TWI824942B - Slow-release aerosol inhaler labor-saving device - Google Patents

Abstract

A labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler is suitable for setting up an aerosol inhaler, and includes a mounting base unit, a sleeve unit, and at least one co-rotating unit. The at least one co-rotation unit includes a guide protrusion disposed on the outer wall of the mounting base unit, and a sector-shaped protrusion disposed on the inner side of the sleeve unit. The aerosol inhaler can be pressed down, and drive the mounting base unit to move downward relative to the sleeve unit, and cause an inclined surface of the guide projection to rotate and slide downward along a spiral inclined surface of the sector-shaped projection, and The bottom part of the aerosol inhaler is driven to rotate relative to the head part. Therefore, the aerosol inhaler can be driven to rotate by pressing, which is more labor-saving than using both hands to rotate the aerosol inhaler, and greatly increases the convenience of use.

Description

Slow-release aerosol inhaler labor-saving device

The present invention relates to an auxiliary device for an inhaler, in particular to an auxiliary device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler.

Sustained-release aerosol inhalers (Soft-Mist Inhalers, SMI) are commonly used to treat chronic respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aerosol inhaler includes a head and a bottom. The head includes a mouthpiece and a flip cover arranged on the mouthpiece. The bottom is provided with medicine. When using the aerosol inhaler, the user needs to hold the head and the bottom with both hands and rotate them relative to a certain angle (for example, 180°) before activating the internal mechanism to squeeze out the medicine. After opening the flip cover, the medicine will be slowly released from the mouthpiece in the form of aerosol.

However, the aerosol inhaler requires both hands to work together to use it, which is very inconvenient for the elderly suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or patients with weak hand muscles.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler that can at least overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.

Therefore, the labor-saving device of the slow-release aerosol inhaler of the present invention is suitable for use in an aerosol inhaler, which includes a relatively rotatable head and a bottom. The labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler includes a mounting base unit, a sleeve unit, and at least one co-rotating unit.

The mounting base unit includes an annular wall adapted for non-rotatable insertion of the bottom of the aerosol inhaler. The sleeve unit can be inserted into the mounting base unit from top to bottom. The at least one co-rotating unit includes a guide protrusion disposed on the outer wall surface of the annular wall of the mounting base unit, and a sector-shaped protrusion disposed on the inner side of the sleeve unit, the guide protrusion having a downward direction. An inclined surface, the sector-shaped convex block has an upward spiral inclined surface.

The head of the aerosol inhaler can be pressed down, and drive the mounting base unit to move downward relative to the sleeve unit, and make the slope of the guide protrusion of the at least one co-rotating unit along the sector-shaped protrusion. The spiral inclined surface rotates and slides downward, driving the bottom of the aerosol inhaler to rotate relative to the head.

The effect of the present invention is that by arranging at least one co-rotating unit and cooperating with the mounting unit and the sleeve unit to drive the aerosol inhaler to rotate by pressing, compared with rotating the aerosol inhaler with both hands, The use of the device is more labor-saving and greatly increases the convenience of use.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, one embodiment of the labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler of the present invention is suitable for use in an aerosol inhaler 9. The aerosol inhaler 9 includes a relatively rotatable head 91 and a bottom 92 . The head 91 includes a mouthpiece 911 and a flip cover 912 provided on the mouthpiece 911 . The bottom 92 contains medicine (not shown), and its side wall 913 is provided with two protrusions 93 extending up and down.

The labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler includes a mounting base unit 1, a sleeve unit 2, and two co-rotating units 3.

The mounting base unit 1 includes an annular wall 11 and a blocking wall 12 . The inner wall surface 111 of the annular wall 11 is concave with two grooves 101 extending up and down. The grooves 101 extend upward to the top surface 112 of the annular wall 11 and are used for the protrusions 93 of the aerosol inhaler 9 to be fixedly inserted downwards. The blocking wall 12 protrudes radially inward from the inner wall surface 111 below the grooves 101 of the annular wall 11 to allow the protrusions 93 to lean downward.

The sleeve unit 2 is cylindrical and has an axis of symmetry. The sleeve unit 2 can be inserted into the mounting base unit 1 from top to bottom.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, each co-rotation unit 3 includes a guide protrusion 31 disposed on the outer wall 113 of the annular wall 11, and a sector-shaped protrusion disposed on the inner side 21 of the sleeve unit 2. 32. Each guide protrusion 31 has a downward inclined surface 311 . The sector-shaped protrusions 32 are 180° rotationally symmetrical with respect to the axis of symmetry. Each sector-shaped protrusion 32 has a vertical section 33 and a sector-shaped section 34 connected up and down. The angle θ between the vertical section 33 and the sector section 34 is 90° to 120°. Each sector section 34 has a spiral slope 341 and a vertical surface 342 connected to the bottom end of the spiral slope 341 . The distribution angle of each spiral slope 341 relative to the symmetry axis is 180°.

The holding base unit 4 can be held by the user, and has a crown part 41, a connecting part 42, and a clamping part 43 connected up and down. The crown part 41 is connected to the upper side of the clamping part 43, and can be placed on the upper side of the head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9, and is provided with the head 91 for accommodating the aerosol inhaler 9. A receptacle 401 on the upper side. The clamping portion 43 has an arc-shaped cross section and can be used to non-rotatably elastically clamp the side wall 913 of the head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9 .

The mounting base unit 1, the sleeve unit 2, the co-rotating units 3, and the holding base unit 4 are made of, for example but not limited to, Tritan™ (also known as modified PCT).

When using this embodiment, the holding base unit 4 is installed on the head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9 , and the protrusions 93 are aligned with the grooves 101 to align the head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9 . The bottom 92 is provided on the mounting base unit 1 .

For convenience of illustration, only the sliding process of one of the guide protrusions 31 relative to the corresponding sector-shaped protrusion 32 is shown in FIG. 3 , and the holding base unit 4 is omitted from FIGS. 4 to 6 .

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, hold the holding base unit 4, and use the inclined surfaces 311 of the guide protrusions 31 of the co-rotating units 3 to respectively abut against the sector-shaped protrusions 32. The top of the spiral slope 341. At this time, each guide protrusion 31 is located at the position IV in FIG. 3 , leaning laterally against the vertical section 33 and downwardly against the sector section 34 . Since the angle θ between the vertical section 33 and the sector section 34 is 90° to 120°, it can provide a buffering effect for the guide protrusions 31 and prevent the guide protrusions 31 from moving directly downward. slide.

Referring to Figures 3 and 5, the holding base unit 4 is pressed downward to drive the aerosol inhaler 9 and the mounting base unit 1 to move downward relative to the sleeve unit 2. The inclined surfaces 311 of the guide protrusions 31 of the co-rotating units 3 respectively rotate and slide downward along the spiral inclined surfaces 341 of the sector-shaped protrusions 32 and drive the bottom of the aerosol inhaler 9 92 rotates relative to the head 91 . At this time, each guide protrusion 31 is located at the position V in FIG. 3 , and the mounting base unit 1 , the guide protrusions 31 , and the bottom 92 of the aerosol inhaler 9 are positioned relative to the aerosol inhaler. The head 91 of 9 is rotated approximately 60°.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6 , press the holding base unit 4 downward until the guide protrusions 31 move to the bottom ends of the spiral slopes 341 of the sector-shaped protrusions 32 respectively. At this time, each guide bump 31 is located at the position VI in FIG. 3 , and the mounting base unit 1 , the guide bumps 31 , and the bottom 92 of the aerosol inhaler 9 are positioned relative to the aerosol inhaler. The head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9 rotates about 180°, so the internal mechanism of the aerosol inhaler 9 can be activated to squeeze out the medicine.

Since the technology of the aerosol inhaler 9 that can be activated to squeeze out the medicine when the bottom 92 rotates about 180° relative to the head 91 through the internal mechanism is a common technology, it will not be described again.

Then the guide protrusions 31 slide down along the vertical surfaces 342 by inertia and break away from the sleeve unit 2 . The user can lift up the holding base unit 4 together with the aerosol inhaler 9 , remove the holding base unit 4 and open the flip cover 912 , and the medicine will be ejected from the mouthpiece 911 in the form of aerosol Release slowly.

It should be noted that the number of the co-conversion units 3 is not limited to two, and may be one or more than three according to actual needs.

It should be noted that the number of the grooves 101 of the mounting base unit 1 is not limited to two, and can be changed according to the number of the protrusions 93 of the aerosol inhaler 9 .

In this embodiment, the holding base unit 4 is provided to increase the force application point during operation. However, in other embodiments, it is not necessary to provide the holding base unit 4. The user can also directly Hold and press down the head 91 of the aerosol inhaler 9, and cooperate with the mounting base unit 1, the sleeve unit 2, and the co-rotating units 3 to operate.

To sum up, the labor-saving device for the slow-release aerosol inhaler of the present invention drives the aerosol inhaler in a pressing manner through the arrangement of the co-rotating units 3 and in cooperation with the mounting base unit 1 and the sleeve unit 2 9 is more labor-saving than rotating the aerosol inhaler 9 with both hands, greatly increasing the convenience of use, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

1: Mounting base unit

101: Groove

11: Ring wall

111:Inner wall surface

112:Top surface

113:Outer wall surface

12:Blocking wall

2: sleeve unit

21: Medial side

3: Co-transformation unit

31: Guide bump

311: Incline

32: Sector-shaped bumps

33: vertical segment

34: sector segment

341: Spiral slope

342:Vertical plane

4: Grip base unit

401:Tank

41:Crown part

42:Connection part

43: Clamping part

9:Aerosol inhaler

91:Head

911: Oral device

912: flip cover

913:Side wall

92: Bottom

93: convex strip

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler of the present invention, which is provided for an aerosol inhaler; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the aerosol inhaler and this embodiment; Figure 3 is an expanded view of a guide protrusion of the co-rotating unit of the embodiment and the sleeve unit of the embodiment; Figure 4 is a top view of the aerosol inhaler corresponding to the position of the guide bump at IV in Figure 3 and the embodiment without the holding base unit; Figure 5 is a top view of the aerosol inhaler corresponding to the position of the guide protrusion at V in Figure 3 and the embodiment without the holding base unit; and FIG. 6 is a top view of the aerosol inhaler corresponding to the position of the guide protrusion at VI in FIG. 3 and the embodiment without the holding base unit.

1: Mounting base unit

101: Groove

11: Ring wall

111:Inner wall surface

112:Top surface

113:Outer wall surface

12:Blocking wall

2: sleeve unit

21: Medial side

3: Co-transformation unit

31: Guide bump

311: Incline

32: Sector-shaped bumps

33: vertical segment

34: sector segment

341: Spiral slope

342:Vertical plane

4: Grip base unit

401:Tank

41:Crown part

42:Connection part

43: Clamping part

9:Aerosol inhaler

91:Head

911: Oral device

912: flip cover

913:Side wall

92: Bottom

93: convex strip

Claims (10)

A labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler, suitable for use with an aerosol inhaler. The aerosol inhaler includes a relatively rotatable head and a bottom. The labor-saving device for the sustained-release aerosol inhaler includes: a mounting unit comprising an annular wall adapted for non-rotatable insertion of the bottom of the aerosol inhaler; A sleeve unit that can be inserted into the mounting base unit from top to bottom; and At least one co-rotating unit includes a guide protrusion disposed on the outer surface of the annular wall of the mounting base unit, and a sector-shaped protrusion disposed on the inner side of the sleeve unit, the guide protrusion having a downward direction. An inclined surface, the sector-shaped convex block has an upward spiral inclined surface; The mounting base unit is driven to move downward relative to the sleeve unit when the head of the aerosol inhaler is pressed downward, and causes the inclined surface of the guide protrusion of the at least one co-rotating unit to move along the sector-shaped protrusion. The spiral slope of the block rotates and slides downward, driving the bottom of the aerosol inhaler to rotate relative to the head. As for the labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as described in claim 1, the side wall of the bottom of the aerosol inhaler is provided with two convex strips extending up and down, wherein the inner side of the annular wall of the mounting base unit The wall surface is recessed with two grooves for the protruding strips to be inserted into. The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting unit further includes a blocking wall protruding radially inward from the inner wall surface below the grooves of the annular wall . The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sector-shaped protrusion of the at least one co-rotating unit has a vertical section and a sector section connected up and down, and the vertical section and the sector section are The included angle at the connection is 90°~120°. The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sector section has the spiral slope and a vertical surface connected to the bottom end of the spiral slope. The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as described in claim 1, wherein the sleeve unit is cylindrical, and the distribution angle of the spiral slope relative to the symmetry axis of the sleeve unit is 180°. The labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler as described in claim 1 includes two co-rotating units. The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as described in claim 1 also includes a holding base unit, wherein the holding base unit is suitable for non-rotatable installation of the head of the aerosol inhaler, and It can be held and pressed to drive the aerosol inhaler to move downward relative to the sleeve unit. The labor-saving device for a sustained-release aerosol inhaler as claimed in claim 8, wherein the holding base unit has a clamping portion that can be used to clamp against the side wall of the head of the aerosol inhaler. The labor-saving device for a slow-release aerosol inhaler as claimed in claim 9, wherein the holding base unit also has a handle connected to the upper side of the clamping part and used to be placed on the upper side of the head of the aerosol inhaler. A crown.

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