WO2015193826A1 - Capsule optimisée pour infusions - Google Patents

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WO2015193826A1
WO2015193826A1 PCT/IB2015/054572 IB2015054572W WO2015193826A1 WO 2015193826 A1 WO2015193826 A1 WO 2015193826A1 IB 2015054572 W IB2015054572 W IB 2015054572W WO 2015193826 A1 WO2015193826 A1 WO 2015193826A1
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capsule
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Michele Scapuccin
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La Boutique Del Caffe' S.R.L.
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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 obj ect of thi s invention concerns a new capsul e configured in such a way that the infusion of the content inside has been optimi sed.
  • capsules have a series of devi ces for obtaining the best possible infusion or treatment of the material contained in them .
  • This problem is very important in some machines that work with the capsule in a horizontal position and with soluble and leaf products; in this case, inside the capsule there is little product that settles on the lower part against a wall of the capsule and the flow of liquid/steam laps horizontally and above this product accumulated on the lower part, arriving in the most optimistic forecasts at just 40-50% of the product inserted, and this can easily be verified by analysing the inside of a sample capsule when the dose has been dispensed: the capsule still contains a lot of product that has not been used, confirming the product waste and the poor yield for this combination of machine-capsule.
  • the object of the capsule that is the subject of this invention is to overcome one or more of the drawbacks of the prior art.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a solution to the requirements for an optimal infusion without the relative drawbacks.
  • a further object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can be used both for coffee powder and also for leaf products and soluble products with minimum modifications.
  • An even further object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can be made inexpensively.
  • Another object of this invention is to make available a simple capsule both in the moulding phase as well as in the production phase.
  • An important object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can be used also in normal machines on sale, where the flow of liquid/steam enters in a traditional manner with a direction parallel to the main axis of the capsule.
  • Another important object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can be used indifferently both in machines that work with capsules arranged vertically as well as in machines that work with capsules horizontally, without any substantial differences in performance.
  • An important object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can provide an excellent product yield, even if used in machines that work with capsules arranged horizontally, without any evident undissolved parts.
  • Another object of this invention is to make available a capsule that can fulfil the previous object even without using particularly high temperatures, and even at an ambient temperature for certain soluble products.
  • Another object of this invention is to make available a capsule that provides you with a result that is no worse than that of normal machines, with a lower product dosage.
  • a capsule formed of a body, preferably a truncated cone or cylindrical b ody, whose inl et i s affected by a ingoing fluid, characteri sed by the fact that it has a radi al collar inside the b ody, j oined in a watertight and continual way at the bottom to the side wall of the body and at the top slightly offset from the interior side wall suffici ently lower in height than the upper profile of the same capsule creating a top chamber, where a thin film has b een j oined on the top edge of said coll ar, which i s preferably waterproof and near the top of said coll ar with several openings for the radi al passage of the fl ow of liquid/steam from the top chamber inside the body of the capsule containing the product to b e processed.
  • opening(s) are orthogonal with respect to the main axi s of the capsule and with a direction towards the centre, creating an optimi sed involvement of the whol e content and avoiding the formation of fluid fill ets crossing the product from the inlet to the outl et.
  • openings are orthogonal with respect to the main axi s of the capsule and with a uniform direction and slightly inclined with respect to the centre, creating a vortex fl ow for di ssolving the soluble material, thus obtaining a turbul ent fl ow of the liquid/steam that agitates and di ssolves all the solubl e material, and avoiding any masses forming that could withstand the dissolution process.
  • said vortex flow is extremely useful for treating leafy products, which only to a modest degree fill the capsule and generally tend to settle in the tranquil areas where there is no turbulence; with this vortex flow all the leafy products are continually agitated for the whole time the liquid is inside the capsule with a spiral route from the inlet to the outlet, a genuine mini tornado that allows you to soak each single leaf for a truly outstanding end result.
  • the capsule of the invention can tranquilly work in any position, even upside down, without the result being compromised, because the product will be always be affected in the same way given that the inventive characteristics of the capsule impose and configure the modes, intensity and direction of the flow that will encounter the product.
  • the numb er, the arrangement and the geometri c configuration of the openings on the ring can easily b e adapted for the product you intend to use for the infusion.
  • the upper chamber can limit itself to the circul ar crown to convey the flow of the inlet to the openings on the small collar.
  • Thi s ring-shaped collar can therefore b e sel ected from time to time with depending on the use of the various types of content of the capsules and/or machine in which these capsules will be inserted.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a capsule of a first example of an embodiment according to the invention visible inside it.
  • Fig. 2 shows a different perspective view of the capsule of fig. 1 shown from the outside.
  • Fig. 3 shows the capsule of fig. 1 of the invention according to a plane section passing through the main axis.
  • Fig. 4 shows the capsule of fig. 1 of the invention according to a section passing through the main axis and seen in a perspective view.
  • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a capsule of a second example of an embodiment according to the invention visible inside it.
  • Fig. 6 shows a different perspective view of the capsule of fig. 5 seen from the outside.
  • Fig. 7 shows the capsule of fig. 5 of the invention according to a plane section passing through the main axis.
  • Fig. 8 shows the capsule of fig. 5 of the invention according to a section passing through the main axis and viewed in a perspective manner.
  • the capsule 1 does not show in detail the configuration of the bottom 2, namely the outlet part, since this is unimportant for the object of the invention.
  • the object of the invention work specifically on the inlet and carries out its positive effects both in the eventuality that the liquid coming out is channelled centrally and in the eventuality that it is distributed uniformly on the bottom or else has an obstruction for a circumferential passage.
  • Said capsule 1 shows, then, a side body 3 that has a truncated cone or is substantially a truncated cone. Also in this case the side body 3 can be of any type.
  • a ring 4 joined at its base to the body 3, while at the top end the edge 5 of the ring 4 is at a distance from the body 3.
  • the capsule 1 On the end of the top edge 5 of the ring 4 there is, preferably sealed, a film of material that delimits and establishes the content of the material, like coffee something else that needs to be infused. Generally, the capsule 1 is closed at the top by a foil applied to the top edge 7 of the body 3.
  • the foil applied to the top edge or profile 7 of the body 3 is broken and the flow of liquid/steam enters the body 3 of the capsule 1.
  • the film applied to the edge 5 of the ring 4 is offset with respect to the closing foil, the liquid that enters does not pass directly to affect the product to be infused, but only through the openings 8 on the ring 4 does it reach the inside of the body 3 that contains the product to be infused.
  • the route of the liquid coming in follows a flow with a radial direction towards the centre on a plane passing through the openings 8.
  • the distance of the film at the top end of the edge 5 of the ring 4 is suitably offset and underneath the top edge 7 of the capsule 1 so that the devices for breaking the closing film that the coffee preparation machine has, can reach it to break it or cut it.
  • a greater di stance of the film at the top end of the edge 5 of the ring 4 with respect to the top edge 7 of the capsule can constitute a compensation chamber to ensure that the liquid arrives in the circular crown 6 with a uniform pressure, and with the same pressure and amount, to cross the openings 8 di stributed along the ring 4.
  • thi s compensation chamber can be omitted in the eventuality that the entrance of the breaking devices of the closing film are on the perimeter, it b eing suffici ent that j ust thi s circular crown, whi ch assumes the function on al so of a compensati on chamb er, has a suffici ent volume to practically di stribute the liquid along its circumference and consequently make the li quid coming in cross with the same pressure and with the same amount the openings 8 di stributed along the ring 4.
  • the exampl e embodiment in figs . 5 to 8 always refers to the same obj ect of the invention modified due to the fact that in thi s capsule 10, with the same body 9 as the body 3 in the first embodiment, has a ring 1 1 with one or more openings 12 profil ed in such a way as to create a circumferential vortex fl ow when from the circular crown 13 , like a radi al chamber, the flow of steam enters inside the b ody of the capsule where the leafy products and soluble products are confined.
  • said openings 12 are profiled on an orthogonal plane with respect to the main axis of the capsule with uniform direction and slightly inclined with respect to the centre.
  • this vortex flow succeeds in effectively dissolving the soluble products and avoiding the formation of lumps or masses of product anywhere inside the capsule.
  • a film preferably waterproof, offset from the top end 15 of the capsule.
  • the compensated and rebalanced flow in the crown 13 enters through one or more openings 12 of the ring 11 lapping against the inner surface and with a turbulent vortex flow it goes in a spiral manner towards the outlet on the bottom 16.

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Abstract

La capsule qui est l'objet de cette invention est conçue sous la forme d'une capsule dans laquelle l'écoulement de liquide/vapeur, de l'entrée à la sortie, crée une infusion optimale du contenu présent à l'intérieur de la capsule.
PCT/IB2015/054572 2014-06-20 2015-06-17 Capsule optimisée pour infusions WO2015193826A1 (fr)

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EP2210826A1 (fr) * 2009-01-22 2010-07-28 Nestec S.A. Capsule avec un élément de perçage intégré et système pour préparer une boisson
WO2011154690A1 (fr) * 2010-06-11 2011-12-15 Kraft Food R&D, Inc Cartouche et procédé permettant de préparer des boissons
WO2012160342A1 (fr) * 2011-05-24 2012-11-29 Kraft Foods R&D, Inc. Systèmes de préparation de produit de type aliment/boisson

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WO2004084687A1 (fr) * 2003-03-24 2004-10-07 Nestec Sa Emballage jetable pour la distribution d’une preparation liquide pompable par un dispositif a effet venturi
WO2008150627A1 (fr) * 2007-05-29 2008-12-11 The Coca-Cola Company Capsule pour matériaux dispersibles
EP2210826A1 (fr) * 2009-01-22 2010-07-28 Nestec S.A. Capsule avec un élément de perçage intégré et système pour préparer une boisson
WO2011154690A1 (fr) * 2010-06-11 2011-12-15 Kraft Food R&D, Inc Cartouche et procédé permettant de préparer des boissons
WO2012160342A1 (fr) * 2011-05-24 2012-11-29 Kraft Foods R&D, Inc. Systèmes de préparation de produit de type aliment/boisson

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WO2021191178A1 (fr) * 2020-03-23 2021-09-30 Basf Se Récipient pour ingrédients pour la préparation de boissons

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