SMOKE BUBBLE SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CONDITIONING ATMOSPHERE

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure relates to the field of smoke bubbles, and more particularly to a smoke bubble support device for conditioning atmosphere.

BACKGROUND

Smoke bubbles are widely used in catering and mixology and used to flow smoke around containers containing food, such as food plates and wine glasses, after being pierced, to thereby adjust atmosphere and improve fun. During usage of the smoke bubbles in the art, the smoke bubbles are directly pierced or burst naturally, making the smoke disperse quickly; however, during existence of the smoke, the smoke inside the smoke bubbles cannot disperse in a set direction and at a set flow rate set by a device to a target region to realize an effect of adjusting and heightening the atmosphere.

SUMMARY

To solve technical problems mentioned in the background, the disclosure aims to provide a smoke bubble support device for conditioning atmosphere.

To realize aforementioned objectives, the disclosure provides the following technical solutions. The smoke bubble support device for conditioning atmosphere provided by an embodiment of the disclosure includes a carrier configured to place on a cup mouth. A support area is defined on a top surface of the carrier, and the support area is configured to contact with a smoke bubble. The support area is an inner concave surface, and a through hole is defined on a middle part of the inner concave surface and connected to the cup mouth.

A handle is connected to an end of the carrier.

The smoke bubble support device further includes a piercing component disposed between the carrier and the handle. The piercing component includes a first flow channel connected to the through hole. The first flow channel is configured to generate a high-speed airflow into the through hole to pierce an area of the smoke bubble in contact with an upper opening of the through hole, to thereby make the smoke bubble connect with the through hole.

In an embodiment, the middle part of the inner concave surface is in a bulge structure, and the through hole is defined on the bulge structure and is connected to the cup mouth.

In an embodiment, the piercing component includes an air chamber defined on a top of the handle, a rubber member sealingly connected to an upper opening of the air chamber, and a second flow channel defined on a side wall of the air chamber close to the handle. The first flow channel is defined inside the carrier and is located between the second flow channel and the through hole. Two ends of the first flow channel are respectively connected to the second flow channel and the through hole.

In an embodiment, the rubber member is a rubber member with an outwardly convex and inwardly concave shape, and the rubber member is connected to the upper opening of the air chamber by clamping or bonding.

In an embodiment, a rubber sealing ring is disposed on a connection between the second flow channel and the first flow channel.

In an embodiment, the carrier is movably connected to the handle, and a hanger is fixedly connected to an end of the carrier facing away from the handle.

In an embodiment, multiple exhaust grooves are defined at a bottom of the carrier in a circumferentially equidistant array. Each of the multiple exhaust grooves is in an inner hollow annular convex strip structure. Positioning columns are respectively disposed on both ends of each of the multiple exhaust grooves.

In an embodiment, the smoke bubble support device further includes a bracket disposed between the carrier and the handle. The bracket is configured to limit a connection between the carrier and the handle and to support the carrier and the handle. The bracket is in a Y-shaped structure. A plug-in positioning column is disposed on a top of a side end of the bracket. The plug-in positioning column is in a stepped cylindrical structure, and an end of the plug-in positioning column with a relatively smaller diameter is an upper end of the plug-in positioning column. A first attachment member is embedded in a top of another side end of the bracket.

In an embodiment, a support positioning hole is defined on an end of the handle for insertion of the upper end of the plug-in positioning column. A second attachment member is disposed on an end of the bottom of the carrier, and the second attachment member is connected to the first attachment member through adsorption.

A smoke bubble support device for conditioning atmosphere provided by another embodiment of the disclosure includes a carrier configured to place on the cup mouth. A support area is defined on a top surface of the carrier, and the support area is configured to contact with the smoke bubble. The support area is an inner concave surface. A through hole is defined on a middle part of the inner concave surface and connected to the cup mouth.

The smoke bubble support device provided by the another embodiment of the disclosure further includes a piercing component disposed on a side of the carrier. The piercing component is configured to generate a high-speed airflow into the through hole to pierce an area of the smoke bubble in contact with an upper opening of the through hole, to thereby make the smoke bubble connect with the through hole.

The piercing component includes a shell, a fan, and a power supply. The shell is fixedly connected to a bottom of the carrier. An inner chamber of the shell is connected to the through hole. A smoke exhaust hole is defined on a bottom of the shell and connected to the inner chamber of the shell. The fan is disposed inside the inner chamber of the shell and located right below the through hole. The power supply is connected to the fan.

The disclosure has the following beneficial effects. The disclosure applies positive pressure or negative pressure to the smoke bubble by means of airflow, air supply, or adsorption to make the smoke bubble deform and burst, and then pressurized air is forced to rush out through the through hole to break the smoke bubble at a contact area with the smoke bubble, so that the smoke bubble is connected with the through hole. As a result, smoke inside the smoke bubble gradually flows into a glass below the smoke bubble support device through the through hole and flows around a container containing food such as a food plate and a wine glass, thereby adjusting the atmosphere and improving fun.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a smoke bubble support device according to an embodiment 1 of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic sectional structural diagram of the smoke bubble support device according the embodiment 1 of the disclosure illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a carrier and a handle of the smoke bubble support device according to the embodiment 1 of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic principle diagram of the smoke bubble support device according to the embodiment 1 of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a bracket of the smoke bubble support device according to the embodiment 1 of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a piercing component of a smoke bubble support device according to an embodiment 2 of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic principle diagram of the smoke bubble support device according to the embodiment 2 of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic sectional structural diagram of the smoke bubble support device according to the embodiment 2 of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a smoke bubble support device according to an embodiment 3 of the disclosure.

FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a smoke bubble support device according to an embodiment 4 of the disclosure.

Description of reference signs:

1: carrier; 11: support area; 12: through hole; 13: hanger; 14: exhaust groove; 15: positioning column; 16: second attachment member; 2: handle; 21: support positioning hole; 3: bracket; 31: plug-in positioning column; 32: first attachment member; 4: piercing component; 401: air chamber; 402: rubber member; 403: second flow channel; 404: first flow channel; 405: shell; 406: smoke exhaust hole; 407: fan; 408: power supply; 5: rubber sealing ring; 6: smoke bubble; 7: stand column; 800: cup mouth.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Technical solutions in the disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to attached drawings of embodiments of the disclosure. Apparently, embodiments described herein are merely part of the embodiments of the disclosure, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within a scope of protection of the disclosure.

Embodiment 1

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7, a smoke bubble support device for conditioning atmosphere provided by this embodiment includes a carrier 1 configured to place on a cup mouth 800. A support area 11 is defined on a top surface of the carrier 1, and the support area 11 is configured to contact with a smoke bubble 6. The support area 11 is an inner concave surface. A middle part of the inner concave surface is in a bulge structure, and a through hole 12 is defined on a center of the bulge structure and connected to the cup mouth 800.

A handle 2 is connected to an end of the carrier 1.

In an embodiment, the handle 2 and the carrier 1 can be integrally formed as a whole or movably connected to each other.

In the embodiment, the handle 2 is detachably disposed on the carrier 1. A slot is defined on an end of the handle 2 for insertion of the end of the carrier 1, and the carrier 1 is inserted into the slot with an interference fit.

The smoke bubble support device further includes a piercing component 4 disposed between the carrier 1 and the handle 2. The piercing component 4 includes a first flow channel 404 connected to the through hole 12. The first flow channel 404 is configured to generate a high-speed airflow into the through hole 12 to pierce an area of the smoke bubble 6 in contact with an upper opening of the through hole 12, to thereby make the smoke bubble 6 connect with the through hole 12.

As illustrated in (a) through (c) in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the support area 11 is used to contact and support the smoke bubble 6, then the piercing component 4 is used to generate the high-speed airflow, and the high-speed airflow flows into the through hole 12 to pierce a membrane of the smoke bubble 6 above the upper opening of the through hole 12 to make the smoke bubble 6 connect with the through hole 12. As a result, the smoke bubble 6 shrinks to flow smoke therein into a cup, to thereby realize an effect of adjusting and heightening atmosphere.

By cooperation between the carrier 1 and the handle 2, the smoke bubble support device can be conveniently placed on the cup mouth 800.

In the embodiment, a periphery and the middle part of the support area 11 are both convex structures, and a surface between the periphery and the middle part is an inner concave structure. The convex structure at the periphery of the support area 11 serves to limit a position of the smoke bubble 6, to thereby effectively limit the smoke bubble 6 on the support area 11 to prevent the smoke bubble 6 from moving and contacting the handle 2. An inner side of the periphery of the support area 11 is an inner concave surface, and the inner concave surface can cooperate with the smoke bubble 6, so that during releasing the smoke, the smoke bubble 6 gradually shrinks around a center of the support area 11 along with the inner concave surface, thereby preventing deviation. The convex structure at the middle part of the support area 11 can prevent bubble solution from entering the through hole 12 again to block the through hole 12 during the smoke bubble 6 gradually shrinking. This structure allows the smoke bubble 6 to shrink completely until it disappears.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, a hanger 13 is fixedly connected to an end of the carrier 1 facing away from the handle 2.

In the embodiment, disposing the hanger 13 on the end of the carrier 1 can realize two effects. One of the two effects is that the hanger 13 serves as an extension part of the carrier 1 to facilitate placement of the carrier 1 on a wide cup mouth when the cup mouth 800 is too large, so as to meet use of different sizes of cup mouth 800. Another one of the two effects is that a hollow part in a middle part of the hanger 13 serves as a hanging point to hang the smoke bubble support device when the smoke bubble support device is not in use.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, multiple exhaust grooves 14 are defined at a bottom of the carrier 1 in a circumferentially equidistant array. The multiple exhaust grooves 14 are in inner hollow annular convex strip structures. Positioning columns 15 are respectively disposed on both ends of each of the multiple exhaust grooves 14.

In the embodiment, the multiple exhaust grooves 14 are designed into crater-like structures similar to racetracks. Outer peripheries of the multiple exhaust grooves 14 are convex structures, and inner peripheries of the multiple exhaust grooves 14 are recess structures, to thereby prevent a bottom plane of the smoke bubble support device from being matched with a cup mouth plane to cause air inside the cup to be sealed and the smoke to be stuck.

Furthermore, the positioning columns 15 are respectively disposed on both ends of each of the multiple exhaust grooves 14. Since the multiple exhaust grooves are arranged in the circumferentially equidistant array, multiple positioning columns 15 also form a structure of two groups of circumferentially arrays. The two groups of positioning columns 15 arranged in the circumferentially arrays are disposed on both sides of the cup mouth 800 to prevent the carrier 1 from slipping from the cup mouth 800. For example, when the carrier 1 is displaced by an external force or for other reasons, the two groups of positioning columns 15 on inner and outer sides of the cup mouth 800 can stop displacement of the carrier 1.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the smoke bubble support device further includes a bracket 3 disposed between the carrier 1 and the handle 2. The bracket 3 is configured to limit a connection between the carrier 1 and the handle 2 and to support the carrier 1 and the handle 2.

The bracket 3 is in a Y-shaped structure. A plug-in positioning column 31 is disposed on a top of a side end of the bracket 3. The plug-in positioning column 31 is in a stepped cylindrical structure, and an end of the plug-in positioning column 31 with a relatively smaller diameter is an upper end of the plug-in positioning column 31. A first attachment member 32 is embedded in a top of another side end of the bracket 3.

A support positioning hole 21 is defined on an end of the handle 2 for insertion of the upper end of the plug-in positioning column 31. A second attachment member 16 is disposed on an end of the bottom of the carrier 1, and the second attachment member 16 is connected to the first attachment member 32 through adsorption. The first attachment member 32 and the second attachment member 16 are both magnets, or one of them is a magnet and the other is an iron block.

In the embodiment, the bracket 3 is in a Y-shaped structure, a top of an upper end of the bracket 3 is inserted into the support positioning hole 21, and a top of another upper end of the bracket 3 is magnetically connected to the second attachment member 16.

In other embodiments, the carrier 1, the handle 2, and the bracket 3 are detachably and movably disposed. For example, the handle 2 can be connected to the carrier 1 through bonding, clamping, and pins, thereby making the carrier 1 have flexibility of independent or combined use and effectively ensuring stability of the connection between the carrier 1 and the handle 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the piercing component 4 includes an air chamber 401, a soft rubber member 402, a second flow channel 403, and a first flow channel 404. The air chamber 401 is defined on a top of the handle 2. An upper opening of the air chamber 401 is sealingly connected to the soft rubber member 402. The second flow channel 403 is defined on a side wall of the air chamber 401 close to the handle 2. The first flow channel 404 is defined inside the carrier 1 and is located between the second flow channel 403 and the through hole 12. Two ends of the first flow channel 404 are respectively connected to the second flow channel 403 and the through hole 12. The soft rubber member 402 is a rubber member with an outwardly convex and inwardly concave shape, and the soft rubber member 402 is fixedly connected to the upper opening of the air chamber 401 by glue. A rubber sealing ring 5 is disposed on a connection between the second flow channel 403 and the first flow channel 404.

In the embodiment, the piercing component 4 mainly includes the air chamber 401, the soft rubber member 402, the second flow channel 403, and the first flow channel 404. The soft rubber member 402 deforms after being pressed, thereby forcing compressed air between the air chamber 401 and the soft rubber member 402 to flow into the second flow channel 403. Since diameters of openings of the second flow channel 403 and the first flow channel 404 are relatively small, the compressed air gains a certain flow rate when flowing through the second flow channel 403 and the first flow channel 404. The compressed air finally flows into the through hole 12 and breaks through the area of the smoke bubble 6 in contact with the upper opening of the through hole 12 to make the smoke bubble 6 connect with the through hole 12. As a result, the smoke inside the smoke bubble 6 flows into the cup below the smoke bubble support device through the through hole 12 and disperses around a container containing food, such as a food plate and a wine glass, thereby adjusting the atmosphere and improving fun.

In the embodiment, a gap inherently exists at the connection between the second flow channel 403 and the first channel 404; therefore, the rubber sealing ring 5 is disposed on the connection between the second flow channel 403 and the first flow channel 404 to effectively improve sealing performance between the second flow channel 403 and the first channel 404. The carrier 1 is connected to the handle 2 through a plug-in connection structure. The rubber sealing ring 5 is equivalent to a sealing ring. The carrier 1 and the handle 2 are inserted into each other and squeeze the rubber sealing ring 5, to thereby realize a certain sealing effect.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, when the smoke flows downwards, some of the smoke enters the first flow channel 404. However, a space defined by the air chamber 401 and the soft rubber member 402 is relatively small and negligible compared with the cup, so most of the smoke still flows into the cup or around the container containing food, such as the wine glass.

Embodiment 2

As illustrated in FIGS. 6 through 8, compared with embodiment 1, the piercing component 4 in the embodiment includes a shell 405, a fan 407, and a power supply 408. The shell 405 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the carrier 1. An inner chamber of the shell 405 is connected to the through hole 12. A smoke exhaust hole 406 is defined on a bottom of the shell 405 and connected to the inner chamber of the shell 405. The fan 407 is disposed inside the inner chamber of the shell 405 and located right below the through hole 12. The power supply 408 is connected to the fan 407. The power supply 408 can be a mobile charging power supply, a battery, or a fixed power socket.

In the embodiment, the piercing component 4 mainly includes the shell 405, the smoke exhaust hole 406, and the fan 407. The shell 405 is equivalent to a cover, and an opening end of the shell 405 covers the bottom of the carrier 1. When the fan 407 is driven to rotate, an airflow is generated by the fan 407 to flow into the through hole 12 and break through the area of the smoke bubble 6 in contact with the upper opening of the through hole 12, to thereby connect the smoke bubble 6 with the through hole 12. As a result, the smoke in the smoke bubble 6 flows into the inner chamber of the shell 405 through the through hole 12 and then flows into the cup from the inner chamber of the shell 405 through the smoke exhaust hole 406.

As illustrated in (a) through (c) in FIG. 7, a method of breaking through the smoke bubble 6 by the airflow is not limited to inputting the airflow into the smoke bubble 6; a negative pressure generated by the airflow can also be used to deform and break through the smoke bubble 6. For example, when the fan 407 is driven by the power supply 408 to rotate, the fan 407 blows in a direction facing away from the smoke bubble 6. At this time, an air pressure at a bottom of the smoke bubble 6 relatively decreases, forming a local negative pressure to deform the bottom of the smoke bubble 6. As a result, the bottom of the smoke bubble 6 is easily pierced by the through hole 12, thereby connecting the smoke bubble 6 with the through hole 12. Subsequently, the smoke inside the smoke bubble 6 flows into the inner chamber of the shell 405 through the through hole 12 and then flows into the cup from the inner chamber of the shell 405 through the smoke exhaust hole 406.

It should be noted that, the piercing component 4 in the embodiment further includes a power supply, a switch, and a charging port. The power supply, the switch, and the charging port are disposed inside the handle 2 to control start and stop of the fan 407. The power supply and the switch being electrically connected to the fan 407 is a conventional technical measure in the art and not described herein. In addition, the fan 407 is an exhaust fan in the art. A suction force generated by the exhaust fan is used to suck through the area of the smoke bubble 6 in contact with the upper opening of the through hole 12. After the smoke bubble 6 is sucked through, the fan 407 continues to work, thereby accelerating an outflow rate of the smoke inside the smoke bubble 6 and achieving a better smoke outflow effect.

Embodiment 3

As illustrated in FIG. 9, a smoke bubble support device with a simple structure for conditioning atmosphere provided by the embodiment includes a carrier 1 for contacting and supporting a smoke bubble 6. A surface of the carrier 1 can be flat or concave-convex; in other embodiments, it can also be curved or wavy.

A support area 11 is disposed on a side of the carrier 1 and configured to contact with the smoke bubble 6. During use, the support area 11 is firstly brushed with bubble solution, clean water, or oil. Subsequently, the smoke bubble 6 containing smoke generated by a device for making the smoke bubble is released on the support area 11. Due to existence of liquid, the smoke bubble 6 is not damaged. At least one through hole 12 is defined on the support area 11, and a number of the through hole 12 can specifically be one, two, or three. When a smoky atmosphere is required, the smoke bubble 6 can be pierced through the through hole 12. At this time, the smoke bubble 6 begins to shrink due to an external pressure, so that the smoke inside the smoke bubble 6 flows through the through hole 12 to the other side of the support area 11. The number and size of the through hole 12 can be used to control a flow rate of the smoke.

To conveniently use the smoke bubble support device, a strut member is disposed on the carrier 1. The strut member includes stand columns 7 for supporting the carrier 1 on a desktop.

Embodiment 4

As illustrated in FIG. 10, in the embodiment, it is different from the embodiment 1 in that the middle part of the inner concave surface of the support area 11 is in a substantially planar structure, and the through hole 12 is defined on the inner concave surface and connected to the cup mouth 800.

Aforementioned embodiments are merely part of the embodiments of the disclosure, but the scope of protection of the disclosure is not limited thereto. Any equivalent replacements and changes made by those skilled in the art based on technical solutions and concepts of the disclosure without departing from a technical scope disclosed by the disclosure shall fall within the scope of protection of the disclosure.