JP5147421B2 - PTP cassette and PTP dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

More specifically, the present invention relates to a PTP cassette and a PTP dispensing device for sequentially arranging and storing PTP bundles and discharging them. Specifically, the PTP bundles are stacked in a vertical direction and held in large numbers, and are laterally fed in the longitudinal direction from the bottom to be discharged. The present invention relates to a PTP cassette and a PTP dispensing device.
Here, the PTP bundle is obtained by bundling a plurality of sheets / many sheets of PTP packaging agents with a bundling band, and the PTP packaging agent is obtained by packaging a plurality of sheets / many drugs using a PTP sheet.

  An oscillating discharge cassette has been developed and put into practical use in which PTP packaging material alignment maintenance, alignment advancement, and sequential discharge are performed by vibration. Specifically (for example, refer to Patent Document 1), the vibration discharge cassette diverts the vibration system used in the powder feeder to the PTP packaging material, and at the time of diversion, a weighing member for weight measurement and an urging force for forward movement are used. The mechanism is simplified by eliminating the need for members, etc., and the outer plate that aligns and stores drugs such as PTP packaging and the upper end of the release front surface interferes with the upper end of the leading drug. An upper frame that prevents the stored medicine from being moved forward, an inner plate that is formed so that the front end portion of the upper surface is inclined forward and the remaining portion is inclined downward, and the stored medicine is loaded and moved forward during vibration, and this inner plate is vibrated. And a vibration member.

  In such a vibration discharge cassette, when a PTP packaging agent or the like is placed in the medicine storage space in the outer plate and arranged on the inner plate, and the top of the stored medicine is leaned against the upper frame, a large number of medicines are Aligned and stored without falling down. When the inner plate is vibrated by the vibrating member, the stored medicine advances, but the upper end of the head is stopped by the upper frame, so the stored medicines are closely arranged, and the lower end of the head is separated from the inner plate. When the medicine is pushed forward and removed, the leading medicine is dropped from the release front and discharged. Along with this, the upper end of the newly raised drug is slightly tilted forward and stopped by the upper frame, and then the new lower end of the drug is pushed forward from the inner plate and removed again. Discharged. Thus, even with a simple cassette, the PTP packaging agent and the like are aligned and stored and sequentially discharged one by one by vibration.

Also, a support means for holding a large number of such vibration discharge cassettes and modified PTP cassettes side by side, a drop guide member for guiding the PTP packaging material released from each cassette downward, and collecting these PTP packaging materials A PTP dispensing device that includes a collection mechanism and automatically dispenses a necessary PTP packaging material according to a prescription or a dispensing instruction from various PTP packaging materials has been put into practical use (for example, see Patent Document 2). ).
In addition, when looking at other chemical handling equipment, the main mechanism of the cassette is equally pitched or unequal in the longitudinal and non-inclined directions of the shelf relative to the shelf that is horizontal in the left and right longitudinal directions but is inclined forward and backward. A drug dispensing device that is fixedly installed side by side at a pitch has also been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

  In addition, when aligning and storing and sequentially discharging the PTP packaging agent without using vibration, the drugs are stacked horizontally and stored vertically in the cassette and taken up in order from the top, or It was supposed to feed horizontally in order. Examples of methods that are picked up from above include those using a method such as picking, and those that are adsorbed by a pad. The latter pad adsorbing method (see, for example, Patent Document 4) achieves both improved processing efficiency and simplification of the mechanism. A large number of drug cassettes stored in a rotatable storage container and taking out of the drug cassettes. And a take-out mechanism for sucking and taking out the medicine for dispensing from the position. In addition, in the case of the lateral feed in order from the bottom (see, for example, Patent Document 5), a plurality of rotating wheels are arranged at a narrow pitch on the inner bottom of the cassette, and the bottom drug is moved by rotating them. It is designed to traverse with frictional force.

JP 2006-109854 A JP 2006-223528 A JP 2007-020897 JP 2000-167023 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-75989 (FIG. 3)

[Patent Document 6] Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-149073 [Patent Document 7] Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-31940

  Furthermore, a vibration discharge cassette has been developed that can smoothly and sequentially discharge even a PTP packaging material without a waist by combining vibration with the lateral feed system of the bottom medicine (see Patent Document 6). Specifically, it is a vibration discharge cassette that holds a PTP packaging agent etc. horizontally and then stacks vertically and holds them in a line and stores them in a horizontal direction and discharges them in order from the bottom. An inner bottom member that holds the inner bottom member on the upper surface, a friction member that laterally feeds the lowermost one of the PTP packaging materials or the like with a friction force to the lower surface, and a vibration member that vibrates the inner bottom member up and down. The friction member is provided on the inner bottom member, and when the vibration member is operated, the vibration of the inner bottom member is transmitted to the friction member and also transmitted to the PTP packaging agent, etc. The frictional force between the two PTP packaging agents and the like is reduced to such an extent that the entanglement with the above is avoided.

However, PTP packaging agents that cannot be handled well with such PTP cassettes and PTP dispensing devices have appeared. The PTP packaging material 4 has a sheet warped like a shallow groove-shaped ridge (see FIG. 7A). This is because the use of polypropylene as a sheet material for environmental measures has increased the curl of the sheet to a level that cannot be ignored. Such wrinkle-like deformation often causes not only variation but also twisting.
For this reason, it is difficult to determine and adjust an appropriate vibration state or friction state with the conventional feeding method using vibration or friction, and in some cases, it may not be possible to adjust to a stable operation state.
On the other hand, since the buckled deformation PTP packaging material 4 has a buckling load larger than that of the undeformed one due to the deformation, it does not easily buckle even when a compressive load is applied in the longitudinal direction. The nature of, is also added.

  For this, by utilizing the characteristic that the PTP packaging material to be handled is less likely to buckle, a product that can stably and quickly discharge the PTP packaging material in a simple manner has been developed. Yes. This is (refer to Patent Document 7). PTP packaging agents are horizontally placed, vertically stacked and held in an aligned and stored state, and are sequentially fed from the bottom in order to be discharged forward. Specifically, an inner bottom member that holds the PTP packaging material on the upper surface, a hooking member that hooks the rear end of the lowermost PTP packaging material, and the hooking member And a feed mechanism that feeds forward along the bottom member.

By the way, the PTP packaging material 4 may be handled in the state of a PTP binding body 8 (see FIG. 7B) in which about 10 sheets are stacked and then a binding band 6 such as a transparent polypropylene film is wound around the center. Many. For this reason, it is desired that the PTP bundles 8 can be discharged in a stable and prompt manner in a similar and simple manner.
However, the PTP binding body 8 is thicker than the PTP packaging material 4, is bundled by binding, but is not completely integrated, so it is easily deformed laterally, and the binding band 6 is thin. This is different from the PTP packaging material 4 in that the side end portion 6 a forms a step on the surface in the longitudinal direction of the PTP bundle 8.

For this reason, if the hook extrusion method for the PTP packaging agent 4 is applied to the PTP bundle 8 as it is, the shape of the whole bundle tends to be undesirably collapsed, and the binding band 6 is further displaced or twisted. If there is a free end 6b for peeling off, it may be inconvenient because it may be caught on the PTP bundle directly above and the lower PTP bundle cannot be pushed out.
And as a straightforward improvement to deal with such an inconvenient situation, the hook member is changed to a plate-like extruded member, and the vertical dimension of the extruded member is adapted to the thickness of the PTP bundle. Conceivable.

However, with such a technique, even if the deformation of the PTP bound body can be suppressed considerably, it is not possible to reliably avoid the inability to discharge due to the catch on the binding band.
When stacking PTP bundles up and down and then laterally feeding in the longitudinal direction from the bottom and discharging them, in order to discharge them smoothly, they must be pushed out quickly at a high speed like the so-called Dharma drop. If this occurs, not only the continuous operation of automatic discharge is interrupted, but the PTP bundle is severely damaged.

Specifically, when the binding band is caught, a part of the binding band or the PTP binding body is cut off. Further, not only the binding of the binding band but also due to other factors, if the PTP binding body is not smoothly advanced, the rear end portion of the PTP binding body rides over the extrusion member, and the PTP binding body However, if the extruded member remains in a simple plate shape, it is possible that the PTP bundle that has been excessively inclined and pushed forward is clogged in the discharge port.
Therefore, it is a technical problem to improve the extrusion members of the sequential discharge mechanism so that the PTP bundles can be sequentially and quickly discharged with a simple extrusion method.

The PTP cassette and the PTP dispensing device of the present invention (Solution 1) were created in order to solve such problems, and PTP in which a PTP packaging material in which a medicine is PTP-packed is stacked and bundled in a binding band. Each of the bundling bodies is held in a state of being horizontally stacked and aligned and housed, and is fed in the horizontal direction from the bottom to be discharged forward, and is further as follows.
That is, the PTP cassette (initial claim 1) includes an inner bottom member that holds the PTP bundle on the upper surface, an extrusion member that pushes the rear end of the PTP bundle, and the extrusion member. A feed mechanism that feeds forward along the inner bottom member, and a base end portion of the push member attached to the feed mechanism is thick and hard, whereas an intermediate portion and a tip portion of the push member are thin. It is characterized by being soft.

In addition, the PTP dispensing device (initial claim 3) includes one or a plurality of shelves, a sequential discharge mechanism arranged in the shelves, and a PTP binding body in which PTP packaging materials are stacked and bundled in a binding band. Is a box body that is placed horizontally and stacked vertically and stored on the upper surface of the inner bottom member, and is arranged on the upper surface of the inner bottom member. A collecting / dispensing mechanism for collecting and dispensing the PTP bundles discharged from the storage unit by the sequential discharging mechanism;
The sequential discharge mechanism includes an extruding member that pushes a rear end of the lowermost PTP bundle, and a feed mechanism that forwards the extruding member along the inner bottom member. The body is traversed in order from the bottom and discharged forward,
A base end portion of the pushing member attached to the feed mechanism is thick and hard, whereas an intermediate portion and a tip portion of the pushing member are thin and soft.

  Further, the PTP cassette and the PTP dispensing device according to the present invention are (the solution means 2), the PTP cassette and the PTP dispensing device of the solution means 1, wherein the inner bottom member is divided into a pair of inner bottom plates arranged side by side. The feed mechanism includes an endless belt extending back and forth immediately below the inner bottom plate pair, and the push-out member has a plurality of thin elastic portions at an intermediate portion and a tip portion. It consists of a body, and these are planted in the base end part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

In such a PTP cassette and PTP dispensing apparatus of the present invention (Solution means 1), when the aligned and stored PTP bundles are sequentially discharged, the feed mechanism is activated and the pushing member moves forward along the inner bottom member. The pushing member pushes the rear end of the lowermost PTP bundle in association with this, so that the lowermost PTP bundle is advanced. In addition, at that time, the rear part of the PTP bundle is slightly pushed up by the contact impact of the thick and hard base end of the extruded member, so that the friction coefficient with the inner bottom member and the like is lowered, and the upper and lower PTP bundles The body entanglement factor is eliminated. Then, immediately before the entanglement factor is restored, the PTP binding body is pushed forward by the thin intermediate portion and the tip portion of the pushing member. Since the middle part and the tip part of the extruded member are not only thin but soft, the PTP bundle can be pushed out appropriately and reliably without causing significant deformation without damaging the PTP bundle.
Therefore, according to this invention, by adopting the extrusion member having a specific structure, the PTP bundles can be discharged sequentially quickly and reliably by a simple extrusion method.

  Further, in the PTP cassette and the PTP dispensing device of the present invention (Solution means 2), a desirable sequential discharge mechanism is realized at a low cost with a simple structure.

With respect to such a PTP cassette and a PTP dispensing apparatus of the present invention, specific modes for carrying out this will be described with reference to the following Examples 1-2.
The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 embodies the above-described PTP cassette of the solving means 1 and 2 (claims 1 and 2 at the beginning of the application), and the embodiment 2 shown in FIGS. Is an implementation of the PTP payout device (claims 3 to 4 at the beginning of the application) of the above-described solving means 1 and 2.
In the illustration, for the sake of simplicity, fasteners such as bolts, coupling tools such as hinges, electric circuits such as motor drivers, electronic circuits such as controllers, etc. are omitted from the illustration. The illustrations focus on what is needed and what is relevant.

  A specific configuration of the first embodiment relating to the PTP cassette of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A is an external perspective view of the PTP cassette 10, FIGS. 1B and 1C are perspective views of the pushing member 19, and FIG. 1D is a vertical side view of the PTP cassette 10. FIG. 2A is a rear view of the PTP cassette 10 in which the PTP binding body 8 is accommodated.

The PTP cassette 10 includes a box body 11 (alignment storage portion) that holds the PTP bundles 8 in a state of being horizontally stacked and aligned and housed, and the PTP bundles 8 in the box body 11. Are sequentially provided from the bottom and sequentially discharged to the front.
As described above, the PTP binding body 8 (see FIG. 7) is obtained by stacking the PTP packaging material 4 and bundling them with the binding band 6, and its typical size is several tens of mm in length and length. It has a thickness of several tens of millimeters and a thickness of several tens of millimeters to several tens of millimeters, and a typical weight / mass is several tens to several hundreds of mg.

  The box 11 (see FIG. 1) includes a vertical front plate, left and right vertical side plates, and a horizontal outer bottom plate for alignment storage, but the upper surface and the rear rear surface are open for easy refilling. . For example, a label 12 printed with a product name or an identification code of the PTP packaging material 4 of the PTP binding body 8 is attached to the front surface of the box 11 so that the medicine check and the barcode input operation at the time of replenishment can be performed easily and accurately. It is attached. At the lower part of the front surface of the box 11, a discharge port 13 is formed so as to pass through when the PTP bundles 8 are sequentially discharged, and the upper portion of the discharge port 13 is arranged over the entire width. A hook-shaped elastic fastener 14 (flexible fastener) hangs down, and a pair of inner bottom plates 15 and 15 (inner bottom members) with their front ends positioned below the distal end and lower end of the elastic fastener 14 on the left and right. They are separated and juxtaposed.

  The inner bottom plate pair 15, 15 extends between the front and rear sides of the box body 11 with a gap between them, the left inner bottom plate 15 is attached to the inside of the left side plate of the box body 11, and the right inner bottom plate 15 is Since it is attached to the inner side of the right side plate of the box 11 and maintains the forwardly lowered state and the rearwardly raised state, when the PTP bundle 8 is placed on the upper surface of the inner bottom plate 15 and stacked and stored, the PTP bundle 8 Is biased slightly forward by the component force of its own weight and the front end is brought into contact with the front plate of the box 11 so that the posture during alignment and storage is stabilized. Further, the lowermost PTP binding body 8 and the PTP binding body 8 immediately above the PTP binding body 8 are prevented from slipping on their own because the front ends thereof abut against the elastic fasteners 14 at the discharge port 13. Since the upper end of the elastic fastener 14 is fixed and the lower end is not fixed, the lowermost PTP binding body 8 can be pushed out with a weak force, but the upper PTP binding body 8 is stopped by the elastic binding 14 or the front plate. Is not discharged.

The sequential discharge mechanisms 16 to 19 include an endless belt 16, a discharge sensor 17, an electric motor 18, and a pushing member 19, and are provided on the outer bottom plate of the box 11.
The endless belt 16 is supported by rollers at both ends and extends back and forth. The endless belt 16 is located substantially between the inner bottom plate pairs 15 and 15 in a plan view, and the upper side portion is slightly lower than the inner bottom plate 15 in a side view. In a state of being positioned, the head is inclined along the inner bottom plate 15, and the upper side is advanced by driving of the electric motor 18. The electric motor 18 operates intermittently when discharging only one PTP bundle 8 according to the operation control of a control circuit (not shown), and continuously operates when discharging a plurality of PTP bundles 8 successively.

  The pushing member 19 includes a base end portion 19a attached to the endless belt 16 and a front end side 19b (intermediate portion and front end portion) attached to the base end portion 19a. The base end portion 19a is made of, for example, hard plastic or aluminum, is formed in a small rectangular parallelepiped shape with a minimum side length of several mm, and is thick and hard. The tip side 19b is also made of, for example, hard plastic or aluminum, but the tip side 19b has a thin elastic body (elastic member, flexible member) formed in a linear shape or hair shape with a diameter of 1 mm or less, for example, in a comb shape. Since they are planted in the base end portion 19a in a row or in a brush shape, they are thin and soft.

Compared to the deformable distal end side 19b, the proximal end portion 19a is not deformed to the extent that it can be said to be a rigid member. However, when the proximal end portion 19a is pushed from the front, the endless belt 16 is deformed to some extent by the deformation. (See FIG. 1C).
In a state in which the pushing member 19 has entered between the inner bottom plate pair 15 and 15 (see FIG. 2B), the upper end of the base end portion 19a is positioned slightly above the inner bottom plate 15 by, for example, several millimeters, and the distal end side The upper end of 19b reaches the vicinity of the upper end of the lowermost PTP bundle 8 as well.

  The discharge sensor 17 (see FIG. 1) is made up of, for example, a reflective optical sensor. In this example, the discharge sensor 17 is provided on the upper surface of the outer bottom plate of the box body 11 diagonally below the front end of the discharge port 13 and the endless belt 16. It is pointing up. Then, an ON / OFF signal is output depending on whether the PTP binding body 8 is present above and reflected light is detected, or whether there is no PTP binding body 8 above and no reflected light is detected. Based on this signal, the above-mentioned control circuit (not shown) detects the start of discharge of the lowermost PTP bundle 8 when the lowermost PTP bundle 8 is laterally fed forward and comes out of the discharge port 13. When the PTP binding body 8 falls out of the discharge port 13 and leaves from the upper side to the front side, the discharge completion is detected.

  The use mode and operation of the PTP cassette 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a PTP cassette 10 in which the PTP binding body 8 is housed, in which (a) is an external perspective view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is a vertical side view. FIGS. 3A to 3C are vertical side views of the PTP cassette 10 and show the operation state when the PTP bundle 8 is discharged in time series.

  When the PTP cassette 10 is empty, the PTP bundle 8 is manually replenished from the release upper surface or the release rear surface. At that time, after each PTP bundle 8 is laid sideways, the front and back of a large number of PTP bundles 8 are aligned in the same direction as much as possible, and they are stacked on the upper surface of the inner bottom plate 15, so that the PTP is placed in the box 11. The binding body 8 is stored. Then, the rear end of the stored PTP bundles 8 is lightly pressed with a finger or the like to arrange the rows of PTP bundles 8. In this way, the aligned and stored PTP bundles 8 are positioned by placing their front ends against the front plate of the box 11 or the elastic fasteners 14, and are ready for sequential discharge (see FIG. 2).

  Thereafter, when discharging the PTP bundles 8 one by one, a discharge command or instruction is given to a control circuit (not shown) to cause the PTP cassette 10 to perform a discharge operation. Specifically, the control circuit operates the electric motor 18 while confirming that the reflected light is not detected by the discharge sensor 17. As a result, the endless belt 16 circulates, and the pusher member 19 moves in association with the endless belt 16, and the pusher member 19 that has turned upward or has been turned upward is advanced from the rear to the front. Then, the lowermost PTP bundle 8 is pushed out by two-stage push (see FIG. 3). That is, the first stage push of a hard instantaneous impact accompanied by push-up (see FIG. 3A), the momentary slack (see FIG. 3B), and the soft second stage push that continues (see FIG. 3C) Acts on the lowermost PTP bundle 8.

  More specifically, when the pushing member 19 moves forward to the PTP binding body 8 (see FIG. 3A), first, the base end portion 19a of the pushing member 19 is at the lower end of the rear end of the lowermost PTP binding body 8. Abut. Since the base end portion 19a is thick and hard, the lowermost PTP bundle body 8 is rapidly accelerated by the contact impact, and the base end portion 19a is inclined backward by the reaction, while the lower end portion of the lower PTP bundle body 8 is lower. Since it enters, the rear part of the lowest PTP binding body 8 is pushed up and rides on the base end part 19a (see FIG. 3B). This push-up lowers the coefficient of friction between the lowermost PTP bundle 8 and the inner bottom plate 15 and also transmits the push-up from the lower PTP bundle 8 to the upper PTP bundle 8. The entanglement factor of 8 is also eliminated.

  And (refer FIG.3 (b)), immediately after the rear part of the lowest PTP binding body 8 rides on the base end part 19a, in the state where the lowermost PTP binding body 8 slides on the base end part 19a, both of them Since the contact impact is alleviated for a moment, it is possible to avoid excessive distortion of the lowermost PTP bundle 8 due to the first-stage pressing. Then, immediately before the above-described entanglement factor is restored, the extruding member 19 moves forward and the front end side 19b comes into contact with the rear end of the lowermost PTP binding body 8 (see FIG. 3C). Further advancement is performed by the endless belt 16. Then, the lowermost PTP binding body 8 is laterally fed forward by the rear push at the distal end side 19 b of the pushing member 19 and comes out from the discharge port 13. The distal end side 19b of the extrusion member 19 is composed of a large number of thin elastic bodies, and is thin and soft even when viewed as an aggregate. Therefore, the PTP bundle is not greatly deformed without being undesirably damaged, and on the other hand, by the elastic force. Since the lowermost PTP bundle 8 is persistently pressed, the lowermost PTP bundle 8 can be pushed out appropriately and reliably.

Then, when the lowermost PTP bundle 8 is discharged forward from the discharge port 13 (left arrow portion in FIG. 3 (c)), the reflected light from the PTP bundle 8 being discharged is detected by the discharge sensor 17, Accordingly, the operation of the electric motor 18 is stopped at an appropriate timing, so that the circulating operation of the endless belt 16 and the circular movement of the pushing member 19 are stopped. In parallel with this, on the inner bottom plate 15 from which the lowermost PTP bundle 8 is removed, the next PTP bundle 8 becomes the lowermost PTP bundle 8.
Thus, in this PTP cassette 10, even the PTP binding body 8 in which the PTP packaging material 4 is bundled by the binding band 6 is discharged quickly and surely and stably and smoothly one by one.

  About the Example 2 which concerns on the PTP payout apparatus of this invention, the specific structure is demonstrated referring drawings. 4 and 5 show the structure of the shelf portion of the PTP dispensing device 20, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shelf portion with the alignment storage portion 21 separated, and FIG. 5 shows the shelf with the alignment storage portion 21 attached. It is a perspective view of a part. FIG. 6 shows the overall structure of the PTP dispensing apparatus 20, wherein (a) is a front view (longitudinal sectional view taken along arrow BB), and (b) is a side view (longitudinal sectional view taken along arrow AA).

  In the PTP dispensing device 20, the above-mentioned PTP cassette 10 equivalents are arranged in a row on the inclined shelf 22 so that desired ones can be automatically dispensed from various PTP bundles 8. The equivalent of the PTP cassette 10 is composed of an aligning / accommodating portion 21 at the detachable portion and a sequential discharge mechanism 23 at the fixed portion. The box 11, the label 12, the discharge port 13, the elastic fastener 14, and the inner bottom plate 15 are succeeded to the alignment storage portion 21, and a portion below the inner bottom plate 15, for example, the outer bottom plate is removed. The endless belt 16, the discharge sensor 17, the electric motor 18, and the pushing member 19 are succeeded to the sequential discharge mechanism 23, and the sequential discharge mechanism 23 is attached to the inclined shelf 22 instead of the outer bottom plate. The assembly of the seat frame 24 and the seat plate 25 is arranged in parallel on the left and right of the discharge mechanism 23, and the seat frame 24 is erected on the inclined shelf 22, and the seat plate 25 branched from the seat frame 24 is provided inside. Since it is made to face, the alignment storage part 21 can be attached or detached by placing the lower end of the box 11 on it.

  In addition to the inclined shelves 22, the collecting / dispensing mechanisms 26 to 28 are also provided. The PTP payout device 20 is horizontally held in the left and right longitudinal directions, and has four inclined shelves 22 inclined slightly downward. Each of the inclined shelves 22 has a plurality of multiple discharge mechanisms 23 arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction, and the PTP bundles 8 are laid horizontally and stacked vertically and stored in an aligned manner. An alignment storage unit 21 composed of a box 11 held on the upper surface and sequentially mounted on the discharge mechanism 23, and a PTP bundle 8 discharged from the alignment storage unit 21 by the discharge mechanism 23 are collected. Thus, a collection / dispensing mechanism 26-28 for dispensing is provided.

Further, as described above, the sequential discharge mechanism 23 is configured so that the pushing member 19 is pushed along the inner bottom plate 15 and the pushing member 19 that pushes the rear end of the lowermost PTP bundle 8 held in the alignment storage unit 21. An endless belt 16 is provided as a forward feed mechanism, and the PTP bundle 8 is laterally fed in order from the bottom and discharged forward. The proximal end portion 19a (attachment portion) of the extrusion member 19 is thick and hard, but the distal end side 19b (intermediate portion and distal end portion) of the extrusion member 19 is thin and soft.
Further, the collecting / dispensing mechanisms 26 to 28 are sequentially formed at a drop guide path 26 disposed in front of and at the discharge destination of the discharge mechanism 23, a transport mechanism 27 disposed below the drop guide path 26, and a discharge destination thereof. The payout outlet 28 is included.

In this case, the PTP bundle 8 described above is aligned and stored in one alignment storage section 21, and another PTP binding body is aligned and stored in the other alignment storage section 21.
When a discharge command is issued to an appropriate sequential discharge mechanism 23 by a controller (not shown) based on the prescription data or the derived dispensing instruction sheet data, the alignment mounted on each sequential discharge mechanism 23 that has received it. As described above for the PTP cassette 10 from the storage unit 21, the PTP bundles are sequentially discharged and sequentially discharged. The discharged PTP bundle is lowered on the drop guide path 26 onto the transport mechanism 27 and is transported by the transport mechanism 27 and is discharged from the discharge outlet 28 to the outside of the apparatus.
In this way, a desired one is automatically paid out from various PTP bundles.

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A tag reading method is effective for preventing erroneous mounting of the PTP cassette 10 and the alignment storage unit 21. As the tag reading method, contact reading of an IC card or the like, short distance such as RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification), or the like. Wireless communication system tag information reading is easy to use.
Although the front plate is vertical in the box 11 of the first and second embodiments, the front plate of the box 11 may be inclined to some extent. For example, the inner plate is inclined forward by the same angle as the inner bottom plate 15. 15 may be orthogonal.
In the PTP dispensing apparatus 20 of the second embodiment, four shelves 22 are provided. However, the number of the shelves 22 is arbitrary, and may be one or more.

  The PTP cassette of the present invention can be used alone, or can be detachably incorporated into part or all of the medicine dispensing device (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

1 shows the structure of a PTP cassette according to Example 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is an external perspective view of the PTP cassette, (b) and (c) are perspective views of extruded members, and (d) is a longitudinal side view of the PTP cassette. It is. (A) is an external perspective view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is a longitudinal side view of a PTP cassette containing a PTP bundle. (A)-(c) are all the vertical side views of a PTP cassette at the time of PTP binding body discharge | emission. About Example 2 of this invention, the structure of the shelf part of a PTP paying-out apparatus is shown, and it is a perspective view of the shelf part of an alignment storage part separation state. It is a perspective view of the shelf part of the arrangement | positioning storage part mounting | wearing state which shows the structure of the shelf part of a PTP payout apparatus. The whole structure of a PTP paying-out apparatus is shown, (a) is a front view (vertical sectional view as seen from arrow BB), and (b) is a side view (vertical sectional view as seen from arrow AA). (A) is a perspective view of a PTP packaging agent, (b) is a perspective view of a PTP bundle.

Explanation of symbols

4 ... PTP wrapping agent, 6 ... tie band, 8 ... PTP bundle,
10 ... PTP cassette, 11 ... box, 12 ... label,
13 ... discharge port, 14 ... elastic fastener (flexible fastener),
15 ... inner bottom plate (inner bottom member), 16 ... endless belt (feed mechanism),
17 ... Discharge sensor, 18 ... Electric motor, 19 ... Extruding member,
19a ... proximal end, 19b ... tip side (intermediate / tip),
20 ... PTP dispensing device, 21 ... Alignment storage unit, 22 ... Inclined shelf,
23 ... Sequential discharge mechanism, 24 ... Seat frame, 25 ... Seat plate,
26 ... Drop guide path, 27 ... Conveyance mechanism, 28 ... Discharge outlet

Claims (2)

A PTP cassette that stacks PTP packagings and bundles them in a binding band, holds them horizontally, stacks them vertically, holds them in an aligned and stored state, and then feeds them forward from the bottom in order. An inner bottom member that holds the PTP bundle on the upper surface, an extrusion member that pushes a rear end of the PTP bundle, and a forward feed of the extrusion member along the inner bottom member. a PTP cassette and a feed mechanism for, said bottom member is obtained by including a pair of inner bottom juxtaposed divided into right and left, the feed mechanism immediately between the inner bottom plate pairs are those provided with the endless belt extending in the front below, the extrusion member is proximal end attached to the endless belt, becomes an intermediate portion and a distal portion of a number of thin elastic body, it is the Also planted at the base end In it, PTP cassette, characterized in that. One or a plurality of shelves, a sequential discharge mechanism arranged in the shelves, and PTP bundles that are stacked with PTP packaging material and bundled in a binding band, are stacked horizontally and stored in an aligned manner. An alignment storage unit that is mounted on the upper surface of the inner bottom member in a state of being held and is mounted on the sequential discharge mechanism one by one, and the PTP discharged from the alignment storage unit by the sequential discharge mechanism A PTP dispensing device having a collecting and dispensing mechanism for collecting and delivering a bundle;
The sequential discharge mechanism includes an extruding member that pushes a rear end of the lowermost PTP bundle, and a feed mechanism that forwards the extruding member along the inner bottom member. The body is traversed in order from the bottom and discharged forward ,
The inner bottom member is provided with a pair of inner bottom plates arranged side by side on the left and right sides, and the feed mechanism is provided with an endless belt that extends back and forth immediately below the inner bottom plate pair. , the extrusion member is proximal end attached to the endless belt, becomes an intermediate portion and a distal portion of a number of thin elastic body, in which they have been implanted in the proximal end, it A PTP dispensing device characterized by the above .

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