Tablet Processing Tools

Abstract

To provide a tablet processing tool capable of processing tablets, which are solid granular medicines, into an easy-to-swallow form. [Solution] The tablet processing tool comprises a tablet storage section (15) for tablets to be cut that opens upward and has a recess for placing the tablet to be cut in, a lid section (17) that is axially supported on one end of the upper surface of the tablet storage section (15) for tablets to be cut so that it can rotate freely up and down to open and close the opening, a blade section (26) that is attached to the underside of the lid section (17) and cuts the tablets placed in the tablet storage section (15) for tablets to be cut, and a scattering prevention frame section (22) that is provided at the bottom of the recess of the tablet storage section (15) for tablets to be cut so as to surround the blade section (26) when the lid section (17) is closed to prevent the tablets from scattering.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tablet processing tool, and more particularly to a tablet processing tool capable of processing tablets into a form that is easy to swallow. [Background technology]

[0002] Medicines prescribed by doctors or pharmacists and sold at pharmacies come in three forms: solid granular, soft capsule, and powder. Of these, tablets, which are solid granular, can be very uncomfortable to swallow, and people with hypersensitivity often have difficulty swallowing them. Additionally, elderly people have weak muscles in the throat and esophagus, so they take a long time to swallow or vomit up the medicine, leaving a lot of it unused. This creates problems such as no healing effect and large economic losses. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems of the conventional technology described above, and has as its object to provide a tablet processing tool capable of processing tablets, which are solid, granular medicines, into a form that is easy to swallow. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] The invention described in claim 1 is A tablet storage section that opens upward and has a recess for receiving a tablet to be cut; A lid portion that is pivotally supported on one end of the upper surface of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to be vertically rotatable and opens and closes the opening; A blade portion attached to the underside of the lid portion and configured to cut the tablets placed in the tablet storage portion; a scattering prevention frame portion provided at the bottom of the recess of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to surround the blade portion when the lid is closed, to prevent tablets from scattering; Having the following features: It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 2 is The shatterproof frame is Including a V-shaped vertical wall portion that abuts against the tablet to position it; It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 3 is The V-shaped vertical wall is provided with a non-slip portion for tablets. It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 4 is A second shatterproof frame is provided on the underside of the lid, surrounding the outer periphery of the shatterproof frame when the lid is closed; It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 5 is Equipped with a tablet storage section with a lid for storing tablets; It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 6 is A lower body having a crushable tablet storage section with an upper opening and a female threaded hole for receiving the tablet to be crushed; an upper body having a cylindrical pressing part with a male screw part protruding downward from the lower part, and the pressing part is screwed into the crushable tablet storage part of the lower body so that the tablets stored in the crushable tablet storage part can be crushed by pressing the tablets; Equipped with The upper body further includes: a tablet storage section that opens upward and stores tablets to be cut; A lid portion that is pivotally supported on one end of the upper surface of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to be vertically rotatable and opens and closes the opening; A blade portion attached to the underside of the lid portion and configured to cut the tablets placed in the tablet storage portion; a scattering prevention frame portion provided at the bottom of the recess of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to surround the blade portion when the lid is closed, to prevent tablets from scattering; Having the following features: It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 7 is The shatterproof frame is Including a V-shaped vertical wall portion that abuts against the tablet to position it; It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 8 is The V-shaped vertical wall is provided with a non-slip portion for tablets. It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 9 is A second shatterproof frame is provided on the underside of the lid, surrounding the outer periphery of the shatterproof frame when the lid is closed; It is characterized by: The invention described in claim 10 is Equipped with a tablet storage section with a lid for storing tablets; The invention described in claim 11 is When the upper body and the lower body are screwed together, the whole is made to have a drum-like shape. It is characterized by: Effect of the Invention

[0005] According to this invention, by placing a tablet in the tablet storage section to be cut and closing the lid, the blade on the underside of the lid can easily cut the tablet into small pieces, making it easier to swallow. In addition, by placing the tablet against the V-shaped vertical wall of the tablet position limiting section, it is possible to easily position the tablet regardless of its size, and lateral slippage is prevented. In addition, the anti-slip portion on the V-shaped vertical wall makes it difficult for the tablet to slip back and forth when subjected to external force from the blade. In addition, the scattering prevention frame provided in the section housing the tablets to be cut and the second scattering prevention frame provided on the underside of the lid can prevent the crushed tablets from scattering inside the section housing the tablets to be cut. In addition, by placing a tablet in the crushable tablet storage section of the lower body and screwing the pushing part of the upper body into the female threaded part of the crushable tablet storage section, the tablet can be easily crushed, making it easier to swallow. In addition, since it can also be used as a tablet storage section, there is no need to prepare a separate tablet container. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a portable tablet processing tool according to the present invention; FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the lower body of the tablet processing tool in FIG. 1. [Figure 4]4 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the tablet storage section in FIG. 3 is open. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an exploded front view of an upper body of the tablet processing tool in FIG. 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the upper body with the lid open. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the upper body with the lid open. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the upper body with the lid open. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the function of the V-shaped vertical wall portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0007] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples. EXAMPLES

[0008] A portable tablet processing tool according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. Figure 1 is a front view of the portable tablet processing tool according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower body of the tablet processing tool in Figure 1 when disassembled, Figure 4 is a partial perspective view showing the tablet storage section in Figure 3 with the lid open, Figure 5 is a front view of the upper body of the tablet processing tool in Figure 1 when disassembled, Figures 6 to 8 are partial perspective views of the upper body with the lid open, and Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the V-shaped wall portion. In these figures, 1 is a portable tablet processing tool made entirely of hard plastic. This tablet processing tool 1 can cut or crush solid, granular tablets to make them easier to swallow, and can also store multiple tablets.

[0009] The tablet processing tool 1 is composed of a lower body 2 and an upper body 3 which are detachably screwed together. The upper half of the lower body 2 is a cylindrical storage section 4 for tablets to be crushed, and has a hole 6 which opens upward and has a female thread 5. The bottom surface 7 of the hole 6 is a curved surface which is concave downward. The lower half of the lower body 2 is a tablet storage section 8 with a truncated cone-shaped lid that is easy to grip with the hand and can store multiple tablets. The lid 9 of the tablet storage section 8 is semi-transparent, so that the presence or absence of tablets can be visually confirmed from the outside when the lid 9 is closed (see Figure 4). A number of vertical grooves 10 are formed on the outer periphery of the tablet storage section 8, providing anti-slip sections 11 when gripped with the hand.

[0010] Upper Body 3The lower part of the upper body 3 is a cylindrical pressing part 12 with a male thread (see FIG. 5). The top surface 13 of this pressing part 12 is a curved surface that is convex downward. The curved surface of this top surface 13 is formed with the same curvature as the curved surface of the bottom surface 7 of the tablet storage part 4 to be crushed. A male thread 14 is provided on the outer periphery of the pressing part 12, and by screwing it into the female thread 5 of the lower body 2, the top surface 13 of the pressing part 12 can be pressed against the bottom surface 7 of the female thread hole part 6 together with the tablet.

[0011] The upper part of the upper body 3 is provided with an inverted truncated cone shaped portion 15 for inserting tablets to be cut, which has a circular opening at the top and is shaped to be easily gripped by hand, and a circular lid portion 17 which is pivotally supported at one end of the upper surface of the portion 15 for inserting tablets to be cut and which opens and closes the opening 16. The lid portion 17 is pivotally supported by a hinge portion 18 provided at one end of the outer periphery. An engagement protrusion 19a provided on the side of the lid portion 17 opposite the hinge portion 18 engages with an engagement protrusion 19b provided on the upper surface of the portion 15 for inserting tablets in a position opposite the engagement protrusion 19a, so that the lid can be kept closed. When the upper body 3 and the lower body 2 are screwed together, the entire tablet processing tool 1 becomes hourglass-shaped, making it easy to carry.

[0012] As shown in Figs. 6 to 8, the tablet storage section 15 for cutting has a truncated cone-shaped recess 20 that opens circularly upward, and a scattering prevention frame 22 that is erected at approximately the center of the bottom surface 21 of the recess 20 and is provided so as to surround the blade section described later when the lid section 17 is closed, thereby preventing the tablets from scattering. The scattering prevention frame 22 is made of a vertical wall that is shaped like tweezers in a plan view facing the front-rear direction, and is intended to prevent the fragments of the tablets cut by the blade section from scattering widely within the recess 20. It also has the function of limiting the position of the tablet to the range that the blade section comes into contact with when it moves. The front part of the scattering prevention frame 22 is a V-shaped vertical wall section 23. By making the tablet come into contact with this V-shaped vertical wall section 23, the position of the tablet is less likely to shift left and right. The inside of the V-shaped vertical wall section 23 is provided with a non-slip section 25 in which a number of protrusions 24 are arranged. The anti-slip portion 25 makes it difficult for the tablet to shift back and forth (see tablet 40 in FIG. 9).

[0013] A rectangular blade portion 26 extending in the front-rear direction protrudes downward from approximately the center of the underside of the lid portion 17. When the lid portion 17 is closed, the blade tip 27 of the blade portion 26 is adapted to be close to the bottom surface 21 at the center in the left-right direction of the shatterproof portion 22. The shatterproof frame portion 22 is adapted to limit the position of the tablet to a position facing the blade portion 26 when the lid portion 17 is closed, and the closing action of the lid portion 17 causes the blade portion 26 to come into contact with the tablet whose position is limited by the shatterproof frame portion 22, making it possible to cut it.

[0014] A second shatterproof frame 28 consisting of a vertical wall shaped like tweezers in a plan view is provided on the underside of the lid 17 so as to surround the blade 26. This second shatterproof frame 28 is one size larger than the shatterproof frame 22 provided in the to-be-cut tablet storage section 15, and by surrounding the outer periphery of the shatterproof frame 22 when the lid 17 is closed, it is intended to prevent fragments of the tablet cut by the blade from scattering widely within the recess 20. A number of vertical grooves 29 are formed on the outer periphery of the section 15 for accommodating tablets to be cut, which serve as anti-slip sections 30 when gripped by hand.

[0015] Next, a method of using the above-mentioned tablet processing tool 1 will be described. (1) Crushing tablets When it is desired to crush the tablets to make them easier to swallow, the outer periphery of the tablet storage section 15 to be cut of the tablet processing tool 1 is grasped with the right hand, and the outer periphery of the tablet storage section 8 is grasped with the left hand, and by turning them in opposite directions, the male threaded section 14 and the female threaded hole section 5 of the pushing section 12 are unscrewed, and the upper body section 3 and the lower body section 2 are removed.

[0016] Then, after a tablet is placed in the female threaded hole 5 of the lower body 2, the pushing part 12 of the upper body 3 is screwed into the female threaded hole 5. If the screwing continues even after the top surface of the pushing part 12 comes into contact with the tablet, the tablet is crushed by the pressure. Thereafter, the upper body portion 3 and the lower body portion 2 are removed, the lower body portion 2 is tilted, and the crushed tablet in the female screw hole portion 5 is placed on the palm of the hand and swallowed together with water.

[0017] (2) Cutting tablets In contrast, when it is desired to cut a tablet, the lid 17 of the upper body 3 is opened, the tablet is placed in the shatterproof frame 22 of the recess 20, and the tablet is sandwiched between the V-shaped vertical wall 23. Then, the position of the tablet is limited to a position where it abuts against the blade 26 that moves with the closing operation of the lid 17, and the V-shaped vertical wall 23 makes it difficult for the tablet to shift left and right, and the anti-slip portion 25 makes it difficult for the tablet to shift forward and backward either (see FIG. 9).

[0018] Next, as lid 17 is closed, blade 26 on the underside rotates integrally with lid 17 and comes into contact with and cuts the tablet just before it is closed. Pieces of the cut tablet are interfered with by shatterproof frame 22 and second shatterproof frame 28 and remain in the center of recess 20 without scattering. Thereafter, the lid 17 is opened, the upper body 3 is tilted, the broken pieces of the tablet are placed in the hand, and the tablets are swallowed together with water.

[0019] According to this embodiment, by placing a tablet in the crushable tablet storage section 4 of the lower body 2 and screwing the pressing section 12 of the upper body 3 into the female threaded section 5 of the crushable tablet storage section 4, the tablet can be easily crushed and swallowed easily. In addition, by placing a tablet in the tablet-to-be-cut storage section 15 of the upper body 3 and restricting the position of the tablet by the anti-scattering frame section 22 and then closing the lid section 17, the tablet can be easily cut into small pieces by the blade section 26 on the underside of the lid section, making it easier to swallow. Moreover, by abutting the tablet against the V-shaped vertical wall portion 23 of the tablet position limiting portion 22, positioning can be easily achieved regardless of the size of the tablet, and lateral displacement is prevented. Furthermore, the anti-slip portion 24 provided on the V-shaped vertical wall portion 23 makes it difficult for the tablet to shift forward or backward when subjected to an external force from the blade portion 26. In addition, the anti-scattering frame 22 provided in the section 15 for storing the tablets to be cut and the second anti-scattering frame 28 provided on the underside of the lid 17 reliably prevent the crushed tablets from scattering inside the section 15 for storing the tablets to be cut. In addition, since it can be used as the tablet storage section 8, there is no need to prepare a separate tablet container, making it easy to carry. Furthermore, when the upper body 3 and the lower body 2 are screwed together, the entire tablet processing tool 1 becomes hourglass-shaped, making it easy to carry. [Industrial Applicability]

[0020] The present invention can be applied to processing tools that cut or crush solid, granular tablets to make them easier to swallow. [Explanation of symbols]

[0021] 1 Tablet processing tools 2 Lower body 3. Upper body 4. Tablet storage area for crushing 5 Female thread 6 Hole 8. Tablet storage section 9 Lid 12 Pushing section 14 Male thread 15 Tablet storage section for cutting 16 Aperture 17 Lid 22 Shatterproof frame 23 V-shaped vertical wall 25 Anti-slip part 26 Blade 27 Cutting Edge

Claims

1. A tablet storage section that opens upward and has a recess for receiving a tablet to be cut; A lid portion that is pivotally supported on one end of the upper surface of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to be vertically rotatable and opens and closes the opening; A blade portion attached to the underside of the lid portion and configured to cut the tablets placed in the tablet storage portion; a scattering prevention frame portion provided at the bottom of the recess of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to surround the blade portion when the lid is closed, to prevent tablets from scattering; A tablet processing tool comprising:

2. The shatterproof frame is Including a V-shaped vertical wall portion that abuts against the tablet to position it; The tablet processing tool according to claim 1,

3. The V-shaped vertical wall is provided with a non-slip portion for the tablet. The tablet processing tool according to claim 2,

4. a second shatterproof frame portion is provided on the underside of the lid portion, the second shatterproof frame portion surrounding the outer periphery of the shatterproof frame portion of the tablet storage portion to be cut when the lid portion is closed; The tablet processing tool according to claim 1,

5. Equipped with a tablet storage section with a lid for storing tablets; The tablet processing tool according to claim 1,

6. A lower body having a crushable tablet storage section with an upper opening and a female threaded hole for receiving the tablet to be crushed; an upper body having a cylindrical pressing part with a male screw part protruding downward from the lower part, and the pressing part is screwed into the crushable tablet storage part of the lower body so that the tablets stored in the crushable tablet storage part can be crushed by pressing the tablets; Equipped with The upper body further includes: a tablet storage section that opens upward and stores tablets to be cut; A tablet position limiting section that limits the position of the tablet accommodated in the tablet-to-be-cut accommodation section; A lid portion that is pivotally supported on one end of the upper surface of the tablet storage portion to be cut so as to be vertically rotatable and opens and closes the opening; A blade portion attached to the underside of the lid portion; Equipped with The tablet position limiting portion limits the position of the tablet to a position facing the blade portion when the lid portion is closed, By the closing operation of the lid part, the blade part comes into contact with the tablet whose position is limited by the tablet position limiting part, thereby enabling cutting; A tablet processing tool characterized by:

7. The shatterproof frame is Including a V-shaped vertical wall portion that abuts against the tablet to position it; The tablet processing tool according to claim 6,

8. The V-shaped vertical wall is provided with a non-slip portion for the tablet. The tablet processing tool according to claim 7, characterized in that

9. a second shatterproof frame portion is provided on the underside of the lid portion, the second shatterproof frame portion surrounding the outer periphery of the shatterproof frame portion of the tablet storage portion to be cut when the lid portion is closed; The tablet processing tool according to claim 6,

10. The lower body is provided with a tablet storage section with a lid for storing tablets. The tablet processing tool according to claim 7, characterized in that

11. When the upper body and the lower body are screwed together, the whole is made to have a drum-like shape. The tablet processing tool according to claim 7, characterized in that

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