CN110448126A - A kind of ight cup - Google Patents

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CN110448126A
CN110448126A CN201910791941.4A CN201910791941A CN110448126A CN 110448126 A CN110448126 A CN 110448126A CN 201910791941 A CN201910791941 A CN 201910791941A CN 110448126 A CN110448126 A CN 110448126A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00Table service
    • A47G19/22Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2227Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0024Household or table equipment
    • F21V33/0036Table-ware or table equipment, e.g. dishes, cutlery or trays
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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    • A47G19/22Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2227Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
    • A47G2019/2238Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user with illumination means

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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of ight cups, including cup body, when the rubber sleeve at hand holds middle section cup body, it is mobile to press push plate, lampet is lighted after briquetting is contacted with contact-making switch, light is appeared from hyaline membrane, start to illuminate, headlamp also lights therewith simultaneously, the light that headlamp issues can significantly show the intracavitary water level conditions of cup, and lampet and illumination lamp ignition illumination can be started by holding middle section cup body, it may be convenient to observe the water level of water in the cup, if accidentally overturning, the cooperation of cup lid component and rim of a cup boss can place water and pour out.

Description

A kind of ight cup
Technical field
The present invention relates to cup field, specially a kind of ight cup.
Background technique
Sleep it is previous as in bedside can put a glass water, to be quoted when midnight is thirsty, but due to turning on light suddenly in night To eyes discomfort, can many times select to feel about in the dark and take cup, the position of water and cup in cup people consciousness not Too remove when do not have very clear impression, will result in by cup knock over or by water be sprinkled upon with the case where.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of ight cups, for overcoming drawbacks described above in the prior art.
A kind of ight cup of embodiment according to the present invention, including cup body, the interior cup chamber for being equipped with opening upwards of the cup body, The cup body end is equipped with rim of a cup boss, and rubber sleeve is equipped on the outside of the cup body, and the cup body is equipped with one section of middle section cup body, The middle section cup body end face outside, which is set, is used to incude the induction component touched, the middle section cup body outside there are four equally distributed End face is additionally provided with four equally distributed bright light components for illumination, and the induction component and the bright light component staggeredly divide Cloth can cover the cup lid component for closing and capable of closing the cup chamber at the rim of a cup boss, be additionally provided in the cup body for providing electricity The accessory of the water level conditions of power and display water.
Further technical solution, the bright light component include four for being fixedly mounted on the middle section cup body end face outside Equally distributed light bed plate, the lamp holder plate end face be equipped with equally distributed lampet, the rubber sleeve be equipped with four with The corresponding hyaline membrane of the light bed plate.
Further technical solution, the induction component includes four for being fixedly mounted on the middle section cup body end face outside Equally distributed switchboard, the switchboard bottom end face are equipped with baffle, and the switch plate end face is equipped with equally distributed contact Switch, the switchboard outside are equipped with push plate, pass through spring between the push plate and the switchboard and connect, the pushing Plate is equipped with briquetting corresponding with the contact-making switch relative to a side end face of the switchboard.
Further technical solution, the accessory include being located at the intracorporal battery case that Open Side Down of the cup, institute The slot cover for being equipped in bottom of cup end face and being connected to the battery case is stated, pluggable installation cover board at the slot cover is described Cover board top end surface is set there are two bolt, and the bolt and the slot cover roof are mating, and the cover board right end face is set Have protrusive board, between the slot cover and cup chamber be equipped with illumination cavity, the illumination cavity bottom wall be equipped with headlamp, cup bottom of chamber wall with Glass plate is equipped between the illumination cavity roof.
Further technical solution, the cup lid component include arc cup lid, and a circle cup is equipped on the outside of the arc cup lid Gai Bian, the arc cup lid top end surface are equipped with lever.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the configuration of the present invention is simple, easy to use, lampet can be started by holding middle section cup body It is illuminated with illumination lamp ignition, it may be convenient to observe the water level of water in the cup, if accidentally overturning, cup lid component and rim of a cup are convex The cooperation of platform can place water and pour out, and facilitate night use, be worthy to be popularized.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is overall structure diagram of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic cross-sectional view in the direction A-A in Fig. 1.
Specific embodiment
Below with reference to Fig. 1-2, the present invention is described in detail, for sake of convenience, now such as to hereafter described orientation regulation Under: hereafter described front-rear direction up and down is consistent with the front-rear direction up and down of Fig. 1 projection relation itself.
Referring to Fig.1-2, a kind of ight cup of embodiment according to the present invention, including cup body 10 are equipped in the cup body 10 The cup chamber 12 of opening upwards, 10 end of cup body are equipped with rim of a cup boss 16, are equipped with rubber sleeve 11, institute on the outside of the cup body 10 Cup body 10 is stated equipped with one section of middle section cup body 17,17 end face outside of middle section cup body is set to be used to incude there are four equally distributed The induction component 901 touched, 17 end face outside of middle section cup body are additionally provided with four equally distributed bright light portions for illumination Part 902, the induction component 901 and the bright light component 902 are interspersed, and can cover conjunction at the rim of a cup boss 16 can close The cup lid component 903 of the cup chamber 12 is additionally provided in the cup body 10 for providing electric power and showing the water level conditions of water Accessory 904.
The bright light component 902 includes four equally distributed lamps for being fixedly mounted on 17 end face outside of middle section cup body Seat board 20,20 end face of light bed plate be equipped with equally distributed lampet 21, the rubber sleeve 11 be equipped with four with it is described The corresponding hyaline membrane 18 of light bed plate 20, so that light is appeared from hyaline membrane 18, starts to illuminate after the energization of lampet 21 is lighted.
The induction component 901 includes being fixedly mounted on four of 17 end face outside of middle section cup body equally distributed to open Plate 31 is closed, 31 bottom end face of switchboard is equipped with baffle 30, and 31 end face of switchboard is equipped with equally distributed contact-making switch 32, it is equipped with push plate 35 on the outside of the switchboard 31, is connected between the push plate 35 and the switchboard 31 by spring 33, The push plate 35 is equipped with briquetting 34 corresponding with the contact-making switch 32 relative to a side end face of the switchboard 31, from And when the rubber sleeve 11 at hand holds middle section cup body 17, press that push plate 35 is mobile, and briquetting 34 connects with contact-making switch 32 Lampet 21 is lighted after touch.
The accessory 904 includes the battery case 26 that Open Side Down in the cup body 10,10 bottom of cup body The slot cover 25 being connected to the battery case 26 is equipped in end surface, pluggable installation cover board 28 at the slot cover 25 is described 28 top end surface of cover board is set there are two bolt 27, and the bolt 27 and 25 roof of slot cover are mating, the cover board 28 Right end face is equipped with protrusive board 24, and illumination cavity 22 is equipped between the slot cover 25 and cup chamber 12, and 22 bottom wall of illumination cavity is equipped with Headlamp 23 is equipped with glass plate 50 between 22 roof of 12 bottom wall of cup chamber and the illumination cavity, to work as 32 quilt of contact-making switch Contact rear lighting lamp 23 also lights therewith, and according to the refraction principle of light, the light that headlamp 23 issues can significantly show cup Water level conditions in chamber 12 can be put into battery in battery case 26, and when replacing battery, cover board 28 can be broken down by moving protrusive board 24.
The cup lid component 903 includes arc cup lid 13, and a circle cup lid side 15 is equipped on the outside of the arc cup lid 13, described 13 top end surface of arc cup lid is equipped with lever 14 and presses arc downwards so as to which cup lid side 15 to be placed on rim of a cup boss 16 Shape cup lid 13 squeezes out the partial air in arc cup lid 13 and cup chamber 12, the work of cup lid side 15 and rim of a cup boss 16 in air pressure It fits together under, even if cup lid side 15 is also bonded with rim of a cup boss 16 in the case where overturning, the water in cup chamber 12 will not It is poured out.
When use, cup lid side 15 is placed on rim of a cup boss 16, presses arc cup lid 13 downwards for arc cup lid 13 and cup chamber 12 in partial air squeeze out, cup lid side 15 fits together under the influence of air pressure with rim of a cup boss 16, i.e., Make in the case where overturning, cup lid side 15 is also bonded with rim of a cup boss 16, and the water in cup chamber 12 will not be poured out;
When the rubber sleeve 11 at hand holds middle section cup body 17, it is mobile to press push plate 35, briquetting 34 and contact-making switch 32 Lampet 21 is lighted after contact, and light is appeared from hyaline membrane 18, starts to illuminate, while headlamp 23 also lights therewith, according to the folding of light Principle is penetrated, the light that headlamp 23 issues can significantly show the water level conditions in glass chamber 12, when replacing battery, move protrusive board 24 can break down cover board 28.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the configuration of the present invention is simple, easy to use, lampet can be started by holding middle section cup body It is illuminated with illumination lamp ignition, it may be convenient to observe the water level of water in the cup, if accidentally overturning, cup lid component and rim of a cup are convex The cooperation of platform can place water and pour out, and facilitate night use, be worthy to be popularized.
Those skilled in the art can define, can in the case of not departing from overall spirit of the invention and design To make the various modifications for above embodiments.It falls within the scope of protection of the present invention.Protection scheme of the invention It is subject to claims appended hereto.

Claims (5)

1. a kind of ight cup, including cup body, it is characterised in that: be equipped with the cup chamber of opening upwards, the cup in the cup body Body end portion is equipped with rim of a cup boss, is equipped with rubber sleeve on the outside of the cup body, and the cup body is equipped with one section of middle section cup body, it is described in Section cup body end face outside is set to be used to incude the induction component touched there are four equally distributed, and the middle section cup body end face outside is also If the induction component and the bright light component are interspersed, described there are four the equally distributed bright light component for illumination The cup lid component for closing and capable of closing the cup chamber can be covered at rim of a cup boss, be additionally provided in the cup body for providing electric power and showing Show the accessory of the water level conditions of water.
2. a kind of ight cup according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the bright light component is described including being fixedly mounted on Four equally distributed light bed plates of middle section cup body end face outside, the lamp holder plate end face are equipped with equally distributed lampet, institute Rubber sleeve is stated equipped with four hyaline membranes corresponding with the light bed plate, the lampet is powered light after, light is from described Bright film appears.
3. a kind of ight cup according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the induction component is described including being fixedly mounted on Four equally distributed switchboards of middle section cup body end face outside, the switchboard bottom end face are equipped with baffle, the switchboard End face is equipped with equally distributed contact-making switch, is equipped with push plate on the outside of the switchboard, the push plate and the switchboard it Between connected by spring, the push plate is equipped with relative to a side end face of the switchboard and corresponding with the contact-making switch presses Briquetting when holding the rubber sleeve at the middle section cup body, presses the push plate movement, and the briquetting is opened with contact The lampet is lighted after closing contact.
4. a kind of ight cup according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the accessory includes being located in the cup body The battery case that Open Side Down is equipped with the slot cover being connected to the battery case, the slot cover in the bottom of cup end face Locate pluggable installation cover board, the cover board top end surface is set there are two bolt, and the bolt is matched with the slot cover roof grafting It closes, the cover board right end face is equipped with protrusive board, and illumination cavity is equipped between the slot cover and cup chamber, and the illumination cavity bottom wall is equipped with Headlamp is equipped with glass plate, contact-making switch photograph after being contacted between cup bottom of chamber wall and the illumination cavity roof Bright lamp also lights therewith, and battery can be put into the battery case, and the cover board can be broken down by moving the protrusive board.
5. a kind of ight cup according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the cup lid component includes arc cup lid, described A circle cup lid side is equipped on the outside of arc cup lid, the arc cup lid top end surface is equipped with lever, the cup lid side is placed on institute It states on rim of a cup boss, presses the arc cup lid downwards and squeeze out the intracavitary partial air of the arc cup lid and the cup, The cup lid side fits together under the influence of air pressure with rim of a cup boss.
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