Nursing cup

Abstract

The milk feeding cup comprises a cup body with an opening in the upper end and a sucking part with an opening in the upper end, the sucking part extends outwards from the front wall of the cup body, and the opening of the sucking part is flush with the front end of the opening of the cup body. The front wall of the cup body comprises a first buffer part, a second buffer part and a notch groove which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the first buffer part is obliquely arranged relative to the bottom of the cup body; the second buffer part is a bag and relatively protrudes out of the first buffer part; the notch groove is communicated with the cup body and the sucking part in a penetrating mode. On the basis, the structure of the cup body is convenient for controlling the flow rate of the liquid, and the sucking part with the open upper end can also help the newborn to keep oral movement, so that nipple illusion is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of infant care products, in particular to a feeding cup. Background Art

[0002] For newborns, the functions of various organs in their body systems are not yet mature, their immune function is low, and their body temperature regulation function is poor. They need careful, scientific, and reasonable care and feeding. However, newborns may face the problem of insufficient or no breast milk from their mothers, or their mothers may have swollen nipples that cause nipples to become inflamed, making it inconvenient for their mothers to provide breastfeeding to the newborns. At this time, artificial feeding of milk powder is required, and specific feeding methods include feeding with a pacifier or a milk cup.

[0003] Among them, pacifiers are usually designed with larger milk holes and longer nipples, so newborns can suck milk without much effort, which makes it easy for newborns to have nipple illusion when using pacifiers, which will cause newborns to refuse to suck their mother's breast milk, or even become irritable due to the difficulty in sucking breast milk; milk cups are usually designed as cylindrical wide-mouthed cups, and the edges of the wide-mouthed cups are too wide for newborns. When newborns suck, milk easily overflows from both sides of the mouth, and the milk flow rate of the milk cup is difficult to control, which easily causes newborns to choke. Therefore, how to control the flow rate of milk while maintaining the intensity of the newborn's oral movement so as not to have nipple illusion has become a new research topic. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to facilitate the control of the flow rate of the milk when feeding the milk to the newborn and to prevent the newborn from having a nipple illusion.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a feeding cup, comprising:

[0006] A cup body with an open upper end and a sucking portion with an open upper end, wherein the sucking portion extends outward from the front wall of the cup body, and the opening of the sucking portion is flush with the open front end of the cup body;

[0007] The front wall of the cup body includes a first buffer portion, a second buffer portion and a notch groove which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the first buffer portion is arranged obliquely relative to the bottom of the cup body; the second buffer portion is a bag which protrudes relatively from the first buffer portion; the notch groove penetrates and connects the cup body and the sucking portion.

[0008] Preferably, the sucking portion is spoon-shaped; wherein the sucking portion comprises an arc-shaped wall, the arc-shaped wall and the notch groove are joined and surround to form an accommodating space of the sucking portion, and the width of the sucking portion gradually decreases from the back to the front.

[0009] Preferably, the pouch is an elastic pouch, which is used to be squeezed and deformed to promote the liquid in the elastic pouch to flow through the notch groove and into the sucking part.

[0010] Preferably, the feeding cup is an integrally formed silicone feeding cup.

[0011] Preferably, the notch groove is concave in the middle and convex on both sides in the direction perpendicular to the liquid flow direction, and the depth of the concave part is less than the depth of the accommodation space of the sucking part.

[0012] Preferably, the outer diameter of the cup body gradually decreases from top to bottom.

[0013] Further preferably, the cup body further includes a side wall and a rear wall that are inclined relative to the bottom of the cup body, and the side wall is connected to the front wall and the rear wall respectively;

[0014] Among them, the inclination angle of the first buffer part with respect to the bottom of the cup body is greater than the inclination angle of the side wall with respect to the bottom of the cup body.

[0015] Further preferably, the inclination angle of the first buffer part with respect to the bottom of the cup body is between 130° and 140°.

[0016] Further preferably, the medicine feeding port extends outward from the rear wall of the cup body and is inclined relative to the rear wall; the open height at the rear wall is lower than the open height of the side wall.

[0017] Further preferably, the inclination angle of the rear wall with respect to the bottom of the cup body is greater than the inclination angle of the side wall with respect to the bottom of the cup body.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the feeding cup provided by the present utility model includes a cup body with an open upper end and a sucking part with an open upper end. The sucking part extends outward from the front wall of the cup body, and the open end of the sucking part is flush with the front end of the open end of the cup body. The front wall of the cup body includes a first buffer part, a second buffer part and a notch groove which are distributed in sequence from bottom to top; the first buffer part is inclined relative to the bottom of the cup body; the second buffer part is a pouch and protrudes relatively from the first buffer part; the notch groove penetrates and communicates the cup body and the sucking part. Based on this, the structure of the cup body is convenient for controlling the flow rate of the liquid, and the sucking part with an open upper end can also help the newborn to maintain oral movement and avoid nipple confusion. Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic structural view of the feeding cup in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic structural view of the feeding cup in another perspective in an embodiment of the present utility model. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0021] To further understand the purpose, structure, features, and functions of the present utility model, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with embodiments.

[0022] In the description and claims, certain terms are used to refer to specific elements. Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that manufacturers may use different names to refer to the same element. The description and claims do not use the difference in names as a way to distinguish elements, but rather use the difference in the functions of elements as the criterion for distinction. The term "comprising" mentioned throughout the description and claims is an open-ended term and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to".

[0023] It should be noted that the terms indicating directions such as "upper, lower, left, right", "front side, rear side", and "bottom" mentioned in the present utility model conform to the daily habits of people when using the "feeding cup", and are mainly used to describe the structure of the "feeding cup" for easy understanding, rather than representing the specific directions protected by the present utility model.

[0024] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the feeding cup 1 provided by the present utility model includes a cup body 10 with an open upper end 10a and a sucking part 20 with an open upper end 20a. The sucking part 20 extends outward from the front wall of the cup body 10, and the open end 20a of the sucking part 20 is flush with the front end of the open end 10a of the cup body 10. The front wall 14 of the cup body 10 includes a first buffer part 141, a second buffer part 142, and a notch groove 143 that are sequentially distributed from bottom to top. Among them, the first buffer part 141 is inclined relative to the bottom 11 of the cup body 10, so that when using the feeding cup 1 each time, it is not necessary to overly tilt the cup body 10, and the liquid can flow from the bottom 11 of the cup body 10 to its upper open end 10a along the first buffer part 141. That is to say, when pouring the liquid in the cup body 10, the first buffer part 141 plays a role in guiding the flow. The second buffer part 142 is a sac 142, which protrudes relatively from the first buffer part 141. After the liquid is guided by the first buffer part 141, it will temporarily stay in the sac 142. That is to say, the second buffer part 142 plays a role in temporarily storing the liquid to prevent a large amount of liquid from being directly guided by the first buffer part 141 to the notch groove 143, thereby facilitating parents to control the flow rate of the liquid flowing into the sucking part 20 through the notch groove 143. In this embodiment, the first buffer part 141, the second buffer part 142, and the notch groove 143 are sequentially connected. In other words, the first buffer part 141 is directly connected to the second buffer part 142, and the notch groove 143 is directly connected to the second buffer part 142; in some other embodiments, in addition to the first buffer part 141, the second buffer part 142, and the notch groove 143, the front wall 14 further includes a connecting part (not shown in the figure), and the second buffer part 142 is indirectly connected to the first buffer part 141 and the notch groove 143 through this connecting part; the present utility model is not limited thereto. The notch groove 143 penetrates and communicates the cup body 10 and the sucking part 20. When the liquid temporarily staying in the sac 142 further flows into the sucking part 20, it needs to pass through the notch groove 143 with a smaller opening, so that the flow rate of the liquid is slowed down. Based on the above, the liquid in the cup body 10 can sequentially pass through the first buffer part 141, the sac 142, and the notch groove 143, so that parents can easily control the flow rate of the liquid flowing from the cup body 10 to the sucking part 20, thereby avoiding the newborn from being choked due to too fast a liquid flow rate when sucking the liquid at the sucking part 20. At the same time, the sucking opening 20 with an open upper end 20a enables the newborn to apply force to suck the milk in it into the mouth, ensuring the oral movement intensity of the newborn and avoiding the newborn from having nipple confusion and refusing to breastfeed.Preferably, the sucking part 20 is spoon-shaped. The sucking part 20 includes an arc-shaped wall 21. The arc-shaped wall 21 and the notch groove 173 are joined and surrounded to form a receiving space of the sucking part 20. The arc-shaped groove 21 is located at the relatively front end of the sucking part 20, and the notch groove 173 is located at the relatively rear end of the sucking part 20. Moreover, the width dimension of the sucking part 20 gradually decreases from the rear to the front, so that the shape of the sucking part 20 can help the liquid to gather towards the middle in its width direction. When the neonate sucks, the liquid will not spread and overflow from both sides of the mouth corners. The arc-shaped wall 21 for forming the receiving space of the sucking part 20 can also guide the liquid in the sucking part 20 to flow into the neonate's mouth more smoothly, facilitating the neonate to suck liquid such as milk evenly.

[0025] In this embodiment, the shape of the cup body 10 is that its outer diameter gradually becomes smaller from top to bottom, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In a preferred embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the cup body 10 further includes a side wall 12 and a rear wall 13 that are inclined relative to the bottom 11 of the cup body 10. The side wall 12 is respectively connected to the front wall 14 and the rear wall 13 to jointly surround and form the cup body 10 with an open mouth 10a at the top. In other words, the bottom 11 is located below the cup body 10, the front wall 14 is located in front of the cup body 10, the side wall 12 is located on the left and right sides of the cup body 10, and the rear wall 13 is located behind the cup body 10. Preferably, the inclination angle α between the first buffer part 141 and the bottom 11 of the cup body 10 is greater than the inclination angle β between the side wall 12 and the bottom 11 of the cup body 10, so that when the cup body 10 topples forward, the liquid in the cup body 10 is more inclined to flow along the first buffer part 141, further enhancing the guiding effect of the first buffer part 141 on the liquid. Preferably, the inclination angle between the first buffer part 141 and the bottom 11 of the cup body 10 is between 130° and 140°, so that the first buffer part 141 has the best drainage and guiding property for the liquid.

[0026] In a preferred embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the notch groove 143 is shaped such that it has a depression 143a in the middle and protrusions 143b on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the liquid flow direction, and the depth of the depression 143a is less than the depth of the receiving space of the sucking part 20. Thus, the middle depression 143a and the protrusions 143b on both sides form a symmetric structure, facilitating the restriction of the liquid flow rate and the guiding of the liquid flow direction. The depth of the depression 143a being less than the depth of the receiving space of the sucking part 20 further helps to guide the liquid into the sucking part 20 and prevent the liquid from overflowing at the notch groove 143.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the pouch 142 is an elastic pouch 142, for example, it can be made of silicone, rubber or other elastic materials. Among them, the pouch 142 is preferably a non-toxic, harmless and soft-textured silicone elastic pouch 142. When parents feed the liquid in the cup body 10 to a newborn, they can squeeze the silicone elastic pouch 142 with their fingers to promote the liquid in the silicone elastic pouch 142 to be squeezed towards the notch groove 143, and the liquid then flows through the recess 143a of the notch groove 143 into the sucking part 20. Preferably, the feeding cup 1 is an integrally formed silicone feeding cup 1, that is to say, the silicone feeding cup 1 is injection molded from silicone material through a mold. In some embodiments, the silicone feeding cup 1 is injection molded at one time. When parents squeeze any position of the silicone feeding cup 1 (such as at the side wall 12, the sucking part 20, etc.) with their fingers, the silicone feeding cup 1 can undergo elastic deformation to a certain extent, so as to control the flow rate of the liquid to make the operation more convenient. Moreover, the integrally formed silicone feeding cup 1 has better airtightness; in addition, the silicone feeding cup 1 also has the advantage of low heat dissipation efficiency, which is convenient for newborns to eat for a long time without worrying about the liquid in the silicone feeding cup 1 getting cold; the integrally formed silicone feeding cup 1 also has the advantage of simple preparation method, which is conducive to production and manufacturing. In other embodiments, the silicone feeding cup 1 can also be made by secondary injection molding of hard materials such as plastics and silicone materials. First, hard materials such as plastics are injection molded to form part of the side wall 12, and then silicone material is injection molded based on the already formed part to completely wrap the outside of the plastic. In this way, the hard side wall 12 is convenient for parents to hold, which can prevent the cup body 10 from deforming and affecting the accuracy of parents' reading of the scale, and can also avoid squeezing the liquid in the cup body 10 out when holding the silicone feeding cup 1 too hard; and the silicone material completely wraps the plastic, which can prevent the toxic plastic from directly contacting the newborn. At the same time, the outer surface of the silicone feeding cup 1 is still a dense whole, which can also ensure the airtightness of the silicone feeding cup 1. The present invention is not limited thereto.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, different first scales 12s and second scales 14s are respectively provided on the cup body 10. Among them, the first scale 12s is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 11 of the cup body 10 and is used to measure the volume of the liquid in the cup body 10 when the cup body 10 is placed flat. In this embodiment, the first scale 12s is arranged on the side wall 12; in other embodiments, the first scale 12s can also be arranged on the rear wall 13. The present invention is not limited thereto. The second scale 14s is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the first buffer part 141 and is used to measure the volume of the liquid in the cup body 10 when the cup body 10 is tilted and the liquid is poured along the first buffer part 141. For example, after pouring out some liquid, parents can observe the remaining amount of the liquid in the cup body 10 through the second scale 14s. In this embodiment, asFigure 1 As shown, the second scale 14s is provided on the front wall 14 and extends to the side wall 12; in other embodiments, the second scale 14s may also be provided only on the front wall 14; the present utility model is not limited thereto. Preferably, the second scale 14s is in the form of a plurality of inclined arc lines, which correspond to the shape of the water level line of the liquid in the cup body 10 when the cup body 10 is tilted. In this embodiment, these arc lines are approximately parallel to each other and respectively correspond to the shape of the water level line of the liquid in the cup body 10 when the cup body 10 is tilted to a specific angle (for example, the cup body 10 is tilted about 45°). That is to say, when pouring the liquid, the parent does not need to restore the cup body 10 to a completely horizontal state. By finely adjusting the tilting angle of the cup body 10 to align the water level line with the arc line, the remaining amount of the liquid in the cup body 10 can be roughly judged, which is convenient for the parent to operate; in another embodiment, these arc lines may also be in a divergent shape (not shown in the figure), and these arc lines overlap at the upper edge of the first buffer portion 141. That is to say, the shape of each arc line respectively corresponds to the shape of the water level line of the liquid of the volume marked by it when the liquid of this volume is about to be poured out from the upper edge of the first buffer portion 141, so that the parent can more quickly observe the remaining amount of the liquid in the cup body 10 according to the tilting angle of the cup body 10 in different situations. Based on the above, when the parent pours the liquid into the cup body 10 or pours out the liquid, the volume or the remaining amount of the liquid in the cup body 10 can be conveniently observed.

[0029] Preferably, the feeding cup 1 further includes a medicine feeding port 131 which extends outward from the rear wall 13 and is inclined relative to the rear wall 13; the height of the opening 10a at the rear wall 13 is lower than that of the opening 10a at the side wall 12, so as to make the flow rate of the liquid medicine easier to control. It should be noted that when feeding liquid medicine to a newborn, the newborn usually has difficulty accepting the taste of the liquid medicine, so that the newborn usually does not actively suck the liquid medicine in the sucking port 20. At this time, the medicine feeding port 131 provided behind the cup body 10 is required to directly pour the liquid medicine into the newborn's mouth. The above-mentioned rear wall 13 is inclined relative to the bottom 11 of the cup body 10, so that the rear wall 13 plays a role in draining the flow of the liquid medicine; the medicine feeding port 131 is further inclined relative to the rear wall 13, so that when the liquid medicine flows upward from the rear wall 13 into the medicine feeding port 131, the medicine feeding port 131 plays a buffering role for the liquid medicine, and its structure is similar to that of the second buffer part 142 and the first buffer part 141, which will not be elaborated here. In this way, the feeding cup 1 has both the functions of feeding milk and feeding medicine, improving the diversity of product functions. In this embodiment, the width dimension of the medicine feeding port 131 gradually decreases from front to back, so that the poured liquid medicine converges into a thin stream, which is beneficial for the newborn to drink. Preferably, the inclination angle γ between the rear wall 13 and the bottom 11 of the cup body 10 is greater than the maximum inclination angle β between the side wall 12 and the bottom 11 of the cup body 10, so that when the cup body 10 is tilted backward, the liquid medicine in the cup body 10 is more likely to flow along the rear wall 13 to the medicine feeding port 131, which is similar to the draining effect of the first buffer part 141 and will not be elaborated here.

[0030] In summary, the feeding cup provided by the present invention includes a cup body with an upper opening and a sucking part with an upper opening. The sucking part extends outward from the front wall of the cup body, and the opening of the sucking part is flush with the front end of the opening of the cup body. The front wall of the cup body includes a first buffer part, a second buffer part and a notch groove which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the first buffer part is inclined relative to the bottom of the cup body; the second buffer part is a sac and protrudes relatively from the first buffer part; the notch groove penetrates and communicates the cup body and the sucking part. Based on this, the structure of the cup body is convenient for controlling the flow rate of the liquid, and the sucking part with the upper opening can also help the newborn to maintain oral movement and avoid nipple confusion.

[0031] The present invention has been described by the above related embodiments. However, the above embodiments are only examples for implementing the present invention. It must be pointed out that the disclosed embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. On the contrary, all changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention fall within the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeding cup, characterized in that: include A cup body with an open upper end and a sucking portion with an open upper end, wherein the sucking portion extends outward from the front wall of the cup body, and the opening of the sucking portion is flush with the open front end of the cup body; The front wall of the cup body includes a first buffer portion, a second buffer portion and a notch groove which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the first buffer portion is arranged obliquely relative to the bottom of the cup body; the second buffer portion is a bag which protrudes relatively from the first buffer portion; the notch groove penetrates and connects the cup body and the sucking portion.

2. The feeding cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sucking portion is spoon-shaped; wherein the sucking portion comprises an arc-shaped wall, the arc-shaped wall and the notch groove are connected and surround to form an accommodating space of the sucking portion, and the width of the sucking portion gradually decreases from the back to the front.

3. The feeding cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sac is an elastic sac, which is used to be squeezed and deformed to promote the liquid in the elastic sac to pass through the notch and flow into the sucking part.

4. The feeding cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding cup is an integrally formed silicone feeding cup.

5. The feeding cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The notch groove is in a shape of a depression in the middle and protrusions on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the flow of the liquid, and the depth of the depression is smaller than the depth of the accommodating space of the sucking portion.

6. The feeding cup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer diameter of the cup body gradually decreases from top to bottom.

7. The feeding cup according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cup body further comprises a side wall and a rear wall which are arranged obliquely relative to the bottom of the cup body, and the side wall is connected to the front wall and the rear wall respectively; Wherein, the inclination angle between the first buffer portion and the bottom of the cup body is greater than the inclination angle between the side wall and the bottom of the cup body.

8. The feeding cup according to claim 7, characterized in that: The inclination angle between the first buffer portion and the bottom of the cup body is between 130° and 140°.

9. The feeding cup according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a medicine feeding port, which extends outward from the rear wall of the cup body and is inclined relative to the rear wall; the opening height at the rear wall is lower than the opening height of the side wall.

10. The feeding cup according to claim 9, characterized in that The inclination angle between the rear wall and the bottom of the cup body is greater than the inclination angle between the side wall and the bottom of the cup body.

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