JP2010069000A - Card insertion unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card insertion unit capable of surely inserting a card into a card storage section provided at a predetermined position of a pharmaceutical delivery device. <P>SOLUTION: The card insertion unit 55a is configured to insert/pull out a card C for displaying predetermined information, with respect to a card case 1 provided in a pharmaceutical delivery device 20 which receives pharmaceuticals M dispensed based on prescription data, and includes a card position regulation mechanism (a position regulation section) 80, and a handling mechanism (a first insertion section) 120. The card position regulation mechanism 80 regulates the card C in a predetermined position in a planar direction of the card C. The handling mechanism 120 holds and inserts the card C whose position is regulated by the card position regulation mechanism 80, into the card case 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card insertion unit including a position restricting unit for accurately inserting a card.

  2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in hospitals and the like, devices (systems) that automatically select a drug based on prescription data for each patient and pay it out to a transporter (tray) when taking out the drug for each patient are used (for example, patents). Reference 1).

In addition, in order to identify which patient the dispensed medicine belongs to, a medicine delivery device including a card holding member that accommodates a removable card in which information is recorded, and the card An attachment / detachment transfer means for automatically attaching / detaching from a card holding member is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 2). The detachable transfer means is provided with a roller for transferring the card and a guide frame for guiding the card moving by the rotation of the roller to a predetermined position.
JP 7-81737 A (published March 28, 1995) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-279268 (released on October 13, 2005) Patent No. 3737697 (Registered on November 4, 2005)

  However, with a configuration that only includes such a guide frame, the card is accurately inserted into the card holding member due to a gap between the guide frame and the card or the influence of the frictional force between the roller and the card. There is a risk that it will not be.

  The subject of this invention is providing the card insertion unit which can insert a card | curd reliably with respect to the card accommodating part provided in the predetermined position of the chemical | medical agent delivery device.

  The card insertion unit which concerns on 1st invention is the card insertion unit which inserts / extracts the card | curd by which predetermined information is displayed with respect to the card | curd accommodating part with which the chemical | medical agent delivery device which receives the chemical | medical agent withdrawn based on prescription data is equipped. And it is provided with the position control part and the 1st insertion part. The position restricting portion restricts the card to a predetermined position in the plane direction of the card. The first insertion part grips and inserts the card whose position is restricted by the position restriction part into the card accommodation part.

  Here, in the card insertion unit for inserting / removing a card on which a patient name or the like is displayed with respect to the card storage unit of the medicine delivery device, in order to enable the card to be securely inserted into the card storage unit, the following Such a configuration is adopted.

  The card insertion unit includes a first insertion portion that grips and transfers a card and a position restriction portion that restricts the position of the card, and the first insertion portion grasps the card that is position restricted by the position restriction portion. Insert into the card compartment.

  Here, as the card, for example, a so-called rewritable card capable of writing and erasing information displayed on the card can be used. For example, the position restricting portion can be a displacement member that is provided to face each side of the card in the plane direction of the card and pushes the card to a predetermined position. The predetermined position is a position set so that the position-restricted card is gripped by the first insertion portion, and can be inserted with high accuracy when the card is inserted into the card storage portion in this gripped state.

  In a configuration with only a conventional roller and guide frame, the card is not correctly inserted into the card holding member due to a gap between the guide frame and the card or the influence of frictional force between the roller and the card. There is a fear.

  Therefore, the card insertion unit of the present invention regulates the position of the card in the planar direction to a predetermined position before the first insertion part grips the card and holds the card in the card insertion part. And a position restricting portion that performs.

With such a configuration, the first insertion portion can hold the card in a state in which the first insertion portion is restricted to an accurate position by the position restriction portion. In addition, the first insertion unit grips and transfers the card, thereby preventing the card from being displaced and inserting the card into the card storage unit while maintaining an accurate position.
As a result, the card can be surely inserted into the card accommodating portion provided at a predetermined position of the medicine delivery device.

  A card insertion unit according to a second aspect is the card insertion unit according to the first aspect, wherein the position restricting portion includes a pedestal portion and a displacement portion. A card is placed on the pedestal. The displacement part includes a contact surface provided opposite to the outline of the card in the planar direction of the card placed on the pedestal part, and is displaced in the planar direction of the card.

Here, the position of the card placed on the pedestal portion is regulated by the displacement portion being displaced.
Here, the outline of the card is, for example, its four sides if the card is rectangular. Therefore, the contact surface facing the outline may be, for example, a surface disposed facing the four sides of the rectangular shape.

Accordingly, the card placed on the pedestal portion is moved in the plane direction by the displacement portion, and can be displaced to a position desired as the placement position of the card.
As a result, it is possible for the first insertion portion to easily grip the card whose position is accurately regulated.

  A card insertion unit according to a third invention is the card insertion unit according to the first or second invention, and further includes a second insertion part. The second insertion unit grips and inserts the card whose position is restricted by the position restriction unit into the writing unit that writes information on the display surface of the card.

Here, a second insertion part is further provided, and the card whose position is restricted by the position restriction part is inserted while the second insertion part is gripped with respect to the writing part.
Here, as the writing unit, for example, when the card is a rewritable card, a rewriting device capable of rewriting displayed information can be used.

Thereby, the 2nd insertion part can hold the card of the state where it was regulated to the exact position by the position regulation part. Further, since the position of the card does not shift while the second insertion unit is holding the card, the card can be inserted into the writing unit while maintaining an accurate position.
As a result, the card can be reliably inserted into the writing unit. Therefore, it is possible to reliably write desired information on the card.

  A card insertion unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the card insertion unit according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the second insertion portion is received in a state where the card is gripped between the position restriction portion and the first insertion portion. hand over.

Here, the card whose position is regulated by the position regulating unit is transferred while being held by the second insertion unit, and is transferred to the first insertion unit.
Thereby, the 2nd insertion part can be handed over to the 1st insertion part, maintaining the exact position controlled by the position control part. Therefore, the 1st insertion part can receive the card of the state regulated to the exact position. In addition, since the second insertion portion is interposed between the first insertion portion and the position restricting portion, the first insertion portion can be configured simply.

  As a result, it is possible to save the space of the card insertion unit in the vicinity of the card accommodating portion so as not to hinder the conveyance space of the medicine delivery device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent problems such as the card insertion unit colliding with the medicine that has been accommodated and transported in the medicine delivery device and the medicine falls.

  A card insertion unit according to a fifth invention is the card insertion unit according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the first insertion part has a rotating shaft and a grip part. The rotation shaft is provided so as to be freely rotatable. A plurality of gripping portions are provided along the tangential direction of the rotation shaft.

Here, a plurality of gripping portions are provided around the rotation shaft.
Here, a plurality of gripping portions provided along the tangential direction of the rotating shaft are provided at point-symmetrical positions around the axis center of the rotating shaft, for example, when the number is two. Also good.

  Thereby, the removal of the card from the medicine delivery device and the receipt of the card for which writing has been completed can be simultaneously performed by separate gripping units. That is, when the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are provided, the first gripping portion receives the card C1 whose position is restricted by the position restricting portion from the second insertion portion, and the second gripping portion receives the card C2 in the card accommodating portion. Take out from. Next, the positions of the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are switched by reversing the rotation axis. And a 2nd holding part can deliver the card | curd C2 to a 2nd insertion part, and a 1st holding part can insert the card | curd C1 in a card accommodating part. Therefore, for example, the medicine delivery devices can be successively and sequentially conveyed, and the card of the Nth medicine delivery device in this transportation order can be made a card accommodated in the N + 1th medicine delivery device. That is, while writing to the Nth card, the (N + 1) th card can be extracted from the card storage unit.

  As a result, it is possible to shorten the time from taking out the card to inserting it. Therefore, the time efficiency of work can be improved.

  A card insertion unit according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a card insertion unit for inserting / removing the card into / from a writing unit for writing predetermined information on a display surface of a card accommodated in a medicine delivery device that receives medicine dispensed based on prescription data. It is a unit, Comprising: A position control part and the 2nd insertion part are provided. The position restriction unit restricts the card taken out from the medicine delivery device to a predetermined position in the plane direction of the card. The second insertion unit grips and inserts the card whose position is restricted by the position restriction unit with respect to the writing unit.

  Here, in order to securely insert the card into the writing unit for writing predetermined information such as the patient name on the display surface of the card with respect to the card inserted and removed from the medicine delivery device, the following is performed. Is adopted.

  The card insertion unit includes a second insertion portion that grips and transfers the card and a position restriction portion that restricts the position of the card, and the second insertion portion grasps the card whose position is restricted by the position restriction portion. Insert into the writing section.

  Here, as the card, for example, a so-called rewritable card capable of writing and erasing information displayed on the card can be used. The writing unit writes predetermined information on the display surface of the card. For example, when the card is a rewritable card, it is preferable to use a rewritable device capable of writing and erasing. As the position restricting portion, for example, a member having a displacement member that is provided to face each side portion of the card in the planar direction of the card and pushes the card to a predetermined position can be used.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in a hospital or the like, when taking out a medicine for each patient, an apparatus (system) that automatically selects the medicine based on prescription data for each patient and delivers it to a transporter (tray) is used.
In addition, in order to identify which patient the dispensed medicine belongs to, a medicine delivery device including a card holding member that accommodates a removable card in which information is recorded, and the card An attachment / detachment transfer means for automatically attaching / detaching to / from a card holding member and inserting / removing to / from a writing means for rewriting the display contents of the card is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 2). The detachable transfer means is provided with a roller for transferring the card and a guide frame for guiding the card moving by the rotation of the roller to a predetermined position.

  However, in such a configuration having only the guide frame, the card is not accurately inserted into the writing means due to a gap between the guide frame and the card or the influence of the frictional force between the roller and the card. There is a fear.

  Therefore, the card insertion unit of the present invention includes a second insertion unit that holds the card and inserts it into the writing unit, and a position restriction unit that restricts the position of the card in the planar direction before the second insertion unit holds the card. And.

  With such a configuration, the second insertion portion can hold the card in a state in which the second insertion portion is regulated to an accurate position by the position regulation portion. Further, since the position of the card is not shifted while the second insertion unit is holding the card, it is possible to insert the card into the writing unit while maintaining an accurate position.

  As a result, the card can be surely inserted into the writing unit provided at a predetermined position of the automatic medicine dispensing system.

An automatic medicine dispensing system 50 including a card insertion unit 55a according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The automatic medicine dispensing system 50 automatically dispenses a desired medicine M to the medicine delivery device 20 based on prescription data for each patient, and mainly includes a system management unit 51 as shown in FIG. The medicine automatic dispensing device 52 and a LAN connecting them are provided.

The system management unit 51 stores and manages prescription data for each patient as electronic data, and outputs various instruction signals to the automatic medicine dispensing device 52 via the LAN.
As shown in FIG. 2, the medicine delivery device 20 includes a card case (card storage unit) 1 and a tray (carrying device) 10. The tray 10 stores the dispensed medicine. In the present embodiment, the tray 10 is an A4 or A3 size container. The card case 1 accommodates the card C and is attached to a predetermined position of the tray 10. Here, the predetermined position of the tray 10 refers to a side adjacent to and facing a side where a mechanism for inserting and removing the card C is provided when the medicine delivery device 20 is processed in a card processing unit 55 described later. It is the side part. Further, the card case 1 has an opening for inserting the card C on the upper surface side. The card C inserted from the opening is stored in an inclined manner so that the lower side approaches the tray 10 and the upper side approaches the card insertion unit 55a (see FIG. 4).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the card C has a length (short side) of about 5.4 cm and a width (long side) of about 8.56 cm. The size is almost the same as that of a commercially available telephone card. The card C is a so-called rewritable card that can write or erase the recorded data displayed on the surface when a predetermined temperature is applied. The predetermined information is information relating to, for example, the name and sex of the patient, the ward / room, date, ID, and the number of trays.

[Automatic medicine dispensing device 52]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic medicine dispensing device 52 is a device that automatically dispenses medicine M based on an instruction signal output from the system management unit 51, and includes a tray supply unit 53, a medicine dispensing unit 54, A card processing unit 55, a completion tray unit 56, and a conveyance path 57 are provided.

  The tray supply unit 53 accommodates a plurality of medicine delivery devices 20 in a stacked state in the vertical direction. Then, based on the instruction signal output from the system management unit 51, the tray supply unit 53 supplies the stored medicine delivery devices 20 to the transport path 57 one by one.

  The medicine dispensing unit 54 is provided on the downstream side of the tray supply unit 53. The medicine dispensing unit 54 includes a medicine container 54 a that stores medicine, and a pickup unit 54 b that automatically takes out a desired medicine from the medicine container 54 a and dispenses it to the medicine delivery device 20. The medicine container 54a is a cassette, a drawer, or the like. The pickup unit 54b includes a robot arm that can move in the vertical and horizontal directions. Then, the medicine dispensing unit 54 dispenses various medicines M selected based on the instruction signal output from the system management unit 51 to the medicine delivery device 20.

  The card processing unit 55 is provided on the downstream side of the medicine dispensing unit 54. The card processing unit 55 removes the card C on which predetermined information is recorded (displayed) from the card case 1 provided in the medicine delivery device 20, rewrites the information displayed on the card C, and returns to the medicine delivery device 20 again. insert. The card processing unit 55 will be described in detail later.

  The completion tray unit 56 is provided on the downstream side of the card processing unit 55. The completion tray unit 56 receives the medicine delivery device 20 containing the various medicines M and cards C that have been dispensed, and holds them in a stacked state along the vertical direction.

  The conveyance path 57 conveys the medicine delivery device 20 from the upstream side to the downstream side of the automatic medicine dispensing device 52, that is, from the tray supply unit 53 to the completion tray unit 56, and is output from the system management unit 51. Based on the instruction signal, the medicine delivery device 20 operates to be transported to a desired position.

[Configuration of Card Processing Unit 55]
In the card processing unit 55, the medicine delivery device 20 from which various medicines are dispensed in the medicine dispensing unit 54 is conveyed by the conveyance path 57. The card processing unit 55 takes out the card C accommodated in the medicine delivery device 20 (card case 1), writes predetermined information on the display surface of the card C, and another medicine delivery device conveyed later. 20 card cases 1 are inserted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the card processing unit 55 includes a handling mechanism (first insertion portion) 120, a card transfer mechanism (second insertion portion) 70, and a card position restriction mechanism (position) as a card insertion unit 55a. And a card printing mechanism (writing unit) 90 and a card stocker 100.

[Configuration of Handling Mechanism (First Insertion Unit) 120]
The handling mechanism 120 transfers the card C between the card case 1 and the card transfer mechanism 70 in a state where the card C is gripped. The card C is inserted / removed between the card case 1 and the card transfer mechanism. 70 has a function of simultaneously transferring the card C to and from 70. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the handling mechanism 120 includes an arm 121, a pair of card gripping portions (grip portions) 122a and 122b, a pair of support portions 123a and 123b, a pair of guide portions 124a, 124b and a vertical rotation axis (rotation axis) 125.

  The vertical rotation shaft 125 has a rotation shaft along a substantially vertical direction with respect to the installation surface of the apparatus, and is fixed to be rotatable. The vertical rotation shaft 125 rotates by 180 degrees so that the card gripping portions 122a and 122b are alternately close to the medicine delivery device 20.

The center of the arm 121 is supported by the upper end portion of the vertical rotation shaft 125, one end portion supporting the guide portion 124a, and the other end portion supporting the guide portion 124b.
The guide portions 124a and 124b are fixed to both ends of the arm 121, and have guide surfaces 124c and 124d that are inclined with respect to the axial direction of the vertical rotation shaft 125, respectively. Specifically, in the state shown in FIG. 5, the guide surface 124 c is substantially parallel to the surface direction of the card C accommodated in the card case 1 when the surface direction is close to the card case 1. It is formed to become. Further, the surface direction of the guide surface 124d is substantially parallel to the surface direction of the card C accommodated in the card case 1 when the vertical rotation shaft 125 is inverted from the state shown in FIG.

  The support portions 123a and 123b are provided on the guide surfaces 124c and 124d of the guide portions 124a and 124b, respectively, and are slidable along the guide surfaces 124c and 124d. This sliding direction coincides with the direction in which the card C accommodated in the card case 1 is inserted and removed.

The card holding parts 122a and 122b are for holding the card C accommodated in the medicine delivery device 20 (card case 1), and are fixed to the support parts 123a and 123b, respectively. Specifically, the card holding part 122a has a pair of opposed flat parts 126a and 126b, and holds the card C with the flat parts 126a and 126b sandwiched from the front and back. That is, the card gripping part 122a is sandwiched so that the relative position between the card C and the card gripping part 122a (or 122b) does not shift in this gripped state. For this reason, the flat portions 126a and 126b of the card gripping portion 122a are provided with rubber members for preventing slipping.
Note that the card gripping part 122b has the same configuration as the card gripping part 122a, and a description thereof will be omitted.

[Configuration of Card Transfer Mechanism (Second Insertion Unit) 70]
The card transfer mechanism 70 is for transferring the card C between the card position regulating mechanism 80, the card printing mechanism 90, and the handling mechanism 120. The handling mechanism 120 holds the card C from above. On the other hand, it has a function of gripping and handling the card C from the lateral direction.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the card transfer mechanism 70 mainly includes a card gripping portion 71, a support portion 72, a horizontal rotation shaft 73, an upper and lower guide portion 74, and a front and rear guide portion 75. It is equipped with.

  The front / rear guide portion 75 is a mechanism that slides the upper and lower guide portions 74 and the like parallel to the installation surface and horizontally (in the present embodiment, horizontally) along the direction in which the card C is inserted into the card printing mechanism 90. And provided in a lower region of the card transfer mechanism 70. That is, the front / rear guide portion 75 is for moving the upper / lower guide portion 74 and the like in a direction to move closer to or away from the card printing mechanism 90.

  Specifically, as a mechanism for moving in the forward / backward direction with respect to the card printing mechanism 90 in this way, the front / rear guide portion 75 includes guide rails 75a, 75a that are horizontally arranged and fixed along the forward / backward direction. It includes moving mechanisms 75b and 75b that move along the guide rails 75a and 75a.

  The vertical guide part 74 is a mechanism for sliding the support part 72 and the like in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the front and rear guide part 75 (in this embodiment, the vertical direction). It is connected and provided.

  Specifically, it includes a guide rail 74a installed along the direction perpendicular to the guide rail 75a of the front and rear guide portion 75, a moving mechanism 74b that moves along the guide rail 74a, and the like.

The support portion 72 is for supporting the card gripping portion 71 and is connected to the moving mechanism 74 b of the vertical guide portion 74.
Specifically, the support portion 72 has a cylindrical casing extending in the horizontal direction from a connection portion with the moving mechanism 74b, and a stepping motor for rotating the horizontal rotation shaft 73 inside the casing. Is included.

  The horizontal rotation shaft 73 is for rotating the card gripping portion 71, and its axial direction is along the horizontal direction (the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 75 a) inside the housing of the support portion 72. And can be rotated freely.

  Specifically, the horizontal rotation shaft 73 rotates in accordance with the operation of the stepping motor provided in the support portion 72, and the card adjacent to the card position regulating mechanism 80 has a card at the end. The grip part 71 is connected.

  The card gripping portion 71 is for gripping the card C, and is provided so as to be connected to the end portion of the horizontal rotation shaft 73. Specifically, the card gripping unit 71 has two (a set of) opposing planes and a function (for example, a stepping motor) for moving the planes in a direction in which the planes contact each other. That is, the card gripping unit 71 grips the card C by this set of opposed planes.

  Similarly to the card gripping portion 122b, the card gripping portion 71 is opposed to the rubber member or the like for preventing the card slip, so that the relative position between the held card C and the card gripping portion 71 does not change. Each has two planes.

[Configuration of Card Position Restriction Mechanism (Position Restriction Unit) 80]
The card position restriction mechanism 80 restricts the position of the card C in the plane direction to a predetermined position. The card position restriction mechanism 80 allows the handling mechanism 120 to insert the card C into the card case 1 reliably, Position regulation for reliably inserting into the card printing mechanism 90 is performed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the card position restriction mechanism 80 mainly includes pedestal portions 81a to 81f and displacement portions 82a to 82f.
The pedestal portions 81a to 81f place the card C so that the plane of the card C is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and support the end region of the card C from the lower surface side of the card C on each upper surface. . The upper surfaces of the pedestals 81a to 81f are included in one plane that is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and each is provided independently.

  The displacement portions 82a to 82f set the card C at a predetermined position when the position of the card C placed on the pedestal portions 81a to 81f is restricted to a predetermined position in the plane direction (substantially horizontal direction). And is displaced so as to push in the four sides of the card C.

  Specifically, the displacement portions 82a to 82f are plate-like members facing each other with the card C interposed therebetween, and have contact surfaces 83a to 83f, respectively. The contact surface 83a and the contact surface 83e, the contact surface 83b and the contact surface 83f, and the contact surface 83c and the contact surface 83d are arranged to face each other. The contact surfaces 83a to 83f are formed so as to face the four sides of the card C when the card C is placed on the pedestals 81a to 81f, respectively. The contact surfaces 83a and 83b are on the side Ca of the card C, the contact surfaces 83e and 83f are on the side Cb of the card C, the contact surface 83c is on the side Cc of the card C, and the contact surface 83d is on the side Cd of the card C. Each is facing.

  As described above, the contact surface 83a and the contact surface 83e of the displacement portion 82a and the displacement portion 82e are parallel to each other, and the contact surfaces 83a and 83e are close to each other along the vertical direction. Displace. That is, the displacement portions 82a and 82e are slid in the horizontal direction, and the card C is set at a predetermined position by the contact surfaces 83a and 83e.

  Here, as described above, the predetermined position refers to the card case 1 and the card printing mechanism 90 for securely and accurately inserting the card C on the pedestal portions 81a to 81f into the card case 1 or the card printing mechanism 90. Relative position.

Note that the card position regulating mechanism 80 includes a drive mechanism for displacing the displacement portions 82a to 82f.
Further, in the state where the card C is not placed on the pedestal portions 81a to 81f, the displacement portions 82a to 82f, as shown in FIG. 7, even if the card C is placed, the contact surfaces 83a to 83f and the card C Is in a position where there is a sufficient gap between the two. And after the card | curd C is mounted in the base parts 81a-81f, as shown in FIG. 8, the displacement parts 82a-83f push in the card | curd C from the 4 side direction of the card | curd C, and set it to a predetermined position.

[Configuration of Card Printing Mechanism (Writing Unit) 90]
The card printing mechanism 90 writes predetermined information such as patient identification information on the display surface of the card C in response to an instruction signal from the system management unit 51. In this embodiment, information on the rewritable card is written. It has a so-called rewrite function capable of erasing and writing.

  That is, the card printing mechanism 90 processes the card C transferred by the card transfer mechanism 70 after the position is controlled by the card position control mechanism 80. That is, after the information recorded and displayed on the card C is erased, new information is written on the display surface of the card C.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the card printing mechanism 90 is installed adjacent to the card position regulating mechanism 80 and the card stocker 100 and includes a card insertion slot 91 and a card receiving unit 92. .

  The card insertion slot 91 is a portion into which the card C transferred while being held by the card transfer mechanism 70 is inserted, and is slightly longer than the length of the card C in the short direction (for example, about 2 mm to 4 mm). ) Including openings. That is, the card printing mechanism 90 receives the card C transferred while being held by the card transfer mechanism 70 through the card insertion slot 91, performs the printing process on the card C, and then performs the card insertion slot. From 91.

  The card receiving unit 92 receives the card C from the card stocker 100 and transfers the card C to a portion where card processing is performed in the card printing mechanism 90. Note that the card C supplied from the card stocker 100 via the card receiving unit 92 is also sent out from the card insertion slot 91 toward the card transfer mechanism 70.

[Configuration of Card Stocker 100]
The card stocker 100 is for supplying the card C to the card printing mechanism 90, and stores the card C therein. The card C stored in the card stocker 100 may be a used rewritable card on which information has already been printed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the card stocker 100 is disposed adjacent to the card receiving portion 92 of the card printing mechanism 90.

[Description of operation of card processing unit 55]
In the automatic medicine dispensing device 52, as described above, the medicine delivery devices 20 including the card case 1 are sequentially supplied from the tray supply unit 53 one by one. Note that the supply interval of the medicine delivery device 20 here is adjusted according to the downstream state of the transport path 57.
The supplied medicine delivery device 20 is transported by a transport path 57 and a desired medicine is dispensed in the medicine dispensing unit 54. Then, the medicine delivery device 20 containing the medicine is conveyed to the card processing unit 55. Here, the operation of the card processing unit 55 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation here is performed based on an instruction signal from the system management unit 51 of the automatic medicine dispensing system 50.

  Hereinafter, for convenience, the drug delivery device 20 that has been transported n-th is referred to as an n-th drug delivery device. Moreover, the card | curd C accommodated in the card case 1 with which the nth chemical | medical agent delivery device is equipped is described as the card | curd Cn. Here, n is a positive integer of 1 or more (n = 1, 2,...). In addition, here, the card gripping portions 122a and 122b on the side adjacent to the medicine delivery device 20 that has been transported are referred to as transport path side card gripping portions, and the card gripping on the side adjacent to the card position regulating mechanism 80 is described. The parts 122a and 122b are referred to as position restricting part side card gripping parts. That is, when the vertical rotation shaft 125 of the handling mechanism 120 rotates 180 degrees, the card gripping part 122a is replaced from the conveyance path side card gripping part to the position restricting part side card gripping part, and the card gripping part 122b is replaced with the position restricting part side card gripping part. To the transport path side card gripping part.

In step S1, the card stocker 100 supplies the card C0 to the card printing mechanism 90.
In step S2, the card printing mechanism 90 erases old information and writes (rewrites) new information to the card C0.

In step S <b> 3, the card transfer mechanism 70 transfers the rewritten card C <b> 0 to the card position restriction mechanism 80 in a state of being received from the card printing mechanism 90 and gripped.
In step S4, the card position restriction mechanism 80 restricts the position of the card C0 to a predetermined position.

  In step S5, the card transfer mechanism 70 grips and lifts the position-restricted card C0. Then, the card transfer mechanism 70 rotates the angle of the card C0 to match the angle gripped by the position regulation mechanism side card gripping portion of the handling mechanism 120.

In step S6, the position regulating mechanism side card gripping part grips the card C0.
In step S7, the transport path side card gripping part grips and removes the card Cn of the nth medicine delivery device. Here, since it is the first drug delivery device, n = 1.

In step S8, the vertical rotation shaft 125 of the handling mechanism 120 rotates 180 degrees, and the conveyance path side card gripping part and the position regulation mechanism side card gripping part are switched.
In step S9, the conveyance path side card gripper inserts the card C0 into the first medicine delivery device.

In step S <b> 10, the card transfer mechanism 70 transfers the card Cn to the card position restriction mechanism 80.
In step S11, the card position restriction mechanism 80 restricts the position of the card Cn to a predetermined position.

In step S <b> 12, the card transfer mechanism 70 transfers the position-regulated card Cn while being held by the card printing mechanism 90.
In step S13, the card printing mechanism 90 rewrites information on the card Cn.

In step S <b> 14, the card transfer mechanism 70 transfers the card Cn while being gripped by the card position restriction mechanism 80.
In step S15, the card position restriction mechanism 80 restricts the position of the card Cn to a predetermined position.

  In step S16, the card transfer mechanism 70 grips and lifts the position-controlled card Cn. Then, the card transfer mechanism 70 rotates the angle of the card Cn to match the angle gripped by the position regulation mechanism side card gripping portion of the handling mechanism 120.

In step S17, the position regulation mechanism side card gripping part grips the card Cn.
In step S18, the conveyance path side card gripping part grips and removes the card Cn + 1 from the (n + 1) th medicine delivery device.

In step S <b> 19, the vertical rotation shaft 125 of the handling mechanism 120 rotates 180 degrees, and the conveyance path side card gripping part and the position regulation mechanism side card gripping part are switched.
In step S20, the transport path side card gripping unit inserts the card Cn into the nth medicine delivery device.

  In step S21, the value of n is changed to a value increased by 1 (n = n + 1). However, this step S21 is not an operation performed by the card processing unit 55 but a parameter changing process for changing the contents to be printed in the card printing mechanism 90 based on the instruction signal output from the system management unit 51.

In step S21 and subsequent steps, steps S10 to S20 are repeatedly performed on the n-th medicine delivery device that is sequentially conveyed until the system management unit 51 stops by the stop signal or the medicine delivery device 20 disappears.
That is, the card Cn previously inserted into the nth medicine delivery device is rewritten with the information of the (n + 1) th medicine delivery device and inserted into the (n + 1) th medicine delivery device.

[Features of the device]
(1)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the card insertion unit 55a according to the present embodiment has a predetermined amount for a card case 1 provided in a medicine delivery device 20 that receives medicines dispensed based on prescription data. The card C on which this information is displayed is inserted and removed, and includes a card position restricting mechanism (position restricting portion) 80 and a handling mechanism (first inserting portion) 120. The card position restriction mechanism 80 restricts the position of the card C to a predetermined position in the plane direction of the card C. The handling mechanism 120 holds the card C whose position is restricted by the card position restriction mechanism 80 and inserts it into the card case 1.

With such a configuration, the handling mechanism 120 can grip the card C in a state where the card position is restricted to an accurate position by the card position restriction mechanism 80. In addition, the handling mechanism 120 can hold the card C and transfer it, thereby preventing the card C from being displaced and inserting the card C into the card accommodating portion while maintaining an accurate position.
As a result, the card C can be surely inserted into the card case 1 provided at a predetermined position of the medicine delivery device 20.

(2)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the card insertion unit 55a of the present embodiment, the card position restriction mechanism 80 has base parts 81a to 81f and displacement parts 82a to 82f. The card C is placed on the pedestals 81a to 81f. The displacement portions 82a to 82f include contact surfaces 83a to 83f provided to face the contour of the card C in the planar direction of the card C placed on the pedestal portions 81a to 81f, and are displaced in the planar direction of the card C. .

Accordingly, the card C placed on the pedestal portions 81a to 81f is moved in the plane direction by the displacement portions 82a to 82f, and can be displaced to a position desired as the placement position of the card C.
As a result, the handling mechanism 120 can easily grip the card C whose position is accurately regulated.

(3)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the card insertion unit 55 a of this embodiment includes a card transfer mechanism (second insertion part) 70. The card transfer mechanism 70 holds and inserts the card C whose position is restricted by the card position restriction mechanism 80 into the card printing mechanism 90 that writes information on the display surface of the card C.

As a result, the card transfer mechanism 70 can grip the card C in a state of being regulated to an accurate position by the card position regulation mechanism 80. Further, while the card transfer mechanism 70 is gripping the card C, the card C is not displaced, so that the card C can be inserted into the card printing mechanism 90 while maintaining an accurate position.
As a result, the card C can be reliably inserted into the card printing mechanism 90. Therefore, it is possible to reliably write desired information on the card C.

(4)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the card insertion unit 55 a of the present embodiment delivers the card C while the card transfer mechanism 70 holds the card C between the card position restriction mechanism 80 and the handling mechanism 120.

Here, the card C whose position is restricted by the card position restriction mechanism 80 is transferred while being held by the card transfer mechanism 70, and is transferred to the handling mechanism 120.
Accordingly, the card transfer mechanism 70 can be transferred to the handling mechanism 120 while maintaining the accurate position regulated by the card position regulation mechanism 80. Therefore, the handling mechanism 120 can receive the card C in a state of being regulated at an accurate position. Further, the card transfer mechanism 70 is interposed between the handling mechanism 120 and the card position regulating mechanism 80, so that the handling mechanism 120 can be simply configured to slide only in the card accommodation direction of the card case 1. It becomes possible.

  As a result, space saving of the card insertion unit in the vicinity of the card case 1 can be achieved so as not to obstruct the conveyance space of the medicine delivery device 20. Therefore, it is possible to prevent problems such as the card insertion unit colliding with the medicine M accommodated and transported in the medicine delivery device 20 and dropping the medicine M.

(5)
In the card insertion unit 55a of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the handling mechanism 120 includes a vertical rotation shaft (rotation shaft) 125 and card gripping portions (grip portions) 122a and 122b. The vertical rotation shaft 125 is rotatably provided. A plurality of card gripping portions 122 a and 122 b are provided along the tangential direction of the vertical rotation shaft 125.

As a result, the removal of the card C from the medicine delivery device 20 and the reception of the card C for which writing has been completed can be performed simultaneously by the separate card gripping portions 122a and 122b. That is, when the card gripping part 122a and the card gripping part 122b are provided, the card gripping part 122a receives the card C1 whose position is restricted by the card position restriction mechanism 80 from the card transfer mechanism 70, and the card gripping part 122b receives the card C2 as a card. Remove from Case 1. Next, when the vertical rotation shaft 125 is reversed, the positions of the card gripping part 122a and the card gripping part 122b are switched. Then, the card gripping part 122b delivers the card C2 to the card transfer mechanism 70, and the card gripping part 122a can insert the card C1 into the card case 1. Therefore, for example, the medicine delivery device 20 can be successively and sequentially conveyed, and the card C of the Nth medicine delivery device 20 in this transportation order can be changed to the card C accommodated in the (N + 1) th medicine delivery device 20. That is, the N + 1th card C can be extracted from the card case 1 while writing to the Nth card C.
As a result, it is possible to shorten the time from taking out the card C to inserting it. Therefore, the time efficiency of work can be improved.

(6)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the card insertion unit 55a of the present embodiment is provided in an automatic medicine dispensing system 50 that automatically dispenses medicine M to the medicine delivery device 20 based on prescription data. A card insertion unit 55a for writing predetermined information to a card C that is inserted into and removed from the container 20, and includes a card position regulating mechanism 80 and a card transfer mechanism 70. The card position regulating mechanism 80 regulates the position of the card C taken out from the medicine delivery device 20 in the plane direction of the card C. The card transfer mechanism 70 holds and inserts the card C whose position is restricted by the card position restriction mechanism 80 into the card printing mechanism 90 that writes predetermined information on the display surface of the card C.

With such a configuration, the card transfer mechanism 70 can grip the card C in a state in which the card position is restricted to an accurate position by the card position restriction mechanism 80. Further, since the position of the card C does not shift while the card transfer mechanism 70 is holding the card C, the card C can be inserted into the card printing mechanism 90 while maintaining an accurate position.
As a result, the card C can be surely inserted into the card printing mechanism 90 provided at a predetermined position of the automatic medicine dispensing system.

[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of invention.

(A)
In the embodiment described above, the example in which the position of the card C is regulated by the displacement of the six displacement portions 82a to 82f of the card position regulating mechanism 80 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the displacement portions may be four displacement portions facing the four sides of a rectangular card. Moreover, you may have another position control mechanism.
For example, the displacement part may be configured integrally with the pedestal part, and the pedestal part may be displaced integrally with the displacement part.
Also by this, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

(B)
In the said embodiment, the card | curd holding parts 122a and 122b gave and demonstrated the example which has one set of plane parts 126a and 126b which oppose. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the card gripping part may have a suction function such as vacuum technology tweezers.
Also by this, the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

(C)
In the said embodiment, the handling mechanism 120 demonstrated and demonstrated the example which has two card | curd holding parts 122a and 122b. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the number of card gripping units may be one or three or more.
Also by this, the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

(D)
In the above embodiment, the operation of the card insertion unit 55a (see FIG. 9) has been described with reference to an example in which the operation of the conveyance path side card gripping unit removing the card Cn + 1 (step S18) is an operation after step S17. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, step S18 may be performed at any timing between step S10 to step S17 in FIG.
Also by this, the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

(E)
In the said embodiment, the card insertion unit 55a was demonstrated and demonstrated as an example provided with the card | curd transfer mechanism 70. FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the card insertion unit may be one in which the card gripping part (grip part) directly grips the card from the card position regulation mechanism (position regulation part) without providing the card transfer mechanism (second insertion part). Good.
With such a configuration, the mechanism of the card insertion unit can be simplified.

(F)
In the above embodiment, the card position restriction mechanism 80 has been described with an example of a configuration in the case of processing a rectangular card C. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, when the shape of the card is other polygons, displacement portions corresponding to the plurality of sides may be provided.
Thereby, even if it is a case where the card | curd of various shapes is used, it becomes possible to show | play the effect similar to the said embodiment.

(G)
In the embodiment described above, an example in which the card stocker 100 supplies the card C to the first medicine delivery device 20 (first medicine delivery device) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, the card stocker provides a new card C when the card C has not been previously stored in the medicine delivery device 20 that has been transported on the transport path 57, and stores a plurality of cards C therein. It may be what you are doing. When the card stocker 100 senses that the card C is not stored in the card case 1 by a sensor provided on the upstream side of the handling mechanism 120 in the transport path 57, the card stocker 100 stores the card stored therein. C is supplied to the card printing mechanism 90.

  Thereby, even if the card | curd delivery unit 20 in which the card | curd C is not accommodated in the card case 1 has been conveyed, the card insertion unit can insert the card | curd C reliably.

(H)
In the above-described embodiment, the card gripping portion 122a has been described by taking an example in which the planar portions 126a and 126b facing each other include a rubber member for preventing the card C from slipping. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the rubber member may be provided only on the flat portion 126a (or the flat portion 126b). The card gripper 122b and the card gripper 71 may have the same configuration.
Also by this, the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

  Since the device of the present invention has an effect that the card can be surely inserted into the card accommodating portion provided at a predetermined position of the medicine delivery device, it can be widely used for various devices that handle the card. Applicable.

Schematic which shows the chemical | medical agent automatic delivery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent delivery device used for the chemical | medical agent automatic delivery system shown in FIG. Schematic which shows the card accommodated in the card case of this invention. FIG. 2 is a top view showing a card processing unit of the automatic medicine dispensing system shown in FIG. 1. The side view which shows the handling mechanism and chemical | medical agent delivery device of the card processing unit shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a card transfer mechanism, a card position regulating mechanism, a card printing mechanism, and a card stocker of the card processing unit shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a top view showing a card position regulating mechanism of the card processing unit shown in FIG. 4. The top view which shows the state which the displacement part of the card position control mechanism shown in FIG. 7 displaced to the predetermined position. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the card processing unit shown in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

1 Card case 2 Tray mounting part (Transporter mounting part)
10 trays
20 medicine delivery device 50 medicine automatic delivery system 51 system management unit 52 medicine automatic delivery device 53 tray supply unit 54 medicine delivery unit 54a medicine storage part 54b pickup part 55 card processing unit 55a card insertion unit 56 completion tray unit 57 transport path 70 card Transfer mechanism (second insertion part)
71 Card holding part 72 Support part 73 Horizontal rotation shaft 74 Vertical guide part 74a Guide rail 74b Movement mechanism 75 Front and rear guide part 75a Guide rail 75b Movement mechanism 80 Card position restriction mechanism (position restriction part)
81a-81f Pedestal part 82a-82f Displacement part 83a-83f Contact part 90 Card printing mechanism (writing part)
91 Card insertion slot 92 Card receiving part 100 Card stocker 120 Handling mechanism (first insertion part)
121 Arm 122a Card grip part (grip part)
122b Card grip part (grip part)
123a Support portion 123b Support portion 124a Guide portion 124b Guide portion 124c Guide surface 124d Guide surface 125 Vertical rotation axis (rotation axis)
126a plane portion 126b plane portion C card C1 card C2 card Cn card M medicine

Claims (6)

A card insertion unit for inserting / removing a card on which predetermined information is displayed with respect to a card container provided in a medicine delivery device that receives medicine dispensed based on prescription data,
A position restricting portion for restricting the card to a predetermined position in the plane direction of the card;
A first insertion part for grasping and inserting the card, the position of which is restricted by the position restriction part, with respect to the card accommodation part;
A card insertion unit comprising: The position restricting portion includes a pedestal portion on which the card is placed, and a contact surface provided to face the contour of the card in the planar direction of the card placed on the pedestal portion. A displacement portion that is displaced in a direction,
The card insertion unit according to claim 1. A second insertion unit that holds and inserts the card, the position of which is regulated by the position regulation unit, with respect to a writing unit that writes information on the display surface of the card;
The card insertion unit according to claim 1 or 2. The second insertion portion is passed between the position restricting portion and the first insertion portion while holding the card.
The card insertion unit according to claim 3. The first insertion portion includes a rotation shaft that is rotatably provided, and a plurality of grip portions that are provided along a tangential direction of the rotation shaft.
The card insertion unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A card insertion unit that inserts and removes the card with respect to a writing unit that writes predetermined information on a display surface of a card accommodated in a medicine delivery device that receives medicine dispensed based on prescription data,
A position restricting portion for restricting the card taken out from the medicine delivery device to a predetermined position in a plane direction of the card;
A second insertion unit for grasping and inserting the card, the position of which is regulated by the position regulation unit, with respect to the writing unit;
A card insertion unit comprising:

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