ITLU20040005U1

ITLU20040005U1 - NEW CONTAINER WITH DISPOSABLE VACUUM SUITABLE FOR CONTROLLED DISPENSING FOR FALLING OF GRANULAR FOOD SUBSTANCES IN GENERAL, EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL RELEASE SYSTEM FOR DRIVING THE DOSER.

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Publication number: ITLU20040005U1
Authority: IT
Inventors: Mario Bechelli
Original assignee: Mario Bechelli
Priority date: 2004-06-08
Filing date: 2004-06-08
Publication date: 2004-09-08

Description

D E S C RI Z I O NE DESCRIPTION

Descrizione del Modello di Utilità di un trovato avente per titolo “NUOVO CONTENITORE CON AMPOLLA MONOUSO ATTO ALL’EROGAZIONE CONTROLLATA PER CADUTA DI SOSTANZE ALIMENTARI GRANULARI IN GENERE, MUNITO DI UN SISTEMA MECCANICO DI SBLOCCO PER L’AZIONAMENTO DEL DOSATORE”, Description of the Utility Model of an invention entitled "NEW CONTAINER WITH DISPOSABLE AMPOULE SUITABLE FOR CONTROLLED DISPENSING DUE TO GRANULAR FOOD SUBSTANCES IN GENERAL, EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL RELEASE SYSTEM FOR OPERATING THE DOSER",

Il trovato, da collocarsi nel settore dei casalinghi e/o distributori di attrezzature per locali ed esercizi pubblici in genere, è principalmente un contenitore per lo zucchero granulare e/o per i suoi succedanei conformato in modo tale da far fuoriuscire il prodotto contenuto in modo controllato e predefinito per caduta dall’alto, azionando la farfalla dell’erogatore solo dall’esterno. Da sottolineare il fatto che Terogatore è controllato da un sistema meccanico di sblocco che impedisce l’azionamento anche accidentale della farfalla. The invention, to be placed in the household goods sector and / or distributors of equipment for premises and public establishments in general, is mainly a container for granular sugar and / or its substitutes shaped in such a way as to make the contained product come out so controlled and predefined by falling from above, by operating the dispenser butterfly only from the outside. It should be emphasized that the Terogatore is controlled by a mechanical release system that prevents even accidental operation of the butterfly.

Di fatto il trovato, da utilizzarsi sia per bar che ristoranti, pub, comunità, ad uso familiare, ecc., è stato concepito e realizzato in modo da impedire il contatto del prodotto granulare con l’ambiente esterno nel rispetto delle norme igieniche, in quanto l’ampolla stessa risulta sigillata, intercambiabile e quindi monouso. In fact, the invention, to be used both for bars and restaurants, pubs, communities, for family use, etc., has been conceived and manufactured in such a way as to prevent contact of the granular product with the external environment in compliance with hygiene standards, in how much the ampoule itself is sealed, interchangeable and therefore disposable.

Sono a noi noti i vari tipi di contenitori per lo zucchero granulare fino ad oggi di possibile utilizzo e presenti in commercio, ma nessuno che risponda alle richieste di igiene attualmente imposte o che sia simile a quanto formulato nella presente domanda di brevetto. Gli attuali contenitori, meglio conosciuti con il nome di ‘zuccheriere” presentano ognuno, dai più semplici ai più sofisticati, varie problematiche come quello di subire la caduta accidentale di corpi estranei o liquidi sopra lo zucchero stesso in particolare se privi di coperchio, di trovare frequente il cucchiaino sporco di zucchero imbevuto di caffè, oppure quale dolce attrazione per gli insetti, oppure di riversare parte di zucchero asportato sul tavolo o bancone, e così via. Oggi vengono banditi dalle autorità preposte ai pubblici esercizi, Γ utilizzo di ogni tipo di contenitori/zuccheriere e viene autorizzato il solo uso delle bustine di zucchero. E’ vero che in un primo impatto risolvono le varie problematiche d’igiene, ma rimane sempre il problema che anche la o le bustine vengono toccate da più persone quindi, non possiamo pensare che sia stato risolto il problema dell’igiene. Inoltre c’è da dire che con la bustina abbiamo uno spreco di zucchero, e questo è un altro punto da non sottovalutare, in quanto la quantità in esso contenuta è di gran lunga superiore ad un cucchiaino. We are aware of the various types of containers for granular sugar that can be used up to now and present on the market, but none that meet the hygiene requirements currently imposed or that are similar to what is formulated in the present patent application. The current containers, better known with the name of 'sugar bowls', each present, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, various problems such as that of suffering the accidental fall of foreign bodies or liquids on top of the sugar itself, in particular if without a lid, to find frequent the teaspoon soiled with sugar soaked in coffee, or as a sweet attraction for insects, or to pour part of the sugar removed on the table or counter, and so on. Today the authorities responsible for public establishments are banned, Γ the use of all types of containers / sugar bowls and only the use of sugar sachets is authorized. It is true that at first glance they solve the various hygiene problems, but there is always the problem that even the sachet (s) are touched by several people, so we cannot think that the hygiene problem has been solved. Furthermore, it must be said that with the sachet we have a waste of sugar, and this is another point that should not be underestimated, as the quantity contained in it is far greater than a teaspoon.

Forma oggetto di questa domanda un contenitore con ampolla monouso, concepito e realizzato in modo da ovviare agli inconvenienti presenti e sopradescritti. In particolare questa domanda descrive un contenitore per lo zucchero e/o suoi succedanei che, pur essendo stato realizzato avente un sistema meccanico di sblocco per l’azionamento dell’erogatore/dosatore, grazie alla semplicità con cui è stato concepito, è di facile costruzione, assemblaggio e potrà essere collocato in qualsiasi ambiente sia privato che pubblico. The subject of this application is a container with a disposable ampoule, conceived and manufactured in such a way as to obviate the drawbacks present and described above. In particular, this application describes a container for sugar and / or its substitutes which, despite having been made with a mechanical release system for operating the dispenser / doser, thanks to the simplicity with which it was conceived, is of easy construction. , assembly and can be placed in any environment, both private and public.

Del trovato è stato realizzato un prototipo sul quale sono state fatte numerose prove di funzionamento, le quali hanno rispettato quanto concettualmente progettato senza dover subire particolari messe a punto, andando a risolvere le problematiche di igiene oggi imposte. A prototype of the invention was made on which numerous operational tests were carried out, which respected what was conceptually designed without having to undergo particular fine-tuning, solving the hygiene problems imposed today.

Per meglio comprendere quanto qui di seguito andremo ad esporre, ci avvarremo del disegno esemplificativo, ma non limitativo qui allegato TAV. 1. To better understand what we are going to expose below, we will make use of the exemplary, but not limiting drawing attached hereto TAV. 1.

11 nuovo contenitore è costituito da un elemento principale di supporto (part 1) realizzato in modo da presentare, nella parte bassa una base sulla quale troviamo un vassoio/bilancia (part. 2) utile per l’appoggio tazza o tazzina (part. 3) sotto il quale vediamo opportune molle (part. 10) le quali hanno il compito di distanziare lo stesso vassoio dalla base per lasciare un giusto spazio al fine di inserire tra i due un elemento contenitore di liquido (part. 12) del sistema di sblocco del dosatore/erogatore, mentre nella parte alta ed in asse con il vassoio sottostante, abbiamo il gruppo dosatore/erogatore (part. 4) munito di farfalla (part. 5) utile per l’erogazione del prodotto granulare. Vediamo inserito nella sede superiore del gruppo dosatore/erogatore (part. 4), la bocca dell’ampolla sigillata e monouso (part. 6) contenente lo zucchero granulare, corredata della propria valvola di sicurezza (part. 7), mentre inserito nello stesso dosatore/erogatore, troviamo un piccolo beccuccio (part. 8) facilmente asportabile per essere igenizzato o sostituito, di forma conica rovescia e avente un foro di uscita zucchero di giusta misura in modo da cadere nella tazzina perfettamente verticale e senza neppure andare a toccare la parete dell’elemento conico/campana (part. 9), la quale si troverà in posizione contrapposta al beccuccio. Anche la campana, che ha il compito di tenere distante e non raggiungibile il foro di uscita zucchero, risulterà indipendente per un facile smontaggio ed igenizzazione, inoltre risulterà essere conformata ed avere dimensioni tali da impedire l’eventuale ed involontario contatto con il prodotto contenuto nella tazzina stessa, in quanto la stessa tazzina risulterà essere più piccola della campana quindi, anche volendo, la propria conformazione conica, ne impedirà il movimento verso l’alto. Per meglio garantire Γ inavvicinabilità al foro di uscita zucchero con nessun attrezzo, si può pensare di inserire all’interno della campana stessa, una serie di anelli circolari (pari. 13), da ancorarsi allo stessa. Lo stesso elemento conico potrà avere un sistema di blocco erogazione zucchero se inavvertitamente urtato o se venisse inserito all’interno dello stesso un oggetto estraneo. Un esempio di detto sistema di blocco schematizzato nel disegno con il part. 14, non è altro che un tubicino di plastica morbida contenente nel suo interno il liquido colorato che, al contatto anche per leggera pressione, il liquido muovendosi andrà ad azionare un meccanismo di blocco interno all’erogatore. Di conseguenza per poter riattivare l’erogazione del prodotto granulare, il gestore stesso dopo aver igenizzato le parti interessate, dovrà sbloccarlo con un’apposita chiave. L’elemento menzionato in precedenza facente parte del sistema meccanico di sblocco, non è altro che un particolare tipo di sottile contenitore per liquidi (part 12) che giustamente sollecitato dalla pressione ottenuta dal peso della tazzina stessa, mette in movimento il liquido colorato in esso contenuto, il quale tramite il tubo (part. 11) viene spinto verso l’alto al fine di raggiungere il punto di sblocco situato all’interno del gruppo dosatore (part. 4) e quindi permettere alla farfalla (part. 5) essere azionata. The new container consists of a main support element (part 1) made in such a way as to present, in the lower part, a base on which we find a tray / scale (part. 2) useful for supporting the cup or cup (part 3 ) under which we see suitable springs (part.10) which have the task of spacing the same tray from the base to leave a right space in order to insert between the two a liquid container element (part.12) of the release system of the dispenser / dispenser, while in the upper part and aligned with the tray below, we have the dispenser / dispenser group (part. 4) equipped with a butterfly (part. 5) useful for dispensing the granular product. We see inserted in the upper seat of the dosing / dispenser group (part. 4), the mouth of the sealed and disposable ampoule (part. 6) containing the granular sugar, equipped with its own safety valve (part. 7), while inserted in the same dispenser / dispenser, we find a small spout (part.8) easily removable to be hygienized or replaced, with an inverted conical shape and having a sugar outlet hole of the right size so as to fall into the cup perfectly vertical and without even touching the wall of the conical / bell element (part. 9), which will be in the opposite position to the spout. Even the bell, which has the task of keeping the sugar outlet hole away and not reachable, will be independent for easy disassembly and sanitation, furthermore it will be shaped and have dimensions such as to prevent any and involuntary contact with the product contained in the cup itself, as the cup itself will be smaller than the bell therefore, even if desired, its conical shape will prevent it from moving upwards. To better ensure Γ unapproachability to the sugar outlet hole with no tools, you can think of inserting a series of circular rings (equal to 13) inside the bell itself, to be anchored to it. The same conical element may have a sugar dispensing block system if inadvertently bumped or if a foreign object is inserted inside it. An example of said block system schematized in the drawing with part. 14, is nothing more than a soft plastic tube containing the colored liquid which, upon contact even by slight pressure, the liquid moving will activate a locking mechanism inside the dispenser. Consequently, in order to reactivate the supply of the granular product, the manager himself, after having sanitized the interested parties, must unlock it with a special key. The previously mentioned element, which is part of the mechanical release system, is nothing more than a particular type of thin container for liquids (part 12) which, rightly stressed by the pressure obtained by the weight of the cup itself, sets the colored liquid in motion in motion. content, which through the tube (detail 11) is pushed upwards in order to reach the release point located inside the dosing unit (detail 4) and thus allow the butterfly (detail 5) to be activated .

Prima di passare a descrivere il funzionamento del trovato, vogliamo sottolineare il fatto che rampolla contenente lo zucchero granulato, al fine di rispettare totalmente le norme igieniche oggi sempre più richieste, è stata ideata in modo tale da presentarsi all’ utilizzatore perfettamente sigillata con valvola di sicurezza e quindi monouso. Di fatto il gestore di un locale, in possesso del nuovo contenitore, dopo aver acquistato direttamente dalla fabbrica o dai rivenditori le ampolle monouso contenenti il prodotto granulare, dovrà in modo elementare inserire il collo di uscita prodotto granulare dell’ ampolla, ancora sigillata, nel gruppo di dosaggio/erogazione (part. 4), dopodiché estrarrà parzialmente la valvola di sicurezza (part. 7), quindi il prodotto sarà disponibile per Γ erogazione. E’ quindi ovvio che questa operazione avverrà senza il minimo contatto del prodotto granulare contenuto nell’ ampolla con agenti esterni, ne tanto meno verrà manipolato. Before going on to describe the operation of the invention, we want to underline the fact that a scion containing the granulated sugar, in order to fully comply with the hygienic standards that are increasingly required today, has been designed in such a way as to present itself to the user perfectly sealed with a valve. safety and therefore disposable. In fact, the manager of a room, in possession of the new container, after having purchased the disposable ampoules containing the granular product directly from the factory or from retailers, will have to simply insert the granular product outlet neck of the ampoule, still sealed, in the dosing / dispensing unit (detail 4), after which the safety valve will be partially extracted (detail 7), then the product will be available for Γ dispensing. It is therefore obvious that this operation will take place without the slightest contact of the granular product contained in the ampoule with external agents, nor will it be manipulated.

Il funzionamento per trasferire il prodotto granulare nella bevanda risulterà di estrema semplicità: il consumatore poggerà obbligatoriamente la tazza o tazzina contenente la bevanda sul vassoio/bilancia (part. 2); il peso stesso della tazzina farà entrare automaticamente in azione il sistema meccanico di sblocco, cioè il liquido colorato partendo dal contenitore (part. 12), raggiungerà rapidamente tramite il tubo (part. 11) il gruppo di dosaggio/erogazione e quindi verrà sbloccata la farfalla (part. 5) che potrà essere azionata. Detta farfalla risulterà interna al gruppo dosatore e conformata in modo tale da erogare ad ogni “impulso” una quantità di zucchero pari ad un cucchiaino, che passando per il piccolo beccuccio (part. 8) raggiungerà per caduta dall’alto la parte centrale della tazzina stessa. Lo stesso consumatore ad erogazione avvenuta e nella quantità voluta, nel sollevare la tazzina avrà la garanzia di non andare a toccare inavvertitamente il foro di uscita zucchero del beccuccio, in quanto la presenza e la conformazione e dimensione dell’elemento conico/campana (part. 9) restringente ovviamente verso l’alto, coadiuvato anche dalla eventuale presenza di anelli circolari (part 13), impedirà alla tazzina il sollevamento verso l’alto A questo punto non essendo più presente la tazzina sul vassoio/bilancia, il liquido colorato ritornerà rapidamente nell’opportuno contenitore (part 12) locato sotto il vassoio poggiatazze e pertanto, di conseguenza, l’erogazione dello zucchero o dei suoi succedanei non sarà più possibile in quanto la farfalla (part 5) risulterà bloccata Si può concludere dicendo che il trovato garantirà un igiene totale. The operation to transfer the granular product into the drink will be extremely simple: the consumer must necessarily place the cup or cup containing the drink on the tray / scale (part 2); the weight of the cup itself will automatically activate the mechanical release system, i.e. the colored liquid starting from the container (part.12), will quickly reach the dosing / dispensing unit through the tube (part.11) and then the butterfly (part. 5) which can be operated. Said butterfly will be inside the dosing unit and shaped in such a way as to deliver at each "pulse" a quantity of sugar equal to a teaspoon, which passing through the small spout (detail 8) will reach the central part of the cup by falling from above. itself. The same consumer, once dispensed and in the desired quantity, when lifting the cup will have the guarantee not to inadvertently touch the sugar outlet hole of the spout, as the presence and the shape and size of the conical element / bell (part. 9) obviously shrinking upwards, also assisted by the possible presence of circular rings (part 13), will prevent the cup from lifting upwards At this point, as the cup is no longer present on the tray / scale, the colored liquid will return quickly in the appropriate container (part 12) located under the cup-holder tray and therefore, consequently, the dispensing of sugar or its substitutes will no longer be possible as the butterfly (part 5) will be blocked It can be concluded by saying that the invention will guarantee total hygiene.

I materiali e le dimensioni del trovato sopra descritto, illustrato nell’ unito disegno e più avanti rivendicato, potranno essere qualsiasi a seconda delle esigenze. Inoltre tutti i dettagli sono sostituibili con altri tecnicamente equivalenti, senza per questo uscire dall’ambito del seguente brevetto. The materials and dimensions of the invention described above, illustrated in the attached drawing and claimed hereinafter, may be any according to requirements. Furthermore, all the details can be replaced with other technically equivalent ones, without thereby departing from the scope of the following patent.

Claims

CLAIMS 1) New container with disposable ampoule suitable for controlled delivery due to falling granular food substances in general, equipped with a mechanical release system for operating the dispenser / dispenser.

2) New container as per the previous claim, characterized by the fact that disposable lampolla can contain granular sugar and its substitutes.

3) New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the disposable ampoule can be made of plastic materials, glass, stainless steel or in any case materials for containing food, in the most disparate sizes and shapes, as well as its own safety valve can be made in the ways most suited to the manufacturer.

4 New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the disposable ampoule containing the granular product is supplied from the factory to the operator / user sealed with block and safety valves to be removed only when it is inserted into the appropriate seat of the new container. Therefore it will be very valid in terms of health and hygiene as it also avoids any contact with the same manager as was the case until now at the time of recharging.

5) New container as per the previous claim, characterized by the fact that the ampoule containing the granular product can be arranged with a hole with a closure cap made in the upper area, in the event that the bodies in charge endorse the possibility that the operator can top up the missing granular product.

6) New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the invention is equipped with a mechanical system for releasing the granular product dispenser-dosing unit and therefore actuation of the butterfly, based mainly on the presence of the cup or cup on a tray-scale and the movement of a liquid.

7) New container as per the previous claim, characterized by the fact that the release system activated by the presence of the cup or cup on the scale tray, can also be made with other mechanical systems such as a movable rod, sensors, photocells or quant ' other act for the purpose. New system as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the control for dispensing the granular product will take place exclusively from the outside both in systems such as the manual rotation by means of a butterfly described as an example in the present patent application, with manual pressure by button, by means of pulses or electrically controlled buttons, or anything else suitable for the purpose. New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the conical spout with small granular product outlet hole and the conical element / protection bell can be both independent from each other and with the possibility of being made in a single piece , however removable from the outside. New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that it consists of a main support element (equal. 1) made in such a way as to present in the lower part a base on which we find a tray / scale (equal. 2) useful for the 'cup or cup support (equal. 3) under which we see suitable springs (part. 10) which have the task of spacing the same tray from the base to leave a right space in order to insert a liquid container element between the two (detail 12) of the release system of the dispenser / dispenser release system, while in the upper part and aligned with the tray below, we have the dispenser / dispenser group (detail 4) equipped with a butterfly (detail 5) useful for dispensing the granular product. We see inserted in the upper seat of the dosing / dispenser group (part. 4) the mouth of the sealed and disposable ampoule (part. 6) containing the granular sugar, equipped with its own safety valve (part. 7) while inserted in the same doser / dispenser, we find a small spout (part.8) easily removable to be hygienized or replaced, with an inverted conical shape and having a sugar outlet hole of the right size so as to fall into the cup perfectly vertical and without even touching the wall of the conical element / bell (part. 9), which will be in opposite position to the spout. Even the bell, which has the task of keeping the sugar outlet hole away and not reachable, will be independent for easy disassembly and sanitation, furthermore it will be shaped and have dimensions such as to prevent any and involuntary contact with the product contained in the cup itself, as the cup itself will be smaller than the bell therefore, even if desired, its conical shape will prevent it from moving upwards. To better ensure that the sugar outlet hole cannot be approached with no tools, you can think of inserting a series of circular rings inside the bell itself (even 13), to be anchored to it. The same conical element may have a sugar dispensing block system if inadvertently bumped or if a foreign object is inserted inside it. An example of said blocking system schematized in the drawing with part 14, is nothing more than a soft plastic tube containing the colored liquid which, upon contact even by slight pressure, the liquid moving will activate a blocking mechanism inside the dispenser. Consequently, in order to reactivate the supply of the granular product, the manager himself, after having sanitized the interested parties, must unlock it with a special key. The previously mentioned element, which is part of the mechanical release system, is nothing more than a particular type of thin container for liquids (part 12) which, rightly stressed by the pressure obtained by the weight of the cup itself, sets the colored liquid in motion. it contained, which through the tube (part 11) is pushed upwards in order to reach the release point located inside the dosing unit (part 4) and therefore allow the butterfly (part 5) to be activated . Before going on to describe the functioning of the device, we want to underline the fact that the ampoule containing the granulated sugar, in order to fully comply with the hygiene rules that are increasingly required today, has been designed in such a way as to present itself to the user perfectly sealed with safety valve and therefore disposable. In fact, the manager of a room, in possession of the new container, after having purchased the disposable ampoules containing the granular product directly from the factory or from retailers, will have to simply insert the granular product outlet neck of the ampoule, still sealed, into the dosing / dispensing unit (detail 4), after which it will partially extract the safety valve (part 1) and then the product will be available for dispensing. It is therefore obvious that this operation will take place without the slightest contact of the granular product contained in the ampoule with external agents, nor will it be manipulated. 11) New container as per claim 1), characterized by the fact that the operation to transfer the granular product into the drink will be extremely simple: the consumer must necessarily place the cup or cup containing the drink on the tray / scale (part 2); the weight of the cup itself will automatically activate the mechanical release system, i.e. the colored liquid starting from the container (part 12), will quickly reach the dosing / dispensing unit via the tube (part 11) and then the butterfly will be released ( part 5) that can be activated Said butterfly will be internal to the dosing unit and shaped in such a way as to deliver at each "pulse" a quantity of sugar equal to a teaspoon, which, passing through the small spout (part. 8) will reach by falling from the '' high the central part of the cup itself, the same consumer after dispensing and in the desired quantity, when lifting the cup will have the guarantee not to inadvertently touch the sugar outlet hole of the spout, as the presence and shape and size of the conical / bell element (part. 9) obviously narrowing upwards, also assisted by the possible presence of circular rings (part. 13), will prevent to the cup lifting upwards. At this point, as the cup is no longer present on the tray / scale, the colored liquid will quickly return to the appropriate container (part 12) located under the cup tray and therefore, consequently, the dispensing of sugar or its substitutes will not be as much as possible as the butterfly (part 5) will be blocked. It can be concluded by saying that the invention will guarantee total hygiene. All substantially as described and illustrated for the specified purposes.