JP2018198648A - Medicine case - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medicine case which, when the number of times of daily dosage is increased or decreased, a small box for storing medicine is increased or decreased in a weekly unit such that a dosage amount per dosage timing after the increase or decrease of dosage amount can be surely taken out.SOLUTION: A medicine case 10 includes a plurality of rectangular-prism connecting parts 20 composed of a plurality of rectangular-prism small boxes 22. The two adjacent small boxes 22 are connected and fixed to each other via a flat first side wall 22b. Each of the connecting parts 20 includes a convex-side connecting part 30 provided on a flat second side wall 22c and a concave-side connecting part 40 provided on a flat second side wall 22d. The convex-side connecting part 30 is detachably connected to the concave-side connecting part 40 by sliding in a connect-fix direction of each of the small boxes 22. The convex-side connecting part 30 has a T-shaped cross-section, and includes a band-like flat connecting plate 32 extending in the connect-fix direction of each of the small boxes 22 in parallel faces with respect to the second side wall 22c. The connecting plate 32 includes a tip part 32d with a gradually-tapered band-like width.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine case in which a medicine can be taken out from a small box by opening the lid each time the medicine is taken.

  A medicine administered by a doctor needs to be taken in a designated amount every designated time or day. The same applies to ordinary commercially available drugs. However, if the number and types of medicines to be taken are large, it may be forgotten to take or mistaken in the amount, which is obviously unfavorable for the patient's body. In order to prevent this, various medicine cases have been proposed.

  In Patent Document 1, a plurality of container main bodies having lids that are individually opened and closed by hinge portions are prepared, and a locking portion provided on the side surface and a locking receiving portion provided on the opposite side surface are used. And the medicine case which comprised the single container body by connecting a container main body mutually is described. Further, in Patent Document 2, date display boxes can be separated from each other using T-shaped protrusions and T-shaped grooves provided in place of the locking portion and the locking receiving portion of Patent Document 1. It is described that a set for 7 times (1 week) or 3 to 4 times (1 day) is created by linking to. Furthermore, in Patent Document 3, any number of medicine cases can be connected in the plane direction using the male connector and the female connector provided in place of the locking portion and the locking receiving portion of Patent Document 1. It is described.

Japanese Patent No. 2960360 Utility Model Registration No. 3122591 JP-A-7-289610

  However, in the medicine case of Patent Document 1, for example, in order to store medicine for one week (7 days) three times a day, it is necessary to connect 21 container bodies to each other. There was a problem that it took. In addition, when the number of daily doses is increased or decreased, it takes a lot of time to increase or decrease the size of the small box that contains the drug for one week. There was a problem that it was not easy to ensure that it could be removed. The set of small boxes in Patent Document 2 is a combination of seven or three to four small boxes, and there is a problem that the number of small boxes is insufficient. Moreover, similarly to the case of Patent Document 1, there is a problem that it is not easy to cope with increase / decrease in the number of daily doses. Although the 21 medicine cases of Patent Document 3 can be connected, there are problems that it takes time and effort to connect as well as the case of Patent Document 1, and that it is not easy to cope with the increase or decrease in the number of daily doses. It was. This problem also occurs when the number of days taken instead of the number of doses per day increases or decreases the number of doses per day instead of one week instead of the weekly unit. Although the number of connected small boxes or medicine cases was less than 21, it was almost the same.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is to increase or decrease a small box for storing medicines in units of one week when the number of daily doses increases or decreases, Or, when the number of days taken is increased or decreased, the small box that contains the medicine can be increased or decreased by the number of daily doses, and the medicine for one dose can be reliably taken out every time the dose is taken To provide a case.
Further, in addition to the above-described object, the present invention also has less time for connection even when storing medicines for two days at least twice a day in each small box, and at least equivalent to the conventional one. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine case that can be manufactured with high quality at a low cost, and that can easily be managed so that the connecting portion is not easily displaced from a predetermined position during use and the medicine is not forgotten.

As a result of intensive research in order to achieve the above object, the present inventor first manufactured a connection body in which small boxes for seven times (one week) are connected and fixed in a row, and the connection body is made small. By detachably connecting two or more rows in a direction perpendicular to the connection and fixing direction of the boxes, the number of connecting portions is small even though the number of small boxes is large. It has been found that even when the medicine for the day is stored in each small box, it is possible to configure a medicine case with little connection effort.
In addition, the present inventor can cope with the increase or decrease in the number of doses per day by using a mechanism that slides in the connecting and fixing direction of each small box when linking the connected bodies detachably for two or more rows. The present inventors have found that an easy medicine case can be configured and have arrived at the present invention.

  That is, the present invention is a medicine case in which the medicine can be taken out of the small box each time the medicine is taken, and has a plurality of connecting bodies composed of a plurality of small boxes. Each of the boxes has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a rectangular opening and a pair of flat first side walls adjacent to a pair of opposite sides of the opening, and each of the small boxes has an opening individually. A lid that opens and closes, and a hinge portion that rotatably supports the lid, and one of the plurality of small boxes is adjacent to one of the pair of first side walls. Are connected to and fixed to the other small box through one first side wall of each of the plurality, and each of the plurality of connecting bodies is formed from the side wall of each small box adjacent to the pair of opposite sides of the opening of each small box. In the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a pair of flat second side walls that are continuous and connected from the small box at one end to the small box at the other end. And a plurality of coupling bodies, each including a convex coupling portion disposed on one second side wall of the pair of second side walls and a concave coupling portion disposed on the other second side wall. Of the two adjacent connecting bodies, one of the connecting bodies can be detachably attached to the concave connecting section of the other connecting body by sliding the protruding connecting section of one connecting body in the connecting and fixing direction of each small box. And the convex side coupling portion has a T-shaped cross-sectional shape, and extends in a plane parallel to the second side wall in the connecting and fixing direction of each small box, A connecting portion that connects between the center of the coupling plate in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the small box and one of the second side walls, and the coupling plate has a band-shaped width that is gradually narrowed. The medicine case which has a part is provided.

Here, in the above, the concave coupling portion is arranged on the first straight line parallel to the connection fixing direction of each small box, and slides on one side of the coupling plate with respect to the center of the coupling plate. A plurality of L-shaped first support portions that can be supported and a second straight line that is parallel to the first straight line, and can slide on the other side of the coupling plate with respect to the center of the coupling plate A plurality of L-shaped second support portions that are supported by each of the plurality of first support portions and each of the plurality of second support portions in a direction perpendicular to the opening of each small box. It is preferable to arrange them alternately so as not to overlap each other.
The concave side coupling portion further includes a first projection that forms a terminal position by contacting the projection portion of the convex side coupling portion when the convex side coupling portion of the adjacent coupling body is slid in the direction of coupling, and the convex side coupling. It is preferable to have a second protrusion that constitutes a hook position with at least the tips abutting against the protrusion portion of the convex coupling portion in the middle of sliding the portion to the end position.
Furthermore, it is preferable to have a timer that can be detachably coupled to each connected body and that issues an alarm at a preset medication time.
Furthermore, it is preferable to have a clip that can be attached to the lid.

According to the present invention, when the number of daily doses increases / decreases, the small boxes for storing medicines are increased / decreased in units of one week, or when the number of daily doses increases / decreases, the small boxes for storing drugs are taken for one day. By increasing or decreasing the number of times, the medicine for one dose can be surely taken out at every timing of taking the drug after the increase / decrease.
Moreover, according to the present invention, in addition to the above effects, even when storing medicines for two days at least twice a day in each small box, there is little connection effort and the cost is equal to or lower than the conventional one. Can be manufactured with high quality, and the connecting portion is not easily displaced from a predetermined position during use, and can be easily managed so as not to forget to take medicine.

It is a perspective view which shows the medicine case of this invention. It is a top view of the medicine case of FIG. It is a partial expanded rear view of the coupling body which comprises the medicine case of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view of the connection body in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the connection body in FIG. 3. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the state which attached the clip to the cover of the small box of the medicine case of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of the timer which comprises the medicine case of FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of the timer of FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the relationship between each display mode and setting screen of the timer of FIG. 7.

Below, the medicine case of this invention is demonstrated in detail based on suitable embodiment shown to an accompanying drawing.
First, the medicine case of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medicine case of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the medicine case of FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged rear view of the connector constituting the medicine case of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view of the connector of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a connector of FIG. It is an expanded horizontal sectional view by line AA.

  The medicine case 10 includes a plurality of connecting bodies 20, and each of the plurality of connecting bodies 20 includes seven small boxes 22. That is, in the medicine case 10 shown in FIG. 1, four connecting bodies 20 are coupled in the direction from the upper right to the lower left of the paper (X direction in FIG. 1), and the direction from the upper left to the lower right of the paper (Y in FIG. 1). Seven small boxes 22 are joined in the direction). Further, the medicine case 10 shown in FIG. 2 has four connections in the direction from the top to the bottom of the paper (X direction in FIG. 1), for example, a morning dose, a lunch dose, an evening dose, and a before-sleeping dose. The body 20 is combined, and for example, seven small boxes 22 from Monday to Sunday are combined in a direction from the left to the right of the paper (Y direction in FIG. 1).

  Of the four connecting bodies 20 in FIG. 2, each lid 24 of the first connecting body 20 from the top of the page has a day of the week, a number from 1 to 7, and “morning”, for example. Each of the lids 24 of the second to fourth tiers 20 is printed with a timing for taking the medicine, such as “daytime”, “evening”, and “before going to bed”. The connecting body 20 is basically the same in shape and size except for this printing.

  Each of the seven small boxes 22 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and each small box 22 includes a rectangular opening 22a, a pair of flat first side walls 22b adjacent to a pair of opposite sides of the opening 22a, Furthermore, it has a lid 24 and a hinge part 26. The lid 24 individually opens and closes the opening 22a of each small box 22, and the hinge part 26 rotatably supports the lid 24. Of the seven small boxes 22, one of the two adjacent small boxes 22 is connected to the other small box via the first side wall 22b of the pair of first side walls 22b. 22 is fixedly connected. Here, connecting and fixing means fixing together so that it cannot be attached and detached.

  That is, the shape of each small box 22 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and a pair of flat first side walls 22b are adjacent to the side of the rectangular opening 22a of each small box 22 extending in the X direction, Two adjacent small boxes 22 are connected and fixed to each other through the first side wall. Here, the side extending in the X direction may be the long side or the short side of the rectangular opening 22a. In addition, since the opening 22a of each small box 22 is individually opened and closed by a rotating lid 24, if a medicine for one dose is stored in each small box 22 in advance, the medicine is stored. The medicine can be taken out of the small box 22 by opening the lid 24 of the small box 22 each time it is taken. Furthermore, the lid 24 is not a sliding type but a rotating type, and the opening 22a does not become small unlike the sliding type, so that medicine for one dose can be stored in the small box 22 or small. It is easy to take out from the box 22.

  Each of the plurality of connecting bodies 20 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and each connecting body 20 includes the side walls of each small box 22 adjacent to the pair of opposite sides of the opening 22a of each small box 22, and It has a pair of flat second side walls 22c, 22d that continue from the small box 22 at one end to the small box 22 at the other end, and has a convex coupling part 30 and a concave coupling part 40. The convex side coupling part 30 is arranged on one second side wall 22c of the pair of second side walls 22c, 22d, and the concave side coupling part 40 is arranged on the other second side wall 22d. And the convex side coupling | bond part 30 of one connection body 20 of the adjacent two connection bodies 20 among the some connection bodies 20 mutually slides in the connection fixing direction of each small box 22, and thereby the other It is detachably coupled to the concave coupling portion 40 of the coupling body 20. Here, the connecting and fixing direction of each small box 22 in the present invention means the Y direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction, and the one second side wall in the present invention means the second side wall 22c. The other second side wall of the invention means the second side wall 22d.

That is, the shape of each connecting body 20 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and the side wall of each small box 22 adjacent to the side extending in the Y direction of the rectangular opening 22a of each small box 22 is connected to and fixed to the small box 22. A pair of flat second side walls 22c and 22d that are continuous over the entire length are formed, and one connecting body 20 and the other connecting body 20 adjacent to each other are slid relative to each other in the Y direction in FIG. 1 or in the opposite direction. Thus, the convex coupling part 30 arranged on the second side wall 22c of one coupling body 20 is detachably coupled to the concave coupling part 40 arranged on the second side wall 22d of the other coupling body 20. Here, the side extending in the Y direction may be the long side or the short side of the rectangular opening 22a. In addition, the corner (edge) formed of the bottom portion facing the opening 22a of each small box 22 and the second side wall 22d is formed in addition to the rectangular bottom portion so that the medicine stored in each small box 22 can be easily taken out. The curved portion 22e having a larger radius of curvature than the three corners (edges).
By adopting such a configuration, the number of connecting portions is reduced in spite of the large number of small boxes 22, so that the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be used for two days or more of medicine for two days. Even when stored in the small box 22, it is easy to connect and increase / decrease the number of daily doses.

The material of each connector 20 may be one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, ABS resin, etc., but is polypropylene resin in terms of heat resistance and ease of molding. Is preferred. The color of each connection body 20 is not particularly limited, and may be colored, for example, yellow, blue, red, or may have surface gloss.
With such a configuration, the connecting body 20 can be easily manufactured using an injection molding machine, so that the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be manufactured at a low cost and with high quality.

Next, the configuration of the lid will be described.
Each lid 24 has a locking claw 24b for preventing the medicine stored in each small box 22 from being unexpectedly opened, and the locking claw 24b is provided when each lid 24 is closed. Each lid 24 is kept closed by fitting into a locking hole 22f provided in the second side wall 22d of the small box 22.

The pivot axis of the lid 24 is constituted by a hinge portion 26, and extends in either the coupling direction of the coupling body 20 (X direction in FIG. 1) or the coupling fixing direction of each small box 22 (Y direction in FIG. 1). Although it is good, it is preferable that each small box 22 extends in the connecting and fixing direction (Y direction in FIG. 1).
With such a configuration, the plurality of lids 24 corresponding to the plurality of small boxes 22 of the coupling body 20 are integrated by the base portion 26a via the hinge portion 26, or provided at both ends of the hinge portion 26. Since the number of parts can be reduced by integrating the connecting protrusions and fixing the base portion 26a to the second side wall 22c of the connecting body 20, the medicine case 10 of the present invention should be manufactured at low cost and high quality. Can do.

The lid 24 may be either transparent or opaque, but is preferably transparent.
With such a configuration, since the medicine in the small box 22 can be seen from the outside of the lid 24, the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be easily managed so as not to forget to take the medicine.

  The material of the lid 24 may be one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, ABS resin, etc., but the flexible U-shaped thin hinge portion 26 integrated with the lid 24 is flexible. Polypropylene resin is preferable from the viewpoint of durability and durability. The color of the lid 24 is not particularly limited. For example, the lid 24 may be colored yellow, blue, red or the like, and the surface gloss may or may not be present. Moreover, in order to make it easy to distinguish the lid for the morning dose, the lunch dose, and the evening dose, for example, the lid may be colored in different colors such as yellow, blue, and red. The shape of the knob 24a of the lid 24 is not particularly limited as long as the lid 24 can be easily opened and closed and does not affect the ease of molding. It may be L-shaped when viewed from 24 rotation axis directions (Y direction in FIG. 1). The content, font, size, thickness, and color of characters printed on the lid 24 are not particularly limited as long as they do not affect the ease of printing. Further, instead of printing the characters on the lid 24, a seal on which the characters are printed may be attached to the front or back surface of the lid 24.

Next, the coupling | bonding method of connected bodies is demonstrated.
The convex coupling part 30 has a T-shaped cross-sectional shape, and has a belt-like flat coupling plate 32 and a connection part 34. The coupling plate 32 is in a plane parallel to the second side wall 22c. Each small box 22 extends in the connecting and fixing direction, and the connection portion 34 connects between the center 32a of the coupling plate 32 and the second side wall 22c in a direction perpendicular to the opening 22a of each small box 22. Here, the opening 22a of each small box 22 is flat, and the inner edge of the opening is on the same plane. Further, the direction perpendicular to the opening 22a of each small box 22 of the present invention means the Z direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction.

  That is, the belt-like flat coupling plate 32 constituting the convex coupling portion 30 extends in a plane parallel to the second side wall 22c in the Y direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction thereof, and in the Z direction in FIG. The connecting portion 34 connects the center 32a in the opposite direction and the second side wall 22c. The coupling plate 32 and the connecting portion 34 may be integrated with the connecting body 20 or may be configured as separate parts, but are preferably integrated with the connecting body 20 in order to reduce the number of parts.

The coupling plate 32 has a distal end portion 32d whose band-like width is gradually narrowed. That is, the width of the tip of the band-shaped coupling plate 32 extending in the Y direction in FIG. 1 or in the opposite direction is gradually narrowed.
By setting it as such a structure, the medicine case 10 of this invention is much easier to connect.

  The concave side coupling part 40 may have a continuous L-shaped support part pair or a plurality of divided L-shaped support part pairs, and in this case, the support part pair is a belt-like flat part. The coupling plate 32 is slidably supported from both sides. However, since the slidability is improved by reducing the contact area between the convex side coupling portion 30 and the concave side coupling portion 40, the divided L-shape is separated. Each of the plurality of support part pairs is preferable.

  The concave coupling portion 40 may include a plurality of L-shaped first support portions 42 and a plurality of L-shaped second support portions 44, in which case each first support portion 42 is The small box 22 is arranged on a first straight line parallel to the connecting and fixing direction of each small box 22 and supports one side 32b of the coupling plate 32 slidably with respect to the center 32a of the coupling plate 32. The two support portions 44 are arranged on a second straight line parallel to the first straight line, and support the other side 32c of the coupling plate 32 so as to be slidable with respect to the center 32a of the coupling plate 32.

  That is, the first support portion 42 and the second support portion 44 constituting the concave side coupling portion 40 are formed of the coupling plate 32 extending in the Y direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction in a plane parallel to the second side wall 22c. One side 32b and the other side 32c of the coupling plate 32 are slidably supported with respect to the center 32a. Therefore, the first support part 42 and the second support part 44 are arranged at an interval such that the space 46 in which the coupling plate 32 slides is slightly wider than the width of the coupling plate 32. The first support part 42 and the second support part 44 may be integrated with the connecting body 20 or may be configured as separate parts, but are preferably integrated with the connecting body 20 in order to reduce the number of parts.

Each of the plurality of first support portions 42 and each of the plurality of second support portions 44 are alternately arranged so as not to overlap in a direction perpendicular to the opening 22 a of each small box 22. That is, the first support portions 42 and the second support portions 44 are alternately arranged so that there are no overlapping portions when viewed from the Z direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction. If there is an overlapping part when viewed from that direction, the first support part 42 and the second support part 44 of the overlapping part when the connecting body 20 is molded using the upper mold and the lower mold, Unnecessary protrusions always remain between the steps, and a process for removing the protrusions must be added.
With such a configuration, the connecting body 20 can be easily formed using the upper mold and the lower mold, so that the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be manufactured with high quality at low cost. Moreover, since the slidability is improved by reducing the contact area between the convex side coupling part 30 and the concave side coupling part 40, the medicine case 10 of the present invention is more easily connected.

  The concave side coupling portion 40 may further include a first projection 48 and a second projection 50. In this case, the first projection 48 couples the convex side coupling portion 30 of the adjacent linking body 20. When it is slid in the direction to be moved, it abuts against the protruding portion 36 of the convex side coupling portion 30 to form the terminal position, and the second projection 50 is in the middle of sliding the convex side coupling portion 30 to the terminal position. At least the tips are in contact with the protruding portion 36 to form a hook position. Here, the direction which couple | bonds the convex side coupling | bond part 30 of the adjacent coupling body 20 of this invention means the Y direction of FIG.

  That is, when the convex coupling part 30 of the adjacent coupling body 20 is slid in the Y direction in FIG. 1, the first projection 48 of the concave coupling part 40 comes into contact with the projection part 36 of the convex coupling part 30. At least the tip of the second protrusion 50 of the concave coupling part 40 abuts at least the tip of the projection part 36 of the convex coupling part 30 while the coupling terminal position is configured and the convex coupling part 30 is slid to the terminal position. The hook position in the middle of the slide is configured by.

The second protrusion 50 has a first protrusion 48 that abuts against the protrusion 36 of the convex coupling part 30 with respect to the thickness m in the sliding direction (Y direction in FIG. 1) of the protrusion 36 of the convex coupling part 30. It is preferable to arrange at a position where the distance n1 from the surface is slightly longer.
By setting it as such a structure, as for the medicine case 10 of this invention, a connection part cannot shift | deviate from a predetermined position during use.

  Next, a method for managing the medication state of the medicine stored in the medicine case will be described. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state where a clip is attached to the lid of the small box of the medicine case of FIG.

In addition to the above configuration, the medicine case 10 may further include a clip 28 that can be attached to the lid 24. That is, the handle 24a of the lid 24 is lifted upward (in the Z direction in FIG. 1) from the opening 22a of the small box 22 with the hinge portion 26 as a pivot, and the lid 24 is opened and clipped by sandwiching the lid 24 from above and below. 28 is attached.
With such a configuration, since the medicine to be taken next time is clearly indicated, the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be easily managed so as not to forget to take the medicine.

The number of connections of the connecting body 20 constituting the medicine case 10 is four in the illustrated example. However, the present invention is not particularly limited, and when the number of small boxes for storing medicines is increased / decreased on a weekly basis, It is preferable to be the same as the number of doses per day in that it is easy to manage the medication state of the dose for each dose. For example, the number of bonds of the linking body 20 is preferably four as shown in the illustrated example when the number of doses is four times a day, and preferably three when the number of doses is three times a day, In the case of twice a day in the morning and evening, two are preferable. Moreover, when increasing / decreasing the small box which accommodates a medicine by the frequency | count of a daily dose, it is preferable that it is the same as the number of days taken. For example, the number of bonds of the linking body 20 is preferably two when the number of days taken is two, and preferably four when the number is four days.
In addition, the number of fixed connections of the small boxes 22 constituting each connection body 20 is seven in the illustrated example, but the present invention is not particularly limited, and the number of small boxes that store medicines is increased or decreased in units of one week. Can be any number as long as it is 7 or more, 7 or 10 or 30 or 31 as the number of days in a month. It is particularly preferable that the number is the same seven days. In addition, when the number of small boxes for storing medicines is increased or decreased by the number of daily doses, it may be any number as long as it is plural, and may be two or four. It is particularly preferred that

The medicine case 10 may further include a timer 60 in addition to the above-described configuration. In this case, the timer 60 can be detachably coupled to each connecting body 20 and can be used for taking medicines set in advance. Alarm is issued at the time. That is, when it is necessary to take a medicine on time, such as Parkinson's disease, among the three connectors 20 of FIG. The side surface of the timer 60 can be detachably coupled to the direction opposite to the X direction of 1, and an alarm can be issued at that time by presetting the medication time in the timer 60.
With such a configuration, since medication is encouraged, the medicine case 10 of the present invention can be easily managed so as not to forget to take the medicine.

  Next, a method for connecting the coupled body and the timer will be described. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of the timer constituting the medicine case of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of the timer of FIG.

  The third support part 72 and the fourth support part 74 constituting the concave side connection part 70 have a center 32a of the connection plate 32 extending in the Y direction in FIG. 1 or the opposite direction in a plane parallel to the second side wall 22c. On the other hand, one side 32b and the other side 32c of the coupling plate 32 are slidably supported. Therefore, the width of the space 76 in which the coupling plate 32 slides is slightly larger than the width of the coupling plate 32, and the interval between the third support portion 72 and the fourth support portion 74 is slightly narrower than the width of the coupling plate 32. Placed in. The third support portion 72 and the fourth support portion 74 may be integrated with the timer 60 or may be configured as separate components, but are preferably integrated with the timer 60 in order to reduce the number of components.

  When the timer 60 is slid in the direction in which the timer 60 is coupled to the convex coupling portion 30 of the adjacent connector 20 (the direction opposite to the Y direction in FIG. 1), the concave coupling portion is formed on the protruding portion 36 of the convex coupling portion 30. The third projection 78 of 70 forms an abutting end position, and the convex side coupling portion 30 is slid to the end position while the convex side coupling portion 30 is slid to at least the tip of the projecting portion 36 of the concave side coupling portion 70. When at least the tip of the fourth protrusion 80 abuts, a catch position in the middle of the slide is formed.

  The fourth protrusion 80 has a third protrusion 78 that abuts against the protrusion portion 36 of the convex coupling portion 30 with respect to the thickness m in the sliding direction (Y direction in FIG. 1) of the protrusion portion 36 of the convex coupling portion 30. It is preferable to arrange at a position where the distance n2 from the surface is slightly longer.

  Next, an example of how to use the timer will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the relationship between each display mode and setting screen of the timer of FIG. The timer 60 has a MODE switch 64a, a SET switch 64b, a HOUR switch 64c, and a MIN switch 64d inside the transparent cover 62, and a STOP switch 64e, a liquid crystal display unit 66, and an LED display outside the transparent cover 62. Part 68.

  The display mode is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 66, and every time the MODE switch 64a is pressed, “date time display” → “timer 1 time display” → “timer 2 time display” → “timer 3 time display” → “timer 4” The display can be switched in the order of “time display” → “date time display”. First, press and hold the SET switch 64b in the “date / time display” to enter the “current time setting” screen, set the current time using the HOUR switch 64c (hourly feed) and the MIN switch 64d (minute feed), Next, press the SET switch 64b to enter the “month setting” screen, use the HOUR switch 64c (forward feed) and the MIN switch 64d (reverse feed) to set the month, and then press the SET switch 64b to set the “day setting” ”Screen, set the day as the month setting, then press the SET switch 64b to enter the“ year setting ”screen, set the year as the month setting, and then press the SET switch 64b Press to return to “Date / Time Display”.

  Next, press and hold the SET switch 64b in "Timer 1 time display" to enter the "Timer 1 time setting" screen, and use the HOUR switch 64c (hour feed) and MIN switch 64d (minute feed) to set the timer 1 Set the time, and then press the SET switch 64b to return to "timer 1 time display". The timer 1 can be turned on / off every time the SET switch 64b is pressed in "timer 1 time display". Since the time setting and on / off of the timers 2 to 4 are the same as those of the timer 1, the description thereof is omitted.

When the time set in the on-time timer is reached, the timer 60 emits an alarm sound and issues an alarm by blinking the LED display unit 68. The alarm can be stopped by pressing the STOP switch 64e during this issue.
The medicine case of the present invention is basically configured as described above.

  The drug case of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the above description, and it is needless to say that various improvements and changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The medicine case of the present invention increases or decreases the small box for storing the medicine in units of one week when the number of daily doses increases or decreases, or the small box for storing the drug when the number of taking days increases or decreases. In addition to the effect of being able to reliably take out the medicine for one dose at each timing of taking the drug after the increase / decrease in increments of the number of doses, each small box for two days of medicine at least twice a day Even when housed in a container, there is less time to connect, and it can be manufactured with high quality at a cost lower than that of conventional products. It is industrially useful because it has the effect that it can be managed easily.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Medicine case 20 Connection body 22 Small box 22a Opening part 22b 1st side wall 22c, 22d 2nd side wall 22e Curved part 22f Locking hole 24 Lid 24a Knob 24b Locking claw 26 Hinge part 26a Base 28 Clip 30 Convex side coupling part 32 Connecting plate 32a Center 32b One side 32c The other side 32d Tip part 34 Connection part 36 Projection part 40 Concave part connection part 70 Concave side connection part 42 First support part 44 Second support part 46, 76 Space 48 First protrusion 50 Second projection 60 Timer 62 Transparent cover 64a MODE switch 64b SET switch 64c HOUR switch 64d MIN switch 64e STOP switch 66 Liquid crystal display unit 68 LED display unit 72 Third support unit 74 Fourth support unit 78 Third projection 80 Fourth projection

Claims (5)

A medicine case that allows you to open the lid and take out the medicine in a small box each time you take the medicine,
Having a plurality of connecting bodies composed of a plurality of the small boxes;
Each of the plurality of small boxes has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a rectangular opening and a pair of flat first side walls adjacent to a pair of opposite sides of the opening. The lid that individually opens and closes the opening, and a hinge portion that rotatably supports the lid,
Of the plurality of small boxes, one of the adjacent two small boxes is connected and fixed to the other small box through one first side wall of the pair of first side walls,
Each of the plurality of connecting bodies is composed of the side walls of each small box adjacent to a pair of remaining opposing sides of the opening of each small box, and the small box on one end is connected to the small box on the other end. A rectangular parallelepiped shape having a pair of flat second side walls continuous to each other, and a convex coupling portion disposed on one second side wall of the pair of second side walls, and a second side wall on the other side A concave coupling portion disposed,
Of the plurality of connected bodies, the convex coupling portion of one of the adjacent two connected bodies is slid relative to each other in the connecting and fixing direction of each small box, so that the concave portion of the other connected body. Removably coupled to the side coupling,
The convex coupling portion has a T-shaped transverse cross-sectional shape, and extends in a plane parallel to the one second side wall in the connecting and fixing direction of each small box. A connecting portion connecting between the center of the coupling plate in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the box and the one second side wall;
The coupling plate is a medicine case having a tip portion whose band-like width is gradually narrowed. The concave coupling portion is disposed on a first straight line parallel to the connection fixing direction of each small box, and slidably supports one side of the coupling plate with respect to the center of the coupling plate. A plurality of L-shaped first support portions are arranged on a second straight line parallel to the first straight line, and are slidable on the other side of the coupling plate with respect to the center of the coupling plate A plurality of L-shaped second support parts to support,
2. Each of the plurality of first support portions and each of the plurality of second support portions are alternately arranged so as not to overlap in a direction perpendicular to the opening of each small box. Medicine case.   The concave side coupling portion further includes a first projection that constitutes a terminal position by contacting a projection portion of the convex side coupling portion when sliding in the direction in which the convex side coupling portion of the adjacent coupling body is coupled. 3. The medicine according to claim 2, further comprising: a second protrusion that forms a hook position by at least tips of the protrusions contacting the protrusion portion of the protrusion-side connecting portion in the middle of sliding the protrusion-side connecting portion to the end position. Case.   The medicine case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a timer that can be detachably coupled to each connected body and that issues an alarm at a preset medicine taking time.   Furthermore, the medicine case of any one of Claims 1-4 which has a clip which can be attached to the said lid | cover.