WO1995005329A1

WO1995005329A1 - Dosing container

Info

Publication number: WO1995005329A1
Application number: PCT/ES1994/000079
Authority: WO
Inventors: Antonio Maldonado Angel
Original assignee: Antonio Maldonado Angel
Priority date: 1993-08-19
Filing date: 1994-08-19
Publication date: 1995-02-23
Also published as: AU7500294A; ES1025614U; ES1025614Y

Abstract

Dosing container comprised of a cylindrical body (1) provided with a vertical longitudinal internal rib (2) used as a guide for assembling three parts (9, 16, 20), and including in its lower portion a platform provided with a semi-circular step (4) with a through-hole (5) and a central protuberance (7) which goes through the first part (9) and is housed in the blind hole (17) of the second part (16); there is provided at the level of the platform a rectangular opening (6) configured like a window. Said three assembly parts are provided with a recess matching with the vertical longitudinal rib. The first assembled part is provided with a first through-hole (11), a second central through-hole (13), a semicircular groove in its lower face and also provided on its external area with a sawn portion (14) and in a diametrally opposite position a recess which is longer than the other parts so that said first part may rotate by a certain angle. Between the third and the fourth part is housed a certain amount of pills which may come out of the container after the first through-hole of the first part is matched with the rectangular opening (19) of the second part in order to choose a pill and after rotating the first part so as to make the first through-hole match with the through-hole of the semicircular step of the base body (1).

Description

DOSAGE CONTAINER

The present invention consists of a new dosing container, with the object of providing a means for dosing tablets of pharmaceutical, parapharmaceutical or food products, or other miscellaneous products in tablets or suitable or equivalent forms.

As an alternative and differentiated means of other tablets or equivalent dosing containers that apply and use linear translation dosing systems (horizontal, vertical, etc.), it is therefore possible to obtain appropriate doses or numbers of tablets or forms or equivalents of some product through the use of the present new dosing container whose dosing system involves the application of the dynamics of rotation of the solid-rigid.

The new dosing container is constituted from a cylindrical base piece in which three pieces are assembled in a certain order.

The cylindrical base piece has a vertical longitudinal rib in its inner wall to provide a guideline in the placement of the different pieces.

The cylindrical base part, in its lower area, in the extension of its entire circular area and at a certain distance from its lower edge, a platform or floor on which the first piece to assemble sits.

The cylindrical base piece, on the upper side of its platform or floor, has a semicircular step of different height in each case according to the adaptation required to the size of the tablets or equivalent to dose and on such step a through hole of appropriate dimensions for the passage of tablets or equivalents out of the new dosing container

The cylindrical base piece, has on the upper face of its platform or floor an axis that crosses the first piece and is introduced in the second, for which the first piece has a through hole and the second piece a blind hole.

The cylindrical base piece has on the upper side of its platform or floor a small wall or stop intended for the tongue or flexible projection of the first piece.

In addition, the cylindrical base piece has a rectangular opening as a window above the platform or floor, so that when the first piece is placed, it becomes visible through the aforementioned window.

The first piece has a through hole of suitable dimensions for the passage of the tablets or equivalent to be dosed, this through hole located on a semicircular groove arranged in the lower face of the first piece and in such a way that when the first piece is assembled the aforementioned groove fits over the semicircular step located on the platform or floor of the cylindrical base piece.

The first piece has a fixed through hole.

The first piece has a flexible tongue or projection.

The second piece to be assembled has a blind hole in its lower face where the axis of the cylindrical base piece is introduced.

The second piece is characterized by presenting in its upper face a diminishing rectangular opening that crosses the piece.

Once these two pieces have been assembled to the cylindrical base piece, the tablets are introduced two or equivalent to be dosed, so that, by the very inclination of the diminishing rectangular opening that crosses the second piece, a tablet has been able to descend through the decreasing rectangular opening and from the upper face of the second piece until being located in the first through hole of the first piece, so that by manually turning the first piece and matching its first through hole with the through hole located in the semicircular step of the platform or floor of the cylindrical base piece, one of the tablets causing it to fall or therefore pass to the outside of the new dosing container, being then that when the first piece is left free it will return to its initial position thanks to the spontaneous or automatic recovery impulse that can come for this purpose of the tongue or projection, flexible of the first piece when compressed on the small wall or stop located on the platform or floor of the cylindrical base piece.

The first piece may have the option of not carrying the flexible tongue or projection, in which case, after dosing each tablet or equivalent after having matched the first through hole of the first piece with the through hole located in the semicircular step of the platform or floor of the cylindrical base piece, the recovery of the first piece to its initial position would occur by manually turning the first piece in the opposite direction, that is, until the first through hole of the first piece is again matched with the Rectangular rectangular opening of the second piece.

The third piece to assemble, consists of a cylindrical body that comes to serve as a cover.

Then, and to facilitate a better understanding of this specification and being part of Tegrante of the same, accompanies a series of drawings in which the following has been represented by way of illustration and not limitation:

Figure 1.- Shows an elevation view of the exploded view of the new dosing container, in which the window-like opening is located on the left side.

Figure 2.- Shows an elevation view of the entire new mounted dosing container, in which the window is located in the central area.

Figure 3.- Shows an elevation view of the new dosing container with all its assembled parts according to figure 1.

Figure 4.- Shows a top plan view of the first piece.

Figure 5.- It shows a bottom plan view of one of the options of the first piece, and more specifically the option in which it has a flexible tongue or projection.

Figure 6.- It shows a top plan view of the other option of the first piece, and more specifically the option in which the first piece does not have a tongue, projection or flexible mechanism.

Figure 7.- It shows a top plan view of the second piece in which the diminishing rectangular through opening can be seen.

Figure 8.- Shows a bottom plan view of said second piece.

Figure 9.- Shows a top plan view of the cylindrical base piece.

Figure 10.- Shows a bottom plan view of the cylindrical base piece.

Figure 11.- Shows an elevation view of the third piece.

The new dosing container that now occupies us pa, is characterized by being constituted from a cylindrical base piece 1 (figures 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10) that has a vertical longitudinal rib 2 that serves as a guide for the assembly of the different parts that constitute the new dosing container .

The base piece 1, has a wall of a certain thickness and in its lower part includes a platform or floor 3 of the same thickness and occupies the entire circular surface extension of this base piece 1, presenting, in turn, the upper face of this platform or floor 3 a semicircular step 4 with a through hole 5 in the upper area, an axis 7 and a small wall or stop 8, said platform or floor 3, by itself, a seating base for the first piece 9 to assemble.

The base piece 1, has a rectangular opening in its lower area as a window 6, whereby the piece 16 has a step 18 in order to perfectly fit the opening 6.

The piece 9 (figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6), is characterized by having a smaller diameter than that of the base piece 1, so that it can be introduced inside said base piece 1.

The piece 9, has a recess 13 in its central area that allows the piece 9 to rotate over its through hole 13, using the corresponding rib 2 as a stop. The sawing 14 is intended to facilitate the manual rotation of the part 9.

Piece 9 has a second through hole 11.

The piece 9 has a flexible tongue or projection 15 which is intended to recover or spontaneously or automatically rotate the part 9 to its initial position in which the first through hole 11 of the part 9 coincides with the longitudinal opening in dec nución and intern 19 of piece 16.

The piece 9 may optionally present the possibility of not carrying a flexible tongue or projection 15 so that the recovery or rotation of the piece 9 after each dosage to its initial position referred to would have to be performed manually.

Likewise, part 9 has a semicircular groove 10 on its lower face which, when part 9 is assembled, fits on the semicircular step 4 located on the platform or floor of the base part 1.

Secondly, piece 16 is assembled (figures 1, 2, 7 and 8), which includes a blind hole 17 in its lower face, a step 18, as well as a longitudinal opening in decrease and through 19.

The main feature of the piece 16, is to present a decreasing longitudinal opening 19.

Thirdly, the piece 20 (figures 1, 2, 3 and 11) that serves as a cover is assembled, after introducing the appropriate or equivalent tablets or forms 21 to be dosed.

The operation of the new dosing container for the dosing of tablets or suitable or equivalent forms of various products is as follows:

Once the new dosing container is filled with the appropriate or equivalent tablets or forms 21 to be dosed, a tablet or equivalent will be placed spontaneously, and by the inclination itself favorable to the effect of the decreasing rectangular opening 19 of the piece 16, in the through hole 11 of the part 9. The piece 9 is then rotated until the through hole 11 coincides with the through hole 5, thereby achieving that the tablet or equivalent previously selected spontaneously thanks to the rectangular through opening and in decrease 19 it passes or falls out of the new dosing container, and once dosed each tablet that is to be dosed, piece 9 is released, whereby, by the spontaneous or automatic action of the flexible tongue or projection of recovery, piece 9 may return to its initial position. This whole mechanism will be repeated as many times as tablets or equivalent of any product you wish to obtain. And considering the optional assumption that part 9 does not have a tongue, projection or flexible mechanism, after dosing each tablet or equivalent that is desired, part 9 may return to its initial position by manual operation.

Finally, specify that the new dosing container preferably consists of plastic material in all its parts and actuators of the mechanism, if applicable.

Claims

- DISCLOSURES -

1.- NEW DOSAGE CONTAINER, essentially characterized by being constituted preferably from a cylindrical base piece, which has a longitudinal internal vertical nerve, which serves as a guide for the assembly of three pieces, also including in its lower area a platform or floor in all its circular superficial extension and being placed in the upper face of this platform or floor a semicircular step with a through hole and a central axis that crosses the first piece and is housed in the blind hole of the second piece; a rectangular opening in the form of a window having been provided below in height of the platform or floor, with the particularity that said three assembly pieces have an entrance in correspondence with the longitudinal rib vertically.

2.- NEW DOSAGE CONTAINER, according to claim 1, characterized in that the first piece assembled has a first through hole, a second through central hole, a semicircular groove in its lower face and also counting in its outer zone with a serrated portion, and disposing in a diametrically opposite position to said area an inlet that has the particularity that it has a length greater than that of the remaining pieces so that said first piece can rotate a certain angle.

3. DOSAGE PACKED EGG, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the second assembly piece has a blind central hole in its lower face and a decreasing rectangular through opening in its upper face.

4.- NEW DOSED PACKAGING, according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that in the area The fourth part that performs the function of cover and whose lower edge contacts the second piece is assembled on top of the base piece.

5.- NEW DOSAGE CONTAINER, according to OAS previous claims, characterized in that a certain amount of tablets, suitable or equivalent forms of some product, which are susceptible to leaving outside the container after the first hole is housed between the third and fourth piece. through the first part has coincided with the diminishing rectangular through opening of the second piece to choose a tablet or equivalent and then a turn has been provided to the first piece until its first hole coincides, through the step hole through semicircular present in the base piece 1, being by this movement of the first piece so that the tablet or suitable form or equivalent chosen can leave the new dosing container outside.

6. NEW DOSAGE PACKAGING, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylindrical base piece can also have a small wall or stop on its floor or base, intended for the tongue, projection or flexible mechanism that can appear in the first piece.

7. NEW DOSAGE PACKAGING, according to claim 2, characterized in that the first piece can have a flexible tongue, mechanism or projection, so that said first piece returns to its initial position spontaneously or automatically.

8. NEW DOSAGE PACKAGING, according to claims 6 and 7, characterized in that, after the dosing of each tablet or equivalent desired of those previously housed between the third and fourth piece by matching the first hole for From the first piece with the through hole located in the semicircular step of the floor or base of the base piece 1, it is only necessary to free the first piece so that it returns to its initial position, in which the first hole through the first part coincides with the rectangular through opening in decrease of the second piece, by the driving action that the flexible tongue, mechanism or projection that the first piece may entail can provide for this purpose.

9.- Finally, it is claimed as an object on which the requested Utility Model must fall: "NEW DOSED CONTAINER".

All conformity is described and claimed in this Descriptive Report that consists of eleven typed pages and attached drawings.