JP3195898U - container - Google Patents

Abstract

A container having a lid that can be automatically opened is provided. A container includes a base, a container body, a lid, an elastic member, and a sliding member. The base 11 has a bottom plate 111 and a side wall 110 connected to each other. The bottom plate 111 and the side wall 110 form an accommodation space S together. The side wall 110 has a blocking portion 112. The container body 12 is disposed in the accommodation space S and has a slide groove and an opening. The lid 13 is pivotally supported on the container body 12. The lid 13 rotates with respect to the container body 12 and takes a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body 12. The elastic member is disposed on the container body 12 and connected to the lid 13. The sliding member is disposed in the slide groove so as to slide with respect to the container body 12 so as to take the first position and the second position. The sliding member has a first end and a second end facing each other. The first end has a block 1510. The second end is pivotally supported by the lid 13. [Selection] Figure 4A

Description

  The present invention relates to a container, particularly a container capable of automatically opening a lid.

  With the development of technology, containers have been improved so that people can use them more conveniently. For example, the container has a lid for preventing liquid filled in the container from spilling. Generally, when a user tries to open a container, one hand of the user holds the container and the other hand opens the cover by rotating or inverting it.

  However, a person cannot always open the lid with both hands during work. In other words, when the user is working, for example, when driving a car or making a phone call, it is necessary to stop the work so that both hands can be used to open the lid at the same time. Inconvenient for users. It is therefore important to provide a container having a lid that can be opened by a user with one hand.

  The present invention provides a container having a lid that can be opened automatically.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the container includes a base, a container body, a lid, an elastic member, and a sliding member. The base has a bottom plate and a side wall connected to each other. The bottom plate and the side wall together form a storage space. The side wall has a blocking portion. The container body is detachably disposed in the accommodation space. The container body has a slide groove and an opening. The lid is pivotally supported on the container body. The lid rotates with respect to the container body, and takes a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body. The elastic member is disposed on the container body. The elastic member is connected to the lid. The sliding member is slidably disposed in the slide groove so as to slide with respect to the container body so as to take the first position and the second position. The sliding member has a first end and a second end facing each other. The first end of the sliding member has a block, and the second end of the sliding member is pivotally supported by the lid. When the container body is placed in the receiving space of the base, the blocking part on the side wall pushes the block so that the sliding member is placed in the first position, thereby closing the lid so as to close the opening. The elastic member stores elastic potential energy. When the container body leaves the base, the lid is rotated from the closed position to the open position to expose the opening to the outside and drive the sliding member that slides from the first position to the second position. In addition, the elastic member releases elastic potential energy.

  According to another embodiment of the present invention, a container disposed at the base includes a container body, a lid, an elastic member, and a sliding member. The base has a bottom plate and a side wall connected to each other. The bottom plate and the side wall together form a storage space. The side wall has a blocking portion. The container body is detachably disposed in the accommodation space. The container body has a slide groove and an opening. The lid is pivotally supported on the container body. The lid rotates with respect to the container body, and takes a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body. The elastic member is disposed on the container body. The elastic member is connected to the lid. The sliding member is slidably disposed in the slide groove so as to slide with respect to the container body so as to take the first position and the second position. The sliding member has a first end and a second end facing each other. The first end of the sliding member has a block, and the second end of the sliding member is pivotally supported by the lid. When the container body is placed in the receiving space of the base, the blocking part on the side wall pushes the block so that the sliding member is placed in the first position, thereby closing the lid so as to close the opening. The elastic member stores elastic potential energy. When the container body leaves the base, the lid is rotated from the closed position to the open position to expose the opening to the outside and drive the sliding member that slides from the first position to the second position. In addition, the elastic member releases elastic potential energy.

  According to the present invention, when the user lifts the container body from the base, the lid is automatically closed by releasing elastic potential energy. For this reason, the lid can be opened and closed with one hand, which is beneficial to the user.

In order that the invention disclosed herein may be fully understood, the following detailed description is set forth, but is not limited to the invention disclosed herein.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the container shown in FIG. 1A. FIG. 1C is a perspective view of the base of the container according to the second embodiment. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a state in which the first fastening member of the container is fastened to the second fastening member of the container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a state where the first fastening member of the container is removed from the second fastening member of the container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the container in a state where the cover of the container is disposed at the closed position in the first embodiment. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the container in a state in which the cover of the container is disposed at the open position in the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a container in the third embodiment. FIG. 4B is an exploded view of the container shown in FIG. 4A.

  In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing.

  This will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the container. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of fastening the first fastening member of the container to the second fastening member of the container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a state where the first fastening member of the container is removed from the second fastening member of the container according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the container in a state where the cover of the container is disposed at the closed position in the first embodiment. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the container in a state in which the cover of the container is disposed at the open position in the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the container 10 includes a base portion 11, a container body 12, a lid 13, an elastic member 14, and a sliding member 15.

  The base 11 includes a side wall 110 and a bottom plate 111 that are connected to each other. The side wall 110 and the bottom plate 111 together form the accommodation space S. The side wall 110 has a blocking portion 112. Specifically, the side wall 110 is a circular wall surrounding the accommodation space S and is installed on the bottom plate 111, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the side wall 110 may be a polygonal wall. The bottom plate 111 of the base 11 has a first air hole 1110, and the side wall 110 has a plurality of second air holes 1100. For example, the blocking part 112 is an edge of the side wall 110.

  In the present embodiment, the number of the first air holes 1110 is one, but is not limited to this. In other embodiments, for example, the number of the first air holes 1110 is two or more, or the bottom plate 111 may not have the first air holes 1110. Further, in another embodiment, for example, the side wall 110 has at least one second air hole 1101, which will be described in detail later.

  The container body 12 is detachably disposed in the accommodation space S. The container body 12 includes a slide groove 123 and an opening 120. The container body 12 has a first side 121 and a second side 122 that face each other. The second side 122 of the container body 12 has a second fastening member 1220. The slide groove 123 is disposed on the first side 121 of the container body 12 and has a groove surface 1231. The function of the second fastening member 1220 will be described later.

  The lid 13 is pivotally supported on the first side 121 of the container body 12. The lid 13 has a rotating end portion 131 and a fastening end portion 132 that face each other. The lid 13 has a rotation member 133 installed at the rotation end 131. The rotating member 133 is pivotally supported on the first side 121 of the container body 12. The fastening end portion 132 has a first fastening member 1320 corresponding to the second fastening member 1220. The first fastening member 1320 is, for example, a fastening slot. The second fastening member 1220 is, for example, a fastening hook corresponding to a fastening slot. The second fastening member 1220 (fastening hook) is fastened to the first fastening member 1320 (fastening slot) in order to fix the lid 13 to the container body 12.

  The lid 13 rotates with respect to the container body 12 and takes a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body 12. When the lid 13 is disposed at the closed position, the lid 13 closes the opening 120 of the container body 12 (see FIG. 3A). When the lid 13 is disposed in the open position, the opening 120 of the container body 12 is exposed to the outside (see FIG. 3B).

  The elastic member 14 is disposed on the first side 121 of the container body 12. The elastic member 14 is connected to the rotating member 133 of the lid 13. The elastic member 14 is, for example, a torsion spring. The elastic member 14 stores elastic potential energy when the lid 13 moves from the open position to the closed position. The elastic member 14 releases elastic potential energy when the lid 13 moves from the closed position to the open position.

  The sliding member 15 is slidably disposed in the slide groove 123 of the container body 12. The sliding member 15 has a first end 151 and a second end 152 that face each other. The first end 151 has a block 1510, and the second end 152 is pivotally supported by the lid 13. The sliding member 15 slides with respect to the container body 12 and takes a first position and a second position. When the sliding member 15 is disposed at the first position, there is a space between the block 1510 of the first end portion 151 and the groove surface 1231 of the slide groove 12. The block 1510 of the first end portion 151 abuts on the groove surface 1231 of the slide groove 123 when the sliding member 15 is disposed at the second position (see FIG. 3B).

  The container 10 further includes a link mechanism 16. The second end 152 of the sliding member 15 is pivotally supported by the rotating member 133 via the link mechanism 16 so that the lid 13 rotates with respect to the container body 12. It is not limited. In other embodiments, the container 10 may not have the link mechanism 16, and the second end 152 of the sliding member 15 can be appropriately handled. The second end 152 is reversibly deformed for the lid 13 that rotates relative to the container body 12.

  The container 10 further has a bottle 17 disposed in the container body 12. In this embodiment, although the bottle 17 is isolate | separated from the container main body 12, it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the bottle 17 and the container body 12 are integrated together.

  Hereinafter, procedures and operations for using the container 10 will be described. When the user does not need to use the container 10, the container body 12 is placed on the base 11 (see FIGS. 3A and 3B). The container main body 12 descends along the direction F1 so that the blocking portion 112 of the side wall 11 pushes the block 1510, whereby the sliding member 15 slides from the second position toward the first position. The link mechanism 16 drives the lid 13 from the open position to the closed position along the direction F2. When the sliding member 15 is disposed at the first position, the blocking portion 112 of the side wall 11 is pressed against the block 1510. When the lid 13 is in the closed position, the lid 13 covers the opening 120, and the elastic member 14 is reversibly converted so that both the container body 12 and the lid 13 are reversibly converted so that the elastic member 14 stores elastic potential energy. Compress.

  When the lid 13 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the container body 12 pushes air out of the accommodation space S to the outside via the first air hole 1110 and / or the second air hole 1100. Exclude air from S. That is, the speed of the air removed from the storage space S reduces the descending speed of the container body 12. Therefore, the speed of the air removed from the accommodation space S changes the arrangement of the first air holes 1110 and the second air holes 1100, or changes the number of the first air holes 1110 and the second air holes 1100. Can be adjusted.

  When the user needs to use the container 10 (for example, when drinking the liquid in the container 10), the user can remove the container body 12 from the base 11 (as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B). Lift 12 up. In order to drive the sliding member 15 that slides from the first position to the second position, the elastic member 14 is elastic potential energy such that the lid 13 rotates from the closed position to the open position along the direction F3. To release. Further, in order to expose the opening 120 of the container body 12 to the outside, the lid 13 is rotated from the closed position to the open position.

  When the user needs to lift the container body 12 with the lid 13 in the closed position from the base 11, the user can use the second fastening member 1220 so that the lid 13 cannot rotate with respect to the container body 12. Can be fastened to the first fastening member 1320 (as shown in FIG. 2A). In this way, the lid 13 can be in the closed position even when the container body 12 is separated from the base 11.

  In other embodiments, the position of the second air holes and the number of second air holes can be changed. Reference is made to FIG. 1C. FIG. 1C is a perspective view of the base of the container according to the second embodiment. Since the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, only the differences will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the side wall 110 and the bottom plate 111 further have a plurality of second air holes 1101. The second air hole 1101 is for increasing the speed of air removed from the accommodation space S in order to affect the descending speed of the container body 12. Therefore, the speed of the air removed from the accommodation space S can be adjusted by changing the arrangement of the second air holes 1101 or changing the number of the second air holes 1101.

  The elastic member can be replaced with another member. Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B. FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a container in the third embodiment. FIG. 4B is an exploded view of the container shown in FIG. 4A. Since the third embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, only the differences will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the elastic member 14 'of the container 10' is, for example, a rubber band. Therefore, the elastic member 14 ′ has the same function as the elastic member 14.

  According to the present invention, when the user lifts the container body from the base, the lid can be automatically opened by releasing the elastic potential energy generated from the mechanical relationship described above. For this reason, the lid can be opened with one hand, which is beneficial to the user.

  Furthermore, in order to adjust the speed of the air removed from the accommodation space S, the positions of the first air holes and the second air holes and the numbers of the first air holes and the second air holes can be adjusted. Thus, the lowering speed of the container body can be adjusted.

Claims (16)

A base plate having a bottom plate and a side wall connected to each other, wherein the bottom plate and the side wall integrally form a receiving space, and the side wall includes a blocking portion;
A container body that is detachably disposed in the housing space and has a slide groove and an opening;
A lid that is pivotally supported by the container body, rotates with respect to the container body, and takes a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body;
An elastic member disposed on the container body and connected to the lid;
A first end facing each other and slidably disposed in the slide groove for sliding relative to the container body to assume a first position and a second position; And the first end has a block, and the second end has a sliding member pivotally supported by the lid,
When the container body is disposed in the accommodation space of the base, the blocking portion of the side wall pushes the block so that the sliding member is disposed at the first position, thereby opening the opening. The lid is arranged in the closed position so as to close the part, the elastic member stores elastic potential energy,
When the container body leaves the base, the lid is exposed to the outside and the lid is moved to the closed position to drive the sliding member that slides from the first position to the second position. The container is characterized in that the elastic member releases the elastic potential energy so that the elastic member rotates to the open position.   The container according to claim 1, further comprising a link mechanism, wherein the sliding member is pivotally supported by the lid via the link mechanism.   The container according to claim 2, wherein the lid has a rotating member, and the link mechanism is pivotally supported by the rotating member of the lid.   The container according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate of the base has at least one first air hole.   The lid includes a first fastening member, the container body includes a second fastening member, and the first fastening member is fastened to the second fastening member. 4. The container according to 4.   The container according to claim 5, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring or a rubber band.   The container according to claim 6, wherein the first fastening member is a fastening slot, and the second fastening member is a fastening hook corresponding to the fastening slot.   The container according to claim 7, wherein the side wall of the base has at least one second air hole.   The container according to claim 8, further comprising a bottle disposed in the container body. The container includes a bottom plate and a side wall that are connected to each other, the base plate and the side wall integrally form a storage space, and the side wall includes a blocking portion. There,
A container body that is detachably disposed in the housing space and has a slide groove and an opening;
A lid that is pivotally supported by the container body and rotates with respect to the container body so as to take a closed position and an open position with respect to the container body;
An elastic member disposed on the container body and connected to the lid;
A first end facing each other and slidably disposed in the slide groove for sliding relative to the container body to assume a first position and a second position; The first end has a block, and the second end has a sliding member pivotally supported by the lid,
When the container body is disposed in the accommodation space of the base, the blocking portion of the side wall pushes the block so that the sliding member is disposed at the first position, thereby opening the opening. The lid is disposed in the closed position so as to close the part, the elastic member stores elastic potential energy, and when the container main body is separated from the base, the opening is exposed to the outside, and the first position is In order to drive the sliding member that slides to the second position, the elastic member releases elastic potential energy so that the lid rotates from the closed position to the open position. ,container.   The container according to claim 10, further comprising a link mechanism, wherein the sliding member is pivotally supported on the lid via the link mechanism.   The container according to claim 11, wherein the lid has a rotating member, and the link mechanism is pivotally supported by the rotating member of the lid.   The lid includes a first fastening member, the container body includes a second fastening member, and the first fastening member is fastened to the second fastening member. The container according to 12   The container according to claim 13, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring or a rubber band.   The container according to claim 14, wherein the first fastening member is a fastening slot, and the second fastening member is a fastening hook corresponding to the fastening slot.   The container according to claim 15, further comprising a bottle disposed in the container body.