JP3598083B2 - Medicine bandage winding device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medicine bandage winding device that winds a series of medicine bandages created by a medicine packing machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a series of medicine bandages created by a medicine packaging machine is cut and tied as needed for each patient and distributed to each patient. Such work is usually automatically performed by a medicine bandage binding machine. As shown in FIG. 11, the medicine banding and binding machine cuts a series of medicine bands created by the medicine packing machine W into three packing bags F in the morning, daytime, and night. The alignment gutter 18 having a U-shaped cross section which is stacked for each patient in a state where the respective medicine bandages S are aligned, and the binding device 6 which applies the band B to the medicine bandages S stacked in the alignment gutter 18. Become.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 11, the medicine bandage binding machine 17 moves sideways with the alignment gutter 18 containing the medicine bandage S for each patient therein, and the medicine bandage S is attached to the binding device 6. Extrude toward opening 16. Then, the extruded medicine bandage S is put into the storage box 19 in a state where the band B is hung and bound in the opening 16 of the binding device 6. As described above, the medicine bandage S is bound for each patient, so that it is easy for the hospital to distribute to each patient, and for the patient, the packaging bag F of the medicine bandage S formed every morning, day, night and day is provided. It is convenient to open the bags sequentially so that you can take the medicine with the appropriate prescription.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the medicine bandages S bound by the conventional medicine bandage binding machine 17 are separated from each other with three packaging bags F as one set, patients with weak judgment, such as elderly people, can be used for morning and night use. There is a problem that there is a case where the user takes the wrong dose or takes only the morning dose sequentially from the top.
[0005]
In addition, even for a normal patient, if the band B for binding is removed, the overlapped medicine dressing band S is separated, so that there is a problem that handling is inconvenient.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a device that can take up a medicine bandage for each patient in order to bind and effectively bind the medicine bandage in such a manner that the order in which the medicine bandages are taken is difficult to take into account, taking the above problems into consideration. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention arranges a rotary table on a transport path for transporting a series of medicine bandages in a predetermined direction, and locks the rotary table opposite to each other with its rotation center interposed therebetween. Providing a projection and a winding projection, the rotary table is rotated in a state where the tip of the medicine bandage is hooked on the locking projection, and the medicine bandage is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the winding projection. Accordingly, the medicine bandage winding device is configured to wind the medicine bandage on the outer peripheral surface around the locking projection and the winding projection .
[0008]
As another means for solving the above problems, a winding device for winding a series of medicine bandages conveyed in a predetermined direction, a cutting device for cutting the wound medicine bandages at a predetermined length, and winding the cut medicine bandages. In a medicine bandage winding device provided with a conveying means for conveying in a take-up state, the winding device is provided with a turntable on a transfer path, and opposed to each other with the center of rotation on the turntable. A locking projection and a winding projection are provided, and the turntable is rotated in a state where the tip of the medicine bandage is hooked on the locking projection so that the medicine bandage comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the winding projection. It is also possible to provide a medicine bandage winding device configured to wind the medicine bandage on the outer peripheral surface around the locking projection and the winding projection with rotation .
[0009]
In medicine bandage winding device according to the invention, when rotating the turntable in a state in which hooked tips of medicine bandage locking projection abuts the drug bandage on the outer peripheral surface of the winding projections, the With the rotation of the turntable, the medicine bandage can be wound on the outer peripheral surface around the locking projection and the winding projection .
[0010]
In the second invention, since the cutting device is provided, the medicine bandage is cut in a state where the medicine bandage is wound up by a necessary length for each patient, and the wound medicine bandage is directly sent to the next step by the transport means. Can be. A band is hung on the sent medicine bandage and united. The medicine band that has been treated as described above can be prevented from being used erroneously in the morning, day, and evening if the patient separates one by one from the tip.
[0011]
Further, when the locking projection and the winding projection are made to be able to protrude and retract from the turntable, the medicine bandage can be easily removed from the turntable in the wound state and transported.
[0012]
Embodiment
Hereinafter, a medicine bandage winding device and a medicine bandage binding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. A medicine bandage binding machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a cutter 2 for cutting a series of medicine bandages S conveyed forward from a medicine packaging machine W in a state of being obliquely standing to a predetermined length, and a medicine band S from the cutter 2. Feeder 3 which feeds forwardly in an obliquely standing state, a winding device 4 for sequentially winding the medicine bandages S sent out by the feeder 3, and a medicine bandage S wound by the winding device 4 from both sides. And a binding device 6 for binding the medicine band S transported by the transport arm 5 with the band B over the band B.
[0013]
The cutter 2 rotates when the medicine bandage S has passed by one patient, and cuts the medicine bandage S for each patient. The feeder 3 includes a rail base 8 for receiving the medicine band S from the cutter 2 in an obliquely upright state, and a belt conveyor 9 for feeding the medicine band S on the rail base 8.
[0014]
The take-up device 4 is a disk-shaped turntable 10 that is disposed on the transport path of the medicine bandage S and is flush with the mounting table 7. A pair of column-shaped locking projections 11 erected at the upper and rear sides, and the locking projections 11 are erected in front of the outer periphery of the turntable 10 on the transport path so as to be opposed to each other across the center of the turntable 10. And a pair of cylindrical winding projections 12.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the winding device 4 is configured such that the tip end of the medicine band S inserted between the pair of guide projections 13 on the mounting table 7 is positioned between the locking projections 11 on the turntable 10. When the rotary table 10 is rotated by a driving mechanism (not shown) in the mounting table 7 when the rotary table 10 is projected forward by a predetermined amount through the base, the distal end of the medicine band S is hooked on the locking projection 11. I have. When the rotary table 10 is further rotated in a state where the tip of the medicine band S is hooked on the locking projection 11, the medicine band S comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the winding projection 12. When the 10 further rotates, the medicine band S comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the locking projection 11 in a state of contact with the winding projection 12.
[0016]
As described above, in the winding device 4, when the turntable 10 rotates, the medicine band S is wound around the locking protrusion 11 and the winding protrusion 12 as needed. Thereafter, when the medicine band S is cut by the cutter 2 with a predetermined length, the required medicine band S is wound up as shown in FIG.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer arm 5 is provided with a pair of holding fingers 15 whose interval is widened and narrowed by a drive mechanism in a drive box 14, and the arm drive mechanism (not shown) rotates the turntable of the winding device 4. 7, the wound medicine band S is sandwiched from both sides by the sandwiching fingers 15 as shown in FIG. At this time, the locking projections 11 and the winding projections 12 of the winding device 4 are buried in the turntable 10 to facilitate transport of the medicine bandage S gripped by the transport arm 5 with the holding fingers 15.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 8, the binding device 6 has an opening 16 through which the wound medicine band S carried by the transport arm 5 can pass, and the medicine bandage located in the opening 16. Band S is applied to S as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the bundling device 6 puts the band B on two places of the required medicine band S and binds the band S in a state of being wound up in a series.
[0019]
In this manner, the medicine bandages S wound by the winding device 4 and bound by the binding device 6 are arranged in a series of the packaging bags F containing the respective medicines in the order of taking the medicines. Since the medicine is taken by opening the packaging bag F sequentially from the end of the bandage S, the medicine taking order is not mistaken. Further, since the medicine bandages S are tied together as a series, the bandages B are not separated even if they come off, which is convenient for handling.
[0020]
In this embodiment, the medicine band S is transported in the upright state in the horizontal direction, and the rotary table 10 is rotated horizontally. However, the medicine band S is transported in the vertical direction, and the rotation table 10 is rotated. May be rotated vertically.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
Since the medicine bandage take-up device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the desired medicine bandage can be bound in a state of being wound up in a series, so that the patient does not mistake the order of taking the medicine, It is very effective in ensuring patient safety. Further, after the banding, the bandage is not separated even if the band is removed, so that the bandage is easy to handle and easy to store.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a perspective view showing a binding machine of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a winding device of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a winding device of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a winding device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a winding device of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a winding device and a transfer arm. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the supply of the medicine bandage to the bundling apparatus. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the middle of the bundling of the medicine bandage. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the bundled medicine bandage. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional bundling machine. Explanation of reference numerals]
1, 17 Medicine bandage binding machine 2 Cutter 3 Feeder 4 Take-up device 5 Transfer arm 6 Binding device 7 Mounting table 8 Rail table 9 Belt conveyor 10 Rotating table 11 Locking protrusion 12 Winding protrusion 13 Guide protrusion 14 Drive box 15 Holding finger 16 Opening 18 Alignment gutter 19 Storage box W Medicine packaging machine S Medicine bandage B Band F Packaging bag

Claims (5)

A rotary table is provided on a transport path for transporting a series of medicine bandages in a predetermined direction, and a locking projection and a winding projection are provided on the rotary table so as to face each other with the center of rotation therebetween. With the part hooked on the locking projection, the turntable is rotated to bring the medicine bandage into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the winding projection, and the medicine bandage is locked and wound with the rotation of the rotary table. Medicine bandage winding device configured to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the medicine band. A winding device for winding a series of medicine bandages conveyed in a predetermined direction, a cutting device for cutting the wound medicine bandage at a predetermined length, and a conveying unit for conveying the cut medicine bandage in a wound state are provided . In the medicine bandage take-up device, the take-up device is provided with a turntable on a transport path, and a locking protrusion and a take-up protrusion are provided on the turntable so as to face each other with the center of rotation therebetween. With the distal end of the bandage hooked on the locking projection, the turntable is rotated to bring the medicine bandage into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the winding projection, and the medicine bandage and the locking projection are rotated with the rotation of the turntable. A medicine bandage take-up device configured to take up an outer peripheral surface around a take-up protrusion. 3. The medicine bandage winding device according to claim 2, wherein the carrying means is constituted by a carrying arm having a pair of holding fingers. The medicine bandage winding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the locking projection and the winding projection is a pair. The medicine bandage winding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking projection and the winding projection are provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the turntable.

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