This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN 202020737655.8, filed on May 8, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to the technical field of daily necessities, and more particularly, to a cup.
The cup lid and the cup body of the thermos cup in the market are usually connected by threads, and the cup lid needs to be operated for several rotations to open or close the cup lid on the cup body, which is very inconvenient. Moreover, since the cup lid cannot be disassembled, the interior of the cup lid easily accumulates water, is difficult to clean thoroughly, and becomes a breeding ground for bacteria.
Therefore, in order to solve the above technical problems, it is highly desirable to provide a cup which is effortless to open or close and convenient to clean the interior of the cup lid.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a cup, aimed to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, so as to solve the existing problems of the inconvenient operation of opening or closing a cup lid and the inability of cleaning the interior of the cup lid.
To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a cup, including a cup body and a cup lid.
The interior of the cup body is hollow, and the top of an inner wall of the cup body is provided with a connecting piece.
The cup lid is covered on the cup body. The cup lid includes an inner layer cylinder, a sandwich cylinder sleeved on the inner layer cylinder, an outer layer cylinder sleeved and clamped on the upper portion of the sandwich cylinder, a first sealing ring with elasticity sleeved on the lower portion of the sandwich cylinder, a sealing cap detachably mounted at the bottom of the sandwich cylinder, and a cap shell covered to the outer layer cylinder and fixedly connected to the inner layer cylinder. A cylinder wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a connecting groove corresponding to the connecting piece. The connecting piece can be clamped in the connecting groove, so that the cup lid can be opened or closed on the cup body. An inner wall of the sandwich cylinder is provided with a protruding block, and a cylinder wall of the inner layer cylinder is provided with an arc-shaped inclined groove corresponding to the protruding block. The protruding block is slidably disposed in the inclined groove, and the sandwich cylinder is clamped in the inner layer cylinder. The inclined groove includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and the height of the first end portion is higher than the height of the second end portion. The sandwich cylinder can move up and down relative to the outer layer cylinder. The top of the first sealing ring is fixedly connected to the bottom of the outer layer cylinder, and the bottom of the first sealing ring is sandwiched and fixed between the bottom of the sandwich cylinder and the sealing cap. The sealing cap can be mounted to or detached from the sandwich cylinder by rotating the sealing cap.
When the cup lid is covered on the cup body, the cup lid extends into the cup body, the connecting piece enters and is clamped in the connecting groove, the cap shell is rotated to drive the inner layer cylinder to rotate, the protruding block at the second end portion moves toward the first end portion, so that the sandwich cylinder drives the first sealing ring to move upward and squeezes the first sealing ring to bulge outward, and the first sealing ring is tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body.
When the cup lid is screwed out of the cup body, the cap shell is rotated to drive the inner layer cylinder to rotate, the protruding block at the first end portion moves toward the second end portion, so that the sandwich cylinder drives the first sealing ring to move downward and decompresses the first sealing ring, and the first sealing ring moves away from the inner wall of the cup body to allow the cup lid to be pulled out of the cup body.
In the present invention, the connecting piece is clamped in the connecting groove to enable the outer layer cylinder to be restricted to the cup body. By means of the cooperation between the protruding block and the inclined groove, the inner layer cylinder drives the sandwich cylinder to move upward or downward to squeeze or decompress the first sealing ring, so that the first sealing ring is tightly attached to or moves away from the inner wall of the cup body. In this way, the cup lid can be opened or closed on the cup body by rotating at a small angle. In addition, the sealing cap can be mounted to or detached from the sandwich cylinder by rotating the sealing cap, so that the interior of the cup lid can be conveniently cleaned to prevent bacteria from breeding. Moreover, the sandwich cylinder moves upward and squeezes the first sealing ring to bulge outward, so that the first sealing ring can be tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body, which increases the sealing of the cup lid covered on the cup body.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the sealing cap includes a base and a vertical cylinder erected on the base. The top of an outer wall of the vertical cylinder is provided with a clamping strip.
The sandwich cylinder includes a bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided with an assembly hole through which the vertical cylinder passes. An inner wall of the assembly hole is provided with a sliding groove adapted to the clamping strip, and the sliding groove is inclined. One end of the sliding groove is located at the top surface of the bottom plate, and the other end of the sliding groove is provided with a clamping groove adapted to the clamping strip and facing downward. When the sealing cap is mounted to the sandwich cylinder, the vertical cylinder is inserted into the assembly hole, and the sealing cap is rotated, so that the clamping strip enters the sliding groove, moves to the clamping groove along the sliding groove, and is clamped in the clamping groove.
When the sealing cap is detached from the sandwich cylinder, the sealing cap is rotated, so that the clamping strip is separated from the clamping groove, moves into the sliding groove, and is separated from the sliding groove.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the cup further includes a second sealing ring with elasticity. The bottom of the sandwich cylinder is provided with a clamping groove corresponding to the second sealing ring, and the second sealing ring is sandwiched and fixed between the clamping groove and the sealing cap.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the bottom of the sandwich cylinder is recessed inward to form a fixing portion corresponding to the first sealing ring, and the bottom of the first sealing ring is bent and sandwiched between the fixing portion and the sealing cap.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the first sealing ring includes a sealing groove formed at the top of the first sealing ring, a first sealing strip and a second sealing strip. The first sealing strip and the second sealing strip are formed on both sides of the sealing groove.
The bottom of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is clamped in the sealing groove.
The top of an outer wall of the sandwich cylinder is provided with a flange corresponding to the first sealing strip, and the first sealing strip is sandwiched between the flange, the side wall of the sandwich cylinder and the protruding portion.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the inner wall of the cup body is provided with a waterproof rib corresponding to the first sealing ring, and the first sealing ring is squeezed to bulge outward to be tightly attached to the waterproof rib.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the cup further includes a third sealing ring with elasticity. The top of the cylinder wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a first blocking ring and a second blocking ring corresponding to the third sealing ring, and the third sealing ring is sleeved on the outer layer cylinder and is sandwiched between the first blocking ring and the second blocking ring.
The top of an outer wall of the inner layer cylinder is provided with a positioning plate, and the top of the cylinder wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a positioning groove corresponding to the positioning plate. An end portion of the positioning plate passes through the positioning groove and abuts against the third sealing ring. The cap shell is rotated to drive the inner layer cylinder to rotate, so that the positioning plate can slide in the positioning groove.
The side of the third sealing ring away from the positioning plate abuts against the cap shell.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the top of the cup body is provided with a mounting portion, and a mounting groove is formed between the outer layer cylinder and the cap shell. The mounting portion is mounted in the mounting groove.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the bottom of the outer layer cylinder is provided with an opening in communication with the connecting groove, and the width of the opening is smaller than the width of the connecting groove. The cup lid is rotated, and the connecting piece enters the connecting groove through the opening and then moves away from the opening, so that the connecting piece is restricted to the connecting groove to allow the cup lid to be covered on the cup body.
As an improved solution of the cup of the present invention, the outer wall of the sandwich cylinder is provided with a first limiting piece, and an inner wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a first limiting groove corresponding to the first limiting piece. The first limiting piece is slidably disposed in the first limiting groove.
The inner wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a second limiting piece, and a cylinder wall of the sandwich cylinder is provided with a second limiting groove corresponding to the second limiting piece. The second limiting piece is slidably disposed in the second limiting groove.
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are intended to explain the present invention only and are not intended to limit the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those having ordinary skill in the art without exerting creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
The present invention provides a cup, including a cup body and a cup lid. The cup lid includes an inner layer cylinder, a sandwich cylinder, an outer layer cylinder, a first sealing ring, a sealing cap and a cap shell. A connecting piece is clamped in a connecting groove to enable the outer layer cylinder to be restricted to the cup body. By means of the cooperation between a protruding block and an inclined groove, the inner layer cylinder drives the sandwich cylinder to move upward or downward to squeeze or decompress a first sealing ring, so that the first sealing ring is tightly attached to or moves away from the inner wall of the cup body. In this way, the cup lid can be opened or closed on the cup body by rotating at a small angle. In addition, the sealing cap can be mounted to or detached from the sandwich cylinder by rotating the sealing cap, so that the interior of the cup lid can be conveniently cleaned to prevent bacteria from breeding. Moreover, the sandwich cylinder moves upward and squeezes the first sealing ring to bulge outward, so that the first sealing ring can be tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body, which increases the sealing of the cup lid covered on the cup body.
The cup of the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.
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In the present invention, the connecting piece 11 is clamped in the connecting groove 231 to enable the outer layer cylinder 23 to be restricted to the cup body 1. By means of the cooperation between the protruding block 221 and the inclined groove 211, the inner layer cylinder 21 drives the sandwich cylinder 22 to move upward or downward to squeeze or decompress the first sealing ring 21, so that the first sealing ring 24 is tightly attached to or moves away from the inner wall of the cup body 1. In this way, the cup lid 2 can be opened or closed on the cup body 1 by rotating at a small angle. In addition, the sealing cap 25 can be mounted to or detached from the sandwich cylinder 22 by rotating the sealing cap 25, so that the interior of the cup lid 2 can be conveniently cleaned to prevent bacteria from breeding. Moreover, the sandwich cylinder 22 moves upward and squeezes the first sealing ring 24 to bulge outward, so that the first sealing ring 24 can be tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body 1, which increases the sealing of the cup lid 2 covered on the cup body.
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When the cup lid 2 is covered on the cup body 1, after the first sealing ring 24 is tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body 1, the cap shell 26 is continuously rotated to enable the connecting piece 11 to move into the connecting groove 231 away from the opening 2311, so that the connecting piece 11 is restricted in the connecting groove 231.
When the cup lid 2 is screwed out of the cup body 1 and the protruding block 221 is located at the second end portion, the cap shell 26 is continuously rotated to enable the inner layer cylinder 21 to rotate to drive the sandwich cylinder 22 to rotate and further drive the outer layer cylinder 23 to rotate, so that the connecting piece 11 is separated from the connecting groove 231.
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Preferably, two inclined grooves 211 are uniformly arranged, and the center angle projected by the inclined groove 211 on the horizontal plane is 90°. Two protruding blocks 221 are uniformly arranged.
Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the cup lid 2 is provided with a handle hole.
The working process of the cup of the present invention is described below.
When the cup lid 2 is closed, the cup lid 2 extends into the cup body 1, so that the connecting piece 11 enters and is clamped in the connecting groove 231. The cap shell 26 is rotated forward to enable the inner layer cylinder 21 to rotate forward, and the protruding block 221 at the second end portion moves to the first end portion, so that the sandwich cylinder 22 drives the first sealing ring 24 to move upward and then squeezes the first sealing ring 24 to bulge outward, and the first sealing ring 24 is enabled to be tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body 1. The cap shell 26 is continuously rotated to enable the connecting piece 11 to move into the connecting groove 231 away from the opening 2311, so that the connecting piece 11 is restricted in the connecting groove 231, thereby realizing that the cup lid 2 can be closed to the cup body 1 by rotating 90°.
When the cup lid 2 is opened, the cap shell 26 is rotated forward. The cap shell 26 is rotated to drive the inner layer cylinder 21 to rotate in the opposite direction, and the protruding block 221 at the first end portion moves toward the second end portion, so that the sandwich cylinder 22 drives the first sealing ring 24 to move downward and decompresses the first sealing ring 24, and the first sealing ring 24 is enabled to move away from the inner wall of the cup body 1. When the protruding block 221 is located at the second end portion, the inner layer cylinder 21 continues to rotate to drive the sandwich cylinder 22 to rotate and further drive the outer layer cylinder 23 to rotate, so that the connecting piece 11 is separated from the connecting groove 231, thereby realizing that the cup lid 2 can be screwed out of the cup body 1 by rotating 90°.
By adopting the above technical solutions, the present invention has the following advantages.
In the present invention, the connecting piece is clamped in the connecting groove to enable the outer layer cylinder to be restricted to the cup body. By means of the cooperation between the protruding block and the inclined groove, the inner layer cylinder drives the sandwich cylinder to move upward or downward to squeeze or decompress the first sealing ring, so that the first sealing ring is tightly attached to or moves away from the inner wall of the cup body. In this way, the cup lid can be opened or closed on the cup body by rotating at a small angle. In addition, the sealing cap can be mounted to or detached from the sandwich cylinder by rotating the sealing cap, so that the interior of the cup lid can be conveniently cleaned to prevent bacteria from breeding. Moreover, the sandwich cylinder moves upward and squeezes the first sealing ring to bulge outward, so that the first sealing ring can be tightly attached to the inner wall of the cup body, which increases the sealing of the cup lid covered on the cup body.
It should be noted that, the structure, proportion and size illustrated in the drawings are intended only to cooperate to describe the present invention, for those having ordinary skill in the art to understand and read, rather than to limit the present invention, and therefore have no technical substance. Any modification of structure, change of proportional relationship or adjustment of size should without affecting the efficacy and objectives that can be achieved by the present invention shall fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present invention. Meanwhile, the terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “middle” and “a/an/one” quoted in the specification are for the convenience of description only, and are not used to restrict the implementable scope of the present invention, and the change or adjustment of their relative relationship shall be regarded as the implementable scope of the present invention without substantial change in the technical content.
The present invention has been described above in detail in combination with the drawings and embodiments, and those ordinarily skilled in the art may make various changes to the present invention according to the above description. Therefore, certain details of the embodiments should not constitute a limitation to the present invention, and the present invention will take the scope defined by the appended claims as the scope of protection of the present invention.
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