RU223398U1 - Marked glass - an external holder of one capsule containing a cover of the annular part equipped with a vibration damper - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for the preparation of one-component drinks by the method of extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, Americano or espresso, contained in capsules without an internal piercer. Marked glass - an external holder of one capsule containing a cover of the annular part, equipped with a vibration damper, of a safe preparation system for drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparably from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; a 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 nest made inseparably from the annular part and with the possibility of placing a capsule; 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 vibration damper inseparably connected to the inner vertical surface of the annular part on one side and with 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 a capsule and a capsule socket, 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

The utility model relates to elements of devices for the preparation of one-component drinks by the method of extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, Americano or espresso, 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 a taxi.

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 the exit of 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 on December 13, 2021) [2], characterized by the fact that it contains an annular part containing holes for drinking and air, connected to the body of the 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 known holder is a capsule glass for devices for preparing drinks, 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 marked glass is claimed - an external holder of one capsule, containing a cover of the annular part, equipped with a vibration damper, of a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparably from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; a 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 nest made inseparably from the annular part and with the possibility of placing a capsule; 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 vibration damper inseparably connected to the inner vertical surface of the annular part on one side and with 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 a capsule and a capsule socket, 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 an installed capsule. 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 socket

4. Bottom

5. Beading

6. Piercer

7. Capsule

8. Bracket

9. Cup body

10. Car coffee machine

11. Marking

12. Scanner

13. Cover of the ring part

14. Annular projection

15. 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 is 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 a capsule placed 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-component drinks. This eliminates an open stream and ensures protection from single-component drinks 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, and 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 may have a toroidal shape and be inseparably connected to the upper edge of the side wall (2). The claimed device contains an annular part (1) containing one or more holes for drinking, and configured to be connected to a 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 socket (3) is made inseparably from the annular part (1), for example, by casting; this solution provides protection against leakage of a drink through the connection “ring part (1) - capsule socket (3)”, which can get on the passenger or the passenger compartment car, this increases the safety of operation 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 (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 the capsule (7) without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains a piercer (6) including a piercing element (for example, a needle). The piercer (6) is designed to be fixed in the bracket (8) in such a way 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 capsule socket (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 cup body (9), a second mold for the production of the piercer (6), and a third mold for the production of the ring part (1). Thus, we get three types of product and 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 “Big Encyclopedia of Oil and Gas” with reference to the book by Samokhvalov Y.A. “The Design Technician’s Handbook” in Chapter 8 “Parts Made of Plastics” says: “…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 an annular part (1) configured to be removably connected to a flange (5). Such a 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 a 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 falls out, and/or the claimed device breaks down during the preparation of a one-component drink, as a result of which a hot one-component drink may be poured out of the glass body (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 multi-component drinks, in which the upper capsule piercer is configured to pierce several capsules simultaneously, the location of which differs from location of the capsule in the claimed device. Supplying water to the upper capsule piercer of a car coffee machine (11), designed to prepare multi-ingredient drinks, will result in hot water splashing past the capsule and creating the danger of hot water contacting the user and the vehicle interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains a marking (11), which can be a barcode or a QR code, which 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 with the ability to read the marking (11) by a scanner (12). 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). Installing the cover of the annular part (13), covering the annular part (1) with the capsule (7) and the capsule socket (3), and making an annular protrusion (14) included in the inner side surface of the cover of the annular part (13) in its lower part engagement with the lower surface of the flange (5), allows you to fix the flange (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 on the side surface of the annular part cover (13) and its annular protrusion (14) uniformly around the circumference create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the annular part cover (13) during installation of the cover. 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 (13).

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 (15), which is a horizontal annular platform made inseparable from the inner vertical surface of the annular part (1) on one side and inseparable from the capsule socket (3) on the other side, for example, by gluing or casting. The vibration damper (15) 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 purposes. Most of the liquid splashing inside the glass body when the glass is in a vertical position rests on the vibration damper (15), so that splashes of liquid do not reach the drinking hole, and that part of the liquid that passes through the holes of the vibration damper when the liquid splashes inside glass body, loses momentum and flows back. The vibration damper (15) is designed to damp vibrations of the liquid 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 annular part (1) on the flange (5), inserts the capsule (7) into the capsule socket (3), while the capsule (7) is pierced with its lower part by 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 a car coffee machine, the user installs the cover of the annular part (13) on the annular part (1) with the capsule (7) and the capsule socket (3), while aligning the holes on the cover of the annular part with the drinking holes on the annular part . Thanks to the slots made evenly around the circumference on the side surface of the annular part cover (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 annular part cover (13) is deflected 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 to drink through the drinking hole. After consuming the 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 glass - an external holder of one capsule containing a cover of the annular part, equipped with a vibration damper, of a safe preparation system for drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom made inseparably from the side wall and containing a bracket, which is configured to hold the piercer; a 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 nest made inseparably from the annular part and with the possibility of placing a capsule; 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 vibration damper inseparably connected to the inner vertical surface of the annular part on one side and with 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 a capsule and a capsule socket, 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.