US 12,227,323 B2
Method for producing a portion capsule
Marc Krüger, Bergisch Gladbach (DE); and Günter Empl, Bergisch Gladbach (DE)
Assigned to GCS German Capsule Solution GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach (DE)
Appl. No. 17/261,618
Filed by GCS GERMAN CAPSULE SOLUTION GMBH, Bergisch Gladbach (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/069445
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/020756, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 118 241.4 (DE), filed on Jul. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0261280 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. B65B 29/02 (2006.01); B65B 51/22 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 29/022 (2017.08) [B65B 51/225 (2013.01); B65D 85/8043 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing a portion capsule, wherein,
in a first step, a basic element, having a capsule bottom, a capsule wall encircling the capsule bottom and a flange encircling the capsule wall, is produced in a forming process, wherein, in a second step, a beverage raw material is placed into a capsule interior bordered by the capsule bottom and the capsule wall,
wherein, in a third step, a capsule cover closing the capsule interior is fastened to the flange, wherein, after the third step, a bead encircling the capsule wall is impressed into the flange, wherein the bead is impressed through the capsule cover, and wherein the bead is pressed into the flange and into the capsule cover, and
wherein the capsule cover comprises a metal.