WATER CUP WITH SELF-LOCKING FUNCTION

Abstract

A water cup with a self-locking function includes a cup body, a suction nozzle portion, a casing and a cup cover. The suction nozzle portion is connected to the cup body, and the suction nuzzle portion is arranged with limit teeth and an outlet pipe. The casing is sleeved on the suction nozzle portion and is penetrated by the outlet pipe. The casing is internally arranged with a clamping plate with a limit buckle and a toggle block, and the toggle block is capable of driving the limit buckle to be clamped with or disengaged from the limit teeth. The cup cover is connected to the casing and is arranged with a signal receiving unit, a driving member and a snap, and the signal receiving unit is capable of activating the driving member to drive the snap to be clamped with or disengaged from the snap position on the casing.

Claims

1. A water cup with a self-locking function, comprising a cup body, and further comprising: a suction nozzle portion, the suction nozzle portion being threadedly connected to a cup mouth of the cup body, and the suction nozzle portion being mounted with limit teeth and an outlet pipe connected to an interior of the cup body; a casing, the casing being rotatably sleeved on the suction nozzle portion, and the outlet pipe running through the casing to outside; the casing being internally mounted with a horizontally sliding clamping plate, the clamping plate being arranged with a limit buckle and a toggle block, the limit buckle corresponding to the limit teeth, the toggle block running through the casing to outside, and the toggle block being toggled to drive the limit buckle to be clamped with or disengaged from the limit teeth; and the casing being further arranged with a snap position; and a cup cover, the cup cover being mounted on the casing and the cup cover being mounted with a signal receiving unit, a driving member and a snap, the signal receiving unit being electrically connected to the driving member, and the driving member being connected to the snap in a driving manner; and the cup cover, when closed to the casing, blocking the outlet pipe and enclosing the toggle block, and the driving member being capable of driving the snap to be clamped with the snap position according to an instruction from the signal receiving unit, to fix the cup cover to the casing.

2. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein an annular turning groove is disposed on an outer side wall of the suction nozzle portion, turning buckles are arranged on an inner side wall of the casing, and the turning buckles, when the casing is sleeved on the suction nozzle portion, are clamped inside the turning groove and are movable in a direction of the turning groove.

3. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the limit teeth are arranged and are circumferentially arrayed on an outer wall of the outlet pipe, and the limit buckle is capable of aligning any one of the limit teeth one by one with the rotation of the casing.

4. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein a moving groove is disposed on an inner side of the casing, and locating posts are arranged at the moving groove; and the clamping plate is slidably mounted inside the moving groove, the clamping plate is disposed with first sliding ports that slide with the locating posts, the locating posts are threadedly connected to fixing bolts, and the fixing bolts abut against the clamping plate to restrict the clamping plate in the moving groove.

5. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 4, wherein the moving groove is disposed in a middle of the inner side of the casing, the outlet pipe runs through a middle of the casing to outside, and the clamping plate is disposed with a second sliding port that slides with the outlet pipe.

6. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein a top block is arranged on a top face of the cup cover, and a space-keeping port for the toggle block moving is disposed on the casing; and during closure of the casing by the cup cover, the top block enters the space-keeping port and drives the toggle block to move, to disengage the limit buckle from the limit teeth.

7. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 6, further comprising an elastic member, the clamping plate is arranged with an insertion post, the elastic member is arranged and sleeved on the insertion post, one end of the elastic member abuts against the clamping plate, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against an inner side wall of the casing; and when the top block drives the toggle block to move, the limit buckle is disengaged from the limit teeth and drives the elastic member to deform and store energy.

8. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein the snap is swingingly mounted on a bottom side of the cup cover, and a first coil spring is mounted at a position where the snap is connected to the cup cover; the driving member comprises a motor and a linkage block, the signal receiving unit is electrically connected to the motor, the linkage block is rotatably mounted inside the cup cover, and the linkage block is arranged with a bump corresponding to the snap; the motor is mounted inside the cup cover and is connected to the linkage block in a driving manner; and when the motor drives the linkage block to rotate, the bump drives the snap to swing and disengage from the snap position, and allows the first coil spring to deform and store energy.

9. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 7, wherein the signal receiving unit is a fingerprint recognition device, the fingerprint recognition device being mounted inside the cup cover and electrically connected to the motor, to control the starting and stopping of the motor according to the collected fingerprint information.

10. The water cup with a self-locking function according to claim 1, wherein a heat-insulating layer is arranged on a cup wall inside the cup body, the cup cover is further arranged with a rubber plug, and when the cup cover is closed to the casing, the outlet pipe is blocked by the rubber plug, to improve the heat-insulating effect.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings, as a part of the specification, are used for providing further understanding of the present disclosure, and are used for explaining the present disclosure together with examples of the present disclosure, and do not constitute a limitation on the present disclosure. In the accompanying drawings:

[0022] FIG. 1 shows an overall schematic structural diagram I of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 2 shows a front view of FIG. 1;

[0024] FIG. 3 shows a section view of FIG. 2 taken along A-A;

[0025] FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of A in FIG. 3;

[0026] FIG. 5 shows an overall schematic structural diagram II of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 6 shows an exploded schematic diagram I of an overall structure of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 7 shows an exploded schematic diagram II of the overall structure of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a suction nozzle portion of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG. 9 shows a schematic structural diagram I of a casing of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram II of the casing of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG. 11 shows a schematic structural diagram of a cup cover of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG. 12 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the cup cover of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG. 13 shows a section view of the cup cover of the present disclosure; and

[0035] FIG. 14 shows a schematic structural diagram of a driving member and a snap of the present disclosure.

[0036] Reference numerals and denotations thereof: 1cup body, 11cup mouth, 12heat-insulating layer, 2suction nozzle portion, 21limit tooth, 22outlet pipe, 23turning groove, 230guiding groove, 3casing, 30moving groove, 301locating post, 302fixing bolt, 31clamping plate, 311limit buckle, 312toggle block, 313first sliding port, 314second sliding port, 315insertion post, 32snap position, 33turning buckle, 34space-keeping port, 4cup cover, 40signal receiving unit, 401fingerprint collector, 402control panel, 403charging connector, 41driving member, 411motor, 412linkage block, 413bump, 42snap, 421first coil spring, 43top block, 44second coil spring, 45rubber plug, 46holding cavity, and 5elastic member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions of the examples in the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely by reference to the accompanying drawings of the examples in the present disclosure below. Obviously, the examples described are only some, rather than all examples of the present disclosure. On the basis of the examples of the present disclosure, all the other examples obtained by those ordinary skilled in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0038] Referring to FIGS. 1-6, a water cup with a self-locking function includes a cup body 1, a suction nozzle portion 2, a casing 3 and a cup cover 4. The suction nozzle portion 2 is threadedly connected to a cup mouth 11 of the cup body 1, and the suction nuzzle portion 2 is mounted with limit teeth 21 and an outlet pipe 22 connected to an interior of the cup body 1. The casing 3 is rotatably sleeved on the suction nozzle portion 2, and the outlet pipe 22 runs through the casing 3 to outside; the casing 3 is internally mounted with a horizontally sliding clamping plate 31, the clamping plate 31 is arranged with a limit buckle 311 and a toggle block 312, the limit buckle 311 corresponds to the limit teeth 21, the toggle block 312 runs through the casing 3 to outside, and the toggle block 312 is toggled to drive the limit buckle 311 to be clamped with or disengaged from the limit teeth 21; and the casing 3 is further arranged with a snap position 32. The cup cover 4 is mounted on the casing 3 and the cup cover 4 is mounted with a signal receiving unit 40, a driving member 41 and a snap 42, the signal receiving unit 40 is electrically connected to the driving member 41, and the driving member 41 is connected to the snap 42 in a driving manner; and the cup cover 4, when closed to the casing 3, blocks the outlet pipe 22 and encloses the toggle block 312, and the driving member 41 is capable of driving the snap 42 to be clamped with the snap position 32 according to an instruction from the signal receiving unit 40, to fix the cup cover 4 on the casing 3.

[0039] Specifically, under normal circumstances, the suction nozzle portion 2 is mounted at the cup mouth 11 of the cup body 1, the casing 3 is sleeved on the suction nozzle portion 2, and the limit buckle 311 on the clamping plate 31 is disengaged from the limit teeth 21 on the suction nozzle portion 2, at this time, a user rotates the casing 3, which will be rotated relative to the suction nozzle portion 2, and the suction nozzle portion 2 cannot be opened normally to prevent others from adding unidentified objects to the cup body 1. Meanwhile, after the user closes the cup cover 4 to the casing 3, the cup cover 4 blocks the outlet pipe 22 and encloses the toggle block 312, and the driving member 41 drives the snap 42 to be clamped with the snap position 32, so that the cup cover 4 is fixed on the casing 3, preventing others from accidentally drinking or removing the suction nozzle portion 2 by moving the clamping plate 31.

[0040] When drinking water is required, a signal is sent to the driving member 41 via the signal receiving unit 40, so that the driving member 41 controls the snap 42 to disengage from the snap position 32, and the cup cover 4 is opened to expose the outlet pipe 22 and the toggle block 312 on the casing 3, so the water inside the cup 1 can be sucked up normally through the outlet pipe 22. If water needs to be loaded into the cup body 1, the toggle block 312 is toggled to drive the clamping plate 31, allowing the limit buckle 311 to be clamped with the limit teeth 21, at which time the casing 3 and the suction nozzle portion 2 are locked relatively tightly, and the suction nozzle portion 2 can be turned by turning the casing 3, so that the suction nozzle portion 2 is removed from the cup body 1, and the cup body 1 is opened for loading water. After loading, the casing 3 is turned to screw the suction nozzle portion 2 tightly, and the toggle block 312 is toggled to drive the limit buckle 311 to be disengaged from the limit teeth 21, so that the casing 3 cannot continue to drive the suction nozzle portion 2.

[0041] In summary, by designing the driving member 41 and the snap 42, the cup cover 4 is locked on the casing 3 to close the outlet pipe 22 and enclose the toggle block 312, preventing others from accidentally drinking or opening the cup body 1; the limit buckle 311 is designed on the clamping plate 31 to cooperate with the limit teeth 21 on the suction nozzle portion 2, allowing the casing 3 to have the first state of independent rotation and the second state of synchronized rotation with the suction nozzle portion 2; and the horizontal sliding design of the clamping plate 31 enables the user to drive the clamping plate 31 to move by toggling the toggle block 312. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the water cup in this solution is capable of preventing others from opening the cup cover 4 or the cup body 1, improving the safety in use. In addition, no additional reset parts need to be mounted to drive the clamping plate 31, so construction cost can be reduced, and the overall service life is longer. In some special circumstances, such as the urgent need to open the cup body 1 to fill with water for saving a person, it is ensured that the user can remove the suction nozzle portion 2 to fill with water, with a good emergency capability.

[0042] Referring to FIGS. 3-9, an annular turning groove 23 is disposed on an outer side wall of the suction nozzle portion 2, turning buckles 33 are arranged on an inner side wall of the casing 3, and the turning buckles 3, when the casing 3 is sleeved on the suction nozzle portion 2, are clamped inside the turning groove 23 and are movable in a direction of the turning groove 23.

[0043] Specifically, the turning groove 23 and the turning buckle 33 can be used in conjunction to restrict the casing 3 to disengage from the suction nozzle portion 2. In the process of use, when the limit buckle 311 of the clamping plate 31 cooperates and is clamped with the limit teeth 21 on the suction nozzle portion 2, the casing 3 and the suction nozzle portion 2 are locked with each other, and the turning buckle 33 stops within the turning groove 23. When the limit buckle 311 of the clamping plate 31 is disengaged from the limit teeth 21 on the suction nozzle portion 2, the casing 3 and the suction nozzle portion 2 are disengaged from each other, and the turning buckle 33 rotates with the casing 3 and continues to move along the turning groove 23.

[0044] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 8-9, a guiding groove 230 is disposed on the outer side wall of the suction nozzle portion 2, the guiding groove 230 is vertically designed and located above the turning groove 23, and the turning buckle 33 is capable of moving along the guiding groove 230 and is disengaged from the guiding groove 230 to enter the turning groove 23. Therefore, the design of the guiding groove 230 can assist in the mounting of the turning buckle 33 into the turning groove 23, which improves the ease of assembling of the casing 3.

[0045] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 8-9, one limit tooth 21 can be arranged, in which case, whenever the user needs to remove the suction nozzle portion 2, the user has to first turn the casing 3 to align the limit buckle 311 with the limit tooth 21, and then move the clamping plate 31 to clamp the limit buckle 311 to the limit tooth 21, so as to make the casing 3 lock with the suction nozzle portion 2, and the whole process is more cumbersome. In response to this problem, in this example, a plurality of limit teeth 21 are arranged and are circumferentially arrayed on the outer wall of the outlet pipe 22.

[0046] Specifically, after the limit buckle 311 is disengaged from the limit teeth 21, the user can turn the casing 3 at will, and the limit buckle 311 can turn with the casing 3 to be aligned one by one with any one of the limit teeth 21. Therefore, when it is necessary to remove the suction nozzle portion 2, the user directly moves the clamping plate 31 so that the limit buckle 311 is clamped to any one of the limit teeth 21, which will make the casing 3 and the suction nozzle portion 2 lock without adjusting the turned position of the casing 3, which improves the convenience in operation.

[0047] Referring to FIGS. 9-10, a moving groove 30 is disposed on an inner side of the casing 3, and locating posts 301 are arranged at the moving groove 30; and the clamping plate 31 is slidably mounted in the moving groove 30, the clamping plate 31 is disposed with first sliding ports 313 that slide with the locating posts 301, the locating posts 301 are threadedly connected to fixing bolts 302, and the fixing bolts 302 abut against the clamping plate 31.

[0048] Specifically, under the restriction of the fixing bolt 302, the clamping plate 31 is slidably fixed in the moving groove 30, and when the toggle block 312 is toggled, the clamping plate 31 is moved along the moving groove 30, making the limit buckle 311 clamped with or disengaged from the limit teeth 21. The threaded connection between the fixing bolt 302 and the locating post 301 is convenient for the disassembling and reassembling of the clamping plate 31.

[0049] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 8-10, the moving groove 30 is disposed in a middle of an inner side of the casing 3, the outlet pipe 22 runs through a middle of the casing 3 to outside, and the clamping plate 31 is disposed with a second sliding port 314 that slides with the outlet pipe 22. The design of the second sliding port 314 can provide a space for the outlet pipe 22, and under this structural design, the suction nozzle portion 2, the casing 3, and the clamping plate 31 can be tightly fitted to each other, thereby reducing the overall volume and making the overall structure more compact.

[0050] Referring to FIGS. 5-6 and FIGS. 9-10, a top block 43 is arranged at a bottom face of the cup cover 4, a space-keeping port 34 for the toggle block 312 moving is disposed on the casing 3, and the top block 43 can enter the space-keeping port 34 as the cup cover 4 is flipped over to move against or away from the toggle block 312.

[0051] Specifically, during the closure of the casing 3 by the cup cover 4, the top block 43 gradually snaps into the space-keeping port 34 and moves against the toggle block 312, which in turn drives the clamping plate 31 to drive the limit buckle 311 to be disengaged from the limit teeth 21, ensuring that the casing 3 is in the first state of independent rotation while the cup cover 4 closes the outlet pipe 22, preventing others from opening the cup cover 4 and removing the suction nozzle portion 2.

[0052] When the cup cover 4 is flipped over to open the casing 3 to expose the outlet pipe 22, the top block 43 is detached from the space-keeping port 34 and the toggle block 312, at this time the user can drink normally through the outlet pipe 22, or toggle the toggle block 312 to move it within the space-keeping port 34, making the limit buckle 311 snap to the limit teeth 21, adjust the casing 3 and the suction nozzle portion 2 to the second state of synchronized rotation, and then turn the casing 3 to remove the suction nozzle portion 2 for filling with water.

[0053] In summary, the cooperation between the top block 43, the space-keeping port 34 and the toggle block 312 can force the limit buckle 311 to disengage from the limit teeth 21 when the cup cover 4 is closed to the casing 3, preventing others from opening the cup body 4 due to the fact that the user forgets to adjust the toggle block 312, and the practicability is further improved. Furthermore, one end of the top block 43 contacting the toggle block 312 is in an arc shape, and a face of the toggle block 312 contacting with the top block 43 is inclined, which is convenient for the top block 43 to squeeze the toggle block 312, and avoids rigid collision between the two and prolongs the service life of the relevant parts.

[0054] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 9-10, in the present disclosure, an elastic member 5 is further included, the clamping plate 31 is arranged with an insertion post 315, the elastic member 5 is sleeved and mounted on the insertion post 315, and one end of the elastic member 5 abuts against the clamping plate 31, and the other end of the elastic member 5 abuts against the inner side wall of the casing 3.

[0055] Specifically, when the cup cover 4 is closed to the casing 3, the top block 43 moves against the toggle block 312, causing the limit buckle 311 to be detached from the limit teeth 21, and the elastic member 5 deforms to store energy. When the cup cover 4 is flipped over to open the casing 3, the top block 43 is away from the toggle block 312, and the elastic member 5 releases energy to restore and drive the clamping plate 31 to reset, which in turn causes the limit buckle 311 to automatically snap to the limit teeth 21.

[0056] Therefore, the design of the elastic member 5 can make the clamping plate 31 automatically reset and improve the convenience in use, but as a non-essential part, even if the elastic member 5 is damaged and loses its elasticity, the clamping plate 31 can still be used in normal sliding and have a long service life.

[0057] It is to be noted that the elastic member 5 may be a spring, a rubber sleeve or other parts with deformation and recovery ability, which is not limited in the present disclosure, and for easy understanding, the elastic member 5 in this example is a spring.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 11-14, there are various types of mounting structures with respect to the driving member 41 and the snap 42, and they are more conventional in the art, so they are not limited in the present disclosure. For easy understanding, in this example, the snap 42 is swingingly mounted on a bottom side of the cup cover 4, and a first coil spring 421 is mounted at a position where the snap 42 is connected to the cup cover 4; the driving member 41 includes a motor 411 and a linkage block 412, the signal receiving unit 40 is electrically connected to the motor 411, the linkage block 412 is rotatably mounted inside the cup cover 4, and the linkage block 412 is arranged with a bump 413 corresponding to the snap 42; and the motor 411 is mounted inside the cup cover 4 and is connected to the linkage block 412 in a driving manner.

[0059] Specifically, when the motor 411 drives the linkage block 412 to turn forward, the bump 413 drives the snap 42 to swing away from the snap position 32, so that the cup cover 4 can be opened, and the first coil spring 421 deforms and accumulates energy in the process. When the user turns over the cup cover 4 to close the casing 3, the motor 411 drives the linkage block 412 to turn reversely, the bump 413 lifts the restriction on the snap 42, and the first coil spring 421 releases the energy and recovers, and drives the snap 42 to snap to the snap position 32, so that the cup cover 4 can be locked on the casing 3.

[0060] Referring to FIG. 14, a second coil spring 44 may be mounted at a position where the cup cover 4 is connected to the casing 3, so that the opened cup cover 4 can be automatically reset after being subjected to a force, which improves the feel of use.

[0061] Referring to FIGS. 11-13, the signal receiving unit 40 may be a wireless signal module (not shown in figures), which serves to receive signals sent by a remote control or a cell phone application (APP), and then control the starting and stopping of the driving member 41 according to the signals; and it may be a touch screen (not shown in figures), which serves to start the driving member 41 by inputting a correct password. Due to the variety of ways, there is no limitation in the present disclosure. For more convenient use, the signal receiving unit 40 in this example is a fingerprint recognition device. The fingerprint recognition device, which is mounted inside the cup cover 4 and electrically connected to the motor 411, serves to control the starting and stopping of the motor 411 by the collected fingerprint information, and is very convenient to use.

[0062] The fingerprint recognition device is an existing product, which mainly includes a fingerprint collector 401, a control panel 402, a battery (not shown in figures), and a charging connector 403. The fingerprint collector 401 and the charging connector 403 are mounted on an outer side wall of the cup cover 4, the battery and the control panel 402 are mounted inside the cup cover 4, and the control panel 402 is electrically connected to the fingerprint collector 401, the battery, the charging connector 403, and the motor 411.

[0063] Specifically, the fingerprint collector 401 serves to record the fingerprint information of the user, the control panel 402 serves to convert and transmit signals, the battery serves to supply power to the control panel 402, and the charging connector 403 can be connected to an external power source to charge the battery. When in use, if the input fingerprint information is incorrect, the fingerprint collector 401 sends a shutdown instruction to the motor 411 via the control panel 402, avoiding the cup cover 4 from being opened. If the input fingerprint information is correct, the fingerprint collector 401 sends a start instruction to the motor 411 via the control panel 402 to control the snap 42 to disengage from the snap position 32, so that the cup cover 4 can be opened.

[0064] Referring to FIGS. 3-4, a heat-insulating layer 12 is arranged on a cup wall inside the cup body 1, the cup cover 4 is further arranged with a rubber plug 45, and when the cup cover 4 is closed to the casing 3, the outlet pipe 22 is blocked by the rubber plug 45.

[0065] Specifically, the heat-insulating layer 12 and the rubber plug 45 are used in conjunction, so that the cup body 1 can be fully sealed and have a heat preservation effect, and the design of the rubber plug 45 also prevents the water inside the cup body 1 from seeping out through the outlet pipe 22.

[0066] Further, to facilitate the user to drink by biting, the outlet pipe 22 usually protrudes above the casing 3, and to better accommodate the outlet pipe 22, in this example, a holding cavity 46 is disposed at a bottom of the cup cover 4, and the rubber plug 45 is mounted inside the holding cavity 46; and after the cup cover 4 is closed to the casing 3, a top end of the outlet pipe 22 is placed in the holding cavity 46 and blocked by the rubber plug 45, and this design provides a space for the protruding outlet pipe 22.

[0067] It is to be noted that although the examples of the present disclosure have been shown and described, for those ordinary skilled in the art, it can be understood as various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made on these examples within the principle and spirit of the present disclosure.