KR101028943B1 - A dispenser for foods or medicines - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dispenser for discharging the contents of a stored food or medicine one by one or a predetermined amount, the insertion groove which can be inserted around the inside of the drive unit base formed with a discharge passage through which the contents can be discharged Rotating rotor is formed to be rotatably coupled by the central axis, the central axis having a function to block only the contents inserted into the insertion groove and the function of preventing the reverse rotation of the rotating rotor Rotation stop is formed integrally, one side of the drive unit base is coupled to the push button device for rotating the rotary rotor by a predetermined interval by pressing a button, the lower portion that can hold the contents on the top of the drive unit base The open storage case is combined.

The dispenser of the present invention not only has almost no malfunction, but also has a simple configuration, low parts, and high productivity, so that the dispenser can be supplied at a low price. Therefore, the dispenser can be packaged and sold as well as expensive drugs. There is, the food or drug can be transported and stored in a confidential state not to be contaminated or altered, it is very useful that can be taken by discharging the desired amount conveniently in an uncontaminated state.

Description

A dispenser for foods or medicines}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention

2A and 2B are exploded perspective views showing main parts cut away from components

3A, 3B and 3C are longitudinal sectional views showing a state in which the contents are discharged;

Figure 4a, 4b is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the locking device is operated

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

      10: storage case 11: engaging projection

      12: sealed paper 20: drive unit base

       21: coupling groove 22: step

      22a: bulkhead 23: shaft fixing groove

       24: fixing protrusion 25: discharge passage

       26: cover 27: through hole

        28: fixing groove 30: rotary rotor

       31a, 31b: Ratchet 32: Insertion groove

        33: insertion hole 34: shaft                 

        40: push button device 41: operating lever

        42: spring 43: button

        60: central axis 61: fixed groove

    62, 62a: blocking member 63: circular plate

    64: fixed frame 65: fixed protrusion

   66: rotation stop 70: locking device

       71: axis 72: lever

       73: support protrusion 74: locking protrusion

        75: spring

       The present invention relates to a dispenser for food or medicine, and is to be able to discharge the contents of a solid food or powdered food or medicine stored in a storage case by a predetermined amount.

Conventional dispensers include the pharmaceutical tablet dispenser for preparation of the present application No. 2002-82802, which is filed by the applicant, which is a structure that can be used in combination with manual and automated dispensing devices, the structure of which is complicated and the number of parts Many manufacturing costs are high and the productivity is low, there is a problem that the price of the product is expensive, there is a problem that the sealing effect of the stored medicines are reduced.                         

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, there is an applicant's utility model registration No. 328700 food or drug dispenser, which consists largely of a drive unit base, a rotary rotor, a pushbutton device and a storage case, the button When pressed, the rotary rotor formed with the insertion groove in the drive unit base rotates a predetermined interval, and the contents mounted in the insertion groove are discharged out.

The dispenser has a structure in which a blocking plate is installed at a position where an insertion groove into which contents are discharged, that is, a discharge passage, is disposed so that only the contents mounted in the insertion groove are discharged out. There is a problem in that the structure is formed protruded, the production is not easy.

Applicant does not form a blocking plate on the inner circumferential surface of the storage case in order to solve the above problems of the dispenser, forming an insertion hole in the center of the rotation rotor, inserted into this insertion hole is rotated by being fixed to the drive unit base Invented a dispenser formed by separately forming a central axis which functions as a shaft of the rotor and forming a blocking plate on an upper side of the central axis, which is a safety dispenser for food or medicine of Utility Model Application No. 2003-40541.

The dispenser forms a ratchet on the shaft of the rotor to prevent the rotor from rotating backward when the button is pressed and released to discharge the contents, and a separate rotary stop is coupled to the inner bottom of the drive unit base. It has a structure, such a dispenser has the following problems.

That is, the dispenser had a problem of cost increase due to the manufacture of the rotary stop and the productivity of the remarkably decreased due to the difficulty of combining the rotary stop during manufacture. There was a problem when it was not accurate. In addition, when the rotary rotor is coupled to the drive unit base, the rotary stop should be pushed to the side to keep the elasticity coupled. In such a state, it was not easy to combine the rotary rotor and the central axis to the drive unit base.

In addition, since the dispenser has a central axis functioning as a rotating rotor only at its lower end coupled to the drive unit base, the central axis is not accurately fixed at the center, so that when the button is pressed to discharge the contents, the end of the operating lever There was a fear that the rotary rotor would not rotate properly by deviating from the ratchet of the rotary rotor which rotates about this central axis.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the conventional dispenser, without manufacturing and combining the rotation stop sphere separately, to form the rotation stop sphere integrally to the central axis, so that the central axis is firmly fixed without shaking It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser for food or medicine which forms a fixed frame integrally around the upper portion of the central axis, inexpensive manufacturing, low parts count, high productivity, and almost no malfunction.

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

The present invention is composed of a storage case 10, the drive unit base 20, the rotary rotor 30, the push button device 40 and the central axis 60 is open at the bottom.

In general, the storage case 10 is preferably formed of a transparent material so that the contents can be checked, but in the case of a chemical dispenser that should block light, it is preferable to form an opaque material. The storage case 10 has a lower opening, and as shown in FIG. 1, a coupling protrusion 11 is formed around the lower portion.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the driving unit base 20 has a coupling recess 21 formed around the inner side of the upper end in order to prevent the coupling protrusion 11 of the storage case 10 from being easily detached. A space portion is formed on the inner side while forming the stepped portion 22, and a shaft fixing groove 23 having a fixing protrusion 24 formed therein is formed at the center thereof, and a discharge passage 25 is formed at one side of the stepped portion 22. It is formed, the cover 26 for opening and closing the discharge passage 25 in the outer vertical portion is formed to be cut, the other side is formed with a through hole 27 to which the pushbutton device 40 can be coupled. .

The storage case 10 and the drive unit base 20 may be coupled by using a coupling method 11 or a coupling groove 21 by using a different method such as screw coupling method, but not automatically produced by the coupling protrusion 11 and the coupling groove 21. In order to automatically combine the contents in the process, it is preferable to combine the interference fit method using the coupling protrusion 11 and the coupling groove 21. The coupling protrusion and the coupling groove may be interchanged with each other. That is, even when the coupling groove is formed in the storage case 10, and the coupling protrusion is formed in the drive unit base 20, the same purpose can be achieved.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary rotor 30 has an axial rod 34 having an insertion hole 33 at the center thereof, and ratchets 31a and 31b are disposed around the lower circumference and the upper circumference of the axial rod 34, respectively. Is formed, a plurality of insertion grooves 32 are formed at equal intervals on the circumferential surface so that the contents are inserted one by one while forming an arc shape. The number of the insertion grooves 32 is equal to the number of teeth of the ratchets 31a and 31b and is determined according to the size of the contents.

Push-button device 40 is fitted into the through hole 27 of the drive unit base 20 is coupled, the operation lever 41 and the button 43 to be coupled to one end thereof is formed separately, between the spring ( 42 is made so as to return to its original position after operation, and one end of the operation lever 41 is in contact with the lower latch 31a of the rotary rotor 30 and presses the button 43 to operate the operation lever 41. Moves the ratchet 31a by a predetermined angle while moving together with the button 43 to move the next insertion groove 32 into which the contents of the rotary rotor 30 are inserted into the discharge passage 25 of the drive unit base 20. Let's go.

The central shaft 60 has a fixing groove 61 formed at the bottom thereof, and the central shaft 60 is fitted into the insertion hole 33 of the rotary rotor 30 and then the lower portion of the driving unit base 20. Is inserted into the shaft fixing groove 23, the fixing groove 61 and the fixing protrusions 24 of the shaft fixing groove 23 are coupled to each other and fixed, the circular plate 63 of the convex upward shape on the upper portion of the central shaft 60 It is formed integrally, one side of the circular plate 63 is formed integrally extending plate-shaped blocking member 62 for closing the upper portion of the insertion groove 32 of the rotary rotor (30).

2A and 2B, the end of the blocking member 62 may be integrally formed with a circular fixed frame 64 which may be fixed to the inner circumference of the driving unit base 20. When the fixing projection 65 is formed around the 64 and the fixing groove 28 is formed in the corresponding inner circumference of the driving unit base 20, the fixing frame 64 is shaken by the driving unit base 20. It can be fixed tightly without.

One or a plurality of rotation stops 66 having elasticity are integrally formed on the bottom surface of the circular plate 63, and the central axis 60 is connected to the drive unit base 20 and the rotation rotor 30. When coupled, the end of the rotary stop 66 is in contact with the ratchet 31b formed on the upper portion of the rotary rotor 30, preventing the rotary rotor 30 to rotate more than necessary and the contents When the button 43 is pressed and released to discharge, the rotation rotor 30 prevents the reverse rotation.

In the dispenser of the present invention, a locking device may be installed. The locking device 70 includes a lever 72 having a shaft 71 coupled to rotate on a bottom surface of the driving unit base 20, and one end of the lever 72. Is formed to protrude upward to the support protrusion 73 and the other end of the lever 72 is interposed with the spring 75 is formed is a locking protrusion 74 to block or release the rear of the button 43 is formed Is done.

On the other hand, as the blocking member 62 of the central shaft 60, when the meal or take a small number of dozens or dozens of small grains, such as food or herbal medicine, the insertion of the insertion groove 32 of the rotary rotor and the blocking of the central axis 60 Since the rotating rotor may not rotate well due to small particles such as food or herbal medicines in the gap of the member 62, the blocking member 62a of the central shaft 60 is brushed to prevent this from rotating. Thus, only the contents filled in the insertion grooves 32 of the rotary rotor 30 may be discharged without pinching the granules.                     

2B and 3B illustrate another embodiment of the present invention, which does not form a step around the inner circumference of the drive unit base 20, and partitions the partition wall 22a at a predetermined distance from the outer wall of the drive unit base 20. It is formed, the discharge passage 25 is formed at the position of the insertion groove 32 immediately behind the direction in which the rotary rotor 30 rotates, the rotary rotor 30 is to form a thin thickness thereof. That is, the thickness of the rotary rotor 30 is reduced by the height of the partition wall 22a.

Reference numeral 80 indicates the contents of the food or drug.

The following describes the operation of the food or drug dispenser of the present invention.

First, the push button device 40 inserts the operation lever 41 into the through hole 27 of the drive unit base 20 and inserts the spring 42 and the button 43 on the opposite side of the operation lever 41. One end and the button 43 are assembled to fit together.

In the assembled state of the pushbutton device 40, as shown in FIG. 4A, the operation lever 41 is maintained by the spring 42 to protrude outward.

The central shaft 60 penetrates through the insertion hole 33 of the rotary rotor 30 and then fixes the lower end thereof in the shaft fixing groove 23 of the driving unit base 20, but the blocking member 62 is discharged. Coupling to be located directly above the passage (25). At this time, the fixing protrusion 24 of the shaft fixing groove 23 is engaged with the fixing groove 61 of the lower portion of the central shaft 60 so that the central shaft 60 is not easily separated from the driving unit base 20.

On the other hand, since the fixed frame 64 formed around the central axis 60 is fixed to the inner circumference of the drive unit base 20, the central axis 60 is firmly fixed without shaking, and the central axis 60 is fixed. The rotary rotor 30 which rotates about an axis also rotates in place without shaking.

When combined as described above, the central axis 60 does not rotate, and only the rotary rotor 30 is rotatable. At this time, one end of the rotary stop 66 formed on the bottom surface of the circular plate 63 of the central axis 60. Is in contact with the ratchet 31b formed on the top of the shaft 34 of the rotary rotor 30, and when the button 43 is pressed, the rotary rotor 30 does not rotate at a time by a certain degree or more. When the dun button 43 is released, the rotary rotor 30 is not reversely rotated.

At this time, one end of the operating lever 41 of the pushbutton device 40 is in contact with the ratchet 31a formed on the shaft 34 of the rotary rotor 30, and when the button 43 is pressed, the rotary rotor 30 is pressed. ) Can be rotated.

In the above state, the coupling protrusion 11 of the storage case 10 filled with the contents and the coupling groove 21 of the driving unit base 20 are coupled to each other by applying a force in a fitted state.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the locking device 70 is pivotally coupled to the bottom surface of the driving unit base 20 so that the locking device 70 is elastically provided through a spring in the support protrusion 73. 74 is in a state of blocking the back of the button 43. In this state, since the button 43 is fixed, it provides safety so that infants or children cannot easily withdraw the contents.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the storage case 10 is sealed with the sealed paper 12 before the storage case 10 is filled with the contents before the storage case 10 is coupled to the driving unit base 20, It is completely sealed during distribution, and if you want to use it, separate the storage case 10 from the drive unit base 20, remove the sealed paper 12, and then combine it again.

When the present invention is delivered to a food company or a pharmaceutical company in a state in which the storage case 10 is not coupled, the food company or the pharmaceutical company stores the contents in the storage case 10 by an automated process and simultaneously drives the drive unit base 20. By combining, automatic packaging is possible. In the automatic packaging process, the opening part of the storage case 10 is turned upward to fill a predetermined amount of contents, and the upper part of the drive unit base 20 to which the remaining parts except the storage case 10 are coupled is combined downward. .

At this time, if the adhesive paper 12 is adhesively applied around the fixed frame 64 of the central axis 60 weakly bonded, the storage case 10 and the drive unit base 20 in the automated packaging process When the sealed paper 12 is bonded to the lower end of the storage case 10 to seal the storage case 10, while the sealed paper 12 is bonded on the fixed frame 64 of the central axis 60 Since its center is placed on the circular plate 63, it is not struck down.

In order to use the dispenser assembled as described above, after cutting the cover 26 of the drive unit base 20 and pressing the button 43 of the pushbutton device 40, the operating lever 41 moves forward and the rotary rotor 30. The rotary rotor 30 is rotated by a predetermined angle by pushing the ratchet 31a of the valve, and the insertion groove 32 next to the discharge passage 25 is moved toward the discharge passage 25 while inserting the contents to discharge the contents. .                     

At this time, since the insertion groove 32 is blocked by the blocking member 62 above the discharge passage 25, only the contents inserted into the insertion groove 32 are discharged, and other contents are not discharged.

If the locking device 70 is installed, push the lever 72 bottom surface of the support projection 73 side of the locking device 70 up before pressing the button 43, and then press the lever 72 around the shaft 71. Is rotated so that the locking protrusion 74 formed on the opposite side is released from the rear of the button 43 to release the fixed state.

If the bottom of the storage case 10 is sealed with an airtight paper 12, the storage case 10 is removed from the drive unit base 20 to remove the airtight paper 12, and then recombined with the pushbutton device ( Of course, the contents must be discharged by pressing the button 43 of 40).

When the contents are discharged and the button is released, the button 43 and the operation lever 41 are returned to their original positions by the spring 42. At this time, one end of the rotation stop 66 formed on the bottom surface of the circular plate 63 of the central shaft 60 is in contact with the ratchet 31b formed on the top of the shaft bar 34 of the rotary rotor 30, the operating lever Even if the 41 is in the home position, the rotation rotor 30 does not reverse rotation.

When the button 43 is pressed again, the insertion groove 32 discharging the contents is moved to the side thereof to be out of the blocking member 62 so that the contents in the storage case 10 are dropped and inserted again, and the contents are discharged. The insertion groove 32 immediately next to the insertion groove 32 (back in the rotational direction) moves toward the discharge passage 25 while inserting the contents to discharge the inserted contents.                     

As shown in FIG. 2B and FIG. 3B, when the partition wall 22a is formed in the driving unit base 20 instead of the step, as shown in FIG. 3B, a part (lower part) of the contents is the rotary rotor 30. Located below the insertion groove 32, only a portion (top) of the contents are inserted into the insertion groove 32 to move.

The dispenser having such a configuration cannot be used for discharging several to tens of small grains such as food or herbal medicine at a time, and can be used only for discharging contents one at a time. The reason is that the contents located below the insertion groove 32 of the rotary rotor 30 are not moved according to the rotation of the rotary rotor 30, and the discharge passage 25 is connected to the outer wall of the drive unit base 20. This is because the contents are continuously discharged through the discharge passage 25 even if the button 43 is not pressed because it is connected to the space between the partition walls 22a.

When the upper portion of the contents is inserted into the insertion groove 32 and moved to the position of the discharge passage 25, the contents are discharged out through the discharge passage 25. At this time, since the blocking member 62 blocks the insertion groove 32 from the top of the insertion groove 32 through which the contents are discharged, only one of the contents inserted into the insertion groove 32 is discharged.

When the button is pressed again, the contents inserted into the rear insertion groove 32 move to the position of the discharge passage 25 and are discharged, and the insertion groove 32 discharging the contents is moved upwards to the button device 40. . The portion in which the button device 40 is coupled is protruded because of the button device 40, so that the rotation rotor 30 cannot be rotated while the contents are inserted, but the insertion groove 32 is upwards of the button device 40. When moving, since the contents are not inserted after the contents are discharged due to the blocking member 62, the rotary rotor 30 can rotate.

When the insertion groove 32 is moved above the button device 40, the insertion groove 32 is out of the blocking member 62, so that the contents are inserted into the insertion groove 32, but the insertion groove 32 Since the button device 40 is located below the contents, only the lower part is inserted and the upper part is moved in the state protruding above the insertion groove 32. When the insertion groove 32 is out of the position where the button device 40 is located, the contents fall further down and only the upper part is moved while being inserted into the insertion groove 32.

2B and 3B illustrate a case in which the rotary rotor 30 rotates clockwise when viewed from above, when the rotary rotor 30 rotates in the opposite direction, on the left side of the button device 40. Discharge passage 25 should be formed in the position of the insertion groove 32 is located.

The dispenser having the configuration as shown in Figs. 2b and 3b can reduce the thickness of the rotary rotor 30, thereby saving the material of the product, and the thickness of the rotary rotor 30 is reduced, so that the drive unit base 20 ) Is also thinner, so that the volume of the product has the advantage of reducing the volume instead of the discharge passage 25 is connected to where the contents are located, there is a disadvantage that the sealing effect is reduced.

Therefore, the dispenser as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B may be used for discharging contents without needing to be kept in a completely closed state, or may be configured to open and close without completely removing the cover 26. When the dispenser is not in use, the cover 26 is preferably configured to be closed.

The dispenser of the present invention having the above configuration has almost no malfunction, and its configuration is simple, the number of parts is low, and the productivity is high, so that it can be supplied at a low price. There is an advantage to sell, it can be transported and stored in a confidential state to prevent food or drugs from being contaminated or altered, it is very useful to take the desired amount uncontaminated conveniently.

Claims (7)

In the dispenser for discharging the contents of stored food or medicine one by one or a predetermined amount, A shaft fixing groove 23 is formed at the center, a through hole 27 is formed at one side, a stepped portion 22 is formed at the inner circumference, and a discharge passage 25 is formed at one side of the stepped 22. A unit base 20; Is coupled to rotate in the drive unit base 20, a plurality of insertion grooves 32 are formed at equal intervals in the circumference, the shaft 34 having an insertion hole 33 in the center It is formed, and the rotary rotor 30 formed on the upper and lower circumference of the shaft 34, respectively, the latch (31a, 31b); The lower part is inserted into the insertion hole 33 of the rotary rotor 30 and is fixed to the shaft fixing groove 23 of the driving unit base 20, and a circular plate 63 having a convex shape is formed at the upper center thereof. One side of the circular plate 63 is formed with a blocking member 62 for closing the upper portion of the insertion groove 32 of the rotary rotor 30, one end of the circular plate 63 is the rotary rotor 30 A central shaft 60 in contact with the upper ratchet 31b of which one or a plurality of rotation stops 66 are formed to prevent reverse rotation of the rotary rotor 30; An operation lever 41 coupled to the through hole 27 of the drive unit base 20, one end of which is in contact with the lower latch 31a of the rotary rotor 30 to rotate the rotary rotor 30; A push button device (40) composed of a button (43) coupled to one end of the actuating lever (41) and a spring (42) for releasing the actuating lever (41) and the button (43); Dispenser for food or medicine consisting of a storage case 10 is open to the lower coupled to the upper portion of the drive unit base (20).       The method of claim 1, The circumference of the central axis (60) is a food or medicine dispenser, characterized in that the fixed frame 64 is formed in succession to the end of the blocking member 62 is fixed to the inner circumference of the drive unit base (20).        The method of claim 1, The blocking member (62a) formed on the central axis (60) is a food or drug dispenser, characterized in that formed with a brush.        The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A lever 72 having a shaft 71 is formed to protrude upwardly at one end of the lever 72, and a support protrusion 73 having a spring interposed therebetween and a protruding upwardly formed at the other end of the lever 72 so that the button 43 is formed. Food or drug dispenser, characterized in that the locking device having a locking projection (74) that can block the rear of the coupled to rotate on the bottom surface of the drive unit base 20 by the shaft (71) .        In the dispenser for discharging the contents of the stored food or medicine one by one, A shaft fixing groove 23 is formed in the center, and a partition wall 22a is formed at an inner circumference at a predetermined distance from the outer wall, and a through hole 27 is formed at one side, and one side of the through hole 27 is discharged. A drive unit base 20 in which a passage 25 is formed; Is coupled to rotate in the drive unit base 20, a plurality of insertion grooves 32 are formed at equal intervals in the circumference, the shaft 34 having an insertion hole 33 in the center It is formed, and the rotary rotor 30 formed on the upper and lower circumference of the shaft 34, respectively, the latch (31a, 31b); The lower part is inserted into the insertion hole 33 of the rotary rotor 30 and is fixed to the shaft fixing groove 23 of the driving unit base 20, and a circular plate 63 having a convex shape is formed at the upper center thereof. One side of the circular plate 63 is formed with a blocking member 62 for closing the upper portion of the insertion groove 32 of the rotary rotor 30, one end of the circular plate 63 is the rotary rotor 30 A central shaft 60 in contact with the upper ratchet 31b of which one or a plurality of rotation stops 66 are formed to prevent reverse rotation of the rotary rotor 30; An operation lever 41 coupled to the through hole 27 of the drive unit base 20, one end of which is in contact with the lower latch 31a of the rotary rotor 30 to rotate the rotary rotor 30; A push button device (40) composed of a button (43) coupled to one end of the actuating lever (41) and a spring (42) for releasing the actuating lever (41) and the button (43); Dispenser for food or medicine consisting of a storage case 10 is open to the lower coupled to the upper portion of the drive unit base (20).       The method of claim 5, The circumference of the central axis (60) is a food or medicine dispenser, characterized in that the fixed frame 64 is formed in succession to the end of the blocking member 62 is fixed to the inner circumference of the drive unit base (20). The method according to claim 5 or 6, A lever 72 having a shaft 71 is formed to protrude upwardly at one end of the lever 72, and a support protrusion 73 having a spring interposed therebetween and a protruding upwardly formed at the other end of the lever 72 so that the button 43 is formed. Food or drug dispenser, characterized in that the locking device having a locking projection (74) that can block the rear of the coupled to rotate on the bottom surface of the drive unit base 20 by the shaft (71).

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