JP5120890B2 - Pill container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet container.

  The applicant has already proposed a tablet container in which a fixed amount of tablets can be taken out with a simple operation. (For example, see Patent Document 1)

  The tablet container of the above-mentioned patent document 1 covers the front part of the upper end opening of the mouth / neck part inward from the container body with the mouth / neck part raised from the body part and the upper edge of the peripheral wall fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth / neck part A swing lid plate that includes a cap body that extends from the weighing pan and a lid that closes the upper surface of the body so that it can be opened and closed. The lid plate and the swinging lid plate are connected with a connecting rod, and there is a gap in which the tablet can pass between the weighing pan when the lid is closed, and the tablet when the lid is turned The swinging cover plate is configured to swing in accordance with the opening and closing of the cover body.

Then, when the container is turned upside down with the lid closed, the tablets in the container are weighed to the weighing pan through the gap between the swing lid plate and the weighing pan. Next, when the lid is opened and the container is tilted, the weighed tablet can be taken out.
JP-A-11-208703

  The tablet container can measure a predetermined amount of tablets by a simple operation of inverting the container body and standing upright, and when the lid is closed, the swinging cover plate is pulled up to close the tablet outlet. Therefore, it is possible to automatically prevent the excess tablet from popping out of the container body, and then to take out a predetermined amount of tablets by tilting the container, and to measure by placing the container upright again and closing the lid Since it returns to its original state, it is an excellent one that is extremely easy to use.

  In the present invention, a predetermined amount of tablets can be weighed by a simple operation like the above-mentioned tablet container, and the weighed tablet is surely weighed until it is opened without returning to the original due to excessive tilting of the container. The tablet can be kept in position, and the tablet can be smoothly introduced from the container body to the measurement site. Moreover, the cap can be formed integrally with a synthetic resin, which is easy to manufacture and inexpensive to manufacture. We propose a tablet container with possible advantages.

  The tablet container of the present invention is for storing and weighing spherical and disk-shaped tablets, and is configured by fitting a cap on the container body. The cap is composed of a fixing part for fixing to the container body and an opening / closing part provided to be openable / closable with respect to the fixing part. The container body is made of synthetic resin, glass or the like, and the cap is made of synthetic resin or the like.

  As the container body, a container with a mouth and neck raised at the upper end of the trunk is adopted. Further, the mouth / neck portion of the container body may have the same diameter as the body portion, or the mouth / neck portion having a diameter reduced from the body portion via the shoulder portion may be used.

  The fixing portion is detachably mounted on the container body neck and neck portion, and includes a top plate that covers the upper end opening of the container body mouth neck portion, and a plurality of lower partition plates arranged in parallel on the back surface of the top plate. Each lower partition plate hangs in parallel in the mouth and neck, and each side edge is configured to be close to the inner surface of the mouth and neck. Therefore, when the mouth and neck are of a general cylindrical shape, the lateral width is adjusted accordingly. The lower end of each lower partition plate may be suspended from the inside of the mouth and neck, but if a container body having a reduced diameter mouth and neck is adopted, the introduction of the tablet becomes smoother. In order to do this, it is preferable to hang down to the upper end of the body that is wider than the mouth and neck. The width between the lower partition plates is set to a width that allows one tablet to pass through the diameter when the tablet to be stored is spherical, and the thickness width when the tablet to be stored is disk-shaped. The number of lower partition plates may be set according to the number of tablets to be weighed, and may be selected in consideration of the size of the container, the required amount of tablets, and the like.

  In addition, through holes are formed in the top plate portions between the lower partition plates. Each passage hole has a size that allows one tablet to pass through. For example, a round tablet is formed in the case of a spherical tablet, and a rectangular shape or a cross-sectional shape similar to that of a tablet is formed in the case of a disk-shaped tablet. Yes. Further, in order to introduce the tablet into each passage hole, a pair of opposed introduction guide surfaces that gradually rise toward the passage hole are provided in the upper part between the lower partition plates. Each introduction guide surface is configured by providing a surface that gradually rises from the outside toward one end edge of the passage hole, such as an inclination rise or a curve rise, and may be formed with a width that traverses between the lower partition plates, or You may form by suspending the plate-shaped part in which a lower surface makes an introduction guide surface between each lower partition plate.

  Furthermore, the tablet fitting recessed part which provided the top plate part upper surface between lower partition plates, respectively, was respectively provided adjacent to each passage hole. The shape of the fitting recess should match the shape of the tablet, and the lower shape should be a shape that can be fitted without rattling. For example, if the tablet is spherical, it should be a hemispherical recess, and if the tablet is disk-shaped May have a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a shape in which the lower part of the tablet fits perfectly.

  Further, in the present invention, each tablet is locked in the upper part between the lower partition plates by inverting the container body after being inverted, and the locked tablet is introduced into each fitting recess at the next measurement. A locking tray configured as described above may be provided. As a result, the next weighing can be performed more quickly and reliably. During the next measurement, when the container body in an upright state is inverted while being tilted forward, the tablets of each locking tray are first supplied from the fitting recess to the locking tray through the introduction path. Even when the tablets introduced between the respective lower locking plates are not sufficiently introduced at the time of weighing, as long as the tablets are locked to the locking tray, the next more reliable and quick weighing can be performed.

  The opening / closing part has a lid-like shape, for example, it has a concealed dish shape with the top wall extending from the upper edge of the peripheral wall, and the rear part is rotatably connected to the rear part of the fixing part so that the upper surface of the fixing part can be opened and closed Is. The opening / closing portion is preferably formed integrally with the fixed portion in consideration of manufacturing merit and the like, but may be formed separately and connected by pivot attachment or the like.

  The opening / closing part has a plurality of upper partition plates suspended from the back of the top. The upper partition plates are suspended from the corresponding positions of the lower partition plates, and are suspended so that the passage holes and the fitting recesses are positioned between the upper partition plates. In addition, an arc-shaped guide surface provided at an upper position from the passage hole between the upper partition plates to the fitting recess is provided, and the arc-shaped guide and the upper partition plates on both sides allow the passage hole to the fitting recess. The introduction route of pills is defined. The introduction path has a size that allows one tablet to pass through. Therefore, when the tablet is spherical, it forms a semicircle having the same radius as the diameter of the tablet, and similarly when the tablet is disk-shaped. It has a semicircular shape with the same radius as its diameter. The interval between the upper partition plates is the same as that of the lower partition plate. The arc-shaped guide surface may be provided across the upper partition plates in the same manner as the introduction guide surface, or may be configured by vertically suspending a plate-like portion whose lower surface forms an arc-shaped guide surface between the upper partition plates. good.

  In addition, each upper partition plate may be suspended with its lower surface in contact with the upper surface of the fixed portion top plate, but if the introduction path is in a sealed state, there is a possibility that the smoothness of tablet introduction may be lacking. You may comprise so that it may hang down to the position which opened the clearance gap. In that case, for example, a short cylindrical portion is erected on the top surface of the top plate around the passage hole so that a gap is formed around the fitting recess.

The first means is configured as follows. That includes a container body A which has been erected the neck 12 from the barrel 10, and a cap B linked to openably closing section B ₂ to the fixed portion B ₁ that is mounted on the mouth-neck portion 12, the fixed portion B ₁ A plurality of lower partition plates 22 arranged side by side on the back surface of the top plate 21 covering the upper end opening of the container body neck portion 12 and a single tablet formed in each of the top plate 21 portions between the lower partition plates 22 pass. A possible passage hole 24, a pair of introduction guide surfaces 26, 26 provided so as to gradually rise from both edges of the lower partition plate 22 toward the passage hole 24 in the upper part between the lower partition plates 22, and each passage hole 24 as each and a tablet of the fitting recess 23 of each of the top plate 21 partial top and recessed between the lower partition plate 22 adjacent the opening and closing section B ₂ includes a plurality of upper partition plate 33 vertically on the back top, And an arc-shaped guide surface 35 provided at an upper position extending from the passage hole 24 between the upper partition plates 33 to the fitting recess 23. Tablets forms each image the introduction path r can pass.

  The second means is configured as follows. That is, in the first means, each tablet is locked to the upper part between the lower partition plates 22 by erection of the container body A after being inverted, and the locked tablet is measured next time. There are provided locking catches 40 configured to be introduced into the respective fitting recesses 23 at times.

  The third means was configured as follows. That is, in the second means, instead of the pair of introduction guide surfaces 26, 26, the lower surface of the introduction guide surface 26 gradually rises from the front edge of the lower partition plate 22 toward the position below the passage hole 24. The support plate 41 is formed of a rear end portion of the support plate 41 and a vertical wall 42 erected on the rear upper surface of the support plate 41, and an upper surface of the rear end portion of the support plate 41. To a rear surface of the vertical wall 42.

  The fourth means is configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first to third means, the cylinder portion 25 is erected on the top surface of the top plate 21 around the passage hole 24 and the upper partition plate 33 is formed around the fitting recess 23. There was a gap between them.

  The fifth means is configured as follows. That is, in any one of the first to fourth means, the container body A is constituted by standing up the mouth-and-neck part 12 having a diameter reduced from the trunk part 10 through the shoulder part 11. The lower end portion of the lower partition plate 22 was suspended to the upper portion of the trunk portion 10.

  The sixth means is configured as follows. That is, in one of the first to fifth means, the gutter plate 28 is spanned between the lower partition plates 22.

  According to the present invention, since the tablets are introduced into the respective fitting recesses 23 through the introduction path r through which one tablet can pass, the tablets once weighed do not return to the original due to an inadvertent tilting of the container. There is an advantage that only the weighing tablet is reliably weighed in each fitting recess 23. In addition, since a pair of introduction guide surfaces 26 and 26 that gradually rise from both edges of the lower partition plate 22 toward the passage hole 24 are provided in the upper part between the lower partition plates 22, the tablets in the container body A are smooth. Into the passage hole 24.

  In addition, each tablet is locked in the upper part between the lower partition plates 22 by inverting the container body A after being inverted, and the locked tablet is introduced into the respective fitting recess 23 at the next measurement. In the case where the latching tray 40 configured as described above is provided, the tablets for the next time are locked to the respective locking trays 40 after one weighing, so that the next weighing can be performed more quickly and more easily. There is an advantage that it can be done reliably.

  Instead of the pair of introduction guide surfaces 26, 26, a support plate 41 is formed with the lower surface as an introduction guide surface 26 that gradually rises from the front edge of the lower partition plate 22 toward the position below the passage hole 24. The catch plate 40 is configured by a rear end portion of the support plate 41 and a vertical wall 42 erected on the upper surface of the rear portion of the support plate 41, and an arc surface extending from the upper surface of the rear end portion of the support plate 41 to the rear surface of the vertical wall 42. If it is provided, it has the same advantage as the second means, and there is also an advantage that it is easier to introduce and lock the tablet to the locking tray 40.

  In addition, when the cylinder portion 25 is erected on the top surface of the top plate 21 around the passage hole 24 and a gap is provided between the upper partition plate 33 around the fitting recess 23, the introduction path r is fitted without being sealed. There exists an advantage which can introduce | transduce the tablet into the joint recessed part 23 more smoothly.

  When the container neck A is constructed by erecting the neck and neck portion 12 having a diameter reduced from the trunk portion 10 through the shoulder portion 11 and the lower end portion of each lower partition plate 22 is suspended to the upper portion of the trunk portion 10, Since the periphery of the lower end of the lower partition plate 22 is open, there is an advantage that the introduction of the tablet between the lower partition plates 22 can be performed more smoothly.

  When the gutter plate 28 is stretched between the lower partition plates 22, there is an advantage that the tablets introduced between the lower partition plates 22 can be appropriately dispersed and introduced into the passage holes 24 more smoothly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an example of a tablet container 1, and the tablet container 1 includes a container body A and a cap B.

  The container body A is constructed by standing up a mouth and neck portion 12 having a diameter reduced from a trunk portion 10 via a shoulder portion 11.

The cap B is composed of a fixed part B ₁ and an opening / closing part B ₂ .

The fixed part B ₁ extends from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 20 screwed to the outer periphery of the mouth-and-neck part 12, and the rear peripheral edge of the top plate 21 is in airtight contact with the upper surface of the mouth-and-neck part 12 through the packing p I am letting. Also, four lower partition plates 22 that are parallel to each other are suspended from the back surface of the top plate 21 at regular intervals. Each lower partition plate 22 hangs down at the lower end to the upper end of the trunk 10 below the mouth / neck part 12 and hangs down on both sides with a slight gap from the inner surface of the mouth / neck part 12. Accordingly, the center two sheets are configured to have a wider front-rear width than the two sheets on both sides in accordance with the circular mouth-neck portion 12.

  At the front portion of the top plate 21 between the respective lower partition plates 22, a fitting recess 23 is provided in which the top surface of the top plate 21 is recessed downward. The tablet used in this example is circular when viewed from the side, has a rectangular shape that bulges in an arc shape on both sides when viewed from the plane, and has a so-called disk shape. In addition, the fitting recess 23 has a rectangular shape in plan view, an arc shape in side view, and a shape in which the lower part of the tablet fits without rattling. Further, the fitting recess 23 in the center is positioned slightly forward of that on both sides. Adjacent to the rear of each fitting recess 23, tablet passage holes 24 are formed in the top plate 21, respectively. Each passage hole 24 has a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction in accordance with the shape of the tablet, and is formed to have a size that allows one tablet to pass. Further, short rectangular tube portions 25 are erected from the upper surface of the top plate 21 around each passage hole 24.

  Furthermore, a pair of front and rear introduction guide surfaces 26 each including a front introduction guide surface 26a and a rear introduction guide surface 26b, which gradually rises toward the passage hole 24, is provided at the upper end between the lower partition plates 22. . Each introduction guide surface 26 is formed across the lower partition plate 22.

The opening / closing part B ₂ is formed integrally with the fixing part B ₁ and a synthetic resin, and is a flat plate in which the top wall 31 is extended from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 30 abutting the lower surface to the upper peripheral edge of the fixing part top plate 21. The lower end of the rear part of the peripheral wall 30 and the upper end of the rear part of the fixed part peripheral wall 20 are connected to each other via a hinge 32 so that the upper surface of the fixed part can be opened and closed.

  From the back surface of the top wall 31, four upper partition plates 33 that are parallel to each other are suspended at this interval. Each upper partition plate 33 hangs at a position facing the lower partition plate 22 until the lower end is in contact with the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 25, and the front and rear width is thicker than the rear end of the cylindrical portion 25 than the front end of the fitting recess 23. It has a length up to the front position. The central two sheets form an introduction path r through which the tablet passes between each other, and each one sheet on both sides also serves to form the introduction path r through which the tablet passes between each other. It is longer than the sheet. Further, a connecting plate 34 having the same length as the upper partition plate 33 is provided before and after each upper partition plate 33. Each front connecting plate 34 is spanned above the front edge position of each fitting recess 23, and each rear connecting plate 34 is split at a position where the upper and lower surfaces of the rear edge of the cylindrical portion 25 abut each other. doing.

  In addition, arc-shaped guide surfaces 35 are provided between the upper partition plates 33 in the portion from the rear end position of the passage hole 24 to the front end position of the fitting recess 23. This arc-shaped guide surface 35 is provided across the upper partition plate 33, and has a radius substantially the same as the diameter of the tablet. And the introduction path r of the tablet from the cylinder part 25 to the fitting recessed part 23 is formed.

  Further, an upper seal cylinder 36 is suspended from the peripheral edge of the back surface of the top wall 31 and is fitted into a lower seal cylinder 27 standing on the upper surface of the fixed part top plate 21 so as to hermetically seal the inside.

  When the tablet container 1 configured as described above is used, first, the tablet container 1 is inverted from the state shown in FIG. 1 and introduced from between the lower partition plates 22 through the passage holes 24 as shown in FIG. Each tablet is introduced into the path r. When one tablet is sequentially introduced into the introduction path r and the tablet container 1 is erected from this state, one tablet is placed in each fitting recess 23 as shown in FIG. Can be taken out.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which a gutter plate 28 is stretched around the center between the lower partition plates 22. The gutter plate 28 has a V-shaped cross section and serves to alleviate the concentration of the tablet in the passage hole 24. The shape is not limited to the V shape, and may be a U shape or a simple plate shape. Others are the same as in the example of FIG.

FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 show still another example. In this example, instead of the pair of introduction guide surfaces 26 and 26 in the example of FIG. A support plate 41 is provided protruding from the front edge of the lower partition plate 22 as a front introduction guide surface 26a ₁ as an introduction guide surface 26 that gradually rises toward the position below the passage hole 24. The locking tray 40 is formed by a rear end portion of the support plate 41 and a vertical wall 42 erected on the upper surface of the support plate 41, and a side surface extending from the upper surface of the support plate 41 to the rear surface of the vertical wall 42 as a tablet mounting surface. It forms a viewing arc surface and opens rearward and obliquely upward. Therefore, when the tablet is placed on the locking tray 40, it is configured not to fall in an upright normal state. Both sides of the support plate 41 and the vertical wall 42 are integrally connected to the lower partition plate 22 on both sides. Further, a connecting front plate 43 is provided above the leading edge of the support plate 41 so as to connect the front edge portions between the lower partition plates 22 together. It is provided in the same form. In this example, each lower partition plate 22, each support plate 41, each connection front plate 43, and each connection rear plate 44 are formed separately from the fixed portion top wall 20, and are suspended from the fixed portion top wall 20. The upper part is fitted to the provided fitting cylinder 29 and is integrally connected to the fixed part top wall 20.

  Then, the container bodies A are arranged in a line from the fitting recess 23 to the locking tray 40 by being inverted while being tilted forward as shown in FIG. Next, when the container is erected rearward, the parts other than the tablet in the fitting recess 23 and the locking tray 40 fall from the state shown in FIG. 7 into the container body A. As a result, as shown in FIG. Tablets remain only in the mating recess 23 and the locking tray 40. Next, after removing the tablet in the fitting recess 23 and closing the lid, the tablet can be weighed by the same operation next time. In this case, the tablet in each locking tray 40 is weighed in the fitting recess 23, respectively. Is done.

It is a partially cutaway side view of a tablet container. Example 1 It is a top view of a tablet container. Example 1 It is principal part sectional drawing at the time of use of a tablet container. Example 1 It is a partially cutaway side view at the time of use of a tablet container. Example 1 It is a partially cutaway side view of a tablet container. (Example 2) It is principal part sectional drawing at the time of use of a tablet container. (Example 3) It is a partially cutaway side view of a tablet container. (Example 3) It is a partially cutaway side view at the time of use of a tablet container. (Example 3)

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Tablet container A ... Container body
10 ... trunk, 11 ... shoulder, 12 ... mouth and neck B ... cap
B ₁ … fixed part
20 ... peripheral wall, 21 ... top wall, 22 ... lower partition plate, 23 ... fitting recess, 24 ... passage hole, 25 ... cylindrical part, 26 ... introduction guide surface, 26a ... front introduction guide surface, 26a ₁ ... front part Introduction guide,
26b ... rear introduction guide surface, 27 ... lower seal cylinder, 28 ... gutter plate, 29 ... fitting cylinder,
40 ... Locking tray, 41 ... Support plate, 42 ... Vertical wall, 43 ... Front plate, 44 ... Back plate
B ₂ ... Opening / closing section
30 ... peripheral wall, 31 ... top wall, 32 ... hinge, 33 ... upper partition plate, 34 ... connecting plate,
35 ... Arc-shaped guide surface, 36 ... Upper seal cylinder p ... Packing r ... Introduction path

Claims (6)

Comprising a container body A which has been erected the neck 12 from the barrel 10, and a cap B linked to openably closing section B ₂ to the fixed portion B ₁ that is mounted on the mouth-neck portion 12, the fixed portion B ₁ represents, A plurality of lower partition plates 22 juxtaposed on the back surface of the top plate 21 covering the upper end opening of the container body neck portion 12 and a single tablet that passes through each of the top plate 21 portions between the lower partition plates 22 can pass. A pair of introduction guide surfaces 26, 26 provided so as to gradually rise from both edges of the lower partition plate 22 toward the passage hole 24 in the upper part between the lower partition plate 22 and the passage holes 24, respectively. and a fitting recess 23 tablets each top plate 21 partial top and recessed between the lower partition plate 22 adjacent to the opening and closing section B ₂ includes a plurality of upper partition plate 33 vertically on the back top, upper partition Arc-shaped guide surfaces 35 provided respectively in the upper position from the passage hole 24 between the plates 33 to the fitting recess 23, and one lock from the passage hole 24 to the fitting recess 23 Tablet vessel but which is characterized in that form each image of the introduction path r can pass. Each tablet is locked in the upper part between the lower partition plates 22 by inverting the container body A after being inverted, and the locked tablet is introduced into the respective fitting recess 23 at the next weighing. The tablet container according to claim 1, further comprising a locking tray 40 configured as described above. Instead of the pair of introduction guide surfaces 26, 26, a support plate 41 is formed with the lower surface as an introduction guide surface 26 that gradually rises from the front edge of the lower partition plate 22 toward the position below the passage hole 24. The catch plate 40 is configured by a rear end portion of the support plate 41 and a vertical wall 42 erected on the upper surface of the rear portion of the support plate 41, and an arc surface extending from the upper surface of the rear end portion of the support plate 41 to the rear surface of the vertical wall 42. The tablet container according to claim 2 provided. The tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cylinder portion 25 is erected on the top surface of the top plate 21 around the passage hole 24, and a gap is provided between the fitting recess 23 and the upper partition plate 33. . Claim 1 thru | or Claim which the container neck A comprised the mouth-and-neck part 12 which diameter-reduced through the shoulder part 11 from the trunk | drum 10, stood up, and the lower end part of each lower partition plate 22 was suspended to the trunk | drum 10 upper part. Item 5. The tablet container according to any one of Items 4. The tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a gutter plate 28 is spanned between the lower partition plates 22.

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