JP2014028650A - Beverage container for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage container which enables parents etc. to support an infant so that the infant learns to suck a beverage through a straw.SOLUTION: A beverage container includes: a container body having an opening; and a lid which closes the opening. The lid includes a tube that is disposed penetrating through the lid and is formed so that when the lid is pressed, a beverage in the container moves up to an upper end part that is a suction port of the tube.

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage container suitable for an infant to drink.

Conventionally, a beverage container provided with a tube-shaped straw so that infants and children can easily drink beverages is known as shown in Patent Document 1, for example.
However, this type of beverage container is provided with portability by sucking it with a straw and drinking it, and folding the straw when not in use so that the beverage cannot escape from the straw.
However, infants may feel discomfort in the feeling that the baby bottle nipples and pacifier nipples had been put in their mouths and the mouth of the straw mouth, and they may not like to put straws in their mouths. Moreover, it has been difficult to learn to draw up and drink a beverage from a conventional straw having a relatively large capacity.
Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has reached the present invention as a result of examining a beverage container suitable for an infant to start drinking a beverage with a straw.
Patent Document 2 discloses a lid for inserting a straw into the container from the outside of the container. Such a container is covered with a soft drink etc. purchased at a store and covered with a straw from above the lid. This type of beverage container is also not suitable as a beverage container for infants.

JP 2012-20783 A JP 2011-255944 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage container that can be supported by a parent or the like so that an infant can easily learn to suck a beverage with a straw.

An infant beverage container according to the present invention includes a container body having an opening and a lid that closes the opening, and the lid includes a tube disposed through the lid and presses the lid. Then, the drink in a container rises to the upper end part used as the suction part of a tube, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Here, it is preferable that the lid that closes the opening of the container body is freely engageable with the container body.
In this case, the lid body has an engaging portion that engages with the lid body portion and the container body, and the lid body portion can be provided with a pressing portion and a tube holding portion for holding the tube.
The seal between the opening peripheral part of the container body and the lid body is such that when the lid body is engaged with the container body by the engaging part provided in the lid body part, the back surface of the lid body part is brought into contact with the opening peripheral part of the container body. A structure that contacts and is sealed is conceivable.
Moreover, the ring groove-shaped seal part engaged with the opening peripheral part of a container main body can also be formed in the engaging part of a cover body.
When providing sealing properties to the engaging portion, the lid main body portion and the engaging portion can be formed integrally with the lid using an elastic material having a sealing property.
Even if the entire pressing body part functions as a pressing part made of an elastic material, the pressing part may be formed on a part of the lid body part.
The lid body may be provided with ventilation means for preventing the inside of the container body from being inadvertently pressurized and preventing the beverage from leaking from the mouthpiece of the tube.

Moreover, in order to provide the rigidity required for the lid body and the function required for the seal part, the lid has a pressing part and a relatively rigid lid body, and the opening peripheral edge of the container body. And a relatively soft seal portion that engages.
In this case, the seal part preferably has a soft rubber elasticity such as an elastomer so that it can be easily engaged with and detached from the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body. An elastic material that returns to its original shape when released is preferred.
Therefore, for example, the pressing part is harder than an elastomer such as polypropylene resin, but a material having flexural elasticity is preferable. Therefore, the pressing part and the seal part are injection-molded with different materials, so-called two-color molding (different material molding). May be.
In this way, when the lid body portion and the seal portion are joined at the time of injection molding, continuous molding becomes possible.

In the infant beverage container according to the present invention, the container body may be cup-shaped, and a handle may be provided on the side of the cup. When the infant can drink a beverage without using a tube, the lid is removed. Can be used as a beverage cup.
Further, when the cup-shaped container body having a relatively shallow bottom is used in this manner, the lid body can be easily removed and cleaned.
Infants often try to suck up beverages with a straw with food in their mouths. In that case, the food tends to become unsanitary through the straw, but the container body is cup-shaped. In the case of a container body having a relatively shallow bottom, it is easy to wash and maintain cleanliness.
Such a beverage container has a small number of parts compared to the conventional straw-type beverage container as disclosed in Patent Document 1, and it is structurally easy to remove and attach the lid. You can change it each time.

The beverage container according to the present invention can suck up the beverage from the mouthpiece of the tube by placing the beverage in the container body and covering the opening with the lid.
At an early stage when the infant cannot sufficiently use the straw, when the mother or the like lightly presses the pressing portion provided on the lid, the inside is pressurized and the beverage rises to the mouthpiece portion of the tube.
Thereby, it is possible to learn the act of drinking with a straw by making an infant or the like aware that the mouth of the straw is a drinking mouth.
Further, the subsequent transition to a straw-type beverage container having a relatively large capacity can be performed smoothly.

The front view of the drink container for infants which concerns on this invention is shown. The side view of the drink container for infants concerning the present invention is shown. The top view of the drink container for infants concerning the present invention is shown. AA line sectional drawing is shown. A sectional view taken along line BB is shown. The perspective view of the drink container for infants is shown. The state which lightly presses a cover body with a finger | toe is shown. The back view of a lid is shown. The example which provided the ventilation means in the cover body is shown. (A) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view. The example which attached the valve member to the cover body is shown. (A) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view.

A structural example of an infant beverage container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A front view of a baby beverage container (hereinafter simply referred to as a beverage container) 10 is shown in FIG. 1, a side view is shown in FIG. 2, and a plan view is shown in FIG.
Further, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB, and FIG.
The beverage container includes a container body 11 and a lid body 12 to which a tube 13 as a straw is attached.
In the present embodiment, the container body 11 has a cup shape having a plateau 11c at the bottom and has handles 14 on both sides of the side, and can be used as a beverage cup as it is when the lid 12 is removed. .
The handle 14 has a two-color molding of a core portion 14a and a skin portion 14b.
Moreover, the cover body 12 can also be attached to the container main body of various shapes, and the back view of a cover body is shown in FIG. 8 for reference.

The lid body 12 has a seal portion 12a having a ring-shaped seal groove portion that engages with the lid main body portion 12c and the opening peripheral edge portion 11a of the container main body 11, and in this embodiment, the lid main body portion 12c is pressed. Although it is the part 12c, you may form a press part partially.
Further, the lid 12 has the tube 13 attached thereto through an attachment hole 12d penetrating inside and outside the container for holding the tube 13.
In this embodiment, a polypropylene resin is used for the pressing portion 12c, an elastomer is used for the sealing portion 12a, and two-color (different materials) injection molding is performed at the connecting portion 12d during molding.
In addition, the material of a press part and a seal part is not limited to an Example.
Further, in this embodiment, the pressing portion has a disk shape, but the pressing portion may be partially formed.
A knob 12b is provided on the outer edge of the seal 12a so that the lid 12 can be easily attached and detached.

There is no restriction | limiting in the tube holding structure which attaches the tube 13 to the cover body 12. FIG.
The present embodiment is an example in which the suction port portion 13a is inserted from the inside of the mounting hole 12d of the lid 12 and the inner edge portion of the mounting hole 12d is locked between the conical projection portion 13c and the mounting seat portion 13b. ing.
Inside the container of the tube 13, an insertion portion 13d is formed. One end of the auxiliary tube 13e is inserted into the insertion portion 13d, and a beverage suction port 13f is provided at the other end.
Thereby, the tube 13 can be separated into two and can be easily washed.

Next, how to use the beverage container 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
The beverage 1 is put into the accommodating portion 11b of the container body 11, and the lid body 12 is attached.
In this state, when the pressing portion 12 c of the lid 12 is lightly pressed with the finger 2, the inside is pressurized and the beverage 1 rises up to the mouthpiece 13 a through the inside of the tube 13.
In addition, in FIG. 7, although the rise front part 1a of the drink is expressed to rise to the mouthpiece part 13a, it assists so that infants can easily drink, and it may be raised to the middle of the tube 13.
In the beverage container according to the present invention, a lid can be attached by putting a beverage into the container body, and the internal sealing performance is ensured to the extent that the beverage rises through the tube when the pressing part provided on the lid is pressed. That's fine.
Therefore, when sucking up a beverage with a straw like a conventional straw-type portable beverage container, a valve may be provided to prevent the inside from becoming negative pressure, and when the lid is attached to the container body, the beverage is removed from the straw. An on-off valve may be provided so as not to jump out.
Such an embodiment is shown in FIGS.
First, when the lid 12 is attached so as to close the upper opening of the container body 11 with the beverage in the container body 11, the tube 13 is not completely inserted into the attachment hole 12 d of the lid body 12. There are two cases for attaching the lid 12 to the container body 11 after being inserted into the container body 11.
When the mounting seat portion 13b of the tube 13 is not in close contact with the mounting hole 12d of the lid 12, that is, when not completely inserted into the mounting hole 12d, there is a gap between the mounting hole 12d and the tube 13. Therefore, since air leaks from this gap, the interior is not pressurized when the lid 12 is attached to the container body 11.
On the other hand, when the tube 13 is completely inserted into the mounting hole 12d of the lid, the space between the mounting hole 12d and the mounting seat portion 13b of the tube 13 is sealed, so that the lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 in this state. The inside may be in a pressurized state, and the inside beverage may jump out through the tube 13 in the pressurized state.
Therefore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the lid body 12 is provided with a ventilation hole 15 a as the ventilation means 15.
FIG. 9 shows an example in which the valve member 20 is attached in addition to the provision of the vent hole 15a.
In this case, the vent hole 15a functions as the mounting hole 15a of the valve member 20, and the vent hole 15b and the groove 15c are provided around the vent hole 15b so that a water film is not formed when the valve body 21 is wet with water or the like. It has become.
In the case where the through hole 15a simply provided as a ventilation means is provided, when the mother or the like supports the baby drinking after the lid 12 is attached to the container main body 11, the ventilation hole 15a can be formed with a fingertip or the like. When the lid 12 is pressed in such a manner as to be blocked, the inside is pressurized and the beverage rises along the tube 13.
On the other hand, the case where the attachment part 21 of the valve member 20 is inserted and attached to the attachment hole 15a of the cover body 12 as a ventilation means as shown in FIG. 10 will be described.
The valve member 20 has a mushroom shape, and includes a mounting portion 22 that elastically deforms and a valve body 21 that elastically deforms in the vertical direction.
On the other hand, the cover body 12 is provided with three ventilation holes 15b at the position corresponding to the back surface of the valve body 21 around the mounting hole 15a and between the valve body 21 and the mounting surface of the cover body 12. In this example, narrow grooves 15c that prevent the formation of a film are provided radially.
In such a structure, when the lid 12 is attached to the container main body 11, the valve body 21 is deformed upward when the inside is going to be in a pressurized state, and the air escapes from this gap, so that the beverage is contained in the tube 13. Prevent jumping out.
On the other hand, when the mother or the like presses the lid 12 and raises the beverage along the tube 13, the valve 21 may be pressed lightly.
As an example of preventing the inside from becoming negative pressure by sucking and sucking the tip of the tube 13 that the infant becomes a straw, an example in which the negative pressure prevention valve 16 is provided is shown in FIGS.
The inside of the valve has an incision 16a in an elastic material. When air flows into the inside from the outside, the incision 16a is opened, and the incision is closed in the reverse direction from the inside to the outside of the air. This is an example of a check valve.
This embodiment is an example in which a disc-shaped lid is attached to a cup-shaped container body. In the present invention, a part of the container body into which a beverage is placed has an opening, and a straw is formed in the opening. There is no limitation on the shape and structure of the container as long as the lid having the tube can be attached and the container main body and / or a part of the lid has a pressing portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Infant drink container 11 Container main body 12 Cover body 12a Seal part 12b Knob part 12c Cover body part (pressing part)
13 Tube 13a Suction Port 14 Handle 15 Ventilation Means 15a Mounting Hole (Vent Hole)
15b Ventilation hole 15c Groove part 16 Negative pressure prevention valve 20 Valve member 21 Valve body

Claims (7)

A container body having an opening, and a lid for closing the opening,
The lid body has a tube disposed through the lid body, and when the lid body is pressed, the beverage in the container rises to the upper end portion serving as the mouthpiece of the tube. Infant beverage container.   2. The infant according to claim 1, wherein the lid includes a lid main body portion and an engaging portion that engages with the container main body, and the lid main body portion includes a pressing portion and a tube holding portion. Beverage containers.   The said cover body has a press part and has a comparatively rigid cover main-body part, and a relatively soft seal part engaged with the opening peripheral part of a container main body, The Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Infant beverage container.   The infant beverage container according to claim 3, wherein the lid main body part and the seal part are injection-molded with different materials.   3. The infant beverage container according to claim 2, wherein the lid body is formed by integrally forming a lid main body portion and an engaging portion.   The infant beverage container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lid body has ventilation means.   7. The infant beverage container according to claim 6, wherein the ventilation means prevents the inside of the container from being pressurized when the lid is attached to the container body.

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