JP2003252316A - Tablet taking out device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet taking out container for taking out a tablet packaged in PTP, etc., from which one or a plurality of tablets in a predetermined number can be surely taken out, which is economical because unnecessary tablet is not taken out, is conveniently handled, and a plurality of necessary tablets can be taken out at once when a plurality of tablets are needed at a time. <P>SOLUTION: This tablet taking out device is provided with a tubular case 7, a specially structured drum 8 formed at the case inside tip end, and a specially structured push button 9 provided at the back of the drum. By pressing the button 9, the drum 8 is rotated for sending forward the packaged body 2 inserted in the case, and the tablet 3 is pressed by a protrusive piece 23 at the button tip end from the outside of the packaged body for a tablet to be taken out through a taking out opening 18 at a case bottom wall 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tablet extractor,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a tablet extractor that can easily extract tablets in a simple tablet package represented by PTP packaging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tablet is placed in a transparent plastic cover formed by a molding method such as vacuum forming or pressure forming according to the shape of the tablet, and the opening is closed with a sheet material such as aluminum thin,
A PTP package is known in which a tablet material is taken out by breaking the sheet material at the opening by pressing the protruding portion of the cover.

Generally, these tablets are taken out by pressing the protruding portion by hand, but there is a disadvantage that the space between the accommodating parts is narrow and the two tablets are accidentally broken together to take out the extra tablets. Further, when a plurality of types of tablets are used all at once, it is troublesome to find each package and take out each tablet, and it is easy to make an error in the case of tablets having a similar appearance.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to reliably take out one or a plurality of predetermined tablets, and it is economical without taking out extra tablets. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet take-out device which is convenient and easy to handle, and can take out a plurality of required tablets at once when using a plurality of tablets together.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the tablet extractor of the present invention has a ridge 4a which can be squeezed and deformed on a substrate 4, and a storage portion 5 inside the ridge 4a. A package 2 in which the tablet 3 is housed in the container, and a pressure-breakable sheet 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the substrate 4 to close the opening of the container 5
A tablet extractor for extracting the tablet 3 using
A cylindrical case 7, a drum 8 which is rotatably provided at the tip of the inside of the case, and is provided with a pressure contact portion 20 at the end and a ratchet 21 at the center, and an outward biasing force from the top of the case behind the drum. In the state, a pressing plate 22 that is exposed so that it can be pushed in is provided so as to be swingable, and a projection piece that meshes with the ratchet 21 to rotate the drum 8 in one direction and press the raised portion 4a.
A push button 9 formed by vertically arranging 23 from the tip of the push plate 22;
The pressure contact portion 20 of the drum which is rotated by pushing in the front portion sends out the side edge portion of the package body 2 inserted in the case 7 to the front, and the protruding piece 23 pushes the raised portion 4a at the corresponding position to open the storage portion 5. Cut off the seat 6 and remove the bottom wall 10 of the case
The tablet extractor was characterized in that the tablet 3 was extruded via 18.

The tablet extractor according to a second aspect of the present invention is configured as the tablet extractor according to claim 1, wherein the package 2 is a package 2 having a plurality of rows of storage portions 5.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A tablet extractor 1 of the present invention is for accommodating a package 2 as shown in FIG. 2 and for extracting a tablet 3 inside the package 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the package 2 has a bulge 4a squeezable and deformable arranged on a substrate 4, a pill 3 stored in a storage 5 inside the ridge 4a, and pressed against the lower surface of the substrate 4. The breakable sheet 6 is fixed to close the opening of the storage portion.

The substrate 4 is made of synthetic resin or the like, and is formed in a strip shape for convenience of arranging the raised portions 4a. The raised portions 4a are formed according to the shape and size of the tablet, and the shape is not limited, but they are arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the substrate 4. This ridge 4a
2 may be provided in one row as shown in FIG. 2, or may be provided in two rows as shown in FIG. 8 depending on the number of tablets used all at once, or may be provided in three or more rows. .
The tablets 3 are stored in the storage sections 5 in the respective raised sections 4a,
The sheets 6 are laminated by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion and welding. The sheet 6 is preferably a thin metal film such as thin aluminum, but may be made of other materials.

The tablet extractor 1 is provided with a cylindrical case 7 at the tip thereof.
The drum 8 is provided with push buttons 9 behind it.

The case 7 has side walls 11 standing upright from both sides of the elongated bottom wall 10, and a top wall 12 closes the upper ends of the side walls 11 and a front wall 13 is provided at the tip. A high portion 14 for accommodating the drum 8 is provided in the portion, and a window hole 15 for projecting the push button 9 is formed in the rear portion thereof. In addition, a feeding hole 16 is formed in the lower portion of the front wall 13 for sequentially feeding the portions of the package 2 after the tablets are taken out, and an insertion opening 17 for inserting the package 2 is formed in the rear end. In addition, a take-out port 18 for taking out the tablet is formed at a predetermined position on the front portion of the bottom wall 10. A concave groove 19 for loosely fitting both side edges of the package 2 to assist the smooth forward movement is provided at the inner end of each side wall 11. The concave groove 19 is provided up to the window hole 15.

The drum 8 is pivotally mounted on both sides of the case side wall 11 so as to be rotatable, and is provided with a pressure contact portion 20 at an end portion and a ratchet 21 at a central portion. The pressure contact part 20 is made of soft synthetic resin,
Made of a flexible and elastic material such as rubber, the bottom wall of the case
The lower end portion is placed in contact with or slightly spaced apart from 10, and the upper surface of the side end portion of the packaging body 2 is pressed to play a role of feeding the packaging body 2 forward during rotation. The horizontal groove may be provided.

The ratchet 21 portion is made of a relatively rigid synthetic resin and has a diameter smaller than that of the pressure contact portion 20 so that the crushed ridge 4a can pass thereunder. Further, a large number of teeth inclined forward are provided so that the drum 8 can be rotated in one direction by a protrusion of a pressing plate described later. The pressure contact portion 20 and the ratchet 21 portion have various sizes such as a lateral width and a pitch according to the width of the package 2 used, the interval between the raised portions 4a, and the like.

The push button 9 is swingably provided with a pressing plate 22 exposed so that it can be pushed in from the top of the case 7 behind the drum 8 while being biased outward, and meshes with the ratchet 21 to make the drum 8 move in one direction. A projecting piece 23 for rotating and pressing the raised portion 4a is vertically provided from the tip of the pressing plate 22. In the illustrated example, the pressing plate 22 has a rectangular plate shape and has both side walls at the rear position of the window hole 15.
11 Both sides of the rear part are pivotally attached to the upper part, and the lower surface is a leaf spring.
It is supported in an inclined state in which it is biased outward by 24. The leaf spring 24 includes a mounting portion 24a fixed to the lower surface of the pressing plate 22, and a lateral U-shape in which a pair of leg portions 24b, each of which has a lower surface abutting on both sides of the bottom wall 10 of the case, is bent and bent forward from both sides of the rear end. I am in a shape.

The projecting piece 23 is provided with a stepped tooth 25 on the front surface which meshes with the ratchet 21 to rotate the drum 8 in only one direction, and meshes with the ratchet 21 when pushed down. Rotate the drum 8 from the rear to the front, and raise the ratchet
It is constructed so that the drum 8 can be lifted up as it is without meshing with 21.

The case of using the tablet extractor 1 configured as described above will be described. The package 2 is inserted through the rear insertion port 17. At this time, both sides are loosely fitted into the concave grooves 19 on both sides of the case 7 and pushed in. The tip of the package 2 housed in the case 7 may be held between the pressure contact part 20 and the case bottom wall 10 by pushing down the push button 9 once. Next, when the push button 9 is pressed, the teeth 25 of the projecting piece 23 and the ratchet 21 mesh with each other to rotate the drum 8, and the pressure contact portion 20 moves both sides of the package 2 forward by a predetermined width. At this time, the projecting piece 23 presses the raised portion 4a that has moved just below to push down the tablet 3, and the sheet 6 is pressed and ruptured on the lower surface of the storage portion 5 and the ejection port 18 located therebelow.
The tablet 3 is extruded via.

After use, both the packaging body 2 and the packaging body 2 can be housed in another container body 27 with a cap 26 as shown in FIG. Further, when the package 2 is provided with a plurality of rows of raised portions 4a, a plurality of tablets can be taken out simultaneously as shown in FIG. In this case, naturally, the predetermined factors such as the width of the case 7, the drum 8 and the protrusions 23 of the push button 9 are made to correspond to the predetermined factors such as the protruding width of the raised portions 4a of the package 2 and the distance between the raised portions.

[0019]

As described above, since the tablet extractor of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to reliably extract a predetermined tablet by a simple operation and to remove an extra tablet. It is economical and convenient to handle.

Further, according to the tablet extractor of the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of tablets to be used are required, a predetermined tablet can be uniformly taken out, and the stored tablets are packaged in the required number and kinds in advance. It is very convenient to use one without causing any mistakes in use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a package used in the tablet extractor of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the side surface of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view explaining the use of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the tablet extractor of the embodiment is stored in another container.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of a package.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Package, 3 ... Tablet, 4 ... Substrate, 4a ... Raised part, 5 ... Storage part, 6 ... Sheet, 7 ... Case, 8 ... Drum, 9 ... Push button, 10 ... Bottom wall, 18 ... Exit, 20 … Pressure contact part, 21… Ratchet, 23… Projection piece

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shigeo Iizuka             2-6, 3-6 Oshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo             Inside the Nokogyo Plant F-term (reference) 3E058 AA10 BA08 CA10

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A squeezable and deformable raised portion 4a is arranged on a substrate 4, and a tablet 3 is stored in a storage portion 5 inside the raised portion 4a.
In addition, the tablet 3 is formed by using the packaging body 2 in which the press-breakable sheet 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the substrate 4 and the opening of the storage portion 5 is closed.
And a drum 8 having a cylindrical case 7, a rotatably mounted distal end portion of the case, and a pressure contact portion 20 at an end portion and a ratchet 21 at a central portion.
A pressing plate 22 exposed so that it can be pushed in from the case top behind the drum in an outwardly biased state is swingably provided, and meshes with the ratchet 21 to rotate the drum 8 in one direction and the raised portion 4a. With the push button 9 in which the projecting piece 23 that presses is hung from the tip of the pressing plate 22 and the press contact portion 20 of the drum that rotates when the push button 9 is pushed, the side edge of the package 2 inserted into the case 7 is fixed. The sheet 6 at the opening of the storage portion 5 is pushed forward and the protruding portion 23 presses the raised portion 4a at the corresponding position.
A tablet extractor characterized in that the tablet 3 is broken and the tablet 3 is pushed out through an outlet 18 of the bottom wall 10 of the case. 2. The tablet extractor according to claim 1, wherein the packaging body 2 is a packaging body 2 having a plurality of rows of storage portions 5.