JP7248536B2 - tablet container - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tablet container, particularly a tablet container suitable for taking out a required number of tablets.

As this kind of container, the upper lid is hingedly connected to the cap body attached to the mouth of the container body, the discharge port is provided in the center of the top wall of the cap body, the concave tablet receiver is provided in part of the outer periphery of the top wall, and the It is known that the remaining outer peripheral portion is provided with an inclined surface portion that is inclined toward the opening (Patent Document 1).
When the upper lid is closed and the tablet container is turned upside down, a plurality of tablets enter the space between the top wall and the upper lid through the discharge port. Excess tablets return to the container body from the discharge port, leaving the remaining tablets. From this state, the upper lid can be opened and the required number of tablets can be taken out.

JP 2015-163517

In the case of the container of Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the tablets once taken into the inside of the upper lid may return to the inside of the container again when the container is tilted, making it difficult for consumers to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a tablet container capable of preventing the tablets once taken into the tablet storage space inside the upper lid from unexpectedly returning to the container body.

The first means is a container body 2 that raises the mouth and neck part 4,
a cap body 12 in which a cylindrical wall 14 is vertically provided from the peripheral edge of a cap top wall 18 having a discharge port 26, and the cylindrical wall 14 is fitted to the mouth/neck portion 4;
a topped cylindrical upper lid 40 connected to the cylindrical wall 14 via a first hinge H1 so that the upper surface of the cap top wall 18 can be opened and closed;
A tablet container in which a tablet storage space S communicating with the ejection port 26 is formed between the top plate 42 of the upper lid 40 and the cap top wall 18,
A blocking member D for blocking the path of the tablet to the discharge port 26 is provided on the lower surface side of the cap top wall 18 at a blocking position I blocking at least a part of the discharge port 26 and an open position II away from the discharge port 26. It is connected by the second hinge H2 so that it can rotate between
The baffle member D is biased from the open position II to the shielding position I by biasing means B,
A pressing piece 50 projecting from the top plate 42 into the discharge port 26 is vertically provided,
The hanging length of the push-down piece 50 is such that the push-down piece 50 pushes the baffle member D from the blocking position I to the open position II when the upper lid 40 is rotated from the open state to the closed state. is designed to allow
The push-down piece 50 is formed in a vertical plate portion extending along a portion of the rim of the discharge port 26 when viewed from above, and is arranged close to the second hinge H2.

In this means, as shown in FIG. 1, a baffle member D that blocks the path of the tablet to the ejection port 26 is connected to the lower surface of the cap top wall 18 having the ejection port 26 by a second hinge H2.
The baffle member D has a shielding position (I) that blocks at least a part of the discharge port 26 indicated by imaginary lines in FIG. It is rotatable between position (II).
The baffle member D is urged in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1, that is, in the direction from the open position (II) to the shielding position (I).
In addition, a push-down piece 50 is vertically provided from the top plate 42 of the upper lid 40 connected to the cap main body 12, and protruded into the discharge port 26. By closing the upper lid 40, the pressing force is resisted. It is provided so that it can be pushed into an open position (II) away from the discharge port 26 .
According to this configuration, as shown in FIG. 6(B), when the upper lid 40 is opened, the obstructing member D blocks the discharge port, so that the tablet once stored in the tablet storage space S may be accidentally dropped. It is possible to prevent the liquid from returning into the container body 2 through the discharge port 26 .
Further, in this means, as shown in FIG. 2, the push-down piece 50 is formed in a vertical plate portion extending along a part of the rim of the discharge port 26 when viewed from above, and is attached to the second hinge H2. placed close together.
According to this configuration, when the push-down piece 50 is inserted into the discharge port 26, the push-down piece 50 is adjacent to the second hinge H2 and extends along the discharge port 26. On the opposite side, a large space through which the tablet can pass can be secured. Therefore, the tablet easily passes through the ejection port 26 .

The second means has the first means, and as the urging means B, an elastic piece 32 protrudes from the back surface of the baffle member D at the blocking position (I), and the elastic piece 32 The tip portion 32a was brought into slidable contact with a guide surface 36 of a vertical guide wall 34 provided on the lower side of the cap top wall 18. As shown in FIG.

In this means, as shown in FIG. 6B, an elastic piece 32 as a biasing means B projects from the rear surface of the baffle member D at the blocking position (I).
As shown in FIG. 1, the tip 32a of the elastic piece 32 is brought into slidable contact with a guide surface 36 of a vertical guide wall 34 arranged below the cap top wall 18. As shown in FIG.
According to this configuration, there is no need to provide the biasing means B separately from the cap main body 12, and the discharge port 26 of the cap top wall 18 can be blocked with a simple structure.
Further, since the tip portion 32a of the elastic piece 32 slides on the guide surface 36 of the guide wall 34, it is possible to ensure a sufficient urging force while ensuring smooth operation.

The third means has the second means, and the baffle member D is formed of a plurality of elongated baffle plates 28 extending in parallel from one side of the outlet 26 to the opposite side when viewed from above,
A second hinge H2 is formed on the root side of each baffle plate 28,
The elastic piece 32 is projected from the rear surface of each baffle plate 28 .

In this means, the baffle member D is formed of a plurality of elongated baffle plates 28 extending in parallel from one side of the discharge port 26 to the other side, as shown in FIG.
An elastic piece 32 is projected from the back surface of each baffle plate 28, and a second hinge H2 is provided at the base of each baffle plate 28. As shown in FIG. Therefore, a sufficient discharge port shielding function can be ensured.

The fourth means comprises the second means or the third means, and the baffle member D comprises at least one elongated baffle plate 28 extending from one side of the outlet 26 to the other side when viewed from above. is formed of
The push-down piece 50 has an outer surface 51 along the rim of the discharge port 26 when viewed from above. A vertical guide groove 52 is formed to guide the rotation of the baffle plate 28 from (I) to the open position (II).

In this means, as the baffle member D, as shown in FIG. 5, at least one elongated baffle plate 28 extending from one side of the discharge port 26 to the other side is formed.
A vertical guide groove 52 is formed in the outer surface 51 of the pressing piece 50 to guide the rotation of the baffle plate 28 from the blocking position (I) to the opening position (II). .
The guide groove 52 faces the second hinge H2 of the baffle plate 28, as shown in FIGS.
With this configuration, the baffle plate 28 can be reliably pushed into the second hinge H2 in the direction (downward) of the guide groove 52 from the second hinge H2, and the rotation of the baffle plate 28 can be stabilized. can be done.

According to the invention according to the first means, the baffle member D that blocks the path of the tablet to the ejection port 26 is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the cap top wall 18 having the ejection port 26 by the second hinge H2. At the same time, the baffle member D is urged to the blocking position (I) that blocks the discharge port 26, and the push-down piece 50 vertically provided from the top plate 42 of the upper lid 40 is pushed into the discharge port 26, and the upper lid 40 is closed. By operating the lid, it can be pushed into the open position (II) away from the discharge port 26 against the urging force. It is possible to prevent the ejected tablet from unexpectedly returning into the container body 2 through the ejection port 26. - 特許庁
Further, according to the invention according to the first means, the push-down piece 50 is formed in a vertical plate portion extending along a part of the rim of the discharge port 26 when viewed from above, and is connected to the second hinge H2. , the tablet easily passes through the discharge port 26 .
According to the second aspect of the invention, the elastic piece 32 as the biasing means B is projected from the rear surface of the baffle plate 28 hingedly connected to the rim of the discharge port 26. The outlet 26 of the cap top wall 18 can be blocked. Further, since the tip portion 32a of the elastic piece 32 slides on the guide surface 36 of the guide wall 34, it is possible to ensure a sufficient urging force while ensuring smooth operation.
According to the invention according to the third means, the baffle member D is formed of a plurality of elongated baffle plates 28 extending in parallel from one side of the discharge port 26 to the opposite side. Also, since the second hinge H2 is provided, a sufficient discharge opening shielding effect can be obtained.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, at least one elongated baffle plate 28 extending from one side of the outlet 26 to the opposite side is formed as the baffle member D, and the outer surface 51 of the push-down piece 50 is provided with A vertical guide groove 52 for guiding the rotation of the baffle plate 28 from the blocking position (I) to the open position (II) is provided so as to face the second hinge H2 of the baffle plate 28. , the rotation of the baffle plate 28 can be stabilized.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a tablet container according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of the tablet container of FIG. 1 as seen from the II-II direction; Figure 2 is a bottom view of the cap of the tablet container of Figure 1; It is a figure which shows the structure at the time of molding of the cap of the tablet container of FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the first stage of use of the tablet container of FIG. 1, showing how the top lid is closed; It is explanatory drawing of the 2nd and 3rd stage of use of the tablet container of FIG. , and the state when the tablet container is returned to the upright position and the upper lid is opened.

1 to 6 show tablet containers according to embodiments of the present invention. This tablet container is composed of a container body 2 and a cap 10 .
Each of these members can be made of, for example, a synthetic resin material.
For convenience of explanation, the basic structure of the tablet container will be explained first.

The container body 2 has a mouth-and-neck portion 4 erected from a body portion 3 .
In the illustrated example, a male threaded portion 6 is formed on the outer surface of the mouth/neck portion 4, and a neck ring 8 is provided below the male threaded portion 6 to surround it.

The cap 10 is formed of a cap body 12 and an upper lid 40, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the cap main body 12 and the upper lid 40 are integrally molded via the first hinge H1, but this structure can be changed as appropriate.
In the specification, for convenience of explanation, the right side of FIG. 1 is referred to as "rear", the left side of FIG. .

The cap main body 12 is a topped cylindrical member having a cylindrical wall 14 extending vertically from the peripheral edge of a cap top wall 18 .
The tubular wall 14 is fitted to the outer surface of the mouth/neck portion 4 . In the illustrated example, a female threaded portion 16 that meshes with the male threaded portion 6 is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical wall 14 . By engaging the male threaded portion 6 with the male threaded portion 6, the packing P can be sandwiched between the outer peripheral portion 18a of the cap top wall 18 and the upper end face of the mouth/neck portion 4. forming.
The upper end of the cylinder wall 14 is formed into a small outer diameter portion 14a, and a pressure contact rib 15 is attached to the outer surface of the small outer diameter portion 14a.

The cap top wall 18 has a discharge port 26 for ejecting tablets.
As shown in FIG. 1, the discharge port 26 of the present embodiment is opened at a position offset from the center line O of the cap 10 to one side, in the illustrated example, to the rear side (first hinge H1 side). In the illustrated example, the ejection port 26 is formed in a circular shape when viewed from above. However, these structures can be changed as appropriate.

In this embodiment, a mouth tube portion 20 having a diameter smaller than that of the mouth/neck portion 14 is erected from the upper surface of the cap top wall 18 . The cap top wall 18 is divided into the outer peripheral portion 18 a and the central portion 18 b inside the mouth tube portion 20 with the mouth tube portion 20 as a boundary.
The discharge port 26 is opened at the central portion 18b.
The mouth tube portion 20 is fitted with a sealing ring 48 of the upper lid 40, which will be described later, to form a tablet storage space S inside thereof.
In the illustrated example, the central portion 18b as a whole is formed to be recessed downward compared to the outer peripheral portion 18a. The front half of the central portion 18b is the most recessed portion and is formed in the tablet receiving portion 22. As shown in FIG.
A rear half portion of the central portion 18b is formed as an inclined wall portion 24 that is inclined forward and downward from the rear end side. This inclined wall portion is continuous with the tablet receiving portion 22 .
The discharge port 26 is formed in the inclined wall portion 24 . The discharge port 26 in the illustrated example is arranged close to the rear wall portion of the mouth tube portion 20 .

The top lid 40 has a lid peripheral wall 44 suspended from the peripheral edge of a horizontal top plate 42, and the respective rear portions of the lid peripheral wall 44 and the cylindrical wall 14 are connected by a first hinge H1.
The lid peripheral wall 44 in the illustrated example is formed to have the same outer diameter as the cylindrical wall 14 . A lower end portion of the lid peripheral wall 44 is fitted to the small outer diameter portion 14a.
A finger hook portion 46 is attached to the outer surface of the front wall portion of the lid peripheral wall 44 .
Further, a sealing ring 48 hangs down from the lower surface of the top plate 42 and contacts the outer surface of the mouth tube portion 20 . Between the top plate 42 and the central portion 18b of the cap top wall 18, the tablet storage space S is formed.

The cap main body 12 and the upper lid 40 can be integrally molded with a mold.
In this case, the cap main body 12 and the upper lid 40 should be molded in a form that is unfolded 180 degrees as shown in FIG.

In the present invention, the cap main body 12 is provided with a baffle member D and biasing means B for blocking the path of the tablet to the discharge port 26, and the upper lid 40 is provided with a push-down piece 50 for pushing down the baffle member D. are attached to each.

The baffle member D is arranged on the lower surface side of the cap top wall 18 and is connected to the mouth edge of the discharge port 26 via a second hinge H2.
In the illustrated example, the second hinge H2 is arranged at the rear end portion of the mouth edge of the discharge port 26 .
The baffle member D has a blocking position (I) that blocks at least a part of the discharge port 26 as indicated by imaginary lines in FIG. It is formed to be rotatable between an open position (II) away from the discharge port 26 .
Here, "blocking" means that, unlike "obstruction", it is sufficient that there is at least a gap g that prevents tablets from passing through when viewed from the horizontal direction, as shown in FIG. 6(B). is.
Of course, the baffle member D may block the discharge port 26 as a whole.
In addition, "blocking at least a part" means that the shape of the baffle member D viewed from above may be an intermittent shape having a cut large enough to prevent the tablet from passing through, or a gap C of a similar size. This means that a plurality of baffle plates may be provided in consideration of the above (see FIG. 4(A)). This intermittent shape will be described later.
“Apart from the ejection port” means to be away from the shielding position.

The urging means B may be of any structure as long as it can urge the baffle member D from the opening position (II) side to the shielding position (I) side.
In this embodiment, as the urging means B, an elastic piece 32 protrudes from the baffle member D at an appropriate position.
The baffle member D and elastic piece 32 are desirably formed in the form shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the baffle member D is inclined at the same gradient as the inclined wall portion 24 and is arranged along the lower surface of the cap top wall toward the front end of the rim during the cap molding stage.
In the illustrated example, the second hinge H2 is positioned on the rear end side of the rim of the discharge port 26 .
At this time, the baffle member D is formed so as not to protrude from the contour of the ejection port 26 viewed from above.
Further, the elastic piece 32 extends directly downward from a proper position on the lower surface of the baffle member D (near the second hinge H2 in the illustrated example) at the molding stage.
By doing so, when the cap 10 is mold-molded, it can be easily removed from the mold. However, these structures can be changed as appropriate.
When the baffle member D is rotated rearward about the second hinge H2, the tip portion 32a of the elastic piece 32 is pressed against a guide surface 36, which will be described later, so that the elastic piece 32 is bent. It is configured to bias the member D.
The guide surface 36 is provided at a suitable location below the cap top wall 18 .

In this embodiment, the baffle member D is formed of a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) elongated baffle plates 28 arranged in parallel from the rear side to the front side of the discharge port 26 when viewed from above in the molding stage. there is As described above, the clearance C between the baffle plates 28 is designed so that the tablets cannot pass through.
1 and 5, which are side views, only the baffle plate 28 at the center is shown for simplicity.
A second hinge H2 is formed on the base side of each baffle plate 28, and the elastic piece 32 is provided for each baffle plate 28 described above.
In this embodiment, since a plurality of baffle plates 28 are provided at the rim of the discharge port 26 and are hinged to each other, a tablet that is fitted into the discharge port 26 as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. can be supported by the second hinges and elastic pieces provided on the plurality of baffle plates 28 . Therefore, compared with the case where the weight of the same number of tablets is supported by the second hinge and elastic piece of a single baffle plate, the stress is not concentrated, and the shielding function of the discharge port 26 can be ensured.
However, this structure can be changed as appropriate.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the baffle plate 28 of the illustrated example is long in the front-rear direction and has a thickness in the vertical direction to the extent that it is possible to secure rigidity capable of supporting the tablet. The rear end portion of the baffle plate 28 is connected to the lower end of the rim of the discharge port 26 via the second hinge H2 on the rear side of the discharge port 26. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the baffle plate 28 has a strip shape elongated in the front-rear direction. The lateral width of the baffle plate 28 is formed so as to gradually narrow from the root side toward the tip side.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the elastic piece 32 of the illustrated example is formed as an elastic plate integrally extending downward from the base of the baffle plate 28 in a molded state. In the open state (II) described above, each elastic piece 32 radially protrudes from the baffle plate 28 in the radial direction of the discharge port 26 when viewed from below, and hits a guide wall 34 described later.
In the preferred illustrated example, the elastic plate has a width approximately equal to the lateral width of the baffle plate 28, and its thickness is made smaller than that of the baffle plate 28 to facilitate deformation. However, these structures can be appropriately modified.

In this embodiment, a guide wall 34 hangs down from the cap top wall 18 on the rear side of the discharge port 26 .
The front surface of the guide wall 34 is a guide surface 36 to which the tip portion 32a of the elastic piece 32 is slidably pressed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the guide wall 34 is formed as a curved plate having an arc shape with the center point a of the discharge port 26 as the center of curvature when viewed from above. By doing so, the distance from the second hinge H2 of the plurality of elastic pieces 32 to the guide surface 36 can be made substantially constant.
The structure can be changed as appropriate. For example, the mouth/neck portion 4 of the container body 2 may be used as the guide wall 34 instead of hanging the guide wall from the top wall of the cap.

The push-down piece 50 is a middle leg that hangs down from the back surface of the cap top wall 18 and is arranged to protrude into the discharge port 26 .
The hanging length of the push-down piece 50 is such that the push-down piece 50 moves the baffle member D against the urging force of the urging means B when the upper lid 40 is rotated from the open state to the closed state. It is designed so that it can be pushed from the blocking position (I) to the opening position (II).
In the illustrated example, the push-down piece 50 is formed in an arc shape along the rear half of the rim of the discharge port 26 as seen from above, as shown in FIG. According to this configuration, a wide space through which the tablet can pass can be secured on the front side of the push-down piece 50 . Therefore, the tablet easily passes through the ejection port 26 .
Further, in this embodiment, the same number of guide grooves 52 as the baffle plates 28 are provided vertically on one surface (outer surface 51 ) of the push-down piece 50 on the side opposite to the center of the discharge port 26 . These guide grooves 52 are arranged to face the second hinge H2 of each baffle plate 28 and have a width equal to or greater than that of the corresponding baffle plate.
According to this configuration, when the upper lid 40 is closed, the baffle plates 28 are inserted into the respective guide grooves 52 from the top to the bottom by the push-up pieces 50 . Therefore, it is possible to guide the rotation of the baffle plate 28 from the blocking position (I) to the opening position (II).
A chamfered portion 21 is formed on the inner edge of the upper end of the mouth tube portion 20 so as to avoid contact with the push-down piece 50 by being positioned on the side of the first hinge H1.

In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the upper lid 40 is rotated from the open state to the closing direction around the second hinge H2, the lid peripheral wall 44 of the upper lid 40 moves toward the cap body 12 side. While being fitted, the push-down piece 50 protrudes into the discharge port 26 through the upper end surface of the mouth tube portion 20 .
At that time, the push-down piece 50 pushes the baffle member D to the open position (II).
When the tablet container is turned upside down in this state, the tablet M in the container body 2 can be taken into the tablet storage space S through the ejection port 26 .
After that, when the tablet container is returned to the upright state, a predetermined number of tablets M are left in the tablet receiving portion 22, and surplus tablets M are returned from the discharge port 26 into the container body 2.例文帳に追加
Next, when the upper lid 40 is opened, the baffle plate 28 moves from the open position (II) to the shielding position (I) due to the elastic restoring force of the elastic piece 32, and the discharge port 26 is shielded.
In this state, when the tablet container is turned upside down again, the tablet in the tablet receiving portion 22 is taken out to the outside.
At this time, since the ejection port 26 is blocked by the baffle member D, the tablets in the container body 2 do not directly go out through the ejection port 26 .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2... Container body 3... Body part 4... Mouth-and-neck part 6... Male screw part 8... Neck ring 10... Cap 12... Cap main body 14... Cylindrical wall 14a... Small outer peripheral part 15... Pressure contact rib 16... Female screw part 18... Cap Top wall 18a... Peripheral part 18b... Central part 20... Mouth part 21... Chamfered part 22... Tablet receiving part 24... Inclined wall part 26... Discharge port 28... Baffle plate 32... Elastic piece 32a... Tip part 34... Guide wall 36 …Guide surface
40 Upper lid 42 Top plate 44 Lid peripheral wall 46 Finger hooking portion 48 Sealing ring 50 Depressing piece (middle foot) 51 Side outer surface 52 Guide groove a Center point of discharge port B Biasing means C Gap D... Baffle member g... Gap H1... First hinge H2... Second hinge M... Tablet O... Center line P... Packing S... Tablet storage space t... Tablet thickness

Claims (4)

a container body (2) for erecting a mouth-and-neck portion (4);
A cylindrical wall (14) is vertically provided from the peripheral edge of a cap top wall (18) having a discharge port (26), and the cap body (14) is fitted to the mouth/neck portion (4). 12) and
a topped cylindrical upper lid (40) connected to the cylindrical wall (14) through a first hinge (H1) so that the upper surface of the cap top wall (18) can be opened and closed;
A tablet container in which a tablet storage space (S) communicating with the discharge port (26) is formed between the top plate (42) of the upper lid (40) and the cap top wall (18),
A blocking member (D) that blocks the path of the tablet to the discharge port (26) is provided on the lower surface of the cap top wall (18), and a blocking position (I) that blocks at least a part of the discharge port (26); It is connected by a second hinge (H2) so as to be rotatable between the open position (II) away from the discharge port (26),
The baffle member (D) is biased from the open position (II) to the shielding position (I) by biasing means (B),
A push-down piece (50) protruding from the top plate (42) into the discharge port (26) is vertically provided,
The hanging length of the push-down piece (50) is such that when the upper lid (40) is rotated from the open state to the closed state, the push-down piece (50) moves the baffle member (D) to the shielding position ( It is designed so that it can be pushed from I) to the open position (II),
The push-down piece (50) is formed on a vertical plate portion extending along a part of the rim of the discharge port (26) when viewed from above, and is arranged close to the second hinge (H2). A tablet container characterized by : As the urging means (B), an elastic piece (32) is protruded from the rear surface of the baffle member (D) at the blocking position (I), and the tip (32a) of the elastic piece (32) is 2. A tablet container according to claim 1, characterized in that it is slidably abutted against a guide surface (36) of a vertical guide wall (34) provided on the underside of said cap top wall (18). The baffle member (D) is formed of a plurality of elongated baffle plates (28) extending in parallel from one side of the discharge port (26) to the other side when viewed from above,
The second hinge (H2) is formed on the root side of each baffle plate (28),
3. The tablet container according to claim 2 , wherein said elastic piece (32) is protruded from the rear surface of each baffle plate (28). The baffle member (D) is formed of at least one elongated baffle plate (28) extending from one side of the outlet (26) to the other side when viewed from above,
The push-down piece (50) has an outer surface (51) along the edge of the discharge port (26) when viewed from above. H2) is provided with a vertical guide groove (52) for guiding the rotation of the baffle plate (28) from the blocking position (I) to the opening position (II). 4. A tablet container according to claim 2 or claim 3 .

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