Capsule for use in a food preparation machine
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-085/804
A47J-031/40
출원번호
US-0414824
(2013-07-19)
등록번호
US-9451846
(2016-09-27)
우선권정보
EP-12177645 (2012-07-24)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2013/065270
(2013-07-19)
국제공개번호
WO2014/016208
(2014-01-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Talon, Christian
출원인 / 주소
NESTEC S.A.
대리인 / 주소
K&L Gates LLP
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초록▼
The present invention concerns a capsule (1) for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside said capsule to prepare a food product, said capsule comprising a capsule body with side walls (2), a top wall (3), and an imperme
The present invention concerns a capsule (1) for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside said capsule to prepare a food product, said capsule comprising a capsule body with side walls (2), a top wall (3), and an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane (4), characterized in that it further comprises a rigid support structure (5, 7) located adjacent and outside of said flexible pierceable bottom membrane, such that said structure covers and supports partially said membrane (4).
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1. A capsule for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside the capsule to prepare a food product, the capsule comprising: a capsule body with side walls;a top wall;an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane; anda
1. A capsule for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside the capsule to prepare a food product, the capsule comprising: a capsule body with side walls;a top wall;an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane; anda rigid support structure located adjacent and outside of the flexible pierceable bottom membrane, the rigid support structure comprising (1) a planar support area that contacts at least the center of the membrane, and (2) one or more windows in the same horizontal plane as the support area. 2. A capsule according to claim 1, wherein the support structure comprises: at least one support area having a thickness and a rigidity sufficient to withstand internal pressure within the capsule, of up to 12 bar; andat least one window that does not support the bottom membrane of the capsule. 3. A capsule according to claim 1, wherein the support structure is integrally formed with the capsule side walls. 4. A capsule according to claim 1, wherein the flexible bottom membrane is pierceable when the pressure inside the capsule is between 0.1 and 20 bar. 5. A capsule according to claim 4, wherein the bottom membrane is made of aluminium and has a thickness of between 10 μm and 100 μm. 6. A capsule according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the side walls is between 50 μm and 1000 μm. 7. A capsule according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient is a beverage ingredient. 8. A capsule for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside the capsule to prepare a food product, the capsule comprising: a capsule body with side walls;a top wall;an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane; anda rigid support structure located adjacent and outside of the flexible pierceable bottom membrane, the rigid support structure comprising (1) a planar support area that contacts at least the center of the membrane, and (2) one or more windows in the same horizontal plane as the support area, and the food ingredient is selected from the group consisting of roast and ground coffee, leaf tea, a soluble powdered coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit and/or vegetable juice, soup, milk or creamer, infant nutrition product, and combinations thereof. 9. The capsule according to claim 1, wherein the one or more windows are a plurality of windows concentrically arranged around a main central portion of the support area. 10. The capsule according to claim 8, wherein the one or more windows are a plurality of windows concentrically arranged around a main central portion of the support area. 11. A capsule for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside the capsule to prepare a food product, the capsule comprising: a capsule body with side walls;a top wall;an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane; anda rigid support structure located adjacent and outside of the flexible pierceable bottom membrane, the rigid support structure comprising (1) a planar support area that supports at least a center of the membrane, and (2) one or more windows in the same horizontal plane as the support area, wherein the support structure comprises a main central portion connected to a lower edge of the capsule side walls by linking arms, and the windows extend from the side walls to the main central portion. 12. A capsule for containing a food ingredient, adapted for use in a food preparation machine able to inject a fluid under pressure inside the capsule to prepare a food product, the capsule comprising: a capsule body with side walls;a top wall;an impermeable flexible pierceable bottom membrane; anda rigid support structure located adjacent and outside of the flexible pierceable bottom membrane, the rigid support structure comprising (1) a planar support area that supports at least a center of the membrane, and (2) one or more windows in the same horizontal plane as the support area, wherein the support structure comprises a main central portion connected to a lower edge of the capsule side walls by linking arms, the windows extend from the side walls to the main central portion, and the food ingredient is selected from the group consisting of roast and ground coffee, leaf tea, a soluble powdered coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit and/or vegetable juice, soup, milk or creamer, infant nutrition product, and combinations thereof.
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Favre Eric (Saint Barthelemy CHX), Apparatus for the preparation of an edible liquid.
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