KR102608879B1 - protein capsule - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a housing (100) that is open at the top and has a storage space (101) formed therein; a lower filter 10 disposed on the bottom of the housing 100, and a protein powder block disposed on the upper side of the lower filter 10; An upper filter (20) disposed on the upper side of the protein powder block; A lid 30 is disposed on the upper side of the upper filter 20 and coupled to the housing 100 to close the storage space 101.
The present invention compresses the protein powder and places it inside the capsule, so it can extend storage time by blocking contact with air, and is easy to carry, so it has the advantage of being easy to carry even when going out or traveling.

Description

protein capsule

The present invention relates to a protein capsule containing protein powder.

As modern people's daily lives progress and become specialized, countless devices that can be used and utilized simply and efficiently in daily and social life are being developed. Coffee extraction devices, such as so-called coffee makers, are used simply and efficiently in daily and social life. It is one of the devices that allows this.

A coffee extraction device, such as a so-called coffee maker, is a device that produces coffee for drinking by mainly heating water, such as coffee, black tea, and cocoa. It includes a heating steam device that heats water stored in a water tank and supplies it at high pressure, and the above. High-temperature water and steam are supplied from the heating steam device to the capsules loaded in the capsule extraction device to extract liquid coffee beverage, a coffee extraction device unit that discharges the capsules, and the liquid coffee discharged from the coffee extraction device unit is placed in a cup. A cup holder for receiving and a capsule storage container for receiving and storing the discharged capsules are installed inside the housing, and disposable coffee capsules filled with powder ingredients for making coffee are provided separately.

As is already known, coffee extraction devices such as the so-called coffee maker have automated operation of the extraction cycle of the device for extracting powdered coffee powder filled in a disposable package, that is, a disposable coffee capsule, into liquid coffee.

In the automated coffee extraction device, when the user presses a button, disposable coffee capsules are loaded from a plastic container into the extraction device, and the extraction device operates to make a hole in the disposable coffee capsule, supplying high-temperature water and water pressure to make the liquid. Coffee is filled into a placed cup, and disposable coffee capsules with depleted coffee liquid are dropped into the collection container.

As consumer interest in capsule coffee, which is easily consumed by inserting disposable coffee capsules into a capsule machine, continues to increase, the related market is growing every year.

Meanwhile, recently, as living standards have improved, interest in health has increased, and the size of the protein product market such as protein supplements is increasing.

According to a global research survey (June 2022), the most concerned health aspect for men and women over 20 years old was 'weight management (63.7%)', and weight management was found to be managed through exercise, meal control, and time management. It has been done.

The most important nutrient in weight management is 'protein', and there is an increasing tendency to consume protein through protein-rich foods or diet management rather than health functional foods or foods for weight control.

Conventionally, protein foods are divided into powders, bars, and drinks. The powder form has the highest protein content, but is inconvenient to carry, and the bar or drink form has a problem of high portability but low protein content.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1634022 Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2130181 Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2459347

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a protein capsule filled with protein powder or protein liquid.

The present invention includes a housing (100) that is open at the top and has a storage space (101) formed therein; a lower filter 10 disposed on the bottom of the housing 100, and a protein powder block disposed on the upper side of the lower filter 10; An upper filter (20) disposed on the upper side of the protein powder block; A lid 30 is disposed on the upper side of the upper filter 20 and coupled to the housing 100 to close the storage space 101.

The lower filter 10 and upper filter 20 may be made of non-woven fabric or paper.

The housing 100 includes a side housing 110 forming a cylindrical or conical side surface; A lower housing 120 forming the bottom of the side housing 110; A housing flange 130 formed to extend radially outward from the top of the side housing 110; It includes a plurality of inner ribs 140 protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the side housing 110, and the outer surface of the protein powder block may be supported on the inner ribs 140.

The storage space 101 includes a lower space 151 formed between the lower filter 10 and the lower housing 120; an upper space 152 formed between the upper filter 20 and the lead 30; It may include a side space formed between the inner rib 140 and the outer surface of the protein powder block.

The lower filter 10 includes a lower filter flat portion 12 in close contact with the bottom of the protein powder block; A plurality of filter legs 14 are bent downward from the lower filter plane portion 12 and supported in close contact with the upper surface of the lower housing 120, wherein the filter legs 14 are bent downward, An acute angle can be formed between the lower filter plane portion 12 and the lower filter plane portion 12.

First, since the present invention compresses the protein powder and places it inside the capsule, it can extend the storage time by blocking contact with air, and is easy to carry, so it has the advantage of being easy to carry even when going out or traveling.

Second, the present invention has the advantage of being able to easily produce a protein drink by supplying steamed water mounted on a capsule machine or shaker.

Third, in the present invention, because the upper space, side space, and lower space are formed around the protein powder block, the contact area with water supplied from the upper side can be increased, and the dissolution or mixing time can be shortened through this. There is an advantage.

Fourth, the present invention has the advantage of forming the inner rib in a spiral shape to increase the flow time and length of water, thereby ensuring sufficient time for the protein powder to be dissolved or mixed.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a protein capsule according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front cross-sectional view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan cross-sectional view of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a front cross-sectional view of a protein capsule according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a plan cross-sectional view of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the lower filter shown in Figure 4.
Figure 7 is a front cross-sectional view of a protein capsule according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the protein powder block and upper filter shown in Figure 7.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. While describing each drawing, similar reference numerals are used for similar components.

Terms such as first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention. The term “and/or” includes any of a plurality of related stated items or a combination of a plurality of related stated items.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense. No.

In this document, “configured to” means “suitable for,” “having the ability to,” or “changed to,” depending on the situation, for example, in terms of hardware or software. ," can be used interchangeably with "made to," "capable of," or "designed to." In some contexts, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” working with other devices or components.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. In order to facilitate overall understanding when describing the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same components are omitted.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a protein capsule according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front cross-sectional view of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a plan cross-sectional view of Figure 2.

The protein capsule according to this embodiment includes a housing 100 that is open at the top and has a storage space 101 formed therein, a lower filter 10 disposed on the bottom of the housing 100, and the lower filter ( 10), a protein powder block 50 disposed on the upper side, an upper filter 20 disposed on an upper side of the protein powder block 50, disposed on an upper side of the upper filter 20, and the housing 100. ) and includes a lid 30 that is coupled to the storage space 101 to close the storage space 101.

The lower filter 10 and upper filter 20 may be made of non-woven fabric or paper.

The lid (30) is made of aluminum.

The protein powder block 50 is formed by compressing protein powder, and can be dissolved or mixed in water when in contact with water. In this embodiment, the protein powder block dissolved in water is called a protein mixture solution.

The housing 100 is made of synthetic resin.

The housing 100 includes a side housing 110 forming a cylindrical or conical side, a lower housing 120 forming the bottom of the side housing 110, and a radius at the top of the side housing 110. It includes a housing flange 130 formed to extend outward, and a plurality of inner ribs 140 protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the side housing 110.

In this embodiment, the side housing 110 has a truncated cone shape with a narrow lower cross section.

In this embodiment, eight inner ribs 140 are arranged.

When viewed from the top, the plurality of inner ribs 140 are arranged clockwise from 12 o'clock: a first inner rib 141, a second inner rib 142, a third inner rib 143, and a fourth inner rib ( 144), the 5th inner rib 145, the 6th inner rib 146, the 7th inner rib 147, and the 8th inner rib 148.

When viewed from the top, the inner ribs 140 are arranged in a direction relative to the planar center C of the housing 100, and are arranged at 45-degree intervals in this embodiment.

The first inner rib 141, the second inner rib 142, the third inner rib 143, the fourth inner rib 144, the fifth inner rib 145, the sixth inner rib 146, the The 7th inner rib 147 and the 8th inner rib 148 extend long in the vertical direction.

The first inner rib 141, the second inner rib 142, the third inner rib 143, the fourth inner rib 144, the fifth inner rib 145, the sixth inner rib 146, the The upper filter 20 is supported on each upper end of the 7th inner rib 147 and the 8th inner rib 148, and thereby the upper filter 20 is restricted from moving downward.

The first inner rib 141, the second inner rib 142, the third inner rib 143, the fourth inner rib 144, the fifth inner rib 145, the sixth inner rib 146, the The lower filter 10 is supported at each lower end of the 7th inner rib 147 and the 8th inner rib 148, and this restricts the lower filter 10 from moving upward.

A lower space 151 forming the lower part of the storage space 101 is formed between the lower filter 10 and the lower housing 120.

An upper space 152 forming the upper part of the storage space 101 is formed between the upper filter 20 and the lid 30.

The first inner rib 141, the second inner rib 142, the third inner rib 143, the fourth inner rib 144, the fifth inner rib 145, the sixth inner rib 146, the A side space 155 forming a side part of the storage space 110 is formed between the 7th inner rib 147 and the 8th inner rib 148.

The protein powder block 50 is inserted and positioned between the lower space 151, the upper space 152, and the side space 155.

That is, the protein powder block 50 is inserted in a compressed state, and the lower space 151, upper space 152, and side space 155 are arranged around the protein powder block 50. .

Water can be supplied to the lower space 151, upper space 152, and side space 155 to dissolve the protein powder.

When using the protein capsule according to this embodiment, the lower housing 120 and the lid 30 are each bent, and water is supplied to the upper space 152 through the lid 30.

When water is supplied to the upper space 152, the supplied water can be moved to the side space 155 and dissolved from the side of the protein powder block 50, and the protein powder solution is moved to the lower space 151. After being moved to, it can be discharged out of the housing 100.

In this way, the upper space 152, the side space 155, and the lower space 151 provide a space in which the protein powder can be dissolved, and through this, the dissolution time of the protein powder can be shortened.

The lower filter 10 includes a lower filter flat portion 12 in close contact with the bottom of the protein powder block 50, and a lower filter flat portion 12 that is bent downward and has an upper surface of the lower housing 120. It includes a plurality of filter legs 14 supported in close contact with the.

When viewed from the top, the lower filter plane portion 12 is formed in a circular shape.

The filter legs 14 are arranged radially with respect to the center of the plane (C). In this embodiment, six filter legs 14 are arranged at 60-degree intervals with respect to the center of the plane C.

The filter leg 14 is bent downward and forms an acute angle between the lower filter plane portion 12 and the lower filter plane portion 12.

Since the filter leg 14 is supported on the lower housing 120, the protein powder block 50 can be supported and the lower space 151 can be firmly secured.

In particular, even if water is supplied into the housing 100 and the load on the protein powder block 50 increases, the lower space 151 can be firmly secured through the filter leg 14.

When the lower filter 10 is in close contact with the upper side of the lower housing 120, the protein solution may flow back to the upper side by blocking the perforated hole, and this backflow is prevented through the structure of the lower filter 10. There are features that can be done.

Figure 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the protein capsule according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 5 is a plan cross-sectional view of Figure 4.

Unlike the first embodiment, the protein capsule according to this embodiment has a spiral-shaped inner rib 240 disposed.

In this embodiment, the inner rib 240 is rotated three times in the vertical direction to form a spiral.

The inner rib 240 protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the side housing 110, and is connected to a first spiral 241 forming a spiral shape from top to bottom and a lower end of the first spiral 241. A second spiral 242 protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the side housing 110 and forms a spiral from top to bottom, and is connected to the lower end of the second spiral 242, and the side housing. It protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of 110 and includes a third spiral 243 forming a spiral shape from top to bottom.

The first spiral 241 is located at the uppermost side, the third spiral 243 is located at the lowermost side, and the second spiral 242 is located at the uppermost side of the first spiral 241 and the third spiral 243. placed in the middle.

The inner diameter of the first spiral 241 is the largest, the inner diameter of the third spiral 243 is the smallest, and the inner diameter of the second spiral 242 is the largest of the first spiral 241 and the third spiral 243. It is in the middle of .

In this embodiment, a side space 156 is formed in the middle of the height of the first spiral 241, the second spiral 242, and the third spiral 243.

In the vertical direction, the side space 156 includes a first side space 156a formed in the first spiral 241 and the second spiral 242, and the second spiral 242 and the third spiral ( 243) and a third side space 156c formed between the third spiral 243 and the lower filter 10.

The first side space (156a), the second side space (156b), and the third side space (156c) are formed in a spiral shape, and water supplied from the upper side flows into the spiral-shaped first side space (156a) and the second side space. Since it moves along (156b) and the third side space (156c), the flow distance and residence time can be increased, and through this, the dissolution time of the protein powder block 50 can be sufficiently secured.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the lower filter 210 may be formed in the form of a mesh made of metal or synthetic resin, and a plurality of pores 215 through which the dissolved protein solution can be easily discharged are formed.

The lower filter 210 is formed in a mesh shape, includes a lower filter flat portion 212 in close contact with the bottom of the protein powder block 50, and is bent downward from the lower filter flat portion 212 and includes the lower housing. (120) It includes a plurality of filter legs 214 supported in close contact with the upper side.

In this embodiment, the lower filter 210 is made of aluminum, and the lower filter plane portion 212 and the filter leg 214 are formed by bending a wire.

Therefore, because the aluminum wire is in a bent form, a leg gap 216 is formed in the filter leg 214, which has the feature of ensuring sufficient fluidity of the protein mixture solution.

Hereinafter, since the remaining configuration is similar to the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted.

Figure 7 is a front cross-sectional view of a protein capsule according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the protein powder block and upper filter shown in Figure 7.

The protein capsule according to this embodiment has different shapes of the protein powder block 300 and the upper filter 350 so that it can be easily dissolved by flowing water.

The protein powder block 300 is similar to the shape of the first and second embodiments, but a block hole 301 penetrating in the vertical direction is further formed.

The block hole 301 is formed to extend long in the vertical direction, and the inner surface 340 of a cone shape is formed by the block hole 301.

Water that has passed through the upper filter 350 can flow through the block hole 301, thereby simultaneously dissolving the outer surface 310 and the inner surface 340 of the protein powder block 300. .

The block hole 301 is located at the center of the plane (C).

The upper side 320 of the protein powder block 300 is inclined toward the block hole 301. In this embodiment, the upper side 320 has a hopper shape.

Water can be easily guided to the block hole 301 through the hopper-shaped upper side 320.

The outer surface 310 and the inner surface 340 of the protein powder block 300 can be simultaneously dissolved through the block hole 301 and the side space 156, thereby shortening the dissolution time. There is.

The upper filter 350 is formed in a funnel shape, and the apex 351 is disposed facing downward. The vertex 351 of the upper filter 350 is disposed in the block hole 301.

The upper filter 350 is concave downward to further form a filter storage portion 352, and unlike the first and second embodiments, the upper space 152 extends downward.

Water collected in the filter storage unit 352 may be guided to the vertex 351, and may collect and flow from the vertex 351 to the block hole 301.

In this embodiment, the protein powder block 300 and the upper filter 350 have been described based on the second embodiment, but may also be applied to the first embodiment.

Hereinafter, since the remaining configuration is similar to the second embodiment, detailed description will be omitted.

In the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the patent claims described later, but also by the scope of this patent claim and equivalents.

10: Lower filter 20: Upper filter
30: Lead 50: Protein powder block
100: housing 110: side housing
120: Lower housing 130: Housing flange
140: inner rib

Claims (5)

A housing 100 with an open upper side and a storage space 101 formed therein;
a lower filter 10 disposed on the bottom of the housing 100, and a protein powder block disposed on the upper side of the lower filter 10;
An upper filter (20) disposed on the upper side of the protein powder block;
It includes a lid 30 disposed above the upper filter 20 and coupled to the housing 100 to close the storage space 101,
The lower filter 10 and upper filter 20 are made of non-woven fabric or paper,
The housing 100 is,
A side housing (110) forming a cylindrical or conical side surface;
A lower housing 120 forming the bottom of the side housing 110;
A housing flange 130 formed to extend radially outward from the top of the side housing 110;
It includes a plurality of inner ribs 140 protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the side housing 110,
The outer surface of the protein powder block is supported on the inner rib 140,
The storage space 101 is,
A lower space 151 formed between the lower filter 10 and the lower housing 120;
an upper space 152 formed between the upper filter 20 and the lead 30;
It includes a side space formed between the inner rib 140 and the outer surface of the protein powder block,
The lower filter 10,
A lower filter flat portion (12) in close contact with the bottom of the protein powder block;
It includes a plurality of filter legs (14) bent downward from the lower filter plane portion (12) and supported in close contact with the upper side of the lower housing (120),
The filter leg (14) is bent downward and forms an acute angle between the lower filter plane portion (12) and the protein capsule. delete delete delete delete

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