Capsule, in particular for beverages and method for filling associated

Abstract

The present disclosure refers to a capsule (100), in particular a capsule (100) for beverages, comprising a lateral wall (101), a head portion (102), and a bottom portion (103), the head portion (102) and the bottom portion (103) being joined to the lateral wall (101),wherein said lateral wall (101), said head portion (102) and said bottom portion (103) detect an inner cavity (100c) in use insulated from the outer environment and configured to contain, in use, a substance at least partially fluid and/or powdery, in particular destined to produce a beverage in the form of additivated liquid the substance thereof represents a determined part in weight,wherein said capsule (100) for beverages is configured to withstand within said inner cavity (100c) a predetermined pressure produced by said substance,and wherein at least one among said head portion (102) and/or said bottom portion (103) and/or said lateral wall (101) comprises an opening portion configured to be perforated by a perforator (202) of a capsules opening device (300) determining an opening of the inner cavity (100c) suitable to cause an outflow of the substance, said outflow being at least partially produced by the pressure within said inner cavity (100c).

1 . A capsule, in particular a capsule for beverages, comprising a lateral wall, a head portion, and a bottom portion, the head portion and the bottom portion being joined to the lateral wall,
 wherein said lateral wall, said head portion and said bottom portion define an inner cavity in use insulated from the outer environment and configured to contain, in use, a substance at least partially fluid and/or powdery, in particular destined to produce a beverage in the form of additivated liquid of which the substance represents a determined part in weight,   wherein said capsule for beverages is configured to withstand within said inner cavity a predetermined pressure produced by said substance,   and wherein at least one among said head portion and/or said bottom portion and/or said lateral wall comprises an opening portion configured to be perforated by a perforator of a capsules opening device determining an opening of the inner cavity destined to cause an outflow of the substance, said outflow being at least partially produced by the pressure within said inner cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , comprising an opening configured to be in use closed determining an insulation of the inner cavity from the outer environment, optionally wherein the head portion is a portion defining said opening, the opening being configured to allow an introduction of said substance within said inner cavity and being configured to be closed by means of at least a welding and/or folding and/or crimping and/or gluing operation destined to seal the opening for allowing an insulation of the inner cavity from the outer environment. 
     
     
         3 . The capsule according to  claim 2 , wherein said insulation is sufficient to determine a maintenance of the predetermined pressure for a predetermined period of time, said predetermined period of time being optionally at least equal to 1 week, or 3 weeks, or 1 month, or 3 months, or 5 months, or 9 months, or 1 year, or 1 year and a half, or 2 years, or 3 years. 
     
     
         4 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one among the lateral wall, the head portion or the bottom portion is realized in metallic material, optionally said lateral wall, said head portion and said bottom portion being realized in metallic material, optionally integrally in metallic material, optionally wherein said metallic material comprises aluminum or its alloy and/or steel,
 wherein the lateral wall comprises a first portion, in particular a first ending portion, and comprises a second portion, in particular a second ending portion,   the first portion of the lateral wall being directly joined to said head portion, the second portion of the lateral wall being directly joined to said bottom portion, and wherein:
 the lateral wall, the head portion and the bottom portion are realized as a single piece, and/or are integral and/or are obtained from a single sheet of metallic material, optionally by means of folding and/or deformation, or 
 the lateral wall is joined by means of a welding and/or folding and/or crimping and/or gluing process to the head portion and/or to the bottom portion. 
   
     
     
         5 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the bottom portion presents a substantially planar wall, or   wherein the bottom portion presents at least a perimeter ring substantially developing itself on a plane and/or detecting a transversal section higher with respect to a transversal section detected by the lateral wall and/or protruding outwards with respect to said lateral wall,   
       the capsule for beverages comprising a longitudinal axis passing through the inner cavity, the longitudinal axis being substantially orthogonal with respect to at least part of the, preferably all of the, bottom portion and/or being the axis around which said lateral wall develops, 
       the capsule mainly extending itself along said longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         6 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion presents a convex portion and wherein the convex portion extends itself outwards of said cavity and/or detects a corresponding concave portion of said cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , comprising said substance, and wherein said substance is a substance configured to generate said pressure when contained in said inner cavity, said substance being in particular a substance configured to generate said pressure by state transformation,
 optionally wherein said pressure is a pressure lower than 0.5 bar and/or is a pressure lower than the limits given by the European rule “Pressure Equipment Device” 2014/68/UE and/or wherein the capsule for beverages is configured to withstand at an inner pressure at least equal to 100 bar, or at least equal to 150 bar, or at least equal to 200 bar.   
     
     
         8 . The capsule according to  claim 7 , wherein said substance comprises an at least partially powdery substance, optionally a mineralization mix, configured to cause a water mineralization, in particular a water mineralization for human consumption,
 wherein said mineralization mix comprises at least one among magnesium carbonate or bicarbonate and/or calcium carbonate or bicarbonate and/or comprises at least one among magnesium, potassium, calcium, fluorine, iron, sodium, sulphur, silicon minerals,   and wherein said substance comprises a cooled and/or cooling and/or originally cooled material, ( 2100 ) optionally dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, destined to cause a gas formation, optionally carbon-dioxide gas, by state transformation, and/or comprises a gas, optionally carbon-dioxide gas, said gas optionally deriving from a state transformation of a cooled and/or cooling and/or originally cooled material, optionally deriving from a state transformation of dry ice or solid carbon dioxide.   
     
     
         9 . The capsule according to  claim 1 , comprising at least an identification device, in particular an electronic tag and/or a radiofrequency identification circuit, the at least an identification device, in particular an electronic tag and/or a radiofrequency identification circuit being irremovably, or irremovably in use, associated and/or fixed to the capsule for beverages. 
     
     
         10 . A method for filling a capsule, in particular a capsule for beverages, more in particular a capsule for beverages according to  claim 1 , said method comprising:
 the introduction of a cooled material, optionally dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, destined to cause a gas formation, optionally carbon-dioxide gas, by state transformation, and/or the introduction of a gas, optionally carbon-dioxide gas, said gas optionally deriving from the state transformation of a cooled material, optionally deriving from dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, within an opening of the capsule opening itself on an inner cavity of the capsule,   the introduction of a substance at least partially powdery within an opening of the inner cavity of the capsule, optionally wherein the at least partially powdery substance comprises a mineralization mix, configured to cause a water mineralization, in particular a water mineralization for human consumption, within the opening of the capsule opening itself on the inner cavity of the capsule,   a closing of the capsule comprising the closing of the opening of the capsule in such a way that the inner cavity is insulated from the outer environment.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the closing of the capsule is destined to allow an increase and/or a maintenance of the pressure within the inner cavity deriving from the state transformation of said cooled material and/or is destined to allow the maintenance of a predetermined inner pressure after the introduction of said gas. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the closing of the capsule takes place through a folding and/or crimping and/or welding and/or gluing process of at least a portion of the capsule, in particular of a head portion of the capsule, said head portion being the portion wherein is originally present said opening, and/or wherein the introduction of said cooled material and/or of said gas is such as to determine, after the closing of the capsule, a pressure lower than 0.5 bar and/or a pressure lower than the limits given by the European rule “Pressure Equipment Device” 2014/68/UE. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10 , comprising a step of introduction of a predetermined quantity of a solvent, in particular of a predetermined quantity of water, in particular of a predetermined quantity of distilled water, within the opening of the capsule opening itself on the inner cavity of the capsule. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the introduction of said cooled material and/or of said gas and the introduction of said powdery substance take place before the closing of the capsule. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the introduction of the predetermined quantity of solvent, in particular of the predetermined quantity of water, in particular of the predetermined quantity of distilled water, takes place before the closing of the capsule,
 said predetermined quantity of solvent, in particular the predetermined quantity of water, in particular the predetermined quantity of distilled water, being sufficient to cause an at least partial dissolution, preferably substantially total, of said powdery substance.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10 , comprising a cooling of the predetermined quantity of solvent, in particular of the predetermined quantity of water, in particular of the predetermined quantity of distilled water, before the introduction of the predetermined quantity of solvent, in particular of the predetermined quantity of water, in particular of the predetermined quantity of distilled water, within the opening of the capsule,
 said cooling being a cooling close to the solidification temperature of said solvent, in particular close to the solidification temperature of said water, more in particular close to the solidification temperature of the distilled water, and/or the introduction of the predetermined quantity of solvent, in particular of the predetermined quantity of water, more in particular of the predetermined quantity of distilled water, taking place at temperature substantially close to the solidification temperature.