JP2014094044A - Beverage extraction container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage extraction container which is freed from contamination or clogging of a beverage with a tea leaf.SOLUTION: A beverage extraction container 1 comprises: a container body 2; a removable tea strainer portion 3 in the container body 2; and a lid body 4 threaded on the upper portion of the container body 2. The ceiling portion 4e of the lid body 4 is provided with a water-pouring portion 4a, which communicates with a liquid passage hole 4g. An ON/OFF lever 4i is equipped with a sealing cap 4n for sealing the liquid passage hole 4g. The closure of the liquid passage hole 4g is released by the ON/OFF lever 4i, and a tea beverage D in the container body 2 can be poured through the liquid passage hole 4g and the water-pouring portion 4a by inclining the water-pouring portion 4a downward. At this time, the tea beverage D in the tea strainer portion 3 is discharged only through the liquid passage hole 4g, and the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer portion 3 is closed by the ceiling portion 4e of the lid body 4 so that a tea leaf T can be prevented from being mixed into the tea beverage D to be poured and from clogging the liquid passage hole 4g.

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage extraction container for producing and storing a beverage by extracting components such as tea leaves and coffee powder with cold water or hot water.

  Conventionally, various kinds of beverage extraction containers of this type are known. For example, a beverage extraction container as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is disclosed. In the beverage extraction container in Patent Document 1, tea leaves are placed in a tea strainer attached to the container body, and the tea leaf components are extracted by immersing the tea leaves in cold water or hot water within the container body.

  And the drink which extracted the component of the tea can be preserve | saved by closing an upper cover, and a drink can be poured and poured into a glass via a water inlet as needed.

  Patent Document 2 describes a beverage extraction container that opens and closes a liquid passage port with an extraction lid having packing. Since this cold water bottle does not have a tea strainer, a pack containing tea leaves is put in and the components of the tea leaves are extracted and used. In addition, when releasing the lock while holding the container with one hand, it is necessary to release it with the other hand.

JP 2012-111510 A JP 2009-132421 A

  However, when a beverage such as tea in the container body is poured into a glass or the like in the beverage extraction container as in Patent Document 1, first the upper lid is rotated to loosen the screw connection with the container body, and the upper lid A gap is provided between the container body and the container body. Next, by tilting the beverage extraction container, the beverage in the container body can be poured into the glass from the water inlet through the gap between the upper lid and the container body.

  Since the beverage is poured through a gap between the upper lid and the container body, there is a problem that the tea leaves in the tea strainer are mixed in the poured beverage or the tea leaves are clogged in the gap. This problem becomes more prominent as the amount of beverage in the container body decreases and the angle at which the container body is tilted when pouring is increased.

  Further, in the beverage extraction container of Patent Document 2, when the angle of tilting the container body when pouring is increased, there is a problem that the pack comes into contact with the liquid passage port and is clogged, and the beverage does not come out sufficiently.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage extraction container that solves the above-described problems and does not cause tea leaves or the like to be mixed into the poured beverage, or clogging due to tea leaves or packs containing tea leaves. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a beverage extraction container according to the present invention comprises a container body, a tea strainer located at a predetermined position in the container body and opened upward, and screwed into the container body and the container body. The lid body covers the tea strainer from above, and the screwing of the lid body to the container body is stopped at a predetermined rotation angle with respect to the container body, and the ceiling portion of the lid body is stopped in the stopped state. The upper edge of the tea strainer is closed, and the liquid passage hole provided in the ceiling portion of the lid body communicates with the inside of the container body at a position away from the tea strainer.

  According to the beverage extraction container according to the present invention, there is no possibility that tea leaves or the like are mixed in the tea beverage to be poured, or the gap is clogged by the tea leaves or the like, and it is not necessary to remove the tea strainer when pouring into the glass.

It is a perspective view of the container for drink extraction. It is a perspective view of a container main body and a tea strainer. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container for drink extraction. It is explanatory drawing of the positional relationship of a tea strainer and a liquid passage hole. It is a side view of the state which locked the opening / closing lever with the locking member. It is sectional drawing of the state which opened the opening-and-closing lever for water injection, and inclined the container for drink extraction.

The present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage extraction container in the present embodiment. The beverage extraction container 1 includes a transparent container body 2 made of, for example, glass or a synthetic resin material, a tea strainer 3 in the container body 2 that contains tea leaves and is detachable from the container body 2, and a container body. 2 and a lid 4 made of a synthetic resin material attached to the upper part of 2. The tea strainer 3 may be fixed to the container body 2, but is preferably detachable from the viewpoint of cleaning and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a tea strainer 3 having a substantially semicircular horizontal cross section can be attached to the upper end 2 a of the container body 2. The upper end 2a is formed with a notch 2b along the circumference, and the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer 3 is locked to the notch 2b at a predetermined position so as not to rotate with respect to the upper end 2a of the container body 2. Has been.

  Further, an outer screw groove 2c for screwing and attaching the lid body 4 is engraved on the outer peripheral portion of the upper portion of the container body 2. Furthermore, flat surfaces 2d are provided on both sides of the side surface of the container body 2, so that the container body 2 does not roll even when the container body 2 is placed sideways. The container body 2 does not necessarily have to be transparent, but by making it transparent as in the embodiment, the amount of water in the container body 2 can be easily confirmed, and the degree of extraction into cold water or hot water such as tea leaves is visually recognized. I can do it.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tea strainer 3 has a substantially semicircular horizontal cross section, is surrounded by a synthetic resin upper edge 3a and a frame portion 3b including a bottom portion, and the side frame portions 3b are made of synthetic resin. The mesh 3c is attached, and the upper part is open.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lid 4 is provided with a water injection portion 4a that is tapered at one end and opened upward, and a gripping portion 4b having a handle in the vertical direction is integrally formed at the opposite end. ing. In addition, an inner thread groove 4 d for screwing with the outer thread groove 2 c of the container body 2 is formed inside the peripheral wall 4 c of the lid body 4. Note that the screwing of the lid 4 to the container body 2 is stopped at a predetermined angle, which will be described later, by a stopper provided in a part of the outer screw groove 2c.

  Also, a substantially semicircular downward rib 4f corresponding to the shape of the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer 3 is formed on the ceiling 4e inside the peripheral wall 4c, and the lid 4 is screwed onto the container body 2 at a predetermined angle. The rib 4f is made to uniformly contact the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer 3. If a rubber-like member is arranged on the surface of the rib 4f or the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer 3, the closed state is further ensured.

  Further, an annular packing (not shown) is attached to the container body 2 or the lid body 4, and as long as the lid body 4 is closed, the beverage inside is fed from the threaded portion of the outer thread groove 2c and the inner thread groove 4d. An annular packing prevents leakage.

  Furthermore, a liquid passage hole 4g for discharging a beverage is provided in the ceiling 4e of the lid 4 on the side opposite to the side where the tea strainer 3 is located, in the vicinity of the water injection part 4a. When the lid 4 is stopped at a predetermined rotation angle when the body 4 is sealed, the positional relationship between the tea strainer 3 and the liquid passage hole 4g is determined as shown in FIG. That is, at this position, the liquid passage hole 4g is located on the water injection part 4a side, which is different from the tea strainer part 3, and communicates with the inside of the container body 2.

  A bridging portion 4h that also serves as a pulling portion during transportation is provided on the upper portion of the lid body 4. A strip-shaped opening / closing lever 4i is disposed on the bridging portion 4h, and the tip of the opening / closing lever 4i is a covering portion. 4j, the rear end is a pressing portion 4k. The opening / closing lever 4i can be tilted around a fulcrum 4l on the bridge portion 4h. A cover portion 4j at the tip of the open / close lever 4i covers the water injection portion 4a from above, and a cylindrical projection 4m protrudes downward from the back thereof, and the tip is made of an elastic member made of, for example, silicon rubber. A sealing cap 4n is attached, and the liquid passage hole 4g is sealed from above by the sealing cap 4n.

  An elastic body 4o made of, for example, silicon rubber is attached to the lower portion of the pressing portion 4k of the opening / closing lever 4i, and the pressing portion 4k is always pushed up by the elastic body 4o that is a biasing means. A movable lock member 4q having a claw portion 4p is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the grip portion 4b via a hinge 4r.

  When using the beverage extraction container 1, the tea leaves T are put into the tea strainer 3 from the upper open portion, and after a predetermined amount of cold water, for example, enough to immerse the tea leaves T into the container main body 2 is poured, The lid body 4 is screwed onto 2. In this case, the lid body 4 is stopped from being screwed at a predetermined angle by the stopper, and the liquid passage hole 4g of the lid body 4 has a positional relationship as shown in FIG. Instead of the tea leaves T, wheat grains, coffee powder, or a pack of these can also be used.

  In this state, since the pressing portion 4k of the opening / closing lever 4i is urged upward by the elastic body 4o, the sealing cap 4n attached to the protruding portion 4m of the opening / closing lever 4i closes the liquid passage hole 4g. The beverage in the container body 2 does not leak out.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking member 4q is raised, and the claw portion 4p is locked to the lower portion of the pressing portion 4k of the opening / closing lever 4i. The hole 4g is more securely sealed than the sealing cap 4n.

  For this reason, the tea strainer 3 is in contact with the rib 4f without causing the beverage in the container body 2 to leak even if the lock member 4q is actuated, for example, if it is stored on its side in a refrigerator. The tea leaves T do not move outward. By storing in this state, the tea leaves T are immersed in cold water, and the components of the tea leaves T are extracted into the cold water through the mesh 3c of the tea strainer 3, so that a tea beverage can be produced.

  When pouring the manufactured tea beverage into a glass or the like, the gripping part 4b is grasped by hand, and when the lock member 4q is operating, the lock member 4q is moved with the thumb to release the lock on the open / close lever 4i. . Further, by pressing down the pressing portion 4k of the opening / closing lever 4i with the thumb, the protrusion 4m and the sealing cap 4n are lifted around the fulcrum 4l, the liquid passage hole 4g is opened, and at the same time the water injection portion 4a is opened from above. The covering portion 4j of the covering opening / closing lever 4i is opened for water injection.

  And while pushing down the press part 4k of the opening-and-closing lever 4i with a thumb, as shown in FIG. 6, by directing the water injection part 4a downward, the tea drink D in the container main body 2 has the liquid hole 4g and the water injection part 4a. Can be poured into a glass or the like. In this way, the beverage extraction container 1 of the present invention can be operated to lock and unlock the lock member 4q with its thumb while holding the beverage extraction container 1 with one hand.

  At this time, since the rib 4f of the lid 4 is in contact with the upper edge 3a of the tea strainer 3, the tea leaf T does not come out of the tea strainer 3, and is poured like a conventional beverage extraction container. Since there is no possibility that the tea leaves T are mixed into the tea drink D to be produced or the gaps are clogged by the tea leaves T, it is not necessary to remove the tea strainer 3 when pouring into the glass.

  When the water injection is finished and the thumb is released from the pressing portion 4k of the opening / closing lever 4i, the opening / closing lever 4i is lowered by the urging force of the elastic body 4o, and the projection 4m is lowered, and the liquid passage hole 4g is sealed by the sealing cap 4n. The

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage extraction container 2 Container body 2c, 4d Thread groove 3 Tea strainer 4 Lid 4a Water injection part 4b Gripping part 4g Liquid passage hole 4i Opening / closing lever 4n Sealing cap 4o Elastic body 4q Lock member T Tea leaf D Tea drink

Claims (7)

  A container main body, a tea strainer that is located at a predetermined position in the container main body and that opens upward, and a lid that is screwed into the container main body and covers the container main body and the tea strainer from above. The threaded engagement with the container body is stopped at a predetermined rotation angle with respect to the container body, and in this stopped state, the upper edge of the tea strainer is closed by the ceiling of the lid, and the ceiling of the lid is closed. The beverage extraction container is characterized in that the provided liquid passage hole communicates with the inside of the container body at a position away from the tea strainer.   2. The beverage extraction according to claim 1, wherein the screw body is stopped at a predetermined position with respect to the container body by providing a stopper in a part of a screw groove for screwing the container body. Container.   The closure by the ceiling part of the said cover with respect to the upper edge of the said tea strainer part is performed by contacting the rib provided in the said ceiling part with the upper edge of the said tea strainer part, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Beverage extraction container.   An opening / closing lever that can be tilted is provided on the upper portion of the lid, and the opening / closing lever includes biasing means and a sealing cap, and the sealing cap closes the liquid passage hole by biasing of the biasing means. The container for beverage extraction according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container is for extracting beverages.   By tilting the opening / closing lever against the urging means, the sealing cap releases the closing of the liquid passage hole, and the beverage in the container body is provided on the lid body through the liquid passage hole. The beverage extraction container according to claim 4, wherein water can be injected from the water injection section.   The beverage extraction container according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the opening / closing lever restricts an operation of tilting the opening / closing lever against the biasing means by a lock member.   The container for beverage extraction according to claim 6, wherein the container can be gripped and operated by one hand.

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