JP2007209599A - Medicine dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively provide a medicine dispenser capable of gently transferring medicines 6 such as ampules. <P>SOLUTION: In the medicine dispenser 10, medicines 6 in the laid state are aligned and stored in a cassette 14, and are discharged one by one by a discharging mechanism 18 to be transferred by a transfer mechanism 20. The transfer mechanism 20 has a transfer container 25+26; and a split-cylindrical bending part around a horizontal center line of rotation 27 and an openable/closable projection part, which is tapered when closed, are formed by a body part 26 and a lid part 25 of the container. The discharged medicines 6 are received in the laid state from the cassette 14 by turning the projection part diagonally upward and opening the projection part, and the transferred medicines 6 are lowered and delivered in the laid state by turning the closed projection part downward or diagonally downward and opening the projection part after that. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing device for supporting a dispensing operation in a hospital pharmacy or the like, and more specifically, a medicine dispensing device that stores various medicines in advance in a number of cassettes and automatically dispenses them as necessary. Relates to the device.
The chemicals handled by the chemical dispensing device are so-called round pharmaceuticals such as injections placed in a cylindrical container such as an ampoule. Other auxiliary chemicals are applicable if they are contained in a fragile cylindrical container.

2. Description of the Related Art There has been developed a medicine dispensing device in which medicines are stored side by side in a cassette, discharged one by one by a discharge mechanism, and transferred by a transfer mechanism (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
The conventional apparatus includes a large number of cassettes that store and store chemicals in cylindrical containers such as ampules side by side, a support mechanism that holds these cassettes in a detachable or detachable manner, and the chemicals stored in each cassette. A discharge mechanism for discharging each one and a transfer mechanism for receiving and transferring the discharged chemicals are provided. In addition, the transfer mechanism is configured to send the transferred chemicals to a transporter beside the support mechanism by a horizontal transfer mechanism such as a belt conveyor.

JP 2004-275550 A JP 2005-237712 A

In such a conventional medicine dispensing device, chemicals that have moved due to natural fall or rolling fall on an inclined surface are transferred both when transferring from the cassette to the transfer mechanism and when transferring from the transfer mechanism to the transporter. Lightly collided with the bottom surface and side wall surface of the loading place and stopped. For this reason, although a slight impact is applied at the time of transfer, most chemicals are not broken even if they are contained in an ampule. Therefore, the transfer mechanism is embodied by a relatively simple belt conveyor with a side wall or a square box.
However, in the case of ampoules whose neck is pre-cut with chemicals, the head and the torso are separated even when pressed lightly with a fingertip, so the impact must be kept small. In particular, the impact on the end must be kept sufficiently small. However, it is not possible to adopt a mechanism that is so complex that it causes a significant increase in cost for the modification.
Therefore, it is a technical problem to realize a medicine dispensing device that can gently transport the medicines of round objects at a low cost.

  The medicine dispensing device according to the present invention (Solution 1) was devised to solve such a problem. The medicine in a cylindrical container such as an ampule is placed side by side in a cassette. In a chemical dispensing device that discharges one by one with the discharge mechanism and transfers with the transfer mechanism, the container main body and the container lid can be opened and closed with a split cylindrical curved portion around the horizontal rotation center line, and when closed A taper-shaped projecting portion, the projecting portion is opened obliquely upward and received while receiving discharged chemicals from the cassette, and the projecting portion is closed with the projecting portion closed. Alternatively, the transfer mechanism is provided with a transfer container that lowers and transfers the transferred chemicals in a horizontal direction by opening them obliquely downward (claim 1 at the beginning of the application).

  More specifically (claim 4 at the beginning of the application), a large number of cassettes that store and store columnar chemicals such as ampules side by side, and a support mechanism that holds these cassettes in a detachable or detachable manner. And a medicine dispensing device comprising: a discharge mechanism that discharges stored chemicals from the cassette one by one; and a transfer mechanism that receives and transfers the discharged chemicals, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a container body portion and a container lid portion. The container body and the container lid part can be moved together or separately, with the transfer container moved and the rotation center line horizontal. A transfer drive mechanism that can be rotated or oscillated, and the container body includes a curved portion formed by dividing a cylindrical body surrounding the center line in the axial direction, and extends from one end of the curved portion to the center. Line The container lid is disposed at a location facing the extension of the container body, and gradually approaches the distance from the center line toward the separation side when approaching. It is characterized by having an opening / closing portion with a narrow shape.

Further, the medicine dispensing device of the present invention (Solution means 2) is the medicine dispensing apparatus of the above solution means 1, and is a rolling restraint that suppresses rolling at the protrusion when receiving discharged chemicals from the cassette. A member is provided in the transfer mechanism (claim 2 at the beginning of the application).
More specifically (claim 5 at the beginning of the application), the medicine dispensing device of the solving means 1, wherein the tip is located in the opposing gap between the extension part of the container body part and the opening / closing part of the container lid part. The buffer material which extends is attached to the said container cover part 25, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Furthermore, the medicine dispensing device according to the present invention (Solution means 3) is the medicine dispensing apparatus according to the solution means 2, wherein when the discharged chemicals are received from the cassette, the tip of the protruding portion is made higher than the rotation center line. (Claim 3 at the beginning of the application).
More specifically (claim 6 at the beginning of the application), the medicine dispensing device of the above-mentioned solving means 2, wherein when the discharged chemicals are received from the cassette, the tip of the extension portion of the container main body portion is the center of rotation. In addition to being positioned higher than the line, rolling of discharged chemicals that rolls on the extension is suppressed by interference with the cushioning material.

  In such a medicine dispensing apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 1), desired medicines are discharged from the cassette one by one by the discharge mechanism in a lying state, and then transported by the transfer mechanism. However, when the transfer is performed, a transfer container that is gentle to chemicals even with a simple structure is used. That is, the transfer container includes a container main body portion and a container lid portion that can be rotated or swung in addition to moving between each cassette and the transfer destination, and a horizontal cylindrical body at the rotation center line. The protruding portion protruding from the opening is openable and closable and becomes a tapered shape when closed.

  Therefore, the chemicals discharged from the cassette are received sideways by the transfer container waiting for the protruding portion to be inclined upward and opened, and the protruding portion of the transfer container rolls down obliquely to bend the curved portion of the transfer container. And is gradually decelerated while running up the curved part. Also, if the transfer container is closed and directed downward or obliquely downward, the transfer chemicals in the transfer container roll to the base end of the tapered protrusion while rolling sideways in the transfer container. It will fit. Then, when the projecting portion is gradually opened at the transfer destination, the transferred chemicals gently descend along the projecting portion while being sideways, and are delivered to a carrier or the like. Thus, since the chemicals are transferred with almost no impact, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a chemical dispensing apparatus that can gently transfer the round chemicals at low cost.

  Further, in the medicine dispensing device of the present invention (Solution means 2), since the rolling of the chemicals is suppressed at the projecting portion during transfer from the cassette to the transfer container, the speed of the chemicals entering the curved portion. Therefore, deceleration is appropriately performed even if the bending portion is reduced. In other words, if the curved portion is the same, the protruding portion can be lengthened or steeply inclined, so that the degree of freedom in designing the protruding portion is increased.

  Furthermore, in the medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention (Solution means 3), by utilizing the increase in design freedom, the medicine discharged from the cassette is placed in the transfer container at a position higher than the rotation center line of the transfer container. By changing over, it is possible to avoid an undesired sudden increase in transfer time even if the protrusion is long. If the protruding portion is long, it can be transferred to the inner bottom of the transporter without any inconvenience even when the transporter is deep.

About the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of such this invention, the specific form for implementing this is demonstrated by the following Examples 1-2.
The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 embodies the above-described solution 1 (claims 1 and 4 at the beginning of the application), and the embodiment 2 shown in FIGS. Means 2 to 3 (claims 2, 3, 5, and 6 as originally filed) are embodied.
In the drawings, for the sake of simplicity, fasteners such as bolts, coupling tools such as hinges, electric circuits such as motor drivers, electronic circuits such as controllers, etc. are not shown and are necessary for the explanation of the invention. The figure is centered around things and related things.

  About the Example 1 of the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. 1A is a front view of the entire apparatus, FIGS. 1B and 1C are plan views of the entire apparatus, and FIG. 1D is a front view of a transfer mechanism. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism that is ready to receive chemicals, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism that is ready to deliver drugs. In FIG. 1C, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, the front panel and the front side plate are omitted to clarify the internal structure.

This medicine dispensing device 10 (see FIG. 1 (a)) is equipped with a transport unit 15 at the bottom, an electrical unit 11 at the top, and two in the middle so as to be suitable for in-line connection with other automatic dispensing machines. The storage unit 13 is juxtaposed, and the transfer unit 12 is arranged in the middle between the left and right storage units 13.
The electrical unit 11 stores a power source and a controller (not shown), and the controller inputs prescription data and dispensing data from a console, a host computer, etc. (not shown) and generates operation commands to operate the units 12, 13, and 15. Is to control.
The transport unit 15 is provided with a transport mechanism 16 made of, for example, a belt conveyor, in order to carry in the transporter 8 that stores discharged chemicals and to transport the transporter 8 that stores discharged chemicals. It is designed to be conveyed in the direction.

  A large number of cassettes 14 are mounted in multiple stages (9 stages in the figure) in the storage unit 13 (support mechanism). The cassette 14 should be suitable for sequential discharge and can be stored in a line with the columnar chemicals 6 such as ampules placed side by side. It may be a ready-made one provided with a movable lid (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2) or another structure. The storage unit 13 is configured to hold each cassette 14 in a horizontal state or an inclined state so that the cassette 14 can be pulled out or detached. For example, when the cassettes 14 are arranged in a single row at the front and rear (see FIG. 1B). The cassette 14 may be held by hand, and the hand may be extended and inserted into the storage unit 13 from the front or removed from the front. Further, for example, when the cassettes 14 are arranged in a double row on the front and back (see FIG. 1C), a drawer 17 is provided for each stage of the storage unit 13, and the drawer 17 is pulled out when the cassette 14 is attached or detached. good.

Each cassette 14 has a discharge port facing the transfer unit 12 when mounted in the storage unit 13, and a discharge mechanism 18 is provided at each position of the discharge port of the cassette 14 (see FIG. 1 (d)). Although only the guide plate is illustrated, the discharge mechanism 18 includes appropriate drive means and operating members such as an electric motor and a transmission mechanism (not shown) for opening and closing the discharge movable lid. The cassettes 14 and the transfer unit 12 are also provided in a suitable distributed manner so that the stored chemicals are discharged from the corresponding cassette 14 to the transfer unit 12 one by one in accordance with a discharge command from the controller.
The transfer unit 12 is provided with two transfer mechanisms 20 for receiving and transferring the chemicals 6 discharged from the cassette 14, one for the left storage unit 13 and the other for the right storage unit 13.

  The transfer mechanism 20 (see FIG. 1 (d), FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) includes a vertically extending guide member 21 and a motor (not shown) (transfer drive mechanism), a moving body 22 that is guided by this and moves up and down, A transfer container 25 + 26 provided on the moving body 22 and a motor 23 and a transmission member 24 (transfer drive mechanism) also provided on the moving body 22 are provided, and the transfer container 25 + 26 is moved up and down in accordance with a movement command of the controller. And rotated or oscillated. The vertical movement is for moving back and forth between the cassette 14 and the transport unit 15 at each stage of the storage unit 13. When the arrangement state of the cassette 14 is different, horizontal movement and oblique movement are combined. The rotation or swing of the transfer container 25 + 26 is based on a horizontal rotation center line 27 between the discharged chemical receiving position facing the discharge port of the cassette 14 and the chemical delivery position facing the transporter 8 on the transport mechanism 16. In order to change the direction, etc., this is done.

  The transfer container 25 + 26 is a container that can be partially opened and closed by combining the container main body part 26 and the container lid part 25, and has an internal width (thickness in the direction of penetrating the paper surface) to accommodate the transfer chemicals 6 sideways. Is a little longer than the length of the chemicals 6. The container body 26 and the container lid 25 are both mounted on the moving body 22 with appropriate bearings or the like so that they can rotate with respect to the rotation center line 27, and are driven by the motor 23 and the transmission member 24. Accordingly, the container body 26 and the container lid 25 can be rotated together or rotated separately, and opened and closed by separate rotation, and rotation without opening and closing by the rotation together. Is to be done.

  More specifically (see FIG. 2), the container body 26 is configured so that the cylindrical body that is horizontally placed with the axis centering on the rotation center line 27 and surrounding the rotation center line 27 in the axial direction (through direction in the drawing). A curved portion 26a having a shape close to a half cylinder formed by dividing into two, and a flat plate-like extended portion 26b extending in a tangential direction from one lower end of the divided ends of the curved portion 26a and away from the rotation center line 27. And has. Further, the container lid portion 25 is a curved portion 25a having a slightly larger diameter almost the same as the curved portion 26a, and a flat plate extending in a radial direction from one upper end of the divided ends of the curved portion 25a and moving away from the rotation center line 27. The opening-and-closing part 25b is provided.

  When the curved portion 25a of the container lid portion 25 is disposed below the rotation center line 27 and the curved portion 26a of the container body 26 is disposed above the rotation center line 27, the curved portions 25a and 25a The split cylindrical curved part is formed around the horizontal rotation center line 27, and the opening / closing part 25b and the extension part 26b form a projecting part that can be opened and closed and that is tapered when closed. That is, the split cylindrical curved portion lacks the medicine 6 so that the medicine 6 can be taken in and out, and can be rolled without causing the medicine 6 received from the collision to collide with the motor 23 and the transmission member. The bending portion 25a and the bending portion 26a can be individually rotated by the rotation drive at 24.

  In addition, the opening / closing part 25b and the extension part 26b that form a protruding part protrude outward from the split cylindrical curved part in a facing state, and if the curved parts 25a and 25a rotate together, the swing part 25b swings accordingly. To receive the discharged chemicals 6 (see FIG. 2), or to face the lower transporter 8 to deliver the transferred chemicals 6 (see FIG. 3), It can be done. Further, if the bending portions 25a and 25a rotate separately, they open and close by contacting and separating according to the difference, and when opening, the chemicals 6 are opened so that they can be taken in and out (see FIG. 2). The taper is gradually narrowed from the side closer to the line 27 (base end side) to the separation side (tip end side) (see FIG. 3).

  About the chemical | drug | medicine delivery apparatus 10 of this Example 1, the use aspect and operation | movement are demonstrated referring drawings. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the operation of the transfer mechanism 20 until the chemicals 6 are received from the cassette 14 and delivered to the transporter 8. Again, the front panel and the side plate on the front side are omitted for clear illustration of the operation state. ing.

  Prior to automatic dispensing, various chemicals 6 are stored in alignment in each cassette 14 (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). When a dispensing instruction is given, that is, when prescription data or dispensing data is input to the controller, the controller's control program is executed based on the prescription data or dispensing data, and the dispensing operation is automatically performed. Further, the transporter 8 is transferred to the transport mechanism 16 from an adjacent transporter supply device or dispenser (not shown), and the transporter 8 is placed directly below the transfer unit 12 by the transport mechanism 16. Then, the medicines 6 to be dispensed are discharged one by one from the corresponding cassette 14 by the discharge mechanism 18, and the chemicals 6 are transferred to the transporter 8 by the transfer mechanism 20. When the necessary chemicals 6 are collected in the transporter 8 by repeating this process, the transporter 8 is sent out by the transport mechanism 16 to an adjacent transporter storage device or dispenser (not shown).

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of the operation in which the discharged chemicals 6 are transferred from the cassette 14 to the transporter 8 by the transfer mechanism 20 while lying down (see FIG. 4).
The transfer container 25 + 26 of the transfer mechanism 20 is positioned so as to be raised and lowered to face the cassette 14 to be discharged, and rotates to open the protrusions 25b and 26b and to face the discharge port of the cassette 14 (see FIG. 4A). ). At this time, the upward slanting state of the extended portion 26b of the container body 26 in the protruding portion is about 20 ° or more, the tip of which is approximately the same height as the rotation center line 27. When the transfer mechanism 20 is waiting in this state, the discharge mechanism 18 is activated and one chemical 6 is discharged from the cassette 14, and the chemical 6 rolls down the container body 26 diagonally, and the transfer mechanism 20. Received.

  Then, while the chemicals 6 are decelerating while rolling on the curved portion 26a of the container body 26, the protruding portion 25b of the transfer container 25 + 26 is closed (see FIG. 4B), and the transfer container 25 + 26 is rotated. The protrusions 25b and 26b are obliquely downward from the side (see FIG. 4C) and further downward (see FIG. 4D). In this state, the chemicals 6 are accommodated in the base end portions of the tapered protruding portions 25b and 26b. When the transfer container 25 + 26 is sufficiently lowered as it is (see FIG. 4 (e)), the projecting portions 25b and 26b enter the carrier 8 on the transport mechanism 16, and the projecting portions 25b and 26b are gradually opened. The chemicals 6 slowly fall to the inner bottom of the transporter 8.

  In this way, in this medicine dispensing apparatus 10, since the chemicals 6 are transferred with little impact, the chemicals 6 are particularly transported without receiving an impact force that bends the shaft of the round object. However, even those that are fragile, such as pre-cut ampules, are automatically paid out without inconvenience.

About Example 2 of the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism 30 in a receiving state. In FIG. 5, the front panel and the front side plate are omitted to clarify the internal structure.
This medicine dispensing device is different from that of the first embodiment described above in that the transfer mechanism 20 is a transfer mechanism 30, and the transfer mechanism 30 is different from the transfer mechanism 20 described above in that the container lid portion 25, the rolling restraining member 32 also serving as a buffer material is added, and the inclination of the extension part 26b (protrusion part) of the container body part 26 at the time of receiving the chemicals 6 becomes steep.

  The rolling restraining member 32 is a soft cushioning material suitable for shock absorption, and is formed in a plate-like body. One side portion serving as a fixed end portion is a curved portion 25a and an opening / closing portion 25b with respect to the inner surface of the container lid portion 25. Is pressed by a stop plate at an intermediate portion and screwed, and the opposing side portion becomes a free end portion and extends to the opposing gap between the opening / closing portion 25b of the container lid portion 25 and the extension portion 26b of the container body portion 26. Yes. For example, a silicon rubber having a shore hardness of about 20 to 30 degrees, which is commercially available as a sheet having a thickness of about 2 mm, is preferably used as the rolling suppression member 32 that also serves as a cushioning material.

  When the transfer container 25 + 26 of the transfer mechanism 30 receives the discharged chemicals 6 from the cassette 14, the rolling suppression member 32 prevents the chemicals 6 from rolling in the extension part 26b (protrusion part) of the container main body part 26 at the time of interference. It is for suppressing by deformation and friction. Even if the rolling suppression member 32 interferes with the chemicals 6 and regulates the speed, the rolling suppression member 32 is flexibly deformed and finally escapes, so that the movement of the chemicals 6 is not prevented. Also when discharging the chemicals 6 from the transfer container 25 + 26, it functions as a buffer material and a rolling suppression member.

  About the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of this Example 2, the use aspect and operation | movement are demonstrated referring drawings. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the operation of the transfer mechanism 30 until the chemicals 6 are received from the cassette 14 and delivered to the transporter 8, and the front panel and the side plate in front are also omitted.

In this case, what is particularly different from the first embodiment described above is the operation when the transfer mechanism 30 receives the discharged chemicals 6.
When the discharged chemicals 6 are received from the cassette 14 to be discharged (see FIGS. 5 and 6A), the transfer mechanism 30 has the tip of the extension portion 26b (protruding portion) of the container body portion 26 from the rotation center line 27. (See height difference A in FIG. 5), waiting for the discharge of the chemicals 6, and when the discharged chemicals 6 roll down the upper surface of the extension 26b, the free end of the rolling restraining member 32 is The chemicals 6 interfere with the chemicals 6 from the advancing side, and the rolling of the chemicals 6 is suppressed by shock absorption and friction due to deformation at that time (see FIG. 6A).

  At this time, the upward slanting state of the extended portion 26b of the container main body portion 26 in the protruding portion is steep as about 30 °. However, due to the speed restriction by the rolling suppression member 32, the excessive amount of the chemicals 6 is excessive. Acceleration is avoided. Therefore, even if the chemicals 6 run up the curved portion 26a of the container body 26 with a momentum that falls from a position higher than the rotational center line 27, the chemicals 6 do not rise above the rotational center line 27 (FIG. 6B). Reference), without retreating from the curved portion 26a of the container main body 26, reciprocatingly rolls along the inner surface of the curved portion 26a of the container main body 26. Moreover, the free end part of the rolling suppression member 32 which finished the deceleration of the chemicals 6 returns between the projecting parts 25b and 26b to be closed. The subsequent operation is substantially the same as that described in the first embodiment (see FIGS. 6B to 6D), but the rolling restraining member 32 is also used for buffering when the chemicals 6 are discharged downward. Helps to suppress movement.

  In this way, in the transfer mechanism 30, the chemicals 6 discharged from the cassette 14 are transferred to the transfer container 25 + 26 at a position higher than the rotation center line 27 of the transfer container 25 + 26. , 26b can prevent the transfer time from becoming undesirably long. Further, since the rolling of the chemicals 6 in the projecting portions 25b and 26b is suppressed by the rolling restraining member 32 at the time of transfer from the cassette 14 to the transfer container 25 + 26, the chemicals 6 before entering the curved portions 25a and 26a. Therefore, even if the curved portions 25a and 26a are made small, the chemicals 6 are not impacted there, and the rolling speed of the chemicals 6 is appropriately suppressed.

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In the above embodiment, two storage units 13 and two transfer mechanisms 20 are provided. However, the number of storage units 13 may be one or three or more. If the transfer mechanism 20 can be shared, the number of transfer units 20 is smaller than that of the storage unit 13. But it ’s okay. Further, the transfer unit 12 may be arranged on the back side with the cassette 14 facing forward, and the cassette 14 may be detached from the side without the discharge mechanism 18.

About Example 1 of the present invention, the structure of a medicine dispensing device is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) and (c) are top views, and (d) is a front view of a transfer mechanism. It is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism which took the posture which receives chemicals. It is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism which took the posture which delivers chemicals. It is a front view of a transfer container from receiving chemicals to delivery. It is an enlarged front view of the transfer mechanism of a receiving posture about Example 2 of this invention. It is a front view of a transfer container from receiving chemicals to delivery.

Explanation of symbols

6 ... Chemicals, 8 ... Transporter, 10 ... Drug dispenser,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Electrical equipment part, 12 ... Transfer part, 13 ... Warehouse part (support mechanism), 14 ... Cassette
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Conveyance part, 16 ... Conveyance mechanism, 17 ... Drawer (support mechanism), 18 ... Discharge mechanism,
20 ... transfer mechanism, 21 ... guide member (transfer drive mechanism), 22 ... moving body (transfer drive mechanism),
23 ... Motor (transfer drive mechanism), 24 ... Transmission member, 25 ... Container lid (transfer container),
25a ... curved part, 25b ... opening / closing part (protruding part), 26 ... container body part (transfer container),
26a ... curved part, 26b ... extension part (projection part), 27 ... rotation center line,
32 ... Rolling suppression member (buffer material)

Claims (6)

  In a medicine dispensing device in which medicines in cylindrical containers such as ampoules are stored side by side in a cassette, discharged one by one by a discharge mechanism and transferred by a transfer mechanism, a container main body and a container lid And forming a split cylindrical curved portion around a horizontal rotation center line and a projecting portion which can be opened and closed and tapered to a taper when closed, and the projecting portion is opened obliquely upward and discharged from the cassette. A transfer container that receives the chemicals in a horizontal position and lowers the transfer chemicals horizontally by opening them downward or obliquely downward with the protrusions closed is delivered to the transfer mechanism. A medicine dispensing device characterized by being provided.   2. The medicine dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a rolling restraining member for restraining rolling at the protruding portion when receiving discharged chemicals from the cassette is provided in the transfer mechanism.   The medicine dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the discharged chemicals are received from the cassette, the tip of the protruding portion is made higher than the rotation center line. Numerous cassettes that store and store medicines in cylindrical containers such as ampules side by side, a support mechanism that holds these cassettes in a detachable or detachable manner, and discharges stored chemicals from the cassettes one by one. In a medicine dispensing device comprising a discharge mechanism and a transfer mechanism for receiving and transferring the discharged chemicals,
The transfer mechanism includes a container main body and a container lid, and stores the transfer chemicals in a horizontal direction, and moves the transfer container and makes the rotation center line horizontal and the container main body A transfer driving mechanism capable of arbitrarily rotating or swinging the container lid part together or separately is provided,
The container body includes a curved portion having a shape obtained by dividing a cylindrical body surrounding the center line in the axial direction, and an extension extending from one end of the curved portion and moving away from the center line.
The container lid portion is disposed at a position facing the extension portion of the container main body portion, and includes an opening / closing portion having a shape that gradually narrows the facing distance from the center line toward the separation side when approaching. A medicine dispensing device characterized by that.   The medicine according to claim 4, wherein a cushioning material, the tip of which extends over a gap between the extension part of the container body part and the opening / closing part of the container lid part, is attached to the container lid part 25. Dispensing device.   When the discharged chemicals are received from the cassette, the tip of the extension of the container body is positioned higher than the rotation center line, and the rolling of the discharged chemicals rolling on the extension is buffered. 6. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 5, wherein the medicine dispensing device is suppressed by interference with a material.

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