JP2011073729A - Tablet counting and filling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet counting and filling apparatus capable of accurately counting and filling tablets while preventing the tablets from being chipped. <P>SOLUTION: The tablet counting and filling apparatus consists of a bottomed cylindrical container. A tablet outlet is formed in a part of an outer circumferential part of its bottom plate, and a case 31 is arranged in an inclined state. A rotary disk 32 is rotatably stored in the case, and the rotary disk 32 has a large number of storage portions 32c formed from cutouts for storing tablets or the like in its outer circumferential edge. A hopper 11 is arranged above the rotary disk, and the feed chute is vibrated by a vibrator 23 when feeding the tablets to be fed from the hopper to the inclined low position side of the rotary disk via a feed chute 22. The tablets stored in the storage portion and dropped from the tablet outlet are counted by a counting unit 30. A filling unit 50 is provided, which fills the container with the counted tablets. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet counting and filling apparatus that counts tablets, tablet-like health foods, tablet-like confectionery, or capsules and fills them into a container or the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a counting and filling machine that fills a container while counting tablets, one that supplies tablets by a rotary feeder is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 8, this type of counting and filling machine 80 is provided with a drum-like feeder 82 that rotates about a horizontal axis in a feeder rotating device 81, and the feeder 82 is regularly aligned on the outer peripheral surface. In this state, a tablet discharge port 82 a is provided in a slit shape, and a tablet supply port 82 b is formed at the rotation center portion of the feeder 82.

  A hopper 83 for inserting tablets is disposed obliquely above the feeder 82, and a chute 84 is extended from the lower portion of the hopper 83 toward the tablet supply port 82b. A vibrator 85 is provided on the chute 84. Yes.

  The tablets discharged from the tablet discharge port 82a are filled in containers 89 on a conveyor 88 through a counter 86 and a chute 87.

  Further, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 9, a plurality of shallow grooves 82 c are formed in the feeder 82 along the outer periphery of the feeder 82 in the depth direction of the paper surface so that the tablets 90 are aligned. .

  The tablets 90 fitted and aligned in the shallow grooves 82c are moved in the direction of arrow H while being restrained by the feeder cover 82d until reaching the tablet entrance 91, and the tablet discharge port 82a and the tablet entrance 91 are opposed to each other. The tablet 90 is discharged to the counter 92 when the value reaches.

JP 2006-151451 A

  However, in the counting and filling machine, the tablets move in contact with each other in the feeder 82, and the tablets in the tablet discharge port 82a move while in contact with the feeder cover 82d. There is. In particular, it is difficult to maintain the shape of a tablet-like confectionery that is brittle and easily chipped like a ramune confectionery.

  In addition, a wide variety of tablets, tablet-like health foods, tablet-like confectionery, and capsules are available on the market today, but the above-mentioned conventional counting and filling machines can only count tablets of a specific shape. There is a problem of lack of versatility. For example, for the elliptical capsules, the counting and filling machine does not have means for aligning them, so that counting cannot be performed even if the feeder 82 is replaced.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems in the conventional counting and filling machine as described above, and a first object is to provide a tablet counting and filling apparatus capable of accurately counting and filling while preventing chipping of the tablets. The second object is to provide a tablet counting and filling apparatus having versatility capable of counting and filling a wide variety of tablets and capsules.

The present invention consists of a bottomed cylindrical container, a tablet discharge port is provided in a part of the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate, and a case that is fixedly arranged in an inclined state,
A rotary disk that is formed of a disk-shaped member that is rotatably accommodated around the cylinder axis in the case, and a plurality of accommodating parts for accommodating tablets or the like are formed by notches on the outer peripheral edge part thereof;
A hopper disposed above the rotating plate;
A supply chute for supplying the tablet supplied from the hopper to the upstream side of the tablet discharge port on the inclined low position side of the rotating disk;
A vibrator for vibrating the supply chute,
A counting unit that counts the tablets that are stored in the housing unit and rotate and fall from the tablet discharge port;
A tablet counting and filling device including a filling unit that fills a container with counted tablets.

  In the present invention, the inclination angle of the central axis of the rotating disk is preferably in the range of 30 to 40 °.

  In the present invention, it is possible to have a plurality of turntables having different notch shapes in the housing portion as replacement parts.

  In this invention, it is preferable to provide the channel | path part for receiving the dropped tablet and guiding it to the said filling part in the lower part of the said tablet discharge port.

  In the present invention, a counting sensor as the counting unit may be provided at the outlet of the passage unit.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to provide means for absorbing the drop impact of the tablet in the passage portion.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a tablet dispensation part is provided along the upper surface of the rotating disk on the rotating disk downstream of the supply chute and upstream of the tablet discharge port in the rotation direction of the rotating disk.

  In the present invention, a suction port can be formed in the bottom plate of the case, and the suction port can be connected to a decompression device.

  In the present invention, tablets and the like include tablet-like health foods, tablet-like confectionery and capsules in addition to tablets.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately count and fill while preventing chipping of the tablet.

  In addition, it is possible to provide a tablet counting and filling apparatus having versatility capable of counting and filling a wide variety of tablets and capsules.

(a) is a front view which shows the whole structure of the tablet count filling apparatus based on this invention, (b) is the right view. (a) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the structure of the counting board and its peripheral part, (b) is explanatory drawing which has a partial cross section which shows the structure of the drive part of Fig.2 (a). (a) is a front view which shows the structure of a turntable, (b) is the left view. It is a BB arrow expanded sectional view of Drawing 3 (b). (a) is a principal part top view of a tablet dropping chute | shoot part, (b) is a right view of Fig.5 (a), (c) is a front view of Fig.5 (a). (a)-(d) is explanatory drawing which showed the modification of the tablet accommodating part of a turntable. (a) is a top view which shows the structure of the counting sensor for transparent capsule detection, (b) is the front view. It is a general view which shows the structure of the conventional count filling machine. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the structure of the feeder part of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, a tablet counting and filling apparatus includes: (a) a tablet supply unit; (b) a tablet counting unit; (c) a tablet filling unit; (d) a suction unit; and (e) a counting and filling control unit. It is mainly composed.

(a) Configuration of Tablet Supply Unit The tablet supply unit 10 has a quadrangular pyramid hopper 11 into which a large number of tablets can be put, and a slit-shaped outlet 11 a is opened at the lower portion of the hopper 11.

  Specifically, the front surface 11b of the hopper 11 falls vertically, the rear surface 11c is inclined at approximately 35 ° with respect to the vertical axis, and the left and right side surfaces 11d and 11e are inclined approximately 35 ° to the left and right with respect to the vertical axis. Yes.

  The hopper 11 is supported by a hopper receiving portion 20c formed in a window frame shape on the upper horizontal frame 20a and the upper vertical frame 20b, and is configured to be removable.

  When a tablet is put into the hopper 11, the quantity is regulated and dropped from the outlet 11a.

  A shallow box-like supply chute 22 is disposed below the outlet 11 a, and a vibrator 23 is connected to the bottom surface of the supply chute 22. Thereby, when the vibrator 23 is actuated, the tablets in the supply chute 22 are fed forward (in the direction of arrow A).

  A damper 22a that swings around a horizontal axis is provided on the front side of the supply chute 22.

  An arm 22c extends rearward from the rotating shaft 22b of the damper 22a, and an arcuate slit is formed in the vertical direction at the rear end of the arm 22c. The angle of the damper 22a can be adjusted by passing the butterfly screw 22d through the slit, screwing it into the side wall of the supply chute 22 and tightening.

  That is, the rear end portion of the arm 22c having the arc-shaped slit and the thumbscrew 22d function as a damper angle adjusting portion, and the amount of the tablet that is fed forward by receiving vibrations from the vibrator 23 is controlled. It can be adjusted.

  The angle of the damper 22a is preferably adjusted according to the size of the tablet or capsule.

  The supply chute 22 is fixed to a metal fitting 20e extending from the vertical frame 20d via a screw, but can be easily removed by removing the screw.

(b) Configuration of Tablet Counting Unit Tablet counting unit (counting unit) 30 is a case 31 formed of a bottomed cylindrical container that is detachably attached to the frame 20 and fixedly arranged with the central axis inclined. A rotating disk 32 disposed in the case 31 and a central fixed cover 37 fixed to the center of the rotating disk 32 are provided so as to be rotatable around an inclined cylinder axis.

  The case 31 has a circular bottom plate portion 31a and a cylindrical side wall portion 31b raised from the outer peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate portion 31a. The lower portion 31c of the side wall portion 31b has a supply chute 22 for the lower portion 31c. The height is higher than the other side wall portions so that the tablets supplied from can be temporarily stored.

  2A, a circular opening 31d is formed at the center of the case 31, and the edge of the circular opening 31d is supported from the inclined mount 20f via the leg 20g. The case 31 is positioned by engaging with 20h.

  In the figure, reference numeral 20i denotes a fixing bolt for fixing the positioned case 31 to the case fixing base 20h.

  An upper portion 34 a of the drive pulley 34 protrudes from the circular opening 31 d of the case 31.

  A flange 34b is formed at a substantially intermediate position in the height direction of the drive pulley 34, and the rotating disk 32 is placed on the flange 34b.

  The inclination angle of the central axis of the turntable 32 placed on the flange 34b is preferably in the range of 20 ° to 50 °, more preferably in the range of 30 ° to 40 °. This is because if the angle is less than 20 °, the tablets are excessively overlapped on the rotating plate 32, and if the angle is more than 50 °, the tablets are easily dropped from the tablet accommodating portion 32c described later. Moreover, if it is set to the range of 30 ° to 40 °, the overlapped tablets naturally fall toward the inclined lower part, which is more preferable.

  In addition, a key 34c that engages with a keyway (described later) of the rotary disk 32 is implanted in the collar portion 34b.

  When the rotating disk 32 is fixed to the drive pulley 34, the rotating disk 32 is pressed against the flange 34 b with an annular pressing plate 35, and is tightened from above the pressing plate 35 using a rotating disk clamping nut 35 a.

  The drive pulley 34 is attached to a rotary shaft 36 projecting from the inclined mount 20f via a bearing 36a.

  A central fixing cover 37 is placed on the top of the rotary shaft 36, and the central fixed cover 37 is fixed to the rotary shaft 36 by a fastening screw 37a.

  The center fixed cover 37 is composed of a circular top plate portion 37b and a skirt portion 37c that hangs down in a cylindrical shape from its outer peripheral edge.

  Two tablet paying arms (tablet paying parts) 38a and 38b are arranged on the circular top plate part 37b (see FIG. 1A).

  These tablet-pasting arms 38a, 38b are made of a resin having elasticity, and extend from the base end portions 38c, 38d provided near the outer periphery of the upper surface of the circular top plate portion 37b to the vicinity of the guide side wall portion 31b of the case 31. ing.

  The base end portions 38 c and 38 d are disposed on the downstream side of the supply chute 22 in the rotation direction of the rotary disc 31 (arrow C direction). The lower edge shape of the tablet displacing arms 38 a and 38 b is along the upper surface shape of the rotating disk 32, and a slight gap is secured with respect to the upper surface of the rotating disk 32.

  The tablet dispensing arms 38a and 38b are configured to remove unnecessary tablets in two stages in order to prevent the tablets from being transferred on the rotating disk 32 in an overlapped state.

  2B, a driven gear 34d is provided below the drive pulley 34. The driven gear portion 34d meshes with a drive gear 39b fixed to the output shaft 39a of the drive motor 39.

  Thereby, when the drive motor 39 is driven, the rotational force is transmitted to the drive pulley 34, and the drive pulley 34 rotates about the rotation shaft 36.

  In FIG. 3, the rotating disk 32 is configured by, for example, molding a resin such as Bakelite (registered trademark) or Duracon (registered trademark) into a disk shape.

  A circular opening 32a for inserting the upper portion 34a of the drive pulley 34 is formed at the center of the rotary disk 32, and a key groove 32b that engages with the key 34c in a state of communicating with the circular opening 32a. Is formed.

  Therefore, the rotational force of the driving pulley 34 can be transmitted to the rotating disk 32 by placing the rotating disk 32 on the flange 34b of the driving pulley 34 so that the key 34c faces the key groove 32b. It has become.

  A large number of tablet accommodating portions (accommodating portions) 32c are cut out at equal intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating disk 32, and the tablets fit into the respective tablet accommodating portions 32c.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a taper 32d whose thickness gradually decreases toward the outer peripheral side is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating disk 32 so that the tablet can be smoothly guided to the tablet accommodating portion 32c. It has become. The angle of the taper 32d is preferably about 15 °.

  Further, the thickness t of the turntable 32 is set to a value that is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the tablet.

  FIG. 5 shows the structure of the tablet dropping part constituting the tablet filling part.

In the figure, T _{1 to} T ₆ indicate tablets transported by the turntable 32.

  In FIG. 9A, a tablet discharge port 31e cut out in a key shape is provided at a portion of the case 31 opposite to the supply chute 22.

The tablet discharge port 31e is all the length L ₁ cut in the radial direction of the case 31, are all further length L ₂ cut in the tangential direction to form an opening in the wedge-shaped when viewed from the plane.

Thus tablets is conveyed while being accommodated in the tablet accommodating portion 32c of the case 31, in the figure, when the tablet reaches the position of the tablet T _5, tablets by the bottom plate of the case 31 supporting the tablet is lost Fall.

  A tablet dropping chute 40 is provided below the tablet discharge port 31e, and guides a tablet dropped through the tablet discharge port 31e to a tablet filling unit to be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the tablet dropping chute 40 is composed of a block 40 a having a wedge shape with a tip end tapered 40 b.

The tapered 40b is a recess (passage) 40c for the range of _{L 3,} a leaf spring 40d is provided along the taper 40b.

  Specifically, the base end side of the leaf spring 40d is fixed to the upper surface of the block 40a via a screw 40e, the free end side is extended downward along the taper 40b, and the tip is folded back at the tip of the block 40a. It is.

Thus, attenuation by causing a gap is formed can plate spring 40d is bent between the plate spring 40d and the tapered 40b, the drop impact when the tablet T ₅ is dropped, bending the plate spring 40d It can be made to.

  The leaf spring 40d functions as a means for absorbing the drop impact of the tablet.

  The block 40a can be slid in the direction of the arrow D according to the type of tablet by loosening the wing nut 40f, and the tablet dropping chute 40 can be removed by removing the wing nut 40f. It is like that. In addition, 40g is a grip part.

  The left and right sides of the leaf spring 40d are sandwiched between block side walls 40h and 40i (see FIG. 5 (a)), and these block side walls 40h and 40i guide the rolling tablet.

  A pair of counting sensors 41a and 41b are disposed at the tip of the block 40a in a direction (in a horizontal plane) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the leaf spring 40d.

  These counting sensors 41a and 41b are composed of photo interrupters, and have a light emitting portion 41c that emits light in the direction of arrow E and a light receiving portion 41d that is disposed at a position facing the light emitting portion 41c (see FIG. 5 (c)), an object passing on the optical path is detected.

(c) Configuration of the tablet filling unit Returning to FIG.

  The tablet filling part (filling part) 50 is provided in the trapezoidal case 50a, the funnels 50b and 50c suspended from the left and right ends of the bottom of the case 50a, and the case 50a, and the funnel 50b or the funnel 50c is loaded with tablets. A triangular guide 50d for guiding is provided, and a sorting device 50g for sorting tablets into either the left passage 50e or the right passage 50f of the guide 50d.

  The sorting device 50g is provided with a sorting blade 50h that swings in the left-right direction (arrow F direction), and the tablets falling from the above-described tablet dropping chute 40 are left-handed passage 50e or right-handed passage 50f. It comes to sort out.

Further, funnel 50b, 50c of the is provided with a table 50i is downward, below the funnel 50b in this table 50i guide plate 50j is provided for positioning the first container _{G 1,} below the funnel 50c the guide plate 50k for positioning the second container G ₂ are provided in the. Incidentally, in FIG. 1 (b), it shows only the second container G _2.

  The table 50i is fixed to the vertical rail 50m by a fixing screw 50l. If the fixing screw 50l is loosened, the height of the table 50i can be adjusted according to the size of the container.

With the above structure, tablets dropping from the funnel 50b through the left passage 50e is accommodated in the first container G _1, the tablets dropping from the funnel 50c through the right passage 50f is accommodated in the second container G ₂ It will be.

  The tablet filling unit 50 can be detached from the tablet counting and filling device.

(d) Configuration of Suction Unit The suction unit 70 includes two suction ports 70a and 70b drilled in the bottom plate portion 31a of the case 31, and bottomed cylindrical suction units 70c and 70d connected to these suction ports. (Only the suction part 70d is shown in FIG. 1B).

  A suction hose 70e is connected to each of the suction portions 70c and 70d, and the suction hose 70e is joined and connected to a vacuum pump (decompression device) (not shown).

  As a result, a negative pressure is generated in the gap between the rotary disk 32 and the case 31, and even if powder components are generated from the tablet during the transport of the tablet, it can be removed by suction. Moreover, the tablet accommodated in the tablet accommodating part 32c can be stably hold | maintained by the said negative pressure.

(e) Configuration of Count Fill Control Unit A count fill control unit 60 is disposed below the frame 20.

  The operation panel of the counting and filling control unit 60 includes a counting display unit 60a, a setting unit 60b, a power switch 60c, an operation button 60d, an emergency stop button 60e, a stop button 60f, a rotation speed display unit 60g, and a buzzer 60h for notifying a trouble. Etc. are provided.

  The counting display section 60a displays the counted number of tablets produced and also displays the set value and current value of the tablets stored in the container.

  The setting unit 60b is provided with function switches F1 to F6.

  Every time the F1 switch is pressed, the operation mode is switched between automatic and manual.

  When the F2 switch is pressed, the left and right sorting delay can be adjusted.

  When the F3 switch is pressed, only the turntable 32 can be operated alone.

  When the F4 switch is pressed, the vibrator 23 can be started and stopped.

  When the F5 switch is pressed, the left / right switching operation of the sorting blade 50h can be performed.

  A reset can be performed by pressing the F6 switch.

  The left and right sorting delay adjustment is performed in order to accurately fill the last tablet into the predetermined container by adjusting the time from the tablet detection by the counting sensors 41a and 41b to the start of the sorting operation of the sorting blade 50h. is there.

  When performing various settings, the manual operation mode is selected by pressing the F1 switch.

  As described above, the tablet counting and filling device of the present invention is configured such that the hopper 11, the central fixed cover 37, the case 31, the rotating disk 32, and the tablet dropping chute 40 can be easily removed and cleaned. Yes.

  Next, the operation of the tablet counting and filling apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

As preparation for the counting and filling, the lower part of the funnel 50b, and 50c vessel G ₁ and G ₂ are each assumed to be supported at a prescribed position.

  First, the power switch 60c is pressed.

  Next, when performing various settings on the operation panel of the counting and filling control unit 60, the F1 switch is pressed to select the manual operation mode.

  The low speed rotation start is set by operating the numeric keys of the setting unit 60b. For example, when the number of tablets in the container is “100”, “100” is input as the set value, and “95” is input as the low speed start value. By setting in this way, when the number of tablets “95” passed by the counting sensors 41a and 41b is counted, the rotation speed of the rotary disk 32 is switched to the low speed rotation, and the remaining “5” is counted. The tablets are conveyed by a rotating disc 32 that rotates at a low speed, counted by counting sensors 41a and 41b, and then filled into a container. Thereby, highly accurate counting can be performed.

  Next, the rotation speed of the turntable 32 is set by the setting unit 60b.

  Next, the tablets are put into the hopper 11.

  At this stage, preparation for counting and filling tablets is completed.

  Next, the F1 switch is pressed to switch from the manual operation mode to the automatic operation mode.

  When the operation button 60d is pressed, the turntable 32 rotates and the vibrator 23 is driven, and the tablets supplied from the hopper 11 to the supply chute 22 are fed in the direction of arrow A by vibration and provided on the front side of the supply chute 22. The quantity is regulated by the damper and is sent onto the rotating disk 32 in the case 31 and temporarily stored.

  The tablets supplied onto the turntable 32 are sequentially fitted into the tablet storage portion 32c provided on the outer periphery of the turntable 32.

  When the turntable 32 in the inclined posture rotates, the tablets fitted in the tablet storage portion 32 c are lifted from the tablet group stored in the case 31.

  At this time, some of the tablets try to move together with the tablets stored in the tablet storage portion 32 c, but these tablets are paid by the two tablet payment arms 38 a and 38 b provided on the central fixed cover 37. You can

  By passing through the two tablet displacing arms 38a and 38b, one tablet is stored in each tablet storage section of the rotary disk 32, and the tablet rows thus aligned on the rotary disk 32 are inclined. The rotating disk 32 lifts the lower tilted portion to the higher tilted upper portion, and further moves toward the tilted lower portion.

  During this time, since the tablet stored in the tablet storage unit does not contact the side wall 31b of the case 31, it can be transported without damaging the tablet.

  Next, the tablet that has moved to the tablet dropping chute 40 falls from the tablet discharge port 31e shown in FIG. 5A and is received on the leaf spring part 40d, and further rolls to release from the tablet dropping chute 40. At this time, it is counted by passing through the optical paths of the counting sensors 41a and 41b, and the current value of the counting display section 60a of the counting and filling control section 60 is incremented by “1”.

Tablets released from the tablet chute 40 is guided to the left side passage 50e by the sorting vanes 50h of tablet filling unit 50 (set to the right), it is filled into the container G ₁ through funnel 50b.

  The counting and filling operation is repeated until the count value reaches the low speed start value. When the count value reaches the low speed start value, the rotating disk 32 is rotated at a low speed, and the counting and filling operations are subsequently performed for the remaining number of tablets.

When the count value reaches the set value, the count filling control unit 60 swings the sorting blade 50h to the left this time and executes the above-described count filling operation. Thus, tablets are filled to the container G _2.

  If the container filled with tablets is removed from the table 50 i and replaced with an empty container, the counting and filling operation of the tablets can be continuously performed as long as the tablets are put in the hopper 11. The replacement of the container is not limited to manual operation, and can be configured to be replaced automatically using a conveyor or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, a tablet has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a tablet, and capsules and pills can be counted and filled.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a modified example of the tablet accommodating portion of the rotating disk.

  The figure (a) is mainly for a disk-shaped tablet, the figure (b) is mainly for a disk-shaped tablet whose side is swollen, and the figure (c) is for a capsule. FIG. 4D is for pills.

  In this way, a variety of tablets, tablet-like health foods, tablet-like confectionery or capsules can be counted and filled simply by changing the notch shape of the tablet housing portion of the rotating disk.

  FIG. 7A shows the configuration of a counting sensor for transparent capsules.

  When the counting target is a transparent capsule, light cannot pass through a counting sensor configured by a normal photo interrupter. Therefore, in the present embodiment, even the transparent capsule can be detected by reducing the optical axis of the counting sensor to be small and weakening the output.

  As a configuration for that purpose, through holes are provided at the front end of the tablet dropping chute 40 in a direction (in the plane) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the leaf spring 40d, and a bar-shaped light-projecting side counting sensor 40j is provided in each through hole. The light receiving side counting sensor 40k is inserted.

  The opposed surfaces of the light emitting side counting sensor 40j and the light receiving side counting sensor 40k are respectively provided with minute through holes, and an optical path is formed through these minute through holes. In addition, since the output of the light emitted from the light projection side counting sensor 40j is set so weak that it does not pass through the transparent capsule, it can be detected without passing through the transparent capsule.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tablet supply part 11 Hopper 20 Frame 22 Supply chute 23 Vibrator 30 Tablet count part 31 Case 31a Bottom plate part 31b Side wall part 31c Lower side part 31e Tablet discharge port 32 Turntable 37 Center fixed cover 40 Tablet fall chute part 41a Count sensor 41b Count sensor 50 tablet filling unit 50a case 50b, 50c funnel 50d guides 50g distributor 50h sorting blades 50i table 60 counting filling control unit 70 suction unit _G 1, _{G 2} container

Claims (8)

A case comprising a bottomed cylindrical container, a tablet discharge port provided in a part of the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate, and a case fixedly arranged in an inclined state,
A rotary disk that is formed of a disk-shaped member that is rotatably accommodated around the cylinder axis in the case, and a plurality of accommodating parts for accommodating tablets or the like are formed by notches on the outer peripheral edge part thereof;
A hopper disposed above the rotating plate;
A supply chute for supplying the tablet supplied from the hopper to the upstream side of the tablet discharge port on the inclined low position side of the rotating disk;
A vibrator for vibrating the supply chute,
A counting unit that counts the tablets that are stored in the housing unit and rotate and fall from the tablet discharge port;
A tablet counting and filling apparatus, comprising: a filling unit that fills the container with the counted tablets.   The tablet counting and filling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tilt angle of the central axis of the rotating disk is in the range of 30 to 40 °.   The tablet counting and filling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of rotating discs having different notch shapes in the housing portion are provided as replacement parts.   The tablet counting and filling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a passage portion for receiving the dropped tablet and guiding it to the filling portion is provided at a lower portion of the tablet discharge port.   The tablet counting and filling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a counting sensor as the counting unit is provided at an outlet of the passage unit.   The tablet counting and filling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the passage portion is provided with means for absorbing a drop impact of the tablet.   2. The tablet according to claim 1, wherein a tablet wiper is provided on the rotating disk downstream of the supply chute and upstream of the tablet discharge port in the rotation direction of the rotating disk along the upper surface of the rotating disk. Counting filling device.   The tablet counting and filling device according to claim 1, wherein a suction port is formed in the bottom plate of the case, and the suction port is connected to a decompression device.