KR102239659B1 - Cup - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a cup used to carry or drink the contents. The cup includes a cup body including a bottom portion and a tubular portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion and forming an inner space together with the bottom portion; A cup lid coupled to an upper end of the barrel and having a discharge port for the contents; And a discharge guide in communication with the discharge port, which protrudes from a lower surface of the lid around the discharge port into the inner space of the cup body, thereby mitigating the rapid inflow of the contents into the discharge port.

Description

Cup {CUP}

The present invention relates to a cup, and more particularly, to a cup having a convenient tumbler shape for drinking the contents.

In general, a tumbler refers to a large cup in the form of a barrel without a heel or handle, and is a cup with a lid that can be opened and closed so that a large amount of beverage or coffee (hereinafter referred to as'contents') can be stored and consumed. The tumbler may also have a handle attached to it so that it is easy to hold it by hand.

The above tumbler is a container that can be drunk for a long time while keeping hot coffee or other beverages warm for a long time as it is very easy to keep warm, clean, and portable compared to general cups, mugs, disposable cups or thermos, etc. It is receiving a lot of attention as

In the tumbler or the lid of such a cup, a discharge port for intake of contents is formed, and the contents are stored in a state where the discharge port is closed with a stopper, and when necessary, the cap of the discharge port is opened to drink the contents. There are problems that cause various safety accidents such as the contents of the product are discharged all at once and flow to the mouth or the mouth.

In addition, when drinking hot contents, the temperature cannot be controlled, so the inside of the mouth feels hot or burns.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a cup capable of preventing the contents from being discharged at once and from being scattered by hot contents.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. There will be.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cup used to carry or drink the contents. The cup includes a cup body including a bottom portion and a tubular portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion and forming an inner space together with the bottom portion; A cup lid coupled to an upper end of the barrel and having a discharge port for the contents; And a discharge guide in communication with the discharge port, which protrudes from a lower surface of the lid around the discharge port into the inner space of the cup body, thereby mitigating the rapid inflow of the contents into the discharge port.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the discharge guide may include: an inner portion protruding from a lower surface of the cup lid into an inner space of the cup body, bent in a direction toward the center of the inner space, and then extending toward the bottom portion; And formed integrally with the inner portion, forming a passage to the discharge port of the contents together with the inner portion, and protruding from the lower surface of the cup lid into the inner space of the cup body, wherein the inner portion and the inner surface of the cylindrical portion It may include; an outer portion positioned between.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the discharge guide includes: an outlet connected to the discharge port; And an inlet portion located in the inner space through which the contents are introduced, and an area of the inlet portion may be formed to be larger than an area of the outlet portion.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the discharge guide is made of metal, and the temperature may decrease when the contents pass through the discharge guide.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the discharge guide may be integrally formed with the cup lid.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the discharge guide may be inserted into the discharge port to be detachably coupled.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of mesh-shaped openings may be formed in the inner and outer portions of the discharge guide.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup lid includes: an upper plate portion supported by an upper end of the barrel portion and having the discharge port formed thereon; A lid rim portion protruding upward from an edge of the upper surface of the upper plate portion; And as a coupling rim portion protruding downward from the lower surface of the upper plate portion along the inner surface of the cylinder portion and in close contact with the inner surface of the cylinder portion, a portion of the coupling rim portion is between the outer portion of the discharge guide and the inner surface of the cylinder portion Includes; a coupling edge portion positioned at, and the lower end of the outer portion may be formed to contact the lower end of the coupling edge portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup may further include a handle detachably coupled to the outer surface of the barrel.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the handle is spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, each coupled to the outer surface of the barrel, a bracket formed with a hole; A grip part extending in the vertical direction from the side of the tube part; And a connection part extending from an upper end and a lower end of the grip part toward the cylindrical part, and having a groove formed in a lateral direction from the cylindrical part toward the grip part. And a protruding fastening part installed in the groove of the connection part and inserted into the hole of the bracket after being pressed by the bracket when the bracket is inserted into the groove of the connection part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a discharge guide in communication with the discharge port is formed on the cup lid to prevent the contents from being discharged all at once, and the temperature of the contents decreases while passing through the discharge guide to prevent scorching by hot contents. Cups can be provided.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a view showing a cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an example of a side cross-section of a cup body of a cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining the coupling relationship between the cup lid and the discharge guide of the cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a discharge guide.
5 is a view showing an example of the cup lid of the cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a discharge guide of a cup according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing a discharge guide of a cup according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view showing a discharge guide of a cup according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a cup according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 and 11 are views for explaining the handle of the cup illustrated in FIG. 9.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms, and therefore is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected (connected, contacted, bonded)" with another part, it is not only "directly connected", but also "indirectly connected" with another member in the middle. "Including the case. In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further provided, not excluding other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

The terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof does not preclude in advance.

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

1 is a view showing a cup 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a view showing an example of a side cross-sectional view of the cup body 100 of the cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cup 10 of this embodiment may be a tumbler type cup used for carrying or storing and drinking contents. In addition, the cup 10 according to the present invention may or may not have the handle 400, and this embodiment describes the cup 10 including the handle 400.

The cup 10 may include a cup body 100, a cup lid 200, a discharge guide 300, and a handle 400.

The cup body 100 has a bottom portion 130 and a tubular portion 110 extending upward from the bottom portion 130 and forming an inner space together with the bottom portion 130. It may include.

The cylindrical portion 110 may have a cylindrical shape, and the diameter may vary according to the height as illustrated in FIG. 2.

The cup body 100 may be made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum. Preferably, it may be made of stainless steel (for example, SUS-304). Of course, the cup body 100 may be made of a non-metal such as plastic.

A thread 111 for coupling with the cup lid 200 may be formed on an inner surface of the cup body 100 just below the upper end of the barrel portion 110. In FIG. 2, the position of the thread 111 is represented by a dotted line, and the shape of the thread 111 is roughly indicated by an oblique line.

The cup lid 200 is coupled to the upper end of the barrel 110, and the cup lid 200 may have a discharge port 211 from which the contents come out of the cup 10, and the discharge port 211 is formed by a stopper. Can be opened and closed.

The cup lid 200 will be described later.

The handle 400 may be coupled to the outer surface of the barrel 110 of the cup body 100. The handle 400 may be omitted, and in this case, the cup 10 may have a tumbler shape without the handle 400.

3 is a view for explaining the coupling relationship between the cup lid 200 and the discharge guide 300 of the cup 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a discharge guide 300. 5 is a view showing an example of the cup lid 200 of the cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cup lid 200 may include a top plate part 210, a lid rim part 230, and a coupling rim part 250, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5.

The upper plate part 210 is supported by the upper end of the barrel part 110, and the above-described discharge port 211 may be formed in the upper plate part 210.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the discharge port 211 may be formed at a position biased toward the outer side or the edge side from the center of the cup 10. That is, the discharge port 211 may be formed to be close to the edge of the upper plate part 210 so as to be adjacent to the cylinder part 110. The discharge port 211 may be an opening formed in the upper plate part 210.

The upper plate part 210 may be formed of plastic or may be formed of metal.

The lid rim portion 230 may be formed to protrude upward from the edge of the upper surface of the upper plate portion 210. The lid rim part 230 prevents the contents from flowing out of the discharge port 211 from flowing toward the outer surface of the cup 10, and may be a part where the contents can be drunk while touching the lips.

The coupling edge portion 250 may protrude downward from the lower surface of the upper plate portion 210 along the inner surface of the cylinder portion 110. Accordingly, the upper end of the barrel 110 may support the edge of the lower surface of the upper plate 210.

The coupling rim portion 250 may be in close contact with the inner surface of the barrel portion 110 to provide a bonding force in which the lid is coupled to the upper end of the barrel portion 110. Alternatively, the coupling edge portion 250 is formed with a screw thread that meshes with the screw thread 111 formed in the barrel portion 110 to be coupled to each other. A portion of the coupling edge portion 250 extends between the discharge guide 300 and the inner surface of the cylinder portion 110.

The cup lid 200 may further include a sealing part 270 for shielding between the upper part 210 and the upper end of the barrel part 110. This sealing part 270 may be used in a state detachably coupled to the cup lid 200.

3 and 4, the discharge guide 300 is a kind of passage that communicates with the discharge port 211, and contents are discharged through the discharge port 211 at one time to flow around the user's mouth, or the user's Prevent dry mouth.

The discharge guide 300 may protrude from the lower surface of the cup lid 200 corresponding to the periphery of the discharge port 211 into the inner space of the cup body 100.

For example, the discharge guide 300 may have a short tube shape to prevent the contents from being driven into a large area of the cup lid 200 and then being discharged through the discharge port 211 at once. That is, the discharge guide 300 may alleviate a sudden inflow of contents into the discharge port 211.

The discharge guide 300 may have a length extending substantially near the lower end of the coupling edge part 250.

The discharge guide 300 is formed integrally with the outer portion 310 adjacent to the inner surface of the barrel portion 110 and may include an inner portion 330 that is relatively close to the center side of the barrel portion 110 compared to the outer portion 310, and , The inner portion 330 and the outer portion 310 may be integrally formed to form the aforementioned tube-shaped passage.

The inner portion 330 may protrude from the lower surface of the cup lid 200 to the inner space of the cup body 100 and may be bent toward the center of the inner space and then extend toward the bottom portion 130.

The outer portion 310 protrudes from the lower surface of the cup lid 200 into the inner space of the cup body 100, and may be positioned between the inner portion 330 and the inner surface of the barrel portion 110.

The lower end of the passage formed by the inner portion 330 and the outer portion 310 of the discharge guide 300 is located in the inner space of the barrel portion 110 and may be an inlet portion through which the contents are introduced.

In addition, the upper end of the passage formed by the inner part 330 and the outer part 310 of the discharge guide 300 is connected to the discharge port 211 of the cup lid 200 so that the discharge guide 300 and the discharge port 211 are in communication. .

The area of the inlet portion of the discharge guide 300 may be formed larger than the area of the outlet portion. Due to this, while the content is smoothly introduced into the discharge guide 300, it is discharged in a relatively uniform amount through the passage or tube-shaped discharge guide 300, so that it can be prevented from being discharged all at once.

The discharge guide 300 may be formed of a metal such as aluminum, plastic, or rubber.

The discharge guide 300 of the present embodiment may be inserted into the discharge port 211 to be detachably coupled. That is, the discharge guide 300 may be manufactured as a separate component from the cup lid 200 and inserted into the discharge port 211 to be coupled, and may be detached and washed when necessary.

Since the discharge guide 300 is adjacent to the discharge port 211, it can partially contact the outside air, and heat transfer is made to the outside by contacting the cup lid 200, so that the temperature is higher than the hot contents contained in the inner space of the tube part 110. Can be low.

In particular, when the discharge guide 300 is made of a metal such as aluminum, the effect of lowering the temperature of the contents when passing through the discharge guide 300 may be greater.

Accordingly, accidents and discomforts such as a user's mouth due to a drop in temperature when the hot content passes through the discharge guide 300 can be significantly reduced.

As described above, according to the cup 10 of the present embodiment, the cup 10 may be provided to prevent or reduce discomfort in which contents are discharged at once and discomfort in which hot contents are directly discharged.

6 is a view showing a discharge guide 300 of the cup 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make the form in which the contents contained in the inner space of the cup 10 are discharged more flexible and smoothly, and to obtain the above-described rapid discharge prevention and damage prevention effect, the shape of the discharge guide 300 may be changed as shown in FIG. 6. .

For example, the lower end of the outer portion 310 of the discharge guide 300 may be formed to be very close to or in contact with the lower end of the coupling edge portion 250 of the cup lid 200. Accordingly, the contents flowing along the inner surface of the cylinder part 110 may be naturally guided along the outer part 310 of the discharge guide 300 and may be discharged to the discharge port 211.

In the case of forming the discharge guide 300 as described above, the coupling edge portion 250 of the discharge guide 300 and the cup lid 200 is in contact so that heat transfer from the discharge guide 300 through the cup lid 200 is further improved. As it can be improved, the effect of lowering the temperature of the contents by the discharge guide 300 can be further improved.

On the other hand, unlike the present embodiment, an embodiment in which the outer portion 310 of the discharge guide 300 is further extended downwardly to directly contact the inner surface of the barrel portion 110 is also possible. In this case, since the discharge guide 300 is directly radiated to the outside through the metal tube portion 110, the temperature lowering effect may be further improved, and it may be more helpful in gently discharging the contents.

7 is a view showing a discharge guide 300 of the cup 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the cup 10 is substantially the same as the cup 10 described in FIGS. 1 to 5, except that the discharge guide 300 is integrally formed with the cup lid 200, so the overlapping description is Omit it.

The discharge guide 300 may be integrally formed with the cup lid 200.

That is, the upper plate portion 210 of the cup lid 200 and the discharge guide 300 may be integrally formed. When the cup lid 200 is made of plastic, it may be molded together by a plastic molding method (eg, injection, molding, etc.).

It is also possible for the upper plate part 210 and the discharge guide 300 to be integrally formed of metal.

8 is a view showing a discharge guide 300 of the cup 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The cup 10 of this embodiment is substantially the same as the cup 10 described in FIG. 6 except that a plurality of openings 350 are formed in a mesh shape in the discharge guide 300, so a duplicate description will be omitted. .

In this embodiment, the discharge guide 300 is detachably inserted into the discharge port 211, and a plurality of mesh-shaped openings 350 are formed in the inner portion 330 and the outer portion 310 of the discharge guide 300. I can.

When the user's lips are in contact with the discharge port 211 and the cup 10 is tilted, the outer part 310 of the discharge guide 300 mainly guides the contents toward the discharge port 211, so the outer part 310 A modified example in which the mesh-shaped opening 350 is not formed in the discharge guide 300 and the mesh-shaped opening 350 is formed only in the inner portion 330 of the discharge guide 300 is also possible.

Due to the mesh-shaped opening 350, the contact area between the discharge guide 300 and the contents increases, and accordingly, when the hot contents pass through the discharge guide 300, the temperature lowering effect may be further improved.

9 is a view showing a cup 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 10 and 11 are views for explaining a handle of the cup 10 illustrated in FIG. 9.

In this embodiment, the cup 10 is substantially the same as the cup 10 described in FIG. 6, except that the handle 400 is detachably coupled to the barrel portion 110 of the cup body 100, and thus overlapped Description is omitted.

The handle 400 is detachably coupled to the outer surface of the barrel 110.

For example, the handle 400 may include brackets 410 and 420 respectively coupled to the upper and lower sides of the outer surface of the barrel 110, a grip part 430, a connection part 450, and a protruding fastening part 470. I can.

The brackets 410 and 420 may be substantially “L”-shaped members, and holes may be formed in the bracket 410 in the vertical direction. The brackets 410 and 420 may be coupled to the barrel 110 by means of an adhesive, soldering, or screw fastening.

The grip part 430 is a part that the user holds by hand, and may have a bar shape extending in the vertical direction from the side of the barrel part 110.

The connection part 450 extends from the upper and lower ends of the grip part 430 toward the cylindrical part 110, respectively, and may be detachably coupled to the brackets 410 and 420, respectively.

For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 11, a groove 451 having a predetermined depth is formed in the connection part 450 in a lateral direction from the barrel part 110 toward the grip part 430, and An opening is formed on a lower surface of the inner surface of the groove 451, and a protruding fastening part 470 capable of elastic restoration or restoration by a spring may be installed in the opening. The user holds the grip part 430 and the bracket When 410 and 420 are pressed to be inserted into the grooves 451 of the upper and lower connection parts 450, respectively, the protruding fastening parts 470 are pressed by the brackets 410 and 420, and the brackets 410 and 420 are the grooves of the connection part 450. Each of them may be inserted into the 451, and the handle 400 may be coupled to the side of the cylinder 110 while the protruding fastening portions 470 protrude through the holes of the brackets 410 and 420. For example, FIG. The upper figure of 10 shows a state in which the protruding fastening part 470 is inserted into the hole formed in the bracket 410 when viewed from the top to the bottom within the groove 451 of the connection part 450.

In the opposite process, the handle 400 may be detached from the cup body 100.

For example, holding the handle 400 and applying a force to be slightly inclined with respect to the barrel portion 110 to allow the protruding fastening portion 470 to come out from the hole of the brackets 410 and 420, and then pull the handle 400 back to detach it. I can make it.

Alternatively, a small lever capable of moving the protruding fastening part 470 in the vertical direction is installed on the outer surface of the connection part 450, and the user manipulates the lever to attach the protruding fastening part 470 to the bracket 410. After separation from the hole, a configuration in which the handle 400 is detached from the barrel 110 may also be considered.

Unlike the above-described embodiment, the handle 400 may be attached to and detached from the cylindrical portion 110 of the cup body 100 by a screw.

Alternatively, a magnet is inserted into the connection part 450 of the handle 400, and a magnet is attached or buried at a position corresponding to the barrel part 110, so that the handle is conveniently attached to the cup body 100 by attaching or slapping each other conveniently. It is also possible to attach and detach the configuration.

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to understand that other specific forms can be easily modified without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and are not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: cup
100: cup body
110: Tongbu
111: thread
130: bottom
200: cup lid
210: upper plate
211: discharge port
230: lid rim portion
250: combined edge portion
270: sealing part
300: discharge guide
310: outer part
330: inner part
350: mesh-shaped opening
400: handle
410,420: bracket
430: grip part
450: connection
451: home
470: protrusion type fastening part

Claims (10)

In a cup used to carry or drink the contents,
A cup body including a bottom portion and a tubular portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion and forming an inner space with the bottom portion;
A cup lid coupled to an upper end of the barrel and having a discharge port for the contents; And
A discharge guide in communication with the discharge port, the discharge guide protruding from a lower surface of the cup lid around the discharge port to the inner space of the cup body to relieve the rapid inflow of the contents into the discharge port; and
The discharge guide,
An inner portion protruding from a lower surface of the cup lid into an inner space of the cup body and extending toward the bottom portion after being bent toward the center of the inner space;
It is formed integrally with the inner part, forms a passage to the discharge port of the contents together with the inner part, and protrudes from the lower surface of the cup lid into the inner space of the cup body, between the inner part and the inner surface of the tube part Includes; an outer portion located at,
The cup lid,
An upper plate portion supported by an upper end of the barrel portion and having the discharge port formed thereon;
A lid rim portion protruding upward from an edge of the upper surface of the upper plate portion; And
As a coupling rim portion protruding downward from the lower surface of the upper plate portion along the inner surface of the cylinder portion and in close contact with the inner surface of the cylinder portion, a portion of the coupling rim portion is between the outer portion of the discharge guide and the inner surface of the cylinder portion Includes; a coupling edge portion positioned;
A cup, characterized in that the lower end of the outer portion is formed to contact the lower end of the coupling rim portion.
delete The method of claim 1,
The discharge guide,
An outlet connected to the discharge port; And
It is located in the inner space and includes an inlet through which the contents are introduced; and
Cup, characterized in that the area of the inlet portion is larger than the area of the outlet portion.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge guide is made of metal, and the temperature decreases when the contents pass through the discharge guide.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge guide cup, characterized in that formed integrally with the cup lid.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge guide is a cup, characterized in that the detachably coupled by being inserted into the discharge port.
The method of claim 1,
A cup, characterized in that a plurality of mesh-shaped openings are formed in the inner and outer portions of the discharge guide.
delete The method of claim 1,
A cup characterized in that it further comprises a; handle detachably coupled to the outer surface of the barrel.
The method of claim 9,
The handle is,
A bracket spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, each coupled to the outer surface of the tube portion, and having a hole formed therein;
A grip part extending in the vertical direction from the side of the tube part; And
A connecting portion extending from an upper end and a lower end of the grip portion toward the barrel portion, and having a groove formed in a lateral direction from the barrel portion toward the grip portion;
And a protruding fastening part installed in the groove of the connection part and inserted into the hole of the bracket after being pressed by the bracket when the bracket is inserted into the groove of the connection part.

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