EP3063080A1 - Capsule for preparing infusion beverages - Google Patents

Capsule for preparing infusion beverages

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EP3063080A1
EP3063080A1 EP15714038.5A EP15714038A EP3063080A1 EP 3063080 A1 EP3063080 A1 EP 3063080A1 EP 15714038 A EP15714038 A EP 15714038A EP 3063080 A1 EP3063080 A1 EP 3063080A1
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nozzle
capsule
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Stefano Bisio
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Bisio Progetti SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents

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  • the present invention refers to a capsule for preparing infusion beverages.
  • the art propose a wide variety of automatic or semi-automatic machines equipped with a preparing and delivering assembly adapted to produce an infusion through the passage of hot water through a capsule containing the essence to be infused, such as, for example, tea, coffee, tisanes, chocolate milk, etc.
  • known capsules are a disposable pre-packaged dose of the substance to be infused closed inside a container made of plastic material enclosed by a cover made of plastic or an aluminum foil.
  • Wo2008/116818 Al discloses a capsule for preparing infusion beverages, equipped with a small plate in which dripping-preventing openings are inserted.
  • Object of the present invention is solving the above prior art problems, by providing a capsule for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, comprising a base equipped with a dripping- preventing system which, by exploiting the capillarity principle, prevents fluids remaining inside the capsule from going out once this latter one is disengaged from the infusing assembly of the preparing machine.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the capsule according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective and longitudinally sectioned view of the capsule of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 2b shows an enlarged view of the detail contained in circle A of Figure 2a;
  • Figure 3a shows a longitudinally sectioned view of the capsule according to the present invention.
  • Figure 3b shows an enlarged view of the detail contained in circle B of Figure 3a in an operating delivery position.
  • the capsule 1 according to the present invention for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, chocolate milk and other soluble substances comprises at least one containing body 3 having at least one base 5 and, usually, at least one opening 6 opposed to such base 5 adapted to be closed by at least one cover (for example through a protecting aluminum layer) , such containing body 3 comprising at least one internal volume V adapted to contain at least one substance to be infused or melted, typically in grain or powder form.
  • the base 5 is equipped with at least one outlet nozzle 4 of the infusion beverage from the internal volume V and is equipped with a dripping-preventing system comprising at least one internal surface, preferably of the base 5, equipped with at least one relief 7', 7'', 7' ' ' internally surrounding the nozzle 4, such relief 1' , 1' ' , 1' ' ' being equipped with one or more openings 9', 9'', 9''' with suitably reduced sizes to allow the passage of at least one flow F of infusion beverage from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 to the nozzle 4 under the action of the pressure exerted by the infusion flow of hot water delivered by the infusing assembly (of any known type in the art) of the preparing machine inside which the capsule 1 is inserted and prevent, due to the capillarity effect, the passage of liquids from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 to the nozzle 4 when the pressure decreases below a threshold value or ceases, and in particular when the capsule 1 is disengaged from the in
  • the base 5 of a preferred embodiment of the capsule 1 according to the present invention is equipped with three of such reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' of a substantially circular shape and arranged concentric to the nozzle 4 with respect to a longitudinal axis S-S of the base 5.
  • the openings 9', 9'', 9''' are composed of grooves arranged on the surface of the respective reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' facing the internal volume V of the containing body 3: preferably, in order to increase the length of the obliged path which the flow F of infusion beverage is compelled to follow from the internal volume V to the nozzle 4 through the openings 9' , 9' ' , 9' ' ' , these latter ones can be arranged diagonally with respect to the radius of each relief 7', 7'', i' 1 ' and, always with the same purpose, still more preferably, the openings 9', 9'', 9' ' ' of adjacent reliefs 7', 7'', 7' ' ' can be arranged diagonally with respect to the radius of each relief 7', 7'', 1' ' ' and with opposite angles.
  • At least one portion of the internal surface of the base 5 can be covered by at least one protecting layer 11, for example made of an aluminum foil welded or glued at least onto the reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' , such protecting layer 11 being able to be perforated and/or torn through any known prior art drilling or cutting means, in order to create at least one passage P for the infusion beverage from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 towards the delivery nozzle 4 through the openings 9' , 9' ' , 9"' of the reliefs 7', 7", 7'".

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Abstract

A capsule (1) is described, for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, chocolate milk and other soluble substances, comprising a containing body (3) having a base (5), the body (3) comprising an internal volume (V) adapted to contain a substance to be infused or melted, the base (5) being equipped with an outlet nozzle (4) of the beverage from the internal volume (V) and being equipped with a dripping-preventing system comprising an internal surface equipped with a relief (7', 7'', 7''') internally surrounding the nozzle (4), which is equipped with one or more openings (9', 9'', 9''') adapted to allow a passage of a flow (F) of the beverage from the internal volume (V) of the containing body (3) to the nozzle (4) under the action of a pressure exerted by an infusion flow delivered by an infusing assembly of a preparing machine and to prevent, due to a capillarity effect, a passage of liquids from the volume (V) of the body (3) to the nozzle (4) when the pressure decreases below a threshold value.

Description

CAPSULE FOR PREPARING INFUSION BEVERAGES
The present invention refers to a capsule for preparing infusion beverages.
As known, the art propose a wide variety of automatic or semi-automatic machines equipped with a preparing and delivering assembly adapted to produce an infusion through the passage of hot water through a capsule containing the essence to be infused, such as, for example, tea, coffee, tisanes, chocolate milk, etc.
In particular, known capsules are a disposable pre-packaged dose of the substance to be infused closed inside a container made of plastic material enclosed by a cover made of plastic or an aluminum foil.
Moreover, there are different types of automatic or semi-automatic preparing machines for preparing infusion beverages, each one of which uses a different type of capsules: in general, however, the common operating principle of such machines provides for the perforation of the base and of the cover of such capsule, thereby allowing the essence to be infused contained therein to be crossed by an infusion flow of hot water delivered by an infusing assembly of the machine itself and its exit as infusion beverage.
At the end of the delivery cycle of the preparing machines, when, in particular, the capsule is removed, this latter one frees itself from residual fluids therein, generating the consequent dripping outside, which can result annoying and uncomfortable to be managed by a user.
Wo2008/116818 Al discloses a capsule for preparing infusion beverages, equipped with a small plate in which dripping-preventing openings are inserted.
Object of the present invention is solving the above prior art problems, by providing a capsule for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, comprising a base equipped with a dripping- preventing system which, by exploiting the capillarity principle, prevents fluids remaining inside the capsule from going out once this latter one is disengaged from the infusing assembly of the preparing machine.
The above and other objects and advantages of the invention, as will appear from the following description, are obtained with a capsule for preparing infusion beverages as claimed in claim 1. Preferred embodiments and non-trivial variations of the present invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.
It is intended that all enclosed claims are an integral part of the present description.
It will be immediately obvious that numerous variations and modifications (for example related to shape, sizes, arrangements and parts with equivalent functionality) could be made to what is described, without departing from the scope of the invention, as appears from the enclosed claims.
The present invention will be better described by some preferred embodiments thereof, provided as a non-limiting example, with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the capsule according to the present invention;
Figure 2 shows a perspective and longitudinally sectioned view of the capsule of Figure 1;
- Figure 2b shows an enlarged view of the detail contained in circle A of Figure 2a;
Figure 3a shows a longitudinally sectioned view of the capsule according to the present invention; and
Figure 3b shows an enlarged view of the detail contained in circle B of Figure 3a in an operating delivery position.
With reference to the Figures, it is possible to note that the capsule 1 according to the present invention for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, chocolate milk and other soluble substances, comprises at least one containing body 3 having at least one base 5 and, usually, at least one opening 6 opposed to such base 5 adapted to be closed by at least one cover (for example through a protecting aluminum layer) , such containing body 3 comprising at least one internal volume V adapted to contain at least one substance to be infused or melted, typically in grain or powder form.
Advantageously, the base 5 is equipped with at least one outlet nozzle 4 of the infusion beverage from the internal volume V and is equipped with a dripping-preventing system comprising at least one internal surface, preferably of the base 5, equipped with at least one relief 7', 7'', 7' ' ' internally surrounding the nozzle 4, such relief 1' , 1' ' , 1' ' ' being equipped with one or more openings 9', 9'', 9''' with suitably reduced sizes to allow the passage of at least one flow F of infusion beverage from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 to the nozzle 4 under the action of the pressure exerted by the infusion flow of hot water delivered by the infusing assembly (of any known type in the art) of the preparing machine inside which the capsule 1 is inserted and prevent, due to the capillarity effect, the passage of liquids from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 to the nozzle 4 when the pressure decreases below a threshold value or ceases, and in particular when the capsule 1 is disengaged from the infusing assembly.
Obviously, shape and arrangements of the reliefs 7', 7'', 7''' and of the related openings 9', 9'', S' ' ' can be various, though performing the above described functions. As can be noted in particular in the Figure, the base 5 of a preferred embodiment of the capsule 1 according to the present invention is equipped with three of such reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' of a substantially circular shape and arranged concentric to the nozzle 4 with respect to a longitudinal axis S-S of the base 5. Still more preferably, the openings 9', 9'', 9''' are composed of grooves arranged on the surface of the respective reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' facing the internal volume V of the containing body 3: preferably, in order to increase the length of the obliged path which the flow F of infusion beverage is compelled to follow from the internal volume V to the nozzle 4 through the openings 9' , 9' ' , 9' ' ' , these latter ones can be arranged diagonally with respect to the radius of each relief 7', 7'', i'1' and, always with the same purpose, still more preferably, the openings 9', 9'', 9' ' ' of adjacent reliefs 7', 7'', 7' ' ' can be arranged diagonally with respect to the radius of each relief 7', 7'', 1' ' ' and with opposite angles.
Moreover, as it is possible to note in particular in Figures 3a and 3b, in order to slow down the flow aimed for the central area of the base 5 and make hot water diffuse inside the volume of the capsule 1 containing the substance to be infused, and compel water to propagate itself also towards the periphery of the internal volume V before flowing out through the nozzle 4, at least one portion of the internal surface of the base 5 can be covered by at least one protecting layer 11, for example made of an aluminum foil welded or glued at least onto the reliefs 7', 7'', 1' ' ' , such protecting layer 11 being able to be perforated and/or torn through any known prior art drilling or cutting means, in order to create at least one passage P for the infusion beverage from the internal volume V of the containing body 3 towards the delivery nozzle 4 through the openings 9' , 9' ' , 9"' of the reliefs 7', 7", 7'".

Claims

1. Capsule (1) for preparing infusion beverages, in particular coffee, chocolate milk and other soluble substances, comprising at least one containing body (3) having at least one base (5) , said containing body (3) comprising at least one internal volume (V) adapted to contain at least one substance to be infused or melted, characterized in that said base (5) is equipped with at least one outlet nozzle (4) of said infusion beverage from said internal volume (V) and is equipped with a dripping-preventing system comprising at least one internal surface equipped with at least one relief (7', 7'', 7''') internally surrounding said nozzle (4), said relief {!', 7'', 7''') being equipped with one or more openings (9' , 9'', 9'''), radially arranged around said nozzle (4), to allow a passage of at least one flow (F) of said infusion beverage from said internal volume (V) of said containing body (3) to said nozzle (4) under an action of a pressure exerted by an infusion flow delivered by an infusing assembly of a preparing machine and to prevent, due to a capillarity effect, a passage of liquids from said internal volume (V) of said containing body (3) to said nozzle (4) when said pressure decreases below a threshold value, the flow through said openings (9', 91 1, 91 1') being orthogonal to the flow through said nozzle (4).
2. Capsule (1) according to the previous claim, characterized in that said base (5) is equipped with three reliefs (7', 7'', l', r) having a substantially circular shape and arranged concentric to said nozzle (4) with respect to a longitudinal axis (S-S) of said base (5) .
3. Capsule (1) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that said openings (9', 9'', 9''') are composed of grooves arranged on a surface of said respective reliefs (V, 1' ' , 1''') facing said internal volume (V) of said containing body (3) .
4. Capsule (1) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that said openings (9', 9'', 9''') are arranged diagonally with respect to a radius of each relief (7', Ί' ' , 7 " ' ) .
5. Capsule (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that said adjacent openings (9', 9", 9"') of reliefs (7' , 7", 7'") are arranged diagonally with respect to said radius of each relief (7', Ί' ' , 1' ' ' ) and with opposite angles.
6. Capsule (1) according to any one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least one portion of said internal surface of said base (5) is covered by at least one protecting layer (11) welded or glued at least onto said reliefs (7', Τ', 1'''), said protecting layer (11) being perforated and/or torn through at least one drilling or cutting means to create at least one passage (P) for said infusion beverage from said internal volume (V) of said containing body (3) towards said nozzle (4) through said openings (9', 9", 9"') of said reliefs (7', 7", 1"').
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