medicine cabinet

Abstract

To provide a medicine box from which stored tablets can be easily taken out. [Solution] A medicine box formed in a box shape and divided into multiple storage sections 11, each of which has a drop hole section for tablets M opened in the bottom section, the bottom section being inclined toward the drop hole section, and the drop hole section being provided with an openable and closable shutter.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a medicine box, and more particularly to a medicine box divided into multiple compartments. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, medicine boxes are widely used to store purchased medicines. Such a conventional medicine box (large pill case) is formed, for example, in a thin box shape, and is used by storing tablets in storage compartments that are divided into small compartments. However, such conventional medicine boxes have the drawback that it is difficult to remove tablets from the finely segmented medicine storage compartments.

[0003] Patent Documents 1 to 4 disclose techniques relating to such medicine boxes, but they still have the problem of making it difficult to remove tablets from the storage section. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7322316 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6887691 [Patent Document 3] Utility Model Registration No. 3207129 [Patent Document 4] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-126042 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine box that allows easy removal of stored tablets. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a medicine box that is formed in the shape of an entire box and is divided into multiple storage sections, each of which has a drop hole section in the bottom for the stored tablets, and a tablet support piece section that slopes downward toward the drop hole section, and the drop hole section is provided with an openable and closable shutter.

[0007] Therefore, in the device described in claim 1, the tablets stored in the storage section are guided to the drop hole section by the tablet support piece section and fall downward from the drop hole section, allowing them to be removed downward from the storage section.

[0008] The device described in claim 2 is characterized in that the shutter is movable horizontally while being restricted by a guide portion arranged on the back surface of the storage portion. Therefore, in the device described in claim 2, the shutter can be moved horizontally to open and close the drop hole portion.

[0009] The invention described in claim 3 is a medicine box characterized in that the drop hole portion is opened in a side portion closer to the side than the center portion of the bottom portion, and the shutter is configured to move between a position closer to the side where it closes the drop hole portion and a position closer to the center where it opens the drop hole portion. Therefore, in the device described in claim 3, the drop hole portion can be positioned at a position shifted from the center.

[0010] The device described in claim 4 is characterized in that each of the multiple storage compartments has an opening at the top, and the opening is formed to be able to be opened and closed by a lid. Therefore, in the device described in claim 4, the upper opening can be opened and closed with the lid, allowing tablets to be taken out upward and also downward through the drop hole.

[0011] The device described in claim 5 is characterized in that the multiple storage sections are arranged horizontally, with storage sections corresponding to the days of the week. Therefore, in the device described in claim 5, tablets can be organized and stored according to the day of the week.

[0012] The device described in claim 6 is characterized in that the multiple storage sections are arranged vertically, with storage sections corresponding to different time periods. Therefore, with the device described in claim 6, tablets can be organized and stored according to the time of day. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] The device described in claim 1 is a box-shaped medicine box divided into multiple storage sections, each of which has a tablet drop hole opened in the bottom and a tablet support piece that slopes downward toward the drop hole, and the drop hole is provided with an openable shutter, so that tablets stored in a storage section are guided to the drop hole by the tablet support piece and ejected downward from the drop hole.This means that the user does not have to reach into a small storage section to remove the tablets or turn the medicine box upside down to remove the tablets from the storage section, and can easily remove tablets from each storage section.

[0014] In the device described in claim 2, the shutter moves horizontally while being restricted by a guide section arranged on the back surface of the storage section, so that the drop hole section can be opened and closed horizontally by the shutter, and the stored tablets can be easily and quickly removed by dropping them below the drop hole section.

[0015] In the device of claim 3, the drop hole portion is opened in a side portion closer to the side than the center of the bottom portion, and the shutter is configured to move between a position closer to the side that closes the drop hole portion and a position closer to the center that opens the drop hole portion, so that the drop hole portion is located in a side portion closer to the center of the bottom portion and the shutter is movable between the closed position closer to the side and the open position in the center, and when the shutter moves, it can move within the bottom area of each storage portion without invading the area of other storage portions from the bottom area of each storage portion. As a result, a medicine box that is simple in structure and easy to use can be provided.

[0016] In the device described in claim 4, the opening of each storage section can be opened and closed by opening the lid, so when storing tablets, the lid can be opened and the tablets can be stored in each storage section from above, and the lid can be closed to store the tablets.When necessary, the shutter can be opened and the tablets can be removed from below, so that an easy-to-use medicine box can be provided overall.

[0017] In the device described in claim 5, the multiple storage sections are arranged side by side, with storage sections corresponding to the days of the week, so that tablets can be organized and stored according to the day of the week. This not only prevents forgetting to take tablets, but also makes it possible to check whether or not a tablet has been taken simply by glancing at the storage section corresponding to the day of the week, even if the user forgets whether or not a tablet has been taken.

[0018] In the device described in claim 6, the multiple storage sections are arranged vertically, with storage sections corresponding to time periods, so that tablets can be organized and stored according to time periods.This not only prevents forgetting to take tablets, but also makes it possible to check whether or not tablets have been taken by simply glancing at the storage section corresponding to the time period. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1]1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a medicine box 10 according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one storage section 11 as viewed from the front side. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one storage section 11 as viewed from the back side. [Figure 4] 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a vertical section of one storage section 11. FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medicine box 10A of a comparative example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a medicine box 10 according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing one storage section 11 as seen from the front side. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing one storage section 11 as seen from the back side. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a vertical section of the storage section 11.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment is formed in the shape of a thin rectangular parallelepiped box overall, and is partitioned into a plurality of storage sections 11. The medicine box 10 is made of, for example, a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and is divided into multiple storage sections 11 vertically and horizontally, and each storage section 11 is configured to be able to store a tablet (medicine) M.

[0022] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, each of the multiple storage sections 11 is formed in the shape of a small, thin rectangular box, and is composed of a flat, rectangular bottom section 19, four side sections 18 erected on the four sides of the bottom section 19, an opening 20 formed at the upper end of the side section 18, and a lid section 16 attached to a hinge section 21 provided on one longitudinal side section 18a and formed so as to be able to open and close the opening 20.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 2, in each storage section 11, the tablet support piece section 12 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the drop hole section 13. That is, the tablet support piece portion 12 is formed by flat trapezoidal tablet support piece portions 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d formed between each top piece of the side portion 18 that forms the storage section 11, which is formed in the shape of a thin rectangular box, and each side portion 22 of the drop hole portion 13. Therefore, when tablets are stored in the storage section 11, each tablet slides down the inclined surface along the tablet support piece section 12 towards the drop hole section 13 and is placed on the shutter 14.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 3, a drop hole 13 for the tablets M is formed in the bottom surface 19 of the storage section 11. In this embodiment, the drop hole portion 13 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and is provided with an openable and closable shutter 14. The shutter 14 is formed in a rectangular shape with a diameter slightly larger than that of the drop hole portion 13 so as to be able to cover the drop hole portion 13, and is arranged with both ends in a longitudinal direction slidably engaged with a pair of guide rails 15, 15 provided in the longitudinal direction of the drop hole portion 13. A protrusion 14a is formed on the top surface of the shutter 14 to facilitate opening and closing operations.

[0025] Therefore, in this embodiment, the shutter 14 is configured to slide in the width direction along the plane direction of the medicine box 10 to open and close the drop hole portion 13. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 4(A), the drop hole portion 13 is opened in a side portion S that is closer to the side than the central portion C of the bottom surface portion 19. The shutter 14 is movable between a closed position at the side portion S and an open position at the central portion C.

[0026] Therefore, in the medicine box 10 of this embodiment, when tablets M are stored in the storage section 11, the stored tablets M are guided to the drop hole section 13 while being guided by each tablet support piece section 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d, and when the shutter 14 is opened, the tablets M fall from the drop hole section 13.

[0027] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1, the plurality of storage sections 11 are arranged horizontally, with the storage sections 11 corresponding to the days of the week. The days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Therefore, seven storage sections 11 are arranged horizontally. Therefore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the tablets M can be organized and stored according to the days of the week.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of storage sections 11 correspond to the time periods (morning, noon, night) for taking medicine. The storage sections 11 are arranged in the vertical direction, and three storage sections 11 are arranged vertically. Therefore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the tablets M can be stored in an organized manner according to the time period in which the medicine is taken. As a result, a total of 21 storage sections 11 (7 sections x 3 sections) are arranged in the entire medicine box 10.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 4(A), the shutter 14 can be of a sliding type, but as shown in FIG. 4(B), it can also be of a rotating type. In the embodiment shown in Figure 4(B), the drop hole section 13 is provided in the center of the bottom section 19 of the storage section 11, a hinge section 22 is provided on one side of the drop hole section 13, and a lid section 23 having an end fixed to the hinge section 22 is provided so as to be able to open and close the drop hole section 13.

[0030] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a medicine box 30 of a comparative example. The medicine box 30 of the comparative example has a plurality of storage sections 31, but since only one lid section 32 is provided for the entire medicine box 30, each storage section 31 cannot be opened individually. In contrast to this, in the medicine box 10 according to the present embodiment, the lid portion 16 is provided for each of the storage sections 11, and therefore each of the storage sections 11 can be opened individually and independently.

[0031] As described above, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the tablets M stored in the storage section 11 are configured to fall naturally by opening the shutter 14 of the drop hole section 13, so that the stored tablets M can be easily taken out from each storage section 11.

[0032] Furthermore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the drop hole portion 13 can be opened and closed by moving the shutter 14 horizontally, so that the stored tablets M can be quickly and easily removed.

[0033] Furthermore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the drop hole portion 13 is located to the side of the central portion C, so that the movement of the shutter 14 can be completed within the area of the bottom surface portion 12.

[0034] Furthermore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, not only the bottom surface 12 but also the top surface 16 can be opened and closed, so that tablets M can be taken out from both the top and bottom of the medicine box 10, thereby providing a medicine box 10 that makes it easy to take out stored tablets. Also, depending on how it is used, it is possible to store tablets M from the top and take them out from the bottom.

[0035] Furthermore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the tablets M can be organized and stored according to the day of the week, which not only prevents forgetting to take the tablets M, but also enables confirmation of whether or not the tablets M have been taken by simply glancing at the storage section 11 corresponding to the day of the week, even if the user forgets whether or not the tablets M have been taken.

[0036] Furthermore, in the medicine box 10 according to this embodiment, the tablets M can be organized and stored according to time period, which not only prevents forgetting to take the tablets M, but also enables confirmation of whether or not the tablets M have been taken by simply glancing at the storage section 11 according to the time period.

[0037] The above-described embodiment can be modified as follows. (1) The shutter 14 may be opened and closed by sliding, by rotating, or by any other mechanism. (2) The drop hole portion 13 may be disposed in the center portion C of the bottom surface portion 12 . (3) The top surface 16 of each of the plurality of storage sections 11 may be unable to be opened or closed.

[0038] (4) The days of the week and the time periods may or may not be displayed on the storage section 11. If they are not displayed, the user can write them in with an oil-based pen or the like to customize the medicine box 10 to his or her liking. (5) The tablets M may be stored in the storage unit 11 together with the packaging that covers the tablets M. The tablets M may be medicinal tablets or tablets such as supplements. [Industrial Applicability]

[0039] Since the present invention relates to a medicine box, it has wide industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0040] 10, 10A medicine box 11 Storage area 12 tablets 13 Drop hole 14 Shutter 14a protrusion 14b Shutter 14c Shaft 15 Guide section 16 Lid 17 Cover 18 Side part 19 Bottom part 20 Opening 21 Hinge part C central part M Tablet (medicine) S Lateral part

Claims

1. A medicine box formed in a box shape and divided into multiple storage sections, Each of the plurality of storage units comprises: A drop hole for the stored tablets is opened in the bottom surface, and a tablet support piece is provided which is inclined downward toward the drop hole, The medicine box is characterized in that the drop hole portion is provided with an openable and closable shutter.

2. 2. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the shutter moves horizontally while being restricted by a guide portion disposed on the rear surface of the storage portion, thereby opening and closing the drop hole portion.

3. The medicine box according to claim 2, characterized in that the drop hole portion is opened in a side portion closer to the side than the center portion of the bottom portion, and the shutter is configured to move between a position closer to the side where it closes the drop hole portion and a position closer to the center where it opens the drop hole portion.

4. 2. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of storage sections has an opening at the top, and the opening is formed so as to be openable and closable by a lid.

5. 2. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of storage sections are arranged horizontally in accordance with the days of the week.

6. 2. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of storage sections are arranged vertically in accordance with time periods.

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