JP2646142B2 - Chemical supply device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a chemical supply device for supplying a chemical taken out of a chemical storage to a processing device.

[Prior art] Generally, medicines handled in hospital pharmacies and the like include tablets,
There are a wide variety of chemicals that are broadly classified into powdered medicines, liquid medicines, and the like. These are classified for each medicine and stored and stored in a medicine shelf or other medicine storage.

On the other hand, most of these chemicals, except for PTP, in which tablets are individually packaged, and ampoules, in which liquid medicines are sealed in appropriate amounts in containers, are in large quantities in storage containers that greatly exceed the actual usage. In addition, even if it is a PTP, the amount of one use of a patient is not one tablet at a time, and even if it is an ampoule, depending on the prescription, the content of the patient is one use. For example, it may be half.

Therefore, at the time of use, these chemicals must be taken out of the storage container according to the prescription, and divided for each use of the patient.

That is, for example, in the case of a medicine for internal use, it is necessary to first take out the medicine from its storage container according to the prescribed amount, and to package the medicine in order according to the prescribed taking order.

In such a case, conventionally, for example, one tablet is automatically
An automatic tablet dispenser, which is designed to take out and dispense each dose, is used, thereby greatly reducing the labor of the operator, and has achieved great results with few extreme mistakes.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, such a conventional method of processing medicines by a mechanical device, such as a method of packing tablets by an automatic tablet packing machine, involves taking out a medicine and packaging the medicine. The processing operations such as etc. correspond to each other for one time, the processing operation such as packaging cannot be performed during the operation of taking out the medicine, and the operation of taking out the medicine during the processing operation of the packing etc. For example, even if the processing operation itself can be performed in a relatively short time, the time required for the take-out operation becomes a waiting time for the processing operation.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine supply apparatus capable of avoiding a time required for taking out a medicine to be a waiting time of a processing operation by a processing apparatus and shortening a processing time as a whole. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a stock device arranged between a medicine storage and a medicine processing device, wherein the stock device is provided with the medicine storage. In a medicine supply device having a large number of medicine storage sections for temporarily stocking medicines to be taken out of the processing device and supplied to the processing device, the stock device is configured to include the following driving member. That is, the driving member sequentially moves the medicine container when the medicine container is in the operation of receiving a medicine from the medicine storage or in the operation of introducing the medicine into the processing device, while the medicine container is When shifting from the medicine receiving operation to the medicine introduction operation, the medicine container is continuously transferred until the first medicine container in the transfer direction in which the medicine is accommodated among the medicine containers reaches the medicine introduction position. .

[Effect] According to the present invention, when the above-described means are employed, each of the medicine storage units of the stock apparatus is driven when the medicine is being received from the medicine storage or during the introduction of the medicine into the processing apparatus. It is sequentially transferred by the member. On the other hand, when each medicine container of the stock apparatus shifts from the receiving operation to the medicine introduction operation, each medicine container is continuously read and transferred by the driving member. This continuous transfer is performed until the first medicine container in the transfer direction, in which the medicine is accommodated, of the many medicine containers reaches the medicine introduction position. Accordingly, the processing time required from the start of the processing apparatus to the processing operation of the sequentially supplied chemicals to the end thereof does not include the time required for the operation of taking out the chemical, but only the time required for the processing operation itself is required. Therefore, the processing can be completed in the shortest time.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a medicine storage accommodating a plurality of types of medicines, 2 is a processing device for processing a medicine taken out of the medicine storage 1, and 3 is a prescription from the medicine storage 1 according to a prescription. This is a stock device for temporarily stocking the taken out chemicals before supplying them to the processing device 2.

Appropriate equipment can be used for the medicine storage 1, the processing apparatus 2, and the stock apparatus 3.

As described above, the medicine taken out according to the prescription from the medicine storage 1 is temporarily stocked in the stock apparatus 3 before being supplied to the processing apparatus 2, so that the time required for the operation of taking out the medicine from the medicine storage 1 is reduced. In addition, the waiting time for the processing operation by the processing apparatus 2 is avoided, and the processing time of the chemicals by the processing apparatus 2 is substantially ignored. As a result, the processing time is reduced as a whole. Becomes

FIGS. 2 and 3 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 11 denotes a medicine storage accommodating a plurality of kinds of tablets, reference numeral 12 denotes a packaging device for packaging tablets taken out of the medicine storage 11, and reference numeral 13 denotes a medicine storage 11 And provided between the packaging device 12, prior to supplying to the packaging device 12 the medicine taken out according to the prescription from the medicine storage 11,
This is a stock device for temporarily stocking.

A plurality of shelves 14, 14,... Are provided in the medicine cabinet 11. Each of these shelves 14, 14,. Are removably installed so that they can be removed from the shelves 14, 14,. Although not shown, each tablet feeder
15 is provided with an accommodating section for accommodating a large number of tablets, and a take-out section for sequentially discharging the tablets, while each shelf 14 is provided at each installation position of a plurality of tablet feeders 15, 15,. Each of the tablet feeders 15, 15,... Is provided with a drive member such as a motor for operating the take-out section, and the take-out section of each tablet feeder 15 and the corresponding drive member are attached and detached of the tablet feeder 15 to and from the shelf 14. With it, it is designed to be attached and detached.

Also, the medicine storage 11 is provided with a guide path 16 for guiding the tablets discharged from all the tablet feeders 15, 15,... Installed on the shelves 14, 14,. The lower end is narrowed down in a hopper shape to form a take-out portion 17.

The stock apparatus 13 is composed of endless belts in which a plurality of medicine storage sections 19, 19,... Separated from each other by partition plates 18, 18,. Are provided with fixed side plates 20, 20.

Further, the stock device 13 is provided with a driving member 21 for sequentially transferring the medicine containers 19, 19,... While the medicine containers 19, 19,. Things. That is, the stock device 13 is configured such that the medicine storage sections 19, 19,... Can be moved in one direction by the operation of the drive member 21, and when the tablet (medicine) taken out of the medicine storage 11 is received, One of the housing parts 19, 19, ...
The medicine containers 19, 19,... Are transported one pitch at a time in accordance with the tablet take-out timing of the medicine cabinet 11 so as to sequentially come to a position corresponding to the take-out unit 17 of the medicine cabinet 11. . On the other hand, this stock device 13
When the chemical storage units 19, 19,... Are in the operation of introducing the chemicals into the processing apparatus, the driving members 21 also use the chemical storage units 19, 19,.
... are sequentially transferred. In other words, the stock device 13 is configured such that, even when the tablets (chemicals) are introduced into the packaging device 12 (processing device), the medicine storage units 19, 19,. The medicine containers 19, 19,... Are transported one pitch at a time according to the packaging timing of the packaging device 12 so as to come to the corresponding positions.

Then, the stock device 13 includes the medicine storage units 19, 19,.
When the operation shifts from the operation of receiving tablets (drugs) from the medicine storage 11 to the operation of introducing tablets (drugs) to the packaging device 12, the operation is performed by packing the medicine storage units 19, 19,... If there is a medicine container 19, 19,... In which no tablet is stored between the medicine container 22 and the medicine introduction unit 22 of the device 12, all of the medicine containers 19, 19,. Until passing through the 12 drug introduction sections 22 (in other words, the drug storage sections 19, 19,
… Of the medicine storage section 19 at the top in the transfer direction that contains the medicine
Until it reaches the medicine introduction position of the medicine introduction section 22).

In addition, the stock device 13 includes at least the medicine storage units 19, 19 in a section where the medicine storage units 19, 19,... An appropriate cover 23 is provided to prevent the tablets inside from falling off.

The packaging device 12 packages tablets, which are introduced one by one from the medicine introduction part 22, one by one into an appropriate packaging sheet (not shown). The dosage information of the packaged tablets, the patient's name, and the like are printed as necessary.

 Next, the operation of the above will be described.

First, the operation of taking out a tablet from the medicine storage 11 is performed as follows.

First, the take-out part of the tablet feeder 15A is operated by a driving member corresponding to the tablet feeder (that is, 15A) containing the tablet to be taken out (for example, A), and the tablets A are discharged one tablet at a time. Let it.

Then, the first single tablet A reaches the take-out section 17 through the guide path 16 of the medicine storage 11, and is stored in the corresponding medicine storage section 19 of the stock apparatus 13 located immediately below.

In response to this, the stock device 13 moves the medicine containers 19, 19,... By one pitch by the operation of the driving member 21.

Next, the tablet feeder 15A is operated to discharge the tablet A for another time.
And arrives at the take-out section 17 through the guide path 16, and is stored in the next chemical storage section 19 of the stock apparatus 13.

In response to this, the stock device 13 moves the medicine containers 19, 19,... By another pitch by the operation of the driving member 21.

Further, when the next one tablet A is discharged from the tablet feeder 15A, the third tablet A reaches the take-out unit 17 through the guide path 16 of the medicine storage 11, and is stored in the stock device.
It is stored in the medicine storage section 19 that is next to the thirteenth.

In response to this, the stock device 13 moves the medicine storage units 19, 19,.

Similarly, each time the tablet A is taken out of the medicine storage 11 one by one by the operation of the tablet feeder 15A, the stock apparatus 13 moves the medicine storage units 19, 19,. To be transported, the taken out tablets A are sequentially stored in the chemical storage units 19, 19,... And are aligned along the longitudinal direction of the stock device 13.

As described above, since the tablet can be taken out of the medicine storage 11 without performing the tablet packing operation by the packaging device 12, during the tablet taking operation, for example, the packaging device 12 Necessary operations such as replenishment and replacement of sheets can be performed without any trouble.

The tablet packaging operation by the packaging device 12 is performed as follows.

First, the stock device 13 is provided between the medicine storage units 19, 19,... In which tablets are stored and the medicine introduction unit 22 of the packaging device 12.
When there is a medicine storage section 19, 19,... In which no tablets are stored, all of the non-storage medicine storage sections 19, 19,. twenty two
Until they pass.

Next, the stock device 13 is provided with the chemical storage units 19, 19,.
The tablets A stored therein are transferred in order from the medicine storage section 19 which comes to a position corresponding to the medicine introduction section 22 of the packaging apparatus 12 while transferring the tablets A one pitch at a time according to the packaging timing of the packaging apparatus 12. Drop to 22.

Then, the packaging device 12 receives this, and sequentially packages the tablets A introduced into the medicine introduction section 22 one by one according to the order of introduction.

As described above, since the tablet packaging operation can be performed by the packaging device 12 without performing the tablet removal operation from the medicine storage 11, the medicine storage 11 can be performed during the tablet packaging operation.
, Etc., can be performed without any trouble.

4 and 5 show still another embodiment of the present invention.
Is a medicine cabinet containing a plurality of types of tablets, 32 is a packaging device for separating tablets taken out of the medicine cabinet 31, 33a and 33b are provided between the medicine cabinet 31 and the packaging device 32, and from the medicine cabinet 31 This is a stocking device for temporarily stocking the medicine taken out according to the prescription before supplying it to the packaging device 32.

A plurality of shelves 34, 34,... Are provided in the medicine storage 31, and a plurality of shelves 34, 34,. Are removably installed so that they can be removed from the shelves 34, 34,. Although not shown, each tablet feeder
35 is provided with an accommodating section for accommodating a large number of tablets, and a take-out section for sequentially discharging the tablets, while each shelf 34 is provided at each installation position of a plurality of tablet feeders 35, 35,. Each of the tablet feeders 35, 35,... Is provided with a driving member such as a motor for operating the taking-out section, and the take-out section of each tablet feeder 35 and the corresponding driving member are attached to and detached from the shelf 34 by the tablet feeder 35. With it, it is designed to be attached and detached.

Further, the medicine storage 31 is provided with a guide path 36 for guiding the tablets discharged from all the tablet feeders 35, 35,... Installed on the shelves 34, 34,. The lower end is narrowed down in a hopper shape, and a take-out portion 37 is formed.

The dispensing unit 38 of the medicine storage 31 is provided with a sorting device 38. The sorting device 38 transfers the tablets taken out of the taking-out unit 37 to a delivery position 38a corresponding to the stock device 33a.
Or the guide to the delivery position 38b corresponding to the stock device 33b.

The stock device 33a (33b) is composed of an endless belt in which a plurality of medicine storage sections 40, 40,... Separated from each other by partition plates 39, 39,. At both ends, fixed side plates 41, 41 are provided.

In addition, the stock device 33a (33b)
When 0,... Are performing a medicine receiving operation from the medicine storage 31, a driving member for sequentially transferring the medicine storage units 40, 40,.
42 is provided. That is, the stock device 33
a (33b) is configured such that the medicine storage sections 40, 40,...
When receiving the tablets (medicines) taken out of the storage unit, the medicine storage units 40, 40,...
The medicine containers 40, 40,... Are moved one pitch at a time in accordance with the tablet take-out timing of the medicine storage 31 so as to come to a position corresponding to 37 (that is, a delivery position 38a (38b) of the sorting device 38). Has become. On the other hand, the stock device 33a (33b) also holds the drive member 42 when the medicine storage units 40, 40,.
.. Are sequentially transferred. That is, when the stock device 33a (33b) introduces a tablet (drug) into the packaging device 32 (processing device),
The packaging devices 32 are arranged such that the chemical storage units 40, 40,...
According to the packaging timing, the medicine storage units 40, 40, ...
Are transferred one pitch at a time.

The medicine introduction section 43 of the packaging device 32 is formed in a hopper shape so that the upper end is widened to correspond to both stock devices 33a and 33b, and the lower end is narrowed down to correspond to the packaging device 32.

And the stock device 33a (33b)
When the operation shifts from the operation of receiving tablets (drugs) from the medicine storage 31 to the operation of introducing tablets (drugs) to the packaging device 32, the medicine storage units 40, 40, 40, …
If there is a medicine storage section 40, 40,... In which no tablets are stored between the medicine introduction section 43 of the packaging device 32, all of the non-storage medicine storage sections 40, 40,. Wrapping equipment32
Until it passes through the chemical introduction section 43 (in other words, the medicine storage section).
(Until 40, 40,..., The first medicine container 40 containing medicines in the transport direction reaches the medicine introduction position of the medicine introduction unit 43.)
It is designed to be transferred continuously.

In addition, the stock device 33a (33b) has at least a transfer direction near side to the medicine introduction part 43 of the packaging device 32,
In the section in which the chemical storage sections 40, 40,... Are oriented in a direction other than upward, an appropriate cover 44 is provided to prevent the tablets in the chemical storage sections 40, 40,.

The packaging device 32 divides the tablets introduced one by one from the medicine introduction part 43 one by one into an appropriate packaging sheet (not shown). The dosage information of the packaged tablets, the patient's name, and the like are printed as necessary.

 Next, the operation of the above will be described.

First, the operation of taking out the tablet from the medicine storage 31 is performed as follows.

First, the take-out part of the tablet feeder 35A is operated by a driving member corresponding to the tablet feeder (that is, 35A) containing the tablet to be taken out (for example, A), and the tablets A are discharged one tablet at a time. Let it.

Then, the first single tablet A reaches the take-out unit 37 through the guide path 36 of the medicine storage 31, and is distributed to the sorting device 38.
Is guided to the selected delivery position 38a (38b), and stored in the corresponding chemical storage section 40 of the stock device 33a (33b).

In response to this, the stock device 33a (33b) moves the chemical containers 40, 40,.

Next, when the tablet feeder 35A is operated to discharge the tablet A for another time, the second tablet A is stored in the medicine storage 31.
Of the stocking device 33a (33b), and is guided to the delivery position 38a (38b) selected by the sorting device 38.
To be housed.

In response, the stock device 33a (33b)
By the operation of 42, the medicine storage units 40, 40,... Are moved by another pitch.

Further, when the next one tablet A is discharged from the tablet feeder 35A, the third tablet A reaches the take-out part 37 through the guide path 36 of the medicine storage 31, and is distributed to the sorting device 38.
Is guided to the delivery position 38a (38b) selected by the operator, and the next medicine storage section of the stock device 33a (33b)
Housed in 40.

In response, the stock device 33a (33b)
By the operation of 42, the medicine storage units 40, 40,... Are further moved by another pitch.

Similarly, each time the tablet A is taken out of the medicine storage 31 by the operation of the tablet feeder 35A in the same manner, the stock device 33a is taken out according to the take-out timing.
(33b) transports the medicine containers 40, 40,... One pitch at a time.
.. Are sequentially stored along the longitudinal direction of the stock devices 33a (33b).

If the number of packages in the packaging unit (a group of a plurality of packets to be packaged in series) exceeds the capacity of the single stock device 33a (33b), that is, the delivery position selected by the sorting device 38 (For example, 38a), the chemical storage units 40, 40,... Of the stock apparatus (that is, 33a).
If the tablet is fully filled with tablets and the operation of taking out the tablets for the packaging unit has not been completed yet, the sorting device 38 is switched to switch the other delivery position (ie, 38b).
And the corresponding stock equipment (ie 33
b) If tablets are sequentially stored in the chemical storage units 40, 40,..., the operation of taking out tablets for the packaging unit is as follows.
It will be executed to the end without interruption.

As described above, the tablet can be taken out of the medicine storage box 31 without performing the tablet packing operation by the packaging device 32. Necessary operations such as replenishment and replacement of sheets can be performed without any trouble.

The tablet packaging operation by the packaging device 32 is performed as follows.

First, the stocking device 33a (33b) is provided between the medicine accommodating sections 40, 40,... Accommodating the tablets and the medicine introducing section 43 of the packaging apparatus 32, with the medicine accommodating sections 40, 40 containing no tablets. …
.. Are continuously transferred by the operation of the driving member 42 until all of the unaccommodated medicine storage sections 40, 40,... Pass through the medicine introduction section 43 of the packaging device 32.

Next, the stock device 33a (33b)
40,... 1 according to the packaging timing of the packaging device 32
While transferring the medicine by pitch, the medicine introduction part 43 of the packaging device 32
The tablets A accommodated therein are dropped from the medicine introduction part 43 in order from the medicine accommodation part 40 which has come to the position corresponding to the above.

Then, the packaging device 32 receives this, and sequentially packages the tablets A introduced into the medicine introduction section 43 one by one according to the order of introduction.

As described above, since the tablet packaging operation can be performed by the packaging device 32 without performing the operation of taking out the tablet from the medicine storage 31, for example, the medicine storage 31 during the tablet packaging operation.
, Etc., can be performed without any trouble, such as supplying tablets to the tablet feeders 35, 35,.

In the above embodiment, each of the tablet feeders 15 and 35 has a configuration including a storage unit for storing a large number of tablets, and an extraction unit for sequentially discharging tablets, but the storage unit and the extraction unit are substantially Each tablet feeder 15 can be formed in the shape of a cylinder (cylinder or square cylinder) having the same diameter. In this case, if a tablet supply port is provided at the top of the storage section and a tablet outlet is provided at the bottom of the take-out section. , 35 can be minimized to the minimum required for the tablet unloading operation by the unloading section.

In the above embodiment, the medicine storage 11 (31) is provided with a plurality of shelves 14, 14,... (34,...) On which the tablet feeders 15, 15,. 34, ...) is a bookcase type fixed to the housing, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, tablet feeders 15, 15, ... (35,
35,…)) with multiple levels of shelves 14, 14,
... (34, 34, ...) may be a drawer type that can be pulled out from the housing to the front, and the shelf 14
The number of stages in (34) is not limited to a plurality of stages, and may be one stage.
Since the falling distance of the tablets from 15, 15, ... (35, 35, ...) is short, the falling time of the tablets is shortened, and as a result, the processing speed can be improved, and If the number of shelves 14 (34) is one, the guideway 16
(36) becomes unnecessary.

In the above embodiment, the stock device 13 (33a, 33b)
(39, 39,...) (39, 39,...) (39, 39,.
...) Is constituted by an endless belt formed in one line along the longitudinal direction, but is not limited to this. For example, a similar long belt may be used. Needs to be configured to be movable in both directions, and in the case of an endless belt, it can be configured to be movable in both directions as well as in one direction. it can.

Further, in the above embodiment, the medicine storage units 19, 19, ... (40,
40,...) Are formed in one row along the longitudinal direction of the stock device 13 (33a, 33b), but are not limited to this.
Also, the partition plates 18, 18,... (39, 39,...) May not be separated from each other.

Further, in the above embodiment, the medicine storage units 19, 19,.
The cover 23 (44) for preventing the tablets in the cartridges (0, 40,...) From falling off is attached to the medicine introduction section 22 of the packaging device 12 (32).
On the front side in the transfer direction up to (43), the chemical storage unit 19,
19,... (40, 40,...) Are provided in a section where the direction is other than upward, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The transfer unit 38a, 38b corresponding to the take-out unit 17 of the medicine cabinet 11 or the take-out unit 37 of the medicine cabinet 31, and the packaging device 12
Covers 23 (44) can also be provided on all other parts except the medicine introduction part 22 (43) of (32).

In the embodiment shown in FIGS.
Although two a and 33b are provided and two delivery positions 38a and 38b of the sorting device 38 are provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and a required number of stock devices can be provided. May be set according to the number of stock devices.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a tablet packaging machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is applied to an appropriate powder packaging machine for handling powder medication, or to an appropriate liquid medication packaging machine for handling solution. The present invention can be applied to an appropriate processing device other than the packaging machine, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be variously changed and modified in the above embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, when each of the medicine storage units of the stock apparatus is in the operation of receiving the medicine from the medicine storage or introducing the medicine into the processing apparatus, each of the medicine storage units is not used. Are sequentially transferred by the driving member. As a result, the medicine receiving operation of each medicine container from the medicine storage is also performed.
The operation of introducing the chemicals from each chemical storage unit to the processing apparatus can be reliably performed in a short time. In addition, when each of the medicine storage units of the stock apparatus shifts from the medicine receiving operation to the medicine introduction operation, until the first medicine storage unit in the transfer direction containing the medicines among the many medicine storage units reaches the medicine introduction position. Each medicine container is continuously transferred by the driving member. Thereby, waste can be eliminated from the time required for the transition. As a result, the processing time required from the start of the processing device to the processing device for sequentially supplying the chemicals to the end thereof does not include the time required for taking out the chemicals, but only the time required for the processing operation itself. Since it is necessary, the processing can be completed in the shortest time, and the time required for the preparation before the processing apparatus starts the processing operation can be completed in the shortest time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a main part of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is a schematic plan view of the principal part of the thing of a figure. 1 ... drug storage, 2 ... processing equipment 3 ... stock equipment 11 ... chemical storage, 12 ... packaging equipment 13 ... stock equipment, 14 ... shelf 15 ... tablet feeder, 16 ... guideway 17 ... ... Removal unit, 18 ... Partition plate 19 ... Chemical storage unit, 20 ... Fixed side plate 21 ... Drive member, 22 ... Chemical introduction unit 23 ... Cover, 24 ... Printer 31 ... Chemical storage, 32 ... … Packing devices 33a, 33b… Stock devices 34… Shelves, 35… Tablet feeders 36… Guideways, 37… Removal units 38… Distributing devices 38a, 38b… Transfer positions 39… Partition plates, 40 ... Chemical container 41 ... Fixed side plate, 42 ... Driving member 43 ... Chemical introduction unit, 44 ... Cover 45 ... Printer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A medicine supply system comprising a stock device having a plurality of medicine storage units for temporarily storing a medicine to be taken out of the medicine store and supplied to the treatment device, between a medicine store and a medicine processing device. In the apparatus, the stock apparatus comprises:
When the medicine storage unit is performing a medicine receiving operation from the medicine storage or during a medicine introduction operation to the processing device, the medicine storage unit is sequentially transferred, and the medicine storage unit shifts from the medicine reception operation to the medicine introduction operation. When the transfer is performed, a driving member is provided that continuously transfers the medicine storage unit until the first medicine storage unit in the transfer direction in which the medicine is stored in the medicine storage unit reaches the medicine introduction position. apparatus.