JP4305764B2 - Tablet ejection container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing container such as a tablet.

There is known a dispensing container such as a tablet provided so that a cap body having a top plate with a dispensing hole is fitted to the mouth and neck portion standing from the container body, and a lid body with a dispensing hole closing portion is fitted to the top surface of the cap body. (Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-165558 A

  The dispensing container according to the present invention has a container body that projects forward with the one side portion in the left-right direction of the front wall as a projecting portion with a dispensing port, which is capable of moving back and forth in the front-rear direction. The protruding portion can be pushed out from the opening formed on one side of the front wall of the case body by advancing the container body so that the protruding portion can be shaken out, and the protruding portion can enter the case body by retreating the container body. In addition, the structure of the case body and the container body is simple, and the fitting of the container body into the case body is easy and the extraction thereof is difficult to occur.

As a first means, the rear end surface, the left and right side portions of the front wall 2a, and the front portion of the one side wall 2b on the side portion side are opened, and the guide ribs 9 are formed on the front inner surfaces of the left and right other side walls 2c. And a container body 11 which is stored in the case body so as to be detachable and advanceable and retreatable.
One side of the container body front wall 13a is projected forward, and the front wall opening 5 of the case body is closed to the front surface, and the side wall opening 6 is closed to the front side of the one side wall 13b to be substantially flush with each other. The projecting portion 15 is formed, and the front portion of the other side wall 13c is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide rib 9 and the other side portion of the rear end portion of the container body is extended outwardly 14 so that the rear side of the case body second side wall 2c. A stopper 18 which is brought into contact with the inner surface of the end portion and is engaged with the rear end edge of the side wall opening 6 is attached to the one side wall 13b of the inner side of the rear end edge, and a fixed length side wall before and after the stopper. A portion was formed on the leaf spring 19.

  As a second means, the guide has the first means, and guides the stored tablet or the like into the projecting portion 15 with the swinging opening inside the leaf spring 19 with a gap between the leaf spring. The plate 20 was installed between both ends of the plate spring.

  As a third means, the claw 7 is provided on the front inner edge of the case body one side wall 2b as well as the first or second means, and the small protrusions 17a, When the container body 11 is pushed out to the front end with respect to the case body 1, the front surface of the claw 7 is engaged with the rear small protrusion 17b and the rear surface of the rear protrusion 17b. 15 When the front surface closes the front surface of the opening 5, the claw 7 is formed to be engageable with the rear surface of the stopper 18.

  As a fourth means, the first means, the second, or the third means are provided, and the stopper 18 is provided with a rear recessed first recess 33 and the front end of the claw 7 is hooked forward. The tip of the claw 7 is fitted into the first recess 33 at a position where the front surface of the projecting portion 15 of the container body 11 closes the front surface of the opening 5 of the case body. A leaf spring portion adjacent to the inner surface of the stopper 18 behind the stopper 18 is formed so as to be capable of being pressed.

  As a fifth means, the first concave portion 33 is provided with the first, second, third, or fourth means, and the first concave portion 33 is expanded to the leaf spring portion inside the first concave portion. When the tip of the claw 7 is fitted into the first recess, the side surface on the leaf spring side of the claw is formed so that it can be fitted into the second recess 34.

  As a sixth means, the first, second, third, fourth or fifth means is provided, and the control plate 31 is protruded rearward from the inner surface of the end of the case body front wall 2a on the front wall opening 5 side. When the through hole 32 is drilled in the end of the container body front wall 13a on the projecting portion 15 side and the container body is advanced to the front limit with respect to the case body, the container body body passes through the through hole 32. The rear end of the control plate 31 that has entered the inner front end of the guide plate 20 and the end of the case body front wall 2a on the projecting portion 15 side are formed. The inlet to the projecting portion 15 was narrowed so that the inflow of tablets or the like from the inlet could be prevented.

By making it like Claim 1, the horizontal width of the container body except a rear part becomes narrower than the width of a case body, Therefore, accommodation of the container body from a rear-end opening surface to a case body is easy. In the fitted state, as shown in FIG. 3, the other side wall 13c of the container body 11 is attached to the guide rib 9, and the outwardly projecting portion 14 attached to the rear part of the other side wall 13c of the case body is the other side wall 2a. The inner surface of one side wall 2b of the case body is in contact with the other side wall 13c of the body, so that the container body does not rattle against the case body even if the container body is moved forward and backward from this state, and a stopper 18 is provided. Therefore, the container body 11 does not come out of the case body unless the leaf spring 19 with stopper is pushed inward.

  By making it like Claim 2, it is easy to move the tablet in a container etc. in the protrusion part 15 with a shaker outlet, and the elastic deformation of the leaf | plate spring 19 can be made easy.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the container body is not pulled out from the case body, and the front limit position of the container body 11 with respect to the case body 1 as the tablet ejection position, and the container body into the case body The fully stored position can be easily determined.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, for example, even if the container user unconsciously pushes the leaf spring, the tip of the claw 7 is fitted into the first recess 33 of the stopper 18. Is pushed backward and will not come off.

  In the case of the above-described fourth aspect, the claw is released from the first concave portion by the forward pressing of the container body against the case body from the fitting state of the claw tip portion into the first concave portion 33, and the leaf spring is pushed from the released state. However, if the container body 11 is separated from the rear of the case body, the side portion of the claw 7 on the leaf spring side is in the second recess 34 of the outer surface of the leaf spring. 11, after the container body 11 is moved backward with respect to the case body against the urging of the plate spring 19, the container body 11 is not in the case unless the front portion of the plate spring 19 is pushed. It will not come back backward from the body.

  As described above, in order to remove the container body to the rear of the case body, the plate spring 19 of the container body is pushed rearward and inward following the container body front pressing against the case body against the elasticity of the plate spring. Since such operations cannot be performed unconsciously, it is necessary to ensure that the container body can be removed from the case body while the container user is unintentionally touching the container as described at the beginning. Can be prevented.

  By making it like Claim 6, only the tablet etc. which are in the protrusion part 15 can be reliably shaken out.

  Referring to the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular case body that is long in the front-rear direction. The lower surface and the upper surface of the peripheral wall 2 are closed by the bottom plate 3 and the top plate 4, and the rear end surface of the peripheral wall 2 is opened. Also, the left and right one side portions of the front wall 2a and the one side wall 2b front portion on the side portion side are continuously opened. A claw 7 projects inwardly from the rear end of the opening 6, that is, from the inner edge of the front end of one side wall 2b. Further, a guide rib 9 having a rear end portion inclined frontward and inwardly as shown in FIG. 3 or the like is horizontally provided in the middle portion in the vertical direction of the inner surface of the other side wall 2c facing the side wall opening 6. . As shown in FIG. 1, the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion above and below the opening 6 portion of the one side wall 2b are cut out by substantially the thickness of the rear side wall portion of the opening. The width is narrower than the lateral width of the rear portion of the case body that does not open.

  The container body 11 is formed to be detachable from the case body and to be movable back and forth in the case body fitting state, and the peripheral wall 13 is erected from the periphery of the bottom plate 12. An outwardly projecting projection 14 is provided on the other side of the rear part of the container body, the front surface of the outwardly projecting surface is a front-inward inclined surface, and the front of the container body behind the front opening 5 of the case body described above. One side portion of the portion is projected forward to form a protruding portion 15 with a swinging opening on the top surface.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the container body is fitted into the case body, the front opening 5 of the case body has the front projection part 15 with the outlet and the side wall opening 6 has the projection part 15 with the outlet. The one side wall portion and the container body one side wall 13b front side behind the side wall portion are closed. A number of anti-slip ridges 16 are vertically provided on the outer surface of the one side wall of the projecting portion 15 with the above-mentioned outlet, and the front part of the container one side wall 13b behind the anti-slip ridge 16 can be elastically deformed inward and outward. The plate spring 19 is provided with a stopper 18 on the outer surface in the front-rear direction of the plate spring, and the front and rear small engagement elements 17a, 17b are provided vertically with an appropriate gap on the outer surface of the leaf spring part behind the stopper. ing. These small engagement elements will be described later. In addition, a guide plate 20 is provided inside the plate spring 19 so as to bridge between both ends of the plate spring so as to guide a tablet or the like into the projecting portion 15 with the ejection opening with a gap between the plate spring 19. .

  When the front part of the container body 11 is inserted into the rear end opening of the case body 1 as shown in FIG. 1 in the above configuration, the other end of the container body front wall 13a is the slope of the guide rib 9 of the case body as shown in FIG. When the container body 11 is further pushed in from this state, it is pressed against the inner surface of the case body one side wall 2b by the guide of the inclined surface 8 of the guide rib 9, as shown in FIG. The front side of the other side wall 2c is in contact with the inner surface of the rear portion of the guide rib 9, and the one side wall 13b of the container body is in contact with the inner surface of one side wall 2b of the case body, and at this time, the stopper 18 is pressed against the inner surface of the case body one side wall 2b. The spring 19 is elastically deformed as shown in FIG. By pushing inward further from this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the stopper 18 gets over the claw 7 and is released from the case body one side wall 2b, and the leaf spring 19 is elastically restored. The front wall opening 5 of the body closes the front surface, the side wall portion of the outward projection 14 at the rear of the container body is in contact with the inner surface of the other side wall 2c of the case body, and the one side wall 13b of the container body is in contact with the inner surface of the one side wall 2b of the case body. The body rear wall 13d closes the case body rear end opening surface. At this time, the small protrusions 17a and 17b are pressed against the inner surface of one side wall 2b as shown in FIG.

In order to squeeze out tablets etc. in the container body, the finger is placed on the anti-slip ridge 16 from the state shown in FIG. 3 and advanced until the container body front wall 13a contacts the case body front wall 2a. What is necessary is just to shake out from the drawer opening to form. At this time, the front surface of the claw 7 is engaged with the rear surface of the rear small protrusion 17b, and this state is maintained, and the tablet or the like smoothly flows into the protruding portion 15 with the dispensing opening at the front portion of the guide plate 20 described above. Sort out the area around the entrance. When the container body 11 is pulled back into the case body 1 by the anti-slip ridge 16 after the predetermined number of swings, the claw 7 moves over the rear small protrusion 17b and then over the front small protrusion 17a and then to the rear surface of the stopper 18. In contact with each other and stopped as shown in FIG. 3, the opening 5 and the opening 6 are closed by the front surface of the protrusion 15 with the swinging outlet and the side surface with the anti-slip protrusion 16. In addition, when the nail | claw 7 climbs over the front and rear small protrusions 17a and 17b, it is good to provide so that a surpassing sound may be emitted each time.

  When replenishing tablets or the like, the above-described stopper 18 or the like is pushed in, and the protruding portion 15 with a swinging outlet is pushed back into the case body as shown in FIG. 7, and the container body is pulled out as it is.

  The container body 11 and the case body 1 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.

  9 to 12 show a second embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Only the different parts will be described. From the inner surface of the end of the case body front wall 2a on the front wall opening 5 side, And a through hole 32 into which the control plate 31 is inserted is formed at the end of the container body front wall 13a on the protruding portion 15 side.

  Further, the stopper 18 of the container body 11 has a rear surface opened first recess 33 formed in the rear surface thereof. However, in the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 12, the first concave portion is further expanded to the leaf spring portion inside the first concave portion, and a second concave portion 34 continuous with the first concave portion is formed.

  The claws 7 attached to the inner surface of the front part of the side wall 2b of the case body are fitted into the first recess 33 and into both the first and second recesses. The claw is formed so that its tip end is bent and projected forward in a hook shape so that the tip end can be fitted into the first recess 33. When the second recess 34 is provided as shown in the figure, the side surface of the claw on the leaf spring side may be provided so as to fit into the second recess 34.

  In the second embodiment, a small engagement element is not provided on the outer surface of the leaf spring 19, but a small engagement element may be provided as in the first embodiment.

  The second embodiment can be used in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment. However, when the tablets etc. are shaken out, it is necessary to first remove the nail 7 from the first and second recesses. For this purpose, FIG. 11 shows the container body fitted into the case body as shown in FIG. Thus, the claws 7 may be removed from the first and second recesses by moving the container body 11 forward while pushing the leaf spring 19 inward.

  When the control plate 31 moves to the front limit by pushing the container body forward, the control plate 31 enters the container body. At this time, the rear end of the control plate is close to the inner edge of the front end portion of the guide plate 20, and the tablet into the protruding portion 15 is placed. Inflow ports such as are not allowed to flow. Therefore, only the tablet etc. which are in the protruding portion 15 can be dispensed. What is necessary is just to push a container body into the case body as it is after shaking out.

It is a disassembled perspective view of this invention container. It is a perspective view of a container. It is a cross-sectional view of a container. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a container. It is a cross-sectional view shown in a state where it can be drawn out. It is a perspective view shown in the state which can be drawn out. It is a transverse cross section shown in the state where most container bodies were put in the case body. It is sectional drawing shown in the state which pushed in the container body further from the state of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of a container shown in a second embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 9 shown in the unlocked state. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of the container body.

Explanation of symbols

1 Case body 2 Surrounding wall
2a Front wall 2b One side wall
2c Other side wall 7 Claw 9 Guide rib 11 Container body
13 Perimeter wall 13a Front wall
13b One side wall 13c Other side wall
13d rear wall 14 outward projection
15 Protruding part with outlet 17a Front small protrusion
17b Rear small protrusion 18 Stopper
19 Leaf spring 20 Guide plate
31 Control plate 32 Through hole
33 First recess 34 Second recess

Claims (6)

A case body in which the rear end surface, the left and right side portions of the front wall 2a, and the front portion of the one side wall 2b on the side portion side are opened, and guide ribs 9 are provided horizontally on the front inner surface of the left and right other side walls 2c. 1 and a container body 11 that is detachably mounted in the case body and can be moved forward and backward.
One side of the container body front wall 13a is projected forward, and the front wall opening 5 of the case body is closed to the front surface, and the side wall opening 6 is closed to the front side of the one side wall 13b to be substantially flush with each other. The projecting portion 15 is formed, and the front portion of the other side wall 13c is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide rib 9 and the other side portion of the rear end portion of the container body is extended outwardly 14 so that the rear side of the case body second side wall 2c. A stopper 18 which is brought into contact with the inner surface of the end portion and is engaged with the rear end edge of the side wall opening 6 is attached to the one side wall 13b of the inner side of the rear end edge, and a fixed length side wall before and after the stopper. A tablet dispensing container characterized in that a portion is formed on a leaf spring 19. A guide plate 20 that guides the stored tablets and the like into the projecting portion 15 with the ejection opening with a gap between the leaf spring 19 and the leaf spring 19 is provided between the leaf springs. The shakeout container for tablets or the like according to claim 1. A claw 7 is attached to the front inner edge of the side wall 2b of the case body, and small protrusions 17a and 17b are provided vertically at the front and rear of the leaf spring portion outer surface behind the stopper 18 so that the container body 11 is in front of the case body 1. When the front surface of the claw 7 is engaged with the rear surface of the rear small protrusion 17b when pushed out to the limit, and when the front surface of the projecting portion 15 with the outlet opening closes the front surface of the opening 5 due to the case body retreating, the claw 7 has the rear surface of the stopper 18. The tablet dispensing container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is formed so as to be engageable with the tablet. A first recess 33 is formed on the rear surface of the stopper 18 to open the rear surface, and the tip of the claw 7 is bent forward in a hook shape so that the front surface of the projecting portion 15 of the container 11 is the front surface of the opening 5 of the case The tip of the claw 7 is fitted into the first recess 33 at a position where the stopper is closed, and the leaf spring portion adjacent to the rear side of the stopper 18 on the inner surface of the claw 7 is formed so as to be capable of being pressed. The tablet dispensing container according to claim 1, 2, or 3. When the first concave portion 33 is expanded to the leaf spring portion inward of the first concave portion to form a second concave portion 34 continuous with the first concave portion, and the tip of the claw 7 is fitted into the first concave portion. 5. The tablet dispensing container according to claim 4, wherein a side surface of the claw on the side of the leaf spring is formed so as to be fitted into the second recess 34. The control plate 31 protrudes rearward from the inner surface of the end of the case body front wall 2a on the front wall opening 5 side, and a through hole 32 is formed in the end of the container body front wall 13a on the protruding portion 15 side. When the container body is advanced to the front limit with respect to the body, the rear end of the control plate 31 that has entered the container body through the through-hole 32 is the projecting portion of the inner front end of the guide plate 20 and the case body front wall 2a. The inlet to the projecting portion 15 formed by the end portion on the 15 side is narrowed so that the inflow of tablets or the like from the inlet can be prevented. The shakeout container for tablets as described.