RU224170U1 - Glass - external holder of two capsules, equipped with an internal ledge, clamps and an annular shelf - 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. Cup - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with an internal protrusion, clamps and an annular shelf, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing two piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and 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 configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate two capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing an internal protrusion configured to press against the inner side of the side wall; a capsule socket containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule socket, configured to fix two capsules installed in the capsule socket. 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 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 device is known, 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 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 12/13/2021) [2], characterized in that it contains an annular part containing openings for drinking and air, connected to the housing 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 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 two capsules equipped with an internal protrusion, clamps and an annular shelf, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing two piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and 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 configured to connect to the annular portion and configured to accommodate two capsules; characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing an internal protrusion configured to be pressed against the inner side of the side wall; a capsule socket containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule socket, configured to fix two capsules installed in the capsule socket.

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.

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. Ring shelf

9. Cup body

10. Car coffee machine

11. Internal ledge

12. Lock

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 safe two-ingredient beverage 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 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 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 capsule slot 3.

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 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 capsules 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 two piercing elements are 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 means of the annular part of the piercer 6 resting on the annular shelf 8 when placing the piercer 6 on the annular shelf 8. The piercer 6 is designed to be installed on ring shelf 8, such that the two sharp piercing parts of the piercer 6 can pierce the lower parts of the two capsules 7 when placing the 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 them on the bottom 4, since in the case of placement piercers 6 at the bottom 4, the piercers are long and can bend and deflect when resting against the lower parts of the capsule, as a result of which the lower parts of the capsules 7 will not be pierced, as a result of which water may splash, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, through the 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, making the piercer 6 in the form of a ring with a jumper and piercing elements, 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 for the production of the glass body 9, a second mold for the production of the piercer 6, a third mold for the production of the ring part 1 and a fourth mold for the production of the capsule nest 3. Thus, we obtain four products and install the piercer 6 on ring shelf 8, install ring part 1 on flange 5 and 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 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 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 two-component drink, as a consequence what can happen is that a hot two-component drink is poured from the body of the glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior.

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 11, 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 11 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 11 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 11. The inner protrusion 11 can be of any size within the internal volume of the glass body 9. This creates additional rigidity of the side wall 2, increasing the permissible force created by the user’s fingers while drinking a two-component drink. 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 can 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 12 located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest 3, made inseparably from the capsule nest 3 by gluing or casting. The latches 12 are designed to prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule socket 3. The latches 12 can be made in the form of protruding elements, such as, for example, a hemisphere. The latches 12 are designed to ensure the installation of two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, and prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule nest 3. The clamps 12 are designed to hold two capsules 7 by the upper edge. Each of the two capsules 7 is held by two clamps 12.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually installs the piercer 6 on the ring shelf 8, then installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, inserts the capsule nest 3 into the ring part 1, inserts two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsules 7 are pierced with their lower part by the piercers 6 and are fixed in the nest capsules 3, 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 two capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a two-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 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)

Cup - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with an internal protrusion, clamps and an annular shelf, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold the piercer; a piercer containing two piercing elements configured to be installed on the annular shelf and 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 configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate two capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion containing an internal protrusion configured to press against the inner side of the side wall; a capsule socket containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule socket, configured to fix two capsules installed in the capsule socket.