JP2014223946A - Production system and production method of ptp sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production system and a production method of a PTP sheet where the direction (front or rear of tablet) of the surface to be printed of a tablet is easily managed in a step to produce the PTP sheet.SOLUTION: A production system of a PTP sheet comprises: a plate carrier 1 where a plurality of recessed parts 2 to be put tablets in one by one are disposed; a printing unit 3 to perform printing on the surfaces to be printed of the tablets; a drying unit 8 to dry the tablets after printing being put in the recessed parts 2 of the carrier 1 in a state that the directions of the surfaces to be printed of the tablets are made uniform; and a PTP packaging unit 9 to produce the PTP sheet by producing PTP packaging of the dried tablets after printing in the state that the directions of the surfaces to be printed of the tablets are made uniform.

Description

  The present invention relates to a manufacturing system for manufacturing a PTP sheet.

  Conventionally, many tablets such as pharmaceuticals and health foods are provided in the form of PTP sheets (also called blister sheets). When manufacturing a PTP sheet, generally, product information is printed on the surface of the tablet using a printing device, and then the tablet is placed in the pocket of the PTP sheet and sealed with aluminum from the back side using the PTP packaging device. Then, the PTP sheet is cut by one set (for example, 10 tablets) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-69950 A

  However, in the conventional apparatus, the tablet after printing is put in a drum container or the like, and the tablet is transferred from the drum container to the hopper and supplied to the PTP packaging apparatus. In that case, the directions (front and back) of the tablets supplied from the hopper to the PTP packaging device are not the same, and the tablets received in the pockets of the PTP sheet have the printed surface (the surface on which product information is printed) on the front side. Those facing (the front side of the pocket) and those facing the back side (the back side of the pocket) are mixed. Then, in the case of single-sided printing, there is a problem in that information printed on the printed surface cannot be seen from the front side (transparent side) of the pocket if the printed surface faces the back side. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a manufacturing system capable of managing the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet (front and back of the tablet) in the manufacturing process of the PTP sheet (particularly, the process after printing). The purpose is to provide.

  The manufacturing system of the present invention is a manufacturing system for manufacturing a PTP sheet in which a plurality of tablets are PTP-packaged, and includes a plate-like carrier provided with a plurality of recesses for storing tablets one by one, and a printed surface of the tablets. A printing unit for performing printing, a drying means for drying the printed tablet placed in the concave portion of the carrier in a state where the orientation of the printing surface is aligned, and the orientation of the printing surface of the dried tablet after printing. And a packaging unit for producing a PTP sheet by PTP packaging.

  Thereby, the tablet (printed tablet) after printing on the to-be-printed surface can be put into the recessed part of a carrier, and can be dried. At this time, the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets are aligned. That is, the tablet (printed tablet) can be dried in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets are aligned. And the tablet which dried can be PTP-packed and manufactured a PTP sheet | seat in the state in which the direction of the to-be-printed surface of a tablet was equal. As described above, in the present invention, by using the carrier, it is possible to easily manage the orientation of the printed surface of the tablet (the front and back of the tablet) in the drying step and the PTP packaging step after printing.

  Moreover, in the manufacturing system of this invention, a printing unit may print on the to-be-printed surface of a tablet in the state in which the tablet was put into the recessed part of the carrier.

  Thereby, it can print on the to-be-printed surface of a tablet in the state which put the tablet in the recessed part of the carrier. At this time, the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets are aligned. That is, it is possible to easily print on the tablet in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablet are aligned.

  In addition, the manufacturing system of the present invention loads the tablet from the concave portion of the carrier to the holding portion of the rotating roll, and a rotating roll having a holding portion that holds the tablet on the outer peripheral surface so that the orientation of the printing surface is outside. Loading means, and unloading means for unloading the tablet after printing from the holding portion of the rotating roll to the concave portion of the carrier so that the directions of the printing surface are aligned. You may print on the to-be-printed surface of a tablet in the state hold | maintained at the holding | maintenance part.

  Thereby, the tablet is loaded from the concave portion of the carrier to the holding portion of the rotating roll, and printing is performed on the printing surface of the tablet in a state where the tablet is held by the holding portion of the rotating roll. And the tablet after printing is unloaded from the holding | maintenance part of a rotating roll to the recessed part of a carrier so that the direction of a to-be-printed surface may align. In this way, it is possible to easily print on the tablet in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablet are aligned.

  The manufacturing system of the present invention may further include a reversing unit that reverses the front and back of the tablet after printing placed in the recess of the carrier, and a second printing unit that performs printing on the back surface of the printing surface of the tablet. Good.

  Thereby, the front and back of the tablet after printing put in the recessed part of a carrier are reversed, and printing is given to the back surface of the to-be-printed surface of a tablet. As described above, by using the carrier, the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet (front and back of the tablet) can be easily controlled, and printing (double-sided printing) can be easily performed on the front and back of the tablet.

  Moreover, the manufacturing system of this invention may be provided with the storage means which stores the tablet after the printing put in the recessed part of a carrier in the state in which the direction of the to-be-printed surface was equal.

  Thereby, the tablet after the printing put in the recessed part of a carrier is stored in the state in which the directions of the printing surface were aligned. As described above, by using the carrier as a storage container, it is possible to manage various information about tablets (for example, printing time, front / back information of tablets, good / bad information, etc.) in units of one tablet.

  The production method of the present invention is a production method for producing a PTP sheet in which a plurality of tablets are PTP-packaged, and in the production method, a plate-like carrier provided with a plurality of recesses for storing tablets one by one is used. The manufacturing method includes a step of printing on the printing surface of the tablet, a step of drying the printed tablet placed in the concave portion of the carrier in a state where the orientation of the printing surface is aligned, And a step of producing a PTP sheet by PTP packaging the tablets in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces are aligned.

  Also in this manufacturing method, similarly to the above-described system, by using the carrier, it is possible to easily manage the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet (front and back of the tablet) in the drying process and the PTP packaging process after printing. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the manufacturing process (especially process after printing) of a PTP sheet, the direction (front and back of a tablet) of the to-be-printed surface of a tablet can be managed easily.

Explanatory drawing of the carrier in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the printing unit (printing process) in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the drying / storage unit (drying / storage process) in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the PTP packaging unit (PTP packaging process) in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the printing unit (printing process) in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the printing process (double-sided printing) in other embodiment of this invention

  Hereinafter, a manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case of a manufacturing system used for manufacturing a PTP sheet of tablets such as pharmaceuticals and health foods is exemplified.

(First embodiment)
The configuration of the manufacturing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a carrier used in the manufacturing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the carrier 1 is a flat member for carrying the tablet T and the like, and a plurality of recesses 2 for storing the tablets T one by one are provided on both surfaces (upper surface and lower surface). For example, the carrier 1 is made of metal or plastic.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a printing unit used in the manufacturing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the printing unit 3 includes a rotating roll 4 and a printing roll 5. A holding portion 6 that holds the tablet T is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary roll 4 so that the direction of the printing surface is outward. Although illustration is omitted here, a small hole connected to a vacuum pump is provided in the central portion of the holding unit 6, and the holding unit 6 operates the vacuum pump to remove the tablet T from the small hole ( It is comprised so that it can adsorb | suck to the center part of the holding | maintenance part 6.

  In this case, when the carrier 1 is brought close to the rotating roll 4 and the vacuum pump is turned on with the tablet T in the recess 2, the tablet T is loaded from the recess 2 of the carrier 1 to the holding part 6 of the rotating roll 4. The On the other hand, when the carrier 1 is brought close to the rotating roll 4 while the tablet T is held by the holding portion 6 and the vacuum pump is turned off, the tablet T is unloaded from the holding portion 6 of the rotating roll 4 to the concave portion 2 of the carrier 1. Is done. The direction of the printing surface of the tablet T unloaded into the concave portion 2 of the carrier 1 is aligned in the same direction (downward in the example of FIG. 2). Thus, the means for loading / unloading the tablet T corresponds to the loading means / unloading means of the present invention.

  The carrier 1 for loading the tablet T (carrier 1 for inserting the tablet T before printing) and the carrier 1 for unloading the tablet T (carrier 1 for inserting the tablet T after printing) are as follows: The same thing may be used and a different thing may be used.

  The printing roll 5 performs printing on the printing surface of the tablet T in a state where the tablet T is held by the holding unit 6 of the rotating roll 4. The printing unit 3 includes a camera 7 for inspecting the success or failure of printing. In addition, a well-known technique can be utilized for the printing to the to-be-printed surface of the tablet T, and the inspection of printing.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the drying / storage unit 8 used in the manufacturing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the carrier 1 (lower carrier) as a container in which the tablet T after printing is put is covered with the carrier 1 (upper carrier) as a lid from the upper side. Then, the tablet T after printing is dried / stored by the drying / storage unit 8 in a state of being placed in the carrier 1 (a state where the directions of the printing surfaces are aligned). Then, when the drying and storage of the tablet T is completed, the carrier 1 (upper carrier) as a lid is removed. In this case, since the recesses 2 are provided on both surfaces (upper surface and lower surface) of the carrier 1, the storage efficiency of the tablet T can be improved compared to the case where the recesses 2 are provided only on one surface (for example, the upper surface) of the carrier 1. Can be high.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a PTP packaging unit used in the manufacturing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the PTP packaging unit 9 includes a transport roll 10 having the same configuration as the rotary roll 4. That is, when the carrier 1 is brought close to the transport roll 10 with the tablet T in the concave portion 2 and the vacuum pump is turned on, the tablet T is loaded from the concave portion 2 of the carrier 1 to the holding portion 11 of the transport roll 10. . On the other hand, when the PTP sheet S is brought close to the transport roll 10 while the tablet T is held by the holding unit 11 and the vacuum pump is turned off, the tablet T is transferred from the holding unit 11 of the transport roll 10 to the pocket P of the PTP sheet S. Unloaded.

  The PTP packaging unit 9 includes an aluminum seal portion 12 that applies an aluminum seal from the back side to the pocket P of the PTP sheet S in which the tablets T are placed as described above. After the aluminum seal is applied, the PTP sheet S is cut by one set (for example, 10 tablets). In this way, a PTP sheet S in which a plurality of tablets T are PTP packaged is manufactured.

  According to the manufacturing system of the first embodiment of the present invention as described above, the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet T in the manufacturing process (particularly, the process after printing) of the PTP sheet S by using the carrier 1. (The front and back of the tablet T) can be easily managed.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the tablet T (printed tablet T) after printing on the printing surface can be placed in the recess 2 of the carrier 1 and dried. At this time, the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets T are aligned. That is, the tablet T (tablet T after printing) can be dried in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets T are aligned. And the tablet T after drying can be PTP-packed and the PTP sheet | seat S can be manufactured in the state in which the direction of the to-be-printed surface of the tablet T was equal. Thus, in this Embodiment, by using the carrier 1, the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet T (front and back of the tablet T) can be easily managed in the drying process and the PTP packaging process after printing. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, the tablet T is loaded from the concave portion 2 of the carrier 1 to the holding portion 6 of the rotating roll 4 and the tablet T is printed on the holding portion 6 of the rotating roll 4. The surface is printed. And the tablet T after printing is unloaded from the holding part 6 of the rotating roll 4 to the concave part 2 of the carrier 1 so that the directions of the printing surface are aligned. In this way, the tablet T can be easily printed in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablet T are aligned.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the tablet T after the printing put in the recessed part 2 of the carrier 1 is stored in the state where the direction of the to-be-printed surface was aligned. In this way, by using the carrier 1 as a storage container, various information about the tablet T (for example, printing time, front / back information of the tablet T, good / bad information, etc.) can be managed in units of one tablet. become.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a manufacturing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, the manufacturing system according to the second embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment. Unless otherwise specified, the configuration and operation of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a printing unit used in the manufacturing system of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the printing unit 3 includes a plate roll 20 and a transfer roll 21. In this case, printing information is transferred from the plate roll 20 to the transfer roll 21. Then, the transfer roll 21 performs printing (direct printing) on the printing surface of the tablet T in a state where the tablet T is placed in the concave portion 2 of the carrier 1.

  Such a manufacturing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention also provides the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, printing (direct printing) can be performed on the printing surface of the tablet T in a state where the tablet T is placed in the recess 2 of the carrier 1. At this time, the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablets T are aligned. That is, it is possible to easily print the tablet T in a state where the directions of the printing surfaces of the tablet T are aligned.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be changed or modified according to the purpose within the scope of the claims. is there.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the manufacturing system of the present invention, the front and back of the tablet T after printing placed in the recess 2 of the carrier 1 are reversed and printing is performed on the back surface of the printing surface of the tablet T. You can also.

  In this case, the front and back of the tablet T after printing placed in the recess 2 of the carrier 1 are reversed, and printing is performed on the back surface of the printing surface of the tablet T. Thus, by using the carrier 1, the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet T (front and back of the tablet T) can be easily controlled, and printing (double-sided printing) can be easily performed on the front and back of the tablet T. it can.

  Further, in this case, since the recesses 2 are provided on both surfaces (upper surface and lower surface) of the carrier 1, re-inversion of the carrier 1 required when the recess 2 is provided only on one surface of the carrier 1 is unnecessary. And work efficiency is increased. That is, when the concave portion 2 is provided only on the upper surface of the carrier 1, when the carrier 1 is reversed in order to reverse the front and back of the tablet T, the concave portion 2 comes to the lower surface of the carrier 1. In order to insert the tablet T, it is necessary to reverse the carrier 1 and bring the concave portion 2 to the upper surface. On the other hand, if the concave portion 2 is provided on both sides of the carrier 1, the front and back of the tablet T are reversed. For this reason, even after the carrier 1 is reversed, the concave portion 2 (the concave portion 2 on the lower surface of the carrier 1 before the reversal) is present on the upper surface of the carrier 1, so that it is not necessary to perform the reversal.

  As described above, the production system according to the present invention has an effect that the orientation of the printing surface of the tablet (front and back of the tablet) can be easily managed in the drying step and the PTP packaging step after printing, It is useful for manufacturing PTP sheets for tablets such as pharmaceuticals and health foods.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrier 2 Recessed part 3 Printing unit 4 Rotating roll 5 Printing roll 6 Holding part 7 Camera 8 Drying / storage unit 9 PTP packaging unit 10 Transport roll 11 Holding part 12 Aluminum seal part 20 Plate roll 21 Transfer roll T Tablet S PTP sheet P Pocket

Claims (6)

A manufacturing system for manufacturing a PTP sheet in which a plurality of tablets are packed in PTP,
A plate-like carrier provided with a plurality of recesses for storing tablets one by one;
A printing unit for printing on the printing surface of the tablet;
A drying means for drying the tablet after printing put in the concave portion of the carrier in a state where the directions of the printing surface are aligned,
A packaging unit for producing a PTP sheet by PTP packaging of the dried tablet after printing, with the orientation of the printed surface being aligned;
A manufacturing system characterized by comprising:   The manufacturing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit performs printing on a surface to be printed of the tablet in a state where the tablet is placed in a concave portion of the carrier. A rotating roll provided with a holding portion on the outer peripheral surface for holding the tablet such that the direction of the printing surface is on the outside;
Loading means for loading the tablet from the concave portion of the carrier to the holding portion of the rotating roll;
Unloading means for unloading the tablet after printing from the holding part of the rotating roll to the concave part of the carrier so that the directions of the printing surface are aligned;
With
The manufacturing system according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit performs printing on a printing surface of the tablet in a state where the tablet is held by a holding unit of the rotary roll. Reversing means for reversing the front and back of the tablet after printing placed in the recess of the carrier;
A second printing unit for printing on the back side of the printed surface of the tablet;
The manufacturing system according to claim 1, comprising:   The manufacturing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising storage means for storing the tablet after printing placed in the concave portion of the carrier in a state where the directions of the printing surface are aligned. A manufacturing method for manufacturing a PTP sheet in which a plurality of tablets are PTP-packaged,
In the manufacturing method, a plate-like carrier provided with a plurality of recesses for storing tablets one by one is used,
The manufacturing method includes:
Printing the printed surface of the tablet;
With the orientation of the printing surface aligned, the step of drying the tablet after printing put in the concave portion of the carrier;
A step of producing a PTP sheet by PTP packaging the dried tablet after printing, with the orientation of the printed surface being aligned, and
The manufacturing method characterized by including.