JP6788771B2 - Portable beverage bottle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a portable beverage bottle.

A conventional portable beverage bottle has a bottomed tubular bottle body for storing beverages such as water and tea, and a lid-like attachment to the bottle body and a discharge pipe portion protruding upward. It was provided with a lid member (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Then, it was configured so that the person's mouth was brought into direct contact with the discharge pipe portion to drink the beverage (to drink directly).

JP-A-2017-88237

However, conventional portable beverage bottles for direct drinking have problems such as unsanitary conditions and the lips and mouth when the beverage is hot, because the person's mouth is brought into direct contact with the discharge tube for direct drinking. There was a problem that it was dangerous because there was a risk of burns. Therefore, it is conceivable to pour the beverage into a cup and drink it, but there is a problem that it is inconvenient to carry and not easy to use because it is necessary to always carry the cup separately from the portable beverage bottle. In other words, it was not possible to drink a glass with the conventional direct-drinking portable beverage bottle alone.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to carry the cup as a unit while enabling direct drinking, and it is possible to easily perform direct drinking and cup drinking according to the preference of the user (selectively). The purpose is to provide possible portable beverage bottles.

The portable beverage bottle of the present invention has a bottle body, a lid member having a lid-like attachment to the bottle body and a discharge pipe portion that can be directly swallowed, and a horizontal shaft attached to the lid member. In a portable beverage bottle provided with a cap that is swingably pivotally attached around the center and has a packing for sealing the upper end portion of the discharge pipe portion, the discharge pipe portion and the closed state are described. comprising a cup that is freely attached removably to the lid member and the cap as a surrounding shape, further, on the front side of the cap, the locking member is horizontally shaped pivot center around linear swingably pivoted The pivot center is arranged at an upper and lower intermediate position of the lock member, and the lock member integrally has an inverted J-shaped elastic piece in a vertical cross section on the rear surface of the upper portion, and the elastic piece is elastic. One part is always in contact with the contact surface of the cap, and the upper part of the lock member is always elastically urged forward. The lock member has a rear protruding lock claw portion integrated with the rear surface of the lower part. to have, in a non-pressed state, the elastic urging force of the elastic piece portion, with the locking claw for locking to protrude forward Futatsume portion of the lid member, when pressing the upper portion of the locking member , The lock claw portion is separated from the lid claw portion, and the cap is unlocked.
Further, the lid member has a vertically elongated shape in which the back surface space portion communicating with the opening of the bottle body and the inside of the discharge pipe portion extend from the inner surface of the front wall portion to the inner surface of the rear wall portion of the discharge pipe portion . It communicates through the partition wall portion through which the hole portion is penetrated.

According to the present invention, it is convenient to be able to easily select direct drinking or cup drinking according to the taste of the user and the beverage. There is no need to carry the cup as a separate body, it is excellent in portability, there is no risk of loss, and it is easy to use. Beverages can be distributed hygienically and quickly to others.
If it is a hot drink, you can transfer it to a cup and drink it safely.

It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional side view. It is a front view of the main part of a cup separated state. It is a side view of the main part of a cup separated state. It is a side view of a main part in a cap open state. It is a cross-sectional side view of a main part in a cap open state. It is a side view which shows the direct drinking use state. It is a side view which shows the use state of drinking a cup. It is a top view which shows an example of a lid body. It is a rear view which shows an example of a lid body. It is sectional drawing side view of the main part for demonstrating the operation.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiments.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable beverage bottle according to the present invention has a bottomed tubular bottle body 1.
A lid member 2 having a cylindrical discharge pipe portion 21 that is attached to the opening 1a of the bottle body 1 in a lid-like manner and can be swallowed directly, and a lid member 2 having a horizontal axis L3. A cap 3 that is swingably pivotally attached around and has a packing 31 for sealing the upper end of the discharge pipe portion 21 of the lid member 2, and a front-rear seesaw around the pivot center L6 that is horizontal to the cap 3. A lock member 6 is provided so as to be swingable so that the lower portion 6b is locked to the lid member 2 to hold the cap 3 in the closed state, and the lid member 2 is swingable around the horizontal swing axis L7. It is provided with a gate-shaped handle member 7 that is pivotally attached to the lid.

The discharge pipe portion 21 of the lid member 2 and the cap 3 in the closed state are surrounded by a cup 5 which is detachably attached to the lid member 2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cup 5 has a bottomed cylindrical shape of a resin molded product.
The cup attaching means to which the cup 5 is detachably attached to the lid member 2 is screwed by a screw portion, and is a female screw portion 56 provided in the opening of the cup 5 and a male screw provided in the lid member 2. The cup 5 is composed of the portion 26 and can be screwed into the lid member 2 in a downward opening posture (inverted posture).

Then, in a plan view, the discharge pipe portion 21, the closed cap 3, the lock member 6, and the pivotal attachment portion between the cap 3 and the lid member 2 are located radially inward from the male screw portion 26 of the lid member 2. 4 and are arranged.
That is, when the female screw portion 56 of the cup 5 in the downward opening posture is screwed into the male screw portion 26 of the lid member 2 (when the screwing is completed), the discharge pipe portion is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 21, the closed cap 3, the lock member 6, and the pivot portion 4 are housed and protected inside the cup 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the cup-mounted state in which the cup 5 is screwed into the lid member 2,
The lock member 6 cannot be operated (the lock member 6 is suddenly operated and the cap 3 is not unlocked), and it is possible to prevent the beverage from leaking.
That is, the cup 5 exerts an erroneous operation prevention function that protects the operation of the lock member 6 (used in combination with the lock protection member).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handle member 7 is swung in a horizontal posture, and the upper portion 6a of the lock member 6 is pressed while the cup 5 is separated (screwed out) from the lid member 2. Then, the locked state (holding the closed state) of the cap 3 is released.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the cap 3 swings backward, the discharge pipe portion 21 is exposed and the cap is opened so that the beverage can be discharged from the discharge pipe portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 7, the mouth of the user (person) is brought into contact with the tip of the discharge pipe portion 21, and the beverage can be directly drunk.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to pour the beverage discharged (discharged) from the discharge pipe portion 21 into the cup 5 and drink the beverage using the cup 5.
Then, after using the cup 5, if the cap 3 is closed and the cup 5 is screwed into the lid member 2, the bottle body 1 to which the lid member 2 is attached and the cup 5 are integrated. It is convenient to carry around.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the lock member 6 is a resin molded product, and the front-rear intermediate position is
It is pivotally supported at the front portion of the cap 3 with a left-right horizontal pivot center L6.
In FIG. 2, the lower portion 6b of the lock member 6 (position below the pivot center L6) has a lock claw portion 62 for engaging with the lid claw portion 23 of the lid member 2 and a cap 3 on the back surface. It has a contact surface 63 that comes into contact with the stopper portion 36 provided at the front portion of the lid (when the lock claw portion 62 is in a predetermined engageable position).
The upper portion 6a (position above the pivot center L6) of the lock member 6 is formed in a T-shape in a vertical cross section, and is always in contact with the contact surface 39 provided on the front portion of the cap 3 on the back surface to lock. It has an elastic piece portion 69 that constantly elastically urges the upper portion 6a of the member 6 forward.

The front surface of the upper portion 6a of the lock member 6 is used as a pressing operation surface, and the operation surface is pressed backward (operation).
Then, the elastic piece portion 69 is elastically deformed so as to be curved by the contact surface 39, the lower portion 6b of the lock member 6 swings forward, the lock claw portion 62 is separated from the lid claw portion 23, and the cap 3 The locked state (holding the closed state) is configured to be released.

Since the user can press the upper portion 6a of the lock member 6 while grasping the cap 3 from above, the cap 3 swings backward, the packing 31 is separated from the discharge pipe portion 21, and tea, coffee, etc. Even if steam from a hot beverage spouts (even if it leaks) from the gap formed between the vicinity of the lower front edge of the cap 3 and the lid member 2, the steam does not vigorously touch the operator's fingers and the cap is safely capped. 3 can be opened.

When the pressing operation force on the upper portion 6a of the lock member 6 is released, the elastic restoring force of the elastic piece portion 69 causes the lock member 6 to swing like a seesaw, and the contact surface 63 of the lower portion 6b of the lock member 6 becomes the cap 3. It comes into contact with the stopper portion 36, and the lock claw portion 62 is arranged at a predetermined engageable position (returns to the position before the pressing operation).

Here, the pivotal portion 4 of the cap 3 and the lid member 2 is provided with a bullet urging member (not shown) that constantly urges the cap 3 in the open swing direction (rearward). There is.
The elastic urging member includes a rear portion of the cap 3, an upwardly projecting shaft support portion 28 provided on the lid member 2, and the like.
It is a torsion coil spring arranged in a winding shape around a pivot shaft through which the spring is inserted. The torsion coil spring is provided so that one end is held by the lid member 2 and the other end is in contact with the cap 3 so that the elastic urging force in the open swing direction is exerted.

Then, when the user closes and swings the cap 3 forward against the elastic urging member, the lid claw portion 23 is formed on the sliding contact surface formed in a forward downward tilt shape on the lower surface side of the lock claw portion 62. The guide surface formed so as to tilt backward and upward slides on the upper surface side of the lock claw portion 62 and escapes so as to move forward (against the elastic piece portion 69), and the lock claw portion 62 moves to the lid claw portion 23. Move to the lower position while overcoming. After that, the lower portion 6b of the lock member 6 swings backward due to the elastic restoring force of the elastic piece portion 69, and the contact surface 63 of the lock member 6 abuts on the stopper portion 36 of the cap 3 to prevent the lock member 6 from swinging backward. Then, the lock claw portion 62 becomes (returns to) a predetermined engageable position, and the cap closed state (locked state) engaged with the lid claw portion 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the cap 3 is a resin-molded cap body 30 having a covered cylindrical portion capable of accommodating the discharge pipe portion 21, and a rubber (silicon rubber) packing 31. And have.
The cap body 30 has a C-shaped protrusion 30a having a C-shaped cross section and a C-shaped opening of the protrusion 30a, which are provided so as to protrude from the inner surface of the ceiling wall portion 30c of the covered cylindrical portion (downward protrusion in the reference posture). Correspondingly, it has a concave groove-shaped air passage 30b formed on the inner surface of the ceiling wall portion 30c.

The packing 31 has a bottomed cylindrical portion 31a and an umbrella (sucker) -shaped sealing portion 31b provided from the upper and lower intermediate portions of the bottomed cylindrical portion 31a in the shape of an outer collar.
Then, the bottomed cylindrical portion 31a is attached to the protruding portion 30a of the cap body 30 in an outer fit shape. With this configuration, the packing 31 can be attached without forming a through hole in the ceiling wall portion 30c of the cap body 30, and the inside of the cap can be kept hygienic when the cap is closed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the cap closed state (locked state), the sealing portion 31b of the packing 31 seals (seals) the upper end portion of the discharge pipe portion 21 in a lid shape to cover the beverage. Prevent leaks.
Further, when the packing 31 is in close contact with the discharge pipe portion 21, the air passage 30b prevents the seal portion 31b from being adsorbed on the ceiling wall portion 30c by the suction cup action. In addition, by making the protruding portion 30a C-shaped in cross section and making the air passage 30b correspond to the C-shaped opening, the packing 31 can be assembled and removed (assembly, maintenance, and repair) (to prevent suction). It is easy.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the discharge pipe portion 21 protrudes from the protrusion reference upper surface 2g of the lid member 2 by a predetermined protrusion dimension H.
The horizontal axis L3 (coordinated shaft) is 40% of the predetermined protrusion dimension H from the protrusion reference upper surface 2 g.
The height dimension h is set (arranged) to 70% or less.
With this configuration, when the cap 3 is closed, the seal portion 31b of the packing 31 is placed on the upper end portion of the discharge pipe portion 21 so as to be vertically approached from above (almost directly above). The seal portion 31b is not arranged like a lid while rubbing against the upper end portion of the discharge pipe portion 21, and the seal portion 31b is not distorted or rubbed, or is rubbed or worn. Damage can be prevented, hermeticity can be reliably obtained, and the life of the packing 31 can be extended.

If the height dimension h is set to be less than 40% of the predetermined protrusion dimension H, the discharge pipe portion is set.
The seal portion 31b is arranged on the upper end portion of the 21 in a lid shape while being largely (long) rubbed, which may cause deformation or damage and impair the sealing performance, and may shorten the life of the packing 31. There is. Further, it is necessary to provide the discharge pipe portion 21 and the cap 3 with a large diameter, which makes it difficult to make them compact. Further, if the height dimension h is set to exceed 70% of the predetermined protruding dimension H, the shaft support portion 28 of the lid member 2 needs to be greatly projected upward, which impairs the aesthetic appearance. Further, it is necessary to increase the size of the cap body 30 so that the cap body 30 does not come into contact with the discharge pipe portion 21 when opening and closing, which makes it difficult to make the cap body compact.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the lid member 2 integrally includes a small-diameter chimney-shaped discharge pipe portion 21, a male screw portion 26, and a female screw portion 27 for a bottle screwed into the bottle body 1. It has a lid body 20 of a resin molded product.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the lid member 2 is arranged in the lid main body 20 and the back surface space portion 22 of the lid main body 20 and is in close contact with the upper end portion of the opening 1a of the bottle main body 1 to cover the lid. It is provided with a rubber (silicon) annular packing 29 that seals (watertightly) between the main body 20 and the bottle main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 9, and 10, the lid main body 20 has a vertically long hole in the front and rear of the back surface space portion 22 communicating with the opening 1a of the bottle main body 1 and the inside of the discharge pipe portion 21. The portion 25d communicates with the partition wall portion 25 through which the portion 25d is formed.
In FIG. 9, the maximum left and right opening width dimension w of the hole portion 25d in a plan view is set smaller than the tip opening inner diameter dimension D of the discharge pipe portion 21, and the maximum front and rear opening dimension e of the hole portion 25d in a plan view is set. , It is set to be equivalent to the tip opening inner diameter dimension D (90% or more and 100% or less of the tip opening inner diameter dimension D).

The upper end (tip) of the discharge pipe 21 has a cylindrical shape so that a person's mouth can easily come into contact with it, but the lower end (base end) of the discharge pipe 21 has a vertically long hole for beverages. Since it flows into the discharge pipe portion 21 via 25d, a sudden (large amount) inflow from the bottle body 1 to the discharge pipe portion 21 is prevented. That is, when drinking directly, it is easy to receive the beverage by mouth (the beverage does not spit out at once, it is hard to spill and it is easy to drink), and when drinking a cup, it is easy to pour into the cup 5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, when the cup 5 is attempted to be attached (screwed) to the lid member 2 while the cap 3 is incompletely locked (not locked), the back of the cup (bottom). ) A small convex cap pressing portion 52 (as the cup 5 is screwed downward), which is provided so as to project from the inner surface of the wall portion 51 to the opening side (downward), presses the cap 3 downward. To swing the cap 3 in the closed state (locked state) as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
As described above, since the cap pressing portion 52 is provided on the cup 5, the cap 3 is not carried or housed in the bag while the lock of the cap 3 is incomplete, and the beverage can be prevented from leaking. The pressing portion 52 may be the bottom wall portion 51 of the cup 5 itself. Alternatively, it may be configured to consist of a pressing member fixed to the bottom wall portion 51.

In FIGS. 3, 4 and 9, the lid body 20 has a lidped cylindrical shape with an outer peripheral step, and has a plan-view circular first peripheral wall portion 81 to which the handle member 7 is pivotally attached, and a first peripheral wall portion 81. It has a second peripheral wall portion 82 having a circular shape in a plan view, which is formed to have a diameter smaller than that of the peripheral wall portion 81 of 1.
Then, a male screw portion 26, which is one of the cup attaching means, is provided on the second peripheral wall portion 82, and an upwardly projecting pedestal portion 24, which forms a protrusion reference upper surface 2 g on the upper surface 82a of the second peripheral wall portion 82, A discharge pipe portion 21, a shaft support portion 28, and the like are provided.
Further, it is provided so that the open end surface of the cup 5 comes into contact with the upper surface 81a of the first peripheral wall portion 81 and the screwing is stopped (screwing is completed).

In other words, one portion of the cup attaching means is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the second peripheral wall portion 82, and the other portion of the cup attaching means is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the cup 5 to provide the opening of the cup 5. The inner peripheral surface is detachably attached so as to correspond to the outer peripheral surface of the second peripheral wall portion 82.
Although not shown, the cup attaching means is not limited to screwing by the screw portion, but the opening is enlarged by the engagement between the convex portion and the concave portion and the elastic deformation of the cup 5, and the second lid member 2 is used. It can be freely fitted into the peripheral wall portion 82 in an outer fitting shape.

In FIG. 1, the bottle body 1 is made of metal, has a double-cylindrical heat insulating structure, and has an opening 1.
It has a and a male screw portion for a lid formed on the outer peripheral surface of the opening 1a.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the pipe axis Lb of the discharge pipe portion 21 is arranged at the same position in the left-right direction as the bottle axis La. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the pipe axis Lb of the discharge pipe portion 21 is arranged so as to be eccentric to a position in front of the bottle axis La, so that direct drinking or pouring into the cup 5 is facilitated.

In addition, in order to facilitate the description of the present invention, the axial center L of the bottle body 1 is placed on the horizontal installation surface.
The standing posture in the cup-attached state of FIGS. 1 and 2 in which a is placed vertically is used as a reference posture.
The vertical direction is explained. Further, the horizontal axis L3, the pivot center L6, and the swing axis L7 are arranged in parallel with each other. Further, the direction along the horizontal axis L3 is called the left-right direction, the direction orthogonal to the horizontal axis L3 and the bottle axis La is called the front-rear direction, and the pivotal portion 4 side is called the rear direction. Explaining. Therefore, the posture in the used state is not limited based on the direction. For example, the bottle body 1 may be stored in a rucksack, a bag, or the like in a horizontal position with the axis La of the bottle body 1 horizontal.

Although the design of the present invention can be changed and not shown, the lid member 2 is the bottle body 1.
A male screw portion for a bottle may be provided so as to be screwed to a female screw portion for a lid formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 1a.

As described above, the portable beverage bottle of the present invention has a lid member 2 having a bottle body 1 and a discharge pipe portion 21 which is attached to the bottle body 1 in a lid shape and can be directly swallowed. A portable beverage provided with a cap 3 that is swingably pivotally attached to the lid member 2 around the horizontal axis L3 and has a packing 31 for sealing the upper end of the discharge pipe portion 21. In the bottle, the discharge pipe portion 21 and the closed cap 3 are surrounded by a cup 5 that is detachably attached to the lid member 2, so that the bottle can be attached and detached according to the preference of the user and the beverage. , It is convenient because you can easily choose between direct drinking and cup drinking. There is no need to carry the cup 5 as a separate body, it is excellent in portability, there is no risk of loss, and it is easy to use. Beverages can be distributed hygienically and quickly to others. In the case of hot drinks, it can be transferred to cup 5 and drunk safely.

Further, the cap 3 is provided so as to be swingable in a seesaw shape in the front-rear direction around the horizontal pivot center L6, and the lower portion 6b is locked to the lid member 2 to hold the cap 3 in the closed state. The cap 3 is provided with the lock member 6 and is pressed by pressing the upper portion 6a of the lock member 6.
Is configured to be unlocked, so that when the cap 3 is opened, steam from hot beverages may be ejected from the gap formed between the vicinity of the lower front edge of the cap 3 and the lid member 2. (Even if it leaks), the cap 3 can be safely opened without the steam touching the operator's fingers.

Further, the discharge pipe portion 21 protrudes from the protrusion reference upper surface 2g of the lid member 2 by a predetermined protrusion dimension H, and the horizontal axis L3 is 40% or more 70 of the predetermined protrusion dimension H from the protrusion reference upper surface 2g. Since the height dimension h is set to% or less, the sealing performance by the packing 31 can be surely obtained, and the life of the packing 31 can be extended. The cap 3 (cap body 30) can be made compact. You can get a cap 3 with excellent aesthetics.

Further, the lid member 2 is a partition wall portion in which a vertically elongated hole portion 25d is formed in the front-rear direction between the back surface space portion 22 communicating with the opening portion 1a of the bottle body 1 and the inside of the discharge pipe portion 21. Since it communicates through 25, it is possible to prevent a sudden (large amount) inflow from the bottle body 1 to the discharge pipe section 21, and when drinking directly, it is easy to receive the beverage by mouth (the beverage does not discharge at once). (It is hard to spill and is easy to drink), and when drinking a cup, it is easy to pour into the cup 5, improving safety and usability.

1 Bottle body 1a Opening 2 Lid member
3 caps <br/> 5 cups 6 locking member 6a upper 6b bottom
21 Discharge pipe
22 Back space
23 Lid claw
25 compartment wall
25d hole
31 Packing
39 contact surface
62 Lock claw
69 Elastic piece L3 Horizontal axis L6 Pivot axis

Claims (2)

The bottle body (1), the lid member (2) having a lid-like attachment to the bottle body (1) and a discharge pipe portion (21) that can be swallowed directly, and the lid member ( 2) is provided with a cap (3) that is swingably pivotally attached around the horizontal axis (L3) and has a packing (31) for sealing the upper end of the discharge pipe portion (21). In a portable beverage bottle
A cup (5) that is detachably attached to the lid member (2) with the discharge pipe portion (21) and the closed cap (3) as a surrounding shape is provided .
Further, the lock member (6) is swingably pivotally supported around the horizontal pivot center (L6) on the front surface side of the cap (3), and the pivot center (L6) is. Arranged in the upper and lower intermediate positions of the lock member (6),
The lock member (6) integrally has an elastic piece portion (69) having an inverted vertical cross section on the rear surface of the upper portion (6a), and the elastic piece portion (69) is the cap (3). It is configured to constantly abut on the contact surface (39) and constantly elastically urge the upper portion (6a) of the lock member (6) forward.
The lock member (6) has a rear protruding lock claw portion (62) integrally on the rear surface of the lower portion (6b), and in a non-pressed state, is subjected to the elastic urging force of the elastic piece portion (69). When the lock claw portion (62) is locked to the front protruding lid claw portion (23) of the lid member (2) and the upper portion (6a) of the lock member (6) is pressed, the lock claw portion is pressed. A portable beverage bottle characterized in that (62) is detached from the lid claw portion (23) to unlock the cap (3) . The lid member (2) has a back surface space portion (22) communicating with the opening (1a) of the bottle body (1) and the inside of the discharge pipe portion (21), and the discharge pipe portion (21). before vertically elongated hole portion before and after over a rear wall portion inner surface from the wall inner surface (25d) is a portable beverage bottles according to claim 1, wherein in communication via a partition wall which is pierced (25).

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