JPH044576Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial field of application The present invention relates to a liquid container, and more particularly to the structure of a liquid container that is portable and allows the user to drink the contents directly from the liquid container as needed. be.

In conventional water bottles, the screw-type lid must be opened to drink the contents, and the lid must be re-tightened after use. Various types of water bottles with straws are also available on the market, but even in these cases, it is necessary to remove the straw before use. Therefore, it has been difficult to drink these drinks while exercising during outdoor sports or the like.

BACKGROUND ART As a liquid container structure that is extremely easy to operate during use, the structure shown in US Pat. No. 4,099,642 is known. In this device, a lid is placed over the upper opening of the top-shaped liquid container body, a drinking spout is opened in the lid, a valve for opening and closing the drinking mouth is provided below the drinking spout, and a push button type operating member is installed. The user operated the valve to open the valve and drink the liquid inside.

Problems that the invention aims to solve However, in this liquid container, the drinking spout is opened at the top of the lid, and people drink by placing their mouth directly on the lid, but since the lid is always exposed to the outside, It was unhygienic because it got dirty and dusted when it came into contact with foreign objects. Contamination can be prevented by placing a cap on the lid, but if it takes time and effort to attach and remove the cap, it will be no different from conventional water bottles, and the greatest advantage of this type of liquid container will be lost. .

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and it improves the liquid container by further covering the upper part of the lid with a cap to prevent contamination, and by making the attachment and detachment of the cap linked to the opening and closing of the valve, making it simple. The object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a liquid container that allows the user to easily open the valve and cap and drink the liquid contained therein with one hand.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is to seal the upper opening of the liquid container body with a lid, open the drinking spout at a position close to the outer periphery of the lid, and rotatably attach it to the lower surface of the lid. A valve for closing the drinking spout from below is attached to the tip of the arm, and the arm is urged by a spring means in a direction in which the valve closes the drinking spout, and a cap is attached to the top of the lid. The cap is provided to be rotatable relative to the lid about a position near the outer periphery on the opposite side of the drinking spout as an axis, and the cap is always biased in the open direction by a spring means, so that the cap is positioned below the rotation axis of the cap in the lid. An operating member is provided at a position such that the cap is normally held in a closed state, and by operating the operating member, the holding of the cap is released and the valve is biased in a direction in which the drinking spout is opened. It is characterized by the fact that

The present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a liquid container of the present invention, in which a lid 2 is screwed onto the top of a liquid container main body 1, and the lid 2 is sealed watertight with a gasket 3. A drinking spout 4 is opened on the upper surface of the lid 2 at a position close to its outer periphery, and a rib 5 is formed surrounding the drinking spout 4.

A valve 6 for opening and closing the spout 4 is provided below the spout 4, and a cap 7 is mounted on the top of the lid 2, which can be rotated by a hinge formed on the opposite side of the spout 4. It can be installed freely. 8
is an operating member for opening and closing the valve 6 and the cap 7, and is provided in the lid 2 at a position below the rotation axis of the cap 7.

FIG. 2 shows the lid 2 of the present invention in more detail. The top surface of the lid 2 is provided with the drinking spout 4, and the side surface opposite to the drinking spout 4 is provided with a through hole 9 through which a sliding member (to be described later) is inserted.
Further, a spring receiver 10 is vertically provided at the center of the back of the upper surface.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an arm, and the valve 6 is attached to the tip of the arm.
A gasket 12 is fitted onto the upper surface of the valve 6 to seal the peripheral edge of the spout 4. The base 13 of the arm 11 is rotatably supported on the back side of the upper surface of the lid 2, and the arm 11 is biased upward by a spring means 14 so that the valve 6 always closes the drinking spout 4. are doing. Further, sloped surfaces 15 are formed on both sides of the arm 11.

16 is a sliding member. The sliding member 16 has a bifurcated substantially fork shape, and its base 17 protrudes through the through hole 9 in a slidable manner, and the operating member 8 is fitted to the end thereof. A packing 20 is fitted into a portion of the base 17 of the sliding member 16 inside the through hole 9 to seal the through hole 9. In addition, on the outer periphery of the base 17,
A groove 18 is carved. Further, the bifurcated tip portion 19 is in contact with the inclined surface 15 of the arm 11.

A sliding piece 21 is integrally provided on the upper part of the operating member 8 and is configured to slide along the upper surface of the lid 2, and a hook 22 is formed at the tip thereof.

The cap 7 is rotatably attached to the lid 2 at a position opposite to the drinking spout 4, and is always urged by a spring means 23 so as to rotate upward. A hook 24 is provided on the back surface of the cap 7, and is adapted to engage with the hook 22 of the sliding piece 21.

Function: When the liquid container of the present invention is not in use, the arm 11 is biased upward by the elasticity of the spring means 14, and the valve 6 provided at its tip is closed for drinking. The mouth 4 is closed from below. The sliding member 16 is biased in the direction in which the operating member 8 protrudes, and the gasket 20 is pressed against the periphery of the through hole 9 to seal the through hole 9. Furthermore, the hook 22 of the sliding piece 21 is connected to the hook 24 of the cap 7.
The cap 7 is held in the closed state against the elastic force of the spring means 23.

When drinking the content, the user holds the liquid container body 1 with one hand and presses the operating member 8 with a finger. Then, the sliding piece 21 slides to the left in the figure and the hook 22
The engagement between the hook 24 and the spring means 23 is released.
Due to the elasticity of the cap 7, the cap 7 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the top of the lid 2 opens.

At the same time, the sliding member 16 is biased to the left in the figure, the tip 19 pushes the inclined surface 15, the arm 11 is rotated counterclockwise, the valve 6 opens the spout 4, and the concave groove 18 comes to the position of the through hole 9 and forms an air vent. This state is shown in dashed lines in FIG.

The user can tilt the liquid container main body 1 while pressing the operating member 8, touch the rib 5, and drink the liquid discharged from the spout 4. Air is supplied into the liquid container body 1 from an air vent formed by the groove 18 .

When the finger pushing the operating member 8 is released after drinking the content, the arm 11 is rotated clockwise by the elasticity of the spring means 14, and the sliding member 16 is pushed back to the right in the figure by the inclined surface 15. The drinking spout 4 is closed with the valve 6 and sealed with the gasket 12, and the through hole 9 is sealed with the gasket 20 to seal the inside of the liquid container body 1 watertightly. Furthermore, by rotating the cap 7 that has sprung upward against the elasticity of the spring means 23 with the finger released from the operating member 8, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, the hook 24 engages with the hook 22. The state is then held as shown by the solid line in FIG.

Effects of the invention According to the invention, when not in use, the spout 4 is closed by the valve 6 and sealed by the gasket 12, so that the liquid content will not leak out due to vibration or the like. In addition, since the valve 6 closes the spout 4 from below, even if the liquid content reaches the spout 4 due to vibration, force will be applied in the direction of closing the valve 6, and the liquid content will inadvertently leak out. There will be no leakage. Moreover, since the upper part of the lid 2 is covered with the cap 7, the drinking spout 4 and its surroundings are not soiled by foreign matter or dust is attached, making it sanitary.

Moreover, both the operation of opening the cap 7 and the operation of opening the spout 4 can be performed simultaneously by a single operation of pushing the operation member 8, and there is no need for a troublesome operation of opening the lid. Further, even after drinking the liquid content, the cap 7 can be closed with the finger released from the operating member 8, making the operation extremely easy. Therefore, during outdoor sports such as hiking and cycling, it is possible to freely drink the liquid content while moving the body, which is extremely convenient.

In the present invention, the ribs 5 of the lid 2 are not necessarily necessary, but rather than drinking by directly touching the spout 4, the content liquid discharged from the spout 4 is received inside the rib 5, and then the liquid is absorbed. It is easier to drink by touching the rib 5 with your mouth. That is, the ribs 5 allow the user to drink the drink with the same feeling as drinking from a cup or teacup.

Further, as shown in the drawings, it is preferable that the operating member 8 is provided so as not to protrude beyond the maximum diameter portion of the lid 2.
This makes it possible to prevent the operation member 8 from coming into contact with the floor and being pushed when the liquid container falls, thereby preventing the cap 7 from opening or the spout 4 from opening and causing the contents to leak out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of the liquid container of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the lid of the liquid container of FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Liquid container main body, 2... Lid, 4... Drinking spout, 6... Valve, 7... Cap, 8... Operation member, 11... Arm, 14... Spring means, 23...
...spring means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The upper opening of the liquid container body 1 is sealed with a lid 2,
A drinking spout 4 is opened at a position close to the outer periphery of the lid 2, and an arm 1 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the lid 2.
A valve 6 that closes the drinking spout 4 from below is provided at the tip of the valve 1.
At the same time, the arm 11 is attached to the spring means 14.
The valve 6 is urged in a direction to close the drinking spout 4, and a cap 7 is mounted on the top of the lid 2 and rotated with respect to the lid 2 around a position near the outer periphery on the opposite side of the drinking spout 4. In addition, the cap 7 is always biased in the open direction by a spring means 23, and an operating member 8 is provided at a position below the rotation axis of the cap 7 in the lid 2, so that the cap 7 is normally closed. A liquid container, characterized in that the lid is held in a lid state, and by operating the operating member 8, the holding of the cap 7 is released and the valve 6 is biased in a direction in which the drinking spout 4 is opened. .