JP7094043B2 - チョコレートの流通およびチョコレートを分注するシステム - Google Patents
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本出願は、2015年10月9日に出願された同時係属中の米国特許出願第14/879,940号、2015年10月9日に出願された同時係属中の米国特許出願第14/879,984号、2015年10月9日に出願された同時係属中の米国特許出願第14/879,997号、2015年10月9日に出願された同時係属中のPCT出願第PCT/US2015/054968号、および2017年3月16日に出願された同時係属中の米国特許出願第62/472,193号の米国特許法第119条(e)項に基づく利益を主張するものであり、これらは全て、2014年10月9日に出願された現在では失効した米国特許出願第62/061,856号、および2015年2月12日に出願された現在では失効した米国特許出願第62/115,339号、および2016年7月19日に出願された現在では失効した米国特許出願第62/364,142号の優先権を主張したものであり、これらの全ては、参照により本明細書に完全に組み込まれる。
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- 内容物分注システムであって、
第1の容積を画定する略流体密封の外部ハウジングと、
前記外部ハウジングに動作可能に接続された垂直支持部材と、
前記垂直支持部材に動作可能に接続された基部支持部材と、
前記第1の容積内に配設され、前記外部ハウジングに動作可能に接続された分注器案内部材と、
前記外部ハウジングを貫いて延在し、前記外部ハウジング内の第1の端部および前記外部ハウジングの外側の第2の端部を有し、枢動軸を画定する、押出器接続部材と、
前記外部ハウジング内に配設され、前記第1の端部に動作可能に接続された押出器部材と、
前記外部ハウジングの外に配設され、前記第2の端部に動作可能に接続されたレバーと、
前記第1の容積内に配設され、前記押出器部材に動作可能に接続された少なくとも1つの押出器案内部材と、
前記第1の容積内で前記外部ハウジングに動作可能に接続され、前記少なくとも1つの押出器案内部材を受容することができる少なくとも1つの押出器案内レールと、を備え、
前記レバーの手動による作動が、前記少なくとも1つの押出器案内部材と協調して前記押出器部材を枢動させ、
前記内容物分注システムは、
前記ハウジング内に配置され、前記第1の容積を別々の第2および第3の容積に二分する隔壁であって、前記押出器部材が前記第2の容積内に配設されている、隔壁と、
前記ハウジングを貫いて形成された、前記第2の容積と流体連通するための開口部と、
前記第2の容積内に配置された第1の変形可能なパウチであって、
略細長の流体密封エンクロージャ、
前記流体密封エンクロージャを実質的に充填する量のチョコレート、前記流体密封エンクロージャを貫いて延在する流体導管、および
前記流体導管に動作可能に接続された流体弁、をさらに含む、第1の変形可能なパウチと、をさらに備え、
前記流体導管が、前記開口部を貫いて延在し、
前記レバーの枢動が、前記第1の変形可能なパウチ内のチョコレートの前記量を減少させるように前記第1の変形可能なパウチに印可される付勢力をもたらし、
前記押出器部材が前記第1の変形可能なパウチに対して付勢されると、前記流体弁の自動的な作動が、前記チョコレート液が前記第1の変形可能なパウチから流れるように分注されることを可能にし、
前記変形可能なパウチが、チョコレート分注中に実質的に空気不含の状態にとどまる、内容物分注システム。 - 前記第1の容積と熱連通した加熱素子をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。
- 前記チョコレートが3%未満の水を含有する、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。
- 前記チョコレートが室温で固体である、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。
- 前記第3の容積内に配置された第2の変形可能なパウチであって、前記第1の変形可能なパウチと実質的に同一である、第2の変形可能なパウチ、をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。
- 前記ハウジングに動作可能に接続されたカバー部材をさらに備え、
前記カバー部材の前記ハウジングとの係合が、前記第1の容積を外側の環境から実質的に隔離し、
前記カバー部材の前記ハウジングからの係合解除が、前記変形可能なパウチが前記第2および第3の容積の内外へと移動されることを可能にする、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つの押出器案内レールが、前記カバー部材に動作可能に接続され、前記カバー部材の係合が、前記少なくとも1つの押出器案内部材および前記押出器部材に与圧し、前記カバー部材の係合解除が、前記少なくとも1つの押出器案内部材および前記押出器部材から除圧する、請求項6に記載の内容物分注システム。
- 前記基部支持部材に動作可能に接続され、他の相互係止構造部材とインターフェース接続するように構成された少なくとも1つの相互係止構造部材と、
電気通信が可能であり、前記垂直支持部材に動作可能に接続された少なくとも1つの動力相互係止部材であって、少なくとも1つのメス動力相互係止部材、少なくとも1つの動力相互係止オス部材、またはそれらの組み合わせ、を含む群から選択される、少なくとも1つの動力相互係止部材と、をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。 - 前記ハウジングに動作可能に接続されたデジタル識別子システムと、
前記デジタル識別子システムと電気通信する少なくとも1つのデジタル識別子と、
前記デジタル識別子システムと電気通信する少なくとも1つのデータインターフェースと、をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。 - 前記ハウジングに動作可能に接続されたディスプレイ受容器と、
前記ディスプレイ受容器と電気通信するディスプレイと、をさらに備える、請求項9に記載の内容物分注システム。 - 前記基部支持部材に動作可能に接続され、他の相互係止構造部材とインターフェース接続するように構成された少なくとも1つの相互係止構造部材と、
電気通信が可能であり、前記垂直支持部材に動作可能に接続された少なくとも1つの動力相互係止部材であって、少なくとも1つのメス動力相互係止部材、少なくとも1つの動力相互係止オス部材、またはそれらの組み合わせ、を含む群から選択される、少なくとも1つの動力相互係止部材と、をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の内容物分注システム。
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