JP2003118781A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hygienic container with which a single quantity can be reliably taken out by a simple operation from a container which can house a thin and elongate medicine, food or the like, and good airtightness is obtained even during storage, and used contents can also be collected. SOLUTION: The container comprises a container body 1 having partitions 6, 7 and 8 for sectioning the inside, a semispherical inner cap 2 to be mounted on an opening of the container body 1 and an outer cap 3 having a rubber stopper 10 at the center which can close a half clip-washer-formed hole 4 on a top of the inner cap 2 which can fit with the container body 1 and serves as a take-out port of contents. A slit 9 is provided on a bottom of the container 1 for inserting used articles, and a housing 19 which can house the used articles is provided inside the container body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating medicines, foods, etc., and in particular, a container for accommodating medicines, foods, etc. in the form of an elongated plate can be easily and surely contained one by one. The present invention relates to a structure of a container that can be taken out and used can be stored in the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various containers for storing medicines, foods, etc. have been proposed. Here, a container that houses the blood glucose level sensor will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 6
Is a conventional container containing a blood glucose sensor 17,
It is a perspective view of the state where the cap 21 was removed from the container body 20.

In the figure, a blood glucose level sensor 17 is a thin and elongated plate-like member, one of its short sides being substantially semicircular, and is housed in a cylindrical container body 20 almost upright. . The cap 21 is shaped to be fitted into the opening of the container body 20 by a method such as press fitting or screwing. The conventional container is configured as described above,
Many blood glucose level sensors 17 were housed in the same container.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional container has the following problems because the cap is removed every time the contents are taken out. Figure 7
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the conventional container of FIG. 6 in a state in which an item to be contained is taken out from the container body.

First, when the cap 21 is firmly fitted to the container body, a large force is often required to remove the cap 21. In such a case, cap 2
As a result of the reaction when 1 is removed, as shown in FIG. 7, the contained items (blood sugar level sensor) 17 jump out of the container body 20 at one time, and the contained items 17 other than the required number are contained again in the container body 20. There was a problem that it might be necessary to put it back in.

Further, if the contents 17 are scattered on the floor or the like at one time, there is a risk that the contents 17 will be contaminated with dust, moisture, etc., and there is a problem of being extremely unsanitary.

Further, since the opening of the container body 20 is large, there is a problem that the airtightness is not good.

Further, since each blood glucose level sensor is properly disposed of in a trash box or the like each time it is used, there is a problem that it is unsanitary.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to reliably take out a desired amount of thin and slender plate-like objects, which is excellent in airtightness and moreover. An object of the present invention is to provide a container that can prevent hygiene problems from being thrown away by discarding used contents individually.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a container according to the invention of claim 1 of the present application has a partition wall for separating the inside into a plurality of storage chambers, and a plurality of elongated plates. A bottomed cylindrical container body having an opening capable of accommodating a cylindrical body, an inner surface shape attached to the opening of the container body and having a depressed central portion, and a fan-shaped top portion of the central portion And an inner cap having a semi-cylindrical hole formed of a plurality of groove-shaped holes radially extending at a predetermined angle in the area.

A container according to a second aspect of the present invention is the container according to the first aspect, which is engageable with the container body and has the semi-cylindrical hole formed at the top of the inner cap. And an outer cap having a closing member for closing the inside.

A container according to a third aspect of the present invention is the container according to the first aspect, wherein the container main body can store a used article.

Further, the container according to the invention of claim 4 of the present application is the container according to claim 1, wherein the unused article and the used article are accommodated in separate chambers.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the container according to the fourth aspect, the storage chamber for storing the used articles among the plurality of storage chambers has a slit hole at the bottom thereof. The used articles are accommodated therein.

Further, the container according to the invention of claim 6 of the present application is the container according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall separating the inside of the container body is such that when the inner cap is fitted to the container body. , Is parallel to the side surface of one groove-shaped hole that constitutes the half-cylindrical hole.

Further, the container according to the invention of claim 7 of the present application is the container according to claim 1, wherein the desiccant is locked by a part of the partition wall inside the container body and a part of the inner cap. This is what I did.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings by taking as an example a case where an article housed in a container (hereinafter referred to as a housed article) is a blood glucose level sensor.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outer appearance and a state of seeing through the inside of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the container, and FIG. 3 shows an outer cap from a container body. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the container body seen from the bottom, and FIG. 5 is a state in which the blood glucose level sensor, which is the container, is taken out of the container of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which used articles are stored again.

In FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a bottomed cylindrical container body for accommodating a blood glucose level sensor and having an opening. Further, 2 is an inner cap having a substantially hemispherical shape, which is a fitting portion 15 of the container body 1 which is threaded so as to fit with each other.
And the fitting portion 14 of the inner cap 2 can be fitted together. Reference numeral 3 denotes a substantially cylindrical outer cap, which can be fitted by a fitting portion 16 of the container body 1 and a fitting portion 13 inside the outer cap 3 which are threaded so as to fit each other.
The fitting portion of the container body 1 may be a fitting portion 1a including one spiral groove as shown in FIG. 1. In this case, the fitting portion of the outer cap 3 fits in this groove. Proper protrusions may be provided.

Further, inside the container body 1, there are partition walls 6, 7, 8 integrally formed of the same material as the container body 1 (synthetic resin or the like). The partition walls 7 and 8 are a part of the container body 1, and the partition walls 7 and 8 constitute a used product storage chamber 19 for storing a used storage product (blood glucose level sensor).

The storage chamber 19 is completely separated from the other storage chambers in the container body 1, and air cannot move between the storage chamber 19 and the other storage chambers. However, a slit hole 9 for inserting the used blood glucose sensor 18 from the bottom is formed in the bottom of the storage chamber 19 (this is also the bottom of the container body 1). The width of the slit hole 9 is
Since the length is almost equal to the blood glucose level sensor, it is difficult to take out the used blood glucose level sensor 18 once inserted into the storage chamber 19 from the slit hole 9 to the outside of the container again. For this reason, a user who has taken out and used the unused storage item 17 can store the used storage item 18 in the storage chamber 19 each time, so that the storage item 18 can be collected hygienically and reliably, By discarding the container itself when the used contents 18 have been stored in the storage chamber 19, it is possible to dispose of the used contents 18 in a sanitary manner, and the used contents 18 can be individually separated. It is possible to solve the problem of hygiene caused by disposing in a trash box or the like.

On the upper side of the accommodating chamber 19, the desiccant 5 contained in a bag can be locked by the partition wall 6, the partition wall 7 and a part of the inner cap 2.
The partition walls 6, 7 and a part of the inner cap 2 form a desiccant storage chamber 23.

The partition wall 6 is obtained by vertically extending the partition wall 8 inside the container body 1 toward the inner cap 2. As shown in FIG. 1 is divided into two, and the remaining half of the space in the container body 1 serves as a storage chamber 22 for the unused storage items 17.

Further, the partition wall 6 is a desiccant 5 in a bag.
In order to exhibit the hygroscopicity in the container body 1, these portions are formed in a shape slightly separated from the inner cap 2 so that the upper end portion and the upper half portions of both sides do not come into contact with the inner cap 2. ing. The blood sugar level sensor 17 and the bag-containing desiccant 5 are stored before the inner cap 2 is fitted into the opening of the container body 1.

The inner cap 2 has a hemispherical shape both inside and outside. Here, the shape of the outer side of the inner cap 2 is not necessarily a hemispherical shape as long as the outer cap 3 can be fitted to the container body 1, but the inner side of the cap 2 is a hemispherical shape. It is necessary. This is because the inside of the inner cap 2 is slippery when the blood glucose level sensor 17 comes into contact with the inner surface of the inner cap 2, and the contents are likely to collect at the apex of the inner cap 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), at the apex portion of the inner cap 2, a slit-shaped slit hole 4 having a semi-cylindrical shape is formed in consideration of the clearance with respect to the width and thickness of a single contained item.
Is provided. The semi-cylindrical hole 4 has a plurality of groove-shaped holes 4 radially extending from the central portion of the inner cap 2 toward the periphery of the inner cap 2 in a semi-circular (fan-shaped) region of the top of the inner cap 2.
It is formed by a, 4b and 4c. These groove-like holes 4
a, 4b, 4c form a predetermined angle (45 ° in the example of FIG. 3) with each other, and in particular, the groove-shaped holes 4a, 4c are 180 degrees apart from each other.
The groove has an angle of ° and has a width and a length that can pass through one container 17 with two groove-shaped holes. On the other hand, the groove-shaped hole 4
Each of b has a width and a length capable of passing through one container 17.

As described above, since the apex portion of the inner cap 2 is provided with a plurality of groove-shaped holes forming a predetermined angle with each other, the container is tilted and shaken lightly in order to take out one of the contained items. At this time, it becomes easy for the contained material to enter any of the groove-shaped holes 4a, 4b, 4c of the half-cylinder-shaped hole 4.

When the container body 1 and the inner cap 2 are fitted to each other, the partition wall 6 and the groove-shaped holes 4a, 4c become parallel to each other in the depth direction of the half-cylindrical slit hole 4. It is configured to be. This can be done by appropriately setting the lengths of the fitting portions 14 and 15, the positions where the partition walls 6 and 8 are formed, and the positions where the semi-cylindrical slit 4 is formed.

With this configuration, the partition wall 8 and the partition wall 6 in the container body 1 are simply the container body 1
When the container body 1 is tilted so that the inner cap 2 is located below with the inner cap 2 fitted in the container body 1, the blood glucose is not only separated into a plurality of storage chambers. The value sensor 17 also plays the role of a guide plate so that the value sensor 17 can easily gather at the top of the inner cap 2. This is because the side surfaces of the groove-shaped holes 4a and 4c are located on the extension of the partition wall 6 and the partition wall 8, and when the container body 1 is tilted, the blood glucose contacting the partition wall 8 and the partition wall 6 The value sensor 17 slides along these, and as it is, the groove-shaped hole 4
This is because it is easy to enter a and 4c.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the container body 1
With the inner cap 2 and the inner cap 2 fitted together, the container body 1 is tilted and shaken lightly so that the inner cap 2 is located below, so that the blood glucose level sensor 17, which is the contained object, can be easily and reliably placed in a unit quantity. It is possible to take it out.

Further, since the opening is small when the outer cap 3 is removed, higher airtightness can be obtained as compared with the conventional one.

Further, inside the outer cap 3, there is provided a seal 11 which is a material different from the outer cap 3 and which is engaged with the outer cap 3 at a position of a locking projection 12 formed integrally with the outer cap 3. There is. Further, at the center of the seal 11, a rubber cap (closure member) 10 made of a rubber material and having a size capable of closing the semi-cylindrical hole 4 of the inner cap 2 is provided. . Therefore, when the inner cap 2 and the outer cap 3 are fitted to the container body 1, the airtightness of the entire container can be further improved.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the inside of the inner cap that fits into the cylindrical container body has a hemispherical shape, and the apex of the inner cap has a predetermined semicircular area toward the periphery. Since a groove-shaped slit extending radially at an angle is provided, and the contents stored inside are taken out through this slit, the contents of medicines, foods, etc. in the form of an elongated plate can be stored with the inner cap still fitted. You can reliably get the desired quantity from the container. Moreover, since the opening of the container is narrow when the outer cap is removed, it is possible to improve the airtightness of the interior even when the inner cap is fitted.

Further, since the rubber cap provided on the outer cap may be a small one that covers only the region where the semi-cylindrical slits on the outer side of the inner cap are formed, the airtightness inside the container is not brought about without increasing the cost. It can be further improved. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a container in which the contained items can be taken out individually and the airtightness is further improved.

Further, the inside of the container is divided by a partition wall into an unused product storage chamber, a used product storage chamber, and a desiccant storage chamber, and the used storage items can be separated from the unused storage items and collected. Since the used contents can be discarded together with the container, the sanitary problem associated with the individual disposal of the used contents does not occur.

In the first embodiment, the medicine-related blood sugar level sensor has been described as an example of the contents, but the same can be applied to a container for containing food. Further, in the first embodiment, the outer cap and the container body are fitted with a screw, but this fitting may be performed by press fitting. In this case, the outer cap and the container body are threaded. Is unnecessary.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the inner surface of the inner cap has a hemispherical shape, but it may have an inner surface shape such as a mortar shape with a depressed central portion, and the container is tilted. Any shape may be used as long as the contents are collected in the central portion of the inner cap.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), by forming a groove-shaped hole forming a half-cylindrical hole to be slightly long, it is possible to easily take out individual contained items, or It is also possible to take out one or more proper amount of contained items at the same time.

[0039]

As described above, according to the container of the invention of claim 1 of the present application, it has a partition wall for separating the inside into a plurality of storage chambers and can store a plurality of elongated plate-like bodies. And a bottomed cylindrical container body having an open portion, and an inner surface shape attached to the opening portion of the container body, the center portion of which is recessed, and having a predetermined fan-shaped region in the apex portion of the center portion. With an inner cap having a semi-cylindrical hole formed of a plurality of groove-shaped holes extending radially at an angle,
When you take out a thin and long thin article from the storage chamber, you can easily take out the unit quantity, and the articles will be scattered on the floor at once, and the articles will be contaminated with dust, moisture, etc. and become unsanitary. It can be prevented, and since the opening of the container body is small, there is an effect that airtightness is good even when the outer cap is removed.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 2 of the present application, in the container of claim 1, the half chrysanthemum seat that can be fitted to the container body and is formed at the top portion of the inner cap. Since an outer cap having a closing member for closing the shaped hole is further provided inside, a single item can be reliably taken out from the storage chamber by a simple operation, and the internal airtightness is further improved. There is an effect that an improved container can be provided.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 3 of the present application, in the container of claim 1, since the container body can accommodate a used article, the container can be reliably accommodated by a simple operation. It is possible to take out a single item from the room, improve the airtightness inside, collect used items, and prevent hygiene problems by discarding used items individually. There is an effect that can be done.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 4 of the present application, in the container of claim 1, the unused article and the used article are accommodated in separate chambers, respectively. With a simple operation, you can reliably take out a single item, improve the airtightness inside, and
Used items and unused items can be separated and collected,
Disposal of used items individually has the effect of preventing hygiene problems.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 5 of the present application, in the container of claim 4, among the plurality of housing chambers, the storage chamber for storing the used articles has a slit hole at the bottom thereof. The used article is accommodated via
As a result, a single item can be reliably taken out from the storage chamber with a simple operation, the airtightness inside can be improved, and used items can be separated from unused items with a simple operation. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of hygiene problems by disposing of the used ones individually.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 6 of the present application, in the container of claim 1, the plane of the partition wall separating the inside of the container body has the inner cap fitted to the container body. When they are combined, they are parallel to the side surface of one groove-shaped hole that constitutes the half-cylindrical hole, so that the articles are scattered on the floor at one time and the articles are contaminated with dust, moisture, etc. Can be prevented from becoming unsanitary, and since the opening of the container body is small, the airtightness is good even when the outer cap is removed, and when a thin and long shaped article is taken out from the storage chamber This has the effect of making it easier to take out.

Further, according to the container of the invention of claim 7 of the present application, in the container of claim 1, the desiccant is provided by a part of the partition wall inside the container body and a part of the inner cap. Since it is locked, you can easily take out the desired number of thin and elongated shaped articles from the storage chamber, and the articles are scattered on the floor etc. at one time, and the articles are protected from dust, moisture, etc. It is possible to prevent it from being contaminated and become unsanitary, and since the opening of the container body is small, the airtightness can be good even with the outer cap removed, and the articles inside the container are contaminated with moisture. There is an effect that can prevent it.

As described above, the container of the present invention has an effect that it is easy to operate and can reliably take out a single elongated plate-like article, and can store a used article.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a container body and an outer cap are separated.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the container of FIG. 1 with a container body and an outer cap separated.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the container of FIG. 1 with an outer cap removed.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the container of FIG. 1 seen from the bottom.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which an outer cap of the container of FIG. 1 is removed, a contained item is taken out from the container body, and a used contained item is collected. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional container with a container body and a cap separated.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the conventional container shown in FIG. 6 in a state in which the contents are taken out from the container body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Container body 2 Inner cap 3 Outer cap 4 Semi-cylindrical hole 4a, 4b, 4c at the top of the inner cap Groove 5 part of the semi-cylindrical hole at the top of the inner cap 5 Bag of desiccant 6 Partition Wall in Container Main Body 7 Partition Wall in Container Main Body 8 Partition Wall in Container Main Body 9 Slit Hole for Inserting Used Items 10 Outer Cap Rubber Cap 11 Outer Cap Seal 12 Outer Cap Seal Engagement Protrusion 13 Fitting part of outer cap with container body (screw-type fitting) 14 Fitting part of inner cap with container body (screw-type fitting) 15 Fitting part of container body with inner cap (screw-type) (Mating) 1a, 16 Fitting part (screw-type fitting) with the outer cap of the container body 17 Containment (blood glucose level sensor) 18 Used accommodation (blood glucose level sensor) 19 Storage chamber for used accommodation 20 Conventional Container body 21 of conventional Cap 22 fitted to the container body Storage chamber for unused storage 23 Storage chamber for desiccant

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A bottomed cylindrical container body having a partition wall that divides the inside into a plurality of storage chambers and having an opening capable of storing a plurality of elongated plate-like bodies, and an opening of the container body. Attached to the portion, having a hollow inner surface shape in the central portion, and having a plurality of groove-shaped holes radially extending at a predetermined angle from each other in a fan-shaped region at the apex portion of the central portion A container having an inner cap formed with. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container body is capable of being fitted to the container body, and has a closing member inside for closing the semi-cylindrical hole formed at the top of the inner cap. A container further comprising a cap. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein The container body is Made it possible to store used items, A container characterized by that. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the unused article and the used article are stored in separate chambers. 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein the accommodating chamber for accommodating the used article out of the plurality of accommodating chambers accommodates the used article through a slit hole at the bottom thereof. A container characterized by. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall that separates the interior of the container body is one that forms the semi-cylindrical hole when the inner cap is fitted to the container body. A container which is parallel to the side surface of the groove-like hole. 7. The container according to claim 1, wherein the desiccant is locked by a part of a partition wall inside the container body and a part of the inner cap.