JP5185302B2 - Inner plug for removing solid agent - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, a solid drug (tablet and capsule), a drug in a capsule (hereinafter referred to as “tablet type”), a drug such as a supplement, and a food (hereinafter referred to as “drug etc.”) are dispensed from a drug bottle into one tablet granule. It relates to the inner plug that can be taken out one by one.

When taking out a solid agent from a medicine bottle conventionally, if there is too much, it will return an excess solid agent, but if it picks up by hand at that time, various bacteria will attach to a solid agent and it is not hygienic. For this reason, when a predetermined amount of medicine or the like is taken out in a container containing mold medicine or the like in bulk, a larger amount is taken out and more than the predetermined quantity is picked up by hand and returned to the container. Therefore, when picking by hand, various bacteria adhere to the medicine and the like, which is unsanitary.
An internal stopper has been proposed which improves this so that each tablet can be taken out correctly (Patent Documents 1 and 2).
However, the inner plug of Patent Document 1 requires two members, an outer cylinder 2 and a flexible inner lid, and there is a problem that the number of parts is large and the manufacture and assembly are complicated. . In addition, although the inner plug of Patent Document 2 is simple to manufacture, there is no means for expanding the bowl-shaped tip 7 without touching the tablet, and the drug is placed on the bowl-shaped tip 7 when taking out the medicine or the like. There is a problem that a finger is easily touched to the distal end portion 7 when a solid agent is picked up and a germ is easily attached to the distal end portion 7.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 44-4000 JP 11-147554 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an inner plug in which the solid agent can be taken out one by one without touching the path through which the solid agent (tablet and capsule) passes, and which is easy to manufacture. .

The invention of claim 1 is characterized in that an outwardly facing stop flange is provided at the upper end of the short cylindrical body fitted into the mouth of the medicine bottle, and an inwardly directed inner flange is provided inside the short cylindrical body at a position lower than the stop flange. Forming,
Further, four pieces of a valve body that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a slit narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent is formed in a cross shape at the boundary between the valve body and the valve body. ,
Then, these valve bodies are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body to form a conical solid agent lead-out portion inside the valve body, and at the four vertices of these triangular valve bodies, Form a solid agent outlet that is smaller than the outer diameter,
Then, the base ends of the two strip-like operation pieces arranged above the slit and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylindrical body are connected to the short cylindrical body, and the other ends are apexes of two adjacent valve bodies. Each connected to
By pressing down these operation pieces, the two pieces of valve bodies are simultaneously bent in a direction away from the center of the short cylindrical body, and the solid agent take-out port is enlarged larger than the diameter of the solid agent.
The invention of claim 2 has an outwardly facing stop flange at the upper end of the short cylinder fitted into the mouth of the medicine bottle, and an inwardly facing inner flange inside the short cylinder at a position lower than the stop flange, respectively. Forming,
Further, two pieces of a valve body that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a trapezoidal protrusion 1 is formed along the inner periphery integrally with the inner flange at a position facing the valve body. A slit, narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent, is formed in a T shape at the boundary between the valve body and the valve body and the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion.
Then, the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body to form a conical solid agent lead-out portion inside the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion, and the apexes of these valve bodies And forming a solid agent outlet smaller than the outer diameter of the solid agent by the upper side of the trapezoidal protrusion,
Then, the base end of one strip-like operation piece arranged above the slit and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylinder is connected to the short cylinder, and the other end is the apex of two adjacent valve bodies. Connected to
By pressing the operation piece downward, the two pieces of the valve body are simultaneously bent in the direction away from the center of the short cylindrical body, and the solid agent take-out port is enlarged larger than the diameter of the solid agent.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a finger hooking protrusion is attached to the surface of the operation piece, and a reinforcing material is attached to the back surface from a position corresponding to the position where the finger hooking protrusion is attached to the vicinity of the apex of the valve body. .

The above solid preparations are tablets and capsules. The outer diameter of the solid agent is the smallest solid agent diameter.
The medicine bottle contains medicines, supplements, foods in the form of tablets and capsules.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the solid agent outlet is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the solid agent, the solid agent is not discharged even if the lid is removed and the medicine bottle is inverted. Moreover, since the conical solid agent lead-out portion is formed inside the valve body, the solid agent is arranged one by one in the solid agent lead-out portion. And by pushing down the operation piece, the solid agent take-out port can be enlarged larger than the diameter of the solid agent, so that the solid agent can be discharged one by one. Moreover, since the solid agent can be taken out without touching the solid agent take-out port, it is hygienic. Moreover, since it is the structure which can be shape | molded by one shot, manufacture is easy.
In addition to the above-described effect, the invention of claim 2 has an effect that since the valve body is two pieces and the operation piece is one, the manufacture is easier.
In the invention of claim 3, since the finger hooking projection is attached to the surface of the operation piece, it is easy to push with the finger. Further, by pressing with the finger hooking projection, the portion of the operation piece where the reinforcing material is not attached is deformed, and the solid agent outlet is smoothly expanded.

It is a front view of the inside stopper for solid agent taking out. It is a top view of the inside stopper for solid agent taking out. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. It is a figure explaining the effect | action which discharges | emits a solid agent from an inside plug, (a) is before solid agent discharge | emission, (b) is a figure after solid agent discharge | emission. It is a figure which shows the position of a lid | cover and an internal stopper in the state which closed the lid | cover. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the inner plug for taking out the solid agent according to another embodiment. It is a top view of the inside plug for solid agent taking-out of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an internal stopper for taking out a solid agent according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view of the inner plug, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inner plug, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the action of discharging the solid agent from the inner plug.
Reference numeral 1 denotes an inner plug, which has the following configuration.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a short cylindrical body whose upper and lower sides are open. The outer diameter of the short cylindrical body is the same as the diameter of the mouth 9 of the medicine bottle 8. Further, an inward inner flange 4b is formed inside the short cylindrical body 2 at a position lower than the stop flange 3.
Further, four pieces of a valve body 4 that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a slit 6 narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent 10 is formed at the boundary between the valve body 4 and the valve body 4. Form a cross. Then, these valve bodies 4 are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body 2 to form a conical solid agent deriving portion 4c inside the valve body 4, and the four of the triangular valve bodies 4 are formed. A solid agent outlet 4d smaller than the outer diameter of the solid agent 10 is formed by the vertex 4a.
The outer diameter of the solid agent 10 is the same as long as it is spherical, but in the case of a rugby ball shape, there are a long diameter and a short diameter. The outer diameter of the solid agent 10 is the smallest diameter of the solid agent 10.
The apex 4 a may be higher than the upper surface portion of the short cylindrical body 2 or may be equal to or lower than the height of the upper surface portion of the short cylindrical body 2.
Then, the base ends of the two strip-shaped operation pieces 5 positioned above the slit 6 and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylindrical body 2 are connected to the short cylindrical body 2, and the other ends are connected to two adjacent pieces. Each is connected to the apex 4a of the valve body. A reinforcing material 7 is fixed to the back surface of the operation piece 5 from the central portion to the other end.
The inner plug 1 having the above configuration is made of a flexible plastic such as polyethylene or polypropylene and can be molded in one shot.

When taking out the solid agent 10 from the medicine bottle 8, the mouth 9 of the medicine bottle 8 is directed downward or obliquely downward (FIG. 4A), and at least one of the operation pieces 5 is pushed. The solid agent outlet 4d is expanded, and the solid agent 10 (capsule) is discharged one by one (FIG. 4B).
At this time, if the apex 4a of the valve body 4 is higher than the upper surface portion of the short cylindrical body 2, the solid agent lead-out portion 4c is long, and the solid agents 10 are smoothly arranged one by one. In addition, when the apex 4a of the valve body 4 is equal to or lower than the upper surface portion of the short cylindrical body 2, the valve body 4 can be used even when the distance between the upper surface of the lid 12 of the medicine bottle and the inner stopper 1 is narrow (FIG. 5).

Next, an internal stopper for taking out a solid agent according to another embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
Unlike the above-described embodiment, the inner plug of this embodiment has two pieces of the valve body 4 and is provided with one piece of trapezoidal protrusion at a position facing this (FIGS. 6 and 7).
That is, the configuration of the inner plug 1 is as follows.
An outward stop flange 3 is formed in the portion of the short cylindrical body 2 whose outer diameter is the same as the diameter of the mouth 9 of the medicine bottle 8 and whose top and bottom are open. Further, an inward inner flange 4b is formed inside the short cylindrical body 2 at a position lower than the stop flange 3.
Further, two pieces of a valve body 4 that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a trapezoidal shape is formed along the inner periphery integrally with the inner flange at a position facing the valve body 2. One piece of protrusion 13 is provided. A slit 6 narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent 10 is formed in a T shape at the boundary between the valve body 4 and the valve body 4 and between the valve body 4 and the trapezoidal protrusion 13.
Then, the valve body 4 and the trapezoidal protrusion 13 are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body 2 to form a conical solid agent deriving portion 4 c inside the valve body 4 and the trapezoidal protrusion 13. The valve body 4 and the apex 4a and the upper side 13a of the trapezoidal protrusion 13 form a solid agent outlet 4d smaller than the outer diameter of the solid agent.
Then, the base end of one strip-like operation piece 5 positioned above the slit 6 and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylindrical body 2 is connected to the short cylindrical body 2, and the other end is connected to two adjacent pieces. Connect to the apex 4a of the valve body. A finger hooking projection 11 is attached to the center of the surface of the operation piece 5. Further, the reinforcing material 7 is attached to the back surface from the position corresponding to the position where the finger hooking protrusion is attached to the vicinity of the apex 4a of the valve body.
When taking out the solid agent 10 from the medicine bottle 8, the mouth 9 of the medicine bottle 8 is directed downward or obliquely downward, and then a finger is put on the finger hooking projection 11 and the operation piece 5 is pushed. A portion of the operation piece 5 where the reinforcing material is not attached (from the base end to the center) is deformed, and the solid agent outlet 4d is smoothly expanded.
The inner plug 1 of this embodiment is easier to manufacture because the valve body 4 is two pieces and the operation piece 5 is one, compared to the above embodiment.

  In each said embodiment, although the reinforcing material 7 is attached to the back surface of the operation piece 5, it does not need to provide. However, by providing the reinforcing material 7 at a predetermined position, the operation piece is not bent unnecessarily, and the solid agent outlet is smoothly expanded.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inner plug 2 Short cylindrical body 3 Outward stop flange 4 Valve body 4b Inner flange 4c Solid agent lead-out part 4d Solid agent take-out port 5 Operation piece 6 Slit 8 Medicine bottle 10 Solid agent

Claims (3)

An outward facing flange is formed at the upper end of the short cylinder to be fitted into the mouth of the medicine bottle, and an inward inner flange is formed inside the short cylinder at a position lower than the retaining flange,
Further, four pieces of a valve body that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a slit narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent is formed in a cross shape at the boundary between the valve body and the valve body. ,
Then, these valve bodies are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body to form a conical solid agent lead-out portion inside the valve body, and at the four vertices of these triangular valve bodies, Form a solid agent outlet that is smaller than the outer diameter,
Then, the base ends of the two strip-like operation pieces arranged above the slit and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylindrical body are connected to the short cylindrical body, and the other ends are apexes of two adjacent valve bodies. Each connected to
By pushing down these operation pieces, the two pieces of valve bodies are simultaneously bent in a direction away from the center of the short cylindrical body, and the solid agent take-out port is enlarged larger than the diameter of the solid agent. Internal stopper. An outward facing flange is formed at the upper end of the short cylinder to be fitted into the mouth of the medicine bottle, and an inward inner flange is formed inside the short cylinder at a position lower than the retaining flange,
Further, two pieces of a valve body that can be bent and extended in a triangular shape along the inner periphery thereof are provided integrally with the inner flange, and a trapezoidal protrusion 1 is formed along the inner periphery integrally with the inner flange at a position facing the valve body. A slit, narrower than the outer diameter of the solid agent, is formed in a T shape at the boundary between the valve body and the valve body and the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion.
Then, the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion are inclined inward toward the center of the short cylindrical body to form a conical solid agent lead-out portion inside the valve body and the trapezoidal protrusion, and the apexes of these valve bodies And forming a solid agent outlet smaller than the outer diameter of the solid agent by the upper side of the trapezoidal protrusion,
Then, the base end of one strip-like operation piece arranged above the slit and arranged in the diameter direction of the short cylinder is connected to the short cylinder, and the other end is the apex of two adjacent valve bodies. Connected to
For removing a solid agent characterized in that the two pieces of valve bodies are simultaneously bent in the direction away from the center of the short cylinder by pushing down the operation piece to enlarge the solid agent take-out port larger than the diameter of the solid agent. Inner plug.   The finger hooking protrusion is attached to the surface of the operation piece, and a reinforcing material is attached to the back surface from a position corresponding to the position where the finger hooking protrusion is attached to the vicinity of the apex of the valve body. Internal plug for removing solid agent.

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