RU226760U1 - Cup - external holder of one capsule, equipped with a hemispherical protrusion - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing one-component drinks, such as Americano or espresso, 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 single-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling single-ingredient drinks, mainly in taxis. Glass - an external holder of one capsule, equipped with a hemispherical protrusion, consisting of a side wall and a bottom, a lid, consisting of a nest of capsules and an annular part, the outer diameter of the lower part of which is equal to the internal diameter of the upper part of the glass, made with the possibility of installing the lid into the glass by surprise, different in that the annular part contains an external thread on the outer side surface, made with the possibility of installing a glass with a lid installed in a car coffee machine, while the glass contains one capsule piercer, made inseparably from the inner part of the glass body, having attachment points to the inner side of the bottom and the inner side of the side wall, wherein the annular part contains hemispherical protrusions on the outer side, and the side wall contains mating parts of the hemispherical protrusions of the upper part, configured to fix the hemispherical protrusions after installing the lid into the glass. 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 one-component drinks, such as Americano or espresso, 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 single-ingredient drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling single-ingredient drinks, mainly in taxis.

A glass is known from the prior art - an external holder of two capsules with protection against removal of the annular part from the flange (RU 221349 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 11/01/2023). Glass - an external holder of two capsules with protection against removal of the annular part from the flange, consisting of a side wall containing the flange; a bottom containing two brackets, each of which is configured to hold one piercer; 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; contains a removable annular part and a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the flange.

A glass is known from the prior art - an external capsule holder (RU 221567 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date November 13, 2023). Glass - an external holder of capsules, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing one bracket configured to hold one piercer; 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 one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular portion; a gripper configured to fix the annular part on the glass.

An external holder of three capsules equipped with thermal insulation of the side wall is known from the prior art (RU 222650 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 01/16/2024). An external three-capsule holder equipped with side wall thermal insulation, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom connected to the side wall and containing three brackets, each of which is inseparable from one piercer; 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 three capsules; three piercers, each of which is inseparably connected to the bracket and is configured to pierce the lower part of the capsule located in the capsule nest, 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 gripper, configured to fix the annular part on the flange; an outer flask connected to a flange; a retaining ring installed on the outer side surface of the annular part, configured to fix the grips on the flange.

The closest to the claimed utility model is a thermos glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with grips, clamps and a ring shelf (RU 224877 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 04/08/2024). Thermos glass - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with grips, clamps and a ring shelf, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and a ring 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; containing markings capable of being read by a scanner of an automobile coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing grippers configured to fix the annular part on the flange; an outer flask connected to a flange; 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 disadvantage of the analogues and the prototype is that the glasses contain piercers placed at the bottom of the glass, made in the form of pins with piercing parts, while the piercers are long and can bend and deviate to the side when resting against the lower parts of the capsules. If the piercers are made in the form of a ring with jumpers and piercing elements and are placed on an annular shelf located on the inside of the side wall of the glass, the piercing elements can bend down when resting against the lower parts of the capsules. In both cases, the lower parts of the capsules will not be pierced, which can lead to the splashing of hot water, which is supplied under pressure from the car coffee machine, through the connection “upper piercer - capsules” or to the rupture of water lines inside the 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.

In addition, in known devices, the connection of the glass and the lid occurs using a flange on the top of the glass and a half-toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the body of the lid. The disadvantage of such a connection is the complexity of manufacturing a flange on the top of the glass and a half-toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the lid body, since these elements are complex shapes, their production requires the manufacture of complex molds that include special shaping elements, such as folding punches, composite and sliding dies and special removal plates. Obviously, the more complex the mold, the higher the defect rate.

Thus, the known designs are unsafe during operation.

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 one capsule, equipped with a hemispherical protrusion, consisting of a side wall and a bottom, a lid, consisting of a capsule nest and an annular part, the outer diameter of the lower part of which is equal to the internal diameter of the upper part of the glass, made with the possibility of installing a lid into a glass by surprise, characterized in that the annular part contains an external thread on the outer side surface, made with the possibility of installing a glass with a lid installed in a car coffee machine, while the glass contains one capsule piercer, made inseparably from the inner part of the glass body, having attachment points to the inner sides of the bottom and the side wall, wherein the annular part contains hemispherical protrusions on the outer side, and the side wall contains mating parts of the hemispherical protrusions of the upper part, configured to fix the hemispherical protrusions after installing the lid into the glass.

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

Fig. 1 – Assembly diagram of the claimed device and capsule. Side sectional view.

Fig. 2 – Declared device with installed capsule. Side sectional view.

Fig. 3 – Declared device. Side sectional view. A – before installation in a car coffee machine. B – after installation in a car coffee machine.

Wherein:

1 – Cover

2 – Glass

3 – Capsule nest

4 - Capsule

5 – Side wall

6 – Bottom

7 – Piercer

8 – External thread

9 – Car coffee machine

10 – Hemispherical protrusion

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

The safe preparation system for drinks is a system of elements connected to each other. The elements of the safe beverage preparation system are a car coffee machine 9, not equipped with an internal capsule holder, and the claimed device.

The claimed device is connected to a car coffee machine 9 using an external thread 8, which is an element of the claimed device and the top piercer, and an internal thread, which are elements of a car coffee machine, while the top piercer is connected to the capsule 4, placed in the claimed device, and the internal thread of the car coffee machine is connected with external thread of the claimed device. Water moves from the car coffee machine to the claimed device inside the elements of the safe beverage preparation system. This eliminates open jets and ensures protection from liquid spills on the passenger and vehicle interior during a trip in shaking conditions.

The claimed device can be made, for example, of plastic and/or paper and/or metal, contains a glass 2, consisting of a side wall 5, inseparably connected to the bottom 6, forming the body of the glass.

The claimed device contains a lid 1, consisting of an annular part containing one or more holes for drinking, and a capsule nest 3, which is designed to accommodate capsules in such a way that the drink flowing from the capsule 4 gets inside the glass 2. The capsule nest is made with the ability to access and tightly press the upper piercer, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine 9, to the capsule installed in the capsule nest. The lid may contain a limiter, which may be an annular protrusion configured to limit displacement of the lid into the glass.

To connect lid 1 and glass 2, the lid is inserted into the glass by surprise; for this, the external shape of the lower part of the annular part repeats the internal shape of the upper part of the glass. This solution allows us to get rid of the need to manufacture a flange on the glass and a toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the lid body, which increases the safety of operation of the claimed device, since these elements are complex shapes, their production requires the manufacture of complex molds, which include special molds elements such as folding punches, compound and sliding dies and special release plates. Obviously, the more complex the mold, the higher the percentage of defects, which can lead to destruction of elements or loose fit of elements to each other, this can lead to the removal of the lid from the glass or their loose connection, which will lead to the hot drink splashing out of the glass. of the declared device on the user and the vehicle interior. Thus, connecting the lid and the glass by installing and tightly fixing the lid in the glass by surprise increases the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The annular part contains an external thread 8 on the outer side. The external thread is made with the possibility of installing a glass 2 with an installed lid 1 on the automobile coffee machine 9 from below, by screwing the claimed device into the automobile coffee machine from below under the upper capsule piercer, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine, which eliminates the need to use a cup holder, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine. The use of an external thread to connect the claimed device to a car coffee machine increases the safety of using the claimed device in comparison with alternative options, for example, in comparison with an external solid or intermittent protrusion on the ring part, or in comparison with a cup holder that is an element of a car coffee machine. The external solid or intermittent protrusion on the annular part has a smaller contact area of the surface of the external protrusion with its mating part, which is an element of the automobile coffee machine, than the contact area of the external thread with the mating part, which means there is a greater likelihood of the external solid or intermittent protrusion breaking off when the upper capsule piercer is pressed on cover. Breaking off the outer protrusion will cause the claimed device to fall out of the car coffee machine, in which case the hot drink may splash, burn the user and stain the interior of the car. A connection using an external thread reduces this likelihood, thus increasing the safety of using the claimed device. The cup holder, which is an element of a car coffee machine, secures the cup with the lid installed. The pressure created by the upper capsule piercer on the lid is transferred from the lid to the glass, from the glass to the glass holder, from the glass holder to the body of the car coffee machine. Each of these elements can fail as a result of resource exhaustion, and/or manufacturing defects, and/or incorrect installation. The more elements in the pressure transmission chain from the upper piercer to the body of the car coffee machine, the higher the likelihood of a breakdown, which can lead to the claimed device falling out of the car coffee machine, while a hot drink can splash out, burn the user and stain the car interior. The external thread has a large contact area with the mating part, which is an element of the car coffee machine body, and in the pressure transmission chain from the upper piercer, the external thread immediately transfers the created pressure to the car coffee machine body, eliminating the transfer of pressure to the glass and eliminating the need to use a glass holder. Thus, the use of external threads increases the safety of use of the claimed device.

The claimed device contains one piercer 7 located inside the body of the glass 2. The piercer is made inseparable from the glass by casting or gluing. The piercer has vertical supports with attachment points to the inner side of the bottom 6 and has horizontal struts made inseparably from the inner side of the side wall 5. The implementation of the piercer with horizontal struts, as well as the inseparable connection of the piercer with the body of the glass, increases the safety of operation of the claimed device in comparison with the embodiment piercer in the form of a vertical pin placed at the bottom, since such a piercer has a large length and can bend and deviate when resting against the lower part of the capsule 4. If the piercer is made in the form of a ring with jumpers and a piercing element and is placed on an annular shelf , located on the inside of the side wall of the glass, the piercing element can bend down when resting against the lower part of the capsule. In both cases, the lower parts of the capsule will not be pierced, which can lead to the splashing of hot water, which is supplied under pressure from the automobile coffee machine 9, through the connection “upper piercer - capsule” or to the rupture of water lines inside the automobile coffee machine, which will also lead to the splashing of hot water. water, which can get on the passenger, burn him, stain his clothes and/or the interior of the car. Thus, the design of the piercer is inseparable from the inner part of the bottom and from the inner part of the side wall, which increases the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The claimed device contains hemispherical projections 10, made of the same material as the lid 1, made inseparably from the outer side of the side wall of the lid by casting, or gluing or by other means. The side wall 5 of the cup 2 contains mating parts of hemispherical protrusions, which can be, for example, holes or hemispherical recesses, the diameter of which is equal to the diameter of the hemispherical protrusions. The hemispherical protrusions fit into the mating parts of the hemispherical protrusions when the lid is installed in the glass. The hemispherical protrusions are designed to fix the lid in the glass. The presence of hemispherical protrusions prevents accidental removal of the lid from the glass, which could lead to the pouring of hot drink from the claimed device onto the user, thus, the hemispherical protrusions increase the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually inserts the lid 1 into the glass 2. The user inserts one capsule 4 into the capsule slot 3. In this case, the capsule is pierced with its lower part by the piercer 7, after which the user screws the claimed device with the installed capsule into the car coffee machine 9, presses the capsule piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine, to the capsule using a pressing device, such as a lever. The user turns on the water supply. Water passes through the elements of the car coffee machine using a supercharger, enters the upper pierce, into the capsule and flows down as a finished drink into the body of the glass. After the glass is filled, the user removes the claimed device from the car coffee machine. The drink is ready to drink through the drinking hole. After consuming the drink, the user disposes of the claimed device along with the capsule. 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 one capsule, equipped with a hemispherical protrusion, consisting of a side wall and a bottom, a lid consisting of a nest of capsules and an annular part, the outer diameter of the lower part of which is equal to the internal diameter of the upper part of the glass, made with the possibility of installing the lid into the glass by surprise, different in that the annular part contains an external thread on the outer side surface, made with the possibility of installing a glass with a lid installed in a car coffee machine, while the glass contains one capsule piercer, made inseparably from the inner part of the glass body, having attachment points to the inner side of the bottom and the inner side of the side wall, wherein the annular part contains hemispherical protrusions on the outer side, and the side wall contains mating parts of the hemispherical protrusions of the upper part, configured to fix the hemispherical protrusions after installing the lid into the glass.