Beverage capsule and process and system for making same
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-029/02
B65B-031/04
B65D-085/00
B65B-001/02
B65D-085/804
출원번호
US-0077356
(2013-11-12)
등록번호
US-9688465
(2017-06-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Trombetta, Liberatore A.
Fu, YuCheng
출원인 / 주소
2266170 ONTARIO INC.
대리인 / 주소
Manelli Selter PLLC
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초록▼
A beverage capsule is provided for use in a beverage preparing machine. A system and process for making the beverage capsule is also provided. The beverage capsule includes a body defining an interior space having an opening. A filter is disposed in the body to define an ingredients chamber and an e
A beverage capsule is provided for use in a beverage preparing machine. A system and process for making the beverage capsule is also provided. The beverage capsule includes a body defining an interior space having an opening. A filter is disposed in the body to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber. The filter has an air flow permeability of at least 400 L/s·m2. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber and a cover is dispensed over the opening to seal the interior space. The filter includes a vent region between the top surface of the ingredients and the bottom surface of cover for venting gas through said filter between said ingredients chamber and said extraction chamber. An alternate embodiment includes air flow channels defined in a side wall of body.
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1. A system for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine, the system comprising: a filter sealing station for sealing a filter to a body for the beverage capsule to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber, said filter having an air flow permeability of at lea
1. A system for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine, the system comprising: a filter sealing station for sealing a filter to a body for the beverage capsule to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber, said filter having an air flow permeability of at least 400 L/s·m2, said body having a side wall extending from an end wall to an opening to define an interior space having a volume in the range of 30 cc to 100 cc, said opening being surrounded by a flange, wherein a vent region is defined in said filter around said ingredients chamber between a top surface of desired ingredients disposed in said ingredients chamber and a bottom surface of a cover for covering said opening, said vent region being constructed and arranged for venting gas through said filter between said ingredients chamber and said extraction chamber;a dosing station for depositing a desired volume of said desired ingredients into said ingredients chamber, wherein said top surface of said ingredients disposed in said ingredients chamber is spaced between 2-5 mm from said bottom surface of said cover when said capsule is disposed on said end wall;a cover pre-sealing station for sealing said cover to said flange while maintaining at least one airflow opening; anda modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) station for replacing a substantial volume of air within said body with an inert gas and sealing said at least one airflow opening with said cover. 2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said vent region has a surface area of no less than 3 cm2. 3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said vent region is disposed between 0-5 mm below said bottom surface of said cover. 4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a headspace cavity having a volume is defined between said top surface of said ingredients in said ingredients chamber and a bottom surface of said cover, and wherein the ratio of said volume of said headspace cavity to the volume of said interior space is in the range of 5% to 35%. 5. A system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a transfer plate adapted for transferring said capsule containing said desired volume of desired ingredients to said MAP station for execution of said step of replacing a substantial volume of air within said interior space with an inert gas. 6. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air flow permeability is at least 1000 L/s·m2. 7. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said filter is sealed to said flange. 8. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said filter is formed of a moldable non-woven material. 9. A system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a filter forming station for forming said moldable non-woven material into a desired shape to define said ingredients chamber. 10. A system for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine, the system comprising: a filter sealing station for sealing a filter to a body for the beverage capsule to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber, said ingredients chamber being adapted to receive a desired amount of desired ingredients, said body having a side wall extending from an end wall to an opening surrounded by a flange extending outwardly and generally transversely from said side wall to define an interior space that is adapted to be sealed with a cover, said filter being sealed to said flange and said cover being sealed to said filter on said flange, said filter having a vent region defined in a portion of a side wall of said filter that is available for venting around said ingredients chamber between a top surface of said ingredients and a bottom surface of said cover, said vent region being constructed and arranged for venting gas through said filter between said ingredients chamber and said extraction chamber, wherein at least said vent region portion of said filter has an air flow permeability of at least 400 L/s·m2;a dosing station for depositing a desired volume of desired ingredients into said ingredients chamber;a cover pre-sealing station for sealing said cover to said filter on said flange while maintaining at least one airflow opening; anda modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) station for replacing a substantial volume of air within said body with an inert gas and sealing said at least one airflow opening with said cover. 11. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said interior space has a volume in the range of 30 cc to 100 cc and said vent region has a surface area no less than 3 cm2. 12. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said vent region is disposed between 0-5 mm below said bottom surface of cover. 13. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the spacing between a top surface of said ingredients disposed in said ingredients chamber and a bottom surface of said cover is between 2-5 mm. 14. A system as claimed in claim 10 wherein said capsule containing said desired volume of desired ingredients is disposed in a transfer plate and transferred to said MAP station for execution of said step of replacing a substantial volume of air within said interior space with an inert gas. 15. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said air flow permeability is at least 1000 L/s·m2. 16. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said filter is formed of a moldable non-woven material. 17. A system as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a filter forming station for forming said moldable non-woven material into a desired shape to define said ingredients chamber. 18. A system for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine, the system comprising: a body forming station for forming a body for the beverage capsule from a moldable body material, said body having a side wall extending from an end wall to an opening surrounded by a flange to define an interior space that is adapted to be sealed with a cover, said flange extending outwardly and generally transversely from said side wall;a filter sealing station for sealing a moldable non-woven material over said opening to said flange;a filter forming station for forming a filter from said moldable non-woven material to define an ingredients chamber and an extraction chamber, said ingredients chamber being adapted to receive a desired amount of desired ingredients, said filter having a vent region defined in a portion of a side wall of said filter that is available for venting around said ingredients chamber between a top surface of said ingredients and a bottom surface of said cover, said vent region being constructed and arranged for venting gas through said filter between said ingredients chamber and said extraction chamber;a dosing station for depositing a desired volume of desired ingredients into said ingredients chamber;a cover pre-sealing station for sealing a cover to said flange while maintaining at least one airflow opening; anda modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) station for replacing a substantial volume of air within said body with an inert gas and sealing said at least one airflow opening with said cover. 19. A system as claimed in claim 18, wherein said cover is sealed to said filter on said flange.
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