JPH04503186A - Equipment for crushing pills or similar - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for crushing powder or the like. Ru.

Gunpowder is often difficult to swallow due to its size. The present invention A device that helps crush gunpowder into powder and makes it easier to take gunpowder. The purpose is to provide a

According to the invention, a rotatable crusher disposed within the housing includes: a member disposed within the housing and cooperating with the movable crushing member to produce a pyrotechnic powder or is an anvil for crushing the like, and through it the said fire. an opening in said housing through which the agent or the like is supplied to the grinding member; A device for crushing gunpowder or the like is provided.

The device preferably has a receptacle for receiving the crushed gunpowder particles. , the saucer forms part of the no-using, or is part of the /X-using. It is attached.

Advantageously, the anvil and/or the grinding member are provided with protrusions to facilitate grinding. Preferably, it has a ridge or serration shape, with a herringbone shape. (which may have a herring-bone shape) is provided.

Such protrusions may also be located on at least one axial side wall of the crushing member and (also ) It may also be provided on the surface of the ring facing/facing the side wall.

Preferably, the grinding member is generally a wheel or drum. ), and the anvil is at least partially connected to the wheel or door. Extends along the outer circumference of the ram.

In one embodiment, both the grinding member and the anvil are generally conical or It has the shape of a truncated cone, and even in that case, the opening is generally the powder of this device. Preferably, the crushing member is provided in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the crushing member. In other embodiments, powder The crushing member is generally cylindrical, in which case the opening is located in the housing, where the crushing member rotates. Preferably, it is provided in a plane parallel to the axis of rotation.

Preferably the saucer is made of transparent or translucent material and has a graduation (graduaH). on).

The housing may be composed of two elements. Each element is a crushing member bearing, and when the two parts are assembled together, they touch each other. They work together to form the entire bearing. said bearing on one of its two parts It undercuts the axis of the crushing member, and the two It acts to hold the shaft when the parts are separated. two elements hinged to each other Preferably, they are attached with a snap fit or are joined with a snap fit. Special feature of this invention In certain embodiments, one of these two members constitutes a receptacle.

Preferably, the housing includes a compartment for storing reserve powder or the like. We are prepared. The compartment and/or opening within the housing may include a closure member. remeber) is provided, and the lid member is conveniently hinged to the housing. Can be installed with.

The invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a first embodiment of the device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line (II)-(11) in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the device of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the device of the present invention. , FIG. 5 shows the device of FIG. 4 during assembly, and FIG. 6 shows the device of FIGS. 3-5. A crushing member forming part of the pulverizing member is shown.

First, as can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the device shown in the figures can be placed in a pocket. It has a housing 10 that is small enough to fit inside the housing 1 and is enclosed. 0 closes the lower casing 11 and the open mouth at the upper end of the casing 11. It is composed of a lid 12 that is closed. On the outer periphery of the lid 12, there is a protrusion extending downward. 13 is provided, and the protrusion 13 is similar to a similar protrusion at the mouth of the lower casing 11. A snap engagement is formed with the opening. The engagement is a mutual relationship between the two parts. To hold the lid 12 on the lower casing 11 in a detachable manner while allowing opposite rotation. It's a special thing.

The crushing member 14, which generally has a conical shape, is inserted into the lid 1 inside the /X housing 10. It hangs down from 2. The outer surface of the member faces a generally conical anvil 15. This anvil is attached to the lower casing 11 and , extending around the outer periphery of the crushing member 14. Although not visible in the drawing, the ambiance The lever 15 has one or more lateral protrusions on its upper end; engages a complementary recess in the upper end of the casing 11, and The anvil 15 is prevented from rotating with respect to the ring 11. Lower end of anvil 15 is provided with an outlet 16 and a bearing 17, in which a crushing member 14 is placed. A spindle 1B at the lower end is rotatably provided. Grind in this way Member 14 is rotatable relative to anvil 15 about a generally vertical axis. Wear.

The crushing member 14 has a recess between the crushing member 14 and the anvil 15 at one location on its outer surface. It has a cutout portion for forming a 19.

An opening 19' is formed in the lid 12 so as to be aligned with the recess 19. Gunpowder or the like is inserted through the opening 19' for comminution. child The opening 19' is provided in the surface perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the member 14 by the device. It is being Initially the gunpowder enters the recess 19, but the lid 12 (and therefore the member 14) (also) is crushed when rotated against anvil L5. facilitates grinding For this purpose, projections are provided on opposing surfaces of the member 14 and the anvil 15, The illustrated embodiment has a series of axial ridges or serrations. ations) 20 are formed.

The powder formed when the gunpowder is thus crushed passes through outlet 1B to the - falls into the lower part of the casing 11, which acts as a container. Case if necessary The ring 11 is transparent or transparent so that the user can see how much powder has been made. Can be made from translucent materials. The casing is also designed to accommodate the gunpowder dosage. A scale may be provided. After use, in order to take out the obtained powder, remove the lid 1. 2 is removed from the casing ti and the anvil 15 is removed. In addition, case It is also possible to design the bottom of the ring 11 to be separable.

In other configurations (not shown), the crushing member 14 is separated from the lid 12 and It has a spindle at its upper end that extends through a bearing in the lid 12, and The hand or handle rotates and suspends the crushing member 14 from the outside of the housing. Some are mounted on the spindle.

Referring now to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of the invention includes a pocket-sized housing. It is equipped with 21. The housing 21 generally has a cubic external shape, /% A crushing wheel 22 (indicated by a dashed line) is installed inside the oozing 21. . The housing 21 is composed of an upper element 23 and a lower element 24, They each have a recess 25.2B in the shape of a partial circle on opposite sides. There is.

These recesses together constitute a bearing for receiving the shaft 27 of the grinding wheel 22. There is. The outer periphery of the recessed portion 25 extends over an angle of tso'' or more. Therefore, the shaft 27 has a snap fit in the recess. when the two elements 23 and 24 are separated. The position is held by the section.

The upper element 28 has a partition 28 dividing its interior into two compartments.

The grinding wheel 22 is located in the left compartment 29 (as shown in FIG. 3) and its The outer periphery is located very close to the opposite side wall 31 of the compartment 29. Ru. Its side wall 31 forms an anvil and at least corresponds to the outer periphery of the grinding wheel. Protrusions are provided in opposing areas.

Similar projections are also provided on the outer periphery of the grinding wheel itself.

The compartment 29 has an opening 32 at its upper end (an opening in a plane parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel 22 of the device). The opening 32 can be closed with a lid 33. Right The compartment 30 is used for storing spare gunpowder or the like. Similarly, at the upper end, it has an opening 34 which can be closed by a lid 35. Lid 33 and 35 are preferably integrally hinged to compartment 28 as shown. death forming part of a combined cover extending across the top of the housing 21; It may be something that Such a lid may for example have a housing that opens laterally. may be hinged to the housing or slidably fit onto the housing. or can be formed as completely separate components. can.

The lower housing 24 forms a container for receiving the crushed powder; on one side by the projection 3B located in the recess 37 of the housing element 23; On the other side there is a further projection 39 which snaps into a recess 39 in the housing element 23. is attached to the housing element 23.

The housing element 24 is first inserted into the housing such that the projection 3B is engaged with the recess 37. tilt the holding element 24 and then lower the housing part 2 until the protrusion 38 engages the four part 39. 4 is engaged with the housing part 23 by rotating it around the protrusion 3B.

However, other forms of coupling may also be employed, and furthermore, for example projections 3B and and the recess 37 can be replaced with a hinge. Housing element 24 is transparent The stone can be made of translucent material and/or the amount of powdered gunpowder A graded scale may be provided to indicate the

To use this device, one or more explosive powders (e.g. transferred from storage 30) are ) is inserted into the compartment 29 through the opening 32 so as to stop towards the wheel 22. . Then, turn the handle 40 of the wheel to apply the gunpowder to the outer periphery of the wheel and the wall facing it. 31 and the powder facilitated by the protrusions of those parts. Produces a crushing effect.

The crushed powder of gunpowder falls into the container 24, which is used for removing and dispensing the powder. It is removed from the housing element 23 for later use.

Figures 4 and 5 show a third embodiment of the invention, which also has a housing. 21 is similarly composed of two members, in which case both members are mutually connected. along a line 43 extending longitudinally of the housing.

Although in the illustrated embodiment the elements are hinged to each other, as separate structures that are knapped or otherwise joined together may be formed. Elements 41 and 42 as in the previous example Partial circular depressions 44 and 45 are provided on the opposing sides, respectively. These recesses together form a bearing for the shaft 27 of the grinding wheel. So The outer periphery of the recessed portion 44 allows the shaft to maintain a snap fit in the recessed portion. It extends over an angle of 180@ so that it can be seen.

On the other hand, the embodiments of FIGS. 4 and 5 are generally similar to the embodiment of FIG. Therefore, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. However, crushed gunpowder Here, the container for receiving is provided by a receiving tray 4B that engages with the lower part of the housing 21. It is formed as follows. As shown, the tray 46 is partially connected to the housing 2. 1 and extending partially through the bottom of the element 42. is engaged with. However, the recess 47 can be omitted and the recess 47 can be omitted. The plate 4B may be enlarged to completely extend around the outer circumference of the lower portion of the housing 21. good. In addition, in the illustrated configuration, the tray 4B is connected to the housing 21 with a snap. The pads are a good fit. However, other forms of engagement may be employed instead. Ru.

Figure 4 shows the device ready for use, while Figure 5 shows it during assembly. The device is shown with element 41 for inserting the grinding wheel 22 relative to element 42. hinged.

In a modification of the device (not shown), element 41 has a snap-in connection with element 42. It has a protrusion extending from the lower end of element 41 to form a cup engagement, and when in use These elements are retained so that they are not separated.

In yet another embodiment (not shown), the elements 41, 42 are separated. Formed as separate parts, the element 41 has an elongated groove extending from the joining line 43 on its side. The shaft 27 of the grinding wheel is received in the groove. and element 42 is joined It has elongated protrusions extending from the wire, and the protrusions fit into their respective elongated grooves. to hold the shaft 27 in place.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 3-5, elements 41142 are separable from each other. deer However, in other configurations (not shown), each element is permanently attached during manufacturing. The grinding wheel 22 is fixed in a fixed position and cannot be moved.

FIG. 6 shows a representative example of a crushing wheel that can be employed in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. It is shown. The wheel has a flange 48 at one end of the shaft 27, said flange It is located outside the housing 21 and suppresses the movement of the wheel in the axial direction. Ma Additionally, the protrusion on the outer periphery of the wheel is indicated by 49.

Although the protrusion is shown as having a herringbone configuration, a cruciform configuration, rhombus, axlaIridge, bumps, saw Other shapes such as teeth or asperities may equally be used.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 3-5, the wheels 22 are designed to prevent particles of gunpowder from falling on either side of the wall. In order to avoid this, it is preferably tightly fitted in the housing 21 in the axial direction.

However, the car is designed to easily crush any particles that fall on both sides of the wheels. A structure in which projections are provided on the axial wall of the ring and/or on the opposite surface of the housing. May be completed.

In yet another embodiment (not shown), the gunpowder storage compartment 30 is completely , so that the grinding wheel spans substantially the entire width within the housing. death However, the device is preferably provided with a compartment 30, which allows the user to A self-contained (selr-conta!ned) unit is constructed. I can do it.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 3-5, the inner wall of housing 21 is substantially vertical. He becomes depressed and moves away from the wheel 22. Therefore the passage to the receptacle for the crushed gunpowder is not hindered. However, on the inner wall, the crushing action occurs around the outer circumference of the wheel. (For example, as indicated by the dashed line 50 in FIG. ) Can be configured to fit under the wheels.

In yet another embodiment of the invention (not shown), a brush or other A cleaning member is provided to clean the grinding wheel as it rotates. It is. The brushes are attached to the bottom of the housing, so they can be removed from the wheels. The cleaned, crushed powder particles fall into the saucer.

Preferably, the various components of the device are made of synthetic resin materials. however Other materials may be used instead if desired.

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. a housing, a rotatable crushing member disposed within the housing, and a crushing member disposed within the housing; A pill or the like disposed within the housing and cooperating with said movable crushing member. an anvil for crushing the material and a front part through which the said pills are fed to the crushing member; an opening in the housing for crushing pills or the like; Device. 2. further comprising a receptacle for receiving crushed pill particles, the receptacle being connected to the housing. 2. The housing of claim 1, wherein the housing forms part of or is attached to the housing. Device. 3. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein said saucer is made of transparent or translucent material. 4. 4. The device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the tray is provided with a scale. 5. The anvil and/or the crushing member are provided with protrusions to facilitate crushing. 5. The device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein: 6. The crushing member has the general shape of a wheel or drum and has a small number of anvils. Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, wherein the shaft extends to at least a part of the outer periphery of the shaft or the drum. or the device described in 5. 7. The crushing member is generally cylindrical and the opening is located in the housing of the crushing member. The device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, which is provided on a plane parallel to the rotation axis. Place. 8. The housing consists of two elements, each of which has a bearing for the crushing member. and when the two parts are assembled together, they touch each other. The device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, which cooperates to constitute the entire bearing. Place. 9. The bearing goes around the axis of the crushing member, and the two parts 9. Apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising an action for retaining the shaft when separated. 10. In the case dependent on claim 2, wherein one of said elements constitutes a receptacle. Apparatus according to claim 8 or 9. 11. Claim 8, 9 or 9, wherein said two elements are hingedly attached to each other. 10. The device according to 10. 12. Claim 8, 9 or 10, wherein the two elements are joined by a snap fit. The device described. 13. The housing has a compartment for storing spare pills or the like. Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 Device. 14. Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, wherein the closing opening is provided with a lid member. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13. 15. Claims 1, 2, 3, wherein said housing exhibits a generally cubic outer shape. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14. 16. Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, wherein the housing is small enough to fit into a pocket. , 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15.