pop-up pillbox

Abstract

A spring-loaded pillbox includes a box body, at least one top cover, and at least one spring-loaded elastic block. The box body has at least one storage compartment. Each storage compartment has a snap-fit ​​button on its front side wall and a mounting seat on its top edge of its rear side wall. Each top cover is pivotally connected to the box body and its position corresponds to one of the storage compartments. The at least one spring-loaded elastic block is disposed in the at least one mounting seat of the box body. This spring-loaded pillbox has a simplified structure and can be directly manufactured by injection molding, thereby saving processing and assembly costs. It also has a portable size and is suitable for manufacturing in a form with multiple rows of storage compartments. Furthermore, the spring-loaded elastic block has minimal deformation, avoiding problems of elastic fatigue and permanent deformation. The small size of the spring-loaded elastic block further saves material costs.

Claims

1. A pop-up medicine box, comprising: A box body having at least one storage compartment, each of the at least one storage compartment having a front side wall and a rear side wall on opposite sides, each of the at least one storage compartment having an opening for retrieving items on the top surface of the box body, the box body having at least one mounting base and at least one fastening button; each of the at least one mounting base being disposed on the top edge of the rear side wall of one of the corresponding storage compartments, the top surface of the mounting base having a mounting groove; each of the at least one fastening button being disposed on the front side wall of one of the corresponding storage compartments; At least one top cover is pivotally connected to the box body. Each of the at least one top cover corresponds to one of the at least one storage compartments. Each of the at least one top cover has a rear end edge facing the rear sidewall of the corresponding storage compartment. The top cover is rotatable relative to the box body about the rear end edge, causing the retrieval opening of the storage compartment corresponding to the top cover to open, or to close and fasten relative to the retrieval opening to one of the at least one corresponding fastening buttons. When the top cover is closed relative to the retrieval opening... The top cover will cover the corresponding at least one mounting base of the box body; and at least one spring-loaded elastic block is disposed in the at least one mounting base of the box body. Each of the at least one spring-loaded elastic blocks has a base, an extension, a front wing and a rear wing. The base is fixed in the mounting groove of the mounting base. The extension extends upward from the top surface of the base. The front wing and the rear wing protrude laterally from opposite sides of the extension toward the front sidewall and the rear sidewall of the corresponding storage compartment, respectively.

2. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 1, wherein, The base of each of the at least one spring-loaded elastic blocks is fixed in a tight fit within the corresponding at least one mounting groove.

3. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 2, wherein, The cross-sectional dimension of the base of each of the at least one spring-loaded elastic blocks in the direction parallel to the top surface of the base is greater than the cross-sectional dimension of the corresponding at least one mounting groove in the direction parallel to the top surface of the mounting base.

4. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 1, wherein, The mounting groove of the at least one mounting base of the box body has two limiting protrusions on its groove wall. The opening width of the mounting groove is reduced at the location where the limiting protrusions are provided. The two limiting protrusions press against the top surface of the base of the corresponding at least one spring-loaded elastic block.

5. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the at least one mounting bases has a recessed top surface forming a front groove and a rear groove. The front groove and the rear groove are respectively located on the front side and the rear side of the mounting groove and are connected to the mounting groove. Correspondingly, the front wing of the at least one spring-loaded elastic block is located in the front groove and the rear wing is located in the rear groove.

6. A pop-up pillbox as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The at least one storage compartment includes multiple storage compartments arranged in multiple rows, with each row of storage compartments arranged in a straight line. Correspondingly, the at least one mounting base of the box body includes multiple mounting bases, which are respectively disposed on the top edge of the rear side wall of the storage compartments. The at least one top cover includes multiple top covers, which respectively cover the retrieval opening of the storage compartments. The at least one spring-loaded elastic block includes multiple spring-loaded elastic blocks, which are respectively fixed in the mounting groove of the mounting base.

7. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 6, wherein: Each of the at least one storage compartments of the box body has a storage opening formed on the bottom surface of the box body; the pop-up medicine box further includes a bottom cover, which is pivotally connected to the box body and can cover the storage opening of the at least one storage compartment of the box body. The bottom cover has a pivot edge and can rotate relative to the box body about the pivot edge as an axis of rotation, so that the bottom cover can be opened or closed relative to the storage opening.

8. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 7, wherein, The outer wall of the box is provided with a plurality of first positioning structures. The bottom cover has a side wall panel and a plurality of second positioning structures. The second positioning structures are located on the inner wall of the side wall panel. When the bottom cover is closed on the box, the side wall panel covers the outer wall of the box. The second positioning structures are respectively engaged and positioned with the first positioning structures.

9. The pop-up pillbox as described in claim 8, wherein, The bottom cover has at least one sealing protrusion, which is disposed on the inner surface of the bottom cover. When the bottom cover is closed on the box body, the at least one sealing protrusion protrudes into the at least one storage compartment, and each of the at least one sealing protrusion abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the corresponding at least one storage compartment.

10. A pop-up pillbox as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: Each of the at least one snap-fit ​​buttons in the housing has a connecting section and a snap-fit ​​protrusion. The connecting section is located at the bottom of the snap-fit ​​button and is connected to the outer side of the front sidewall, thereby forming a gap between the connecting section and the front sidewall. The snap-fit ​​protrusion extends into the gap between the connecting section and the front sidewall. Each of the at least one top cover has a snap-fit ​​ring located on the inner surface of the top cover and near the front edge of the top cover. When the snap-fit ​​ring extends into the gap between the connecting section and the front sidewall of the corresponding at least one snap-fit ​​button, the snap-fit ​​ring can engage with the snap-fit ​​protrusion of the snap-fit ​​button.

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