JP2006143256A - Tablet container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excellent tablet container at low cost in its manufacturing cost, capable of taking out tablets by a limited number each time, and capable of keeping contents hygienic. <P>SOLUTION: The tablet container has a container body 1 with its part notched and a lid 2 for covering the notched opening. The lid is integrally formed via a thin hinge A from one of ends of a notched opening rim of the container body 1. By pushing a hinge B provided on the lid into the container body 1, a part extending from a hinge B forming part to a front end of the lid 2 disengages from the notched opening and rotates, and tilts outwardly from the opening to form a small opening for taking out the tablets. In addition, the hinge B pushed into the container body 1 comes close to the tip of a small piece provided on the container body 1 to prevent the tablets in the container body 1 from moving to the small opening. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for containing a tablet.

Conventionally, as a container for storing a sugar-coated tablet or a tablet-type tablet, a bottle-type one has been widely used. However, since bottle-type containers are bulky and inconvenient to carry, many thin plastic containers have recently been on the market for portable use. In addition, not only medicine, but also tablet-type ramune confectionery, mint, and granular gum are popular as confectionery that can be easily carried around, and various types of portable containers have been proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-262495 A

  This is a small nozzle part with a narrow mouth that can be tilted up and down in the container body so that tablets can be taken out little by little from this nozzle part, but the shape of the member including this nozzle part is complicated There is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high. In addition, each time the tablets are taken out, the nozzle portion must be erected or tilted by 90 °, which is complicated. Furthermore, when an excess tablet comes out from the nozzle part, it has to be returned to the inside through a narrow opening of the nozzle part. Moreover, if the tablets are picked up with a wet finger, the contents of the tablets are damp and not hygienic.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an excellent tablet container that can be produced at low cost, can be taken out in a limited number, and can keep its contents hygienic. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container for containing a tablet, a polyhedral container body having an opening formed by cutting out at least one surface thereof, and a notch opening in the container body. A lid that is rotatably provided at one end of the edge via a hinge part A, and engages with a predetermined portion of the notch opening edge to cover the notch opening; A predetermined portion on the opposite side to the hinge portion A is formed so as to be freely bent via the hinge portion B. By pushing the predetermined portion into the inside of the container body, the predetermined portion is moved to the edge of the lid. All the parts are removed from the notch opening of the container body and inclined outward to form a small opening for taking out the tablet, and the predetermined part pushed into the inside of the container body is the above-mentioned tablet in the container body. To prevent moving to small openings The predetermined portion pushed into the inside of the container main body is restored to the original state by returning the inclined portion of the lid body to the original position. The container is the first gist.

  In addition, the present invention includes, in particular, the container main body having left and right side walls, front and rear walls, and a ceiling wall, the bottom wall being cut and opened, and the front wall and A small piece protrudes from at least a part of the ceiling wall toward the inside of the container body, and the lid is integrally formed from the lower end edge of the rear wall via the thin hinge part A, and the inner sides of the left and right side walls. The notch opening is covered upward by engaging with an engaging means provided in front of the lid, and in the vicinity of the rear side of the engaged portion of the lid that engages with the engaging means A thin hinge portion B is provided across the lid body, and the hinge portion B is pushed into the inside of the container main body so that the portion extending from the hinge portion B formation portion to the front end edge of the lid body has the notch opening. And rotate about the engaging part with the notch opening. A small opening for taking out the tablet is formed by inclining outward from the notch opening, and the hinge part B pushed into the inside of the container body approaches the tip of a small piece provided in the container body. The tablet container that prevents the tablet in the container body from moving to the small opening is a second gist.

  In addition, the present invention includes, in particular, the container body having left and right side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall, the front wall and the ceiling wall being cut out and opened. Is integrally formed from the upper end edge of the rear wall through the thin hinge part A, and engages with the engagement means provided at the predetermined length portion from the rear wall side inside the left and right side walls toward the front. Thus, the notch opening is covered downward, and a protrusion projecting upward is provided on the front side of the lid body through a quadrilateral boundary line consisting of four sides of front, rear, left and right. Of the lines, the boundary lines of the left and right sides and the rear three sides are formed in the thin hinge portion B, and the projection portion surrounded by the hinge portion B is formed in the hinge portion B by pushing into the inside of the container body. The part from the front border of the front edge to the front edge of the lid The top of the protruding portion that is pushed into the inside of the container body and turned into a concave shape moves the tablet in the container body to the small opening. A third aspect is a tablet container designed to prevent the above.

  That is, the tablet container which is the first gist of the present invention can open and close the small opening for taking out the tablet by a simple operation of pushing a specific part of the container, and with the opening operation. Further, it is possible to prevent a tablet exceeding a limited number from moving to a small opening. Therefore, according to the tablet container of the present invention, only a necessary number of tablets can be easily taken out with a simple operation, and there is no need for trouble such as returning an extra tablet into the container. And the tablet in a container can be kept hygienic. In addition, the configuration is relatively simple and has an advantage that it can be provided at low cost.

  Among the tablet containers of the present invention, the tablet container according to the second aspect of the present invention can be easily taken out by simply pushing the hinge part B of the lid provided on the bottom of the container inward. Since the small opening can be opened, and the opening can be easily restored simply by pushing and closing the opened portion, it is very convenient. And this thing can be manufactured more cheaply because the container main body and the lid are integrally formed.

  Among the tablet containers of the present invention, in particular, the tablet container according to the third aspect of the present invention has a small opening for taking out a tablet simply by pushing inward a protruding portion provided on the ceiling of the container. This is also very convenient because it can be opened, and can be easily restored by simply pressing and closing the open part. And this thing can also be manufactured more cheaply because the container main body and the lid are integrally formed.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows an example which is the best mode of the present invention. This tablet container has an overall shape such that a substantially plate-like body is erected vertically, and is composed of a container body 1 and a lid body 2.

  The container body 1 has left and right side walls 3, 4, front and rear walls 5, 6, and a ceiling wall 7, and the bottom wall is notched and opened. Has been. The lower portions of the left and right side walls 3 and 4 are cut out in a mountain shape as shown in the figure. Engagement holes 8 and 9 for engaging engagement projections 13 and 14 on the lid body 2 described later are provided in the lower part on the front side of the mountain-shaped notch. Furthermore, in the container main body 1, a substantially rectangular small piece 10 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) that protrudes in two sides from the inner surfaces of the front wall 5 and the ceiling wall 7 protrudes vertically.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lid 2 is integrally formed so as to extend from the lower end edge of the rear wall 6 of the container body 1 to the rear of the container body 1 through a thin hinge A. By rotating 180 ° as indicated by the arrow and fitting the guide pieces 11 and 12 erected from the left and right edges of the lid 2 with the opening edge of the notch opening 1 a of the container body 1. The notch opening 1a is covered.

  Further, a thin hinge portion B is formed on the front end side (right side in FIG. 2) of the lid body 2 so as to cross the lid body 2 in the width direction, and from the hinge portion B to the end of the lid body 2. The heights of the guide pieces 11a, 12a provided at the portion reaching the edge are set lower than the heights of the guide sides 11, 12. Further, on the side of the guide pieces 11a and 12a, engaging projections 13 and 14 are provided so as to be engaged with the engaging holes 8 and 9 provided in the left and right side walls 3 and 4 of the container body 1. (14 is hidden and cannot be seen).

  Accordingly, the lid body 2 is rotated 180 ° so that the guide pieces 11, 12, 11a, 12a of the lid body 2 are fitted into the notch opening 1a of the container body 1, and the engagement protrusions 13, 14 are engaged. By engaging with the holes 8 and 9, as shown in FIG. 4 (a) and FIG. 4 (b) which is a sectional view taken along the line XX ', a container having a tablet storage space is formed inside. It is like that. At this time, a space in which the vertical direction is restricted between the lower end of the small piece 10 in the container body 1 and the bottom surface of the container formed by the lid 2, and the lateral direction is restricted by the guide pieces 11 a and 12 a of the lid 2. As shown in the figure, two tablets stored in the container are placed in a vertically standing posture in a state where they are arranged side by side.

  Then, the portion of the lid body 2 sandwiched between the notches of the left and right side walls 3 and 4 of the container body 1 is pushed up from below as indicated by arrows in FIG. When it is pushed in, the front and rear portions thereof are bent through the hinge portion B, and the portions extending from the hinge portion B to the front end edge of the lid body 2 are the engagement protrusions 13 and 14 and the engagement holes 8 and 9. It rotates downward with the engaging part of the rotation center. And this part remove | deviates from the notch opening 1a (refer FIG. 3) of the container main body 1, and the small opening 15 is formed diagonally downward (refer FIG. 6). At this time, the left and right direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the drawing) is guided by the guide pieces 11 a and 12 a of the lid 2. From this small opening 15, the two tablets that have entered this portion in advance can be taken out to the palm or the like. The front end edges of the guide pieces 11a and 12a are formed in an arc shape so as not to hit the front wall 5 when rotating.

  At this time, the predetermined portion including the hinge portion B enters the container main body 1 in a bent state, and the top portion protruding inwardly approaches the lower end edge of the small piece 10 in the container main body 1. Subsequent tablets cannot pass through this gap, and excess tablets are not taken out from the small opening 15.

  Therefore, according to this tablet container, the small opening 15 for taking out the tablet can be easily opened simply by pushing the hinge part B of the lid 2 constituting the bottom wall of the container into the inside of the container. The two tablets that have entered the portion where 15 is formed can be easily removed. Since the tablets other than the two tablets to be taken out are held inside the container so as not to move to the small opening 15, there is no need to take out the extra tablets, and there is no need to return the tablets, and the inside of the container is sanitized. Can keep. And after taking out a tablet, the said small opening 15 can be easily closed only by pushing the part which protruded in the container outer side inside, and returning. In addition, since the container body 1 and the lid body 2 are integrally formed, this has an advantage that it can be manufactured at a very low cost.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention. This tablet container has a substantially box shape whose overall shape is long in the front-rear direction and is slightly crushed up and down, and is composed of a container body 21 and a lid body 22.

  The container body 21 has left and right side walls 23, 24, a rear wall 25, and a bottom wall 26. The front wall and the ceiling wall are notched and opened. It is covered. As shown in the figure, the left and right side walls 23, 24 are formed with a portion that is one step lower than the rear side on the front side with a gentle downward inclined portion.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the lid 22 is integrally formed so as to extend from the upper end edge of the rear wall 25 of the container body 21 to the rear of the container body 21 via the thin hinge A. The guide pieces 31, 32, which are rotated 180 ° as indicated by arrows and are erected from the left and right edges of the lid body 22, are fitted to the opening edges of the container body 21, so that the ceiling wall of the container body 21 and The part corresponding to the front wall is covered. In addition, ridges 33 are formed at predetermined intervals along the rising line at the roots of the outer side surfaces of the guide pieces 31 and 32, and the inner side surfaces of the left and right side walls 23 and 24 of the container body 21 are formed. It engages with a recess 34 provided in the upper part.

  And the part used as the ceiling wall of the container main body 21 of the said cover body 22 (returning to FIG. 7) matches the shape of the right-and-left both-side walls 23 and 24, the high horizontal part 35, the inclination part 36, and low horizontal There are three portions 37, and two tablets are placed in the space below the low horizontal portion 37 in a state where they are arranged side by side.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the inclined portion 36 is provided with a protruding portion 42 that protrudes upward from the inclined surface via quadrangular boundary lines 38 to 41 having four sides on the front, rear, left and right sides. Among these, the rear boundary line 38 is on the boundary line between the high horizontal part 35 and the inclined part 36, and the front boundary line 39 is on the boundary line between the inclined part 36 and the low horizontal part 37. And among the four boundary lines 38 to 41, the boundary lines 38, 40, 41 on the left and right sides and the rear side are formed in the thin hinge part B (indicated by xx ... in the figure), When the protruding portion 42 surrounded by the hinge portion B is pushed into the inside of the container body 21 and inverted into a concave shape, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 10, from the boundary line 39 of the front side that is not formed on the hinge portion B. A portion 43 (a portion serving as the front wall of the low horizontal portion 37 + the container body 21) 43 leading to the front end edge of the lid body 21 is inclined outward to form a small opening 44 for taking out the tablet. (See FIG. 11). In addition, the boundary line 45 that forms the top of the protruding portion 42 is also formed as a thin hinge in consideration of ease of inversion.

  Thereby, the two tablets that have entered under the low horizontal portion 37 can be taken out. Further, in this state, the top portion of the protruding portion 42 (the portion of the boundary line 45) that has been pushed into the container body 21 and inverted into a concave shape protrudes downward further lower than the ceiling height of the low horizontal portion 37. The top portion prevents other tablets in the container body 21 from moving to the small opening 44.

  Therefore, according to the tablet container, the small opening 44 for taking out the tablet can be easily opened simply by pushing the hinge part B of the lid 22 constituting the ceiling wall of the container into the inside of the container. The two tablets that have entered the part where 44 is formed can be easily removed. Further, since the tablets other than the two tablets to be taken out are held inside the container so as not to move to the small opening 44, the extra tablets are not taken out, and the operation of returning the tablets is unnecessary, and the inside of the container is sanitized. Can keep. And after taking out a tablet, the said small opening 44 can be easily closed only by pushing the part which protruded to the container outer side inside, and returning. In addition, since the container body 21 and the lid body 22 are integrally formed, this has the advantage that it can be manufactured at a very low cost.

  In addition, the tablet accommodated in the tablet container of this invention includes various granular bodies, such as a tablet-type confectionery, a mint agent, and granular gum other than a "tablet" in a narrow sense. And in the tablet container of this invention, the magnitude | size of the part opened and closed in order to form the small openings 15 and 44 is set suitably according to the quantity (the quantity which should be taken out at once) of the tablet to enter inside. can do.

  In the present invention, the shapes of the container main bodies 1 and 21 and the lids 2 and 22 are not limited to the above two embodiments, and the container main bodies 1 and 21 are polyhedral, and at least one surface thereof is cut away. In any shape as long as the opening is formed and the lids 2 and 22 are shaped to cover the notched openings (1a in FIGS. 1 and 3) of the container bodies 1 and 21, respectively. There is no problem. Further, it may have a shape in which at least one of the surfaces constituting the container is configured by a curved surface such as a partial sphere.

  In the above two embodiments, the manufacturing cost is reduced by integrally forming the lids 2 and 22 via the thin-walled hinge portion A with respect to the container main bodies 1 and 21. Depending on the case, the container main bodies 1 and 21 and the lids 2 and 22 may be configured as separate members, and the hinge portion A may be connected to the hinge pin and the hinge hole. Further, in particular, in the first embodiment, the hinge portion B provided in the lid body 2 for forming the small opening 15 may be divided into two members as a connecting structure by a hinge pin and a hinge hole. it can. In this way, the number of parts increases and the cost slightly increases, but it still has high functionality and is advantageous in terms of cost compared to the conventional product.

  In addition, since the material of the said container main bodies 1 and 21 and the cover bodies 2 and 22 is formed integrally in both, since it is required repeatedly in the hinge parts A and B, it can manufacture with a polypropylene etc. Is preferred. Moreover, when using the connection structure by a hinge pin and a hinge hole, it is suitable to use ABS, AS, a styrene resin, etc.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of this invention. In the said Example, it is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. (A) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, (b) is XX 'sectional drawing of (a). In the said Example, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which takes out a tablet. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows the other Example of this invention. In the said other Example, it is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body. It is a principal part enlarged plan view of the said other Example. In the said other Example, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which takes out a tablet. It is a perspective view of FIG.

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1 Container body 2 Lid

Claims (3)

  A container for containing a tablet, wherein at least one surface thereof is cut out to form a polyhedral container main body, and one end of the notch opening edge of the container main body via a hinge part A. A lid body that is rotatably provided and engages with a predetermined portion of the edge portion of the notch opening to cover the notch opening, and a predetermined portion of the lid body on the side opposite to the hinge portion A is provided , And is formed so as to be freely bent via the hinge portion B. By pushing the predetermined portion into the inside of the container body, the portion extending from the predetermined portion to the edge of the lid body is detached from the notch opening of the container body. And tilting outward to form a small opening for taking out the tablet, and a predetermined portion pushed inside the container body prevents the tablet in the container body from moving to the small opening. And tilted outward of the lid By undo portion, tablet vessel inner pushed into a predetermined portion of the container body, characterized in that is adapted to be restored to its original state.   The container body according to claim 1 has left and right side walls, front and rear walls, and a ceiling wall, the bottom wall is cut and opened, and the container body is formed from at least a part of the front wall and ceiling wall. A small piece protrudes toward the inside of the main body, and the lid according to claim 1 is integrally formed from the lower end edge of the rear wall via the thin hinge part A, and is located in front of the left and right side walls. The notch opening is covered upward by engaging with the engaging means provided, and a lid is provided in the vicinity of the rear side of the engaged portion that engages with the engaging means of the lid. A thin hinge portion B is provided so as to cross the body, and by pushing the hinge portion B into the inside of the container body, a portion from the hinge portion B forming portion to the front edge of the lid body is detached from the notch opening. The notch is rotated about the engaging portion with the notch opening, and the notch A small opening for taking out the tablet is formed by inclining outward from the mouth, and the hinge part B pushed into the inner side of the container body approaches the tip of the small piece provided in the container body, and the container body The tablet container according to claim 1, wherein the tablet in the inside is prevented from moving to the small opening.   The container body according to claim 1 has left and right side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall, the front wall and the ceiling wall are notched and opened, and the lid according to claim 1 It is integrally formed through the thin hinge part A from the upper edge of the wall, and is cut by engaging with engaging means provided at a predetermined length from the rear wall inside the left and right side walls toward the front. The notch opening is covered downward, and on the front side of the lid, there is provided a protruding portion that protrudes upward via a quadrilateral boundary line consisting of four sides of front, rear, left and right, The boundary line between the left and right and the rear three sides is formed in the thin hinge part B, and the projection part surrounded by the hinge part B is pushed into the inside of the container body, so that it is not formed in the hinge part B. The part from the border line of the side to the front edge of the lid is away from the notch opening and faces outward. And the top of the protruding portion that is pushed into the inside of the container body and turned into a concave shape prevents the tablet in the container body from moving to the small opening. The tablet container according to claim 1.

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