EP0296399A2 - Distributeur pour produits solides, tels que médicaments ou nourriture - Google Patents

Distributeur pour produits solides, tels que médicaments ou nourriture Download PDF

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EP0296399A2
EP0296399A2 EP88108981A EP88108981A EP0296399A2 EP 0296399 A2 EP0296399 A2 EP 0296399A2 EP 88108981 A EP88108981 A EP 88108981A EP 88108981 A EP88108981 A EP 88108981A EP 0296399 A2 EP0296399 A2 EP 0296399A2
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J.Claassen Henning
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser for solid medicinal, food or luxury goods of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • dispenser can in principle also be used for dispensing "free-flowing" agents, it is intended in particular to dispense pill-like or tablet-like agents, for example disk-shaped, cuboid or cube-shaped coated tablets, but also tablets with a corresponding shape.
  • Disc-shaped tablets in particular are packaged in a cylindrical container which can be closed by means of a screw cap.
  • the removal of the tablets is correspondingly cumbersome, since the screwing movement required to remove the lid requires the use of both hands.
  • Peppermint dragees are packaged in a printed film which, after opening and removing the first dragee, can only be provisionally closed again by squeezing them together and therefore has an unsightly appearance. There is also a risk that the entire contents fall out of the film packaging; after all, the clean, dust-free reclosing of this packaging is not possible.
  • a dispenser for solid medicinal, food or beverages is used for the coated tablets sold under the name "tic-tac" and has a container with a bottom and with side walls and a lid pivotally connected to the container.
  • This lid is formed in one piece with the upper part of the container and can be folded upwards so that individual dragees can be obtained through the then released dispensing opening.
  • this box-shaped dispenser is more hygienic than pure foil packaging, it has the disadvantage that handling is tedious and impractical, since the individual coated tablets have to be "shaken out” through the relatively narrow opening.
  • the interior of the container is no longer completely filled after removal of the first dragées, so that the remaining dragées can move and "clatter” in the interior of the container, which is now too large. The resulting noise is particularly unpleasant when using rigid plastic for the container.
  • a donor for solid medicines, foods or luxury foods of the ang given genus finally emerges from AT-PS 166 326 or AT-PS 214 350 and has a container with side walls and with a removal opening, a pivotally connected to the container cover for closing the removal opening and a displaceable in the direction of the removal opening Bottom of the container.
  • the bottom is biased upwards by a spring in the direction of the lid, so that the uppermost filling element, for example pastilles, tablets, candies, cigarettes or the like, is held by a stop provided at the upper end of the container shell.
  • the lid has a pushing element which, when the lid is opened, presses laterally against the filling element and pushes it across the container edge transversely to the container axis, so that this filling element can be gripped with the lips and thereby gets into the mouth in a hygienically perfect manner (AT- PS 166 326).
  • a disadvantage of these known dispensers is the relatively complicated structure with the additional advancing element; also you can not see the level of the container from the outside; and finally it is not guaranteed with the desired certainty that the contents of the container are shielded from the outside and thus kept hygienically perfect.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a dispenser for solid medicaments, foods or luxury foods of the type specified, in which the disadvantages mentioned above do not occur.
  • a dispenser is to be proposed in which each individual agent can be removed easily by means of a single handle, without requiring a complex mechanical construction; at the same time, it is to be ensured that the remaining means are kept hygienically and safely in a defined position, that is to say the "rattling" which has so far often been unavoidable is suppressed. And finally, you should be able to see immediately from the outside when the container has already been opened.
  • the advantages achieved by the invention are based on the use of a largely sealed, dustproof plastic container in which the agents can be kept hygienically and protected against external access.
  • the upper discharge end of the container is closed by a pivotally attached lid, which according to a preferred embodiment is formed in one piece with the container, so that the container and lid are made from a suitable plastic, in particular polyethylene or polypropylene, or from drawn aluminum by means of a single injection process can be.
  • a suitable plastic in particular polyethylene or polypropylene, or from drawn aluminum by means of a single injection process can be.
  • the container there is a slider serving as a bottom, the dimensions of which are precisely adapted to the inner dimensions of the container, so that the slider can be moved in contact with the inner surfaces of the side walls of the container.
  • a slider serving as a bottom, the dimensions of which are precisely adapted to the inner dimensions of the container, so that the slider can be moved in contact with the inner surfaces of the side walls of the container.
  • the container has the same cross-sectional shape and the same cross-sectional area at least over the range of movement of the slide.
  • the slide is connected via a narrow web to an actuating element which is located outside the container.
  • the web and thus the slide are guided in a slot in a side wall of the container, so that when the slide is pushed up from the outside the means in the container can be taken along and dispensed from the container with the lid open.
  • the container can have a cuboid, cube or cylindrical shape; it is only important that, as mentioned, its cross-sectional shape does not change in the direction of movement of the slide.
  • the lower edges of the side walls of the container should be provided with inwardly projecting seals on which the slide rests in its lower position and thereby seals this area.
  • the system between the side walls of the slide and the inner surface of the container should be designed so that there is sufficient frictional engagement, which keeps the slide in the position even when the dispenser is shaken, in which it has been brought by actuation from the outside.
  • the side wall of the container with a slot through which the web of the slide is guided.
  • the two edges of the slot can lie tightly against one another in order to ensure a certain level of dust tightness.
  • Such a film should not only grasp the container, but also the lid, so that it makes sense to surround the entire outer surface of such a dispenser with a film and thereby seal it hygienically and dust-tight.
  • This also has the advantage that any manipulation of the dispenser when buying can be recognized immediately, since this would damage the outer film.
  • Such a dispenser is thus "tamper-proof", that is to say secured against external interference, as is essential because of the blackmail attempts that sometimes occur based on the manipulation of such donors.
  • Such a dispenser has an automatic "fill level indicator", since the position of the slide and thus the remaining content of the dispenser can be determined immediately from the position of the external actuating element.
  • the upper edge of the container is slightly chamfered, so that the lid runs obliquely downwards.
  • the slide moves upwards, the remaining tablets, lozenges or dragees are pressed against the inclined cover from below, so that it opens automatically.
  • only a single handle namely the manipulation of the actuating element of the slide, is required.
  • the shape of the lid is adapted to the upper end of the container so that there is a self-closing closure that seals the container dust-tight and thus hygienically.
  • This dispenser can either be done via the open lid or above the bottom, which is either subsequently closed or is formed by the slider used, as is the case according to a preferred embodiment.
  • the dispenser which is generally indicated by reference number 10, has an essentially cuboid housing 12 (see FIG. 1), which has a piece and articulated with a hinged lid 14 is connected.
  • the upper edge of the container 12 is (see Fig. 1) slightly inclined so that a corresponding inclined position of the cover 14 results in the closed state.
  • the actual lid surface of the lid 14 has a rectangular shape and is provided with three downwardly projecting webs which, when closed, lie against the corresponding side walls of the container 12 from the outside and thereby seal it securely and hygienically.
  • the articulated connection between the lid 14 and the container 12 is formed by a linear thinning in the corresponding wall indicated in FIG. 1 by the dashed line 16, so that the lid 14 can be folded about this “pivot axis”.
  • the cover 14 On its web opposite the hinge axis 16, the cover 14 is formed with a short projection 18 which can be gripped by hand and used to open and close the cover 14.
  • the lower end of the container 12 is open and is closed by a slide 20 to be explained.
  • the lower edges of the side walls have the inward projections 23 shown in FIG. 6, which serve as a support for the slide 20, which takes over the function of the base for the container 12.
  • the container 12 with a bottom rigidly connected to the side walls.
  • the slide 20 has a cuboid shape in adaptation to the cross-sectional shape of the container 12 with dimensions such that the outer walls of the slide 20 abut the inner walls of the container 12, so that the resulting force or. Friction holds the slide 20 in a defined position.
  • the slide 20 is connected via a narrow web 22, which tapers towards the top in a knife-like manner, to an actuating element 24 which has a rounded outer surface which can be gripped and moved with a finger.
  • the slide 20 can either have the shape of a solid cuboid or, for example for reasons of weight and material savings, can be designed as a hollow box which is open at the bottom.
  • the one-piece component comprising slide 20 and actuating element 24 is guided by means of the web 22 in a slot 26 in a side wall of the container 12.
  • actuating element 24 is guided by means of the web 22 in a slot 26 in a side wall of the container 12.
  • Various embodiments are available for this.
  • the corresponding side wall can also be provided with a line-shaped predetermined breaking point, which is slit open by means of the knife-like web 22 when the slide 20 moves.
  • the slot 26 already formed in the container 12 during manufacture can be covered on the inside or outside with a thin laminated film, which is also slit through the knife-like web 22, so that the free movement of the slide 20 in the vertical direction in the container 12 is possible.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show the slide 20 with the actuating element 24 in its lower, serving as the bottom of the container 12. Now, for example, the container 12 can be filled with the lid open.
  • the cover 14 is then closed and sealed, for example, with a film.
  • the contents of the container ie lozenges, dragees, tablets or similar medicinal products, foodstuffs and luxury foods, are thus sealed to the outside by the container 12 on the one hand and the cover 14 or the slide 20 on the other.
  • the cover film is removed and the cover 14 is folded up either by means of the projection 18 or by pushing up the slide 20 in the container 12.
  • the movement of the slide 20 upwards pushes the contents of the container 12 also upwards and initially comes into contact with the side of the lid 14 facing away from its pivot axis 16; the resulting torque folds up the cover 14, so that the movement of the slide 20 is generally sufficient for the simultaneous opening of the cover 14.
  • the remaining content of the dispenser 10 takes up only a minimal space, which is defined by the cover 14 and the slide 20, until finally the slide 20 has reached the upper position shown in FIG. 6 and so that the dispenser 12 is completely empty.
  • Container 12 and slide 20 with actuating element 24 can either be made of a plastic, in particular polyethylene and polypropylene, or of drawn aluminum parts.
  • the slide 20 can also be provided with additional lip seals, specifically in the region of its lower end for sealing downwards and / or to the side as a seal against the slot 26.
  • the container 12 can also have a cube shape or the cylindrical shape, as is usually used for tablet cans.
  • the knife-like web 22 of the slider 20 is somewhat behind, so that an existing cover film is "slit” slit open. This ensures that the dragees still in the container remain hygienically perfect and cannot become dirty.

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