EP1503947A2 - Distributeur de comprimes individuels - Google Patents

Distributeur de comprimes individuels

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EP1503947A2
EP1503947A2 EP03735382A EP03735382A EP1503947A2 EP 1503947 A2 EP1503947 A2 EP 1503947A2 EP 03735382 A EP03735382 A EP 03735382A EP 03735382 A EP03735382 A EP 03735382A EP 1503947 A2 EP1503947 A2 EP 1503947A2
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dispenser
slide
wall
return spring
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Alfred Von Schuckmann
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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
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser for individually portioned dispensing of tablets, with a cylindrical housing, a slide which can be displaced with limited stroke and a tablet storage space with a subsequent dispensing chute corresponding to the tablet thickness, in which the front end faces and profiled flanks are formed to be proportionally fixed to the housing and proportionally molded onto the slide are.
  • AT-PS 347595 discloses a dispenser for the single-portion dispensing of tablets, in which a rotary slide mounted in the cylindrical housing peripherally provides a plurality of dispensing shafts which at the same time form a compartment chamber.
  • the tablets resting on a cone, gradually slide into them from a common tablet storage room.
  • the outer wall of the output shaft is the pot-shaped housing. Under rotation, snapped into place, step by step an output chute in front of a lateral outlet opening of the cylindrical housing.
  • the tablet comes out via a sloping ramp
  • the single-portioned delivery of the tablets is not optically traceable on the side, but from a bottom cover of the dispenser bottom.
  • the object of the invention is to develop a generic dispenser in a manner which is advantageous in terms of use, with the tablets being effectively arranged.
  • Slider is designed to be cylinder-concentric over its entire length and the output shaft is formed following a cylindrically curved transverse window.
  • good guidance is achieved and, on the other hand, the loading of the output shaft is optimally regulated.
  • a ramp is provided in the area of the transverse window as a feed to the output shaft.
  • Such a sloping ramp offers a large inlet area to the output shaft.
  • Practically the entire cylinder cross-section can be used as a load from the tablet material.
  • a design of even independent importance results from a two-dimensionally curved return spring formed on the lower edge of the slide.
  • the molding reduces the number of parts.
  • the accommodation in the curvature edge area of the slide allows the usable space, that is to say storage space, to be kept relatively large in volume. From a constructional point of view, it is then favorable that the chamber for the return spring radially inwards through a Outside wall of an indentation of the cylindrical housing is limited. A favorable further training measure is seen in the fact that the floor of the indentation with its ceiling provides the ramp. It is also advantageous that the outer wall of the indentation catches behind the wall of the slide in the area of the delivery chute. This can be used as a guide support and can even be further developed in such a way that the outer wall provides a counter-locking recess to a locking lug of the slide.
  • the dispenser which consists of only two components, is held together in a functional manner. Since the slide can also be advanced relative to the housing, the dispenser can be easily opened and refilled by lifting the latch. The locking is limited to the mating movement of the two parts.
  • the return spring be supported by means of a cam on the base of the return spring chamber. The cam has a partially stiffening effect there. The consequence of this is that the parts of the return spring which are remote from the cam can be more closely involved in the corresponding movement.
  • FIG. 3 shows a vertical section through the dispenser in the basic position
  • 4 shows the section along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3
  • Fig. 5 the slide in perspective individual representation, oriented to fill.
  • the dispenser Sp shown consists of only two parts, namely a housing 1 and a slide 2, each provided with the necessary functional elements of the so-called dispenser mechanism.
  • the tablets 3 are refillable in a tablet storage room V.
  • the lower end of the tablet storage space V is formed by a floor 4.
  • the latter runs downhill, i.e. inclined to the longitudinal center axis x-x of the basically rotationally symmetrical dispenser Sp.
  • the bottom 4 is reached by an indentation 5 made from the underside of the housing 1.
  • the ceiling of this indentation 5, corresponding to the described bottom 4, provides a ramp 6.
  • the indentation 5 is also circular in shape, except for the area which merges into an axially oriented, vertically oriented output shaft 7 at the lowest point of the ramp 6. There, as can be seen from FIG. 4, there is an inward projection on the indentation 5. The separation mechanism is pronounced in the space thus gained.
  • the manufacture of the same is a tablet compartment chamber 8. Only one tablet 3 is accommodated therein on the discharge path arrow W. The tablets 3 following in order in the delivery chute 7 are held back by a compartment finger 9 during delivery.
  • the tablet storage room V is closed off at the top by a ceiling 10.
  • the latter is the same as the slider 2 which is circular in cross section.
  • the dispenser Sp In the basic position of the dispenser Sp, it assumes a defined vertical projection U relative to the front edge 1 'of the housing 1 which is open there in a tube-like manner and which corresponds at least to the dispensing actuation stroke of a tablet 3.
  • the exposed area of the guided, basically pot-shaped slide 2 can be used as an actuation button 11 of the dispenser Sp.
  • the direction of displacement is indicated by arrow P.
  • the actuation button 11 seen from the outside, takes on a slightly convex curve with a counter-rotating recess 12 arranged in the zenith. This increases the actuation grip.
  • the slide 2 is displaced in the housing 1 against spring force. It is applied by a slightly pre-tensioned compression spring. Specifically, this is realized by a two-dimensionally curved return spring 14 formed on a lower edge 13 of the slider 2. It is the downgraded lower edge 13.
  • the lower edge in the area of the maximum axial length is declared by 15 (cf. for example Fig. 5).
  • the return spring 14 is an O following the cross-sectional circular shape of the dispenser Sp.
  • the correspondingly elliptical shape can be seen in FIG. 5.
  • the longer ellipse axis extends perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis xx of the dispenser Sp.
  • the shorter elliptical axis that is to say oriented parallel to the longitudinal central axis xx, there is a connecting bridge 16 to the downgraded one Edge 13 and a cam 17 that ends approximately at the height of the maximum edge 15.
  • the latter has a partially stiffening effect, so that the spring movement is more focused on the narrower curvature areas of the return spring 14.
  • the connecting bridge 16 which is even somewhat wider in design.
  • a cam position or spring extension that extends beyond the edge 15 can be used as a spring preload.
  • the return spring 14 takes up a good third in the circumferential direction.
  • the deflection clearance F is optimally taken into account by cutting away the adjacent area of the wall of the slide 2. The free cut leads to the downgraded lower edge 13.
  • the accommodation space of the return spring 14 is adapted to the curvature of the same.
  • the corresponding return spring chamber 18 is achieved by an annular gap between a wall 19 of the cylindrical indentation 5 and the corresponding wall 20 of the cylindrical housing 1.
  • the annular gap width of the return spring chamber 18 is such that the return spring 14 and the wall of the slide 2 are slidably accommodated therein.
  • the lower end of the return spring chamber 18 is formed by an annular turn 21 which has been reached as a result of the indentation 5.
  • the bottom of the return spring chamber 18 thus obtained is designated by 22.
  • the bottom 22 extends to well over half of the circular area of the turn 21. Reference is made to FIG. It can be seen there that a circular opening 23 connects. This continues to take into account the offset profile of the slide head 24 having the output shaft 7.
  • the output shaft 7 is formed by a distance y between the correspondingly radially inward, cylinder-concentrically curved wall 25 of the slide 2 and the corresponding inner wall surface 20 'of the cylinder housing wall 20 of the dispenser Sp.
  • the slide 2 has a cylindrical-concentric shape over its entire length.
  • the distance y is radially related to the longitudinal central axis x-x. It takes into account the dimension of a thickness of a tablet 3, including a slight tilting play of the same.
  • the radius is labeled R.
  • the proportion of output chute 7 obtained from oppositely exposed formations extends in a funnel-like manner over the tablet compartment chamber 8, which is likewise designed by the said formations. This is delimited radially by a section of said inner wall surface 20 'of the housing 1 and in a circle parallel by a section of the outer wall surface 25' of the wall 25 of the slide 2, more precisely the slide head 24.
  • the radial walls leading to the described spacing of the slide 2 or slide head 24 are designated by 31.
  • slots 32 extend. They extend from the lower free end of the slide 2, more precisely the lower edge 15 thereof, and extend approximately over half the axial length of the slide 2, which is circular in cross section.
  • the slider head 24 is thus held in a radially reboundable manner, which is conducive to the manner in which it is latched here.
  • a locking lug 33 is formed on the lower end of the wall 25 of the slide 2.
  • a counter-recess 34 extends from the outer wall surface 19 'of the indentation 5 of the cylindrical housing 1.
  • the outer wall surface 19 ′ of the indentation 5 practically supports the wall 25 of the slide 2 or slide head 24 in the area and also in the vicinity of the delivery shaft 7.
  • the wall 19 moreover takes a course adapted to the projection of the slide head 24 shown.
  • the relevant, longitudinally oriented offset step bears the symbol 35.
  • This configuration also achieves a stop zone lying on both sides in the circumferential direction, which optimally relieves the locking means 33/34.
  • Axially oriented stop means can be taken into account to limit the release stroke covered in terms of path by the projection U, for example using the indentation 5 as a counter stop.
  • the return spring 14 including the plug-in assembly means are based on the given circular system, has a surprisingly high-order effect on the dispensed material, here disc-shaped tablets 3. It comes in Area of the tablet storage space V already for a practically shingle-like adjustment which reduces the polydirectionality of the tablets.
  • the tablet cluster that arrives via the transverse window 36 is supported on a broad surface against the shield-like inner wall surface 20 ′ of the wall 20, which in turn favors the orderly entry into the advance shaft 30, in which the rectification is achieved in any case. From here the supply shaft 7 is supplied, the tablets 3 being forced into a vertically arranged row. As found has been avoided as far as possible.
  • the dispenser Sp can be refilled with this. To do this, only the detent 33 located on the bottom of the dispenser Sp and within easy reach needs to be released.
  • the slide 2 can be pulled out of the housing 1. Since it is closed over the ceiling 10, it can be filled like a cup. With the indentation 5 pointing downwards, the housing 1 is then properly plugged on. After turning the dispenser Sp is then ready for further use.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un distributeur (Sp) conçu pour distribuer individuellement des comprimés (3). Ce distributeur comprend un boîtier cylindrique (1), une coulisse (2) pouvant se déplacer jusqu'à une butée de course et un réservoir de comprimés (V), auquel est raccordée une cheminée de distribution (7) correspondant à l'épaisseur des comprimés, les surfaces de fermeture faciales et les flancs profilés étant fixés en commun au boîtier et étant formés en commun à la coulisse (2). Afin d'obtenir une utilisation avantageuse du distributeur avec un préclassement efficace des comprimés, la cheminée de distribution (7) est formée par un espace (y) entre la paroi convexe concentrique au cylindre (25) de la coulisse (2) et la surface interne (20') de la paroi (20) du boîtier cylindrique.
EP03735382A 2002-05-16 2003-05-14 Distributeur de comprimes individuels Expired - Lifetime EP1503947B1 (fr)

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DE10221729 2002-05-16
DE10221729A DE10221729A1 (de) 2002-05-16 2002-05-16 Spender zur einzel-portionierten Ausgabe von Tabletten
PCT/EP2003/005026 WO2003097483A2 (fr) 2002-05-16 2003-05-14 Distributeur de comprimes individuels

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EP1503947A2 true EP1503947A2 (fr) 2005-02-09
EP1503947B1 EP1503947B1 (fr) 2005-12-28

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EP (1) EP1503947B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN100384701C (fr)
AU (1) AU2003236644A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10221729A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2254944T3 (fr)
PL (1) PL200590B1 (fr)
RU (1) RU2315702C2 (fr)
WO (1) WO2003097483A2 (fr)

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RU2004136850A (ru) 2005-05-10
DE50302071D1 (de) 2006-02-02
CN100384701C (zh) 2008-04-30
WO2003097483A2 (fr) 2003-11-27
PL200590B1 (pl) 2009-01-30
EP1503947B1 (fr) 2005-12-28
RU2315702C2 (ru) 2008-01-27
CN1652983A (zh) 2005-08-10
US20050230409A1 (en) 2005-10-20
ES2254944T3 (es) 2006-06-16
DE10221729A1 (de) 2003-11-27
PL372532A1 (en) 2005-07-25
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