Patent Description:
<CIT> describes a beverage preparation machine for the preparation of beverages from containers holding beverage ingredients. The system machine a specific fluid processing device designed to pierce the bottom of a container introduced inside the machine, to introduce fluid therein through its fluid inlet and to dispense the beverage resulting from the mixing of the ingredient and fluid though a specific dispensing outlet of this device. Two different relative positions of the device and the container enable either the introduction of fluid or the dispensing of beverage. <CIT> describes a further beverage preparation machine.

Since the size of these containers can be rather large, after beverage preparation and once the beverage has been fully dispensed, used containers are not automatically ejected and stored in a bin integrated to the machine. Accordingly, the container is removed manually from the beverage preparation machine and thrown away by the user. Yet frequently, a little bit of the liquid still remains inside the container and when the user grabs the container, particularly if it is made of flexible material, liquid can drip either inside the part of the machine holding the container or outside and around the machine or on the hand of the user creating dirtiness and mess which is not acceptable. There is a need to improve the removal of the container and increase cleanliness.

This container is preferably essentially made of flexible material providing the advantages of compactness, manufacturing speed (forming, filling, sealing can be performed in a row) and enhanced recycling capabilities. These advantages are particularly obtained with a container that is void of any plastic insert, the whole container being made of recyclable or compostable material(s).

Due to the flexible property of the material, it has been observed that the piercing of the bottom of the container can be difficult because the bottom of the container moves or deforms under the force of the fluid processing device. This is an issue because the relative position of this fluid processing device inside the container is critical to obtain a correct preparation of the beverage. In particular, if this device does not correctly pierce the bottom of the container, there is a risk that the device does not enter sufficiently inside the volume of the container. In that situation, the introduction of fluid through the fluid processing device and inside the container leads to a leak of water below the device meaning imperfect preparation of the beverage.

In addition, it has been observed that, even if the device pierces correctly the flexible material of the bottom, the force of the jet of water squirting out of the inlet of the device can be so strong that this force impinges on the internal walls of the container and can push and move the container upwardly. This is particularly true for a flexible container because under the effect of an upwardly force, its upper part is able to fold itself along the top wall of the container holder. This upward movement of the container directly affects the connection between the fluid processing device and the bottom of the container, which creates fluid leaks or the dispensing of the beverage too early in the process of preparation of the beverage.

There is a need to guarantee an efficient piercing and efficient beverage preparation.

An object of the invention is to address the above existing problems.

In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a beverage production system comprising a pack and a module for producing a beverage from said pack,.

wherein, when the door is in the first opened position, the whole pack holder assembly is removable from the module.

This system comprises a pack comprising a food or beverage ingredient able to produce a beverage further to mixing with an aqueous fluid, preferably water.

This food or beverage ingredient packed in the package can be a water soluble powder or a soluble concentrate in liquid or semi-liquid form. In that embodiment water dissolves the beverage ingredient. The ingredient can be selected within the list of : soups, fruit juices, vegetable juices, bouillons, coffee, chocolate, tea, milk or creamer, smoothies, purees, coulis, creams or any combination thereof. Preferably, the food or beverage ingredient is a soluble food or beverage ingredient selected in the list of :.

The powders can be agglomerated or sintered. The powders or liquid concentrates can be mixed with solid pieces for example for preparing soups with solid or encapsulated pieces. This food or beverage ingredient packed in the package can also contain a food or beverage ingredient able to be infused like a roast and ground coffee, or tea leaves. In that embodiment water extracts the beverage ingredient.

The pack presents a plane shape oriented along a plane (P).

The pack is configured for being openable at its bottom in order to introduce the fluid inside the pack and to dispense the prepared beverage from the pack. Preferably, an area of the bottom side is configured for being openable by piercing, tearing or puncturing in particular by applying an upwardly pointed, acute or sharp device, such as the fluid processing device, to said area. Preferably this area is positioned at the middle of the transversal dimension of the longitudinal shape of the pack. Preferably this openable area is made of a flexible material.

The system comprises a module for producing a beverage which comprises a fluid processing device configured to cooperate with the bottom of the pack to introduce a fluid in the pack in order to prepare a beverage inside the pack and then to dispense the prepared beverage from the pack. This fluid processing device can be the device described in <CIT>. This fluid processing device is movable in different positions, said positions comprising at least one position where the device is out of the pack and at least one other position where the device is introduced inside the pack during the beverage preparation.

In addition, said module comprises a pack holder assembly configured to hold the pack within the module and outside the module too.

This pack holder assembly comprises a pack chamber adapted for receiving a pack for a beverage preparation inside the module. The pack chamber comprises an upper pack inlet to introduce the new pack and the pack chamber is configured for holding the pack in an essentially vertical position inside the module. This vertical position guarantees the efficient preparation of the beverage and particularly the dispensing of the beverage from the pack so that the less possible liquid remains inside the pack at the end of the extraction and when the pack must be removed from the system to be thrown to the bin.

The pack chamber presents a bottom opening configured to enable an access of the movable fluid processing device to the bottom of said pack hold in the chamber. This access or passage is particularly designed to enable the upwards movement of the fluid processing device to the bottom of the pack when it is hold inside the chamber.

In addition, this pack holder assembly comprises a door configured to be positioned in at least two different positions.

In the first position called "opened", the door uncovers the pack inlet of the pack chamber and consequently the introduction of a pack inside the pack holder is enabled.

In the second position called "closed", the door covers the pack inlet of the pack chamber and is able to enclose the pack inside the pack chamber is one pack has been introduced inside the chamber, and consequently a beverage preparation is possible.

When the door is in the first opened position, the whole pack holder assembly, that is including the pack chamber and the door, is removable from the module.

Consequently, in the system, it is possible, at the end of the preparation of a beverage from a pack, to manually remove the whole pack holder assembly encompassing said used pack, in order to hold said pack to the bin and throw it there. At that place, the user needs to touch the pack itself which can exert a pressure on it with the risk that some fluid still present inside the pack would be ejected, particularly if the pack is made of flexible material. Yet due to the presence of the large opened door, any drop that would fall can be collected by the opened door preventing dirtiness around the bin. This pack holder assembly improves cleanliness.

In addition, the removal of the whole pack holder assembly enables a thorough and easy cleaning of said assembly, that can be washed in a washing machine, and of the area of the module for producing a beverage designed to receive the assembly.

Preferably, when the door is in the first opened position, the door forms a handle configured to pull manually the whole pack holder assembly out of the module.

The door forming a handle provides an ergonomically way to remove the whole pack holder assembly from the module. By simply opening the door, the user is able to catch the door and bring the used pack to the bin conveniently.

Preferably, the pack chamber presents a plane shape oriented along a plane (Pc), said plane of the chamber being oriented in an essentially vertical position inside the module, and the chamber is adapted for holding the pack so that the plane (P) extends along the plane (Pc) of the chamber, and.

This configuration provides simultaneously an easy access to the chamber inlet to introduce the pack and a convenient way to hold the whole pack holder assembly for a user : by manually holding the door, the user can easily pull up the whole pack holder assembly to remove it from the module and then hold it correctly while keeping the same orientation. The movement is easy. In addition keeping the pack always in the same orientation, which is the position at the end of the beverage preparation, limits the risk of having fluid leaking from the pack. Close to the bin or the sink, the user can pull out the pack from the chamber inlet as the door provides a large opening above the pack.

Usually, the module comprises a receiving area configured to receive and hold the pack holder assembly, and this receiving area and the pack holder assembly comprise respective cooperating means to position the bottom opening the pack holder assembly relatively to the movable fluid processing device.

Accordingly, after having been removed from the module, the pack holder assembly is positioned correctly inside the module for the next beverage preparation.

In the present invention fluid covers either any aqueous diluent that can be mixed with a soluble beverage ingredient to prepare a beverage, like water, carbonated water, milk, etc. (preferably, water is the preferred aqueous diluent) or any gaseous fluid such as for example air. When referring to aqueous fluid, water is the preferred fluid; when referring to gaseous fluid, air is the preferred fluid.

According to the invention, the package is arranged essentially vertically during the production and dispensing of the food or beverage product.

According to the present invention, the aqueous fluid, typically water, is supplied into the package at any temperature: cold, ambient or hot, depending on the type of food or beverage product to be prepared.

Preferably most of the walls of the pack are made of flexible material. Yet in less preferred embodiments, the pack can be made at least partly of semi-flexible or even rigid material.

Preferably, the pack holder assembly comprises a movable locking device, said movable locking device being configured :.

This locking device is movable to either cooperate with the pack and fix it or to move apart from the pack.

Due to this movable locking device, the pack can be well fixed inside the pack chamber when the fluid processing device cooperates with the bottom the pack and when fluid is introduced inside the pack.

Preferably, the movable locking device is mechanically connected to the door so that it is configured to be moved, preferably tilt, away from the chamber when the door is in the first opened position and to be pushed to the chamber when the door is in the second closed position.

Du to this connection between the locking device and the door, the position of the movable locking device is coordinated with the position of the door so that the locking device positions and fixes the pack when the door is closed and releases the pack when the door is opened, enabling in that last case the introduction or the removal of a pack in or out of the module.

In the preferred embodiment, the pack comprises at least two holes and/or deformable areas and the locking device comprises corresponding fixing means, preferably pins, said pins being configured to fit in said holes of the pack when the door is in the second closed position. The at least two holes in the pack are usually provided transversally to the plane shape of the pack.

Preferably these holes are positioned symmetrically around the axis extending longitudinally along the middle of the plane shape of the pack.

Preferably these holes are provided close to the bottom of the pack.

The size (length and diameter) of the corresponding pins of the locking device and the distance between the pins are set to enter in the two holes.

Usually two holes and two pins are sufficient to fix the pack in the pack holding assembly.

The code of the pack can be any type of code like : mechanical code, optical code (including colour code, codes printed with non-visible ink, one-dimension barcode, two dimensions bar code, QRcode), RFID tags, magnetic code, conductivity code.

Generally, the code provides directly or indirectly information related to the contained product, said information being comprised in the list of : identification of the product, quantity of product, beverage preparation parameters or any combinations thereof. The beverage preparation parameters can provide :.

Usually, the readable code is positioned on at least one side of the pack, said side extending along the plane (P).

The chamber and the locking device present designs enabling the positioning of the readable code in front of the code reader when the door is in the second closed position, that is when the beverage preparation is possible.

In one embodiment, the movable locking device can be shaped so that, when the door is in the second closed position, the movable locking device pushes the code in direction of the reader.

Preferably in the system, the fluid processing device comprises :.

In such a preferred embodiment, the fluid processing device corresponds to one of the devices disclosed in <CIT>, <CIT> or <CIT>.

Preferably, the actuating device is configured to move the fluid processing device to the pack whereas the pack is hold in the chamber in a fixed manner.

In fact, since the pack holder assembly is removable from the module, once it has been positioned inside the module, it is preferable to let it immobile inside the module to avoid a too complex architecture of the module.

Preferably, the actuating device is configured to move the fluid processing device upwardly to the bottom side of the fixed pack.

This electrical switch of the module enables the automatic preparation of a beverage with the system, in particular the supply of electrical power to the different electrical devices of the machine such as the actuating device of the fluid processing device.

The door can cooperate directly with this switch through a shape designed to push the switch when the door is closed or indirectly through a movable member designed to move relatively to the electrical switch of the module between a first and a second position, wherein in the first position said movable member releases said electrical switch and a second position said movable member pushes said electrical switch.

With this automatic switch off of electrical power when the door is opened, no risk of injury of the user can happen for example by sudden projection of hot water from the fluid processing device while no pack is present in the assembly and the door is opened.

Preferably, the module comprises a receiving area configured to receive and hold the pack holder assembly and said receiving area comprises at least one first magnet, and the door comprises at least one corresponding second magnet, and
said first magnet and second magnet are positioned in the receiving area and in the door respectively so that, when the door is closed, the first and second magnets cooperate.

It has been observed that during a beverage preparation, in particular with a pack made of flexible walls, this pack can inflate inside the chamber and can exert a force on the inside wall of the door such that the door is pushed away and opens during the preparation.

Magnets cooperating between the door and the receiving area of the module prevent this undesired sudden opening.

It is preferred that said first magnet and second magnet are positioned at the upper parts of the receiving area and of the door respectively. Actually, it was observed that it is the upper part of the pack hold in the chamber that inflates and opens the door. By exerting an attraction force between the door and the receiving area at the upper part of the door, the risk that the door opens is limited. For the same reason, it is preferred that the first and second magnets are positioned close to the contacting part of the door designed to interfere with the electrical switch of the module. Consequently, it is preferred that said contacting part of the door is positioned in the upper part of the door.

Preferably, the pack chamber comprises at least one internal front wall, this internal front wall being positioned below the movable door, and at least one rib rises from said internal front wall inside the chamber.

By extending inside the chamber, the end of this rib is close to the surface of the pack or even contacts this surface. Such a rib helps to prevent the upper part of the pack to inflate too much as mentioned above and to prevent the sudden opening of the door too.

Preferably several ribs are designed in the internal front wall.

In a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a pack holder assembly for a beverage production system, said system comprising a pack and a beverage producing module ),.

The bottom opening is configured to enable access to the bottom of the pack hold in the chamber from the outside, Accordingly, this opening is sufficiently large to enable the movement of a fluid processing device through the opening and then through the pack.

The means to position the pack holder assembly inside the module enables the right orientation of the assembly so that the plane shape of the pack is oriented vertically and that the bottom of the pack is positioned correctly in front of the fluid processing device, an optionally a code present on the pack is positioned in front of a code reader.

Preferably, the door comprises at least one magnet, said magnet being positioned at the upper side of the door.

Preferably, the door comprises a contacting part designed to cooperate with an electrical switch of the module, and this contacting part is positioned in the upper part of the door.

In a third aspect, there is provided the use of a pack holder assembly such as described in the above second aspect in a beverage production system such as described in the above first aspect.

In the present application the terms "internal", "back", "front", "top" "bottom", "lateral", "upper" and "lower" are used to describe the relational positioning of features of the invention. These terms should be understood to refer to the pack in its normal orientation when positioned in a beverage preparation dispenser for the production of a beverage as shown in the figures.

Further objects and advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the claims, from the detailed description, and annexed drawings.

Specific embodiments of the invention are now described further, by way of example, with reference to the following drawings in which :.

<FIG> illustrates schematically a beverage production system <NUM> according to the invention.

The system <NUM> comprises a module <NUM> and a pack <NUM>. The module is adapted for receiving the pack and producing a beverage from said pack.

The module <NUM> comprises a pack holder assembly <NUM> and a fluid system to introduce a fluid inside the pack.

The fluid system usually comprises a fluid source <NUM>, like a water tank, pumping means <NUM> to pump the fluid from the source. Usually heating and/or cooling means are part of the system to adapt the temperature of the fluid to be introduced inside the pack.

The fluid is supplied to a fluid processing device <NUM> configured to cooperate with the bottom of the pack in order to introduce the fluid in said pack.

Generally, the module comprises am actuating device <NUM> move this fluid processing device <NUM> to said pack hold in the pack holder assembly <NUM>.

The module comprises usually a system control unit <NUM> to control the above different devices for the preparation of a beverage from a pack.

Such a beverage production system <NUM> corresponds to the system described in the publications <CIT>, <CIT> and/or <CIT>.

<FIG> is a perspective view of a pack <NUM> that can be used in the beverage production system <NUM> according to the invention.

This pack comprises an ingredient that is configured to be mixed with a fluid to produce a beverage. The pack presents a plane shape oriented along a plane P. Two longitudinal plane walls <NUM> (front and back) extends along this plane P. The lateral edges <NUM> of these walls are sealed as well as the edges at the top end <NUM>. The bottom side <NUM> of said pack is configured for being openable, preferably through a pierceable area <NUM>. The openable area is positioned at an edge of the plane P and enables the dispensing of the beverage along a direction comprised in this plane P.

The pack comprises at least two holes <NUM> at the bottom end <NUM>.

<FIG> is perspective view and a cross section view of a fluid processing device <NUM> that can be used in the beverage production system. It comprises :.

The actuating device <NUM> is adapted to move this fluid processing device <NUM> to said pack hold in the chamber and in particular the pointed part <NUM> to the openable area <NUM> in order to open the openable area <NUM> or any membrane or cover provided at this area. Usually, the fluid processing device is adapted to move along a direction that is comprised in the plane P of the pack.

Other fluid processing device <NUM> such as described in <CIT> can be used in the system of the present invention.

<FIG> illustrates the part of the module <NUM> configured to receive the pack. This part of the module comprises a pack holder assembly <NUM> and a receiving areas <NUM> configured to receive that assembly <NUM>.

In <FIG>, the pack holder assembly <NUM> is positioned inside the receiving area <NUM>. The pack holder assembly comprises a door <NUM> that can be opened, as illustrated by the arrow A.

When the door is opened, as illustrated in <FIG>, a sachet <NUM> can be introduced in the pack holder assembly <NUM> or removed therefrom as desired by the operator and as illustrated by the arrows B2. It can be observed that the plane P of the pack extends along the plane Pc defined by the walls of the pack chamber. In addition, the whole pack holder assembly <NUM> can be removed from the receiving area by handling the door <NUM> and pulling it upwardly as illustrated by the arrow B1.

Once the whole pack holder assembly <NUM> is removed from the receiving area <NUM>, as shown in the <FIG>, it can be used by the operator to bring a used pack <NUM> to the bin, which prevents manipulating the pack that may still contain liquid close to the machine. The operator can pull the pack <NUM> out of the chamber <NUM> when he/she is in front of the bin as illustrated by the arrow C. There, the large opened door <NUM> collects any drop falling from the pack during its removal from the pack chamber and throwing in the bin. The ability to remove completely the pack holder assembly <NUM> from the module enables a thorough cleaning operation. In particular it is possible to clean efficiently the bottom opening of the chamber where beverage traces can still be present.

Then the pack holder assembly <NUM> can be positioned back inside the receiving area <NUM> : guiding means <NUM> on the wall of the pack chamber <NUM> cooperates with corresponding guiding means <NUM> of the receiving area.

<FIG> illustrates the pack holder assembly in the situation where the door <NUM> is opened.

The pack chamber <NUM> presents a plane shape oriented along a plane (Pc), said plane of the chamber being oriented in an essentially vertical position when the assembly is inside the module <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the pack chamber is adapted for holding the pack <NUM> so that the plane (P) of the pack extends along the plane (Pc) of the chamber.

When the door is opened, that is in the first opened position, the door <NUM> is inclined by an angle α of at least <NUM>°, preferably at least <NUM>° with said plane of the chamber (Pc). This inclination enables the use of the opened door as a handle while the pack chamber <NUM> is still oriented verticals inside the module.

The the pack holder assembly <NUM> comprises a movable locking device <NUM> that is configured to fix the pack <NUM>, in particular the bottom of the pack, inside the pack holder assembly when the door <NUM> is in the second closed position, and to release the pack when the door is in the first opened position.

In <FIG> corresponding to this first opened position, it appears that this movable locking device <NUM> is mechanically connected to the door <NUM> so that it is configured to be tilt away from the chamber <NUM> when the door is in the first opened position.

The opening movement of the door <NUM> is a rotation along hinges <NUM> attached to the side walls of the chamber <NUM>. The door is connected to each of said hinges by arms <NUM> presenting a shape configured to enable the position of the door in the first opened position either when the assembly <NUM> is hold in the receiving area <NUM> of the module, as illustrated in <FIG>, or when the assembly <NUM> is fully removed from the module, as illustrated in <FIG>. For this reason, the arm is configured to skirt round the upper edge of the fixed lower cover <NUM> of the receiving area. The movable locking device <NUM> is attached to the lateral walls of the chamber through dedicated hinges <NUM> enabling the rotation of said device. In addition, the movable locking comprises a hole <NUM> designed to cooperate with the hinges <NUM> of the door, so that :.

In <FIG> corresponding to the cross-sectional view of the assembly <NUM> taken along plane AA of <FIG>, these two pins <NUM> are positioned away from the holes <NUM>. In this position where the door <NUM> is opened, the operator is able to remove the pack form the pack holder or introduce a new one if the chamber is empty.

<FIG> illustrates the pack holder assembly <NUM> in the situation where the door <NUM> is in the second closed position. Then, the bottom of the locking device <NUM> is positioned close to the chamber <NUM> and the pins <NUM> enters in the holes <NUM> of the pack present in the chamber. These corresponding pins and holes enable a correct position of the pack inside the chamber which guarantees a correct interaction with the fluid processing device <NUM>. They also maintain firmly the pack during the introduction of the fluid processing device <NUM> and they prevent the upwardly movement of the pack inside the chamber when a fluid squirts inside the pack. <FIG> illustrates the position of the pack <NUM>, the pins <NUM> and the fluid processing device <NUM> when the latter is introduced in the openable area.

Preferably, the pack <NUM> comprises a readable code <NUM> in its bottom end <NUM> (see <FIG>) and the module <NUM> comprises a code reader <NUM> inside the receiving area <NUM>. As illustrated in <FIG> and <FIG>, the movable locking device <NUM> is designed or comprises a pushing device <NUM> so that, when the door <NUM> is in the second closed position, the movable locking device <NUM> positions the code closer to the reader. The positions of the code on the bottom end of the pack and of the pushing device <NUM> in the locking device are set relatively to the position of the code reader <NUM> inside the module.

<FIG> is vertical section of the bottom part of the pack holder assembly introduced inside the receiving <NUM> of the module and with its door in its closed position. At the bottom of the receiving area, the module comprises a fixed code reader <NUM>. The sachet <NUM> is hold inside the chamber so that its code <NUM> is in front of the code reader. In addition, as the door of the pack holder assembly is closed, its locking device <NUM> pushes the pushing device <NUM> in front of the code reader <NUM> so that the part of the pack holding the code <NUM> and positioned between the pushing device and the code reader is urged in direction of the reader. As a result, reading is improved.

Generally, the module comprises an electrical switch <NUM> that can be switched on or off depending if the door <NUM> is closed or opened. In particular, a part <NUM> of the door can be designed to move a member <NUM> configured to switch on the electrical switch.

Preferably, the receiving area <NUM> comprises at least one first magnet <NUM> and the door <NUM> comprises at least one corresponding second magnet <NUM> positioned in the receiving area and in the door respectively so that, when the door is closed, the first and second magnets cooperate. The position of these both magnets improves the closure of the door <NUM> during the beverage preparation when a pack inflates too much and is able to push and open the door. The position of the magnets close to the part <NUM> of the door designed to switch on the electrical switch improves the effect and holds the door even more firmly. Magnets provided at a lower position of the door were less efficient in keeping the door closed when the pack inflated.

<FIG> is a top view of the opened pack holder assembly <NUM> with a pack <NUM> inside the chamber <NUM>. In this preferred embodiment, below the door <NUM>, the internal front wall <NUM> of the pack chamber comprises two ribs <NUM> that rise from this wall in direction of one of the longitudinal plane wall <NUM> of the pack. During the introduction of liquid at the bottom of the pack, these ribs <NUM> prevent an inflating of the wall <NUM> of the pack that could exert a force on the internal wall of the door and the opening of the latter. These ribs guarantee that the wall <NUM> of the pack remain away from the door <NUM> during the preparation.

Although the invention has been described with reference to the above illustrated embodiments, it will be appreciated that the invention as claimed is not limited in any way by these illustrated embodiments.

Variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

Claim 1:
A beverage production system comprising a pack (<NUM>) and a module (<NUM>) for producing a beverage from said pack,
- said pack (<NUM>) comprising an ingredient, said ingredient being configured to be mixed with a fluid to produce a beverage, said pack presenting a plane shape oriented along a plane (P), and the bottom side (<NUM>) of said pack being configured for being openable,
- said module (<NUM>) comprising :
. a movable fluid processing device (<NUM>) configured to cooperate with the bottom of the pack to introduce a fluid in said pack and to dispense a beverage from the pack, and
. a pack holder assembly (<NUM>), said pack holder assembly comprising a pack chamber (<NUM>) and a door (<NUM>), wherein :
. the pack chamber (<NUM>) is adapted for receiving said pack (<NUM>) through an upper pack inlet (<NUM>) and for holding said pack so that the plane (P) of the plane shape is oriented in an essentially vertical position inside the module (<NUM>), and
said chamber presenting a bottom opening (<NUM>) configured to enable access of the movable fluid processing device (<NUM>) to at least the bottom side (<NUM>) of said pack hold in the chamber, the system being characterized in that
. the door (<NUM>) is movable relatively to the pack chamber and is configured to be positioned in at least:
. a first opened position wherein said door uncovers the pack inlet (<NUM>) of the pack chamber, and
. a second closed position wherein said door covers the pack inlet (<NUM>) of the pack chamber and is able to enclose the pack inside the pack chamber,
wherein, when the door (<NUM>) is in the first opened position, the whole pack holder assembly (<NUM>) is removable from the module (<NUM>).