WO2020211490A1

WO2020211490A1 - Vacuum-sealing wine stopper

Info

Publication number: WO2020211490A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/071836
Authority: WO
Inventors: 林万顷
Original assignee: 林万顷
Priority date: 2019-04-17
Filing date: 2020-01-13
Publication date: 2020-10-22
Also published as: CN110040352A

Abstract

A vacuum-sealing wine stopper comprises an upper cover (1), a lower base (2), and a rubber sleeve (3). The upper cover (1) is provided with an airflow passage vertically passing therethrough. A ball holder (13) is disposed below the airflow passage of the upper cover (1), and a ball (5) is disposed in the ball holder (13). The diameter of the ball (5) is greater than the inner diameter of the airflow passage of the upper cover (1), and a space is provided in the ball holder (13) for the ball (5) to perform a vertical stroke. The lower base (2) is also provided with an airflow passage vertically passing therethrough. A rubber cushion (6) is disposed at the airflow passage of the lower base (2), and is provided with a vertical through-hole. The rubber sleeve (3) is provided with a vertical through-hole, and is disposed outside a lower portion of the lower base (2). The upper cover (1) is screwed to the lower base (2), and the rubber sleeve (3) is wrapped around the periphery of the airflow channel of the lower base (2). After vacuum-sealing is performed, the vacuum-sealing wine stopper mainly uses a mechanical force generated by screwing, instead of merely relying on the difference between internal and external atmospheric pressure, to firmly and continuously press the ball against the rubber cushion so as to close the airflow passages, thereby achieving good air tightness and durability.

Description

Vacuum wine bottle stopper

Technical field

The invention relates to a wine bottle stopper, in particular to a vacuum wine bottle stopper.

Background technique

Wine has a rich taste and should be consumed as soon as possible after opening the bottle to avoid deterioration; wine is suitable for drinking in small amounts, but the standard wine bottle is 750ml, which is a contradiction. The wine begins to oxidize after opening the bottle, and then begins to become sour, and the taste deteriorates and even deteriorates. Therefore, the less air (oxygen) inside the bottle, the better it is to keep it fresh; search for patent documents and commercial products in the field of wine bottle corks. The flexible one-way valve structure, because the internal and external pressure difference depends on the external atmospheric pressure to close the valve, the vacuum degree drops and disappears quickly, and it cannot keep better and longer.

In view of this, the present invention is proposed.

Summary of the invention

A vacuum wine bottle stopper, which can be pumped from the inside to the outside; it can be sealed efficiently, and the vacuum degree will not drop or drop very little for a long time; there is feedback on the operation.

The present invention specifically adopts the following technical solutions to achieve:

A vacuum wine bottle stopper includes an upper cover, a lower seat and a rubber sleeve; the upper cover and the lower seat are connected in a screw connection.

Further, the upper cover is provided with an airflow passage through up and down, and a ball groove is arranged under the passage; the upper and lower through holes of the ball groove are airtight and fastened by welding, glueing, screwing, clamping or other means Connect the air flow channel of the upper cover.

Further, a groove is provided on the outside of the ball groove or a ring of grooves is formed at the joint, and an O-ring is provided on the groove;

Further, a ball is provided in the ball groove, the diameter of the ball is larger than the inner diameter of the upper cover air flow channel, and there is a certain up and down stroke space in the ball groove;

Further, a plurality of spherical locking positions with the center of the circle inward are provided at the opening below the spherical groove, the spherical locking position is adapted to the sphere and the diameter of the circle formed by the spherical locking opening is smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and the sphere can partially extend An opening below the ball groove;

Further, the lower seat is provided with an air flow channel penetrating up and down, the air flow channel of the lower seat is provided with a rubber pad, and the upper and lower through holes of the rubber pad;

Further, the upper and lower through holes of the rubber sleeve are wrapped around the outer periphery of the airflow channel of the lower seat.

Further, after the upper cover and the lower seat are screwed to the bottom, the O-ring is interference fit with the inner wall of the lower seat air flow channel, and the ball and the rubber pad are interference fit.

Further, a groove is provided on the outer side of the ball groove, or a groove is formed at the joint after the ball groove is connected to the upper cover, and a matching O-ring is provided on the groove. The air flow in and out of the lower seat has an interference fit.

Further, the inner side below the outer wall of the upper cover is provided with one or more evenly distributed center-direction detents, the center of the center protrudes inward toward the detents, and the center of the circle has a vertical direction toward the sidewalls on both sides of the detents Gap.

Further, there is an inwardly recessed locking groove corresponding to the center-direction locking position under the thread of the lower seat, and the locking groove is adapted to the center-direction locking position.

Further, the inner side below the outer wall of the upper cover is provided with one or several evenly distributed circumferential clamping positions.

Further, on the outer side under the thread of the lower seat, there is provided a lower seat clamping position corresponding to the circumferential clamping position, and the lower seat clamping position is inclined from high to low according to the screw locking direction. The lower seat clamps against the circumferential clamp.

The present invention provides a vacuum wine bottle stopper, which has the beneficial effect of: mainly using the mechanical force of the spiral to make the ball long-term and strong pressing the rubber pad to close the channel instead of relying only on atmospheric pressure, so as to obtain a far higher Airtightness and durability; feedback is obtained during the operation, and then you can understand the immediate closed state and have a better experience.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vacuum wine bottle stopper of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the vacuum wine bottle stopper of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the ball groove structure;

Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the upper cover;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower seat;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of card position coordination;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the use of a vacuum wine bottle stopper.

detailed description

To further illustrate the embodiments, the present invention is provided with drawings. These drawings are a part of the disclosure of the present invention, which are mainly used to illustrate the embodiments, and can cooperate with the relevant description in the specification to explain the operation principle of the embodiments. With reference to these contents, those of ordinary skill in the art should be able to understand other possible implementations and advantages of the present invention. The components in the figure are not drawn to scale, and similar component symbols are usually used to indicate similar components.

The present invention will now be further described with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in Figs. 1-2, the vacuum wine bottle stopper provided in this embodiment includes an upper cover 1, a lower seat 2, a rubber sleeve 3, a ball 5 and a rubber pad 6. The upper cover 1 and the lower seat 2 are provided with air flow channels; the inner wall of the upper cover 1 is provided with internal threads, the outer side of the lower seat 2 is provided with external threads, and the upper cover 1 and the lower seat 2 are adapted to be screwed. A rubber pad 6 is arranged on the passage of the lower seat 2, and the rubber sleeve 3 is arranged outside the air flow passage under the lower seat 2, and the rubber sleeve 3 is an interference fit with the inner wall of the wine bottle mouth.

The upper cover 1 is provided with a ball groove 13, the diameter of the upper opening of the ball groove 13 is larger than the diameter of the ball 5, and the ball 5 can be fitted into the ball groove 13. As shown in Figure 3, the opening below the ball groove 13 is provided with three spherical locking positions 131 with the center inward. The spherical locking position 131 is adapted to the ball 5 and the diameter formed by the mouth of the spherical locking position 131 is smaller than that of the ball 5. The diameter of the ball 5 can extend out of the lower opening of the ball groove 13 for a certain distance without falling out, and the part of the ball 5 that extends out of the lower opening of the ball groove 13 fits in contact with the rubber pad 6.

The ball groove 13 can be welded, glued, screwed, clipped or otherwise airtightly and tightly connected in the upper cover 1. A concave annular groove is provided on the outside of the connection, and an O-shaped groove is provided on the annular groove. The ring 4 and the O-ring 4 are in interference fit with the channel on the lower seat 2 screwed to the upper cover 1; the diameter of the inner wall channel where the ball groove 13 and the upper cover 1 are welded is smaller than the diameter of the ball 5.

As shown in Figure 4, the lower inner side of the outer wall of the upper cover 1 is provided with one or several inwardly protruding central locking positions and an equal amount of circumferential locking positions according to the screw tightening direction. In this embodiment, 3 There are two center-

direction locking positions

11A, 11B, 11C and three circumferential-

direction locking positions

12A, 12B, 12C, and they are evenly distributed; vertical gaps 14 are opened on the side walls of the upper cover 1 at both ends of each center-direction locking position. The center-direction locking position 11 can be slightly deformed inward and outward.

As shown in Figure 5, under the thread of the lower seat 2, there are one or several inwardly recessed grooves and an equal number of lower seat clamping positions according to the spiral direction. In this embodiment, there are three for each, and they are evenly distributed. ; The 3 card slots are 21A, 21B, 21C, and the 3 lower card positions are 22A, 22B, 22C. The lower card positions are inclined from high to low according to the tightening direction.

As shown in Figure 6, during the tightening process, the center of the circle slides through the

grooves

21C, 21B, and finally into 21A toward the locking position 11A. At this time, the screw is to the bottom, 11B slides into 21B, 11C slides into 21C; , The

circumferential detents

12A, 12B, and 12C are respectively held by the

lower holder detents

22A, 22B, and 22C. Every time the center of the circle falls into the card slot, the force applied in the spiral direction and the elastic force of the deformed circle center to restore the original shape can be timely and clearly fed back to the user; at the same time, under the action of the elastic force of returning to the original shape, Under the action of the spiral force, the acceleration generated by the center of the circle sliding to the card slot, the circumferential card position collides with the lower seat card position and a click sound, further feedback is given.

The calculated design is such that when the center of the circle slides toward the card slot 11A into the card slot 21B, the ball 5 has an upward movement in the ball slot 13, and it is in a state of air extraction; when the center of the circle slides toward the card slot 11A into the card slot 21A , The inner wall channel of the upper cover 1 welding place whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the ball 5 presses the ball tightly on the matching rubber pad 6, which is in a locked state; the center of the circle is toward the locking position 11A before it enters the slot 21C, the ball 5 Can not touch the suitable rubber pad 6, in a deflated state.

For ease of use, a pointing mark is provided at the center of the card position 11A, and the

card slots

21C, 21B, and 21A are respectively provided with marks for deflation, exhaust, and locked states.

As shown in Figure 7, when using, put the vacuum wine bottle stopper into the wine bottle, and the rubber sleeve is air-tightly sealed on the lower seat 2 and the inner side wall of the wine bottle mouth, rotate the upper cover, and the pointing mark is aligned with the suction mark, O-shaped The ring airtightly seals the outer side of the upper cover channel and the inner side of the lower seat channel, the air flow channel is closed on the outer side, and the ball in the channel is placed on the rubber cushion to block the channel; the air extraction pump is sleeved at the air outlet of the upper cover to draw air. A vacuum is formed above the ball, the ball is lifted away from the rubber pad, and is blocked by the channel on the inner wall of the upper cover. The air flow channel is opened and the gas in the wine bottle is drawn out; when the pumping is completed, the vacuum below the ball is sealed by the atmospheric pressure above and its own gravity. Blocked on the rubber pad, the air flow channel is closed; remove the suction pump, rotate the upper cover, and point the mark to the lock mark. The inner wall channel of the upper cover presses the ball tightly on the rubber pad and is locked under the action of the spiral mechanical force State, so as to achieve long-term and long-lasting air flow channel under the seat.

When you need to open it, turn the upper cover in the opposite direction, point to the mark and deflate, the spherical catch below the ball groove will bring the ball upward and away from the rubber pad, the air flow channel opens, the outside air enters, the vacuum state disappears, pull out the vacuum wine bottle Stopper, pour out the remaining wine in the bottle.

Although the present invention has been specifically shown and described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can be modified in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. Various changes are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A vacuum wine bottle stopper, which is characterized in that it comprises an upper cover, a lower seat and a rubber sleeve; the upper cover is provided with an air flow channel penetrating up and down, and a ball groove is provided under the air flow channel of the upper cover. There is a ball in the groove;

The diameter of the sphere is larger than the inner diameter of the air flow channel of the upper cover and has up and down stroke space in the ball groove;

The lower seat is also provided with an air flow channel that penetrates up and down, and the air flow channel of the lower seat is provided with a rubber pad, and the rubber pad has upper and lower through holes;

The upper and lower through holes of the rubber sleeve are arranged on the outer side below the lower seat; the upper cover is screwed with the lower seat, and the rubber sleeve is wrapped around the outer circumference of the airflow channel of the lower seat.
The vacuum wine bottle stopper according to claim 1, wherein the ball groove has upper and lower through holes and is air-tightly connected with the air flow channel of the upper cover; the outer side of the ball groove is provided with a groove or After the ball groove is connected to the upper cover, a groove is formed at the joint, and an O-ring is provided in the groove;

The lower opening of the ball groove is provided with a number of spherical locking positions with the center inward, the spherical locking position is adapted to the sphere and the diameter of the circle formed by the opening of the spherical locking position is smaller than the diameter of the sphere, so The round ball may partially extend out of the lower opening of the ball groove.
The vacuum wine bottle stopper according to claim 2, wherein after the upper cover and the lower seat are screwed to the end, the O-ring and the inner wall of the airflow channel of the lower seat are interference fit, The ball and the rubber pad are interference fit.
The vacuum wine bottle stopper according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner side of the lower outer wall of the upper cover is provided with one or several evenly distributed center-direction locking positions, the center-direction locking positions Protruding inward, and the side walls on both sides of the center of the circle are provided with vertical slits; the thread of the lower seat is provided with an inwardly recessed groove corresponding to the center of the card, The card slot is adapted to the card position toward the center of the circle.
The vacuum wine bottle stopper according to claim 4, characterized in that, one or more evenly distributed circumferential clamping positions are provided on the lower inner side of the outer wall of the upper cover; on the lower outer side of the thread of the lower seat There is a lower seat clamping position corresponding to the circumferential clamping position. The lower seat clamping position is inclined from high to low according to the screw locking direction. When the screw is to the bottom, the lower seat clamping position bears the circumferential direction Card bit.
The vacuum wine bottle stopper according to claim 5, wherein the ball groove is air-tightly and tightly connected to the air flow channel of the upper cover in a manner of welding, glueing or screwing.