RU224337U1 - Glass - external holder of two capsules, equipped with an annular shelf, thermal insulation, clamps and a lid of the annular part - 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. Glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with an annular shelf, thermal insulation, clamps and a lid of the annular part, 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 ones 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 configured to be connected to the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, 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; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; a vibration damper connected to the inside of the side wall and configured to damp vibrations of the liquid inside the cup body; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with two 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 the annular 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 containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix two 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 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 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 two capsules, equipped with an annular shelf, thermal insulation, clamps, and a lid of the annular part, 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 configured to connect to the annular portion and configured to accommodate two capsules; 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; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; a vibration damper connected to the inside of the side wall and configured to damp vibrations of the liquid inside the cup body; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with two 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 the annular 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 containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix two 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.

Fig.2 - A - Ring part before installing the capsule nest. View from below. B - Claimed device with installed capsules. 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:

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. Outer flask

13. Thermal insulation coating

14. Vibration damper

15. Cover of the ring part

16. Annular projection

17. 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 preparation of two-ingredient drinks, two 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 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 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 have a large length 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 splashing of water, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, may occur , 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, 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, 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 deteriorate 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/pg1277673pmQmENz0001274576/.

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, may 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 two-component drink, as a result of which a hot two-component drink may be 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 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 protrusion 11. The inner protrusion 11 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 two-component drink, which increases the safety of operation 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 12 connected to the upper part of the side wall 2, for example, by casting or gluing. The outer flask 12 is made, for example, of plastic or pressed paper. The outer flask 12 is designed to reduce heat loss through the side wall 2 and the bottom 4. The outer flask 12 follows the shape of the outer part of the body of the glass 9, while the walls of the outer flask 12 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 12 is less than the thermal conductivity of paper or plastic, the temperature on the outer surface of the outer bulb 12 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 13, designed to increase the heat-insulating properties. The thermal insulating coating 13 can be made, for example, of metal, plastic or other material with thermal insulation properties. The thermal insulation cover 13 may be attached to the annular portion 1 by gluing or casting or soldering, and may also be attached by mechanical connection, for example, by hook-shaped fasteners or elastic fasteners, or by ring-shaped or spherical snap fasteners, or by another connection option. The thermal insulating coating 13 is designed to provide access for capsules 7 to the capsule nest 3 and to allow drinking a two-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 safety of 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 14, 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 nest 3, on the other side . The vibration damper 14 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 purpose. Most of the liquid splashing inside the glass body when the glass is in a vertical position rests against the vibration damper 14, so that 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 body glass, loses momentum and flows back. The vibration damper 14 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 15, configured to be installed on the annular part 1 and containing an annular protrusion 16. Installation of the cover of the annular part 15, covering the annular part 1 with capsules 7 and the capsule nest 3, and execution on the inner side surface of the cover of the annular part 15 in its lower part of the annular protrusion 16, which engages with the lower surface of the flanging 5, allows you to fix the flanging 5 in the annular protrusion 16 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 evenly around the circumference on the side surface of the cover of the annular part 15 and its annular protrusion 16 create conditions for elastic deflection of the side surface of the cover of the annular part 15 during installation of the cover. The holes, combined with the holes for drinking and air on the annular part, allow you to drink a drink after installing the cover of the annular part 15.

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 17 located on the outside of the vertical part of the capsule nest 3, made inseparable from the capsule nest 3 by gluing or casting. The latches 17 are designed to prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule socket 3. The latches 17 can be made in the form of protruding elements, such as, for example, a hemisphere. The clamps 17 are designed to ensure installation of two capsules 7 in the capsule nest 3, and to prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule nest 3. The clamps 17 are designed to hold two capsules 7 by the upper edge. Each of the two capsules 7 is held by two clamps 17. This solution increases 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, 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, 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 a drink from the car coffee machine, the user installs the cover of the annular part 15 on the annular part 1 with capsules 7 and the capsule nest 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 cover of the annular part 15 and the annular protrusion 16, as well as the conical outer side surface of the annular part 1, the annular protrusion 16, when installing the cover of the annular part 15, is deflected and passes the annular part 1 inside the cover of the annular part 15. In this case, the annular protrusion 16 returns to its initial position under the action of elastic forces and engages with the lower surface of the flange 5, thereby securing 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)

Glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with an annular shelf, thermal insulation, clamps and a lid of the annular part, 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 ones 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 configured to be connected to the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules, 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; an outer flask connected to the top of the side wall; a vibration damper connected to the inside of the side wall and configured to damp vibrations of the liquid inside the cup body; a cover of the annular part containing holes aligned with the drinking holes on the annular part, covering the annular part with two 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 the annular 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 containing four latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix two capsules installed in the capsule nest.