JP3398117B2 - Corkscrew - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a corkscrew for removing corks such as wine and champagne, which is easy to use, has a small volume, and is very convenient to store and carry.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of lovers of wine (wine) has been increasing, and it is becoming a habit to drink wine after eating.

[0003] Generally, excellent wines are stored in storage for a certain period of time and then put on the market. Also, most wines have cork fitted in the mouth to encourage fermentation in the bottle,
As a result, it is possible to provide wine that has the best scent and excellent taste when drinking.

Since the corks cannot be extracted from the bottle by hand in the wines currently on sale, they are extracted using a corkscrew. However, most of the conventional cork screws have a worm part whose lower end is needle-shaped in the lower center part of the handle part, and while inserting the worm part into the cork while rotating the worm part, the cork is pulled out, so that a woman or a weak force is weak. Men may not be able to pull out the cork. Furthermore, if the cork is pulled out by force, the cork may crack or tear, and the wine may leak.

As shown in FIG. 13, the conventional cork screw adopts a method of pulling out the cork from the bottle mouth by using a pressing rod (44). Also, its structure is
A cylindrical body (40) has an opening (no reference numeral) at one end and a closing opening (no reference numeral) at the other end, and a through hole (400) is formed in the closing opening, and a through hole (400).
A penetrating rod (41) having parallel concave and convex tooth portions (410) is provided therein. Further, a spiral worm portion (4) is provided at the lower end of the penetrating rod (41) in the body (40).
2), a handle portion (43) is provided at the upper end, and pressing rods (44) are provided on both sides of the through hole (400), and the pressing rod (44) has an uneven tooth portion (410). Is connected in the shape of a gear, and by vertically swinging the pressing rod (44), the gear portion (no reference numeral) and the uneven tooth portion (41) of the pressing rod (44) are
0) and the penetrating rod (41) are moved up and down. In addition, when using, after inserting the tip of the worm part (42) into the cork and inserting the worm part (42) into the cork while rotating the handle part (43) by hand, press the push rod (44). Press down and pull the cork from the bottle mouth.

[0006]

Therefore, when using the above corkscrew, it is possible to easily pull out the cork from the bottle mouth without using much force. But,
This corkscrew includes a gear portion of the pressing rod (44) and an uneven tooth portion (41) of the penetrating rod (41).
0) is used in combination, so when the usage time is long,
Or, if it is used many times, the gear part and the uneven tooth part (4
Due to the gap formed between the corkscrew and 10), both may vibrate and damage the corkscrew. Furthermore,
When using this type of corkscrew, the pressing rod (44) must be pressed downwards with both hands,
The bottle is difficult to stabilize and very inconvenient, and the large volume of the entire corkscrew makes it very inconvenient to store and carry.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and has a main body having two vertical introduction grooves and two inclined introduction grooves on the inner wall, and is installed inside the main body and has two introduction holes on the outer peripheral edge. A piston provided with a convex portion and a spiral worm portion on the bottom, a spring, and a positioning ring having a ring-shaped groove formed on the upper surface and a positioning portion formed below the ring-shaped groove. And each vertical introduction groove is in parallel with each other, and is in the same direction as the axial direction of the main body, and the upper end and the lower end of each vertical introduction groove are continuously connected to the upper end and the lower end in different inclined introduction grooves, respectively. By fitting the introduction convex portion into the vertical introduction groove and the inclined introduction groove, since it moves between the vertical introduction groove and the inclined introduction groove,
It is easy to use, small in volume, and very convenient to store and carry.

[0008]

The present invention is installed inside a body (10) having a body (10) having two vertical introduction grooves (15) and two inclined introduction grooves (16) on an inner wall. At the same time, a piston (20) having two introduction protrusions (21) on the outer periphery and a spiral worm (22) on the bottom, a spring (24), and a ring-shaped groove (250) on the upper surface. And the ring-shaped groove (25
0) comprises a positioning ring (25) having a positioning part (251) formed in the lower part thereof, each vertical introduction groove (15) is in a parallel state, and is in the same direction as the axial direction of the main body (10). The upper and lower ends of the respective vertical introduction grooves (15) are connected so as to communicate with the upper and lower ends of the different inclined introduction grooves (16), and the introduction protrusions (21) provided on the outer peripheral edge of the piston (20). By fitting the vertical introduction groove (15) and the inclined introduction groove (16).
5) A corkscrew, characterized in that it is moved between the inclined introduction groove (16).

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0010]

1 is a perspective view showing a case where a piston of a corkscrew according to the present invention is located at a middle stage in a main body, and FIG. 2 is an upper end of a piston of a corkscrew according to the present invention inside a main body. 4 is a perspective view showing a case where the corkscrew according to the present invention is located in the middle stage of the main body, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a piston, a spring and a positioning ring of the cork screw according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a case where the piston and the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention are located at the upper end in the main body. ,
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a case where the piston and the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention are located at the bottom end of the main body, and FIG. 7 is completely inserted with the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention in the cork. 9 is a side sectional view showing a previous state, FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state after the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention is completely inserted into the cork, and FIG. 9 is a cork according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a state where the cork is pulled out from the bottle mouth by the worm portion of the screw, and FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a state before removing the cork from the main body of the cork screw according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the cork is being removed from the main body of the cork screw according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a cork skewer according to the present invention. Is a side sectional view showing a state after Remove the cork from within-menu body.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the corkscrew of the present invention is substantially cylindrical and has a tapered main body (10) inclined from a bottom end to an upper end, and a main body (10). A piston (20) installed inside, a spring (24), a ring-shaped groove (250) is formed on the upper surface, and a positioning part (251) is formed under the ring-shaped groove (250). Positioning ring (25)
And a cylindrical piston chamber (11) for receiving the piston (20) is formed in the main body (10), and a cylindrical chamber larger than the diameter of the piston chamber (11) is formed in the lower part of the piston chamber (11). By forming the positioning chamber (12) and the isolation block (13) between the piston chamber (11) and the positioning chamber (12), the piston chamber (11) and the positioning chamber (12) are separated from each other. Space is isolated. Further, two handle portions (1) protruding outward from the main body (10) and facing each other are provided on the outer peripheral edge of the main body (10).
4) is formed. Further, two introduction protrusions (21) extending outward and facing each other are provided on the outer peripheral edge of the piston (20), and a spiral shape extending in the bottom end direction of the main body (10) is provided at the center. A worm section (22) is provided.

Further, vertical introduction grooves (15) which are parallel to and opposed to the inner wall of the piston chamber (11) are formed, and the vertical introduction grooves (15) are formed in the main body (10). Two inclined introduction grooves (16) which are located in the same direction as the axial center and are parallel to each other are connected between the vertical introduction grooves (15), and the upper and lower ends of the vertical introduction grooves (15) are respectively formed. The inclined introduction groove (16) and the vertical introduction groove (15) are in a passage state by being connected so as to communicate with the upper end and the lower end of different inclined introduction grooves (16), and the inclined introduction groove (16) or By installing the introduction protrusion (21) of the piston (20) in the vertical introduction groove (15), the piston (20) can move in the inclined introduction groove (16) or the vertical introduction groove (15). (Figs. 5 and 6
reference).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a ring-shaped groove (250) is formed on the upper surface of the positioning ring (25) and a positioning portion (251) is installed on the lower surface.
Further, when the positioning ring (25) is installed in the positioning chamber (12), the ring-shaped groove (250) is installed so as to face upward, and the positioning ring (25) and the positioning chamber (12) are separated from each other. A spring (24) is sandwiched between the block (13) and the lower end of the spring (24) so as to be fitted in the ring-shaped groove (250).

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a case where the piston (20) and the worm portion (22) are located at the upper end in the main body (10), and the introduction convex portion (2) of the piston (20) is shown.
1) is located at the upper end portion in the vertical introduction groove (15), and moves from the upper end to the lower end of the vertical introduction groove (15) as shown in FIG. It descends towards the bottom of the chamber (11).

As shown in FIG. 7, when the corkscrew of the present invention is used, the worm portion (22) is slightly inserted into the cork (30), and the bottle mouth is opened by the positioning portion (251) of the positioning ring (25). To stabilize the body (10) by the reaction of the bottle mouth and the action of the spring (24) installed between the positioning ring (25) and the isolation block (13). At this time, the introduction protrusions (21) of the piston (20) in the piston chamber (11) are located at the upper ends of the vertical introduction grooves (15) (see FIGS. 5 and 7). Then, by rotating the main body (10) with one hand, the worm portion (22) is rotated and inserted into the cork (30). At that time, the introduction convex portion (21) of the piston (20) is also interlocked with the rotation thereof and descends from the upper end portion to the lower end portion in the vertical introduction groove (15) (see FIGS. 6 and 8). Furthermore, the body (1
If (0) is continuously rotated, the introduction convex portion (21) of the vertical introduction groove (15) is passed from the lower end portion of the vertical introduction groove (15) currently located through the inclined introduction groove (16). Can be moved to the upper end (see FIGS. 5 and 9),
The piston (20) having the worm portion (22) with the cork (30) also rises to the upper end of the piston chamber (11) in association with its rotation. Therefore, the cork (30) can be easily pulled out from the bottle mouth.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cork (3
The upper end of (0) is located at the lower end of the piston (20), and at this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the piston (20) is pressed downward so that the introduction protrusion (21) is formed in the vertical introduction groove (15). ) From the upper end to the lower end of the vertical introduction groove (15),
The cork (30) is grasped with one hand, and the main body (10) is reversely rotated with the other hand (the opposite rotation to the pulling out of the cork (30) from the inside of the bottle mouth). As shown in FIG. 12, at this time, the cork (30) is removed from the worm part (22) and remains in the hand, and the piston (20) is inserted into the vertical introduction groove (1
5) Ascending from the lower end portion to the upper end portion of the vertical introduction groove (15).

Further, a protruding piece (17) is provided on the inner wall of the upper end of the body (10), and hooking slits (200) are formed on both sides of the upper surface of the piston (20), respectively, when the present invention is not used. The hook slit (200) is hooked on the protruding piece (17) to fix the piston (20) to the upper end of the piston chamber (11). Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when it is desired to remove the stopper provided in a general bottle (for example, beer bottle), the stopper portion of the bottle is brought into contact with the upper end of the main body (10) and the protruding piece (17 ) By pulling on the stopper. Further, a cutter portion (19) is provided on the upper end of the main body (10), and the cutter portion (19) is provided.
Cut the capsule attached to the bottle neck with, and then
The cork (30) is pulled out with the cork screw of the present invention.

Further, the method of using the cutter portion (19) will be described in detail. The upper edge of the main body (10) is curved so as to correspond to the bottle neck portion, and the bottle neck portion is provided at the upper end of the body (10). By firmly contacting and rotating the bottle in this state, the cutter (19) can easily cut the capsule at the bottle neck portion.

As shown in FIG. 1, a magnetic body (190) may be provided inside the main body (10), and by utilizing the magnetic body (190), the corkscrew of the present invention can be used as a metal object. Can be adsorbed on.

[0020]

According to the present invention, which has the above-described structure, the main body having the two vertical introduction grooves and the two inclined introduction grooves on the inner wall, and the two introduction protrusions installed on the outer periphery of the main body are provided. A piston having a spiral worm portion provided on the bottom, a spring, and a positioning ring having a ring-shaped groove formed on the upper surface and a positioning portion formed below the ring-shaped groove, Each vertical introduction groove in the corkscrew is in parallel with each other and is in the same direction as the axial direction of the main body, and the upper and lower ends of each vertical introduction groove are continuously connected to the upper and lower ends in different inclined introduction grooves. Furthermore, by fitting the introduction convex part into the vertical introduction groove and the inclined introduction groove, it moves between the vertical introduction groove and the inclined introduction groove, so it is easy to use, has a small volume, and is very convenient to store and carry. so That.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where a piston of a corkscrew according to the present invention is located in a middle stage of a main body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the piston of the cork screw according to the present invention is located at the upper end in the main body.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view when the cork screw according to the present invention is located in the middle stage of the main body.

FIG. 4 is a cork screw piston according to the present invention;
It is an exploded perspective view of a spring and a positioning ring.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a case where the piston and the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention are located at the upper end in the main body.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a case where a piston and a worm portion of a cork screw according to the present invention are located at a bottom end in a main body.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state before the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention is completely inserted into the cork.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state after the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention is completely inserted into the cork.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a state where the cork is pulled out from the bottle mouth by the worm portion of the cork screw according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a state before the cork is removed from the main body of the cork screw according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the cork is being removed from the main body of the cork screw according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a state after removing the cork from the inside of the main body of the cork screw according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side perspective view showing an example of a conventional corkscrew.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 body 11 Piston chamber 12 Positioning room 13 Isolation block 14 Handle 15 Vertical introduction groove 16 inclined introduction groove 17 protruding piece 19 Cutter part 190 magnetic material 20 pistons 200 hanging slit 21 Introduction convex part 22 Warm section 24 spring 25 Positioning ring 250 ring groove 251 Positioning unit 30 cork 40 body 400 through holes 41 Through rod 410 Concavo-convex part 42 Warm section 43 Handle 44 Push rod

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body (10) having two vertical introduction grooves (15) and two inclined introduction grooves (16) on an inner wall, and a main body (10) installed inside the main body (10) and having two introduction holes at an outer peripheral edge. A piston (20) provided with a convex portion (21) and a spiral worm portion (22) on the bottom, a spring (24), and a ring-shaped groove (250) formed on the upper surface, and the ring. It comprises a positioning ring (25) in which a positioning part (251) is formed in the lower part of the groove (250), and each vertical introduction groove (15) is parallel to and facing each other on the inner wall of the main body (10). The upper end and the lower end of each of the vertical introduction grooves (15) are connected so as to communicate with the upper end and the lower end of the different inclined introduction grooves (16), and the introduction protrusion is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the piston (20). (21) the vertical introduction groove ( 15) and the inclined introduction groove (16), the vertical introduction groove (15) and the inclined introduction groove (1)
6) A corkscrew that moves between and. 2. A piston chamber (1) is provided inside the main body (10).
1) and the positioning chamber (12) are formed, the isolation block (13) is formed between the piston chamber (11) and the positioning chamber (12), and the piston (20) is installed in the piston chamber (11), The positioning ring (25) is installed in the positioning chamber (12), and the spring (24) is installed between the positioning ring (25) and the isolation block (13). Corkscrew. 3. The handle portion (1) is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the body (10).
4) is formed, a magnetic material (190) is provided inside, a projecting piece (17) is provided on the inner wall of the upper end, a cutter portion (19) is provided at the upper end, and a piston (20) is further provided.
The corkscrew according to claim 1, wherein hook slits (200) facing each other are formed on the upper surface of the corkscrew.