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Abstract
Description
- This application is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/034,507, filed Jan. 13, 2005, which claims the benefit of German Patent Application No. 10 2004 002 004.3, filed Jan. 14, 2004.
- The present invention refers to a coffee maker for brewing coffee powder contained in a cartridge, comprising a brewing chamber adapted to receive a coffee powder cartridge, at least one means for punching the coffee powder cartridge, and a pump for feeding hot brewing water into the brewing chamber.
- Coffee makers of this kind are used predominantly in homes, i.e. are designed for household use. As compared to conventional coffee makers with a grinder for grinding whole coffee beans, a fundamental advantage of the above mentioned coffee maker may be seen in the fact that a qualitatively high grade coffee beverage can be prepared by using pre-packed coffee powder cartridges, the more so as the coffee powder is optimally ground and kept in the cartridge in an airtight manner. Moreover, such coffee makers are less subject to contamination by coffee powder.
- For brewing the coffee powder contained in the cartridge, either manually operated or semi-automatic as well as fully automatic coffee makers are used. Usually, in a manually operated coffee maker, the cartridge is inserted into a cartridge holder that in turn is inserted into the coffee maker. In the semi-automatic coffee makers, the cartridge is inserted into a cartridge retainer or directly into the brewing chamber of the machine, whereby the brewing chamber is manually closed by means of a central lever mechanism. In a fully automatic coffee maker, however, the cartridge is removed from a cartridge magazine and automatically inserted into the brewing chamber; after the brewing operation, the cartridge is removed from the brewing chamber and discarded into a trash receptacle without any intervention of the operator.
- All these above mentioned species of coffee maker usually comprise a hollow so-called brewing spike provided with radial outlet openings for injecting brewing water into the cartridge that is also adapted to punch the bottom and the cover, respectively, of the cartridge. Also known are manually operated coffee makers in which the cartridge retainer is provided with a plurality of embossments located on an outlet grate; these embossments break open the cover of the cartridge as soon as brewing water is injected into the cartridge from the opposite side thereof and the cartridge is pressed against the embossments under the influence of the hydraulic overpressure created by the pressurized brewing water. During the subsequent brewing operation, the brewing water is injected into the cartridge by means of the brewing spike, with the result that is flows under pressure through the coffee powder contained in the cartridge and escapes from the cartridge through the opening created by the embossments.
- Independent of the fact whether it is a manually operated coffee maker or a semi-automatic or a fully automatic machine, the coffee maker is designed and adapted to the cartridge so as to produce a coffee beverage having froth on its surface; that froth usually is considered as a characteristic of a good coffee beverage.
- Even if great efforts have been taken to ensure that the prepared coffee beverage has durable froth on its surface, in certain countries the desire arises to prepare also conventional coffee in the sense of a filter coffee by means of these coffee makers. In place of the expression “filter coffee”, also the expression “gentle coffee” is used.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,325,765 discloses a beverage filter cartridge including an impermeable pierceable base having a predetermined shape and an opening at one end. A self-supporting wettable filter element is disposed in the base. It sealingly engages with the opening in the base and has a form different and smaller than the predetermined shape of the base so that the filter element diverges from the base and divides the base into two sealed chambers, namely a first chamber for storing an extract of the beverage to be made, and a second empty chamber for accessing the beverage after the beverage outflow from the filter has been made by combining a liquid with the extract. Further, it comprises an impermeable pierceable cover sealingly engaged with the opening in the base to form an impermeable cartridge. For extracting the coffee powder, the cartridge is punched at both sides by means of an upper and a lower punching member. The lower punching member is eccentrically arranged such that it extends into the second chamber between the base and the filter element without damaging the filter element. Pressurized brewing water is fed into the cartridge through the upper punching member. It passes through the coffee powder and the filter element and enters the second chamber. Therefrom, it flows through the lower punching element into a beverage container.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,537,384 discloses a steam and water preparing machine, especially for preparing coffee and tea beverages. It comprises a pump unit and a subsequent boiler. A removable filter head is provided for receiving coffee powder. The pump is designed such that it discharges a constant volume of water per revolution, independent of the inner resistance of the filter head, resulting in an exactly predetermined water amount of a predetermined temperature to be fed through the coffee powder contained in the filter head. By varying the flow rate of the pump and/or the heat output of the boiler, the temperature of the brewing water is said to be changed such that either a conventional coffee beverage or an espresso coffee beverage can be prepared, because different flavoring agents are dissolved by different temperature levels. Particularly, it is noted that steam with a temperature of 110.degree. C. has to be used for preparing an espresso coffee beverage in order to dissolve particularly the bitter flavoring agents contained in the coffee powder.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,583,449 discloses a coffee percolator for selectively making normal coffee or espresso. It comprises a water flow path extending between a cold water supply inlet and a brewing unit. The flow path is divided into a first branch including a pressure pump, and a second branch including a valve adapted to close or be closed in the espresso making mode. It further comprises control means for activating the valve(s) and/or the pump in response to the selection of the type of coffee to be made. The flow path is employed in common for the water used for making espresso and normal coffee, and is only divided adjacent the pump into the first flow path branch including the pump and the second flow path branch forming a bypass across the pump.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a coffee maker for brewing coffee powder contained in a cartridge by means of which not only an espresso coffee beverage, but also a normal coffee beverage can be prepared, the latter one not having froth on its surface and corresponding in taste to a normal filter coffee.
- To meet this and other objects, the invention provides a coffee maker for brewing coffee powder contained in a cartridge, comprising a brewing chamber adapted to receive the coffee powder cartridge, at least one means for punching the coffee powder cartridge, and a pump for feeding hot brewing water into the brewing chamber. Further, means are provided for restricting the amount of brewing water fed into the brewing chamber per unit of time to such an extent that the brewing water flows through the powder coffee cartridge received in the brewing chamber essentially unpressurized.
- Due to the fact that means are provided for restricting the amount of brewing water fed into the brewing chamber per unit of time to such an extent that the brewing water flows through the powder coffee cartridge received in the brewing chamber essentially unpressurized, the formation of froth on the surface of the coffee beverage can be essentially avoided. Preferably, both the cover and the bottom of the cartridge are punched before the brewing operation is initiated.
- In the following, an embodiment of the coffee maker according to the invention will be further described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a coffee maker with its brewing chamber open; and -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a coffee maker with its brewing chamber closed. - Schematically shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 are the essential elements of the coffee maker according to the invention, namely afresh water tank 1, apump 2, aboiler 3, athrottle valve 4, abrewing chamber 5, abeverage outlet 6, acontrol unit 7 and aselector switch 8. All these elements are mounted inside a schematically indicated housing G. Located below thebeverage outlet 6, there is shown acoffee mug 17 for receiving the prepared coffee beverage. The cartridge to be put into thebrewing chamber 5 and containing ground coffee is designated byreference numeral 20. In the present example, thebottom 22 of thecartridge 20 is provided with anaperture 25 which is covered by afoil 26 provided at the inside of thebottom 22 of thecartridge 20. Since such a cartridge is primarily suitable for preparing filter coffee, it is designated, in the following, as afilter cartridge 20, while a conventional cartridge having a continuous bottom without any opening is designated as an espresso cartridge. - The
brewing chamber 5 comprises an upperclosing plate member 11 and alower cartridge retainer 12. The inner contour of thecartridge retainer 12 essentially corresponds to the outer contour of thefilter cartridge 20. In the drawings, both theclosing plate member 11 and thecartridge retainer 12 are shown in a cross sectional view. Thecartridge retainer 12 is movable in vertical direction, as shown by the double-arrow 18. The means for moving the cartridge retainer up and down, as well as possibly provided means for feeding and removing a cartridge, are not shown since the design thereof is well within the skill of a professional person. - Both the lower surface of the
closing plate member 11 and the bottom of thecartridge retainer 12 are provided with a punchingmember member 13 serves for punching thecover 21 of thecartridge 20, while thelower punching member 15 serves for punching the bottom 22 of thecartridge 20. Both punchingmembers closing plate member 11 and the bottom of thecartridge retainer 12, respectively. Moreover, both punchingmembers slots cartridge 20 and the prepared coffee beverage can flow out of thecartridge 20, respectively. - The
selector switch 8 serves for selecting the coffee beverage to be prepared. The letter “E” denotes espresso coffee, while the letter “F” denotes filter coffee. The selector switch is electrically connected to thecontrol unit 7. The control unit is operationally connected to thepump 2 via a conductor 9 and to athrottle valve 4 via aconductor 10. The throttle valve is inserted into abrewing water conduit 19 running from thepump 2 to theclosing plate member 11. Moreover, there is provided asensor 28, electrically connected to thecontrol unit 7 by means of aconductor 10 a. Thesensor 28 serves for detecting and reading a label or marking 27, provided on thecartridge 20 and containing information about the kind and/or content of thecartridge 20. Such a label or marking 27 can consist, for example, of a barcode printed onto thecartridge 20; however, other kinds of markings are possible, for example in electronic form. It is understood that thesensor 28 and the label or marking 27 are matched to each other to enable thesensor 28 to read the label or marking 28 and to forward the information contained therein to thecontrol unit 7. In the case where exclusivelycartridges 20 are used that are provided with such a label or marking 28, theselector switch 8 can be omitted since the kind ofcartridge 20 is automatically recognized by thesensor 27, and the control unit, consequently, influences certain operating parameters of the coffee maker, e.g. the delivery rate of thepump 2, the adjustment of thethrottle valve 4 et cetera. - The brewing operation using a cartridge designated for preparing a froth-less coffee beverage, a so-called filter coffee, takes place as follows:
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selector switch 8 is manually rotated into the position “F” and thecartridge 20 is inserted into thecartridge retainer 12. Then, theretainer 12 is moved upwards towards the closingplate member 11. Upon completion of this upwards movement (seeFIG. 2 ), both thecartridge cover 21 and the bottom 22 of thecartridge 20, i.e. thefoil 26, are punched. Once the upper end position is reached, theclosing plate member 11 not only closes thebrewing chamber 5, but also presses thecartridge cover 21 against the top end face of thecartridge retainer 12 along an annular contact area, thereby hydraulically sealing the upper portion of thecartridge 20 against the bottom 22 of thecartridge 20. As soon as thebrewing chamber 5 is closed, thepump 2 is operated. The amount of brewing water fed into thebrewing chamber 5 per unit of time is restricted, as compared to the brewing operation of an espresso coffee, to such an extent that the brewing water flows through thecartridge 20 essentially unpressurized. The flow restriction rate is determined either by a pre-selected, stored value or on the basis of a code contained in the label or marking 27 of thecartridge 20. The flow restriction can be realized by thecontrol unit 7 either by reducing the flow rate of thepump 2 or by adjusting thethrottle valve 4. Means 30 provided within the control unit for reducing the flow rate of thepump 2, in the case of an AC operated pump, may include a phase controlled modulator or a wave packet controller. As an alternative, themeans 30 for reducing the flow rate of thepump 2 may be in the form of a device for changing the operating frequency of thepump 2. It is understood that in practice only one of the measures for reducing the flow rate of the brewing water flowing through thebrewing chamber 5 per unit of time is provided, i.e. either means are provided for reducing the flow rate of thepump 2, or athrottle valve 4 is provided for reducing the effective flow cross sectional area. It is further understood that other means for reducing the flow rate of the brewing water flowing through thebrewing chamber 5 per unit of time could be provided. - In any case, the previously mentioned means for reducing the flow rate of the brewing water flowing through the
brewing chamber 5 per unit of time ensure that the flow rate, even without counter pressure, is reduced to not more than 12 liters per hour, preferable to 8 liters per hour. - Further important is that both the
cover 21 of thecartridge 20 and the bottom 22 of thecartridge 20 are punched, i.e. provided with an aperture, before the brewing operation is initiated in order to ensure that no hydraulic pressure build-up can take place, which would lead to the formation of froth in the beverage. - As can be further seen in the drawings, the
filter cartridge 20 is provided with anupper filter element 23 and alower filter element 24.Such filter elements filter cartridge 20 and prevent the coffee powder contained in thecartridge 20 from escaping through the punched out apertures. Thefilter elements cartridge 20 and located in the area where thecover 21 and the bottom 22, respectively, of thecartridge 20 are punched and into which thepunching members cartridge cover 21 and bottom 22 are punched. In order to ensure that the bottom 22 of thecartridge 20 is reliably punched upon closing thebrewing chamber 5, afoil 26 is provided which has a low ductility and a low tensile strength as compared to the material of the cartridge itself, such that it easily tears apart under the influence of thelower punching member 15 located at the bottom of thecartridge retainer 12. - For preparing a conventional espresso coffee, the
selector switch 8 is manually rotated into the position marked “E”. In this mode of operation, the brewing water flows through a conventional espresso cartridge under high pressure. In the present case, the expression “espresso coffee” shall mean a coffee beverage that is provided with a froth layer at its top, independent of the amount of brewing water used for preparing the coffee beverage. Preferably, for preparing a filter coffee, different cartridges are used than for preparing espresso coffee. Besides the different design of the bottom of the cartridge, also the coffee powder blend, the amount of coffee powder and/or the degree of grinding can be different. Moreover, in the case of a filter coffee cartridge, the apertures in thefilter elements filter elements - As an alternative to the embodiment discussed herein before, the coffee maker can incorporate more extensive features: For example, means can be provided to punch the bottom of the cartridge later than the cover of the cartridge, depending on the kind of coffee beverage to be prepared. In case an espresso coffee is to be prepared, the bottom of the espresso cartridge is punched only after a certain hydraulic pressure has been built up in the interior of the cartridge, because this measure favors the formation of froth, as is well known.
- Alternatively, in the case of an espresso cartridge, its bottom can be punched by the lower punching member in a first phase only partially, i.e. to such an extent that the tip of the punching member just penetrates the bottom of the cartridge, but only so far that the
slots 16 of the punchingmember 15 do not communicate with the interior of the espresso cartridge. In this way, a hydraulic overpressure can be built up in the interior of the espresso cartridge during a first phase of the brewing operation. - On the other hand, in brewing a coffee beverage with the help of a filter cartridge, both the cover and the bottom of the latter one are punched before the real brewing operation starts in order to avoid a hydraulic overpressure in the interior of the filter cartridge which would favor the formation of froth.
- The coffee maker according to the invention is known under the designation “espresso machine”; it is suitable both for preparing a filter coffee beverage and particularly an espresso coffee beverage. The coffee maker can be designed as a manually operated machine, with a cartridge holder to be manually inserted into the machine, or as a semi- or fully-automatic coffee maker.
- For realizing the afore mentioned measures, for example the
lower punching member 15 located at the bottom of thecartridge retainer 12 can be vertically adjustable. The height position adjustment thereof can be performed by means of an electric motor or an electro magnet, under the control of thecommon control unit 7.
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