JP6572021B2 - Drug packaging device, drug storage device and drug supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device, a medicine storage device, and a medicine supply device for packaging medicine based on prescription data.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a drug packaging device that packages a drug based on prescription data. For example, what was described in patent document 1 is mentioned. The medicine packaging apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes an audit container that receives a solid medicine discharged from a tablet case, and performs an image audit on the audit container. The solid drug discharged from the audit container after the audit is packaged.

  Patent Document 1 does not clearly indicate a sensor. However, when the storage container is detachable, it is generally based on a sensor different from the detection of the storage container attached to the mounting portion and the position detection for movement control of the storage container. Is. Therefore, the number of components to be configured increases.

International Publication No. 2013/105198

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus, the chemical | medical agent storage apparatus, and the chemical | medical agent supply apparatus which suppressed that the number of parts to comprise increases.

An example of the configuration of the present invention is provided with a base, a detected portion, a plurality of storage containers for temporarily storing a medicine, and provided so as to be rotatable around a predetermined axis with respect to the base. A holding base that holds the plurality of storage containers individually and detachably at equal intervals on a circumference centered on the axis, and each of the storage containers held by the holding base is sequentially discharged. to move to a discharge position, a driving unit for rotating driving said holder about said axis, provided in front Kimoto stand, the interval of the reservoir to the discharge position on the circumference A detection unit that detects the detected portion of the storage container that has arrived at a detection position that is arranged at an integer multiple of the distance, and each of the holding units that is held by the holding table based on a detection result by the detection unit Move the storage container to the discharge position sequentially As described above, the holding unit is rotated by the driving unit, and the control unit determines whether each storage container is normally held by the holding table. It is a medicine storage device.

  According to the above configuration, the detection unit for rotating the holding table by the driving unit so that the storage containers held by the holding table are sequentially moved to the discharge position, and each of the storage containers is normally attached to the holding table. A detection unit for determining whether or not the state is held can be shared. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

  In the normal operation, when the detection unit is detected by the detection unit while the holding unit is rotationally driven by the driving unit, the control unit rotates the holding table by the driving unit. The driving can also be stopped.

  According to the said structure, each storage container can be stopped in a discharge position in normal operation | movement.

  And, in the normal operation, the control unit moves the storage containers held by the holding table by a predetermined distance equal to or more than a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers on the circumference. When the holding table is rotationally driven by the drive unit and the detected unit cannot be detected by the detection unit during that time, one of the storage containers is normally held by the holding table. It can also be determined that it is not in a state.

  According to the said structure, it can be judged in normal operation | movement whether each storage container is in the state normally hold | maintained at the holding stand.

  In the normal operation, the control unit determines whether or not the detection unit is detected by the detection unit before the drive unit is rotationally driven by the drive unit. When detecting, the drive unit rotates the holding table so that the holding containers held by the holding table are moved on the circumference by a distance corresponding to the interval between the holding containers. When the detected part is not detected and the detected part is not detected, the holding part can be rotated by the driving part until the detected part is detected by the detecting part.

  According to the said structure, each storage container can be stopped in a discharge position in normal operation | movement.

  Then, in the normal operation, the control unit holds the holding container by the driving unit so as to move the storage containers held by the holding table on the circumference by a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers. After the table is driven to rotate, it is determined whether or not the detected portion is detected by the detecting portion, and when the detected portion is not detected, one of the storage containers is held by the holding portion. It can also be determined that it is not normally held on the table.

  According to the said structure, it can be judged in normal operation | movement whether each storage container is in the state normally hold | maintained at the holding stand.

  Then, in the initial operation, the control unit drives the holding table to rotate once by the driving unit, and in the meantime, the detection unit detects all of the detected parts of the storage containers. When it was possible, it was determined that all the storage containers were normally held on the holding table, and even one of the detected parts of each of the storage containers could not be detected by the detection unit. Sometimes, it can be determined that any one of the storage containers is not normally held on the holding table.

  According to the said structure, it can be judged in an initial operation | movement whether all the storage containers are in the state normally hold | maintained at the holding stand.

  And an imaging unit that images the medicine present in the storage container that has arrived at an imaging position arranged at an integer multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position on the circumference. It can also be provided.

  According to the said structure, it is not necessary to provide the detection part for rotating a holding stand by a drive part so that each storage container hold | maintained by a holding stand may be sequentially moved to an imaging position. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

  The detected portion can include a permanent magnet, and the detecting portion can be a magnetic sensor.

  According to the said structure, a to-be-detected part and a detection part are realizable with a general purpose structure.

An example of the configuration of the present invention is a drug packaging device that packs a drug based on prescription data, a supply unit that supplies the drug, and a storage unit that temporarily stores the drug supplied from the supply unit And a packaging unit that wraps the medicine discharged from the storage unit, and a control unit that controls each of the parts. The storage unit is provided with a base and a detected part, and temporarily stores the medicine. And a plurality of storage containers that can be rotated around a predetermined axis relative to the base, and the plurality of storage containers are individually attached and detached at equal intervals on a circumference centered on the axis. The holding table that can be held and the storage containers held by the holding table are sequentially moved from the introduction position for introducing the drug from the supply unit to the discharge position for discharging the drug to the packaging unit. Drive that rotates the holder around the axis When, before provided Kimoto table, and a detector for detecting the detected part of the storage container arriving at the detection position on the circumference, the introduction position and the detection position, the circumferentially The storage unit is disposed at a distance that is an integral multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position, and the control unit is configured to hold each storage container held by the holding table based on a detection result by the detection unit. Are sequentially driven from the introduction position to the discharge position by the drive unit, and whether or not each storage container is normally held by the holding base. It is a medicine packaging device characterized by judging.

  According to the above configuration, the detection unit for rotating the holding table by the driving unit so that the storage containers held by the holding table are sequentially moved from the introduction position to the discharge position, and each of the storage containers is the holding table. The detection unit for determining whether or not it is normally held can be shared. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

An example of the configuration of the present invention is a medicine supply device that supplies medicine based on prescription data, a supply section that supplies medicine, and a storage section that temporarily stores the medicine supplied from the supply section And a control unit that controls the respective units, and the storage unit is provided with a base, a plurality of storage containers that are provided with a detection target and temporarily store a medicine, and are predetermined for the base. A holding base that is provided so as to be rotatable around an axis, and holds the plurality of storage containers individually and detachably at equal intervals on a circumference around the axis, and held by the holding base each reservoir sequentially, from the introduction position for introducing the drug from the supply unit, to move to a discharge position for discharging the drug, and a drive unit for driving rotating the holder about said axis, prior Kimotodai Provided at the detection position on the circumference A detection unit for detecting the detected portion of the distillation container, and the introduction position and the detection position are spaced apart from the discharge position by an integral multiple of the interval between the storage containers on the circumference. The control unit is arranged by the drive unit to sequentially move the storage containers held by the holding table from the introduction position to the discharge position based on a detection result by the detection unit. The medicine supply device is characterized in that the holding table is rotated and it is determined whether or not each of the storage containers is normally held by the holding table.

  According to the above configuration, the detection unit for rotating the holding table by the driving unit so that the storage containers held by the holding table are sequentially moved to the discharge position, and each of the storage containers is normally attached to the holding table. A detection unit for determining whether or not the state is held can be shared. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

  In the case of an example of the above configuration, the present invention provides a detection unit for rotationally driving the holding table by the driving unit so as to sequentially move the storage containers held by the holding table to the discharge position, and each storage container. Can be shared with a detection unit for determining whether or not is normally held on the holding table. Therefore, it is possible to provide a medicine packaging device that suppresses an increase in the number of components to be configured.

It is a perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the medicine packaging apparatus, and FIG. 2B is a schematic view in plan view showing a holding base in a storage part of the medicine packaging apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the state which erase | eliminated the cover of the storage part in the medicine packaging device. It is a perspective view which shows the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a bottom view which shows the closed state of the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a bottom view which shows the open state of the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the urging | biasing part of the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. The support part of the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus is shown, Fig.8 (a) is a principal part perspective view of a bottom face side, FIG.8 (b) is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a perspective view of the longitudinal cross-section display which shows the bottom part of the storage container in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a top view which shows the stored medicine discharge part in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the storage container detection part in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a top view which shows the storage container detection part in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a top view which shows the state which erase | eliminated the holding stand which shows the 1st vibration mechanism in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus. It is a top view which shows the state which erase | eliminated the holding stand which shows the 2nd vibration mechanism in the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus.

  Next, the present invention will be described by taking up one embodiment. The following description in the vertical direction corresponds to the vertical direction in the state shown in FIG.

-Overview-
The medicine packaging apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is used, for example, arranged on a horizontal plane in order to package the solid medicine M, and includes a supply unit 2, a storage unit 3, a storage container detection unit 4, an inspection unit 5, and a packaging unit 6. Among these, the supply part 2, the storage part 3, and the packaging part 6 are arrange | positioned in the housing | casing 11 from upper direction in the order mentioned above. The external appearance (a state in which the storage unit 3, a part of the storage container detection unit 4, a part of the inspection unit 5, and the packaging unit 6 are pulled out from the housing 11) is shown in FIG. 1, and the outline of the internal structure is shown in FIG. Shown in The elements belonging to each part are not completely separated, and some elements belong to two or more of the parts as described below.

  The solid medicine M in the present embodiment refers to a medicine that has a form that can be separated one by one so that image inspection can be performed, and can be taken by a patient as it is. Examples of the solid drug M include tablets and capsules, but are not limited thereto. In addition, each solid medicine M includes tablets in a state where one tablet is divided in half or a fraction.

  The supply unit 2 supplies the solid medicine M to the storage unit 3. In the present embodiment, the solid medicine M is configured to drop and be supplied, but may be supplied by means other than dropping.

  The supply unit 2 includes a rack 21, a rack chute 22, a rack valve 23, and a hopper chute 24 in order from the top. A plurality of racks 21 are provided, and a plurality of cassettes (not shown) are stored in each rack 21. Although FIG. 2A shows a configuration in which six racks 21 are provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of racks can be variously changed. A plurality of solid medicines M are stored in each cassette. Based on the prescription data, the type and quantity of solid drug M required for packaging is removed from one or more cassettes. The rack chute 22 is a passage through which the solid medicine M passes, which is provided for a plurality of racks 21 (two rows in this embodiment), and guides the solid medicine M taken out from the cassette downward. The rack valve 23 is located at the lower end of the rack chute 22 and controls the supply of the solid medicine M to the reservoir 3 by opening and closing the passage through which the solid medicine M passes. The hopper chute 24 is a passage through which the solid medicine M having an upper end connected to a plurality of rack valves 23 and a lower end being combined into one and having an open lower end passes through the plurality of rack chutes 22. The solid medicine M is supplied to the storage unit 3.

  The storage unit 3 receives the solid medicine M supplied from the supply unit 2 and temporarily stores it. The solid medicine M is supplied from the supply unit 2 to the storage unit 3 at the introduction position P1 shown in FIGS. Then, the solid medicine M is discharged from the storage part 3 to the packaging part 6 at the discharge position P3 after the storage part 3 is rotated clockwise in plan view, which is the direction D32 indicated by an arrow in FIGS. The The detailed configuration of the storage unit 3 will be described later.

  The storage container detection unit 4 performs detection for rotating the holding table 32 by the drive unit 35, and detection for determining whether or not each storage container is normally held by the holding table 32. I do. The detailed configuration of the storage container detection unit 4 will be described later.

  The audit unit 5 audits the solid medicine M supplied from the supply unit 2. In the present embodiment, auditing by an image is performed at the photographing position P2 shown in FIGS. The detailed configuration of the audit unit 5 will be described later.

  The packaging unit 6 packages the solid medicine M discharged from the storage unit 3 and audited by the inspection unit 5 with a packaging material. The packaging unit 6 includes a hopper 61 that receives the solid medicine M dropped from the storage unit 3 and a packaging mechanism 62. In the packaging mechanism 62 of the present embodiment, the roll-shaped packaging sheet is pulled out and positioned in the lower end opening of the hopper 61 in a state of being folded in the width direction. Thereby, the solid medicine M based on prescription data is arrange | positioned in the packaging sheet of a half-fold state. Then, a medicine package is formed by heat-sealing the packaging sheet. In addition, as the packaging part 6, the solid medicine M may be filled in a container such as a vial.

-Storage part-
The storage part 3 is a form shown in FIG. 3, and includes a base 31, a holding base 32, a storage container 33, a drive part 35, and a stored medicine discharge part 36.

-Base-
The base 31 is a plate-like part having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and is configured to be able to be drawn forward with respect to the housing 11 of the medicine packaging device 1 as shown in FIG. The base 31 is assembled with a holding base 32, a drive unit 35, and a part of a storage container detection unit 4 and an inspection unit 5, which will be described later.

-Holding stand-
The holding base 32 is formed of a flat plate having a circular shape in plan view, and is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction with respect to the base 31. The holding table 32 is provided so as to be rotatable around a holding table rotation axis L <b> 32 that is a predetermined axis with respect to the base 31. The holding table rotation axis L32 is an axis extending in the vertical direction perpendicular to the surface direction at the center of the holding table 32. The holding base 32 is intermittently rotated by the drive unit 35 clockwise in a plan view (direction D32).

  The holding table 32 includes a plurality of storage container holding portions 321... 321 that hold the plurality of storage containers 33. Six through holes are formed in the holding table 32 of the present embodiment, and each through hole serves as each storage container holding portion 321. The six storage containers 33 are held by fitting the respective storage containers 33 to the respective storage container holding portions 321. With the intermittent rotation of the holding base 32, one of the six storage containers 33 is immediately below the lower end opening of the hopper chute in the supply unit 2 as shown in FIGS. It is located at a certain introduction position P1. At the same time, the other one is located at a discharge position P3 which is directly above the hopper in the packaging unit 6. At the same time, the other one is located at a photographing position P2 corresponding to a photographing unit 51 of the inspection unit 5 described later. At the same time, the other one is located at a detection position P4 corresponding to the detection unit (sensor 42) of the storage container detection unit 4.

  Each storage container holding | maintenance part 321 hold | maintains each storage container 33 so that attachment or detachment is possible. The through-holes that are the plurality of storage container holding portions 321... 321 are formed on the circumference around the holding base rotation axis L32 at intervals. This interval is set to an equal interval in the circumferential direction (equal angle with respect to the holding base rotation axis L32). For this reason, the holding stand 32 holds the plurality of storage containers 33... 33 on the same horizontal plane at equal intervals. In addition, the holding table 32 holds the plurality of storage containers 33... 33 at intervals from each other on a circumference centered on the holding table rotation axis L32.

−Storage container−
Each storage container 33 is in the form shown in FIG. 4, receives the solid medicine M supplied from the supply unit 2, temporarily stores it, and stores the stored solid medicine M as needed into the packaging unit 6. It is configured so that it can be dropped. Each storage unit 3 includes a frame portion 331 and a bottom portion 333 that is located below the frame portion 331 and is movable with respect to the frame portion 331. The frame part 331 of each storage container 33 is held by each storage container holding part 321 of the holding table 32. Therefore, each storage container 33 is held on the holding base 32 in the upper and lower intermediate portions. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, since each storage container 33 becomes like the lower part was embedded in the holding stand 32, the vertical dimension of the medicine packaging apparatus 1 can be made small.

  The frame part 331 forms a storage space S for storing the solid medicine M in cooperation with the bottom part 333. For this reason, the upper end and the lower end of the frame portion 331 are open. The opening shape is circular in plan view. The upper opening 331 a in the frame portion 331 is always open so that the solid medicine M supplied from the supply unit 2 is introduced into each storage container 33. On the other hand, the lower opening 331b can be opened and closed horizontally by the bottom 333 (the closed state is shown in FIG. 5 and the open state is shown in FIG. 6). The bottom portion 333 moves in parallel with the opening at the lower end of the frame portion 331. Therefore, the solid medicine on the bottom 333 can be swept by the inner surface of the lower opening 331a of the frame 331, and the solid medicine can be reliably discharged from the storage container 33. The bottom portion 333 is supported so as to be rotatable within a predetermined range with respect to the lower surface of the frame portion 331 in a direction D333 shown in FIG. For this reason, the bottom portion 333 can be reciprocated in a predetermined vibration direction by vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 described later. In this embodiment, when the bottom part 333 rotates about 10 ° or more about the axis center (bottom part rotation axis L333) of the connecting part 335, the open state is established. In addition, the bottom part 333 of this embodiment rotates to 90 degrees.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom portion 333 is formed in a range including an oval having a larger major axis than the circular (true circle) opening shape (illustrated by a broken line) of the frame portion 331, and reciprocates toward the major axis. Thus, the bottom portion 333 can be kept closed during the reciprocating motion. In the present embodiment, the closed state can be maintained even if the bottom portion 333 is rotated by less than 10 ° around the axial center (bottom portion rotation axis L333) of the connecting portion 335.

  The bottom 333 holds the solid medicine M in the storage space S (specifically, the upper surface of the bottom 333) when the lower opening 331b of the frame 331 is closed, and holds the solid medicine M held in the storage space S when opened. Can be dropped. Furthermore, the bottom 333 is reciprocated while maintaining the closed state, so that the solid medicine M can be separated on the bottom 333 in order to improve the inspection accuracy of the inspection unit 5.

  Due to the pivotable support, each storage container 33 is connected to a frame portion 331, is connected to a frame portion side extending portion 332 that extends horizontally toward the outside of the frame portion 331, and a bottom portion 333, and A bottom-side extending part 334 is provided that extends horizontally so as to face the part-side extending part 332 with a predetermined facing distance downward. In the present embodiment, the frame portion 331 and the frame portion side extending portion 332 are integrally formed, and the bottom portion 333 and the bottom portion extending portion 334 are integrally formed. The frame part side extending part 332 and the bottom part side extending part 334 are connected by a connecting part 335 positioned between the frame part side extending part 332 and the bottom part side extending part 334. The connecting portion 335 connects the frame-side extending portion 332 and the bottom-side extending portion 334 so as to be rotatable around a vertical bottom rotating axis L333. That is, the axis center of the connecting portion 335 coincides with the bottom rotation axis L333. Each storage container 33 includes an urging portion 336 that is positioned between the frame portion side extending portion 332 and the bottom portion extending portion 334 and urges the bottom portion 333 in the closing direction. Since each storage container 33 is configured in this manner, the vertical dimension of each medicine container 1 can be reduced by reducing the vertical dimension of each storage container 33.

  The urging unit 336 functions as a maintaining unit that maintains the bottom 333 in a closed state when each storage container 33 is detached from the holding table 32. By the urging unit 336 as the maintenance unit, the bottom 333 can be maintained in the closed state when each storage container 33 is detached from the holding base 32, so that the residue in each storage container 33 is retained in the medicine packaging. It is difficult to spill into the device 1. For this reason, the bottom 333 can be maintained in a closed state with a simple configuration.

  The urging portion 336 has a coil portion 3361. As shown in FIG. 7, the coil portion 3361 is provided on the torsion coil spring member 3362 fitted on the connecting portion 335 and the frame portion side extension portion 332, and latches one end portion of the torsion coil spring member 3362. A frame-side locking tool 3363 and a bottom-side locking tool 3364 that is provided on the bottom-side extending part 334 and locks the other end of the torsion coil spring member 3362. One end portion of the torsion coil spring member 3362 is attached so as not to be detached from the frame side locking member 3363. The other end of the torsion coil spring member 3362 is attached so as not to be detached from the bottom side locking member 3364.

  In these attachments, for example, a headed screw is used as the frame-side locking tool 3363 and the bottom-side locking tool 3364, and one end of the torsion coil spring member 3362 is larger than the shaft portion of the frame-side locking tool 3363 and It is formed in a ring shape smaller than the head portion, and the other end portion of the torsion coil spring member 3362 is formed in a ring shape larger than the shaft portion of the bottom side locking member 3364 and smaller than the head portion, so that it does not come off. You can

  With these configurations, even if the torsion coil spring member 3362 breaks due to fatigue, the fragments generated by the breakage remain attached to any one of the connecting portion 335, the frame-side locking tool 3363, and the bottom-side locking tool 3364. Since it can often be done, it can suppress that a foreign substance mixing accident generate | occur | produces because a shard falls in the packaging part 6 and is accidentally packaged with the solid chemical | medical agent M.

  Further, the frame-side locking tool 3363 has a total length larger than a predetermined facing distance between the frame-side extending portion 332 and the bottom-side extending portion 334, and a part (headed) is attached to the frame-side extending portion 332. Even if the bottom portion 333 is opened and closed, it is provided so as to always face the bottom side extending portion 334.

  The bottom-side locking tool 3364 has a total length larger than a predetermined facing distance between the frame-side extending portion 332 and the bottom-side extending portion 334, and a part of the bottom-side extending portion 334 (the head screw) Even if the bottom part 333 is opened and closed, it is provided so as to always face the frame part side extending part 332.

  Due to these configurations, the frame-side locking tool 3363 or the bottom-side locking tool 3364 unexpectedly comes off and falls to the packaging unit 6 and is accidentally packaged together with the solid medicine M, resulting in a foreign matter contamination accident. Can be suppressed.

  Each storage container 33 includes a pressed portion 337. The pressed portion 337 is formed at an end of the bottom side extending portion 334 opposite to the bottom portion 333. The pressed portion 337 is pressed by the pressing portion 3611 of the stored medicine discharge portion 36 so that the bottom portion 333 is opened as shown in FIG. The pressed portion 337 is pressed by the pressing portion 5211 of the vibration mechanism (first vibration mechanism 52) so that the bottom portion 333 is reciprocated in a predetermined vibration direction.

  Each storage container 33 includes a support portion 338 that is provided between the frame portion 331 and the bottom portion 333 and supports the bottom portion 333 from below when the bottom portion 333 is in a closed state. Specifically, the support portion 338 is formed as a protrusion protruding inward from the frame portion 331 as shown in FIG. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the bottom portion 333 from falling with respect to the frame portion 331, and it is possible to prevent the solid medicine M from leaking between the frame portion 331 and the bottom portion 333.

  Furthermore, the support portion 338 includes a guide portion 3381 that guides the bottom portion 333 upward as the bottom portion 333 advances in the closing direction. Specifically, the guide portion 3381 is formed as an inclined surface formed on the upper portion of the protrusion as shown in FIG. With this configuration, in the closed state, the upper and lower gaps between the frame portion 331 and the bottom portion 333 can be reduced, and the solid medicine M can be prevented from leaking.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the bottom portion 333 includes a receiving portion 3331 that receives the solid medicine M that is dropped and supplied from the supply portion 2. The receiving portion 3331 is formed in a thin plate shape, and is configured to allow downward elastic deformation. Specifically, the receiving portion 3331 is a flat plate made of a resin material. With this configuration, the impact of dropping can be reduced with an inexpensive configuration, and the solid drug M can be prevented from rebounding. The receiving portion 3331 can employ a color that allows image inspection at least on the upper surface.

  The bottom portion 333 includes a holding portion 3332 that holds the peripheral portion of the receiving portion 3331. Specifically, the holding portion 3332 is formed as a step that matches the peripheral edge portion of the bottom portion 333, and the receiving portion 3331 is fitted into the holding portion 3332 that is the step. The peripheral portion of the receiving portion 3331 is fixed by the holding portion 3332. For this reason, the receiving portion 3331 can be held by the holding portion 332.

  Further, the bottom portion 333 includes a reinforcing portion 3333 that reinforces the holding portion 3332. The reinforcing portion 3333 is connected to the holding portion 3332 and provided below the receiving portion 3331 with a gap. The reinforcing portion 3333 of this embodiment is a flat plate-like portion positioned one step below the holding portion 3332 that is a step. The reinforcing portion 3333 forms an air layer that can serve as a cushion by the amount of the provided gap, so that elastic deformation of the receiving portion 3331 in the vertical direction is allowed. For this reason, the holding | maintenance part 3332 can be reinforced without the said elastic deformation being inhibited.

  Each storage container 33 is detached from the holding base 32 in a state where the upper opening 331a which is the opening shown in FIG. For this reason, since the upper opening part 331a does not face a side or the downward direction, the residue in each storage container 33 does not spill into the medicine packaging device 1.

  Each storage container 33 is configured to be held in an engaged state with respect to the holding table 32. And each storage container 33 is provided with the operation piece 339 operated toward the inward of the upper opening part 331a which is an opening part, as shown in FIG. A pair of operation pieces 339 are provided so as to be positioned on both sides of the upper opening 331a. Each operation piece 339 includes a claw portion 3391 in the lower portion, and the claw portion 3391 is an edge portion of a through hole which is a storage container holding portion 321 in the holding base 32 (more specifically, an engaged member fixed to the edge portion). The storage container 33 is held on the holding stand 32 by engaging with. The pair of operation pieces 339 and 339 are operated so as to be sandwiched from both sides toward the inside of the upper opening 331a. By operating each operation piece 339 in this way, the claw portion 3391 also moves inward, so that the engagement state of each storage container 33 with respect to the holding base 32 is released. Since the pair of operation pieces 339 and 339 are operated to be sandwiched from both sides toward the inside of the upper opening 331a, when releasing the engagement, the operator covers the hand against the upper opening 331a. To do. Therefore, since the upper opening 331a is closed by the operator's hand, the residue in each storage container 33 is less likely to spill out when detached from the holding base 32, and the residue can be reliably recovered. The operation pieces 399 do not necessarily have to be a pair, and only one of them may be provided.

−Driver−
The drive unit 35 drives the holding table 32 so as to move each storage container 33 held by the holding table 32. The movement is a horizontal movement. The drive is a rotation drive for rotating the holding table 32 around the holding table rotation axis L32. Further, the driving is intermittent driving. Although not shown, the drive unit 35 of the present embodiment coincides with a motor provided on the bottom surface of the base 31, a driving force transmission mechanism such as a gear connected to the motor, and the holding base rotation axis L32. And a rotating shaft extending downward from the center of the holding table 32. The drive shaft of the motor may be directly connected to the rotary shaft without going through the drive force transmission mechanism.

  As described above, the holding base 32 is rotatably provided, and the driving unit 35 rotates the holding base 32 while the holding base 32 holds the plurality of storage containers 33... 33 on the circumference. By rotationally driving around the axis L32, each storage container 33 can be horizontally moved with a simple configuration.

  Further, the drive unit 35 moves each storage container 33 between an introduction position P1 where the solid medicine M is introduced from the supply unit 2 and a discharge position P3 where the solid medicine M is discharged into the packaging unit 6. Further, the storage unit 33 is sequentially moved to the discharge position P3 by the drive unit 35.

  The drive unit 35 drives the holding base 32 so that each storage container 33 is moved in one direction and is stopped at a plurality of (six in this embodiment) stop positions during the movement. The plurality of stop positions are provided between the introduction position P1, the discharge position P3, the introduction position and the discharge position, the imaging position P2 for imaging the solid medicine M by the imaging unit 51 described later, and the introduction position And a plurality of (two in this embodiment) intermediate stop positions provided between P1 and the photographing position P2. Further, one intermediate stop position is provided between the photographing position P2 and the discharge position P3. This is because the medicine M photographed at the photographing position P2 is determined by the determination unit 54 of the inspection unit 5. This is to ensure the processing time. In addition, as a result of the determination by the determination unit 54 of the inspection unit 5, when the solid medicine M in the storage container 33 is different from the prescription data, the operation of the medicine packaging device 1 before the solid medicine M is discharged from the storage container 33. It is also for stopping. By stopping the operation of the medicine packaging apparatus 1 before the solid medicine M is discharged from the storage container 33, it is possible to prevent the solid medicine M different from the prescription data from being packaged.

-Reserved drug discharge part-
As shown in FIG. 10, the stored medicine discharge part 36 is provided on the base 31 and includes a rod-like part 361 that reciprocates in the longitudinal direction D361. The pressing portion 3611 located at the tip of the rod-shaped portion 361 presses the pressed portion 337 of each storage container 33 to move the bottom portion 333 and the bottom side extending portion 334 to the state shown in FIG. The lower opening 331b of the part 331 can be opened, and the solid medicine M can be dropped into the packaging part 6.

-Summary of reservoir-
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 3 configured as described above can be pulled out from the housing 11 in the horizontal direction. Each storage container 33 is detached from the holding table 32 by being moved upward. Since the storage unit 3 is located in the middle of the medicine packaging device 1 that is not too high and not too low, the storage unit 3 can be easily pulled out and the storage containers 33 can be easily attached and detached. Therefore, the cleaning operation of each storage container 33 can be facilitated.

  Moreover, each storage container 33 can be attached or detached individually by the storage part 3 comprised as mentioned above, and it can clean in the state which each storage container 33 removed. Therefore, the cleaning operation of each storage container 33 can be facilitated.

-Reservoir detection unit-
The storage container detection unit (drug storage device) 4 includes a base (31), a holding base (32), a storage container (33), a drive unit (35), a detected unit 41, a sensor 42 as a detection unit, and a control unit. 43. A schematic block diagram is shown in FIG. In addition, the holding stand (32), the storage container (33), and the drive unit (35) also belong to the storage unit 3 as described above (the description of these overlapping portions is not given here).

-Detected part-
The detected part 41 is provided in each storage container 33. In the present embodiment, one detection target 41 is provided in each storage container 33. The detected part 41 of the present embodiment includes a permanent magnet.

  The to-be-detected part 41 is provided in the bottom part 333 which can open and close each storage container 33, or the bottom part side extension part 334 integral with the bottom part 333. The to-be-detected part 41 of this embodiment is provided in the bottom part side extension part 334, as shown with a broken line in FIG. For this reason, when the bottom 333 is in the closed state, it can be detected by the sensor 42. On the other hand, when the bottom part 333 is in the open state, the detected part 41 moves and cannot be detected by the sensor 42. With this configuration, even when each storage container 33 is held on the holding base 32, when the bottom 333 of each storage container 33 is in an open state, each storage container 33 is normally held on the holding base 32. It can be judged that it is not.

-Detector-
As shown in FIG. 12, the sensor 42 as the detection unit is provided at a position that vertically faces the detected portion 41 of the storage container 33 (shown by a broken line) located at the detection position P <b> 4 as shown in FIG. 12. The sensor 42 detects the detected portion 41 of the storage container 33 that has arrived at the detection position P4. The detection position P4 is arranged at a distance that is an integral multiple of the interval between the storage containers 33 with respect to the discharge position P3 on the circumference where the plurality of storage containers 33. . Incidentally, the introduction position P1 is also arranged on the circumference with a distance that is an integral multiple of the interval between the storage containers 33 with respect to the discharge position P3. The sensor 42 of this embodiment is a magnetic sensor (Hall sensor). Therefore, the to-be-detected part 41 and the sensor 42 can be realized with a general-purpose configuration of a combination of a permanent magnet and a magnetic sensor.

-Control unit-
Based on the detection result of the sensor 42, the control unit 43 drives the holding table 32 to rotate by the driving unit 35. The holding table 32 is rotated so that the storage containers 33 are sequentially moved to the discharge position. Further, the control unit 43 determines whether or not each storage container 33 is normally held by the holding table 32.

  The control unit 43 drives the holding table 32 by the driving unit 35 so that the sensor 42 can detect all the detected portions 41 of the storage containers 33 held by the holding table 32. During this time, when all of the detected parts 41 of the respective storage containers 33 can be detected by the sensor 42, it is determined that all of the respective storage containers 33 are normally held by the holding base 32. On the other hand, when even one detected portion 41 of each storage container 33 cannot be detected by the sensor 42, it is determined that any of the storage containers 33 is not normally held by the holding base 32. To do. Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether or not all the storage containers 33... 33 are normally held on the holding table 32.

  Moreover, the control part 43 can control as follows by normal operation | movement and the initial operation | movement performed only at the beginning of the driving | operation of the medicine packaging apparatus 1. FIG.

  As an example, when the control unit 43 detects the detected portion 41 by the sensor 42 while the holding unit 32 is rotationally driven by the driving unit 35 in the normal operation, the control unit 43 rotates the holding table 32 by the driving unit 35. Stop driving. Thereby, each storage container 33 can be stopped at the discharge position P3.

  Regarding the rotation drive of the holding table 32, the control unit 43 rotates the holding table 32 so as to move each storage container 33 by a predetermined distance equal to or more than the distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers 33 on the circumference. Drive. During this time, when the detected part 41 cannot be detected by the sensor 42, the control part 43 determines that any one of the storage containers 33 is not normally held by the holding base 32. Thereby, it is possible to determine whether or not each storage container 33 is normally held by the holding table 32 in the normal operation.

  As another example, the control unit 43 determines whether or not the detected portion 41 is detected by the sensor 42 before the holding unit 32 is rotationally driven by the driving unit 35 in the normal operation. As a result, when the detected portion 41 is detected, the drive unit moves the storage containers 33 held by the holding table 32 by a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers 33 on the circumference. The holding table 32 is rotated by 35. On the other hand, when the detected portion 41 is not detected, the holding base 32 is driven to rotate by the drive portion 35 until the detected portion 41 is detected by the sensor 42. Thereby, in normal operation, each storage container 33 can be stopped at the discharge position P3.

  Regarding the rotation drive of the holding table 32, the control unit 43 drives the holding table 32 to rotate so that each storage container 33 is moved by a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers 33 on the circumference. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the detected portion 41 is detected by the sensor 42. As a result, when the detected part 41 is not detected, it is determined that any one of the storage containers 33 is not normally held by the holding table 32. Thereby, it is possible to determine whether or not each storage container 33 is normally held by the holding table 32 in the normal operation.

  Further, in the initial operation, the control unit 43 causes the holding unit 32 to be driven to rotate once by the driving unit 35. During this time, when all of the detected parts 41 (six in this embodiment) of each storage container 33 can be detected by the sensor 42, all of the storage containers 33 are normally held by the holding base 32. It is judged that it is in the state. On the other hand, when any one of the detected portions 41 of each storage container 33 cannot be detected by the sensor 42, one of the plurality of storage containers 33 ... 33 is normally held by the holding base 32. Judge that it is not. Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not all the storage containers 33... 33 are normally held by the holding table 32 in the initial operation.

-Summary of storage container detector-
According to the storage container detection unit 4 configured as described above, the holding base 32 is rotationally driven by the drive unit 35 so that the storage containers 33 held by the holding base 32 are sequentially moved to the discharge position. The sensor 42 and the detector for determining whether or not each storage container 33 is normally held on the holding base 32 can be shared by one sensor 42. For this reason, it can be judged based on the detection result by a few detection parts (sensor 42) whether each storage container 33 exists in the state with which the holding base 32 was normally mounted | worn. Therefore, the number of parts constituting the storage container detection unit 4 can be reduced.

-Audit Department-
The inspection unit 5 includes a base (31), a holding base (32), a storage container (33), a drive unit (35), a photographing unit 51, vibration mechanisms 52 and 53, and a determination unit 54. Note that the base (31), the holding base (32), the storage container (33), and the drive unit (35) belong to the storage unit 3 and the storage container detection unit 4 as described above (the overlapping parts). Is not described here).

-Shooting unit-
The imaging unit 51 includes a camera 511 (shown schematically in FIG. 3), and images the solid medicine M present in each storage container 33 (bottom part 333).

  As the holding unit 32 is driven to rotate by the control unit 43, the photographing unit 51 is located at a photographing position P <b> 2 that is spaced apart from the discharge position by an integral multiple of the interval between the storage containers 33. It is provided at a position for photographing the solid medicine M present in the storage container 33 that has arrived. Accordingly, a separate detection unit (for example, a storage container detection unit) for driving the holding table 32 to be rotated by the drive unit 35 is sequentially moved so that the storage containers 33 held by the holding table 32 are sequentially moved to the photographing position P2. 4), there is no need to provide. Therefore, the number of parts constituting the inspection unit 5 can be reduced.

-Vibration mechanism-
The vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 vibrate the bottom portion 333 (and the bottom side extending portion 334) of each storage container 33 prior to photographing by the photographing unit 51. The vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 vibrate the bottom portion 333 (and the bottom portion extending portion 334) of each storage container 33 in the same vibration direction as the opening / closing direction of the bottom portion 333.

  The solid medicine M can be separated on the bottom 333 of each storage container 33 by the vibration of the bottom 333 of each storage container 33 by the vibration mechanisms 52 and 53. Therefore, the audit accuracy can be improved. Moreover, the bottom portion 333 can be vibrated with a simple configuration as compared with the case where the bottom portion 333 is vibrated in a direction different from the opening / closing direction of the bottom portion 333.

  The vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 vibrate the bottom portion 333 within a range in which no gap is generated so that the solid medicine M is discharged from each storage container 33. Therefore, the solid medicine M can be separated on the bottom portion 333 of each storage container 33 without undesirably dropping the solid medicine M from the generated gap. Moreover, since the opening / closing direction of the bottom part 333 of each storage container 33 is a horizontal direction, the solid chemical | medical agent M can be moved to a horizontal direction. For this reason, the solid medicine M can be more reliably separated on the bottom 333 of each storage container 33.

  In the present embodiment, the vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 include a first vibration mechanism 52 and a second vibration mechanism 53 having different configurations. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of the first vibration mechanism 52 and the second vibration mechanism 53 can be provided as the vibration mechanism.

-First vibration mechanism-
The 1st vibration mechanism 52 is provided in the base 31 of the storage part 3, and vibrates the bottom part 333 of each storage container 33 which came to the imaging position P2. As shown in FIG. 13, the first vibration mechanism 52 includes a swing bar 521 that is supported by the base 31 so as to be rotatable within a predetermined range. A side portion on the storage container 33 side at the tip of the swinging bar 521 is a pressing portion 5211 that presses the pressed portion 337 of each storage container 33 at the photographing position P2. A rotating cam 522 abuts on the base end portion of the swinging rod 521, and the swinging rod 521 can be swung within a predetermined range about the rotation center 5212 by the rotation of the cam 522. In addition, a spring 523 is attached to the base end portion of the swing bar 521 and biases the swing bar 521 in a direction in which the pressing portion 5211 is separated from the pressed portion 337 of each storage container 33. With rotation, the cam 522 moves the pressing portion 5211 so as to approach the pressed portion 337 of each storage container 33 against the biasing of the spring 523.

  The pressing portion 5211 in the first vibration mechanism 52 is reciprocated with respect to the pressed portion 337 of each storage container 33 as the swinging rod 521 swings. The pressing portion 5211 is reciprocated relative to the pressed portion 337 when the driving unit 35 that intermittently drives the holding base 32 is in a stopped state. With these configurations, the bottom portion 333 can be reliably vibrated with a simple configuration.

-Second vibration mechanism-
The second vibration mechanism 53 includes a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) block-like bodies 531 to 531 provided on the base 31. Compared to the case where the vibration mechanism is provided on the holding base 32, the bottom portion 333 of each storage container 33 can be vibrated with a simple configuration.

  The inner surface of each block-like body 531 (the surface facing the holding table rotation axis L32) becomes a contact surface with respect to the pressed portion 337 moving in the direction D337 shown in FIG. The surface abuts on the pressed portion 337 and functions as a pressing portion 5311 of the pressing second vibration mechanism 53 that presses the pressed portion 337 inward of the holding base 32. Therefore, each pressing portion 5311 is disposed at a position where it can contact the pressed portion 337. The pressing portion 5311 presses the pressed portion 337 as the holding base 32 is driven by the driving portion 35. For this reason, the drive source only for a vibration can be reduced.

  When the pressed portion 337 is pressed by the pressing portion 5311, the bottom portion 333 of each storage container 33 moves. In FIG. 14, the locus | trajectory which the center of the to-be-pressed part 337 moves to the direction D337 is shown with a dashed-dotted line. As shown in the figure, this locus is closest to the pressing portion 5311 at the longitudinal center of the pressing portion 5311. For this reason, when the pressed portion 337 comes into contact with the longitudinal center of the pressing portion 5311, the bottom portion 333 becomes the maximum movement position. As the holding base 32 rotates and each storage container 33 moves inward of each block-like body 531, the bottom portion 333 moves and returns to the original position after reaching the maximum movement position.

  A plurality of (three in the present embodiment) pressing portions 5311... 5311 are arranged at intervals along the movement path of each storage container 33. For this reason, as the holding base 32 rotates, the plurality of pressing portions 5311... 5311 sequentially press the pressed portions 337 of the storage containers 33, so that the storage containers 33 are moved a plurality of times (in this embodiment, three times). ) Can be vibrated. Therefore, the solid medicine M can be reliably separated.

  The plurality of block-like bodies 531... 531 press the pressing portions 5311... 5311 so that the pressed portions 337 of any two or more storage containers 33 among the plurality of storage containers 33. Arranged not to be. That is, the arrangement interval of the plurality of storage containers 33... 333 on the holding stand 32 is different from the arrangement interval of the plurality of pressing portions 5311. For example, in the case where three block-like bodies 531 are used as in the present embodiment, this arrangement interval is the moment when the pressing portion 5311 starts to contact the pressed portion 337 for one, and for the other one Is set so that the pressing portion 5311 and the pressed portion 337 are in contact with each other at the position where the bottom portion 333 is at the maximum movement position, and the pressing portion 5311 and the pressed portion 337 are not in contact with each other. it can. For this reason, the bottom part 333 of the two or more storage containers 33 is not in the same vibration state. Therefore, the load applied to the drive unit 35 can be reduced.

-Summary of vibration mechanism-
As described above, each storage container 33 includes the pressed part 337 and the biasing part 336, and the vibration mechanisms 52 and 53 include pressing parts 5211 and 5311 that press the pressed part 337 of each storage container 33. When the pressed portion 337 is pressed by the pressing portions 5211 and 5311, the bottom portion 333 is moved in the opening direction (the other of the predetermined vibration directions) against the urging force of the urging portion 336, and the pressing portion 5211. , 5311 is released, and is moved in the closing direction (one of the predetermined vibration directions) by the urging force of the urging portion 336. With such a configuration, the bottom 333 can be vibrated with a simple configuration.

-Judgment part-
The determination unit 54 performs determination related to the audit based on the image obtained by the imaging unit 51. As a method for the determination, a known image recognition method can be used. This determination part 54 can also be provided separately from the control part 43 of the said storage container detection part 4, for example, can also be provided together in the control part of the chemical | medical agent packaging apparatus 1. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to each said embodiment, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  For example, although the medicine packaging apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes the audit unit 5 that performs image auditing, the medicine packaging device 1 may not include the audit unit 5.

  In addition, the bottom 333 of each storage container 33 is not opened and closed, and the side part of the storage unit 3 is opened and closed, for example, so that the solid medicine M can be discharged from the storage unit 3.

  Moreover, although the bottom part 333 of each storage container 33 in the said embodiment can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, it is not limited to this, For example, it can also be made openable in the up-down direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug packaging apparatus 2 Supply part 3 Storage part 31 Base 32 Holding base 33 Storage container 35 Drive part 4 Storage container detection part 41 Detected part 42 Detection part 43 Control part 6 Packaging part L32 Axis, holding base rotation axis P1 introduction Position P3 Discharge position P4 Detection position M Drug, solid drug

Claims (10)

The base,
A plurality of storage containers that are provided with detected portions and temporarily store the medicine;
A holding base provided rotatably about a predetermined axis with respect to the base, and holding the plurality of storage containers individually and detachably at equal intervals on a circumference centered on the axis. ,
A drive unit that rotationally drives the holding table around the axis so as to sequentially move the storage containers held by the holding table to a discharge position for discharging the medicine ;
The detected portion of the storage container that has arrived at a detection position that is provided on the base and is arranged at an integer multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position on the circumference. A detector to perform,
Based on the detection result by the detection unit, the holding unit is rotated by the driving unit so that the storage containers held by the holding table are sequentially moved to the discharge position, and the storage units are A medicine storage device comprising: a control unit that determines whether or not the container is normally held on the holding table.   When the detection unit is detected by the detection unit while the holding unit is rotationally driven by the driving unit in normal operation, the control unit rotates the holding table by the driving unit. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein the medicine storage device is stopped.   In the normal operation, the control unit moves the storage containers held by the holding base by a predetermined distance that is equal to or greater than a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers on the circumference. In the meantime, when the detection unit cannot be detected by the detection unit, any of the storage containers is normally held by the holding table. The medicine storage device according to claim 2, wherein the medicine storage device is determined not to be present. In the normal operation, the control unit
Before the drive unit is rotationally driven by the drive unit, it is determined whether the detection unit is detected by the detection unit,
When detecting the detected portion, the drive unit moves the storage containers held by the holding table by a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers on the circumference. Drive the holding base,
2. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein when the detected part is not detected, the holding unit is rotationally driven by the driving part until the detected part is detected by the detecting part. .   In the normal operation, the control unit moves the storage containers held by the holding table by a distance corresponding to the interval between the storage containers on the circumference. After the rotational drive, it is determined whether or not the detected portion is detected by the detecting portion, and when the detected portion is not detected, one of the storage containers is placed on the holding base. The medicine storage device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined that the state is not normally held.   In the initial operation, the control unit can rotate the holding table by one turn by the driving unit, and in the meantime, the detection unit can detect all of the detected parts of the storage containers. When it is determined that all the storage containers are normally held on the holding table, and even one of the detected parts of each of the storage containers cannot be detected by the detection unit The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein any of the storage containers is determined not to be normally held on the holding table.   The apparatus further includes an imaging unit that images the medicine present in the storage container that has arrived at an imaging position that is arranged at an integer multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position on the circumference. The medicine storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The detected portion includes a permanent magnet,
The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is a magnetic sensor. A medicine packaging device for packaging medicine based on prescription data,
A supply section for supplying medicine;
A storage section for temporarily storing the medicine supplied from the supply section;
A packaging unit for packaging the medicine discharged from the storage unit;
A control unit for controlling each unit,
The reservoir is
The base,
A plurality of storage containers that are provided with detected portions and temporarily store the medicine;
A holding base provided rotatably about a predetermined axis with respect to the base, and holding the plurality of storage containers individually and detachably at equal intervals on a circumference centered on the axis. ,
The holding table is rotated around the axis so that each storage container held by the holding table is sequentially moved from the introduction position for introducing the drug from the supply unit to the discharge position for discharging the drug to the packaging unit. A drive unit for dynamic driving ;
A detection unit that is provided on the base and detects the detected portion of the storage container that has arrived at a detection position on the circumference;
The introduction position and the detection position are arranged with an integer multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position on the circumference,
The control unit is configured to move the holding table by the driving unit so as to sequentially move the storage containers held by the holding table from the introduction position to the discharge position based on the detection result by the detection unit. A medicine packaging device characterized by being driven to rotate and determining whether or not each storage container is normally held by the holding table. A drug supply device for supplying a drug based on prescription data,
A supply section for supplying medicine;
A storage section for temporarily storing the medicine supplied from the supply section;
A control unit for controlling each unit,
The reservoir is
The base,
A plurality of storage containers that are provided with detected portions and temporarily store the medicine;
A holding base provided rotatably about a predetermined axis with respect to the base, and holding the plurality of storage containers individually and detachably at equal intervals on a circumference centered on the axis. ,
Drive that rotationally drives the holding table around the axis so that each storage container held by the holding table is sequentially moved from the introduction position for introducing the drug from the supply unit to the discharge position for discharging the drug. and parts,
A detection unit that is provided on the base and detects the detected portion of the storage container that has arrived at a detection position on the circumference;
The introduction position and the detection position are arranged with an integer multiple of the interval between the storage containers with respect to the discharge position on the circumference,
The control unit is configured to move the holding table by the driving unit so as to sequentially move the storage containers held by the holding table from the introduction position to the discharge position based on the detection result by the detection unit. The medicine supply device is characterized in that it is driven to rotate, and it is determined whether or not each of the storage containers is normally held on the holding table.