RU222977U1 - Marked thermally insulated cup - external capsule holder equipped with vibration damper - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model is intended for preparing one-ingredient drinks, for example, espresso or Americano, by extracting the bulk substance from the capsule without an internal piercer. An example is Nespresso standard capsules. This model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of single-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling single-ingredient drinks, mainly in taxis. Marked thermally insulated glass - an external capsule holder equipped with a vibration damper, a system for the safe preparation of drinks, containing a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparable from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; one piercer, which is configured to be placed in the bracket and to pierce the lower part of the capsule; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule socket integrally formed from the annular portion and configured to accommodate one capsule, containing a vibration damper integrally connected to the capsule socket on one side and configured to be pressed against the inside of the side wall on the other side; containing a marking capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing a heat-insulating coating connected to the annular part; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a capsule nest, containing an annular protrusion on the inner side surface in the lower part, engaging with the lower surface of the flange, while the outer side surface is annular The part has a taper, and on the side surface of the cover of the annular part and its annular protrusion, through slots are made evenly around the circumference. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device. 4 ill.

Description

A utility model is one of the elements related to devices for preparing one-component drinks by extracting a bulk substance, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, contained in capsules without an internal piercer. This model can be used in a safe beverage preparation system. This system consists of the claimed device and a car coffee machine with a scanner that provides the ability to control the type of the claimed device. The model can be used as a vending machine for selling drinks mainly in transport and, in particular, in taxis.

The device is already known to the masses - a capsule holder for coffee machines. It includes a socket for installing a capsule with a drink extract and a hole for exiting the finished drink (patent RU 2747134, published 04/28/2021) [1]. The principle of its operation is determined by the presence of a capsule holder, which has an annular groove for tightly fitting the holder onto the drink glass.

A device such as a holder for glasses and capsules for devices intended for preparing drinks is also known. This device includes a socket for installing a capsule (patent RU 2761895, published 12/13/2021) [2]. It contains an annular part containing holes for drinking and air, connected to the body of the glass, which consists of side and bottom walls. It is worth considering that the body of the glass is inseparable from the annular part, which, in turn, 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. They are not equipped with an internal piercer - for example, Nespresso standard capsules.

There is also a glass capsule holder for beverage preparation devices, including a socket for installing a capsule (patent RU 219382, published 06/13/2023). This device has a lower capsule piercer mounted on the inner part of the bottom, configured to be removably connected, and a holder located on the inner part of the bottom, configured to hold the lower capsule piercer. The disadvantage of this device is the difficulty of manufacturing, since it is a complex figure. Its production in monolithic form will require the manufacture of a complex mold, which may include special forming elements such as folding punches, composite and sliding dies and special release 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 glass is claimed - an external capsule holder equipped with a vibration damper, a system for safe preparation of drinks, containing a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparable from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; one piercer, which is configured to be placed in the bracket and to pierce the lower part of the capsule; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule socket made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate one capsule, containing a vibration damper integrally connected to the capsule socket on one side and configured to be pressed against the inner part of the side wall on the other side; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular part; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a capsule nest, containing an annular protrusion on the inner side surface in the lower part, engaging with the lower surface of the flange, while the outer side surface is annular The part has a taper, and on the side surface of the cover of the annular part and its annular protrusion, through slots are made evenly around the circumference.

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 - Installing the annular part cover on the annular part 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:

Ring part

Side wall

Capsule nest

Bottom

Beading

Piercer

Capsule

bracket

Cup body

Car coffee machine

Marking

Scanner

Thermal insulation coating

Ring cover

Annular ledge

Vibration damper

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

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

The claimed device is connected to a car coffee machine (10) using the top piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine. It is connected to the capsule, which is located in the claimed device. Water moves from the car coffee machine into the glass body (9) inside the elements of the system for the safe preparation of single-ingredient drinks. This eliminates an open stream and ensures protection from single-component drinks getting onto the passenger and into the car interior during a trip in shaking conditions.

The claimed device can be made, for example, of plastic and/or paper. It contains a side wall (2) inseparably connected to the bottom (4), which forms the body of the cup (9). The side wall (2) contains a flange (5), which may have a toroidal shape. It is inseparably connected to the upper edge of the side wall (2). The claimed device also contains an annular part (1), in which there are one or more holes for drinking. The annular part is designed so that it is possible to connect with the flange (5) using, for example, an annular groove. The annular part (1) contains a capsule socket (3), which is configured to accommodate the capsule (7) in such a way that the drink flowing from the capsule (7) enters the glass body (9). The capsule seat (3) is made inseparably from the annular part (1), for example, by casting. This solution provides protection against leakage of the drink through the connection - the ring part (1) - the capsule socket (3). In this case, the drink may end up on the passenger or inside the car. This, in turn, increases the operational safety of the claimed device. The capsule socket (3) is made with the ability to access and tightly press the upper piercer, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine, to the capsule (7) installed in the capsule socket (3). The claimed device contains a bracket (8) connected to the inner part of the bottom (4), for example, by gluing or casting. The bracket is designed in such a way that it is possible to fix the piercer (6), so that the sharp piercing part of the element can pierce the lower part of the capsule (7) when it is placed in the capsule socket (3).

The claimed device is manufactured using injection molding, for example, using an injection molding machine. To produce this device, you will need to make a mold into which molten plastic material is poured under pressure. Unlike solution number 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 collapsible. It is also important to note that the device will use one mold to produce the cup body (9), a second mold to produce the piercer (6), and a third mold to produce the ring part (1). Thus, we get three types of products. You will need to 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 the known analogue, the claimed device contains a ring part (1) designed to be removably connected to a flange (5). Such a solution will reduce the number of defects in the production of the device, and, therefore, reduce the likelihood of using defective devices, which increases operational safety, since a device made with defects can create a danger. As a danger, we can note, for example, accidental removal of the ring part (1) from the flange (5), and/or the capsule falling out, and/or the breakdown of the claimed device during the preparation of a one-component drink, as a result of which a hot drink may spill out of the glass body (9) on the passenger and/or elements of the vehicle 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 declared device.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains markings (11), which can be a bar code or a QR code. It is applied to the claimed device, for example, by painting and/or gluing, or by any other application method. The 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 markings (11) allows you to control the compatibility of the declared device and the car coffee machine (10). To read the markings (11), the car coffee machine contains a 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 the marking (11) occurs, for example, using an electronic control unit of a car coffee machine, which is designed to analyze the information received from the marking (11) and send a command to the elements of the car coffee machine to prepare a single-component drink or block the process of preparing a single-component drink. The marking (11) can be applied to any place of the claimed device and can be read by a scanner (12). This solution increases the operational safety 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, in turn, 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 insulation coating (13) can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover (13) can be attached to the annular portion (1) by gluing or casting or soldering, and can also be attached using mechanical connection, for example, using hook-shaped fasteners or elastic fasteners, or fasteners with ring/spherical snap elements , or using another connection option. Thermal insulating coating (13) is made with the ability to provide access to the capsule (7) to the capsule socket (3) and with the ability to drink a one-component drink from the glass body (9) through the drinking hole, and is also made with the ability to install the annular part (1) on the flange (5). This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The claimed device contains a cover of the annular part (14), configured to be installed on the annular part (1) and containing an annular protrusion (15). Installing the cover of the annular part (14), covering the annular part (1) with the capsule (7) and the capsule socket (3), and making an annular protrusion (15) included in the inner side surface of the cover of the annular part (14) in its lower part engagement with the lower surface of the flange (5), allows you to fix the flange (5) in the annular protrusion (15) and, thereby, prevent the cup body from falling out of the annular part during operation of the claimed device. This increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since the fall of the glass body from the annular part can lead to the spilling of the hot drink located in the glass body and the hot drink getting on the passenger and the vehicle interior. The taper of the outer side surface of the annular part (1) and the through slots made on the side surface of the annular part cover (14) and on its annular protrusion (15) uniformly around the circumference create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the annular part cover (14) during installation covers. The holes, aligned with the drinking and air holes on the annular part, allow the drink to be consumed after installing the ring part cover (14).

The drink in the glass body splashes due to the shaking and maneuvering of a moving car. Increased operational safety of the claimed device can be ensured by increasing the protection against spilling of the drink from the glass body through the drinking hole, since splashing of the drink inside the glass body can lead to the drink splashing out through the drinking hole and the hot drink getting into the user’s hands, which can lead to burn.

To protect against such a danger, the claimed device contains a vibration damper (16), which is a horizontal annular platform made inseparable from the capsule socket (3) on one side, for example, by gluing or casting and with the possibility of pressing against the inside of the side wall , on the other side. The vibration damper (16) includes one or more holes configured to allow liquid to pass through such that liquid flows through them and reaches the drinking opening when the user tilts the inventive device for drinking. Most of the liquid splashing inside the glass body when the glass is in a vertical position rests on the vibration damper (16), so that splashes of liquid do not reach the drinking hole, but that part of the liquid that passes through the holes of the vibration damper when splashing liquid inside the glass body, loses momentum and flows back. The vibration damper (16) is designed to dampen liquid vibrations inside the glass body (9) and reduce the likelihood of liquid splashing through the drinking holes. 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) onto the flange (5). Next, the user inserts the capsule (7) into the capsule socket (3), while the capsule (7) is pierced by its lower part of the piercer (6). After this, the user places the claimed device into the car coffee machine (10). Next, the user presses the upper piercer using, for example, a lever. The user turns on the water supply. The car coffee machine (10), using a scanner (12), reads the markings (11), analyzes the information received and sends a command to the elements of the car coffee machine (10) to prepare a drink or blocks the process of preparing the 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 capsule through the puncture. Water passes through the capsule (7) and from there, in the form of a one-component drink, flows into the body of the glass (9). After the inventive device is filled, the user moves the upper piercer away from the inventive device by lifting the lever and manually removes the inventive device with the drink. After removing the claimed device with a drink from the car coffee machine, the user installs the cover of the annular part (14) on the annular part (1) with the capsule (7) and the capsule nest (3), while aligning the holes on the cover of the annular part with the drinking holes on the annular parts. Thanks to the slots made evenly along the circumference on the side surface of the annular part cover (14) and the annular protrusion (15), as well as the conical outer side surface of the annular part (1), the annular protrusion (15) when installing the annular part cover (14) is deflected and passes the annular part (1) inside the cover of the annular part (14). In this case, the annular protrusion (15) returns to its initial position under the action of elastic forces and engages with the lower surface of the flange (5), thereby ensuring the fixation of the connection of the flange (5) with the annular part (1). The drink is ready to drink through the drinking hole. After consuming a one-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)

Marked thermally insulated glass - an external capsule holder equipped with a vibration damper, a system for the safe preparation of drinks, containing a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparable from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; one piercer, which is configured to be placed in the bracket and to pierce the lower part of the capsule; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule socket integrally formed from the annular portion and configured to accommodate one capsule, containing a vibration damper integrally connected to the capsule socket on one side and configured to be pressed against the inside of the side wall on the other side; containing a marking capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing a heat-insulating coating connected to the annular part; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a capsule nest, containing an annular protrusion on the inner side surface in the lower part, engaging with the lower surface of the flange, while the outer side surface is annular The part has a taper, and on the side surface of the cover of the annular part and its annular protrusion, through slots are made evenly around the circumference.