RU222292U1 - External capsule holder for safe beverage preparation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks by extracting a bulk substance, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 with a scanner, configured to control the type of the claimed device, which can be used as a vending machine for selling drinks mainly in transport, and in particular in taxis. External capsule holder of a safe beverage preparation system, consisting of a car coffee machine containing a scanner, configured to control compatibility with the external capsule holder, and an external capsule holder; consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two piercers integrally connected to brackets integrally connected to the bottom; 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 two capsules; containing a marking capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable ring part; an internal projection configured to press against the inner side of the side wall; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange; an external flask connected to a flange, designed to increase the thermal insulation properties of the side wall and bottom; a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular part, configured to increase the thermal insulation properties of the annular part; a retaining ring installed on the outer side surface of the annular part, configured to fix the grips on the flange. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device. 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks by extracting a bulk substance, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 with a scanner, configured to control the type of the claimed device, which can be used as a vending machine for selling drinks mainly in transport, and in particular in taxis.

A device is known, 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 increase the operational safety of the claimed device.

To achieve a technical result, an external capsule holder is claimed for a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of an automobile coffee machine containing a scanner, configured to control compatibility with the external capsule holder, and an external capsule holder; consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two piercers integrally connected to brackets integrally connected to the bottom; 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 two capsules; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part; an internal projection configured to press against the inner side of the side wall; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange; an external flask connected to a flange, designed to increase the thermal insulation properties of the side wall and bottom; a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular part, configured to increase the thermal insulation properties of the annular part; a retaining ring installed on the outer side surface of the annular part, configured to fix the grips on the flange.

The essence of the claimed utility model is illustrated by illustrations:

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

Fig.2 - A - Ring part before installing the capsule nest. View from below. B - Claimed device with installed capsules. 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 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. Capsules

8. Bracket

9. Cup body

10. Car coffee machine

11. Marking

12. Scanner

13. Inner ledge

14. Capture

15. Outer flask

16. Thermal insulation coating

17. Retaining ring

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

The system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks are a car coffee machine 10 not equipped with an internal capsule holder and the claimed device. To prepare a two-ingredient drink using the safe preparation of two-ingredient drinks, two capsules 7 containing dry matter and water are used.

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 two capsules placed in the claimed device. Water moves from the car coffee machine to the body of the glass 9, inside the elements of the system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks. This eliminates an open stream and provides protection from the two-component drink getting on the passenger and the car 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 two capsules 7 in such a way that the drink flowing from the capsules 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 capsules 7 installed in the capsule socket 3. The claimed device contains two brackets 8 connected to the inside of the bottom 4, for example, by gluing or casting. Each of the two brackets 8 is inseparably connected to the piercer 6 by gluing or casting. To use two capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains two piercers 6, including a piercing element (for example, a needle). The piercers 6 are made inseparable from the brackets 8, in such a way that the sharp piercing part of each of the piercers 6 can pierce the lower part of one of the two capsules 7 when placing the capsules 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 ring part 1 and a third mold for the production of the capsule nest 3. Thus, we obtain three products and 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 increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since the claimed device, made with defects, can create a danger, for example, of accidental removal of the ring part 1 from the flange 5 and/or the capsule falling out and/or breakage of the claimed device during the preparation of a two-component drink, as a consequence what can happen is that a hot two-component drink is poured from the body of the glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

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 single-component drinks, in which the upper capsule piercer is configured to pierce one capsule, the location of which is different from the location two capsules in the claimed device. Supplying water to the upper capsule piercer of a car coffee machine designed to prepare single-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 11, which can be a bar code or a QR code, which is applied to the claimed device, for example, by painting and/or gluing or by any other application method. Marking 11 contains encoded information about the type of the claimed device, allowing the car coffee machine 10 to identify the claimed device as an element that can be used with the car coffee machine 10. The presence of marking 11 allows you to control the compatibility of the claimed device and the car coffee machine 10. To read the marking 11, the car coffee machine contains scanner 12. The automobile coffee machine is configured to receive and analyze information obtained from the marking 11 and make a decision about the possibility or impossibility of operating the automobile coffee machine 10 together with the proposed claimed device. Analysis of marking 11 occurs, for example, using an electronic control unit of a car coffee machine, which is designed to analyze the information received from marking 11 and send a command to the elements of the car coffee machine to prepare a two-component drink or block the process of preparing a two-component drink. Marking 11 can be applied to any place of the claimed device with the ability to read marking 11 by scanner 12. This solution increases the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The operational safety of the claimed device is increased by reducing the likelihood of accidental removal of the annular part 1 from the flange 5 due to too much squeezing of the side wall 2 by the user, as a result of which a hot drink may spill onto the user and/or the vehicle interior while the vehicle is moving in shaking conditions and vibrations.

To reduce the likelihood of such a danger, the claimed device is equipped with an internal projection 13, designed to be pressed against the inside of the side wall 2 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The internal projection 13 is located on the lower side of the annular part 1 and is made inseparable from the annular part 1 , for example, using casting. The inner protrusion 13 has an annular shape and is configured to press against the inner part of the side wall 2. When installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5, the annular part 1 creates pressure on the side wall 2, which transfers the created pressure to the inner protrusion 13. The inner protrusion 13 can be of any size within the internal volume of the glass body 9. This creates additional rigidity of the side wall 2, increasing the permissible force created by the user’s fingers while drinking a two-component drink. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The operational safety of the claimed device is increased by reducing the likelihood of accidental removal of the annular part 1 from the flange 5, as this can lead to spilling of the two-component drink on the user and the vehicle interior in shaking conditions while the vehicle is moving.

To reduce the likelihood of such a hazard, the annular part 1 of the claimed device contains one or more grips 14, which are made inseparable from the annular part 1 by stamping or casting, or by gluing or other joining methods, and can also be made of plastic. The grips 14 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. Grip 14 may have the shape of a wedge or any other shape with an inclined plane, made with the ability to move the grip 14 against the flange 5 and press the grip 14 to the flange 5, grasping the flange 5 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The presence of grips 14 reduces the likelihood of removing the annular part 1 from flange 5. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The drink poured into the claimed device has a high temperature, and the large heat transfer through the side wall 2 leads to the fact that a high temperature is formed on the outer surface of the side wall 2. This can lead to burns of the passenger's fingers and the fall of the claimed device when instinctively unclenching the fingers, this can lead to there is a danger of the claimed device containing a hot drink falling, or the two-component drink splashing onto a passenger or elements of the car interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains an outer flask 15, made inseparably from the flange, for example, by casting or gluing. The outer flask 15 is made, for example, of plastic or pressed paper. The outer flask 15 is designed to reduce heat loss through the side wall 2 and the bottom 4. The outer flask 15 follows the shape of the outer part of the body of the glass 9, while the walls of the outer flask 15 do not touch the side wall 2 and the bottom 4.

Since the thermal conductivity of the air between the side wall 2 and the outer bulb 15 is less than the thermal conductivity of paper or plastic, the temperature on the outer surface of the outer bulb 15 is lower than that on the outer surface of the side wall 2, this reduces the possibility of burning the user's fingers, thereby increasing safety operation of the claimed device.

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 16, designed to increase the heat-insulating properties. The thermal insulation coating 16 can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover 16 may be attached to the annular portion 1 by gluing or casting or soldering, and may also be attached by a mechanical connection, for example, using hook-shaped fasteners or elastic fasteners, or fasteners with ring or spherical snap elements, or by using another connection option. The thermal insulation coating 16 is designed to provide access for capsules 7 to the capsule nest 3 and to allow drinking a two-component 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 safety of operation of the claimed device.

The inventive device contains a locking ring 17 having the shape of a ring, the inner diameter of which is equal to the outer diameter of the annular part, which can be made, for example, of plastic or pressed paper and is designed to be installed and tightly fixed on the outer side surface of the annular part. Installation of the locking ring 17 on the outer side surface of the annular part allows you to fix the position of the grip and makes it impossible to separate the cup body from the annular part without removing the lock ring 17, which increases the operational safety of the claimed device, since the separation of the cup body and the annular part 1 during operation of the claimed device may result in hot drink spilling onto the passenger and vehicle interior. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, inserts the capsule nest 3 into the ring part 1, positioning it in such a way that the holes of the capsule nest are located above the piercers 6, inserts two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its lower part by the piercers 6 Then a locking ring is installed on the outer side surface of the annular part, which allows you to fix the position of the gripper and makes it impossible to separate the flange 5 from the annular part 1 without removing the locking ring. After this, the user places the claimed device into the car coffee machine 10, positioning the claimed device in such a way that the two capsules placed in the claimed device are located under the upper piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine. Next, the user presses the upper piercer using, for example, a lever. The user turns on the water supply. Car coffee machine 10, using scanner 12, reads marking 11, analyzes the information received and sends a command to the elements of car coffee machine 10 to prepare a drink or blocks the process of preparing a drink. 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 capsules through the puncture. Water passes through two capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a two-component 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 two-component 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)

An external capsule holder for a safe beverage preparation system, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two piercers integrally connected to brackets integrally connected to the bottom; 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 two capsules; containing a marking capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable ring part; an internal projection configured to press against the inner side of the side wall; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange; an outer flask connected to a flange; a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular part; a retaining ring installed on the outer side surface of the annular part, configured to fix the grips on the flange.