RU225228U1 - Glass - external holder of two capsules of the system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, equipped with a ring shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing two-component drinks by extracting a bulk substance, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 a taxi. Glass - an external holder of two capsules of a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, equipped with 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 a piercer containing two piercing elements 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable ring part. 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 by extracting a bulk substance, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino, 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 a taxi.

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 two capsules of a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, equipped with 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 a piercer containing two piercing elements and configured to piercing 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine; characterized in that it contains a removable annular part.

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.

1 - In this case:

2 - Ring part

3 - Side wall

4 - Capsule nest

5 - Bottom

6 - Flanging

7 - Piercer

8 - Capsules

9 - Ring shelf

10 - Cup body

11 - Car coffee machine

12 - Marking

13 - Scanner

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-component drink using the system for the safe preparation of two-component 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 holes for drinking, and is configured to connect to the flange 5 using, for example, an annular groove. The annular part 1 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 inseparable from the annular part 1, for example, by casting, such the solution provides protection against leakage of a drink through the connection “ring part 1–capsule nest 3”, which can get onto the passenger or the vehicle interior, this increases the safety of operation of the claimed device. 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 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 water, which is supplied under pressure from a car coffee machine, may splash through 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 supplied under pressure from the car coffee machine through the “upper piercer-capsule” connection or rupture of the 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 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 and a second mold - for the production of the annular part 1. Thus, we obtain two products and install the annular part 1 on the 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 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, 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 two-component drink, as a result of which a hot two-component drink may spill out of the body 9 glasses per passenger and/or elements of the car interior. This solution increases the operational safety of the claimed device.

The inseparable connection of the ring part 1 and the capsule nest 3 increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since the removable connection of the capsule nest 3 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, and this can lead to spillage hot drink from the glass body 9 through the resulting hole in the annular part 1. Spilled hot drink can stain and/or burn the user.

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 differs from the location of two 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 declared device and the car coffee machine 10. To read the marking 11, the car coffee machine contains a 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 two-component drink or block the process of preparing a two-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 utility model works as follows:

The user installs the ring part 1 on the flange 5, positioning it in such a way that the holes of the capsule nest 3 are located above the piercers 6, inserts two capsules 7 into the capsule nest 3, while the capsule 7 is pierced with its lower parts by the piercers 6, after which the user places the claimed device into the automobile coffee machine 10, positioning the claimed device in such a way that the two capsules placed in the claimed device are located under the upper piercer, which is an element of the automobile 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 two capsules 7 and from there, in the form of a two-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, 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 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-external - a holder of two capsules of a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, equipped with 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 a piercer containing two piercing elements and configured to pierce the lower parts of the 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 made inseparably from the annular part and configured to accommodate two capsules; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of a car coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable ring part.