RU236310U1 - A CONTAINER FOR A SINGLE-COMPONENT DRINK CONTAINING A FLEXIBLE ELEMENT IN ITS UPPER PART AND EQUIPPED WITH A SIDE WALL FOR A CAPSULE SEAT, WATER, AN ADHESIVE LAYER, AND STIFFENING RIBS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to devices for preparing beverages, as well as to containers specially adapted for special products. The utility model can be used for preparing and consuming beverages in difficult conditions, for example, by passengers of vehicles, in particular, taxis. A container for a single-component beverage, which in its upper part contains a flexible element that passes into a single capsule holder, which has one opening, the shape and size of which allows a capsule to be installed therein, wherein by means of said flexible element the holder can move from its upper position to its lower position, wherein the container is provided with a piercer containing one piercing element, which is located inside the container and attached to the inner part of the container, wherein the piercer is arranged in such a way that when the holder is in its upper position, the piercing element does not interact with the capsule, and when the holder is in its lower position, the piercing element pierces the capsule, wherein the capsule seat is provided with a side wall, the shape of the inner surface of which repeats the shape of a part of the outer side surface of the capsule, wherein the container contains water for preparing the beverage, wherein the capsule holder is provided with an adhesive layer located in the area of contact with the capsule, wherein the capsule holder is provided with stiffening ribs located evenly along the perimeter of the holder. The technical result achieved by the utility model consists in increasing the safety of operation of the claimed device. 3 ill.

Description

Field of technology

The utility model relates to devices for preparing beverages, as well as to containers specially adapted for special products. The utility model can be used for preparing and consuming beverages in difficult conditions, for example, by passengers of vehicles, in particular, taxis.

State of the art

The prior art discloses containers for preparing and consuming beverages described in RU 218200 U1, 16.05.2023, RU 219996 U1, 18.08.2023, RU 221418 U1, 07.11.2023, RU 220130 U1, 28.08.2023, RU 220368 U1, 20.07.2023, RU 220129 U1, 28.08.2023, as well as in RU 229407 U1, 04.10.2024, RU 229400 U1, 04.10.2024, RU 228658 U1, 09.09.2024, and equipped with capsule holders, and also with piercers.

However, in known solutions, neither the capsule holders nor the piercers are movable, and therefore the capsule is pierced by the user when they are inserted into the holder, immediately before preparing the drink.

Thus, known solutions cannot be stored with installed capsules, and also require the user to have the skills to correctly install the capsules, and when the coffee machine is operating with incorrectly installed capsules, they can lead to splashing hot water, which can get on the passenger, burn him, stain clothes and/or the interior of the car.

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 container for a single-component beverage is claimed, which in its upper part contains a flexible element that passes into a holder for one capsule, which has one opening in shape and size, allowing a capsule to be installed in it, wherein by means of the said flexible element, the holder can move from its upper position to its lower position, wherein the container is provided with a piercer containing one piercing element, which is located inside the container and attached to the inner part of the container, wherein the piercer is located in such a way that, when the holder is in its upper position, the piercing element does not interact with the capsule, and when the holder is in its lower position, the piercing element pierces the capsule, wherein the capsule seat is provided with a side wall, the shape of the inner surface of which repeats the shape of a part of the outer side surface of the capsule, wherein the container contains water for preparing the beverage, wherein the capsule holder is provided with an adhesive layer located in the area of contact with the capsule, wherein the capsule holder is provided with stiffening ribs located evenly around the perimeter holder.

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

Fig. 1 - The claimed device with the installed capsule before the capsule is punctured. Side view in section.

Fig. 2 - The claimed device with the installed capsule after the capsule has been punctured. Side view in section.

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 - Car coffee machine,

2 – Capacity,

3 - Bending element,

4 – Holder,

5 – Capsule,

6 - Piercing element,

7 – Puncturer,

8 - Side wall of the capsule nest,

9 – Water,

10 - Adhesive layer,

11 - Stiffener.

Implementation of a utility model

The beverage container 2 in its upper part contains a flexible element 3, which passes into a holder 4, for one capsule 5, which has one opening in shape and size, allowing the capsule to be installed in it. By means of the mentioned flexible element, the holder can move from its upper position to its lower position. The container is provided with a piercer 7 containing a piercing element 6, which is located inside the container and is attached to the inner part of the container. In this case, the piercer is located in such a way that when the holder is in its upper position, the piercing element does not interact with the capsule, and when the holder is in its lower position, the piercing element pierces the capsule.

When water is supplied under pressure into the capsule through a puncture in the upper part of the capsule, the water, when passing through the extract of the drink, creates pressure inside the capsule body, which creates tension on the walls of the capsule body, which can lead to its stretching and thinning, which can lead to a rapid destruction of the capsule body and a splash of explosive hot water under pressure from the ruptured capsule body. Such an explosion of the capsule under pressure can damage the body of the glass from the inside, which can lead to splashing of hot liquid on the user. To reduce the likelihood of such a danger, the claimed device contains a capsule nest with a side wall, the shape of the inner surface of which repeats the shape of a part of the outer side surface of the capsule.

The side wall of the housing can be made cylindrical, tapered towards the bottom, with the possibility of contact with the side surface of the capsule (capsule compression), repeating in shape part of the side surface of the capsule.

The presence of an additional inclined plane formed by the capsule nest body and repeating the shape of the side wall of the capsule provides for the strengthening of the side wall of the capsule, which allows for the containment of the pressure of water entering the capsule, preventing the stretching of its walls, their thinning and rupture, thus increasing the safety of operation of the declared device.

To prepare the drink, water is used, which passes under pressure through the substance in the capsule. To add water to the coffee machine, it is necessary to pour water into this device from a bottle. In this case, it is necessary to open the bottle, turn it over and pour water into the device. In the conditions of a moving vehicle, where there may be shaking, braking or sharp maneuvers, such an operation can lead to spilling water on the user or elements of the car interior. To reduce the likelihood of such a danger, the declared device contains water from which the drink is prepared.

The coffee machine is designed to receive water from the container using a receiving piercer, which is a pointed tube designed to pierce the lid, which is vertically lowered to the bottom of the container, for example, using a lever or a linear actuator, with the opening of the tube down and pumps water out of the container using a pump. The water passes through the elements of the beverage preparation device and is fed into the capsule through the upper piercer and, having passed through the capsule filler, flows into the container in the form of a ready-made drink.

When tilting the claimed device while drinking a beverage, the liquid inside the claimed device may press on the installed capsule, which may cause the capsule to fall out of the capsule seat, which may cause the hot beverage to leak through the capsule seat, which is not covered by the capsule, onto the user. To reduce the likelihood of such a hazard, the capsule holder is provided with an adhesive layer located in the area of contact with the capsule, designed to glue the capsule to the capsule seat.

Hot melt adhesive for the food industry is used as an adhesive, such as silicone adhesive, epoxy resin or other adhesives that do not contain solvents and emit a small amount of volatile organic compounds, which makes them safe for contact with food products. The adhesive layer is applied to the finished product in advance in a continuous layer or dotted.

The presence of an adhesive layer on the capsule seat in the area of contact between the capsule and the declared device ensures that capsules do not fall out of the capsule nest. The use of an adhesive layer in the area of contact between the capsule and the lid allows the capsule to be fixed in the nest, preventing it from falling out, increasing the safety of the device.

When pouring liquid into the claimed device, the upper piercer element of the coffee machine is pressed with significant force against the capsule located in the claimed device. The need for significant force to press the upper piercer against the capsule is due to the high water pressure created by the coffee machine, which is necessary for the water to pass through the beverage extract located in the capsule. The force with which the upper piercer is pressed against the capsule is transmitted from the capsule to the elements of the claimed device and may cause the destruction of these elements, which in the process of pouring hot liquid into the claimed device may lead to splashing of hot liquid on the user.

In order to reduce the probability of such a danger, the claimed device is equipped with stiffening ribs located on any part of the claimed device, designed to increase the strength of the product and prevent its deformation and destruction. The stiffening ribs are made in the form of local thickenings of the walls of the product during the molding of the claimed device (for example, injection molding). The pressure created by the upper piercer on the capsule is transmitted to the elements of the claimed device reinforced with stiffening ribs, reducing the probability of destruction of the elements of the claimed device, thus increasing the safety of operation of the claimed device.

The utility model works as follows:

The user can use a beverage container that is already equipped with a capsule according to the beverage recipe. The user can also assemble it himself by installing the appropriate capsules in the beverage container holder. It is important to note that the capsules are not pierced during installation.

The user then places the beverage container into the coffee machine, which, by moving the holder, pierces the capsules from below. In addition, the coffee machine pierces the capsules from above by its own means.

Next, the coffee machine heats and supplies water under pressure through the capsules into the container, according to the recipe, so the user receives a ready-made drink.

Claims (1)

A container for a single-component beverage, which in its upper part contains a flexible element that passes into a single capsule holder, which has one opening, the shape and size of which allows a capsule to be installed therein, wherein by means of said flexible element the holder can move from its upper position to its lower position, wherein the container is provided with a piercer containing one piercing element, which is located inside the container and attached to the inner part of the container, wherein the piercer is arranged in such a way that when the holder is in its upper position, the piercing element does not interact with the capsule, and when the holder is in its lower position, the piercing element pierces the capsule, wherein the capsule seat is provided with a side wall, the shape of the inner surface of which repeats the shape of a part of the outer side surface of the capsule, wherein the container contains water for preparing the beverage, wherein the capsule holder is provided with an adhesive layer located in the area of contact with the capsule, wherein the capsule holder is provided with stiffening ribs located evenly along the perimeter of the holder.