EP4144659A1 - Becher für einen getränkeautomaten - Google Patents

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EP4144659A1
EP4144659A1 EP22306225.8A EP22306225A EP4144659A1 EP 4144659 A1 EP4144659 A1 EP 4144659A1 EP 22306225 A EP22306225 A EP 22306225A EP 4144659 A1 EP4144659 A1 EP 4144659A1
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Erwan CARIOU
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Automatique Distribution Audis
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/816—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package into which liquid is added and the resulting preparation is retained, e.g. cups preloaded with powder or dehydrated food
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0233—Nestable containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/10—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by form of integral or permanently secured end closure
    • B65D3/12—Flanged discs permanently secured, e.g. by adhesives or by heat-sealing

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  • the present invention relates to a cup for a beverage dispensing machine.
  • Such a drink dispensing machine is intended to provide an individual who has previously selected and adjusted the amount of his drink, a cup filled with said drink. Payment is made directly via a payment terminal placed in said dispensing machine, either with cash or with a credit card.
  • a drink may for example consist of a hot liquid such as coffee, tea, chocolate or milk.
  • cups are stored in the dispensing machine stacked on top of each other.
  • the cups have a conical side wall, of which a first end of reduced diameter is closed by a circular wall and of which a second end of enlarged diameter is open. These two ends are to be considered along an axis of revolution of the conical side wall, the first end constituting a bottom of the cup and the second end constituting an opening through which the individual can drink his drink.
  • the diameter of the bottom is smaller than that of the opening, and the bottom is inscribed in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of revolution of the side wall.
  • An upper cup is stacked in a lower cup when it is inside the lower cup, so that their conical walls are in contact with each other, and so that the bottom of the upper cup is in the tapered side wall of the lower cup by being placed just above the bottom of said lower cup.
  • the drinks under consideration are packaged in the form of powders, which are stored in the cups on the bottom thereof, the drink being obtained by pouring a hot or cold liquid into the selected cup.
  • a cup is detached from the stack to be transported to a place in the dispensing machine where the pouring of the liquid takes place, before said cup filled with the beverage to be consumed appears in the dispensing machine and is made accessible to the individual.
  • a cup according to the invention makes it possible to overcome the drawbacks generated by the cups of the state of the art.
  • the subject of the invention is a cup intended to be used in an automatic beverage dispensing machine, said cup comprising a conical side wall of which a first end of reduced diameter corresponds to a bottom and of which a second end of enlarged diameter corresponds to a opening allowing access to the inside of the cup.
  • the flat upholstery wall associated with the bottom of the cup, constitute a double bottom.
  • the flat lining wall and the bottom of the cup can be joined to one another or be separated by leaving a free space between them.
  • the raised peripheral edge can be constituted either by a continuous cylindrical strip pressed over 360° against an internal surface of the conical side wall, or by several separate strip segments, distributed at regular intervals on the circumference of said internal surface. Whatever form it takes, the raised peripheral edge creates a localized shoulder in the cup, which will serve as a stop for a second cup which would be stacked in the cup.
  • This raised peripheral edge has the same curvature as that of the internal surface of the side wall of the cup, and establishes with said internal surface an extended surface contact.
  • the cup comprises a foot in the form of a cylindrical wall located behind the bottom and extending the conical side wall of the cup, so that the axis of revolution of said cylindrical wall constituting the foot coincides with the axis of revolution of the conical side wall of the cup.
  • a foot in the form of a cylindrical wall located behind the bottom and extending the conical side wall of the cup, so that the axis of revolution of said cylindrical wall constituting the foot coincides with the axis of revolution of the conical side wall of the cup.
  • the planar upholstery wall is in contact with the bottom.
  • the bottom of the cup has a double thickness constituted by that of its original bottom and that of the flat wall of upholstery, added.
  • the flat upholstery wall completely covers the bottom. It is important that the raised peripheral edge be evenly distributed along the circumference of the inner surface of the tapered side wall of the cup.
  • the raised edge forms an annular band having an internal surface and an external surface, the entire outer surface of said strip being in contact with the inner surface of the cup.
  • annular band will create a robust and homogeneous stop which will effectively stop the travel of a second cup which would be stacked in said cup.
  • This annular band extends over 360° and forms a closed loop, the entire outer surface of which is in contact with an inner surface of the conical side wall of the cup.
  • the width of the strip is between 0.6 cm and 1 cm. Preferably, this width is equal to 0.6 cm.
  • the width of the strip is substantially its dimension considered along the axis of revolution of the conical side wall
  • the cup is made from a coated paper. In this way the cup is made compostable and recyclable.
  • the flat wall is made of the same material as that of the cup.
  • Another object of the invention is an assembly comprising at least two cups according to the invention, said two cups being stacked one on top of the other so that an upper cup is placed inside a lower cup. .
  • a lower zone of the upper cup is in abutment against the raised peripheral edge of the flat upholstery wall of the lower cup.
  • the raised peripheral edge of the lower cup will constitute a stop which will stop the travel of an upper cup when it is stacked in said lower cup.
  • the lower zone of the upper goblet can be represented either by the bottom of the upper goblet, or by a cylindrical wall located under said bottom and extending the side wall of the upper goblet, said cylindrical wall being comparable to a foot.
  • the upper cup therefore does not run the risk of becoming stuck in the lower cup and therefore of disturbing the operation of an automatic beverage dispensing machine.
  • two successive cups will leave between them a free space delimited by the bottom of an upper cup and by the flat upholstery wall of a lower cup.
  • the two cups stacked one on top of the other create an irreducible free space between the planar upholstery wall of the lower cup and the bottom of the upper cup, said space being filled with at least one powder which, subsequently mixed with a liquid, will constitute a drink.
  • Another object of the invention is a method of manufacturing a cup according to the invention.
  • a cup according to the invention has the advantage of being able to be stacked on another identical cup without the risk of getting stuck in this other cup thanks to the judicious insertion of a light piece of simple geometry, easy to insert into the cup.
  • said cup has additional functionality while remaining of constant cost compared to existing cups.
  • it has the advantage of having this additional functionality while remaining of constant bulk compared to existing cups.
  • a cup 1 according to the invention is designed to be used in an automatic beverage dispensing machine and is therefore required to be superimposed on other cups 1 of the same nature.
  • a cup 1 according to the invention is delimited by a side wall 2 of conical shape, of which a first end 3 of reduced diameter is closed and constitutes a bottom, and of which a second end 4 of enlarged diameter is open and constitutes an opening by which an individual can access the drink which will be stored in said cup 1. More precisely, this first end 3 and this second end 4 are to be considered along the axis of revolution of the conical side wall 2, the diameter of said first end 3 being less than the diameter of said second end 4.
  • the second widened end 4 comprises an outer collar 5 in the form of a hollow annular bead, said collar 5 increasing the outer diameter of said second widened end 5.
  • This outer flange 5 constitutes an outer rim allowing an individual to grasp the cup 1 by placing the fingers of his hand in support both against a su router face 6 of the conical side wall 2 and said outer collar 5.
  • the first end 3 constituting the bottom consists of a planar circular wall extending perpendicularly to the axis of revolution of the side wall 2 of conical shape.
  • the cup 1 also has a foot 7 in the form of a cylindrical wall extending the conical side wall 2 beyond the bottom 3 of the cup 1.
  • the cup 1 is made of coated paper, making said cup 1 compostable and recyclable.
  • a cup 1 according to the invention has the particularity of having a false bottom.
  • a flat wall 8 of upholstery is placed inside the cup 1 on the bottom 3 of the latter, so that it is pressed against said bottom 3. More precisely, this flat wall 8 of upholstery has dimensions which are greater than those of the bottom 3 and establishes an extended surface contact with said bottom 3. This surface contact extended is made over the entire surface of the bottom 3 so that the planar wall 8 of upholstery projects beyond it.
  • the flat upholstery wall 3 is in contact with the bottom 3 while being parallel to said bottom 3, and therefore being perpendicular to the axis of revolution of the conical side wall 2.
  • This raised edge 10 is comparable to a substantially cylindrical and closed band, extending over 360° and has a curvature which is identical to that of the slightly conical side wall 2 of the cup 1.
  • This raised edge 10 is characterized by a length which is its dimension considered along the circumference of the conical side wall 2, and by a width which is its dimension considered along the axis of revolution of said conical side wall 2.
  • the width of the raised edge 10 is between 0.6 cm and 1 cm, and is preferably equal to 0.6 cm.
  • the raised edge 10 is delimited by an internal cylindrical surface 11 and by an external cylindrical surface which is parallel to said internal cylindrical surface 10, and that said raised edge 10 establishes extensive surface contact over its entire external surface with the inner surface 9 of the conical side wall 2 of the cup 1.
  • the flat upholstery wall 8 creates an extra thickness over the entire bottom 3, and an extra thickness on the conical side wall 2 of the cup 1 via the raised edge 10.
  • This raised edge 10 creates a shoulder on the internal surface 9 of the tapered side wall 2
  • the flat wall 8 is made of the same material as the cup 1, that is to say in a coated paper.
  • a cup 1 contains a powder 12 which is deposited on the flat wall 8 lining the bottom 3 of the cup 1, in a space which is surrounded by the raised edge 10.
  • This powder is stored in the cup 1 and, as soon as an individual has paid the amount of his beverage into the beverage dispensing machine, a liquid which may for example be water or milk, in a hot or cold state, will be mixed with this powder to constitute the drink to be consumed.
  • a drink can for example consist of a tea, a coffee, a milk chocolate or simply milk.
  • a cup 1 according to the invention is caused to be stored in the beverage dispensing machine by being stacked on other identical cups 1.
  • an upper cup 1s is placed in a lower cup 1i, bearing against the raised edge 10 of said lower cup 1i. More precisely, the upper cup 1s enters the opening of the lower cup 1i by its foot 7, then is translated towards the bottom 3 of the lower cup 1i. This translation stops as soon as said foot 7 comes into abutment against the raised edge 10 of the lower cup 1i, as illustrated in figure 4 .
  • an incompressible space 15 is created between the two cups 1i, 1s, and more precisely between the flat wall 8 lining the bottom 3 of the lower cup 1i and the bottom 3 of the upper cup 1s.
  • This incompressible space 15 makes it possible to store the powder of the lower cup 1i with a certain safety, without risk that the upper cup 1s does not reduce said space 15, because it is maintained at a certain distance thanks to the raised edge 10 of the lower cup 1i, against which it abuts.

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WO2021079100A1 (en) * 2019-10-21 2021-04-29 Lavazza Professional Uk Limited Cup, stack of cups, and method of forming the same
CN112978017A (zh) * 2021-02-05 2021-06-18 湖北克拉弗特实业有限公司 一种嵌套式纸杯

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2021079100A1 (en) * 2019-10-21 2021-04-29 Lavazza Professional Uk Limited Cup, stack of cups, and method of forming the same
CN112978017A (zh) * 2021-02-05 2021-06-18 湖北克拉弗特实业有限公司 一种嵌套式纸杯

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