JP7406716B2 - information recording device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information recording device.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there has been known a device that records the time when a patient takes out a tablet by using a molded sheet for storing tablets, which is generally referred to as a press-through pack (PTP) (for example, Patent Document 1).

The device shown in Patent Document 1 is configured such that when a tablet is taken out from a package (formed sheet) interposed between two sheets, a cover provided on one sheet is cut off. When the cover is cut off, a portion of the conductive loop passing through the cover is destroyed, and the removal of the tablet is registered in the electronic device.

Special Publication No. 2002-525772

However, the device shown in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that after the tablet is removed from the package, a portion of the broken conductive loop is exposed from the sheet from which the cover has been cut. Therefore, it is difficult to maintain the moisture resistance of the device and the insulation of the broken conductive loop. In particular, when such a device is used in a low humidity atmosphere, static electricity can build up in the device. When the generated static electricity is discharged, a current flows through the broken conductive loop, and there is a risk that an overvoltage will be applied to the electronic device of the device. In this case, if an overvoltage is applied to the electronic device and the electronic device is damaged, information registered in the electronic device may be erased.

The present disclosure has been made with these points in mind, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide an information recording device that can suppress the negative effects of static electricity even when static electricity is generated in the information recording device. With the goal.

The information recording device according to the present embodiment includes a substrate including a first substrate and a second substrate provided with a conductive circuit, and a substrate interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which a tablet is stored. a forming sheet for tablets including a plurality of accommodating parts, the first substrate is provided with an opening from which the accommodating parts protrude, and an area of the second substrate corresponding to each of the accommodating parts, A break area surrounded by a tie and a cutout between the ties is provided, and a portion of the conductive circuit is made of a molded sheet housing substrate that can be broken in each break area, and the tie and the cutout between the ties. After the tablet is taken out from the storage unit by breaking the conductive circuit, the communication module includes a covering member that covers the broken conductive circuit, and a communication module connected to the conductive circuit, and the communication module includes an IC chip. The IC chip has a storage section that records in chronological order information on the location of the breakage of the conductive circuit and the time of the breakage, a control section that controls the storage section, and an external host device. The information recording device includes a wireless communication unit that performs close proximity communication.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the covering member may be detachably attached to the second substrate.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the covering member may be an adhesive tape including a base layer and an adhesive layer provided on the base layer.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the base layer may include a synthetic resin film.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the base material layer may include paper.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the covering member may cover the entirety of each of the broken areas.

In the information recording device according to the present embodiment, the second substrate is divided into a plurality of portions by folding lines extending in the width direction of the second substrate, and the fracture area of each of the portions is a single portion. It may be covered by one of the covering members.

In the information recording device according to the present embodiment, the second substrate is divided into a plurality of parts by folding lines extending in the width direction of the second substrate, and in one of the parts, the covering member is divided into a plurality of parts. Each of the covering members may cover the electrically conductive circuits that are broken in different breaking regions.

In the information recording device according to the present embodiment, the substrate further includes a third substrate interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the molded sheet includes the first substrate and the third substrate. It may be interposed between the substrate and the substrate.

In the information recording device according to this embodiment, the communication module may further include a button battery that supplies power voltage to the IC chip.

According to the present disclosure, even if static electricity is generated in an information recording device, the adverse effects of static electricity can be suppressed.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an information recording device according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a developed view showing the information recording device according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a developed view showing the paper substrate of the information recording device according to the present embodiment, and is a developed view of the paper substrate viewed from the front side of the lower substrate. FIG. 4 is a developed view showing the paper substrate of the information recording device according to this embodiment, and is a developed view of the paper substrate viewed from the back side of the lower substrate. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 2) showing the information recording device according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a fracture area provided on the paper substrate of the information recording device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the fracture area provided on the paper substrate of the information recording device according to the present embodiment and the storage section for the formed sheet. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a tablet forming sheet of the information recording device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication module of the information recording device according to this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the ASIC of the communication module of the information recording device according to this embodiment. FIGS. 11(a) to 11(d) are cross-sectional views showing how to use the information recording device according to this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4, and is a developed view showing a modification of the information recording device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4, and is a developed view showing a modification of the information recording device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4, and is a developed view showing a modification of the information recording device according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 are diagrams showing one embodiment. Each figure shown below is shown schematically. Therefore, the size and shape of each part are appropriately exaggerated to facilitate understanding. Further, it is possible to implement the invention with appropriate changes within the scope of the technical concept. In each figure shown below, the same parts are given the same reference numerals, and some detailed explanations may be omitted. In addition, the numerical values such as dimensions and material names of each member described in this specification are examples of embodiments, and are not limited to these, and can be appropriately selected and used. In this specification, terms specifying shapes and geometrical conditions, such as terms such as parallel, perpendicular, and perpendicular, are not only meant strictly, but also include substantially the same state. Furthermore, in this specification, the "X direction" refers to the longitudinal direction of the lower substrate of the paper substrate. Furthermore, in this specification, the "Y direction" refers to the width direction of the lower substrate.

The information recording device 1 according to the present embodiment is, for example, given to a patient after a medical examination at a hospital and when medicines have been prepared based on a prescription, and the patient takes medicines (tablets). This is to record the date and time the medicine was taken. FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of an information recording device 1. As shown in FIG. The information recording device 1 shown in FIG. 1 consists of a sheet-like medication record card and is foldable, and when unfolded, an operation surface 2 as shown in FIG. 2 appears. In this information recording device 1, when a patient takes a tablet, it is possible to record the position information and time of the storage section 5a pressed by the patient among the storage sections 5a of the tablet forming sheet 8. There is.

The operation surface 2 of the information recording device 1 in FIG. 2 has a three-surface configuration consisting of a first surface 2a, a second surface 2b, and a third surface 2c. In this embodiment, the first page 2a includes information on prescribed medicines, timing for the patient to take medicines, and the like. A storage section 5a for storing tablets to be taken by a patient is arranged on the second surface 2b and the third surface 2c. The back side of the first side 2a is the side labeled "Medication Record Card" in FIG.

The patient pushes the tablet storage part 5a arranged on the second surface 2b or the third surface 2c with a finger, takes out the tablet from the back side of the second surface 2b or the third surface 2c, and takes the tablet. Information on each storage section 5a of tablets pressed by the patient is automatically stored in a communication module 10 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, and which is built into the information recording device 1.

Next, the structure of the information recording device 1 according to this embodiment will be further explained. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the information recording device 1 includes a paper substrate (substrate) 30 provided with a conductive circuit 18A, and a plurality of storage sections 5a containing tablets 5 (see FIG. 5). After taking out the tablet 5 from the storage part 5a while breaking the conductive circuit 18A, a covering member 40 that covers the broken conductive circuit 18A (FIGS. 4 and 5) ) and a communication module 10 (see FIG. 3) connected to a conductive circuit 18A.

First, the paper substrate 30 of the molded sheet storage substrate 30A will be explained. 3 and 4 are developed views of the paper substrate 30. Here, the structure of the information recording device 1 shown in FIG. 2 is a three-layer structure in which one sheet of paper substrate 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is folded in three in the horizontal direction (Y direction), and the surface The operation surface 2 (see FIG. 2) appears on the screen. If this is further folded into three in the vertical direction (X direction) along the folding line 64 shown in FIG. 2, the structure shown in FIG. 1 will be obtained.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the paper substrate 30 includes an upper layer substrate (first substrate) 30a, a lower layer substrate (second substrate) 30b provided with a conductive circuit 18A, and an intermediate layer substrate (third substrate). 30c.

The lower substrate (second substrate) 30b is located at the center of the paper substrate 30 in the horizontal direction (Y direction) when the paper substrate 30 is unfolded, and is located at the center of the paper substrate 30 in the horizontal direction (Y direction). It is placed on the bottom layer when folded in thirds. A conductive pattern 18 is formed on this lower substrate 30b. Further, the lower substrate 30b is divided into a plurality of portions by folding lines 64 extending in the width direction of the lower substrate 30b. That is, the lower substrate 30b is divided into a first portion 91, a second portion 92, and a third portion 95 by two folding lines 64 extending in the lateral direction (Y direction). Furthermore, the lower substrate 30b is configured to be folded into three in the vertical direction (X direction) via the folding line 64. 3 and 4, for convenience, the lower substrate 30b is provided with two single folding lines 64, but a pair of parallel folding lines 64 may be provided instead of the single folding line 64. Good (see Figure 1).

The communication module 10 is bonded to the first portion 91 of the lower substrate 30b. Further, in FIG. 3, an upper layer portion 97 is provided on the right side of the first portion 91 (positive side in the Y direction), and an intermediate layer portion having a notch 62 is provided on the left side of the first portion 91 (negative side in the Y direction). 98 are provided. Note that the first portion 91, the upper layer portion 97, and the middle layer portion 98 are bendable at the fold line 61, and are not physically separated.

When making the information recording device 1 into the structure shown in FIG. 2, first, the intermediate layer portion 98 is folded onto the first portion 91 of the lower layer substrate 30b. Next, the first portion 91 and the intermediate layer portion 98 are bonded together by thermocompression. Next, the communication module 10 is bonded to a region of the first portion 91 of the lower substrate 30b that is exposed from the cutout 62 of the intermediate layer portion 98. Next, the upper layer portion 97 is folded onto the middle layer portion 98. Then, the upper layer portion 97 is thermocompression bonded to the middle layer portion 98. Thereby, the communication module 10 is sandwiched between the first portion 91 and the upper layer portion 97 of the lower layer substrate 30b. Therefore, the communication module 10 and the conductive pattern 18 formed on the surface of the first portion 91 of the lower substrate 30b are not visible when the information recording device 1 is completed. Note that the back surface of the upper layer portion 97 (the surface shown in FIG. 4) becomes the first surface 2a of the operation surface 2 shown in FIG.

Next, the second portion 92 and third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b will be explained. Of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b, breakage areas 83 are provided in areas corresponding to the storage portions 5a of the molded sheet 8, respectively. This breaking region 83 is configured to break when the patient presses the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 with his or her finger and takes out the tablet 5. In this embodiment, the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 are each provided with ten break areas 83. Specifically, in the second portion 92 and the third portion 95, two rows each having five fracture regions 83 are provided along the Y direction along the X direction. Note that the number of break areas 83 to be arranged is not limited to this, and may be provided at arbitrary positions so as to correspond to each storage section 5a of the molded sheet 8.

As shown in FIG. 6, the fracture region 83 is surrounded by a joint 83a and a notch 83b between the joints 83a. In this embodiment, the fracture region 83 is defined by a pair of arc-shaped notches 83b and a pair of connections 83a formed between the notches 83b, and has a circular shape. By pressing the storage section 5a of the molded sheet 8, the tether 83a is easily broken by the tablet 5 in the storage section 5a. Note that the shape of the fracture region 83 may be, for example, an ellipse.

Further, when the lower substrate 30b and the molded sheet 8 are overlapped in a plan view, the entire storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 is configured to fit within the fracture area 83, as shown in FIG. . That is, the area of the fracture region 83 is larger than the area of the storage portion 5a. Therefore, when the breakage region 83 breaks, the tablet 5 stored in the storage portion 5a can be reliably taken out. In this case, the breaking region 83 may have a circular shape with a diameter of 12 mm, for example, and the outer shape of the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 may have a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm, for example.

Further, when the lower substrate 30b and the molded sheet 8 are stacked on top of each other in a plan view, the center P1 of the storage portion 5a may be eccentric with respect to the center P2 of the fracture region 83. Since the center P1 of the storage part 5a and the center P2 of the breakage area 83 are eccentric in this way, the breakage area 83 can be easily broken by the tablet 5 discharged from the molded sheet 8 by pressing the storage part 5a. Can be done. That is, if the center P1 of the storage section 5a and the center P2 of the breakage area 83 are eccentric, when pressing the storage section 5a to take out the tablet 5, the force from the tablet 5 will not be applied to the center P2 of the breakage area 83. Instead, the force from the tablet 5 is eccentrically applied to the breaking region 83, and the link 83a that is close to the force applied to the breaking region 83 breaks first, and the remaining links 83a also break in sequence. Therefore, by making the center P1 of the storage portion 5a eccentric to the center P2 of the breakage region 83, the breakage region 83 can be easily and simply broken from the lower substrate 30b.

Referring again to FIG. 3, an upper layer substrate (first substrate) 30a is provided on the right side of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95, and an intermediate substrate 30a is provided on the left side of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95, respectively. A layered substrate (third substrate) 30c is provided. Note that the second portion 92, the upper layer substrate 30a, and the intermediate layer substrate 30c can be bent at the fold line 61, and are not physically separated. Similarly, the third portion 95, the upper layer substrate 30a, and the intermediate layer substrate 30c can be bent at the fold line 61, and are not physically separated.

Each upper layer substrate (first substrate) 30a is arranged at the top layer when one sheet of paper substrate 30 is folded in thirds in the horizontal direction (Y direction). Each of these upper substrates 30a is provided with an opening 81 through which the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 projects. This opening 81 is provided in a region of the molded sheet 8 corresponding to each storage section 5a. The shape of the opening 81 is approximately the same as the shape of the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8. Thereby, the molded sheet 8 can be accurately positioned using the opening 81 of the upper layer substrate 30a. In this embodiment, the opening 81 has a circular shape. For example, when the outer shape of the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 described above is a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm, the outer shape of the opening 81 of the upper layer substrate 30a may be a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm.

Further, a gap is provided in the vertical direction (X direction) between each upper layer substrate 30a and the above-mentioned upper layer portion 97. Thereby, when the paper substrate 30 is folded in three along the lateral direction (Y direction), it is possible to prevent the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a from overlapping each other. Therefore, when forming the information recording device 1 into the structure shown in FIG. 1, the paper substrate 30 can be easily folded in the vertical direction (X direction) along the folding line 64. In addition, in this embodiment, of the two upper layer substrates 30a, the upper layer substrate 300a located at the center of the paper substrate 30 in the vertical direction (X direction) when the paper substrate 30 is unfolded is oriented in the horizontal direction (Y direction). It includes two base portions 31a that widen in the vertical direction (X direction) as they approach the fold line 61 along the line. Therefore, in the upper layer substrate 300a, it is possible to suppress the application of a large force locally to the vicinity of the fold line 61, and it is possible to suppress the upper layer substrate 300a from breaking along the fold line 61. Further, a notch 32a is formed in each of the two base portions 31a. Thereby, the upper layer substrate 300a can be easily folded in the lateral direction (Y direction) along the fold line 61.

Each intermediate layer substrate (third substrate) 30c has an upper layer substrate (first substrate) 30a and a lower layer substrate (second (substrate) 30b. Each of these intermediate layer substrates 30c is provided with a plurality of circular perforations 63. Each perforation 63 is provided in a region corresponding to the fracture region 83 provided in the second portion 92 and third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b, respectively. This perforation 63 is designed to break when the patient presses the storage section 5a of the molded sheet 8 with his/her finger and takes out the tablet 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the perforation 63 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c is larger than the shape of the storage section 5a of the molded sheet 8, and smaller than the shape of the fracture region 83. Thereby, when the perforation 63 and the break area 83 break, the tablet 5 stored in the storage section 5a can be reliably taken out. Further, although not shown, when the intermediate layer substrate 30c and the molded sheet 8 are overlapped in a plan view, the storage portion 5a is configured to fit within the shape of the perforation 63. Note that instead of the perforation 63, an opening through which the tablet 5 passes may be provided in the intermediate layer substrate 30c.

Further, a gap is provided in the vertical direction (X direction) between the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c described above. Thereby, when the paper substrate 30 is folded in three along the lateral direction (Y direction), it is possible to prevent the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c from overlapping each other. Therefore, when forming the information recording device 1 into the structure shown in FIG. 1, the paper substrate 30 can be easily folded in the vertical direction (X direction) along the folding line 64. Further, in this embodiment, among the two intermediate layer substrates 30c, the intermediate layer substrate 300c located at the center of the paper substrate 30 in the vertical direction (X direction) when the paper substrate 30 is unfolded is The base portion 31c includes two base portions 31c that widen in the vertical direction (X direction) as they approach the fold line 61 along the X direction. Therefore, in the intermediate layer substrate 300c, it is possible to suppress the application of a large force locally to the vicinity of the fold line 61, and it is possible to suppress the intermediate layer substrate 300c from breaking along the fold line 61. Further, a notch 32c is formed in each of the two base portions 31c. Thereby, the intermediate layer substrate 300c can be easily folded in the lateral direction (Y direction) along the fold line 61.

When making the information recording device 1 into the structure shown in FIG. 2, first, the intermediate layer substrate 30c is folded onto the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower layer substrate 30b. Next, the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 are thermocompression bonded to the intermediate layer substrate 30c. Next, a molded sheet 8 including a storage section 5a in which a tablet 5 is stored is placed on each intermediate layer substrate 30c. Next, the upper layer substrate 30a is folded onto each molded sheet 8, respectively. Then, each upper layer substrate 30a is thermocompression bonded to the intermediate layer substrate 30c. This results in the structure shown in FIG. 2. Note that the back surface (the surface shown in FIG. 4) of the upper layer substrate 30a becomes the second surface 2b and third surface 2c of the operation surface 2 shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the intermediate layer substrate 30c is stacked on the lower layer substrate 30b, the molded sheet 8 is placed on the intermediate layer substrate 30c, and then the upper layer substrate 30a is stacked on the molded sheet 8 is described. Although shown, the molded sheet 8 may be placed on the lower layer substrate 30b and the upper layer substrate 30a may be superimposed on the molded sheet 8 without providing the intermediate layer substrate 30c.

Next, the conductive pattern 18 formed on the surface of the lower substrate 30b will be described using FIG. 3. The conductive pattern 18 shown in FIG. 3 has a first pattern 30b1, a second pattern 30b2, and a third pattern 30b3 corresponding to the operation surface 2 consisting of the first surface 2a, second surface 2b, and third surface 2c shown in FIG. Contains.

The first pattern 30b1 includes a terminal portion 39 including a terminal 39a. The second pattern 30b2 and the third pattern 30b3 each include switch contacts 33 corresponding to each storage section 5a of the tablet 5. That is, each switch contact 33 is provided so as to overlap each fracture region 83 formed in the second portion 92 and third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b in plan view. In this embodiment, the second pattern 30b2 and the third pattern 30b3 each include ten switch contacts 33, and the conductive pattern 18 includes a total of twenty switch contacts 33. A total of 20 switch contacts 33 corresponding to each storage section 5a of the tablet 5 are electrically connected in the initial state. These switch contacts 33 are breakable at respective breakage regions 83 . For this reason, the switch contact 33 is configured to be physically broken when the storage portion 5a is pressed and the tablet 5 is taken out, and electrical continuity is interrupted.

One end of each switch contact 33 shown in FIG. 3 is connected to the corresponding terminal 39a of the terminal portion 39 on the first pattern 30b1 via the conductive pattern 18, and the other end is connected to the ground terminal 18a via the conductive pattern 18. It is connected to the. The terminal portion 39 is provided with terminals 39a equal to or more than the total number of switch contacts 33, and in addition, ground terminals 18a are provided on both ends of the terminal portion 39 in the lateral direction (Y direction). A ground pattern 18b extends from the ground terminal 18a. This ground pattern 18b extends along the outer edges of the first pattern 30b1, the second pattern 30b2, and the third pattern 30b3, and is formed to surround the switch contact 33 together with the other conductive patterns 18. The conductive circuit 18A described above is composed of the conductive pattern 18 and the ground pattern 18b. Note that the ground pattern 18b may be formed thicker than the other conductive patterns 18.

In this way, all switch contacts 33 are connected between the corresponding terminal 39a and the ground pattern 18b. Therefore, when the state of any switch contact 33 changes, the changed information will be transmitted to the communication module 10 via the corresponding terminal 39a. A storage unit 21 in the communication module 10, which will be described later, stores information specifying the switch contact 33 whose state has changed, that is, information specifying the break position, and the time when the state of the switch contact 33 has changed.

By the way, as described above, the lower substrate 30b is folded into three via each folding line 64 extending in the lateral direction (Y direction). Furthermore, a conductive circuit 18A consisting of a conductive pattern 18 and a ground pattern 18b is provided on the lower substrate 30b. Therefore, in the vicinity of the folding line 64 of the lower substrate 30b, a flexible circuit connector 80A, a 80B is provided. Specifically, the flexible circuit connector 80A is provided between the first portion 91 and the second portion 92 of the lower substrate 30b, straddling the folding line 64, and the flexible circuit connector 80A is provided between the second portion 92 and the third portion 95. A flexible circuit connector 80B is provided straddling the curve 64.

The flexible circuit connector 80A connects the first pattern 30b1 on the first portion 91 and the second pattern 30b2 on the second portion 92. In this case, the flexible circuit connector 80A functions as a backup circuit when the first pattern 30b1 and the second pattern 30b2 are cut on the folding line 64. Note that the first pattern 30b1 on the first portion 91 and the second pattern 30b2 on the second portion 92 may be spaced apart from each other, and conduction may be established for the first time by providing the flexible circuit connector 80A.

Similarly, the flexible circuit connector 80B connects the second pattern 30b2 on the second portion 92 and the third pattern 30b3 on the third portion 95. In this case, the flexible circuit connector 80B functions as a backup circuit when the second pattern 30b2 and the third pattern 30b3 are cut on the folding line 64. Note that the second pattern 30b2 on the second portion 92 and the third pattern 30b3 on the third portion 95 may be spaced apart from each other and may be electrically connected for the first time by providing the flexible circuit connector 80B.

Next, the molded sheet 8 for tablets will be explained with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the tablet forming sheet 8 includes a plurality of storage sections 5a in which tablets 5 are stored. This molded sheet 8 includes a base material 8a made of, for example, aluminum or plastic, and a storage body 8b made of transparent plastic joined to the base material 8a. In addition, when the paper substrate 30 described above does not have the intermediate layer substrate (third substrate) 30c, in order to suppress conduction between the broken conductive circuit 18A and the base material 8a, the base material 8a is preferably made of insulating plastic. Although not shown, if the base material 8a is made of plastic, a cut such as a half-cut line to make it easier to break the plastic base material 8a when taking out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a is provided. Preferably, it is located at a location.

The storage section 5a described above is defined by a plastic storage body 8b. In this embodiment, ten storage parts 5a are defined by plastic storage bodies 8b. Specifically, the storage body 8b includes two rows each defining five storage sections 5a along the Y direction, and these rows are arranged along the X direction. Note that the number of storage units 5a arranged is not limited to this.

The outer shape of the storage portion 5a may be, for example, circular or elliptical. In this case, the outer shape of the storage portion 5a may have a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm. Further, at this time, for example, the external shape of the tablet 5 stored in the storage portion 5a may have a circular shape with a diameter of 6 mm.

Such a tablet forming sheet 8 is also called a press-through pack (PTP). By pressing the storage section 5a of the molded sheet 8 with a finger, a portion of the base material 8a is broken by the tablet 5 in the storage section 5a, and the tablet 5 can be taken out.

Further, in the information recording device 1, the molded sheet 8 is held by the paper substrate 30, and is interposed between the upper layer substrate 30a and the intermediate layer substrate 30c (see FIG. 5). At this time, the storage portion 5a of the molded sheet 8 that stores the tablets 5 protrudes outward from the opening 81 provided in the upper substrate 30a. Therefore, the patient can easily push in the tablet storage portion 5a arranged on the second surface 2b or the third surface 2c of the operation surface 2 (see FIG. 2) with his/her finger.

Next, the covering member 40 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The covering member 40 is broken after the tablet 5 is taken out from the storage portion 5a by breaking the connection 83a of the breaking area 83 and the conductive circuit 18A provided in the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b. It covers the conductive circuit 18A.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the covering member 40 is provided on the back surface (the surface shown in FIG. 4) of the second portion 92 and third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b. In the illustrated example, the covering member 40 has a rectangular shape. The shape of the covering member 40 may be, for example, a square, a rounded rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, a triangle, or a trapezoid.

The covering member 40 is detachably attached to the lower substrate 30b. In this case, when the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the patient peels off the portion of the covering member 40 that covers the fracture region 83 corresponding to the storage section 5a pressed by the patient from the lower substrate 30b. Then, after the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the patient reattaches the portion of the covering member 40 that has been peeled off from the lower substrate 30b to the lower substrate 30b. In this manner, the patient is required to perform an operation such as peeling off a portion of the covering member 40 from the lower substrate 30b before taking out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a. Thereby, the patient can be made aware of the presence of the covering member 40. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the patient from forgetting to cover the broken conductive circuit 18A with the covering member 40 after taking out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a.

Further, the covering member 40 covers the entirety of each fracture region 83. Thereby, even if static electricity is generated in the information recording device 1, it is possible to effectively suppress the current caused by the static electricity from flowing into the broken conductive circuit 18A. That is, each time the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the number of broken conductive circuits 18A increases. On the other hand, since the covering member 40 covers the entirety of each broken region 83, the covering member 40 can cover all of the broken conductive circuits 18A. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress current caused by static electricity from flowing through the broken conductive circuit 18A.

In this embodiment, each fracture region 83 of one portion (second portion 92 or third portion 95) of lower substrate 30b is covered with a single covering member 40. That is, one covering member 40 is provided on each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b. Each covering member 40 covers the entire fracture area 83 of each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95, respectively. In this case, by providing a plurality of covering members 40 on each of the second portion 92 and third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b, the entire fracture area 83 of each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 is covered. Compared to this, the size of the covering member 40 can be increased. Therefore, the ease with which the patient handles the covering member 40 can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the covering member 40 is provided with a knob piece 40a. This knob piece 40a is not attached to the lower substrate 30b. Therefore, by pinching the knob piece 40a, the patient can easily peel off the covering member 40 from the lower substrate 30b. In the illustrated example, the knob piece 40a is provided at one end in the lateral direction (Y direction) of the covering member 40, but the knob piece 40a may be provided at any location. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the covering member 40 is made of an adhesive tape including a base layer 41 and an adhesive layer 42 provided on the base layer 41. The base material layer 41 is a layer that serves as the basic material constituting the covering member 40. As the base material layer 41, synthetic resin films such as biaxially oriented polypropylene film, polyethylene film, vinyl chloride film, polyethylene terephthalate film, and cellophane film, and other insulating films can be used. Moreover, the base material layer 41 may contain paper. In this case, the base material layer 41 may be formed, for example, by punching out high-quality paper, coated paper, or the like having a basis weight of about 40 g/m ² or more and 120 g/m ² or less into a predetermined shape. The thickness of the base material layer 41 may be a thickness that allows the basic material to have the necessary minimum characteristics such as strength and rigidity. The thickness of the base material layer 41 can be, for example, about 50 μm or more and 150 μm or less.

The adhesive layer 42 is a layer for adhering the covering member 40 to the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b. As the material constituting the adhesive layer 42, for example, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, acrylic resin, polyester resin, water-soluble emulsion adhesive, etc. can be used. The thickness of the adhesive layer 42 can be, for example, about 10 μm or more and 100 μm or less.

Next, the communication module 10 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. This communication module 10 is capable of wireless communication and is connected to the conductive circuit 18A via a circuit connector 90 (see FIG. 3). Note that the circuit connector 90 does not necessarily need to be provided, and the circuit connector 90 may be a flexible connector or a rigid connector.

As shown in FIG. 9, the communication module 10 includes an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 12 as an IC chip mounted on a resin substrate 11, a crystal resonator 13, a button battery 14, a speaker 15, It has a plurality of pads 16 formed along the long sides of the resin substrate 11, an antenna pattern 17a formed along the outer edge of the resin substrate 11, and a conductive pattern 17b formed on the resin substrate 11. ing. Note that FIG. 9 is a functionalized block diagram of the internal configuration of the communication module 10, and the actual arrangement, size, shape, and number of each circuit component and pattern can be changed arbitrarily.

As shown in FIG. 10, the ASIC 12 of the communication module 10 includes a storage section 21 that stores in chronological order the position information of each storage section 5a of the tablet 5 pressed by the patient and the time when the above-mentioned conductive circuit 18A breaks. , a control section 22 that performs control to store press information in a storage section 21, and a wireless communication section 23 that performs wireless communication with a host computer (not shown).

The storage unit 21 stores a set of information specifying each storage section 5a of the tablet 5 pressed by the patient and the time at which the tablet 5 was pressed.

The wireless communication unit 23 performs so-called NFC (Near Field Communication) with the host computer to send and receive information. The method and frequency band used by the wireless communication unit 23 for wireless communication are not particularly limited, and wireless communication is performed using a wireless method based on ISO14443 in a band of 13.56 MHz, for example.

With NFC, power can also be transmitted and received according to the standard, so it is theoretically possible to drive the communication module 10 without a battery. However, since the communication module 10 of this embodiment also includes a speaker 15 and consumes relatively large amount of power, it is preferable that a button battery 14 is installed.

Next, a method of using the information recording device 1 according to this embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 11(a) to 11(d).

First, as shown in FIG. 11(a), the information recording device 1 is prepared. In this case, the covering member 40 is attached to the lower substrate 30b.

Next, the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a by pressing the storage section 5a of the tablet 5 with a finger and takes it. At this time, first, as shown in FIG. 11(b), a portion of the covering member 40 that covers the fracture area 83 corresponding to the housing portion 5a pressed by the patient is peeled off from the lower substrate 30b. Next, the patient presses the tablet storage section 5a with his or her finger. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11(c), the base material 8a of the molded sheet 8, the perforation 63 of the intermediate layer substrate 30c, and the joint 83a of the breaking area 83 are broken, and the tablet 5 is taken out from the storage section 5a. It will be done. Then, the patient takes the tablet 5 taken out from the storage section 5a. Here, when the breaking region 83 is broken, among the switch contacts 33 of the conductive circuit 18A provided on the lower substrate 30b, the switch contact 33 corresponding to the breaking region 83 to be broken is broken, and electrical continuity is interrupted. be done. Then, the position of the switch contact 33 at which the electrical continuity was interrupted and the time at which the electrical continuity was interrupted are stored in the storage unit 21 of the communication module 10.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11(d), the portion of the covering member 40 that has been peeled off from the lower substrate 30b is reattached to the lower substrate 30b. As a result, the broken conductive circuit 18A is covered with the covering member 40.

By the way, when the information recording device 1 is used in a low humidity atmosphere, static electricity may be generated in the information recording device 1. Further, when the generated static electricity is discharged, a current flows through the broken conductive circuit 18A, and there is a possibility that an overvoltage is applied to the communication module 10. When an overvoltage is applied to the communication module 10 and the communication module 10 is damaged, the position information of the switch contact 33 stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10 and the time when electrical continuity was interrupted are erased. There is a possibility that it will be done.

In contrast, in this embodiment, the broken conductive circuit 18A is covered with the covering member 40. Thereby, even if static electricity is generated in the information recording device 1, it is possible to suppress the current caused by the static electricity from flowing into the broken conductive circuit 18A. Therefore, application of overvoltage to the communication module 10 can be suppressed, and damage to the communication module 10 can be suppressed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the information recording device 1 includes the paper substrate 30 including the upper layer substrate 30a and the lower layer substrate 30b provided with the conductive circuit 18A, and a plurality of storages in which the tablets 5 are stored. A molded sheet accommodating substrate 30A having a tablet molded sheet 8 including a portion 5a, and a tablet 5 taken out from the storage portion 5a by breaking the link 83a and the conductive circuit 18A, and then covering the broken conductive circuit 18A. It includes a covering member 40 and a communication module 10 connected to a conductive circuit 18A. Thereby, even if static electricity is generated in the information recording device 1, it is possible to suppress the current caused by the static electricity from flowing into the broken conductive circuit 18A. Therefore, application of overvoltage to the communication module 10 can be suppressed, and damage to the communication module 10 can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress a problem in which the position information of the switch contact 33 stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10 and the time when electrical continuity is interrupted are erased. Note that by providing the information recording device 1 with the covering member 40, it is possible to avoid the problem that the position information of the switch contact 33 and the time when electrical continuity was interrupted, which are stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10, are erased. What can be suppressed will be explained in the examples described later.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the covering member 40 is detachably attached to the lower substrate 30b. In this case, when the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the patient peels off the portion of the covering member 40 that covers the fracture region 83 corresponding to the storage section 5a pressed by the patient from the lower substrate 30b. Then, after the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the patient reattaches the portion of the covering member 40 that has been peeled off from the lower substrate 30b to the lower substrate 30b. In this manner, the patient is required to perform an operation such as peeling off a portion of the covering member 40 from the lower substrate 30b before taking out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a. Thereby, the patient can be made aware of the presence of the covering member 40. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the patient from forgetting to cover the broken conductive circuit 18A with the covering member 40 after taking out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the covering member 40 is an adhesive tape including a base layer 41 and an adhesive layer 42 provided on the base layer 41. Thereby, the covering member 40 can be easily attached to and detached from the lower substrate 30b. Moreover, since the covering member 40 is an adhesive tape, the covering member 40 can be obtained at low cost. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the information recording device 1 can be reduced.

Further, according to this embodiment, the base material layer 41 includes a synthetic resin film. Thereby, even if static electricity is generated in the information recording device 1, it is possible to more effectively suppress the current caused by the static electricity from flowing into the broken conductive circuit 18A.

Further, according to this embodiment, the base material layer 41 includes paper. This facilitates peeling and pasting of the covering member 40.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the covering member 40 covers the entirety of each fracture region 83. Thereby, even if static electricity is generated in the information recording device 1, it is possible to effectively suppress the current caused by the static electricity from flowing into the broken conductive circuit 18A. That is, each time the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the number of broken conductive circuits 18A increases. On the other hand, since the covering member 40 covers the entirety of each broken region 83, the covering member 40 can cover all of the broken conductive circuits 18A. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress current caused by static electricity from flowing through the broken conductive circuit 18A.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the lower substrate 30b is divided into a plurality of parts (the second part 92 or the third part 95) by the folding line 64, and one part (the second part 92 or the third part 95). The break area 83 of each of the three sections 95 ) is covered by a single covering member 40 . As a result, compared to the case where a plurality of covering members 40 are provided on each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 of the lower substrate 30b, the broken area 83 of each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 is covered. Thus, the size of the covering member 40 can be increased. Therefore, the ease with which the patient handles the covering member 40 can be improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the paper substrate 30 further includes an intermediate layer substrate 30c interposed between the upper layer substrate 30a and the lower layer substrate 30b, and the molded sheet 8 has the upper layer substrate 30a and the intermediate layer substrate 30c. It is interposed between. Thereby, even if the base material 8a of the molded sheet 8 is made of aluminum, for example, it is possible to prevent electrical continuity between the broken conductive circuit 18A and the base material 8a.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the communication module 10 further includes a button battery 14 that supplies a power supply voltage to the ASIC (IC chip) 12. Thereby, the information recording device 1, which consumes relatively large amount of power, can be stably driven.

In addition, in this embodiment mentioned above, the example where each fracture area|region 83 of one part (2nd part 92 or 3rd part 95) was covered with the single covering member 40 was demonstrated. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the covering member 40 may be provided with breakable perforations 43. In this case, the covering member 40 may be divided into a plurality of regions by the perforations 43 corresponding to the respective rupture regions 83. In this case, when the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the accommodating part 5a, the rupture area corresponding to the accommodating part 5a that the patient presses is removed without peeling off the covering member 40 covering the rupture area 83 that has already been ruptured from the lower substrate 30b. Only the covering member 40 covering 83 can be peeled off from the lower substrate 30b. Therefore, it is possible to prevent peel-off charging that may occur when the covering member 40 is peeled off from the lower substrate 30b in the vicinity of the broken conductive circuit 18A. Although not shown, each covering member 40 may be provided with a knob 40a.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment described above, an example has been described in which each fracture region 83 of one portion (second portion 92 or third portion 95) is covered with a single covering member 40; Not limited to. For example, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a plurality of covering members 40 are provided in one part (second part 92 or third part 95), and each covering member 40 has a different fracture area. The conductive circuit 18A broken at 83 may be covered.

In the example shown in FIG. 13, two covering members 40 are provided along the X direction in each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95 to cover the five fracture regions 83 along the Y direction. . In the example shown in FIG. 14, in each of the second portion 92 and the third portion 95, five covering members 40 are provided along the Y direction to cover two fracture regions 83 along the X direction. . Although not shown, each fracture region 83 may be covered with a different covering member 40. That is, one covering member 40 may be provided for each breaking region 83. In these cases, when the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, it is possible to reduce the number of times the covering member 40 covering the already broken fracture region 83 is peeled off from the lower substrate 30b. Therefore, it is possible to suppress peel-off charging that may occur when the covering member 40 is peeled off from the lower substrate 30b in the vicinity of the broken conductive circuit 18A. Although not shown, each covering member 40 may be provided with a knob 40a.

Further, in the present embodiment described above, an example has been described in which the covering member 40 is attached to the lower substrate 30b before the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, but the present invention is not limited to this. Although not shown, the covering member 40 may be attached to the upper substrate 30a, for example, before the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a. After the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the covering member 40 is peeled off from the upper substrate 30a and attached to the lower substrate 30b, so that the broken conductive circuit 18A is covered with the covering member 40. Good too.

Further, in the present embodiment described above, an example in which the covering member 40 is an adhesive tape has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the covering member 40 may be a paper label or a synthetic resin label (hereinafter simply referred to as a label). In this case, for example, a label is pasted on the upper substrate 30a with tape or the like, and after the patient takes out the tablet 5 from the storage section 5a, the label is pasted on the lower substrate 30b with an adhesive. The circuit 18A may be covered by the covering member 40.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment described above, an example has been described in which the storage section 5a for storing tablets to be taken by the patient is arranged on the second surface 2b and the third surface 2c of the operation surface 2. Not limited. For example, although not shown, a selection button or the like for inputting the physical condition after taking the tablet may be arranged on the second surface 2b or the third surface 2c.

Further, in the present embodiment described above, an example has been described in which a gap is provided in the vertical direction (X direction) between the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, although not shown, there may be no gap in the vertical direction (X direction) between the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a. In this case, the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a may be composed of a single member. Further, when the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a are composed of a single member, the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a are separated from each other by folded lines extending in the lateral direction (Y direction). Alternatively, the upper layer portion 97 and each upper layer substrate 30a may be configured to be folded into three in the vertical direction (X direction) via the folding line.

Further, in the present embodiment described above, an example has been described in which a gap is provided in the vertical direction (X direction) between the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, although not shown, there may be no gap in the vertical direction (X direction) between the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c. In this case, the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c may be constructed from a single member. Further, when the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c are configured from a single member, the intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c are mutually connected to each other by folding lines extending in the lateral direction (Y direction). The intermediate layer portion 98 and each intermediate layer substrate 30c may be configured to be folded into three in the longitudinal direction (X direction) via the folding line.

[Example]
Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described.

(Example 1)
First, an information recording device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 was manufactured. In this case, the storage part 5a had a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm, and the tablet 5 having a circular shape with a diameter of 6 mm was stored in the storage part 5a. Furthermore, the fracture region 83 was formed to have a circular shape with a diameter of 12 mm, and the opening 81 was formed to have a circular shape with a diameter of 8 mm.

Next, a portion of the covering member 40 that covers the fracture area 83 corresponding to the pressed storage portion 5a was peeled off from the lower substrate 30b. Then, in this state, the storage part 5a was pressed, and the breaking area 83 of the lower substrate 30b was broken by the tablet 5 in the storage part 5a.

Thereafter, the broken conductive circuit 18A was covered with a covering member 40. In the covering member 40, a biaxially stretched polypropylene film was used as the base material layer 41. Further, as the adhesive layer 42, acrylic resin was used. Further, the size of the covering member 40 was 100 mm x 50 mm, and the thickness of the covering member 40 was 120 μm.

<Discharge test>
Next, a discharge test was conducted in accordance with IEC610004-2. As a testing machine, a static electricity testing machine ESS2000 manufactured by Noise Institute was used. Specifically, first, while the testing machine was in a discharging state, it was gradually brought closer to the broken conductive circuit 18A from the back side of the lower substrate 30b (hereinafter referred to as aerial discharge). Next, after the static electricity was discharged, it was confirmed whether the information stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10 was erased. If the information stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10 was not erased, the discharge voltage was increased and the air discharge was performed again. In this way, aerial discharge was performed while increasing the discharge voltage until the information stored in the storage section 21 of the communication module 10 was erased or until the discharge voltage reached a predetermined voltage.

(Example 2)
A discharge test was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a vinyl chloride film was used as the base layer 41.

(Example 3)
A discharge test was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1, except that coated paper with a basis weight of 70 g/m ² was used as the base layer 41.

(Comparative example)
A discharge test was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the covering member 40 was not provided.

The above results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

As shown in Table 1, in the information recording device 1 of the comparative example, the information stored in the storage section was erased when a voltage of 5 kV was discharged. On the other hand, as shown in Table 1, in the information recording device 1 of Example 3, the information stored in the storage section 21 was erased when the voltage of 8 kV was discharged. Furthermore, in the information recording device 1 of Example 2, the information stored in the storage unit 21 was erased when the voltage of 12 kV was discharged. Furthermore, in the information recording device 1 of Example 1, even when a voltage of 14 kV was discharged, the information stored in the storage section 21 was not erased. In this way, the information recording device 1 according to Examples 1 to 3 can suppress damage to the communication module 10 compared to the information recording device according to the comparative example.

It is also possible to appropriately combine the plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiments and modifications as necessary. Alternatively, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiments and modifications.

1 Information recording device 5 Tablet 5a Storage part 8 Molded sheet 8a Base material 8b Storage body 10 Communication module 12 ASIC
14 Button battery 18A Conductive circuit 21 Storage section 22 Control section 23 Wireless communication section 30 Paper substrate 30A Molded sheet storage substrate 30a Upper layer substrate 30b Lower layer substrate 30c Intermediate layer substrate 40 Covering member 81 Opening 83 Breaking area 83a Connector 83b Notch

Claims (10)

A substrate for tablets including a first substrate and a second substrate provided with a conductive circuit, and a plurality of storage sections interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and storing tablets. a molded sheet, the first substrate is provided with an opening from which the storage section protrudes, and a region of the second substrate corresponding to each storage section is formed by a joint and a notch between the joints. a molded sheet receiving substrate having respective enclosed breakage areas, wherein a portion of the conductive circuit is breakable in each of the breakage areas;
a covering member that covers the broken conductive circuit after the tablet is taken out from the storage section by breaking the tether and the conductive circuit;
and a communication module connected to the conductive circuit,
The communication module has an IC chip,
The IC chip is
a storage unit that records in chronological order information on the location of the break in the conductive circuit and the time of the break;
a control unit that controls the storage unit;
An information recording device including a wireless communication unit that performs close proximity communication with an external host device. The information recording device according to claim 1, wherein the covering member is removably attached to the second substrate. The information recording device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the covering member is an adhesive tape including a base layer and an adhesive layer provided on the base layer. The information recording device according to claim 3, wherein the base layer includes a synthetic resin film. The information recording device according to claim 3, wherein the base material layer includes paper. The information recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the covering member covers the entirety of each of the fracture areas. The second substrate is divided into a plurality of portions by folding lines extending in the width direction of the second substrate, and a broken area of each of the portions is covered by the single covering member. The information recording device according to any one of Items 1 to 6. The second substrate is divided into a plurality of portions by folding lines extending in the width direction of the second substrate, and in one portion, a plurality of the covering members are provided, and each of the covering members includes: The information recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the broken conductive circuits is covered in the different broken areas. The substrate further includes a third substrate interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the molded sheet is interposed between the first substrate and the third substrate. 9. The information recording device according to any one of 1 to 8. The information recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the communication module further includes a button battery that supplies power voltage to the IC chip.

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