JP4969228B2 - Individual packaging medicine automatic supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for automatically supplying individual packaged medicines arranged in a line and sequentially supplying them.
Here, a round drug means a cylindrical container such as an ampule or vial that contains an injection or an infusion solution, and the container made of glass, plastic or the like is cylindrical and is called a round drug. Yes. In addition, the individually packaged medicine means a container in which such a medicine in a container is packed and sealed one by one. The round individual packaging medicine handled by the individual packaging medicine automatic supply device of the present invention is of a double encapsulated form composed of a hard inner container and a soft outer bag.

A device for storing and sequentially supplying many injection ampules, which are typical examples of round drugs, has been put into practical use, and can be roughly classified into a storage type and a random storage type. It is done.
In the former aligned storage type (see, for example, Patent Document 1), the ampules are stored in the cartridge in a completely aligned state in a line, and are urged in one direction by a spring or the like, and further opened and closed from the front end by opening and closing the gate. It is dropped and discharged one by one. After dropping and discharging, the ampules are transported horizontally, stocked in horizontal alignment but still in a line, and then transferred one by one with a pusher and scooped up by a retainer of a circulating vertical conveyor belt conveyor. Then, it is fed forward like a warp throw, falls down the inclined plate, and fits in the alignment case.

In the latter random storage type (see, for example, Patent Document 2), the ampoule that is randomly inserted into the container is swung and scooped up by the upward movement of the circulation type extraction member, and is also removed by the extraction member that has turned from rising to lowering. It is sent to the opposite side like warp throwing, transferred to the transport mechanism there, and transported horizontally by changing its orientation vertically. Then, by dragging off the heavy tail at the missing part, the head and tail of the medicine are automatically aligned. Then, they are taken out in a completely aligned state in a horizontal arrangement. In this case, since the width of the take-out member that picks up the ampoule when it is raised is substantially the same as the diameter of the ampoule, there is no inconvenience that the ampoule can be rolled up even if the pusher is not used together.
Now, by using such an automatic machine, it is possible to store a large number of drugs contained in a container such as an ampoule and supply them one by one when necessary.

JP-A-2-28406 JP 2000-185816 A

By the way, with regard to drugs in containers such as injection ampules, a drug packaging form has been developed in which plastic ampules are sealed in bags one by one, and the increase in pH of the drug solution is suppressed for the medicinal effects of the drugs packed in that form. For this reason, the types and amounts of medicines in a packaging form that is packaged with a gas barrier film have increased. The demand for automated handling operations has also increased.
However, such round individual packaging medicines are covered with a soft bag on the outside of a hard container, so that it is difficult to arrange and roll them in a perfectly aligned state.
For this reason, it is not possible to use a conventional automatic machine that is designed to handle an ampoule that is not covered with a bag as it is.

In addition, although it is packaged, the hardness and thickness of the central part where the cylindrical container is stored and the peripheral part where it is not so different are extremely different. It is also difficult to sequentially discharge with an adsorbing member.
Therefore, it is important to realize an automatic individual supply medicine supply device that stores a large number of individual round medicines and sequentially supplies them. However, in order to achieve this, the storage conditions are large, but the alignment conditions are loose. The technical challenge is to follow the method of scooping up a round drug with the advantage that it can be done, and to modify it so that it can be discharged one by one even if it has an outer bag.

  The individual packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (Solution means 1) was devised to solve such a problem, and a large number of individually packaged drugs sealed in a bag of round drugs one by one. An individual packaging medicine automatic supply apparatus for storing and sequentially supplying a medicine storage section provided with an upper frame above a front plate, a transport mechanism provided on the inner bottom thereof, and a plurality of the individual packaging medicines mounted thereon A push-up member having a possible width is provided with a sequential discharge mechanism that reciprocates between the transport mechanism and the front plate and tilts and sequentially discharges the loaded medicine in the upper position while partitioning the loaded medicine into the upper frame. Features.

  Further, the individual packaging medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (Solution means 2) is a more specific definition of the individual packaging medicine automatic supply device of the above-mentioned solution means 1. It is like this. That is, it is an individual packaging medicine automatic supply device that stores a large number of individually packaged medicines sealed in a bag one by one, and supplies them sequentially, and an upper frame is provided above the front plate lower than the side plate. A medicine container that can accommodate the individually packaged medicines in a loosely regulated alignment state in which the upper and lower rows and upper and lower overlaps are freely arranged if the axial directions of the individually packaged medicines are made to coincide with each other, A transport mechanism that is provided on the inner bottom of the medicine storage portion and transports the individually packaged medicine forward, and a push-up member having a width capable of mounting a plurality of the individually packaged medicine is provided, and the transport mechanism The gap between the push-up member and the upper frame is the round drug when the push-up member reciprocates up and down along the front plate between the front plate and the push-up member rises higher than the front plate. And becomes narrower than the outer diameter of A sequential discharge mechanism that discharges the front packaging plate from the top to the front if the top member of the individual packaging medicine comes to the front of the upper frame by tilting the upper member to the front lowering state; It is characterized by being.

  Furthermore, the individual packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (Solution means 3) is the individual packaged drug automatic supply apparatus of the above solution means 1 and 2, and is provided at the lower back position of the push-up member together with the push-up member A return member is provided for preventing the individual packaging medicine from entering under the push-up member when the push-up member is lifted up and down.

  Further, the individual packaging medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (Solution means 4) is the individual packaging medicine automatic supply device of the above solution means 3, characterized in that it is provided with an extension sheet made of a sheet-like member that can be easily bent. To do. The extension sheet extends downward from the return member, where it is redirected rearward and enters the lower part of the transport mechanism, where tension is applied and when the return member is raised, the individual packaging is placed under the return member. It is designed to prevent drugs from getting inside.

  In such an individual packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (solution means 1 and 2), even if the individual packaged drugs are not arranged in a completely aligned state in the drug storage part, the individual packaged medicine does not roll in the drug storage part. However, even if the individual packaging drugs are stacked, if the axial directions of the individual packaging drugs are aligned, the stored medicine is transported by the transport mechanism, stopped by the front plate or the sequential discharge mechanism, and the push-up member If is lowered, it moves onto the push-up member. At that time, since the push-up member can carry a plurality of individually packaged drugs in the width direction, that is, the medicine alignment direction = front-rear direction, even an individual packaged drug that does not move more easily than a single round drug has a high probability of being pushed up. Get on the member.

  Then, when the push-up member rises, some medicine may fall from the push-up member and return to the transport mechanism during the rise, but the medicine pushed up along the front plate has a high probability on the push-up member. When the push-up member reaches the highest position and begins to tilt, only the top one of the loaded drugs is located in front of the upper frame, while the remaining drugs are behind the upper frame. When the push-up member is sufficiently tilted in this state, the leading medicine falls forward beyond the front plate, and the remaining medicine stays in the medicine container even when the push-up member is lowered. In this way, since the top medicine is partitioned and discharged by combining the reciprocating lift that goes back and forth on the same route and the tilt in the vicinity of the upper frame, even when a plurality of medicines are scooped up once Only one will be discharged.

This makes it possible to easily stack and store a large number of individually packaged drugs, and even when individual packaged drugs are stacked, they can be scooped up at a high rate. Sometimes it can be discharged one by one.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an automatic individual supply medicine supply apparatus that stores a large number of individual round medicines and supplies them sequentially.

Further, in the individual packaging medicine automatic supply apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 3), a return member that moves up and down together with the push-up member is provided at the lower back position of the push-up member, and is individually packaged under the push-up member when the push-up member is raised. Since it is possible to increase the lifting distance of the push-up member by preventing the drug from entering, the extension of the effective depth of the drug storage part is allowed, so the storage amount of the individually packed drug Can be increased.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the amount of medicine stored in the automatic individual supply medicine supply device that stores a large number of round individual packaging medicines and sequentially supplies them in a scooping manner.

  Furthermore, in the individual packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention (Solution means 4), in addition to the return member, an extension sheet is provided, and when the push-up member is raised, the function of the return member is spread downward, and the push-up member Since the extension sheet fits under the transport mechanism when descending, it is possible to further increase the lifting / lowering distance of the push-up member while making effective use of the space. Therefore, it is possible to greatly increase the storage amount of the individually packaged medicine.

About the individual packaging chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus of such this invention, the specific form for implementing this is demonstrated by the following Examples 1-4.
The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 embodies the above-described solving means 1 to 4 (claims 1 to 4 at the beginning of the application) as a medicine cassette, and the embodiment 2 shown in FIG. This is a modified example. Further, the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 embody the above-described solving means 1 to 4 as a medicine alignment and discharge machine.
In these drawings, for the sake of simplicity, fasteners such as bolts, coupling tools such as hinges, drive sources such as electric motors, transmission members such as timing belts, electric circuits such as motor drivers, controllers, etc. The electronic circuit and the like are not shown in the figure, and those necessary and related to the explanation of the invention are mainly shown.

  About Example 1 of the individual packaging chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of an individually packaged medicine 10 which is a typical example of a handling target of the individually packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 (b) and (c) are individual packages of the present invention. It is the perspective view of the place which looked down the chemical | medical agent cassette 20 which actualized the chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus from the back upper right, FIG.1 (b) shows the apparatus state before performing chemical | medical agent discharge | emission, FIG.1 (c) The device status during drug discharge is shown.

  Prior to the description of the apparatus, the individually packaged medicine 10 to be handled will be described (see FIG. 1A). The individually packaged medicine 10 is a product obtained by vacuum packing a round drug 11 in a bag 12. For example, the round drug 11 (round drug) is a medicine in which an injection such as antibiotics is contained in a hard plastic small bottle and the lid is closed, and the bag 12 is made of a soft transparent plastic, and the individually packaged drug 10 In a bag 12, only one round medicine 11 is stored, and the mouth of the bag 12 is closed by fusion or adhesion while evacuating the bag 12 with a vacuum pump or the like. The bag 12 is sealed. The container of the round medicine 11 may be of other shapes and materials as long as it is cylindrical, the bag 12 may be opaque, and the air of the individually packed medicine 10 may be slightly pushed out.

The drug cassette 20 (see FIGS. 1B and 1C) stores a large number of individually packaged drugs 10 and sequentially supplies them, so that the drug container 21 stores the individually packaged drugs 10 in a loosely regulated alignment state. To 24, a transport mechanism 25 provided on the inner bottom thereof, and a sequential discharge mechanism 30 for discharging the individual packaged drugs 10 one by one in a scooping manner.
The medicine storage units 21 to 24 are, for example, a top-opening box body including a left side plate 21 made of plastic or metal, a right side plate not shown, a back plate not shown, a base plate 22 and a front plate 23, An upper frame 24 is provided above the front plate 23. The upper frame 24 is hung on the upper edge portion of the left side plate 21 and the right side plate, the front plate 23 is shorter than the left side plate 21 and the right side plate, and the gap between the front plate 23 and the upper frame 24 is a round drug 11. It is a little wider than the outer diameter.

  The transport mechanism 25 is composed of, for example, a small belt conveyor, and is installed on the inner bottom of the medicine storage units 21 to 24. The transport mechanism 25 operates according to the control of a controller (not shown), and performs forward horizontal transport during operation. . The transport mechanism 25 substantially covers the inner bottoms of the drug storage units 21 to 24 together with the sequential discharge mechanism 30, and the outer dimension in the left-right direction is slightly wider than the individually packaged drug 10. Thereby, the medicine storage units 21 to 24 can store a large number of individually packaged medicines 10 in a loosely regulated alignment state in which the axial directions of the round medicines 11 coincide with each other. As long as the individual packaging drugs 10 are placed on the transport mechanism 25 toward the front, the pitches of the individual packaging drugs 10 in the front-rear direction are equal pitches or unequal pitches, and the individual packaging drugs 10 do not overlap even if they overlap each other. As such, it can be easily stored without worrying about it.

  The sequential discharging mechanism 30 discharges the individual packaging medicines 10 one by one in a scooping manner, so that the push-up member 31, the swinging member 32, the support shaft 33, the lifting member 34, the return member 35, the roller 36, and the extension sheet 37 are used. And a tension mechanism 38. Among them, the elevating member 34 is moved up and down by an elevating drive mechanism such as an electric motor (not shown) or a transmission member that is controlled by the controller, and the support shaft 33 and the return member 35 are attached to the elevating member 34 and accompanied. The swinging member 32 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 33 so as to be lifted and lowered, and the push-up member 31 is mounted on the lifting member 34 with the swinging member 32 and the support shaft 33 interposed therebetween so that the lifting and lowering swings. It has become something to do.

  The push-up member 31 is composed of an elongated horizontal plate-like member that extends from the inner side of the left side plate 21 to the inner side of the right side plate, and scoops up the individual packaging medicine 10. In order to increase the probability of scooping up, At least the width of the upper surface, that is, the outer dimension in the front-rear direction is at least twice the outer diameter of the round drug 11 so that a plurality of packaged drugs 10 can be mounted. In addition, while increasing the probability of scooping up, the individually wrapped medicine 10 that has excessively dropped falls while rising, and the individual packaging medicine 10 that remains until it finishes rising is the width direction of the push-up member, that is, the front-rear direction of the cassette and the transport mechanism. The individual packaging medicines 10 that have been displaced in the transport direction 25 are scooped in a shallow horizontal orientation or in a loosely concave vertical cross section so that the vertical overlap is eliminated.

  The push-up member 31 can be moved up and down as described above, but at the lowered position and the intermediate position (see FIG. 1B) apart from the raised position (see FIG. 1B), Since the front edge leans against the inner surface of the front plate 23 in the inclined state, when the elevating member 34 moves up and down, the push-up member 31 also moves up and down along with it, and at this time, the front edge of the push-up member 31 moves to the front plate 23. Since the push-up member 31 maintains an upwardly inclined state by sliding on the inner surface, the push-up member 31 moves up and down along the front plate 23 between the transport mechanism 25 and the front plate 23. On the other hand, at the position where the push-up member 31 is raised higher than the front plate 23 (see FIG. 1B), the front edge portion of the push-up member 31 rides on the upper end of the front plate 23 and stops rising. Since the rear edge portion is further raised, the push-up member 31 is tilted to be in a front lowering state. At the raised position, the gap between the push-up member 31 and the upper frame 24 is narrower than the outer diameter of the round drug 11.

  When the push-up member 31 is raised (see FIG. 1C), the return member 35 is undesired that the individual packaging medicine 10 on the transport mechanism 25 sinks under the push-up member 31 that is higher than the transport mechanism 25. In order to prevent the occurrence of the situation, it consists of an elongated vertical plate-like member extending from the inner side of the left side plate 21 to the inner side of the right side plate, and is arranged at the lower back position of the push-up member 31 and attached to the elevating member 34, When the push-up member 31 moves up and down, it moves up and down together. However, when the push-up member 31 is lowered (see FIG. 1B), the return member 35 has an outer dimension in the height direction so that the return member 35 fits under the push-up member 31 lower than the upper surface of the transport mechanism 25. It is suppressed to about a fraction of the height of 21 to 24. Therefore, when the push-up member 31 rises (see FIG. 1C), the lower end becomes higher than the transport mechanism 25 and the gap closing function is lost.

  The extension sheet 37 compensates for the shortage of the gap closing function of the return member 35, and even when the height of the return member 35 becomes higher than the transport mechanism 25 up to the return member 35, the individual packaging medicines 10 sneak under the push-up member 31. In order to prevent this, it is made of a sheet-like member that is easily bent such that thin metal or plastic is cut into a rectangular shape, and extends in the left-right direction from just inside the left side plate 21 to just inside the right side plate. In the vertical direction, it extends downward from the rear back surface of the return member 35 and is turned rearward by a rotatable roller 36 at a position lower than the transport mechanism 25 so as to enter below the transport mechanism 25, where a tension mechanism comprising a spring or the like. Appropriate tension is applied by 38.

  About the chemical | medical agent cassette 20 of this Example 1, the usage mode and operation | movement are demonstrated referring drawings. 2A to 2E are schematic views in which the inside is seen through from the left side, and the discharging operation is shown in time series.

  When the medicine cassette 20 is used (see FIG. 2A), first, the individual packaged medicine 10 to be discharged is stored in the medicine cassette 20 in the initial state in which the push-up member 31 is lowered. At that time, by aligning the axial direction of the individually packaged medicine 10 (with the direction penetrating the paper surface in the figure) and placing the individual packaged medicine 10 on the transport mechanism 25, the individual packaged medicine 10 is placed in the medicine containers 21 to 24. However, as long as the axial directions of the individual packaging drugs 10 are aligned, whether the pitches in the front-rear direction of the cassette (left and right in the figure) are equal or not equal, whether the number of individual packaging drugs 10 is small or large. Since the individual packaging drugs 10 do not have to worry about whether they overlap each other or not overlap, they can be stored easily.

  Thereafter, when the medicine cassette 20 containing the medicine is automatically operated, the individually packaged medicines 10 are discharged one by one to the outlet 26 in front of the front plate 23 as follows. That is, the transport mechanism 25 operates to transport the individually packaged medicine 10 forward and to the front plate 23 (see FIG. 2B). At this time, if one or more individually packaged medicines 10 are riding on the push-up member 31, the transport mechanism 25 may stop the transport operation or may continue the transport operation, and the next is a sequential discharge mechanism. 30 operates (see FIGS. 2C to 2E). More specifically, the elevating member 34 starts to rise (see FIG. 2C), and the push-up member 31 pushes up the individual packaging medicine 10 near the front plate 23 in a loosely raised state. Then, the individual packaging drugs 10 stacked on the other individual packaging drugs 10 above the push-up member 31 are lifted and collapsed, but the front is blocked by the front plate 23, so Come back to.

  When the push-up member 31 rises higher than the front plate 23 (see FIG. 2 (d)), the individual packaging medicine 10 may not remain on the upper surface of the push-up member 31, but usually one or two When the individually packaged medicines 10 remain and a plurality of them remain, they are lined up and down without overlapping. Further, since the posture of the push-up member 31 is changed from the front-up state to the front-down state when the push-up member 31 is in the raised position, the top one of the individual packaged drugs 10 scooped up by the push-up member 31 approaches the front edge of the push-up member 31. . Then, when the forward downward inclination of the push-up member 31 is increased, the gap between the push-up member 31 and the upper frame 24 is narrowed, and the leading individual packaging medicine 10 and the succeeding individual packaging medicine 10 are partitioned by the upper frame 24, Only the individually packaged medicine 10 advances forward beyond the front plate 23.

Then (see FIG. 2 (e)), the advanced individual packaging medicine 10 that has advanced has dropped to the discharge port 26, and the other individual packaging medicine 10 that has been refused advancement by the upper frame 24, etc. As the push-up member 31 descends, the inside of the front plate 23 descends and stays in the medicine storage units 21 to 24.
Thus, in this medicine cassette 20, every time the sequential discharge mechanism 30 moves up and down, the individual packaging medicines 10 stored in the medicine storage parts 21 to 24 are tried to be scooped up, However, if they are scooped up, the individually packaged medicines 10 are discharged to the discharge port 26 one by one. When it cannot be discharged, the raising and lowering operation of the sequential discharge mechanism 30 is repeated until it can be discharged. However, if the individual packaging medicine 10 is stored, it can be discharged sequentially at a high rate.

The drug cassette 20 whose left side perspective schematic diagram is shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by modifying a part of the above-described first embodiment (a) and (b).
In the former (see FIG. 3A), a mechanism capable of variably setting the position of the upper frame 24 is added. The gap between the push-up member 31 and the upper frame 24 and the partitioning of the individually packaged medicine 10 by the upper frame 24 are performed. The position can be easily adjusted. Thereby, the medicine cassette 20 can be used also for the individually packaged medicine 10 in which the round medicines 11 having different sizes are sealed.

  In the latter case (see FIG. 3B), the upper stopper 31a for restricting the rising position of the front edge of the push-up member 31 and the front edge of the push-up member 31 and the front plate 23 are provided for smoothing and stabilizing the operation of the push-up member 31. A rolling wheel 31b that changes the slipping to rolling and a lower stopper 31c for preventing the push-up member 31 from descending in the forwardly lowered state are attached. The medicine cassette 20 is also provided with a discharge conveyor 27 for carrying out the individually packaged medicine 10 from the discharge port 26 to the outside.

  4 is a medicine alignment and discharge machine 40 in which the individual packaged medicine automatic supply device of the present invention is tailored to a medicine alignment and discharge machine by double row arrangement of the above-described medicine cassette 20 and change of feeding direction. .

Specifically, about four of the above-described drug cassettes 20 are adjacent to each other, and are connected and fixed after aligning the transport direction and discharge position of the individually packaged drug 10, and the vertical feed conveyor 41 is connected to the discharge position. Further, a direction changing mechanism 42 and a medicine presence / absence sensor (not shown) are attached to the front end of the vertical feed conveyor 41.
The medicine cassette 20 operates in synchronization with each other so that the individually packaged medicines 10 are sequentially discharged to different positions on the vertical feed conveyor 41 at the same time.

The vertical feed conveyor 41 is composed of, for example, a horizontal belt conveyor or the like, and sequentially conveys the individually packaged medicine 10 discharged from the medicine cassette 20 to the direction changing mechanism 42.
The medicine presence / absence sensor detects whether or not the individually packaged medicine 10 conveyed by the vertical feed conveyor 41 is present at the operating position of the direction changing mechanism 42.
The direction changing mechanism 42 is configured to send out the individually packaged medicine 10 that has come to the operating position from the vertical feed conveyor 41.

In this case, the individually packaged medicines 10 stored in the medicine cassettes 20 are discharged from the respective medicine cassettes 20 onto the vertical feed conveyor 41 to form a line, and are then sequentially transferred to the direction changing mechanism 42 by the vertical feed conveyor 41. Then, when it is detected by the sensor that it has arrived there, the direction is changed by the direction changing mechanism 42 and is sent forward in order.
In this way, in this medicine alignment discharge machine 40, the individually packaged medicines 10 are aligned and carried out one after another without any gaps.

  The medicine aligning / discharging machine 50 shown in the plan view of FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the automatic packaging medicine supply apparatus according to the present invention, which is realized by double row partitioning of medicine cassettes and changing the feeding direction.

  Specifically, the medicine storage space surrounded by the peripheral plate 51 is divided into four rows by three partition plates 52, and the medicine storage portions 21 to 24 of the four medicine cassettes 20 of the medicine aligning / discharging machine 40 are combined. A medicine container corresponding to the above is formed, and a transport mechanism 25 and a sequential discharge mechanism 30 are combined with the medicine container. The front plate 23, the upper frame 24, the transport mechanism 25, the return member 35 of the sequential discharge mechanism 30, etc., may be incorporated separately for each row as in the medicine alignment and discharge machine 40 as long as they operate synchronously. In the example, a large size made by integrating four rows is incorporated.

  Further, a vertical feed conveyor 53 is installed at the position where the medicine discharge positions are connected, and a direction changing mechanism 54 and a medicine presence / absence sensor (not shown) are attached to the tip of the conveyor, and from there, the rear is adjacent to the peripheral plate 51. A transversal conveyor 55 is installed, a transfer mechanism 56 and a medicine presence / absence sensor (not shown) are attached to the tip of the conveyor 55, and an elevator 57 is installed at a point adjacent to the corner of the peripheral plate 51. . Although illustration is omitted, except for the elevator 57 described last, a plurality of sets of the members 51 to 56 described before are arranged in multiple stages.

The peripheral plate 51 divided by the partition plate 52 is configured to store a large number of individually packaged medicines 10 in a loosely regulated and aligned state for each division, and the sequential discharge mechanism 30 assembled to the peripheral plate 51 is vertically The individually packaged medicines 10 are sequentially discharged to different positions on the feed conveyor 53 all at once.
The vertical conveyor 53 is composed of, for example, a horizontal belt conveyor or the like, and sequentially conveys the individually packaged medicines 10 discharged from the medicine storage units in the peripheral plate 51 to the direction changing mechanism 54, and the medicine presence sensor The individually packaged medicine 10 that has been used is detected.

The direction changing mechanism 54 is configured to transfer the individually packaged medicine 10 that has reached the operating position from the vertical feed conveyor 53 to the horizontal feed conveyor 55 while changing the direction.
The transverse feed conveyor 55 is composed of, for example, a horizontal belt conveyor or the like, and is configured to transfer the received individual packaging medicines 10 toward the rear elevator 57 in order.
When the transfer mechanism 56 confirms that the individual packaged medicine 10 has arrived at the transfer source by detection of the drug presence / absence sensor and the elevator 57 has arrived at the transfer destination, the required number of individual packages The medicine 10 is transferred from the transverse feed conveyor 55 to the elevator 57.
The elevator 57 can be moved up and down by placing an alignment case, a tray, or the like.

In this case, the individual packaging medicines 10 stored in four rows inside the peripheral plate 51 are sequentially discharged from each row onto the vertical feed conveyor 53 to form a vertical row, and then the direction changing mechanism by the vertical feed conveyor 53 in order. 54, transferred to the transverse conveyor 55 and rearranged in a horizontal row, further transferred to the transfer mechanism 56 by the transverse conveyor 55, where the elevator 57 waited for arrival and arrived It is transferred to the elevator 57 by the transfer mechanism 56 and is carried to the take-out position by the elevator 57.
Thus, in the medicine alignment and discharge machine 50, the individually packaged medicines 10 are arranged one after the other for each stage, and are prepared for carrying out. When the elevator 57 arrives, the medicine is immediately transferred and carried out quickly. Further, the replenishment position of the stored medicine and the discharge position of the discharged medicine are aligned rearward (right side in the figure), so that it is easy to use, and even if a plurality of medicine aligning and discharging machines 50 are installed adjacently, they can be used without any inconvenience.

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In Examples 3 and 4 described above, the medicine storage units are arranged in four rows, but the number of the drug storage units may be three or less or five or more.
In the above embodiment, the number of individual packaged medicines 10 discharged is not described. However, the number of individual packaged medicines 10 discharged may be given by a key operation from an appropriate input device or downloaded from a prescription ordering system or the like. It may be automatically calculated from the prescription data.

About Example 1 which materialized the individual packing medicine automatic supply device of the present invention as a medicine cassette, the structure is shown, (a) is a perspective view of individual packing medicine, and (b) and (c) look down from the upper right of the back. FIG. The operation state of a chemical | medical agent cassette is shown, (a)-(e) is the schematic diagram which saw through the inside from the left side surface. The structure is shown about Example 2 which actualized the separate packaging chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus of this invention as a chemical | medical agent cassette, (a)-(b) is a schematic diagram which see-through | performed each inside from the left side. It is a top view which shows the structure etc. about Example 3 which actualized the separate packaging chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus of this invention as a chemical | medical agent alignment discharge machine. It is a top view which shows the structure etc. about Example 4 which actualized the separate packaging chemical | medical agent automatic supply apparatus of this invention as a chemical | medical agent alignment discharge machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Individually packed drugs, 11 ... Round drugs, 12 ... Bags,
20 ... Drug cassette (individually packed medicine automatic supply device),
21 ... Left side plate (drug storage), 22 ... Base plate,
23 ... Front plate (medicine storage part), 24 ... Upper frame,
25 ... Conveying mechanism, 26 ... Discharge port, 27 ... Discharge conveyor,
30 ... Sequential discharge mechanism, 31 ... Push-up member, 31a ... Upper stopper,
31b ... rolling wheels, 31c ... lower stopper, 32 ... swinging member,
33 ... support shaft, 34 ... elevating member, 35 ... returning member,
36 ... roller, 37 ... extension sheet, 38 ... tension mechanism,
40 ... Medicine alignment discharge machine (individual packaging medicine automatic supply device),
41 ... vertical feed conveyor, 42 ... direction changing mechanism,
50 ... Medicine alignment discharge machine (individually packed medicine automatic supply device),
51 ... Perimeter plate, 52 ... Partition plate, 53 ... Vertical feed conveyor,
54 ... Direction changing mechanism, 55 ... Transverse conveyor,
56 ... Transfer mechanism, 57 ... Elevator

Claims (3)

An automatic supply device for individually packaged medicines that stores a large number of individually packaged medicines sealed in a bag one by one in a bag, and has an upper frame provided above the front plate lower than the side plate. A medicine container that can accommodate the individually packaged medicines in a loosely regulated alignment state that is formed of a box-like body and the upper and lower rows and upper and lower overlaps are freely arranged if the axial directions of the individually packaged medicines are matched. A transport mechanism that is provided on the inner bottom of the storage unit and transports the individually packaged medicine forward, and a push-up member that has a width capable of mounting a plurality of the individually packaged medicines in front and back, and is provided with the transport mechanism. The gap between the push-up member and the upper frame is rounded at a position where the push-up member reciprocates up and down along the front plate and the front plate rises higher than the front plate. Drug loaded on board becomes narrower than the outer diameter of the drug If the top one of the individual packaging drugs comes to the front of the upper frame by partitioning the upper frame back and forth and the push-up member tilting in the front-down state, this is moved forward from above the front plate. The upper frame is positioned above the push-up member, and the push-up member changes its position from the front-up state to the front-down state at the raised position while changing the posture of the upper frame. moves away from the upper frame by down tilting previous long as it is the push-up member to come in front of the upper frame is the beginning of what when said upper frame is to partition the nono agent upon elevation of the push-up member by narrowing the since individual wrapping automatic medicine supply other ones before falling by tilting coming towards the upper frame, characterized in that is adapted to refuse to forward the permit forward but the push-up member to come after the upper frame Apparatus. A return member is provided at a lower back position of the push-up member and moves up and down together with the push-up member to prevent the individual packaging medicine from entering under the push-up member when the push-up member is raised. The individual packaging medicine automatic supply apparatus according to claim 1 . It consists of a sheet-like member that bends easily, and one end is attached to the return member, and the intermediate portion extending downward from the return member is turned backward by a rotatable roller at a position lower than the transport mechanism. An extension sheet that enters the lower part of the transport mechanism and is tensioned at the other end thereof to prevent the individual packaging medicine from entering under the return member when the return member is raised, and the return member The apparatus for automatically supplying individually packaged medicine according to claim 2 , wherein when the push-up member is raised, it is higher than the transport mechanism to the lower end.

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