JPH057603U - Tablet feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A plurality of rotor housing recesses 6a and 6b are formed in the bottom of the tablet housing case 2. Each rotor storage recess 6a,
6b has rotors 7a, 7 having a plurality of pockets 9 on the outer circumference.
Incorporate b. Tablet outlets 11a and 11b are formed on the peripheral walls of the rotor housing recesses 6a and 6b. Discharge paths 14a and 14b communicating with the outlets 11a and 11b are formed in the support base 1 that supports the tablet storage case 2, and the tablets are discharged from the discharge paths 14a and 14b by the rotation of the rotors 7a and 7b. [Effect] By providing the guide means for guiding the tablets discharged from each of the discharge paths to each of the tablet packing apparatuses having the same number as the discharge paths, it is possible to simultaneously transfer different kinds of tablets or tablets of the same kind by each tablet packing apparatus. It is possible to form a tablet packaging device that can be packaged and has a large processing capacity.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a tablet feeder for quantitatively supplying tablets (including capsules).

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 2. Description of the Related Art As a tablet packing device for packing tablets, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-76102 is conventionally known.

The above-mentioned tablet packing apparatus has a large number of tablet feeders, and one tablet feeder is selected and operated by a controller, and tablets discharged in a fixed amount from the tablet feeder are fed from a common guide hopper from a dropping guide path. It is dropped inside and supplied to the packaging device from the lower end outlet of the hopper for packaging.

By the way, in the above-mentioned tablet packing apparatus, since it is a packing process for each prescription, there is a problem that the processing capacity is low and it cannot be adequately handled by a pharmacy of a large hospital with a large number of patients.

Therefore, a plurality of packaging devices of the tablet packaging device are provided, and tablets discharged from each tablet feeder are selectively supplied to each packaging device, or each tablet feeder is supplied to each packaging device. If it is possible to do so, it is possible to carry out the packaging process for different types of tablets and the packaging process for the same lock at the same time by each packaging device, so the applicant of the present invention has the great effect of improving the processing ability. Has found.

[0006] In order to form the above-mentioned tablet packaging device, a tablet feeder capable of selectively supplying tablets to each of the packaging devices is required.

[0007]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, a conventionally known tablet feeder is of a type in which tablets are continuously discharged one by one from a single outlet, and tablets are ejected from a plurality of outlets. A tablet feeder capable of being selectively discharged is not yet known. For this reason, it was not possible to form a tablet packaging machine having a plurality of packaging machines and a high throughput.

Therefore, the present invention provides a tablet feeder that has a plurality of discharge paths and can selectively discharge tablets from the discharge paths, and enables the formation of a tablet packaging device having a large processing capacity. It is a technical issue.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a plurality of rotor accommodating recesses formed in the bottom of a tablet accommodating case provided on a support base, and the motors are incorporated in the rotor accommodating recesses and supported by the support base. A plurality of pockets are provided on the outer periphery of the rotor rotated by the space at required intervals, and an opening is formed in the peripheral wall of each rotor housing recess so as to face one of the pockets, and the support base communicates with each exit. Then, we adopted a configuration with a discharge channel.

[0010]

[Action]

 The tablet feeder configured as described above selects one rotor or a plurality of rotors from among a plurality of rotors and rotates them, and discharges the tablets that have entered the pockets of the rotors from the outlet to the discharge passage.

[0011]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in the figure, the tablet feeder according to the present invention comprises a support base 1 and a tablet storage case 2 provided on the support base 1, and guide grooves 3 are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the support base 1. On the other hand, the tablet storage case 2 is formed with a protruding portion 4 which is slidable along the guide groove 3. Therefore, by sliding the tablet storage case 2 along the guide groove 3, the tablet storage case 2 can be attached to and detached from the support base 1.

The tablet storage case 2 has an openable / closable lid 5 in the upper part, and when the lid 5 is opened, the tablet storage case 2 is filled with tablets.

A conical first rotor storage recess 6 a and a second rotor storage recess 6 b are provided at the bottom of the tablet storage case 1. A first rotor 7a and a second rotor 7b are incorporated inside the rotor housing recesses 6a and 6b.

The first rotor 7 a and the second rotor 7 b are provided with a conical outer surface 8, and a plurality of pockets 9 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the conical outer surface 8. The pocket 9 is open at the upper end surfaces of the rotors 7a and 7b. The pocket 9 has a length capable of accommodating two tablets a, but may have a length capable of accommodating one tablet a.

The rotors 7 a and 7 b are rotationally driven by motors 10 a and 10 b supported by the support base 1. Here, the motors 10a and 10b may rotate the rotors 7a and 7b at a constant speed, or may intermittently rotate the pitch of the pocket 9 as a rotation angle.

Tablet outlets 11a and 11b are provided on the peripheral walls of the first rotor storage recess 6a and the second rotor storage recess 6b so as to face one of the pockets 9, and the upper portions of the tablet outlets 11a and 11b are provided. A tongue piece 12 is attached to the. The tongue piece 12 has its tip portion inserted into a circumferential groove 13 formed in the conical outer surfaces 8 of the first rotor 7a and the second rotor 7b, so that the tablet a in the pocket 9 is discharged from the tablet outlets 11a and 11b. When discharged, it prevents tablets from being continuously discharged.

The support base 1 is provided with a first discharge passage 14a and a second discharge passage 14b facing the tablet outlets 11a and 11b, respectively. Each discharge path 14a, 14b is provided with a detection sensor (PH) for detecting the passage of tablets, and the motors 10a, 10b are controlled based on the detection signal of the detection sensor (PH).

The tablet feeder shown in the embodiment has the above-mentioned structure. For example, when the first motor 7a and the second rotor 7b are rotated by the motors 10a and 10b, the tablets that have entered the pockets 9 of the rotors 7a and 7b. The a is discharged from the tablet outlets 11a and 11b to the first discharge passage 14a and the second discharge passage 14b communicating with the tablet outlets 11a and 11b at positions facing the tablet outlets 11a and 11b.

When one of the first rotor 7a and the second rotor 7b, for example, the first rotor 7a is rotated, the tablet a that has entered the pocket 9 of the rotor 7a is discharged from the tablet outlet 11a to the first discharge passage 14a. Is discharged to.

In the embodiment, two conical rotor storage recesses 6a, 6b are formed in the bottom of the tablet storage case 2, and the rotors 7a, 7b are assembled in the rotor storage recesses 6a, 6b. The shape and number of the rotor accommodating recesses 6a and 6b are not limited to those in the embodiment. For example, the rotor housing recess may be cylindrical. In this case, the rotor also has a cylindrical shape, and a pocket extending in the axial direction is formed on the outer circumference.

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the tablet feeder according to the present invention, the tablets can be discharged from each of the plurality of discharge paths provided on the support base, or the tablets can be discharged only from the selected discharge path. By providing a tablet feeder and providing guide means for guiding tablets discharged from each discharge path of each feeder to each of the same number of tablet packing apparatuses as the above-mentioned discharge paths, different types of tablet packing apparatuses can be used. It is possible to package tablets of the same type or tablets of the same type at the same time, and it is possible to form a tablet packing apparatus having a large throughput.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view showing an embodiment of a tablet feeder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional plan view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support 2 Tablet storage case 6a 1st rotor storage recess 6b 2nd rotor storage recess 7a 1st rotor 7b 2nd rotor 9 pocket 10a, 10b Motor 11a 1st discharge path 11b 2nd discharge path

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] Claims: 1. A motor having a plurality of rotor accommodating recesses formed in the bottom of a tablet accommodating case provided on a support base, incorporated in each rotor accommodating recess, and supported by the support base. A plurality of pockets are provided on the outer periphery of the rotor rotated by a predetermined interval, and an outlet is formed on the peripheral wall of each rotor housing recess so as to face one of the pockets, and the support base communicates with each outlet. Tablet feeder with a discharge path.