JP2008179406A - Lid for beverage container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid for beverage container, whose packing that blocks a drinking tap is free from turning upward when drinking beverage, which allows no leakage of beverage when the lid is closed, and which is easy to drink from when drinking beverage. <P>SOLUTION: There are provided a lid body 1, sliding lid 2, and locking member 3, while the lid body 1 is to be mounted removably on the upper opening of a container body 4, with a cylindrical drinking tap 5 being protrusively provided on its upper face, the drinking tap 5 being tilted with its upper face 5a being on the down grade from the front side to the rear side. The sliding lid 2 is mounted, slidably in the directions of the front and rear, on the lid body 1, having a packing 6 that blocks the drinking tap 5, and is so made as to block the drinking tap 5 with the packing 6 when slid to the front and to make the drinking tap 5 opened when slid to the rear side. The locking member 3 is rotatably provided, by way of a horizontal shaft 7, onto the sliding lid 2 at a position to the rear from the drinking tap 5, with an engaging portion 8 to be engaged with the lid body 1 provided at its tip end, and when it is made to rotate to the front side so that the engaging portion 8 is engaged with a to-be-engaged portion 9 provided on the lid body 1, it locks the sliding lid 2 immovable with the packing 6 blocking the drinking tap 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to lids for various beverage containers such as portable thermos bottles, water bottles, and sports drink containers.

As disclosed in Patent Document 1, as a lid for a conventional portable thermos or the like, a stopper is detachably attached to the upper opening of the container body with a screw, and a cylindrical drinking mouth is provided on the upper surface of the stopper. The lid that covers the top surface of the plug body is connected to the plug body with a hinge so that it opens and closes by opening and closing, and when the lid is closed and locked by the locking means, The attached packing is in close contact with the upper end surface of the drinking mouth, and the drinking mouth is blocked. There is what I did.
JP 2003-212258 A

  The thing of the said patent document 1 has a lid turned inside when drinking a drink, and since the packing which closes a drinking mouth faces upwards, garbage adheres to packing or a hair touches while drinking a drink. It was easy to do and there was a possibility of giving the user an unsanitary feeling. In view of the above-described circumstances, the present invention provides a lid for a beverage container that is easy to drink when drinking, since the packing that closes the drinking mouth does not face upward when drinking, the beverage does not leak when the lid is closed. With the goal.

  To achieve the above object, a lid for a beverage container according to the invention described in claim 1 comprises a lid body, a slide lid, and a lock member, and the lid body is detachably attached to the upper opening of the container body. A cylindrical drinking mouth protrudes from the upper surface, and the upper end surface of the drinking mouth is inclined downward from the front side to the rear side, and the slide lid is slidable in the front-rear direction. It has a packing that closes the drinking mouth, seals the drinking mouth with the packing when sliding to the front side, and opens the drinking mouth when sliding to the rear side. At the rear side, it is attached to the slide lid so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, and has a locking portion to the lid body at the tip, and it is rotated to the front side and the locking portion is provided on the lid body. When locked to the locking part, the slot is closed with the packing and closed. Characterized in that it locked so as not to move the Ido lid.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the slide lid slides obliquely with a downward slope from the front side to the rear side.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 2, the slide lid slides obliquely at an inclination angle looser than the inclination angle of the upper end surface of the drinking mouth.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the lid for a beverage container is formed so as to conceal the drinking mouth in a state where the slide lid is locked in addition to the configuration of the first to third aspects. Features.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the lid for a beverage container is configured such that, in addition to the configuration of the first to fourth aspects, the locking member presses the packing toward the upper end surface of the drinking mouth in a state where the slide lid is locked. When it is removed from the locked portion of the lid body, it is rotated rearward by the restoring force of the packing.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention of claim 6 is in a state of being compressed and deformed when the slide lid is fully closed on either the lid body or the slide lid in addition to the configuration of the invention of claims 1 to 5. It is characterized in that an elastic body is provided that abuts against the other and urges the slide lid in the opening direction when the lock of the slide lid by the lock member is released. The projectile is preferably formed of a non-metallic material.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention described in claim 7 is an elastic material capable of holding the slide lid in its position by being locked to the lid body when fully opened, in addition to the structure of the invention according to claims 1-6. The latching | locking part formed in (4) is provided. The locking portion can be provided integrally with the bullet body according to claim 6.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention of claim 8 is engaged with the lock member when the lock member rotates to the rear side to the slide lid in addition to the configuration of the invention of claims 1 to 7, A lock member locking portion capable of holding the lock member in its posture is provided.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention as set forth in claim 9 is provided in addition to the configuration of the invention as set forth in claims 1 to 8, wherein the lid body is provided in a push-in part where the locked part can be pushed in from the front side, and the push-in part is provided. The locking portion of the lock member is disengaged from the locked portion when pushed in, and a safety lock device is provided that can switch the pushing portion between a pushable state and a non-pushable state. To do.

  The beverage container lid according to the first aspect of the present invention opens and closes the drinking mouth by sliding the sliding lid with the packing that closes the drinking mouth in the front-rear direction. In this case, the packing remains downward, and no dust or hair adheres to the packing, so that it is hygienic. When the lid is closed, the locking member is pivoted forward and the locking portion is locked to the locked portion of the lid body, so that the slide lid is locked so that it does not move because it is attracted to the front side. Since the packing is pressed against the upper end surface of the mouth and the drinking mouth is closed, the beverage does not leak.

  In the beverage container lid according to the second aspect of the present invention, the slide lid is slid obliquely from the front side toward the rear side with a downward slope, so that the slide lid is slid rearward to drink. Since the slide lid moves obliquely downward, the slide lid and the lock member do not get in the way when the mouth is attached to the drinking mouth and drinks.

  Furthermore, the beverage container lid according to the invention of claim 3 is configured such that the sliding lid is slid obliquely at an inclination angle that is looser than the inclination angle of the upper end surface of the drinking mouth, so that the packing and It is possible to prevent strong rubbing, to smoothly slide the slide lid, and to prevent wear of the packing.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention of claim 4 is formed so that the locking member conceals the drinking mouth with the slide lid locked, so that dust adheres to the drinking mouth when the lid is closed. It becomes more hygienic.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention described in claim 5 is configured such that even if the beverage leaks before the slide lid is locked by the lock member, the packing is swallowed by the lock member by bringing the lock member into the locked state. Beverage does not leak because it is pressed against the top of the mouth. With the configuration of the present invention, friction between the packing and the upper end surface of the drinking mouth when the slide lid slides can be suppressed, and the slide lid can be slid even more smoothly. Furthermore, since the lock member is rotated to the rear side by the restoring force of the packing when the locking portion is released, there is no need to manually rotate the lock member each time the lid is opened.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the slide lid is unlocked by the lock member, the slide lid is opened by the urging force of the projectile, so that the lid can be more easily and quickly taken when drinking a beverage. Can be opened.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention of claim 7 is provided with an engaging portion formed of an elastic material capable of engaging the lid main body when the slide lid is fully opened and holding the slide lid in that position. When the beverage container is tilted for drinking, it is possible to prevent the slide lid from falling naturally.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the invention of claim 8 locks the slide member with the lock member when the lock member rotates to the limit on the rear side, and can hold the lock member in its posture. Since the portion is provided, it is possible to prevent the lock member from being naturally rotated forward when the beverage container is tilted to drink.

  The lid for a beverage container according to the ninth aspect of the invention locks the push-in portion in a state where the push-in portion cannot be pushed in by the safety lock device, so that something hits the push-in portion while carrying the beverage container. The member can be prevented from being inadvertently released.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a lid of a portable thermos bottle, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view with the lid opened, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view with the lid closed. 3 is a perspective view of a state where the lid is opened and a state where the lid is closed, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the lid is opened and a drink is taken. The lid is detachably attached to the upper opening of the container body 4 made of stainless steel and formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The lid is slidably attached to the lid body 1 in the front-rear direction. A slide lid 2 that opens and closes the mouth 5 and a lock member 3 that is rotatably attached to the slide lid 2 by a horizontal shaft 7 and that locks the slide lid 2 so as not to move when the slide lid 2 is closed. Each part is formed of a synthetic resin.

  The lid body 1 includes a lid 1a and a cover 1b attached to the upper surface of the lid 1a. The lid 1 a has a cylindrical side wall 15 and an upper surface wall 16, and a cylindrical drinking mouth 5 protrudes from the upper surface wall 16. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a screw 17 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the side wall 15, and the screw 17 is screwed into a screw groove formed around the upper opening of the container body 4. Thus, it is detachably attached to the container body 4. A ring-shaped packing 18 is attached to the lower surface of the upper surface wall 16, and the opening edge of the container body 4 is in close contact with the packing 18. The upper end surface of the drinking mouth 5 is inclined by 25 ° with respect to the horizontal plane so that the rear side is lowered. As shown in FIG. 4, guide portions 19 and 19 of the slide lid 2 are provided on the left and right sides of the drinking mouth 5, and the guide portions 19 and 19 have an inclination angle (15 ° that is looser than the inclination of the upper end surface 5 a of the drinking mouth. ), It is sloping down toward the rear side. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, this drink container assumes that the mouth 5 is directly attached and drinks the drink, and the side closer to the body when held by hand to drink the drink. Is the front side and the opposite side is the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 1 b is formed in a substantially U shape in plan view. After the slide lid 2 is attached to the guide portions 19, 19, the cover 1 b is inserted into the guide portions 19, 19 so as to sandwich the guide portions 19, 19. 20 is locked and attached to a locked portion 21 provided on the lid 1a. The front portion of the cover 1b is provided with two slits 22 and 22 from the bottom to the top, and is provided with a push-in portion 13 that can be pushed in from the front side. A locked portion 9 to which the locking portion 8 is locked is formed in a square hole shape. The cover 1b is a part of the lid body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a concave portion 23 is provided in the front portion of the lid 1 a, and a slide piece 14 that slides in the left-right direction is attached to the concave portion 23. The slide piece 14 functions as a safety lock device that prevents the lock by the lock member 3 from being inadvertently released, and has a convex portion 14a at the center of the front surface thereof, and both sides of the convex portion 14a. When the slide piece 14 is set to the intermediate position in the left-right direction so that the convex portion 14a comes directly behind the push-in part 13 of the cover 1b, the push-in part 13 cannot be pushed in, and the slide piece 14 is When the concave portions 14b and 14b are positioned right behind the pushing portion 13 by sliding from the intermediate position to the right side or the left side, the pushing portion 13 can be pushed.

  The slide lid 2 is formed so as to surround the drinking mouth 5, and an opening 24 for allowing the drinking mouth 5 to escape during sliding is provided on the front side. As shown in FIG. 4, the slide lid 2 engages projections 25, 25 formed on the inner surface side of the left and right side walls with the guide portions 19, 19 of the lid body 1 a, and the longitudinal direction along the guide portions 19, 19. It can be slidably mounted on. The upper surface wall 26 of the slide lid 2 is inclined so as to follow the upper end surface 5a of the drinking mouth, and a packing mounting hole 27 is provided in the upper surface wall 26, and the packing 6 that closes the drinking mouth 5 is fitted and held in the packing mounting hole 27. It is. The packing 6 is made of silicon rubber, and the height of the lower surface of the packing 6 is set to the upper end surface of the drinking mouth as shown by a two-dot chain line 28 in FIG. It is substantially the same as the lower end of 5a. A projection 29 is provided on the upper surface of the packing 6 so as to protrude from the upper surface of the slide lid 2. After the slide lid 2 is slid forward and the drinking mouth 5 is closed with the packing 6, the slide lid 2 is attached by the lock member 3. When locked, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower surface of the lock member 3 comes into contact with the protrusion 29 of the packing 6 so that the packing 6 is pushed downward, and the packing 6 is pressed against the upper end surface 5a of the drinking mouth. Thereby, the leak of a drink can be prevented reliably.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the slide lid 2 is provided with a cylindrical protrusion 31 on the inner surface of the rear wall 34, and a cap-like elastic body 10 formed of silicon rubber so as to be inserted into the protrusion 31. It is installed. As shown in FIG. 2, when the slide lid 2 is slid forward and locked by the lock member 3, the bullet body 10 abuts the drinking mouth 5 in a compressed state, and the lock by the lock member 3 is released. When this occurs, the slide lid 2 slides rearward due to the restoring force of the projectile 10 and the drinking mouth 5 is released. In order to ensure the deformation and restoration of the projectile 10, the projectile 10 is formed in a hollow shape, and the projection 31 to which the projectile 10 is attached is hollow. A slit 32 is provided to allow air to enter and exit the part. Further, the projectile 10 is provided with a bulge 11 at the tip, and when the slide lid 2 slides to the retreat limit, the bulge 11 of the projectile 10 is formed on the lid 1a as shown in FIG. Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, when the beverage container is tilted to drink a beverage, the slide lid 2 is prevented from sliding downward by itself due to its own weight.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a substantially triangular protrusion 12 is provided on the outer surface of the rear wall 34 of the slide lid 2, and the lock member 3 rotated rearward is engaged with the protrusion 12, As shown in FIG. 5, when the beverage container is tilted in order to drink a beverage, the lock member 3 does not rotate forward alone.

The lock member 3 includes a lid-like portion 35 that surrounds the upper portion of the drinking mouth, and a locking piece portion 36 that is provided hanging from the lower edge of the lid-like portion 35. As shown in FIG. 4, the lock member 3 has horizontal shafts 7 and 7 projecting from the inner side surfaces of the left and right side walls, and the horizontal shafts 7 and 7 are formed on the back surface of the packing 6 on the upper surface of the slide lid 2. By being engaged with the holes 37, 37, the slide lid 2 is rotatably attached. The locking piece portion 36 is provided with a protruding locking portion 8.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lid for the beverage container slides the slide lid 2 forward to close the drinking mouth 5 and then rotates the lock member 3 forward to attach the locking portion 8 to the cover 1b. By being locked to the locked portion 9, the slide lid 2 can be locked in a state of being attracted to the front side. Furthermore, when the slide piece 14 is slid to a position where the push-in portion 13 cannot be pushed, when the beverage container is carried in a bag, something is hit against the push-in portion 13 and pushed. However, the lock member 3 is not released.

  When the lid is opened for drinking, the slide piece 14 is slid to a position where the push-in portion 13 can be pushed, and then the push-in portion 13 is pushed in from the front side so that the lock portion 8 of the lock member 3 is locked. 9, the lock member 3 is rotated rearward by the restoring force of the packing 6, and the lock is released. Then, when the lock by the lock member 3 is released, the slide lid 2 slides rearward due to the restoring force of the projectile 10, and the drinking mouth 5 is opened. That is, the lid can be opened simply by pushing in the pushing portion 13. The slide lid 2 slides obliquely downward, and when fully opened, as shown by a two-dot chain line 38 in FIG. 1, the slide lid 2 is lowered until the front end of the lock member 3 becomes substantially the same height as the front end of the drinking mouth 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the lock member 3 and the slide lid 2 do not get in the way even when a mouth is attached to the drinking mouth 5 to drink a drink. At this time, since the locking member 3 is locked to the protrusion 12 of the slide lid 2, the locking member 3 does not rotate to the front side alone, and the slide lid 2 has the bulging portion 11 of the elastic body 10 and the protruding wall of the lid body 1. Since it is locked to 33, it does not come down alone. In addition, even when the drinking mouth 5 is opened, the packing 6 remains downward, and dust or hair does not adhere to the drinking mouth closing surface of the packing 6, which is sanitary. Furthermore, since the upper end surface 5a of the drinking mouth is inclined downwardly from the front side to the rear side, it is not necessary to incline the beverage container so much that it is upside down even when the remaining beverage is low, You can drink with an easy posture that does not warp.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the slide lid 2 can be provided so as to slide horizontally in the front-rear direction. However, in this case, since the slide lid 2 and the lock member 3 protrude upward from the tip of the drinking mouth 5, if it is assumed that the mouth is directly attached to the drinking mouth 5 and drinks, the slide lid as in the previous embodiment. It is advantageous that 2 slides obliquely downward.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which opened the lid | cover of the lid | cover for drink containers of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which closed the lid | cover of the lid | cover for drink containers of this invention. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the lid | cover, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which closed the lid | cover. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lid | cover for drink containers of this invention. It is a side view which shows a state when opening a cover and drinking a drink. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows other embodiment of the lid | cover for drink containers of this invention, Comprising: (a) has shown the state which opened the lid | cover, (b) has shown the state which closed the lid | cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lid main body 2 Slide lid 3 Lock member 4 Container main body 5 Drinking mouth 5a Drinking upper end surface 6 Packing 7 Horizontal axis 8 Locking part 9 Locked part 10 Ejection body 11 Bulge part of the ejection object (locking part)
12 Locking member locking part 13 Pushing part 14 Slide piece (safety lock device)

Claims (9)

  A lid main body (1), a slide lid (2), and a lock member (3) are provided. The lid main body (1) is detachably attached to the upper opening of the container main body (4). The drinking mouth (5) protrudes, and the drinking mouth (5) has an upper end surface (5a) inclined downward from the front side to the rear side, and the slide lid (2) It is attached to the lid body (1) so as to be slidable, and has a packing (6) that closes the drinking mouth (5). When it slides forward, the drinking mouth (5) is closed by the packing (6), and the rear side The drinking mouth (5) is opened when it is slid, and the locking member (3) is rotatable behind the drinking mouth (5) on the slide lid (2) by the horizontal axis (7). It is attached and has a locking part (8) to the lid body (1) at the tip, and it turns to the front side to lock the locking part (8). When locked to the locked portion (9) provided on the main body (1), the sliding lid (2) is locked so as not to move while the drinking mouth (5) is closed with the packing (6). Beverage container lid.   The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the slide lid (2) slides obliquely with a downward slope from the front side toward the rear side.   3. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 2, wherein the slide lid (2) slides obliquely at an inclination angle looser than the inclination angle of the upper end surface (5a) of the drinking mouth.   4. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1, wherein the lock member (3) is formed so as to conceal the drinking mouth (5) in a state where the slide lid (2) is locked.   The locking member (3) presses the packing (6) toward the upper end surface (5a) of the drinking mouth with the slide lid (2) locked, and the locking portion (8) is the locked portion (9) of the lid body. The beverage container lid according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein when it is removed from the lid, the lid (6) is rotated rearward by the restoring force of the packing (6).   One of the lid body (1) and the slide lid (2) is brought into contact with the other in a state of being compressed and deformed when the slide lid (2) is fully closed, and the slide lid (2) by the lock member (3) is brought into contact with the other. 6. A lid for a beverage container according to claim 1, further comprising a projectile (10) for urging the slide lid (2) in the opening direction when the lock is released. .   The slide lid (2) is provided with a latching portion (11) formed of an elastic material that can be latched to the lid body (1) when fully opened to hold the slide lid (2) in its position. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.   A lock member engagement portion that can be engaged with the lock member (3) when the lock member (3) rotates to the limit on the slide lid (2) and can hold the lock member (3) in its posture. (12) is provided, The lid | cover for drink containers of Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The lid main body (1) is provided in the pushing portion (13) in which the locked portion (9) can be pushed from the front side, and when the pushing portion (13) is pushed in, the locked portion (9) is locked to the locking member (3). ) Is disengaged, and a safety lock device (14) capable of switching the push-in portion (13) between a pushable state and a non-pushable state is provided. The lid for a beverage container according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

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