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EP3575241B1
EP3575241B1 EP18703382.4A EP18703382A EP3575241B1 EP 3575241 B1 EP3575241 B1 EP 3575241B1 EP 18703382 A EP18703382 A EP 18703382A EP 3575241 B1 EP3575241 B1 EP 3575241B1
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Óscar De Deus TELES DE NORONHA GALVÃO
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
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  • the present invention refers to the field of capsules for preparing edible products, in particular aromatic beverages such as for example espresso type coffee and similar.
  • the present invention further refers to a process for preparing edible products using capsules of the type of the present invention.
  • the prior art includes different solutions of capsules of the type of the invention, adapted for preparing edible products.
  • Said capsules typically present an envelope that provides an oxygen barrier and confines an individual portion of edible substance, such as for example roasted ground coffee beans. Moreover, said capsules typically present a wall adapted for entry of an upstream pressurized flow, and a downstream wall adapted for exit of a resulting beverage
  • the document CH 605293 discloses a capsule of the type of the present invention presenting a container part configured in frusto-conic shape that provides an opening and a rim region that develops in the perimeter of said opening, and a lid part that can be united with a rim region of the container part.
  • EP 1654966 B1 , EP 1816934 B1 and EP 1839543 B1 disclose solutions for a better sealing of the rim region of a capsule by sealing means.
  • EP 2012994 B1 discloses a solution whereby the sealing means are injection moulded over the external surface of the container part of capsule.
  • EP 1849715 B1 disclose solutions for providing a better connection of the sealing element to the container part of capsule.
  • EP 2289820 B1 refers the possibility of the sealing means being provided as an integral piece or a piece separate from the container part of capsule, and further, in the previous case, as a piece mounted in releasable manner or as a piece attached to the rim region, for example by means of a welding technique or of an adhesive. This document neither discloses nor advances any suggestion on how to provide a simple retention of sealing means on the capsule.
  • the objective of the present invention is that of providing a capsule that provides a more effective sealing disposition of the rim region and with smaller use of materials and energy, in particular by means of a simpler retention of the sealing means on the container part of capsule.
  • the present invention discloses a capsule for preparing edible products when provided inside of a respective product preparation device, whereby the container part of said capsule presents sealing means and retention means of said sealing means adapted so that said sealing means can be retained loose in the vicinity of the rim region and can be impinged by one of the capsule confining parts of said product preparation device being thereby pushed relative to the side wall of container part and pressed upon the rim region thereof when the capsule is inside of a respective product preparation device and the latter is at a product preparation position.
  • said capsule is adapted for preparing beverages such as for example aromatic beverages including espresso type coffee and similar, by means of a pressurized flow that flows through a portion of edible substance collected inside of said capsule.
  • beverages such as for example aromatic beverages including espresso type coffee and similar
  • the container part of said capsule is provided in a material that provides oxygen barrier, such as known in prior art, including in aluminium or aluminium alloy, and in plastic or in a plastic composite.
  • the capsule disclosed by the present invention is particularly adapted for containing an individual portion of aromatic edible substance, such as for example roasted ground coffee, tea, or similar, and presents capsule walls disposed in direct opposition and adapted for injection of a pressurized fluid flow upstream, and discharge of resulting aromatic beverage downstream.
  • aromatic edible substance such as for example roasted ground coffee, tea, or similar
  • a related objective of the present invention is to provide a process of preparation of edible products, in particular based upon a capsule according to the present invention.
  • capsules (1) for preparing edible products such as aromatic beverages, inside of product preparation devices (10), such as espresso coffee brewing devices.
  • a capsule (1) of the type of the present invention (see Figure 1 ) comprises a container part (2), configured for example in generally frusto-conic shape, presenting a base wall (21) upstream, and a sidewall (22) that defines an opening (23) downstream, and further presenting a rim region (24) that extends sideways along the perimeter of said opening (23).
  • the capsule (1) further comprises a lid part (3) configured as membrane or folio-like element, and adapted so that can be united with the downstream-oriented surface of said rim region (24).
  • Said sealing element (4) is typically provided united to the upstream-oriented surface of said rim region (24).
  • Said sealing element (4) can be provided in the same material as said container part (2), or in a different material.
  • the capsule (1) according to the present invention presents a sealing element (4) of annular shape provided as a loose piece, so that can be displaced along the sidewall (22) and in the proximity of the upstream-oriented surface of said rim region (24), see Figures 3 and 4 .
  • the capsule (1) presents a container part (2) provided so that retains said sealing element (4) in the vicinity of the upstream-oriented of said rim region (24), whereby said sealing element (4) is adapted so that can be pressed, by an upstream confining part (11) of said product preparation device (10), against said upstream-oriented surface of said rim region (24) when said capsule (1) is inside of a product preparation device (10) in a position of readiness for preparing the product.
  • an inventive sequence in the preparation of an edible product based upon said capsule (1) comprising the steps of providing a product preparation device (10) in an open position where an upstream confining part (11) is apart from a downstream confining part (12), providing a capsule (1) to the interior of said product preparation device (10), in particular a capsule (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, whereby said capsule (1) presents a rim region (24) and a sealing element (4), and actuating said product preparation device (10) in a closing movement until reaching a closed position where said upstream and downstream confining parts (11, 12) confine said capsule (1), whereby during said closing movement of product preparation device (10), said upstream confining part (11) displaces said sealing element (4) of said capsule (1) to a position next to the upstream-oriented surface of the rim region (24), so that said sealing element (4) provides a sealing function of pressurized liquid flow between the interior and exterior of said product preparation device (10) .
  • sealing element (4) presents a first surface (41) downstream-oriented and adapted so that can be pressed against the upstream-oriented surface of said rim region (24), and a second surface (42) upstream-oriented, whereby said first and second surfaces (41, 42) are different, preferentially develop along non-coplanar planes.
  • said second surface (42) presents a surface characteristic (43) adapted for providing a sealing connection with a part (11) of said product preparation device (10).
  • This surface characteristic (43) can be embodied as a surface that is non co-planar with the downstream-oriented surface of said sealing element (4), as represented in Figure 5 .
  • This surface characteristic (43) can further be embodied as a non-plane surface along a region that is adjacent to the interior perimeter of said sealing element (4).
  • sealing element (4) is provided in a material that provides a stable and substantially rigid form.
  • sealing element (4) is provided in a plastic material, and preferentially in a material that is different or of different composition from the material of said container part (2).
  • said sealing element (4) presents two perimeter regions of different wall thickness, including an interior perimeter region (44) that develops along the interior perimeter of said sealing element (4), whereby said exterior perimeter region is preferentially provided substantially rigid and said interior perimeter region (44) is preferentially provided flexible.
  • This disposition advantageously provides an easier first introduction of the sealing element (4) beyond the retention means provided on the sidewall (22) of the container part (2).
  • Figures 7 to 10 represent embodiments of a capsule (1) according to the present invention whereby there is provided a plurality of salience zones (25) in the sidewall (22) of the container part (2), whereby said salience zones (25) are adapted so as to retain the sealing element (4) in the extension of sidewall (22) downstream thereof up until said rim region (24) of the container part (2).
  • Figures 7 and 8 reproduce the inferior plane view (that is, from the upstream-oriented base wall (21)) of an embodiment of capsule (1) according to the present invention whereby there are provided five salience zones (25) in the sidewall (22) of container part (2).
  • said salience zones (24) correspond to a localized increase of the dimension of exterior perimeter of said sidewall (22), and are uniformly distributed along the perimeter extension.
  • said salience zones (24) are provided as an integral part of said sidewall (22) of container part (2).
  • said salience zones (25) are configured as at least one of a localized variation of shape of said sidewall (22) and a localized variation of wall thickness of said sidewall (22) .
  • said salience zones can be provided as a piece that is different from said container part (2).
  • said salience zones (25) are adapted so that provide passage of said sealing element (4) in a downstream oriented movement.
  • said salience zones (25) are preferentially configured in a downstream-oriented wedge shape, so that provide an increase of perimeter of said sidewall (22) in the downstream direction thereof (see Figures 9 and 10 ).
  • said salience zones (25) present a projection of height smaller than 2 mm, preferentially smaller than 1 mm, relative to the surface plane of said sidewall (22).
  • said salience zones (25) are provided so that provide retention of said sealing element (4) along a height extension (h 1 ) of said sidewall (22) that is smaller than 30%, preferentially smaller than 10%, of the total height (h) of said container part (2) of capsule (1).

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  1. Capsule (1) pour la préparation d'un produit comestible, adaptée de sorte à pouvoir être confinée dans un dispositif de préparation de produit (10) au moyen de parties de confinement respectives (11, 12) de sorte à pouvoir être traversée par un écoulement de liquide sous pression à l'intérieur de celle-ci, moyennant quoi ladite capsule (1) comprend :
    - une partie de récipient (2) configurée par exemple dans une forme générale frusto-conique, présentant une paroi de base (21) agencée en amont et une paroi latérale (22) qui définit une ouverture (23) agencée en aval, et présentant en outre une région de rebord (24) qui se développe latéralement le long du périmètre de ladite ouverture (23),
    - une partie de couvercle (3) configurée en guise de membrane ou d'élément de type folio, et adaptée de sorte à pouvoir être unie à ladite région de rebord (22), et
    - un élément d'étanchéité (4),
    ladite capsule (1) étant caractérisée
    en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) est fourni en guise de pièce libre de forme annulaire, de sorte qu'il peut être déplacé le long d'une extension du côté extérieur de ladite paroi latérale (22) à proximité de la surface orientée vers l'amont de ladite région de rebord (24), et
    en ce que ladite partie de récipient (2) présente des moyens de retenue adaptés de sorte que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) peut être retenu de manière libre au sein de ladite extension de paroi latérale (22) au voisinage de la surface orientée vers l'amont de ladite région de rebord (24),
    moyennant quoi ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) est adapté de sorte à pouvoir être appuyé contre ladite surface orientée vers l'amont de la région de rebord (24) lorsque ladite capsule (1) est à l'intérieur dudit dispositif de préparation de produit (10) au niveau d'une position prête à préparer ledit produit comestible.
  2. Capsule (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) présente une première surface d'étanchéité (41) orientée vers l'aval et adaptée de sorte à pouvoir être appuyée directement contre la surface orientée vers l'amont de ladite région de rebord (24), et une seconde surface d'étanchéité (42) orientée vers l'amont, moyennant quoi lesdites première et seconde surfaces (41, 42) sont différentes.
  3. Capsule (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite seconde surface d'étanchéité (42) présente une caractéristique de surface (43) adaptée pour fournir une connexion d'étanchéité avec l'une desdites parties de confinement (11, 12) dudit dispositif de préparation de produit (10).
  4. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) présente deux régions périmétriques d'épaisseur de paroi différente, incluant une région périmétrique intérieure (44) qui se développe le long de l'extension périmétrique intérieure dudit élément d'étanchéité (4), moyennant quoi ladite région périmétrique intérieure (44) est préférablement fournie flexible.
  5. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le côté extérieur de ladite paroi latérale (22) présente des moyens de retenue adaptés de sorte à limiter le mouvement dudit élément d'étanchéité (4) le long de ladite paroi latérale (22) à uniquement une région voisine de ladite région de rebord (24), moyennant quoi ladite région voisine ne s'étend préférablement pas au-delà d'une extension correspondant à 1/3, plus préférablement à 1/4, de l'extension totale de ladite paroi latérale (22).
  6. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le côté extérieur de ladite paroi latérale (22) présente une pluralité de zones de saillie (25) disposées le long d'une direction radiale et à distance de ladite région de rebord (24), moyennant quoi lesdites zones de saillie (25) sont adaptées de sorte à empêcher ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) de passer dans un mouvement orienté vers l'amont au-delà desdites zones de saillie (25).
  7. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le côté extérieur de ladite paroi latérale (22) présente au moins deux, préférablement au moins trois zones de saillie (25) sur ladite paroi latérale (22), moyennant quoi lesdites zones de saillie (25) sont préférablement réparties de manière régulière le long du périmètre extérieur de ladite paroi latérale (22).
  8. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 6 et 7, caractérisée en ce que lesdites zones de saillie (25) sont configurées en forme de coin orienté vers l'aval, ou similaire, de sorte à fournir une augmentation du périmètre de ladite paroi latérale (22) dans la direction vers l'aval, et adaptées de sorte à fournir un passage dudit élément d'étanchéité (4) sous pression dans un mouvement orienté vers l'aval mais à empêcher ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) de passer au-delà.
  9. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 6 à 8, caractérisée en ce que lesdites zones de saillie (25) présentent un profil en hauteur inférieur à 2 mm, préférablement inférieur à 1 mm, par rapport au plan de surface de ladite paroi latérale (22).
  10. Capsule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 9, caractérisée en ce que lesdites zones de saillie (25) sont fournies en guise d'au moins l'une de :
    - une pièce unique conjointement avec ladite partie de récipient (2), et
    - une pièce qui est différente de ladite partie de récipient (2).
  11. Capsule (1) selon les revendications 6 à 10, caractérisée en ce que lesdites zones de saillie (25) sont configurées en guise d'au moins l'une de :
    - une variation localisée de forme de ladite paroi latérale (22), et
    - une variation localisée d'épaisseur de ladite paroi latérale (22).
  12. Capsule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) présente une caractéristique de surface (43) fournie en guise de surface non coplanaire avec l'orientée vers l'amont dudit élément d'étanchéité (4).
  13. Capsule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) présente une caractéristique de surface (43) fournie en guise de surface non plane le long d'une région adjacente au périmètre intérieur dudit élément d'étanchéité (4).
  14. Capsule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) est fourni dans un matériau qui fournit une stable et sensiblement rigide, et en ce que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) est fourni dans un matériau plastique, et préférablement dans un matériau différent, ou de composition différente, que ladite partie de récipient (2).
  15. Procédé pour la préparation d'un produit comestible, tel qu'un café espresso, moyennant quoi ledit procédé comprend les étapes :
    - fourniture d'un dispositif de préparation de produit (10) dans une position ouverte où une partie de confinement en amont (11) est éloignée d'une partie de confinement en aval (12),
    - fourniture d'une capsule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14 à l'intérieur dudit dispositif de préparation de produit (10), moyennant quoi ladite capsule (1) présente une région de rebord (24) et un élément d'étanchéité (4),
    - actionnement dudit dispositif de préparation de produit (10) dans un mouvement de fermeture jusqu'à atteindre une position fermée où lesdites parties de confinement en amont et en aval (11, 12) qui confinent ladite capsule (1),
    caractérisé en ce que pendant ledit mouvement de fermeture du dispositif de préparation de produit (10), ladite partie de confinement en amont (11) déplace ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) de ladite capsule (1) vers une position proche de la surface orientée vers l'amont de la région de rebord (24), de sorte que ledit élément d'étanchéité (4) fournit une fonction d'étanchéité d'écoulement de liquide sous pression entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur dudit dispositif de préparation de produit (10).
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