RU223540U1 - Thermally insulated thermos glass with external holder for four capsules - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing four-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar and cinnamon, by extracting the bulk substance contained in capsules without an internal piercer, such as, for example, Nespresso standard capsules. A heat-insulated thermos glass with an external holder for four capsules of a safe beverage preparation system, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing four brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to the piercer; four piercers configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules located in the capsule nest; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule nest configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate four capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular portion; an outer flask connected to a flange. The technical result achieved by the utility model is to increase the operational safety of the claimed device. 3 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing four-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar and cinnamon, 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 four-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling four-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 tight fitting drink glass holder.

A known device is 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 with a cup body consisting of side and bottom walls, wherein 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 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 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 heat-insulated thermos glass with an external holder for four capsules of a safe beverage preparation system is claimed, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing four brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to the piercer; four piercers configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules located in the capsule nest; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule nest configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate four capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular portion; an outer flask connected to a flange.

The essence of the claimed utility model is illustrated.

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

Fig. 2 - A - Ring part with installed capsule nest. View from below. B - Claimed device with installed capsules. Side sectional view.

Figure 3 – 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. Outer flask

12. Thermal insulation coating

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

The system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks are a car coffee machine 10 not equipped with an internal capsule holder and the claimed device. To prepare a four-ingredient drink using the safe four-ingredient beverage preparation system, four 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 four 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 four-component drinks. This eliminates an open jet and provides protection from the four-ingredient drink 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, 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 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 four 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 four brackets 8 connected to the inside of the bottom 4, for example, by gluing or casting. Each of the four brackets 8 is made inseparably with the piercer 6 using casting. To use four capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains four 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 capsules 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 into the brackets 8 or install one or both piercers 6 downward with the piercing part. 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, 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 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 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/pg1127673pmQmENz0001274576/.

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 four-component drink, as a result of which a hot four-component drink may be poured from the body of the glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior.

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 with a hot drink falling, the four-component drink splashing out on the passenger or elements of the car interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains an outer flask 11, made inseparably from the flange, for example, by casting or gluing. The outer flask 11 is made, for example, of plastic or pressed paper. The outer flask 11 is designed to reduce heat loss through the side wall 2 and the bottom 4. The outer flask 11 follows the shape of the outer part of the body of the glass 9, while the walls of the outer flask 11 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 11 is less than the thermal conductivity of paper or plastic, the temperature on the outer surface of the outer bulb 11 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 12, designed to increase the heat-insulating properties. The thermal insulation coating 12 can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover 12 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 means of another connection option. The thermal insulating coating 12 is designed to provide access for capsules 7 to the nest of capsules 3 and to drink a four-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 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 four capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsules 7 are pierced with their lower part by the piercers 6, after which the user places the claimed device in 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 four capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a four-component drink, flows into the body of the glass 9. After the inventive device is filled, the user removes the upper piercer from the inventive device by lifting the lever, and manually removes the inventive 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 four-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)

A heat-insulated thermos glass with an external holder for four capsules of a safe beverage preparation system, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing four brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to the piercer; four piercers configured to pierce the lower parts of the capsules located in the capsule nest; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; a capsule nest configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate four capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing a thermal insulation coating connected to the annular portion; an outer flask connected to a flange.