JP2005350146A - Device for scraping powdered medicine out - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly prevent the adhesion of a powdered medicine although a simple constitution is employed. <P>SOLUTION: The powdered medicine is stored in an annular groove 5 formed on the outer periphery of the top face of a distribution tray 2, scraped by a scraper plate 14 along the annular groove 5 and the medicine is scraped outside in an amount for one pack by a scraping-out plate 15 integrated with the scraping plate 14. A fixing section 21 for fixing the scraping-out plate 15 is provided on the scraping face of the scraping plate 14. The scraping plate 15 comprises a scraping-out section 19 for scraping the powder medicine within the annular groove 5 out in the radical direction by the rotation of the scraping plate 14 and a partitioning section 20 formed continuously with the scraping-out section 19 in parallel with the scraping face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a powder scraping device for scraping a powder supplied into an annular groove of a distribution dish by a certain amount.

Conventionally, as a powder scraping device, for example, the powder stored in an annular groove having a circular cross section formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the distribution tray is scraped by relatively moving the scraping plate along the annular groove. A configuration having a scraping unit that scrapes one package by a scraping plate attached to a boss protruding from the scraping plate is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-10684 Japanese Patent No. 3098742

  However, in the powder scraping device, it is inevitable that the powder adheres to the scraping plate or the scraping plate, and it is necessary to newly provide a cleaning device in order to remove the adhering powder. Further, even with this cleaning device, it is difficult to completely remove the powder adhering to the boss portion. Therefore, the scraping unit must be periodically disassembled and cleaned.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a powder scraping device that can reliably prevent the powder from adhering despite its simple structure.

  As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention accommodates powdered medicine in an annular groove formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the distribution tray, and scrapes it with the scraping plate along the annular groove. In the powder scraping device that scrapes only one package by the integrated scraping plate, a fixing portion for fixing the scraping plate is provided on the scraping surface of the scraping plate, and the scraping plate is A scraping portion that scrapes the powdered powder in the annular groove in the radial direction by rotation of the scraping plate, and a partition portion that is continuous with the scraping portion and is positioned in parallel with the scraping surface.

  Further, according to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, the powdered medicine is accommodated in an annular groove formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the distribution tray, and scraped with a scraping plate along the annular groove. In the powder scraping device that scrapes out only one package by the scraping plate integrated with the plate, the scraping portion that scrapes the scraping plate in the radial direction by rotating the scraping plate. And a partition portion that is continuous with the scraping portion and is positioned in parallel with the scraping surface, and a fixing portion that is fixed to the scraping surface of the scraping plate.

  It is preferable that the fixing portion is fixed to a rotation center of the scraping plate by a screw that is screwed in a direction of an action of a frictional force received from the distribution tray by the rotation.

  According to the present invention, since the scraping plate is fixed to the scraping plate by providing the fixing portion on the scraping surface or the scraping plate of the scraping plate, despite the simple configuration, It is possible to reliably prevent the powder from adhering.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a powder scraping apparatus according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, this powder scraping device supplies powder to the distribution tray 2 from the powder supply device 1, scrapes this powder one by one with the scraping unit 3, and then packs it with the packaging device 4. It is what you do. The distribution tray 2 is formed with an annular groove 5 having an arc cross section in the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface, and rotates in one direction by driving a motor 25 (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the scraping unit 3 is a bracket 6 provided with a scraping mechanism 7 and a drive mechanism 8.

  The bracket 6 is formed of a synthetic resin material in a box shape, and includes a main body 9 and a lid body 10. An insertion hole 9 a is formed at the center of both ends of the main body 9, a side surface at one end is formed in an arc shape, and a first elongated hole 11 is formed in the width direction in the center. The lid 10 is fitted into the opening of the main body 9 and is fixed by screws or the like at a plurality of locations. A semicircular guide projection 12 is formed at one end of the lid 10 in a region facing the insertion hole, an insertion hole 10a is formed at the other end, and the first length is formed at the center. A second elongated hole 13 that faces the hole 11 is provided.

  The scraping mechanism 7 includes a scraping plate 14 and a scraping plate 15. The scraper plate 14 is formed of stainless steel or the like in a disc shape, and an elastic edge portion 16 such as silicon is integrated with the outer peripheral portion over the entire periphery. A guide hole 17 passes through the central portion of the scraping plate 14, and first positioning holes 18 are formed at two locations. The scraping plate 15 is formed by bending a plate-like body such as stainless steel to form a scraping portion 19, a partition portion 20, and a fixing portion 21. An elastic piece 22 such as silicon is integrated with the tip of the scraping portion 19. A part of the outer edge of the partition portion 20 is formed in an arc shape along the annular groove 5. The scraping portion 19 and the partitioning portion 20 are formed in a minimum size required for scraping out one pack of powder from the annular groove 5 of the distribution tray 2. That is, the scraping plate 15 has only a substantially L-shaped cross section that occupies only the outer peripheral portion of the scraping plate 14, and there is no need for cleaning because the scattered powder adheres as in the conventional case. . The fixing portion 21 is a thin plate shape along the scraping plate 14. A through hole 23 is formed in the center portion, and a second positioning hole 24 is formed in two outer peripheral portions.

  The drive mechanism 8 transmits the driving force of the motor 25 to the scraping mechanism 7 via the drive pulley 26, the belt 27, and the driven pulley 28. A boss 29 is integrated with the rotating shaft of the motor 25. The boss 29 includes a cylindrical portion 30 that is inserted through the insertion hole of the main body 9 and a hexagonal columnar engaging portion 31 that is engaged with the drive pulley 26. The driven pulley 28 is rotatably supported by a fixed pin 32 fixed to the main body 9 via a bearing 33. The end surface of the driven pulley 28 protrudes from the lid body 10 of the bracket 6, and a disk-shaped positioning member 34 is screwed thereto. The positioning member 34 is formed with a stepped portion 35 that engages with the guide hole 17 of the scraping plate 14 in the center of the end surface, and an engaging recess 37 in which the positioning pin 36 is fitted on the outer peripheral portion of the end surface. The positioning pin 36 engages with the positioning holes of the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 and positions both in the rotation direction. Further, a screw hole 38 is formed at the center of the positioning member 34, and the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 are screwed to the positioning member 34 by a fixing knob 39. The screwing direction of the fixing knob 39 is opposite to the scraping direction of the scraping plate 15 and is not loosened by the force acting with the scraping operation.

  A method for assembling the powder scraping device having the above-described configuration will be described.

  First, the motor 25 is attached from the lower surface side of the one end portion of the main body 9, and the rotation shaft is projected into the main body 9. A drive pulley 26 is rotatably mounted on the rotation shaft via a boss 29. A fixing pin 32 is attached to the bottom surface of the other end of the main body 9, and the driven pulley 28 is rotatably mounted via a bearing 33. Then, the belt 27 is bridged between the driving pulley 26 and the driven pulley 28, and the main body 9 is closed with the lid body 10. Subsequently, the positioning member 34 is screwed to one end of the driven pulley 28 exposed on the surface of the lid 10. The positioning member 34 is sequentially mounted with the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 in a state in which the positioning member 36 is positioned in the rotational direction by the positioning pins 36, and is integrated by the fixing knob 39.

  The operation of the powder scraping device configured as described above will be described.

  First, the powder in the annular groove 5 is separated by rotating the scraping unit 3 and pressing the scraping plate 14 against the annular groove 5 in a state where the powder is evenly supplied to the annular groove 5 of the distribution tray 2. . Since the elastic edge 16 made of silicon is integrated with the outer peripheral edge of the scraping plate 14, the powdered medicine in the annular groove 5 can be properly separated without damaging the distribution tray 2.

  Subsequently, after rotating the distribution tray 2 by a predetermined angle, the motor 25 is driven to rotate the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 through the driving pulley 26, the belt 27, and the driven pulley 28. As a result, the powdered drug scraped by the scraping plate 14 is separated by one package by the scraping portion 19 of the scraping plate 15 and is scraped out from the distribution tray 2 by the scraping portion 19 and is not shown in the drawing device 4. Wrapped in

  By the way, in the scraping direction of the scraping plate 14, only the scraping portion 19 and the partitioning portion 20 of the scraping plate 15 having a minimum size required for scraping the powder are projected, and the fixing portion Since 21 is in close contact with the scraping plate 14, there is no portion to which the powder adheres by the scraping operation. Therefore, the cleaner apparatus etc. which were conventionally required are unnecessary.

  Thereafter, since the elastic edge 16 of the scraping plate 14 and the elastic piece 22 of the scraping plate 15 are deteriorated most quickly by use, the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 need to be replaced. It can be easily removed by loosening. In this case, since the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 are supported by the positioning pins 36 provided on the positioning member 34, there is no fear of dropping even if the fixed knob 39 is removed. Therefore, only the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 can be easily removed, and can be replaced with good workability.

  (2nd Embodiment) The powder scraping apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment differs in the structure of the scraping unit 3 from the said 1st Embodiment.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the scraping mechanism 7 and the drive mechanism 8 are provided on the same surface side with respect to the bracket 6. In the scraping mechanism 7, a cylindrical portion 40 that penetrates the driven pulley 28 is formed in the positioning member 34. The scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 are attached to the bracket 6 by bolts 41 and nuts 42. The bolt 41 rotatably supports the scraping plate 14, the scraping plate 15, and the positioning member 34 that are positioned in the rotation direction by the positioning pins 36. The cylindrical portion 30 of the positioning member 34 and the driven pulley 28 are connected by an E ring 43, and the driving force of the motor 25 is transmitted through the driving pulley 26, the belt 27, and the driven pulley 28. An elongated hole 44 is formed in the middle portion of the bracket 6 in the width direction, and a roller 46 rotatably supported by a support pin 45 is provided there. The roller 46 can adjust the tension of the belt 27 by changing the position of the support pin 45.

  (Third Embodiment) A powdery scraping device according to a third embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in the structure of the scraping unit 3, mainly the scraping mechanism 7 and the driving mechanism 8.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the scraping mechanism 7 includes a scraping member 50 in which the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 are integrated by welding or the like. Further, the elastic edge portion 16 of the scraping plate 14 and the elastic piece 22 of the scraping portion 19 are also integrally formed with the scraping member 50 by molding or the like. Further, the driven pulley 51 has a configuration in which the positioning portion 52 is integrated, and is rotatably supported by a fixed pin 32 provided on the bracket 6 via a plurality of bearings 53 and spacers 54. The driven pulley 51 can be smoothly rotated by the bearing 53 and the spacer 54 without rattling. The lid body 10 includes first to third lid portions 55 to 57, and the positioning portion 52 of the driven pulley 51 is attached to the bracket 6 by sandwiching the first and second lid portions 55 and 56 from above and below. It can be positioned outside the bracket 6. The scraping member 50 is attached to the driven pulley 51 by a fixing knob 58. The fixing knob 58 has a hemispherical shape so that the powder is difficult to adhere, and is attached and detached using a dedicated tool. The positioning portion 52 and the scraping member 50 are positioned in the rotational direction by positioning pins 59a and 59b. The positioning pin 59a has a flange and is inserted into the elongated hole 60 of the scraping member 50, while the positioning pin 59b is straight and is inserted into the scraping member 50 elongated hole 61. One elongated hole 60 has a shape in which a large-diameter portion 60a having a larger diameter than the flange portion of the positioning pin 59a and a small-diameter portion 60b having the same diameter as the body portion smaller than the flange portion are communicated. For this reason, when the positioning pin 59a moves from the large diameter portion 60a to the small diameter portion 60b, the scraping member 50 is temporarily fixed due to the presence of the flange portion. Therefore, even if the fixed knob 58 is removed, the scraping member 50 does not fall, and workability is good.

  In the drive mechanism 8, a fixed plate 62 is attached to the end surface of the bracket 6, and the motor 25 is fixed to the fixed plate 62. The rotating shaft of the motor 25 passes through the fixed plate 62 and a gear 63 is attached. The gear 63 meshes with a gear 65 provided on the support shaft 64 of the driving pulley 26, and the driving force of the motor 25 is transmitted to the driving pulley 26. The opposite end of the support shaft 64 passes through the third lid portion 57 of the lid body 10, and a detected ring 66 is attached thereto. The to-be-detected ring 66 has a magnet 66a at one place on the outer periphery. The position where the magnet 66a is detected by the sensor 67 is the stop position (origin) of the drive pulley 26, that is, the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15. A belt 27 is stretched between the drive pulley 26 and the driven pulley 51, and a support pin 45 for adjusting the tension is provided in the middle of the belt 27 as in the second embodiment.

  In each of the above embodiments, the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 are fixed by screws, but may be fixed by other means such as adhesion or magnetic coupling. If a fixing method using magnetic coupling is employed, the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 can be attached and detached more easily. Further, the scraping plate 14 and the scraping plate 15 may be integrally formed, and the whole may be made of a resin material.

It is a perspective view of the powder scraping apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic of the powder packaging apparatus which employ | adopts the powder scraping apparatus of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the powder scraping apparatus shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the powder scraping apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a perspective view of the powder scraping apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, (b) is a front view of a scraping mechanism. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Powder supply apparatus 2 ... Distribution tray 3 ... Scraping unit 4 ... Packaging apparatus 5 ... Ring groove 6 ... Bracket 7 ... Scraping mechanism 8 ... Drive mechanism 10 ... Lid 14 ... Scraping plate 15 ... Scraping plate 16 ... Elastic edge 19 ... scraping part 20 ... partitioning part 21 ... fixing part 22 ... elastic piece 25 ... motor 26 ... driving pulley 27 ... belt 28 ... driven pulley 34 ... positioning member 39 ... fixing knob

Claims (3)

The powdered medicine is accommodated in an annular groove formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the distribution tray, scraped with a scraping plate along the annular groove, and scraped by one package by a scraping plate integrated with the scraping plate. In the powder scraping device,
A fixing portion for fixing the scraping plate is provided on the scraping surface of the scraping plate,
The scraping plate includes a scraping portion that scrapes the powder in the annular groove in a radial direction by rotation of the scraping plate, and a partition portion that is continuous with the scraping portion and is parallel to the scraping surface. A powder scraping device characterized by comprising. The powdered medicine is accommodated in an annular groove formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the distribution tray, scraped with a scraping plate along the annular groove, and scraped by one package by a scraping plate integrated with the scraping plate. In the powder scraping device,
A scraping portion for scraping the powder in the annular groove in a radial direction by rotation of the scraping plate; a partition portion continuous to the scraping portion and positioned parallel to the scraping surface; A powder scraping device comprising: a fixing portion fixed to the scraping surface of the scraping plate.   The powder medicine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing portion is fixed to a rotation center of the scraping plate by a screw that is screwed in a direction in which a frictional force received from the distribution tray is rotated. Scraping device.

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