JP2556960Y2 - Medicinal bottle lid - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a lid for a medicinal bottle such as a vial, and more particularly to a lid comprising an inner lid made of a soft metal such as aluminum and an outer lid made of a synthetic resin fitted on the inner lid. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are two types of lids for medical bottles which are generally used at present, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and as shown in FIGS. The former type is disclosed, for example, in JP-B-47-24268 and JP-B-54-14618, and the latter type is disclosed, for example, in JP-B-61-15881.

A lid 21 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is generally called a flip-off cap. An inner lid 22 made of a soft metal having a circular through hole 24 at the center is provided with an outer lid 23 made of a synthetic resin.
A plurality of projections 25 protruding from the inner surface of the outer lid are inserted through the through holes 24 and fitted, and the projections 25 are bent outward and locked to the inner surface of the top wall of the inner lid 22. By inner lid 2
2 and the outer lid 23 are prevented from being separated. This lid 21 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, it is fitted over the mouth B of the medicinal bottle so as to cover the rubber stopper G fitted to the mouth, and the lower end of the peripheral wall of the inner lid 22 is wound around the mouth B of the bottle. Used to seal medicinal bottles. The outer lid 23 can be detached from the inner lid 22 by applying a release force to the projection 25 and the inner lid top wall to cause a slight deformation, and by removing the outer lid 23, the state shown in FIG. A syringe needle can be pierced into the rubber stopper G in 24 to take out the drug solution in the bottle into the syringe.

A lid 31 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is generally called a tear-off cap. A keyhole-shaped notch 32a is formed on the top wall of an inner lid 32 made of a soft metal, and the open end thereof is formed at the upper end of the peripheral wall of the inner lid. The top wall portion surrounded by the cut groove 32a is formed in the peeling portion 34. Then, a mounting projection 36 projecting from the center of the inner surface of the top wall of the outer lid 33 is inserted into a mounting hole 35 provided at the center of the peeling portion 34, and the diameter of the lower end of the projection 36 is enlarged to separate the inner lid 32. Outer cover 3 for part 34
The outer lid 33 is attached to the inner lid 32 with the 3 fixed. A pair of slits for slitting are formed on the peripheral wall of the inner lid 32 at both ends of the open end of the cut groove 32a , and one of the slits is formed as a long one reaching almost to the lower end of the peripheral wall. On the opposite side of the slit, a slit 37 for opening is provided from the top wall to the peripheral wall of the inner lid 32. As shown in FIG. 12, the lid 31 also has a
Is covered with a rubber stopper G, and the lower end of the peripheral wall of the inner lid 32 is wound around the bottle mouth B to seal the medicinal bottle. When the opening operation is performed by pulling the outer lid 33 obliquely upward, as shown in FIG.
The rubber stopper G is exposed together with the outer lid 33 and the rubber stopper G is exposed to the outside. In this state, the syringe in the rubber stopper G is pierced so that the drug solution in the medicinal bottle can be taken out into the syringe. Further, when trying to take out the whole amount of the drug solution in the bottle at the time of operation or the like, pulling the outer lid 33 in one circumferential direction from the state of FIG. 13 allows the inner lid 32 to be easily along the slit 37 for incision. Slit open, lid 3
Since the whole of 1 is removed from the bottle mouth B, the rubber stopper G can be removed and the drug solution in the bottle can be taken out at once.

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The lid 21 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is different from the outer lid removed state shown in FIG.
Separation of 2 is not possible unless some special tool is used. That is, since the inner lid 22 is still tightly wound around the bottle mouth B at the lower end of the peripheral wall,
It cannot be easily removed. Therefore, the empty medicine bottle is generally in the state shown in FIG.
Will be discarded with the device attached, which is a problem. In other words, recently, wastes have been separated and collected and processed for each material in view of environmental pollution and resource recycling.
This is because three kinds of materials, such as glass, rubber, and a metal such as aluminum, are discharged together when discarded from the state 1. The lid 3 in FIGS.
13, after the lid is cut open from the state of FIG. 13 and removed, the half part of the inner lid 32 and the outer lid 33 cannot be easily separated as they are together, and two types of metal such as aluminum and synthetic resin. There is a problem because the materials will be discarded together.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a lid for a medicinal bottle of the type shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in which not only the inner lid and the outer lid can be separated, but also the inner lid can be easily separated from the mouth of the bottle, eliminating the problem of disposal. Another object of the present invention is to provide a medicine bottle that can be completely opened similarly to the lids shown in FIGS.

[0007]

As shown in FIG. 1-9, a lid 1 of a medicinal bottle according to the present invention is made of an inner lid 2 made of a soft metal such as aluminum and a synthetic resin fitted on the inner lid. A circular through-hole 4 disposed at the center and a horseshoe-shaped through-hole 5 disposed near the outer periphery are provided on the top wall of the inner lid 2, and these circular through-hole 4 and the horseshoe-shaped through-hole 5 are provided. The top wall between
A base 6a located between both ends of the horseshoe-shaped through hole 5 forms an annular tab 6 connected to the other part of the inner lid, while the base 6
a, a pair of slits 7 and 8 for slitting, which are spaced from each other in the circumferential direction of the inner lid from the inner wall 2 to the peripheral wall of the inner lid 2, one slit 7 is located at the end near the lower end of the peripheral wall and the other slit 8 is located on the peripheral wall. A plurality of projections 10 are provided on the inner surface of the top wall of the outer lid 3 with the ends located in the half part, and are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the outer lid.
The projection is inserted into the horseshoe-shaped through hole 5 and bent outward to be locked on the inner surface of the top wall of the inner lid 2.
Be composed.

[0008]

As shown in FIG. 7, the lid 1 according to the present invention is fitted over the mouth B of the medicinal bottle with the rubber stopper G covered in the same manner as the conventional one, and the lower end 12 of the peripheral wall of the inner lid 2 is closed. It is used to seal the medicinal bottle by being wound around the bottle mouth B.

When the opening operation force is applied by grasping the outer lid 3 from the state shown in FIG. 7, elastic deformation of the projection 10 of the outer lid 3 and easy deformation of the outer peripheral edge of the horseshoe-shaped through hole 5 of the soft metal inner lid 2 are performed. 10 and 11, the outer lid 3 is removed in the same manner as the conventional one shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and a state in which only the inner lid 2 is fitted to the bottle opening B can be obtained as shown in FIG. Therefore, in this state, the injection needle can be pierced through the rubber stopper G using the circular through hole 4 of the inner lid 2 to take out the drug solution from the medicinal bottle into the syringe.

After use, as shown in FIG.
Is lifted on the opposite side of the base 6a, and the inner lid 2 is torn at the longer slit 7 while being assisted by the tear at the shorter slit 8, and the inner lid 2 is partially Is obtained. In this state, when the annular tab 6 is pulled from the slit 7 side to the slit 8 side in the circumferential direction, the easily deformable inner lid 2 is detached from the bottle mouth B, and the entire inner lid 2 can be removed. Therefore, after removing the outer lid 3, the above operation is performed to remove the inner lid 2.
It is also possible to remove the rubber stopper and remove the entire amount of the medicinal solution in the medicinal bottle at a time.

[0011]

1 and 3, a lid 1 according to the present invention comprises an inner lid 2 and an outer lid 3 shown separately in FIG. The inner lid 2 is made of a soft metal such as aluminum, and the outer lid 3 is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the inner lid 2 is configured as described above, and the longer slit 7 of the pair of slits 7, 8 for cutting is formed on the inner lid peripheral wall. Thus, it is slightly inclined toward the shorter slit side 8. The illustrated inner lid 2 is further provided with a slit 9 for incision from the top wall to the peripheral wall on the side opposite to the base 6a of the annular tab 6. The base 6a is provided with an arrow 11 for instructing the operation direction of the ring-shaped handle 6.

The outer lid 3 is also configured as described above,
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, three protrusions 10 are provided on the inner surface of the top wall of the outer lid 3 so as to project at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. These projections 10 are bent outward by an operation of applying heat and pressure after inserting the projections into the horseshoe-shaped through-hole 5 of the inner lid 2 and fitting the outer lid 3 to the inner lid 2. , 3, the inner lid 2 is locked on the inner surface of the top wall.

The method of using and opening the lid 1 is as described above in the section of the operation of the invention. In the illustrated embodiment, since the slit 9 for slitting is provided in the inner lid 2, when the inner lid 2 is detached by applying a circumferential operating force to the annular tab 6 from the state of FIG. The inner lid 2 is cut open, making it easier to remove the inner lid 2.

[0015]

The lid of the medicinal bottle of the present invention is different from the conventional one shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and the inner lid 2 is torn by the operation of the annular puller 6 from the state where the outer lid 3 is removed, and the bottle mouth is opened. Can be removed from the container, so that when disposing after use of the medicinal bottle, there are four kinds of plastic lids such as a synthetic resin outer cover 3, a soft metal inner cover 2, a rubber stopper fitted to the bottle mouth, and a glass medicinal bottle. The material part can be completely separated, separated and discarded, completely eliminating the problem of disposal.

Further, since the inner lid 2 can be easily removed from the bottle mouth as described above, unlike the conventional one shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, it is possible to take out the whole amount of the drug solution in the medicinal bottle at a time. I do. Therefore, a chemical solution for increasing the pressure inside the medicinal bottle during steam sterilization after sealing the bottle, that is, FIGS.
12 and 13 unless the inner lid is a medicinal bottle containing a chemical solution that requires the inner lid and the outer lid to be double sealed by the inner lid and the outer lid, as in the lid shown in FIG. The medical bottle sealed using the lid of the present invention can also be sealed using the lid of the present invention while enabling the removal of the drug solution into the syringe and the removal of the entire amount of the drug solution. The problem of disposal, that is, the problem that the inner lid and the outer lid are discarded without being separated, can also be solved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inner lid of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional front view of the outer lid of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the outer lid.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a use state of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state after an outer lid is removed from the state of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a method of removing the inner lid from the state of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a conventional example in use.

11 is a perspective view showing a state after the outer lid has been removed from the state of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing another conventional example in use.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a method of removing a lid from the state of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lid 2 Inner lid 3 Outer lid 4 Circular through-hole 5 Horseshoe-shaped through-hole 6 Annular handle 6a Base 7 Slit 8 Slit 10 Projection

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An inner lid (2) made of a soft metal such as aluminum and an outer lid (3) made of a synthetic resin fitted on the inner lid. Arranged circular through holes (4)
And a horseshoe-shaped through-hole (5) arranged near the outer periphery, and a top wall portion between the circular through-hole (4) and the horseshoe-shaped through-hole (5) is provided between both ends of the horseshoe-shaped through-hole (5). Located base (6
a) a pair of tears formed in the annular tab (6) connected to the other portion of the inner lid by the above (a), while being spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the inner lid from the base (6a) to the peripheral wall of the inner lid (2). The slits (7, 8) are provided such that one of the slits (7) is located near the lower end of the peripheral wall and the other slit (8) is located at the distal end in the upper half of the peripheral wall. A plurality of projections (10) are provided on the inner surface of the top wall at intervals in the outer lid circumferential direction, and the projections are inserted through the horseshoe-shaped through-hole (5) and bent toward the outer periphery to form an inner lid (2). The lid of the medicinal bottle locked on the inner surface of the top wall.