JP4560240B2 - Medicine box - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medicine box that can be stored separately by a unit in which medicine should be taken at a time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, when multiple types of medicines for several days are received from a medical institution, the medicines are divided into units that should be taken at a time so that they can be taken accurately according to the method of taking each medicine. A medicine box that can be stored separately has been proposed. This medicine box is, for example, as shown in Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3058488, and a medicine container having a plurality of medicine subdividing parts can be pulled out vertically in a rectangular parallelepiped box having an open front. The medicines can be stored for one week in each medicine container, and medicines for a total of two weeks can be stored. And in the medicine subdivision part of each medicine container, the medicine is separated and stored in units to be taken at one time, the medicine container is pulled out from the box, and the medicine to be taken each time is taken from the medicine subdivision part. It comes to take out. According to this medicine box, medicines for two weeks can be separated at once.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-mentioned medicine box, medicines for one week are stored in the upper and lower two-stage medicine containers. Therefore, when taking out medicines to be taken, the medicines to be taken up and down 2 It is necessary to grasp which of the steps is stored, and to draw out one of the corresponding medicine storage bodies and take out the medicine from the medicine subdivision section. At this time, if the medicine container for taking out medicine to be taken is mistaken, there is a risk of taking the wrong medicine. In addition, depending on the disease, many drugs must be taken every day for many years, so it is necessary to reduce the burden on the patient as much as possible. In order to prevent this harmful effect, it may be possible to configure the medicine container with only one stage. In this case, however, the work of separating the medicines must be performed weekly, which increases the troublesomeness of the sorting work. .
[0004]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can be stored separately for each unit for taking medicine for a plurality of weeks, and the medicine to be taken can be accurately and easily obtained. An object is to provide a medicine box that can be taken out.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a medicine box that can be stored separately by a unit in which medicine should be taken at one time,
A box with an open top and front,
It is attached to the box so that it can be pulled out from the front, and multiple medicine sorting parts are formed that can store the medicines for each dose. The upper and lower medicine storage cases can be replaced by pulling out from the front of the box. A plurality of medicine storage cases housed in the box ,
The box is pivotally attached to the upper back of the box, and the upper surface of the box can be opened and closed. When opened, only the uppermost medicine storage case provided in the box is opened. An upper lid,
The box is pivotally attached to the lower front portion of the box, and the front of the box can be opened and closed. When the front of the box is opened, the medicine storage case is opened so that it can be pulled out and pulled out. With a front door,
In the upper lid portion, when the upper lid portion covers the top medicine storage case and the upper portion of the box body is closed, the front door portion is in a state where the front surface of the box body is closed. A locking portion is provided at a position where the upper lid portion is locked to restrict the rotational movement of the front door portion, and the locking portion is in a state in which the upper lid portion opens the uppermost medicine storage case. engagement between the front door portion is shall be released when.
[0006]
According to this configuration, when the medicine to be taken is taken out by opening the top lid, the medicine is taken out only from the uppermost medicine storage case, so even if the medicines taken each time are stored in a plurality of medicine storage cases The medicine can be accurately taken out without making a mistake in the medicine storage case in which the medicine is stored. Also, if the front door is opened, it is possible to pull out multiple medicine storage cases and separate and store medicines for multiple weeks at a time. When there is no more, the upper and lower medicine storage cases can be replaced.
[0007]
Further, the front door portion, in the closed state of the upper cover closing is prohibited, the open and close only when opening the upper lid portion can be configured, the front door portion and the locking before SL upper lid When the upper lid portion is closed, the locking portion is locked to the front door portion and the opening and closing of the front door portion is prohibited, and when the upper lid portion is opened. since the engagement between the front door portion is can be opened and closed in the front door portion is released, never been unexpected in the front door open with no open upper lid would pop out the medicine storage case.
[0008]
Further, in a state where the front door portion is closed, the inner wall surface of the front door portion abuts at least the front surface portion of the medicine storage case at the top, and the rear end portion of the medicine storage case is in contact with the inner wall of the box. If configured to abut, there is no gap between the uppermost medicine storage case and the box, so that even when the upper lid is opened, the intrusion of dust into the lower medicine storage case can be reduced. it can.
[0009]
Also, if anti-skids are attached to the four corners of the bottom of the box, it will not move easily even if an impact is applied while the medicine box is left, so that the medicine stored inside is disturbed. Or a case in which the medicine box falls from the shelf and the stored medicine comes out of the box can be prevented.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a medicine box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a medicine box according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper lid portion and the front door part of the medicine box are opened, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the medicine box, FIG. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the box of the medicine box, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper lid portion of the medicine box is opened. Note that FIG. 2 does not show the handle portion in order to clarify the internal structure of the medicine box.
[0011]
The medicine box 1 according to the present invention is capable of separating and storing medicines in units that should be taken at a time, and can be drawn out from the front surface of the box body 2 having an upper surface and a front surface opened. The upper and lower two-stage medicine storage case 3 attached to the top, the upper lid part 4 attached to the upper part of the box 2 so as to be opened and closed, and the front door part 5 attached to the front of the box 2 so as to be opened and closed. Furthermore, the handle portion 6 is attached to the side surface of the box 2 in consideration of the convenience of carrying.
[0012]
The box 2 is provided with a guide rail 22 inside the side wall 21 for supporting the upper medicine storage case 3 so that the upper medicine storage case 3 can be pulled out, and the upper medicine storage case is provided on the front surface of the box 2. A support base 23 is provided in order to support 3 stably in the state where 3 is pulled out. A lower medicine storage case 3 is placed in the lower part 24 of the box 2 so that it can be pulled out. When the front door part 5 is opened, the lower part 24 places the medicine storage case 3 in the front door part 5. It is formed to project upward so that it can be pulled out without causing interference.
[0013]
The medicine storage case 3 can be pulled out in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 from the front surface of the box 2, and a plurality of medicine sorting portions 31 that can store medicines for each dose are formed. Seven medicine sorting sections 31 are formed side by side in the drawing direction of the medicine storage case 3 (hereinafter referred to as the vertical direction), and four are formed in the direction orthogonal to the drawing direction (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal direction). Yes. Therefore, medicines can be sorted from Monday to Sunday using the medicine sorting unit 31 arranged in the vertical direction, and morning, noon, night, and every day of the week using the medicine sorting unit 31 arranged in the horizontal direction. The medicine for four doses can be separated before going to bed.
[0014]
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the medicine storage case 3 has a drawer 32 formed on the front surface thereof, and the medicine storage case 3 can be pulled out by inserting a hand from below the drawer 32. It is possible. In the state where the medicine storage case 3 is stored in the box 2, the drawer portion 32 of the upper medicine storage case 3 includes a recess 51 a of a handle portion 51 of the front door portion 5 to be described later and contacts the inner wall of the front door portion 5. Further, the rear end portion of the medicine storage case 3 is configured to contact the inner wall of the box body 2. Thereby, the intrusion of dust into the box body 2 from a recess 51a of the handle portion 51 of the front door portion 5 to be described later is prevented, and the front door portion 5 and the lead-out portion 32 even when the upper lid portion 4 is opened. The dust is prevented from entering the medicine storage case 3 in the lower stage from between. Further, a sliding portion 33 that slides in contact with the guide rail 22 or the lower portion 24 of the box 2 is formed at the lower portion of the medicine storage case 3.
[0015]
The front door portion 5 is attached to the front portion of the box body 2 so as to be rotatable about its lower end portion as a fulcrum. Further, a handle portion 51 for pulling the front door portion 5 forward is provided at a substantially central portion of the front door portion 5, and the handle portion 51 serves as an opening for inserting a hand (finger). It consists of a recess 51a and a protrusion 51b for placing a hand (finger) inserted into the recess 51a. Further, although not particularly illustrated, a convex portion is provided at the upper end portion of the side surface portion of the front door portion 5, and the front door portion 5 is fitted by fitting with a concave portion provided on the inner wall of the box body 2. Is kept closed.
[0016]
The upper lid portion 4 is attached to the box body 2 so as to be rotatable about a shaft support portion 26 provided on the back surface portion 25 of the box body 2. A front surface portion of the upper lid portion 4 is provided with a collar portion 41 so that the upper lid portion 4 can be easily lifted upward. On the lower surface portion of the flange portion 41, a convex locking portion 42 that locks on the outer wall upper portion of the front door portion 5 and restricts the rotation of the front door portion 5 is provided so as to extend downward.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom surface portion 27 of the box body 2 is provided with a support portion 27 a that protrudes downward along the outer periphery of the box body 2, and further, an inner peripheral portion of the support portion 27 a. Also, a support portion 27b is provided. By providing these two support portions 27a and 27b on the bottom surface portion 27, the posture of the medicine chest 1 is stabilized. Further, slip stoppers 28 made of an elastic member such as rubber are attached to the four corners of the support portion 27a. The anti-slip 28 prevents the medicine box 1 from moving easily even if an impact is applied in a state where the medicine box 1 is left, so that it is possible to prevent the medicine stored in the medicine box 1 from being disturbed.
[0018]
Next, taking out the medicine from the medicine box 1 will be described. When taking out the medicine stored in the medicine storage case 3 inside the medicine box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper lid 4 is opened and the upper part of the medicine storage case 3 in the upper part of the box body 2 is moved upward. Open and take out the medicine from this upper medicine storage case 3. That is, in the state in which the upper lid portion 4 is closed, as described above, the locking portion 42 provided on the collar portion 41 is locked to the front door portion 5 and restricts the rotation operation of the front door portion 5. Since the front door 5 cannot be opened, the lower medicine storage case 3 cannot be pulled out. Therefore, in the state where the upper lid portion 4 is opened, only the upper part of the upper medicine storage case 3 is opened, and the medicine cannot be taken out from the lower medicine storage case 3.
[0019]
When all the medicines stored in the upper medicine storage case 3 are taken out, the front door 5 is pulled down with the upper lid 4 opened, and the upper and lower medicine storage cases 3 are boxed. Pull out from 2 and swap the top and bottom. When the front door portion 5 is closed again, only the medicine stored in the upper medicine storage case 3 can be taken out.
[0020]
In addition, when all the medicines stored in the upper and lower medicine storage cases 3 are taken out and the medicines for two weeks are separated into the upper and lower medicine storage cases 3, the front door portion 5 is pulled forward. Then, the medicine storage cases 3 in the upper and lower tiers are pulled out from the box 2, and medicines can be sorted and stored for each dose.
[0021]
As described above, according to the medicine box 1 of the present embodiment, the medicine storage cases 3 that can store medicines for one week are provided in two upper and lower stages, so that medicines for two weeks can be separated at a time. In addition to being able to do this, when the upper lid 4 is opened in order to take out the medicine to be taken from the medicine box 1, the upper part of the upper medicine storage case 3 is opened, and the medicine is taken out only from the upper medicine storage case 3. Therefore, there is no mistake in the medicine storage case 3 for taking out the medicine to be taken, and there is no need to memorize which medicine is stored in the upper and lower stages.
[0022]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the medicine box 1 is configured to include the medicine storage cases 3 in two upper and lower stages, but is not limited to this configuration, and includes more medicine storage cases 3. The medicines for several weeks may be separated at a time. In this case, when the front door part 5 is closed, only the upper part of the uppermost medicine storage case 3 is opened. Furthermore, the medicine subdivision portion 31 formed in the medicine storage case 3 is not limited to the configuration of seven in the vertical direction and four in the horizontal direction as shown in the above embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.
[0023]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the upper cover part 4 is set as the structure opened and closed by rotating with respect to the box 2, For example, as a structure which slides and moves the upper cover 4 with respect to the box 2 Good. In this case, the upper cover part 4 and the front door part are provided by making the engaging part 42 provided on the upper cover part 4 a convex protrusion or the like and providing the front door part 5 with a recess that fits into the convex protrusion. 5 may be locked so that opening / closing of the front door portion 5 is prohibited.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the medicine to be taken is taken out by opening the top lid, the medicine is taken out only from the uppermost medicine storage case, so that the medicines taken each time are stored in a plurality of medicine storage cases. Even so, it is possible to accurately take out the corresponding medicine without making a mistake in the medicine storage case containing the medicine. Further, if the front door is opened, a plurality of medicine storage cases can be pulled out, and medicines for a plurality of weeks can be sorted and stored at a time, so that the troublesomeness of the sorting work is reduced. Furthermore, when the medicine in the uppermost medicine storage case runs out, it is possible to replace the upper and lower medicine storage cases. This reduces the burden on the patient during each dose when many medications must be taken daily for many years.
[0025]
Further, the front door portion, in a closed state of the upper cover closing is disabled, opening only when opening the upper lid portion can be configured, the upper lid engaging portion for engaging the front door portion The locking part is locked to the front door part when the upper lid part is closed, and the front door part is prohibited from opening and closing. When the upper lid part is opened, the locking with the front door part is released. Since the front door portion can be opened and closed, the front door does not unexpectedly open and the medicine storage case does not pop out without opening the top cover .
[0026]
Moreover, if the inner wall surface of the front door part and the front part of the medicine storage case are in close contact with the front door part closed, there is no gap between the uppermost medicine storage case and the box. Even when the upper lid is opened, it is possible to prevent dust from entering the medicine storage case below.
[0027]
Also, if anti-skids are attached to the four corners of the bottom of the box, it will not move easily even if an impact is applied with the medicine box left unattended. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the medicine box falls from the shelf and the stored medicine comes out of the box.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a medicine chest according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an upper lid portion and a front door portion of the medicine box are opened.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the medicine box.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the box of the medicine box.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which an upper lid portion of the medicine box is opened.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medicine box 2 Box body 3 Medicine storage case 4 Top cover part 5 Front door part 27 Bottom face part 28 Anti-slip 42 Locking part

Claims (3)

A medicine box that can be separated and stored in units that should be taken at one time,
A box with an open top and front,
It is attached to the box so that it can be pulled out from the front, and multiple medicine sorting parts are formed that can store the medicines for each dose. The upper and lower medicine storage cases can be replaced by pulling out from the front of the box. A plurality of medicine storage cases housed in the box ,
The box is pivotally attached to the upper back of the box, and the upper surface of the box can be opened and closed. When opened, only the uppermost medicine storage case provided in the box is opened. An upper lid,
The box is pivotally attached to the lower front portion of the box, and the front of the box can be opened and closed. When the front of the box is opened, the medicine storage case is opened so that it can be pulled out and pulled out. With a front door,
In the upper lid portion, when the upper lid portion covers the top medicine storage case and the upper portion of the box body is closed, the front door portion is in a state where the front surface of the box body is closed. A locking portion is provided at a position where the upper lid portion is locked to restrict the rotational movement of the front door portion, and the locking portion is in a state in which the upper lid portion opens the uppermost medicine storage case. A medicine box that is sometimes disengaged from the front door . In a state where the front door portion is closed, the inner wall surface of the front door portion and at least the front surface portion of the medicine storage case at the top are in contact, and the rear end portion of the medicine storage case is in contact with the inner wall of the box. medicine box according to 請 Motomeko 1 that has been configured to. Drugs box according to 4 請 Motomeko 1 or claim 2 corners slip is that attached to the bottom surface of the box body.

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