Method for delivering a coffee extract from a capsule
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0374819
(2007-07-11)
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등록번호 |
US-8088423
(2012-01-03)
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우선권정보 |
EP-06015330 (2006-07-24) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/EP2007/057071
(2007-07-11)
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§371/§102 date |
20090123
(20090123)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/012202
(2008-01-31)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ohresser, Sylvia
- Eichler, Paul
- Koch, Peter
- Raetz, Ernest
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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2 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A method for delivering a long coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of 50 seconds or less by injection of water under pressure within the capsule. The capsule is filled with ground coffee and has a delivery membrane. The capsule is extracted in a coffee extractio
A method for delivering a long coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of 50 seconds or less by injection of water under pressure within the capsule. The capsule is filled with ground coffee and has a delivery membrane. The capsule is extracted in a coffee extraction device, and pressurized water is injected in the capsule under pressure. The coffee beverage is released through the beverage delivery membrane of the capsule with engaging means engaging in and/or against the membrane. The pressure loss is reduced in the coffee bed by providing in the capsule coffee ground having a controlled percentage of fines (F) depending on the average particle size (D4,3). The flow time can be lowered to 40 seconds or even less while maintaining a coffee extraction yield within a high range of 15 to 30%.
대표청구항
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1. A method for delivering a coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of less than 35 seconds per 110 g extract by injection of water under pressure within the capsule, which method comprises: providing a ground coffee containing capsule for extraction in a coffee ex
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A method for delivering a coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of less than 35 seconds per 110 g extract by injection of water under pressure within the capsule, which method comprises: providing a ground coffee containing capsule for extraction in a coffee extraction device where water is injected into the capsule under pressure to deliver the coffee extract, the capsule having a delivery membrane and filled with a bed of ground coffee; wherein the delivery membrane initially retains the ground coffee therein until the coffee beverage is released through the delivery membrane of the capsule with engaging means engaging in or against the membrane to provide an exit for the coffee beverage; andreducing pressure loss at the interface of the membrane and engaging means by providing a membrane having a puncture resistance of between 1.1 and 3.5 mJ; and by providing in the capsule ground coffee having an average particle size of less than 350 microns, and a controlled percentage of fines (F) depending on the average particle size (D4,3) within the following limits:F is between 12 and 16% when D4,3 is measured from 300 to 349 microns, andF is between 14 and 18% when D4,3 is measured from 250 to 299 microns. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the percentage of fines (F) of the capsule for delivering a long coffee extract is comprised between 12 and 14% when D4,3 is measured from 300 and 349 microns. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure loss at the interface of the membrane and engaging means is increased by selecting a membrane made of aluminum having a thickness of between 26 and 40 microns. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure loss at the interface of the membrane and engaging means is increased by selecting an aluminum membrane having a thickness of about 30 microns. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the level of fines is controlled by having coffee beans ground before the filling in the capsule, wherein the beans are ground using a grinder comprising a fine grinding section that includes at least one pair of radially corrugated rolls. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein coffee is ground using only radially corrugated rolls. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein coffee is ground using between 4 to 6 stages of radially corrugated rolls. 8. The method according to claim 5, wherein coffee is ground using radially and axially corrugated rolls. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coffee extract is delivered in a flow time between 27 and 35 seconds. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coffee extract is delivered at an extraction yield of between 15 and 30%. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the extraction yield of the delivered coffee extract is between 20 and 26%. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the delivered coffee extract has a total solids of between 1 and 1.9% wt. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the delivered coffee extract has a total solids of between 1.1 and 1.7% wt. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the water pressure injected into the capsule reaches a value higher than 11 bar during extraction. 15. A method for delivering a coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of less than 35 seconds per 110 mL extract by injection of water under pressure within the capsule, which method comprises: providing a ground coffee containing capsule for extraction in a coffee extraction device where water is injected into the capsule under pressure to deliver the coffee extract;providing the capsule with a delivery membrane having a puncture resistance of between 1.1 and 3.5 mJ;providing coffee ground using a grinder comprising a fine grinding section that includes at least one pair of radially corrugated rolls to provide ground coffee having an average particle size of less than 350 microns, and a controlled percentage of fines (F) depending on the average particle size (D4,3) within the following limits:F is between 12 and 16% when D4,3 is measured from 300 to 349 microns, andF is between 14 and 18% when D4,3 is measured from 250 to 299 microns;filling the capsule with a bed of the ground coffee wherein the delivery membrane initially retains the ground coffee in the capsule; anddelivering a coffee beverage after the water pressure injected into the capsule reaches a value higher than 11 bar by releasing the coffee beverage through the delivery membrane of the capsule with engaging means engaging in or against the membrane to provide an exit for the coffee beverage, thus delivering a coffee beverage having a total solids of between 1 and 1.9% wt. and an extraction yield of between 15 and 30%. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the percentage of fines (F) of the capsule for delivering a long coffee extract is comprised between 12 and 14% when D4,3 is measured from 300 and 349 microns. 17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the pressure loss at the interface of the membrane and engaging means is increased by selecting a membrane made of aluminum having a thickness of between 26 and 40 microns. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the pressure loss at the interface of the membrane and engaging means is increased by selecting an aluminum membrane having a thickness of about 30 microns. 19. The method according to claim 15, wherein coffee is ground using radially corrugated rolls or using radially and axially corrugated rolls. 20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the coffee extract is delivered in a flow time between 27 and 35 seconds.
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Chalk, Simon James; White, Gerard Andrew; Gubbin, David, Portafilter for capsule.
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Lee, Thomas M.; Boubeddi, Abdelaziz; Morse, Timothy C., Universal espresso maker.
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