JP2019011107A - Tablet container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tablet container from which a predetermined quantity of tablets can be taken out.SOLUTION: The tablet container includes a container body A storing tablets T, a cap body B1 provided on a mouth part 1 of the container body A, and a lid body B2 covering the top surface of the cap body B1. The cap body B1 includes a bottom wall 6 on which a communicating hole 7 opens, and a side circumferential wall 8 provided erectly from the circumference of the bottom wall 6. The bottom wall 6 includes a ring-shaped bottom part 6a that forms a standby area a for the tablets T, and a protruding bottom part 6b that protrudes from the ring-shaped bottom part 6a and forms a quantifying area b for the tablets T. The lid body B2 includes a lid plate 20 of the same shape as the outer circumference of the side circumferential wall 8 of the cap body B1, and a metatarsal wall 21 which is provided downward from the lid plate 20 and in sliding contact with the inside of the side circumferential wall 8 of the cap body B1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet container equipped with a cap with a measuring function, and more particularly to a tablet container equipped with a cap with a measuring function capable of taking out a fixed amount of tablets.

In the tablet container, as shown in FIG. 8, in order to open the screw cap C screwed to the mouth 1 of the container main body Aa and take out a predetermined number of tablets in the container main body Aa, the container main body Aa is It was troublesome because it was necessary to shake out the stored tablets little by little while tilting.
For this reason, it is comprised by the case main body with which the slide member was mounted | worn, and the cover body which provided the taking-out port, The holding part holding a some tablet in the case main body, and the guide member of a slide member are provided, and a slide member and a cover plate By providing the side wall provided with the insertion opening and the shielding plate, the slide member closes the outlet with the cover plate at a predetermined position and holds the plurality of tablets from the storage chamber through the insertion opening by the holding portion. Conventionally, a tablet case is known in which a slide member is moved to open a take-out port in accordance with the movement, and a take-out port is directed downward to take out a predetermined number of tablets (see Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2008-213865 A

  However, the tablet case described in Patent Document 1 is convenient to carry with a flat case, but there is a problem that a large amount of tablets cannot be stored like the conventional tablet container shown in FIG.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tablet container that can take out a predetermined amount (predetermined number) of tablets by attaching a cap with a measuring function to a conventional tablet container. And

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a tablet including a container body that stores a tablet, a cap body that is attached to the mouth of the container body, and a lid that covers the top surface of the cap body. The cap body includes a bottom wall in which a communication hole is opened, and a side peripheral wall erected from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and the bottom wall includes a ring-shaped bottom portion that forms a waiting area for tablets, A protruding bottom portion that protrudes from the ring-shaped bottom portion to form a tablet weighing area, the lid body is a lid plate that is the same shape as the outer peripheral edge of the side peripheral wall of the cap body, and is suspended from the lid plate, A configuration characterized by comprising a midfoot wall that is in sliding contact with the inner surface is adopted.

  As an embodiment of the tablet container, the ring-shaped bottom part adopts a configuration characterized by comprising a standby recess formed on the protruding bottom part side, and the ring-shaped bottom part extends from the side opposite to the protruding bottom part to the protruding bottom side. The structure is characterized in that it is an inclined surface that is inclined downward, and the side peripheral wall is an arc wall standing from the periphery of the ring-shaped bottom, and a protruding wall standing from the periphery of the protruding bottom The arc wall of the side peripheral wall has a locking groove provided on the inner surface, and the middle leg wall of the lid body has a locking ridge that fits into the locking groove. Is adopted.

  As a specific embodiment of the tablet container, the lid plate of the lid body has a circular plate portion corresponding to the standby area and a protruding plate portion corresponding to the measurement area, and the middle leg wall of the lid body is formed of the side peripheral wall. When rotating in sliding contact with the inner surface, the flow path between the waiting area and the weighing area is cut off, and the lid is a weakened piece that can be broken from the periphery of the protruding plate portion. The structure characterized by providing the sealing member connected through this is employ | adopted.

  In the tablet container of the present invention, the cap body includes a bottom wall in which a communication hole is opened, and a side peripheral wall erected from the periphery of the bottom wall, and the bottom wall forms a ring-shaped bottom portion that forms a waiting area for tablets. And a projecting bottom part that projects from the ring-shaped bottom part to form a tablet weighing area, the side peripheral wall is an arc wall standing from the periphery of the ring-shaped bottom part, and a projecting wall standing from the periphery of the projecting bottom part And the lid body includes a lid plate having the same shape as the outer peripheral edge of the side peripheral wall of the cap body, and a middle leg wall that is suspended from the lid plate and slidably contacts the inner surface of the side peripheral wall of the cap body. Without touching the tablet directly, it is possible to take out a fixed amount of the tablet simply by turning the container body over.

It is a figure which shows the state before use of the tablet container which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is XX arrow sectional drawing of (b), (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the cap with a measurement function of the tablet container which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the cap main body of the cap with a measurement function of the tablet container which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the cover body of the cap with a measuring function of the tablet container which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is side sectional drawing, (c) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the cover body of the cap with a measurement function of the tablet container which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 4 (a), (b) is FIG.4 (b). It is a principal part enlarged view. It is a figure which shows the state at the time of use of the tablet container equipped with the cap with a measuring function which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the cap with a measurement function of the tablet container which is 2nd Example of this invention, (a) is the YY arrow sectional drawing of (b), (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a side half sectional view showing at the time of distribution of a tablet container.

  Next, a tablet container equipped with a cap with a measuring function of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, A is a container main body, B is a cap with a measuring function with which the container main body A is mounted | worn.
In the following description, as viewed in FIG. 1B, the left direction is “front”, the right direction is “back”, the upper direction is “up”, and the lower direction is “lower”.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container body A includes a cylindrical mouth portion 1 and a bottomed body portion 2 that is connected to the lower end of the mouth portion 1. An engaging protrusion 3 is formed.
Although the tablet T is accommodated in the container main body A, the tablet T can accommodate flat granular materials such as nutrients and candy in addition to the medicine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cap B with the weighing function includes a cap body B1 attached to the mouth 1 of the container body A, a lid body B2 that covers the top surface of the cap body B1, and a lid body B2. It is comprised from sealing member B3 which prevents rotation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cap main body B <b> 1 includes a mounting portion 5 to be mounted on the mouth portion 1 of the container main body A, a flat bottom wall 6 formed on the top of the mounting portion 5, And a circular communication hole 7 penetrating through the bottom wall 6 and a side peripheral wall 8 erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 6.
The region formed by the bottom wall 6 and the side peripheral wall 8 is composed of a ring-shaped standby area a in which the tablets T are temporarily stored, and a weighing area b projecting radially outward from the standby area a. ing.
In the present embodiment, the circumferential length of the weighing area b is set so that three tablets T are arranged, but the circumferential length of the weighing area b can be set according to the desired number.

The mounting portion 5 includes an annular base wall 9 that comes into contact with the upper end surface of the mouth portion 1 at the time of mounting, an outer cylinder 10 that is suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the base wall 9, and a vertical suspension that extends from the inner peripheral edge of the base wall 9. It is comprised from the inner cylinder 11 made.
An engagement portion 12 that engages with the engagement protrusion 3 of the mouth portion 1 is formed on the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 10.

The bottom wall 6 has a ring-shaped bottom portion 6a that forms a standby area a along the periphery of the outer cylinder 10, and a projecting bottom portion that has a circular arc shape on the front side that protrudes radially outward from the ring-shaped bottom portion 6a to form a measuring area b 6b, and the communication hole 7 is formed at the center of the ring-shaped bottom 6a.
In this embodiment, the circular communication hole 7 is formed at the center of the ring-shaped bottom portion 6a, but the ring-shaped bottom portion 6a is a place where the tablet T is stored on the protruding bottom portion 6b side (front side). As long as it can be ensured, the communication hole 7 may be formed so as to be biased toward the back side of the ring-shaped bottom portion 6a. Further, the shape of the communication hole 7 is not limited to a circle, and may be an ellipse or a polygon.

The side peripheral wall 8 is composed of an arc wall 8a erected from the periphery of the ring-shaped bottom 6a that forms the standby area a, and a projecting wall 8b that is erected from the periphery of the protruding bottom 6b that forms the measurement area b. The arc wall 8a and the protruding wall 8b are smoothly connected.
A locking groove 13 extending over the entire circumference of the arc is provided in the middle of the inner surface of the arc wall 8a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, the lid B <b> 2 includes a lid plate 20 having the same shape as the outer peripheral edge of the side peripheral wall 8 of the cap body B <b> 1. Is formed of a circular plate portion 20a corresponding to the projection plate portion 20b corresponding to the measurement area b.

  An arc-shaped metatarsal wall 21 that slidably contacts the inner surface of the arc wall 8a of the cap body B1 is provided on the lower surface of the circular plate portion 20a except for a portion connected to the protruding plate portion 20b. On the outer surface of 21, a protruding projection 22 that fits into the locking groove 13 of the arc wall 8 a of the cap body B <b> 1 protrudes.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lid B2 is connected to a sealing member B3 that is suspended from a peripheral edge of the protruding plate portion 20b via a weakening piece 23 that can be broken.
In this embodiment, five weakening pieces 23 are provided between the lid B2 and the sealing member B3. However, the weakening pieces 23 can be provided at arbitrary places as necessary.
The sealing member B3 is composed of an enclosing wall 25 that encloses the outside of the protruding wall 8b of the cap body B1 when the cap B with the measuring function is not used, and a knob 26 formed on both side ends of the enclosing wall 25. Yes.

Next, usage modes and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
In assembling the cap B with the measuring function, the lid B2 is arranged so that the sealing member B3 surrounds the outside of the protruding wall 8b of the cap main body B1, and the outer peripheral edge of the cover plate 20 is the outer peripheral edge of the side peripheral wall 8 of the cap main body B1. Push to match.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 1A, the outer surface of the middle leg wall 21 of the lid B2 is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the arc wall 8a, and the circumferential end of the middle leg wall 21 is the circumference of the arc wall 8a. Since it coincides with the end of the direction, a flow passage is formed between the waiting area a and the weighing area b, and the tablet T can be circulated.
Further, the locking ridge 22 formed on the outer surface of the middle foot wall 21 is fitted into the locking groove 13 formed on the inner surface of the arc wall 8a, and the lid B2 is vertically oriented with respect to the cap body B1. Stops moving.

Next, the assembled cap B with the weighing function is plugged into the mouth 1 of the container body A filled with the tablets T in the state shown in FIG.
In the plugging step, the mouth 1 of the container body A is applied to the annular groove formed between the base wall 9 of the cap body B1, the outer cylinder 10 and the inner cylinder 11, and the pressing force is applied from above the lid B2. When added, the engaging portion 12 of the outer cylinder 10 gets over the engaging protrusion 3 of the mouth portion 1, and the mouth portion 1 is engaged with the outer periphery of the inner tube 11, the inner periphery of the outer tube 10, and the base wall 9. The cap B with the weighing function is attached to the container body A by being sandwiched between the joint portions 12.

Next, weighing and taking out of the tablet T will be described.
When the tablet container with the weighing function cap B of the present embodiment is used for the first time, one of the knobs 26 formed on both side ends of the surrounding wall 25 of the sealing member B3 is picked with fingers. By tearing, the weakened piece 23 is broken and the sealing member B3 is removed from the lid B2.
The cap B with the weighing function can rotate the lid B2 in the circumferential direction with respect to the cap body B1 by removing the sealing member B3.
The sealing member B3 can be provided as necessary, and may be omitted.

In order to take out a fixed amount of tablets T (three in this embodiment), the tablet body A is turned over so that the cap B with the weighing function is placed downward, and the tablet T in the container body A is measured through the communication hole 7. The cap B is moved into the waiting area a of the cap B.
At this time, since the vertical height of the standby area a is set slightly higher than the thickness of the tablet T, the tablet T enters the standby area a from the communication hole 7 in a state of being horizontally aligned. It will be.
Thereafter, when the container body A is gently returned to the original posture so that the measurement area b (protruding wall 8b) of the cap B with the measurement function faces downward, the tablet T that has not been placed on the bottom wall 6 becomes the communication hole. 7, the inside of the container main body A is returned, and the bottom wall 6 holds not only the three tablets T held on the protruding bottom 6b but also the tablets T aligned on the ring-shaped bottom 6a.

Next, when the lid B2 is rotated in any one of the circumferential directions, the top surface of the measuring area b formed by the projecting wall 8b is opened. Three tablets T can be taken out by receiving T in the palm of the hand.
At that time, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the protruding plate 20b of the lid B2 is rotated rightward to a predetermined position, the top surface of the measuring area b is opened and the middle foot wall 21 is opened. However, the flow path between the weighing area b and the waiting area a is blocked, and a new tablet T is prevented from entering the weighing area b from the waiting area a.
After taking out the three tablets T, when the lid B2 is rotated in the reverse direction to close the top surface of the weighing area b, the middle foot wall 21 again passes through the flow path between the weighing area b and the waiting area a. It can be opened and a new tablet T can be moved from the waiting area a to the weighing area b.

Since the tablet container equipped with the cap B with the weighing function of this embodiment can take out a fixed amount of the tablet T from the opening of the weighing area b without directly touching the tablet T in the container body A, Hygienic.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the lid B <b> 2 is rotated rightward in a top view, but may be rotated leftward or may be rotated only in one direction.
Furthermore, a stopper may be provided so that the lid B2 does not rotate more than necessary with respect to the cap body B1.

Next, a second embodiment in which a tablet container is sealed with a normal screw cap during distribution and replaced with a cap with a measuring function attached during use will be described with reference to the drawings.
Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, the changed components will be denoted by new reference numerals, and differences will be mainly described.

7 and 8, Aa is a container body, and Ba is a cap with a measuring function attached to the container body Aa.
As shown in FIG. 8, the container main body Aa includes a mouth portion 1 and a bottomed body portion 2 that is connected to the lower end of the mouth portion 1. 4 is formed.
As shown in FIG. 7, the cap Ba with the weighing function is attached to the mouth 1 of the container main body Aa, the cap main body B1a whose top surface is opened, the lid B2 that covers the top surface of the cap main body B1a, It is comprised from the sealing member B3 which prevents rotation of the body B2.

The cap body B1a includes a mounting portion 5 to be mounted on the mouth portion 1 of the container main body Aa, a flat bottom wall 16 formed on the top of the mounting portion 5, and a circular communication hole penetrating the bottom wall 16. 7 and a side peripheral wall 8 erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 16.
The mounting portion 5 includes an annular base wall 9 that comes into contact with the upper end surface of the mouth portion 1 at the time of mounting, an outer cylinder 10 that is suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the base wall 9, and a vertical suspension that extends from the inner peripheral edge of the base wall 9. Further, a contact ring 15 is formed on the lower surface of the base wall 9.
On the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 10, an inner peripheral screw portion 14 that is screwed with the outer peripheral screw portion 4 of the mouth portion 1 of the container main body Aa is formed.

The bottom wall 16 has a ring-shaped bottom portion 16a that forms a standby area a along the periphery of the outer cylinder 10, and a projecting bottom portion that has a circular arc shape on the front side that protrudes radially outward from the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a to form a measurement area b The communication hole 7 is formed at the center of the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a.
The ring-shaped bottom portion 16a is formed in a downwardly inclined surface from the opposite side (back side) to the protruding bottom portion 16b (front side) to the protruding bottom portion 16b side, and in the vicinity of the protruding bottom portion 16b, In order to wait for the tablet T to be moved to the weighing area b, three standby recesses 17 are formed.
Further, the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a has a damming portion 18 formed along the periphery of the communication hole 7, and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the damming portion 18 reaches the apex while drawing a smooth arc without an edge from the communication hole 7. The tablet T is gently inclined radially outward from the apex, so that the tablet T can easily enter the standby area a from the communication hole 7 and the tablet T once placed on the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a can easily move to the standby recess 17. doing.
Needless to say, the configuration of the bottom wall 16 of this embodiment is also applicable to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the distribution screw cap C is normally used for sealing the container main body Aa, and includes a disk-shaped top wall 30 and an outer peripheral wall 31 that is suspended from the periphery of the top wall 30. And an inner peripheral screw portion 32 that is formed on the inner periphery of the outer peripheral wall 31 and is screwed with the outer peripheral screw portion 4 of the mouth portion 1.

Next, usage modes and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
The assembly of the cap Ba with the measuring function is performed in the same procedure as in the first embodiment.
In the tablet container of this embodiment, after filling the container main body Aa with the tablet T, as shown in FIG. 8, the screw cap C for distribution is screwed into the mouth portion 1 and sealed, and the cap Ba with the weighing function is separately provided. Attached to and distributed.
When the tablet container is used, the distribution screw cap C is removed from the mouth portion 1 of the container main body Aa and opened, and the attached cap Ba with a measuring function shown in FIG.

The taking out of the tablet T by the tablet container equipped with the cap Ba with the weighing function can be performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. However, since the standby recess 17 is formed in the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a of the bottom wall 16, the weighing is performed. The tablet T before being moved to the area b can be waited at a predetermined position, and the tablet T can be taken out more reliably.
In addition, the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a is formed as an inclined surface having a downward slope from the back side to the front side, and the damming portion 18 is formed along the peripheral edge of the communication hole 7, whereby the ring-shaped bottom portion 16a. It is possible to easily move the tablet T placed on the side from the back side toward the standby recess 17 without dropping from the communication hole 7.
Since the tablet container of the present embodiment is sealed with a normal distribution screw cap C at the time of distribution, it is more compact than a tablet container equipped with a cap Ba with a measuring function that is bulkier than the distribution screw cap C. It can be distributed.

  By attaching the tablet container of the present invention to the container body in which the tablets are stored, it is possible to take out a fixed amount of tablets without directly touching the tablets in the container body. As a granular food container, it can be widely used.

A, Aa Container body B, Ba Cap with weighing function B1, B1a Cap body B2 Lid B3 Sealing member C Distribution screw cap a Waiting area b Weighing area T Tablet 1 Mouth part 2 Body 3 Engaging protrusion 4 Outer thread Part 5 Mounting part 6, 16 Bottom wall 6a, 16a Ring-shaped bottom part 6b, 16b Projection bottom part 7 Communication hole 8 Side peripheral wall 8a Arc wall 8b Projection wall 9 Base wall 10 Outer cylinder 11 Inner cylinder 12 Engagement part 13 Locking groove 14 , 32 Inner peripheral thread portion 15 Contact ring 17 Standby recess portion 18 Damping portion 20 Lid plate 20a Circular plate portion 20b Protruding plate portion 21 Middle foot wall 22 Locking ridge 23 Weakening piece 25 Surrounding wall 26 Knob portion 30 Top wall 31 Outer periphery wall

Claims (6)

A tablet container comprising a container main body for storing tablets, a cap main body attached to a mouth of the container main body, and a lid body covering the top surface of the cap main body,
The cap body includes a bottom wall in which the communication hole is opened, and a side peripheral wall that is erected from the periphery of the bottom wall,
The bottom wall includes a ring-shaped bottom portion that forms a waiting area for tablets, and a protruding bottom portion that protrudes from the ring-shaped bottom portion to form a tablet weighing area,
The lid includes a lid plate having the same shape as the outer peripheral edge of the side peripheral wall of the cap body, and a middle foot wall that is suspended from the lid plate and is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the side peripheral wall of the cap body.   The tablet container according to claim 1, wherein the ring-shaped bottom portion includes a standby concave portion formed on the protruding bottom portion side.   The tablet container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ring-shaped bottom part is an inclined surface having a downward slope from the side opposite to the projecting bottom part toward the projecting bottom part side. The side peripheral wall includes an arc wall erected from the peripheral edge of the ring-shaped bottom part, and a protruding wall erected from the peripheral edge of the protruding bottom part,
The arc wall of the side peripheral wall has a locking groove provided on the inner surface,
The tablet container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the middle leg wall of the lid has a locking protrusion that fits into the locking groove. The lid plate of the lid body has a circular plate portion corresponding to the standby area and a protruding plate portion corresponding to the measurement area,
5. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the middle leg wall of the lid blocks the flow path between the standby area and the measurement area when rotating in sliding contact with the inner surface of the side peripheral wall. Pill container.   The tablet container according to claim 5, wherein the lid includes a sealing member connected via a weakened piece that can be broken from a peripheral edge of the protruding plate portion.

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