KR102097168B1 - Bottle cap for sterilizing beverages with uv lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bottle cap which seals an inlet of a container containing and storing various beverages and, more specifically, to a bottle cap for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp, which sterilizes various beverages filled in a container through an ultraviolet ray (UV) lamp with ultraviolet rays to sterilize various harmful bacteria and viruses inhabiting the beverages, thereby safely using the various beverages as drinking water. To this end, the bottle cap for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp includes: a lower cap detachably coupled to the inlet of the container in which the various beverages are contained; an upper cap detachably coupled to an upper portion of the lower cap; a UV module screwed to an inner portion of the lower cap so as to be detachable therefrom and attachable thereto; a control module controlling the UV module; and a battery supplying power to the control module.

Description

Bottle cap for sterilizing beverages with UV lamps {BOTTLE CAP FOR STERILIZING BEVERAGES WITH UV LAMP}

The present invention relates to a bottle cap that seals the entrance of a container for storing and storing various beverages. Specifically, various beverages filled in the container are sterilized by ultraviolet rays through a UV (Ultraviolet Ray) lamp, and various harmful bacteria inhabiting the beverage. The present invention relates to a bottle cap for sterilizing beverages equipped with a UV lamp that sterilizes viruses and the like to be safely used as drinking water.

In recent years, interest in personal hygiene has increased due to improvements in overall social security and living standards. Accordingly, various types of sterilizers that sterilize various items mainly used in daily life, for example, molds inhabiting items such as smartphones, shoes, water purifiers, toothbrushes, and baby bottles, and various harmful bacteria (bacteria, etc.) or viruses, are released. have.

Conventional sterilizers are usually produced in a relatively large volume for disinfection and sterilization of various items and installed and used at a predetermined location where power can be supplied at home. That is, as the object to be sterilized was moved to the place where the sterilizer was installed, sterilization and disinfection had to be performed, which was inconvenient.

In particular, a container filled with various contents (hereinafter referred to as 'beverage') of drinking water, beverage, or other liquid state may exhaust all of the beverages in the container at once after opening the bottle cap, but most of them cannot be exhausted at once. Stored again with a bottle cap.

As described above, even if the beverage remains in the container and the container inlet is closed again using the bottle cap, there is a high possibility that microorganisms including various harmful bacteria in the air are introduced into the container and contaminated. Particularly, since the mouth of the container is directly ingested by the user, it is highly likely that saliva adheres to the mouth and germs and viruses are propagated by saliva.

Thus, conventionally, techniques have been proposed for sterilizing beverages filled in the inside of a container using a UV lamp, but most of them are UV sterilized by irradiating UV from the outside of the container to the inside. Due to the different UV transmittance transmitted inside, it was not possible to provide a uniform UV sterilization effect to containers made of various materials.

KR 10-1673796 B1, 2016. 11. 01. KR 10-1775242 B1, 2017. 08. 30.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, by directly irradiating the beverage filled in the container with ultraviolet light, sterilizing a beverage with a UV lamp capable of providing a uniform UV sterilization effect regardless of the material of the container The purpose is to provide a bottle cap.

The present invention according to an aspect for achieving the above object is a lower cap that is detachably coupled to the inlet of the container containing various beverages; An upper cap detachably coupled to an upper portion of the lower cap; A UV module that is screwed to be detachably attached to the inside of the lower cap, and irradiates ultraviolet light to irradiate the inside of the container to sterilize and disinfect the beverage filled in the container; A control module built into the lower cap toward the upper side of the UV module to control the UV module; And a battery that is built in the lower cap and supplies power to the control module.

Preferably, the lower cap is made of a tube body penetrated up and down, a plurality of protrusions are formed on the outer circumferential surface, and the inner center is protruded along the inner circumferential surface of the lower cap, but a screw groove is formed on the inner circumferential surface to form the UV It may be characterized in that the module is screwed and a seating portion on which the control module is seated is formed.

Preferably, the upper cap is formed with a screw groove to be screwed to the outer circumferential surface of the screw coupling protrusion formed on the upper portion of the lower cap on the inner circumferential surface opened to the lower portion, and a plurality of groove portions are formed on the outer circumferential surface. can do.

Preferably, the UV module includes a lamp housing detachably screwed to an inner circumferential surface of the seating portion formed in the lower cap; A metal PCB embedded inside the lamp housing; A UV lamp mounted on the lower portion of the metal PCB and irradiating ultraviolet rays; And a light-transmitting plate that transmits ultraviolet light irradiated from the UV lamp, and an irradiation hole for irradiating ultraviolet light transmitted through the light-transmitting plate to the bottom of the center of the lower portion of the lamp housing is formed. A screw groove may be formed to be screwed with a screw groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the seating portion, and the metal PCB may be connected to the control module through a wire cable and a connector connected to the wire cable.

Preferably, the control module is mounted on the upper portion of the seating portion, the PCB is connected to the metal PCB through the wire cable and the connector; A one-touch switch mounted on the upper portion of the PCB and operating the UV lamp; An operation display lamp mounted on the upper portion of the PCB and displaying an operation state of the UV lamp and a charge amount of the battery; A positive electrode contact terminal mounted on an upper portion of the PCB and formed in a circular band shape protruding upward, wherein the battery is inserted and fixed to be connected to both terminals of the battery; A cathode contact terminal formed on the PCB so as to be positioned at the center of the anode contact terminal and electrically connected to a negative terminal of the battery inserted in the anode contact terminal; A control unit mounted on the lower portion of the PCB and controlling the operation of the UV lamp and the operation display lamp in response to the one-touch switch; And a PCB cover seated on the seating portion and screwed through a screw on a fastening protrusion of a lower cap to cover the upper portion of the battery in a state where the battery is coupled to the positive electrode contact terminal. It is made of a circular band shape with a hollow formed in the center, and a through hole through which the one-touch switch is inserted through and exposed to the top, and a display hole through which the operation indicator lamp is displayed to the outside, is formed on each side of the PCB cover. The hollow may be characterized in that a battery cover is installed to cover the battery.

Preferably, the control unit is characterized in that when the one-touch switch is operated, the UV lamp is turned on for a set period of time to sterilize and disinfect the beverage filled in the container, and automatically turn off the UV lamp when the set time has elapsed. can do.

As described above, according to the bottle cap according to the present invention, it is easily detachably coupled to the inlet of the container and seals the inlet of the container, while irradiating UV light directly onto the beverage filled in the container to be uniform regardless of the material of the container It can provide one UV sterilization effect.

In addition, according to the bottle cap according to the present invention, as it is manufactured in the form of a bottle cap to seal the entrance of the container, it is easy to carry and handle by being combined with a container such as a water bottle during outdoor activities.

In addition, according to the bottle cap according to the present invention, it is possible to provide waterproofness and ease of use as it consists of a two-stage configuration of a lower cap and an upper cap so that they can be separated and assembled by screwing together.

In addition, according to the bottle cap according to the present invention, a circular battery that can be easily purchased inside has a built-in UV lamp to supply operating power, making it highly versatile and easy to carry, and also when a user presses a one-touch switch, a UV lamp (LED) Lights up, and the UV lamp is automatically turned off after a certain period of operation, so that the battery usage time can be extended as much as possible.

Therefore, the present invention provides various types of water bottles, that is, a bottle cap for sterilizing beverages equipped with a UV lamp that can be used in containers to sterilize and sterilize beverages that may be contaminated inside the containers, thereby causing various harmful bacteria or viruses. Reduce risk.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a UV lamp that contains a river or creek that can be easily found in the vicinity when drinking water is needed because a user who frequently does outdoor activities feels thirst in the middle of hiking or tracking without preparing drinking water. By sterilization using it, rivers and streams exposed to various harmful bacteria and viruses can also be used as drinking water.

That is, if the bottle cap according to the present invention is provided with a container, it is also possible to sterilize and use water with potential for contamination from rivers, streams, wells, or lakes, which can be easily found in outdoor activities. It can help with outdoor activities.

In addition, by applying the bottle cap according to the present invention to the lid of a water bottle used by soldiers with frequent field activities, if water is urgently needed in situations or training or practice, sterilization of surrounding water can be used as drinking water to perform missions Can help a lot.

1 is a view showing a bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a view of the bottle cap shown in Figure 1 as viewed from the front.
Figure 3 is a view of the bottle cap shown in Figure 1 as viewed from the bottom.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the upper cap shown in FIG. 1 is separated.
5 is a view illustrating the bottle cap shown in FIG. 1 separately for each configuration.
Figure 6 is a view of the bottle cap shown in Figure 5 as viewed from another side.
7 is a view showing a state in which the bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the container.
8 is a view showing a state in which the upper cap shown in Figure 7 is separated from the lower cap.
9 is a view schematically showing a cross-section of the bottle cap shown in FIG. 7;

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms.

In the present specification, this embodiment is provided to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and to fully inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Thus, in some embodiments, well-known components, well-known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid obscuring the present invention.

In addition, the same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification. In addition, the terms (mentioned) used in this specification are for describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase. Also, components and actions recited as “includes (or is provided with)” do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components and actions.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless defined.

Hereinafter, the technical features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view looking at the bottle cap shown in Figure 1 from the front, Figure 3 is a view looking at the bottom of the bottle cap shown in Figure 1 , And FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the upper cap shown in FIG. 1 is separated.

1 to 4, the bottle cap 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a lower cap 11 that is screwed to the inlet (spout) of the container (see 1, 7) containing various beverages, It includes an upper cap (12) detachably coupled to the upper portion of the lower cap (11) by screwing.

5 and 6 are views showing the bottle cap shown in FIG. 1 separately for each configuration, and FIG. 5 is a view viewed from one side of the upper side, and FIG. 6 is a view viewed from the other side of the lower side.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6, the lower cap 11 is opened to the lower portion, the inner circumferential surface into which the inlet of the container 1 is inserted is formed with a screw groove (11a) screwed with the screw groove formed in the container (1) do.

In addition, the lower cap 11 may be formed with a plurality of protrusions 11b at regular intervals so as to be perpendicular to the rotational direction so as not to slip when rotating to engage with the container 1. At this time, the protrusion 11b may be formed in a convex shape to improve the grip feeling.

In addition, the lower cap 11 is made of a tube body penetrated up and down, and the inner center of the lower cap 11 is formed to protrude centrally in the shape of a circular band along the inner circumferential surface, and a UV module 13 for irradiating ultraviolet rays is coupled And the seating portion 11c on which the control module 14 is seated is formed.

In addition, the upper cap 12 is made of a lid structure with a closed top and an open top.

The upper cap 12 is screwed to the screw coupling protrusion 11d formed on the upper portion of the lower cap 11, and prevents it from slipping when rotating the upper cap 12 on the outer circumferential surface, while being perpendicular to the rotation direction for a grip feeling. A plurality of groove portions 12a may be further formed at regular intervals.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a screw groove 12b is formed on the opened lower inner circumferential surface of the upper cap 12 to be screwed to the outer circumferential surface of the screw coupling protrusion 11d formed on the upper portion of the lower cap 11.

5 and 6, the UV module 13 is installed and fixed inside the lower cap 11, and sterilizes and disinfects the beverage filled in the container 1 by irradiating sterile ultraviolet rays to the inside of the container 1 .

6, the UV module 13 has a lamp housing 131 whose upper end is screwed to the hollow 11f of the lower cap 11 and a metal printed circuit board (PCB) installed inside the housing 131. 132, a UV lamp 133 mounted on the lower portion of the metal PCB 132 and irradiating ultraviolet rays, and a translucent plate 134 that transmits ultraviolet rays irradiated from the UV lamp 133.

The lamp housing 131 is provided with a receiving space in which a metal PCB 132, a UV lamp 133, and a light transmitting plate 134 are sequentially accommodated therein, and ultraviolet rays irradiated through the light transmitting plate 134 are provided in the center of the lower portion. An irradiation hole 131a for irradiating into the container 1 is formed.

5, a screw groove 131b is formed on the upper outer circumferential surface of the lamp housing 131 to be screwed with a screw groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the hollow 11f of the lower cap 11.

As described above, the upper end of the lamp housing 131 is detachably coupled to the hollow 11f of the lower cap 11 through the screw groove 131b, thereby being easily detachable and easy to repair and replace.

The metal PCB 132 is electrically connected to the control module 14 through the wire cable 135 and the connector 136 connected to the end of the wire cable 135, and the UV lamp ( 133). In addition, the operating power can be supplied from the battery 15.

The UV lamp 133 is mounted on the lower portion of the metal PCB 132 and is a lamp that irradiates ultraviolet light with the light-transmitting plate 134, and is made of an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lamp that irradiates ultraviolet light.

The light-transmitting plate 134 is installed on the inner floor of the lamp housing 131 and transmits the ultraviolet light irradiated from the UV lamp 133 to the inside of the container 1 through the irradiation hole 131a of the lamp housing 131. In this case, the light transmitting plate 134 may use a circular quartz plate having a light transmittance of 92 to 99.5%.

5 and 6, the control module 14 is installed on the upper portion of the seating portion 11c of the lower cap 11, and is electrically connected to the metal PCB 132 of the UV module 13 so that the UV module 13 ).

5, the control module 14 is a one-touch switch 141a, an operation display lamp 141b, an anode and cathode contact terminals 141c, 141d and a control unit 141e mounted on the upper portion of the seating portion 11c. It includes a PCB 141 is mounted, and a PCB cover 142 covering the upper portion of the PCB (141).

The one-touch switch 141a is a switch that controls the operation of the control module 14 and controls the operation of the UV module 13. That is, when turned on, the UV lamp 133 of the UV module 13 is turned on.

The operation indicator lamp 141b is mounted on the upper side of the PCB 141 and may be any one of green, blue, or red depending on the operation state of the UV lamp 133 and the charge amount (or discharge amount) of the battery 15. . For example, when the UV lamp 133 is operated, it may be lit in green or blue.

The operation display lamp 141b may be made of, for example, an LED lamp.

The positive electrode contact terminal 141c is formed in a circular band shape projecting upward from the PCB 141, and a circular battery 15 is inserted and fixed therein to be connected to both terminals of the battery 15.

The negative electrode contact terminal 141d is formed on the upper portion of the PCB 141 so as to be positioned at the center of the positive electrode contact terminal 141c, and is connected to the negative terminal of the battery 15 inserted in the positive electrode contact terminal 141c.

The control unit 14e controls the overall operation of the control module 14 including the microcomputer.

The control unit 14e includes various elements that control the operation of the UV lamp 133 and the operation display lamp 141b in response to the operation signals of the one-touch switch 141a, for example, various active and passive elements such as the PCB 141 It is made of a structure electrically connected through the copper pattern formed on.

For example, when the one-touch switch 141a is operated, the control unit 14e turns on the UV lamp 133 for a set time, and automatically turns off the UV lamp 133 when the set time has elapsed.

4, the PCB cover 142, the PCB 141 is seated on the seating portion (11c) of the lower cap 11, the battery 15 is coupled to the positive electrode contact terminal (141c) formed on the PCB (141) It is screwed through the screw (p) to the fastening protrusion (11e) provided on the lower cap 11 to cover the upper portion in the state.

The PCB cover 142 is formed in a circular band shape in which the hollow 142a is formed in the center, and the outer circumferential surface of the battery cover 16 is inserted and sealed to the inner circumferential surface of the hollow 142a.

The PCB cover 142 is formed with a through hole 142b through which the one-touch switch 141a is inserted and a display hole 142c through which the operation indicator lamp 141b is displayed to the outside.

7 is a view showing a state in which the bottle cap is coupled to the container according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is a view showing a state in which the upper cap shown in Figure 7 is separated from the lower cap, Figure 9 is 7 is a view briefly showing a cross-section of the bottle cap shown in FIG. 7.

7 to 9, the bottle cap 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a UV module 13, a control module 14 and a battery 15 inside, and a PCB cover 142 and a battery The lower cap 11 whose upper part is closed by the cover 16 is screwed to the inlet 1a of the container 1 and fixed.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the one-touch switch 141a protruding to the outside is exposed through the switch through hole 142b formed in the PCB cover 142 exposed by the separation of the upper cap 12.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9, the one-touch switch 141a is operated to operate the UV lamp 133 of the UV module 13. Accordingly, the ultraviolet light irradiated from the UV lamp 133 is irradiated to the beverage filled inside the container 1 through the lamp housing 131 to sterilize the beverage.

As described above, the technical idea of the present invention has been specifically described in a preferred embodiment, but the above-described preferred embodiment is for the purpose of explanation and not for limitation. As such, a person skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible through the combination of the embodiments of the present invention within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

1: Container 1a: Entrance
2: UV 10: Bottle cap
11: Lower cap 11a: Screw groove
11b: protrusion 11c: seating portion
11d: screw coupling protrusion 12: upper cap
12a: groove 12b: screw groove
13: UV module 14: control module
15: battery 16: battery cover
131: lamp housing 131a: irradiation
131b: screw groove 132: metal PCB
133: UV lamp 134: floodlight
135: wire cable 136: connector
141: PCB 141a: One-touch switch
141b: operation indicator lamp 141c: positive contact terminal
141d: negative contact terminal 141e: control
142: PCB cover p: screw
142a: hollow 142b: through hole
142c: Marker

Claims (6)

A lower cap 11 detachably coupled to the inlet 1a of the container 1 containing various beverages;
An upper cap 12 detachably coupled to an upper portion of the lower cap 11;
UV module 13 that is screwed to be detachably attached to the inside of the lower cap 11 and irradiates ultraviolet light to irradiate the inside of the container 1 to sterilize and disinfect the beverage filled in the container 1 ;
A control module 14 embedded in the lower cap 11 toward the upper side of the UV module 13 to control the UV module 13; And
Included in the lower cap 11, the battery 15 for supplying power to the control module 14;
The lower cap 11 is made of a tube body penetrated up and down, and a plurality of protrusions 11b are formed so as to be perpendicular to the rotational direction so as not to slip when rotating in order to be coupled to the container 1 on the outer circumferential surface. The lower cap 11 is formed to protrude centrally along the inner circumferential surface, but a screw groove 11a is formed on the inner circumferential surface so that the UV module 13 is screwed and the seating portion 11c on which the control module 14 is seated is provided. It is formed, the upper portion of the screw engaging projection (11d) is formed, the seating portion (11c) is formed with a fastening projection (11e),
The UV module 13,
A lamp housing 131 detachably screwed to a screw groove formed in the inner circumferential surface of the hollow 11f of the seating portion 11c formed in the lower cap 11;
A metal PCB 132 embedded inside the lamp housing 131;
A UV lamp 133 mounted on the lower portion of the metal PCB 132 and irradiating ultraviolet rays; And
Including; a light-transmitting plate 134 that transmits the ultraviolet light irradiated from the UV lamp 133;
In the center of the lower end of the lamp housing 131, an irradiation hole 131a for irradiating ultraviolet rays transmitted through the light-transmitting plate 134 to the bottom is formed, and the seating portion ( The screw groove 131b is formed to be screwed with the screw groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of 11c),
The metal PCB 132 is for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp, characterized in that it is connected to the control module 14 through a wire cable 135 and a connector 136 connected to the wire cable 135. Bottle cap.
delete According to claim 1,
The upper cap 12 is formed with a screw groove 12b to be screwed to the outer circumferential surface of the screw coupling protrusion 11d formed on the upper portion of the lower cap 11 on the inner circumferential surface opened to the lower portion, and a plurality of the outer circumferential surfaces are formed. Bottle cover for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp, characterized in that two grooves (12a) are formed.
delete According to claim 1,
The control module 14,
A PCB 141 mounted on an upper portion of the seating portion 11C and connected to the metal PCB 132 through the wire cable 135 and the connector 136;
A one-touch switch 141a mounted on the PCB 141 and operating the UV lamp 133;
An operation display lamp 141b mounted on an upper portion of the PCB 141 and displaying an operation state of the UV lamp 133 and a charge amount of the battery 15;
A positive contact terminal (141c) mounted on the upper portion of the PCB (141) and formed in a circular band shape protruding upward, wherein the battery (15) is inserted and fixed to be connected to both terminals of the battery (15). ;
The negative electrode contact terminal is formed on the PCB 141 so as to be positioned at the center of the positive electrode contact terminal 141c and electrically connected to the negative terminal of the battery 15 inserted in the positive electrode contact terminal 141c ( 141d);
A control unit 141e mounted on the lower portion of the PCB and controlling the operation of the UV lamp 133 and the operation display lamp 141b in response to the one-touch switch 141a; And
The PCB 141 is seated on the seating portion 11c, and the fastening protrusion 11e of the lower cap 11 covers the upper portion in the state in which the battery 15 is coupled to the positive contact terminal 141c. Includes; PCB cover 142 that is screwed through the screw (p);
The PCB cover 142 is formed in a circular band shape with a hollow 142a formed in the center, and a through-hole 142b through which the one-touch switch 141a is inserted and exposed to the upper part on one side, and the operation indicator lamp The display holes 142c are formed so that the 141b is displayed outside, respectively,
Bottle cover for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp, characterized in that a battery cover (16) covering the battery (15) is installed in the hollow (142a) of the PCB cover (142).
The method of claim 5,
When the one-touch switch 141a is operated, the control unit 141e lights up the UV lamp 133 for a set period of time to sterilize and disinfect the beverage filled in the container 1 and automatically when the set time has elapsed. Bottle cap for sterilizing beverages with a UV lamp, characterized in that the UV lamp (133) is turned off.

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