WO2012004430A1 - Device for espresso coffee machine with a single serving of water attached to the coffee capsule - Google Patents

Device for espresso coffee machine with a single serving of water attached to the coffee capsule Download PDF

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WO2012004430A1
WO2012004430A1 PCT/ES2011/000202 ES2011000202W WO2012004430A1 WO 2012004430 A1 WO2012004430 A1 WO 2012004430A1 ES 2011000202 W ES2011000202 W ES 2011000202W WO 2012004430 A1 WO2012004430 A1 WO 2012004430A1
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47J31/24Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
    • A47J31/36Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
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    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65D81/3211Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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 device for obtaining espresso coffee whose most important novelty is that the water necessary for it does not come from the network or from a bottle of mineral water, but is packaged in a cylindrical container isolated from the coffee capsule also cylindrical to which it is attached, the water being heated externally until when it reaches the appropriate temperature and pressure by means of a piston that keeps them constant, it passes to the coffee capsule in such a way that when the delivery of the espresso coffee breaks the lower membrane of the capsule and the espresso coffee obtained from a variety of water that the taster of the blend has considered the most suitable to maintain the taste and aromas thereof.
  • the document ES 2055662 A1 describes a device that although it is constituted from a container containing the water and a container containing the powder extract coupled on the mouth of the same, that is, the reverse of how our invention proposes , however, the water in the container is obtained in a conventional manner and the heating by means of esoteric reaction of chemical products that transmit heat energy by convection to the liquid contained in the container.
  • document W 04006178 EP presents as the majority of espresso machines a water tank, a pump for supplying said water to a boiler, a hot water supply unit and support means for housing a portion of coffee ground. Others have a device that incorporates encapsulated coffee to better preserve its aromatic and organoleptic characteristics.
  • the single dose capsule has been created. This is coffee packaged in specially designed capsules, with the correct amount of coffee, ground and pressed and packed in an inert atmosphere, to ensure obtaining an espresso at all times.
  • Advantages of the single dose are that the coffee is already roasted, ground and pressed, therefore it is easy to use and saves time, the dose being the recommended one and there being no coffee losses during brewing. It is clean and hygienic, easy to keep and versatile and can be used both at home and at work or at the bar. But is the aroma guaranteed? Partly because of the organoleptic characteristics inherent in the blend and partly not depending on the type of water used. And this second is the thesis that defends the present invention. And it is that the quality of drinking water can vary from one place to another, depending on the condition of the water source and the treatment it receives.
  • a typical problem that water presents in areas where it might be considered fit for human consumption is its hardness.
  • the hardness in the water is given mainly by the presence of calcium and magnesium as harder minerals, although it could be extended to a list of many.
  • treatment may include adding fluoride to prevent tooth decay and chloride to kill germs
  • Mineral water is generally obtained from natural springs and is characterized by its original chemical and microbiological purity. Its underground origin confers minerals, oligo-elements and other components with effects on the human body, having diuretic hyposodic waters, of weak or strong mineralization, bicarbonated, sulfated, chlorinated, calcium, magnesium, ferruginous or sodium, each of them with different organoleptic characteristics and aromas of sodium.
  • the present invention provides the state of the art with novel, simple and easy to implement solutions that result in the following advantages:
  • the water passes through the capsule at a constant temperature producing heating on the amount of water in the container where, with the help of an electric motor, it is pushed by blades and plunger with the same pressure from the beginning to the end, at contrary to the air pumps used in conventional capsule coffee machines, which have a pressure variation from the beginning to the end of the dispensing.
  • the invention is constituted from the following elements:
  • a circular lid fits into the mouth of the water container as a piston of the cylinder when driven by motor.
  • At least one electrical resistance surrounds the cylindrical water container.
  • the base consists of a hard segment and a central elastic membrane by where the hot water passes by transferring at the same time the upper membrane of the coffee capsule to which it is connected by pressure, this occurs at a temperature and pressure determined by the control means.
  • the coffee capsule is also cylindrical and has an external thread along the entire outer perimeter. The rest of the capsule is the same as conventional espresso coffee, with its anti-drip membrane that breaks at a certain temperature and pressure by letting the espresso coffee out.
  • the device object of the present invention can be easily adapted through any means known in the state of the art, to any of the espresso machines on the market, both to the espresso vending machine, and to the one used in at home or in coffee shops, but with the advantage of not needing water intake or internal ducts from the socket to the tank or from the tank to the coffee capsule, with the advantages related to hygiene and quality that this entails.
  • the capsule contains powdered milk, tea or other infusion with the rest of the process being the same.
  • a preferred embodiment of the proposed invention is constituted from a tightly encapsulated water dose in a cylindrical container (1) with a protruding upper edge (2) that acts as a stop for its vertical housing and with threaded extension (4) internally from from the base.
  • the base consists of a hard segment (5) and a central membrane (6) through which the hot water passes while passing the upper membrane (10) of the coffee capsule (9) to which it is attached.
  • the coffee capsule (9) is also cylindrical and It has an outer screw (14) at the top along the entire outer perimeter.
  • the rest of the coffee capsule (9) is the same as conventional espresso coffee, with its anti-drip membrane (12) that breaks at a certain temperature and pressure by letting the espresso coffee out.

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Abstract

Device for espresso coffee machine with a single serving of water attached to the coffee capsule, comprising a serving of water hermetically sealed inside a cylindrical container with an extension that is internally threaded from the bottom. A circular cover fits in the mouth of the water container, such that the cylinder acts as a piston when driven by a motor. At least one electrical resistor surrounds the cylindrical water container. The base comprises a hard segment and a central membrane through which the hot water passes, at the same time passing through the upper membrane of the coffee capsule. The coffee capsule is externally threaded at the top. The rest of the capsule is the same as a conventional espresso coffee capsule, with the non-drip membrane that ruptures at a certain temperature and pressure.

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DISPOSITIVO PARA MÁQUINA DE CAFÉ EXPRESO CON MONODOSIS DE AGUA ACOPLADA A LA CÁPSULA DE CAFÉ  DEVICE FOR EXPRESS COFFEE MACHINE WITH WATER MONODOSIS COUPLED TO COFFEE CAPSULE
La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo para obtener café expreso cuya novedad más importante consiste en que el agua necesaria para el mismo no procede de la red o de una botella de agua mineral, sino que se encuentra envasada en un recipiente cilindrico aislado de la cápsula del café igualmente cilindrica a la que se encuentra unido, siendo el agua calentada exteriormente hasta que al alcanzar la temperatura y presión adecuada mediante émbolo que las mantiene constantes pasa a la cápsula de café de tal manera que al producirse la erogación del café expreso rompe la membrana inferior de la cápsula y sale el café expresso obtenido a partir de una variedad de agua que el catador del blend ha considerado la más idónea para mantener el gusto y aromas del mismo.  The present invention relates to a device for obtaining espresso coffee whose most important novelty is that the water necessary for it does not come from the network or from a bottle of mineral water, but is packaged in a cylindrical container isolated from the coffee capsule also cylindrical to which it is attached, the water being heated externally until when it reaches the appropriate temperature and pressure by means of a piston that keeps them constant, it passes to the coffee capsule in such a way that when the delivery of the espresso coffee breaks the lower membrane of the capsule and the espresso coffee obtained from a variety of water that the taster of the blend has considered the most suitable to maintain the taste and aromas thereof.
Su campo de aplicación se encuentra en la industria de la construcción de máquinas de café, singularmente en la industria de las expendedoras de café expresso mediante cápsulas y más concretamente en la industria auxiliar de dispositivos para máquinas de café expresso.  Its field of application is in the coffee machine construction industry, particularly in the espresso coffee vending industry using capsules and more specifically in the auxiliary industry of espresso coffee machine devices.
En este sector de la técnica priman aquellos desarrollos efectivos y específicamente dedicados a la función en cuestión, que den lugar a un sistema de sencilla instalación, con bajo coste y resultados técnicamente apreciables. Las características del sistema presentado en esta invención se adaptan perfectamente a este concepto, ofreciendo al estado de la técnica una realización novedosa, simple, sencilla y de fabricación altamente económica. In this sector of the technique, effective developments, specifically dedicated to the function in question, give rise to a system of simple installation, with low cost and technically appreciable results. The characteristics of the system presented in this invention are perfectly adapted to this concept, offering the state of the technique a novel, simple, simple and highly economical manufacturing embodiment.
Se conocen en este sector de la industria numerosos modelos que no aportan al estado de la técnica las características novedosas que propone la presente invención. Así, el documento ES 2055662 A1 , describe un dispositivo que si bien se constituye a partir de un recipiente contenedor del agua y una tapa contenedora del extracto en polvo acoplada sobre la embocadura del mismo, es decir, a la inversa de como propone nuestra invención, sin embargo el agua del recipiente se obtiene de forma convencional y el calentamiento mediante reacción esotérmica de productos químicos que transmiten energía calorífica por convección al líquido contenido en el recipiente. También el documento W 04006178 EP, presenta como la mayoría de las máquinas de café expreso un depósito para el agua, una bomba para suministrar dicha agua a una caldera, una unidad de suministro de agua caliente y medios de soporte para alojar una porción de café molido. Otros presentan un dispositivo que incorpora el café encapsulado para preservar mejor sus características aromáticas y organolépticas.  Numerous models are known in this sector of the industry that do not provide the state of the art with the novel features proposed by the present invention. Thus, the document ES 2055662 A1, describes a device that although it is constituted from a container containing the water and a container containing the powder extract coupled on the mouth of the same, that is, the reverse of how our invention proposes , however, the water in the container is obtained in a conventional manner and the heating by means of esoteric reaction of chemical products that transmit heat energy by convection to the liquid contained in the container. Also document W 04006178 EP, presents as the majority of espresso machines a water tank, a pump for supplying said water to a boiler, a hot water supply unit and support means for housing a portion of coffee ground. Others have a device that incorporates encapsulated coffee to better preserve its aromatic and organoleptic characteristics.
Para facilitar la preparación del café expreso se ha creado la cápsula monodosis. Se trata de café envasado en cápsulas especialmente diseñadas, con la cantidad de café, el molido y el prensado correctos y envasado en atmósfera inerte, para asegurar la obtención de un expreso en todo momento. Son ventajas de la monodosis que el café está ya tostado, molido y prensado, por tanto es fácil de usar y ahorra tiempo, siendo la dosis la recomendada y no habiendo pérdidas de café durante la elaboración. Es limpio e higiénico, fácil de conservar y versátil pudiéndose usar tanto en casa como en el trabajo o en el bar. ¿Pero está el aroma garantizado? En parte sí por las características organolépticas inherentes al blend y en parte no dependiendo del tipo de agua que se utilice. Y esto segundo es la tesis que defiende la presente invención. Y es que la calidad del agua potable puede variar de un lugar a otro, dependiendo de la condición de la fuente del agua y del tratamiento que recibe. To facilitate the preparation of espresso coffee, the single dose capsule has been created. This is coffee packaged in specially designed capsules, with the correct amount of coffee, ground and pressed and packed in an inert atmosphere, to ensure obtaining an espresso at all times. Advantages of the single dose are that the coffee is already roasted, ground and pressed, therefore it is easy to use and saves time, the dose being the recommended one and there being no coffee losses during brewing. It is clean and hygienic, easy to keep and versatile and can be used both at home and at work or at the bar. But is the aroma guaranteed? Partly because of the organoleptic characteristics inherent in the blend and partly not depending on the type of water used. And this second is the thesis that defends the present invention. And it is that the quality of drinking water can vary from one place to another, depending on the condition of the water source and the treatment it receives.
En las zonas pobladas donde el agua de rios y lagos puede encontrarse poluida por contaminantes químicos industriales, llega incluso a ser no apta o poco recomendable para el consumo humano. In populated areas where water from rivers and lakes may be contaminated by industrial chemical contaminants, it even becomes unfit or not recommended for human consumption.
Un problema típico que presenta el agua en zonas donde podría creerse apta para consumo humano, es su dureza. La dureza en el agua viene dada principalmente por la presencia de calcio y magnesio como minerales más duros, aunque se podría extender a una lista de muchos. Aproximadamente el 75% de las reservas consideradas potables, cuentan con durezas no recomendables, que para ser combatidas son tratadas con sistemas de filtración de diversos tipos y características. A typical problem that water presents in areas where it might be considered fit for human consumption is its hardness. The hardness in the water is given mainly by the presence of calcium and magnesium as harder minerals, although it could be extended to a list of many. Approximately 75% of the reserves considered potable, have non-recommended hardnesses, which to be fought are treated with filtration systems of various types and characteristics.
En cuanto al tratamiento, éste puede incluir agregarle fluoruro para prevenir las caries y cloruro para matar a los gérmenes El agua mineral se obtiene generalmente de manantiales naturales y se caracteriza por su pureza original tanto química como microbiológica. Su origen subterráneo le confiere minerales, oligo-elementos y otros componentes con efectos sobre el cuerpo humano, habiendo aguas hiposódicas diuréticas, de débil o fuerte mineralización, bicarbonatadas, sulfatadas, cloruradas, cálcicas, magnésicas, ferruginosas o sódicas, cada una de ellas con características organolépticas y aromas diferentes, de sodio. As for treatment, it may include adding fluoride to prevent tooth decay and chloride to kill germs Mineral water is generally obtained from natural springs and is characterized by its original chemical and microbiological purity. Its underground origin confers minerals, oligo-elements and other components with effects on the human body, having diuretic hyposodic waters, of weak or strong mineralization, bicarbonated, sulfated, chlorinated, calcium, magnesium, ferruginous or sodium, each of them with different organoleptic characteristics and aromas of sodium.
El carácter inodoro e insípido del agua mineral es bastante relativo. De ahí que los resultados de una cata de aguas minerales revelaron claras diferencias entre las ocho muestras empleadas, tanto en apariencia (color y limpidez), como en criterios olfato-gustativos (olor, cuerpo, sabor, post-gusto). En la cata Font Vella, Bezoya y Lanjarón, ofrecieron un sabor ligero, limpio y fresco y sin defectos. En Alzóla se encontró un ligero post- gusto áspero, como de plástico. En Corconte destacó su sabor salado, quizá debido a su mayor contenido en cloruros y sodio. En Solares y Betelu señalaron los catadores también esta característica, junto con notas de post-gusto que recuerdan a amargo, químico o plástico. Por último, en Insalus destacó un post-gusto amargo, acre y persistente, quizá relacionado con su mayor contenido en sulfatos. The odorless and tasteless character of mineral water is quite relative. Hence, the results of a mineral water tasting revealed clear differences between the eight samples used, both in appearance (color and cleanness), and in olfactory-taste criteria (smell, body, taste, post-taste). In the tasting Font Vella, Bezoya and Lanjarón, they offered a light, clean and fresh and flawless taste. In Alzóla there was a slight rough aftertaste, like plastic. In Corconte, its salty flavor stood out, perhaps due to its higher content of chlorides and sodium. In Solares and Betelu, the tasters also pointed out this characteristic, together with post-taste notes reminiscent of bitter, chemical or plastic. Finally, Insalus highlighted a bitter, pungent and persistent aftertaste, perhaps related to its higher sulfate content.
Pero en el consumidor los gustos pueden decantarse hacia aguas más o menos salinas, más o menos duras, con más o menos sabor, según sean los hábitos de consumo y las preferencias de cada individuo. Por todo ello, las máquinas conocidas en el estado de la técnica para obtener café expreso, presentan frente a la presente invención los siguientes inconvenientes: But in the consumer, tastes can be moved towards more or less saline waters, more or less hard, with more or less flavor, depending on the consumption habits and preferences of each individual. Therefore, the machines known in the state of the art for obtaining espresso coffee have the following drawbacks:
En todos los casos el agua necesaria para la cocción o erogación del café se obtiene de la red de agua o bien de agua mineral embotellada. Por ello el café expreso así obtenido presenta al ser consumido sabores y aromas que difieren según sea el agua utilizada, ya que el 98% de un café expreso es agua. Se da por consiguiente la paradoja de que un café expreso que en la cata presentaba aromas y sabores de gran valor para el catador, cuando se consume después de hacerse con un agua muy diferente a la de la cata, ofrece aromas y sabores que en poco se parecen a los originarios. Y es que el agua utilizada en la cata es sin duda alguna la más idónea para saborear y oler el café expreso cuyo blend ha sido elaborado eligiendo los granos que mejor resultado dan en la cata en la que se ha utilizado un determinado tipo de agua.  In all cases the water necessary for cooking or dispensing coffee is obtained from the water network or bottled mineral water. For this reason, the espresso coffee thus obtained has flavors and aromas that differ according to the water used, since 98% of an espresso coffee is water. There is therefore the paradox that an espresso that tasted aromas and flavors of great value to the taster in the tasting, when consumed after being made with a water very different from that of the tasting, offers aromas and flavors that in little They look like the originals. And it is that the water used in the tasting is undoubtedly the most suitable to taste and smell the espresso coffee whose blend has been made by choosing the beans that best result in the tasting in which a certain type of water has been used.
A estos inconvenientes hay que añadir que en las máquinas de café expreso conocidas, el agua utilizada bien procedente de la red o de botellas de agua mineral, discurre por conductos estrechos de difícil limpieza en los que a veces el agua queda retenida durante el tiempo en que no se utiliza la máquina. Esos circuitos por donde pasa el agua terminan con el tiempo contaminados por impurezas de difícil remoción y difícil control. También el agua queda a veces retenida en el depósito por tiempo indeterminado, existiendo el riesgo de estropearse como agua estancada. Y es que suele ser habitual que el depósito se rellene una vez en semana, mientras que tan sólo utilizamos dos café diarios. To these disadvantages, it should be added that in the known espresso machines, the water used either from the network or from bottles of mineral water, runs through narrow ducts of difficult cleaning in which sometimes the water is retained during the time in The machine is not used. These circuits where the water passes end with time contaminated by impurities that are difficult to remove and difficult to control. Water is also sometimes retained in the tank for an indefinite period, with the risk of spoiling as water stagnant And it is usually usual for the deposit to be filled once a week, while we only use two daily coffee.
Ante estos inconvenientes descritos, la presente invención aporta al estado de la técnica unas soluciones novedosas, sencillas y de fácil ejecución que dan como resultado las siguientes ventajas:  In view of these described drawbacks, the present invention provides the state of the art with novel, simple and easy to implement solutions that result in the following advantages:
- Se utiliza tan sólo una dosis de agua por cada café, siendo esa dosis la más idónea, la recomendada por los expertos, la misma agua que se utilizó en la cata, la originaria, en consecuencia el café expreso obtenido es idéntico al de la cata.  - Only one dose of water is used for each coffee, that dose being the most suitable, the one recommended by the experts, the same water that was used in the tasting, the original one, consequently the espresso coffee obtained is identical to that of the tasting
- El agua pasa a través de la cápsula a una temperatura constante produciéndose el calentamiento sobre la cantidad de agua existente en el recipiente donde con ayuda de un motor eléctrico es empujada por álabes y émbolo con la misma presión desde el inicio hasta el fin, al contrario de las bombas de aire que se utilizan en cafeteras convencionales de cápsulas, las cuales tienen variación de presión desde el inicio hasta el final de la erogación.  - The water passes through the capsule at a constant temperature producing heating on the amount of water in the container where, with the help of an electric motor, it is pushed by blades and plunger with the same pressure from the beginning to the end, at contrary to the air pumps used in conventional capsule coffee machines, which have a pressure variation from the beginning to the end of the dispensing.
- Se obtiene un café expreso con idénticos parámetros a los utilizados en la cata en cualquier lugar del mundo. Allí donde lo compres te estás asegurando un producto puro, no contaminado en cuanto a sabores y aromas relativos al agua.  - You get an espresso coffee with identical parameters to those used in the tasting anywhere in the world. Wherever you buy it, you are ensuring a pure, uncontaminated product in terms of flavors and aromas related to water.
- El agua no tiene que pasar por ningún circuito, por lo que es imposible la contaminación, la pérdida de propiedades o la descomposición por estancamiento. - Las cápsulas son antigoteo a diferencia de los métodos conocidos, al ser el recipiente de agua hermético y tener una salida por la parte inferior, de tal manera que cuando se agota la cantidad de agua la tapa del recipiente no deja entrar aire y por ello la cantidad de agua que se queda en la cápsula de café no puede bajar por su propio peso, creando una especie de vacío entre el recipiente monodosis de agua y la cápsula del café, las cuales están herméticamente acoplados. - Water does not have to go through any circuit, so contamination, loss of property or decomposition due to stagnation is impossible. - The capsules are non-drip, unlike known methods, since the container is airtight and has an outlet at the bottom, so that when the amount of water is used up, the lid of the container does not allow air to enter and therefore The amount of water that remains in the coffee capsule cannot fall by its own weight, creating a kind of vacuum between the single-dose water container and the coffee capsule, which are tightly coupled.
- El hecho que el recipiente de agua tenga una postura de trabajo vertical aprovecha mejor el paso de agua por la cápsula de café, de manera que pasa por toda la cantidad de café, alabes y omogen Jos métodos existente la mayoría tienen el paso horizontal.  - The fact that the water container has a vertical work posture takes better advantage of the passage of water through the coffee capsule, so that it passes through all the amount of coffee, blades and omogen. Existing methods, most have the horizontal step.
Todos estos elementos conjugados dan lugar a un resultado final en el que se aportan características diferenciadoras significativas frente al estado de la técnica actual.  All these conjugated elements give rise to a final result in which significant differentiating characteristics are provided compared to the current state of the art.
Así, la invención se constituye a partir de los siguientes elementos:  Thus, the invention is constituted from the following elements:
Una dosis de agua herméticamente encapsulada en un recipiente cilindrico con borde sobresaliente superior que hace de tope para su alojamiento vertical y prolongación roscada interiormente a partir de la base. Una tapa circular encaja en la embocadura del recipiente de agua haciendo de émbolo del cilindro cuando es accionado por motor. Al menos una resistencia eléctrica rodea el recipiente cilindrico de agua. La base consta de un segmento duro y una membrana elástica central por donde pasa el agua caliente traspasando al mismo tiempo la membrana superior de la cápsula del café a la que se encuentra unida por presión ocurriendo ésto a una temperatura y presión determinadas por los medios de control. La cápsula del café es igualmente cilindrica y presenta en la parte superior una rosca exterior a lo largo de todo el perímetro externo. El resto de la cápsula es igual a la convencional para café expreso, con su membrana antigoteo que rompe a determinada temperatura y presión dejando salir el café expreso. A tightly encapsulated water dose in a cylindrical vessel with an upper protruding edge that acts as a stop for its vertical housing and internally threaded extension from the base. A circular lid fits into the mouth of the water container as a piston of the cylinder when driven by motor. At least one electrical resistance surrounds the cylindrical water container. The base consists of a hard segment and a central elastic membrane by where the hot water passes by transferring at the same time the upper membrane of the coffee capsule to which it is connected by pressure, this occurs at a temperature and pressure determined by the control means. The coffee capsule is also cylindrical and has an external thread along the entire outer perimeter. The rest of the capsule is the same as conventional espresso coffee, with its anti-drip membrane that breaks at a certain temperature and pressure by letting the espresso coffee out.
El dispositivo objeto de la presente invención puede adaptarse fácilmente a través de medios conocidos en el estado de la técnica, a cualquiera de las máquinas de café expreso existentes en el mercado, tanto a la expendedora de café expreso, como a la que se utiliza en el hogar o en cafeterías, pero con la ventaja de no necesitar toma de agua ni conductos interiores de la toma al depósito ni del depósito a la cápsula de café, con las ventajas relativas a higiene y calidad que ello conlleva.  The device object of the present invention can be easily adapted through any means known in the state of the art, to any of the espresso machines on the market, both to the espresso vending machine, and to the one used in at home or in coffee shops, but with the advantage of not needing water intake or internal ducts from the socket to the tank or from the tank to the coffee capsule, with the advantages related to hygiene and quality that this entails.
En una realización diferente la cápsula contiene leche en polvo, té u otra infusión siendo el resto del proceso el mismo.  In a different embodiment the capsule contains powdered milk, tea or other infusion with the rest of the process being the same.
Para una mejor comprensión de esta memoria descriptiva, se acompaña un dibujo que a modo de ejemplo no limitativo describe una realización preferida de la invención.  For a better understanding of this specification, a drawing is attached which by way of non-limiting example describes a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figura 1 .- Esquema del dispositivo  Figure 1 .- Device scheme
En dicha figura se destacan los siguientes elementos numerados:  This figure highlights the following numbered elements:
1.- Recipiente cilindrico de agua originaria 2. - Borde tope 1.- Original cylindrical water container 2. - Butt edge
3. - Émbolo  3. - Plunger
4. - Prolongación inferior roscada del recipiente cilindrico 4. - Threaded lower extension of the cylindrical container
5. - Segmento duro en la base del recipiente5. - Hard segment at the base of the container
6. - Membrana central en la base del recipiente 6. - Central membrane at the base of the container
7. - Rosca interior en la prolongación de la base del recipiente  7. - Internal thread in the extension of the base of the container
8. - Tornillo para engranaje del émbolo  8. - Piston gear screw
9. - Tapa de la cápsula del café  9. - Cap of coffee capsule
10. - Membrana superior en la tapa de la cápsula  10. - Upper membrane in the capsule lid
1 1 . - Cápsula del café  eleven . - Coffee capsule
12. - Membrana de salida del café expreso 12. - Espresso coffee outlet membrane
13. - Resistencia para el calentamiento del agua por convección. 13. - Resistance for water heating by convection.
1 .- Tornillo en la zona superior de la cápsula del café 1 .- Screw in the upper area of the coffee capsule
Una realización preferida de la invención propuesta se constituye a partir de una dosis de agua herméticamente encapsulada en un recipiente cilindrico (1 ) con borde sobresaliente superior (2) que hace de tope para su alojamiento vertical y con prolongación roscada (4) interiormente a partir de la base. La base consta de un segmento duro (5) y una membrana central (6) por donde pasa el agua caliente traspasando al mismo tiempo la membrana superior (10) de la cápsula del café (9) a la que se encuentra unida. La cápsula del café (9) es igualmente cilindrica y presenta en la parte superior un tornillo exterior (14) a lo largo de todo el perímetro externo. El resto de la cápsula de café (9) es igual a la convencional para café expreso, con su membrana antigoteo (12) que rompe a determinada temperatura y presión dejando salir el café expreso. A preferred embodiment of the proposed invention is constituted from a tightly encapsulated water dose in a cylindrical container (1) with a protruding upper edge (2) that acts as a stop for its vertical housing and with threaded extension (4) internally from from the base. The base consists of a hard segment (5) and a central membrane (6) through which the hot water passes while passing the upper membrane (10) of the coffee capsule (9) to which it is attached. The coffee capsule (9) is also cylindrical and It has an outer screw (14) at the top along the entire outer perimeter. The rest of the coffee capsule (9) is the same as conventional espresso coffee, with its anti-drip membrane (12) that breaks at a certain temperature and pressure by letting the espresso coffee out.

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1 . - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, caracterizado por estar constituido a partir de una dosis individual de agua herméticamente encapsulada en un recipiente cilindrico con borde superior sobresaliente que hace de tope para su alojamiento vertical y cuya base se prolonga interiormente para recibir la cabeza de la cápsula del café igualmente cilindrica.  one . - Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, characterized by being constituted from a single dose of water tightly encapsulated in a cylindrical container with an outstanding upper edge that acts as a stop for its vertical housing and whose base is extended internally to receive the capsule head of the equally cylindrical coffee.
2. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicación 1 , caracterizado porque la base prolongada del recipiente de agua se une a la cabeza de la cápsula del café mediante rosca.  2. - Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claim 1, characterized in that the prolonged base of the water container is attached to the head of the coffee capsule by means of thread.
3. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicación 1 , caracterizado porque la base del recipiente de agua presenta un segmento duro y una membrana central sobrepuesta y unida por presión a la membrana superior de la cápsula de café.  3. - Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claim 1, characterized in that the base of the water container has a hard segment and a central membrane superimposed and joined by pressure to the upper membrane of The coffee capsule.
4. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 y 3, caracterizado porque al alcanzar el agua caliente una temperatura y presión determinadas rompe la membrana del recipiente de agua traspasando el agua caliente la membrana superior de la cápsula de café.  4. - Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that upon reaching the hot water a certain temperature and pressure breaks the membrane of the water container by transferring the hot water upper membrane of the coffee capsule.
5. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 - 5, caracterizado porque al menos una resistencia eléctrica rodea el recipiente de agua calentándola hasta una temperatura controlada por termostato. 5. - Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1-5, characterized in that at least one electrical resistance surrounds the water container by heating it to a thermostat controlled temperature.
6. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 - 4, caracterizado porque un émbolo accionado por motor empuja la tapa del recipiente de agua al alcanzar el agua caliente una temperatura y presión determinadas por medios de control, rompiendo la membrana del recipiente de agua y traspasando el agua caliente la membrana superior de la cápsula del café.  6. - Device for espresso coffee machine with a single dose of water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1-4, characterized in that a motor-driven piston pushes the lid of the water container when the hot water reaches a certain temperature and pressure by control means, breaking the membrane of the water container and transferring the hot water to the upper membrane of the coffee capsule.
7. - Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 - 5, caracterizado porque al menos una resistencia eléctrica rodea el recipiente de agua calentándola hasta una temperatura determinada.  7. - Device for espresso coffee machine with a single dose of water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1-5, characterized in that at least one electrical resistance surrounds the water container by heating it to a certain temperature.
8.- Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 - 6, caracterizado porque el resto de la cápsula de café es igual a la convencional para café expreso, con su membrana antigoteo que rompe a determinada temperatura y presión dejando salir el café expreso una vez terminada la erogación.  8. Device for espresso coffee machine with a single dose of water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1-6, characterized in that the rest of the coffee capsule is the same as the conventional one for espresso coffee, with its anti-drip membrane that breaks at a certain temperature and pressure, leaving the espresso coffee once the dispensing is finished.
9.- Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, según reivindicaciones 1 - 7, caracterizado porque el mismo se adapta tanto a las máquinas expendedoras, como a las de cafeterías o a las de hogar en todo lo que no es constitutivo de novedad. 9. Device for espresso coffee machine with a single dose of water coupled to the coffee capsule, according to claims 1-7, characterized in that it adapts both to the machines Vending machines, such as those in coffee shops or those in the home in everything that is not constitutive of novelty.
10.- Dispositivo para máquina de café expreso con monodosis de agua acoplada a la cápsula de café, caracterizado porque en una realización diferente la cápsula contiene leche en polvo, té u otra infusión siendo el resto del proceso el mismo.  10.- Device for espresso coffee machine with single-dose water coupled to the coffee capsule, characterized in that in a different embodiment the capsule contains powdered milk, tea or other infusion with the rest of the process being the same.
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