KR101373638B1 - Cup cap of one touch type - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present invention is a one-touch functional cup cap which comprises: a main body composed of a cover unit where a discharge hole is formed close to the circumference and one or more rotating guiding grooves are formed in the center part, and a sealing unit which is extended downwardly from the bottom of the cover in order to be inserted into an opening of a cup for beverages; a cap which is positioned on the top surface of the cover unit of the main body in order to cover the discharge hole, and is inserted into the rotating guiding groove in order to rotate to the left and right; an opening and closing member which is combined with the bottom surface of the cap in order to provide rotational power for the cap; and a braking member which is placed on one surface of the main body in contact with the top end of the opening and closing member, in order to stop or resume the rotational power of the opening and closing member. In the one-touch functional cup cap, the discharge hole is opened when a button unit is pressed once during drinking of a beverage by having the cap rotate in one direction, and is closed when the button unit is pressed again by having the cap rotate in the other direction. The one-touch functional cup cap can effectively protect the beverage in a cup from external foreign materials, can improve practicality by preventing the beverage from spilling, and can improve hygiene and safety. In addition, the one-touch functional cup cap has high usability and can be commonly used by being applied to cup sizes within a certain range without being limited to one cup size.

Description

One-touch functional cup stopper {Cup Cap of One Touch Type}

The present invention relates to a functional cup stopper of one-touch type, and more particularly to a functional cup stopper that can be opened and closed easily by the user in one touch.

In general, a beverage cup is combined with a stopper to prevent cooling of the beverage, to prevent foreign substances such as dust from entering the beverage, and to prevent the beverage from overflowing during use.

The stopper coupled to the drink cup is inconvenient to open and close the entire cup stopper every time the beverage contained in the cup is drinked, polluting the surroundings by overflowing the drink every time the stopper is opened, drink loss may occur.

Therefore, the stopper that is recently coupled to the beverage cup is formed by the combination of straws or outlets through which the beverage can be spilled so that consumers can drink the beverage directly on their mouths. However, there is a problem that the drink cup may fall through the outlet hole of the stopper or the beverage may leak due to shaking during the movement, and the problem of inflow of dust or cooling of the drink still remains through the outlet hole. do. In addition, in order to solve the above problems, one side of the outlet hole may be provided with a cap to seal the outlet hole, but the inconvenience of having to open and close the cap every time the drink is drink, and in opening and closing the cap with one hand Both hands must be used because it must be held and the cap opened with the other hand, and if excessive force is applied to the cap, the leakage of the beverage occurs and the problem of drink loss and surrounding contamination remains.

Korean Patent Publication: 10-1999-017245 (Published 1999.03.15) Japanese Patent Laid-Open: 2006-528589 (Published 2006.12.21)

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,

An object of the present invention is provided with an opening and closing member that can easily open and close the outflow hole formed in the main body with one touch, the opening of the outgoing hole is easily made by the operation of the opening and closing member during the drinking of the beverage, It is to provide a one-touch functional cup stopper that is easy to drink the beverage by automatically closing the discharge hole by the operation release, to protect the beverage in the cup from foreign matters, and to prevent the beverage from spilling.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a one-touch functional cup stopper that can be applied to a range of cup sizes not limited to one cup size and can be used universally.

One-touch functional cup stopper according to the present invention provided to achieve the above object is a cover portion which is formed with an outlet hole close to the outer periphery and at least one inner groove is formed in the central portion, extending downward from the bottom surface of the cover portion A main body composed of an airtight portion inserted into the opening of the beverage cup; A cap which is located on an upper surface of the cover part of the main body to cover the outflow hole and is fitted into the inner groove during the rotation to enable left and right rotation; An opening and closing member coupled to a bottom of the cap to provide a rotational force to the cap; And a braking member provided on one surface of the main body in contact with the front end of the opening and closing member to stop and release the rotational force of the opening and closing member.

The cover part of the main body is formed with an outlet hole and a guide groove to cover a portion of the beverage cup opening portion and the upper cover located on the upper portion of the lower cover to cover a portion of the beverage cup opening that the lower cover is not covered Is integrally formed to form a step, the cap is coupled to the upper surface of the lower cover is supported on the step, characterized in that the contact surface of the step and the cap is formed in an arc shape so that the rotation of the cap is made.

The opening and closing member has a fixed shaft protruding from the bottom of the cap, a spring is installed so that one end is fixed to the fixed shaft and the other end protrudes out of the main body, and is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body and connected to the other end of the main spring It is characterized in that it comprises a button portion, and a case provided in the center of the upper surface of the main body to cover the spring spring.

The cap opens the outflow hole of the main body by the rotational force of the spring that is released in the reverse direction of the winding when the button portion is pressed once, and presses the button part again to be rotated by the restoring force of the spring spring to press the button part again. It is characterized in that for closing.

Protruding jaw is formed along the outer periphery of the lower end of the fixed shaft, and the guide groove into which the protruding jaw of the fixed shaft is inserted is rotatably coupled to the protruding jaw of the fixed shaft to be rotatably coupled to the center of the case. It features.

The braking member includes a locking hole formed to protrude downward from an end portion of the button portion to which the spring is connected, and a locking groove provided on one surface of the main body so that the locking hole is locked. When the button is pressed once, the catch is caught by the catching groove, and when the button is pressed once again, the catch is lifted on the front inclined surface of the catching groove, and the reverse is made.

A packing for increasing airtightness is inserted into the airtight portion of the main body, and the packing in the state of being fitted into the airtight portion has a wider upper portion and a narrower tapered shape at the lower portion, which is inserted according to the size of the beverage cup. It is characterized by a different.

According to the functional cup stopper of the one-touch method of the present invention, when drinking the beverage, the cap is rotated in one direction when the button is pressed once, and the outflow hole is opened, and the cap is rotated in the other direction when the button is pressed again to close the outlet hole. It is easy to drink, the beverage in the cup can be more effectively protected from foreign matters, can prevent the drink from spilling, the practicality is improved, and the hygiene and safety is improved.

In addition, since the packing of the airtight portion is provided in a tapered shape, the cup stopper is not limited to one cup size but can be applied to a certain range of cup sizes, thereby increasing the utilization and having an effect that can be used universally.

1 is a perspective view showing a functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view showing a functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the packing portion fitted in the airtight portion in the functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a plan view for explaining another example of the opening and closing member in the functional cup stopper of the one-touch system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main portion for explaining the braking member in the functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a plan view for explaining the operation of the opening and closing member and the cap in the functional one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view showing that the position of the outlet hole and the winding direction of the spring spring in accordance with the left hand of the user in the one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention.

These and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, one-touch functional cup stopper of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For purposes of this specification, like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements unless otherwise indicated.

1 is a perspective view showing a one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view showing a one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is An exploded perspective view showing a functional cup stopper of a one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a packing part fitted to an airtight part in a one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a plan view for explaining another example of the opening and closing member, Figure 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main portion for explaining the braking member in the functional cup stopper of the one-touch system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6, the one-touch functional cup stopper according to the present invention includes a main body 100, a cap 200, an opening and closing member 300, and a braking member 400.

The main body 100 includes a cover part 110 that closes the opening of the beverage cup, and an airtight part 120 inserted into the opening of the beverage cup.

Here, the cover 110 is a lower cover 111 for covering a portion of the beverage cup opening, and the upper portion of the lower cover 111 is located in the upper portion of the beverage cup opening that is not covered by the lower cover 111 Covering the upper cover 114 is made integrally while the step 115 is formed, the edge portion 116 is formed to facilitate the drinking of the beverage. In addition, the lower cover 111 is formed in the outlet hole 112 in close proximity to the edge portion 116, the inner groove 113 of the left and right pairs of rotations with respect to the central axis is formed in the center portion. At this time, the pair of inner groove 113 is preferably formed in an arc shape so that the cap 200 to be described later is fitted to be rotated left, right.

The airtight portion 120 extends downward from the bottom of the cover portion 110 as shown in FIG. 4 and is inserted into the opening of the beverage cup. The airtight part 120 is fitted with a packing 121 to increase the airtight force, but the packing 121 of the state fitted to the airtight part 120 has a wider upper portion and a narrower taper shape at the lower portion for beverages. The degree of insertion depends on the size of the cup. That is, when the opening of the beverage cup is large, the sealing is made on the wide upper side of the packing 121, and when the opening of the beverage cup is small, the sealing is made on the narrow lower side of the packing 121. It is not limited to a single cup size and can be applied to all cup sizes in a range.

Cap 200 is located on the upper surface of the lower cover 111 is supported on the stepped 115 of the upper cover 114, the lower cover 111 to open and close the outlet hole 112 of the lower cover 111 It is provided with a smaller size, the bottom is provided with a locking jaw 210 is fitted into the inner groove 113 is provided in the lower cover 111 is moved in the inner groove 113 during the rotation. Here, the contact surface of the step 115 and the cap 200 of the upper cover 114 is preferably formed in an arc shape so that the cap 200 is rotated, and also, the outlet hole 112 of the lower cover 111. The silver is preferably formed on one side of the lower cover 111 on the rotation center axis line of the cap 200 to be opened and closed according to the rotation of the cap 200.

The opening and closing member 300 is provided on the bottom of the cap 200 to provide a rotational force to the cap 200, the fixed shaft 310, the spring spring 320, the button portion 330, the case 340 It consists of

The fixed shaft 310 protrudes from the center of the bottom surface of the cap 200 and is rotatably coupled to the bottom surface of the case 340. Here, the case 340 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 100 to cover the spring spring 320 and to fix the fixed shaft 310. At this time, the lower end of the fixed shaft 310 is formed with a projection jaw 311 along the outer circumference, the projection chin 311 of the fixed shaft 310 is fitted in the center of the bottom surface of the case 340 is rotatably coupled The coupling portion 342 is formed along the inner wall of the guide groove 341 into which the protruding jaw 311 of the fixed shaft is inserted. That is, the fixed shaft 310 protruding from the bottom of the cap 200 is coupled to the bottom coupling portion 342 of the case 340 serves to rotate the cap 200.

The spring spring 320 is accommodated inside the case 340 so that one end is fixed to the fixed shaft 310 and the other end protrudes out of the main body 100 to be connected to the button unit 330. That is, the loosening and winding of the spring spring 320 is made by the manipulation of the button part 330, and the rotational force is transmitted to the fixed shaft 310 to rotate the cap 200 when the spring and the spring are loosened and wound. Let's do it. Here, the spring spring 320 and the case 340 is in contact with the engaging jaw 210 and the inner groove 113 during the coupling relationship of the cap 20 and the lower cover 111, as shown in Figs. It is preferable to be installed in the inner space of the locking jaw 210 corresponding to the center at the bottom of the cap 200 or in the outer space of the locking jaw 210 as shown in FIG. 5. At this time, when the spring spring 320 is installed in the outer space of the locking jaw 210, the aesthetic appearance may fall, but since the spring spring 320 is greatly wound and unwinded, the rotational force of the spring spring 320 is applied to the cap 200. It can be largely transmitted can rotate the cap 200 with a small force.

The button unit 330 is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 100 and is connected to the other end of the mainspring 320. The button unit 330 is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 100 and is inserted into the coupling hole 332 of the protrusion 331 having a space formed therein so that one side thereof protrudes to the outside and the other side of the inner space of the protrusion 331. It is connected to the other end of the spring spring 320 through the pressing and restoring operation is made.

The braking member 400 has a latch 410 formed to protrude downward from the end of the button portion 330 of the side spring 320 is connected, as shown in (a) ~ (d) of Figure 6, The spring spring 320 is provided on one surface of the main body 100 through which the locking spring 320 is configured to include a locking groove 420 that locks the latch 410 when the button 330 is pressed. Here, the locking groove 420 is the inclined surface of the front side wall when pressing the button portion 330 once (see a) the locking hole 410 is locked to the locking groove 420 (see b), pressing the button portion again (Refer to c) The locking hole 410 ascends on the front inclined surface of the locking groove 420, while the reverse is made, the locking hole 420 is released from the locking groove 420 (see d). At this time, the locking hole 410 is pressed and protruded by the built-in spring (not shown) is pressed in the inner space of the protrusion 331 and is located in the locking groove 420, the protrusion is made in the locking groove 420 A jam will be made.

Referring to the operation of the one-touch functional cup stopper of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

7 (a) and 7 (b) are plan views illustrating the operation of the opening and closing member and the cap of the functional cup stopper of the one-touch method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The functional cap of the one-touch method of the present invention prevents the cooling of the beverage, prevents foreign substances such as dust from entering the beverage, and spill holes formed in the cup stopper body 100 to prevent the beverage from overflowing during use ( 112 closes the opening of the cup containing the beverage with the cap 200 closed. As shown in (a) of FIG. 7, in order to apply a beverage in a cup that is sealed with a stopper, it protrudes to the outer circumferential surface of the cup stopper body 100 by using a thumb or index finger while holding a drinking cup with one hand. When the button unit 330 is pressed, the spring spring 320 connected to the button unit 330 by pressing the button unit 330 is applied with a force in the reverse direction of the winding, and the spring is released. Rotation force according to the release of the) is transmitted to the fixed shaft 310 to rotate the cap 200 in one direction, the cap rotated in one direction opens the outlet hole 112 of the main body was closed. At this time, the pressed button portion 330 is kept in a pressed state due to the latch 410 is caught in the locking groove 420, the outlet hole 112 while the button portion 330 is kept in a pressed state ) Is kept open and the user can drink the beverage inside the cup through the open outlet hole 112.

Then, as shown in (b) of FIG. 7, if the button portion 330 pressed is pressed once again, that is, when an external force is applied to the button portion 330 and then removed, the button portion 330 moves forward when pressed. While the catch 410 rises on the front inclined surface of the catching groove 420, the external force is removed, and as a result, the catch is released from the catching groove 420. When the locking mechanism 410 is released, the rotating force of the winding and contraction of the spring spring 320 is restored while the spring spring 320 that is pressed is restored at the same time as the restoration of the button unit 330. ) To rotate the cap 200 in the other direction, and the rotation of the cap 200 closes the outlet hole 112 that has been opened.

On the other hand, Figure 8 is a plan view showing that the position of the outlet 112 and the winding direction of the spring spring 320 in accordance with the left hand of the user in the one-touch functional cup stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention.

One-touch functional cup stopper operated as described above when changing the position of the outlet hole 112 to the other side of the lower cover 111 when manufacturing in consideration of the user of the left-handed, changing the winding and unwinding direction of the spring spring 320 One-touch functional cup stopper can be easily manufactured considering left handedness.

Thus, in the present invention, when the button part is pressed once, the cap is rotated in one direction to open the outflow hole, and when the button part is pressed again, the cap is rotated in the other direction so that the outflow hole is closed, so that drinking of the beverage is easily made, and the beverage in the cup It can more effectively protect the external from foreign matters, and can prevent the beverage from spilling.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to one cup size and can be applied to a range of cup sizes, thereby enabling high utilization and general use.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims, And equivalents should also be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

100: main body 110: cover
111: lower cover 112: outlet hole
113: inside groove 114: upper cover
115: step 116: edge portion
120: airtight part 121: packing
200: cap 210: locking jaw
300: opening and closing member 310: fixed shaft
311: protruding jaw 320: manual spring
330: button portion 331: protrusion
332: coupling hole 333: elastic spring
340: case 341: guide groove
342: coupling portion 400: braking member
410: locking hole 420: locking groove

Claims (7)

Outlet hole 112 is formed close to the outer edge and the cover portion 110 is formed at least one inner groove 113 in the central portion, and extending downward from the bottom surface of the cover portion 110 to the opening of the cup for drink A main body 100 composed of an airtight portion 120 to be inserted;
A cap 200 positioned on an upper surface of the cover part 110 of the main body 100 to cover the outlet hole 112 and fitted into the inner groove 113 during the rotation to allow left and right rotation;
Opening and closing member 300 is coupled to the bottom of the cap 200 to provide a rotational force to the cap 200; And
It includes; a braking member 400 provided on one surface of the main body 100 in contact with the front end of the opening and closing member 300 to stop and stop the rotational force of the opening and closing member 300;
The cover part 110 of the main body is formed in the upper portion of the lower cover 111 and the lower cover 111 is formed with an outlet hole 112 and the inner groove 113 for the cover to cover a part of the beverage cup opening The upper cover 114 which covers a part of the beverage cup opening not covered by the lower cover 111 is integrally formed to form the step 115, and the cap 200 is formed on the upper surface of the lower cover 111. Is coupled and supported on the step 115, the one-touch functional cup stopper comprising a contact surface of the step 115 and the cap 200 is formed in an arc shape to the rotation of the cap (200). delete The method of claim 1,
The opening and closing member 300 has a fixed shaft 310 protruding from the bottom surface of the cap 200, and a spring is installed so that one end is fixed to the fixed shaft 310 and the other end protrudes out of the main body 100. And a button part 330 installed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body 100 and connected to the other end of the main spring 320, and provided in the center of the upper surface of the main body 100 to provide the main spring 320. One-touch functional cup stopper, characterized in that it comprises a case 340 to cover. The method of claim 3, wherein
The cap 200 opens the outlet hole 112 of the main body 100 by the rotational force of the spring spring 320 is released in the reverse direction of the winding direction when the button portion 330 is pressed once, and the button portion One-touch functional cup stopper, characterized in that by pressing the 330 once again is rotated by the restoring force of the mainspring (320) to close the outlet hole 112 of the main body (100). The method of claim 3, wherein
The fixed shaft 310 has a protruding jaw 311 is formed along the outer periphery of the lower end, the fixed shaft so that the protruding jaw 311 of the fixed shaft 310 is fitted in the center of the case 340 is rotatably coupled One-touch functional cup stopper, characterized in that the coupling groove 342 is formed along the inner wall of the guide groove (341) is inserted into the projection jaw (311) of (310). The method of claim 3, wherein
The braking member 400 of the main body 100 so that the catching hole 410 is formed to protrude downward to the end of the button portion 330 of the side spring 320 is connected, and the catching hole 410 is caught; Consists of a locking groove 420 provided on one surface, the locking groove 420 is the inclined surface of the front side wall when the button 330 is pressed once, the locking hole 410 is caught in the locking groove 420, When the button 330 is pressed again, the locking mechanism 410 rises on the front inclined surface of the locking groove 420, and as a reverse, the one-touch method of unlocking is performed while leaving the locking groove 420. Cup stopper. The method of claim 1,
The packing 121 for increasing the airtight force is inserted into the airtight portion 120 of the main body, and the packing 121 in a state of being fitted in the airtight portion 120 has a wider upper portion and a narrower taper shape at the lower portion thereof. One-touch functional cup stopper, characterized in that the degree is inserted according to the size of the beverage cup made of.

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