JP6804744B2 - Drug packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a drug packaging machine that collects and packages discharged drugs from an appropriate one among a large number of drug cassettes containing various drugs, and more specifically, uses a spare drug cassette (preliminary cassette). Regarding possible drug packaging machines.

A drug packaging machine capable of packaging various drugs (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 5 and FIG. 3) has a base 30 (support) that detachably holds a drug cassette 20 (container portion) capable of containing a predetermined drug 1. For the chemical storage section 11 in which a large number of sections) are arranged, the packaging device 17 for separately enclosing the drug 1 received in the charging hopper 16 in a long bi-fold packaging paper 2 or the like, and the base 30 described above. A drug collection mechanism (upper collection mechanism 14 and lower collection) that collects the drug 1 discharged from an appropriate drug feeder 13 (drug supply unit) to which the drug cassette 20 is mounted and delivers it to the above packaging device 17. It includes a mechanism 15) and a control unit 18 such as a computer that controls the operation of the drug feeder 13 and the packaging device 17 in response to a dispensing instruction based on prescription information and the like.

Of these parts, the base 30 includes a static member such as a seating portion 31 that holds the medicine cassette 20, and a dynamic member 32 such as a motor that drives the medicine discharge turntable of the medicine cassette 20.
Then, when the control unit 18 causes the drug feeder 13 of the drug to be dispensed to perform a discharge operation in response to the dispensing instruction, the drug to be dispensed is discharged from the drug cassette 20 of the corresponding one or more drug feeders 13, or All of these drugs 1 are guided into the charging hopper 16 of the packaging device 17 by the drug collecting mechanism 14 + 15, and are packaged by the packaging device 17 in appropriate units such as morning, day, night, and night dose units.

Further, when any of the drug cassettes 20 is emptied or is about to be emptied by discharging all the contained drugs, the drug cassette 20 is removed from the base 30 to replenish the drugs, and then the base is replenished. Return to 30 and reattach, or install a spare drug cassette (hereinafter referred to as a pre-made cassette) containing the same type of drug in advance, but prevent an installation error from occurring at that time. In order to release or relax the limitation of the mounting base, identification information is attached to the drug cassette (not shown), and the identification information is read and collated (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4). ).

Further, one chemical storage portion 11 is divided into two or a plurality of chemical storage portions 11 are integrally arranged in a row, and a tablet cassette is used for a part of a large number of chemical cassettes 13 arranged therein and used as the rest. There is also a drug packaging machine that uses a powder cassette (see, for example, Patent Document 5). In this drug packaging machine, the tablet cassette is arranged in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism 14 + 15 and is used for automatic discharge as described above, but the powder cassette is arranged outside the collection range of the drug collection mechanism 14 + 15. Therefore, it is manually taken out from the shelf-shaped chemical storage section having no discharge function and transferred to a metering / splitting powder supply mechanism or used for weighing and taking out to a powder feeder for rotation distribution. In this case, it is difficult to make the tablet cassette and the powder cassette compatible with each other, but it is relatively easy to make the tablet cassettes and the powder cassettes compatible with each other.

Therefore, in this drug packaging machine, the same type of drug is stored in advance in another compatible tablet cassette as described above with respect to the tablet cassette arranged in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism and used for automatic discharge. Prepare the pre-made cassette that has been prepared, and when the tablet cassette installed in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism has completely discharged all the contained drugs and the corresponding drug is out of stock or is about to become out of stock. By replacing the medicine cassette with a pre-made cassette, the automatic packaging can be restarted quickly without waiting for the completion of the replenishment work to the medicine cassette.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-26403 JP-A-2002-272812 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-192702 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-146443 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-073518

By the way, in the conventional installation mode of the drug packaging machine, a storage place for the prefabricated cassette corresponding to the tablet cassette arranged in the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism and used for automatic discharge is provided separately from the drug packaging machine. It was a general-purpose shelf that was used. If such a storage shelf is placed side by side with the drug packaging machine, the width of the storage shelf may become too large, causing problems such as the occupancy of the installation floor, replacement of the drug cassette, cleaning of the drug collection mechanism, etc. Because it tends to get in the way of the drug, it was often installed in a place away from the drug packaging machine.

However, if the storage location of the pre-prepared cassette is far from the drug packaging machine, the pre-prepared cassette is carried for a long distance, so that the drug cassette cannot be replaced promptly when the packaging operation is stopped due to a drug shortage. Since the drug packaging machine keeps stopping the packaging operation, the effect of the pre-preparation cassette preparation is impaired by the amount of time.
Therefore, the first technical issue is to realize a drug packaging machine that can secure a storage place for the pre-made cassette near the place of use without any inconvenience.

In addition, since there is an upper limit to the number of tablet cassettes that can be placed in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism of the drug packaging machine, multiple or multiple drug cassettes are always assigned to the drug that is used frequently or in a large amount. If you try to shorten the packaging operation stop time due to drug shortage by installing it on the base of the part, the number of other drug cassettes that can be installed in the drug storage part, and eventually the type of drug to be used for automatic discharge There is a dilemma that the number of drug cassettes assigned to drugs that are used frequently or in a large amount is reduced at the expense of reducing the number of drugs at the expense of reducing the number of drugs.

With respect to this dilemma, considerable improvement can be expected by increasing the number of pre-made cassettes that can be replaced quickly.
However, as the number of pre-made cassettes stored increases, it becomes difficult to secure only easy-to-see storage locations. Moreover, the pre-made cassettes are all similar in appearance. Therefore, it often takes time to select the necessary pre-made cassette from a large number of pre-made cassettes.
Therefore, the second technical issue is to realize a drug packaging machine capable of easily and quickly selecting the necessary pre-made cassettes.

The drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 1) was devised to solve the above-mentioned first problem, and is equipped with a plurality of bases for detachably holding drug cassettes capable of containing drugs. In a drug packaging machine provided with a unit, a packaging device for receiving and separately encapsulating the drug, and a drug collecting mechanism for collecting the drug discharged from the drug cassette via the base and delivering the drug to the packaging device. A spare storage section equipped with a plurality of spare seating sections capable of detachably holding the cassette is provided on the side of the drug storage section, and the spare seating section is located outside the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism. It is characterized by that.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 2) is the drug packaging machine of the solution 1, and the reserve storage portion is extended to the side of the packaging device or the side of the packaging device. The feature is that it is also provided on the side.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 3) is a drug packaging machine of the above-mentioned solutions 1 and 2, wherein the spare storage section can be pulled out forward, and the spare storage section can be pulled forward. When pulled out, the spare seating portion, which is equipped inside the spare storage portion, is exposed.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 4) is the drug packaging machine of the solution 3, and the spare storage unit is provided with shelves in which the spare seating portions are mounted side by side in multiple stages. The shelves are characterized in that all the shelves can be pulled out in an integrated manner, in each stage, or in several division groups.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 5) is the drug packaging machine of the above-mentioned solutions 1 to 4, and the preliminary seating portion is the same as or compatible with the static member of the base. It is characterized by being a thing.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 6) is a drug packaging machine of the above-mentioned solutions 1 to 5, and a lighting member is provided corresponding to each of the preliminary seating portions, and the drug cassette is provided. When the drug containing the drug to be guided is mounted on any of the spare seating portions, the guiding means for lighting the lighting member corresponding to the spare seating portion is provided. It is a feature.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 7) is the drug packaging machine of the solution 6, and a parallel light member whose lighting is controlled by the guide means is provided on the surface of the spare storage portion. The guide means is characterized in that when the lighting member corresponding to the spare seating portion inside the spare storage portion is lit, the parallel lighting member is also lit.

In such a drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 1), a spare storage section is provided in addition to the drug storage section, and a plurality of spare seating sections are provided, and the spare seating sections are used for collecting drugs. By locating it outside the collection range of the mechanism, the spare seating section that can hold the drug cassette detachably becomes suitable for holding the pre-made cassette, and the spare storage section has a large number of pre-made cassettes. It will be a storage place for. Moreover, by arranging such a spare storage part on the side of the chemical storage part, the spare storage part is in close contact with or close to the chemical storage part, so that there is no possibility that the entire width is excessively widened, and the operation is performed from the front of the device. There is no possibility that the cleaning work of the drug collecting mechanism, which is often the case, is hindered, and the replacement work between the drug cassette and the pre-made cassette can be performed quickly and smoothly.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a drug packaging machine that can secure a storage place for a prefabricated cassette near a place of use without any inconvenience, and as a result, the first technical problem is solved.

Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 2), the spare storage section is extended to the side of the packaging device by utilizing the fact that the installation position of the spare seating section is not limited to the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism. As a result of the expansion, the spare storage section becomes vertically long, and the number of spare seating sections equipped and the number of pre-made cassettes that can be stored increases without expanding the width of the spare storage section. Therefore, according to the present invention, the first Can solve technical problems at a high level.

Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solutions 3 and 4), when the spare storage section is made a pull-out type and the spare storage section is put together or pulled forward for each appropriate shelf group or each shelf, the spare storage section is provided. By making the spare seating part inside the space exposed, the spare seating part inside the spare storage part can be easily used as a storage destination for the pre-made cassette without expanding the width of the entire device including the spare storage part. Further, it can be used quickly, and the number of spare seating portions equipped and the number of prefabricated cassettes that can be stored increases. Therefore, according to the present invention, the first technical problem can be solved to a high degree.

Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 5), the same or compatible static member of the base is adopted for the spare seating portion, so that the base is mass-produced. Since it is easy to obtain and it is possible to equip a spare seating part with a relatively inexpensive member, and relatively expensive and vertically long dynamic members such as a motor and a rotary transmission shaft are omitted, the base in the chemical storage part is used. Since the vertical installation pitch of the spare seating portion in the spare storage section can be made smaller than the vertical installation pitch of the chemical storage section, the vertical installation density of the pre-made cassette in the spare storage section is higher than the vertical installation density of the drug cassette in the chemical storage section. The density is higher. Therefore, since the number of prefabricated cassettes that can be stored can be increased without making the spare storage section higher than the chemical storage section, the first technical problem can be solved to a high degree according to the present invention.

Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 6), if a lighting member is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spare seating portions and then the guide means is operated, replenishment or the like becomes necessary. It is compatible with the drug cassette to be replaced by lighting the lighting member related to the spare seating part, which is equipped with the pre-made cassette, which is another drug cassette that contains the drug to be guided in advance, such as the drug in the drug cassette. The location of the pre-made cassette to be used becomes clear at a glance.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a drug packaging machine capable of easily and quickly selecting a necessary pre-made cassette, and solves not only the first technical problem but also the second technical problem.

Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 7), the lighting member corresponding to the internal spare seating portion is provided on the surface of the spare storage portion where it is difficult to ensure visibility. By making the parallel light member with good visibility also lit, the visual recognition of the lighting of the parallel light member prompts the confirmation of the lighting member corresponding to the internal spare seating portion, so that there is a risk of oversight. Therefore, even if the number of pre-made cassettes that can be stored is increased, the necessary pre-made cassettes can be easily and quickly selected.
Therefore, in addition to the first technical problem, the second technical problem is also highly solved.

Regarding Example 1 of the present invention, the structure of the drug packaging machine is shown, (a) and (b) are external perspective views, and (c) and (d) are external perspective views of the spare storage portion. Regarding Example 2 of the present invention, the structure of the drug packing machine is shown, (a) is a vertical sectional view of the drug feeder, (b) is a side view of the drug feeder, (c) is a front view of the drug feeder, (d). Is an external perspective view of the spare storage portion, and (e) is a block diagram of the dispensing server and the like. The structure of the conventional drug packaging machine is shown, (a) and (b) are external perspective views, (c) is a schematic view of the internal configuration, (d) is a side view of the drug feeder, and (e) is a drug cassette and base. The vertical sectional view (f) is a side view of the base divided into a static member such as a seating portion and a dynamic member such as a motor and a rotary transmission shaft.

A specific embodiment for carrying out such a drug packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to Examples 1 and 2 below.
The first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 embodies the above-mentioned solutions 1 to 5 (claims 1 to 5 at the time of filing), and the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is the above-mentioned solution 6 It embodies ~ 7 (claims 6 to 7 at the time of filing).

For the sake of simplicity, the details of fasteners such as bolts, connector such as hinges, electric circuits such as motor drivers, and electronic circuits such as controllers are not shown in the illustrations. The illustrations focus on what is necessary and related to the explanation.
In addition, in the illustration of these components, the same components as those in the conventional case are designated with the same reference numerals, and what has been described in the background technology column is common to each of the following examples. The explanation will be omitted again, and the differences from the conventional one will be mainly explained below.

The specific configuration of Example 1 of the drug packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 (a) is an external perspective view of the drug packaging machine 50, (b) is an external perspective view of the spare storage unit 60 pulled out, and (c) is an external perspective view of the spare storage unit 60, (d). Is an external perspective view showing a large number of pre-made cassettes 65 held in the spare storage section 60.

The drug packaging machine 50 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B) has a main body 51 that follows the above-mentioned drug packing machine 10 and a left side surface of the main body 51 from the left side, which is one of the sides thereof. It is provided with an additional portion 52 attached to the above.
Although there are minor differences in size and the like, the main body 51 is a drug storage unit equipped with a plurality of bases 30 for detachably holding a drug cassette 20 capable of storing various drugs at the upper part, like the drug packaging machine 10. It is equipped with 11. In addition to the base 30 forming the drug feeder 13 together with the drug cassette 20, the upper collecting mechanism 14 is also incorporated in the drug storage section 11.

Further (see FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b)), below the main body 51, that is, below the chemical storage portion 11, a lower collecting mechanism forming a drug collecting mechanism 14 + 15 together with an upper collecting mechanism 14 like the drug packing machine 10. A packaging device 17 including a 15 and a charging hopper 16 and a control unit 18 for controlling the operation of a large number of drug feeders 13 and the packaging device 17 are stored in response to a dispensing instruction received by the control unit 18. , Drugs are discharged from the required drug feeder 13, and those discharged drugs are collected by the drug collecting mechanism 14 + 15 and charged into the charging hopper 16, and are separately sealed in the packaging paper 2 by the packaging device 17. It has become.

The additional section 52 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B) is equipped with two spare storage sections 60 arranged one above the other, and the upper spare storage section 60 is a chemical storage section. Since the spare storage section 60 located on the left side of 11 and the lower spare storage section 60 is located on the left side of the packaging device 17, in the drug packing machine 50, the spare storage section 60 is added to the side of the drug storage section 11. It is also provided on the side of the packaging device 17. Moreover, in each of these spare storage units 60, the shelf portion 62 is out of the collection range of the drug collection mechanism 14 + 15.

The spare storage section 60 is formed by arranging spare seating sections 64 in rows on the upper surface of the shelves 63 provided in multiple stages inside the shelf section 62 with the drawer member 61 (see FIG. 1C), and individually. , It can be pulled forward from the additional part 52 and pushed back to the additional part 52 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B). Further, since a large number of spare seating portions 64 (see FIG. 1C) are all the same as the seating portions 31 (static members) of the base 30 described above that are mass-produced, they are adopted. In each case, the above-mentioned drug cassette 20 and thus the pre-made cassette 65 can be detachably held, and the procurement is easy and inexpensive.

Moreover, since the shelf portion 62 is located outside the drug collecting mechanism 14 + 15 as described above, all the spare seating portions 64 in the shelf portion 62 are located outside the drug collecting mechanism 14 + 15.
Further, since the right side surface of the shelf portion 62 near the main body portion 51 is released, when the spare storage portion 60 is sufficiently pulled forward from the additional portion 52, the spare storage portion 60 is equipped inside the spare storage portion 60. Since all the seating portions 64 are exposed, the work of mounting the prefabricated cassette 65 on the spare seating portion 64 of the spare storage unit 60 (see FIG. 1D) and taking out the prefabricated cassette 65 from there is performed. It can be performed in front of the main body 51.

The usage mode and operation of the drug packaging machine 50 of the first embodiment will be described, but since the usage and packaging operation of the main body 51 are the same as those in the prior art, they will be briefly described.

First, various medicines are stored in a large number of medicine cassettes 20, one by one is attached to a large number of bases 30 of the medicine storage part 11 of the main body 51, and a dispensing instruction is given to the control unit 18.
Then, in response to the instruction, the control unit 18 causes the base 30 of the drug feeder 13 of the drug to be dispensed to perform a discharge operation, so that the drug to be dispensed is discharged from the drug cassette 20 accommodating the drug, and then the drug is collected. Since it is charged into the charging hopper 16 by the mechanism 14 + 15, it is separately sealed in the packaging paper 2 in an appropriate unit by the packaging device 17.

Further, at appropriate times in parallel with or before and after such work, drugs that are used in a large amount and frequently replenished are stored in a spare drug cassette 20 in advance, and the cassette is made into a pre-made cassette 65. .. Then, the spare storage portion 60 is pulled forward from the additional portion 52 (see FIG. 1 (b)) to expose the spare seating portion 64 (see FIG. 1 (c)), and the vacant spare seating portion 64 among them is exposed. Holds the prefabricated cassette 65 (see FIG. 1 (d)). At that time, since all of the spare seating portions 64 are exposed toward the front of the main body portion 51, even if other devices or the like are installed on both sides of the drug packaging machine 50, the pre-prepared cassette storage work is hindered. The pre-made cassette 65 can be stored in the spare storage unit 60 without interfering with the work next to it. Then, the spare storage section 60 is pushed back into the additional section 52 (see FIG. 1 (a)).

Then, when any of the drug cassettes 20 in the drug storage section 11 discharges all the contained drugs and becomes empty or is about to become empty, the timing at which the packaging operation of the main body section 51 stops. Or forcibly suspend it, and take out the corresponding drug cassette 20 from the drug storage section 11 for drug replenishment.
Further, when a pre-prepared cassette 65 containing the same drug as that drug is present in the spare storage section 60, the corresponding pre-made cassette is used after or before the drug cassette 20 to be replenished is taken out. 65 is taken out from the spare storage part 60.

Specifically, the spare storage section 60 is pulled out from the additional section 52 toward the front (see FIG. 1B) to expose the prefabricated cassette 65 in the spare storage section 65 (see FIG. The corresponding cassette is selected from the manufactured cassettes 65, taken out from the spare storage section 60, and then the spare storage section 60 is pushed back into the additional section 52 (see FIG. 1A).
In this way, the necessary pre-prepared cassette 65 can be easily and quickly prepared. Therefore, the pre-prepared cassette 65 is attached to the base 30 of the chemical storage section 11 instead of the drug cassette 20, and then the main body section 51 is packaged. To resume.

On the other hand, the drug cassette 20 as it is taken out is replenished with a drug at an appropriate time, and is stored in the spare storage unit 60 as a pre-made cassette 65 at an appropriate time.
As described above, since the restriction on the drug replenishment work to the drug cassette 20 due to the packaging operation of the main body 51 is relaxed, the burden of the drug replenishment work is reduced.
When the pre-made cassette 65 that can be replaced with the drug cassette 20 to be replenished does not exist in the spare storage section 60, the drug replenishment work for the drug cassette 20 taken out from the drug storage section 11 is completed as in the conventional case. The packaging operation of the main body 51 is temporarily suspended until the drug cassette 20 is returned to the drug storage section 11.

The specific configuration of Example 2 of the drug packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 2A and 2B are a longitudinal left side view of the drug feeder 13, (b) a left side view of the drug feeder 13, (c) a front view of the drug feeder 13, and (d) an external view of the spare storage section 60. A perspective view, (e) is a block diagram of the dispensing server 70 and the like.

This drug packing machine is different from the drug packing machine 50 of the first embodiment described above in that the collating members 21, 33 and the lighting member 34 are attached to the corresponding parts of the drug feeder 13 and the spare storage section 60 of the drug storage section 11. (See FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (c)), a point where a parallel light member 66 is attached to the front surface of the spare storage unit 60 (see FIG. 2 (d)), and a control unit. A guidance means program is incorporated in the dispensing server 70 that issues a dispensing instruction to 18 (see FIG. 2 (e)), and a large number of mobile terminals 71 can be used (FIG. 2 (e)). )reference).

The collation members 21 and 33 are composed of an identification information carrier 21 attached to the drug cassette 20 and the prefabricated cassette 65, and an identification information reader 33 attached to the seating portion 31 and the preliminary seating portion 64, and are cassettes. Known ones are sufficient as long as identification information such as a barcode can be obtained when the 20 and 65 are mounted on the seating portions 31 and 64 (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4). The mobile terminal 71 has a function of reading identification information from cassettes 20 and 65 that are not attached.
As the lighting members 34 and 66, LEDs that are energy-saving and easy to control light emission are easy to use, but other light emitting members may be used. The lighting member 34 is provided on the front surface of each of the seating portions 31 and 64 so that it can be visually recognized when the spare storage unit 60 is pulled out. However, the parallel light member 66 is on the front surface of the spare storage unit 60. It is installed in the building and can be seen at any time. Moreover, in this example, the parallel light member 66 is provided at the corresponding height of each of the shelves 63 of each stage inside the shelf portion 62.

In addition to the drug packaging machine 10, the dispensing server 70 is connected to other dispensing devices (not shown) and a large number of mobile terminals 71 via a wired or wireless LAN so as to be able to communicate with each device. A drug master that holds prescription data (not shown) that is the basis of the dispensing instruction, information related to various drugs, and a drug cassette 20 and a pre-prepared cassette for creating a dispensing instruction to be transmitted to the control unit 18 and the like. It is installed with cassette management that holds data useful for management of 65, and guidance means (program) that controls lighting of the lighting member 34 and the parallel lighting member 66. In the illustrated example, the lighting member 34 or the parallel lighting member 66 and the dispensing server 70 communicate directly with each other, but the control unit 18 or other objects may intervene in the communication.

Identification information having different values is assigned to the identification information carrier 21 in advance, and the identification information is stored in association with each drug or cassette in both the drug master and cassette management. By performing a simple operation of associating the cassettes 20 and 65 with the supplementary drug by reading the identification information using the mobile terminal 71 or the like when replenishing the cassettes 20 and 65 with the drug, the drug and the cassette 20 The correspondence with 65 is reflected in the retained data of the dispensing server 70. Further, when the cassettes 20 and 65 are attached to the seating portions 31 and 64, the identification information attached to the cassettes 20 and 65 is read by the identification information reader 33 of the seating portions 31 and 64 and notified to the dispensing server 70. The dispensing server 70 grasps the correspondence between the medicine, the cassettes 20, 65, and the seating portions 31, 64.

The guidance means uses the identification information as a clue based on such a correspondence relationship, and when any drug cassette 20 in the drug storage section 11 becomes a drug replenishment target, the drug is used to improve the visibility of the drug cassette 20. The lighting member 34 of the seating portion 31 to which the cassette 20 is mounted is lit. Further, as the guiding means, the drug contained in the drug cassette 20 to be replenished is used as the drug to be guided, and the pre-made cassette 65 (drug cassette) containing the same drug is held in the reserve storage unit 60. Whether or not it is checked by data search such as cassette management, and if there is even one corresponding one, the lighting member 34 is turned on for any of the spare seating portions 64 to which the corresponding cassette 65 is mounted. .. Further, when the lighting member 34 of the spare storage unit 60 is turned on, the guidance means also turns on the parallel light member 66 corresponding to the shelf 63 on which the corresponding spare seating unit 64 is installed. There is.

In this case as well, the basic usage and device operation are the same as in the case of the drug packaging machine 50, but since the lighting member 34, the parallel light member 66, and the guiding means are added as described above, the chemical storage section Such guidance, such as when the drug cassette 20 in 11 becomes a replenishment target (guidance target) when the drug discharge is completed, or when the mounted drug replacement target (guidance target) is obtained by operating the mobile terminal 71 or the like. With respect to the target drug cassette 20, the corresponding portion in the drug storage section 11 is clearly indicated by the lighting of the lighting member 34. Further, if there is a pre-made cassette 65 containing the same drug, the corresponding portion in the spare storage unit 60 is clearly indicated by the lighting of the lighting member 34, and the parallel lighting member in front of the spare storage unit 60 is indicated. By lighting 66, the position of the corresponding shelf 63 is clearly indicated without pulling out the spare storage unit 60.

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In the above embodiment, the spare storage section 60 is divided into two, one on the side of the chemical storage section 11 and the other on the side of the packaging device 17, and is installed in two upper and lower stages. Only one storage unit 60 may extend from the side of the chemical storage unit 11 to the side of the packaging device 17.
Further, the spare storage unit 60 may be installed only on the right side of the main body portion 51, or may be installed on both the left and right sides of the main body portion 51.

Further, in the above embodiment, the five-level shelves 63 equipped in the spare storage unit 60 are collectively pulled out, but each shelf 63 can be pulled out individually for each stage. It is also good, for example, the upper three-stage group and the lower two-stage group may be divided into several division groups and can be pulled out, and the front plate is divided into several opening / closing doors in accordance with this. You may.
Further, in the above embodiment, the same material as the seating portion 31 (static member) of the base 30 is adopted for the spare seating portion 64 of the spare storage portion 60, but the drug cassette 20 and the pre-made cassette 65 are also attached. Anything other than the seating portion 31 can be used as the spare seating portion 64 as long as it has compatibility that it can be held.

1 ... drug, 2 ... packaging paper,
10 ... Drug packaging machine,
11 ... Chemical storage department, 13 ... Drug feeder (drug supply department),
14 + 15 ... Drug collection mechanism, 14 ... Upper collection mechanism, 15 ... Lower collection mechanism,
16 ... Input hopper, 17 ... Packaging device, 18 ... Control unit,
20 ... Drug cassette (container part), 21 ... Identification information carrier (collation member),
30 ... Base (support part), 31 ... Seating part (static member),
32 ... Dynamic member, 33 ... Identification information reader (collation member), 34 ... Lighting member,
50 ... Drug packaging machine,
51 ... main body, 52 ... additional part,
60 ... Spare storage, 61 ... Drawer member, 62 ... Shelf, 63 ... Shelf, 64 ... Spare seat,
65 ... Pre-made cassette (drug cassette), 66 ... Parallel lighting member (lighting member),
70 ... Dispensing server, 71 ... Mobile terminal

Claims (7)

A drug storage unit equipped with a plurality of bases for detachably holding a drug cassette capable of accommodating a drug, a packaging device for receiving and separately enclosing the drug, and a drug discharged from the drug cassette via the base are collected. In a drug packaging machine provided with a drug collecting mechanism to be delivered to the packaging device, the drug collecting mechanism is provided with an upper collecting mechanism and a lower collecting mechanism, and the upper collecting mechanism is incorporated in the drug storage section. The lower collecting mechanism is located below the chemical storage portion, the packaging device is located below the lower collecting mechanism, and a spare seating portion capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided. A drug packaging machine characterized in that a plurality of spare storage sections are provided on the side of the drug storage section, and the spare seating section is located outside the collection range of the drug collection mechanism. The packaging device is located below the chemical storage section, and the spare storage section is extended to the side of the packaging device or is also provided on the side of the packaging device. The drug packaging machine according to claim 1. The spare storage portion can be pulled out forward, and all of the spare seating portions are equipped inside the spare storage portion so that when the spare storage portion is pulled out forward, the spare seating portion is exposed. The drug packaging machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drug packaging machine is characterized by the above. The spare storage unit is provided with shelves in which the spare seating units are mounted side by side in multiple stages, and the shelves are integrated in all stages or for each stage or for each divided group. The drug packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the drug packaging machine can be pulled out forward. The base includes a seating portion for holding the drug cassette and also includes a dynamic member for driving the drug discharging operating member of the drug cassette held in the seating portion, and the preliminary seating portion. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the seating portion of the base is the same as that of the seating portion , or the drug cassette and the prefabricated cassette can be attached and held. Drug packaging machine. A lighting member is provided corresponding to each of the spare seating portions, and when a drug cassette containing a drug to be guided is mounted on any of the spare seating portions, the lighting member is included. The drug packaging machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a guide means for lighting a device corresponding to the spare seating portion is provided. A parallel light member whose lighting is controlled by the guide means is provided on the surface of the spare storage portion, and the guide means corresponds to the spare seating portion inside the spare storage portion among the lighting members. The drug component according to claim 6, wherein when the light is turned on, the parallel light member provided in the spare storage portion provided with the lighted light member is also turned on. Packaging machine.

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