JP3188316U - Easy-to-drink cup with heat retention - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep a hot drink moderately warm and to prevent the lips from being burned when drinking a hot drink by feeling the temperature inside with a finger or a lip before drinking, and to keep a cold drink. When drinking, put a lot of cold food in your mouth at once to provide an easy-to-drink cup that prevents your teeth from freezing. SOLUTION: In a double-structured heat-retaining cup 1, the vicinity of an opening 2 is not a double structure, but a single heat-sensing portion 3, and a finger holding a cup touching the vicinity of the heat-sensing portion or a heat-sensing portion is touched. It tries to prevent burns by sensing heat with the lips. The cup 1 has a recess 6 in the vicinity of the middle portion in the vertical direction in the outer shape, and when the cup 1 is held by hand, the upper part is hooked on the finger turned by the recess 6, making it difficult to drop the cup 1 from the hand. In addition, the lower bulge portion 4 has a double structure and has a shape that makes it easy to fit inside the palm of the hand and is easy to hold. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a drinking heat retaining cup.

Conventionally, a drinking heat-retaining cup has a double structure made of glass or metal and is welded in the vicinity of the opening. In recent years, there is a double layer made of plastic or paper and stacked near the opening. Furthermore, there is a combination of plastic products and metals.
However, joining and welding near the opening, and overlapping near the opening, for example, when putting a hot drink in the cup and making it into the mouth, it makes the mouth without feeling the heat and burns the lips etc. And from past experiences such as burns, it could be a horrible drink. In addition, the cup itself had a cylindrical or inverted truncated cone, so it was difficult to hold and it was difficult to turn the wrist.

Patent Document 1 describes a mug in which the outer side with a handle portion is molded from a synthetic resin material, an appropriate space portion is formed inside, and the inner side of the container is formed of metal, but when a hot drink is put inside If the drink inside is not detected hot, it can be put in the mouth and burned in the lips and mouth.
Patent Publication No. 7-327803

  In addition to keeping the hot drink moderately warm and feeling the inside temperature with fingers and lips before drinking, it prevents burns to the lips when drinking the hot drink. Also, when you drink cold things, put a lot of cold things in your mouth at once to prevent freezing on your teeth. Also, when drinking, elderly people are difficult to hold and may drop the cup. In addition, if the cup is not tilted greatly, the liquid inside the cup does not flow out, and if the head is not tilted back, it is difficult to drink the drink inside, and it is easy to spill from the side of the lips.

The easy-to-drink cup of the present invention is a double-structured drinking cup with improved heat retention,
A single portion not having a double structure was formed in the vicinity of the opening of the cup to form a heat sensing portion.

In the outer shape of the cup, a recess is provided near the center in the vertical direction,
The lower part was bulged.

The width of the heat sensing part was set to 10 mm or more from the opening.

A shape that gradually narrows the inner wall from the opening along the back,
The tilt angle of the cup required for all the drinks in the cup to flow out of the opening,
The angle was within 85 degrees with respect to the vertical.

In the opening part, the drinking part which spreads outside from the opening part was further provided.
Made of ceramic, metal glass, plastic or paper.

It is a cup that is easy to drink.

  The easy-to-drink cup of the present invention, for example, when putting hot drinks and drinking, heats near the upper part of the finger of the hand holding the cup, etc. It is easy to transmit, and heat is transmitted to the lips that you want to drink. In addition, by having a double structure except for the vicinity of the opening, and by providing a bulge, the heat retaining property is maintained, and heat is not easily transmitted to the hand and is easily held. As the heat retaining property, for example, when drinking tea or coffee, long-term heat retaining property is not necessarily required, and a simple heat retaining cup can be obtained. In addition, the amount of disposable paper and plastic cups can be reduced.

The top view and sectional drawing of the Example of a cup which are easy to drink are shown. The use condition of the Example of the cup which is easy to drink is shown. Sectional drawing of the other Example of the cup which is easy to drink is shown. The top view and sectional drawing of another Example of the cup which is easy to drink are shown. The usage example of the other Example of the cup which is easy to drink is shown. The usage example of the other Example of the cup which is easy to drink is shown.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an easy-to-drink cup, (a) shows a state where the cup 1 is gripped with a hand 8, and (b) shows a cross-sectional view of the cup 1. The cup 1 has an indentation 6 near the middle in the vertical direction of the outer shape, and the upper part of the finger turned by the indentation 6 when held by hand is difficult to drop the cup 1 from the hand. In addition, the lower bulge portion 4 has a double structure, and is easily fit within the palm of the hand and has a shape that is easy to hold. Moreover, it has heat retention property, for example, it is difficult to transmit heat to the hand 8 that is held when a hot drink is put. In addition, the structure of the lower bulging part 4 and the hollow part 1 allows the hand to be gripped almost like a ball, so that the wrist can be moved freely, and even the elderly with a hard wrist adjusts the angle of the hand with the grip. be able to.
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the vicinity of the opening 2 is not a double structure, and forms a single portion. Therefore, in the vicinity of the upper finger held by the hand 8, for example, the belly of the thumb Easy to transmit temperature. Further, when the cup 1 is tilted and touches the lips, heat is transmitted near the opening, and the lips know the heat before drinking. By these things, the amount of tilting is adjusted, and for example, a thought to keep in mind to drink little by little is transmitted. This prevents burns on the lips.
For example, the cup 1 is made of porcelain, the recess 6 has a diameter of 60 mm to 80 mm (about 50 mm for children), and the diameter of the bulge 4 is increased from 10 mm to 20 mm of the diameter of the recess 6.
The heat sensing unit 3 is, for example, 10 to 50 mm downward from the opening 2 and ideally about 30 mm.
Although not shown, for example, an air hole that leaks air or a valve is provided so that the air does not rupture or break due to the expansion of the internal air when heated in a microwave oven, etc., or the air hole is closed with a cap or putty. But it ’s okay.
In this way, for example, when it comes to hot drinks, even if you know the heat, you can keep warm, and the hands you hold are not hot, and it is easy to hold, so it becomes a cup easy to drink for the elderly and small children.

Fig. 2 shows an example of using a cup 1 that is easy to drink. The inner wall of the cup has a structure in which the opening 2 is widened outwards and narrows toward the back, so that all the drink poured inside flows down until the cup is placed to the side. It is a cup that can hold down (reduce) the amount of drinker's head is pushed back, and is easy to drink for the elderly.
Hereinafter, the points with the same description will be omitted.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the cup 11 that is easy to drink. The cup 11 has a main body made of, for example, glass.
Cup 11 shows what welded each after the outside and inside of a cup were fabricated.
By making the glass, for example, a cup suitable for drinking wine or beer while keeping it cold can be made.
As another example, a stainless steel plate may be pressed or drawn, the outside and inside are molded, and then welded to polish the inside and outside surfaces. This makes a versatile and hard to break cup.
At that time, a curl or an edge may be provided near the opening 3.
Further, it may be made of plastic.

FIG. 4 shows an easy-to-drink cup 1a, with a drinking mouth provided near the opening 2c. The drinking mouth spreads further outward than the opening, making it difficult to spill from the lips by holding the spread laterally.
Further, the inclination line 7 is shown with the rising angle α set to 85 to 70 degrees, for example, with respect to the horizontal.
(In other words, the tilt angle of the cup required for all the drinks in the cup to flow out of the opening is 85 to 70 degrees with respect to the vertical.)
FIG. 5 shows an example of use of the cup 1a. By drinking with the drinking mouth 5a placed on the lips 10, it is difficult to spill from the lips by suppressing the spread to the side, and it is difficult to spill.

FIG. 6 shows a cup 12 of a cup that is easy to drink, and shows the cup 12 formed by covering the cup outer side portion 12b with the cup inner side 12a portion. For example, the cup inner side 12a is formed of stainless steel, and the cup outer side 12b is insert-molded with plastic. At that time, a protrusion or a hole may be provided on the bonding surface between the cup inner side 12a and the cup outer side 12b to enhance the bonding. Further, instead of insert molding with plastic resin, it may be molded separately and then fitted or bonded.
Further, a combination of these including paper, plastic, and metal may be used. The cup inner portion 12a and the cup outer portion 12b may be fitted or assembled by bonding with an adhesive or the like. Further, although not shown, a pedestal, for example, a pedestal made by cross-assembling thin plates may be erected on the inner side of the cup outer side 12b and the bottom of the cup inner side 12a may be placed thereon.
The embodiments and examples of the easy-to-drink cup according to the present invention have been described above.

The easy-to-drink cup according to the present invention is not limited to the above, and many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Also, the features in the above embodiments and modifications can be used in combination.

1 · 11 · 1a: Cup,
2.2a: Opening part 3: Heat sensing part 4: Swelling part 5a: Drinking part 6: Depression part 7: Inclined line 8: Hand 9: Finger 10: Lip 12: Cup 12a: Cup inner part 12b: Cup outer part

Conventionally, a drinking heat-retaining cup has a double structure made of glass or metal and is welded in the vicinity of the opening. In recent years, there is a double layer made of plastic or paper and stacked near the opening. Furthermore, there is a combination of plastic products and metals .

Patent Document 1 describes a mug in which an outer side with a handle portion is formed of a synthetic resin material, an appropriate space portion is provided on the inner side, and the inner side of the container is formed of metal .

However, joining and welding near the opening, and overlapping near the opening, for example, when putting a hot drink in the cup and making it into the mouth, it makes the mouth without feeling the heat and burns the lips etc. And from past experiences such as burns, it could be a horrible drink. In addition, the cup itself had a cylindrical or inverted truncated cone, so it was difficult to hold and it was difficult to turn the wrist.
  In the mug of Patent Document 1, it is conceivable that when a hot drink is put inside, it is not detected that the inside drink is hot and is put in the mouth, and the lips and the oral cavity are burned.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to keep the hot drink moderately warm and to prevent the lips and the like from being burned when drinking the hot drink by feeling the temperature inside with a finger or lips before drinking. Also, when you drink cold things, put a lot of cold things in your mouth at once to prevent freezing on your teeth. In addition, it makes it easier for elderly people to hold the cup and prevent the cup from falling. In addition, if the cup is not tilted greatly, the liquid inside the cup will not flow out, and if the head is not tilted back, it will be difficult to drink the drink inside, and problems such as spilling from the side of the lips will be solved.

The easy-to-drink cup of the present invention is a double-structured drinking cup with improved heat retention,
A single portion not having a double structure was formed in the vicinity of the opening of the cup to form a heat sensing portion.
  In the outer shape of the cup, a recess may be provided near the center in the vertical direction, and a bulge may be provided in the lower part.
  The width of the heat sensing unit may be 10 mm or more from the opening. Furthermore, it is good also as 30 mm or more.
  The inner wall may have a shape that gradually narrows from the opening along the back, and the tilt angle of the cup that is necessary for all the drinks in the cup to flow out of the opening may be within 85 degrees with respect to the vertical.
The opening may further be provided with a drinking portion that extends outside the opening, and may be made of ceramic, metal glass, plastic, or paper.

Claims (9)

In a drinking cup with a double structure with improved heat retention,
An easy-to-drink cup characterized in that a heat sensing part is formed by forming a single part not having a double structure in the vicinity of the opening of the cup. In the easy-to-drink cup according to claim 1,
In the outer shape of the cup, a recess is provided near the center in the vertical direction,
An easy-to-drink cup characterized by having a bulge in the lower part. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 2,
An easy-to-drink cup, wherein the width of the heat sensing part is 10 mm or more from the opening. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the inner wall has a shape that gradually narrows from the opening along the back from the opening,
The tilt angle of the cup required for all the drinks in the cup to flow out of the opening,
An easy-to-drink cup characterized by being within 85 degrees to the vertical. The easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the opening further includes a drinking mouth that extends outward from the opening. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An easy-to-drink cup characterized by being made of ceramic. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An easy-to-drink cup characterized by its metallic nature. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An easy-to-drink cup made of glass. In the easy-to-drink cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Easy-to-drink cup characterized by being made of paper or plastic.

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