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US 2016/0353918 A1Published application
A capsule kit for use in a food preparation machine
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorChristian Talon
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AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorChristian Talon
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The present invention is directed to a kit of at least two capsules (11) each for containing at least one specific food ingredient, the capsules being adapted to be alternatively functionally inserted in the brewing cavity of a food preparation machine (1) for the preparation of a multi-ingredient food product, characterized in that each capsule in the kit (11) comprises at least one deformable portion (17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38) that is deformed when said capsule is inserted into the machine cavity, and/or when said cavity is closed, so that at least one machine operational parameter is set by detection of the reaction force on the machine cavity by the deformed deformable portion, said kit being further characterized in that different capsules in the kit comprise deformable portions with different predetermined mechanical properties so as to customize the machine brewing functional parameters to each capsule inserted therein.
A kit of at least two capsules each for containing at least one specific food ingredient, the capsules being adapted to be alternatively functionally inserted in the brewing cavity of a food preparation machine for the preparation of a multi-ingredient food product, each capsule in the kit comprises at least one deformable portion that is deformed when the capsule is inserted into the machine cavity, and/or when the cavity is closed, so that at least one machine operational parameter is set by detection of the reaction force on the machine cavity by the deformed deformable portion, that different capsules in the kit comprise deformable portions with different predetermined mechanical properties so as to customize the machine brewing functional parameters to each capsule inserted therein.
A food preparation system comprising a kit of at least two ingredient capsules each for containing at least one specific food ingredient, the capsules being adapted to be alternatively functionally inserted in the brewing cavity of a food preparation machine for the preparation of a multi-ingredient food product, each capsule in the kit comprises at least one deformable portion that is deformed when the capsule is inserted into the machine cavity, and/or when the cavity is closed, so that at least one machine operational parameter is set by detection of the reaction force on the machine cavity by the deformed deformable portion, that different capsules in the kit comprise deformable portions with different predetermined mechanical properties so as to customize the machine brewing functional parameters to each capsule inserted therein, the machine cavity comprises a force sensitive portion adapted to cooperate with the deformable portion of each capsule to transmit operational data from the capsule to the machine, the data being function of the deformation properties of the deformable portion.
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