JP2008272461A - Medicine packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support manual spreading work with a simple constitution in a medicine packaging apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: A tablet supplying unit 2 has a tablet storing part 22 provided tablet containing chambers 21 each storing a dose of tablets charged from a tablet charge opening 21a at the upper end. The tablet containing chambers 21 are arranged in multiple columns in the front-rear direction and in multiple rows in the left-right direction. A closing plate 211 is movable between an open position stored in a storing case 212 to open the tablet charge openings 21a of all the tablet containing chambers 21 and a closed position where the tablet charge openings 21a of tablet containing chambers 21 of one or more rows on the rear side are closed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drug packaging device for packaging non-powder solid drugs such as tablets, capsules, and pills in a narrow sense.

  Various drug packaging devices for packaging tablets one by one with a packaging sheet based on the information indicated in the prescription are provided and used in medical institutions such as hospitals and dispensing pharmacies. Some of these types of drug packaging devices have a function of supporting a so-called manual operation of tablets (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). Specifically, a plurality of tablet storage bowls are arranged in a matrix on the upper surface side of the apparatus, and an operator manually inserts tablets into these tablet storage bowls. A number corresponding to the packaging order is displayed in the vicinity of each individual tablet container. The worker performs the manual work while referring to the dosing time indicated by these numbers and the prescription. After completion of the loading, the shutter that forms the bottom of the tablet container is opened, and the tablets in the individual tablet containers drop onto the corresponding tablet dispenser provided in the movable tablet dispenser. The tablets in the tablet dispensing basket are sequentially supplied to the packaging device. The configurations of the shutter and the tablet dispensing unit are disclosed in Patent Documents 4 and 5, for example.

  As the matrix arrangement of the above-mentioned tablet container, generally three corresponding to 3 minutes (for example, taking a certain medicine three times a day in the morning, noon, and evening), or 6 that is a multiple of three. Are arranged in the front-rear direction (row direction) as viewed from the operator who performs manual operation, and a plurality (for example, seven corresponding to the number of days in a week, or a multiple thereof) are provided. It arrange | positions in the left-right direction (row direction) seeing from an operator (refer patent document 1). However, when this general matrix-like arrangement is adopted, when the dosing time described in the prescription is other than a multiple of 3, that is, 2 minutes (for example, a medicine is taken twice a day in the morning and evening a day). In the case of 4 minutes (for example, taking a medicine a total of 4 times a day in the morning, noon, evening, and before going to bed), a specific tablet containing a specific tablet should be put in each row. The position is different. As a result, workability is remarkably inferior, causing an input error.

  Patent Documents 2 and 3 propose a configuration in which guide means such as a display and an LED lamp are provided to support manual operation. However, when this type of guide means is adopted, a relatively complicated control involving processing of an electric signal based on information such as a dose time indicated in the inputted prescription is required, and the cost increases.

  It is an object of the present invention to support handing work with a simple configuration in a medicine packaging apparatus.

  The term “tablet” here is not limited to tablets in a narrow sense, but includes other non-powder solid drugs such as capsules and pills.

  A first aspect of the present invention includes a tablet supply unit that supplies tablets one by one, and a packaging unit that wraps tablets supplied from the tablet supply unit, and the tablet supply unit is inserted from an upper end opening. A tablet container containing a plurality of the tablets in the front-rear direction and a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction, and taking out the tablets contained in the individual tablet containers 1 At least one support region movable to the tablet dispensing unit to be sent to the packaging unit by package, the first position retracted from the tablet storage unit, and the second position placed on the tablet storage unit And the support area is set to the second position, and has at least one movable handcuff that performs a function of supporting the operation of putting the tablet into the tablet container according to the daily dosing time. Provided adjacent to the support member and the tablet container, And a storage unit for storing the support region in the first position, to provide a medicine packaging device.

  One support area may be constituted by the whole hand support member. In this case, for example, the support area of the hand support member opens the upper end openings of all tablet storage bowls at the first position, and one or more rows on the rear side of the tablet storage baskets at the second position. The top opening of the tablet container is sealed. If the support area of the hand support member is set to the second position, the tablets are loaded only into the tablet storage bowls that constitute the front row of the plurality of tablet storage boxes that are not sealed at the upper end opening by the hand support member. And the tablet accommodated in these tablet accommodation baskets can be sent to a packaging part one by one by a tablet delivery part. On the other hand, if the support area of the hand support member is set to the first position, the tablets are put into all the tablet storage boxes, and the tablets stored in all the tablet storage boxes are packed one by one by the tablet dispensing unit. Can be sent to the department.

  More specifically, the tablet storage baskets are arranged in four rows in the front-rear direction, and the support area of the hand support member is the upper end opening of the tablet storage basket in the rearmost row among the four rows in the second position. Blockade. In this case, if the support area of the hand support member is the second position, the tablets can be placed and stored in the tablet storage baskets in three rows in the front-rear direction and in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction. Therefore, when the hand support member is set at the second position, when the dosing time is a multiple of 3, that is, 3 minutes (morning, noon, evening), it is efficient to perform the manual hand work of the tablets on the individual tablet storage bottles. Can be executed reliably and without causing input errors. On the other hand, when the hand support member is set to the first position, the tablets can be loaded and stored in the tablet storage baskets in four rows in the front-rear direction and in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, when the hand support member is set to the first position, each tablet is taken when the dose is a multiple of 2, ie, minutes 2 (morning, evening) or minutes 4 (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed). It is possible to carry out the manual operation of the tablets in the container efficiently and reliably without causing an insertion error.

  As an alternative, the support region of the hand support member includes a plurality of openings that communicate with the upper end opening of the tablet container and permit the passage of the tablet when in the second position. The opening is provided according to the time of taking. For example, for each hand support member, “Morning” for minutes 2, “Evening” for minutes 2, “Morning” for minutes 3, “Noon” for minutes 3, “Evening” for minutes 3, and “Morning” for minutes 4 , An opening is provided only in a portion corresponding to any one of minutes 4 “daytime”, minutes 4 “evening”, and minutes 4 “before going to bed”. When the hand support member is set to the second position, the tablet is stored corresponding to a specific dosing time (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed) at a specific dosing time (one of minutes 2, 3, or 4). Since it is possible to insert a tablet only into the basket, it is possible to carry out the manual tableting operation efficiently and reliably without causing an insertion error.

  The hand support member includes a plurality of the support areas, and when one support area is in the second position, the other support area is in the first position and is accommodated in the storage unit. May be.

  The form of the hand support member is not particularly limited, and may be a plate-like member or a flexible sheet.

  A second aspect of the present invention includes a tablet supply unit that supplies tablets one by one and a packaging unit that wraps the tablets supplied from the tablet supply unit, and the tablet supply unit is inserted from an upper end opening. A tablet container containing a plurality of the tablets in the front-rear direction and a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction, and taking out the tablets contained in the individual tablet containers 1 A tablet dispensing unit to be sent to the packaging unit in packs, and a tablet storage unit that is detachably mounted on the tablet storage unit, and placed on the tablet storage unit in the tablet storage basket according to the daily dosing time. There is provided a medicine packaging device including at least one hand support member that performs a function of supporting the operation of inserting the tablet.

  For example, when the hand support member is placed on the tablet container, the upper end opening of one or more rows of tablet containers in the rear side of the tablet container is sealed. Therefore, if the hand support member is placed on the tablet storage portion, the tablet is loaded only into the tablet storage case constituting the front row of the plurality of tablet storage cases where the upper end opening is not blocked by the hand support member. And the tablet accommodated in these tablet accommodation baskets can be sent to a packaging part one by one by a tablet delivery part. On the other hand, in a state where the hand support member is removed from the tablet container (when not placed on the tablet container), the tablets are put into all the tablet containers and the tablets stored in all the tablet containers are used as tablets. One piece can be sent to the packaging unit by the dispensing unit.

  More specifically, the tablet storage baskets are arranged in four rows in the front-rear direction, and the hand support member placed on the tablet storage portion has an upper end opening of the tablet storage basket in the rearmost row among the four rows. Blockade. In this case, when the hand support member is placed on the tablet storage unit, the tablets can be placed and stored in the tablet storage baskets in three rows in the front-rear direction and in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, when the hand support member is placed on the tablet container, when the dosing time is a multiple of 3, that is, 3 minutes (morning, noon, evening), the hand work of the tablets to the individual tablet containers is performed. It can be executed efficiently and reliably without causing a mistake. On the other hand, when the hand support member is removed from the tablet storage portion, the tablets can be loaded and stored in the tablet storage baskets in four rows in the front-rear direction and in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction. Therefore, if the hand support member is removed from the tablet container, individual tablets are stored when the dose is a multiple of 2, ie, minutes 2 (morning, evening) or minutes 4 (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed). It is possible to carry out the manual tableting operation on the basket efficiently and without causing a mistake.

  As an alternative, the hand support member includes a plurality of openings that communicate with the upper end opening of the tablet container and permit the passage of the tablet when placed on the tablet container, The opening is provided according to the time of taking. For example, for each hand support member, “Morning” for minutes 2, “Evening” for minutes 2, “Morning” for minutes 3, “Noon” for minutes 3, “Evening” for minutes 3, and “Morning” for minutes 4 , An opening is provided only in a portion corresponding to any one of minutes 4 “daytime”, minutes 4 “evening”, and minutes 4 “before going to bed”. Tablets corresponding to a specific dosing time (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed) at a specific dosing time (either min 2, min 3, or min 4) when the hand support member is placed on the tablet container Since tablets can be loaded only into the container, manual tableting operations can be performed efficiently and reliably without causing a loading error.

  The form of the hand support member is not particularly limited, and may be a plate-like member or a flexible sheet.

  Since the medicine packaging device according to the present invention includes a hand support member that performs a function of supporting the operation of putting the tablet into the tablet storage basket according to the daily dosage time, the individual tablet storage basket according to the dosage time. It is possible to carry out the manual tableting operation on the tablet efficiently and without causing an error.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a medicine packaging apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(overall structure)
The medicine packaging apparatus 1 includes a tablet supply unit 2, a powder supply unit 3, a packaging unit 4, and a medicine discharge unit 5 through which a packed medicine is discharged. The tablet supply unit 2 and the powder supply unit 3 are provided on the upper surface side of the housing 6. On the other hand, the packaging unit 4 is disposed in a storage chamber 7 in the housing 6. The front opening of the housing 6 is covered with a single door type openable / closable cover 8 except for the medicine discharge part 5 so as to be opened and closed. If this cover 8 is opened, the operator can access the packaging unit 4 in the storage chamber 7. It does not specifically limit with the form of the cover 8, Other forms, such as double opening, may be sufficient.

  A control panel 9 shown in FIG. 2 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 6. Referring also to FIG. 3, the operations of the tablet supply unit 2, powder supply unit 3, and packaging unit 4 are for detecting input from the control panel 9 and opening / closing of a sealing cover (hand support member) 25 described later. Controller 11, 12, 13 based on inputs from tablet sensors 201, 202, and other sensors 29, 30 for detecting the insertion of tablets into the tablet container 21 described later. Controlled by.

(Tablet supply unit)
Hereinafter, the tablet supply unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, referring to FIGS. 4A to 4C, the tablet supply unit 2 includes a fixed tablet storage portion 22 in which a plurality of tablet storage baskets 21 are provided in a matrix (in this embodiment, a part on the upper surface side of the housing 6). And a tablet dispensing unit 23 that automatically and sequentially takes out one package of tablets supplied manually to each tablet container 21 and supplies it to the packaging unit 4.

  Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5B, in the tablet storage portion 22 in the present embodiment, tablet storage rods 21 having the same shape have 4 rows in the front-rear direction (row direction) and 7 in the lateral direction (row direction). There are a total of 28 lines. The tablet storage unit 22 includes a plurality of first partition walls 24a that separate the tablet storage baskets 21 adjacent in the row direction and a plurality of second partition walls 24b that partition the tablet storage baskets 21 adjacent in the column direction. Each tablet container 21 is partitioned by the first and second partition walls 24a and 24b. Each tablet container 21 is open at both upper and lower ends. The upper end opening 21a functions as an opening for an operator to put tablets into the tablet storage bowl 21 manually. The lower end opening 21b located on the opposite side of the upper end opening 21a functions as an opening through which the tablet accommodated in the tablet accommodating bowl 21 is sent to the tablet dispensing unit 23.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5A, the tablet container 22 includes a generally sheet-shaped or plate-shaped blocking cover (hand support member) 25 and a generally sheet-shaped or plate-shaped protective cover 26 as well. The sealing cover 25 and the protective cover 26 are rotatably attached to the upper surface of the tablet housing part 22. Specifically, two pin mechanisms (rotating support mechanisms) 100A and 100B are provided further to the rear side than the rearmost row of tablet accommodating bowls 21, and are blocked by the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B. The base end sides of the cover 25 and the protective cover 26 are rotatably supported. The sealing cover 25 is disposed on the front side of the protective cover 26, and is positioned below the protective cover 26 when both the sealing cover 25 and the protective cover 26 are closed (see FIG. 7A).

  When the protective cover 26 is in the open position, it is manually opened around the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B, thereby opening the sealing cover 25 from the tablet containing portion 22 (FIGS. 7B and 8A) It can move to the closed position (FIGS. 7C and 8B) placed on the portion 22. As shown in FIGS. 7B and 8A, if the sealing cover 25 is in the open position, the upper end openings 21a of all the 28 tablet storage bowls 21 are opened, and the tablets can be put into all the tablet storage bowls 21. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8C and FIG. 9B, when the sealing cover 25 is in the closed position, the upper ends of the seven tablet storage baskets 21 constituting the rearmost row of the tablet storage baskets 21 in four rows and seven rows. The opening 21 a is blocked by the blocking cover 25. As a result, tablets can be put into only 21 tablet storage baskets 21 in 3 columns and 7 rows. In other words, the width of the sealing cover 25 is set so as to close the tablet housing rods 21 in the rearmost row at the closed position.

  When the sealing cover 25 is in the closed position (FIG. 7C, FIG. 8B), the tablets can be stored in the tablet storage basket 21 in 3 rows and 7 rows (21), so the dosing time is a multiple of 3, that is, 3 minutes ( In the case of morning, noon, and evening), it is possible to efficiently carry out the manual operation of the tablets into the individual tablet storage bowls 21 without causing any insertion error. On the other hand, when the sealing cover 25 is set to the open position (FIGS. 7B and 8A), the tablets can be stored in the tablet storage basket 21 in 4 rows and 7 rows (28), so the dosing time is a multiple of 2, that is, In the case of minutes 2 (morning, evening) or minutes 4 (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed), the manual operation of tablets to the individual tablet container 21 is performed efficiently and reliably without causing an error. it can.

  Referring to FIG. 8A, on the upper surface of the tablet storage unit 22, the first package number display unit 101 is located on the rear side (front side of the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B) behind the rearmost row of tablet storage baskets 21. Is provided. Referring to FIG. 8B, a second package number display unit 102 is provided on the upper surface of the sealing cover 25 in the vicinity of the tip. As conceptually shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 8A and 8B, in the tablet manual operation, generally, in the column direction from the tablet storage basket 21 in the frontmost (front side) column of the rightmost row. Into the rear side (back side) in order. In the package number display portions 101 and 102, when tablets are put into the tablet storage bowl 21 in this order, all the tablet storage baskets 21 constituting each row (four in FIG. 8A and three in FIG. 8B). The number of packages when a tablet is loaded is displayed. Specifically, a multiple of 4 from 4 to 28 is displayed on the package number display unit 101 on the upper surface of the tablet storage unit 22, and 3 to 21 is displayed on the package number display 102 on the upper surface of the sealing cover 25. Multiples of up to 3 are displayed. By referring to these package number display units 101 and 102, it is possible to further increase the efficiency of the manual operation and further reduce the possibility of an input error.

  A serial number corresponding to the tablet loading sequence is displayed on the upper surface of the tablet container 22 adjacent to the individual tablet container 21 together with the package number display units 101 and 102 or in place of the package number display units 101 and 102. May be.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7A to 7C, two cover sensors 27 and 28 for detecting opening and closing of the sealing cover 25 are provided. The cover sensors 27 and 28 are arranged at the base end of the sealing cover 25 and rotate around the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B together with the sealing cover 25, and holes for detecting the magnetism of the magnetic bodies 27a and 28a. Fixed sensor bodies 27b and 28b made of elements or the like are provided. The magnetic bodies 27a and 28a included in the two cover sensors 27 and 28 are arranged at different angular positions in the pin shafts of the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B. On the other hand, the sensor bodies 27b and 28b of the two cover sensors 27 and 28 are opposed to the corresponding magnetic bodies 27a and 28b, and are disposed at the same angular position with respect to the pin axes of the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B. As will be described in detail later, by providing the two cover sensors 27 and 28, it is possible to detect whether the sealing cover 25 is accurately set to the closed position or the open position, and to cover the sensors 27 and 28. It is possible to prevent erroneous determination of whether the position is the closed position or the open position when a failure occurs in at least one of the above.

  When one cover sensor 27 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. 7C, the magnetic body 27a and the sensor main body 27b are closest to each other and turned on, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the cover cover 25 is turned on. Is in the open position, the magnetic body 27a and the sensor main body 27b are separated from each other and are turned off. On the other hand, when the sealing cover 25 is in the open position as shown in FIG. 7B, the other cover sensor 28 is in the on state with the magnetic body 28a and the sensor body 28b being closest to each other, as shown in FIG. 7C. When the sealing cover 25 is in the closed position, the magnetic body 28a and the sensor body 28b are separated from each other and are turned off. The configuration of the cover sensors 27 and 28 is not limited to this example. One sensor is turned on when the sealing cover 25 is in the closed position and turned off when the sealing cover 25 is in the opened position, and the other sensor is in the closed position when the sealing cover is in the closed position. If it exists, it will be in an OFF state, and if it is an open position, it may be in an ON state.

  Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7C, the protective cover 26 is rotated around the pin mechanisms 100A and 100B when the sealing cover 25 is in the closed position, so that the open position (FIGS. 7B and 7C) and the closed position ( FIG. 7A) can be set. When the protective cover 26 is in the closed position, the upper end openings 21 a of all the tablet storage bowls 21 are covered with the protective cover 26. Therefore, when the tablet supply unit 2 is not used, it is possible to reliably prevent the entry of dust and the like into the tablet container 21 by setting the protective cover 26 in the closed position.

  Referring to FIGS. 1, 8A, and 8B, the inner surface of the protective cover 26 is hidden behind the sealing cover 25 when the sealing cover 25 is in the open position (FIG. 8A). If it is FIG. 8B), the display 32 which shows using all the tablet storage baskets 21 of 4 rows is provided in the position which can be exposed and visually recognized. Accordingly, the operator can easily visually check whether the tablet container 21 of the tablet supply unit 2 is in a state corresponding to “minute 3” or “minute 2” or “minute 4”. it can.

  Referring to FIGS. 4A to 4C and FIG. 9, the tablet dispensing unit 23 of the tablet supply unit 2 is superposed on the upper shutter plate 34 disposed below the tablet storage unit 22 and below the upper shutter plate 34. The lower shutter plate 35 disposed at the bottom, the movable dispensing member 36 disposed below the lower shutter plate 35, and the fixed plate 37 disposed below the dispensing member 36.

  The upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are movable in the row direction of the arrangement of the tablet storage baskets 21 while maintaining a state where they are overlapped with each other. The upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are partitioned by a first partition 38 that extends in the column direction of the tablet container 21 and a second partition 39 that extends in the row direction of the tablet container 21. In addition, a total of 28 tablet passage holes 41 are formed in 4 columns and 7 rows corresponding to the tablet storage bowls 21 respectively. 4A to 4C of the upper and lower shutter plates 34, 35 are provided with locking portions 34a, 35a bent downward. Furthermore, the upper shutter plate 34 is connected to the tablet housing portion 22 by a spring (not shown), and is elastically biased rightward in FIGS. 4A to 4C. Furthermore, the lower shutter plate 35 is connected to the upper shutter plate 34 by a spring (not shown), and is elastically biased rightward in FIGS. 4A to 4C. In an initial state where no external force is applied to the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35, the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are in the positions shown in FIG. 5A.

  The dispensing member 36 can be reciprocated in the row direction of the arrangement of the tablet container 21 by a driving device including a pinion rack mechanism and a motor. The dispensing member 36 is provided with a total of 28 tablet dispensing baskets 42 in 4 columns and 7 rows corresponding to the tablet housing baskets 21 of the tablet housing unit 22. The tablet dispensing basket 42 is open at both upper and lower ends. A bottom plate 43 that can be opened and closed is disposed in the opening on the lower end side of each tablet dispensing basket 42. One end of the bottom plate 43 is supported by a pin 44 so as to be swingable with respect to the payout member 36, and an opening weight 45 is built in the other end side.

  The bottom plate 43 of the tablet dispensing basket 42 is placed on the upper surface of the fixed plate 37, whereby the bottom plate 43 is held in the closed position. 4A to 4C and FIG. 9 of the fixing plate 37, the same number of steps 37a to 37d as the number of rows of the tablet storage basket 21 and the tablet dispensing basket 42 (four rows in the present embodiment) are provided. Is provided. The steps between the adjacent steps 37a to 37d correspond to a value obtained by dividing the formation pitch in the row direction of the tablet storage basket 21 and the tablet discharge basket 42 by the number of columns of the tablet discharge basket 21 and the tablet discharge basket 42.

  Next, the operation of the tablet supply unit 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S1, the tablet button 9a (hereinafter, refer to FIG. 3 for buttons, LEDs, etc.) of the control panel 9 is selected, and in step S2, the LED corresponding to the tablet button 9a is turned on. Next, either “minute 3” or “minute 4” is selected in step S3. Specifically, when “minute 3” is selected, the blocking cover 25 is manually set to the closed position (FIGS. 7C and 8B) in step S4, and four rows of tablet storage baskets 21 are set in step S5. The LED 9b indicating use is turned off. When “minute 4” is selected, the sealing cover 25 is manually set to the open position (FIGS. 7B and 8A) in step S6, and the LED 9b is lit in step S6.

  Subsequently, the number of packages is set in step S8. If the number of packages set in step S9 is 21 or less, the partition plate 52 of the V 枡 51 described later is moved to a position corresponding to the number of packages to be set. The position of the partition plate 52 is detected by a sensor and output to the controller 11 of the tablet supply unit 2. The designated number is displayed on the number display part 9c of the control panel 9 in step S21. On the other hand, if the number of packages set in step S9 is 21 packages or more, the number of packages of the partition plate 52 of the V 枡 51 is set to the maximum value of 21 packages, and the package number display portion 9c of the control panel 9 is set in step S13. “21” is displayed as the number of packages. Each time the tablet button 9a of the control panel 9 is pressed in step S14, the number of packages from “22” to “28” which is the maximum number of packages of the tablet supply unit 2 is sequentially displayed in the package number display section 9c.

  Next, in step S <b> 15, the tablets are inserted from the upper end opening 21 a by manual operation and are stored in the individual tablet storage baskets 21. At this time, the tablets are sequentially inserted from the tablet storage basket 21 in the frontmost (near side) column of the rightmost row in the column direction to the rear side (back side).

  When the start button 9d of the control panel 9 is selected in step S16 after the manual operation is completed, the tablet dispensing unit 23 is operated in step S17, and one tablet is supplied from the tablet storage unit 22 through a conveyance path (not shown). It is sent to the hopper 67 of the packaging unit 4 in increments, and the packaging process is executed in the packaging unit 4.

  When the controller 11 detects that the sealing cover 25 is in an unstable state when the start button 9d is selected in step S16, the controller 11 outputs an error sound and prohibits the start of the operation of the tablet dispensing unit 23. The tablet is not supplied to the packaging unit 4. Specifically, the controller 11 determines that the sealing cover 25 is correctly set to the closed position (FIG. 7C) if one cover sensor 27 is on and the other cover sensor 28 is off. The tablet dispensing unit 23 is operated. Further, if one cover sensor 27 is in an off state and the other cover sensor 28 is in an on state, the controller 11 determines that the blocking cover 25 is correctly set to the open position (FIG. 7B) and determines the tablet dispensing unit. 23 is operated. However, if the two cover sensors 27 and 28 are both off or on, the controller 11 is in an unstable state (FIG. 7D) in which the sealing cover 25 is neither in the closed position nor in the open position. The operation of the tablet dispensing unit 23 is prohibited by determining that at least one of them has failed. By prohibiting the start of the operation of the tablet dispensing unit 23 when the sealing cover 25 is in an unstable posture, tablets stored in the individual tablet storage baskets 21 are erroneously packaged by the packaging unit 4 in an inaccurate manner. Can be surely prevented.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the tablet dispensing unit 23 in the packaging process in step S17 will be described in detail. First, before the start button 9d is selected, that is, when it is not in operation, the tablet dispensing unit 23 is in the state shown in FIG. 4A. That is, the upper and lower shutter plates 34, 35 have the lower end openings 21 b of the individual tablet storage bowls 21 formed by the first partition portion 38 of the upper shutter plate 34 and the first partition portion 38 of the lower shutter plate 35. In the holding position to close.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, when the start button 9d is selected and the sealing cover 25 is accurately set to the closed position or the open position and the cover sensor 27 or 28 is not broken, 36 moves to the left (row direction) in the figure. One end of the payout member 36 is hooked on the engaging portion 35a of the lower shutter plate 35, and as a result, the lower shutter plate 35 also moves leftward together with the payout member 36. When the payout member 36 further moves leftward in the figure, one end of the payout member 36 is hooked on the lock portion 34a of the upper shutter plate 34 via the lock portion 35a of the lower shutter plate 35. As a result, the upper shutter plate 34 Also moves leftward together with the payout member 36.

  By moving the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 together with the dispensing member 36, the tablet dispensing unit 23 is in the state shown in FIG. 5C. That is, the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are configured such that the first partition portion 38 of the upper shutter plate 34 is retracted to the lower surface side of the first partition wall 24a of the tablet housing portion 22 and the lower shutter plate 35 One partition 38 is retracted to the lower surface side of the first partition 38 of the upper shutter plate 34, and the tablet passage holes 41, 42 of the upper and lower shutter plates 34, 35 are opened at the lower ends of the individual tablet storage bowls 21. It becomes an open position which respectively opposes 21b. When the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are in the open position, the opening on the upper end side of the tablet dispensing basket 42 of the dispensing member 36 is opposed to the respective lower end opening 21b. Therefore, one tablet of the tablet stored in each tablet storage basket 21 is stored in the tablet discharge basket 42 of the discharge member 36 through the lower end opening 21 b and the tablet passage holes 41, 41.

  Next, when the dispensing member 36 moves to the right in the figure, the bottom plate 43 of the tablet dispensing basket 42 reaches the drop port 48 in front of the steps 37a to 37d in order from the one in the moving direction, and the support is lost from below. Open. As a result, the tablets in the individual tablet dispensing baskets 42 are sequentially supplied into the hopper 67. In the case of “minute 4”, the payout member 36 always moves to the right intermittently by an amount corresponding to the above-mentioned step, but in the case of “minute 3”, it corresponds to the uppermost row. Since no tablets are stored in the tablet dispensing basket 42, after the third, sixth, ninth, twelfth, fifteenth tablet dispensing basket 42 reaches the drop opening 48. In the next intermittent movement, the movement amount of the payout member 36 is set to twice the step.

  As described above, since the lower end opening 21b is closed by the first partition portion 38 of the two shutter plates, that is, the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35, the upper and lower shutter plates 34 and 35 are individually closed. The width of the first partition 38 can be set narrow. Therefore, the width of the first partition wall 24a of the tablet housing part 22 where the first partition part 38 retracts in the open position can be set narrow, and the tablet supply unit 2 can be downsized. By downsizing the tablet supply unit 2, the medicine packaging apparatus 1 as a whole can be downsized.

  Referring to FIGS. 5B and 6, two tablet sensors 201, 202 are provided for each individual tablet container 21. Each of the tablet sensors 201 and 202 includes a light emitting element 203 and a light receiving element 204. As indicated by a broken line, light rays (visible light, infrared rays, etc.) are emitted from the light emitting element 203 toward the light receiving element 204. Since the light is blocked when the tablet passes and the light receiving element 204 stops receiving the light, it is possible to detect the insertion of the tablet into the tablet container 21. As schematically shown in FIG. 3, outputs from the tablet sensors 201 and 202 are output to the controllers 11 to 13. Based on the input from the tablet sensors 201 and 202, the controllers 11 to 13 detect the presence or absence of tablet loading (inappropriate loading) into the tablet container 21 that should not be loaded with tablets. The controllers 11 to 13 issue an alarm when detecting an inappropriate input. Examples of the alarm include visual display on the control panel 9 and sound from a speaker (not shown).

(Powder supply unit)
The powder supply unit 3 is manually supplied with powder, and the powder is automatically divided into one package and supplied to the packaging unit 4 sequentially.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the powder supply unit 3 includes an elongated ridge (V 枡 51) having a generally V-shaped cross section opened on the upper surface of the housing 5. The bottom of the V collar 51 can be opened and closed. In addition, a plurality of divided containers (not shown) are disposed below the V collar 51. When the bottom is opened, the powder charged in the V tub 51 falls into the dividing container and is divided into a predetermined amount. The bottom of the split container can also be opened and closed. By sequentially opening the bottoms of the divided containers, the powder in each divided container falls to the hopper 67 and is supplied to the packaging unit 4 for each package. In addition, a movable partition plate 52 for adjusting the number of divided powders is arranged in the V collar 51.

  The configuration of the powder supply unit 3 is not particularly limited as long as powder can be supplied to the packaging unit 4 one by one. For example, the powder supply unit 3 may supply powder that has been put into the hopper to the outer peripheral annular groove of the distribution tray, and sequentially supply the powder that has been scraped from the outer peripheral annular groove one by one by the scraping device to the packaging unit 4. Good.

(Packaging unit)
Hereinafter, the packaging unit 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. The packaging unit 4 includes a sheet supply unit 63, a deployment guide 65, a hopper 67, a heat seal unit 68, and a printing unit 69 on a holding frame 71. The sheet supply unit 63 unwinds and supplies the packaging sheet 61 from a roll 62 around which a long and narrow packaging sheet 61 folded in advance along the longitudinal direction is wound. The unfolding guide 65 unfolds and opens the packaging sheet 61 supplied by the sheet supply unit 63. The medicine is supplied from the tablet supply unit 2 and the powder supply unit 3 to the hopper 67. The drug is introduced from the opening of the packaging sheet 61 through the introduction port 67 a of the hopper 67. The heat seal part 68 seals the packaging sheet 61 so as to confine the introduced medicine. The printing unit 69 is disposed between the sheet supply unit 63 and the deployment guide 65 in the path of the packaging sheet 61, and prints information such as a patient name, a drug name, and usage on the packaging sheet 61.

  The packaging unit 4 is provided on a holding frame 71 disposed in the housing chamber 7 of the housing 6. The holding frame 71 includes a front-side holding part 71a that spreads on the front side of the housing 6, a side-side holding part 71b that extends from the right side to the back side as viewed from the front side of the front-side holding part 71a, and a front-side holding part 71a. A hinge mechanism (not shown) is provided for rotatably connecting the left side end side to the housing 6 when viewed from the front side. With this configuration, the packaging unit 4 can be accommodated in the housing 6 in a compact manner, and good workability can be ensured as will be described in detail later. There is a base plate (not shown) at a position directly above the upper end (see FIG. 13) of the holding frame 71, and the tablet supply unit 2 and the powder supply unit 3 are arranged on this base plate. Thus, the packaging unit 4 is accommodated compactly in the housing 6 in which the vertical space is limited by being provided on the holding frame 71.

  A roll 62 of the packaging sheet 61 is disposed at a lower portion of the side surface side holding portion 71 b of the holding frame 71. Further, two guide rollers 73 a and 73 b constituting a part of the sheet supply unit 63 are provided on the side surface side holding unit 71 b of the holding frame 71. The rotation centers of the roll 62 and the guide rollers 73a and 73b extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side surface side holding portion 71b (a direction in which the front side holding portion 71a spreads). Further, a printing unit 69 is disposed above the guide rollers 73 a and 73 b of the side surface side holding unit 71 b of the holding frame 71. The packaging sheet 61 is unwound from the roll 62 to the back side, is folded back to the front side in the horizontal direction by one guide roller 73a, is further turned upward by the other guide roller 73b, and is guided to the printing unit 69. .

  The printing unit 69 includes a replaceable ink cartridge 76 having a winding roller and a winding roller for the ink ribbon 75 for thermal transfer, a biasing roller 77 for applying tension to the ink ribbon 75, a thermal transfer head 78, and a thermal transfer. A backup roller 79 for bringing the packaging sheet 61 into close contact with the ink ribbon 75 at the head 78 is provided.

  A fixed guide that guides the packaging sheet 61 that has passed through the printing unit 69 obliquely downward as viewed from the front side and the front side is located above the front side holding part 71a of the holding frame 71 and viewed from the front side. A rod 81 (which constitutes a part of the sheet supply unit 63) is disposed. The guide rod 81 extends from the front side holding portion 71a in a direction in which the front side holding portion 71a spreads and obliquely downward. As shown most clearly in FIG. 12, the direction in which the side edge of the guide rod 81 on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the packaging sheet 61 extends coincides with the direction in which the main ridgeline 94 of the development guide 65 described later extends. .

  In the front-side holding portion 71a of the holding frame 71, a deployment guide 65 is disposed obliquely below the guide rod 81 (downstream in the conveyance direction of the packaging sheet 61) as viewed from the front. The deployment guide 65 will be described in detail later. Further, a hopper 67 is held by the front side holding portion 71a of the holding frame 71, and the introduction port 67a at the lower end of the hopper 67 is located obliquely to the left of the unfolding guide 65 when viewed from the front. Further, a heat seal portion 68 is disposed on the front holding portion 71a of the holding frame 71 at a position obliquely below the introduction port 67a of the hopper 67 when viewed from the front.

  Referring to FIGS. 11 and 14, the heat seal portion 68 includes a pair of feed rollers 82a and 82b that are intermittently driven to rotate by a drive mechanism (not shown) including a motor, a linear motion gear, an intermittent gear, and the like. The packaging sheet 61 is sandwiched between the feed rollers 82a and 82b, and is conveyed by intermittent rotation of the feed rollers 82a and 82b. Further, a pair of heater rollers 83a and 83b are provided on the upstream side in the feed direction of the packaging sheet 61 with respect to the feed rollers 82a and 82b. Each of the heater rollers 83a and 83b includes a disk-shaped feed heat seal member 84 and a thin rectangular plate-shaped vertical heat seal member 86 integrally formed with a roller member 85 having the same diameter as the feed heat seal member 84 at the lower end. It has. The feed heat seal members 84 and 84 are rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) including a motor common to the feed rollers 82a and 82b. The vertical heat seal members 86 and 86 are rotationally driven by a drive mechanism different from the feed heat seal portions 84 and 84. A longitudinal seal (lateral seal) is formed on the side edge of the packaging sheet 61 between the feed heat seal members 84, 84 of both heater rollers 83a, 83b. A seal (vertical seal) across the packaging sheet 61 is formed by the vertical heat seal members 86, 86 of the heater rollers 83a, 83b.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 16 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a blocking plate 211 is provided as a hand support member in place of the blocking cover 25 of the first embodiment. Further, a storage case (storage portion) 212 for storing the blocking plate 211 is provided at a position adjacent to the tablet storage portion 22 on the upper surface of the housing 6 (the back side of the tablet storage portion 22). The blocking plate 211 can be moved manually as indicated by the arrow on the upper surface of the housing 6. The blocking plate 211 is provided with a knob portion 211a for an operator to operate.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the blocking plate 211 seals the upper end openings 21 a of the seven tablet storage bowls 21 constituting the rearmost row among the 4 rows and 7 rows of tablet storage baskets 21 (first Position) and a position (second position) in which the upper end openings 21a of all the 28 tablet storage baskets 21 are accommodated in the storage case 212 are opened. Therefore, if the blocking plate 211 is pulled out from the storage case 212, the manual operation of the tablets to the individual tablet storage baskets 21 is efficiently performed when the dosing time is a multiple of 3, that is, 3 minutes (morning, noon, evening). And it can be executed reliably without making a mistake. In addition, if the blocking plate 211 is stored in the storage case 212, in the case of minutes 2 (morning, evening) or minutes 4 (morning, noon, evening, before going to bed)撒 Work can be performed efficiently and reliably without causing input errors.

  Other configurations and operations of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 17 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a blocking screen 311 is provided as a hand support member. The blocking screen 311 is made of a sheet material (for example, a resin sheet) having flexibility or sufficient flexibility. A winding casing (storage portion) 312 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 6 adjacent to the back side of the tablet housing portion 22. In the winding casing 312, a rotatable winding shaft 313 extending in the row direction of the arrangement of the tablet storage baskets 21 is accommodated. The proximal end side of the blocking screen 311 is fixed to the winding shaft 313. The take-up shaft 313 is elastically urged so as to rotate in one direction (direction in which the blocking screen 311 is taken up) by an elastic member (not shown). The blocking screen 311 extends from the winding shaft 313 to the outside of the winding casing 312 via the slit-shaped opening 312 a of the winding casing 312. Locking pins 314 are attached to both ends in the width direction on the front end side of the blocking screen 311.

  The blocking screen 311 can be moved back and forth in the row direction of the arrangement of the tablet container 21. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, by locking the locking pin 314 to the projection 315 on the housing 6 side, the sealing screen 311 is unwound from the winding casing 312 to form the rearmost row. It is possible to set the upper end opening 21a of the seven tablet storage bowls 21 to be closed (first position). If the locking of the locking pin 314 and the protrusion 315 is released, the sealing screen 311 is wound up by the winding shaft 314 and stored in the winding casing 312 (second position). In this state, the upper end openings 21a of all the tablet storage bowls 21 in 4 columns and 7 rows are opened. Therefore, if the blocking screen 311 is unwound from the winding casing 312, the tablet handing operation for the third portion can be performed efficiently and reliably, and if the blocking screen 311 is stored in the winding case sink 312, the second and fourth minutes. It is possible to efficiently and reliably carry out the tablet manual operation. Note that the mechanism for maintaining the sealing screen 31 in the state of being unwound from the winding casing 312 is not limited to the combination of the locking pin 314 and the protrusion 315, and various mechanisms can be employed.

  Other configurations and operations of the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 18 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this 4th Embodiment, in addition to the blocking screen 311 of 3rd Embodiment, the auxiliary | assistant screen 411 which can be advanced / retreated in the row direction of arrangement | positioning of the tablet accommodating bowl 21 is provided. The auxiliary screen 411 is fixed at its proximal end to a winding shaft 413 (elastically biased so as to rotate in one direction) in the winding casing 412 in the same manner as the blocking screen 311, and the winding casing 412. From the opening 412a. Each of the blocking screen 311 and the auxiliary screen 411 is provided with a mechanism (not shown) for unwinding a predetermined amount from the winding casings 312 and 412 and holding it in a state.

  By adjusting the amount of unwinding of the winding casing 412 of the auxiliary screen 411, it is possible to support manual operations related to setting the number of prescription days. The tablet storage unit 22 is provided with seven rows of tablet storage baskets 21 corresponding to the prescription for seven days. By sealing one or more rows of tablet storage baskets 21 with the auxiliary screen 411, In the case of prescriptions of days within 7 days, the tablet manual operation can be performed without mistakes in the number of days. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the blocking screen 311 blocks the upper end openings 21 a of the back row of tablet housing baskets 21, and the auxiliary screen 411 blocks the upper end openings 21 a of the left four rows of tablet housing baskets 21. In this case, when prescribing tablets for 4 days in 3 minutes, the manual operation can be efficiently and reliably executed.

  Other configurations and operations of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Fifth embodiment)
19 to 20G show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a support screen 511 is provided as a hand support member. The support screen 511 is made of a sheet material (for example, a resin sheet) having flexibility or sufficient flexibility. Winding casings 512 </ b> A and 512 </ b> B (storage portions) are provided on the upper surface of the housing 6 adjacent to the left and right of the tablet housing portion 22. Each of the winding casings 512 </ b> A and 512 </ b> B accommodates a rotatable winding shaft 513 that extends in the row direction in which the tablet storage baskets 21 are arranged. Both ends of the support screen 511 are fixed to the winding shafts 513 of the winding casings 512A and 512B, respectively. The support screen 511 is wound around the winding shaft 513 of each winding casing 512A, 512B to some extent.

  As schematically shown in FIG. 19, a rotation drive mechanism 520 that rotates the winding shafts 513 of the individual winding casings 512 </ b> A and 512 </ b> B synchronously is provided. Specifically, the rotation drive mechanism 520 unwinds the support screen 512 from the winding casing 512A as shown by the arrow A1 and winds the support screen 511 around the winding casing 512B, and the winding as shown by the arrow A2. The take-up shafts 513 of the take-up casings 512A and 512B can be rotated in the direction in which the support screen 511 is wound around the take-up casing 512A and the support screen 511 is unwound from the take-up casing 512B. By the operation of the rotational drive 520, the support screen 511 can be moved in the directions indicated by the arrows A1 and A2.

  As shown in FIGS. 20A to 20G, the support screen 511 is provided with a plurality (seven embodiments) of support areas 516A to 516G in the length direction (directions of arrows A1 and A2). By sending the support screen 511 in the directions of arrows A1 and A2 by the rotation drive mechanism 520, any one of the support areas 516A to 516G is positioned in a state where an opening 517 described later is positioned with respect to the corresponding tablet container 21. It can be arranged on the tablet supply unit 22. When any one of the support areas 516A to 516G is arranged on the tablet supply unit 22, the remaining six of the support areas 516A to 516G are wound in a state of being wound by the winding shaft 513. It is accommodated in either one of the take-up casings 512A and 512B.

  The support areas 516A to 516G are “morning” of “minute 3”, “day” of “minute 3”, “evening” of “minute 3”, “morning” of “minute 4”, and “morning” of “minute 4”. It corresponds to “daytime”, “evening” of “minute 4”, and “before going to bed” of “minute 4”. In the support areas 516A to 516G, an opening 517 having a shape that penetrates in the thickness direction and coincides with the upper end opening 21a of the tablet container 21 is prescription (whether it is “minute 3” or “minute 4”, “ (Morning), “Noon”, “Evening”, or “Before going to bed”). For example, referring to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20A, in the support area 516A corresponding to “morning” of “minute 3”, “morning” tablets of “minute 3” out of the tablet storage basket 21 in 4 rows and 7 rows. The opening 517 is arranged so that the opening 517 is positioned on the tablet container 21 to be charged.

  By positioning any one of the support regions 516A to 516G with respect to the tablet storage unit 22, the tablet can be loaded only into the tablet storage basket 21 corresponding to the specific prescription. For example, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20A, by arranging the support region 516A in alignment with the tablet storage portion 22, the upper end opening 21a of the tablet storage basket 21 corresponding to “morning” of “minute 3” is arranged. Coincides with the opening 517 of the support screen 511, so that it is possible to insert tablets, and the upper end opening 21a of the remaining tablet container 21 is blocked by the support screen 511. Therefore, by arranging the support areas 516A to 516G appropriately aligned with the tablet accommodating portion 22, it is possible to perform the manual tableting operation of the tablets efficiently and reliably without causing an insertion error.

  Other configurations and operations of the fifth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Sixth embodiment)

  21 to 22F show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, support plates 611A to 611G that are detachably mounted on the tablet storage unit 22 are provided as the hand support members. The support plates 611A to 611G shown in FIG. 21 to FIG. 22F respectively have “morning” of “minute 3”, “day” of “minute 3”, “evening” of “minute 3”, and “morning of“ minute 4 ”. ”,“ Minute 4 ”“ daytime ”,“ minute 4 ”“ evening ”, and“ minute 4 ”“ before going to bed ”. Specifically, each of the support plates 611A to 611G has an opening 617 having a shape penetrating in the thickness direction and coinciding with the upper end opening 21a of the tablet container 21 to be prescription (“minute 3” or “minute”). 4 ”,“ morning ”,“ daytime ”,“ evening ”, or“ before going to bed ”).

  Both ends of the support plates 611A to 611G are inserted on the upper surface of the housing 6 adjacent to the left and right sides of the tablet storage unit 22, whereby the support plates 611A to 611G are held in alignment with the tablet storage unit 22. Holding members 618A and 618B are disposed. Each of the holding members 618A and 618B has an inverted L-shaped cross section and extends in the row direction of the arrangement of the tablet storage bowls 21, and support plates 611A to 611G are inserted between the holding members 618A and 618B and the upper surface of the housing 6. Groove holes are formed.

  By positioning any one of the support plates 611A to 611G with the holding members 618A and 618B so as to be aligned with the tablet storage portion 22, it is possible to insert the tablet only into the tablet storage basket 21 corresponding to the specific prescription. Therefore, by manually replacing the support plates 611A to 611G, the tablet manual operation can be performed efficiently and reliably without causing an insertion error.

  Other configurations and operations of the sixth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In the fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 19 to 20G, a plurality of support areas 516A to 516G each corresponding to a specific intake time of a specific prescription are provided on a support screen 511 as a hand support member. In contrast, the blocking member 25 of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 16), the blocking plate 211 of the second embodiment (FIG. 16), and the third embodiment (FIG. 17), all of which are hand support members. The sealing screen 311, the auxiliary screen 411 of the fourth embodiment (FIG. 18), and the support plates 611A to 611G of the sixth embodiment are not provided with a plurality of support areas in one member. Is placed on the tablet container 22, the tablet can be loaded only into the tablet container 21 corresponding to a specific prescription or a specific intake time of a specific prescription. In this regard, for the blocking member 25, the blocking plate 211, the blocking screen 311, the auxiliary screen 411, and the support plates 611A to 611G, one support area is configured by one whole hand support member.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications such as those listed below are possible.

  As shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, an indicator 711 may be provided in each tablet container 21. The indicator 711 is housed in a plurality of first partition walls 24a that divide the tablet housing tubs 21 adjacent in the row direction, and a short cylindrical or short columnar display member 712, and the display member 712 has its own axis. And a rotational drive mechanism 713 (schematically shown only in FIG. 24) that can be rotated around and positioned and held at a predetermined rotational angle position. Four display areas 715 a to 715 d are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the display member 712 at equal angular intervals. In the individual display areas 715a to 715d, “morning”, “daytime”, “evening”, and “before going to bed” are displayed, respectively. Any one of the display areas 715a to 715d can be visually recognized through a transparent window 716 provided in the partition wall 24a according to the rotation angle position of the display member 712. Which of the display areas 715a to 715d is visible for each tablet container 21 is displayed, that is, “morning”, “noon”, “evening”, and “before going to bed” are displayed for each tablet container 21 Whether or not to do so can be arbitrarily set by controlling the rotation angle position of the display member 712 by the rotation drive mechanism 713. By adopting this indicator 711 in combination with the first to sixth embodiments, it is possible to execute the manual tableting operation more efficiently and reliably.

  The configuration of parts other than the tablet supply unit of the medicine packaging apparatus is not limited to that of the embodiment. In other words, the present invention can be applied to various medicine packaging apparatuses other than those of the embodiment as long as the tablet manual operation can be performed.

The perspective view seen from the front side which shows the appearance of the medicine packing device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. The front view of a control panel. The block diagram which shows the structure of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit in the state where the shutter was closed. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit during shutter opening. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit in the state where the shutter was opened. The perspective view which shows a tablet accommodating part. The elements on larger scale of FIG. 5A. The partial expanded sectional view of a tablet supply unit. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit of the state which closed the sealing cover and the protective cover. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit of the state which opened the sealing cover. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit of the state which closed the sealing cover. The fragmentary sectional view of the tablet supply unit in a state where the sealing cover is half open. The top view which shows the tablet supply unit of the state which open | released the sealing cover. The top view which shows the tablet supply unit of the state which closed the sealing cover. The disassembled perspective view of a tablet delivery part. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of a tablet supply unit. The perspective view which looked at the packaging unit from the side upper part. The perspective view which looked at the packaging unit from the front upper direction. The front view of a packaging unit. The side view of a packaging unit. The top view of a packaging unit. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 4th Embodiment of this invention. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 5th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic partial plan view of a tablet supply unit in a “morning” state in which a screen for supporting a hand is “minute 3”. FIG. 5 is a schematic partial plan view of a tablet supply unit in a “daytime” state in which a screen for supporting a hand is “minute 3”. The typical fragmentary top view of the tablet supply part of the state of the screen of a handbag assistance in the state of "evening" of "minute 3". The typical partial top view of the tablet supply part in the state of "morning" where the screen of the hand support is "minute 4". The typical fragmentary top view of the tablet supply part of the state of the daytime where the screen of a handcuff support is "minute 4". The typical partial top view of the tablet supply part of the state of the screen of a handcuff support in the state of "evening" of "minute 4". FIG. 5 is a schematic partial plan view of a tablet supply unit in a state of “before going to bed” with a screen for assisting handcuffs of “minute 4”. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning 6th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a plate for assisting a hand for “day” of “minute 3”. The typical perspective view which shows the plate of the hand support for "evening" of "minute 3". The typical perspective view which shows the plate of the hand support for "morning" of "minute 4". FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a “daytime” hand support plate for “minute 4”. The typical perspective view which shows the plate of the hand support for "evening" of "minute 4". FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a “minor 4” “pre-sleeping” hand support plate. The typical fragmentary top view which shows a tablet supply part provided with a display. The typical partial expanded sectional view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug packaging device 2 Tablet supply unit 3 Powder supply unit 4 Packaging unit 5 Drug discharge part 6 Housing 7 Storage chamber 8 Cover 9 Control panel 9a Tablet button 9b LED
9c Packing display part 9d Start button 11, 12, 13 Controller 21 Tablet container 21a Upper end opening 21b Lower end opening 22 Tablet container part 23 Tablet dispensing part 24a, 24b Partition 25 Sealing cover 26 Protective cover 27, 28 Cover sensor 27a, 28a Magnetic Body 27b, 28b Sensor body 32 Display 34 Upper shutter plate 34a Locking portion 35 Lower shutter plate 35b Locking portion 36 Discharge member 37 Fixing plate 38, 39 Partition portion 41 Tablet passage hole 42 Tablet discharge chamber 43 Bottom plate 44 Pin 45 Weight 48 Drop port 51 V 枡 61 Packaging sheet 62 Roll 63 Sheet supply unit 65 Deployment guide 67 Hopper 67a Inlet port 68 Heat seal unit 69 Printing unit 71 Holding frame 71a Front side holding unit 71b Side side holding unit 73a, 73b Guide roller 75 Ink 76 Ink cartridge 77 Energizing roller 78 Thermal transfer head 79 Backup roller 81 Guide rod 82a, 82b Feed roller 83a, 83b Heater roller 84 Feed heat seal member 85 Roller member 86 Vertical heat seal member 201, 202 Tablet sensor 203 Light emitting element 204 Light receiving element 211 Sealing plate 211a Knob portion 212 Storage case 311 Sealing screen 312 Winding casing 312a Opening 313 Winding shaft 314 Locking pin 315 Projection 411 Auxiliary screen 412 Winding casing 412a Opening 413 Winding shaft 511 Supporting screen 512A, 512B Winding casing 513 Winding shaft 517 Opening 611A to 611G Support plate 617 Opening 711 Display 712 Display member 713 Rotation drive mechanism 715a-715d Display area 716 Window

Claims (6)

A tablet supply unit for supplying tablets one by one;
A packaging unit for packaging the tablets supplied from the tablet supply unit,
The tablet supply unit includes:
A tablet storage unit for storing a tablet container for storing one tablet to be charged from the upper end opening, a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction;
A tablet dispensing unit that takes out the tablets stored in the individual tablet storage baskets and sends them one by one to the packaging unit;
At least one support area movable to the first position retracted from the tablet container and the second position placed on the tablet container is provided, and the support area is located at the second position. When set, at least one movable hand support member that fulfills the function of supporting the work of putting the tablets into the tablet storage bowl according to the daily dosing time;
A medicine packaging apparatus, comprising: a storage unit that is provided adjacent to the tablet storage unit and stores the support area at the first position.   The medicine packaging device according to claim 1, wherein the whole hand support member constitutes one support region.   The hand support member includes a plurality of the support areas, and when one support area is in the second position, the other support area is in the first position and is accommodated in the storage unit. The drug packaging device according to claim 1.   The medicine packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hand support member is a plate-like member.   The medicine packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hand support member is a flexible sheet. A tablet supply unit for supplying tablets one by one;
A packaging unit for packaging the tablets supplied from the tablet supply unit,
The tablet supply unit includes:
A tablet storage unit for storing a tablet container for storing one tablet to be charged from the upper end opening, a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction;
A tablet dispensing unit that takes out the tablets stored in the individual tablet storage baskets and sends them one by one to the packaging unit;
At least the function of supporting the operation of putting the tablet into the tablet container according to the daily dosing time when placed on the tablet container and detachably mounted on the tablet container. A medicine packaging apparatus comprising: one hand support member.

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