JPH0228406A - Automatic feeder for injection ampul and feed thereof by order - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make combined sets in accordance with prescriptions possible by sending ampuls from respective cartridges via respective chutes and conveyors to a stock section, picking up in accordance with prescribed combinations, sorting and combining the ampuls in sets. CONSTITUTION:Ampuls are stored according to their sizes in respective cartridges 1-4 and discharged from a control device (not shown) by takeout commands for specified ampuls according to prescriptions to respective chutes D. The ampuls in respective chutes are sent with respective horizontal transport conveyors 58-61 to a transfer loader 37 and temporarily stocked therein. Ampuls are picked up in combinations according to prescriptions with pushers 71-74 and delivered to a vertical conveyor 38. Thus, ampuls are transferred to a setting device 39, sorted in combined sets on a sorting case 82, and delivered to a takeout stage 83. Combined sets according to prescriptions are thus made possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an automatic supply device for injection drugs, and more particularly to an automatic supply device for injection ampoules that can be ordered by combining various injection ampoules according to a prescription, and The present invention relates to its supply method.

(Prior Art) In recent years, in the pharmaceutical sector, automatic tablet packaging machines, automatic powder packaging machines, etc. have been developed, and it has become possible to quickly and accurately provide medicines without requiring human labor.

By promoting the automation of pharmacy operations in this way, pharmacists' troublesome routine tasks can be reduced, and pharmacists can perform their original research tasks.
For example, it has become possible to concentrate on research into medicinal efficacy.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the devices configured as described above are only applicable to tablets and powders, and automatic supply devices for injections have not yet appeared.

In view of the above situation, the present invention aims to provide an automatic injection ampoule supply device that can quickly and accurately supply injection drugs, that is, a novel automatic injection ampoule supply device that can combine and set various ampoules according to a prescription, and its supply. The purpose is to provide a method.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic injection ampule supply device that can combine and dispense various ampoules according to a prescription, from multiple rows for stocking various injection ampoules. a shaker for dropping the stocked injection ampoules from the tip of each cartridge and discharging the various injection ampoules to a conveyance section, and a shaker located at each outlet of the chute for holding the injection ampoules. A first belt conveyor for transporting, a stage for stocking injection ampoules taken out from the belt conveyor, a busher for sequentially combining and picking up the injection ampoules stocked on the 8-stage, and a bushing for picking up the injection ampoules picked up from the 8-stage busher. The apparatus is provided with a second belt conveyor for conveying and a stage for arranging and centating injection ampoules from the second belt conveyor in units of combinations.

In addition, in an automatic injection ampoule supply method that allows various ampoules to be combined and set according to a prescription, there is a process of stocking various injection ampoules, and dropping the various stocked injection ampoules according to the order and discharging them to the conveying section. a step of holding and transporting the discharged injection ampoules, a step of combining and transferring the transported injection ampoules, and a step of arranging and setting the transferred injection ampoules in units of combinations. It has the following.

(Function) According to the present invention, as configured as described above, each injection ampoule is dispensed from the cartridge C to the shake D according to the prescription.
It is discharged to the first conveyance means E via. The injection ampoule taken out from the first conveyance means E is transferred to the transfer means F.
are combined and transferred by the second conveying means G. The transported injection ampoules are arranged in combination units by the setting means H,
Can be cent. Therefore, injection ampoules can be combined and quickly and accurately supplied according to a prescription without requiring any human intervention.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic order-based injection ampoule supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an order-based injection ampoule automatic supply system, and FIG. 3 is an order-based injection ampoule supply system according to the present invention. A schematic configuration diagram of the cartridge and chute of the automatic feeding device, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-TV in FIG. 3, and FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of a means, a 2nd conveyance means, and a setting means.

In the figure, A is the main body of the injection ampoule automatic supply device, 1 is a cartridge for stocking LL-sized injection ampoules (hereinafter simply referred to as ampoules), 2 is a cartridge repository for stocking L-sized ampoules, and 3 is M-sized ampoules. 4 is a cartridge for stocking S size ampoules, 5 to 8 are gates provided at the tip of each cartridge, and 9 is an ampoule. B is a control device, and the components of this control device B are as follows: 10 is a CPU (central processing unit), 11 is an R
OM, 12 is RAM, 13 is interface circuit (1/
F), 14 is a data input device, 15 is a data output device,
16 is an interface circuit (1/F), 17 is a keyboard with a display, 18 is a handy terminal, 19 is a card league, 20 is a printer, and 21 is a power supply section.

Further, the ampoule is discharged from the cartridge C via the chute D to the first conveyance means E.

The ampoules transported from the first transport means E are combined and transferred by the transfer means F, and then transported by the second transport means G. The transported ampules can be arranged and set by the setting means H in units of combinations.

Furthermore, what is provided in the injection ampoule automatic supply device main body A is shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, 31 is a gate drive motor M+, 32 is a gate control electromagnetic coil, 33 is a slip roller equipped with a drive motor M2, and 34 is a cartridge management/display device provided on the front panel of the cartridge, 35 is an ampoule ejection sensor, and 36 is a drive motor M.
, a horizontal conveyor belt 37 as a first conveying means, and a transfer device 1.37 as a transfer device having a drive motor M4. 38 is a vertical transport belt conveyor equipped with a drive motor M; 39 is a seventh-node device equipped with a drive motor M; 40 is an ampoule information detection sensor (label information detection sensor) that detects information about the ampoule to be set; ), 41 is a printer.

As shown in Figure 3, the injection ampoule automatic supply device main body A
In the various types of shooters D, a shooter 53 for discharging small-sized ampoules is arranged at the top, and a chute for discharging large-sized ampoules is arranged downward in order.

The radius R of the curved part of the falling ampoule is made thick (
configured to do so. Further, cartridges 1 to 4 of each size are arranged in a plurality of rows (see FIG. 1) in the horizontal direction.

The ampoules stocked in each of the cartridges 1 to 4 contain a self-propelled vehicle having a rubber roller using a spiral spring (described later) to which force is applied to push the ampules backward. Further, at the rearmost position of the cartridge C, gates 5 to 8 corresponding to the selected ampoule are opened in order to discharge the selected ampoule according to a command according to a prescription from the control section B. This gate opening/closing mechanism is configured to open and close the gate plate by the operation of a swinging member with a clutch that is swung by a drive motor M1 via a crank mechanism and operated by a gate control electromagnetic coil. . Then, for example, when discharging an LL size injection ampoule, the gate 5 is opened. Then, only one ampoule of LL size falls and is discharged through the chute 50.

As shown in FIG. 4, the shooter 50 is formed with a tubular outlet path made of, for example, a coil having a circular cross section. At the ejection port, a slip roller 54 driven by the drive motor M2 rotates in the opposite direction to the traveling direction of the falling ampoule, reducing the ampoule ejection speed and moving the slip roller 54 to the first conveying means E facing the ejection port. Receiving the ampoule to facilitate smooth delivery.

The discharged ampoules are placed on endless horizontal transport heald conveyors 58 to 61 as a first transport means E driven by a drive motor M, and are transported in the horizontal direction. The belt converters 58 to 61 are provided with separators 63 to 66 for holding ampules. The ampoules transferred from the held conveyors 58 to 61 are transferred to a stock stage 67 as transfer means F.
The pushers 71 to 74 are driven by the drive motor M4 and the pushers 71 to 74, which operate via a crank mechanism. That is, the ampoules transferred from the heald conveyors 58 to 61 are first stocked on the stonk stages 67 to 70, and are selectively moved to the fixing part 76 by the pushers 71 to 74, which are driven by the drive motor M4 and converted into vertical motion. is pushed up to the top surface. The ampoule pushed up by the busher is held by a glue retainer 77 of an endless vertical conveyor belt 38 as a second conveying means driven by a drive motor M, and is conveyed upward. Therefore, the ampoule that has reached the top stage of the belt conveyor 38 is detected by the ampoule information detection sensor 81.
falls down while rotating the inclined plate 80 on which it is arranged, and is stored in the alignment case 82 of the setting device 39. The alignment case 82 is tilted about the pivot shaft 85 by the rotation of the eccentric cam 84 by the drive motor M6, and the ampoules stored in the alignment case 82 are taken out from the stage 83.
and finally set.

Here, the specific structure of the cartridge for supplying injection ampoules according to order will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 1O.

In the figure, 100 is the front panel of the cartridge, and the first
As shown in Figure O, this front panel has an ampoule salt display number 00a and an ampoule remaining quantity display 100b.
, an ampoule refill alarm device 1000, etc. are provided.

101 is a handle, 102 is a self-propelled vehicle that is attached to the cartridge container portion and has a built-in spring spring 103 to push out the stocked ampoule toward the gate, 104 is a guide rail that guides the self-propelled vehicle, and 105 is a container portion. ampoule holding plates disposed on both sides of the gate side, 106;
10 is a gate plate disposed on the bottom surface of the container portion on the gate side;
7 contacts the tip of the gage 117N, opens and closes the gate, and when the gate opens, pushes the shoulder of the ampoule and swings the bottom of the ampoule outward a little, making contact with the adjacent ampoule at one point and letting it fall. A member that moves up and down;
As shown in FIG. 8, the elevating member 107 has a first cam surface 107a for opening and closing the aforementioned gate plate and an ampoule holding plate 1 symmetrically on the side surface of the elevating member.
05 has a second cam surface 107b. 10B
107c is a groove that guides the elevating member, and 107c is a projection that engages with the groove 108. 109 is an abutment, 11
0 is a return spring, 111 is a fixed part, 112 is a swing shaft, 113 is a swing member, 114 is a presser, 115 is a return spring for the swing member 113, 116 is a stopper for the swing member 113, 117 is an electromagnetic coil , 118 is a plunger operated by an electromagnetic coil, 119 is an origin dog of the swing shaft 112, and 120 is a crank mechanism that converts the rotation of the drive shaft of the first motor M into a swing motion. As shown, the drive shaft 121 of the motor M1, the drive crank 1
22, slit link 123, swing shaft 1 which is a driven shaft
It consists of 12.

Next, the operation of discharging the ampoule will be explained.

The ampoules stored in the container part of each cartridge are
The self-propelled vehicle 102 incorporating the above-mentioned spiral spring 103 applies a force to push it toward the gate. In this state, the drive circuit 4 is controlled by the signal S from the control device B.
2, the gate drive motor M1 rotates, and the crank mechanism 120 causes the swing shaft 112 to swing. At this time, if the gate control electromagnetic coil 32 is energized by the signal Sb from the control device B via the drive circuit 43, the plunger 118 is fitted into the hole of the swing shaft 112 (the clutch is on). state), the swinging member 113 swings, and the pusher 114 pushes down the elevating member 107 via the contact member 109. Then, the gate plate 106 opens on the first cam surface 107a of the elevating member 107, and at the same time, the ampoule holding plate 105 comes into contact with the second cam surface 107b (trough), causing the adjacent ampoules to fall down. Hold it in place so it doesn't move. Further, when descending, the elevating member 107 slightly pushes the shoulder of the ampoule, swings the bottom of the ampoule outward, and smoothly drops the ampoule in one-point contact with the adjacent ampoule.

The swing shaft 112 is then swung back to its original position by the crank mechanism 120. Then, the elevating member 107 is returned by the return spring 110, but in the process, the gate plate 106 is closed and the ampoule holding plate 10 is closed.
5 is pulled out from the second cam surface 107b (trough) to enable movement of the ampoule to the gate. In this way, the elevating member 107 has three functions.

Therefore, when the swing shaft 112 returns to the origin, the gate control electromagnetic coil 32 is deenergized and the plunger 118 leaves the hole of the swing shaft 112 (clutch OFF state Li).

That is, at the rearmost position of the cartridge C, the gate corresponding to the selected ampoule is opened in order to discharge the selected ampoule according to a command according to the prescription from the control device B. For example, when discharging an LL size ampoule, the gate 5 is opened. Then, only one ampoule of LL size falls and is discharged through the chute 50.

On the other hand, at the discharge port, a slip roller 54 rotates in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the falling ampoule, and serves to reduce the speed at which the ampoule is discharged. The shakes are arranged from top to bottom in order of size, starting with the smallest size ampoule.
Each constitutes a discharge path.

Next, other embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an automatic injection ampoule ejecting section showing another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 151 to 153 are cartridges for various ampoules. That is, from the top to the bottom, L size ampoule cartridge 151, M size ampoule cartridge 152, S size ampoule cartridge 1.
53 are arranged. 154 to 156 are gates, respectively, and 157 to 159 are shooters from which the ampules are discharged. Slip rollers 160 to 1 are provided at each discharge port.
62 is placed and rotated to be opposite to the direction of movement of the ampoule.

Therefore, in this embodiment, each cartridge 151
The ampoules 153 to 153 are arranged at a uniform incline so that the gate side is lower, and the ampules are naturally pushed toward the gate side. Other points are the same as those described above.

Furthermore, the cartridge can be used by storing a small-sized ampoule in a large-sized cartridge. In other words, the cartridge can be replaced depending on the frequency of use of the ampoule.

The method for automatically supplying ampules according to order according to the present invention will be briefly explained below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, prescription data for an ampoule is input from a data input device such as a keyboard with a display (CRT) 17, a handy terminal 18, or a card reader 19 (step Sl).

Next, the input prescription data is displayed on the CRT of the keyboard with display 17, and it is checked whether the displayed data and the prescription data match (step S2).

Next, if the data in accordance with the prescription data has been input (step S3), the confirmation switch on the keyboard with display 17 is turned on (step S4), and supply of ampoules according to the prescription is started.

Next, it is confirmed whether or not an ampoule according to the prescription exists in the cartridge C (step S5). This confirmation can be made by reading out the data since the number of ampoules stocked in each cartridge 1 to 4 is constantly counted and stored in the RAM 12.

Next, if the required ampoule does not exist in the cartridge C (step S6), the ampoule is replenished (step S6).
S7).

If the required ampoule exists in cartridge C (
In step S6), without replenishing the ampoule,
Proceed to the next step S8.

Next, gates 5 to 8 of cartridge C according to the prescription
is opened and closed (step S8).

As a result, the gates 5 to 8 of the cartridge C are opened, and the ampoule is discharged to the discharge port via the shooter D (step S9).

Next, it is checked whether the ampoule discharge is normal or not (step 510). This check is performed by an ampoule discharge sensor 35 installed at the discharge port of the chute D.

As a result, if the ejection of the ampoule is not normal, it is an error, so error processing (step 511) is performed, the process returns to step 1, initial settings are made, and the operation is repeated.

If the ampoule discharge is normal, the discharged ampoule is conveyed horizontally by the horizontal conveyor belt conveyor 36 (step 512).

Next, the ampoules discharged from the horizontal transport belt conveyor are temporarily stocked on the sudock stages 67 to 7 degrees, and the bushers 71 to 74 are driven according to the prescription or data, and the ampoules are sequentially combined and transferred to the vertical transport belt conveyor 38. Transfer (step 513).

The combined ampoules are then vertically conveyed by the vertical conveyor belt conveyor 38 (step 514).

Next, while rotating the ampoules discharged from the vertical conveyor belt 38 on the inclined plate 80, the information attached to the ampoules is read by the ampule information detection sensor 40, and the ampoules are aligned and set in the alignment case 82. is rotated (tilted approximately 30 degrees) and supplied to the take-out stage 83 (step 315).

Next, the set ampoule is compared with the prescription data (step 316).

As a result of the comparison, if there is no match (step 517), it is an error, so error processing (step 318) is performed, and the process returns to step 1 to perform initial settings and repeat the operation.

As a result of the comparison (step 516), if they match (step 517), the set ampoule is taken out and cleared (step 519), and at this time, the data of the set ampoule is printed out from the printer 41.

Next, after clearing, if new prescription data has been input (step 520), the process returns to step S1 to execute ampoule supply based on the new prescription data. On the other hand, if new prescription data has not been manually entered (step 520), the supply operation is ended.

Furthermore, when the automatic injection ampoule supply device main body A cannot replenish ampules, a switching command signal S is sent from the control device main body B to another automatic injection ampoule supply device A′, and the automatic injection ampoule supply device Body A'
It is possible to supply empty ampoules.

The flow in this case is also the same as above.

The above flowchart is l! This is a basic flowchart in which the combined ampules for the next patient are supplied after completing the supply of the combined ampules for Person A, but in order to improve the throughput of ampoule supply, The ampoules discharged according to prescription data are stored one after another in stock stage 6 without being separated by patient.
The buttons 7 to 70 are stocked, and the buttons 71 to 74 are activated again in response to the signal S from the control device B according to the prescription or data. The ampoules that have been divided into sections can be combined, transferred to a vertical conveyor belt 38, and fed to a setting device 39.

This point is shown in the time chart of FIG.

The ampoule is moved as shown in FIG. 13(a),
Ultimately, one patient's worth of combined ampoules will be delivered.

First, looking at ampoule supply for m1 patients, the 13th
As shown in FIG. The transfer time t by the loading means F depends on the time during which the pusher is operated. The vertical movement time t4 by the second conveying means is 15 seconds at maximum, and the setting time Ls by the setting means is about 2 seconds.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13(c), m2 patient's ampoule supply is carried out during the transfer process (step 513) of m2 patient's ampoule supply (m), and during the patient's ampoule discharging process (m2).
Step S9) is started, and as soon as the supply of ampoules to the patient is completed, the buttoning operation is performed to advance the step toward setting the ampule for the patient m.

Ampoule feeding for ms patients is done in the same way.

Thus, the evacuation time of subsequent other patient ampoule supplies 1. and horizontal movement time t! By performing this in parallel within the processing time after the transfer process for supplying ampules to the previous patient, it is possible to shorten the time required to supply ampules to subsequent patients. Furthermore, the operating rate of the automatic injection ampoule supply device can also be increased.

In the above embodiments, injection ampoules have been described, but the present invention can also be applied to vials that can be automatically fed.

Further, by adding a packaging device or the like to the take-out stage, it is possible to configure the stage to wrap or package the set injection ampoules.

Furthermore, although the slisoprora provided at the outlet of the chute is shown as rotating in the opposite direction to the direction of the ejected ampoule, it is first rotated in the opposite direction, and then rotated in the forward direction midway through to rotate the first ampule. It is also possible to make it easier to transfer to other conveyance means.

Further, even if the slip roller is stopped, it can still perform a certain deceleration effect when discharging the ampoule.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above in detail, according to the present invention, injection ampoules can be combined and quickly and accurately supplied according to a prescription without requiring any manual labor.

Therefore, the present invention makes a significant contribution to reducing the troublesome routine work of pharmacists and allowing pharmacists to concentrate on their primary work by promoting the automation of pharmacy work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic order-based injection ampoule supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an order-based injection ampoule automatic supply system, and FIG. 3 is an order-based injection ampoule supply system according to the present invention. A schematic configuration diagram of the cartridge, shaker and shaker of the automatic supply device, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line rV-rV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a first conveyance means of the automatic injection ampoule supply device according to the order of the present invention A schematic configuration diagram of the transfer means, the second conveyance means, and the cent means, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the main part of the injection ampoule supply cartridge of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a part of the injection ampoule supply cartridge of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a partial front view of the gate opening/closing mechanism of the cartridge, FIG. 9 is a diagram of the crank mechanism of the gate drive unit, FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway front view of the cartridge, and FIG. 11 is a partial front view of the cartridge. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the method for automatically supplying injection ampoules according to order according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the automatic supply method for injection ampoules according to order according to the present invention. FIG. A... Injection ampoule automatic supply device main body, B... Control device, C... Cartridge, D... Shooter, E...
...first conveyance means, F...transfer means, G...second
conveying means, H...setting means, M2...second motor, M3...third motor, M4...fourth motor, M,...fifth motor, M, ...Sixth motor, S1-Sk...signal, 1-4...cartridge,
5-8...gate, 9...ampule, 10...C
PU (central processing unit), 11...ROM, 12...
・RAM, 13.16...Interface circuit (1/
F), 14... Data input device, 15... Data output device, 17... Keyboard with display, 18
...handy terminal, 19...card reader, 20.
41...Printer, 21...Power supply unit, 31...Gate drive motor (first motor) M, 32...Gate control electromagnetic coil, 3354-57...Slip roller, 34 ...Ampoule management/display device, 35...
- Ampoule discharge sensor, 3658-61...Horizontal conveyor belt conveyor, 37...Transfer device, 38...
Vertical conveyor belt conhair, 39...setting device,
40... Ampoule information detection sensor, 42-48...
Drive circuit, 50-53... Shooter, 63-66...
・Comb tooth-shaped separator, 67-70...Stonk stage, 71-74...Butsusha, 76...Fixing part, 7
7... Retainer, 80... Inclined plate, 82... Alignment case, 83... Takeout stage, 84... Eccentric cam, 85... Pivot shaft, 100... Cartridge front panel , 100a... Ampoule name display plate, 100b... Ampoule remaining quantity display device, 100c
...Ampoule refill alarm device, 101...Handle, 102...Self-propelled vehicle, 103...Clockwork spring, 1
04... Guide rail, 105... Ampoule holding plate, 106... Temporary gate, 107... Lifting moving member,
107a...First cam surface, 107b...Second cam surface, 108...Groove for guiding the vertically moving member, 109
...Abutment element, 110...Return spring, 111.
...Fixed part, 112... Swinging shaft, 113... Swinging member, 114... Presser, 115... Return spring of swinging member, 116... Stopper of swinging member, 117
... Electromagnetic coil, 118 ... Plunger, 119.
...Origin dog, 120...Crank mechanism, 121.
... Drive shaft of first motor M1, 122 ... Drive crank, 123 ... Slit link.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An automatic injection ampule supply device that can set various types of ampoules in combination according to a prescription; (a) a cartridge consisting of multiple rows for stocking various types of injection ampoules; (b) each of the stocked injection ampoules a chute that drops the cartridge from the tip and discharges each type of injection ampoule into a transport section; (c) a first transport means located at each outlet of the chute that holds and transports the injection ampoule; (d) a transfer means for stocking the injection ampoules taken out from the first transport means and sequentially combining and picking up the stocked injection ampoules; (e) transporting the injection ampoules picked up from the transfer device; An automatic order-based injection ampule supply device comprising: a second conveyance means; and (f) a setting means for arranging and setting injection ampoules from the second conveyance means in combinations. (2) In an automatic injection ampule supply method in which various types of ampoules can be combined and set according to a prescription, (a) a step of stocking various types of injection ampoules; and (b) dropping the various types of stocked injection ampoules according to the order. (c) holding and transporting the discharged injection ampoules; (d) combining and transferring the transported injection ampoules; (e) A method for automatically supplying injection ampoules based on orders, the method comprising the steps of arranging and setting the transferred injection ampoules in units of combinations.