Vacuum cup

Abstract

The utility model discloses a vacuum cup which comprises a vacuum cup body, a cup cover body, a fastening connecting piece, a non-metal inner container, a sensor circuit board and an electric control assembly. The vacuum cup body and the cup cover body are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the fastening connecting piece respectively, the non-metal inner container is arranged in the vacuum cup body, the upper end of the non-metal inner container is fixedly connected to the fastening connecting piece, and the outer side of the non-metal inner container is covered with a sensor circuit board. At least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor are arranged on the sensor circuit board, and the upper end of the sensor circuit board is electrically connected with the electric control assembly from one side of the fastening connecting piece. The nonmetal inner container with the outer surface covered with the sensor is fixed in the double-layer vacuum cup body, and then the diversified functions of direct measurement, recording, reminding, communication and the like of the temperature or the water level are achieved. In addition, the electric control assembly is detachably arranged outside the vacuum cup body, so that the vacuum cup can be deeply cleaned and disinfected conveniently while the influence of water temperature on the electric control assembly is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to intelligent drinking vessel technical field, especially in a vacuum cup. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularization of digital health products, intelligent drinking vessels, as the product of the combination of electronic devices and vacuum cups, are gradually entering people's field of vision, injecting new vitality into drinking, and the functions of intelligent drinking vessels are also full of highlights. First, the vacuum cup with temperature monitoring display, the temperature sensor and temperature display device are placed on the cup cover, and the temperature of the beverage can be known at a glance, and the embarrassment of "blind guess" scalding or sudden coolness at the entrance is eliminated. Secondly, the intelligent water cup is called a drinking health manager, after connecting the mobile phone APP, the potential of the intelligent water cup is further tapped. Drinking data is recorded completely, detailed daily and weekly drinking reports are generated, drinking amount trends are intuitively presented, and personalized drinking plans can be customized for users in combination with big data analysis. Social sharing function makes healthy drinking an interactive topic, and friends encourage and supervise each other, add fun to life, help to develop the habit of regular drinking, and are particularly meaningful for busy office workers and students who are easy to forget to drink water.

[0003] As for the vacuum cups on the market that can measure temperature and record drinking amount, the temperature sensor can only be placed on the cup cover due to the structure of the double-layer vacuum cup, the temperature sensor cannot directly contact the liquid in the cup, which leads to a large deviation in the measured temperature, and it is difficult to accurately reflect the real temperature of the liquid in the cup, and the response time is also relatively slow, so that the user can hardly obtain accurate water temperature information in time.

[0004] As for the water measurement, most of them are also indirectly estimated by the sensor on the cup cover, and such indirect measurement is easily disturbed by various factors, resulting in obvious deviation, which cannot provide reliable drinking data for the user, and obviously cannot meet people's expectation of accurate measurement.

[0005] In addition, the intelligent drinking vessel is mainly the combination of the cup body and the electronic device, the cup body part needs to be cleaned frequently or put into the high-temperature automatic cleaning machine for cleaning and disinfection, and the electronic device must be waterproof and moistureproof, in order to avoid water and moisture entering the electronic device and conveniently clean and disinfect the cup body, the structure of the existing intelligent drinking vessel needs to be further optimized to solve the contradiction between the two combinations. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] In order to effectively overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model discloses a vacuum cup, which solves the defects of inaccurate temperature and water measurement in the background technology, and avoids the problem of combination of water and moisture entering the electronic device and cup cleaning and disinfection.

[0007] The utility model discloses a vacuum cup, including vacuum cup body, cup cover body, fastening connecting piece, non -metal inner bag, sensor circuit board and electric control assembly, vacuum cup body and cup cover body are arranged respectively at the upper and lower both ends of fastening connecting piece, non -metal inner bag sets up in vacuum cup body and non -metal inner bag upper end fixed connection to fastening connecting piece, cover sensor circuit board and set up on the outside of non -metal inner bag, set up at least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor on sensor circuit board, one end of sensor circuit board is from fastening connecting piece and forms electric connection with electric control assembly, and the detachable fastening structure is arranged between electric control assembly and fastening connecting piece.

[0008] In addition to the sensor placed inside the vacuum cup, other electronic devices such as the main control circuit board, battery, display component, speaker, and battery are all placed in the electric control assembly outside the vacuum cup, which can effectively avoid the adverse effects of heat inside the vacuum cup on the performance and service life of the electronic components, ensuring that the electronic components can operate stably and reliably. The electronic components can also be set in a detachable structure, allowing users to easily detach the electronic components when deep cleaning the vacuum cup, especially when placing it in an automatic cleaning device for high-temperature cleaning. This not only protects the electronic components from damage due to high temperatures but also does not hinder the thorough cleaning of the vacuum cup, significantly improving the overall practicality and durability of the product, making it more convenient and worry-free for users to use.

[0009] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0010] A vacuum cup, including vacuum cup body, cup cover body, fastening connecting piece, non -metal inner bag, sensor circuit board and electric control assembly, vacuum cup body and cup cover body are arranged respectively at the upper and lower both ends of fastening connecting piece, non -metal inner bag sets up in vacuum cup body and non -metal inner bag upper end fixed connection to fastening connecting piece, cover sensor circuit board and set up on the outside of non -metal inner bag, set up at least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor on sensor circuit board, one end of sensor circuit board is from fastening connecting piece and forms electric connection with electric control assembly, and the detachable fastening structure is arranged between electric control assembly and fastening connecting piece.

[0011] Further, the electric control assembly includes a main control circuit board, a battery, and a touch display device arranged in the electric control housing. The fastening connecting piece is provided with an electric control mounting groove on one side of the outer periphery. The electric control assembly is installed in the electric control mounting groove through buckling, slot, or magnetic attraction. The sensor circuit board is provided with an electric connection port extending into the electric control mounting groove. The electric control assembly is electrically connected with the flexible circuit board through the electric connection port.

[0012] Optionally, a charging interface is arranged on one side of the electric control shell.

[0013] Specifically, the electric control mounting groove and the electric control shell are correspondingly provided with a plurality of magnetic attraction members, and the electric control assembly is mounted through the magnetic attraction members.

[0014] Specifically, the middle part of the fastening connecting piece is provided with a middle through hole, the upper end of the non-metal inner container is fixed to the lower end of the fastening connecting piece and communicates with the middle through hole, and the vacuum cup body covers the non-metal inner container and is fixedly connected with the outer peripheral wall of the lower end of the fastening connecting piece.

[0015] Specifically, gaps are formed between the bottom of the vacuum cup body and the bottom of the non-metal inner container and between the peripheral wall of the vacuum cup body and the outer peripheral wall of the non-metal inner container.

[0016] Optionally, sealing rings are arranged at the connecting positions of the vacuum cup body and the fastening connecting piece and the connecting positions of the non-metal inner container and the fastening connecting piece.

[0017] Further, the sensor circuit board is a flexible circuit board, which is attached to and covers the outer wall of the non-metal inner container along the length direction, and the upper end of the sensor circuit board extends to one side of the fastening connecting piece; at least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor are directly attached to the non-metal inner container and contact the non-metal inner container, and are used for measuring the liquid level and the liquid temperature in the non-metal inner container.

[0018] Specifically, along the length direction, a plurality of independent water level sensors are arranged on the flexible circuit board and are used for segmentally measuring the liquid level of the non-metal inner container.

[0019] Further, a microprocessor, a wireless communication device connected with the microprocessor and a loudspeaker are further arranged on the main control circuit board, the wireless communication device is connected with a mobile terminal and / or a cloud server, receives schedule information sent by the mobile terminal or the cloud server and prompts through the touch display screen and the loudspeaker.

[0020] Specifically, the wireless communication device is any one of a Bluetooth communication module, a wireless RF communication module, a Wi-Fi communication module and a 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G communication module. Preferably, the Bluetooth communication module is used to realize data communication with the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal can be connected with the cloud server or directly connected with the cloud server.

[0021] The utility model discloses the beneficial effects of:

[0022] The vacuum cup of the embodiment of the utility model, through fixing the nonmetal inner container (preferably ceramic or glass) of one outer surface covering sensor in the double layer vacuum cup body, and reserving proper gap between the inner container and the vacuum cup body to ensure that the sensor can work normally. These sensors can realize electric signal transmission through the fastening connecting piece of the cup mouth and the external electric control assembly, and then accomplish the diversified functions of temperature or water level measurement, recording, reminding and communication, etc., to create more intelligent and convenient drinking water monitoring experience for the user. In addition to the electronic sensor placed in the cup body, other electronic devices such as the main control circuit board, display component, loudspeaker and battery are arranged outside the vacuum cup body, which can effectively avoid the adverse effects of the heat in the vacuum cup on the performance and service life of the electronic devices, and ensure that the electronic devices can stably and reliably operate; in addition, the electric control assembly can be arranged in a detachable structure, when the vacuum cup needs to be deeply cleaned, especially when it needs to be put into the automatic cleaning equipment for high temperature cleaning, the user can conveniently and quickly detach the electric control assembly, which not only protects the electronic devices from being damaged due to high temperature, but also does not hinder the thorough cleaning of the vacuum cup, and actually greatly improves the practicability and durability of the product as a whole, so that the user can use it more worry-free. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without paying the creative labor.

[0024] Figure 1 It is the front view structure diagram of the vacuum cup of the utility model,

[0025] Figure 2 It is the three-dimensional structure diagram of the vacuum cup of the utility model,

[0026] Figure 3 It is the three-dimensional exploded structure diagram of the vacuum cup of the utility model,

[0027] Figure 4 It is the front view structure diagram of the vacuum cup of the utility model,

[0028] In the drawing, 10-vacuum cup body, 20-nonmetal inner container, 30-fastening connecting piece, 31-intermediate through hole, 32-sealing ring, 33-electric control installation groove, 34-magnetic attraction piece, 40-cup cover body, 50-sensor circuit board, 51-water level sensor, 52-temperature sensor, 53-electric connection port, 60-electric control assembly, 61-charging interface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that these descriptions are for the purpose of aiding understanding of this utility model, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. Furthermore, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of this utility model described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0030] Example 1

[0031] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this utility model embodiment provides a vacuum insulated cup, including a vacuum cup body 10, a cup lid 40, a fastening connector 30, a non-metallic inner liner 20, a sensor circuit board 50, and an electronic control component 60. The vacuum cup body 10 and the cup lid 40 are respectively disposed at the upper and lower ends of the fastening connector 30. The non-metallic inner liner 20 is disposed inside the vacuum cup body 10, and the upper end of the non-metallic inner liner 20 is fixedly connected to the fastening connector 30. The sensor circuit board 50 is covered on the outside of the non-metallic inner liner 20. At least one water level sensor 51 and at least one temperature sensor 52 are disposed on the sensor circuit board 50. One end of the sensor circuit board 50 extends from the fastening connector 30 and forms an electrical connection with the electronic control component 60. A detachable fastening structure is provided between the electronic control component 60 and the fastening connector 30.

[0032] The electronic control component 60 includes a main control circuit board, a battery, and a touch display device housed within the electronic control housing. The fastening connector 30 has an electronic control mounting groove 33 on one side of its outer circumference. The electronic control component 60 is installed in the electronic control mounting groove 33 via a snap-fit, slot, or magnetic attraction. The sensor circuit board 50 extends into the electronic control mounting groove 33 and has an electrical connection port 53. The electronic control component 60 is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 50 through the electrical connection port 53. For the external electronic control component 60, its outer shell is made of lightweight, heat-insulating, and easily disassembled materials. It is connected to the vacuum cup body 10 via convenient connection methods such as snap-fit, slot, or magnetic attraction. The internal circuit wiring is designed to be neat and orderly. The control chip is pre-programmed with precise measurement algorithms and intelligent control programs, enabling rapid processing, real-time display, timed reminders, and wireless communication with external devices (such as a mobile app) of temperature and water volume data. This comprehensively creates a convenient and intelligent drinking experience for users, meeting diverse needs in daily drinking.

[0033] Optionally, a charging interface 61 is provided on one side of the electronic control housing.

[0034] Specifically, the electric control mounting groove 33 and the electric control shell are correspondingly provided with a plurality of magnetic attraction members 34, and the electric control assembly 60 is installed through the magnetic attraction members 34.

[0035] Specifically, the middle part of the fastening connecting piece 30 is provided with a middle through hole 31, and the upper end of the non-metal inner container 20 is fixed to the lower end of the fastening connecting piece 30 and communicates with the middle through hole 31; the vacuum cup body 10 covers the non-metal inner container 20 and is fixedly connected with the outer peripheral wall of the lower end of the fastening connecting piece 30.

[0036] Specifically, gaps are formed between the bottom of the vacuum cup body 10 and the bottom of the non-metal inner container 20, and between the peripheral wall of the vacuum cup body 10 and the outer peripheral wall of the non-metal inner container 20.

[0037] Optionally, the connection position of the vacuum cup body 10 and the fastening connecting piece 30 and the connection position of the non-metal inner container 20 and the fastening connecting piece 30 are respectively provided with sealing rings 32.

[0038] As shown in Figure 3 , 4 The sensor circuit board 50 is a flexible circuit board, which is attached to cover the outer wall of the non-metal inner container 20 along the length direction, and the upper end of the sensor circuit board 50 extends to one side of the fastening connecting piece 30; at least one water level sensor 51 and at least one temperature sensor 52 are directly attached to the non-metal inner container 20 and contact, which are used to measure the liquid level and temperature in the non-metal inner container 20.

[0039] Among them, the water level sensor 51 is a capacitive water level sensing film, which utilizes the relationship between the liquid level change and the capacitance change generated by the measuring probe, and uses special mode system software to output a two-wire 4-20mA analog current proportional to the material level change after various compensation calculations.

[0040] The calculation method is C=KS / d, where C is the capacitance value, K is the dielectric constant of the medium, S is the plate area, and d is the plate spacing. The capacitance value change is only related to the height of the filled medium, and the liquid level value can be obtained by measuring the capacitance value change.

[0041] Specifically, along the length direction, a plurality of independent water level sensors 51 are arranged on the flexible circuit board, which are used to measure the liquid level of the non-metal inner container 20 in sections.

[0042] The plurality of water level sensors 51 are capacitive water level sensing films, and the measurement electrode is divided into a plurality of small sections, and each small section forms a capacitor with the reference electrode.

[0043] The calculation method is as follows: assuming that the cross-sectional area of the container is A, the measurement electrode is divided into n small sections, the cross-sectional area of each small section is Ai, the liquid level height is h, the dielectric constant of the liquid is epsilon, and the distance between the measurement electrode and the reference electrode is d, then the relationship between the capacitance Ci of each small section and the liquid level height h is: Ci=epsilon Ai / d.

[0044] The main control circuit board is further provided with a microprocessor, a wireless communication device connected with the microprocessor and a loudspeaker, the wireless communication device is connected with a mobile terminal and / or a cloud server, receives schedule information sent by the mobile terminal or the cloud server and prompts through the touch display screen and the loudspeaker.

[0045] Specifically, the wireless communication device is any one of a Bluetooth communication module, a wireless RF communication module, a Wi-Fi communication module and a 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G communication module.

[0046] In use, the mobile terminal can send schedule information such as appointment items and homework prompts to the vacuum cup for storage through a WeChat applet, an APP client or a cloud server, and when the preset reminding time is reached, the user is prompted in multiple ways such as display, sound, vibration and flash light.

[0047] The vacuum cup of the embodiment of the utility model, through fixing the nonmetal inner container (preferably ceramic or glass) covering the sensor on the inside of the double-layer vacuum cup body, and reserving appropriate gap between the inner container and the vacuum cup body to ensure the normal work of the sensor.

[0048] The vacuum cup body itself has excellent heat insulation performance, can excellently block heat transfer, and guarantees that the temperature of liquid in the cup is maintained in an ideal state, and the built-in non-metal inner container can contain liquid and directly measure the temperature and water amount through the sensor covered on the outer surface: one or more temperature sensors are arranged on the flexible circuit board pasted on the outer side of the inner container, the temperature sensors can be in close contact with the outer wall of the inner container, can quickly and accurately sense the temperature of the liquid, greatly reduces the deviation of temperature measurement, and significantly shortens the response time, so that the user can obtain accurate water temperature information in time.

[0049] The sensors can be electrically connected with the external electric control assembly through the fastening connectors of the cup opening, and then complete the temperature or water level measurement, recording, reminding and communication and various functions, so as to provide a more intelligent and convenient drinking water monitoring experience for the user.

[0050] In addition to the sensors placed in the cup body, other electronic devices such as the main control circuit board, display components, loudspeakers, and batteries are all arranged outside the vacuum cup body, so that the performance and service life of the electronic devices can be effectively prevented from being adversely affected by the heat in the vacuum cup, and the electric control assembly can be stably and reliably operated; in addition, the electronic devices can be arranged in a detachable structure, so that when the vacuum cup needs to be deeply cleaned, especially when it needs to be put into an automatic cleaning device for high-temperature cleaning, the user can conveniently and quickly detach the electric control assembly, which not only protects the electric control assembly from being damaged by high temperature, but also does not hinder the thorough cleaning of the vacuum cup, and greatly improves the practicability and durability of the product as a whole, so that the user can use it more worry-free and at ease.

[0051] The embodiments of the utility model are described in detail in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, replacements and modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, and still fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A vacuum thermos characterized by, The vacuum cup body, the cup cover body, the fastening connecting piece, the non-metal inner container, the sensor circuit board and the electric control assembly are included, the vacuum cup body and the cup cover body are respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the fastening connecting piece, the non-metal inner container is arranged in the vacuum cup body and the upper end of the non-metal inner container is fixedly connected to the fastening connecting piece, the sensor circuit board is arranged on the outer side of the non-metal inner container, at least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor are arranged on the sensor circuit board, the upper end of the sensor circuit board is electrically connected with the electric control assembly from the side of the fastening connecting piece, and a detachable fastening structure is arranged between the electric control assembly and the fastening connecting piece.

2. The vacuum thermos as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The main control circuit board, the battery and the touch display device are arranged in the electric control shell, the fastening connecting piece is provided with an electric control mounting groove on the outer periphery side, the electric control assembly is mounted in the electric control mounting groove in the buckle, slot or magnetic attraction mode, the sensor circuit board is provided with an electric connection port extending into the electric control mounting groove, and the electric control assembly is electrically connected with the sensor circuit board through the electric connection port.

3. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 2, wherein, The electric control mounting groove and the electric control shell are correspondingly provided with a plurality of magnetic attraction pieces, and the electric control assembly is mounted through the magnetic attraction pieces.

4. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 1, wherein, The middle of the fastening connecting piece is provided with a middle through hole, the upper end of the non-metal inner container is fixed to the lower end of the fastening connecting piece and communicates with the middle through hole, and the vacuum cup body covers the non-metal inner container and is fixedly connected with the outer peripheral wall of the lower end of the fastening connecting piece.

5. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 4, wherein, Gaps are formed between the bottom of the vacuum cup body and the bottom of the non-metal inner container and between the peripheral wall of the vacuum cup body and the peripheral wall of the non-metal inner container.

6. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 5, wherein, Sealing rings are arranged at the connecting positions of the vacuum cup body and the fastening connecting piece and the connecting positions of the non-metal inner container and the fastening connecting piece.

7. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 2, wherein, The sensor circuit board is a flexible circuit board which is attached to the outer wall of the non-metal inner container along the length direction, and the upper end of the flexible circuit board extends to the side of the fastening connecting piece; at least one water level sensor and at least one temperature sensor are directly attached to the non-metal inner container and contact, and are used for measuring the liquid level and liquid temperature in the non-metal inner container.

8. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 7, wherein, A plurality of independent water level sensors are arranged on the flexible circuit board along the length direction, and are used for segmentally measuring the liquid level of the non-metal inner container.

9. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 2, wherein, A microprocessor, a wireless communication device connected with the microprocessor and a loudspeaker are further integrally arranged on the main control circuit board, the wireless communication device is connected with a mobile terminal and / or a cloud server, receives schedule information sent by the mobile terminal or the cloud server and prompts through the touch display screen and the loudspeaker.

10. The vacuum-insulated cup of claim 9, wherein, The wireless communication device is any one of a Bluetooth communication module, a wireless RF communication module, a Wi-Fi communication module and a 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G communication module.

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