RU223391U1 - GLASS - EXTERNAL HOLDER OF THREE CAPSULES WITH A COVER OF THE RING PART EQUIPPED WITH AN INNER PROJECTION - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing three-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, 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 three-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling three-ingredient drinks, mainly in taxis. The glass is an external holder of three capsules with a lid of the annular part equipped with an internal protrusion, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom connected to the side wall and containing three brackets, each of which is inseparable from 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 three capsules; three piercers, each of which is inseparably connected to the bracket, configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules; contains a removable annular part equipped with an internal projection configured to press against the inner side of the side wall, and a vibration damper integrally connected to the internal projection on one side and to the capsule socket on the other side; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a nest of capsules, 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; a capsule nest cover configured to tightly connect with the capsule nest by surprise and fix the capsules in the capsule nest. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing three-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, 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 three-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling three-ingredient drinks, mainly 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 comprises a lower capsule piercer fixed 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. 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 glass is claimed - an external holder of three capsules with a lid of the annular part equipped with an internal protrusion, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom connected to the side wall and containing three brackets, each of which is inseparable from 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 three capsules; three piercers, each of which is inseparably connected to the bracket, configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part equipped with an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a vibration damper inseparably connected to the inner a protrusion on one side and a capsule nest on the other side; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a nest of capsules, 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; a capsule nest cover configured to tightly connect with the capsule nest by surprise and fix the capsules 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.

Fig.3 – Installation of 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.

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. Internal ledge

12. Vibration damper

13. Cover of the ring part

14. Annular projection

15. Capsule slot cover

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

The system for the safe preparation of three-component drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of three-component drinks are a car coffee machine 10, not equipped with an internal capsule holder, and the claimed device. To prepare a three-ingredient drink using the three-ingredient safe preparation system, three 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 three 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 three-component drinks. This eliminates an open stream and ensures protection from the three-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 of the side wall 2. The claimed device contains an annular part 1 containing one or more holes for drinking, and is configured to connect to the flange 5 using an annular groove. The annular part 1 contains a nest of capsules 3, which is designed to accommodate three 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 nest 3. The capsule nest 3 is made inseparable from the annular part 1, for example, by casting, this solution provides protection from leakage of the drink through the connection “ring part 1 – capsule nest 3”, which can get on passenger or car interior, this increases the safety of operation of the claimed device. The claimed device contains three brackets 8 connected to the inner part of the bottom 4 by casting. Each of the three brackets 8 is made inseparably from one piercer 6 using casting. To use three capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains three piercers 6, each of which is made inseparable from the bracket 8, including a piercing element (for example, a needle). Both piercers 6 are designed in such a way that the sharp piercing part can pierce the lower part of the capsule 7 when placing the capsule 7 in the capsule socket 3. The inseparable connection of the piercers 6 and the brackets 8 provides protection against a situation where the user mistakenly does not install one or both piercers 6 in brackets 8 or install one or both piercers 6 with the piercing part down. Any of these situations excludes the piercing of the lower part of one or both capsules 7, which may result in splashing of water, which is supplied under pressure from the automobile coffee machine, through the “upper piercer-capsule” connection or rupture of the water lines inside the automobile coffee machine, which will also lead to splashing hot water, which can get on the passenger, burn him, stain his clothes and/or the interior of the car. Thus, the inseparable connection of the piercers 6 and the brackets 8 increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

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 and a second mold for the production of the ring part 1. Thus, we obtain two products and 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 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, designed to be removably connected to a flange 5. This solution will reduce the amount of defects in the production of the claimed device, and, therefore, will reduce the likelihood of using defective claimed devices, which increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since the claimed device, made with defects, may 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 three-component drink, as a result of which a hot three-component drink may spill out of the body 9 glasses per 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 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. Thus, additional rigidity of the side wall 2 is created, increasing the permissible force created by the user’s fingers while drinking a three-component drink. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

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 12, which is a horizontal annular platform made inseparable from the internal protrusion on one side and inseparable from the capsule socket 3 on the other side, for example, by gluing or casting. The vibration damper 12 includes one or more openings configured to allow liquid to pass through such that liquid flows through them and enters the drinking opening when the user tilts the inventive device for drinking purpose. Most of the liquid splashing inside the glass body when the glass is in a vertical position rests on the vibration damper 12, 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 the liquid splashes inside the body glass, loses momentum and flows back. The vibration damper 12 is designed to damp vibrations of the liquid inside the body of the glass 9 and reduce the likelihood of liquid splashing through the drinking holes. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The claimed device contains a cover of the annular part 13, configured to be installed on the annular part 1 and containing an annular protrusion 14. Installation of the cover of the annular part 13, covering the annular part 1 with capsules 7 and a nest of capsules 3, and execution on the inner side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 in its lower part of the annular protrusion 14, which engages with the lower surface of the flanging 5, allows you to fix the flanging 5 in the annular protrusion 14 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 will 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 execution of through slots evenly around the circumference on the side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 and its annular protrusion 14 create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 during installation of the cover of the annular part. The holes, combined with the holes for drinking and air on the annular part, allow you to consume a drink after installing the cover of the annular part 13.

After pouring the drink into the claimed device, part of the hot liquid remains inside the capsules 7 having a puncture, through which the liquid can leak; in addition, when the upper piercer, which is an element of an automobile coffee machine, is removed, liquid may leak from the upper piercer, which flows down from above onto the capsules 7. When the claimed device is tilted, this liquid may fall on the user, which may cause burns and may stain the user's clothing and/or the interior of the vehicle.

To protect against such a danger, the claimed device contains a capsule nest cover 15, which is made, for example, of plastic or paper, and may contain a bottom and a wall, while the bottom of the capsule nest cover protects against liquid from the capsules getting onto the user, and the wall allows the lid to be fixed nests of capsules in a nest of capsules. The capsule nest cover 15 is designed to be connected to the capsule nest 3 by surprise, eliminating the possibility of liquid flowing through this connection, and also protecting against capsules 7 falling out of the capsule nest 3.

This solution protects against hot liquid getting on the user and the vehicle interior, thereby increasing the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, positioning it in such a way that the holes of the capsule nest are located above the piercers 6, inserts three capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsules 7 are pierced with their lower parts by the piercers 6, after which the user places the stated device 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 capsules through the puncture. Water passes through three capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a three-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, the user manually inserts the socket cover capsules into the capsule nest, covering the spent capsules installed in the capsule nest. Next, the user installs the ring part cover 13 onto the ring part 1 with capsules 7 and capsule nest 3, while aligning the holes on the ring part cover with the drinking holes on the ring part. Thanks to the slots made evenly along the circumference on the side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 and the annular protrusion 14, as well as the conical outer side surface of the annular part 1, the annular protrusion 14, when installing the cover of the annular part 13, deflects and passes the annular part 1 inside the cover of the annular part 13. In this case, the annular protrusion 14 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 for consumption through the drinking hole. After consuming the three-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)

The glass is an external holder of three capsules with a lid of the annular part equipped with an internal protrusion, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom connected to the side wall and containing three brackets, each of which is inseparable from 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 three capsules; three piercers, each of which is inseparably connected to the bracket, configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part equipped with an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a vibration damper inseparably connected to the inner a protrusion on one side and a capsule nest on the other side; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with capsules and a nest of capsules, 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; a capsule nest cover configured to tightly connect with the capsule nest by surprise and fix the capsules in the capsule nest.