JP2003325643A - Drug storage casing with alarm - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drug storage casing with an alarm effectively preventing from forgetting doses by surely displaying an alarm of a drug dosing time according to a plurality of drug storage regions and facilitating the confirmation of the alarm set time and taking-out of the drug to be dosed. <P>SOLUTION: This drug storage casing with the alarm is integrally formed with a drug storage part 23 partitioned into the plurality of storage regions 23a, 23b, and 23c, a lid body 28 opening closing the drug storage part 23, a setting display part 26 having a setting part 25 individually setting the dosing times of the drugs stored in the respective storage regions 23a, 23b, and 23c and a display part 24 displaying the setting time and a present time, and an alarm part issuing the alarm at the set time with a casing body 22 so as to facilitating the confirmation of the drug dosing time for each time and the taking-out of the drug. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm-equipped medicine container which can inform the user of the time of taking a medicine and prevent the patient from forgetting to take the medicine when taking the medicine at predetermined intervals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a patient who has been taking a medicine every predetermined time may sometimes take the medicine or forget to take it after a time specified by a doctor or a prescription. In order to prevent forgetting to take such medicines,
A medicine container having a plurality of compartments for storing the type and amount of medicine to be taken every day and night has been put into practical use.

Further, an alarm-equipped medicine container in which an alarm device is attached to the medicine container having the plurality of accommodating portions is proposed (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-22346, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-136, etc.). ). This alarm-equipped medicine container is for presetting the time for taking the medicine, and for each time the set time comes, an alarm sound is emitted to call attention to take the medicine.

[0004]

However, in the medicine container with an alarm shown in the above-mentioned conventional example, the lid body that opens and closes the medicine container by the setting display section for setting and displaying the alarm occurrence time. Therefore, when setting or displaying the alarm occurrence time, it is necessary to store the medicine to be stored in a predetermined storage area and close the lid. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the setting operation and the display of the set time and the like.

Further, when the alarm generation time is set, the setting display section is designed to perform it at one place. For this reason,
Switching when setting alarms for multiple storage areas becomes complicated, and it is difficult to check the set time. Therefore, there is a possibility that a patient having different types and doses of medicine each time such as morning, daytime, and night may take the medicine differently from the set time.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent the forgetting of the medicine from being effectively prevented by surely displaying the alarm setting display of the medicine taking time for each of a plurality of medicine storage areas.
(EN) Provided is a medicine container with an alarm which facilitates confirmation of an alarm set time and taking out of a medicine to be taken.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a medicine container with an alarm according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a medicine storage section partitioned into a plurality of storage areas, and the medicine storage section. A lid body that opens and closes, a setting display section that sets and displays the dose time of the medicine stored in the medicine storage section, and an alarm section that issues an alarm at the set time are integrally formed in the container body. Characterize.

According to the present invention, the container main body is provided with a medicine storage portion,
It is equipped with a setting display section for setting and displaying the medication time of the medicine stored in this medicine storage section, and an alarm section for emitting an alarm sound at the set time, so that it is easy to confirm that it is time to take the medicine. It is possible to prevent forgetting to take medicine.
Further, since the medicine storage portion, the setting display portion, the alarm portion, etc. are integrally formed on the container body, it is possible to store and take out the medicine while confirming the contents displayed on the setting display portion, and also for portability. Is also excellent.

Further, since the display section of the setting display section is composed of the current time display section and the alarm setting display section corresponding to each storage area of the medicine storage section, the alarm setting time from the current time is set. Can be confirmed at a glance.

Further, when the lid is slidably attached to the medicine container, the opening / closing area can be adjusted according to the size of the medicine to be stored or taken out, and the opened / closed state can be maintained. can do. Also,
The lid may be rotatably opened and closed via a hinge. With such a structure, the opening is widened and it becomes easy to store and take out the medicine.

If the lid can be opened and closed independently for each storage area, the medicine to be taken each time will not be mistaken. This is especially effective when the type and amount of the medicine to be taken differ depending on the time taken.

Further, if a lock mechanism is provided on the lid body and the container body and the lock mechanism is released based on an alarm signal issued from an alarm section, the lid of the storage area where the alarm is generated opens. You can take out the medicine you should take.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The alarm-equipped medicine container according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a medicine container with an alarm according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a surface of the medicine container with an alarm, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a back surface of the medicine container with an alarm. Is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
A medicine container with an alarm (hereinafter referred to as a medicine container) 21 of the embodiment includes a medicine container 23 on a surface 22a of a box-shaped container body 22, a display unit 24 having a liquid crystal display, and a setting unit 2.
5 is provided with a setting display unit 26, and an alarm unit 27 having a speaker 29 on the back surface 22b of the container body 22.
Is provided. In addition, the surface 22 of the container body 22
A lid 28 is slidably attached to a, and the lid 28 opens and closes the medicine storage portion 23.

The container body 22 is formed of plastic into a box shape, and the size thereof is set from the palm size to the A5 size in consideration of portability. The medicine storage portion 23 is the surface 2 of the container body 22.
Three storage areas 23a, 23b, 23c in which 2a is recessed
And each of the storage areas 23a, 23b, 2
The medicine to be taken at a time is stored in 3c. Although the medicine storage portion 23 of the present embodiment is formed by recessing the surface 22a of the container body 22 at three places, the whole is widely recessed and the inside is
You may make it the structure divided into three by the one partition plate.

The setting display section 26 includes a display section 24 and a setting section 2.
5 and. As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 24 includes a current time display unit 24a and three alarm time display units 24b, 24c, 24d, and all the time display units can be listed. Setting unit 25
Is a mode select key 30 and an hour setting key 31 for switching the setting operation of the present time and three alarm setting times.
a, minute setting key 31b and start / stop key 32
Is equipped with. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an alarm unit 27 including a small speaker 29 is provided on the back surface 22b of the container main body 22, and an electronic sound is emitted for about 10 seconds at the alarm setting time. ing.

The lid 28 is formed of a single plastic plate that covers the entire drug storage portion 23, and is slidably mounted on the surface 22a of the container body 22. A mounting portion 33, which is recessed by the thickness of the lid 28, is provided on the surface 22a of the container body 22 so as to be integrated with the surface 22a of the container body 22 when the lid 28 is mounted. Further, the lid 28 is mounted so as not to be displaced from the opening of the medicine storage portion 23, and is fitted to the mounting portion 33 in order to facilitate taking out the medicine with the opening having a predetermined width. Several fitting protrusions 35 are provided on the recess 34 and the lid 28. If a transparent or thin plastic material is used for the lid 28, the medicine stored in the medicine storing portion 23 can be easily confirmed.

Inside the container body 22, a battery case is provided in which a setting operation by the setting unit 25, a display of the current time and setting contents by the display unit 24, a drive circuit for driving the speaker 29, and a battery serving as a power source are put. Etc. are built in.

Next, an example of the operation of the medicine container 21 having the above structure will be described with reference to FIG. This medicine container 21
To use, first set the current time. For this setting, after switching to the current time setting mode with the mode select key 30, the hour setting key 31a and the minute setting key 31b are operated while checking the liquid crystal display of the current time display portion 24a to set the correct time. The current time setting is validated by pressing the mode select key 30 once.
Next, as for actual use, first, medicines to be taken in the morning, daytime, night, etc. are individually stored in the respective storage areas 23a, 23b, 23c. Then, each of the storage areas 23
The alarm setting time for each of a, 23b, and 23c is checked while checking the liquid crystal display of the display unit 24 of the setting display unit 26.
Set with 5. Labels (time, alarm 1, alarm 2, alarm 3) corresponding to each display area in the display unit 24 are attached to the panel surface of the setting display unit 26. The "time" indicates the current time, and "alarm 1"
Is a storage area 23a, "Alarm 2" is a storage area 23b,
"Alarm 3" corresponds to the storage area 23c. When the alarm 1 is set, it becomes valid by pressing the mode select key 30 twice, the alarm 2 becomes valid 3 times, and the alarm 3 becomes valid 4 times. Thus, after selecting the alarm number to be set by the mode select key 30, the alarm occurrence time is set by the hour setting key 31a and the minute setting key 31b. When the set alarm is released, the mode select key 30
When the start / stop key 32 is pressed after selecting the alarm number to be released by, OFF is displayed on the display unit 24 and the alarm setting is released. In addition, this example of use is an example of taking the medicine three times a day in the morning, daytime, night, etc., but in the case of taking the medicine twice a day only in the morning and night, for example, The medicines may be stored in the storage areas 23a and 23c, and the alarm 1 and the alarm 3 may be set.

When the above setting operation is performed, an electronic sound is emitted from the speaker 29 every time the alarm setting time comes, and it is time to take the medicine. You can inform someone who is there. Note that the electronic sound of the alarm can be arbitrarily changed by setting the ringing time, the ringing interval, the type of melody, and the like.

According to the medicine container 21 described above, an alarm is generated at every set time, so that it is possible to prevent accidentally forgetting to take medicine. Although this is effective for the elderly and children, it is a small size that makes it convenient to carry, so it is an effective means to prevent forgetting to take it even for salaried workers who often go out. obtain. In this way, since it can be used on a daily basis, a person who takes it at a fixed time every day need only refill the medicine at the beginning of the day without changing the alarm setting time. Further, the medicine container 21 is provided with three medicine accommodating regions in order to ensure portability.
In the case of forming it as a stationary type on which a patient's pillow or the like is placed, it is possible to increase the medicine storage area so that the apparatus can be used in units of several days.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the alarm-equipped medicine container (medicine container) 41 of the second embodiment. The medicine container 41 includes a medicine container 43 on a surface 42a of a box-shaped container body 42 and a setting display unit 26 including a display unit 24 and a setting unit 25 similar to those shown in the first embodiment. A speaker (not shown) for generating an alarm sound is provided on the back surface of the container body 42. The first
The difference from the medicine container 21 of the embodiment is that there are three storage areas 43a, 43b, 43c provided in the medicine container 43.
That is, the lids 48a, 48b, 48c can be independently opened and closed. Configuration of the three storage areas 43a, 43b, 43c and their lids 48
Since the opening / closing mechanisms of a, 48b, and 48c are all the same, the storage area 43a will be described below as a representative. One end of the lid 48a is rotatably attached via a hinge 44a provided at one end of the storage area 43a. On the other hand, a lock mechanism 45a is provided at the other end of the storage area 43a and the lid 48a. This lock mechanism 45a
Is a female portion 46a provided on the inner wall of the storage area 43a,
The lid 48a includes a male portion 47a provided on the back surface thereof and fitted to the female portion 46a, and a lock release button 49a provided on the outer wall surface of the container body 42. In such a lock mechanism 45a, by closing the lid 48a, the male portion 47a is fitted into the female portion 46a to be in a locked state. To release this locked state, the male portion 47a is disengaged from the female portion 46a by pressing the unlock button 49a, and the lid 48a can be opened. A spring (not shown) is incorporated in the hinge 44a, and the lid 48a is supported in an open state as shown in the figure by the elastic force of the spring while the lock mechanism 45a is not operating.

Further, the lock mechanism 45a can be operated to release the lock in synchronization with each alarm mechanism of the setting display section 26. For example, if each lock is released at the alarm generation time set in the storage area 43a, only the lid 48a can be opened. This prevents the medicine stored in the separate storage areas 43b and 43c from being accidentally taken. Such a function is effective when the type or dose of the medicine to be taken is different each time.

[0024]

As explained above, according to the alarm-equipped medicine container according to the present invention, the medicine storage portion is set in the container body and the setting display portion for setting and displaying the dose time of the medicine stored in the medicine storage portion. Further, since the alarm unit for emitting an alarm sound at the set time is provided, it is possible to easily confirm that it is time to take the medicine and prevent forgetting to take the medicine. Also,
Since the medicine storage section, setting display section, alarm section, etc. are integrally formed on the container body, it is possible to store and take out medicines while checking the displayed contents of the setting display section, and it is also excellent in portability. ing.

Further, since the display section of the setting display section is composed of the current time display and the alarm setting display section corresponding to each storage area of the medicine storage section, the alarm setting time is displayed together with the current time. You can check at a glance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medicine container with alarm according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a surface of the alarm-containing medicine container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the back surface of the alarm-containing medicine container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a medicine container with alarm according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

21,41 Medicine container with alarm 22,42 Container body 23 medicine storage 23a, 23b, 23c storage area 24 Display 25 setting section 26 Setting display 27 Alarm unit 28 Lid 29 speakers 43 medicine storage 43a, 43b, 43c storage area 44a, 44b, 44c Hinge 45a, 45b, 45c lock mechanism 48a, 48b, 48c lid

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A medicine storage section partitioned into a plurality of storage areas, a lid for opening and closing the medicine storage section, and a setting display section for setting and displaying a dose time of the medicine stored in the medicine storage section. A medicine container with an alarm, characterized in that an alarm unit for issuing an alarm at the set time is integrally formed on the container body. 2. The setting display unit includes a current time, a setting unit for setting an alarm occurrence time, and a display unit for displaying the setting content, and the setting unit and the display unit are provided in the medicine storage unit. The alarm-equipped medicine container according to claim 1, wherein setting and display are performed corresponding to each accommodation area. 3. The medicine container with an alarm according to claim 1, wherein the lid body slidably opens and closes the medicine container. 4. The medicine container with an alarm according to claim 1, wherein the lid body rotatably opens and closes the medicine container. 5. The medicine container with alarm according to claim 1, wherein the lid can be opened and closed independently for each storage area of the medicine storage section. 6. The medicine container with alarm according to claim 1, wherein the lid has a lock mechanism, and unlocks based on an alarm signal issued from the alarm unit.