WO2020264473A1 - Système de distribution de boisson - Google Patents

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WO2020264473A1
WO2020264473A1 PCT/US2020/040059 US2020040059W WO2020264473A1 WO 2020264473 A1 WO2020264473 A1 WO 2020264473A1 US 2020040059 W US2020040059 W US 2020040059W WO 2020264473 A1 WO2020264473 A1 WO 2020264473A1
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Darren Nicholls
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Lavazza Professional North America Llc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/10—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom
    • A47F1/085—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom for nested articles, e.g. cups, cones
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/24—Rotary or oscillatory members
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/06—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
    • G07F13/065—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof for drink preparation

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  • one of the cups is dispensed from the cup dispensing mechanism 200 into the delivery mechanism 160, and then the delivery mechanism holds the cup while it is filled with water, which mixes with the beverage ingredient pre-filled in the cup. After a sufficient amount of water is added to the cup, the delivery mechanism 160 rotates or otherwise moves to place the cup into alignment with the beverage pick-up zone 107 (i.e., opening) in the door 103 so that a user can grab the cup for consumption of the beverage.
  • the beverage pick-up zone 107 i.e., opening
  • the sidewall 402 extends from the bottom end 406 to the top end 405. Furthermore, the sidewall 402 extends at a constant angle relative to the floor 401 (and relative to the longitudinal axis B-B) from the bottom end 406 to the under rim portion 430 of the cup 400. That is, the sidewall 402 of the cup 400 has a constant draft angle Q1, which is the angle formed between the sidewall 402 and the longitudinal axis B-B. In some embodiments, the draft angle Q1 may be between 1° and 10°, more specifically between 1° and 8°, and more specifically between 4° and 7°.
  • the coffee grounds may have a particle size distribution such that 95% of the particles are greater than 500pm and 5% of the particles are less than or equal to 500pm, in some embodiments.
  • the coffee grounds may be soluble freeze dried coffee in some embodiments.
  • the clearance between two stacked cups is one board width (i.e., the thickness of the sidewall of the cups), which may be 0.35 mm to 0.425 mm, or more specifically 0.37 mm to 0.40 mm, and more specifically approximately 0.385 mm.
  • the clearance between two cups may be between 0.3mm and 0.8mm. Of course, this clearance may be made to be smaller or larger than the aforementioned ranges in other embodiments.
  • Paper Cup V5 was tested with the same beverage ingredients of coffee + whitener + sugar with a throw weight of approximately 9.5g. Across 18,000 vends, there was a failure rate of 0% (i.e., no failures). Thus, it was determined that Paper Cup V5 performs acceptably with that beverage ingredient whereas Paper Cup VI does not. Paper Cup V3 and Paper Cup V4 were similarly found to perform acceptably, whereas Paper Cup V2 was found to not perform acceptably (i.e., too high of a failure rate). As can be seen, each of Paper Cup V3, Paper Cup V4, and Paper Cup V5, all of which were found to perform and be dispensed with an acceptable (or no) failure rate, has the same rim diameter (noted as D3 in FIG.
  • rim diameter D3 and/or the under rim diameter D6 play a pivotal role in reducing and/or eliminating failures during cup dispensing, and this will be discussed in some additional detail below with reference to FIGS. 13-16.
  • FIG. 13 a top plan view of one of the cup dispensing assemblies 201 is illustrated.
  • FIG. 13 is similar to FIG. 4 except that no cups are being supported by the scrolls 210 so that the scrolls 210 and the support ledges 212 thereof are visible.
  • the support ledges 212 extend from the upstanding wall 230 of the main body 217 of the body portion 220 and terminate at distal surfaces 227.
  • the sidewall 402 of the cup 400 is oblique to the distal surface 227 of the support ledge 212. More specifically, the sidewall 402 of the cup 400 intersects the distal surface 227 of the support ledge 212 at an acute angle Q2. As a result, the distal surfaces 227 of the support ledges 212 of the scrolls 210 are noncoplanar with the sidewall 402 of the cup 400. More specifically, no part of the distal surface 227 of the support ledge 212 is coplanar with the sidewall 402 of the cup 400.
  • an outermost portion 423 of the rim 421 at which the rim diameter D3 of the cup 400 is measured may be in contact with the upstanding wall 230 of the scroll 210 as the rim 430 of the cup 400 rests atop of the support ledge 212.
  • the rim diameter D3 may be greater than the diameter D8 of the second reference circle RC2 to which the upstanding walls 230 of the scrolls 210 are all tangent, the upstanding walls 230 will contact and press against the outermost portion 423 of the rim 421.
  • ranges are used as shorthand for describing each and every value that is within the range. Any value within the range can be selected as the terminus of the range.
  • all references cited herein are hereby incorporated by referenced in their entireties. In the event of a conflict in a definition in the present disclosure and that of a cited reference, the present disclosure controls.
  • the term“approximately” as it relates to a value, dimension, measurement, or the like is intended to allow for a tolerance of plus or minus 5% from the value, dimension, or measurement provided.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de distribution de boisson conçu pour distribuer une boisson dans un gobelet en carton et pour présenter le gobelet contenant la boisson en son sein à un consommateur. Le gobelet en carton peut être dépourvu de tout revêtement en plastique de façon à pouvoir être recyclé avec des déchets de papier normaux. Le système de distribution de boisson peut comprendre une machine à boisson comportant des spirales qui supportent les gobelets en une pile et, lors de la réception d'instructions ayant pour objet de distribuer une boisson, peut amener les spirales à tourner pour délivrer les gobelets. Les gobelets peuvent être préremplis d'un ingrédient de boisson. Des surfaces distales des rebords de support des spirales peuvent être en contact avec une partie de bord inférieur d'un gobelet le plus bas de la pile, et un tel contact peut aider à garantir une délivrance et une distribution constantes des gobelets sans défaillance et sans endommagement du gobelet.
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DE1148789B (de) * 1955-09-01 1963-05-16 American Can Co Vorrichtung zur Sicherung gegen Beraubung an Selbstverkaeufern mit Abgabe von Papierbechern od. dgl.
US4426017A (en) * 1981-06-15 1984-01-17 Umc Industries, Inc. Apparatus for dispensing containers from a stack of nested containers
GB2173777A (en) * 1985-01-23 1986-10-22 Roboserve Ltd Cup dispenser
GB2394468A (en) * 2002-10-25 2004-04-28 Kwai Kun Wong A rotatable cam element for dispensing stacked cups
EP2195246A2 (fr) * 2007-09-11 2010-06-16 Mars, Incorporated Gobelets pour la distribution de boissons

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DE1148789B (de) * 1955-09-01 1963-05-16 American Can Co Vorrichtung zur Sicherung gegen Beraubung an Selbstverkaeufern mit Abgabe von Papierbechern od. dgl.
US4426017A (en) * 1981-06-15 1984-01-17 Umc Industries, Inc. Apparatus for dispensing containers from a stack of nested containers
GB2173777A (en) * 1985-01-23 1986-10-22 Roboserve Ltd Cup dispenser
GB2394468A (en) * 2002-10-25 2004-04-28 Kwai Kun Wong A rotatable cam element for dispensing stacked cups
EP2195246A2 (fr) * 2007-09-11 2010-06-16 Mars, Incorporated Gobelets pour la distribution de boissons

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