JP2020523262A - Bottle with brake holding element for lid - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a container body for a beverage, a lid mounted to the container body (2) for pivoting about a rotation axis (4) between a closed position and an open position, and a lid (3). A bottle (1) for carrying around a beverage, comprising a return device (5) to the open position of the bottle, the bottle comprising a braking holding element (6) which is pressed against the lid by the action of the returning means, the braking holding element being attached to the lid. It is movable relative to and holds the lid in its open position.

Description

The present invention relates to a bottle for carrying around a beverage, which comprises a braking and holding element that enables the opening speed of the lid to be reduced and the lid to be held in the opened position.

The terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "horizontal", "vertical", "bottom", "top", "high", "low" used herein to describe a bottle are: Note that it is based on the bottle in use when placed on a horizontal surface.

A bottle for carrying around a beverage, the container body of the beverage, a lid attached to the body so as to pivot about a rotation axis between a closed position and an open position to define an opening stroke, A bottle including a device for returning the lid to the open position is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

Such a bottle is a locking mechanism of the lid adapted to cooperate with the lid, such that when the locking mechanism is in the locked position, the lid is locked in its closed position, and the locking mechanism is A locking mechanism is provided which is configured to release the lid from its closed position when transitioning from its locked position to the unlocked position, after which the lid is opened by the action of the return device.

However, the opening action of the lid in such a bottle structure is sudden and abrupt due to the action of the return device when the lid transitions from its closed position to its open position, which causes the lid to slam against the stopper.

Moreover, the lid of such a bottle is not held in its open position when opened. When trying to drink the beverage in the bottle, the user holds the bottle in his hand, bends his arm and holds the bottle in his mouth, with the lid in the open position reclosing towards its closed position due to its own weight. Tend to try. Therefore, the lid may fall on the user's face during its use. Therefore, such a structure may cause an unpleasant feeling for the user.

International Publication No. 2015055055

It is an object of the present invention to propose an ergonomically improved bottle that corrects the above-mentioned inconvenience and allows the user to have a comfortable feeling.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bottle for carrying beverages having a design that can be implemented simply and economically.

These aims are: a container body of the beverage, a lid mounted to the container body between a closed position and an open position to pivot about an axis of rotation to define an opening stroke, A bottle for carrying beverages with a return device to the open position, comprising a braking holding element which is pressed against the lid by the action of the returning means, the braking holding element also for braking the lid throughout the opening stroke, and Achieved by a bottle characterized by being movable relative to the lid to hold the lid in its open position.

With such a structure, the brake retention element serves two functions. That is, the first function of braking the lid during the opening operation and the second function of holding the lid in the open position. This improves the user experience by preventing the lid from opening unexpectedly and dropping to the user's face.

Preferably, the brake retaining element comprises a braking position in which the brake retaining element rubs against the lid when the lid transitions from its closed position to its open position, and a retaining position in which the brake retaining element holds the lid in its open position. It is mounted so that it can be translated along the axis of rotation between and.

The braking holding element is translatable along the axis of rotation between the braking position and the holding position. The return means exerts a return force on the braking and holding element in the direction of the axis of rotation, whereby the braking and holding element translates along its axis of rotation and holds it when the lid transitions from its closed position to its open position. Move to position. Such a braking and holding element has a compact and simple structure to implement.

Preferably, the brake retention element comprises a braking mechanism cooperating with the lid, the braking mechanism comprising a friction surface which rubs against the complementary friction surface of the lid so that when the lid transitions from its closed position to its open position. The movement of the lid can be slowed down.

Therefore, the friction surface of the braking and holding element is pressed against the complementary friction surface of the lid by the action of the return means, exerting a dynamic friction on the lid and counteracting the movement of the lid as it moves from its closed position to its open position. To do.

Advantageously, the friction surface is flat and perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

The friction surface exerts a frictional force on the complementary friction surface of the lid, thereby counteracting the movement of the lid during the opening stroke.

Advantageously, the friction surface comprises a portion of the spiral surface.

The spiral surface is a surface obtained by the spiral movement of a line segment orthogonal to the rotation axis so that one of its end points draws a straight line integrated with the rotation axis.

Therefore, as the lid transitions from its closed position to its open position, the kinetic friction gradually diminishes. At the beginning of the opening stroke of the lid, the acceleration of the movement is greatly reduced by the maximum dynamic friction exerted on the lid by the action of the returning means which gives the maximum return force at the beginning of the opening stroke. The return force of the return means on the braking and holding element then weakens as the lid moves from its closed position to its open position and the kinetic friction gradually decreases.

Preferably, the braking retention element comprises a retention mechanism that constrains the lid in its open position.

Such a retaining mechanism ensures a second function of retaining the lid in the open position.

Advantageously, the retaining mechanism comprises a primary wall capable of cooperating with at least one secondary wall of the lid to retain the lid in its open position when the lid is in the open position, the primary wall and the secondary wall. The wall is configured such that when an external force of a value above a predetermined value is applied to the lid, the braking and holding element transitions from its holding position to its braking position and the lid leaves its open position towards the closed position. It

The user can move the lid from its open position to its closed position by simply pushing it back. Therefore, the operation for moving the lid from the open position to the closed position can be easily performed by the user.

Advantageously, the primary wall and/or the secondary wall are flat.

The primary wall and/or the secondary wall have a simple, effective and easy-to-implement structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the bottle comprises a support provided on the container body, the support comprising an opening and a spout for allowing the beverage, in particular towards the outside of the container body, and the lid being in a closed position. It is pivotally mounted to the support about an axis of rotation between an open position.

The lid is pivotally attached to the support, which is provided on the container body. The support is designed to be easily removable for cleaning and filling the body with beverage.

Advantageously, the brake retention element is guided for translation in the compartment of the support.

In order to ensure an effective deceleration and holding of the lid, the brake holding element and the compartment of the support are arranged in the compartment of the support such that the brake holding element is movable only in translation along the axis of rotation. It

In a preferred embodiment, the lid is locked to the support by a locking system when the lid is in the closed position.

The locking system comprises a locking mechanism movable between a locking position in which the lid is held in its closed position and an unlocking position in which the lid is released from its closed position.

Advantageously, the return device to the open position of the lid comprises a torsion spring provided around the axis of rotation.

This causes the torsion spring to be biased at maximum level when the lid is in its closed position, exerting maximum torsional force on the lid. When the locking mechanism moves to its unlocked position and releases the lid from its closed position, the lid is automatically opened under the action of its maximum twisting force. The torsional force exerted by the torsion spring gradually decreases during the opening of the lid and reaches a minimum level when the lid reaches its open position.

The objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood by the following description of specific embodiments of the present invention introduced by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bottle according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the bottle having a lid in a closed position. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle of FIG. 1 with the lid in the open position. FIG. It is an exploded view of the bottle of FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the bottle of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the bottle according to the section AA of FIG. 4, showing the braking and holding element in the holding position. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle showing the brake holding element in the braking position. 2 is a perspective view of the brake holding element of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the lid of FIG. 1, in particular the secondary wall and the complementary friction surface. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a brake holding element according to a second specific embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a lid according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments described below are bottles for carrying beverages such as hot water, water, coffee, and tea, and a braking holding element that reduces the opening speed of the lid and enables the holding of the lid at the opening position. Regarding the bottles to be equipped. In a specific embodiment of the invention as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a bottle 1 comprises a container body 2 for a beverage, a lid 3 pivotally mounted to the container body 2 about an axis of rotation 4, And a support portion 23. In this specific embodiment, a part of the container body 2 is made of stainless steel, and the container body 2 has a double wall structure with a vacuum space sandwiched therebetween. In other embodiments, the container body 2 is made of any suitable material including, but not limited to, metallic materials, composite materials, plastic materials, glass materials, polymeric materials and combinations thereof. The bottle 1 is a base portion 20 made of a plastic or rubber material, and includes a base portion 20 provided at a lower portion of the container body 2 to protect the container body 2 from an external impact. The support portion 23 is provided between the container body 2 and the lid 3, and the lid portion 3 pivots around the rotation axis 4 between the closed position and the open position to define the opening stroke. Attached to.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lid 3 is attached to the pipe 23</b>A provided in the support portion 23 in a form pivotally connected to the pipe 23</b>A about the rotation shaft 4 via the shaft 42. The support 23 comprises a spout 232 and an opening 231 adapted to allow the beverage to pass especially outside the container body 2. The support portion 23 is screwed into an upper opening (not shown) of the container body 2. The watertightness of the assembly between the container body 2 and the support 23 is ensured by a seal (not shown). The bottle 1 comprises a return device 5 to the open position of the lid 3 and a locking system 9 provided on the support 23. The locking system 9 comprises a lock pivoting about an axis 10 between a locked position in which the lid 3 is held in its closed position and an unlocked position in which the lid 3 is unlocked in its closed position. It has a locking mechanism in the form of a stop button 91.

The lid 3 includes a closure plug 32 made of a flexible material and provided on the inner surface 30 of the lid 3. The closure plug 32 cooperates with the opening 231 of the support 23 so that when the lid 3 is in the closed position the passage of the beverage through the opening 231 is closed by the closure plug 32.

The return device 5 comprises a torsion spring 51 provided around the rotary shaft 4 between the lid 3 and the support 23. When the lid 3 is locked in its closed position by the locking mechanism 91 in the locked position, the torsion spring 51 is biased at the maximum level and exerts the maximum torsional force on the lid 3. When the locking mechanism 91 moves to its unlocked position and releases the lid 3 from its closed position, the action of the torsion spring 51 causes the lid 3 to open from its closed position to its open position. The torsional force exerted by the torsion spring 51 gradually decreases during the opening of the lid and reaches a minimum level when the lid 3 reaches its open position.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the torsion spring 51 is provided around the shaft 42 in the first cavity 233 provided inside the tube 23A. The bottle 1 comprises a brake holding element 6 which is pressed against the lid 3 under the action of the return means 7. The return means 7 is a spring 7 provided around the rotary shaft 4 in a compartment 234 of the support 23, the compartment 234 is a second cavity 234 provided inside the pipe 23A, and the braking holding element 6 Is partly provided in the second cavity 234 and part of the spring 7 is provided in the inner cavity 60 of the brake retaining element 6. The braking holding element 6 has a braking position in which the braking holding element 6 rubs against the lid 3 when the lid 3 moves from its closed position to its open position, and the braking holding element 6 locks the lid 3 in its open position. Can be translated along the rotation axis 4 between the holding position and the holding position. As shown in FIG. 5, the lid 3 is held in its open position and the brake holding element 6 is in its holding position.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the braking retention element 6 comprises a braking mechanism 62 which is arranged to brake the movement of the lid 3 as it moves from its closed position to its open position. The braking mechanism 62 includes a friction surface 622. When the braking holding element 6 is in the braking position as shown in FIG. 6, the friction surface 622 is pressed against the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid 3 by the action of the spring 7 to exert a dynamic friction on the lid so that the lid is in its closed position. It counters the movement of the lid 3 when moving to its open position. In this particular embodiment, friction surface 622 and complementary friction surface 322 are flat and perpendicular to axis of rotation 4. The contact surfaces of the friction surface 622 and the complementary friction surface 322 become smaller as the opening of the lid 3 progresses. Therefore, the dynamic friction applied to the lid 3 gradually decreases as the lid 3 moves from its closed position to its open position. The reduction in friction compensates for changes in the force applied to the lid 3 by the torsion spring 51.

The brake holding element 6 comprises a holding mechanism 61 capable of restraining the lid 3 in its open position. The retaining mechanism 61 includes a primary wall 611 extending from the annular surface 66 to the friction surface 622. When the lid 3 is in the open position, the primary wall 611 can cooperate with the secondary wall 311 of the lid 3 to hold the lid 3 in its open position. The secondary wall 311 is flat and extends from the flat surface 33 perpendicular to the axis of rotation 4 towards the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid 3. The primary wall 611 includes at least one portion that is inclined with respect to the rotation axis 4, so that the secondary wall 311 can slide with respect to the primary wall 611. Thereby, when an external force of a value above a predetermined value is applied to the lid 3, the braking and holding element 6 moves from its holding position to the braking position, the lid 3 leaves its open position and moves towards its closed position.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the brake retaining element 6 is configured to restrain the rotation of the brake retaining element 6 and to guide its translational movement of the tube 23 A provided in the support 23 in the second cavity 234. The guide mechanism 63 is provided. The guide mechanism 63, which has a structure similar to a triangular prism, is provided on the cylindrical surface 67 of the brake holding element 6 in the form of a protrusion along the rotation axis 4.

In order to open the lid 3 in the closed position by the lock button 91 during use, the user pushes the lock button 91 to move the lock button 91 from the lock position to the lock release position. Roll it. Thereby, the lid 3 is released from its closed position. Then, the lid 3 begins to open toward its open position and is pivoted about the rotation axis 4 by the action of the torsion spring 51. The friction surface 622 of the braking and holding element 6 rubs against the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid under the action of the spring 7 and can delay the opening action of the lid 3. When the lid 3 reaches its open position, the primary wall 611 of the brake retaining element 6 cooperates with the secondary wall 311 of the lid 3 to enable the lid 3 to be held in its open position.

When closing the lid 3 held in the open position, the user applies an external force of a value above a predetermined value to push the lid 3 back to its closed position. The secondary wall 311 of the lid 3 slides on the primary wall 611 of the braking holding element 6, whereby the braking holding element 6 transitions from its holding position to the braking position, the lid 3 leaving its open position and leaving its closed position. Head to. When the lid 3 reaches its closed position, the lid 3 is locked by the locking button 91. As a result, the lid 3 is closed and the beverage passage through the opening 231 is closed by the closure plug 32.

It goes without saying that the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described and illustrated by way of example only. Modifications from the viewpoint of the configuration of various elements and modifications by replacement with technical equivalents are still possible without departing from the protected area of the present invention.

According to the second specific embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 9, the friction surface 622 of the braking and holding element 6 comprises a portion of a spiral surface 623. The spiral surface is a surface obtained by spirally moving a line segment orthogonal to the rotation axis 4 so that one end point thereof draws a straight line integrated with the rotation axis 4. The helical surface portion 623 of the friction surface 622 is configured so that the braking and holding element 6 gradually translates into its holding position during the transition of the lid 3 from its closed position to its open position. Therefore, the dynamic friction applied to the lid 3 gradually decreases as the lid 3 moves from its closed position to its open position. At the beginning of the opening stroke of the lid 3, the acceleration of the movement is significantly reduced by the maximum dynamic friction applied to the lid 3 by the action of the spring 7 that provides the maximum return force at the beginning of the opening stroke. Thereafter, the return force of the return spring 7 applied to the braking and holding element 6 becomes weaker as the lid 3 moves from its closed position to its open position, and the dynamic friction gradually decreases. The structure of the friction surface 622 allows the user to close the lid 3 more easily by applying a relatively small force.

In a variant, the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid 3 spirals in the braking mechanism 62 such that the braking holding element 6 gradually translates into its holding position during the transition of the lid 3 from its closed position to its open position. It is a complementary helical surface portion that cooperates with the portion of surface 623. Therefore, the dynamic friction applied to the lid 3 gradually decreases as the lid 3 moves from its closed position to its open position.

On the contrary, the secondary wall of the lid is inclined with respect to the axis of rotation. The secondary wall of the lid has an uneven surface.

According to the third specific embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 10, the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid 3 is integrated with the flat surface 33 of the lid 3. The complementary friction surface 322 is flat and perpendicular to the axis of rotation 4. In this particular embodiment, the braking retention element 6 is the same as that shown in FIG. 7, and the friction surface 622 of the braking mechanism 62 rubs against the complementary friction surface 322 of the lid 3 by the action of the spring 7. Is configured to decelerate the lid 3 in its opening stroke. Therefore, the opening of the lid 3 is gradually decelerated until the lid 3 reaches the opened position, and the lid 3 is stopped by the surface of the support portion 23 at the opened position. At the end of the opening stroke, the lid 3 is held in its open position by the braking mechanism 62 which is pressed against the lid 3 by the action of the spring 7.

In another modified embodiment, the guide mechanism of the brake holding element has a shape similar to a rectangular parallelepiped projecting along the rotation axis on the cylindrical surface of the brake holding element.

Claims (12)

A beverage container body (2),
A lid (3) mounted to the container body (2) so as to pivot about a rotation axis (4) between a closed position and an open position to define an opening stroke;
A bottle (1) for carrying around a beverage, comprising a return device (5) for returning the lid (3) to the open position,
A brake holding element (6) pressed against said lid (3) by the action of a return means (7) for braking said lid (3) over said opening stroke. And a bottle (1) which is movable relative to the lid (3) for holding the lid (3) in the open position. The braking retention element (6) has a braking position in which the braking retention element (6) rubs against the lid (3) when the lid (3) transitions from the closed position to the open position; Braking holding element (6) is mounted for translation along the axis of rotation (4) between a holding position for holding the lid (3) in the open position. Bottle (1) as described in 1. The braking retention element (6) comprises a braking mechanism (62) cooperating with the lid (3), the friction mechanism causing the braking mechanism (62) to rub against a complementary friction surface (322) of the lid (3). A surface (622) is provided so that movement of the lid (3) can be slowed down when the lid (3) transitions from the closed position to the open position. The listed bottle (1). Bottle (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the friction surface (622) is flat and perpendicular to the axis of rotation (4). The bottle (1) according to claim 3, wherein the friction surface (622) is a part of a spiral surface (623). The bottle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the braking and holding element (6) comprises a holding mechanism (61) for restraining the lid (3) in the open position. .. The retaining mechanism (61) cooperates with at least one secondary wall (311) of the lid (3) to open the lid (3) in the open position when the lid (3) is in the open position. A primary wall (611) that can be retained by the primary wall (611) and the secondary wall (311) when an external force of a value exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the lid (3), 7. The brake holding element (6) is arranged to transition from its holding position to the braking position and the lid (3) is arranged to leave the open position towards the closed position. Bottle (1) as described in 1. Bottle (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the primary wall (611) and/or the secondary wall (311) are flat. It comprises a support (23) provided on the container body (2), said support (23) being an opening (231) and a pouring through which the beverage can be passed especially towards the outside of the container body (2). A mouth (232), the lid (3) being pivotally mounted to the support (23) about the axis of rotation (4) between the closed and open positions; The bottle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Bottle (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the braking retention element (6) is guided for translation in a compartment (234) of the support (23). 11. The lid (3) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the lid (3) is locked to the support (23) by a locking system (9) when the lid (3) is in the closed position. Bottle (1). 12. The return device (5) for returning the lid (3) to the open position comprises a torsion spring (51) provided around the axis of rotation (4). A bottle (1) according to item 1.

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