公开(公告)号：US10582799B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15513208

申请日：2015-09-22

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Werner Balkau

IPC分类号： A47J31/44

摘要： An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk and a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk. The docking element includes a main body with a plurality of fluid channels and a supplementary part, which is reversibly removable from the main body. The supplementary part has a material that is softer in comparison to the main body, is continuous and includes several elements through which milk, steam, water and/or air can flow and which engage into the fluid channels.

公开(公告)号：US20180325308A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15779270

申请日：2016-11-28

申请人： QBO Coffee GmbH

发明人： Rafael Stasch

IPC分类号： A47J31/58 ,  A47J31/36 ,  A47J31/52

CPC分类号： A47J31/58 ,  A47J31/3633 ,  A47J31/525

摘要： A beverage-making machine having a housing that has a capsule insertion opening through which a portion capsule is inserted and having a brewing module having a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part that is movable relative to the first brewing module part. A brewing chamber can be formed by the first and second brewing module parts, the brewing chamber at least partly surrounding the portion capsule which is in a brewing position during the brewing process in order to brew a brewed beverage and discharge same out of the portion capsule. The beverage-making machine also has an electric drive for moving the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part and a controller for controlling the electric drive. The controller determines the current position of the second brewing module part relative to the first brewing module part at all times.

公开(公告)号：US20170035237A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：US15203064

申请日：2016-07-06

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Louis Deuber

IPC分类号： A47J31/40 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65D85/804

CPC分类号： A47J31/407 ,  A47J31/0689 ,  A47J31/3623 ,  A47J31/369 ,  B65B29/022 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65D85/8043 ,  B65D2081/007

摘要： A coffee capsule is provided, the outer dimensions of which are matched to the size of a filtered-coffee capsule, but which has a separating element that separates an empty area from an extraction-material area. Furthermore, at least one liquid channel is provided, which passes through the empty area for example. The liquid channel or liquid channels and the extraction-material area are designed in such a way that water introduced into the capsule at an injection location or a beverage produced in the capsule substantially does not enter the empty area.

摘要翻译： 提供了咖啡胶囊，其外形尺寸与过滤咖啡胶囊的尺寸相匹配，但是具有将空白区域与提取材料区域分开的分离元件。 此外，提供至少一个液体通道，其通过例如空的区域。 液体通道或液体通道和提取材料区域被设计成使得在注射位置处引入胶囊的水或在胶囊中产生的饮料基本上不进入空白区域。

公开(公告)号：US20160325862A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15104441

申请日：2014-12-11

申请人： QBO COFFEE GMBH

发明人： Louis Deuber ,  Rüdiger Ternité ,  Robert Stein

IPC分类号： B65B29/02 ,  B65B51/22 ,  B65D85/804 ,  B65B7/28

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  B65B7/2878 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B51/225

摘要： A method for producing a capsule includes providing a plastic main body having a bottom region, a peripheral side wall, and a peripheral main-body collar adjoining the peripheral side wall, wherein the main body has a substantially rectangular cross-section in the region of the main-body collar; providing a deep-drawn plastic cover for closing the capsule, wherein the cover forms an outward curvature, which adjoins a peripheral cover collar; filling the main body with an extraction material; and placing the cover onto the main body such that the cover collar lies on the main-body collar and fastening the cover collar to the main-body collar via ultrasonic welding. The cover is provided with an energy-director, which focuses the ultrasound energy during the ultrasonic welding, and wherein the cover has at least one groove that extends peripherally on an outer face in the region of the cover collar.

摘要翻译： 一种胶囊的制造方法，其特征在于，提供具有底部区域，周边侧壁和邻接所述周边侧壁的周边主体轴颈的塑料主体，其中，所述主体具有大致矩形的横截面， 主体领; 提供用于封闭胶囊的深拉塑料盖，其中所述盖形成邻接外围盖环的向外的曲率; 用提取材料填充主体; 并且将盖放置在主体上，使得盖环位于主体轴环上，并且通过超声波焊接将盖环紧固到主体套环。 所述盖设置有能量导向器，其在超声波焊接期间聚焦超声能量，并且其中所述盖具有至少一个在所述盖环的区域中的外表面上周向延伸的凹槽。

公开(公告)号：US20160311610A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US15104430

申请日：2014-12-11

申请人： QBO COFFEE GMBH

发明人： Louis Deuber ,  Rüdiger Ternité ,  Ingo Lantz

IPC分类号： B65D85/804 ,  A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/36

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  A47J31/3623 ,  A47J31/407 ,  B65B7/2878 ,  B65B29/022

摘要： A portion capsule that is filled with an extraction substance for producing a brewed product, and includes a main part and a cover. The main part has a base region and a peripheral lateral wall. The cover is secured to the main part along a peripheral collar. The collar is connected to the peripheral lateral wall toward a cover side. The main part has a substantially rectangular cross-section in the region of the collar. The cover forms an outward curvature such that the cover contributes to a capsule volume, and the collar is at least 1.6 mm wide.

摘要翻译： 填充有用于生产冲煮产品的提取物质的部分胶囊，并且包括主要部分和盖子。 主要部分具有基部区域和外围侧壁。 盖子沿着外围套环固定到主要部件上。 套环连接到周边侧壁朝向盖侧。 主体部分在轴环区域具有大致矩形的横截面。 盖形成向外的曲率，使得盖有助于胶囊体积，并且套环至少为1.6mm宽。

公开(公告)号：US10463189B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15311869

申请日：2015-05-19

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Tobias Conrady ,  Claudio Foscan

IPC分类号： A47J31/36 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/56 ,  A23F5/26

摘要： An extraction appliance with a brewing module for forming a brewing chamber for a portion capsule, with a water feed comprising a pump and a water heater for feeding water under pressure to the brewing chamber. The extraction appliance includes a control for the pump that can be integrated into the pump or be present at least partly externally of the pump, as well as a device for measuring the fluid flow into the brewing chamber. The control is configured such that a pump power of the pump is dependent on the fluid flow, and specifically such that given a lower fluid flow, the pump power is reduced in comparison to a greater fluid flow.

公开(公告)号：US20190053660A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US16080098

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： QBO COFFEE GMBH

发明人： Friedrich Kroos

IPC分类号： A47J31/44 ,  A47J31/46

摘要： A milk frother system includes a gear pump which, at an inlet side is connected at least to a milk feed conduit that, for its part, is connected during operation to a milk vessel that can be filled with milk, for example by way of it projecting into the vessel. The gear pump sucks milk out of the milk vessel via the milk feed conduit. The system also includes a feed conduit for water and/or steam to the gear pump, for example in order to rinse this after use or also, by way of the feed of steam, to heat the delivered milk. The milk frother system is configured, under predefined conditions and before delivery of milk, to deliver water and/or steam to the gear pump via the feed conduit, in order to wet the gear pump.

公开(公告)号：US20190045971A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16076762

申请日：2017-02-10

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Doreen Hartmann ,  Nils Eckelt ,  Wolfgang Gödde

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/44 ,  A47J31/40

摘要： A drinks preparation system includes a preparation module for a brewed drink, a milk module for the delivery of milk and at least one outlet that is designed such that the brewed drink and the milk can be delivered into one and the same drinks vessel, which is placed on a placement platform, i.e. without having to rearrange the drinks vessel between the delivery of the brewed drink and the delivery of the milk. The system further includes a display device with a graphic display for the display of the delivery drinks quantity in real time. The display device is configured to display the cumulative quantity of the delivered brewed drink and of the delivered milk via a common, graphic display element. The display element therefore shows a filling level, which represents an added quantity of the two drinks shares (brewed drink, delivered milk).

公开(公告)号：US20180325307A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15775914

申请日：2016-11-14

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Rafael Stasch ,  Rüdiger Ternitè ,  Robert Stein ,  Doreen Hartmann

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/44

CPC分类号： A47J31/521 ,  A47J31/407 ,  A47J31/4485 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/52

摘要： A method for operating a drinks preparation machine, for producing a total product amid the use of a portion package, and according to a preparation prescript. The method includes detecting a portion code of a portion package by way of a portion recognition unit; determining first preparation parameters of the preparation prescript that are assigned to the portion code and are stored in the drinks preparation machine, and determining second preparation parameters of the preparation prescript, wherein at least one of the first and/or the second preparation parameters is an adaptable preparation parameter, and at least one preparation parameters is not adaptable; detecting a user input for adapting at least one adaptable preparation parameter; and preparing the total product according to the preparation prescript with at least one adapted preparation parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20170303735A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15513217

申请日：2015-09-22

申请人： Qbo Coffee GmbH

发明人： Werner Balkau

IPC分类号： A47J31/44

摘要： An appliance for preparing frothed milk is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. The milk frothing unit is configured such that an operating parameter is adjustable in a manner depending on a measured value and/or on a user input.