BOTTLE CAP
The invention relates to a bottle cap having a main body to which an operation part for opening a discharge member is assembled, and the operation part is arranged to discharge mixed content from a bottle through a discharge hole formed at the upper surface thereof when the discharge hole is opened. The discharge hole of the operating part is sealed by a sealing part assembled onto the discharge hole. The sealing part has a discharge member opening part extending downwardly from the discharge hole and fitted to the space formed between the sealing part and the main body of the bottle cap. When the operation part is opened, the discharge member moves upward by means of the discharge member opening part to open a hole of a receiving part.
The present invention relates to a bottle cap, and more particularly, to a bottle cap for effectively mixing concentrate with water, concentrate with general beverage, granulation with water, or powder with water, and so on.
Also, the bottle cap may be used in industrial fields such as medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, and the like and alcoholic beverage fields so as to improve mixture of heterogeneous materials.
BACKGROUND ARTIn general, a separate space has to be provided in a container to mix powder or concentrate with liquid beverage stored in the beverage container.
A conventional structure for mixing heterogeneous materials with each other as described above is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,962,254, 6,230,884, and 6,854,595.
However, it is difficult to effectively overcome limitations in functional structure, mixing efficiency, barrier, responsiveness of a product line, use convenience, and the like. Thus, the conventional structure is not popularized until now.
Also, although a joint venture technology of US, Germany, and Austria and a Japanese technology are coming into the spotlight in the international society, the Japanese technology has been popularly commercialized first.
However, the Japanese technology (JP-P-2001-0018542, Jun. 19, 2001) may have a problem in which a portion for forming an opening drops into a container. As a result, it is apprehended that child swallow the dropping portion. Recently, although a container neck having a new structure for preventing a discharge device from being separated has been developed, there is a problem in which it is impossible to apply this structure to the existing container neck.
Also, although US Patent Publication No. 2003-72850 is disclosed, this invention has a limitation in which it is difficult to technically secure airtightness, workability, mold manufacture, and insertion of a content into a receiving part.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Technical ProblemAn objective of the present invention is to provide an operation part for drinking beverage, thereby improving availability of the beverage.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a heterogeneous material receiving device in which a content stored in a separate space drops and is mixed just when an operation part is opened to improve convenience in use.
Further another objective of the present invention is to provide an operation sealing part between an operation part and an auxiliary operation part to improve airtightness and discharge of a content.
Technical SolutionTo realize the above-described objectives, in a bottle cap according to the present invention, a receiving part that is a separate storage space for containing a content may be disposed within a receiving body main body that is coupled or adheres in a discharging direction of a content of a container, and when an operation part ascends, the content within the receiving part may immediately drop into and be mixed with the content within the container.
The apparatus for containing heterogeneous materials having a structure for mixing the heterogeneous materials with each other according to the present invention includes a main body including a receiving part having a storage space and an opening/closing hole that is opened to discharge the content of the storage space in the bottom of the receiving part.
Also, the opening/closing hole may be sealed by an operation part coupled around a mouth of the main body and a receiving part sealing part extending from the operation part. In use, when the operation part moves upward, the opening/closing hole may be opened to discharge the content within the container through a discharge hole communicating with the opening/closing hole.
Also, when the operation part is closed, the sealing part that seals the opening/closing hole of the receiving part may not close the opening/closing hole.
Also, while the operation of the bottle cap moves upward, the mixed contents within the container may be discharged through a discharge hole that is formed when the operation part may be spaced apart from the operation sealing part.
Also, the operation sealing part may include an auxiliary assembly part around the mouth of the main body. Here, the coupling part of the operation sealing part may be fitted into and assembled around an inner operation sealing part assembly part of the auxiliary assembly part, and the operation sealing part may rotate together with the operation part on the auxiliary assembly part.
Advantageous EffectsAccording to the present invention, the separate storage space may be formed to be spaced apart from the main content stored in the container to store powder, granulation, or concentrate, and then, the bottle cap may be simply opened to allow the different kind of material to drop and be mixed through the simple manipulation such as the opening of the bottle cap, thereby easily simply manipulating the mixing of the heterogeneous material.
Also, the drinking may be realized through the operation part to improve the convenience in drinking.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A bottle cap 1 for receiving a different kind of material includes a min body 10 having a structure that is capable of being coupled in one touch manner, rotation manner, or adhesion manner, and the like in a discharge direction of a content of a container. A receiving part 200 is assembled into the main body 100 in an adhesion or fitting manner.
Also, a storage space 210 for containing the different kind of material is defined in the receiving part 200, and an opening/closing hole 202 through which the content of the storage space 201 drops down and is mixed is defined in a lower portion of the receiving part 200.
Also, an auxiliary assembly part 300 is assembled around an upper main body mouth 101 of the main body 100 having the receiving part 200 therein. Also, an operation mouth 301 is disposed outside the auxiliary assembly part 300 having the above-described configuration between the operation mouth 301 and the sealing space 302, and an opening part screw thread 303 is disposed on an outer surface of the operation mouth 301.
Also, an operation sealing part assembly part 304 is disposed inside the auxiliary assembly part 300, and a coupling part 401 of the operation sealing part 400 is coupled around the operation sealing part assembly part 304. A reinforcement piece 402 that extends by a predetermined length is disposed on a lower portion of the coupling part 401 of the operation sealing part 400, and an opening/closing hole sealing part 403 that extends from the reinforcement piece 402 is disposed on an upper portion of the coupling part 401 of the operation sealing part 400. A discharge hole 404 is defined in one side of the opening/closing hole sealing part 403.
Also, when an opening/closing operation part 500 is assembled around the auxiliary assembly part 300, a discharge hole 501 is defined inside the operation part 500. A space part 503 having both opened sides is disposed under an inner sealing surface 502 of the discharge hole 501, and a discharge member opening part 504 for pulling a discharge member 600 that is separately assembled is disposed on a lower end of a portion except for the space.
Also, an auxiliary sealing part 505 disposed in the sealing part space 302 is disposed on a portion of the operation part 500 corresponding thereto. An opening/closing part-side corresponding part 506 having a screw thread so that the operation part 500 vertically moves to correspond to the opening/closing part screw thread 303 is disposed on the operation part 500 that corresponds thereto.
Also, an air compression prevention groove 305 having a long groove or long protrusion shape is defined in the auxiliary assembly part 300 corresponding to the main body mouth 101 to prevent air compression from occurring while the auxiliary assembly part 300 is assembled around the main body mouth 101. A stopper 507 is disposed on an inner wall of a lower end of the opening/closing part-side corresponding part 506 to prevent the operation part 500 from being separated by being caught on a lower end of the opening/closing part screw thread 303 disposed on the outer surface of the operation mouth 301.
Also, an air discharge part 306 is disposed on a lower end of the sealing part space 302 to prevent the air compression from occurring while the auxiliary sealing part 505 is inserted into the sealing part space 302.
Also, the discharge member 600 is assembled around the inner wall of the main body mouth 101 of the main body 100, and a discharge stopper 601 is disposed on an inner wall of an upper end of the discharge member 600 so that the discharge member stopper 601 is caught by the discharge member opening part 504 of the operation sealing part 400 corresponding thereto.
Also, a sealing part 602 formed of a soft material such as a silicon resin is disposed on a lower end of the discharge member 600, and the sealing part 602 covers the opening/closing hole 202 of the receiving part 200.
In the bottle cap 1 having the above-described components, the receiving part 200 is assembled inside the main body 100, and the opening hole 202 of the receiving part 200 is blocked by the sealing part 602 of the discharge member 600. A liquid or powder is injected into the storage space 201 of the receiving part 200 having the above-described configuration through the main body mouth 101. In a method for sealing the main body mouth 101 having the above-described configuration, the operation sealing part 400 is assembled with the auxiliary assembly part 300, and the operation part 500 is coupled around the auxiliary assembly 300 and the operation sealing part 400.
Also, when the operation part 500 including the auxiliary assembly part 300 and the operation sealing part 400 presses the main body mouth 101 of the main body 100, the operation part 500 is coupled to a mouth fixing stopper 307 of the auxiliary assembly part 300 over a stopper 102 disposed outside the main body mouth 101.
For reference,
The operation effects of the present invention will be described below.
The bottle cap 1 as illustrated in
Also, in this process, the operation part 500 moves upward while rotating together with the operation sealing part 400. As illustrated in
Also, while the operation part 500 moves upward, the sealing part 602 gets out of the opening/closing hole 202. In this process, the different kind of material stored in the storage space 201 drops into the container through the opening/closing hole 202 and then is mixed.
Also, while the sealing part 602 of the discharge member 600 gets out of the opening hole 202, a discharge hole inner wall 508 of the operation part 500 may also get out of the opening/closing hole sealing part 403 to form the discharge hole 501. The contents maxed within the container may be finally discharged through the discharge hole 501 via the opening hole 202. Here, when the container is inclined in one direction, the contents within the container may be more easily discharged.
Also, as illustrated in
For reference,
In addition, in the state of
According to another embodiment (see
In the use of the present invention as described above, when the operation part 500 is opened, the discharge member opening part 504 ascends by catching the discharge member stopper 601 of the discharge member 600. In this process, the operation sealing part 400 rotates together with the operation part 500. Also, the operation part moves upward from the operation sealing part 400 to form the discharge hole.
According to further another embodiment (see
In the use of the present invention as described above, an operation part 500 is opened, a screw thread 510 moves upward along the screw grove 106 of the main body mouth 101 and thus, the operation part 500 moves upward with respect to the operation sealing part 400.
According to further another embodiment (see
More particularly explaining the embodiment of the present invention as described above, as illustrated in
According to further another embodiment,
According to further another embodiment,
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According to further another embodiment (see
Also, while the operation part 500 is opened, although the operation sealing part 400 rotates together, a gap between the operation part 500 and the operation sealing part 400 is generated to form a discharge hole 501. Also, while the operation part 500 operates, the discharge opening part 504 of the operation part 500 moves upward, and also, the discharge member 600 may also move upward. In this process, the sealing part 602 ascends to open the opening/closing hole 202.
According to further another embodiment (see
According to further another embodiment (see
This is done for a reason in which the content within the storage space 201 of the receiving part 200 is injected through the inner discharge hole of the main body mouth 101 before the operation is coupled to the main body mouth 101. In this state, the groove 405 of the operation sealing part 400 is fitted into and assembled with a protrusion 108 of the main body mouth 101. Simultaneously, the operation part 500 assembles the main body mouth 101. This series of processes may be illustrated in processes that are performed and completed from the state of
According to further another embodiment (see
Also, when the operation part 500 is opened, a lower end stopper 513 is disposed on a lower end inner wall of the outer annular portion of the operation part 500 to prevent the operation part 500 from further ascending by being caught by the lower end of the screw thread 109.
In use as described above, in addition that the lower end stopper 513 is caught by and fixed to the lower end of the screw thread 109, an outer annular stopper 608 of the discharge member 600 may be caught by the lower end of the inner wall of the main body mouth 101 and thus may not further move upward.
Also, while the operation part 500 ascends, the operation part 500 is spaced apart from the operation sealing part 400 to form a discharge hole in an upper portion thereof. Simultaneously, the sealing part 602 ascends to open the opening/closing hole 202, and also, the content within the storage space 201 is discharged through the opening/closing hole 202 (see
Also, the operation sealing part 400 is coupled in a manner in which a protrusion 406 is fitted into a groove 609 defined in an upper end of the inner wall of the mouth of the discharge member 600 that corresponds thereto.
According to further another embodiment (see
Also, in this process, the sealing part 602 gets out of the opening/closing hole 202 to allow the content of the storage space 201 to drop downward. The mixed contents may be discharged through the discharge hole formed when the operation part 500 is spaced apart from the operation sealing part 400.
According to further another embodiment (see
In the use of the present invention as described above, while the operation part 500 is opened, a discharge member withdrawal stopper 607 ascends by the stopper 511, and then an outer annular stopper 608 of the discharge member 600 is caught by a lower end stopper 113 that corresponds thereto, or the stopper 515 of the operation part 500 is caught by the stopper 114 that corresponds thereto to prevent the discharge member from more ascending upward. In this process, the lower opening/closing hole of the receiving part 200 is opened.
Also, while the operation part 500 is spaced apart from the operation sealing part 400, the discharge hole is defined in the operation part 500 and the operation sealing part 400. Since this has been described in detail with reference to the first embodiment, their detailed description will be omitted.
According to further another embodiment (see
In this state, when the operation part 500 is coupled around the main body mouth 101, the assembly part 408 is coupled to a discharge member upper end 610. In this state, when the operation part 500 is opened, the discharge member 600 together with the operation part 500 moves upward. In this process, when an outer annular stopper 608 is caught by a lower end stopper 113 of the main body mouth 101, the discharge member 600 may not further move upward, but be stopped.
Also, the contents mixed through a discharge hole formed when the operation part 500 is spaced apart from the operation sealing part 400 are discharged. Here, the contents may be discharged via the discharge hole 404. While the discharge member 600 ascends, the content contained in the storage space 201 of the receiving part 200 may drop down through the operating/closing hole formed when the discharge member 600 ascends.
According to further another embodiment (see
Also, the opening/closing hole 117 is sealed by the sealing part 602, and the sealing part 602 is fitted into the lower end of the discharge member 600. The discharge member 600 is assembled with the main body mouth 101 having an expanded upper portion.
Also, an outer annular stopper 611 is disposed on an outer annular part corresponding part of the discharge member 600 so that a stopper 118 disposed on an upper end of the inner wall of the main body mouth 101 is caught to prevent the discharge member 600 from being separated from the main body mouth 101 above a predetermined degree.
Also, a mouth upper end stopper 612 is disposed on an upper end of the operation part 500, and a stopper 516 caught by the mouth upper end stopper 612 is disposed on a corresponding portion thereof.
In use as described above, when the operation part 500 ascends while an opening stopper 516 catches the mouth upper end stopper 612, and then is caught by the stopper 118 of the main body mouth 101, the discharge member 600 does not ascends and then is stopped.
Also, the opening/closing hole 117 is opened while the sealing part 602 ascends, and thus, the content of the storage space 116 drops down through the opening/closing hole 117. The content dropping and mixed is discharged via the discharge hole 404.
Also, while the operation part 500 is opened, the outer annular stopper 611 is caught by the stopper 118. Then, while the stopper 516 of the operation part 500 gets out of the mouth upper end stopper 612, the upper end of the discharge hole 404 is opened. Thus, the content is discharged through the opened discharge hole 501.
For reference, the operation sealing part 400 is assembled in a manner in which a fixing stopper 409 is fitted into a fixing part 613 of the discharge member 600. While the discharge member 600 moves upward, the sealing part ascends, and when the discharge member descends, the sealing part 602 is caught by a sealing part removing protrusion 119 disposed in a direction of an upper end of the opening/closing hole 117, and thus, the opening/closing hole 117 is not blocked.
Also, in the description of
The present invention relates to a structure of an apparatus for containing heterogeneous materials, which effectively mixes concentrate with water, concentrate with general beverage, granulation with water, or powder with water, and so on, and the apparatus for containing the heterogeneous materials may be used in medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, and industrial fields so as to improve mixture of the heterogeneous materials.
Claims
1. A bottle cap for a heterogeneous material container, the bottle cap containing a different kind of material, which is coupled in a discharging direction of a content of a container, characterized in that the bottle cap comprises a main body coupled to a mouth of the container, a receiving part having a storage space defined with the main body, and a discharge member coupled around an inner wall of an upper main body mouth of the main body having the receiving part, a sealing part disposed on a lower end of the discharge member seals an opening/closing hole defined in a lower end of the receiving part at a lower end of the discharge member, and the discharge member coupled around the inner wall of the main body mouth operates to allow the different kind of material contained in the storage space of the receiving part to drop down or be mixed,
- wherein an operation part for opening the discharge member is assembled with the main body mouth, an upper discharge hole of the operation part is opened to discharge the mixed contents through the discharge hole, the discharge hole of the operation part is sealed by an operation sealing part coupled around the discharge hole of the operation part, the operation sealing part is assembled in a manner in which a discharge member opening part of the operation sealing part is fitted into a space of the discharge member opening part that extends to a lower side of the discharge hole, and when the operation part is opened, the discharge member moves upward by the discharge member opening part to open the opening/closing hole of the receiving part.
2. The bottle cap of claim 1, wherein, in the operation sealing part, a coupling part of the operation sealing part is assembled with a separate auxiliary assembly part that is coupled around the main body mouth.
3. The bottle cap of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary assembly part is coupled around the main body mouth, an operation mouth having an opening/closing screw thread is disposed on an outer annular portion of the auxiliary assembly part, and a sealing space is defined inside the operation mouth.
4. The bottle cap of claim 3, wherein an auxiliary sealing part that lengthily extends from the operation part is disposed in the sealing space to vertically move, thereby performing the sealing operation.
5. The bottle cap of claim 1, wherein the operation part and the operation sealing part rotate together with each other, the operation part is spaced apart from the operation sealing part to form an upper discharge hole, and the discharge member opening part catches a discharge member stopper disposed on the inner wall of the upper end of the discharge member to ascend, thereby opening the opening/closing hole of the receiving part.
6. A bottle cap for a heterogeneous material container, the bottle cap containing a different kind of material, which is coupled in a discharging direction of a content of a container, characterized in that the bottle cap comprises a main body coupled to a mouth of the container, a receiving part having a storage space defined within the main body, and a vertically movable discharge member assembled around a mouth of the main body comprising the receiving part, a sealing part for sealing the storage space of the receiving part is disposed on a lower end of the discharge member, the discharge member operates by a separate operation part coupled to around a screw thread formed on an outer annular portion of a main body mouth of the main body, a stopper is disposed on the operation part, the stopper is coupled to a discharge member withdrawal stopper of the discharge member to operate together with the discharge member according to a vertical moving degree of the operation part, and when the operation part moves upward, the different kind of material contained in the storage space drops into the container and is mixed,
- wherein a gap is generated between the discharge member and the operation part while the operation part is opened, a discharge hole for discharging the mixed contents within the container through the gap is defined, the discharge hole is sealed by an operation sealing part, and the operation sealing part is disposed around an upper end inner wall of the discharge member.
7. The bottle cap of claim 6, wherein the discharge hole is defined in the operation sealing part.
8. The bottle cap of claim 6, wherein the operation sealing part is assembled with the inner wall of the discharge member.
9. The bottle cap of claim 6, wherein a lower end stopper is disposed on a lower end of an inner wall of an outer annular portion of the operation part to prevent the operation part coupled around the main body mouth from being separated from the main body mouth, and the lower end stopper is caught by a lower end of an operation screw thread of the main body mouth and is not separated.
10. A bottle cap for a heterogeneous material container, the bottle cap containing a different kind of material, which is coupled in a discharging direction of a content of a container, characterized in that the bottle cap comprises a main body coupled to a mouth of the container and a receiving part having a storage space defined within the main body, an opening hole along which the content of the storage space flows down is defined in a lower portion of the receiving part, an operation part for opening an opening/closing hole defined in a lower portion of the storage space of the receiving part is disposed around a main body mouth of the main body comprising the receiving part, a discharge hole is defined in a top surface of the operation part while the operation part is opened with respect to the main body mouth, and the opening/closing hole that is opened while the operation moves upward communicates with a discharge hole defined while the operation part is opened,
- wherein an operation sealing part that is rotatable together with the operation part is disposed between an inner wall of the main body mouth and the operation part.
11. The bottle cap of claim 10, wherein, in the operation sealing part, an opening/closing sealing part having a discharge hole in a side is disposed an upper portion with respect to a coupling part of an annular portion, and a discharge member opening part that extends by a predetermined length is disposed on a lower portion of the opening/closing hole sealing part, which corresponds to a lower portion of the coupling part.
12. The bottle cap of claim 11, wherein the coupling part is assembled with an operation sealing part assembly part disposed on the inner wall of the main body mouth.
13. The bottle cap of claim 10, wherein the coupling part coupled to the operation sealing part assembly part rotates on the operation sealing part assembly part.
14. The bottle cap of claim 10, wherein the discharge member opening part of the operation part has a split space part, and a reinforcement piece is disposed in the space part on a lower portion of the operation sealing part to assemble the discharge opening part around the reinforcement piece.
15. The bottle cap of claim 14, wherein the discharge member opening part is caught by a discharge member stopper of the discharge member coupled around the main body mouth.
16. The bottle cap of claim 10, wherein, while the operation part rotates together with the operation sealing part, the operation part moves upward to a predetermined height with respect to the operation sealing part by an opening/closing part-side corresponding part disposed on an outer annular part inner wall of the operation part and an opening/closing part screw thread of the main body mouth corresponding thereof to space the discharge hole of the operation part from an opening/closing hole sealing part of the operation sealing part, thereby allowing the discharge hole defined in a lower portion of the opening/closing hole sealing part of the operation sealing part to communicate with the outside.
17. A bottle cap for a heterogeneous material container, the bottle cap containing a different kind of material, which is coupled in a discharging direction of a content of a container, characterized in that the bottle cap comprises a main body coupled to a mouth of the container and a receiving part having a storage space defined with the main body, an opening/closing hole for discharging the content of the storage space is defined in a lower end of the receiving part, an upward movable discharge member is assembled around an upper main body mouth of the main body comprising the receiving part, the opening/closing hole of the receiving part is sealed by a lower end of the discharge member, a discharge member withdrawal stopper is disposed on an upper end of the discharge member that corresponds to the operation part so that the discharge member is lifted upward by a stopper of the operation part, and when the operation part is opened, the discharge member moves upward to open the opening/closing hole of the receiving part and a top surface of the operation part,
- wherein, while the operation part moves upward with respect to the main body mouth of the main body, the discharge member assembled inside the main body mouth moves upward to form a discharge that is punched in a top surface of the operation part so as to the discharge hole that is exposed to the outside between the operation part and the discharge member, and an operation sealing part for opening/closing the discharge hole of the operation part is disposed on around an upper end inner wall of the discharge member.
18. The bottle cap of claim 17, wherein the operation sealing part is assembled with the upper end inner wall of the discharge member.
19. The bottle cap of claim 18, wherein a discharge hole is defined between the operation sealing part and the discharge member.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 29, 2010
Publication Date: Jul 23, 2015
Inventors: Jeong-Min Lee (Seoul), Seong-Jae Lee (Seoul)
Application Number: 14/418,200