RU2273593C1 - Method of marking packs for preparation of drinks - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: marking packs for drinks.

SUBSTANCE: proposed packs are used for preparation of tea or coffee in restaurants and cafes and at home. Preliminarily welded pack is placed between two opposite working surfaces of squeezing unit; one working surface has marks in form of projections and/or recesses; surface of pack is pressed till print is obtained.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of marking packs without external package.

4 cl, 4 dwg

Description

The invention relates to methods for marking bags for preparing drinks when brewing them. The invention can be used in the operation of devices for squeezing bags for making tea or coffee both in places of public catering, in particular in restaurants and cafes, as well as in the household.

Well-known methods of marking bags for preparing drinks, in particular tea, by attaching a label with an inscription or image to one end of the thread, the other end of which is attached to the bag itself. In this case, the marking image itself is applied to the attached carrier (label).

A known method of marking bags for preparing drinks, comprising placing a pre-brewed bag for preparing drinks between two opposite working surfaces of the squeezing device, at least one of which is provided with an image, pressing the working surfaces on the surface of the bag while removing liquid from the bag. In this case, the marking pattern is placed on the outside of the squeezing device. Thus, after squeezing the bag for preparing drinks, the squeezed bag is provided with additional packaging with marking. [US patent No. 4735810, NKI 426-80, publ. 1988].

Obtaining the desired technical result is hampered by the limited functionality of the method for repeated use.

A known method of marking the product, according to which the product is initially molded, but without marking, is placed in a package having a pre-formed pattern, and enter the specified pattern into temporary interaction with the product to obtain marking (imprint) on the product (Russian Patent No. 2155151 IPC B 65 D 85/72, publ. 2000). The following features coincide with the essential features of the claimed invention: placing the product between two opposite working surfaces of the device, one of which is equipped with an image formed by protrusions above the working surface, pressing the working surfaces on the surface of the product until an imprint of the image is obtained on one of the surfaces of the product.

Obtaining the desired technical result is hampered by the limited functionality of the method when it is used for products such as bags for making drinks.

The invention is aimed at solving the problem of creating a safe way of forming an image on bags for preparing drinks without the use of additional external packaging.

The technical result obtained by the implementation of the invention is expressed in the functional expansion of technical capabilities, improving the characteristics of a health-friendly application of the image forming method (marking), and in enabling multiple use of the method for one device.

To achieve the above technical result, the method of forming an image on a bag for preparing drinks includes placing a pre-brewed bag for preparing drinks between two opposite working surfaces of the squeezing device, at least one of which is provided with an image formed by protrusions above the working surface and / or recesses in the working surface, pressing the working surfaces on the surface of the bag until an imprint of the image, at least at least on one of the surfaces of the bag with the simultaneous removal of liquid from the bag.

In the particular case of the invention, the bag for making drinks is made in the form of a bag for making coffee or tea, or hot chocolate.

In particular cases of the invention, the image is made in the form of a picture, for example a picture of a trademark, and / or a verbal element.

From the closest analogue, the present invention differs in the following. The invention applies only to sachets for preparing beverages, and the method uses a device for squeezing sachets. Before placing the bag between two opposite working surfaces of the squeezing device, it is pre-brewed. A beverage bag is usually made of filter paper through which water passes. The brewing stage changes the properties of both the bag and its contents. Without this step, in the following process steps, the bag shell could be damaged by pressure. In contrast to the analog, the image on the working surface can be formed not only by protrusions above the working surface, but also by recesses in the working surface. The use of such an image to achieve the same technical result is possible due to the volume and plasticity of the bag. When pressing the working surfaces on the surface of the bag at the same time as obtaining the imprint of the image, the liquid is removed from the bag. Moreover, the removal of fluid is an important operation, because It is due to the removal of excess liquid from the sachet that the possibility of image formation is achieved, because the image can be formed in a stable state only on the pressed bag.

In contrast to the methods described in the prior art, in the inventive method, the image is imprinted directly on the sachet by using a special squeezing device, and therefore there is no need for a person’s fingers to contact the surface on which the image is applied with paint. The proposed method can be used repeatedly for one device and a certain number of times for one bag.

The invention is illustrated by drawings, where

Figure 1 schematically shows the operation of placing the bag in the device (side view).

Figure 2 schematically shows the operation of pressure (side view).

Figure 3 schematically shows a squeezed bag (side view).

Figure 4 schematically shows a bag with the formed image.

The image is formed on a bag for making drinks 1. Bags for making drinks are now widely known and usually consist of a small bag of filter paper filled with crushed product. Known tea bags for making coffee or tea or hot chocolate.

Also known are devices for squeezing sachets for preparing drinks containing two working elements, the inner opposite surfaces of which are working surfaces for squeezing, for example, US patent No. 2483985, 1947, British patent GB 2100170, A 47 G 21/10, 1982. German patent DE 3208362, A 47 G 31/00, 1983

A method of forming an image on a bag for preparing drinks includes the following operations:

- placing a pre-brewed bag for preparing drinks 1 between two opposite working surfaces 2 and 3 of the squeezing device 4, at least one of which 2 or 3 is provided with an image formed by a set of protrusions 5 above the working surface and / or recesses 6 in the working surface (figure 1);

- pressing the working surfaces 2 and 3 on the surface of the bag 1 to obtain an imprint 7 of the image, at least on one of the surfaces of the bag 1 with the simultaneous removal of liquid from the bag (figure 2).

Liquid can be removed from the sachet through the open side surfaces of the sachet, and also through special openings on the working elements of the squeezing device.

The squeezing device 4 can be made in various ways, protrusions or recesses can be provided with one working surface or both surfaces. Moreover, various options are possible, for example, both working surfaces are provided with protrusions or both working surfaces are provided with recesses. For a clearer print, one work surface can be provided with both protrusions and recesses.

The image can be made in the form of a picture, for example a brand, and / or a verbal element. The image may also carry advertising content information.

In the usual tea drinking procedure, the bag is poured with hot water and insisted. Then the device grabs the package from the mug of hot tea. And squeezing work items 2 and 3, squeeze the bag. Then the squeezed bag is laid on the surface, weakening the compression force, while on the surface of the bag the imprint of image 7 remains (Figs. 3, 4).

The scope of legal protection of the invention is not limited to the above example.

Claims (4)

1. A method of forming an image on a bag for preparing drinks, comprising placing a pre-brewed bag for preparing drinks between two opposite working surfaces of the squeezing device, at least one of which is provided with an image formed by protrusions above the working surface and / or recesses in the working surface , pressing the working surfaces on the surface of the bag until an imprint of the image is obtained on at least one of the surfaces of the bag with the same by removing liquid from the sachet. 2. The method of forming an image on a bag for making drinks according to claim 1, characterized in that the bag for making drinks is made in the form of a bag for making coffee, or tea, or hot chocolate. 3. The method of forming an image on a bag for preparing drinks according to claim 1, characterized in that the image is made in the form of a picture and / or word element. 4. The method of forming an image on a bag for preparing drinks according to claim 3, characterized in that the figure is made in the form of a brand.

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