US20140023754A1 - Kit for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device - Google Patents

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US20140023754A1
US20140023754A1 US14/009,263 US201214009263A US2014023754A1 US 20140023754 A1 US20140023754 A1 US 20140023754A1 US 201214009263 A US201214009263 A US 201214009263A US 2014023754 A1 US2014023754 A1 US 2014023754A1
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Alexandre Perents
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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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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/22—Centrifuges for producing filtered coffee
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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    • A23F5/24—Extraction of coffee; Coffee extracts; Making instant coffee
    • A23F5/26—Extraction of water-soluble constituents
    • A23F5/262—Extraction of water-soluble constituents the extraction liquid flows through a stationary bed of solid substances, e.g. in percolation columns
    • 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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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
    • A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
    • A47J31/3666—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means whereby the loading of the brewing chamber with the brewing material is performed by the user
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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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  • the present invention relates to the field of portioned beverage using capsules for preparing a beverage in a beverage brewing device.
  • the invention more particularly relates to a capsule kit for preparing a beverage in a centrifugal brewing unit.
  • the preparation of a beverage by a single-use capsule containing beverage ingredients is known.
  • the capsule is inserted in a beverage production device, such as a coffee machine, liquid is fed in the capsule, the liquid interacts with the beverage ingredients and a beverage is extracted from the capsule under pressure or by gravity.
  • the preparation of a beverage by using the centrifugation is known.
  • the principle mainly consists in providing beverage ingredients in a container of the capsule, feeding liquid in the receptacle and rotating the receptacle at elevated speed to ensure interaction of liquid with the ingredients so as to create a gradient of pressure of liquid in the receptacle; such pressure increasing gradually from the centre towards the periphery of the receptacle.
  • As liquid traverses the ingredients e.g., a coffee bed, extraction of the beverage compounds takes place and a liquid extract is obtained that flows out at the periphery of the receptacle.
  • capsule refers to any flexible, rigid or semi-rigid container containing beverage ingredients. Other synonymous to a capsule are: “pod”, “pad”, “cartridge” or “sachet”.
  • the capsule can be single use.
  • the container can also be filled with ingredients by the user to form the capsule just before use.
  • ingredients means any suitable beverage substance such as ground coffee, soluble coffee, leaf tea, soluble tea, herbal tea, dairy powder, culinary powder, baby food, other beverage nutritional ingredients and any combinations thereof.
  • a capsule system using centrifugation forces is described in the following documents: EP2210539, WO2008/148604, WO2008148650, WO2008/148646, WO2008/148656 and WO2010/026045.
  • a capsule intended for being used in a centrifugation device which has a body with a cavity, a lid closing the cavity and a flange; such flange being engaged by a valve means of the beverage production device.
  • the lid has openings or pores at its periphery for enabling the flow of centrifuged beverage to leave the cavity. The flow then passes on the upper surface of the flange and between the valve means when a passage is created by a relative movement between the valve means and the flange of the capsule.
  • a capsule is also intended for being used in a centrifugation device.
  • the capsule comprises a flange with an annular raising portion forming a restriction for the centrifuged liquid flow path when said portion is engaged by a pressing surface of the beverage production device.
  • EP2000062 relates to a capsule for use in a centrifugation device wherein the capsule comprises a body and lid sealed together by sealing means acting as a valve.
  • the capsules of the prior art are relatively complex and costly. There would be a need to provide more flexibility for inserting simpler and lower cost capsules in the centrifugation device while maintaining the control of the extraction parameters, in particular, a sufficient gradient of pressure in the capsule. There would also be a need for providing an easy changeover of the extraction conditions, such as varying the pressure gradient or flow characteristics in the capsule.
  • the invention provides a solution to such objectives as well as possible additional advantages.
  • the present invention relates to a capsule kit comprising a capsule and an insert for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device by feeding liquid in the capsule and rotating the capsule along a central axis to produce centrifugal forces on the liquid traversing the capsule thereby forcing the beverage out of the capsule by such centrifugal forces
  • the capsule comprises containment walls forming a main cavity of central axis containing beverage ingredients and the insert being a part separate from the capsule and comprising a ring-shaped portion intended to form a valve engaging portion engaging against a valve means of the centrifugal brewing device.
  • the ring-shaped portion of the insert has a larger diameter than the largest diameter of the capsule.
  • the invention further relates to the use of a kit, as described in the present application, for preparing a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device; the insert forming a valve engaging portion engaging against a valve means of the device and the capsule being configured to fit into a capsule holder of the device.
  • the insert may be designed, e.g., of durable material (e.g., hard plastic or rubber), to be used several times in the device.
  • the capsule is designed, e.g., of light and low cost material, to be used only one time in the device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross sectional view of a capsule kit including a capsule and an insert of the invention according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross sectional view of a capsule kit according to a second embodiment
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross sectional view of a capsule kit according the second embodiment but of smaller size than the kit of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a capsule forming one part of the kit according to a variant of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional partial view of the capsule kit in a centrifugation beverage brewing device according to a variant of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 6 shows a detail in cross-section of the device and kit of capsule according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section along line B-B of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-section along line A-A of FIG. 6 .
  • the invention relates to a capsule kit 1 A for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device.
  • the kit 1 A comprises a capsule 2 and an insert 3 .
  • the capsule comprises containment walls forming a main cavity 4 of central axis “I” containing beverage ingredients.
  • the size of the capsule may vary depending on the amount of ingredients stored therein. In a preferred mode, the depth (t) of the cavity of the capsule may differ whereas the largest diameter (d max ) of the capsule remains constant.
  • the insert 3 and capsule 2 are two separate parts.
  • the insert comprises a ring-shaped portion 5 intended to form a valve engaging portion for engaging against a valve means of the centrifugal brewing device as it will be later explained.
  • the ring-shaped portion 5 of the insert has preferably an outer diameter (D) larger than the largest diameter (d max ) of the capsule.
  • the insert has a transversal annular or circular portion 6 which is inwardly connected to the ring-shaped portion 5 .
  • the two portions 5 , 6 are preferably integrally connected.
  • the insert is formed of a single injected or thermoformed plastic or bio-polymer piece.
  • the ring-shaped portion 5 extends axially beyond above and/or below the annular portion 6 . Therefore, the insert has generally the form of a “T” in transversal cross-section. Preferably, the portion extends at least above the annular portion of a certain distance.
  • the axial direction is meant to be any direction parallel to axis “I”.
  • the longer axial dimension “h” of the ring-shaped portion 5 is preferably comprised between 1.5 and 4.0 mm, more preferably 1.8 and 3.0 mm.
  • the kit may include more than one insert 3 of different dimensions, for example, a series of inserts with different axial dimensions “h” of the portion 5 .
  • An insert may also be associated to different capsules, for example, capsules of different sizes, e.g., different depth (t) and/or capsule containing different beverage ingredients, e.g., different coffee blends and/or weight.
  • the insert 2 is preferably hollow in the centre at and around the axis “I”. For instance, a large opening 7 is present. This opening allows the beverage to traverse the insert during the beverage extraction in the device. Reinforcement members may however occupy part of the opening such as radially oriented spokes or an equivalent structure.
  • the annular or circular portion has several through-openings. Such openings may be provided for allowing gas and/or liquid flow outwardly or through the insert.
  • the ring-shaped portion 5 has preferably a structure in relief and/or recess on its upper surface and/or lower surface enabling to create beverage radial flow passages during centrifugation.
  • a series of radial grooves 8 are present on the upper surface of the portion.
  • the grooves can be formed like knurls.
  • the grooves are preferably rectilinear and radial. However, they may also take a curved shape, a “Z” shape or the shape of a labyrinth.
  • the grooves can also be formed from a multitude of studs provided on the upper surface of the portion.
  • the portion 5 may also end upwardly by a simple edge line with many radial cuts.
  • the flow passage is obtained by radial openings provided through the ring-shaped portion 5 . These through-openings thereby enable the beverage to traverse the portion 5 from its inner side to its outer side.
  • the containment walls may be formed by a cup-shaped body 9 and a lid 10 connected to the body.
  • the cup-shaped body has preferably a circular opening or mouth delimiting the cavity for receiving the ingredients and a closed bottom.
  • the bottom may be flat or concave (as illustrated) or may take more complex shapes such as be corrugated.
  • the lid is preferably disc-shaped. It can be flexible, semi-rigid or rigid.
  • the connection between the body and lid may be formed by a flange 11 .
  • the capsule is preferably free of outwardly protruding flange.
  • the flange may also be outwardly protruding and be flexible enough to be forced to take an upward position when the capsule is installed in a capsule holder and/or in the insert such.
  • connection may be obtained by any means such as: ultrasonic sealing, heat sealing, crimping, press-fitting and combinations thereof.
  • the lid 10 of the capsule may comprise a series of beverage outlets 12 provided close to the periphery of the lid, e.g., close to the flange 11 .
  • the outlets 12 are distant from the flange 11 a radial distance comprised between 1 and 12 mm, most preferably between 3 and 8 mm.
  • These outlets may be have a circular cross-section or may be slits. They are preferably of smaller cross-section than the average particle cross-section of the beverage ingredients.
  • larger openings may be provided in combination with a filter element placed upstream or downstream of the lid.
  • a filter layer is so placed between the lid and the ingredients or on top of the lid.
  • the filter layer may be formed of paper, polymeric material or combinations thereof.
  • the centre of the lid may optionally be further provided with a tubular guiding portion 13 .
  • This portion 13 serves to guide a water injection member such as a needle of the beverage preparation device.
  • the tubular guiding portion 13 may also be closed by a perforable or breakable part or may be open.
  • the lid may also be a flat perforable membrane without pre-opening.
  • the membrane is made of aluminium or a laminate of PET and/or PP and aluminium or EVOH replacing aluminium.
  • the kit 1 B comprises an insert 14 which has a cup-shaped portion 15 comprising a cavity 16 for receiving a capsule 17 in a removable manner.
  • the capsule may be a porous pod.
  • the pod may take the form of a cup with a relatively flat lid or be a torus. It has containment walls forming a liquid-porous bag. For instance, all the walls are made of a liquid-porous material, e.g., a fabric. The material may be chosen amongst: woven or non-woven polymeric fibres or cellulose (e.g. filter paper).
  • the containment wall may comprise an axially oriented central aperture 18 traversing from the top surface to the bottom surface of the capsule.
  • the insert comprises a central tubular portion 19 fitting in the central aperture 18 of the capsule.
  • the tubular portion 19 may further comprise liquid distribution openings 20 .
  • the distribution (e.g., density and/or size) of the openings may vary along its length for providing different inserts.
  • FIG. 2 shows a capsule kit of large size comprising a porous coffee pod containing a sufficient amount of ground coffee for preparation of a long coffee cup.
  • FIG. 3 shows a kit of smaller size comprising a porous coffee pod containing a sufficient amount of ground coffee for the preparation of a short coffee cup such as a ristretto or espresso. It should be noted that the capsule of FIG. 3 could also be associated with the larger insert 14 of FIG. 2 so by this, the need for too many different inserts is removed.
  • the kit can be proposed in three progressively increasing sizes for respectively delivering a short cup (i.e., 25-50 ml of beverage), a medium cup (i.e., 100-120 ml of beverage) and a large cup (i.e., 200-400 ml of beverage).
  • a short cup i.e., 25-50 ml of beverage
  • a medium cup i.e., 100-120 ml of beverage
  • a large cup i.e., 200-400 ml of beverage.
  • the capsule 21 (illustrated without the insert) can comprise strategically positioned liquid-tight areas to prevent liquid (water) bypass and to properly distribute evenly the liquid through the complete mass of ingredients.
  • the capsule 21 differs from the capsule 16 in that its bottom wall 23 and sidewall 22 is covered or made of a liquid-tight material.
  • the liquid-tight material can be flexible such as made of aluminium or aluminium-PP or PET-EVOH-PP foil.
  • the central area 24 of the lid is also covered or made of liquid-tight material. As a result, only an annular portion 25 close to the periphery of the lid remains liquid porous. As a result, when the capsule is rotated and the centrifugal forces are applied in the capsule, liquid is forced to move outwards and upwards in direction of the porous portion 25 and leaves the capsule through the portion 25 .
  • the capsule of FIG. 4 can be used to form a kit with an insert 3 as illustrated in FIG. 1 (without cup portion 15 ) or FIG. 2 (with a cup portion 15 ).
  • the capsule of the invention is preferably sealed into a gas-tight package.
  • the capsule can be packed individually or in group in the package.
  • the capsule can be packaged in the package under vacuum or with a protective gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.
  • the capsule may also be sealed by a perforable or peel-off sealing membrane.
  • the cavity of the capsule is preferably flushed with a protective gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 A general representation of a capsule system of the invention is illustrated on FIGS. 5 and 6 .
  • the system comprises a capsule kit as described previously.
  • the kit is inserted in a beverage preparation device 30 comprising a capsule holder 31 , a water injection device 32 for supplying water in the capsule and a valve means 33 .
  • the device further comprises a water reservoir 34 for supplying water in a water circuit 35 .
  • Water is circulated in the water circuit by means of a pump 36 and can be heated by an in-line heater 37 to a controlled temperature before it enters into the capsule.
  • the device comprises more particularly an upper frame 38 and a lower frame 39 which are non rotatable in centrifugation.
  • the upper and lower frames 38 , 39 have collecting parts 40 , 41 respectively surrounding the capsule onto which the centrifuged beverage is received when leaving the capsule.
  • the collecting part 40 forms a tubular jacket surrounding the capsule and separated from it by a small gap (also called “flying distance”).
  • the second collecting part 41 can be a U-shaped reservoir placed below the first collecting part 40 .
  • An upper rotatable part 42 of the device is mounted around the injection means 32 which are static relative to the upper frame. For example, a ball bearing 44 is inserted between the injection means and the part.
  • This upper rotatable part 42 comprises a capsule engaging plate 43 , e.g., with a convex engaging surface.
  • the valve means 33 are mounted around said plate 43 .
  • the lower frame 39 also supports the capsule holder 31 which is rotatably mounted via the ball bearing.
  • the capsule holder is connected via an axle 45 to a rotary motor 46 .
  • FIG. 6 shows the beverage flow “F” through the capsule and through the grooves of the ring-shaped portion of the insert.
  • the engagement of the valve means against the insert 3 creates a restriction to the beverage flow that can be varied such as by varying the rotational speed.
  • the pressing part 46 is moved upwards against the action of a spring means 47 so as to leave a larger clearance for the flow of beverage.
  • the dimension “h” of the ring-shaped portion 5 of the insert determines the counter-pressure exerted on the valve means so that when “h” increases, a larger pressure of liquid is required to open and keep the valve opened.
  • the larger pressure of liquid induces a larger gradient of pressure in the capsule.
  • the opening of the valve means is indeed dependent on the flow passage surface area at the grooves and/or through-openings and the counter-force applied by the distance “h” of the insert.
  • the counter-pressure of the valve means can be varied. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the counter-pressure on the valve means by selecting an insert of predefined dimension “h” while operating an identical or different capsule for brewing a beverage in the device. For example, the characteristics of the beverage, such as coffee, can be varied. By also selecting a capsule of different size, e.g., by increasing its depth “h” for storing a larger amount of coffee it is then possible to further vary the beverage characteristics. Therefore, an even larger number of choices for different beverages (e.g., coffees) is offered to the consumer by providing a selection of different inserts and/or capsules of different sizes.

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