JP2011229801A - Automatic medicine dispenser, and medicine container storage cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a cassette for an automatic medicine dispenser that has a medicine container storage cassette minimized as much as possible, has high operability, and is readily maintained and adjusted.SOLUTION: The medicine container storage cassette 101 includes: a medicine container storage portion A for arranging and storing a medicine container 105 being a container for containing a medicine; a pressing member 110 for applying a pressing force to a rearmost medicine container 105 in a direction of a foremost medicine container 105; a movable member for moving the pressing member 110 in the medicine container storage portion A; and a movable member storage portion B provided in a lower part of the medicine container storage portion A and storing a movable member. The movable member includes a constant force spring 111, and a take-up part 112 for taking up the constant force spring 111 is provided in the medicine container storage portion A so that a take-up shaft is horizontally directed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cassette for stocking medicine, which is loaded into an automatic medicine dispensing apparatus for dispensing medicine based on a dispensing instruction.

The automatic medicine dispensing device automatically dispenses medicines to a tray prepared for each patient according to a prescription or injection note. The automatic medicine dispensing device includes a medicine dispensing unit that stores medicine in a storage unit and dispenses medicine based on a dispensing instruction. The medicine dispensing unit is provided with a number of cassettes for stocking medicine according to the kind and capacity of the medicine.
Patent Document 1 discloses a cassette that can identify the remaining amount of a chemical container. FIG. 10 shows a cassette described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. 10, the cassette 3 stores the chemical container 2 in the chemical container storage section, and the pusher 14 pushes the last chemical container 2 in the horizontal direction in the leading direction, and separates the medicine container 2 in order from the leading chemical container 2. It is paid out one by one through the lever 18. The pusher 14 is given a pressing force by a conston spring 13. A belt 15 connected to the conston spring 13 is installed on the pulley 19, and the belt 15 is provided with an identification indicating the remaining amount of the chemical container 2. Thereby, since the identification display of the belt 15 which can be seen from the observation window 20 changes with the movement of the pusher 14, the remaining amount of the medicine container 2 can be identified. In this prior art, the conston spring 14 has a winding shaft provided in a vertical direction, and the conston spring 14, the belt 15, and the pulley 19 are accommodated in a space provided in a lower portion of the chemical container accommodating portion. ing. The cassette has U-shaped rails on both sides, and is provided so as to be suspended by a member on the automatic medicine dispensing device side.
Patent Document 2 also discloses a cassette that can identify the remaining amount of a chemical container. The cassette disclosed in Patent Document 2 discloses means for discriminating the remaining amount of a chemical container from the position of a pressing member (pusher) using reflection of laser light.

JP 2003-70701 A JP 2006-116179 A

Since the automatic medicine dispensing device needs to stock many medicines, the medicine dispensing unit needs to be provided with many cassettes. However, since the automatic medicine dispensing device itself has a large installation space, it is desired to make it as small as possible particularly when it is installed in a medium-sized hospital. Along with this, it is required to make each cassette as small as possible.
However, if each cassette is downsized, various members are likely to interfere with the chemical container when the chemical container is put into the cassette. Moreover, since it is necessary to cope with chemical containers of various shapes and sizes, it is desirable that the configuration can be adjusted as easily as possible when the chemical container is changed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to realize an automatic medicine dispensing apparatus cassette that is as compact as possible and has high operability and is easy to maintain and adjust.

The medicine container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 1 is a medicine container storage part for storing medicine containers that are containers containing medicines side by side, and in the direction of the first medicine container with respect to the last medicine container. A drug having a pressing member for applying a pressing force, a moving member for moving the pressing member within the chemical container storage section, and a moving member storage section for receiving the moving member, provided at a lower portion of the chemical container storage section. It is a container storage cassette, wherein the moving member includes a conston spring, and the winding portion for winding the conston spring is provided in the chemical container storage portion so that the winding shaft is in a horizontal direction. To do.
Here, “to arrange” means to align a plurality of medicine containers, and it is not always necessary to make all the shapes and directions of the medicine containers coincide. Moreover, although the length of the row | line | column when it makes it align according to the direction of a chemical | medical agent container changes with shapes of a chemical | medical agent container, it is not necessary to arrange in the direction where the length of a row | line | column becomes the shortest.
Further, the pressing force does not necessarily need to be constantly applied, and the pressing force may be applied only when the chemical container is taken out.
Furthermore, the moving member is a member for moving the pressing member, and includes a member that applies a driving force to the pressing member.
In addition, the moving member accommodating portion does not need to accommodate all the moving members, and only needs to accommodate the moving members. Moreover, the thing in which members other than a moving member are accommodated is not excluded.

The chemical container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 2 is the chemical container storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein an identification display indicating the remaining amount of the chemical container is provided on one surface of the conston spring. An observation unit for observing the identification display is provided on the front surface of the container storage unit.
Here, the identification display only needs to be able to visually recognize the remaining amount of the medicine container. For example, in addition to colors, numbers and letters are also included.
The observation unit is a means for observing the identification display. For example, in addition to a physical means such as an observation window provided in the medicine container storage unit, an electric unit such as a display device that reads and displays the identification display. Also includes a means for

A medicine container storage cassette according to a third aspect of the present invention is the medicine container storage cassette according to the first aspect, wherein the moving member includes a wire and a pulley for laying the wire, and the wire includes the pressing member. And one end of the conston spring is connected.
Here, being connected includes not only the case of being directly connected but also the case of being indirectly connected via another member.

The medicine container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 4 is a medicine container storage part for storing medicine containers which are containers containing medicines side by side, and in the direction of the first medicine container with respect to the last medicine container. A pressing member that applies pressing force; a moving member that moves the pressing member within the chemical container storage unit; and a moving member storage unit that is provided at a lower portion of the chemical container storage unit and stores the moving member. It is a medicine container storage cassette loaded in an automatic medicine dispensing device, and the bottom of the moving member housing portion sandwiches the first bottom surface of the central portion of the moving member housing portion and the central portion of the moving member housing portion And a second bottom surface located on both side surfaces and below the first bottom surface, and the moving member is located below the first bottom surface and the chemical when the chemical container storage cassette is pulled out. Automatic dispensing Interfere with the interfering member provided is for moving the pressing member.
Here, a part of the moving member may protrude from the first bottom surface so as to interfere with the interference member, or the interference member may be accommodated from the first bottom surface. You may make it project to the part side and interfere with a moving member.

  The chemical container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 5 is the chemical container storage cassette according to claim 4, which is supported on the first bottom surface by a rail member or a roller member provided in the automatic medicine dispensing device. Is.

The medicine container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 6 is a medicine container storage portion for storing medicine containers that are containers containing medicines side by side, and in the direction of the first medicine container with respect to the last medicine container. A chemical container storage cassette having a pressing member that applies a pressing force and a pressing plate that is fixed to a side wall of the chemical container storage unit and prevents the chemical container from popping out, and the pressing plate is fixed to the side wall A slit through which a fixing member is inserted is provided above the side wall.
Here, the holding plate is sufficient if it can prevent the drug container from popping out, and does not need to hold the drug container at all times.
Further, the side walls are walls on both sides of the chemical container storage unit, and may be formed of a block-shaped member in addition to the case of the plate-shaped member.

The medicine container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 7 is a medicine container storage part for storing medicine containers which are containers containing medicines side by side, and in the direction of the first medicine container with respect to the last medicine container. A chemical container storage cassette having a pressing member that applies a pressing force and a pressing plate that is fixed to a side wall of the chemical container storage portion and prevents the chemical container from popping out, and the pressing plate can rotate one piece. While being fixed to the side wall of the said chemical | drug | medicine container accommodating part, the notch part is provided in the said one piece side of the said pressing board.
Here, the notch portion refers to a side of the shape when the presser plate has a shape that is partially cut away.

  The chemical container storage cassette according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the chemical container storage cassette according to the seventh aspect, wherein the pressing plate can be rotated more than 90 degrees from a state of preventing the chemical container from popping out. Is.

  A chemical container storage cassette according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the chemical container storage cassette according to the seventh aspect, wherein at least one of the sides constituting the notch portion is applied with a pressing force by the pressing member. It is a straight line or curve in an oblique direction with respect to the direction to be applied.

The chemical container storage cassette of the present invention according to claim 10 is the chemical container storage cassette according to claim 7, wherein a guide bracket for guiding the chemical container is provided on a side wall of the chemical container storage portion, and The guide bracket is provided with a tapered surface.
Here, it suffices that the tapered surface has an inclination with respect to the vertical direction, and it may be constituted by a flat surface or a curved surface.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention having the chemical container storage cassette according to the first to tenth aspects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the conston spring is installed so that the winding shaft of the winding portion that winds the conston spring is in the horizontal direction, and the winding portion of the conston spring is used in the conventional moving member storage portion. By providing it in the chemical container storage part, the thickness of the moving member storage part can be reduced as much as possible, and the height of the chemical container storage cassette can be kept low. As a result, the number of medicines stored per unit volume increases, and the automatic medicine dispensing device itself can be reduced in size.
According to the invention of claim 2, since the identification display is provided on one surface of the Conston spring, the moving member can be reduced as compared with the case where the conventional belt is separately provided and the identification display is provided there. The thickness of the moving member accommodating portion can be reduced. Further, by providing the identification display, the remaining amount of the medicine can be known at a glance, and the time for replenishing the medicine can be grasped without opening the cassette.
According to the invention described in claim 3, since the moving member includes the wire and the pulley, the thickness of the moving member can be reduced as compared with the conventional case where the belt and the pulley are used. Can be made thinner.
According to the invention of claim 4, by providing an interference member that interferes with the moving member on the side of the automatic medicine dispensing device, the pressing member can be automatically moved when the cassette is opened. By simply opening the cassette without moving it manually, it is possible to retract the pressing member to the front side of the cassette so that the chemical container can be easily put into the chemical container storage portion. In addition, by providing the interference member below the first bottom surface, such a structure can be realized using the space formed below the first bottom surface, and the height of the chemical container storage cassette can be kept low. Is possible.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the medicine container storage cassette is supported on the first bottom surface by the rail member or roller member provided on the medicine automatic dispensing device side. In addition to being able to effectively use the space created in this way, it is not necessary to provide U-shaped rails on both sides of the cassette as in the conventional case, so that not only the height but also the horizontal width of the chemical container storage cassette is narrow. Can be realized.
According to the invention described in claim 6, since the slit is provided so as to penetrate above the side wall, when the height of the chemical container to be stored is changed, It is not necessary to fix the holding plate with a fixing member such as a screw while supporting and aligning the screw holes. Set the fixing member such as a screw on the holding plate in advance, pass it through the slit from above and fix it with the fixing member Therefore, even when the chemical container is changed or the chemical to be used is changed, a chemical container storage cassette that can be easily adjusted can be realized.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the notch is provided on the rotation side of the pressing plate, the chemical container can be introduced without interfering with the pressing plate even when the pressing plate is opened. Therefore, it is possible to quickly refill the chemical container.
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the pressing plate can be rotated over 90 degrees, the chemical container can be inserted so that the chemical container can be passed through the notch even when the pressing plate is opened. The chemical container can be loaded without interfering with the plate, and the dead space is eliminated, so that a larger chemical container can be accommodated.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since at least one of the sides constituting the notch portion is formed by a straight line or a curved line in the oblique direction, the chemical container is stuck to the chemical container when it is pushed out by the pressing member. It is possible to smoothly push out the chemical container without being caught by a label or the like.
According to the invention described in claim 10, by providing the guide bracket with a tapered surface, even a larger chemical container can be introduced with minimum interference.

The external appearance perspective view which looked at the chemical container storage cassette of this invention from the front left diagonal direction Partially transparent external perspective view of the same cassette viewed from the front left diagonal direction Partially transparent external perspective view of the same cassette viewed from the front right diagonal direction Partially transparent front view of the cassette viewed from the front Side view of the cassette viewed from the left side External perspective view of the same cassette viewed from the front right diagonal direction External perspective view of the cassette viewed from the front left diagonal direction Partially transparent front view of the cassette viewed from the front External perspective view of a conventional chemical container storage cassette Front view of the cassette Rear view of the cassette Top view of the cassette Bottom view of the cassette Right side view of the cassette Left side view of the cassette

FIG. 1 is a view of a medicine container storage cassette 101 according to the present embodiment as seen from the front left oblique direction. The chemical container storage cassette 101 includes a side plate 102, a bottom plate 103, and a front plate 104, and chemical containers 105 are stored side by side in a chemical container storage portion A that is an area surrounded by these. In the rear, a separation lever 106 is rotatably provided on the side plate 102, and when it is pushed down by a picker (not shown), the latest medicine container 105 is paid out to the picker.
In addition, the chemical container storage cassette 101 includes a pressing plate 107, a pressing plate 108, a guide bracket 109, and a pressing member 110. These will be described in detail later.
A latch 104r is provided on the back side of the front plate 104, and engages with a latch on the side of an automatic medicine dispensing device (not shown) to fix the medicine container storage cassette 101 so that it does not open freely due to impact or the like. Since the latch 104r is provided so as to be positioned in the medicine container storage portion A, the lateral width of the medicine container storage cassette 101 can be made narrower than in the case where it is provided outside the side plate 102 as in the prior art. ing.

FIG. 2 is a view of the chemical container storage cassette 101 of this embodiment as seen from the front left diagonal direction with the front plate 104 cut out. In the vicinity of the front plate 104 of the medicine container storage part A, a Conston spring 111 is wound around the winding part 112 and arranged. Further, below the chemical container storage part A, there is provided a moving member storage part B which is an area surrounded by the bottom plate 103, the first bottom surface 113, the second bottom surface 114, and the side plate 102, A moving member described later is accommodated. The first bottom surface 113 is a central portion of the moving member accommodating portion B, and the second bottom surface 114 is a bottom surface on both side plates sandwiching the central portion of the moving member accommodating portion B. Furthermore, since the second bottom surface 114 is located below the first bottom surface 113, there is a space immediately below the first bottom surface 113.
Thus, the chemical container storage cassette 101 is roughly divided into a chemical container storage portion A and a moving member storage portion B located therebelow. Since the size of the chemical container storage portion A depends on the size of the chemical container 105, it is effective to make the moving member storage portion B as small as possible in order to reduce the size of the chemical container storage cassette 101.

FIG. 3 is a view of the moving member housed in the moving member housing portion B of the drug container housing cassette 101 of the present embodiment viewed from the front right oblique direction with the side plate 102, the bottom plate 103, and the front plate 104 removed. It is. A wire 115 is installed on two pulleys 116, and an end 117 of the conston spring 112 is fixed to a predetermined position of the wire 115. A claw member 118 is provided directly below the end portion 117. Further, the pressing member 110 is fixed at another predetermined position of the wire 115.
The above is the schematic configuration of the medicine storage cassette 101 of the present embodiment. Hereinafter, these configurations will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 in parallel, with reference to other drawings as necessary.

(1. Arrangement of moving member (1))
The pressing member 110 applies a pressing force in the direction of the leading chemical container 105, that is, in the direction of the separation lever 106, to the rearmost chemical container 105 arranged in the chemical container storage unit A. The pressing force is applied by a conston spring 111 described later. The pressing member 110 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the chemical container storage cassette 101 along a groove cut in the bottom plate 103.
The drug container 105 is a glass cylindrical ampule filled with an injection in this embodiment, but the drug container 105 is not limited to this.

In the moving member accommodating portion B, a wire 115 and two pulleys 116 are provided. The wire 115 is constructed by two pulleys 116 along the longitudinal direction of the chemical container storage cassette 101.
Since the length of the wire 115 is extremely short, the height of the moving member accommodating portion B is suppressed to be extremely small by using the wire 115 as compared with the conventional case in which a belt having a wide width is erected on the pulley 116. It is possible.
The pressing member 110 is fixed at a predetermined position of the wire 115. When the wire 115 is torqued by the Conston spring 111 and rotates around the two pulleys 116, the pressing member 110 is provided on the bottom plate 103. It moves in the longitudinal direction of the chemical container storage cassette 101 along the groove.

A conston spring 111 is laid in the longitudinal direction of the chemical container storage cassette 101 in the moving member storage portion B, and an end portion 117 thereof is fixed at a predetermined position of the wire 115. The Conston spring 111 is a device that generates torque in a direction (arrow a direction) wound around the winding portion 112. Thereby, the pressing force which is a driving force is given to the wire 115 and the pressing member 110 connected to the wire 115 in the arrow b direction. The predetermined position where the pressing member 110 on the wire 115 is fixed and the predetermined position where the end portion 117 of the conston spring 111 is fixed have a relationship of approximately 180 degrees in terms of a loop formed by the wire 115. It is in. Therefore, when the Conston spring 111 is completely wound around the winding portion 112, the end portion 117 is drawn to the vicinity of the winding portion 112, so that the pressing member 110 moves the chemical container 105 to the vicinity of the separation lever 106, and finally The chemical container 105 is dispensed.
Since the Conston spring 111 is a wide and thin device, using the wide surface of the Conston spring 111 in the vertical direction, the moving member housing portion B has a wider surface than in the conventional case where the wide surface is used in the horizontal direction. The height can be kept extremely small.
However, in order to use the wide surface of the conston spring 111 in the vertical direction in this way, the winding shaft of the winding unit 112 must be in the horizontal direction. However, the arrangement of the winding unit 112 is high. This leads to an increase in depth. Therefore, in the present invention, the winding unit 112 is provided not in the moving member storage unit B but in the vicinity of the front plate 104 of the chemical container storage unit A. This vicinity is a place where a dead space is formed due to the influence of the length of the pressing member 110 even if the pressing member 110 moves to the forefront. That is, the position of the winding unit 112 of the present invention is an optimal arrangement that takes advantage of dead space.

An identification display indicating the remaining amount of the medicine container 105 is provided on the outer surface that comes to the outside when the Conston spring 111 is wound up. For example, blue when the remaining amount is low, yellow when the remaining amount is low, red when there is almost no remaining, and a predetermined length from the side closer to the end 117 of the Conston spring 112 is red The subsequent predetermined length is colored yellow, and the subsequent predetermined length is colored blue.
If a viewing window as an observation unit is provided in a portion of the front plate 104 facing the winding unit 112, the remaining amount can be confirmed without pulling out the chemical container storage cassette 101.
Of course, the identification display is not limited to this, and the remaining amount may be described in numbers or alphabets.
In addition, if a lens is attached to the viewing window, even if the remaining amount display is written in numbers, it can be observed in an enlarged manner, so that the remaining amount can be easily grasped. In addition, the observation unit may be an electric display or an image display. In particular, since the automatic medicine dispensing device uses a medicine related to human health and life, a simple configuration with as little failure as possible is desirable.
In this way, by providing the identification display on the Conston spring 111, the part size can be reduced compared to the conventional case where the identification display is provided on the belt separately from this, and a smaller chemical container storage cassette is realized. It is possible.

Since the moving member is a member for moving the pressing member 110, in this embodiment, the moving member includes the conston spring 111, the wire 115, the pulley 116, and their attached members or parts.
Further, it is not necessary for the moving member accommodating portion B to accommodate all the moving members. For example, the winding part 112 of the Conston spring 111 is a member for moving the pressing member 110, but the winding part 112 is provided not in the moving member storage part B but in the chemical container storage part A. A claw member 118 described later is one of the moving members because it is a member for automatically moving the pressing member 110 to the vicinity of the front plate 104 when the chemical container storage cassette 101 is pulled out. Since 118 is provided so as to protrude from the first bottom surface 113, it cannot be said that it is accommodated in the moving member accommodating portion B. That is, the moving member accommodating portion B only needs to include a moving member.

(2. Arrangement of moving member (2))
FIG. 4 is a view seen from the front direction with the front plate 103 of the chemical container storage cassette 101 of this embodiment removed. FIG. 5 is a view of the chemical container storage cassette 101 of this embodiment as viewed from the left side. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 based on FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a claw member 118 is provided immediately below the end portion 117 of the Conston spring 111. The claw member 118 is provided integrally with the end portion 117, and is provided so as to protrude downward from the longitudinal groove of the medicine container storage cassette 101 cut in the first bottom surface 113. The claw member 118 moves along the groove in the longitudinal direction of the medicine container storage cassette 101. Since the claw member 118 is a member that moves the pressing member 110 as described later, it constitutes a moving member.
Further, an interference member 119 is provided at a position where it interferes with the claw member 118 on the side of the automatic medicine dispensing device below the first bottom surface 113 of the medicine container storage cassette 101.

The operation of the chemical container storage cassette 101 will be described.
When the medicine container storage cassette 101 is pulled out, the claw member 118 and the interference member 119 interfere with each other, rotate the wire 115 clockwise, and move the pressing member 110 to the vicinity of the front plate 104.
Therefore, the pressing member 110 can be automatically moved by simply pulling out the medicine container storage cassette 101 without any special operation, and preparation for replenishment of the medicine container 105 can be made.
Furthermore, since the claw member 118 and the interference member 119 are housed in the space immediately below the first bottom surface 113, such a function can be realized without increasing the height of the chemical container storage cassette 101. Is.

In this embodiment, the claw member 118 is protruded below the first bottom surface 113, but the interference member 119 may be protruded from the groove cut in the first bottom surface 113 to the moving member accommodating portion B side. .
In the present embodiment, the claw member 118 is provided directly below the end portion 117, but may be provided so as to be fixed directly to the wire 115.
Furthermore, in order to support the chemical container storage cassette 101, two rail members 120 or roller members may be provided on both sides of the first bottom portion 113 and closer to the second bottom portion 114 as shown in FIG. With such a configuration, the drawing operation can be smoothed without increasing the height of the medicine container storage cassette 101.

(3. Slit)
FIG. 1 is a view of the drug container storage cassette 101 of this embodiment as viewed from the front right diagonal direction. Moreover, FIG. 6 is the figure seen from the front right diagonal direction of the chemical | medical agent container storage cassette 101 of a present Example.
1 and 6, the chemical container storage cassette 101 is provided with holding plates 107 and 108. Since the pressing force is applied to the chemical container 105 by the pressing member 110, the pressing plates 107 and 108 are provided for the purpose of preventing the chemical container 105 from jumping upward by the pressing force. The side plate 102 is provided with a slit 121 for fixing the pressing plates 107 and 108 to the side plate 102 which is a side wall. The slit of this embodiment is provided so as to penetrate the upper side of the side plate 102. In this embodiment, the pressing plate 107 is directly fixed to the side plate 102 through a screw 122 that is a fixing member in the slit 121. In addition, the holding plate 108 has a guide bracket 109 fixed to the guide bracket 109 with a screw 122 through a slit 121, and the holding plate 108 is fixed to the guide bracket 109 so as to be rotatable. As described above, the pressing plate may be directly fixed to the side plate 102 by the fixing member via the slit 121 or may be indirectly fixed to the side plate 102.
Various fixing members other than screws and nuts can be used as the fixing member.
In the present embodiment, a plastic or metal cover 102c is attached to the upper side of the side plate 102 to ensure strength. This cover 102c is optional, and this cover 102c is removable.

A method for adjusting the heights of the pressing plates 107 and 108 in the chemical storage cassette 101 having such a configuration will be described.
First, screws 122 are screwed into predetermined holes of the holding plates 107 and 108, and are stopped before they are completely tightened. Next, the pressing plates 107 and 108 with the screws 122 are fitted into the side walls 102 so that the pressing plates 107 and 108 from above the side plates 102 are aligned with the positions of the screws 122 and the slits 122 and dropped from above. Then, the holding plates 107 and 108 are set to a desired height, and the screw 122 is completely screwed and fixed. Finally, the cover 102c is placed on the upper end of the side wall 102.
According to the above adjustment method, the holding plates 107 and 108 can be easily set at desired positions, and the height of the holding plates 107 and 108 can be adjusted quickly even if the height of the chemical container 105 to be stored changes. Is possible.

(4. Shape of holding plate)
FIG. 1 is a view from the front left side showing a state in which the pressing plate 108 of the chemical container storage cassette 101 is opened. FIG. 6 is also a view from the right side of the front view showing a state in which the pressing plate 108 of the chemical container storage cassette 101 is opened. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the state in which the pressing plate 108 of the chemical container storage cassette 101 is closed, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing the state in which the pressing plate 108 is opened. Hereinafter, based on these drawings, the shape of the pressing plate 108 and the functions and effects brought about by the shape will be described.

The pressing plate 108 is provided for the purpose of preventing the chemical container 105 from jumping upward by the pressing force because the pressing force is applied to the chemical container 105 by the pressing member 110 as described above. Further, unlike the pressing plate 107, the pressing plate 108 is provided on the front plate 104 side, so that it can be opened and closed so that it does not get in the way when the chemical container 105 is refilled. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, one piece of the pressing plate 108 is rotatably provided on the guide bracket 109, and the guide bracket 109 is fixed to the side plate 102 via the slit 121 and the screw 122.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the pressing plate 108 is provided with a notch on the side of the piece fixed to be rotatable. The cutout portion is composed of two sides 108s and 108l.

The function of the notch will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the pressing plate 108 is opened and the chemical container 105 is replenished. In the chemical container storage cassette 101 of the present embodiment, the side plate 102 is disposed just below the width of the chemical container 105. In such a case, the chemical container 105 is attached to the press plate 108 if the press plate 108 has no notch. It cannot be stored in the chemical container storage part A due to interference.
However, as in the present embodiment, if there is a cutout portion composed of the side 108s and the side 108l, the chemical container 105 does not interfere with the chemical container 105 even when the pressing plate 108 is open as shown in FIG. Can be easily put into the chemical container storage part A.
As shown in FIG. 8, this is particularly effective when the pressing plate 108 is configured to open 90 degrees or more.

Further, the side 108s is a straight line oblique to the direction in which the pressing member 110 is applied with a pressing force. This is to prevent the chemical container 105 from being clogged in the chemical container storage part A due to the seal or label being caught by the notch when the chemical container 105 is provided with a seal or label. In addition, according to this shape, it is possible to prevent the presser plate 108 from being deformed by opening and closing the presser plate 108 because the presser plate 108 can be sufficiently strong.
The side 108s is a straight line in this embodiment, but may be a smooth curve.

  In this embodiment, a guide bracket 109 is provided inside the side plate 102 as shown in FIG. The guide bracket 109 is a member that regulates the chemical container 105 so that the chemical container 105 smoothly flows in the chemical container housing portion A toward the separation lever 106. In this embodiment, since the taper portion 109t is also provided in the guide bracket 109 at a position corresponding to the notch portion of the holding plate 108, the chemical container 105 interferes with the guide bracket 109 when the chemical container 105 is charged. It is possible to prevent. In addition, since the taper portion 109 is provided so as to disappear smoothly toward the separation lever with a predetermined curvature, the chemical container 105 interferes with the taper portion 109t and is clogged in the chemical container storage portion A. Can be prevented.

  10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 are six views of the chemical container storage cassette of the present embodiment.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a dispensing device that dispenses various articles in addition to an automatic medicine dispensing device in a hospital.

101 chemical container storage cassette 102 side plate 102c cover 103 bottom plate 104 front plate 105 chemical container 106 separation lever 107 pressure plate 108 pressure plate 108s side 108l side 109 guide bracket 109t taper portion 110 pressing member 111 conston spring 112 winding portion 113 first Bottom surface 114 Second bottom surface 115 Wire 116 Pulley 117 End portion 118 Claw member 119 Interference member 120 Rail member 121 Slit 122 Screw A Chemical container storage portion B Moving member storage portion

Claims (11)

A medicine container storage unit for storing medicine containers, which are containers containing medicines, side by side;
A pressing member that applies a pressing force in the direction of the top chemical container to the last chemical container;
A moving member that moves the pressing member within the chemical container storage unit;
A chemical container storage cassette provided at a lower portion of the chemical container storage portion and having a moving member storage portion for storing the moving member;
The moving member includes a conston spring;
The chemical container storage cassette, wherein the winding portion for winding the Conston spring is provided in the chemical container storage portion so that the winding shaft is in a horizontal direction. On one side of the Conston spring, an identification display indicating the remaining amount of the chemical container is provided,
The chemical container storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein an observation unit for observing the identification display is provided on a front surface of the chemical container storage unit. The moving member includes a wire and a pulley for laying the wire,
The chemical container storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein one end of the pressing member and the Conston spring is connected to the wire. A medicine container storage unit for storing medicine containers, which are containers containing medicines, side by side;
A pressing member that applies a pressing force in the direction of the top chemical container to the last chemical container;
A moving member that moves the pressing member within the chemical container storage unit;
A medicine container storage cassette which is provided in a lower part of the medicine container storage part and has a moving member storage part for storing the moving member;
The bottom of the moving member accommodating portion is a first bottom surface of the central portion of the moving member accommodating portion and both side surfaces sandwiching the central portion of the moving member accommodating portion, and is located below the first bottom surface. And a second bottom surface that
The moving member is a chemical container storage cassette that moves the pressing member by interfering with an interference member provided below the first bottom surface and in the automatic medicine dispensing device when the chemical container storage cassette is pulled out.   5. The medicine container storage cassette according to claim 4, wherein the medicine container storage cassette is supported on the first bottom surface by a rail member or a roller member provided in the medicine automatic dispensing device. A medicine container storage unit for storing medicine containers, which are containers containing medicines, side by side;
A pressing member that applies a pressing force in the direction of the top chemical container to the last chemical container;
A chemical container storage cassette fixed to a side wall of the chemical container storage portion and having a pressing plate for preventing the chemical container from jumping out;
A chemical container storage cassette in which a slit through which a fixing member for fixing the pressing plate passes is provided in the side wall so as to penetrate above the side wall. A medicine container storage unit for storing medicine containers, which are containers containing medicines, side by side;
A pressing member that applies a pressing force in the direction of the top chemical container to the last chemical container;
A chemical container storage cassette fixed to a side wall of the chemical container storage portion and having a pressing plate for preventing the chemical container from jumping out;
The pressing plate is fixed to a side wall of the chemical container storage portion so that one piece can be rotated, and a cutout portion is provided on the one piece side of the pressing plate.   8. The chemical container storage cassette according to claim 7, wherein the pressing plate can be rotated more than 90 degrees from a state of preventing the chemical container from popping out.   8. The medicine container storage cassette according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the sides constituting the notch is a straight line or a curve oblique to a direction in which the medicine container is given pressing force by the pressing member.   8. The chemical container storage cassette according to claim 7, wherein a guide bracket for guiding the chemical container is provided on a side wall of the chemical container storage portion, and a tapered surface is provided on the guide bracket.   An automatic medicine dispensing device having the chemical container storage cassette according to claim 1.