JP6964901B2 - Drug packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a drug packing machine having a function of a tablet packing machine and a function of a powder packing machine.

In Patent Document 1, for the purpose of packaging tablets and powders in any combination, a tablet container shelf is arranged in an upper region inside the housing, and a tablet packaging function is provided in the lower region inside the housing. A drug packaging machine in which a packaging device having a powder packaging function and a powder packaging function is provided is disclosed. In the drug packaging machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a powder feeder for supplying one dispensing amount of powder is arranged in the lower region of the housing, and one separately dispensed powder for one dispensing is manually added to the powder feeder. Will be done.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a powder container shelf is separably arranged on a plate for dispensing work, and a plurality of separable legs are arranged under the plate for dispensing work. Disclosed is a dispensing system configured to support and dispose of a powder packaging device in a storage space under a plate for dispensing work without sliding and fixing. In the dispensing system disclosed in Patent Document 2, a pharmacist performs dispensing work by providing a powder container shelf on a plate for dispensing work and arranging a powder packaging device under the plate for dispensing work. In addition, the work of manually charging the dispensed powder into the powder packaging machine becomes easy.

Japanese Patent No. 2816415 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-85525

However, in the drug packaging machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the powder is manually charged into the powder feeder, the pharmacist takes out the powder container from the powder container shelf separately provided and dispenses it at another place. After the work, it is necessary to move to the drug packaging machine and put the dispensed powder into the drug feeder. Therefore, not only a separate space for dispensing the powder is required, but also the work efficiency is deteriorated. Further, since the dispensing system disclosed in Patent Document 2 does not have a function of automatically packaging tablets, it is not possible to separate tablets and powders at one place.

An object of the present invention is that the pharmacist who dispenses the powder can be put into the packaging device in a small space without moving, and the tablet is automatically taken out from the tablet container housed in the tablet container shelf. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drug packaging machine having a function of packaging.

The drug packaging machine targeted by the present invention houses a housing, a packaging device arranged in a lower region inside the housing, and a plurality of tablet containers arranged in an upper region inside the housing. A tablet container shelf to be used, and a powder container shelf for storing a plurality of powder containers arranged side by side with the tablet container shelf so as to secure a dispensing space for the powder in the upper area inside the housing. It has. In this way, the pharmacist can take out the powder container from the powder container shelf without substantially moving, perform the dispensing work, and then manually charge the powder into the packaging device on the spot. In addition, a tablet container shelf is also provided, and by interlocking with the packaging device, it is possible to package tablets and powder by one drug packaging machine.

Further, the tablet container shelf is composed of first and second split shelves, one end of which is openable and closable by a hinge mechanism and the other end of which is connected by an unlockable binder, and the hinge mechanism is a powder container shelf. It is preferable that the tablet container shelf is configured so as to be located on the side opposite to the side on which the is arranged. By providing the hinge mechanism in this way, the flow line of the operator when exchanging the tablet container stored in the tablet container shelf is easily and shortened, and the operator can perform the work with almost no movement. can.

It is preferable that the tablet container shelf is arranged so that the binder is located on the powder container shelf side, and the powder container shelf is configured so as not to interfere with the operation of the binder. With such a configuration, the worker can open the first and second split shelves without substantially moving.

Further, the powder container shelf is preferably configured to allow an operator to manually unlock the binder and secure a dispensing space. In this case, the powder container shelves are arranged with a predetermined space upward from the lower region, and the space has a size that enables manual operation and secures a dispensing space. With such a configuration, not only the binder can be unlocked by manual operation, but also the space can be utilized as a space for performing dispensing work such as weighing of powder.

The powder container shelf can be composed of a plurality of shelf board members arranged at intervals in the vertical direction. In this case, it is preferable that the shelf board member has a shape in which the dimension between the shelf board member and the tablet container shelf increases within a predetermined range from the front to the back. In this way, the unlocking work and the dispensing work can be easily performed.

Further, in the lower region, it is preferable to arrange a powder feeder so that the dispensed powder can be charged from the upper side at the upper position of the packaging device. According to this arrangement configuration, the worker can put the powder into the powder feeder with almost no change in posture, and workability is improved.

In the upper region, a hand-spreading device is provided above the packaging device, and the lateral width dimension of the hand-spreading device may be smaller than the lateral width dimension of the tablet container shelf. .. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the size of the dispensing space provided in the downward direction of the powder container shelf from being narrowed.

In addition, an input / output device for inputting / outputting data that needs to be confirmed for the packaging work and a mounting mechanism for mounting the input / output device to the housing are further provided, and the mounting mechanism is a tablet during non-packing work. Allows the input / output device to be located in the space above the packaging device in front of the container shelf or powder container shelf, and during packaging work beside the tablet container shelf or powder container shelf and from the space above the packaging device. It may be configured to allow the I / O device to be located in a remote location. With such a configuration, not only the transportation becomes easy, but also the input / output device can be placed in a position where it is easy to see even in a narrow space.

Further, the mounting mechanism is preferably mounted on the frame of the housing on the powder container shelf side.

A printing device may be provided in the lower region inside the housing at a position below the dispensing space. When the printing device is provided in this way, when weighing the powder using an electronic balance in the dispensing space, the measurement result is printed by the printing device provided in the drug packaging machine without using an external printing device. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of movement of the worker when packaging the powder.

It is a front view of the drug packaging machine of the embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine. It is a top view of the drug packaging machine. It is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine in a state where the tablet container shelf is opened to the front side. It is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine in a state where the tablet container shelf is opened to the front side and divided. (A) is a perspective view of the tablet container shelf removed from the drug packaging machine diagonally from the front right, (B) is a right side view, (C) is a plan view, (D) is a front view, and (E) is a front view. It is a perspective view seen from the diagonally front left. (A) is a perspective view of the shelf board member removed from the drug packaging machine, and (B) is a plan view. It is a perspective view of the drug packing machine 101 of another embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a drug packaging machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the drug packing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drug packing machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the drug packing machine 1. The drug packaging machine 1 is divided into a housing 3, a packaging device 5, a tablet container shelf 7 in which a plurality of tablet containers (not shown) are stored, and a powder container shelf 9 in which a plurality of powder containers (not shown) are stored. It is provided with an input / output device 11 for inputting / outputting data that needs to be confirmed for packaging work. The packaging device 5 is arranged in the lower region R1 inside the housing 3. The tablet container shelf 7 is arranged in the upper region R2 inside the housing 3. The powder container shelf 9 is arranged side by side with the tablet container shelf 7 so as to secure a dispensing space for the powder in the upper region R2 inside the housing 3. In the embodiment of the present invention, the tablet container shelf 7 is arranged on the left side inside the housing 3 and the powder container shelf 9 is arranged on the right side when viewed from the front. Further, the dispensing space S is secured by arranging the lowermost shelf board member 13c of the powder container shelf 9, which will be described later, with a predetermined space from the lower region R1. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the lower region R1 is defined by the upper surface of the work table 14 and the powder feeder 23 described later. In this way, the pharmacist takes out the powder container from the powder container shelf 9 without substantially moving, performs the dispensing work on the work table 14, and then manually puts the powder into the powder feeder 23 on the spot. Can be done. Further, since the tablet container shelf 7 is also provided, the tablet can be packaged and the powder can be packaged by one drug packaging machine 1 by interlocking with the packaging device 5.

Next, the structure of the tablet container shelf 7 will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine 1 with the tablet container shelf 7 opened to the front side, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine 1 with the tablet container shelf 7 opened to the front side and divided. It is a figure. 6A and 6B are drawings of the tablet container shelf 7 removed from the drug packaging machine 1, FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the tablet container shelf 7 viewed from diagonally right front, and FIG. 6B is a tablet container. The right side view of the shelf 7, FIG. 6 (C) is a plan view of the tablet container shelf 7, FIG. 6 (D) is a front view of the tablet container shelf 7, and FIG. 6 (E) is from diagonally left front of the tablet container shelf 7. It is a seen perspective view. Note that in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, a plurality of tablet containers for storing tablets are not shown on the tablet container shelf 7. On the tablet container shelf 7, a plurality of discharge mechanisms 16 for automatically discharging tablets from a plurality of tablet containers (not shown) are shown. Note that, in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, all of the plurality of discharge mechanisms 16 are not indicated by reference numerals. An example of a tablet container is illustrated as "tablet container 1" in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-85525.

The tablet container shelf 7 of the present embodiment is composed of a first divided shelf 15a and a second divided shelf 15b. Tablet containers (not shown) are stored in the first divided shelf 15a and the second divided shelf 15b, respectively. One end of the first split shelf 15a and the second split shelf 15b is openably and closably coupled by a hinge mechanism 17, and the other end is coupled by an unlockable coupler 19. The hinge mechanism 17 is configured by arranging two hinges at the upper and lower positions of one side end of the first split shelf 15a and the second split shelf 15b. The coupler 19 is composed of two lever fasteners 19a and 19b. As shown in FIG. 5, the lever fasteners 19a and 19b are composed of a lever 20a and a hook 20b, respectively.

In the tablet container shelf 7 of the embodiment of the present invention, the binder 19 is located on the side where the powder container shelf 9 is arranged, and the hinge mechanism 17 is located on the side opposite to the side where the powder container shelf 9 is arranged. It is configured as follows. By providing the hinge mechanism 17 in this way, the flow line of the worker when exchanging the tablet container stored in the tablet container shelf 7 is easily and shortened, and the worker works with almost no movement. be able to. In the embodiment of the present invention, the tablet container shelf 7 is provided with two binders 19, but it goes without saying that the number of binders may be increased or decreased.

Next, the structure of the powder container shelf 9 will be described. The powder container shelf 9 is composed of three shelf board members 13a to 13c arranged at intervals in the vertical direction. 7A and 7B are drawings of the shelf board member 13a removed from the drug packaging machine 1, FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the shelf board member 13a, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of the shelf board member 13a. The shelf board member 13a connects the front side side 21a, the back side side 21d, the right side side 21e, the tablet container shelf 7 side side 21c, one end of the side 21a and one end of the side 21c of the drug packaging machine 1. It has a pentagonal shape composed of sides 21b. The distance between the side 21b and the side 21e becomes longer from the front to the back. By constructing the powder container shelf 9 from the three shelf board members 13a to 13c having such a shape, the binder 19 can be unlocked by a manual operation, and the first worker does not substantially move. The split shelf 15a and the second split shelf 15b can be opened. Further, the lowermost shelf board member 13c of the powder container shelf 9 is arranged with a predetermined space from the lower region R1. With this configuration, the space can be utilized as a dispensing space S for performing dispensing work such as weighing powder.

Further, in the lower region R1 inside the housing 3, the powder feeder 23 is arranged at an upper position of the packaging device 5. The powder feeder 23 can charge the dispensed powder from the powder input port 25 formed on the upper side. According to this arrangement configuration, the worker can put the powder into the powder feeder 23 without changing the posture, and the workability is improved.

Further, in the upper region R2 inside the housing 3, a hand-spreading device 27 is provided above the packaging device 5 (below the tablet container shelf 7). Then, the lateral width dimension of the hand-spreading device 27 may be smaller than the lateral width dimension of the tablet container shelf 7. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the size of the dispensing space S provided in the downward direction of the powder container shelf 9 from being narrowed.

The drug packaging machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting mechanism 29 for mounting the input / output device 11 to the housing 3. The mounting mechanism 29 allows the input / output device 11 to be located in the space above the packaging device 5 in front of the tablet container shelf 7 or the powder container shelf 9 during the non-packaging work, and the tablet container during the packaging work. The input / output device 11 is configured to allow the input / output device 11 to be located next to the shelf 7 or the powder container shelf 9 and outside the space above the packaging device 5. With such a configuration, not only the transportation becomes easy, but also the input / output device 11 can be placed at a position where it is easy to see even in a narrow space. In the embodiment of the present invention, the mounting mechanism 29 is mounted on the frame 31 of the housing on the powder container shelf 9 side. By attaching in this way, the input / output device 11 does not interfere with the opening / closing work of the first divided shelf 15a and the second divided shelf 15b.

The usage mode and operation of the drug packaging machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.

A worker such as a dispenser stands in front of the drug packing machine 1 and performs a series of operations. First, the worker inputs the prescription data necessary for the packaging work into the input / output device 11. The prescription data can also be input to the input / output device 11 via a prescription ordering system (not shown). When the tablet container containing the necessary tablets is stored in the tablet container shelf 7, the necessary tablets are sent from the tablet container shelf 7 to the packaging device 5 through a tablet guide path (not shown). Next, if the tablet container containing the required tablets is not stored in the tablet container shelf 7, the input / output device 11 indicates that fact. In this case, the operator brings the necessary tablets from another place, puts the necessary tablets into the hand-spreading device 27, and sends the necessary tablets to the packaging device 5. Further, if a powder is required, the input / output device 11 will indicate that fact. In this case, the operator takes out the powder container containing the necessary powder from the powder container shelf 9. Then, in the dispensing space S, the powder is weighed using an electronic balance (not shown) or the like, and a required amount of the powder is taken out. The taken-out powder is charged into the powder feeder 23 from the powder inlet 25, so that the necessary powder is sent out to the packaging device 5.

Next, a case where the tablet container shelf 7 is replenished with tablets and the tablet container shelf 7 is cleaned of the tablet drop path will be described.

First, when the first divided shelf 15a is replenished with tablets, the drug packaging machine 1 in the state where the tablet container shelf 7 shown in FIG. 2 is closed is replenished. That is, the tablet container is taken out from the front side, the tablet is replenished, and then the tablet container is returned to replenish the tablet container shelf 7. On the other hand, when the second divided shelf 15b is replenished with tablets, the drug packaging machine 1 in the state where the tablet container shelf 7 shown in FIG. 4 is opened to the front side is replenished. That is, in the closed state, the tablet container located on the back side is taken out, the tablets are replenished, and then the tablet container is returned to replenish the tablet container shelf 7.

Further, cleaning of the tablet drop path of the tablet container shelf 7 is formed on the surfaces 33a and 33b of the first divided shelf 15a and the second divided shelf 15b facing each other, respectively. Therefore, the tablet drop path of the tablet container shelf 7 is cleaned for the drug packaging machine 1 in which the tablet container shelf 7 shown in FIG. 5 is opened to the front side and divided.

From the above, by using the drug packaging machine 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to perform tablet packaging and powder packaging by one drug packaging machine 1 with almost no movement of the operator. Not only that, it is possible to replenish the tablet container shelf 7 with tablets and clean the tablet drop path of the tablet container shelf 7 with a minimum of movement of workers.

Next, the drug packaging machine 101 of another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine 101 of another embodiment of the present invention. A printing device 150 is provided in a lower region inside the housing 103 of the drug packaging machine 101 at a position below the dispensing space. Compared to tablet dispensing, powder dispensing is more difficult to visually check the correctness of dispensing after packaging. Therefore, when dispensing a powder, it is necessary to check the correctness of the dispensing by recording the measurement result of the dispensed powder. When the printing device 150 is provided like the drug packing machine 101, when measuring the powder using an electronic balance or the like (not shown) in the dispensing space, the measurement result can be printed without using an external printing device. Since this can be performed by the printing device 150 provided in the packaging machine 1, it is possible to reduce the movement of the operator when packaging the powder.

According to the present invention, a packaging device, a tablet container shelf for storing a plurality of tablet containers, and a plurality of powder containers arranged side by side with the tablet container shelf so as to secure a dispensing space for the powder are provided. Since it is equipped with a powder container shelf to be stored, the pharmacist can take out the powder container from the powder container shelf without substantially moving, perform the dispensing work, and then manually put the powder into the packaging device on the spot. Can be thrown in. In addition, a tablet container shelf is also provided, and by interlocking with the packaging device, it is possible to package tablets and powder by one drug packaging machine.

1 Drug packing machine 3 Housing 5 Packing device 7 Tablet container shelf 9 Powder container shelf 11 Input / output device 13a to 13c Shelf board member 14 Worktable 15a First split shelf 15b Second split shelf 16 Discharge mechanism 17 Hinge mechanism 19 Joiner 23 Powder feeder 25 Powder inlet 27 Hand-spreading device 29 Mounting mechanism 31 Housing frame

Claims (2)

With the housing
With the packaging device arranged in the lower area inside the housing,
A tablet container shelf arranged in an upper region inside the housing and accommodating a plurality of tablet containers mounted on a plurality of discharge mechanisms for automatically discharging tablets to the packaging device.
In the upper region inside the housing, a powder container shelf for accommodating a plurality of powder containers arranged side by side with the tablet container shelf so as to secure a dispensing space for the powder is provided.
The upper region includes a hand-spreading device above the packaging device and below the tablet container shelf.
In the lower region, a powder feeder is arranged above the packaging device.
The powder feeder, which is located in front of the hand-spreading device and defines a part of the upper limit of the lower region, is formed on the upper surface of the powder feeder so that the operator can feed the dispensed powder into the powder feeder. A powder feeder is placed ,
The width dimension of the housing in which the tablet container shelf and the powder container shelf are arranged side by side in the inside allows the tablet packaging operation and the powder packaging operation to be performed with almost no movement of the operator. A drug packaging machine characterized by a size that can be performed. The powder container shelf includes a plurality of shelf board members, and the powder container shelf includes a plurality of shelf board members.
A workbench that defines a part of the upper limit of the lower area is arranged below the powder container shelf.
In the dispensing space, the shelf board member at the bottom of the powder container shelf is designated from the work table.
The drug packaging machine according to claim 1, which is secured by being arranged with a space between the two.

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