Patent Application
20220055917
The present invention relates to a portable water bottle, especially to a portable water bottle that is able to filter out impurities in a liquid and adjust temperature of the liquid.
Water in the human body is helpful in transporting nutrition, promoting metabolism, regulating body temperature, lubricating joints, retaining elasticity of skin, and discharging metabolic wastes from the human body, Therefore, the water is an important substance to keep the human body work normally. When running, hiking, mountain climbing, or doing sports or exercises that would sweat a lot, it s especially necessary to drink water at any time to avoid physical discomfort due to heatstroke or dehydration. However, during multi-day mountaineering, in order to reduce weight that needs to be carried, it is unable to carry too much drinking water, yet there may be parasites or germs spreading in streams or lakes. Thus, if a user drink water from the streams or the lakes directly, the user may get sick.
Since a conventional portable water bottle for storing drinking water is unable to filter out impurities in the water, it is necessary to filter or boil the water from the streams or the lakes before filling the water into the conventional portable water bottle. However, process of filtering and boiling the water is complicated and time-consuming, such that it is unable to allow the user to drink water immediately. Moreover, the conventional portable water bottle is also unable to cool or heat water stored therein. Consequently, the user is unable to drink the water which temperature is suitable for ambient temperature or physical conditions of the user.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a portable water bottle with filter and temperature control module to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a portable water bottle that is able to filter out impurities in a liquid and adjust temperature of the liquid. The portable water bottle has a bottle body, a lid assembly detachably connected to and covering an upper end of the bottle body, a filter mounted in the lid assembly, a base detachably connected to and covering a lower end of the bottle body, a temperature control module mounted in the base, and a power module mounted in the base and electrically connected to the temperature control module.
Liquid that is needed to be filtered is stored in the bottle body and then is poured out of the bottle body through the outlet hole of the upper lid of the lid assembly, so as to be filtered by the filter in the lid assembly. Thus, a user can drink the liquid directly and immediately. Moreover, the temperature control module mounted on the lower end of the bottle body is capable of further heating or cooling down the liquid in the bottle body, so as to provide the user with the liquid having the temperature that is suitable for ambient temperature or physical conditions of the user.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to
In the preferred embodiment as shown in the figures of the present invention, the bottle body 10 is, but not limited to, elongated and cylindrical However, the bottle body 10 may be long or short. In addition to circular, the bottle body may also be triangular, rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal, or any other irregular shapes in cross-section.
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The upper lid 22 is detachably connected to the upper annular sidewall 13 of the main lid 21 and has an outlet hole 221 formed through the upper lid 22. The outlet hole cover 23 is detachably connected to the upper lid 22 and selectively covers the outlet hole 221 of the upper lid 22. The first sealing ring 24 is embedded in the lower surface of the partition 211 of the main lid 21. As shown in
The filter 30 is mounted in an upper mounting room formed between the partition 211 of the main lid 21 and the upper lid 22 and is used for filtering out impurities in the liquid.
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In the preferred embodiment, an inner flange 413 is formed on an inner surface of the annular sidewall 41 of the base 40. The annular edge of the thermal conduction panel 42 is sealingly attached to the inner flange 413.
Otherwise, the annular edge of the thermal conduction panel 42 may also be sealingly attached to the inner surface of the annular sidewall 41 directly.
Moreover, the inner flange 413 has an upper surface facing forward the upper end 411 of the annular sidewall 41 and the base 40 may further has a second sealing ring 44. The second sealing ring 44 is embedded in the upper surface of the inner flange 413. As shown in
In the preferred embodiment, the upper end of the bottle 10 and the lower annular sidewall 214 of the main lid 21 are detachably connected with each other via threads, the upper lid 22 and the upper annular sidewall 213 of the main lid 21 are detachably connected with each other via threads, and the lower end of the bottle body 10 and the upper end 411 of the annular sidewall of the base 40 are also detachably connected with each other via threads. However, connecting structures between the upper end of the bottle 10 and the lower annular sidewall 214 of the main lid 21, between the upper lid 22 and the upper annular sidewall 213 of the main lid 21, and between the lower end of the bottle body 10 and the upper end 411 of the annular sidewall of the base 40 are not limited to the threads, and may be other detachable connecting structures, such as buckle structures, each of which has protrusions and recesses engaging with each other, hook and loop fasteners, whose common name is “Velcro”, or binding structures.
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Preferably, each of the at least one temperature control unit 52 may be a thermoelectric cooling chip. The thermoelectric cooling chip is able to conduct heat away from the thermal conduction panel 42 to cool down the thermal conduction panel 42, or heat the thermal conduction panel 42 to increase the temperature of the thermal conduction panel 42. However, each of the at least one temperature control unit 52 is not limited to the thermoelectric cooling chip, and may heat the thermal conduction panel 42 by electrical resistance heating or electromagnetic induction heating. Specifically, as shown in
The power module 60 is also mounted in the lower mounting room 43 of the base 40 and is electrically connected to the controller 51, so as to provide electrical power required for operation of the controller 51 and the at least one temperature control unit 52, 52A.
When using the portable water bottle of the present invention, the liquid, such as water from taps, streams or lakes that is needed to be filtered, is stored in the bottle body 10 and then is poured out of the bottle body 10 through the outlet hole 221 of the upper lid 22 of the lid assembly 20. As pouring the liquid, the liquid flows through the filter 30 in the lid assembly 20 to filter out the impurities in the liquid. Thus, a user can drink the liquid directly and immediately. Moreover, the temperature control module 50 mounted on the lower end of the bottle body 10 is capable of further heating or cooling down the liquid in the bottle body 10, so as to provide the user with the liquid having the temperature that is suitable for ambient temperature or physical conditions of the user.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and. arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
