KR101618410B1 - Medicine packing system, tablet supplying apparatus and control method thereof, storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The distribution operation can be easily continued even if the purified water required for the distribution is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means, and there is no tablet to be supplied and the tablet taking-out operation is stopped. A tablet extraction means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, for extracting the tablet from the tablet supply unit according to the stored prescription data, and supplying the tablet to the distribution means, A manual dispensing supply means for supplying the tablet to the distribution means; and a manual dispensing means for dispensing the purified water contained in the stored prescription data by the tablet taking-out means, And switching means for switching the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means performed in accordance with the prescribed prescription data to the supply operation by the manual spray application means.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a distribution system, a tablet supply apparatus, and a control method thereof, a storage medium, a storage medium,

The present invention relates to a distribution system, a tablet supplying apparatus, a control method thereof, and a storage medium.

Conventionally, in order to perform 1 saturation of the tablets (approximately) provided as PTP sheets in the preparation work, it is necessary to take tablets from the PTP sheet one by one by hand and set them in the distributor, This was troublesome.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, Patent Document 1 proposes a tabletting and applying apparatus in which a tablet is spread from a tablet sheet and the tablets are once placed in a suitable container such as a small bottle made of a drinking-water plastic.

Patent Document 1 discloses that a plurality of tabletting and spraying apparatuses for taking out tablets from a tablet sheet are prepared and tablets taken out from a plurality of tabletting and spreading apparatuses are gathered in a lower collecting unit and put into a container such as a small bottle have.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-194889

However, there are many kinds of tablets, and the tablets have a wide variety of sheet widths and pockets depending on the type of tablets.

In the case of a tablet taking-out apparatus for carrying out a take-out operation for a predetermined number of times again when the tablets can not be taken out from the tablet sheet even if the tablet taking-out operation is performed, depending on these various kinds of tablet sheets, Can be considered to be longer.

In addition, depending on the tablet sheet, it is not possible to take out the tablet even if the take-out operation is performed a predetermined number of times, and it may be considered that some tablets may fail to be taken out.

As described above, according to the tablet sheet, the take-out time of the tablet becomes longer or the take-out of the tablet fails, so that the time until the distribution is completed becomes longer. This results in a delay in the time it takes for the pharmacist to deliver the prescription drug to the patient.

Further, when purified water required for the distribution is set in the tablet removal device, when the tablet removal device can not take out some tablets from the tablet sheet, it is necessary that purified water required for distribution is insufficient It is also possible to think that it becomes.

In this way, when the tablets become insufficient during the packaging operation, it is necessary to set again the tablet sheet in the tablet removal device again to re-determine which tablets need to be taken out from each tablet removal device again. As a result, the user is forced to perform complicated operations.

In addition, such an operation of adding the tablet sheet to the tablet take-out apparatus may cause an error in the added tablet sheet.

Further, when the tablet removal device fails to take out some tablets from the tablet sheet, the tablet sheet in which some of the tablets can not be taken into the waste box to which the tablet sheet is conveyed after the take-out operation is inserted.

As described above, the tablet sheet in which the tablets which have not been taken out of the tablet take-out apparatus remain, is then wasted if there is no other use, and there is a risk that the cost of the medicine is increased.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system for easily continuing the distribution operation even when the purified water required for distribution is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means and the tablet taking-out operation is stopped.

The present invention is a distribution system for supplying tablets to a distribution means for distributing tablets, comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means; , A tablet extracting means for taking out the tablets from the tablet supplying section and supplying the tablets from the tablet supplying section to the distribution means, a tablet mass in which the tablets are manually sprayed, a manual spraying supplying means for supplying tablets manually sprayed to the tablet mass to the distribution means And a control unit for controlling the flow of the treatment to the prescription data stored in the storage unit on the condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage unit is not taken out by the tablet taking out unit and the taking out operation by the tablet taking out unit is stopped And the tablet extracting operation by the tablet extracting means, And switching means for switching the supply operation by the supply means.

The present invention also provides a distribution system for supplying tablets to a distribution means for distributing tablets, comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means; A tablet dispensing means for taking out tablets from the tablet supplying section according to prescription data and supplying the tablets to the distribution means; a manual spraying supplying means for supplying tablets manually sprayed to the tablet mass to the distribution means; Wherein said tablet extracting means is a tablet extracting means which is performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in said storage means on the condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data is not taken out by said tablet taking-out means and that the taking- The operation of supplying the purified water by the manual spray supplying means And a display means for displaying a reception screen for accepting a selection of whether or not the tablets are to be switched or the tablets to be taken out from the tablet supply portion by the tablet taking-out means should be resumed.

The present invention also provides a tablet supplying device for supplying a tablet to a distribution means for distributing tablets, comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supplying portion and supplied to the distribution means; A tablet removing means for taking out tablets from the tablet supplying section according to prescribed prescription data and supplying the tablet to the distribution means; a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed; and a manual spraying And a control unit that controls the supply unit to supply the purified water stored in the storage unit to the storage unit in a state in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage unit is not taken out by the tablet taking out unit, The tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the prescription data is performed by the number It characterized in that it comprises a switching means which enables switching to supply operation by the supply spray means.

The present invention also provides a tablet supplying device for supplying a tablet to a distribution means for distributing tablets, comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supplying portion and supplied to the distribution means; A tablet dispensing means for taking out tablets from the tablet supplying section according to prescribed prescription data and supplying the tablets to the distribution means; manual dispensing supply means for supplying tablets manually sprayed to the tablet mass to the distribution means; Which is carried out in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means, on condition that the purified water contained in the prescribed prescription data is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking out means is stopped, By the manual spraying and supplying means, Whether to switch to, and a display means to display the reception screen for receiving the selection of whether to resume the tablets taken out of from the tablet feeding section by said extracting means tablet.

In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water taken out from a tablet supplying section and supplied to distribution means; and tablet mass which is manually sprayed with the tablet, A tablet extraction step of extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage unit and supplying the tablet to the distribution unit; and a manual spray application unit, Wherein the switching means is a state in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step, and the tablet taking- On the condition that the taking-out operation by the means is stopped, the prescription data stored in the storage means La performed is characterized in that it comprises a conversion step for enabling the switching operation by the take-out purification tablets taken out process, the feed operation by the manual spray feeding step.

In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water taken out from a tablet supplying section and supplied to distribution means; and tablet mass which is manually sprayed with the tablet, A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means; A manual dispensing supply means for supplying a manually sprayed tablet to the distribution means; and a manual dispensing means for dispensing purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means by the tablet dispensing means, On the condition that the taking-out operation is stopped, the prescription date Depending on the purification is carried out by take-out operation for taking out the purification means, characterized by a storage medium storing a program for operating a switching means which enables switching to supply operation by the manual spray supply means.

Further, the present invention is a control method of a distribution system that includes a storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from a tablet supply unit and supplied to distribution means, and supplies the tablet to distribution means for distributing tablets, Wherein the means for extracting tablets comprises means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means, And the display means displays the state in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and the takeout operation by the tablet taking-out step is stopped And a step of performing, in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means, And a display step of displaying a reception screen for accepting a selection of whether or not to switch the operation of the tablet extraction operation by the manual spray application supply operation or to resume the extraction operation of the tablet from the tablet supply operation section by the tablet extraction operation step .

In addition, the present invention is characterized by a storage means for storing prescription data including purified water taken out from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, wherein a program executable in the distribution system for supplying tablets to the distribution means for distributing tablets is stored Wherein the distribution system comprises: a tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means; And a control means for controlling the operation of the tablet dispensing means based on the condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking- And a control unit for controlling the operation of the tablet extraction / Display means for displaying a reception screen for accepting a selection of whether to switch the operation of the tablet extraction operation by the manual dispensing and feeding means or to restart the extraction of the tablet from the tablet supply means by the tablet extraction means And a storage medium in which a program for functioning is stored.

In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water taken out from a tablet supplying section and supplied to distribution means; and tablet mass which is manually sprayed with the tablet, A tablet control method for a tablet feeder, comprising: a tablet extraction step of extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablet to the distribution means; and a manual spray application unit A manual spraying supplying step of supplying a manually sprayed tablet to the distribution means, and a manual spraying supplying step in which the switching means is in a state in which purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storing means is not taken out by the tablet removing step, On the condition that the taking-out operation by the taking-out means is stopped, It is carried out along the purified extraction operation by the purification extraction step, characterized by comprising the step of switching the switchable supply operation by the manual spray feeding step.

In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: storage means for storing prescription data including purified water taken out from a tablet supplying section and supplied to distribution means; and tablet mass which is manually sprayed with the tablet, A tablet extraction means for extracting the tablet from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the purified tablet to the distribution means, A tablet dispenser for dispensing purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means into the tablet dispenser, wherein the tablet dispenser includes: manual dispensing means for supplying the manually dispensed tablet to the distribution means; On the condition that the taking-out operation by the storage means is stopped, And a switching means for switching the tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out means carried out according to the data into the supplying operation by the manual spray supplying means.

The present invention also provides a control method of a tablet feeder for feeding a tablet to distribution means for distributing tablets, comprising storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet feeder and supplied to the distribution means, A tablet removing step of taking out the tablets from the tablet supplying section according to the prescription data stored in the storing means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means; And when the display means displays a state in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and the taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out step is stopped , The tablet removal / ejection opening / closing control means, which is performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means, And a display step of displaying a reception screen for accepting a selection of whether or not to switch the operation of the tablet extraction operation by the manual spray application step to the operation of supplying the tablet by the manual spray application step or to resume the extraction of tablet from the tablet supply part by the tablet extraction step .

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the present invention includes a storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a program readable and executable in the tablet supply apparatus for supplying the tablet to distribution means for distributing the tablet Wherein the tablet supply means is a tablet supply means for discharging the tablet from the tablet supply portion according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the purified tablet to the distribution means, A manual dispensing supply means for supplying the manual dispensing means to the distribution means and a manual dispensing means for dispensing purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means in a state in which the purified water is not taken out by the tablet taking- Which is performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means, Display means for displaying a reception screen for accepting selection of whether to switch the operation of refilling and dispensing by the dispensing means to supply operation by the manual dispensing and feeding means, And a program for causing the computer to function as a storage medium.

According to the present invention, the distribution operation can be easily continued even if the purified water required for distribution is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means, and there is no tablet to be supplied and the tablet taking-out operation is stopped.

1 is a view showing a tablet supply system (distribution apparatus) including a packaging apparatus 5 and a tablet supply apparatus 10. Fig.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the tablet supply device 10 shown in Fig. 1 and a view showing an inlet of the tablet sheet of the tablet take-out unit 1 in the tablet supply device 10. Fig.
3 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet removal unit 1 viewed from the front side.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the internal structure (cross section) of the tablet take-out unit 1. Fig.
5 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet feeder 10. As shown in Fig.
6 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the tablet supply unit.
Fig. 7 is a view showing the internal structure of the packaging unit 701. Fig.
8 is an enlarged view of portions 703, 704 and 705 of the internal structure of the packaging unit 701 shown in Fig.
9 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet take-out unit 1. Fig.
Fig. 10 is a front view of the tablet supply device 10. Fig.
11 is a side view (right side from the front side) of the tablet supply device 10.
Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the tablet feeder 10 shown in Fig. That is, FIG. 12 shows the tablet extraction unit 1 shown in FIG. 10 deleted in two stages.
13 is a view of the inside of the tablet feeder 10 viewed from the side (right side from the front side).
14 is a view of the packaging device 5 viewed from above.
15 is a view showing an example of a cross-sectional view of the manual spraying and purifying section 1401. Fig.
16 is a view showing the structure of the tablet slide section 1601 and the slide frame 1602 in the packaging apparatus 5. Fig.
17 is a diagram showing the positional relationship of the refining mass 1402, the shutter 1501, and the slide frame 1602 of the tablet slide 1601 in the stage before the distribution operation is started.
18 is a diagram showing an example of a die for supporting the tablet slide section 1601. Fig.
19 is a view showing a state in which the cover A 1801 and the cover B 1802 are closed and the cover C 1803 is opened.
Fig. 20 is a diagram showing information transmitted and received between the tablet packaging unit and the packaging device 5 of the distribution device (tablet supply system) shown in Fig.
21 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for allowing the tablet removal device to perform the tablet removal operation based on an instruction from the packaging device 5 and monitoring the tablet removal operation.
22 is a basic setting screen displayed on the display section 1404 (the touch panel type operation panel) of the packaging apparatus 5. Fig.
23 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen of the tablet take-out device.
24 is a diagram showing an example of a unit setting screen for inputting information (prescription data) indicating when and how many times the user should take tablets taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button being selected.
25 is a diagram showing an example of data included in the package data structure.
26 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the packaging data.
Fig. 27 is a diagram showing an example of packaging data generated based on data input in the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the setting screen of the tablet removal device of Fig. 23, and the unit setting screen of Fig.
Fig. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of distribution processing by the packaging apparatus 5. Fig.
29 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed processing of tablet taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out apparatus controlled by the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit.
30 is a flowchart showing an example of the detailed processing of the recovery processing (step S4008) shown in Fig.
31 is a diagram showing an example of a table storing an operation instruction of the tablet taking-out operation received from the packaging device 5. [
32 shows an example of a selection screen for selecting whether the PTP sheet should be added to the tablet removal device where the under-tabulation error has occurred to resume the tablets take-out operation, the tablets should be put into the tablet mass of the manual spray tableting section 1401, Fig.
33 is a view showing an example of a guide screen showing a method of setting tablets in a manual spraying tablet part.
34 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed processing of the preparation processing in step S4207.
35 is a diagram showing an example of packaging data.
36 is a view showing an example of a package of a wrapped package sheet by performing distribution operation.
37 is a diagram showing an example of a tablet mass position table (manual spray tablet set position information).

Hereinafter, the tablet supply system of the present invention (Fig. 1) will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, Fig. 1 will be described.

1 is a view showing a tablet supply system (distribution apparatus) including a packaging apparatus 5 and a tablet supply apparatus 10. Fig. The tablet supply system is an application example of the distribution system of the present invention. The distribution system supplies the tablets to a distribution means (packaging apparatus 5) for distributing the tablets.

1 is a view showing a tablet supply system including a tablet supply device 10 and a packaging device 5 for packaging a tablet supplied from the tablet supply device 10. [

Reference numeral 1 denotes a tablet extraction unit, which is a unit for taking out tablets from the tablet sheet.

The tablet sheet is generally called a PTP sheet, and the tablet sheet is also called a PTP sheet.

A plurality of tablet take-out units (1) are stored in the tablet supply device (10). The tablet removal unit 1 is an application example of the tablet removal device of the present invention, and the tablet removal unit is also referred to as a tablet removal device. Six tablet extraction units 1 are arranged in the width direction (left and right direction), and the sets including the six tablet extraction units 1 are arranged in three stages in the vertical direction. That is, the tablet extraction unit 1 is arranged in six rows and three columns in the left and right directions.

The tablet feeder 10 includes a plurality of tablet take-out units 1, but the number of tablet take-out units 1 may be one.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a packaging device, which is a device for packing tablets supplied from the tablet extraction unit 1 of the tablet supply device 10. [

Reference numeral 103 denotes a portion to which the powdery medicine is injected and to which the powdered powder to be distributed is injected.

The powdered powder injected into the powdered powder input section 103 is divided into doses by the packaging device 5, and the divided powders are distributed into the main hopper 505 to be described later one time.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a tablet feeder, which is provided with one or a plurality of tablet takeout units 1 and a tablet feeder unit for feeding tablets taken out of the tablet takeout unit 1.

The tablet supply device 10 supplies the tablets taken out of the tablet sheet (PTP sheet) by the tablet take-out unit 1 to the packaging device 5 via the supply path of the tablet supply unit.

The tablet supply apparatus 10 includes a plurality of tablet take-out units 1 as shown in Fig.

The tablets taken out in the tablet accommodating portion (pocket) of the tablet sheet are taken out from the tablet accommodating portion (pocket) by the tablet take-out unit 1 and supplied to the packaging device 5 by the tablet supplying unit .

Next, the tablet feeder 10 will be described with reference to Fig.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the tablet supply device 10 shown in Fig. 1 and a view showing an inlet of the tablet sheet of the tablet take-out unit 1 in the tablet supply device 10. Fig.

Reference numeral 203 denotes an inlet for introducing the tablet sheet into the tablet extraction unit 1.

Next, the internal structure of the tablet take-out unit 1 will be described with reference to Fig.

3 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet removal unit 1 viewed from the front side.

Fig. 3 shows a drawing in which two tablet extracting units 1 are arranged.

The tablet take-out unit 1 is provided with a conveying mechanism for conveying the tablet sheet 51, a stacking table on which the tablet sheet 51 carried by the conveying mechanism is stacked, And an extrusion mechanism for pressing the tablets to take out the tablets.

The tablet sheet (51) is obtained by sealing a tablet in a tablet accommodating portion by providing a sealing sheet made of a metal foil or the like made of aluminum or the like on the bottom surface of the sheet body having a tablet accommodating portion for containing tablets.

The tablet sheet 51 is in the form of two rows of tablet holding portions of convex shape arranged on the sheet portion at intervals in the width direction. A plurality of tablet accommodating portions constituting each row are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the tablet sheet (51).

The tablet sheet 51 is not limited to the one in which the tablet accommodating portion is arranged in two rows on the sheet portion, and the tablet accommodating portion may be arranged in one row in the longitudinal direction of the tablet sheet 51, And arranged in a plurality of rows of three or more rows at an interval in the direction of the arrow.

Here, the internal structure of the tablet take-out unit 1 will be described with reference to Fig.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the internal structure (cross section) of the tablet take-out unit 1. Fig.

4 is a view showing a case where a PTP sheet is set in the inlet 203 of the tablet sheet and the PTP sheet is conveyed to the position of the tablet (tablets take-out position).

The tablet take-out unit 1 is provided with a tablet sheet transport mechanism (transport mechanism) for transporting the tablet sheet, a loading table 18 on which the tablet sheet is loaded, and a tablet takeout mechanism (extrusion mechanism) for taking out the tablet from the tablet sheet Respectively.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a lower roller.

The tablet sheet conveying mechanism conveys the tablet sheet 51 in the advancing direction, and includes a lower roller 39 provided at a distance from each other in the advancing direction, and an upper roller provided at a distance from each other in the advancing direction.

When the lower roller 39 and the upper roller are rotated to continuously convey the tablet sheet 51 in the advancing direction shown in Fig. 4, the tablet sheet is fed out to a not shown box.

The tablet sheet conveying mechanism further conveys the tablet sheet 51 by a predetermined distance from the position where it is pressed on the stacking table 18 before continuing to pressurize the tablet accommodating section 18 and the pushing mechanism continues to pressurize the tablet accommodating section )do.

The lower roller 39 is rotatably driven by a driving source, and can rotate in contact with the lower surface of the tablet sheet to apply force to the tablet sheet 51 in the advancing direction.

The upper roller can be rotatably driven by the driving source, and can rotate in contact with the upper surface of the tablet sheet to apply force in the advancing direction to the tablet sheet (51).

Since the position of the upper roller in the width direction corresponds to the position between two rows of tablet accommodating portions, the upper roller is not in contact with the tablet accommodating portion 52.

The lower roller 39 and the upper roller are capable of conveying the tablet sheet in the advancing direction by asking the tablet sheet from above and below. In addition, the lower roller 39 and the upper roller can carry the tablet sheet 51 from above and below, and convey the tablet sheet 51 also in the direction opposite to the advancing direction.

Reference numeral 24 denotes an introduction suit.

The introduction chute 24 is provided on the lower side of the loading table and guides the tablets taken out from the tablet sheet 51 to the tablet introducing path 401 to be described later. That is, the introduction chute 24 has a discharge port on the lower surface side of the loading table, and the tablets taken out from the tablet sheet 51 fall through the discharge port into the tablet introducing path 401 described later.

Further, the introduction chute 24 is also referred to as a refill extraction hopper.

The tablet take-out unit 1 further has a changing mechanism for changing the pressing speed of the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet 51 on the table.

The pushing mechanism continues to pressurize the tablet accommodating portion at a higher speed changed by the changing mechanism.

The extruding mechanism includes an inner pressing member 83 for pressing the vicinity of the center of the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet and an outer pressing member 84 for pressing a portion of the tablet sheet outside the center.

The inner pressurizing member 83 and the outside pressurizing member 84 operate independently to press the tablet accommodating portion of the PTP sheet to take out the tablet from the PTP sheet.

The pushing mechanism presses the tablet accommodating portion by the outer pressurizing member 84 before the inner pressurizing member 83.

Since the tip of the inner pressurizing member 83 is narrower than the tablet accommodating portion of most of the tablet sheets 51, the inner pressurizing member 83 can prevent the tablet press- The tip protrudes from the hole.

The tip end of the outer pressing member 84 has a larger area than that of the tablet accommodating portion of most of the tablet sheets 51. Therefore, when the tablets are taken out (lowered) It does not protrude. That is, it is for pressing the tablets receiving portion of the tablet sheet 51 by pressing.

The tablet removal mechanism (extrusion mechanism) has a first lifting mechanism for lifting the outer pressing body 84 and a second lifting mechanism for lifting and raising the inner pressing body 83.

The first lifting mechanism includes a first lifting body 93 provided with an outer pressing body 84, a cam 94 for rotating and driving the first lifting body 93 and a first lifting body 93 And a pressing member (spring) for pressing in the upward direction.

The first ascending / descending member 93 is a columnar body extending in the front-rear direction, and the outer pressing member 84 is provided at the front end. The cam 94 is a plate-shaped member having a shape designed in consideration of the ascending and descending operations of the outer pressing member 84, and is fixed to a shaft portion that is rotationally driven by a driving mechanism.

The cam 94 is provided on the upper surface side of the first ascending / descending member 93 and rotates in accordance with the rotation of the shaft portion to adjust the height position by pressing the first ascending / descending member 93, It is possible to adjust the height position of the body 84 (to perform the lifting operation of the outer pressing body 84). The first lifting mechanism can arbitrarily set the timing and the amount of displacement of the lifting operation of the outer pressing body 84 by setting the timing of the rotating operation of the cam, the shape of the cam, the fixed position of the cam with respect to the shaft.

The second lifting mechanism includes a second lifting body 98 provided with an inner pressing body 83, a cam 99 for rotating and driving the second lifting body 98 and a second lifting body 98 And a pressing member (spring) for pressing in the upward direction.

The second lifting body 98 is a columnar body extending in the front-rear direction, and an inner pressing body 83 is provided at the front end. The cam 99 is provided on the upper surface side of the second ascending / descending member 98 and is rotationally driven with the rotation of the shaft portion to adjust the height position by pressing the second ascending / descending member 98, It is possible to adjust the height position of the body 83 (to perform the lifting operation of the inner pressing body 83). The second lifting mechanism can arbitrarily set the timing and the displacement amount of the lifting operation of the inner pressing body 83 by setting the timing of the rotation operation of the cam 99, the shape of the cam, the fixed position of the cam with respect to the shaft have.

Therefore, the cam 94 and the cam 99 can operate independently from each other with respect to the first elevator and the second elevator, and the inside presser 83 and the outside presser 84 can independently elevate .

The timing of the rotation operation of the two cams in the tablet removal mechanism can be determined based on the signal from the detection unit of the tablet position detecting mechanism. Specifically, the inside presser 83 and the outside presser 84 can be operated in accordance with the position of the detected tablet accommodating portion.

The tablet take-out unit 1 further has a detecting mechanism 17 for detecting the length of the tablet accommodating portion to be pressed before pressing the tablet accommodating portion of the PTP sheet.

The tablet supply device further includes a calculation means for calculating a predetermined distance based on the detected length of the tablet accommodating portion.

The detecting mechanism 17 detects the length of the tablet accommodating portion to be pressed and further detects the position of the tablet accommodating portion to be pressed.

The tablet take-out unit 1 further has a calculating means for calculating a conveying distance to a position where it is pressed, based on the position of the tablet accommodating portion of the detected PTP sheet.

The conveying mechanism (lower roller 39, upper roller) conveys the tablet sheet to a position where the tablet accommodating portion on the loading table 18 is pressed by the conveying distance.

The conveying mechanism conveys the tablet sheet 51 forward or backward by a predetermined distance.

Next, the internal structure of the tablet feeder 10 will be described with reference to Fig.

5 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet feeder 10. As shown in Fig.

5 is a view of the tablet supply device 10 viewed from the back side (from the side).

Reference numeral 204 denotes an optical sensor (beam sensor) for detecting falling objects. When the applied tablet drops down in the introduction chute 24, the tableted tablet passes through the beam sensor to shield the beam sensor. The state in which the beam sensor is shielded is referred to as the ON state, and the state in which the beam sensor is not shielded is referred to as OFF state. The ON / OFF state is used to judge the presence or absence of a falling object. The reflux drop detection mechanism has an optical sensor 204 and a falling tablet counter.

The tablet take-out unit 1 has a detecting mechanism (optical sensor 204) for detecting the tablets taken out to determine whether or not tablets are taken out from the tablet accommodating portion by pressurization.

When the extracted tablet is not detected, the extrusion mechanism continues to retreat (press retreat) to the tablet accommodating portion. When the taken tablet is detected, the pushing of the tablet accommodating portion is not continued (retried).

Reference numeral 401 denotes a tablet introduction furnace.

The tablet introducing passage 401 is connected to the introduction chute 24, and the tablet taken out from the tablet sheet and dropped is relayed from the introduction chute 24 to the first accumulating hopper.

Next, the internal structure of the tablet supply unit will be described with reference to Fig.

6 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the tablet supply unit.

Reference numeral 402 denotes a first accumulation hopper.

The first integrated hopper 402 is configured such that the tablets taken out from the PTP sheet fall down on the introduction chute 24 and pass through the introduction chute 24 to the tablet introduction path 401 And the tablets are accumulated.

That is, the tablet introduction path 401 is directly connected to the first accumulation hopper 402.

Reference numeral 501 denotes a second accumulation hopper. The second accumulation hopper 501 further accumulates the accumulated tablets in the first accumulation hopper 402.

That is, the second accumulation hopper 501 is connected to the first accumulation hopper 402.

As a result, the tablets 50 that have fallen into the first accumulation hopper 402 fall off the second accumulation hopper 501.

Reference numeral 502 denotes a first delivery mechanism. The first delivery mechanism 502 moves the tablets 50 accumulated in the second accumulation hopper to the third accumulation hopper 503. [

Reference numeral 503 denotes a third accumulation hopper. The third accumulation hopper 503 accumulates the tablets delivered (moved) by the first delivery mechanism 502.

Reference numeral 504 denotes a second delivery mechanism. The second delivery mechanism 504 moves the tablets accumulated in the third accumulation hopper to the main hopper 505.

Reference numeral 505 denotes a main hopper. The main hopper 505 accumulates the tablets (one batch) sent out (moved) by the second delivery mechanism 504, and feeds the tablets accumulated in the package sheet (distribution paper).

Here, the first accumulation hopper is an application example of the first supply portion of the present invention, and the second accumulation hopper is an application example of the second supply portion of the present invention. Also, the first, second, and third integrated hoppers are application examples of the supply unit of the present invention. Further, the supply portion is disposed toward the gravity direction from the tablet removal device.

Next, the internal structure of the packaging unit 701 will be described with reference to Figs. 7 and 8. Fig.

Fig. 7 is a view showing the internal structure of the packaging unit 701. Fig.

8 is an enlarged view of portions 703, 704 and 705 of the internal structure of the packaging unit 701 shown in Fig.

The packaging unit 701 is a unit in the packaging apparatus 5.

Reference numeral 702 denotes a roll paper delivery mechanism for delivering a roll paper (a paper in which the distribution paper is roll-shaped) following the package sheet to the packaging mechanism.

Reference numeral 703 denotes a case where tablets (one tablet of tablets) integrated in the main hopper 505 are fed into the package sheet, and the package sheet is heated and fused to enclose the tablets put into the package sheet in the package sheet ).

Reference numeral 704 denotes a case where tablets integrated in the main hopper 505 are fed into the package sheet, and the package sheet is heated and fused to enclose the tablets put in the package sheet in the package sheet (packaging mechanism).

That is, the packaging sheet 703 and the packaging mechanism 704 heat and fuse the packaging sheet to enclose the tablets put into the packaging sheet in the packaging sheet.

Reference numeral 705 denotes a dividing mechanism for forming a dividing line 801 for dividing the succeeding roll paper into a package sheet (one package body 802) for each package on a package sheet.

Reference numeral 706 denotes a printer that prints date, patient data, and error information on a package sheet (printing mechanism).

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the tablets for one dose are distributed by the packaging unit.

Next, the internal structure of the tablet take-out unit 1 will be described with reference to Fig.

9 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet take-out unit 1. Fig.

Reference numeral 901 denotes a cover for the inlet 203 of the tablet sheet.

By opening the cover 901, the tablet sheet 51 can be inserted into the inlet 203.

Reference numeral 24 shown in Fig. 9 is an introduction suit, and has already been described with reference to Fig. 4 and the like, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

Next, the tablet feeder 10 will be described with reference to Fig.

Fig. 10 is a front view of the tablet supply device 10. Fig.

Reference numeral 1 shown in Fig. 10 is a tablet removal unit as shown in Fig.

In the tablet extraction unit 1, tablets taken out from the PTP sheet pass through the introduction chute 24 and pass through the tablet introduction path 401 and fall into the first accumulation hopper 402.

Next, each configuration of the tablet supply unit of the tablet supply apparatus 10 will be described with reference to Fig.

11 is a side view (right side from the front side) of the tablet supply device 10.

10, the tablets taken out from the PTP sheet in the tablet take-out unit 1 pass through the introduction chute 24 and the tablet introduction path and fall into the first accumulation hopper 402. [

The tablets having passed through the first accumulation hopper 402 pass through the second accumulation hopper 501 and are sent to the first delivery mechanism 502. The first delivery mechanism is a first relay unit.

The first delivery mechanism 502 delivers the tablets to the third accumulation hopper 503 and the third accumulation hopper 503 delivers the tablets to the second delivery mechanism 504. [ The second delivery mechanism 504 is a second relay unit.

The second delivery mechanism 504 sends the tablets sent to the second delivery mechanism 504 to the main hopper 505.

Next, how the tablets taken out from the tablet take-out unit 1 pass through the introduction chute 24, the tablet introducing path 401, and the first accumulating hopper 402 will be described with reference to Fig.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the tablet feeder 10 shown in Fig. That is, FIG. 12 shows the tablet extraction unit 1 shown in FIG. 10 deleted in two stages.

An arrow 1201 indicated by a dotted line in Fig. 12 indicates a flow path of the tablet taken out from the tablet take-out unit 1. Fig.

Further, as shown in Fig. 12, the width of the conduit on the left side of the first accumulation hopper 402 and the conduit in the middle is 78 mm.

Next, with reference to Fig. 13, each configuration of the tablet supply unit of the tablet supply apparatus 10 will be described.

13 is a view of the inside of the tablet feeder 10 viewed from the side (right side from the front side).

An arrow 1201 indicated by a dotted line in Fig. 13 indicates a flow path of the tablet taken out from the tablet take-out unit 1.

The distance from the exit of the introduction chute 24 of the tablet removal unit 1 at the uppermost stage to the first inclined portion is about 460 mm and the distance from the exit of the introduction chute 24 of the tablet removal unit 1 at the middle stage to the first inclined portion Is about 265 mm.

Further, the length of the first accumulation hopper 402 is about 362 mm. That is, the distance from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 of the lowermost stage tablet take-out unit 1 to the second accumulation hopper 501 is about 362 mm.

When the tablet is taken out from the PTP sheet in each stage of the tablet extraction unit 1, the tablet passes through the introduction chute 24, passes from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 through the tablet introduction path 401, Enters the accumulation hopper 402 and is accumulated in the second accumulation hopper 501. [

At this time, in consideration of shortening the entire distribution time, it is conceivable to vertically fall down from the exit of the introduction chute 24 (refill extraction hopper) and to be accommodated in the lower portion of the second accumulation hopper.

However, when the tablet taken out from the uppermost tablet take-out unit 1 is vertically dropped downward from the exit of the introduction chute 24 (tablet take-out hopper) vertically and accommodated in the lower portion of the second accumulation hopper, the tablet becomes about 876 mm, There is a high possibility that it is broken, broken, or broken. Further, when the medicine taken out from the PTP sheet is a capsule, there is a high possibility that the capsule is depressed and deformed.

As described above, since the tablet supply unit 10 of the present embodiment can use a plurality of the tablet take-out units 1, the tablets can be introduced and used particularly when the tablet falls from the uppermost tablet take- The distance from the exit of the chute 24 (refill extraction hopper) to the second accumulation hopper becomes very long, and the possibility that the tablets or capsules taken out from the PTP sheet are damaged is increased.

Therefore, a first inclined portion is provided at the top of the first accumulation hopper 402 so as to bind the tablets so that the distribution time is not significantly lost. That is, a part of the upper portion of the first accumulation hopper 402 is offset.

In this embodiment, the first inclined portion has a slope of about 32 degrees from the gravity direction.

Also in the second accumulation hopper 501, the second accumulation hopper 501 also has such a large loss that the tablets do not directly reach the bottom of the second accumulation hopper 501 from the first accumulation hopper 402 A second inclined portion for binding the tablets is provided.

In the present embodiment, the second inclined portion is inclined at about 40 degrees from the horizontal direction.

Here, the angles of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion are, for example, about 32 degrees and about 40 degrees, respectively. However, when the falling tablets are bound (falling down) (Inclination of an angle which can be supplied by dropping to the next supply part).

By providing the first inclined portion in the first accumulation hopper 402 and the second inclined portion in the second accumulation hopper 501 as described above, the introduction chute 24 (refill extraction hopper) of the purification taking- It is possible to provide a cushion such that the tablet is not broken or deformed while the tablet is dropped directly from the outlet to the lower portion of the second accumulation hopper 501 without dropping the tablet directly. As a result, it is possible to mitigate the impact when the falling tablet reaches the lower portion of the second accumulation hopper 501, thereby reducing the possibility that the tablet is damaged or deformed.

The first inclined portion is provided at a position where the tablet dropped from the tablet take-out device is in contact with the second inclined portion, and the second inclined portion is provided at a position where the tablet in contact with the first inclined portion falls further.

Further, by further providing a material (shock absorber) for absorbing impact such as rubber to the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion, the impact of the tablet can be further suppressed.

14 is a view of the packaging device 5 viewed from above.

Reference numeral 1401 denotes a manually spraying tablet unit which sets the tablet into the packaging apparatus 5 by manual spraying by a user.

Reference numeral 1402 denotes a purifier mass for setting a set of tablets in the manual spray purifying section 1401, and 1402 denotes a fourth mass.

In the packaging apparatus 5, as shown in 1401 in Fig. 14, a plurality of purifying masses for setting one set of tablets (one packed tablets) are provided. The refining mass is a mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed by the user.

Reference numeral 1403 denotes tablets (three tablets) set in the tablet mass.

Reference numeral 1404 denotes a touch panel type operation panel, which is a display section for performing various displays and receives various operations by the user. Reference numeral 1401 denotes an application example of the display means of the present invention.

When the user sets a set amount of tablets in each tablet mass by manual spraying and distributes the tablets set in the tablet mass, the tablets set in each tablet mass are sequentially discharged from the tablets set in one tablet mass Distributed.

As shown in Fig. 14, the manual spraying refining unit 1401 has 45 refining masses 1402 in three rows and 15 columns in total.

15 is a view showing an example of a cross-sectional view of the manual spraying and purifying section 1401. Fig.

Reference numeral 1501 denotes a shutter at the bottom of the manual spraying and purifying section 1401.

The shutter 1501 has a structure in which two shutters are overlapped to secure a wide opening in the opened state.

As the shutter 1501 is opened to the left, the tablets set in the respective tablet masses fall downward.

16 shows the structure of the tablet slide portion 1601 and the slide frame 1602 in the packaging device 5. As shown in Fig.

The tablet slide section 1601 is disposed immediately below the manual spray tableting section 1401 in the stage before the distribution operation is started.

As shown in Fig. 16, the tablet slide section 1601 has a slide frame 1602. As shown in Fig.

Each of the slide frames 1602 is configured to be paired with each of the tablet masses located at the upper portion. In the stage before the distribution operation is started, each slide frame 1602 is provided with respective tablet masses Respectively.

The tablet slide 1601 slides the tablets dropped on the slide frame 1602 from the respective tablet masses by the shutter 1501 being opened and slides the tablets to the left.

The motor is provided as a power source for slidably transporting the tablet slide 1601 in the leftward direction, and the motor can slide the tablet slide 1601 in the leftward direction to carry the tablet.

17 is a diagram showing the positional relationship of the refining mass 1402, the shutter 1501, and the slide frame 1602 of the tablet slide 1601 in the stage before the distribution operation is started.

As shown in Fig. 17, in the stage before the distribution operation is started, the slide frame 1602 of the tablet slide portion is located just below the tablet mass 1402. [

The slide frame 1602 of the tablet slide section 1601 does not have a bottom surface. As a result, the tablets dropped from the tablet mass into the slide frame 1602 due to the opening of the shutter 1501 are held with the die supporting the tablet slide 1601 as the bottom surface.

18 is a diagram showing an example of a die for supporting the tablet slide section 1601. Fig.

As shown in Fig. 18, lids 1801, 1802, and 1803 are provided on the left side of the die for supporting the tablet slide 1601 so as not to scatter the tablets.

Reference numeral 1801 denotes a cover A for preventing the tablets in the slide frame of the inner row of the tablet slide 1601 from scattering.

Reference numeral 1802 denotes a cover B which prevents tablets in the slide frame in the center row of the tablet slide section 1601 from scattering.

Reference numeral 1803 denotes a lid C which prevents the tablets in the slide frame of the front row of the tablet slide section 1601 from scattering.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view of the third accumulation hopper 503 showing the lids 1801, 1802, and 1803 that prevent the tablets from scattering, of the die supporting the tablet slide 1601 viewed from the right side of the third accumulation hopper, to be.

As shown in Fig. 19, covers (tablets scattering prevention covers) 1801, 1802 and 1803 for preventing tablets from scattering can be independently opened and closed.

It is possible to selectively drop the tablets in the slide frame of each row of the tablet slide 1601 into the third accumulation hopper 503 by opening or closing any one of the tablet anti-scattering covers 1801, 1802 and 1803.

Opening and closing of the tablet anti-scattering covers 1801, 1802 and 1803 are individually performed by a motor not shown.

19 shows a state in which the cover A 1801 and the cover B 1802 are closed and the cover C 1803 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 14, the manual spraying and purifying section 1401 has a plurality of purifying masses 1402.

The tablets to be packed in one capsule correspond to one mass of the tablet mass 1402 and tablets packed in one capsule in the order of the tablet mass 1402 are set in the tablet mass 1402 (Input).

When the packaging operation is started, all the shutters 1501 on the bottom surface of each tablet mass 1402 are opened as shown in Fig. 15, and the corresponding slide frames 1601 of the tablet slide 1601 shown in Fig. The tablets in the respective refining masses 1402 drop to the tablets 1602, respectively. After the tablet drops on each slide frame 1602, the tablet slide 1601 is moved to the left.

That is, the position of the leftmost slide frame 1602 among the slide frames 1602 with tablets in the slide frame 1602 comes to the positions of the cover A 1801, cover B 1802, cover C 1803 The tablet slide 1601 is moved to the left.

The cover A 1801, the cover B 1802 and the cover C 1803 are opened and closed in the order of the packaging number for each packaging operation so that the tablets of one mass can be dropped into the third accumulation hopper 503 have.

When the tablet for one column in the slide frame 1602 is dropped to the third accumulation hopper 503, the tablet slide 1601 is moved to the next row again.

That is, the heat of the slide frame 1602 on the right side of the leftmost slide frame 1602 among the slide frames 1602 having the tablets in the slide frame 1602 passes through the cover A 1801, the cover B 1802 , The tablet slide 1601 is moved to the left side again so as to come to the position of the cover C (1803). By repeating this, it becomes possible to distribute the tablets set (charged) into the respective tablet masses 1402 one by one.

19, the anti-scattering lids 1801, 1802 and 1803 are arranged on the upper side of the third accumulation hopper 503, and the anti-scattering lids 1801, 1802 and 1803 are opened , It is possible to drop the tablets on the cover existing in the slide frame 1602 into the third accumulation hopper 503.

Fig. 20 is a diagram showing information transmitted and received between the packaging device 5 of the distribution device (tablet supply system) shown in Fig. 1 and the tablet supply unit (tablet supply device 10).

Reference numeral 2001 denotes a CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5.

Reference numeral 2001 denotes a control unit for controlling the moving parts of various devices (the packaging unit 701, the manual spraying refining unit 1401, etc.) on which the packaging apparatus 5 is mounted.

Reference numeral 2002 denotes a CPU 2 of a tablet supply unit included in the tablet supply device 10. [

Reference numeral 2002 denotes a tablet removal device (tablet removal unit 1) mounted on the tablet supply device 10. The tablet removal device is an application example of the tablet removal mechanism of the present invention.

The CPU 1 and the CPU 2 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 serves as a host and manages the timing of operation of each apparatus of the packaging apparatus 5 and the like.

For example, when the operation of taking out the tablet from the PTP sheet is performed on the tablet removal device, the CPU 1 of the packaging device 5 instructs the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 to perform tablet removal The CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 which has received the operation command transmits identification information for identifying the device, purified water taken out from the tablet extraction device, and operation instruction indicating the tablet extraction instruction, , A signal is output to the tablet removal device specified by the identification information so as to perform the tablet removal operation, and the tablet removal operation is performed by the tablet removal device. It is possible for the tablet removal device to take purified water contained in the operation command received from the CPU 1 of the packaging device 5 from the PTP sheet.

As described above, the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 transmits various operation commands to the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1, and the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1, which has received the various operation commands, The operation of each device controlled by the control unit 1 is executed. The CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 transmits to the CPU 1 of the packaging device 5 a response to the operation command and information indicating the operation state of each device controlled by the tablet supply unit 1 .

The CPU 1 of the packaging device 5 and the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 are connected to each other so that each device (each unit) controlled by the packaging device 5 and the tablet supply unit 1 are controlled (A tablet supply system) shown in Fig. 1 controls all the devices of the distribution device (tablet supply system). However, even if the CPU of the distribution device Does not matter.

First, based on an instruction from the packaging apparatus 5, the process of causing the tablet removal device to perform the tablet removal operation and monitoring the tablet removal operation will be described with reference to FIG.

21 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for causing the tablet removal device to perform the tablet removal operation based on an instruction from the packaging device 5 and monitoring the tablet removal operation.

The processing of each step shown in Fig. 21 is realized by the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 loading and executing the program stored in the storage means in the memory.

First, the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 transmits to the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 identification information for identifying the tablet take-out device for taking out the tablet, purified water taken out from the tablet take-out device, (Step S2101).

The CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 that has received the operation command outputs a signal to the tablet removal device specified by the identification information so as to perform the tablet removal operation according to the operation command, So that the tablet removal operation is performed by the tablet removal device. It is possible to take out the purified water included in the operation command received from the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 from the PTP sheet by performing this by the number of refills included in the operation command.

The CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit 1 transmits to the CPU 1 of the packaging device 5 operation information indicating the operation state of the tablet removal device specified by the identification information.

When receiving the operation information from the tablet supply unit 1, the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 confirms the operation status of the tablet removal apparatus represented by the operation information and determines whether or not the tablet removal operation is completed (Step S2102). If it is determined that the tablet extraction operation has been completed (NO), the CPU 1 of the packaging apparatus 5 transitions to the next processing to be executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the tablet extraction operation is not completed (Yes) The operation information is not transitioned to the next processing to be executed but the operation information is received from the tablet feeding unit 1 continuously.

22 is a basic setting screen displayed on the display section 1404 (the touch panel type operation panel) of the packaging apparatus 5. Fig.

The basic setting screen of Fig. 22 is a screen for accepting input of data for packing tablets based on prescription data.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 22, the number of packs, information indicating whether or not the manually sprayed tablets are to be distributed to the manual spraying and refining unit 1401, information indicating the number of tablets to be taken out from any tablet taking- Information for specifying is input.

The input unit 2301 is an input unit for inputting all packages. In the example of reference numeral 2301 in FIG. 22, the distribution of 21 blooms is set.

Reference numeral 2302 denotes an input unit for inputting information indicating whether the manually sprayed tablet unit 1401 distributes the manually sprayed tablets, and it is possible to input "YES" or "NO".

When "YES" is input in the input unit 2302, it indicates that the manually sprayed tablet unit 1401 is set to distribute the manually sprayed tablets. If "NO" is input, the manual spray tablet And that the tablet 1401 is set not to distribute the manually sprayed tablets.

In the example of reference numeral 2302 in Fig. 22, " none " is entered, it indicates that the manually sprayed tableting section 1401 is set not to distribute manually sprayed tablets.

Reference numeral 2303 denotes an edit button for displaying the setting screen of the tablet take-out apparatus shown in Fig.

Reference numeral 2304 denotes a stop button for temporarily stopping the distribution operation.

Reference numeral 2305 denotes a start button for resuming the distribution operation from the start or pause state.

The packaging apparatus 5 first displays the basic setting screen of Fig. 22 on the display unit 1404, and accepts input of various kinds of information by the user.

More specifically, the user enters information ("Yes" / "No") indicating whether to distribute the packing number (distribution number) and the tablets manually sprayed on the input section 2302 in the input section 2301, The device 5 accepts input of these pieces of information.

When the editing button 2303 is pressed by the user, the packing apparatus 5 displays the setting screen of the tablet taking-out apparatus shown in Fig. 23 on the display unit 1404. Fig.

23 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen of the tablet take-out device.

The setting screen of the tablet taking-out apparatus shown in Fig. 23 is a screen displayed on the display section 1404 which is a touch panel type operation panel.

As shown in Fig. 23, numbers (1 to 18) are displayed as identification information for identifying the tablet removal device on the setting screen of the tablet removal device.

As described above, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, six tablet removal devices are arranged in the width direction (left and right direction), and the set including the six tablet removal devices has three upper and lower stages Is disposed in the tablet feeder (10).

23), the identification numbers of the first to sixth tablet removal devices are respectively assigned to the tablet removal device on the right side from the lowermost tablet removal device on the left side, From the tablet removal device on the left side to the tablet removal device on the right side from the tablet removal device on the left side from the tablet removal device on the left side from the tablet removal device on the right side, The identification number of the tablet removal device is displayed.

As shown in Fig. 23, buttons for displaying these identification numbers (hereinafter also referred to as tablets extraction buttons) are displayed on the setting screen of the tablet taking out apparatus.

For example, reference numeral 2401 in Fig. 23 is a button (tablet removal device button) for setting the identification number (the identification number of the tablet removal device is also referred to as tablet removal number) once for the tablet removal device. Here, as shown in Fig. 23, the button 2401 of the tablet take-out device having the identification number 1 is connected to the tablets take- .

Similarly, reference numeral 2402 in Fig. 23 is a button (tablet ejection apparatus button) for performing setting relating to the tablet ejection apparatus having the identification number 2. 23, the button 2402 of the tablet taking-out apparatus having the identification number of 2 is connected to the tablet dispensing apparatus 10 from the leftmost tablet taking-out apparatus at the lowest end among the tablet taking-out apparatuses installed in the tablet supplying apparatus 10 Side tablet removal device shown in Fig.

Similarly, reference numeral 2403 in Fig. 23 is a button (tablet removal device button) for setting the tablet removal device with the identification number three. As shown in Fig. 23, the button 2403 of the tablet take-out apparatus having the identification number 3 is a button for taking out the tablet 2 from the leftmost tablets take- Side tablet removal device shown in Fig.

Reference numeral 2404 in Fig. 23 denotes a decision button for deciding the setting relating to the tablet supply device. When the decision button is pressed by the user, the packaging device 5 displays the basic setting screen (Fig. 22) The screen returns to the previous screen).

When the user presses the tablet ejection apparatus button, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the unit setting screen shown in Fig. 24 on the display section 1404. [

24 is a diagram showing an example of a unit setting screen for inputting information (prescription data) indicating when and how many times the user takes tablets taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button being selected.

The user inputs the number of tablets taken per day and the number of tablets taken per tablet taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button during selection through the unit setting screen.

Reference numeral 2501 denotes an input unit for inputting purified water taken in the morning of tablets taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button being selected.

Reference numeral 2502 denotes an input unit for inputting purified water for taking a lunch of tablets taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button being selected.

Reference numeral 2503 denotes an input unit for inputting purified purified water taken in the evening of tablets taken out of the tablet taking-out apparatus of the tablet taking-out apparatus button being selected.

1 "," 1 ", and" 1 "are input to the input unit 2501, the input unit 2502, and the input unit 2503 in FIG. 24, , Indicating that the patient should take one, and indicates that one tablet must be packed in each of the morning package, lunch package, and evening package.

That is, the number of doses per day is three (morning, lunch, and evening), and the number of times of purifying per one is one.

Reference numeral 2504 denotes a clear button for clearing the number of purified water inputted to the input unit 2501, the input unit 2502, and the input unit 2503 to zero.

Reference numeral 2505 denotes a decision button determined by the setting of the purified water inputted to the input unit 2501, the input unit 2502, and the input unit 2503. [

When the user inputs purified water into the input unit 2501, the input unit 2502 and the input unit 2503 by the user, time information indicating the number of doses per day, the number of refills per one day, and when to take them is input.

0 " is inputted to the input unit 2501, the input unit 2502, and the input unit 2503 by the user and the decision button 2505 is depressed, Means that the tablets taking out operation is not performed in the selected tablet taking out apparatus.

In this way, according to the prescription data inputted through the unit setting screen (Fig. 24) and the data inputted through the basic setting screen (Fig. 22), the tablets taken out from the tablets taking- And the extraction timing can be determined.

When the decision button 2505 is pressed by the user, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the setting screen (Fig. 23) of the tablet taking out apparatus (the display screen returns to the full screen).

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the contents set on the unit setting screen of Fig. 24 on the tablets take-out device buttons of the tablet take-out apparatus for which the content of the setting screen of the tablet take-out apparatus (Fig. 23) is set.

For example, when the user presses one tablet extraction device button 2401 on the screen of FIG. 23, and the decision button 2505 is input on the screen of FIG. 24 as one morning, one lunch, In the case of depressing, the number of doses per day is displayed on the screen button 2401 in Fig. 23 as " 3 times / day ", and the number of times of purification per one time is displayed like " 1 tablet / day ".

Although the number of doses per day and the number of tablets per day are displayed in the example of the screen of Fig. 23, other information such as time information (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) It is possible.

Similarly, the button 2402 is depressed by the user. The packaging device 5 displays the unit setting screen (FIG. 24) of the tablet take-out device having the identification number 2, Accept input. Then, when the prescription data is input and the decision button 2505 is pressed, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the prescription data inputted on the button 2402. [

In addition, since the prescription data is not displayed for the identification numbers 3 to 18 of the tablet removal device, the tablet removal device of the identification numbers 3 to 18 indicates that the tablets are not taken out have.

When the decision button 2404 is pressed after inputting the prescription data for each tablets taking out tablet operation, the setting of the prescription data inputted for each tablet supply device is determined, On the display unit 1404 (the display screen returns to the previous screen).

22), the setting screen of the tablet taking-out apparatus (Fig. 23 (a)), and the setting screen ), And generates packaging data (Fig. 27) based on the information input through the unit setting screen (Fig. 24). The package data generated here includes the inputted prescription data.

Then, the packaging data is stored in the memory (storage means) of the packaging apparatus 5. [ That is, the packaging data is information including prescription data including purified water extracted from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and is stored in the storage means.

The data structure of the packaging data is shown in Fig.

26 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the packaging data.

As shown in Fig. 26, the packaging data has a packaging data structure 3101 for the packaging number inputted to the input section 2301 of the basic setting screen of Fig.

For example, if the number of pieces of packaging inputted in the input section 2301 of the basic setting screen of Fig. 22 is " 21 ", the package data structure 3101 of 21 pieces is provided. And one package data structure for each of the 21 packages.

The packaging data shown in Fig. 26 has a packaging data structure in order from the first package to the packaging number input to the input unit 2301, and is stored in the memory (storage unit) of the packaging apparatus 5. [

Reference numeral 3101 denotes an arrangement of a package data structure, which is constituted by packaging data of packaging number required in one distribution operation.

In the present embodiment, the "distribution operation" refers to a series of operations from the completion of the creation of all the packages to one another. The "packaging operation" refers to a process in which one package of packages Indicates the operation to create.

In each packaging operation by the packaging apparatus 5, referring to the data of the package data structure corresponding to the packaging operation, necessary operations are performed according to the data.

This packaged data is generated in accordance with the contents set in the display section 1404 at the start of distribution and stored in the memory.

Next, the data included in the package data structure is shown in Fig.

25 is a diagram showing an example of data included in the package data structure.

As shown in Fig. 25, the package data structure 3001 shows the package contents of the packaging operation.

That is, the package data structure 3001 is a package data structure for one package.

As shown in Fig. 25, the package data structure 3001 includes information indicating whether or not to carry out the tablet taking-out operation for each tablet taking-out unit (tablet taking-out apparatus) with respect to one packaging operation, And the tablet dispensing operation of the tablet manually sprayed to the manual spraying and purifying section 1401 (the tablet sliding section 1601 and the tablet anti-scattering covers 1801, 1802 and 1803) Information 3003 indicating whether or not to carry out packing operation in which the tablets for one capsule are dropped on the third accumulation hopper 503 by the action of the packing operation) Time information 3004 indicating time (morning / lunch / evening), packaging process progress information 3005 indicating the completion of the packaging process as the progress information of the packaging process of the packaging operation (packaging waiting / Wrapped) .

Next, with reference to Fig. 27, a specific example of the packaging data will be described.

Fig. 27 is a diagram showing an example of packaging data generated based on data input in the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the setting screen of the tablet removal device of Fig. 23, and the unit setting screen of Fig.

Fig. 27 is packaging data generated when the following five settings are made through the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the setting screen of the tablet removal device of Fig. 23, and the unit setting screen of Fig.

Setting 1: The number of pieces of packaging inputted in the reference numeral 2301 of the basic setting screen of Fig. 22 is " 21 "

Setting 2: The manual spray tablet entered at reference numeral 2302 of the basic setting screen of Fig. 22 is " absent "

1 " (morning) is input to the input unit 2501 of the unit setting screen (FIG. 24) of the tablet removal apparatus having the identification number 1 and " 1 & 1 " (evening) is inputted and set (determined) (information indicating that one tablet is taken each morning, lunch, and evening is set)

&Quot; 2 " (morning) is input to the input unit 2501 of the unit setting screen (FIG. 24) of the tablet removal apparatus having the identification number 2 and " 0 &Quot; 0 " (evening) is inputted and set (determined) (information indicating that 2 tablets are taken in the morning is set)

Setting 5: No prescription data is input for each of the tablet ejection apparatuses having identification numbers 3 to 18, and setting for performing tablet ejection operations by these tablet ejection apparatuses is not performed

Since the number of packages is " 21 " as in the setting 1, the package data structure is arranged in the order from the first package data structure to the 21st package data structure.

Examples of the packaging data shown in Fig. 27 include morning, lunch, dinner, breakfast, lunch ... The distribution data of the package data for distribution in the AB distribution, which is a distribution in the order of taking every one day as shown in Fig.

Therefore, since the first package data structure is the package data structure for the package on the morning of the first day, information indicating that the operation of taking out one tablet from the tablet taking-out apparatus with the identification number 1 is performed (1 tablet), and information indicating that an operation of taking out two tablets from the tablet take-out apparatus with the identification number of 2 (tablet operation apparatus No. 2 operation, 2 tablets) is included have.

Further, since the first package data structure is set so that the tablets take-out operation by the tablet take-out apparatuses having the identification numbers 3 to 18 is not performed, the tablets taken from the tablet take-out apparatuses with the identification numbers 3 to 18 Information indicating that the operation of extracting is not performed (... refining extraction device No. 18 operation, none).

In addition, since the manual spraying tablet input to the input unit 2302 is "No" and the distribution of tablets to be manually sprayed to the manual spraying and purifying unit 1401 is not distributed, the first-layer packaging data structure stores information Spraying refill operation, none).

Further, since the first packaged data structure is the packaged data structure for the packed product in the morning on the first day, the taking time of the first packed product includes the information on the effect of the morning (taking time (time information): morning) .

The first package data structure includes packaging process progress information (packaging process progress information: packaging wait) indicating whether or not the packaging process of the packaging operation of the first package has been completed. Here, since the packaging process of the packaging operation of the first package has not yet been completed, "packaging process progress information: packaging wait" is set as the packaging process progress information indicating this.

Since the second package data structure is the package data structure for the package of lunch on the first day, information indicating that the operation of taking out one tablet from the tablet take-out device with the identification number 1 is performed (tablet extraction device No. 1 operation , Yes (one tablet)).

Since the tablet extraction device with the identification number of 2 is set to extract two tablets in the morning only, information indicating that the tablets are not taken out (tablets removal device No. 2 operation, None).

Also, since the second package data structure is set so that the tablets take-out operation by the tablet take-out apparatuses having the identification numbers 3 to 18 is not performed, the tablets are taken out from the tablet take- Information indicating that the operation of extracting is not performed (... refining extraction device No. 18 operation, none).

In addition, since the manual spraying tablet input to the input unit 2302 is "no" and the distribution of tablets to be manually sprayed to the manual spraying tableting unit 1401 is not distributed, the second- Spraying refill operation, none).

Further, since the second package data structure is the package data structure for the package of the lunch on the first day, the taking time of the package of the second package includes the information (the time of taking (time information): lunch) .

In addition, the second packaging data structure includes packaging process progress information (packaging process progress information: packaging wait) indicating whether or not the packaging process of the packaging operation of the first package has been completed. Here, since the packaging process of the packaging operation of the second package has not yet been completed, " packaging process progress information: packaging wait " is set as the packaging process progress information indicating this.

Since the third package data structure is the package data structure for the package in the evening on the first day, information indicating that an operation of taking out one tablet from the tablet take-out device with identification number 1 is performed (tablet extraction device No. 1 operation , Yes (one tablet)).

Since the tablets taking out device with the identification number of 2 is set to take out two tablets only in the morning, information indicating that tablets are not taken out (tablets take-out device number 2 action, none ).

Further, since the third package data structure is set so that the tablet taking out operation by the tablet taking out apparatuses having the identification numbers 3 to 18 is not performed, the tablets are taken out from the tablet taking out apparatuses having the identification numbers 3 to 18 Information indicating that the operation of extracting is not performed (... refining extraction device No. 18 operation, none).

In addition, since the manual spraying tablet input to the input unit 2302 is "no" and the distribution of tablets to be manually sprayed to the manual spraying tableting unit 1401 is not distributed, the third-party package data structure is information Manual spraying refill operation, none).

Further, since the third packaging data structure is the packaging data structure for the packaging material in the evening on the first day, the packaging time of the third packaging material includes information on the effect of the evening (taking time (time information): evening) .

The third package data structure includes packaging process progress information (packaging process progress information: packaging wait) indicating whether or not the packaging process of the packaging operation of the third package has been completed. Here, since the packaging process of the packaging operation of the third package has not yet been completed, "packaging process progress information: packaging wait" is set as the packaging process progress information indicating this.

Thus, the packaging data is arranged in the order of taking one day's packaged data structure.

In the package data, the package data structure of the second day is arranged in the order of taking, in the same manner as the package data structure of one day.

As for the fourth and subsequent packaging data structures, the arrangement of the packaging data structure for one day is repeated, and a description thereof is omitted here.

As described above, the packaging apparatus 5 generates packaging data composed of an array of packaging data structures for 21 packages (seven days).

In FIG. 27, the packaging data on the AB distribution has been described. However, morning, morning, morning, lunch, lunch ... It is also possible to generate the packaging data for distribution in the AA distribution, which is a distribution in the order of the dosing periods.

That is, a selection unit for accepting either one of the distribution in the AB distribution or the distribution in the AA distribution is further set on the basic setting screen in Fig. 22, and the packaging apparatus 5 transmits the selection Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

Next, the distribution processing by the packaging apparatus 5 will be described with reference to Fig.

Fig. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of distribution processing by the packaging apparatus 5. Fig.

The processing of each step shown in Fig. 28 is realized by the CPU 201 of the packaging apparatus 5 loading and executing the program stored in the memory.

First, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the setting screen of the tablet removal apparatus of Fig. 23, and the unit setting screen of Fig. 24 on the display unit 1404 as described above, And accepts input of the above-described various data. When the user presses the start button 2305 of the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the packaging apparatus 5 displays the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, the setting screen of the tablet taking-out apparatus of Fig. 23, (FIGS. 26 and 27) based on the data input through the unit setting screen of FIG. 24 and the unit setting screen of FIG. 24, and stores the generated packaged data in the memory (step S4001).

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 performs a preparatory operation necessary for starting the packaging operation (step S4002). Concretely, when any package data structure in the packaging data contains information (manual spraying and refilling section operation) for distributing the manually dispensed tablet to the manual spraying refining section 1401, The apparatus 5 controls the shutter 1501 to be opened and closed to drop the tablets in the tablet mass 1402 onto the slide frame of the tablet slide 1601. [

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 repeats the processing from step S4003 to step S4011 in order from the first package data structure of the packaging data stored in the memory.

The packaging device 5 reads the first package data structure and stores in the package data structure information indicating that the manually sprayed tablet 1401 is packed with the manually sprayed tablet (manual spraying tablet operation, (Step S4003), and determines whether or not the operation of the manual spray cleaning section is necessary in the current packaging (step S4003).

When it is determined that the packaging data structure contains information indicating that the manually sprayed tablet part 1401 is to be manually packed with tablets (manual spray tablet part operation), the packaging device 5 (YES), the operation of the manual spraying and refining unit 1401 is performed. On the other hand, when the manual spraying tableting unit 1401 does not contain information indicating that the manually sprayed tablets are packed (manual spraying tableting operation), that is, the tablets manually sprayed on the manual spraying tableting unit 1401 are packaged ("NO"), the process proceeds to step S4005. In step S4005, the process proceeds to step S4005.

Specifically, in step S4004, the packaging apparatus 5 determines whether or not the slide frame 1602, in which tablets to be wrapped at present are dropped from the refining mass, covers the cover A 1801, cover B 1802, cover C 1803, The tablet slide 1601 is moved to the left. Then, the packaging apparatus 5 opens and closes the lids 1801, 1802, and 1803 which are under the slide frame 1602 with the tablets of the current packaging target , And the tablets of one mass are dropped into the third accumulation hopper 503. Here, the " packaging number for packaging operation " refers to the number (1, 2, ...) of the refining mass 1402 in Fig. 14, and indicates the number of the packaging change in the packaging data structure (1 st, ).

Namely, step S4004 is an application example of the manual spraying and feeding means for feeding the tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means.

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 transmits information (purifier extraction apparatus number n operation, in which m is positive) indicating that the purifier is taken out by the purifier takeout apparatus to the package data structure currently being processed And determines whether the operation of the tablet removal device is necessary in the current package (step S4005). If the packaging device 5 determines that the package data structure currently being processed contains information indicating that the operation of taking out the tablet by the tablet removal device is to be performed ("Yes"), It is determined that the operation of the tablet removal device is necessary in the package of step S4006, and the process proceeds to step S4006. On the other hand, when it is determined that the package data structure currently being processed does not contain information indicating that the operation of taking out the tablet by the tablet take-out device is not included ("NO"), It is determined that the operation of step S4010 is not necessary, and the process proceeds to step S4010.

Then, in step S4006, the packaging apparatus 5 determines whether or not the tablets taken out from the packaging data structure of the tablets taking out device number And the number of tablets taken out by the tablet removal device identified by the tablet removal device number (identification number) (purified number) to the tablet supply unit, So that the tablet extraction operation is performed.

Namely, the step S4006 functions as a tablet taking-out means for taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying section (which will be described as a tablet sheet in this embodiment but may be a cassette in which tablets are stored) in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means. The tablet removing means removes the tablet from the tablet sheet.

In step S4005, the packaging device 5 stores information indicating that an operation for taking out one tablet from the tablet take-out device having the identification number 1 is performed (for example, (1 tablet), and information indicating that an operation of taking out two tablets from the tablet take-out device having the identification number of 2 (tablets take-out device number 2 action, 2 tablets) is included (Yes), an operation instruction for taking out one tablet from the tablet removal device having the identification number 1, and an operation for taking out two tablets from the tablet extraction device having the identification number two To the tablet supply unit to perform the tablet taking-out operation by each tablet take-out unit (step S4006).

The tablet supply unit, upon receiving the respective operation commands from the packaging device 5, stores the respective operation commands in a table shown in Fig. 31, for example.

31 is a diagram showing an example of a table storing an operation instruction of the tablet taking-out operation received from the packaging device 5. [

The tablet supply unit stores the table shown in Fig. 31 in the memory of the tablet supply unit.

In the table shown in Fig. 31, " operating refinisher " and " purified water to be taken out " are associated and stored.

Here, the " purified tablet taking-out device number " indicates the identification number of the tablet taking-out device that performs the tablet taking-out operation and the " purified water taken out " Whether or not to be taken out.

The tablet supply unit causes the tablet taking-out apparatus to operate so as to take out the purified water of the designated purified water from the tablet take-out apparatus identified by the identification number, in accordance with the table shown in FIG.

Detailed processing of the tablet taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out apparatus controlled by the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit will be described later with reference to Fig.

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 judges whether or not the tablets supply failure has occurred from the tablet supply unit, which indicates that the tablet take-out apparatus shown in the operation command has failed to take out the purified water shown in the operation order of the tablet take-out operation (Step S4007). This inadequate purification error occurs when, for example, the tablet sheet is not set in the predetermined number of tablet refill taking out apparatuses or the tablet taking out apparatus performs the tablet taking out operation but the tablet remains on the tablet sheet and the tablet can not be taken out from the tablet sheet . The CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit performs an output process of an under-tabulation error in step S4112 of FIG. 29 to be described later, whereby the tabulation-under-error is received by the packaging device 5.

Next, when it is determined that the tablets supply error has been received from the tablet supply unit (Yes), the packaging apparatus 5 shifts the process to step S4008 and executes the recovery process for returning from the state of under-tabulation error . On the other hand, if the tablet supply error is not received from the tablet supply unit and operation information indicating that the tablet discharge operation is completed is received from the tablet supply unit (NO), the process proceeds to step S4009. This means that the tablet supply unit appropriately transmits the operation information indicating the operation state of the tablet removal device to the packaging device 5, and when it is determined in step S4108 of Fig. 29 described later that one tablet of tablets is taken out , The packing apparatus 5 receives the operation information and transmits the processing to step S4009 to transmit the operation information indicating that the tablet supply operation has been completed to the packaging apparatus 5 by the tablet supply unit Lt; / RTI >

The detailed processing of the recovery processing in step S2008 will be described later with reference to FIG.

Subsequently, after receiving the operation information indicating that the tablet removal operation is completed from the tablet supply unit, the tablet taken out from the tablet removal device is returned to the second accumulation hopper The first feed mechanism is reciprocated to send the tablets accumulated in the second accumulation hopper 501 to the third accumulation hopper 503 (step S4009). As a result, the purification for one mass falling from the slide frame 1602 to the third accumulation hopper 503 and / or the purification taken out in step S4006 and / or the third accumulation And the refill for one mass falling into the hopper 503 is collected in the third accumulation hopper 503. [

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 sends the tablets collected in the third accumulation hopper to the main hopper 505 (step S4010) by reciprocating the second delivery mechanism 504.

The tablets (one set of tablets) accumulated in the main hopper 505 are put into the packaging sheet by the packaging mechanisms 703 and 704 and the packaging sheet 5 is heated and fused, The tablets charged into the sheet are packed in the package sheet. Then, the packaging apparatus 5 stores packaging process progress information (packaging process progress information: packaging wait time) indicating that the packaging process of the packaging operation of the packaging data structure of the current process target is not completed, And updates the packaging process progress information (packaging process progress information: packaging completion) indicating that the process has been completed (step S4011).

Here, the first dispensing mechanism, the second dispensing mechanism, and the packaging mechanisms 703 and 704 are application examples of a tablet taking-out distribution mechanism in which tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out apparatus are distributed. That is, this is an application example of the distribution means for distributing the tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out means and / or the tablet supplied by the manual spraying supplying means.

In addition, each of the sections operating in step S4004, and the second delivery mechanism and packaging mechanisms 703 and 704 are examples of application of the manual spray distribution mechanism in which the manually sprayed tablets are distributed.

Next, the packaging apparatus 5 determines whether or not there is a package data structure (for example, a second package data structure) to be processed next in the package data stored in the memory in step S4001 (step S4012) If it is determined that there is a package data structure to be processed next (Yes), the processing of step S4003 is executed with the package data structure as a processing target. On the other hand, if there is no package data structure to be processed next, that is, if it is determined that the processing from step S4003 to step S4011 has been executed for all the package data structures in the package data stored in the memory in step S4001 (" ), It is determined that the creation of the final package is completed and the distribution operation is completed, and the processing shown in Fig. 28 ends.

Next, the detailed processing of the tablets take-out operation by the tablet take-out apparatus controlled by the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit will be described with reference to Fig.

29 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed processing of tablet taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out apparatus controlled by the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit.

The processing of each step shown in Fig. 29 is realized by the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit loading and executing the program stored in the memory.

First, the tablet supply unit, when receiving the tablet extraction operation command transmitted from the packaging device 5 in step S4006 of Fig. 28, stores the operation command in the memory as a table (for example, a table shown in Fig. 31) do.

31 shows the identification number of the tablet removal device that performs the tablet removal operation and the number of tablets to be extracted from the tablet removal device identified by the identification number for each tablets removal device.

31, when an operation command for taking out tablets by a plurality of tablet take-out apparatuses is received from the packaging apparatus 5, the tablet taking-out operations by the plurality of tablet take-out apparatuses can be executed in parallel with each other .

The table of Fig. 31 shows an operation command for extracting one tablet from the tablet extraction apparatus with the apparatus number 1 (identification number is 1) and an operation command for extracting tablets from the tablet extraction apparatus with the apparatus number 2 (identification number 2) And an operation command for taking out the data. Thereby, the tablet supply unit operates the tablet take-out device so as to take one tablet out of the tablet take-out apparatus of the apparatus No. 1 (identification number 1). In parallel with this, the tablet supply unit operates the tablet take-out device so as to take out two tablets from the tablet take-out device with the device number 2 (identification number 2).

Since the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit controls the operation of each tablet removal device, the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit controls each step shown in FIG. 29 in parallel for each tablet removal device. That is, FIG. 29 is a flow chart in which the CPU 2 of the tablet supply unit controls the operation processing of one tablet take-out apparatus.

First, the tablet supply unit rotates the lower roller and the upper roller of the tablet take-out device, thereby transporting the tablet sheet set in (put in) the tablet inlet 203 into the tablets take-out position (step S4101).

Then, the tablet supply unit detects the tablet accommodating portion (pocket) of the tablet sheet being conveyed by the detecting mechanism 17 (sensor) (step S4102).

The detection mechanism 17 (sensor) is an application example of detection means for detecting whether or not there is tablets to be taken out from the tablet supplying section.

Then, in step S4102, the tablet supply unit determines whether or not the detection mechanism 17 (sensor) has detected the tablet accommodating portion (pocket) of the tablet sheet being conveyed (step S4103) The process proceeds to S4104. If not detected, the process proceeds to step S4111.

That is, when it is detected by the detecting means that there is no tablets to be taken out of the tablet supplying section (no tablet sheet) (step S4103: No), the process proceeds to step S4111.

When the detection mechanism 17 (sensor) detects the tablet accommodating portion (pocket) of the tablet sheet being conveyed, the tablet supply unit rotates the lower roller and the upper roller so as to rotate the lower roller and the upper roller at a predetermined distance The tablet sheet is conveyed, and the tablet sheet is conveyed so that the pockets are located at the tablets take-out position (step S4104).

The tablet supply unit rotates the cam 94 and the cam 99 to operate the first lifting body 93 and the second lifting body 98 to perform the tablet removing operation, The tablets sealed in the pockets are extruded (step S4105).

The tablet supply unit detects the tablet taken out by pushing the pockets by the first lifting body 93 and the second lifting body 98 in step S4105 by the optical sensor 204 (step S4106).

Subsequently, in step S4106, the tablet supply unit determines whether the tablet is detected by the optical sensor 204 (step S4107). If it is determined that the tablet is detected, the process proceeds to step S4108, , The process proceeds to step S4109.

The tablet supply unit determines whether or not the number of tablets detected in step S4107 is " purified water to be taken out " corresponding to the identification number of the tablet taking-out apparatus from which the detected tablet is taken out in the table shown in Fig. 31, It is determined whether or not all the tablets for one capsule have been taken out (step S4108).

If it is determined in step S4108 that all of the tablets have been taken out, the tablet supply unit transmits operation information indicating that the tablet taking-out operation is completed to the packaging device 5, and ends the processing. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4108 that not all the tablets for one capsule have been taken out, the process proceeds to step S4110.

The tablet supply unit determines in step S4109 whether the number of tablets take-out operations (the number of processes in step S4105) exceeds the prescribed number of times (predetermined number of times). If it is determined that the number of tablets has exceeded the prescribed number of times ), The process proceeds to step S4108. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of times has not exceeded the prescribed number ("NO"), the process proceeds to step S4105 and the tablets are taken out again.

Here, it is determined that the prescribed number of times has been exceeded (step S4109: YES), and the process is shifted to step S4108, which means that the tablet is abandoned even if the tablet is present in the pockets in which the taking-out operation is performed. .

Tablets of tablets have two rows. Therefore, the tablet supply unit judges whether or not the tablet extraction operation of step S4105 has been performed on the adjacent pocket of the pocket where the tablets have been taken out in step S4105 (step S4110). If it is determined that the tablet extraction operation in step S4105 has been performed on the adjacent pockets of the pocket where the tablet extraction operation has been performed in step S4105 as well (step S4110: "NO"), no tablets are present on the tablet sheet, And the tablet sheet is conveyed in the direction of the tablets take-out position (direction of the disposal box) (step S4101). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4105 that the tablet removal operation in step S4105 has not been performed on the adjacent pocket of the pocket where the tablet removal operation has been performed (step S4110: Yes), the process returns to step S4105, The tablets take out operation is performed on the adjacent pockets of the pockets in which the tablets are taken out.

If the tablet supply unit determines in step S4103 that the pouch can not be detected even after the tablet sheet is conveyed by a predetermined distance ("NO"), the tablet supply unit may rotate the lower roller and the upper roller so that the tablet sheet (PTP sheet) (Step S4111), and transmits to the packaging device 5 a tablets underreaction error indicating that the tablet removal device has failed to take out the purification of the purified water indicated by the operation command (step S4112).

Next, the detailed processing of the recovery processing (step S4008) shown in Fig. 28 will be described with reference to Fig.

The recovery process shown in Fig. 28 is an application example of the switching means of the present invention.

That is, in the recovery process shown in Fig. 28, on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means has not been taken out by the tablet taking-out means and the taking out operation by the tablet taking out means is stopped, So that the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means can be switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means.

In the recovery process, as will be described later, the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means, which is performed in accordance with the prescription data including the untreated purified water, can be switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means.

Specifically, the switching means, when accepting, through a user operation, a selection for switching to supply from the manual spray supply means the tablets which can not be taken out by the tablet taking-out means through the screen displayed by the display means, When the selection for taking out the tablet from the additional tablet supplying unit is received by the user operation by the tablet taking-out means, And a function of taking out the tablets from the additional tablet supplying section by the tablet taking-out means without switching to supply the tablets from the supplying means.

30 is a flowchart showing an example of the detailed processing of the recovery processing (step S4008) shown in Fig.

The processing of each step shown in Fig. 30 is realized by the CPU 201 of the packaging apparatus 5 loading and executing the program stored in the memory.

First, when it is determined in step S4007 that the tabulation supply error has been received from the tablet supply unit (Yes), the packaging apparatus 5 displays the selection screen shown in Fig. 32 on the display unit 1404 Display means of the invention) temporarily stops the packaging operation (stop means of the present invention).

The processing for temporarily stopping the packaging operation is an application example of the stopping means for stopping the taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out means when it is detected by the detecting means that there is no tablet taken out from the tablet supplying portion.

32 is a view showing a selection screen for selecting whether the PTP sheet should be added to the tablet removal device where the under-tabulation error has occurred to resume the tablets take-out operation, or to put tablets into the tablet mass of the manual spray tableting section 1401 to resume the packaging operation Fig.

32 is a view showing a state in which the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means is switched to the supply operation by the manual spray supply means or the removal of the tablet from the further tablet supply portion by the tablet removal means The reception screen to accept the selection of whether to resume the reception screen.

The selection screen shown in Fig. 32 includes a button 5002 for receiving an instruction to resume the tablet taking-out operation by adding the PTP sheet to the tablet taking-out apparatus having the under-tabulation error, And a button 5003 for accepting an instruction to resume the packaging operation by inserting tablets is displayed. In the screen of Fig. 32, a message is displayed indicating which tablets taken out by the tablets take-out device are temporarily stopped due to lack of tablets.

The selection screen shown in Fig. 32 is a screen for selecting whether or not to switch the tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means to the supply operation by the manual spray application means through the reception screen displayed by the display means, And an acceptance means for accepting a selection of whether or not to resume the extraction of the tablets from the further refilling and supplying portion by the taking out means.

That is, when the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means can not be taken out by the tablet taking-out means, the tablets which can not be taken out by the tablet taking-out means are switched Quot; is received.

This screen is a screen for accepting selection of whether to switch the tablets which can not be taken out by the tablet taking-out means from the manual spraying supply means or to take out the tablets from the further tablet supplying means by the tablet taking- This screen is displayed on the display unit (display means).

Reference numeral 5003 denotes a button to be selected when the tablet extraction operation is changed to a manual spraying operation.

When the button 5002 is selected by the user (step S4201: "NO"), the packaging apparatus 5 accepts selection of either the button 5002 or the button 5003 by the user, On the display unit 1404 and proceeds to step S4208.

On the other hand, when the button 5003 is selected by the user (step S4201: YES), the process proceeds to step S4201a.

In this manner, the packaging apparatus 5 confirms to the user whether to change the tablet taking-out apparatus having undergone refill error to the operation of manual spraying.

When the button 5002 is selected by the user (step S4201: "NO"), the user sets (inserts) the tablet sheet to be added into the slot 203 and then starts the basic setting screen displayed on the display section 1404 Button 2305 is pressed.

When it is determined that the start button 2305 has been pressed by the user (step S4208: Yes), the packaging apparatus 5 returns the processing to step S4006 in Fig. 28 to resume the tablet extraction operation.

Step S4208 is an application example of the resume instruction reception means for accepting the resume instruction.

32, when the start button 2305 is pressed by the user, the process returns to step S4006 in Fig. 28 to resume the tablet extraction operation. However, in the button 5002 of Fig. 32, (Step S4201: "NO"), the process of step S4208 may be skipped, and the process may be returned to step S4006 of Fig. 28 to resume the tablet extraction operation.

When the button 5003 is selected by the user (step S4201: Yes), the packaging apparatus 5 reads the purification mass position table (Fig. 37) from the packaging data currently being processed in step S4201a .

37 is a diagram showing an example of the tablet mass position table.

In the tablet mass position table (Fig. 37), the tablet mass number and the set necessity information are associated and stored in the memory.

Here, the refinement mass number is the same as the number of the refinement mass 1402.

Information on the necessity of the set includes information indicating whether or not the tablets need to be set (injected) into the tablet mass of the manual spraying and refining unit 1401 and information indicating when to take tablets to be dosed .

In the example of Fig. 37, "no set" is stored as the information indicating that the tablet should not be set in the tablet mass of the "first mass" having the tablet mass number "1".

In addition, " with set " is stored as information indicating that the tablet needs to be set in the purification mass of the " 26th mass " The tablets to be set in the tablet mass of the " 26th tablet " having the tablet mass number of 26 are stored as " (lunch) "

Here, the concrete processing of the packaging machine 5 in step S4201a will be described.

Here, the distribution operation shown in Fig. 28 is performed using the packaging data shown in Fig. 27 as an example, and the packaging operation is completed safely up to the fourth package, but the refill / take-out of the tablet take- Or when the PTP sheet set in the tablet removal device having the identification number 1 is lost, the tablet removal device having the identification number 1 for the packaging operation after the fifth tablet does not perform the tablet removal operation, The case where the user selects to package is explained.

The packaging data at the time when the packaging operation was completed safely up to the fourth package but the refill and take out of the tablet take-out device with the identification number 1 failed at the fifth package is indicated by reference numeral 6061 in Fig.

As shown in reference numeral 6061 in Fig. 35, the wrapping process progress information of the package data structure from the 1st to 4th packages is updated to "wrapping process progress information: wrapping completed", but the package data structure from 5th to 21st The wrapping process progress information of " wrapping process progress information: waiting for wrapping "

As a result, the package data structure from the 5th to 21th fractions including the " refrain extraction number 1 operation ", which is the identification number of the refill-out purifier removing device included in the refilling-under error, is specified, The set presence information is stored in the refuse mass position table (Fig. 37) with respect to the packing number (corresponding to the refill mass number, which is the number of the pack number)

Thus, as shown by reference numeral 6061 in Fig. 35, the packaging data (prescription data) includes purified water that has not been taken out by the tablet taking-out means.

In S4201a and S4202, the tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the prescription data including the purified water that has not been extracted is switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means.

In the example of reference numeral 6061 in Fig. 35, since the package data structure of the fifth package includes the information of "packing operation progress information: packaging waiting", "operation of the tablet extraction device number 1 (one tablet) And the untreated purified water not taken out by the takeout means is one tablet.

In addition, as to the packing number (the number indicating the number of the packaging number) of the package data structure that is not specified, "no set" is stored as the set necessity information in the refinement mass position table (FIG. 37).

In addition, the taking time included in the set necessity information stores the taking time of the specified package data structure so as to correspond to the purge mass number.

In this way, the packaging apparatus 5 generates the refinement mass position table (Fig. 37) from the packaging data currently being processed.

The tablet mass position table shown in Fig. 37 is also referred to as manual spray tablet set position information.

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 displays a guide screen (Fig. 33) showing a method of setting the tablets in the manual spray tableting section on the display section 1404 according to the tablet mass position table generated in step S4201a (step S4202 ). As shown in FIG. 33, the mass of the refinement mass number to be manually sprayed and the mass of the refinement mass number which is not to be manually sprayed are identified and displayed to indicate that the refinement is put into the mass of the refinement mass number to be manually sprayed .

33 is a view showing an example of a guide screen showing a method of setting tablets in a manual spraying tablet part.

The guide screen (Fig. 33) is an application example of the guide screen of the present invention.

Step S4202 is an application example of the guide display means of the present invention.

That is, Fig. 33 shows a case where, in the case of making the refining and taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out means switchable to the supplying operation by the manual spraying supplying means by the switching means, the prescription data including the non- , It is a guide screen in which the tablet mass to be manually sprayed is distinguishably displayed.

By displaying the guide screen shown in Fig. 33, the user is notified of the position of the tablet mass for setting tablets, and at the same time, the user is requested to set tablets in the tablet mass.

Reference numeral 5102 denotes a portion for displaying an image of the manual spraying and purifying section 1401. The tablet mass for setting the tablets is displayed in black, and characters such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner are displayed so that the timing of dosing can be confirmed. In this example, after the distribution of packaging for three times / day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for seven days is started by the operation of the tablet removal device, a shortage of tablets error occurs at the packaging time of the fifth package, A manual spraying operation is performed.

Reference numeral 5103 denotes an OK button, and it is a button for confirming whether or not there is a tablet removing device in which a tablet shortage error has occurred.

The user sets the tablets in the tablet mass according to the guide screen shown in Fig. 33, but there are cases where tablets failed to be taken out in the tablet sheet discharged to the waste box, and the tablets of this tablet sheet are taken out by the user, The tablets that have been discarded can be reused in the conventional operation. Further, since it is possible to know to which tablet mass the tablet is to be put, the user can resume the distribution operation with a simple operation without adding a new tablet sheet to the inlet.

Subsequently, when the confirmation button 5103 is pressed by the user, the packaging apparatus 5 determines whether or not the tablets shortage error with respect to the other tablet take-out apparatuses has been received from the tablet supply unit, and the tablet take- The process is returned to step S4201 and the tablet is taken out from the other tablet taking-out apparatus in order to change the remaining tablets which were supposed to take out the tablets from the other tablet taking-out apparatus lacking the tablets to manual spraying And displays a guide screen for remaining tablets to be scheduled.

In the case where the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means can not be taken out by the tablet extraction means, S4204 is the prescription data stored in the storage means, and the prescription data concerning the tablets which can not be taken out by the tablet extraction means (Fig. 33) for displaying the purified mass to be manually sprayed in order to supply the tablets that can not be taken out from the manual spraying and feeding means in accordance with the instruction of the user. Here, the commercial method data is data included in the package data 6062 shown in Fig.

When it is determined that the tablets supply error has not been received from the tablet supply unit (step S4204: "NO"), the packaging apparatus 5 proceeds to step S4205, And the basic setting screen of Fig. 22 is displayed.

In step S4205, if the start button 2305 is pressed by the user, the packaging apparatus shifts the processing to step S4206.

Step S4205 is an application example of the resume instruction reception means for accepting the resume instruction.

The packaging apparatus 5 resets the packaging data so as to change the tablet extraction operation to the manual spray operation in the next packaging operation (step S4206).

Specifically, as shown in reference numeral 6061 in Fig. 35, the wrapping process progress information of the package data structures from the first to fourth bobbins is updated to "wrapping process progress information: wrapping completed", but from 5th to 21st bobbins The wrapping process progress information of the wrapping data structure of the wrapping process is "wrapping process progress information: wrapping wait".

Thus, the "operation of tablet extraction number 1, yes (one tablet)" of the packaging data structure of the 5th to 21th fractions is changed to "operation of tablets extraction number 1, no", and "operation of manual spraying tablet part, Is changed to "manual spraying refill operation, present". The changed packaging data is indicated by reference numeral 6062 in Fig.

As described above, when the button 5003 is selected by the user (step S4201: YES), the packaging apparatus 5 determines whether or not the tablets taken out of the tablet take- The packaging data is updated so as to switch the tablets intended for taking out the tablets from the tablets take-out device after the package with the under-tabulation error to the package by manual spraying, .

Subsequently, the packaging apparatus 5 carries out preparation processing which is required by a change to the manual sprinkling operation (step S4207).

The accepting means of step S4201 accepts the selection of switching the refill and take-out operation by the tablet taking-out means to the supply operation by the manual spray supplying means, and when the resume instruction is received in step S4205, The tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the data is switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means (steps S4201a to S4207). On the other hand, when the accepting means of step S4201 receives a selection for resuming withdrawal of tablets from the further refilling / supplying section by the refilling / dispensing means, and receives the resume instruction in step S4208, The operation of taking out the tablet from the supply unit is resumed (step S4006).

Next, the detailed processing of the preparation processing in step S4207 will be described with reference to FIG.

Next, the detailed processing of the preparation processing in step S4207 will be described with reference to FIG.

34 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed processing of the preparation processing in step S4207.

The processing of each step shown in Fig. 34 is realized by the CPU 201 of the packaging apparatus 5 loading and executing the program stored in the memory.

The packaging apparatus 5 first determines whether the operation of the manual spray cleaning section is performed by the current distribution operation (step S5201).

Specifically, in the basic setting screen of Fig. 22, when "YES" is entered in the input section 2302 to start the distribution operation, it is determined that the operation of the manual spray spreading section is being performed. When the operation of the manual spraying and refining unit has been performed, the process proceeds to step S5202. When it is determined that the operation of the manual spraying and refining unit is not performed, the process proceeds to step S5205.

Next, when it is judged that the operation of the manual spraying and purifying section is being performed by the current distribution operation (step S5201: Yes), the packaging device 5 sets the tablet slide section 1601 (Step S5202).

This processing is necessary because the set position of tablets displayed on the guidance screen displayed in S4202 of Fig. 30 is based on the first position (one tablet of the tablet mass).

The packaging device 5 opens and closes the shutter 1501 to drop the tablets set by the user in the tablet mass onto the tablet slide 1601 in accordance with the instruction on the guidance screen shown in Fig. 33 (step S5203) .

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 moves the tablet slide section 1601 to a position just before the execution of the process of step S5202 to open the lid to be processed and drop the tablet to the third accumulation hopper (step S5204 ). After the movement, the preparatory operation of the manual spray changing is terminated.

When it is determined that the operation of the manual spraying and purifying section is not performed by the current distribution operation (step S5201: No), the packaging apparatus 5 opens and closes the shutter 1501, According to the instruction, the tablet set by the user in the tablet mass is dropped onto the tablet slide 1601 (step S5205).

Here, the operation of the tablet slide unit 1601 as in step S5202 is unnecessary because the operation of the manual spray tableting unit is not performed, and the tablet slide unit is in a position that is not changed before the distribution start.

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 moves the tablet slide section 1601 to the execution position (step S5206).

Here, the execution position is a position at which the packed packing number at the current point is divided by 3, which is the number of rows of the tablet slide section, and the column of the tablet slide section is moved to the left by the number of integer parts.

For example, the tablet slide portion 1601 is moved to the left so that the slide frame having tablets put in the fifth tablet of the tablet mass is located at the position of the lid 1802.

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 opens the covers 1801, 1802, and 1803 (step S5207).

Whether the cover A, B or C is opened is determined by the number of remainders obtained by dividing the packed packed number at the current point by 3, which is the number of rows of the tablet slide section.

When the remainder is 1, the cover A is opened.

If the remainder is 2, the lid B is opened.

When the remainder is 0, the lid C is opened.

For example, when the fifth package is packed, the cover 1802 is opened and closed to drop the tablets in the slide frame into the third accumulation hopper.

Then, the packaging apparatus 5 ends the preparation processing when the processing of step S5204 or step S5207 is executed.

By performing the distribution operation described above, the package of the packaged package sheet is created as shown in Fig.

36 is a view showing an example of a package of a wrapped package sheet by performing distribution operation.

As shown in Fig. 36, even when the operation of the tablet take-out apparatus 1 is changed to the operation of the manual spraying tablet unit, a package is created as if the tablet take-out apparatus 1 does not cause tablets shortage.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tablet remaining in the used tablet sheet can be set in the manual spray tablet section and the distribution operation can be continued, so that the distribution operation can be continued simply.

The tablets remaining in the tablet sheet after the tablets are taken out are left in the used tablet sheet even if the tablets become insufficient during the subsequent packaging, and the operation is continued by continuing the operation, thereby adding an unused tab sheet There is no need to. Therefore, when adding a tablet sheet which is required in the prior art, misrepresentation such as heterogeneous inclusion by preventing the tablet sheet from being taken in advance is prevented in advance.

In addition, since tablets that fail to take out from the tablet sheet are used as manual spray tablets, tablets that fail to be taken out from the tablet sheet can be effectively used, and waste does not occur.

In this way, the tablet extracting means for storing the prescription data including the purified water taken out from the tablet supplying section and supplied to the distribution means, extracting the tablet from the tablet supplying section according to the stored prescription data, and supplying the tablet to the distribution means, Manual dispensing supply means for supplying manually dispensed tablets to the distribution means, and automatic dispensing means for dispensing the purified water contained in the stored prescription data by the tablet removing means, on condition that the taking-out operation by the tablet removing means is stopped , The tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the stored prescription data can be switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means so that the purified water required for distribution is not taken out by the tablet extraction means, The distribution operation can be easily performed even when the tablet extraction operation is stopped You can continue.

Further, the tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means, which is performed in accordance with the prescription data, on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data is not extracted by the tablet extraction means and the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped, In order to display a reception screen (Fig. 32) for accepting a selection of switching to supply operation by manual spray supply means or resumption of tablet removal from the tablet supply portion by the tablet removal means, the user presses the manual spray application means It is possible to select whether to switch to the supply operation by the tablet removal means or to resume taking out the tablet by the tablet removal means. Even if the purified water required for distribution is not taken out by the tablet removal means, The operation can be easily continued.

Each of the means and the steps constituting the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be realized by operating a program stored in a RAM or a ROM of a computer. This program in which the apparatus is readable and the computer-readable recording medium in which the program is recorded are included in the present invention.

Further, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a recording medium or the like, and specifically to an apparatus including one or a plurality of apparatuses.

The present invention also provides a software program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to a system or an apparatus. And a case where a computer of the system or apparatus is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention by the computer, the program code itself installed in the computer also realizes the present invention. That is, the present invention also includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. In this case, if the program has a function, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by the interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, and the like.

Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by executing the program read by the computer. Further, based on the instruction of the program, an OS or the like running on the computer performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized by the processing.

In addition, as another method, a program read from a recording medium is first written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted in the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Based on the instruction of the program, a CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

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Claims (23)

A distribution system for supplying a tablet to a distribution means for distributing a tablet,
Storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means;
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed,
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped And switching means for switching the tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out means to the supply operation by the manual spray supplying means. The distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising distribution means for distributing the tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out means and the tablet supplied by the manual spray supplying means. The method of claim 1, wherein the tablet supply portion includes a tablet sheet,
And the tablet removing means removes the tablet from the tablet sheet. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a situation where the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out means, when the takeout operation by the tablet taking- Further comprising reception means for accepting, by a user operation, an instruction to switch the tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means performed in accordance with the stored prescription data to a supply operation by the manual spray application means,
Wherein the switching means is configured to switch the operation of supplying the manual spraying by the manual spraying supplying means to the supplying operation by the manual discharging means by using the prescribed data stored in the storing means Wherein the operation of supplying the tablet by the tablet extraction means is switched to the operation of supplying by the manual spray application means. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a resume instruction accepting means for accepting a resume instruction,
Wherein said switching means accepts an instruction to switch the tablet removal operation by said tablet removal means to a supply operation by said manual spray application means by said reception means and accepts a resume instruction by said resume instruction reception means Wherein said control means switches the operation of purifying and extracting by said purifying / extracting means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in said storage means to the supplying operation by said manual spraying supplying means. 5. The tablet dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the accepting means is configured to switch the tablet ejection operation by the tablet ejection means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means to a feeding operation by the manual spraying feeding means, Means for accepting selection of whether to resume taking tablets from an additional refilling supply by the means,
Wherein said switching means is a means for switching the supply operation of said manual spray supplying means to the supplying operation by said manual discharging supply means, The tablet dispensing operation by the tablet dispensing means performed in accordance with the prescribed prescription data can be switched to the supplying operation by the manual dispensing and supplying means, Wherein the operation of withdrawing the tablet from the further tablet supplying section by the tablet removing section is allowed to be resumed on the condition that the selection for resuming the withdrawal of the tablet from the tablet supplying section is accepted by the user operation. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a resume instruction accepting means for accepting a resume instruction,
Wherein said switching means accepts a selection for switching the tablet extraction operation by said tablet extraction means to the supply operation by said manual spray application means by said reception means and accepts a resume instruction by said resume instruction reception means The control unit switches the operation of purifying and extracting by the purifying and taking-out means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means to the supplying operation by the manual spraying supplying means, while, in the receiving means, And a control unit that receives a selection for resuming the withdrawal of the tablet from the further tablet supply unit by the means for withdrawing the tablet from the tablet supply unit, And resumes operation. The tablet dispenser according to claim 6, further comprising: a control unit that determines whether to switch the tablet ejection operation by the tablet ejection unit performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage unit to a supply operation by the manual spray application unit, Display means for displaying a reception screen for accepting a selection of whether to resume taking tablets from the tablet supply unit;
Wherein the accepting means switches the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means via the reception screen displayed by the display means to the supply operation by the manual spray application means Or to withdraw the tablets from the additional tablet supply unit by the tablet removal means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the prescription data stored in the storage means includes untreated purified water not taken out by the tablet extraction means,
Characterized in that the switching means makes it possible to switch the tablet taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out means, which is performed in accordance with the prescription data including the untreated purified water, to the supply operation by the manual spraying supplying means . 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that, in the case where the refining and taking-out operation by the refill taking-out means is switched by the switching means to the supplying operation by the manual spray supplying means, Further comprising guide display means for displaying a guide screen for discretely displaying the refill mass to which the unfiltered refill is to be manually sprayed according to the prescription data including the prescription data. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising detection means for detecting whether or not there is tablets to be taken out from the tablet supply unit,
Further comprising stop means for stopping the taking-out operation by said tablet removing means when it is detected by said detecting means that there is no tablets to be taken out from said tablet supplying portion. A distribution system for supplying tablets to a distribution means for distributing tablets,
Storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means;
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed,
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped A receipt screen for accepting a selection of whether to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out means performed by the manual dispensing / supplying means, or to resume taking the refill from the refill / supply unit by the refill / And displaying means for displaying the distribution system. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means performed in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means through the reception screen displayed by the display means is performed by the manual operation by the manual spray application means Receiving means for accepting a selection of whether or not to return the tablets from the tablet supply unit,
Wherein in the case where the selection means for switching the tablet extraction operation by the tablet extraction means to the supply operation by the manual spray application means has been accepted by the user operation in the reception means in accordance with the prescription data stored in the storage means Allows the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means to be switched to the supply operation by the manual spray application means while the reception means resumes the tablet removal from the tablet supply portion by the tablet removal means And switching means for resuming the operation of taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying portion by the tablet removing means when the selection is accepted by the user operation. A tablet feeder for feeding tablets to a distribution means for distributing tablets,
Storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means;
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed,
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped And switching means for switching the tablets taken out by the tablet taking-out means to the supply operation by the manual spraying supplying means. A tablet feeder for feeding tablets to a distribution means for distributing tablets,
Storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means;
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed,
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped A receipt screen for accepting a selection of whether to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out means performed by the manual dispensing / supplying means, or to resume taking the refill from the refill / supply unit by the refill / And a display means for displaying the tablet. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a control system for a distribution system having a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed and supplying the tablet to distribution means for distributing the tablet Lt;
A tablet taking-out step of taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying part according to the prescription data stored in the storage part and supplying the tablet to the distribution part,
Wherein the manual spray supplying means comprises a manual spray supplying step of supplying the distribution means with the tablet manually sprayed on the tablet mass,
Wherein the switching means is a means for switching on the condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking- And a switching step of switching the operation of performing the tablet taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out step performed in accordance with the prescribed data to the supplying operation by the manual spraying supplying step. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed, wherein in the distribution system for supplying the tablet to the distribution means for distributing the tablet, A storage medium on which a possible program is recorded,
The distribution system,
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped And the switching means switches the operation of performing the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means to be performed by the manual spray application means. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a control system for a distribution system having a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed and supplying the tablet to distribution means for distributing the tablet Lt;
A tablet taking-out step of taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying part according to the prescription data stored in the storage part and supplying the tablet to the distribution part,
Wherein the manual spray supplying means comprises a manual spray supplying step of supplying the distribution means with the tablet manually sprayed on the tablet mass,
Wherein the display means displays an image in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking- A selection of whether or not to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out step performed in accordance with the prescription data is to be switched to the supplying operation by the manual spray supplying step or to resume taking out of the refill from the refill / supply part by the refill / And a display step of displaying a reception screen to be displayed on the display unit. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed, wherein in the distribution system for supplying the tablet to the distribution means for distributing the tablet, A storage medium on which a possible program is recorded,
The distribution system,
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped A receipt screen for accepting a selection of whether to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out means performed by the manual dispensing / supplying means, or to resume taking the refill from the refill / supply unit by the refill / And a display means for displaying the program. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means; and a control unit for controlling the tablet supply apparatus to supply the tablet to distribution means for distributing the tablet, / RTI >
A tablet taking-out step of taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying part according to the prescription data stored in the storage part and supplying the tablet to the distribution part,
Wherein the manual spray supplying means comprises a manual spray supplying step of supplying the distribution means with the tablet manually sprayed on the tablet mass,
Wherein the switching means is a means for switching on the condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking- And a switching step of switching the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal step performed in accordance with the prescription data to the supply operation by the manual spray application step. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed, wherein the tablet supply apparatus for supplying the tablet to the distribution means for distributing the tablet A storage medium on which an executable program is recorded,
The tablet feeder,
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped And a switching means for switching the operation of performing the tablet removal operation by the tablet removal means to be performed by the manual spray application means. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means; and a control unit for controlling the tablet supply apparatus to supply the tablet to distribution means for distributing the tablet, / RTI >
A tablet taking-out step of taking out the tablet from the tablet supplying part according to the prescription data stored in the storage part and supplying the tablet to the distribution part,
Wherein the manual spray supplying means comprises a manual spray supplying step of supplying the distribution means with the tablet manually sprayed on the tablet mass,
Wherein the display means displays an image in which the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet taking-out step and that the taking out operation by the tablet taking- A selection of whether or not to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out step performed in accordance with the prescription data is to be switched to the supplying operation by the manual spray supplying step or to resume taking out of the refill from the refill / supply part by the refill / And a display step of displaying an acceptance screen to be displayed on the tablet supply device. A storage means for storing prescription data including purified water supplied from the tablet supply unit and supplied to the distribution means, and a tablet mass in which the tablet is manually sprayed, wherein the tablet supply apparatus for supplying the tablet to the distribution means for distributing the tablet A storage medium on which an executable program is recorded,
The tablet feeder,
A tablet extraction means for extracting tablets from the tablet supply unit according to the prescription data stored in the storage means and supplying the tablets to the distribution means;
A manual spray supplying means for supplying a tablet manually sprayed to the purifying mass to the distribution means;
Wherein the control means is configured to control the flow of the purification operation based on the prescription data stored in the storage means on condition that the purified water contained in the prescription data stored in the storage means is not taken out by the tablet extraction means and that the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means is stopped A receipt screen for accepting a selection of whether to perform the refill / take-out operation by the refill / take-out means performed by the manual dispensing / supplying means, or to resume taking the refill from the refill / supply unit by the refill / And a display means for displaying the program.

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