CN101554536A - Toy cup and toy dispenser for simulating dispensing of beverage into the toy cup - Google Patents

Abstract

A toy cup, and a toy dispenser for simulating the dispensing of a beverage therein, which are realistic because a liquid in the toy cup gradually goes out of sight when the toy cup is tilted, and returns when the toy cup is set on the toy dispenser and an operating member is operated, as if a drink were poured from a dispenser into a cup. The toy cup includes a hermetically closed container and a division plate dividing an interior of the container into upper and lower chambers. The division plate has a plurality of small holes at its periphery at predetermined intervals for communicating the chambers and permitting a liquid to flow, and an upwardly protruding vent tube provided at the center thereof to communicate the chambers with each other. Opening/closing of the vent tube is controlled by a control valve. The toy dispenser includes a placement base, on which the toy cup is placed, and a control device provided above the placement base for controlling opening/closing of the control valve.

Description

Toy cup and being used to imitates the toy dispensing device of beverage dispensing to toy cup

Technical field

[0001] the present invention relates to toy cup and being used to imitates the toy dispensing device of beverage dispensing to toy cup.

Background technology

[0002] routinely, a kind of toy feeding bottle has been proposed, the liquid of the imitation beverage that wherein when container is squeezed, fills in the container seem to have disappeared (referring to for example Japanese Utility Model number of registration 3079103).This toy feeding bottle has following container and the upper container of separating and only being interconnected by through hole by minute retaining piece.Instantly the hollow wall of container is full of the opaque white color liquid of imitation milk and inserts an end of toy feeding bottle in the rag baby mouth subsequently and the toy feeding bottle is tilted as when breast-feeding to rag baby, liquid in the following container moves in the upper container by through hole gradually, and the amount of liquid in the following container reduces, thus, giving beholder's impression seems that milk amount in the feeding bottle reduces because rag baby has drunk milk.

[0003] in above-mentioned toy feeding bottle, when the toy feeding bottle was tilted, the liquid in the following container moved in the upper container gradually by through hole, but when the toy feeding bottle when heeling condition returns to plumbness, the liquid in the upper container turns back to down in the container gradually.Therefore, a problem of above-mentioned toy feeding bottle is, though it is true to nature when breast-feeding, because when the toy feeding bottle returns to its reset condition, liquid turns back to down spontaneously and makes it lack authenticity in the container.

Summary of the invention

[0004] the present invention and addressing the above problem is proposed.An object of the present invention is to provide toy cup and be used for imitating the toy dispensing device of beverage dispensing to toy cup, they are true to nature, because when toy cup tilts, liquid in the toy cup disappears from the visual field gradually, even when toy cup when heeling condition returns to plumbness, the liquid that can not that has disappeared from the visual field returns, and when toy cup is placed on the toy dispensing device and has operated control member, liquid is back in the toy cup, seems thus beverage is poured into the cup from dispensing device.

[0005] in order to address the above problem, toy cup according to a first aspect of the invention comprises: airtight container; The inside of airtight container is divided into the demarcation strip of chamber and following chamber, and demarcation strip has a plurality of apertures that with predetermined space being used to of forming chamber and following chamber are interconnected at its periphery, and is arranged on its center so that make the chamber and breather pipe that following chamber is interconnected; The liquid of the imitation beverage that comprises in the container, liquid moves between last chamber and following chamber by a plurality of apertures; Control valve is used for the opening and closing breather pipe; And propulsion members, be used for propulsion control valve so that close breather pipe.Control valve is operated so that by advancing release component to open breather pipe against the propulsive force of propulsion members.

[0006] preferably, be provided with first magnet in the control valve; Advance release component to form by second magnet that is used to act on first magnet; And when second magnet acts on first magnet, control valve is moved against the propulsive force of propulsion members, and breather pipe is unlocked.

[0007] second magnet can be arranged on an end of toy container for drink, wherein forms this toy container for drink so that imitation comprises the bottle of beverage.

[0008] ideally, this container is formed by cup that forms down the chamber and the lid that forms the chamber, combine demarcation strip between cup and the lid, but lid has the top board of compressive deformation, top board has the button that is used to press control valve with its abutment setting, and button constitutes the propelling release component; And press control valve by button, and breather pipe from above press down the lid top board the time open.

[0009] in addition, toy dispensing device according to a second aspect of the invention is to be used to imitate with the toy dispensing device of beverage dispensing to above-mentioned toy cup.The toy dispensing device comprises the arrangement base, and toy cup is placed on it; And control device, being arranged on and settling the base top, control device is controlled the opening and closing of breather pipe by control valve.

[0010] preferably, control device comprises the movable part with second magnet that constitute to advance release component and is used for the operant activity operation member, movable part towards and move away from control valve; And when operation during this control member, movable part arrives near the control valve, and second magnet acts on first magnet that is arranged in the control valve, and control valve is moved against the propulsive force of propulsion members, to open breather pipe.

[0011] in addition, preferably, the toy dispensing device forms with the shape of box with open front, and has and be arranged on the top board of settling the base top; Control member is outstanding from top board at an upper portion thereof, with vertically manner setting, and has the conjugate foramen that level is elongated; Movable part is located pivotly (pivotably) journalled in the top and is connected (joumal) on top board, has second magnet of setting at its lower end, and has and be used for the engages axle that engages with conjugate foramen; And when the push member, movable part pivots downwards, and second magnet becomes and be positioned near first magnet of control valve top, and makes the propulsive force rising of control valve against propulsion members by the gravitation between second magnet and first magnet.

[0012] according to a first aspect of the invention, can realize a kind of toy cup, it is true to nature: the state of having been drunk and made down by aperture the last chamber of beverage inflow the chamber in the time of can keeping from the inclination toy cup because of the beverage in the cup, because the liquid that aperture is flowed into blocks, above chamber becomes enclosure space, prevented that air from further entering the chamber, and even when toy cup returns to its original vertical state, the liquid in the last chamber also can't turn back to down the chamber; And wherein up to making control valve move and open breather pipe against the propulsive force of propulsion members by the propelling release component, the liquid of chamber just turns back to down the chamber in the inflow.

[0013] according to one embodiment of present invention, because first magnet is arranged in the control valve and advance release component to be made up of second magnet, so can realize a kind of toy dispensing device, it is true to nature, because when making second magnet near toy cup, seem dispensing device just with beverage dispensing in cup, this is because second magnet attracts to be arranged on first magnet in the control valve and control valve is moved to open breather pipe, thereby down the air in the chamber flows into and goes up the chamber, and the liquid of going up in the chamber flows into chamber down by aperture.

[0014] according to a second aspect of the invention, because the toy dispensing device comprises the arrangement base that toy cup is placed on it and is arranged on the control device of settling the base top to be used to control the opening and closing of breather pipe, therefore, can realize the toy dispensing device, it is true to nature, because when toy cup places arrangement base and operating control device, look like dispensing device just with beverage dispensing in cup, this is because control valve is moved, open breather pipe, air in the following chamber flows into goes up the chamber, and the liquid of going up in the chamber flows into chamber down by aperture.

[0015] according to one embodiment of present invention, can realize a kind of toy dispensing device, it allows the user to experience as him and is just operating the sensation of actual dispensing device, because seem dispensing device only by the operating operation member with beverage dispensing in cup, and do not need directly to touch toy cup, this is because when this control member of operation, being arranged on second magnet in the movable part arrives near the toy cup and attracts first magnet, make control valve move and open breather pipe thus, air in the following chamber flows into goes up the chamber, and the liquid of going up in the chamber flows into chamber down by aperture.

Description of drawings

[0016] Fig. 1 is to use the perspective view according to the toy beverage system of toy cup of the present invention and toy dispensing device;

[0017] Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of structure that an embodiment of toy cup is shown;

[0018] Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B are respectively the perspective view and the sectional views of toy cup;

[0019] Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B illustrate the sectional view that the liquid of toy cup inside moves, and wherein Fig. 4 A illustrates and toy tilted and liquid flows into the state of going up the chamber from chamber down, and Fig. 4 B illustrate be inverted toy cup and all liquid flowed into the state of chamber;

[0020] Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B illustrate the sectional view that the liquid of toy cup inside moves, and wherein Fig. 5 A illustrates the toy cup that is in original upright state, and Fig. 5 B illustrates liquid turns back to down the chamber from last chamber state;

[0021] Fig. 6 is the explanation of an example of setting that the propelling release component of the control valve that is used for opening toy cup is shown;

[0022] Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B are the sectional views of major part that another embodiment of toy cup is shown, and wherein Fig. 7 A illustrates the state of closed control valve, and Fig. 7 B illustrates the state by the button opening controlling valve;

[0023] Fig. 8 is the decomposition diagram of structure that the control device of toy dispensing device is shown;

[0024] Fig. 9 is the perspective view of state that the use of toy dispensing device is shown;

[0025] Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B are the sectional views of major part that the operation of control device is shown, movable part was positioned at top state before wherein Figure 10 A illustrated the push button, and Figure 10 B illustrates the state that movable part is pivoted by the push button downwards.

The specific embodiment

[0026] Fig. 1 illustrate according to the present invention, formation so as imitation be used to comprise beverage cup toy cup 1 and be used to imitate with the toy dispensing device 2 of beverage dispensing to toy cup 1.

[0027] shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 3 B, toy cup 1 comprises by the container 10 in conjunction with transparent cup 11 and lid 12 formed sealings, and the inside of container 10 is divided into chamber LR and last chamber UR down by demarcation strip 13.Following chamber LR wherein comprises hollow member 14, makes its actual capacity reduce.Hollow member 14 comprises cup 15 and the bowl cover 16 that makes cup 15 seal closures, and is adapted to pass through to make and forms so that in fit 18 close fit that outstanding cooperation protuberance of the upper surface of bowl cover 16 and lower surface at demarcation strip 13 form are secured in down chamber LR.

[0028] the opaque cover of lid 12 usefulness covers.Cover 20 is formed with a plurality of mating holes 21, and can be secured on the lid 12 by making to form so that cooperate with mating holes 21 at the outstanding a plurality of cooperation protuberances 22 of the upper surface of lid 12.

[0029] in addition, demarcation strip 13 has a plurality of apertures 23 that form with predetermined space at its periphery, and descends chamber LR and last chamber UR to be interconnected by aperture 23.In addition, demarcation strip 13 has the breather pipe 25 that is arranged on its center so that descend chamber LR and last chamber UR to be interconnected.Breather pipe 25 projects upwards with drum, and keeps the O type circle of being made by rubber 26 and have the vertical guide 28 that moves that is used to guide control valve 27 is installed at an end of breather pipe 25.

[0030] an end 27a of control valve 27 forms with hemispherical basically, so that contact closely, and has the magnet that is fitted into wherein (below be called " first magnet ") in the formed fit 29 of the upper surface of control valve 27 with the inner periphery surface of O shape circle 26.By propulsion members (forming by coil spring in this embodiment) 31 downward propulsion control valves 27, make end 27a enter and contact closely, and breather pipe 25 is generally and closes with O shape circle 26.

[0031] simultaneously, lid 12 has surperficial formed hand-hole 32 thereon, by this hole, injects the liquid L of imitation beverage after the assembly toy cup.After injecting liquid L, block hand-hole 32, and after this can not remove stopper 33 with stopper 33.Treat to be injected into chamber UR by the liquid L that hand-hole 32 injects.The amount of liquid L to be injected is preferably such that the level of liquid L is no more than the height of the breather pipe 25 that forms on the demarcation strip 13.

[0032] as shown in Figure 3A, above-mentioned toy cup 1 can be assembled in the following manner: hollow member 14 is packed in the cup 11, block glasss 11 upper surface, mounting cup 12 with demarcation strip 13, and after injecting liquid L, block hand-hole 32 with stopper 33 by hand-hole 32, connect cover 20 then.

[0033] shown in Fig. 3 B, in the toy cup 1 of assembling in this way, block the upper surface of cup 11 with demarcation strip 13, the outer wall surface of the hollow member 14 that comprises in the cup 11 constitutes chamber LR down with the formed space of the inner wall surface of cup 11, the formed space of inner wall surface by demarcation strip 13 and lid 12 constitutes last chamber UR, and descends chamber LR and last chamber UR to be interconnected by aperture 23.

[0034] in addition, O shape circle 26 is arranged at the upper shed of the breather pipe 25 that forms on the upper surface of demarcation strip 13, heart place therein is by propulsion members 31 downward propulsion control valves 27, and the end 27a of control valve 27 and O shape circle 26 is subjected to press contacts, thereby blocks the opening of breather pipe 25.

[0035] next the occupation mode of above-mentioned toy cup 1 will be described.When inclination toy cup 1 seems to (not shown) such as rag baby hello fruit juice (referring to Fig. 4 A), liquid L among the following chamber LR flows into upward chamber UR by aperture or a plurality of aperture 23 that the longitudinal axis with respect to toy cup 1 is positioned at downside, shown in arrow P, and force down the air of chamber LR to enter down chamber LR by aperture or a plurality of aperture 23 that the axis with respect to toy cup 1 is arranged in upside, shown in arrow Q.When toy cup was inverted, shown in Fig. 4 B, the nearly all liquid L among the following chamber LR moved among the UR of chamber.Because the O shape of the end 27a of the control valve 27 that propulsion members 31 is advanced and upper shed place of the breather pipe 25 on the demarcation strip 13 circle 26 is subjected to press contacts, so liquid L does not flow into chamber LR down via breather pipe 25.

When [0036] toy cup 1 that has flowed into chamber UR as liquid L wherein returns to its original vertical state, shown in Fig. 5 A, because being contained among the UR of chamber, liquid L is not present among time chamber LR, so seem all to flow out, and all fruit juice in the cup are fed to rag baby from toy cup 1.

[0037], can make the upper surface near toy cup 1 as the second magnet M2 that advances release component for the liquid that makes the last chamber that flows into toy cup 1 turns back to down among the LR of chamber.

When [0038] making the second magnet M2 near the upper surface of toy cup 1, the first magnet M1 that is arranged in the control valve 27 is attracted by the second magnet M2, and control valve 27 raises against the power of propulsion members 31, shown in Fig. 5 B.

[0039] when control valve 27 raises, open on the top of breather pipe 25, and chamber LR and last chamber UR become by breather pipe 25 and be interconnected down.When breather pipe 25 is opened, because last chamber UR no longer is a seal cavity, and the air among the following chamber LR can flow into via breather pipe 25 and go up chamber UR, shown in arrow R, so proportion passes through the following chamber LR of aperture 23 inflows of demarcation strip 13 greater than the liquid L of air, shown in arrow S, all liq L that goes up thus among the UR of chamber can turn back to down among the LR of chamber.

[0040] can be arranged on as the second magnet M2 that is used for opening and closing control valve 27 and form so that imitation comprises an end of the toy container for drink 35 of the bottle of beverage etc., as shown in Figure 6.When making toy container for drink 35 near the upper surface of toy cup 1, because the second magnet M2 of toy container for drink 35 attracts the first magnet M1 of toy cup 1, mobile control valve 27, and open breather pipe is poured into the cup from container for drink so seem beverage.

[0041] in the toy cup of the foregoing description, though first magnet is arranged in the control valve, and advance release component to form by second magnet that acts on first magnet, can not use magnet to control the operation of this control valve.As shown in Fig. 7 A of an example, control valve 27 can be arranged on the inside of breather pipe 25, is subjected to press contacts by the propulsion members 31 by the below with the O shape circle 26 that is kept by conduit 28, and is configured to close the upper shed of breather pipe 25; Advance release component to form by button 36; But the top board 12a of lid 12 can form compressive deformation; The upper surface of button 36 can be arranged to the abutment with top board 12a; And can press lower roof plate 12a from the top, shown in Fig. 7 B, press control valve 27 and open breather pipe 25 by button 36 thus.

[0042] next describes and be used to imitate the toy dispensing device 2 of beverage dispensing to above-mentioned toy cup 1 with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 8 to Figure 10 B.

[0043] toy dispensing device 2 forms with the shape of the box with open front of imitation storage, and have a plurality of toy cups 1 can and arrangement base 40 placed on it and forming so that the imitation top, be arranged on the top board 41 of settling base 40 tops.Top board 41 has the front surface of downward-sloping formation, and the control device 50 that will describe below making is sightless except control member 51.Settle base 40 to be formed with groove 42, so that suitably place toy cup 1.

[0044] control device 50 comprise at an upper portion thereof from top board 41 outstanding and with the control member of vertical manner setting or action button 51 and formed in the top axis hole 52 bolster 53 by being arranged at top board 41 with front and back movable part 54 (see figure 8)s that the mode journalled connects that can pivot.Action button 51 is advanced by coil spring 55, so that project upwards from top board 41, and the level that is formed with is elongated the fish plate 57 of conjugate foramen 56 is fixed to action button 51 by axle 58 bottom.

[0045] movable part 54 forms with the shape of bar, and has formed engages axle 59 below axis hole 52, is used for engaging with the conjugate foramen 56 of fish plate 57.Has magnet (below be called " second the magnet ") M2 that the conduct that is fitted into wherein advances release component in the formed fit 61 in the lower end of movable part 54.

[0046] description has the occupation mode of the toy dispensing device 2 of above-mentioned structure now.In order to use toy dispensing device 2, the liquid L among the following chamber LR of toy cup 1 was moved among the UR of chamber.

[0047] in order to pour liquid into toy cup 1 at this state, toy cup suitably places on the groove 42 settling base 40, as shown in Figure 9.When not having push button 51, because action button 51 is by pushing away on the coil spring 55, shown in Figure 10 A, so fish plate 57 raises; Movable part 54 with the engages axle 59 that engages with formed conjugate foramen 56 in fish plate 57 is around bolster 53 upwards pivot (in the accompanying drawing with counterclockwise); And the second magnet M2 that is arranged on an end of movable part 54 is positioned at the upper surface away from toy cup 1.In this state, there is not gravitation between the first magnet M1 in the control valve 27 of the second magnet M2 and toy cup 1.

[0048] when toy cup 1 suitably place groove 42 one of them the time, press...with one's finger down from the outstanding action button 51 of the upper surface of top board 41, as shown in Figure 9.

[0049] when push button 51, shown in Figure 10 B, because fish plate 57 also reduces, so also press the engages axle 59 that engages with conjugate foramen 56, the movable part 54 that connects by bolster 53 journalled pivots downwards by (in the accompanying drawing in a clockwise direction), and the second magnet M2 that is arranged on an end of movable part 54 moves to the position directly over the toy cup 1.

[0050] when the second magnet M2 be positioned at toy cup 1 directly over the time, the first magnet M1 that is arranged in the control valve 27 is attracted by the second magnet M2, and control valve 27 raises against the power of propulsion members 31, shown in Fig. 5 B.

[0051] when control valve 27 raises, open on the top of breather pipe 25, and chamber LR and last chamber UR become by breather pipe 25 and be interconnected down, shown in Fig. 5 B.When breather pipe 25 is opened, because last chamber UR no longer is a seal cavity, and the air among the following chamber LR can flow into via breather pipe 25 and go up chamber UR, shown in arrow R, so proportion passes through the following chamber LR of aperture 23 inflows of demarcation strip 13 greater than the liquid L of air, shown in arrow S, and all liq L that goes up among the UR of chamber moves to down among the LR of chamber, seems liquid L thus to pour toy cup 1 into from toy dispensing device 2.

[0052] when the duration of push button 51 is longer, the duration of opening breather pipes 25 owing to control valve 27 increases, so flow into the amount increase of the liquid L of chamber LR down from the last chamber UR of toy cup 1; And when duration of push button 51 more in short-term because control valve 27 opens the duration of breather pipes 25 and reduces, so flow into the amount minimizing of the liquid L of chamber LR down from the last chamber UR of toy cup 1.Because the duration of the amount of the liquid L of chamber LR and push button 51 is proportional under flowing into, so can realize a kind of toy beverage system, it is true to nature, can control by the duration of adjusting push button 51 because seem the amount of pouring the liquid L of toy cup 1 from toy dispensing device 2 into.

[0053] in addition, when toy cup 1 tilt and liquid from chamber LR inflow down during the UR of chamber, the amount of each flowing liquid L of chronomere is very little, because the liquid L among the air among the last chamber UR and the following chamber LR is by aperture 23 double replacement mutually, and when the liquid L among operation toy dispensing device 2 and the last chamber UR turns back to down chamber LR, the amount of the liquid L of chamber LR was very big under each chronomere flowed into, because the air among the following chamber LR flows into by breather pipe 25 and goes up chamber UR, breather pipe 25 has than aperture 23 more large-area openings, and liquid L flows into chamber LR down by all apertures 23.Therefore can reproduce in mode more true to nature and pour beverage into the cup situation from dispensing device.

Claims (7)

1. toy cup comprises:

Hermetically enclosed container;

The demarcation strip that the inside of described hermetically enclosed container is divided into chamber and following chamber, described demarcation strip have its periphery with predetermined space formed be used to make described on a plurality of apertures of being interconnected of chamber and described chamber down, and be provided with therebetween so that describedly go up the breather pipe that chamber and described chamber down are interconnected;

The liquid of the imitation beverage that is equipped with in the described container, described liquid chamber and describedly move by described a plurality of apertures between the chamber down on described;

The control valve that is used for the described breather pipe of opening and closing; And

Be used to advance described control valve so that close the propulsion members of described breather pipe,

Wherein, described control valve is by advancing release component work so that open described breather pipe against the propulsive force of described propulsion members.

2. toy cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described control valve has first magnet that is arranged on wherein; Described propelling release component comprises second magnet that acts on described first magnet; And when described second magnet acts on described first magnet, described control valve is moved against the propulsive force of described propulsion members, and open described breather pipe.

3. toy cup as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described second magnet is arranged on the bottle of beverage is equipped with in formation with imitation a end of toy container for drink.

4. toy cup as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described container is formed by cup that forms described following chamber and the lid that forms described last chamber, be combined with described demarcation strip between described cup and the described lid, but described lid has the top board of compressive deformation, described top board has the button that is used to press described control valve with its abutment setting, and described button constitutes described propelling release component; And from above during by the top board of described lid, press described control valve by described button, and described breather pipe is unlocked.

5. one kind is used for imitating with the toy dispensing device of beverage dispensing to toy cup as claimed in claim 1, and described toy dispensing device comprises:

Settle base, described toy cup is placed on it; And

Be arranged on the control device of described arrangement base top, described control device is controlled the opening and closing of described breather pipe by described control valve.

6. toy dispensing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described control valve has first magnet that is provided with therein; Described control device comprises movable part with second magnet that constitutes described propelling release component and the control member that is used to operate described movable part, described movable part towards and move away from described control valve; And when the described control member of operation, described movable part arrives near the described control valve, and described second magnet acts on described first magnet that is arranged in the described control valve, and described control valve is moved against the propulsive force of described propulsion members, to open described breather pipe.

7. toy dispensing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described toy dispensing device forms the shape of the box with open front, and has the top board that is arranged on described arrangement base top; Described control member is outstanding from described top board at an upper portion thereof, with vertically manner setting, and has the conjugate foramen that level is elongated; Described movable part locates in the top pivotly that journalled is connected on the described top board, has described second magnet that is arranged on its lower end, and has and be used for the engages axle that engages with described conjugate foramen; And when pressing described control member, described movable part pivots downwards, described second magnet becomes the nearly top of described first magnet that is positioned at described control valve, and by the gravitation between described second magnet and described first magnet described control valve is risen against the propulsive force of described propulsion members.

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