RU2778917C1 - Capsule holder for devices for preparing beverages with additional ingredients - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: preparation of beverages.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to elements of devices for preparing beverages by passing water through a capsule containing a beverage extract, can be applied in devices used in vehicles, such as taxis. Capsule holder for devices for preparing beverages, including an annular part with holes for drinking and for air, said part containing a capsule installation socket, containing at least one additional ingredient container with an additional ingredient and at least one additional ingredient container piercer configured to be detachably or non-detachably connected with the cup; wherein the annular part is inseparable from the capsule installation socket.

EFFECT: safe preparation of a beverage with additional ingredients in vehicles.

2 cl, 2 dwg

Description

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to elements of devices for preparation of beverages used to obtain beverages by passing hot water through a capsule containing a substance or extract (coffee, tea, cocoa, milk powder, etc.). The invention can be applied to beverage dispensers which are vending machines used in vehicles such as taxis.

Preparation of drinks in conditions of shaking, vibration in the vehicle or in the absence of solid surfaces for the installation of devices for preparation (for example, when leaving for natural conditions) - leads to the need to increase protection against splashing of the prepared hot drink.

To date, a large number of single-use capsules are known with pre-packaged portions of a substance placed in a container made of plastic material, closed with a polymer film or aluminum foil as a lid, such as, for example, in patent RU 2557739, publ. 07/27/2015. Such capsules are placed in capsule holders that are part of the beverage preparation device and are useful in stationary devices for this purpose, however, their use in conditions of shaking or vibration creates safety problems for the user.

A stationary automobile coffee maker is known, in which a coffee mug can be placed in the brewing station, which is closed with a removable lid, while the lid for the drink includes a chamber for capsules formed in it, including at least one hole for draining the finished drink into coffee mug; This solution provides protection against splashing in shaking conditions, but is only applicable for individual use, requires systematic cleaning of the lid and capsule retainer, which is not suitable for use in public transport.

It is known to use, in a beverage preparation device, a vessel attachment part for releasably connecting to the rim of the vessel to be connected; an annular portion in the form of a lid panel extending radially inward relative to said portion for attachment to a vessel with a large opening for passage of a large amount of liquid; part in the form of a chamber for receiving a portion of flavoring material into it, formed by walls extending down relative to the said part in the form of a lid panel and to a position significantly below the said part for connection to the vessel (RF Application for Invention No. 99115457, publ. 10.06.2001 ). The described solution includes a chamber for receiving a portion of flavoring material, which does not ensure the tightness of the flavoring material, which adversely affects the taste of the resulting beverage, especially coffee. In addition, the known solution, when used in conditions of shaking and vibration, does not provide safety for the user, since such a design of the device requires an open jet of hot water used for brewing.

A device is known in which a capsule with coffee extract is installed with the possibility of removal on a fixed tubular support (US patent US 5634394, published 03.06.1997). From the support to the cup there is a tube that seals the drink, which prevents splashing.

A device is known in which a structural element of a coffee machine containing a capsule with coffee extract also includes an element that pushes this capsule after preparation of the drink (US patent US 6510783, published 28.01.2003).

A device is known in which the capsule is located in the holder and together they are inserted into the coffee machine from any of the three sides (application WO 2005063092, published 14.07.2005). The holder is equipped with an electric drive for the necessary rotation of the structure when loading and removing the capsule after the preparation of the drink.

A device is known in which the capsule holder contains a plastic part in the form of a truncated cone, having a conical side wall, an upper part made in one piece with a small diameter in the form of a truncated cone, and a peripheral flange protruding outward, made in one piece with a large diameter in the form truncated cone, and the exit clamping surface opposite the surface on the side of the upper part (US application US 20140199442, published 01/17/2014). The peripheral flange has an outer thickened peripheral part, an outlet clamping surface, has a peripheral surface on which a rupture disc can be fixed. A radially extending bellows located between the fixing surface of the membrane and the peripheral outer thickened portion, said bellows being elastically deformable and having a sealing effect with radial and axial tolerance compensation for the brewing chamber closing device of the coffee machine.

A device is known in which a replaceable capsule contains a perforated wall, a bottom covering the perforated wall from the first end, and a closing element covering the perforated wall from the second end (RF patent RU 2526212, published 20.08.2014). The wall, the bottom and the closing element limit the internal space containing the product to be extracted, the bottom contains an inlet zone for supplying a certain amount of fluid by a device for issuing fluid through the inlet zone into the capsule, the closing element contains an outlet zone for supplying the prepared drink through the outlet zone from the capsule to capacity, and the flow resistance of the inlet zone of the capsule is less than the flow resistance of the outlet zone when the capsule contains an extractable product.

A device is known in which the capsule holder includes a chamber for introducing and placing in it a portion of the extract of the drink, a lid that moves from the open position to the closed position to open and close the chamber and outlet means for discharging liquid from the chamber, the outlet means comprising a first outlet channel and means for restricting the discharged flow through the first outlet channel, and the outlet means further comprising a second outlet channel and further comprising means cooperating with the lid so as to block the outlet flow through the second outlet channel when the lid is in the closed position and to allow free discharge flow from the chamber through the second outlet channel when the lid is in the open position (RF patent RU 2526689, published 08/27/2014).

A device is known in which the capsule holder contains an additional circuit connected to the beverage outlet for preparing cold coffee with a cooling cartridge configured to be connected to the brewing unit, while said additional circuit contains a switching valve for alternatively connecting the outlet of the brewing unit to a nozzle for dispensing coffee and with the specified cooling cartridge (RF patent RU 2527122, published on August 27, 2014).

A device is known in which the capsule holder has a cylindrical body consisting of an upper and lower parts, while in the middle of the upper part of the cylindrical body there is a hole for inserting a coffee capsule, in the middle of the lower part there is a hole for extracting the coffee capsule, between these holes for laying and the recesses of the coffee capsule are made with mutually symmetrical windows, one end of the cylindrical body is locked by a sealing cover (RF patent RU 2527364, published on 27.08.2014). Installed in a cylindrical body, the hollow inside cylinder includes a brewing cavity, respectively, locked by a sealing cover, and a cavity for supplying finished coffee connected to the brewing cavity, on the outer side of the hollow inside the cylinder, axial guide grooves and guide protrusions are made to guide the axial movement of the hollow inside the cylinder , and on the inner side of said cylindrical body there are transverse locking grooves and guide projections for locking and unlocking.

A device is known in which the capsule holder contains a cup into which the capsule is inserted, there is a spout for the outlet of the drink and a valve associated with the feed spout to stabilize the back pressure of the infusion (US patent US 8826804, published 09/09/2014). The capsule holder also contains a device for adjusting the flow of coffee through the stabilizing valve in order to set the organoleptic characteristics of the resulting beverage.

A device is known in which the capsule is inserted into the holder, which includes a pouring head containing the first and second locking elements that limit the capsule placement cavity (RF patent RU 2527712, published on 09/10/2014). There is also a closing mechanism for actuating at least one of the locking elements to ensure their relative movement between the open position of the cavity and its closed position with the capsule placed in it, while the closing mechanism contains blocking elements, a lever and means for relieving force for converting the movement of the lever into the relative movement of the locking elements, wherein the locking elements are a hinge-lever mechanism connected to at least one of the locking elements, and the means of weakening the force are made with the possibility of changing the gear ratio in the closing mechanism between the lever and one of the locking elements elements. The force easing means comprise a rocker mechanism including a groove connecting the lever and the lever arm of the articulated-lever mechanism.

A device is known in which the holder of a capsule containing a beverage precursor ingredient includes a block for injecting a liquid under pressure through the capsule wall so that said liquid and said precursor ingredient are mixed to prepare a drink (European patent EP 2840944, published on 03/04/2015). The capsule holder comprises a cup-shaped body adapted to hold the capsule, a handle and a guiding means for removably inserting said capsule holder into said machine, the holder further comprising a pressure relief means for relieving liquid pressure inside said capsule.

A device is known in which the capsule holder for a coffee machine includes a handle and an external holder in which there is a filter plate (US patent US 10028611, published 06/24/2018). The filter plate contains a plurality of vertical elements, such as truncated pyramids, adapted to break when using the surface of the coffee capsule. Between the pyramids, many perforations allow coffee to pass from the capsule to the cup. The holder further comprises a retaining element, this retaining element being adapted to hold the capsule in a certain position and to allow water or steam under pressure to be supplied to the surface of the capsule, remote from the surface adjacent to the filter plate, water or steam penetrating into the surface of the capsule.

A device is known in which the capsule holder contains an inverted bowl-shaped body forming a chamber containing coffee extract, a bottom wall for injection and a side wall (European patent EP 2364930, published 12/05/2018). It also includes a delivery wall, which is enclosed in a housing, a filter wall located between said chamber and the delivery wall. The supply wall contains a calibrated opening and in that the beverage delivery wall does not break in relation to the capsule holder, but provides, by means of the restriction created by the calibrated opening, a certain back pressure, which creates an increased pressure in the capsule during extraction.

A device is known in which a capsule with coffee extract is inserted into a holder and placed in a container into which the drink leaked through the capsule flows, which, in turn, enters a paper or plastic cup through a flexible hose and is transferred to the consumer (US patent US 5150645, published May 29, 1991). Above the capsule there are blades for piercing the capsule. The disadvantage of the device is the need to make a hole in the receiving glass for the hose through which the drink enters the glass and the fixation of the glass, for example, in vehicles.

The disadvantages of the above devices include the presence of an open jet of hot drink when pouring into a glass, exposure to splashing of the drink, for example, in vehicles while driving, and their applicability only for individual use due to the need for systematic cleaning, which is not suitable for use in public transport, such as a taxi.

The objective of the invention is to provide a capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients, suitable for use in shaking and vibration conditions in vehicles, including public transport, such as taxis.

The technical result achieved by the claimed invention is to ensure the safe preparation of a drink with additional ingredients in a moving vehicle due to the design of the capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients, providing a tight connection with a glass and with a device for preparing drinks.

To achieve a technical result, a capsule holder is claimed for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients, which is made, for example, from plastic, paper, metal or ceramic, including an annular part containing a socket for installing a capsule containing a substance or extract, for example, coffee, tea or cocoa, containing holes for drinking and air, made with the possibility of removable connection with a glass using a clutch (for example, an annular groove or thread) or integrally with a glass, which is inseparable from the socket for installing the capsule, characterized in that it contains at least one container for additional ingredients and at least one container piercer for additional ingredients.

The essence of the claimed invention is illustrated by drawings.

In FIG. 1 shows a side sectional view of a capsule holder for beverage preparation devices with additional ingredients

In FIG. 2 shows a side sectional view of a capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients, a capsule and a glass in an assembled state.

Wherein:

1. Ring part

2. Nest for installing the capsule

3. Grip with glass

4. Container with an additional ingredient

5. Container piercer with an additional ingredient

6. Capsule

7. Glass.

The device contains an annular part 1 containing a hole for drinking (not indicated in the drawing) and an air hole (not indicated in the drawing), integrally connected to the socket for installing the capsule 2, containing at least one container with an additional ingredient 4 and at least one piercer containers with additional ingredient 5. The annular part may contain a clutch with a glass 3 for execution separately with a glass 7 or can be made integrally with a glass 7.

Example.

The capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients is made, for example, of plastic, paper, metal or ceramic, contains an annular part 1, which contains holes for drinking (not shown in the drawing) and air (not shown in the drawing), which can be provided with protective caps. The annular part 1 is made with the possibility of connection with the cup 7, using the clutch with the cup 3, which can be, for example, an annular groove or thread, which prevents spilling and/or splashing of liquid from the cup 7 through the connection "coupling with the cup 3 - cup 7 ". The annular part 1 is integrally connected, for example, by stamping, casting, gluing or soldering, with the socket for installing the capsule 2 and is made with the possibility of access and tight pressing of the capsule piercer, which is an element of the device for preparing drinks, to the one installed in the socket for installing the capsule 2 capsule 6. The socket for installing the capsule 2 is made with the possibility of tightly fixing the capsule 8, which prevents the capsule 6 from falling out of the socket for installing the capsule 2 and spilling and / or splashing liquid from the glass 7, on which the claimed device can be put on the capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks with additional ingredients by means of coupling with glass 3 or with which the claimed device is made inseparably. The annular part 1 contains at least one container with an additional ingredient 4 and at least one container piercer with an additional ingredient 5. The container with an additional ingredient 4 is made with the possibility of getting an additional ingredient contained in it into a glass 7 when the container with an additional ingredient 5 is pierced by a piercer The optional ingredient container piercer 5 is configured to pierce the optional ingredient container 4 such that the contents of the optional ingredient container 4, such as sugar or cinnamon, spill out or flow out of the optional ingredient container 4 into the glass 7. Additional ingredient container 4 4 is configured to isolate the additional ingredient contained therein from the contents of the glass 7 in case it is not punctured by the piercer of the container with the additional ingredient 5. The additional ingredient may be, for example, sugar or cinnamon.

For additional convenience of the user, after preparing the drink, the capsule can be closed with a lid made of plastic, pressed paper or other material, tightly fixed in the slot for installing the capsule 2 on top of the installed capsule 6.

The design described above combines the features that make it possible to achieve a new technical result, namely, safe preparation of a drink with additional ingredients under conditions of shaking and vibration.

The inventive capsule holder for beverage preparation devices with additional ingredients can be used with a portable beverage preparation device used in vehicles, such as taxis.

The invention works as follows:

The user manually puts the inventive capsule holder for beverage preparation devices with additional ingredients onto a cup 7 made of, for example, paper, metal, plastic or ceramic by engagement with the cup 3 (for example, an annular groove or thread). When using the claimed device, made integral with the glass, this operation is not required. The user inserts the capsule 6 into the socket for the installation of the capsule 2. After that, the user places the cup 7 with the claimed capsule holder for beverage preparation devices with additional ingredients and the capsule 6 into the beverage preparation device and presses the capsule piercer, which is an element of the beverage preparation device, to the capsule 6 using a pressing device, for example, a lever. The user pierces the optional ingredient container 4 containing the optional ingredient such as sugar or cinnamon using the optional ingredient container piercer 5. The user turns on the water supply. Water from the cold water tank is supplied by a water blower to the device for heating water and then to the piercer, which is configured to drain water passing through the piercer into the capsule 6 through a puncture in the capsule body. Next, the water passes inside the capsule 6 through the ingredient in the capsule body into a glass. After the glass is filled, the user removes the capsule piercer from the claimed device, raising the lever, removes the glass with the claimed device and capsule 6. The spent capsule can be closed from above with a lid made, for example, of plastic or paper. The drink is ready to drink through the drinking hole (not shown in the drawing). After drinking the beverage, the user disposes of the claimed capsule holder for beverage preparation devices with additional ingredients along with the capsule 6 and with the glass 7.

Thus, the claimed invention makes it possible to obtain a drink with additional ingredients, ensuring the safety of preparation under conditions of shaking and vibration in vehicles, reduces the number of collapsible connections used in the elements for preparing the drink, thereby increasing the protection against liquid leakage and speeding up the process of preparing the drink. In addition, it avoids the storage of spent capsules in a beverage preparation device, which is important for a vending machine used in cramped conditions of a vehicle, for example, in a taxi, since the spent capsule is disposed of along with the glass. In addition, it allows you to add additional ingredients, such as, for example, sugar or cinnamon, to a drink without opening the lid of the glass, thus eliminating the possibility of splashing the drink from the glass, which is important when using the claimed device in a moving car.

Claims (2)

1. A capsule holder for devices for preparing drinks, including an annular part containing a socket for installing a capsule, a hole for drinking and an air hole, made with the possibility of a removable or permanent connection with a glass, which is inseparable from the socket for installing a capsule, characterized in that contains at least one additional ingredient container and at least one additional ingredient container piercer. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the annular part is integral with the capsule.

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