EP3138788A1 - Capsule pour boissons instantanées - Google Patents

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EP3138788A1
EP3138788A1 EP16382412.1A EP16382412A EP3138788A1 EP 3138788 A1 EP3138788 A1 EP 3138788A1 EP 16382412 A EP16382412 A EP 16382412A EP 3138788 A1 EP3138788 A1 EP 3138788A1
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Olga Pedreira
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Ecocap Espressobar SL
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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
    • B65D85/8052—Details of the outlet

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  • the present invention may be framed within the technical field related to the food industry; in particular, the field of the sector devoted to the preparation of instant drinks, such as coffee, chocolate, infusions, etc. from dry drink preparations.
  • the object of the invention relates to a cartridge that contains the dry preparation to elaborate an instant drink.
  • the applicant (the company ECOCAP ESPRESSOBAR, S.L.) has been commercialising an airtight cartridge for instant drinks, which comprises a body, where the upper part of the body is thermo-sealed and the lower part comprises a valve designed to maintain airtightness, and where the body houses a small single-dose bag, made of cellulose, that contains ground coffee, to prepare instant coffee drinks in a device appropriate for such use.
  • the small cellulose bag creates a retention effect, which prevents the preparation from reaching the drink.
  • the small cellulose bag retains some of the solid substances that contribute to providing the coffee with pleasant flavour and aroma.
  • the use of said small cellulose bag prevents said substances from reaching the coffee drink, which, as a result, presents a lower organoleptic quality than desired.
  • the present invention discloses an airtight cartridge for instant drinks which is characterised, with respect to the prior art described in the background section, in that it dispenses with the small cellulose bag, such that the cartridge comprises:
  • the filter Since it is made of a synthetic polymer material, the filter does not retain the particles that provide the drink with a pleasant flavour and aroma, which allows to dispense with the small cellulose bag that interacts with said particles and retains them.
  • the cartridge (1) of the invention comprises a hollow body (2), preferably of revolution, in particular of cylindrical shape, the body (2) comprising a lateral wall equipped with an upper area and a lower area.
  • the lower area of the body (2) has a base (4) which preferably comprises: an outer portion (5), tronco-conical in shape; and an inner portion (6), substantially flat.
  • a filter (8) preferably in the form of a mesh, is supported on the base (4), inside the body (2).
  • the filter (8) is made of a synthetic polymer material, such as nylon or similar materials.
  • the attached figures represent the filter (8) as preferably being housed in a housing (7) defined on the base (4), where, even more preferably, the housing (7) is delimited by a wall (9). In the figures, it may be observed that the top of the wall (9) is placed in line with a limit between the outer portion (5) and the inner portion (6) of the base (4).
  • the body (2) contains a drink preparation (not represented), such as, for example, a dehydrated or dry preparation, such as for example, coffee or chocolate, or ground coffee, or, alternatively, a preparation for infusions, such as, for example, tea or camomile.
  • a drink preparation such as, for example, a dehydrated or dry preparation, such as for example, coffee or chocolate, or ground coffee, or, alternatively, a preparation for infusions, such as, for example, tea or camomile.
  • the upper area is hermetically sealed.
  • the figures represent that there is a first protruding perimetral flange (3) on the upper area.
  • a first flange (3) projected towards the exterior has been selected, since the manufacturing thereof is preferably performed by injection.
  • an upper sheet (10) joined to the first flange (3) by means of thermo-sealing.
  • the upper sheet (10) may be made of a composite or multilayer material.
  • the base (4) specifically, when applicable, the inner portion (6) thereof, incorporates an outlet (19) placed in correspondence with the filter (8), to allow for release of the drink.
  • the cartridge (1) further comprises a protrusion (11) extending from the body (2), in fluid connection with the outlet (19) at the base (4).
  • the protrusion (11) comprises an upper edge in contact with the inner portion (6) of the base (4), and a lower edge.
  • the lower area of the body (2) is also hermetically sealed.
  • the figures show that the lower edge of the protrusion (11) incorporates a second protruding perimetral flange (13), also projected towards the exterior, designed to support a lower sheet (14), for example, made of a composite or multilayer material, which is thermo-sealed to said second flange (13).
  • the sealing gasket is a toroidal gasket.
  • the interior of the protrusion (11) incorporates longitudinal ribs (16) perimetrically arranged, which make it possible to increase the surface available for thermo-sealing of the lower sheet (14). Furthermore, the presence of the ribs (16) improves the resistance of the protrusion (11).
  • distance means (18) designed to keep the filter (8) separate from the base (4), in order to allow for the circulation of liquid between the base (4) and the filter (8).
  • the figures represent distance means (18) in the form of protuberances, for example spherical in shape, projected from the base (4).
  • the cartridge (1) described is intended to be inserted into a receiving compartment (not shown) in a device designed for the preparation of instant drinks compatible with said cartridge (1), such as, for example, a coffee machine bowl.
  • the habitual operation is as follows: after the cartridge (1) is inserted into the machine, hot water, under pressure as applicable, is introduced inside the body (2) through the upper area, for example, because the drink preparation device is configured in such a way as to break the upper sheet (10), or because, alternatively, the user must remove said upper sheet (10) prior to introducing the cartridge (1) into the drink preparation device.
  • the water goes through the preparation, thereby generating a hot drink, which crosses the filter (8) towards the protrusion (11), where the pressure breaks the lower sheet (14) in order to allow for release of the drink towards, for example, a serving cup (not shown).
  • the body (2) may incorporate a cross-section change (12).
  • the figures represent the cross-section change (12) as a narrowing, in particular, in a central area located midway between the upper area and the lower area of the body (2).
  • the cross-section change (12) makes it possible for the body (2) to remain encased, under certain pressure, in the aforementioned receiving compartment when being used.
  • the user may shake or even strike the bowl in order to dislodge the preparation into a rubbish bin for organic material, and subsequently pull the body (2), in order to remove it from the receiving compartment, and dispose of it in a bin for plastic containers.

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EP16382412.1A 2015-09-03 2016-09-05 Capsule pour boissons instantanées Withdrawn EP3138788A1 (fr)

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ES201530985U ES1143960Y (es) 2015-09-03 2015-09-03 Cartucho para bebida instantanea

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IT201800002185A1 (it) * 2018-01-30 2019-07-30 Goglio Spa Capsula con valvola di degassazione
US11667420B2 (en) 2015-09-04 2023-06-06 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg Tray sealer

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US20070148290A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2007-06-28 Tchibo Gmbh Portion capsule
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US20090007793A1 (en) * 2007-07-02 2009-01-08 Appliance Development Corporation Infusible material capsule for brewing a beverage
US8573115B2 (en) * 2010-11-15 2013-11-05 Conair Corporation Brewed beverage appliance and method
US20140037803A1 (en) * 2011-03-08 2014-02-06 Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. Beverage delivery pod and methods of use and manufacture
WO2014195307A1 (fr) * 2013-06-03 2014-12-11 Illycaffe' S.P.A. Cartouche pour l'extraction d'une boisson
US20150175347A1 (en) * 2012-06-18 2015-06-25 K-Fee System Gmbh Portion capsule and method for producing a beverage by means of a portion capsule

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WO2003059778A2 (fr) * 2002-01-16 2003-07-24 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. Capsule fermee pourvue d'un moyen d'ouverture
US20070175335A1 (en) * 2004-03-26 2007-08-02 Liverani Furio S Beverage extraction assembly for extracting a beverage from a particulate substance contained in a cartridge
US20070148290A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2007-06-28 Tchibo Gmbh Portion capsule
US20090007793A1 (en) * 2007-07-02 2009-01-08 Appliance Development Corporation Infusible material capsule for brewing a beverage
US8573115B2 (en) * 2010-11-15 2013-11-05 Conair Corporation Brewed beverage appliance and method
US20140037803A1 (en) * 2011-03-08 2014-02-06 Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. Beverage delivery pod and methods of use and manufacture
US20150175347A1 (en) * 2012-06-18 2015-06-25 K-Fee System Gmbh Portion capsule and method for producing a beverage by means of a portion capsule
WO2014195307A1 (fr) * 2013-06-03 2014-12-11 Illycaffe' S.P.A. Cartouche pour l'extraction d'une boisson

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11667420B2 (en) 2015-09-04 2023-06-06 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg Tray sealer
IT201800002185A1 (it) * 2018-01-30 2019-07-30 Goglio Spa Capsula con valvola di degassazione

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