TABLET DISPENSING AND MANAGING CONTAINER

摘要

An upper case with a stopper projection that extends downward between an outlet and a dispensing standby space, in a situation where a container body is closed. A lower case with a pusher member that is positioned on a side opposed to the stopper projection with respect to the dispensing standby space, in a situation where the container body is closed, the pusher member being configured to, during an operation for opening the upper case, push a tablet located in the dispensing standby space toward the outlet. During the operation for opening the upper case, the stopper projection is configured to get over a side surface of the tablet located in the dispensing standby space, and is configured to stop an outlet-side surface of a tablet succeeding to the tablet having been located in the dispensing standby space. A sensor unit detects passage of one tablet to the outlet.

主权项

1. A tablet dispensing and managing container comprising:
an upper case and a lower case, the upper case and the lower case being configured to form a container body capable of containing a plurality of tablets together; a sensor unit configured to detect occurrence of dispensing of a tablet; a data recording unit configured to record a detection result by the sensor unit; and a battery for the data recording unit; wherein: when the upper case is slid with respect to the lower case, the container body is opened or closed; the lower case is provided with an outlet that is sized to allow only one tablet to be dispensed therefrom at a time, and with a dispensing standby space in communication with the outlet; the upper case is provided with a stopper projection that projects to between the outlet and the dispensing standby space, in a situation where the container body is closed; the lower case is provided with a pusher member that is positioned on a side opposed to the stopper projection with respect to the dispensing standby space, in a situation where the container body is closed, the pusher member being configured to, during an operation for opening the upper case, push a tablet located in the dispensing standby space toward the outlet; during the operation for opening the upper case, the stopper projection is configured to be deformed or displaced to get over a side surface of a tablet located in the dispensing standby space, and is configured to stop an outlet-side surface of a tablet succeeding to the tablet having been located in the dispensing standby space; and the sensor unit is configured to detect passage of one tablet moving from the dispensing standby space to the outlet so as to detect occurrence of dispensing of the tablet.