EP1751032A2

EP1751032A2 - Dispensing device, product support, and packaging unit comprising said product support and dispensing device

Info

Publication number: EP1751032A2
Application number: EP05741230A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Nikolai Strub; Cord Wohltmann; Gottfried Von Bismarck; Erich Specker
Original assignee: Hauni Werke Koerber and Co KG; Koerber AG
Current assignee: AvidiaMed GmbH
Priority date: 2004-05-17
Filing date: 2005-05-13
Publication date: 2007-02-14
Also published as: WO2005113380A2; WO2005113380A3; US20080190952A1; DE102004025136A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a dispensing device for products (22), especially tablets or similar, which are located in or on a product support (12). Said dispensing device comprises a receptacle (13) for forming an accommodating space (14) for the product support (12) and a means (17) for actuating the dispensing device (11). The inventive dispensing device is characterized in that a securing element (18) is assigned to the actuating means (17) in order for the same to be actuated in a controlled manner. The invention further relates to a product support for receiving products, particularly tablets or similar. Said product support (12) is characterized in that it is designed individually so as to be structurally adaptable to a corresponding dispensing device (11) according to the key-lock principle. The invention also relates to a packaging unit encompassing a product support and a dispensing device.

Description

Dispenser, product carrier and packaging unit consisting of product carrier and dispenser

description

The invention relates to a dispenser device for products arranged in or on a product carrier, in particular tablets or the like, comprising one

Receiving container for forming a receiving space for the product carrier and an actuating means for actuating the dispensing device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a product carrier for receiving products, in particular tablets or the like. Furthermore, the invention relates to a packaging unit consisting of a dispenser and product carrier.

Such objects are used in particular in the pharmaceutical industry. A large number of products, for example tablets, pills, capsules or the like, are arranged in or on product carriers, for example so-called blister packs or blister belts. So-called compliance packaging exists to make it easier for patients to take the medication. With such packaging, on the one hand, the removal of the medicament from the packaging is simplified. On the other hand, such packaging should also support the patient in dosing and taking the medication over time. Such compliance packaging must meet various criteria before it is approved. Several aspects play a relevant role here. It is particularly important that the medication, preferably tablets or pills, is easy to remove, in order that the elderly, who suffer, for example, from musculoskeletal disorders or nerve disorders and are no longer very strong, can take the medication out of the packaging enable. This criterion is known under the keyword "Senior Friendliness" (SF). On the other hand, it is equally important that the medication is secured against unauthorized removal, in particular by children The SF is fundamentally opposed to the keyword "Child Resistance" (CR). Another criterion is to support the patient with the dosage and / or the intake cycle.

Known dispensing devices with the features of the preamble of claim 1 have, for example, a trigger button, by the actuation of which the product carrier is conveyed by a drive means in the direction of a removal opening. A section of the usually perforated product carrier can then be separated manually. However, the drug is still within the product carrier section. An actual compliance check cannot take place at all. Such a dispenser device is easy to operate in the sense of the SF. The problem, however, is that especially because of the ease of use / operation, children in particular have access to the medication. To prevent this, known product carriers e.g. special sealing films to prevent removal by children. At the same time, this training in turn also makes removal for older and / or sick people more difficult. Perforations or other aids that would make removal easier for the patient, however, again lead to insufficient child safety. Known packaging units with the commercially available dispensing devices and product carriers therefore do not meet the criteria mentioned with the desired results.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser device which, on the one hand, ensures simplified removal and operation and, on the other hand, improves child safety. Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to propose a product carrier which can be combined with a corresponding dispenser device for easy removal / operation and childproof storage. Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to propose an improved packaging unit comprising a dispenser device and product carrier.

The invention is achieved on the one hand by a dispenser device with the features of the preamble of claim 1 in that the actuating means is assigned a securing element for controlled actuation. With this training child-safe storage of the medication is ensured in a particularly simple and effective manner, since small children in particular are not yet able to carry out controlled operation. On the other hand, taking medication is safe and easy, especially for weak and / or movement-impaired people / patients.

The securing means is preferably designed as a locking element such that coordinated unlocking and / or locking is required. This creates a particularly effective child lock with easy handling for adults.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the locking element is designed to carry out at least two independent movements. This operation, which is easy for every adult but impossible for children, in particular infants and toddlers, enables the object on which the invention is based to be achieved in a particularly simple and safe manner.

The locking element advantageously has a locking lever that can be moved in at least two directions. This enables a particularly simple and inexpensive implementation of the principle according to the invention.

The locking lever can preferably be tensioned by means of a first spring element, thereby ensuring a secure fixation that is easy to solve for people capable of coordination.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the locking element has a second spring element which can be brought into operative connection with the actuating means. This embodiment requires an even higher level of coordination, which on the one hand increases child safety, i.e. the CR, but on the other hand still ensures easy use / withdrawal of medication by adults, even if they are older and / or frail, i.e. fulfills the SF , In an advantageous development of the invention, the swivel lever is simultaneously designed as a push-out element for the products from the product carrier, the push-out element being a material projection arranged on the swivel lever. This solution, which is as simple as it is effective, enables the products to be squeezed out with minimal effort. The prerequisite for this, however, is that the

Swivel lever as the actuating means has been unlocked beforehand. This means that the locking / securing of the actuating means is not possible for children due to the necessary coordination ability, but it can be easily overcome for adults. Once the securing / locking has been overcome, the swivel lever with the push-out element enables the power to be pushed out almost without force

Products from the product carrier. This also means the use of product carriers that do not require any removal aids, e.g. Perforations, predetermined breaking points or the like, possible, which in turn increases child safety. Older people in particular can start the pushing out process on a firm surface, e.g. a table, with the dispenser standing upright.

It is particularly advantageous if a separating element for separating individual sections from the product carrier is additionally arranged on the swivel lever. As a result, the product carrier can be "portioned" without additional effort. This means that the empty sections of the product carrier can be separated and disposed of almost simultaneously from the product carrier which is still filled.

The receptacle preferably has a lockable loading flap for the product carrier. This refill system means that the receptacle or the entire dispensing device can be reused. The locking area secures the recording room against access by children.

On the other hand, the object is achieved by a product carrier with the features of the preamble of claim 32 in that the product carrier is designed individually, in such a way that it is constructed according to the key-lock principle to a corresponding dispenser device, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 31 is adaptable. This ensures that child-safe items are already available Product carriers can be used because the squeezing out with the aid of a dispenser device is easy with the actuating means unlocked.

The object is also achieved by a packing unit with the features of claim 37. The unit, which consists of a dispenser and a product carrier, optimally fulfills the initially contradicting requirements. The packing unit according to the invention has the advantages already described above, so that reference is made to avoid repetitions.

Further preferred features and embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims and the description. Some particularly preferred embodiments are explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing. The drawing shows:

1. a side view of a pack unit, consisting of dispenser and product carrier in section,

2 shows a detailed illustration of the locking mechanism of the dispensing device, FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the dispensing device from obliquely above and obliquely from the front, FIG.

4 shows a front view of the dispensing opening of the dispensing device, FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a further embodiment of the dispensing device from obliquely above and obliquely from the front,

6 shows a side view of a delivery chute of the dispensing device in section, FIGS. 7a to 7c show different embodiments of blister belts or B1 sterling belt arrangements,

8 is a side view of a further embodiment of a dispensing device, 9 shows a front view of the dispensing device according to FIG. 8,

10 shows a detailed illustration of the locking mechanism of the dispensing device according to FIG. 8, and

11 is a sectional view according to section AA of FIG. 10.

The items shown are used in particular for the storage, dosing and dispensing of medicines, e.g. are arranged in or on a rolled-up blister belt.

FIG. 1 shows a packaging unit 10 which comprises a dispensing device 11 and a product carrier 12. The dispensing device 11 has one

Receiving container 13, i.e. a housing, to form a receiving space 14 for the product carrier 12, a transport means 15 for conveying the product carrier 12 into the area or in the direction of a dispensing opening 16, and an actuating means 17 for actuating the transport means 15. The dispenser 11 or the receptacle 13 can be designed as a mass article in the form of a folding box made of cardboard or the like or as a reusable injection molded part or the like, for example as a solid box or the like. A safety element 18 for controlled actuation is assigned to the actuating means 17. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the product carrier 12, which is arranged in the receiving space 14, consists of a rolled-up blister belt 19, which is preferably arranged in an urn packaging 20, for example a cardboard folding box or the like. The products 22, that is to say tablets, pills, capsules or the like, are arranged in or on the blister belt 19 in so-called nests 21. Alternatively, the blister belt 19 can also be arranged directly in the dispenser device 11, which then serves as an outer packaging 20, the transport means 15 and the actuating means 17 then being part of the outer packaging 20, for example made of cardboard or the like. The actuating means 17 is designed as a pivot lever 23 and is operatively connected to the transport means 15. The transport means 15 is designed as a ratchet freewheel 24 and has a ratchet wheel 25, a pawl 26 and at least one transport wheel 27. Pawl wheel 25 and transport wheel 27 are rotatably mounted on a common axis 28, ratchet wheel 25 and transport wheel 27 being connected to one another for synchronous movement. The pivot lever 23 is also rotatably mounted on the axis 28. The axis 28 is arranged on the receptacle 13. The pawl 26 is rotatably arranged on the pivot lever 23. The or each transport wheel 27 is designed as a toothed wheel, the tooth shape and tooth pitch being adapted to a corresponding perforation of the blister belt 19. By engaging the teeth 29 in the perforation and actuation of the pivot lever 23 in a clockwise direction and the resulting rotational movement of the ratchet wheel 25 and thus also the transport wheel 27 in a clockwise direction, the blister belt 19 can be conveyed gradually, preferably by the distance of a nest distance, in the direction of the removal opening 16 ,

In the embodiment shown, a pivoting movement of the pivoting lever 23 in a clockwise direction accordingly leads to a transport movement of the blister belt 19. When moving counterclockwise, the freewheel is provided. This means that the pivot lever 23 can be pivoted counterclockwise, but the transport means 15 does not follow the movement. The pivot lever 23 is after

Transport movement can be pivoted into its original or locking position. In the locking position, the securing element 18 engages in a recess 29 provided therefor. The securing element 18 itself is designed as a locking element 30 such that coordinated unlocking and / or locking is required. The locking element 30 is designed to carry out at least two independent movements. For this purpose, the locking element 30 has a locking lever 31 which can be moved in at least two directions.

The locking lever 31 is formed in two parts. An upper part 32 and a lower part 33 of the locking lever 31 are connected to one another via a hinge 34, so that the upper part 32 can be pivoted relative to the lower part 33. The locking lever 31 can be tensioned by means of a first spring element 35, which is designed as a tension spring 36. Alternatively, the spring element 35 can also be used as a compression spring or in another more conventional manner Be trained. The locking lever 31 or more precisely the lower part 33 is fastened to the receiving container 13 by means of the tension spring 36. To carry out a linear movement, at least the lower part 33 of the locking lever 31 is arranged or guided in a guide 37. The upper part 32 is preferably arranged outside the guide 37 for exercising the pivoting movement. At its free end 38 opposite the hinge 34, the upper part 32 is hook-shaped. The hook-shaped design corresponds to the recess 29 of the pivot lever 23.

The swivel lever 23 has at least one push-out element 39 for the products 22 on the side facing the receiving space 14 or the blister belt 19. In the embodiment shown, the push-out element 39 is a material projection designed as a punching bolt and, as such, an integral part of the pivoting lever 23. Other designs, for example punching elements which can be detachably attached or the like, can also be used. To improve the

Lever action, the ejection element 39 is arranged at a distance from the free end 40 of the pivot lever 23 near the area of the transport means 15. A separating element 41 is preferably arranged between the transport means 15 and the push-out element 39, that is to say in the transport or conveying direction of the blister belt 19 in front of the push-out element 39, and is used to separate individual sections from

Product carrier 12 or the blister belt 19 is used. The separating element 41 is blade-like or knife-like and is surrounded by a protective bellows 42. The position and / or configuration of the separating element 41 can, however, vary in the usual way. A counter bearing 43 is arranged at least in the area of the push-out element 39, but preferably also in the area of the separating element 41. The blister belt 19 lies with a nest 21 still filled with a product 22 on a shaft-like support element 44 which also serves as a counter bearing 43. The support element 44 has an opening 45 in the area of the ejection element 39 for the product 22 to pass through, the product 22 falling into the area of the dispensing opening 16 virtually automatically, namely by tilting the dispensing device 11. The support element 44 is part of the receptacle 13 and at the same time is designed as an ejection chute 46. On the support member 44, on the A second spring element 47 is arranged on the side facing the pivot lever 23. The spring element 47 is designed as a spring plate 48 or the like. The spring plate 48 is part of the locking element 30 and can be brought into operative connection with the actuating means 17, more precisely the pivot lever 23. The spring force of the second spring element 47, namely the spring plate 48, counteracts the spring force of the first spring element 35, namely in this embodiment the tension spring 36.

Furthermore, an electronics unit 50 is preferably arranged within the receptacle 13 within a chamber 49 which is separate from the receptacle 14. The electronics unit 50 serves as compliance monitoring, in particular for

Signaling to the patient. For this purpose, the electronics unit 50 is connected to an acoustic, optical or other conventional signal transmitter (not shown). The electronics unit 50 can be equipped with different functional units and / or with control and / or regulation elements, not shown, such as e.g. Sensor elements or the like can be connected. This z. B. each clock process can be registered, e.g. every movement of the pivot lever 23 is detected by means of sensor elements. Furthermore, the functional unit 50 also makes it possible to display or indicate a removal, for example by means of suitable, preferably patient-specific programs. by a signal generator, preferably LCD displays or the like arranged on the front side of the dispenser device 11.

FIGS. 2 to 6 show further embodiments of the invention. FIG. 2 shows, for example, a detail of the locking lever 31. A stop element 51, which is designed as a material projection, is arranged on the lower part 33. The stop element 51 engages in a corresponding recess 52 of the receptacle 13. The recess 52 defines a defined movement path of the locking lever 31 in a linear, preferably vertical, direction, which limits the movement up and down. Furthermore, the dispensing opening 16 is provided in the upper part 32 of the sealing lever 31. The dispensing opening 16 is arranged in the upper part 32 such that it is also closed in the closed state of the securing element 18. For this purpose, the upper part 32 with the dispensing opening 16 preferably bears against the end face of the pivoting lever 23, so that even a product 22 which has already been expressed from the product carrier 12 and which is in the Ejection chute 46 is located, is secured against access by children. In order to dispense the product 22, the securing element 18 must first be actuated, so that dispensing through the dispensing opening 16 in the unlocked state is possible by tilting the entire dispenser device 11. The lateral falling out of the product 22 is prevented by side wing elements 56 in the region of the upper part 32. In the unlocked state of the security element 18 there is a further opening 53 which can be used to dispense the product 22.

In FIG. 3, part of a side wall 54 of the receptacle 13 is designed as a loading flap 55. The loading flap 55 serves to remove a completely emptied product carrier 12 and to insert a new, filled product carrier 12. The loading flap 55 can be locked. The locking is achieved by an extension of the side walls 60, 61 of the pivot lever 23. The side walls 60, 61 protrude in the locked state of the pivot lever 23 beyond the loading flap 55 (see e.g. Figure 4), so that the slot 62 between

Loading flap 55 and side wall 54 is covered. In the unlocked state, however, the receiving space 14 is easily accessible.

A further unlocking or locking mechanism is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the pivot lever 23 is divided into two, namely a transport lever 57 and an eject lever 58. Only by simultaneously pressing together opposing coupling elements 59, which can be brought into positive engagement with one another, is a synchronous movement of the entire pivot lever 23, and thereby the unlocking and guaranteeing the expression of the product.

FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the discharge chute 46, which prevents the direct exit of the product 22 from the discharge chute 46 by means of a deflection. This prevents the products 22 from falling to the ground. A tilting movement is required to remove the product 22 from the discharge chute 46. In embodiments that are not shown, the swivel lever 23 can also have a plurality of ejection elements 39, so that a plurality of medications which can possibly be taken together can be expressed simultaneously from the product carrier 12. The pivot lever 23 can also be designed to be removable, so that it can only be plugged on directly before removal and removed again immediately thereafter. This prevents unauthorized access.

In the area e.g. the loading flap 55 can also e.g. a CD-ROM or the like, an instruction leaflet or other information carrier can be removably arranged. Preferably, however, on the side opposite the loading flap 55

A so-called information flap, a slot for storing information material, a detachably attached booklet or the like are optionally provided in the area of the side wall 63. In the area of the side walls 54, 63, preferably on the loading flap 55, e.g. a calendar sheet or the like may be arranged on the inside. To facilitate removal, especially for

Parkinson's patients, an adhesive strip (not shown) can be provided on the underside of the dispenser device 11.

The product carrier 12 can be e.g. be designed as a single, double or multiple belt. To increase compliance, it is common to administer combination products. These can be arranged parallel to one another or in groups on several individual blister belts, but also on a single blister belt for parallel dispensing / unloading. In other words, on the one hand, a single blister belt 64 with two or more identical (for higher dosing, see FIG. 7a) or different (for

Combination preparation, see Figure 7b) products 22 possible. On the other hand, two or more single-track blister belts 65, 66 next to one another are possible in a dispenser device 11 or an outer packaging 20 with a comparable product arrangement (FIG. 7c). Finally, a combination of a plurality of product carriers 12 arranged in outer packaging 20 is also possible in that the outer packaging 20 is connected to one another via suitable bayonet or hook closures or by means of adhesive strips or the like and is arranged within a common dispenser device 11. The blister belts 19, 64, 65, 66 can be equipped with or without predetermined breaking points, the predetermined breaking points can be formed above the nests 21 to increase compliance between the individual nests 21 and / or in the cover film.

A further embodiment of the dispenser device 11 with essential details can be seen from FIGS. 8 to 11. The dispenser device 11 according to FIG. 8 is designed as a folding box 67 made of cardboard or the like, and as a mass product, it is a disposable or disposable item. The product carrier 12, preferably a rolled-up blister belt 19 or the like, is arranged within the folding box 67. The product carrier 12 lies on a base 68, which consists of cardboard or the like. The product carrier can be moved manually in the direction of the actuating means 17 designed as a closure cover 69.

The securing element 18, that is to say the locking element 30 for the actuating means 17 or the closure cover 69, has a spring element 70 and a spring element 70

Locking hook 71 on. Spring element 70 and locking hook 71 can be brought into operative connection with one another for locking the dispensing device 11. The spring element

70 is preferably designed as a simple cardboard strip or the like and has one end arranged or fastened to an end wall 72 of the folding box 67 and has at its free end 73 an eyelet-like opening 74 for receiving the closure hook

71 on. The locking hook 71 itself is arranged on the closure cover 69 or part of the same. In addition, the ejection element 39 is arranged in the form of a stamp or the like on the closure cover 69. The preferably made of plastic, such as Closure lid 69 made of polypropylene is fastened directly or indirectly to the folding box 67 with a tab element 75. The tab element 75 enables a pivoting movement on the one hand and a limited linear movement of the closure cover 69 on the other hand.

A grating 76, preferably made of plastic, is provided as a counter-bearing for the push-out element 39 and has an opening 77 for the products 22 to fall through (see in particular, for example, FIG. 11). In the direction of transport of the product carrier 12 in front of the opening 77 there is a scoring element 78, namely, for example, at least one ripping knife, which scoring the side of the product carrier 12 facing the scoring element 78 so that even arthritis patients can easily express the products 22 from the product carrier 12. The scoring element 78 is preferably formed in one piece with the grate 76. In the transport direction of the product carrier 12 behind the opening 77, a passage 79 for the locking hook 71 is formed. On the side of the product carrier 12 opposite the base 68, a spring element 80, preferably made of cardboard, is arranged, by means of which the product carrier 12 can be pressed against the base 68.

An ejection chute 81 is formed below the grate 76 and has at least one discharge opening 82. The discharge opening 82 is formed in the region of the end wall 72 and closed by a flap 83. The flap 83 is pivotally arranged for opening and closing the dispensing opening on the end wall 72. In addition, an actuation field 84 for actuating the locking or unlocking mechanism is provided in the region of the end wall 72. The actuation field 84 is preferably a U-shaped incision in the end wall 72. an opening can also be provided in the end wall 72 through which the spring element 70, namely the cardboard strip, can be released by pressing out of the operative connection with the locking hook 71. An inclined plane 85 is e.g. formed from a cardboard strip by means of which the products 22 can be conducted directly into the area of the flap 83. Below the flap 83, another flap 86 can optionally be used to close a storage box, e.g. be arranged for tablet remnants or the like.

The dispenser device 11 according to FIG. 8 can of course also be provided with all the options described for the dispenser device 11 according to FIG. Means of transport 15, electronics unit 50, be equipped.

The handling principle of the dispenser device 11 or the packaging unit 10 according to FIG. 1 is explained in more detail below: the dispenser device 11 is equipped with a rolled-up blister belt 19 arranged in an outer packaging 20 or directly with the blister belt 19 via the loading flap 55. The blister belt 19 is threaded into the transport means 15 so that the teeth of the transport wheel 27 extend in the lateral direction in the transport direction Perforation of the blister belt 19 snaps into place. The pivot lever 23 is in its rest or closed position (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 3) and is locked by the securing means 18. For removal, the swivel lever 23 must now be pressed down with one hand against the spring force of the spring plate 48. At the same time, the locking lever 31 is to be pulled upwards in the opposite direction with the other hand against the spring force of the tension spring 36. As soon as the engagement of the hook-shaped section of the upper part 32 of the locking lever 31 is released from the recess 29, the upper part 32 automatically pivots outward from the dispenser device 11 in the area of the hinge 34 by means of spring elements which are not explicitly shown. Then the pivot lever 23 is unlocked. By pivoting the pivot lever 23 clockwise, the transport means 15 is actuated and causes the blister belt 19 to move around a nest position in the direction of the dispensing opening 16, so that a nest 21 filled with a product 22 is located above the opening 45. By pivoting the pivot lever 23 counterclockwise, that is, in the freewheel direction, the product 22 by the

Ejection element 39 is pressed out of the nest 21 and falls into the ejection chute 46. Almost at the same time, the section of the blister belt 19 that has just been emptied or is to be emptied is separated from the remaining, still filled blister belt 19 by the separating element 41. The product 22 rolls or falls over the discharge chute 46 in the direction of the discharge opening 16, at which the product 22 can be removed by tilting the dispensing device 11. When the blister belt 19 is completely empty, it is exchanged for a new blister belt 19.

The process or functional principle of the dispenser device 11 from FIG. 8 is as follows: The closed dispenser device 11 is opened by executing two independent movements. For this purpose, on the one hand the spring element 70 must be brought out of engagement with the locking hook 71 by pressing the actuating field 84 and on the other hand the locking cover 69 must be pivoted upwards. The product 22 is pressed out of the product carrier 12 by the ram by pivoting the closure cover 69 downwards again and falls through the opening 77 of the grate 76 over the inclined plane 85 into the area of the flap 83. The product 22 can be opened by opening the flap 83 be removed. When swiveling down the locking hook 71 snaps back into the spring element 70, so that the dispensing device 11 is again closed in a childproof manner. For this purpose, it may be necessary, for example, to actuate the spring element 70 again, namely to push it inwards, to keep the spring element 70 pressed inwards, to close the closure cover 69 and then to release the spring element 70, so that the closure hook 71 is again in the opening 74 clicks into place. Alternatively, the locking hook 71 and the spring element 70 can also be coordinated with one another in such a way that when the locking flap 69 is pivoted downwards, it engages automatically. This process can now be repeated until the product carrier 12 is completely emptied, the product carrier 12 being brought into the next removal position by pulling. The product carrier 12 is guided through an opening 87 in a rear wall 88 of the closure cover 69.

Claims

Expectations

1. Dispenser device for products (22), in particular tablets or the like, arranged in or on a product carrier (12), comprising a receptacle (13) for forming a receiving space (14) for the product carrier (12) and an actuating means (17) for actuating the dispensing device (1 1), so that the actuating means (17) is associated with a locking element (18) for controlled actuation.

2. Dispenser device according to claim 1, characterized in that the Sichemngselement (18) is designed as a locking element (30) such that a coordinated unlocking and / or locking is required.

3. Dispenser according to Anspmch 2, characterized in that the locking element (30) is designed to exercise at least two independent movements.

4. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 2 or 3, characterized in that the locking element (30) has a locking lever (31) which can be moved in at least two directions.

5. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 4, characterized in that the locking lever (31) is formed in two parts, the two parts, namely the upper part (32) and lower part (33) being connected to one another by means of a hinge (34).

6. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 4 or 5, characterized in that the locking lever (31) can be tensioned by means of a first spring element (35). 7. Dispenser according to Anspmch 6, characterized in that the first spring element (35) on the one hand on the lower part (33) of the locking element (30) and on the other hand on the receptacle (13) is attached to carry out a linear mobility.

8. Dispenser according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the upper part (32) of the locking lever (31) is hook-shaped at its free end (38).

9. Dispenser device according to one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that at least the lower part (33) of the locking lever (31) is arranged within a guide (37).

10. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 9, characterized in that the lower part (33) of the locking lever (31) arranged within the guide (37) has a stop element (51).

11. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 10, characterized in that the stop element (51) is a material projection which engages in a corresponding recess (52) of the receiving container (13).

12. Dispenser device according to one of claims 2 to 11, characterized in that the locking element (30) has a second spring element (47) which can be brought into operative connection with the actuating means (17).

13. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 12, characterized in that the spring force of the second spring element (47) counteracts the spring force of the first spring element (35).

14. Dispenser device according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that in addition a transport means (15) for conveying the product carrier (12) is provided in the region of a dispensing opening (16).

15. dispenser according to Anspmch 14, characterized in that the actuating means (17) is a pivot lever (23) which is operatively connected to the transport means (15).

16. Dispenser according to Anspmch 14 or 15, characterized in that the transport means (15) is designed as a ratchet freewheel (24).

17. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 15 or 16, characterized in that the swivel lever (23) is simultaneously designed as a push-out element (39) for the products (22) from the product carrier (12), the push-out element (39) on the swivel lever (23 ) arranged material projection.

18. Dispenser device according to one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that an additional separating element (41) for separating individual sections from the product carrier (12) is arranged on the pivot lever (23).

19. Dispenser device according to one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that the pivot lever (23) in the region of its free end (40) has a recess (29) for receiving the locking lever (31).

20. Dispenser device according to one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that in the region of the ejection element (39) a support element (44), which also serves as a counter bearing (43) for the ejection element (39), is arranged, the support element ( 44) comprises an opening (45) for the outlet of the product (22) to be pressed out.

21. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 20, characterized in that the supporting element (44) is part of the receiving container (13) and at the same time is designed as an ejection chute (46) for the products (22) expressed from the product carrier (12).

22. Dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that an electronics unit (50) is arranged within the receptacle (13), which is connected to at least one signal transmitter.

23. Dispenser device according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the receiving container (13) has a lockable loading flap (55) for the product carrier (12).

24. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 23, characterized in that the locking element (30) has at least one side wing element (56) for locking the loading flap (55).

25. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 2 or 3, characterized in that the locking element (30) has a spring element (70) and a locking hook (71) which can be brought into operative connection with one another.

26. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 25, characterized in that the spring element (70) is a cardboard strip or the like, which is arranged with one end on an end wall (72) of the dispenser device (1 1) and at its free end (73) an opening (74) for receiving the locking hook (71).

27. Dispenser device according spoke 25 or 26, characterized in that the locking hook (71) is arranged on the actuating means (17).

28. Dispenser device according to one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that the actuating means (17) is a closure cover (69), the closure cover (69) additionally as a push-out element (39) for the products (22) from the product carrier (12 ) is trained.

29. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 28, characterized in that a counter bearing in the form of a grate (76) is arranged in the region of the push-out element (39), the grate (76) having an opening (77) for the outlet of the product to be pressed out ( 22) includes.

30. Dispenser according to Anspmch 29, characterized in that an additional passage (79) for the locking hook (71) and a scoring element (78) are formed on the grate (76).

31. Dispenser device according to Anspmch 29 or 30, characterized in that the receptacle (13) is a folding box (67) made of cardboard or the like and at least the closure lid (69) and preferably also the grate (76) consist of plastic.

32. Product carrier for receiving products, in particular tablets or the like, so that the product carrier (12) is individually designed in such a way that it is designed according to the key-lock principle to a corresponding dispenser device (II ) is adaptable in particular according to one of claims 1 to 31.

33. Product carrier according to Anspmch 32, characterized in that it is designed as a roll-up blister belt (19) with at least one lateral perforation.

34. Product carrier according spoke 33, characterized in that the blister belt (19) is designed to be free of breaking points.

35. Product carrier according to Anspmch 33 or 34, characterized in that the blister belt (19) in an outer packaging (20), preferably a folding box made of cardboard or the like, is arranged.

36. Product carrier according to Anspmch 35, characterized in that the outer packaging (20) is individually designed in such a way that it can be adapted constructively according to the key-lock principle to a corresponding dispenser device (1 1).

7. Packing unit consisting of a dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 31 and a product carrier according to one of claims 32 to 36.