RU224151U1 - Thermos glass - external holder of three capsules, equipped with thermal insulation and clamps - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for the preparation of three-component drinks by the method of extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, contained in capsules without an internal piercer. Glass - an external holder of three capsules with protection against accidental removal of the annular part, equipped with clamps, a system for the safe preparation of three-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing three brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to one piercer; three piercers made inseparably from the brackets and configured to pierce capsules installed 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 part and configured to accommodate three capsules, containing markings 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 walls, and grips made with the possibility of fixing the annular part on the flange; a capsule nest containing six latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix three capsules installed 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 the preparation of three-component drinks by the method of extracting bulk substances, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, 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 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 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 protection against accidental removal of the annular part, equipped with latches, a system for the safe preparation of three-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing three brackets, each of which is inseparably connected to one piercer; three piercers made inseparably from the brackets and configured to pierce capsules installed 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 part and configured to accommodate three capsules, containing markings 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 walls, and grips made with the possibility of fixing the annular part on the flange; a capsule nest containing six latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix three capsules installed 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 – Connection of the annular part with the flange 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. Marking

12. Scanner

13. Inner ledge

14. Capture

15. Lock

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 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 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 socket 3. The claimed device contains three brackets 8 connected to the inside of the bottom 4, for example, by gluing or casting. Each of the three brackets 8 is inseparably connected to the piercer 6 by gluing or casting. To use three capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains three 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 part of each of the piercers 6 can pierce the lower part of one of the three 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 fails to install one or both piercers 6 into the brackets 8 or installs 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, 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/pg1677673pmQmENz0001274576/.

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 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 be poured from the body of the glass 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 single-component drinks, in which the upper capsule piercer is configured to pierce one capsule, the location of which is different from the location three capsules in the claimed device. Supplying water to the upper capsule piercer of a car coffee machine designed to prepare single-ingredient drinks will cause hot water to splash past the capsules and create a risk of hot water splashing onto 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. 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 marking 11 allows you to control the compatibility of the claimed device and the car coffee machine 10. To read the marking 11, the car coffee machine contains 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 marking 11 occurs, for example, using an electronic control unit of a car coffee machine, which is designed to analyze the information received from marking 11 and send a command to the elements of the car coffee machine to prepare a three-component drink or block the process of preparing a three-component drink. Marking 11 can be applied to any place of the claimed device with the ability to read marking 11 by scanner 12. This solution increases the safety of operation 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 13, 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 13 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 13 has an annular shape and is configured to press 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 13. The inner protrusion 13 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 operational safety of the claimed device is increased by reducing the likelihood of accidental removal of the annular part 1 from the flange 5, as this can lead to spilling of the three-component drink on the user and the vehicle interior in shaking conditions while the vehicle is moving.

To reduce the likelihood of such a hazard, the annular part 1 of the claimed device contains one or more grips 14, which are made inseparable from the annular part 1 by stamping or casting, or by gluing or other joining methods, and can also be made of plastic. The grips 14 are shaped to bend around the flange 5 during the installation of the annular part 1 on the flange 5 and with the possibility of fixing on the flange 5 during the final installation of the annular part 1 on the flange 5, thus making it difficult to remove the annular part 1 from the flange 5. Gripper 14 may have the shape of a wedge or any other shape with an inclined plane, made with the ability to move the grip 14 against the flange 5 and press the grip 14 to the flange 5, grasping the flange 5 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The presence of grips 14 reduces the likelihood of removing the annular parts 1 from flange 5. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

When drinking a drink, two capsules 7 are located in the capsule slot 3. When drinking a drink, the inventive device with installed capsules 7 is tilted to provide access to the drinking hole to allow drinking the drink. Thus, capsules 7 move from a horizontal position to an inclined one, and there is a possibility of capsules 7 being displaced or falling out of the capsule nest 3. In addition, the capsules may be pressed from below by the drink located inside the body of the glass 9, which increases the risk of capsules 7 falling out of the capsule nest. 3. The loss of capsules 7 from the nest of capsules 3, in a moving car, creates the possibility of a hot drink spilling from the body of the glass 9, and getting it on the passenger and elements of the car interior.

To eliminate such a danger, the claimed device is equipped with four latches 15 located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest 3, made inseparable from the capsule nest 3 by gluing or casting. The latches 15 are designed to prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule socket 3. The latches 15 can be made in the form of protruding elements, such as, for example, a hemisphere. The clamps 15 are designed to ensure installation of three capsules 7 in the capsule nest 3, and to prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule nest 3. The clamps 15 are designed to hold three capsules 7 by the upper edge. Each of the three capsules 7 is held by two clamps 15.

The utility model works as follows.

The user installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, inserts the capsule nest 3 into the ring part 1, 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 capsule 7 is pierced with its lower part by the piercers 6, and are fixed in the capsule slot 3. After this, the user places the claimed device in the car coffee machine 10, positioning the claimed device in such a way that the three capsules placed in the claimed device are 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. Car coffee machine 10, using scanner 12, reads marking 11, analyzes the information received and sends a command to the elements of car coffee machine 10 to prepare a drink or blocks the process of preparing a 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 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. 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 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)

Thermos glass is an external holder of three capsules, equipped with thermal insulation and fasteners for a safe preparation system for drinks, consisting of a side wall containing an external thread; a bottom containing three brackets, each of which is configured to hold one piercer; three piercers configured to be placed in brackets and configured to pierce capsules installed in the capsule nest; an annular part containing drinking holes and an internal thread configured to connect with an external thread; a capsule nest configured to connect to the annular part and configured to accommodate three capsules, containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing a thermal insulating coating; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; a capsule nest containing six latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix three capsules installed in the capsule nest.