EP3515840B1 - Capsule pour une misture soluble - Google Patents

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EP3515840B1
EP3515840B1 EP17772349.1A EP17772349A EP3515840B1 EP 3515840 B1 EP3515840 B1 EP 3515840B1 EP 17772349 A EP17772349 A EP 17772349A EP 3515840 B1 EP3515840 B1 EP 3515840B1
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Mildrey RODRIGUEZ BERNAL
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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 the field of supply and preparation of beverages and in particular it refers to a capsule for soluble mixture.
  • Capsules are known for coffee or soluble beverages machines, said capsules are constituted by a contained filled with a granular mixture and closed by means of a lid. In a storage condition of the container an inner end of such duct is in contact with the lid which closes such inner end avoiding the leak of the mixture. In a supply condition the lid has a series of opening or micro-slits which allow the outflow in pressure of the beverage correctly mixed.
  • the main disadvantage of the known capsules concerns the need to execute complex operations of piercing or milling of the portion of the lid near the outflow duct of the mixture.
  • Another disadvantage of the know capsules consists in the reduced contents of mixture, because of the need of not filling completely the capsule to allow a correct mix.
  • the main aim of the present invention is to propose a capsule for soluble mixture which will be cheaper to produce than the known capsules.
  • Another aim is to propose a capsule having a simplified structure and fit to be easily realized my means of forming.
  • Another aim is to propose a capsule completely filled with mixture for soups or potage.
  • 1 indicates the capsule for soluble mixture object of the present invention.
  • the capsule 1 is constituted by a container 2 slightly tapered glass-shaped with a lower base and an upper edge with larger diameter than the base.
  • the container 2 is shaped as to be housed in a respective seat of a machine for preparation and supply of beverages, known and not shown, in correspondence with a supply condition of a beverage constituted by a liquid, such as water, poured into capsule 1 and mixing with the soluble mixture, such as coffee, tea, chamomile, powder chocolate, soups or potage present in the container 2.
  • the capsule for soluble mixture 6 further comprises a lid 10 peripherally bounded to an annular edge 12 of the container 2.
  • the lid 10 is pierceable for the inflow of the liquid in the container 2 in correspondence of an operative condition of pouring the liquid for the mix of the mixture to obtain a beverage or food.
  • the capsule furthermore comprises a tubular duct 20 formed with the container 2 near the end of this latter.
  • the tubular duct 20 has an inner end flowing into the volume of the container and an outer end 24 bound to a base of the container 2, opposed to the lid 10, and flowing outward for the outflow of the fluid food in correspondence with the operative condition, i.e. the supply.
  • the longitudinal axis of the duct 20 coincides with the longitudinal axis of the capsule 1.
  • the capsule in an inactive condition, preceding the operative one, has the inner end 22 of the duct 20 matching with the lid 10 which occludes such inner end 22 avoiding the outflow of the soluble mixture 6.
  • the annular edge 12 of the container 2 and the inner end 22 of the duct 20 lie on the same geometric plane and in correspondence of the inactive condition the lid 10 lies on such geometric plane thus the contact of the inner end 22 of the duct 20 with the lid 10, besides avoiding the outflow of the soluble mixture 6 from the container 2, preserves unchanged its aroma.
  • said matching between the inner end 22 of the duct 20 and a central portion of the lid 10 occludes said inner end 22 preventing the unwanted exit of the soluble mixture consisting of powder, granules, micro pellets or the like.
  • the simple mutual contact between the lid 10 and the inner end 22, without addition of sealing material as glue or sticker and without gasket or the like, is enough to close the inner end 22 preventing the passage of granules, powder, micro pellets or other solid material of the soluble mixture.
  • the rigidity of the material of the container 2 and of the duct 20 is higher than the rigidity of the material of the lid 10.
  • Such lid 10 is bound to the annular edge 12 of the container 2 by means of sticking, welding, crimping and/or by means of a peripheral ring with a high-resistance bound.
  • the lid 10 made of at least partially flexible material and/or material capable of being deformed, detaches from said inner end 22 opening it and reaching the supply condition of the fluid food through the outer end 24.
  • the container 2 and the duct 20 are made of a plastic rigid material and the lid 10 is made of a membrane or sheet of plastic material, aluminum, paper or its single or mutually coupled substitutes so that in correspondence of the supply condition of the beverage the lid 10 gets deformed creating a space between the inner end 22 and the lid 10.
  • a variant of the preferred embodiment provides for the lid 10 to be made of an elastic/resilient material membrane or sheet.
  • Another variant provides for the duct 20 and for the container 2 to be made of an integral body.
  • the capsule comprises adhesion means 14 interposed between the lid 10 and the inner end 22 of the duct 20 to realize between them a seal and a labile and removable fixing to allow the detachment and the deformation of the lid 10 in the operative condition and sealing the aroma and the solid content of the capsule in the inactive condition.
  • a further variant provides that the inner end 22 of the duct 20 protrudes outward the geometric plane of the annular edge 12; the distance between said inner end 22 and said geometric plane ranging from 0.1% to 5% of the diameter of the annular edge 12.
  • the the lid 10 of this variant is made of an elastic/resilient material membrane or deformable sheet and improve the aroma preservation in respect to the firs embodiment.
  • Such capsule provides for the volume comprised between the walls of the container 2 and the duct 20 to be completely filled with the soluble mixture 6.
  • the main advantage of the present invention is to provide a capsule for soluble mixture which is cheaper to realize with respect to other known capsules for soups.
  • Another advantage is to provide a capsule having a simplified structure and fit to be easily realized by means of forming.
  • Another advantage is to provide a capsule completely filled with mixture for soups and potage.

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  1. Capsule pour mélange soluble (6), dans une condition de fonctionnement prévue pour la production d'aliment liquide ou de boissons, comprenant un récipient (2), un couvercle (10) délimité, de manière périphérique, par un bord annulaire (12) du récipient (2) et pouvant être perforé pour laisser entrer un liquide dans le récipient (2) en correspondance avec la condition de fonctionnement, et comprenant en outre un conduit tubulaire (20) ayant une extrémité interne (22) s'ouvrant dans le volume de récipient et une extrémité externe (24) fixée à une base du récipient (2), opposée au couvercle (10) et menant à l'extérieur pour verser l'aliment liquide en correspondance de la condition de fonctionnement ; ladite capsule étant caractérisée en ce que, dans une condition inactive, prévue avant la condition de fonctionnement, l'extrémité interne (22) du conduit (20) est configurée pour venir en butée en contact mutuel avec le couvercle (10) bouchant l'extrémité interne (22) pour empêcher la fuite du mélange soluble (6) et ce par la pression du liquide qui est entré dans le récipient (2), dans la condition de fonctionnement, le couvercle (10), réalisé avec un matériau au moins partiellement flexible et/ou déformable, est configuré pour s'éloigner de cette ouverture d'extrémité interne (22) pour permettre la distribution de l'aliment liquide par l'extrémité externe (24).
  2. Capsule selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le bord annulaire (12) du récipient (2) et l'extrémité interne (22) du conduit (20) se trouvent sur le même plan géométrique et en correspondance avec la condition inactive, le couvercle (10) se trouve sur le même plan.
  3. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle (10) est contraint sur le bord annulaire (12) du récipient (2) par collage, soudage, sertissage et/ou par le biais d'une bague périmétrale avec une liaison à haute résistance.
  4. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la rigidité de matériau du récipient (2) et du conduit (20) est supérieure à la rigidité de matériau du couvercle (10) .
  5. Capsule selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le récipient (2) et le conduit (20) sont réalisés avec une matière plastique rigide et le couvercle (10) est réalisé avec une membrane ou des feuilles de matière plastique, d'aluminium, de papier ou ses substituts individuels ou mutuellement couplés.
  6. Capsule selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le couvercle (10) est réalisé avec une membrane ou des feuilles de matière élastique et/ou résiliente.
  7. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le conduit (20) et le récipient (2) sont d'un seul tenant.
  8. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le conduit (20) est fixé sur le récipient (2) à proximité du fond de ce dernier.
  9. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend des moyens d'adhésion (14) intercalés entre le couvercle (10) et l'extrémité interne (22) du conduit (20) pour créer, entre eux, un joint d'étanchéité et une fixation instable et amovible pour permettre le détachement et la déformation du couvercle (10) dans la condition de fonctionnement.
  10. Capsule selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le volume entre les parois du récipient (2) et le conduit (20) est complètement rempli avec le mélange soluble (6) .
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IT102016000094474A IT201600094474A1 (it) 2016-09-20 2016-09-20 Capsula per miscela solubile
PCT/EP2017/073342 WO2018054789A1 (fr) 2016-09-20 2017-09-15 Capsule pour mélange soluble

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