JPH09226855A - Tablet storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store the same kind of or two kinds of tablets and further easily take out a proper number of tablets. SOLUTION: A short peripheral wall 4 is erected on the edge of a rectangular bottom plate 3 and a tablet outlet port 6 is provided through a short peripheral front wall 5, while a slit groove 8 is formed in a rear wall 7, and the front sides of left and right short peripheral side walls 9, 9 are made narrow, whereby a container body 2 is provided, and guide plates 17, 17 are extended from left and right ends of a first open/closure plate 16 in contact with the wall 5 and a connection plate 18 is extended rearward from the intermediate point of the plate 16 through the groove 8. And further second open/closure plates 20, 20 are provided at the front of the plate 18 and an operation member 15 with a grip 19 is provided at the rear end of the plate 18, and there is provided a cover plate 25 having side plates 27, 27 provided on the left and right sides of a top plate 26 and adapted to engage with the rear side parts and guide plates 17, 17 of the walls 9, 9, and by moving the member 15 back and forth, the tablet outlet port 6 is closed alternately by means of first, second open/ closure plates 21, 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tablet container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tablet storage container is known which comprises a container main body for storing tablets and a cap detachably fitted to the neck of the main body of the container.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional tablet storage container, since the same type of tablets are stored in the container main body, when two types of tablets are taken at the same time, two tablet storage containers are used. However, there was an inconvenience that the tablets had to be taken out individually from each container. Also, since the number of tablets to take depends on the type of medicine, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to read the instructions to check the number of tablets to take and to count the number of tablets taken out from the container body. When you take out the number of tablets,
There is a problem in hygiene because the tablets that have touched the fingertips, palms, etc. are returned to the inside of the container body.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tablet storage container which can store the same or two types of tablets and can easily take out an appropriate number of tablets.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, as a first means, a short peripheral wall 4 is erected from the peripheral edge of a quadrangular bottom plate 3, and the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5 has an intermediate portion in the left-right direction. A tablet outlet 6 of an appropriate width is formed in the portion, and a split groove 8 is formed in the middle of the rear wall portion 7 of the short peripheral wall in the left-right direction, and the front surface of the outer surface of the side wall portions 9, 9 of the left and right short peripheral walls faces forward. By vertically arranging step portions 10 and 10 and closing the tablet outlet 6 with the container body 2 whose front portion is narrower than the forward step portion,
First opening / closing plate abutted on the front surface of the short wall front wall portion 5 of the container body
The left and right guide plates 17, 17 are projected rearward from both left and right ends of the container 16 by contacting the left and right outer surfaces of the narrow portion of the container body, and the split groove 8 is formed from the left-right intermediate portion of the first opening / closing plate 16.
The connecting plate 18 to the rear of the container main body, a handle 19 is attached to the rear end of the connecting plate, and the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are provided at the front part of the connecting plate with a gap between the connecting plate 18 and the tablet outlet 6. And the upper surface of the container body 2 and the operating member 15 are covered with a top plate 26, and side plates 27, 27 hanging from the left and right sides of the top plate are attached to the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions 9. , 9 are slidable, and left and right guide plates 17, 17 are slidable, and lid plates 25 fitted to the left and right short peripheral wall side walls and the left and right guide plate outer surfaces. And consists of the container body 2 and the lid plate 25.
When the operation member 15 is moved forward via the handle 19,
The rear parts of the left and right guide plates 17, 17 are engaged with the front parts of the narrow portions, and the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are formed so that the tablet outlet 6 can be closed from the rear.

As a second means, in addition to the first means, the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are pressure plates 20a, 20a protruding leftward and rightward from the connecting plate 18, and are inclined from the tip of the pressure plate. It is composed of inclined plates 20b and 20b which project outward from the front. Further, as a third means, the handle has the above-mentioned first or second means, and the handle is formed by a flat spring 35 having a flat arc shape.
Both ends of the leaf spring are brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container body, and the leaf spring 35 is pushed forward to elastically deform, so that the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 cause the tablet outlet port. 6 was formed so that it could be closed. As a fourth means, the first or second means is provided, and a pair of elastic plate portions 36, 36 that can be deformed by pressing are projected forward from the front surface of the handle.
The front ends of these elastic plate portions are brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container main body, and the elastic plate portions 36, 36 are elastically deformed by the forward pushing of the handle 19, whereby the second opening / closing plate 20,
20 formed the tablet outlet 6 so that it could be closed.

[0007]

1 and 2 show a tablet storage container 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The tablet storage container comprises a container body, an operating member, and a cover plate, and these members are molded of synthetic resin material.

In the container body 2, a short peripheral wall 4 is erected from the peripheral edge of the rectangular bottom plate 3, a tablet outlet 6 of an appropriate width is provided at an intermediate portion of the front wall portion 5 of the short peripheral wall in the left-right direction, and a rear wall of the short peripheral wall. A split groove 8 is formed in the center of the portion 7 in the left-right direction, and frontward step portions 10, 10 are formed on the front portions of the outer surfaces of the left and right short peripheral wall side walls 9, 9.
Are installed vertically, and the front part of these frontward step parts is a narrow part. Engagers 11 are vertically provided at the rear portion of the outer surface of these narrow portions with a gap formed between them and the forward facing step portion 10.

The operating member 15 closes the tablet outlet 6 and abuts it on the front surface of the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5 of the container body.
The left and right ends of the opening / closing plate 16 are brought into contact with the left and right outer surfaces of the narrow portion of the container main body so that the left and right guide plates 17, 17 are projected rearward. Pass the connecting plate 18 through the split groove 8 to the rear of the container body,
A handle 19 is attached to the rear end of the connecting plate, and second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are provided on the left and right sides at the front part of the connecting plate at a distance from the tablet outlet 6.

In the illustrated example, the second opening / closing plates 20 and 20 are connected to each other by a connecting plate.
18 Pressure plates 20a, 20a protruding left and right from the front part, and inclined plates 20b, 20b projecting obliquely outward from the tip of these pressure plates, and the operating member 15 is moved forward by pressing the handle 19 forward. At this time, solid tablets (hereinafter simply referred to as tablets) 21 such as tablets or capsules, which are extruded in the direction of the tablet outlet 6 on the front surfaces of the pressure plates 20a, 20a, do not escape to the left and right, but the inclined plate 20b and 20b are not always necessary.

The cover plate 25 is, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
The top surfaces of the container body 2 and the operating member 15 are covered with a top plate 26, and left and right side plates 27, 27 hanging from both left and right sides of the top plate.
Is slidable with respect to the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions 9 and 9,
Further, the left and right guide plates 17, 17 are slidably fitted to the outer surfaces of the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions and the outer surfaces of the left and right guide plates, respectively.

In the illustrated example, a pair of protrusions 28, 28 are provided on the rear lower surface of the top plate 26 so that the handle 19 can be overridden. These protrusions are in contact with the upper end of the front face of the handle 19 to show the operating member 15. It is positioned at the position indicated by 1 so that the tablet outlet 6 does not open. In addition, the left and right side plates 27, 27 have engaging plates on the front of the inner surface.
29, 29 are provided vertically, and these engaging plates 29, 29 are engaged elements 1
The lid plates 25 are fitted in the respective gaps between the front and rear step portions 10 and 10 to prevent the lid plate 25 from sliding in the front-back direction with respect to the container body 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, restriction plates 30 and 30 are attached to the lower edges of the inner surfaces of the side plates 27 and 27, and these restriction plates are engaged with the lower surface of the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions rearward of the forward step portions 10 and 10. However, the lid plate 25 is prevented from rattling in the vertical direction with respect to the container body 2.

The operation of the tablet container 1 will be described below. First, with the lid plate 25 fitted, the container body 2
When the tablet 21 is tilted so that its front side becomes lower, the tablet 21 moves to the front part of the container body between the tablet outlet 6 and the second opening / closing plates 20, 20. From this state, the handle 19 is pushed forward to connect the connecting plate 18
The first opening / closing plate 16 is moved forward through the opening to open the tablet outlet 6 as shown in FIG. By the opening, the second opening / closing plate 2
The tablet 21 extruded forward at 0, 20 is discharged from the tablet outlet 6 to the outside of the container body 2, and then the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 close the tablet outlet 6, so Tablets
21 is not discharged from the tablet outlet 6. After the tablet is taken out, the first opening / closing plate 16 is pressed backward to abut the front wall portion 5 of the short peripheral wall to close the tablet outlet 6, and the handle 19 returns to the initial position shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the tablet container according to the present invention. Since the configuration of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, only different parts will be described using the same reference numerals for similar members. In the present embodiment, the handle 19 of the first embodiment is replaced with the flat arc-shaped leaf spring 35, and both ends of the leaf spring are brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container body. When the spring 35 is pressed and deformed, the tablet opening 6 is formed so as to be closed by the second opening / closing plates 20, 20. According to this structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the first opening / closing plate 16 is pressed against the front wall portion 5 of the short peripheral wall to more securely block the tablet outlet 6. After the tablets are taken out, the leaf spring 35 biases the operating member 15 rearward with respect to the container body 2 to automatically close the tablet outlet 6 with the first opening / closing plate 16.

4 and 5, a pair of elastic plate portions 36, 36, which can be deformed by pressing, are projected forward on the front surface of the handle 19, and the front ends of these elastic plate portions are connected to the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container body. A third embodiment of the tablet storage container according to the present invention, which is formed in such a manner that the tablet outlet 6 can be closed by the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 when the elastic plate portions 36, 36 are pressed and deformed while being in close contact with the rear surface. Show. In this embodiment, curled curved plates 36a, 36a are projected forward from the lower end of the front surface of the handle, and these curved plates are used as the elastic plate portions 36, 36. According to the above configuration, when the handle 19 is pushed forward, the curved plates 36a, 36a are deformed as shown in FIG. 5, and the first opening / closing plate 16 at the front end of the connecting plate 18 is deformed.
Advances to open the tablet outlet 6. Handle from that state
When the forward pressing of 19 is released, the curved plates 36a, 36a are elastically restored, and the handle 19 is automatically returned to the position shown in FIG.

6 to 8 show each modification of the third embodiment. In FIG. 6, a pair of elastically deformable cylinders 36b, 36b having upper and lower end faces opened are attached to the front surface of the handle 19, and these cylinders are used as the elastic plate portions 36, 36. FIG. 7 shows the slanted plate portions 36c, 36 from the left and right ends of the handle 19 inwardly inwardly.
c is projected, and plate portions 36d, 36d parallel to the handle 19 are attached to the front ends of these inclined plate portions, and these inclined plate portions and plate portions are used as the elastic plate portions 36, 36. It was what I had. FIG. 8 shows elastic pieces 36e, 36 having an arc-shaped cross section on the front surface of the handle 19.
e is attached, and these elastic pieces are used as the elastic plate portions 36, 36.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the short peripheral wall 4 is erected from the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 3 and the tablet flow having an appropriate width is provided in the middle portion of the front wall portion 5 of the short peripheral wall in the left-right direction. An outlet 6 is provided, and a split groove 8 is bored in the middle of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 in the left-right direction, and forward facing step portions 10, 10 are vertically provided at the front portions of the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions 9, 9. The front portion of the frontward step portion is a narrow portion, the tablet storage portion is formed inside the short peripheral wall, and the tablet outlet 6 is further closed to form the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5 of the container body. Since the connecting plate 18 is projected to the rear of the container body through the split groove 8 from the middle portion in the left-right direction of the first opening / closing plate 16 that is brought into contact with the front surface, and the tablet storing portion is divided into two, two types of tablets are loaded. However, since they are prevented from being mixed with each other, the same or two kinds of tablets can be stored, and the front part of the connecting plate 18 can be stored. Since the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are provided on the left and right so as to protrude from the tablet outlet 6 with a space therebetween, when the first opening / closing plate 16 moves forward and the tablet outlet 6 is opened,
The tablet outlet port 6 can be closed from the rear by the second opening / closing plates 20 and 20 that push the tablet 21 forward.
However, after the tablet outlet 6 is extruded, the other tablets 21 in the container body 2 are not discharged from the tablet outlet 6, so it is possible to prevent the tablets from being excessively discharged.

The invention according to claim 2 has the effect according to claim 1, and the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are connected to the connecting plate 18
The pressure plates 20a, 20a protruding leftward and rightward and the inclined plates 20b, 20b projecting obliquely forward and outward from the tip of the pressure plates 20a, 20b make the tablets 21 pushed by the pressure plates 20a, 20a in the tablet outlet 6 direction. It can be delivered reliably.

According to the invention of claim 3, which has the effect of claim 1 or 2, the handle attached to the rear end of the operating member 15 is formed of a flat arc-shaped leaf spring 35. Both ends of the container are kept in close contact with the rear surface of the rear wall portion 7 of the short peripheral wall of the container body, and the leaf spring 35 is pushed forward to elastically deform, so that the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 close the tablet outlet 6. Since it is made possible, the first opening / closing plate 16 comes into close contact with the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5, so that the tablet outlet 6 can be more reliably closed, and after the tablet is taken out, the first opening / closing The tablet outlet 6 can be automatically closed without pressing the plate 16 backward.

The invention according to claim 4 has the effect according to claim 1 or 2, and a pair of elastic plate portions 36, 36 which can be deformed by pressing forwardly project from the front surface of the handle 19 and are elastic. The front end portion of the plate portion is brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container body, and the elastic plate portions 36, 36 are elastically deformed by pushing the handle 19 forward, so that the second opening / closing plate
Since 20 and 20 are formed so that the tablet outlet 6 can be closed,
Since the opening / closing plate 16 comes into close contact with the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5,
The tablet outlet 6 can be more reliably closed, and after the tablet is taken out, the tablet outlet 6 can be automatically closed without pressing the first opening / closing plate 16 backward. The shape of the handle 19 is not limited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a tablet storage container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tablet storage container shown in FIG. 1 in a tablet taking-out state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the tablet storage container.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the tablet storage container.

5 is a perspective view of a main part of the tablet storage container shown in FIG. 4 in a tablet taking-out state.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first modification of the operating member shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second modification of the operating member shown in FIG.

8 is a diagram showing a third modification of the operating member shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Container body 6 Tablet outlet 15 Operation member 16 First opening / closing plate 20 Second opening / closing plate 25 Lid plate 35 Spring plate 36 Elastic plate part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular base plate 3 to a short peripheral wall 4
And a tablet outlet 6 of an appropriate width is formed in the middle portion of the front wall portion 5 of the short peripheral wall in the left-right direction, and a split groove 8 is formed in the middle portion of the rear wall portion of the short peripheral wall 7 in the left-right direction. Front facing step portions 10 and 10 are vertically provided on the outer surface front portions of the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions 9 and 9,
The first opening / closing plate 16 in which the container main body 2 whose front portion is narrower than the frontward step portion and the tablet outlet 6 are closed and brought into contact with the front surface of the short peripheral wall front wall portion 5 of the container main body 16 From the left and right ends of the container main body, the left and right outer surfaces of the narrow portion of the container main body are brought into contact with each other to project the left and right guide plates 17, 17 rearward, and the first opening / closing plate 16
The connecting plate 18 is protruded to the rear of the container body through the split groove 8 from the middle portion in the left-right direction of the container, a handle 19 is attached to the rear end of the connecting plate, and the connecting plate 18 is connected to the tablet outlet 6 with an interval. An operating member 15 having second opening / closing plates 20, 20 protruding left and right at the front of the plate, and a top plate 26 covering the upper surfaces of the container body 2 and the operating member 15, and side plates 27 hanging from both left and right sides of the top plate. 27 is slidable with respect to the left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions 9, 9 and slidable with respect to the left and right guide plates 17, 17, and these left and right short peripheral wall side wall portions and the left and right guides Lid plate 25 fitted to the outer surface of the plate
And an operating member for the container body 2 and the lid plate 25 via the handle 19.
When 15 is advanced, the rear parts of the left and right guide plates 17, 17 are
A tablet storage container characterized in that the second opening / closing plates (20, 20) are formed so as to be able to close the tablet outlet port (6) from the rear side while still engaging with the front part of the narrow portion. 2. The second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are composed of pressure plates 20a, 20a protruding leftward and rightward from the connecting plate 18, and inclined plates 20b, 20b projecting outward from the front end of the pressure plates. The tablet storage container according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The handle is formed of a flat spring 35 having a flat arc shape, and both ends of the flat spring are brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container main body, and the flat spring 35 is moved forward. By pressing and elastically deforming, the second opening / closing plates 20, 20 are moved to the tablet outlet 6.
3. The structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
The described tablet storage container. 4. A pair of elastic plate portions 36, 36 that can be deformed by pressing are projected forward from the front surface of the handle, and the front end portions of these elastic plate portions are brought into close contact with the rear surface of the short peripheral wall rear wall portion 7 of the container body. In addition, the elastic plate portions 36, 36 are pushed by pushing the handle 19 forward.
The tablet storage container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second opening / closing plates (20, 20) are formed so that the tablet outlet (6) can be closed by elastically deforming the tablet.