JPH10257953A - Beverage accommodating vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage accommodating vessel of simple structure with which a plug can easily be mounted on and removed from a lid. SOLUTION: A lid 20 is removably mounted on a vessel body 10 whose top end surface is left open so that beverage can be accommodated. The lid 20 is furnished with a plug mounting part 21m in cylindrical shape in such a condition as penetrating in the vertical direction, and a pouring hole 21p is provided as communicating with the inside of the plug mounting part 21m, into which a plug 30 in cylindrical shape is supported rotatably. The top surface of the plug 30 is closed, and at its periphery, a water leading hole 33 is furnished in the condition confronting the pouring hole 21p. In two opposing positions at the peripheral surface of the plug 30, projecting pieces 34 are installed protruding to under the part 21m, and an engaging protrusive strap 35 to be engaged along the bottom surface of the part 21m is furnished on the peripheral surface of each projecting piece 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage storage container such as a jug used for storing beverages such as water and tea.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A beverage container used for cooling beverages such as water and tea in a refrigerator is usually provided with a container body having an open upper end face and an open upper end face of the container body. And a lid that is detachably attached. Beverage is to be stored in the container body,
The lid is provided with a spout for pouring the beverage contained in the container body. Further, a stopper that opens and closes the spout is attached to the lid in order to prevent the beverage in the container body from flowing out of the spout due to the overturn of the container body.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a lid and a plug used in a conventional beverage container. The lid 40 detachably attached to the container body (not shown)
It has a flat lid body 41 that covers the upper end opening of the container body, and the lid body 41 is provided with a cylindrical stopper mounting part 42 that supports the stopper 50. The cylindrical plug attaching portion 42 vertically penetrates the lid main body 41. A spout 43 is provided on the upper surface of the lid main body 41, and the spout 43 communicates with the upper end of the plug attaching portion 42. A water introduction port 44 is provided on the peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 42 located below the pouring port 43. The water introduction port 44 is open downward from the lower edge of the plug attaching portion 42. A screw groove 45 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 42.

The plug body 50 has a cylindrical plug main body 51 inserted into the plug mounting section 42 and a pin with a larger diameter than the plug main body 51 above the plug main body 51. And a knob 52. At two opposite positions on the outer peripheral surface of the plug main body 51, a water guide groove 51a and an air groove extending along the vertical direction are provided, respectively. Also,
On the outer peripheral surface of the plug body 51 where the water guide groove 51a and the air groove are not provided, there is provided a screw groove 51c which is screw-coupled to the screw groove 45 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the plug body mounting portion 42. Further, an annular packing 53 is fitted to the upper end of the plug main body 51. A positioning mark 52a is provided at a position corresponding to the water guide groove 51a on the upper surface of the knob 52.

The plug 50 is provided with a plug mounting portion 42 of the lid 40.
The plug mounting portion 42
When completely screwed into the inside, the water guide groove 51a is shifted from the water guide hole 44 of the plug attaching portion 42 by substantially 90 degrees. Then, the stopper 50 is rotated by 270 degrees, and the water guide groove 51a and the stopper attaching portion 4 are rotated.
The spout 43 is connected to the water guide groove 51 a of the plug 50 and the plug mounting part 4 by setting the water guide 44 of the second body to the facing state.
The beverage contained in the container body is in communication with the inside of the plug attaching portion 42 through the water introduction port 44 of the second spout 4.
It becomes a state that can be poured from 3.

When closing the water introduction port 44 of the plug mounting portion 42, the plug 50 is screwed into the plug mounting portion 42.
Then, the packing 53 attached to the plug 50 is
It is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 42. As a result, the spout 43 and the water introduction port 44 provided in the plug attaching portion 42 are not in communication with each other, and the spout 43 is closed.

In such a configuration, the stopper 50 is connected to the lid 40.
Unless the screw is strongly screwed into the plug attaching portion 42, the spout 43 cannot be completely closed in a watertight state. Further, when the plug 50 is screwed into the plug mounting portion 42, the water guiding groove 51a must be adjusted so as to be shifted from the water guiding port 44 of the plug mounting portion 42 by 90 degrees. Further, screw grooves 45 and 5 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 42 and the outer peripheral surface of the plug 50, respectively.
1a must be provided, and there is a problem that manufacturing is not easy.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of a lid and a plug, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof. The cylindrical plug attaching portion 62 provided on the lid 60 has a double wall structure, and an outer peripheral surface 62a and an inner peripheral surface 62b are arranged at a fixed interval. Outer peripheral surface 62a and inner peripheral surface 62
The lower edges of the two b are connected to each other, and the lower end of the gap between the two is closed. Spout 6 of lid 60
Reference numeral 3 denotes a state communicating with the inside of the outer peripheral surface 62a of the plug attachment portion, and a water guide groove 62c that opens upward is provided on the peripheral surface of the outer peripheral surface 62a that faces the spout 63. In addition, on the inner peripheral surface 62b facing the water guide groove 62c,
An air hole 62d is provided.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the plug 70 mounted inside the plug mounting portion 62 with its upside down. The plug 70 has a cylindrical shape with a double wall structure in which an outer peripheral wall 71 and an inner peripheral wall 72 are arranged at an appropriate interval, and the upper end surface of the plug 70 is closed. I have. The outer peripheral wall surface 71 and the inner peripheral wall surface 72 are provided with water introduction ports 71a and 72a facing each other. In addition, air holes 71c and 72d are provided on the outer peripheral wall surface 71 and the inner peripheral wall surface 72 so as to face the water inlets 71a and 72a, respectively. The inner peripheral wall surface 72 of the plug 70 has two peripheral portions sandwiching the water introduction port 72a.
At the position, a protruding piece 72e protruding downward in an arc shape is provided, and on the outer peripheral surface of each protruding piece 72e, an engaging protrusion 72f extending along the horizontal direction is provided.

The plug 70 has an outer wall surface 71 inserted between the outer peripheral surface 62a and the inner peripheral surface 62b of the plug mounting portion 62 of the lid 60. And the plug 7
When the outer peripheral wall surface 71 of the plug 70 is inserted between the outer peripheral surface 62a and the inner peripheral surface 62b of the plug attaching portion 62, the inner peripheral wall surface 72 of the plug 70 is attached to the inner peripheral surface 62b of the plug attaching portion 62. The sliding protrusion passes through the inside of the inner peripheral surface 62b, and
Is engaged with the lower end surface of the inner peripheral surface 62b of the plug attaching portion 62. Thereby, the plug 70 is attached to the plug attaching portion 62 in a state where it is prevented from falling off.
When removing the plug 70 from the plug mounting portion 62, the projecting piece 72 provided at the lower end of the inner peripheral wall surface 72 of the plug 70.
e are brought closer to each other, and the respective engaging projections 72f provided on the protruding piece 72e are pushed into the inner peripheral surface 62b of the plug attaching portion 62, and the entire plug 70 may be pulled out.

The spout 63 is used to pour the beverage contained in the container body.
When pouring from the outer wall 7
1 and the water introduction ports 71a and 72a provided on the inner peripheral wall 72 are respectively connected to the water introduction grooves 62 of the plug attaching portion 62.
What is necessary is just to oppose c.

[0012]

In such a configuration,
Since the plug body mounting portion 62 of the plug body 70 and the lid body 60 has a double wall structure, it is not easy to manufacture, and a large amount of material is required, which impairs economic efficiency. There is a problem. Furthermore, each protruding piece 72e on the inner peripheral wall surface 72 of the plug 70 has poor elasticity, and a large force is required when removing the plug 70 from the lid 60, which makes it difficult to remove the plug 70. There is also.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its object is to provide a simple structure, which is easy to manufacture and economical, and that the plug can be easily removed from the lid. It is to provide a beverage container that can be removed.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A beverage container according to the present invention comprises a container body having an open upper end so as to accommodate a beverage, and a detachably mounted upper end face of the container body. A lid provided with a cylindrical plug mounting portion penetrating in the up-down direction, a spout provided with a spout communicating with the plug mounting portion, and a rotation inside the plug mounting portion of the lid. It has a cylindrical shape that is supported as possible, and the upper end surface is closed, and a part of the peripheral surface,
A spout provided with a spout provided with a water introduction port that faces the spout, and at two opposing positions on the peripheral surface of the spout,
Protrusions protruding below the plug attachment portion are provided, and engagement protrusions are provided on the outer peripheral surface of each projection along the lower end surface of the plug attachment portion. It is characterized by having.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the beverage container of the present invention. The beverage container includes a container body 10 having an open top end, and a container body 10.
20 which can be attached to and detached from the open upper end
And a plug 30 detachably attached to the lid 20.

The container body 10 is formed of a synthetic resin into a tapered cylindrical shape having an elliptical cross section and a cross-sectional area that becomes slightly smaller as it goes down, and contains water, tea, and the like. Etc. are accommodated.
On the upper side surface of the container body 10, a handle portion 11 is provided integrally along a vertical direction.

An outer protruding rib 12 is provided on the periphery of the open upper end surface of the container body 10. The lower surface of the central portion of the rib 12 located at the upper end of a pair of side surfaces sandwiching the side surface of the container body 10 provided with the handle portion 11,
Each is an engaging portion 12a which is chamfered horizontally.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lid 20 with the plug 30 mounted thereon, and FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lid 20 attached to the open upper end of the container main body 10 is substantially the same as the upper end surface of the container main body 10 so as to cover the upper end surface of the container main body 10. It has a lid main body 21 configured in a flat plate shape. This lid body 2
1 is curved downward over the entire circumference, and the lower end surface of the outer peripheral edge 21a is
The rib 12 is arranged to abut against an upper end surface of a rib 12 provided on an upper end surface of the “0”.

On the lower end surface of the outer peripheral edge portion 21a of the lid body 21, a concave groove 21b is provided over the entire circumference, and an inner wall surface 21c is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the concave groove 21b. Are provided so as to protrude downward.
A rubber annular packing 23 fitted to the inner wall surface 21c is fitted in the concave groove 21b. The packing 23 is formed in a hollow tube shape having an oval cross section. When the lid body 21 abuts against the rib 12 provided on the upper end surface of the container body 10, the inner wall surface 21c
Is inserted into the opening in the upper end surface of the container body 10, and the packing 23 is sandwiched between the upper end surface of the rib 12 and the outer peripheral edge lower end surface of the lid body 21.

At the center of each side edge along the longitudinal direction of the outer peripheral edge 21a of the lid main body 21, a protrusion 21d (see FIG. 3) projecting in the horizontal direction is provided along the longitudinal direction. It is provided in length. Bosses 21e (see FIG. 2) are provided on both end surfaces of each projection 21d in a protruding state. A long plate-shaped locking piece 24 (see FIG. 3) is rotatably locked to each projection 21d. Each locking piece 24 has a recess 24a (see FIG. 2) cut out at one side edge extending along the longitudinal direction so that each projection 21d can be fitted therein. Opposite the ends, there are provided grooves 24b into which the bosses 21e provided on the protrusions 21d can be fitted. Each locking piece 24 is provided with each boss 2 in each groove 24b.
1e are rotatably fitted in a locked state, and each locking piece 24 is vertically rotated around each projection 21d.

Each locking piece 24 is provided with a locking portion 24c extending in the longitudinal direction at the center of the surface facing the inner wall surface 21c when rotated downward. Each locking part 2
Each of the distal ends of 4c is bent toward the inner wall surface 21c. Each locking piece 24 is attached to the container body 1.
When the lid main body 21 abuts against the rib 12 provided at the upper end of the rib 12, each of the locking portions 24 c is rotated downward, so that each of the locking portions 24 c is engaged with the engaging portion 1 provided on the rib 12.
2a. Then, when each locking piece 12f is engaged with the engaging portion 12a of the rib 12, the packing 23 provided on the lid main body 21 is moved between the lid main body 21 and the rib 12 of the container main body 10. The lid body 21 and the rib 1 of the container body 10 are sandwiched.
2 is kept watertight over the entire circumference.

At the center of one side of the lid main body 21, a cylindrical plug attaching portion 21m is integrally provided along the vertical direction. The plug body attaching portion 21m is attached to the lid body 2
1 is suspended downward from the upper surface, and the upper end surface is open upward from the upper surface of the lid body 21. The upper end of the plug attaching portion 21m protrudes slightly upward from the upper surface of the lid main body 21.

A spout 21p is provided at the center of the longitudinal end of the lid body 21. This spout 21p
Is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape having a cross section elongated in the lateral direction, and penetrates the upper part of the plug attaching portion 21m so as to communicate with the plug attaching portion 21m. Spout 21p
Is in a state of penetrating the upper part of the outer peripheral edge 21a of the lid main body 21 and horizontally projecting outward from the outer peripheral edge 21a.

An air groove 21r having a semicircular cross section is provided along the vertical direction on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical plug attaching portion 21m facing the spout 21p. The guide groove 21s is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the stopper body mounting portion 21m over a quarter turn in the left-right direction from the air groove 21r.
Is provided.

The plug attaching portion 2 provided on the lid body 21
Within 1 m, the plug 30 is rotatably fitted and supported. The plug body 30 has a cylindrical plug main body 31 and a cap 32 covering the upper end opening of the plug main body 31. The plug main body 31 is made of a synthetic resin and has a thin thickness of 1 mm or less having an outer diameter substantially similar to the inner diameter of the plug mounting portion 21m. When the plug main portion 31 is fitted into the plug mounting portion 21m. , And slides on the inner peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 21m to rotate. Plug body 3
1 is provided with a spout 21p provided on the lid body 21.
A water inlet 33 is provided to face the water. This water inlet 3
Numeral 3 is open downward from the lower end surface of the plug main body 31, and the upper end thereof is at the same level as the inner upper end edge of the spout 21p. The width dimension of the water inlet 33 is equal to the width dimension of the spout 21p.

On the peripheral surface of the plug body 31, protruding pieces 34 protruding downward in an arc shape are provided at portions facing each other with the water inlet 33 interposed therebetween. Since each protruding piece 34 is thin, it can be easily bent in a direction approaching each other. In the vicinity of the lower end of each protruding piece 34, an engaging ridge 35 extending horizontally with a predetermined length is provided. Each engagement ridge 35 is provided at a position away from the upper end of the plug main body 31 by a length equal to the vertical direction length of the plug mounting portion 21 m provided on the lid main body 21.

The cap part 32 of the plug body 30 is
1 is formed in a disk shape having an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the plug main body 31, and the outer peripheral edges of the outer peripheral edge project outward from the upper end surface of the plug main body 31 in a flange shape. Cap part 32
A knob 36 is provided at a center portion of the knob 36 so as to protrude upward along the diametrical direction. One end of the knob 36 is located above the water inlet 33 provided in the plug main body 31, and the upper surface of the end extends along the longitudinal direction of the knob 36. A groove-shaped positioning mark 37 is provided.

Positioning mark 37 on knob 36
At the end opposite to the end where is provided, an air hole 39 cut out in a groove shape is provided. The plug body 31
A stopper 38 protruding vertically along the air hole 39 is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the stopper 38. Each stopper 38 fits into a guide groove 21s provided in the upper end of the lid body 21 and slides in the guide groove 21s, and also comes into contact with each end of the guide groove 21s to be stopped. It has become.

The beverage container having such a configuration is usually used in a state where the stopper 30 is attached to the stopper attaching portion 21m of the lid body 21 of the lid 20. The stopper 30 is provided with the positioning mark 37 of the knob 36 and the spout 2.
By being inserted into the plug attaching portion 21m of the lid main body portion 21 in a state facing the 1p side, it is attached to the lid 20. In this case, the engaging ridge 35 provided at the lower part of the plug main body 31 projects slightly outward from the inner peripheral surface of the plug mounting part 21m. The respective projecting pieces 34 provided on the portion are easily bent so as to approach each other.
Is inserted into the plug mounting portion 21m by smoothly sliding the inner peripheral surface of the plug mounting portion 21m. Then, when the cap portion 32 of the plug 30 comes into contact with the upper end surface of the plug mounting portion 21m of the lid main body portion 21, each engagement ridge 35 projects downward from the plug mounting portion 21m, Plug body attaching part 21
m.

At this time, the plug body 31 of the lid 30
A pair of stoppers 38 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of
It is arranged in a guide groove 21s provided at the upper end portion of the plug body attaching portion 21m of the lid main body 21.

The lid 20 to which the plug 30 is attached is detached from the container main body 10 and accommodates drinks such as water and tea in the container main body 10. When the beverage such as water is stored in the container body 10, the lid 20 is attached to the upper end of the container body 10 with the stopper 30 attached to the stopper attaching portion 21m. Lid 20
When attaching to the container body 10, the inner wall surface 21 c of the lid body 21 is inserted into the upper end opening of the container body 10, and the lid body 21 is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the rib 12 of the container body 10, Each locking piece 24 is rotated downward. As a result, the locking portions 24c provided on the locking pieces 24 are engaged with the respective engaging portions 12a provided on the ribs 12 of the container body 10, and the lid 20 is attached to the container body 10. Can be

When pouring a drink such as water contained in the container body 10, the knob 36 of the plug 30 attached to the lid 20 is turned to provide the upper surface of the knob 36. The positioning mark 37 thus set is located at a position corresponding to the spout 21p, and the linear knob 36 is arranged in line with the spout 21p. In this state, the user holds the handle 11 provided on the container body 10 and tilts the entire container body 10 so that the tip of the spout 21p faces downward. Thereby, the drink such as water provided in the container body 10 is
The water penetrates into the spout 21p through the water inlet 33 provided at 0, and is poured from the spout 21p. In this case, plug 3
The air vent hole 39 (see FIG. 2) provided on the side opposite to the spout 21p of the knob portion 36 at 0 faces the air groove 21r provided on the inner peripheral surface of the plug attaching portion 21m of the lid 20. Because of this state, air flows into the container body 10 through the air holes 39 and the air grooves 21r, and water in the container body 10 is smoothly poured from the spout 21p.

When it is not necessary to pour the beverage in the container body 10, the knob 36 of the stopper 30 is rotated left or right. When the plug 30 is rotated, the plug 3
The stoppers 38 provided integrally with the guide groove 21 are provided at the upper end portion of the stopper mounting portion 21m of the lid 20 with the guide grooves 21s provided at the upper end.
Inside, and is brought into contact with one end of the guide groove 21s. Thereby, the rotation of the plug 30 is stopped, and the lid 2 is stopped.
The 0 spout 21p is closed by the plug body 31 of the plug 30.

In the beverage container of the present invention, the stopper 30 is easily removed from the lid 20. Plug 3
In order to remove the cover 0 from the lid 20, the locking pieces 24 of the lid 20 attached to the container body 10 are respectively rotated upward to engage the locking portions 24 c with the ribs 12 of the container body 10. The engagement state with the part 12a is released, and the lid 20 is removed from the container body 10. Each projecting piece 3 of the plug 30 protruding downward from the lower end of the plug mounting portion 21 m of the lid 20.
4 are bent so as to approach each other, and each engaging ridge 35 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the plug main body 31 is
It is located within 1m. In this state, the plug 30 is removed from the lid 20 by pulling the entire plug 30 upward from the plug mounting portion 21m of the lid 20. The removed plug 30 and lid 20 can be easily cleaned for removing scale and the like. .

[0035]

As described above, in the beverage container of the present invention, the cylindrical plug can be easily attached to and detached from the cylindrical plug attaching portion provided on the lid 2. In addition, since the plug attaching portion and the plug have a simple structure, they are easy to manufacture and excellent in economical efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of a beverage container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a stopper of a lid used for the beverage container is attached.

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view showing a state in which a stopper of a lid used for the beverage container is attached.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the plug.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a lid and a plug of a conventional beverage container.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of a lid and a plug of a conventional beverage container.

7 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container shown in FIG. 6 in a state where a lid and a plug are mounted.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the plug used in the beverage container shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container main body 11 Handle part 12 Rib 20 Lid body 21 Lid main body part 21a Outer peripheral edge part 21b Concave groove 21b 21c Inner wall surface 21m Plug body attaching part 21p Spout 21s Guide groove 23 Packing 24 Locking piece 30 Plug body 31 Plug body part 32 Cap part 33 Water guide port 34 Projection piece 35 Engagement ridge 36 Knob part 37 Positioning mark 38 Stopper 39 Air hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container body having an open upper end so as to contain a beverage, and a detachably mounted upper end face of the container main body, wherein a cylindrical stopper mounting portion is provided in a vertical direction. A lid provided with a spout communicating with the inside of the plug mounting portion, and a cylindrical shape rotatably supported in the plug mounting portion of the lid, The upper end face is closed, and a stopper body provided with a water inlet which is in a state of facing the pouring port is provided on a part of the peripheral surface thereof. Projecting pieces protruding below the plug attaching portion are provided, and engaging projections are provided on the outer peripheral surface of each projecting piece along the lower end surface of the plug attaching portion. A beverage container characterized by being made.