JP2000043801A - Medicine housing container for selective supplying apparatus for medicine such as tablet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine housing container for medicines such as tablets that prevents inadvertent discharge of the medicines remaining in the medicine housing container on attaching and detaching the medicine housing container to and from a selective supplying apparatus for medicine. SOLUTION: For a medicine housing container that comprises of a housing container main body 1 that can be attached to and detached from a medicine housing container support body 2 in a selective supplying apparatus for medicine and is equipped with a medicine housing part 16 capable of housing the medicines such as tablets or capsules therein, a medicine arranging roller 25 capable of turning round a shaft body 29 provided approximately in the vertical direction and provided at the bottom side of the medicine housing part 16, a medicine arranging passages 24 formed in the plural number at the outer circumferential side of the medicine arranging roller 25 for arranging the medicines such as tablets or capsules and an opening part 13 serving as an outlet through which the medicines are discharged individually by turning of the medicine arranging roller 25, a preventing means that prevents the medicine arranging roller 25 from turning on its axis at least when the housing container main body 1 is not mounted on the medicine housing container support body 2 is provided at the medicine arranging roller 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine selecting and supplying apparatus mainly installed in a hospital or the like, that is, a tablet or the like mounted on an apparatus for appropriately selecting and taking out medicines such as tablets and capsules according to a prescription for each patient. The present invention relates to a medicine container for a medicine selection and supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a medicine storage container such as a tablet or a capsule has a medicine storage section for storing the medicine and a medicine alignment path for aligning the medicine around the medicine storage section, which is rotatably provided in the medicine storage section. The medicine aligning roller includes a formed medicine aligning roller, a gear fixed to a rotating shaft of the medicine aligning roller, and a medicine discharging opening for discharging a medicine from the medicine aligning path. The medicine container is mounted on the medicine selection and supply device, and the rotation of the motor of the medicine selection and supply device is transmitted to the medicine alignment roller via a gear, and the roller rotates. In this manner, a predetermined number of medicines arranged in a predetermined number are individually discharged from the openings into the medicine selection and supply device. Then, in the medicine selective supply device, a packaging operation is performed in which the discharged medicine is packaged one by one by a packaging device.

[0003]

By the way, as the packaging operation progresses, the amount of the medicine stored in the medicine container must be reduced to a small amount and must be refilled. In this case, the medicine container is removed. After replenishing the medicine, it is mounted on the medicine selection and supply device again, and the packaging operation is continued.

However, in the conventional medicine container, the medicine aligning roller is rotatably provided, so that the medicine aligning roller is inadvertently rotated by vibration, impact or the like applied to the medicine accommodating container at the time of attachment and detachment, and the medicine aligning path. There is a possibility that the medicine remaining in the medicine is discharged to the medicine selection and supply device from the medicine discharge opening.

[0005] The present invention is to solve the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine container for a medicine selection and supply device such as a tablet which does not inadvertently discharge medicine remaining in the medicine container when the medicine container is attached or detached.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a means for solving the problems is that it can be attached to and detached from a medicine container support 2 in a medicine selection and supply device. And a container main body 1 provided with a medicine container 16 capable of accommodating medicines such as tablets, capsules, and the like, and a rotatable centering on a shaft 29 provided in a substantially vertical direction. Drug alignment roller 25 provided on the bottom side
A medicine alignment path 24 formed on the outer peripheral side of the medicine alignment roller 25 for aligning medicines such as tablets and capsules, and an outlet from which the medicines are individually discharged by rotation of the medicine alignment roller 25. In the medicine container provided with the opening 13, the medicine alignment roller 25 rotates on the medicine alignment roller 25 when the accommodation container body 1 is not attached to at least the medicine container support 2. That is, a deterrence means for deterring the above is provided.

Further, the means for restraining the medicine aligning roller 25 is provided in the medicine container support 2 when the container main body 1 is mounted on the medicine container support 2. Is provided with a releasing means for releasing.

[0008]

The medicine container such as a tablet having the above-mentioned structure is provided on the medicine container support 2 in order to discharge the medicine such as tablets and capsules contained in the container in accordance with the instruction of the medicine selection and supply device. The medicine aligning roller 25 is rotated by the rotation drive of the medicine container supporting member
Drugs such as tablets and capsules stored in 16
And is individually discharged from the opening 13 to the medicine selective supply device. By the way, when refilling the medicine container with the medicine, etc., the medicine container needs to be detached from the medicine container support 2, but the medicine container having the above-described structure prevents the medicine aligning roller 25 from rotating. Is provided, the rotatable medicine aligning roller 25 does not rotate spontaneously due to vibrations or the like generated when the medicine container is removed or attached. Therefore, the medicine storage section
Even if a medicine remains in the medicine arrangement passage 16 or the medicine alignment path 24, it can be prevented from being inadvertently discharged from the opening 13.

Further, if the release means for releasing the restraining means of the medicine aligning roller 25 is provided in the medicine container supporting member 2 on which the medicine container is mounted, as described in claim 3, the restraining means at the time of mounting is provided. The regulation is released and the medicine aligning roller 25 becomes completely free to rotate, and the medicine container support
The medicine can be discharged according to the instruction of the medicine selection and supply device without any load being applied to the rotary drive 2.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage provided with a drug storage portion 16 which can be attached to and detached from a drug storage container support 2 in a drug selection and supply device and can store drugs such as tablets and capsules. 2 shows a container body. The container main body 1 is formed in a substantially fan shape in a plan view, and has a medicine inlet 1a and a lid 1b for opening and closing the medicine inlet 1a at the upper part of the medicine container 16.

A pair of guide rails 3, 3 ′ serving as guide paths for mounting the container main body 1 are projected from the mounting surface 2 a of the drug container support 2, and the drug container support 2 is
Inside the container 4 is a recess 4 provided on the front wall of the container body 1.
A front plate 5 having a protruding portion 5a fitted therein is provided upright. On the front plate 5 side of the guide rails 3, 3 ', stepped portions 6, 6' having a substantially bowl shape in plan view are formed, respectively. Reference numeral 7 denotes a carry-out port for supplying a medicine discharged from the container main body 1 to a packaging device (not shown). Reference numeral 8 denotes a large gear 8a rotating via a rotary driving body 9 such as a motor. FIG. 5 shows a double gear composed of a small gear 8b and protruding from the mounting surface 2a. Reference numeral 10 denotes a rod-shaped projection stick protruding in the vicinity of a substantially central portion of one of the guide rails 3. The projection rod 10 is a medicine stirring roller body described later.
This is releasing means for releasing the restriction of the stopper 18, which is a restraining means for restraining the rotation of 11.

On the other hand, a medicine stirring roller body 11 is provided substantially at the bottom of the accommodation container main body 1, and the medicine accommodation section 16 is located in front of the medicine accommodation container body 1 in the direction of the medicine stirring roller body 11. A bottom portion 15 is integrally formed with the wall surface 12 and the other wall surface 14 facing the wall surface 12 so as to be integrally inclined downward.
A double gear 17 composed of a large gear 30 and a small gear 33 is attached to the medicine stirring roller body 11.

More specifically, a gear storage section 20 is provided below the storage container main body 1 via a partition wall 19. In addition, a roller storage wall 21 surrounding the medicine stirring roller body 11 above the partition wall 19, and a medicine stirring roller body 11
Is formed in a cylindrical support wall 22 for supporting the support from below.

The medicine stirring roller body 11 has a medicine alignment roller 25 formed with a plurality of medicine alignment paths 24 around which the medicines 23 are aligned, and is fitted on the upper surface of the medicine alignment roller 25 and has a substantially cylindrical shape. Is cut obliquely to form a stirring roller 26 having an inclined surface 27 having a high portion 26a at one circumferential end and a low portion 26b at the other circumferential end.
The medicine aligning roller 25 has a hole 28 penetrating the rotation shaft core, and furthermore, a pipe-shaped shaft 29 extending downward.
Is fitted into the support wall 22 and protrudes into the gear storage unit 20,
The large gear 30 is fixed to the lower end. On the other hand, a cylindrical shaft 31 is inserted into the hole 28, a stirring roller 26 is fixed at the upper end thereof, and a small gear 33 is provided at the lower end thereof.
Is fixed.

With this configuration, when the large gear 8a and the small gear 8b rotate via the rotary drive 9, the small gear 33 and the large gear 30 meshing with the large gear 8a and the large gear 30 rotate, and the medicine stirring roller body 11 rotates. The number of teeth of the large and small gears is appropriately selected, and the rotation speeds of the medicine alignment roller 25 and the stirring roller 26 are designed to be different speeds.
The side agitates the drug accumulated on the lower part 26b side.
On the b side, there is no drug bridging
24 will be reliably and quickly introduced and will be cascaded as shown in FIG.

In the gear housing portion 20 of the housing container body 1, one side 18a of a stopper 18 formed of a hairpin-shaped leaf spring as a restraining means is attached to a partition wall 19 via a pin via a pin. It is stuck to. At the tip of the other side 18b of the stopper 18, a substantially bowl-shaped receiving portion 36 is formed in plan view, and near the receiving portion 36, a medicine alignment roller 25 is formed.
A substantially triangular locking portion 37 is provided for locking to the teeth of the large gear 30 fixed to the shaft body 29 of FIG.

Numerals 39 and 39 'denote guide paths for mounting the container main body 1 along the guide rails 3 and 3' of the medicine container support 2, and project downward from the partition wall 19 to store gears. Part 20
Formed within. 40,40 'is the step of guide rail 3,3'
6 and 6 'show positioning projections fitted.

The medicine container is connected to the medicine container support 2
2 and 3, the positioning protrusions 40, 40 'and the stepped portions 6, 6' are fitted to each other to fit the guide rails 3 and 3 'as shown in FIGS. , Drive means 9
The double gear 8 meshes with the double gear 17 of the medicine stirring roller body 11, and at the same time, the projection bar 10 of the medicine container supporting member 2 comes into contact with the receiving portion 36 of the stopper 18, so that the leaf spring is pressed. The inhibition by the stopper 18 is released, and the medicine aligning roller 25, which could not be rotated carelessly by the stopper 18 before the attachment, rotates freely. Then, by rotating the medicine stirring roller body 11 via the rotary driving body 9, the medicine introduced into the medicine alignment path 24 is discharged from the opening 13 to the medicine container support 2 based on data such as a prescription. It is discharged to the outlet 7 and supplied to the packaging device.

On the other hand, when the container main body 1 is detached from the medicine container supporting body 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing of the protruding rod 10 is released and the stopper 18 is returned by the elastic force. The stop 37 engages with the teeth of the large gear 30 to prevent the medicine aligning roller 25 from rotating freely. Therefore, at least when the medicine container is not mounted on the medicine selection and supply device, the medicine alignment roller 25 does not rotate, so that even if the medicine remains in the medicine alignment path 24 or the like, the medicine can be selected from the opening 13. Not discharged to feeder.

In the above embodiment, the release means 10 is provided on the medicine container support 2, but the release means must not necessarily be provided on the medicine container support 2. Absent. For example, the elastic force of the leaf spring of the stopper 18 serving as the restraining means may be reduced, or the stopper 18
Even if the restraining means is acting on the medicine aligning roller 25, the rotation of the medicine storage container support 2 can be changed Drug alignment roller 25 by body 9
It is possible to rotate.

Further, in the above embodiment, the restraining means is constituted by the stopper 18 formed of a hairpin-shaped leaf spring, but the restraining means is not necessarily limited to the above structure.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a plate in which a saw-like locking portion 37 for locking to the large gear 30 of the medicine aligning roller 25 is formed in one central portion and holes 41, 41 are formed in both end sides. From the stopper 18, support rods 42, 42 inserted in the holes 41, 41, and springs 43, 43 fitted into the support rods 42, 42 and biasing the stopper 18 from the other end side. The suppression means may be configured. When the medicine container having such a structure is mounted on the medicine container support 2 provided with two projecting rods as releasing means as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 18 retreats and stops
18 is separated from the large gear 30, and the suppression is released.

Further, in the above embodiment, the stopper 18 serving as the restraining means is configured to be locked to the teeth of the large gear 30 by the urging force of the leaf spring or the spring, but the restraining means is not necessarily limited to such a structure. Instead, for example, a stopper that locks the board of the large gear 30 itself may be used, or a biasing force of rubber may be used instead of a leaf spring or a spring. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, if the stopper 18 itself, which is a restraining means, is made of rubber, even if the stopper 18 is not provided with the locking portion 37 as in the above embodiment, the stopper 18 is deformed by its elastic force. The rubber stopper 18 abuts against the large gear 30, and the large gear 30 can be securely locked due to the property of rubber having a high frictional force.

[0023]

As described above, in the medicine container according to the present invention, the medicine aligning roller for individually aligning and discharging the medicines is provided with the inhibiting means for inhibiting the rotation thereof. When removing or attaching the medicine container from the medicine selection and supply device, the rotatable medicine alignment roller does not rotate carelessly. Therefore, even if the medicine remains in the medicine alignment path or the medicine storage section, it is possible to prevent the medicine alignment roller from rotating and discharging the medicine from the opening to the medicine selection supply device. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate waste of the medicine and facilitate a series of operations.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the medicine container is mounted, the restraining means is released and the medicine aligning roller is completely rotatable. On the other hand, when the medicine container is removed, the restraining means is turned off. Acting does not inadvertently rotate the drug alignment roller. Therefore, the rotation of the medicine aligning roller can be suppressed and released simply by attaching and detaching the medicine container, and there is no need for the operator to perform any new operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a reference view showing a part of a medicine container of the present invention and a medicine container support in a medicine selection and supply device to which the medicine container is attached.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a section taken along line BB of FIG. 1 from below.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the medicine container.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the inhibiting means and the releasing means.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing another embodiment of the suppression means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... container container body, 2 ... drug container support, 16 ... drug container, 18 ... stopper, 24 ... drug alignment path, 25 ... drug alignment roller, 29 ... shaft, 30 ... gear

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container main body provided with a medicine container (16) which can be attached to and detached from a medicine container support (2) in a medicine selective supply device, and can store medicines such as tablets and capsules.
(1) a medicine aligning roller (25) rotatable about a shaft (29) provided in a substantially vertical direction and provided on the bottom side of the medicine storing section (16); Roller (25)
A plurality of tablets formed on the outer peripheral side of the tablet, a drug alignment path (24) in which drugs such as capsules can be aligned, and the drug alignment roller (25)
In the medicine container provided with an opening (13) serving as an outlet from which the medicine is individually discharged by rotation of the medicine container, the medicine aligning roller (25) includes at least the container main body.
(1) is provided with a means for suppressing the rotation of the medicine aligning roller (25) when the medicine aligning roller (25) is not attached to the medicine container supporting body (2). Drug storage container for the device. 2. The medicine aligning roller according to claim 2, wherein
2. The medicine as a tablet or the like according to claim 1, which is a gear (30) attached to the shaft (29) of (25) or a stopper (18) which can be locked to the teeth of the gear (30) by urging of an elastic body. A medicine container for a selective supply device. 3. A means for suppressing the medicine aligning roller (25) when the medicine container main body (1) is mounted on the medicine container support (2). 3. A medicine container for a medicine selection / supply device for tablets or the like according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a release means for releasing the medicine.