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    rechargeable device, combination and method for dispensing a drink from a beverage machine the present invention provides a rechargeable device (1), suitable for use with a beverage machine (50), the device (1) comprising: an inlet ( 40) to receive, in use, water from a water source of the beverage machine (50); an outlet (43) through which fluid can be dispensed; and a plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181); wherein the inlet (40) is located at or near a periphery of the device (1), the outlet (43) is located at or near a center of the device, and the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) being distributed circumferentially around the outlet (43). the present invention also relates to a combination and a method for dispensing a beverage from a beverage machine.
    公开号:BR112013012069B1
    申请号:R112013012069
    申请日:2011-11-11
    公开日:2020-04-14
    发明作者:Norton Mark；Andrew Hansen Nick
    申请人:Douwe Egberts Bv；Kraft Foods R&D Inc；
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    专利说明:

    “RECHARGEABLE DEVICE, COMBINATION AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A DRINK FROM A DRINK MACHINE”
    Field of the Invention [001] The present application relates to an apparatus and methods with respect to dispensing from beverage machines. In particular, it refers to devices, combinations of devices and beverage machines, and methods that allow the dispensing of heated water and other drinks from beverage machines.
    Background of the Invention [002] Machines for dispensing beverages are well known. For example, coffee filter machines that have been available for many years combine hot water with ground coffee beans to produce a coffee extract that is then passed through a coffee filter in a thermal jug. US Patent 3,987,717 describes such a machine. In recent years, the ‘on demand’ drink machines that have been marketed allow drinks to be produced on an individual basis as required by a user. Examples of such machines include those marketed under the NESPRESSO® brands by Nestlé S.A. and SENSEO® by Sara Lee Corporation that allow individual portions of coffee to be produced from individual sealed capsules or flexible bags of ground coffee.
    [003] Even more recently, beverage machines that allow convenient dispensing on demand of a range of beverage types have been produced. An example of such a system is marketed under the brand TASSIMO® by Kraft Foods, Inc. That system (as described in EP 1,440,639) uses a beverage machine comprising a barcode reader and a range of beverage cartridges, where each beverage cartridge contains one or more beverage ingredients and is encoded with a barcode. In use, the beverage machine's barcode reader scans and reads the
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    2/28 bars in a beverage cartridge after it is inserted into the machine and uses the information decoded from the barcode to configure one or more dispensing parameters from the beverage machine for this dispensing cycle. For each beverage cartridge, the manufacturer determines the dispensing parameters and applies the relevant barcode at the point of manufacture. In addition, each beverage cartridge can only be used once.
    Summary of the Invention [004] In a first aspect, the present description describes a device, suitable for use with a beverage machine of the type comprising a barcode reader, the device comprises:
    an entrance to receive, in use, heated water from a water source / supply of the beverage machine; and an outlet through which said heated water can be dispensed;
    the device further comprises a plurality of codes, each of the plurality of codes contains information with respect to one or more dispensing parameters of the beverage machine;
    the device is configurable by a user such that the user can choose one of the plurality of codes to be read by the code reader of the beverage machine during a dispensing operation in order to configure one or more dispensing parameters of the beverage machine.
    [005] Advantageously, the device allows a beverage machine with a code reader to be used to dispense heated water while allowing a user to control and vary one or more parameters of the dispensed water. The user can configure the device for each dispensing operation if desired so that a single device can be used to dispense portions of heated water with different characteristics.
    [006] Preferably, the device is empty of beverage ingredients before use. As such, the device is capable of dispensing heated water
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    3/28 in a variety of receptacles. Dispensing heated water only from the beverage machine (without the addition of any other beverage ingredients) may be desirable where a source of heated water is required by a user to produce drinks outside the beverage machine using items such as tea bags conventional or hot chocolate powder sachets. In addition, the heated water dispensed using the present device can be used to replenish dehydrated food products such as dehydrated pasta as well as to form medicinal preparations from powdered sachets of medicinal product such as cold and flu treatments. In fact, the present device can be used to dispense heated water for any purpose where an electric kettle conventionally needs to be used, including, for example, for cleaning, for sterilizing items, for filling items such as hot water bottles, etc. .
    [007] The plurality of codes can be spatially distributed on the device.
    [008] A part or all of the device may be arranged in a plurality of provisions with respect to the beverage machine in order to choose one of the plurality of codes to be read by the code reader. In this way, the user is able to select the code to be lifo by the code reader by the physical position and / or orientation of the device with respect to the beverage machine, and in particular, the barcode sensor or digitizer. The physical positioning of the device may involve moving the entire device in relation to the beverage machine or only part of it.
    [009] The input and output of the device can be on the same side of the device. The input and output of the device can be on the underside of the device in use.
    [010] The flow path between the device's input and output can extend through an interior of the device. The flow path can be
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    4/28 a duct connecting the input and output of the device.
    [011] The inlet and / or outlet can be provided with a seal or seals to enhance the fluid coupling of the device with the heated water source and / or the outlet of the beverage machine. The seal or seals may be a rubber or polymer gasket or O-ring.
    [012] The device can be supplied with two or more codes. Preferably, the device can be provided with four or more codes. In one aspect, the device is provided with four codes.
    [013] The plurality of codes can be distributed linearly on the device or circumferentially around the device.
    [014] The one or more dispensing parameters can include one or more of:
    - the volume of heated water to be dispensed;
    - the temperature of the heated water to be dispensed; and
    - the heated water dispensing time interval.
    [015] The volume parameter can configure the volume as 150 ml, 200 ml, 400 ml or 600 m. Other volumes could certainly be used.
    [016] The temperature parameter can set the temperature to 65 ° C, 80 ° C, 90 ° C or 95 ° C. Other temperatures could certainly be used.
    [017] The time interval parameter can configure the dispensing flow rate, for example, fast or slow and could also, or alternatively, instruct one or more pauses in the dispensing in order to dispense the heated water in two or more portions .
    [018] The device can have codes with only one variable parameter. For example, a device with four codes can be used to set the dispensing volume to 150 ml, 200 ml, 400 ml or 600 ml. In that case, codes may also instruct the beverage machine as to
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    5/28 water dispensing temperature and water flow rate, although these parameters are the same for all four codes.
    [019] Similarly, a device with four codes can be used to set the dispensing temperature to 65 ° C, 80 ° C, 90 ° C or 95 °
    C. In this case, the codes can also instruct the beverage machine as to the volume of water dispensing and the rate of water flow, although these parameters are the same for all four codes.
    [020] Alternatively, a single device can have codes with more than one variable parameter. For example, a device with four codes can have the following parameters:
    Temperature ( o C) Volume (mL) Flow rate Code 1 95 400 Quick Code 2 90 600 Quick Code 3 65 200 Quick Code 4 95 150 Slow
    Other permutations could certainly be used.
    [021] The plurality of codes may also contain data not directly related to the dispensing parameters, for example, quality control data, validity data, component tracking data, etc.
    [022] The plurality of codes can be a plurality of bar codes or other representations of optically machine readable data. Another example of an optically readable code is a QR code. Alternatively, coding systems can be used if desired, including systems such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, etc.
    [023] As noted above, bar codes can contain data for a single dispensing parameter or can contain data for multiple dispensing parameters.
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    6/28 [024] The device may comprise symbols with respect to one or more dispensing parameters for each of the plurality of codes. For example, when the parameter set by the device is the volume of heated water to be dispensed, the device can be provided with indications indicating the volume with respect to each code. The symbols can be alphanumeric characters, graphic symbols, colors or similar.
    [025] Each part of the device can be formed from a plurality of parts that are assembled together. Preferably, the pieces are formed from polypropylene molds. Other engineering plastics can also be used.
    [026] In one aspect, the device comprises a first part and a second part; the second part comprises the plurality of codes and is mobile in relation to the first part to allow the user to configure the device. Advantageously, forming the device from at least two parts that are mobile with respect to the other allows part of the device to remain in the same position with respect to the beverage machine regardless of which code is selected by the user.
    [027] A mechanism to assist in ensuring the accurate selection of one of the plurality of codes and also to provide tactile feedback to a user with respect to the relative positions of the first part and the second part can be provided. For example, one between the first and the second part can be provided with a holder or similar projection and the other between the first and the second part can be provided with a track with a plurality of recesses in which the holder or projection can be received. as the second part is moved with respect to the first part. Each of the recesses on the track corresponds in position with one of the plurality of codes of the second part being in the correct position to be read by the code reader of the beverage machine. So, when moving the second part with respect to the first part, the second part
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    7/28 will have a tendency to notch in discrete and intended positions with respect to the first part and a user will need to use slightly increased force to move the second part to an adjacent position.
    [028] As noted above, the device can comprise symbols with respect to one or more dispensing parameters and these can be provided in the second part. The device can be provided with an indicator or marker indicating which code is selected as the first and second parts are moved relative to each other.
    [029] The second part can be rotatable with respect to the first part. The plurality of codes can be circumferentially distributed in the second part.
    [030] The first part may comprise a window through which the code reader of the beverage machine is able to read one of the plurality of codes during the dispensing operation.
    [031] The first part can comprise the entry and the exit. When this is the case, preferably, the first part is always used in the same position and orientation with respect to the beverage machine in order to allow the coupling of the device to the heated water source of the beverage machine. Consequently, the second part is designed to be moved to select the code to be read.
    [032] As noted above, the first part can be provided with one or more seals for the inlet and / or the outlet to enhance the fluid coupling with the beverage machine.
    [033] Preferably, the first part also comprises a passage to conduct heated water from the inlet to the outlet.
    [034] The present description also describes the combination of a device as described above in any of its various forms and a beverage machine comprising a code reader.
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    8/28 [035] The output of the device can define a discharge outlet from the beverage machine. Advantageously, using a device discharge outlet as the final discharge point or exit from the dispensing path from the beverage machine prevents contamination of the heated water by any residual beverage ingredient that may be present in the beverage machine parts . Cross-contamination can be a problem, in particular, where the beverage machine is also used to dispense beverages formed from an extractable or soluble beverage ingredient, such as roasted and ground coffee, powdered chocolate or an ingredient based on liquid dairy products. Using the device outlet as the outlet of the beverage machine allows the heated water, once it enters the device, to pass to an end receptacle without additional contact with beverage machine components.
    [036] The device can be interchangeable with a cartridge punching unit and / or a beverage machine spout. When the beverage machine to be used in combination with the device is usually provided with a punching unit and / or a discharge nozzle to pierce cartridges containing beverage ingredients, the device can interchange with the punching unit and / or the nozzle discharge. For example, beverage machines marketed under the Tassimo® brand (an example of which is described in EP 1,440,639) comprise an inlet punch and an outlet punch. The Tassimo® beverage machine outlet punch can also define a beverage machine spout or connect to a separate spout. The entry and exit punches can be formed as a single unit. The present device can be designed to be interchanged with the entry punch, exit punch and / or discharge nozzle of a Tassimo® beverage machine. In this way, the possibility of cross-contamination of the heated water is advantageously reduced further. The device can also be designed to fit the
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    9/28 drink machines in addition to Tassimo® drink machines.
    [037] The device can be an insert that is partially or completely received in use inside the beverage machine. For example, the device can be inserted into the heating chamber of the beverage machine. Advantageously, the outlet of the device can extend outside the beverage machine to function as the final outlet for the heated water.
    [038] The device may be a coupling that is coupled to the beverage machine with the whole or a larger portion of the device residing outside the beverage machine.
    [039] The present description also describes a method of dispensing heated water from a beverage machine of the type comprising a code reader, comprising using a device comprising a plurality of codes in combination with the beverage machine to configure one or more dispensing parameters of the beverage machine; the method comprises the steps of:
    a) configuring the device by a user to select one of the plurality of codes to be read by the code reader of the beverage machine;
    b) operate the beverage machine so that the code reader reads the selected code from the device to thus configure one or more dispensing parameters of the beverage machine;
    c) dispense heated water according to one or more dispensing parameters via the device in a receptacle.
    [040] The one or more dispensing parameters can include one or more of:
    - the volume of heated water to be dispensed;
    - the temperature of the heated water to be dispensed; and
    - the heated water dispensing time interval.
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    10/28 [041] In a second aspect, a rechargeable device, suitable for use with a beverage machine, is described, the device comprises:
    an entrance to receive, in use, water from a water source in the beverage machine;
    an outlet through which the fluid can be dispensed; and a plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers.
    [042] Advantageously, the refillable device allows a user to mix beverage ingredients in different recipes of his choice. It also allows the device to be reused.
    [043] A plurality of fluid flow paths can be extended from the inlet to the outlet and the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers can be located so that a fluid flow path passes through each of the chambers of refillable drink ingredient.
    [044] The inlet can be located on or near the device's periphery, the outlet can be located in or near the center of the device and the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers can be distributed circumferentially around the outlet.
    [045] The ends upstream and downstream of each of the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers can be defined by a barrier with one or more openings.
    [046] The refillable device may comprise a first part and a second part which can be separated from each other to allow filling of beverage ingredients in the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers and subsequently coupled together.
    [047] The plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers may comprise a main beverage ingredient chamber and a plurality of auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers.
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    11/28 [048] Each part of the device can be formed from a plurality of parts that are assembled together. Preferably, the pieces are formed from polypropylene molds. Other engineering plastics can also be used.
    [049] A combination of a rechargeable device, as described above, and one or more servings of beverage ingredients is also described.
    [050] Examples of beverage ingredients that can be inserted into the device include coffee, coffee extracts, chocolate, cocoa extracts, milk, other dairy based ingredients including creams, tea, tea extracts, flavored drink mixes fruits, flavorings, dyes, sweeteners, foaming agents, etc.
    [051] For a particular beverage, none, one or more of the auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers can receive ingredients. The main and auxiliary chambers can receive two or more ingredients as a mixture or composition.
    [052] The beverage ingredients in the chambers can be in a dry form such as a roasted and ground ingredient or a soluble powder or agglomeration. The dry ingredients can be loosely packaged in the chambers or they can be in the form of compressed tablets.
    [053] The beverage ingredients in the chambers can be in a liquid form such as an ingredient based on liquid dairy product or a liquid tea or coffee extract.
    [054] One or more servings of beverage ingredients may be individually contained in a bag, wrapper, capsule, film or similar. The bag, wrap, capsule, film or similar may be water-soluble.
    [055] A combination of a rechargeable device as described above and a beverage machine is also described.
    [056] The device output can define a discharge discharge from the
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    12/28 beverage machine. Advantageously, using a discharge outlet from the device as the final discharge point or exit from the dispensing path from the beverage machine prevents contamination of the beverage by any beverage ingredient residue that may be present in the beverage machine parts. Cross contamination can be a problem, in particular, when the beverage machine is used to dispense beverages formed from an extractable or soluble beverage ingredient, such as roasted or ground coffee, powdered chocolate or a product-based ingredient. liquid dairy. Using the outlet of the device as the outlet of the beverage machine allows the beverage once it is formed to pass to an end receptacle without further contact with the components of the beverage machine.
    [057] The device can be interchangeable with a cartridge punching unit and / or a beverage machine spout. When the beverage machine to be used in combination with the device is usually provided with a punch unit and / or a discharge nozzle to pierce cartridges containing beverage ingredients, the device can interchange with the punch unit and / or the nozzle discharge. For example, beverage machines marketed under the Tassimo® brand (an example of which is described in EP 1,440,639) comprise an inlet punch and an outlet punch. The Tassimo® beverage machine outlet punch can also define a beverage machine spout or connect to a separate spout. The entry and exit punches can be formed as a single unit. The present device can be designed to be interchanged with the inlet punch, the outlet punch and / or the spout of a Tassimo® beverage machine. Thus, advantageously, the possibility of cross-contamination of the drink is further reduced. The device can also be designed to fit beverage machines in addition to Tassimo® beverage machines.
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    13/28 [058] The device can be an insert that is partially or completely received in use inside the beverage machine. For example, the device can be inserted into the heating chamber of the beverage machine. Advantageously, the outlet of the device may extend outside the beverage machine to function as the final outlet for the beverage.
    [059] The device may be a coupling that is coupled to the beverage machine with the whole or a larger portion of the device residing outside the beverage machine.
    [060] The present description also describes a method of dispensing a drink from a beverage machine, comprising using a refillable device comprising an inlet to receive, in use, water from a water source of the beverage machine; an outlet through which the fluid can be dispensed; and a plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers; the method comprises the steps of:
    a) open the device;
    b) filling one or more of the plurality of refillable beverage ingredients with one or more servings of beverage ingredient;
    c) close the device;
    d) insert the device into the beverage machine;
    e) operating the beverage machine to thereby dispense water via the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers and out of the device outlet to a receptacle.
    Brief Description of the Drawings [061] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a device according to the present description.
    [062] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1.
    [063] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the device of FIG. 1.
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    14/28 [064] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 2 from another angle.
    [065] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 from another angle.
    [066] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a combination according to the present description comprising the device of FIG. 1 and a beverage machine.
    [067] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of another device according to the present description.
    [068] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 7.
    [069] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 7.
    [070] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a part of the device of FIG. 7 containing a plurality of ingredients.
    Detailed Description of the Invention [071] The first device 1 according to the present description is shown in FIGs. 1 to 5 and comprises an upper part 10 and a lower part 30.
    [072] The upper part 10 comprises an annular housing 11 having a centrally located internal cylindrical extension 21 surrounding a central through opening 12. The housing 11 is relatively thin and has an annular shape generally in the form of a cup or dome. The casing 11 is corrugated to comprise a plurality of depressions and raised finger rest 15 around the circumference of the casing 11 which allows a user of the device 1 to more easily grasp the upper part 10. As shown more clearly in FIG. 2, an upper face 16 of the upper part 10 is provided with four symbols 20 spaced equally circumferentially around the central opening 12. Each of the symbols 20 pictorially represents a volume configuration of the device 1 - respectively, a container with
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    15/28 a full quarter, a half full container, a three quarter full container, and a full container. The symbols 20 are evenly distributed around the circumference of the upper part so that they are 90 ° offset from each other.
    [073] As shown more clearly in FIG. 3, a lower face 17 of the upper part 10 also has a corrugated shape and in particular, it is provided with four bases 18 on which four bar codes 19 are implanted. As with symbols 20, bar codes 19 are regularly distributed circumferentially around the top 10 so that they are 90 ° offset from each other.
    [074] Barcodes 19 are encoded with data representative of one or more dispensing parameters, such as volume, temperature or flow rate. For the illustrated device 1, bar codes 19 are encoded with dispensing volumes of 150 ml, 200 ml, 400 ml and 600 ml, respectively. Barcodes 19 can use proprietary coding symbology or standard symbology such as Universal Product Code (UPC) or European Article Number 13 (EAN-13).
    [075] As shown in FIGs. 1, 3 and 5, the internal cylindrical extension 21 is provided with a circumferential track 13 close to the upper face of the upper part 10 in the form of a channel of semicircular cross section that extends around the internal circumference of the internal cylindrical extension 21. In In addition, runway 13 is provided with four small protruding recesses 14 regularly distributed around runway 13 displaced 90 ° from each other. The use of small protuberance recesses 14 and runway 13 will be described below.
    [076] The upper part 10 can be formed as a molded component or otherwise, thermoformed from polypropylene. Other engineering plastics can also be used.
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    16/28 [077] The bottom part 30, as shown in FIG. 3, comprises a base member 31 and an input / output member 32 which are assembled together by means of cooperating joint formations 33.
    [078] The base member 31 comprises a generally flat plate 36 which is generally circular in shape, except for a single lobe part 37 which extends at a point around the circumference of plate 36. A rectangular window 38 is provided on the plate 36, whose function will be described below.
    [079] As shown in FIGs. 1 and 5, the base member 31 also comprises a central protrusion extending upwardly 34 in a generally cylindrical shape. A small protrusion 45 is provided on the central protrusion 34 near its upper face. The upper face of the central protuberance 34 is provided with an arrow symbol 35, the use of which will be described below.
    [080] The inlet / outlet member 32 comprises a body part 39 having an inlet opening 40 and a spout 42 extending therefrom. The spout 42 can be formed unitarily with the body part 39 or it can be a separate component which is assembled with the body part 39 by means of plug-in formations.
    [081] Inlet opening 40 is formed as a hole in the body part 39 and is provided with an annular peripheral ring formation 41 that protrudes from the rest of the surface of the body part 39 as shown more clearly in FIG. 1.
    [082] The discharge nozzle 42 is generally conical in shape and ends at its lower end in an outlet opening 43.
    [083] One or more sealing members, such as rubber or polymer O-ring gaskets, can be provided around the inlet opening 40.
    [084] The top 10 and bottom 30 can be formed from
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    17/28 from molded polypropylene parts. Other engineering plastics can also be used.
    [085] Device 1 is mounted by fitting the input / output member 32 to the base member 31 to form the bottom part 30. As best seen in FIG. 1, the inlet / outlet member 32 and the base member 31 define between them a flow passage 44 in the form of a duct extending through the interior of the device 1 from the inlet opening 40 to the outlet opening 43.
    [086] The upper part 10 is then assembled with the lower part 30 by inserting the internal cylindrical extension 21 on the central protuberance 34. As shown in FIG. 1, the relative dimensions of the central protuberance 34 and the internal cylindrical extension 21 result in an intimate adjustment of the lower parts 30 and the upper part 10, while allowing the relative rotational movement between the two components. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the small protrusion 45 of the central protrusion 34 is received in the track 13 of the upper part 10. The dimensions of the small protrusion 45 are so as to form a corresponding fit with the recesses of the small protrusion 14 of the track
    13. The upper part 10 is retained in the lower part 30 by the interaction of the small protuberance 45 and the track 13. Alternatively, other formations mutually engaged in the upper part 10 and the lower part 30 can be used to fix the two components together.
    [087] In use, a user of device 1 can rotate the top 10 with respect to the bottom 30 by holding the base member 31 and holding the top 10 by the finger rest 15. The rotational force applied to the top 10 will result at the top 10 rotating with respect to the bottom 30 with the small protrusion 45 of the central protrusion 34 moving within the track 13 of the upper part 10. As the small protrusion 45 is moved to align with each small recess
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    18/28 protrusion 14, the upper part 10 'notches' in relation to the lower part 30 in order to have a tendency to wish to remain in said alignment. A slightly increased rotational force then needs to be applied to move the small protrusion 45 out of the engaged small protrusion recess 14 in which it is received and around the runway 13. By this arrangement, a user is provided with tactile feedback as when the small protrusion 45 is correctly aligned with one of the four recesses with a small protrusion 14.
    [088] As shown in FIG. 4, the relative positioning of the small protrusion 45 in the central protrusion 34 and the small protrusion recesses 14 in the runway 13 is such that when the small protrusion 45 is received in one of the small protrusion recesses 14, one of the four bar codes 19 of the upper part 10 is aligned with the window 38 of the base member 31 so as to be visible through it.
    [089] Device 1 is designed to be used in combination with a beverage machine to dispense heated water. The design of device 1 illustrated in FIGs. 1 to 5 is designed to be combined with one of a range of system beverage machines marketed under the Tassimo® brand and described by way of example in EP 1,440,639, the contents of which are incorporated here. Such a beverage machine comprises a water reservoir which is fluidly connected to a water inlet of a heating head which comprises a fixed lower part and an articulable upper part which can be opened to allow the insertion of a beverage cartridge. The heating head comprises an outlet at the bottom through which drinks are dispensed. The heating head is shaped to receive the beverage cartridge in a specific orientation.
    [090] The water is heated either by providing an immersion heater in the reservoir or by pumping the water via a resistive flow heater or thermoblock. One or more temperature sensors are provided to control the
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    19/28 temperature of the dispensed water. Volume control is provided through the use of a flow meter or by controlling the number of pumping cycles of a positive displacement pump. The beverage machine comprises a microprocessor control connected to the heater, pump, flow meter, temperature sensor (s) and also to a barcode reader on the heating head. The heating head is provided with an inlet punch attached to the water inlet and an outlet punch attached to the outlet of the heating head. In use, the perforators form an inlet and an outlet in previously sealed beverage cartridges inserted in the heating head. Preferably, the inlet and outlet punches are formed as a single replaceable punch unit.
    [091] In order to use device 1 in said beverage machine 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the user first removes the replaceable inlet / outlet punch unit 52 from the beverage machine 50 to expose the water inlet from the bottom of the heating head 51 and the outlet from the heating head. The user then configures device 1 in order to adjust the desired volume of heated water to be dispensed by rotating the upper part 10 in relation to the lower part 30 as described above. In doing so, bar code 19 corresponding to the desired heated water dispensing volume is placed in alignment with window 38. At the same time, as shown more clearly in FIG. 2, the arrow symbols 35 on the central protrusion 34 are placed in alignment with the symbols 20 on the top 10 corresponding to the chosen volume of heated water providing a visual check to the user of the configured volume.
    [092] Device 1 is then inserted into the heating head 51 of the beverage machine as shown in FIG. 6 such that the inlet opening 40 of the inlet / outlet member 32 is aligned with the water inlet of the heating head and the spout 42 extends downwards through the
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    20/28 outlet opening of the heating head. In addition, the window 38 of the lower part 30 is aligned with the barcode scanner 53 of the heating head. The correct alignment of the device 1 is ensured by orienting the lobe 37 of the lower part 30 in the corresponding recess in the heating head.
    [093] The upper part of the heating head 51 of the beverage machine 50 is then closed in order to hold the device 1 in position. The compressive force applied to device 1 ensures a fluid impermeable seal between the inlet / outlet member 32 and the fixed bottom of the heating chamber - this seal is enhanced by the presence of the annular peripheral ring 41 and, optionally, one or more seals resilient or compressible, such as O-rings. Consequently, the water inlet of the heating head is fluidly coupled to the inlet opening 40 of the device 1.
    [094] The beverage machine 50 is then operated in the standard manner by pressing the start switch 54. This causes the beverage machine's barcode reader 53 to be activated to scan barcode 19 through window 38 of the bottom 30. Bar code 19 is configured to provide valid instructions to the beverage machine's microprocessor to configure the required dispensing parameters. In the illustrated case where device 1 is used to choose a volume of heated water to be dispensed to the primary parameter configured by bar code 19 is the volume of water dispensed. However, bar code 19 can also configure one or more additional dispensing cycle parameters such as flow rate and temperature of the water to be dispensed.
    [095] After operating the beverage machine barcode reader, the beverage machine 50 operates according to its schedule to heat water from its reservoir to the desired temperature through its heater and then to pump the heated water through the device
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    21/28 by pumping water from the water inlet of the heating head to the bottom 30 through the inlet opening 40, then via the flow passage 44 into the bottom 30 and finally down through the spout 42 and out of the outlet opening 43 to a receptacle positioned on a cup / cup holder 55 of the beverage machine. The volume of water dispensed is determined by means of the flow meter and / or the positive displacement pump of the beverage machine and the dispensing stops once the processor has determined that the volume of water dispensed reaches the desired volume as configured by the bars 19.
    [096] After the dispensing cycle for dispensing heated water, device 1 can be left on the beverage machine in order to dispense an additional amount of heated water or can be removed to replace the inlet / outlet punch unit of drinks in order to dispense drinks using one or more prepackaged beverage ingredients.
    [097] A second device 101 according to the present description is shown in FIGs. 7 to 10 and comprises an upper part 110 and a lower part 130.
    [098] The upper part 110 forms a cap or cover of the device 101 and comprises an annular housing 111 having a centrally located elevated cylindrical extension 121 which can be used as a cable to retain the upper part 110. The housing 111 is relatively thin and forms a generally disk-shaped configuration having a relatively flat body 115 and a dependent circumferential wall 116. An internal face of wall 116 is provided with a screw thread formation (not shown in FIG. 7) through which the upper part 110 it can be screwed on the bottom 130. An external face of the wall 116 is provided with a series of indentations 120 which improves hand and twisting of the upper part 110 when screwing and unscrewing the upper part 110.
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    22/28 [099] The upper part 110 can be formed as a molded component or otherwise thermoformed from polypropylene. Other engineering plastics can also be used.
    [0100] The lower part 130 comprises a body 131 having an inlet opening 140 and a discharge nozzle 142. The discharge nozzle 142 is generally conical in shape and ends at its lower end in an outlet opening 143.
    [0101] The body 131 comprises a generally flat plate 136 that is generally circular in shape, except for a single lobe part 137 that extends at a point around the circumference of the plate 136.
    [0102] The body 131 also comprises a number of elevated formations which extend upwardly from an upper face of the plate 136.
    [0103] An outer wall 160 extends circumferentially around the body 131 and is located close to a periphery of the plate 136. An outer face of the outer wall 160 is provided with a screw thread formation 161 which contributes to the thread formation screw of the wall 116 of the upper part 110 and facilitates the coupling and uncoupling of the upper part 110 with the lower part 130. The outer wall 160 is solid without any through openings.
    [0104] An inner wall 162 extends circumferentially around the body 131 and located close to a center of the plate 136. The inner wall 162 is higher than the outer wall 160. The inner wall 162 is provided with a plurality of slots 162 extending through the inner wall 162 to provide fluid communication through the inner wall 162 to the discharge nozzle 142.
    [0105] An intermediate wall 164 extends circumferentially around the body 131 and is located between the outer wall 160 and the inner wall 162. The intermediate wall 164 is the same height as the outer wall
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    160. The intermediate wall 164 is provided with a plurality of slots 165 that extend through the intermediate wall 164 to provide fluid communication through the intermediate wall 164. The intermediate wall 164 demarcates a zone of beverage ingredient 170 that is within the wall intermediate 164 from a collection zone 171 which is outside the intermediate wall 164.
    [0106] As most clearly shown in FIG. 10, the inlet opening 140 opens in the collection zone 171 of the lower part 130.
    [0107] The beverage ingredient zone 170 is separated into a plurality of chambers by radially extending walls. The walls may be thin walls 172a or in the form of thick walls (or solid segments) 172b. Thus, in the illustrated example, a single main beverage ingredient chamber 180 and three auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers 181 are formed.
    [0108] Slots 165 of intermediate wall 164 provide fluid communication from collection zone 171 with each of chambers 180 and 181.
    [0109] As most clearly shown in FIG. 8, the entrance opening
    140 is formed as a hole in the plate 136 and opens to the collection zone 170. Inlet opening 140 is provided with an annular peripheral ring formation
    141 that stands out from the rest of the surface of the plate 136.
    [0110] One or more sealing members such as rubber or polymer O-ring gaskets can be provided around the inlet opening 140.
    [0111] The discharge nozzle 142 extends downwardly from the plate 136.
    [0112] A barcode 119 is located on the underside of plate 136, the use of which will be described below. Bar code 119 is encoded with
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    24/28 data representative of one or more dispensing parameters, such as volume, temperature or flow rate. Barcode 119 may use a proprietary coding symbology or standard symbology such as Universal Product Code (UPC) or European Article Number 13 (EAN-13).
    [0113] The lower part 130 can be formed from molded polypropylene parts. Other engineering plastics can also be used. The bottom part can be formed as a single mold or from multiple components that are assembled together.
    [0114] The device 101 is assembled by screwing the upper part 110 or cover on the lower part 130 by means of the screw thread formations in each part.
    [0115] As seen best in FIG. 9, when the upper part 110 and the lower part 130 are completely screwed together, the body 115 of the upper part 110 forms a fluid impermeable sealing interface with the tops of the outer wall 160 and the intermediate wall 164, as well as the walls 172a and 172b. Similarly, the inner face of the cylindrical extension 121 forms a fluid impermeable sealing interface with the top of the inner wall 162.
    [0116] To use device 101, a user first separates the top 110 from the bottom 130 by unscrewing the top or cover. Then, one or more beverage ingredients are inserted into one or more beverage ingredient chambers 180 and 181 as more clearly shown in FIG. 10. The beverage ingredient chamber 180 is larger than the auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers 181 and is intended to receive beverage ingredient 190 which will be the main constituent of the beverage. Chamber 180 can receive two or more ingredients as a mixture or composition.
    [0117] Examples of beverage ingredients that can be inserted into the main beverage ingredient chamber 180 include coffee, chocolate, milk, tea and fruit flavored drink mixes.
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    25/28 [0118] Auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers 181 are smaller and designed to receive secondary ingredients 191, 192, 193, such as flavorings, colorants, sweeteners, foaming agents, etc. For a particular beverage, none, one or more auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers 181 can receive ingredients. Each auxiliary chamber 181 can receive two or more ingredients as a mixture or composition.
    [0119] Examples of beverage ingredients that can be inserted into the auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers 181 include coffee extracts, tea extracts, cocoa extracts, dairy based ingredients including creams, foaming agents, flavoring including orange, amaretto, mint, chocolate truffle, etc., and dyes.
    [0120] The beverage ingredients in chambers 180 and 181 can be in a dry form such as a roasted and ground ingredient or a soluble powder or agglomeration. For example, the coffee ingredient can be roasted and ground coffee or freeze-dried or spray-dried coffee. The dry ingredients can be loosely packaged in chambers 180 and 181 or they can be in the form of compressed tablets.
    [0121] The beverage ingredients in chambers 180 and 181 can be in liquid form such as an ingredient based on liquid dairy product or a liquid tea or coffee extract.
    [0122] The beverage ingredients, in particular, when in liquid form, can be contained in a capsule or container formed and sized to be received in chambers 180 and 181 to retain the ingredient within its respective chamber until dispensing. The capsules can be formed from water-soluble or heat-sensitive material that is designed to dissolve in contact with water and / or heated fluid to release the ingredients. An example is polysaccharide films that are soluble in water.
    [0123] The user then screws the top part 110 and the bottom part
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    130 gaskets to seal beverage ingredients within device 101.
    [0124] Device 101 is designed to be used in combination with a beverage machine to dispense heated water of the type described above (including the contents of EP 1,440,639) with respect to device 1 of FIGs. 1 to 5. The description of the beverage machine will not be repeated here. Instead, the reader is directed to the description above.
    [0125] In order to dispense a drink from the device 101 in said beverage machine 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the user first removes the replaceable inlet / outlet punch unit 52 from the beverage machine 50 to expose the water inlet from the bottom of the heating head 51 and the outlet from the heating head. The user then inserts the device 101 into the heating head 51 of the beverage machine as shown in FIG. 6 such that the inlet opening 140 is aligned with the water inlet of the heating head and the discharge nozzle 142 extends downwards through the outlet opening of the heating head. In addition, barcode 119 is aligned with the heating head barcode scanner 53. The correct alignment of the device 1 is ensured by orienting the lobe 137 of the lower part 130 in the corresponding recess in the heating head.
    [0126] The upper part of the heating head 51 of the beverage machine 50 is then closed so as to hold the device 101 in position. The compressive force applied to the body 115 and / or the high extension 121 of the device 101 ensures a fluid impermeable seal between the bottom 130 and the fixed bottom of the heating chamber - this seal is enhanced by the presence of the annular peripheral ring 141 and, optionally, one or more compressible or resilient seals, such as O-rings. Consequently, the water inlet of the heating head is fluidly coupled to the inlet opening 140 of the device 101.
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    27/28 [0127] The beverage machine 50 is then operated in the standard manner by pressing a start key 54. This causes the beverage machine barcode reader 53 to be activated to scan barcode 119. Bar code 119 is configured to provide valid instructions to the beverage machine's microprocessor to configure the required dispensing parameters. These parameters can include the volume of water dispensed, the flow rate and the temperature of the water to be dispensed.
    [0128] After operating the beverage machine barcode reader, the beverage machine 50 operates according to its schedule to heat the water from its reservoir to the desired temperature (if heated water is desired) by through its heater and then to pump water through device 101 by pumping water from the water inlet of the heating head to collection zone 171 through inlet opening 140. Water is enabled to circulate in the zone collection 171 and from there it enters the beverage ingredient chambers 180 and 181 through the slits 165 in the intermediate wall 164. Since in the chambers 180 and 181, the water interacts with the beverage ingredients (after dissolving any wrapper, capsule , film, etc. of ingredient, where present) so that the beverage ingredients are heated or dissolved to form a beverage fluid. The resulting beverage fluid exits to the top of the spout 142 through slits 163 in the inner wall 162. Once in the spout, the beverage fluid mixes and is dispensed out of the outlet opening 143 in a receptacle positioned in a cup / glass / cup holder 55 of the beverage machine.
    [0129] After the dispensing cycle, device 101 can be removed and reused by refilling one or more chambers of beverage ingredients 180 and 181 as desired.
    [0130] While the examples above have been described with respect to devices 1 and 101 with a discharge nozzle, this is not essential. Instead,
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    28/28 the devices can emit water or another drink to a spout or channel of a drink machine.
    [0131] While the above examples have been described with respect to a Tassimo® beverage machine, devices 1 and 101 of the present description can be configured to work with other beverage machines.
    权利要求:
    Claims (12)
    [1]
    1. Rechargeable device (1), suitable for use with a beverage machine (50), the device (1) comprising:
    an inlet (40) for receiving, in use, water from a water source of the beverage machine (50);
    an outlet (43) through which fluid can be dispensed; and a plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181);
    FEATURED by the fact that the inlet (40) is located at or near a periphery of the device (1), the outlet (43) is located at or near a center of the device, and the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) being distributed circumferentially around the outlet (43).
    [2]
    2. Refillable device (1) according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that a plurality of fluid flow paths extend from the inlet (40) to the outlet (43) and the plurality of ingredient chambers refillable beverage cups (180, 181) is located so that a fluid flow path passes through each of the refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181).
    [3]
    3. Refillable device (1) according to either of Claims 1 or 2, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the ends upstream and downstream of each of the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) are defined through a barrier (162, 164) with one or more openings (163, 165) in it.
    [4]
    4. Rechargeable device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that it comprises a first part (10) and a second part (30) that can be separated from each other to allow the filling of ingredients of drink in the plurality of chambers
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    2/3 refillable beverage ingredient (180, 181) and subsequently coupled together.
    [5]
    Refillable device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, CHARACTERIZED in that the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) comprises a main beverage ingredient chamber (180) and a plurality of auxiliary beverage ingredient chambers (181).
    [6]
    6. Combination, CHARACTERIZED by being of the refillable device (1) as defined in any one of claims 1 to 5, and one or more portions of beverage ingredients.
    [7]
    7. Combination according to claim 6, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that one or more portions of beverage ingredients are individually contained in a bag, wrapper, capsule, film or similar.
    [8]
    8. Combination, according to claim 7, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the bag, wrap, capsule, film or similar is soluble in water.
    [9]
    9. Combination, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it is a combination of a rechargeable device (1), as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, and a beverage machine (50).
    [10]
    10. Combination according to claim 9, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the outlet (43) of the device (1) defines an outlet (43) for the discharge of the beverage machine (50).
    [11]
    11. Combination according to claim 9 or 10, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the device (1) is interchangeable with a cartridge punching unit (52) and / or a discharge nozzle for the beverage machine (50).
    [12]
    12. Method for dispensing a drink from a beverage machine (50), CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it comprises using a refillable device (1) as defined in any of the claims of
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    1 to 5; the method comprising the steps of:
    a) open the device (1);
    b) filling one or more of the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) with one or more portions of beverage ingredient;
    c) close the device (1);
    d) insert the device (1) into the beverage machine (50);
    e) operating the beverage machine (50) to thus dispense water through the plurality of refillable beverage ingredient chambers (180, 181) and out of the outlet (43) of the device (1) to a receptacle.
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