EP2960181A1 - Kapsel zur herstellung von infusionen - Google Patents

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EP2960181A1
EP2960181A1 EP13779244.6A EP13779244A EP2960181A1 EP 2960181 A1 EP2960181 A1 EP 2960181A1 EP 13779244 A EP13779244 A EP 13779244A EP 2960181 A1 EP2960181 A1 EP 2960181A1
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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
    • 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
    • B65D85/8064—Sealing means for the interface with the processing machine

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  • the invention relates to a capsule for preparing infusions comprising first and second capsule parts connected to each other such as to delimit an inner chamber containing an infusion product and a sealing member provided on the outer surface of said capsule and which on the side corresponding to the inner chamber side forms a hollow space delimited between said first and second capsule parts, said sealing member being deformable such as to provide a watertight seal between a fixed part and a movable part of a machine housing said capsule for preparing said infusion, by causing a pressurized fluid to pass between an injection side and an extraction side of said capsule.
  • the system for preparing infusions such as coffee, tea, soups or the like from capsules of individual or multiple portions in which pressurized hot water is introduced is known.
  • the capsule is inserted in the capsule holder of a machine for preparing infusions, the capsule holder being formed by a fixed part and a movable part having a shape mating with that of the capsule.
  • the fixed and movable parts trap and perforate the capsule on two opposite sides; the injection side and the extraction side.
  • the pressurized hot water is introduced through the injection side at a pressure of between 1 and 20 bar and becomes impregnated with the infusion product.
  • the ready prepared infusion exits through the extraction side towards the corresponding cup once the water has completely passed through the capsule inner chamber.
  • the capsule Owing to the high working pressures, achieving a correct seal between the fixed part and the movable part of the capsule holder is essential for obtaining an infusion having optimum organoleptic properties.
  • FR2617389 discloses a capsule for the preparation of an express beverage containing an infusion product.
  • the capsule is provided with a frustoconical cup open at the larger base thereof. Furthermore, the cup is provided at this larger base with a rim acting as a sealing member in the machine. Before its use, the capsule is hermetically sealed at the larger and smaller bases thereof by means of sealing covers that must be removed for preparing the infusion.
  • an inner step facilitating the elastic deformation of this region.
  • the step is covered by a cover of filter material that prevents the infusion product grains from coming out once the sealing cover has been removed from the larger base, but allows the water to pass.
  • Said capsule has the problem of being complicated and expensive to manufacture, since it requires three sealing covers for its correct operation.
  • EP1700548 discloses a capsule that is designed to be inserted in a beverage production device and to be perforated on an injection side and an extraction side. Then, a pressurized fluid penetrates in the capsule through the injection side to interact with the ingredients and to drain a beverage from the capsule through the extraction side.
  • the capsule comprises a main body shaped as a cup and a closing foil; or a lenticular capsule with two opposite coincident walls, comprising a hollow sealing member on the outer surface of the capsule, to provide a sealing effect between the enveloping member of the beverage production device and the capsule support. This capsule simplifies the capsule according to FR2617389 since it avoids the covers that must be removed prior to preparing the infusion.
  • the sealing member does not always work satisfactorily since it can cause the closing force of the machine not to be uniform around the entire perimeter of the sealing member. Owing to this the sealing member can be become irregularly deformed, affecting the hermetic closing of the capsule holder. An irregular deformation of the sealing member can reduce the pressure of the injected water and therefore affect the organoleptic properties of the infusion beverage.
  • a capsule for preparing infusions of the type mentioned at the beginning characterized in that it further comprises separating means between said hollow space and said inner chamber extending in the longitudinal direction of said capsule and being formed such as to prevent the accumulation of said infusion product in said hollow space.
  • the most popular state of the art capsules are frustoconical and are provided with a rim projecting radially outwardly from the larger base and incorporating the deformable sealing member formed from an annular rim that is provided with an inner step on the face corresponding to the inner chamber of the capsule forming a hollow space that facilitates the deformation when the capsule holder bears on this point.
  • a closing foil adhered to the rim seals the side of the capsule through which the infusion is extracted.
  • the machines adapted to this type of the capsules there are those in which the infusion extraction direction is vertical and those in which the direction is horizontal.
  • this type of the capsules has the problem that between the packaging and the final use, the infusion product, for example grains of ground coffee, accumulates and clogs in the afore mentioned hollow space.
  • the infusion product for example grains of ground coffee
  • the sealing member is oriented horizontally, all the coffee blocks the hollow space in an uncontrolled fashion. This can cause irregular deformations of the sealing member leading to a worsening of the seal in this point and an increase of the effort necessary to close the capsule holder.
  • This same effect is more noticeable in the case of vertical extraction machines, since all the coffee accumulates by gravity at the bottom of the capsule.
  • the capsule according to the invention guarantees that no relevant amount of infusion product penetrates or can accumulate in the hollow space provided below the sealing member that can cause the negative effects observed in the state of the art capsules, in which the hollow space forms part of the inner chamber of the capsule. Furthermore, this configuration also simplifies the state of the art capsules where a filter foil was provided on the step forming the hollow space, since it allows one element to be avoided, but furthermore increases the useful volume of the inner chamber or otherwise allows a more compact capsule to be produced. The increase of the useful volume in a radial direction allows the amount of coffee inside the capsule to be increased and the infusion obtained to be improved.
  • the invention further includes a number of preferred features that are object of the dependent claims and the utility of which will be highlighted hereinafter in the detailed description of an embodiment of the invention.
  • the separating means can close the hollow space completely such as to prevent the infusion product from getting in.
  • this is not essential for the invention, since depending on the particle size of the product, it can be enough to leave slight opening separating the inner chamber from the hollow space below the sealing member.
  • the sealing member can be configured to be highly deformable, since this opening allows the sealing member to become deformed freely without being supported on the side corresponding to the inner chamber of the capsule.
  • said separating means leave an opening between said hollow space and said inner chamber comprised between 0 and 0.5 mm.
  • the opening extends in a longitudinal direction, but alternatively it could extend in a radial direction.
  • the grain size distribution is such that there is a not to be neglected proportion of grains having a diameter over 0.5 mm.
  • the amount that can pass through will not be sufficient to fill the hollow space, since the larger diameter grains cooperate with the separating means to block access to the hollow space.
  • the particle size is finer, namely, grains of diameters below 0.3 mm in a proportion of up to 20% of the mixture.
  • the opening between said hollow space and said inner chamber is comprised between 0.1 and 0.3 mm.
  • the 80% of grains of diameter greater than 0.3 mm cooperate with the opening of the separating means to prevent the massive entrance of fines in the hollow space and thereby they allow the sealing member to deform freely.
  • the separating means are a perimetrical skirt integral with said first and/or second capsule parts, said skirt facing said hollow space as a partition wall relative to said inner chamber.
  • the skirt can be formed completely in the first or the second part, but it is not outside the scope of the invention that both the first and the second part may have an integrated semiskirt.
  • the separating means comprise at least two concentric skirts, one skirt being provided on said first part and a second skirt provided on said second part and both consecutive skirts are offset from one another and configured such as to form a labyrinth. This reduces even more the possibility of grains penetrating in the hollow space below the sealing member, since the grains have to cover an even longer path.
  • the perimetrical skirt comprises a plurality of interruption points around its entire perimeter.
  • said separating means comprise at least two concentric skirts comprising said plurality of interruption points, and in that the interruption points of two consecutive skirts are offset from one another such as to form a labyrinth.
  • the second part is a foil and the skirt consists of a fold in said foil. Thanks to it, the amount of material used in the capsule is reduced.
  • the separating means are a perimetrical skirt, said skirt facing said hollow space as a partition wall relative to said inner chamber and said annular skirt is formed by an elastic material different from the material of said first or second capsule parts.
  • This embodiment blocks the hollow space completely preventing completely the entrance of infusion material, but however it does not prevent the deformation of the sealing member because the skirt is made from elastic material.
  • the said separating means are a ring independent from said first and second parts arranged such as to allow the free deformation of said sealing member.
  • This embodiment is particularly appropriate for the case that the capsule is made from a sheet-like material, such as for example aluminium.
  • the said first and second parts are externally convex and are connected along a rim adjacent to said sealing member.
  • said first part is a frustoconical cup comprising an annular rim projecting radially outwardly from its larger base, being open at said larger base, and constituting said sealing member, a hollow step being provided below said sealing member and said second part is a foil sealing said cup at the support surface of said capsule on said rim.
  • the injection side and said extraction side face each other.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show two alternatives of known state of the art capsules.
  • the state of the art capsule 201 shown in Fig. 1 is formed by a frustoconical cup 202 with the smaller base closed and the larger base open. A rim 214 project radially outward from the larger base.
  • the capsule 201 has a foil 204 adhered to the rim 214.
  • the cup 202 and foil 204 delimit an infusion chamber 216 to contain an infusion product 208, such as coffee, tea, broth or the like.
  • the capsule 201 is conceived as a single dose capsule that works with known machines for preparing infusions adapted specifically to the outer form of the capsule. The machine, better to be seen in Fig.
  • the capsule 3 is provided with a capsule holder formed by a fixed part 100 and a movable part 102, moveable relative to the fixed part 100.
  • the cylinder 102 moves in the direction of arrow A (see Fig. 2 ) to trap the capsule 201 in the capsule holder by compressing the sealing member 218.
  • the movable part 102 perforates the capsule 201 through its smaller base with punches 106.
  • the foil 204 that closes the larger base of the cup 202 is also perforated by pyramid-like projections 110.
  • the pump 104 causes an infusion fluid, such as, for example, water at a temperature close on 100 °C, or a fluid containing mainly water, to flow through the perforations in the larger and smaller bases of the capsule 201.
  • the capsule of Fig. 2 represents a step ahead relative to the capsule of Fig. 1 , since therein in the area adjacent the larger base of the cup 202, a diametrical step forming a hollow space 220 is formed below the sealing member 218.
  • the purpose of this hollow space 220 is to allow the free deformation of the sealing member 218 during the closing of the capsule holder.
  • the infusion product gets into the hollow space 220 and makes the homogenous deformation of the sealing member 218 difficult and therefore fluid losses can also occur through the sealing member.
  • the organoleptic properties of the infusion as also the repeatability of the preparation process are affected.
  • a first embodiment of the capsule 1 according to the invention is to be seen in Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • the capsule 1 also comprises first and second parts 2, 4 connected to each other to delimit an inner chamber 6 containing an infusion product 8, such as coffee, tea, broth or the like.
  • the first part 2 is also a frustoconical cup, with the smaller base closed and the larger base open.
  • the smaller base corresponds with the injection side 14 of the capsule, whereas the larger base corresponds with the extraction side 16.
  • the rim 28 also projects radially outward from the larger base.
  • This cup can be made from any type of material that can be perforated by means of the punches 106.
  • food grade plastics such as, for example, bioplastics, polythenes, polystyrenes, polypropylenes, polyamides or others are applicable.
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • Another preferred material in this case is a mixture of 50% of high density polyethylene HDPE and 50% of low density polypropylene LDPE.
  • other percentages or materials such as, for example, aluminium, are not discarded.
  • the second part 4 of the capsule 1 is in this case a foil also made from material perforatable by the projections 110 and which seals the extraction side 16 of the capsule 1.
  • the foil is an aluminium foil reinforced with a polyethylene foil to conserve the organoleptic properties of the product contained in the chamber 6.
  • the aluminium foil may be omitted.
  • the foil forming the second part 4 is adhered to the support surface 38 of the capsule when it rests on the rim 28 of the cup.
  • the capsule 1 On the outer support surface 38 of the capsule 1, and in particular on the cup rim 28, the capsule 1 comprises a sealing member 10, consisting of an annular region around the cup. On the inner chamber 6 side of the sealing member 10, a diametrical step forming a hollow space 12 delimited between the first and second parts 2, 4 of the capsule 1 is provided, namely the hollow space 12 alone would form part of the inner chamber 6.
  • the sealing member 10 can be deformed to guarantee the watertight seal between the fixed and movable parts 100, 102 of the infusion machine housing the capsule 1.
  • the fixed part 100 is the one corresponding to the extraction side 16 of the capsule 1 and the movable part 102 to the injection side
  • the configuration could be the other way round.
  • the part of the capsule holder corresponding to the extraction side 16 of the capsule 1 would be movable, whereas the part of the capsule holder adapted to the injection side 14 would be fixed.
  • the infusion is obtained by causing the infusion fluid to pass between the injection side 14 and the extraction side 16 of the capsule 1 at a pressure of between 1 and 20 bar.
  • the capsule 1 also comprises separating means 18 disposed between the hollow space 12 and the inner chamber 6 to physically separate both parts.
  • separating means 18 disposed between the hollow space 12 and the inner chamber 6 to physically separate both parts.
  • the term to separate does not of necessity imply that the inner chamber 6 and the hollow space 12 are isolated from each other in all the embodiments.
  • these separating means 18 are a perimetrical skirt 22 extending in the longitudinal direction L of the capsule 1.
  • the skirt 22 is integral with the frustoconical cup and it faces the hollow space 12 as a partition wall relative to the inner chamber 6.
  • This same figure allows it to be seen how on compressing the sealing member 10 in the direction of the arrow B, this is freely deformed on the side closest to the longitudinal axis L, since in this point the sealing member 10 is not supported until it abuts against the fixed part 100 of the machine.
  • the skirt 22 prevents at all times the accumulation of the infusion product 8 in hollow space 12 prior to injection of the infusion fluid.
  • the skirt prevents the ingress of the infusion product 8 in relevant amounts.
  • the skirt prevents the massive entry of grains in the hollow space 12, these are prevented from clogging at this point and preventing or hindering the free deformation of the sealing member the 10 when closing the capsule holder and harming the gasket function of the sealing member 10.
  • Another important advantage of the capsule according to the invention consists of the force required for closing the machine being reduced and its comfort of use being increased.
  • Figure 5 shows a second embodiment of the capsule 1 for the preparation of coffee in individual doses according to the invention.
  • the frustoconical cup is made from a combination of high (HDPE) and low density (LDPE) polythene.
  • the material consists of 15% of HPDE with a Vicat softening temperature of 128 °C and 85% of LPDE with a Vicat softening temperature of 80°C.
  • the capsules 1 according to the invention are provided with the separating means 18 extending in the longitudinal direction L to separate the hollow space 12 from the inner chamber 6.
  • the separating means 18 are also a skirt 22.
  • an opening 20 is formed that preferably is comprised between 0.1 and 0.3 mm.
  • the skirt 22 leaves an opening of 0.25 mm, which allows the massive invasion coffee grains to be prevented when it is wanted to obtain coffee with more intense flavour.
  • the perimetrical skirt 22 comprises a plurality of interruption points 24 around its entire perimeter. These interruptions confer elasticity to the cup in the region of the skirt to improve the deformation thereof. Also in this embodiment these interruption points are radial, but they could have other orientations, such as spiral, straight lines parallel to each other or others.
  • the opening space they leave is within the same ranges as the opening 20, namely between 0.1 and 0.3 mm to prevent the massive passage of coffee grains.
  • Figs. 6 to 8 there is shown a third embodiment of the capsule 1 according to the invention in which the separating means 18 comprise two concentric skirts 22.
  • the cup is conceived for coarser infusion products, such as, for example, tea.
  • the opening 20 between the hollow space 12 and the inner chamber 6 is between 0 and 0.5 mm, and in particular in this case it is 0,4 mm.
  • the interruption points 24 it is not necessary for the interruption points 24 to be as narrow as in the previous embodiment, namely they can be larger than 0.5 mm and preferably smaller than 1 mm.
  • the width of the tongues remaining on the skirt be less than the width of the interruption points themselves.
  • the interruption points 24 of both consecutive skirts 22 are offset from one another so as to form a labyrinth.
  • two interruption points 24 of two different skirts 22 could never be facing one another such as to leave a gap wider than 0.5 mm between them.
  • the interruption points 24 of two consecutive skirts 22 will be angularly offset from one another so that they never leave a radial hollow space between them.
  • Fig. 9 there is shown an embodiment in which two concentric skirts 22 are also provided.
  • the skirts 22 are formed by a plurality of cylinder-like bosses. This allows the dimensions of the continuous sections of skirt 22 to be considerably reduced and therefore the elastic deformation capacity of the sealing member 22 to be improved.
  • Fig. 10 shows a capsule 1 in which the first and second parts 2, 4 are externally convex, mirror symmetrical and made from a foil-like material such as, for example, aluminium. However, both parts can also be made from food grade plastics provided that the wall thickness is sufficiently small. Both parts 2, 4 are connected along the rim 28 to delimit an inner chamber 6 and define a lenticular capsule 1.
  • the sealing member 10 consists of a perimetrical ring formed in two parts, namely each half is formed respectively on the first and second parts 2, 4.
  • the capsule 1 is provided with the hollow space 12 facilitating its deformation.
  • the capsule 1 is provided with separating means 18 as a plastic ring 26 independent from said first and second parts 2, 4 and extending again in the longitudinal direction L of the capsule 1.
  • the physical separation between the chamber 6 and the hollow space 12 is total, namely there is no opening 20 between the hollow space and the inner chamber.
  • the separating means 18 are provided on the second part 4 of the capsule 1, namely on the sealing foil provided on the rim 28 closing the larger base of the frustoconical cup.
  • the skirt 22 consists of a fold in the foil generated by heat forming. Because the foil is a thin polyethylene foil, the hollow space 12 can be separated completely from the inner chamber 6. In this case, the apex 30 of the fold bears directly against the underside of the sealing member 10. However, the sealing member 10 can be deformed freely, since the foil owing to its limited thickness of less than 0.2 mm scarcely offers resistance to the deformation.
  • the separating means 18 are a perimetrical skirt 22 extending in the longitudinal direction L as a ring of the second part 4.
  • the second part 4 is an injection molding of polypropylene.
  • the skirt 22 completely closes the hollow space 12.
  • the outer diameter of the skirt 22 be substantially equal to the inner diameter of the inner wall of the chamber 6, thereby to allow the free deformation of the sealing member 10.
  • the cover closing the cup is provided with a plurality of passages 32.
  • the separating means 18 are a perimetrical skirt 22 extending in the longitudinal direction as a partition wall relative to said inner chamber 6.
  • the annular skirt 22 is formed by a rubber type elastic material different from the material of the foil forming the second part 4, namely the foil sealing the extraction side 16 of the cup.
  • the rubber type elastic material is any one that can have properties similar to rubber, such as, for example, elastomers, synthetic resin, latex or others.
  • the annular skirt 22 could be provided on the cup instead of on the foil also touching the foil with its apex.
  • Figs. 14 and 15 show two last embodiments similar to the ones described in Figs. 5 to 8 . However, in this case, to increase the elasticity and capacity of deformation in the outer region of the sealing member 10, recesses are provided to increase the pressure of the capsule holder at this point.
  • a plurality of concentric grooves 34 sunken relative to the outer surface of the capsule 1 in the region of the sealing member 10. In case any water could leak out, it could gather in the grooves 34 and thus any liquid leak could be prevented.
  • the grooves 34 also allow the surface pressure to be increased in case the sealing member 10 abuts at the end of its stroke and the capsule holder has not been completely closed. By increasing the surface pressure, the grooves could deform plastically and improve the seal even more.
  • the grooves could be provided in projection relative to the outer surface of the capsule. Also it should be commented that the form of the grooves is not limited to the triangular form, but could also be rectangular or trapezoidal.
  • Fig. 15 there is provided a plurality of uniformly distributed cylindrical orifices 36.
  • the orifices 36 improve the deformation of the sealing member because they make the wall less rigid.
  • the orifices 36 allow possible losses of liquid to gather and increase the surface pressure that the capsule holder exerts at this point.
  • these point orifices 16 do not have to be limited to the cylindrical form, so that within the scope of the invention the orifices 36 can also be prismatic with a polygonal base or pyramid-like with a polygonal or circular base, the latter type being possibly truncated at their apex.
  • Fig. 16 there is to be seen another alternative of the capsule 1 according to the invention, starting out from the concept of Fig. 12 .
  • the separating means 18 comprise two concentric skirts 22.
  • a skirt 22 is provided on the foil or piece of plastic closing the mouth of the cup.
  • the other skirt 22 is provided on the frustoconical cup. Both consecutive skirts 22 are offset in the longitudinal direction of the capsule so that they form a labyrinth making the ingress of coffee in the hollow space 12 even more difficult.
  • Figure 17 shows another embodiment of the capsule 1 according to the invention, in which the sealing member 10 comprises a layer 40 of rubber type elastic material, resin or the like and different from the material of the capsule 1.
  • This highly deformable additional layer 40 can be applied independently, for example, by overmolding or projection.
  • any one of the embodiments of Figs. 3 to 13 and 16 can also be provided on the outer surface of the sealing member 10 with a finish of the type of grooves, cylindrical, prismatic or the like orifices or a layer 40 of highly deformable material.

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