Capsule with filter for preparing a liquid nutritional or food composition and related beverage production system
US8563058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/8055
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A capsule for use in a beverage production device, the capsule containing ingredients to produce a nutritional or food liquid when a liquid is fed into the capsule at an inlet face thereof, with the capsule being provided with a filter having a plurality of filtering orifices and a flow collection member placed downstream of the filter to collect the filtered liquid from the filtering orifices. The collection member includes at least one restriction orifice to focus the flow of liquid in at least one jet of liquid at high velocity in the compartment containing the ingredients. The invention is particularly advantageous for producing a nutritional liquid (e.g., infant formula) or a food from powdered ingredients.
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