公开(公告)号：US20040197444A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-07

申请号：US10763444

申请日：2004-01-23

申请人： Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Halliday ,  Colin Ballard ,  Satwinder Panesar ,  David Smith

IPC分类号： A23B004/00

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695 ,  A47J31/4407 ,  A47J31/446 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/56 ,  B65D2203/06

摘要： A low pressure beverage preparation system for automatically preparing a range of beverage types from a range of beverage cartridges, the system comprising: a beverage preparation machine; and a plurality of beverage cartridges, each beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients associated with a specific beverage type, wherein the beverage preparation system comprises: a. means for receiving one of said plurality of beverage cartridges in said beverage preparation machine and means for supplying, in use, to said beverage cartridge an aqueous medium at a pressure of less than 2 bar to produce a beverage from the one or more beverage ingredients contained therein; b. a reader in said beverage preparation machine for automatically interpreting a code written on said beverage cartridge; c. processing means for creating a specific brewing cycle based on said code; d. means for automatically adjusting a temperature of said aqueous medium based on said code prior to supply of said aqueous medium to the beverage cartridge; e. means in at least some of said plurality of beverage cartridges for optionally, dependant on beverage type, producing foaming of the beverage; and f. a user interface for initiating an operating cycle; wherein the beverage preparation system can produce a range of beverage types including at least, but not limited to, filtered coffee, cappuccino, tea, chocolate and frothed milk, and wherein operation of the user interface is independent of the beverage type being dispensed.

摘要翻译： 一种低压饮料制备系统，用于从一系列饮料盒自动准备一系列饮料类型，所述系统包括：饮料制备机; 以及多个饮料盒，每个饮料筒包含与特定饮料类型相关联的一种或多种饮料成分，其中所述饮料制备系统包括：a。 用于在所述饮料制备机器中接收所述多个饮料筒中的一个的装置和用于在所述饮料筒中以小于2巴的压力向所述饮料筒供应水性介质以从所述一种或多种饮料成分中提供饮料的装置 其中 b。 所述饮料制备机器中的读取器用于自动解释写在所述饮料盒上的代码; C。 用于基于所述代码创建特定酿造循环的处理装置; d。 用于在将所述水性介质供应到饮料筒之前基于所述代码自动调节所述水性介质的温度的装置; e。 在至少一些所述多个饮料盒中的装置，用于任选地取决于饮料类型，产生饮料的发泡; 和f。 用于启动操作周期的用户界面; 其中所述饮料制备系统可以产生一系列饮料类型，所述饮料类型至少包括但不限于经过滤的咖啡，卡布奇诺咖啡，茶，巧克力和起泡奶，并且其中用户界面的操作独立于所分配的饮料类型。

公开(公告)号：US20040187696A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：US10763770

申请日：2004-01-23

申请人： Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Halliday ,  Adam Lloyd ,  Satwinder Panesar ,  David Smith

IPC分类号： A23F003/00

CPC分类号： B65D85/8043 ,  A47J31/4407 ,  A47J31/446 ,  A47J31/56 ,  B67D2001/0812

摘要： The present invention provides a cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the cartridge comprising or being adapted to have formed therein at least one inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge and at least one outlet, characterised in that flow of the aqueous medium through the cartridge is generally in an inward direction from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种包含一种或多种饮料成分并且由基本上为空气和水不渗透材料形成的盒，所述盒包括或适于在其中形成有用于将水性介质引入盒中的至少一个入口， 至少一个出口，其特征在于，所述含水介质通过所述盒的流动通常沿从所述至少一个入口到所述至少一个出口的向内方向。