US20210323758A1 - Capsule for beverage preparation with integrally formed sealing member - Google Patents

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US20210323758A1
US20210323758A1 US17/275,273 US201917275273A US2021323758A1 US 20210323758 A1 US20210323758 A1 US 20210323758A1 US 201917275273 A US201917275273 A US 201917275273A US 2021323758 A1 US2021323758 A1 US 2021323758A1
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Veith Behrmann
Martin Guillermo Mueller
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • the present invention relates to a capsule designed for preparation of a food product such as a beverage with enhanced sealing means.
  • the invention relates to a capsule having a body with an integrally formed sealing member made from metallic material such as aluminum.
  • Capsules for preparation of a food product such as a beverage are widely known in the market.
  • An example of such capsule that is intended for being used with a beverage preparation machine is described in EP 0 512 468 A1.
  • the capsule is inserted into the machine and ingredients contained in the capsule are made to interact with liquid provided to the capsule in order to form a desired beverage that is then made to leave the capsule.
  • the capsule is opened under the effect of rising pressure within the capsule, which urges an outlet face of the membrane against opening means such as raised elements provided on a supporting part of the beverage preparation machine.
  • Sealing of the capsule with the beverage preparation machine during the beverage preparation process is obtained by an outer portion of a flange-like rim of the capsule which is contacted along a circumferential contact line by a suitably shaped engagement member of the beverage preparation machine.
  • capsules In order to enhance sealing between the capsule and an engagement member of the beverage preparation machine, capsules have been developed in which a dedicated sealing member is applied and wherein the sealing member is of different material than the capsule body.
  • EP 1 654 966 A1, EP 1 849 715 A1 and EP 2 151 313 A1 relate to such a capsule in which a sealing member of rubber elastic material is applied to the capsule.
  • the sealing member may be applied onto the capsule body by means of liquid depositing and hardening, gluing or by crimping a portion of the capsule body and/or the flange-like rim of the capsule onto the sealing member.
  • a disadvantage of these capsules is a more complex manufacturing process in which the capsule and the sealing member are manufactured in individual manufacturing steps and then assembled.
  • the solution is more costly to produce both in terms of material cost and production cost and has also an environmental impact due to the use of two different materials. Therefore, a solution is sought-after which enables a facilitated manufacturing process while at the same time providing enhanced sealing properties of the flange-like rim of the capsule.
  • Capsules are also known, which comprise an integrally formed sealing member, i.e. a sealing member made from the same material as the capsule body respectively the flange-like rim of the capsule.
  • EP 1 654 966 A1, EP 2 303 077 B1, EP 2 387 922 B1 and EP 2 814 328 B1 for example relate to a capsule comprising a sealing member formed of a plurality of concentric annular protrusions integrally formed with the flange-like rim.
  • EP 1 654 966 A1 discloses, in its third embodiment, to have the resilient nature of the sealing member made by the geometrical shape of the capsule itself. It proposes to have the sealing member in the shape of a step that increase the diameter of the side wall of the capsule. When the capsule is engaged with the inclined sealing surface of the beverage preparation machine, a deflection of the sealing member occurs on the capsule.
  • WO2014/012783 A1, WO2014/184652 A1, WO2016/186489 A1, WO2016/186495 A1 and WO2016/186496 A1 also disclose capsules for beverage preparation and which comprise a flange-like rim portion with an integrally formed annular sealing member.
  • WO2016/186495 A1 relates to a plastic capsule comprising a flange-like rim with two spaced projections projecting axially from the flange-like rim and a plateau between the two projections.
  • a specific part of the beverage preparation machine is configured to interact with the projections and the plateau to provide sealing engagement.
  • tensions may occur during forming of the projections in the manufacturing process, which in turn lead to defects in the sealing member and/or the flange-like rim and which negatively affect the sealing properties of the sealing member.
  • metal capsules e.g. made from aluminum or aluminum alloy.
  • defects such as stress cracking, wrinkling and other surface defects may occur during the deep drawing process of aluminum when forming the capsule.
  • the invention relates to a capsule designed for preparing a beverage upon injection of liquid into the capsule by means of a beverage preparation machine.
  • the proposed capsule has a longitudinal axis and comprises a cup-shaped base body being provided with a closed end and lateral sidewalls for holding beverage preparation ingredients, and a flange-like rim arranged at an open end of the base body and radially ending with a curled outer edge.
  • the proposed capsule is in a first state before being used in the beverage preparation machine wherein the capsule further comprises a sealing member for providing a fluid sealing engagement with a sealing profile of a capsule engagement member of the beverage preparation machine, said sealing profile having at least one sealing surface, wherein the base-body, the flange-like rim and the sealing member are made integrally from metallic material such as aluminum as a one piece element, and wherein the sealing member comprises at least one dedicated surface located at the junction between the sidewalls of the base body and the flange-like rim, said dedicated surface being in the form of at least one step extending over the flange-like rim.
  • the proposed capsule presents a second state after being used in the beverage preparation machine.
  • the at least one step in the second state, after engagement between the the capsule engagement member and the at least one step of the dedicated surface of the sealing member, the at least one step is plastically deformed and the capsule comprises, at the location of the at least one step, a flange-like rim having a profile corresponding to the shape of the sealing profile of the capsule engagement member, said profile presenting at least three contiguous surfaces (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 ) having each a different orientation.
  • the newly created profile comprising the three surfaces having each a different orientation, generates axial and radial forces around the engagement member producing an effective tightness between the flange-like rim and the sealing member of the engagement member.
  • the contiguous surfaces created by the plastic deformation of the at least one step present the following orientation:
  • the capsule according to the invention enables an efficient, reliable and tolerant sealing structure made from a single integral piece and thus by omitting any additional material such as rubber.
  • the capsule may be formed in a facilitated manufacturing process at reduced costs, while at the same time providing an enhanced sealing member without any material defects such as cracks, wrinkling and surface defects that could affect the capsule quality and tightness and as well the extraction process.
  • the flange-like rim is preferably an essentially planar collar that extends from an open end of the cup-shaped base body essentially perpendicular to outer lateral sidewalls of the base body and/or to a rotational axis of the capsule.
  • the dedicated surface is arranged at the junction between the cup-shaped base body and the flange-like rim and extends over a length D that is larger than the sealing profile of the engagement member.
  • the dedicated surface extends over a length D comprised between 0.5 and 4 mm.
  • the dedicated surface of the sealing member comprising at least one step, is preferably integrally formed in the otherwise essentially planar flange-like rim.
  • the step formed in the flange-like rim preferably comprises a material thickness essentially corresponding to the rest of the flange-like rim.
  • the step(s) in the flange-like rim are preferably made by a deep-drawing process.
  • the capsule body, the flange-like rim and the sealing member are manufactured in a single deep-drawing process.
  • the capsule may e.g. be produced by deep-drawing an initially flat metal sheet.
  • the capsule is preferably made from a single sheet of metal such as aluminum.
  • the sealing member is considered as part of the flange-like rim and forms a continuous surface with it.
  • the surface is directed towards the cup-shaped base body of the capsule.
  • a closing membrane may be connected to the capsule base body.
  • the dedicated surface is designed for receiving and engaging a preferably annular sealing profile of a capsule engagement member of the beverage preparation machine.
  • the sealing profile of the capsule engagement member comprising at least one sealing surface.
  • the engagement member is preferably an essentially bell-shaped engagement member respectively a so-called capsule cage designed to house the cup-shaped base body of the capsule.
  • the sealing profile of the engagement member may be a flat or rounded end surface of the engagement member.
  • the sealing profile of the engagement member is arranged for engaging the at least one step of the sealing member.
  • the engagement of the sealing profile of the engagement member is designed such that it deforms the dedicated surface of the sealing member when engaging with it.
  • the engagement of the sealing profile of the engagement member may be such that it provides at least substantially radially and axially oriented sealing forces with the sealing member.
  • the dedicated surface comprises one step, said one step is substantially parallel to the flange-like rim. It comprises a length d between 0.5 and 3 mm and a height H between 1 and 3 mm.
  • the dedicated surface comprises two steps: a first step adjacent the remaining flange-like rim portion and parallel to the flange-like rim and a second step located between the first step and the sidewalls.
  • the second step forms an angle ⁇ with the longitudinal axis of the capsule and has a height h comprised between 0.2 and 2 mm.
  • the capsule preferably further comprises a closing membrane connected to the base body and/or the flange-like rim of the capsule.
  • the closing membrane is preferably connected to a surface of the flange-like rim opposite to the surface at which dedicated surface of the sealing member is arranged.
  • the closing membrane may be connected to the flange-like rim by means of an adhesive and/or welding technique.
  • the closing membrane is preferably a closed membrane, i.e. void of any perforations.
  • the closing membrane may however as well comprise pre-formed perforations therein.
  • the closing membrane is preferably an aluminum foil.
  • the foil is preferably sealed to the flange-like rim such as to form a seal hermetical to gas with the capsule base body for preserving freshness of the ingredients contained in the cartridge.
  • the thickness of the closing membrane preferably lies between 60 and 100 microns (including the embossed structure and lacquer(s) on surface).
  • the invention relates to a system comprising a capsule as described above and a beverage preparation machine designed to provide heated and/or pressurized liquid into the capsule for preparing a beverage upon interaction of the liquid with ingredients held within the capsule.
  • the beverage preparation machine preferably comprises a pump, heating and/or cooling means, a liquid supply such as a water tank and/or a beverage brewing chamber for selectively receiving a capsule in order to prepare a beverage therefrom.
  • the beverage preparation machine preferably comprises a capsule engagement member, e.g. as part of the brewing chamber, which is designed to house a capsule and in particular the capsule base body when the capsule is provided into the machine.
  • the engagement member comprises an annular sealing profile designed to interact with the sealing member of the capsule in order to enable an effective sealing of the capsule during the beverage preparation process.
  • the sealing profile of the engagement member may be arranged for engaging the dedicated surface comprising at least one step.
  • the engagement of the sealing profile of the engagement member may be such that it deforms the dedicated surface.
  • the engagement of the sealing profile of the engagement member may be such that it provides at least substantially radially and axially oriented sealing forces with the dedicated surface
  • the beverage preparation machine preferably further comprises perforation means such as injection blades or the like, which are designed to perforate an inlet face of the capsule, in particular situated at a closed end of the capsule base body, and to inject liquid into the capsule interior.
  • perforation means such as injection blades or the like, which are designed to perforate an inlet face of the capsule, in particular situated at a closed end of the capsule base body, and to inject liquid into the capsule interior.
  • the beverage preparation machine preferably further comprises a capsule support designed to hold the flange-like rim of the capsule at a side opposite to a side at which the engagement member of the machine engages the sealing member of the capsule.
  • the capsule support preferably comprises opening means such as e.g. truncated pyramid-like elements against which a closing membrane of the capsule may be urged during pressure rise within the capsule such as to open the closing member e.g. by of tearing or rupturing.
  • the capsule according to the present invention is preferably rotational symmetric, i.e. symmetric along its vertical axis.
  • the beverage preparation ingredients provided in the capsule are preferably chosen from the group consisting of roasted ground coffee, tea, instant coffee, a mixture of roasted ground coffee and instant coffee, a syrup concentrate, a fruit extract concentrate, a chocolate product, a milk-based product or any other dehydrated edible substance, such as dehydrated stock.
  • the liquid to be used for beverage preparation is preferably water of any temperature.
  • the invention further relates to a cup-shaped base body of a capsule for preparation of a food product with an enhanced integrally formed sealing member.
  • a cup-shaped base body of a capsule for holding beverage preparation ingredients and a flange-like rim and a sealing member comprising a dedicated surface with at least one step at the junction between the cup-shaped base body and the flange-like rim and extending over the flange-like rim, the at least one step being conformed for engaging with at least one sealing surface of a capsule engagement member of the beverage preparation machine, wherein the base-body, the flange-like rim and the sealing member are made integrally from metallic material such as aluminum.
  • the proposed flange-like rim is in a first state before being used in a beverage preparation machine; and is in a second state after being used in the beverage preparation machine.
  • the flange-like rim In the second state of the flange-like rim, at the location of the at least one step, the flange-like rim is plastically deformed and presents a profile corresponding to the shape of at least one of the sealing surface, said profile comprising at least three contiguous surfaces (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 ) having each a different orientation and generating axial and radial forces around the engagement member producing an effective tightness between the flange-like rim and the sealing member of the engagement member.
  • the solution as proposed allows producing an effective tightness between the flange-like rim and the sealing member of the engagement member thereby improving the current state of the art.
  • FIG. 1 a is a perspective side view of a first embodiment of a capsule according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 b is a top view of the capsule according to FIG. 1 a;
  • FIG. 1 c is cross sectional side view of the capsule according to FIG. 1 a;
  • FIG. 2 is sectional side view of the capsule of FIG. 1 a integrating the first embodiment of the sealing member according to the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before engaging with each other;
  • FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged sectional side view of a first embodiment of the sealing member according to the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before engaging with each other;
  • FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged sectional side view of a first embodiment of the sealing member according to the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine engaged with each other;
  • FIG. 5 a is a perspective side view of a second embodiment of a capsule according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 b is a top view of the capsule according to FIG. 5 a;
  • FIG. 5 c is cross sectional side view of the capsule according to FIG. 5 a;
  • FIG. 6 is sectional side view of the capsule of FIG. 5 a according to the second embodiment of the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before engaging with each other;
  • FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged sectional side view of the second embodiment of the sealing member according to the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before engaging with each other;
  • FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged sectional side view of the second embodiment of the sealing member according to the invention and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine engaged with each other.
  • FIG. 1 a to FIG. 4 relate to a first embodiment of a capsule 10 according to the invention.
  • the capsule 10 comprises a cup-shaped base body 1 .
  • the base body 1 comprises a closed end 1 a (whole area of the top portion of the capsule and not only the central one), lateral sidewalls 1 b and an open end 1 c.
  • the closed end 1 a may serve as an injection face during a beverage preparation process, which may be opened by a dedicated injection member of a beverage preparation machine 20 .
  • an engagement member 21 of the dedicated beverage preparation machine 20 is engaged with the capsule 10 .
  • the engagement member 21 preferably comprises an essentially hollow bell-shaped engagement member for receiving the capsule base body 1 therein.
  • the engagement member 21 will be lowered onto the capsule 10 by means of a dedicated closing force F.
  • the capsule 10 further comprises a flange-like rim 2 , which is preferably arranged at the open end 1 c of the capsule 10 .
  • the flange-like rim 2 extends radially outwardly from lateral sidewalls of the cup-shaped base body 1 .
  • the flange-like rim 2 is preferably arranged transversally to a rotational axis Y of the capsule 10 and presents a curled outer edge 2 c at its extremity opposite the base body 1 .
  • the capsule is preferably made of aluminum.
  • the base body 1 has a diameter comprised between 8 and 30 mm, a height of about 24 to 30 mm, the thickness of the base body sidewalls is between 0.08 and 0.12 mm.
  • the flange-like rim 2 extending from the body base 1 has a length L measured from the body base sidewalls 1 b to the curled out edge 2 c that is between 2 and 4 mm.
  • a closing membrane 9 may be arranged at the open end 1 c (shown in FIG. 1 c ) of the capsule base body 1 .
  • the closing membrane 9 is preferably connected to the flange-like rim 2 , as presented in figure 1 c and in FIG. 2 .
  • the closing membrane 9 is preferably connected to at least one lower annular surface 2 b of the flange-like rim 2 , which surface 2 b is directed away from the capsule base body 1 .
  • the closing membrane 9 may be connected to the base body 1 or to both the base body 1 and the flange-like rim 2 .
  • the closing membrane 9 is preferably an aluminum foil sealed to the flange-like rim 2 .
  • the cup-shaped base body 1 preferably encloses beverage ingredients suitably for preparing a liquid comestible upon interaction with liquid injected into the capsule 10 .
  • the ingredients are preferably enclosed by the cup-shaped base body 1 and the closing membrane 9 .
  • the beverage ingredients may be roasted ground coffee or other kinds of ingredients as previously described.
  • the flange-like rim 2 comprises an integrally formed sealing member 3 which is arranged at an upper annular surface 2 a of the flange-like rim.
  • the annular surface 2 a is arranged opposite to the surface 2 b to which the closing membrane 9 is preferably connected.
  • the annular surface 2 a is thus facing away from the open end 1 c of the capsule.
  • Said dedicated surface 4 extends over a length D that is larger than the inner part (where the sealing surfaces are located) of the engagement member 21 .
  • the dedicated surface 4 extends over a length D (measured from the sidewalls 1 b ) comprised in the range from 0.5 to 4 mm.
  • length D is about 2.5 mm.
  • the dedicated surface 4 comprise a step 4 a extending from the lateral sidewalls 1 b over the flange-like rim 2 , the step 4 a being substantially parallel to the flange-like rim direction.
  • the step 4 a is integrally formed with the flange-like rim 2 and the base body 1 . This means that it is formed of same material as the flange-like rim and as the body base and is formed from the flange-like rim such as (and are not add-on parts) to extend from the surface 2 a.
  • the step 4 a extends continuously and annularly around the lateral sidewalls 1 b and is arranged to engage with a sealing surface 21 a of a capsule engagement member 21 of the beverage preparation machine 20 . This is visible in FIG. 2 showing the capsule 10 interacting with the engagement member of the beverage machine 20 .
  • the length d of the step 4 a (extending from the lateral sidewalls 1 b ) is preferably chosen such that it suitably and fully interacts in sealing engagement with the dedicated sealing surface 21 a of the engagement member 21 .
  • the length d of step 4 a is preferably between 0.5 and 3 mm, more preferably between 1 and 2.5 mm.
  • the height H of step 4 a preferably lies between 1 and 3 mm, more preferably between 1.5 to 2.5 mm.
  • the step 4 a then extends over a length d that is larger than the inner part (where the sealing surfaces are located) of the engagement member 21 and the remaining portion of the flange-like rim 2 is then preferably between 0.5 to 1 mm.
  • the system to which the capsule and the beverage preparation machine are integrated in is operated as follows for the preparation of a cup of a beverage, for example, a coffee.
  • the capsule 10 is placed in the beverage preparation machine and the capsule engaging member 21 is brought into contact with the capsule 10 when the beverage preparation machine is closed.
  • the capsule is pierced on its closed end 1 a by piercing means (not represented) for creating the entrance of a fluid (hot or cold) under pressure into the capsule 10 .
  • the water wets the coffee stored inside the capsule and extracts the desired substance to form the coffee beverage.
  • the rise in pressure causes the closing membrane 9 to rupture (through pressing of the closing membrane 9 on some cover piercing means, for example) and the coffee beverage is delivered by drainage of the coffee beverage from the capsule to a cup.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 presenting partial enlarged sectional side views of the embodiment of the sealing member of FIGS. 1 a to 2 and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before and during engagement with each other.
  • step 4 a of the sealing member 3 undergoes a plastically deformation during said engagement. Indeed, step 4 a extends over a length d that is larger than the inner part of the engagement member 21 where the sealing surfaces are located.
  • the length d of step 4 a is larger than the radial extension of sealing surface 21 a.
  • the plastic deformation is due to the force that is applied:
  • the step 4 a then closely conforms with the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c of the engagement member 21 so that during the extraction process, the surface of the flange-like rim 2 conforms with the shape of the sealing profile (with sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b and 21 c ) on the overlap portion.
  • FIG. 4 shows this close conformation between the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c and the flange-like rim 2 occurred during use (and visible after use), where the step 4 a and the flange-like rim 2 are deformed leading to a structure conforming the grooves of the sealing member.
  • the resulting structure presents at least three new contiguous (or adjacent) surfaces S 1 , S 2 , S 3 formed during the plastic deformation, said surfaces following the shape of the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c of the capsule engagement member 21 .
  • the new shape of the flange-like rim 2 presents at least three new surfaces S 1 , S 2 ; S 3 having each a different orientation.
  • the first surface S 1 of the flange-like rim deformed capsule is substantially parallel to the base body sidewall 1 b and to sealing surface 21 b.
  • the second surface S 2 of the flange-like rim deformed capsule is substantially parallel to flange-like rim 2 and to sealing surface 21 a.
  • the third surface S 3 of the flange-like rim deformed capsule forms an angle ⁇ with the base body sidewall 1 b, comprised between 1 and 50°.
  • surface S 3 is substantially parallel to sealing surface 21 c of the engagement member 21 and angle ⁇ is about 22°.
  • the cup-shaped base body 1 , the flange-like rim 2 and the sealing member 3 are integrally formed, i.e. by one single piece made from the same material. Accordingly, the cup-shaped base body 1 , the flange-like rim 2 and the sealing member 3 can be manufactured from the same material by a conventional forming process. In particular, the base body 1 , the flange-like rim 2 and the integrally formed sealing member 3 can be formed in a deep-drawing process. The deep drawing process may require more than one deep drawing step to properly form from a flat piece of material, preferably a metal sheet, the body of the capsule and the sealing member.
  • the base body 1 , the flange-like rim 2 and the sealing member 3 are formed of one piece made of metal, preferably of aluminum, most preferably an aluminum alloy.
  • FIG. 5 a to FIG. 8 relate to a second embodiment of a capsule 10 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 a presents a perspective side view of a first embodiment of a capsule
  • FIG. 5 b a top view of said capsule
  • FIG. 5 c a cross sectional side view of said capsule
  • FIG. 6 a sectional side view of said capsule
  • the dedicated surface 4 of the sealing member 3 comprises two steps:
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 presenting partial enlarged sectional side views of the embodiment of the sealing member of FIGS. 5 a to 6 and an engagement member of a beverage preparation machine before and during engagement with each other.
  • step 4 b when the engagement member 21 is lowered from the position shown in FIG. 7 onto the sealing member 3 by closing force F, the annular sealing profile of the engagement member 21 first engages with step 4 b.
  • the edge between sealing surfaces 21 a and 21 b engages with step 4 b.
  • step 4 b initiates to undergo a plastic deformation.
  • the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c of the sealing profile further engage with the sealing member and enters in engagement with the first step 4 a.
  • first step 4 a undergoes a plastically deformation during said engagement.
  • the two steps 4 b, 4 a, one after the other closely conform with at least one of the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c of the engagement member 21 .
  • FIG. 8 shows this close conformation between the sealing surface 21 a, 21 b, 21 c and the flange-like rim 2 after use of the capsule.
  • the steps 4 a and 4 b have been deformed leading to a structure of the flange-like rim 2 conforming the grooves of the sealing surface 21 .
  • the resulting structure presents at least three new contiguous (or adjacent) surfaces S 1 , S 2 , S 3 coming from the deformation, said surfaces following the shape of the sealing profile of the capsule engagement member 21 .
  • the new shape of the flange-like rim 2 presents at least three new surfaces S 1 , S 2 ; S 3 having each a different orientation.
  • the dedicated surface 4 of this second embodiment is larger than the dedicated surface 4 of the first embodiment. This leads to having a sealing surface 21 a larger thus providing an improved fluid tightness between the engagement member and the capsule.
  • step 4 b also contributes to the centering between the capsule and the engagement member.
  • step 4 b is extending form the sidewalls 1 b of the body base and also presents a certain angle (angle ⁇ with longitudinal axis) allowing a self-centering effect.
  • the sealing surfaces 21 a, 21 b, 21 c of the sealing profile deform the dedicated surface (first and second steps) and the flange-like rim 2 conforms to the sealing profile of the engagement member 21 .
  • the conformation has the effect to increase the contact surface area between the engagement member 21 and the capsule flange-like rim 2 and therefore to increase the fluid tightness between the capsule 10 and the beverage machine 20 .
  • the proposed embodiments show a capsule engagement member 21 with a given geometry however other geometries of the capsule engagement member may be envisaged.
  • the proposed capsule has the specificity to adapt to the capsule engagement member.
  • the sealing member 3 which comprises at least one step 4 a, 4 b conforms with the shape of the sealing profile of the capsule engagement member 21 over at least three surfaces having different orientation thereby leading to an increase sealing between the capsule and the beverage machine.

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