CN1681425A - Method, device, and capsule for preparing a foamy liquid food - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (1) for preparing a foamy liquid food from a capsule (2) containing a dose of food soluble substance, an entry side (22) adapted to be traversed by a flow of water entering the capsule, a discharge side (21) adapted to be traversed by a flow of beverage exiting the capsule, wherein it comprises water supply means (32) to provide water within the capsule and beverage and foam conditioning means (12) adapted to engage against the discharge side to hold pressure within the capsule so that the soluble substance can thoroughly mix with water and entrap gas within the capsule to dispense a foamy beverage. The invention also relates to a capsule for preparing the liquid food.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the capsule that holds dried food substance (magazine, capsule) preparation supping.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of be used to prepare the foaming supping of the foam head (head offoam) with enhancing such as the method for hot drink, this supping mixes the soluble powder in the capsule of a kind of diluent and predetermined close mutually and obtains.The invention still further relates to the device that is applicable to this method.The invention still further relates to the capsule of the predetermined close that is applicable to this method.
Background technology
By the prepared effervescent beverage of dispensation machines, for example (Italian coffee with milk latte) becomes and more and more receives an acclaim for Italian type concentrated coffee (espresso), Kapp Cino Da Pistoia coffee (cappuecino), Sheng Sang.The method for preparing this product with the capsule of predetermined close also is known.That uses metering in advance is with wrapped a portion coffee and the analogue advantage with the practice of preparation coffee base beverage: help the preparation of beverage, guarantee that simultaneously the quality between every doses keeps constant with beverage concentration down at identical preparation condition (batching, temperature, pressure, time etc.).This method also provides bigger facility for the user.Capsule places a kind of leakproof shell of coffee-type machine of special use usually, and hot water passes this capsule under pressure.The downside of this capsule is owing to the increase of pressure is bored a hole to discharge this concentrate.To the use commercialization of the powder that cures and milled in capsule, to make high-quality coffee in cups.
EP 0512470B1 has illustrated a kind of method that extraction is positioned at the leak free material storage tube of a material storage tube (cartridge) holding element that is used for, and wherein the compound of water and air is injected into this material storage tube so that this extraction facial disfigurement under the pressure of 1 to 20 crust.The extraction face of this material storage tube abuts against on the embossed surface of this material storage tube holding element and deforms, this material storage tube holding element comprises relief element and recessed element, this extraction face is torn in the position of these relief element and/or these recessed elements when reaching rupture stress, so that after extraction coffee under the pressure of 1 to 20 crust, liquid can be removed subsequently.
This method proof is highly effective for coming extracting beverage liquid with a kind of material that extract, insoluble as the coffee that cures and milled.Because this product is soluble in material storage tube, this material layer keeps the internal drag of rising, and trends towards being increased to higher scope along with more water enters material storage tube pressure.High pressure, temperature and the combination of extraction time are very crucial for the compound from the meticulous fragrance of this layer of coffee extraction, can tear so that the liquid that is extracted flows in the cup up to this extraction face.
For soluble products, water is not to be used to extract solids and coffee aromatics, but is used to dissolve all solids.Dilution to solids mainly realizes by mixing fully in capsule up to diluting fully in time enough.And, should when introducing enough air, mix, so that form good foam or floating foam in flowing to cup the time.The foam of soluble powder produces very complicated, and may depend on that solution passes through the physical condition that this capsule flows out.These physical conditions comprise the level of shear that produced and the release of pressure by opening.In addition to selecting the increase and the drop away time of pressure, so that in solution, obtain to mix fully and introduce enough air.Problem is that when liquid began to enter capsule, powder begins dissolving and solution trends towards discharging.Because the solid contents in the capsule descends, and is descended pro rata by the resistance that powder produced in the capsule.As a result, solution trends towards discharging from capsule too quickly under low excessively pressure, and does not mix fully.Because undercompounding may form caking in the solution of being sent, the air deficiency amount of being introduced, thereby the foam volume that is produced is seldom.
The US3292527 of Stase relates to a kind of equipment and material storage tube that is suitable for sending continuously different drinks or beverage, and drink or beverage are contacted with the primary element of this equipment.This material storage tube can comprise meticulous soluble powder, and has the bottom of perforation, and its generation can hinder the pressure drop of liquid by this hole outflow.Even this perforation be provided with itself when this perforation is very little, can not produce enough shearings yet and can not keep enough pressure in inside, so as can to produce stirred rightly foam or the foaming beverage.
The EP0468080 of Fond relates to also that a kind of extraction is used to cure and the method for the material storage tube of the coffee of milling, and wherein this material storage tube has the bottom of a perforation so that send the liquid that this extracts along a very big surface.This method is used to (coffee) that cures and milled, but is not suitable for for example instant coffee powders of soluble powder, and its reason is identical with US3292527.
The WO 01/58786 of Halliday relates to a kind of material storage tube of machine preparation " Italian type concentrated coffee " type effervescent beverage that is used under low pressure operating, it is characterized in that, this material storage tube is combined in the flow of beverage path, the outlet before or the exit, be used to produce the device of beverage jet, at least one is used for the import of air, and the device that the pressure of beverage jet is reduced, thus in use, become many little foamings from the air of air intlet and be combined in the beverage.Because the low pressure in the material storage tube is so air must be added into by the air intake of special use.This material storage tube relates to many parts particularly, and is therefore very hard to tackle, complicated, and the productive costs costliness.
Need a kind of system that produces supping such as coffee base product, this product has the good bubbling character that obtains from the capsule-type system, this system adopts better simply and material storage tube cheaply, and this material storage tube can make soluble food dissolve fully basically and produce a large amount of foams.
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The present invention has satisfied these needs.The present invention relates to a kind of usefulness and accommodate in advance the capsule of soluble product material of dosage of metering or the device of the supping that the preparation of " predetermined close " capsule is bubbled.This capsule that is used for this device has the discharge side that beverage flow that approaching side and that current that are suitable for just being entered this capsule pass is suitable for being left this capsule is passed.This device comprises water service so that for water is provided in the capsule.Water is supplied with by this approaching side, mixes with soluble substance in the capsule, and beverage is discharged side by this and sent.One beverage and foam regulators are suitable for opening this capsule with the release beverage, and are suitable near being bonded on this discharge side to keep the pressure in the capsule, so that this soluble substance can mix with water and gas be introduced in this capsule fully, so that distribute effervescent beverage.
Therefore, the dissolving and the generation of foam have benefited from one and can keep the pressure in the capsule and control the attachment of beverage release fully.System of the present invention remains in the capsule beverage up to obtaining to mix fully and enough gas is introduced in this compound, preventing release portion dissolved substances prematurely, thereby can dissolve fully.In order physically to obtain this effect, this liquid and foam regulators comprise that at least one is suitable for forming the face of joint that surface closely contacts with certain zone of the discharge face of this capsule.As a result, beverage is discharged side by this discharge the enough obstructions of formation, this helps dissolving fully and producing foam.
This face of joint is preferably and is suitable for and the suitable convex of the surf zone of this discharge face, and it provides between the surf zone of this face of joint and this discharge side and closely cooperates.Closely cooperate and guarantee flow forming resistance so that in this capsule, reach and keep certain pressure.
Preferably, this convex is suitable for forming inside distortion along the surf zone of this discharge side.Because this distortion, the contact between this face of joint and this discharges side improves and is tightr so that the interior product of this capsule can be held, up to reaching better mixing so that dissolve fully and gas is introduced effectively.Owing in capsule, form higher internal pressure, thus the form that gas both can dissolve be introduced into as liquid, also can gas form as being introduced into minute bubble.
Preferably, this face of joint is suitable for along this surf zone and this discharge side engagement, and can not produce big tearing between this face of joint of the described engaged surf zone of the discharge side of this capsule and this device.Can not cause big tearing by this face of joint, especially opening feature (opening features can not centered on tightly, the outside in zone opening member) causes the big benefit of tearing to be, between this discharge face and this face of joint, can keep abundant contact, flow out so that can suitably hinder beverage.Therefore, this face of joint preferably has the profile heaved opposite with the profile of point to avoid tearing this discharge side.This profile preferably can be dome-shaped bulged surface, preferably from the base portion of this dome or measure into the angles of 5 to 45 degree perpendicular to the tangent line on the plane of this capsule axis.This face of joint should engage along this enough big zone of discharging side, does not have accidental danger of tearing this capsule so that suitably control the release of beverage, tears capsule beverage is flowed out in uncontrolled mode.Preferably, this face of joint is suitable for making at least 30% surf zone distortion of the whole discharge side of this capsule, even more preferably makes 50% to 90% surf zone distortion.
In order to control the release of this opening feature better, preferably, an opening feature that is independent of this device of this face of joint is set.This opening feature engages the discharge side of this capsule, to form an opening that beverage can be discharged into outside this capsule in this capsule.Therefore, the function of this opening feature is independent of this pressure maintenance function and carries out, to guarantee controlling (beverage) release more accurately.Therefore, can make contact surface very big, limit the size of this outlet opening simultaneously so that product is suitably remained in this capsule.The opening that size is restricted will promote the shearing to the flow of liquid of passing this opening, and then help to generate in cup better foam.
In first embodiment, this opening feature comprises and pierces through parts that this pierces through parts and be suitable for piercing through a hole in the discharge side of this capsule.This pierces through parts can be that at least one cutting edge, is sold or other can pierce through the parts of the material of this discharge side in an exact location.Can design a plurality of perforation position, but the result of a large amount of tests that basis is carried out so far, and a perforation position be it seems just enough.
In an alternate embodiments, this device also is suitable for opening precut (precut) capsule.This opening feature can comprise that one is suitable for opening the finger of the capsule with precut gate (gate) for this reason, and wherein this finger is suitable for a gate that precuts of this capsule of positive opening.
This capsule preferably is received within the capsule holding member of a cup-shaped, and the inner bottom part of this capsule holding member comprises this face of joint and this opening feature.
In a preferred embodiment, the face of joint of this liquid and foam regulators is provided with around this opening feature.As a result, limit the discharge of the opening that flows out this capsule to a certain extent by face of joint around this opening.Formed restriction also can more effectively keep product the longer time in this capsule, and the beverage flow that flows out from this opening is produced extra shearing stress.
When the face of joint of this liquid and foam regulators has one when being used for the limited passage of liquid mixture, can control (liquid) better and discharge and produce more shearing stresses.This limited passage preferably is arranged on groove, the ripple on this face of joint, perhaps can obtain by the high roughness of this face of joint itself, or the combination of these situations.
One storage tank (reservoir) preferably also can be set in the recess of these face joint parts of the exit of this opening.This storage tank makes this opening feature and this face of joint separate.This storage tank also provides some gaps, and gas can enter this capsule so that liquid can suitably leave this capsule.The effect of this storage tank is to form one to be used for the surge chamber of this liquid, and prevents that the cut fragment of this capsule or thin slice from blocking this limited passage (being groove, ripple etc.).This opening feature preferably stretches out from the bottom of this storage tank,, can carry out this and open (operation) along this face of joint and when this storage tank internal strain with this capsule of box lunch.
Water can be injected in this capsule by piercing through this approaching side with at least one needle-like water syringe.This water syringe can have any suitable shape.This water syringe preferably can have a puncture tip, and the water holding element forms certain positive rake with respect to the longitudinal axis of this syringe, with along the one or more strands of current of outside Direction guide, can impel in this capsule like this and form turbulent flow.In a selectable mode, for the capsule of opening in advance, also can not use syringe and simple water piping on this pre-opening of approaching side by suitably being connected to this capsule, discharge side supply or inject water by this.This approaching side can be the end face of this capsule, or the sidewall of this capsule, or comprises both.Therefore, can be from different off-centered positions, for example this end face and/or sidewall inject water, make the interior eddy current that forms of this capsule to promote that powder mixes with water and gas like this.
The inventive system comprises a holding element, this holding element is used for keeping this capsule in the leak free mode, so that can prepare beverage in this capsule in mode a kind of cleaning, hydraulic seal and pressurized.This holding element preferably includes the bottom holding element of a detouchable cup-shaped, and it engages with a top water supply assembly that is suitable for covering this capsule.This bottom holding element and top water supply assembly form around the shell of this capsule osed top fluid-tight with a sealing member.This bottom holding element and top base parts have the attaching parts of shape complementarity, and this attaching parts makes it possible to form closely around this capsule, and pinch-off seal connects.This attaching parts can be slope (ramp) formula or bayonet socket (bayonet) formula, or any other suitable type.
The method of the supping that a kind of preferred preparation is bubbled comprises:
Provide and keep a capsule that accommodates a soluble food substance, wherein this capsule has the approaching side that current that are suitable for being entered this capsule pass, the discharge side that a beverage flow that is suitable for being left this capsule is passed,
In this capsule, supply water by this approaching side, and water mixed with this food substance,
When making a surface and this discharges side engagement in this capsule, keeping enough pressure, so that this soluble substance when can be in this capsule mixing fully with the gas of water and introducing, discharges this beverage, and the distribution effervescent beverage.
This method one preferred aspect in, one surface is engaged with this discharges side be by a part that makes this discharge side inside with a face of joint, preferably a bulged surface engages and realizes so that formation closed contact and can not tear this discharge side because of this closed contact.Even more preferably, this bulged surface causes (this discharge side) distortion but can not tear this bonding part of the discharge side of this capsule.
Preferably, cross the opening of the discharge side of this capsule, flow through then and be arranged in this face of joint and/or distribute beverage with restraint device on this part of the discharge side of contacted this capsule of this face of joint by making beverage flow.It is to be used to control beverage discharge by this face of joint that this restraint device is set, and forms shearing and impels the generation foam.This limited part can be groove, ripple and analogue.
Preferably, form the opening of this capsule by the discharge side that pierces through this capsule.Perhaps, form this opening by a finger, this finger inwardly fully promotes precut parts of this discharge side so that beverage can flow out this capsule.Available at least one opening feature that is independent of the face of joint of this formation closed contact is opened this discharge side.
On the other hand, the present invention relates to a kind of capsule that is suitable for according to the predetermined close of method for preparing effervescent beverage, wherein, this capsule accommodates a kind of soluble food substance, and comprise the approaching side that current that are suitable for being entered this capsule pass, the discharge side that one beverage flow that is suitable for being left this capsule is passed, wherein this discharge side be suitable for by one open that parts are opened and with this face of joint near contacting, closely cooperate to form, so that in this capsule, keep enough pressure and control the release of effervescent beverage with this face of joint.
Capsule of the present invention can be formed with one and discharge side, and this discharge side has the parts that pierce through that are suitable for being assigned with device and pierces through to discharge the planar wall of this beverage.This capsule can be the fully enclosed capsule of being made by metal that can pierce through or plastic material.
Selectively, this capsule comprises that one discharges side, at least one wherein is set can opens parts and open so that be assigned with a finger of device.Therefore, this can be opened parts and can have precut parts so that can easily be opened by finger.Preferably, this can be opened parts and has at least one precut slit.Preferably, this can be opened parts and comprise a plurality of precut slits, these slits with form a kind of figure near the solid area in two adjacent precut slits.This finger preferably can not opened this greatly can hold parts, and only be for example to make this can open parts to keep a kind of structure of opening by can open on the parts inwardly extruding at this, and this can be opened parts and keeps being connected with this discharge side by at least two isolated a little solid area.As a result, this makes and can form only very little passage so that beverage flows out, and impels the shearing stress that produces higher degree.
In another embodiment, this capsule is opened in advance.This discharge side has at least two independent adjacent layers, and each layer all has at least one passage that is used for beverage.The passage of a layer and the interchannel of another layer separate.In this structure, do not need the opening feature of the special use of this device, thereby can reduce the cross-infection of product.These two layers can be along the outward flange sealing of this capsule.Out-of-position passage between these layers and interface form a path that is used for the bending of beverage, in the time of so both can contacting with this discharge side the pressure in this capsule is increased, can beverage can be discharged by shearing stress is provided on the interface of these two layers again at the face of joint of device.Can be on the interface of these two layers, that is, add groove or other restraint device at least therein in the thickness of a layer, to promote shearing stress to form and to control pressure in this capsule.
This discharge side can be made by the material that a pulls flexibility and anti-tear, and this material can stand distortion and can not tear when the face of joint with the beverage of this device and foam regulators contacts.The material that is preferably used for discharging side is the laminated material of aluminum or aluminum alloy or plastics and aluminium, or even is plastics fully.The thickness of this discharge side can be along with this material or laminated material and is changed.For alumina-bearing material, preferably 5 to 100 microns of thickness, even more preferably be 15 to 75 microns.
Can think, capsule of the present invention is as the mixing bowl of powder, with by mixing fully and restore fluid body beverage with diluent---preferably water or finally be milk---, introduce enough gas simultaneously, this gas is depressed at standard atmosphere and is generated a large amount of tiny foams when discharging, and this can make the foam head in the cup raise.For this reason, the size of shell that should design this capsule is solving the powder volume problem, and the gas volume problem.The total volume of the shell of capsule is to 100cm from 20
3, preferably 25 arrive 45cm
3This capsule should comprise an amount of gas, for example the combination of air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen or any other unreactable gas or these gases.Preferably, powder volume is from 1: 50 to 1: 1 with the ratio of gas volume.Preferably, for coffee powder, powder volume is from 1: 50 to 1: 5 with the ratio of gas volume, even more preferably is from 1: 30 to 1: 10.The for example chocolate and Kapp Cino Da Pistoia coffee (also being soup) for the high loading powder of the solubility that comprises milk powder, the ratio of powder volume and gas volume is preferably from 1: 2 to 4: 1.More head space (headspeace), promptly, the lower powder and the volume of air (ratio) make powder can dissolve better when beginning, especially for the powder with low solubility and/or all the more so at the powder that mixes generation viscous mass in back with water.For the food of other type (capsule), the capsule of the coffee that for example cures and milled, wherein not dissolving of the most contents thing of this capsule when preparation of drinks or other food, powder volume can be higher than 5: 1 with the ratio of gas volume, perhaps or even 10: 1.
In a kind of preferable configuration of this capsule, this capsule comprises that one constitutes the approaching side of this capsule and the cup-shaped spare of sidewall, and the lid of the discharge side of this capsule of formation.This cup-shaped spare comprises a circumferential edge, and this edge extends to outside this sidewall and discharges a connection surface of the lid of side to be formed for this formation.Can be for example bonding by any suitable pressure-resistance structure, welding, crimping or its combination connect this lid along this edge.The general shape of this capsule or cup-shaped spare can be any suitable shape, for example conical butt, cylindrical, pyramid, cube etc.
Preferably, the outside face of this discharge side has a passage, and this passage is orientated to the release of controlling liquid between this discharge side and this face of joint.
The invention enables and to prepare supping with the capsule that accommodates dried food substance.The for example method of hot drink of foaming supping that a kind of preparation has improved foam head is provided, and this supping can obtain by diluent is mixed with soluble powder.
One embodiment of the present of invention are a kind of systems that are used to prepare fluid food.In this system, a container parts is configured for holding food composition and is used to admit the liquid of being supplied, and this flow of liquid is crossed and contacted to generate a kind of supping compound with this food composition.One boundary wall has a wall that extends along the circumferential part of this container parts.In addition, at least one elongated groove extends and is arranged on the downstream of this container parts along this wall, admit this liquid mixture and guide this liquid mixture into an outlet being used to, with this compound as the supping supply.
In this optimum decision system, the cross-sectional configurations of this groove becomes to produce enough shearing stresses to form foam in supping in this liquid mixing logistics.The cross-sectional plane of this groove has the certain width and the degree of depth, and its degree of depth is 25% of width at least, preferably is about 150% at the most, more preferably is about 100%.
Perpendicular to the cross-sectional area of this groove of this liquid mixing logistics greatly about 0.01mm
2And 2.25mm
2Between, and more preferably less than about 1mm
2The preferred size of this trench cross-section be its degree of depth and width be 0.1mm to 1.5mm, more preferably less than about 1mm, most preferably be that its degree of depth and width are 0.25mm in a preferred embodiment approximately between 0.2mm and the 0.5mm.The cross-sectional plane of groove can be square, rectangle or other shape, comprises circle and the annular cross section of its radius in the above-mentioned degree of depth and width range.
Preferably, this groove comprises the groove that extend a plurality of public domains on this boundary wall.The length of this groove is about at least 1/8th along the size of this container parts of the length direction of this groove, more preferably is about at least 1/4th of described size.The length of a preferred embodiment of this groove is along about at least 50% of the size of this boundary wall of this trench length direction.
This container parts can comprise a food capsule, and this capsule can be received within the extraction cell of a food preparation unit, and this food preparation unit structure one-tenth supplies water in capsule and comprises outlet.The groove of present embodiment preferably includes and partly passes the slit that this boundary wall is extended.Can near and be basically parallel to this boundary wall second wall be set, and this groove forms by passing completely through the slit that one of them wall extends basically.In addition, in (joining) amount that is used for preparing an independent serving, this food composition can comprise coffee, tea, cocoa or the dairy products of predetermined close, perhaps their combination.
This container parts also can comprise the extraction cell of a food preparation device, and this container parts is configured for admitting a capsule that accommodates food composition.One liquid supplying apparatus preferably is configured to supply liquid in this capsule in this extraction cell, and this outlet is connected with this extraction cell in the downstream of this groove, and is configured for sending this supping.
In one embodiment of the invention, this boundary wall is configured for supporting the capsule wall near this capsule of this boundary wall when this capsule is pushed by liquid.This boundary wall preferably includes by what a recess centered on heaves part, this heave section construction become to be used for when this capsule pressurized, making this capsule wall to this capsule distortion supporting this wall, so that reduce or prevent that it from breaking.A kind of part of preferably heaving comprises a dome, and this heaves part is towards 1/5 of the transverse width of this boundary wall of a face of this capsule along the transverse width of this boundary wall, more preferably be about at least 1/2nd, most preferably be about at least 75%, perhaps this transverse width can be 100%.Being positioned at the downstream of this groove and this heaves the opening of the outlet of the outside of part and near this extraction cell supping is discharged to this outlet.
Native system can be a beverage dispensation machines, and its outlet is configured for filling with a goblet in a distribution locations.Preferably connect one and have the hot-water supply device of temperature booster and pump water is injected this capsule.
One embodiment of the present of invention comprise that one is arranged on the interior opening feature of profile of this boundary wall, and this opening feature is configured for forming an opening in this capsule when this capsule pressurized.This opening feature can be configured for piercing through this capsule wall.Perhaps, this opening feature can be configured for making the parts opened of an activity to transfer to a kind of Unclosing structure from a kind of enclosed construction, and this can be opened parts and seal this capsule in this enclosed construction, and this capsule is opened to discharge this compound in this Unclosing structure.
In this boundary wall in this extraction cell a storage tank is set preferably, this opening feature is positioned at this storage tank.This storage tank fluid is arranged on the upstream of this groove communicatively, and be configured for admitting from the liquid mixture of this capsule and this compound is supplied with this groove, and its structure and being sized to can keep the supporting combination between this capsule wall and this boundary wall when this capsule pressurized and liquid are just flowing out this capsule.This storage tank allows this capsule to be opened and can not be limited near this aperture position local flow, especially is pierced and all the more so when opening when this capsule.Preferably, the transverse width of this storage tank is the width of heaving parts about 50% of this boundary wall at the most, more preferably this heave the width of parts or diameter about 1/4 and 1/16 between.In a preferred embodiment, this storage tank is circular, and its diameter is about 1/8 inch, and the degree of depth is about 1/8 inch.In the distributing box of the independent portion of each production or one glass of beverage, (this storage tank) preferred diameter or width are between about 1/16 inch and 1/4 inch, and the degree of depth is preferably between about 1/32 inch and 1/8 inch.
This groove is preferably in its vertical side, the in-to-in open top that for example leads to this extraction cell, if perhaps this groove is the part of this material storage tube, although the groove then in this material storage tube can be arranged in the face of this material storage tube, this groove can be towards the exterior side opening of this material storage tube.When this capsule pressurized, this open side preferably is closed when this boundary wall contacts with the wall of food capsule or extraction cell respectively.
From the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings that only provides as example, can be well understood to other features and advantages of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is at beverage preparation this device and be arranged in the cross sectional representation of the capsule of this device in the stage;
Fig. 2 is the holding element of this device when inserting capsule in this holding element before this device sealing and the viewgraph of cross-section of this capsule;
Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view that this holding element of beverage and foam regulators is shown;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view of capsule of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the transparent view of used capsule after preparing beverage;
Fig. 6 is the view according to the capsule lid of a kind of modification of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the view of capsule of Fig. 6 of A-A along the line;
Fig. 8 is the view according to the capsule lid of another modification of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the view of capsule of Fig. 8 of B-B along the line;
Figure 10 is the viewgraph of cross-section according to the capsule of another modification of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the view of internal layer of discharge side of the capsule of Figure 10;
Figure 12 is the outer field view of discharge side of the capsule of Figure 10;
Figure 13 is the viewgraph of cross-section according to the capsule of another modification of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the view of internal layer of discharge side of the capsule of Figure 13;
Figure 15 is the outer field view of discharge side of the capsule of Figure 13;
Figure 16 is illustrated in pressure, the flow velocity of water and the typical profile of temperature during capsule of the present invention and the device preparation supping.
The specific embodiment
Referring to figs. 1 through 3, the present invention illustrates with disposable capsule 102 preparation supping, for example devices 101 of beverage and analogue.In the present embodiment, this capsule 102 is one to accommodate the closed capsule of dried food, and this food of doing preferably can for example hot water, milk etc. dissolves to form the materials of the beverages that bubble, steep more by adding diluent.For example, beverages suitable foaming, many bubbles are the coffee with crema (crema), have Kapp Cino Da Pistoia coffee, Sheng Sang (latte) or the cocoa of the basic foam head of milk.In the present embodiment, capsule 102 is a conical butt, and has an inverted cupule 120 and a cap 121.This cap 121 is as the discharge side of this capsule, and the top 122 of this inverted cupule is as the approaching side of this capsule.This cupule 120 preferably has an outward extending peripheral flange, and the edge of this cap 121 is attached on this flange.Connection at this flange place can be by soldering and sealing or crimping or the two realization.The shape of this capsule is used for general objects of the present invention, and this capsule also can be truncated ellipsoid, frusto-spherical or cylindrical, and other suitable shape.
This device comprises a cup-shaped holding element 110, and it is suitable for admitting this capsule 102 in a suitable base 111.The bottom of this base 111 comprises beverage and foam regulators 112, and this regulating control is suitable for opening this capsule 102 with the release beverage, and keeps the pressure in this capsule.More particularly, this beverage and foam regulators comprise the attachment of heaving 114 from bottom surface 115 slight convex of this base.Can be clear that more that from Fig. 3 these attachment of heaving 114 form a face of joint 116, this face of joint is used for the part of this discharge side 121 of tight joint.These attachment of heaving are for preferably having the profile of the circular of mean radius greatly.This structure and geometric configuration of heaving parts should be defined as, and can form closed contact with the downside of this lid when water pressurizes to this capsule, and not have the danger of tearing the material of this lid along this face of joint.This heave parts can with this discharge side 121 whole surface 20% to 99%, preferably 40% of this whole surface contact to 80%.As preferred exemplary, this geometric configuration of heaving parts is as follows: diameter " D " is from 20 to 70mm, mean radius is from 30 to 150mm, (with respect to surface 15) maximum height from 5 to 20mm.
The opening feature 140 that has the form of taking little pin or pin at this center of heaving parts 114, this opening feature are used for piercing through a hole in an exact location of the lid 121 of this capsule.This pin or pin are positioned at a storage tank 141, this storage tank should pin or pin and face of joint 116 separate.This pin 140 can be heaved parts from this and stretch out, or to heave parts concordant with this, perhaps even heave parts with respect to this and embed slightly.If this pin is heaved parts from this and stretched out, then when the user put into this holding element with this capsule, this capsule can be pierced or begin and partly be pierced, and this is because this pin is first parts that enter this holding element that contacts with this lid.If this pin is concordant or embedded, then this capsule is owing to increased pressure effect in this capsule is opened.This pin is thinner, and has a tip so that pierce through this capsule, but preferably enough blunt to prevent that the user is injured when being in contact with it.The tip of this pin can be somewhat circle, but still can cover the effect that pierces through that provides suitable.Can be provided with in case of necessity more than one pin to increase opening.
Around the storage tank 141 of this opening feature 140 as a buffer unit, so that flow of liquid and avoid stopping up in the edge that is pierced of this capsule.The size of this storage tank can be less, and preferably 0.01 to 0.1 times of the diameter of the bulged surface D that should engage, and its degree of depth is 0.01 to 0.5 times of height of this bulged surface.
For with a kind of more in check mode hold-off pressure, on this heaves the surface of parts 114, groove 116 is set, it preferably radially extends.This groove provide one make liquid between this face of joint and this lid along favourable path that basic direction for radially flows.Can see better that from Fig. 3 this groove preferably extends to the circumferential line that this heaves parts from this storage tank.These grooves between 101 and 108, preferably from 102 to 104.These grooves also produce extra shearing stress on liquid, to increase the generation of foam on the liquid.The for example little ripple of pressure control device of available another kind of equivalence replaces this groove, perhaps also can increase this and heave the rugosity of parts.The structure optimization ground of this pressure control device should can not tear this lid substantially.
The beverage that leaves capsule 102 flows out holding element 110 by outlet 117,118, and this outlet 117,118 is positioned at the diapire of this holding element, is preferably located in or close this heaved the circumferential of parts.Groove 116 can a kind of preferred mode distributes and flows through outlet 117,118 with guiding liquids, but this is not enforceable.This outlet also can be arranged to pass this and heave parts itself, and thinner and number is more to replace groove to shear leaving to produce on the liquid of this device.
Fig. 1 illustrates when this device and seals in fluid-tight state and the shell of water at this capsule when flowing around this capsule, is in this capsule under the serviceability of preparation beverage.This device comprises a top water supply assembly 103, and this assembly is suitable for cooperating with 110 sealings of this bottom holding element.One cup-shaped of assembly 103 or bell-shaped element 130 are arranged to sidewall 120 and roof 122 sealed engagement with this capsule, and downward seal ring 150 up to this holding element.Or rather, the lower edge of parts 130 abuts against on the flange 123 of cupule of this capsule, this ring 150 be placed on this flange below.This bell-shaped element is connected on the top base parts 131 of this assembly securely, and this base component is at the attaching parts 134 of its circumferential supporting with this ramp type of bayonet type part 119 shape complementarities of this bottom holding element 110.
The available 132 supply water of needle-like water syringe with water inlet 133, this water inlet 133 are arranged under the top 122 of this capsule several millimeters and inject water, thereby away from the puncture area that forms owing to penetrating of this syringe.The water that this outlet can be arranged to that this syringe is injected is guided an outside direction into, and this direction becomes a positive inclination angle [theta] with respect to the longitudinal axis of this syringe, to impel aqueous dispersion and form eddy effect in the shell of this capsule.In a kind of possible modification (not shown), also can inject water from one or more positions of the sidewall of this capsule.
When closing this water supply assembly, the lid of this capsule trends towards being pressed on this face of joint of heaving, thereby to internal strain.Water is being injected in this capsule and pressure inside can further be out of shape and closed contact after beginning to increase.In the discharge side of capsule and this feasible release that can control and hinder beverage by the pressure that maintenance is enough in this capsule that closely cooperates between this device, up to by forming turbulent flow and eddy current soluble substance can being mixed fully with water, and because the effect of these turbulent flows and eddy current can make the gas of q.s be introduced within a certain period of time.
Pressure in this capsule can change by from 1 to 15 crust, preferably from 4 to 10 crust.The pressure that are at least 4 crust preferably should keep 10 to 30 seconds, preferably 10 to 20 seconds, so that water and powder can mix fully, and the gas of q.s were introduced in this compound.A pump by this device can remain on this pressure in institute's restricted portion fully, and this pump compensation is from discharging some liquid that side is discharged.But, be discharged in the cup owing to this face of joint has hindered liquid, so can easily keep-up pressure by this pump.Along with water pump quits work, pressure decay in the capsule and discharge face weaken with the joint of heaving parts, that is, the contact between lid 121 and the dome face 116 fluffs, thereby impel remaining supping to discharge fully by the opening of discharging side.Shown in Figure 16 as the pressure of an attainable example, the flow velocity of water and the distribution graph of temperature.
Fig. 6 and 7 illustrates a kind of possible modification of the structure of capsule of the present invention, wherein the discharge side 121 of this capsule comprises the integrally formed parts opened 124, and a finger 140 of this device can play a role near the mode that these parts 124 engage with promotion and discharge liquid from this capsule.More preferably, this can open parts by at least one, preferably a plurality of precut slits or slit 125 form.In case apply the pressure that can enlarge the cross section of this slit or slit near these slits or slit, these precut slit or slits all will be applicable to release liquid.For example, these precut slit or slits 125 can be arranged to form for example ring-shaped figure of a kind of geometric figure, and solid area 126 is inserted between two adjacent precut slits or slit 125.Can promote the release of liquid by opening to exert pressure on the parts at this with the less finger of cross-sectional plane.Be applied to this and can open pressure on the parts and trend towards making this can open parts curving inwardly, thereby liquid mixture can be discharged via this slit with the cross section of abundant this slit of expansion.The size of this finger and structure should be defined as, it is fully crooked but can not make this solid interconnects regional fracture to make this can hold parts by this finger, so that enough being used to discharge liquid, total aperture area keeps enough little, to be used for producing the cup that shearing stress and restrictive substance particle fall into use.The width in slit that should be precut should be enough little, for example less than 200 microns, do not have big quantity of fluid when not applying positive pressure on this slit with the finger of this device of box lunch and discharge.In the context of the present invention, " precut slit " is meant any formed partial cut of material thickness zone (being atenuator region) of completely or partially passing this discharge wall.If should precut slit be atenuator region, then should break to form the open area in this slit under this finger institute applied pressure.Fig. 6 and 7 capsule can adapt to the beverage maker of Fig. 1 to 3, and its central puncture tip can be by a non-finger-like tip of piercing through with suitable length and diameter, or a coarse meshy surface replaces, to realize the release function of expection.
Fig. 8 and 9 illustrates another possible modification of this capsule, this lid comprise a built-in passage with the controlling liquid beverage at face of joint, for example this release of heaving parts and discharging the intersection between the outside face 121.These passages can comprise groove 127,128, its direction for can open from this parts near, preferably from all slot cracks 125 along substantially radially directions.The direction of this groove impels liquid to flow to outside this face of joint, also makes this liquid generate foam simultaneously to guarantee that liquid fully flows.This passage also can be by preferably forming along the ripple of equidirectional or similarly recessed or outstanding structure.Can replace being positioned at passage on this face of joint partially or completely at the lip-deep passage of this capsule.This passage also can be arranged in the capsule that can pierce through.
Figure 10 to 12 illustrates the another embodiment of this capsule, the discharge side of this capsule or cover 121 and comprise two edge 123 leak free adjacent layers 210,211 along this capsule.Each layer has the passage 212-214 that is used for beverage, so that beverage flow is crossed this layer.This passage can comprise hole, slit or similar opening.The passage 212,213 of internal layer forms a winding raod footpath with respect to outer field passage 214 skews so that discharge side 121 for beverage by this.At the groove 215 that of these layers or another inside face for example can add to be shaped as straight line or any other curved shape in the inside face of internal layer 210, shear and control required pressure in this capsule, to produce.This modification does not need the opening feature of this device, thereby can significantly reduce the cross-infection of product.Since only keep this face of joint promptly this bulged surface keep this discharge side 121, and saved this opening feature and storage tank, so can simplify the beverage and the foam regulators of this preparation facilities.As long as the rigidity of this discharge side is enough to support internal pressure and can or tear in the fracture of groove place, then do not use face of joint to support this discharge side and can obtain good effect yet.Therefore, the size of determining this elongated channels is to keep certain pressure in capsule, generation can form the shearing of the foam that needs quantity, and limits the size (promptly only make less bubble by) of foam, so that form stable, dense and foam non-" soap ".This device can comprise a holding element, and this holding element can support the bottom margin of this capsule, simultaneously not cover outlet 214 so that beverage flow directly in the cup.
Embodiment shown in another embodiment shown in Figure 13 to 15 and Figure 22 to 24 is basic identical.Difference is the quantity and the position of the passage 216,217 of two layers.Internal layer can only be provided with a passage 216, and skin can have 217, two passages of single passage 216,217 lateral excursion each other.As long as the rigidity of this discharge side is enough to support internal pressure and can then use face of joint to support this discharge side and also can obtain good effect in the fracture of groove place.In the case, this device comprises a holding element, and this holding element can support the bottom margin of this capsule, simultaneously not cover outlet 217 so that beverage flow directly in the cup.
Although herein disclosed is exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can design many modification and other embodiment.Therefore, should be understood that appending claims is intended to cover all this modification and embodiment that fall in the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. device for preparing the supping of foaming with a capsule, this capsule accommodates a soluble food substance, the approaching side that one current that are suitable for being entered this capsule pass, the discharge side that a beverage flow that is suitable for being left this capsule is passed, wherein this device comprises:
Be used for the water service that in this capsule, supplies water,
Beverage and foam control apparatus, this control apparatus be suitable for this discharge side near engaging keeping the pressure in this capsule, so that this soluble substance can mix to distribute effervescent beverage fully with the gas of water and introducing in this capsule.
2. according to the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that this beverage and foam control apparatus comprise that at least one is suitable for forming with a surf zone of this discharge face the face of joint of closed contact.
3. according to the device of claim 2, it is characterized in that this face of joint is to be suitable for forming inside distortion so that produce enough convexs of contact closely along a surf zone of this discharge face.
4. according to the device of claim 3, it is characterized in that this face of joint engages with this discharge side and can not produce big tearing between described engaged surf zone and this face of joint along this surf zone.
5. according to any one the device in the claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that this beverage and foam control apparatus comprise the device for opening that is used in this discharge face upper shed that is independent of this face of joint.
6. according to the device of claim 5, it is characterized in that the face of joint of this liquid and foam control apparatus centers on this device for opening substantially and extends.
7. according to any one the device in the claim 2 to 6, it is characterized in that the face of joint of this liquid and foam control apparatus is suitable for making one at least 30% surf zone distortion of the whole discharge side of this capsule.
8. according to any one the device in the claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that the face of joint of this liquid and foam control apparatus has the limited lane device that is used for this liquid mixture.
9. device according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, this limited lane device forms groove or ripple on this face of joint, and perhaps the high roughness by this face of joint itself obtains.
10. according to any one the device in the claim 5 to 9, it is characterized in that this device for opening is the piercing device that is suitable for piercing through a hole in the discharge side of this capsule.
11. any one the device according in the claim 5 to 9 is characterized in that, this device for opening is at least one finger that is suitable for opening the capsule with a precut gate, and this finger is suitable for a precut gate of this capsule of positive opening.
12. any one the device according in the claim 5 to 11 is characterized in that, this distribution device comprises the shock absorber in the recess of this surface engaging arrangement in the exit that is arranged on this device for opening.
13. the device according to claim 12 is characterized in that, this device for opening stretches out from the bottom of this shock absorber.
14. be used to prepare the method for the supping of foaming, comprise:
Provide and keep a capsule that accommodates a soluble food substance, wherein this capsule has the approaching side that current that are suitable for being entered this capsule pass, the discharge side that a beverage flow that is suitable for being left this capsule is passed,
In this capsule, supply water by this approaching side, and water mixed with this food substance,
When making a surface and this discharges side near engaging with the enough pressure of maintenance in this capsule, so that release beverage when this soluble substance can mix fully with the gas of water and introducing in this capsule, and
Distribute the beverage that bubbles.
15. the method according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described joint one surface is to utilize a face of joint that the part of this discharge side is realized to form closed contact to internal strain, and can be owing to this closed contact is torn this discharge side.
16. the method according to claim 15 is characterized in that, a bulged surface makes this part distortion of this discharge side.
17. the method according to claim 15 or 16 is characterized in that, is provided for controlling the restraint device that beverage discharges in this face of joint.
18. the method according to claim 15 or 16 is characterized in that, is provided for controlling the restraint device that beverage discharges on this part of the discharge side of this capsule that contacts with this face of joint.
19. any one the method according in the claim 14 to 18 is characterized in that, opens this capsule by the discharge side that pierces through this capsule.
20. the method according to claim 19 is characterized in that, opens this capsule by precut parts that inwardly fully promote this discharge side so that beverage can flow out the finger of this capsule.
21. any one the method according in the claim 14 to 18 is characterized in that this capsule is opened in advance.
22. any one the method according in the claim 14 to 21 is characterized in that, the pressure that are at least 4 crust in this capsule were kept 10 to 30 seconds.
23. one kind is applicable to the capsule for preparing the predetermined close of effervescent beverage according to any one the method in the claim 14 to 22, wherein, this capsule accommodates a kind of soluble food substance, and comprise the approaching side that current that are suitable for being entered this capsule pass, the discharge side that one beverage flow that is suitable for being left this capsule is passed, wherein this discharge side be suitable for being opened device open and be suitable for this face of joint near contacting forming flush fit, so that in this capsule, keep enough pressure and control the release of effervescent beverage with this face of joint.
24. the capsule according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this discharge side is suitable for contacting with this face of joint to internal strain and can not tearing.
25. the capsule according to claim 23 or 24 is characterized in that, this discharge side is suitable for being formed by the planar flexible wall that a piercing device of this distribution device pierces through to discharge beverage by one.
26. the capsule according to claim 23 or 24 is characterized in that, this discharge side has the passage that at least one is used for this beverage.
27. capsule according to claim 26, it is characterized in that, this opening features has at least one and preferably a plurality of precut slit, this slit is arranged to and inserts two solid area between the adjacent precut slit form a kind of figure, and this figure is suitable for being enlarged to discharge beverage by a finger of this distribution device.
28. the capsule according to claim 26 is characterized in that, this discharge side has at least two independent adjacent layers, and each layer all has at least one passage that is used for this beverage; And the passage of a layer and the interchannel of another layer separate.
29. one kind according to any one the capsule in the claim 23 to 26, it is characterized in that the outside face of this discharge side has lane device, this lane device is orientated to the release of controlling liquid between this discharge side and this face of joint.
30. one kind according to any one the capsule in the claim 23 to 29, it is characterized in that the powder volume of this capsule and the ratio of gas volume are in 1: 50 to 10: 1 scope.
31. a system that is used to prepare supping comprises:
One container parts that is configured for holding food composition and is used to admit the liquid of being supplied with, this flow of liquid is out-of-date to contact with this food composition to generate the supping compound;
One has the boundary wall of the wall that extends along the circumferential part of this container parts; And
The groove that at least one is elongated, this groove extends and is arranged on the downstream of this container parts along this wall, admit this liquid mixture and guide this liquid mixture into an outlet being used to, so as with this compound as the supping supply.
32. the system according to claim 31 is characterized in that, the cross-sectional configurations of this groove becomes to form enough shearing stresses to produce foam in this supping in this liquid mixing logistics.
33. the system according to claim 31 or 32 is characterized in that, the degree of depth of the cross-sectional plane of this groove is at least 25% of its width.
34. the system according to claim 33 is characterized in that, perpendicular to the cross-sectional area of this groove of this liquid mixing logistics greatly about 0.01mm
2And 2.25mm
2Between.
35. the system according to claim 34 is characterized in that, this cross-sectional area is less than about 1mm
2
36. any one the system according in the claim 31 to 35 is characterized in that, the length of this groove be along the size of this container parts of this trench length direction at least about 1/8th.
37. any one the system according in the claim 31 to 36 is characterized in that, the length of this groove be along the size of this boundary wall of this trench length direction at least about 50%.
38. according to any one the system in the claim 31 to 37, it is characterized in that, this container parts comprises the food capsule in the extraction cell that can be received within a food preparation unit, and this food preparation unit structure becomes to be used for to supply water in this capsule and comprise this outlet.
39. any one the system according in the claim 31 to 39 is characterized in that, this groove comprises and passes the slit that this boundary wall is extended partially.
40. any one the system according in the claim 31 to 39 is characterized in that, this system also comprise one near and be arranged essentially parallel to second wall that this boundary wall is provided with, wherein this groove forms by passing completely through the slit that one of them wall extends basically.
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