JP2001314488A - Medicine passing device for medical use - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine passing device which puts medicines such as ampules discharged onto the chute from medicine shelves in a pharmacy onto a delivery tray to send them to a nurse station without damaging them. SOLUTION: The device is provided with the chute 1 to supply the ampules A delivered from the storage shelves to the distribution tray 13 which is rotatably supported by a support member 9 and a movable bucket 4 to receive the ampules from the chute 1. The bottom plate 5 of the movable bucket 4 is provided with a flat receiving section 6, a storage section 7 curved into an arc and an auxiliary storage plate 15 which comes into slide contact with the bottom plate 5 of the curved storage section 7. The receiving section 6 of the movable bucket 4 is connected to the chute 1 with a small inclination to receive the ampules A, the storage section 7 is rotated downward to descend in the distribution tray 13 and the end 8 of the storage section and the discharging end 16 of the auxiliary storage plate are opened to discharge the ampules.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a delivery device for feeding a medical drug such as an injection ampule or a drip capsule from a storage shelf to a delivery tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When delivering medical drugs (hereinafter simply referred to as ampules) such as injection ampules and infusion capsules necessary for each nurse station in a hospital,
Ampules dispensed from the pharmacy storage shelves according to the prescription are stored in the sequentially delivered delivery tray and sent to the nurse station, but the ampules dispensed from the storage shelf are delivered to the delivery tray using a chute. When throwing into a container, the inclination angle of the chute is reduced to prevent damage to the ampoules, which increases the drop between the end of the chute and the bottom of the delivery tray, causing the drop to fall or dropping first. Collisions with ampoules have sometimes caused damage such as breakage or breaking of ampules, especially ampules for injection.

For this reason, it is conceivable to move the end of the chute closer to the bottom of the tray while tilting the delivery tray once to reduce the drop, but insert the tip of the chute close to the bottom of the tray. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the inclination according to the depth of the delivery tray, and the ampules are thrown in the inclined state, so not only the storage rate decreases, but also the ampules It was not practical because it could roll and break.

In the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-265054, a conical ampoule collecting device having a trumpet-shaped bottom which is rotatable at the center is provided so as to be movable up and down. And a transport bucket (tray) are provided with a stock container that can be lifted and lowered so that the bottom plate can be opened and closed by a hinge on one side. Push down the bottom plate while rotating the bottom plate, discharge the ampoule into the stock container along this trumpet-shaped bottom plate, further lower this stock container from the bottom in the transport bucket from the bottom, and connect the bottom plate with the hinge. Open the center, tilt the bottom plate into contact with the bottom of the bucket and tilt it. So that dropping the ampoule into the conveying bucket along. It should be noted that means for storing ampules dispensed from the medicine shelf by prescription in the ampule collection device is not shown.

[0005]

As described above, there is no effective device for automatically distributing and storing ampoules in a delivery tray. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-265054 also discloses a stock container as an intermediate processing container below an ampule collection device. Is provided, the structure becomes complicated, and the number of times of dropping the ampule increases, so that the chance of damaging the ampoule increases, and it takes time to transfer the ampoule to the transport bucket, which hinders prompt processing. The present invention includes a movable bucket for receiving ampules dispensed from a medicine shelf from a chute, and rotating the movable bucket to hold the ampules below the storage portion in the movable bucket so as to approach or contact the bottom of the delivery tray. And a delivery device for opening the storage unit and discharging the storage unit.

[0006]

For this purpose, there is provided a chute for supplying a medical chemical dispensed from a storage shelf to a delivery tray, and a movable bucket rotatably supported to receive ampules from the chute. The bottom plate of the bucket
It has a flat receiving part and a storage part that curves in an arc shape following the receiving part.The receiving part end is connected and connected to a chute having a small inclination angle to receive ampules, and the storage part is rotated downward. With the ampules held below the storage section, approach the bottom of the delivery tray, and with a slight gap or contact, open the storage section and discharge the ampules into the delivery tray. I have. The movable bucket may be rotatably supported by the support member, or may be connected to the tip of the chute and rotated. In addition, an auxiliary storage plate that covers the outside of the storage portion of the movable bucket and slides on the curved bottom plate is provided to ensure storage and holding of ampules, and that the discharge end of the auxiliary storage plate is inserted into the delivery tray. The storage section end of the bucket and the discharge end are separated and discharged.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A chute for discharging ampules discharged from a medicine shelf, a receiving portion for connecting a bottom plate to an end of the chute, and a movable portion rotatably supported with an accommodating portion curved in an arc shape. A bucket is provided. The movable bucket can pivotally connect the leading end of the receiving portion to the chute end, or can be rotatably attached to the chute end by a hinge. In addition, the storage portion curved in an arc shape shortens the bending portion to facilitate discharge, and provides an auxiliary storage plate that covers the outside of the storage portion and slides on the curved bottom plate so that ampules do not fall off. The auxiliary storage plate may be fixed to the support member, or may be freely rotated and rotated separately from the movable bucket so that the auxiliary storage plate is separated from the end of the storage portion at the time of discharge. it can. The movable bucket always holds the received ampoules downward in accordance with the rotation, and lowers the ampules into the delivery tray or raises the delivery tray to reduce the head during discharge.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to 4 show a state in which ampules A are received, FIG. 2 is a top view from line XX, FIG. 3 shows a state in the middle of a discharging operation, and FIG. The state is shown. 1 is a chute for supplying ampules A to be dispensed from a medicine shelf (not shown), 2 is a pusher for pushing out the ampules because the inclination angle of the chute is small, 3 is a receiving plate attached to the end of the chute, 4 is a chute from the chute 1 The movable bucket for receiving ampules has a receiving portion 6 having a flat bottom plate 5 and a receiving portion 7 having a bottom plate curved in an arc shape following the receiving portion. Reference numeral 8 denotes an end of the storage unit, 9 denotes a supporting member for raising and lowering the movable bucket 4 (elevating means is not shown), and 10 denotes a pivot that fixes the movable bucket 4 and is connected to a drive shaft 11 via a rotating device 11. are doing.
In this embodiment, the pivot 10 is connected to the drive shaft 12 by a link mechanism as the pivot device 11, and is pivoted. However, the present invention is not limited to this. 13 is a delivery tray, and 14 is a conveyor for transporting the delivery tray.

As shown in FIG. 1, the movable bucket 4 is rotated to a position where the end of the receiving portion 6 is brought into contact with the receiving plate 3 and connected to the end of the chute 1 so that the bottom plate 5 does not damage the ampules A. Ampules A are supplied from the chute 1 in a state where the inclination angle is set. Therefore, ampoules A
Are smoothly transferred from the chute 1 to the bottom plate 5 of the receiving section 6 without a drop, and collected in the storage section 7. When the required ampules are received, the rotating device 11 rotates the movable bucket 4 as shown in FIG. 3 to separate the receiving portion 6 from the chute 1 and rotate the receiving portion 6 from the storage portion end 8 to a position where the ampules A do not fall off. Move. By this rotation, the ampules A move downward on the bottom plate 5 and are held, but do not break because they slide along the curved bottom plate 5 of the storage section 7. In this manner, the supporting member 9 is lowered while the ampules A are held at the lower portion of the movable bucket 4, and the movable bucket 4 is moved to the delivery tray 13.
And lowered until it is in close proximity to the bottom of the delivery tray or lightly touches it, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. When lowered into the delivery tray 13, the movable bucket 4
Is further rotated so that the ampules A are discharged from the storage end 8 into the delivery tray 13 as shown in FIG. 4, and the supporting member 9 is raised to completely discharge the ampules A, and the movable bucket 4 Pull up.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show another embodiment, in which the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Reference numeral 15 denotes an auxiliary storage plate attached to the lower end of the support member 9, which covers the outside of the storage portion 7 of the movable bucket 4 and has a bottom plate formed in an arc shape so as to make sliding contact with the outer surface of the storage portion 7. The discharge end 16 is attached to the support member 9 so as to match the angular position at which the ampules are discharged. In addition, since the storage part 7 of the movable bucket 4 is provided with the auxiliary storage plate 8, the bottom plate 5 can be shortened. As in the case of FIG. 1, the movable bucket 4 is rotated to a position where the tip of the receiving section 6 is connected to the end of the chute 1, and the ampules A are supplied from the chute 1 and collected in the storage section 7.

When the required ampules are received, the movable bucket 4 is rotated by the rotation device 11 to separate it from the chute 1, and the ampules A stored in the storage portion 7 slide on the bottom plate 5 by this rotation. It is held by the storage part 7 and the auxiliary storage plate 15. Thus, the ampules A are held in the storage portion 7 of the movable bucket 4 and the auxiliary storage plate 15. The discharge end 16 of the auxiliary storage plate 15 is lowered until the discharge end 16 approaches or contacts the bottom in the delivery tray 13. After the movable bucket 4 is lowered into the delivery tray 13, the movable bucket 4 is further rotated to separate the storage end 8 from the discharge end 16 of the auxiliary storage plate 15 as shown in FIG. A is the delivery tray 1 from both sides of the storage unit 7 and the auxiliary storage plate 15.
3 to be discharged.

In the embodiment, the auxiliary storage plate 15 is fixed and attached to the lower end of the support member 9. However, the auxiliary storage plate 15 is rotatably supported by the support member 9, and after receiving required ampules, it is moved. Rotate with bucket 4 and discharge end 1
When the rotation of the movable bucket 4 to a predetermined angular position in the delivery tray 13 is stopped by a stopper or the like, the rotation of the movable bucket 4 alone is further performed, and the discharge is performed. As described below as an example of
When the storage unit end 8 of the storage unit 7 rotates together with the movable bucket 4 to a position near the bottom of the delivery tray 13, the auxiliary storage plate 15 is rotated in the opposite direction by another rotating device, and the storage unit end 8 is rotated. And the discharge end 14 may be separated.

Instead of moving the movable bucket 4 up and down with the support member 9, the delivery tray 13 is pushed up from the conveyor 14 so that the bottom is brought close to the storage section 7, or the delivery tray 13 is brought into contact with the storage section 7 to discharge ampules. Well,
In this case, there is no need for a means for moving the support member 9 up and down.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment, in which the same parts as those in the embodiment of FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Reference numeral 20 denotes a hinge connecting the end of the chute 1 and the end of the receiving portion 6 of the movable bucket 4, and reference numeral 21 denotes a link. The lower end pivotally supports the movable bucket 4 and the auxiliary storage plate 15 by a pivot 10 and supports the upper end. The shaft 22 is connected to the support member 9. 23 is a tension spring connecting the movable bucket 4 and the auxiliary storage plate 13,
Reference numeral 24 denotes a stopper provided on the auxiliary storage plate 13,
When the pivot 4 rotates to a predetermined position, it engages with the link 21 so that the pivot of the auxiliary storage plate 13 is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 8, the movable bucket 4 is moved up and down by the support member 9 so that the hinge 2
0, and the bottom plate 5 of the receiving portion 6 is turned to a position where the bottom plate 5 of the receiving portion 6 has substantially the same inclination angle as the chute 1,
Ampules A are supplied from the chute 1. When the required ampules are received, the support member 9 is lowered. Due to this lowering, the movable bucket 4 and the auxiliary storage plate 15 rotate around the hinge 20 via the link 21 while being connected by the tension spring 23, and are inserted into the delivery tray 13 transported downward by the conveyor 14. Is done. Delivery tray 13
When the discharge end 16 of the auxiliary storage plate 15 is lowered to a predetermined angular position close to the bottom of the arm, the stopper 24 is engaged with the link 21 to prevent the rotation of the auxiliary storage plate 15, and the movable bucket 4 is pulled by the tension spring. 23, the storage unit end 8 of the bottom plate 5 is separated from the discharge end 16 of the auxiliary storage plate, and the ampules A held in the storage unit 7 and the auxiliary storage plate 15 as shown in FIG. It is discharged into the delivery tray 13.

The auxiliary storage plate 15 may be fixed to the link 21 so that the discharge end 16 is held at a predetermined angular position when the discharge end 16 is lowered together with the movable bucket 4. In this case, Extension spring 23 and stopper 2
4 can be omitted.

FIGS. 10 to 12 show an example in which the auxiliary storage plate 15 is rotated separately from the movable bucket 4, and the same parts as those in FIG.
The auxiliary storage plate 15 is fixed to the pivot 10 and a gear 25
Is installed. Reference numeral 26 denotes a motor mounted on the outer surface of the movable bucket 4, and meshes a small gear 27 provided at the shaft end thereof with the gear 25. As shown in FIG. 10, when the receiving portion 6 of the movable bucket 4 is connected to the chute 1,
The discharge end 16 side of the auxiliary storage plate 15 and the storage section end 8 side of the movable bucket 4 overlap, and store the ampules A. When the support member 9 is lowered, the auxiliary storage plate 15 is moved to the movable bucket 4.
At the same time, it is rotated clockwise in the figure and lowered to near the bottom surface of the delivery tray 13, and this state is shown in FIG. From this state, the small gear 27 is rotated by the motor 26, the auxiliary storage plate 15 is rotated counterclockwise through the gear 25, and the discharge end 16 is separated from the storage end 8, so that the ampules A
Is discharged into the delivery tray 13. By rotating the auxiliary storage plate 15 separately from the movable bucket 4 in this manner, even if the overlapping portion between the storage portion 7 of the movable bucket 4 and the auxiliary storage plate 15 is shortened, the ampules and the like can be reliably held by the auxiliary storage plate 15. The ampoule can be slowly discharged by reducing the inclination of the bottom plate 5 at the time of discharging.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, a chute for supplying a medical drug such as an ampoule dispensed from a storage shelf to a delivery tray, a rotatably supported bottom plate receiving portion and a storage portion are provided. Provide a movable bucket curved in an arc shape,
The movable bucket is rotated so that the bottom plate of the receiving portion is connected to the tip of the chute at a small angle of inclination, ampules are received from the chute, and the storage portion is rotated downward so that the storage portion is moved to the delivery tray. The ampules are ejected from the end of the storage section to the delivery tray in the state of being close to or lightly touching the bottom of the container, so there is no drop when receiving the ampules from the chute to the movable bucket, and the ampules are not impacted Can be received, and by rotating this movable bucket, the ampules are smoothly held below the storage section along the curved surface of the bottom plate, and the head at the time of discharge can be reduced, and the discharge is performed smoothly, Damage can be prevented by eliminating strong collision between the ampoules.

Also, by providing an auxiliary storage plate which covers the outside of the storage portion and slides in contact with the curved bottom plate of the storage portion and separates from the storage portion end of the movable bucket at the time of discharge, the ampules in the movable bucket can be removed. The storage section and the auxiliary storage plate ensure the storage, and the bottom plate of the storage section can be shortened, so that the amount of rotation until the discharge state is reduced, and ampoules are discharged from both sides of the storage section and the auxiliary storage plate. It can be discharged with a small inclination, the falling speed of ampoules is reduced, there is no impact, damage is effectively prevented, and the discharge time can be shortened.

If the end of the receiving portion of the movable bucket is rotatably connected to the tip of the chute by a hinge, and the movable bucket is rotated about the hinge by lifting and lowering, the rotation and the delivery tray are performed. Thus, the mechanism can be simplified and the time required for receiving and discharging can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, a part of which is shown in cross section.

FIG. 2 is a top view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state during the operation in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state at the time of discharging in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention, a part of which is shown in cross section.

FIG. 6 is a top view taken along line YY of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state at the time of discharge in the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention, a part of which is shown in cross section.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state at the time of discharging in the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a side view showing still another embodiment of the present invention,
A part is shown in cross section.

FIG. 11 is a top view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state before discharge in the embodiment of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 chute 2 pusher 3 receiving plate 4 movable bucket 5 bottom plate 6 receiving portion 7 storing portion 8 storing portion end 9 support member 10 pivot 11 rotating device 12 drive shaft 13 delivery tray 14 conveyor 15 auxiliary storing plate 16 discharge end 20 hinge 21 link 22 Support shaft 23 Tension spring 24 Stopper 25 Gear 26 Motor 27 Small gear

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A chute for supplying a medical agent dispensed from a storage shelf to a delivery tray, a movable bucket rotatably supported to receive the medical agent from the chute, and a bottom plate of the movable bucket However, it has a flat receiving part and a storage part curved in an arc shape following the receiving part, and the movable bucket is rotated so that the bottom plate of the receiving part is connected to the tip of the chute at a small inclination angle. A medical drug delivery device for receiving a drug from a chute, inserting the drug near a bottom in a delivery tray while rotating the storage unit downward, and discharging the medical drug from an end of the storage unit. . 2. A supporting member for rotatably supporting the movable bucket, a rotating device for rotating the movable bucket, and an auxiliary storage plate which covers the outside of the storage portion of the movable bucket and is in sliding contact with a curved bottom plate. 2. The medical drug delivery device according to claim 1, wherein, with the discharge end of the auxiliary storage plate inserted into the delivery tray, the storage medicine end of the movable bucket is separated from the discharge end to discharge the medical drug. 3. The medical drug delivery device according to claim 1, wherein a receiving end of the movable bucket is rotatably connected to a tip of a chute, and the movable bucket is rotated by moving the movable bucket up and down. 4. The medical drug delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary storage plate is attached to a support member that moves the movable bucket up and down so that a discharge end is aligned with an angular position at the time of discharge. 5. The medical drug delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary storage plate is rotatably supported by a support member that moves the movable bucket up and down, and is rotated separately from the movable bucket.