Portioned system for preparing a nutritional product
View Patent ↗A portioned system for preparing a nutritional liquid product comprising a liquid supply device ( 2, 41 ) and a container ( 4, 38 ) containing nutritional ingredients; said container having an opening ( 8 ), the system further 5 comprising a liquid injection interface ( 9, 37 ) for supplying an amount of liquid in the container ( 4, 38 ) thereby providing the nutritional liquid product, wherein the liquid injection interface ( 9, 37 ) comprises a liquid inlet ( 11, 43 ) and a product outlet ( 16, 48 ) for removing the nutritional liquid product from the container wherein the liquid injection interface comprises a wall ( 10 ) extending 10 transversally relative to the opening of the container during the operation of the system; said transversal wall ( 10 ) comprising the liquid inlet ( 11, 43 ) and the product outlet ( 16, 48 ) which are transversally distant one another along the said wall.
1. A portioned system for preparing a nutritional liquid product, the portioned system comprising:
a liquid supply device;
a container containing nutritional ingredients, the container having an opening; and
a liquid injection interface for supplying a liquid in the container to provide the nutritional liquid product by mixing the liquid with the nutritional ingredients in the container, the liquid injection interface comprising a liquid inlet and a product outlet for removing the nutritional liquid product from the container,
the liquid injection interface further comprises a wall that is sealed onto a flange-like rim of the container in a fixed manner to form a single-use capsule, and the wall extends transversally relative to the opening of the container, the wall comprising the liquid inlet and the product outlet which are transversally distant to one another along the wall,
the liquid injection interface further comprises a product dispensing duct substantially parallel or perpendicular to the wall, the product dispensing duct is formed by the wall and a cover connected to the wall, and wherein the liquid injection interface is positioned in the liquid supply device when engaged with the container during operation.
2. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface is positioned vertically in the liquid supply device when engaged with the container during operation so that the product outlet is placed on the liquid injection interface at a distance below the liquid inlet during product dispensing.
3. The portioned system of claim 2 , wherein the product outlet is located in front of the opening and adjacent the flange-like rim of the container.
4. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface is located horizontally in the liquid supply device when engaged with the container during operation and below the container so that the product outlet is placed laterally distant from the liquid inlet.
5. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface further comprises an antimicrobial filter.
6. The portioned system of claim 5 , wherein the liquid injection interface further comprises a filter-supporting structure formed by several studs or ridges protruding from a recessed seat onto which the antimicrobial filter is placed.
7. The portioned system of claim 5 , wherein the antimicrobial filter is covered by the cover.
8. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface has at least one inlet perforation member for opening at least one liquid orifice in the container when engaged with the container and at least one outlet perforation member for opening at least one product dispensing orifice in the container when engaged with the container.
9. The portioned system of claim 8 , wherein the container has a perforable membrane which closes the opening of the container and which is perforated by the liquid injection interface when the liquid injection interface engages the container.
10. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface is a separable and disposable part placed between the container and the liquid supply device.
11. A capsule for preparing a nutritional liquid product from nutritional ingredients, the capsule comprising:
a container having an opening; and
a liquid injection interface for supplying a liquid in the container to provide the nutritional liquid product, the liquid injection interface comprising a liquid inlet and a product outlet for removing the nutritional liquid product from the container,
the liquid injection interface comprises a transversal wall that is sealed onto a flange-like rim of the container for closing the opening of the container, the transversal wall comprising the liquid inlet and the product outlet which are transversally distant to one another along the transversal wall,
the liquid injection interface is connected to the container in a fixed manner to form a single-use capsule, and
the liquid injection interface further comprises a product dispensing duct substantially parallel or perpendicular to the transversal wall, the product dispensing duct is formed by the wall and a cover connected to the wall.
12. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid injection interface further comprises an antimicrobial filter, and the antimicrobial filter is positioned between the wall and the cover.
13. The portioned system of claim 1 , wherein the product dispensing duct is substantially parallel to the wall.