RU221567U1 - Glass - external capsule holder - 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. Glass - an external holder of capsules, 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 configured to connect to the annular portion and configured to accommodate one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the glass. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to ensure the safety of preparing the drink. 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 onto drink glass.

A known device is a glass capsule 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 openings for drinking and air, connected to the housing glass, consisting of side and bottom walls, while the body of the glass 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 ensure the safety of preparing the drink.

To achieve the technical result, a glass is claimed - an external capsule holder, 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 configured to connect to the annular portion and configured to accommodate one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the glass.

The essence of the claimed invention is illustrated by illustrations:

Figure 1 – Assembly diagram of the claimed device with a capsule. Side sectional view.

Figure 2 – The claimed device with an installed capsule. Side sectional view.

Fig.3 – Connection of the claimed device with a glass in three positions. Side sectional view. A – before installation on the glass, B – during installation on the glass, C – after installation on the glass.

Fig.4 – The claimed device installed in a car coffee machine mounted in 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. Car coffee machine

11. Capture.

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. Elements of a safe beverage preparation system are a car coffee machine not equipped with an internal capsule holder, the claimed device and a capsule.

The claimed device is connected to a car coffee machine 10 using an upper piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine, which is connected to one capsule placed in the claimed device. Thus, 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 annular part 1 is configured to be connected to the capsule socket 3 using, for example, an annular groove or another connection 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 to the capsule 7 installed in capsule nest 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 will be 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 and a fourth mold for the production of the capsule nest 3. Thus, we obtain four products and insert the piercer 6 into bracket 8, install the ring part 1 on the flange 5 and the capsule nest 3 in the ring part 1 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 the flange 5 and with the possibility of removable connection with the capsule socket 3. This solution will reduce the amount of defects in the production of the claimed device, and, therefore, will reduce the likelihood of using defective declared devices , which ensures the safety of preparing drinks, since a defective claimed device may create a danger, for example, of accidental removal of the claimed device from a glass, and/or capsule falling out, and/or breakdown of the claimed device during the preparation of a drink, which may result in pouring a hot drink from a glass onto a passenger and/or elements of the car interior.

The safety of preparing drinks is ensured by reducing the likelihood of accidental removal of the claimed device from the glass, since removing the claimed device from the glass can lead to spilling of the drink on the user and the vehicle interior in shaking conditions while the car is moving.

To reduce the likelihood of such a hazard, the claimed device contains one or more grips 11, which are made inseparable from the annular part 1 by stamping or casting, or gluing or another method of connection, and can also be made of plastic. The grips 11 are shaped to bend around the flange 5 during the installation of the annular part 1 on the flange 5 and with the possibility of fixing on the flange 5 during the final installation of the annular part 1 on the flange 5, thus making it difficult to remove the annular part 1 from the flange 5. Such the shape can be, for example, a wedge shape or any other shape with an inclined plane, made with the ability to move the grip 11 against the flange 5 and press the grip 11 to the flange 5, grasping the flange 5 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The presence of grips 11 reduces probability of removing the annular part 1 from the flange 5.

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 nest 3 into the ring part 1, inserts the capsule 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its lower part by the piercer 6, after that, the user places the claimed device is inserted into the car coffee machine 10 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 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 removes the claimed device. The drink is ready to drink through the drinking hole. After consuming the drink, the user disposes of the claimed device.

Thus, the claimed utility model makes it possible to ensure the safety of preparing the drink.

Claims (1)

Glass - an external holder of capsules, 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 configured to connect to the annular portion and configured to accommodate one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the glass.