JP2009190796A - Medicine distributing device and medicine packing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine distributing device and a medicine packing method, capable of achieving their simplicity and reduction of cost. <P>SOLUTION: When a tablet pill 140 is located at an initial position or on one side X1 in the X-direction from the initial position, a top tablet engaging part 110a is engaged with a second engaging part 123 to keep a top tablet 110 and a tablet shutter 120 disposed at a shutter closing position by giving tension with a biasing member 130. When the pill 140 is moved in a second moving direction X2 from the initial position, a pill engaging part 140a which is the most upstream end part is engaged with a first engaging part 124 of the most upstream end part to move the tablet shutter 120 together with the pill 140. Then, by giving tension with the biasing member 130, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 and the pill 140 are disposed at a shutter open position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing device used for dispensing medicine and a medicine packaging device provided with the same.

  In the conventional medicine packaging device, for example, a medicine dispensing device that automatically dispenses medicines such as powders and tablets (including powders in capsules, the same applies hereinafter) is provided. The dispensed drug is packaged.

  Among the drug distribution devices provided in the drug packaging device, for example, tablets each having a plurality of tablet masses each having a tablet valve and arranged in parallel at a predetermined tablet mass pitch in a predetermined direction. A tablet and a plurality of powdered masses each having a powdered valve and a powdered tablet comprising a plurality of powdered masses arranged in parallel at a predetermined powdered mass pitch in the predetermined direction are held movably with respect to the apparatus main body, A drug dispensing device that dispenses tablets and powder by sequentially opening the tablet valve and the powder valve while moving the tablet tablet and the powder tablet to one side in the predetermined direction is known (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  In addition, each tablet tablet includes a tablet tablet having a plurality of tablet masses each having a tablet valve and arranged in parallel in a predetermined direction at a predetermined mass pitch, and the tablet tablet is moved to one side in the predetermined direction. There is also a medicine dispensing device that dispenses tablets by sequentially opening the tablet valves while allowing the tablets to be dispensed.

  In such a conventional medicine dispensing device, a tablet with a top tablet having a plurality of top tablet openings each corresponding to a plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet and a top tablet blocking region other than the plurality of top tablet openings is used as a tablet tablet. A tablet shutter having a plurality of shutter openings each corresponding to a plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet and a shutter closing region other than the plurality of shutter openings, and above the tablet tablet. Under the tablet, the tablet is arranged so as to be swingable in a predetermined direction, and when dispensing the tablet, the top tablet and the tablet shutter are opposed to each other with the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closed region. And a plurality of shutter openings At the shutter blocking position where the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can be blocked in the shutter closing region, thereby the plurality of openings of the top tablet. The next tablet placed in the tablet is blocked in the shutter closing area of the tablet shutter, and after dispensing the tablet, the top tablet, tablet shutter, and tablet tablet are combined with a plurality of top tablet openings, a plurality of shutter openings, and a plurality of tablets. The tablet masses are arranged in positions where the tablet masses face each other and at the shutter open position where the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can communicate with each other, thereby preventing clogging in the shutter closing area of the tablet shutter. The next tablet is put into multiple tablet masses of tablet tablets, It may perform the efficient distribution.

  In such a medicine dispensing apparatus, tablet shutter driving means for driving the tablet shutter is provided, and the tablet shutter is swung in a predetermined direction by the tablet shutter driving means.

No. 2-13375

  However, since the medicine dispensing apparatus as described above is provided with the tablet shutter driving means, the cost is high.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine distribution device and a medicine packaging device that can simplify the configuration of the driving means as compared with the prior art and can realize cost reduction.

  The medicine distribution device according to the present invention is made to solve the above-described problem, and includes a plurality of tablet masses capable of containing tablets, a tablet tablet movable to one side in the first horizontal direction, and a plurality of tablets capable of containing tablets. A top tablet disposed above the tablet tablet, a plurality of shutter openings each corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet, and other than the plurality of shutter openings A tablet shutter that is disposed so as to be swingable in the first horizontal direction above the tablet tablet and below the top tablet, and one of the tablet shutters in the first horizontal direction. An urging member for urging in the first movement direction toward the side, and the tablet tablet has an uppermost stream side end in the first movement direction. The tablet shutter has a tablet shutter first engagement portion at the most upstream end in the first movement direction, and further includes a tablet shutter second engagement portion, The tablet has a top tablet engaging portion, and the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with the tablet tablet in the first movement direction at a position where the plurality of shutter openings and the plurality of tablet masses face each other. The upstream portion of the joint portion and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter first engagement portion are engaged with each other, and the top tablet and the tablet shutter are formed of the plurality of top tablet openings, the shutter closing region, On the top tablet engaging portion in the first movement direction at positions facing each other. When the tablet tablet is at a predetermined initial position or one side in the first horizontal direction from the initial position, the top portion is arranged so that the side portion and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter second engaging portion are engaged with each other. The top tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with each other at the tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter second engaging portion, and are stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction by the biasing member. At a position where the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closing region face each other, and a tablet charging path from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses is blocked by the shutter closing region. The tablet tablet is moved from the initial position to a second movement opposite to the first movement direction. When moving in the moving direction, the tablet shutter is moved together with the tablet tablet by being engaged with each other by the tablet tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter first engaging portion, and the first member is moved by the biasing member. The top tablet, the tablet shutter, and the tablet tablet are stretched from the upstream side in the moving direction to the downstream side, and the plurality of top tablet openings, the plurality of shutter openings, and the plurality of tablet masses. It is configured to be arranged at a shutter opening position that is a position facing each other and that allows tablet input paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses to communicate with each other.

  In particular, the plurality of tablet masses are formed in m rows (m is an integer of 2 or more) at a predetermined tablet mass pitch in the first horizontal direction, and n in a second horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to the first horizontal direction. It is preferable that a stage (n is an integer of 1 or more) is formed.

  A medicine packaging device according to the present invention is provided with the medicine dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a medicine dispensing apparatus and a medicine packaging apparatus that can simplify the configuration of the driving means as compared with the conventional one and can realize cost reduction.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the medicine packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention provided with an example of the medicine distribution apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic sectional drawing which looked at a part of medicine distribution device shown in Drawing 1 from the front. It is the schematic which looked at the state which removed the top tablet and tablet shutter of the chemical | medical agent distribution apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the tablet tablet and the powdered tablet from the bracket. It is the schematic which looked at a part of chemical | medical agent distribution apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the right side surface. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a part of powder powder valve | bulb part of a powder tablet. Fig. (A) is a schematic view of the powder distribution mechanism and its peripheral portion shown in Fig. 2 as viewed from the front, and Fig. (B) is a schematic view of a portion thereof as seen from the plane. It is a figure which shows the process of opening and closing a powdered valve. The state which looked at the initial position of the powder tablet from the front in FIG. (A), and the state which looked at the initial position of the powder tablet shown in FIG. Moreover, the state which looked at the opening operation | movement of the powder valve of the powdered mass of the 1st row after the movement of 1 powder pitch from the initial position of the powder tablet in the figure (C) was seen from the front in the figure (D). Each of the powder valve opening operations shown in FIG. Furthermore, the state which looked at the opening | release operation of the powder valve of the 2nd row powder mass after the 2 powder pitch movement from the initial position of the powder tablet to the figure (E) was seen from the front. It is the schematic which looked at the chemical | medical agent injection part etc. which are shown in FIG.2 and FIG.5 from the right side surface. FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the valve opening / closing mechanism shown in FIGS. 5 and 9; FIG. (A) shows that the opening / closing valve is opened by the valve opening / closing mechanism, and the contact portion of the valve opener is the powder distribution mechanism; Fig. (B) shows that the open / close valve is closed by the valve open / close mechanism and the contact portion of the valve opener is placed at the contact position by the powder distribution mechanism. Each state is shown. It is a figure for demonstrating the shutter opening / closing operation | movement of a tablet shutter, a state of a bracket initial position is a figure (A), a state of a shutter open position is a figure (B), and a tablet tablet is an initial position in a figure (C). The state when it is located in the 1st horizontal direction one side is shown, respectively. It is a schematic block diagram of the control part in the medicine distribution device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the initial state of a chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), the operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B), and the operation seen from the right side in FIG. Each example is shown. It is a figure which shows the state before a packaging operation | movement start, the operation example seen from the plane in figure (A), the operation example seen from the front in figure (B), and the right side in figure (C) Each operation example is shown. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which packages both a powder and a tablet in each packaging body, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), The operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B) Further, FIG. (C) shows an operation example viewed from the right side. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which packages both a powder and a tablet in each packaging body, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), The operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B) Further, FIG. (C) shows an operation example viewed from the right side. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which packages both a powder and a tablet in each packaging body, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), The operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B) Further, FIG. (C) shows an operation example viewed from the right side. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which wraps powdered medicine and a medicine alternately by each package, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), The operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B) In addition, FIG. (C) shows an operation example viewed from the right side. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement which wraps powdered medicine and a medicine alternately by each package, The operation example seen from the plane in FIG. (A), The operation example seen from the front in FIG. (B) In addition, FIG. (C) shows an operation example viewed from the right side. It is the schematic which looked at the other example of the tablet tablet and the powdered tablet from the plane.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example A of a medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention provided with an example A1 of a medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention.

  The medicine packaging device A shown in FIG. 1 includes a medicine packaging device A2 and a control unit CONT (not shown in FIG. 1, refer to FIG. 12 described later) in addition to the medicine dispensing device A1 described above.

  In the medicine packaging device A, powder and tablets corresponding to the prescription (including those in which powder is encapsulated, the same applies hereinafter) are supplied from the medicine distribution device A1 to the medicine packaging device A2.

  The medicine packaging device A2 includes a sealing device (not shown) (for example, a heat sealing device), and distributes the medicine to a packaging member, here a long packaging sheet H (not shown in FIG. 1, see FIG. 2 described later). The medicine from the apparatus A1 is charged, and the packaging sheet H into which the medicine is charged is sealed (for example, heat-sealed) H1 by a sealing device to form individually divided package bodies H2.

  The medicine dispensing device A1 is for dispensing the medicine and supplying it to the medicine packaging device A2, and is disposed on the medicine packaging device A2. Hereinafter, the medicine distribution device A1 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine distribution device A1 includes a tablet distribution processing unit 100 and a powder distribution processing unit 200, and a top tablet 110 and a tablet shutter 120 are arranged on the top of the tablet distribution processing unit 100. .

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a part of the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the front. FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 shown in FIG. 1 with the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 removed. The schematic seen from is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tablet distribution processing unit 100 includes an urging member 130, a tablet tablet 140, and a tablet distribution mechanism 150 in addition to the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120. The powder distribution processing unit 200 includes a powder tablet 240 and a powder distribution mechanism 250.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the medicine distribution device A1 includes a bracket 300 and a bracket drive unit 800 in addition to the tablet distribution processing unit 100 and the powder distribution processing unit 200.

  The bracket 300 detachably holds the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240.

  FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a state where the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are removed from the bracket 300. As shown in FIG. 4, the tablet tablet 140 is supported by the tablet tablet support part 310 of the bracket 300, and the powder tablet 240 is supported by the powder tablet support part 320 of the bracket 300, both of which can be attached to the bracket 300. The powder tablet 240 includes a handle 245 for facilitating handling of the powder tablet 240.

  The medicine dispensing device A1 is configured to move the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 integrally by moving the bracket 300 in the first horizontal direction (X direction in FIGS. 2 and 3) by the bracket driving unit 800. Has been.

  FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a part of the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the right side. In FIG. 5, the illustration of the top tablet 110 and the like is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bracket 300 includes a sliding portion 330 and a rack portion 340 (see also FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rack portion 340 has an uneven portion 341 so as to be engaged with a pinion gear 822 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding portion 330 includes a roller 332 that is rotatably supported by a support portion 331. The roller 332 is fitted to a bracket rail R that is fixedly supported by a support member (not shown) of the main body of the medicine distributor A1. Thus, the bracket 300 is supported by the bracket rail R via the roller 332 so as to be reciprocally movable in the first horizontal direction X.

  The bracket drive unit 800 includes a bracket feed motor 810 and a drive transmission system 820.

  The bracket feed motor 810 is connected to the control unit CONT (see FIG. 12), and can rotate the motor shaft 811 clockwise or counterclockwise under the instruction of the control unit CONT.

  The drive transmission system 820 includes a reduction gear 821, a pinion gear 822, and a gear shaft 823. The gear shaft 823 is supported by a support member (not shown) so as to be rotatable around the axis, and is provided with a reduction gear 821 at one end and a pinion gear 822 at the other end. The reduction gear 821 and the gear 812 of the motor 810 are engaged with each other, and the pinion gear 822 and the rack portion 340 of the bracket 300 are engaged with each other.

  Thereby, the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 can be moved integrally with the bracket 300 via the drive transmission system 820 by the rotational drive of the motor shaft 811 of the bracket feed motor 810 in the first horizontal direction X.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bracket 300 also includes a plurality of first identification portions 350 arranged at a predetermined identification pitch P3 in the direction along the first horizontal direction X. Here, the plurality of first identification portions 350 are slit portions including a plurality of slits 351 arranged at a predetermined identification pitch P3 in the direction along the first horizontal direction X.

  Here, the identification pitch P3 of the slit portion 350 including the plurality of slits 351 in the bracket 300 is equal to the powder mass pitch P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242 described later in the powder tablet 240.

  The medicine distribution device A1 further includes a first detection device (here, a first light detection sensor for bracket feed amount detection) 610, a second detection device (here, a second light detection sensor for bracket initial position detection) 620, 3 detection device (herein, a third light detection sensor for stopping the bracket) 630 and a fourth detection device (herein, a fourth light detection device for opening the shutter) 640.

  The first light detection sensor 610 is for detecting the slit portion 350 in the bracket 300, and is connected to the control unit CONT (see FIG. 12).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the first light detection sensor 610 includes a first light emitting unit 611 that emits light and a first light receiving unit 612 that receives light emitted from the first light emitting unit 611. A plurality of slits 351 are provided between the one light emitting unit 611 and the first light receiving unit 612.

  In the first light detection sensor 610, when there is no slit 351 between the light emitting unit 611 and the light receiving unit 612, light from the light emitting unit 611 to the light receiving unit 612 is blocked, so an OFF signal is sent to the control unit CONT. When there is a slit 351 between the light emitting unit 611 and the light receiving unit 612, light passes from the light emitting unit 611 to the light receiving unit 612, and an ON signal is sent to the control unit CONT. As a result, the control unit CONT can detect the feed amount of the bracket 300 to the first horizontal direction X one side (X1 side in FIGS. 2 and 3), so that the bracket 300 is in the initial position, in other words, the tablet. A predetermined amount in the first movement direction X1 from the initial position of the tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 in the first horizontal direction X to the one side (here, the powder mass 242 on the most upstream side in the first movement direction X1 is a medicine input unit 400 described later). Can be reversed in a second movement direction (X2 direction in FIGS. 2 and 3) opposite to the first movement direction X1. Moreover, since the identification pitch P3 of the slits 351 is equal to the powder mass pitch P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242 in the powder tablet 240, the detection of the identification pitch P3 of the slits 351 can be detected as the powder mass pitch P2 in the powder tablet 240. .

  The bracket 300 stops the bracket 300 when it exceeds the reversal position for some reason in the movement of the bracket 300 in the first movement direction X1 and the second identification unit 360 for detecting the initial position of the bracket 300. And a fourth identification unit 380 for opening the tablet shutter 120. Here, the second identification unit 360, the third identification unit 370, and the fourth identification unit 380 are an initial position detection projection, a bracket stop projection, and a shutter opening projection, respectively. Here, the bracket stop projection 370 also serves as the shutter open projection 380, and the shutter open projection 380 also serves as the bracket stop projection 370. That is, the protrusions 370 and 380 are one protrusion that is also used as a dual-purpose protrusion.

  The second light detection sensor 620 is for detecting the initial position detection protrusion 360 and is disposed at a position corresponding to the initial position of the bracket 300. The third light detection sensor 630 is for detecting the bracket stop protrusion 370 and is disposed at a position corresponding to the position at which the bracket 300 is stopped. The fourth light detection sensor 640 is for detecting the shutter opening protrusion 380 and is disposed at a position corresponding to the shutter opening position where the tablet shutter 120 is opened. These are all connected to the control unit CONT (see FIG. 12). The shutter opening / closing operation of the tablet shutter 120 will be described in detail later.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the second to fourth light detection sensors 620 to 640 are provided with second to fourth light emitting units 621 to 641 and second to fourth light emitting units 621 to 641 that emit light. The second light receiving portions 622 to 642 that receive the light emitted from the light receiving portion, and the initial position detecting protrusion 360 passes between the second light emitting portion 621 and the second light receiving portion 622. Between the third and fourth light emitting parts 631 and 641 and the third and fourth light receiving parts 632 and 642, bracket stopping / shutter opening protrusions 370 and 380 are provided so as to pass therethrough. The initial position of the bracket 300 is a position where the initial position detecting projection 360 blocks light between the light emitting unit 621 and the light receiving unit 622 of the second light detection sensor 620, and the inverted position of the bracket 300 is the bracket position. The stop projection 370 (380) is a position that blocks light between the light emitting unit 631 and the light receiving unit 632 of the third light detection sensor 630, and the shutter opening position of the tablet shutter 120 is the shutter open projection 380 ( 370) is a position that blocks light between the light emitting unit 641 and the light receiving unit 642 of the fourth light detection sensor 640.

  In the second to fourth light detection sensors 620 to 640, when there are protrusions 360 and 370 between the light emitting units 621 to 641 and the light receiving units 622 to 642, the light emitting units 621 to 641 to the light receiving units 622 to 642. Since the light is blocked, an OFF signal is sent to the control part CONT, and when there are no projections 360, 370 between the light emitting parts 621 to 641 and the light receiving parts 622 to 642, the light receiving parts from the light emitting parts 621 to 641. Since light passes through 622 to 642, an ON signal is sent to the control unit CONT. Accordingly, the control unit CONT sets the initial position of the bracket 300 when the second light detection sensor 620 is OFF, the stop position of the bracket 300 when the third light detection sensor 630 is OFF, and further the fourth light detection sensor. The open position of the tablet shutter 120 can be detected when 640 is OFF.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tablet tablet 140 includes a plurality of tablet masses 142 each having a tablet valve 141, and the plurality of tablet masses 142 are arranged at a predetermined tablet mass pitch P1 in the first horizontal direction X. It is installed side by side. More specifically, in the tablet tablet 140, a plurality of tablet masses 142 form m rows (here, 7 rows) in the first horizontal direction X at the first tablet mass pitch P1, and are substantially orthogonal to the first horizontal direction X. In the second horizontal direction (Y direction in FIG. 3), n stages (here, 3 stages) are formed at a predetermined second tablet mass pitch P.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the powder tablet 240 includes a plurality of powder masses 242 each having a powder valve 241, and the plurality of powder masses 242 has a predetermined powder mass pitch P <b> 2 in the first horizontal direction X direction. It is installed side by side. More specifically, in the powder tablet 240, a plurality of powder masses 242 are formed in the first horizontal direction X with at least k rows (k is a number obtained by multiplying m by n, here 7 × 3 = 21 rows) with the powder mass pitch P2. Is configured to do. The first tablet mass pitch P1 of the plurality of tablet masses 142 is n times (here, three times) the pitch of the powder mass P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242.

  The plurality of tablet valves 141 hang down in a substantially vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 2) with respect to the first horizontal direction X by their own weights, and are in a substantially parallel posture to the first horizontal direction X. One fulcrum portion (in this case, the fulcrum portion at the most upstream end in the first movement direction X1) at the upstream side from the center portion in X, and the fulcrum along the second horizontal direction Y substantially orthogonal to the first horizontal direction X The portion 141a is rotatably supported.

  The tablet dispensing mechanism 150 sequentially opens the tablet valve 141 by moving the tablet tablet 140 having a plurality of tablet masses 142 to the first horizontal direction X one side X1. Each time the bracket 300 moves the powder mass P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1, the tablet dispensing mechanism 150 has a tablet valve 141 from the first stage to the third stage in each row for the tablet mass 142. Are opened one by one in order.

  More specifically, as shown in a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the tablet dispensing mechanism 150 is configured such that the most downstream end 151a in the first movement direction X1 is a powder mass pitch in the first horizontal direction X in plan view (viewed from the plane). P2 has a tablet plate 151 formed in n steps (here, three steps) stepwise in the second horizontal direction Y at the second horizontal direction Y, and the tablet plate 151 is fixed below the tablet tablet 140. It arrange | positions and it is comprised so that the tablet tablet 140 may be contacted. Thus, each time the bracket 300 moves in the first horizontal direction X one side X1, the tablet valve 141 can be opened one by one from the first stage to the third stage in each row for the tablet mass 142. . Further, the tablet valve 141 can be closed by the bracket 300 moving in the second movement direction X2.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the powder valve 241 of the powder tablet 240.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the powder tablet 240 includes a plurality of powder valves 241, a pair of support members 243, and a pair of holding members 244.

  Here, the powder valve 241 is a magnetic member made of metal and has a fulcrum 241a along the second horizontal direction Y.

  Here, the pair of support members 243 are plate-like members extending in the first horizontal direction X, and are disposed at both ends of the powdered valve 241 and provided with support holes 243a for supporting the fulcrum 241a.

  Here, the pair of holding members 244 are plate-like magnets extending in the first horizontal direction X, and are disposed on both ends of the powdered valve 241 and above the inside of the pair of support members 243.

  As described above, the plurality of powdered valves 241 can be held so as to be substantially parallel to the first horizontal direction X by the attracting action of the magnets 244, and one fulcrum portion in the first horizontal direction X in the valve holding posture. (Here, the fulcrum portion at the end on the most downstream side in the first movement direction X1), and the fulcrum portion 241a along the second horizontal direction Y is rotatable in the support hole portions 243a of the pair of support members 243. It is supported.

  The plurality of powdered valves 241 also have operation tabs 241b for opening the valves 241, and the operation tabs 241b are arranged at both outer ends of the second horizontal direction Y of the fulcrum 241a in the valve holding posture. Of these, in the vicinity of one outer end, it extends from the vicinity of the outer end in a substantially vertical direction Z (upward direction Z1 here) with respect to the horizontal plane. Thereby, the powder medicine valve 241 can be opened by applying the external force T to the operation tab 241b from the direction along the first horizontal direction X other side X2.

  The medicine dispensing apparatus A1 further includes a medicine charging unit 400, a valve opening / closing mechanism 500, and a driving unit 700.

  FIG. 7A shows a schematic view of the powder distribution mechanism 250 shown in FIG. 2 and its peripheral part viewed from the front, and FIG. 7B shows a schematic view of a part thereof seen from the plane. Further, FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of the medicine injection section 400 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 10 shows a view for explaining the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 shown in FIGS. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the powder distribution mechanism 250 sequentially opens the powder valve 241 by moving the powder tablet 240 having a plurality of powder masses 242 to the first horizontal direction X one side X1. The powder tablet 240 is moved at the position corresponding to the operation tab 241b when each powder valve 241 is held substantially parallel to the first horizontal direction X by the movement of the powder tablet 240 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1. A valve opener 251 that opens the powdered valve 241 of the operation tab 241b by contacting the tab 241b, and the bracket 300 with the powdered tablet 240 attached to the first horizontal direction X one side X1 has a plurality of powdered masses. Each time the powder mass pitch P2 of 242 moves, the powder valves 241 are sequentially moved from the first row to the k-th row (here, the 21st row). It is configured to open.

  More specifically, the powder distribution mechanism 250 includes a valve close member 252, a biasing member 253, and a cam 254 in addition to the valve opener 251.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the valve opener 251 includes an arm portion 251a and a contact portion 251b. The arm portion 251a is disposed outside the operation tab 241b of the powdered valve 241. The contact portion 251b protrudes from the arm portion 251a toward the operation tab 241b so as to contact the operation tab 241b. Thereby, the contact part 251b of the valve opener 251 can be brought into contact with the operation tab 241b each time the bracket 300 moves in the first horizontal direction X one side X1 of the plurality of powdered masses 242. The powder valves 241 can be sequentially opened one by one from the first row to the 21st row. At this time, since the arm portion 251a of the valve opener 251 is arranged outside the operation tab 241b of the powdered valve 241, collision with the operation tab 241b due to movement of the bracket 300 of the arm portion 251a in the X1 direction is avoided. be able to.

  The valve closing member 252 is brought into contact with the powdered valve 241 at a position corresponding to the powdered valve 241 opened by the valve opener 251 by the movement of the powdered tablet 240 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1. The valve 241 is closed.

  More specifically, the valve closing member 252 is a roller in this case, and the contact position of the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 with the operation tab 241b so that the roller axial direction is in the second horizontal direction Y. It is arranged slightly lower (see FIG. 7A). Thereby, the powdered valve 241 opened by the movement of the bracket 300 in the first movement direction X1 can be closed again by the movement of the bracket 300 in the X1 direction.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing a process of opening and closing the powdered valve 241. FIG. 8A shows a state where the initial position of the powdered tablet 240 is viewed from the front, and FIG. 8B shows a state where the initial position of the powdered tablet 240 shown in FIG. 8A is viewed from the right side. FIG. 8C shows a state in which the opening operation of the powder valve 241 of the first powder powder mass 242 after moving one powder pitch P2 from the initial position of the powder tablet 240 is viewed from the front. ) Shows a state in which the powder medicine valve 241 opening operation shown in FIG. 8C is viewed from the right side. Further, FIG. 8E shows a state in which the opening operation of the powder valve 241 of the second powder powder mass 242 after the two powder pitches P2 are moved from the initial position of the powder tablet 240 is viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the powder tablet 240 attached to the bracket 300 is first placed in the initial position. When the powder tablet 240 moves in the first movement direction X1, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 8D, the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 contacts the operation tab 241b of the powder valve 241. This opens the powder valve 241 of the first row mass. When the powder tablet 240 further moves in the first movement direction X1, as shown in FIG. 8E, the opened first row mass powder valve 241 is closed by the valve closing roller 252 and the next second The contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is brought into contact with the operation tab 241b of the row mass powder valve 241, thereby opening the second row mass powder valve 241. This operation is repeated up to the powder valve 241 of the 21st row mass.

  In this medicine dispensing apparatus A1, the opening position of the tablet valve 141 by the tablet plate 151 of the tablet dispensing mechanism 150 and the opening position of the powder valve 241 by the valve opener 251 of the powder dispensing mechanism 250 are substantially matched.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the powder distribution mechanism 250 has a predetermined timing between the contact position α of the valve opener 251 with the operation tab 241b and the retracted position β for retracting from the corresponding contact position α. It is comprised so that it may arrange | position selectively.

  The arm portion 251a of the valve opener 251 is rotatably supported by a fulcrum portion 254, and the contact portion 251b is moved to the retracted position β by the urging member 253 at the end portion 251c opposite to the contact portion 251b. It is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction B2 in FIG.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the drug input unit 400 receives the drug from the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 and inputs the received drug into the packaging sheet H, and from the tablet tablet 140. A tablet hopper 420 that receives the tablets and guides the received tablets to the drug hopper 410; and an open / close valve 430 that is arranged to be openable and closable in order to open or block the tablets in the course of the entry path from the tablet tablet 140; And a valve rotation shaft 431 that supports the opening / closing valve 430.

  The valve rotation shaft 431 is supported by a support member (not shown) so as to be rotatable around the axis, and as shown in FIG. 7A, an opening / closing valve 430 is provided at one end and the other end is provided. A cam 254 is provided, and a valve arm 431 a is further provided between the valve 430 and the cam 254. Thereby, the on-off valve 430, the cam 254, and the valve arm 431a can be rotated integrally.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the drive unit 700 includes a solenoid 710. The solenoid 710 is connected to the control unit CONT (see FIG. 12), and can rotate the solenoid rotation shaft 711 in a clockwise direction C1 or a counterclockwise direction C2 in FIG. 10 under the instruction of the control unit CONT.

  The valve opening / closing mechanism 500 includes a solenoid arm 510 and a link member 520. One end of the solenoid arm 510 and one end of the link member 520 are supported by the fulcrum part 530, and the other end of the link member 520 and one end of the valve arm 431a are supported by the fulcrum part 540, respectively. The other end is connected to the solenoid rotating shaft 711 of the solenoid 710.

  Thereby, the opening / closing valve 430 can be opened via the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 by the rotational driving of the solenoid rotating shaft 711 of the solenoid 710 in the direction C2 in FIG. 10 (see FIG. 7A). At this time, the cam 254 integral with the opening / closing valve 430 rotates by a predetermined amount in the direction C1 in FIG. 10, and the end 251c opposite to the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is applied by the urging force of the urging member 253. The valve opener 251 is pushed down, that is, the valve opener 251 is rotated by a predetermined amount in the direction B2 in FIG. 7A. Can be made.

  On the other hand, the opening / closing valve 430 can be closed via the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 by rotating the solenoid rotating shaft 711 of the solenoid 710 in the direction C1 in FIG. 10 (see FIG. 7B). At this time, the cam 254 integral with the opening / closing valve 430 rotates by a predetermined amount in the direction C2 in FIG. 10, and the end 251c of the valve opener 251 is pushed up against the biasing member 253 by the cam 254, that is, the valve opener 251. 7A is rotated by a predetermined amount in the B1 direction in FIG. 7A, the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 can be disposed at the contact position α with the operation tab 241b. Thus, the valve opener 251 can swing at a predetermined timing between the contact position α with the operation tab 241b and the retreat position β withdrawn from the corresponding contact position α based on an instruction from the control unit CONT. it can.

  As described above, in the medicine dispensing apparatus A1, when the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 closes the opening / closing valve 430, the powder dispensing mechanism 250 places the valve opener 251 at the contact position α with the operation tab 241b, and the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 opens / closes. When the valve 430 is opened, the powder distribution mechanism 250 is arranged at the retracted position β where the valve opener 251 is retracted from the contact position α, so that the open / close valve 430 is opened and closed and the valve opener 251 is arranged by the single driving unit 700. It is configured to be driven.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the top tablet 110 includes a plurality of top tablet openings 111 each corresponding to a plurality of tablet masses 142 of the tablet tablet 140, and top tablet closed areas 112 other than the plurality of top tablet openings 111. And fixedly arranged above the tablet tablet 140.

  The tablet shutter 120 has a plurality of shutter openings 121 each corresponding to a plurality of tablet masses 142 of the tablet tablet 140 and a shutter closing region 122 other than the plurality of shutter openings 121, above the tablet tablet 140, In addition, it is disposed below the top tablet 110 so as to be swingable in the first horizontal direction X.

  The biasing member 130 biases the tablet shutter 120 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the movement direction X1 in order to shift the tablet shutter 120 in the first movement direction X1, and is a spring member here.

  The tablet tablet 140 has a tablet tablet engaging portion 140a, the tablet shutter 120 has a tablet shutter first engaging portion 124 and a tablet shutter second engaging portion 123, and the top tablet 110 has a top tablet engaging portion 110a. Yes.

  The tablet tablet 140 and the tablet shutter 120 are arranged so that the plurality of shutter openings 121 and the plurality of tablet masses 142 face each other, and the upstream portion of the tablet tablet engaging portion 140a and the tablet shutter first in the first movement direction X1. The top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 have a plurality of top tablet openings 111 and a shutter closing area 122 that face each other and a top tablet closing area 112. At the position where the plurality of shutter openings 121 face each other, the upstream portion of the top tablet engaging portion 110a and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter second engaging portion 123 engage with each other in the first movement direction X1.

  More specifically, the tablet shutter 120 has a first engagement portion 124 and a second engagement portion 123 at the most upstream end 120a in the first movement direction X1, and includes a plurality of shutter openings 121 and a plurality of shutter openings 121. The first engagement portion 124 and the uppermost stream side end portion 140a engage with each other in the first movement direction X1 of the tablet tablet 140 at a position where the tablet masses 142 face each other, and a plurality of top tablet openings 111 and the shutter closing area 122 face each other, and the top tablet closing area 112 and the plurality of shutter openings 121 face each other, and the second engaging part 123 and the top tablet 110 are moved in the first moving direction X1. The upstream end 110a engages with each other.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the shutter opening / closing operation of the tablet shutter 120.

  In the medicine dispensing apparatus A1, when the tablet tablet 140 is in the initial position, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are engaged with each other by the top tablet engaging portion 110a and the tablet shutter second engaging portion 123 and the tablet tablet is engaged. The tablet shutter 120 is arranged together with the top tablet 110 by being engaged with each other by the portion 140a and the tablet shutter first engagement portion 124, and the urging member 130 (see FIG. 2) causes the first movement direction X1 to be downstream from the upstream side. The top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are positioned so that the plurality of top tablet openings 111 and the shutter closing area 122 face each other, and the top tablet closing area 112 and the plurality of shutter openings 121 face each other. It is disposed in the shutter blocking position the tablet introduced path can be blocked by the shutter closed region 122 from a plurality of upper tablet opening 111 to a plurality of tablet mass 142 there (see FIG. 11 (A)).

  When the tablet tablet 140 moves from the initial position in the second movement direction X2, the tablet tablet 140 and the tablet shutter 120 are engaged with each other by the tablet tablet engaging portion 140a and the tablet shutter first engaging portion 124. Then, the tablet shutter 120 is moved together with the tablet tablet 140 to stop the tablet tablet 140 attached to the bracket 300 by detecting the protrusion 370 by the fourth light detection sensor 640, and the biasing member 130 is upstream in the first movement direction X1. The top tablet 110, the tablet shutter 120, and the tablet tablet 140 are positioned so that the plurality of top tablet openings 111, the plurality of shutter openings 121, and the plurality of tablet masses 142 face each other while being stretched downstream from Multiple top tablets Tablets turned path from preparative opening 111 to a plurality of tablet mass 142 is disposed in a shutter opening position that can communicate (see FIG. 11 (B)).

  Further, when the tablet tablet 140 moves from the initial position in the first movement direction X1 and when it moves from the position in the first movement direction X1 downstream from the initial position in the second movement direction X2, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are moved. Are engaged with each other by the top tablet engaging portion 110a and the tablet shutter second engaging portion 123, so that the tablet shutter 120 is fixedly arranged together with the top tablet 110, and the biasing member 130 from the upstream side in the first movement direction X1. The top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are arranged at the shutter blocking position while being stretched on the downstream side (see FIG. 11C).

  When the tablet shutter 120 has only the tablet shutter first engagement portion 124 and the tablet tablet 140 is on the first horizontal direction one side X1 from the initial position and the initial position, the natural length of the biasing member 130 By disposing the tablet shutter 120 together with the top tablet 110, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 may be disposed at the shutter blocking position.

  FIG. 12 shows a schematic block diagram of the control unit CONT in the medicine dispensing apparatus A shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the control unit CONT is connected to the medicine distribution device A1 and the medicine packaging device A2, and receives input signals from the first to fourth light detection sensors 610 to 640, the medicine packaging device A2, and the like. Based on this, the operations of the solenoid 710, the bracket feed motor 810, the medicine packaging device A2, and the like can be controlled.

  In the medicine packaging apparatus A provided with the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 described above, as shown in FIG. 1, tablets are put into the openings 111 of the top tablet 110 of the tablet distribution processing section 100, and the powder medicine of the powder distribution processing section 200 Powder is put into the accommodating part S. At this time, the tablet put into the opening 111 of the top tablet 110 of the tablet distribution processing unit 100 is blocked by the tablet shutter 120 and remains in the opening 111 (see also FIG. 11A). In addition, the powder that has been introduced from the storage unit S of the powder distribution processing unit 200 falls to the powder tablet 240 by opening the lower part of the storage unit by the movement of the movable plate S1.

Less than,
(A) When both powder and tablets are packaged in each package H2,
(B) When packaging powder and tablets alternately in each package H2,
(C) The case where only the powder is packaged in each package H2 and (d) the case where only the tablet is packaged in each package H2 will be described separately.

(A) When packaging powder E and tablet F in each package H2 FIG. 13 shows the initial state of the drug dispensing device A1, and FIG. 14 shows the state before the start of the packaging operation.

  13A and 14B, FIG. 13A shows an operation example seen from the plane, FIG. 13B shows an operation example seen from the front, and FIG. 13C shows an operation example seen from the right side. . The same applies to FIGS. 15 to 19 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the initial state, the bracket 300 on which the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are mounted is disposed at the bracket initial position by the detection of the protrusion 360 by the second light detection sensor 620. The initial position of the bracket includes the position at which the tablet plate 151 of the tablet dispensing mechanism 150 opens the tablet valve 141 in the first row and the first stage (tablet valve indicated by the oblique lines in FIG. 13A) and the powder dispensing mechanism 250. The valve opener 251 is positioned at the upstream side in the first movement direction X1 by about one pitch of the powder mass pitch P2 from the position at which the powder valve 241 in the first row (the powdered valve indicated by the oblique lines in FIG. 13A) is opened.

  At this time, the solenoid 710 is rotated by a predetermined amount in the direction C2 as shown in FIG. 13C (see also FIG. 10A), and the opening / closing valve 430 is moved by the valve opening / closing mechanism 500. The contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is placed in the retracted position β by the powder distribution mechanism 250.

  When the start of packaging is instructed, the controller CONT first instructs the solenoid 710 to drive, as shown in FIG. 14C (see also FIG. 10B), during the packaging operation. The shaft 711 is rotationally driven in the direction C1 in the drawing, the open / close valve 430 is closed by the valve open / close mechanism 500, and the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is disposed at the contact position α by the powder distribution mechanism 250.

  Next, the control unit CONT instructs the bracket feed motor 810 to drive, rotates the motor shaft 811, and moves the bracket 300 equipped with the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 in the second movement direction X <b> 2. When the fourth light detection sensor 640 detects the protrusion 370, the bracket 300 is moved in the first movement direction X1 and returned to the initial position again. By this operation, as shown in FIG. 11B, the top tablet 110, the tablet shutter 120, and the tablet tablet 140 are disposed at the shutter open position, and the plurality of top tablet openings 111, the plurality of shutter openings 121, and the plurality The tablet mass 142 of the top tablet 110 faces each other, and the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings 111 to the plurality of tablet masses 142 communicate with each other. Fall on the tablet.

  Further, the control unit CONT further moves the bracket 300 equipped with the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 from the initial position in the first movement direction X1. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11C, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are arranged at the shutter blocking position, the plurality of top tablet openings 111 and the shutter closing region 122 face each other, and the top tablet The closed region 112 and the plurality of shutter openings 121 face each other, and the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings 111 to the plurality of tablet masses 142 are blocked by the shutter closed region 122. At this time, the first light detection sensor 610 monitors the slit portion 350 and sends the detection signal to the control portion CONT.

  Upon receiving the detection signal from the first light detection sensor 610, the control unit CONT recognizes the powder injection position of the powder mass 242 and the bracket 300 on which the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are mounted has moved the powder mass pitch P2 from the initial position. At the powder injection position, the bracket feed motor 810 is instructed to stop driving, and the bracket 300 is temporarily stopped. As described above, the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 moves the bracket 300 intermittently at the powder mass pitch P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242 to the first horizontal direction X one side X1, thereby integrally integrating the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240. It is comprised so that it may move intermittently with powdered mass pitch P2.

  By the movement of the bracket 300 to which the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are attached in the first movement direction X1, the tablet valve 141 of the tablet mass 142 in the first row and the first stage, and the powder valve of the powder mass 242 in the first row. 241 is opened, and powder E falls from powder mass 242 and tablet F falls from tablet mass 142.

  FIGS. 15 to 17 are views for explaining an example of the operation of packaging both powder E and tablet F in each package H2.

  The powder E falling from the powder mass 242 passes through the drug hopper 410 and is put into the packaging sheet H as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the tablet F dropped from the tablet mass 142 is guided to the medicine hopper 410 by the tablet hopper 420. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15 (B) and FIG. 15 (C), the opening / closing valve 430 is in the closed state, so that the tablet F passing through the tablet hopper 420 is received by the opening / closing valve 430 and the packaging sheet H Has not reached.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16C (see also FIG. 10A), the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive, and rotationally drives the rotary shaft 711 in the direction C2 in the figure, thereby opening and closing the valve 430. Is opened by the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 and the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is disposed at the retracted position β by the powder distribution mechanism 250. Then, the tablet F received by the opening / closing valve 430 passes through the medicine hopper 410 and is put into the packaging sheet H.

  Thus, the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 closes the opening / closing valve 430 prior to the movement of the bracket 300 each time the bracket 300 moves the powder mass pitch P2 of the plurality of powder masses 242 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1. The open / close valve 430 is opened after the powder E passing through the powder ingress path from the powder tablet 240 is put into the packaging sheet H by the movement of the bracket 300.

  Thereafter, the control unit CONT instructs the medicine packaging apparatus A2 to perform the medicine packaging operation. As shown in FIG. 17, the drug packaging device A <b> 2 instructed by the control unit CONT to perform drug packaging performs heat sealing H <b> 1 on the packaging sheet H in which the powder E and tablets F are charged, and individually packaged packages In addition to forming H2, the packaging sheet H is moved in the W direction in FIG. 17B in order to insert the next powder E and tablet F, and prepares for the next medicine charging.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17C (see also FIG. 10B), the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive the bracket 300 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1. Then, the rotary shaft 711 is driven to rotate in the direction C1 in the drawing, the open / close valve 430 is closed by the valve open / close mechanism 500, and the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is brought to the contact position α by the powder distribution mechanism 250. Arrange.

  Thereafter, the control unit CONT instructs the bracket feed motor 810 to drive the motor shaft 811 to rotate, and as shown in FIG. 17, the bracket 300 with the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 mounted thereon is moved in the first movement direction X1. Is further moved to powder mass pitch P2. Thereafter, the same operations as those described above are repeated for the powder E from the second column to the twenty-first column and for the tablet F from the first column, the second column to the seventh column, the third column.

  When the packaging operation is completed, the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive, rotates the rotating shaft 711 in the direction C2 as shown in FIG. 10A, and causes the opening / closing valve 430 to move to the valve opening / closing mechanism 500. The contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is placed at the retracted position β by the powder distribution mechanism 250. Thereafter, the bracket 300 is inverted, and the bracket 300 is stopped at the initial position by detecting the protrusion 360 by the second light detection sensor 620, and is prepared for the next medicine packaging.

(B) Case where powder E and tablets F are alternately packaged in individual packaging bodies H2 An example of the operation of alternately packaging powder E and tablets F in individual packaging bodies H2 will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure for shows.

  The operation from the tablet mass 142 to the tablet hopper 420 in the closed state of the open / close valve 430 and from the powder mass 242 to the powder E to the packaging sheet H is the same as the operation described above. Description is omitted.

  Hereinafter, it demonstrates centering on a different point from the case where both the powder E and the tablet F are packaged in the package H2 of said (a).

  After the dropping operation of the powder E and the tablet F, the control unit CONT instructs the medicine packaging apparatus A2 to perform the medicine packaging operation. As shown in FIG. 18 (B), the medicine packaging apparatus A2 instructed by the control part CONT to carry out medicine packaging performs heat sealing H1 on the packaging sheet H into which only the powder E is charged, and individually divided packaging. In addition to forming the body H2, the packaging sheet H is moved by one packaging body in the W direction in the drawing in order to insert the tablet F received by the opening / closing valve 430, and in preparation for the insertion of the tablet F.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 19C, the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive, rotates the rotary shaft 711 in the direction C2 in the figure, and opens the opening / closing valve 430 by the valve opening / closing mechanism 500. In addition, the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is disposed at the retracted position β by the powder distribution mechanism 250. Then, the tablet F received by the opening / closing valve 430 passes through the medicine hopper 410 and is put into the packaging sheet H (see FIG. 19B).

  Furthermore, the control unit CONT instructs the medicine packaging device A2 to perform the medicine packaging operation, and the medicine packaging device A2 instructed by the control unit CONT to carry out the medicine packaging applies the heat seal H1 to the packaging sheet H into which only the tablets F are charged. In order to form individually divided package H2 and to transfer the next powder E, the package sheet H is moved by one package in the W direction in the figure to prepare for the next powder E injection.

  Next, prior to the movement of the bracket 300 in the first horizontal direction X one side X1, the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive, rotates the rotary shaft 711 in the direction C1 in the drawing, and opens the opening / closing valve 430. The valve opening / closing mechanism 500 is closed and the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is disposed at the contact position α by the powder distribution mechanism 250.

  Thereafter, the control unit CONT instructs the bracket feed motor 810 to drive, rotates the motor shaft 811, and further moves the bracket 300 equipped with the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 in the first movement direction X 1 in the powder movement mass pitch P 2. . Thereafter, the same operations as those described above are repeated for the powder E from the second column to the twenty-first column and for the tablet F from the first column, the second column to the seventh column, the third column.

  When the packaging operation is completed, the control unit CONT instructs the solenoid 710 to drive the valve 430 to be opened by the valve opening / closing mechanism 500 and the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 to the powder distribution mechanism 250. To be placed at the retracted position β. Thereafter, the bracket 300 is inverted, and the bracket 300 is stopped at the initial position by detecting the protrusion 360 by the second light detection sensor 620, and is prepared for the next medicine packaging.

(C) When only powder E is packaged in each package H2 When both tablet F and powder E are packaged in each package H2 in (a), the top tablet as shown in FIG. In 110, by not performing the dropping operation of the tablet F remaining on the tablet shutter 120 onto the tablet tablet, the individual packaging body H2 is packaged only with the powder E.

(D) When packaging only tablet F in each package H2 When packaging both tablet F and powder E in each package H2 of (a), bracket with tablet tablet 140 and powder tablet 240 mounted During the movement of the 300 in the first movement direction X1, as shown in FIG. 7A, the contact portion 251b of the valve opener 251 is arranged at the retracted position β, so that the individual package H2 is moved. Only the tablet F is packaged.

  Note that an operation combining at least two of the above (a) to (d) may be performed. Further, in the movement of the bracket 300 to which the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are attached in the first movement direction X1, as shown in FIG. 7A, the contact portion of the valve opener 251 with respect to the powder mass in any row By disposing 251b from the retracted position β to the contact position α, and further from the contact position α to the retracted position β, the powder E may be packaged in an arbitrary package H2.

  According to the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 and the medicine packaging apparatus A provided with the medicine dispensing apparatus A1 described above, when the tablet tablet 140 is on the first horizontal direction one side X1 from the initial position and the initial position, the top tablet 110 and the tablet shutter 120 are provided. Are engaged with each other by the top tablet engaging portion 110a and the tablet shutter second engaging portion 123 so that the tablet shutter 120 is disposed together with the top tablet 110, and the biasing member 130 is downstream from the upstream side in the first movement direction X1. When the tablet tablet 140 is moved in the second movement direction X2 from the initial position, the tablet tablet 140 and the tablet shutter 120 are moved to the tablet tablet. Engagement part 1 The tablet shutter 120 is moved together with the tablet tablet 140 by being engaged with each other by 0a and the tablet shutter first engaging portion 124, and is stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction X1 by the urging member 130. Since the top tablet 110, the tablet shutter 120, and the tablet tablet 140 are arranged at the shutter open position, there is no need to provide a separate tablet shutter drive means, and the configuration of the drive means can be simplified as compared with the prior art, thereby reducing the cost. realizable.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, since the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 are detachably held by the bracket 300, the tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 can be cleaned while being detached from the bracket 300. The tablet tablet 140 and the powder tablet 240 can be easily cleaned. Moreover, since the powder tablet 240 is provided with the handle 245 for facilitating the handling of the powder tablet 240, it can be easily attached to and detached from the bracket 300.

  In this example, the tablet tablet 140 is configured such that a plurality of tablet masses 142 form seven rows in the first horizontal direction X at a tablet mass pitch P1, and three rows in the second horizontal direction Y. The tablet 240 is configured such that the plurality of powdered masses 242 form at least 21 rows in the first horizontal direction X with the powdered mass pitch P2. However, as shown in FIG. 20, the powdered tablet 240 includes a plurality of powdered masses. 242 is configured to form at least g rows (45 rows in the illustrated example) with the powder mass pitch P2 in the first horizontal direction X, and the tablet tablet 140 has a plurality of tablet masses 142 in the second horizontal direction Y in the h level ( 6 in the illustrated example) is formed with the second tablet mass pitch P, and a plurality of tablet masses 142 are arranged in the first horizontal direction X in i rows (i is the number of quotients obtained by dividing g by h, in the illustrated example 7 rows Is formed at the first tablet mass pitch P1, and j stages (j is an excessive number obtained by dividing g by h, three stages in the illustrated example) are formed in the i + 1th column (the eighth column in the illustrated example). May be. The tablet tablet 140 in FIG. 20 enables 45 packages in a state in which the screened portion of the right end portion is not used (the state in which the screen is filled).

  The drug dispensing device according to the present invention includes a tablet tablet including a plurality of tablet masses each having a tablet valve, each having a plurality of tablet masses arranged in parallel in a first horizontal direction at a predetermined tablet mass pitch. A tablet dispensing mechanism that sequentially opens the tablet valve by moving to one horizontal direction, a plurality of top tablet openings each corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet, and the plurality of top tablet openings And a plurality of shutter openings each corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet and the plurality of shutter openings. A shutter closed region other than the portion, and above the tablet tablet and below the top tablet. A tablet shutter disposed so as to be swingable in the first horizontal direction, and an upstream side to a downstream side in the movement direction for moving the tablet shutter in the first movement direction to the one side in the first horizontal direction. An urging member for urging the tablet tablet, the tablet tablet includes a tablet tablet engaging portion, the tablet shutter includes a tablet shutter engaging portion, and the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter include the plurality of tablet tablets. The upstream portion of the tablet tablet engaging portion and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter engaging portion engage with each other in the first movement direction at a position where the shutter opening and the plurality of tablet masses face each other. When the tablet tablet is at a predetermined initial position and one side in the first horizontal direction from the initial position, the biasing member By arranging the tablet shutter together with the top tablet due to its natural length, the top tablet and the tablet shutter are opposed to each other with the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closed region, and the top tablet closed region and the plurality of tablet shutters. The tablet tablet is disposed at a shutter blocking position at which the tablet opening passages from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can be blocked at the shutter closing region, the shutter opening being opposed to each other. When the tablet moves from the initial position in the second movement direction opposite to the first movement direction, the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with each other by the tablet tablet engagement portion and the tablet shutter engagement portion. Let the tablet The top tablet, the tablet shutter, and the tablet tablet are moved to the plurality of top tablet openings by moving the shutter together with the tablet tablet and stretching the urging member from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction. And the plurality of shutter openings and the plurality of tablet masses are opposed to each other, and are arranged at shutter open positions where the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can communicate with each other. It can also be configured as follows.

  Alternatively, the medicine dispensing device according to the present invention is a tablet tablet comprising a plurality of tablet masses each having a tablet valve, each comprising a plurality of tablet masses arranged in parallel in a first horizontal direction at a predetermined tablet mass pitch. A tablet dispensing mechanism that sequentially opens the tablet valve by moving to one horizontal direction, a plurality of top tablet openings each corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet, and the plurality of top tablet openings And a plurality of shutter openings each corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet and the plurality of shutter openings. A shutter closed region other than the portion, above the tablet tablet, and below the top tablet A tablet shutter disposed so as to be swingable in the first horizontal direction, and an upstream side to a downstream side in the moving direction in order to shift the tablet shutter to the first moving direction to the one side in the first horizontal direction. The tablet tablet includes a tablet tablet engaging portion, the tablet shutter includes a tablet shutter first engaging portion and a tablet shutter second engaging portion, and the top tablet includes a top portion. Each of the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter has the tablet tablet engaging portion in the first movement direction at a position where the plurality of shutter openings and the plurality of tablet masses face each other. An upstream portion of the tablet shutter and a downstream portion of the first engagement portion of the tablet shutter engage with each other, and The let and the tablet shutter have the first moving direction at a position where the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closing area face each other and the top tablet closing area and the plurality of shutter openings face each other. In this case, the upstream portion of the top tablet engaging portion and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter second engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the tablet tablet is one of the first horizontal direction from a predetermined initial position and the initial position. The top tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with each other at the top tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter second engaging portion to place the tablet shutter together with the top tablet and biasing The member is stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction The top tablet and the tablet shutter are positioned such that the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closing area face each other, and the top tablet closing area and the plurality of shutter openings face each other. A tablet insertion path from a plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses is disposed at a shutter blocking position where the tablet closing path can be blocked by the shutter closing region, and the tablet tablet is moved from the initial position to the first movement direction. When the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with each other by the tablet tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter first engaging portion, the tablet shutter is moved to the tablet tablet when the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are engaged with each other. And the first member is moved by the biasing member. The plurality of top tablet openings, the plurality of shutter openings, and the plurality of tablet masses face each other while the top tablet, the tablet shutter, and the tablet tablet are stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction. It can also be configured to be disposed at a shutter open position where the tablet input paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can communicate with each other.

  Furthermore, the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention can be configured to include any of the medicine dispensing apparatuses.

  According to the medicine dispensing device and the medicine packaging device, when the tablet tablet is at a predetermined initial position and one side in the first horizontal direction from the initial position, the first medicine dispensing device uses the natural length of the biasing member. By arranging the tablet shutter together with the top tablet, the top tablet and the tablet shutter are arranged at the shutter blocking position, and in the second medicine dispensing device, the top tablet and the tablet shutter are arranged at the top tablet engaging portion and the top tablet, respectively. The tablet shutters are engaged with each other at the tablet shutter second engaging portion so that the tablet shutter is disposed together with the top tablet, and the top tablet is stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction by the biasing member. And the tablet shutter When the tablet tablet is moved from the initial position in the second movement direction opposite to the first movement direction, the tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are moved to the tablet tablet engaging portion and the tablet tablet engaging portion. The top shutter and the top tablet while the tablet shutter is moved together with the tablet tablet by being engaged with each other by a tablet shutter engaging portion and stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction by the biasing member. Since the tablet shutter and the tablet tablet are arranged at the shutter open position, there is no need to separately provide a tablet shutter drive means, and the structure of the drive means can be simplified as compared with the conventional case, and the cost can be reduced accordingly.

  Further, in the medicine dispensing apparatus, the tablet tablet includes the plurality of tablet masses formed in the first horizontal direction in m rows (m is an integer of 2 or more) at the tablet mass pitch, and the first horizontal direction. It may be configured to form n stages (n is an integer of 1 or more) in a second horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to.

  Further, in the medicine dispensing device, a powder tablet comprising a plurality of powder masses each having a powder valve and having a plurality of powder masses arranged in parallel in the first horizontal direction at a predetermined powder mass pitch is the first horizontal. And a bracket for holding the tablet tablet and the powder tablet, and further moving the bracket to the one side in the first horizontal direction. Thus, the tablet tablet and the powder tablet may be configured to move integrally.

  In the case of this configuration, the bracket may hold the tablet tablet and the powder tablet detachably. By carrying out like this, the said tablet tablet and the said powder tablet can be cleaned in the state attached / detached from the said bracket, and the said tablet tablet and the said powder tablet can be cleaned easily so much.

  Further, when the medicine dispensing device and the medicine packaging device further include the powder dispensing mechanism and the bracket, they are provided in at least one of the tablet tablet, the powder tablet, and the bracket, and the tablet shutter is opened. And an identification unit for detecting the identification unit, and a detection device disposed at a position corresponding to a shutter opening position for opening the tablet shutter. In this medicine dispensing device, the shutter opening position of the tablet shutter may be set as a position where the detection device detects the identification unit.

  The identification unit can be exemplified by a shutter opening protrusion, and the detection device includes a light emitting unit that emits light and a light receiving unit that receives light emitted from the light emitting unit, and the light emitting unit. And the light-receiving portion can be exemplified such that the shutter-opening projection passes therethrough. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 ... Top tablet, 110a ... Top tablet engaging part, 111 ... Top tablet opening part, 112 ... Top tablet obstruction | occlusion area | region, 120 ... Tablet shutter, 121 ... Tablet shutter opening part, 122 ... Tablet shutter obstruction | occlusion area | region, 123 ... Tablet shutter 2nd engaging part, 124 ... Tablet shutter 1st engaging part, 130 ... Energizing member, 140 ... Tablet tablet, 140a ... Tablet tablet engaging part, 141 ... Tablet valve, 142 ... Tablet mass, 150 ... Tablet distribution mechanism , 240 ... powder tablet, 241 ... powder valve, 242 ... powder mass, 250 ... powder distribution mechanism, 300 ... bracket, A ... drug packaging device, A1 ... drug distribution device, P1 ... tablet mass pitch, X ... first horizontal direction , X1 ... first movement direction, X2 ... second movement direction

Claims (3)

A plurality of tablet masses capable of containing tablets, and a tablet tablet movable to one side in the first horizontal direction;
A top tablet having a plurality of top tablet openings capable of containing tablets, and disposed above the tablet tablet;
Each having a plurality of shutter openings corresponding to the plurality of tablet masses of the tablet tablet and a shutter closing region other than the plurality of shutter openings, above the tablet tablet and below the top tablet A tablet shutter arranged to be swingable in the first horizontal direction;
A biasing member that biases the tablet shutter in a first moving direction toward the first horizontal direction;
In the tablet tablet, the uppermost stream side end portion in the first movement direction is a tablet tablet engagement portion, and the tablet shutter has the tablet shutter first engagement portion in the first movement direction end portion. And a tablet shutter second engagement portion, and the top tablet has a top tablet engagement portion,
The tablet tablet and the tablet shutter are arranged so that the plurality of shutter openings and the plurality of tablet masses face each other at an upstream portion of the tablet tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter in the first movement direction. The top tablet and the tablet shutter are arranged such that the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closing region face each other at a position where the downstream portion of the one engaging portion is engaged with each other. In the direction, the upstream portion of the top tablet engaging portion and the downstream portion of the tablet shutter second engaging portion are engaged with each other,
When the tablet tablet is at a predetermined initial position or one side in the first horizontal direction from the initial position, the top tablet engaging portion and the tablet shutter second engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the biasing member The top tablet and the tablet shutter are stretched from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction at the position where the plurality of top tablet openings and the shutter closed region face each other, and A tablet insertion path from a plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses is disposed at a shutter blocking position where it can be blocked in the shutter closing region;
When the tablet tablet moves from the initial position in the second movement direction opposite to the first movement direction, the tablet tablet is engaged with each other by the tablet tablet engagement portion and the tablet shutter first engagement portion. The top tablet, the tablet shutter, and the tablet tablet are moved by moving the tablet shutter together with the tablet tablet, and stretching the tablet shutter from the upstream side to the downstream side in the first movement direction by the biasing member. The top tablet opening, the plurality of shutter openings, and the plurality of tablet masses are opposed to each other, and the shutters through which the tablet insertion paths from the plurality of top tablet openings to the plurality of tablet masses can communicate A medicine dispensing device configured to be arranged in an open position.   The plurality of tablet masses are formed in m rows (m is an integer of 2 or more) at a predetermined tablet mass pitch in the first horizontal direction, and n stages (in a second horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to the first horizontal direction) The drug dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein n is an integer of 1 or more.   A medicine packaging device comprising the medicine dispensing device according to claim 1.

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