TWI798074B - Combination locking structure for cup lid - Google Patents

Abstract

A combined locking structure for cup lids of the present invention at least includes a cup lid body, a slide rail frame, a slider and a seesaw switch. An installation space is recessed on the top surface of the cup lid body. The front end is pierced with a water outlet, the slide rail frame is installed in the installation space, the slider is embedded in the slide rail frame, and can slide between the first position and the second position of the slide rail frame, the A water sealing block is provided at the front end of the slider to correspond to the water outlet to form a watertight state. The seesaw switch is pivotally connected to the slider to control the slider to be in a locked state on the slide rail frame. , the combination of the slide rail frame, slider and seesaw switch is embedded on the top surface of the lid body and slides horizontally on the top surface to provide an effective seal for the water outlet of the lid and avoid breakage due to collision structure and purpose.

Description

Combination locking structure for cup lid

The present invention relates to a combined locking structure for a cup cover, especially a structure that can selectively open or seal the water outlet of the cup cover by sliding horizontally.

It is reported that coffee shops and beverage shops have become popular in recent years, and they can be seen everywhere on the street. It has become a daily habit for people to buy various coffee, tea or other beverages on the go. These beverages are all packaged in disposable paper cups or plastic cups. According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency, Taiwan uses as many as 1.5 billion disposable beverage cups each year. Although these disposable beverage cups provide convenience for people, they will bring harm to the environment because they cannot be decomposed naturally. Quite a burden.

Although these drinking cups can be recycled and reused, according to the statistics of the Environmental Protection Agency in 2019, the recycling rate is about 80%. The streets or beaches are harmful to the natural ecology and the environment. Therefore, governments of various countries and many environmental protection groups are calling on the public to use environmental protection cups instead, so as to reduce the use of disposable drinking cups and reduce the generation of waste.

The environmental protection cup generally has a cup cover, which is used to seal the environmental protection cup correspondingly, so as to be convenient for users to carry, and for the convenience of the public to use the environmental protection cup immediately, the cup cover is at least provided with a water outlet and a flip-type cover , the water outlet is pierced on the cup cover and communicates with the accommodating space of the environmental cup, the cover is pivotally connected to the cup cover, and can be correspondingly opened or fitted to seal the water outlet, so that The user does not need to take off the lid, it can be opened after lifting the cover of the lid This outlet is used.

However, when the cover of the cup cover is in the open state, if it is accidentally bumped and bent, damage such as breakage will easily occur, making the cover unable to completely seal the water outlet, which indirectly leads to people needing to purchase additional environmental protection products. It is still a waste of resources and not environmentally friendly if the use of cups is repeated in this way.

Therefore, how to provide a durable structure that seals the water outlet of the cup cover and is not damaged due to collision and bending is the direction that the inventors of the present invention want to study and improve.

Therefore, in view of the above shortcomings, the inventor of the present invention collected relevant information, evaluated and considered in many ways, and based on years of experience accumulated in this industry, through continuous trial and modification, he designed this invention patent.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a combined locking structure for cup lids, in which an installation space is recessed on the top surface of the lid body, and at least one water outlet is pierced through the front end of the installation space. A slide rail frame and at least one slide block are embedded in the installation space so that the slide block can slide horizontally and linearly between the first position and the second position of the slide rail frame. There is a water sealing block, which is used to close the water outlet correspondingly, and the slider can be locked on the slide rail frame by swinging a seesaw switch, because the slide rail frame, slider and seesaw The switch combination is embedded in the top surface of the lid body, and slides horizontally on the top surface of the lid body, so as to provide an effective sealing of the water outlet of the lid and avoid the effect and structure of breaking and destroying due to collision By.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a combination locking mechanism for the mouth cup cover. The structure at least includes: a cup lid body, an installation space is recessed on the top surface of the cup lid body, and a water outlet is pierced through the front end of the installation space; at least one slide rail frame has at least two slide rails and a The stop part, the two slide rails are parallel to each other, the stop part is protruded between the slide rails, and the slide rail frame is installed and embedded in the installation space; at least one slide block has at least one water sealing block , two sliding grooves and an opening, the opening is set on the top surface of the slider, the water sealing block is arranged at the front end of the bottom of the slider, to correspond to the water outlet to form a watertight state, the sliding The groove is arranged at the bottom of the slide block and corresponds to the slide rail, so that the slide block can slide horizontally between the first position and the second position of the slide rail frame; and a rocker switch has at least one pivot The connecting part and a butting part, the pivoting part passes through the opening of the slider and is pivotally connected to the slider, so that the seesaw switch is pivotally connected to the slider and at a first angle and a second Swing between angles; the abutment part is set at the front end of the seesaw switch, and the abutment part is responsible for corresponding to the stop part of the slider. When the seesaw switch swings at the first angle, the abutment The part leans against the stop part so that the slider can be in a locked state on the slide rail frame.

According to the aforementioned main features, wherein the water sealing block is made of elastic waterproof material.

According to the main features mentioned above, the slide rail of the slide rail frame is set at an angle according to the direction of the water outlet, so that when the slide block slides to the first position, the bottom of the slide block can fit the The top surface of the lid body.

According to the aforementioned main features, the left and right sides of the installation space are provided with a plurality of raised points, and at least one embedding part is respectively recessed on the outer side of the front and rear ends of the two slide rails, and the embedding part of each slide rail They are respectively correspondingly fitted on the convex points on one side of the installation space.

According to the aforementioned main features, the insides of the two slide grooves of the slider are respectively protruded with A pivot point, and the opening of the slide block is relatively arranged in the middle of the two slide grooves, for the pivot portion of the rocker switch to be pivotally connected to the pivot point.

According to the above-mentioned main features, the front and rear ends of the rocker switch are respectively provided with a positioning groove, and the front and rear ends of the slider opening are respectively provided with a convex rib, and the positioning grooves at the front and rear ends can be fitted The protruding ribs at each corresponding end make the rocker switch swingable and fixed at the first angle or the second angle.

10: Cup lid body

11: Installation space

110: water outlet

111: bump

20: Slide rack

21: slide rail

211: Embedded Department

22: stop part

30: Slider

31: water seal block

32: Chute

321: Pivot point

33: opening

331: convex rib

40: Rocker switch

401: positioning slot

41: pivot joint

42: Top Arrival

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a combined locking structure for a cup cover of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of a combination locking structure for the mouth cup cover of the present invention, showing the state in which the slider slides to the first position to lock and seal the water outlet;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of a combined locking structure for the mouth cup lid of the present invention, which shows that the slider is unlocked and can slide between the first position and the second position of the rail frame;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of a combined locking structure for the cup lid of the present invention, showing the state where the slider slides to the second position to lock and keep the water outlet open.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned or other objectives and effects, the technical means and structures adopted by the present invention are hereby illustrated in detail with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Its features and functions are as follows, so as to fully understand.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 6, as shown in these figures, the present invention provides a cup The combined locking structure of the cover at least includes: a cup cover body 10, a slide rail frame 20, a slider 30 and a seesaw switch 40 (as shown in Figures 1 and 2), and the cup cover body 10 can be covered Located on the body of the cup, the top surface of the lid body 10 is recessed with an installation space 11, the front end of the installation space 11 is pierced with a water outlet 110, and the slide rail frame 20 is installed and embedded in the installation In the space 11, the slide block 30 is embedded on the slide rail frame 20, for the slide block 30 to slide horizontally and linearly between the first position and the second position of the slide rail frame 20, the slide block 30 A water seal block 31 is provided at the front end. When the slider 30 slides to the first position, the water seal block 31 will correspondingly close the water outlet 110. Preferably, the water seal block 31 is made of rubber , silicone, etc. or other elastic waterproof materials, so that the water sealing block 31 can really close the water outlet 110 and form a watertight state. When the sliding block 30 slides to the second position, the water sealing block 31 That is to separate from the water outlet 110, so that the water outlet 110 becomes an open state, the seesaw switch 40 has a pivot joint 41 pivotally connected to the slider 30 (as shown in Figures 1 to 3), and with The pivot joint 41 is an axis, and can swing between a first angle and a second angle. When the seesaw switch 40 swings to the first angle, it controls the slider 30 to be in a locked state. When the seesaw switch 40 swings to the second angle, the locked state of the slide block 30 is released, so that the slide block 30 can slide. The combination is embedded on the top surface of the lid body 10 (as shown in Figure 4), and slides horizontally on the top surface of the lid body 10 (as shown in Figures 3 to 6), so an effective seal can be provided The water outlet of the cup cover, and the structure and purpose of avoiding the breakage caused by collision.

More specifically, the slide rail frame 20 has at least two slide rails 21 and a stop portion 22, the slide rails 21 are parallel to each other, and the stop portion 22 is protruded between the slide rails 21, The slide block 30 has at least two slide grooves 32 and an opening 33 (as shown in Figures 1 and 2) except the water seal block 31, and the opening 33 is passed through the top surface of the slide block 30. The two chute 32 are respectively set On the left and right sides of the bottom of the slide block 30, and corresponding to the two slide rails 21 respectively, the outer sides of the slide grooves 30 are correspondingly embedded in the inner sides of the slide rails 21, so that the slide block 30 can be positioned on the slide rails 21. The slide rail frame 20 slides horizontally and linearly between the first position and the second position. In addition to the pivotal portion 41, the rocker switch 40 also has a propping portion 42, and preferably, the pivotal portion 41 is arranged at the bottom of the seesaw switch 40, used to pass through the opening 33 of the slider 30 and pivotally connected to the slide block 30, so that the seesaw switch 40 can swing between the first angle and the second angle (As shown in Figures 3 and 5), the abutting portion 42 is located at the front end of the pivotal portion 41 and corresponds to the stopper portion 22 (as shown in Figures 1 and 2), when the When the rocker switch 40 swings at the first angle, the abutting portion 42 is made to abut against the edge of the stop portion 22, so that the slide block 30 is in a locked state on the slide rail frame 20 (as shown in the first 3 and 6), on the contrary, when the rocker switch 40 swings to the second angle, the abutting portion 42 is separated from the stopper portion 22, so that the slider 30 can be in the first position Slide to the second position (as shown in Figure 5).

In a preferred embodiment, the installation space 11 of the cup lid body 10 is provided with at least a plurality of protrusions 111, and the protrusions 111 are respectively arranged at the front ends of the left and right sides of the installation space 11. And the rear end (as shown in Figure 1 and 2), the front and rear ends of these slide rails 21 outsides are respectively recessed with an embedded part 211, which is corresponding to the convex point 111 of the installation space 11, so that each slide The embedded parts 211 at the front and rear ends of the rail 21 can be respectively provided for the protrusions 111 on each corresponding side of the installation space 11 to be fitted with each other, so that the slide rail frame 20 is installed and embedded in the installation space 11 (as shown in Section 1). 1 and 2), and the inner side of these chute 32 is protrudingly provided with a pivot point 321 (as shown in Fig. 2 ), and the opening 33 is oppositely located in the middle of the two chute 32, In this way, the pivotal portion 41 of the rocker switch 40 can pass through the opening 33 of the slider 30, and be pivotally connected to the pivotal points 321 of the slide grooves 32 (as shown in Figures 1 and 2), The rocker switch 40 can swing between the first angle and the second angle with the pivot joint 41 as the axis (as shown in Figures 3, 5 and 6).

And the front and rear ends of the pivot joint 41 of the seesaw switch 40 are respectively provided with a positioning groove 401, and the front and rear ends of the opening 33 of the slider 30 are respectively provided with a convex rib 331. The convex ribs 331 corresponding to each end can be fitted together, so that the abutting portion 42 can be correspondingly abutted against the edge of the stopper portion 22, so that the seesaw switch 40 can control the slider 30 on the slide rail The rack 20 is in a locked state (as shown in Figures 3 and 6), or a sliding state (as shown in Figure 5), which is different from the known flip-top cover, even if it is used due to other In the event of an unexpected collision, there is no need to worry about the structure breaking due to the collision.

During specific use, when the slider 30 is placed in the first position, and the water sealing block 31 of the slider 30 correspondingly closes the water outlet 110 of the cup cover body 10, the slider 30 can be pivoted to The embedded seesaw switch 40 swings to the first angle, and the positioning groove 401 at the front end of the seesaw switch 40 and the convex rib 331 at the front end of the opening 33 of the slider 30 are fitted together, so that the seesaw switch 40 is fixed on the The first angle, and make the abutment portion 42 of the seesaw switch 40 abut against the stopper portion 22, control the slide block 30 to be in a locked state on the slide rail frame 20 and maintain the position, so that the water outlet 110 forms a watertight state (as shown in Figure 3), and when the user needs to drink, it is also controlled by the seesaw switch 40 to release the lock, and the seesaw switch 40 is swung to the second angle to make the seesaw switch 40 The positioning groove 401 at the rear end of the seesaw switch 40 fits with the convex rib 331 at the rear end of the opening 33 of the slider 30, and separates the abutment portion 42 of the seesaw switch 40 from the stopper portion 22 of the slide rail frame 20, The slider 30 can be translated and slid between the first position and the second position on the slide rail frame 20, and when the slider 30 slides away from the first position, the water sealing block 31 and the water outlet 110 Separation (as shown in Figure 5).

And when the slide block 30 slides to the second position, the seesaw switch 40 can be swung to the first angle again to control the slide block 30 to be in a locked state to keep in place, and the seesaw switch The positioning groove 401 at the front end of the slider 40 is once again embedded with the rib 331 corresponding to the front end of the opening 33 of the slider 30. close, make the abutting portion 42 abut against the stop portion 22, and keep the water outlet 110 in an open state (as shown in FIG. 6 ), and vice versa.

In addition, the slide rail 21 of the slide rail frame 20 can be set at an angle inclined downward according to the direction of the water outlet 110 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), so that the slide block 30 can translate and slide to the first position , the sliding block 30 is also relatively downward sliding displacement, so that when the sliding block 30 slides to the first position, the bottom of the sliding block 30 can just be embedded and attached to the top surface of the cup cover body 10, so as to limit the sliding The block 30 can no longer slide and displace in this direction, so that when the water sealing block 31 seals the water outlet 110, the water sealing block 31 will not be excessively deformed to cause leakage.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention shall be the same. The theory is included in the scope of the patent of the present invention, and it is jointly stated.

10: Cup lid body

11: Installation space

110: water outlet

111: bump

20: Slide rack

21: slide rail

211: Embedded Department

22: stop part

30: Slider

31: water seal block

32: Chute

321: Pivot point

33: opening

40: Rocker switch

41: pivot joint

42: Top Arrival

Claims (6)

A combined locking structure for a cup lid, which at least includes: A cup lid body, the top surface of the cup lid body is recessed with an installation space, the front end of the installation space is pierced with at least one water outlet; At least one slide rail frame has at least two slide rails and a stop part, the two slide rails are parallel to each other, the stop part is protruded between the slide rails, and the slide rail frame is installed and embedded in the installation in space; At least one slide block has at least one water seal block, two slide grooves and an opening. The water outlet should be formed into a watertight state, and the chute is set at the bottom of the slider and corresponds to the slide rail, so that the slider slides horizontally between the first position and the second position of the slide rail frame; as well as, A seesaw switch has at least one pivoting portion and a resisting portion, the pivoting portion passes through the opening of the slider and is pivotally connected to the slider, so that the seesaw switch is pivotally connected to the slider And swing between a first angle and a second angle; the abutment part is set at the front end of the seesaw switch, and the abutment part is responsible for corresponding to the stop part of the slider, when the seesaw switch swings When at the first angle, the abutting portion abuts against the stop portion, so that the slider can be in a locked state on the slide rail frame. As the combined locking structure for the mouth cup cover described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the water sealing block is made of elastic waterproof material. As the combined locking structure of the mouth cup lid described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the slide rail of the slide rail frame is set at an angle inclined downward according to the direction of the water outlet. The combined locking structure for the mouth cup cover described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the installation space has a plurality of convex points, and at least one embedding part is respectively recessed on the outside of the front and rear ends of the two slide rails , the embedding part of each slide rail is correspondingly fitted on the convex point on one side of the installation space. The combined locking structure for the mouth cup cover described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein a pivot point protrudes from the inside of the two chute grooves of the slider, and the opening of the slider is oppositely set in the middle of the two chute grooves The pivotal part for the rocker switch is correspondingly pivotally connected to the pivotal point. The combined locking structure of the mouth cup cover described in item 1 of the patent scope of the application, wherein the front and rear ends of the rocker switch are respectively provided with a positioning groove, and the front and rear ends of the slider opening are respectively provided with a protrusion. Ribs, the positioning grooves at the front and rear ends can be fitted into the convex ribs at the corresponding ends, so that the rocker switch can swing and be fixed at the first angle or the second angle.

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