JP4574024B2 - Teapot - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a so-called leaching type teapot in which tea leaves such as black tea are previously poured into a brewing cup and hot water is poured therein, and only tea water flows out into the pot body in a state where tea is sufficiently leached from the tea leaves, An attempt is made to achieve reliable separation of tea leaves and tea water while simplifying the structure of the pot.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The basic structure of a leaching type teapot consists of a combination of a pot body that holds tea water and a detachable brewing cup that is supported by the mouth of the pot body and allows tea water to flow directly into the pot body. .
[0003]
A filter for separating tea leaves and tea water is arranged in the brewing cup, and the tea water is poured into the pot body by opening the stop cock provided at the bottom of the brewing cup. As a prior art regarding the point, for example, Utility Model Registration No. 3016739 is referred to.
[0004]
By the way, the conventional teapot has a complicated tea pouring mechanism in the brewing cup and has a large number of parts, so there is a concern that it will cause malfunction and will not be able to reliably pour tea water in long-term use. In addition, when disassembling and assembling such a washing of the brewing cup, the work is complicated, and parts may be lost, so that the structure is required to be simplified.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to propose a novel teapot capable of simplifying the structure of the brewing cup and reliably separating tea leaves and tea water.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a combination of a pot body provided with a pouring spout for tea and a brewing cup that is detachably supported at the mouth of the pot body, and contains tea leaves together with hot water and filtered as tea water with a filter. A teapot,
The brewing cup has an opening communicating with the inside of the pot body at the bottom and a cup body supported by the mouth of the pot body, and is disposed inside the cup body and leads to the opening of the cup body at the bottom. It consists of an inner cup with a bottom opening,
Between the cup body and the inner cup, a valve body that closes either the opening of the cup body or the bottom opening of the inner cup and holds the tea leaves together with hot water in the inner cup is provided,
The cup body or the inner cup is provided with at least one convex portion that maintains the relative position thereof constant and maintains the opening of the valve body or the opening of the bottom surface, and the other of them is the inner cup. A recess that fits into the projection by rotation with respect to the cup body, closes the cup body and the inner cup at the bottoms, and releases the opening of the valve body or the closing of the bottom opening, It is a teapot characterized by.
[0007]
In the teapot configured as described above, the convex portion can be a rib and the concave portion can be a slit.
[0008]
Advantageously, the filter consists of a filter screen that filters out only tea water and a frame that holds this filter screen and is arranged at the bottom of the inner cup.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
When the convex portion and the concave portion are matched by rotating the inner cup with respect to the cup body, the inner cup moves linearly in the direction along the axis of the cup main body, and as a result, the cup main body and the bottom of the inner cup come close to each other. . As a result, the opening of the cup body or the bottom opening of the inner cup by the valve body is released, and only the tea water in the inner cup flows out to the pot body.
[0010]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example of the structure of a teapot according to the present invention.
[0011]
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a pot body for storing tea water. The pot body 1 includes a spout 1 a for pouring tea water into a cup and a handle 1 b for handling the pot body 1.
[0012]
Reference numeral 2 denotes a brewing cup. The brewing cup 2 is composed of a cup body 3 that is supported in a proper fitting state at the mouth of the pot body 1 and an inner cup 4 that is disposed inside the cup body 3.
[0013]
The cup body 3 has an opening 3a communicating with the pot body 1 at the bottom thereof, and the inner cup 4 has a bottom opening 4a connected to the pot through the opening 3a of the cup body 3 at the bottom thereof.
[0014]
Reference numeral 5 denotes a valve body disposed between the cup body 3 and the inner cup 4, and in this example, the valve body 5 is combined with a base portion 5a formed integrally with the bottom portion of the cup body 3 and the base portion 5a. The ball 5b closes the bottom hole 4a of the inner cup 4 so that the tea leaves are held in the inner cup 4 together with hot water.
[0015]
Reference numeral 6 denotes a filter with a handle which is disposed at the bottom of the inner cup 4 and has an external shape as shown in FIG. The filter 6 includes a filter net 6a for separating tea leaves and tea water and a frame 6b for holding the filter net 6a.
[0016]
7 is a lid for sealing the mouth of the inner cup 4, 8 is a convex part (rib) shown in an example formed integrally with the inner bottom of the cup body 3, and 9 is an outer bottom of the inner cup 4. It is the recessed part (slit) shown in the example shape | molded integrally with it.
[0017]
When holding tea leaves together with hot water in the inner cup 4, as shown in FIG. 1 above, the inner cup 4 is placed on the convex portion 8 of the cup body 3, and their relative positions are constant, At this time, the ball 5 b closes the bottom hole 4 a of the inner cup 4.
[0018]
When the inner cup 4 is rotated with respect to the cup main body 3 and the concave portion 9 of the inner cup 4 is fitted into the convex portion 8 of the cup main body 3, the inner cup 4 falls in the cup main body 3 as shown in FIG. The bottoms of the inner and outer sides close to each other, and the base 5a of the valve body 5 pushes the ball 5b away. As a result, the bottom opening 4a of the inner cup 4 is unblocked, and the tea water in the inner cup 4 is transferred into the pot body 1. Spill into.
[0019]
FIG. 4 shows the positional relationship between the convex portion 8 and the concave portion 9 when the inner cup 4 is placed on the convex portion 8 of the cup body 3 and the tea leaves are held in the inner cup 4 together with hot water. FIG. 5 shows the positional relationship between the convex portion 8 and the concave portion 9 when the liquid flows out into the pot body 1.
[0020]
In FIG. 1, the convex portion 8 is shown as a rib and the concave portion 9 fitted into the convex portion 8 is shown as a slit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is blocked by the valve body 5. Any shape can be applied as long as it can be easily released.
[0021]
Moreover, the convex part 8 and the recessed part 9 can be provided in plurality around the inner cup 4 and the cup body 3 as a pair, for example, by providing four places every 90 °. The valve body 5 can be closed and released with a smaller rotation allowance.
[0022]
The material of each member constituting the teapot is not particularly limited in the present invention, but a resin-made material is suitable for avoiding breakage during handling, such as polypropylene and polycarbonate resin having excellent heat resistance, etc. Can be used.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the structure of the brewing cup can be simplified, maintenance such as cleaning is simple, and the tea cup can be reliably discharged to the pot body simply by rotating the inner cup with respect to the cup body.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a teapot configuration according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external shape of a filter.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which tea water has flowed into the pot body.
FIG. 4 is a view showing the appearance of the main part of a teapot according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an appearance of a main part of a teapot according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pot main body 1a Spout 1b Handle 2 Leaching cup 3 Cup main body 3a Opening hole 3b Lever 4 Inner cup 4a Bottom opening 5 Valve body 5a Base 5b Ball 6 Filter 6a Filter net 6b Frame 7 Lid 8 Protruding part (rib)
9 Recess (slit)

Claims (3)

The teapot is a combination of a pot body with a tea spout and a brewing cup that is detachably supported at the mouth of the pot body and contains tea leaves together with hot water and filtered as tea water with a filter. And
The brewing cup has an opening communicating with the inside of the pot body at the bottom and a cup body supported by the mouth of the pot body, and is disposed inside the cup body and leads to the opening of the cup body at the bottom. Consisting of an inner cup with a bottom opening,
Between the cup body and the inner cup, a valve body that closes either the opening of the cup body or the bottom opening of the inner cup and holds the tea leaves together with hot water in the inner cup is provided,
The cup body or the inner cup is provided with at least one convex portion that maintains the relative position thereof constant and maintains the opening of the valve body or the opening of the bottom surface, and the other of them is the inner cup. A recess that fits into the projection by rotation with respect to the cup body, closes the cup body and the inner cup at the bottoms, and releases the opening of the valve body or the closing of the bottom opening, Teapot characterized by. The teapot according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is a rib and the concave portion is a slit. 3. The teapot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter comprises a filter net that filters only tea water and a frame that holds the filter net and is arranged at the bottom of the inner cup.

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