JP2016104649A - Tablet dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet dispenser which enables a tablet to be taken out from a tablet storage section, positioned at a front edge section or a rear edge section on a tablet sheet depending on a type of the tablet sheet, with the same supported by a supporting member.SOLUTION: A tablet dispenser comprises: a pair of first supporting members which is configured to support a side edge section of a tablet sheet in a manner that allows a clearance therebetween to be expanded as a width of the tablet sheet is enlarged; and a pair of second supporting members which support an upstream side and a downstream side of a tablet storage section. Given the width of the tablet sheet which maximizes the clearance between the pair of the second supporting members as a first width, the clearance between the pair of the second supporting members is narrower than the maximum clearance when the clearance between the pair of the second supporting members is a second width wider than the first width.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention relates to a tablet take-out device for taking out a tablet from a tablet sheet.

  In past dispensing operations, when a tablet (drug) or powder provided in a tablet sheet (PTP sheet) is packaged, the tablet is taken out of the tablet sheet by a human hand, and the tablet is dispensed every time. Since it is necessary to set to a packaging machine, there was a problem that the work was complicated.

  Therefore, development of a tablet packaging device that can automatically perform the packaging operation as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been performed. In Patent Document 1, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the side end portions (left and right) of the tablet sheet are supported by a pair of end support bodies 22, and the front and back of the tablet sheet are supported by a pair of base bodies 26. The tablet can be automatically packaged by pressing the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet and taking out the tablet, and transporting the taken tablet to the packaging means via the discharge port 30 and the tablet outlet route. A tablet packaging device is disclosed. Further, the cited document 1 discloses that the pair of end support bodies 22 and the pair of base bodies 26 move so as to be separated from each other in accordance with the width of the tablet sheet.

JP 2013-28406 A

  However, depending on the type of the tablet sheet, there is a type in which the shortest distance between the tablet containing portion near the front end or the rear end and the end of the tablet sheet is short. When taking out the tablet near the leading edge or the trailing edge of such a tablet sheet, the positions of the pair of end support bodies 22 and the pair of base bodies 26 are adjusted to the width of the tablet sheet as in the cited document 1. If the tablet sheet is moved so that the tablet sheet is not supported by any one of the pair of bases 22, the extraction operation is performed, and a situation in which the tablet cannot be removed from the tablet sheet occurs.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention is capable of taking out a tablet that can be taken out from the tablet sheet in a state of being supported by a support member, even if the tablet is sealed in the vicinity of the front end or the rear end of most tablet sheets. The object is to provide a device.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the tablet extracting device of the present invention, tablet extracting means for extracting tablets from the tablet accommodating portion of a tablet sheet in which a plurality of tablets are individually enclosed, and a tablet extracting position by the tablet extracting means, A conveying means for conveying the tablet sheet; and a pair of support members for supporting the tablet sheet from the upstream side and the downstream side in the conveying direction of the tablet storage portion to be taken out during the taking-out operation by the tablet taking-out means, When the width in the direction intersecting the tablet sheet conveyance direction where the distance between the pair of support members is the maximum distance is defined as the first width, the width in the direction intersecting the tablet sheet conveyance direction is the first width. In a wider second width, the distance between the pair of support members is narrower than the maximum distance.

  According to the present invention, even when a tablet is taken out from the tablet container near the front end or the rear end of the tablet sheet, the take-out operation can be performed in a state where most of the tablet sheets are supported by the support member. That is, tablets can be reliably taken out from most tablet sheets.

It is a figure which shows a packaging apparatus and a tablet supply apparatus. It is a figure which shows a tablet supply apparatus. It is a hardware block diagram of the tablet supply system concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet extraction unit. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet extraction unit. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet supply apparatus. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet supply unit. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a packaging unit. It is the figure which expanded a part (703,704,705) of the internal structure of a packaging unit. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet extraction unit. It is the figure which looked at the tablet supply apparatus from the front. It is the figure which looked at the tablet supply apparatus from the side (right side seeing from the front). It is the figure which expanded a part of tablet supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which looked at the inside of a tablet supply apparatus from the side (right side seeing from the front). It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a tablet extraction unit. (A) It is a figure explaining the kind of tablet sheet. (B) It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the width | variety of a tablet sheet | seat, and the maximum vertical width of a tablet accommodating part, and the shape of the conventional edge part support body. It is a figure explaining the mode of the supporting member at the time of the conventional tablet extraction operation | movement. It is a figure explaining the problem which generate | occur | produces at the time of the tablet extraction operation | movement of the conventional tablet extraction sheet | seat. It is a figure for demonstrating the shape of the edge part support body which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the mode of the supporting member at the time of tablet extraction operation | movement which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the mode at the time of tablet extraction operation | movement which concerns on this invention. It is the table | surface which showed the tablet sheet width | variety, the maximum vertical width of a tablet accommodating part, and the shape of a tablet. It is a figure explaining an example of the shape of an edge part support body. These are the capsule number of the capsule tablet for the human body, the total length of the tablet, and the outer diameter of the body, as determined by Nippon Pharmacy. It is a figure explaining an example of the shape of an edge part support body.

  Hereinafter, the tablet supply system (FIG. 1) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a packaging device 5 for packaging a supplied tablet, a tablet supply device 10 (hereinafter also referred to as a tableting device) for taking out the tablet and supplying it to the packaging device 5 (hereinafter also referred to as a packaging device), a hand It is a figure which shows the tablet supply system (henceforth a tablet extraction system) including the whispering input part 1401 and the powder supply part 103. FIG. A plurality of tablet extraction units 1 are mounted on the tablet supply device 10, and tablets are extracted from the tablet sheet by the tablet extraction unit 1. Such a tablet taking-out unit 1 can perform a taking-out operation of a tablet by inputting a packaging condition from a touch panel display 501 or the like provided in the information processing apparatus 300 or the packaging apparatus 5.

  FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing a partial region of FIG. Further, FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a portion of the input port 203 for inputting the tablet sheet into the tablet extraction unit 1.

  The tablet sheet 51 is provided with a sealing sheet using a metal foil made of aluminum or the like on the lower surface of a sheet main body having a tablet containing portion 510 for containing tablets made of plastic or the like, so that each tablet holds a tablet one by one. It is enclosed in. The tablet sheet 51 is generally called a PTP sheet (press through pack) (hereinafter, the tablet sheet is also referred to as a PTP sheet). Such PTP sheets vary in the width and length of the sheet, the number of tablets, and the like depending on the type of tablet, and various types are distributed.

  The tablet supply apparatus 10 stores a plurality of tablet extraction units 1 (tablet extraction units). The tablet extraction unit 1 is an application example of the tablet extraction device of the present invention. Six tablet take-out units 1 are arranged in the width direction (left-right direction), and a set of the six tablet take-out units 1 is arranged in three stages up and down. That is, the tablet taking-out units 1 are arranged in 6 rows on the left and right and 3 steps on the top and bottom. As described above, the tablet supply device 10 includes a plurality of tablet extraction units 1, but the number of tablet extraction units 1 may be one.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes a powder supply unit, which is a part that inputs powder to be packaged by the packaging device 5. The powder dosed in the powder dose input unit 103 is divided for each dose, and is charged into a main hopper 505 described later, so that the powder is packaged in a dose. Reference numeral 10 denotes a tablet supply device, which includes one or a plurality of tablet extraction units 1 and a tablet supply unit 400 that supplies tablets extracted by the tablet extraction unit 1.

  The tablet supply device 10 takes out the tablet from the tablet sheet (PTP sheet) by the tablet extraction unit 1 and supplies it to the packaging device 5 through the supply path of the tablet supply unit 400. As shown in FIG. 1, the tablet supply device 10 includes a plurality of tablet extraction units 1. Furthermore, the tablet supply apparatus 10 takes out and supplies one or a plurality of tablets from a tablet sheet (PTP sheet) enclosed in a tablet container.

  Reference numeral 1401 denotes a manual input unit into which tablets hand-made by the user are input. The tablets input from the manual input unit 1401 are also supplied to the packaging device 5 and packaged. The packaging device 5 can package the tablets supplied from the tablet supply device 10 and the tablets supplied from the handmade input unit 1401 as one package, or can be packaged separately.

  FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of the tablet supply system using a block diagram. Here, the CPU 30 of the information processing device 300, the CPU 51 of the packaging device 5, and the CPU 11 of the tablet supply device 10 cooperate with each other (each unit) controlled by the packaging device 5, and the tablet supply device 10. 1 shows an example in which various operations of each device (each unit) controlled by are controlled. However, one CPU may control all the devices of the tablet supply system. Moreover, although the state where one CPU is provided in the tablet supply device 10 is illustrated here, a CPU may be provided for each tablet extraction unit 1 or a CPU may be provided for each stage of the tablet extraction unit 1. May be.

  First, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 300 will be described. The CPU 30 of the information processing apparatus 300 can comprehensively control each device and controller connected to the system bus. In addition, the ROM 31 or the external memory 36 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS) that is a control program of the CPU 30, or a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs to be described later are stored. The RAM 33 functions as a main memory and work area for the CPU 30. The CPU 30 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 33 and executing the program.

  Further, the CPU 30 controls input from the input terminal 209 such as a keyboard or a mouse (not shown). The video controller (VC) 206 can also control the display on a display device such as the display 210, and further, a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc. It is also possible to control access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected via an adapter to a hard disk (HD), floppy (registered trademark) disk or PCMCIA card slot to be stored.

  The I / F 32 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network. In the present embodiment, the I / F 32 is communicably connected to the I / F 50 of the packaging device 5.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the packaging device 5 will be described. The CPU 51 of the packaging device 5 can comprehensively control each device connected to the bus. The ROM 52 stores a control program for the CPU 51 and various control programs. The RAM 53 functions as a system work memory for the CPU 51 to operate. The CPU 51 can also control display on the touch panel display 501, accept input of information from the user using the touch panel function of the display 501 as the input terminal 502, and issue a print instruction to the printer 706. Furthermore, the CPU 51 controls the powder packaging mechanism 55 that is operated when packaging the powder loaded from the powder loading unit 103 of the packaging device 5 into one package, or the tablets hand-made by the user to the manual loading unit. It is possible to control the hand making mechanism 56 that is operated when packaging. The packaging device 5 and the tablet supply device 10 are communicably connected by the I / O 54 of the packaging device 5 and the I / O 12 of the tablet supply device 10.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the tablet supply device 10 will be described. The CPU 11 of the tablet supply apparatus 10 can comprehensively control each device connected to the bus. The ROM 14 stores a control program for the CPU 11 and various control programs. The RAM 13 functions as a system work memory for the CPU 11 to operate. The CPU 11 can further control the take-out operation in the tablet take-out mechanism 15 and the transport mechanism 15 that feeds the tablet sheet.

  In such a hardware configuration, the tablet can be controlled to be taken out as follows. First, the CPU 51 of the packaging device 5 transmits a tablet take-out operation command to the CPU 11 of the tablet supply device 10. And CPU11 of the tablet supply apparatus 10 can control the tablet extraction mechanism 15 and the conveyance mechanism 16 according to the said extraction operation command, and can perform tablet extraction operation | movement. Moreover, CPU11 of the tablet supply apparatus 10 can also transmit the operation information which shows the condition of tablet extraction operation | movement with respect to CPU50 of the packaging apparatus 5. FIG.

  Next, the structure of the tablet extraction unit 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 10, and 15.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the internal structure of the tablet taking-out unit 1. FIG. 4 shows an example in which two tablet extraction units 1 are arranged side by side. FIG. 5 is a view showing the internal structure (cross section) of the tablet taking-out unit 1, and is a view of the tablet taking-out unit 1 as seen from the right side.

  The tablet take-out unit 1 conveys the tablet sheet 51 and an input port 203 (tablet sheet holding unit) in which a plurality of tablet sheets 51 can be stacked in a state where the tablet storage unit 510 is located on the upper side with respect to the direction of gravity. A transport mechanism 16; a mounting table on which the tablet sheet 51 transported by the transport mechanism 16 is placed; and an extrusion mechanism (tablet ejection mechanism) that takes out the tablet by pressing from the side of the tablet housing portion of the tablet sheet 51 on the mounting table. 15). The region serving as the input port 203 for inputting the tablet sheet is positioned by a pair of working side walls 213, and this width can be changed according to the input tablet sheet. That is, the width of the slot 203 can be defined according to the tablet sheet to be loaded. As shown in FIG. 10, a cover 901 is provided at such an insertion port 203, and the tablet sheet can be loaded into the insertion port 203 by opening the cover.

  Then, the tablet sheets stacked on the input port 203 are conveyed by the multiple conveyance prevention plate 1411 to the unpacking position (tablet extraction position) where the tablet sheet positioned at the lowermost layer is subjected to the tablet extraction operation. Although the details of the take-out operation will be described later, the side ends of the tablet sheet are supported by a pair of end support members 2201, and the upstream side in the transport direction of the tablet storage unit 510 is supported by the rear main support 2203, and the tablet storage unit The take-out operation is performed in a state where the downstream side in the conveyance direction 510 is supported by the front main support 2202. That is, a pair of end support bodies 2201 (a pair of first support members), a front main support body 2202 and a rear main support body 2203 (a pair of second support members) are used as a table for mounting tablet sheets. Then, the tablet taking-out mechanism 15 takes out the tablet from the tablet container located between the pair of end support members 2201 and between the front main support member 2202 and the rear main support member, 2205 is dropped.

  Although details will be described later, the positions of the pair of end support members 2201, the front main support member 2202, the rear main support member 2203, and the take-out mechanism 15 are interlocked according to the positions of the pair of working side walls 213. It is provided to move. That is, the positions of the pair of end support members 2201, the front main support member 2202, the rear main support member 2203, and the take-out mechanism 15 are changed according to the width of the tablet sheet specified by the pair of working side walls 213. Is provided.

  The tablet sheet 51 is sealed in the tablet housing part by providing a sealing sheet using a metal foil made of aluminum or the like on the lower surface of the sheet main body having the tablet housing part 510 for housing the tablet. Furthermore, the tablet sheet 51 has a form in which convex tablet accommodating portions are arranged in two rows at intervals in the width direction on the sheet portion. The plurality of tablet accommodating portions forming each row are arranged along the length direction of the tablet sheet 51.

  The tablet sheet 51 is not limited to the form in which the tablet accommodating portions are arranged in two rows on the sheet portion, but the form in which the tablet accommodating portions are arranged in one row in the length direction of the tablet sheet 51 It is also possible to adopt a form in which the portions are arranged in a plurality of rows of 3 or more at intervals in the width direction.

  Next, the state at the time of taking out a tablet from the tablet accommodating part 510 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state where the tablet sheet set in the input port 203 has been transported to the tablet unpacking position (tablet extraction position).

  The tablet extraction unit 1 includes a tablet sheet conveyance mechanism 16 (conveyance mechanism) that conveys the tablet sheet, a mounting table 18 on which the tablet sheet is placed, and a tablet extraction mechanism 15 (extrusion mechanism) that takes out the tablet from the tablet sheet. I have. Reference numeral 39 denotes a lower roller.

  The tablet sheet transport mechanism 16 transports the tablet sheet 51 in the traveling direction, and a plurality of lower rollers 39 that are spaced apart from each other along the traveling direction and are spaced apart from each other along the traveling direction. And an upper roller provided.

  The lower roller 39 can be rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown), and can contact the lower surface side with respect to the direction of gravity of the tablet sheet portion to apply force to the tablet sheet 51 in the traveling method. The upper roller can be rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown), and can contact the upper surface with respect to the gravity direction of the PTP sheet portion to apply a force in the traveling direction to the tablet sheet 51.

  Since the positions of the upper roller and the lower roller in the width direction correspond to positions between the two rows of tablet storage units, the upper roller and the lower roller contact the tablet storage unit 510 when the tablet sheet is conveyed. There is nothing. That is, the lower roller 39 and the upper roller can sandwich the tablet sheet portion from above and below and transport the tablet sheet in the traveling direction (the backward direction of the tablet take-out device). Furthermore, the lower roller 39 and the upper roller can sandwich the tablet sheet portion from above and below to transport the tablet sheet 51 in the direction opposite to the traveling direction.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes an introduction chute. The introduction chute 24 is provided on the lower surface side of the mounting table, and guides the tablet taken out from the tablet sheet 51 and dropped through the tablet dropping port 2205 to a tablet introduction path 401 described later. That is, the introduction chute 24 has a discharge port on the lower surface side of the mounting table, and the tablet taken out from the tablet sheet 51 passes through the discharge port and falls into a tablet introduction path 401 described later. The introduction chute 24 is also called a tablet take-out hopper.

  In the state where the tablet sheet 51 is mounted on the mounting table, the tablet extraction unit 1 performs the tablet extraction operation by extruding the tablet by the extrusion mechanism of the tablet extraction mechanism 15. Moreover, the tablet extraction unit 1 further has a changing mechanism that changes the speed at which the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet 51 on the mounting table is pressed. If the tablet cannot be taken out by a predetermined operation of the tablet taking-out unit, the push-out speed of the push-out mechanism is changed to a higher speed than the normal speed, the tablet container is pressed, and the take-out operation is continued (retry). . When retrying, the tablet sheet 51 is transported by a transporting means by a predetermined distance from the pressing position on the mounting table 18 for the first time before the tablet container is pressed again. In this state, the extrusion mechanism is used. Press the tablet container. By performing the retry operation in such a state, it is possible to reliably take out the tablet even if the tablet is not taken out by a single take-out operation.

  Next, details of the extrusion mechanism will be described. The extrusion mechanism includes an inner pressing body 83 that presses the vicinity of the center of the tablet accommodating portion, and an outer pressing body 84 that is provided so as to surround the inner pressing body 83 and presses a portion outside the vicinity of the center. ing. The inner pressing body 83 and the outer pressing body 84 operate independently to press the tablet accommodating portion of the PTP sheet and take out the tablet from the PTP sheet. Specifically, the push-out mechanism presses the tablet accommodating portion with the outer pressing body 84 before the inner pressing body 83.

  The tip of the inner pressing body 83 is provided so that the area is narrower than the tablet accommodating portion of most tablet sheets 51 that are supposed to be mounted on the tablet extraction unit. Therefore, when the inner pressing body 83 is lowered to take out the tablet, the tip reaches the lower side with respect to the gravitational direction from the surface of the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet, and from the hole opened in the metal foil of the tablet sheet 51 The tip will protrude downward. On the other hand, the tip of the outer pressing body 84 has a larger area than the tablet accommodating portion of most tablet sheets 51 that are supposed to be mounted on the tablet extraction unit. The tip does not protrude from the hole opened in the 51 metal foil. That is, the tablet container 51 of the tablet sheet 51 is first crushed by using the outer pressing body 84 and then the tablet is reliably pushed out by the inner pressing body 83.

  The tablet take-out mechanism 15 (extrusion mechanism) also includes a first lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the outer pressing body 84 and a second lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the inner pressing body 83. Tablets can be pushed out by the body.

  The first elevating mechanism includes a first elevating body 93 to which the outer pressing body 84 is attached, a cam 94 that drives to rotate the first elevating body 93 and urges the first elevating body 93 in the upward direction. And a biasing member (spring).

  The 1st raising / lowering body 93 is a columnar body extended over the front-back direction, and the outer side press body 84 is attached to the front-end part. The cam 94 is a plate-like body designed in consideration of the lifting operation of the outer pressing body 84, and is fixed to a shaft portion that is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism.

  The cam 94 is provided on the upper surface side of the first elevating body 93, is rotationally driven with the rotation of the shaft portion, adjusts the height position by pressing the first elevating body 93, and thereby the outer pressing body 84. The height position of the outer pressing body 84 can be adjusted (the lifting operation of the outer pressing body 84 is performed). The first elevating mechanism can arbitrarily set the timing and displacement amount of the outer pressing body 84 by setting the timing of the cam rotation operation, the shape of the cam, the fixed position of the cam with respect to the shaft portion, and the like.

  The second elevating mechanism includes a second elevating body 98 to which the inner pressing body 83 is attached, a cam 99 that rotates to drive the second elevating body 98 up and down, and biases the second elevating body 98 in the upward direction. And a biasing member (spring).

  The second elevating body 98 is a columnar body extending in the front-rear direction, and an inner pressing body 83 is attached to the front end portion. The cam 99 is provided on the upper surface side of the second elevating body 98 and is rotationally driven with the rotation of the shaft portion, and presses the second elevating body 98 to adjust the height position. The height position can be adjusted (the inner pressing body 83 is moved up and down). The second elevating mechanism can arbitrarily set the elevating operation timing and displacement amount of the inner pressing body 83 by setting the rotation timing of the cam 99, the shape of the cam, the fixed position of the cam with respect to the shaft portion, and the like.

  For this reason, the cam 94 and the cam 99 can operate independently of each other with respect to the first lifting body and the second lifting body, respectively, and the inner pressing body 83 and the outer pressing body 84 can be lifted and lowered independently of each other. it can.

  The timing of the rotation operation of the two cams in the tablet take-out mechanism 15 can be determined based on a signal from the detection unit of the tablet position detection mechanism. Specifically, the inner pressing body 83 and the outer pressing body 84 can be operated in accordance with the detected position of the tablet accommodating portion.

  The tablet take-out unit 1 further includes a detection mechanism 17 that can detect the length of the pressed tablet container and the position of the pressed tablet container before pressing the tablet container of the PTP sheet. Yes. Then, the tablet supply device can calculate a position in the transport direction that is optimal for pressing according to the detected length of the tablet container and the position of the tablet container, and can calculate a transport distance necessary to obtain the position. . That is, the transport mechanism 16 (the lower roller 39 and the upper roller) can transport the tablet sheet to the optimum position necessary for the tablet storage portion on the mounting table 18 to be pressed by the transport distance.

  Next, the internal structure of the tablet supply device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a view of the tablet supply device 10 as seen from the back side (back side).

  Reference numeral 204 denotes a detection mechanism that is provided by an optical sensor (beam sensor) or the like and detects a falling object. When the unwrapped tablet falls in the introduction chute 24, the unwrapped tablet passes over the sensor and blocks a part of the light. A state where a part of the light of the beam sensor is shielded and the amount of light is changed is referred to as an ON state, and a state where the light is not shielded and the amount of light is not changed is referred to as an OFF state. The presence / absence of a fallen object can be determined using this ON / OFF state. The tablet drop detection mechanism further includes an optical sensor 204 and a falling tablet counter that counts the passage of tablets. That is, the tablet supply device 10 is provided so that the passage of the tablet can be detected by the detection mechanism, and it can be determined whether or not the tablet has been taken out from the tablet container by pressing.

  That is, if the passage of the tablet is not detected even after the take-out operation is performed, the pressing operation of the tablet container by the pushing mechanism is continued (retry). Thereby, taking out of a tablet can be performed reliably. On the other hand, when the passage of the tablet is not detected after the taking-out operation, the pressing operation of the tablet container by the pushing mechanism is not continued (retry) after the taking-out operation.

  401 is a tablet introduction path (passage path). The tablet introduction path 401 is electrically connected to the introduction chute 24, and relays the dropped tablet taken out from the tablet sheet from the introduction chute 24 to the first accumulation hopper.

  Next, the internal structure of the tablet supply unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The first accumulation hopper 402 is a part in which the tablet taken out from the PTP sheet by the tablet take-out unit 1 drops through the introduction chute 24 and passes through the tablet introduction path 401 from the introduction chute 24 and is accumulated. It is. That is, the tablet introduction path 401 is directly connected to the first accumulation hopper 402.

  The second accumulation hopper 501 further accumulates the tablets accumulated in the first accumulation hopper 402. That is, the second integrated hopper 501 is electrically connected to the first integrated hopper 402.

  That is, the tablet 50 that has fallen on the first accumulation hopper 402 falls on the second accumulation hopper 501 and is accumulated.

  The first delivery mechanism 502 moves the tablets 50 accumulated in the second accumulation hopper to the third accumulation hopper. The third accumulation hopper 503 accumulates the tablets sent (moved) by the first delivery mechanism 502. Then, the second delivery mechanism 504 moves the tablets accumulated in the third accumulation hopper to the main hopper 505. The main hopper 505 accumulates the tablets (one time) delivered (moved) by the second delivery mechanism 504, and puts the accumulated tablets into the packaging sheet (wrapping paper).

  Next, the internal structure of the packaging unit 701 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing the internal structure of the packaging unit 701. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a part (703, 704, 705) of the internal structure of the packaging unit 701 shown in FIG.

  The packaging unit 701 is a unit in the packaging device 5. Reference numeral 702 denotes a roll paper feed mechanism that feeds roll paper in which the packaging sheets are continuous (paper in which the wrapping paper is in a roll shape) to the packaging mechanism. In 703, tablets (one tablet) accumulated in the main hopper 505 are put into a packaging sheet, and the packaging sheet is heated and welded to package the tablets put into the packaging sheet. Enclose in a sheet (packaging mechanism). In 704, the tablets accumulated in the main hopper 505 are put into the packaging sheet, and the packaging sheet is heated and welded to enclose the tablets put in the packaging sheet into the packaging sheet. (Packaging mechanism) That is, the packaging mechanism 703 and the packaging mechanism 704 heat and weld the packaging sheet, thereby enclosing the tablets put in the packaging sheet into the packaging sheet.

  Reference numeral 705 denotes a cutting mechanism that forms a split perforation 801 on a packaging sheet for dividing a continuous roll of paper into a single packaging sheet (one packet 802). A printer 706 can print date, patient data, and error information on a packaging sheet (printing mechanism).

  With the packaging unit shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a tablet or powder for a single dose can be packaged in a packaging sheet. In addition, as a packaging sheet, not only the paper which coated the resin material which can be heat-welded on the surface but the transparent film material which can visually recognize the contents can also be used.

  Next, the tablet supply device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a front view of the tablet supply device 10. 11 shown in FIG. 11 is a tablet taking-out unit as shown in FIG. The tablet taken out from the tablet sheet by the tablet taking-out unit 1 passes through the introduction chute 24, passes through the tablet introduction path 401, and falls to the first accumulation hopper 402.

  Next, each structure with which the tablet supply unit 400 of the tablet supply apparatus 10 is provided is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 12 is a view of the tablet supply device 10 as viewed from the side (right side when viewed from the front). As described with reference to FIG. 11, the tablet taken out from the tablet sheet by the tablet taking-out unit 1 passes through the introduction chute 24 and the tablet introduction path and falls into the first accumulation hopper 402.

  Then, the tablet that has passed through the first accumulation hopper 402 passes through the second accumulation hopper 501 and is sent to the first delivery mechanism 502. The first delivery mechanism is used as a first relay unit.

  Then, the first delivery mechanism 502 sends the tablets to the third accumulation hopper 503, and the third accumulation hopper 503 sends the tablets to the second delivery mechanism 504. The second delivery mechanism 504 is used as a second relay unit. The second delivery mechanism 504 sends the tablets sent to the second delivery mechanism 504 to the main hopper 505.

  Next, how the tablets taken out from the tablet take-out unit 1 pass through the introduction chute 24, the tablet introduction path 401, and the first accumulation hopper 402 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 is an excerpt of a part of the tablet supply device 10 shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 13 is a diagram in which two tablet extraction units 1 shown in FIG. 11 are deleted. A dotted line arrow 1201 shown in FIG. 13 indicates a moving path of the tablet taken out from the tablet taking-out unit 1. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 13, the width of the left conduit of the first accumulation hopper 402 and the middle conduit is 78 mm in diameter.

  Next, each structure with which the tablet supply unit 400 of the tablet supply apparatus 10 is provided is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 14 is a view of the inside of the tablet supply device 10 as viewed from the side (right side when viewed from the front). A dotted line arrow 1201 shown in FIG. 14 indicates a moving path of the tablet taken out from the tablet taking-out unit 1. In the tablet supply unit 400, as shown in FIG. 14, the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage are provided so as to overlap in the direction of gravity. Each stage is provided with a tablet take-out unit 1 for taking out tablets from a tablet sheet, a tablet introduction path 401, and an introduction chute 24.

  The tablets taken out from the uppermost (first stage) tablet extraction unit 1 are the first stage introduction chute 24, the middle stage (second stage) tablet introduction path 401, the lower stage (third stage). It passes through the tablet introduction path 401 and reaches the first inclined portion 1301. Further, the tablets taken out from the second stage tablet extraction unit 1 pass through the second stage introduction chute 24 and the third stage tablet introduction path 401 to reach the first inclined portion 1301. Further, the tablet taken out from the third stage tablet extraction unit 1 passes through the third stage introduction chute 24 and reaches the first inclined portion 1301.

  The distance from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 of the uppermost (first) tablet extraction unit 1 to the first inclined portion 1301 is about 460 mm. The distance from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 of the middle (second) tablet extraction unit 1 to the first inclined portion 1301 is about 265 mm.

  The length of the first integrated hopper 402 is about 362 mm. That is, the distance from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 of the lowermost tablet extraction unit 1 to the second accumulation hopper 501 is about 362 mm. When the tablets are taken out from the tablet sheet in each stage of the tablet extracting unit 1, the tablets pass through the introduction chute 24, from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 through the tablet introduction path 401, and then into the first accumulation hopper 402. , And are accumulated in the second accumulation hopper 501.

  At this time, in consideration of shortening the packaging time of the whole tablet supply device 10, it is conceivable that the introduction chute 24 (tablet take-out hopper) is vertically dropped vertically and stored in the lower part of the second accumulation hopper. However, when the tablet taken out by the uppermost tablet taking-out unit 1 is vertically dropped vertically from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 (tablet taking-out hopper) and stored in the lower part of the second accumulation hopper, there is about 876 mm. Therefore, there is a high possibility that the tablet will be broken or broken. Further, in the case where the medicine taken out from the tablet sheet is a capsule, there is a high possibility that the medicine will be dented and deformed.

  The tablet supply device 10 can be used by stacking a plurality of tablet take-out units 1. Therefore, especially when the tablet falls from the uppermost tablet extraction unit 1, the distance from the outlet of the introduction chute 24 (tablet extraction hopper) to the second accumulation hopper becomes very long, or the tablet taken out from the tablet sheet, or The possibility that the capsule will break is increased.

  Therefore, a first inclined portion 1301 for bouncing the tablet is provided on the upper portion of the first stacking hopper 402 so that the packaging time is not lost much. That is, a part of the upper part of the first stacking hopper 402 is offset. Specifically, the first inclined portion 1301 has an inclination of about 32 ° from the direction of gravity.

  Also in the second stacking hopper 501, the second stacking hopper 501 does not lose the packaging time so much that the tablet does not reach the bottom of the second stacking hopper 501 directly from the first stacking hopper 402. A second inclined portion 1302 for bounce is provided.

  Specifically, the second inclined portion 1302 has an inclination of about 40 ° from the horizontal direction.

  Note that the angles of the first inclined portion 1301 and the second inclined portion 1302 described above are examples, and the angle at which the falling tablet bounces (lowers the falling speed) and can move to the subsequent path (next) Any angle may be used as long as it can be supplied to the supply section by dropping.

  Thus, by providing the 1st inclination part 1301 in the 1st accumulation hopper 402, and the 2nd inclination part 1302 in the 2nd accumulation hopper 501, from the introduction chute 24 exit of tablet taking-out unit 1, the 2nd accumulation hopper 501 is provided. The tablet can be prevented from dropping directly to the bottom. As a result, the direction in which the tablet falls can be changed, and a cushion that does not damage or deform the tablet can be provided. As a result, the impact when the falling tablet reaches the lower part of the second stacking hopper 501 can be reduced, and the possibility that the tablet is broken or deformed can be reduced.

  The 1st inclination part is provided in the position where the tablet which fell from the tablet taking-out apparatus contacts, and the 2nd inclination part is in the position where the tablet which contacted the 1st inclination part falls further and contacts. Is provided.

  Further, by providing the first inclined portion 1301 and the second inclined portion 1302 with a material (shock absorbing material) that absorbs impact such as rubber, it is possible to further suppress the impact of the tablet.

  By the way, as a method of reliably taking out the tablet from the tablet sheet, the method of changing the extrusion speed of the extrusion mechanism or repeating the extraction operation (retry) has been described so far. In order to reliably drop the tablet 50 from the portion, the structure of the mounting table, that is, the size of the tablet dropping port 2205 is also important. This is because the width of the tablet sheet 51 is wide because the size of the tablet itself is also large. If the drop opening 2205 is small even though the tablet is large, the tablet is dropped during the take-out operation. This is because the sheet 51 is caught and cannot be taken out.

  Therefore, as described above, according to the width of the tablet sheet, the distance between the pair of end supporters 2201 (interval in the transport direction) and the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear main support 2203 (interval in the width direction). ).

  However, in the conventional method, depending on the type of the tablet sheet, the extraction operation is performed in a state where a part of the tablet sheet is not supported, and a situation in which the tablet cannot be extracted has occurred. The movement of the conventional support member will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  Fig.16 (a) is a figure explaining the kind of tablet sheet. As shown in FIG. 16A, generally available tablet sheets include round tablet tablets (left figure), capsule tablets and rectangular tablet sheets (right figure). ing. The main cause of the existence of the long tablet sheet is the presence of the capsule-type tablet and the tablet sheet of the rectangular tablet.

  FIG. 16B is a table in which the relationship between the width of the tablet sheet and the maximum diameter (vertical width) of the tablet accommodating portion in each width of a plurality of tablet sheets in general circulation is plotted. This time, the value is obtained from about 1500 kinds of tablet sheets which are generally distributed. Note that the measured tablet sheets are limited to two rows of sheet types.

  FIG. 22 shows the tablet sheet width 2303 and the maximum longitudinal width 2304 of the tablet container plotted in FIG. 16B and the shape 2305 of each tablet.

  From the profile of FIG. 16B, it can be seen that in the region 2300 where the width of the tablet sheet is about 40 mm, the vertical width of the tablet container increases as the horizontal width of the tablet sheet increases. And in the area | region larger than 40 mm, even if the width of a tablet sheet spreads, it turns out that the tablet diameter (vertical width) does not necessarily spread.

  Looking at FIG. 22 in detail, up to about 46 mm in the width of the tablet sheet, the types of tablets enclosed in the tablet sheet are almost round tablets, and up to about 40 mm in width of the tablet sheet is accommodated in the width and storage of the tablet sheet. It can be seen that the vertical width of the part is proportional. And the tablet sheet of a round tablet exists in the width | variety beyond it, but the maximum diameter of a tablet accommodating part is 15 mm, and the thing beyond it does not exist. This is considered to be due to the fact that it is difficult for the patient to drink the tablet in the further tablet container. That is, in the case of a round tablet having a width of 40 mm or more, it can be said that the vertical width of the tablet container and the width of the tablet sheet are not proportional.

  Furthermore, in the region where the width of the tablet sheet is wide, the type of the enclosed tablet is not a round tablet but a rectangular tablet and a capsule tablet. A large number of tablet sheets in general circulation were investigated, but the largest tablet sheet with a round tablet was 55 mm wide, and the larger tablet sheet was confirmed with a round tablet. Was not. And in the tablet sheet of a rectangular tablet and a capsule-type tablet, the vertical width of a tablet accommodating part is substantially constant with the width narrower than 15 mm which is the maximum vertical width of a round tablet sheet, and the change of the width of a tablet sheet And it turns out that the change of the vertical width of a tablet accommodating part is not interlocking | linked (FIG. 22).

  FIG. 24 shows the capsule number, the total length of the tablet, and the outer diameter of the body of the capsule tablet for human body defined by the Nippon Pharmacy. The Japanese Pharmacopoeia stipulates the size of the capsule for human body divided into 8 types, and the lateral total length of the largest size No. 000 is about 26.14 mm. Therefore, the width | variety of a tablet sheet is also large so that such a tablet can be accommodated. On the other hand, since the vertical direction of the capsule (the outer shape of the body) is hardly changed compared to the full length, it can be seen that the vertical width of the tablet accommodating portion of the tablet sheet is not changed as much as the width of the tablet sheet. . It can be seen from this that even if the width of the tablet sheet of the capsule-type tablet or the rectangular tablet is changed, the vertical width of the tablet container is hardly changed.

  Therefore, conventionally, as shown in the profile 1600 in FIG. 16 and the diagrams shown in FIGS. 17A to 17B, a pair of end portions are supported as the width of the tablet sheet is increased up to about 40 mm. The distance between the bodies 2201 and the distance between the front support 2202 and the rear support 2203 are increased. When the width of the tablet sheet is larger than 40 mm, as the width of the tablet sheet increases, the distance between the pair of end supports 2201 increases, but the distance between the front support 2202 and the rear support 2203 becomes constant. It is provided to be.

  This mechanism will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the width of the tablet sheet is 30 mm, the tablet drop port height dimension 2206 is 11 mm (FIG. 17A), and when the tablet sheet width is 40 mm, the tablet drop port width dimension 2206 is 15 mm (FIG. 17). (B)) After that, even if the width of the tablet sheet is increased, the tablet drop vertical width dimension 2206 is constant at 15 mm (FIG. 17C).

  As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, when the width of the tablet sheet is up to 40 mm, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 increases as the width of the tablet sheet increases. This is provided so that the edge 2201a of the pair of end supports 2201 is inclined, and the defining portion 2202a of the front support 2202 and the defining portion 2202a of the rear support 2203 move along the edges. Is realized. That is, when the distance between the pair of end support members (opening width of the tablet drop opening) is increased in conjunction with the pair of working side walls 213, the edges of the end support members (inclined edge 2201a and parallel edge 2201b) are formed. The defining portion 2202a of the front main support 2202 and the defining portion 2203a of the rear support 2203 move along. As a result, the defining portions 2202a and 2203a are pushed and spread to the inclined edge 2201a, and the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop port vertical width dimension 2206) is also increased.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 17C, when the width of the tablet sheet is, for example, 64 mm, which is larger than 40 mm, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop opening) The vertical dimension 2206) is constant. This is because the edge 2201b of the pair of end supports 2201 is provided in parallel to the direction intersecting the transport direction, and the defining portion 2202a of the support 2202 and the defining portion 2202a of the rear support 2203 are provided along these edges. It is realized by providing it to move. That is, since the defining portions 2201a and 2203a move along the parallel edge portion 2201b, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop port width dimension 2206) is constant.

  However, in a tablet sheet such as a capsule-type tablet or a rectangular tablet shown in the right diagram of FIG. 16A, a tablet storage portion 510a in the vicinity of the rear end of the tablet and a rear end portion of the tablet sheet as shown in FIG. There is also an extremely short interval with 2401. FIG. 18 (a) is an example of a tablet sheet in which tablets of capsule number 000 defined by the Japanese Pharmacopoeia are enclosed. Here, an example is shown in which the distance between the tablet container 510a and the tablet sheet rear end 2401 is less than 2.5 mm.

  FIG. 18B shows a state where the tablet extraction operation is performed using such a tablet sheet. As shown in FIG. 18B, when the tablet is taken out in a state where the tablet container 510a is positioned at the center of the tablet dropping port 2205, the shortest distance from the rear end of the tablet container 510a to the rear support 2203 The distance is 2.5 mm. Therefore, in the case of a tablet sheet in which the distance between the tablet storage portion 510a and the tablet sheet rear end portion 2401 as shown in FIG. 18A is less than 2.5 mm, the tablet sheet rear end portion 2402 is not supported. Since the operation is performed, the tablet sheet cannot be properly supported, and there is a case where the tablet cannot be taken out from the tablet sheet even if the tablet extraction operation is performed. Such a phenomenon was remarkably observed in the region 2301 in which the tablet sheet width (mm) shown in FIG.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in at least the region 2301 in which the tablet sheet of such a capsule-type tablet or a rectangular tablet is mainly used, the front part of the tablet drop port longitudinal width dimension 2206 is defined by the region of the parallel edge 2201b. The main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 are provided so as to be narrower than the dimension determined by the distance between them. That is, when the distance between the pair of end supports 2201 where the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 is the maximum is the first width, the distance between the pair of end supports 2201 is The distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 corresponding to the second width wider than the first width is smaller than the maximum width. Thereby, since extraction operation | movement can be performed in the state which supported the front and rear, right and left of the tablet sheet with the support body, it can reduce that tablet extraction operation | movement fails in most tablet sheets.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 19 shows a profile 1901 having the shape of the end support 2201 according to the present invention in the table of the width of the tablet sheet and the maximum vertical width of the tablet container shown in FIG. . FIG. 20 is a view showing a state when the tablet is taken out by the end support 2201 having such a profile 1901. As can be seen from FIG. 20, unlike the end support 2201 shown in FIG. 17, the pair of end supports 2201 according to the present invention is further provided with an inclined edge 2201c that gradually decreases in width in the transport direction. Yes. The distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear main support 2203 is adjusted by the movement of the defining portion 2202a and the defining portion 2203a along the edge of the end support 2201. It is the same.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 19 and 20, when the width of the tablet sheet is from 30 mm to 40 mm, the distance between the pair of end support members 2201 specified by the pair of working side walls 213 (opening width of the tablet dropping opening) becomes large. The defining portion 2202a of the front main support 2202 and the defining portion 2203a of the rear support 2203 move along the inclined edge 2201a of the end support. As a result, the defining parts 2201a and 2203a are pushed and spread to the inclined edge part 2201a, and the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop vertical dimension 2206) also increases.

  And when the width | variety of a tablet sheet is 40-55 mm, even if the space | interval (opening width | variety of a tablet dropping opening) of a pair of edge part support body 2201 specified by a pair of working side wall 213 becomes wide, it is an edge part support body. The defining portion 2202a of the front main support 2202 and the defining portion 2203a of the rear support 2203 move along the parallel edge portion 2201b. Therefore, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop width dimension 2206) is constant. The interval at this time is the maximum interval.

  And in the area | region where the width | variety of a tablet sheet is larger than 55 mm, it becomes interlocking with a pair of working side wall 213, and the inclination of an end part support body becomes large as the space | interval (opening width of a tablet dropping opening) of a pair of end part support body 2201 becomes wide. The defining portion 2202a of the front main support 2202 and the defining portion 2203a of the rear support 2203 move along the edge 2201c. Therefore, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 (tablet drop width dimension 2206) gradually (continuously) narrows. Here, the reason why the boundary is 55 mm is that, as can be seen from FIG. 22, it was confirmed that there is no tablet sheet of a round tablet in an area larger than 55 mm.

  FIG. 21 shows a tablet sheet using the end indicator 2201 shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, and the distance between the tablet container 510 and the tablet sheet rear end 2401 is less than 2.5 mm, as in FIG. 18B. An example of the take-out operation is shown.

  Even when the width of the tablet sheet is 65 mm, the distance between the front main support 2202 and the rear support 2203 is 11 mm as long as the end support 2201 has a profile 1901 shown in FIG. That is, since the distance between the tablet container 510 and the rear main support 2203 is 0.5 mm, the distance between the tablet container 510 and the tablet sheet rear end 2401 is less than 2.5 mm. The taking-out operation can be performed in a state where the front, rear, left and right sides of the tablet sheet are supported by the support about 2 mm. As a result of measuring about 1500 kinds of tablet sheets, the rear end portion of the tablet sheet is about 2 mm at the shortest. Thus, by providing in this way, the extraction operation is performed in a state where most tablet sheets are supported on the mounting table 18. It becomes possible.

  If the distance between the tablet container 510 and the rear main support 2203 is less than 0.5 mm, there is a high possibility that the tablet will be caught by the support and cannot be taken out. The distance from the body 2203 is preferably at least 0.5 mm.

  By providing as described above, it is possible to reduce the failure of taking out most of the tablet sheets in the region 2301 where the tablet sheets of capsule-type tablets and rectangular tablets are the main.

  In addition, since the tablet taking-out apparatus in this embodiment corresponds only to the width | variety of a tablet sheet to 30 mm-65 mm, the shape of the edge part support body 2201 by the side of the tablet dropping port 2205 rather than the inclination edge part 2201c is the shape. The width in the conveying direction is widened so that the tablet sheet can be firmly supported.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the distance between the tablet container 510 and the tablet sheet rear end 2401 is short has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied when the distance between the tablet container 510 and the tablet sheet tip is short. Needless to say.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, an example in which the inclined edge 2201 c is provided in the shape of the end support 2201 has been described, but as shown in a profile 2310 in FIG. Further, the end support 2201 may be provided so that the shape of the tablet sheet is narrowed by one step from the place where the width of the tablet sheet is about 56 mm wider than 55 mm, or as shown in the profile 2311 of FIG. The shape of 2201 may be provided so as to gradually decrease from a place where the width of the tablet sheet is about 56 mm wider than 55 mm. Thus, by providing the shape of the end support 2201 in accordance with the plotted values, it is possible to further reduce the failure of the tablet sheet take-out operation.

  Further, as shown in the profile 2510 in FIG. 25A and the profile 2511 in FIG. 25B, when the width is adjusted so as to be narrowed in steps, the width is gradually increased as shown in FIG. Instead of narrowing the width, an inclined surface may be provided to narrow the width stepwise. By providing the inclined surface, when switching from a wide tablet sheet to a narrow tablet sheet, the end support 2201 can be smoothly moved inward (in a method of narrowing the opening width of the tablet dropping port 2205). it can. The inclination angle is preferably in the range of 25 degrees to 30 degrees with respect to the direction intersecting the transport direction. Further, the inclined surface can be provided like an arc.

51 Tablet Sheet 510 Tablet Housing 2201 End Support 2202 Front Main Support 2203 Rear Main Support 2205 Tablet Drop Port 2206 Tablet Drop Port Vertical Dimension

Claims (8)

A tablet taking-out means for taking out a tablet from a tablet housing part of a tablet sheet in which a plurality of tablets are individually enclosed;
Conveying means for conveying the tablet sheet to a tablet extraction position by the tablet extraction means;
A tablet extraction device having a pair of support members for supporting the tablet sheet from the upstream side and the downstream side in the transport direction of the tablet storage unit to be extracted during the extraction operation by the tablet extraction unit;
When the width in the direction intersecting the tablet sheet conveyance direction where the distance between the pair of support members is the maximum distance is defined as the first width, the width in the direction intersecting the tablet sheet conveyance direction is the first width. The tablet taking-out device characterized in that, in the wider second width, the gap between the pair of support members is narrower than the maximum gap. After the pair of support members has a maximum distance between the pair of support members,
2. The tablet take-out device according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the pair of support members continuously changes as the width in the direction intersecting the tablet sheet conveyance direction becomes wider.   The pair of support members has a region in which a distance between the pair of support members maintains a maximum distance regardless of a change in width in a direction intersecting with the conveyance direction of the tablet sheet. The tablet taking-out device as described.   A pair is provided such that the interval increases as the width in the direction intersecting the conveyance direction of the tablet sheet conveyed by the conveyance means increases, and is supported from the side end side of the tablet sheet during the extraction operation by the tablet extraction means. The tablet taking-out apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising another supporting member. The pair of support members are provided to move along the ends of the pair of other support members,
The tablet take-out device according to claim 4, wherein an interval between the pair of support members is adjusted by adjusting a shape of an end portion of the pair of other support members.   The tablet taking-out means is in a state in which the tablet to be taken out from the tablet container by the tablet taking-out means is in a position passing between the pair of other support members and between the pair of support members. The tablet taking-out apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a taking-out operation is performed.   When the tablet enclosed in the tablet sheet from which the tablet is taken out by the tablet taking-out means is a capsule-type tablet or a rectangular tablet, the transport means is configured so that the tablet is long in the width direction of the tablet sheet. The tablet taking-out apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sheet is conveyed. The transport means is used for transporting one tablet sheet from an input unit on which a plurality of tablet sheets are mounted,
The width in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the tablet sheet transported by the transport means is specified by identifying the width of the input portion in the direction intersecting the transport direction. The tablet taking-out device according to any one of items 7 to 7.