JP2010143610A - Tablet case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet case enabling a person to take out a predetermined number of accommodated items one by one selectively exactly, preferably with a single hand. <P>SOLUTION: The tablet case 1 includes: an accommodation body 2 accommodating tablet-like accommodated items; a cover 20 slidably movable relatively to the accommodation body 2; opening position-stepwise regulating means mounted on the accommodation body 2 and the cover 20 to stepwise regulate the opening position of the cover when the cover 20 is slid in the opening direction to the accommodation body 2; a partition 9 mounted on the accommodation body 2 to form a take-out opening area 8 allowing the presence of the accommodated items in the opening portion when the cover is slid to turn the opening position regulated by the opening position-stepwise regulating means; and take-out number selecting means 12a cooperating with the opening position-stepwise regulating means to enable take-out of the number of the accommodated items corresponding to the selected opening position in the take-out opening area 8 at the opening position selected by the regulation by the opening position-stepwise regulating means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet case that accommodates tablet-like drugs, nutritional supplements, confectionery, and the like.

Conventionally, a card type case disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a case similar to a tablet case for accommodating a tablet-shaped item as described above. This known case is composed of an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion, and an opening for taking out the contents is provided in a part of the side wall of the case. Further, a cap for closing the opening is provided in the opening so as to be rotatable by a hinge mechanism, and the case is tilted or shaken by rotating the cap to open the opening. Thus, the contents can be taken out from the opening.
Utility Model Registration No. 3139744

  However, in the known case as described above, it is necessary to open the cap with the other hand while holding the case with one hand, and both hands are required to take out the contents from the opening. Further, in the case described above, since the pocket portion for receiving the predetermined number of stored items is provided in the cap, the predetermined number of stored items come out from the opening at a time, and the stored items are taken out one by one. I can't. In addition, even if it is configured to take out a predetermined number of items by providing a pocket portion, at the time of actual take-out operation, many more items often jump out of the opening, It is necessary to perform an operation to return the popped-up contents to the case again, which results in poor handling.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tablet case capable of selectively taking out a predetermined number of items, preferably one by one with one hand. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a tablet case according to claim 1 is a container that houses a tablet-shaped container, a lid that is slidable relative to the container, and the container. And an opening position step regulating means for stepwise regulating the opening position of the lid when the lid is slid in the opening direction with respect to the receptacle, and the lid is provided with the lid. When the body slides and the open position is restricted by the open position step restricting means, a partition that forms a take-out opening region that allows the presence of an object in the open portion, and cooperates with the open position step restricting means. A take-out piece that enables the take-out opening region to take out the number of stored items corresponding to the selected open position at the open position selected by the restriction by the open position stage restricting means. It characterized by having a selection means.

  According to the tablet case described above, when the lid is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container to be taken out and stopped at the predetermined opening position by the opening position stage regulating means, The number of stored items corresponding to the open position can be positioned by the take-out number selection means. That is, since the number of removal can be selected by the stepped slide of the lid body by the opening position stage regulating means and the removal number selection means cooperating therewith, for example, when the stored item is a medicine, it corresponds to the medicine. The number of doses can be taken out accurately at one time, and it is easy to handle. Further, during the take-out operation, it is possible to limit the number of items to be moved to the take-out opening region to a predetermined number by the take-out number selection means, so that a predetermined number of items can be reliably taken out. . Therefore, when the container is tilted or shaken, it is possible to prevent the number of stored objects exceeding a predetermined number from popping out at a time. In addition, since the contents can be taken out only by sliding the lid relative to the container, the picking operation can be performed with two fingers of one hand, and the operability is excellent.

  The tablet case according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the take-out number selection means has a standby holding part for individually holding and holding the stored items at respective open positions regulated in stages.

  According to this configuration, the number of items to be taken out by the take-out number selection unit can be accurately defined.

  Further, in the tablet case according to claim 3, the opening position step restricting means restricts the slide opening of the lid body to a first opening position and a second opening position in two steps, and the removal number selecting means However, it is possible to take out one container in the first open position and to take out two containers in the second open position.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to select either one or two of the numbers to be taken out, and for example, it can be adapted to the general number of medicines taken.

  Further, the tablet case according to claim 4 is characterized in that the standby holding unit holds one stored item at each of the first open position and the second open position.

  According to this configuration, one or two take-out numbers can be selected by two open positions, which is convenient.

  Further, the tablet case according to claim 5 is characterized in that the container has a guide portion for guiding a stored item toward the take-out number selection means.

  According to this configuration, the contents in the container can be reliably guided to the picking number selection means, which can contribute to accurate and quick removal of the contents.

  In the configuration described above, it is preferable that the standby holding portion and the guide portion are formed of ribs erected on the bottom surface of the container. Further, the open position stage restricting means can be constituted by, for example, a plurality of protrusions provided on the back surface of the lid at a predetermined interval corresponding to the open position, and each of these protrusions is accommodated. It is preferable that the opening position is regulated in stages by individually hitting predetermined parts of the body.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the tablet case which can selectively take out a predetermined number of things reliably with one hand reliably, preferably one by one can be provided.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a tablet case according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure, FIG. 2 is a view showing the structure of the container, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a rear view. FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing the configuration of the lid, wherein FIG. 4A is a rear view, FIG. 3B is a side view, FIG. 3C is a rear view, and FIG. FIG. 5A is an enlarged view of a main part in the vicinity, in which FIG. 5A is a diagram in a state in which no stored item is present in the picked-up number selection means, FIG. ) And (b) are diagrams showing the shape of the protrusion formed on the back surface of the lid, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the tablet case in the first open position, (a) is a plan view, and (b) ) Is a side view, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the tablet case in the second open position, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 1, the tablet case 1 of the present embodiment includes a container 2 that contains a large number of tablets, such as medicines, dietary supplements, and confectionery, and a container 2. And a lid 20 that is relatively slidable.

  The container 2 includes a rectangular container 2A surrounded by a pair of side walls 3, front and rear walls 4, 5, and a bottom surface 6. The lid 20 includes a top plate 21 that covers the container 2A, It is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section including a pair of side walls 22 that slide in contact with the pair of side walls 3. Any of these can be integrally formed by injection molding a synthetic resin.

  At the center of the rear wall 5 of the container 2, a protrusion 5 a that protrudes toward the rear side is formed. When the lid 20 is closed, a pair of lids 20 is formed on the stepped portions 5 b on both sides thereof. The rear bent portion 22b (see FIG. 3A) of the side wall 22 of the side wall 22 is positioned and is flush with the closed position of the lid body 20.

  Further, when the lid 20 is opened, the container 2 is formed with a take-out opening region 8 that allows the presence of the container in the opened portion. In the present embodiment, the take-out opening region 8 is defined by a substantially L-shaped partition 9 that is integrally formed with the bottom surface 6 that constitutes the housing portion 2A of the housing body 2. Specifically, the partition 9 does not move to the region 9c surrounded by the horizontal wall 9a and the vertical wall 9b constituting the partition 9, and the vertical wall 9b and a guide rib 12a that constitutes a take-out number selection means to be described later. A predetermined number (two in this embodiment, as will be described later, but may be three or more) in a plan view in the region (extraction opening region 8) surrounded by the front wall 4 of the container 2 The contents are configured to be movable. In addition, the container 2 is formed in the height H of about one container over the whole, and is comprised thinly (card type) as a whole.

  The housing body 2 and the lid body 20 are provided with an open position stage regulating means 30 that regulates the slide opening position of the lid body 20 in stages when the lid body 20 is slid in the opening direction with respect to the housing body 2. Yes. Specifically, the open position stage restricting means 30 includes a pair of first protrusions 31, 31 integrally formed on the back surface of the top plate 21 of the lid 20, and a center in the longitudinal direction than the first protrusions 31, 31. A pair of second protrusions 32, 32 formed on the side (the interval between the second protrusions 32, 32 is narrower than the interval between the first protrusions 31, 31) (see FIG. 3A) , And the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5a of the rear wall 5 of the container 2.

  Then, as shown in the arrow direction of FIG. 5A, when the lid body 20 is slid so as to open so that the protrusion 41 constituting the closed position maintaining means 40 described later gets over the rear wall 5, the first is first. The stop wall 31a of the projection 31 is brought into contact with the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5a of the rear wall 5, and the slide position is restricted to the first open position (see FIG. 6). In this case, it is preferable that the stop wall 31a is further formed in a slightly curved shape rather than vertical so that the lid 20 can slide toward the second open position.

  When the lid 20 is further slid in the direction of the arrow in the opening direction so that the first protrusions 31, 31 get over the rear wall 5 from that state, the second protrusions 32, 32 are inside the protrusions 5 a of the rear wall 5. The sliding position is restricted to the second open position (see FIG. 7) by contacting the upper edge. In this case, the second protrusions 32 and 32 are formed with a vertical stop wall 32a so that the lid body 20 does not come off the housing body 2, and the lid body 20 is securely moved to the second open position. To stop. Thus, in this embodiment, two sets of protrusions 31 and 32 that are separated in the sliding direction by a predetermined interval corresponding to the two open positions are provided on the back surface of the lid body 20. Each of 32 individually contacts a predetermined portion of the container 2 (the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5a of the rear wall 5), so that the open position is regulated in two stages. In the present embodiment, the opening position stage regulating means 30 regulates the opening position in two stages, but it may be regulated in three stages or more.

  The first protrusion 31 can easily get over the rear wall 5 when the lid 20 is slid from the second open position to the closed position (the direction opposite to the arrow direction in FIG. 5). In addition, the opposite side to the stop wall 31a is a gentle inclined surface (inclined wall 31b).

  The container 2 and the lid 20 are provided with a closed position maintaining means 40 that maintains the closed position of the lid 20 when the lid 20 is slid in the closing direction with respect to the container 2. The closed position maintaining means 40 is a pair of protrusions 41 (FIG. 3) integrally formed on the back surface of the top plate 21 of the lid 20 adjacent to the open position stage restricting means 30 (and the rear edge 21b of the top plate 21). (See (a) of FIG. 5 and (a) of FIG. 5) and the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5 a of the rear wall 5 of the container 2. In this case, the pair of protrusions 41 can have the same configuration as the protrusion 31, and when the lid 20 is closed, the stop wall 41 a of the protrusion 41 is formed on the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5 a of the rear wall 5. The closed position is maintained by contact, and the lid 20 is not easily opened. Note that the opposite side of the stop wall 41 a is an inclined wall 41 b so that the slidable lid 20 can easily get over the rear wall 5 like the inclined wall 31 b of the protrusion 31.

  When there are many things in the said container 2, the fixing maintenance force at the time of closing of the cover body 20 may fall, but the fixing maintenance force is raised by providing a pair of above-mentioned protrusion 41. Is possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the bottom surface 6 of the container 2 cooperates with the opening position step restricting means 30 in the opening position selected by the restriction by the opening position step restricting means 30, and the selected opening position. The number-of-extracting means for enabling the removal of the number of stored items corresponding to the number in the extraction opening area 8 is provided.

  Specifically, as described above, the take-out number selection unit of the present embodiment is a standby holding unit that individually holds and waits for the contents at the first and second open positions that are regulated in stages. Specifically, it has a first standby holding part 12A and a second standby holding part 12B (see FIG. 4). In this case, the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B of the present embodiment are each formed by a corresponding arc-shaped portion of the guide rib 12a rising from the bottom surface 6, and the opposing guide ribs also serving as the vertical wall 9b In cooperation with 12b, one container is individually held.

  Then, as is apparent from FIGS. 6 and 7, the arc-shaped portions forming the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B are moved to the first open position and the second open position, respectively. Each of the guide ribs 12a exposed to the outside by sliding of the respective lids 20 is formed adjacent to each other, and substantially corresponds to the arc shape of the outer peripheral surface of the stored item held there. That is, in the present embodiment, the removal number selection means enables the removal of one stored item held by the first standby holding unit 12A at the first open position (see FIG. 6), and the second In the open position (see FIG. 7), a total of two items held by the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B can be taken out. Note that the number of standby holding units is appropriately set according to the number of opening stage regulation stages, and is not limited to two, and the number of items held by each standby holding unit is also limited. It is not limited to one.

  In addition, the container 2 includes a guide unit that guides the object toward the take-out number selection unit (second standby holding unit 12B). Specifically, in the present embodiment, the guide portion can be formed by a rib 19 formed integrally with the guide rib 12a.

  Further, the guide rib 12a is provided with a regulation locking portion that partitions the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B and gently restricts the movement of the stored items held there. Specifically, the restricting locking portion of the present embodiment is provided at a connection portion between the rib 19 forming the guide portion and the arc-shaped portion of the second standby holding portion 12B, and the second standby holding portion 12B. The first standby holding portion provided at the connecting portion between the regulation locking portion 17a partitioned from the housing portion 2A, the arc-shaped portion of the first standby holding portion 12A and the arc-shaped portion of the second standby holding portion 12B. It is comprised by the control latching | locking part 17b which divides 12A from the 2nd standby holding part 12B.

  The stored items R3 and R2 held in the standby holding portions 12A and 12B are basically assisted by the locking action of the regulation locking portions 17a and 17b, so that two points are shown in FIG. As indicated by the chain line, the first and second standby holding units 12A and 12B do not move. Further, even when the container 2 is tilted, for example, the container R2 held by the second standby holding part 12B is indicated by a broken line (indicated by R2 ′) in FIG. 4B. In addition, the container R1 that hits the front wall 4 of the container 2 and is held against the container R3 held by the first standby holding part 12A, while waiting along the rib 19 that constitutes the guide part, As indicated by a broken line (indicated by R1 ′) in FIG. 4B, the stored object R2 ′ is held by the second standby holding portion 12B. Further, when the contents are taken out from the first standby holding unit 12A, or the first standby holding unit 12A and the second standby holding unit 12B, the standby is performed along the second standby holding unit 12B and the rib 19. For example, when the container 2 is tilted, the first and second standby holding parts adjacent to each other pass over the regulation locking parts 17a and 17b through a path indicated by a broken line in FIG. 4B. It can move to 12A, 12B.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the recess 3d which has the flange 3c in the opening area | region side is formed in the surface of the both-sides wall 3 of the container 2. As shown in FIG. The recess 3d is a portion where the abdomen of the thumb and the index finger is positioned when the lid 20 is slid, and the lid 20 can be easily slid by grasping the recess 3d.

  By forming such a recess 3d, the finger can be positioned in the recess, and the flange 3c portion can suppress the contact of the finger with the contents existing in the opening region, and thus the hygiene. The improvement in terms can be achieved.

  According to the tablet case 1 having the above-described configuration, when the lid 20 is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container 2 to be taken out and stopped at a predetermined open position by the open position stage regulating means 30, the take-out is performed. In the opening area 8, the number of articles corresponding to the opening position can be positioned by the take-out number selection means. That is, when the lid 20 is slid to open so that the projection 41 of the closed position maintaining means 40 gets over the rear wall 5, the first projections 31, 31 first have the inner upper edge of the projection 5 a of the rear wall 5. The sliding position is regulated to the first opening position by contacting the part. This state is shown in FIG. In this state, the first standby holding portion 12A is exposed to the outside, and one container R3 held here can be taken out. On the other hand, when the lid 20 is further slid in the opening direction so that the first projections 31 and 31 get over the rear wall 5, the second projections 32 and 32 are formed as shown in FIG. The sliding position is restricted to the second open position by contacting the inner upper edge of the protrusion 5a of the rear wall 5. In the second open position, both the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B are exposed to the outside, and a total of two items to be held by the first and second standby holding portions 12A and 12B. R2 and R3 can be taken out. In the second open position, the front edge 21a of the top plate 21 substantially coincides with the horizontal wall 9a of the partition 9, and only the take-out opening region 8 is still open. Therefore, the items accommodated in the accommodating portion 2A are not spilled at once.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, It can change variously. For example, the configuration of the standby holding unit (the configuration having a function of holding the contents) constituting the take-out number selection unit, the configuration of the open position stage regulating unit formed on the container and the lid, and the like may be modified as appropriate. Is possible. Moreover, although the container demonstrated the card type in this embodiment, the structure where the height direction of the container became high may be sufficient.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the tablet case which concerns on this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the whole structure. It is a figure which shows the structure of a container, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a rear view. It is a figure which shows the structure of a cover body, Comprising: (a) is a back view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a rear view. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part in the vicinity of a removal number selection means provided in a container, where (a) shows a state in which there is no storage in the removal number selection means, and (b) shows a storage in the removal number selection means. Diagram of existing state. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the shape of the processus | protrusion formed in the back surface of a cover body. It is a figure which shows the tablet case in a 1st open position, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is a figure which shows the tablet case in a 2nd open position, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tablet case 2 Container 8 Taking-out opening area | region 9 Partition 12A, 12B 1st, 2nd stand-by holding part (take-out number selection means)
19 Rib (Guide)
20 Lid 30 Opening position stage regulating means

Claims (5)

A container for accommodating a tablet-shaped object;
A lid that is slidable relative to the container;
An opening position stage regulating means that is provided in the container and the lid body, and regulates the opening position of the lid body in stages when the lid body is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container body;
A partition that is provided in the container and that forms a take-out opening region that allows the presence of the contained material in the open part when the lid is slid and the open position is restricted by the open position stage restricting means;
In cooperation with the opening position stage regulating means, the number of contained articles corresponding to the selected opening position can be taken out at the opening position selected by the regulation by the opening position stage regulating means. Take-out number selection means to perform,
A tablet case characterized by comprising:   2. The tablet case according to claim 1, wherein the take-out number selection unit includes a standby holding unit that individually holds and holds the stored items at respective open positions that are regulated in stages.   The open position stage restricting means restricts slide opening of the lid body to a first open position and a second open position in two stages, and the take-out number selecting means is one piece at the first open position. The tablet case according to claim 2, wherein the stored items can be taken out and two stored items can be taken out at the second open position.   4. The tablet case according to claim 3, wherein the standby holding unit holds one stored item at each of the first open position and the second open position.   The tablet case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container includes a guide portion that guides a stored item toward the take-out number selection unit.

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