JP2020164198A - Tablet container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tablet container differently usable between a fixed amount discharge operation for discharging the prescribed number of tablets and a continuous discharge operation for continuously discharging tablets by one operation.SOLUTION: This tablet container comprises: a case body 10; and a storage body 20 that is provided in the case body 10 so as to slidable back and forth and that stores tablets P. In the storage body 20, a first moving body 30 comprising a projected part 33 in which an outlet 34 for discharging tablets P is formed and a second moving body 40 comprising a control projected part 46a projecting inward in a side wall are assembled so as to be mutually slidable back and forth. In the case body 10, a control plate 15 is provided so as to control movement of the tablets P by expanding or reducing the width of a movement passage provided between the inside of the storage body 20 and the outlet 34 in cooperation with the control projected part 46a in response to the back-and-forth movement of the first moving body 30 or the storage body 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a portable tablet container.

As a prior art of a tablet container for carrying, for example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1 below, the container body 11 is arranged in a case body 1 so as to be able to move forward and backward in a fitted state, and slides from the state of FIG. An operation is performed in which the container body 11 is advanced until the container body front wall 13a shown in FIG. 5 comes into contact with the case body front wall 2a by hooking the stop ridge 16 and the protrusion portion 15 with a swing port is projected from the opening 5. By doing so, the tablet or the like is discharged from the outlet on the upper surface of the protrusion 15 with the outlet.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-178902

However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a function of continuous ejection in which tablets are continuously ejected by one operation (first embodiment) and quantitative ejection in which a predetermined number of tablets are ejected in one operation. Since the configuration is different from that of the function (second embodiment), there is a problem that when either one is adopted, the other cannot be adopted.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, a tablet having both a fixed-quantity discharge function for discharging a predetermined number of tablets and a continuous discharge function for continuously discharging tablets in one operation. The challenge is to create a container.

Among the means for solving the above problems, the main means of the present invention is
It is a tablet container composed of a case body and a container body slidable in the case body in the front-rear direction to store tablets.
In the housing, the first moving body having a protruding portion formed with an outlet for discharging tablets and the second moving body having a control convex portion protruding inward on the side wall are relative to each other in the front-rear direction. The case body is slidably assembled, and in response to the movement of the first moving body or the housing body in the front-rear direction, it cooperates with the control convex portion between the inside of the housing body and the outlet. It is said that a control plate for controlling the movement of tablets by widening or narrowing the width of the provided movement passage is provided.
In the main means of the present invention, the first moving body or the container is moved, and the width of the moving passage provided between the control plate and the control convex portion is changed to control the movement of the tablet, thereby performing quantitative discharge. It can be a tablet container having a function of continuous discharge.

Further, another means of the present invention is obtained by adding a means that a continuous operation unit for moving only the first moving body is formed in the first moving body to the main means of the present invention.
In the above means, the first moving body can be moved by the operating force applied to the continuous operation unit to project the take-out port forward, while the second moving body does not move on the other hand, so that the case body and the second moving body can be moved. Continuous discharge can be achieved because the relative positional relationship with the moving body in the front-rear direction can be maintained in the initial state before the operation, that is, the road width of the moving passage can be maintained in the widened state.

Further, another means of the present invention is a quantitative operation unit that moves an accommodating body in a state in which the first moving body and the second moving body are assembled and integrated with the second moving body by any of the above means. Is formed, and the means of being formed is added.
In the above means, by operating the quantitative operation unit, it is possible to move the accommodating body in which the first moving body and the second moving body are assembled and integrated, so that the outlet is moved forward. Since it can be projected and the width of the moving passage can be changed to a narrow state, quantitative discharge can be achieved.

Further, another means of the present invention adds a means that the continuous operation portion is provided on the side surface of the projecting portion of the first moving body and arranged in the first opening formed in the case body in addition to the above means. It is an invention.
With the above means, it is possible to achieve the operation of the continuous operation unit through the first opening provided in the case body.

Further, another means of the present invention includes means that the above-mentioned means is provided with a quantification operation unit on the side surface of the second moving body and the quantification operation unit is arranged in the third opening formed in the case body. It is an addition.
With the above means, it is possible to achieve the operation of the quantitative operation unit through the third opening provided in the case body.

Further, in the other means of the present invention, a stopper protrusion is formed on one of the lower side wall of the case body and the side wall of the second moving body arranged so as to face each other, and an engaging recess is formed on the other. It is the addition of the means of doing.
In the above means, it is possible to control the width of the moving passage by restraining the second moving body and prohibiting its movement.

In the tablet container of the present invention, a predetermined number of tablets can be discharged by operating the metering operation unit, and a continuous discharge can be performed by operating the continuous operation unit to continuously discharge the tablets. be able to.

It is a plan sectional view of the tablet container as an Example of this invention. A is a plan sectional view showing the case body, and B is a plan sectional view showing the housing body. It is a plan sectional view of the tablet container which shows the initial state. It is a plan sectional view of the tablet container which shows the time of a fixed quantity discharge operation. It is a plan sectional view of the tablet container which shows the time of the continuous discharge operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a plan sectional view of a tablet container as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2A is a plan sectional view showing a case body, FIG. 2B is a plan sectional view showing an container, and FIG. 3 shows an initial state. A plan sectional view of the tablet container, FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of the tablet container showing a fixed-quantity discharge operation, and FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of the tablet container showing a continuous discharge operation.
In the following, the left side in the figure is the front, the right side in the figure is the rear, the direction horizontal and vertically orthogonal to the front-rear direction connecting the front and the rear is the width direction, and the front-rear direction and The direction orthogonal to both of the width directions will be described as the thickness direction. Further, the tablet P is a drug, a supplement, or the like, and the shape thereof will be described by showing a spherical shape or a flat circular shape obtained by crushing a sphere.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tablet container of the present invention includes a case body 10 and a housing body 20 arranged inside the case body 10 and slidably arranged in the front-rear direction. All of these are formed by injection molding using a synthetic resin material.
As shown in A of FIG. 2, the case body 10 has a pair of top plate portions (not shown) and bottom plate portions 11 arranged to face each other in the thickness direction, and upper side walls 12A provided at both ends in the width direction. The lower side wall 12B and the front wall portion 12C provided at a position further forward are provided and integrally formed.

A first opening 13 that opens in a substantially L shape is formed at a corner between the front wall portion 12C and the front lower wall 12B, and a second opening that completely opens the case body 10 at the rear position. The opening 14 is formed. Further, a control plate 15 projecting rearward is provided in the vicinity of the first opening 13 and on the inner wall of the front wall portion 12C.
Further, a stopper protrusion 16 protruding inward (also referred to as an upper side) is projected on the inner wall of the lower side wall 12B provided on the lower side in the width direction toward the front, and a third stopper protrusion 16 is provided at a position slightly rearward of the lower side wall 12B. 3 openings 17 are formed.

As shown in B of FIG. 2, the accommodating body 20 includes a first moving body 30 and a second moving body 40, and both are connected to each other in a state of being slidable in the front-rear direction.
The first moving body 30 is formed to have a bottom plate 31 formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and a side wall 32 partially formed along the periphery of the bottom plate 31. A guide wall 32A1 projecting outward is formed at the rear end of the upper side wall 32A, which is one side wall 32 in the width direction, and is formed in an inclined shape at the boundary between the upper side wall 32A and the guide wall 32A1. The contacted portion 32A2 is provided. Further, the lower side wall 32B, which is the other side wall 32 in the width direction, is formed only at a position closer to the front, and the other parts are open.

Further, a front wall 32C is provided at a position in front of the bottom plate 31, and a projecting portion 33 projecting forward from the front wall 32C is formed at a position near the lower side wall 32B. The protruding portion 33 is formed with an outlet 34 formed in a concave shape in the thickness direction by being surrounded by side walls on three sides (front, upper, and lower) excluding the rear. The content P made of tablets, supplements, or the like is discharged to the outside from the take-out port 34.

At the intersection (broken line portion) of the front wall 32C and the upper side wall 34A forming the outlet 34, an opening is formed in a substantially L-shape in a plan view to allow the movement of the tablet P and the passage of the control plate 15. An opening 35 is formed. Further, a continuous operation unit 36 is provided on the lower side surface of the projecting portion 33. A knurl 36a for preventing slippage is engraved on the surface of the continuous operation unit 36.

The second moving body 40 has a bottom plate 41 formed in a size that fits inside the first moving body 30, is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and is arranged only at an upper rearward position in the width direction. It has a side wall 42 including an upper side wall portion 42A, a lower side wall portion 42B arranged at a lower position in the width direction, and a rear wall portion 42D arranged at a rear position, and is integrally formed.
A contact portion 42A1 formed in an inclined shape is formed in front of the upper side wall portion 42A, a side wall is not formed in front of the contact portion 42A1, and a side wall is also formed at a position in front of the bottom plate 41. It is a configuration that does not have.
A quantification operation unit 44 is projected at a position closer to the rear of the lower side wall portion 42B, and a non-slip knurl 44a is also engraved on the surface of the quantification operation unit 44.
Further, an engaging recess 45 that engages with the stopper protrusion 16 provided on the case body 10 is formed on the outer surface of the lower side wall portion 42B, and a thin-walled shape that is integrally provided on the inner surface of the lower side wall portion 42B. The inner side wall 46 is provided, and the inner side wall 46 is formed with a control convex portion 46a protruding inward.

The lower side wall portion 42B in which the metering operation portion 44 and the engaging recess 45 are formed is formed with a thin wall thickness, and can be elastically deformed when an inward force is applied. An opening 41a is formed on the bottom plate 41 in the vicinity of the quantification operation unit 44 to facilitate elastic deformation of the quantification operation unit 44.

A long hole 47 that opens in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the bottom plate 41, and a guide pin 37 erected on the bottom plate 31 of the first moving body 30 is inserted into the long hole 47. There is. The guide pin 37 is allowed to move in the front-rear direction in the elongated hole 47, and in this state, the first moving body 30 and the second moving body 40 assembled to each other slide relatively in the front-rear direction. It is possible to do.

The housing 20 shown in FIG. 2B is in a state in which the second moving body 40 is assembled so as to be completely fitted in the first moving body 30, and the guide pin 37 is attached to the rear end of the elongated hole 47. At the same time, the contact portion 42A1 on the second moving body 40 side comes into contact with the contacted portion 32A2 on the first moving body 30 side, and the front end of the lower side wall portion 42B on the second moving body 40 side protrudes. A state in which the front end of the bottom plate 41 on the second moving body 40 side is in contact with the front wall 32C on the first moving body 30 side in contact with the step portion 38 provided behind the continuous operation portion 36 of the portion 33. is there. The inside of the region surrounded by the side wall 32 on the side of the first moving body 30 and the side wall 42 on the side of the second moving body is the storage portion Q for storing the tablet P.

In the housing body 20 in which the second moving body 40 is completely housed in the first moving body 30, the projecting portion 33 is provided in the rear of the case body 10 through the second opening 14 shown in FIG. 2A. It is mounted in the case body 10 by inserting it in the direction of the arrow (forward direction) (see FIG. 1). At this time, the quantitative operation unit 44 is arranged in the third opening 17 by receiving an inward force and elastically deforming the lower side wall portion 42B over the rear lower side wall 12B in the front direction. Become.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the accommodating body 20 is completely mounted in the case body 10, the engaging recess 45 provided in the second moving body 40 and the stopper protrusion 16 provided on the case body 10 side Is engaged, and the housing body 20 is restrained and set to a closed state in which it cannot move in the front-rear direction in the case body 10. Therefore, once the accommodating body 20 is stored in the case body 10, the accommodating body 20 does not easily shift to the open state where the accommodating portion Q is exposed.

Further, the front surface of the projecting portion 33 is set substantially on the same surface as the front wall portion 12C of the case body 10, the control plate 15 is retracted to a front position away from the opening 35, and the tablet P is taken out from the storage portion Q. It is in a state where it can freely move between the ports 34 via a moving passage W provided at a portion where the control plate 15 and the control convex portion 46a face each other. The width of the moving passage W is formed to be wider than the diameter of the tablet P.

To fill the case body 10 of the tablet P, the container 20 filled with the tablet P in the storage portion Q is directed from the second opening 14 in the direction of the white arrow shown in A of FIG. 2 (forward direction). Just insert it.

Next, an operation method for discharging the tablet will be described. (1) Fixed-quantity discharge operation The fixed-quantity discharge operation is performed by sliding the fingered fixed-quantity operation unit 44 forward in the initial state shown in FIG.
First, before performing the fixed quantity discharge operation, the case body 10 is tilted to move a predetermined fixed number of tablets P (one in this embodiment) from the storage portion Q into the take-out port 34.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the quantitative operation unit 44 is slid forward. Then, the second moving body 40 provided with the quantitative operation unit 44 moves forward. At this time, for example, the contact portion 42A1 on the second moving body 40 side is in contact with the first moving body 30 side. The engaging recess 45 provided in the second moving body 40 is provided so that the 32A2 is pressed forward and the front end of the bottom plate 41 on the second moving body 40 side presses the front wall 32C on the first moving body 30 side forward. And the stopper protrusion 16 provided on the case body 10 side are disengaged. Then, the first moving body 30 and the second moving body 40 move forward as an integrated accommodating body 20, and the projecting portion 33 provided in the first moving body 30 is moved from the first opening 13 to the case body 10. It can be projected to the position in front of. Therefore, it is possible to discharge a predetermined fixed number of tablets P held in the take-out port 34 of the projecting portion 33.

When the housing body 20 moves, the guide wall 32A1 of the first moving body 30 slides on the inner surface of the upper side wall 12A of the case body 10, and the lower side wall portion 42B of the second moving body 40 is the case body. It slides on the inner surface of the lower side wall 12B of 10. Therefore, the housing 20 can be linearly moved along the front-rear direction.

Further, in this quantitative operation, the control plate 15 on the case body 10 side enters the opening 35 on the housing body 20 side, and the control plate 15 faces the control convex portion 46a and cooperates with each other to form a moving passage W. Since the width of the road is narrowed to less than the diameter of the tablet P, the movement of the tablet P between the storage portion Q and the outlet 34 is prohibited. Therefore, the number of tablets P exceeding a predetermined fixed quantity is not discharged.

(2) Continuous Discharge Operation The continuous discharge operation is performed by sliding the finger-hooked continuous operation unit 36 forward in the initial state shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the continuous operation unit 36 is slid forward, only the first moving body 30 provided with the continuous operation unit 36 can be moved forward. That is, since the engagement between the engaging recess 45 provided in the second moving body 40 and the stopper protrusion 16 provided on the case body 10 side is not released, the second moving body 40 stays in place.

When only the first moving body 30 moves forward, the relative positional relationship between the control plate 15 on the case body 10 side and the control convex portion 46a provided on the second moving body 40 that does not move in the front-rear direction. Is the same as the initial state in FIG. That is, the width of the moving passage W provided at the portion where the control plate 15 and the control convex portion 46a face each other is set to a dimension wider than the diameter of the tablet P. Therefore, the tablet P has a storage portion Q and an outlet. Since it is possible to freely move between 34 through the moving passage W, the tablet P can be continuously discharged.

When the first moving body 30 moves, the guide wall 32A1 of the first moving body 30 slides on the inner surface of the upper side wall 12A of the case body 10, and the guide pin 37 of the first moving body 30 is the first. 2 Moves in the elongated hole 47 of the moving body 40. Therefore, the first moving body 30 can be linearly moved along the front-rear direction.

As can be seen from the above description, the tablet P can be discharged by a predetermined fixed number by operating the quantitative operation unit 44, and the tablet P can be continuously discharged by operating the continuous operation unit 36. Can be done.

Although the configuration of the present invention and its action and effect have been described above with reference to Examples, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above Examples.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of a predetermined fixed number, the case where the number of tablets P that can be accommodated in the take-out port 34 is one has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. However, the number of tablets P that can be accommodated in the take-out port 34 may be a plurality.

Further, in the above embodiment, the shape of the tablet P has been described by showing a spherical shape or a flat circular shape obtained by crushing a sphere, but other shapes such as a capsule shape may be used.

Further, although a drug or a supplement has been described as an example of tablet P, for example, candy, drops, other solid foods and the like may be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the stopper protrusion 16 is provided on the lower side wall 12B of the case body 10 and the engaging recess 45 is provided on the lower side wall portion 42B of the second moving body 40 has been described. The configuration is not limited, and the stopper protrusion 16 may be provided on the lower side wall portion 42B of the second moving body 40, and the engaging recess 45 may be provided on the lower side wall portion 12B of the case body 10.

The present invention can be applied to a wider range of applications in the field of portable tablet containers for discharging a desired number of tablets.

10: Case body 11: Bottom plate portion 12A: Upper side wall 12B: Lower side wall 12C: Front wall portion 13: First opening 14: Second opening 15: Control plate 16: Stopper protrusion 17: Third opening 20: Containment Body 30: First moving body 31: Bottom plate 32: Side wall 32A of the first moving body: Upper side wall 32B: Lower side wall 32C: Front wall 32A1: Guide wall 32A2: Contacted portion 33: Protruding portion 34: Extraction port 34A: Side wall of outlet 35: Opening 36: Continuous operation part 36a: Knurl 37: Guide pin 38: Step part 40: Second moving body 41: Bottom plate 41a: Opening 42: Side wall 42A of second moving body: Upper side wall Part 42A1: Contact part 42B: Lower side wall part 42D: Rear wall 44: Quantitative operation part 44a: Knurl 45: Engagement recess 46: Inner side wall 46a: Control convex part 47: Long hole P: Tablet Q: Storage part W: Mobile passage

Claims (6)

A tablet container composed of a case body (10) and a container body (20) slidably provided in the case body (10) in the front-rear direction to store a tablet (P). ,
The housing (20) has a first moving body (30) having a projecting portion (33) formed with an outlet (34) for discharging the tablet (P), and the housing (20) projects inward on a side wall. A second moving body (40) provided with a control convex portion (46a) is assembled so as to be relatively slidable in the front-rear direction.
In the case body (10), in response to the movement of the first moving body (30) or the housing body (20) in the front-rear direction, the housing body (20) cooperates with the control convex portion (46a). A control plate (15) is provided to control the movement of the tablet (P) by widening or narrowing the width of the moving passage (W) provided between the inside of the above-mentioned outlet (34) and the outlet (34). A tablet container characterized by. The tablet container according to claim 1, wherein a continuous operation unit (36) for moving only the first moving body (30) is formed on the first moving body (30). A quantitative operation unit (44) that moves the container (20) in which the first moving body (30) and the second moving body (40) are assembled and integrated with the second moving body (40). The tablet container according to claim 1 or 2, which is formed. 2. The second aspect of the present invention, wherein the continuous operation unit (36) is provided on the side surface of the projecting portion (33) of the first moving body (30) and arranged in the first opening (13) formed in the case body (10). Tablet container. 3. Claim 3 in which the quantitative operation unit (44) is provided on the side surface of the second moving body (40), and the quantitative operation unit (44) is arranged in the third opening (17) formed in the case body (10). The tablet container described. A stopper protrusion (16) is formed on one of the lower side wall (12B) of the case body (10) and the side wall (42) of the second moving body (40) arranged so as to face each other, and the engaging recess (45) is formed on the other side. The tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tablet container is formed.

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