verwen ⁇ det is.
  • the slot in the capsule body is formed in a device for producing a food prior to the intended use of the capsule
  • the slot in the capsule body is formed during the production of the capsule body, after the production of the capsule body or after filling and sealing of the capsule with a lid and the capsule is sold with the slot in the capsule body and stored.
  • a capsule in which a slit is formed during use in a device for producing a food by a device of the device, therefore, for the purposes of the present application is not a slot in the capsule body, which is formed prior to the intended use of the capsule.
  • the slot can be produced with a knife and / or a laser.
  • the capsule is suited for preparing a Le ⁇ bensffens and in particular a beverage in a device without Penetr michs worn.
  • a "penetrating device” is understood to mean a device with which the capsule can penetrate the device when it is used as intended and, in particular, can be punctured, so that fluid can be passed through the capsule.
  • the term "rotationally symmetrical” is understood to mean a symmetry with respect to rotation about the longitudinal axis of the capsule at a discrete angle or else at any desired angle.
  • the formation of at least one slot in the capsule body has the advantage that, if the capsule body may not be reliably penetrated, the liquid can flow through the slot. This advantageously ensures that a Entste ⁇ hen an overpressure can be avoided in the apparatus, thereby reducing the risk of damaging the device is reduced.
  • the arrangement of the slot in the capsule body a more constant quality of the food produced is achieved because at least a certain flow through the device is ensured.
  • a further advantage is the usability of the capsule according to the invention in a device for producing a food without penetrating device.
  • coffee, tea and chocolate or any combinations thereof can be used as the substance.
  • the length of the slot, the wall thickness of the capsule ⁇ body and the material of the capsule body, or any Kom ⁇ bination of these parameters, the opening behavior of the slot are advantageously influenced during the intended use, for example, by parameters as at ⁇ game as; For example, it is possible that the slot for the passage of a liquid opens only when a certain pressure in the device is achieved, which consists only in incorrect penetration of the capsule in the device; the slot can thus act as a safety valve and / or as a flow control device.
  • a "home position”, the position of the slit is understood in the sense of the present application, in which no force is exerted on the capsule body, for example by the apparatus for producing a food product.
  • a Derar ⁇ term strength it may, for example, a mechanical force to Deformation of the capsule body act, whereby the slot would move from the rest position Alternatively or additionally, it may, for example, be a hydraulic force, which arises when supplying a liquid under pressure into the capsule for extracting the substance in the capsule, for example for brewing a coffee beverage.
  • the configuration of the slot such that the edges lying opposite ⁇ at least partially touch in the resting position ⁇ has the advantage that the capsule substantially ge ⁇ closed and can not enter the substance from the capsule body.
  • the slot is by means of a Krafteinwir ⁇ effect apparently from a rest position to an open position.
  • the slot is apparently by means of a mechanical and / or hydraulic force.
  • an "open position" of the slot is understood to be that position of the slot in which the opposite edges of the slot are spaced apart from one another by the action of force for the passage of the liquid. This has the advantage that the slot as a function of the force from the rest position is in the open position, for example, to adjust the flow through the slot in response to the force.
  • the slot is apparently at least in the region of the slot between the chamber and the outside of the capsule body by means of creating a pressure differential, insbeson ⁇ particular upon generation of the pressure difference by means of a feedable pressurized liquid.
  • the slot is evidently by means of a pressure difference between the outside of the capsule and the inside of the capsule formed by the chamber.
  • the slot is substantially reversible closable after removal of the force and substantially returns to the rest position.
  • the slot remains after opening with ⁇ means of the force in the open position and the supply of thermal energy substantially in the open position.
  • the slot remains after removal of
  • the slot remains after opening by means of a liquid for generating the pressure difference in the open position, when the liquid has a temperature greater than 70 ° C, preferably greater than 75 ° C and be ⁇ particularly preferably greater than 80 ° C for supplying the thermal energy ⁇ mixing ,
  • the capsule body is deformed at least in the region of the slot by the thermal energy substantially irrever ⁇ sible, so that the slot remains in the open position.
  • the open position of the slot is from ⁇ dependent on the pressure difference, such that upon increase of the pressure difference, the opening of the slot in the open position can be increased.
  • the capsule body is produced by deep drawing.
  • the capsule body consists of a polymer.
  • the capsule body has a wall thickness in the range of 0.05 mm to 0.4 mm, more preferably in the range of 0.06 mm to 0.3 mm and most preferably in the range of 0.07 mm to 0.25 mm.
  • wall thickness of the capsule body is understood to mean the average wall thickness of the bottom and the side wall in the sense of the application ahead ⁇ .
  • the production of the capsule body by deep drawing has the advantage that this is possible at low cost.
  • the low wall thickness has the advantage that thereby the Mate ⁇ rialvisor in the production of the capsule is reduced and thus the cost can be further reduced.
  • the slot has a length 1 in the range of 0.1 to 20 mm, preferably from 1 mm to 15 mm and particularly preferably from 3 mm to 8 mm.
  • the slot in the open position has a maximum width b of 6 mm, in particular of 5 mm and wei ⁇ ter in particular of 4 mm.
  • the slot in particular has a width b of about 0 mm. This has the advantage of further improving the flow control as a function of the respective requirements in the production of the food.
  • the slot is arranged in the ground.
  • the floor has at least two slots, which in particular intersect, preferably approximately in the geometric center of the floor.
  • the arrangement of at least two slots in the bottom, which intersect in particular, preferably approximately in the geometric center, has the further advantage that, depending on the generated pressure difference larger openings of the slots can form for better flow control.
  • the slot in the side wall is arranged ⁇ .
  • the slot is based on the on the Ge ⁇ total length of the capsule along the longitudinal axis of the capsule along the central flow of the liquid through the capsule in a first half, preferably in the first third, and especially preferably arranged in a first quarter of the side wall.
  • the slot is viewed in the flow direction from the bottom, for example in the first half, in the first third or in the first quarter of the side wall relative to the length along the longitudinal axis of the capsule.
  • the On ⁇ arrangement of the slots has a first half with respect to the length of the capsule and the flow direction of the liquid has the advantage that the largest possible proportion of the substance of which is wettable by the arranged in the side wall slot, which improves the quality of the produced Improved food and leads to a lower need for substance, which is inexpensive.
  • the slot is arranged substantially along the circumference of the side wall. In other words, so is the
  • the circumference of the side wall is thus, for example, in the case of a coconut-shaped capsule body, essentially a circle in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the capsule.
  • This arrangement of the slot substantially circumferentially or at an angle with the periphery has the advantage of further improved flow control and results in increased extraction efficiency of the substance.
  • no bead is arranged in the region of the edges of the slot on the side facing the chamber.
  • Such a bead may arise, for example, in the production of the slot, for example by the cutting tool.
  • the avoidance of the arrangement of such a bead has the advantage that the flow of the liquid in the capsule in Be ⁇ rich the slot is not adversely affected and thus the flow control and / or flow is improved.
  • the capsule body preferably has at least two slots, in particular ⁇ at least three slots and more particularly four slots.
  • the slot is formed substantially as a straight slot.
  • the slot is formed substantially as a curved slot.
  • the slot can be chosen according to its shape as a function of at ⁇ requirements.
  • the arrangement of at least two slots is also a combination of straight and curved slots possible.
  • the slot is formed such that substantially no substance can pass through the slot prior to extracting the substance for food production.
  • a substance has a particle size distribution in the range from greater than 0 ⁇ to 800 ⁇ , preferably from 25 ⁇ to 750 ⁇ and particularly preferably from 50 ⁇ to 700 ⁇ on.
  • a substance has such a particle size distribution where at least 95 wt .-%, preferably 97 wt .-% of the particles have a particle size in the defined before ⁇ standing areas wt .-% and particularly be ⁇ vorzugt 99th Under a particle size from the largest ⁇ strain of a particle is understood in the sense of the present application.
  • the slot is closed with a substantially air-impermeable layer.
  • the air-impermeable layer is arranged on the side facing away from the chamber and / or facing the capsule body.
  • the layer is substantially the full surface of the capsule body, and in particular to the side wall and / or the Bo ⁇ .
  • the layer is applied in sections to close the slot.
  • the layer is on at least one of the ge ⁇ genüberconce edges and in particular applied to two opposite edges of the slot.
  • the layer consists at least of a releasable and food grade material, of aluminum or a soluble polymer or any combination thereof.
  • the polymer melts in particular at temperatures> 50 ° C. in particular ⁇ sondere may sugar, polysaccharide, hydrogel, biopolymer, and paraffin wax, or any combinations thereof are used to form the substantially air impermeable layer.
  • the use of aluminum has the advantage that a more reliable seal can be achieved.
  • the aluminum layer is before use either from the capsule body or so on and / or fastened in the capsule that this is optionally dissolved with ⁇ means of the supplied liquid from the slit and each ⁇ yet further attached to the capsule remains.
  • the aluminum layer tears under pressure and / or is pierced by optionally appropriately arranged Penet- r michsstoffn. This has the advantage that the food produced is not verun ⁇ cleans by the aluminum.
  • the capsule consisting of a preferably rotationally symmetrical capsule body.
  • the capsule is in particular a capsule as described above.
  • the capsule body consists in particular of a polymer.
  • the capsule body consists of a silk tenwand and a floor, wherein the side wall and the bottom are ⁇ formed in one piece.
  • the capsule comprises a lid covering the capsule body to form a closed chamber containing a substance for the preparation of a food.
  • the capsule body has at least a Publ ⁇ voltage for the passage of a liquid through the capsule.
  • the opening is designed in particular as a slot. The opening is in the capsule body before the intended
  • a substantially air-impermeable and aroma-tight membrane is arranged to seal the closed chamber with respect to the opening.
  • the membrane is fastened in particular in the capsule body.
  • the closed chamber contains the substance, wherein the substantially air-impermeable membrane is arranged in the capsule body so that there is no direct fluid connection for, for example, liquids and / or gases from the opening to the substance before the capsule is used.
  • the capsule By arranging the at least one opening in the capsule body, is prevented that the capsule is substantially air- ⁇ sealed to form an aroma-tight packing; in this case, it is recommended, for example, when using coffee as the extractable substance, the capsule for the transport and / or storage of the capsule in an outer shell substantially airtight to seal, but has the disadvantage that more packaging material is consumed and also each packaged capsule occupies a larger volume than the capsule as such.
  • the substantially air-impermeable membrane in the capsule between the opening and the substance the substance can be substantially airtight sealed in the capsule, so that an aroma-tight capsule is formed.
  • An opening in the capsule body may be formed, for example, as a hole with a rectangular, elliptical or circular cross-section or as a slot.
  • the shapes of the openings according to the requirements can be combined in ⁇ example by arrangement of an opening of circular cross section and a slot in the bottom and / or the side wall.
  • the substantially air-impermeable membrane is preferably ⁇ least in the region of the at least one opening spaced from the side wall and / or the floor arranged.
  • the substantially air-impermeable membrane is spaced from the entire floor.
  • the spacing of the membrane from the opening is understood here to mean that the membrane does not bear against the capsule body in the area in which the opening is arranged.
  • the capsule body has at least two openings, wherein all openings are arranged on the side facing away from the substance of the substantially air-impermeable membrane.
  • the substantially air-impermeable membrane is arranged such that the membrane, when used as intended, can be penetrated by a penetrating device of the device for preparing the food during operation.
  • the membrane is made of aluminum and / or a laminate.
  • the laminate is essentially plas ⁇ table deformable.
  • the use of aluminum is advantageous because the aluminum membrane is substantially plastically deformed during piercing and thus the penetrating opening can be reliably formed in the aluminum for supplying the liquid.
  • the membrane can also be formed from a laminate, that is to say a multilayer material, which in particular is plastically deformable for the reliable formation of the penetrating opening.
  • the laminate may consist of two layers of polymers or of a layer of aluminum in combination with a layer formed from a polymer according to at ⁇ demands on the capsule.
  • the capsule body and the lid of an air impermeable We ⁇ sentlichen material are preferably made. This has the advantage that the accommodated in the capsule substance is hermetically sealed in the Vin ⁇ sentlichen so that an aroma-tight capsule is formed, and no additional outer sheath is Benö ⁇ Untitled, which reduces the manufacturing costs and the handle lo ⁇ environment of the capsule when using simplified by an operator.
  • the bottom of the capsule for the passage of the liquid through the closed chamber with a penetrating device arranged outside the capsule is penetratable to a penetration region of the soil.
  • the floor has a stiffening area, wherein in particular a central area of the floor is designed as a penetration area.
  • the stiffening area is arranged around the penetration area.
  • the arrangement of the stiffening region is, in particular Rotati ⁇ onssymmetrisch around the penetration range.
  • the reinforcement area is formed in the circumferential direction in the ground as at least one recess in the sections We ⁇ sentlichen.
  • a depression in the soil is a depression on an outside of the capsule understood as an integral part of the soil.
  • a section-wise depression in the ground essentially in the circumferential direction is understood to mean that the depression has an extent in the circumferential direction that is less than 360 °.
  • a penetration area is understood to mean a region of the soil which is penetrated by the penetrating device.
  • a stiffening region is understood to mean a region of the bottom in which the depressions are arranged for stiffening.
  • the arrangement of the stiffening region around the Penetrationsbe ⁇ rich has the advantage that the soil is reliably penetrated by arranged in commercially available devices for preparing a food penetration devices, so that the beverage production is made possible.
  • the cap ⁇ sel is also inexpensive to produce, since the stiffening region is formed as an integral part of the capsule and the capsule thus for example by means of a deep drawing process can be produced. Thus can be used that are not always reliably penetrated in the devices without arranging a reinforcement area caps, plastic in commercially available devices ⁇ .
  • the recess has at least two mutually ge ⁇ inclined wall sections.
  • the wall sections are inclined in a cutting plane running along the longitudinal axis of the capsule body through the recess to each other.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a capsule body for a capsule as described above.
  • An additional aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing a capsule body, in particular as described above.
  • This method comprises the step ei ⁇ nes deep drawing of the capsule body. Subsequently and / or simultaneously with the deep-drawing, cutting of at least one slit takes place.
  • the step of cutting takes place in such a way that substantially no removal of material takes place.
  • the opposite edges of the slot touch at least in sections, preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 95% and most preferably 100% of a length L of the slot.
  • Generating at least one slot in the deep drawn capsule body has the advantage that the slit can be produced economically with such a size, so can not enter the substance from the capsule in Wesentli ⁇ chen.
  • the method of producing at least one slit is much less expensive than the production of holes of a correspondingly small diameter in the capsule body.
  • the at least one slot can be produced in particular after the filling of substance and closing of the capsule body with a lid.
  • a substantially air-impermeable layer is applied in sections and / or over the entire surface.
  • the layer on the side wall and / or the floor will be ⁇ introduced.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a system comprising a capsule filled with a substance as described above and a beverage preparation device.
  • the beverage preparation device has a capsule holder for receiving the capsule.
  • the beverage production device furthermore has a device for supplying a liquid into the capsule for extracting the substance for producing a beverage. to drink, wherein the beverage through a lid of the capsule is ⁇ feasible.
  • the beverage production device advantageously also has a penetration device.
  • the beverage production device has a device for discharging the beverage, for example into a drinking container.
  • Figure 1 Top view of an inventive capsule body with four slots
  • Figure 2 top view of an alternative inventive
  • FIG. 3 top view of a capsule body according to the invention with slots with a section-wise coating
  • Figure 4 top view of an inventive capsule body with slots with a full-surface coating of the soil
  • FIG. 5 top view of a capsule body according to the invention with slots in the bottom and the side wall;
  • FIG. 6 top view of a capsule body according to the invention with curved slots in the bottom; Top view of an inventive capsule body with slots in the side wall and full-surface coating;
  • FIG. 8 Top view of a further alternative inventive capsule body with slots; enlarged view of the detail A according to FIG 8 with a slot in a rest position; enlarged view of detail A according to FIG. 8 in an open position of the slot with coating;
  • FIG. 15 is a sectional side view of an alternative capsule body according to the invention.
  • FIG. 16 shows a partially sectioned side view of another alternative capsule according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 Top view of a capsule according to the invention with voltages ⁇ Publ.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the bottom 4 of a capsule body 2 according to the invention.
  • the capsule body 2 has a flange 22 and a side wall 3.
  • four slots 8 in a rest position, that is in a closed ⁇ senen position shown. There is no force exerted on the capsule ⁇ body 2.
  • FIG. 2 shows a plan view of an alternative capsule body 2 according to the invention.
  • Identical Referenzzei ⁇ Chen denote the same features in all figures and are therefore only explained again if necessary.
  • two slots 8 are arranged, which intersect approximately in the geometric center of the soil.
  • the capsule body 2 that is to say the side wall 3 and the bottom 4, is closed over its entire surface with a substantially air-impermeable layer 10.
  • This layer 10 is formed as a detachable and air-impermeable Lebens ⁇ ffentaugliche layer consisting essentially of sugar.
  • FIG. 3 shows another alternative capsule body 2 according to the invention with slots 8.
  • the slots 8 are sealed with an aluminum layer 10, which partially covers the bottom 4.
  • FIG. 4 shows a plan view of another capsule body 2 according to the invention.
  • the slots 8 in the bottom are closed with a soluble polymer layer 10 which covers the bottom 4 over its entire surface.
  • FIG. 5 shows a plan view of another capsule body 2 according to the invention with slots 8 in the bottom 4 and the side wall 3.
  • a layer for closing the slots 8 is applied on the inside, that is to say in the chamber of the capsule body, in which the substance for production a drink is received. This layer is not visible in the present figure.
  • FIG. 6 shows a plan view of a further capsule body according to the invention with curved slots.
  • FIG. 7 shows a plan view of a further capsule body 2 according to the invention with slots 8 in the side wall, which are closed with a soluble and food-grade layer 10.
  • the layer 10 is applied over the entire surface of the side wall 3.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show a further top view of an alternative form from ⁇ guidance of the capsule body 2 is shown comprising two slots 8 in the ground.
  • the detail A is explained in more detail below in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • the slot 8 is in a rest position 15, that is, that no force is applied to the slot or the capsule body.
  • the slot 8 has a length 1 of 4 mm.
  • the detail A according to Figure 8 is enlarged Darge ⁇ presents with the slot 8 in an open position 16.
  • One of the two opposite edges 9 of the slot 8 is coated with a soluble and food-grade layer 10, which leads to a closure and in the present case to a bond in the rest position as shown in Figure 9.
  • FIG. 11 shows a side view of a capsule body 2 according to the invention.
  • the arrow labeled 21 represents the flow direction of the flues ⁇ fluid.
  • Hot water is supplied at a pressure of about 15 bar as a liquid.
  • a slot 8 is formed as a curved slot and arranged in the side wall 3.
  • the ge ⁇ curved slot 8 is related to the longitudinal axis 17 of the capsule ⁇ body 2 along the average flow of the liquid through the capsule body in a first quarter arranged starting from the bottom relative to the entire length between the bottom 4 and flange 22nd
  • FIG. 12 schematically shows a system 11 comprising a beverage production device 12 with a sieve plate 19 and a capsule 1 according to the invention with slots 8.
  • the capsule 1 has a side wall 3 and a bottom 4 and is closed with a lid 5 to form a chamber 6.
  • a substance, not shown here is filled.
  • the beverage production device 12 comprises a capsule holder 13 for receiving the capsule 1 and a device 14 for the supply of a liquid ⁇ .
  • the beverage production device 12 has no penetrating device.
  • the capsule 1 here not visible slots in the bottom 4.
  • FIG. 13 shows a schematic representation of an alternative system 11.
  • the beverage production device 12 has a penetration device 18 for penetrating the capsule in the bottom 4.
  • the capsule has slots 8 which are arranged in the side wall. Two of the visible slots 8 are arranged substantially on the circumferential plane U. Another slot has an angle W of about 90 ° with the circumferential plane U and thus extends parallel to the longitudinal axis 17th
  • the capsule 1 is shown in a partially sectioned side view Darge ⁇ presents with the substance 7 in the chamber. 6
  • FIG. 14 shows in a plan view in the direction of the longitudinal axis a further capsule body 2 according to the invention with four slots 8 which are arranged in the bottom 4.
  • the capsule body 2 has stiffening elements formed as a stiffening region 24, which are formed by depressions 25 in the bottom, so that a penetration region 23 of the bottom 4 is possibly pierceable more reliably by means of the penetrating device.
  • the capsule body 2 has laterally distributed over the circumference a plurality of stiffening ribs 27 and is integrally formed with the bottom 4 with the stiffening region 24.
  • the capsule body 2 has laterally distributed over the circumference a plurality of stiffening ribs 27 and is integrally formed with the bottom 4 with the stiffening region 24.
  • FIG. 15 shows a sectional view of an alternative capsule body 2 according to the invention, whose outer shape corresponds to that according to FIG. In the sidewall
  • the stiffening ribs 27 visible to stiffen the capsule body 2, inter alia during penetration by means of a penetration device in the penetration region 23rd
  • the bottom 4 is provided with the slots 8 according to FIG.
  • the bottom 4 also has the stiffening region 24, which is formed from recesses 25.
  • the stiffening region 24 is arranged rotationally symmetrically about the penetration region 23.
  • FIG. 16 shows, in a partially sectioned side view, an alternative capsule 1 according to the invention.
  • the capsule 1 is closed with a lid 5 made of aluminum.
  • the substance 7 is arranged, which is coffee.
  • the substantially air-impermeable membrane is attached, for example, by welding.
  • a slot is arranged and in the bottom 4 two openings 20 or also slots.
  • FIG. 17 shows a plan view of another alternative capsule body 2 according to the invention.
  • the capsule body 2 according to FIG. 17 has four openings 20 with an elliptical cross section, which are arranged in the penetration region 23.
  • a substantially air-impermeable membrane, which is not visible here, is arranged in the capsule body 2 at a distance from the ground.

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L'invention concerne une capsule (1) constituée d'un corps de capsule (2) présentant une paroi latérale (3) et un fond (4). La capsule (1) comprend un couvercle (5) recouvrant le corps de capsule (2) pour former un compartiment fermé (6) qui contient une substance permettant de préparer un produit alimentaire. Le corps de capsule (2) comporte au moins une fente (8) permettant à un liquide de traverser la capsule (1) et formée sensiblement sans enlèvement de matière. La fente (8) est formée dans le corps de capsule (2) avant l'utilisation normale de la capsule (1) dans un dispositif de production d'un produit alimentaire.
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