TW202019781A - Conical beverage cup holding bowl capable of directly mixing food with beverage for drinking without opening outer lid unit or inner cup unit - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a conical beverage cup holding bowl suitable to be mounted on a container that surrounds and defines a receiving space. The conical beverage cup holding bowl includes an inner cup unit and an outer lid unit. The inner cup unit is suitable for containing food and includes a bottom wall, a surrounding wall gradually expanded outwardly from the bottom wall, and a rim extended outwardly from the surrounding wall, wherein the bottom wall and the surrounding wall may surround and define a containing space suitable for containing food. The bottom wall has a cup hole piece capable of being pushed and open. When the cup hole piece is pushed open, a cup hole is formed and the food in the containing space may fall into the receiving space through the cup hole. By defining a horizontal plane passing through the rim and a normal perpendicular to the horizontal plane and passing through the cup hole piece, the surrounding wall substantially has an angle to the normal, where the angle is between 15 degrees and 80 degrees.

Description

Conical beverage cup holder bowl

The invention relates to a cup cover for food containers, in particular to a conical beverage cup holder bowl capable of storing food.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an existing ready-to-eat pink round beverage composition includes a container 10 and an outer cover 11. The container 10 is used to contain a liquid beverage 12 and has an opening 101. The outer cover 11 has a semi-spherical shape and is equipped with a granular powder circle 13, and the powder circle 13 is sealed in the outer cover 11 by a round aluminum foil 14, and then the outer cover 11 is buckled to the The top edge of the container 10 seals the opening 101. In this way, the beverage 12 and the powder circle 13 can be isolated from each other when being sold, and the powder circle 13 can be mixed in the beverage 12 when drinking to ensure that the consumer can maintain the powder circle when drinking 13's resilience without being too soft.

Although the ready-to-eat pink round beverage composition can maintain the elasticity of the pink round 13 during drinking, it is necessary to remove the outer cover 11 from the container 10 and tear the round aluminum foil 14 before drinking. It is inconvenient to pour the powder circle 13 in the outer cover 11 into the container 10 and mix it with the beverage 12 before drinking. In addition, when the outer cover 11 is opened or the round aluminum foil 14 is torn off, the drink 12 or the powder circle 13 is easily splashed due to improper force application, resulting in an accident of soiling of the body or clothes, so there is still an improvement space.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a conical beverage cup holder bowl that does not need to be opened and is easy to drink.

Therefore, the conical beverage cup holder bowl of the present invention is suitable for being installed in a container that defines an accommodating space. The conical beverage cup holder bowl includes an inner cup unit and an outer cover unit.

The inner cup unit is suitable for containing a food and used to be installed in the container, and closes the accommodating space. The inner cup unit includes a bottom wall located in the accommodating space, a ring wall gradually expanding outward from the bottom wall and surrounding the entire circumference, and a ring rim extending outward from the ring wall and surrounding the entire circumference, by The bottom wall and the ring wall define a containing space suitable for containing the food. The rim is suitable for snapping on the container. The bottom wall has a cup hole piece that can be pushed open. When the cup hole piece is pushed away, a cup hole is formed in the bottom wall, and the food in the containing space slides down to the accommodating space through the cup hole . Define a horizontal plane passing through the rim, and a normal perpendicular to the horizontal plane and passing through the cup hole piece, the ring wall and the normal are substantially at an angle between 15 degrees and 80 degrees.

The outer cover unit is covered on the inner cup unit and used to close the containing space.

The effect of the present invention is: using the design of the angle of the ring wall of the inner cup unit, when drinking, only need to pass a straw through the outer cover unit and then push open the cup hole piece of the inner cup unit, you can borrow The food located in the containing space is automatically slipped by gravity and falls into the container to be mixed with the liquid, and ready to eat. The invention can directly mix and drink without opening the outer cover unit or the inner cup unit, which is quite convenient, and the liquid and the food will not accidentally spill out.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same number.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a first embodiment of the conical beverage cup holder bowl 200 of the present invention is suitable for installation in a container 9 defining a receiving space 90 around which the receiving space 90 is provided The edible liquid 91, the conical beverage cup holder bowl 200 includes an inner cup unit 3, an outer lid unit 4, and a connecting unit 5. In the first embodiment, the container 9 is a transparent container, and the liquid 91 is described with milk tea. Of course, it can also be filled with other drinkable beverages, such as fresh milk, fruit juice, black tea, coffee, soft drinks, and so on. Buttermilk, soy milk, etc.

The inner cup unit 3 is suitable for containing a food 92. In the following description, the food 92 is described as a powder round (commonly known as pearl), of course, it can also be filled with other edible solid or liquid foods, such as diced fruit and cereal , Cereals, whipped cream, etc. The inner cup unit 3 is used to be mounted on the container 9 and close the accommodating space 90. The outer cover unit 4 can be lifted off to cover the inner cup unit 3. The connecting unit 5 interconnects the outer cover unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 so that the outer cover unit 4 can pivot relative to the inner cup unit 3, whereby the outer cover unit 4 can be closed to the The inner cup unit 3 or the outer cover unit 4 can be opened from the inner cup unit 3. Preferably, the outer cover unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 are made of transparent materials.

In the first embodiment, the outer cover unit 4, the inner cup unit 3 and the connecting unit 5 are an integrated structure formed by polylactic acid (PLA) using a hot-press vacuum integrated molding method. It can be understood that in other variations of the first embodiment, the first embodiment can also omit the connecting unit 5 and form the outer cover unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3 into two independent Components, and then buckle the outer cover unit 4 on the inner cup unit 3, which also has the function of enabling the outer cover unit 4 to be lifted off and covered on the inner cup unit 3.

The detailed structure of the first embodiment is further explained below.

4, 5 and 6, the inner cup unit 3 includes a bottom wall 31 located in the accommodating space 90, and a ring wall 32 that gradually expands outward from the bottom wall 31 and extends obliquely and surrounds the entire circumference, An annular rim 33 extending outwardly from the annular wall 32 and surrounding the entire circumference defines a holding space 30 suitable for containing the food 92 surrounded by the bottom wall 31 and the annular wall 32. The bottom wall 31 has a cup hole piece 311 that can be pushed apart. In the first embodiment, the cup hole piece 311 is a C that is cut through the bottom wall 31 in advance along the C-shaped interval on the bottom wall 31 Type hole cover, but it can also be cut through with a cross shape or a cross shape. The rim 33 is suitable for being fastened to the top edge of the container 9. Preferably, the rim 33 has a buckle lug 331 extending outward, the buckle lug 331 is substantially semicircular, thereby facilitating the user's fingers to grasp and apply force to the inner cup The unit 3 is lifted off the container 9.

Referring to FIG. 5, a horizontal plane P passing through the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 and a normal N perpendicular to the horizontal plane P and passing through the cup hole piece 311 (see FIG. 6) are defined, the ring wall 32 and the normal The line N substantially includes an angle q, preferably, the angle is between 15 degrees and 80 degrees, and the bottom wall 31 is located in the center and parallel to the horizontal plane P. In the first embodiment, the angle q is 35 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the outer cover unit 4 is substantially frusto-convex and is used to close the holding space 30 of the inner cup unit 3. The outer cover unit 4 includes a base wall 41, a surrounding wall 42 extending from the base wall 41 in the direction of the inner cup unit 3 and surrounding the entire circumference, and a surrounding wall 42 extending outward from the surrounding wall 42 and surrounding the entire circumference The flange 43 is surrounded by the base wall 41 and the surrounding wall 42 to define a cover body space 40 communicating with the containing space 30. By the arrangement of the cover body space 40, the containing space 30 can contain the food 92 The serving size increases. The base wall 41 has a cover hole piece 411 that can be pushed away. Preferably, the cover hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 (see FIG. 6) are arranged on the normal line N at intervals. The cover hole piece 411 is a C-shaped hole cover that cuts through the base wall 41 along the C-shaped interval in advance on the base wall 41, but can also be cut through with a cross-shaped or Mi-shaped interval. The flange 43 is used to buckle to the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3. The flange 43 has a buckle lug 431 that extends outward, and the buckle lug 431 is substantially semicircular, thereby , It is convenient to open the outer cover unit 4 to load the food 92 into the holding space 30 of the inner cup unit 3. Preferably, the buckle lugs 431 and the buckle lugs 331 are misaligned with each other to facilitate opening the outer cover unit 4 or the inner cup unit 3 separately.

3, 5 and 7, the connecting unit 5 includes a first connecting portion 51 formed on the flange 43 of the outer cover unit 4, and a rim 33 formed on the inner cup unit 3 and connected to The second connecting portion 52 of the first connecting portion 51 can connect the flange 43 of the outer cover unit 4 and the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 to each other by the connecting unit 5. In the first embodiment, a V-shaped groove 53 is formed at the connection between the first connection portion 51 and the second connection portion 52, which can provide a turn when the outer cover unit 4 pivots relative to the inner cup unit 3 The margin pivoted smoothly. However, in other variations, the connection between the first connection portion 51 and the second connection portion 52 can also form a semi-circular groove, or another equivalent structure with a turning margin.

9 and 10, when eating, insert a straw 93 into the outer cover unit 4 and push the cover hole piece 411, at this time, one side of the cover hole piece 411 is still connected to the base wall 41 and The base wall 41 forms a cover hole 410, and the cover body space 40 communicates with the outside through the cover hole 410. Then, the straw 93 is pushed down to open the cup hole piece 311 of the inner cup unit 3, at this time, one side of the cup hole piece 311 is still connected to the bottom wall 31 and a cup hole 310 is formed on the bottom wall 31 . Finally, the straw 93 is slightly raised and disengaged from the cup hole 310 of the bottom wall 31. Due to the inclined design of the angle q (see FIG. 5) of the ring wall 32 of the inner cup unit 3, the holding space can be made by gravity The food 92 (ie powder circle) in 30 automatically slides down to the accommodating space 90 of the container 9 through the cup hole 310 and mixes with the liquid 91 (ie milk tea) in the container 9 to form a pearl milk tea. Then, the straw 93 is inserted into the accommodating space 90 through the cup hole 310 again, and then the food can be sucked and eaten. In order to allow the food 92 to slide smoothly, preferably, the size of the cup hole piece 311 is larger than the size of the lid hole piece 411. Since the cover hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 of the first embodiment are arranged on the normal line N (see FIG. 5), the user can insert the straw 93 at a vertical angle and push the cover at the same time The hole piece 411 and the cup hole piece 311 are therefore easy to use.

Through the above description, it can be seen that the first embodiment uses the angle q of the ring wall 32 of the inner cup unit 3 to be set between 15 degrees and 80 degrees, and the food 92 in the inner cup unit 3 can be made by gravity Automatically slide into the container 9 without opening the outer lid unit 4 and the inner cup unit 3, the food 92 and the liquid 91 can be mixed and eaten, which is quite convenient, and the food 92 or the liquid 91 is not It will spill out accidentally. In particular, under the premise that the food 92 can be smoothly slid off, the first embodiment has the largest holding space 30 when the angle q is 35 degrees, thereby, it can accommodate more portions of the food Food 92.

Referring to FIG. 11, it is a second embodiment of the conical beverage cup holder bowl 200 of the present invention, which is suitable for being installed in the container 9 surrounding the receiving space 90, the second embodiment is similar to the first Examples, the main differences are:

The outer cover unit 4'is a piece of thermoplastic plastic film, and is heat-fused with the rim 33 of the inner cup unit 3 through thermal compression to close the holding space 30 of the inner cup unit 3. Therefore, the second embodiment The connecting unit 5 is also omitted (see FIG. 10). When eating, insert the straw 93 (see FIG. 10) and pierce the outer cover unit 4'(ie, thermoplastic film), and then push down the cup hole piece 311 (see FIG. 10). The food 92 and the liquid 91 are mixed. The second embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment.

In summary, the conical beverage cup holder bowl 200 of the present invention can mix and eat the food 92 and the liquid 91 without opening the outer cover units 4, 4'and the inner cup unit 3, and the food 92 Or the liquid 91 will not be accidentally spilled, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still classified as Within the scope of the invention patent.

200: conical beverage cup holder bowl 3: inner cup unit 30: holding space 31: bottom wall 310: cup hole 311: cup hole piece 32: ring wall 33: ring edge 331: snap tab 4, 4': outer Cover unit 40: Cover body space 41: Base wall 410: Cover hole 411: Cover hole piece 42: Surrounding wall 43: Flange 431: Fastening tab 5: Connection unit 51: First connection part 52: Second connection Part 53: V-groove 9: container 90: storage space 91: liquid 92: food 93: straw P: horizontal plane N: normal q: angle

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating that an outer cover formed by a conventional ready-to-eat powdered round beverage is filled with a powdered round, And the outer cover is provided in a container containing a beverage; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating pouring the powder circle in the outer cover formed by the existing instant powder round beverage into the container; FIG. 3 is a cone of the present invention A perspective view of a first embodiment of a cup-shaped beverage cup holder bowl; 　 FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a food packaged in an inner cup unit of the first embodiment and covered in a container; 　 FIG. 5 is a front view , Illustrating that an outer cover unit of the first embodiment can be tilted away from the inner cup unit; 　 FIG. 6 is a bottom view taken from FIG. 3, illustrating a bottom wall of the inner cup unit of the first embodiment With a cup of holes; FIG. 7 is a front view taken from FIG. 3, illustrating that the outer cover unit of the first embodiment is placed on the inner cup unit; FIG. 8 is a top view taken from FIG. 3, illustrating A base wall of the outer cover unit of the first embodiment has a cover hole piece; FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view illustrating that the first embodiment containing the food is installed in the container, and a straw is inserted through Pass the lid hole piece and the cup hole piece; FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating that the straw is lifted off the bottom wall of the inner cup unit, and the food will automatically fall into the container; and FIG. 11 is the A cross-sectional schematic view of a second embodiment of the inventive conical beverage cup holder bowl mounted on the container.

200: Conical beverage cup holder bowl

3: inner cup unit

31: bottom wall

32: ring wall

331: snap ears

4: cover unit

411: Cover hole piece

42: Around the wall

43: flange

431: Fastening ears

5: Link unit

51: First connection

52: Second connection

53: V-groove

Claims (10)

A conical beverage cup holder bowl is suitable for being installed in a container which defines an accommodating space around. The conical beverage cup holder bowl comprises: an inner cup unit, which is suitable for containing a food and used for being installed in the container and Enclosing the accommodating space, the inner cup unit includes a bottom wall located in the accommodating space, a ring wall gradually expanding outward from the bottom wall and surrounding the entire circumference, and an outer wall extending outward from the ring wall and the entire circumference The surrounding rim is surrounded by the bottom wall and the ring wall to define a containing space suitable for containing the food, the rim is suitable for being snapped on the container, and the bottom wall has a cup hole piece that can be pushed open , When the cup hole piece is pushed away, a cup hole will be formed in the bottom wall, and the food in the containing space will slide down to the accommodating space through the cup hole, defining a horizontal plane passing through the rim, and a vertical The horizontal plane passes through the normal of the cup hole piece, the ring wall and the normal are substantially at an angle between 15 degrees and 80 degrees; and an outer cover unit, the cover is provided on the inner cup unit and It is used to close the storage space. The cone-shaped beverage cup holder bowl of claim 1, wherein the outer cover unit can be lifted away to cover the inner cup unit, the outer cover unit includes a base wall, and a base wall faces the inner cup A surrounding wall extending in the direction of the unit and surrounding the entire circumference, and a flange extending outward from the surrounding wall and surrounding the entire circumference, surrounded by the base wall and the surrounding wall to define a cover space communicating with the containing space , The flange is used to buckle the rim of the inner cup unit, the base wall has a cover hole piece that can be pushed open, when the cover hole piece is pushed open, a cover hole is formed in the base wall, And make the cover body space communicate with the outside through the cover hole. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 2, further comprising a connecting unit that interconnects the flange of the outer cover unit and the rim of the inner cup unit so that the outer cover unit can be opposed to The inner cup unit pivots. The conical beverage cup holder bowl of claim 3, wherein the outer cover unit, the inner cup unit and the connecting unit are integrally formed. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 4, wherein the connecting unit includes a first connecting portion formed on a flange of the outer cover unit, and a rim formed on the inner cup unit and connected to A V-shaped groove is formed at the connection between the first connection portion and the second connection portion of the first connection portion. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 2, wherein the cover hole piece and the cup hole piece are arranged on the normal line at intervals. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 2, wherein the flange of the outer cover unit has a snap-in tab extending outward. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 7, wherein the rim of the inner cup unit has a snap tab extending outward. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 8, wherein the snap ears and the snap ears are misaligned with each other. The conical beverage cup holder bowl according to claim 1, wherein the cup hole piece on the bottom wall of the inner cup unit is a C-shaped hole cover.

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