Refrigeration cup assembly
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US19/178804
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-03-31
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-10-01
AI Technical Summary
Although the semiconductor refrigeration chips adopted can achieve good refrigeration effect, their high costs and single function fail to meet the growing use demands of users.
[0004]One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration cup assembly, so as to solve the problems of high costs and single function of existing refrigeration cups.
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Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 2025205957982, filed on Mar. 31, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to the technical field of water cups, and in particular, to a refrigeration cup assembly.BACKGROUND
[0003] In hot summers, people usually prefer cold drinks to relieve summer-heat, thus leading to the emergence of portable refrigeration cups. In the prior art, refrigeration cups generally adopt embedded high-tech semiconductor refrigeration chips for refrigeration. These cups feature a simple shape and a compact size, and are capable of refrigerating drinks such as cola, beer, and tea. Although the semiconductor refrigeration chips adopted can achieve good refrigeration effect, their high costs and single function fail to meet the growing use demands of users. Therefore, a refrigeration cup assembly is provided for solving the above problems.SUMMARY
[0004] One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration cup assembly, so as to solve the problems of high costs and single function of existing refrigeration cups.
[0005] A refrigeration cup assembly provided by the present invention can be implemented by the following technical solution:
[0006] A refrigeration cup assembly provided by the present invention includes: an ice-making mold, where the ice-making mold is a hollow cavity with an opening at one end and is made of a flexible material, and a plurality of ice compartments are disposed on an inner side wall of the ice-making mold, respectively; a cup body, where the cup body is a hollow cavity with an opening at one end and is detachably disposed in the ice-making mold, and an outer side wall of the cup body is capable of being in detachable contact connection with the plurality of ice compartments, respectively; and a cup cover detachably disposed on the cup body, where
[0007] each ice compartment includes an upper side wall, a lower side wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a rear side wall which define an interior space of the ice compartment; the rear side wall is a portion of the inner side wall of the ice-making mold; the upper side wall and the lower side wall are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the ice-making mold, respectively; the left side wall and the right side wall are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the ice-making mold, respectively; and the upper side wall, the lower side wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall are capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body, respectively, so as to form an accommodating space for making ice cubes.
[0008] In one implementation, the ice-making mold is made of a silicone material.
[0009] In one implementation, the ice-making mold includes a main housing and an annular cover body; the main housing is a cylindrical silicone housing with an opening at one end, and the plurality of ice compartments are disposed on an inner side wall of the main housing, respectively; and the annular cover body is hollow ring-shaped, is integrally molded at the opening of the main housing, and is capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body.
[0010] In one implementation, an outer side wall of the main housing is provided with anti-slip stripes.
[0011] In one implementation, the upper side wall disposed at an uppermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing is a portion of the annular cover body, and the lower side wall disposed at a lowermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing is a portion of a bottom of the main housing.
[0012] In one implementation, the upper side wall and the lower side wall disposed at a middle position of the inner side wall of the main housing are disposed obliquely downwards, respectively.
[0013] In one implementation, the cup body is made of a plastic material and includes a cup main body and a cup rim that are integrally molded; the cup main body is a hollow cylindrical cavity with an opening at one end; and the cup rim is disposed at an uppermost end of the cup main body, and a height that the cup rim is disposed on the cup main body is greater than a height of the main housing.
[0014] In one implementation, the cup cover is made of a silicone material and includes a cover main body and at least one cover cap that are integrally molded; the cover main body is detachably disposed on the cup body in a sealed manner; and the at least one cover cap is fixedly disposed on a side edge of the cover main body and has a height greater than that of the cup rim.
[0015] In one implementation, a refrigeration cup assembly provided by the present invention further includes a straw, where the straw is detachably penetrated through the cover main body to extend into the cup body.
[0016] In one implementation, a straw hole is formed in the cover main body in a penetrating manner, and the straw extends into the cup body by penetrating through the cover main body via the straw hole.
[0017] In one implementation, a plurality of sealing blocks are disposed in the straw hole, and the plurality of sealing blocks are integrally molded with the cover main body and are capable of being in sealed contact connection with an outer side wall of the straw.
[0018] In one implementation, connecting positions between the upper side wall and the left side wall and between the upper side wall and the right side wall are provided with an arc-shaped connecting part, respectively; and connecting positions between the lower side wall and the left side wall and between the lower side wall and the right side wall are also provided with an arc-shaped connecting part, respectively.
[0019] In one implementation, a water inlet gap is disposed at a connecting position between two adjacent ice compartments.
[0020] Compared to the prior art, a refrigeration cup assembly provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0021] According to a refrigeration cup assembly provided by the present invention, the ice-making function is realized through the cooperation of the cup body and the plurality of ice compartments, the ice-making mold after completing ice-making is capable of refrigerating drinks inside the cup body, the cup body and the cup cover can also be separately used in combination, so as to realize multiple functions such as ice-making, refrigeration, and drink containing of the refrigeration cup assembly, and thus the problems of high costs and single function of the existing refrigeration cups are effectively solved, and advantages of recycling and green environmental protection are achieved. The upper side wall and the lower side wall of the ice compartment are disposed obliquely downwards, and the connecting positions between the upper side wall and the left side wall, between the upper side wall and the right side wall, between the lower side wall and the left side wall, and between the lower side wall and the right side wall are provided with the arc-shaped connecting parts, respectively, so that the ice cubes disposed in the ice compartments are easy to slide out, facilitating the users to remove the ice cubes. The water inlet gap is disposed at the connecting position of two adjacent ice compartments, so that purified water contained in the ice-making mold can circulate in the plurality of ice compartments, thereby implementing a uniform ice-making operation. Meanwhile, the plurality of sealing blocks are disposed in the straw hole, and through the mutual cooperation of the plurality of sealing blocks, the straw hole can be sealed while different sizes of straws can be matched, thus effectively preventing the drinks inside the cup body from leaking out from the straw hole and enhancing the sealing performance of the refrigeration cup assembly to a certain extent.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. It should be understood that, the following accompanying drawings show merely some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. Those of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other related drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
[0023] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigeration cup assembly of the present invention;
[0024] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross section of a refrigeration cup assembly of the present invention;
[0025] FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic structural diagram of a refrigeration cup assembly of the present invention, including an ice-making mold and a cup cover;
[0026] FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the ice-making mold shown in FIG. 3;
[0027] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross section of the ice-making mold shown in FIG. 3;
[0028] FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the cup cover shown in FIG. 3; and
[0029] FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross section of the cup cover shown in FIG. 3.
[0030] Reference numerals in the figures: 10. refrigeration cup assembly; 11. ice-making mold; 111. main housing; 1111. anti-slip stripe; 112. annular cover body; 113. ice compartment; 1131. upper side wall; 1132. lower side wall; 1133. left side wall; 1134. right side wall; 1135. rear side wall; 1136. arc-shaped connection part; 1137. water inlet gap; 12. cup body; 121. cup main body; 122. cup rim; 13. cup cover; 131. cover main body; 1311. straw hole; 1312. sealing block; 132. cover cap; 14. straw.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0031] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. Components of the embodiments of the present invention described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0032] Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but only to represent selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a refrigeration cup assembly 10 provided by the present invention mainly includes an ice-making mold 11, a cup body 12, a cup cover 13, and a straw 14, where the ice-making mold 11 is a hollow cylindrical cavity with an opening at one end and is made of a flexible material, and a plurality of ice compartments 113 are disposed in an inner cavity of the ice-making mold 11; the cup body 12 is detachably disposed in the ice-making mold 11, an outer side wall of the cup body is matched with the plurality of ice compartments 113 respectively to implement an ice-making operation, and the cup body 12 can contain room temperature drinks or a mixture of ice cubes made in the ice-making mold 11 and the room temperature drinks; the cup cover 13 is detachably disposed on the cup body 12; the straw 14 is detachably penetrated through the cup cover 13 to extend into the cup body 12, and the drinks inside the cup body 12 can be sucked through the straw 14.
[0034] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the ice-making mold 11 is made of a silicone material and includes a main housing 111 and an annular cover body 112; the main housing 111 is a cylindrical silicone housing with an opening at one end, and the plurality of ice compartments 113 are disposed on an inner side wall of the main housing 111, respectively; and the annular cover body 112 is hollow ring-shaped, is integrally molded at the opening of the main housing 111, and is capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body 12. Specifically, the outer side wall of the main housing 111 is provided with anti-slip stripes 1111, and a friction between the main housing 111 and a hand of a user can be increased through the anti-slip stripes 1111, thus facilitating the user to take the ice-making mold 11.
[0035] As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, each ice compartment 113 includes an upper side wall 1131, a lower side wall 1132, a left side wall 1133, a right side wall 1134, and a rear side wall 1135 which define an interior space of the ice compartment; the rear side wall 1135 is a portion of the inner side wall of the main housing 111; the upper side wall 1131 and the lower side wall 1132 are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the main housing 111, respectively; the left side wall 1133 and the right side wall 1134 are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the main housing 111, respectively; and the upper side wall 1131, the lower side wall 1132, the left side wall 1133, and the right side wall 1134 are capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body 12, respectively, so as to form an accommodating space for making ice cubes. Specifically, the upper side wall 1131 disposed at an uppermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing 111 is a portion of the annular cover body 112, and the lower side wall 1132 disposed at a lowermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing 111 is a portion of a bottom of the main housing 111; the upper side wall 1131 and the lower side wall 1132 disposed at a middle position of the inner side wall of the main housing 111 are disposed obliquely downwards, respectively, and such a design facilitates the ice cubes disposed in the ice compartments 113 to slide out. Connecting positions between the upper side wall 1131 and the left side wall 1133 and between the upper side wall and the right side wall 1134 are provided with an arc-shaped connecting part 1136, respectively; connecting positions between the lower side wall 1132 and the left side wall 1133 and between the lower side wall and the right side wall 1134 are also provided with an arc-shaped connecting part 1136, respectively, and such a design also facilitates the ice cubes disposed in the ice compartments 113 to slide out. A water inlet gap 1137 is disposed at a connecting position of two adjacent ice compartments 113, thereby facilitating water in the main housing 111 to circulate in the plurality of ice compartments 113.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the cup body 12 is made of a plastic material and includes a cup main body 121 and a cup rim 122 that are integrally molded; the cup main body 121 is a hollow cylindrical cavity with an opening at one end, and can contain room temperature drinks or a mixture of ice cubes made in the ice-making mold 11 and the room temperature drinks therein; the cup rim 122 is disposed at an uppermost end of the cup main body 121, a height that the cup rim is disposed on the cup main body 121 is greater than a height of the main housing 111, and such a design facilitates the cup body 12 to be conveniently removed from the ice-making mold 11 through the cup rim 122; and the cup cover 13 is detachably disposed in the cup rim 122.
[0037] As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the cup cover 13 is made of a silicone material and includes a cover main body 131 and at least one cover cap 132 that are integrally molded; the cover main body 131 is detachably disposed on the cup body 12 in a sealed manner, so as to seal the drinks inside the cup body 12; and the at least one cover cap 132 is fixedly disposed on a side edge of the cover main body 131 and has a height greater than that of the cup rim 122, and the cover main body 131 can be conveniently removed from the cup body 12 through the at least one cover cap 132. In this embodiment, two cover caps 132 are symmetrically disposed on the side edge of the cover main body 131. Specifically, a straw hole 1311 is formed in the cover main body 131 in a penetrating manner, and the straw 14 extends into the cup body 12 by penetrating through the cover main body 131 via the straw hole 1311; a plurality of sealing blocks 1312 are disposed in the straw hole 1311, and the plurality of sealing blocks 1312 are integrally molded with the cover main body 131 and are capable of being in sealed contact connection with an outer side wall of the straw 14. Through the mutual cooperation of the plurality of sealing blocks 1312, the straw hole 1311 can be sealed while different sizes of straws 14 can be matched, thus effectively preventing the drinks inside the cup body 12 from leaking out from the straw hole 1311.
[0038] It should be noted that a refrigeration cup assembly 10 provided by the present invention includes the following specific use process: when ice-making is required, the purified water is first injected into the ice-making mold 11, and then the cup body 12 is placed into the ice-making mold 11, the outer side wall of the cup body 12 is in contact connection with the plurality of ice compartments 113, respectively, the purified water in the ice-making mold 11 enters the plurality of ice compartments 113 through the water inlet gap 1137, then the cup cover 13 is covered, the combination is placed into a refrigerator for freezing, and the purified water contained in the plurality of ice compartments 113 is formed into ice cubes through the refrigerator, thus implementing an ice-making operation. When the assembly needs to be used as a refrigeration cup, a combination of the ice-making mold 11 after completing ice-making, the cup body 12, and the cup cover 13 are removed from the refrigerator, the cup cover 13 is opened, a drink is injected into the cup body 12, and then the cup cover 13 is sealed on the cup body 12, then the straw 14 extends into the cup body 12 via the straw hole 1311 for sucking, the drink inside the cup body 12 is cooled by the ice cubes in the plurality of ice compartments 113 on the ice-making mold 11, alternatively, the ice cubes in the ice compartments 113 can also be poured into the cup body 12 to be mixed with the drink. Meanwhile, the cup body 12 and the cup cover 13 can also be used separately as a conventional water cup, thus realizing multiple functions of the refrigeration cup assembly 10.
[0039] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. To simplify the description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combinations of these technical features, all possible combinations should be considered to fall within the scope of the specification.
[0040] The above embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present invention, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed but should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention and these modifications and improvements should all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the appended claims.
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[0031]To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. Components of the embodiments of the present invention described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0032]Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but only to represent selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creati...
Claims
1. A refrigeration cup assembly, comprising:an ice-making mold, wherein the ice-making mold is a hollow cavity with an opening at one end and is made of a flexible material, and a plurality of ice compartments are disposed on an inner side wall of the ice-making mold, respectively;a cup body, wherein the cup body is a hollow cavity with an opening at one end and is detachably disposed in the ice-making mold, and an outer side wall of the cup body is capable of being in detachable contact connection with the plurality of ice compartments, respectively; anda cup cover detachably disposed on the cup body, whereineach ice compartment comprises an upper side wall, a lower side wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a rear side wall which define an interior space of the ice compartment; the rear side wall is a portion of the inner side wall of the ice-making mold; the upper side wall and the lower side wall are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the ice-making mold, respectively; the left side wall and the right side wall are disposed opposite to each other and are integrally molded with the ice-making mold, respectively; and the upper side wall, the lower side wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall are capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body, respectively, so as to form an accommodating space for making ice cubes;the ice-making mold is made of a silicone material;the ice-making mold comprises a main housing and an annular cover body; the main housing is a cylindrical silicone housing with an opening at one end, and the plurality of ice compartments are disposed on an inner side wall of the main housing, respectively; and the annular cover body is hollow ring-shaped, is integrally molded at the opening of the main housing, and is capable of being in contact connection with the outer side wall of the cup body;an outer side wall of the main housing is provided with anti-slip stripes;the refrigeration cup assembly can be used for making ice, refrigeration, and the cup body and the cup cover can be used separately as conventional water cups, thereby realizing the multifunctionality of the refrigeration cup assembly.
2. (canceled)3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein the upper side wall disposed at an uppermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing is a portion of the annular cover body, and the lower side wall disposed at a lowermost end of the inner side wall of the main housing is a portion of a bottom of the main housing.
6. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein the upper side wall and the lower side wall disposed at a middle position of the inner side wall of the main housing are disposed obliquely downwards, respectively.
7. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cup body is made of a plastic material and comprises a cup main body and a cup rim that are integrally molded; the cup main body is a hollow cylindrical cavity with an opening at one end; and the cup rim is disposed at an uppermost end of the cup main body, and a height that the cup rim is disposed on the cup main body is greater than a height of the main housing.
8. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 7, wherein the cup cover is made of a silicone material and comprises a cover main body and at least one cover cap that are integrally molded; the cover main body is detachably disposed on the cup body in a sealed manner; and the at least one cover cap is fixedly disposed on a side edge of the cover main body and has a height greater than that of the cup rim.
9. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a straw, wherein the straw is detachably penetrated through the cover main body to extend into the cup body.
10. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 9, wherein a straw hole is formed in the cover main body in a penetrating manner, and the straw extends into the cup body by penetrating through the cover main body via the straw hole.
11. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of sealing blocks are disposed in the straw hole, and the plurality of sealing blocks are integrally molded with the cover main body and are capable of being in sealed contact connection with an outer side wall of the straw.
12. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein connecting positions between the upper side wall and the left side wall and between the upper side wall and the right side wall are provided with an arc-shaped connecting part, respectively; and connecting positions between the lower side wall and the left side wall and between the lower side wall and the right side wall are also provided with an arc-shaped connecting part, respectively.
13. The refrigeration cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein a water inlet gap is disposed at a connecting position between two adjacent ice compartments.