EP3419917B1 - Capsule pour la production d'une boisson - Google Patents

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EP3419917B1
EP3419917B1 EP17717228.5A EP17717228A EP3419917B1 EP 3419917 B1 EP3419917 B1 EP 3419917B1 EP 17717228 A EP17717228 A EP 17717228A EP 3419917 B1 EP3419917 B1 EP 3419917B1
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Gianluca Danilo D'URSO
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a capsule for preparing a beverage.
  • the present invention relates to a capsule comprising a cup-shaped body, which is adapted to contain a dose of a substance to be brewed, has a longitudinal axis and comprises a lateral wall coaxial with the axis, a bottom wall, and a tubular appendage extending from the bottom wall towards the inside of the capsule and defining a beverage outflow channel.
  • the capsule is also provided with a cover to close the cup-shaped body, and the tubular appendage has a first axial end facing the cover and defining the inlet of the beverage outflow channel, and a second axial end defining the outlet of the beverage outflow channel.
  • capsules are known, for example, from EP 0 057 671 B1 and WO 2015/124526 .
  • the main function of the tubular appendage in this type of capsule is to improve the so-called pre-brewing phase by a greater diffusion of the brewing fluid in the substance to be brewed; in fact, the fluid supplied into the capsule through the cover is forced to follow a descending and ascending winding path before flowing out of the capsule through the tubular appendage.
  • WO 2015/124526 unsatisfactorily addresses the dripping problem by providing a tubular appendage closed at the top end by a wall formed in one piece with the lateral wall of the tubular appendage and provided with an orifice suitably sized to limit the dripping.
  • the orifice is formed in a rigid wall results in the orifice remaining permanently open and, hence, being prone to clogging by solid substance particles, so compromising the beverage delivery.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved capsule of the above-described type capable of overcoming the above-described drawbacks and, at the same time, being easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • a capsule for producing a beverage is provided, as claimed in claim 1, and, preferably, in any one of the claims directly or indirectly dependent on claim 1.
  • reference numeral 1 indicates, as a whole, a capsule adapted to contain a substance for producing brewing beverages, such as, coffee, tea, cocoa, milk, broth, etc.
  • the capsule 1 is adapted to be used in well-known brewing devices (not shown), where the brewing process comprises sealing the capsule in a seat and supplying in the capsule a warm or cold pressurised fluid, usually water, so that the substance in the capsule may percolate under pressure, thereby producing the relevant beverage.
  • a warm or cold pressurised fluid usually water
  • the capsule 1 comprises an outer casing defined by a cup-shaped body 2 having a longitudinal axis 3, and by a cover 4, which consists of a film made of one or more layers of plastic and/or metal material and is seal-welded to an annular flange 5 arranged at the open end of the cup-shaped body 2 and extending from the cup-shaped body 2 towards the outside transversely to the axis 3.
  • a cover 4 which consists of a film made of one or more layers of plastic and/or metal material and is seal-welded to an annular flange 5 arranged at the open end of the cup-shaped body 2 and extending from the cup-shaped body 2 towards the outside transversely to the axis 3.
  • the cup-shaped body 2 comprises a lateral wall 6, which is coaxial with the axis 3, is provided at a top axial end thereof with said flange 5, and is preferably provided with a plurality of reinforcing sunken portions 7 evenly distributed around the axis 3.
  • the cup-shaped body 2 also comprises a bottom wall 8 connected to the lower axial end of the lateral wall 6 and is provided with a tubular appendage 9, which extends, at least partially, inside the capsule 1 coaxially with the axis 3 and defines, at an axial end thereof facing the outside of the capsule 1, a beverage dispensing nozzle 10.
  • the bottom wall 8 comprises a peripheral annular portion 11 generally convex in shape towards the exterior of the capsule 1 and connected to the lateral wall 6 directly or, preferably, by means of a flat annular portion 12 transverse to the axis 3.
  • the bottom wall 8 further comprises a central tubular portion 13, which extends coaxially with the axis 3 from an inner peripheral edge of the annular portion 11 and is connected, at the opposite end, to the tubular appendage 9.
  • the central portion 13 has a concave frustoconical shape, which is tapered towards the inside of the capsule 1 so as to protrude beyond the rest of the bottom wall 8 inside the capsule 1.
  • the tubular appendage 9 extends through the central portion 13, and has an inner section 14, which prolongs from the bottom wall 8 towards the inside of the capsule 1, and an outer section 15, which prolongs from the bottom wall 8 towards the outside of the capsule 1 and defines, with the inner section 14, a beverage outflow channel 16.
  • the beverage outflow channel 16 has an intermediate converging portion 17, which is arranged immediately upstream from a cylindrical or diverging end portion 18, defines, together with the end portion 18, the above-mentioned beverage dispensing nozzle 10, and has the function, during use, of conveying towards the centre of the channel 16 the beverage that flows through the tubular appendage 9, so that the beverage exits the end portion 18 in the form of a compact stream.
  • the end portion 18 is also preferably provided with an axial insert 19 integrally connected to the lateral wall of the outer section 15 by means of radial baffles 20 - three in the example shown - configured to split the end portion 18 into respective separate ducts 21, which further improve the guidance of the output flow and prevent the formation of splashes.
  • the intermediate converging portion 17 has a length, with respect to the total length of the beverage outflow channel 16, that is sufficient to ensure the above-described flow "compacting" effect.
  • its length is at least equal to about 1/3 of the total length of the beverage outflow channel 16.
  • the need to have a sufficiently long converging section is met by means of appropriately selecting the shape and geometry of the capsule 1.
  • the cup-shaped body 2 is obtained by injection moulding of thermoplastic material for food use, in particular polypropylene (PP) or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), and therefore the lateral wall 6, the bottom wall 8 and the tubular appendage 9 are formed in one piece.
  • thermoplastic material for food use in particular polypropylene (PP) or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
  • PP polypropylene
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • the intermediate converging portion 17 of the channel 16 is defined by a respective converging portion of the outer section 15, and the inner section 14 of the tubular appendage 9 and the corresponding portion of the beverage outflow channel 16 have a cylindrical shape coaxial with the axis 3.
  • the inner section 14 extends inside the capsule 1, preferably up to about 2/3 of the height of the lateral wall 6, and defines, with the lateral wall 6 and the bottom wall 8, an annular volume 22 adapted to contain the substance to be brewed.
  • the function of the tubular appendage 9 is to make sure that, in use, the pressurised hot or cold water supplied into the capsule 1 through the cover 9, by means of one or more known perforating member, does not reach the exit directly by flowing from the top to the bottom through the substance to be brewed, but, in order to exit the capsule 1, goes back from the bottom to the top and reaches the end of the tubular appendage 9, creating, within the capsule 1, turbulent movements which promote a capillary penetration of the fluid into the substance to be brewed.
  • the free end of the tubular appendage 9 is provided with a membrane 23 configured to allow the beverage to flow through the beverage outflow channel 16 only when the pressure inside the capsule 1 reaches a predetermined threshold value.
  • the membrane 23 is obtained from a film of polymeric material welded to the free edge of the inner end of the tubular appendage 9 and has a plurality of through micro-slots 24, whose size, shape and arrangement may vary as a function of the type of beverage to be dispensed.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a few possible embodiments of micro slots 24.
  • the micro-slots 24 allow or inhibit the outflow of the beverage from the capsule 1 depending on the pressure conditions inside the same.
  • the flaps of the micro-slots 24 are normally close together and during the wrapping, packaging, storage and transport steps they prevent leakage of soluble powder from the capsule 1.
  • the increase in pressure inside the capsule 1 itself following the feeding of the pressurised water causes the separation of the flaps of each of the micro-slots 24 which, by opening, allow the passage of the beverage inside the channel 16. Therefore, the morphology of the micro-slots 24 determines the threshold value of the internal pressure, at which the flaps of the micro slots 24 bend, and thus contributes to the adjustment of the pressure inside the capsule 1 and of the flow rate of the beverage.
  • the flaps of the micro-slots 24 tend to return elastically into their original position, causing at least partial reclosure of the micro-slots 24; in this way, the dripping that can occur when the capsule 1 is removed from the brewing device (not shown), due to the beverage residues remaining inside the capsule 1, is eliminated, or at least limited.
  • the membrane 23 is obtained from a multilayer sheet comprising a thin sheet of metallic material, for example aluminium or other well-known alloys, and a plastic film which is similar to the plastic film with micro slots previously described with reference to the attached figures, and stably connected to the sheet of metallic material.
  • the membrane 23 is welded or glued, on the side of the metal sheet, to the free edge of the tubular appendage 9 so as to seal the capsule 1, while the micro-cut plastic film is facing the inside of the capsule 1.
  • the increase in pressure inside the capsule 1 following the feeding of the pressurised water causes widening of the micro slots and tearing of the metal sheet at the micro slots, with consequent outflow of the beverage through the channel 16.

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  1. Capsule pour la préparation d'une boisson, la capsule (1) comprenant un corps en forme de coupelle (2) qui est adapté pour contenir une dose d'une substance à infuser, présente un axe longitudinal (3), et comprend une paroi latérale (6) coaxiale à l'axe (3), une paroi inférieure (8), et un appendice tubulaire (9) qui s'étend depuis la paroi inférieure (8) vers l'intérieur de la capsule (1) et définit un canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16) ; la capsule (1) est aussi dotée d'un couvercle (4) pour fermer le corps en forme de coupelle (2), et l'appendice tubulaire (9) présente une première extrémité axiale tournée vers le couvercle (4) et définissant l'entrée du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16), et une seconde extrémité axiale définissant la sortie du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16) ; la capsule (1) est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en outre une membrane (23) raccordée fermement à la première extrémité de l'appendice tubulaire (9) et dotée d'une pluralité de fentes débouchantes (24) configurées pour s'élargir lorsque la pression à l'intérieur de la capsule (1) atteint une pression seuil prédéterminée suite à l'injection d'un fluide sous pression dans la capsule (1).
  2. Capsule selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la membrane (23) est obtenue à partir d'un film de matériau polymère et le nombre, la forme et la taille des fentes (24) sont tels qu'ils définissent ladite pression seuil prédéterminée et le débit de la boisson distribuée par la capsule (1).
  3. Capsule selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle les fentes (24) sont configurées pour se refermer au moins partiellement lorsque la pression à l'intérieur de la capsule (1) chute sous ladite pression seuil prédéterminée.
  4. Capsule selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la membrane (23) est obtenue à partir d'une feuille multicouche comprenant un film polymère doté desdites fentes débouchantes (24), et un film métallique sans fente soudé fermement à la première extrémité de l'appendice tubulaire (9) et configuré pour se déchirer lorsque la boisson s'écoule au travers du film polymère.
  5. Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16) présente une portion convergente (17) immédiatement en amont de la sortie du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16).
  6. Capsule selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle la longueur de la portion convergente (17) du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16) est au moins égale à 1/3 de la longueur totale du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16).
  7. Capsule selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans laquelle la paroi inférieure (8) présente une portion centrale (13) coaxiale à l'axe (3) et enfoncée vers l'intérieur de la capsule (1) ; l'appendice tubulaire (9) s'étend depuis une extrémité intérieure de ladite portion centrale (13) et comprend une première section (14) se prolongeant de la portion centrale (13) vers l'intérieur de la capsule (1), et une seconde section (15) se prolongeant de la portion centrale (13) vers l'extérieur de la capsule (1) ; la portion convergente (17) du canal de flux de sortie de boisson (16) est prévue dans la seconde section (15).
  8. Capsule selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la paroi latérale (6), la paroi inférieure (8), et l'appendice tubulaire (9) sont formés en une pièce par un processus de moulage par injection.
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