RU222665U1 - Glass - external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lock - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, by extracting the bulk substance contained in capsules without an internal piercer, such as, for example, Nespresso standard capsules. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operating safety of the claimed device. The utility model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling two-component drinks, mainly in taxis. Glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lock, for a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to a piercer configured to pierce the lower part of the capsule installed in the capsule nest; 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; characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing an internal projection configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange; one or more clamps inseparably connected to the outer side of the vertical part of the wall of the capsule nest, configured to fix capsules installed in the capsule nest. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device. 1 n.p. f-ly, 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, by extracting the bulk substance contained in capsules without an internal piercer, such as, for example, Nespresso standard capsules. The utility model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling two-component drinks, mainly 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, a glass is claimed - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lock, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to a piercer configured to pierce the lower part of the capsule installed in the capsule nest; 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; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange; one or more clamps inseparably connected to the outer side of the vertical part of the wall of the capsule nest, configured to fix capsules installed in the capsule nest.

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

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

Figure 2 - The claimed device with installed capsules. Side sectional view.

Figure 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.

Figure 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. Internal ledge

12. Capture

13. Lock

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 made inseparably with the piercer 6 using 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 parts of the piercers 6 can pierce the lower parts of the capsules 7 when placing the capsules 7 in the nest of the 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 number 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 capsules falling out and/or breakage of the claimed device during the preparation of a two-component drink, as a result 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.

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 11, 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 11 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 11 has an annular shape and is designed to be pressed 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 11. The inner protrusion 11 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.

The operating 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 12, 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 12 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 12 may have the shape of a wedge or any other shape with an inclined plane, made with the ability to move the grip 12 against the flange 5 and press the grip 12 to the flange 5, grasping the flange 5 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The presence of grips 12 reduces the likelihood of removing the annular part 1 from flange 5.

This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

During consumption of the beverage, the capsules 7 are located in the capsule nest 3. When drinking the beverage, the inventive device with the installed capsules 7 is tilted to provide access to the drinking hole to allow drinking the beverage. Thus, capsules 7 move from a horizontal position to an inclined one, and there is a possibility of capsules 7 being displaced or falling out of the capsule nest 3. In addition, the capsules may be pressed from below by the drink located inside the body of the glass 9, which increases the risk of capsules 7 falling out of the capsule nest. 3. The loss of capsules 7 from the nest of capsules 3, in a moving car, creates the possibility of a hot drink spilling from the body of the glass 9, and getting it on the passenger and elements of the car interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device is equipped with a retainer 13, made inseparable from the capsule socket 3 by gluing or casting. The latch 13 is designed to prevent capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule nest 3. The latch 13 can be made in the form of one or more elements of a protruding shape, such as, for example, a ring, a half-ring or a hemisphere, on the vertical outer plane of the capsule nest 3. The latch 13 is designed with the ability to ensure the installation of capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, and to prevent capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule nest 3. The latch 13 is designed to hold the capsules 7 by the upper edge. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, inserts the capsule nest 3 into the ring part 1, inserts two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsules 7 are pierced with their lower part by the piercers 6, and are fixed in the capsule nest 3. After this, the user places the claimed device in a 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 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)

Glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lock, for a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to a piercer configured to pierce the lower part of the capsule installed in the capsule nest; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; capsule nest configured to connect to the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a grip configured to fix the annular part on the flange; one or more latches inseparably connected to the outer side of the vertical part of the wall of the capsule nest, configured to fix capsules installed in the capsule nest.