RU220938U1 - Labeled Thermal Insulated External Capsule Holder with Cup - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing drinks by extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, ground coffee, crushed tea leaves, chocolate powder, milk powder, sugar, cinnamon and others, contained in capsules without an internal piercer. The utility model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling drinks mainly in transport and in particular in taxis. Marked heat-insulated external capsule holder with a glass, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing one bracket configured to hold one piercer; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule nest made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate one capsule; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part, a marking capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, and a thermal insulating coating connected to the annular part, designed to increase the thermal insulation properties of the annular part. The technical result is an increase in the operational safety of the claimed device. 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing drinks by extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, ground coffee, crushed tea leaves, chocolate powder, milk powder, sugar, cinnamon and others, contained in capsules without an internal piercer. The utility model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling drinks mainly in transport and in particular in taxis.

A known device is a capsule holder for coffee machines, including a socket for installing a capsule with a drink extract and a hole for exiting the finished drink (patent RU 2747134, published on April 28, 2021) [1], characterized by the fact that the capsule holder has an annular groove for tightly fitting the holder per drink glass.

A device is known, a capsule glass holder for devices for preparing drinks, including a socket for installing a capsule, (patent RU 2761895, published 12/13/2021) [2], characterized in that it contains an annular part containing holes for drinking and air, connected to the cup body, consisting of side and bottom walls, while the cup body is inseparable from the annular part, which is inseparable from the socket for installing the capsule. The disadvantage of the known devices [1,2] is the impossibility of using a capsule with a bulk product that is not equipped with an internal piercer - for example, a Nespresso standard capsule.

A capsule glass holder for devices for preparing drinks is known, including a socket for installing the capsule (patent RU 219382, published 06/13/2023). The solution contains a lower capsule piercer secured to the inner part of the bottom, configured to be removably connected, and a holder placed on the inner part of the bottom, configured to hold the lower capsule piercer (added from the formula). The disadvantage of this device is the complexity of manufacturing, since it is a complex figure having a combination of undercuts, its production in a monolithic design will require the manufacture of a complex mold, which may include special forming elements such as folding punches, composite and sliding dies and special removal plates. Obviously, the more complex the mold, the higher the defect rate.

The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device.

To achieve the technical result, a marked, heat-insulated external capsule holder with a glass is claimed, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing one bracket configured to hold one piercer; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule nest made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate one capsule; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part, a marking capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, and a thermal insulating coating connected to the annular part, designed to increase the thermal insulation properties of the annular part.

The essence of the claimed invention is illustrated by illustrations:

Fig. 1 - Assembly diagram of the claimed device and capsule. Side sectional view.

Fig. 2 - Claimed device with installed capsule. Side sectional view.

Fig. 3 - Connection of the annular part with the flange in three positions. Side sectional view. A - before installation on the flange, B - during installation on the flange, C - after installation on the flange.

Fig. 4 - The claimed device is installed in a car coffee machine mounted inside the car. Side sectional view.

Wherein:

1. Ring part

2. Side wall

3. Capsule nest

4. Bottom

5. Beading

6. Piercer

7. Capsule

8. Bracket

9. Cup body

10. Marking

11. Car coffee machine

12. Scanner

13. Thermal insulation coating

The claimed device is an element of a system for the safe preparation of drinks.

The safe preparation system for drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of drinks are a car coffee machine 11 not equipped with an internal capsule holder and the claimed device. To prepare a drink using a safe beverage preparation system, a capsule 7 containing a dry substance and water is used.

Operation of the claimed device includes manipulations with the claimed device before pouring a drink into the claimed device, during the process of pouring a drink, before drinking a drink, during drinking a drink and after drinking a drink.

The claimed device is connected to a car coffee machine using an upper piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine, which is connected to one capsule placed in the claimed device. Water moves from the car coffee machine to the body of the glass 9, inside the elements of the safe preparation system for drinks. This eliminates an open stream and ensures protection from drink getting on the passenger and the vehicle interior during a trip in shaking conditions.

The claimed device can be made, for example, of plastic and/or paper, contains a side wall 2, inseparably connected to the bottom 4, which form the body of the glass 9. The side wall 2 contains a flange 5, which can have a toroidal shape and is inseparably connected to the top edge side wall 2. The claimed device contains an annular part 1 containing one or more drinking holes, which can be equipped with protective caps, and configured to connect to the flange 5 using, for example, an annular groove. The ring portion 1 is inseparably connected to the capsule seat 3 by, for example, gluing or casting or other joining method.

The claimed device contains a nest of capsules 3, which is designed to accommodate one capsule 7 in such a way that the drink flowing from the capsule 7 enters the body of the glass 9. The nest of capsules 3 is made with the ability to access and tightly press the upper piercer, which is an element of a car coffee machine, to capsule 7 installed in the capsule socket 3. The claimed device contains one bracket 8 connected to the inside of the bottom 4, for example, by gluing or casting. The bracket 8 is configured to fix the piercer 6 by repeating part of the shape of the piercer 6 with the inner part of the bracket 8. To use capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains one piercer 6, including a piercing element (for example, a needle ). The piercer 6 is designed to be fixed in the bracket 8, so that the sharp piercing part of the piercer 6 can pierce the lower part of the capsule 7 when placing the capsule 7 in the nest of capsules 3.

The claimed device is manufactured using injection molding, for example, using an injection molding machine. To produce the claimed device, it is necessary to make a mold into which molten plastic material is poured under pressure. Unlike solution [3], made monolithic, the production of which requires a complex mold, which may include special form-building elements, such as folding punches, composite and sliding dies and special removal plates, the claimed utility model is made collapsible, with using one mold for the production of the glass body 9, a second mold for the production of the piercer 6, a third mold for the production of the ring part 1. Thus, we obtain three products and insert the piercer 6 into the bracket 8, install the ring part 1 on the flange 5 before use.

Obviously, the more complex the mold, the higher the defect rate. In the “Great Encyclopedia of Oil and Gas” with reference to the book by Samokhvalov Y.A. “Handbook of Design Technicians”, in Chapter 8 “Parts made of plastics” it is written: “...Undercuts impair the manufacturability of parts, reduce their accuracy and surface quality, complicate the design of the mold and limit the productivity during pressing. By changing the design of products, undercuts can be avoided. If it is impossible to avoid undercuts, then in some cases it is advisable to divide such a part into two (or more) simple parts...” p. 330, para. 5. https://www.ngpedia.ru/pg1677673pmQmENz0001274576/.

Unlike a known analogue, the claimed device contains a ring part 1 made with the possibility of removable connection with a flange 5. This solution will reduce the amount of defects in the production of the claimed device, and, therefore, reduce the likelihood of using defective claimed devices, which increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, so how the claimed device, made with defects, can create a danger, for example, of accidental removal of the ring part from the flange and/or the capsule falling out and/or breakage of the claimed device during the preparation of the drink, as a result of which a hot drink may be poured out of the body of the glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior.

The operational safety of the claimed device is increased by eliminating the possibility of using the claimed device with a car coffee machine that does not correspond to the claimed device, for example, with a car coffee machine designed to prepare multi-component drinks, in which the upper capsule piercer is configured to pierce several capsules simultaneously, the location of which differs from location of the capsule in the claimed device. Supplying water to the upper capsule piercer of a car coffee machine designed to prepare multi-ingredient drinks will cause hot water to splash past the capsules and create a risk of hot water splashing onto the user and the vehicle interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains a marking 10, which can be a bar code or a QR code, which is applied to the claimed device, for example, by painting and/or gluing and/or burning and/or casting and/or stamping or using any other method of application. Marking 10 contains encoded information, for example, about the type of the declared device and/or any other information that allows the automobile coffee machine 11 to identify the declared device as an element that, based on the type and legitimacy of production, can be used with the automobile coffee machine 11. The presence of marking 10 allows you to control the compatibility of the declared device and automobile coffee machine 11, and also allows you to obtain any other information about the declared device, which may be contained in the marking 10. To read the marking 10, the automobile coffee machine contains a scanner 12. The automobile coffee machine is configured to receive and analyze information obtained from the marking 10 and making a decision about the possibility or impossibility of operating the automobile coffee machine 11 together with the proposed claimed device. The analysis of the marking 10 occurs, for example, using the electronic control unit of a car coffee machine, which is designed to analyze the information received from the marking 10 and send a command to the elements of the car coffee machine to prepare a drink or block the process of preparing a drink. Marking 10 can be applied to any place of the claimed device with the ability to read marking 10 by scanner 12.

The drink poured into the claimed device has a high temperature, and high heat transfer through the annular part 1 leads to the fact that a high temperature is formed on the outer surface of the annular part. This may result in a risk of burns to the passenger's fingers or parts of the face if the passenger touches the outside of the ring portion.

To eliminate such a danger, the annular part 1 contains a heat-insulating coating 13, designed to increase the heat-insulating properties. The thermal insulating coating 13 can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover 13 may be attached to the annular portion 1 by gluing or casting or soldering, and may also be attached by mechanical connection, for example, by hook-shaped fasteners or elastic fasteners, or by ring-shaped or spherical snap fasteners, or by another connection option. The thermal insulation coating 13 is designed to provide access for capsules 7 to the capsule nest 3 and to allow drinking a drink from the body of the glass 9 through the drinking hole, and is also designed to install the ring part 1 on the flange 5.

This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually inserts the piercer 6 into the bracket 8, then installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, inserts the capsule 7 into the capsule socket 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its lower part by the piercer 6, after which the user places the claimed device in a car coffee machine and presses the upper piercer, using, for example, a lever. The user turns on the water supply. Using a water pump, water is supplied to the upper piercer, which is configured to allow water passing through the upper piercer to flow into the capsule through the puncture. Water passes through the capsule 7 and from there, in the form of a drink, flows into the body of the glass 9. After the claimed device is filled, the user removes the upper piercer from the claimed device, lifting the lever, and manually removes the claimed device with the drink. After removing the claimed device with the drink from the car coffee machine, the drink is ready for consumption through the drinking hole. After consuming the drink, the user disposes of the claimed device.

Thus, the claimed utility model makes it possible to increase the safety of operation of the claimed device.

Claims (1)

Marked heat-insulated external capsule holder with a glass, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing one bracket configured to hold one piercer; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; capsule nest, made inseparably from the annular part and designed to accommodate one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part, markings made to be read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, and a thermal insulating coating connected to the annular part, designed to increase the thermal insulation properties ring part.