JP6282070B2 - Water bottle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cold water bottle for storing cold water, barley tea, and the like.

An example of this type of cold water cylinder is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-151257. This chilled water cylinder is composed of a cylindrical container for containing the content liquid, a mouth for closing the mouth of the container, and a water outlet for guiding the content liquid to the spout. In the chilled water cylinder comprising the lid body, the lid body has a recess in the front half and further provided with a bottom surface to provide a water inlet recess, and the bottom of the water inlet recess is smaller than the bottom area. A lid body provided with a water passage opening of the area, and a pouring lid provided with a plug portion fitted to the peripheral wall of the concave portion for the water passage opening to close the water passage opening, A chilled water cylinder is pivotally supported on the lid body so that the spout can be opened by swinging upward. ].
In the chilled water cylinder described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-151257, the extraction lid is pivotally supported by the lid body so that the extraction port is opened by swinging the tip of the extraction lid upward.

JP 2001-151257 A

  Therefore, in this conventional cold water cylinder, it is necessary to press the operation portion which is the rear end portion of the extraction lid in order to open the extraction port, and in order to close the extraction port, the extraction bottle which is the front end portion of the extraction lid. It is necessary to press the cover part.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cold water cylinder that can be poured with liquid simply by releasing the lock and tilting the cold water pipe.

The cold water cylinder according to the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical main body that stores liquid, and a lid that closes the opening end of the main body, and the lid is attached to the opening end of the main body. A plug body portion that is pivotally supported by the plug body portion, and has an open / close lid that opens and closes the pouring hole of the plug body portion, and a lock mechanism that locks the open / close lid in a closed state. When the lock state of the open / close lid is released by the lock mechanism, the slider constituting the lock mechanism is configured to push down the open / close lid slightly downward so that the open / close lid opens slightly in the open direction. Even if the lid is tilted in the direction of pouring the liquid in a state where the lock mechanism is unlocked, the lid is maintained in a horizontal state and the pouring hole is opened.

When the open / close lid is unlocked by the locking mechanism, the cold water cylinder according to the present invention maintains the horizontal state and opens the pouring hole when the main body is tilted in the liquid pouring direction. Therefore, the liquid can be poured simply by tilting in the unlocked state.
In addition, when the chilled water cylinder according to the present invention releases the locked state of the open / close lid by the lock mechanism, the slider constituting the lock mechanism pushes the open / close lid slightly downward so that the open / close lid opens slightly in the open direction Therefore, the opening / closing lid surely opens the pour hole. For this reason, the problem of sticking in a pouring hole does not occur.

It is a schematic perspective view of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the locked state of the lid which constitutes the cold water cylinder concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing in the middle of lock release of the lid which constitutes the cold water cylinder concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the lock release state of the lid which constitutes the cold water pipe concerning an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid constituting the cold water cylinder according to the embodiment of the present invention is unlocked and opened to the maximum. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is drawing of the plug part of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The figure (A) is a schematic plan view, The figure (B) is a schematic front view, The figure (C) is schematic. It is sectional drawing. It is drawing of the surface part which comprises the opening / closing lid | cover of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The figure (A) is a schematic plan view, The figure (B) is a schematic sectional drawing, The figure (C) ) Is a schematic front view, and FIG. It is drawing of the lower structure which comprises the opening / closing lid | cover of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The figure (A) is a schematic plan view, The figure (B) is a schematic sectional drawing, The figure (C) ) Is a schematic front view, and FIG. It is drawing of the slider which comprises the locking mechanism of the cold water cylinder which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The figure (A) is a schematic plan view, The figure (B) is a schematic sectional drawing, The figure (C). Is a schematic front view, and FIG. 4D is a schematic bottom view.

A cold water cylinder according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical main body 100 that stores liquid such as cold water or barley tea, and a lid 200 that closes an opening end 110 of the main body 100. The lid body 200 is attached to the opening end 110 of the main body section 100 and is pivotally supported by the plug body section 210 so as to swing, and opens and closes the pouring hole 215A1 of the plug body section 210. The open / close lid 220 and a lock mechanism 230 that locks the open / close lid 220 in a closed state are provided. When the lock state of the open / close lid 220 by the lock mechanism 230 is released, the slider 231 constituting the lock mechanism 230 opens and closes. as the lid 220 is opened slightly in the opening direction, the state with has a configuration pushing down the lid 220 slightly downward, the open-close lid 220, which is unlocked by the lock mechanism 230 Be inclined to the main body portion 100 in the direction to pour the liquid, while maintaining the horizontal state, it is adapted to the pouring hole 215A1 opened.

  The main body 100 is made of, for example, AS resin and has a bottomed cylindrical shape. The opening end 110 of the main body 100 is substantially circular, and an internal thread portion 110A for attaching a lid 200 described later is formed on the inner surface.

  The lid body 200 is made of, for example, ABS resin, and is attached to the opening end 110 of the main body portion 100 to close the opening end 110, and the opening / closing pivotally supported by the plug body portion 210. A lid 220 and a lock mechanism 230 that locks the opening / closing lid 220 in a closed state are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the plug part 210 includes a plug lower part 211 positioned inside the main body part 100 when the plug part 210 is attached to the main body part 100 when viewed in the vertical direction, and a main body part. It is roughly divided into an upper portion 212 of the plug body located outside the 100.
A downwardly approximately L-shaped handle portion 213 that serves as a handle for the entire cold water cylinder is formed in the plug portion 210. The handle portion 213 is formed with a meat steal 213A on the outer surface.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a slide guide groove 218 constituting a part of the lock mechanism 230 is formed on the flat surface of the handle portion 213 toward the operation restricting portion 216 described later.

  The plug lower portion 211 has a male screw portion 211A corresponding to the female screw portion 110A on the outer peripheral surface. A step according to the thickness dimension of the main body 100 is formed between the plug lower part 211 and the plug upper part 212. For this reason, no step is formed between the lid 200 attached to the main body 100 and the main body 100. In addition, a packing 250 is interposed in a step portion corresponding to the thickness dimension of the main body 100 in order to maintain water tightness between the main body 100 and the lid 200.

  On the other hand, a substantially bowl-shaped pouring bar 212A serving as a guide when pouring cold water, barley tea, or the like is formed on the plug upper part 212 so as to protrude outward. The handle portion 213 is formed so as to protrude on the opposite side of the pouring rod 212A by 180 °.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8C, the plug part 210 includes a pouring part 215 that contributes to the pouring of the liquid from the main body part 100, and an opening / closing lid 220. It is roughly divided into an operation restriction unit 216 that contributes to restriction of the opening operation. The extraction portion 215 and the operation restriction portion 216 are separated by a vertical partition wall 217.

The operation restricting portion 216 has a restricting portion side bottom surface portion 216 </ b> A that is common with the lower end edge portion of the plug lower portion 211. A protrusion-like stopper 216A1, which will be described later, is formed so as to protrude at a substantially central position on the upper surface side of the restriction portion side bottom surface portion 216A.
A pair of opposed shafts 216 </ b> B that pivotally support the opening / closing lid 220 are formed at the upper edge of the operation restricting portion 216. The shaft 216B is formed on a straight line L2 orthogonal to the straight line L1 that connects the extraction rod 212A and the handle portion 213 (see FIG. 8A).

  On the other hand, the pouring hole 215A1 is formed in the pouring portion side bottom surface portion 215A located above the restriction portion side bottom surface portion 216A. The pouring portion side bottom surface portion 215A has a curved surface that is slightly convex downward so that the valve portion 224 of the opening / closing lid 220 is closely attached.

  The opening / closing lid 220 includes a flat surface portion 221 (see FIG. 9) and a lower structure 222 (see FIG. 10) attached to the lower surface of the surface portion 221.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the surface portion 221 has a substantially drip-proof shape in which a substantially tongue-shaped spout cover portion 221 </ b> A protrudes so as to correspond to the shape of the upper end edge of the plug upper portion 212 of the plug body 210. It is formed in a shape. The pouring bar cover portion 221A is a part corresponding to the pouring bar 212A, and completely covers the pouring bar 212A when the open / close lid 220 attached to the plug body 210 is closed. It has become.

Further, the surface portion 221 has a substantially circular hanging rib 221B for attaching the lower structure 222 to the lower surface side. A plurality of vertical fixing ribs 221C for fixing the lower structure 222 are formed on the outer peripheral surface side of the hanging rib 221B.
A substantially circular shallow recess 221D is formed on the surface side of the surface portion 221.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lower structure 222 is attached to the surface portion 221 via the hanging rib 221B, and a fitting portion 222A for fitting the hanging rib 221B, and the fitting portion 222A. A convex portion 222B for the valve portion that protrudes below the convex portion 222B, a convex portion 222C for limiting the opening angle that is formed so as to protrude below the fitting portion 222A along with the convex portion 222B for the valve portion, and for limiting the opening angle. The locking claw portion 222D protruding from the side surface of the convex portion 222C is integrally formed.

  The fitting portion 222A corresponds to the outer shape of the hanging rib 221B, and the lower structure 222 can be attached to the surface portion 221 by forcibly fitting the fitting portion 222A to the hanging rib 221B.

Moreover, the said convex part 222B for valve parts turns into the valve part 224 which obstruct | occludes pouring hole 215A1 by attaching the valve body 223 made from silicon | silicone. A through hole 222B1 is formed in the valve convex portion 222B. This through hole 222B1 is for pressure adjustment.
On the other hand, the open angle limiting convex portion 222C is formed in a substantially equilateral triangular shape in front view. A protrusion 222C1 corresponding to the stopper 216A protrudes at the lowest position of the opening angle limiting convex portion 222C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the locking claw portion 222D includes two types of opposed claws, that is, two upper claws 222D1 and one lower claw 222D2. The upper claw 222D1 is set to have a smaller protruding amount than the lower claw 222D2. Moreover, a convex vein 222D3 is formed at the tip of the lower claw 222D2.
The locking claw portion 222D constitutes a part of the locking mechanism 230 that locks the opening / closing lid 220.

Further, a pair of opposed substantially C-shaped fulcrum portions 222E are formed on the outer edge portion of the fitting portion 222A. The fulcrum portion 222E is a portion that becomes the center of swinging of the opening / closing lid 220, and is a portion into which the shaft 216B is fitted. Therefore, this fulcrum part 222E is formed on a straight line L2 shown in FIG. 8A when the opening / closing lid 220 is attached to the plug part 210.

The fulcrum part 222E has a support center part 222E1 into which the shaft 216B is fitted, and a communication part 222E2 connected to the support center part 222E1. The support center portion 222E1 is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft 216B, and the communication portion 222E2 is set to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the shaft 216B.
In addition, since the opening / closing lid 220 can be detached from the plug body 210 only when the opening / closing lid 220 is kept open beyond the stopper 216A, the communication portion 222E2 is inclined downward. Is formed.

  In addition, the valve body 223 attached to the said convex part 222B for valve parts is formed in the bottomed cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. The valve body 223 is set so that the portion corresponding to the bottom portion is floated from the portion where the through hole 222B1 is opened in a state where the valve body 223 is attached to the valve portion convex portion 222B. This is because when the internal pressure of the main body 100 is increased, the floating portion of the valve body 223 is deformed so that the pressure can be handled. If the through-hole 222B1 is not present or the portion corresponding to the bottom of the valve body 223 is not lifted, when the internal pressure of the main body 100 is increased, the pressure is directly applied to the main body 100, and the opening / closing The liquid inside may be ejected at the moment when the lid 220 is opened, but this configuration can avoid the problem of liquid ejection.

  As described above, the opening / closing lid 220 composed of the surface portion 221 and the lower structure 222 has the weight on the pouring bar cover portion 221A side and the locking claw portion 222D side from the fulcrum portion 222E (straight line L2). Is set to be equal to the weight. For this reason, the opening / closing lid 220 is like a squirrel bead when it is swingably attached to the plug body 210 by the shaft 216B. Even if the main body 100 is tilted in the liquid pouring direction, Is maintained.

  The locking mechanism 230 includes a sliding guide groove 218 of the plug body 210, a slider 231 slidably fitted in the sliding guide groove 218, and a locking claw of the opening / closing lid 220 with which the slider 231 engages. Part 222D.

As shown in FIG. 11, the slider 231 is integrally formed with a slider main body 231A that fits into the slider guide groove 218 and a slider protrusion 231B that protrudes from the slider main body 231A. .
At the center of the slider main body portion 231A, a convex portion 231C is formed so as to be caught by a finger when the slider 231 is slid.

  Further, guide claws 231D for guiding the slide of the slider 231 are formed on both side surfaces in the slide direction of the slider body 231A. Further, guide claws 231E for guiding the slide of the slider 231 are formed on both side surfaces in the slide direction of the slider protrusion 231B. The two types of guide claws 231D and 231E are fitted into claw grooves (not shown) formed in the slide guide groove 218 to guide the slide of the slider 231.

  Further, the tip 231F of the slider protruding portion 213B is bent in a generally U shape toward the back surface side. The tip 231F corresponds to the convex vein 222D3 formed at the tip of the lower claw 222D2 of the locking claw 222D, and prevents the opening / closing lid 220 from sticking.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lock mechanism 230 configured in this manner slides the slider 231 with the open / close lid 220 closed, and the slider protruding portion 231B is lowered with the upper claw 222D1 of the locking claw 222D. By inserting it between the side claws 222D2, the open / close lid 220 is locked in the closed state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the slider 231 is slid from the locked state in the opposite direction, and the slider protruding portion 231B is moved between the upper claw 222D1 and the lower claw 222D2 of the locking claw 222D. By pulling out, the locked state of the open / close lid 220 is released.

  In addition, as described above, the tip 231F of the slider protruding portion 213 is bent toward the back surface side, and a convex pulse 222D3 is formed at the tip of the lower claw 222D2 of the locking claw 222D. When 231 is slid from the locked state to the unlocking direction, the tip 231F pushes down the convex portion 222D3 downward. By this depression, the opening / closing lid 220 is slightly opened in the opening direction.

For example, if the tip 231F and the convex portion vein 222D3 are not formed, the valve body 223 of the valve portion 224 is stuck to the pouring hole 215A1 even when the slider 231 is slid from the locked state to the unlocking direction. Thus, there is a possibility that the opening / closing lid 220 will not open even if the cold water bottle is tilted.
However, when the slider 231 in the locked state is slid in the unlocking direction, the tip 231F always pushes the convex portion vein 222D3 downward, so that the valve body 223 cannot stick to the pouring hole 215A1.

  The opening / closing lid 220 configured in this manner is incorporated into the plug body 210 to form the lid 200. When the lid 200 is locked by the lock mechanism 230, the pouring hole 215A1 does not open even when the lid 200 is tilted. Therefore, as long as the open / close lid 220 is locked by the lock mechanism 230, the liquid inside does not leak even if the cold water bottle falls down.

On the other hand, when the lock mechanism 230 is unlocked and tilted, the swingable opening / closing lid 220 maintains a horizontal state, so that the pouring hole 215A1 is opened. Moreover, as described above, when the lock mechanism 230 is unlocked, the pouring hole 215A1 is opened, so that liquid can be poured reliably.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, when the chilled water cylinder is tilted to the maximum, the protrusion 222C1 of the opening / closing lid 220 and the stopper 216A1 of the plug body 2210 come into contact with each other. The opening / closing lid 220 does not open any more.

For example, when cleaning the vicinity of the pouring hole 215A1 and the vicinity of the operation restricting portion 216, as shown in FIG. The condition is insufficient.
In such a case, a force is further applied to the opening / closing lid 220 in the opening direction, and as shown in FIG. 7, the protrusion 222C1 gets over the stopper 216A1 to open the opening / closing lid 220 to the maximum extent. Since the communication portion 222E2 of the fulcrum portion 222E is formed obliquely downward, the opening / closing lid 220 can be removed from the plug body portion 210 in this state, that is, when the opening / closing lid 220 is opened to the maximum. When the opening / closing lid 220 is removed, the periphery of the pouring hole 215A1 and the vicinity of the operation restricting portion 216 can be easily washed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Main body part 110 Open end 200 Lid body 210 Plug body part 210 Opening / closing lid 215A1 Pouring hole 230 Locking mechanism

Claims (4)

  A bottomed cylindrical main body for storing liquid, and a lid for closing the open end of the main body, the lid being a plug body attached to the open end of the main body; and The stopper is pivotally supported by the stopper, and has an opening / closing lid that opens and closes the pouring hole of the stopper, and a lock mechanism that locks the opening / closing lid in a closed state. When the locked state is released, the slider constituting the locking mechanism is configured to push down the opening / closing lid slightly so that the opening / closing lid opens slightly, and the opening / closing lid is locked by the locking mechanism. Even if the main body is tilted in the direction of pouring the liquid in a state in which the liquid is released, the horizontal state is maintained and the pouring hole is opened.   The stopper is provided with a stopper that contacts the opening / closing lid and stops the opening operation of the opening / closing lid when the opening angle of the opening / closing lid with respect to the plug body reaches a predetermined angle or more. Item 1. A cold water bottle according to item 1. The cold water cylinder according to claim 2 , wherein when the opening / closing lid is moved in the opening direction by applying a force to the opening / closing lid, the opening / closing lid is maintained in an open state.   The cold water bottle according to claim 3, wherein the opening / closing lid can be removed from the plug body only in a state in which the opening / closing lid is kept open beyond the stopper.

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