JP5465902B2 - Measuring cup - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring cup having a cup body with a measuring scale.

  Conventionally, in Patent Document 1 below, the cup body has a bottom wall portion, a peripheral wall portion provided on the outer periphery of the bottom wall portion, and a storage chamber surrounded by the bottom wall portion and the peripheral wall portion. The part is inclined so as to spread upward, has a scale, and has a handle protruding outward from the peripheral wall.

No. 2-16268

  In Patent Document 1, it may be difficult to see if the measurement scale of the cup body is too small, and the peripheral wall portion is inclined so as to spread upward. In some cases, it may become difficult to discriminate the degree of increase due to the change from the wall portion toward the upper edge of the peripheral wall portion, and there may be inconvenience in measuring work with the measuring cup.

  An object of this invention is to make it easy to perform a measuring operation using a measuring cup.

The present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals of the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 6) of the embodiments described later.
Measuring cup odor according to the invention of claim 1 Te, the grip portion 5 provided in the cup body 1 marked with weighing scale 11 provided with a enlarged perspective section 20 which can be seen to expand the measuring scale 12 Yes. In the invention of claim 1, the scale 12 is easily seen by the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup. Further, the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 can be easily provided by using the grip part 5.

In the invention of claim 2 based on the invention of claim 1 , the cup body 1 includes a bottom wall portion 2, a peripheral wall portion 3 provided on an outer periphery of the bottom wall portion 2, and the bottom wall portion 2 and the peripheral wall. The gripping portion is a handle 5 that protrudes to the outside of the peripheral wall portion 3. In the invention of claim 2, the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 can be easily provided by using the handle 5.
In the invention of claim 3 premised on the invention of claim 2, the scale 12 is provided on the rear wall portion 8 that can be seen through the enlarged see-through portion 20 at the peripheral wall portion 3 from which the handle 5 protrudes. . In the invention of claim 3, the scale 12 of the rear wall portion 8 can be easily seen through the enlarged see-through portion 20 of the handle 5 protruding from the rear wall portion 8 of the peripheral wall portion 3.

In the cup body 1 according to the invention of claim 4 that assumes the invention of claim 2 or claim 3, and with a metering scale 11, 12 on the inclined portion 7 and 8 formed in the peripheral wall 3 of it. In the invention of claim 4, the scale 12 attached to the inclined portion 8 is easily seen by the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup.

At least one of the cup body 1 according to the invention of claim 5 that assumes the invention of claim 2 or claim 3, a first inclined portion 8 formed in the peripheral wall 3 of that the second inclined portion 7 and with a metering scale 11, 12 on the inclined portion 7,8. In the invention of claim 5, the scaled scale 12 attached to at least one of the first inclined portion 8 and the second inclined portion 7 is easily seen by the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup.

Claim 2 or in the cup body 1 according to the invention of claim 6 that assumes the invention of claim 3, the first inclined portion 8 formed to face each other in the peripheral wall 3 marked with weighing scales 12, 11 And the second inclined portion 7, the first inclined portion 8 has an outer surface facing upward, and the inner surface of the second inclined portion 7 faces the inner surface of the first inclined portion 8 and faces upward. An inner surface of the portion 8, an inner surface of the second inclined portion 7, and inner surfaces of both side wall portions 9 formed between the first inclined portion 8 and the second inclined portion 7 so as to face each other on the peripheral wall portion 3. A transverse section obtained by cutting the enclosed storage chamber 4 along the inner surface of the bottom wall 2 is set to have a certain form and area from the bottom wall 2 side to the upper edge 3a side of the peripheral wall 3. In the invention of claim 6, the degree of increase is determined by keeping the volume change rate of the weighing object increased in the storage chamber 4 surrounded by the first inclined portion 8, the second inclined portion 7 and the side wall portions 9 constant. Can be made easier. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup.

Next, technical ideas other than the claims will be described with reference to the reference numerals in the drawings of the embodiments .

In the seventh invention based on the invention of claim 2, the handle 5 includes an opposing wall portion 13 facing the rear wall portion 8 with a scale 12, and the rear wall portion 8 and the opposing wall portion 13. A connecting wall portion 14 that connects the two, and the enlarged see-through portion 20 is provided on the opposite wall portion 13. For example, the facing wall portion 13 itself can be used as the enlarged see-through portion 20. In 7th invention , the expansion see-through | perspective part 20 can be simply provided in the opposing wall part 13 of the handle 5 which faces the rear wall part 8 which attached | subjected the measurement scale 12. FIG.

In the eighth invention based on the seventh invention , the handle 5 has side wall portions 15 on both sides in a direction intersecting with the direction connecting the rear wall portion 8 and the facing wall portion 13. For example, a finger holder 19 is provided on the side wall portion 15. In the eighth invention , the handle 5 can be easily gripped by placing a finger on the side wall 15.

In the ninth invention based on the eighth invention , the handle 5 has an empty chamber 16 between the rear wall portion 8, the facing wall portion 13, the connecting wall portion 14, and the side wall portion 15. In the ninth invention , not only can the handle 5 be reduced in weight, but also there is an empty space 16 between the rear wall portion 8 and the facing wall portion 13, so that the enlarged see-through portion 20 is easily provided on the facing wall portion 13. Can be formed.

In the tenth invention based on the invention of claim 4, the outer surface of the inclined portion 8 faces upward in the peripheral wall portion 3. In the tenth invention, it is easy to see the weighing scale 12 of the inclined portion 8 from above. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup.

In the eleventh invention based on the invention of claim 4 or the tenth invention , the cup body 1 has a gripping portion 5 on the peripheral wall portion 3 having the inclined portion 8 provided with the measurement scale 12, and the enlarged perspective view. The part 20 is provided in the grip part 5. In the eleventh aspect, the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20 can be easily provided using the grip portion 5.

In a twelfth aspect based on the eleventh aspect, the gripping part is a handle 5 protruding outward from the peripheral wall part 3. In the twelfth invention , the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 can be easily provided by using the handle 5.

In the thirteenth invention based on the invention of claim 5, the outer surface of the first inclined portion 8 faces upward in the peripheral wall portion 3, and the inner surface of the second inclined portion 7 faces upward. In the thirteenth aspect, it is easy to see the weighing scales 11 and 12 of the inclined portions 7 and 8 from above. Therefore, it is easy to perform a measuring operation using the measuring cup.

In the fourteenth invention based on the thirteenth invention , the first inclined portion 8 and the second inclined portion 7 in the peripheral wall portion 3 extend from the bottom wall portion 2 to the upper end edge portion 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3. Inclined in the same direction. In the fourteenth aspect, it is easy to see the weighing scales 11 and 12 of the inclined portions 7 and 8 from above from the bottom wall portion 2 to the upper end edge portion 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3.

In the fifteenth invention based on the invention of claim 5 or the thirteenth or fourteenth invention , the gripper 5 is provided on the peripheral wall portion 3 having the inclined portion 8 provided with the measurement scale 12 in the cup body 1. The enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 is provided in the grip part 5. In the fifteenth aspect, the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 can be easily provided using the grip part 5.

In a sixteenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the gripping portion is a handle 5 protruding outward from the peripheral wall portion 3. In the sixteenth invention , the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20 can be easily provided using the handle 5.

In the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5 or the seventeenth invention based on any one of the seventh to sixteenth inventions , the enlarged fluoroscopic portion 20 is formed in a convex lens shape. In the seventeenth invention , the enlarged see-through portion 20 can be easily provided.

In the eighteenth invention based on the invention of claim 6, the first inclined portion 8 and the second inclined portion 7 in the peripheral wall portion 3 are the whole from the bottom wall portion 2 to the upper edge 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3. And are inclined in the same direction. In the eighteenth aspect, the volume change rate of the weighing object to be increased can be made constant over the entire area from the bottom wall portion 2 to the upper end edge 3a of the peripheral wall portion 3 to facilitate the determination of the degree of increase.

  The present invention can facilitate the measurement work by the measuring cup.

It is a perspective view which shows the measuring cup concerning this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the said measuring cup. It is sectional drawing which looked at the said measuring cup from the side surface side. It is a top view which shows the said measuring cup. It is sectional drawing which looked at the said measuring cup from the plane side. (A) is the front view which shows the said measuring cup, (b) is sectional drawing which looked at the said measuring cup from the back side, (c) is a rear view which shows the said measuring cup.

Hereinafter, the measuring cup concerning one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.
The cup body 1 has a bottom wall portion 2, a peripheral wall portion 3 provided on the outer periphery of the bottom wall portion 2, and a storage chamber 4 surrounded by the bottom wall portion 2 and the peripheral wall portion 3. A handle 5 (gripping portion) formed separately from the cup body 1 is connected to the outside of the peripheral wall portion 3, and a spout is formed on the upper edge 3 a of the peripheral wall portion 3 on the side opposite to the handle 5. 6 is formed. The peripheral wall portion 3 is opposed to each other between the front wall portion 7 in which the spout 6 is formed, the rear wall portion 8 to which the handle 5 is connected, and the front wall portion 7 and the rear wall portion 8. The front wall portion 7 (second inclined portion) and the rear wall portion 8 (first inclined portion) are opposed to each other from the bottom wall portion 2 to the peripheral wall. The entire portion up to the upper edge 3a of the portion 3 is formed to be inclined in the same forward direction with the same inclination angle θ. The inclination angle θ of the front wall portion 7 and the inclination angle θ of the rear wall portion 8 are each set to about 65 degrees, but may preferably be set to 45 to 80 degrees. Further, the inclination angle θ (for example, 50 degrees) of the front wall portion 7 and the inclination angle θ (for example, 70 degrees) of the rear wall portion 8 may be different from each other. Since the spout 6 of the front wall 7 projects forward in accordance with the inclination direction of the front wall 7, it is easy to pour the weighing object in the storage chamber 4 from the spout 6. The outer surface of the rear wall 8 faces upward, the inner surface of the rear wall 8 faces downward, and the inner surface of the front wall 7 faces the inner surface of the rear wall 8 and faces upward. The outer surface of the front wall portion 7 faces downward, and the housing chamber 4 surrounded by the inner surface of the rear wall portion 8, the inner surface of the front wall portion 7 and the inner surfaces of the both side wall portions 9 is defined as the inner surface of the bottom wall portion 2. The flat portion 10 of the storage chamber 4 surrounded by these inner surfaces on the cross section cut by the horizontal cutting plane P along the bottom of the spout 6 near the upper edge 3a of the peripheral wall 3 from the bottom wall 2 It is set to a certain form (circular shape) and area over the entire side. For example, a red scale 11 is printed on the outer surface of the front wall 7, and a red scale 12 is printed on the outer surface of the rear wall 8. The peripheral wall 3 is transparent or translucent. These weighing scales 11 and 12 can be seen through from the inside and outside of the peripheral wall portion 3 because they are molded of plastic. These weighing scales 11 and 12 are attached up to 200 ml, but the cup body 1 can accommodate up to about 250 ml.

  The handle 5 protrudes to the outside of the peripheral wall portion 3 and is attached to the facing wall portion 13 facing the rear wall portion 8 with the scale 12 and the upper edge portion 3a of the rear wall portion 8 to be attached to the rear wall portion. 8 is attached to the upper wall portion 14 on both sides in the left-right direction intersecting the front-rear direction connecting the rear wall portion 8 and the facing wall portion 13. The side wall 15 that is in contact with the outer surface of the rear wall 8 and the inner surface of the facing wall 13, and the empty space 16 that is formed between the rear wall 8, the facing wall 13, the upper wall 14, and the side wall 15. And have. The vacant chamber 16 is opened downward by an opening 17 formed between the lower end portion of the rear wall portion 8, the lower end portion of the facing wall portion 13, and the lower end portion of the side wall portion 15. This opening 17 can prevent moisture from accumulating in the empty chamber 16. The upper wall portion 14 has a recess 14 a and is inclined upward as it goes rearward. The opposing wall portion 13 is inclined along the rear wall portion 8. The interval between the wall portions 8 may be widened upward or downward. The side wall 15 is provided with a fitting hole 18 in the vicinity of the facing wall 13, and a finger holder 19 formed of a soft material such as rubber is fitted into the fitting hole 18 as a non-slip. Projecting from the outer surface of the portion 15. Since the handle 5 is formed of a transparent or translucent plastic, the measuring scale 12 can be seen through from the inside and outside of the facing wall portion 13, the upper wall portion 14, and the side wall portion 15.

  The facing wall portion 13 of the handle 5 itself is an enlarged see-through portion 20 that is formed in a convex lens shape that is thicker at the center portion by an outer surface 13a that bulges outward toward the center portion in the vertical direction and a flat inner surface 13b. The measurement scale 12 of the rear wall portion 8 can be enlarged and viewed from the outside of the enlarged see-through portion 20. As the form of the enlarged see-through portion 20, the outer surface 13a and the inner surface 13b that bulge outward at the center in the vertical direction may be formed in a convex lens shape that is thicker at the center. In contrast to the enlarged see-through portion 20, the protruding surface of the finger holder 19 has a front end portion that swells to the front side and a flat rear end portion in the vertical direction, and has a wider front-rear width at the center portion. It is formed into a shape.

  The bottom wall portion 2 of the cup body 1 and the lower end portion of the handle 5 are detachably fitted on a non-slip base 21 formed of a soft material, and an opening 22 corresponding to the opening 17 of the handle 5 is provided on the non-slip base. 21 is formed. The opening 22 can be used as a finger hole when the handle 5 is gripped, a hook hole when the measuring cup is suspended, or a positioning hole into which a protrusion on the placement surface is inserted.

  Incidentally, in FIG. 2, the front height HF is set to about 78 mm, the rear side height HB is set to about 98 mm, the front-rear direction length L is set to about 156 mm, and the left-right width W is set to about 85 mm in FIG. .

  When using this measuring cup, for example, the entire handle 5 can be grasped by wrapping it with a palm. In that case, the handle 5 can be easily gripped by placing a finger on the opposing wall portion 13 and the upper wall portion 14 inclined by the handle 5 or using the concave portion 14a of the upper wall portion 14 as a finger rest. It is easy to pour a weighing object in the chamber 4 from the spout 6. The weighing object can be guided and accommodated by the upper wall portion 14. Further, even when the both finger holders 19 of the handle 5 are lifted, the measurement scale 12 can be seen between the two finger holders 19 through the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 and the upper wall part 14 of the handle 5.

This embodiment has the following effects.
* The scale 12 on the peripheral wall 3 of the cup body 1 is horizontally oriented even from a position away from the cup body 1 by the convex see-through magnified portion 20 provided on the facing wall 13 itself using the handle 5. In addition to being able to see through the empty chamber 16 in the handle 5 from directly above or obliquely from above, the measuring scale 12 is easy to see and the measuring work with the measuring cup can be easily performed. Further, since the facing wall 13 itself is also used as the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20, the enlarged fluoroscopic part 20 can be easily provided.

  * Since the graduation scales 11 and 12 are attached to the front wall portion 7 and the rear wall portion 8 formed to be inclined in the peripheral wall portion 3 of the cup body 1, the cup body 1 is brought close to the eyes or the eyes are brought close to the cup body 1. The weighing scales 11 and 12 can be easily seen from directly above or obliquely from above while keeping the weighing object in the placed cup body 1 from above, and the weighing work with the measuring cup can be easily performed.

  * Since the cross section of the storage chamber 4 in the cup body 1 is set to have a constant shape and area, the volume change rate of the weighing object increased in the storage chamber 4 is from the bottom wall 2 to the upper edge 3a of the peripheral wall 3. Thus, the degree of increase is easily discriminated, and the measuring work with the measuring cup is facilitated.

For example, the following embodiment may be configured as follows.
-About an expansion see-through | perspective part, you may form in the part with a measurement scale in the surrounding wall part 3 other than the said handle 5. FIG.

The handle 5 may be detachably connected to the cup body 1. If the handle 5 is removed from the cup main body 1, it will not be bulky when accommodating them.
The left and right side wall portions 15 may be omitted from the handle 5.

-About the holding | grip part, what was formed in the shape which can be hold | gripped with respect to the surrounding wall part 3 other than the said handle 5 should just be used.
As described above, the flat portion 10 of the storage chamber 4 on the cross section obtained by cutting the storage chamber 4 along the inner surface of the bottom wall portion 2 along the horizontal cutting surface P has a form other than circular, for example, a polygonal shape ( (E.g., a triangular shape or a quadrangular shape), an elliptical shape, or other shapes (a star shape, a heart shape, an animal shape, or the like).

-You may form an inclination part only in the intermediate part between them instead of the whole from the said bottom wall part 2 to the upper end edge part 3a of the surrounding wall part 3. FIG.
-You may abbreviate | omit the measurement scale 11 of the front wall part 7 among the measurement scale 11 of the said front wall part 7, and the measurement scale 12 of the rear wall part 8. FIG.

The color of the measurement scale 11 and the color of the measurement scale 12 may be different from each other.
A measurement scale may be printed on the entire outer surface of the peripheral wall 3.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cup main body, 2 ... Bottom wall part, 3 ... Perimeter wall part, 4 ... Storage chamber, 5 ... Handle which is a holding part, 7 ... The 2nd inclination part which is a front wall part, 8 ... The 1st which is a rear wall part Inclined part, 9 ... side wall part, 11 ... measurement scale of front wall part, 12 ... measurement scale of rear wall part, 20 ... enlarged perspective part.

Claims (6)

A measuring cup, characterized in that an enlarged see-through part capable of enlarging the measuring scale is provided on a gripping part provided on a cup body with a measuring scale. The cup body has a bottom wall portion, a peripheral wall portion provided on an outer periphery of the bottom wall portion, and a storage chamber surrounded by the bottom wall portion and the peripheral wall portion, and the gripping portion extends to the outside of the peripheral wall portion. The measuring cup according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring cup is a protruding handle. 3. The measuring cup according to claim 2, wherein the measuring scale is provided on a rear wall portion that can be seen through an enlarged see-through portion at a peripheral wall portion from which the handle protrudes. In the cup body, measuring cup according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that it has with the weighing scale in the inclined portion formed in its peripheral wall. In the cup body, weighed according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that it has with the weighing scale in at least one inclined portion of the first inclined portion and a second inclined portion formed in the peripheral wall cup. In the cup body, the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion that are formed to face each other on the peripheral wall portion with the measurement scale are directed upward, and the inner surface of the second inclined portion Facing the inner surface of the first inclined portion and facing upward, the inner surface of the first inclined portion, the inner surface of the second inclined portion, and the peripheral wall portion between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion. A cross section obtained by cutting a storage chamber surrounded by the inner surfaces of both side wall portions formed to face each other along the inner surface of the bottom wall portion, from the bottom wall portion side to the upper edge portion side of the peripheral wall portion. The measuring cup according to claim 2, wherein the measuring cup is set as follows.

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