KR20110008429A - Baby feed bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A baby feeding bottle is provided to enable an infant to conveniently inhale the powdered milk liquid without inclining the bottle. CONSTITUTION: A baby feeding bottle is comprised of a bottle(10), which accepts powdered milk liquid, and a nipple(20), which has flexibility and is combined to the bottle. Inside the nipple, a combining hole(26) has a inside diameter of predetermined size. In combining hole, one part of a straw is combined. A nipple is consist of inhalation unit(21), which an infant can bite and suck, and a support body, which supports the inhalation unit. The combining hole is formed in constant length in hollow part(23), which is formed inside the inhalation unit.

Description

Feeding Bottle {Baby feed bottles}

The present invention relates to a feeding bottle, more specifically, by installing a straw on the inner side of the nipple coupled to the top of the bottle body (Straw) so that the lower end of the straw is submerged in the milk solution contained in the bottle body, the infant The milk bottle can be easily sucked without tilting, and the feeding bottle can be easily removed due to the adoption of a simple coupling structure, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and increasing convenience in use.

In general, feeding bottles are used to feed infant formulas to infants and infants, instead of breast milk. Infants are allowed to suck the milk in the baby bottle through the nipples by incorporating the nipples into the baby bottle body. To do it.

Hereinafter, a brief description of a conventional bottle.

1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional bottle, as shown, the bottle is composed of the nipple 120 and the bottle body 100 coupled to the nipple 120.

Nipple 120 is a part sucked by the infant mouth, is provided with a flexible rubber material that can be freely elastic deformation.

On the other hand, the bottle body 100 is a container shape in which the milk powder is accommodated, and is made of a plastic material such as polycarbonate (PC) that generally has a low weight, or is made of a glass material having excellent safety.

The nipple 120 is fixed by screwing the bottle body 100 using the cap 130 of a plastic material installed at the bottom.

Therefore, the infant by holding the bottle body 100 by hand and bite the end of the nipple 120, it is possible to eat the milk powder contained in the bottle body 100.

However, such a conventional bottle has the following problems.

First, when a baby bottle is used in a lying position, the bottle body is naturally positioned above the nipple so that the milk powder in the bottle body can be easily sucked through the nipple. In the case of use, it is inconvenient for the caregiver to care for the infant or infant because the infant has to support the bottle body so that the infant body can be tilted back so that the milk formula in the bottle body flows into the nipple or the bottle body is inclined downward. Second, in case of using a separate straw, there was a problem of inadvertent leakage of the milk powder due to carelessness since the nipple should be separated from the bottle body. Third, the bottle body was formed of a glass material. In case of heavy weights, there was a risk of breakage. And, fourth, when the bottle body or cap or straw is formed of a plastic material, there was a problem that the infant is exposed to environmental hormones such as bisphenol-A that is discharged due to the nature of the plastic material.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, first, by installing a straw inside the nipple, so that infants can easily inhale the milk powder even without sitting back in the sitting position, convenience of use of the bottle And second, by simplifying the coupling structure to which the straw is coupled to integrally formed on the nipple, not only easy to attach and detach the straw, but also can be easily manufactured by modifying the existing mold, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost, Third, the baby bottle body and straw is formed of a silicone material without the release of environmental hormones to ensure the safety of the infant.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a feeding bottle consisting of a feeding bottle body containing milk powder and a flexible nipple coupled to the feeding bottle body, and forming a coupling hole having an inner diameter of a predetermined size inside the nipple. One end of the straw is press-coupled to the coupling hole.

In addition, the nipple is composed of a support for supporting the suction portion and the suction portion sucked by the infant, the coupling hole may be formed to a predetermined length in the center of the hollow portion formed inside the suction portion.

In addition, the nipple is composed of a suction part sucked by the infant mouth and a support for supporting the suction part, the coupling hole may be formed in a predetermined length in the center of the upper side of the support.

In this case, the coupling hole may include an insertion hole extending in a downward direction along a lower circumference, and one end of the straw may be press-fitted through the insertion hole.

On the other hand, the inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole and the outer circumferential surface of the straw is preferably provided with a mating portion coupled to each other male and female so that the straw can be easily fixed to a predetermined position.

Here, the joining portion may form a protrusion projecting to a certain height on one side of the coupling hole and the outer circumferential surface of the straw, and the other side may allow a groove portion to be mated to the protrusion.

In addition, the protrusion portion and the groove portion is preferably formed in an annular shape corresponding to each other along the inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole and the outer circumferential surface of the straw.

In addition, the upper end of the coupling hole is formed with a locking projection protruding inward to limit the insertion depth of the straw.

Meanwhile, the baby bottle body, the nipple, and the straw are preferably formed of a silicone material which is excellent in flexibility and does not generate environmental hormones.

As described above, the present invention, first, can easily inhale the milk powder without having to tilt the head back through the straw installed inside the nipple even in the infant sitting position can increase the convenience of use of the infant or guardian Second, the removable structure of the straw can be produced by simple modification of the existing mold, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and improving the productivity. Third, the application of silicone material to infants to environmental hormones There is an effect that can prevent the exposure.

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

Figure 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the feeding bottle of the present invention, Figure 3 shows an embodiment of a bottle made of silicone material.

As shown in Figure 2, the feeding bottle of the present invention is composed of a bottle body 10 and the nipple 20.

The bottle body 10 is used in a general baby bottle, and is provided in a container shape with an empty inside and an open top to accommodate the milk powder 150, and generally, a plastic material or glass A) formed of material.

On the other hand, the nipple 20 is a part which the infant bites and sucks, and is provided with a flexible silicone material which can freely deform elastically, and elastically supports the suction part 21 and the suction part 21 introduced into the oral cavity of the infant. It consists of the support body 25 to make.

The suction part 21 is formed to protrude upward to a predetermined length in the center of the nipple 20 so that the infant can bite into the mouth, the hollow portion 23 is formed inside, the milk powder 150 passes through the center of the upper end The suction hole 22 that can be formed is penetrated.

The suction part 21 is provided with a nipple-shaped body that forms a free end to fit the position or oral cavity of the infant's tongue, and the suction part 21 and the support 25 are typically integrally formed of a silicone material having excellent flexibility. Therefore, the suction part 21 can be freely moved.

On the other hand, the supporter 25 is connected to the lower part of the suction part 21 to elastically support the suction part 21, and is integrally formed with the suction part 21, and a space portion 27 having a predetermined size is formed in the inner part. The outer circumferential portion is formed to extend downward to form the lower portion, and the wing portion 28 is extended to the outer side at the lower portion thereof.

Therefore, the coupling of the bottle body 10 and the nipple 20 is screwed to the upper portion of the bottle body 10, the cap 130 is provided on the lower side of the nipple 20, the wing portion 28 of the nipple 20 is It is made by being in close contact with the upper end of the bottle body (10).

On the other hand, a coupling hole 26 having a predetermined depth and an inner diameter is formed at an upper end of the inner space 27 of the support 25 (a connection with the suction part).

At this time, it is preferable that the upper portion of the support 25 in which the coupling hole 26 is formed has a relatively thick flesh thickness in comparison with the other portions.

On the other hand, the coupling hole 26 is formed to extend downward from the lower portion of the hollow portion 23 of the suction portion 21, the straw 90 is excessively inserted in the upper end portion into the hollow portion 23 of the suction portion 21 A locking step 26a for preventing entry is formed.

The catching jaw 26a is formed to protrude to a predetermined height in the inward direction along the inner circumference at the upper end of the coupling hole 26, and is preferably formed at an inclined surface at an angle to facilitate the flow or molding of the milk powder 150.

Meanwhile, the straw 90 has one end connected to the coupling hole 26 of the support 25 so that the infant formula 150 contained in the bottle body 10 is easily sucked when the infant sucks the suction unit 21 into the mouth. As being inserted and inserted, both ends are provided in a conventional tubular shape, the outer diameter is relatively larger than the inner diameter of the coupling hole 26 so as not to be separated easily by elastically press-fitted to the coupling hole 26.

At this time, the entire length of the straw 90 is preferably formed to the length that the other end can sufficiently reach the bottom of the bottle body (10).

The coupling of the support 25 and the straw 90 is to insert one end of the straw 90 into the coupling hole 26 so as to be press-fit while elastically deformed with each other, separation can be easily pulled back to separate the straw 90 do.

Therefore, the infant will be able to easily inhale and eat the milk powder 150 in the bottle body 10 through the straw 90 in a sitting position.

On the other hand, the bottle shown in Figure 3 is the bottle body 10 is made of a flexible material such as silicone so that the nipple 20 'is formed by the fastening portion 28' formed on the lower side of the support 25 'the bottle body As shown in the bottle directly coupled to the 10 (10 '), in this case also by forming a coupling hole 26' integrally at the inner upper end of the support (25 ') by allowing one end of the straw 90 is press-fitted , Infant can easily suck the milk powder 150 without tilting the bottle.

Coupling configuration of the nipple (20, 20 ') and the straw 90 of the present invention is not limited to the plastic bottle of the plastic material or silicone material as described above, infants through the nipple (20, 20') milk powder 150 ) Can be applied to a variety of conventional feeding bottles.

That is, the bottle body 10 and the straw 90 may be a transparent or semi-transparent resin having flexibility to enable elastic deformation, and materials such as silicone, natural rubber, PE, and polyurethane may be used. It is preferable to use a silicone material which is not generated.

In addition, it is possible to add various environmentally friendly materials or functional ceramics that can generate negative ions or emit far infrared rays to silicone materials, or it can also add materials such as jade, which emits useful groups to the human body because it contains minerals necessary for the human body. will be.

In addition, when the elasticity (hardness) of the silicone material of the nipples 20 and 20 'or the straw 90 is excessively high, attachment or detachment of the straw 90 to the nipples 20 and 20' becomes difficult. If it is lower than necessary, since the straw 9 can be easily separated by an external impact due to excessive flexibility, it is desirable to maintain the optimum flexibility using a material having an appropriate hardness.

On the other hand, when the nipples 20 and 20 'and the straw 90 are made of a silicon material, the interfacial energy is low due to the silicon material property, and thus the adhesiveness becomes stronger than necessary, so that the nipples 20 and 20' and the straw 90 are not easy to attach or detach. ') May be formed by etching, sanding, or the like to form irregularities such as a fine circular or rectangular shape having a specific shape that may reduce adhesiveness, or may be coated with various functions such as slip coating.

Slip coating is a method of removing adhesiveness by coating a separate material on the surface of silicon so that slip can be easily generated. It uses metal material, ceramic material, silicon compound, organic material or other organic-inorganic mixed material which is harmless to human body. Can be installed by printing or spraying.

4 to 6 show different embodiments of the supports 35, 45 and 65 and the straw 90 of the present invention, except for the coupling structure of the supports 35, 45 and 65 and the straw 90, respectively. Since it is the same as the above embodiment, only the changed configuration will be described.

4 and 5 are more rigidly coupled to the support (35, 45) and the straw 90 so that the straw 90 is not easily separated, the coupling hole (36, 46) of the coupling hole (36, 46) Forming parts 50 and 50 'are formed in which the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the straw 90 are joined to each other by male and female.

In addition, the upper side of the coupling hole (36, 46) is provided with an inclined surface to form the engaging jaw (36a, 46a) so that the straw (90) does not easily enter into the suction portion (31, 41) as in the above embodiment.

An inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole 36 of FIG. 4 is formed with an annular protrusion 51 formed to protrude a predetermined height inwardly along the circumference, and the protrusion 51 so that the protrusion 51 can be inserted into the outer circumferential surface of the straw 90. Groove 55 is formed to correspond to.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 shows that the mold 50 'is formed in a structure opposite to the mold 50 of FIG. 4, and the groove 51' is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole 46, and the outer circumferential surface of the straw 90 is formed. Correspondingly, the projection 55 'is formed.

Accordingly, the coupling of the coupling holes 36 and 46 and the straw 90 presses the ends of the straw 90 into the coupling holes 36 and 46 so that the coupling holes 36 and 46 and the straw 90 are elastically deformed with each other. This is achieved by bringing the matching portions 50 together.

Here, the protrusions 51 and 55 'and the grooves 55 and 51' of the mating parts 50 and 50 'are not limited to the illustrated shapes, and may be provided in plurality in the up and down directions, respectively, or the protrusions. 51 and 55 'may be formed to protrude a plurality of spaced apart at regular intervals along the periphery rather than an annular shape.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of FIG. 6, the lower end of the coupling hole 66 of the support 65 extends downwardly to a predetermined height along the circumference so that the insertion hole 68 is formed.

Insertion 68 extends to an appropriate length to support the end of the straw (90).

Therefore, the straw 90 may be inserted and coupled more easily by pushing the one end portion into the insertion hole 68 and may be elastically supported by the insertion hole 68.

At this time, the fitting part 50 is formed so that the protrusions 51 and the grooves 55 are coupled to each other and fastened so that the straw 90 can be effectively fixed to and supported by the lower side of the suction part 61.

Meanwhile, the embodiment of FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment in which the coupling hole 76 is formed at the suction part 71 of the nipple 70, and as shown, the coupling hole 76 is the suction part of the nipple 70. 71) The hollow portion 23 is formed in a predetermined length on the inside.

At this time, the inner diameter of the coupling hole 76 is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the straw 90 so that the straw 90 is sufficiently press-supported, the locking jaw 76a is formed on the upper end.

At this time, the locking jaw 76a may be formed as an inclined surface.

Therefore, the straw 90 is press-fitted to the coupling hole 76, one end is installed adjacent to the suction hole 22 to allow the infant to suck the milk powder more effectively.

In this case, the coupling hole 76 and the straw 90 are formed in the same manner as in the other embodiments by forming the protrusions 51 and the grooves 55 of the mating part 50 so as to be joined to each other to be coupled to the straw 90. You can do that.

Therefore, the present invention, as in the above embodiment, the upper end of the straw (90) is coupled to the suction holes 26, 26 ', 36, 46, 66 of the nipples (20, 20', 30, 40, 60) (21, 21 ', 31, 41, 61) and the lower end is located on the bottom of the bottle body 10, so that even if a small amount of milk powder 150 is accommodated in the bottle body (10) By keeping the bottom of the 90 always submerged in the milk powder 150, the infant can easily inhale the milk powder 90 through the straw 90 without having to lean his head back to turn the bottle upside down. In the case of washing or replacing the bottle body (10) or straw (90), it will be able to use it easily separated or combined.

In addition, the bottle body 10, as well as the straw 90, by using a high elastic silicone material to prevent the occurrence of environmental hormones, it is possible to ensure a safe lactation environment of the infant.

As mentioned above, since the above embodiments are merely described as examples for convenience of description, they do not limit the utility model registration claims.

1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional feeding bottle,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the feeding bottle of the present invention,

3 is a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a coupling hole of the present invention;

5 is a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the coupling hole of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the coupling hole of the present invention,

Figure 7 shows a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the coupling hole of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10,10 ', 100: Bottle body

20,20 ', 30,40,60,70,120: Nipple

21,21 ', 31,41,61,71: suction part

25,25 ', 35,45,65,75: Support

22: suction hole 23: hollow part

26,26 ', 35,46,66,76: Joiner

26a, 36a, 46a, 76a: locking jaw

27: space portion 28: wing portion

50,50 ': fitting part 51,55': protrusion part

55, 51 ': Groove 68: Insertion hole

90: straw 130: cap

150: milk powder

Claims (9)

In the feeding bottle consisting of a feeding bottle body containing milk powder and a flexible nipple coupled to the feeding bottle body, Feeding bottle, characterized in that the inner side of the nipple to form a coupling hole having a predetermined diameter, the coupling hole one end of the straw is press-fitted. The method of claim 1, The nipple is composed of a suction part and a support for supporting the suction part sucked by the infant mouth, The coupling hole is a feeding bottle, characterized in that formed in the hollow portion formed in the suction portion to a predetermined length. The method of claim 1, The nipple is composed of a suction part and a support for supporting the suction part sucked by the infant mouth, Feeding hole is characterized in that the coupling hole is formed in a predetermined length in the center of the upper side of the support. The method of claim 3, The coupling hole is provided with an insertion hole extending in a downward direction along the lower circumference, the feeding bottle characterized in that the one end of the straw through the insertion hole is coupled to the injection. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Feeding bottle, characterized in that the inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole and the outer circumferential surface of the straw is provided with a mating portion coupled to each other, male and female so that the straw can be easily fixed to a predetermined position. The method of claim 5, The feeding part is formed with a protrusion projecting to a certain height on any one side of the outer circumferential surface of the coupling hole and the straw, and the other side of the feeding bottle characterized in that the groove is formed corresponding to the protrusion. The method of claim 6, Feeding bottle and the feeding part, characterized in that formed along the inner circumferential surface of the coupling hole and the outer circumferential surface of the straw are formed in an annular shape. The method of claim 5, Feeding nursing bottle, characterized in that the upper end of the coupling hole is formed with a locking projection protruding inward so that the insertion depth of the straw is limited. The method of claim 5, Feeding bottle, characterized in that the bottle body, nipple and straw is formed of a flexible silicone material.

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