RU223884U1 - Thermally insulated cup - external holder of one capsule, equipped with an annular shelf and protection against removing the annular part from the flange - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of a system for the safe preparation of one-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine. Thermally insulated cup - an external holder of one capsule, equipped with an annular shelf and protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, consists of a side wall containing a flange, a vibration damper made inseparably from the inner part of the side wall and designed to be pressed against the capsule socket, and an annular shelf , integrally connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing one piercing element, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and pierce the lower part of the capsule located in the capsule socket; a bottom inseparably connected to the side wall; a removable 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 one capsule. The glass contains markings that can be read by a car coffee machine scanner. The annular part contains an internal protrusion configured to press against the inner side of the side wall, and a heat-insulating coating connected to the annular part. The cover of the annular part contains 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, which engages with the lower surface of the flange. The outer side surface of the annular part has a taper. On the side surface of the annular part cover and its annular protrusion, through slots are made evenly around the circumference. The technical result consists in increasing the operational safety of the claimed device. 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to devices for preparing one-component drinks by 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 in that the capsule holder has an annular groove for tightly fitting the holder per drink glass.

A known device is a capsule holder-cup for devices for preparing drinks, including a socket for installing a capsule (patent RU 2761895, published on December 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 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 heat-insulated glass is claimed - an external holder of one capsule, equipped with an annular shelf and protection against removing the annular part from the flange, a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange, a vibration damper, made inseparable from the inner part of the side wall and made with the ability to press against the capsule socket, and an annular shelf integrally connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing one piercing element, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and pierce the lower part of the capsule located in the capsule socket; a bottom inseparably connected to the side wall; 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 one 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 an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a heat-insulating coating connected to the annular part; 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:

Ring part

Side wall

Capsule nest

Bottom

Beading

Piercer

Capsule

Ring shelf

Cup body

Car coffee machine

Marking

Scanner

Inner lip

Thermal insulation coating

Vibration damper

Ring cover

Ring ledge.

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 one-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, one capsule (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 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 is inseparably connected to the upper 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 connected to a 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 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 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 an annular shelf (8) in the shape of a ring, the outer diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the side wall 2 at the point of contact of the side wall 2 with the annular shelf (8). The annular shelf (8) is connected to the inside of the side wall 2, for example by gluing or casting. To use a capsule (7) without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains a piercer (6) containing a ring part with an internal jumper on which one piercing element (for example, a needle) is attached. The diameter of the annular shelf (8) is equal to the diameter of the annular part of the piercer (6), thus, the annular shelf (8) is configured to hold the piercer (6) by supporting the annular part of the piercer (6) into the annular shelf (8) when placing the piercer ( 6) on the ring shelf (8). The piercer (6) is configured to be installed on the annular shelf (8), so 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 nest 3.

Making the piercer in the form of a ring with a jumper and a piercing element, as well as placing the piercer (6) on the annular shelf increases the safety of operation of the claimed device in comparison with the embodiment of the piercer in the form of a pin with a piercing part and placing the piercer (6) on the bottom (4), since if the piercer (6) is placed on the bottom (4), the piercer has a large length and can bend and deviate when resting on the lower part of the capsule, as a result of which the lower part of the capsule (7) will not be pierced, as a result of which splashing may occur water, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, through the “top pierce-capsule” connection or to the rupture of water lines inside the car coffee machine, which will also lead to splashing of hot water, which can get on the passenger, burn him, stain clothes and/or the interior car. Thus, making the piercer (6) in the form of a ring with a jumper and a piercing element, as well as placing the piercer (6) on the annular shelf (8), increases the safety of operation 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 to produce the cup body (9), a second mold to produce the piercer (6), a third mold to produce the ring part (1) and a fourth mold to produce the capsule seat (3). Thus, we get four types of products and install the piercer (6) on the annular shelf (8), install the annular part (1) on the flange (5) and the capsule socket (3) in the annular part (1) 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 a ring part (1), designed to be removably connected to the flange (5) and removably connected to the capsule socket (3). Such a solution will reduce the number of defects in the production of the declared device and, therefore, reduce the likelihood of using defective declared devices, which increases the safety of operation of the declared device, since a defective device may create a danger, for example, of accidental removal of the annular part (1) from flanging (5), and/or capsule falling out, and/or breakdown of the claimed device 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 an automobile coffee machine 11, configured to prepare multi-component drinks, will cause hot water to splash past the capsules and create a 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 operating 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 during vehicle movement in conditions of shaking and vibration.

To reduce the likelihood of such a danger occurring, the claimed device is equipped with an internal protrusion (13) designed to be pressed against the inner part of the side wall (2) when installing the annular part (1) on the flange (5). The inner protrusion (13) is located on the underside of the annular part (1) and is made inseparable from the annular part (1), for example, by casting. The inner protrusion (13) 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 projection (13). The inner protrusion (13) can be of any size within the internal volume of the cup body (9). In this way, additional rigidity of the side wall (2) is created, increasing the permissible force created by the user's fingers while drinking a single-component drink. 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 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 (14), designed to increase the heat-insulating properties. The thermal insulation coating (14) can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover (14) may be attached to the annular portion (1) by gluing or casting or soldering, and may also be attached by mechanical connection, for example, using hook-shaped fasteners or elastic fasteners, or fasteners with ring or spherical snap elements , or using another connection option. The thermal insulation coating (14) is made with the ability to provide access to the capsule (7) to the capsule socket (3) and with the possibility of drinking 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 drink located in the glass body shakes and splashes due to shaking of the claimed device in the user's hand, since consumption occurs inside a moving car. Increased operational safety of the claimed device can be ensured by increasing the protection against splashing of the drink from the glass body through the drinking hole, since shaking 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 burns.

To protect against such a danger, the claimed device contains a vibration damper (15), which is a horizontal annular platform made inseparably from the inside of the side wall (2), for example, by gluing or casting on one side and abutting against the capsule socket (3) on the other side. 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 against the vibration damper (15). Thus, 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 the 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 claimed device contains a cover of the annular part (16), configured to be installed on the annular part (1) and containing an annular protrusion (17). Installing the cover of the annular part (16), covering the annular part (1) with the capsule (7) and the capsule socket (3), and making an annular protrusion (17) included in the inner side surface of the cover of the annular part (16) in its lower part engagement with the lower surface of the flange (5), allows you to fix the flange (5) in the annular protrusion (17) 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 (16) and its annular protrusion (17) uniformly around the circumference create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the annular part cover (16) 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 (16).

The utility model operates as follows: the user manually installs the piercer (6) on the annular shelf (8), installs the annular part (1) on the flange (5), inserts the capsule socket (3) into the annular part (1), inserts the capsule (7) into the capsule socket (3), while the capsule (7) is pierced with its lower part by a piercer (6). After this, the user places the claimed device into a car coffee machine (10), positioning the claimed device in such a way that the capsule placed in the claimed device is located under the upper piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine. 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 (16) 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 along the circumference on the side surface of the annular part cover (16) and the annular protrusion (17), as well as the conical outer side surface of the annular part (1), the annular protrusion (17) when installing the annular part cover (16) is deflected and passes the annular part (1) inside the cover of the annular part (16). In this case, the annular protrusion (17) 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)

Thermally insulated glass - an external holder of one capsule, equipped with an annular shelf and protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, a system for the safe preparation of drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange, a vibration damper, made inseparably from the inner part of the side wall and designed to be pressed against the socket capsules, and an annular shelf integrally connected to the inside of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing one piercing element, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and pierce the lower part of the capsule located in the capsule socket; a bottom inseparably connected to the side wall; 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 one 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 an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall, and a heat-insulating coating connected to the annular part; 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.