Drinking vessel

Abstract

Drinking vessel (1), with a drinking container (2), with a drinking container section (3) which tapers along a vertical axis towards a drinking axis (4) and a support structure (5) arranged opposite the drinking opening (4) for setting down the drinking vessel (1), which has a support radial extension (R) perpendicular to the vertical direction, which is larger than a container radial extension (r) of the drinking container section (3).

Description

The invention relates to a drinking vessel, in particular a drinking vessel, which has a particularly high stability and a particularly low center of mass.Drinking vessels are known from the prior art, for example from CA 2 520 447 A1, WO 93 / 00031 A1, WO 97 / 17005 A1, DE 10 2018 112 005 A1, DE 16 71 478 U or DE 19 811 428 C1.It is an object of the present invention to improve a drinking vessel to the effect that the drinking vessel has a particularly high stability and a particularly low center of mass.This object is achieved according to the invention by a drinking vessel having the features listed in claim 1.According to the invention, it has been recognized that a drinking container section of a drinking container, which tapers along a vertical axis towards a drinking opening, leads to a center of gravity of the drinking vessel advantageously being low. As a result, the drinking container is particularly stable and insensitive to external mechanical disturbances, in particular impacts against the drinking container section.Furthermore, the stability of the drinking container can be increased by the supporting structure opposite the drinking opening for placing the drinking vessel. The supporting structure is firmly connected to the drinking container. The support structure displaces a center of gravity of the drinking vessel in the direction of the drinking vessel base.The configuration of the supporting structure with a supporting radial extension which is greater than a container radial extension of the drinking container section results in the drinking vessel being particularly resistant and in particular completely resistant to possible tilting of the drinking vessel. This can increase the resistance of the drinking container to accidental splashing. In particular, the drinking container can be completely resistant to accidental splashing.In addition to the drinking container and the supporting structure, the drinking vessel can have at least one outer grip element for gripping the drinking vessel, for example at least one handle.A drinking vessel according to claim 2 is particularly stable. By configuring the drinking container as a rotationally symmetrical body, it can be ensured in particular that the axis of symmetry of the drinking container coincides with one of the principal axes of inertia of the drinking vessel. In such a case, the drinking vessel can have in particular a homogeneous mass distribution, i.e. a constant density.It is likewise possible for the drinking container not to have a continuous rotational symmetry, but rather an integer rotational symmetry. In such a case, the drinking container can be designed in particular as a truncated pyramid. A grip element attached to the drinking container does not alter the above-described symmetry properties of the drinking container.A drinking vessel according to claim 3 is particularly safe and easy to use. The drinking vessel can also have at least two grip elements. By means of the grip elements, the drinking vessel can be gripped and used particularly easily and ergonomically. If hot liquids are located in the interior of the drinking container, the drinking vessel can nevertheless be accommodated and moved by means of the grip elements, since the grip elements heat up only later and in particular less strongly than the drinking container.A drinking vessel according to claim 4 is particularly stable and user-friendly. A supporting structure designed as a lower cup acts particularly efficiently against tilting of the drinking vessel. At the same time, the supporting structure, which is designed as a lower cup and is firmly connected to the drinking container, serves as a collecting container for accidentally scattered contents of the drinking container.A drinking vessel according to claim 5 has a particularly low center of mass. A metallic component of the supporting structure comprises in particular a metal which has a greater density than the remaining drinking vessel. Since the center of mass is the mass-weighted average of the positions of all mass points of the body, the metallic component serves to lower the center of mass toward the bottom of the drinking vessel. The stability of the drinking vessel can thereby be further increased.It is possible in particular for the metallic component to comprise a material which is compatible with an induction hearth. This material can be in particular iron or a ferrous material. In this case, the metallic component not only serves to lower the center of mass toward the bottom of the drinking vessel, but also allows the use of the drinking vessel as a water boiler. Water, for example for a cup of tea, can be heated by the metallic component directly in the drinking vessel on a suitable induction hearth.Apart from an optional metallic support structure component, the drinking vessel can be made of plastic or also of metal as a whole. Further material variants are ceramic or porcelain. The drinking vessel can be manufactured as a whole in one piece, for example by plastic injection molding.A drinking vessel according to claim 6 is particularly safe to use. The center of mass of the drinking vessel is in particular also closer to the supporting structure than to the drinking opening when the drinking container is filled with a liquid at least 85%, in particular at least 90%, in particular at least 95% and in particular at least 99%. This markedly reduces the splashing of the drinking vessel, in particular of a drinking vessel filled with an in particular hot liquid.A drinking vessel according to claim 7 can be used in a particularly flexible manner. The ratio of the axial extent h of the drinking container section and the container radial extent r of the drinking container section is in particular 0.3≤h / r≤2.8, in particular 0.4≤h / r≤2.7, in particular 0.5≤h / r≤2.6 and in particular 0.6≤h / r≤2.5.A drinking vessel having an h / r ratio less than 1.5 is particularly well suited for use as a coffee cup. A drinking vessel with an h / r ratio, which is in particular greater than 1.5, is particularly well suited as a children's beaker. In both cases, increased stability and increased resistance to impacts is desirable.In the following, further details, features and advantages of the invention are described with reference to the figures. The following are shown: FIG. 1 shows a drinking vessel, designed as a coffee cup according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 shows a drinking vessel designed as a children's cup, according to a second embodiment variant of the invention.FIG. 1 shows a drinking vessel 1 with a drinking container 2 which has a drinking container section 3 and a drinking opening 4.The drinking container section 3 is designed to taper along a height direction towards the drinking opening 4.FIG. 1 furthermore shows a central axis M, with respect to which the drinking container 2 is designed to be rotationally symmetrical. The drinking container 2 has in particular the shape of a truncated cone.The supporting structure 5 comprises a stand 6 and a vessel base 7. Accordingly, in this embodiment variant, the stand has an edge 8 bent towards the drinking opening 4. As a result, the stand 6 is given its under-cup-like shape, by means of which the stand 6 is capable of catching accidentally wasted liquid from the drinking container 2 and thereby preventing contamination of the base of the drinking vessel, for example of a table.According to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the drinking vessel 1 comprises exactly one grip element 9, with which the drinking vessel can be moved and in particular used for drinking the liquid contained in the drinking container 2.The support structure 5 has a support radial extension R, which is in particular greater than a container radial extension r of the drinking container. The ratio of an axial extension h, perpendicular to the container radial extension r of the drinking container, and the container radial extension r of the drinking container is in particular less than 1.FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment variant of the drinking vessel 1. like elements compared to FIG. 1 bear like reference numerals and are not discussed again with reference to FIG. 2.The stand 6 of the supporting structure 5 is not designed as a lower cup in FIG. 2. Rather, the stand 6 is designed in such a way that the vessel bottom 7 rests over its entire surface on the base of the drinking vessel 1 when the drinking vessel 1 is placed down. For this purpose, an edge 8' of the supporting structure 5 is designed to be bent towards the base.The drinking vessel 1 has exactly two grip elements for moving the drinking vessel 1. The drinking vessel 1 as a whole is designed as a rotationally symmetrical body with the axis of rotation M.In the embodiment variant according to FIG. 2, too, the support radial extent R is greater than the container radial extent r. The ratio of the axial extent h to the container radial extent r is greater than 2.References included in the specificationThis list of documents cited by the applicant has been produced in an automated manner and is only included for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent application or utility model application. The DPMA does not take any adhesion for any faults or omissions.Patent Literature citedCA 2 520 447 A1

[0002] WO 93 / 00031 A1

[0002] WO 97 / 17005 A1

[0002] DE 10 2018 112 005 A1

[0002] DE 16 71 478 U

[0002] DE 19 811 428 C1

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Claims

A drinking vessel (1), comprising - a drinking vessel (2), comprising a drinking vessel section (3) which tapers along a vertical axis towards a drinking opening (4), and - a supporting structure (5) arranged opposite the drinking opening (4) for placing the drinking vessel (1), which supporting structure has a supporting radial extension (R) perpendicular to the vertical axis which is greater than a container radial extension (r) of the drinking vessel section (3).Drinking vessel (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the drinking container (2) is designed rotationally symmetrically.Drinking vessel (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one grip element (9) is arranged on the drinking container section (3).Drinking vessel (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supporting structure (5) is designed as a lower cup.Drinking vessel (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supporting structure (5) comprises a metallic component.Drinking vessel (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the centre of mass of the drinking vessel (1), even in the case of a drinking container (2) filled with a liquid at least 80%, is situated closer to the supporting structure (5) than to the drinking opening (4).Drinking vessel (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drinking container section (3) has an axial extent (h), and in that the following applies to a ratio h / r of the axial extent (h) of the container radial extent (r): 0.3 ≤ h / r ≤ 2.8.

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