JP2018043767A - Medicine supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine supplying apparatus which reduces splashing of the medicine and is easy to clean.SOLUTION: The medicine supplying apparatus includes: at least one medicine supplying part for supplying a medicine; and a passage part through which the medicine supplied by the medicine supplying part passes. The passage part includes: a plate-like collided member 21 made from an elastically deformable material to allow for collision with the medicine; and a cushioning member 22 for supporting the collided member 21 by a surface opposite the surface to which the medicine collides. The cushioning member 22 is made from a material which is lower in both repulsiveness and hardness, compared with the material from which the collided member 21 is made.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine supply device.

  A microfilm (Patent Document 1) of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-37614 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 61-153701) describes a tablet packaging machine. In this document, when a drug is dropped through the tablet passage, the tablet is damaged due to a collision with the hard wall of the tablet passage, or for the purpose of preventing the drop time from being prolonged by falling while the tablet bounces, A configuration in which a soft sheet is suspended in the tablet passage is described.

  In the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the tablet delivered from the tablet container collides with the soft sheet, so that the horizontal force at the time of delivery is absorbed by the soft sheet, and the tablet falls along the soft sheet. . Thereby, time until a chemical | medical agent reaches a packaging mechanism part can be shortened.

Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 60-37614 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 61-153701)

  When the tablet collides with the soft sheet, the powder of the tablet may adhere to the soft sheet. If you continue to use the tablet while the powder is still attached to the soft sheet, the powder of the tablet attached to the soft sheet may drop at an undesired timing or adhere to other tablets. There is. If this happens, foreign matter will be mixed. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the soft sheet in order to avoid such a situation.

  However, when the soft sheet is simply suspended, the soft sheet is easily deformed and is difficult to clean.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus which can prevent the splash of a chemical | medical agent and is easy to clean.

  In order to achieve the above object, a drug supply device according to the present invention includes at least one drug supply unit that supplies a drug, and a passage unit through which the drug supplied from the drug supply unit passes. A member that collides with the drug and is elastically deformable, and a buffer member that supports the collided member from a surface opposite to a surface against which the drug collides. Is formed of a material having low repulsion and low hardness as compared with the above-mentioned impacted member.

  According to the present invention, since the shock-absorbing member formed of a low-repulsion and low-hardness material supports the plate-shaped collision target member, it is possible to prevent the drug from splashing. Moreover, since the colliding member 21 can be pressed from the surface where the medicine collides, cleaning becomes easy.

It is a perspective view of the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view in the state where the door etc. of the medicine supply device in Embodiment 1 based on the present invention were opened. It is a fragmentary sectional view when the upper housing | casing of the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention is seen from the side. It is a front view in the state where the front board of the medicine supply device in Embodiment 1 based on the present invention was removed. It is a top view of the 1st example of a receiving structure. It is arrow sectional drawing regarding the VI-VI line in FIG. It is a top view of the 2nd example of a receiving structure. It is arrow sectional drawing regarding the VIII-VIII line in FIG. It is a perspective view of the 3rd example of a receiving structure. It is sectional drawing of an example of the state in which the receiving structure was attached to one slope of a hopper. It is sectional drawing of an example in the state in which the receiving structure was attached to the surface of the main passage.

(Embodiment 1)
(Constitution)
With reference to FIGS. 1-9, the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus in Embodiment 1 based on this invention is demonstrated.

  The drug supply device 101 in the present embodiment supplies a drug based on a prescription. The doctor will give the prescription to the patient. The prescription includes prescription information. The prescription information includes drug information. The drug information includes the drug name, dosage, usage and dose. The medicine supply device 101 supplies a solid medicine as a medicine. Examples of solid drugs include tablets, pills, capsules and the like. The medicine supply apparatus 101 may be provided in a medicine packaging apparatus that packages medicine based on a prescription.

  An appearance of the medicine supply apparatus 101 in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. The medicine supply device 101 includes a housing 1. The housing 1 includes an upper housing 2 and a lower housing 3. Doors 6a and 6b are arranged at least partially on the front side of the upper housing 2 so as to be openable and closable. Most of the doors 6a and 6b are made of a transparent material. In FIG. 1, it can be seen that a plurality of medicine supply units 10 are arranged in the back of the doors 6a and 6b. The medicine supply apparatus 101 includes a personal computer 9 as a part serving as both an operation unit and a display unit. The personal computer 9 receives prescription information based on a prescription. The personal computer 9 includes a display 4 and a keyboard 5. Other devices may be used instead of the personal computer 9. The portion serving as both the operation unit and the display unit is not limited to a personal computer, and may be a tablet terminal, for example. The operation unit and the display unit may be completely separate devices. As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine supply device 101 may further include an operation unit 7 in addition to the personal computer 9. The medicine supply device 101 includes a front plate 8 at a position lower than the doors 6a and 6b.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the door 6a of the medicine supply apparatus 101 is opened and several portions in the back are pulled out. There is an accommodating portion 11 in the back of the door 6a. The storage unit 11 stores a plurality of drug supply units 10. A back cover 12 is disposed at the back of the accommodating portion 11. The back cover 12 is connected to the accommodating portion 11 via a hinge and an arm 13. The back cover 12 is in contact with the housing portion 11 when it is within the upper housing 2, but the back cover 12 can be displaced away from the housing portion 11 when pulled out from the upper housing 2. . The back cover 12 has a surface 15 so as to face the accommodating portion 11. Openings 39 are arranged on the back surface of the accommodating portion 11. An opening 16 is provided at the lower end of the back cover 12.

  FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the upper housing 2 of the medicine supply device 101 when viewed from the side. The left side in the figure is the front side, and the right side in the figure is the back side. A plurality of medicine supply units 10 are arranged in the vertical direction. A plurality of medicine supply units 10 are also arranged in the direction toward the back of the page. Each of the plurality of drug supply units 10 contains a plurality of drugs. That is, for example, when the medicine is a tablet, a plurality of tablets of medicine are stored in one medicine supply unit 10. When attention is paid to any one of the plurality of drug supply units 10, basically only the same type of drug is accommodated in one drug supply unit 10. When attention is paid to the plurality of drug supply units 10, in principle, different types of drugs are accommodated in the separate drug supply units 10, respectively. However, for a medicine that is frequently used, the same kind of medicine may be accommodated across the plurality of medicine supply units 10. Each of the plurality of medicine supply units 10 can supply medicines accommodated therein. The back cover 12 is disposed so as to cover the back of the row of the medicine supply units 10, and the internal space of the back cover 12 is a main passage 35 extending in the vertical direction. A passage 37 is connected to the vicinity of the rear side end of each medicine supply unit 10. The passage 37 has a slope 38. The medicine discharged from the medicine supply unit 10 passes through the passage 37, passes through the opening 39, enters the main passage 35, and falls by gravity. The drug may collide with the surface 15 when entering the main passage 35 from the passage 37.

  The place which removed the front board 8 of the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus 101 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the hoppers 30a and 30b are visible. The hoppers 30a and 30b are structures for receiving medicines falling from the main passage 35 and leading them to a destination. The hopper has a passage that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The medicine dropped from the hopper passage 31a or the hopper passage 31b enters the hopper 30a. On the other hand, the medicine dropped from the hopper passage 31c or the hopper passage 31d enters the hopper 30b. The hopper 30a has a hopper outlet 32a at the lower end. The hopper 30b has a hopper outlet 32b at the lower end.

  The hopper 30a has surfaces 14a and 14b. The hopper 30b has surfaces 14c, 14d, and 14e. Each of the surfaces 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, and 14e is a surface provided in such an orientation that the normal vector includes an upward component. Each of the surfaces 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, and 14e has a receiving structure that will be described later. Here, an example is shown in which the receiving structure is provided only on the surface in which the normal vector includes an upward component. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. The receiving structure may also be attached to the surface where the normal vector is provided in the direction not including the upward component.

  A first example of the receiving structure is shown in FIG. The receiving structure includes a collision target member 21 and a buffer member 22. FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. The colliding member 21 has a shape that matches the shape of the passage of the hopper. The colliding member 21 is not limited to a rectangle but may be an irregular shape. In FIG. 5, a buffer member 22 is disposed on the back side of the collision target member 21 along the outer periphery of the collision target member 21.

  The collision target member 21 may be attached to the surface 15 of the main passage 35 shown in FIG. A second example of the receiving structure is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. Such a thing may be stuck on the surface 15.

  A third example of the receiving structure is shown in FIG. One plane is preferably covered with one receiving structure as much as possible, but one plane may be covered by arranging a plurality of receiving structures.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the outer dimension of the buffer member 22 is slightly smaller than the outer dimension of the impacted member 21, but this is only an example, and the same outer dimension is used. There may be. The end of the buffer member 22 is not necessarily retracted relative to the end of the impacted member 21, and may be so-called flush. Conversely, the end of the impacted member 21 may be retracted relative to the end of the buffer member 22.

  The drug supply device 101 includes at least one drug supply unit 10 that supplies a drug, and a passage unit through which the drug supplied from the drug supply unit 10 passes. The passage portion includes a plate-like collided member 21 that is a member that collides with the medicine and can be elastically deformed, and a buffer member 22 that supports the colliding member 21 from a surface opposite to the surface on which the medicine collides. . The buffer member 22 is formed of a material having low repulsion and low hardness as compared with the impacted member 21. The “passage section” includes, for example, a main passage 35. The “passage portion” includes, for example, hoppers 30a and 30b.

(Action / Effect)
In the present embodiment, the passage portion is provided with a plate-like impacted member 21 that can be elastically deformed, and the impacted member 21 is supported by a buffer member 22 formed of a material having low repulsion and low hardness. , Can prevent the drug from splashing. Since the buffer member 22 supports the collided member 21 from the surface opposite to the surface on which the medicine collides, the colliding member 21 can be pressed from the surface on which the medicine collides, and cleaning becomes easy. According to this Embodiment, it can be set as the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus which is easy to clean in this way.

  As shown in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the buffer member 22 overlaps the impacted member 21 in a region where the drug collides with the impacted member 21. The “part where the medicine collides” is, for example, the central part of the colliding member 21. By adopting this configuration, the medicine collides with the colliding member 21 not in the region where the buffer member 22 is behind but in the region where the buffer member 22 is not behind. The member 21 can be elastically deformed toward the back, and can absorb an impact. Thereby, the splash of a medicine can be reduced effectively.

  As shown in the present embodiment, the buffer member 22 is preferably provided in a frame shape. By adopting this configuration, the buffer member 22 can stably support the impacted member 21 while keeping the center portion freely deformable. Therefore, it is easy to absorb the impact, and the drug splash can be effectively reduced.

  It is preferable that the buffer member 22 is linearly provided along the outer edge of the collision target member 21. By adopting this configuration, the buffer member 22 can efficiently support the impacted member 21 with a small area.

  An example of a state in which the receiving structure is attached to one slope of the hopper 30a is shown in FIG. The space above the collision target member 21 is a hopper passage 31a. When the receiving structure is attached to the slope, it is preferable to attach the receiving structure so that there is no gap at the upper end of the receiving structure as shown in FIG. In this example, the upper end of the receiving structure has a shape that matches a vertically extending wall.

  An example of the state in which the receiving structure is attached to the surface 15 of the main passage 35 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, the main passage 35 extends in the front direction on the paper surface. As shown in FIG. 2, the back cover 12 may have a structure that collectively surrounds a plurality of main passages 35, but in FIG. 11, one back cover 12 is provided for convenience of explanation. An example in which only the main line passage 35 is provided is shown. When the main passage 35 is straight, a receiving structure as shown in FIG. 7 or 9 can also be used.

  The passage portion is arranged so as to face the colliding member 21 via a gap so as to limit the amount of elastic deformation of the colliding member 21 toward the side opposite to the side on which the medicine collides. 23 is preferably provided. In the example shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, this condition is satisfied. By adopting this configuration, it becomes possible to perform cleaning in a state in which the colliding member 21 is pressed against the back surface portion 23, so that cleaning becomes easy.

  The at least one medicine supply unit 10 includes a plurality of medicine supply units 10 arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the vertical length of the collision target member 21 is the vertical arrangement of the plurality of medicine supply units 10. It is preferable that the colliding member 21 is integrally formed. If the colliding member 52 is integrally formed over a sufficient length in this way, the surface where the medicine collides in the passage portion can be made into a seamless structure, so that the medicine can be guided smoothly. Can do. Further, since the impacted member 52 is integral and seamless, the passage portion can be easily cleaned.

  The buffer member 22 is preferably made of a foamable resin. By adopting this configuration, the receiving structure can easily absorb the impact and can effectively reduce the splashing of the medicine.

  The colliding member 21 is preferably made of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene resin. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to realize a collided member having excellent wear resistance and chemical resistance. In addition, it is possible to realize a structure in which the drug is difficult to rebound.

  Up to this point, the drug supply apparatus having a structure in which a plurality of drug supply units are arranged in parallel along a certain plane has been described as an example. However, the drug supply apparatus is not limited to such a structure. For example, the present invention can be applied to a drug supply device in which a plurality of drug supply units are arranged in a cylindrical shape.

  As described in Embodiment 1, “at least one”, the number of drug supply units may be one or more. For example, the present invention is applied to a drug supply device having one drug supply unit. It is possible.

In addition, you may employ | adopt combining suitably two or more among the said embodiment.
In addition, the said embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration in all the points, Comprising: It is not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case, 2 Upper case, 3 Lower case, 4 Display, 5 Keyboard, 6a, 6b Door, 7 Operation part, 8 Front plate, 9 Personal computer, 10 Drug supply part, 11 Storage part, 12 Back cover, 13 arm, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e surface, 15 surface, 16 opening, 21 impacted member, 22 buffer member, 23 back surface, 30a, 30b hopper, 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d hopper passage, 32a , 32b Hopper outlet, 35 main passage, 37 passage, 38 slope, 39 opening, 101 drug supply device.

Claims (8)

At least one drug supply unit for supplying a drug;
A passage section through which the medicine supplied from the medicine supply section passes,
The passage portion is a member that collides with the medicine and is a plate-like impacted member that can be elastically deformed; and
A shock-absorbing member that supports the colliding member from a surface opposite to the surface on which the medicine collides,
The said buffer member is a chemical | medical agent supply apparatus formed with the material of low repulsion and low hardness compared with the said to-be-collision member.   The drug supply device according to claim 1, wherein the buffer member overlaps the collided member in a region where the drug collides among the collided members.   The medicine supply device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buffer member is provided in a frame shape.   The medicine supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the buffer member is linearly provided along the outer edge of the collision target member.   The passage portion is disposed so as to face the colliding member with a gap therebetween so as to limit the amount of elastic deformation of the colliding member toward the side opposite to the side on which the medicine collides. The chemical | medical agent supply apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 4 provided with a part. The at least one drug supply unit includes a plurality of drug supply units arranged in a vertical direction,
The length in the up-down direction of the colliding member corresponds to the length of the plurality of medicine supply units arranged in the up-down direction, and the colliding member is integrally formed. The medicine supply device according to any one of the above.   The said buffer member is a chemical | medical agent supply apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 6 currently formed with the foamable resin.   The drug supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the collision target member is formed of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene resin.

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