1. A container, characterized in that it comprises an upper part (11), a lower part (12) and a transition (13) between the upper part (11) and the lower part (12), the upper part (11) being through-going and the lower part (12) being closed underneath, the upper part (11) having a diameter greater than the lower part (12), the upper part (11) and the lower part (12) each being of cylindrical or frusto-conical configuration, the container further comprising an insert (14), the insert (14) being through-going and the insert (14) being supported underneath on the transition (13).

2. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the height of the insert (14) corresponds to the height of the upper part (11) and that the height of the insert (14) corresponds to half the radius of the opening above the upper part (11).

3. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert (14) is of cylindrical or frustoconical configuration and in that the diameter of the insert (14) is smaller than the diameter of the upper portion (11).

4. The container according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing membrane (15) for closing the opening above the upper portion (11).

5. Container according to claim 4, wherein the sealing film (15) is made of aluminium or plastic and/or wherein the sealing film (15) is fixed to the upper part (11) by plastic sealing.

6. Tool for a container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a knife portion (21) for cutting the sealing film (15) and a ring portion (22) for pressing the cut sealing film (15) between the upper portion (11) and the insert portion (14) of the container.

7. Tool according to claim 6, characterized in that the knife part (21) is fixedly connected to the ring part (22), the diameter of the ring part (22) being between the diameter of the upper part (11) and the diameter of the insert part (14).

8. Tool according to claim 6, characterized in that the knife (21) has a spike (23) for piercing the center of the sealing membrane (15).

9. Tool according to claim 6, characterized in that the knife portion (21) has one or more blades (24), each blade (24) extending in a radial direction of the ring portion (22) in correspondence of an opening above the upper portion (11).

10. Tool according to claim 6, characterized in that the tool further comprises a holder for placing the container and a guide for guiding the holder in its movement, a spring (27) being provided between the holder and the guide, which spring (27) in the case of deformation is able to drive the holder in the direction of the knife (21).

11. A portable beverage bottle with a tool according to any one of claims 6-10, wherein the beverage bottle comprises a first and a second housing (32) separable from each other, the beverage bottle further comprising an intermediate housing (33) between the first and second housing (32), a liquid chamber being provided in the first housing, the knife portion and the ring portion being located in the intermediate housing (33), the holder and the guide frame being located in the second housing (32).

12. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 11, wherein the intermediate housing (33) is fixedly or detachably connected with the first housing.

13. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 12, wherein the intermediate housing (33) is screwable onto the first housing and the second housing (32) is screwable onto the intermediate housing (33).

14. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 11, wherein the guide frame is integrated in the second housing (32), the frame having a receiving portion (251), the shape of the receiving portion (251) corresponding to the shape of the container and the receiving portion (251) for receiving the container.

15. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 14, wherein a hook portion (252) is provided on the bracket, a cover portion (321) is provided on the second housing (32), and a mating hook portion (322) is provided on the cover portion (321), the mating hook portion (322) being capable of mating with the hook portion (252).

16. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 15, wherein a button (323) is provided on the cover portion (321), said button (323) being capable of acting on either the hook portion (252) or the engaging hook portion (322) such that the hook portion (252) is disengaged from the engaging hook portion (322).

17. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 16, wherein two hook portions (252) are provided below the bracket, which are pivotally connected to the bracket, respectively, wherein an elastic member (253) is provided between the two hook portions (252), and wherein free ends of the two hook portions (252) tend to move away from each other under the action of the elastic member (253), and wherein the button (323) is capable of bringing the free ends of the two hook portions (252) closer to each other.

18. A portable beverage bottle according to claim 14, wherein a hole (324) is provided on the second housing (32), and a guide groove (254) is provided on the holder, and a pin (325) passing through the hole (324) can be inserted into the guide groove (254) to guide the sliding of the holder.

Background

With the increasing living standard of people, people are pursuing to supplement nutriments more and more. There is a need in the market for a nutritional solution that can store ingredients and be dispensed on demand. There is a bottled nutritional product which allows one to add nutritional ingredients to a liquid to make up a desired nutritional solution when required. The nutritional ingredients may be nutritional ingredients required by the infant, such as milk powder, nutritional ingredients required to be supplemented after exercise, such as electrolytes or proteins, and nutritional ingredients may be additives for improving mouthfeel, such as sugar and the like.

However, how to conveniently store the nutritional ingredients and how to conveniently release the nutritional ingredients into the liquid when needed is a problem that needs to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention proposes a container that is able to conveniently store nutritional ingredients and facilitate the release of the nutritional ingredients when needed.

According to one aspect of the invention, a container is proposed, which comprises an upper part, a lower part and a transition between the upper part and the lower part, the upper part being through-penetrating and the lower part being closed below, the upper part having a larger diameter than the lower part, the upper part and the lower part each having a cylindrical or truncated-cone configuration, and an insert part, the insert part being through-penetrating and the lower part of the insert part being supported at the transition.

According to the container proposed by an aspect of the present invention, the height of the insert part corresponds to the height of the upper part, and the height of the insert part corresponds to half of the radius of the opening above the upper part.

According to a container proposed by an aspect of the present invention, the insert portion is configured in a cylindrical or truncated cone shape, and a diameter of the insert portion is smaller than a diameter of the upper portion.

According to one aspect of the invention, the container further comprises a closure for closing the opening above the upper portion.

According to the container provided by one aspect of the invention, the sealing film is made of aluminum or plastic, and/or the sealing film is fixed with the upper part through plastic sealing.

Furthermore, the invention proposes a tool for such a container, comprising a knife portion for cutting through the sealing film and a ring portion for pressing the cut sealing film between an upper portion of the container and an insert portion.

According to one aspect of the invention, the blade portion is fixedly connected to the collar portion, the collar portion having a diameter between the diameter of the upper portion and the diameter of the insert portion.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the knife portion has a spike for piercing the center of the sealing membrane.

According to the tool proposed in one aspect of the present invention, the knife portion has one or more blades each extending in a radial direction of the ring portion corresponding to an opening above the upper portion.

According to the tool provided by the invention in one aspect, the tool further comprises a bracket and a guide frame, the bracket is used for placing the container, the guide frame is used for guiding the bracket to move, and a spring is arranged between the bracket and the guide frame and can drive the bracket to move towards the direction of the knife part under the condition of deformation.

The present invention also proposes a portable beverage bottle with such a tool, comprising a first and a second housing separable from each other, further comprising an intermediate housing located between the first and the second housing, a liquid chamber being provided in the first housing, the blade portion and the ring portion being located in the intermediate housing, the holder and the guide frame being located in the second housing.

According to the portable beverage bottle of one aspect of the present invention, the intermediate housing is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the first housing.

According to the portable beverage bottle proposed by an aspect of the present invention, the intermediate housing is screwed to the first housing, and the second housing is screwed to the intermediate housing.

According to a portable beverage bottle proposed by an aspect of the present invention, the guide frame is integrated with the second housing, the holder has a receiving portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of the container and receiving the container.

According to a portable beverage bottle proposed in an aspect of the present invention, a hook portion is provided on the holder, a lid portion is provided on the second housing, and a mating hook portion capable of mating with the hook portion is provided on the lid portion.

According to a portable beverage bottle proposed in an aspect of the present invention, a button is provided on the lid portion, the button being capable of acting on the hook portion or the engaging hook portion so that the hook portion is disengaged from the engaging hook portion.

According to a portable beverage bottle proposed in one aspect of the present invention, two hook portions are provided below the holder, which are pivotably connected to the holder, respectively, and an elastic member is provided between the two hook portions, free ends of the two hook portions are inclined away from each other by the elastic member, and the button is capable of bringing the free ends of the two hook portions close to each other.

According to a portable beverage bottle proposed by an aspect of the present invention, a hole is provided on the second housing, and a guide groove is provided on the holder, and a pin passing through the hole can be inserted into the guide groove to guide the sliding of the holder.

The beneficial effects of the invention include: in the container according to the invention, by configuring the insert part supported to the transition part, the sealing film for closing the container can be brought between the transition part and the upper part of the container after cutting the sealing film, thereby facilitating the release of the nutritional ingredients.

Drawings

The disclosure of the present invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the drawings are designed solely for the purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts unless otherwise specified. Wherein:

fig. 1 shows schematically in a perspective view a container according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 shows schematically the container of fig. 1 in an exploded view;

FIG. 3 schematically shows the container of FIG. 1 in a cross-sectional view;

fig. 4 shows schematically in a perspective view an operating state using a tool according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates, in partial cross-section, another operating condition of the tool of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates, in cross-section, yet another operating condition for use of the tool of FIG. 4;

fig. 7 shows schematically in a sectional view an operating state using a tool according to another embodiment of the invention, in which the spring is uncompressed;

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates, in cross-section, another operating condition of the tool of FIG. 7 in which the spring is compressed;

fig. 9 shows schematically in a sectional view a further operating condition of the tool of fig. 7, in which the container is opened;

fig. 10 schematically shows in an exploded view a portable beverage bottle (partial) according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 schematically shows the portable beverage bottle of fig. 10 in a perspective view with the middle housing removed and the spring uncompressed;

FIG. 12 schematically shows the portable beverage bottle of FIG. 10 in a cut-away view with the middle housing removed and the spring uncompressed;

FIG. 13 schematically shows the portable beverage bottle of FIG. 10 in cross-section with the spring uncompressed;

fig. 14 schematically shows in perspective the portable beverage bottle of fig. 10 with the middle housing removed and the spring compressed;

FIG. 15 schematically shows the portable beverage bottle of FIG. 10 in a cut-away view with the middle housing removed and the spring compressed;

fig. 16 schematically shows in cross-section the portable beverage bottle of fig. 10 with the spring compressed;

fig. 17 schematically shows the portable beverage bottle of fig. 10 in a partial cross-sectional view.

Detailed Description

It is easily understood that according to the technical solution of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can propose various alternative structures and implementation ways without changing the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the technical aspects of the present invention, and should not be construed as all of the present invention or as limitations or limitations on the technical aspects of the present invention.

The terms of orientation of up, down, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, and the like referred to or may be referred to in this specification are defined relative to the configuration shown in the drawings, and are relative terms, and thus may be changed correspondingly according to the position and the use state of the device. Therefore, these and other directional terms should not be construed as limiting terms.

A container according to an embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with fig. 1 to 3, where it can be seen that: the container comprises an upper part 11, a lower part 12 and a transition 13 between said upper part 11 and said lower part 12. The upper part 11 is through-going and the lower part 12 is closed below, the diameter of the upper part 11 being larger than the diameter of the lower part 12, so that the upper part 11, the lower part 12 and the transition part 13 form an open container, the opening above the upper part 11 being the opening of the container. The upper part 11 and the lower part 12 are each of cylindrical or frustoconical configuration, preferably with the centre line of symmetry of the upper part 11 coinciding with the centre line of symmetry of the lower part 12. The container further comprises an insert part 14, which insert part 14 is through-going and which insert part 14 is supported below to the transition part 13. Preferably, the transition portion 13 extends substantially in the radial direction of the upper portion 11 or the lower portion 12, so as to provide a secure support for the insert portion 14. In the container, in particular in the receiving space formed by the lower part 12 and the insert part 14, nutritional ingredients can be stored. The container further comprises a sealing film 15 for closing the opening above the upper part 11, i.e. the sealing film 15 is used to close the opening of the container so that the nutritional ingredients stored in the container do not spill out. Preferably, the sealing film 15 is made of aluminum or plastic, and/or the sealing film 15 is fixed to the upper portion 11 by plastic sealing.

In the container according to the invention, the insert 14 supported by the transition 13 is configured such that, after cutting the film 15 for closing the container, the film 15 can be brought between the transition 13 and the upper part 11 of the container, thereby facilitating the release of the nutritional ingredient.

Preferably, the height of the insert part 14 corresponds to the height of the upper part 11, i.e. the extension of the insert part 14 in the vertical direction corresponds approximately to the extension of the upper part 11 in the vertical direction. It is further preferred that the extension of the embedding portion 14 in the vertical direction is slightly greater than the extension of the upper portion 11 in the vertical direction. In this way, when the film 15 closes the container, the film 15 lies above the insert 14, so that the nutritional ingredients stored in the container do not substantially spill into the space between the insert 14 and the upper part 11.

Preferably, the height of the insert part 14 corresponds to half the radius of the opening above the upper part 11, i.e. the vertical extension of the insert part 14 corresponds approximately to half the radius of the opening above the upper part 11. It is further preferred that the length of the insertion section 14 in the vertical direction is slightly greater than half the radius of the opening above the upper section 11. In this way, after the sealing film 15 is cut, the sealing film 15 having a length equal to or greater than the radius of the opening above the upper portion 11 can be pressed between the upper portion 11 and the insertion portion 14.

Preferably, the insert 14 is of substantially cylindrical or frustoconical configuration. The diameter of the insert part 14 is smaller than the diameter of the upper part 11 so that there is sufficient space to accommodate the cut-open sealing film 15 and a tool for pressing the cut-open sealing film 15 between the upper part 11 and the insert part 14 of the container. It is further preferred that the diameter of the insert part 14 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the upper part 11, without reducing too much the accommodation space for the nutritional ingredients formed by the insert part 14 and the lower part 12.

One exemplary manufacturing process for a container according to the present invention is: first, the upper portion 11, the lower portion 12, and the transition portion 13 are integrally formed by injection molding; injection molding the insert portion 14, and then inserting the insert portion 14 into the upper portion 11 such that the lower portion of the insert portion 14 is supported by the transition portion 13; then, the required nutritional ingredients are filled from the opening above the insert 14; finally, the sealing film 15 is applied to the annular edge of the upper part 11 by plastic sealing to close the container.

A tool according to an embodiment of the invention for a container according to any one or more of the preceding embodiments is shown in connection with fig. 4 to 6, where it can be seen that: the tool comprises a knife portion 21 and a ring portion 22, the knife portion 21 is used for cutting the sealing film 15, and the ring portion 22 is used for pressing the cut sealing film 15 into the space between the upper portion 11 and the embedding portion 14 of the container. The blade portion 21 and the ring portion 22 are made of food grade plastic, for example.

In the tool according to the invention, by configuring the knife portion 21 for cutting the sealing film 15 and the annular portion 22 for pressing the cut sealing film 15 into the space between the upper portion 11 and the embedding portion 14 of the container, the sealing film 15 can be brought into the space between the transition portion 13 and the upper portion 11 of the container by the annular portion 22 after the knife portion 21 cuts the sealing film 15 for closing the container, thereby facilitating the release of the nutritional ingredients contained in the container.

Preferably, the knife portion 21 is fixedly connected to the ring portion 22. The diameter of the ring-shaped part 22 is between the diameter of the upper part 11 of the container and the diameter of the insert part 14 of the container, so that the ring-shaped part 22 can smoothly enter between the upper part 11 of the container and the insert part 14 with the cut sealing film 15.

Preferably, the knife portion 21 has a sharp spike 23 for piercing the center of the sealing membrane 15, thereby facilitating the cutting of the sealing membrane 15. The knife section 21 has one or more blades 24, each blade 24 extending in the radial direction of the ring section 22 corresponding to the opening above the upper section 11, i.e. the extent of each blade 24 in the radial direction of the ring section 22 corresponds approximately to the diameter or radius of the opening above the upper section 11.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the knife section 21 has five blades 24, each blade 24 extending from the center of the ring-shaped section 22, and the extension of each blade 24 in the radial direction of the ring-shaped section 22 corresponds approximately to the radius of the opening above the upper section 11. The sealing film 15 can be cut into five parts by the knife 21. The insert 24 is configured obliquely, and the cutting edge of the insert 24 is lower in the vertical direction the closer to the center of the ring portion 22. That is, the blade 24 cuts the sealing film 15 from the center of the sealing film 15 to the edge of the sealing film 15.

An exemplary working process according to the tool shown in fig. 4 is: during the movement of the tool towards the container, the spikes 23 of the knife 21 first pierce the center of the sealing membrane 15; next, the blade 24 cuts the sealing film 15 from the center of the sealing film 15 to the edge of the sealing film 15; concomitantly, the annular portion 22 presses the sealing membrane 15 between the inset portion 14 and the upper portion 11 of the container when the blade 24 pierces the center of the sealing membrane 15, and as the blade 24 cuts through the sealing membrane 15, the annular portion 22 continues to press the sealing membrane 15 into the space between the inset portion 14 and the upper portion 11 of the container until the annular portion 22 presses against the underside of the inset portion 14 (or until the annular portion 22 presses against the transition portion 13 of the container).

In one embodiment according to the invention, and as shown with reference to fig. 7 to 9, the tool further comprises a support 25 for placing the container and a guide 26 for guiding the movement of the support, between which a spring 27 is arranged, which spring 27, in the event of deformation, is able to drive the movement of the support in the direction of the knife 21.

An exemplary working procedure according to the tool shown in fig. 7 to 9 is: firstly, the container is placed in the bracket, and the guide bracket is pushed to compress and deform the spring 27; the stop provided between the knife section 21 and the carriage is then released and the carriage drives the container towards the knife section 21 under the drive of the spring 27, as will be described later with reference to the above working procedure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the portable beverage bottle having the tool of any one or more of the foregoing embodiments includes a first housing and a second housing separable from each other, and further includes an intermediate housing between the first housing and the second housing. A liquid chamber is provided in the first housing for containing a liquid to be drunk. The knife and the ring are located in the intermediate housing, the holder and the guide are located in the second housing, and thus the container to be opened is also located in the second housing. In this embodiment, the configuration of the bracket and the guide frame is not limited to that shown in fig. 7 to 9.

In the portable beverage bottle according to the present invention, the liquid chamber is provided in the first housing, the blade part and the ring part are provided in the middle housing, and the holder and the guide frame are provided in the second housing, by which it is possible to easily install the container storing the nutritional ingredients, to easily release the nutritional ingredients stored in the container, to easily mix the released nutritional ingredients with the liquid, and to easily clean after use.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 10 to 17, the intermediate housing 33 is detachably connected to the first housing (not shown). Specifically, the intermediate housing 33 can be screwed to the first housing and the second housing 32 can be screwed to the intermediate housing 33 by threads respectively configured on the first housing, the intermediate housing 33, and the second housing 32, and the first housing, the intermediate housing 33, and the second housing 32 form a sealed space. In this way, the installation of the container and the cleaning of the portable beverage bottle are further facilitated. A seal ring 31 is provided between the second housing 32 and the intermediate housing 33.

Alternatively, the intermediate housing 33 may be fixedly connected to the first housing.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the guide frame is integrated in the second housing 32, i.e. the second housing 32 serves to receive and guide the bracket 25'. The holder 25' has a receiving portion 251, the shape of the receiving portion 251 corresponds to the shape of the container and the receiving portion 251 serves to receive the container. Preferably, the shape of the receiving portion 251 is configured to be equal to or at least partially slightly smaller than the outer shape of the container, so that the container can be snapped into the receiving portion 251 without being removed from the receiving portion 251 due to gravity or shaking when the container is loaded into the receiving portion 251. A hook portion 252 is provided below the holder, a cover portion 321 is provided below the second housing 32, and a mating hook portion 322 is provided on the cover portion 321, the mating hook portion 322 being capable of mating with the hook portion 252 so that the holder is held in a lower position. A button 323 is provided on the cover 321, and is located at the center of the cover 321, and the button 323 can act on the hook portion 252 to disengage the hook portion 252 from the engagement hook portion 322.

Alternatively, the button 323 can act on the mating hook portion 322 so that the hook portion 252 is disengaged from the mating hook portion 322.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, two hooks 252 are provided below the bracket, which are respectively pivotally connected to the bracket, and an elastic member 253 is provided between the two hooks 252, and the free ends of the two hooks 252 are inclined away from each other by the elastic member 253. The free ends of the two hook portions 252 are brought close to each other by the button 323, so that the hook portions 252 are disengaged from the engagement hook portions 322. A hole 324 is formed in the second housing 32, and a guide groove 254 is formed in the bracket, and a pin 325 passing through the hole 324 can be inserted into the guide groove 254 to guide the sliding of the bracket.

An exemplary working process according to the portable beverage bottle shown in the figures is: first, the container is placed in a holder located in the second housing 32; next, the bracket is pressed until the two hook portions 252 located below the bracket are hooked into the mating hook portions 322 located on the cover portion 321, so that the bracket is held in a lower position with the spring 27' between the bracket and the guide portion in a compressed state (shown with reference to fig. 14 to 16); then, the intermediate housing 33 is screwed to the first housing and the second housing 32 is screwed to the intermediate housing 33, and a desired liquid (e.g., water) is injected in the liquid chamber; thereafter, when necessary, by pressing a button 323 located on the cover 321, the button 323 acts on the hook 252 to disengage the hook 252 from the mating hook 322 (see fig. 17), and the holder is moved by the spring 27' in a direction away from the cover 321, i.e. towards the knife located in the middle housing 33, as described above with reference to the exemplary working procedure of the tool shown in fig. 7 to 9; after the knife portion cuts the sealing film 15 (shown with reference to fig. 11 to 13), the nutritional ingredients stored in the container are mixed with the liquid in the liquid chamber of the first housing, and the mixing of the nutritional ingredients with the liquid can also be accelerated by shaking the portable beverage bottle; thereafter, the user may unscrew the second casing 32 from the intermediate casing 33 or unscrew the intermediate casing 33 from the first casing to drink the liquid mixed with the nutritional ingredients, or the user may drink the liquid mixed with the nutritional ingredients directly through a drinking hole additionally provided in the first casing; finally, the user unscrews the second housing 32 from the intermediate housing 33 to remove the container, and unscrews the intermediate housing 33 from the first housing to facilitate cleaning.

The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the contents in the above description, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the above embodiments without departing from the technical spirit of the present application, and these changes and modifications should fall within the protective scope of the present application.