JP2010052767A - Cup - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient cup which is inverted in an easily usable state by a simple operation during the use while a pouring gutter forming a spout does not form any obstacle during the seal after the cup is filled or when the cup is not in use. <P>SOLUTION: The cup includes a bottomed cylindrical container body A with its upper end being opened, and a lid plate B which is peelably fixed to an upper surface of the container body to close an upper end opening of the container body. A projecting piece 13 forming a spouting gutter 15 by being inverted diagonally upward, projects diagonally outward and downward from an outer peripheral edge of an upper end of the container body. When the cup is in use, the lid plate is peeled, and then, the projecting piece is upwardly inverted to allow the accommodated liquid to be easily poured or sucked for drink. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup, and more particularly, to a cup with a spout that is easy to drink or a spout that is easy to pour.

  Various types of cups made of synthetic resin or paper and having a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open upper end are used. Various types of cups having a specially shaped portion that serves as a spout or drinking mouth have been proposed. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2)

  The cup disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a paper cup formed by winding a circular bottom plate below a body portion formed by rolling a fan-shaped body paper and forming an outward top curl at an upper opening edge. And the notch part is provided in the upper end edge of the paperboard. This cup is lifted by holding the torso with one hand, and when the cup is lightly pushed from side to side in this state, it bends into a V-shape at the top curl with the notch. Therefore, if a liquid is put in the cup, it can function as a spout. The cup shown here is excellent because it is made of paper, making it easy to deform. However, when pouring, the left and right sides of the cup must be kept pressed.

Further, what is shown in Patent Document 2 consists of a cup-shaped container body having a lower flange at the mouth edge, and a closed body having an upper flange sealed at the lower flange of the container body at the peripheral edge, An upper bulging portion is provided on the inner side of the upper flange of the closing body, and a drinking hole is formed in a side surface of the upper bulging portion. Moreover, the peel piece is sealed by covering the drinking mouth. In this case, the container main body and the closing body are made of a paper-based laminate, and in use, the peeled piece is peeled off, the mouth is attached to the drinking mouth, and the content liquid is sucked.
JP 2001-151223 A JP 2003-137324 A

  The present invention can be manufactured from synthetic resin, paper, or a laminate thereof. The structure is simple and can be manufactured at a low cost. Instead, a cup that is easy to use and that is easy to use when in use is proposed and a cup that is easy to use is proposed.

  The cup of the present invention includes a container body and a lid plate.

  The container body can be formed by synthetic resin, paper, cover of paper and synthetic resin, etc., and has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open top, with a flange projecting outward from the top edge of the peripheral wall Even if it does not project a flange, it corresponds. In addition, a projecting piece projects from the outer peripheral edge of the upper end. Accordingly, the protruding piece protrudes from a part or all of the outer peripheral edge of the flange, or from a part or all of the upper outer peripheral edge of the container body peripheral wall. The projecting piece protrudes obliquely outward and is configured to be able to be inverted upward, and is configured to form a pouring pot by being inverted upward. Accordingly, the projecting piece preferably has a semi-cylindrical shape.

  Inversion of the projecting piece in this case is, for example, an upper half horizontal semi-cylindrical form in which the projecting piece projects obliquely downward, and a lower half horizontal semi-cylindrical form in which the projecting piece projects obliquely upward. Each is a stable state, and refers to a state where both stable states are inverted while being elastically deformed. For this purpose, for example, it is possible to employ a structure capable of inversion as described above, such as connecting the base edge of the projecting piece in an arc shape. In particular, inversion is more easily performed when the protruding piece itself is formed thin or when the base end edge is connected by a thin wire.

  The first means is configured as follows. That is, a container body A having a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open upper end, and a cover plate B that is detachably fixed to the upper surface of the container body A and closes the upper end opening of the container body A are provided. A protruding piece 13 is formed so as to form the pouring bowl 15 by turning the outer side obliquely downward and obliquely upward.

  The second means is configured as follows. That is, in the first means, the container body A is a container body A in which the flange 12 is extended outward from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 11, and the cover plate B is disposed on the flange 12 at the peripheral portion. Is a cover plate B that is detachably fixed and closes the upper end opening of the container body A, and the protruding piece 13 protrudes obliquely downward and outward from the peripheral edge of the flange 12 through the thin wire 14. It is.

  The third means was configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first means and the second means, the projecting piece 13 is bent in a curved shape from the same arcuate inner edge portion 13a as the outer peripheral edge of the container body peripheral wall 11 or the flange 12 to the lower side. And an arcuate outer edge portion 13b.

  The fourth means is configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first to third means, a guide wall 16 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 13 so as to restrict the flow of the contents.

  The fifth means is configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first to fourth means, the guide wall 16 is a guide wall 16 in which both side edges of the projecting piece 13 are bent upright.

  The sixth means is configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first to fifth means, a plurality of the protruding pieces 13 are provided in the circumferential direction.

  The seventh means is configured as follows. That is, in the first means, the protruding piece 13 forms an annular shape.

  The cup 1 of the present invention is provided with a protruding piece 13 that forms a pouring bowl 15 by inversion obliquely upward and downward from the outer periphery of the upper end of the container body A. It is very easy to pour out and drink, has a simple structure, and can be manufactured at low cost. Also, before opening, the protruding piece 13 protrudes diagonally outward, so that it does not get in the way, and during use, the protruding piece 13 protrudes diagonally upward, so the stored liquid is poured out. It is very convenient to drink and drink. Moreover, since the cover plate B is detachably fixed to the upper surface of the container body A, the removal is very easy.

  The container body A is a container body A in which a flange 12 extends outward from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 11, and the cover plate B is fixed to the flange 12 so that the peripheral edge can be peeled off. In the case of the cover plate B with the opening closed, and the protrusion 13 is a protrusion 13 that protrudes obliquely downward outward from the peripheral edge of the flange 12 via the thin wire 14, the presence of the flange 12 The fixing width of the cover plate B can be widened, and the cup has excellent airtightness. In addition, because the protruding piece 13 protrudes through the thin wire 14, the protruding piece 13 can be easily reversed, and even if the protruding piece 13 itself is thick, it can be easily moved up and down. The stability at is greater.

  When the projecting piece 13 is provided with an arcuate outer edge portion 13b that protrudes obliquely downward from the same arcuate inner edge portion 13a as the outer peripheral edge of the container body peripheral wall 11 or the flange 12 and has an arcuate outer edge portion 13b, Even if the protrusion width of 13 is not so large, the elastic reversal can be performed easily and does not get in the way.

  When a guide wall 16 that restricts the flow of the contents is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 13, the outflow of the liquid in the pouring bowl 15 formed by inverting the protruding piece 13 may be deflected to the side. And can be stably discharged to the extraction target site.

  When the guide wall 16 is a guide wall 16 in which both side edges of the projecting piece 13 are bent and raised, even if the height of the guide wall 16 is increased, there is no hindrance to elastic deformation. The outflow to the side of the can be prevented more reliably.

  When a plurality of the protruding pieces 13 are provided in the circumferential direction, the protruding pieces 13 having different shapes can be provided in one cup, for example, according to the difference in the amount of extraction or the size of the user's mouth. The protrusion 13 can be provided.

  When the protruding piece 13 has an annular shape, there is an advantage that the direction of pouring and the direction of the drinking mouth can be similarly performed from any direction.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an example of the cup 1 of the present invention, and the cup 1 includes a container body A and a lid plate B.

  The container body A is made of a synthetic resin, has a bottomed cylindrical shape with the upper end of the peripheral wall 11 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 10, and has a flange 12 extending outward from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 11. ing. The peripheral wall 11 has a cylindrical shape whose diameter increases as it goes upward. Further, the projecting piece 13 is integrally projected from the outer periphery of the upper end. The protruding piece 13 protrudes obliquely outward and downward at the front edge portion of the flange 12 via the thin wire 14, and is configured to be able to be inverted upward. The projecting piece 13 has an inner edge portion 13a as a portion of the thin wire 14 provided at the front edge portion of the flange 12, extends obliquely downward from both sides of the inner edge portion 13a, and has an arc shape with a smaller radius of curvature than the inner edge portion 13a. It is defined by the outer edge portion 13b and has a curved plate shape that bends in the lateral direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pouch 15 is formed so that it can be turned upside down.

  The cover plate B has a laminated structure of a synthetic resin layer and a metal layer, and the peripheral edge portion is detachably fixed on the flange 12 to close the upper end opening of the container body A. A finger-hanging protruding piece 20 is integrally projected from a part of the edge of the cover plate B.

  A case where the cup 1 configured as described above is used will be described. When the finger-hanging protrusion 20 is grasped from the state of FIG. 1 and pulled upward as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the lid plate B can be easily detached from the container body A. Next, when the protruding piece 13 is pushed up from below, for example, the protruding piece 13 is inverted upward as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. If the container body A is held and tilted as it is, the stored liquid passes through the pouring bowl 15 and is poured into the object to be poured, or the stored liquid can be drunk by placing a mouth on the tip of the pouring bowl 15.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which an overcap C is attached to the cup 1 of FIG. The overcap C is formed in the shape of a flat plate with the top wall extending from the upper edge of the peripheral wall, and includes a protrusion 30 that bulges a part of the peripheral wall outward and covers the protruding piece 13 in the downwardly inverted state. In the following example, it is naturally possible to attach an overcap provided with a protrusion that matches the shape of the protrusion 13.

  FIG. 6 shows another example, and in the example of FIG. 1, an example is shown in which a guide wall 16 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 13 so as to restrict the flow of the contents. In this case, the guide wall 16 has a ridge shape that is integrally projected along both side edges of the protruding piece 13 on both sides of the upper surface of the protruding piece 13. A base end portion of each guide wall 16 is spaced from the flange 12, and an outlet port through which liquid can flow is opened at the distal end portion. Others are the same as the example of FIG.

  FIG. 7 shows still another example. Similarly, in the example of FIG. 1, an example is shown in which a guide wall 16 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 13 so as to restrict the flow of the contents. In this case, the guide wall 16 is in the form of a protrusion that protrudes integrally on both sides of the upper surface of the protrusion 13 and in the middle. The base end portion of each guide wall 16 is spaced from the flange 12, and an outlet that allows liquid to flow between the adjacent guide walls 16 is opened at the distal end portion. Others are the same as the example of FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows still another example. In the example of FIG. 1, an example is shown in which the tip portion of the projecting piece 13 is cut, and guide walls 16 in the form of ridges are integrally projected on both sides.

  FIG. 9 shows still another example. In the example of FIG. 1, a part of the flange 12 is formed in a trapezoidal shape, its outer peripheral edge is an inner edge portion 13a, and a projecting piece having an arc-shaped outer edge portion 13b. 13 and so on. In this case, since there are folding lines 17 parallel to both sides due to its structure, the guide walls 16 are automatically formed on both sides when the projecting piece 13 is reversed. In this case as well, the inner edge portion 13a and the folding line 17 may be thin lines. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  FIG. 10 shows still another example, in which a pair of folding lines 17 parallel to both sides of the projecting piece 13 are provided, and the inner edge portion 13a located outward from the base end of each folding line 17 is connected to the discontinuous line 18 respectively. It is configured as. Then, each discontinuous line 18 portion of the inverted protruding piece 13 is bent and erected at the folding line 17 portion inside to form a guide wall 16. In this case as well, the inner edge portion 13a and the folding line 17 may be thin lines. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  FIG. 11 shows still another example, in which the container body A includes an octagonal peripheral wall 11 and includes a trapezoidal protruding piece 13 having three sides as inner edge portions 13a. Also in this case, when parallel folding lines 17 exist on both sides and are reversed, guide walls 16 are automatically formed on both sides. In this case as well, the inner edge portion 13a and the folding line 17 may be thin lines. Others are the same as in FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows still another example, in which the container body A includes a rectangular peripheral wall 11 and the inner edge portion 13a is connected across one corner portion, and the outer edge portion 13b is formed in a parabolic shape. In this case, the inner edge portion 13a may be a thin wire. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows still another example and shows an example in which a pair of protruding pieces 13 are provided. In this case, a projecting piece 13 similar to the projecting piece 13 of FIG. 1 is projected from the front half of the flange 12, and a projecting piece 13 having a similar configuration is also projected from the rear half. In this case, one protruding piece 13 is inverted to form a pouring bowl 15, and the other protruding piece 13 shows a state before being inverted. In this case, the inner edge portion 13a may be a thin wire. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  FIG. 14 shows still another example, in which the protruding piece 13 has an annular shape. In this case, the inner edge portion 13a may be a thin wire. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

It is a perspective view of a cup. (Example 1) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a cup. (Example 1) It is a principal part notch side view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 1) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 1) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup equipped with the overcap. (Example 1) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 2) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 3) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. Example 4 It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 5) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 6) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 7) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 8) It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. Example 9 It is a principal part perspective view of the state which reversed the protrusion of the container body which removed the cover plate. (Example 10)

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Cup A ... Container
10 ... Bottom wall, 11 ... Perimeter wall, 12 ... Flange, 13 ... Projection piece, 13a ... Inner edge, 13b ... Outer edge,
14 ... Thin-walled wire, 15 ... Pouring pot, 16 ... Guide wall, 17 ... Folding curve, 18 ... Discontinuous wire B ... Lid
20 ... Finger-hanging protrusion C ... Overcap
30 ... Projection

Claims (7)

A container body A having a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open upper end, and a cover plate B that is detachably fixed to the upper surface of the container body A and closes the upper end opening of the container body A. A cup characterized in that a projecting piece 13 is formed so as to form a pouring bowl 15 by being inverted obliquely downward and obliquely upward. The container body A is a container body A in which a flange 12 extends outward from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 11, and the cover plate B is fixed to the flange 12 so that the peripheral edge can be peeled off. 2. The cup according to claim 1, wherein the cup is a lid plate B having an opening closed, and the protruding piece 13 is a protruding piece 13 protruding obliquely downward and outward through a thin wire 14 from the peripheral edge of the flange 12. The projecting piece (13) is provided with an arcuate outer edge portion (13b) projecting in a curved shape from the same arcuate inner edge portion (13a) as the outer peripheral edge of the container body peripheral wall (11) or the flange (12). The cup according to any one of 2 above. The cup according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a guide wall 16 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 13 so as to protrude the flow of the contents. The cup according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the guide wall 16 is a guide wall 16 in which both side edges of the protruding piece 13 are bent and raised. The cup according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of the projecting pieces 13 are provided in the circumferential direction. The cup according to claim 1, wherein the protruding piece (13) has an annular shape.

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