JP2009149341A - Packaging container for medical supplies - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container for medical supplies which prevents the loss of an information code attached to its surface. <P>SOLUTION: This packaging container 1 for medical supplies which has the display part 2 of a machine readable information code on its surface is provided with protrusive parts 4a, 4b externally protruding more than the display part 2 at least on both its sides with the part 2 in between. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical packaging container, and more particularly to a pharmaceutical packaging container having a machine-readable display portion of an information code on its surface.

In order to prevent misunderstanding of pharmaceuticals and prevent traceability, it has been conventionally performed to display a barcode including information such as a product code, an expiration date, and a serial number on a pharmaceutical packaging container. Bar codes are usually formed by thermal printing, laser printing, etc. However, if printing defects occur, the reading rate may decrease, causing operational problems. Has been done. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a barcode is printed on a pharmaceutical package.
JP 2003-63535 A

  However, even if the quality control of bar code printing is sufficiently performed, the bar code may be damaged in the distribution process of the packaging container. Therefore, measures for preventing such damage are necessary. In particular, barcodes attached to sales packaging units such as individual packaging boxes and cans are shipped with a plurality of sales packaging units housed in cardboard boxes and the like. As a result, there is a problem that a part of the barcode is easily peeled off or damaged.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical packaging container that can prevent a loss of an information code attached to the surface.

  The object of the present invention is a pharmaceutical packaging container having a machine-readable information code display part on the surface thereof, wherein the raised parts protruding outward from the display part are at least on both sides of the display part. This is achieved by the pharmaceutical packaging container provided in each.

  This pharmaceutical packaging container can be constituted by a housing having a lid piece at a position facing the bottom surface. In this configuration, the display unit is preferably formed on a side surface of the housing, and the raised portion is preferably formed in a rib shape so as to extend along the bottom surface of the housing.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the protruding part which protrudes between each said protruding part arrange | positioned at the both sides of the said display part is provided.

  Moreover, it is preferable that these pharmaceutical packaging containers are sales packaging units.

  According to the pharmaceutical packaging container of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the information code attached to the surface from being lost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pharmaceutical packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention. The packaging container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an individual packaging box for packaging a medicinal product such as a specific biological product, a biological product, an injection, an internal medicine, and an external medicine. It is formed by punching a certain coated paper or the like with a Thomson mold and bending it.

  The packaging container 1 is a casing formed in a rectangular shape in plan view with the bottom surface 1a placed on a horizontal plane, and includes a lid piece 1b that can be opened and closed. The lid piece 1b is formed at a position facing the bottom surface 1a in a closed state. Moreover, the packaging container 1 is provided with a pair of short side surfaces 1c and 1c and a pair of long side surfaces 1d and 1d that are opposed to each other, and a display unit 2 is provided on one short side surface 1c. .

  The display unit 2 can be read by a machine such as a barcode reader such as a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code (for example, an RSS code or a QR code) including information such as a product code of a stored medicine, an expiration date, and a manufacturing number. This area displays possible information codes.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 2 includes an information code display area 2a for displaying an information code, and a symbol display area 2b for displaying information included in the information code with numbers and characters so that the information can be easily understood. These areas 2a and 2b are adjacently arranged in the vertical direction. Ribbed raised portions 4a and 4b extending along the bottom surface 1a are provided on both the upper and lower sides of the display portion 2 on the short side surface 1c. The raised portions 4a and 4b can be raised when punching with a Thomson mold is performed.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the main part of the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the raised portions 4 a and 4 b are raised outward from the areas 2 a and 2 b constituting the display unit 2. By providing such raised portions 4a and 4b, even if the vicinity of the short side surface 1c is in contact with an obstacle while the packaging container 1 is being conveyed, the raised portions 4a and 4b are brought into contact with the obstacle and the display portion. 2 can be prevented from being lost, and a good reading state of the information code can be maintained.

  In addition, the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a protrusion 6 a that protrudes outward from the display unit 2 between the information code display area 2 a and the symbol display area 2 b in the display unit 2. Similar to the raised portions 4a and 4b, the protruding portion 6a is formed so as to extend in a rib shape along the bottom surface 1a. Thus, by providing the protrusion 6a between the two raised portions 4a and 4b, it is possible to further reduce the possibility that an obstacle will come into contact with the display unit 2 and to reliably prevent the information code from being lost. it can. The protruding height of the protruding portion 6a may be the same as the protruding height of the protruding portions 4a and 4b. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the protruding height of the protruding portion 6a is increased to raise the protruding portion 6a. By configuring so as to protrude outward from the portions 4a and 4b, the protrusion 6a can easily come into contact with an obstacle, and the protection of the display portion 2 can be further ensured. However, the protrusion 6a is not essential, and it is possible to obtain the effect of preventing the loss of the information code only by the raised portions 4a and 4b.

  In the present embodiment, the two raised portions 4a, 4b and the protruding portion 6a are formed in a rib shape along the bottom surface 1a, thereby producing an effect of improving the strength of the side surface 1c. As a result, it is possible to prevent the side surface 1c having the display unit 2 from bulging outward, and from this point also, the display unit 2 is less likely to contact an obstacle, and the identification code can be prevented from being lost.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration provided with rib-like ridges 4c and 4d extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface 1a so as to connect the ends of the two ridges 4a and 4b shown in FIG. According to such a configuration, since the entire periphery of the display unit 2 is surrounded by the raised portions 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d, the raised portions 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d come into contact with the obstacles to bring the display unit 2 into contact. The protective effect of the display portion 2 can be enhanced by reinforcing the side surface 1c.

  As long as the raised portions are arranged on both sides of the display unit 2, the shape and arrangement thereof are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately determined according to the shape and size of the display unit 2. For example, as shown in a side view in FIG. 5, with respect to the display portion 2 provided on the short side surface 1c, the raised portions 4e and 4f formed of a plurality of bulging portions 41 formed in a dot shape are provided on both upper and lower sides. The bulging portions 41 can be arranged near the respective corners of the rectangular display portion 2. Moreover, the protrusion 6b can also be comprised from a dot-like bulging part similarly to the protruding parts 4e and 4f.

  Further, as shown in a side view in FIG. 6, the rectangular information code display area 2 a and the symbol display area 2 b are arranged along the bottom face 1 a with respect to the display section 2 adjacent in the longitudinal direction on the short side face 1 c. It is also possible to provide rib-like ridges 4g, 4h and protrusions 6c extending in a straight line. The raised portion formed in a rib shape is preferably configured to extend along the bottom surface 1a, but may be configured to extend in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 1a or in other directions.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the display unit 2 is provided on the short side surface 1c has been described as an example. However, the display unit 2 may be formed on the long side surface 1d and extends along the bottom surface 1a. By forming the raised portion in a rib shape, the reinforcing effect of the long side surface 1d can be obtained. In addition to these side surfaces, the position of the display unit 2 may be any location on the surface of the container such as the bottom surface 1a and the lid piece 1b. Moreover, the form of the packaging container 1 is not particularly limited, such as a resin container or a can other than the case-shaped one.

  When the packaging container 1 is a sales packaging unit that is the smallest packaging unit sold to a medical institution or the like as in the individual packaging box of this embodiment, a plurality of packaging containers 1 are packed in an original packaging unit such as cardboard. Since it is generally shipped, the surface of the sales packaging unit rubs against the surface of another sales packaging unit or the inner surface of the original packaging unit during transportation, and the information code of the display unit 2 is likely to be lost. Therefore, the present invention is particularly effective when applied to a sales packaging unit having such a specific problem. However, the present invention can be applied to the above-described original packaging unit and the dispensing packaging unit which is the smallest packaging unit such as an ampoule and a vial in addition to the sales packaging unit.

It is a perspective view of the packaging container of the pharmaceutical which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the side view which looked at the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. 1 from the arrow A direction. It is the principal part side view which looked at the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. 1 from the arrow B direction. It is a side view which shows the modification of the packaging container of the said pharmaceutical. It is a side view which shows the other modification of the said packaging container of a pharmaceutical. It is a side view which shows the further another modification of the packaging container of the said pharmaceutical.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging container 1a Bottom surface 1b Cover piece 1c Short side surface 1d Long side surface 2 Display part 4a-4h Protrusion part 6a-6c Protrusion part

Claims (4)

A pharmaceutical packaging container having a machine-readable information code display on its surface,
A pharmaceutical packaging container in which raised portions that protrude outward from the display portion are provided on both sides of at least the display portion. Consists of a housing with a lid piece at the position facing the bottom,
The display unit is formed on a side surface of the housing,
The pharmaceutical packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the raised portion is formed in a rib shape so as to extend along a bottom surface of the housing. The pharmaceutical packaging container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein protruding portions are provided between the raised portions arranged on both sides of the display unit. The pharmaceutical packaging container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a sales packaging unit.

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