WO2007123194A1 - Tablet container and method of producing the same - Google Patents

Tablet container and method of producing the same Download PDF

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WO2007123194A1
WO2007123194A1 PCT/JP2007/058603 JP2007058603W WO2007123194A1 WO 2007123194 A1 WO2007123194 A1 WO 2007123194A1 JP 2007058603 W JP2007058603 W JP 2007058603W WO 2007123194 A1 WO2007123194 A1 WO 2007123194A1
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Yasuo Yoshinaga
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Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/20Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
    • B65B61/22Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents for placing protecting sheets, plugs, or wads over contents, e.g. cotton-wool in bottles of pills
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2015Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum in an at least partially rigid container

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  • the present invention relates to a tablet container capable of buffering an impact applied from the outside of the container and protecting a granular material such as a tablet housed inside the container, and a method of manufacturing such a tablet container.
  • a cylindrical opening having a male screw threaded on the outer peripheral surface thereof, a container main body for storing the tablet therein, and the container main body stored together with the tablet are accommodated.
  • a desiccant, a folded or round polyethylene polyethylene inserted into the container body after the tablet and desiccant are contained in the container body, and a female screw screwed onto the male screw.
  • a thing provided with a lid is known.
  • the tablet may enter the wrinkled portion of the inserted polyethylene film. When these tablets were taken out, they could come out of the container together and scatter around.
  • a synthetic resin net having a mesh through which particulate matter cannot pass is inserted by deforming the container loca into a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and receiving the impact of the particulate matter during transportation.
  • a shock-absorbing body formed in a substantially cylindrical shape is inserted from the mouth of the container and locked to the end of the cylindrical opening.
  • a method to prevent the tablet from being damaged by vibration or shock received during transportation by the shock absorber see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-292012).
  • the present inventor has now provided a container body containing a tablet therein and a film that adheres to the opening or inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet, and is sealed with the film. If the air pressure in the air gap inside the container is lower than the outside air pressure bounded by the film, the film constructed in this way exhibits excellent shock and shock absorbing effects on the contained tablets. Found to get.
  • the present invention is based on strength and knowledge.
  • the object of the present invention is to prevent the tablet from being damaged by vibration or impact during transportation, and also to remove the tablet when taking out the cushioning material in order to take out the tablet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet container that is difficult to spill, has a relatively low manufacturing cost and can be improved in hygiene, and a method for manufacturing such a tablet container.
  • a tablet container according to the present invention is a tablet container comprising: a container main body that accommodates a tablet therein; and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container main body and seals the tablet.
  • the air pressure of the inner space sealed by is maintained at a lower pressure or equal pressure than the outer air pressure separated by the film.
  • a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention comprises a container body that contains a tablet therein, and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet.
  • the film bonding step (b) the film is bonded to the container so that the air pressure of the internal gap sealed by the film is kept lower than the outer air pressure separated by the film or is equal to each other. Sealing the tablet inside the container.
  • a method for producing a tablet container includes a container main body that accommodates a tablet therein, and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container main body and seals the tablet.
  • a method for producing a tablet container comprising:
  • Film adhesion process force Air pressure S in the internal space sealed by the film, the film is adhered to the container so as to be kept lower than the outer air pressure separated by the film or at an equal pressure to each other, and the tablet It is characterized by sealing.
  • the sealing film formed in the container optimizes the filling state of the tablet accommodated in the tablet container.
  • the filling rate of the tablets in the tablet container is too high, the tablets will come into close contact with each other, and the possibility of the tablets being damaged (breaking or crushing) with a slight impact increases.
  • the filling rate is too low, the tablets move violently in the tablet container due to vibration or impact applied to the tablet container during transportation of the tablet container, etc., collide with each other or hit the inner wall of the container body, and the tablets The possibility of breakage increases.
  • the film installed in the container can optimize the filling rate of the tablets in the tablet container, and as a result, the vibration or impact applied to the tablet container and the internal tablet. Can be buffered or absorbed to prevent tablet breakage.
  • the film installed in the container In this case, since the wrinkled portion is not formed unlike the polyethylene film as in the conventional product, it is possible to surely prevent the tablet contained inside from spilling out unintentionally.
  • the tablet container according to the present invention has a buffer function capable of preventing the tablet from being broken or broken by vibration or impact during transportation, and takes out the buffer material for taking out the tablet from the container. At this time, it is possible to prevent the tablet contained inside from spilling outside. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the buffer film once taken out is peeled off from the container, it is difficult for the customer to use it again for buffering in the container, and it is easily determined whether it has already been opened. It is possible to reduce the risk that the buffer material contaminated as in the conventional product will be inserted into the container again. For this reason, according to this invention, the improvement in a hygiene aspect can be aimed at.
  • the tablet container according to the present invention is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and even when the contents to be stored contain an easily oxidizable component, it is difficult to cause the deterioration. Further, the tablet container according to the present invention can contribute to labor saving of dust because relatively little dust is generated when the tablets are taken out. Moreover, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manufacture such a tablet container.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of a tablet container according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example in which a polyethylene film is packed in a container containing tablets.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing one embodiment of a film forming step in the method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a typical configuration example of the tablet container of the present invention.
  • a tablet container 1 includes a container main body 2 containing a tablet 4 therein, and an opening of the container main body.
  • a tablet container comprising a mouth 3 or an inner wall 5 for sealing a tablet, and an air pressure in an inner space 9 sealed by the film. Is kept at a low pressure or at an equal pressure.
  • tablet means a dosage form used in pharmaceuticals, supplements, foods, etc., and its size is not particularly limited, but is typically ingestible by humans and not in powder form. It is a level that is usually conceived by consumers. Therefore, the tablet in the present specification may be any shape as long as it is a granular material having a hardness and size that can be used like a tablet. For this reason, tablets include, for example, pills, granules, capsules and the like.
  • the opening of the container body is typically cylindrical and has a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • opening is used to include the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical opening and the top of the opening.
  • the inner wall of the container body means a wall surface inside the container body other than the opening.
  • the air pressure in the inner space 9 sealed by the film 5 is kept lower than or equal to the air pressure in the outer 10 separated by the film. This is very important.
  • the air pressure in the internal gap is kept lower than the outside air pressure.
  • the air pressure of the internal gap is set low in this way, the inside of the film seal that contains the tablet becomes negative pressure, and the film itself is pushed toward the inside due to the pressure difference with the outside. Become. Thereby, the accommodated tablet can be held in an optimal filling state. That is, it is desirable that the air pressure in the internal gap be set low in order to exhibit the buffer function of the tablet container. Therefore, the tablet container according to the present invention has a buffering function for protecting the stored tablet from an impact applied to the container.
  • the outer side 10 delimited by the film can be further sealed by the lid 6 and set to a pressure different from the external environment.
  • the air pressure in the space surrounded by the outer side 10 and the lid 6 may be set to a pressure higher than the external atmospheric pressure. As a result, the buffering effect can be enhanced.
  • the film has its film in order to keep the filled state of the contained tablets in an optimum condition.
  • the film surface is at least partially in force S and in contact with the contained tablet or part of the tablet. Since the film placed in the container usually has a cushioning property per se, the object of the present invention can be achieved even when the film surface and the tablet do not contact each other.
  • the film 5 used in the tablet container of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain airtightness, but is preferably divided by the air pressure of the sealed internal gap and the film. It can be deformed by the pressure difference with the outside air pressure. More preferably, it has elasticity.
  • film materials include polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile / styrene, acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene, methacryl, butyl chloride, polyamide, polyacetal, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polycarbonate.
  • the film material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, and vinyl chloride, and more preferably, polypropylene, polyester, and polyethylene. One or more selected from the group.
  • the film has airtightness” or “maintains airtightness” means that the finoleme is gas impermeable.
  • the thickness of the film 5 can be appropriately changed depending on the material of the film, the size of the container to be used, the type of the tablet to be stored, the size of the pressure difference from the sealed inside, and the like.
  • the thickness of the film is preferably about 0.03 to 0.1 mm. .
  • the film 5 is adhered to the container body by sandwiching the periphery of the film between the lid part 6 and the container body 2 and holding it with the lid part 6, or locking the film 5 to the opening part 3 of the tablet container. Do It can also be achieved by sealing the film 5 to the opening 3 or the inner wall of the tablet container using heating (for example, heat sealing) or an adhesive. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the film 5 is sealed in the opening 3 of the tablet container using heating or an adhesive. According to one more preferable aspect of the present invention, the Finolem 5 is releasably bonded to the opening 3 of the container body (preferably sealed using heating or an adhesive).
  • adheresively peelable means a state in which a tablet container customer is adhered with such a strength that the film can be easily peeled off by hand or fingertip force. Such a state can be achieved by appropriately changing the heating temperature, the type of film material, the type of adhesive, the bonding area, and the like.
  • a heating plate for example, a heating plate, a high-frequency seal, an impulse seal, or an ultrasonic seal can be used.
  • the adhesive include hot menoleto and cold glue.
  • the adhesion of the film 5 to the container body is typically performed along the entire circumference between the peripheral edge of the film 5 and the opening 3 or the inner wall of the container body.
  • the film 5 may be adhered to the container body along the entire periphery between the peripheral edge of the film 5 and both the opening 3 and the inner wall of the container body.
  • the adhered film 5 can be formed along the shape of the cross section of the container body.
  • the position where the film 5 is adhered can be appropriately changed according to the amount of tablets accommodated in the container, the shape of the container body, and the like.
  • a guiding portion may be provided on the film so that the customer can easily peel the film during use.
  • Such a guiding portion may be a film itself, but may be a sheet, a plate, or a string made of a material other than a film (for example, thermoplastic resin, nylon, paper, etc.).
  • the container body 2 typically has a substantially cylindrical shape (for example, a cylindrical shape) having a bottom, and has the cylindrical opening 3 opened upward at the top.
  • a typical example of the container main body 2 includes, in order from the upper side, the cylindrical opening 3, a stepped portion formed so as to spread toward the lower end force side of the cylindrical opening 3, and the stepped portion.
  • a large cylindrical portion having an upper end connected to the outer peripheral end of the cylindrical portion, and a bottom portion connected to the lower end of the large diameter portion. It is smaller than the outer diameter of the large diameter part.
  • the material of the container body 2 is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain airtightness, for example, thermoplastic resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, and phenol. , FRP, nylon, Teflon (trademark), thermosetting resins such as Bakelite, metals such as iron, aluminum, gold, silver, and glass can be used.
  • thermoplastic resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, and phenol.
  • FRP polypropylene
  • nylon polybutylene terephthalate
  • Teflon trademark
  • thermosetting resins such as Bakelite
  • metals such as iron, aluminum, gold, silver, and glass
  • the material of the container body 2 is glass, thermoplastic resin, or aluminum, and more preferably glass or thermoplastic resin.
  • a desiccant, an oxygen scavenger, an inhalant and the like can be put together with the tablet and sealed in accordance with the properties of the tablet.
  • FIG. 2 shows a conventional example in which a polyethylene film 7 is packed in a container containing tablets.
  • the tablet 4 may enter into the wrinkled portion of the inserted polyethylene film 7, and the inserted tablet is taken out of the container together when the film is taken out. It goes out and spreads out to the surroundings contrary to the intention of the consumer.
  • a tablet comprising a container body 2 that accommodates a tablet 4 therein, and a film 5 that adheres to the opening 3 or the inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet.
  • the film adhesion process force The film is adhered to the container so that the air pressure S in the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure S in the inner space 10 and the air pressure in the outer 10 separated by the film, or is kept at the same pressure with each other.
  • a method is provided that seals the tablet inside the container.
  • the film adhering step in the film adhering step, the film is inserted into the container while reducing the pressure inside the container, and the film is adhered along the entire periphery of the opening or the inner wall of the container. .
  • the air pressure of the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure of the outer 10 delimited by the film.
  • a method of adhering the film so that the air pressure of the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure of the outer side 10 separated by the film for example, (1) After filling the container body 2, the film 5 is put into the container body 2 while the inside of the container is decompressed by the air vent pipe 8 connected to a decompression pump or the like, and the film 5 is quickly sealed in the container body, or quickly
  • One method is to attach the lid 6 (see Fig. 3).
  • the film 5 is preliminarily formed into a cylindrical shape (upper left diagram in FIG. 4), and the film 5 is inserted into the container body 2 containing the tablets 4 at the same time. Or, after insertion, the inside of the container body 2 is decompressed as necessary to quickly seal the film 5 on the container body, or the interior of the container body 2 is decompressed as necessary to quickly attach the lid 6. Method (see Fig. 4).
  • Other methods include (4) filling the container body 2 with the inhalant together with the tablet 4 and then sealing with the film 5 to reduce the air pressure inside the sealed afterwards by the action of the inhalant.
  • the inhalant may be a component in the tablet.
  • the method (4) can be preferably applied when the film is bonded so that the air pressure of the internal gap 9 sealed by the film and the air pressure of the outer side 10 separated by the film are equal. In this case, after the film is adhered, the air pressure in the inner space 9 is subsequently lower than the air pressure in the outer side 10.
  • the air pressure in the inner space 9 sealed by the film is maintained at the same pressure as the air pressure on the outer side 10 separated by the film.
  • the film is adhered to the container. Examples of a method for realizing such adhesion include the method (2).
  • the method for producing a tablet container is the method of (1) above, in particular, after the tablet 4 is filled in the container body 2, the inside of the container is connected to a vacuum pump or the like. Put the film 5 into the container body 2 while reducing the pressure with the air vent pipe 8
  • the method of sealing in the container body, or the method of (2) above, in particular, the film 5 is formed into a cylindrical shape in advance, and the film 5 is inserted into the container body 2 containing the tablets 4 or at the same time. After that, the inside of the container body 2 is decompressed to quickly seal the film 5 on the container body.
  • the container body has an inner diameter that is the same as or smaller than the inner diameter of the container body, and the distance between the bonding position of the opening and the surface of the tablet is predicted in advance.
  • a cup-shaped chamber for example, chamber 11 in FIG. 4
  • the chamber 1 has an air inlet that can suck or exhaust air at the bottom of the cup shape.
  • the separately prepared film is sucked into the chamber by vacuum suction, thereby deforming the film into a shape (bag shape) that matches the chamber. If necessary, you can heat the chamber.
  • the chamber 1 is set in the opening 3 of the container body 2 so that the openings face each other (upper left in FIG. 4).
  • air is introduced through the air inlet at the bottom of the chamber and pressurized, and the film in the chamber 1 is inserted into the container body 2 by air pressure (upper right figure in FIG. 4).
  • the film 5 and the container body 2 are bonded by heating (heat sealing), and then the container is capped with the lid 6 (the lower left figure and the lower right figure in FIG. 4).
  • a film heater is laid on a flat plate 21 with a hole having a diameter equal to or smaller than that of the opening of the container body, and the film is heated to form a flat heater on the flat surface.
  • the molding heater has at least a shape capable of thermoforming the film on the outer edge (or outer periphery) of the hole formed in the contact plate.
  • the forming heater has a shape capable of being heat-formed with a certain width on the outer edge of the hole in the cover plate. More preferably, when the shape of the opening of the container to be sealed is circular, it has a shape that can be heat-formed concentrically on the outer edge of the hole of the cover plate.
  • the shape and size of the forming heater, the width of the heater portion to be heat-molded, and the like can be appropriately set according to the size and shape of the container to be sealed, the shape of the opening, and the like. Further, the address plate used here may be made of any material as long as it is not deformed by heating with a molding heater.
  • the forming heater 22 is arranged so that the holes of the contact plate 21 and the holes of the forming heater 22 are aligned or at least the center is aligned (the upper left diagram in FIG. 5). At this time, the forming heater 22 is kept at a temperature that does not affect the shape of the film 5 that is not operated or the film 5. In this state, a cylindrical rod 23 having the same diameter as or smaller than the opening of the container main body is pushed toward the film 5 from above the molding heater side, and the film 5 is inserted into the cylinder. To the shape (lower left figure in Fig. 5).
  • the push-in amount (push-in distance) of the rod and the force to be held can be appropriately set according to the thickness of the film and the size of the container to be sealed.
  • the film 5 is sandwiched between the forming heater 22 and the cover plate 21, and the wrinkled portion formed around the cylindrical shape is heat-pressed so as to be in close contact with the opening 3 of the container, and formed into a flat shape.
  • the temperature of the forming heater can be appropriately set according to the type and thickness of the film used, the shape of the container, and the like.
  • the outer edge of the portion formed by thermocompression by sandwiching between the forming heater 22 and the cover plate 21 is separated from the film 5, whereby a bottomed cylindrical film can be produced.
  • the outer edge of the flat portion around the cylindrical shape of the formed film is separated from the film 5 even before the film formed at the container opening is bonded by thermocompression bonding. It may be later.
  • the cylindrical film formed in this way can maintain a high and constant strength with a uniform thickness regardless of whether the film 5 is stretchable or not.
  • the tablet container of the present invention can be produced, for example, according to the above method (2), using the film formed into a bottomed cylinder obtained as described above.
  • the molded film is inserted into a container body containing tablets
  • the tablet container of the present invention can be produced by reducing the pressure inside the container body and quickly sealing or locking the film to the container body.
  • a chamber 1 as described above is prepared, and once the molded film is put therein, the chamber 1 is set in the opening 3 of the container body 2 so that the openings face each other, and then the bottom of the chamber It is also possible to pressurize by inserting air from the vent of the air, insert the film in the chamber 1 into the container body 2 by air pressure, and seal or lock the film to the container body.
  • a bottomed cylindrical film may be inserted into the container body and sealed or locked to the container body. Les.
  • the film 5 when the film 5 is bonded to the container body 2, the film 5 is sealed in the opening 3 of the tablet container using heating or an adhesive. Thereafter, the lid 6 is attached, but when the lid 6 is attached, the film 5 and the container opening 3 may be sealed.
  • the method comprises inserting the film into the container so that at least a part of the film surface of the film 5 comes into contact with the contained tablet.

Abstract

A tablet container has a container body for receiving tablets inside it and a film adhered to the opening or inner wall of the container body to seal the tablets. The air pressure of an inside air gap sealed by the film is maintained at a pressure lower than or equal to the air pressure outside the partitioning film. The tablet container can prevent breakage of the tablets by vibration and impact during transportation. Also, when a cushioning member is removed before a tablet is taken out from the container, tablets are less likely to fall out of the container. Also, the tablet container can be produced at relatively low cost and enables hygienic tablet handling.

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明 細 書  Specification
錠剤容器およびその製造方法  Tablet container and manufacturing method thereof
関連出願の参照  Reference to related applications
[0001] 本願は、先行する日本国特許出願である、特願 2006— 117543号(出願日: 200 6年 4月 21日 )に基づくものであって、その優先権の利益を主張するものであり、それ らの開示内容全体は参照することによりここに組み込まれる。  [0001] This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-117543 (filing date: April 21, 2006), which is a prior Japanese patent application, and claims the benefit of its priority. The entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
発明の背景  Background of the Invention
[0002] 発明の分野 [0002] Field of the Invention
本発明は、容器外から加わる衝撃等を緩衝して、容器内部に収容した錠剤などの ような粒状物を保護することができる錠剤容器、およびそのような錠剤容器の製造方 法に関する。  The present invention relates to a tablet container capable of buffering an impact applied from the outside of the container and protecting a granular material such as a tablet housed inside the container, and a method of manufacturing such a tablet container.
[0003] 昔景按術 [0003] Traditional landscape art
錠剤を収容する容器の従来品の典型例として、雄ねじが外周面に螺設された筒状 開口部を有し、内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、この容器本体内に、錠剤と共に 収容される乾燥剤と、この容器本体に対する錠剤および乾燥剤の収容後に容器本 体内に揷入される、折りたたまれた状態または丸められた状態のポリエチレンフィノレ ムと、前記雄ねじに螺着する雌ねじを有する蓋体とを備えたものが知られている。  As a typical example of a conventional container for storing a tablet, a cylindrical opening having a male screw threaded on the outer peripheral surface thereof, a container main body for storing the tablet therein, and the container main body stored together with the tablet are accommodated. A desiccant, a folded or round polyethylene polyethylene inserted into the container body after the tablet and desiccant are contained in the container body, and a female screw screwed onto the male screw. A thing provided with a lid is known.
[0004] このような容器では、ポリエチレンフィルムが容器本体に揷入されていることによって 、錠剤容器の運搬中に、容器に収容された錠剤やカプセル剤に加わる衝撃を緩衝 すること力 sできる。 In such a container, since the polyethylene film is inserted into the container body, it is possible to buffer the impact applied to the tablets and capsules contained in the container during transportation of the tablet container.
[0005] し力、しながら、このような構成を有する容器では、揷入されたポリエチレンフィルムの しわ部分などに錠剤が入り込むことがある。この入り込んだ錠剤はフィルムを取り出す ときに一緒に容器の外に出て、周囲に散乱してしまうことがあった。  [0005] However, in a container having such a configuration, the tablet may enter the wrinkled portion of the inserted polyethylene film. When these tablets were taken out, they could come out of the container together and scatter around.
[0006] この問題を解決する方法として、例えば、粒状物が通過できない網目を有する合成 樹脂ネットを、容器のロカも略有底筒状に変形させて挿入し、運搬中に受ける粒状 物の衝撃を緩和する方法(例えば、特開 2004— 175438号公報参照)、ほぼ筒状に 成形された緩衝体を容器の口から挿入し、筒状開口部の端部に係止しておき、この 緩衝体により錠剤が輸送中に受ける振動や衝撃で破損することを防止する方法 (例 えば、特開 2003— 292012号公報参照)、容器開口部に嵌合する部分、その下部 に間隔をあけた環状位置に脚部、および放射状の錠剤抑えを有する部品を取り付け ることによって、錠剤の破損を防止する方法 (例えば、特開 2002— 225957号公報 参照)、および、容器開口部に嵌合する部分と貫通スリット孔を等間隔に有する押さ え部とを有する合成樹脂緩衝材を用いて、錠剤の破損を防止する方法 (例えば、実 開平 7— 28554号公報参照)などが知られている。 [0006] As a method for solving this problem, for example, a synthetic resin net having a mesh through which particulate matter cannot pass is inserted by deforming the container loca into a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and receiving the impact of the particulate matter during transportation. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-175438), a shock-absorbing body formed in a substantially cylindrical shape is inserted from the mouth of the container and locked to the end of the cylindrical opening. A method to prevent the tablet from being damaged by vibration or shock received during transportation by the shock absorber (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-292012). Method of preventing tablet breakage by attaching legs and parts having radial tablet restraints in an annular position (see, for example, JP-A-2002-225957), and a part that fits into a container opening There is known a method for preventing breakage of a tablet using a synthetic resin cushioning material having a pressing part having through slit holes at equal intervals (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-28554).
[0007] し力 ながら、これらの方法では緩衝材にカかるコストが高くなり易ぐまた、酸化し やすい成分が含まれている場合には錠剤が劣化しやすいと言った問題があった。ま た、余分なゴミがでてしまうなどの問題もあり、必ずしも満足できるものではな力、つた。 発明の概要 [0007] However, these methods have a problem that the cost of the cushioning material is likely to increase, and that the tablet is likely to be deteriorated when a component that easily oxidizes is contained. In addition, there were problems such as the generation of extra trash, which was not always satisfactory. Summary of the Invention
[0008] 本発明者は今般、内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、容器本体の開口部または内 壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィルムとを備えてなる、錠剤容器において、フィルム により密封された容器内部の空隙の空気圧を、フィルムにより区切られた外側の空気 圧よりも低い状態にすると、そのように構成されたフィルムによって、収容された錠剤 に対する振動および衝撃の優れた緩衝作用が示され得ることを見出した。本発明は 力、かる知見に基づくものである。  [0008] The present inventor has now provided a container body containing a tablet therein and a film that adheres to the opening or inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet, and is sealed with the film. If the air pressure in the air gap inside the container is lower than the outside air pressure bounded by the film, the film constructed in this way exhibits excellent shock and shock absorbing effects on the contained tablets. Found to get. The present invention is based on strength and knowledge.
[0009] よって、本発明の目的とするところは、輸送中の振動や衝撃によって錠剤が破損す ることを防止でき、かつ、容器力も錠剤を取り出すために緩衝材を取り出す際に、錠 剤がこぼれ難い錠剤容器であって、製造コストが比較的安ぐかつ衛生面での向上 を図ることができる錠剤容器、およびそのような錠剤容器の製造方法を提供すること にある。  [0009] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to prevent the tablet from being damaged by vibration or impact during transportation, and also to remove the tablet when taking out the cushioning material in order to take out the tablet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet container that is difficult to spill, has a relatively low manufacturing cost and can be improved in hygiene, and a method for manufacturing such a tablet container.
[0010] 本発明による錠剤容器は、内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、容器本体の開口部 または内壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィルムとを備えてなる、錠剤容器であって、 該フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙の空気圧力 フィルムにより区切られた外側 の空気圧よりも低くまたは等圧に保持されてなるものである。  [0010] A tablet container according to the present invention is a tablet container comprising: a container main body that accommodates a tablet therein; and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container main body and seals the tablet. The air pressure of the inner space sealed by is maintained at a lower pressure or equal pressure than the outer air pressure separated by the film.
[0011] 本発明による錠剤容器の製造方法は、内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、容器本 体の開口部または内壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィルムとを備えてなる錠剤容器 の製造方法であって、 [0011] A method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention comprises a container body that contains a tablet therein, and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet. A manufacturing method of
(a) 錠剤を容器に充填する工程と、  (a) filling a tablet into a container;
(b) 容器内部を必要に応じて減圧しながら、フィルムを容器内部に挿入し、フィルム を容器の開口部または内壁の全周に沿って接着する工程と  (b) inserting the film into the container while reducing the pressure inside the container, and bonding the film along the entire circumference of the opening of the container or the inner wall;
を含んでなり、  Comprising
前記フィルム接着工程 (b)が、フィルムにより密封される内部の空隙の空気圧が、フ イルムにより区切られる外側の空気圧よりも低くまたは互いに等圧に保持されるように 、フィルムを容器に接着して、錠剤を容器内部に密封することを含んでなる。  In the film bonding step (b), the film is bonded to the container so that the air pressure of the internal gap sealed by the film is kept lower than the outer air pressure separated by the film or is equal to each other. Sealing the tablet inside the container.
[0012] 本発明の別の態様によれば、本発明による錠剤容器の製造方法は、内部に錠剤を 収容する容器本体と、容器本体の開口部または内壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィ ルムとを備えてなる錠剤容器の製造方法であって、 [0012] According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention includes a container main body that accommodates a tablet therein, and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container main body and seals the tablet. A method for producing a tablet container comprising:
錠剤を容器に充填する工程と、  Filling the tablet into a container;
容器内部を減圧しながら、フィルムを容器内部に挿入し、フィルムを容器の開口部 または内壁の全周に沿って接着する工程と  Inserting the film into the container while depressurizing the inside of the container, and bonding the film along the entire circumference of the opening or inner wall of the container;
を含んでなり、  Comprising
前記フィルム接着工程力 フィルムにより密封される内部の空隙の空気圧力 S、フィル ムにより区切られる外側の空気圧よりも低くまたは互いに等圧に保持されるように、フ イルムを容器に接着して、錠剤を密封することを特徴とする。  Film adhesion process force Air pressure S in the internal space sealed by the film, the film is adhered to the container so as to be kept lower than the outer air pressure separated by the film or at an equal pressure to each other, and the tablet It is characterized by sealing.
[0013] 本発明による錠剤容器においては、容器内に形成された密封フィルムが、錠剤容 器内に収容された錠剤の充填状態を最適なものとしている。すなわち、錠剤容器内 の錠剤の充填率が高すぎると、錠剤が互いに強く接し合うことになり、少しの衝撃で 錠剤が破損する (欠けたり砕かれたりする)可能性が高くなり、反対に、充填率が低す ぎると、錠剤容器の輸送中などにおいて錠剤容器に加わった振動や衝撃により、錠 剤が錠剤容器内で激しく動き、互いにぶつかったり容器本体の内壁にぶっかったり して、錠剤が破損する可能性が高くなる。本発明によれば、容器内に設置されたフィ ルムが、錠剤容器内の錠剤の充填率を最適なものとすることができ、その結果、錠剤 容器、および内部の錠剤に加わった振動または衝撃を緩衝もしくは吸収して、錠剤 の破損を防止することができる。また、本発明において容器内に設置されたフィルム には、従来品のようなポリエチレンのフィルムのようにしわ部分が形成されないことか ら、内部に収容した錠剤が意図せずに外部へとこぼれてしまうことを確実に防止でき る。 In the tablet container according to the present invention, the sealing film formed in the container optimizes the filling state of the tablet accommodated in the tablet container. In other words, if the filling rate of the tablets in the tablet container is too high, the tablets will come into close contact with each other, and the possibility of the tablets being damaged (breaking or crushing) with a slight impact increases. If the filling rate is too low, the tablets move violently in the tablet container due to vibration or impact applied to the tablet container during transportation of the tablet container, etc., collide with each other or hit the inner wall of the container body, and the tablets The possibility of breakage increases. According to the present invention, the film installed in the container can optimize the filling rate of the tablets in the tablet container, and as a result, the vibration or impact applied to the tablet container and the internal tablet. Can be buffered or absorbed to prevent tablet breakage. In the present invention, the film installed in the container In this case, since the wrinkled portion is not formed unlike the polyethylene film as in the conventional product, it is possible to surely prevent the tablet contained inside from spilling out unintentionally.
[0014] したがって、本発明による錠剤容器は、輸送中の振動や衝撃によって錠剤が割れ たりして破損することを防止できる緩衝機能を有するとともに、容器から錠剤を取り出 すために緩衝材を取り出す際に、内部に収容した錠剤が意図せずに外部へとこぼれ てしまうことを防止できる。さらに、本発明においては、一旦取り出した緩衝用のフィル ムは容器力 剥離されるため、需要者が再度それを容器内に緩衝用として利用する ことは困難となり、既に開封したか容易に判別することができ、従来品のように汚染さ れた緩衝材が再度容器内に挿入される危険性を低下させることができる。このため、 本発明によれば、衛生面での向上を図ることができる。また本発明による錠剤容器は 、その製造コストが比較的安価であり、収納する内容物に酸化しやすい成分が含ま れている場合でもその劣化を起こし難くくすることができる。さらに本発明による錠剤 容器は、錠剤を取り出した際に生ずるゴミが比較的少なくて済むため、ゴミの省力化 に貢献することができる。また本発明によれば、このような錠剤容器を効率的に製造 すること力 Sできる。  [0014] Therefore, the tablet container according to the present invention has a buffer function capable of preventing the tablet from being broken or broken by vibration or impact during transportation, and takes out the buffer material for taking out the tablet from the container. At this time, it is possible to prevent the tablet contained inside from spilling outside. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the buffer film once taken out is peeled off from the container, it is difficult for the customer to use it again for buffering in the container, and it is easily determined whether it has already been opened. It is possible to reduce the risk that the buffer material contaminated as in the conventional product will be inserted into the container again. For this reason, according to this invention, the improvement in a hygiene aspect can be aimed at. In addition, the tablet container according to the present invention is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and even when the contents to be stored contain an easily oxidizable component, it is difficult to cause the deterioration. Further, the tablet container according to the present invention can contribute to labor saving of dust because relatively little dust is generated when the tablets are taken out. Moreover, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manufacture such a tablet container.
図面の簡単な説明  Brief Description of Drawings
[0015] [図 1]本発明による錠剤容器の一実施態様を模式的に示した断面図である。  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of a tablet container according to the present invention.
[図 2]錠剤を入れた容器にポリエチレンフィルムを詰めた従来例を示す断面図である  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example in which a polyethylene film is packed in a container containing tablets.
[図 3]本発明による錠剤容器を製造する方法の一実施態様を示す図である。 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
[図 4]本発明による錠剤容器を製造する方法の一実施態様を示す図である。  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
[図 5]本発明による錠剤容器の製造方法におけるフィルム成形工程の一実施態様を 示す図である。  FIG. 5 is a view showing one embodiment of a film forming step in the method for producing a tablet container according to the present invention.
発明の具体的説明  Detailed description of the invention
[0016] 以下において、図面を参照しつつ、本発明をさらに詳細に説明する。 [0016] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
図 1は、本発明の錠剤容器の典型的な構成例を示す。  FIG. 1 shows a typical configuration example of the tablet container of the present invention.
[0017] 本発明による錠剤容器 1は、内部に錠剤 4を収容する容器本体 2と、容器本体の開 口部 3または内壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィルム 5とを備えてなる、錠剤容器で あって、該フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙 9の空気圧力 フィルムにより区切ら れた外側 10の空気圧よりも低くまたは等圧に保持されてなるものである。 [0017] A tablet container 1 according to the present invention includes a container main body 2 containing a tablet 4 therein, and an opening of the container main body. A tablet container comprising a mouth 3 or an inner wall 5 for sealing a tablet, and an air pressure in an inner space 9 sealed by the film. Is kept at a low pressure or at an equal pressure.
[0018] ここで、錠斉は、医薬品やサプリメント、食品等において用いられる剤形を意味し、 その大きさは特に限定されないが、典型的には、人間が摂取可能で、かつ粉末状で ない程度のものであって、通常需要者に観念される程度のものである。したがって、 本明細書における錠剤には、錠剤のように使用できる程度の硬度および大きさを有 する粒状物であればいずれのものであっても良ぐ形状等は問わない。このため、錠 剤には、例えば丸剤、顆粒状、カプセル剤なども包含される。  [0018] Here, tablet means a dosage form used in pharmaceuticals, supplements, foods, etc., and its size is not particularly limited, but is typically ingestible by humans and not in powder form. It is a level that is usually conceived by consumers. Therefore, the tablet in the present specification may be any shape as long as it is a granular material having a hardness and size that can be used like a tablet. For this reason, tablets include, for example, pills, granules, capsules and the like.
[0019] またここで容器本体の開口部は、典型的には筒状でありほぼ円筒形状をしている。  [0019] Here, the opening of the container body is typically cylindrical and has a substantially cylindrical shape.
ここで開口部という場合には、筒状開口部の内周面および開口部の頭頂部も包含す る意味で用いられる。また容器本体の内壁とは、開口部以外の容器本体内側の壁面 を意味する。  Here, the term “opening” is used to include the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical opening and the top of the opening. The inner wall of the container body means a wall surface inside the container body other than the opening.
[0020] 本発明の錠剤容器においては、前記したように、フィルム 5により密封された内部の 空隙 9の空気圧が、フィルムにより区切られた外側 10の空気圧よりも低くまたは等圧 に保持されてなることが重要である。好ましくは、内部空隙の空気圧が、外側の空気 圧よりも低く保持されてなる。このように内部空隙の空気圧が低く設定されると、錠剤 を収容してレ、るフィルム密封内部が陰圧となって、フィルム自体が外側との圧力差に より内部に向かって押されることになる。これにより、収容された錠剤を最適な充填状 態に保持することができる。すなわち、内部空隙の空気圧が低く設定されることは、錠 剤容器の緩衝機能を発揮させる上でも望ましい。よって、本発明による錠剤容器は、 容器に加えられた衝撃から収容された錠剤を保護する緩衝機能を有するものである  [0020] In the tablet container of the present invention, as described above, the air pressure in the inner space 9 sealed by the film 5 is kept lower than or equal to the air pressure in the outer 10 separated by the film. This is very important. Preferably, the air pressure in the internal gap is kept lower than the outside air pressure. When the air pressure of the internal gap is set low in this way, the inside of the film seal that contains the tablet becomes negative pressure, and the film itself is pushed toward the inside due to the pressure difference with the outside. Become. Thereby, the accommodated tablet can be held in an optimal filling state. That is, it is desirable that the air pressure in the internal gap be set low in order to exhibit the buffer function of the tablet container. Therefore, the tablet container according to the present invention has a buffering function for protecting the stored tablet from an impact applied to the container.
[0021] またフィルムにより区切られた外側 10は、さらに蓋体 6によって密閉状態を作り出し 、外部環境と異なる圧に設定することもできる。例えば、外側 10と蓋体 6とで囲まれた 空隙の空気圧を外部の大気圧よりも高い圧に設定するとしてもよい。これにより、緩衝 作用を高めることが可能である。 [0021] Further, the outer side 10 delimited by the film can be further sealed by the lid 6 and set to a pressure different from the external environment. For example, the air pressure in the space surrounded by the outer side 10 and the lid 6 may be set to a pressure higher than the external atmospheric pressure. As a result, the buffering effect can be enhanced.
[0022] またフィルムは、収容された錠剤の充填状態を最適条件に保持するために、そのフ イルム面の少なくとも一部力 S、収容されている錠剤もしくは錠剤の一部と接触している ことが好ましい。容器内に設置されたフィルムは通常、それ自体クッション性を有する ため、フィルム面と錠剤とが接触しない場合でも本発明の目的は達成し得るが、衝撃 吸収性および緩衝作用の観点からは、前述の通り、フィルム面の少なくとも一部が収 容されている錠剤と接触していることが好ましい。また本発明の錠剤容器の緩衝機能 を高める上で、フィルムが、容器本体と、錠剤に接していることがより好ましい。 [0022] In addition, the film has its film in order to keep the filled state of the contained tablets in an optimum condition. Preferably, the film surface is at least partially in force S and in contact with the contained tablet or part of the tablet. Since the film placed in the container usually has a cushioning property per se, the object of the present invention can be achieved even when the film surface and the tablet do not contact each other. However, from the viewpoint of shock absorption and buffering action, As described above, it is preferable that at least a part of the film surface is in contact with the contained tablet. In order to enhance the buffer function of the tablet container of the present invention, it is more preferable that the film is in contact with the container body and the tablet.
[0023] 本発明の錠剤容器に用いられるフィルム 5としては、気密性を保持し得るものであ れば特に制限がないが、好ましくは、密封された内部の空隙の空気圧と、フィルムに より区切られた外側の空気圧との圧力差により変形し得るものである。より好ましくは、 伸縮性を有するものである。フィルムの材質としては、例えば、ポリプロピレン、ポリエ ステル、ポリエチレン、ポリスチレン、ァクリノ二トリル/スチレン、アクリロニトリル/ブタ ジェン /スチレン、メタクリル、塩化ビュル、ポリアミド、ポリアセタール、ポリエチレンテ レフタレート、ポリブチレンテレフタレート、ポリカーボネートなどの熱可塑性樹脂、ァ ルミシート(アルミ箔)、エチレン酢酸ビエルコポリマー、ポリエチレンなどによってコー ティングされたラミネート紙、エラストマ一などが挙げられる。これらは二種以上を組み 合わせて使用しても良い。本発明の好ましい態様によれば、フィルムの材質は、ポリ プロピレン、ポリエステル、ポリエチレン、および塩化ビニルからなる群より選択される 1種以上のものであり、より好ましくは、ポリプロピレン、ポリエステル、ポリエチレンから なる群より選択される 1種以上のものである。  [0023] The film 5 used in the tablet container of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain airtightness, but is preferably divided by the air pressure of the sealed internal gap and the film. It can be deformed by the pressure difference with the outside air pressure. More preferably, it has elasticity. Examples of film materials include polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile / styrene, acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene, methacryl, butyl chloride, polyamide, polyacetal, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polycarbonate. Examples include thermoplastic resin, aluminum sheet (aluminum foil), laminated paper coated with ethylene acetate vinyl copolymer, polyethylene, and elastomer. Two or more of these may be used in combination. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the film material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, and vinyl chloride, and more preferably, polypropylene, polyester, and polyethylene. One or more selected from the group.
[0024] なおここでフィルムが「気密性を有する」、もしくは「気密性を保持する」とは、フィノレ ムが気体不透過性であることを言う。  Here, “the film has airtightness” or “maintains airtightness” means that the finoleme is gas impermeable.
[0025] フィルム 5の厚さについては、制限はなぐフィルムの材質、使用する容器の大きさ、 収容する錠剤の種類、密封内部との圧力差の大きさ等により適宜変更できる。例え ば、フィルムの材質としてポリエチレンを使用して、横断面の内径が 30mmである容 器本体を使用する場合、フィルムの厚さは 0. 03-0. 1mm程度であることが好まし レ、。  [0025] The thickness of the film 5 can be appropriately changed depending on the material of the film, the size of the container to be used, the type of the tablet to be stored, the size of the pressure difference from the sealed inside, and the like. For example, when using polyethylene as the film material and a container body with an inner diameter of 30 mm in cross section, the thickness of the film is preferably about 0.03 to 0.1 mm. .
[0026] フィルム 5の容器本体への接着は、蓋部 6と容器本体 2とでフィルム周縁部を挟み 込んで蓋部 6によって押止したり、フィルム 5を錠剤容器の開口部 3に係止したりする ことによって達成してもよぐまた、加熱 (例えばヒートシール)や接着剤を利用して錠 剤容器の開口部 3または内壁にフィルム 5を封止することによって達成してもよレ、。本 発明の好ましい態様によれば、フィルム 5は、加熱や接着剤を利用して錠剤容器の 開口部 3に封止される。本発明の一つのより好ましい態様によれば、フイノレム 5は、容 器本体の開口部 3において剥離可能に接着されてなる(好ましくは加熱や接着剤を 利用して封止されてなる)。なおここで、「剥離可能に接着」とは、錠剤容器の需要者 が手や指先の力によって容易にフィルムを剥離できる程度の強度で接着されてなる 状態を意味する。このような状態は、加熱温度、フィルムの材質の種類、接着剤の種 類、接着面積等を適宜変更することにより達成することができる。 [0026] The film 5 is adhered to the container body by sandwiching the periphery of the film between the lid part 6 and the container body 2 and holding it with the lid part 6, or locking the film 5 to the opening part 3 of the tablet container. Do It can also be achieved by sealing the film 5 to the opening 3 or the inner wall of the tablet container using heating (for example, heat sealing) or an adhesive. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the film 5 is sealed in the opening 3 of the tablet container using heating or an adhesive. According to one more preferable aspect of the present invention, the Finolem 5 is releasably bonded to the opening 3 of the container body (preferably sealed using heating or an adhesive). Here, “adhesively peelable” means a state in which a tablet container customer is adhered with such a strength that the film can be easily peeled off by hand or fingertip force. Such a state can be achieved by appropriately changing the heating temperature, the type of film material, the type of adhesive, the bonding area, and the like.
なお前記したヒートシールを実施するために、例えば、加熱板、高周波シール、イン パルスシール、超音波シールを用いることができ、また接着剤の例としては、例えば、 ホットメノレト、コールドグルーなどが挙げられる。  In order to perform the above-described heat sealing, for example, a heating plate, a high-frequency seal, an impulse seal, or an ultrasonic seal can be used. Examples of the adhesive include hot menoleto and cold glue. .
[0027] フィルム 5の容器本体への接着は、典型的には、フィルム 5の周縁部と、容器本体 の開口部 3または内壁との間でその全周に沿って行われる。あるいは、フィルム 5の 容器本体への接着は、フィルム 5の周縁部と、容器本体の開口部 3および内壁の両 方との間でその全周に沿って行われてもよい。接着されたフィルム 5は、容器本体の 横断面の形状に沿った形にされてなることができる。フィルム 5を接着する位置は、容 器に収容する錠剤の量や、容器本体の形状等に従って適宜変更することができる。 フィルム 5の周縁部と容器本体の内壁とを接着させる場合には、使用時に需要者が 容易にフィルムを剥離できるようにする、導引部をフィルムに設けても良い。このような 導引部としては、フィルム自体であってもよいが、フィルム以外材料 (例えば、熱可塑 性樹脂、ナイロン、紙等)からなる、シート、プレート、ひも状体であってもよい。  [0027] The adhesion of the film 5 to the container body is typically performed along the entire circumference between the peripheral edge of the film 5 and the opening 3 or the inner wall of the container body. Alternatively, the film 5 may be adhered to the container body along the entire periphery between the peripheral edge of the film 5 and both the opening 3 and the inner wall of the container body. The adhered film 5 can be formed along the shape of the cross section of the container body. The position where the film 5 is adhered can be appropriately changed according to the amount of tablets accommodated in the container, the shape of the container body, and the like. When the peripheral edge of the film 5 and the inner wall of the container body are bonded, a guiding portion may be provided on the film so that the customer can easily peel the film during use. Such a guiding portion may be a film itself, but may be a sheet, a plate, or a string made of a material other than a film (for example, thermoplastic resin, nylon, paper, etc.).
[0028] 容器本体 2は、典型的には、底を有するほぼ筒形状 (例えば、円筒形状)をしており 、上方に向けて開口した前記筒状開口部 3を上部に有している。詳しくは、容器本体 2の典型例は、上側から順に、前記筒状開口部 3と、この筒状開口部 3の下端力 側 方に向けて広がるように形成された段差部と、この段差部の外周端にその上端が連 設されたほぼ円筒形状の大径部と、この大径部の下端に連設された底部とを有して おり、前記筒状開口部 3の外径が前記大径部の外径に比して小さくなつている。 [0029] 本発明において、容器本体 2の材質は、気密性を保持し得るものであれば特に制 限がなぐ例えば、ポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリブチレンテレフタ レート、ポリカーボネートなどの熱可塑性樹脂、フエノール、 FRP、ナイロン、テフロン (商標)、ベークライトなどの熱硬化性樹脂、鉄、アルミ、金、銀などの金属、ガラスな どを使用できる。好ましくは、容器本体 2の材質は、ガラス、熱可塑性樹脂、アルミで あり、より好ましくは、ガラス、熱可塑性樹脂である。 [0028] The container body 2 typically has a substantially cylindrical shape (for example, a cylindrical shape) having a bottom, and has the cylindrical opening 3 opened upward at the top. Specifically, a typical example of the container main body 2 includes, in order from the upper side, the cylindrical opening 3, a stepped portion formed so as to spread toward the lower end force side of the cylindrical opening 3, and the stepped portion. A large cylindrical portion having an upper end connected to the outer peripheral end of the cylindrical portion, and a bottom portion connected to the lower end of the large diameter portion. It is smaller than the outer diameter of the large diameter part. In the present invention, the material of the container body 2 is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain airtightness, for example, thermoplastic resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, and phenol. , FRP, nylon, Teflon (trademark), thermosetting resins such as Bakelite, metals such as iron, aluminum, gold, silver, and glass can be used. Preferably, the material of the container body 2 is glass, thermoplastic resin, or aluminum, and more preferably glass or thermoplastic resin.
[0030] 本発明の錠剤容器 1においては、錠剤の性質に応じて、乾燥剤、脱酸素剤、吸気 剤などを錠剤とともに入れて、密封することができる。  [0030] In the tablet container 1 of the present invention, a desiccant, an oxygen scavenger, an inhalant and the like can be put together with the tablet and sealed in accordance with the properties of the tablet.
[0031] 図 2は、錠剤を入れた容器にポリエチレンフィルム 7を詰めた従来例を示す。前記し たように、このような容器では、揷入されたポリエチレンフィルム 7のしわ部分などに錠 剤 4が入り込むことがあり、この入り込んだ錠剤がフィルムを取り出すときに一緒に容 器の外に出て、需要者の意図に反して、周囲に散舌ししてしまう。  FIG. 2 shows a conventional example in which a polyethylene film 7 is packed in a container containing tablets. As described above, in such a container, the tablet 4 may enter into the wrinkled portion of the inserted polyethylene film 7, and the inserted tablet is taken out of the container together when the film is taken out. It goes out and spreads out to the surroundings contrary to the intention of the consumer.
[0032] 前記したように、本発明によれば、内部に錠剤 4を収容する容器本体 2と、容器本体 の開口部 3または内壁に接着して錠剤を密封するフィルム 5とを備えてなる錠剤容器 1の製造方法であって、  [0032] As described above, according to the present invention, a tablet comprising a container body 2 that accommodates a tablet 4 therein, and a film 5 that adheres to the opening 3 or the inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet. A manufacturing method for container 1,
(A)錠剤 4を容器に充填する工程と、  (A) filling the tablet 4 into a container;
(B)容器内部 2を必要により減圧しながら、フィルム 5を容器内部に挿入し、フィルム を容器の開口部 3または内壁の全周に沿って接着する工程と  (B) Inserting the film 5 into the container while reducing the pressure inside the container 2 as necessary, and bonding the film along the opening 3 of the container or along the entire circumference of the inner wall
を含んでなり、  Comprising
前記フィルム接着工程力 フィルムにより密封される内部の空隙 9の空気圧力 S、フィ ルムにより区切られる外側 10の空気圧よりも低くまたは互いに等圧に保持されるよう に、フィルムを容器に接着して、錠剤を容器内部に密封することを特徴とする方法が 提供される。  The film adhesion process force The film is adhered to the container so that the air pressure S in the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure S in the inner space 10 and the air pressure in the outer 10 separated by the film, or is kept at the same pressure with each other. A method is provided that seals the tablet inside the container.
[0033] 本発明の好ましい態様によれば、前記フィルム接着工程において、容器内部を減 圧しながら、フィルムを容器内部に揷入し、フィルムを容器の開口部または内壁の全 周に沿って接着する。  [0033] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the film adhering step, the film is inserted into the container while reducing the pressure inside the container, and the film is adhered along the entire periphery of the opening or the inner wall of the container. .
[0034] 本発明の好ましい態様によれば、上記方法において、フィルムにより密封された内 部の空隙 9の空気圧が、フィルムにより区切られた外側 10の空気圧よりも低く保持さ れるように、フィルムを容器に接着する。このようにフィルムにより密封された内部の空 隙 9の空気圧が、フィルムにより区切られた外側 10の空気圧よりも低く保持されるよう にフィルムを接着する方法としては、例えば、(1)錠剤 4を容器本体 2内に充填した後 、容器内部を減圧ポンプ等に接続した空気抜き管 8によって減圧しながら、容器本体 2内にフィルム 5を入れ、素早くフィルム 5を容器本体に封止するか、または素早く蓋 部 6を取り付ける方法(図 3参照)が挙げられる。 [0034] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the above method, the air pressure of the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure of the outer 10 delimited by the film. Adhere the film to the container. As a method of adhering the film so that the air pressure of the inner space 9 sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure of the outer side 10 separated by the film, for example, (1) After filling the container body 2, the film 5 is put into the container body 2 while the inside of the container is decompressed by the air vent pipe 8 connected to a decompression pump or the like, and the film 5 is quickly sealed in the container body, or quickly One method is to attach the lid 6 (see Fig. 3).
[0035] また別の方法としては、(2)予めフィルム 5を筒状に成形しておき(図 4の左上図)、 錠剤 4の入った容器本体 2にフィルム 5を揷入するのと同時または揷入した後に、容 器本体 2内部を必要により減圧して、素早くフィルム 5を容器本体に封止するか、また は、容器本体 2内部を必要により減圧して、素早く蓋部 6を取り付ける方法(図 4参照) が挙げられる。 [0035] As another method, (2) the film 5 is preliminarily formed into a cylindrical shape (upper left diagram in FIG. 4), and the film 5 is inserted into the container body 2 containing the tablets 4 at the same time. Or, after insertion, the inside of the container body 2 is decompressed as necessary to quickly seal the film 5 on the container body, or the interior of the container body 2 is decompressed as necessary to quickly attach the lid 6. Method (see Fig. 4).
[0036] さらに別の方法としては、(3)フィルム 5を容器本体 2の内部に封止した後に、加圧 しながら蓋部 6を取り付ける方法が挙げられる。このとき、外側 10と蓋体 6とで囲まれ た空隙の空気圧が、内部の空隙 9の空気圧よりも高くされることが望ましい。  [0036] As another method, (3) a method of attaching the lid 6 while applying pressure after sealing the film 5 inside the container body 2 can be mentioned. At this time, it is desirable that the air pressure in the gap surrounded by the outer side 10 and the lid 6 is higher than the air pressure in the inner gap 9.
[0037] 他の方法としては、(4)錠剤 4と共に吸気剤を容器本体 2内に充填した後、フィルム 5で封止し、事後的に密封された内部の気圧を吸気剤の作用により低下させる方法 が挙げられる。この場合吸気剤は、錠剤中の一成分とされていても良い。この(4)の 方法は、フィルムにより密封される内部の空隙 9の空気圧と、フィルムにより区切られ る外側 10の空気圧とを等圧になるように、フィルムを接着させた場合に好ましく適用 できる。この場合、フィルム接着後、事後的に内部の空隙 9の空気圧は、外側 10の空 気圧よりも低くなる。  [0037] Other methods include (4) filling the container body 2 with the inhalant together with the tablet 4 and then sealing with the film 5 to reduce the air pressure inside the sealed afterwards by the action of the inhalant. Can be mentioned. In this case, the inhalant may be a component in the tablet. The method (4) can be preferably applied when the film is bonded so that the air pressure of the internal gap 9 sealed by the film and the air pressure of the outer side 10 separated by the film are equal. In this case, after the film is adhered, the air pressure in the inner space 9 is subsequently lower than the air pressure in the outer side 10.
[0038] 本発明の別の好ましい態様によれば、上記した錠剤容器の製造方法において、フ イルムにより密封された内部の空隙 9の空気圧力 フィルムにより区切られた外側 10 の空気圧と等圧に保持されるように、フィルムを容器に接着する。このような接着を実 現する方法としては、例えば、前記(2)の方法が挙げられる。  [0038] According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the tablet container manufacturing method described above, the air pressure in the inner space 9 sealed by the film is maintained at the same pressure as the air pressure on the outer side 10 separated by the film. As is done, the film is adhered to the container. Examples of a method for realizing such adhesion include the method (2).
[0039] 本発明のより好ましい態様によれば、錠剤容器の製造方法は、前記(1)の方法、特 に、錠剤 4を容器本体 2内に充填した後、容器内部を減圧ポンプ等に接続した空気 抜き管 8によって減圧しながら、容器本体 2内にフィルム 5を入れ、素早くフィルム 5を 容器本体に封止する方法、または前記(2)の方法、特に、予めフィルム 5を筒状に成 形しておき、錠剤 4の入った容器本体 2にフィルム 5を挿入するのと同時または挿入し た後に容器本体 2内部を減圧して、素早くフィルム 5を容器本体に封止する方法であ る。 [0039] According to a more preferred aspect of the present invention, the method for producing a tablet container is the method of (1) above, in particular, after the tablet 4 is filled in the container body 2, the inside of the container is connected to a vacuum pump or the like. Put the film 5 into the container body 2 while reducing the pressure with the air vent pipe 8 The method of sealing in the container body, or the method of (2) above, in particular, the film 5 is formed into a cylindrical shape in advance, and the film 5 is inserted into the container body 2 containing the tablets 4 or at the same time. After that, the inside of the container body 2 is decompressed to quickly seal the film 5 on the container body.
[0040] 前記(2)の方法を具体例を挙げてより詳しく説明すると下記のとおりである。  [0040] The method (2) will be described in more detail with specific examples as follows.
まず、フィルムを筒状に成形しておくために、容器本体の開口部と内径が同じかそ れ以下の内径を有し、かつ開口部の接着位置と錠剤の表面部との距離を予め予測 して設定した深さを有する、カップ状のチャンバ一(例えば、図 4のチャンバ一 11)を 用意する。このチャンバ一には、カップ状の底部に空気を吸引または排気可能な通 気口があることが望ましい。次いで別途用意したフィルムを減圧吸引によってチャン バーに吸引させ、それによつてチャンバ一に合わせた形状 (袋状)にフィルムを変形 させる。このとき必要であればチャンバ一を加熱してもよレ、。次に、チャンバ一内に成 形されたフィルムが保持されている状態で、チャンバ一を容器本体 2の開口部 3に、 互いの開口部が向き合うようにセットし(図 4の左上図)、ここで、チャンバ一底部の通 気口から空気を入れて加圧し、チャンバ一内のフィルムを空気圧により容器本体 2内 に挿入する(図 4の右上図)。なおこのとき、容器本体内部の空気が逃げられるように 、チャンバ一と容器本体間では隙間を空けておくことが望ましい。フィルム 5挿入後、 フィルム 5と容器本体 2とを加熱 (ヒートシール)により接着させ、その後、蓋体 6により 容器をキャップする(図 4の左下図および右下図)。なお、チャンバ一内のフィルムを 空気圧により容器本体内に挿入する際に、加える空気を加圧して、素早くフィルムを 容器本体内に挿入し、直ちにフィルム 5と容器本体 2とを接着させることで、内部の空 隙 9の空気圧を外側 10の空気圧よりも低く設定することが可能である。  First, in order to form the film into a cylindrical shape, the container body has an inner diameter that is the same as or smaller than the inner diameter of the container body, and the distance between the bonding position of the opening and the surface of the tablet is predicted in advance. Prepare a cup-shaped chamber (for example, chamber 11 in FIG. 4) having a depth set in the above. It is desirable that the chamber 1 has an air inlet that can suck or exhaust air at the bottom of the cup shape. Next, the separately prepared film is sucked into the chamber by vacuum suction, thereby deforming the film into a shape (bag shape) that matches the chamber. If necessary, you can heat the chamber. Next, with the film formed in the chamber 1 held, the chamber 1 is set in the opening 3 of the container body 2 so that the openings face each other (upper left in FIG. 4). Here, air is introduced through the air inlet at the bottom of the chamber and pressurized, and the film in the chamber 1 is inserted into the container body 2 by air pressure (upper right figure in FIG. 4). At this time, it is desirable to leave a gap between the chamber 1 and the container body so that the air inside the container body can escape. After the film 5 is inserted, the film 5 and the container body 2 are bonded by heating (heat sealing), and then the container is capped with the lid 6 (the lower left figure and the lower right figure in FIG. 4). When inserting the film in the chamber into the container body by air pressure, pressurize the air to be applied, quickly insert the film into the container body, and immediately bond the film 5 and the container body 2 together. It is possible to set the air pressure in the inner space 9 to be lower than the air pressure in the outer 10.
[0041] 前記(2)の方法において、予めフィルムを筒状に成形する工程の別態様としては、 以下の方法も挙げられる。  [0041] In the method (2), as another embodiment of the step of forming the film into a cylindrical shape in advance, the following method may be mentioned.
まず容器本体の開口部と同じ直径かそれ以下の直径を持つ穴が空いたあて板 21 の上にフィルム 5を平面上に敷き、その上に、フィルムを加熱し平面に成形加工可能 な成形ヒーター 22を置く。ここで、成形ヒーターは、あて板に空けられている穴の外縁 (もしくは外周)上のフィルムを加熱成形可能な形状を少なくとも有する。好ましくは、 成形ヒーターは、あて板の穴の外縁上を一定の幅で加熱成形可能な形状を有する。 より好ましくは、密封しょうとする容器の開口部の形状が円形である場合、あて板の穴 の外縁上を同心円状に加熱成形可能な形状を有する。成形ヒーターの形状、大きさ 、および加熱成形するヒーター部の幅等は、密封しょうとする容器の大きさ、形状、お よび開口部の形状等に応じて適宜設定できる。またここで使用するあて板は、成形ヒ 一ターによる加熱により変形しなレ、ものであればいずれの素材によるものであっても よい。 First, a film heater is laid on a flat plate 21 with a hole having a diameter equal to or smaller than that of the opening of the container body, and the film is heated to form a flat heater on the flat surface. Put 22 in. Here, the molding heater has at least a shape capable of thermoforming the film on the outer edge (or outer periphery) of the hole formed in the contact plate. Preferably, The forming heater has a shape capable of being heat-formed with a certain width on the outer edge of the hole in the cover plate. More preferably, when the shape of the opening of the container to be sealed is circular, it has a shape that can be heat-formed concentrically on the outer edge of the hole of the cover plate. The shape and size of the forming heater, the width of the heater portion to be heat-molded, and the like can be appropriately set according to the size and shape of the container to be sealed, the shape of the opening, and the like. Further, the address plate used here may be made of any material as long as it is not deformed by heating with a molding heater.
典型的には、あて板 21の穴と成形ヒーター 22の穴は一致させるか、または少なくと も中心を一致させるように、成形ヒーター 22を配置する(図 5の左上図)。このとき、成 形ヒーター 22は作動させていなレ、か、またはフィルム 5の形態に影響を与えない程度 の温度に保持する。この状態で、フィルム 5に対して成形ヒーター側の上方から、容 器本体の開口部と同じ直径かそれ以下の直径を持つ円筒状のロッド 23を、フィルム 5に向かって押し込み、フィルム 5を筒状に成形する(図 5の左下図)。ここで、ロッドの 押し込み量 (押し込み距離)およびカ卩えられる力は、フィルムの厚さと密封しょうとする 容器の大きさ等に応じて適宜設定できる。 Typically, the forming heater 22 is arranged so that the holes of the contact plate 21 and the holes of the forming heater 22 are aligned or at least the center is aligned (the upper left diagram in FIG. 5). At this time, the forming heater 22 is kept at a temperature that does not affect the shape of the film 5 that is not operated or the film 5. In this state, a cylindrical rod 23 having the same diameter as or smaller than the opening of the container main body is pushed toward the film 5 from above the molding heater side, and the film 5 is inserted into the cylinder. To the shape (lower left figure in Fig. 5). Here, the push-in amount (push-in distance) of the rod and the force to be held can be appropriately set according to the thickness of the film and the size of the container to be sealed.
[0042] 次いで、成形ヒーター 22とあて板 21で、フィルム 5をはさみ、筒状周辺にできたしわ の部分を、容器の開口部 3に密着可能なように、加熱圧着し、平面状に成形する(図 5の右上図および右下図)。成形ヒーターの温度は、使用するフィルムの種類やその 厚さ、容器の形状等に応じて適宜設定できる。その後、成形ヒーター 22とあて板 21と による挟み込みによる加熱圧着によって成形された部分の外縁を、フィルム 5から切 り離すことによって、有底の筒状に成形されたフィルムを作成できる。このとき、成形さ れたフィルムの筒状周辺で平面状に成形された部分の外縁をフィルム 5から切り離す のは、容器開口部に成形されたフィルムを加熱圧着して接着する前であっても後で あってもよレ、。このようにして成形された筒状フィルムは、フィルム 5の伸縮性の有無 に関わらず、厚みが均一で、高く一定した強度を保つことができる。 [0042] Next, the film 5 is sandwiched between the forming heater 22 and the cover plate 21, and the wrinkled portion formed around the cylindrical shape is heat-pressed so as to be in close contact with the opening 3 of the container, and formed into a flat shape. (The upper right figure and the lower right figure in Fig. 5). The temperature of the forming heater can be appropriately set according to the type and thickness of the film used, the shape of the container, and the like. Thereafter, the outer edge of the portion formed by thermocompression by sandwiching between the forming heater 22 and the cover plate 21 is separated from the film 5, whereby a bottomed cylindrical film can be produced. At this time, the outer edge of the flat portion around the cylindrical shape of the formed film is separated from the film 5 even before the film formed at the container opening is bonded by thermocompression bonding. It may be later. The cylindrical film formed in this way can maintain a high and constant strength with a uniform thickness regardless of whether the film 5 is stretchable or not.
[0043] このようにして得られた有底の筒状に成形されたフィルムを用いて、例えば、上記( 2)の方法に従って、本発明の錠剤容器を製造することができる。具体例を挙げてさら に説明すれば、例えば、この成形されたフィルムを錠剤の入った容器本体に揷入し、 容器本体内部を減圧して、素早くフィルムを容器本体に封止または係止することによ つて、本発明の錠剤容器を製造することができる。また、前記したようなチャンバ一を 用意し、ここに一度、成形されたフィルムを入れ、チャンバ一を容器本体 2の開口部 3 に、互いの開口部が向き合うようにセットした後、チャンバ一底部の通気口から空気を 入れて加圧し、チャンバ一内の該フィルムを空気圧により容器本体 2内に挿入し、こ れを容器本体に封止または係止してもよい。あるいは、前記(1)、(3)または (4)の方 法にしたがって、有底の筒状に成形されたフィルムを容器本体に揷入し、容器本体 に封止または係止してもょレ、。 The tablet container of the present invention can be produced, for example, according to the above method (2), using the film formed into a bottomed cylinder obtained as described above. To further explain with a specific example, for example, the molded film is inserted into a container body containing tablets, The tablet container of the present invention can be produced by reducing the pressure inside the container body and quickly sealing or locking the film to the container body. Also, a chamber 1 as described above is prepared, and once the molded film is put therein, the chamber 1 is set in the opening 3 of the container body 2 so that the openings face each other, and then the bottom of the chamber It is also possible to pressurize by inserting air from the vent of the air, insert the film in the chamber 1 into the container body 2 by air pressure, and seal or lock the film to the container body. Alternatively, in accordance with the above method (1), (3) or (4), a bottomed cylindrical film may be inserted into the container body and sealed or locked to the container body. Les.
[0044] 本発明の好ましい態様によれば、フィルム 5を容器本体 2に接着する場合には、フィ ルム 5は、加熱や接着剤を利用して錠剤容器の開口部 3に封止される。その後、蓋部 6を取り付けるが、該蓋部 6を取り付ける際にフィルム 5と容器開口部 3とを封止しても よい。 [0044] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the film 5 is bonded to the container body 2, the film 5 is sealed in the opening 3 of the tablet container using heating or an adhesive. Thereafter, the lid 6 is attached, but when the lid 6 is attached, the film 5 and the container opening 3 may be sealed.
[0045] 本発明の好ましい態様によれば、フィルム 5のフィルム面の少なくとも一部が収容さ れた錠剤と接触するように、フィルムを容器内部に挿入することを含んでなる。  [0045] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises inserting the film into the container so that at least a part of the film surface of the film 5 comes into contact with the contained tablet.
[0046] 図面における符号の説明 [0046] Explanation of reference numerals in the drawings
1 錠剤容器  1 Tablet container
2 容器本体  2 Container body
3 容器開口部  3 Container opening
4 錠剤  4 tablets
5 フイノレム  5 Huinolem
6 蓋部  6 Lid
7 ポリエチレンフィルム  7 Polyethylene film
8 空気抜き管  8 Air vent pipe
9 フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙  9 Internal void sealed by film
10 フィルムにより区切られた外側  10 Outside separated by film
11 チャンバ一  11 chamber
21 あて板  21 Address plate
22 成形ヒーター 22 Molding heater
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請求の範囲 The scope of the claims
[1] 内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、容器本体の開口部または内壁に接着して錠剤 を密封するフィルムとを備えてなる、錠剤容器であって、  [1] A tablet container comprising: a container body that contains a tablet therein; and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet,
該フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙の空気圧力 s、フィルムにより区切られた外側 の空気圧よりも低くまたは等圧に保持されてなる、錠剤容器。  An air pressure s in an inner space sealed by the film, and a tablet container which is held at a pressure lower than or equal to an outer air pressure bounded by the film.
[2] フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙の空気圧力 フィルムにより区切られた外側の 空気圧よりも低く保持されてなる、請求項 1に記載の錠剤容器。  [2] The tablet container according to claim 1, wherein the air pressure of the internal gap sealed by the film is kept lower than the air pressure of the outside defined by the film.
[3] 該フィルム面の少なくとも一部が収容された錠剤と接触している、請求項 1または 2 に記載の錠剤容器。  [3] The tablet container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the film surface is in contact with the contained tablet.
[4] フィルムが、容器本体の開口部において剥離可能に接着されてなる、請求項:!〜 3 のレ、ずれか一項に記載の錠剤容器。  [4] The tablet container according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the film is detachably bonded at the opening of the container body.
[5] フィルム力 気密性を有するものであって、かつ、密封された内部の空隙の空気圧 と、フィルムにより区切られた外側の空気圧との圧力差により変形し得るものである、 請求項:!〜 4のいずれか一項に記載の錠剤容器。 [5] Film force It is airtight and can be deformed by the pressure difference between the air pressure of the sealed internal air gap and the air pressure of the outside delimited by the film. The tablet container as described in any one of -4.
[6] フィルム力 熱可塑性樹脂、エラストマ一、アルミ箔、またはラミネート紙からなるもの である、請求項:!〜 5のいずれか一項に記載の錠剤容器。 [6] The film container according to any one of [5] to [5], wherein the tablet container is made of thermoplastic resin, elastomer, aluminum foil, or laminated paper.
[7] フィルム力 ポリプロピレン、ポリエステル、ポリエチレン、および、塩化ビュルからな る群より選択される 1種以上を用いてなるものである、請求項:!〜 6のいずれか一項に 記載の錠剤容器。 [7] Film strength The tablet container according to any one of claims:! To 6, wherein the tablet container is one or more selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, and bull chloride. .
[8] 容器に加えられた衝撃から収容された錠剤を保護する緩衝機能を有するものであ る、請求項:!〜 7に記載の錠剤容器。  [8] The tablet container according to any one of claims 7 to 7, which has a buffering function for protecting the stored tablet from an impact applied to the container.
[9] 内部に錠剤を収容する容器本体と、容器本体の開口部または内壁に接着して錠剤 を密封するフィルムとを備えてなる錠剤容器の製造方法であって、 [9] A method for producing a tablet container comprising: a container body containing a tablet therein; and a film that adheres to an opening or an inner wall of the container body and seals the tablet.
(a) 錠剤を容器に充填する工程と、  (a) filling a tablet into a container;
(b) 容器内部を必要に応じて減圧しながら、フィルムを容器内部に挿入し、フィルム を容器の開口部または内壁の全周に沿って接着する工程と  (b) inserting the film into the container while reducing the pressure inside the container, and bonding the film along the entire circumference of the opening of the container or the inner wall;
を含んでなり、  Comprising
前記フィルム接着工程 (b)が、フィルムにより密封される内部の空隙の空気圧力 フ イルムにより区切られる外側の空気圧よりも低くまたは互いに等圧に保持されるように 、フィルムを容器に接着して、錠剤を容器内部に密封することを含んでなる、方法。 In the film bonding step (b), the air pressure of the internal gap sealed by the film is A method comprising adhering a film to a container and sealing a tablet within the container such that the air pressure is maintained below or equal to each other outside air pressure delimited by the film.
[10] 前記フィルム接着工程 (b)において、容器内部を減圧しながら、フィルムを容器内 部に挿入し、フィルムを容器の開口部または内壁の全周に沿って接着する、請求項 [10] The film adhering step (b) includes inserting the film into the inside of the container while depressurizing the inside of the container, and adhering the film along the entire circumference of the opening or the inner wall of the container.
9に記載の方法。 9. The method according to 9.
[11] フィルムにより密封された内部の空隙の空気圧力 フィルムにより区切られた外側の 空気圧よりも低く保持されるように、フィルムを容器に接着する、請求項 9または 10に 記載の方法。  [11] The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the film is adhered to the container so as to be kept lower than the outside air pressure bounded by the film.
[12] フィルム面の少なくとも一部が収容された錠剤と接触するように、フィルムを容器内 部に揷入することを含んでなる、請求項 9〜: 11のいずれか一項に記載の方法。  [12] The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, comprising inserting the film into the container so that at least a part of the film surface comes into contact with the contained tablet. .
[13] フィルムを容器内部に挿入する際に、筒状に成形したフィルムを挿入する、請求項[13] The film formed into a cylindrical shape is inserted when the film is inserted into the container.
9〜: 12のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 9-: The method as described in any one of 12.
[14] フィルムを、容器本体の開口部において剥離可能に接着する、請求項 9〜: 13のい ずれか一項に記載の方法。 [14] The method according to any one of [9] to [13], wherein the film is peelably bonded at the opening of the container body.
[15] フィルム力 気密性を有するものであって、かつ、密封された内部の空隙の空気圧 と、フィルムにより区切られた外側の空気圧との圧力差により変形し得るものである、 請求項 9〜: 14のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 [15] The film force is airtight and can be deformed by a pressure difference between the air pressure of the sealed internal air gap and the air pressure of the outside delimited by the film. : The method as described in any one of 14.
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