JP3942306B2 - Learning beverage cup - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a learning beverage cup for training an infant to ingest liquid or fluid food such as a beverage.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Infants take liquid foods such as milk by so-called suckling exercise, but they take liquid foods such as water and juice from a cup with a large opening rather than a baby bottle with artificial nipples as the infant grows up Training is required.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this case, conventionally, caregivers such as mothers use a small spoon to scoop the liquid and drink it to infants, but this is different from drinking from a cup. There is no training to drink liquid contents directly from a container.
However, even if an infant with undeveloped mouth and lip movements tries to pour liquid directly from a cup-shaped beverage container, it is impossible to ingest it without spilling liquid as in adults.
[0004]
In other words, infants cannot take a predetermined amount of liquid from the cup into the oral cavity and continuously swallow them. The ingredients were peeked out.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and can be used for learning that infants from the suckling period to the weaning period can easily take a liquid or fluid food without spilling it. The object is to provide a beverage cup.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In the invention of claim 1, the object is to have a container main body capable of storing a liquid and a drinking mouth provided in the container main body, and the drinking mouth is an opening of the container main body. And a barrier portion provided on each side edge of the inclined surface, and the barrier portion is a side wall portion rising from each side edge of the inclined surface. Is set a predetermined distance behind the front edge of the, For positioning the depth of inserting the guide portion into the oral cavityThis is achieved by means of a learning beverage cup having positioning means.
[0007]
  In the invention of claim 2, the object is to provide a container main body capable of containing a liquid, a lid member attached to and detached from the container main body, and a mouthpiece provided in association with an opening formed in the lid member. The drinking mouth portion includes a guide portion having an inclined surface following the opening of the lid member, and a barrier portion provided on each side edge of the inclined surface, the barrier portion being The side wall portions that stand from both side edges of the inclined surface are set at a predetermined distance behind the front end of the guide portion., For positioning the depth of inserting the guide portion into the oral cavityThis is achieved by means of a learning beverage cup having positioning means.
[0008]
  According to the structure of Claim 1 or 2, the liquid foodstuff accommodated in the container main body comes out from the opening of this container main body or a cover member. The container main body is provided with a drinking part for appropriately guiding the liquid food to the infant's mouth.
  In this drinking part, by tilting the container body, the liquid food is gradually guided to the infant's mouth according to the inclination of the guide part provided with the inclined surface while the flow rate is adjusted. In this case, the liquid in the container main body is appropriately guided to the infant's mouth without flowing to the side by the width and inclination of the guide portion and the barrier portions on both sides of the guide portion.
  Here, the liquid food widely includes liquid foods such as liquid drinks and soups that can be taken by infants.
  Furthermore, since the said barrier part consists of a side wall part each rising from the both-sides edge of the said inclined surface, the said barrier part can be easily provided integrally regarding opening of a cover member.
Moreover, since it has positioning means set at a predetermined distance behind the front end of the guide part, it can be positioned so that the guide part is inserted at an appropriate position in the oral cavity of the infant.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the inclined surface of the guide portion is configured to be able to temporarily store a small amount of the liquid.
[0010]
According to the configuration of claim 3, in addition to the action of claim 1 or 2, the liquid food from the container main body is stored in the inclined surface in an amount of each mouthful for causing the infant to drink the liquid food. Can be given to infants in units. Thereby, the practice of giving liquid food continuously to infants can be performed more appropriately.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the front end portion of the guide portion includes a curved peripheral portion that is substantially the same as the peripheral portion of the beverage container body.
[0012]
According to the structure of Claim 4, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 1 thru | or 3, the said guide part is provided with the front end surface especially the same as the peripheral part of a drink container, and an infant is directly from drink containers, such as a cup. Practice drinking beverages more appropriately.
[0013]
In the invention of claim 5, the guide portion protrudes outward from the outer peripheral portion of the container body, and the width W1 thereof is set in the range of about 25 mm to 40 mm.
[0014]
According to the configuration of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects, the liquid food can be guided by being appropriately received in the mouth of the infant having a small width.
[0017]
  In the invention of claim 6,The opening is provided close to the guide part, and the inclined part is provided so as to be continuous from the front edge periphery of the opening.
[0018]
  According to the structure of Claim 6, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 1 thru | or 5,If the opening of the container body is provided in the vicinity of the periphery of the lid member, the drinking mouth portion can be formed at an appropriate position where the assistant can easily drink the beverage.
[0021]
  In the invention of claim 7,A distance L1 from the front end of the inclined surface of the guide portion to the positioning means of the barrier portion is about 10 mm to 20 mm.
[0022]
  According to the structure of Claim 7,In addition to the effects of the first to sixth aspects, positioning of the guide portion in the oral cavity of the infant can be performed more appropriately.
[0023]
  In the invention of claim 8,The inclined surface of the guide portion is configured to be concave so that a small amount of the liquid can be temporarily stored.
[0024]
  According to the structure of Claim 8, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 1 thru | or 7,When the infant is allowed to drink liquid food, the liquid food from the container body can be stored in the inclined surface in an amount of one mouthful, and a configuration necessary for giving the infant in small units can be easily formed.
[0025]
  In the invention of claim 9,The concave portion has a capacity of about 3 cc or less.
[0026]
  According to the structure of Claim 9, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 8,The amount of liquid food given to an infant at a time can be appropriately stored.
[0027]
  In the invention of claim 10,The concave portion has a depth of about 3 mm to 7 mm.
[0028]
  According to the structure of Claim 10, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 8 or 9,It can be set as the structure which can store appropriately the quantity of the liquid food given to an infant at once. If the depth of the concave portion is too deep than the above range, the infant has a weak force to close the mouth, so that the upper lip can be brought into good contact with the liquid surface when the lower lip touches the bottom rear surface of the drinking mouth portion 13. It will disappear.
[0029]
  In the invention of claim 11,An angle θ formed by a vertical imaginary line LA1 passing through substantially the center of the container body and a phantom line LA2 passing through the upper surface of the inclined surface is set to about 30 to 45 degrees.
[0030]
  The invention of claim 12 is the structure of claim 1,A cover member that is attached to and detached from the opening peripheral edge of the container body is provided, and the mouthpiece is provided in the cover member.
[0031]
  The invention of claim 13 is the structure of claim 12,A ring-shaped cover member that is attached to and detached from the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body, and a lid that is attached to and detached from the inside of the cover member, and relates to an opening formed in the lid that is attached to and detached from the inside of the cover member It is provided with the above-mentioned drinking part provided.
[0032]
  According to invention of Claim 12 and 13,If the container body is not provided with a mouthpiece, the cover member attached to the periphery of the opening of the container body or the lid attached to the cover member is provided with the mouthpiece, so that the same as in the invention of claim 1 or 2 The effect can be exerted.
[0033]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. As long as there is no description of the effect, it is not restricted to these aspects.
[0034]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a learning beverage cup according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the learning beverage cup 10 includes a container body 12 and a lid member 11 that is attached to and detached from the container body.
[0035]
The said container main body 12 is comprised, for example using a polypropylene etc. as a synthetic resin material provided with heat resistance, for example. The container body 12 is formed, for example, in a substantially hemispherical shape as a whole, and includes an opening 12a that is greatly opened upward. The container body 12 is preferably formed to be transparent or translucent, so that the state and amount of the stored liquid food can be easily visually recognized from the outside. The container body 12 is not limited to the illustrated shape, and a deeper mode or a shallow mode may be applied.
[0036]
In particular, in this embodiment, the container body 12 has an inner wall that gradually widens upward. For this reason, when the assistant gives the liquid food to the infant as described later, when the container body 12 is tilted, when the contents are reduced, the angle at which the container body 12 should be tilted is reduced. The predation posture of the infant is not changed.
[0037]
Further, the side surface of the container main body 12 is formed with ridges 23 formed along the circumferential direction thereof to prevent slipping when the container main body 12 is held by hand, and the lid should be removed. It has become a clue.
Further, a mounting leg portion 24 is formed at the lower portion of the container body 12, and a non-slip member 24 a such as rubber is provided at the lower end of the leg portion 24.
[0038]
The lid member 11 has, for example, the shape shown in FIG. The lid member 11 is shown in a plan view in FIG. 2, and in FIG. 3, a schematic perspective view inclined in a direction different from that in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the container body 12 with the lid member 11 attached.
For this lid member 11, for example, a synthetic resin material or the like having a certain degree of flexibility is preferably used in order to facilitate the attachment and detachment with respect to the container body 12 and at the same time eliminate the uncomfortable feeling when the infant puts his mouth. It is formed of a degree of elastomer.
[0039]
As shown in FIG. 4, the lid member 11 has a flat circular shape as a whole so that the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body 12 can be fitted. Are formed with handles 18, 18.
Further, an opening 17 is formed from the periphery of the lid member 11, and the liquid food contained in the container body 12 can pass through the opening 17 by passing through the lid member 11.
Further, a small through hole 19 is formed in the lid member 11 and serves as an air vent hole.
[0040]
Further, a drinking mouth 13 is provided in association with the opening 17.
In this embodiment, the drinking mouth portion 13 is provided integrally with the lid member 11, but only this portion may be formed separately.
The drinking mouth part 13 is provided between the barrier parts 15 and 15 protruding upward from both side edges of the opening part 17 and the barrier parts 15 and 15 and is provided integrally so as to be continuous from the peripheral part of the opening part 17. And a guide portion 14 having an inclined surface 14a that gradually rises toward the outside.
[0041]
The barrier portions 15 and 15 have a function of forming a flow path along the inclined surface 14a so that the liquid food coming out of the opening portion 17 does not pass to the side. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment The barrier portions 15 and 15 are constituted by walls that stand integrally from both side edges of the opening 17 of the lid member 11, for example.
[0042]
As described above, the mouthpiece 13 is attached to the container main body 12 as shown in FIG. 4 and is placed in the mouth of an infant (not shown) as will be described later. By tilting the container body 12 by hand, the liquid food (not shown) accommodated in the container body 12 is guided through the opening 17 of the lid member 11 into the oral cavity of the infant. At this time, the inclined surface 14a of the guide portion 14 of the drinking mouth portion 13 has a virtual line LA2 passing through the upper surface of the inclined surface 14a, as shown in the figure, the virtual line LA2 passing through the center in the vertical direction of the liquid beverage cup 10. It is inclined by an angle θ with respect to the line LA1. This angle θ is preferably set in the range of about 30 to 45 degrees, and in this example, it is 33.6 degrees.
[0043]
The reason why the angle θ of the inclined surface 14a is determined in this manner is that, when the liquid drink is given to the infant as described later, if the angle is less than 30 degrees, the infant cannot eat with the mouth in the correct posture. However, if the angle is greater than 45 degrees, the infant will slip and cannot take the correct predatory posture.
If the angle θ of the inclined surface 14a can be varied within the above range, it is more preferable that the assistant can select a more appropriate angle while giving the liquid food.
[0044]
Furthermore, the inclined surface 14a of the drinking mouth part 13 has the following structure.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view showing the imaginary line LA2 in a horizontal manner in order to easily understand the structure of the inclined surface 14a.
In the figure, the inclined surface 14a can store a small amount of liquid food, and the amount of storage is configured to correspond to one feeding operation of an infant to be described later.
Specifically, the inclined surface 14a is provided with a recess 14b, and the container body side end 14c and the tip end 14d are high. As a result, the whole is bowl-shaped or bowl-shaped, and its capacity is about 3 cc or less, and is set in the range of 0.8 cc to 2.3 cc. In this example, this capacity is 1.5 cc.
[0045]
Experiments have confirmed that when the capacity of the inclined surface 14a, which is the bowl portion, exceeds 2.3 cc, infants tend to spit out as much as they eat at one time. On the other hand, if the capacity is less than 0.8 cc, the practice of feeding the liquid is insufficient. The reason why the capacity is wide as described above is that, even if an appropriate capacity is obtained in the state where the bowl-shaped portion is ground, there is a slight difference due to the influence of the surface tension which is a characteristic of the liquid.
[0046]
The depth L2 of the recess 14b is preferably about 3 mm to 7 mm, and is set to 5 mm in this example.
The depth L2 of the recess 14b is determined in relation to the action of the infant preying on the liquid, and when the liquid food is put on the inclined surface 14a, the lower lip of the infant touches the bottom rear surface of the drinking mouth part 13. At the same time, the upper lip can be in contact with the liquid level, but not immediately in contact with the bottom surface.
If the depth L2 of the recess 14b is smaller than 3 mm, the lower lip of the infant touches the bottom rear surface of the drinking mouth portion 13 and the upper lip immediately touches the bottom surface of the bowl-shaped portion. Therefore, it becomes impossible to practice drinking while adjusting the flow rate into the oral cavity by the movement of the mouth. If the depth L2 of the concave portion 14b is larger than 7 mm, it is too deep and the capacity is exceeded, or the flow rate of suction is too large. In addition, since the infant has weak power to close the mouth, the upper lip cannot be brought into good contact with the liquid level when the lower lip touches the bottom rear surface of the drinking mouth portion 13.
[0047]
Moreover, the front end 14b of the guide part 14 is a curved peripheral part formed of a curve that substantially matches the peripheral part of the container body 12, for example.
Thereby, when the front end side of the guide part 14 is inserted in the oral cavity of the infant, it is possible to experience a feeling in a state where the peripheral part of a normal beverage container such as a cup is included in the mouth, and the liquid food You will perform important training in ingestion. Therefore, the curvature of the tip 14b of the guide portion 14 is not limited to the curvature of the peripheral edge portion of the container body 12, and may be a curve corresponding to a general beverage container.
The lid member 11 will be described with the left side in FIG. 2 as the front side and the right side as the rear side.
[0048]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the width W1 of the guide portion of the drinking mouth portion 13 is determined as follows.
An infant's mouth angle (location where the upper lip and the lower lip are in contact) in the period from the suckling period to the weaning period (approximately 5 to 9 months of age) is 25 mm to 32 mm. And the infant's mouth can be opened a little larger than this mouth corner width.
However, infants at this time cannot close their upper and lower lips properly. And the ability to deform and squeeze the lips according to the shape of the guide part 14 is not sufficiently acquired.
[0049]
Based on the mouth characteristics of the infant in the weaning period, the width W1 of the guide portion 14 is suitably about 25 mm to 40 mm, preferably about 25 mm to 35 mm, and 29 mm in this example. .
When the width W of the guide portion 14 is smaller than 25 mm, a gap is formed when the upper lip and the lower lip are closed, and the liquid is easily spilled out of the mouth. That is, it is necessary to make the width W1 of the guide portion 14 sufficiently wide to fit the mouth so that liquid does not easily spill from the side of the mouth.
On the other hand, if the width W of the guide portion 14 is larger than 40 mm, the upper lip cannot be brought into an appropriate position in contact with the liquid surface when the lower lip contacts the lower surface of the bowl portion corresponding to the inclined surface 14a.
Further, the opening area of the opening 17 is set so that an appropriate amount can be taken out when liquid food is given to an infant, for example, in this example, about 20 mm × 23 mm.
[0050]
The distal end side of the guide portion 14 further protrudes outward from the peripheral edge of the lid member 11 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the guide part 14 is made easy to catch in the oral cavity of the infant combined with the width W1 being determined as described above.
[0051]
That is, the front end side of the barrier portion 15 is a stepped portion that is gradually inclined as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and the apex portion of the stepped portion is a positioning portion 21. .
The positioning portion 21 is positioned so that, for example, when an assistant such as a mother inserts the guide portion 14 of the learning beverage cup 10 into the oral cavity of the infant, the positioning portion 21 does not go deeper than necessary. It is means of. Therefore, the positioning part 21 needs to be a means which can confirm a position by visual recognition from the outside at least. In this embodiment, the positioning means 13 is configured as a stepped portion as described above.
[0052]
Thereby, when the guide part 14 is inserted in the oral cavity of the infant, the step part 21 as the positioning part is positioned at a position where it abuts on the front end of the upper lip of the infant. And the distance L1 from the front end 14b of the guide part 14 to the positioning part 21 respond | corresponds to the length in the oral cavity of the guide part 14 inserted in the oral cavity at this time. As a result, the stepped portion 21 also serves to block both ends of the infant's mouth so that liquid does not spill from the end of the mouth.
Here, in the infant's oral cavity, it is appropriate that the position of the front end 14b of the guide portion 14 is appropriately positioned so as not to reach the back side beyond the place where the two infant dog teeth of the infant's lower jaw are connected. It became clear by research of the inventors.
[0053]
When the leading end of the guide part 14 enters further from the above, the infant tends to bite the mother or the like before the guide part 14 is pulled down. If it does so, the liquid food guided via the guide part 14 will be poured in the back | inner side of a dentition in the oral cavity of the infant. For this reason, it becomes impossible to learn the movement of the oral cavity such as closing the lips, capturing the liquid and carrying it to the back side. On the other hand, if the distance L1 is too short, the infant feels that the liquid food does not sufficiently enter the mouth and tends to put the face forward, and the predatory posture becomes unnatural.
Based on the above, when the length from the tip of the lips as described above to the location where the two lower canine teeth are connected to the lower jaw is confirmed, about 15 mm is average. From this, the distance L1 is suitably about 10 mm to 20 mm, and 12 mm to 18 mm is confirmed as a more appropriate range. In this example, it is about 15 mm.
[0054]
The learning beverage cup 10 of the present embodiment is configured as described above and is used as follows.
As shown in FIG. 4, a person who gives food to an infant, for example, a mother, stores liquid food (not shown) to be given to the infant using the opening 12a in the container body 12 of the beverage cup 10 for learning. In addition, the lid member 11 is attached.
At this time, since the lid member 11 is made of a flexible material and further includes the handles 18 and 18, it is easy to attach and detach the container body 12.
[0055]
Next, the mother inserts the guide portion 14 of the drinking mouth portion 13 of the learning beverage cup 10 into the oral cavity of the infant. At this time, the mother lightly places the positioning means 21 of the guide portion 14 on the front end of the upper lip of the infant. Thereby, the guide part 14 is positioned regarding the insertion amount in the oral cavity. That is, since the positioning part 21 is formed on the upper surface of the lid member 11, the mother can easily see the positioning part 21 from an angle looking down at the infant, and the positioning part 21 is a stepped part. The amount of insertion into the oral cavity can be controlled very easily even from a light clue 21 is in contact with the front end of the upper lip of the infant.
[0056]
In this state, the mother or the like tilts the container body 12 forward so that the inclined surface of the guide portion 14 shown in FIG.
If it does so, the liquid food (not shown) accommodated in the container main body 12 will pass through the opening part 17 of the cover member 11, and will reach the inclined surface 14a. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the liquid food enters the recess 14 b beyond the elevated end 14 c and is temporarily stored.
[0057]
That is, the liquid food is stored in the bowl-shaped recess 14b through the flow path defined by the guide portion 14 and the barrier portions 15 and 15.
And in the position mentioned above, the guide part 14 is positioned in the lip side rather than the location which tied the both lower canine teeth in the infant's oral cavity. In this state, the infant touches the lower lip at the position 14e of FIG. Further, since the upper lip touches the liquid surface of the liquid food, which is the same location as the imaginary line LA1 in FIG. 5, in this state, both lips are moving so as to protrude forward.
Then, the muscle of the cheek that pulls the lips forward is pulled out by the mouth and moves in the mouth so that the cheek enters inside. In this state, the cheeks are in close contact with the upper and lower gums. As a result, the space between the gums and cheeks or between the gums and the inside of the lips, called the oral vestibule, is closed, and the liquid can easily enter the oral cavity except these. Such mouth movements provide important lessons for weaning infants in learning liquid predation.
[0058]
That is, the infant learns information such as the presence and position of the liquid food from the touch of the upper lip during the mouth movement as described above.
That is, when the mother repeats the operation of slightly tilting the container body 12 so that liquid food enters the infant's mouth continuously in increments of the stored volume, the movement of the liquid level at this time From this, it is possible to learn information on the movement and flow rate of the liquid.
Thereby, the infant can start swallowing gokun, gokun and the liquid while taking the liquid food into the mouth little by little and coordinating with breathing.
[0059]
Moreover, at this time, the front end 14b of the guide portion 14 is formed as a peripheral portion having substantially the same curvature as the peripheral portion of the beverage cup, so that the infant learns the feeling when the mouth is put on the beverage cup. Can do. Furthermore, since the width W1 of the guide portion 14 is set in the above-described range, it easily corresponds to the movement of the infant's lips at this time, and is properly inserted into the oral cavity, and the infant closed the lips. Sometimes no unnecessary gaps are formed. This allows infants to ingest liquid without spilling.
[0060]
FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 have a common configuration, and therefore, overlapping description will be omitted and differences will be mainly described.
In the learning beverage cup 30, the drinking mouth 13 is formed directly on the upper portion of the container body 32, not on the lid member. And the upper part of the container main body 12 is open | released, and a liquid food flows out to the drinking mouth part 13. FIG. The opening may limit the opening area.
Moreover, you may form the spout part 13 in the lower position of the container main body instead of the position of FIG. In that case, the barrier portion 15 also serves as the inner wall of the container body.
[0061]
FIG. 7 is a schematic partial sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 have a common configuration, and therefore, overlapping description will be omitted and differences will be mainly described.
The learning beverage cup 40 has a container body 42 having a deeper bottom than the above-described embodiment. The container main body 42 includes a screw portion 44 as an attaching / detaching means for attaching / detaching other members around the upper end opening so that the container main body 42 can be commonly used for drinking of infants at different growth stages. Yes.
[0062]
A cover member 43 is attached around the screw portion 44. The cover member 43 has, for example, a substantially ring-like shape as a whole with a large center passing through, and is attached to the upper end of the container main body 42 to cover the opening peripheral edge of the container main body 42 and It is possible to give different forms depending on the condition or to improve the appearance.
[0063]
Specifically, the drinking mouth portion 13 described in the other embodiments is integrally formed on the cover member 43, and therefore, the cover member 43 is attached to a normal cup-shaped container body 42 having a deep shape. Thus, the learning cup 40 that can exhibit the same functions and effects as those of the above-described embodiments can be configured.
For this reason, a screw part 41 is formed in the lower part of the ring-shaped inner wall 47 of the cover member 43, and can be attached to and detached from the periphery of the screw part 44 of the container body 42 described above. ing.
[0064]
Further, the learning cup 40 has a ring-shaped support portion 46 mounted around the upper portion of the container body 42, and a handle means having two handles 45, 45 extending integrally from the support portion 46. 48 is provided. Such a grip means 48 is mounted on the container body 42.
[0065]
Thereby, the baby can be trained to perform a drinking operation by attaching the handle means 48 to the container body 42 arbitrarily.
In the state shown in the figure, the positions of the mouthpiece 13 and the handle 45 are shifted by 90 degrees in the circumferential direction when viewed from the upper surface of the container main body 42. This is shown for the convenience of understanding the configuration of the grip means 48.
[0066]
The present embodiment is configured as described above, and exhibits the same effects as those in the case of the first embodiment described above, and various uses by appropriately replacing and attaching various forms of cover members. Can be applied to.
[0067]
FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 have a common configuration, and therefore, overlapping description will be omitted and differences will be mainly described.
The learning cup 50 shown in FIG. 8 is obtained by attaching a lid 51 to the learning cup 40 shown in FIG.
In this case, the lid 51 has an opening 53 similar to the opening 17 of the lid member 11 shown in FIG. From this opening 53, the liquid food stored in the container body 42 can be guided to the drinking mouth 13 of the ring-shaped member 43.
[0068]
Therefore, in this embodiment, while exhibiting the same effect as the first embodiment, in addition to this, the large opening of the ring-shaped cover member 43 is blocked to prevent entry of dust and the like from the outside. Can be used hygienically.
Note that the cover member 43 and the lid 51 may be integrally formed, and the lid member may be formed as a whole.
Further, the size and position of the opening 53 of the lid 51 may be appropriately formed to adjust in advance the amount of liquid food to be led to the drinking mouth 13.
[0069]
FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 7 have a common configuration, and therefore, overlapping description will be omitted, and differences will be mainly described.
In the figure, the cover member 64 of the learning cup 60 has a substantially ring-like shape as a whole with a large through-hole at the center thereof. While covering, it is possible to give different forms depending on the application, or to improve the appearance.
[0070]
However, the cover member 64 is not provided with the drinking mouth part 13 unlike the forms of FIGS. 7 and 8.
On the other hand, the lid 61 mounted on the inner side of the cover member 64 is provided with a drinking mouth portion 13 having a configuration substantially similar to that of the first embodiment at the peripheral portion thereof. The lid 61 is formed with an opening 63 having the same configuration as the opening 53 described in FIG.
Thereby, in this embodiment, the liquid food accommodated in the container main body 42 can be guided to the mouthpiece 13 of the lid 61 through the opening 63. For this reason, this embodiment can also exhibit the same operation effect as each above-mentioned embodiment.
[0071]
Moreover, when the lid 61 is removed, the ring-shaped cover member 64 remains on the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body 42, so that it can be used for training to drink liquid from an ordinary cup.
[0072]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
For example, the positioning means may be formed by further coloring or marking the barrier portion.
Further, the partial configurations of the above-described embodiments can be arbitrarily combined.
[0073]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a learning drink cup that can be trained by an infant from suckling to weaning without spilling liquid or fluid food. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a learning beverage cup according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lid member of the learning beverage cup of FIG. 1;
3 is a schematic perspective view of a lid member of the learning beverage cup of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the learning beverage cup of FIG. 1 in the vertical direction.
5 is an end view showing an enlarged configuration of an inclined surface of a drinking mouth part of the learning beverage cup of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view showing a second embodiment of a learning beverage cup according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic partial sectional view showing a third embodiment of a learning beverage cup according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of a learning beverage cup according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic partial sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of a learning beverage cup according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10, 40, 50, 60 ... Beverage cup for learning, 11 ... Lid member, 12 ... Container body, 13 ... Drinking part, 14 ... Guide part, 14a ... Inclined surface , 15 ... Barrier part (wall), 17 ... Opening part, 21 ... Positioning part, 43 ... Cover member.

Claims (13)

A container body capable of containing a liquid;
And a mouthpiece provided on the container body,
The mouthpiece is
A guide portion having an inclined surface following the opening of the container body;
Barrier portions provided on both side edges of the inclined surface,
The barrier portion is a side wall portion that rises from both side edges of the inclined surface, is set at a predetermined distance from the front end of the guide portion, and is positioned with respect to the depth at which the guide portion is inserted into the oral cavity. It has a positioning means for learning beverage cup characterized by things. A container body capable of containing a liquid;
A lid member attached to and detached from the container body;
And a mouth part provided in association with the opening formed in the lid member,
The mouthpiece is
A guide portion having an inclined surface following the opening of the lid member;
Barrier portions provided on both side edges of the inclined surface,
The barrier portion is a side wall portion that rises from both side edges of the inclined surface, is set at a predetermined distance from the front end of the guide portion, and is positioned with respect to the depth at which the guide portion is inserted into the oral cavity. It has a positioning means for learning beverage cup characterized by things. The drinking cup for learning according to claim 1, wherein the inclined surface of the guide portion is configured to temporarily store a small amount of the liquid.   The learning beverage cup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front end of the guide portion includes a curved peripheral edge substantially the same as the peripheral edge of the beverage container body.   The learning according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the guide portion protrudes outward from the outer peripheral portion of the container body, and the width W1 thereof is set in a range of about 25 mm to 40 mm. Beverage cup.   The said opening part is provided in the vicinity of the said guide part, The said inclination part is provided so that it may continue from the front-end periphery of the said opening part, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. A drink cup for learning according to crab.   The learning beverage cup according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a distance L1 from the front end of the inclined surface of the guide portion to the positioning means of the barrier portion is about 10 mm to 20 mm.   The said inclined surface of the said guide part is comprised so that a small amount of the said liquid can be stored temporarily by forming in concave shape, The Claim 1 thru | or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Beverage cup for learning.   The learning beverage cup according to claim 8, wherein the concave portion has a capacity of about 3 cc or less.   The learning beverage cup according to claim 8, wherein the concave portion has a depth of about 3 mm to 7 mm.   The angle θ formed by a vertical imaginary line 1A1 passing through substantially the center of the container body and a phantom line LA2 passing through the upper surface of the inclined surface is set to about 30 degrees to 45 degrees. The learning beverage cup according to any one of 1 to 10.   The learning beverage cup according to claim 1, further comprising a cover member that is attached to and detached from an opening peripheral edge of the container body, and the cover member includes the drinking mouth portion.   A ring-shaped cover member that is attached to and detached from the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body, and a lid that is attached to and detached from the inside of the cover member. The drinking cup for learning according to claim 12, wherein the drinking mouth portion is provided.

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