JP2669511B2 - Drug packaging device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the packaging of powders and solids in any combination for dispensing in hospitals.
The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device that performs the following .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in pharmacies such as hospitals and clinics, in order to perform a large amount of dispensing, solid preparations such as powders, tablets and capsules are divided and packaged by a packaging machine based on a prescription (hereinafter simply referred to as packaging). )doing. In this package,
Since all solid preparations have many combinations depending on the preparation, and the number of doses is also added to this, conventionally, powders and tablets or capsules are simultaneously packaged as one dose, or one dose is taken. As a dose, a powder and tablets or capsules are separately packaged. In this case, the powder is also separately packaged when it becomes a plurality.

[0003]

According to the packaging method as described above, for example, when a solid agent such as powder or tablets / capsules (hereinafter simply referred to as tablets) is simultaneously packaged in one package like the former, the packaging is performed. If the amount is large, it is bulky and inconvenient for subsequent handling. In particular, during an audit, it is difficult for an audit operator to perform a correct audit, which not only reduces work efficiency but also may overlook errors. In addition, according to the latter method of individually packaging powder and tablet, one package is prepared for each type, regardless of the packaged amount. The number of packages becomes excessive, the treatment of the medication becomes bulky due to the increase of the packaging material, and it becomes inconvenient to handle, and there is a possibility that the patient may make a mistake in one dose at the time of administration.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a medicine packaging apparatus capable of packaging medicines to be handled under the most rational conditions according to prescriptions.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention comprises
A medicine packaging device for packaging a required amount of a powder and a solid agent, comprising: (a) two rotary tables for dividing powder, which are arranged side by side in the same horizontal plane, and a rotary table for dividing each powder. Two dividing mechanisms for separately supplying the powder, and the rotating table for dividing powder is provided with a powder receiving groove having an annular concave curved surface, and the dividing mechanism stores the powder in the powder receiving groove.
In order to scrape off the powder dividing rotary table in the radial direction, the powder dividing rotary table follows the concave curved surface of the powder receiving groove in a vertical plane.
A scraping blade for sea urchin rotates, the concave surface of the powder receiving grooves
Powder dividing the supply unit comprising a circular partition plate fits, (b) is arranged above the powder dividing supply unit, dividing the mass put a minute packing amount of the solid agent are arranged more horizontally (C) One hopper for receiving the dividedly supplied medicines from the powdered medicine divided supply section and the solid medicine divided supply section; And (e) a packaged portion provided below the hopper and (e) a packaged amount supplied from either one of the powder dividing rotary tables of the powder divided supply portion or the solid agent divided supply portion for each dosage unit. A supply operation for individually supplying the divided medicines to the packaging section, or at least two kinds of medicines supplied from the rotary table for powder powder division and the solid medicine divided supply section are used as one packaged medicine. And a control mechanism for controlling the powder divided supply unit and the solid agent divided supply unit such that the supply operation to be combined and supplied to the packaging unit is repeated by a required dose unit in a required combination order. .

[0006] Oite the present invention, as agents supplying procedure of packing, mainly two disc-shaped body are arranged in parallel in the same horizontal plane
The powder dividing rotary table of a, when the packing powders only, both powder dividing rotary table included splitting mechanism actuates only one or in combination, the drug can be a to packing split supply, also during its, After completion split at one powder dividing rotary table if powders of the same kind, can be adapted to divide the supply operation is switched to the other powder dividing rotary table. Furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned operation, it is possible to selectively intermittently supply in the solid agent divided supply section , or to disperse the solid agent in divided powder.
The rotary table can be set to be selectively driven, for example, by operating one or both simultaneously.

[0007]

[Action] medicine packing apparatus according to the present invention in this way, the vertical direction
The size of the solid agent split supply section and the vertical dimension is small.
The two rotary tables for dividing the powder are arranged one above the other.
Is compact since, powder dividing the supply unit comprising a dividing means for supplying each drug to be packing this (and both powder dividing rotary table split device to which it pertains, and solid
By selectively actuating the divided agent supply parts) individually or in combination, the combination of the powder and the tablet can be freely selected, and the drug can be reasonably packed in a single dose.

Therefore, an optimum packing operation can be performed by providing an operation section for selecting the operation pattern of each divided supply means in the medicine packing machine and performing a selection operation corresponding to the prescription of the medicine.

Next, referring to the drawings, the medicine packaging apparatus of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to specific examples . FIG. 1 shows one example of the present invention.
The top view of the medicine packaging apparatus which concerns on an example is shown . In this figure, the powder is supplied to the dividing rotary table (see FIG. 2) by a feeder 24 arranged symmetrically in the center part on the front side in the figure.
Disposed in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface are solid agents such as tablets and capsuled medicines, that is, the dividing mass 52 of the tablet supply dividing mechanism 50 and its moving body 51. Reference numeral 15 denotes an operation panel for a packaging operation.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the medicine packaging machine with the cover on the upper part of the body 10 removed, and shows the same horizontal plane on the body 10.
The rotary table for splitting powder 20,20 ' mainly composed of two disk-shaped bodies arranged in parallel with each other and the splitting mechanism 25 for powder respectively attached thereto are symmetrically arranged, and the rotary table for splitting both powders 20,20''Split and feed mechanism for tablets 50 to traverse above'
Are arranged (partially omitted from the drawing).

The rotary tables 20 and 20 'for dividing each powder are
Each of them is provided with a powder receiving groove 21 which is kept horizontal and has an annular concave curved surface, and a motor 23 through an annular gear 22 below the powder receiving groove 21.
Accordingly, for example, they are arranged to rotate at predetermined speeds via a timing belt (not shown). The powder dividing mechanism 25 disposed on the upper side of each of the powder dividing rotary tables 20 and 20 'is the powder dividing rotary table.
Aircraft frame 11 through central space 20a of 20 or 20 '
The main table is supported on the rotary table for dividing powder 20,20 '
A support arm 26 straddling the top, and this support arm 26
Scraping blades 28 attached to a rotating shaft 27 supported by the same axis at the tip of the blades, a circular partition plate 29 attached to a boss fitted to the rotating shaft 27 via bearings, and these scraping blades. And a power transmission mechanism for rotating the partition plate 29. When the powder is supplied to the powder receiving groove 21 by a cam mechanism (not shown), the dividing mechanism 25 rotates the support arm 26 upward to separate the partition plate.
The 29 and the scraping blade 28 are adapted to retreat upward from the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20 '.

In association with such a powder dividing mechanism 25,
The suction pump is provided with a brush wheel for cleaning the powder receiving groove 21 after the powder has been scraped off from the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20 'in a direction opposite to the support arm 26 (Fig. A cleaning head 31 is provided which is connected to (not shown). The cleaning head 31 has a support lever 32
Attached to the tip, cam mechanism (not shown) only during cleaning operation
Is lowered onto the powder receiving groove 21 to perform a cleaning operation.

The powder that has been divided and scraped off into the powder receiving groove 21 by the scraping blades 28 of the dividing mechanism 25 is supplied to the packaging unit 40 through a hopper 35 located below the scraping blades 28, and is packaged one by one. It is configured to be packaged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tablet dividing and feeding mechanism 50 is provided with the powder dividing rotary table 20.
Alternatively, the divided mass 52 and its moving body 51 are intermittently advanced by the two parallel guide rails 53 provided on the body frame 11 across the upper side of 20 'and attached to the lower surface of the divided mass 52. The bottom plate 54 that is open is driven to open on the chute 55 in sequence. The tablets dividedly supplied one by one by the tablet divided supply mechanism 50 fall through the chute 55 into the hopper 35 for the powder.

When the medicine is packed by the medicine packing machine having such a structure, the powder is supplied in a required amount to the feeder 24 on the upper part of the machine body 10 according to the prescription. Tablets (tablets
Solid medicines such as capsule-filled medicines) are divided tablet feeding mechanisms
A required amount is supplied and supplied to each of the 50 divided squares 52. The powder supplied to the hopper 24 ′ of each feeder 24 is sprayed and supplied to the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20 ′ by the activation of the medicine packing machine.

To supply the powder to the rotary table 20 or 20 'for dividing the powder and the tablet to the divided mass 52 of the tablet divided supply mechanism 50, respectively, a control provided on the upper surface of the machine body 10 is required. On the operation panel 60, set the number of sachets for one dose, the required powder (which one of the rotating tables 20 and 20 'for powder division is to be rotated), the availability of tablets, and the amount of sachets to be set.
Rotary tables 20, 20 'for powder splitting and tablet split feeding mechanism
Activate 50.

When the dividing condition of each medicine is started by setting the packaging conditions, for example, when different powder A and powder B are packaged one by one by taking twice a day,

[Table 1] Rotary table for splitting both powders 20, 20 'as shown in 1)
By driving the dividing mechanism 25 corresponding to each of them, first, the required amount of the powder A is scraped from one of the powder-division rotary tables 20 and is supplied to the sachet of the packaging section 40 through the hopper 35 by the blades 28. One package is packed. Next, the powder B is scraped off from the other powder dividing rotary table 20 ′ and supplied to the packaging bag of the packaging section 40 via the hopper 35 by the blade 29, and the next 1
The package is packaged and the daily dose is packaged.
Thereafter, this operation is continued for the number of divided powders on the rotary table for dividing powders 20, 20 ', and the powders are alternately divided and wrapped.

In the same manner, when the powder A and the tablet are separately packaged one by one as shown in 2) of Table 1 by taking twice a day, the powder A is divided from one rotary table 20 for dividing the powder. Then, the required tablets are alternately supplied to the packaging section 40 by the tablet dividing / supplying mechanism 50, and the tablets are divided.

Besides this, as shown in 3) of Table 1, powder A
Dividing one packet and one packet obtained by mixing tablets with powder B as a daily dose. Alternatively, as shown in 6) of Table 1, one package of powder A and one package of powder A + powder B + tablets should be taken for one day. Is supplied to the one-packing amount packaging section 40 and is first packaged in one package, and then the powders A and B are simultaneously packaged from the two rotary tables 20 and 20 'for dividing the powders by the required package amount.
Are supplied from the hopper 35 to the packaging section 40, and a required number of tablets are fed into the hopper 35 via the chute 55 from the dividing mass 52 of the tablet dividing / supplying mechanism 50, and these are received in one compartment of the packaging 1 Wrap as a package. When the supply procedures of the respective medicines are combined in this way, 12 combinations as shown in Table 1 are obtained for taking twice a day.

Further,

[Table 2] Shown in Fig. 3 is a combination when taken three times a day. In accordance with the combination, the rotary table for splitting both powders 20 and 20 'and the split supply mechanism 50 for tablets are selected and driven according to the above-mentioned procedure. By doing so, packaging can be performed in a required combination order. In addition,

[Table 3] Shows the combinations when taken four times a day (for example, morning, noon, night, and before bedtime). By selecting the divided supply order of each drug, such 12 combinations can be sequentially divided. Can be wrapped.

These operations are performed by selecting an operation button switch on the operation panel 16 provided on the upper surface of the machine body 10 and pressing the operation button switches so that each drive machine is sequentially operated according to a preset combination program. Packaging can be performed according to the specified procedure.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention has a vertical dimension.
Small-sized solid agent split supply mechanism and small vertical dimension
Two powder dividing rotary tables are arranged vertically
So it is compact, this solid agent split supply section and 2
Individual or set operation with rotating table for powder splitting
By combining and selectively setting, the packaging conditions for powders and tablets can be easily combined in any combination, and post-packaging inspections can be performed without difficulty. Can be easily and freely performed with one medicine packing machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a medicine packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the medicine packing machine of FIG. 1 with a cover on an upper part of a body removed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the medicine packing machine showing the relationship between the powder-division rotary table and the tablet split-feed mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Body of medicine packing machine 11 Machine frame 15 Operation panel 20, 20 'Rotary table for powder splitting 21 Powder receiving groove 24 Feeder 25 Dividing mechanism 26 Support arm 27 Rotating shaft 28 Scraping blade 29 Partition plate 31 Cleaning head 32 Support lever 35 Hopper 40 Packaging unit 50 Tablet divided supply mechanism 51 Moving body 52 Divided mass 53 Guide rail 54 Bottom plate 55 Chute

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A medicine packaging device for packaging a required amount of powder and a solid agent, comprising: (a) two rotary tables for dividing powder, which are arranged side by side in the same horizontal plane, and for dividing these powders. Two dividing mechanisms for separately supplying the powder from the rotary table, the rotary table for dividing the powder has a powder receiving groove having an annular concave curved surface, and the dividing mechanism has the powder in the powder receiving groove. To
In order to scrape off the powder-dispersion rotary table in the radial direction, the powder-dispersion rotary table must follow the concave curved surface of the powder-mixing groove in a vertical plane.
Scraping blades that rotate in the same direction, and the concave curved surface of the powder receiving groove
Powder dividing the supply unit comprising a circular partition plate fits, (b) is arranged above the powder dividing supply unit, dividing the mass put a minute packing amount of the solid agent are arranged more horizontally (C) a single hopper for receiving the drug dividedly supplied from the powder divided division supply unit and the solid dosage division supply unit; (d) ) A packaging unit arranged below this hopper, and (e) 1 package amount supplied from either one of the powder dispensing division supply tables or the solid agent dividing supply unit for each dosage unit. A supply operation for individually supplying the divided medicines to the packaging section, or at least two kinds of medicines supplied from the rotary table for powder powder division and the solid medicine divided supply section are used as one packaged medicine. The medicine packaging including a control mechanism for controlling the powder divided supply section and the solid agent divided supply section so as to repeat the supply operation of combining them in combination and supplying them to the packaging section in the required combination order for the required dosage units. apparatus.