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EP0761563A1
EP0761563A1 EP96113594A EP96113594A EP0761563A1 EP 0761563 A1 EP0761563 A1 EP 0761563A1 EP 96113594 A EP96113594 A EP 96113594A EP 96113594 A EP96113594 A EP 96113594A EP 0761563 A1 EP0761563 A1 EP 0761563A1
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tablet dispenser
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Bernd Schreckenberg
Ludger Südkamp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/03—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
    • B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
    • B65D2583/0481—One reciprocating action, e.g. to or from

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  • the invention relates to a tablet dispenser with a housing with a lid and base part which can be inserted therein and with a slide which passes axially through the housing.
  • Preparations of active ingredients in a homogeneous mixture with carrier and filling materials in the form of solid tablets for single dosing are known and widely used in the state of health care, combating diseases, strengthening the constitution and the like.
  • Such tablets are either individually packaged as so-called film tablets on one-sided transparent carrier cards (blister packs), or they can be poured in bulk into a tubular or bottle-shaped storage container that can be closed with a removable lid.
  • This form of storage and performance has a number of disadvantages.
  • the removable closure should close as gas and moisture-tight as possible, it can often only be removed from the storage container or put back on with great effort.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a tablet dispenser of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1, which is so far improved that it avoids the aforementioned disadvantages and difficulties, and to a certain extent only one by pressing a button from a pile of tablets Tablet donates, avoids the opening of a closure and can be hermetically sealed again without effort after the removal of the individual tablet without contamination of further tablets, whereby this tablet dispenser is furthermore to be suitable for a very economical production and problem-free disposal.
  • the design according to the invention results in a surprisingly uncomplicated manner in a novel tablet dispenser which, with a finger pressure, preferably thumb pressure, dispenses a tablet onto the resilient lid member through the base part in each case, without the housing needing to be opened and without the rest being left tablets present in the dispenser can be contacted and contaminated by the person taking them or with the environment, and the removal of a single tablet can be carried out easily and without effort.
  • the tablet dispenser is designed according to its training according to the invention so that it is extremely economical to manufacture, assemble and assemble.
  • the slide designed as a donor organ can be clipped into a connecting element of the cover in the upper region by means of an actuating rod connected to it, and furthermore the cover itself and also the base part can each be clipped into the preferably rotationally symmetrical housing.
  • This training is therefore particularly suitable for a fully automatic assembly of the individual parts forming the tablet dispenser, e.g. B. by means of a mechanical-automatic device and this is thus extremely inexpensive to manufacture, assemble and assemble.
  • the cover is designed as a resilient return element with an upward concave curvature made of soft-elastic plastic.
  • the solution found here is not only practical, but also saves money, is elegant and enables it to be operated without opening the container.
  • a hermetic dispensing of the tablets contained in the container is further made possible with great advantage that the slide in the lower area has one tablet each and an adequate through-opening in the bottom part which is designed so as to be penetrable, the bottom part having an between-through position formed with the through-opening with opening of the passage opening and a blocking position with closure of the passage opening arranged rotary lock.
  • the tablet dispenser shown in FIG. 1 has a housing (1) and a cover (3) which can be inserted therein, and a base part (20).
  • the housing (1) has an externally smooth, preferably cylindrical, three-dimensional form in terms of production technology and is advantageously made of plastic.
  • the housing has an axially movable slider (10), when actuated one tablet (41) through the passage opening (21) in the bottom part (20) with the aid of the arranged at the slider end Allotment organ (15) is conveyed out.
  • the slide (10) has an actuating rod (11) which can be clipped into a connecting element (5) of the cover (3) at the upper end. With this, the slide is connected to the cover (3) in a non-positive and positive manner, the cover (3) being designed as a resilient return element with an upwardly concave curvature (4) made of soft-elastic plastic.
  • the slide (10) has a tablet (41) in the lower area and an adequate through-opening (21) in the bottom part (20) which is designed to be penetrable, and the bottom part (20) has one with a through-opening (21 ) trained, adjustable between a passage position by opening the passage opening (21) and a blocking position by closing the passage opening (30).
  • This twist lock (30) can be conveniently handled via the outer diameter of the housing (1) with a non-slip knurling (31) and its angle of rotation can be limited by stoppers. However, these are not shown in the interest of a better overview and can be implemented by the person skilled in the art in any manner known per se.
  • the slide (10) at the lower end of the actuating rod (11) slopes obliquely into an approximately semicircular shape that can be extended along the inner wall of the housing at a short distance and defines an upper storage space (22) in the housing (1) - Downward inclined intermediate floor (23), which continues with a vertical apron (24) against the floor part (20) and in cooperation with a vertical guide (25) arranged at a distance from the housing inner wall, as best shown in FIG.
  • a funnel-shaped chute (28) which can be delimited by lateral guide webs (26) or (27) is formed, one of the webs (26) on the guide (25) and the other web (27) with the formation of the allotment member ( 15) is arranged on the apron (24).
  • the apron (24) is formed on both vertical sides and the intermediate floor (23) on its upper semicircular boundary with little clearance from the inner wall of the housing. Furthermore, the apron (24) has recesses in the area of the metering member (15), forming shoulders on both sides (16) or (17) next to a central sliding piece (18), the shoulders (16, 17) serving as stop stops for limiting the vertical axial movement of the slide (10) relative to the outlet opening (21) are formed. From Fig. 2 it can also be seen that the metering member (15) has the shape of a spoon in a vertical orientation.
  • Figure 3 shows a bottom view and an enlarged view of the bottom part (20) within the inner wall of the housing (1).
  • the bottom part (20) is clipped into the housing (1). It is designed as a twist lock (30) and has the passage opening (21). It has the basic shape of a rectangle with a chamfered outer edge and continues to the other side in a slot (19). These serve for the passage of the apron (24) with the dispensing element (15) arranged thereon.
  • the bottom part (20) could be designed as a twist lock (30) in the lower housing area.
  • the dispenser is secured in the delivery state in that the rotary lock (30) is set so that the opening is rotated to the position of the slide (10) and is therefore closed. This is at the same time the slide (10) is locked in its vertical movement possibility.
  • the screw cap (30) must now be turned back as far as it will go, so that the opening (21a, Fig. 3) comes into the outlet area of the metering element (15) of the slide (10) and the dispensing process can take place.
  • the rotary lock (30) can be turned back again and thus the slide (10) can be locked in its mobility and the passage opening (21) can be closed.
  • the rotary lock (30) prevents a dosing process when the cover (3) - which is only installed after the dispenser has been filled - is pressed because the slide (10) due to the clip (11) being clipped into the connecting element (5) of the cover ( 3) seeks to deflect the necessary force downwards, which would result in actuation in the sense of a dosing process. This is prevented when the twist lock is installed in the locked position.
  • the twist lock (30) also forms a transport lock when the dispenser is delivered filled, without outer packaging. An unwanted donation process cannot be triggered by a stack in the box.
  • Figure 4 shows a close distance above the rotary lock (30) a cover plate (32) which ensures that the passage opening (21) in the closed position (21a, Fig. 3) is completely covered from the inside, so that there is a hermetic Closure of the bottom part (20) results.
  • a cover plate (32) which ensures that the passage opening (21) in the closed position (21a, Fig. 3) is completely covered from the inside, so that there is a hermetic Closure of the bottom part (20) results.
  • the design of the cover (3) for the dispenser as a flexible spring is particularly expedient, the slide (10) being withdrawn again after being pushed through due to the restoring force of the material, and the next dispensing process can be carried out. Due to this flexible cover (3), no additional spring needs to be attached in the slide area of the dispenser. This makes it possible to manufacture the entire device uniformly from plastic, which significantly improves the disposal and recycling of the empty dispenser. Furthermore, with the flexible cover (3) there is the possibility of sealing the upper housing area cleanly over the entire period of use and thus preventing the ingress of dust or splash water and / or preventing the tablets from absorbing moisture.
  • the tablet dispenser is expedient, uncomplicated to manufacture and assemble and is therefore suitable for inexpensive, occasionally fully automated mass production.
  • the invention optimally achieves the task set out above.

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  • Encapsulation Of And Coatings For Semiconductor Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
EP96113594A 1995-09-02 1996-08-24 Distributeur de comprimés Expired - Lifetime EP0761563B1 (fr)

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DE29514137U DE29514137U1 (de) 1995-09-02 1995-09-02 Tablettenspender
DE29514137U 1995-09-02

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US6142337A (en) 2000-11-07
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DE59603209D1 (de) 1999-11-04
EP0761563B1 (fr) 1999-09-29

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