Patent Publication Number: US-9896258-B2

Title: Device having accommodation portion open via main body for accommodating dissimilar materials

Description:
This application is a 371 application of PCT/KR2010/008175 filed Dec. 27, 2010, which claims foreign priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Korean application No. 10-2010-0110095, filed Nov. 6, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an accommodating device for accommodating a different type of material and opening an accommodating part via a main body, which is configured such that while the accommodating part is put in a container spout part, and the main body is joined thereto, the different type of material stored in an inner storage space of the accommodating part automatically falls and undergoes a mixing process, or is configured such that when the accommodating device is coupled, to a container spout part with the accommodating part joined to the container spout part, the accommodating part is opened. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,032,745 in the related art discloses a technology in which when an accommodating part is joined to a container spout part, and the upper side of the accommodating part is pressed with a hand, a different type of material stored in a storage space disposed in the accommodating part falls into a container and undergoes a mixing process. According to another technology, after a cover of a main body including a discharge member is opened, and a cartridge type accommodating part is put in the main body, when the main body is rotated, a different type of material accommodated in the cartridge type accommodating part falls into a container and undergoes a mixing process. 
     According to another technology, when a partially removed main body is rotated, a storage space of an accommodating device coupled to a container spoilt part is opened. 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     According to the technology disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,032,745 in the related art, the upper side of an accommodating part is pressed with a hand and is thus opened, which is significantly unhygienic. Even when a separate device is provided to press the upper side of the accommodating part, the accommodating part should be removed from the inside of a container spout part in order to drink a mixture contained in a container. 
     The technology of opening a cover of a main body and joining a cartridge type accommodating part to the main body needs a separate container, and the size of the main body including the cartridge type accommodating part is excessively increased. 
     To address these issues, according to the present invention, a main body is manufactured to be continually used within a predetermined, period of time, and an accommodating part is consumed in a cartridge manner. When the accommodating part is joined to a container spout part, while the main body is coupled to the container spout part, a storage space of the accommodating part is opened. At this point, a different type of material stored in the storage space falls into a container and undergoes a mixing process. 
     The accommodating part, accommodating the different type of material, is fixed to the container spout part of the container by using an adhering or coupling method. When the main body as a separate part is operated around the container spout part, the different type of material accommodated in the accommodating part falls into a container storage space and undergoes a mixing process. 
     Technical Solution 
     In one embodiment, an accommodating device includes an accommodating part that is disposed around a container spout part and coupled thereto and that has a storage space. As an opening part moves downward, an opening and closing hole of the accommodating part is opened. Upper and lower parts of the storage space disposed in the accommodating part are air-tightly sealed by a sealing part and a sealing part disposed under the accommodating part. The storage space of the accommodating part is opened by a main body disposed around the container spout part and coupled thereto. To this end, an upper part of the accommodating part is pushed downward, and thus, the opening part opens the opening and closing hole disposed under she opening part. To this end, a punching pin and a punching part are disposed on a bottom part of a main body spout pare of the main body. A material stored in the storage space of the accommodating part is discharged out of a container. To this end, a cap is formed above the main body to open and close a discharge hole of the main body spout part of the main body. 
     The accommodating device may include a main body spout part having a hinge type cover, or a one way check valve in the main body spout part, to discharge a mixture from the container without removing the main, body from the accommodating device. 
     The accommodating device may include a main body spout part, which is laterally raised or lowered, to discharge a mixture from the container without removing the main body from the accommodating device. 
     The accommodating device may include a discharge hole as a member for discharging a mixture contained in the container, and the discharge hole is an inner space of the opening part for opening the storage space in an accommodating part. When the main body is disposed around the accommodating part including the opening part and is coupled thereto, a different type of material fails from the storage space of the accommodating part and undergoes a mixing process. The mixture, which is formed through the mixing process, is discharged through both the discharge hole of the opening part and a main body spout part of the main body. The main body spout part an upward penetration member, and the shape thereof is variously changed. 
     The accommodating device may include a discharge hole as a member for discharging a mixture contained, in the container, and the discharge hole is an inner space of the opening part for opening the storage space in the accommodating part. When the main body is disposed around the accommodating part including the opening part and is coupled thereto, a different type of material fails from the storage space of the accommodating part and undergoes a mixing process. The mixture, which is formed through the mixing process, is discharged through both the discharge hole of the opening part and a main body spout part of the main body. The main body spout part is an upward penetration member, and the shape thereof is variously changed. Specifically, a mixture is discharged by various pump dispensers connected to a discharge hole. 
     When, the main body is coupled to the container sport part to discharge the different type of material stored in the storage space of the accommodating part, a punching part formed on a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body pushes the sealing part. At this point, the opening and closing hole closing the storage space of the accommodating part is opened. 
     The accommodating device may be configured such that when the main body is coupled to the container spout part to discharge a material stored in the storage space of the accommodating part, a punching part protruding upward from a sealing part of the accommodating part is moved, downward by a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body so as to open an opening and closing hole of the accommodating part. 
     An accommodating part for accommodating a different type of material may foe disposed, around a container spout part and foe adhered, or coupled to the container spout part in a discharge direction of a material contained in a container. When a main body is disposed around the container spout part provided with the accommodating part and is coupled thereto or touched, the different type of material stored, in a storage space disposed in the accommodating part falls into a container storage space and undergoes a mixing process. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     A different type of material stored in a storage space of an accommodating part fails and undergoes a mixing process, without pushing an upper surface part of the accommodating part with a hand, which is hygienic. In addition, a mixture formed, through the mixing process is discharged through a main body spout part disposed at the upper side of a main body. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating an accommodating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating an accommodating device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a principal part of an opening part according to the present invention. 
         FIGS. 4 to 11  are vertical cross-sectional views illustrating an accommodating device according to other embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating an accommodating part according to another embodiment of the present invention, and 
         FIG. 13  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which while a main body is disposed around a container spout part and coupled thereto, a storage space of the accommodating part is opened. 
         FIG. 14  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a material as solid granules stored in a storage space of an accommodating part, and a configuration in which when a main body is disposed around the accommodating part and coupled thereto, an opening part of the accommodating part is opened downward, according to another embodiment of the present invention, and 
         FIG. 15  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the accommodating part and the storage space without the material. 
         FIG. 16  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of an accommodating part manufactured using a soft film method or a pneumatic vacuum method, according to another embodiment of the present invention, 
         FIG. 17  is a perspective view illustrating a principal part of the accommodating part that can be coupled to a container spout part by using a method such as a heat adhesion method, an ultrasonic method, or a high frequency method, and 
         FIG. 18  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration in which when, a main body is disposed around the container spout part provided with the accommodating part and is coupled thereto, a punching part of the main body breaks the accommodating part to drop a material stored in a storage space into a container. 
         FIG. 19  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating an accommodating part adhered or coupled to a container spout part, and a configuration in which when a main body as a separate part is disposed around the container spout, part provided with the accommodating part and is coupled thereto or pressed, a punching part formed, on the main body and having a variously changeable shape opens a storage space of the accommodating part, according to another embodiment of the present invention, 
         FIG. 20  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a cap part for a principal part of the main body, and 
         FIG. 21  is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the accommodating part. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     An accommodating device  1  according to the present invention includes an accommodating part  20  that is disposed around, a container spout part  101  and coupled thereto and that has a storage space  21 . As an opening part  22  moves downward, an opening and closing hole  23  of the accommodating part  20  is opened. Upper and lower parts of the storage space  21  disposed in the accommodating part  20  are air-tightly sealed by a sealing part  24  and a sealing part  25  disposed under the accommodating part  20 . The storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  is opened by a main body  10  disposed around, the container spout part  101  and coupled thereto. To this end, an upper part of the accommodating part  20  is pushed downward, and thus, the opening part  22  opens the opening and closing hole  23  disposed under the opening part  22 . To this end, a punching pin  13  and a punching part  12  are disposed on a bottom part of a main body spout part  11  of the main body  10 . A material stored in the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  is discharged out of a container  100 . To this end, a cap  30  is formed above the main body  10  to open and close a discharge hole of the main body spout part  11  of the main body  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , in a state that an upper hoop  26  of the accommodating part  20  is disposed on an upper end of the container spout part  101 , when the main body  10  is coupled to the accommodating device  1 , the punching pin  13  breaks the sealing part  24 , and simultaneously, the punching part  12  pushes an upper end part  2  of the opening part  22 . At this point, a foldable part  28  is folded downward, and simultaneously, an end part of the opening part  22  breaks the sealing part  25  closing the opening and closing hole  23 . At this point, the material stored in the storage space  21 , which is a different type of material, fails through the opening and closing hole  23  in a container storage space  103  disposed in the container  100  and undergoes a mixing process. 
     When the cap  30  joined to the main body spout part  11  is raised, a discharge hole plug  15  closing a discharge hole  14  is opened to discharge a mixture formed through the mixing process in the container storage space  103 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , an accommodating device  1  includes a main body spout part  11  having a hinge type cover, or a one way check valve  16  in the main body spout part  11 , to discharge a mixture from, a container  100  without removing a main body  10  from the accommodating device  1 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , an accommodating device  1  includes a cap  30  having a cap discharge hole  31 , which is laterally raised or lowered on a main body spout part  11 , to discharge a mixture from a container  100  without removing a main body  10  from the accommodating device  1 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , an accommodating device  1  includes a discharge hole H as a member for discharging a mixture contained in a container  100 , and the discharge hole H is an inner space of an opening part  22  for opening a storage space  21  in an accommodating part  20 . When a main body  10  is disposed around the accommodating part  20  including the opening part  22  and is coupled thereto, a different type of material fails from the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  and undergoes a mixing process. The mixture, which is formed through the mixing process, is discharged through both the discharge hole H of the opening part  22  and a main body spout part  11  of the main body  10 . The main body spout part  11  is an upward penetration member, and the shape thereof is variously changed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , an accommodating device  1  includes a discharge hole H as a member for discharging a mixture contained in a container  100 , and the discharge hole H is an inner space of an opening part  22  for opening a storage space  21  in an accommodating part  20 . When a main body  10  is disposed around the accommodating part  20  including the opening part  22  and is coupled thereto, a different, type of material falls from the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  and undergoes a mixing process. The mixture, which is formed through the mixing process, is discharged through both the discharge hole H of the opening part  22  and a main body spout part  11  of the main body  10 . The main body spout part  11  is an upward penetration member, and the shape thereof is variously changed. Specifically, a mixture is discharged by various pump dispensers  40  (refer to  FIGS. 7 and 8 ) connected to a discharge hole H. 
     When the main body  10  is coupled to a container spout part  101  to discharge the different type of material stored in the storage space  21  of an accommodating part  20 , a punching part  12  formed on a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body  10  pushes the sealing part  24 . At this point, an opening and closing hole sealing part  29  closing the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  moves out of an opening and closing hole  23 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , an accommodating device  1  is configured, such that when a main body  10  is coupled to a container spout part  101  to discharge a material stored in a storage space  21  of an accommodating part  20 , a punching part  12  protruding from a bottom portion, of an upper surface part of the main body  10  pushes a sealing part  24  of the accommodating part  20  downward so as to open an opening and closing hole  23  of the accommodating part  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , an accommodating device  1  is configured such that when a main body  10  is coupled to a container spout part  101  to discharge a material stored in a storage space  21  of an accommodating part  20 , a punching part P protruding upward from a sealing part  24  of the accommodating part  20  is moved downward by a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body  10  so as to open an opening and closing hole  23  of the accommodating part  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , an accommodating device  1  is configured such that a storage space  21  of an accommodating part  20  is opened even by a typical cap (a main body  10 ). For reference, an opening part  22  can be variously modified as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     To sum up, an accommodating part  20  has a storage space  21  that stores a different type of material such as a liquid or powder, and an upper part of the accommodating part  20  is sealed by a sealing part  24 . The sealing part (surface)  24  of the accommodating part  20  is partially punched, or is pushed downward into the accommodating part  20  by a punching part  12  of a main body  10  as a separately assembled part, and simultaneously, an opening part  22  is moved downward to open an opening and closing hole  23  in a bottom portion of the accommodating part  20 , or a sealing part  25  under the accommodating part  20 . The different type of material stored in the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  fails in a container storage space  102  through the opening and closing hole  23  or an open space of the sealing part  25  and undergoes a minting process. 
     The accommodating part  20  is opened via the main body  10  and is configured, such that when the main body  10  is disposed around the accommodating part  20  and coupled thereto, an upper end part of the opening part  22  extending from the inside of the accommodating part  20  is pushed downward by a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body  10  to open the sealing part (surface)  25  or the opening and closing hole  23  closing the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20 . 
     Such a structure is illustrated in  FIGS. 12 and 13 , in which an upper end part of an opening part  22  protrudes to the upper side of a sealing part  24 , and an accommodating part  20  is disposed around a container spout part  101  and coupled thereto. When a main body  10  is disposed around the container spout part  101  and coupled thereto, a protruding portion of the opening part  22  is pushed downward, by a bottom portion of an upper surface part of the main body  10  to open an opening and closing hole sealing part  29  closing an opening and closing hole  23 . 
     At this point (referring to  FIG. 13 ), a material stored in a storage space  21  falls into a container  100  through the opening and closing hole  23 , and simultaneously, the sealing part  24  is stretched downward with a small amount of elasticity. When a cap  30  is raised and the container  100  is inclined to a side to discharge a mixture including the material, the mixture is passed through the opening and closing hole  23  and a side discharge hole SH of the opening part  22  and is discharged via the cap  30  disposed above the opening and closing hole  23  and the side discharge hole SH. 
     According to another embodiment (refer to  FIGS. 14 and 15 ), a storage space  21  of an accommodating part  20  stores solid crystals such as granules dissolved by a liquid, and the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20  is air-tightly sealed by an opening part  22  closing an opening and closing hole  23  of the accommodating part  20 . When a main body  10  is disposed around the accommodating part  20  and coupled thereto, the opening part  22  is opened downward by a push type punching part or a punching pin  13  of the main body  10 . In this state, when the container  100  is opened to a side thereof, the liquid contained, in the container  100  moves to the storage space  21  through both the opening and closing hole  23  opened by a downward movement of the opening part  22  and one or more lower holes LH of the accommodating part  20 , and dissolves a material stored in the storage space  21 . At this point, the dissolved material is discharged through, a side discharge hole SH formed on the upper side of the opening part  22 . 
     In other words, referring to  FIGS. 14 and 15 , solid granules are stored in the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20 , and the one or more lower holes LH are disposed in the opening and closing hole  23  at the lower end of the storage space  21 . In addition, the opening and closing hole  23  is air-tightly sealed by the opening and closing hole sealing part  29  of the opening part  22 . 
     In addition, the side discharge hole SH is formed in an upper side surface part of the opening part  22  and is isolated from the opening and closing hole sealing part  29 , and a sealing part  24  is formed above the opening part  22 . 
     According to another embodiment (refer to  FIGS. 16 to 13 ), an accommodating part  20  for accommodating a different type of material is disposed around a container spout part  101  and is adhered or coupled to the container spout part  101  in a discharge direction of a material contained in a container  100 . When a main body  10  is disposed around the container spout part  101  provided with the accommodating part  20  and is coupled thereto or touched, the different type of material stored in a storage space  21  disposed in the accommodating part  20  falls into a container storage space  102  and undergoes a mixing process. 
     In particular, the storage space  21  formed in the accommodating part  20  stores a different type of material such as a liquid or powder and is sealed. When the main body  10  having a cap form is disposed around the container spout part  101  provided with the accommodating part  20  and is coupled, thereto or pressed, at least one portion of the accommodating part  20  is opened by a punching part  12  formed on the main body  10  having a cap form, and simultaneously, the different type of material stored, in the storage space  21  disposed in the accommodating part  20  fails into the container storage space  102  and undergoes the mixing process. 
     A sealing part  25  having a shape corresponding to that of the storage space  21  is formed under the accommodating part  20 . A sealing part  24  is disposed above the sealing part  25  to seal the storage space  21 . The accommodating part  20  is disposed around an upper end part, of the container spout part  101  and is adhered or coupled thereto. 
     The sealing parts  24  and  25  of the accommodating part  20  are provided in a soft film form. A portion of the accommodating part  20  between the sealing parts  24  and  25  is air-tightly sealed by a sealing part adhering part SP. A container adhering part CS of the accommodating part  20  is formed, on an upper end of the container spout part  101  by using a method such as a heat adhesion method, an ultrasonic method, or a high frequency method. 
     A cover part  17  is raised to discharge a mixture through a main body spout part  11 . 
     One or more containers  100  provided with the accommodating part  20  are hygienically packaged using a separate vinyl packaging method. A portion of the packaged containers  100  may include an accommodating device  1  as the main body  10  to open the accommodating part  20  of the container  100 . 
     For example, the number of the containers  100  provided with, the accommodating part  20  may be about 11, and the containers  100  may be hygienically packaged in a vinyl packaging form, a box packaging form, or a fixable packaging form. The packaged containers  100  may include one or two main bodies  10 . 
     When a customer, bought such a packaged system, disposes the main body  10  around the upper part of the container  100  and couples the main body  10  thereto, the punching part  12  of the main body  10  breaks the accommodating part  20 , so that a material stored in the storage space  21  falls into the container  100 . Thus, the customer can immediately drink a fresh mixture such as vitamins. 
     In addition, one main body  10  can be washed and used to open a plurality of accommodating parts  20 , thereby reducing waste pollution. 
     According to another embodiment (refer to  FIGS. 19 to 21 ), an accommodating part  20  having a storage space  21  is assembled on a container spout part  101  of a container  100  or is coupled or adhered thereto. The accommodating part  20  is configured such that the storage space  21  is opened while a main body  10  is coupled to the container  100 , or a sealing part  24  as an upper surface of the accommodating part  20  is pressed or touched. 
     When an opening part  22  disposed in the storage space  21  is moved downward, a lower end part OE of the opening part  22  opens a sealing part  25  disposed under the accommodating part  20 , to form an opening and closing hole. While the main body  10  as a separate part is coupled to the container  100 , a punching part  12  pushes an upper end part  27  of the opening part  22 , and simultaneously, the opening and closing hole is formed. 
     At this point, the punching part  12  punches a portion of the sealing part  24 , and a mixture is discharged to a cap discharge hole  31  through a gap formed by raising a cap  30  disposed around a main body spout part  11  and coupled thereto. 
     When the cap  30  is closed, the cap  30  is moved downward to close a punching part sealing surface PS, thereby sealing the residue of the mixture. 
     For reference, when the accommodating part  20  is formed on an upper end of the container spout part  101 , the main body  10  capable of opening the accommodating part  20  is disposed around the container spout pare  101  and coupled, thereto while the main body  10  is maintained in a state before opening the accommodating part  20 . Then, when the main body  10  is coupled to the container spout part  101  or pressed in a screw manner by using, e.g., a method of removing a safety device installed, on a portion of the main body  10 , a punching pin or the punching part  12  of the main, body  10 , or the opening part  22  of the accommodating part  20  is pushed downward to open the storage space  21  of the accommodating part  20 . 
     Alternatively, the accommodating part  20  may be formed as a sealing thin plate having a simple shape to seal the container spout part  101 , and a sealed portion of the container spout part  101  may be broken while the main body  10  opening the accommodating part  20  and including a separate punching part is coupled to the container spout part  101 . 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     A bottle cap according to the present invention is significantly useful, to a field of separately storing a contained material and performing a mixing process thereon (such as a field related to beverages or alcohol), and to a different type of material accommodating device used to protect the environment or reduce waste.