JP2000142841A - Container for small-sized article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To house tablets in a manner being isolated from the outside and capable of taking out only a predetermined number of pieces readily and reduce the whole of a container in size in comparison with a number of housed tablets. SOLUTION: A main housing space M that houses a plurality of pieces of tablets being aligned vertically is formed at the inside of a longitudinal sleeve-like main body member 10, and a communication hole 11b is made at the upper end of the main body member 10, and also an extrusion spring 13 is put on its lower end. Also, an ancillary housing space S for housing only a predetermined pieces of tablets 1 is formed at the inside of a box-like lid member 15, and a communication discharge hole 16c is provided at the lower surface plate part 16L; subsequently, an open and close part is formed by a lower surface and rear surface plate part 16L, 16R. The lid member 15 is mounted later ally slidably on the upper end side of the main body member 10 in order to allow the plate parts 16L, 16R to be in close contact with the upper end part of the main body member 10 selectively and operate to open and close the communication hole 11b. A predetermined pieces of tablets 1 are moved from the main housing space M to the ancillary housing space S via the communication hole 11b and the communication discharge hole 16c, which is then discharged outside via the communication discharge hole 16c from the ancillary housing space S.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact small article container for storing small articles such as medicines such as tablets and capsules and foodstuffs which cause moisture permeation for carrying or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, not only medicines that consumers can directly purchase at pharmacies and pharmacies, but also the packaging of tablets for prescription medicines has the stability as a standing medicine that can be housed in a plurality like a glass bottle or a plastic bottle. Some packages emphasized portability, while others were individually packaged using a plastic film to emphasize portability. In particular, there is a demand for a prescription drug that is easy to understand how to drink according to a doctor's prescription, and that emphasizes storage stability and stability. Packaging using plastic film includes PTP packaging (a type of blister package) in which tablets or capsules are placed in the blisters of a vacuum-molded transparent thermoplastic sheet that has a contoured bulge roughly matched to its shape. This is a packaging method in which a flat portion of the plastic sheet is heat-sealed using aluminum foil as a mount.

[0003]

By the way, the above-mentioned glass bottles and plastic bottles have high stability in view of the air-tightness before opening, but it is necessary to carry the tablets in order to use the tablets at work or on a business trip. In some cases, for example, the bottle is bulky and heavy, which makes it relatively inconvenient to carry. Moreover, once the bottle container is opened, even tablets that are not taken are exposed to the outside environment.

[0004] On the other hand, packaging using a plastic film has a flat plate-like shape and can be carried easily because of its light weight. However, aluminum packaging (heat-sealed with a multilayered aluminum sheet and polyethylene sheet). And PTP packaging may damage the surrounding film. In addition, airtightness of packaging is important for tablets,
In the conventional PTP packaging, it was difficult to control the permeability because the permeability of water vapor could not be eliminated at all, and the thickness of the formed film became thin or uneven.

In the medicine container disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-286425, the upper part of the container is divided into a plurality of chambers, and lids are provided in each chamber so as to be openable and closable. It is configured to receive medicine for one day in a form separated into each room. Although this medicine container can be miniaturized with emphasis on portability, there is a problem that the number of medicines that can be accommodated is small. It is also conceivable to increase the quantity that can be accommodated by partitioning into many small rooms,
If it is divided into small rooms, it will be difficult to take out the medicine,
Since each chamber is provided with a lid, dividing into a large number of chambers complicates the structure and causes problems such as an increase in weight.

The tablet dispenser according to US Pat. No. 4,966,305 includes a vertically long cylindrical housing member having an open upper end. A large number of tablets are vertically aligned and housed in the housing member, and the tablet is dispensed by a spring. The uppermost tablet is pushed upward to protrude from the upper end of the accommodating member, and the uppermost tablet is pushed out by the lid member and taken out. This tablet dispenser can store a large number of tablets compared to the size of the storage member, but since the upper end of the storage member is always open, it can be used as a container for medicines, foods, etc. that require airtightness. There are problems such as inability to do so.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention accommodates a predetermined number of small articles such as medicines such as tablets and capsules and foods which cause moisture permeation so as to be easily taken out, and is airtight. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container for small articles that can be stably stored while maintaining its water resistance, especially moisture proofness, and that is compact and excellent in portability compared to the number that can be stored.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vertically long cylindrical portion which forms a main accommodation space for accommodating a plurality of small articles in a longitudinal direction. At one end in the longitudinal direction of the portion, a box-shaped portion is provided which forms a sub-accommodation space for accommodating a predetermined number of small articles. A communication port for moving the small article is provided, and at the other end in the vertical direction of the vertically long cylindrical portion, an extruding means for pressing the small article in the main accommodation space toward the communication port is provided, and the box-shaped section is provided. A discharge port for discharging small articles from the sub-accommodation space to the outside is provided, and a plate-shaped opening / closing section for opening / closing a communication port is provided at one end of the vertical cylindrical section in the vertical direction. It is slidably provided in the direction.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the provision of the vertically long cylindrical portion forming the main accommodation space for accommodating the small articles in the longitudinal direction is provided, so that the number of the small articles can be reduced. The whole container can be formed compact, and portability can be improved. And, by providing a box-shaped portion forming a sub-accommodation space for accommodating a predetermined number of small articles, when taking out the small articles, the small articles are moved from the main accommodation space to the sub-accommodation space via the communication port. In this way, a predetermined number of small articles can be easily taken out from the sub-accommodation space through the discharge port. And, at normal times, the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is closed by the opening / closing portion, or the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is aligned with the discharge port of the box-shaped portion, so that the main accommodation space of the vertically long cylindrical portion is reduced. The small articles stored in the main storage space can be stably stored by being shielded from the outside.

[0010] In the second aspect of the present invention,
The box-shaped portion is slidably supported in the lateral direction with respect to the vertically long cylindrical portion, and the opening / closing portion is formed integrally with the box-shaped portion.
According to the second aspect of the invention, by integrally forming the box-shaped portion and the opening / closing portion, the structure of the entire container can be simplified.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3,
The discharge port of the box-shaped part is arranged in the opening and closing part so as to open the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical part. According to the third aspect of the invention, when the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is opened via the discharge port of the opening / closing section of the lid member, the discharge port is not exposed to the outside, and the main storage space is a sub-container. Shielded from outside through space. Therefore, the main storage space is shut off from the outside both at normal time and at the time of removal,
The small articles stored in the main storage space can be stored more stably.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4,
A closing means is provided for pressing the opening / closing portion to the side that closes the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is closed unless the user operates it, so that the communication port remains open due to carelessness of the user. Can be prevented.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a container for small articles according to a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a normal state (a) and a take-out state (b). As shown in FIG. 1, the container for a small article according to the first embodiment includes a main body member 1.
0, a cover member 15 and the like.

The main body member 10 has an inner peripheral dimension (length in the front-rear or left-right direction) corresponding to one tablet 1 and a height (vertical length) corresponding to a plurality of doses of the tablet 1. ), The front and rear surfaces and both side surfaces of the main body member 10 are closed by the plate-like portion 11, and a plurality of doses of the tablets 1 are vertically arranged in the inner space of the main body member 10. A main storage space M that is stored in a row is formed. Therefore, the whole container can be formed more compactly as compared with the number of stored tablets 1, and portability can be improved.

The lower end face and the upper end face of the main body member 10 are opened, and a filling port 11a and a communication port 11b are formed respectively. A cap 14 is detachably mounted on the lower end surface of the main body member 10 with a screw so as to close the filling port 11a, and a piston-like pushing member 12 is attached to the cap 14 via a pushing spring 13. The pushing member 12 is supported so as to be vertically movable in the main accommodation space M, and is urged by the pushing spring 13 toward the communication port 11b.

The lid member 15 (box-shaped portion) has an inner peripheral size slightly larger than that of one tablet 1 and a height corresponding to the number of doses of one tablet 1 (two in the drawing). The front and rear surfaces, both side surfaces, and the upper and lower surfaces of the lid member 15 are closed by the plate-like portion 16, and the tablets 1 in a single dose are vertically arranged in a line in the inner space of the lid member 15. A sub-accommodation space S that is arranged and accommodated is formed.

The plate-like portion 16 _{L on} the lower surface of the lid member 15
Has a communication release hole 16c having an inner diameter corresponding to one tablet 1
Is open through the top and bottom. The plate-like portion 16 _R of the surface (right in the drawing plane) after the lid member 15 so as to open and close the rear surface of the cover member 15 in a manner to approach away its upper end and the rear end of the plate-shaped portion 16 _U of the upper surface, The lower end is the lower plate-like part 16 _L
Is rotatably connected to the rear end of the cover member 15 via a hinge-shaped portion.
It protrudes rearward from the rear end of 6 _L.

The lid member 15 is supported at the upper end of the main body member 10 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body member 10 when the rear plate-like portion 16 _R (closed portion) is turned sideways. And a plate-like portion 16 _{L on} the lower surface of the lid member 15.
(Opening part) or rear plate-like part 16 _R (closed part)
Are selectively configured to closely contact the upper end surface (opening portion) of the main body member 10 so as to vertically overlap.

The support structure of the lid member 15 by the main body member 10 may be configured in any manner. For example, at the lower end portions on both side surfaces of the lid member 15, guide grooves long in the front and rear directions are provided. A longitudinally extending guide protrusion is provided integrally with the main body member 10 on the upper side of both side surfaces of the main body 10 so that the two can be slidably engaged with each other. The lid may be provided integrally with the main body member 10 so that the lid member 15 is inserted into the horizontal tubular part.

The upper end surface (opening) of the main body member 10
In order to secure airtightness between the lower and rear plate-like portions 16 _L and 16 _R of the lid member 15, the material of the plate-like portions 16 _L and 16 _R is metal (iron, aluminum, copper, etc.). , Thermosetting polymers or similar polymers (polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, cyclic polyolefin, polytetrafluoroethylene, etc.), thermoplastic polymers (high-pressure polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, etc.), glass transition points Those coated with a low polymer (polyisoprene, polychloroprene, polybutadiene, styrene butadiene rubber, silicon rubber, etc.) are preferred. The material of the upper end portion of the main body member 10 is preferably a cyclic polyolefin, polyethylene terephthalate, or methyl methacrylate from the viewpoint of processing accuracy.

In order to fill the tablet 1 in the container for a small article constructed as described above, the cap 14 on the lower end face of the main body member 10 is removed, and a plurality of tablets 1 are taken.
Is inserted into the main accommodating space M of the main body member 10 so as to be vertically aligned by inserting the cap 14 into the main accommodating member M so that the pushing member 12 is pushed into the main accommodating space M.
And the filling port 11 a is closed by the cap 14.

At the time of normal operation such as when carrying, FIG.
As shown in (a), a plate-like portion 16 _{L on} the lower surface of the lid member 15 is formed.
(Aperture) is closed the rear surface of the upper end surface (opening portion) and close, the plate-like portion 16 _R (closure portion) of the rear face box-shaped lid member 15 is upwardly of the body member 10. The communication port 11 b of the main body member 10 is connected to the communication discharge hole 16 of the lid member 15.
c, the main housing space M of the main body member 10 and the sub housing space S of the lid member 15 communicate with each other, and the main housing space M and the sub housing space S are connected to the main body member 10 and the lid member 15.
Is shielded from the outside as a whole. Therefore, the tablets 1 stored in the main storage space M can be stably stored.

At normal times, the tablets 1 in a single dose are ejected from the main accommodating space M of the main body 10.
2. The communication opening 11a and the communication discharge hole 16 by the pushing spring 13
c and is accommodated in the sub-accommodation space S of the lid member 15. Note that the tablets 1 in the storage spaces M and S are vertically aligned in one row, and the uppermost tablet 1 is
When the plate-shaped portion 16 _U of the upper face abuts, to move the tablet 1 is stopped from the main housing space M to the secondary housing space S, the sub-housing space S tablet 1 is accommodated by a predetermined number.

On the other hand, at the time of taking out the tablet 1, as shown in FIG. 1B, the user puts the plate-like portion 16 _R (closed portion) on the rear surface of the cover member 15 sideways with his / her finger and moves the cover member 15 forward. To slide the lid member 15 forward with respect to the main body member 10, and the plate-like portion _16R (closed portion) on the rear surface of the lid member 15
Is brought into close contact with the upper end surface (opening portion) of the main body member 10, and the plate-like portion 16 _L (opening portion) on the lower surface of the lid member 15 is projected forward of the main body member 10.

Then, the communication release hole 16c of the cover member 15 is exposed to the outside, and a single dose of the tablets 1 is discharged from the sub-accommodating space S of the cover member 15 through the communication release hole 16c. At the same time, the communication port 11b of the main body member 10 is closed by the plate-like portion _16R (closed portion) on the rear surface of the lid member 15, thereby preventing the tablet 1 from being pushed out of the main storage space M via the communication port 11b. . Therefore, it is possible to easily take out the number of tablets 1 taken at one time and to make the tablets 1
The main storage space M is shut off from the outside when taking out
The tablets 1 stored in the main storage space M can be stored more stably.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a container for small articles according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
1, b2). In addition, about the same part as the container for small articles which concerns on 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted and the same code | symbol is used. As shown in FIG. 2, the container for a small article according to the second embodiment includes a main body member 20, a lid member 25, and the like.

The main body member 20 is formed in a vertically long cylindrical shape having an inner peripheral dimension corresponding to one tablet 1 and a height corresponding to a plurality of doses of the tablet 1. The face and both side faces are closed by the plate-shaped portion 11 and the main body member 20 is closed.
In the inner space of the tablet, a number of tablets 1 taken one at a time
A main storage space M that is stored in a row is formed. Therefore, the whole container can be formed more compactly as compared with the number of stored tablets 1, and portability can be improved. The upper end surface and the lower end surface of the main body member 20 are opened to form a filling port 11a and a communication port 11b, respectively.

The lid member 25 has an inner width slightly larger than that of one tablet 1 and is provided for the number of doses of one tablet 1 (2 in the drawing).
), And is formed in a horizontally long box shape which is long in the front and rear direction, and the rear surface (left surface in the figure), both side surfaces and the upper and lower surfaces of the lid member 15 are closed by the plate-like portion 26, and the lid member 25 is closed. A sub-accommodation space S for accommodating a single number of tablets 1 is formed in a rear portion of the inner space of the. And the lid member 2
Front 5 is outlet 26d is formed is opened and exposed to the outside, the communication hole having an inner diameter of the rear portion of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the cover member 25 corresponding to one portion of the tablet 1 26c
Is open through the top and bottom.

[0029] Then, the lid member 25, the lower end of the body member 20, which is slidably supported in the longitudinal direction relative to the body member 20, the front portion of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the lid member 25 (closed The part) or the rear part (opening part) is configured to be selectively in close contact with the lower end surface (opening part) of the main body member 20 vertically.

The lower end surface (opening portion) of the main body member 20
And for ensuring airtightness between the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the cover member 25, the material of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the cover member 25, the lower surface of the aforementioned lid member 15, the rear plate Shape 1
6 _L, 16 are preferably those similar to the _R, also the body member 2
As the material of the lower end of 0, the same material as the upper end of the main body member 10 described above is preferable.

[0031] In small article container thus configured, the normal mobile or the like, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), a front portion (closed portion) of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the cover member 25 Is in close contact with the lower end surface (opening portion) of the main body member 20,
Communication port of the body member 20 11b is closed by the front portion of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the lid member 25 (closing portion). Therefore, the main accommodation space M is composed of the main body member 20 and the lid member 25.
Thus, the tablet 1 stored in the main storage space M can be stably stored. Note that the tablet 1 is not normally stored in the sub-storage space S of the lid member 25.

At the time of taking out the tablet 1, first, FIG.
As shown in (b1), press the lid member 25 user with a finger forward, the cover member 25 is slid forward relative to the body member 20, the rear side of the plate-like portion 26 _U of the upper surface of the cover member 25 Portion (opening) of lower end surface (opening) of main body member 20
Close to. Then, the communication port 11b of the main body member 20 is opened via the communication hole 26c of the lid member 25, and the main storage space M of the main body member 20 communicates with the sub-storage space S of the lid member 25, so that one dose The number of tablets 1 is extruded from the main housing space M of the main body member 20 by the extruding member 12 and the extruding spring 13 through the communication port 11b and the communication hole 26c, and is housed in the sub housing space S of the lid member 25. The accommodation space M,
When tablets 1 in S are aligned in a row vertically, tablet 1 of the lowermost end abuts against the lower surface of the plate-like portion 26 _L of the lid member 25,
Since the movement of the tablets 1 from the main storage space M to the sub-storage space S is stopped, a predetermined number of tablets 1 are stored in the sub-storage space S.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (b2), the user pushes the lid member 25 backward with his / her finger, and slides the lid member 25 backward with respect to the main body member 20, so that the upper surface of the lid member 25 The front part (opening part) of the plate-shaped part 26 _U is
0 (closed part). Then, the communication port 11 b of the main body member 20 is connected to the plate-like portion 26 on the upper surface of the lid member 25.
The tablet 1 in the sub-storage space S of the lid member 25 is released from the pressing force of the pressing spring 13 while being closed by the front side portion (closed portion) of the _U , and is released from the sub-storage space S of the lid member 25 through the discharge port 26d. One tablet 1 is released to the outside. Therefore, it is possible to easily take out the tablets 1 in a single dose.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a container for small articles according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
1, b2). In addition, about the same part as the container for small articles which concerns on 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted and the same code | symbol is used. As shown in FIG. 3, the small article container according to the third embodiment includes a main body member 30, a lid member 35, and the like.

The main body member 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape.
A vertical cylindrical portion 30M having an inner peripheral dimension corresponding to one of the above and having a height corresponding to a plurality of doses of the tablet 1 is provided, and the front and rear surfaces and both side surfaces of the vertical cylindrical portion 30M are plate-shaped. Shape 11
And a main housing space M in which a plurality of doses of the tablets 1 are housed in a vertically aligned single row in the inner space of the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M. Therefore, the whole container can be formed more compactly as compared with the number of stored tablets 1, and portability can be improved. The upper end surface and the lower end surface of the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M are opened, and a filling port 11a and a communication port 11b are formed respectively.

The main body member 30 has a vertically long cylindrical portion 3.
Adjacent to the lower side of 0M, there is provided a horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S which is long and front and rear with a width corresponding to one tablet 1, and has a rear surface (left surface in the figure), both side surfaces and a long box-shaped portion 30S. The lower surface is closed by the plate-shaped portion 31, and the sub-storage space S in which the number of tablets 1 to be taken is stored in the space inside the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30 </ b> S.
Are formed to communicate with the main housing space M via the communication port 11b. Then, the front surface of the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S is open are outlet 31d is formed which is exposed to the outside, the plate-like portion 31 _R of the rear surface of the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S, corresponding to the operation rod 37 to be described later An operation hole 31e having an inner diameter is formed so as to penetrate forward and backward.

The cover member 35 is provided with a long opening and closing portion which is long and short in the front and rear, with a width corresponding to one tablet 1 and a height corresponding to one dose of the tablet 1 (two in the drawing). Has been
Closing part includes a long plate-like portion 36 _U around the upper, and a long plate-like portion 36 _L around the lower, plate-shaped portion 3 facing the upper and lower rear end
6 _R and a substantially U-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape. Then, the rear portion of the upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U of the switching unit, the communication hole 36c having an inner diameter which corresponds to one portion of the tablet 1 are formed through the top and bottom. In addition, the lid member 35 includes
An operation rod 37 that is long in the front and rear direction is provided to protrude rearward from the rear end of the opening / closing section (plate-shaped part 36), and an operation handle 39 is provided at the rear end of the operation rod 37.

In the lid member 35, an opening / closing portion (plate-shaped portion 36) is inserted into the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S at the lower end portion of the main body member 30, and the operation rod 37 and the operation handle 39 are inserted through the operation hole 31e. To protrude out of the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S, is slidably supported in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body member 30, and is urged forward by the closing spring 38.
Upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U front portion of the 5 (closure portion) or rear portion (opening portion), selectively, Vertical tubular portion 30M
It is configured so as to be in close contact with the lower end surface (opening portion) of the FPC.

It should be noted, Vertical tubular portion 30M of the lower end surface of the body member 30 (opening portion) and the upper plate portion 36 _U of the lid member 35
To ensure the air tightness between, as the material of the upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U of the lid member 35, the lower surface of the aforementioned lid member 15,
Preferably those similar to the plate-like portion 16 _L, 16 _R of the rear surface, and as the material of the lower end portion of the elongated tubular portion 30M, preferably those similar to the upper portion of the body member 10 described above.

[0040] In small article container thus configured, the normal mobile or the like, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), a front portion (closed portion) of the upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U of the lid member 35 There closely elongated tubular portion 30M of the bottom surface (opening portion), the communication port 11b of the elongated tubular portion 30M are closed by the front portion of the upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U of the lid member 35 (closing portion) . Therefore, the main accommodation space M is a vertically long cylindrical portion 30M,
The tablet 1 housed in the main housing space M, which is shielded from the outside by the lid member 35, can be stably stored. Note that the tablet 1 is not normally stored in the sub-storage space S of the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S.

At the time of taking out the tablet 1, first, FIG.
As shown in (b1), the user operates the operation handle 3 with his / her finger.
9 Press forward, the lid member 35 is slid forward relative to the body member 30, upper plate-shaped portion 36 _U of the lid member 35
The back side portion (opening portion) is closely contacted with the lower end surface (opening portion) of the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M. Then, the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M
The communication port 11b is opened through the communication hole 36c of the lid member 35, and the main storage space M of the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M and the sub-storage space S of the horizontally long box-shaped portion 30S communicate with each other, so that Tablet 1 is pushed out of main storage space M by pushing member 12 and pushing spring 1
3 and is pushed out through the communication port 11b and the communication hole 36c, and is stored in the sub-storage space S. The accommodation space M,
Tablets 1 S are aligned in a row vertically, tablet when the tablet 1 of the lowermost end comes into contact with the plate-like portion 36 _L of the lower lid member 35, the main housing space M to the secondary housing space S Since the movement of the tablets 1 is stopped, a predetermined number of tablets 1 are stored in the sub-storage space S.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (b 2), the user releases his / her finger from the operating handle 39 of the lid member 35 and slides the lid member 35 backward with respect to the main body member 30 by the closing spring 38. , to close the upper side of the plate-shaped portion 36 _U front portion of the lid member 35 (closing portion) in longitudinal tubular portion 30M of the lower end surface (opening portion). Then, the communication port 11b of the elongated tubular portion 30M is closed by the plate-like portion 36 _U front portion of the upper cover member 35 (closing portion), the sub-housing space S
Tablets 1 are released from the pressing force of the pressing spring 13, and the tablets 1 in a single dose are discharged from the sub-storage space S to the outside via the discharge port 31d. Therefore, it is possible to easily take out the tablets 1 in a single dose, and to prevent the communication port 11b of the vertically long cylindrical portion 30M from being left open due to the carelessness of the user. .

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the small article container according to the third embodiment, the case where the closing spring is provided so as to press the lid member on the side that closes the communication port of the main body member has been described.
In the container for small articles according to the embodiment, a closing spring for pressing the lid member may be provided.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of small articles can be compared with the number of small articles by providing the vertically long cylindrical portion forming the main accommodation space for accommodating the small articles in the longitudinal direction. And the whole container can be formed compactly,
Portability can be improved. And, by providing a box-shaped portion forming a sub-accommodation space for accommodating a predetermined number of small articles, when taking out the small articles, the small articles are moved from the main accommodation space to the sub-accommodation space via the communication port. In this way, a predetermined number of small articles can be easily taken out from the sub-accommodation space through the discharge port. And, at normal times, the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is closed by the opening / closing portion, or the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is aligned with the discharge port of the box-shaped portion, so that the main accommodation space of the vertically long cylindrical portion is reduced. The small articles stored in the main storage space can be stably stored by being shielded from the outside.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the structure of the entire container can be simplified by integrally forming the box-shaped portion and the opening / closing portion.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is opened via the discharge port of the opening / closing section of the lid member, the discharge port is not exposed to the outside, and The housing space is shut off from the outside via the sub-housing space. Therefore, the main storage space is normally and externally shielded from the outside, and the small articles stored in the main storage space can be stored more stably.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical portion is closed unless the user operates it, so that the communication port is opened by carelessness of the user. It can be prevented from being left.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a container for small articles according to a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a normal state (a) and a take-out state (b).

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a container for small articles according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing a normal state (a) and a take-out state (b1, b2).

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a container for small articles according to a third embodiment of the present invention, showing a normal state (a) and a take-out state (b1, b2).

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 tablet 10 main body member 11 plate-shaped portion 11a filling port 11b communication port 12 push-out member 13 extrusion spring 14 cap 15 lid member 16 plate-shaped portion 16c communication release hole 20 main body member 25 lid member 26 plate-shaped portion 26c communication hole 26d release port Reference Signs List 30 main body member 30M vertically long cylindrical portion 30S horizontally long box-like portion 31 plate-like portion 31d discharge port 31e operation hole 35 lid member 36 plate-like portion 36c communication hole 37 operation shaft 38 closing spring 39 operation handle M main storage space S sub-storage space

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vertically long cylindrical portion which forms a main storage space for accommodating a plurality of small articles in a longitudinal direction and is provided at one end of the vertically long cylindrical portion in the longitudinal direction. A box-shaped portion forming a sub-accommodating space for accommodating a predetermined number of the small-sized articles, and a communication port for moving the small article from the main accommodating space to the sub-accommodating space at one longitudinal end of the vertically long cylindrical portion. Is provided at the other end in the vertical direction of the vertically long cylindrical portion. Extrusion means for pressing the small article in the main storage space toward the communication port is provided, and the box-shaped portion includes A discharge port that discharges the small article from the accommodation space to the outside is provided, and a plate-like opening / closing section that opens and closes the communication port is provided on one end side of the vertical cylinder section in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical cylinder section. Characterized by being provided so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. 2. The box-shaped part according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped part is slidably supported in a lateral direction with respect to the vertically long cylindrical part, and the opening / closing part is formed integrally with the box-shaped part. For small articles. 3. The container for a small article according to claim 2, wherein the discharge port of the box-shaped part is arranged in the opening / closing part so as to open the communication port of the vertically long cylindrical part. 4. The small article container according to claim 1, further comprising a closing means for pressing the opening / closing portion to a side of the vertically long cylindrical portion which closes the communication port.