medicine cabinet

Abstract

To provide a medicine box that can be attached under a desk, particularly for elderly people. [Solution] The medicine box 1 is composed of one first box body 2 and seven second box bodies, and six first partition plates 8 connected to the first top plate 4, first bottom plate 5 and first back plate 7 are provided parallel to the first side plate 6 so as to divide the internal space of the first box body 2 into seven sections, and an attachment portion 9 is provided on the upper outer side of the first top plate 4, and the top of the second box body is open, and three second partition plates connected to the second bottom plate and two second side plates are provided parallel to the second front plate so as to divide the internal space of the second box body into four small internal spaces, and a drawer portion is provided on the front outer side of the second front plate, and the seven second box bodies are stored in one first box body 2 so that each can be freely drawn out independently.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a medicine box, particularly to a medicine box that can be attached under a desk and is intended for the elderly, those who require assistance, and those who require care. [Background technology]

[0002] There are various types of conventional medicine boxes, but those aimed at the elderly, those requiring assistance, those requiring care, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the elderly, etc.) often have indications such as the date, day of the week, and time of day to take medicine to prevent forgetting to take medicine or taking too much, and all of them are medicine boxes that are placed on a desk or the like.

[0003] However, elderly people often eat at a fixed seat, and placing the medicine box on the table at that seat can interfere with serving food, etc. Also, if the medicine box is placed somewhere other than on the table, it is inconvenient because the person has to go to that place to get the medicine box.

[0004] For example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 discloses a medication support device that includes eight small boxes and a terminal, where the eight small boxes are combined into one, with seven of the eight boxes being medicine boxes for each day of the week, with the lids displaying the day of the week and displaying indicator lights, and the terminal having a display unit that displays the date and day of the week and controlling the indicator lights on the lids of the small boxes to encourage the user to take medication from the medicine box for each day of the week.

[0005] Furthermore, the invention described in Patent Document 2 discloses a medicine case in which the lid can be opened each time the medicine is taken to remove the medicine from the small box, the medicine case having a plurality of connected bodies made up of a plurality of the small boxes, each of which has a rectangular shape with a rectangular opening and a pair of flat first side walls adjacent to a pair of opposing sides of the opening, and further having a hinge portion that rotatably supports the lid, which opens and closes the opening of each small box individually.

[0006] On the other hand, the invention described in Patent Document 3 discloses a medicine box for preventing forgetting to take medicine or taking too much medicine, which is characterized by having a drawer handle on the front, a date and number card insertion section inside, and multiple medicine storage cases with movable partitions, a medicine box main frame to which a document storage case is individually and detachably attached, multiple date and number cards, and the names of the days of the week written on the top edge frame of the medicine box main body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2025-038365 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-198648 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-180798 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] In the medicine box of the invention of Patent Document 1, the eight small boxes have lids on the top that can be opened and closed, so it is intended to be placed on a desk or the like and is not designed to be installed under a desk, so it cannot be used under a desk.

[0009] Furthermore, the medicine case of the invention in Patent Document 2 also has a lid on the top that opens and closes, so it is intended to be placed on a desk or the like and is not designed to be attached under a desk, so it cannot be used under a desk.

[0010] Furthermore, the medicine box of the invention of Patent Document 3 is designed to be placed on a desk or the like and is not designed to be attached under a desk, so it cannot be used under a desk.

[0011] The purpose of this invention is to provide a medicine box that can be installed under a desk. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] After careful consideration of the above-mentioned problems, the inventor focused on the fact that elderly people, in particular, usually eat at fixed seats, and came up with the idea of ​​a medicine box that can be attached under a desk so that people can take their medicine at their seat after eating.

[0013] That is, the present invention is a medicine box, which is composed of one first box body and seven second box bodies, and the first box body is composed of one first top plate, one first bottom plate, two first side plates, and one first back plate, and six first partition plates are provided parallel to the first side plates and connected to the first top plate, the first bottom plate, and the first back plate so as to divide the internal space of the first box body into seven sections, and an attachment part is provided on the upper outer side of the first top plate, and the second box body is composed of one second front plate and one The medicine box is characterized in that it is composed of a second bottom plate, two second side plates, and one second back plate, and the top is open, three second partition plates are connected to the second bottom plate and two second side plates and are provided parallel to the second front plate so as to divide the internal space of the second box body into four small internal spaces, and a drawer section is provided on the front outer side of the second front plate, and seven second box bodies are housed in one first box body so as to be independently and freely drawable. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] The medicine box of this invention is designed to be able to be attached under a desk, which is particularly convenient for elderly people as it can be attached under the desk of their designated seat, allowing them to take their medicine on the spot after meals. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] The drawings illustrate particular embodiments of the invention according to the present disclosure, including essential features of the invention as well as alternative and preferred embodiments. [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a medicine box according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a perspective view of a first box according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second box according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 10 is a partially enlarged schematic plan view showing one second box being pulled out from a first box according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 5] 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a container is accommodated in a second box according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a medicine box according to another embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] One embodiment of the medicine box according to the present invention is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the medicine box 1 is composed of one first box body 2, seven second box bodies 3, each plate material, each member, etc. There are no particular restrictions on the materials of these first box body 2, second box body 3, each plate material, each member, etc., but synthetic resin is preferred from the viewpoints of ensuring strength and reducing weight.

[0018] There are no particular restrictions on size, but because elderly people and the like are typically prescribed larger doses of medication, it is preferable that the four small internal spaces SP of the second box 3, described below, be sized so that various medications can be easily picked up and dispensed with the fingers. From this perspective, if the small internal spaces SP are length L x width W x depth D, then L is preferably 25 mm or more, more preferably 30 mm or more, and even more preferably 35 mm or more. W is preferably 15 mm or more, more preferably 20 mm or more, and even more preferably 25 mm or more. D is preferably 4 mm or more, more preferably 6 mm or more, and even more preferably 8 mm or more.

[0019] On the other hand, when the overall size of the medicine box 1 is taken into consideration, from the viewpoint of not causing any obstruction when it is installed under a desk, the small internal space SP, where length L x width W x depth D, is preferably L 50 mm or less, more preferably L 45 mm or less, and even more preferably L 40 mm or less. Furthermore, W 40 mm or less is preferable, W 35 mm or less is more preferable, and W 30 mm or less is even more preferable. Furthermore, D 14 mm or less is preferable, D 12 mm or less is more preferable, and D 10 mm or less is even more preferable.

[0020] These L, W, and D can be independently selected within the aforementioned ranges. Therefore, taking these into consideration, the sizes of the medicine box 1, the first box body 2, the second box body 3, each plate material, each member, etc., and the container 16 described later can be appropriately designed.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, the first box body 2 is composed of one first top plate 4, one first bottom plate 5, two first side plates 6, and one first back plate 7. Six first partition plates 8 are provided parallel to the first side plates 6 and connect to the first top plate 4, first bottom plate 5, and first back plate 7 so as to divide the internal space of the first box body 2 into seven sections. There are no particular restrictions on the thickness of these plates, but from the viewpoint of strength, a thickness of 1.4 mm or more is preferable, 1.6 mm or more is more preferable, and 1.8 mm or more is even more preferable. From the viewpoint of weight reduction, a thickness of 2.4 mm or less is preferable, 2.2 mm or less is more preferable, and 2.0 mm or less is even more preferable.

[0022] These seven sections correspond to the days of the week, and from the left as viewed from the front, they correspond to, for example, "Monday," "Tuesday," "Wednesday," "Thursday," "Friday," "Saturday," and "Sunday." The days of the week may be displayed on the front of the drawer 15, for example. However, if the drawer is designed to be installed under a desk, it is preferable to display the days on the top surface of the drawer 15. As mentioned above, the material of each plate is not particularly limited, but synthetic resin is preferred from the viewpoints of strength and lightness. The size can be appropriately designed in accordance with the L, W, and D dimensions mentioned above. The material of the drawer 15, which will be described later, is also preferably synthetic resin, similar to the materials of the plates and components. The size is preferably large enough to display the days of the week and to be able to pinch or hook the second box 3 with one's fingers to pull it out.

[0023] An attachment portion 9 is provided on the upper outer side of the first top plate 4 of the first box body 2, allowing the medicine box 1 to be attached to the underside of a desk. The attachment portion 9 may be made of double-sided tape, allowing attachment to the underside of a desk. It is also preferable to provide one side (male side) of a hook-and-loop fastener on the attachment portion 9 and the other side (female side) of the hook-and-loop fastener on the underside of the desk for easy attachment and detachment. In particular, when considering the state in which the medicine box 1 is removed from the desk, it is preferable to provide the other side (female side) of the hook-and-loop fastener with a flat surface on the underside of the desk, since this will not cause any obstruction even if the knee or the like comes into contact with it. From the viewpoint of easy attachment and detachment, it is also preferable to provide a magnet on the attachment portion 9 and a thin iron or steel plate on the underside of the desk. Of course, in this case, it is also possible to provide a thin iron or steel plate on the attachment portion 9 and a magnet on the underside of the desk.

[0024] As shown in Figure 3, the second box body 3 is composed of one second front panel 10, one second bottom panel 11, two second side panels 12, and one second back panel 13, and the top is open.

[0025] Three second partition plates 14 are provided parallel to the second front plate 10 and connected to the second bottom plate 11 and two second side plates 12 to divide the internal space of the second box body 3 into four small internal spaces SP. There are no particular restrictions on the thickness of these partition plates 14, but from the viewpoint of strength, it is preferably 1.4 mm or more, more preferably 1.6 mm or more, and even more preferably 1.8 mm or more. From the viewpoint of weight reduction, it is preferably 2.4 mm or less, more preferably 2.2 mm or less, and even more preferably 2.0 mm or less.

[0026] The height of the three partition plates 14 is set so that they do not protrude from the top of the second side plate 12, and the three second partition plates 14 are spaced at approximately equal intervals to prevent contact and obstruction when inserting or removing the second box body 3 from the first box body 2. The reason for this approximately equal spacing is that it is easy to use regardless of the amount of drug.

[0027] It is also preferable that the second bottom plate 11 of the second box 3 be marked with four time periods, such as "morning," "afternoon," "evening," and "before bedtime," in order from the front. Such markings allow the user to visually identify the time period when the second box 3, installed under a desk, is pulled out to take medicine. For example, if the user places the second box 3 in the first box 2 after taking medicine in the "morning," and then pulls out the second box 3 from the first box 2 to take medicine in the "afternoon," the small space SP at the front is empty, and the "morning" marking is visible. Therefore, the user can pull out the second box 3 further and take the "afternoon" medicine without making a mistake. The same applies to taking medicine in the "evening" and "before bedtime."

[0028] As mentioned above, the drawer section 15 is provided on the outer front side of the second front panel 10, and is structured so that it can be held with fingers or hooked. The days of the week may be displayed on the front side of the drawer section 15, but it is preferable to display them on the top side, as this makes it easier to see which of the seven second boxes 3 corresponds to which day of the week when the device is attached under a desk as mentioned above.

[0029] 4 is a partially enlarged schematic plan view showing a state in which the leftmost second box body 3 is pulled out from the first box body 2 of a medicine box 1 according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, a protrusion 6a is provided at the frontmost part of the leftmost first side plate 6 of the first box body 2, and a protrusion 8a is provided at the frontmost part of the first partition plate 8 of the first box body 2.

[0030] The protrusion 6a may be provided continuously in a straight line from the upper end to the lower end of the first side plate 6. Furthermore, the protrusion 8a may be provided continuously in a straight line at the front end of the first partition plate 8 of the first box body 2 from the upper end to the lower end of the first partition plate 8.

[0031] The second side plate 12 connected to each of the three partition plates 14 of the second box body 3 has recesses 12a on the outer side thereof.

[0032] This recess 12a may be provided in a continuous line extending from the upper end to the lower end of the second side plate 12. In particular, even if recess 12a is provided at this connecting portion, the necessary thickness is ensured, so that sufficient strength can be maintained.

[0033] These protrusions 8a and recesses 12a are engaged with each other to form a so-called ratchet structure, so that when the second box body 3 is pulled out from the first box body 2, for example, when taking a "morning" medicine, the "morning" time slot can be temporarily maintained in the engaged state, thereby reliably recognizing the time slot for taking the medicine. Similarly, the other time slots of "afternoon," "evening," and "before going to bed" can also be temporarily maintained in the engaged state, thereby reliably recognizing each time slot.

[0034] In this way, the seven second boxes 3 are housed in one first box 2 so that each can be freely pulled out independently (see FIGS. 1 and 4).

[0035] FIG. 5 shows how the containers 16 are stored in the small internal space SP of the second box 3 according to the time periods of "morning," "afternoon," "evening," and "before bedtime." Note that FIG. 5 shows an example corresponding to the "afternoon" time period. By storing medicines according to each time period in this container 16, the container 16 can be removed from the second box 3 at each time period when the medicine is to be taken, making it very convenient to take the medicine. Furthermore, storing medicines according to each time period in the container 16 can be done simply and easily.

[0036] Another embodiment is shown in Figure 6. In this embodiment, four fixing parts that can be fixed with wood screws or the like are provided at the four corners of the top surface of the first box body 2 of the medicine box 1. According to this embodiment, even if it is difficult to ensure adhesive strength with double-sided tape or the like, it is possible to reliably attach the medicine box 1 to a desk or the like. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 1 medicine cabinet 2. First box 3 Second box 4 First top plate 5 First base plate 6 First side panel 7 First back panel 8 First partition 9 Mounting part 10 Second front panel 11 Second base plate 12 Second side panel 13 Second Backboard 14 Second partition 15 Drawer section 16 Containment Unit

Claims

1. A medicine cabinet, The medicine box is composed of one first box body and seven second box bodies, the first box body is composed of one first top plate, one first bottom plate, two first side plates, and one first back plate, six first partition plates connected to the first top plate, the first bottom plate, and the first back plate are provided parallel to the first side plates so as to divide the internal space of the first box body into seven sections; An attachment portion is provided on an upper outer side of the first top plate, the second box body is composed of one second front plate, one second bottom plate, two second side plates, and one second back plate, and has an open top; three second partition plates connected to the second bottom plate and the two second side plates are provided parallel to the second front plate so as to divide the internal space of the second box body into four small internal spaces; A drawer portion is provided on the front outer side of the second front panel, The seven second boxes are accommodated in one first box so that each can be freely pulled out independently. A medicine cabinet characterized by:

2. the first side plates and the first partition plate of the first box body are provided with first locking portions, the two second side plates of the second box body are provided with second locking portions, 2. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the first locking portion and the second locking portion are lockable with each other.

3. 3. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the days of the week are displayed on the top surface of the drawer.

4. 3. The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the small internal space of the second box body is capable of accommodating a container.

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