US 2024/0225344 A1Published application

Systems and processes including cartridges of single portions of edible substance

AssigneeNovadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda

InventorsRui Miguel NABEIRO, João André DE FIGUEIREDO BRANCO, Tiago Rafael DA SILVA FERROLHO MENDES, Claudia FIGUEIRA BARROS DOS REIS

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Abstract

The present invention refers to systems of distribution and preparation of edible products, that include cartridges (1, 1′) adapted for collection of single portions (2) of edible substances devoid of single packages, and apparatus (10) for preparation of edible products, such as aromatic beverages, for example espresso type coffee, adapted for operating single portions (2) in product preparation devices (12), for example extraction devices, whereby the systems and processes are adapted so that provide a simpler and more reliable handling of the cartridges (1, 1′) and/or single portions (2), as well as present a simpler construction and provider better ergonomics. The present invention further refers to processes of operation of systems of the type of the present invention.

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Dependent claims

A system for distributing and preparing edible products, for example a beverage, and comprising:

at least one type of cartridge comprising a package that gas barrier confines a plurality of single portions of aromatic edible substance, for example roast and ground coffee beans, devoid of respective single packages,
at least one type of product preparation apparatus comprising a discharge disposition and a product preparation device, for example an extraction device, adapted so that can collect and operate a single portion,
whereby the discharge disposition presents a discharge passageway adapted for passage of single portions, preferentially in a previously determined position of its central symmetry axis, and
whereby a plurality of single portions can be disposed along a previously defined alignment on a discharge position upstream of the discharge passageway,
wherein the system is adapted so that single portions can be retained in discharge position, forcefully constrained towards the discharge passageway by an upstream force, and so that an interruption of said retention can be actuated so as to deliver the single portions one-by-one to the product preparation device.

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A process for operating a system of distribution and preparation of edible products,

wherein includes at least one cycle of preparation of edible product, whereby single portions devoid of respective single packages are operated in an apparatus of preparation of edible product, and that comprises the steps:
disposing a plurality of single portions in an operative position where they are impinged by a force along a previously defined alignment relative to a discharge disposition and operatively retained upstream of a discharge passageway thereof;
optionally, confirming that the product preparation device is in the open position;
operating the removal of retention so as to supply the single portion furthest downstream to the product preparation device;
operating the closure of the product preparation device;
impinging directly the single portion with a pressurized flow, so that the pressurized flow only interacts with the edible substance in the volume confined by the closed product preparation device,
discharging edible product from the closed product preparation device;
optionally, operating the opening of the product preparation device;
discharging operation residues downstream thereof, whereby the residues do not include non-bio-degradable materials.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.