JP7523734B2 - Medication storage container body - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medication storage container that contains a medicine pack in which multiple medicine packs each containing a dispensed medicine are arranged in a continuous band shape.

Conventionally, when taking medicines in a continuous band of single-packaged medicines at pharmacies or clinics, it is time-consuming to separate each medicine from the medicine package and take it. For elderly people, who take medicines three times a day, in the morning, afternoon, and evening, it is easy to forget to take them, and when the medicine packages are separated, it is easy to take the wrong medicine. There are some products that can sort medicine packages separated from the medicine package into boxes that are divided according to the time of taking them, but they tend to take up space and there is a risk of the box itself being turned upside down. In addition, there are some products that fold long medicine packages and pack them into a box for removal, but the medicines are easily crushed, and in the case of capsule medicines, they are folded and get caught in the removal opening, making them difficult to remove.
In addition, in elderly care facilities such as geriatric health centers, staff manage the medications of multiple patients (residents), but managing these medications in medicine packets can become complicated, and improvements were needed.

Utility Model Registration No. 3191523

As shown in Patent Document 1 as a conventional technology, there is a "convenient medicine storage container" in which prescribed medicines are packaged in a strip-shaped sheet that is folded accordion-like and stored, and the ends of the sheet are pulled out from an opening on the top and fixed in place by passing them through two slits next to the opening on the top. However, when the sheet contains thick medicines, it can be difficult to pass the sheet through the two slits when first using the container, which is inconvenient.
On the other hand, when a strip-shaped sheet containing individual packets of prescribed medicine is wound up in a spiral roll and stored in a box, with the opening positioned at the top or side and the end of the sheet being pulled out from the opening, when the sheet is pulled out, the rolled up strip-shaped sheet itself is pulled toward the opening in its rolled up state, and when a packet is separated and the hand is released from the sheet, the rolled up sheet moves downward under its own weight, and the end of the sheet is pulled back into the container from the opening, making it impossible to hold the end of the sheet the next time it is used, making it very difficult to use.

The object of the present invention is to provide a medication storage container that stores a simple and easy-to-use medicine pack. Specifically, the medicine in the medicine pack can be easily identified and removed, the medicine pack is not easily pulled back into the container, and the container is integrated as part of daily life, for example, has a shape that is easy to place on a table, has appropriate strength, and is inexpensive and easy to introduce.

The medication storage container body of the present invention is a medication storage container body that stores a medicine packet in which multiple medicine packets each containing a single package of medicine are arranged in a continuous band-like shape, and comprises a container body consisting of a storage container having a storage opening and a lid body that closes the storage opening, and a slit-shaped removal opening is provided on the side of the container body to allow the medicine packet to be pulled out, and a backflow prevention means is provided in association with the slit-shaped removal opening to prevent the pulled-out medicine packet from returning back into the container body from the slit-shaped removal opening, and the backflow prevention means is composed of a contact body that contacts the medicine packet without restraining the medicine packet, and the contact body has an outer inclined surface portion that extends diagonally downward outward from the slit-shaped removal opening and in a direction away from the slit-shaped removal opening, and an inner inclined surface portion that extends continuously from the outer inclined surface portion into the container body, and further, a recess is formed in the inner inclined surface portion of the contact body to have a shape that fits the medicine packet.

The reversal prevention means of the medication storage container body of the present invention is characterized in that it is composed of a contact body that contacts the medicine pack without restraining the medicine pack so that the force of the medicine pack pulled out from the slit-shaped removal opening is greater than the force that causes the medicine pack to return back into the medication storage container body. Also, a separation contact body is provided in the container body to separate the medicine pack pulled out from the spirally wound medicine pack toward the slit-shaped removal opening from the wound medicine pack, and the separation contact body functions as the reversal prevention means.

The medication storage container of the present invention allows the medicine packet stored in the storage container body to be smoothly pulled out from the removal opening, making it easy to check and remove the medicine in the medicine packet, and the medicine packet that is about to be pulled out and returned to the storage container body is not pulled back into the storage container body, making it convenient for the next use.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage container which is a container body and a lid body of the first embodiment. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a medicine pack is housed in the container body of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a storage container according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a storage container according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a lid according to a second embodiment. 10A is a partial front view of a slit-shaped outlet of the second embodiment, and FIG. 10B is a partial cross-sectional view of an engagement portion between a storage container and a lid of the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a side view of a storage container according to a third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a side view of a storage container according to another embodiment of the third embodiment. 13 is a cross-sectional view of an engagement portion between a storage container and a lid body in the third embodiment. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state in which a medicine pack is housed in the container body of Example 4. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a medicine pack, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the medicine pack. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a slit-shaped outlet 12 of the fifth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the container body of Example 6. FIG. 23 is an exploded plan view of part B of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of part C of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the sixth embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a medication storage container body of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 15 show examples of the medication storage container of the present invention, in which 1 is the medication storage container, 10 is the container body, 2 is the storage container, 3 is the lid, 4 is the backflow prevention means, and 5 is the medicine pack. As shown in Fig. 10, the medication storage container 1 stores a medicine pack 5 in which a plurality of medicine packs 50, 50, 50, ... each containing a single package of medicine are arranged in a continuous belt shape, and is formed of a container body 10 consisting of a storage container 2 and a lid 3. The medication storage container 1 is made of plastic, paper, or the like.

Example 1
1 to 3, one end surface of the storage container 2 of the container body 10 of the present invention is formed with a storage opening 21 for storing the medicine pack 5 in the storage container 2. The lid body 3 closes this storage opening 21, and is closed by engaging a peripheral portion 31b of an opening 31 of the lid body 3 with a peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2.

The side surface 11 of the container body 10 is provided with a slit-shaped outlet 12 that allows the tip of the medicine pack 5 contained in the container body 2 to be pulled out. The slit-shaped outlet 12 is composed of an outlet 12a provided on the side surface 11a of the container 2 and an outlet 12b similarly provided on the side surface 11b of the lid 3. The outlet 12a and the outlet 12b, which are formed by engaging the container 2 and the lid 3, are integrated to form the slit-shaped outlet 12, which allows the medicine pack 5 contained in the container body 2 to be pulled out. The width of the opening in the short direction of the slit-shaped outlet 12 may be equal to or greater than the thickness of the medicine pack 50 that packages the medicine in the medicine pack 5, and may be, for example, at least 15 to 18 mm from the thickness of the medicine. The width of the opening in the long direction of the slit-shaped outlet 12 may be approximately the same as the width of the medicine pack 5, and may be approximately 70 mm, which is the width of a typical medicine pack 5.

The container body 10 is provided with a backflow prevention means 4 that prevents the pulled-out medicine pack 5 from going back into the container body 10 through the slit-shaped removal opening 22. The medicine pack 5 pulled out from the slit-shaped removal opening 12 is subjected to a force that causes it to go back into the container body 10 due to the weight of the contained medicine pack 5, but the backflow prevention means 4 is formed to be larger than that force, and is made of a contact body 40 that comes into contact with the medicine pack 5 without pinching it, i.e., without restraining it.

The contact body 40, which is the backflow prevention means 4 in the first embodiment of the present invention, is composed of an outer inclined surface portion 41 that extends obliquely outward from one end of the longitudinal direction of the slit-shaped take-out opening 12 and in a direction away from the slit-shaped take-out opening 12, and an inner inclined surface portion 42 that extends continuously from the outer inclined surface portion 41 into the container body 10. The total length of the contact body 40 consisting of the outer inclined surface portion 41 and the inner inclined surface portion 42 may be set to be equal to or longer than the length of one 50-minute drug packet of the drug packet 5. By setting the total length, the drug packet 5 pulled out from the slit-shaped take-out opening 22 is not allowed to go back into the container body 10. In other words, the drug packet 5 comes into contact with the contact body 40, and the tip of the drug packet 5 is kept pulled out against the force that tends to pull it back due to the weight of the drug packet 5 located in the container body 10.

When the storage container 2 and the lid 3 are engaged, the outer slope 41 of the contact body 40 is formed by the outer slope 41a of the storage container 2 and the outer slope 41b of the lid 3, and similarly, the inner slope 42 is formed by the inner slope 42a of the storage container 2 and the inner slope 42b of the lid 3, and the contact body 40 is composed of the contact body 40a of the storage container 2 and the contact body 40b of the lid 3.

A cylindrical arc-shaped tip 43 is provided at the tip of the inner slope 42 of the contact body 40 inside the container body 10, which prevents the medicine pack 5 from being damaged as it is pulled out and prevents the bag of the medicine packet 50 of the medicine pack 5 from being torn. The opening distance between the end of the slit-shaped removal opening 12 and the inner slope 42 or tip 43 may be greater than or equal to the thickness of the medicine packet 50 that contains the medicine in the medicine pack 5, and may be, for example, 15 to 18 mm from the thickness of the medicine.

The tip 43 of the inner inclined surface portion 42 is formed in a state protruding into the container body 10, and therefore serves as a contact portion that separates the wrapped medicine pack 5 from the medicine pack 5 (shown by a dotted line) that is spirally wound and stored within the container body 10, as shown in FIG. 3, which is pulled out toward the slit-shaped removal opening 12. When the medicine pack 5 is pulled out, the wrapped medicine pack 5 is pushed back by this tip 43, so that the pulled out medicine pack 5 can be reliably separated from the wrapped medicine pack 5. Therefore, when the spiral medicine pack 5 is pulled toward the slit-shaped removal opening 12, it is pushed back and at the same time moves downward under its own weight. Even if the medicine pack 50 is separated from the medicine pack 5 and then the medicine pack 5 is released, the force of the medicine pack 5's own weight does not act, and the medicine pack 5 being pulled out comes into contact with the contact body 40, i.e., the outer inclined surface portion 41, the inner inclined surface portion 42, and the tip portion 43, so that the medicine pack 5 is not pulled back into the container body 10 and remains in the pulled out state.

In other words, the tip 43 of the inner slope portion 42 serves as a separation contact member that functions as a backflow prevention means for separating the wound medicine pack 5 from the medicine pack 5a being pulled out from the spirally wound medicine pack 5 toward the slit-shaped removal opening 12.

A number of small protrusions 44 are formed at intervals in the longitudinal and lateral directions on the tip of the outer inclined surface 41 of the contact body 40 or on the surface in the vicinity thereof. When one medicine packet 50 is to be separated from the pulled-out medicine packet 5, the medicine packet 50 is not easily displaced laterally when the perforations 51 between the medicine packets 50 are aligned with the tip of the outer inclined surface 41, making it easy to separate the medicine packet 50. Specifically, the small protrusions 4 are formed, for example, in a mountain shape with a width of 2 mm, a height of 2 mm, and rounded edges at intervals of 4 mm. An elastic material such as rubber may be used as a non-slip material.

The contact body 40 itself protrudes outward from the container body 10 and is formed in a so-called beak shape, with a recessed portion 40a formed on the opposite side of the outer inclined surface portion 41. When separating the medicine packet 50 from the medicine packet 5, when the medicine packet 5 is pressed against the outer inclined surface portion 41 with the fingers of the hand, the other fingers can be hooked and held down on the recessed portion 40a on the opposite side, making it possible to stably separate the medicine packet 50.

Example 2
As shown in Figs. 4 to 8, similarly to the first embodiment, the container body 10 of the present invention is composed of a storage container 2 and a lid 3. A storage opening 21 for storing a medicine pack 5 in the storage container 2 is formed on one end surface of the storage container 2 of the container body 10. The lid 3 closes this storage opening 21, and is closed by engaging a peripheral portion 31b of an opening 31 of the lid 3 with a peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2. A slit-shaped outlet 12 is provided on a side surface 11 of the container body 10, and is composed of an outlet 12a provided on a side surface of the storage container 2 and an outlet 12b provided on a side surface of the lid 3. The outlet 12a and the outlet 12b, which are formed by engaging the storage container 2 and the lid 3, are integrated to form the slit-shaped outlet 12, and the medicine pack 5 stored in the container body 2 can be pulled out.

The contact body 40 of the backflow prevention means 4 of the present invention is provided with an outer inclined surface portion 41 that extends obliquely outward from one end of the longitudinal direction of the slit-shaped removal opening 12 and in a direction away from the slit-shaped removal opening 12, and an inner inclined surface portion 42a that extends continuously from the outer inclined surface portion 41 into the container body 10. A curved tip portion 43a is formed at the tip of the inner inclined surface portion 42a, and the curved tip portion 43a has the same function as the tip portion 43 of Example 1. In addition, the length of the contact body 40, i.e., the length of the outer inclined surface portion 41 and the inner inclined surface portion 42, may be set to be equal to or longer than the length of one 50-minute drug packet of the drug packet body 5.

When the storage container 2 and the lid 3 are engaged, the outer slope 41 of the contact body 40 is formed by the outer slope 41a of the storage container 2 and the outer slope 41b of the lid 3; similarly, the inner slope 42 is formed by the inner slope 42a of the storage container 2 and the inner slope 43b of the lid 3; the curved tip 43a is formed by the curved tip 43aa of the inner slope 42a and the curved tip 43b of the inner slope 41b; and the contact body 40 is formed by the contact body 40a of the storage container 2 and the contact body 40b of the lid 3.

A columnar portion 43s protrudes from the curved tip portion 43aa of the storage container 2 on the storage opening 21 side, and a locking hole 43t is provided in an arc shape on the opening 31 side of the curved tip portion 43b. When the lid body 3 is engaged with the storage container 2 to close the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2, the curved tip portion 43aa and the columnar portion 43s are inserted into and engaged with the locking hole 43t of the curved tip portion 43b, stabilizing the overall engagement state.

A recess 421 is provided on the inner slope 42 of the container body 1. As the drug pack 5 being pulled out conforms to the shape of the recess 421, the contact length of the drug pack 5 with the contact body 40 increases, and the drug pack 5 is not pulled back further against the force trying to pull it back into the container body 10.

Narrowed sections 46, 46 are provided on the inner surfaces of the storage container 2 and the lid 3 near both ends of the slit-shaped removal opening 12, which contact both lateral ends of the medicine pack 5. As shown in FIG. 8(a), the width s between these narrowed sections 46, 46 is narrower than the lateral width of the medicine pack 5. As both lateral ends of the medicine pack 5 come into contact with the narrowed sections 46, 46, the medicine pack 5 is not pulled back against the force that tries to pull the medicine pack 5 back into the container body 10.

8(b) is a partial cross-sectional view of the engagement portion between the storage container 2 and the lid 3 of the second embodiment, in which a stepped portion 22 is provided on the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2, and the peripheral portion 31b of the lid 3 is engaged with the stepped portion 22, thereby engaging the storage container 2 and the lid 3. An engagement protrusion 23a is provided on the outer surface of one side on which the outer inclined surface portion 41 of the stepped portion 22 is provided, and an engagement recess 33b is provided on the inner surface of the peripheral portion 31b of the lid 3 so as to match the position where the engagement protrusion 23a is provided. When the storage container 2 and the lid 3 are engaged with each other, as shown in FIG. 8(b), the engagement protrusion 23a and the engagement recess 33b engage with each other to prevent the storage container 2 and the lid 3 from coming off. In addition, the engagement protrusion 23a and the engagement recess 33b are provided on the side opposite to the side on which the outer inclined surface portion 41 is provided, which further prevents the storage container 2 from coming off.

The contact body 40 may be formed only by the outer inclined surface 41 without providing the inner inclined surface 42. In that case, as described above, the length of the outer inclined surface 41 may be set to be equal to or longer than the length of one 50-minute drug packet of the drug packet 5. In this case, if a narrowed portion 46 is provided near the slit-shaped outlet 12 and in contact with at least one lateral end of the drug packet 5, this will further enhance the effect of the backflow prevention means 4.

Example 3
9 and 10, the contact body 40 of the backflow prevention means 4 of the present invention is formed of an outer inclined surface portion 41 extending obliquely outward from one end of the longitudinal direction of the slit-shaped outlet 12 and in a direction away from the slit-shaped outlet 12, and an inner inclined surface portion 42a extending from the outer inclined surface portion 41 into the container body 10 and facing the slit-shaped outlet 12 at a distance. A curved tip portion 43a is formed at the tip of the inner inclined surface portion 42a, and the curved tip portion 43a has the same function as the tip portion 43 of Example 1. In addition, it is preferable that the length of the contact body 40, i.e., the length between the outer inclined surface portion 41 and the inner inclined surface portion 42, is at least equal to or longer than the length of one medicine package 50 of the medicine package body 5.

The inner inclined surface portion 42 of the contact body 40 in Example 3 has a longer contact length with the medicine pack 5 being pulled out, which further strengthens the anti-reverse function. In addition, since the inner inclined surface portion 42 is formed to face the slit-shaped removal opening 12, the medicine pack 5 located at the outer inclined surface portion 41 changes direction at the inner inclined surface portion 42a, and the medicine pack 5 is not pulled back as much against the force trying to pull the medicine pack 5 back into the container body 10.

Figure 11 shows another embodiment of the second embodiment, in which a recess 421 is provided on the inner slope 42 of the contact body 40. The drug pack 5 being pulled out follows the shape of the recessed portion of the recess 421, so that the contact length of the drug pack 5 with the contact body 40 increases, and the drug pack 5 is not pulled back further against the force trying to pull it back into the container body 10.

As shown in FIG. 11, a core 13 around which the medicine pack 5 contained in the container body 10 is wound may be provided between the storage container 2 and the lid 3 in the center of the container body, making it easier to store the medicine pack 5 in the container body 10. The core 13 itself may be detachable.

Figure 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the engagement portion between the storage container 2 and the lid 3, in which stepped peripheries 22, 32 are formed on the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2 and the peripheral portion 31b of the opening 31 of the lid 3, respectively, and the stepped peripheries 22, 32 engage with each other to engage the storage container 2 and the lid 3. An engaging recess 23 and an engaging protrusion 33 are formed on one side of the stepped peripheries 22, 32, and the engaging recess 23 and the engaging protrusion 33 engage with each other to prevent the storage container 2 and the lid 3 from coming off. The engaging recess 23 and the engaging protrusion 33 are also provided on the side opposite to the side on which the stepped peripheries 22, 32 are provided.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, protrusions 6, 6 are formed on the outer side of the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2 where the engaging recesses 23 and engaging protrusions 33 are formed, and the peripheral portion 31b of the storage opening 31 of the lid 3, which are adjacent to each other but shifted in the circumferential direction. These protrusions 6, 6 are formed on a side different from the side on which the engaging recesses 23 and engaging protrusions 33 are formed, and when disengaging the storage container 2 from the lid 3, applying a force in the opposite direction to the protrusions 6, 6 with a finger makes it easier to disengage the storage container 2 from the lid 3. If the protrusions 6, 6 are not provided, the engagement may be disengaged by hooking a finger on the opening of the slit-shaped removal opening 12.

Example 4
As shown in Figures 13 and 14, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the contact body 4 of the backflow prevention means 4 is a contact support rod 45 provided in the container body 10 at a predetermined distance from the inner surface of the side of the container body 10, between the inner surface of the storage container 2 and the lid body 3, in the longitudinal direction of the slit-shaped take-out opening 12. As shown in Figure 14, the contact support rod 45 is formed in the vicinity of the inward extension of the outer inclined surface portion 41 near the slit-shaped take-out opening 12, and functions in conjunction with the outer inclined surface portion 41 to prevent the medicine pack 5 (shown by the dashed line) from being pulled back into the container body 10. There may be a plurality of contact support rods 45 as shown in Figure 14. In this case, the contact support rods 45a and 45b are arranged to cooperate with each other, and the length of the contact portion in the medicine pack 5 is increased, which is better.

The contact support rod 45 itself corresponds to the tip 43, 43a of the contact body 4 described in the above-mentioned Examples 1, 2, and 3, and serves as a contact portion that separates the wound medicine pack 5 from the medicine pack 5 that is wound in a spiral shape and stored inside the container body 10 and that is pulled out toward the slit-shaped removal opening 12, and thus enables the pulled out medicine pack 5 to be reliably separated from the wound medicine pack 5 when the medicine pack 5 is pulled out. In other words, the contact support rod 45 has the same function as the tip 43, 43a in Examples 1, 2, and 3.

The medicine pack 5 will be described with reference to Figures 15(a) and (b). The medicine pack 5 is made up of multiple medicine packs 50, 50, each containing several types of medicine, arranged in a continuous band shape. The medicine pack 5 is made by a packaging device that automatically packages medicines. The medicine pack 5 is made up of the medicine pack 50, which is crimped around the periphery with a crimping section 52, and perforations 51 are formed between the medicine packs 50, allowing the medicine pack 50 to be separated from the medicine pack 5.

As shown in FIG. 15(b), before the drug packet 50 is sealed by the crimping portion 52, one end is bag-shaped and the other end is open, and the open end 53 is crimped to form the crimping portion 52, and the drug is contained within the drug packet 50. At that time, there is a part on the outer side of the end 53 that is not crimped.

Example 5
As shown in Figures 16 and 17, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the contact body 4 of the backflow prevention means 4 is provided near the inside of the slit-shaped take-out opening 12 in the container body 10, and is composed of narrowed portions 46 that contact both lateral ends in the width direction of the medicine pack 5. In the fourth embodiment, the narrowed portions 46 are provided on both sides of the slit-shaped take-out opening 12, but they may be provided on only one side. As shown in Figure 17, the width s between the narrowed portions 46, 46 is formed narrower than the lateral width of the medicine pack 5, and the medicine pack 5 is not pulled back against the force that tries to pull the medicine pack 5 back into the container body 10 by the contact of both lateral ends of the medicine pack 5 with the narrowed portions 46, 46. In addition, the outer inclined surface portion 41 is formed, so that the medicine pack 5 is further prevented from being pulled back. Since the narrowed portion 46 is located inside the container body 10, it can become a contact portion that separates the medicine pack 5a being pulled out toward the slit-shaped outlet 12 from the wound medicine pack 5.

Specifically, for example, when the medicine pack 5 has a typical width of 70 mm, the width s between the narrowed portions 46, 46 can be set to 68 mm. As described above, the open end 53 of the medicine pack 5 shown in FIG. 15(b) is free at 5 mm, so that even if both lateral ends of the medicine pack 5 come into contact with the narrowed portions 46, 46, there is enough room for them to move freely, allowing the medicine pack 5 to be pulled out without difficulty. When the medicine pack 5 is pulled out, both lateral ends of the medicine pack 5 come into contact with the narrowed portions 46, 46, and the medicine pack 5 can be held without being pulled back into the container body 10.

(Example 6)
18 to 21, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The sixth embodiment is made of paper and is formed from thick paper or corrugated cardboard. Since it is made of paper, it can be formed by cutting out the container body 10 from a development diagram to be assembled using a laser or a mold, folding it, and gluing the edges together, and can be produced at low cost.

Example 6 is formed by assembling part A, which is the container body 10, and part B, which is the contact body 4. Part A is formed in a box shape, and the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2 is formed on the upper surface, and the lid body 3 is integrally formed and extended from one side of the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21.

The lid body 3 is formed to close the storage opening 21 of the storage container 2, and the insertion portion 3a is extended so as to be bent on the opposite side to the edge of the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 that is integrally formed with the lid body 3, and this insertion portion 3a is inserted into the inside of the storage opening 21 and engaged when the lid body 3 closes the storage opening 21. In addition, a lid auxiliary portion 3b is formed on the side adjacent to the edge of the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21 on which the lid body 3 is provided. The lid auxiliary portion 3b is folded before the lid body 3 and positioned inside the lid body 3 when the lid body 3 closes the storage opening 21. In addition, although there is one lid auxiliary portion 3b in Example 6, it may be provided on the other side of the peripheral portion 21a of the storage opening 21. To make it easier to open the closed lid 3, a notch 21b is provided on the periphery 21a of the storage opening 21 on the opposite side to where the lid 3 is located, and the lid auxiliary part 3b of the lid 3 can be opened by lifting it up with a finger from this notch 21b.

As shown in Figure 20, part B, which becomes the contact body 4, is made of a paper sheet that is unfolded into one piece, folded along folding line X, and attached to the inside and outside of the slit-shaped removal opening 12 of the storage container 2 as shown in Figures 18 and 19.

Part B, which becomes the contact body 4, has an outer inclined surface portion 41, an inclined back surface portion 40b that extends from the outer inclined surface portion 41 and has an insertion protrusion B2 at its tip, and a base portion B1 that extends from the outer inclined surface portion 41 to the opposite side of the inclined back surface portion 40b and has a slit-shaped insertion opening B3. On both sides of this base portion B1, bendable narrowed portions 46, 46 of different lengths are extended. The lengths are different because one side is shorter so that it does not get in the way of the insertion portion 3a when the cover body 3 is closed when part B is attached to part A. The insertion protrusion B2 is inserted into the slit-shaped insertion opening B3 during assembly and is engaged.

To incorporate and mount part B in part A, first, the outer inclined surface portion 41 and the inclined back surface portion 40b are inserted from the inside to the outside of the slit-shaped removal opening 12, the base portion B1 is placed in close contact with the inside of the side surface 11 of the container body 2 of part A, the inclined back surface portion 40b is bent to form a beak shape with the outer inclined surface portion 41, and the insertion protrusion B2 of the inclined back surface portion 40b is simultaneously inserted and engaged with the slit-shaped insertion opening 110 formed in the side surface 11 of the container body 2 and the slit-shaped insertion opening B3 of the base portion B1, and part B is mounted to part A. Then, the narrowed portions 46, 46 formed on both sides of the base portion B1 are positioned inside the container body 10 of part A. At the position inside the slit-shaped outlet 12, the narrowed portions 46, 46 are in contact with both lateral end portions of the medicine pack 5, with the space between the narrowed portions 46, 46 being smaller than the width of the medicine pack 5.

As shown in FIG. 19, the tip of the insertion piece B2 that is inserted into the container body 10 and protrudes inward comes into contact with the spirally wound medicine pack 5, and the medicine pack 5 that is being pulled out can be separated from the wound medicine pack 5, thereby serving as a backflow prevention means. This, in combination with the outer inclined surface portion 41 located on the outside of the container body 10, serves as a backflow prevention means. When a medicine pack 5 (shown by a dashed line) that is spirally wound in the opposite direction to that in FIGS. 3 and 14 is placed in the container body 10, the insertion piece B2 that protrudes inward comes into contact with the medicine pack 5 more, providing a greater backflow prevention effect. Furthermore, if the insertion piece B2 is made relatively long, the backflow prevention effect will be greater.

Part C shown in Fig. 20 is installed below and inside part A as in Fig. 19, and has inverted V-shaped side portions C2, C2 formed on both sides of the bottom surface C1. In part C placed inside part A, the inner portions C3, C3 of the side portions C2 are arranged diagonally inside the corners of the container body 10 of part A, and follow the arc-shaped outline of the spirally wound medicine pack 5 (shown by the dashed line), allowing it to be smoothly pulled out. Note that something that performs a similar function may be applied to the above-mentioned embodiment.

As shown in Figs. 18 and 19, the outer inclined surface 41 is formed in a substantially straight line, but the tip may be curved upward. In that case, when separating the medicine packet 50 from the medicine packet 5, the perforation 51 of the medicine packet 5 can be easily aligned with the tip, making separation easier. A thin plate-like member may be attached to the upper surface of the tip of the outer inclined surface 41. In that case, aligning the tip of the plate-like member with the perforation 51 also makes separation easier. The tip of the plate-like member may be shaped like a jagged blade. In other words, the plate-like member serves as a cutting aid. Also, by changing the color of the plate-like member itself, it is possible to color-code multiple container bodies 10, for example, for morning, afternoon, and evening.

As described above, the backflow prevention means of the medication storage container body of the present invention may be an embodiment having a contact body that contacts the medicine pack without restraining the medicine pack so that the force is greater than the force that causes the medicine pack pulled out from the slit-shaped removal opening to return back into the medication storage container body, and a contact body that separates the medicine pack pulled out from the medicine pack contained in the storage container body toward the slit-shaped removal opening from the medicine pack contained in the storage container body and the medicine pack contained in the storage container body. In other words, if a contact body that contacts the medicine pack of the medication storage container body and a contact body that separates the medicine pack are provided, the effect will be greater.

The medication storage container body 1 of the present invention can be used in a state in which the slit-shaped outlet 12 is positioned to the side, as shown in Figures 1, 4 and 18, or in which the slit-shaped outlet 12 is positioned to the top, as shown in Figures 9 and 13, and can be used in a manner that is easy for the user to use.
The medicine pack 5 contained in the medication storage container 1 may be wound in a spiral shape or may be contained in a folded state.
A cover with an animal or character design may be attached to the medication storage container 1 of the present invention, in which case children will become familiar with it and take their medicine by themselves. In addition, a storage space for storing a "medicine notebook" may be formed on the side of the medication storage container 1.
Although not shown, medication storage container bodies 1 of the present invention may be connected to each other so that medications to be taken in the morning, afternoon, and evening can be stored separately.

Reference Signs List 1 Medication storage container body 10 Container body 11 Side surface of container body 12 Take-out opening 2 Storage container 21 Storage opening 3 Lid body 31 Opening 4 Backflow prevention means 40 Contact body 5 Medicine pack body 50 Medicine pack

Claims (4)

A medication storage container body that contains a medicine pack body in which a plurality of medicine packs each containing a single medicine are arranged continuously in a band shape,
a container body including a storage container having a storage opening and a lid for closing the storage opening, a slit-shaped take-out opening for allowing the medicine pack to be pulled out is provided on a side surface of the container body, and a return prevention means is provided in association with the slit-shaped take-out opening for preventing the medicine pack that has been pulled out from returning back into the container body through the slit-shaped take-out opening,
the backflow prevention means is composed of a contact body that contacts the medicine pack without restraining the medicine pack, and the contact body has an outer inclined surface portion that extends obliquely downward from the slit-shaped outlet and in a direction away from the slit-shaped outlet, and an inner inclined surface portion that extends continuously from the outer inclined surface portion into the container body,
The medication storage container body is further characterized in that a recess having a shape that fits the medicine pack is formed on the inner inclined surface portion of the contact body . 2. The medication storage container body according to claim 1 , wherein a total length of the outer inclined surface portion and the inner inclined surface portion of the contact body is equal to or longer than a length of one medicine packet of the medicine pack. The medication storage container body as described in claim 1 , characterized in that the contact body is provided near the slit-shaped removal opening in the container body and includes a narrowed portion that contacts at least one lateral end portion of the medicine pack body. 2. The medication storage container body according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of small protrusions are provided at or near the tip of the outer inclined surface of the contact body to prevent slipping when the medicine packet is separated.