EP3020656A1 - Emballage monodose et système de préparation de boissons comprenant différents types de cet emballage monodose - Google Patents

Emballage monodose et système de préparation de boissons comprenant différents types de cet emballage monodose Download PDF

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EP3020656A1
EP3020656A1 EP14753344.2A EP14753344A EP3020656A1 EP 3020656 A1 EP3020656 A1 EP 3020656A1 EP 14753344 A EP14753344 A EP 14753344A EP 3020656 A1 EP3020656 A1 EP 3020656A1
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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
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    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention refers to the field of the portion packages substantially air tights and comprising one dose of at least one edible substance and adapted for the preparation of an edible product.
  • the present invention further refers to the field of the systems for preparation of beverages, notably of aromatic beverages such as for example espresso coffee, tea and similar, based upon the extraction of respectively precursor substances contained in the portion packages by means of a pressurized fluid flow.
  • beverages notably of aromatic beverages such as for example espresso coffee, tea and similar
  • the field of the present invention includes many solutions, in particular relating to packages containing a single portion of an edible product in an interior volume and adapted to be processed in a respective device so as to prepare an edible product, such as for example in the case of certain beverage preparation machine, notably espresso coffee machines.
  • documents EP 0521510 B1 and EP 0806373 B1 are examples of substantially regular distributions of such zones of weakened material, without grouping thereof that result noticeable in terms of the spatial distancing apart and, especially, in terms of the resulting flow behavior.
  • Document EP 1555218 B1 discloses a construction solution for the parts that break on the exit side characterized in that said parts are obtained by means of grooves formed in said zones of weakened material.
  • the document WO 2012/100976 A1 discloses a capsule adapted for preparation of beverages by means of centrifugation.
  • the document further discloses a plurality of zones of weakened material of dot-like format and arranged along groups of three along a perimeter zone thereof, whereby this disposition is allegedly advantageous for the exit of the beverage through said perimeter zone.
  • the objective of the present invention is to provide a portion package adapted for preparing an edible product, notably aromatic beverages including espresso coffee, tea and similar by means of extraction by a pressurized fluid flow, that provides better interaction conditions of the pressurized fluid flow with the construction envelope thereof, in particular providing adjacent zones of weakened material with certain characteristic dimensions tending to generate behavioral synergies among each other, so as to produce a flow with pulsing flux characteristic during at least part of the period of passage of the pressurized flow through a respective entry envelope zone and/or exit envelope zone of said portion package.
  • the aforementioned objective is attained by means of zones of weakened material provided with certain forms and dimensions, and spatially arranged in at least two groups spaced apart and provided in certain distributions and dimensions, so as to develop an oscillatory behavior of the pulsing flow type over at least most part of the surface of the construction element of the portion package that is disposed on the exit side of the flow.
  • This type of mechanic behavior of the envelope is advantageous in terms of the resulting beverage quality.
  • the zones of weakened material of each group are provided along at least two at least approximately parallel extensions, so that it thus results a corresponding extension of flow passageways presenting a pulsing behavior.
  • the present invention is preferred when there is provided a plurality of surface extensions corresponding to a plurality of groups of zones of weakened material, and when said zones of weakened material are distributed over at least most part of the surface of the concerned construction element.
  • zones of weakened material are provided by a displacement of material from a respective exterior envelope layer, with accumulation of displaced material along at least most part of the extension of the edges of a respective cavity, in salient manner relative to the surrounding surface of a respective exterior envelope layer. It is thus provided a resistance reinforcement acting contrarily to the upstream flow pressure and enabling a more reliable rupture of the zones of weakened material.
  • said construction elements can be configured in an individualized format, corresponding to individual recipients, or be configured in a strip-like format, corresponding to a plurality of successive recipients provided on a common:support.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a system for preparation of beverages comprising at least two types of portion packages presenting similar dimension and configuration but adapted for preparing different beverages, or a beverage with different characteristics.
  • Figure 1 represents the general construction of embodiment of a portion package (1) according to the present invention, including in the form of a capsule (1) of substantially rigid construction (on the left) and in the form of a pod (1') of substantially flexible construction, eventually provided as a continuous strip (only indicated by the dashed end lines).
  • the portion package (1, 1') provides an interior volume for a dose (2) of at least one edible substance, including a substance precursor of an aromatic beverage such as for example in the form of roasted and grid coffee grains.
  • the portion package (1, 1') presents a first and second construction elements (3, 4) adapted so as to provide envelope surfaces for the entry and exit, respectively, of the pressurized fluid flow to be used so as to prepare an edible product from said dose (2).
  • Said construction elements (3, 4) comprise at least a respective exterior envelope layer (31, 41) advantageously provided with a relatively reduced thickness, such as for example in the form of a folio or similar.
  • Figure 2 shows two preferred embodiments of the configuration of the zones of weakened material (51, 61) provided in thee exterior envelope layer (31, 41) of portion packages (1, 1') according to the invention.
  • the zones of weakened material (51, 61) are provided in groups spatially distanced apart, whereby according to an inventive aspect, the zones of weakened material (51a, 51b) in each groups are provided along at least two direction that in this case develop in parallel.
  • a first embodiment represented on the left side there are four groups, each comprising two zones of weakened material (51a, 51b, 52a, 52b) that develop along at least approximately radial directions in the exterior envelope layer (31) on the flow entry side, and ten groups of two zones of weakened material (61a, 61b, 62a, 62b) developing along parallel directions in the exterior envelope layer (41) on the flow exit side.
  • the exterior envelope layer (41) on the flow exit side also presents a similar number and configuration of the zones of weakened material (61, 61b), but including a pattern variation.
  • the zones of weakened material (51, 61) can be arranged in a substantially linear (top drawings) or matrix pattern (bottom drawings).
  • the zones of weakened material (51, 61) can be configured developing locally, so as to provide a substantially dot-like flow passage area, for example with a substantially circular cross section (top drawing), or a substantially linear-like flow passage area (bottom drawings).
  • the basic principle of the present invention is that this type of disposition of the zones of weakened material (51, 61) in groups of at least two thereof and developing along proximal directions, provides flow passage areas with a substantially similar behavior and sensitive to small flow pressure oscillations, leading to a pulsed-like behavior after a respective rupture under the action of the upstream pressurized flow, with successive opening and closing of said passage areas, including with cyclical periodicity.
  • this pulsing behavior of the respective exterior envelope layer (31, 41) has proven favorable, specially on the exit side of the portion package (1), notably in terms of increased flow turbulence and, therefore, enhanced crème generation of the resulting beverage.
  • This effect is mostly obtained when said groups of zones of weakened material (51, 51b) extend over at least most part of the surface of a respective envelope layer (31, 41).
  • the pattern of distribution, form and dimension of said zones of weakened material (51, 61) and respective groups (51a, 51b and 52a, 52b; 61a, 61b and 62a, 62b) of relative spatial proximity can be different in each of the exterior envelope layers (31, 41), so as to thus better adjust to the expectable prevailing conditions of the pressurized fluid flow in said zone.
  • Figure 3 presents, in partial detail views, two embodiments of the configuration and relative distribution of zones of weakened material (51, 61) in form of two circular dots (top) and two parallel line segments (bottom), as well as respective groups in a portion package (1, 1') according to the invention.
  • these groups are provided in a respective exterior envelope layer (31, 41) so that they develop an oscillatory behavior when submitted to an upstream pressure, thereby generating a pulsing like flux with successive opening and closing and turbulence generation.
  • zones of weakened material (51a, 51b; 61a, 61b) are provided at a minimal adjacency distance (a) between each other, preferentially comprised in a range between 0,5 and 10 mm, preferentially in the range between 2 and 5 mm.
  • zones of weakened material (51, 61) present a characteristic dimension (b) of the respective flow passage area comprised in the range between 0,5 and 20 mm, preferentially in the range between 5 and 10 mm.
  • Both these dimensions contribute to ensure a rupture of the totality, instead of only part of the zones of weakened material (51, 61), as well as to a substantially pulsing behavior of the respective exterior envelope layer (31, 41), as a function of the prevailing local pressure, including of instant pressure or flow direction variations.
  • each of said groups of zones of weakened material (51a, 51b; 61a, 61b) presents a spacing distance (c) relative to an adjacent group, comprised in the range between 1 mm and 30 mm.
  • this minimum spacing distance between adjacent groups is also very important so as to provide said pulsing flux behavior to the exterior envelope layer (31, 41) and thereby reinforce the energy dissipation intensity of the fluid flow through it.
  • said spacing distance (c) can be different along different directions, such as for example in the embodiment represented on the right where the spacing distances (c) along orthogonal directions are substantially different.
  • Figures 4 and 5 present the construction detail in cut of two embodiments of portion package (1) according to the present invention, in particular of the zones of weakened material (61) provided as line segments, whereby Figure 4 presents a side view along a greater extension of the zones of weakened material (61), and Figure 5 presents a front view of these zones of weakened material (61), provided in an exterior envelope layer (41) of a construction element (4) adapted for the flow exit, and that, eventually, presents likewise an interior envelope layer (7) disposed adjacently.
  • This interior envelope layer (7) is preferentially provided as a filter element, as these are known by the expert in the field.
  • the zones of weakened material (61) are preferentially provided by means of material removal, that is to say, localized reduction of thickness (e) of the respective exterior envelope layer (41).
  • these zones of weakened material (61) are provided with such a reduction of thickness (e) that, when submitted to a given mechanic pressure, notably one bigger than the atmospheric pressure, in particular a hydraulic pressure exerted by the upstream flow, there is a rupture of material there along, thereby providing a corresponding flow passage through the respective envelope zone of the portion package (1).
  • the zone of weakened material (61) is preferentially produced by means of displacement of removed material to the respective edge zones so that it results a material protrusion along these edge zones.
  • This construction characteristic of the zones of weakened material (61) contributes to reinforcing the respective elastic opposition resistance, that is to say, the force of opposition to the pressure being applied upstream, and whereby improve the rupture under pressure behavior.
  • the zone of weakened material (61) advantageously presents a section of substantially trapezoid format at least along a cross direction thereof, with the section narrowing along the flow direction, which likewise contributes to improving the rupture under pressure behavior.
  • FIG 6 shows two portion packages (1'a, 1'b) of a system (20) for preparation of beverages according to the present invention.
  • Said system further includes at least one beverage preparation machine (10) (vide Figure 7 ) comprising at least one extraction device (11) adapted for extraction of the doses (2a, 2b) contained in said portion packages (1'a, 1'b), for example grind and roasted coffee, or tea leaves.
  • the two portion packages (1'a, 1'b present different zones of weakened material (61) in the exterior envelope layers (41) of respective construction elements (4) on the flow exit side, notably presenting different dimensions and distribution density.
  • the portion packages (1'a, 1'b) may also present different zones of weakened material (51) in the exterior envelop layer (31) on the flow entry side.
  • said beverage preparation system (20) therefore comprises at least two portion packages (1'a, 1'b), of similar or different construction and dimension (as represented), but including at least one different design parameter of said zones of weakened material (51, 61), including respective distribution pattern, form and dimension.
  • the different configuration of the zones of weakened material (51, 61) aims at better adjusting the type of flow interaction with the type of precursor substance and respective beverage.
  • different types of beverage may require different values of flow injection pressure, so that it will be advantageous to correspondingly configure a respective exterior envelope layer (31).
  • the same reasoning can be likewise applied to the flow exit side, and to particular characteristics of beverage that one intends to obtain from a beverage discharge (11) from a beverage preparation machine (10).
  • said at least two portion packages (1'a, 1'b) present zones of weakened material (51, 61) provided in materials with different specific mass or elastic deformation proprieties, so that they tend to break under different pressures or to recover an initial closed position whenever they are not submitted to a given minimum pressure value.
  • the present invention thus provides a beverage preparation system (20) that uses substantially similar portion packages (1, 1') with advantages in terms of respective production, eventually only differentiating in terms of the zones of weakened material (51, 61) provided at least on the flow exit side, with advantages in terms of the obtained beverage quality.
  • the doses (2) are provided compacted in substantially stable volumetric form and present a volume with a form ratio between width and height comprised between 0,5:1 and 4:1.
  • the exterior envelope layers (31, 41) are provided in a material, preferentially of folio-type in a synthetic and/or bio-synthetic material, preferentially different and preferentially with a bigger rigidity in the case of the envelope layer (31) on the flow entry side.
  • Figure 8 shows two steps of a process for preparation of beverages according to the present invention.
  • a portion package (1, 1') according to the invention is supplied to an extraction device (11) provided in a beverage preparation machine (10), or apparatus with similar functionality, presenting two actuation parts (12, 13) adapted to interact in proximity with a construction element (3, 4) adapted for entry and exit of the pressurized flow, respectively.
  • the actuation parts (12, 13) interact in proximity with said portion package (1, 1'), so as to inject a pressurized flow through the construction element (3) on the flow entry side, and to collect the resulting beverage from the construction element (4) on the flow exit side.
  • the supply of the pressurized flow is provided at a minimal pressure, bigger than the atmospheric pressure, sufficient to actuate the rupture of the zones of weakened material (51) thereby providing at least one flow passageway through the construction element (3) on the flow entry side, and the beverage discharge results from the rupture of the zones of weakened material (61) provided on the construction element (4) on the flow exit side.

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PT107051A PT107051B (pt) 2013-07-09 2013-07-09 Embalagem de porção e sistema de preparação de bebidas compreendendo diferentes tipos da referida embalagem de porção
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