RU224694U1 - Glass - external holder of four capsules with protection against removal of the ring part from the flange, equipped with a ring shelf and clamps - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of a system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine. Glass - an external holder of four capsules with protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, equipped with an annular shelf and clamps, consists of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and designed to hold the piercer; a piercer containing four piercing elements, configured to be installed on a ring shelf and pierce the lower parts of four capsules located in the capsule nest; 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 four capsules. The annular part contains grips configured to fix the annular part on the flange. The capsule nest contains eight latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, designed to fix four capsules installed in the capsule nest. The technical result consists in increasing the operational safety of the claimed device. 4 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing four-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar and cinnamon, 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 four-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling four-ingredient 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 holder-cup 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 contains 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 a technical result, a glass is declared- an external holder of four capsules with protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, equipped with an annular shelf and clamps, a system for safe preparation of drinks, 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 four piercing elements, configured to be installed on a ring shelf and pierce the lower parts of four capsules located in the capsule nest; bottom, inseparably connected to the side wall; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect with the flange; capsule nest configured to connect to the annular part and configured to accommodate four capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing grips made with the possibility of fixing the annular part on the flange; a capsule nest containing eight latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix four 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 with installed capsule nest. View from below. B - 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. Ring shelf

9. Cup body

10. Car coffee machine

11.Capture

12. Lock

The claimed device is an element of a system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks.

The system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the system for the safe preparation of four-component drinks are a car coffee machine 10, not equipped with an internal capsule holder, and the claimed device. To prepare a four-ingredient drink using the safe four-ingredient preparation system, four 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 four 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 four-component drinks. This eliminates an open jet and ensures protection from the four-ingredient 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 four 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 nest of capsules 3. The claimed device contains an annular shelf 8, shaped like 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. For the use of capsules 7 without an internal piercer (for example, the Nespresso standard), the claimed device contains a piercer 6 containing an annular part with structural elements, such as, for example, jumpers attached to the inner part of the edges of the annular part, on which four 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 the annular shelf 8 in such a way that the four sharp piercing parts of the piercer 6 can pierce the lower parts of the four capsules 7 when placing the four capsules 7 in the capsule nest 3.

Making the piercer in the form of a ring with jumpers and four 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 four pins with piercing parts and placing them on the bottom 4, since in the case of placement piercers 6 on 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, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, may splash 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 jumpers 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 types of products and install the piercer 6 on the ring shelf 8, the ring part 1 on the flange 5 and the capsule nest 3 in the 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 amount 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 a defective device 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 four-component drink, as a result, a hot four-component drink may be poured from the body of the glass 9 onto the passenger and/or elements of the car interior.

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, as this can lead to spilling of the four-component drink on the user and the car interior in shaking conditions while the car is moving.

To reduce the likelihood of such a danger, the annular part 1 of the claimed device contains one or more grips 11, which are made inseparable from the annular part 1 by stamping, or casting, or gluing, or another method of connection, and can also be made of plastic. The grips 11 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. Grip 11 may have the shape of a wedge or any other shape with an inclined plane, made with the ability to move the grip 11 against the flange 5 and press the grip 11 to the flange 5, grasping the flange 5 when installing the annular part 1 on the flange 5. The presence of grips 11 reduces the likelihood of removing the annular part 1 from flange 5. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

During consumption of a drink, four 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 the conditions of 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 eight 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 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 four capsules 7 into the capsule socket 3 and prevent the capsules 7 from falling out of the capsule socket 3. The latches 12 are designed to hold four capsules 7 by the upper edge. Each of the four capsules 7 is held by two clamps 12. This solution increases the safety of operation of the claimed device.

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 four capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its lower part by the piercers 6, after which the user places the inventive device in the car coffee machine 10 and presses the upper lancet 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 designed to allow water passing through the upper piercer to flow into the capsules through the puncture. Water passes through four capsules 7, and from there, in the form of a four-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 a car coffee machine, the drink is ready for consumption through the drinking hole. After consuming the four-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 four capsules with protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, equipped with an annular shelf and clamps, a system for safe preparation of drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and designed to hold the piercer ; a piercer containing four piercing elements, configured to be installed on a ring shelf and pierce the lower parts of four capsules located in the capsule nest; 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 part and configured to accommodate four capsules, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing grips configured to fix the annular part on the flange; a capsule nest containing eight latches located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, configured to fix four capsules installed in the capsule nest.