JPH0369405A - Chemical packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable packaging the whole prescription continuously without a break by equipping a chemical storeroom for accommodating many kinds of chemicals, a plurality of packaging apparatus for packaging chemicals, and a carrier apparatus for carrying chemicals taken out of the chemical storeroom to the plurality of packaging apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A system is equipped with a chemical storeroom 1 for accommodating many kinds of chemicals to enable separately taking out them, packaging apparatus 2a, 2b for packaging chemicals, and a carrier apparatus 3 for carrying chemicals taken out of the chemical storeroom 1 to the packaging apparatus 2a, 2b. This packaging apparatus 2a(2b) is equipped with a continuous packaging sheet 8 composed of paper and other chemicals, and a compartment member 9 for dividing the packaging sheet 8 in a doubly lapped state by each suitable length and forming a compartment 10 of a size suited for accommodating tablets, and a sealing member 11 for sealing the compartment 10 into which tablets are inputted, and the compartment 10 forms a packaging bag 12 accommodating tablets by the required quantity. Thus, even if the packaging operation is interrupted in any part in the middle of a prescription the whole prescription can be packaged continuously without a break.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a drug packaging system for hospital pharmacies and the like.

[Prior Art] Traditionally, mechanical devices used to automate the packaging of drugs in hospital pharmacies and other facilities that package drugs for the purpose of administering them to individual patients have been used to package tablets into single-dose portions. Automatic tablet packaging machines are well known.

In other words, automatic tablet packaging machines handle many types of tablets and are designed to be able to package each type of tablet individually or in combination for single doses. It is equipped with a large number of tablet feeders that can house and discharge one tablet at a time, and a single packaging device that can separate and package the tablets discharged from any of the tablet feeders. It is constructed.

Therefore, such automatic tablet packaging machines are equipped with multiple shelves spaced apart vertically above the housing, excluding the bottom part.
A plurality of tablet feeders are installed in each column, thereby providing as many tablet feeders as possible, while
Below that, a hopper is installed to collect the tablets discharged from all the tablet feeders into one location, and further below that is a single packaging device that divides the tablets collected by the hopper into single doses. has been done.

[Problem M to be Solved by the Invention] However, such a conventional automatic tablet packaging machine, for example, is unable to pack medicine A to be prescribed to a certain patient in the middle of packaging medicine B to be prescribed to another patient. When the interrupt packaging operation is performed, the packets of drug A that were processed before the interrupt packaging operation and those processed after the interrupt packaging operation are completely different from each other for no reason at all for the prescription. The discontinuation of the product makes it difficult to compose the entire prescription as a continuous package, which is extremely inconvenient and confusing for both pharmacists to audit and patients to administer. becomes.

To avoid this, the interrupt packaging operation can be made to wait until the packaging operation for one prescription is completed. When prescribing for a week, a total of 112 sachets are required, so if you have to wait from the start,
There were problems such as a significant delay in the processing of interrupt packaging operations.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional systems described above and provides a drug packaging system that can continuously package the entire prescription without interruption even if the packaging operation is interrupted at any point during the prescription. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a medicine cabinet in which many types of medicines can be taken out individually, a plurality of packaging devices for packaging medicines, and a medicine cabinet that can be taken out from the medicine cabinet. and a conveying device for conveying the collected chemicals to the plurality of packaging devices.

[Function] By employing the above-mentioned means, the present invention allows, when an interrupt wrapping operation is performed during the wrapping operation of a certain prescription, to perform the interrupt wrapping operation using a packaging device that is not used for the wrapping operation of that prescription. By doing so, the packaging operation can be restarted seamlessly from the part where the original prescription was interrupted.

[Example] Embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which numeral 1 denotes a medicine cabinet 2a and 2b which housed various kinds of medicines so that they can be taken out individually, a packaging device for packaging the medicines, and 3 a medicine taken out from the medicine cabinet 1. This is a conveyance device that conveys the food to the packaging devices 2a and 2b.

The medicine storage 1 has a plurality of tablet feeders 4.4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 each are provided for each medicine.
A plurality of shelves 5.5, . . . on which the tablets 5.5, . a hopper 7 installed at the lower end of the tablet feeder 4.
4, . . . is activated, the tablets discharged therefrom are collected in the hopper 7 through the corresponding guide path 6.

The packaging device 2a<2b) divides the long packaging sheet 8 made of paper or other appropriate material into sections into appropriate lengths in a double layered state, and stores tablets. Comprising a compartment member 9 that forms a compartment 10 of a size suitable for accommodating tablets, and a sealing member 11 that seals the compartment 10 into which tablets are placed, when the compartment 10 is sealed, the tablets can be stored in the compartment 10. A packaging bag 12 containing the same amount is formed.

Furthermore, the packaging devices 2a and 2b are provided with a selection member 18 for selecting which of the compartments 10a of the packaging device 2a and the compartment 10b of the packaging device 2b to put the medicine into.

The conveyor 3 includes a conveyor 15 that moves between a receiving position 13 corresponding to the hopper 7 and a loading position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18. Medicine storage parts 16, 16,...
is formed.

The medicine storage 1, packaging devices 2a, 2b, and transport device 3 are all configured to be controlled by a system controller 17.

Next, the operation of the above will be explained.

When packaging any medicine A stored in the medicine storage 1, the system controller 17 first operates the corresponding tablet feeder 4 to discharge the medicine A in the number of tablets required for the first color.

Then, the tablets A pass through the guide path 6 and are collected in the hopper 7, and the corresponding receiver is stored in the drug storage section 16F11 of the conveyor 15 at the pick-up position 13.

In response to this, the system controller 17
5 to move the medicine storage section 16 (11 forward).

Next, the system controller 17 operates the tablet feeder 4 again and discharges the medicine A by the number of tablets required for the next color.

Then, the tablets A pass through the guide path 6 and are collected in the hopper 7, and the corresponding receiver is stored in the next drug storage section 16(2) of the conveyor 15 at the pick-up position 13.

In response to this, the system controller 17
5 is activated again to advance the medicine storage section 16F21.

Then, the medicine storage section 16 (11) located in front of the medicine storage section 16F2+ also moves forward at the same time.

In this way, the medicine A is filled one package at a time into the medicine storage section 16, and is advanced toward the packaging devices 2a and 2b.

If an interrupt packaging operation is to be performed for another drug B before the required number of packages of drug A have all been stored in the drug container 16, the system controller 17 operates the corresponding tablet feeder 4 to remove the drug. B is discharged by the number of tablets required for one package, and the receiver is stored in the drug storage section 16(n) of the conveyor 15 at the pick-up position 13, and the conveyor 15 is operated to open the drug storage section 160). advance.

Then, the medicine storage parts 16(11, 16(2+) located in front of the medicine storage part 16(n) also move forward at the same time.

In this way, the medicine B is stored one package at a time in the medicine storage section 16 one after another, and is advanced toward the packaging devices 2a and 2b.

The medicine storage section 16 (11 is the selection member 18
When the system controller 17 reaches the loading position 14 corresponding to
0b (for example, the compartment 10a), the packaging device 2a is activated, and the drug storage section 1 is selected.
6 (11) is put into the compartment 10a (11) of the packaging device 2a, and the compartment 10a (1) is sealed by the sealing member 11, and the packaging bag 1
2 a full is formed.

Next, by the operation of the conveyor 15, the second medicine storage section 16F21 is moved to the input position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18.
When the system controller 17 reaches the packaging device 2
a again, the medicine A stored in the medicine storage part 16f2+ is introduced into the next compartment 10a (21), and the sealing member 11 closes the compartment 10aF.
21 is sealed to form a packaging bag 12a(2).

During such a packaging operation for medicine A, when the first medicine accommodating section 16 (n) containing medicine B reaches the input position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18, the system controller 17 moves the selection member 18 After selecting the compartment 10b by activating the packaging device 2b, the medicine B stored in the medicine storage section 16 (n) is introduced into the compartment 10b fil of the packaging device 2b, and then the sealing member 11
The compartment 10b is sealed to form a packaging bag 12b (11).

Next, when the second medicine storage section 16 (n+1) for medicine B reaches the input position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18 due to the operation of the conveyor 15, the system controller 17
restarts the packaging device 2b and fills the drug storage section 16.
The medicine B stored in (n+1) is transferred to the next compartment 10.
b (21), and the compartment 10 b (21 is sealed by the sealing member 11, and the packaging bag 12
b Form F21.

In this way, when all the required number of packages of medicine B are sequentially sealed in the compartment 10b by the packaging device 2b and formed into the packaging bag 12b, the system controller 17 uses the selection member 18 to restore the original compartment. After selecting the chamber 10a, the operation of the packaging device 2a is restarted, and the remaining medicine A stored in the medicine storage section 16 is transferred to the compartment 10.
a, and then the compartment 10a is sealed using the sealing member 11 to form a packaging bag 12a.

In this way, all the required number of packages of drug A are successively sealed in the compartment 1o and formed into a continuous packaging bag 12, despite the interrupted packaging operation by drug B in the middle. becomes.

In addition, when all the required number of packages of medicine A have been stored in the medicine storage part 16, the medicine storage part 16 (1
1 has not reached the input position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18, unless you hurry to package the drug B,
The system controller 17 operates the transport device 3,
The conveyor 15 is continuously fed until the medicine storage section 16(1) located at the forefront reaches the input position 214.

Then, the system controller 17 sequentially seals the medicines A into the compartments 10a using the packaging device 2a, starting with the medicine A stored in the frontmost medicine storage section 16 (11), to form a packaging bag 12a. Become.

In this case as well, if, for example, an interrupt packaging operation is performed by medicine B during the packaging operation, the packaging device 2b processes the interruption packaging operation by medicine B, and then restarts the operation of the packaging device 2a. All the required number of packages of medicine A are successively sealed in the compartment 10 to form a continuous packaging bag 12.

In the above embodiment, the medicine storage l is provided with a plurality of shelves 5.5, . . . on which a plurality of tablet feeders 4.4, . .5,・
For example, all shelves 5.5
,... may be fixed types extending from side to side,
Alternatively, two rows of shelves 5.5, . . . extending from side to side may be provided in front and rear rows, and the shelves 5.5, . . . in the rear row are fixed, while the shelves 5.5, . The left and right length may be made approximately 1/2 of that of the rear row so that it can be moved from side to side, or the shelves 5.5, . Alternatively, the shelves 5.5, which extend back and forth, may be movable to the left and right in a movable shelf type. .5, . . . can be configured with at least one row, but preferably multiple rows are provided on the left and right, and these are configured so that they can be pulled out one row at a time or two rows at a time, or moved left and right. I can do it.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the medicine storage 1 includes a tablet feeder 4.4.
At least one guide path 6 for guiding tablets discharged from , . For example, the guide path 6 may be divided into a plurality of sections along the length direction of the shelves 5.5, .
．． When two or more rows of 5, . , a single hopper 7 common to them can be provided, or an independent hopper 7 can be provided for each guide path 6, and the shelves 5.5, . . . can be of pull-out or movable type. In this case, it is preferable to provide a hopper 7 for each drawer or each movable shelf, and furthermore, the guide path 6 is not limited to a shade for simply dropping the tablets, but may also be equipped with an appropriate conveying means. In any of the above cases, if the opening at the lower end of the guide path 6 is formed to the required size, it is not necessary to further install the hopper 7 at the lower end.

Further, in the above embodiment, two packaging devices 2a and 2b are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the selection member 18 may be provided in the conveyance device 3 instead of the packaging devices 2a and 2b. The selection member 18 may be provided independently from any of the packaging devices 2a, 2b and the conveyance device 3, and any suitable selection member 18 may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the packaging device 2a (2b) is provided with a long packaging sheet 8 made of paper or other appropriate material, and a double-layered packaging sheet 8, which is then folded into an appropriate length. A partitioning member 9 is provided to form a compartment 10 having a size suitable for accommodating the tablet, and a sealing member 11 is provided to seal the compartment 10 into which the tablet is placed.
When the tablet is sealed, the packaging bag 12 containing the required amount of tablets is opened.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, one of the packaging devices 2a and 2b may be used three times a day.
A packaging device with 3 sets of 13 corresponding to the so-called portion 3 to be taken four times a day, or the so-called portion 4 to be taken four times a day.
It is also possible to use one set of four packaging devices, the other as a series of packaging devices, depending on the prescription, or to store the drug in a Pristavac or other suitable container and seal it. You can.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the conveyor 15 is provided in the conveyor 3 to move between the receiver position 13 corresponding to the hopper 7 and the input position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, the conveyor 15fll, which includes the receiving position 13 corresponding to the hopper 7 in its moving path, and the conveyor 15(2), which includes the feeding position 14 corresponding to the selection member 18 in its moving path, are configured separately. , the medicine may be transferred directly from the former to the latter, or via another conveyor 15 (31, etc.).
In the case of (, 15f31), an appropriate upward slope or rising portion can be provided in the middle of the receiver, if necessary, so that the receiving position 14 is higher than the receiving position 13.

Further, in the above embodiment, the conveyor 15 of the conveying device 3 is provided with drug storage portions 16, 16 at appropriate intervals along the moving direction thereof.
,... were formed, but these drug storage parts 16.16
,..., for example, a recess-like one with a partition wall around it and an open top, or a receiver with a receiving position 1.
3 and the input position 14 may be hollow with the upper surface covered with a lid, or may have any other suitable shape.

Further, the system controller 17 is preferably of a computer-controlled type that is combined with the sensors of each part provided in the medicine storage 1, the packaging devices 2a, 2b, and the transport device 3, and operates them according to a predetermined operating procedure.

Furthermore, although tablets were exemplified as medicines in the above examples,
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this, and that various changes and modifications of the above embodiments can be made.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, when an interrupt wrapping operation is performed during the wrapping operation of a certain prescription, the interruption wrapping operation is performed by a packaging device that is not used for the wrapping operation of that prescription. By performing this operation, the original prescription can resume the wrapping operation seamlessly from the interrupted part, so that even if the wrapping operation is interrupted at any part in the middle of the prescription, the entire prescription can be continued seamlessly. It has excellent effects such as being able to be packaged as a container.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 1... Medicine storage 2a, 2b... Packaging device 3... Conveyance device 4... Tablet feeder 5.
... Shelf 6 ... Guide path 7 ... Hopper 8 ... Packaging sheet 9 ... Compartment member
10a, 10b... Compartment chamber 11... Sealing member 12a, 12b... Packaging bag 13... Receiving position 14... Input position 15... Conveyor
16... Drug storage section 17... System controller 18... Selection member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A medicine cabinet that accommodates a variety of medicines that can be taken out individually, a plurality of packaging devices that package the medicines, and a transport device that transports the medicines taken out from the medicine cabinet to the plurality of packaging machines. A drug packaging system characterized by: