KR20020095605A - Container with separate storage spaces - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a container having separated storage spaces which mixes the contents by push-down operation or pull-up operation and conveniently separate a first material from a second material without a sealing member. CONSTITUTION: The container includes a main body, an outer binding member, an inner binding member, cutting member and a covering member. The main body has storage spaces defined by walls to receive a first material and an opening part to connect the storage spaces. The outer binding member is firmly fixed in the opening part and has a hole to connect to the opening part of the main body. The inner binding member is firmly joined to the outer binding member to prevent the first material from escaping from the opening part of the main body. The cutting member does not contact with a sealed package when it is in a first position but is opened when it is in a second position so that the first material is mixed with a second material.

Description

Container with separate storage spaces

The present invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a container capable of separately receiving different materials.

Typically, when drinking a beverage in which the formulation and liquid solvent can only be mixed when ready to drink, the user usually has to individually open the packages containing the formulation and the liquid solvent, and then add the formulation to the liquid solvent. Make it easy to drink. This creates disadvantages of hard handling and overpacking.

Moreover, the formulation is generally not repackaged but contained and sealed in the storage space of the container, which tends to contaminate the formulation unless the storage space for accommodating the formulation is sufficient to keep the formulation from contamination. . Therefore, additional efforts are required to clean the container to some extent, thereby causing an increase in costs for container manufacture.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a container having separate storage spaces for accommodating the first material and the second material to be mixed with the first material, the container for mixing the first material and the second material. It simply requires a "push-down" and "pull-up" action to make the mixture drinkable and isolates the first material from the second material without the use of a conventional sealing member. Make it convenient. The container of the present invention can also prevent contamination of the first material or the second material when contained in the container.

According to the above and other objects of the present invention, a container having separate storage spaces is provided. This container,

A main body defining a storage space for accommodating the first material therein and having an opening connecting the storage space;

An outer engagement member adapted to be connected to the body through the opening and having a through hole for connecting the opening of the body;

The outer engagement member to ensure that the sealing package which sealably surrounds the second material in such a way that the storage space of the main body is hermetically sealed by the sealing package so as to be firmly sandwiched between the inner engagement member and the outer engagement member. An inner coupling member coaxially coupled with the inner coupling member and having a through hole of the outer coupling member; A cutting member movably sleeved to the inner coupling member for cutting the sealing package inserted between the outer and inner coupling members to release the second material from the sealing package; And a lid member attached to the main body to cover the cutting member, the inner coupling member and the outer coupling member therein, the cover member having a support hole for slidingly supporting an operation member suitable for connection with the cutting member, thereby operating The member is opened by the cutting member from the first position by an external force acting on the upper portion thereof to the second position where the sealing member is cut open by the cutting member to discharge the second material through the opening of the body for mixing with the first material. It can be pressed towards the sealing package.

In addition, the first material in the body and the second material in the sealing package are not necessarily limited to being in a solid, liquid or gaseous state. In other words, these materials can be, for example, a combination of a liquid solvent and an agent, two kinds of gases to be mixed and reacted or two kinds of liquids that can be mixed and reacted.

The features and functions of the present invention will be described in more detail using preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the accompanying drawings are for purposes of explanation only and not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

1 is a partially separated perspective view of a container with separated storage spaces of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partially cut away front view of a container having separate storage spaces of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a container with separate storage spaces of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic view of a container with separate storage spaces of the present invention, used to show the cutting member with the down-pressurized actuating member to cut open the sealing package;

5 is a schematic view of a container with separate storage spaces of the present invention, used to show the actuating member pulled up;

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a container having separate storage spaces of the present invention is mainly composed of a main body 1, an outer engagement member 2 for mounting in the main body 1, and a second material 31 therein. Inner sealing member 4 firmly fixed to outer engaging member 2 in order to be able to seal the sealing package 3 sealingly enclosed between outer engaging member 2 and inner engaging member 4. ), The cutting member 5 that is sleeve-sleeved with the inner coupling member 4, the outer coupling member 2 and the inner coupling member 4, and the cutting member 5 to cover the main body 1. It consists of an attached lid 6 and an actuating member 7 slidably supported on the lid 6.

The body 1 comprises a storage space 10 defined by a body wall 11 of the body 1 for receiving a liquid solvent L. An opening 12 for connecting the storage space 10 is formed in the main body 1. The body 1 is further formed with a rim 110 on top of the body wall 11 and a flange 120 around the outer surface of the body wall 11. The annular protrusion 13 also protrudes from the outer surface of the body wall 11 above the flange 120.

The outer engagement member 2 consists of an outer annulus 20 and an inner annulus 21, each annular body having a bottom end and an octagonal inner surface connected to each other. The height of the inner annulus 21 is smaller than the height of the outer annulus 20. A coupling trough 22 is formed between the bottom of the outer annulus 20 and the inner annulus 21. On the upper end of the outer annulus 20, a shoulder 200 protruding outward is formed for coupling with the plurality of coupling protrusions 201 protruding upward and the rim 110 of the main body 1. The support portion 210 defining the through hole 211 for connecting the opening 12 of the main body 1 is integrally formed on the inner annulus 201 and inward from the top of the inner annulus 201. Is extended.

The inner engagement member 4 has an octagonal outer annulus 40 and a circular inner annulus 41, the outer and inner annulus being formed coaxially and integrally with one another. A plurality of extensions 400 are formed at the bottom of the outer annulus 40, and these extensions can be fitted with the coupling trough 22 of the outer coupling member 2. A plurality of connecting flanges 401 protruding outward are formed at the upper end of the inner coupling member 4, each flange having a plurality of cutouts formed between any two connecting protrusions 201 on the outer coupling member 2. 202 may fit snugly into the cutout. Therefore, by this arrangement, the inner coupling member 4 can be firmly coupled with the outer coupling member 2. First and second annular grooves 410 and 411 are formed on the upper and lower inner surfaces of the inner annular member 41, respectively. On the other hand, when the inner coupling member 4 is engaged with the outer coupling member 2, the bottom portion (not shown) of the inner annular body 41 of the inner coupling member 4 is the support of the outer coupling member 2. Contact 210. Furthermore, a through hole 42 is formed in the inner engagement member 4.

The sealing package 3 has a top sheet for sealingly enclosing the preparation 31 and a bottom sheet circumferentially sealed with the top sheet. The top and bottom sheets are preferably made of aluminum sheets. The sealing package 3 is first placed on the support 210. When the inner joining member 4 engages with the outer joining member 2 in a suitable position, the circumferential edge of the sealing package 3 is firmly sandwiched between the inner joining member 4 and the outer joining member 2 and is therefore internal. The through holes 42 and 211 of the engaging member 4 and the outer engaging member 2 are sealed. Therefore, the inner coupling member 4 and the outer coupling member 2 together with the sealing member 3 are formed in a structure capable of sealingly sealing the opening 12 of the main body 1, Through the opening 12, the liquid solvent L is prevented from being discharged from the storage space 10.

The cutting member 5 has an annular body 50 and a neck 51 integrally formed on the annular body 50, and the annular body 50 has an inner annular body 41 of the inner coupling member 4. It has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of. At the bottom of the cutting member 5, a cutting end having an operating portion 501 and a non-operating portion 500 is formed. The actuating part 501 is formed with a continuous tooth for cutting open the sealing package 3, and the non-actuating part 500 indicates that the sealing package 3 is completely cut out by the actuating part 501. The surface is flat to prevent. Moreover, an annular protrusion 502 protrudes from the outer surface of the annular body 50 for engagement with the first position annular groove 410 or the second position annular groove 411 of the inner annular body 41. An annular groove 510 is formed on an outer surface of the neck 51, and at the top of the neck 51, at least one discharge hole 512 is integrally formed around the round protrusion 511 and the round protrusion 511. It is.

The lid 6 is formed by a substantially hemispherical body attached to the body 1 to cover the outer coupling member 2, the sealing package 3, the inner coupling member 4 and the cutting member 5. At the upper end of the lid 6 there is formed a support hole 61 for the neck 51 of the cutting member 5 which projects and extends therefrom. The inner surface of the lower part of the cover 6 is formed with an annular groove 62 which can engage with the annular projection 13 on the body wall 11 of the body 1. In the approximate center portion of the lid 6 there is a stopper portion 63 for contacting the connecting projection 201 of the outer engaging member 2 and the outer peripheral edge of the connecting flange 401 of the inner engaging member 4. ) Is formed. Therefore, when the cover 6 is attached to the main body 1, the cover 6 can be firmly supported on the main body 1 at a certain position.

The actuating member 7 is in the form of a cap for slidingly supported in the support hole 61 of the lid 6 in a manner that allows the actuating member 7 to be detachably coupled to the cutting member 5. The operating member 7 is formed with an annular body 70 and a cover portion 71 formed integrally, and the cover portion 71 has a rounded protrusion 511 in the airtight state at the center of the cutting member 5. It has a passageway 710 that can be coupled. The cover portion 71 is adapted to cover the support hole 61 of the cover 6 in an airtight state when the rounded protrusion 511 engages with the passage 710. An annular protrusion 700 is formed on an inner wall of the annular body 70, and the annular protrusion may engage with the annular groove 510 on the neck 51 of the cutting member 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage space 10 of the body 1 holds a liquid solvent L. As shown in FIG. In assembly, the outer engagement member 2 is first connected to the body 1 by its shoulder 200 being coupled to the rim 13. Thereafter, a sealing package 3 is located on the support 210 of the outer joining member 2, followed by the joining of the inner joining member 4 to the outer joining member 2. At this time, the extensions 400 are inserted into the corresponding engagement trough 22 together with the outer edge of the sealing package 3. On the other hand, the bottom of the inner annular body 41 of the inner coupling member 4 supports the outer circumferential portion 30 of the sealing package 3 at a position on the support portion 210 so that the outer coupling member 2 and the outer coupling member ( The inner coupling member 4 firmly coupled to 2) together with the sealing member 3 forms a sealing structure capable of hermetically sealing the opening 12 of the main body 1. The annular body of the cutting member 5 with the annular projection 502 on the cutting member 5 interlocking with the first position annular groove 410 on the inner wall of the inner annular body 41 of the inner engagement member 4. The sleeve 50 slides in the inner annular body 41 of the inner coupling member 4 so that the cutting member 5 is supported at a certain position. Then, the lid 6 mounted with the operating member 7 is attached to the main body 1, so that the neck 51 of the cutting member 5 protrudes out of the support hole 61 of the lid 6 to support it. It is accommodated in the operating member 7 which is slidably supported in the hole 61. On the other hand, the stop 63 of the lid 6 supports the outer coupling member 2 and the inner coupling member 4 on the rim 110 of the body 1 at a certain position while on the inner wall of the lid 6. The annular groove 62 is engaged with the annular projection 13 of the body 1. When the neck 51 of the cutting member 5 is sleeve-engaged with the actuating member 7, the passage 710 of the actuating member 7 is engaged with the round protrusion 511 of the neck 51 in a hermetic state so that the neck The discharge hole 512 of the 51 is sealed in the airtight state by the cover part 71 of the operation member 7. On the other hand, the annular projection 700 on the inner wall of the annular body 70 of the operating member 7 contacts the bottom of the annular groove 510 of the neck 51.

In order to mix the formulation 31 with the liquid solvent 8, as shown in FIG. 4, the user simply presses the actuating member 7 towards the sealing package 3, thereby cutting the member 5. The cutting member 5 can be moved downward to a second position in which the sealing package 3 is cut open by the cutting member 5 in a first position where the package does not contact the sealing package 3. When the cutting member 5 with the operating member 7 reaches the second position, the annular projection 502 on the annular body 50 of the cutting member 5 is separated from the first position annular groove 410. And then engages with the second position annular groove 411 of the inner engagement member 4. On the other hand, the actuating part 501 and the non-actuating part 500 of the cutting member 5 will first press the outer part 30 of the sealing package 3, and then the sealing package by the actuating part 501. (3) is cut open so that the formulation 31 escapes from the sealing package 3 through the opening 12 and falls into the liquid solvent L. In this operation, since the portion of the outer portion is prevented by the operating portion 501 by the non-operating portion 500 of the cutting member 5, the portion of the outer peripheral portion 30 corresponding to the non-operating portion 500 is It is still attached to another part of the sealing package 3, thereby preventing the cut open portion of the sealing package 3 from falling into the liquid solvent L.

As shown in FIG. 5, after the formulation 31 has fallen into the liquid solvent L, the annular protrusion 700 is engaged with the annular groove 510 in the neck 51 of the cutting member 5. Pulling up the operating member 7 will also move the cutting member 5 up. When the shoulder 503 of the cutting member contacts the upper end 64 of the lid 6, the upward lifting of the cutting member 5 is stopped. At this time, if the operating member 7 is continuously pulled out, the round protrusion 511 of the neck 51 will be separated from the passage 710 of the operating member 7. The upward pulling of the operating member 7 is such that when the annular projection 700 on the annular body 70 of the operating member 7 is blocked by the top of the annular groove 510 of the neck 51 of the cutting member 5. It won't stop until. Therefore, the opening part 12 of the main body 1, the through-hole 211 of the outer engagement member 2, the through-hole 42 of the outer engagement member 4, and the discharge hole 512 of the cutting member 5 are carried out. ) And the passage 710 of the operating member 7 are all interconnected so that the liquid solvent L mixed with the formulation 31 is consumed from the opening 12 of the body 1 for the user's consumption. Flows into the passage 710.

The present invention has been described using exemplary preferred embodiments. However, it will be understood that the scope of the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, various modifications and similar structures are intended to be included. Accordingly, the claims will follow the broadest description so as to encompass structures similar to all these variations.

Claims (15)

A body having a storage space defined by a body wall for forming a body for retaining a first material therein and an opening for connecting the storage space; An outer engagement member firmly received in the opening of the main body and having a through hole for connecting the opening of the main body; Sealingly enclosing a second material to be mixed with the first material in the storage space for hermetically sealing the through hole of the outer joining member and the through hole formed in the inner joining member at a position corresponding to the through hole of the outer joining member. An inner engagement member securely coupled to the outer engagement member in such a manner that a sealing package for engagement is fitted between the inner and outer engagement members to prevent the first material from deviating from the opening of the body; The sealing package is slidably engaged with the inner coupling member and moved relative to the inner coupling member to a second position where the sealing package is cut open to a second position where the second material is released from the sealing package. Thereby cutting the second material into the first material through the opening of the body and having at least one outlet for connecting the through hole of the inner coupling member; And A cover member attached to the body to cover the cutting member, the inner coupling member and the outer coupling member therein, the cover member having a support hole for slidingly supporting the operating member therein, wherein the operating member includes at least the atmosphere and the cutting member; And having a passageway for interconnecting one outlet, the actuating member is adapted to be connected with the cutting member such that the actuating member protrudes from the support hole of the lid member when the cutting member is in the first position, and the cutting member is A container having separate storage spaces that is forced by the actuating member to a second position, whereby the second material is ejected from the seal package when the actuating member is pressed against the seal package by an external force. The container of claim 1, wherein the second material is sealed in a sealed package made of an airtight, waterproof flexible material. 3. A container according to claim 2, wherein the airtight, waterproof flexible material is aluminum foil. 2. The sealing package according to claim 1, wherein the sealing package is larger in size than the through-holes of the inner and outer coupling members, and the opening of the body is formed by the structure of the inner coupling member, the outer coupling member, and the sealing package sandwiched therebetween. A container having separate storage spaces whose openings are hermetically sealed. The cutting package according to claim 1, wherein the cutting member is formed with a protrusion arranged to be separately and hermetically engaged with a passage of the operating member in a situation where the operating member is engaged with the cutting member at a specific position and sealed by the cutting member. After the cutting opening, the operating member is driven by an external force to move in a direction away from the sealing package so that the projection of the cutting member is separated from the passage of the operating member so that the exit of the cutting member is mutually with the atmosphere through the passage of the operating member. Containers with separate storage spaces, which are to be connected. The container according to claim 1, wherein the sealing package is disposed in the outer joining member, and then inserted between the inner and outer joining members by firmly joining the inner joining member to the outer joining member. 2. The separate storage spaces of claim 1, wherein the cutting member has separate storage spaces formed with a cutting end having an operating portion for cutting open the sealing package and a non-operating portion connected to the operating portion to prevent the sealing member from being completely cut apart. Having a container. 8. A container according to claim 7, wherein the actuating portion of the cutting member has separate storage spaces having a plurality of teeth formed in succession. 8. A container according to claim 7, wherein the non-actuating portion of the cutting member has separate storage spaces whose surface is planar. The container of claim 1, wherein the first material has separate storage spaces in a solid state. The container of claim 1, wherein the first material has separate storage spaces in a liquid state. The container of claim 1, wherein the first material is in separate gaseous storage spaces. The container of claim 1, wherein the second material has separate storage spaces in a solid state. The container of claim 1, wherein the second material has separate storage spaces in a liquid state. The container of claim 1, wherein the second material is in separate gaseous storage spaces.