Straw assembly and container
A simple straw assembly with a pivot mechanism and rotary knob allows for flexible switching between direct and straw drinking, addressing structural complexity and cost issues in existing cup designs by integrating with existing containers.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422292395.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-19
AI Technical Summary
The prior art has difficulty in achieving flexible switching of containers that can be directly consumed and can be consumed with straws without changing the structure without changing it or less, resulting in complex structure and increased cost.
A straw assembly is designed, including a cover plate, suction nozzle, straw clip and a rotary shaft. The rotary shaft is controlled by knobs to switch the liquid channel, so as to achieve flexible switching between straw and direct drinking. The assembly can be operated by one hand and is easy to install.
It realizes rapid and flexible exchange of containers between direct drinking and straw drinking, simplifies the structure, reduces production costs, and is easy to operate.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of liquid containers, in particular to a straw assembly and a container. Background Art
[0002] To solve the problem of drinking directly or drinking with a spout, various manufacturers have made various improvements to the lid of water cups, trying to accommodate both direct drinking and drinking with a straw. The most common one is to design the lid into a double layer.
[0003] Chinese utility model CN218164811U discloses "a double-open switch, cup cover and thermos cup", including a first lock buckle and a second lock buckle which are installed on the cup cover with a hinged structure to unlock the first flip cover and the second flip cover respectively, and the pressing ends of the first lock buckle and the second lock buckle are close to each other and overlapped up and down to form an overlapping section; it also includes a selection button that can go back and forth between the first station and the second station, when the selection button is located at the first station, the pressing point of the selection button is located on the overlapping section; when the selection button is located at the second station, the pressing point of the selection button is located at the pressing end of the second lock buckle except the overlapping section. The second lock buckle and the first lock buckle share a set of hinge shafts and the pressing ends of the two are arranged in the same direction; the second lock buckle has a "U" shape, the first lock buckle is located in the U-shaped groove of the second lock buckle, and the overlapping section of the two is located at the bottom of the U-shaped groove.
[0004] This technical solution allows the user to open the corresponding flip cover according to the need for drinking water and drink directly or through a straw, thus realizing that one cup cover provides two drinking methods.
[0005] However, in order to achieve drinking through a straw, this technical solution must provide a space for the nozzle, which makes the cup cover structure more complicated and the thickness increases significantly. For manufacturers, the new cup cover structure requires the manufacture of more new parts and the redevelopment of more molds, which greatly increases product costs. How to achieve both direct drinking and drinking with a straw without changing or not changing the original structure too much is the innovation that manufacturers urgently need. Utility Model Content
[0006] The utility model aims to provide a straw assembly and a container, which, without changing or not changing too much the original product structure, uses a straw assembly with a simple structure and is easy to install, so as to realize a flexible interchange between direct drinking and drinking with a straw in a container.
[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the utility model is:
[0008] A straw assembly, which includes a cover plate, a nozzle, a straw holder and a rotating shaft; the cover plate is provided with a receiving cavity, the bottom of the nozzle and the straw holder are arranged in the receiving cavity, the upper part of the nozzle is arranged above the cover plate, and the nozzle and the straw holder form a liquid channel; the bottom of the nozzle and the upper part of the straw holder together form a rotating shaft cavity, and the rotating shaft cavity is a part of the liquid channel; the rotating shaft is arranged in the rotating shaft cavity; the rotating shaft is provided with a through hole, and the through hole opens or closes the liquid channel as the rotating shaft rotates; there is also an operating member for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft.
[0009] The straw holder includes a connecting part and a straw connecting part. An installation hole is arranged at the bottom of the receiving cavity. The straw connecting part is inserted into the installation hole. The nozzle is connected to the straw holder through the connecting part, and the connecting part and the bottom of the nozzle form a rotating shaft cavity.
[0010] The bottom of the nozzle is clamped with the connecting part of the straw holder.
[0011] A sealing ring is arranged between the installation hole and the straw connecting part.
[0012] The operating member is set as a knob.
[0013] A connecting part is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, and the knob is connected to the rotating shaft through the connecting part.
[0014] A sealing member is arranged between the rotating shaft and the wall of the rotating shaft cavity.
[0015] The nozzle is clamped on the upper part of the receiving cavity.
[0016] A container includes a container body and a mouth part, and also has the above-mentioned straw assembly; the straw assembly is arranged at the mouth part through the cover plate.
[0017] The cover plate is threadedly connected to the container body, or, magnetic attraction bodies are arranged on the cover plate and the container body, and the cover plate is covered on the mouth part through the magnetic attraction bodies.
[0018] The advantages of the present utility model are as follows: 1. The straw assembly can be adapted to existing containers, can be installed and disassembled as needed, so that the container can be quickly and flexibly interchanged between the direct drinking and straw drinking modes; 2. The rotating shaft plays a role of a switch, and the knob controls the opening and closing of the rotating shaft, which is simple and convenient; 3. The knob is provided, which can facilitate the user to open and close the liquid channel, and the user can operate with one hand. Description of the Drawings
[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the straw assembly of the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the structure of the straw assembly of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the cover body of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 This is the structural diagram of the straw clamping part of the present utility model;
[0023] Figure 5 This is the cross-sectional view of the liquid passage of the straw assembly of the present utility model in the open state;
[0024] Figure 6 This is the cross-sectional view of the liquid passage of the straw assembly of the present utility model in the closed state;
[0025] Figure 7 This is the structural diagram of the container containing the straw assembly of the present utility model.
[0026] In the figure: 1 - cover plate; 11 - accommodation cavity; 12 - mounting hole; 2 - nozzle; 3 - straw clamping part; 31 - joint part; 32 - straw connection part; 33 - sealing ring; 4 - rotating shaft; 41 - rotating shaft cavity; 42 - through hole; 43 - connection part; 5 - knob; 6 - liquid passage; 7 - container body; 8 - mouth part; 9 - straw. Detailed implementation manners
[0027] The following further describes the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are only for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as a limitation of this patent.
[0028] For the sake of more concise description of this embodiment, some components that are well-known to those skilled in the art but not relevant to the main content of this creation will be omitted in the drawings or description. In addition, for the sake of convenience of expression, some components in the drawings will be omitted, enlarged or reduced, but this does not represent the size or all structures of the actual product.
[0029] A straw assembly related to the present utility model, as Figure 1 , Figure 2 shown, includes a cover plate 1, a nozzle 2, a straw clamping part 3 and a rotating shaft 4.
[0030] As Figure 3 shown, the cover plate 1 is provided with an accommodation cavity 11, the nozzle 2 and the straw clamping part 3 are arranged in the accommodation cavity 11, the bottom of the nozzle 2 and the straw clamping part 3 are arranged in the accommodation cavity 11, the upper part of the nozzle 2 is arranged above the cover plate 1, and the nozzle 2 and the straw clamping part 3 form a liquid passage 6; the bottom of the nozzle 2 and the upper part of the straw clamping part 3 jointly form a rotating shaft cavity 41, and the rotating shaft cavity 41 is a part of the liquid passage 6; the rotating shaft 4 is arranged in the rotating shaft cavity 41; the rotating shaft 4 is provided with a through hole 42, and the through hole 42 opens or closes the liquid passage 6 as the rotating shaft 4 rotates; there is also an operating member for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft 4.
[0031] Preferably, the operating member is set as a knob 5, a connection part 43 is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft 4, and the knob 5 is connected to the rotating shaft 4 through the connection part 43.
[0032] As Figure 5As shown, by operating the operation knob 5, the rotating shaft 4 is driven to rotate within the rotating shaft cavity 41. When the through hole 42 is in communication with the liquid passage 6 formed by the suction nozzle 2 and the straw connector 3, the liquid passage 6 is opened, and the user can suck the liquid through the suction nozzle 2; as Figure 6 shown, when the through hole 42 is misaligned with the liquid passage 6 formed by the suction nozzle 2 and the straw connector 3, the liquid passage 6 is closed, and the liquid will not flow out from the suction nozzle 2. This is convenient for the user to operate, and most conveniently, it can be operated with one hand.
[0033] As Figure 4 shown, the straw connector 3 includes a coupling portion 31 and a straw connection portion 32. The straw connection portion 32 is used to connect the straw 9.
[0034] An installation hole 12 is provided at the bottom of the accommodation cavity 11. The straw connection portion 32 is inserted into the installation hole 12. The suction nozzle 2 is connected to the straw connector 3 through the coupling portion 31. The coupling portion 31 and the bottom of the suction nozzle 2 form the rotating shaft cavity 41.
[0035] Preferably, the bottom of the suction nozzle 2 is snap-connected to the coupling portion 31 of the straw connector. At the same time, the bottom of the suction nozzle 2 is also snap-connected to the upper part of the accommodation cavity 11.
[0036] In order to seal and prevent liquid leakage, a sealing ring 33 is provided between the installation hole 12 and the straw connection portion 32. A seal is also provided between the rotating shaft 4 and the wall of the rotating shaft cavity 41.
[0037] A container, as Figure 7 shown, includes a container body 7 and a mouth portion 8, and also has the aforementioned straw assembly; the straw assembly is provided at the mouth portion 8 through a cover plate 1.
[0038] The cover plate 1 is threadedly connected to the container body 7, or a magnetic attraction body is provided between the cover plate 1 and the container body 7, and the cover plate 1 is covered on the mouth portion 8 through the magnetic attraction body.
[0039] In summary, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. That is, all equivalent changes and modifications made to the content within the scope of the patent application of the present invention should fall within the technical scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A straw assembly, characterized in that: It includes a cover plate (1), a nozzle (2), a straw clamping member (3) and a rotating shaft (4); the cover plate (1) is provided with a receiving cavity (11), the bottom of the nozzle (2) and the straw clamping member (3) are arranged in the receiving cavity (11), the upper part of the nozzle (2) is arranged above the cover plate (1), and the nozzle (2) and the straw clamping member (3) form a liquid channel (6); the bottom of the nozzle (2) and the upper part of the straw clamping member (3) together form a rotating shaft cavity (41), and the rotating shaft cavity (41) is a part of the liquid channel (6); the rotating shaft (4) is arranged in the rotating shaft cavity (41); the rotating shaft (4) is provided with a through hole (42), and the through hole (42) opens or closes the liquid channel (6) as the rotating shaft (4) rotates; it also has an operating member for controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft (4).
2. The straw assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The straw clamping member (3) includes a coupling part (31) and a straw connection part (32), an installation hole (12) is arranged at the bottom of the receiving cavity (11), the straw connection part (32) is inserted into the installation hole (12), the nozzle (2) is connected to the straw clamping member (3) through the coupling part (31), and the coupling part (31) and the bottom of the nozzle (2) form the rotating shaft cavity (41).
3. The straw assembly according to claim 2, wherein: The bottom of the nozzle (2) is clamped with the coupling part (31) of the straw clamping member (3).
4. The straw assembly according to claim 2, wherein: A sealing ring (33) is arranged between the installation hole (12) and the straw connection part (32).
5. The straw assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The operating member is set as a knob (5).
6. The straw assembly according to claim 5, wherein: A connection part (43) is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft (4), and the knob (5) is connected to the rotating shaft (4) through the connection part (43).
7. The straw assembly according to claim 6, wherein: A sealing member is arranged between the rotating shaft (4) and the wall of the rotating shaft cavity (41).
8. The straw assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The nozzle (2) is clamped on the upper part of the receiving cavity (11).
9. A container, characterized in that: It includes a container body (7) and a mouth part (8), and also has the straw assembly according to any one of claims 1-8; the straw assembly is arranged at the mouth part (8) through the cover plate (1).
10. The container according to claim 9, characterized in that: The cover plate (1) is threadedly connected to the container body (7), or, magnetic attraction bodies are arranged on the cover plate (1) and the container body (7), and the cover plate (1) covers the mouth part (8) through the magnetic attraction bodies.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Double-open switch, cup cover and vacuum cup
CN218164811U