KR101079398B1 - Multifunctional drink vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

A multifunctional beverage container is provided. The container includes a first storage unit in which edible substances are stored, and a second storage unit in which a substance that generates a thermal reaction is enclosed around the first storage unit. This makes it possible to consume a drink of a suitable temperature at a desired time point at a more convenient and lower cost.

Beverage, Exothermic Reaction, Endothermic Reaction, Portable Stove, Portable Cooler

Description

Multifunctional drink vessel

The present invention relates to a beverage container, and more particularly to a beverage container that can be stored and carried with the beverage.

Beverages stored in beverage containers may be taken indoors, but are often taken outdoors. Drinks are usually consumed by warming or cooling down depending on the weather.

On the other hand, a beverage store sells a beverage container in which a beverage is stored in a refrigerator or a warm store, so that consumers do not have any trouble in eating warm or cool beverages.

However, in case of outdoor activities such as mountain climbing, the user buys a drink in advance and carries it for a long time. In this case, the drink that was warm or cool gradually becomes lukewarm, and there is a problem that the aesthetic feeling when ingesting it is much inferior.

In order to prevent this, the consumer must carry the beverage container in a device (for example, an ice box) that can keep warm or cool, which causes a lot of cost and labor for the consumer.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage container that can consume a drink of a suitable temperature at a desired time point, more convenient and less expensive.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a beverage container that can function as a portable hand stove or a portable cooler, in addition to the function of heating or cooling the beverage.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the container, the first storage unit is stored edible material; And a second storage unit surrounding an outer portion of the first storage unit and storing a material that generates a thermal reaction.

The edible substance is a beverage, the container is a beverage container, and the thermal reaction preferably includes at least one of an exothermic reaction and an endothermic reaction.

The container may further include a temperature display unit provided outside the second storage unit and configured to provide information about a temperature of the second storage unit.

The thermal conductivity of the first storage unit may be greater than the thermal conductivity of the outer portion of the second storage unit.

The second storage unit may store the first reactant and the second reactant, which are thermally reacted when they are mixed, and when a part of the second storage unit is pressed by a user, the second storage unit. The first reactant and the second reactant may be mixed in at least one of a case in which a part is turned by the user and a case in which the physical force of the user is applied to a part of the second storage unit. .

The second reactant is stored in the second storage part in a sealed bag, and when a part of the second storage part is pressed by a user, the bag bursts and the second reactant is leaked out. 1 may be mixed with reactants.

In addition, the second storage unit, preferably transmits its temperature to the user.

The thermal reaction may include an exothermic reaction and an endothermic reaction, and a thermal reaction generated in the second storage unit may be determined according to a direction of a user force applied to the second storage unit.

In addition, the edible substance is a liquid, the liquid may be solidified when mixed with the substance causing the thermal reaction.

As described above, according to the present invention, the object of the present invention is to be able to consume a drink of a suitable temperature at a desired time point at a more convenient and lower cost. In addition, the beverage container itself can be utilized as a portable hand stove or a portable cooler, thereby increasing user convenience. In addition, the use of the beverage container itself as a portable hand stove or a portable cooler has the advantage that it is possible even after ingesting all the beverage.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage container has a beverage lid 110, a beverage reservoir 120, and a thermally reactive substance reservoir 130.

The beverage storage unit 120 is a container in which a beverage is stored therein. Beverages include water, carbonated beverages such as cola, favorite beverages such as coffee, and the like. The present invention can be applied without limitation to the type of beverage.

The thermally reactive material storage unit 130 surrounds the outer portion of the beverage storage unit 120. An exothermic reaction occurs in the thermally reactant storage unit 130. At this time, the exothermic reaction is started when the operation guide 140 displayed on the outside of the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 is pressed by the user. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the same thing as the operation guide 140 is also displayed on the other side of the beverage container in which the operation guide 140 is displayed.

In the thermally reactive material storage unit 130, materials generating an exothermic reaction are stored, which can be confirmed through FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line z-z ', and FIG. 3 is an x-ray which is an interface between the fixing part 240 and the rotating part 250 of the beverage container shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing cut along x '.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first reactant 170 is stored in the thermal reactant storage 130. In addition, two closed bags 161 and 162 are provided at the center height of the thermally reactive material storage unit 130, and the two reactive bags 165 are contained in the two bags 161 and 162.

The positions of the two bags 161 and 162 in which the second reactant 165 is contained are just inside the manipulation guide 140. Therefore, when the user presses the operation guide 140 with his finger, the two bags 161 and 162 will burst due to the physical pressure of the user's finger.

Then, the second reactant 165 contained in the two bags 161 and 162 flows out and is mixed with the first reactant 170. When the first reactant 170 and the second reactant 165 are mixed, Exothermic reactions occur. This is because when the first reactant 170 and the second reactant 165 are mixed, the exothermic reactions are materials.

For the exothermic reaction, the first reactant 170 may be implemented with water, and the second reactant 165 may be implemented with calcium chloride or sodium hydroxide.

Heat generated by the exothermic reaction in the thermally reactant storage unit 130 is transferred to the beverage storage unit 120. Accordingly, the beverage stored in the beverage storage unit 120 is heated. In order to heat the beverage more effectively, the beverage storage unit 120 may be implemented with a material having high thermal conductivity (for example, a metallic material such as aluminum).

On the other hand, the heat generated by the exothermic reaction in the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 is also transferred to the outside of the thermal reaction material storage unit 130. The outer portion of the thermally reactive material storage unit 130 is a portion where the user's hand touches when the user lifts the beverage container by hand.

Therefore, the beverage container provided with the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 may function as a portable stove. In this case, the thermal conductivity of the outer portion of the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 may be implemented with a material having low thermal conductivity (eg, a non-metallic material). This is to prevent the user from being burned by the hands due to the excessively high temperature and to prevent damage to the human body (skin, etc.) for a long time as a portable hand stove or portable cooler. In addition, a substantial portion of the heat generated in the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 is to be used to heat the beverage stored in the beverage storage unit 120.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 1, an operation guide 140 and a temperature display unit 150 are provided outside the thermal reactant storage unit 130.

The operation guide 140, which has already been described above, is a user guide display in which words PUSH ("HOT"), which means that heat is generated when the user presses it, are described.

The temperature display unit 150 indicates the temperature of the thermal reactant storage unit 130. To this end, the temperature display unit 150 may be implemented with a material that changes color according to temperature, so that the user may recognize the temperature of the beverage container through the color.

Up to now, a multi-functional beverage container which can also function as a portable stove while heating the beverage stored at the time desired by the user has been described in detail with reference to a preferred embodiment.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the exothermic reaction occurs in the heat-reactive substance storage unit 130 of the beverage container, but the technical spirit of the present invention can be applied to the reverse case.

That is, when the first reactant 170 stored in the thermal reactant storage unit 130 and the second reactant 165 contained in the two sealed bags 161 and 162 are mixed, the endothermic reaction is performed. In place of the substances that occur, the endothermic reaction may occur in the thermal reaction material storage unit 130.

For the endothermic reaction, for example, 1) the first reactant 170 is made of water and the second reactant 165 is made of ammonium nitrate or ammonium chloride, or 2) the first reactant 170 is hydroxide. The second reactant 165 may be embodied by ammonium chloride, or 3) The first reactant 170 may be embodied by water, and the second reactant 165 may be embodied by a mixture of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate. .

According to this, when the user presses the operation guide 140 with his finger to open the two bags 161 and 162, the second reactant 165 and the first reactant 170 leaked from the two bags 161 and 162. ) And endothermic reaction occurs.

Thus, the beverage stored in the beverage storage unit 120 is cooled by the endothermic reaction in the thermal reaction substance storage unit 130. In addition, the outside of the thermal reactant storage unit 130 is cooled. Therefore, the beverage container provided with the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 may function as a portable cooler (cooler).

In this case, if the outside of the thermal reaction material storage unit 130 is formed of a material having low thermal conductivity (eg, non-metallic material), it is possible to prevent the temperature that is too low from being transmitted to the user. In addition, when the beverage storage unit 120 is implemented with a material having high thermal conductivity (for example, a metallic material), the cooling efficiency of the beverage may be further increased.

On the other hand, the first bag 161 contains a reactant that exothermic reaction occurs when mixed with the first reactant 170, the second bag 162 is endothermic when mixed with the first reactant 170 It can also contain reactants in which the reaction takes place.

For example, the first reactant 170 is formed of water, and the first bag 161 contains calcium chloride, which is a reactant that causes an exothermic reaction when mixed with water, and the second bag 162 is endothermic when mixed with water. It can also contain ammonium nitrate, the reactant that causes the reaction.

In this case, when the first bag 161 is burst by the user, an exothermic reaction occurs in the thermally reactant storage unit 130. Thus, the beverage is heated and the beverage container delivers warmth to the user.

However, when the second bag 162 is ruptured by the user, an endothermic reaction occurs in the thermal reactant storage 130. In this case, the beverage is cooled and the beverage container delivers cold air to the user.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 4 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the beverage container includes a beverage lid 210, a beverage storage 220, and a thermally reactive material storage 230.

The thermally reactive material storage unit 230 surrounds the outside of the beverage storage unit 220 in which the beverage is stored, and is divided into the fixing unit 240 and the rotating unit 250.

The fixing unit 240 is fixed to the outer portion of the beverage storage unit 220, while the rotating unit 250 is rotatable about the beverage storage unit 220. As shown in FIG. 4, it can be seen that the phrase “ROTATE” indicating that the rotating unit 250 is rotatable and the symbol “→” for guiding the rotatable direction are displayed on the outer side of the rotating unit 250.

The thermoreactive substance storage unit 230 stores substances in which an exothermic reaction occurs when mixed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the first reactant 270 is stored in the fixing part 240, and the second reactant 280 is stored in the rotating part 250. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container illustrated in FIG. 4 taken along the line z-z '.

In the state in which the rotating part 250 is not rotated, the first reactant 270 stored in the fixing part 240 and the second reactant 280 stored in the rotating part 250 are separated. However, when the rotating part 250 is rotated, the first reactant 270 stored in the fixing part 240 and the second reactant 280 stored in the rotating part 250 are mixed.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating two cut surfaces generated when the beverage container illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 is cut along x to x ′. Among the cut surfaces shown, the cut surface shown above corresponds to the lower surface of the fixing part 240, and the cut surfaces shown below correspond to the upper surface of the rotating part 250.

6A illustrates a case in which the beverage container is cut along x to x 'in a state in which the rotating unit 250 is not rotated, and FIG. 6B illustrates a beverage in the rotating state of the rotating unit 250. This is the case where the container is cut along x ~ x '.

In addition, the hatched portion in the cut surface shown in Figure 6 is a blocked portion, a portion that can not pass through the reactants. As shown in FIG. 6A, the left part of the lower surface of the fixing part 240 is blocked, and the right part of the upper surface of the rotating part 250 is blocked.

Therefore, it is impossible for the first reactant 270 stored in the fixing unit 240 to move to the rotating unit 250 or the second reactant 280 stored in the rotating unit 250 to move to the fixing unit 240. .

As a result, the first reactant 270 and the second reactant 280 are not mixed, so that the exothermic reaction does not occur in the thermal reactant storage 230.

However, when the rotating part 250 is rotated 180 degrees and the lower surface of the fixing part 240 and the upper surface of the rotating part 250 are arranged as shown in FIG. 6B, the fixing part 240 is disposed through the right part. The first reactant 270 and the second reactant 280 stored in the rotating unit 250 are mixed to generate an exothermic reaction in the thermal reactant storage 230.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the temperature display unit 260 is provided outside the fixing unit 240. The temperature display unit 260 represents the temperature of the thermal reaction material storage unit 230 and may be implemented as a material whose color changes with temperature.

Up to now, another embodiment of the multifunctional beverage container which can also function as a portable stove while heating the beverage stored from the user's desired time point has been described in detail.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the exothermic reaction occurs in the heat-reactive substance storage unit 230 of the beverage container, but the technical spirit of the present invention may be applied to the reverse case.

That is, the first reaction material 270 stored in the fixing part 240 and the second reaction material 280 stored in the rotating part 250 are replaced with substances in which an endothermic reaction occurs when they are mixed. The material storage unit 230 may be implemented such that an endothermic reaction occurs.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the beverage container has a beverage lid 310, a beverage reservoir 320, and a thermally reactive substance reservoir 330.

The thermally reactive material storage unit 330 surrounds the outer portion of the beverage storage unit 320 in which the beverage is stored, and is divided into the fixing unit 340 and the rotating unit 350, which is the same as the beverage container illustrated in FIG. 4. .

However, the rotating part 350 of the beverage container shown in FIG. 7 is rotatable in both directions, and the beverage shown in FIG. There is a difference from the rotating part 250 of the container.

This, through the phrase "ROTATE" displayed on the outer side of the rotating unit 350 shown in Figure 7 and the symbol "← →" to guide the rotation in both directions, it can be guessed that the rotating unit 350 is movable in both directions. .

In addition, when the rotating unit 350 is rotated to the right through the letters " HOT " and " COOL "

FIG. 8 illustrates the cutting parts and the rotating part 350 of the beverage container, which are generated when the beverage container shown in FIG. 7 is cut along x ₁ ˜ x ₁ ′, which is an interface between the fixing part 340 and the rotating part 350. when cut along the x ₂ ~ x ₂ 'diagram showing a cut surface that is created on.

Among the cutting planes shown, the cutting plane shown at the top corresponds to the lower surface of the fixing part 340, which is the upper one of the cutting planes generated when cut along x ₁ to x ₁ ′, and the cutting plane shown at the center is x _1. Corresponding to the upper surface of the rotating part 350, which is the lower surface among the cut surfaces generated when cut along the ~ x ₁ '. In addition, the cut surface shown at the bottom corresponds to the cut surface of the rotary unit 350.

And, FIG. 8 (a) is cut surfaces in a state in which the rotating unit 350 is not rotated, and FIG. 8 (b) is cut planes in a state in which the rotating unit 350 is rotated to the right ("HOT" direction). FIG. 8C illustrates cut planes in a state in which the rotating unit 350 is rotated to the left (“COOL” direction).

As shown, the rotating unit 350 is divided into two parts through the partition, it can be seen that the two reservoirs (351, 352) are provided. The exothermic-reactive substance 381 is stored in the first reservoir 351, and the endothermic-reactive substance 382 is stored in the second reservoir 352.

In addition, the hatched portions in the cut surfaces illustrated in FIG. 8 are blocked portions, and portions of the reactants cannot pass through. As shown in FIG. 8A, the left part of the lower surface of the fixing part 340 is blocked, and the right part of the upper surface of the rotating part 350 is blocked.

Therefore, it is impossible for the reactant 370 stored in the fixing part 340 to move to the rotating part 350, or for the reactants 381 and 382 stored in the rotating part 350 to move to the fixing part 340.

As a result, the reactants 370 stored in the fixing unit 340 and the reactants 381 and 382 stored in the rotating unit 350 are not mixed, and thermal reaction does not occur in the thermal reactant storage unit 330.

On the other hand, when the rotating part 350 is rotated 90 degrees to the right ("HOT" direction) and the cutting planes are arranged as shown in Figure 8 (b), the reaction material 370 stored in the fixing part 340 through the lower right ) And the exothermic-reactant material 381 stored in the first reservoir 351 of the rotating unit 350 are mixed, so that the exothermic reaction occurs in the thermally reactive material storage unit 330.

On the other hand, when the rotating part 350 is rotated 90 degrees to the left ("COOL" direction) so that the cutting planes are arranged as shown in FIG. 8C, the reactants 370 stored in the fixing part 340 through the upper right side. ) And the endothermic-reactant material 382 stored in the second reservoir 352 of the rotating unit 350 are mixed, so that the endothermic reaction occurs in the thermally reactive material storage unit 330.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7, the temperature display portion 360 is provided outside the fixing portion 340. The temperature display unit 360 indicates the temperature of the thermal reaction material storage unit 330 and may be implemented as a material whose color changes with temperature.

According to the present embodiment, the beverage stored in the beverage storage 320 may be heated or cooled according to a user's selection. At the same time, the user can use the beverage container as a portable stove or as a portable cooler, according to his choice.

On the other hand, the reactants mentioned in the present embodiments may be implemented with a material capable of solidifying a beverage stored in the beverage storage (120, 220, 320) or a material containing such a material.

According to this, when the beverage storage unit (120, 220, 320) is damaged and the reaction material introduced into the beverage storage unit (120, 220, 320) may be harmful to the human body, the beverage is solidified. As a result, the user may recognize that the reactant is introduced into the beverage and may not drink the beverage.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a beverage container for storing a beverage is assumed, but this is merely an example for convenience of description. The technical spirit of the present invention described above may also be applied to a container for storing other edible materials other than beverages.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

1 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line z-z '.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container shown in Figure 1 cut along x ~ x ',

4 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to another embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage container shown in FIG. 4 taken along the line z-z ';

FIG. 6 is a view showing two cut surfaces generated when the beverage containers shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are cut along x to x ';

7 is an external perspective view of a beverage container according to another embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating cut surfaces generated when the beverage container illustrated in FIG. 7 is cut along x ₁ to x ₁ ′ and x ₂ to x ₂ ′.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110, 210, 310: beverage lid

120, 220, 320: beverage storage unit

130, 230, 330: heat reactant storage unit

140: operation guide

150, 260, 360: Temperature display

161, 162

240, 340: fixed part

250, 350: rotating part

351, 352: store

165, 170, 180, 270, 280, 370. 381, 382: reactants

Claims (9)

A first storage unit for storing edible substances; And And a second storage unit surrounding an outer portion of the first storage unit and storing a material that generates a thermal reaction. The thermal reaction includes an exothermic reaction and an endothermic reaction, When a first force is applied to the second storage unit by the user, the exothermic reaction occurs in the second storage unit, And when the second force is applied to the second reservoir by the user, the endothermic reaction occurs in the second reservoir. The method of claim 1, The edible material is a beverage, The container is a container, characterized in that the beverage container. The method of claim 1, And a temperature display unit provided outside the second storage unit and configured to provide information about a temperature of the second storage unit. The method of claim 1, Thermal conductivity of the first storage unit, A container, characterized in that greater than the thermal conductivity of the outer portion of the second reservoir. A first storage unit for storing edible substances; And And a second storage unit surrounding an outer portion of the first storage unit and storing a material that generates a thermal reaction. In the second storage unit, the first reactant and the second reactant, which are thermally reacted when mixed, are stored. Wherein when the portion of the second reservoir is rotated by the user, the first reactant and the second reactant are mixed. delete The method of claim 1, The second storage unit, A container characterized in that it transmits its temperature to the user. The method of claim 1, The first force is a force for rotating a portion of the second storage part in a first direction, And said second force is a force for rotating a portion of said second reservoir in a second direction. The method of claim 1, The edible substance is a liquid, And the liquid is solidified when mixed with a substance causing the thermal reaction.

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