JP4028987B2 - Drug packaging device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device used for dispensing and dispensing based on a prescription at a hospital or clinic, and more specifically, the tablet dividing unit can be rationally configured to reduce the overall structure. The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a medicine packaging device used for dispensing based on a prescription in hospitals, clinics or clinics can handle powders and tablets (capsules / tablets), and generally accepts powders on the hand side. A divider for dividing the tablet is provided, and a number of dividing baskets for dividing the tablet are arranged on the upper surface of the apparatus. The powder dividing means is composed of a dividing basket for receiving the powder and a number of dispensing baskets (distributors) arranged immediately below the dividing basket, and the tablet dividing means is provided at the top of the apparatus. It is composed of a large number of dividing rods and a large number of distributing rods (distributors) arranged immediately below.
[0003]
In the medicine packaging device having such a configuration, the powder dispensing basket and the tablet dispensing basket are independently moved onto the hopper to the packaging position and provided at the bottom of each dispensing basket. The valve plate (open / close plate) is sequentially opened and closed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional medicine packaging device, the dividing basket provided especially for dividing the tablet has a large space for handling the medicine in the capsule having a large tablet size, unlike the powder. Necessary and a large space is inevitably required because it can be reliably separated from adjacent sections. In addition, a minimum 7 × 3 array is required because the number of divisions requires at least 21 packets. For this reason, the arrangement part of the split basket and the distribution basket for receiving the tablets divided immediately below and moving them onto the hopper for packaging and sequentially loading them become a large space for the entire apparatus. This is a cause of increasing capacity.
[0005]
In addition, the conventional packaging device has a structure in which the powder dispensing basket and the tablet dispensing basket are driven by independent drive devices, and the drive mechanism is complicated accordingly.
[0006]
Because of this, since the overall capacity is large and requires a lot of installation space, as a medicine packaging device installed in a pharmacy that is limited in work space by installation of other dispensing devices, medicine storage shelves, etc. Therefore, there is a demand for an apparatus that requires as little installation space as possible, and in particular, such demands are increasing in small-scale pharmacies as the varieties of dispensing drugs increase due to advances in treatment technology.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and provides a medicine packaging device having a configuration capable of effectively reducing the divided supply space for tablets and effectively enhancing the packaging function. It is intended.
[0008]
[Means for solving the problems and actions / effects]
In order to achieve the above-described object, a medicine packaging device according to the present invention comprises:
The operating front side upper as well as distribution of the powder divider unit, arranged tablet divided portion on the upper surface, inside with powder distributor and tablets of the distributor and, respectively, divided them dispenser was allowed to intermittently rampant In the medicine packaging device that sends the powder / tablet from the hopper to the packaging part and encloses it in the bag by the required amount,
The tablet dividing basket in the tablet dividing unit has dropping ports arranged in a plurality of rows in the longitudinal direction at a required pitch and in the width direction of the medicine packaging device , and each of the dropping ports has the dimension in the longitudinal direction described above. is narrowed so that the 1 / n of the segment pitch of the tablet divided chambers Rutotomoni, each input opening of plurality of rows is provided with by shifting successively 1 / n pitch directly below the input opening of the tablet divided chambers, each It is provided that a tablet chute that is internally partitioned so as to correspond to the dropping port is provided, and the dispensing baskets of the tablet distributor are arranged in a row for each dropping port so as to correspond to the outlet of the tablet chute. It is a feature.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the drop opening of the tablet dividing basket in the tablet dividing section provided on the upper surface of the apparatus is set so that the longitudinal dimension of the medicine packaging device is 1 / n of the division pitch of the tablet dividing basket. By setting to 1, there is an effect that the tablet dispenser including the dispensing basket is miniaturized in the length direction, and as a result, the entire apparatus can be compactly assembled. Moreover, the tablet divided | segmented from the tablet division basket of the tablet division part to the distribution basket can be reliably sent. Since the tablet distributor can be miniaturized, the same powder distributor can be used, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0010]
The input opening, said tablet division chambers Rutotomoni one to be biased compartments, the good inner bottom surface of the tablet divided chambers is Ru Tei formed on the inclined surface of the slope down toward the input opening from one end (Second invention). In this way, guided tablet is introduced into the compartment to form a tablet division chambers are in like rolling into the input opening by the inclination of the inner bottom surface, through the chute shutter is attached just below the is the tablet divided chambers opened tablets It can be dropped into each distribution tub of the distributor and smoothly delivered to the packaging part.
[0011]
The tablet split baskets are arranged in three rows in the width direction of the medicine packaging device, and the inclination direction of the inner bottom portion in the first row of tablet split baskets and the tilt direction of the inner bottom portion in the third row of tablet split baskets May be formed on the inner bottom surface having a downward gradient from both sides toward the dropping port (third invention). By doing so, the divided arrangement of the tablet dividing baskets can be made uniform, so that the appearance can be improved.
[0012]
The tablet dispenser and the powder dispenser are attached to a mutually connected frame, and the divided medicines are sequentially moved by moving the upper part of the medicine hopper to the packaging part by one motor. It is preferable that the hopper can be dropped (fourth invention). By being configured in this manner, the number of parts can be reduced by using a single drive unit, so that there is an effect that the cost can be reduced and it can be provided at a low cost. Moreover, it contributes to the miniaturization of the whole apparatus in combination with the tablet division structure.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, specific embodiments of the medicine packaging device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a specific example of a medicine packaging device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the medicine packaging apparatus, and FIG. An enlarged longitudinal sectional view is shown in FIG. 4, and an enlarged sectional view of the dividing portion is shown in FIG.
[0015]
Medicine packing apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the powder divider unit 3 is provided with biased on one of the operation front side upper portion of the main body 2 which is in the horizontally long cabinet structure at the required dimensions, and biased in one of the upper surface A tablet dividing portion 7 is provided, and a packaging portion 30 having a well-known structure is disposed at the center portion inside the main body 2.
[0016]
Moving the powder divider unit 3, a powder receiving chambers 4 in the structure of the known V-shaped cross section, by aligning the slidably provided a partition plate 4 'therein to scale 4b which is attached to the upper Then, it is possible to prepare to divide the powdered powder into a required amount, and when one of the slanting opening and closing plates 4a is rotated and opened, the powdered powders are dropped all at once and positioned immediately below. It is configured to be received and divided by a distribution basket in the distributor 5. The distributor 5 has the same structure as the conventional one, and includes a distribution section (distribution bowl) in which the inside of the length corresponding to the entire length of the powder receiving bowl 4 is divided into the maximum number of divisions. Yes.
[0017]
Further, the tablet dividing unit 7 is divided into a required number on the upper surface of the main body 2 and is arranged from a plurality of independent pockets (divided baskets 8) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the main body 2 in a plurality of rows (for example, 7 × 3 rows). Thus, a shutter 9 that can be opened and closed all at once along its bottom is provided, and this shutter 9 is always closed. And as shown in FIG. 2, the arrangement of the dividing rods 8 in the dividing portion 7 is such that the dropping port 8a provided in each dividing rod 8 to be described later has a division pitch P in which the dimension in the length direction is arranged in the longitudinal direction. 1 / n (specifically, 1 / 3P), and the drop openings 8a of the dividing rods 8 in each row (three rows) are sequentially shifted by 1 / nP (1 / 3P) pitch. Provided.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 3, the dividing rod 8 is provided with a dropping port 8 a at one inner side (specifically, the forward direction side of a distributor 13 described later) at the inner bottom thereof. On the other hand, the inner bottom surface 8b of the dividing rod 8 is formed as an inclined surface having a downward slope from the opposite side. The dividing rods 8 formed in this way are arranged in three rows and divided into seven sections for each row, and the drop opening 8a of the dividing rod 8 in each row is 1 / 3P each as described above. Since they are displaced, the shutter 9 disposed along the lower surface of the dividing member 8A provided with the dividing rod 8 is also provided with the opening 9a in an arrangement corresponding to each of the drop openings 8a.
[0019]
A tablet chute 10 is attached to the lower side of the shutter 9 provided along the lower surface of the dividing member 8A. In this embodiment, the tablet chute 10 is formed by being divided into 21 (7 × 3) compartments by a partition wall 10a so that all of the dropping openings 8a of the divided baskets provided in the dividing member 8A correspond to each other. The upper surface portion has a shape in which the lower end portion is narrowed down by the arrangement width of the divided rows 8 of three rows. In addition, in order to comprise in this way, the tablet chute | shoot 10 is integrally shape | molded with the plastics. Of course, you may comprise with a metal plate.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, the divided member 8A, the shutter 9, and the tablet chute 10 formed in this way are attached to a plurality of mounting boss portions 8d, 8e protruding from the back surface of the divided member 8A. 11 'is attached, and only the shutter 9 is configured to slide in the longitudinal direction by a member (not shown) for a required stroke.
[0021]
On the other hand, the tablet distributor 13 has the same structure as the powder distributor 5. Therefore, in the medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the same powder dispenser 5 and tablet dispenser 13 can be used, and the production cost can be reduced. In the figure, reference numeral 13a is a distribution rod, and 13b is an opening / closing plate (valve plate) provided at the bottom.
[0022]
The tablet distributor 13 and the powder distributor 5 are supported by the distributor carrier 15 inside the main body 2 and arranged in the longitudinal direction through the upper side of the hopper of the packaging part. The guide rails 17 and 18 are slidably guided and supported in a horizontal state via a plurality of rollers 19 attached to the distributor carrier 15. Each of the tablet distributor 13 and the powder distributor 5 is provided with an opening / closing plate 13b at the bottom thereof so as to open and close on the hopper 31 of the packaging section 30.
[0023]
The divider carrier 15 is provided with a rack gear 20 on one side in the longitudinal direction thereof, and a pinion 22 attached to the output shaft of a motor 21 (stepping motor) supported by a main body frame (not shown) is attached to the rack gear 20. Engage with each other and move intermittently above the hopper 31 of the packaging unit 30. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the divider carrier 15 is structured such that the portion where the tablet distributor 13 is supported is higher than the portion supporting the powder distributor 5, and the packaging portion 30. When the medicine divided on the hopper 31 of 30 is dropped, it is possible to prevent scattering on the powder side, and on the tablet side, the dropping distance is set so that the dropped tablet rolls into the reliable packaging bag forming part. Has been.
[0024]
In the present embodiment thus configured, the powder dividing section 3 puts the required amount of powder into the powder receiving bowl 4 and smoothes it in the same manner as in the conventional dispensing packaging operation, and opens the opening / closing plate 4a. Then, it falls into the divided cage of the distributor 5 located immediately below and is divided. In addition, when the tablets are sequentially opened in accordance with the prescription in the dividing basket 8 in the tablet dividing section 7 and then the shutter 9 is opened, the tablets are simultaneously passed through the tablet chute 10 from the dropping port 8a of each dividing basket 8 and are directly under the position. It is received in a dispensing basket 13a in the tablet dispenser 13.
[0025]
Each of the split baskets 8 in the tablet dividing section 7 is provided with a drop opening 8a so as to be shifted to one of the inner bottom faces 8b, and the inner bottom face 8b is inclined to a drop slope toward the drop opening, When the tablet is divided, the tablet moves along the inclined surface toward the dropping port 8a at the lowest position, and when the shutter 9 is opened, it is dropped without remaining. In addition, this division basket 8 is formed in the dimension which does not protrude even if it is a medicine with a capsule as well as a tablet, and it is made not to move to the adjacent division basket side.
[0026]
Further, the tablet chute 10 disposed immediately below the drop opening 8a of each tablet 8 when the shutter 9 in the tablet dividing section 7 is opened and dropped from the drop opening 8a of each divided basket 8 is separated by the partition wall 10a. Therefore, it is surely received in the distribution basket 13a in the tablet distributor 13 without being mixed with the adjacent part in the middle of dropping.
[0027]
After the medicine dividing operation is performed in this way, when the drive unit of the apparatus is operated, the wrapping paper is fed from the roll unit (not shown) to the packaging unit 30 by a known means, and the motor 21 is activated at the same time. When the rack gear 21 is driven by the pinion 22, the distributor carrier 15 is intermittently fed, and the open / close plate 13 b attached to the bottom of each distribution section in the powder distributor 5 and the tablet distributor 13 every movement of one pitch. Is opened, the powder / tablet held inside falls into the hopper 31, is received from the opening of the hopper 31 into the opening of the package, and is packaged by the heat seal mechanism 32. The operation is synchronized and sequentially packaged.
[0028]
In the medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, the powder distributor 5 and the tablet distributor 13 are moved simultaneously by the distributor carrier 15, so when only the powder is packaged, In the case where only the tablets are packaged without performing the dividing operation, the powder can be separately packaged by not performing the dividing operation of the powder.
[0029]
Next, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the dividing basket in the tablet dividing section, which is similar to the above-described embodiment in the basic configuration but is partially different in structure. belongs to. Therefore, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals.
[0030]
The dividing basket 8 in the tablet dividing unit 7A has an arrangement structure in which the divisions are aligned so that the positions of the dropping openings 8a are sequentially shifted by 1 / 3P in the rows of the dividing baskets 8 arranged in three rows. is there. Accordingly, the inclination direction of the inner bottom surface 8b in the first row of dividing rods 8 and the inclination direction of the inner bottom surface 8b toward the drop port 8a in the third row of dividing rods 8 ″ are formed in reverse, and the second row of dividing rods 8 are formed. ′, The drop opening 8a is located at the center, and is formed on the inner bottom surface 8b ′ having a downward slope from both sides toward the drop opening 8a.
[0031]
If the dividing unit 7A including the dividing rods 8, 8 ′, 8 ″ having such a configuration is used, the shape is shifted by 1 / 3P (1 / nP) as in the divided array of the dividing rods 8 in the above embodiment. Since it can be distributed in a uniform manner, it has the advantage that the appearance can be improved and the dividing member 8A can be reduced in size, and the packaging operation is the same as described above.
[0032]
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to downsize the entire apparatus by rationally downsizing the tablet dividing unit, and it is arranged in a pharmacy dispensing room that requires space for installation space. It can be set as the apparatus which can be utilized effectively.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a specific example of a medicine packaging device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an essential part of the medicine packaging device of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of a tablet dividing part.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a divided portion.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of a dividing basket in the tablet dividing unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 drug packaging device 2 body 3 powder divider unit 4 powder receiving chambers 5 powder distributor 7,7A tablets dividing unit 8, 8 ', 8 "divided chambers 8a input opening 8b, 8b' inner bottom surface 8A splitting of the split square Member 9 Shutter 10 Tablet chute 13 Tablet distributor 15 Distributor carrier 17, 18 Guide rail 19 Roller 20 Rack gear 21 Motor 22 Pinion

Claims (4)

The operating front side upper as well as distribution of the powder divider unit, arranged tablet divided portion on the upper surface, inside with powder distributor and tablets of the distributor and, respectively, divided them dispenser was allowed to intermittently rampant In the medicine packaging device that sends the powder / tablet from the hopper to the packaging part and encloses it in the bag by the required amount,
The tablet dividing basket in the tablet dividing unit has dropping ports arranged in a plurality of rows in the longitudinal direction at a required pitch and in the width direction of the medicine packaging device , and each of the dropping ports has the dimension in the longitudinal direction described above. is narrowed so that the 1 / n of the segment pitch of the tablet divided chambers Rutotomoni, each input opening of plurality of rows is provided with by shifting successively 1 / n pitch directly below the input opening of the tablet divided chambers, each A tablet chute that is internally partitioned so as to correspond to the dropping port is provided, and the dispensing baskets of the tablet distributor are arranged in a line for each dropping port so as to correspond to the outlet of the tablet chute. A medicine packaging device. The input opening, said tablet division chambers Rutotomoni one to be biased in the compartment, the tablets inner bottom surface of the divided square is formed on the inclined surface of the slope down toward the input opening from one end according to claim Ru Tei 1 The medicine packaging apparatus according to 1. The tablet split baskets are arranged in three rows in the width direction of the medicine packaging device, and the inclination direction of the inner bottom portion in the first row tablet split basket is opposite to the tilt direction of the inner bottom portion in the third row tablet split basket. The medicine packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second row of tablet dividing baskets is formed on the inner bottom surface that is inclined downward from both sides toward the dropping port . The tablet distributor and the powder distributor are attached to mutually connected frames, and the divided medicines are sequentially transferred to the medicine hopper by moving the upper part of the medicine hopper to the packaging part by one motor. The medicine packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is configured to be dropped.

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