JP5521020B2 - Chemical supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a chemical liquid supply apparatus for supplying a chemical liquid from a plurality of chemical liquid containers containing chemical liquids to a charging container using a supply nozzle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, liquid chemicals have been dispensed at dispensing pharmacies and the like. In the preparation of a chemical solution, a plurality of types of chemical solutions are sequentially injected into a prescription bottle according to a prescription.

  In Patent Document 1, the prescription bottle is moved in the horizontal direction, the discharge port of the discharge pipe of the predetermined prescription bottle is positioned above the opening at the upper end of the prescription bottle, the prescription bottle is raised, A dispensing device is disclosed in which a discharge port of a discharge tube is inserted into a prescription bottle, and a drug solution is poured into the prescription bottle from that state to dispense.

JP 2007-14618 A

In Patent Document 1, the mounting table on which the prescription bottle is placed is moved up and down in the same stroke. Therefore, when a short prescription bottle is used, the prescription bottle is lifted and the discharge pipe of the prescription bottle is removed. The up stroke until the discharge port is inserted into the inside of the prescription bottle and the down stroke until the discharge pipe is pulled out of the prescription bottle after insertion become longer than the tall prescription bottle. There was an inconvenience that it took a lot.
In addition, since it is not considered that medication bottles having different heights can be used, extremely tall medication bottles cannot be used, which is disadvantageous in terms of use.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical solution supply device capable of suppressing an increase in dispensing time due to a difference in the height of a prescription bottle while a prescription bottle having a different height can be used. It is.

The present invention relates to a plurality of chemical liquid containers in which a chemical liquid is stored, a supply nozzle provided corresponding to each of the plurality of chemical liquid containers, and a pump that supplies the chemical liquid in the chemical liquid container to the input container via the supply nozzle When the a chemical liquid supply apparatus provided with a moving means for moving at least one horizontal direction of the supply nozzle and charged vessel so as to face the opening of the supply port is the closing container supply nozzle, before Symbol supply nozzle a supply position for supplying chemical penetrates to supply the chemical liquid or the supply port of the supply nozzle into the opening of the closing container at a position where the opening and approaches the supply port and the closing container, supply of the supply nozzle An initial position where the opening and the opening of the charging container are separated from each other, and a position different from both the supplying position and the initial position, and the supply port of the supplying nozzle and the opening of the charging container are located at a position higher than the supplying position. Leaves, and as the supply port of the supply nozzle than the initial position and the opening of the closing container is located 3 position of the standby position close, at least one of the closing container and the supply nozzle Elevating means for moving in the height direction, comprising a control unit for driving the elevating means ,
In the case where the chemical solution is supplied to the charging container, the controller is configured to supply at least one of the charging container and the supply nozzle between the supply position and the standby position until all of the chemical liquid is charged. Configured to drive the lifting means to lift and lower
The standby position is such that when at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container is moved in the horizontal direction by the moving means, the chemical liquid hanging as water droplets on the supply port of the supply nozzle is opened at the opening of the input container. It is a position that does not contact the edge .

As described above, by positioning the supply nozzle and the input container at the initial position where they are most separated from each other, the chemical solution can be supplied to the input container even though it can be used even with a tall input container. In this case, it is only necessary to move up and down at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container to the two positions of the supply position and the standby position.
When the supply position is set so that the supply port of the supply nozzle is close to the opening of the input container, the lift stroke is further shortened compared to the position where the supply port of the supply nozzle enters the opening of the input container. be able to. Further, when the supply position is set to a position where the supply port of the supply nozzle enters the opening of the input container, compared with a case where the supply of the chemical solution is supplied at a position where the supply port of the supply nozzle is close to the opening of the input container. Therefore, the foaming of the chemical solution during supply can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, while at least one of the supply nozzle and the charging container is moved and positioned at the three positions of the initial position, the standby position, and the supply position, it is possible to use the prescription bottles having different heights. In addition, it is possible to provide a chemical solution supply apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in dispensing time with a difference in height of the prescription bottle.

It is a front view which shows the chemical | medical solution supply apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the cut surface line AA of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen from the cut surface line BB of FIG. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted a part which looked at the chemical | medical solution supply apparatus from the side. (A) is a block diagram which shows the control part of a chemical | medical solution supply apparatus, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the height direction 3 position of a prescription bottle. It is a flowchart for performing the dispensing operation | movement by a chemical | medical solution supply apparatus. It is a flowchart for performing operation in three height directions. (A), (b), (c) is a sub-flowchart that specifically shows the three operations shown in FIG. It is a time chart in the case of performing the first dispensing operation from the initial state. It is a time chart in the case of performing the dispensing operation | movement after the 2nd time. (A) is a block diagram which shows the control part of the chemical | medical solution supply apparatus of another structure which varied the supply position, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the height direction 3 position of the prescription bottle which varied the supply position.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a chemical liquid supply apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line AA of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line BB in FIG. The chemical solution supply apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is used to supply a liquid chemical solution to a prescription bottle 2 that is an input container.

  The chemical solution supply apparatus 1 includes a chemical solution supply unit 3 that supplies a chemical solution from a chemical solution bottle 23 to be described later to a prescription bottle 2 as an input container, and a weight detection unit 4 that detects the weight of the chemical solution stored in the prescription bottle 2. The chemical solution supply means 3 is controlled based on the detected weight value detected by the weight detection means 4. Each of these means 3 and 4 is provided in the housing 6. The casing 6 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is installed on a horizontal installation surface 7 in an upright state.

  A support frame 8 is provided inside the housing 6. The support frame 8 is disposed between the bottom plate 9 of the housing 6 and the top plate 10 of the housing 6, and specifically is disposed near the top plate 10 of the housing 6. The internal space of the housing 6 is partitioned by the support frame 8 into an upper space 11 above the support frame 8 and a lower space 12 below the support frame 8. An upper opening 14 connected to the upper space 11 and a lower opening 15 connected to the lower space 12 are formed in the front surface portion 13 of the housing 6. The lower opening 15 is formed so as to extend vertically between the left and right side portions 16 a and 16 b in the front surface portion 13 of the housing 6.

  The chemical solution supply means 3 is disposed in the lower space 12 and is a rotating drum 21 that is a rotating body that is rotatably provided around an axis L1 perpendicular to the support frame 8 (hereinafter referred to as “drum axis”), and a rotating drum A drum rotating motor 22 that rotates the support frame 8 around the drum axis L1 and a drug solution provided from the drug solution bottle 23 as a plurality of drug solution containers provided in the rotary drum 21 to store the drug solution into the dosing bottle 2 A plurality of pumps 24 and a pump drive unit 25 for driving each pump 24. Each chemical solution bottle 23 contains different chemical solutions. In the present embodiment, the number of the chemical liquid bottles 23 is ten and the number of the pumps 24 is ten, but the number of the chemical liquid bottles 23 and the pumps 24 can be changed according to the purpose.

  A ring member 27 coaxial with the drum axis L1 is fixed to the upper end portion 26 of the rotary drum 21. Three or more support members 28 that support the ring member 27 are provided on the outer periphery of the ring member 27. The support members 28 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the drum axis L1 (hereinafter referred to as “drum circumferential direction”).

  Each support member 28 is provided to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the drum axis L <b> 1 with respect to the support frame 8. On the outer peripheral portion of each support member 28, a concave line 29 is formed over the entire periphery. On the outer peripheral portion of the ring member 27, a ridge 30 is formed over the entire periphery. The ridges 30 of the ring member 27 are fitted into the ridges 29 of the respective support members 28. With such a configuration, the rotary drum 21 can be smoothly rotated with respect to the support frame 8.

  The rotary drum 21 includes a pump holder 31 that holds each pump 24, and a chemical bottle holder 32 that is provided below the pump holder 31 and holds each chemical bottle 23. Each pump 24 is arranged in the pump holding body 31 at equal intervals in the drum circumferential direction. In the chemical liquid bottle holder 32, the chemical liquid bottles 23 are arranged at equal intervals in the drum circumferential direction.

  The drum rotation motor 22 is fixed to the support frame 8. A driving gear is fixed to the rotating shaft of the drum rotating motor 22. A driven gear 33 that meshes with the driving gear is fixed to the upper end portion 26 of the rotating drum 21. The rotation of the drum rotating motor 22 is transmitted to the rotating drum 21 via the drive gear and the driven gear 33.

  The drum rotation motor 22 has a supply port 36A formed at the lower end of the supply nozzle 36 provided corresponding to each of the plurality of drug solution bottles 23 so as to face the opening 2A formed at the upper end of the prescription bottle 2. A moving means for moving the supply nozzle 36 in the horizontal direction is configured. Here, in addition to the plurality of supply nozzles 36, a plurality of chemical solution bottles 23 and a tube 34 described later are integrally rotated by the rotary drum 21. Alternatively, only the supply nozzle 36 may be rotated.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the axis X1 of each of the supply nozzles 36 is inclined with respect to the vertical axis X2 of the prescription bottle 2, and the chemical liquid discharged from the supply nozzle 36 is applied to the inner surface of the side wall. However, it is difficult to foam compared to the case where the chemical solution is poured while being vertically applied to the bottom surface of the prescription bottle 2. The inclination angle can be changed as appropriate based on the shape and size of the prescription bottle 2.

  The detection of the rotational position of the rotating drum 21 rotated by the drum rotating motor 22 uses detection information from a plurality of photoelectric sensors (not shown) that detect predetermined locations on the circumference of the rotating drum 21. You may do it. Further, the drum rotating motor 22 is constituted by a motor with an encoder, or an encoder is externally attached to the drum rotating motor 22 so that the rotational position of the rotating drum 21 can be detected based on the number of rotations from the encoder. May be.

  After an initial state before dispensing by the chemical solution supply device 1 and after dispensing, the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 is not located at a position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2, that is, adjacent in the circumferential direction. The driving of the drum rotating motor 22 is controlled by a control unit S described later so that the prescription bottle 2 is positioned between the matching supply nozzles 36 and 36.

  Each pump 24 is realized by a tube pump. Each pump 24 includes a tube 34 and a pump body 35 through which the tube 34 is inserted. 1 to 3, the tubes 34 are omitted for each pump 24 except the front pump 24.

  The tube 34 has flexibility and elasticity. The tube 34 is realized by a silicon tube. One end 34 a of the tube 34 is inserted into the chemical bottle 23. A supply nozzle 36 is provided at the other end 34 b of the tube 34. The supply nozzles 36 of each pump 24 are arranged at equal intervals in the drum circumferential direction on a virtual circle centered on the drum axis L1.

  The pump main body 35 includes a base fixed to the pump holding body 31, a rotor provided to be rotatable about an axis L2 parallel to the radial direction centered on the drum axis L1 with respect to the base, and an outer peripheral portion of the rotor. And a peripheral wall portion provided on the outer periphery of the peripheral track of each roller. A part of the tube 34 is inserted between the rotor and the peripheral wall portion. Due to the rotation of the rotor, at least one roller moves while pressing and pressing a part of the tube 34 toward the peripheral wall portion, whereby the chemical liquid in the tube 34 can be transferred.

  The pump drive unit 25 is fixed to the support frame 8, and is fixed to the support frame 8. The pump drive unit 25 is disposed inside the pump holding body 31, and is movable to the fixed portion 37 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction A. A moving motor 39 as an actuator that is fixed to the portion 37 and moves the moving portion 38 in the front-rear direction A with respect to the fixed portion 37, and a pump driving motor that is fixed to the moving portion 38 and rotates the rotor of the pump body 35. 40.

  A connecting member 42 as a connecting portion is fixed to a drive shaft 41 that is rotationally driven by the pump driving motor 40. A connected member 44, which is a connected portion to which the connecting member 42 is connected, is fixed to the rotating shaft 43 of the rotor of each pump 24. By connecting the connecting member 42 and the connected member 44, the rotation of the pump driving motor 40 can be transmitted to the pump 24. The supply speed of the chemical liquid increases as the rotational speed of the pump driving motor 40 (hereinafter referred to as “pump rotational speed”) increases.

  By driving the moving motor 39 in the forward rotation direction or the reverse rotation direction, the pump driving motor 40 is moved in the driving shaft direction, so that the connecting member 42 of the pump driving motor 40 is connected to the rotor of the tube pump 24. The connection state to be connected to the connection member 44 and the connection release state can be switched.

  For example, the connecting member 42 and the connected member 44 can be connected by advancing the moving part 38 by driving the moving motor 39 in the forward rotation direction. Further, the connection between the connecting member 42 and the connected member 44 can be released by retracting the moving portion 38 by driving the moving motor 39 in the reverse direction. In the disconnected state, the rotary drum 21 can be rotated with respect to the support frame 8. Therefore, by driving the drum rotating motor 22 in the disconnected state, the rotating drum 21 is rotated to a position where the specific pump 24 selected by the prescription information input to the control unit S faces the pump driving motor 40. Then, by switching to the connected state after rotation, the selected specific pump 24 can be driven, and the drug solution supplied from the desired drug solution supply means 3 can be put into the prescription bottle 2. The connecting member 42 and the connected member 44 are both configured by gears, but may have any configuration as long as power can be transmitted.

  The weight detection means 4 is disposed in the lower opening 15. The weight detection means 4 includes an electronic balance 45, a casing 46 that houses the electronic balance 45, and a prescription bottle holder 47 that is placed and fixed on the electronic balance 45 and holds the prescription bottle 2 in an upright state. Have. The electronic balance 45 is configured to sequentially apply detected weight values to a control unit S (see FIG. 5A), which will be described later, and stop driving the pump 24 when the weight reaches a predetermined weight. The electronic balance 45 is a tuning fork type. The electronic balance 45 may be a load cell type or an electromagnetic type. The casing 46 is provided below the left and right side portions 16 a and 16 b in the front surface portion 13 of the housing 6. The prescription bottle holder 47 includes a mounting table 48 on which the prescription bottle 2 is mounted, and a holder 49 that is provided on the mounting table 48 and holds the prescription bottle 2.

The mounting table 48 and the casing 46 on which the prescription bottle 2 is mounted can be moved up and down by the lifting means 50 shown in FIG.
The elevating means 50 includes an elevating electric motor 51 and a belt mechanism driven by the electric motor 51. The belt mechanism includes a belt fixture 52 fixed to one side wall of the casing 46, an endless belt 55 wound around a driving pulley 51A of the electric motor 51 and pulleys 53 and 54 arranged above and below, A tension pulley 56 that applies tension to the belt 55 is provided. Accordingly, the mounting table 48 and the casing 46 can be moved up and down by rotating the belt 55 by driving the electric motor 51.

  Then, by driving the electric motor 51, as shown in FIG. 5B, the initial position for setting the prescription bottle 2 and the prescription bottle 2 to the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 from the initial position. The upper end opening 2 </ b> A is close to the standby position, and the prescription bottle 2 and the supply nozzle 36 are closer to the standby position than the standby position, and can be positioned at three positions for supplying the chemical solution. .

  In the initial position, the distance between the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 and the upper end opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 is the farthest so that the prescription bottles having different heights can be set. The maximum height of the prescription bottle 2 to be handled is adjusted.

  Sensors 57 for detecting that the prescription bottle 2 is located at the three positions are arranged. Each sensor 57 is composed of a photoelectric sensor composed of a light emitting section 57A and a light receiving section 57B. However, each sensor 57 may be composed of a magnetic or ultrasonic sensor or a contact type limit sensor. Is possible. Further, in FIG. 5B, the three positions are respectively detected by three sensors. However, in order to detect the distance from the upper end of the prescription bottle 2 with a single sensor of magnetic type or ultrasonic type, It may be arranged above the prescription bottle 2. Moreover, you may comprise so that the height position of the prescription bottle 2 can be detected based on the rotation speed of an encoder by using an electric motor with an encoder or attaching an encoder externally to the electric motor. In this case, if an arithmetic device that calculates the height position of the prescription bottle 2 according to the height of the prescription bottle 2 is provided, there is an advantage that the prescription bottle 2 having a plurality of types of heights can be handled. .

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the chemical solution supply apparatus 1 includes a control unit S configured by a computer or the like for controlling the moving unit 22 and the lifting unit 50. Therefore, the controller S determines that the supply nozzle 36A is in a standby position before the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 moved by the moving means 22 is located at the position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 (FIG. 5A). The elevating means 50 is driven so as to be positioned at a position indicated by a solid line.

  With this configuration, the drug solution hanging as water droplets at the supply port 36 </ b> A of the supply nozzle 36 that has moved along with the rotation of the rotary drum 21 does not contact the edge of the opening 2 </ b> A of the prescription bottle 2. . Therefore, no other chemical solution enters the prescription bottle 2 by mistake during dispensing. If the distance between the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 and the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 is set to 5 mm or more at the standby position, it is possible that other chemicals will enter the prescription bottle 2 by mistake during dispensing. It can be surely prevented. Further, the distance between the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 and the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 at the supply position is preferably short, but any value can be set as long as it is shorter than the distance at the standby position. May be. The opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 refers to a circular opening (may be another shape such as a square, a triangle, or a polygon) formed inside the upper end of the prescription bottle 2, and the medicine that forms the opening 2A The upper end part of the bottle 2 is called an opening edge.

  Next, the control in the case of dispensing by the control unit S will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, when the prescription bottle 2 is set on the mounting table 48 and a switch (not shown) for starting dispensing start control is turned on, as shown in FIG. It outputs to the raising / lowering means 50 (step S1). At this time, the control unit S performs the ascending operation of the prescription bottle 2 according to another flowchart shown in FIG. In other words, when there is an instruction to raise the prescription bottle 2 (step S21), the operation of raising the prescription bottle 2 is entered, and when the raising of the prescription bottle 2 is completed, a completion notification is given (step S24). The raising operation of the prescription bottle 2 is shown in the subroutine shown in FIG. In the ascending operation, the raising of the prescription bottle 2 is started (step S31), it is determined whether or not the prescription bottle 2 is located at the supply position (step S32), and when the prescription bottle 2 reaches the supply position, the prescription bottle 2 is reached. Is stopped (step S33).

  When the control unit S receives the notification of the completion of the increase and determines that the rising of the prescription bottle 2 is completed (step S2), it outputs a retraction instruction (step S3) and supplies the supply nozzle 36 of the drug solution bottle 23 to be dispensed. The rotary drum 21 is rotated so that the mouth 36A is located at the position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 (step S4).

  When the withdrawal instruction is output, the control unit S performs the withdrawal operation of the prescription bottle 2 according to another flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when there is an instruction to retract the prescription bottle 2 (step S22), the operation of retreating the prescription bottle 2 is entered, and when the retraction of the prescription bottle 2 is completed, a completion notification is given (step S24). The retraction operation of the prescription bottle 2 is shown in the subroutine shown in FIG. In the retracting operation, the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 is started (step S41), it is determined whether or not the prescription bottle 2 is located at the standby position (step S42), and when the prescription bottle 2 reaches the standby position, the prescription bottle 2 is reached. Is stopped (step S43).

  Subsequently, when the rotation of the rotary drum 21 is completed, the control unit S outputs an instruction to raise the prescription bottle 2 (Step S5), and advances the pump driving motor 40 (Step S6). When an instruction for raising the prescription bottle 2 is output, as described above, an operation for raising is performed by another flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and a subroutine shown in FIG.

  When the control unit S receives the notification of the completion of the rise and determines that the rise of the prescription bottle 2 has been completed (step S7), the control unit S rotates the pump 24 (step S8) and puts a predetermined amount of drug solution into the prescription bottle 2 To do.

  The control unit S determines whether or not all the chemicals have been introduced (step S9), and when determining that all the chemicals have been introduced, outputs a lowering instruction for the prescription bottle 2 (step S10). If it is determined that the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 has been completed (step S11), the dispensing control is terminated.

  When the lowering instruction is output, the control unit S performs the lowering operation of the prescription bottle 2 according to another flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when there is an instruction to lower the prescription bottle 2, the lowering operation of the prescription bottle 2 is performed. That is, when there is an instruction to lower the prescription bottle 2 (step S23), the lowering operation of the prescription bottle 2 is started, and when the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 is completed, a completion notification is given (step S24). The lowering operation of the prescription bottle 2 is shown in the subroutine shown in FIG. In the lowering operation, the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 is started (step S51), it is determined whether or not the prescription bottle 2 is located at the initial position (step S52), and when the prescription bottle 2 reaches the initial position, the prescription bottle 2 is reached. Is stopped (step S53).

  When the control unit S determines that all the chemical solutions are not charged in step S9 of FIG. 6, the dispensing operation from the next chemical solution bottle 23 is performed. That is, by outputting a withdrawal instruction for the prescription bottle 2 (step S12) and lowering the prescription bottle 2 to the standby position, as described above, the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 that has moved along with the rotation of the rotary drum 21. Thus, the drug solution hanging as a water droplet does not come into contact with the edge of the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 so that another drug solution does not accidentally enter the prescription bottle 2 during dispensing.

  After the withdrawal instruction for the prescription bottle 2 is output, the pump driving motor 40 is retracted (step S13), and then the rotating drum 21 is rotated (step S4), and the dispensing operation is performed in the same manner as described above. .

  Furthermore, the control when dispensing by the control unit S will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. 9 and 10.

  First, when the prescription bottle 2 is set on the mounting table 48 and a switch (not shown) for starting dispensing start control is turned on, the prescription bottle 2 at the initial position is raised at a predetermined acceleration.

  When the prescription bottle 2 is raised and the prescription bottle 2 reaches the supply position, the ascending operation is stopped, and the prescription bottle 2 is lowered until the prescription bottle 2 is located at the standby position after the set time has elapsed. Simultaneously with the start of lowering of the prescription bottle 2, the rotary drum 21 is rotated so that the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 of the drug solution bottle 23 to be dispensed is positioned at the position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2.

  Thus, by starting the rotation of the rotating drum 21 simultaneously with the start of the lowering of the prescription bottle 2, the time required for dispensing is reduced compared to the configuration in which the rotation of the rotating drum 21 is started after the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 is completed. There is an advantage that can be shortened.

  After the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 of the drug solution bottle 23 to be dispensed is positioned so as to face the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2, the prescription bottle 2 is placed in the supply position after the set time has elapsed. Simultaneously with the start of the ascent, the pump drive motor 40 starts to advance.

  In this way, by starting the advancement of the pump driving motor 40 simultaneously with the start of the raising of the prescription bottle 2, the dispensing is compared with the configuration in which the advancement of the pump driving motor 40 is started after the raising of the prescription bottle 2 is completed. There is an advantage that the time required for the process can be shortened.

  After the set time elapses after the advance of the pump drive motor 40 is completed (or at the same time as the completion), the pump 24 is rotated to put a predetermined amount of the drug solution into the prescription bottle 2.

  When it is desired to add another chemical solution after the rotation of the pump 24 is stopped and the chemical solution has been charged, the medication bottle 2 in the supply position is placed in the standby position as shown in FIG. At the same time that the bottle 2 starts to descend, the pump drive motor 40 starts to move backward.

  Thus, the dispensing of the pump driving motor 40 is started simultaneously with the start of the lowering of the prescription bottle 2, thereby dispensing the pump driving motor 40 after the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 is completed. There is an advantage that the time required for the process can be shortened.

  After the completion of the lowering of the prescription bottle 2, after a set time has elapsed (or at the same time as the completion), the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 of the drug solution bottle 23 to be dispensed by rotating the rotary drum 21 is provided in the prescription bottle. 2 is located at a position facing the opening 2A.

  After the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 of the drug solution bottle 23 to be dispensed is positioned at the position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2, as described above, the prescription bottle 2 is positioned at the supply position after the set time has elapsed. Simultaneously with the start of raising the prescription bottle 2, the pump drive motor 40 starts to advance.

  Also in this case, by starting the advancement of the pump driving motor 40 simultaneously with the start of the ascent of the prescription bottle 2, the dispensing is compared with the configuration in which the advancement of the pump driving motor 40 is started after the ascent of the prescription bottle 2 is completed. There is an advantage that the time required for the process can be shortened.

  After the set time has elapsed since the advancement of the pump drive motor 40 has been completed (or at the same time as the completion), the pump 24 is rotated to feed a predetermined amount of chemical into the prescription bottle 2, and the second time chemical is charged Ends.

  In the initial state of the chemical solution supply apparatus 1 before dispensing, the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 is not located at a position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2, but the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 May be located at a position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2. In this case, when the lowering of the prescription bottle 2 and the rotation of the rotary drum 21 are started at the same time, the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 opens the prescription bottle 2 until the prescription bottle 2 shown in FIG. As described above, there may be a case where the chemical liquid that has passed through the edge of 2A and has dropped as water droplets on the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 comes into contact with the edge of the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2. Therefore, it is preferable to rotate the rotating drum 21 after the prescription bottle 2 is positioned at the standby position.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the supply nozzle 36 is rotated is shown. However, the configuration may be such that the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 is positioned at a position facing the opening 2A of the prescription bottle 2 by moving linearly. Good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the prescription bottle 2 is configured to move the supply nozzle 36 in the horizontal direction (lateral direction) in a fixed state, but the supply nozzle 36 may be configured to move the prescription bottle 2 in a fixed state. Moreover, the structure which moves both the prescription bottle 2 and the supply nozzle 36 to a horizontal direction (lateral direction) may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the supply nozzle 36 is configured to move the prescription bottle 2 in the vertical direction in a fixed state. However, the prescription bottle 2 may be configured to move the supply nozzle 36 in a fixed state. The configuration may be such that both the prescription bottle 2 and the supply nozzle 36 are moved in the vertical direction (longitudinal direction). The timing for positioning the supply nozzle 36 at the standby position may be any time as long as the supply port 36 </ b> A of the supply nozzle 36 passes before the opening edge of the prescription bottle 2.

  In the embodiment, the case where the axis X1 of the supply nozzle 36 is inclined with respect to the vertical axis X2 of the prescription bottle 2 is shown. However, in some cases, the supply is performed in a vertical posture along the vertical direction without being inclined. It can also be carried out by arranging the nozzle 36.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the supply port 36A of the supply nozzle 36 is set to the position where the supply port 36A of the said supply nozzle 36 and the opening 2A of the said charging container 2 approached rather than the stand-by position. Although there is an advantage that the raising / lowering stroke of the charging container 2 can be shortened as compared with the position where it enters the opening 2A of the charging container 2, as shown in FIGS. The supply port 36 </ b> A of 36 may be set at a position where it enters the opening 2 </ b> A of the charging container 2. In the case of the configuration shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, there is an advantage that it is possible to suppress the foaming of the chemical solution supplied into the input container 2 as compared with the configuration shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. The other configurations that have not been described are the same as those shown in FIGS.

  In the present invention, a plurality of chemical containers containing chemical liquids, supply nozzles provided corresponding to the plurality of chemical liquid containers, and supplying the chemical liquid in the chemical liquid containers to the input containers via the supply nozzles And a moving means for moving at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container in a horizontal direction so that the supply port of the supply nozzle faces the opening of the input container. And a controller for driving the elevating means so that the supply nozzle and the input container are positioned at a standby position before the supply port of the supply nozzle passes above the opening edge of the input container. May be provided.

  When at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container is moved in a horizontal direction at a position where the supply port of the supply nozzle and the opening of the input container are close to each other, the supply port of the supply nozzle passes above the opening edge of the input container. In addition, since the chemical liquid hanging as a water droplet at the supply port of the supply nozzle may come into contact with the opening edge of the input container and the chemical liquid enters the input container, the supply nozzle is used by using the moving means. The elevating means is driven so that the supply nozzle and the input container are positioned at the standby position before the supply port passes above the opening edge of the input container. In addition, after the supply port of the supply nozzle enters the opening of the input container to supply the chemical solution to the input container, the supply nozzle cannot be moved horizontally by hitting the side wall of the input container by raising and lowering to the standby position. Absent.

  Moreover, the axis of the supply nozzle may be inclined with respect to the vertical axis of the charging container.

  By tilting the axis of the supply nozzle with respect to the vertical axis of the input container, the chemical solution from the supply nozzle can be applied to the inner surface of the side wall of the input container. Compared with the case where the chemical solution is introduced while being applied to the liquid, it is possible to further prevent the chemical solution from foaming.

  Further, the supply position may be a position where the supply port of the supply nozzle is closer to the opening of the input container than the standby position.

  In addition, one end of a tube is connected to the supply nozzle, the other end of the tube is inserted into the chemical solution container, the chemical solution supply means is movably provided by the moving means, and a part of the tube is provided. A plurality of tube pumps for pressing and transferring the chemical solution to the supply nozzle, and a pump drive unit for driving the tube pump, the tube pump having a rotatable rotor provided with a plurality of rollers on the outer periphery. A pump driving motor having a connecting portion connected to a connected portion of the rotor, and the pump driving motor, the pump driving unit rotating the rotor of the specific tube pump that has moved. The motor is moved in the drive shaft direction to switch between a connected state in which the connecting portion of the motor is connected to a connected portion of the rotor of the tube pump and a disconnected state. Of an actuator may be configured to be synchronized with the movement of the pump driving motor for driving said lifting means by said actuator.

  By configuring the lifting / lowering means in synchronization with the movement of the pump driving motor by the actuator, the time can be shortened compared to the case of driving the lifting / lowering means after the movement of the pump driving motor is completed. You can plan.

  In addition, when the supply ports of all the supply nozzles do not face the opening of the input container, the moving means moves the supply nozzle so that the supply port of the predetermined supply nozzle faces the opening of the input container. You may comprise so that the said raising / lowering means may be driven synchronously.

  In a state where the supply ports of all the supply nozzles do not face the opening of the input container, the supply means of the predetermined supply nozzle are synchronized with the movement of the supply nozzle by the moving means so as to face the opening of the input container. By configuring the control unit to drive the lifting / lowering means, the time can be shortened compared to the case of driving the lifting / lowering means after the movement of the supply nozzle is completed.

  Further, the plurality of chemical liquid containers, the corresponding tubes and the supply nozzles are provided in a rotating body that is rotatable around an axis in the vertical direction, and the supply port of the supplying nozzle is rotated by rotating the rotating body. You may comprise so that it may face the opening of an input container.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Chemical solution supply apparatus, 2 ... Prescription bottle (input container), 2A ... Opening, 3 ... Chemical solution supply means, 4 ... Weight detection means, 6 ... Housing, 7 ... Installation surface, 8 ... Support frame, 9 ... Bottom plate, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Top plate, 11 ... Upper space, 12 ... Lower space, 13 ... Front part, 14 ... Upper opening, 15 ... Lower opening, 16a, 16b ... Left and right both sides, 21 ... Rotary drum, 22 ... Drum rotation motor ( (Moving means), 23 ... chemical bottle (chemical solution container), 24 ... pump (tube pump), 25 ... pump drive unit, 26 ... upper end, 27 ... ring member, 28 ... support member, 29 ... concave, 30 ... convex , 31 ... pump holder, 32 ... chemical bottle holder, 33 ... driven gear, 34 ... tube, 34a ... one end, 34b ... other end, 35 ... pump body, 36 ... supply nozzle, 36A ... supply port, 37 ... fixed part, 38 ... moving part, 39 ... for moving 40: motor for driving the pump, 41: drive shaft, 42: connecting member (connecting portion), 43: rotating shaft, 44: connected member (connected portion), 45: electronic balance, 46: casing, 47 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Prescription bottle holding body, 48 ... Mounting table, 49 ... Holder, 50 ... Elevating means, 51 ... Electric motor, 51A ... Drive pulley, 52 ... Belt fixing tool, 53, 54 ... Pulley, 55 ... Belt, 56 ... Tension Pulley, 57 ... sensor, 57A ... light emitting unit, 57B ... light receiving unit, L1 ... drum axis, L2 ... axis, S ... control unit, X1 ... axis, X2 ... vertical direction

Claims (1)

A plurality of chemical containers containing the chemical liquid, supply nozzles provided corresponding to the plurality of chemical liquid containers, chemical liquid supply means for supplying the chemical liquid in the chemical liquid container to the input container via the supply nozzles, A chemical supply apparatus comprising: a moving means for moving at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container in a horizontal direction so that the supply port of the supply nozzle faces the opening of the input container;
A supply position for supplying the chemical liquid supply port and the and the opening of the closing container to supply the chemical liquid at a location close or supply port of the supply nozzle enters the opening of the closing container before Symbol supply nozzle, the An initial position where the supply port of the supply nozzle and the opening of the input container are separated from each other, and a position different from both the supply position and the initial position, and the supply port of the supply nozzle and the input more than the supply position away the opening of the container, and so that the supply port of the supply nozzle than the initial position and the opening of the closing container is located 3 position of the standby position close, of the closing container and the supply nozzle An elevating means for moving at least one of the elevating means in the height direction, and a control unit for driving the elevating means ,
In the case where the chemical solution is supplied to the charging container, the controller is configured to supply at least one of the charging container and the supply nozzle between the supply position and the standby position until all of the chemical liquid is charged. Configured to drive the lifting means to lift and lower
The standby position is such that when at least one of the supply nozzle and the input container is moved in the horizontal direction by the moving means, the chemical liquid hanging as water droplets on the supply port of the supply nozzle is opened at the opening of the input container. A chemical solution supply device, wherein the chemical solution supply device is in a position where it does not contact the edge .

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