JP6916956B2 - Posture change device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for changing the posture of an object to be transported.

In order to investigate the presence or absence of defects such as poor appearance and contamination of the transported object such as a pharmaceutical product or a capsule, an apparatus for inspecting the appearance of the transported object when it is fed and transported is generally known.

Hereinafter, the present invention relates to a known device for transporting an object to be transported.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-130672 (Title of Invention: Pharmaceutical Transfer Device) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-520392 (Title of Invention: Vibration Feeder, Conveyor Device and Visual Inspection Device)

In the pharmaceutical product transfer device of Patent Document 1, the transfer roller in which the suction hole is formed and the receiving roller in which the pocket is formed rotate each other to transfer the drug. However, as in the formulation transport device of Patent Document 1, if suction holes for sucking each of the formulations are individually formed in the transport roller and pockets for receiving each of the formulations are individually formed in the receiving roller, the rollers are complicated. In addition to this, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost rises.

When circular vibration feeder balls are arranged on the left and right sides of the hopper as in the vibration feeder of Patent Document 2, there is a problem that the width of the device becomes large. In addition, if the product is dropped onto the vibrating feeder ball and provided through the outlet of a considerable length, the product may be damaged.

In the vibration feeder of Patent Document 2, alignment rails provided in a row are formed on the circular vibration feeder balls. However, in order to provide the pharmaceutical product in a large number of rows to the transport path using the vibration feeder of Patent Document 2, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of hoppers, circular vibration feeder balls, and transport paths in parallel. Such a structure has a problem that the device becomes abnormally large.

An object of the present invention is to perform not only feeding, posture change, interval adjustment, and transportation of the transported object, but also visual inspection of the transported object, printing on the transported object, counting, or packaging, all of which are performed in a moving state. To provide the device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vibration feeder for supplying an object to be transported such as a pharmaceutical product or a capsule in a vertical posture.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a posture changing device for changing a transported object supplied in a vertical posture into a horizontal posture.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a posture change device. The posture change device forms a transport line of the object to be transported facing the rotating member and the rotating member, and is in contact with the width surface of the object to be transported in a state where the transfer line is in contact with the thickness surface of the object to be transported. It can include a fixing member including a posture changing portion that changes the posture in the state of being

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention provides a posture changing device. The posture changing device is provided with a multi-row transport line, and changes its posture so as to be in contact with the width surface of the transported object in a state of being in contact with the thickness surface of the transported object in the transport line. The fixing member is fixed so as to include a rotating member and a fixing member whose intervals facing each other form one transport line and which are laminated to form a multi-row transport line, and which faces the rotating side surface portion of the rotating member. The distance between the side surfaces can be adjusted according to the posture of the object to be transported, and an external force can be applied to the object to be transported to change the posture of the object to be transported.

According to the present invention, even if a large amount of a transported object such as a pharmaceutical product is provided in the hopper main body, the transported object can be provided as a rotating member that moves in a vertical posture without being loaded. Further, even if a fixed block is provided between the vibration feeder and the rotating member, the object to be transported can be transmitted to the rotating member without being damaged.

In addition, the posture of the object to be transported, which is moving during movement, particularly while rotating, can be changed from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. In addition, the object to be transported such as a pharmaceutical product can be continuously supplied, changed in posture, transported and reversed in posture, inspected, printed, counted and packaged.

By using a buffer drum having a slow rotation speed when moving from the posture changing device to the rotating transport device, the distance between the objects to be transported can be kept close to each other and ideally maintained uniformly.

Further, by providing a plurality of rows of transport lines for the transported object that moves while rotating in a stacking method, it is possible to quickly perform operations such as inspection and printing of the transported object such as a large amount of pharmaceuticals.

The configuration and effect of the present invention will become clear from the following description along with the drawings and will be more easily understood.

It is the schematic which shows the whole system of the conveyed object transporting apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view for defining the entire system of the object to be transported device for transporting the object to be transported by the single-row transport line according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the direction of the object to be transported. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing an entire system for transporting an object to be transported by a multi-row transport line according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the mode that the object to be conveyed moves in the posture change apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the 1st Example of the buffer device of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the 2nd Example of the buffer device of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the mode that the object to be conveyed moves in the buffer device and the posture reversing device according to one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the inspection apparatus, the marking apparatus, the counter, and the packaging unit of the object to be conveyed in the attitude reversing apparatus according to one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the vibration feeder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the vibration feeder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which the 1st hopper block and the 2nd hopper block are connected in the vibration feeder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the mode that the object to be conveyed is supplied to the attitude change apparatus from the vibration feeder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the part A of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the posture change apparatus to be transported according to one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic exploded perspective view which shows the posture change apparatus to be transported according to one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the fixing member and the rotating member in the posture change device to be transported according to one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic enlarged view showing a portion B of FIG. 16, and is a schematic view showing Examples (a) and (b) in which the shape of the transport line is deformed. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the transport line of the transported object in which the fixing member and the rotating member are connected in the posture changing apparatus of the transported object according to one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the mode that the object to be conveyed moves in the fixing member by one Embodiment of this invention. 19 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the posture of the object to be transported on the transport line between the fixing member and the rotating member at the positions of the cross sections of a, b, c, and d in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings are descriptive and exemplary and are used to gain a general understanding of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments cannot be construed in order to limit the present invention.

In the present specification, "horizontal", "vertical", "length", "width", "thickness", "front", "rear", "rear", unless otherwise specified or limited in different ways. The terms used to describe the same position or position as "top", "bottom", "outside", "inside", and their derivatives are interpreted to indicate position or position as shown in the drawings. Should be. Related terms are used for convenience of description and do not necessarily require that the present invention be constructed or operated in a particular position.

Also, unless specific or limited in different ways, "many" means two or more.

It should be noted that terms such as "join", "implemented", and "joined" are used as permanent, separable, or fully coupled, unless specific or otherwise limited. Should be widely understood.

Hereinafter, the pharmaceutical product transfer device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Prior to explaining the embodiment of the present invention, first, the direction applied to the entire system of the object to be transported and the direction of the object to be transported will be described. For this purpose, reference is made to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the drawing reference numeral C means the conveying direction of the object to be conveyed, and the drawing reference numeral H means the height direction of each device.

Further, in FIG. 2, a pharmaceutical product is given as an example of the material to be transported, and the direction for this is defined.

FIG. 2A of the object to be transported of FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a pharmaceutical product. FIG. 2 (b) showing a cross section of the object to be transported of FIG. 2 along the line I-I'of FIG. Is defined as the vertical orientation of the product. FIG. 2 (c), which shows a cross section of the object to be transported of FIG. 2 along the line I-I'of FIG. , This is defined as the lateral posture of the pharmaceutical product.

Drawing reference numerals T, W, and L for directions mean the thickness direction, the width direction, and the length direction, respectively, and the pharmaceutical product has a thickness T and a width W, respectively.

Although the embodiment of the present invention is described or illustrated as transporting an object to be transported such as a pharmaceutical product or a capsule, it can also be applied to transporting an object to be transported that requires a change of posture while moving. , It can be said that it belongs to the scope of rights of the present invention.

Such drawing reference numerals are defined for convenience to explain the directions shown in the drawings, do not limit the scope of rights of the present invention, and are defined differently according to the respective components. Can be done.

The pharmaceutical product transfer device FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the entire system of the transfer object transfer device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a single-row transfer line according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view for defining the whole system of the moving object transporting apparatus for transporting, and the direction of the transported object.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the object transfer device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a vibration feeder 10, a posture change device 30, a buffer device 40, and a transfer device 50.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2, the vibration feeder 10, the attitude change device 30, the buffer device 40, and the transfer device 50 are continuous in one transfer line.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire system for transporting an object to be transported by a multi-row transport line according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a posture change device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the state that the to be transported moves.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the transfer line of the vibration feeder 10, the attitude change device 30, the buffer device 40, and the transfer device 50 is composed of a large number of rows. In order to include a large number of transfer lines, at least one of the vibration feeder 10, the attitude change device 30, the buffer device 40, and the transfer device 50 can be formed by being laminated.

The vibration feeder 10 aligns the pharmaceutical product Tab in a vertical posture and discharges it through the discharge port 127.

The posture changing device 30 includes a fixing member 32, a rotating member 34, a suction unit 36, and a posture changing unit 320.

The fixing member 32 and the rotating member 34 correspond to the discharge port 127 of the vibration feeder 10 and form a transport line CL in contact with the thickness surface TS of the pharmaceutical product Tab.

The suction unit 36 sucks the pharmaceutical product discharged from the discharge port 127 of the vibration feeder 10 under the transfer line CL of the posture change device 30. The suction unit 36 of the posture change device 30 is driven in the lateral posture of the pharmaceutical product until the change.

The object transfer device 1 further includes a fixed block 20 in which a storage unit 240 for storing the pharmaceutical product discharged from the vibration feeder 10 is formed between the vibration feeder 10 and the posture change device 30.

The fixed block 20 has a bottom surface having a shape corresponding to the outer circumference of the posture changing device 30.

Further, the front surface of the vibration feeder 10 is rounded so as to have a radius of curvature, and the back surface of the fixed block 20 facing the front surface of the vibration feeder 10 has a shape corresponding to the front surface of the vibration feeder 10.

Here, the radius of curvature R2 on the back surface of the fixed block 20 is larger than the radius of curvature R1 on the front surface of the vibration feeder 10 so as not to interfere with the vertical reciprocating rotational movement on the front surface of the vibration feeder 10.

In the transport line CL of the posture change device 30, the fixed block 20 prevents the overlapping formulations from being transported in contact with the thickness surface, and moves the overlapped formulations in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the transported object. One roller 22 is provided.

In addition, the object transfer device 1 includes a second brush 24 that flattens the formulation by pushing the formulation whose thickness surface TS is not fixed in the transfer line of the posture change device 30 among the formulations that have passed through the fixed block 20.

Here, at least one of the first roller 22 and the second brush 24 can be vertically adjusted according to the size of the width of the pharmaceutical product.

The posture changing unit 320 changes the pharmaceutical product Tab transported in the vertical posture in the pharmaceutical posture changing section of the transport line CL into the horizontal posture.

The buffer device 40 includes a transport line CL corresponding to the transport line CL of the posture change device 30, and rotates slower than the rotation speed of the posture change device 30 to adjust the transport interval between the formulations.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of the buffer device of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the buffer device of the present invention.

The suction unit 36 of the posture change device 30 is driven in the lateral posture of the pharmaceutical product until the change. Here, after the posture of the preparation is changed in the lateral direction, the preparation is dropped by the rotation of the posture changing device 30 while freely sliding from the upper part to the lower part of the transport line CL of the posture changing device 30.

The buffer device 40 according to the embodiment of FIG. 5 is continuous in the upper hemisphere of the posture change device 30, and the posture-changed formulation freely slides to the inflow end 45 of the buffer device 40 to reduce the transport interval between the formulations.

A suction unit 46 is provided in the transport line CL of the inflow end 45 of the buffer device 40. By driving the suction unit 46 of the buffer device 40, the laterally oriented pharmaceutical product of the posture changing device 30 in which the transfer interval between the pharmaceutical products is reduced is transported to the transport line of the buffer device 40.

The buffer device 40 according to the embodiment of FIG. 6 is continuous in the lower hemisphere of the posture change device 30.

When the buffer device 40 is arranged in the lower hemisphere of the attitude change device 30, the free sliding section of the pharmaceutical product is lengthened, and the pharmaceutical product can flow into the buffer device 40 without a transfer interval between the pharmaceutical products.

Here, the hood member 430 is provided adjacent to the outer peripheral edge of the posture change device 30 in order to prevent the product from falling during the free slide of the preparation in the posture change device 30.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing how the transported object moves in the buffer device and the posture reversing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the laterally oriented pharmaceutical product is transferred to the transport device 50 via the buffer device 40.

The transfer device 50 includes a transfer line CL corresponding to the transfer line CL of the buffer device 40, and contacts the width surface WS of the pharmaceutical product so that the pharmaceutical product is rotationally transported. In the transport device 50, a suction unit 56 is formed corresponding to the transport line CL, and the pharmaceutical product flows in from the buffer device 40 in the lateral direction and is rotationally transported.

The posture reversing device 60 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a transport line CL corresponding to the transport line CL of the transport device 50.

The posture reversing device 60 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation of the transport device 50 to expose one surface WS having a width opposite to the other surface WS'of the width of the pharmaceutical product exposed to the transport line CL of the transport device 50.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an inspection device, a marking device, a counter, and a packaging unit for an object to be transported in the posture reversing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the object transfer device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is an inspection device for inspecting the appearance of the width surface WS'and WS of the pharmaceutical product exposed in the transfer line of the transfer device 50 and the posture reversing device 60. 70 is further included.

The inspection device 70 can be an ultra-high speed camera module capable of inspecting the surface of a pharmaceutical product moving at high speed.

Further, the transported object transporting device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention can include a counting device 72 and a packaging unit 74 arranged at the discharge end 65 of the posture reversing device 60.

The discharge end 65 can be configured with an air blow, and the counting device 72 and the packaging unit 74 can be arranged in the transport device 50.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, the posture changing device 30, the buffer device 40, the transport device 50, and the posture reversing device 60 are composed of a rotating drum.

Looking at the rotation directions of the respective rotating drums, the attitude change device 30 and the buffer device 40 can rotate in different directions, and the buffer device 40 and the transfer device 50 can rotate in different directions.

As shown in FIG. 7, the attitude change device 30 rotates clockwise, the buffer device 40 rotates counterclockwise, the transport device 50 rotates clockwise, and the attitude change device 60 rotates counterclockwise. Can be done.

Here, the attitude change device 30, the buffer device 40, the transfer device 50, and the attitude reversal device 60 interfere with the thickness of the formulation while the one surface WS and the other surface WS'of the width of the formulation are in contact with the respective transfer lines CL. It has intervals G1, G2, and G3 that do not.

Vibration feeder FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a vibration feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a schematic front view showing a vibration feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a vibration feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which the 1st hopper block and the 2nd hopper block are connected in the vibration feeder by one Embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11, the vibration feeder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the hopper main body 120, the slot portion 125, the object waiting space wall portion 140, and the vibration generating portion 160.

The object to be transported, which is the object of the feeding device, will be described by taking a pharmaceutical product having a thickness and width as an example. Further, the transported object is not limited to the pharmaceutical product, and is included in the protection range of the present invention as long as it needs to be supplied while vibrating.

A formulation input space IS is formed in the hopper body 120. The hopper body 120 may be formed by one hopper block as in the embodiment of FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 9, a large number of hopper blocks 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205 are combined and formed. May be good.

The slot portion 125 may have an interval corresponding to the thickness of the product so that the product charged into the product charging space IS passes and is aligned in the vertical posture.

One slot portion 125 is formed by combining the first hopper block 1201 and the second hopper block 1202, and at least one of the first hopper block 1201 and the second hopper block 1202 corresponds to the slot portion 125. Grooves can be formed. The groove of the second hopper block 1202 is machined to form the pharmaceutical product waiting space wall portion 140, and the slot portion 125 is formed so as to make face-to-face contact with the first hopper block 1201.

An inclined expansion portion 1252 is formed on the upper portion of the slot portion 125 so that the preparation to be charged into the preparation charging space IS can be easily dropped into the slot portion 125.

The pharmaceutical product waiting space wall 140 forms the front surface 121, the back surface 122, the side surface 123, and the bottom surface 124 of the hopper main body 120, and forms the pharmaceutical product waiting space 145 in which the pharmaceutical product that has passed through the slot portion 125 waits.

The bottom surface 124 of the hopper body 120 has an inclination that descends from the rear to the front in the transport direction of the preparation, and when vibration occurs, the preparation moves to the front surface 121 of the hopper body 120.

The pharmaceutical product waiting space 145 formed by the groove of the wall portion 140 of the pharmaceutical product waiting space is formed on the front surface 121 of the hopper main body 120 and communicates with the discharge port 127 in which the pharmaceutical product waiting for discharge is discharged in a vertical posture.

The discharge port 127 is formed on the front surface 121 of the hopper main body 120, and is extended and opened in the height direction of the hopper main body 120. The pharmaceutical product moves to the pharmaceutical product waiting space 145 in a vertical posture through the slot portion 125, and is discharged from the pharmaceutical product waiting space wall portion 140 via the discharge port 127.

A shielding film 12 is arranged on the front surface of the discharge port 127. The shielding film 12 shields a part of the opening so that the pharmaceutical product is discharged from the discharge port 127 in a vertical posture at a constant height.

The vibration generating portion 160 supports the hopper main body 120, shields the lower portion of the slot portion 125, includes a vibration shaft 165 at the lower portion adjacent to the back surface 122 of the hopper main body 120, and has a front surface 121 centered on the vibration shaft 165. Vibration is generated so that it rotates repeatedly up and down.

Here, the bottom surface of the formulation input space IS, when the vibration generating unit 160 generates the vibration, has a slope to the extent that the formulation of the preparation input space IS to move rearward in the conveying direction.

FIG. 12 is a schematic front view showing how the object to be transported is supplied to the posture changing device from the vibration feeder according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG.

With reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, a manner in which the preparation is supplied from the vibration feeder 10 to the posture changing device 30 will be described.

When the preparation is charged into the preparation charging space IS of the hopper main body 120 and vibration is generated by the vibration generating portion 160, the preparation is moved to the preparation waiting space 145 in a vertical posture by the slot portion 125. Here, the bottom surface of the formulation input space IS, when the vibration generating unit 160 generates the vibration, has a slope to the extent that the formulation of the preparation input space IS to move rearward in the conveying direction.

As a result, when vibration occurs, the product on the product charging space IS moves in the direction of the back surface 122 of the hopper body 120, and moves to the product waiting space 145 via the slot portion 125 in a vertical posture. ..

When the formulation is excessively supplied and loaded on the front surface 121 of the hopper main body 120 where the vibration is most generated, it becomes difficult for the formulation to move toward the slot portion 125 due to the load of the loaded formulation. Therefore, the formulation is moved backward.

The bottom surface 124 of the hopper body 120 has an inclination that descends from the rear to the front in the direction of transporting the pharmaceutical product. As a result, when vibration occurs, the pharmaceutical product moves to the front surface 121 of the hopper body 120.

In other words, the bottom surface 124 of the hopper body 120 has an inclination that descends from the rear to the front in the transport direction of the drug, and when vibration occurs, the bottom surface 124 of the hopper body 120 is in the product waiting space 145 adjacent to the back surface 122 of the hopper body 120. The formulation moves to the front surface 121 of the hopper body 120.

An air supply hole communicating with the formulation standby space 145 is formed on the back surface 122 of the hopper body 120, and the air blow 130 is driven to move the formulation in the formulation waiting space 145 adjacent to the back surface 122 of the hopper body 120 to the hopper body. It is easily moved to the front surface 121 of the 120.

The object transfer device 1 further includes a fixed block 20 in which a storage unit 240 for storing the pharmaceutical product discharged from the vibration feeder 10 is formed between the vibration feeder 10 and the posture change device 30.

The discharge port 127 of the hopper main body 120 is opened along the front surface 121 of the hopper main body 120 so as to have a length in the height direction. It is opened at a height corresponding to the storage portion 240 of the fixed block 20.

A shielding film 12 is arranged on the front surface of the discharge port 127. The shielding film 12 allows the pharmaceutical product to be discharged from the discharge port 127 at a constant height in a vertical posture. As a result, the discharged pharmaceutical product moves to the storage unit 240 of the fixed block 20.

At this time, in order to eliminate the interference between the hopper member 120 which is a vibrating body and the fixed block 20 of the fixed body, the front surface 121 of the vibrating feeder 10 is rounded so as to have a radius of curvature, and the front surface 121 of the vibrating feeder 10 and The back surfaces of the facing fixed blocks 20 have a shape corresponding to the front surface of the vibration feeder 10.

Here, the radius of curvature R2 on the back surface of the fixed block 20 is larger than the radius of curvature R1 on the front surface of the vibration feeder 10 so as not to interfere with the vertical reciprocating rotational motion on the front surface of the vibration feeder 10.

Further, when the vibration feeder 10 is driven to move to the storage unit 240 of the fixed block 20, a large number of pharmaceutical products are loaded on the fixed block 20 under the shielding film 12. Due to the presence of the shielding film 12, the formulation present in both the fixed block 20 and the discharge port 127 of the hopper main body 120 can alleviate the impact even if it vibrates and prevent damage.

The posture changing device to be transported FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view showing the posture changing device to be transported according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 shows the posture changing device to be transported according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic exploded perspective view.

With reference to FIGS. 14 and 15, the object to be transported posture changing device 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a fixing member 32 and a rotating member 34.

The object to be transported, which is the object of the posture change device, will be described by taking a pharmaceutical product having a thickness and width as an example. Further, the transported object is not limited to the pharmaceutical product, and is included in the protection range of the present invention as long as it is a transport device that needs to change the posture of the transported object from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction while moving.

The fixing member 32 and the rotating member 34 face each other to form a product transfer line CL. Here, the fixing member 32 includes a posture changing portion 320 that changes the posture in the transport line CL in a state of being in contact with the thickness surface of the pharmaceutical product and in contact with the width surface of the object to be transported.

In the present embodiment, at least one of the rotating member 34 and the fixing member 32 can have a disk shape.

In the present embodiment, a method using a rotating roller 35 is disclosed as a method of applying a rotational force to the rotating member 34. The disk-shaped rotating member 34 is inserted into and fixed to the outer peripheral surface 352 of the rotating roller 35, and the rotating member 34 rotates due to the rotation of the rotating roller 35.

The transport line of the object to be transported posture changing device 30 may be one as in the embodiment of FIG. 2, or may be composed of a large number of rows as in the embodiment of FIG.

The rotating member 34 and the fixing member 32, which form a transport line in a large number of rows, can be formed by being continuously laminated in the axial direction.

FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view showing a fixing member and a rotating member in the posture changing device to be transported according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a schematic enlarged view showing a portion B of FIG. It is the schematic which shows the embodiment (a) and (b) which modified the shape of a line, and FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the transport line of the transported object.

The relationship between the fixing member 32 and the rotating member 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

The rotating member 34 includes a rail portion 343, a rotating side surface portion 341, and a band portion 345.

The rail portion 343 provides a transport surface CS that comes into contact with the object to be transported in the transport line CL.

The rotating side surface portion 341 protrudes outward in the radial direction from one side of the rail portion 343 and becomes one side surface of the transport line CL. Here, the fixing member 32 includes a fixed side surface portion 321 which faces the rotating side surface portion 341 and is another side surface of the transport line CL.

An air hole 3435 for sucking the pharmaceutical product is formed in the reel portion 343, and the transport line CL into which the pharmaceutical product flows further includes a suction portion 36 shown in FIG. 14 for sucking the pharmaceutical product through the air hole 3435.

The band portion 345 extends axially from the rail portion 343, and the fixing member 32 can be inserted. The diameter D2 of the outer peripheral surface of the band portion 345 is smaller than the diameter D1 of the inner peripheral surface of the fixing member 32 so as not to interfere with the fixing member 32 when the rotating member 34 is rotated.

FIG. 17 relates to an example in which the reel portion 343 is deformed, and in the embodiment (a), a partition portion 348 capable of accommodating the pharmaceutical product is formed for each air hole 3435, and the embodiment In (b), a pocket partition portion 349 having a round bottom surface is formed on the transport surface CS of the rotating member 34 for each air hole 3435.

Such a partition portion can be used when the shape of the object to be transported is unique.

FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing how the object to be transported moves in the fixing member according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 20 shows fixing at the cross-sectional positions of a, b, c, and d in FIG. It is a schematic cross-sectional view which shows the posture of the object to be conveyed in the transport line between a member and a rotating member.

The change of posture of the pharmaceutical product will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20.

The transport line CL includes an inflow transport section 332, a posture change section 334, and an outflow transport section 336 .

In the inflow / transport section 332, the pharmaceutical product flows in in contact with the thickness surface TS of the pharmaceutical product.

The attitude change section 334 is continuous with the inflow / transport section 332 and changes the attitude of the formulation Tab so as to come into contact with the width surface WS of the formulation.

The spill transport section 336 is continuous with the attitude change section 334, and the spill is transported and spilled while being in contact with the width surface WS of the syrup.

Here, the inflow transport section 332 has a width corresponding to the thickness of the preparation, the posture change section 334 has a width corresponding to the maximum diagonal length in the width direction of the preparation, and the outflow transport section 336 has a width corresponding to the length of the maximum diagonal line in the width direction of the preparation. , The width corresponding to the width of the object to be transported can be provided.

Further, the widths of the inflow transport section 332, the posture change section 334, and the outflow transport section 336 are formed on the fixed side surface portion 341 of the fixing member 34, and the protruding protrusions 3273 projecting toward the rotating side surface portion 321 of the rotating member 32. It is adjusted according to the size of 3272 and 3273.

The posture change section 334 includes a wedge-shaped protrusion 3272 whose thickness decreases in the transport direction, and the posture change section 334 in which the wedge-shaped protrusion 3272 is formed is provided with an external force applied to the formulation to adjust the posture of the object to be transported. The external force providing unit 38 to be converted is provided.

The external force providing unit 38 can be a rotating roller 38 that rotates horizontally with the transport line CL at a position that interferes with the height of the width of the pharmaceutical product above the transport line CL. However, the external force providing unit 38 in the protection range of the present invention is not limited to the rotating roller.

The transfer line CL from the inflow transfer section 332 to the attitude change section 334 is provided with the suction unit 36 shown in FIG. 14, and after the attitude change section 334, the pharmaceutical product slides freely and is supplied to the next pharmaceutical product transfer device. NS.

As described above, the present invention has been described by the limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical idea of the present invention is by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. It goes without saying that various modifications and modifications can be made within the equal range of the attached claims.

It should be noted that the "examples" and "partial examples" referred to throughout the present specification have special features, structures, materials, or properties described in relation to the examples or examples of the present invention. Included in at least one example or example. Therefore, the presence of the phrases "in some embodiments," "in one embodiment," and "in other embodiments" that appear throughout the specification is the same embodiment or example of the present invention. Is not necessarily quoted. In addition, special features, structures, materials, or properties can be combined in any suitable way in one or more examples or examples.

All changes, substitutions and amendments, even if descriptive examples are shown or described, are within the scope of the claims and their equivalents deviate from the spirit and principles of the invention. It can be made from examples and can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Tab formulation IS formulation input space 10 Vibration feeder 20 Fixed block 30 Attitude change device 40 Buffer device 50 Conveyor device 60 Attitude reversal device 32 Fixing member 34 Rotating member 22 First roller 24 Second brush

Claims (18)

With rotating members
Opposite to the rotating member to form a transfer line conveyed object, in a state where the thickness surface of the object to be conveyed is in contact with the rotary member in the transport line, the width surface of the transported object comes into contact with the rotary member seen including a fixing member that includes a posture change unit for converting the orientation, the so,
The transport line
Inflow transport section into which the transported object flows in with the thickness surface of the transported object in contact with the rotating member, and
A posture changing section that is continuous with the inflow transport section and changes the posture of the transported object so that the width surface of the transported object comes into contact with the rotating member.
Includes an outflow transport section that is continuous with the posture change section and in which the transported object is transported and flowed out while the width surface of the transported object is in contact with the rotating member.
The posture changing section is provided with an external force providing unit that applies an external force to the transported object to change the posture of the transported object. At least one of the rotating member and the fixing member has a disk shape and has a disk shape.
Further seen including a rotating roller for providing a rotational force to the front Symbol rotating member,
The object to be transported posture changing device according to claim 1, wherein the disk-shaped rotating member is inserted into and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller. The rotating member
A rail portion that provides a transport surface that comes into contact with the object to be transported in the transport line, and
Includes a rotating side surface portion that protrudes outward in the radial direction from one side of the rail portion and serves as one side surface of the transport line.
The object to be transported posture changing device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member faces the rotating side surface portion and includes a fixed side surface portion which is another side surface of the transport line. An air hole for sucking the object to be transported is formed in the rail portion.
The posture changing device for a transported object according to claim 3, further comprising a suction unit that sucks the transported object through the air hole in the transport line into which the transported object flows. The posture changing device for a transported object according to claim 3, wherein a partition portion capable of accommodating each of the transported objects is formed on the transport surface of the rotating member. The posture changing device to be transported according to claim 3, wherein a pocket partition portion having a round bottom surface is formed on the transport surface of the rotating member. The rotating member includes a band portion extending axially from the rail portion and into which the fixing member is inserted.
The posture changing device to be transported according to claim 3, wherein the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the band portion is smaller than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the fixing member so as not to interfere with the fixing member when the rotating member rotates. .. The inflow transport section has a width corresponding to the thickness of the object to be transported.
The posture change section has a width corresponding to the length of the maximum diagonal line in the width direction of the object to be transported.
The posture changing device for a transported object according to claim 1 , wherein the outflow transport section has a width corresponding to the width of the transported object. The widths of the inflow transport section, the posture change section, and the outflow transport section are adjusted through the size of a protruding protrusion formed on the fixed side surface portion of the fixing member and projecting toward the rotation side surface portion of the rotating member. The object to be transported posture changing device according to claim 1. The posture change gap including a protruding projection of wedge of reduced thickness in the conveying direction in a section in which the external force providing unit is provided, transferred object posture change device according to請Motomeko 1. The posture change of the object to be conveyed according to claim 10 , wherein the external force providing unit includes a rotating roller that rotates horizontally with the transfer line at a position that interferes with the height of the width of the object to be conveyed at the upper part of the transfer line. Device. A suction unit is provided in the transport line from the inflow transport section to the posture change section.
The posture changing device according to claim 1 , wherein the transported object slides freely after the posture changing section. The transport line is composed of a large number of rows.
The formulation posture changing device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member and the fixing member forming the transport line are continuously laminated in the axial direction. A conveying line of the multi-row, with the thickness of the surface of the object to be conveyed is in contact with the rotary member in the transport line, the transported object width surface of the object to be conveyed to convert posture so as to be in contact with the rotary member It is a posture change device
Opposite the spacing form one transport line, wherein the rotary member and the stationary member to form a transfer line laminated in multiple rows,
The distance between the fixed side surface portion of the fixing member facing the rotating side surface portion of the rotating member is adjusted according to the posture of the object to be transported.
An external force is applied to the object to be transported to change the posture of the object to be transported .
The transport line
Inflow transport section into which the transported object flows in with the thickness surface of the transported object in contact with the rotating member, and
A posture changing section that is continuous with the inflow transport section and changes the posture of the transported object so that the width surface of the transported object comes into contact with the rotating member.
Includes an outflow transport section that is continuous with the posture change section and in which the transported object is transported and flowed out while the width surface of the transported object is in contact with the rotating member.
The posture changing section is provided with an external force providing unit that applies an external force to the transported object to change the posture of the transported object. 14. The adjustment of the distance between the rotating side surface portion of the rotating member and the fixed side surface portion of the fixing member is adjusted via the size of the protrusion from the fixed side surface portion of the fixing disk toward the rotating member. The device for changing the posture of the object to be transported according to the above. At least one of the rotating member and the fixing member has a disk shape and has a disk shape.
Further seen including a rotating roller for providing a rotational force to the front Symbol rotating member,
The posture changing device to be transported according to claim 14 , wherein the disk-shaped rotating member is inserted into and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller. The rotating member includes a band portion that is axially extended and into which the fixing member is inserted.
The posture changing device to be transported according to claim 14 , wherein the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the band portion is smaller than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the fixing member so as not to interfere with the fixing member when the rotating member rotates. .. A suction unit is provided in the transport line from the inflow transport section to the posture change section.
The posture changing device according to claim 14 , wherein the transported object slides freely after the posture changing section.

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