JPH05115533A - Powdered medicine supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discharge only a necessary quantity of an optional kind of powdered medicine from plural kinds of powdered medicines and automatically supply it through a determined feed port. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of powdered medicine receiving vessels 1, 1,... in which various kinds of powdered medicines are received, a control unit 2, a feed port 3, and a carrying device 4 for carrying the powdered medicine to the feed port 3 are provided. The powdered medicine receiving vessels, 1,... or the control unit 2 is moved to selectively conform an optional one of the powdered medicine receiving vessels 1, 1,... to the control unit 2, and only a necessary quantity of the powdered medicine of the powdered medicine receiving vessel 1 corresponding to the control unit 2 is introduced to the carrying device 4. Thus, for the powdered medicine received in each of powdered medicine receiving vessels 1, 1,..., only the necessary quantity of the optional kind selectively conformed to the control unit 2 is discharged by moving the powdered medicine receiving vessels 1, 1,... or the control unit 2 without requiring the manual work by phermacist, carried by the carrying device 4, and automatically supplied through the feed port 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a powdered medicine supplying device adapted to supply an arbitrary kind of powdered medicine from a plurality of kinds of powdered medicine through a predetermined supply port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there are many kinds of powders handled in hospital pharmacies, etc., but these powders are separately stored in relatively large amounts in storage containers called device bottles for each type. In addition, they are arranged side by side on a shelf installed above the dispensing table. When dispensing any kind of powder medicine contained in such a device bottle to administer to a patient based on a doctor's prescription, first, the drug powder is dispensed from the device bottle in the required amount instructed by the prescription. You have to take it out to the table. That is, in general, a prescribed amount of powder prescribed in a prescription is taken out from a device bottle into a dispensation table in an amount corresponding to one prescription indicated in a prescription, and then this is divided into doses for one dose. Next, it is performed that a single dose is packaged into one package and the package is administered to a patient. As described above, the dispensation work of powder is generally performed by taking out one prescription powder from the device bottle to the dispensation table, dividing work from one prescription into one dose, and packing work for each dose. Of these, regarding the dividing work and packing work,
Conventionally, various dividing devices and packaging devices have been developed and partially put into practical use in response to automation demands.

[0003]

However, it is impossible to automatically take out only the required amount of powdered medicine from the device bottles put up on the shelves to the dispensing table. Of the work, at least the work of taking out the powder from the device bottle to the dispensing table must be done manually by the pharmacist, which is not only a great burden on the pharmacist, but also the dispensing of the powder. It was a decisive factor in automating the work and was a very serious problem.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, discharges a desired amount of any kind of powdered medicine from a plurality of kinds of powdered medicine, and automatically supplies it from a predetermined supply port. It is an object of the present invention to provide a powdered medicine supply device that can do the above.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention achieves the above objects, a plurality of powdered medicine storage containers for storing various kinds of powdered medicines, a control device, a supply port, and a conveying device for conveying the powdered medicines to the supply port. And moving the powder medicine container or the control device to selectively associate any of the powder medicine container with the control device, and to require the powder medicine of the powder medicine container corresponding to the control device. It is configured such that only a certain amount is introduced into the transfer device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above means, the powder medicine stored in each powder medicine container can be selectively moved to the control device by moving the powder medicine container or the control device without any manual work of the pharmacist. A desired amount of any of the above will be discharged, carried by the carrying device, and automatically supplied from the supply port.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a powder medicine feeder according to the present invention. This powder medicine feeder has a plurality of powder medicine containers 1, 1,
..., the control device 2, the supply port 3, and the transfer device 4 for transferring the powdered drug to the supply port 3, and the powdered drug container 1, 1, ... or the control device 2 is moved to move the powdered drug container 1, Any one of 1, ... And the control device 2 are selectively associated with each other, and the required amount of the powdered medicine in the powdered medicine container 1 corresponding to the control device 2 is introduced into the carrier device 4. When the control device 2 is installed at a fixed position and any powder medicine container 1 is made to correspond by moving the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... With respect to this control device 2, the powder medicine containers 1, 1 ,. Since various arrangements, movement methods, and loci thereof can be designed, specific illustrations are omitted. For example, as an example, the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... Are arranged in a circle, and these are rotated by an appropriate moving mechanism 26 around the center of the circle (shown by a chain line connecting to the moving mechanism 26). The control device 2 can be installed at a position corresponding to one position of the rotation locus of the rotation locus. Further, the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ...
Can have a multi-layered structure on the upper and lower sides. In that case, the control device 2 may be installed for each of the powdered medicine containers 1, 1, ... In each layer, but when a single control device 2 is used Is
The control device 2 is configured to be movable up and down so as to selectively correspond to the height of the powdered medicine container 1, 1, ... Of each layer, or the powdered medicine container 1, 1, Is configured to be vertically movable (and rotationally movable) integrally, it is possible to make a single control device 2 correspond to an arbitrary powder medicine container 1 having a multi-layer structure. Further, by not moving all of the appropriately arranged powder medicine containers 1, 1, ..., Always, but by moving only a necessary part (one or several) of the powder medicine containers 1, It is possible to selectively associate any one of the vessels 1, 1, ... With the control device 2. Each powder medicine container 1 has a stock portion 11 having an internal volume capable of stocking a sufficiently large amount of any kind of powder medicine, a discharge portion 13 for discharging the stocked powder medicine little by little, and a continuous discharge of the powder medicine from the discharge portion 13. In order to discharge the powder, the stock portion 11 and the discharge portion 13 are provided with a supply portion 12 for supplying powdered medicine. On the other hand, the controller 2 controls the powder medicine container 1, 1, ...
The selection unit 21 for selecting an arbitrary powder medicine container 1 for discharging the powdered medicine, the setting unit 22 for arbitrarily setting the necessary amount of the powdered medicine for discharging, and the powder medicine container 1 selected by the selecting unit 21 are controlled. So that it comes to the position corresponding to device 2,
The powder container 1 or all required powder container 1,
The driving unit 27 for moving 1, ..., And the discharging unit 13 from the discharging unit 13 along with the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 1 selected by the selecting unit 21 and moved by the driving unit 27 to the position corresponding to the control device 2. The weighing unit 23 for weighing the discharged powder is compared with the weighing value of the weighing unit 23 and the set value of the setting unit 22, and the weighed value, that is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine has reached the set value, that is, the required amount of the powdered medicine. At this time, the control unit 24 ends the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 1. In addition, the control device 2 is provided with an appropriate feeding device 25 for introducing the necessary amount of powdered medicine, which has been weighed by the weighing section 23, into the carrying device 4. The feeding device 25 can be configured by, for example, a vibration feeder such as an electromagnetic feeder, but is not limited to this, and
If the weighing unit 23 has a structure that can introduce a required amount of powdered medicine into the carrier device 4 after the weighing is finished, it can be omitted. Transport device 4
Is capable of transporting the powdered medicine discharged from all the powdered medicine containers 1, 1, ... To the supply port 3.
It can be used for various purposes other than simple transportation. For example, the transportation path is formed in a circular shape so as to draw a rotation locus, and while rotating this, one prescription powder discharged from the powder medicine container 1 is evenly distributed along the circumferential direction and then supplied. At a position corresponding to the mouth 3, the powdered medicine is cut out by a predetermined angle and supplied from the supply opening 3, so that the powdered medicine for one prescription can be configured as an appropriate dividing device for dividing into one dose. .. Further, it can be configured as a dividing device having an appropriate structure other than this. Further, it goes without saying that the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 1 can be used as a device for temporarily waiting, but the powdered medicine discharged from a plurality of powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... It is possible not only to simply wait and supply from the supply port 3 in the discharged order, but also to supply from the supply port 3 according to a desired order different from the discharge order. Further, a discharge port of a manual powder medicine feeder having an appropriate structure is located at a part of the transport path, and the powder powder received from the powder powder feeder is transported to the supply port 3 and supplied from the supply port 3. It can also be configured. Similarly, as long as it needs to be transported to the supply port 3 and supplied from the supply port 3, any related items other than powdered medicine can be handled. Therefore, the structure of the transfer device 4, the transfer route, the operating method thereof, and the like can be arbitrarily configured according to various applications. For example, the transfer route can be a circle, a straight line, an appropriate circulation route, or any other suitable use. It is possible to design the most suitable transport path. FIG. 2 shows a schematic structure of an embodiment of the powder medicine container 1, which comprises a stock portion 11,
Each of the supply unit 12 and the discharge unit 13 has a void having a required internal volume and shape, and the void of the stock unit 11 and the void of the supply unit 12 communicate with each other at least partially. Further, at least a part of the empty space of the supply unit 12 and the empty space of the discharge unit 13 communicate with each other. Regarding the inner volume, the shape, the communicating place and the form of these empty spaces,
Since various designs are possible, a concrete illustration is omitted. For example, as an example, the supply unit 12 is arranged below the stock unit 11, the discharge unit 13 is arranged further below the supply unit 12, and the lower end of the empty space of the stock unit 11 is
The upper end of the empty space of the supply unit 12 communicates with the supply unit 12
The upper end of the empty space of the discharge part 13 and the lower end of the empty space of the discharge part 13 communicate with each other, so that the powdered medicine in the empty space of the stock part 11 is in the empty space of the supply part 12 as long as it smoothly drops. It can be designed to pass through the void of the supply part 12 and into the void of the discharge part 13 as long as it enters and drops more smoothly from there. An appropriate discharging member 14 is provided in the empty space of the discharging portion 13, and an appropriate shutter 15 is provided at the discharging port formed at the appropriate position in the empty space.
Is provided. The discharge member 14 can be constituted by, for example, a screw formed by a spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, and in this case, the void is formed in a cylindrical shape and is formed in the cylinder. It is preferable to dispose a screw-shaped discharge member 14, and a discharge port is formed at the tip of this cylinder, where a shutter 15 is provided.
Is preferably arranged. The discharge member 14 is connected to an appropriate motor 16 that rotates the discharge member 14 to move the powdered medicine in the cylindrical space toward the discharge port, and the shutter 15 is a shutter. 15
Is opened and closed, and an appropriate actuating member 17 adapted to open and close the discharge port of the cylindrical cavity is connected. Therefore, the discharge member 14 is rotated by the motor 16 and the shutter 15 is rotated by the operating member 17.
When the opening is opened, the powdered medicine in the cylindrical cavity of the discharging portion 13 is moved toward the discharging outlet and discharged from the discharging outlet. On the other hand, when the rotation of the discharging member 14 is stopped and the shutter 15 is closed, the discharging portion 13 is discharged. Is configured to stop the movement and discharge of the powdered drug. Further, an appropriate stirring member 18 is provided in the empty space of the supply unit 12. The stirring member 18 can be configured by, for example, a scraper formed by protruding a plurality of arm members around the spindle, and the stirring member 18 is configured to rotate the stirring member 18. The appropriate motor 19 is connected. Therefore, the stirring member 1 is driven by the motor 19.
When 8 is rotated, the powdered medicine in the empty space of the supply unit 12 is smoothly supplied to the cylindrical empty space of the discharge unit 13 while being stirred, and the powdered medicine is stocked from the stock unit 11 into the empty space of the supply unit 12. Is configured to be supplied. Further, the powdered medicine in the empty space of the stock portion 11 gradually moves toward the empty space of the supply portion 12 in accordance with the powdered medicine discharge operation of the discharge portion 13 and the powdered medicine supply operation of the supply portion 12 accompanying it. In order to smoothly perform this movement, it is desirable that the cross-sectional area of the empty space of the stock portion 11 be gradually increased from the upstream side to the downstream side, or at least the same cross-sectional area from the upstream side to the downstream side. However, in order to stock as much powder as possible with the limited outer dimensions of the stock section 11 and to suppress the installation space of the powder container 1, it is required to make the upstream side larger than the downstream side. If the stirring is performed, the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12
Separately from the stock portion 11 itself, an appropriate stirring member 2 is provided.
It is essential to set 0. The stirring member 20 may be rotated by an independent dedicated motor, but the motor 19 for the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12 is shared and the stirring member 18 is rotated by the motor 19.
At the same time, the stirring member 20 can be configured to rotate. The stirring member 20 may be installed not only when the cross-sectional area of the empty space of the stock portion 11 is larger on the upstream side than on the downstream side, but also when the cross-sectional area is the same from upstream to downstream. Is also effective when it gradually increases from upstream to downstream.

Next, the operation of the powdered medicine supplying device constructed as described above will be explained. First, each powder medicine container 1,
Into the stock parts 11 of 1, ... Next,
The stirring member 20 of the stock unit 11 and the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12 are rotated by the motor 19 to supply the powdered medicine in the stock unit 11 to the supply unit 12 while stirring the powdered medicine in the supply unit 12. Then, the mixture is supplied to the discharge part 13 while being stirred, and is filled in the discharge part 13. At this time, if necessary, the discharge member 14 is rotated by the motor 16 by a desired amount, so that the discharge portion 13 is reliably filled with the powdered medicine. Of course, such a filling operation of the powdered medicine in the discharge portion 13 can be performed by an instruction of the control device 2, but since it is effective only for the first time, it may be omitted. On the other hand, the selection unit 21 of the control device 2 selects an arbitrary powder medicine container 1 containing the powder medicine of the type to be discharged from the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... Set any required amount to be discharged. Then, the drive unit 27
However, the moving mechanism 26 is operated so that the selected powder medicine container 1 is located at the position corresponding to the control device 2, and the powder medicine container 1 or all necessary powder medicine containers 1, 1,
Move ... When the powder medicine container 1 is moved to a position corresponding to the control device 2, the drive unit 27 stops the moving mechanism 26, and the control unit 24 causes the powder medicine container 1 to move.
To discharge the powder medicine container 1
In response to an instruction from the control device 2, the motor 16 is driven to rotate the discharge member 14, and the operating member 17 is operated to open the shutter 15. Then, the discharging operation of the powdered medicine is started, and the powdered medicine in the cylindrical space of the discharge part 13 gradually moves toward the discharge port and is continuously discharged from the discharge port. At this time, the amount of the powdered medicine substantially commensurate with the amount discharged from the discharge part 13 by the rotation of the discharge member 14 is smoothly supplied from the supply part 12 into the discharge part 13 by the rotation of the stirring member 18, and the supply part 12 is also supplied. The amount of powdered medicine, which is almost commensurate with the amount supplied from the
As a result of the smooth movement of the stirring member 18 and the stirring member 20 from the stock portion 11 into the supply portion 12, the discharge of the powdered medicine from the discharge portion 13 is continuously performed without interruption. When the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharge unit 13 (that is, the measured value by the weighing unit 23) reaches the necessary amount to be discharged (that is, the set value by the setting unit 22), the motor is instructed by the control device 2. 16 is stopped to stop the rotation of the discharging member 14, the actuating member 17 is actuated to close the shutter 15, and at the same time, the rotation of the stirring member 18 and the stirring member 20 by the motor 19 is also stopped. Then, the required amount (for example, one prescription) of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharger 13 of the powdered medicine container 1 and finished being weighed by the weighing unit 23 is conveyed by the feeding device 25 to the conveying device 4.
In addition, the carrier device 4 is carried to the supply port 3, and at this time, the carrier device 4 is configured, for example, as an appropriate dividing device, so that the carrier device 1 is introduced into the carrier device 4. The prescription powder is divided into each dose and is supplied from the supply port 3.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of another embodiment of the powder medicine container 1. In the case of the powder medicine container 1,
Although not shown in the figure, the control device 2 adjusts the discharge operation according to the discharge amount of the powdered medicine. Therefore, the discharge operation level before and after the increase / decrease (that is, the discharge amount per unit time) and the discharge amount to be performed ( That is, there is provided an appropriate adjusting section for instructing the timing at which the discharge operation level should be switched),
During the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 1, the control unit 24 controls the powder medicine container 1 according to the discharging operation level instructed by the adjusting unit.
The discharge operation is performed. Appropriate ejection members 14a and 14b are provided in parallel inside the empty space of the ejection portion 13, and an appropriate shutter 15 is provided at an ejection port formed at an appropriate location in the empty space. Discharge member 1
4a, 14b can be constituted, for example, by a screw formed by a spiral collar projecting around the support shaft, in which case the cavity is formed as two separate or joined cylindrical shapes. It is preferable to dispose screw-shaped discharge members 14a and 14b in the respective cylinders, and it is preferable to form discharge ports at the tips of the both cylinders and dispose the common shutter 15 therein. .. Then, for the discharge members 14a and 14b, an appropriate motor 16 adapted to rotate the discharge members 14a and 14b to move the powdered medicine in the cavity toward the discharge port.
a and 16b are connected to each other, and the shutter 15 is opened and closed by the shutter 15 so that the discharge port of the empty space is opened and closed.
Is connected. Therefore, if the discharge members 14a and 14b are rotated by the motors 16a and 16b and the shutter 15 is opened by the operating member 17, the discharge unit 1
The powder in the empty space of No. 3 moves toward the discharge port and is discharged from the discharge port. On the other hand, when the rotation of the discharge members 14a and 14b is stopped and the shutter 15 is closed, the discharge unit 1
3 is configured to stop the movement and discharge of the powdered medicine. Further, the discharge amounts of the powdered medicine by the discharge members 14a and 14b are configured to be different from each other. That is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine per unit time by the discharge member 14a is larger than the discharge amount of the powdered medicine per unit time by the discharge member 14b, and conversely, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine per unit time by the discharge member 14b depends on the discharge member 14a. It should be lower than the discharge amount of powdered medicine per unit time. For example, whether the diameter of the discharge member 14a is larger than the diameter of the discharge member 14b or the screw pitch of the discharge member 14a is longer than the screw pitch of the discharge member 14b. Alternatively, by combining the both, the discharge member 1
4a, 14b can be achieved even when they rotate at the same speed, and further, the discharge member 14 by the motor 16a can be achieved.
It can also be achieved by making the rotation speed of a higher than the rotation speed of the discharge member 14b by the motor 16b. The discharge members 14a and 14b having different discharge amounts of powdered medicine from each other in this manner are combined with the control unit 24 and the adjusting unit (not shown) of the control device 2 in the following manner. That is, for example,
During the period from the beginning to the end of the discharge operation period of the powder medicine container 1, the discharge members 14a and 14b are rotated together to discharge a relatively large amount of the powder per unit time, while the discharge operation period is changed. At a point slightly before the end of the period, the discharge member 14b is rotated as it is, but the rotation of the discharge member 14a is stopped so that only a trace amount of the powdered medicine is discharged per unit time.
The timing of switching from driving to stop of a is instructed by the adjusting unit, and the control unit 24 controls the motors 16a and 16b in accordance with this instruction. By doing so, for example, during the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 1, the discharging members 14a and 14b are rotated together to discharge a relatively large amount of the powder medicine per unit time, and thereby it is necessary to discharge the powder medicine. While a large amount of powder is discharged in a relatively short time, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that a large volume error occurs at the end of the discharge operation period, which is inevitable due to a large amount of powder discharge. During the discharging operation of the container 1, the discharging member 1
Only 4b is rotated to discharge only a small amount of powdered medicine per unit time, so that due to the small amount discharge, a substantial amount error does not occur at the end of the discharge operation period, but the required amount to be discharged It is designed to avoid the disadvantage that it takes a considerable amount of time for the powder to be discharged. When such a powdered medicine container 1 is used, the necessary amount of powdered medicine to be discharged is discharged in a relatively short time and with substantially no volume error. Therefore, the speed and accuracy of powdered medicine discharge can be improved. Compatibility will be realized effectively without any difficulty.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the control device 2 is provided with the weighing section 23 so that the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 1 is controlled by the weighed quantity. , But is not limited to this, powder medicine container 1
The discharge amount of the powder medicine discharged from the discharge member 1 is, for example,
Since the control can be performed according to the rotation angle or the driving time of the motor 16 that rotates the motor 4, it is possible to adopt a control method that does not depend on the weighing. Further, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of selectively associating any one of the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... With the control device 2, the powder medicine containers 1, 1 ,. Although the configuration in which it is rotated around the circle is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the powder medicine container 1,
When moving 1, ..., Arrangement, moving method, locus, and the like can be arbitrarily designed as necessary, and instead of the powder medicine container 1, 1 ,.
It is also possible to selectively associate any one of the powder medicine containers 1, 1, ... With the control device 2 by appropriately moving the control device 2 together with the powder medicine containers 1, 1 ,. .. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the discharge member 14 is constituted by the screw formed by the spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is possible to use the discharge member 14 having the shape and structure described above.
Further, in the above embodiment, the stirring member 18 is constituted by a scraper formed by a plurality of arm members protruding around the supporting shaft as a center. However, the stirring member 18 is not limited to this and has an appropriate shape and structure. It is possible to use a stirring member 18 consisting of Further, in the above-described embodiment, the motor 19 for the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12 is shared as the motor for the stirring member 20 of the stock unit 11, and the stirring member 20 is rotated together with the stirring member 18 by the motor 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a dedicated motor for the stirring member 20 of the stock portion 11 may be provided independently. Further, in the above embodiment,
Although the motor 19 for the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12 is provided separately from the motor 16 for the discharge member 14 of the discharge unit 13, the present invention is not limited to this. 16 can be configured to rotate the discharge member 14 of the discharge unit 13, rotate the stirring member 18 of the supply unit 12, and further rotate the stirring member 20 of the stock unit 11, in which case, When it is necessary to selectively and independently rotate either the discharge member 14 or the stirring members 18 and 20, the motor 16 and the discharge member 14 or the stirring members 18 and 20 are connected via an appropriate clutch. It may be configured so as to be separably coupled. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the supply unit 12 is provided separately from the stock unit 11, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stock unit 11 stocks a sufficiently large amount of any kind of powdered medicine. When it has the function and the function of supplying the stocked powder to the discharge part 13, it is not necessary to distinguish the stock part 11 and the supply part 12. Further, in the above embodiment, the discharge members 14a, 14b
Although the motors 16a and 16b are respectively connected to the above, the present invention is not limited to this.
Only one of b is provided, and the discharge member 14a, 14b is provided by this motor 16 via an appropriate clutch.
It is also possible to selectively rotate either one or both of them. Further, in the above embodiment, only one common shutter 15 is provided at the discharge port of the discharge unit 13, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the discharge member 1
It is also possible to form discharge ports respectively corresponding to 4a and 14b and to dispose independent shutters 15a and 15b. In that case, independent actuating members 17a and 17b are provided.
It is sufficient to connect b to the shutters 15a and 15b, respectively. Further, in the above embodiment, the discharge members 14a, 14b
The discharge amount of the powdered drug by the unit per unit time is different from each other, but the present invention is not limited to this.For example, both may be configured identically and only one of them may be used, or both may be used at the same time. Depending on the distinction
The discharge amount of powdered medicine per unit time can be changed as a whole, and the number of discharge members can be 2
It is not limited to one, and three or more can be provided and used selectively. Further, for example, the driving speed of the motor 16a or 16b may be configured to be switched in the middle of the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 1, so that either one of the discharging members 14a or 14b,
That is, even with a single discharge member, it is possible to change the discharge amount of powdered medicine per unit time during the discharge operation period of the powdered medicine container 1. Further, in the above embodiment,
The required amount (for example, one prescription) of powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 1 is divided by the function of the control device 2 into single doses by the carrier device 4 configured as a dividing device, and the supply port 3 However, it is not limited to this, and, for example, as the required amount of powdered medicine to be discharged, not the amount for one prescription but the amount for one dose may be set in the setting unit 22. Yes, in that case, it is not necessary to configure the carrier device 4 as a dividing device.
The required amount (1 dose) of the discharged drug is 1
It is possible to supply as a package from the supply port 3. Then, for example, of the discharging members 14a and 14b, the discharging member 14a capable of discharging a large amount per unit time is used as a discharging member for taking out one prescription powder, while the discharging member 14b capable of discharging a small amount per unit time is used. It can also be used properly as a discharge member for taking out a dose of powdered medicine. Therefore, the method of adjusting the discharge operation by the adjusting unit is not limited to the method of switching the discharge operation level (the discharge amount per unit time) in the middle of the discharge operation period of the powder medicine container 1, as shown in the above embodiment. For example, when the discharge amount of the powdered medicine is one prescription, the powdered medicine container 1 is caused to perform a discharge operation corresponding to the discharge amount to discharge a relatively large amount of the powdered medicine per unit time, while the discharge amount of the powdered medicine is once. Dosage (1
In the case of package), the powder medicine container 1
In order to discharge a relatively small amount of powdered drug per unit time in the case of prescription discharge and in the case of single package discharge,
It is also possible to switch the discharge operation of the powder medicine container 1.

[0011]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The powder medicine contained in each powder medicine container does not require any manual work by the pharmacist, and by moving the powder medicine container or the control device, any kind of powder selectively associated with the control device can be used in the required amount. It can be discharged and transported by the transport device, and can be automatically supplied from the supply port.Therefore, from a plurality of types of powdered medicines, discharge the required amount of any kind of powdered medicines, and then supply it in a predetermined supply. Since it can be automatically supplied from the mouth, it is extremely useful for automating the dispensing work of powdered medicines, and in turn realizes an automatic powdered medicine dispensing and packing machine that automatically carries out the powder dispensing operation and the packing operation. For example, it has an excellent effect that it can play an indispensable role.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a powder medicine feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a powder medicine container of the powder medicine supply device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the powder medicine container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Powder medicine container 2: Control device 3: Supply port 4: Conveying device 11: Stock part 12: Supply part 13: Discharge part 14: Discharge member 14a: Discharge member 14b: Discharge member 15: Shutter 16: Motor 16a: Motor 16b: Motor 17: Actuating member 18: Stirring member 19: Motor 20: Stirring member 21: Selection part 22: Setting part 23: Weighing part 24: Control part 25: Feeding device 26: Moving mechanism 27: Driving part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of powder medicine storage containers for storing powders of each type, a control device, a supply port, and a transfer device for transferring powder powders to the supply port. The powder storage container or the control device is moved. Then, it is configured such that any one of the powder medicine container and the control device are selectively made to correspond to each other, and a necessary amount of the powder medicine of the powder medicine container corresponding to the control device is introduced into the carrier device. Characteristic powder supply device.