Coffee capsule and system for producing coffee extract from with the capsule

• Main Authors: GARCIN KARINE, ABEGGLEN DANIEL, FLICK JEAN-MARC, PELLETIER SEBASTIEN, REBELO VIVIANE, GERBAULET ARNAUD
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 09.11.2016
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to a single-use coffee capsule (2) with an extraction foil member (10) for the preparation of a liquid coffee extract in an coffee preparation apparatus comprising an extraction unit (20) with a capsule extraction plate (21) comprising a tearing portion (24) of tearing surface area A2 for creating coffee flow orifices in the extraction foil member (10). The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body (2) comprising a cavity (6) containing a predetermined amount of roast and ground coffee, wherein the cavity is defined by a bottom wall (4) and a side wall (5), the side wall (5) ends by a cavity opening (8) delimited by an internal peripheral edge (9), the cavity (6) of the capsule contains at least 6.9 grams of roast and ground coffee, the cavity opening (8) is arranged to have an opening surface area A1, measured at the internal peripheral edge (9), such that the ratio of the area A1 relative to the tearing portion surface area A2 is at least of 2.0, preferably comprised between 2.1 and 2.5. 本发明