JP2012192114A - Powder medicine administering apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder medicine administering apparatus capable of satisfying both of durability and operationality of a protective cap.SOLUTION: The protective cap 50 is slidably provided through a casing body 5, a pair of guide projections 52, 52' provided on an upper surface and a lower surface of a cover 6, and a pair of long holes 53 for moving mounted on an upper piece part 50a and a lower piece part 50b of the protective cap 50. Sliding the protective cap from a fitted position to a releasing position of a mouth piece 4 along a straight line direction and sliding the protective cap on the releasing position to a use position of a sliding member along a rotation direction lead to continuous sliding in the straight line direction and sliding in the rotation direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improved technique for a powder drug administration device.

  Various powder drug administration devices of this type have been conventionally provided, and one of them is described in Patent Document 1 below.

  In this conventional powder medicine administration device, a medicine storage chamber is formed inside a casing body, and a powder medicine dropped from the medicine storage chamber is received inside a cover that is rotatably provided at the lower portion of the casing body. A measurement recess is formed. A protective cap for fitting a mouthpiece integral with the casing body is provided on the upper edge of the cover so as to be rotatable up and down via a rotation shaft.

  When the powder medicine administration device is not used (standby position), the protective cap is disposed so that the front surface of the mouthpiece is fitted to prevent intrusion of dust and the like from the mouthpiece. It has become.

  On the other hand, at the time of use, by holding the upper end portion of the protective cap and pulling it forward with the rotating shaft as the center, the fitted state to the mouthpiece is released. After that, when the cover is rotated backward with the protective cap as it is, the cover also rotates synchronously so that the measurement recess filled with one dose of the powdered medicine communicates with the inlet of the mouthpiece for use. It has become.

JP 10-50564 A

  However, in the conventional powder medicine administration device, in use, the upper end portion of the protective cap is opened by pulling forward with the rotating shaft as the center, and the mouthpiece is in a fitted state. Since the upper end of the protective cap is pulled strongly, excessive concentrated stress is generated at the lower end of the protective cap pivotally supported on the rotating shaft, and the lower end is damaged. There is a risk of it.

  In addition, the operation of the protective cap is a complicated operation including a rotation operation in the front-rear direction at the time of fitting and releasing the fitting, and a horizontal rotation operation at the time of communication between the measurement recess and the suction port and in standby. Necessary. For this reason, the technical subject that the operativity of a protective cap is bad is invited.

  The present invention was devised in view of the technical problems of the conventional powder drug administration device, and aims to provide a powder drug administration device that can satisfy both the durability and operability of the protective cap. Yes.

The present invention relates to a sliding member that is slidably accommodated in a casing and has a medicine receiving portion, and a holding member that is arranged in a superposed state on the sliding member from above and has a medicine reservoir. An opening that is provided at a location where the medicine storage chamber of the holding member is formed and communicates the medicine storage chamber and the medicine receiving portion at the standby position of the sliding member; and a slide from the standby position of the sliding member. A mouthpiece in which an internal suction port communicates with the medicine receiving portion in the moved use position, and is linked to the sliding member, and is fitted to the mouthpiece at a standby position of the sliding member, and the fitted state And a protective cap that interlocks the sliding member until the use position is released,
The protective cap is slidably supported on the outer surface of the casing, and the protective cap is slid along the linear direction from the fitting position of the mouthpiece to the fitting release position.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the protective cap at the fitting release position of the mouthpiece is slid along the rotational direction to the use position of the sliding member, so that the protective cap is fitted. The sliding movement in the linear direction and the sliding movement in the rotational direction are continuously performed from the position to the fitting release position and from the fitting release position to the use position of the sliding member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the fitting and releasing operation of the protective cap on the mouthpiece is performed by simply sliding in a straight line instead of rotating as in the prior art, generation of concentrated stress occurs. Therefore, durability is improved and operability is improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the protective cap can continuously perform the sliding movement in the linear direction and the sliding movement in the rotation direction, the operability is further improved.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a powder medicine administration device concerning the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing a powder medicine administration device of this embodiment. It is a bottom view of the casing main body provided for this embodiment. It is a top view of the sliding member provided for this embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the holding member provided to this embodiment. It is a bottom view of the holding member provided for this embodiment. It is a side view of the holding member provided for this embodiment. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the powder medicine administration device of this embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the protective cap from the time of non-use to the time of use of the powder medicine administration device of this embodiment, A is a top view at the time of non-use, B is the fitting release with respect to the mouthpiece of the protection cap at the time of use A plan view showing the state, C is a plan view showing the maximum rotation position of the protective cap in use. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the sliding cap is in a standby position and FIG. B is a plan view showing a state in which the sliding member is in a use position. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a powder medicine administration device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the powder medicine administration device includes a substantially circular planar casing 1, a sliding member 2 housed and disposed on the lower side inside the casing 1, and the sliding member 2. A holding member 3 housed in a superposed state on the upper portion of the casing 1, a planar rectangular mouthpiece 4 integrally provided at the front end of the casing 1, and a slidably provided on the outer surface of the casing 1. The protective cap 50 is mainly comprised.

  The casing 1 has a lower casing body 5 integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a substantially U-shaped cross section that closes the upper end opening of the casing body 5. And an upper cover 6 integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.

  The casing body 5 has a peripheral wall 5b erected from an outer peripheral edge of a substantially circular bottom wall 5a, and a storage chamber 7 is formed inside the casing main body 5. The bottom wall 5a is integrally provided with a small-diameter cylindrical shaft portion 9 at a substantially central position of the inner bottom surface, and a pair of biasing means at positions spaced apart from the shaft portion 9 in the radial direction. Spring portions 10 and 10 are provided substantially along the circumferential direction. The shaft portion 9 has an inner portion 9a formed in a hollow shape.

  Each of the pair of spring portions 10 is formed in an elongated plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and is formed by cutting and raising the bottom wall 5a when forming the casing body 5, and is integrated with the bottom wall 5a. A tip portion 10b is formed so as to rise upward from the base portion 10a, and the tip portion 10b side is elastically deformed in the vertical direction with the base portion 10a as a fulcrum to generate a spring force. Further, spherical protrusions 10d that press the lower surface of the sliding member 2 are integrally formed on the upper surface of the tip portion 10b.

  A pair of arc-shaped support walls 11 is erected in the circumferential gap position between the spring portions 10, 10 of the bottom wall 5a. Each of the support walls 11 is formed so that the height thereof is lower than the tip portion 10b (projection portion 10d) of the spring portion 10, and when the sliding member 2 is abutted and supported by the upper end edges 11a, The height is set such that the spring force of each of the spring portions 10 and 10 can be applied.

  On the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 5a in the vicinity of the peripheral wall 5b, as will be described later, a positioning convex portion 12 is provided for positioning the holding member 3 in the vertical direction. The positioning convex portion 12 has an upper end portion 12a bent in an approximately L shape toward the inside.

  The peripheral wall 5b is set to a height slightly lower than the height obtained by superimposing the sliding member 2 and the holding member 3, and locking claws 13 are provided at three positions on the upper edge at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In addition, a notch 14 is formed in a part of one side. The notch 14 is formed to have a predetermined length in the circumferential direction, and guides the rotation of a later-described lever portion 18 protruding outside from the circumferential end. The other end edge 14b functions as a stopper for restricting the maximum rotation position of the lever portion 18.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the sliding member 2 includes each spring portion 10 of the casing body 5 and a disk portion 15 placed on the upper portion of each support wall 11. A rotation hole 16 that is formed through substantially the center and through which the shaft portion 9 is inserted, an arc-shaped guide piece 17 that is integrally formed in the side portion of the disc portion 15 along the circumferential direction, and the guide piece The rectangular lever portion 18 is provided mainly projecting radially outward from a substantially central position in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral edge 17.

  The disc portion 15 has a medicine receiving portion 19 formed on a flat upper surface 15a. The medicine receiving portion 19 is formed by assembling six dimple-shaped small-diameter grooves 19a in a substantially annular region (dashed line), and the total volume of each of the concave grooves 19a corresponds to one dose of the powder medicine M. It is set to be the amount of suction.

  The guide piece 17 is formed to have a substantially rectangular cross section, and the lower surface is slidably guided to the inner bottom surface of the bottom wall 5a of the casing body 5, and the inner peripheral surface side of the upper portion 17a is the holding member. 3 is slidably guided to the outer peripheral surface of the motor.

  The lever portion 18 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long and narrow cross section. When the sliding member 2 is assembled to the casing body 5 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the notch portion 14 and the cover 6 are formed. It protrudes outside from a slit-like lever window 20 formed between the lower end edge of a projecting piece 6c, which will be described later. Further, as described above, the lever portion 18 is configured such that the maximum rotation position of the sliding member 2 is regulated by the base end portion coming into contact with both end edges 14a and 14b of the notch portion 14. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 to 7, the holding member 3 includes a circular substrate 21 having a lower surface 21 a in contact with an upper surface 15 b of the disk portion 15 of the sliding member 2, and the substrate. 21 is formed in a substantially central position of the shaft 21 and the shaft insertion hole 22 through which the shaft portion 9 is inserted, and the medicine storage chamber 23 provided integrally on the circumferential upper surface of the substrate 21 avoiding the shaft insertion hole 22. And a desiccant storage chamber 25 provided adjacent to the circumferential side of the drug storage chamber 23 via a partition wall 24, and a position opposite to the desiccant storage chamber 25 of the drug storage chamber 23. It is mainly comprised from the chemical | medical agent channel | path part 26 provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the substrate 21 has an opening 28 that communicates the drug storage chamber 23 and the drug receiving portion 19 of the sliding member 2 appropriately at a lower position of the drug storage chamber 23. Is formed. The opening 28 is formed in the shape of a long hole in the vicinity of the inner surface of the inner peripheral wall 29 of each drug storage chamber 23 along the circumferential direction. In addition, a lower end opening 38a of a communication path 38, which will be described later, communicates with the medicine receiving portion 19 when the sliding member 2 rotates and slides to the use position on the side of the medicine passage portion 26 of the opening 28. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the medicine storage chamber 23 and the desiccant storage chamber 25 include an inner peripheral wall 29, an outer peripheral wall 31, and an upper portion along the circumferential direction around the substrate 21 and the shaft insertion hole 22. The wall 32 defines a crescent shape as a whole, and is separated by the partition wall 24 provided at a substantially central position in the circumferential direction.

  The medicine storage chamber 23 is formed to have a volume so that a predetermined amount of powder medicine can be stored, and as shown in FIG. 8, the entire inner wall surface 33 has the opening 28 and the medicine receiver. It is formed in a taper shape that is inclined downward toward the portion 19.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, a circular first filling port 34 for filling the powder medicine M is formed in the upper wall 32 of the medicine storage chamber 23. The first filling port 34 is closed by a cap 35 after the powder medicine M is filled. Further, the medicine storage chamber 23 is positioned at the right end side of the opening 28, that is, on the opposite side of the use position of the opening 28, as shown in FIG. Is set to

  The desiccant storage chamber 25 is filled with an appropriate amount of, for example, silica gel granule from the second filling hole 36 as a desiccant, and is closed by a cap 37 after filling, and the partition wall The medicine storage chamber 23 is communicated with a ventilation means (not shown) provided at 24.

  The drug passage section 26 is formed in a communication path 38 formed in a cylindrical wall 30 rising substantially vertically from the substrate 21, and in a cylindrical wall 39 extending in a radial direction from the upper end side portion of the communication path 38. The suction passage 40 is formed and communicates with the communication passage 38 and the suction port 4 a in the mouthpiece 4.

  The cylindrical wall 30 is separated into two front and rear passage portions by a separating plate 30a provided in the diametrical direction, and a semi-moon-shaped upper end opening of the passage portion on the cylindrical wall 30 side is closed by a closing wall 41. The upper end opening of the opposite passage portion is formed as a half-moon shaped air hole 38b. The air hole 38b is for the powder medicine M sucked from the medicine receiving portion 19 through the lower end opening 38a of the communication path 38 to stir the air in the communication path 38 and to improve the suction property.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 6 includes an upper wall 6a formed in a substantially circular shape like the casing body 5, and a peripheral wall 6b extending downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper wall 6a. And three rectangular locking holes (not shown) for locking the locking claws 13 of the casing body 5 are formed at predetermined positions in the lower circumferential direction of the peripheral wall 6b. In addition, an arc-shaped projecting piece 6c that forms a lever window 20 together with the notch portion 14 when integrally fitted to the casing body 5 is integrally formed on one side portion of the peripheral wall 6b. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, an annular fitting groove 44 is formed along the hole edge near the hole edge of the opening 28 of the holding member 3. An annular seal member 45 is continuously arranged and fixed in the fitting groove 44. The fitting groove 44 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with a substantially rectangular cross section.

  On the other hand, the seal member 45 has a base portion 45a formed in a substantially rectangular cross section by a thermoplastic elastomer, which is a relatively soft synthetic resin material, fitted and fixed to the fitting groove 44, and fitted into the fitting groove. A lower end 45b protruding from 44 and abutting on the upper surface of the disk portion 15 is formed in an arc shape in cross section, and a leading edge 45c is elastically in contact with the upper surface 15b of the disk portion 15 in a line contact state at all times.

  Further, a guide protrusion 52 is integrally provided at a substantially central position of the low surface portion 51b near the high surface portion 51a. The guide protrusion 52 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and its height is set to be slightly lower than the plate thickness of the protective cap 50.

  Since the casing body 5 side has the same structure as the cover 6 side as shown in FIG. 3, the corresponding portions are given the same reference numerals (with dashes), and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the protective cap 50 includes plate-like upper and lower pieces 50a and 50b that are in sliding contact with the lower surface of the bottom wall 5a of the casing body 1 and the upper surface of the upper wall 6a of the cover 6, respectively. The side piece portion 50c formed integrally with the outer edges of the two piece portions 50a and 50b, the opening 50d formed at a position facing the side piece portion 50c, and the front end portion are provided integrally. It is comprised from the cap part 50e which fits the said mouthpiece 4. FIG.

  A pair of moving elongated holes 53, which are recessed portions for movement that fit into the respective guide protrusions 52, 52 ', are provided along the front-rear direction at positions facing the rear end sides of the upper piece 50a and the lower piece 50b. It is formed in a straight line. The moving long hole 53 has an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of each guide projection 52, and is supported by the guide projection 52 so as to be slidable across the front end portion 53a and the rear end portion 53b. In addition, the protective cap 50 is rotatably supported around the guide protrusion 52 on the rear end portion 53b side. Further, the length L is set to a length at which the cap portion 50e is separated from the mouthpiece 4 when the protective cap 50 is moved forward.

  The front and rear positions of the opposite side edges of the moving long hole 53, that is, in the vicinity of the front end portion 53a and the rear end portion 53b, are the maximum rear position (first position) and the maximum front position (second position) of the protective cap 50. The first and second restricting convex portions 54, 54, 55, 55 that are positioned and held are provided so as to face each other.

  A pair of engaging pieces 56, 56 for engaging the tip end portion 18a of the lever portion 18 therebetween are integrally provided on the inner bottom surface of the cap portion 50e. The engaging pieces 56, 56 are formed in parallel along the front-rear direction of the cap portion 50e, and a locking groove 18b formed integrally with the lower surface of the lever portion 18 is engaged with the bottom surface therebetween. A locking projection 56a that stops is provided. As a result, the lever portion 18 is linked to the protective cap 50, and the sliding member 2 is synchronously rotated via the lever portion 18 as the protective cap 50 slides in the rotational direction.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. First, when the sliding member 2 is in the standby position shown in FIG. 10, that is, the cap portion of the protective cap 50 is fitted on the mouthpiece 4 from the front as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 and FIG. 9A. When the lever portion 18 is at the maximum forward position in the clockwise direction as shown in the figure, the medicine receiving portion 19 is at a position facing the medicine storage chamber 23 through the opening 28. Therefore, the powder medicine M is attached to the upper surface 15b of the disk portion 15 around each concave groove 19a of the medicine receiving portion 19 and each concave groove 19a facing the opening portion 28 through the opening portion 28.

  After that, when using the powder medicine administration device, as shown in FIG. 9B, first, when the protective cap 50 is grasped and pulled out linearly from the first position (in the direction of the arrow), each guide projection 52 The protective cap 50 is slid along the guide protrusions 52 and 52 'through the moving long holes 53 while the restriction of the first restricting protrusions 54 and 54 with respect to the first and second protrusions 54 and 54 is released. The fitted state with respect to the piece 4 is released. At the same time, the second restricting convex portions 55 and 55 are locked to the guide protrusions 52 and 52 ′ in a clicked state, and the protective cap 50 is positioned and held at the maximum drawing position.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9C, the protective cap 50 is rotated counterclockwise about the guide protrusions 52 and 52 ′, so that the outer edge of the side piece 50c becomes the restriction step 51d. When the contact member is rotated until it is abutted and regulated, the sliding member 2 simultaneously rotates counterclockwise about the shaft portion 9 via the lever portion 18 to the maximum rearward position (rotation angle of about 90 °). ).

  At this time, the upper surface 15 b of the disk portion 15 rotates while slidingly contacting the tip edge 45 c of the seal member 45. As a result, the powder medicine M contained in each concave groove 19a is scraped cleanly at the leading edge 45c of the seal member 45, and an appropriate amount of the powder medicine M remains in each concave groove 19a.

  After that, when the user sucks the powder medicine M in each concave groove 19a from the mouthpiece 4, the powder medicine M is uniformly dispersed in the communication passage 38, and is stably dispersed without any sense of incongruity. Can be obtained.

  Next, when the user puts the powder medicine administration device into the original non-use (standby) state, the user holds the protective cap 50 and performs the operation opposite to that described above, that is, the rotation shown in FIGS. 9C to 9A sequentially. Perform slide operation and linear slide operation to return to the original position. As a result, the protective cap 50 is fitted on the mouthpiece 4 to prevent entry of dust or the like into the suction port 4a, and the medicine receiving portion 19 of the sliding member 2 stores the medicine through the opening 28. The powder medicine M falls in communication with the chamber 23 and falls to the medicine receiving portion 19 and its periphery, and preparation for the next use is completed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the powder drug administration device is used, the fitting and releasing operation of the protective cap 50 to the mouthpiece 4 is not rotation but the guide protrusions 52 and 52 ′ and the moving elongated hole 53. Therefore, no concentrated stress is generated at any location. As a result, the durability of the protective cap 50 is improved and the operability of the protective cap 50 is improved.

  In addition, for example, as described above, since the protective cap 50 can be continuously moved linearly and slid in the rotational direction during use, the operation can be further stabilized and operability can be further improved.

  In addition, the protective cap 50 is linearly operated using the guide protrusions 52 and 52 ′ to perform the operation from the non-use position to the maximum position toward the front and the operation from the non-use position to the use position. Therefore, the structure can be simplified and good operability can be obtained.

  Further, since the protective cap 50 slides in a state where the upper and lower lower surface portions 51b and 51b ′ of the casing body 5 and the cover 6 are sandwiched via the upper and lower pieces 50a and 50b, a stable slide Can move.

  Further, since the protective cap 50 is positioned in the clicked state by the first restricting convex portions 54 and the second restricting convex portions 55 at the maximum back-and-forth movement position in the linear direction, the protective cap 50 is stably held at the respective positions. In addition, a stable sliding movement in the rotation direction can be performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and the guide protrusion 52 is provided only on one side of the casing body 5 or the cover 6 and the corresponding movement long hole 53 of the protective cap 50 is also provided on one side. It is also possible to form only.

  The moving recess can be formed not only by the moving long hole 53 but also by a moving long groove. The guide projection 52 is provided on the protective cap 50 side, and the moving long hole 53 is used as a moving long groove. It is also possible to form the main body 5 and the cover 6.

  Furthermore, the upper and lower surfaces of the casing body 5 and the cover 6 can be formed flat as a whole without forming steps.

The technical ideas of the invention other than the claims ascertained from the embodiment will be described below.
[Claim a]
The restriction convex part which positions and regulates the protection cap at the position where the mouthpiece is fitted is provided on at least one inner hole edge facing in the longitudinal direction of the moving concave part. Powder drug dispenser.

According to the present invention, since the position of the protective cap is regulated at the fitting position of the mouthpiece by the protective cap, the protective cap is not inadvertently released by the linear or rotational sliding movement. A stable holding state can be obtained.
[Claim b]
The second restriction convex part which positions and regulates the protective cap at the position where the mouthpiece is not fitted is provided on at least one inner hole edge in the longitudinal direction of the moving concave part. The powder medicine administration device according to a.

  According to the present invention, since the protective cap is positioned and regulated in a stable state at the position where the mouthpiece is not fitted by the protective cap that has been slid linearly, the subsequent sliding movement in the rotational direction is allowed. It becomes easy.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Casing 2 ... Sliding member 3 ... Holding member 4 ... Mouthpiece 5 ... Casing main body 6 ... Cover member 9 ... Shaft part 10 ... Spring part 11 ... Supporting wall 15 ... Disc part 15b ... Upper surface 19 ... Drug receiving part 19a ... concave groove 21 ... substrate 23 ... drug storage chamber 24 ... partition wall 25 ... desiccant storage chamber 28 ... opening 44 ... fitting groove 45 ... seal member 46 ... accommodation hole 47 ... metal ball 48 ... regulation hole 49 ... support groove 50 ... Protective cap 52, 52 '... Guide protrusion 53 ... Movement long hole (movement recess)
54 ... 1st regulation convex part 55 ... 2nd regulation convex part

Claims (3)

A sliding member that is slidably accommodated inside the casing and has a medicine receiving portion;
A holding member disposed in a superposed state from above on the sliding member, and having a drug reservoir;
An opening that is provided at a position where the medicine storage chamber of the holding member is formed and communicates the medicine storage chamber and the medicine receiving portion at a standby position of the sliding member;
A mouthpiece in which an internal suction port communicates with the medicine receiving part in a use position slid from the standby position of the sliding member;
A protective cap that is linked to the sliding member and is fitted to the mouthpiece at a standby position of the sliding member, and the sliding member is released and the sliding member is interlocked to the use position. ,
The protective cap is slidably supported on the outer surface of the casing, and the protective cap is slid along a linear direction from a fitting position of the mouthpiece to a fitting release position. Drug dispenser. Slide the protective cap at the position where the mouthpiece is released to the use position of the sliding member along the rotational direction,
The protective cap is configured to continuously perform a linear sliding movement and a rotational sliding movement from the fitted position to the fitted release position and from the fitted release position to the use position of the sliding member. The powder medicine administration device according to claim 1. The protective cap is disposed with the outer surface of the casing sandwiched therebetween,
3. A guide protrusion is provided on at least one of the outer surface of the casing or the protective cap, and a substantially linear elongated moving recess that fits into the guide protrusion is formed on the other. A powder drug administration device according to claim 1.

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