RU228397U1 - The glass is an external holder for three capsules, equipped with a rubber retainer and a ring positioner. - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing three-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, by extracting a bulk substance contained in capsules without an internal piercer, such as, for example, Nespresso capsules. The utility model can be used in a system for safely preparing three-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling three-component drinks primarily in taxis. The glass is an external holder of three capsules, equipped with a rubber retainer, a positioner of the annular part, consisting of a side wall and a bottom, containing a lid consisting of a capsule nest and an annular part, the outer diameter of the lower part of which is equal to the inner diameter of the upper part of the glass, made with the possibility of installing the lid in the glass by thrust. The annular part comprises an external thread on the outer side surface, made with the possibility of installing a glass with an installed lid in a car coffee machine, wherein the glass comprises three capsule piercers made inseparable 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 on the outer side of the side wall there is a rubber retainer made with the possibility of fixing the lid in the glass, wherein the side wall comprises a positioner of the annular part, and the annular part has a mating part of the positioner of the annular part, the outer profile of which repeats the inner profile of the positioner of the annular part, made with the possibility of ensuring the installation of the lid in the glass in a position in which the piercers are under the openings of the capsule seat. The technical result achieved by the utility model consists in increasing the safety of operation of the claimed device. 3 fig.

Description

The utility model relates to elements of devices for preparing three-component drinks, such as, for example, latte or cappuccino with sugar, by extracting a bulk substance contained in capsules without an internal piercer, such as, for example, Nespresso capsules. The utility model can be used in a system for the safe preparation of three-component drinks, consisting of the claimed device and a car coffee machine, which can be used as a vending machine for selling three-component drinks, primarily in taxis.

The prior art discloses a glass - an external holder for two capsules with protection against removal of the annular portion from the flange (RU 221349 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 01.11.2023). The glass - an external holder for two capsules with protection against removal of the annular portion from the flange, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing two brackets, each of which is configured to hold one piercer; an annular portion containing drinking holes and configured to be connected to the flange; a capsule seat configured to be connected to the annular portion and configured to accommodate two capsules; contains a removable annular portion and a grip configured to fix the annular portion on the flange.

A glass - an external capsule holder is known from the prior art (RU 221567 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 11/13/2023). The glass - an external capsule holder, consisting of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom containing one bracket configured to hold one piercer; an annular part containing drinking holes and configured to connect to the flange; a capsule socket configured to connect to the annular part and configured to accommodate one capsule, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part; a grip configured to fix the annular part on the glass.

The prior art discloses an external holder for three capsules equipped with side wall thermal insulation (RU 222650 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 16.01.2024). The external holder for three capsules equipped with side wall thermal insulation consists of a side wall containing a flange; a bottom connected to the side wall and containing three brackets, each of which is made inseparable from one piercer; an annular part containing drinking holes and capable of being connected to the flange; a capsule nest made inseparable from the annular part and capable of accommodating three capsules; three piercers, each of which is inseparably connected to the bracket and is designed with the possibility of piercing the lower part of the capsule placed in the capsule nest, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing an internal projection designed with the possibility of pressing against the inner side of the side wall, and a grip designed with the possibility of fixing the annular part on the flange; an outer flask connected to the flange; a locking ring mounted on the outer side surface of the annular part, designed with the possibility of fixing the grips on the flange.

The closest to the claimed utility model is a thermos cup - an external holder of two capsules, equipped with grips, clamps and an annular shelf (RU 224877 U1, patent holder Vitaly Pavlovich Pankratov (RU), publication date 04/08/2024). A thermos cup is an external holder of two capsules, equipped with grips, clamps and an annular shelf, a system for the safe preparation of two-component drinks, consisting of a side wall containing a flange and an annular shelf, inseparably connected to the inner part of the side wall and configured to hold a piercer; a piercer containing two piercing elements, configured to be installed on the annular shelf and piercing the lower parts of two capsules placed in a capsule nest; a bottom, inseparably connected to the side wall; an annular part containing holes for drinking and configured to connect to the flange; a capsule nest, made with the possibility of connection with the annular part and made with the possibility of placing two capsules; containing marking made with the possibility of reading by a scanner of a car coffee machine, characterized in that it contains a removable annular part containing grips made with the possibility of fixing the annular part on the flange; an outer flask connected to the flange; a capsule nest, containing four locks, located on the outer side of the vertical part of the capsule nest, made with the possibility of fixing two capsules installed in the capsule nest.

The disadvantage of the analogues and the prototype is that the cups contain piercers placed on the bottom of the cup, 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. In the case where the piercers are made in the form of a ring with jumpers and piercing elements and are placed on a ring shelf located on the inner part of the side wall of the cup, the piercing elements can bend downwards when resting against the lower parts of the capsules. In both cases, the lower parts of the capsules will not be punctured, which may result in hot water, which is supplied under pressure from the car coffee machine, being sprayed out through the “upper puncturer - capsules” connection or in the rupture of the water lines inside the coffee machine, which will also result in hot water being sprayed out, which may get on the passenger, burn him, stain his clothes and/or the interior of the car.

In addition, in the known devices, the connection of the cup and the lid occurs using a flange on the upper part of the cup and a semi-toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the lid body. The disadvantage of such a connection is the complexity of manufacturing the flange on the upper part of the cup and the semi-toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the lid body, since these elements are complex figures, their production requires the manufacture of complex press molds that include special form-forming elements such as folding punches, composite and sliding matrices and special removal plates. Obviously, the more complex the press mold, the higher the percentage of defects.

Thus, the known designs are unsafe to operate.

The technical result achieved by the utility model consists in increasing the safety of operation of the declared device.

In order to achieve the technical result, a glass is claimed - an external holder of three capsules, equipped with a rubber retainer, a positioner of the annular part, 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 inner diameter of the upper part of the glass, made with the possibility of installing the lid in the glass by thrust, characterized in that the annular part contains an external thread on the outer side surface, made with the possibility of installing the glass with the installed lid in a car coffee machine, wherein the glass contains three capsule piercers made inseparable from the inner part of the glass body, having attachment points to the inner sides of the bottom and side wall, wherein on the outer side of the side wall there is a rubber retainer made with the possibility of fixing the lid in the glass, wherein the side wall contains a positioner of the annular part, and the annular part has a mating part of the positioner of the annular part, the outer profile of which repeats the inner profile of the positioner of the annular part, made with the possibility of ensuring the installation of the lid in the glass in a position in which The piercers are located under the holes of the capsule nest.

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

Fig. 1 - Assembly diagram of the claimed device and capsules. Side view in section.

Fig. 2 - The claimed device with installed capsules. A - Side view in section. B - Glass view from above. B - Annular part view from above.

Fig. 3 - The claimed device. Side view in section. A - before installation in a car coffee machine. B - after installation in a car coffee machine.

In this case:

1 - Lid

2 - Glass

3 - Capsule nest

4 - Capsule

5 - Side wall

6 - Bottom

7 - Puncturer

8 - External thread

9 - Car coffee machine

10 - Rubber retainer

11 - Ring part positioner

The declared device is an element of a safe beverage preparation system.

The safe beverage preparation system is a system of interconnected elements. The elements of the safe beverage preparation system are the car coffee machine 9, not equipped with an internal capsule holder, and the declared device.

The claimed device is connected to the car coffee machine 9 by means of the external thread 8, which is an element of the claimed device, the upper piercers and the internal thread, which are elements of the car coffee machine, wherein the upper piercers are connected to the capsules 4, placed in the claimed device, and the internal thread of the car coffee machine is connected to the 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 an open stream and ensures protection against liquid getting on the passenger and the car interior during a ride in shaking conditions.

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

The claimed device comprises a lid 1 consisting of an annular part containing a drinking opening and a capsule nest 3, which is designed to accommodate the capsules in such a way that the drink flowing from the capsules 4 gets inside the glass 2. The capsule nest is designed to allow access and tight pressing of the upper piercers, which are elements of the car coffee machine 9, to the capsules installed in the capsule nest. The lid may comprise a limiter, which may be an annular protrusion designed to limit the displacement of the lid inside the glass.

To connect the lid 1 and the cup 2, the lid is inserted into the cup by thrust, for this purpose the outer diameter of the lower part, which is equal to the inner diameter of the upper part of the cup. This solution eliminates the need to manufacture a flange on the cup and a semi-toroidal shape of the mating part of the flange on the lid body, which increases the safety of the claimed device, since these elements are complex figures, their production requires the manufacture of complex press molds that include special form-forming elements, such as folding punches, composite and sliding matrices and special removal plates. Obviously, the more complex the press mold, the higher the percentage of defects, which can lead to the destruction of the elements or a loose fit of the elements to each other, this can lead to the removal of the lid from the cup or their loose connection, which will lead to splashing of a hot drink from the claimed device on the user and the car interior. Thus, connecting the lid and the cup by installing and tightly fixing the lid in the cup by thrust increases the safety of the claimed device.

The annular part contains an external thread 8, on the outer side. The external thread is designed with the possibility of installing a cup 2 with an installed lid 1 on a car coffee machine 9 from below, by screwing the claimed device into the car coffee machine from below under the upper capsule piercers, which are elements of the car coffee machine, which eliminates the need to use a cup holder, which is an element of the car coffee machine. Using an external thread to connect the claimed device to the 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 annular part, or in comparison with a cup holder, which is an element of the car coffee machine. The outer solid or intermittent protrusion on the annular part has a smaller contact area of the outer protrusion surface with its counterpart, which is an element of the car coffee machine, than the contact area of the external thread with the counterpart, which means a higher probability of breaking off the outer solid or intermittent protrusion when pressing the upper capsule piercers on the lid. Breaking off the outer protrusion will lead to the claimed device falling out of the car coffee machine, and the hot drink may splash, burn the user and stain the car interior. The connection using the external thread reduces such a probability, thus increasing the safety of using the claimed device. The cup holder, which is an element of the car coffee machine, fixes the cup with the lid installed. The pressure created by the upper capsule piercers on the lid is transmitted from the lid to the cup, from the cup to the cup holder, from the cup holder to the body of the car coffee machine. Each of these elements may fail due to the depletion of the resource, and/or a manufacturing defect, and/or improper installation. The more elements in the pressure transmission chain from the upper piercer to the car coffee machine body, the higher the probability of a breakdown, which can lead to the declared device falling out of the car coffee machine, while the hot drink can splash, 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 transmits the created pressure to the car coffee machine body, eliminating the transmission of pressure to the cup and eliminating the need to use a cup holder. Thus, the use of external thread increases the safety of using the declared device.

The claimed device contains three piercers 7 located inside the body of the glass 2. The piercers are made inseparable from the glass by means of casting or gluing. The piercers have vertical supports with attachment points to the inner side of the bottom 6 and have horizontal spacers made inseparable from the inner side of the side wall 5. The implementation of the piercers with horizontal spacers, as well as the inseparable connection of the piercers with the body of the cup, increases the safety of operation of the claimed device in comparison with the version of the piercers in the form of vertical pins placed on the bottom, since such piercers are longer and can bend and deviate when resting against the lower part of the capsules 4. In the event that the piercers are made in the form of a ring with jumpers and a piercing element and are placed on an annular shelf located on the inner part of the side wall of the cup, the piercing elements can bend downwards when resting against the lower part of the capsules. In both cases, the lower parts of the capsules will not be punctured, which may result in splashing of hot water, which is supplied under pressure from the car coffee machine 9, through the "upper puncturers - capsules" connection or to a rupture of the water mains inside the car coffee machine, which will also result in splashing of hot water, which may get on the passenger, burn him, stain clothes and/or the car interior. Thus, the execution of the puncturers 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 comprises a rubber retainer, which is a rubber strip of rectangular or round cross-section, the ends of which are fixed by casting or gluing on opposite sides of the outer part of the side wall 5 of the cup 2, designed with the possibility of fixing the lid 1 on the body of the cup. The rubber retainer is made of a rubber material, due to which it can stretch when the rubber retainer is pulled onto the lid of the cup. The rubber retainer is designed with the possibility of being pulled onto the lid after it is installed on the cup and with the possibility of tightly pressing it to the lid, thus preventing it from accidentally falling out of the cup, which can lead to a hot drink splashing onto the user and the car interior. Due to the fact that the lid is fixed on the cup using the rubber retainer, the probability of accidentally removing the lid from the cup during shaking during the movement of the car is reduced. Thus, the rubber retainer increases the safety of the claimed device.

The claimed device comprises a ring-shaped part positioner made on the side wall 5 of the cup 2, for example, by casting, or gluing, or another method. The ring-shaped part comprises a mating part of the ring-shaped part positioner, the outer profile of which repeats the inner profile of the ring-shaped part positioner. The ring-shaped part positioner can be made in the form of a protruding or concave element that prevents the lid 1 from being installed in the cup in any position except for the position in which the mating part of the ring-shaped part positioner enters the ring-shaped part positioner. The ring-shaped part positioner is designed to ensure that the lid is installed on the cup in a position in which the piercers 7 are located under the openings of the capsule nest 3. The ring-shaped part positioner increases the safety of the claimed device, since in order to ensure the possibility of piercing the capsules placed in the capsule nest 3, when installing the lid in the cup, it is necessary to position the lid in the cup in such a way that the capsules installed in the capsule nest are above the piercers. The lid may be incorrectly positioned if it is installed in the glass with an axial rotation in such a way that the holes of the capsule seat are not above the piercers. In case of incorrect positioning of the lid in the glass, the piercers will not pierce the lower parts of the capsules. If the lower parts of the capsules are not pierced and the user turns on the water supply, there may be a risk of hot water splashing through the connection of the capsules and the upper piercer, which is an element of the car coffee machine, since the water pumped by the car coffee machine pump will not be able to exit through the holes in the lower parts of the capsules. A rupture of the hoses inside the coffee machine or removal of the hose from an element of the coffee machine, for example, from the heater or from the pump, which will also lead to splashing of hot water under pressure, which can get on the elements of the car interior and / or the user, burn him and stain clothes. The ring part positioner eliminates the occurrence of such a danger, thus increasing the safety of operation of the declared device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user manually inserts the lid 1 into the glass 2. The user inserts the capsules 4 into the capsule socket 3. In this case, the capsules are pierced by their lower part with the piercers 7, after which the user screws the claimed device with the installed capsules into the car coffee machine 9, presses the capsule piercers, which are an element of the car coffee machine, to the capsules using a pressing device, for example, a lever. The user turns on the water supply. The water passes through the elements of the car coffee machine using a supercharger, gets into the upper piercers, into the capsules and flows down as a ready-made drink into the body of the glass. After the glass is filled, the user removes the claimed device from the car coffee machine. The user installs the rubber retainer on the lid. The drink is ready for consumption through the drinking hole. After drinking the drink, the user disposes of the claimed device together with the capsules. Thus, the claimed utility model allows to increase the safety of the claimed device.

Claims (1)

The cup is an external holder for three capsules, equipped with a rubber retainer, a ring-shaped portion positioner, consisting of a side wall and a bottom, containing a lid consisting of a capsule seat and a ring-shaped portion, the outer diameter of the lower portion of which is equal to the inner diameter of the upper portion of the cup, designed to allow the lid to be installed in the cup by thrust, characterized in that the ring-shaped portion contains an external thread on the outer side surface, designed to allow the cup with the lid installed to be installed in a car coffee machine, wherein the cup contains three capsule piercers made inseparable from the inner portion of the cup body, having attachment points to the inner side of the bottom and the inner side of the side wall, wherein on the outer side of the side wall there is a rubber retainer designed to allow the lid to be fixed in the cup, wherein the side wall contains a ring-shaped portion positioner, and the ring-shaped portion has a mating portion of the ring-shaped portion positioner, the outer profile of which repeats the inner profile of the ring-shaped portion positioner, designed to ensure the lid is installed in the cup in a position in which the piercers are under the holes of the capsule nest.