JP6861964B2 - Fixed-quantity tablet container with tablets - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fixed-quantity tablet container capable of taking out one tablet or a desired number of tablets stored in the container.

A method of taking out granular medicines and foods (hereinafter referred to as "tablets") processed into a predetermined shape (for example, spherical shape, oblong shape, disk shape, bulging disk shape, etc.) so as to be easy to eat and drink from the storage container. As a method, there is a method in which the container is inverted and tilted to apply a light vibration to the container to move the tablet to the vicinity of the opening, and from that state, a lighter vibration is applied to drop a required number of tablets and receive them with the palm of the hand.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a container body in which the mouth and neck are raised and a cap in which a swing hole is opened in the top wall of a cap body fitted to the outer surface of the mouth and neck and the swing hole is closed with a lid plate so as to be openable and closable. In a tablet drawing container having a circular or elliptical cross section, a recess due to an inclined surface or a step is formed on the lower surface of the top wall portion around the drawing hole as a tablet introduction port into the drawing hole, and the minor axis of the tablet is formed. By optimizing each dimension of the diameter of the drawing hole, the shortest distance from the center of the drawing hole to the inner wall surface of the mouth and neck, and the diameter of the lower end of the tablet introduction port based on the partial diameter, the lid is opened and the container body is inverted. A tablet container has been proposed in which only one tablet can be swung out by tilting in this way.

However, in the tablet container of Patent Document 1, when the container body is inverted, after the first tablet passes through the drawing hole, subsequent tablets coming from the left, right, front, back, upper and lower directions of the drawing hole support each other. Therefore, it is designed to prevent the subsequent discharge of tablets by blocking the outlet of the tablet introduction port to the outlet, so that when the number of tablets in the container becomes small or the container is inverted. Depending on the method, there is a problem that the balance in which the subsequent tablets support each other is easily lost, and a plurality of tablets may be unintentionally discharged.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-165558

An object of the present invention is to stably take out one tablet or a desired number of tablets stored in a fixed-quantity tablet container in which a predetermined amount of tablets are taken out by a simple operation in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. It is to provide a fixed quantity tablet container that can be used.

In order to solve the above problems, the main configuration of the present invention is
A bottomed tubular container body in which the mouth and neck are erected on the upper side of the body and the inside is used as a tablet storage part, and a nozzle body having a discharge port for discharging tablets and attached to the mouth and neck (21). , A fixed- quantity tablet container containing tablets,
The discharge nozzle has an inner wall having an elliptical flat cross section and can be elastically deformed in the radial direction, and a tablet blocker is projected on the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse.
The shortest distance between the tablet blocker and the inner wall facing the tablet blocker is shorter than the length of the minor axis portion of the tablet formed in a flat shape.

In the above configuration, when the discharge nozzle is not elastically deformed without applying an external force, the shortest distance between the discharge nozzle facing the tablet blocker and the inner wall of the discharge nozzle is shorter than the length of the short diameter portion of the tablet, so that the nozzle hits the inner wall of the nozzle. Although the movement of the tablet in the direction of the discharge port is blocked by the provided tablet blocker, the discharge nozzle is elastically deformed so as to apply an external force to the discharge nozzle to widen the distance between the tablet blocker and the inner wall of the discharge nozzle facing the tablet blocker. By doing so, a required number of tablets can be ejected. After that, the discharge nozzle is restored to its original shape simply by releasing the external force on the discharge nozzle, so that the tablet blocker blocks the subsequent movement of the tablet in the discharge port direction again, and the tablet is discharged more than necessary. Can be prevented.
Further, by projecting the tablet blocker on the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse, it is achieved that the movement of the tablet in the discharge port direction is reliably blocked.

Further, in the other configuration of the present invention, in the above-mentioned main configuration, the shape of the tablet blocker is a semi-ellipoid or hemispherical shape.

In the above configuration, since the tablets toward the discharge port can be smoothly aligned in a certain direction, it is possible to more reliably discharge the required number of tablets. Further, since the tablet blocker does not pinch the tablet that follows the tablet discharged from the discharge port and faces the discharge port, it is possible to prevent the tablet from being clogged inside the discharge nozzle.

In the above configuration, the tablet blocker is provided so as to project from the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse, so that the movement of the tablet in the discharge port direction can be reliably blocked.

In addition, another configuration of the present invention is formed so that the wall thickness of the discharge nozzle is the thinnest in the portion on the extension line of the minor diameter facing the tablet blocker.

In the above configuration, by making the thickness of the wall of the discharge nozzle the thinnest at the portion on the extension line of the short diameter facing the tablet blocker, the wall of the discharge nozzle is easily deformed so as to bulge outward due to an external force on the discharge nozzle, and the discharge nozzle is easily deformed. The inner diameter of the tablet is increased, and the tablet is not shielded by the tablet blocker and can pass through to the discharge port.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention, the flat cross-sectional shape of the outer wall of the discharge nozzle is substantially rectangular, and a non-slip rib is provided on a short side portion of the substantially rectangular shape.

In the above configuration, since the non-slip ribs are provided on the outer wall of the discharge nozzle, the fingertips are less likely to slip, and the side surface of the discharge nozzle can be reliably pressed.

Further, in another configuration of the present invention, the discharge nozzle is provided with a storage space for storing the tablet below the tablet shield.

In the above configuration, since the discharge nozzle is provided with a storage space below the tablet shield, it is possible to smoothly discharge a predetermined amount of tablets.

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects are obtained.
In the main configuration of the present invention, one tablet or a desired number of tablets stored in a container can be stably taken out by a simple operation.
Further, in the configuration of the present invention, by making the shape of the tablet blocker semi-ellipoid or hemispherical, the tablets toward the discharge port can be smoothly aligned in a certain direction, so that the tablets can be more reliably arranged. It is possible to discharge the required number of tablets, and the tablet blocker does not pinch the tablets that follow the tablets discharged from the discharge port toward the discharge port, so that the tablets are clogged inside the discharge nozzle. Can be prevented.

It is a side view of the state which the cap body of the fixed quantity tablet container which shows one Example of this invention is removed. (A) is a plan view of the discharge nozzle of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 as viewed from above the front, and (b) is a cut of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 along the AA plane (the plane orthogonal to the paper surface). It is a vertical sectional front view. (A) is a plan view of the discharge nozzle of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 as viewed from above the side surface, and (b) is a plane (plane parallel to the paper surface) orthogonal to the AA plane of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. It is a longitudinal side view cut along the line. It is the schematic explanatory drawing of the 1st stage of the operation of ejecting a tablet from a fixed quantity tablet container. It is the schematic explanatory drawing of the 2nd stage of the operation of ejecting a tablet from a fixed quantity tablet container. It is the schematic explanatory drawing of the 3rd stage of the operation of ejecting a tablet from a fixed quantity tablet container.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which the cap body of a fixed-quantity tablet container showing an embodiment of the present invention is removed. FIG. 2A is a plan view of the discharge nozzle of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 as viewed from above the front, and FIG. 2B is a plan view of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 along the AA plane (the plane orthogonal to the paper surface). It is a cut vertical sectional front view. FIG. 3A is a plan view of the discharge nozzle of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 as viewed from above the side surface, and FIG. 3B is a plane (plane parallel to the paper surface) of the fixed-quantity tablet container of FIG. 1 orthogonal to the AA plane. ) Is a longitudinal side view cut along the line.

The fixed-quantity tablet container 1 according to the present invention contains tablets T formed in a flat elliptical shape as contents, and can be taken out in predetermined numbers. The content contained in the fixed-quantity tablet container 1 is not limited to the tablet T formed in a flat elliptical shape, and may be other granular substances such as tablets formed in a spherical or prismatic shape.

The fixed-quantity tablet container 1 is composed of a container body 20 for accommodating a plurality of tablets T and a nozzle body 10 provided with a discharge nozzle 11 which is assembled to the container body 20 and discharges the tablets T. A cap body 30 that closes the discharge port 13 of the discharge nozzle 11 is screwed into the nozzle body 10.

The nozzle body 10 is composed of an elastically deformable discharge nozzle 11 and a nozzle support 12 having a locking protrusion for locking to the mouth and neck portion 21 of the container body 20, which will be described later. The discharge nozzle 11 has an upright discharge port 13 for discharging the tablet T, and a semi-ellipoid or hemispherical tablet blocker 14 is projected from the inner wall thereof in order to regulate the discharge of the tablet T. .. A storage space 11a for storing the tablet T is provided on the inner surface of the discharge nozzle 11 below the tablet shield 14 on the container side. The flat cross-sectional shape of the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 is elliptical, and the tablet blocker 14 is projected from the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse. The flat cross-sectional shape of the outer wall of the discharge nozzle 11 is substantially rectangular, and the non-slip rib 15 is provided so as to project from the short side portion of the substantially rectangular shape. Therefore, the wall thickness of the discharge nozzle 11 is formed so as to be the thinnest at the portion on the extension line of the minor diameter facing the tablet blocker 14. A soft material such as an elastomer is used for the elastically deformable discharge nozzle 11.

The nozzle support 12 is assembled to an annular inclined portion 16 at the lower end of the discharge nozzle 11, and a tapered wall portion that is inclined downward following the annular inclined portion 16 and an annular flat portion 17 at the edge end thereof are provided on the upper surface thereof. It is installed around. From the peripheral end of the annular flat portion 17, an outer peripheral hanging body 18 having a male screw portion 18a engraved on the outer circumference is hung. Further, on the inner peripheral surface side of the outer peripheral hanging body 18, a nozzle-side locking protrusion 18b that overcomes and locks the container-side locking protrusion 21a of the mouth neck 21 of the container body 20, which will be described later, is provided. From the lower surface of the nozzle support 12, a seal piece 19 that is closely attached to the inner surface of the mouth neck 21 of the container body 20 is hung down. Since the nozzle support 12 is locked to the container body 20, a synthetic resin such as polypropylene, which has higher strength than the elastomer, is used.

The discharge nozzle 11 and the nozzle support 12 may be integrated by combining the respective members, but from the viewpoint of reducing the number of parts and the assembly process, it is preferable to combine them into one member by two-material molding, insert molding, or the like. , Two-material molding is more preferable because the member setting process can be omitted at the time of molding and the cost can be further reduced.

In the container body 20, the mouth and neck portion 21 stands up via the shoulder portion 22 on the inner surface upper side of the body portion 23, and the bottom portion 24 is continuously provided at the lower end of the body portion 23, and the inside thereof serves as a storage portion for the tablet T. It is configured in a bottomed tubular shape. The container-side locking protrusion 21a is provided on the mouth-neck portion 21, the nozzle-side locking protrusion 18b gets over and locks, and the nozzle body 10 is mounted.

The cap body 30 has a female screw portion 31 engraved below the inner peripheral surface to be screwed with the male screw portion 18a of the nozzle body 10. With the cap body 30 screwed to the final stage, the cap body 30 The lower surface of the inner circumference is closed so as to be pressed against the discharge port 13 of the discharge nozzle 11 made of a soft material, whereby the airtightness can be improved.

Next, the operation of the fixed-quantity tablet container configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.
First, the cap body 30 screwed to the fixed-quantity tablet container 1 is removed, and the container body 20 is tilted and inverted as shown in FIG. 4 as the first step of the operation of discharging the tablet T. The discharge nozzle 11 is brought close to or pressed against the palm of the hand, and the fingertips such as the thumb and index finger of the other hand holding the container body 20 are arranged on the side surface of the discharge nozzle 11.
When no external force is applied to the discharge nozzle 11 in this inverted state, the tablet T fits in the storage space 11a, and the shortest distance between the tablet T and the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 facing the tablet blocker 14 is short. Since the tablet T is shorter than the length of the diameter portion, the tablet T cannot pass through the discharge nozzle 11 because the movement is blocked by the tablet blocker 14, so that one tablet T is stored in the storage space 11a.

As a second step of the subsequent operation of ejecting the tablet T, as shown in FIG. 5, by pressing the outer wall of the short side portion having a substantially rectangular shape with the flat cross-sectional shape of the elastically deformable ejection nozzle 11 with a fingertip. The long side of the substantially rectangular shape, which has the thinnest wall thickness of the discharge nozzle at the portion on the extension line of the minor axis facing the tablet blocker, is deformed so as to bulge outward. At this time, since the flat cross-sectional shape of the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 is elliptical and the tablet blocker 14 is projected from the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse, the flat cross section of the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 is elastically deformed by pressing. The cross-sectional shape becomes substantially circular, and the distance between the tablet blocker 14 and the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 facing the tablet blocker 14 increases accordingly. By widening this interval, the inner diameter of the discharge nozzle 11 is increased, the tablet T stored in the storage space 11a can pass through the discharge nozzle 11, and one tablet T is discharged from the discharge port 13.
When the fingertip is pressed, the non-slip rib 15 is projected on the outer wall of the discharge nozzle 11, so that the fingertip is less likely to slip, and the side surface of the discharge nozzle 11 can be reliably pressed. Then, by making the shape of the tablet blocker 14 semi-ellipoid or hemispherical, the tablet T that has entered the discharge nozzle 11 can be smoothly guided and aligned in a certain direction, so that the tablet T can be more reliably arranged. Only the required number can be discharged. Further, since the tablet T can be stored in the storage space 11a, the tablet T can be smoothly discharged.

Next, in the final third step, as shown in FIG. 6, the shape of the discharge nozzle 11 is restored by relaxing the force of the fingertip pressing the outer wall of the discharge nozzle 11, and the tablet blocking body 14 is faced with the tablet blocker 14. The distance from the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 11 is narrowed again, the subsequent tablet T is blocked from passing in the direction of the discharge port 13 by the tablet blocker 14, and one tablet T is stored again in the storage space 11a. When the subsequent discharge of the tablet T is blocked, the shape of the tablet blocker 14 is a semi-ellipoid or hemispherical shape. Therefore, even if the tablet blocker 14 sandwiches the tablet T facing the discharge port 13, the tablet blocker is blocked. Since both the body 14 and the tablet T have a curved surface, the tablet T can be pushed back to the inside of the container body 20, so that it is possible to prevent the tablet T from being clogged inside the discharge nozzle 11.

When a plurality of tablets T are desired, the operation of continuously pressing the discharge nozzle 11 until the desired number of tablets are discharged in the inverted state, or pressing the discharge nozzle 11 or loosening the force of the fingertip is performed in a plurality of times. Thereby, a desired number of tablets T can be obtained.

Although the configuration of the present invention and its action and effect have been described above with reference to Examples, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments.
For example, in the fixed-quantity tablet container 1 of the above embodiment, the container body 20 and the cap body 30 are screwed together with screws, but the engaging method is not particularly limited as long as the airtightness can be reliably maintained.
Further, the length of the storage space 11a in the container axial direction can be appropriately changed according to the shape and size of the tablet T or the discharge amount.
Further, the fixed-quantity tablet container can be produced by using a synthetic resin, for example, by an injection molding method, but the material thereof is not particularly limited.

As described above, according to the present invention, one tablet or a desired number of tablets can be accurately taken out by a simple operation under a simplified structure. Therefore, application development in the field of fixed-quantity tablet containers is developed. Can be planned in a wider area.

1; Fixed-quantity tablet container 10; Nozzle body 11; Discharge nozzle 11a; Storage space 12; Nozzle support 13; Discharge port 14; Tablet blocker 15; Non-slip rib 16; Annular inclined portion 17; Annular flat portion 18; Outer hanging Body 18a; Male screw portion 18b; Nozzle side locking protrusion 19; Seal piece 20; Container body 21; Mouth neck 21a; Container side locking protrusion 22; Shoulder 23; Body 24; Bottom 30; Cap body 31 Female thread T; Tablet

Claims (5)

A bottomed tubular container (20) having a mouth neck (21) standing above the body (23) and having a storage portion for tablets (T) inside, and a discharge port for discharging the tablets (T). A fixed- quantity tablet container containing a tablet comprising (13) and a nozzle body (10) attached to the mouth and neck (21).
The discharge nozzle (11) has an inner wall in which the discharge port (13) has an elliptical plan cross section and is elastically deformable in the radial direction, and a tablet blocker (14) is formed on the inner wall on the minor axis side of the ellipse. ) Is projected,
A fixed-quantity tablet container containing a tablet, wherein the shortest distance between the tablet blocker (14) and the inner wall facing the tablet blocker (14) is shorter than the length of the minor axis portion of the tablet (T) formed in a flat shape. The fixed- quantity tablet container containing a tablet according to claim 1, wherein the tablet blocker (14) has a semi-ellipoid or hemispherical shape. The tablet-containing quantification according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wall thickness of the discharge nozzle (11) is formed to be the thinnest at a portion on an extension line of a minor diameter facing the tablet blocker (14). Tablet container. The tablet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the flat cross-sectional shape of the outer wall of the discharge nozzle (11) is substantially rectangular, and a non-slip rib (15) is provided on the short side of the substantially rectangular shape. quantitative tablet container enters. The fixed-quantity tablet container containing a tablet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the discharge nozzle (11) has a storage space (11a) for storing the tablet (T) below the tablet shield (14). ..

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