JP6796036B2 - Tablet container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a tablet container for containing tablets such as granular sweets and medicines, and particularly to a tablet container that enables a fixed amount of tablets to be taken out at all times with a simple operation.

As a container of this type, Patent Document 1 describes a dish-like shape in which measuring recesses communicating with the inside of the storage recess are continuously provided on the side of the storage recess for storing granular matter, and the upper end of the outer periphery of the measuring recess is provided. From the container body in which the surrounding frame plate is extended so as to be openable and closable, and the fixed portion fixed by closing the upper end opening of the storage recess, the upper end opening of the measuring recess is openably covered and the lower peripheral edge is covered. A flexible sheet material having an opening / closing portion to which the frame plate is fixed is fitted to the upper end of the inner circumference of the measuring recess so as to be airtight and openable, and the sheet material opening / closing portion inside the frame plate. A granular material storage container comprising a lid substrate fixed to the lower surface has been proposed.

According to such a container, when the container is tilted from the horizontal state to the measuring recess side, a predetermined amount of granules are introduced into the measuring recess, and then the opening / closing portion is opened and the container is inverted to be weighed. Granules can be taken out.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-180726

However, the conventional container has a structure in which the granules stored in the storage recess can enter the measuring recess while the container is inverted to take out the granules, and the granules are being taken out. When granules enter the measuring recess, more than a desired amount of granules are discharged, and there is room for improvement in this respect.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to provide a tablet container capable of always taking out only a predetermined amount of tablets weighed by a simple operation.

In order to solve the above problems, the tablet container of the present invention has a container body having an opening at the upper end, a storage space for storing tablets, and a weighing space for measuring tablets in communication with the storage space, and the container body. The upper lid, which is slidably held in the space and closes the upper end opening of the accommodation space and the measurement space, while exposing the upper end opening of the measurement space when sliding in the opening direction to allow the tablet to be taken out, and the above. It is provided with an entry restricting member that is arranged in the accommodating space and deforms with the sliding of the upper lid in the opening direction to restrict the entry of tablets from the accommodating space into the measuring space.

In the tablet container of the present invention, it is preferable that the upper lid has an operating pin that hangs down toward the accommodation space and deforms the entry restricting member as it slides in the opening direction.

Further, in the tablet container of the present invention, it is preferable that the entry restricting member is made of an elastic body that urges the upper lid in the closing direction via the operating pin.

Further, in the tablet container of the present invention, it is preferable that the entry restricting member is integrally molded with the container body.

Further, in the tablet container of the present invention, an opening for separating the entry restricting member from the bottom wall is formed in the bottom wall of the container body, and the opening is covered on the outer surface of the bottom wall. It is preferable to provide a sheet material.

In the tablet container of the present invention, when the tablet container is filled with tablets and the upper lid is closed and the tablet container is tilted toward the measuring space, the tablets in the storage space enter the measuring space and a predetermined number of tablets are released. Weighed. When the upper lid is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container body from this state, the weighing space is exposed, and at the same time, the entry restricting member is deformed as the upper lid moves, and the entry of tablets from the accommodating space into the measuring space is restricted. Will be done.

Therefore, according to the tablet container of the present invention, only a predetermined amount of tablets weighed can always be taken out with a simple operation.

It is a perspective view which showed the tablet container of one Embodiment of this invention in the state of use. The main body of the tablet container of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a front view. It is a top view which showed the appearance which the entry restricting member was set in the container body of FIG. The upper lid of the tablet container of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a front view. The tablet container of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is a side view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5 (a). In order to explain the deformation of the entry restricting member when the upper lid is slid with respect to the container body and the state of the tablet entry restriction into the measuring space by the entry restricting member, the tablet container shown in FIG. 1 with the upper lid shown by a broken line. (A) shows a state in which the upper lid is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container body, and (b) shows a state in which the upper lid automatically returns from the open position to the closed position. The container body in the tablet container of another embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a plan view, and (b) is a bottom view. In order to explain the deformation of the entry restricting member when the upper lid is slid with respect to the container body and the state of the tablet entry restriction into the measuring space by the entry restricting member, the tablet container of FIG. 7 showing the upper lid with a broken line. (A) shows a state in which the upper lid is slid in the opening direction with respect to the container body, and (b) shows a state in which the upper lid automatically returns from the open position to the closed position.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tablet container 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The tablet container 10 is made of a synthetic resin or the like and is formed by injection molding or the like, and a container body 12 and the container body. A top lid 14 that slidably covers the 12 in the left-right direction is provided, and the tablet T can be stored in the container body 12.

FIG. 2 shows the container body 12 as a single unit. The container body 12 is composed of a bottom wall 16 extending in a flat plate shape and a peripheral wall 18 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 16, and the upper end of the peripheral wall 18 is open. There is. The bottom wall 16 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long and has rounded corners in the left-right direction (sliding direction of the upper lid 14) in a plan view. The peripheral wall 18 has a pair of side walls 18a and 18b extending in the front-rear direction, and a rear wall 18c and a front wall 18d extending in the left-right direction (width direction) and connecting the pair of side walls 18a and 18b. There is. The height of the peripheral wall 18 is formed to be smaller than the length and width of the container body 12, and the tablet container 10 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole.

The inner space of the peripheral wall 18 of the container body 12 is divided by a partition wall 20 into a storage space V1 for the tablet T, a measuring space V2 for the tablet T, and a vacant space V3 where the tablet T cannot enter. The first portion 20a of the partition wall 20 extends from one side wall 18a to the other side wall 18b side, and partitions the measuring space V2 from the front wall 18d. The second portion 20b of the partition wall 20 extends from the end of the first portion 20a on the side wall 18b side toward the rear wall 18c and is connected to the rear wall 18c with the front wall 18d, the rear wall 18c, and the side wall 18b. A storage space V1 for the tablet T is partitioned between them. The accommodation space V1 and the measurement space V2 communicate with each other via the measurement space inlet V2a near the end of the first portion 20a of the partition wall 20 on the side wall 18b side, and the tablet T passes through the measurement space inlet V2a to the accommodation space V1. Can be moved from to the weighing space V2. A groove 24 into which the entry restricting member 22 described later is fitted is formed in the second portion 20b of the partition wall 20. Further, the rear wall 18c is formed with a locking projection 26 for locking the end of the reinforcing portion 22c of the entry restricting member 22, which will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c), the outer surfaces of the rear wall 18c and the front wall 18d extend in the left-right direction to prevent the upper lid 14 from being removed upward and the upper lid 14 to be removed. Guide ribs 28 and 29 that guide the slide in the left-right direction are formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the container body 12 and the upper lid 14, the tablet container 10 is deformed as the upper lid 14 slides in the opening direction to restrict the entry of the tablet T from the accommodation space V1 into the measuring space V2. The entry restricting member 22 is provided.

In the tablet container 10 of this embodiment, the entry restricting member 22 is made of a leaf spring-like elastic body made of synthetic resin or metal, and is fitted and supported in a groove 24 formed in the second portion 20b of the partition wall 20. The base end portion 22a, the substantially J-shaped or left-right inverted approximately L-shaped hook portion 22b extending from the base end portion 22a toward the front wall 18d side, and the side wall 18a side from the back surface of the hook portion 22b toward the rear wall 18c. It has a reinforcing portion 22c that extends while bending convexly to reinforce the elastic restoring force of the hook portion 22b. The end of the reinforcing portion 22c is locked to the locking projection 26 formed on the rear wall 18c. In the undeformed state of the entry restricting member 22 as shown in FIG. 3 (the state of not being deformed by the operation pin described later), the tablet T is between the hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22 and the front wall 18d. A gap d is maintained to allow the passage d without interfering with.

FIG. 4 shows the upper lid 14 as a single unit. The upper lid 14 has a substantially rectangular top wall 30 with rounded corners formed in a shape and size substantially equal to the bottom wall 16 of the container body 12, and the front of the top wall 30. It has a hanging wall 32 that hangs only from the edge, the trailing edge and one side edge. That is, the hanging wall 32 has a rear wall portion 32c facing the rear wall 18c of the container body 12, a front wall portion 32d facing the front wall 18d, and one end of the rear wall portion 32c and the front wall portion 32d. The side wall portion 32b facing the side wall 18b of the container body 12 is formed, and as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the left and right sides of the rear wall portion 32c and the front wall portion 32d are left and right. Guide grooves 34, 35 extending along the direction and engaging with the guide ribs 28, 29 formed on the rear wall 18c and the front wall 18d of the container body 12 to guide the lateral slide of the upper lid 14 are formed. ..

When taking out the tablet T, for example, the top wall 30 can be slid to the right side (side wall 18b side) with respect to the container body 12 while pressing the thumb or the like against the top wall 30 of the upper lid 14. Further, an arch-shaped notch 36 that exposes the side wall 18b of the container body 12 is formed in the side wall portion 32b of the hanging wall 32, and the side wall 18b of the container body 12 that is exposed from the notch 36 is formed by an arbitrary finger. The upper lid 14 can be slid to the right with respect to the container body 12 by pushing the upper lid 14 to the right with any other finger while pushing it to the left side (side wall 18a side). The shape of the notch 36 is not limited to the arch shape, and may be a rectangle, a trapezoid, or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c), the tablet T that protrudes toward the measuring space V2 of the container body 12 and is introduced into the measuring space V2 does not overlap with the lower surface of the top wall 30. The protruding portion 38 that reduces the height of the measuring space V2 and the empty space V3 of the container body 12 are arranged so as to be caught on the upper end of the second portion 20b of the partition wall 20 of the container body 12 with the upper lid 14 closed. A protrusion 40 that prevents the upper lid 14 from unintentionally sliding to the right side and an operating pin 42 that hangs down toward the accommodation space V1 of the container body 12 and deforms the entry restricting member 22 as the upper lid 14 slides are formed. ing. The protrusion 40 is formed in a height and shape that allows the upper lid 14 to get over the second portion 20b of the partition wall 20 when the upper lid 14 is slid to the right with respect to the container body 12 in order to open the upper lid 14.

When assembling the tablet container 10, the entry restricting member 22 is attached to the container body 12, and the operating pin 42 of the upper lid 14 is located inside the hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22 (on the partition wall 20 side with respect to the hook portion 22b). It can be assembled by covering the container body 12 with the upper lid 14 from above and fitting the guide ribs 28 and 29 of the container body 12 into the guide grooves 34 and 35 of the upper lid 14. As shown in FIG. 5B, the container body 12, the entry restricting member 22 and the upper lid 14 are assembled to each other, and the upper lid 14 is closed. As shown in FIG. 5B, the actuating pin 42 is inside the hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22. Is located in close proximity to or in contact with the hook portion 22b. Further, in this state, a gap d for passing the tablet T is secured between the hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22 and the front wall 18d. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the height of the measuring space V2 is reduced by the protruding portion 38 formed on the lower surface of the upper lid 14, and the overlapping of the tablets T in the measuring space V2 is prevented.

In using the tablet container 10 configured as described above, when the tablet container 10 in which the tablet is filled in the storage space V1 and the upper lid 14 is closed is tilted toward the measuring space V2, the tablet container 10 is stored as shown in FIG. The tablet T in the space V1 passes through the gap d between the front wall 18d and the entry restricting member 22 and enters the measuring space V2, and a predetermined quantity of the tablet T is measured. In the illustrated example, three tablets T are designed to fit in the measuring space V2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or less or four or more tablets T can be formed by changing the size of the measuring space V2. It may be weighed. Next, from this state, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the upper lid 14 is pressed to the right side with respect to the container body 12 and slid, the weighing space V2 is exposed and at the same time, the upper lid 14 moves to the right side together with the upper lid 14. The hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22 is elastically flexed and deformed to the right by the pin 42, narrowing the width of the measuring space inlet V2a and moving the tablet T outside the measuring space V2 to the right side (side wall 18b side). Then, when the tablet container 10 is tilted or inverted toward the measuring space V2, the tablet T in the measuring space V2 is discharged, while the tablet T in the accommodating space V1 is allowed to enter the measuring space V2 by the entry restricting member 22. Since it is regulated, it is always possible to take out only a predetermined amount of tablet T that has been weighed.

After taking out the tablet T, when the finger holding the upper lid 14 is released, that is, when the pressing of the upper lid 14 to the right side is released, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the entry restricting member 22 made of an elastic body is the original. The upper lid 14 is automatically closed because the operation pin 42 is elastically restored to the original position and returned to the original position.

Therefore, according to the tablet container 10 of this embodiment, it is possible to always take out only a predetermined amount of the tablet T that has been weighed by a simple operation. Further, since the upper lid 14 is automatically closed by the urging force of the entry restricting member 22 made of an elastic body, the operation of closing the upper lid 14 becomes unnecessary, and the operability is excellent.

Next, the tablet container 10 of another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. 7A and 7B show a container body 12 in the tablet container 10 of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a bottom view, and FIG. 8 shows an upper lid 14 with a broken line. It is a top view of the tablet container 10 of FIG. 7 shown, (a) shows a state in which the upper lid 14 is slid in the opening direction with respect to a container body 12, and (b) is a state in which the upper lid 14 is moved from an open position to a closed position. It shows how it returns automatically.

As shown in FIG. 7A, in the tablet container 10 of this embodiment, the entry restricting member 22 is integrally formed with the container body 12. Specifically, the entry restricting member 22 is made of the same synthetic resin as the container body 12, and has a base end portion 22a integrally connected to the second portion 20b of the partition wall 20 and a front wall 18d side from the base end portion 22a. It has a substantially J-shaped or left-right inverted substantially L-shaped hook portion 22b extending to.

The bottom wall 16 of the container body 12 is formed with an opening 44 that separates the entry restricting member 22 from the bottom wall 16. The opening 44 is formed so as to surround a portion of the entry restricting member 22 other than the base end portion 22a supported by the partition wall 20. For example, when the container body 12 and the entry control member 22 are integrally molded by injection molding, the structures of the molding dies can be compared by forming an opening 44 and separating the entry control member 22 from the bottom wall 16. It is easy to use and can be easily die-cut. As shown in FIG. 7B, a sheet material 46 such as a tack label that covers the opening 44 is attached to the outer surface (lower surface) of the bottom wall 16. Information and illustrations related to products can be printed on the surface of the sheet material 46. Other configurations of the tablet container 10 of the second embodiment are the same as those of the tablet container 10 of the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the operation of the tablet container 10 of the second embodiment is shown in the storage space V1 when the tablet container 10 in which the tablet T is filled and the upper lid 14 is closed is tilted toward the measuring space V2. Tablet T enters the measuring space V2 through the gap d (see FIG. 7) between the front wall 18d and the entry restricting member 22, and a predetermined number of tablets T are weighed. In the illustrated example, three tablets are designed to fit in the measuring space V2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or less or four or more tablets T can be weighed by changing the size of the measuring space V2. It may be done. Next, from this state, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the upper lid 14 is pressed to the right side (side wall 18b side) with respect to the container body 12 and slid, the measuring space V2 is exposed and at the same time, together with the upper lid 14. The hook portion 22b of the entry restricting member 22 is elastically flexed and deformed to the right by the operating pin 42 moving to the right side, narrowing the width of the measuring space inlet V2a and moving the tablet T outside the measuring space V2 backward. Then, when the tablet container 10 is tilted or inverted toward the measuring space V2, the tablet T in the measuring space V2 is discharged, while the tablet T in the accommodating space V1 is restricted from entering the measuring space V2 by the entry restricting member 22. Therefore, it is possible to always take out only a predetermined amount of tablets weighed.

After taking out the tablet T, when the finger holding the upper lid 14 is released, that is, when the pressing of the upper lid 14 to the right side is released, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the entry restricting member 22 made of an elastic body is the original. The upper lid 14 is automatically closed because the operation pin 42 is elastically restored to the original position and returned to the original position.

Therefore, according to the tablet container 10 of this embodiment, it is possible to always take out only a predetermined amount of the tablet T that has been weighed by a simple operation. Further, since the upper lid 14 is automatically closed by the urging force of the entry restricting member 22 made of an elastic body, the operation of closing the upper lid 14 is unnecessary, and the operability is excellent.

Further, according to the tablet container 10 of this embodiment, since the entry restricting member 22 is integrated with the container body 12, the number of parts can be reduced, and the tablet container 10 can be molded at the same time as the container body 12 by injection molding or the like. Therefore, it can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. For example, in the illustrated example, guide ribs 28 and 29 are provided on the rear wall 18c and the front wall 18d of the container body 12, and guide grooves 34 and 35 are provided on the rear wall portion 32c and the front wall portion 32d of the upper lid 14 to provide the upper lid 14. Although the slides are guided, similar guide grooves (not shown) are provided in the rear wall 18c and the front wall 18d of the container body 12, and similar guide ribs (not shown) are provided in the rear wall portion 32c and the front wall portion 32d of the upper lid 14. (Not shown) may be provided. Further, in the illustrated example, it was explained that the entry restricting member 22 is made of an elastic body, but the entry restricting member 22 is a simple plate piece that cannot return to the original shape by itself, and the plate piece is hung from the upper lid 14 and has two actuating pins. The tablet T may be restricted from entering the measuring space V2 and released from the measurement space V2 by being sandwiched between the tablets and swinging like a flap in conjunction with the opening and closing of the upper lid 14 (not shown).

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a tablet container capable of taking out only a predetermined amount of tablets that are always weighed by a simple operation.

10 Tablet container 12 Container body 14 Top lid 16 Bottom wall 18 Peripheral wall 20 Partition wall 22 Entry control member 24 Groove 26 Locking protrusion 28,29 Guide rib 30 Top wall 32 Hanging wall 34,35 Guide groove 36 Notch 38 Protruding part 40 Protrusion 42 Acting Pin 44 Opening 46 Sheet material

Claims (5)

A container body having an open upper end and a storage space for accommodating tablets and a weighing space communicating with the storage space for measuring tablets.
An upper lid that is slidably held by the container body to close the upper end opening of the storage space and the measurement space, while exposing the upper end opening of the measurement space when sliding in the opening direction so that tablets can be taken out. When,
A tablet which is arranged in the storage space and is provided with an entry restricting member which is deformed with the sliding of the upper lid in the opening direction to restrict the entry of the tablet from the storage space into the measurement space. container. The tablet container according to claim 1, wherein the upper lid has an actuating pin that hangs down toward a storage space and deforms the entry restricting member as it slides in the opening direction. The tablet container according to claim 2, wherein the entry restricting member comprises an elastic body that urges the upper lid in the closing direction via the actuating pin. The tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the entry control member is integrally molded with the container body. The bottom wall of the container body is formed with an opening for separating the entry restricting member from the bottom wall.
The tablet container according to claim 4, further comprising a sheet material that covers the opening on the outer surface of the bottom wall.

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