EP3321213A1 - Capsule de produits solubles - Google Patents

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EP3321213A1
EP3321213A1 EP16002410.5A EP16002410A EP3321213A1 EP 3321213 A1 EP3321213 A1 EP 3321213A1 EP 16002410 A EP16002410 A EP 16002410A EP 3321213 A1 EP3321213 A1 EP 3321213A1
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Pedro GALERA SANCHEZ
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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
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/04—Partitions
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3283—Cylindrical or polygonal containers, e.g. bottles, with two or more substantially axially offset, side-by-side compartments for simultaneous dispensing

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  • This invention lies within the technical field of capsules for soluble products used in various machines to prepare drinks after adding water and a given pressure to them, specifically those that comprises a main body with an internal cavity containing the soluble product, a first open end with a closure sheet, a second, opposite, end with channels for pressurising the product and an exit opening in its central area.
  • these machines use pre-packed sealed coffee capsules containing ground coffee. When the capsule is inserted in the machine, this perforates it and the hot water passes through the capsule at a certain pressure, resulting in a cup of hot coffee.
  • Reference document ES1075191 defines a capsule for coffee, tea and other soluble products of the type of those based on a sheath to hold the soluble product, coffee or tea concerned and a rear lid that seals the capsule.
  • the sheath of this capsule is made of biodegradable food-grade polypropylene prepared from vegetable starch such as maize or potatoes.
  • This capsule is hexagonal in shape and, according to the invention, the internal edges of its walls form channels that cause the soluble product to slide better under pressure. It may include an internal filter, also hexagonal, from which walls emerge at right angles to form small cells, giving the capsule stability.
  • This invention has various disadvantages.
  • the first is that the channels formed in the edges of the walls are insufficient by themselves to supply a pressure to give a suitable foam to the final soluble product.
  • the foam is a very important aspect of this type of drink since it gives it a creaminess that improves the quality and flavour of the drink. This is one of the fundamental problems of this type of capsules, which do not provide a suitable quantity and consistence of foam.
  • Another disadvantage is that to prepare drinks that need more than one ingredient, such as a drink with coffee and milk, such as cappuccino, or chocolate and milk, or that even have three ingredients such as coffee, milk and chocolate, three capsules must be used, one for each ingredient.
  • a drink with coffee and milk such as cappuccino, or chocolate and milk
  • three capsules must be used, one for each ingredient.
  • the solution could be to allow the capsule to rest in a container before discarding it so that all the water runs out first but this is also very awkward in certain situations and it is possible that water still remains in it when it is finally discarded.
  • This disadvantage is multiplied when preparing a drink that combines more than one ingredient such as coffee with milk, for example, in which case two capsules are used which, as well as polluting more as mentioned, will also dirty twice due to the mentioned disadvantage.
  • Reference document ES2161964 proposes a closed cartridge for extraction under pressure, containing a substance for preparing a drink.
  • the cartridge comprises a small aluminium or aluminium alloy container with a bottom and a side wall in the shape of an inverted cone body.
  • the bottom of the container has thinner areas to favour the opening of the cartridge during extraction. These are produced by shearing and are in the form of concentric circular arcs with the same radius, concentric circular arcs of different radii, spiral or wavy sections or radial segments. With these thinner areas, the pressure reached inside the capsule is sufficient to open them, allowing the drink to exit as well as acting as a filter.
  • Reference document ES2531729 defines a cartridge for producing a drink that comprises a container for the coffee or soluble product, a lid on the container and a filter designed for positioning within the container above its bottom wall, through which the drink is extracted.
  • the bottom wall of the container has a thinner and weakened central part designed for breakage by external mechanical means or by the pressure of the liquid in the cartridge, thus forming at least one opening to allow the drink to exit the cartridge.
  • It also has at least one spiral channel on the bottom wall of the container that starts at a peripheral edge of the bottom wall and ends in the weakened centre part.
  • the passing of the drink through the spiral channel on the bottom is achieved by providing it with a pressure that generates a given dense cream.
  • the soluble products capsule formed by a main body that comprises an internal cavity to contain the soluble product, delimited by a side surface, a first open end and a second opposite end with channels to pressurise the soluble product inside it and an exit opening for the soluble product in the central area and a closure sheet on the first open end proposed here, comprising a sheet isolating the soluble product from the exterior, placed on the pressurising channels of the second end and an intermediate piece sectorising the internal cavity.
  • This sectorising piece comprises a base located on the isolation sheet and two or three sectorising walls emerging from the base in a radial layout such that the cavity is divided Into two or three sectors, respectively.
  • the base in turn has a form and dimensions such that its contour is in contact with the inner face of the side surface of the main body throughout the internal contour of an adjustment section for it near the second end and comprising an opening for the passing of the soluble product in each of the two or three resulting sectors, where these openings are placed next to the distal end of one of the dividing walls, respectively, and arranged equidistantly apart.
  • the pressurising channels at the second end are independent for each sector and form a route for the soluble products between them that starts in each sector at the outermost point of the channels, located below the respective passing opening and terminating in the central exit opening of the second end of the capsule.
  • the pressurisation channels of at least one of the sectors have the form of concentric arcs connected together consecutively at alternate ends of the arc.
  • the main body of the capsule has a protuberance to support the intermediate sectorising piece located on the inner face of its side surface next to the adjustment section so that it is located between that adjustment section and the second end of the main body.
  • the main body has an adjustment tab on the intermediate piece located on the inner face of its side surface next to its adjustment section so that it is placed between this and the first end of the main body.
  • this adjustment tab is arranged along the entire internal contour of a section next to the adjustment section.
  • both the closure sheet and the isolation sheet comprise a material with a barrier effect.
  • the side surface of the main body has a heptagonal shape.
  • its side surface has a hexagonal shape.
  • the side surface of the main body may have other shapes in other forms of manufacture.
  • the main body has an IML label on the side surface.
  • the intermediate sectorising piece can contain two or three ingredients for preparing a drink containing them so that only one capsule is used and not one per ingredient as occurs currently.
  • this drink will be much less polluting than if various capsules are used in it and is also a much cleaner process given that there is only one capsule to be disposed of.
  • this capsule has an additional advantage thanks to the existence of the pressurisation channels in its bottom. These channels, differentiated and independent for each sector, favour the exit of each ingredient from the capsule with a given pressure that generates the much-wanted dense cream.
  • the capsule is very effective for preparing drinks of soluble products while being at the same time environment-friendly, clean and simple to use since it facilitates the process of preparing drinks because there is no need to change capsules.
  • the soluble products capsule (1) presented here a main body that comprises an internal cavity (2) to contain the soluble product, delimited by a side surface (3), a first open end (1.1) and a second opposite end (1.2) with pressurisation channels (4) for the soluble product inside it and an exit opening (5) for the soluble product in its central area and a closure sheet (6) in the first open end (1.1).
  • This capsule (1) also comprises an isolation sheet (7) for soluble product with respect to the exterior, placed on the pressurisation channels (4) of the second end (1.2) and an intermediate sectorising piece (8) for the internal cavity (2).
  • the intermediate sectorising piece (8) comprises a base (8.1) located on the isolation sheet (7) and three sectorising walls (8.2) emerging from the base (8.1) in a radial layout so that the internal cavity (2) of the capsule (1) is divided into three sectors (9).
  • the base (8.1) of this intermediate sectorising piece (8) has a shape and dimensions such that the contour of this base (8.1) is in contact with the inner face of the side surface (3) of the main body throughout the internal contour of an adjustment sector (10) of it near the second end (1.2) of the main body.
  • the base (8.1) has a passing opening (11) for the soluble product in each of the resulting sectors (9), where these passing openings (11) are located next to the distal end (12) of one of the sectorising walls (8.2), respectively and located equidistantly apart.
  • the pressurisation channels (4) of the second end (1.2) are independent for each of the three sectors (9).
  • this pressure breaks the isolation sheet (7) just below the passing opening (11) in that sector (9).
  • This breakage allows the water with the soluble product to pass through the passing opening (11), so that it enters the pressurisation channels (4) for the relevant sector (9) under the passing opening (11), which is the outermost point of the pressurisation channels (4).
  • the mixed product must then circulate along the route formed between the pressurisation channels (4) for that sector (9), from this point on the route furthest from the central exit opening (5) of the second end (1.2) of the capsule (1) to that exit opening (5).
  • the water enters the sectors (9) successively.
  • the route of the product between the pressurisation channels (4) generates a pressure in it that will favour the appearance of a dense cream in the final product.
  • these pressurisation channels (4) in the three sectors have the form of concentric arcs connected together consecutively at alternate ends of the arc.
  • the main body of the capsule (1) has a protuberance (13) to support the intermediate sectorising piece (8) located on its inner face of the side surface (3) next to the adjustment sector (10).
  • This support protuberance (13) is located between the adjustment sector (10) and the second end (1.2) of the main body.
  • the main body has an adjustment tab (14) for the intermediate sectorising piece (8) located on the inner face of its side surface (3), next to its adjustment sector (10), such that it is located between this and the first end (1.1) of the main body.
  • the adjustment tab (14) is located along the entire length of the internal contour of a section next to the adjustment sector (10).
  • this adjustment tab (14) prevents an accidental exit of the intermediate sectorising piece (8).
  • the closure sheet (6) is made of a material comprising a layer with a barrier effect. This sheet prevents the entry of oxygen through the first end (1.1) of the capsule (1) inside it.
  • This closure sheet (6) in this mode of manufacture is printed with the instructions for using the capsule (1).
  • the isolation sheet (7) for the soluble product is also made of a material with a layer with a barrier effect.
  • the side surface (3) of the main body in this preferred form of manufacturing the invention has a heptagonal shape. This side surface also has an IML label.
  • This capsule (1) therefore has an IML label which has the effect of an oxygen barrier on its side surface (3) as well as a closure sheet (6) on its first open end (1.1) and an isolation sheet (7) for the soluble product, on the pressurisation channels (4) of the second end (1.2), both comprising a material with a barrier effect.
  • the capsule for soluble products can contain more than one product as ingredients for a drink. Thanks to this, it is possible to prepare this drink quickly and simply with the use of a single capsule, considerably reducing the pollution arising from the use of several capsules to prepare a single drink.

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WO2020039411A3 (fr) * 2019-09-28 2020-09-10 Famatek Gmbh Capsule comprenant un ingrédient précurseur principal et un ingrédient précurseur supplémentaire, procédé de production de ladite capsule et procédé de préparation d'une boisson
RU2758830C1 (ru) * 2021-03-22 2021-11-02 Виталий Павлович Панкратов Держатель с капсулой для приготовления напитков

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ES2161964T3 (es) 1996-05-10 2001-12-16 Nestle Sa Cartucho cerrado con zonas de menor espesor.
WO2010139575A1 (fr) * 2009-06-04 2010-12-09 Mitaca S.R.L. Cartouche rigide pour cafe et produits solubles servant a la preparation de boisson
ES1075191U (es) 2010-12-20 2011-08-16 German Diaz Blanco Capsula para cafe, te y otros productos solubles.
WO2012010634A1 (fr) * 2010-07-22 2012-01-26 Nestec S.A. Capsule destinée à la préparation d'un produit alimentaire dans une machine de préparation alimentation à pression élevée
WO2014043106A1 (fr) * 2012-09-12 2014-03-20 Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. Cartouche, systèmes et procédés de préparation de boissons
WO2015136433A1 (fr) * 2014-03-12 2015-09-17 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni Capsule pour boissons

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ES2531129T3 (es) 2009-06-04 2015-03-10 Mitaca Srl Cartucho rígido para café y productos solubles para la preparación de bebidas
WO2012010634A1 (fr) * 2010-07-22 2012-01-26 Nestec S.A. Capsule destinée à la préparation d'un produit alimentaire dans une machine de préparation alimentation à pression élevée
ES1075191U (es) 2010-12-20 2011-08-16 German Diaz Blanco Capsula para cafe, te y otros productos solubles.
EP2465792A2 (fr) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-20 German Diaz Blanco Capsule pour café, thé et autres produits solubles
WO2014043106A1 (fr) * 2012-09-12 2014-03-20 Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. Cartouche, systèmes et procédés de préparation de boissons
WO2015136433A1 (fr) * 2014-03-12 2015-09-17 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni Capsule pour boissons

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WO2020039411A3 (fr) * 2019-09-28 2020-09-10 Famatek Gmbh Capsule comprenant un ingrédient précurseur principal et un ingrédient précurseur supplémentaire, procédé de production de ladite capsule et procédé de préparation d'une boisson
WO2021059229A1 (fr) 2019-09-28 2021-04-01 Famatek Gmbh Système de dosage/libération pouvant être inséré pour ingrédient supplémentaire pour capsule comprenant un précurseur principal et un ingrédient supplémentaire, procédé de production dudit système de dosage/libération pouvant être inséré et de ladite capsule, et procédé de préparation d'une boisson
RU2758830C1 (ru) * 2021-03-22 2021-11-02 Виталий Павлович Панкратов Держатель с капсулой для приготовления напитков

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