JP3055208U - Storage box for medicines to be taken - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To take medicines correctly. SOLUTION: The inside of a main body 10 is divided by a partition member 11, and a plurality of rooms are formed in a matrix. A display unit 30 is provided on the inner surface of the lid unit 20 for displaying information on a method of taking the medicine contained in each room. Allocate each room in a row, morning, day, and night. The display unit 30 has a plurality of display columns having the same matrix form as the matrix form of each room, and associates one display column with one room. In each display column, information on how to take the medicine contained in the corresponding room can be displayed. Specifically, in each of the display fields, characters “before / after meal” and characters “tablet” are printed in advance, and the user attaches a circle to one of “before / after meal” to indicate “tablet”. Be prepared to write numbers before the letters.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a storage box for medicines to be taken, and more particularly, to a medicine storage box suitable for managing a medicine to be taken over a period of several days at predetermined time intervals.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, the packaging of medicines has increased, and many types of tablets, capsules, and powders must be taken at the same time. For this reason, it may not be possible to take the tablets properly unless you carefully consider how many individual tablets should be taken. Thus, since the number of tablets to be taken at one time has increased, pouches and the like for dividing tablets for one dose into small portions have also been used.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In general, a prescribed method of taking a medicine is prescribed. In other words, with regard to the time of taking the medicine, it is often necessary to take the medicine for several days at predetermined time intervals. For example, medicines that are instructed to be taken within 30 minutes after each meal include breakfast, It should be taken regularly for lunch and dinner. In addition, instructions such as "two tablets each time" or "three tablets each time" are prescribed for the amount of dose. However, as described above, medicines have become increasingly packaged, and it is necessary to take many kinds of medicines at the same time, and the method of taking each medicine is different. Therefore, for example, "After breakfast: 3 red tablets, 1 white tablet, 2 green tablets", "After lunch: 2 red tablets, 1 white tablet", "After dinner: Red tablets" Take 3 tablets and 2 green tablets ". For this reason, cases of forgetting to take the medicine or taking a large amount of medicines are increasing, and in some cases, it may cause a danger to the body. In particular, elderly people often have difficulty taking medicines properly because they have a lot of opportunities to take medicines and their memory ability has declined.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage box that helps to take a medicine properly.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 (1) In a first aspect of the present invention, in a medicine container for storing medicines to be taken separately, a main body for accommodating the medicines, and the main body part can be opened and closed freely. And a partition member for dividing the main body into a plurality of rooms, for displaying information on how to take medicines contained in each room on the inner surface of the lid. Is formed.

(2) According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the container for medicine to be taken according to the first aspect, a plate-like body for closing an opening surface of the main body is provided on the lid. The cover is configured such that one side of the plate is attached to the main body, and the lid is opened and closed with the one side as a pivot, so that a display portion is formed inside the plate. .

(3) A third aspect of the present invention is to provide a storage box for medicines to be taken according to the first or second aspect described above, wherein the time and amount of the dose are entered as columns for entering information on a dosing method. Is provided in the display section.

(4) In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the storage box for medicines to be taken according to the above-described first to third aspects, the main body is formed of M rows and N columns. The room is divided into N rooms, and the display unit is provided with M × N display columns in the form of a matrix of M rows and N columns, and the i-th row and j-th column (where 1 ≦ i ≦ M, (1 ≦ j ≦ N) The information on the method of taking the medicine stored in the room of the eye is configured to be displayed in the display column of the i-th row and the j-th column on the display unit.

(5) In a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of N taking time zones are defined in a storage box for medicines to be taken according to the fourth aspect, and a matrix of M rows and N columns is provided. A predetermined time slot is assigned to each of the columns, and a time zone display for displaying the time slot assigned to each column is formed in the vicinity of the matrix of M rows and N columns.

(6) In a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the storage box for medicines to be taken according to the fifth aspect described above, in each of the display columns, the display “before and after meal” and the “tablet” , Package, bag, etc., to indicate the dosage unit, and to enable entry of "before meal" or "after meal" and entry of a number indicating the amount of dosage. .

[0011]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an illustrated embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage box for medicines to be taken according to an embodiment of the present invention. The main components of the storage box are a main body 10 for storing a medicine, and a lid 20 attached to the main body 10 so as to be freely opened and closed. The lid portion 20 includes a plate-shaped portion 21 for closing an opening surface (upper surface) of the main body portion 10 and a side surface portion 22. One side of the plate-shaped portion 21 is attached to the main body portion 10 at the pivot A. ing. Therefore, the lid 20 can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 10 around the pivot A. FIG. 1 shows a state where the lid 20 is slightly opened with respect to the main body 10.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid 20 of the storage box is opened. As shown, a partition member 11 is provided inside the main body 10 and is divided into a plurality of rooms. Further, on the inner surface of the lid 20, that is, on the inner part of the plate-like portion 21, a display portion 30 for displaying information on how to take the medicines contained in each room is formed.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a state where the lid 20 of the storage box shown in FIG. 2 is completely opened. In this example, the main unit 10 is divided into a total of nine rooms R1 to R9 in a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns, and the display unit 30 provided on the lid 20 side corresponds to this. Similarly, display columns D1 to D9 each having a matrix form of 3 rows and 3 columns are formed. Here, the display columns D1 to D9 respectively correspond to the rooms R1 to R9. As described above, when the matrix configuration of each room and the matrix configuration of each display column are the same, it is easy to grasp the positional correspondence between the two rooms, which is convenient. Of course, the matrix configuration does not necessarily have to be 3 rows and 3 columns, but can take various forms such as 4 rows and 3 columns, 3 rows and 4 columns, and 4 rows and 4 columns. In general, the main body 10 is divided into M × N rooms in the form of a matrix of M rows and N columns, and the display unit 30 has M × N display columns in the form of a matrix of M rows and N columns. Is formed, the information on the method of taking the medicine contained in the room at the i-th row and j-th column (1 ≦ i ≦ M, 1 ≦ j ≦ N) in the main body 10 is displayed on the display unit 30. It can be displayed in the display column at the i-th row and j-th column above.

In this embodiment, the display section 30 can display the time and amount of the medicine contained in each room, and the first column shows “morning” and the second column shows “morning”. “Day” and the third column are assigned a dose period of “Night”. In order to display the taking time zones assigned to the respective columns as described above, time zone displays E1 to E3 are formed above the matrix including the display columns D1 to D9. The user can easily recognize to which time zone each column is assigned by the time zone displays E1 to E3. In this example, three time periods of “morning, noon, night” are defined as the time zone display. For example, four time periods such as “morning, noon, evening, midnight” are defined. A taking time period may be defined, or a taking time period based on time, such as “7:00 am, 3:00 pm, 11:00 pm”, may be defined. In short, a plurality of N taking time zones are defined, a predetermined taking time zone is assigned to each column in the matrix of M rows and N columns, and a time zone for displaying the taking time zone assigned to each column. The display may be formed in the vicinity of the matrix of M rows and N columns.

In each of the display columns D1 to D9 constituting the display unit 30, characters “before / after meal” and characters “lock” are printed in advance. This is a consideration so that the user can enter “pre-meal” or “after-meal”, and also can enter a number indicating the dose amount. Of course, other indications such as "package" and "bag" may be used instead of the indication "lock" as long as they indicate the dosage unit. The user, if necessary, writes a circle (or deletes one) before or after meals in each display field, and puts the amount of dose before the indication "lock". Will be used.

In the storage box of this embodiment, the main body 10, the partition member 11, and the lid 20 are all made of corrugated cardboard. However, in implementing the present invention, the materials of these parts are corrugated cardboard. It is not limited to only If it is suitable for practical use, it may be made of cardboard, or may be made of any material such as resin such as plastic or metal. Further, in this embodiment, the display unit 30 is configured by directly printing on the inner surface of the plate-shaped portion 21 made of corrugated cardboard. However, the display unit 30 is printed on a separate seal or the like, and this is printed. It may be configured to be attached to the inner surface of the plate portion 21. Alternatively, the display unit 30 may be printed on a card or the like so that the display unit 30 can be attached to the inner surface of the plate-shaped portion 21. If the card is made detachable from the plate-like portion 21, the display unit 30 can be freely replaced.

Finally, an example of use of the storage box according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described. The user first classifies the medicine to be taken according to the taking time zone, further classifies according to the type, and stores the medicine in a predetermined room in the main body 10. Then, the method of taking the medicine in each of the rooms R1 to R9 is written in the corresponding display columns D1 to D9. FIG. 4 is a top view showing a state in which a medicine is specifically stored and writing in each of the display columns D1 to D9 is completed. In this example, a circle is written on the character “after meal” in each display column, and a predetermined number is written before the character “lock”. By this writing, the medicines stored in rooms R1 to R3 are all medicines to be taken in the morning, and the medicines stored in room R1 should be taken three tablets after breakfast. It is clearly indicated on the display unit 30 that the medicine contained in the room R2 should be taken one tablet after breakfast, and the medicine contained in the room R3 should be taken two tablets after breakfast. Also, the medicines stored in rooms R4 and R5 are all medicines to be taken during lunch, and the medicines stored in room R4 should be taken two tablets after lunch, and the medicines stored in room R5. It is specified on display 30 that one tablet should be taken after lunch. Furthermore, the medicines contained in rooms R7 and R9 are all medicines to be taken at night, and the medicines contained in room R7 should be taken three tablets after dinner and stored in room R9. The display 30 clearly indicates that the medicine should be taken in two tablets after dinner. In this example, since no medicine is stored in the rooms R6 and R8, no entry is made in the display columns corresponding to these rooms.

As described above, when the medicine is stored in each room in the main body 10 and the necessary items are completed on the display 30, the preparation for taking the medicine is completed. As shown in FIG. 1, when the lid 20 is closed, the storage box can be easily carried, and the stored medicines are maintained in a state of being divided into the respective rooms. At the time of taking, as shown in FIG. 4, if the lid 20 is opened, the display on the display unit 30 allows the user to determine how many tablets should be taken in which room. Since the items can be easily recognized, correct and correct dosing is possible. In particular, since the display unit 30 is formed on the inner side surface of the lid unit 20, each of the display columns D1 to D9 of the display unit 30 and each of the rooms R1 to R9 in the main body unit 10 are opened when the lid unit 20 is opened. It is easy to intuitively understand the correspondence between the two. Further, since the lid 20 is configured to be attached to and opened from the main body 10, the orientation of the lid 20 with respect to the main body 10 does not change, and the positions of the display 30 and the rooms R1 to R9 are not changed. Since the relationship is always kept constant, a reliable correspondence is always maintained.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on one embodiment shown in the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms. In particular, the form and shape of the main body 10 and the lid 20 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various forms and shapes can be adopted.

[0020]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the display portion is formed on the inner surface of the lid portion so that the method of taking the stored medicine can be displayed, so that it is possible to help correct taking of the medicine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage box for medicines to be taken according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid 20 of the storage box shown in FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a state where a lid portion 20 of the storage box shown in FIG. 2 is completely opened.

4 is a top view showing a state in which a medicine is specifically stored in the storage box shown in FIG. 3 and writing into each of the display columns D1 to D9 is completed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main body part 11 ... Partition member 20 ... Lid part 21 ... Plate part 22 ... Side surface part 30 ... Display part A ... Axis D1-D9 ... Display column E1-E3 ... Time zone display R1-R9 ... Room divided

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A box for separately storing medicines to be taken, a main body for housing the medicines, a lid attached to the main body so as to be openable and closable, A partition member for dividing the main body into a plurality of rooms, and a display unit for displaying information on a method of taking the medicine contained in each of the rooms is formed on an inner surface of the lid. A storage box for medicines to be taken. 2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a plate-like body for closing an opening surface of the main body is provided on the lid, and one side of the plate-like body is attached to the main body. The lid is opened and closed with one side as the axis,
A storage box for medicines to be taken, wherein a display portion is formed inside the plate-like body. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein a column for entering information on a dosage method is formed on a display section as a column for entering information on a dosage method. Storage box for planned medicines. 4. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the main body is divided into M × N rooms having a matrix form of M rows and N columns, and the display section has M rows and N columns. It has M × N display columns in the form of a matrix, and the i-th row and j-th column (provided that
(1 ≦ i ≦ M, 1 ≦ j ≦ N) information on how to take the medicine contained in the room of the eye is configured to be displayed in the display column of the i-th row and the j-th column on the display unit. Characteristic storage box for medicines to be taken. 5. The storage box according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of N taking time zones are defined, predetermined taking time zones are assigned to respective columns in a matrix of M rows and N columns, and assigned to each column. A medicine box for taking medicines, characterized in that a time slot display for displaying the taking time slot is formed near a matrix of M rows and N columns. 6. The storage box according to claim 5, wherein in each of the display columns, a display of "before and after meals" and "a lock, a package,
A display indicating a dosage unit such as "bag", and a display for selecting "before meal" or "after meal" and a numeral indicating a dosage amount can be entered. Storage box for planned medicines.