Patent ID: 12195226

The description of reference signs:1—inner core;2—sealing connection assembly;3—outer cup body;21—connection main body;22—sealing shell;101—inner core outer edge;102—extension portion;103—first annular groove;104—second annular groove;105—spherical cup bottom;106—grid convex rib;107—radial convex rib;108—annular convex rib;210—external thread;211—upper ring edge;212—flared ring edge;213—third annular groove;214—limiting protruding block;215—bottom circumferential ring edge;216—through hole;220—internal thread;221—inner flaring edge;301—cup body portion;302—inner retaining ring edge;303—fourth annular groove;304—limiting through hole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings in combination with embodiments. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the present invention, but does not limit the present invention. Actually, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. For example, features shown or described as part of one embodiment can be used in another embodiment to produce yet another embodiment. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention include such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

In the description of the present invention, terms such as “longitudinal”, “traverse”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, are merely to facilitate the description of the present invention and simplify the description, instead of requiring the present invention must be constructed and operated in particular orientations, and cannot be construed as limiting the present invention. Terms such as “connected”, “connection” and “set” used in the present invention should be understood in broad sense, for example, can be fixed connection or detachable connection; can be directly connected or indirectly connected by means of an intermediate component; can be a wired electrical connection, a radio connection, or a wireless communication signal connection. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific situations.

One or more examples of the present invention are shown in the attached drawings. The detailed description uses numeric and letter references to refer to the features in the drawings. Similar or analogous references in the drawings and descriptions have been used to refer to similar or references parts of the present invention. As used herein, terms such as “first”, “second” and “third” are used interchangeably to distinguish one member from another, and are not intended to indicate the position or importance of individual member.

As shown inFIGS.1to15, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a detachable slushy maker cup is provided, comprising an inner core1, an upper portion of the inner core1is sheathed with a sealing connection assembly2, the inner core1is in limited sealing connection with the sealing connection assembly2, a lower portion of the inner core1extends into inside of an outer cup body3, a cup rim of the outer cup body3is connected and sealed connection by means of the sealing connection assembly2, and the sealing connection assembly2is sealed connection to the cup rim of the outer cup body3. The inner core1and the outer cup3are made of soft materials, for example, a colloidal silica body, and the sealing connection assembly2is made of a hard material, such as a hard plastic. The inner core1is used for containing liquids such as drinks, and an interlayer4is formed between the outside of the inner core1and an inner side of the outer cup body3for containing a refrigerating fluid.

The opening of the inner core1is provided with an inner core outer edge101extending outward and downward, an outer surface of the inner core1located below the inner core outer edge101is provided an extension portion102extending outward, and an installation space of the sealing connection assembly2is formed between the inner core outer edge101and the extension portion102. An inner side of the inner core outer edge101located on an outer side of an outer wall of the inner core is provided with a first annular groove103, and a second annular groove104is arranged on an upper surface of the extension portion102, which is used for sealed connecting the sealing connection assembly2and the inner core1. The bottom of the inner core1is provided with a spherical cup bottom105, the angle of a joint between the spherical cup bottom105and the side wall of the inner core1is greater than 90, which is convenient to clean and effectively cleans less dead angles.

The sealing connection assembly2comprises a connection main body21, and a sealing shell22is screwed connected to the outside of the connection main body21. The connection main body21is of a hollow annular structure, an outer wall of the connection main body21is circumferentially provided with external thread210, an upper ring edge211arranged inwards and upward at an upper end opening of the connection main body21, the outer diameter of the upper ring edge211is smaller than the inner diameter of the external thread210, and the shape and size of the upper ring edge211are matched with the first annular groove103. A lower outer wall of the connection main body21is formed with a flared ring edge212extending outwards and upwards, wherein the outer diameter of the flared ring edge212is larger than the outer diameter of the external thread210, a third annular groove213is provided between the flared ring edge212and the connection main body21, and an upper surface of the flared ring edge212is provided with four limiting protruding blocks214arranged at equal angular intervals; the bottom of the connection main body21is provided with a bottom circumferential ring edge215, the shape and size of the bottom circumferential ring edge215are matched with the second annular groove104, and the bottom circumferential ring edge215is provided with a plurality of positioning holes216along the circumferential direction. Correspondingly, one side, closes to the inner core cup body, of an inner side of the second annular groove104is provided with a plurality of positioning keys corresponding to the positioning holes216. When the bottom circumferential ring edge215is installed in the second annular groove104, the plurality of positioning keys pass through the corresponding positioning holes216, further sealed connection between the bottom circumferential ring edge215and the second annular groove104is realized, and the relative rotation of the connection main body21and the inner core1is restricted. When the sealing connection assembly2is sealed connection to the inner core1, the upper ring edge211of the upper end opening of the connection main body21is installed in the first annular groove103, and the bottom circumferential ring edge215at the bottom of the connection main body21is installed in the second annular groove104of the inner core1. The sealing shell22is of a hollow circular structure, an inner side wall of the sealing shell22is provided with an internal thread220, and the internal thread220is matched with the external thread210on an outer side of connection main body21; an inner flaring edge221extends inward from an upper end opening of the sealing shell22. When the sealing shell22is screwed with the connection main body21installed on the inner core1, the inner core outer edge101of the inner core1is pressed against an inner side of the inner flaring edge221to prevent the drinks in the cup core from entering the interlayer.

The outer cup body3is made of the soft material, and comprises a cup body portion301. An opening above the cup body portion301is inwardly provided with an inner retaining ring edge302, and an inner surface of the inner retaining ring edge302is provided with a fourth annular groove303. An outer surface of the inner retaining ring edge302is provided with four limiting through holes304at equal angular intervals along the circumferential direction, and the limiting through holes304are communicated with the fourth annular groove303. The size of the limiting through holes304are matched with the limiting protruding blocks214on the connection main body21. When the outer cup body3is installed, the edge of the inner retaining ring edge302of the outer cup body3is installed inside the third annular groove213of the connection main body21, the edge of the flared ring edge212of the connection main body21is clamped inside the fourth annular groove303of the cup rim of the outer cup body3, and the outer cup body3is supported at the cup rim, and the limiting protruding blocks214of the connection main body21are installed in the limiting through holes304. It is possible to prevent the outer cup body3from being torn apart during the squeezing process, and place the sealing shell22from above the connection main body21and screwed to compress the inner retaining ring edge302of the outer cup body3, so as to realize the limited sealed connection between the outer cup body3and the sealing connection assembly2and prevent the interlayer refrigerating fluid from overflowing.

Preferably, as shown inFIG.13, the outer wall of the inner core1located below the extension portion102is provided with a convex rib structure, wherein the convex rib structure comprises grid convex ribs106circumferentially arranged along the outer wall of the inner core1, four radial convex ribs107arranged outside the grid convex ribs106and axially and fixedly connected to an outer peripheral side wall of the inner core1, and the four radial convex ribs107are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral side wall of the inner core1. The convex rib structure further comprises three radial annular convex ribs108fixedly connected to the peripheral side wall of the inner core1circumferentially, the three radial annular convex ribs108are axially distributed along the peripheral side wall of the inner core1, the distance between the three radial annular convex ribs108is the same, and the radial convex ribs107are vertically crossed with the radial annular convex ribs108, which increases the contact area between the inner core and the refrigerating fluid, and at the same time enhances the overall support strength of the inner core1.

First, make a 20% brine refrigerating fluid. According to the actual volume of the outer cup body3, 40 g of sodium chloride can be put into the outer cup body3, and then 200 ml of water is added into the outer cup body3. After the sodium chloride is dissolved, the brine refrigerating fluid is formed. After the connection main body21is assembled and connected to the inner core1, same is put into the outer cup body3filled with saline refrigerating fluid, the connection main body21and the sealing shell22are screwed and tightened, such that the cup body of the complete slushy cup is assembled and molded; put the whole assembled slushy cup into the refrigerator and freeze for 3-6 hours. After freezing, pour cold drinks or non-frozen drinks into the frozen inner core1, repeatedly squeeze the outer cup body3and the inner core1of the cup, and squeeze for 1-2 minutes to make the drinks in the inner core1into smoothies.

From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:1. the soft inner core1and the outer cup body3are sealed connection by means of a hard sealing connection assembly2, such that the cup rim will not be deformed when the user squeezes the smoothie, thus preventing the internal liquid from spilling out from the cup rim.2. The cup rim of the inner core1is provided with the inner core outer edge101, and an extension portion102is arranged below, so as to facilitate the limited connection of the sealing connection assembly2.3. two ends of the connection main body21of the sealing connection assembly2are provided with the upper ring edge211and the bottom circumferential ring edge215, which are respectively clamped with the first annular groove103and the second annular groove104of the inner core1, thus realizing the sealed connection between the connection main body21and the inner core1.4. The flared ring edge212of the connection main body21is provided with the third annular groove213, which is matched with the inner retaining ring edge302of the outer cup body3, and the limiting protruding blocks214are matched with the limiting through holes304to realize the limiting clamping between the outer cup body3and the connection main body21. At the same time, the inner retaining ring edge302is compressed by means of the screwing connection between the sealing shell22and the connection main body21, so as to realize the sealed connection between the outer cup body3and the sealing connection assembly2, and thus the refrigerating fluid is sealed between the interlayer4between the inner core1and the outer cup body3.5. The convex rib structure is arranged on the outside of the inner core1, which increases the contact area between the inner core and the refrigerating fluid, and at the same time, enhances the overall support strength of the inner core1, and prevents the inner core1from being easily damaged when squeezing smoothies.6. By means of splitting the detachable slushy maker cup, the outer cup body with different shapes can be replaced, and the outer cup body can be the shape of the trunk or the hip of a human body, such that users have more choices and increase the fun in the smoothie making process.

Compared with the prior art, the detachable slushy maker cup of the present invention has a safer and more reliable structure when making smoothies, and the cup body is convenient to disassemble and wash; meanwhile, the detachable slushy maker cup is provided with a plurality of replaceable outer cup bodies, such that more choices are provided for users.

The foregoing descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention, which may be subject to various modifications and variations to a person skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, or the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.