Easy-to-clean floating kettle with simple structure
By using a gravity-operated valve ball in conjunction with the tea hopper in the teapot, the problems of complex structure, difficulty in cleaning, and high cost are solved. This achieves precise control of the tea's strength and a simple cleaning process, reducing production costs.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
Existing teapots have complex structures, are difficult to clean, and products with control mechanisms are expensive. At the same time, teapots without control mechanisms cannot accurately control the strength of the tea.
The filter screen features a gravity-operated valve ball that works in conjunction with the tea compartment. By pressing and separating the gravity-operated valve ball with the valve hole, the filter screen and tea compartment are sealed and dispensed. A gap is left between the filter screen and the tea compartment to avoid contact, simplifying the structure and reducing cleaning dead spots.
It enables convenient control of tea strength, simplifies the cleaning process, reduces production costs, and avoids dirt buildup, achieving a good balance between convenience, hygiene, and economy.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of daily necessities technology, and in particular to a simple and easy-to-clean effervescent bottle. Background Technology
[0002] In terms of usage, there are two main types of teapots: one type is without a control mechanism, where the filter is inserted directly into the teapot body, making it impossible to precisely control the strength of the tea; the other type is with a control mechanism, such as a button-type teapot, where pressing a button drives the mechanical structure, which in turn controls the internal valve to separate the tea and water. The control mechanism is mostly located inside the tea compartment, especially at the bottom of the filter.
[0003] The shortcomings of the existing design are as follows: First, the complex control mechanism at the bottom of the filter screen results in numerous parts, creating many dead corners during cleaning, making it difficult to clean thoroughly. Long-term use can easily breed bacteria and affect hygiene. Second, the complex control mechanism increases the number of parts, driving up the manufacturing cost of the product.
[0004] Current technologies do not achieve a good balance between convenience, hygiene, and cost-effectiveness. Utility Model Content
[0005] To overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a simple and easy-to-clean teapot, which effectively solves the problems of complex structure, difficulty in cleaning, and high cost of teapots. It also solves the problem that teapots without control mechanisms cannot accurately control the strength of the tea.
[0006] To address the problems in the existing technology, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows:
[0007] A simple and easy-to-clean teapot includes a teapot body with a handle, a tea hopper inserted into the mouth of the teapot body, a filter screen inserted into the mouth of the tea hopper, a teapot lid at the mouth of the filter screen, a valve hole on the bottom plate of the tea hopper, a barrel-shaped filter screen, a recessed ball-collecting basket at the bottom of the filter screen, the ball-collecting basket corresponding to the valve hole below, and a gravity-blocking valve ball inside the filter screen.
[0008] When not in operation, the gravity valve ball is located in the ball support basket, and the lower part of the gravity valve ball is pressed into the valve hole to seal water; when opened, the filter screen is lifted, which causes the gravity valve ball to leave the valve hole.
[0009] Furthermore, a buffer ring is provided between the mouth of the teapot and the outer wall of the tea container. During installation, the buffer ring is fitted onto the outer wall of the tea container at the lower end of the tea container edge plate. When brewing tea, the tea container is inserted into the teapot, and the tea container edge plate rests on the mouth of the teapot. The sealing ring of the teapot directly contacts the mouth of the teapot for buffering.
[0010] Furthermore, the outer wall of the filter screen opening is provided with a ring edge, which extends outward to form a handle. A scalding sleeve is fitted on the handle to prevent the water temperature from being too high and scalding the hands when the filter screen is lifted for filtration during tea brewing.
[0011] Furthermore, the valve hole is located in the middle of the bottom plate of the tea compartment, and the ball-bearing basket is located in the middle of the filter screen plate of the filter screen. The center of the ball-bearing basket and the center of the valve hole are vertically coaxial. This solution is the optimal solution, ensuring that when the filter screen is lifted for filtration after brewing, the water flow into the pot body is continuous.
[0012] Furthermore, there is a gap between the filter and the tea container, and the ball-receiving basket of the filter does not contact the bottom plate of the tea container. It is unavoidable that some of the brewed material enters the gap between the tea container and the filter. If the ball-receiving basket contacts the bottom plate of the tea container, some of the brewed material will accumulate here, which will easily produce dirt and be difficult to clean after long-term use.
[0013] Furthermore, the diameter of the bottom opening of the ball-bearing basket is larger than that of the valve hole. When the assembly is complete and there is no operation, the gravity-blocking valve ball is located inside the ball-bearing basket, and the lower part of the gravity-blocking valve ball is pressed into the valve hole.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows:
[0015] 1. This utility model adopts a method in which a gravity-blocking valve ball is installed inside the filter screen and cooperates with the tea chamber. By pressing and separating the gravity-blocking valve ball with the valve hole, the water sealing and water dispensing functions are realized simply and directly, which makes it easy for the teapot to accurately control the strength of the tea soup.
[0016] 2. The filter screen of this utility model has a gap between it and the tea container, and the ball-receiving basket of the filter screen does not contact the bottom plate of the tea container, thus avoiding the problem of dirt accumulation and difficulty in cleaning after long-term use.
[0017] 3. This utility model allows the gravity valve blocking ball to leave the valve hole simply by lifting the filter screen. The operation is simple and convenient. After the filter screen and gravity valve blocking ball leave the tea compartment, there are no dead corners for cleaning any of the components, making them easy to clean.
[0018] 4. The simplified structure of this utility model reduces the number of parts, significantly lowers production costs, and achieves a good balance between convenience, hygiene, and economy. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model (water-sealed state).
[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the filter and tea container of this utility model.
[0021] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the filter screen of this utility model.
[0022] Attached reference numerals: 1. Teapot body; 2. Tea compartment; 2-1. Tea compartment bottom plate; 2-2. Valve hole; 2-3. Tea compartment edge plate; 3. Filter screen; 3-1. Filter screen plate; 3-2. Ball-collecting basket; 3-2.1. Ball-collecting basket bottom opening; 3-3. Ring edge; 3-4. Handle; 3-4.1. Anti-scalding sleeve; 4. Teapot lid; 5. Gravity valve blocking ball; 6. Teapot spout buffer ring. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.
[0024] like Figure 1-3 As shown, a simple and easy-to-clean teapot includes a teapot body 1 with a handle, a tea compartment 2 inserted into the mouth of the teapot body, the tea compartment 2 is generally made of cylindrical glass, a filter screen 3 inserted into the mouth of the tea compartment 2, a teapot lid 4 at the mouth of the filter screen 3, a valve hole 2-2 on the bottom plate 2-1 of the tea compartment 2, the filter screen 3 is cylindrical, a downwardly recessed ball-receiving basket 3-2 is provided on the bottom filter screen plate 3-1 of the filter screen, the ball-receiving basket 3-2 corresponds to the position of the valve hole 2-2 below, and a gravity-blocking valve ball 5 is provided inside the filter screen 3;
[0025] When not in operation, the gravity valve blocking ball 5 is located in the ball receiving basket 3-2, and the lower part of the gravity valve blocking ball 5 is pressed into the valve hole 2-2 to seal water; when opened, the filter screen 3 is lifted, which drives the gravity valve blocking ball 5 away from the valve hole 2-2.
[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, furthermore, a teapot mouth buffer ring 6 is provided between the mouth of the teapot body 1 and the outer wall of the tea compartment 2. The teapot mouth sealing ring 6 is generally made of food-grade silicone. During installation, the teapot mouth buffer ring 6 is fitted onto the outer wall of the tea compartment located at the lower end face of the tea compartment edge plate 2-3. When brewing tea, the tea compartment 2 is inserted into the teapot body 1, and the tea compartment edge plate 2-3 is placed on the mouth of the teapot body 1. The teapot mouth sealing ring 6 directly contacts the teapot mouth for buffering.
[0027] like Figure 3 As shown, further, the outer wall of the filter screen 3 opening is provided with a ring edge 3-3, and the ring edge 3-3 extends outward to form a handle 3-4. The handle 3-4 is fitted with an anti-scalding sleeve 3-4.1 to prevent the water temperature from being too high and scalding the hands when the filter screen 3 is lifted for filtration during the tea brewing process.
[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the valve hole 2-2 is located in the middle of the bottom plate 2-1 of the tea hopper, and the ball-bearing basket 3-2 is located in the middle of the filter plate 3-1 of the filter screen 3. The center of the ball-bearing basket is vertically coaxial with the center of the valve hole 2-2. This solution is the optimal solution, which ensures that when the filter screen 3 is lifted for filtration after brewing, the water flow into the pot body 1 is continuous.
[0029] Furthermore, there is a gap between the filter screen 3 and the tea chamber 2, and the ball-receiving basket of the filter screen 3 does not contact the bottom plate 2-1 of the tea chamber. It is inevitable that some of the brewed material will enter the gap between the tea chamber 2 and the filter screen 3. If the ball-receiving basket contacts the bottom plate 2-1 of the tea chamber, some of the brewed material will accumulate here. With long-term use, it is easy to produce dirt and it is difficult to clean.
[0030] Furthermore, the diameter of the bottom opening 3-2.1 of the ball-bearing basket is larger than that of the valve hole 2-2. When the assembly is complete and there is no operation, the gravity-blocking valve ball 5 is located inside the ball-bearing basket, and the lower part of the gravity-blocking valve ball 5 is pressed into the valve hole 2-2.
[0031] Working principle: In the initial state, the gravity valve blocking ball 5 is located in the ball-receiving basket 3-2 of the filter plate 3-1 of the filter screen, and its lower part is pressed against the valve hole 2-2 of the tea chamber bottom plate 2-1 to form a sealed state; in the brewing state, open the pot lid 4, put the brewing material into the filter screen 3, add water, and then close the pot lid 4; for tea separation, hold the anti-scalding sleeve 3-4.1 on the handle 3-4 of the filter screen 3 and lift the filter screen 3. The filter screen 3 drives the gravity valve blocking ball 5 to rise synchronously and leave the valve hole 2-2. The tea in the tea chamber 2 flows into the pot body 1 through the valve hole 2-2, realizing tea-water separation; in the cleaning state, after lifting the filter screen 3, all parts can be rinsed directly without any cleaning dead corners.
[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A simple and easy-to-clean teapot, comprising a body with a handle, a tea inlet inserted into the mouth of the body, a filter inserted into the mouth of the tea inlet, and a lid at the mouth of the filter, characterized in that... The bottom plate of the tea bin is provided with a valve hole, the filter screen is in a barrel shape, the filter screen plate at the bottom of the filter screen is provided with a downwardly recessed ball supporting basket, the ball supporting basket corresponds to the position of the valve hole below, and a gravity stop valve ball is arranged in the filter screen; When there is no operation, the gravity stop valve ball is located in the ball supporting basket, and the lower part of the gravity stop valve ball is pressed into the valve hole to seal water; when the filter screen is lifted, the gravity stop valve ball is driven to move away from the valve hole.
2. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tea bin is in a straight barrel shape, and the tea bin is made of glass; the filter screen is in a conical barrel shape, and the filter screen is made of stainless steel.
3. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The filter screen and the tea bin have a gap, and the ball supporting basket of the filter screen does not contact the bottom plate of the tea bin.
4. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, A kettle mouth buffer ring is arranged between the mouth of the kettle body and the outer wall of the tea bin.
5. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, An annular edge is arranged on the outer wall of the mouth of the filter screen, the annular edge extends outward to form a lifting handle, and a scald-proof sleeve is sleeved on the lifting handle.
6. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The valve hole is located in the middle of the bottom plate of the tea bin, the ball supporting basket is located in the middle of the filter screen plate of the filter screen, and the center of the ball supporting basket is vertically coaxial with the center of the valve hole.
7. The simple structure and easy cleaning elegant kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The diameter of the bottom opening of the ball supporting basket is greater than that of the valve hole.