RU224147U1 - Thermos glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lid of the annular part, an annular shelf, and a vibration damper - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 two-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling two-component drinks, mainly in taxis. Thermos glass is an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lid of the annular part, an annular shelf, a vibration damper, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and a piercer containing two piercing element and configured to pierce the lower parts of two capsules placed in the capsule nest; 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, containing a vibration damper inseparably connected to the capsule nest on one side and configured to be pressed against the inner part of the side wall on the other side, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part ; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; 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. 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 two-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling two-component 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 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 capsule cup 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 thermos glass is claimed - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lid of the annular part, an annular shelf, a vibration damper, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and a piercer containing two piercing elements and configured to pierce the lower parts of two capsules located in the capsule nest; 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, containing a vibration damper inseparably connected to the capsule nest on one side and configured to be pressed against the inner part of the side wall on the other side, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part ; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; 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 – 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.

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. Ring shelf

9. Cup body

10. Car coffee machine

11. Outer flask

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 two-component drinks.

The system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks are a car coffee machine 10, not equipped with an internal capsule holder, and the claimed device. To prepare a two-ingredient drink using the two-ingredient safe preparation system, two capsules 7 are used, one of which contains ground coffee, and the other which may contain milk powder or sugar.

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 two 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 two-component drinks. This eliminates an open stream and provides protection from the two-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 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 two 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 inseparable connection of the ring part 1 and the capsule nest 3 increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since the removable connection of the capsule nest 3 and the ring part 1 can lead to accidental separation of the ring part 1 and the capsule nest 3 during operation of the claimed device, and this can lead to spillage hot drink from the glass body 9 through the resulting hole in the annular part 1. Spilled hot drink can stain and/or burn the user.

The claimed device contains an annular shelf 8 having the shape of a ring, the outer diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the inner side 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 inner part of the side wall 2, for example, by gluing or casting To use two capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains a piercer 6 containing a jumper, the edges of which are inseparably connected to the annular shelf 8, for example, by gluing or casting, containing two piercing elements. The piercer 6 is configured to pierce the lower parts of two capsules 7 when placing two capsules 7 in the capsule nest 3.

Making the piercer in the form of a ring with a jumper and two piercing elements, 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 two pins with piercing parts and placing the piercers 6 on the bottom 4, since in the case placement of piercers 6 on the bottom 4, the piercers are long and can bend and deflect when resting against the lower parts of two capsules, as a result of which the lower parts of the capsules 7 will not be pierced, as a result of which water, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, may splash through connection “top piercer - capsules” or to 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 of the car. Thus, the design of the piercer 6, containing two piercing elements, on an annular shelf 8, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall 2, increases the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The inseparable connection of the piercer 6 and the annular shelf 8 provides protection against a situation where the user mistakenly does not install the piercer 6 on the annular shelf 8 or installs the piercer 6 with the piercing parts down. Any of these situations excludes the piercing of the lower parts of the capsules 7, which may result in splashing of water, which is supplied under pressure from the automobile coffee machine, through the connection “upper piercer - capsules” or rupture of water lines inside the automobile coffee machine, which will also lead to splashing of 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 piercer 6 and the annular shelf 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 two-component drink, as a result of which a hot two-component drink may be poured out from the body of glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

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 containing a hot drink falling, or the two-component drink splashing onto a passenger or elements of the car interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device contains an outer flask 11 connected to the upper part of the side wall 2, 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 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 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 capsule nest 3 on one side, for example, by gluing or casting and with the ability to press against the inside of the side wall, on the other side . 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 purposes. Most of the liquid splashing inside the glass body when the glass is in a vertical position rests on the vibration damper 12, so 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 glass body , 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 on the side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 and its annular protrusion 14 uniformly around the circumference create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the cover of the annular part 13 during installation of the cover. 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 a car 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 two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its 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 two capsules 7, and from there, in the form of a two-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, 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 manually inserts the capsule nest cover into the capsule nest, covering the spent capsules installed in the capsule nest, then installs the ring part cover 13 on the ring part 1 with capsules 7 and capsule nest 3, aligning holes on the cover of the annular part with drinking holes on the annular 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 two-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)

Thermos glass is an external holder of two capsules, equipped with a lid of the annular part, an annular shelf, a vibration damper, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and a piercer containing two piercing element and configured to pierce the lower parts of two capsules placed in the capsule nest; 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, containing a vibration damper inseparably connected to the capsule nest on one side and configured to be pressed against the inner part of the side wall on the other side, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part ; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; 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.