JP3171870U - Eye drops container - Google Patents

Abstract

An eye drop container that can be easily and stably instilled without fear and can suppress an increase in manufacturing cost. At least a distal end side of a pouring nozzle 13 extending and formed on an upper surface 11a of a container body 11 of the eye drop container 10 is inclined in a direction that makes an acute angle with the container upper surface 11a. As described above, since the dispensing nozzle 13 is inclined, the liquid drops naturally fall into the eyes simply by tilting the face without turning the face directly upward, so that the eye drops can be poured easily. be able to. At that time, since the eye drop container 10 comes to the lower side of the line of sight, the feeling of fear when the drop of medicine drops from above is reduced. Further, the hand holding the eye drop container 10 is not too close, and the position of the eye drop container 10 does not become unstable due to the hand shake. Furthermore, since it is only necessary to change the extension angle of the pouring nozzle of the conventional eye drop container, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the eye drop container 10 can be suppressed, which is also advantageous for eye drop manufacturers. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an eye drop container, and more particularly, to an improvement of a pouring nozzle and a container shape of the eye drop container.

  Conventionally, when eye drops are instilled, as shown in FIG. 8, the face is turned directly upward, the eye drop container 1 is fried over the eyes, and the drug solution 2 is dropped into the eyes. For this reason, a feeling of fear is felt for the drug solution 2 falling from above, the eyes are closed to protect the eyes, and an operation for lifting the eye drop container 1 is required. It often becomes vacant and positioning becomes unstable, so it is often impossible to instill it well.

  On the other hand, as in Patent Document 1, a spherical head made of synthetic resin is bulged and formed at the tip of the pouring nozzle of the eye drop container, and a tongue piece for liquid discharge is formed on the side of the spherical head. By providing a constricted portion on the base end side of the spherical head, the user can lift the eye drop container over the eyes and drop the solution from the eye. There is an eye drop container whose shape is devised so that the medicinal solution does not go down to the nozzle proximal end side by the constricted part but falls down through the spherical head due to surface tension and fails to be instilled.

JP 2003-199805 A (paragraph numbers 0017-0028, FIGS. 1-5, FIG. 10)

  However, in Patent Document 1, it is possible to reduce the failure of eye drops, but since the user does not change the eye drop by dropping the liquid medicine into the eyes and putting the liquid medicine into the eye, the liquid medicine enters the field of view. The above-mentioned fear cannot be wiped out. In addition, the instillation operation in which the eye drop container is lifted over the eyes has a feeling of instability because it is forced to take a posture in which the sides are not tightened. Furthermore, since a spherical head peculiar to the pouring nozzle has to be formed, there is a problem that the resin molding of the pouring nozzle portion becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost of the eye drop container increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an eye drop container that can be instilled easily and stably without feeling a fear, and further can suppress an increase in manufacturing cost. It is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1, in the eye drop container in which the pouring nozzle having the liquid pouring port at the tip is extended and formed on the upper side surface of the container main body filled with the chemical liquid, At least the tip side is inclined in a direction that forms an acute angle with the upper side surface of the container.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the eye drop container of the first aspect, the inclination angle is about 45 degrees.

  According to Claim 3, in the eye drop container according to Claim 1 or 2, the container is flat, and the extending direction of the pouring nozzle inclined portion is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the upper side surface of the container. Features.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the eye drop container according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a cheek contact recess is formed on a side surface of the container on the inclined side of the pouring nozzle.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the eye drop container of the fourth aspect, the cheek resting recess is formed on the upper side of the container.

  According to the first and second aspects of the invention, when the eye drop container is faced to the front, the cheek on the side of the eye to be instilled is set, the pouring nozzle is set around the center of the pupil, and the face is lightly tilted. Since the pouring nozzle is inclined (45 degrees), the angle between the pouring nozzle (pouring port) and the eyes (cornea) is maintained at a substantially right angle, so that the chemical liquid falling from the pouring nozzle remains as it is. Will enter.

  Therefore, by tilting the pouring nozzle (45 degrees), even if the face is not tilted upwards, the face is tilted slightly (just tilted about 45 degrees), and the droplets naturally fall into the eyes. As a result, the eye drops can be easily poured. At that time, the eye drop container is placed on the cheek instead of being fried over the eyes, so that the eye drop container is below the line of sight. For this reason, the fear of dropping a drug drop from above is reduced, and this prevents the eyes from closing. Further, since the eye drop container only needs to be arranged around the cheek, the side of the hand holding the container does not get stuck, and the position of the eye drop container does not become unstable due to the hand shake. Further, the eye drop container of the present invention only needs to change the extension angle of the pouring nozzle of the conventional eye drop container, so that the structure of the pouring nozzle is complicated, or an eye drop auxiliary tool or the like is added to the pouring nozzle. Since it is not necessary to attach a member, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the eye drop container can be suppressed, which is also advantageous for eye drop manufacturers.

  According to the invention according to claim 3, the eye drop container is usually generally flat so that the container can be easily pressed with a finger, but the dispensing nozzle is bent in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the container. Then, since the pouring nozzle fits within the outer dimensions of the container, there is no obstacle even if the pouring nozzle is inclined (even if the pouring nozzle is bent). The bending of the dispensing nozzle may be performed in the width direction of the upper side surface of the container, but the leading end side of the dispensing nozzle protrudes from the outer dimensions of the container, making it difficult to use and increasing the distribution cost.

  According to the inventions according to claims 4 and 5, when the eye drop container is set around the cheek, the eye drop container is supported by the cheek if the cheek resting portion is attached to the bulge of the cheek. The take is stable and can be applied more easily and reliably. In that case, it is preferable to form the cheek contact recess on the upper side of the container that is most likely to come into contact with the cheek.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of an eye drop container of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the eye drop container according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the eye drop container, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the eye drop container, FIG. 4 is a right side view of the eye drop container, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the eye drop container, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a use state of the eye drop container.

  In these drawings, the eye drop container 10 includes a container main body 11, a pouring nozzle 13 extending from the container main body 11, and a cap 20 attached to the pouring nozzle 13.

  The container body 11 is a flat hollow container formed by a synthetic resin so as to be capable of being pressed and deformed, and the inside thereof is filled with a medicinal solution 2 for eye drops. On one side surface of the container main body 11, a pouring nozzle 13 is formed so as to extend integrally with the container main body 11. The surface on which the dispensing nozzle 13 is formed serves as the upper side surface 11a of the container body 11 when the eye drop container 10 is erected.

  After the dispensing nozzle 13 extends vertically upward from the container upper side surface 11a, it extends in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the container upper side surface 11a with an inclination of 45 degrees with the container upper side surface 11a as a reference plane. A liquid injection port 14 is opened at the tip. In other words, the pouring nozzle 13 is a nozzle inclined portion 13b inclined 45 degrees with respect to the nozzle vertical portion 13a on the base end portion side extending vertically upward, with the container upper side surface 11a as the reference surface. And bent so that the tip side faces obliquely upward. In addition, the external thread part 15 screwed with the internal thread part (not shown) formed in the cap 20 for liquid-tightening the eye drop container 10 is formed in the outer periphery of the nozzle inclination part 13b.

  And the side surface 12 (hereinafter referred to as the nozzle side surface 12) of the container body 11 on the inclined side of the extraction nozzle 13 (the nozzle inclined portion 13b extending side) extends from the upper side (the container upper side surface 11a side) to the central portion, Following the round shape of a person's cheek, it has a bowl shape that is recessed in, and a cheek resting recess 12a is formed. The container main body 11 provided with the pouring nozzle 13 and the cheek contact recess 12a can be formed by blow molding.

  Next, the usage method of the said eye drop container 10 is demonstrated. First, the cap 20 is removed from the container body 11, the nozzle side surface 12 of the eye drop container 10 is held around the cheek on the side of the eye to be instilled, and the cheek contact recess 12a is attached to the bulge of the cheek. When applied, the tip of the dispensing nozzle 13 is arranged around the center of the pupil. Next, lightly tilt the face (about 45 degrees), and press the container body 11 with a finger at a strength that produces about 1 to 2 drops of the drug solution 2, the dispensing nozzle 13 is inclined (45 degrees). Accordingly, the angle between the liquid injection port 14 at the tip of the dispensing nozzle 13 and the eyes (cornea) is kept at a right angle, and the chemical solution falling from the dispensing nozzle 13 falls into the eye as it is and is instilled.

  According to the present embodiment, by providing the nozzle inclined portion 13b on the tip end side of the dispensing nozzle 13, it is possible to simply tilt the face (just tilt about 45 degrees) without turning the face directly upward. The medicinal solution 2 falls naturally to the eyes, so that the eye drops can be easily poured. At that time, the eye drop container 10 is used by being placed around the cheek rather than being fried over the eyes, so that the container main body 11 is below the line of sight. For this reason, the fear of the drug solution 2 falling from above is reduced or eliminated, and this causes the eyes to close and there is no failure to spill the drug solution 2 on the face.

  In addition, since the eye drop container 10 only needs to be arranged around the cheek, as in the conventional case, the arm holding the container is not opened by the operation of raising the eye drop container, and the handle is not shaken. You can be instilled while stabilizing the handle in a posture where the arm with the bent is bent. In addition, since the container body 11 is supported by the cheek by forming the cheek contact recess 12a, the positioning of the eye drop container 10 is stable and can be instilled easily and reliably.

  Furthermore, the eye drop container 10 of the present embodiment only needs to change the extension angle of the pouring nozzle of the conventional eye drop container, that is, only the nozzle inclined portion 13b is formed on the conventional pouring nozzle. Since there is no need to complicate the structure or to separately provide an eye drop auxiliary tool on the dispensing nozzle, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the eye drop container 10 can be suppressed, which is a beneficial configuration for the eye drop manufacturer.

  In addition, it is conceivable that the nozzle inclined portion 13b extends in the width direction of the container upper side surface 11a, but the nozzle inclined portion 13b is difficult to protrude from the outer dimensions of the container body 11, and the size of the eye drop container 10 is widened. Distribution costs may also increase. However, in the present embodiment, the nozzle inclined portion 13b extends in the direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the container upper side surface 11a, so that the pouring nozzle 13 is accommodated within the outer dimensions of the container body 11, and the pouring nozzle 13 Even if it is tilted, it does not get in the way. Therefore, the eye drop container 10 is easy to use for the user and is compact.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an eye drop container according to the second embodiment. The configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the shape of the dispensing nozzle 13 is changed. In the second embodiment, the dispensing nozzle 13 does not form the nozzle vertical portion 13a, but extends the nozzle inclined portion 13b as it is from the container upper side surface 11a. In other words, the pouring nozzle 13 extends from the container upper side surface 11a in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the container upper side surface 11a with an inclination of 45 degrees with the container upper side surface 11a as the reference surface, and a liquid injection port 14 at the tip thereof. Is open. According to the present embodiment, the configuration is simpler and more compact than the first embodiment, and the amount of the resin used is small, so that the eye drop container 10 is highly effective in suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost.

  In the above embodiment, the cheek contact recess 12a may be formed over the entire nozzle side surface 12, but is preferably formed on the upper side of the container that is most likely to come into contact with the cheek.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the pouring nozzle 13 was shape | molded integrally with the container main body 11, the nozzle attaching part was integrally molded from the container upper side surface 11a, and the fitting part was formed in the pouring nozzle 13 at the base end part. A configuration is also conceivable in which it is molded as a separate member, and the dispensing nozzle 13 is integrated with the nozzle mounting portion.

The perspective view of the eyedrop container which concerns on a 1st Example. The front view of the same eye drops container. The left view of the same eye drops container. The right view of the same eye drops container. The top view of the same eye drops container. The figure which shows the use condition of the same eye drops container. The perspective view of the eyedrop container which concerns on a 2nd Example. The figure which shows the conventional eyedrop container and its use condition.

2 Chemical solution 10 Dropper container 11 Container body 11a Upper side surface 12 Nozzle side surface 12a Cheek contact recess 13 Extraction nozzle 13b Nozzle inclined portion 14 Injection port

Claims (5)

In an eye drop container in which an extraction nozzle having a liquid injection port at the tip is extended and formed on the upper side surface of the container main body filled with the chemical liquid,
An eye drop container, wherein at least a tip end side of the dispensing nozzle is inclined in a direction that forms an acute angle with the upper side surface of the container.   The eye drop container according to claim 1, wherein the inclination angle is about 45 degrees.   3. The eye drop container according to claim 1, wherein the container is flat and an extending direction of the pouring nozzle inclined portion is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the container.   The eye drop container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cheek contact recess is formed on a side surface of the container on the inclined side of the dispensing nozzle.   The eye drop container according to claim 4, wherein the cheek rest recess is formed on an upper side of the container.

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