JP4414729B2 - Drug packaging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine packaging apparatus mainly used in a medical institution such as a hospital. Specifically, the medicine is put into a wrapping paper through a hopper, and heat sealing is performed on the wrapping paper. The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device configured to form individually divided packages.

  After a predetermined medicine is put into the wrapping paper fed out from the wrapping paper roll formed by winding the long wrapping paper in a roll shape, the wrapping paper is heat-sealed. The configured medicine packaging device is widely used in various medical institutions such as hospitals and pharmacies.

  Specifically, the medicine packaging apparatus according to the prior art is configured such that a medicine is fed via a hopper to a wrapping paper fed out from a wrapping paper roll in which a long wrapping paper is wound in a roll shape. After that, heat sealing is performed on a predetermined portion of the wrapping paper. In other words, the conventional medicine packaging apparatus is configured to form individually divided packages, and can appropriately wrap a predetermined medicine distributed or supplied automatically or manually based on a prescription in each package. is there.

By the way, although the kind of medicine packaged by this medicine packaging apparatus generally differs for each patient (prescription for), the hopper that forms a passage when the medicine is put into the wrapping paper is usually used for the medicine. It is a common passage. In other words, after the medicine packaging work according to the prescription of one patient is performed, the medicine packaging work according to the prescription of another patient is subsequently carried out, so the remaining medicine of the medicine prescribed to one patient is While remaining on the inner peripheral surface of the hopper, the other patient's medicine packaging operation is performed, and this remaining medicine may be mixed into the medicine prescribed for the other patient. This remaining drug includes powdered residue, peeled material of tablet coating material, and the like.
JP 2003-40217 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the remaining medicine of a medicine prescribed for one patient may be mixed into the medicine prescribed for another patient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine packaging device configured so as not to exist.

The present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems is configured to form individually partitioned packages by putting a medicine into the wrapping paper through a hopper and heat-sealing the wrapping paper. A hopper receiving part that can attach and detach the hopper, and a plurality of unused hoppers that are stacked and supported, and a hopper support part that allows the unused hoppers to be attached to the hopper receiving part one by one. It is characterized by being provided .
Here, “unused hopper” means a hopper that has been used once or a plurality of times (a hopper that can be newly used by performing a cleaning process) in addition to a hopper that has never been used. It is a concept that includes.

According to the medicine packaging apparatus configured as described above, the hopper can be attached to and detached from the hopper receiving portion, and an unused hopper that is supported by being overlapped with the hopper supporting portion is attached to the hopper receiving portion. Can be installed one by one . In other words, according to such a medicine packaging device, even if residual medicine or the like remains on the inner peripheral surface of the hopper, the hopper mounted on the hopper receiving portion can be used as an unused hopper as required. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the remaining drug prescribed to one patient from being mixed into the other patient's drug.

Further, in the medicine packaging device according to the present invention, the hopper receiving part is capable of feeding the medicine into the wrapping paper via the mounted hopper, and the hopper receiving part is not connected to the hopper receiving part. A configuration that can move to a standby position where the used hopper can be mounted is preferable.

  In the medicine packaging device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the used hopper can be detached from the hopper receiving portion at or near the standby position. In the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the used hopper can be detached from the hopper receiving portion during the movement of the hopper receiving portion.

  Furthermore, in the medicine packaging device according to the present invention, two hopper receiving portions are provided, and when one hopper receiving portion is in the loading position, the other hopper receiving portion is in the standby position, When the other hopper receiving part is in the loading position, it is preferable that each hopper receiving part is provided so that the one hopper receiving part is in the standby position.

Moreover, in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning this invention, the structure by which attachment or detachment of the said hopper in the said hopper receiving part is performed at predetermined timing is preferable.
The “predetermined timing” is preferably, for example, for each prescription.
The “predetermined timing” is not limited to the above “every prescription”, but is changed every time the medicine is changed or a predetermined number of times (the number of times of drug injection, the number of prescriptions, etc.) as necessary. Furthermore, it may be determined manually (for example, “manually” at the timing when the remaining drug state is visually confirmed) without particularly setting the number of times.

Further, in the medicine packaging device according to the present invention, the hopper receiving part is fixed to an input position where the medicine can be supplied to the wrapping paper through the mounted hopper, and the hopper receiving part and the plurality of hopper receiving parts A configuration in which the unused hopper is supplied to the hopper receiving portion may be provided by including a hopper moving mechanism that can move between the hopper support portion that supports the unused hopper.

Further, in the medicine packaging device according to the present invention, the hopper receiving portion is fixed at a loading position where the medicine can be loaded into the wrapping paper via the mounted hopper, and the plurality of unused hoppers are The structure which supplies the unused hopper with respect to the said hopper receiving part by comprising the supported hopper support part so that a movement is possible may be sufficient.

  According to the present invention, as described above, since the hopper can be appropriately replaced, the remaining medicine of the medicine prescribed for one patient is not mixed into the medicine prescribed for the other patient. A medicine packaging device configured as described above can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, one of the best modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a medicine packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this medicine packaging apparatus is configured to appropriately package a predetermined medicine supplied based on a prescription.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine packaging apparatus 100 according to this embodiment is provided with a packaging paper roll 50 used for packaging medicine. This wrapping paper roll 50 uses a paper tube 60 attached to the medicine wrapping apparatus 100 so as to be relatively rotatable about an axis, and a long wrapping paper 70 wound around the paper tube 60 in a roll shape. It is configured. Further, in the medicine packaging device 100, a packaging paper roll brake mechanism (not shown) is provided so as to apply a braking force to the packaging paper roll 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the medicine packaging apparatus 100 is supplied automatically or manually with a drive unit 110 that functions to unwind the packaging paper 71 from the packaging paper roll 50 supported so as to be relatively rotatable about the axis. The medicine is received, and the medicine is folded in half and placed in the wrapping paper 72 formed in a bag shape, and the wrapping paper 71 containing the medicine is heat-sealed, and individually. And a seal portion 120 that forms a partitioned package 80. In the present embodiment, a drive roller configured to be driven by an electric motor or the like (not shown) is used as the drive unit 110, and a hot plate or the like is used as the seal unit 120. Further, the loading unit 10 is configured by using a hopper 11, and, as will be described later, a used hopper (corresponding to the “used hopper” of the present invention) is detached as needed, and a new unused one. The hopper 11 is configured to be replaceable by mounting the hopper. In FIG. 1, only one hopper 11 is shown as the input unit 10 and a specific configuration is omitted in order to prevent the drawing from becoming complicated.

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Next, FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the input part constituting the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the seal portion 120 shown in FIG. 1 is omitted, and the constituent elements shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the loading unit 10 according to the present embodiment can support a plurality of hoppers 11, a hopper receiving unit 12 to which the hopper 11 can be attached and detached, and a plurality of unused hoppers 11 </ b> A. Thus, the hopper support portion (not shown here, which will be described later) that can mount the unused hoppers 11A to the hopper receiving portion 12 one by one is configured.

As shown in FIG. 2, the medicine packaging device according to the present embodiment is provided with two hopper receiving portions 12. Then, the medicine is introduced into the wrapping paper 72 through the hopper 11C provided in the hopper receiving portion 12 located on the left side, and the position of the hopper 11C (corresponding to the “used hopper” of the present invention). This is the “loading position” in the present invention. The hopper receiving portion 12 located on the right side is provided with one unused hopper 11B, and the position of the hopper 11B is the “standby position” in the present invention. Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of unused hoppers 11A are disposed above the standby position.
As shown in FIG. 2, the state where the left hopper receiving portion 12 constituting the input portion 10 is in the input position is hereinafter referred to as the “input execution state”.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a method for replacing a hopper constituting the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  In the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment, when the medicine is charged and packaged through the hopper 11C in the loading state shown in FIG. 2, the hopper is replaced based on a predetermined timing. As the “predetermined timing”, for example, every prescription for each patient, every predetermined number of times (every number of times of drug injection, every number of prescriptions, etc.), or any arbitrary timing (manual timing) ).

  When replacing the hopper 11 at any of the above timings, first, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), first, the hopper receiving portion in the loaded state (two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 (a)). The display unit) is moved upward (in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 3A). Specifically, the used hopper 11 </ b> C at the loading position is raised to a position where it does not contact the wrapping paper 72.

Next, the hopper receiving portion 12 is rotated so that the unused hopper 11B in the standby position and the used hopper 11C in the loading position are respectively switched (see arrow Y in FIG. 3A). Then, the used hopper 11 </ b> C (the two-dot chain line display portion in FIG. 3B) held by the hopper receiving portion 12 is detached from the hopper receiving portion 12. In FIG. 3B, the used hopper 11C detached from the hopper receiving portion 12 is indicated by a solid line. The detached used hopper 11C (the solid line display portion in FIG. 3B) is transported to a cleaning process or a disposal process via a cradle, a transporting conveyor (not shown).
A specific structure of the hopper receiving portion 12 for detaching the used hopper 11C from the hopper receiving portion 12 will be described later.

Next, one hopper 11A1 among a plurality of unused hoppers 11A supported by a hopper support portion (not shown) is dropped and attached to the hopper receiving portion 12 from which the hopper 11C has been detached (FIG. 3). (See (c)). Then, with the unused hopper 11B positioned on the left hopper receiving portion 12 and the new unused hopper 11A1 positioned on the right hopper receiving portion 12, the hopper receiving portion 12 is moved downward (in FIG. 3C). Move in the direction of arrow Z). Specifically, the tip portion of the unused hopper 11B is inserted into the wrapping paper 72, and the hopper receiving portion 12 is lowered so that the medicine can be put in appropriately.
That is, the replacement process of the hopper 11 is performed through the steps described above, and the unused hopper 11B and the unused hopper 11A1 in FIG. 3 are positioned at the positions of the used hopper 11C and the unused hopper 11B in FIG. Thus, the injection of the medicine is carried out (becomes an input execution state).

Next, an example of the structure of the hopper receiving portion 12 will be described.
FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a hopper receiving portion constituting the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, only a top view of one hopper receiving portion 12 is shown, and the two hopper receiving portions 12 described in FIG. 2 and the like have the same configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the hopper receiving portion 12 according to the present embodiment includes two arm portions 13 and 14 and a shaft portion 15, and each arm portion 13 and 14 has a shaft portion 15. It can rotate as a center. In other words, the hopper receiving portion 12 mounts and removes the hopper by rotating these arm portions 13 and 14 in the arrow S1 direction or the arrow S2 direction (see FIG. 4 respectively) as necessary. .

In FIG. 4, the hopper receiving portion 12 (the two-dot chain line display portion in FIG. 4) obtained by rotating the arm portions 13 and 14 in the direction of the arrow S <b> 1 opens the respective arm portions 13 and 14 around the shaft portion 15. Thus, the hopper of the hopper receiving portion 12 can be released and the hopper can be detached. Further, the hopper receiving portion 12 (solid line display portion in FIG. 4) obtained by rotating the arm portions 13 and 14 in the direction of the arrow S <b> 2 is in a state in which the arm portions 13 and 14 are closed around the shaft portion 15. Thus, the hopper dropped from the upper hopper support portion can be received and mounted.
That is, if it is a structure as shown in this FIG. 4, the hopper receiving part 12 which can implement replacement | exchange of the hopper mentioned above easily can be obtained.

Next, an example of the structure of the hopper support part will be described.
FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a hopper support portion constituting the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the hopper support portion 20 according to the present embodiment includes a support portion main body 21 having a passage hole 22 formed in the central portion so that the hopper 11 </ b> A can pass therethrough, and a passage hole in the support portion main body 21. The cam portion 23 is provided so as to protrude from the cam 22, and the coil spring 24 is provided between the cam portion 23 and the lower portion 21 b of the support portion main body 21.

The cam portion 23 according to this embodiment is configured to support a plurality of hoppers and to separate and drop only the lowest hopper 11A as necessary.
Specifically, each cam portion 23 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a rotation shaft 25 supported rotatably between an upper portion 21a and a lower portion 21b of the support portion main body 21 is provided at the center portion thereof. It has been. A protrusion (not shown) protruding outward is provided on the surface of the rotating shaft 25 in the cam portion 23, and a groove portion engaged with the protrusion extends in the vertical direction near the center portion of the cam portion 23. It is formed as follows. As a result, the cam portion 23 can move in the vertical direction with respect to the rotating shaft 25, and can rotate with the rotation of the rotating shaft 25. The cam portion 23 configured as described above is in contact with the lower side of the curl portion 31 of the lowermost hopper 11A when a normal medicine is charged using a hopper mounted on the hopper receiving portion. Combine and support all hoppers. When the new unused hopper 11A is mounted on the hopper receiving portion, the engagement between the cam portion 23 and the curl portion 31 is released along with the rotation, and the hopper one above the lowest hopper is released. By engaging the curled portion 31 and the cam portion 23, only the lowest hopper is dropped. Therefore, when the rotary shaft 25 engaged with the cam portion 23 is rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown) (that is, when the rotary shaft 25 makes one rotation), the cam portion 23 is synchronized with each other. It rotates and only the lowest hopper is cut off, and one hopper is dropped and supplied to the hopper receiving portion.

  In the present embodiment, a coil spring 24 is provided between the cam portion 23 and the lower portion 21 b of the support portion main body 21. Therefore, even when some impact load is applied to the cam portion 23, such as when the hopper is replenished from above, the coil spring 24 can move downward to relieve the impact load.

  Since the medicine packaging device according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, according to the medicine packaging device according to the present embodiment, the hopper 11 can be attached to and detached from the hopper receiving portion 12 as necessary, so that residual medicine or the like remains on the inner peripheral surface of the hopper 11. In addition, by replacing the used hopper mounted on the hopper receiving unit 12 with an unused hopper, it is possible to effectively prevent the remaining medicine prescribed for one patient from being mixed into the other patient's medicine. be able to.

  In addition, according to the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment, the replacement timing can be automatically set (for example, “every prescription”), so that it is possible to automatically prevent the remaining medicine from being mixed into the medicine of each patient. be able to.

  Furthermore, according to the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present embodiment, the used hopper can be subjected to a cleaning process or the like after being collected, and thus can be appropriately reused.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the case where two hopper receiving portions are provided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and one or three or more hopper receiving portions are provided. Also good. Therefore, for example, in the case of one, it is sufficient that the one hopper receiving portion can be moved between the loading position and the standby position as necessary. In the case of three or more, it is sufficient that at least one hopper receiving portion is arranged at the loading position and at least one hopper receiving portion is arranged at the standby position.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the used hopper is detached from the hopper receiving portion in the vicinity of the standby position (slightly above the standby position) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The used hopper may be detached at any location as long as it does not affect the wrapping paper and other components. Therefore, for example, even when the hopper is detached at the standby position, and before the hopper receiving portion moves from the loading position to the standby position (that is, while the hopper receiving portion is moving), the hopper is removed. It may be broken.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the hopper has a hollow conical shape has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and may be another hollow shape such as a hollow pyramid shape as necessary. May be.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the hopper receiving part 12 performs an up-and-down movement and a rotational motion, and it is comprised so that replacement | exchange of the hopper 11 is possible, this invention is not limited to this structure, What kind of structure However, it is sufficient that the hopper 11 is replaceable. Therefore, for example, the hopper receiving part may be configured to be slidable at the sliding position so that the hopper can be replaced, and the hopper receiving part does not move, but the hopper moves, It may be possible to replace the hopper.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the hopper receiving unit realizes replacement of the hopper with some movement. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the hopper receiving unit may be replaced as necessary. You may be comprised so that a hopper can be replaced | exchanged in the state in which the receiving part was fixed.
Therefore, for example, a hopper moving mechanism is provided which is movable between a hopper receiving portion fixed at a medicine charging position and a hopper supporting portion supporting a plurality of hoppers, and the hopper moving mechanism is fixed. You may comprise so that attachment and detachment of the hopper with respect to a hopper receiving part, supply of the hopper from a hopper support part, etc. may be performed. As a hopper moving mechanism having such a function, for example, a mechanism having a configuration such as a hopper receiving portion (see FIG. 4 and the like) in the above-described embodiment can be cited. Furthermore, for example, a configuration using a hopper receiving portion fixed at a medicine loading position and a hopper support portion supporting a plurality of hoppers that can move by themselves is also conceivable. According to such a configuration, the hopper support part moves as necessary to supply the hopper to the hopper receiving part as needed.

It is the schematic of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic of the input part which comprises the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the replacement | exchange method of the hopper which comprises the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the hopper receiving part which comprises the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the hopper support part which comprises the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus concerning this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Input part 11 Hopper 12 Hopper receiving part 13,14 Arm part 15 Shaft part 20 Hopper support part 21 Support part main body 21a Upper part 21b Lower part 22 Passing hole 23 Cam part 24 Coil spring 25 Rotating shaft 31 Curl part 50 Separator roll 60 Paper tube 70 Long wrapping paper 71, 72 wrapping paper 80 packaging body 100 medicine packaging device 110 drive unit 120 seal unit

Claims (9)

A drug packaging device configured to form individually partitioned packages by charging the packaging paper through a hopper and heat-sealing the packaging paper,
A medicine packaging characterized in that a hopper receiving part to which the hopper can be attached and detached and a plurality of unused hoppers are stacked and supported, and a hopper supporting part capable of mounting the unused hoppers one by one on the hopper receiving part is provided. apparatus. The hopper receiving portion is movable to a loading position where the medicine can be loaded into the wrapping paper via the mounted hopper and a standby position where the unused hopper can be mounted on the hopper receiving portion. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the used hopper can be detached from the hopper receiving portion at or near the standby position. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the used hopper can be detached from the hopper receiving part during the movement of the hopper receiving part. Two hopper receiving portions are provided,
When one hopper receiving part is in the loading position, the other hopper receiving part is in the standby position, and when the other hopper receiving part is in the loading position, one hopper receiving part is in the standby position. Thus, the medicine packaging device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 , wherein each hopper receiving portion is provided. The medicine packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the hopper is attached to and detached from the hopper receiving portion at a predetermined timing. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the predetermined timing is for each prescription. The hopper receiving portion is fixed at a loading position where the medicine can be poured into the wrapping paper through the mounted hopper, and the hopper receiving portion and a hopper supporting portion supporting the plurality of unused hoppers. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an unused hopper is supplied to the hopper receiving portion by providing a hopper moving mechanism that can move between the hoppers. The hopper receiving portion is fixed at a loading position where the medicine can be poured into the wrapping paper via the mounted hopper, and a hopper support portion supporting the plurality of unused hoppers is configured to be movable. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an unused hopper is supplied to the hopper receiving portion.