JP2001206428A - Beverage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage container wherein a liquid ingredient and a powder ingridient can be separately received and they can be mixed for use. SOLUTION: The beverage container includes a cylindrical member with a second vessel having an opening on a side of a first vessel, a sealing member which hermetically seals the opening of the cylindrical member for partitioning between the first and second vessels, a breaking member for breaking the sealing member and a pressing member coupled with the breaking member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a beverage container,
More particularly, the present invention relates to a beverage container in which a liquid component mainly composed of water and a powder component are separately stored and held, and these can be mixed at the time of use.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Certain beverages are produced by mixing a liquid component and a powder component when drinking. For example,
In the case of a powder component that is susceptible to deterioration due to moisture or the like, in a normal sales form, only the powder component is sold in a sealed state, and a drinker prepares water, carbonated water, milk, and the like separately with the powder component. Mix to make a beverage.

On the other hand, if a beverage container accommodating a single dose of a powder component and a liquid component together can be provided,
It can be sold by vending machines and the like, and can be easily drunk anytime and anywhere, leading to sales promotion of such powder components.

[0004] However, there has not been proposed a beverage container which can appropriately store and hold a powder component and a liquid component together together.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first container portion for containing a liquid component and a first container portion for containing a powder component are provided above the first container portion. A first container having a second container portion disposed therein, the second container portion having a tubular member having an opening on the first container portion side, and sealing the opening of the tubular member; A sealing member separating the portion and the second container portion, a breaking member for breaking the sealing member, and a pushing member connected to the breaking member, wherein the breaking member seals by pushing down the pushing member. A beverage container is provided in which the member is broken and the powder contained in the second container is supplied to the first container.

[0006] The liquid component is a dispersion medium for the powder component, usually mainly water, and other desired beverage additives such as milk, minerals, alcohols, amino acids, citric acid, sugars, and the like. Fruit juices, vitamins, flavors, food pigments and the like can be included. The powder component is any powdered edible component that can be mixed with the liquid component to prepare a desired beverage, and the size of the powder particles that can be used as the powder component is not particularly limited.

In the beverage container of the present invention, the powder component can be separated from the liquid component and held, so that even if the powder component is easily deteriorated by moisture, it can be properly held for a long period of time. Alternatively, for example, according to the container of the present invention, even if a beverage prepared by mixing a powder component and a liquid component is easily deteriorated with time, the powder component is separated from the liquid component and held. Therefore, it can be appropriately maintained for a long period of time.

However, the container of the present invention is particularly suitable for accommodating a powder component which is hardly soluble in water and easily deteriorated by moisture, such as a vegetable green juice powder described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-54848. It is suitable.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As described in detail below, the beverage container 10 contains and holds a liquid component and a powder component in separate containers, and when drinking a beverage, the liquid component and the powder component are mixed, A beverage is prepared.

As shown in FIG. 1, this beverage container 10
Comprises a first container section 12 for storing a liquid component, and a second container section 14 for storing a powder component, which is disposed above the first container section 12.

The first container part 12 is made of, for example, a transparent or translucent plastic material, and is made of an upper part 1.
6 (lid part) and a lower part 18 (body part).
The upper portion 16 and the lower portion 18 are hermetically fitted, such as a shaker for making a cocktail, and are configured to be easily separated by hand. As described below, a beverage prepared by mixing a liquid component and a powder component is contained in the lower portion 18. After preparing the beverage, the user can separate the upper portion 16 and the lower portion 18 to drink the beverage contained in the lower portion 18.

As another embodiment, the first container portion 12 and the second container portion 14 are hermetically fitted to each other so that they can be easily separated by hand.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second container section 14
A cylindrical member 20 having an opening on the side of the first container, and an opening of the cylindrical member 20 is sealed to form the first container 12 and the second container.
The container includes a seal member 22 separating the container portion 14, a breaking member 24 for breaking the seal member 22, and a pushing member 26 connected to the breaking member 24. Seal member 22
Can be made of a relatively fragile, moisture-impermeable material such as, for example, aluminum foil.

The cylindrical member 20 is, for example, circular, square,
It has a cylindrical shape having a cross-sectional shape such as a polygon, and in this embodiment, has a circular cross-sectional shape. The cylindrical member 20 has an opening below, and the opening is sealed by a seal member 22, thereby isolating the inside of the first container 12 and the inside of the second container 14. I have. Cylindrical member 2
0 also has an opening at the top, which is sealed by a breach member 24 as described below.

The breaking member 24 has an upper plate 28, a projection 30, and a peripheral projection 32 located on the side opposite to the seal member 22.

The upper plate 28 can slide inside the tubular member 20 in a sealed manner, and seals the opening above the tubular member 20. Thus, a portion surrounded by the cylindrical member 20, the seal member 22, and the upper plate 28 forms a sealed space, and the powder component is accommodated in the sealed space.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the projection 30 is composed of two plates crossing each other in a cross shape, and the center of the projection 30 projects most downward. Therefore,
When the projection 30 is pushed down to break the seal member 22, a central portion of the seal member 22 first breaks,
The cut gradually expands around the seal member 22. Considering the easiness of breakage of the seal member 22, it is preferable that, as in this embodiment, for example, the seal member 22 is first broken at one point in the central portion and the cut is widened. Obviously, the protrusion 30 is not limited to the shape as shown, but can be formed into various shapes for breaking the seal member 22.

The peripheral projection 32 is located adjacent to the inner wall of the tubular member 20 and can be formed integrally with the upper plate 28 and the projection 30. In this embodiment, the peripheral projection 32 is constituted by a cylindrical member extending continuously to the inner wall of the cylindrical member 20. However, the peripheral projections 32 can also be composed of a plurality of spaced projections.

As shown in FIG. 3, after the breaking member 24 is pushed down and the projection 30 of the breaking member 24 breaks the seal member 22, the surrounding projections 32 of the breaking member 24 move downwardly of the cylindrical member 20. It is located below the end 34 (FIG. 4). Since the peripheral protrusion 32 is located immediately inside the broken seal member, when the peripheral protrusion 32 is positioned below the lower end 34 of the tubular member 20, the broken seal member is pushed out and the seal member is spread. Powder component can be prevented from remaining on the inside.

The pushing member 26 includes an upper plate 28 of the breaking member 24.
And a pressing plate 38 fixed to the upper part of the pressing rod 36 and extending laterally. By pushing down the holding plate 38 by hand, the breaking member 2
4 can be pushed down in the tubular member 20.

Instead of the configuration of the illustrated embodiment, the cylindrical member 20 has an upper lid on the side opposite to the sealing member 22, and the upper lid has a hole through which the push rod 36 passes. The push rod may be configured to slide hermetically with respect to the upper lid in the hole of the upper lid. in this case,
The cylindrical member, the push rod, and the seal member form a sealed space sealed from the outside, and the powder is accommodated in the sealed space.

As shown in FIG. 1, preferably,
A removable protection ring 40 is provided between the pressing plate 38 of the pressing member 26 and the upper portion 16 of the first container portion 12. The protection ring 40 prevents a force applied to the pressing plate 38 from being applied to the upper portion 16 of the first container portion 12 and from being applied to the upper plate 28 of the breaking member 24. This prevents the breaking member 24 from breaking the seal member 22 by an undesired force, such as a force that is suddenly applied, for example, during transportation of the container. Protection ring 40
Is cut as shown in FIG. 2 by pulling the pull tag 42, and the pressing plate 38 of the pressing member 26 is cut.
And the upper part 16 of the first container part 12 can be removed.

Next, a beverage container according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.

A beverage container according to this embodiment has a structure in which an upper portion (lid portion) of a first container portion and a tubular member and a seal member of a second container portion are integrally formed. FIG. 6 shows a central longitudinal sectional view of the main part. The beverage container includes an upper portion 116 of the first container portion, a cylindrical member 120 of the second container portion 114, and a sealing member 122,
It is formed by integral molding of a plastic material. Furthermore,
The beverage container according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It has a breaking member 124 having a conical projection 130 and a peripheral projection 132, and a pushing member 126. The seal member 122 of the beverage container according to this embodiment includes, for example,
A plurality of weakening lines (cut lines) 142 extending in the radial direction as shown in FIG. 8 can be formed.

In the beverage container according to this embodiment, when the pushing member 126 is pushed down, first, the conical projection 130 of the breaking member 124 pierces the central portion of the sealing member 122, and the sealing member follows the weakening line 142. 122
To break. Further, when the push member 126 is pressed down, the breakage of the seal member 122 proceeds along the line of weakness 142, and the peripheral protrusion 132 contacts the seal member 122 and pushes it down, whereby the seal member 122 is pressed down.
To prevent the powder component from remaining inside the seal member 122.

Instead of the conical projection 130 as described above, a projection 30 formed from four plates as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 can be used. In this case, it is desirable that the four plates of the projection 30 be configured to coincide with the four weakening lines 142 in FIG. 8 when the pressing member 126 is pressed down. With this arrangement, the protrusion 30
The weakened line 142 can be easily broken by the plate. Further, an additional plate may be provided between the four plates of the projection 30 so that the additional plate contacts the seal member 122 between the weakened lines 142 and pushes the seal member apart. Can also.

In this beverage container, the upper portion 116 of the first container portion and the cylindrical member 120 and the sealing member 122 of the second container portion are integrally formed of a plastic material. It is easy and furthermore, the liquid component and the powder component can be reliably separated.

Next, a third preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the breaking member 224 includes a projection 230 formed by cutting a cylinder obliquely in one plane, and a peripheral projection 232 formed in a cylindrical shape slightly larger than the cylindrical shape of the projection. Have. In this embodiment, a weakening line can be formed in the seal member along the vicinity of the portion of the second container member that contacts the cylindrical member.

In this embodiment, when the pushing member 226 and the breaking member 234 are pushed down, the tip of the projection 232 breaks a part of the weakening line of the seal member, and gradually breaks the weakening line. To increase. When further depressed, the peripheral projections 232 push the ruptured seal portion largely downward to prevent powder components from remaining.

[0031]

According to the present invention, it has been possible to provide a beverage container which can be separated from a liquid component and held together with a liquid component and can be distributed by a vending machine.

According to the present invention, even if the powder component is easily deteriorated by moisture, it can be properly maintained for a long period of time.

According to the present invention, for example, even if a beverage prepared by mixing a powder component and a liquid component is easily deteriorated, the powder component can be separated from the liquid component and held. It can be kept properly for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a beverage container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the protection ring with the beverage container of FIG. 1 removed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a state in which a breaking member of the beverage container of FIG. 1 is pushed down.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a second container part of the beverage container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the second container portion in a state where a breaking member of the beverage container is pushed down.

FIG. 6 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a beverage container according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a breaking member and a pushing member of a beverage container according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a beverage container sealing member according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a breaking member and a pushing member of a beverage container according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Beverage container 12 1st container part 14 2nd container part 16 Upper part 18 Lower part 20 Cylindrical member 22 Seal member 24 Breaking member 26 Push member 30 Projection 32 Peripheral projection 34 Lower end 40 Protection ring

Claims (6)

[Claims] A first container portion for storing a liquid component; and a second container portion for storing a powder component, the second container portion being disposed above the first container portion. A cylindrical member having an opening on the container side, a seal member sealing the opening of the cylindrical member to separate the first container portion and the second container portion, and breaking the seal member Member, and a pushing member connected to the breaking member. When the pushing member is depressed, the breaking member breaks the seal member, and the powder contained in the second container is supplied to the first container. A beverage container characterized by being made. 2. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical member, the breaking member, and the seal member form a sealed space that is sealed from the outside, and a powder component is contained in the sealed space. . 3. The breaking member has a projection having a sharp edge on the sealing member side, and when the pushing member is pushed down, the projection of the breaking member breaks the sealing member. Item 6. The beverage container according to Item 1. 4. The breaking member has a peripheral projection located adjacent to an inner wall of the tubular member, and the pushing member is pushed down so that the projection of the breaking member breaks the seal member. 2. The beverage container of claim 1 wherein, after doing so, the peripheral projection of the breaking member is positioned below a lower end of the tubular member to push open the broken seal member. 5. A detachable protection ring is provided between the pushing member and the first container portion, so that a pressing force applied to the pushing member is not applied to the breaking member. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein: 6. An upper portion of said first container portion and said second portion.
2. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the container portion and the sealing member are integrally formed of a plastic material.