WO2017019745A1 - Dispositif de distribution de boisson filtrée isolé - Google Patents

Dispositif de distribution de boisson filtrée isolé Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2017019745A1
WO2017019745A1 PCT/US2016/044212 US2016044212W WO2017019745A1 WO 2017019745 A1 WO2017019745 A1 WO 2017019745A1 US 2016044212 W US2016044212 W US 2016044212W WO 2017019745 A1 WO2017019745 A1 WO 2017019745A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
head
beverage
shell
receptacle
cartridge
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2016/044212
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Sacha POLAKOFF
Louis Busick
Original Assignee
Lvd Acquisition, Llc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Lvd Acquisition, Llc filed Critical Lvd Acquisition, Llc
Publication of WO2017019745A1 publication Critical patent/WO2017019745A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/4403—Constructional details
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/06—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/06—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor
    • A47J31/0657—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor for brewing coffee under pressure, e.g. for espresso machines
    • A47J31/0668—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor for brewing coffee under pressure, e.g. for espresso machines specially adapted for cartridges
    • A47J31/0673—Means to perforate the cartridge for creating the beverage outlet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/32—Coffee-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 air pressure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34—Coffee-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
    • A47J31/36—Coffee-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
    • A47J31/3666—Coffee-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 whereby the loading of the brewing chamber with the brewing material is performed by the user
    • A47J31/3676—Cartridges being employed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
    • A47J31/34—Coffee-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
    • A47J31/36—Coffee-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
    • A47J31/38—Coffee-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 operated by hand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/001—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance
    • C02F1/003—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2101/00—Nature of the contaminant
    • C02F2101/10—Inorganic compounds
    • C02F2101/12—Halogens or halogen-containing compounds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2201/00—Apparatus for treatment of water, waste water or sewage
    • C02F2201/002—Construction details of the apparatus
    • C02F2201/006—Cartridges
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2307/00—Location of water treatment or water treatment device
    • C02F2307/04—Location of water treatment or water treatment device as part of a pitcher or jug

Definitions

  • the disclosed embodiments of the present invention relate to an insulated vessel for dispensing a beverage, where the conduit that dispenses the beverage contains a filter element. More particularly, the embodiments relate to an insulated vessel in which a hand operated pump or bellows dispenses the beverage through a spout.
  • the filter is contained in a cup, so that the materials removed by the filter element are contained within the cup.
  • Water that is used in the beverages dispensed from these devices can contain a variety of contaminants, such as microbes and heavy metals.
  • treatment agents such as chemicals that give rise to chlorine or fluorine ions in the water, can be considered undesirable contaminants that may affect the taste.
  • the '338 patent uses an upflow system through the filter, in which the pressure drop of the filter is increased by the head needed to lift the liquid out of the vessel.
  • a device for filtering and dispensing a beverage has a housing, a spout portion, a fluid conduit, a head and a filter element.
  • the housing has a shell with a walled vessel contained therein.
  • the walled vessel defines a reservoir for holding a quantity of a beverage.
  • a means for thermally insulating the reservoir is arranged between the shell and the walled vessel.
  • the housing also has a spout portion that is attached to, or integral with, the housing at an open end of the shell.
  • the spout portion has a receptacle adapted for removably receiving a filter element and a lower end of the receptacle has a spout, through which filtered beverage is dispensed.
  • the fluid conduit provides a path for the beverage from the bottom portion of the reservoir to the spout portion.
  • the head is attached at an open end of the shell for movement between an open positon, in which access is provided to the walled vessel and the receptacle, and a closed, operative position.
  • the head has a tube stub, arranged on an inner surface of the head to distribute beverage over the filter element positioned in the receptacle when the head is in the closed position, the tube stub removably attachable to the second end of the removable tube.
  • the head also has a means for manually applying pressure to the liquid in the walled vessel when the head is in the closed position, the pressure applied through a pump lever arranged on a surface of the head.
  • the filtration is achieved by a filter element, sized and adapted to fit into the receptacle.
  • the filter element is contained in a sealed cartridge, such that closing the head of the device with the cartridge inserted in the receptacle results in piercing of the cartridge by both the spout and the tube stub, so that all of the beverage being dispensed flows through the cartridge.
  • FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept
  • FIG. 2A is a perspective view, showing the Fig.1 embodiment with a pump handle lowered;
  • FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the Fig. 1 embodiment with the pump handle raised into an operative position;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the Fig. 1 embodiment showing a release button that allows the pump handle to be deployed to the operative position of Fig. 2B;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the Fig. 1 embodiment to show a release latch to allow the head of the device to be opened for filling, cleaning and the like.
  • FIGURE 1 shows a side sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of an insulated filtered beverage dispensing device 10 that incorporates the inventive concept disclosed herein.
  • the device 10 has a body 20 and a head 50.
  • the head 50 is depicted in an "open" position in which a reservoir 22 for containing water or the like can be accessed.
  • Reservoir 22 is internal to a walled vessel 25.
  • Surrounding the vessel 25 is a means for thermally insulating the reservoir 22 and a shell 24 that contains both the reservoir and the thermal insulation means.
  • the structure of the body 20, the vessel 25 and the shell 24 will be typically as known in the prior art.
  • the thermal insulation means will be provided by forming a closed chamber 26 between the reservoir vessel 25 and the shell 24 and drawing a vacuum on the closed chamber.
  • the thermal insulation means will be provided by an insulating material, typically a closed cell material, that is placed in the closed chamber 26.
  • the vessel 25 may be double-walled to further insulate the reservoir 22.
  • the internal space between the walls of the vessel 25 can have a vacuum drawn on it, as in a conventional thermos-type vessel.
  • the vessel 25 will typically have a neck portion 28 with a restricted flow area near the top of the reservoir, where it joins the shell 24, but this feature is not required.
  • An especially preferred means would be a hinged connection 30, and in an especially preferred embodiment, the hinged connection would be in two complementary and separable parts, one of which is connected to the head 50 and the other of which is connected to the body 20. This allows the head 50 to be removed from the body 20 to facilitate cleaning of the body and head in a separated condition. It is preferred that the head pivot about the connection means 30.
  • a spout portion 40 which also is positioned on the top of the body 20, preferably opposite the connection 30, as the head 50 will engage the spout portion when the head is closed.
  • the head 50 and body 20 will typically be provided with a means for forming an air-tight seal for the reservoir 22.
  • this sealing means will be provided by a silicone or urethane ring 32.
  • a spout 42 on a lower side thereof will extend through a wall of the spout portion into a filter receptacle 44 provided therein.
  • the spout 42 may have one or more piercing elements. These elements, when used, would be positioned so that when a filter cartridge 100 is used by being placed in the filter receptacle 44, the piercing elements will pierce a lower surface of the cartridge, establishing fluid communication between the interior of the cartridge and the spout 42. As shown in Fig.
  • the head 50 is opened in order to place a filter cartridge 100 into the cartridge receptacle 44 or to remove an expended filter cartridge after it has been used.
  • a latch 64 (not shown in Fig. 1 , but shown in Fig. 4) is used to hold the head 50 in the closed position with the body 20 when the latch is engaged.
  • a tube stub 54 may be arranged on a lower surface of the head 50, so that closing the head 50 onto the body 20 and the spout portion 40 establishes a fluid connection for the tube stub 54 with the filter receptacle, preferably with a filter cartridge positioned in the filter receptacle.
  • Tube stub may, in some embodiments, serve to distribute fluid across the top of filter cartridge 100.
  • a means for establishing a fluid communication between the tube stub 54 and a bottom portion of the reservoir 22 is provided inside the head 50.
  • this means is a dip tube 56, which would typically be a length of flexible polymeric tubing. However, it may be useful in some applications to use a more rigid channel formed in the head and the body to establish this fluid communication. Dip tube 56 terminates in tube stub 54.
  • each filter element will be a reticulated polymeric foam that has been selectively coated or impregnated for the purpose, such as with a material for capturing heavy metals, such as lead mercury or cadmium.
  • the filter element may also be directed at removing other chemicals, such as chlorine, or retaining biological contaminants, such as bacteria.
  • Two particular advantages of using the filter cartridge 100 are that the amount of liquid that bypasses the filter elements can be minimized and that the contaminants removed by the filter elements are retained inside the filter cartridge and can be taken out for disposal with a minimal amount of contamination of the filter cartridge receptacle 44 or the user.
  • the system described here has no backwash of the liquid that has been filtered.
  • the individual filter elements can be more tightly packed into the filter cartridge, from which they do not need to be subsequently removed, that they can be individually fitted into the filter receptacle. This accomplishes the goal of minimizing bypass.
  • a pump lever 60 Located on the top of the head 50 is a pump lever 60.
  • This pump lever 60 is shown in a closed position in Fig.1 , as well as in Fig. 2A, but it is shown in a deployed or open position in Fig. 2B.
  • a release button 62 normally secures the pump lever 60 in the closed position.
  • a biasing means located inside the head 50 urges the pump handle to pivot away from the closed position into the open position.
  • Operatively connected to the pump handle 60, and preferably located inside the head 50 is a means for applying pressure to the liquid inside the reservoir. In this manner, the body 20 and head 50 operate in a manner similar to the operation of an "air pot" type of beverage carafe. A typical means for applying this pressure is a bellows, but other means will be known to those of skill in this art.
  • a further latch means 64 shown in Fig. 4, is used to hold the head 50 down onto the body in the operative condition.
  • a further feature, also seen in Fig 4, is an optional handle means, shown as a bail 66. The bail 66 is retracted in Figs. 3 and raised in Fig. 4.
  • the beverage contained in reservoir 22 for dispensing can be cold, hot and in between, with the insulation assisting in maintaining the temperature. It can be a pre-brewed beverage, such as a coffee or tea, a pre-mixed beverage, such as an instant tea or a KOOL AID-type beverage, or it can be water. In any case, the filter element is available to provide a final "clean-up" of the beverage as dispensed.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

Abstract

Selon l'invention, une boisson stockée dans un réceptacle isolé est filtrée au niveau du point de distribution. Le dispositif comporte un boîtier dans lequel la boisson est retenue et une partie formant bec verseur dans laquelle est logé un élément formant filtre. La boisson est maintenue à une certaine température par une isolation thermique dans le boîtier. Une pompe actionnée manuellement élève la boisson à partir du boîtier dans une tête du dispositif, où la boisson s'écoule à travers le filtre. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'élément formant filtre se trouve dans une cartouche étanche de telle sorte que le fait de le placer en position fonctionnelle dans le dispositif perce l'élément d'étanchéité, ce qui permet à l'intégralité de la boisson distribuée de s'écouler à travers la cartouche.
PCT/US2016/044212 2015-07-30 2016-07-27 Dispositif de distribution de boisson filtrée isolé WO2017019745A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201562198932P 2015-07-30 2015-07-30
US62/198,932 2015-07-30

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2017019745A1 true WO2017019745A1 (fr) 2017-02-02

Family

ID=57885309

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2016/044212 WO2017019745A1 (fr) 2015-07-30 2016-07-27 Dispositif de distribution de boisson filtrée isolé

Country Status (1)

Country Link
WO (1) WO2017019745A1 (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN110753504A (zh) * 2017-06-22 2020-02-04 雀巢产品有限公司 具有带流量控制装置的手动操作泵的饮料制备机器

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB923748A (en) * 1960-06-25 1963-04-18 Giuseppe Cimbali S P A Off Domestic coffee beverage making machine
US3918355A (en) * 1972-08-24 1975-11-11 Robert L Weber Infusion apparatus and method
US4763566A (en) * 1986-01-22 1988-08-16 Spidem S.R.L. Manually operated coffee-making machine
US20070199452A1 (en) * 2003-11-22 2007-08-30 Nestec S.A. Mobile Or Portable Apparatus With Pressurized Gas Supply For Preparing Beverages Or Similar Products
US20070221066A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2007-09-27 Keurig, Incorporated Beverage forming device with opening/closing mechanism for a beverage cartridge receiver
US20090108026A1 (en) * 2007-10-24 2009-04-30 Sunchaser Corporation Airpot Lid Assembly
US20100263545A1 (en) * 2009-04-17 2010-10-21 Curt Morgan Gas capsule powered coffee brewer
US20120210876A1 (en) * 2007-07-02 2012-08-23 Brew1 Technologies Inc. Hot beverage brewing apparatus
CN203676858U (zh) * 2014-01-02 2014-07-02 宁波贝仕迪电器有限公司 配备水箱的手动压制咖啡胶囊制作器

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB923748A (en) * 1960-06-25 1963-04-18 Giuseppe Cimbali S P A Off Domestic coffee beverage making machine
US3918355A (en) * 1972-08-24 1975-11-11 Robert L Weber Infusion apparatus and method
US4763566A (en) * 1986-01-22 1988-08-16 Spidem S.R.L. Manually operated coffee-making machine
US20070199452A1 (en) * 2003-11-22 2007-08-30 Nestec S.A. Mobile Or Portable Apparatus With Pressurized Gas Supply For Preparing Beverages Or Similar Products
US20070221066A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2007-09-27 Keurig, Incorporated Beverage forming device with opening/closing mechanism for a beverage cartridge receiver
US20120210876A1 (en) * 2007-07-02 2012-08-23 Brew1 Technologies Inc. Hot beverage brewing apparatus
US20090108026A1 (en) * 2007-10-24 2009-04-30 Sunchaser Corporation Airpot Lid Assembly
US20100263545A1 (en) * 2009-04-17 2010-10-21 Curt Morgan Gas capsule powered coffee brewer
CN203676858U (zh) * 2014-01-02 2014-07-02 宁波贝仕迪电器有限公司 配备水箱的手动压制咖啡胶囊制作器

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN110753504A (zh) * 2017-06-22 2020-02-04 雀巢产品有限公司 具有带流量控制装置的手动操作泵的饮料制备机器

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20230414033A1 (en) Brewing Material Holder
JP5054014B2 (ja) 煎出飲料を調製する装置
US8555774B2 (en) Disposable flavor insert for water dispenser
US9010238B2 (en) Tea-maker having a closable pouring spout
KR101307725B1 (ko) 음료 생성 기계를 위한 배수
JP4990284B2 (ja) 飲料抽出用物質を収容する一体型カートリッジ
US6202541B1 (en) Apparatus for making purified water and related drinks
US10980369B2 (en) Infusion beverage apparatus
US20110072979A1 (en) Portable automatic beverage brewing drinking vessel
JP5554249B2 (ja) 飲料を作るプロセスで使われるのに適する部品のセット
US20150282664A1 (en) Beverage pod press
KR101395307B1 (ko) 워터드립 커피용 추출장치
JP2007502641A (ja) 調合槽及び水流出口を有する飲料作成装置
US20210219766A1 (en) Infusion beverage apparatus
KR101542668B1 (ko) 더치커피 추출장치
RU2516862C2 (ru) Фильтровальное устройство для приготовления напитков
WO2017019745A1 (fr) Dispositif de distribution de boisson filtrée isolé
US5799566A (en) Self-propelled moving-filter beverage maker
GB2249021A (en) An infusion device
JP5449763B2 (ja) 電子レンジ用のコーヒー等の濾過器
CN109008631A (zh) 具有挤压装置的自动泡茶机和用于运行自动泡茶机的方法
US9661949B1 (en) Segmented french press
WO2017019733A1 (fr) Dispositif d'infusion de boisson chaude isolé
US20160081512A1 (en) Disposable or Reusable Beverage Filter Cartridge for Use in Beverage Brewing or Steeping Applications and Related Methods
KR20220028970A (ko) 워터드립 커피용 추출장치

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 16831276

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 16831276

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1