EP3170766B1 - Mehrkammmerkartusche mit filterungsfähigkeiten - Google Patents

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EP3170766B1
EP3170766B1 EP15195305.6A EP15195305A EP3170766B1 EP 3170766 B1 EP3170766 B1 EP 3170766B1 EP 15195305 A EP15195305 A EP 15195305A EP 3170766 B1 EP3170766 B1 EP 3170766B1
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    • 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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    • B65D85/804—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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    • B65D85/8061—Filters

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  • the present invention relates to cartridges used for enclosing substances, particularly to cartridges with filtration capabilities.
  • cartridges or capsules for enclosing substances have increased over the past few years. These substances include edible materials, ink, smokable materials, etc.
  • a beverage filter cartridge comprising a cup portion; a lid portion coupled to the cup portion to define an interior; and a filter member provided within the interior; wherein the cup portion, the lid portion, and/or the filter member define three separate compartments with the interior.
  • US2010/0077928 discloses such a capsule.
  • the European patent no. EP2298671 discloses a disposable capsule for beverage dispensing machines for preparing a beverage from a food product housed within it, comprising a plurality of walls, means for dispensing said beverage, and at least an element for partitioning the internal volume of the capsule into two or more volumes to house at least said food product, said partition element being spaced with respect to the wall of the capsule provided with said beverage dispensing means, wherein the means for dispensing said beverage comprises a trap or an opening sealed by a film that are pierceable by a piercing element, and wherein said partitioning element has a supporting surface that is substantially abutting said piercing element, in order to be supported by said piercing element during dispensing of beverage.
  • the European patent no. EP1980501 pertains to a capsule for preparing drinks by passing a liquid through a powdered substance contained in a chamber made inside the capsule, the capsule comprises a cup-shaped structure having a lower wall; the chamber being delimited on at least one side by at least one filter element having a plurality of through-holes extending from a first face of the filter element facing the inside of the chamber, to a second face of the filter element facing the lower wall of the cup-shaped structure, the through-holes have inlet sections extending according to a main trajectory of extension and each having a length, measured along the main trajectory of extension, greater than their width, measured transversally to the main trajectory of extension.
  • the cartridge for containing smoking materials, the cartridge comprises a container formed from one or more foils; a smoking material within the container; a top joined to the outer container to capture the smoking material within the outer container; and at least one thermally conductive panel between the smoking material and the top, wherein the panel is spaced from the top.
  • the European patent no. EP1702525 discloses a tobacco cartridge for use with a narghile or other smoking appliance having a tobacco bowl for receiving tobacco, comprising: a quantity of tobacco enclosed within an enclosure, said enclosure having a lower end configured for applying the cartridge to the tobacco bowl of the smoking appliance, and an upper end which is openable to provide access to the tobacco for igniting same, the enclosure further includes a body of a combustible material capable, when ignited, to produce a glowing ember for igniting the quantity of tobacco within the cartridge.
  • a multi-compartment cartridge for enclosing at least one substance, comprising a first housing; a first filter member; and a cover, wherein said first housing comprises a tapered cylindrical body with an upper edge, a lower edge, an opening, a bottom wall with a plurality of through-apertures.
  • Said second housing comprises a tapered cylindrical body with an upper edge, a lower edge, an opening, a bottom wall having a substantially convex portion with a plurality of through-apertures.
  • Said second housing and said first filter member are inserted in the opening of the first cylindrical body.
  • said multi-compartment cartridge further comprises a second filter member.
  • said first housing encloses said second housing, said first filter member, and said second filter member.
  • FIGs 1-3 illustrate a multi-compartment cartridge for enclosing at least one substance with filtration capabilities configured in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein such cartridge comprises a first housing 1, a second housing 2, a first filter member 3, and a cover 4.
  • said first housing 1 comprises a tapered cylindrical body 10 with a plurality of longitudinal grooves 10a and a central axis 11, wherein such cylindrical body 10 comprises an upper edge 12, a lower edge 13, an opening 14, a bottom wall 15 with a plurality of substantially convex areas 15a, 15b, 15c, and 15d and a plurality of through-apertures 16a, and 16b.
  • Said cylindrical body 10 further comprises a lip 17 extending radially outwardly from said central axis 11 at said upper edge 12, and at least one flanged collar 18 approximate to said upper edge 12.
  • Said opening 14 comprises a tapered opening having a same central axis 11 of said cylindrical body 10, wherein such opening 14 extends from said upper edge 12 to said bottom wall 15.
  • the radius of said opening 14 increases when moving away from the lower edge 13 towards said upper edge 12 of said body 10.
  • Said second housing 2 comprises a tapered cylindrical body 20 with a central axis 21, wherein such cylindrical body 20 comprises an upper edge 22, a lower edge 23, an opening 24, a substantially concave bottom wall 25 with a substantially convex portion 25a and a plurality of through-apertures 26a and 26b.
  • the bottom wall 25 has an upper surface 25b and a lower surface 25c.
  • Said cylindrical body 20 further comprises a lip 27 extending radially outwardly from said central axis 21 at said upper edge 22, and a flanged collar 28 approximate to said upper edge 22.
  • a receptacle 25d is defined as the area in said bottom wall 25 trapped between said tapered body 20 and said substantially convex portion 25a.
  • Said opening 24 comprises a tapered opening having a same central axis 21 of said body 20, wherein such opening 24 extends from said upper edge 22 to said bottom wall 25.
  • said lips 17 and 27 have similar radii.
  • said first filter member 3 has an upper surface 30 and a lower surface 31, wherein the radius of such first filter member 3 is greater than the radius of said bottom wall 15 but less that the radius of said upper edge 12.
  • the radius of said bottom wall 25 is similar to the radius of said first filter member 3.
  • the ratio of increase in the radii of said cylindrical bodies 10 and 20 is similar.
  • said first filter member 3 is inserted in said opening 14 with the lower surface 31 facing and parallel to said bottom wall 15, defining a first compartment 5.
  • Said second housing 2 is inserted in said opening 14 such that the central axes 11 and 21 are collinear, wherein the cylindrical body 20 is in contact with a substantial part of said first cylindrical body 10.
  • said opening 14 is adapted to receive said first filter member 3 and said second housing 2.
  • Said lower surface 25c of said bottom wall 25 is in contact with said upper surface 31 of said first filter member 3.
  • a second compartment 6 is defined by said opening 24.
  • said cover 4 comprises a disc-shaped body with a central axis 40, an opening 41 with a plurality of arced through-apertures 42 extending inwardly toward said central axis 40, and an edge 43 extending from the circumference of said cover 4 downwardly around said central axis 40 towards the bottom walls 15 and 25.
  • the radius of said opening 41 of the cover 4 is similar to the radius of said opening 24 of said cylindrical body 20 of the second housing 2, and the radius of said cover 4 is similar to the radius of said lips 17 and 27 of the cylindrical bodies 10 and 20, respectively.
  • Said cover 4 covers said opening 24 of second cylindrical body 20, wherein said lip 27 is fit in a space defined by said opening 41 and said edge 43.
  • the preferred embodiment of the present invention optionally comprises a second filter member 7 ( Figure 5 ) lining a substantial part of said opening 24, wherein such second filter member partitions said second compartment 6 into a first portion 6a and a second portion 6b.
  • Said second filter member 7 comprises a porous heat conductor to provide even heating capabilities to the ingredients enclosed in the cartridge of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a multi-compartment cartridge with filtration capabilities configured according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention and adapted for use in beverage-preparing machines for preparing espresso coffee, chocolate, Choco chino or tea and milk or other hot double drinks, wherein milk 8a is enclosed in said first compartment 5 and coffee or tea 8b is enclosed in said second compartment 6.
  • Said first filter member 3 comprises a micro porous paper mesh.
  • Said first housing 1, said second housing 2, and said cover 4 are made of stainless steel, ceramic, aluminum, or terra cotta.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a multi-compartment cartridge with filtration capabilities configured according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention and adapted for enclosing a smokable material for use with water smoking articles such as shisha, wherein smoking material is enclosed in said second compartment 6 and filtering minerals are enclosed in said first compartment 5.
  • Said bottom wall 15 is lined with a material, such as cotton aluminum, that traps said filtering minerals in said first compartment 5 and prevents such minerals or any of the enclosed ingredients in said cartridge from escaping through said apertures 16a and 16b.
  • Heat is applied, by a heat source such as coal, to said cover and a pure smoke leaves the cartridge of the present invention through said apertures 16, wherein tar and nicotine are trapped in said second part 6b of said second compartment 6.
  • Said first filter member 3 comprises an aluminum mesh.
  • Said second filter member 7 comprises a micro porous aluminum mesh.
  • Said first housing 1, said second housing 2, and said cover 4 are made of Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyphenylene Ether, silicone, or ceramic. End of Example 2

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  1. Mehrkammerkartusche zum Umschließen von mindestens einer Substanz, wobei die Kartusche das Folgende umfasst:
    - ein erstes Gehäuse (1);
    - ein zweites Gehäuse (2);
    - ein erstes Filterelement (3); und
    - eine Abdeckung (4);
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    - das erste Gehäuse (1) einen sich verjüngenden zylindrischen Körper (10) mit einer Vielzahl von Längsvertiefungen (10a) und einer zentralen Achse (11) umfasst, wobei der zylindrische Körper (10) einen oberen Rand (12), einen unteren Rand (13), eine Öffnung (14), eine Bodenwand (15) mit einer Vielzahl von im Wesentlichen konvexen Teilen (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) und einer Vielzahl von Durchgangsöffnungen (16a, 16b) umfasst;
    - das zweite Gehäuse (2) einen sich verjüngenden zylindrischen Körper (20) mit einer zentralen Achse (21) umfasst, wobei der zylindrische Körper (20) einen oberen Rand (22), einen unteren Rand (23), eine Öffnung (24), eine Bodenwand (25), die einen im Wesentlichen konvexen Teil (25a) mit einer Vielzahl von Durchgangsöffnungen (26a, 26b) aufweist, und wobei die Bodenwand (25) eine obere Oberfläche (25b) und eine untere Oberfläche (25c) aufweist;
    - das erste Filterelement (3) eine Scheibenform mit einer oberen Oberfläche (30) und einer unteren Oberfläche (31) aufweist, wobei ein Radius von dem ersten Filterelement (3) größer als ein Radius von der Bodenwand (15), jedoch kleiner als ein Radius von dem oberen Rand (12) ist;
    - wobei die Abdeckung (4) einen scheibenförmigen Körper mit einer zentralen Achse (40), einer Öffnung (41) mit einer Vielzahl von Durchgangsöffnungen (42) und einem Rand (43), der sich von einem Umfang der Abdeckung um die zentrale Achse (40) herum in Richtung der Bodenwände (15, 25) erstreckt, umfasst, wobei ein Radius von der Öffnung (41) ähnlich einem Radius von der Öffnung (24) ist.
  2. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zylindrische Körper (10) ferner eine Lippe (17), die sich von der zentralen Achse (11) an dem oberen Rand (12) radial nach außen erstreckt, und einen geflanschten Kragen (18) umfasst, der an den oberen Rand (12) angrenzt.
  3. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnung (14) eine sich verjüngende zylindrische Öffnung umfasst, die sich von dem oberen Rand (12) zu der Bodenwand (15) erstreckt.
  4. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 3, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Radius von der Öffnung (14) mit der Entfernung zum unteren Rand (13) in Richtung des oberen Rands (12) zunimmt.
  5. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zylindrische Körper (20) ferner eine Lippe (27) umfasst, die sich von der zentralen Achse (21) an dem oberen Rand (22) radial nach außen erstreckt, und einen geflanschten Kragen (28) umfasst, der an den oberen Rand (22) angrenzt.
  6. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnung (24) eine sich verjüngende zylindrische Öffnung umfasst, die sich von dem oberen Rand (22) zur Bodenwand (25) erstreckt.
  7. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Lippen (17, 27) ähnliche Radien aufweisen.
  8. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Radius von der Bodenwand (25) ähnlich einem Radius von dem ersten Filterelement (3) ist.
  9. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verhältnis von der Zunahme in den Radien der zylindrischen Körper (10, 20) ähnlich ist.
  10. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Filterelement (3) in die Öffnung (14) eingeführt wird, wobei die untere Oberfläche (31) zur Bodenwand (15) zeigt und zu dieser parallel verläuft, wodurch eine erste Kammer (5) definiert wird.
  11. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Gehäuse (2) so in die Öffnung (14) eingeführt wird, dass die zentralen Achsen (11, 21) kolinear verlaufen, wobei der zylindrische Körper (20) mit einem wesentlichen Teil von dem ersten zylindrischen Körper (10) in Kontakt steht.
  12. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die untere Wand (15) mit einem Material überzogen ist, das Bestandteile, die in der Kartusche umschlossen sind, daran hindert, aus den Öffnungen (16a, 16b) zu entkommen.
  13. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    - eine zweite Kammer (6) durch die Öffnung (24) definiert ist; und
    - ein zweites Filterelement (7) einen wesentlichen Teil der Öffnung (24) überzieht,
    wobei
    - das zweite Filterelement (7) die zweite Kammer (6) in einen ersten Teil (6a) und einen zweiten Teil (6b) unterteilt; und
    - das zweite Filterelement (7) Wärmeleitfähigkeiten bereitstellt.
  14. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (4) die Öffnung (24) abdeckt, wobei die Lippe (27) in einen Raum eingepasst ist, der durch die Öffnung (41) und den Rand (43) definiert ist.
  15. Mehrkammerkartusche nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vielzahl von Öffnungen (42, 26a, 26b) so geformt und verteilt ist, dass sie eine Erzeugung von einem inneren Fluidwirbel innerhalb der Kartusche ermöglicht.
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