BEVERAGE CONTAINER

Abstract

A beverage container (2) is disclosed which has:a cup (4) with a wall (6) which delimits a receiving space (8) open on an upper side (O) of the cup (4) for liquid, anda cover (10) which is arranged removably on the upper side (O) of the cup (4) in such a manner that it closes a receiving space opening (12) of the receiving space (8) in a fluid-tight manner, whereina sensor unit (14) is arranged in the cover (10) for detecting an amount of liquid removed from the cup (4) by a user,the cover (10) has a light element (40) which is configured to light up in different colors depending on the amount of liquid removed by the user, andthe cover (10) further has a wireless communication unit (20) which is configured to communicate with a mobile terminal device of the user in such a manner that the amount of liquid removed by the user is detected, the cover further has a wireless communication unit configured to form a data connection with a mobile terminal device of the user and to transmit the detected amount of liquid to the mobile terminal device of the user for evaluation.

Claims

1. A beverage container (2) having: a cup (4) with a wall (6) which defines a receiving space (8) for liquid open on an upper side (O) of the cup (4), and a cover (10), which is removably arranged on the upper side (O) of the cup (4) in such a manner that it closes a receiving space opening (12) of the receiving space (8) in a fluid-tight manner, wherein a sensor unit (14) is arranged in the cover (10) for detecting a quantity of liquid removed from the cup (4) by a user, the cover (10) has a light element (40) which is configured to light up in different colors depending on the amount of liquid removed by the user and the cover (10) further has a wireless communication unit (20) which is configured to form a data connection with a mobile terminal device of the user and to transmit the detected quantity of liquid to the mobile terminal device of the user for evaluation.

2. A beverage cup (2) according to claim 1 wherein the sensor unit (14) is further configured to detect organic pollutants, particularly bacteria and/or viruses in the saliva of the user and/or at least one vital value derivable from the saliva of the user.

3. The beverage container (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cup (4) and/or the cover (10) has/have an electric energy store (22).

4. The beverage container (2) according to claim 3, wherein the cup (4) and/or the cover (10) has/have a charging element (24) for wired and/or wireless charging of the electric energy store (22).

5. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor unit (14) is arranged in the cover (10).

6. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the light element (40) is designed as a light ring, particularly as a LED light ring, which is arranged on an upper side of the cover (10).

7. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cover (10) has a cover flap (16) and a folding mechanism (18) on which the cover flap (16) is pivotably mounted from a closed position to an open position and vice versa.

8. The beverage container (2) according to claim 7, wherein the cover (10) has a locking unit (30) for locking the folding mechanism (18), which has a latching element (32) for locking the folding mechanism (18) and an unlocking element (34) for unlocking the latching element (32).

9. The beverage container (2) according to claim 8, wherein the unlocking element (34) is held in a locking position by means of at least one pair of magnets (38).

10. The beverage container (2) according to any of claims 7 to 9, wherein the folding mechanism (18) and the wireless communication unit (20) are designed to form the data connection with the mobile terminal device when the cover flap (16) is pivoted from the closed position to the open position.

11. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor unit (14) has a turbine sensor or a laser sensor or an ultrasonic sensor for detecting the amount of liquid removed.

12. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cup (4) and/or the cover (10) has/have a plastic material.

13. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving space (8) has a volume with a value in the area of 0.2 l to 1.5 l, preferably in the area of 0.5 l to 1 l and particularly with a value of 0.75 l.

14. The beverage container (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a carrying loop (28) is arranged on the cover (10).

Description

[0038] An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. These show a partially simplified representation:

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a perspective representation of a beverage container according to the invention with the cover flap open;

[0040] FIG. 2 shows a perspective representation of the beverage container according to the invention with the cover flap closed and

[0041] FIG. 3 shows a sketched top view of the beverage container according to the invention with the cover flap open.

[0042] In the figures, components with the same effect are always shown with the same reference numerals.

[0043] FIG. 1 shows a perspective representation of an embodiment of a beverage container 2 according to the invention. The beverage container 2 has a cup 4 with a wall 6. The wall 6 delimits a receiving space 8 (see FIG. 3) for liquid, which is open on an upper side O of the cup 4.

[0044] Further, the beverage container 2 has a cover 10 which is removably arranged on the upper side O of the cup 4 in such a manner that it closes a receiving space opening 12 (covered by arranged cover) of the receiving space 8. For example, the cover 10 is screwed onto the upper side O of the cup 4 for this purpose.

[0045] A sensor unit 14 is arranged in the cover 10 for detecting the amount of liquid removed from the cup 4 by a user.

[0046] In FIG. 1, the cover 10 is further represented in an open position. For closing and opening, i.e. transferring the cover 10 from a closed position to an open position, the cover 10 has a cover flap 16 and a folding mechanism 18, wherein the cover flap 16 is pivotably mounted on the folding mechanism 18 in order to be able to assume the aforementioned positions. In the exemplary embodiment in accordance with FIG. 1, the sensor unit 14 is arranged in the cover flap 16.

[0047] Furthermore, the cover 10 has a wireless communication unit 20. The wireless communication unit 20 is configured to form a data connection with a mobile terminal device (not shown) of the user. The wireless communication unit and the data connection designed by it also serve to transmit the detected, withdrawn amount of liquid to the user's mobile terminal device for evaluation.

[0048] In the exemplary embodiment in accordance with FIG. 1, the cover 10 also has an electric energy store 22, which for the sake of simplicity is only 20 shown as a rectangle. The electric energy store 22 is used to supply the sensor unit 14 and/or the wireless communication unit 20 with electric energy.

[0049] In order to charge the electric energy store 22, the cover 10 has a charging element 24, which is also only shown as a rectangle in this exemplary embodiment. The charging element 24 can be designed as a wireless charging element for inductive charging of the electric energy store 22. In addition or as an alternative, the cover 10 or the cup 4 may also have a charging element 24 for charging the electric energy store 22 by cable.

[0050] The beverage container 2 further comprises a carrying loop 28, which has a silicone and is particularly made of silicone.

[0051] According to the invention, the cover 10 has a locking unit 30. For its part, the locking unit 30 has a latching element 32 for locking the folding mechanism 18 and an unlocking element 34 for unlocking the latching element 32. The latching element 32 is designed as a latching tab that engages in a complementary holding tab 36 for closing the cover 10. To release this latching tab, the unlocking element 34 is moved in two axes, for example diagonally upwards, in order to press the latching tab out of the holding tab 36 and thus release the locking mechanism. The unlocking element 34 thus forms a threshold safety device.

[0052] To ensure a simple and reliable latching of the latching tab in the latching tab 36 during closing and that the unlocking element 34 does not hinder the formation of the latching connection, at least one pair of magnets 38, in FIG. 1 four pairs of magnets (only three visible) hold the unlocking element 34 in a locking position (position of the unlocking element 34 as represented in FIG. 1). Here, the unlocking element 34 lies flat on a surface of the cover 10.

[0053] In FIG. 2, the beverage container 2 is shown in accordance with FIG. 1, but with the cover 10 closed. This representation substantially corresponds to the figure described above, so that only the differences are referred to below in order to avoid repetition. In this view, a light element 40 designed as a LED ring can be seen, which is arranged on an upper side of the cover 10 and particularly on an upper side of the cover flap 16.

[0054] In the top view of the beverage container 2 according to the invention shown in FIG. 3 with the cover flap 16 open, the receiving space 8 of the cup 4 indicated by a mouthpiece 42 is particularly recognizable.

[0055] The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment described above. Rather, other variants of the invention can also be derived from this by the person skilled in art without departing from the subject matter of the invention. Particularly, all the individual features described in connection with the exemplary embodiments can furthermore be combined with one another in other ways without departing from the subject matter of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0056] 2 beverage container [0057] 4 cup [0058] 6 wall [0059] 8 receiving space [0060] 10 lid [0061] 12 receiving space opening [0062] 14 sensor unit [0063] 16 lid flap [0064] 18 folding mechanism [0065] 20 wireless communication unit [0066] 22 electric energy store [0067] 24 charging element [0068] 26 wireless communication unit [0069] 28 carrying loop [0070] 30 locking unit [0071] 32 latching element [0072] 34 unlocking element [0073] 36 latching tab [0074] 38 pair of magnets [0075] 40 light element [0076] 42 mouthpiece [0077] O upper side