JPH11208702A - Tablet container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a tablet container wherein a predetermined quantity of tablets can be taken out by easy operation, a take-out port is automatically closed, tablets once taken out need not be returned into the container, handling is extremely convenient, and the tablets can be reliably measured. SOLUTION: The tablet container includes a cap body 13 comprising a measure dish 5 covering a front of an upper end opening of a neck 3 extending inward from an upper rim of a peripheral wall 4 fitted over an outer periphery of the neck 3 of a container body and a lid C which closes an upper face of the body so that it can be opened/closed. A swing lid plate D which has a rear part rotatably coupled to a rear in the neck 3 and is supported by an elastic member E at an upper position where tablets (a) cannot pass through is vertically swingably provided, and the swing lid plate is pushed down by a locking rod 10 hanging from a rear of a lid top wall 9, so that a slit permitting the tablets to pass through is kept open from the measure dish 5 when the lid is closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tablet container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tablet container comprises a container body having a mouth and neck standing upright, and a lid having a top wall extending from the upper edge of a peripheral wall screwed around the mouth and neck to close the top opening of the mouth and neck. Things are generally known.

[0003]

In order to take out a certain amount of this kind of conventional container, each time the tablets taken out are counted in the palm or the like and an excess is returned to the container. Accompany. In particular, in this type of container, the mouth and neck are generally much larger than tablets, and there is a tendency for large quantities to be taken out. It is not preferable to return the tablets taken out from the palm or the like to the container because the stored tablets may be inconvenient, for example, damp.

According to the present invention, a fixed amount of tablets can be taken out by a simple operation, and the take-out port is automatically closed, so that there is no need to return the taken-out tablets to the container.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent tablet container which is extremely convenient to handle and can reliably measure tablets.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a container according to the present invention has a container body A having an upright neck 3 from a body 2 and a peripheral wall 4 fitted around the outer circumference of the mouth and neck. A cap body B having a measuring dish 5 extending from the upper edge to cover the front of the upper end opening of the mouth and neck; and a lid C for closing the upper surface of the body so as to be openable and closable. A swinging lid plate D, which is rotatably connected to the rear portion at the inner rear portion and is supported by an elastic member E at an upper position where the tablet a cannot pass, is provided so as to be vertically swingable, and the back surface of the lid top wall 9 is provided. The swinging lid plate D is pushed down by the locking rod 10 which is more vertically provided, so that a gap allowing passage of tablets between the weighing plate 5 and the weighing plate 5 is maintained when the lid is closed. As a tablet container.

In the container according to the second aspect of the present invention, the weighing dish 5 has an arcuate band shape in plan view that covers the front edge of the opening at the upper end of the container body neck and neck 3, and the tablets are placed in a single line arc shape. The tablet container according to claim 1, which is a weighing dish.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The tablet container 1 of the present invention includes a container body A, a cap body B, a lid C, a swing lid plate D, and an elastic member E.

[0008] The container body A is constructed by standing the mouth and neck 3 from the trunk 2. The cap body B is formed by extending a weighing dish 5 that covers the front part of the upper end opening of the mouth and neck 3 inwardly from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 4 fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth and neck. Although various forms of the weighing dish 5 can be adopted, the opening at the upper end of the mouth and neck other than the covering portion of the weighing dish needs to have at least a size that allows the tablets stored in the container to pass through, so that the size is adjusted accordingly.

In the illustrated example, a flange-shaped top plate 6 extends inwardly from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 4, and has an arc-shaped band shape in plan view and inward from the front half of the inner peripheral edge of the top plate 6. Weighing dish 5 in which the tablets are formed in a shape of a letter and the tablets are placed in an arc in one row
Is protruding. Further, the cap body B of the illustrated example has a fitting cylinder 7 for fitting the cover C, which is above the inner peripheral edge of the top plate.

The lid C closes the upper surface of the cap body B so that it can be opened and closed. In the illustrated example, the lid C is rotatably connected to the rear upper end of the cap body peripheral wall 4 via a thin hinge. At the same time, the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 8 is detachably fitted to the outer surface of the fitting cylinder 7, and the top wall 9 extends from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 8. The connection between the lid C and the cap body B is not limited to the one via the thin hinge in the illustrated example, but may be naturally connected by a known elastic inversion connection mechanism capable of performing elastic inversion.

Further, a locking rod 10 for pressing down and locking the swinging lid plate D is vertically provided from the back surface of the top wall 9. The hanging position and length of the locking rod 10 can be appropriately selected, but the swinging cover plate D can be pushed down, and the position and length at which the swinging cover plate D can be pushed down to a predetermined position when the cover is closed will be described later. It costs.

The swinging lid plate D is rotatably connected to the rear portion inside the mouth and neck, and is supported by an elastic member E at an upper position where tablets cannot pass, so as to be vertically swingable. Further, the swinging cover plate D is configured to be pushed down by the locking bar 10 so as to maintain a state in which a gap allowing passage of the tablet is provided between the swinging cover plate D and the weighing dish 5 when the cover is closed.

In the state in which the tablets cannot pass, it is not necessary to completely close the opening at the upper end of the mouth and neck of the container body, and there may be a gap in which the stored tablets cannot pass.

The swinging cover plate D may be formed integrally with the cap body B as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, or may be formed separately as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 or 7 to 9. good.

As shown in the drawing, the elastic member E supports the swinging cover plate at an upper position where tablets cannot pass when the cover is closed, and returns to the upper position when the swinging cover plate D is pressed down. Although the torsion spring is used for biasing, a torsion spring as shown in the illustrated example can be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described in more detail. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 shows an example in which the swinging lid plate D is formed integrally with the cap body B, and the support plate 11 is suspended from the rear portion of the inner peripheral edge of the top plate 6 of the cap body B into the lower mouth and neck 3. The rear part of the swing lid plate D is integrally connected to the lower part of the front surface of the support plate 11 via a pair of thin hinges 12. The swinging cover plate D has a substantially similar shape to the upper end opening of the cap body B, and is supported by the elastic member E with its tip slightly lifted upward.

The elastic member E is provided on a swing lid plate D on the front surface of the support plate 11.
A pair of left and right protrusions 13 are protruded below the protruding position, and both sides of the coil-shaped portion 15 are fitted to a support shaft 14 protruded from the inner surface of each protrusion. The one bar-shaped portion 16 provided is brought into contact with the lower surface of the swinging lid plate D, and the other bar-shaped portion 17 protruding from the other side end is brought into contact with the front surface of the support plate 11 so as to be mounted.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
Is formed separately from the cap body B. In this embodiment, a pair of hook-shaped projections 18 protruding from the rear portion of the swinging lid plate D are provided with shaft holes 19 on the outer surfaces thereof, respectively. The pivot cover plate D is mounted on the cap body B by pivotally connecting a support shaft 14 on the inner surface of a projection 13 protruding from the front surface of the support plate 11 to each shaft hole. In addition, both sides of the coiled portion 15a of the elastic member E are fitted to the support shaft 20 protruding from the inner surface of each projection 18, and the coiled portion
15a One rod-like portion 16a protruding from one end is abutted and locked on the back surface of the swing lid plate D, and the other rod-like portion 17a protruding from the other end is abutted on the front surface of the support plate 11. At the same time, the front end is curved in a U-shape and fitted and fixed to the lower end of the support plate 11. Therefore, the swing lid plate D is kept horizontal in the open state.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the support plate 11
A locking plate 22 is vertically suspended via a top plate portion 21 in front of the base plate 21. A lower end of a fitting board 23 fitted and fixed between the locking plate 22 and the support plate 11 is rocked via a thin hinge 24. The swing lid plate D is attached to the cap body B by connecting the rear part of the moving lid plate D. Also, the elastic member E has one rod-like portion 16b protruding from one end of the coil-like portion 15b abutting against the lower surface of the swinging cover plate D, and its tip is curved in a U-shape to form the swinging cover plate. It is fitted and fixed to the rear end portion of the cut groove 25 drilled rearward from the front end, and the other rod-shaped portion 17b is brought into contact with the front surface of the support plate 11, and the front end is curved in a U-shape to support it. Plank 11
The lower surface is fitted and fixed.

When the container constructed as described above is used, the container is turned upside down after the container is inverted with the lid C closed, so that the tablets a in the container can move together with the swinging lid plate D. It is weighed on the weighing pan 5 from the gap with the weighing pan 5. Next, when the lid C is opened and the container is again inverted, the weighed tablets can be taken out. Locking rod when opening lid C
When the pressing of 10 is released, the swinging cover plate D is raised by the action of the elastic member E, so that the tablet cannot pass through, thereby preventing the tablet in the container from going outside. Next, after the container is erected again and the lid C is closed, the rocking lid plate D is
Is depressed and returns to the original state.

The above members can all be formed of synthetic resin or the like.

[0022]

As described above, the container of the present invention has a body 2
A cap having a container body A with the mouth and neck 3 raised and a weighing dish 5 extending inward from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 4 fitted on the outer periphery of the mouth and neck to cover the front part of the upper opening of the mouth and neck. Body B
And a lid C that closes the upper surface of the main body so as to be openable and closable,
A rocking lid plate D, which is rotatably connected to the rear portion inside the mouth and neck and is supported by an elastic member E at an upper position where tablets cannot pass therethrough, is provided so as to be rockable up and down. Since the rocking lid plate D is pushed down by the locking rod 10 vertically provided from the back surface, and a gap allowing passage of tablets between the weighing plate 5 and the weighing plate 5 is maintained when the lid is closed, the container body is formed. A predetermined amount of tablets can be measured by a simple operation of erecting after inverting, and if the container is tilted after opening the lid, the rocking lid plate rotates and the tablet take-out port is closed. In addition to preventing the excess tablets from popping out of the container inside the container, it is possible to take out a predetermined amount of the measured tablets, and then return the container to the original weighable state by erecting the container and closing the lid, Extremely convenient.

Further, since the tablets are weighed and taken out, there is no risk of inconvenience such as taking out the tablets in the palm or the like and returning them to the container again.

Further, in the case where the container has a circular arc shape in plan view that covers the peripheral edge of the front opening of the upper end of the mouth and neck of the container body, and a weighing plate on which tablets are placed in an arc shape as an example, when the container is inverted, Even if an excess tablet is superimposed on the weighed tablet, the pill can be surely returned to the container body when the erecting is performed, so that more accurate weighing can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention in a cover opened state.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment in a closed state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a cap body according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state before the swing lid plate is attached in an opened state according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment with the lid closed.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a cap body of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a still further embodiment of the present invention in an opened state.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment with the lid closed.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a cap body portion of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... trunk, 3 ... mouth and neck, 4 ... cap body peripheral wall, 5 ... weighing dish, 9 ... lid top wall, 10 ... locking rod, A ... container body, B ... cap body, C ... lid, D ... Swing lid, E ... Elastic member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container A in which a mouth and neck 3 is raised from a body 2
Inward from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 4 fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth and neck,
A cap body B is provided with an extension of a weighing dish 5 covering the front part of the upper end opening of the mouth and neck, and a lid C that closes the upper surface of the body so that it can be opened and closed. Swinging lid plate D, which is connected as much as possible, and is supported by an elastic member E at an upper position where the tablet a cannot pass, is provided so as to be vertically swingable,
Swing lid plate D by means of a locking rod 10 hanging from the back surface of the lid top wall 9
The tablet container is configured so as to maintain a state in which a gap allowing passage of tablets between the weighing dish 5 and the weighing dish 5 is maintained when the lid is closed. 2. The weighing dish 5 is a weighing dish which is formed in a circular arc shape in plan view and covers the peripheral portion of the front opening of the upper end opening of the mouth and neck 3 of the container body, and on which the tablets are placed in an arc in a row. The tablet container as described in the above.