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Drug dispensing device

  The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing device that dispenses medicine stored in a cassette or the like to a transporter.

In recent years, in hospitals and the like, a medicine dispensing device that fills a cassette with medicines (ampoules, vials, plastic bottles, kits, bags, etc.) and dispenses the medicines to one transporter (tray) according to a prescription for each patient. Is used.
This medicine dispensing device automatically feeds medicines necessary for one day for each patient into a carrier by putting a desired medicine into a carrier carried from the upstream side and sequentially transporting it downstream. Can be aligned.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent the generation of abnormal noise during the conveyance of a bucket (carrying device) into which a medicine is charged, the drive shaft can be easily attached, and the bearing life is improved. A medicine conveyor device in which a vibration isolating member made of an elastic body is provided between the two is disclosed.

However, the conventional medicine conveyor device has the following problems.
That is, the medicine conveyor device disclosed in the above publication is a conveyor device that moves a bucket (carrying device) into which a medicine is loaded along the transport path, so that the medicine can be loaded at a desired position in the carrying device. Can only be placed at positions along the transport path. Therefore, in order to put a medicine into a desired planar position in the transporter, it is necessary to move the medicine supply unit side, which may complicate the apparatus.

  The subject of this invention is providing the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus which can carry out the chemical | medical agent correctly with respect to the several chemical | medical agent accommodation space in a portable device by simple structure.

  A medicine dispensing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a medicine dispensing apparatus for dispensing a stored medicine to a transporter that is transported along a predetermined transport path and has a plurality of medicine storage spaces. And a medicine supply unit and a moving mechanism. The transport unit transports the transporter transported from the upstream side to the downstream side along the transport path. The medicine supply unit pays out the medicine to the transporter on the transport unit. The moving mechanism rotates the transporter so as to change the planar relative position of the transporter with respect to the drug input position from the drug supply unit.

Here, for example, in order to appropriately supply medicine to a plurality of medicine accommodating spaces corresponding to each application, the medicine is conveyed to the carrier carried along the transportation path from the upstream side, thereby providing a medicine. The planar relative position of the transporter with respect to the medicine charging position from the supply unit is changed.
Here, examples of the transporter having the plurality of medicine-accommodating spaces include a transporter provided with a partition or a transporter provided with a recess at a desired medicine charging position so as to correspond to the medicine supplied for each application. Conceivable. The plurality of medicine storage spaces provided in the transporter may be provided for each application administered to one patient, or may be provided for each patient's morning, noon, and evening use. Good.

In addition, the supply of the medicine from the medicine supply unit to the transporter may be performed, for example, in a state where the transporter is completely stopped on the transport unit, or the transporter at a very low speed that does not cause an impact on the medicine to be charged. It may be performed in a state where is moving.
Furthermore, the medicine input position from the medicine supply unit may be fixedly arranged in the medicine dispensing device, or may be provided so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the transport path or a direction crossing the transport path. Good.

Thereby, the relative position of the transporter with respect to the medicine charging position from the medicine supply unit can be easily changed by the transporter transported along the transporting path rotating immediately below the medicine charging position. Therefore, with a simple configuration, it is possible to accurately put a medicine into a desired medicine storage space in the transporter that is transported along the transport path.
The medicine dispensing device according to the second invention is the medicine dispensing device according to the first invention, wherein the moving mechanism is a device of the transporter along the transport path by the transport unit or along the direction intersecting the transport path. In combination with the movement, the carrier is rotated.

  Here, a plurality of medicine storage spaces formed in the transporter by combining the rotation of the transporter by the moving mechanism and the movement of the transporter along the transport path by the transport unit or along the direction intersecting the transport path. The drug is charged from a predetermined drug charging position.
  Thereby, compared with control with only the rotation of the transporter simply by the moving mechanism, it is possible to more precisely and accurately input the medicine to a desired position in the transporter.

A medicine dispensing device according to a third invention is the medicine dispensing device according to the first or second invention, wherein the moving mechanism rotates the transporter in a plurality of stages in accordance with the positions of the plurality of medicine storage spaces in the transporter. Let
Here, for example, the moving mechanism rotates the transporter step by step for each predetermined angle so that the medicine is accurately supplied from the medicine supply unit to the plurality of medicine storage spaces in the transporter.

Thereby, for example, by rotating the transporter stepwise by pulse control using a stepping motor or the like, the medicine can be accurately put into a desired position in the transporter by simple control.
A medicine dispensing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the medicine dispensing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the moving mechanism rotates the transport unit that transports the transporter.

Here, the transporter is rotated together with the transport unit in a state where the transporter into which the medicine is put is on the transport unit.
Thereby, compared with the mechanism which lifts and rotates only the transporter conveyed on a conveyance part, an apparatus structure can be simplified by rotating the whole conveyance part.
A medicine dispensing device according to a fifth invention is the medicine dispensing device according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the moving mechanism has a rotation mechanism arranged on the upper surface of the transport section. Yes.

Here, a rotating mechanism such as a turntable is provided as a moving mechanism on the upper surface of the transporting section where the transporter is transported.
Thereby, in order to rotate a carrying device, only a carrying device can be rotated easily, without rotating the whole conveyance part.
A medicine dispensing device according to a sixth invention is the medicine dispensing device according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the medicine supply unit feeds the medicine into the transporter at a fixed position.

Here, the medicine supply unit that puts the medicine into the transporter places the medicine into the transporter from a predetermined position in the medicine dispensing device.
Thus, a complicated mechanism such as a robot arm can always inject a drug from a fixed position without setting a plurality of planar drug input positions for the transporter. The medicine can be accurately put into the medicine storage space.

A medicine dispensing device according to a seventh invention is the medicine dispensing device according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the moving mechanism rotates the transporter in the lower space of the medicine supply unit.
Here, the moving mechanism effectively uses the lower space formed below the medicine supply unit to rotate the transporter.
Thereby, even if it is the structure which puts a chemical | medical agent from a chemical | medical agent supply part with respect to a carrying device, since a carrying device is moved using the originally vacant lower space, it can avoid that an apparatus enlarges. Therefore, space saving of the whole medicine dispensing device can be achieved.

A medicine dispensing device according to an eighth invention is the medicine dispensing device according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, wherein the carrying device is provided with partition members corresponding to a plurality of medicine containing spaces. Yes.
Here, a plurality of medicine storage spaces provided in the transporter are formed by partition members installed in the transporter.
Thereby, for example, the medicine storage space in the transporter can be clearly divided for each application. Therefore, the danger that the position of the medicine will change after being put into the carrier can also be avoided.

  According to the medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately put a medicine into a desired medicine storage space in a transporter transported along a transport path with a simple configuration.

The external view which shows the structure of the chemical | medical agent delivery apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the schematic structure inside the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of FIG. The perspective view which shows the structure of the tray conveyed in the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of FIG. (A)-(c) is a top view which shows the rewrite card | curd, tray label, and application label which are thrown into the tray of FIG. FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the medicine dispensing apparatus in FIG. 1. The perspective view which shows the structure of the 1st-3rd conveyance conveyor periphery of the chemical | medical agent delivery unit contained in the chemical | medical agent delivery apparatus of FIG. The perspective view which shows the 2nd conveyance conveyor and moving mechanism of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the 2nd conveyance conveyor of FIG. 7, and a moving mechanism. The disassembled perspective view of the 2nd conveyance conveyor of FIG. 7, and a moving mechanism. The bottom view of the 2nd conveyance conveyor of FIG. 7, and a moving mechanism. (A)-(d) is a top view which shows roughly the motion of the tray at the time of the chemical | drug | medicine injection | pouring on the 2nd conveyance conveyor of FIG. (A)-(e) is a top view which shows roughly the motion of the tray at the time of the chemical | medical agent injection | pouring on the 2nd conveyance conveyor in the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

A drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
[Configuration of Drug Dispensing Device 1 Overall]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is connected to an electronic medical record system 300 via a management apparatus 310, and includes patient identification information, medicine application information, prescription information, and the like. Accordingly, the medicine M is dispensed to each tray (carrying device) T (see FIG. 3).

  Identification information of each patient, medication application information, prescription information, and the like are transmitted from the electronic medical chart system 300 to a management device 310 such as a server. Here, the patient identification information includes, for example, the patient name, ID number, sex, date of birth, department name, ward name, room number, and the like. Such information is displayed on the rewrite card RC, the tray label L1, the application label L2, the prescription, and the like as shown in FIGS. Drug application information includes the name and dose of a drug applied to a patient, the date and time when the drug is applied, and the like. Such information is mainly displayed on the application label L2. Further, the prescription information is the contents described in the prescription, and includes, in addition to the patient identification information, the name of the medicine to be prescribed and its dose, the application date and time, the single application amount, the application method, and the like. Note that these pieces of information are not strictly divided, and may be partially or entirely duplicated.

  Each tray T to be transported is a container of an arbitrary size such as A4 paper or A3 paper size. As shown in FIG. 3, a card holder 4 detachably attached to the collar portion Ta is mounted on the tray T. A rewrite card RC before printing is held by the card holder 4 on each tray T before conveyance. In addition, the tray T is provided with two partition plates (partition members) Tb for dividing the internal accommodation space into three. The partition plate Tb is inserted into the tray T along a groove formed on the inner wall surface of the tray T, and forms a plurality (three in the present embodiment) of drug storage spaces S1 to S3 in the tray T. Thereby, it can prevent by the partition plate Tb that the chemical | medical agent M thrown into every chemical | medical agent accommodation space S1-S3 for every application will mix in the tray T. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card holder 4 is attached to one end of the collar portion Ta of the tray T. The upper part of the card holder 4 is open, and the rewrite card RC is inserted from above. Note that the card holder 4 may be opened on the side so that the rewrite card RC can be inserted from the side.
The rewrite card RC is a rewritable card. Specifically, the rewrite card is, for example, a leuco card that develops color by reacting and combining a leuco dye in a recording layer and a developer, or a so-called cloudy rewrite card. For example, the leuco-type rewrite card utilizes the property of being colored (dye and developer are combined) when heated and cooled rapidly at high temperature, and erased (dye and developer are separated) when heated and cooled slowly at low temperature. Information can be rewritten. Instead of the rewrite card, another card-like object whose display can be changed may be used. In addition, patient identification information is mainly printed on the rewrite card RC.

The medicine dispensing apparatus 1 includes a tray supply unit 2, a medicine dispensing unit 3, a label / prescription issuing unit 6, a completion tray stacking unit 7, and a card processing unit 10 as main components. The medicine dispensing device 1 includes a device control unit 5 and a management device 310 as control units, and controls each unit.
The tray supply unit 2 sends out the stacked trays T to the transport path P one by one by the transport unit 20 in response to a command from the device control unit 5 of the medicine dispensing device 1. The tray T is transported in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 along the transport path P, and temporarily stops at a predetermined position near the medicine dispensing unit 3.

The medicine dispensing unit 3 is disposed on the downstream side of the tray supply unit 2 so as to face the conveyance path P. The medicine dispensing unit 3 automatically takes out the medicine M from the transport section 30 that transports the tray T along the transport path P, the medicine storage section 35 such as a cassette storing the medicine M and a drawer, and the medicine storage section 35. Pickup means (medicine supply unit) 34 for dispensing into the tray T.
The medicine M is put in a container such as an ampoule, a vial, a plastic bottle, a kit, or a bag, and is stored in the medicine storage unit 35 in advance. Then, the medicine M selected for each condition such as application is taken out from the medicine container 35 by the pickup means 34.

The conveyance unit 30 is configured by combining a plurality of belt conveyors. Specifically, the transport unit 30 is configured by sequentially arranging a first transport conveyor 31, a second transport conveyor 32, and a third transport conveyor 33 in order from the upstream side.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the first transport conveyor 31 is disposed on the most upstream side in the transport path P in the medicine dispensing unit 3. Then, the first transport conveyor 31 waits the tray T on the upstream side until a predetermined time has elapsed after the medicine M is put into the tray T transported one downstream on the second transport conveyor 32. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the second transport conveyor 32 is disposed near the center of the transport path P in the medicine dispensing unit 3 and immediately downstream of the first transport conveyor 31. Further, the second transport conveyor 32 is disposed below the medicine charging position Px by the pickup means 34. In the present embodiment, when the medicine M is put into the tray T by the pickup means 34, the second transport conveyor 32 stops the transport of the tray T in the transport path P. Furthermore, the 2nd conveyance conveyor 32 rotates in the state by which the tray T was mounted in the upper surface by the moving mechanism 40 (refer FIG.5 and FIG.6 etc.) mentioned later. The detailed configurations of the second conveyor 32 and the moving mechanism 40 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, the third transport conveyor 33 is disposed on the most downstream side in the transport path P in the medicine dispensing unit 3 and in the immediate downstream of the second transport conveyor 32. The third conveyor 33 receives the tray T on which the medicine M has been introduced by the pickup means 34 on the second conveyor 32 and waits until the downstream label / prescription issuing unit 6 is ready.

  The pickup means 34 is constituted by a robot arm or the like. The pickup means 34 picks up the medicine M from the medicine storage section 35 and pays it out to the tray T in response to a command from the apparatus control section 5 based on the identification information and prescription information of each patient. In the present embodiment, the medicine loading position Px where the medicine M is loaded from the pickup means 34 to the tray T is fixedly arranged in the medicine dispensing unit 3. In addition, the injection | pouring of the chemical | medical agent M to the tray T by the pick-up means 34 is explained in full detail in a back | latter stage.

The card processing unit 10 is disposed on the downstream side of the medicine dispensing unit 3 so as to face the conveyance path P. The card processing unit 10 takes out the rewrite card RC before printing on the tray T, and automatically attaches the rewrite card RC after printing to the tray T.
The label / prescription issuing unit 6 is disposed above the card processing unit 10 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the label / prescription issuing unit 6 includes a transport unit 60 (see FIG. 2) for transporting the tray T downstream, a label printing mechanism 61 for printing the tray label L1 and the application label L2, and a prescription. , A tray label L1, an application label L2, and a loading mechanism 63 for loading the prescription into the tray T.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, patient identification information is mainly printed on the tray label L1, as with the rewrite card RC. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the application label L2 is printed with the application information of the medicine in addition to the patient identification information. When the tray label L1 and the application label L2 are issued together, the tray label L1 and the application label L2 may be printed on a single sheet that can be divided, or may be printed on separate sheets.

The completion tray stacking unit 7 receives the tray T supplied with the medicine, the post-printing rewrite card RC (or the tray label L1), the application label L2, the prescription, and the like by the transport unit 70, and stacks and holds the tray. The loaded tray T is transferred to a cart (not shown) and then carried out. The medicine in the tray T carried out by the cart is prescribed to the patient through a drug inspection process.
Furthermore, the medicine dispensing device 1 includes a device control unit 5 and a management device 310 that function as a control unit.

  The apparatus control unit 5 is a computer that controls the medicine dispensing apparatus 1, and as shown in FIG. 5, a tray supply unit 2, a medicine dispensing unit 3, a label / prescription issuing unit 6, a completed tray stacking unit 7, and It is connected to the card processing unit 10 and the like and controls each of them. In particular, the apparatus control unit 5 controls the first, second, and third transport conveyors 31, 32, and 33 included in the transport unit 30 in the medicine dispensing unit 3, thereby transporting the tray T in the medicine dispensing unit 3. Take control. In addition, the apparatus control unit 5 uses the second transport conveyor 32 so that the medicine M is accurately fed into the tray T placed on the second transport conveyor 32 from the medicine loading position Px of the pickup means 34. The conveyance of the tray T and the rotation of the tray T by the moving mechanism 40 are combined and controlled.

The management device 310 is a computer that controls the medicine dispensing device 1. The management device 310 receives identification information of each patient, medication application information, prescription information, and the like from the electronic medical record system 300. Based on the request or the like, a rewrite card RC, tray label L1, application label L2, prescription issuance command, or rewrite card RC print command is issued.
<Rotation of the tray T on the second conveyor 32>
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in order to accurately inject the desired medicine M into the medicine accommodating spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T from the medicine insertion position Px fixedly arranged in the apparatus with the above-described configuration. In addition, the moving mechanism 40 rotates the second transport conveyor 32 arranged below the medicine charging position Px in a state where the tray T is placed. That is, in order to change the relative position of the tray T with respect to the medicine charging position Px, the moving mechanism 40 rotates the second transport conveyor 32 on which the tray T is placed.

  The second transport conveyor 32 is a device that transports the tray T to the downstream side along the transport path P. As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the driving roller 32a, the rotating roller 32b, the conveyor belt 32c, 32c, brackets 32d, 32d, gear 32e, and conveyor drive motor M1. When transporting the tray T on the second transport conveyor 32, the rotational driving force of the conveyor driving motor M1 is transmitted to the driving roller 32a via the gear 32e and the like, and the driving roller 32a and the rotating roller 32b are formed on the inner peripheral surface. The endless conveyor belt 32c in contact is rotated. The brackets 32 d and 32 d are provided to guide the tray T conveyed from the first conveyor 31 to the second conveyor 32 and guide the tray T conveyed on the second conveyor 32 to the third conveyor 33. It has been.

  The moving mechanism 40 is a mechanism for rotating the second transport conveyor 32 together with the second transport conveyor 32 in order to rotate the tray T on the second transport conveyor 32. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the turning drive motor M2, the pulse motor M3, rotating rollers 41a to 41d, swivel belt 42, swivel part 43, rails 44a and 44b, ball screw 45, blocks 46 and 47, and receiving part 48. Further, the moving mechanism 40 rotates the tray T and the second transport conveyor 32 in the region in the space below the pickup means 34 from the transport path P, and slides the tray T in a direction perpendicular to the transport path P. .

  The turning drive motor M2 rotates the rotating roller 41a and rotates the other rotating rollers 41b to 41d via the turning belt 42. The turning unit 43 receives the rotational driving force of the rotating roller 41d and rotates the second conveyor 32 together. The turning drive motor M2 is a stepping motor, and the rotation direction, the rotation speed, the rotation amount, and the like are controlled by the apparatus control unit 5 performing pulse control.

As shown in FIG. 10, the pulse motor M3 has one end of a ball screw 45 connected thereto. Then, the pulse motor M3 rotates the ball screw 45 with the receiving portion 48 to which the other end of the ball screw 45 is connected, so that the tray T is moved along the two rails 44a and 44b fixed to the bottom plate. The entire conveyor can be slid.
The turning belt 42 is an endless belt that is held in tension by the four rotating rollers 41a to 41d and rotates by the rotational force of the rotating roller 41a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the turning unit 43 is disposed on the bottom surface of the second conveyor 32, and rotates the second conveyor 32 by the rotational driving force of the rotating roller 41d. Thereby, when the turning belt 42 is rotated by the turning drive motor M2, the tray T is rotated together with the second transport conveyor 32 in the turning portion 43 via the rotation roller 41d. That is, the direction in which the second conveyor 32 and the tray T rotate can be easily switched by switching the rotation direction of the turning drive motor M2.

The two rails 44a and 44b and the receiving portion 48 are fixed to the bottom surface of the second transport conveyor 32 as shown in FIG. Further, the pulse motor M3 and the four blocks 46 and 47 are fixed to the second transport conveyor 32 that can turn.
As shown in FIG. 10, the blocks 46 and 47 are formed with grooves into which the rails 44a and 44b are fitted. The rails 44a and 44b are movable so as to freely slide in the grooves of the respective blocks 46 and 47.

As shown in FIG. 10, the pulse motor M3 fixed to the swivelable second conveyer 32 rotates a ball screw 45 connected to the receiving portion 48 fixed to the bottom plate, thereby conveying the conveyance path P. The tray T can be slid along with the second conveyor 32 along a direction orthogonal to the second conveyor 32.
Here, the tray T transported along the transport path P is transported on the second transport conveyor 32 in a direction in which the partition plate Tb is parallel to the transport path P. Therefore, in this state, the medicine M can be put into only one of the medicine storage spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T from the medicine feeding position Px at a fixed position in the apparatus.

Therefore, in the medicine dispensing unit 3 of the present embodiment, the apparatus control unit 5 controls the movement mechanism 40 so that the relative position of the tray T with respect to the medicine insertion position Px is changed by the above-described movement mechanism.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11A, the tray T that has been transported along the transport path P to the lower side of the medicine loading position Px on the second transport conveyor 32 is the medicine loading position Px at the initial position. The medicine storage space S3 of the tray T is located immediately below

For this reason, first, the apparatus control unit 5 causes the pickup M 34 to put the medicine M into the medicine storage space S3 of the tray T.
Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, the device control unit 5 controls the turning drive motor M2 of the moving mechanism 40 so as to rotate the tray T together with the second transport conveyor 32 by 180 degrees counterclockwise. Then, the medicine M is put into the medicine storage space S1 of the tray T from the pickup means 34.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11C, the apparatus control unit 5 controls the tray T to slide along the second transport conveyor 32 to the front side of the apparatus by a predetermined amount, so that the tray T The medicine M is introduced into the medicine storage space S2.
Finally, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), the apparatus control unit 5 slides the tray T together with the second transport conveyor 32 by a predetermined amount further toward the back of the apparatus, and moves the tray T to the second transport conveyor 32. After rotating and returning to the original posture, it is transported to a transport conveyor disposed on the downstream side.

<Features>
(1)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the medicine from the pick-up means 34 is used to accurately inject the medicine M into the plurality of medicine accommodating spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T. A moving mechanism 40 for rotating the tray T is provided so as to change the planar relative position of the tray T with respect to the loading position Px.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, a plurality of medicines in the tray T can be accommodated by a simple configuration and control without setting a plurality of medicine input positions Px from the pickup means 34. The medicine M can be accurately injected into the spaces S1 to S3.
(2)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the medicine M is more accurately loaded into the plurality of medicine housing spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T. The tray T is rotated stepwise by 180 degrees.

Thereby, when the transport is stopped at each stage on the tray T in which the plurality of medicine storage spaces S1 to S3 are arranged in a direction substantially orthogonal to the transport path P, the desired drug can be easily obtained. The medicine M can be accurately put into the medicine housing spaces S1 to S3.
(3)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in order to more accurately put the medicine M into the plurality of medicine accommodating spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T, FIGS. 7 and 11 (a) to 11 (d). As shown, the rotation of the tray T and the sliding movement of the tray T are controlled in combination.

Thereby, the injection | pouring of the chemical | medical agent M with respect to the some chemical | medical agent accommodation space S1-S3 of the tray T can be performed more finely and correctly.
(4)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the moving mechanism 40 rotates the tray T together with the second transport conveyor 32 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Thereby, compared with the mechanism which lifts and conveys only the tray T mounted on the 2nd conveyance conveyor 32, a structure and the content of control can be simplified.
(5)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the medicine dispensing position Px into which the medicine M is introduced from the pickup means 34 is fixed in the medicine dispensing unit 3. ing.

  Accordingly, the tray T is rotated by the moving mechanism 40 to change the relative plane position of the tray T with respect to the medicine insertion position Px, whereby the medicine insertion position Px from the pickup means 34 such as a robot arm is moved with respect to the tray T. Thus, the medicine M can be accurately introduced into the plurality of medicine accommodating spaces S1 to S3 of the tray T with a simple configuration without setting a plurality.

(6)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the moving mechanism 40 moves the tray T in the region from the conveyance path P to the space below the pickup unit 34. Rotate and slide.
Thus, even when the tray T or the like is slid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the transport path P, it is possible to prevent the apparatus from becoming large by using the space below the pickup unit 34 that was originally vacant. it can.

(7)
In the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, a tray T in which a plurality of medicine containing spaces S1 to S3 are formed by a partition plate Tb is used as a transporter.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent the charged medicine M from being mixed in the tray T while clearly distinguishing the medicine M supplied for each condition such as application.

[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 said embodiment, the mechanism which rotates tray T with the 2nd conveyance conveyor 32 in the state in which the tray T was mounted on the 2nd conveyance conveyor 32 was mentioned as an example, and was demonstrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, you may employ | adopt the mechanism which rotates the tray T just under a chemical | medical agent injection | pouring position with the turntable installed in the upper surface of the conveyance conveyor.
(B)
In the above embodiment, the tray T is rotated together with the second transport conveyor 32 in a state where the tray T is placed on the second transport conveyor 32, and the tray T is slid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the transport path P. Thus, an example in which the medicine M is accurately introduced into each of the medicine housing spaces S1 to S3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the medicine M may be put into the medicine containing spaces S1 to S3 by combining the rotation of the tray T on the second transport conveyor 32 and the sliding movement of the tray T along the transport path P.
Specifically, the medicine M is introduced along a procedure as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (e).

  First, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the tray T is transported onto the second transport conveyor 132, the tray T is rotated about 90 degrees as shown in FIG. The medicine M is charged into S3. Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the tray T is transported by a predetermined amount downstream along the transport path P and stopped, and the medicine M is put into the medicine housing space S2. Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (d), the tray T is transported upstream by a predetermined amount along the transport path P and stopped, and the tray T is rotated 180 degrees, and then the medicine is placed in the medicine housing space S1. M is input. Finally, as shown in FIG. 12 (e), the tray T is rotated about 90 degrees to return to the original posture, and is then conveyed to a conveyance conveyor disposed on the downstream side.

Also by such control, an effect similar to the above can be obtained that the medicine M can be accurately put into a desired position of the tray T.
(C)
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the medicine loading position Px by the pickup unit (medicine supply unit) 34 for loading medicine into the tray T is fixedly arranged in the medicine dispensing unit 3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, a mechanism that further employs a mechanism that moves the medicine supply unit forward, backward, left, and right may be used. Thereby, in combination with a moving mechanism that rotates the tray, it is possible to control the finer dose of the medicine to the tray.

  The medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention has an effect that the medicine can be accurately input into a desired medicine storage space in the transporter transported along the transport path with a simple configuration. It can be widely applied to medicine dispensing devices such as various medicines used in the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug delivery apparatus 2 Tray supply unit 3 Drug delivery unit 4 Card holder 5 Apparatus control part 6 Label / prescription issuing unit 7 Completion tray stacking unit 10 Card processing unit 20 Transport part 30 Transport part 31 First transport conveyor 32 Second transport conveyor (Transport section)
32a Drive roller 32b Rotating roller 32c Conveyor belt 32d Bracket 32e Gear 33 Third transport conveyor 34 Pick-up means (medicine supply unit)
35 Drug storage unit 40 Moving mechanism 41a-41d Rotating roller 42 Rotating belt 43 Rotating unit 44a, 44b Rail 45 Ball screw 46 Block 47 Block 48 Receiving unit 60 Conveying unit 61 Label printing mechanism 62 Prescription printing mechanism 63 Loading mechanism 70 Conveying unit 132 1st 2 Conveyor 300 Electronic medical record system 310 Management device L1 Tray label L2 Application label M Drug M1 Conveyor drive motor M2 Rotation drive motor M3 Pulse motor P Transport path Px Drug input position RC Rewrite card S1 to S3 Drug storage space T Tray Ta collar part Tb divider

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-165834 (published on June 22, 1999)

Claims (8)

A medicine dispensing device that dispenses a stored medicine to a transporter transported along a predetermined transport path and having a plurality of medicine storage spaces,
A transport unit that transports the transporter transported from the upstream side to the downstream side along the transport path;
A drug supply unit that dispenses a drug to the transporter on the transport unit;
A moving mechanism for rotating the transporter so as to change a planar relative position of the transporter with respect to a drug charging position from the drug supply unit;
A drug dispensing device comprising: The moving mechanism rotates the transporter in combination with the movement of the transporter along the transport path by the transport unit or along the direction intersecting the transport path .
The medicine dispensing device according to claim 1. The moving mechanism rotates the transporter in a plurality of stages according to the positions of the plurality of medicine accommodating spaces in the transporter.
The medicine dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2. The moving mechanism rotates the transport unit that transports the transporter.
The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The moving mechanism has a rotating mechanism disposed on the upper surface of the transport unit,
The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The medicine supply unit, in a fixed position, throws the medicine into the transporter;
The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The moving mechanism rotates the transporter in a lower space of the medicine supply unit.
The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The carrying device is provided with a partition member corresponding to the plurality of medicine containing spaces.
The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.