JP5357633B2 - Portable tablet container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a disposable portable tablet container that can store and carry tablets for one dose or for multiple doses (including capsules, the same applies hereinafter).

  Chronic illness patients, including the elderly, may carry a medication that they take regularly. In addition, there are not a few drugs for chronic diseases whose doses are strictly regulated each time.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to pack and carry the medicine for each dose individually and manage the dose correctly. As a tablet container that can be used for such purposes, a flat container with a small capacity lid is available. Known (Patent Document 1). This container is a combination of a shallow container body and a foldable lid member attached to the container, and the lid member has a small hole for taking out one tablet inside and a plurality of tablets inside the tablet, A large hole for replenishing tablets is formed, and the small hole and large hole of the lid member can be opened and closed individually.

JP 2008-111871 A

  According to such a conventional technique, there is a problem that the flat container is not necessarily suitable for the purpose of correctly managing the dose because it does not contain a tablet for one dose. Further, when the tablet is replenished many times and used over a long period of time, there is a problem that it is difficult to keep the inside sufficiently clean.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention can be suitably used for the purpose of strictly managing the dose by combining a container body for storing a tablet for one dose and a lid member, and can be disposable. The object is to provide a portable tablet container which has no internal cleanliness problems.

  The configuration of the present invention for achieving such an object includes a container main body and a lid member that is detachably attached to the container main body, and the container main body includes a frame with a bottom that is open at the top, The storage chamber is integrally formed, and the cover member is integrally formed with a cover plate with a mounting frame that closes the upper surface of the container body and a pull tab that opens a part of the cover plate upward through a thin hinge. The gist is to store tablets for one dose, and the pull tab closes the storage chamber containing the tablets in an airtight manner.

  Note that the pull tab can be connected to the lid plate via a plurality of connecting pieces that are broken when opened.

  In addition, a guide part that guides the tablet to the center part may be provided on the peripheral edge of the bottom part of the storage chamber, and a protrusion part that restricts the movement of the tablet in the storage room may be provided on the lower surface of the pull tab.

  Further, a plurality of sets of these portable tablet containers may be integrally connected.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the tablet for one dose can be stored in the storage chamber of the container body, and the pull tab of the lid member can airtightly close the storage chamber containing the tablets. Therefore, when taking a tablet, the dose for each dose can be strictly controlled by opening the pull tab and taking out the tablet in the storage chamber. Further, by making the entire storage room disposable without replenishing the storage room, there is no possibility that the storage room becomes unclean and the tablet is soiled. The container body is formed in, for example, a shallow dish-shaped square, oval, circle, etc., and the lid member is integrated with the container body so as to be integrated into a compact form that is convenient for carrying. Can do.

  The pull tab is connected to the cover plate via a connecting piece that is broken when opened, so that once the pin is opened, a so-called tamper evidence function can be realized in which the connecting piece breaks and leaves clear evidence.

  The guide portion provided at the bottom periphery of the storage chamber guides the tablet in the storage chamber to the central portion of the storage chamber. Therefore, when the lid member is attached to the container body and the storage chamber containing the tablets is sealed with the pull tab, the pull tab There is no risk that the tablet in the storage chamber will interfere mechanically inadvertently and thereby damage the tablet.

  The protrusion provided on the lower surface of the pull tab restricts the movement of the tablet in the storage chamber, and prevents the tablet from being broken by an impact while being carried.

  In addition, by connecting a plurality of sets of such portable tablet containers, for example, it is possible to conveniently carry tablets for one day to be taken divided into a plurality of times, and to manage the dose for each dose. be able to. That is, if taking three times a day, three sets may be connected, and if taking twice a day, two sets may be connected.

Whole exploded perspective view Usage perspective view Overall configuration diagram Cross-sectional explanatory drawing of main parts Whole structure explanatory drawing which shows other embodiment Cross-sectional view (1) corresponding to FIG. 4 (B) showing another embodiment Sectional view (2) corresponding to FIG. 4 (B) showing another embodiment Main part structure explanatory drawing which shows other embodiment.

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

  The portable tablet container includes a container body 10 and a lid member 20 that is detachably attached to the container body 10 (FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The container body 10 is configured by integrally molding a frame body 11 having a bottom 11 a with an open top and a circular storage chamber 12 in the frame body 11. The container body 10 is formed in a shallow dish-like square as a whole, and a horizontally long rectangular recess 11 b is formed on one side of the frame 11. Further, a flat tongue piece 13 is projected outward from the upper edge of the other side facing the recess 11b, and a round hole 13a is formed in the tongue piece 13.

  An inward engagement rib 11c is continuously formed on the inner surface of each side of the frame 11 except for a portion where the recess 11b is formed. In the frame 11, a circular peripheral wall 12a that forms the storage chamber 12 on the bottom 11a and a large-diameter peripheral wall 12b that concentrically surrounds the outer side of the peripheral wall 12a are formed. Triangular plate-shaped guide portions 12c, 12c,... Arranged in the radial direction of the storage chamber 12 are formed at equal intervals on the inner peripheral base side of the peripheral wall 12a, that is, the bottom periphery of the storage chamber 12. Further, a part of the outer peripheral wall 12b is a straight wall that forms the long side of the recess 11b. The peripheral walls 12a and 12b are formed at the same height slightly lower than the frame 11 together with the long and short straight walls forming the recesses 11b.

  The lid member 20 is formed by integrally molding a lid plate 21 with a mounting frame 22 and a pull tab 23 formed on the lid plate 21. The mounting frame 22 is suspended at the same height on the entire circumference of the lower surface of the lid plate 21 except for a portion corresponding to the recess 11b of the frame body 11 so that the mounting frame 22 can be fitted into the frame body 11 of the container body 10. ing. Further, outward engagement ribs 22 a are continuously formed on the outer surface of the mounting frame 22. The pull tab 23 is formed so as to divide a part of the cover plate 21 through a thin hinge 23a and arcuate gaps 23b and 23b. However, the gaps 23b and 23b are formed in an arc shape so as to correspond to the gap between the double peripheral walls 12a and 12b on the container body 10 side, and both sides of the front end of the pull tab 23 on the opposite side of the hinge 23a. Is extended parallel to

  Connection pieces 24 and 24 are formed in gaps 23b and 23b between the cover plate 21 and the pull tab 23, respectively (FIGS. 1 and 3A). Each connection piece 24 is formed in a triangular frustum shape from the cover plate 21 side toward the pull tab 23 side, and the pull tab 23 is connected to the cover plate 21 via a plurality of connection pieces 24, 24. Therefore, the pull tab 23 can open a part of the cover plate 21 upward via the hinge 23a by breaking the connecting pieces 24, 24... (FIG. 2). That is, the connecting pieces 24, 24... Can realize a tamper evidence function indicating that the pull tab 23 is opened. 3A to 3C are an overall top view, a left side view of FIG. 3A, and an overall bottom view, respectively.

  On the lower surface of the pull tab 23, a seal ring 23c that fits the peripheral wall 12a for the storage chamber 12 of the container body 10 is suspended (FIG. 2). As for the seal ring 23c, the front-end | tip part outer peripheral side is notched into the thin wall diagonally over the perimeter. Further, on the lower surface of the pull tab 23, low circular protrusions 23d and 23d are formed concentrically inside the seal ring 23c. Further, anti-slip ribs 23e and 23e are formed on the lower surface of the front end of the pull tab 23 corresponding to the recess 11b of the frame body 11.

  Therefore, the lid member 20 can be mounted in combination with the container body 10 so that the mounting frame 22 is fitted into the frame body 11 (FIGS. 3 and 4). However, at this time, the thin-walled hinge 23a is positioned on the tongue piece 13 side of the container body 10, and the tip of the pull tab 23 opposite to the tongue piece 13 is projected in a bowl shape on the recess 11b of the frame body 11. And 4A and 4B are enlarged sectional views corresponding to the X1-X1 line and the X2-X2 line of FIG. 3A, respectively, and FIG. 4C is the same figure (B). FIG.

  The lid member 20 fits the mounting frame 22 into the frame body 11 of the container body 10 and elastically engages the former engagement rib 22a with the latter engagement rib 11c (FIG. 4C). The container body 10 can be detachably mounted. Since the gaps 23b and 23b of the lid member 20 correspond to the gaps between the peripheral walls 12a and 12b of the container body 10 (FIG. 5B), the contamination range due to outside air from the gaps 23b and 23b is the peripheral wall 12a. , 12b, and does not reach the storage chamber 12. Furthermore, it is not easy to forcibly remove the lid member 20 from the container body 10 via the gaps 23b and 23b.

  In such a portable tablet container, a tablet for one dose is stored in the storage chamber 12 of the container body 10, the lid member 20 is attached, and the storage chamber 12 containing the tablet is airtightly closed via the pull tab 23. (FIG. 4). This is because the seal ring 23 c on the lower surface of the pull tab 23 is press-fitted into the peripheral wall 12 a of the storage chamber 12. The tablet container in which tablets are stored in this way is formed compactly as shown in FIG. 3, and is organized and stored by, for example, hanging on a hook (not shown) using the round hole 13a of the tongue piece 13. Can be displayed and sold. Further, the tablets in the storage chamber 12 are guided to the center of the storage chamber 12 through the guide portions 12c, 12c... And there is no possibility of interfering with the seal ring 23c of the pull tab 23 when the lid member 20 is attached. The movement in the storage chamber 12 can be restricted via the concentric protrusions 23d and 23d.

  When taking a stored tablet, the pull tab 23 is opened upward through the hinge 23a (FIG. 2). At this time, the pulling tab 23 protruding from the recess 11b of the frame body 11 is pulled up by placing the fingers on the ribs 23e, 23e with fingers, so that the connecting pieces 24, 24,. While pulling, the pull tab 23 is opened, and the tablet in the storage chamber 12 can be taken out. The broken connection pieces 24, 24... Remain on the lid plate 21 side and are clearly visible. Moreover, what is necessary is just to discard the tablet container after taking out a tablet as it is.

Other embodiments

  For example, three sets of portable tablet containers may be integrally connected (FIG. 5). However, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the arrow line X3-X3 in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, the container body 10 has three storage chambers 12, 12... Formed in a horizontal row in a frame body 11, and a lid member 20 is a horizontally long lid plate 21 common to the entire frame body 11. On the other hand, three pull tabs 23 corresponding to each storage chamber 12 are formed. Therefore, by storing tablets for each dose in each storage chamber 12, opening each pull tab 23 individually, and taking the tablets in each storage chamber 12 in order, it is convenient for taking three times a day. Can be used for

  The container body 10 and the lid member 20 in FIG. 5 may be formed independently for each storage chamber 12 according to FIGS. 1 to 4, and may be integrally connected so as to be separable through a thin portion, for example. . Further, the number of connected sets in these forms can be set to an arbitrary number of two or more.

  In the above description, the peripheral wall 12a for the storage chamber 12 of the container body 10 may omit the outer peripheral wall 12b having a large diameter (FIG. 6). Further, the peripheral wall 12a corresponds to the gaps 23b and 23b between the pull tab 23 and the lid plate 21 (FIG. 7), and is formed to have a thickness exceeding the entire width of the gap 23b, so that the outside air from the gaps 23b and 23b. It is possible to further reduce internal fouling due to.

  Note that the protrusions 23d and 23d on the lower surface of the pull tab 23 may be formed in a number of flexible protrusions instead of being formed in a concentric circle (FIG. 8). However, FIGS. 8A and 8B are a bottom view of the lid member 20 and a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6, respectively. FIG. 8B shows the tablets T and T in the storage chamber 12. It is also illustrated. In addition, the guide portions 12c, 12c,... At the periphery of the bottom of the storage chamber 12 may be formed continuously in the circumferential direction of the storage chamber 12, instead of being formed into a plurality of triangular plates. The cross section may be a triangle, or a concave curved surface from the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12a to the bottom surface of the storage chamber 12.

  The present invention is widely applied to the purpose of storing a tablet for one dose or a plurality of doses in the storage chamber 12 for each dose and carrying the tablet correctly each time. be able to. In addition, the tablet for each dose may be one or more tablets, and may be not only a tablet but also a capsule, a troche, a pill, and the like.

T ... Tablet 10 ... Container body 11 ... Frame body 11a ... Bottom 12 ... Storage chamber 12c ... Guide part 20 ... Lid member 21 ... Cover plate 22 ... Mounting frame 23 ... Pull tab 23a ... Hinge 23d ... Projection part 24 ... Connecting piece

Patent applicant Shingo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Tadaaki Matsuda, Attorney

Claims (5)

  A container body, and a lid member that is detachably attached to the container body. The container body is integrally formed with a frame with a bottom that is open at the top and a storage chamber in the frame body, and the lid The member is integrally formed with a cover plate with a mounting frame that closes the upper surface of the container main body and a pull tab that opens a part of the cover plate upward through a thin hinge. A portable tablet container for storing tablets for taking, wherein the pull tab closes the storage chamber containing the tablets in an airtight manner.   The portable tablet container according to claim 1, wherein the pull tab is connected to the lid plate via a plurality of connecting pieces that are broken when opened.   The portable tablet container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a guide portion for guiding the tablet to the center portion is provided on a peripheral edge of the bottom portion of the storage chamber.   The portable tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a protrusion that restricts movement of the tablet in the storage chamber is provided on a lower surface of the pull tab.   A portable tablet container comprising a plurality of sets of portable tablet containers according to any one of claims 1 to 4 connected integrally.

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