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Definitions

• the invention relates to a drinking device for retronasal absorption of an aroma substance and an aroma container therefor.
• Aroma substances or stabilizing agents can be produced.
• the intake is said to be elevated
• a first step in solving the problem is to add the flavor just before consuming a drink.
• US 2008/028353 A1, US 2015/030726 A1 and US Pat. No. 8,662,2904 are examples of metering systems in which an aroma substance originally provided separately before or even during the consumption of the beverage
• Drinking container can be attached near the drinking opening so that the aroma element is in close proximity to the nose of the user, who breathes through the nose while drinking and thus absorbs the fragrance.
• the drinking vessel according to US 8,662,339 B2 also works according to this principle, that an aroma is inhaled through the nose while drinking.
• the invention is based on the object of proposing a drinking device that is improved for the user
• the drinking device according to the invention for retronasal absorption of an aroma substance comprises a storage container for
• Headboard with one mouth end; an interchangeable aroma container, through which air can flow, which can be fastened on the head part, and a drinking straw, comprising a one running from the storage container in the direction of the mouth end of the head part
• Drinking device consists in that the aroma substance is absorbed retro-nasally.
• the aroma substance gets into the mouth of the user together with the drinking liquid and then retronasally rises up through the pharynx to the olfactory mucosa (region olfactoria), where they are found there
• the device according to the invention is equally suitable for cold or warm drinking liquid.
• a person's sense of taste is essentially shaped by the retronasal sense of smell.
• the tongue receptors can only be between sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami
• the preferably refillable storage container can be pure water or carbonated water
• the drinking liquid can also be one
• Drinking liquid is from the aroma substance from the
• Aroma containers either reinforced or supplemented by one or more additional flavor components. Is located at
• Storage containers for example apple juice so apple flavor can be added to enhance the taste experience, or for example orange flavor can be added to a
• alcoholic beverages such as beer, can also be used
• Drinking device is used.
• flavors which are not usual in the food sector can also be used, such as, for example, the "sandalwood” known from room scenting or else
• the aroma used can be artificial or natural. It is possible to use aromas which have been isolated or enriched from an artificial or natural source, and also natural substances, such as, for example, fresh or processed products made from, for example, lemon peel, dandelion leaves, licorice or other substances containing aromas.
• natural substances such as, for example, fresh or processed products made from, for example, lemon peel, dandelion leaves, licorice or other substances containing aromas.
• the provision of the aroma container on the head part of the drinking device has the additional advantage that the user
• the aroma container can be labeled in accordance with the selected aroma or can also be colored overall and have, for example, a yellow color for a lemon aroma or a green color for a green apple aroma.
• the drinking straw can be fastened to the head part in such a way that one end of the drinking straw is arranged a few centimeters, preferably between 2 cm and 5 cm, in front of the mouth end of the head part and the aromatized air guided in the air duct is at the end of the drinking straw or in the immediate vicinity Near the end of the drinking straw enters the drinking liquid.
• the user is then mixed with the flavored air
• Another advantage of separately supplying the flavored air and the drinking liquid right up to the mouthpiece is that it is at most negligible
• Mass transfer between the air and the drinking liquid can take place.
• the exchangeable aroma container can be moved in an axial direction from a sealing position to a non-sealing position relative to the head part. In this way, by means of a simple axial movement of the aroma container, the aroma container can be moved from a sealing position into an operating position in which air can flow through the aroma container.
• the head part is arranged at an angle relative to the storage container
• This measure has the advantage that the drinking device according to the invention has improved ergonomics and, moreover, is intuitively clear to a user as to how he uses it
• Drinking liquid is reduced.
• the provision of a kink makes it easier for the user to fill the storage container, especially at water sources that are located a short distance between the tap and the wash basin.
• the angular arrangement of the head part relative to the storage container can in particular also be combined with the further preferred feature, according to which the drinking straw has a section-wise curvature in the longitudinal direction.
• the end of the opposite end of the mouth can
• a preferred embodiment of the drinking device is the provision of a lid which is either placed on or screwed on and thereby seals the drinking device.
• a rotating lid is well suited to keep the drinking device tight even then
• Drinking liquid is a carbonated drink.
• Such a cover can both the transport channel for
• the lid preferably has a receiving device
• the receiving device can be designed, for example, as a tongue and groove system. In this way, different straps can be conveniently attached to the lid and, for example, by choosing the color of the strap, the drinking device can be individualized as desired by the user. The individualization can also be carried out using a different shape of the loop.
• the head part has an air chamber in connection with the air duct.
• This air chamber is a safety buffer to buffer the excess and negative pressures during and after drinking, which can prevent drinking liquid from flowing into the aroma container. This solves in particular the problem that occurs when the drinking process ends at the drinking device
• the interruption of the air duct by an air chamber can be carried out in such a way that a recess is provided in the head part of the drinking device at the contact point of the transport duct for drinking liquid and the air duct.
• the invention also includes an aroma container for a
• Drinking device for retronasal absorption of an aroma substance.
• the aroma container comprises an essentially annular one
• Aroma chamber comprising a carrier substance which contains a fluid with a flavoring substance, the aroma chamber being enclosed by a wall which comprises an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface and an upper side and a lower side, the inner circumferential surface having a non-circular cross section and is shaped so that the aroma container can only be placed in a single direction of rotation on a component that is complementary to the inner circumferential surface and can be displaced in an axial direction relative to the component, at least one first opening for the inflow of air and at least one second opening for the outflow of Air.
• the aroma container according to the invention which can be fastened on the head part of the drinking device, surrounds with its inner
• the inner peripheral surface is shaped so that the aroma container is only complementary to the inner in a single direction of rotation
• Circumferential surface shaped component can be placed, in the specific case, the complementary to the inner peripheral surface shaped head part can be placed, an inflow opening in the head part can be brought into alignment with the aroma container in such a way that when drinking through the drinking straw, the user also sucks in flavored air through the aroma container is poured.
• the aroma container can be between a blocking position and a substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom
• Aroma container and the air duct of the drinking straw are identical to the same.
• Aroma container and the air duct of the drinking straw are identical to the same.
• the user can suck in air through the drinking straw, which is in flow connection with the second opening of the aroma container, so that ambient air is sucked into the first opening of the aroma container, flows through the aroma chamber with the aromatizing substance, aromatizes the aroma container through the second Leaves opening and into the air duct of the
• the at least one first opening for the inflow of air is arranged in the underside of the wall.
• the first opening or the first openings for the inflow of air are in the
• Drinking device can be positioned, but several
• This positioning of the first opening in connection with the axial displaceability of the aroma container makes it possible to close the aroma container in the axial direction into a blocking position move in which not only there is no flow connection between the second opening and the air duct of the drinking straw, but in addition the first opening can be brought into contact with a suitable part of the head part, as a result of which the first opening is also sealed in the blocking position.
• the aroma container can lock in this position, i.e.
• a simplified sealing of the system can be made possible by using an essentially elastic material, such as silicone or other elastomers, for manufacturing the head part or parts of the head part of the drinking device.
• an essentially elastic material such as silicone or other elastomers
• the opening for the outflow of air is preferably arranged in the inner peripheral surface. In this way, it is easy to establish a flow connection between the aroma container and the head part, which lies against the inner peripheral surface of the aroma container.
• the removable aroma container is simple
• Movement sequence can be used in the drinking device according to the invention. This can be done by the inner
• the embodiment according to which the aroma container of the drinking device is at the same time is particularly preferred
• the aroma container is designed such that it can be moved from the sealing position into the non-sealing position by means of a translational movement. The user therefore only has to bring the aroma container into an operating position, as a result of which the sealing device is actuated unnoticed by the user. In this way, the number of
• a more hygienic design and also a cost saving in the production and assembly of the drinking device is made possible.
• almost every user is familiar with the function of a sports valve, so that the user intuitively pulls out the aroma container as a sliding component for drinking and, after drinking, presses it back into its original position or unscrews the lid, with the aid of which the aroma container can be moved back into its blocking position .
• the drinking device according to the invention can be designed in a wide variety of ways. It can be a mobile
• thermos bottle that is either single-walled or double-walled as a thermos bottle.
• the transport channel for drinking liquid and / or the air channel have a special shape.
• Drinking liquid is expanded or tapered at one, two or more points, i.e. the diameter of the transport channel is larger or smaller than at the other points.
• a taper or extension can be found in the drinking straw of the drinking device
• Another preferred change in the geometry of the channels in the drinking device comprises different surfaces of the
• the air duct of the drinking device can also have a special shape. Previous solutions used a channel of the same shape throughout. The air duct must have a small diameter, so that problems arise on the one hand in the manufacture of the head part of the drinking device. On the other hand, a narrow channel makes it difficult to clean the drinking device. However, it is also possible that the air duct is essentially tapered only at a short point. This makes one
• Drinking device must be activated before use.
• the aroma can initially be encapsulated microscopically or macroscopically.
• the activation can take place, for example, by changing the temperature or a mechanical process.
• a preferred embodiment provides an air-flowable filter in which an essentially round aroma unit is placed, the interior of which essentially contains a fluid which comprises an aromatizing substance.
• the aroma unit preferably consists of a material such as gelatin or agarose, so that in the inactive state a tight casing keeps the fluid with the flavored substance in the non-volatile state. By activating, for example by destroying the casing under pressure, the fluid is released into the surrounding filter. Solutions of this type are proposed, for example, in US 20040261807 A1 for use in cigarettes. According to the invention, this technology is said to be preferred Embodiment in the drinking device according to the invention
• the aroma substances can thereby be protected from oxidative processes and packaging material can generally be saved and plastic seals avoided.
• Air duct with a diameter of about 0.5 to 2.5 mm or with a non-circular cross section with a cross-sectional area of the air duct between 0.2 mm ⁇ and 4.9 m ⁇ .
• the air flow can also be adjusted in another way, for example by means of a substantially short tapering of the air duct, a valve which can also be designed as a check valve around the
• a substantially permeable membrane can, for example, at the opening of the air channel in the transport channel
• Drinking liquid enters the air duct and / or the aroma container or its amount is reduced.
• FIG. 1 shows schematically the principle of operation of a
• Drinking device for retronasal absorption of an aroma substance shows
• Fig. 2 is a side view of an inventive
• Fig. 3 is a side view of the invention
• Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an aroma container
• FIG. 7 is a plan view of the aroma container according to FIG. 6
• Figure 10 illustrates a top view of the headboard
• Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along section line A-A in
• Fig. 10 shows
• Fig. 14 shows a sectional view of the drinking straw; and Figure 15 illustrates the inside of the lid. Description of preferred embodiments
• a drinking device 10 is shown schematically, in which the individual components are shown so that they are easily visible without the later described in more detail
• the drinking device consists of a reservoir 12 filled with pure drinking liquid and a head part 14.
• a pure drinking liquid is always understood to mean that drinking liquid which does not contain any aroma added by the drinking system according to the invention.
• the head part 14 has a mouthpiece which is integrated in the head part in the present case, but can also be provided separately.
• an aroma container 20 which, in a manner not shown in FIG. 1, is in flow connection with the
• Reservoir 12 extends existing pure liquid.
• both the pure liquid and the flavored air are taken up orally and the flavored air passes through the
• Receptors is detected and the neuronal processing of the sensory stimuli gives the user the impression that the pure liquid that the user is drinking (arrow direction B) has the taste added by the aroma.
• the drinking device In order to be able to use the drinking device according to the invention in a sensible manner, it must be ensured that, on the one hand, the aroma does not escape in an undesirable manner during storage of the drinking device, but also that a drinking device that is already filled with pure liquid can leak out. In addition, the drinking device still has an air duct between the inside of the storage container for drinking liquid and the
• This air duct should also be provided with a suitable shut-off device so that no drinking liquid can escape.
• a reservoir 14 for pure liquid is attached to a head part 14.
• the head part 14 is inserted into the opening of the storage container 12 at the top, but could
• the head part 14 can also be attached to the reservoir 12 for pure liquid or another closure technique via an internal thread (not shown here).
• the head part 14 is arranged at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis A of the storage container 12.
• a cover 40 can be screwed onto the head part by means of the thread 32 in order to
• a carrying strap 45 can be fastened to the cover 40 and can be designed to be interchangeable. For this purpose, there is a connection between the cover 40 and the connection which is easy for a user to disconnect
• Carrying strap 45 is provided which, as in FIGS. 4 and 5
• Shown as a tongue and groove system can be configured with one or more springs 44 on the support bracket 42 and
• connection shown in Figures 4 and 5 is only an example and can be easily assembled and disassembled by any other
• the carrying strap 45 is preferably made of silicone with a rounded loop in order to avoid tearing by pulling.
• the two ends are joined at the bottom to cover the technically seeming form-fit connection.
• Storage container 10 attached head part 14 can be seen.
• the head part 14 is plugged into the upper opening of the storage container.
• the head part is preferably made of silicone or another elastomer which is sufficiently elastic to be clamped into the upper opening of the storage container and to seal the upper opening tightly.
• the head part has a mouthpiece 28 which is oval in shape for better
• the oval shape of the mouthpiece 28 also enables a more precise positioning of the head part 14 on the storage container 12, since the non-round shape of the mouthpiece gives visual and haptic feedback.
• An interchangeable aroma container 20 is attached to the head part 14.
• the aroma container shown in Figures 6 and 7 20 has an annular inner space 48 which is enclosed on the outside by an annular outer wall 50, radially on the inside by an inner wall 52, on the top by an upper side 54 and below by a lower side 56.
• a carrier material which is provided with an aroma substance.
• the aroma substance is preferably provided in liquid form.
• Inner wall 52 has a second opening 60 through which the flavored air in the aroma container exits in the operating position.
• the first opening 58 and the second opening 60 are spaced as far apart as possible so that the air flowing in through the first opening 58 as it flows through the
• Interior 48 absorbs as much aroma as possible before it emerges through the second opening 60.
• the space enclosed by the inner wall 52 has a teardrop-shaped cross section.
• This cross-sectional shape is chosen only as an example. It is crucial, however, that with respect to the radial direction R, only a single position is possible in which the aroma container 20 can be pushed onto the mouthpiece.
• the top 54 is formed as flat as possible, so that a sticker can be attached there, which is about the aroma direction of the
• Aroma container 20 informed.
• a step 62 is provided between the inner wall 52 and the upper side 54, with which the aroma container 20 in the operating position abuts against a stop 64 on the head part, for example shown in FIGS. 8 and 11.
• Additional measures can be provided on the outer wall 50 so that a user can grip the aroma container safely and well, to move the aroma container on the one hand between the rest position and the operating position and on the other hand to be able to replace it.
• FIGS. 8 and 9 show the head part 14 with the drinking straw 66 fixed therein.
• the head part 14 is removed together with the drinking straw 66.
• the head part 14 is formed in one piece with the mouth end 28.
• the oval shape of the mouth end 28 is best seen in Figure 10.
• the drinking straw 66 can be separated from the head part 14 for easier cleaning.
• the mouthpiece 68 of the head part 14 is also teardrop-shaped, but the exact shapes are preferably not completely complementary to those of the aroma container.
• the aroma container should mainly abut the tip 68 and the diametrically opposite surface firmly against the mouthpiece 68, so that there is no play in the area of the openings, but at the same time the friction surface is not too large to displace the aroma container 20 relative to the mouthpiece 68 of the head part 14 to facilitate.
• the aroma container 20 When the aroma container 20 is in the inserted state on the mouthpiece 68 of the head part 14, the aroma container is closed and, because the underside 56 rests on the surface 70 of the head part 14, no air can flow into the first opening of the aroma container.
• the stop 64 limits the axial movement of the aroma container when it is pushed up into the operating position.
• the stop 64 is resiliently constructed on the inside by a circumferential cavity 72 in order to enable the aroma container to be changed easily, for which purpose the aroma container must be pulled out upwards via the stop 64.
• a compensation channel 74 is provided on the head part 14, through which air from the
• the compensating channel 74 is squeezed from above between the edge of the storage container and the lid when the lid 40 is in place and thereby seals. When opening, the equalization channel 74 vents the excess pressure to the outside. At the same time, the equalization channel 74 is designed in such a way that no water remains in the equalization channel, so that no water can splash out of the opening when it is opened.
• the opening for the drinking straw takes up the teardrop shape again, which ensures the exact positioning of the drinking straw in the head part.
• the drinking straw pushes against a stop in the head part when pushed in.
• the position of the hole 78 shown in FIG. 14 in the drinking straw 66 is fixed both axially and radially and thus positioned relative to the head part.
• An inlet opening 80 is formed in the head part 14, which is shown in FIG. This opening 80 communicates with one
• Aroma container can flow.
• the compensation chamber 82 is formed in the assembled state as an intermediate space between the head part 14 and the drinking straw 66, not shown in FIG. 11.
• Suitable are within the compensation chamber 82
• Stabilizing ribs provided to in the area of
• Entry opening 80 ensure sufficient stability of the head part so that the desired seal between the
• Aroma container and the head part is present.
• sealing lips 84 are provided in the mouthpiece of the head part, which delimit the different areas in the opening from each other and the penetration of dirt to the
• Prevent function points As shown in FIG. 10, a marking in the form of an elevation 75 is provided on the head part 14, which indicates to the user where to start with the thumb in order to easily detach the head part from the storage container.
• Figure 13 shows the locked position of the aroma container 20.
• the top of the aroma container 20 abuts the stop 64, so that the user can clearly see when the
• Aroma container is in the operating position. Only in the operating position shown in FIG. 12 can air flow in through the first opening and the aromatized air out of the second opening and enter the head piece 14 through the opening 80 aligned therewith and from the compensation chamber 82 adjoining the opening 80 into the Enter opening 76 in the drinking straw.
• FIG. 14 shows a sectional view of the drinking straw 66 in which the transport channel 18 for drinking liquid and the air channel 78 are located.
• the drinking straw also has one
• the drinking straw 66 is, as is also shown in FIG. 3, bent so that during drinking, when the storage container is held slightly inclined, it ends near the lowest point of the storage container, so that an almost complete drinking of the liquid in the storage container is possible.
• the lid 40 is shown.
• the cover has an internal thread 86 with which the cover can be screwed onto the thread 32 on the head piece.
• the lid fulfills several functions. For one, there is one
• Shaped sealing plug 88 with which the mouthpiece is sealed.
• numerous ribs 90 are provided on the inner circumference of the cover 40, which in the closed state are flat on the Press the outer edge of surface 70 of the mouthpiece, thereby sealing the equalization channel. This sealing can also be carried out by a different projection, not shown here, at the level of the ends of the ribs.
• an annular shoulder 92 is provided, by means of which the aroma container 20 is inserted into the one shown in FIG. 13 when the cover 40 is screwed onto the head part 14

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