RU225223U1 - Glass - external holder of four capsules, equipped with protection against accidental removal of the annular part and an annular shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

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. The glass is an external holder of four capsules, equipped with protection against accidental removal of the annular part 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 piercing device containing four piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and piercing the lower parts of four 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; capsule nest, made inseparably from 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. 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 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 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 four capsules, equipped with protection against accidental removal of the annular part 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 piercing device containing four piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and piercing the lower parts of four 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; capsule nest, made inseparably from 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.

The essence of the claimed utility model is illustrated by illustrations:

Fig. 1 – A – Ring part with installed capsule nest. View from below. B - Claimed device with installed capsules. Side sectional view.

Fig. 2 – Connection of the annular part with the flange in four positions. Side sectional view. A – before installation on the flange, B – during installation on the flange, C – after installation on the flange.

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. Capture

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 beverage 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 provides protection from the four-ingredient drink getting on the passenger and the vehicle 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, for example, an annular groove. The annular part 1 is made inseparable from the capsule seat 3 using, for example, gluing or casting.

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 inseparable connection of the ring part 1 and the nest of capsules 3 increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since it is removable The connection of the capsule nest 2 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, which can lead to the pouring of a hot drink from the body of the glass 9 through the resulting hole in the ring part 1, which can stain and/or or burn the user.

The capsule nest 3 is made with the ability to access and tightly press the upper piercer, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine, to the capsules 7 installed in the capsule nest 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 in place contact of the side wall 2 with the annular shelf 8. The annular shelf 8 is connected to the inside 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 so 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 “ upper piercer-capsule" 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 annular part 1. Thus, we obtain four types of products and install the piercer 6 on the annular shelf 8, the annular part 1 per 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 four (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, reduce the likelihood of using defective claimed devices, which increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, so how 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 four-component drink, as a result of which a hot four-component drink may be poured out of glass housings 9 for 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 vehicle interior in shaking conditions while the vehicle 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 the flange 5, thereby increasing the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The utility model operates as follows: the user manually installs the piercer 6 on the annular shelf 8, then installs the annular 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 four capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while capsule 7 is pierced with its lower parts by piercers 6, after which the user places the claimed device in a 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 four capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a four-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 by 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 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)

The glass is an external holder of four capsules, equipped with protection against accidental removal of the annular part 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 piercing device containing four piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and piercing the lower parts of four 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; capsule nest, made inseparably from 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.