JP7430324B2 - medicine cabinet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine shelf that holds various medicines side by side, and more particularly, to a medicine shelf that is equipped with several drawable partitioned shelves.
Although medicine cabinets are often incorporated as shelves in dispensing tables that also provide a place for dispensing operations to collect and prepare necessary medicines, medicine cabinets can also be constructed and used alone.

In conventional dispensing tables incorporating a shelf (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2), the platform is placed on the lower side on the premise that the space in front of the dispensing table is used as a passage or a standing position for a dispenser. Then, a shelf (medicine shelf) is set upright on the rear half of the upper surface of the table, and a mounting plate is placed horizontally with its top exposed on the front half of the upper surface of the table. It was placed there.
In this way, the shelf is thinner in the front and back than the base, and there is a limit to the number of drug storage boxes that can be placed side by side on the shelf. Improvements to the shelf section include adding a sliding shelf (for example, see Patent Document 1), or dividing the shelf section into two stages, front and back, and making the front shelf slidable horizontally (see, for example, Patent Document 2). is being attempted.

In addition, for medicine storage devices (single medicine shelves) that are not equipped with a loading plate and are used as a dispensing work area, in addition to manual instructions on how to pull out individual shelves, there is also a light-emitting guidance display. There are also those that support extrusion by driving a motor (for example, see Patent Documents 3 and 4).
Furthermore, prescription order entry systems are also provided that allow not only visual confirmation of storing and removing drugs from each shelf in the drug cabinet, but also receiving appropriate support using a mobile terminal ( For example, see Patent Documents 5 and 6).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-172502 JP2012-005808A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-007093 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-255724 JP2006-247150A JP2015-208528A Patent Application No. 2019-045497 (Application)

By the way, the number of types of drugs is increasing due to the development of new drugs and the increasing use of generic drugs, and there is a growing demand for further expansion of the amount of drugs held on shelves. Furthermore, it is desirable not to expand the area occupied by the table, and even under such constraints, there is an increasing demand for a dispensing table that meets the requirements of increasing the amount of medicine held on the shelf and allowing for dispensing operations. ing.
Many small-scale dispensing pharmacies, etc., where it is difficult to expand the area occupied by their equipment by building extensions or expanding the area, are in a situation where it is impossible to increase the number of dispensing tables or the size of the dispensing tables. As a result, there are particularly strong expectations for dispensing tables that can hold large amounts of drugs.

Therefore, by making the mounting plate, which was conventionally placed horizontally in front of a shelf or stand with its upper surface exposed, able to move forward and backward, the mounting plate can be stored when not in use. A dispensing table has been developed that allows for this (see Patent Document 7). This has made it possible to expand the shelves (medicine shelves) in the dispensing table both front and back, and the pull-out compartment shelves have become longer.
However, as the number and types of medicines stored inside the compartment shelves increase, it has become difficult to display the product names and the like for all the medicines stored in the interior on the front of the compartment shelf.

To deal with this, the above-mentioned light-emitting guidance display and motor drive support (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 and 4), and the above-mentioned prescription order entry system that allows appropriate support to be received from a mobile terminal (for example, Patent Document 5) are available. , 6), it is considered effective to use appropriate support means. However, these support means can only be used in limited cases, such as when the corresponding support means already exists or when the desired support means can be newly installed.
Therefore, the technical challenge is to realize a medicine shelf that can easily display information on the medicines stored in the interior on the front.

The medicine shelf of the present invention (Solution 1) was devised to solve such problems, and includes a plurality of compartmentalized shelves that can hold a large number of medicines side by side, and individual drawers of the compartmentalized shelves to the front. A medicine shelf is provided with a shelf frame housed inside in a possible state, and the divided shelf has a front-opening front shelf section from which the stored medicine can be taken out to the front, and a side-opening inner part from which the stored medicine can be taken out to the side. It comprises a back shelf, and an information display member that is provided at a location on the side of the front shelf and also in front of the inner back shelf, and whose information display surface can be directed diagonally forward. It is characterized by the presence of

Moreover, the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution means 2) is the medicine shelf of the above-mentioned solution means 1, in which a box hanging member capable of hanging a small box in which small items can be placed is provided on the side of the front shelf part. and is located at a location that is located in front of the inner inner shelf and also located behind the information display member, and the information display member is able to swing on the front side with the back side as a fulcrum. It is characterized in that the front side of the box hanging member is opened and closed by the swinging motion.

Furthermore, the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution means 3) is the medicine shelf of the above-mentioned solution means 2, in which the partition member that divides the small box hanging space in front of the box hanging member into upper and lower parts, It is characterized in that it is provided at a portion located in the middle and front of the member and located at the rear of the information display member, and the information display member is divided into upper and lower parts at the partition member.

Further, the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution means 4) is the medicine shelf of the above-mentioned solution means 1 to 3, in which a notch on which a finger can be hung is provided at one or both of the upper end and the lower end of the information display member. It is characterized by being formed.

Further, the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution means 5) is the medicine shelf of the above-mentioned solution means 1 to 4, in which the information display surface of the information display member is configured such that display information can be rewritten. It is characterized by

Further, the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution means 6) is the medicine shelf of the above-mentioned solution means 1 to 4, in which the information display surface of the information display member can be replaced with a display information carrier holding display information. It is characterized by:

In such a medicine cabinet of the present invention (solution 1), a plurality of divided shelves are housed inside the shelf frame so that each divided shelf can be individually pulled out to the front, and each divided shelf is Furthermore, by providing a front shelf that opens from the front and an inner shelf that opens from the side, the medicine can be taken out from the front shelf without the need to pull out the partitioned shelf, and from the inner back shelf, the partitioned shelf can be removed. By pulling out the medicine, the medicines can be taken out to the side, so frequently used medicines can be stored on the front shelf where they can be taken out immediately, and less frequently used medicines can be taken out on the inner shelf after being pulled out. The number of types and amounts of medicines stored can be greatly increased without compromising convenience.

Moreover, many of the drugs placed on the compartmentalized shelves are in vertically long sheets such as PTP packaging agents, and each drug type is stored in a drug storage box with an aspect ratio of more than twice, and then are arranged on the divided shelves and are stored in the medicine cabinets.
Then, from the viewpoint of effective use of the shelf surface, the width and shelf width required for the front shelf part of the open front shelf that moves the longitudinal direction of the drug storage box forward and backward, even if two drug storage boxes are placed side by side, still remains on the shelf surface. From the viewpoint of effective utilization, the width is narrower than the width and shelf width required for the inner shelf section of the side opening on the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the drug storage box, so that space becomes vacant.

That is, since the area located on the side of the front shelf and also located in front of the inner inner shelf is not occupied for storing medicine, it can be used for displaying information in addition to storing medicine. However, its width is narrow, so if it were made to face forward like the information display member on the front shelf, the information display surface would not be wide enough. Therefore, as for the information display member installed there, we adopted one that allows the information display surface to face diagonally forward, which increases the width of the information display surface, making it possible to compensate for the lack of width of the information display surface. can.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medicine shelf in which information regarding the medicines stored in the interior can be easily displayed on the front surface.

Furthermore, in the medicine shelf of the present invention (solution 2), even though the information display surface of the information display member is oriented diagonally forward as described above, if the slope is too steep, it is difficult to see the information. Since the angle of inclination of the information display surface is limited, an unused space remains behind the information display member. Specifically, a portion located on the side of the front shelf section, located in front of the inner inner shelf section, and also located behind the information display member becomes a wasted space.
Therefore, a box hanging member is provided there so that a small box for the accessory case can be hung there, and the information display member located in front of it is made swingable to the front so that the front of the box hanging member can be opened and closed. By doing so, even the rear portion of the information display member can be effectively utilized.

Furthermore, in the medicine shelf of the present invention (Solution 3), by providing the partition member in the small box hanging space, the rigidity of the thin vertically long box hanging member and the thin side plate combined therewith can be improved. Simple yet appropriate reinforcement is provided for members that are difficult to secure.
Furthermore, by dividing the information display member into upper and lower sections in accordance with this, the number of information display members and the number of mounting members can be reduced compared to when the information display member is divided into sections corresponding to each shelf.

In addition, in the medicine cabinet of the present invention (solution 4), by forming a notch in the information display member that can be hung with a finger, not only is there no need for additional protruding members such as knob members, but the information display member You can easily open and close it with your fingertips. Furthermore, by forming the notch at the upper end or lower end of the information display member, there is no need to even consider interference with surrounding members.

Furthermore, in the medicine shelf of the present invention (solutions 5 and 6), the display information on the information display surface of the information display member can be rewritten and the display information carrier can be replaced. This makes it easier to change the information display contents in response to changes in the type of drug being used.

Regarding Example 1 of the present invention, the structure of a dispensing stand in which a medicine shelf and a stand are combined is shown, in which (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view, and (c) is a perspective view. It is an enlarged perspective view of a medicine shelf. (a) is a perspective view of a box hanging member and a small box, (b) is a plan view of a cross section of an empty compartment shelf, and (c) is a cross section of a compartment shelf with medicine storage boxes placed side by side. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing how the medicine shelf is used.

A specific form for implementing the medicine cabinet of the present invention will be described with reference to Example 1 below.
Embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 embodies all of the above-mentioned solutions 1 to 6 (claims 1 to 6 originally filed).

The specific configuration of Example 1 of the medicine shelf of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall structure of a dispensing table 10 that combines a shelf section 20 corresponding to the medicine shelf of the present invention and a stand section 50 that supports it from below, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a right side view. Figure, (c) is a perspective view. Moreover, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the shelf section 20 (medicine shelf).
Furthermore, in FIG. 3, (a) is a perspective view of the box hanging member 35 and the small box 37, (b) is a plan view of the cross section of the empty compartment shelf 21, and (c) is a plan view of the drug FIG. 3 is a plan view of a cross section of a compartment shelf 21 on which containers 29 are placed.

The dispensing table 10 (see FIG. 1) is made up of an upper shelf section 20 (medicine shelf) and a lower table section 50 stacked one on top of the other, and are integrated using a single-piece side plate or the like. However, here, the two separate parts 20 and 50 are shown stacked one on top of the other, and the bottom plate of the shelf part 20 and the top plate of the base part 50 are of the same size, and the lower surface of the shelf part 20 is completely covers the upper surface of the platform 50.

The shelf section 20 (see Figures 1 and 2) is for holding various relatively small medicines such as PTP-packaged tablets, sheet-packaged powder medicines, and liquid medicines in small bottles, and is used for loading and unloading many types of medicines. It is placed on the top for easy handling.
In order to be able to hold a large number of drugs side by side, shelf boards 23 for placing drugs are arranged in a matrix of 6 rows and 5 columns in the illustrated example (see FIGS. 2 and 3(b)).
To prevent different types of drugs from being mixed together, the drugs are stored in drug containers 29 consisting of appropriate small boxes with open tops, separated, and placed side by side on the shelf board 23 (see FIG. 3(c)).

The table part 50 supports such a shelf part 20 from below, and is equipped with a placement receiving member 52 on the upper part, which is used for placing a component to be prepared at the time of dispensing. Most of the cabinets, except for the one shown in the figure, are designed to accommodate large medicines and other instruments, and some are made into cupboards, but the one shown has several large drawers 51 arranged therein.
The placement receiving member 52 is no longer a top plate fixed to the base 50, but is incorporated in a state that it can move forward and backward into a slightly thicker drawer frame placed at the position in place of the top plate. They are movable plate-shaped bodies, and in the illustrated example, there are two in total, one on each side.

Such placement receiving members 52, 52 are divided into a plurality of members having different lateral positions, and each placement receiving member 52 can be advanced or retreated regardless of the state of the other placement receiving members 52. It is something. If any of these placement receiving members 52 are pulled out forward, they will be in a state where they can be used for dispensing, protruding forward from the base portion 50, and the flat upper surface will perform the function as a placement receiving member. It is supposed to be done. On the other hand, if the placement receiving member 52 is pushed rearward, everything except the small handle 53 will be stored in the stand 50, so it will be in a state when not in use that hardly protrudes forward from the stand 50, and the dispensing table 10 will be placed in the front side. It is also designed not to impair functions such as traffic.

To further explain the shelf section 20 (medicine shelf) (see FIGS. 1 and 2), the interior space of the shelf frame 28 with an open front is divided into a plurality of sections. The shelf section 20 of this example is divided into five vertically long sections and arranged in a row horizontally, and each section is equipped with one section shelf 21.
The compartment shelves 21 (see FIGS. 1, 2, and 3(b)) are arranged in a vertical line with the left side plate 22 in this example, which defines one side of the compartment and also functions as a support for multiple shelves. A six-tiered shelf board 23 fixed to the side board 22 in line with the shelf board 23, and a wall-like member 24 erected at the lower end portion of the open surface where there is no side board 22, small side board 22a, etc. on the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the shelf board 23. , a slider 25 for allowing the partition shelf 21 to be pulled out forward, and a partition receiving member 26 .

Each of the shelf boards 23 consists of a plate with a flat top surface like the conventional product, and the width is generally the same as the conventional product, but the depth is longer than the conventional product, about two to three times as long. The amount of medicine stored is increasing. From a more practical standpoint, the number of drug containers 29 mounted is increasing (see FIG. 3(c)). On the other hand, since it is difficult to take out medicines and their medicine containers 29 from the back only from the front, each stage of the compartmentalized shelf 21 (see Figures 1, 2, and 3(b)) is kept open so that the front side is always open. It is divided into a front shelf part 21a at the front where the partition shelf 21 is drawn out, and an inner back shelf part 21b from which the opposite side of the side plate 22 is released when the partition shelf 21 is pulled out.

Therefore, by pulling out the compartment shelf 21, it is possible to easily take out the medicine and attach/detach the medicine container 29 from the inner shelf part 21b from the open side of the compartment shelf 21. Taking out medicines and attaching/detaching medicine containers 29 from the front shelf 21a can be easily done from the open front without having to pull out the partitioned shelf 21, so the front shelf 21a can be used to store frequently used medicines. Suitable for storage. In the illustrated example (for example, see FIG. 3(b)), the shelf board 23 appears to be divided into a front shelf part 21a and an inner inner shelf part 21b, but the partition wall between them is It is divided into stages, and the shelf board 23 consists of a single board connected at the front and back (21a, 21b).

The fence-like member 24 (see FIGS. 2, 3(b) and 3(c)) is attached to the upper surface of the shelf board 23, such as the front end of the front shelf part 21a and the right end of the inner inner shelf part 21b, etc. They are provided at appropriate locations on the top surface of the board 23 to separate them, and are intended to prevent medicines and medicine containers 29 from slipping off the shelf board 23 due to slight shaking when the partitioned shelf 21 is put in and taken out. A short one is provided so that it does not get in the way of taking the drug container 29 in and out. Although the fence-like member 24 shown in the figure is continuous, it is not essential that it be completely continuous, and it is sufficient as long as it can perform a fall prevention function, so there should be no chips or chips smaller than the short side of the drug or drug container 29. Also good.

The slider 25 (see FIG. 2) is a movable part of a pull-out mechanism that extends long in the front-rear direction, which is the direction in which the compartment shelf 21 is pulled out. It may be provided only at the top of 21 or on both the top and bottom. Regarding the number and arrangement of the sliders 25, one location in the center as shown in the diagram or multiple locations not shown in the diagram may be adopted, but in that case, the horizontally symmetrical positions of the sliders 25 in the corresponding section may be adopted. It has been adopted.
The shelf section 20 equipped with the slider 25 in such a position is not limited to the partitioned shelf 21 shown in which the side plate 22 is placed on the left side, but is symmetrically arranged with the side plate 22 on the right side (not shown). The compartment shelves can also be replaced in the same compartment.

The division receiving member 26 is a slightly smaller version of the above-mentioned placement receiving member 52 and is incorporated into the division shelf 21 instead of the upper part of the stand 50. They are installed one by one and are located directly below the bottom shelf board 23 and directly above the slider 25, but they may be installed in other parts of the partitioned shelf 21, and a plurality of partitions may be provided. It's okay. .
Like the placement receiving member 52, the sorting receiving member 26 is also for placing the components to be prepared during dispensing, so it is similarly made of a flat plate-like body on the upper surface, and is built in a horizontal position in the same way, and is placed on a sorting shelf. It is attached to the partition shelf 21 in a movable state so that it can be moved forward and backward from the partition shelf 21.

However, since the attachment point of the division support member 26 is different from that of the placement support member 52, unlike the placement support member 52, the division support member 26 can be pulled out to the side only when the division shelf 21 is fully pulled out at the front. It is now possible to do so. At other times, the division receiving member 26 is pushed into the division shelf 21 and placed so as not to prevent the division shelf 21 from being stored in the shelf section 20.
Such sorting receiving members 26, 26, . , which is attached to the partition shelf 21 in a selectively movable state.

In addition, the division receiving member 26 is incorporated in the lower part of the shelf part 20, the placement receiving member 52 is incorporated in the upper part of the base part 50, and the shelf part 20 and the base part 50 are arranged above and below. There is no risk of an inconvenient situation in which the division receiving member 26 and the placement receiving member 52 collide and interfere. The lowermost slider 25 of the division shelf 21 does not interfere with the placement receiving member 52.
Further, although not shown in the drawings, both the division receiving member 26 and the placement receiving member 52 are provided with state stabilizing means for maintaining the state when not in use.
The state stabilizing means may be simple, such as a so-called magnetic catch using a permanent magnet and a piece of iron, or a latch mechanism that latches when pushed lightly and releases the latch when pushed further.

As described above, the divided shelf 21 of the shelf section 20 (medicine shelf) has a front shelf section 21a that is open from the front so that the stored medicine can be taken out to the front, and an inner shelf section 21b that is opened from the side that allows the stored medicine to be taken out to the side. , each stage is equipped with members having a different configuration from that stage configuration.
Specifically (see FIGS. 1 to 3), the partition member 27, the information display member 30, and the box hanging member 35 are located on the right side of the front shelf 21a and also in front of the inner back shelf 21b. It is located at the location where it is located.

The box retaining member 35 (see FIG. 3(a)) is made of a vertically long plate material, and has a large number of retaining holes 36 formed in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the vertical direction. In this example (see FIGS. 1(c) and 2), two box hanging members 35 are installed in the partition shelf 21 in a vertically aligned state with their longitudinal directions facing upward and downward.
The small box 37 (see FIG. 3(a)) is a small box with an open top surface suitable for storing small items such as rubber bands for bundling drugs, and one end thereof has a hole corresponding to the latching hole 36. A hook portion 38 is formed. Therefore, by hooking the hooking portion 38 of the small box 37 to any of the hooking holes 36 of the box hooking member 35, the small box 37 is hooked to an appropriate location on the box hooking member 35, and the small box 37 continues to take a horizontal position with the top surface open.

The partition member 27 (see FIGS. 1, 2, and 3(b) and (c)) consists of a generally rectangular horizontal plate, and its rear end is located at the boundary between the upper and lower box hanging members 35, 35. , the middle part extends forward so as to nestle against the small side plate 22a, and the front end is located next to the front end of the small side plate 22a, so that the small box hanging space in front of the box hanging member 35 can be moved up and down. It is meant to be divided.
Furthermore, the right end of the partition member 27 is connected to the small side plate 22a, and the left end thereof is connected to the right side plate of the front shelf 21a, so that the partition member 27 reinforces the strength and rigidity of the small side plate 22a. It has also become.

The information display member 30 (see FIGS. 2, 3(b) and 3(c)) is mainly composed of a vertically long flat plate, and has swinging fulcrums 31 at the upper and lower ends of the long side on the back side. 31 is provided, and with its long side on the back side aligned with the front end of the small side plate 22a, the swing fulcrum 31 is located at the front end of the partition member 27, the front end of the small side plate 22a, etc. Since it is engaged with the front side, the front side can be swung using the back side as a fulcrum. The information display member 30 is also divided into upper and lower parts at the partition member 27, and each information display member 30 is individually mounted on the box by swinging with the back side as a fulcrum. The front of the stop member 35 can be opened and closed. In order to maintain the closed state when closed without impairing the ease of operation of opening and closing, a state stabilizing means (not shown) is also provided in which the front end portion and the opposing portion when closed are lightly attracted by magnetic force or the like.

Further, the information display member 30 opens in a swinging state with its front side separated from the front shelf 21a (see the upper part of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3(c)), and swings with its front side moved toward the front shelf 21a. (See the lower part of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3(b)), but in the latter closed state, the information display surface 33 is directed diagonally forward.
Moreover, the information display surface 33 of the information display member 30 is coated with urethane, acrylic, etc., and in addition to writing new information, it is also possible to erase existing information. can be rewritten.

Furthermore, in the information display member 30 of this example (see FIG. 2), notches 32 are formed at the lower end of the upper information display member 30 and at the upper end of the lower information display member 30. The notches 32 are not shown in the drawings because they are for hanging fingertips or the like when opening and closing the information display member 30, but may be formed at both the upper and lower ends of the information display member 30. Between the information display member 30, the above-mentioned partition member 27, and the above-mentioned box hanging member 35, the information display member 30 is located in front of the box hanging member 35 with respect to the installation location thereof. However, the box hanging member 35 is located at the rear of the information display member 30, and the partition member 27 is located at the middle and front of the box hanging member 35 and at the rear of the information display member 30. .

The manner of use and operation of the dispensing table 10 of Example 1, particularly the shelf section 20 (medicine shelf), will be explained with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the shelf section 20 and the like before the drug containers 29 are placed thereon, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the appearance of a shelf 20 and the like on which a drug container 29 is placed for use. FIG. Since the dispensing table 10 and the shelf section 20 are basically operated manually, the manner in which they are used will be mainly described below.

First, medicines and the like stored in the stand 50 of the dispensing table 10 are taken out and put into the drawer 51 by pulling out the corresponding drawer 51 as in the conventional manner (see FIG. 1).
Next, the medicines 5 stored in the shelf section 20 prior to dispensing work (Fig. 4 shows an image of PTP packaging agents stacked horizontally and stacked vertically) are not essential, but in most cases The medicine containers 29 are stored in the corresponding compartment shelves 21 by placing the medicine containers 29 side by side on the shelf board 23 (see FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c)). At this time, regarding the two drug containers 29 placed facing forward on the front shelf 21a of the partitioned shelf 21, the drug containers 29 can be taken in and out from the open front surface at any time, as before, regardless of whether the partitioned shelf 21 is drawn out. Yes (see Figures 2 and 4).

On the other hand, the medicine container 29 placed on the inner shelf part 21b of the shelf board 23 of the divided shelf 21 is different from the conventional one. In other words, the depth of the partitioned shelf 21 and, in turn, the shelf board 23 is increased (see FIG. 3(b)), and a plurality of drug containers 29, for example, about four, can be arranged horizontally in the front and back on the inner deep shelf 21b. However, since the inner back shelf 21b is located behind the front front shelf 21a and it is difficult to take it in and out from the front, the medicine containers 29 and The medicine 5 is taken in and taken out from the open side while the corresponding partitioned shelf 21 is pulled forward from the shelf section 20 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

When the drug name 29a is attached to the front end surface of the drug container 29, when the drug container 29 is placed on the partitioned shelf 21, the drug name 29a is attached to the open surface of the front shelf 21a or the inner inner shelf 21b. The drug name 29a is displayed (indicated by "..." in FIG. 4), but if the drug name 29a is not attached to the drug container 29, the lower end of the open surface of the front shelf 21a or the inner inner shelf 21b A chemical name 29a is attached to the front end of the shelf board 23 near the wall-like member 24 or the vicinity thereof (in FIG. 4, the symbol "29a" is specified only at the lower left). In the latter case, it is preferable to write the drug name 29a on a replaceable sheet or the like in preparation for replacing or rearranging the drugs in the future.

Further, in this shelf section 20, as described above, the front information display member 30 and the rear box hanging member 35 are provided on the right side of the front shelf section 21a of the divisional shelf 21. When the leftmost compartment shelf 21 is pulled forward from the shelf frame 28 (see FIG. 4), the upper one of the upper and lower information display members 30 installed on the compartment shelf 21 is turned over and its inner surface is exposed. It is opened wide to the point where it can be seen, and the front of the box hanging member 35 is released, and from there, the front end of the small box 37 already hung on the box hanging member 35 can be seen. Adding or replacing the small box 37 to the box hanging member 35, as well as putting small items in and out of the small box 37, etc., are performed with the information display member 30 opened. The information display member 30 can be easily opened and closed by placing a fingertip on the notch 32.

On the other hand (see FIG. 4), the lower one of the upper and lower information display members 30 has its front end brought close to the front end of the front shelf 21a, closes the front of the box hanging member 35, and closes the front information display surface. 33 facing diagonally forward. Display information 34 is attached to the information display surface 33. A typical example of the display information 34 is the drug names 29a, 29a, . . . of the drug containers 29, 29, . However, the display information 34 may be in other forms as long as the medicine on the inner shelf 21b is known.
Basically, all the information display members 30 of the other compartmentalized shelves 21 pushed into the shelf frame 28 are closed so that the displayed information 34 can be visually read from the front.
When the preparation work is thus completed, the user is ready to perform the dispensing work of taking out the medicine 5 from the dispensing stand 10 in accordance with the dispensing instruction.

When a dispensing instruction is issued by the dispensing instruction member 61 or the like and the medicine 5 etc. stored in the dispensing table 10 is taken out in accordance with the dispensing instruction (see FIG. 4), the medicine name 29a displayed at the front end of the partition shelf 21 is , the medicine name 29a displayed on the information display surface 33 of the information display member 30, etc., and searches for the medicine container 29 containing the medicine 5 to be dispensed.
The medicine containers 29 and their stored medicines 5 placed on the front end of the divided shelf 21 can be taken out immediately without pulling out the divided shelf 21, but the medicine containers 29 and their stored medicines 5 located inside the shelf section 20 can be taken out immediately without pulling out the divided shelf 21. After pulling out the corresponding compartment shelf 21 forward from the shelf section 20 (see the leftmost compartment shelf 21 in FIG. 4), take it out from the open side thereof.

The medicine 5 may be taken out by taking out only the medicine 5 inside from the gap in front of or above the medicine container 29 without taking out the medicine container 29. It is also possible to release the drug 5 to a large extent and take out the drug 5 from there.
In the latter method, after pulling out the corresponding compartment shelf 21 forward from the shelf frame 28 and before taking out the drug container 29, it is preferable to pull the compartment receiving member 26 to the right from the compartment shelf 21 ( (See Figure 4).

By doing so, the drug container 29 taken out from the sorting shelf 21 can be temporarily placed on the sorting receiving member 26, and the act of dispensing the necessary drugs from the drug container 29 can be performed in a comfortable posture. Even when the number of target drugs is large, and even when cutting work is involved, it can be done efficiently and mistakes are less likely to occur. In addition, regarding the pulled-out compartment shelf 21, since the swinging range of the information display member 30 is expanded, the front of the box hanging member 35 can be opened wide (see Fig. 4), so that the rubber band Incidental work such as taking out the medicine 5 and bundling the medicine 5 can also be performed easily and quickly.

Further, a drug collection box 62 for storing the drug 5 taken out from the drug container 29 and a dispensing instruction member 61 such as a dispensing instruction sheet or a prescription are placed on the tray by pulling out the placement receiving member 52 from the table section 50. Put it on. It is not essential to use the placement receiving member 52 and the division receiving member 26 separately, so you can use both members 26, 52 at the same time or just one member, but it is not necessary to use them or both for placement. As a result, the dispenser's hands are free, so that the dispenser can pull out the compartment shelves 21 and take out the drug containers 29 in a comfortable posture.
When all the medicines 5 related to one compartment shelf 21 are taken out, the compartment receiving member 26 there is pushed back into the compartment shelf 21, and the corresponding compartment shelf 21 is further pushed back into the shelf section 20.

If other medicines need to be stocked, the above-described actions are repeated for other applicable shelves 21.
When all of the necessary medicines stored in the dispensing stand 10 are placed in the medicine collection box 62, the user takes the dispensing instruction member 61 and the medicine collection box 62, and then places the placement receiving member 52 on the stand. Push it back into the section 50.
In this way, necessary medicines can be taken out and collected without delay even from the dispensing table 10 in which more medicine containers 29 are stored on the shelf 20 than in the past.

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In the above embodiment, the information display surface 33 of the information display member 30 has a rewritable display information 34, but the information display surface 33 of the information display member 30 has the display information 34 directly attached thereto. The present invention is not limited to this, and the display information carrier holding the display information 34 may be removable. In this case, the display information 34 will be updated by replacing the display information carrier. Examples of such display information carriers include magnetic plates and sticky note-like members that have weak adhesiveness and can be pasted and peeled off.

In the above embodiment, the box hanging member 35 is divided into upper and lower parts, and the rear end of the partition member 27 is interposed between them. However, the box hanging member 35 is connected to the upper and lower parts. The rear end surface of the partition member 27 may be attached in contact with the front surface of the portion. The number of divisions of the box hanging member 35 and the number of partition members 27 to be assembled are not limited to the numbers in the above-mentioned embodiments, and may vary depending on the rigidity of the small side plate 22a and the material cost of the partition member 27, etc. It can be selected as appropriate depending on the situation. Items to be placed in the small box 37 include, in addition to the above-mentioned rubber bands, clips, spare display information carriers, drug inventory, and drug package inserts for stored drugs.

In the above embodiment, no mention was made of the interlock related to the operation of pulling out the plurality of compartment shelves 21, . It is desirable to have an interlock mechanism that prevents it from being pulled out. The interlock mechanism is a mechanical type in which when any one of the drawer members moves, the locking member is activated in response to the movement of the other drawer members and restricts the movement of the other drawer members. It is easy to use because it does not receive any damage.

In the above embodiment, the placing receiving member 52 and the sorting receiving member 26 are plate-like members that can be called a placing plate or a sorting receiving plate. It doesn't have to be. Regarding their movable states, in the above example, the placement receiving member and the division receiving member were held in a state where they could move forward and backward, and the posture and other states could be changed by manually pulling them out or pushing them in. , the state switching is not limited to manual operation, but may be performed by, for example, motor drive, and is not limited to horizontal movement while remaining in a horizontal position; for example, one end is pivotably supported. It may also be possible to swing around this point, and to switch between a horizontal protruding position suitable for mounting and use, and a hanging position or a retreating position when protruding is not required.

In the above embodiment, when dividing the inside of the shelf frame 28 of the shelf section 20 into a plurality of sections, the entire section is divided into columns, and the vertically long divided shelves 21 are lined up in a horizontal row. The division into sections is not limited to this, and may be done partially, such as in a part of the shelf frame 28, and does not exclude the division into upper and lower sections.
In the above embodiment, all or most of one side except for the front end of the partitioned shelf 21 is covered with the side plate 22, but the partitioned shelf 21 has sufficient strength and rigidity, and furthermore, As long as there is no inconvenience such as the medicine overflowing, both sides of the compartmentalized shelf 21 may be left wide open.

Further, the method of pulling out the compartment shelves 21 is not limited to manual operation, and may include a guide display, an assisted drive, etc. (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 and 4).
Furthermore, it is even better if the storage of medicines in the compartmentalized shelves 21 and the removal of medicines from the compartmentalized shelves 21 are not only carried out by visual confirmation, but also supported by an appropriate system (for example, see Patent Documents 5 and 6). ).

In the above embodiment, the division receiving member 26 is configured to extend toward the small side plate 22a of the division shelf 21, but the division receiving member 26 may also be configured to advance toward the side plate 22.
By doing so, it can be used to place a component to be dispensed even when taking medicines into or out of another compartment shelf 21 that is far away.

In the above embodiment, a back plate is shown at the rear end of the compartment shelf 21, but the back plate may not be provided as long as there is no risk that the medicine container 29 will fall from the rear end of the compartment shelf 21.
In the above embodiment, there was no partitioning member between the adjacent compartmentalized shelves 21, 21, but it is also possible to attach a flat plate or the like between the shelves to clearly partition the shelves.

The medicine shelf of the present invention is not limited to one built into a dispensing table as a shelf as in the above-mentioned embodiments, but may be combined with another table or may be used as a stand-alone medicine shelf.

5...Drugs (PTP packaging materials, sheet materials)
10...dispensing table,
20...shelf section (medicine shelf),
21...Divided shelf, 21a...Front shelf, 21b...Inner back shelf,
22...Side plate, 22a...Small side plate, 23...Shelf board, 24...Fence-like member,
25...Slider, 26...Division receiving member, 27...Partition member,
28...Shelf frame, 29...Drug container, 29a...Drug name,
30...information display member,
31... Swinging fulcrum, 32... Notch,
33... Information display surface, 34... Display information (display information carrier),
35...Box hanging member, 36...Latching hole, 37...Small box, 38...Latching part,
50... Base part, 51... Drawer, 52... Placement receiving member, 53... Handle,
61...Dispensing instruction member (dispensing target member), 62...Medicine collection box

Claims (6)

A medicine shelf comprising a plurality of divided shelves capable of holding a large number of medicines side by side, and a shelf frame in which the divided shelves are accommodated in a state in which the divided shelves can be individually pulled out forward, wherein the divided shelves hold medicines. a front-opening front shelf section that can be taken out to the front; a side-opening inner shelf section that allows the drug to be taken out to the side; and a section that is located to the side of the front shelf section and also located in front of the inner inner shelf section. What is claimed is: 1. A medicine shelf comprising: an information display member which is installed in the holder and whose information display surface can face diagonally forward; A box hanging member capable of hanging a small box into which small items can be placed is located on the side of the front shelf, in front of the inner inner shelf, and also located behind the information display member. , the information display member is capable of swinging on the front side with the back side as a fulcrum, and the front side of the box hanging member is opened and closed by the swinging; The medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A partition member that divides the small box hanging space in front of the box hanging member into upper and lower parts is provided at a portion located in the middle and front of the box hanging member and at the rear of the information display member, 3. The medicine cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the information display member is divided into upper and lower parts at the partition member. 4. The medicine cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a notch on which a finger can be placed is formed at one or both of the upper end and the lower end of the information display member. The medicine cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information display surface of the information display member is configured such that display information can be rewritten. 5. The medicine shelf according to claim 1, wherein the information display surface of the information display member is configured such that a display information carrier holding display information can be replaced.

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