JP2005053538A - Medicine packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine packaging device which is suitably miniaturized, high in the freedom of printing, small in the number of driving mechanisms, and unlimited in the shape of medicine. <P>SOLUTION: In the medicine packaging device 10 in which two continuous paper sheets to be transferred downwardly overlap and are heat-sealed to form a medicine storage chamber, and medicine is charged from a hopper 30 into the medicine storage chamber and sealed therein, the hopper 30 is fixed, and guide members 35 and 36 are provided so as to surround an outer peripheral surface of a lower end portion 33 of the hopper 30 with a space to allow the continuous paper sheets to pass formed therein. A recessed heat seal member 41 is provided below the guide members 35 and 36, and lowest ends 33a and 33b of the hopper are set to be lower than any one of upper ends 41a and 41b of the heat seal member 41. In addition, the guide members 35+36 are divided to opposing members 35 and 36 with the continuous paper sheets corresponding thereto, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device in which two continuous sheets transported downward are overlapped and heat-sealed to form a medicine storage chamber, and the medicine storage chamber is filled with a medicine from a hopper and sealed. About.
Such a medicine packaging device is incorporated into a medicine packaging machine or used alone for packaging various medicines such as tablets and powders.

A medicine packaging device in which a continuous paper is heat-sealed to form a medicine storage chamber, and a predetermined amount of medicine is charged into the medicine storage room, for example, one dose at a time, and the medicine storage chamber is sealed. Various types have been developed and used in pharmacies and hospital dispensing departments.
When these models are classified by continuous paper, two continuous papers are used by being overlapped (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2), and one continuous paper is used by being folded in two (for example, patents). (Refer to Reference 3).

  In the latter case (see, for example, Patent Document 3), a heat seal is formed in the medicine storage chamber while feeding a continuous sheet in a horizontal direction, for example, in the horizontal direction, and the bent portion is set to the lower side of the medicine storage chamber. In that case, heat sealing is performed before and after the drug is charged, but an I-shaped heat seal for forming a bag-shaped storage chamber with an open upper side is performed before the drug is charged. A cross-shaped heat seal is performed to close the upper side and seal the storage chamber. In the I-shaped heat seal, either one of the left and right sides is performed, and the other side of the left and right is also used as the heat seal portion of the immediately preceding medicine storage chamber.

  In the former case (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2), when two continuous sheets are overlapped to form a heat seal in the medicine storage chamber, the two continuous sheets are transferred downward. In this case as well, heat sealing is performed separately before and after the injection of the drug. In this case, the heat seal member is a single body or a set of objects shared before and after the injection of the drug, and the heat seal shape is concave. (U-shaped). Then, by the concave heat seal, the medicine storage chamber into which the medicine is to be put in is formed in a bag shape with the upper side opened, and at the same time, the upper side of the medicine storage chamber in which the medicine has been put in just before is closed. It has become.

  The former type of medicine packaging device that overlaps two continuous sheets by downward transfer is often used in small machines such as a desktop type, and the latter type of medicine packaging apparatus that transfers bi-fold continuous paper horizontally. Is widely used in large machines that are combined with a medicine container that contains many kinds of medicines. In any type, the tip (bottom end) of a medicine input member such as a hopper or nozzle is inserted into the medicine storage chamber. If the medicine is to be charged (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 and 2), the hopper moves each time the medicine is charged. If not (see, for example, Patent Document 1), the drug is charged. The lowermost end of the hopper remains at substantially the same height as the upper end of the heat seal member.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-217309 (Page 1, Fig. 1-2) JP 04-102526 A (first page) JP 2000-175990 A (first page)

  By the way, the method of superimposing two continuous sheets to form a heat seal in the medicine storage room is suitable for printing information on encapsulated medicines and transparent continuous sheets suitable for visual inspection during dispensing audits. For example, there is an advantage that it can be combined with an opaque continuous paper capable of multicolor printing. Further, the method in which the hopper or the like is kept above the medicine storage chamber even when the medicine is charged has an advantage that the number of movable members and driving members is small, so that there are few failures and the cost can be easily reduced. One of the above-described conventional medicine packaging devices (see, for example, Patent Document 1) can have both advantages.

  However, in the case of the conventional apparatus, since the two continuous sheets are separated from each other at the hopper so as not to touch the hopper and are connected at the heat sealing performance point below the continuous sheet, the continuous sheet joining position However, since continuous paper is brought together even during heat sealing, it is necessary to ensure that continuous paper can be fed sufficiently at any time. It was necessary to be careful not to make adjustments or increase the continuous paper feed speed too much.

  Therefore, in order to maintain the advantage that it is suitable for downsizing and has a high degree of freedom in printing, a medicine storage chamber is formed by stacking and heat-sealing two continuous sheets transported downward, and this medicine storage chamber is connected to the hopper. In order to obtain the advantage that there is less drive mechanism on the premise that the medicine is charged and sealed, a hopper for charging the medicine is fixed, and then the heat seal In the meantime, it is a technical problem to modify the paper so that continuous paper feeding is almost unnecessary.

  Further, among the above-described conventional apparatuses, the type in which the hopper or the like is kept above the medicine storage chamber even when the medicine is charged has the advantage that the above-described movable members and driving members are reduced, and restrictions on feeding of continuous paper. There are also application restrictions based on dosage forms. For example, the application is limited to a dosage form such as a tablet that naturally falls into the medicine storage chamber from the upper open side. On the other hand, the method of inserting a hopper or the like into the medicine storage chamber at the time of putting the medicine requires a drive mechanism for moving the hopper or the like up and down instead of being limited to such a dosage form.

  And in order to realize a medicine packaging device that has all these advantages, that is, to realize a medicine packaging device that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has a small drive mechanism, and is not limited in dosage form, it is downward. A medicine storage hopper is formed on the premise that a medicine storage chamber is formed by superposing two continuous sheets to be transferred and heat-sealed to form a medicine storage chamber, and the medicine is inserted into the medicine storage chamber from the hopper and sealed. It is a further technical problem to fix in a state in which it is inserted into the storage chamber, and then to be modified so that almost no continuous paper feed is required during speed heat sealing.

  The medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 1) was devised in order to solve such a problem. The medicine storage chamber is formed by stacking and heat-sealing two continuous sheets transported downward. In the medicine packaging device for filling the medicine storage chamber from the hopper and sealing it, a guide member surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the hopper with a gap for allowing the continuous paper to pass therethrough is provided, It is characterized by fixing.

  Moreover, the medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 2) is the medicine packaging apparatus of Solution means 1, wherein a concave heat seal member is provided below the guide member, and the lowest end of the hopper is the heat. It is characterized by being lower than both of the upper ends of the seal member.

  Furthermore, the medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 3) is the medicine packaging apparatus of Solution means 2, characterized in that the guide member is divided into opposing members to correspond to the continuous sheets. .

  Further, the medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 4) is the medicine packaging apparatus of the solving means 2 and 3, wherein the input medicine passage is opened by swinging downward about one side, and the aforementioned action is performed by swinging upward. A shutter member that closes a passage is provided in the hopper, and the shutter member swings over the gap between the one side of the shutter member and two sides on both sides of the shutter member and the inner surface of the passage over the swinging range of the shutter member. It is characterized by a small distance necessary for the above.

  Further, the medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 5) is the medicine packaging apparatus of Solution means 1 to 3, wherein the hopper is equipped with a shutter member that opens and closes the passage of the injected medicine, and the shutter member opens. A hitting member for hitting the hopper is attached to the shutter member.

  In such a medicine packaging device of the present invention (Solution 1), two continuous sheets transported downward are overlapped and heat-sealed to form a medicine storage chamber, and a hopper is provided in the medicine storage chamber. Since it is designed to be sealed with chemicals, it is suitable for downsizing and has a high degree of freedom in printing. In addition, since the medicine hopper is fixed, there are fewer drive mechanisms than when the hopper is moved. Furthermore, since a guide member surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the fixed hopper is provided so that the continuous paper passes through the gap between the hopper and the guide member, the continuous paper transport path is narrowed down. If the continuous paper touches or does not touch the hopper, whether the hopper is pulled out from the medicine storage room or inserted into the medicine storage room, the continuous paper connection position is on the upper side during heat sealing, etc. The length of the continuous paper transport path hardly changes when going to the lower side or the lower side.

As a result, when the heat sealing member is operated for heat sealing, the amount of continuous paper that is attracted to the heat sealing member is suppressed to a very small amount, so that the paper feeding restriction described above is eliminated. Moreover, in addition to the main effect, there is also a secondary effect that the movable range of the heat seal member required for separating the heat seal member from the continuous paper is small.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine packaging device that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has a small drive mechanism, and does not have restrictions on paper feeding.

Further, in the medicine packaging device of the present invention (Solution means 2), when placing a concave heat seal member suitable for a system in which two continuous sheets are transferred downward and heat sealed, heat sealing is performed. The member is positioned below the guide member, and the lowermost end of the drug charging hopper is positioned below both upper ends of the heat seal member so that the drug charging hopper is inserted into the drug storage chamber. It is fixed with. This avoids the limitation of application based on the dosage form and the like when the hopper is always kept above the medicine storage chamber. Moreover, even if the hopper is fixed at such a position, there is no inconvenience in feeding the continuous paper and the like by narrowing down the transfer path using the gap between the guide member and the hopper described above. .
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine packaging device that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has few drive mechanisms, has no paper feed restrictions, and has no limitation on the dosage form.

Furthermore, in the medicine packaging device of the present invention (Solution means 3), the guide member is formed by dividing into a facing member, and the facing member and the continuous paper correspond one-to-one. Since the gap can be adjusted independently, adjustment of the paper feed is facilitated.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine packaging device that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has few drive mechanisms, has no restrictions on paper feeding, has no limitation on dosage form, and can easily adjust paper feeding.

In the medicine packaging device of the present invention (solution 4), the shutter member swings downward when the medicine passage is opened to drop the medicine from the hopper into the medicine storage chamber. Further, the gap between the inner surface of the passage and the two sides on both sides of the one side which is the center of the swing is only a short distance. Therefore, when the shutter member swings downward, air is pushed out from the space surrounded by the lower surface of the shutter member and the inner surface of the medicine passage, and this air is sent to the lower medicine storage chamber through the medicine passage.
As described above, since the medicine storage chamber is opened in association with the opening operation of the shutter member, it is possible to easily implement more medicine smoothly without increasing the driving mechanism.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine packaging apparatus that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has few drive mechanisms, has no restrictions on paper feeding, has no limitation on the dosage form, and can smoothly put in a large amount of medicine.

In the medicine packaging device of the present invention (solution 5), the shutter member opens when the medicine passage is opened to drop the medicine from the hopper into the medicine storage chamber and put it in. The hitting member is activated in accordance with the operation, and the hopper is hit by the hitting member.
In this way, a light impact is given to the hopper in association with the opening operation of the shutter member. Therefore, even if the medicine adheres to the inner surface of the hopper and remains undesired unless the hopper is moved up and down, such adhesion It can be properly dropped even for minutes. In addition, it is easily realized without increasing the drive mechanism.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine packaging device that is suitable for downsizing, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has a small drive mechanism, has no paper feed restrictions, and has a small amount of medicine adhesion.

About the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus of such this invention, the specific form for implementing this is demonstrated by the following Examples 1-3.
The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 embodies the above-described solving means 1 to 3 (claims 1 to 3 as originally filed), and the embodiment 2 shown in FIG. The means 4 (claim 4 at the beginning of the application) is embodied, and the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 embodies the above-described solution means 5 (claim 5 at the beginning of the application).
In these drawings, for simplification, etc., front doors, fasteners such as bolts, couplings such as hinges, drive sources such as electric motors, transmission members such as timing belts, electric circuits such as motor drivers, etc. The electronic circuits such as the controller are not shown in the figure, and the parts necessary for explaining the invention and the related ones are mainly shown.

  About the Example 1 of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. 1A is a front view of the entire apparatus with the front door removed, FIG. 1B is an enlarged front view of the main part, and FIG. 1C is a right side view of the main part longitudinal section. The main parts here are a medicine injection hopper and its peripheral arrangement members.

  Since the medicine packaging device 10 (see FIG. 1A) is a vertical type that feeds continuous paper from top to bottom when the medicine storage chambers are partitioned and formed one after another, the support plate 11 (support panel) is erected vertically. An operating member such as a transfer mechanism is mounted on the front surface (the front side and the front side shown in the figure), and a driving member such as an electric motor is mounted on the rear surface (the back side and the back side (not shown)). An electronic circuit / electric circuit such as a controller is stored in a deeper space. Since the drive member and the circuit built in the rear surface and the back side need only have a general structure as long as it can drive and control the operation member (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3), the support plate 11 will be described below. Each actuating member disposed on the front surface will be described in detail.

  Of the two continuous papers, one is usually a transparent paper for visual recognition and the other is a printing paper suitable for printing, but both are wound up in a roll for easy handling. As a continuous paper feeding mechanism for supplying these continuous papers while unrolling them, the transparent paper side (upper left in FIG. 1 (a)) is a reel 21 for hanging the transparent paper rolls, and the rolls are pulled out from the rolls. A roller 22 for hanging the transparent paper is provided, and on the side of the printing paper (upper right in FIG. 1A), a reel 24 for hanging a roll of printing paper, and a roller 25 for hanging the printing paper drawn from the roll, 26.

  The rollers 22, 25, and 26 are arranged closer to the center than the reels 21 and 24 to bring the fed continuous paper. Note that the roller 22 is illustrated as a representative example of a member for defining the transfer path of the transparent paper and performing tension adjustment, and a plurality of rollers 22 may be added. The rollers 25 and 26 are also shown as representative examples of members for defining the transfer path of the printing paper and adjusting the tension. Between these, the print head 45 is used for printing on the printing paper. Is arranged.

  A medicine injection hopper 30 is disposed between the left roller 22 and the right roller 26, and as a downward transfer mechanism in which the transfer direction of the continuous sheet is downward, a transparent sheet side is provided on the transparent sheet side. A roller 23 is provided, which is disposed immediately to the left of the hopper 30, and a roller 27 is provided on the printing paper side, which is disposed immediately to the right of the hopper 30. A pair of nipping roller pairs 28 is provided to be transported downward, and is disposed below the hopper 30. A belt conveyor unit 29 is disposed at a lowermost position further below as a carry-out mechanism for carrying the continuous paper after packaging to a carry-out port at a predetermined position (right side in FIG. 1A).

  In addition to the hopper 30 and the print head 45 described above, a heat seal member and a cutter mechanism are also provided to face such a continuous paper transfer path. The heat seal member is disposed between the hopper 30 and the roller pair 28 in order to form a medicine storage chamber by superimposing two sheets of continuous paper to form a medicine storage chamber, and the cutter mechanism moves the medicine into the medicine storage chamber. It is disposed between the roller pair 28 and the belt conveyor unit 29 in order to cut the continuous paper that has been enclosed and packaged or to perforate. The cutter mechanism includes a cutter 43 with a blade and a cutter facing member 44 disposed opposite to each other across a continuous paper transfer path. These 43 and 44 are driven forward and backward by an air cylinder, solenoid, etc. (not shown). And abut / separate.

  The heat seal member (see FIGS. 1 (b) and 1 (c)) is formed by overlapping two continuous sheets transferred downward to form a bag with an open upper side, and the upper side of the drug storage chamber after the drug is added. As in the prior art, it has a concave shape so that it can be used for both closing and closing. The heat seal member includes a concave heater head 41 with a heater (heat generation unit, heating unit) and a concave counter head 42 which is also opposed to the continuous paper transfer path. These 41 and 42 are also driven back and forth by an air cylinder, solenoid or the like (not shown) so as to abut / separate.

  The hopper 30 (see FIGS. 1 (b) and 1 (c)) forms a passage through which the medicine is introduced through the open upper side into the medicine storage chamber formed on the continuous paper by heat sealing. A hopper upper part 31 having a funnel shape for receiving the charged drug, a hopper middle part 32 having a shutter member 34 for opening and closing the path of the charged drug, and a thin hopper lower part 33 extending downward therefrom. It is a series. Most of the hopper upper part 31, the hopper middle part 32, and the hopper lower part 33 are fixed above the heater head 41, but the hopper lowermost ends 33a and 33b of the hopper lower part 33 and the medicine discharge port opened there are The heater head 41 is lower than the upper ends 41a and 41b. The heater head 41 has a concave shape (see FIG. 1C), and the hopper lower portion 33 is narrower than that, so they do not interfere with each other.

  Since the hopper 30 is fixed in the state of being inserted into the medicine storage chamber, the continuous paper transported downward touches the hopper 30 and deforms, so that the continuous paper transport path is regulated so that the deformation does not become undesirable. Therefore, a guide member 35 + 36 is disposed at a hopper lower portion 33 which is a lower end portion of the hopper 30 (see FIGS. 1B and 1C). The guide members 35 + 36 are formed by being divided into a facing member 35 responsible for guiding the transfer of transparent paper and a facing member 36 responsible for guiding the transport of printing paper. The facing member 35 is disposed between the roller 23 and the heater head 41, and the facing member 36 is disposed between the roller 27 and the facing head 42.

  The counter member 35 surrounds the left half of the outer peripheral surface of the hopper lower portion 33, and the counter member 36 surrounds the right half of the outer peripheral surface of the hopper lower portion 33. However, a gap sufficient to allow continuous paper to pass from the top to the bottom is provided between the hopper lower portion 33 and the hopper lower portion 33. Each of the opposing members 35 and 36 can be easily screwed into a long hole formed in the support plate 11 so that the gap adjustment contributing to smooth and stable paper feeding can be easily and individually performed. Yes. These opposing members 35 and 36 may be completely fixed, but may be able to swing somewhat depending on the reaction force from the continuous paper. In this case, since it only needs to move passively, a shaft support or the like is sufficient, and it is not necessary to add active driving means.

  About the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus of this Example 1, the use aspect and operation | movement are demonstrated referring drawings. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the medicine packaging apparatus is incorporated in a medicine packaging machine, where (a) is a front view of the medicine packaging machine, (b) is a medicine storage chamber when the medicine is charged, and (c) is a series of sealed medicines. It is a storage room.

  In this medicine packaging machine 60 (see FIG. 2A), a medicine collecting mechanism 61 is placed and connected on the medicine packaging apparatus 10 described above, and a medicine storage 62 is placed thereon and connected. It is a thing. The medicine storage 62 stores a large number of tablet feeders 63 that store various tablets such as pills and capsules so that they can be discharged. Then, when a controller (not shown) appropriately controls the operation of the tablet feeder 63 based on the prescription data or the like, the desired medicine is discharged from the tablet feeder 63, dropped and collected in the medicine collection mechanism 61, and further dropped. To the hopper 30.

  In the medicine packaging apparatus 10, two continuous sheets are set in advance by hand. Since one of the two continuous sheets is transparent so that the stored medicine can be visually confirmed, the roll 51 is hung on the reel 21 at the upper left, and the transparent sheet 52 drawn from the roll 51 is placed on the rollers 22 and 23. After being hung, it passes through the gap between the opposing member 35 and the hopper 30 and is further inserted between the heater head 41 and the opposing head 42 and inserted into the roller pair 28. The other of the two continuous sheets is made of a material suitable for printing, and is white for easy viewing even when printing in two colors, for example, red and black. The printing paper 54 drawn out from the roll 53 is hung on the rollers 25, 26, and 27, passed through the gap between the opposing member 36 and the hopper 30, and further inserted between the heater head 41 and the opposing head 42 and inserted into the roller pair 28. Make it. Then, it is confirmed that the transparent paper 52 and the print paper 54 are exactly overlapped at the roller pair 28, and the medicine packaging device 10 is started.

  Then, thereafter, the heat seal member 41 + 42, that is, the heater head 41 and the opposed head 42 are automatically operated to temporarily contact each other, whereby the transparent paper 52 and the print paper 54 are heat sealed. Since the heat-sealed portion 55 has the same concave shape as the heater head 41 (see FIG. 2B), the continuous sheet 52 + 54 at the heat seal member 41 + 42 has a bag-shaped medicine storage chamber 50 with an open upper side. It is formed. Since the hopper lowermost ends 33a and 33b are lower than the upper ends 41a and 4b of the heater head 41, the lower end of the hopper lower part 33 hanging from the hopper middle part 32 is stuck in the release upper side of the medicine storage chamber 50, and the hopper lowermost end 33 a and 33 b are located in the medicine storage chamber 50.

  When the tablet 71 discharged from the tablet feeder 63 and collected by the medicine collecting mechanism 61 is dropped into the hopper upper part 31 of the hopper 30 and temporarily stored by the closed shutter member 34, the medicine 71 is transferred to the medicine storage chamber 50. Since preparations for putting together one tablet 71 are made, the shutter member 34 opens the passage of the medicine drop. Accordingly, the tablet 71 passes through the hopper lower part 33 and falls into the bag-shaped medicine storage chamber 50.

  When the tablets 71 are thus put into the medicine storage chamber 50, the roller pair 28 and the like are operated, and the continuous paper 52 + 54 is transferred downward by one section of the medicine storage chamber 50. Then, the heat sealing operation by the heat sealing member 41 + 42 and the discharging operation of the tablet 71 by the selected tablet feeder 63 are repeated. By the heat sealing operation, the medicine storage chamber 50 that has received the tablet 71 and has been sent downward immediately before is sealed with the upper side being heat-sealed, and at the same time, a new bag-shaped medicine storage chamber 50 is located at the heat sealing member 41 + 42. Formed. The tablet 71 discharged from the tablet feeder 63 is put into the new medicine storage chamber 50 via the hopper 30.

By repeating such an operation, the medicine storage chambers 50 enclosing the tablets 71 are formed in a row on the continuous paper 52 + 54 (see FIG. 2C). Such continuous paper 52 + 54 is cut into an appropriate group such as a prescription unit by the cutter 43 that operates in synchronization with intermittent downward transfer, and is conveyed to the carry-out port by the belt conveyor unit 29.
In addition, on the print paper 54 side in each medicine storage chamber 50, information regarding the stored tablets 71 is printed by the print head 45 in synchronization with the continuous paper feed. The name of the medicine and usage are printed, but the important part is printed in red to stand out, and the other part is printed in black.
In the continuous paper transport path, the printing position, the cutting position, and the medicine loading position are shifted, but the association is performed by the controller, and the continuous paper is also fed idle when necessary.

  Thus, in this medicine packaging device 10, even if the hopper 30 does not move up and down, and the lower end portion of the hopper 30 is in the medicine storage chamber 50, the guide members 35 + 36 are continuous paper. Since the transfer path 52 + 54 is defined, the continuous paper 52 + 54 gathers around the lower end of the hopper 30 regardless of the presence or absence of the heat seal, and is caused when the heat seal member 41 + 42 is operated. The continuous paper 52 + 54 fed is very small. Therefore, it is suitable for miniaturization, has a high degree of freedom in printing, has few drive mechanisms, and has no limitation on the dosage form.

  About the Example 2 of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. 3A and 3B show a hopper structure of a medicine packaging device, in which FIGS. 3A and 3B relate to a hopper before starting a medicine charging operation, FIG. 3A is a front view, and FIG. 3B is a vertical right side view. Moreover, (c) and (d) are related to the hopper during injection of the medicine, (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical right side view. Furthermore, (e) and (f) relate to the hopper after the medicine charging operation is finished, (e) is a front view, and (f) is a vertical right side view.

This medicine packaging apparatus is different from that of the first embodiment described above in that the cross-sectional shape of the shutter member 34 and the hopper middle portion 32 is changed from an ellipse to a rectangle / rectangle, and the gap between the two is the fluctuation of the shutter member 34. This is a point defined over the moving range.
More specifically, the passage of the charged medicine penetrates the hopper 30 up and down, and the shutter member 34 opens the passage by swinging downward about the side 34a and closes the passage by swinging upward. Although the same as the case of the first embodiment, the following is different from the first embodiment. That is, over the swinging range of the shutter member 34, the gap between the one side 34a of the shutter member 34 and its both sides 34b and 34c and the inner surface of the passage, that is, the inner surface of the hopper middle portion 32, causes the shutter member 34 to swing. It is a small distance required.

In this case, when the shutter member 34 is moved up to the lower end of the hopper upper portion 31, the passage of the charged medicine is closed in the hopper 30, and in this state (see FIGS. 3A and 3B), the upper surface of the shutter member 34 is the hopper. It faces the passage in the upper part 31, and the tablet 71 is temporarily stored there. In contrast, the lower surface of the shutter member 34 faces the passage in the hopper middle portion 32.
Then, when the shutter member 34 swings downward to open the passage (see FIGS. 3C and 3D), there is only a small gap at one side 34a of the shutter member 34 and its both sides 34b and 34c. Therefore, the air in the hopper middle portion 32 is blown to the lower surface of the shutter member 34 and sent to the lower hopper lower portion 33 (see the short wave line with an arrow in the figure).

Although the amount of air blowing is not large, it is necessary to enter the medicine storage chamber 50 through the hopper lower part 33 and expand the bag-shaped medicine storage chamber 50 to secure the tablet 71 insertion space in the inner bottom of the medicine storage chamber 50. It is enough.
When the shutter member 34 finishes swinging downward and the tablet 71 falls into the medicine storage chamber 50 through the hopper lower portion 33 (see FIGS. 3E and 3F), the medicine storage chamber 50 is expanded. Thus, the tablet 71 is smoothly received.

  About Example 3 of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated with reference to drawing. 4A and 4B show the hopper structure of the medicine packaging device, in which FIGS. 4A and 4B relate to the hopper before starting the medicine charging operation, FIG. 4A is a front view, and FIG. 4B is a vertical right side view. Moreover, (c) and (d) are related to the hopper during injection of the medicine, (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical right side view. Furthermore, (e) and (f) relate to the hopper after the medicine charging operation is finished, (e) is a front view, and (f) is a vertical right side view.

This medicine packaging apparatus is different from that of the second embodiment described above in that a hitting element 37 is attached to the shutter member 34.
The tapping element 37 is attached to the tip of a support rod 38 that protrudes from the one side 34a of the shutter member 34 to the outside of the hopper middle portion 32. When the shutter member 34 swings, it swings accordingly. Yes.

In this case, even if the medicine is powder 72 and is likely to adhere to the inner surface of the hopper 30 or the like, the tapping element 37 strikes the hopper upper part 31 in association with the opening operation of the shutter member 34. Then, it surely falls down to the powder 72 adhering to the inner surface of the upper portion 31 of the hopper.
More specifically, in a state where the shutter member 34 is raised and the passage of the charged medicine is closed (see FIGS. 4A and 4B), the powder 72 is temporarily stored on the shutter member 34, and the tapping element 37 is used as the hopper. It is away from the upper part 31.

  Then, when the shutter member 34 swings downward to open the passage (see FIGS. 4C and 4D), most of the powdered powder 72 tends to slide down from the shutter member 34, but a small amount of adhering portion. 72 a stays attached to the inner surface of the lower end portion of the hopper upper portion 31. When the shutter member 34 swings downward, the tapping element 37 also swings accordingly. When the swinging of the shutter member 34 is accelerated, the swinging of the tapping element 37 is also accelerated, and the tapping element 37 is moved into the hopper. Proceed toward the upper part 31 (see short-wave line with arrow in the figure).

When the shutter member 34 finishes swinging downward and the passage is sufficiently opened (see FIGS. 4E and 4F), the tapping element 37 strikes the hopper upper portion 31. Due to this blow and subsequent vibration, the adhering portion 72a of the powder 72 also drops following the majority of the powder 72 that has fallen earlier.
In this way, the powder 72 can be reliably dropped into the medicine storage chamber 50 and charged without moving the hopper 30 up and down. In addition, the expansion of the inner bottom of the bag-shaped drug storage chamber 50 due to the turning of the shutter member 34 is more useful than the tablet 71 for reliable charging of the powder 72. Therefore, in the medicine packaging device of the present embodiment having both the punching function and the tapping function, even if the powder 72 is a fine powder, it can be accurately packaged.

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The tension applied to the continuous paper may be adjusted by the reels 21 and 24 in addition to the above-described rollers 22 and 25 by adjusting the elastic force of the spring and the frictional force of the shaft. You may go elsewhere. For example, brake torque may be applied to the rollers 23 and 27. The roller 22 or the like may be moved by a swing arm or the like so as to alleviate a sudden change in tension. They may be used alone or in combination.

About Example 1 of this invention, the structure of a chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus is shown, (a) is the whole front view which removed the front door, (b) is a principal part enlarged front view, (c) is a principal part vertical right side view. is there. An example of incorporation into a medicine packaging machine is shown, wherein (a) is a front view of the medicine packaging machine, (b) is a medicine storage room when the medicine is charged, and (c) is a series of sealed medicine storage rooms. About Example 2 of this invention, the hopper structure of a chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus is shown, (a) And (b) is related with the hopper before a chemical | medical agent injection | pouring operation start, (a) is a front view, (b) is a vertical right side view. is there. Moreover, (c) and (d) are related to the hopper during injection of the medicine, (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical right side view. Furthermore, (e) and (f) relate to the hopper after the medicine charging operation is finished, (e) is a front view, and (f) is a vertical right side view. About Example 3 of this invention, the hopper structure of a chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus is shown, (a) And (b) is related with the hopper before a chemical | medical agent injection | pouring operation start, (a) is a front view, (b) is a vertical right side view. is there. Moreover, (c) and (d) are related to the hopper during injection of the medicine, (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical right side view. Furthermore, (e) and (f) relate to the hopper after the medicine charging operation is finished, (e) is a front view, and (f) is a vertical right side view.

Explanation of symbols

10 Drug packaging device 21 Reel (transparent paper side, continuous paper feed mechanism)
22 Roller (transparent paper side, continuous paper feed mechanism)
23 Roller (transparent paper side, downward transfer mechanism)
24 reel (printing paper side, continuous paper feeding mechanism)
25, 26 Roller (Mechanism for feeding continuous paper to the printing area)
27 Roller (printing paper side, downward transfer mechanism)
28 Roller pair (downward transfer mechanism with pinching method)
29 Belt conveyor unit (unloading mechanism)
30 hopper (drug hopper)
31 Top of the hopper (top end of the hopper whose inner surface defines the drug passage)
32 Middle part of the hopper (intermediate part of the hopper whose inner surface defines the drug passage)
33 Lower part of the hopper (lower end of the hopper whose inner surface defines the drug passage)
33a, 33b Lower end of hopper 34 Shutter member 34a One side (shutter center axis of shutter member)
Sides 34b, 34c (two sides swinging like a fan on both sides of one side)
35 Opposing member (Guide member divided and formed on transparent paper)
36 Opposing member (the guide member is divided and formed on the printing paper)
37 Taper (striking member)
38 Support rod (striking member)
41 Heater head (concave heat seal member)
41a, 41b Upper end (both upper ends of heat seal members)
42 Opposite head (concave heat seal member)
43 Cutter 44 Cutter facing member 45 Print head 50 Drug storage chamber 51 Roll (Continuous paper for checking stored medicine, one of two continuous sheets)
52 Transparent paper (Continuous paper for checking stored medicine, one of two continuous paper)
53 rolls (Opaque continuous paper for printing, the other of two continuous paper)
54 Printing paper (Opaque continuous printing paper, the other of the two continuous printing papers)
55 heat fusion part 60 medicine packing machine (tablet packing machine)
61 Drug collection mechanism 62 Drug storage (tablet storage)
63 Tablet feeder 71 Tablet (drug)
72 Powder (drug)
72a Adhering part

Claims (5)

  In a medicine packaging device in which a medicine storage chamber is formed by superimposing two sheets of paper that are transferred downward and heat-sealing to form a medicine storage chamber, the continuous paper is passed through the medicine storage device. A drug packaging apparatus, wherein a guide member is provided surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the hopper with a gap, and the hopper is fixed.   2. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a concave heat seal member is provided below the guide member, and a lowermost end of the hopper is made lower than both upper ends of the heat seal member.   3. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the guide member is divided into opposing members to correspond to the continuous sheets.   The hopper is equipped with a shutter member that opens the passage of the input medicine by swinging downward about one side and closes the passage by swinging upward, and the shutter member in the shutter member extends over the swing range of the shutter member. The medicine packaging according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a gap between one side and two sides on both sides thereof and an inner surface of the passage is set to a small distance necessary for swinging of the shutter member. apparatus.   The shutter member that opens and closes the passage of the charged medicine is provided in the hopper, and a tapping member that strikes the hopper in association with the opening operation of the shutter member is attached to the shutter member. 3. The medicine packaging device described in any one of 3 above.

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