A medicine storage cup lid and a water cup

Abstract

This utility model discloses a medicine storage cup lid and a water cup, belonging to the technical field of water cups. The medicine storage cup lid includes a lid assembly, a medicine compartment, and a driving mechanism. The lid assembly contains a medicine storage compartment, which is divided into several medicine storage spaces by the medicine compartment. The assembly has a medicine outlet and a compartment cover. The driving mechanism adopts a single-point stepping drive; pressing a button drives a ratchet tooth to engage with a ratchet, causing the medicine compartment to rotate a predetermined angle each time, aligning each medicine storage space sequentially with the medicine outlet, thus achieving quantitative dispensing of medicine in multiple doses. This water cup, including the aforementioned lid and cup body, organically combines medicine storage and drinking water, offering advantages such as convenient portability, easy medication administration, and prevention of missed or incorrect administration, making it particularly suitable for use when traveling.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of water cup technology, and in particular relates to a medicine storage cup lid and a water cup. Background Technology

[0002] Water cups are typically used for storing and drinking water, and they are also convenient to carry.

[0003] Most medicine boxes sold on the market are rectangular or cylindrical in shape. They are small and easy to carry, but they are easy to lose. Also, since medicines are generally taken with water, carrying a water bottle and medicines that need to be dissolved in water every day is inconvenient. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides a medicine storage cup lid that can store medicines; it also provides a water cup that can simultaneously meet the needs of carrying medicines and taking them with water, making it particularly suitable for use when traveling.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution.

[0006] The first embodiment is a medicine storage cup lid, including a lid assembly, a medicine compartment, and a driving mechanism. The lid assembly has a hollow interior with a medicine storage chamber. The medicine compartment is rotatably disposed in the medicine storage chamber and evenly divides the medicine storage chamber into several medicine storage spaces. The lid assembly has a medicine outlet that is connected to a single medicine storage space. The lid assembly also has a cover for opening and closing the medicine outlet. The driving mechanism is a single-point step drive, which drives the medicine compartment to rotate a predetermined angle each time, so that each medicine storage space is sequentially connected to the medicine outlet at a fixed point.

[0007] Preferably, the cover assembly includes a lower cover, an upper cover, and a top cover from bottom to top; the upper cover is hollow and has a medicine storage compartment with an open top; the top cover is detachably located at the upper opening of the upper cover; the medicine outlet is located on the side wall of the upper cover; and the compartment cover is slidably located at the medicine outlet.

[0008] Preferably, the upper edge of the lower cover is provided with a groove; the side wall of the upper cover is provided with a sandwich layer; the cover is guided to slide on the groove and is confined within the sandwich layer.

[0009] Preferably, the medicine compartment includes a base plate, partitions, and a rotating cylinder; the rotating cylinder is located at the center of the upper surface of the base plate and is open from top to bottom; several partitions are circumferentially evenly radiated outward from the outer surface of the rotating cylinder and are set perpendicular to the base plate, dividing it into several medicine storage spaces.

[0010] Preferably, the drive mechanism includes a base, a skip tooth, a ratchet, a button, and a spring; the base is fixed to the upper opening of the lower cover in a non-rotating manner, and a hollow guide post protruding upwards is provided in the middle of its bottom wall; the rotating cylinder of the medicine compartment is sleeved on the outside of the guide post and can rotate around the guide post; the skip tooth is sleeved on the guide post and moves up and down on the inner side wall of the rotating cylinder in a non-rotating manner; the spring is sleeved on the guide post and is located between the skip tooth and the bottom wall of the base to provide elastic restoring force for the skip tooth; the ratchet is located above the skip tooth and is detachable and is located at the upper end of the guide post in a non-rotating manner for positioning and holding the skip tooth; the button moves up and down and is located above the skip tooth and protrudes through the top cover for driving the skip tooth to rotate.

[0011] Preferably, the upper end of the guide post is provided with a positioning groove and symmetrically arranged hooks; the inner side wall of the ratchet is provided with a positioning block and a locking groove; the positioning block is inserted into the positioning groove to limit rotation; the hooks are fastened and fixed to the locking groove.

[0012] Preferably, the inner wall of the rotating cylinder is symmetrically provided with radially inward protruding limiting blocks; the outer wall of the jumping tooth is provided with a corresponding limiting groove; the limiting blocks are inserted into the limiting grooves, so that the jumping tooth is connected to the rotating cylinder to stop rotation, and the jumping tooth can drive the medicine compartment to rotate.

[0013] Preferably, the button has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from the inside to the outside; the inner wall is movable up and down inside the guide post, and the outer side of the inner wall has an anti-rotation groove, and the inner side of the guide post has a corresponding anti-rotation rib. The anti-rotation rib is inserted into the anti-rotation groove, so that the button and the guide post are connected to prevent rotation; the lower end of the outer wall has a number of first drive teeth evenly distributed around the circumference, and the upper end face of the jump tooth has a number of second drive teeth evenly distributed around the circumference. Both the first drive teeth and the second drive teeth have drive inclined surfaces. When the button is pressed and moved downward, the jump tooth can be driven to rotate through the cooperation of the drive inclined surfaces.

[0014] Preferably, the lower end of the ratchet is provided with several anti-rotation teeth that mesh with the second drive teeth; a first anti-rotation step is provided between two spaced anti-rotation teeth; a second anti-rotation step is provided between two spaced second drive teeth; the first anti-rotation step and the second anti-rotation step cooperate to restrict the skipped teeth from reversing and keep them in the current position.

[0015] Another embodiment is a water cup, including a cup body for storing water and a medicine storage cup lid as described in the above embodiment; the medicine storage cup lid covers the mouth of the cup body at the upper end.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: 1. Integration and convenience: Combining the function of a pillbox with a water cup lid, it realizes the integration of carrying medicine and drinking water, which is especially suitable for scenarios such as traveling, going to work or school, and solves the pain points of easily forgetting or losing the pillbox and carrying a water cup separately, as well as the inconvenience of operation. 2. Time-sharing and quantitative drug administration: The drug storage compartment is divided into multiple independent spaces by a rotatable drug compartment. Combined with a single-point stepping drive mechanism, each press of the button can accurately switch to the next drug compartment, ensuring that only the drug in a single storage space can be taken at a time. This realizes time-sharing and quantitative drug management and avoids accidental or overdose. 3. Compact structure and reliability: The drive mechanism adopts a combination of skip teeth, ratchet and spring, combined with the drive inclined surface design, to achieve the function of pressing once, rotating one step, and maintaining the position, which is simple and reliable to operate; the anti-rotation teeth and anti-rotation step design of the ratchet mechanism effectively prevent the medicine compartment from reversing, ensuring positioning accuracy; 4. Easy to use: The top cover can be easily opened for pre-packaging of multiple doses; the side-sliding compartment cover opens and closes smoothly for easy medication retrieval; the medicine compartment can be switched by pressing the button, and the overall human-computer interaction design is simple and intuitive. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the medicine storage cup lid of this utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the medicine storage cup lid of this utility model when the lid is opened.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the medicine storage cup lid of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the top cover.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the top cover.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the lower cover.

[0023] Figure 7 This is a 3D structural diagram of the button.

[0024] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a ratchet.

[0025] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the base.

[0026] Figure 10 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the skipped teeth.

[0027] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the medicine compartment.

[0028] Figure 12 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the water cup of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the technical solution of this utility model clearer, the following description is in conjunction with the appendix. Figures 1 to 12 This specification provides a detailed description of the present invention. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely for explaining the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Example 1

[0030] A medicine storage cup lid includes a lid assembly, a medicine compartment 4, and a driving mechanism; the lid assembly has a hollow interior with a medicine storage chamber, the medicine compartment 4 is disposed inside the medicine storage chamber and evenly divides the medicine storage chamber into several medicine storage spaces, and the driving mechanism is used to drive the medicine compartment 4 to rotate.

[0031] Specifically, such as Figure 1-3 As shown, the lid assembly includes a lower lid 1, an upper lid 2, and a top lid 3 from bottom to top. The lower lid 1 has a connecting structure (usually a threaded structure) for connecting to the mouth of a water cup. The upper lid 2 has a hollow interior containing a medicine storage compartment with an open top. The top lid 3 is detachably located at the top opening of the upper lid 2. The side wall of the upper lid 2 has a medicine outlet 21, and the medicine outlet 21 is also equipped with an openable and closable compartment cover 22. The medicine outlet 21 corresponds to only one medicine storage space. After opening the compartment cover 22, the medicine in the single medicine storage space can be poured out from the medicine outlet 21.

[0032] Specifically, such as Figure 4-5 As shown, the top cover 3 has a radially inward buckle 31 at the front end and a radially outward insert 32 at the rear end; the medicine outlet 21 is located at the front end of the top cover 2, and the rear end has an insertion hole 23 corresponding to the insert 32. Above the medicine outlet 21 is a flange 24 that engages with the buckle 31; in use, the insert 32 of the top cover 3 is first inserted into the insertion hole 23, and then the buckle 31 is fastened to the flange 24, so that the top cover 3 can be fixed to the upper opening of the top cover 2; of course, the top cover 3 can also be hinged to the top cover 2 at the rear end and fastened at the front end; or a threaded connection can be used; therefore, there are many ways to detach the top cover 3 and the top cover 2, and it is not limited to these embodiments. The detachable setting of the top cover 3 is mainly to facilitate the addition of medicine to the medicine storage space.

[0033] Specifically, such as Figure 1 As shown in Figure 6, the upper edge of the lower cover 1 is provided with a groove 11, and the compartment cover 22 is guided to slide on the groove 11. Correspondingly, the side wall of the upper cover 2 is provided with a layer 26, and the compartment cover 22 is also limited to slide left and right within the layer 26. The compartment cover 22 can also be provided with an operating part 221 and a retaining part 222. The operating part 221 is a protrusion on the surface of the compartment cover 22, which facilitates the user's opening and closing operation. The retaining part 222 is a protruding structure, which is convenient to be tightly fitted and fixed to the inner side wall of the upper cover 2 and kept in the closed state (of course, the inner side wall of the upper cover 2 can also be provided with a recess, which is fixed and kept by the concave-convex fit).

[0034] Specifically, such as Figure 1As shown in either 3 or 6, the lower cover 1 also has an inner cavity, which is filled with heat-insulating material 10 to prevent the high temperature of the water cup from affecting the medicine in the medicine storage compartment of the upper cover 2.

[0035] Specifically, such as Figure 11 As shown, the medicine compartment 4 includes a base plate 41, a partition plate 42, and a rotating cylinder 43. The rotating cylinder 43 is located at the center of the upper surface of the base plate 41 and is open from top to bottom. Several partition plates 42 are radiated radially outward from the outer surface of the rotating cylinder 43 and are set perpendicular to the base plate 41, dividing it into several medicine storage spaces.

[0036] Specifically, such as Figure 1-3 As shown in Figure 7-11, the drive mechanism includes a base 5, a tooth 6, a ratchet 7, a button 8, and a spring 9. The base 5 is fixed to the upper opening of the lower cover 1 in a non-rotating manner, and a hollow guide post 52 with an upward protrusion is provided in the middle of its bottom wall 51. The rotating cylinder 43 of the medicine compartment 4 is sleeved on the outside of the guide post 52 and can rotate around the guide post 52. The tooth 6 is sleeved on the guide post 52 and is provided in a non-rotating manner on the inner side wall of the rotating cylinder 43. The spring 9 is sleeved on the guide post 52 and is provided between the tooth 6 and the bottom wall 51 of the base 5 to provide elastic restoring force for the tooth 6. The ratchet 7 is located above the tooth 6 and is detachable and is provided in a non-rotating manner at the upper end of the guide post 52 for positioning and holding the tooth 6. The button 8 is located above the tooth 6 and protrudes through the top cover 3 for easy pressing.

[0037] Specifically, such as Figure 8-9 As shown, the upper end of the guide post 52 is provided with a positioning groove 521 and symmetrically arranged hooks 522. The inner side wall of the ratchet 7 is provided with a positioning block 71 and a locking groove 72. The positioning block 71 is inserted into the positioning groove 521 to limit rotation, and the hooks 522 are fastened and fixed to the locking groove 72.

[0038] Specifically, such as Figure 10-11 As shown, the inner wall of the rotating cylinder 43 is symmetrically provided with radially inward protruding limiting blocks 431, and the outer wall of the skip tooth 6 is correspondingly provided with limiting grooves 61; the limiting blocks 431 are inserted into the limiting grooves 61, so that the skip tooth 6 is connected to the rotating cylinder 43 to prevent rotation, and when the skip tooth 6 is driven to rotate, it can drive the medicine compartment 4 to rotate.

[0039] Specifically, such as Figure 7 and 9 As shown, the button 8 is provided with an inner wall 81 and an outer wall 82 spaced apart from the inside to the outside. The inner wall 81 is provided in the guide post 52 and can move up and down. The outer side wall of the inner wall 81 is provided with an anti-rotation groove 811. The inner side wall of the guide post 52 is provided with an anti-rotation rib 523. The anti-rotation rib 523 is inserted into the anti-rotation groove 811, so that the button 8 and the guide post 52 are connected to prevent rotation.

[0040] Specifically, such as Figure 7 and 10As shown, the outer wall 82 of the button 8 is positioned above the skip tooth 6, and a number of first driving teeth 821 are evenly distributed around its lower end. A number of second driving teeth 62 are evenly distributed around the upper end of the skip tooth 6. Both the first driving teeth 821 and the second driving teeth 62 are provided with driving inclined surfaces. When the button 8 is pressed and moved downwards, the skip tooth 6 can be rotated through the cooperation of the driving inclined surfaces.

[0041] Specifically, such as Figure 8 and 10 As shown, a second anti-rotation step 63 is provided between two spaced second drive teeth 62; the lower end of the ratchet 7 is provided with an anti-rotation tooth 73 that meshes with the second drive teeth 62, and a first anti-rotation step 74 corresponding to the second anti-rotation step 63 is provided between the two spaced anti-rotation teeth 73. The first anti-rotation step 74 cooperates with the second anti-rotation step 63 to restrict the skipped tooth 6 from reversing and to keep it in the current position; under this structure, after the skipped tooth 6 rotates, the spring 9 resets it upwards so that it can cooperate with the ratchet 7 to keep it in the current position.

[0042] When using, first open the top cover 3, place medicine in each medicine storage space, and then close the top cover 3 back to the upper opening of the cover body 2; slide open the compartment cover 22, and the medicine can be poured out from the medicine storage space through the medicine outlet 21 (since medicine has just been placed, each medicine storage space contains medicine, so you can directly open the compartment cover 22 for the first time); when you need to take medicine again, press the button 8 to drive the jumper 6 to rotate and drive the medicine compartment 4 to rotate, and the next medicine storage space will then be connected to the medicine outlet 21. Then slide open the compartment cover 22 to pour out the medicine. Example 2

[0043] A type of water cup, such as Figure 12 As shown, the cup includes the medicine storage cup lid in Embodiment 1 and the cup body for storing water. The upper end of the cup body is provided with a connecting structure (usually a threaded structure) that connects to the lower cover 1. The medicine storage cup lid is closed on the cup body.

[0044] When medication is needed, the medicine is poured out from the medicine cup lid. At the same time, the lid can be removed, and the medicine can be taken by drinking water through the cup. This design makes the medication taking process very convenient and smooth, making it ideal for people who are out and about.

[0045] The above description is merely a specific example of this utility model and does not constitute any limitation on this utility model. Obviously, those skilled in the art, after understanding the content and principle of this utility model, may make various modifications and changes in form and details without departing from the principle and structure of this utility model. However, these modifications and changes based on the concept of this utility model are still within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model. A limiting post 12 that protrudes upward can also be provided at the center of the lower cover 1. It has a non-circular cross section (such as ellipse, square, triangle, etc.; the figure shows two parallel straight sides with rounded ends). The lower end of the base 5 is inserted into the limiting post 12 in a non-rotational manner.

Claims

1. A medicine storage cup lid, comprising a lid assembly, a medicine compartment (4), and a driving mechanism, wherein the lid assembly is hollow and has a medicine storage chamber, and the medicine compartment (4) is rotatably disposed within the medicine storage chamber and evenly divides the medicine storage chamber into several medicine storage spaces, characterized in that: The cover assembly is provided with a medicine outlet (21) that is connected to a single medicine storage space; The cover assembly is also provided with a compartment cover (22) for opening and closing the medicine outlet (21); The driving mechanism is a single-point step drive. Each time the medicine compartment (4) is driven to rotate by a predetermined angle, each medicine storage space is sequentially connected to the medicine outlet (21) at a fixed point.

2. The medicine storage cup lid according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover assembly includes, from bottom to top, a lower cover (1), an upper cover (2), and a top cover (3). The upper cover (2) is hollow inside and has a medicine storage compartment with an open top; The top cover (3) is detachably provided at the upper opening of the top cover (2); The medicine outlet (21) is located on the side wall of the upper cover (2); The cover (22) is slidably positioned at the medicine outlet (21).

3. The medicine storage cup lid according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper edge of the lower cover (1) is provided with a groove (11); The side wall of the top cover (2) is provided with a sandwich layer (26); The cover (22) is slidably disposed on the groove (11) and confined within the interlayer (26).

4. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 2, characterized in that: The medicine compartment (4) includes a base plate (41), a partition plate (42), and a rotating cylinder (43); The rotating cylinder (43) is located at the center of the upper surface of the base plate (41), and is connected vertically inside. Several partitions (42) are evenly radiated radially outward from the outer surface of the rotating cylinder (43) and set perpendicular to the base plate (41) to divide it into several drug storage spaces.

5. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drive mechanism includes a base (5), a skip tooth (6), a ratchet (7), a button (8), and a spring (9); The base (5) is fixed to the upper opening of the lower cover (1) in a non-rotating manner, and a guide post (52) with an upward protrusion and hollow is provided in the middle of its bottom wall (51). The rotating cylinder (43) of the medicine compartment (4) is sleeved on the outside of the guide post (52) and can rotate around the guide post (52); The skip tooth (6) is sleeved on the guide post (52), and its rotation is stopped and moved up and down on the inner wall of the rotating cylinder (43); The spring (9) is sleeved on the guide post (52) and located between the skip tooth (6) and the bottom wall (51) of the base (5) to provide elastic restoring force for the skip tooth (6); The ratchet (7) is located above the skip tooth (6) and is detachably and anti-rotatingly located at the upper end of the guide post (52) for positioning and holding the skip tooth (6); The button (8) is located above the skip tooth (6) and extends through the top cover (3) to drive the skip tooth (6) to rotate.

6. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end of the guide post (52) is provided with a positioning groove (521) and symmetrically arranged hooks (522); The inner wall of the ratchet (7) is provided with a positioning block (71) and a locking groove (72); The positioning block (71) is engaged in the positioning groove (521) to limit rotation; The hook (522) is fastened to the groove (72).

7. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner wall of the rotating drum (43) is symmetrically provided with radially inward protruding limiting blocks (431). The outer side wall of the skip tooth (6) is provided with a limiting groove (61); The limiting block (431) is inserted into the limiting groove (61) so that the jumping tooth (6) is connected to the rotating drum (43) to stop rotation, and the jumping tooth (6) can drive the medicine compartment (4) to rotate.

8. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 5, characterized in that: The button (8) has an inner wall (81) and an outer wall (82) spaced apart from the inside to the outside; The inner wall (81) is movable up and down inside the guide post (52). The outer wall of the inner wall (81) is provided with an anti-rotation groove (811). The inner wall of the guide post (52) is provided with an anti-rotation rib (523). The anti-rotation rib (523) is inserted into the anti-rotation groove (811) so that the button (8) is connected to the guide post (52) to prevent rotation. The lower end of the outer wall (82) is provided with a number of first drive teeth (821) evenly distributed in the circumference, and the upper end face of the skip tooth (6) is provided with a number of second drive teeth (62) evenly distributed in the circumference. Both the first drive teeth (821) and the second drive teeth (62) are provided with drive inclined surfaces. Pressing the button (8) moves downward, and through the cooperation of the drive inclined surfaces, the skip tooth (6) can be driven to rotate.

9. A medicine storage cup lid according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lower end of the ratchet (7) is provided with several anti-rotation teeth (73) that mesh with the second drive teeth (62). A first anti-rotation step (74) is provided between two spaced anti-rotation teeth (73); A second anti-rotation step (63) is provided between two spaced second drive teeth (62); The first anti-rotation step (74) and the second anti-rotation step (63) work together to restrict the skipped teeth (6) from reversing and to keep them in the current position.

10. A water cup, characterized in that: It includes a cup body for storing water, and a medicine storage cup lid as described in any one of claims 1-9; The medicine storage cup lid is placed on the rim of the cup at the top of the cup body.

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