JPH0638837B2 - Powder medicine packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a powder medicine packaging machine for packaging powder medicine one by one by a packaging device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there are many kinds of powdered medicines handled in hospital pharmacies and the like, and these powdered medicines are separately stored in a storage container called a device bottle in a relatively large amount. In addition, they are arranged side by side on the shelf of the dispensation table. When dispensing any type of powder in such a device bottle to administer to a patient based on the doctor's prescription, first remove the powder from the device bottle in the required amount as indicated on the prescription. I have to. That is, generally, the type of powder prescribed in the prescription is taken out from the device bottle by the amount of one prescription indicated in the prescription, then divided into doses for one dose, and then, BACKGROUND ART It is performed that a single dose is packaged into one package and a patient is dosed with such a package. The conventional powdered medicine dispensing and packing machine is generally configured to perform a dividing operation from one prescription to one dosage and a packing operation for each dosage of the powdered medicine dispensing operation. Target.

[0003]

However, in order for such a conventional powdered medicine packaging machine to perform the dividing work and the packaging work, first, the powdered medicine of the kind to be packaged is first removed from the device bottle. Only the required amount has to be taken out, and since such a powdered medicine take-out operation is not automated, the pharmacist must manually perform it. Therefore, conventionally, even if a powdered medicine packaging machine is used, There has been a problem that the pharmacist has to bear a great deal of burden to perform the dispensation work of powdered medicine.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a powder medicine packing machine capable of automatically taking out and packing any kind of powder medicine from a plurality of kinds of powder medicine. The purpose is.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a plurality of powder medicine container containing each kind of powder medicine, and means for discharging a necessary amount of powder medicine from any of the powder medicine container. , A powder medicine taking-out port for taking out the powdered medicine discharged from each powdered medicine container and a packaging device, and means for supplying the powdered medicine taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port to the packaging device as needed. .

[0006]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, any kind of powder medicine contained in each powder medicine container can be automatically taken out from the powder medicine take-out port without any manual work of the pharmacist. After that, it is supplied to the packaging device as needed by the supply means and is packaged by the packaging device.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a powder medicine packing machine according to the present invention.
It is composed of a powdered medicine extracting device 1, a packaging device 5, and a supply device 4 for supplying the powdered medicine taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port 29 of the powdered medicine taking out device 1 to the packaging device 5. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the powdered medicine extracting device 1. The powdered medicine extracting device 1 includes a plurality of powder medicine containing containers 10, 10, ... The discharge controller 20 is provided corresponding to the container 10, 10, ... And the powdered medicine outlet 29, and the discharge controller 20 selects any one of the powdered medicine containers 10, 10 ,. The required amount of the powdered medicine is taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port 29. Each powder medicine container 10
Is a stock section 11 having an internal volume capable of stocking a sufficiently large amount of any type of powdered medicine, a discharge section 13 for discharging the stocked powder little by little, and a continuous discharge of the powdered medicine from the discharge section 13, It is composed of a supply unit 12 for supplying powdered medicine from the stock unit 11 to the discharge unit 13. On the other hand, the discharge controller 20 includes powder medicine containers 10, 10,
From the above, a selection unit 21 that selects an arbitrary powder medicine container 10 from which the powder medicine should be discharged, a setting unit 22 that arbitrarily sets the required amount of the powder medicine to be discharged, and the powder medicine storage selected by the selection unit 21. With the discharging operation of the container 10,
Weighing unit 23 for weighing powdered medicine discharged from discharge unit 13
And the weighing value of the weighing unit 23 and the setting value of the setting unit 22 are compared, and when the weighing value, that is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine reaches the set value, that is, the required amount of the powdered medicine, the discharging operation of the powdered medicine container 10 And a control unit 24 for terminating the above. Further, the discharge controller 20 is provided with an appropriate feeding device 25 for feeding the required amount of powdered medicine, which has been weighed by the weighing section 23, toward the powdered medicine outlet 29. The feeding device 25 can be configured by, for example, a vibration feeder such as an electromagnetic feeder, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the weighing unit 23 takes out a necessary amount of powdered medicine when the weighing is completed. If the structure is such that it can be delivered toward the mouth 29, it can be omitted. FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of an embodiment of the powder medicine container 10, which includes a stock section 11 and a supply section 1.
2 and the discharge part 13 each have a void having a required inner volume and shape, and the void of the stock part 11 and the void of the supply part 12 communicate at least partially, and The empty space of the supply unit 12 and the empty space of the discharge unit 13 communicate with each other at least partially, but various designs are possible with respect to the inner volume, shape, communicating place and form of these empty spaces. Therefore, a specific illustration is omitted.
For example, as an example, the supply unit 12 is arranged below the stock unit 11, and the discharge unit 1 is further below the supply unit 12.
3, the lower end of the empty space of the stock part 11 and the upper end of the empty space of the supply part 12 communicate with each other, and the lower end of the empty space of the supply part 12 and the upper end of the empty space of the discharge part 13 So that the powdered medicine in the empty space of the stock portion 11 can enter the empty space of the supply portion 12 as long as it smoothly drops, and can fall even more smoothly from there. It is possible to design through the 12 cavities and into the cavities of the outlet 13. 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. The discharge member 14 can be configured by, for example, a screw formed by a spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, and in this case,
It is preferable that the void is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the screw-shaped discharge member 14 is arranged in the cylinder, and that the discharge port is formed at the tip of the cylinder and the shutter 15 is arranged therein. preferable. 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 / closed, and an appropriate actuating member 17 adapted to open / close the discharge port of the cylindrical cavity is connected thereto.
Therefore, when the discharge member 14 is rotated by the motor 16 and the shutter 15 is opened by the actuating member 17, the powdered medicine in the cylindrical void of the discharge portion 13 moves toward the discharge port and is discharged from the discharge port. Discharge member 14
The rotation and the shutter 15 are closed and the movement and discharge of the powdered medicine in the discharge portion 13 are stopped. In addition, an appropriate stirring member 18a is provided in the empty space of the supply unit 12. The stirring member 18a can be constituted by, for example, a scraper formed by protruding a plurality of arm members around the spindle, and the stirring member 18a is configured to rotate the stirring member 18a. The appropriate motor 19
Is connected. Therefore, when the stirring member 18a is rotated by the motor 19, the powdered medicine in the empty space of the supply unit 12 is smoothly supplied into the cylindrical empty space of the discharge unit 13 while being stirred, and the powdered medicine in the empty space of the supply unit 12 is also stirred. A powdered medicine is supplied from the holstock portion 11. 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 make this movement smooth, the cross-sectional area of the empty space of the stock portion 11 is gradually increased from upstream to downstream, or at least,
It is desirable to have the same level from upstream to downstream. However, the upstream side is required to be larger than the downstream side for the purpose of stocking a large amount of powder as much as possible with the limited outer dimensions of the stock portion 11 and suppressing the installation space of the powder medicine container 10. In this case, in addition to the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12, it is essential to provide the stock unit 11 itself with an appropriate stirring member 18b.
Such a stirring member 18b may be rotated by an independent dedicated motor, but the motor 19 for the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12 is shared and the stirring member 18a together with the stirring member 18a is used by the motor 19. Can also be configured to rotate. The stirring member 18b is installed not only when the cross-sectional area of the void 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. The supply device 4 shown in FIG. 1 can be configured by, for example, a bucket conveyor or other appropriate conveyor, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not a simple supply means, but is taken out from the powdered medicine outlet 29. It is possible to use the powdered medicine as a standby means for waiting for a while until it is charged into the charging port 50 of the packaging device 5. Further, the supply device 4 can also be configured as an appropriate distribution / division device that divides one prescription powder into individual doses. It is possible to take out one prescription powder from the take-out port 29, divide this into doses for one dose, and package them with the packaging device 5.

Next, the operation of the powder medicine packaging machine configured as described above will be described. First, each powder medicine container 10,
Into the stock section 11 of 10, ... Next, the stirring member 1 of the stock portion 11 is driven by the motor 19.
8b and the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12 are rotated,
The supply unit 12 while stirring the powdered medicine in the stock unit 11
The powdered medicine in the supply unit 12 is supplied to the discharge unit 13 while being stirred, and is filled in the discharge unit 13. At this time, if necessary, the discharge member 14 is rotated by a desired amount by the motor 16 to ensure that the discharge portion 13 is filled with the powdered medicine. Of course, such an operation of filling the discharge portion 13 with the powdered medicine can be performed according to an instruction from the discharge controller 20, but since it is effective only for the first time, it may be omitted. On the other hand, in the selection unit 21 of the discharge controller 20, the powder medicine container 10,
From 10 ..., an arbitrary powder medicine container 10 containing a powder medicine of the kind to be packaged is selected, and the setting unit 22 is also selected.
Then, set the required amount of the powder to be discharged. Then, the control unit 24 causes the selected powder medicine container 10 to perform the discharge operation, and the powder medicine container 10 drives the motor 16 to rotate the discharge member 14 according to the instruction of the discharge controller 20. At the same time, the actuating member 17 is actuated to open the shutter 15. Then, the discharging operation of the powdered medicine is started, and the powdered medicine in the cylindrical cavity of the discharge portion 13 gradually moves toward the discharge port,
It is continuously discharged from the discharge port. At this time, the discharge member 1
The amount of the powdered medicine almost commensurate with the amount discharged from the discharge part 13 by the rotation of 4 is smoothly supplied from the supply part 12 into the discharge part 13 by the rotation of the stirring member 18a, and from the supply part 12 to the discharge part 13. As a result, the amount of the powdered medicine substantially commensurate with the amount supplied is smoothly moved from the stock section 11 into the supply section 12 by the rotation of the stirring members 18a and 18b, and as a result, the discharge of the powdered medicine from the discharge section 13 is continuous. It will be carried out. 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 discharge controller 20 instructs
The motor 16 is stopped to stop the rotation of the discharge member 14, the actuating member 17 is operated to close the shutter 15, and at the same time, the rotation of the stirring members 18a and 18b by the motor 19 is also stopped. Then, the necessary amount (for example, one dose) of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharger 13 of the powdered medicine container 10 and finished being weighed by the weighing section 23 is fed by the feeding device 25 toward the powdered medicine outlet 29. Then, after being taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port 29, it is supplied to the packaging device 5 by the supplying device 4 and its charging port 50.
And the packaging device 5 takes 1 dose
It will be divided into packets.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the powder medicine taking-out apparatus 1. This powder medicine taking-out apparatus 1 has a plurality of powder medicine containing containers 10 each containing a powdered medicine,
, ..., a discharge controller 20, and a powder discharge port 29, and the powder container 10, 10, ... Or discharge controller 2
0 is moved so that any one of the powder medicine container 10, 10, ... And the discharge controller 20 are selectively made to correspond to each other, and the discharge controller 20 and the corresponding powder medicine container 10 corresponding to the required amount of powder are powdered. It is configured to be taken out from the take-out port 29.
The discharge controller 20 is installed at a fixed position, and the discharge controller 20
On the other hand, when the powder medicine storage containers 10, 10, ... Are moved to correspond to arbitrary powder medicine storage containers 10, various arrangements of the powder medicine storage containers 10, 10 ,. Since it can be designed, a detailed illustration is omitted. For example, as an example, the powder medicine containers 10, 10, ... Are arranged in a circle, and these are moved by an appropriate moving mechanism 26 to the center of the circle (the moving mechanism 2).
The discharge controller 20 can be installed at a position corresponding to one position of the rotation locus. In addition, such a circularly arranged powdered medicine container 10, 10, ... Can also have a multi-layered structure up and down, and in that case, the discharge controller 20 is respectively provided for each layer of the powdered medicine container 10, 10 ,. Although it may be installed, if a single emission control device 20 is used, the emission control device 20 should be used for each layer of the powder medicine container 10, 1.
The powder medicine container 1 is configured to be movable up and down or has a multi-layer structure so as to selectively respond to the height of 0, ...
0, 10, ... Move up and down (and rotate)
By making it possible, a single discharge controller 20 can be made to correspond to an arbitrary powder-containing container 10 having a multi-layer structure. Furthermore, the powder medicine container 1 arranged appropriately.
Any of the powder medicine containers 10, 10, ... Can be obtained by not moving all of the powder medicine containers 0, 10, ..., Only, but by moving only a necessary part (one or several) of the powder medicine containers 10. And the discharge controller 20 can be selectively associated with each other. Each powder medicine container 10 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 stored 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 supply portion 12 for supplying the powdered medicine to the discharge portion 13 are provided, and the details thereof are the same as those shown in FIG. On the other hand, the discharge controller 20
A selection unit 21 for selecting an arbitrary powder medicine container 10 from which the powder medicine should be discharged from the powder medicine containers 10, 10 ,.
Setting unit 2 for arbitrarily setting the required amount of powdered medicine to be discharged
2 and the powder medicine container 10 selected by the selection unit 21.
So that it is in a position corresponding to the discharge controller 20, its powder container 10 or all necessary powder container 10,
The driving unit 27 for moving 10, ... Is selected by the selection unit 21, and the discharge controller 20 is selected by the driving unit 27.
With the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 10 moved to the position corresponding to, the weighing unit 23 for weighing the powder discharged from the discharging unit 13, the weighing value of the weighing unit 23, and the set value of the setting unit 22 are set. In comparison, the measured value
When the set value, that is, the required amount of powdered medicine is reached, the control unit 24 is configured to terminate the discharging operation of the powdered medicine container 10. Further, the discharge controller 20 stores the required amount of powdered medicine, which has been weighed by the weighing section 23, in the powdered medicine outlet 29.
An appropriate feeding device 25 for feeding toward the sheet is provided, and 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 capable of sending out a necessary amount of powdered medicine toward the powdered medicine outlet 29 after the end of weighing, it can be omitted.

When using the powdered medicine extracting device 1 constructed as described above, as in the case of the powdered medicine extracting device 1 of FIG. 2, the stock portion 1 of each powder medicine container 10, 10 ,.
A predetermined amount of powdered medicine is put into 1 in a sufficiently large amount and stocked, and the necessary powdered medicine is filled in each part. On the other hand, the selection unit 21 of the discharge controller 20
Then, from the powder medicine storage containers 10, 10, ..., an arbitrary powder medicine storage container 10 containing a type of powder medicine to be packaged is selected, and at the setting unit 22, an arbitrary required amount of the powder medicine to be discharged. To set. Then, the drive unit 27 operates the moving mechanism 26 so that the selected powder medicine container 10 is located at a position corresponding to the discharge controller 20, and the powder medicine container 10 or all necessary powder medicine containers are moved. 10, 1
Move 0, ... Then, when the powder medicine container 10 is moved to a position corresponding to the discharge controller 20, the drive unit 27 stops the moving mechanism 26, and the control unit 24 causes the powder medicine container 10 to perform the discharge operation. The powdered medicine container 10 drives the motor 16 to rotate the discharge member 14 according to an instruction from the discharge controller 20, and
The shutter 15 is opened by operating the operating member 17. Then, the discharging operation of the powdered medicine is started, and the discharging unit 1
The powder in the cylindrical hollow space of 3 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 18a, and the supply part 12 is also supplied. The amount of powdered medicine substantially commensurate with the amount supplied from the discharge unit 13 to the discharge unit 13 is the stirring member 18a and the stirring member 18
As a result of the smooth movement from the stock section 11 into the supply section 12 by the rotation of b, the discharge of the powdered medicine from the discharge section 13 is continuously performed without interruption. Then, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharge unit 13 (that is, the weighing unit 23
When the weighed value by (1) reaches the required amount to be discharged (that is, the set value by the setting unit 22), the motor 16 is stopped by the instruction of the discharge controller 20 to stop the rotation of the discharge member 14, and the operation is performed. The shutter 17 is closed by operating the member 17, and at the same time, the stirring member 18 is driven by the motor 19.
The rotations of a and the stirring member 18b are also stopped. Then, the necessary amount (for example, one dose) of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharger 13 of the powdered medicine container 10 and finished being weighed by the weighing section 23 is fed by the feeding device 25 toward the powdered medicine outlet 29. After being taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port 29, it is supplied to the packaging device 5 by the feeding device 4 and put into the feeding port 50, and the dose is divided by the packaging device 5 into one packet. Will be wrapped.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic structure of another embodiment of the powdered medicine container 10. In the case of this powdered medicine container 10, although not shown, the discharge controller 20 discharges the powdered medicine. In order to adjust the discharge operation according to the amount, the discharge operation level before and after the increase / decrease (that is, the discharge amount per unit time) and the discharge amount at which it should be performed (that is, the timing at which the discharge operation level should be switched) are appropriately specified Is provided for controlling the control unit 24 during the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 10.
The discharge operation of the powder medicine container 10 is performed according to the discharge operation level instructed by the adjusting section.
In the empty space of the discharge part 13, appropriate discharge members 14a, 14
b are provided in parallel, and an appropriate shutter 15 is provided at the discharge port formed at an appropriate place in the void. The discharge members 14a and 14b can be constituted by, for example, a screw formed by a spiral collar protruding around the spindle, and in this case, the void is formed into two separated or joined cylindrical shapes. It is preferable to form and arrange the screw-shaped discharge members 14a and 14b in the respective cylinders. Further, the discharge ports are formed at the tips of the both cylinders, and the common shutter 15 is arranged therein. Is preferred. Then, the discharge members 14a, 14
The motors 16a and 16b adapted to rotate the discharge members 14a and 14b to move the powdered medicine in the cavity toward the discharge port are connected to b, respectively, and the shutter 15 is connected to the shutter 15 Is opened and closed, and an appropriate actuating member 17 adapted to open and close the discharge port of the empty space is connected. Therefore, the motor 16a,
When the discharge members 14a and 14b are rotated by 16b and the shutter 15 is opened by the actuating member 17, the powdered medicine in the void of the discharge portion 13 moves toward the discharge port and is discharged from the discharge port, while the discharge member 14a is discharged. , 14
When the rotation of b is stopped and the shutter 15 is closed, the movement and discharge of the powdered medicine in the discharge part 13 are stopped. In addition, the discharge members 14a, 14
The discharge amounts of the powdered medicine by b are set to be different from each other. That is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine by the discharge member 14a is larger than the discharge amount of the powdered medicine by the discharge member 14b, and conversely, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine by the discharge member 14b is calculated by the discharge member 14a. It should be lower than the amount of powdered medicine discharged 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, it can be achieved even when the discharge members 14a and 14b rotate at the same speed, and further, the rotation speed of the discharge member 14a by the motor 16a can be made equal to the rotation speed of the discharge member 14b by the motor 16b. It can also be achieved by increasing the speed compared to the speed. Then, as described above, the discharge members 14a having different discharge amounts of powdered medicine per unit time,
14b is combined with the control unit 24 of the discharge controller 20 and an adjusting unit (not shown) in the following manner. That is, for example, during the period from the beginning to the end of the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 10, the discharging members 14a, 14a,
By rotating b together, thereby discharging a relatively large amount of the powdered medicine per unit time, when the discharge member 14b is rotated just before the end of the discharge operation period, the discharge member 14a is rotated. The control unit 24 instructs the switching timing from the drive of the motor 16a to the stop so that the powder is discharged only by a very small amount per unit time by stopping the control, and the control unit 24 follows the instructions to control the motors 16a and 16b. To control. By doing so, for example, during the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 10, the discharging members 14a and 14b are rotated together to discharge a relatively large amount of the powder medicine per unit time, so that it is necessary to discharge the powder medicine. On the other hand, while a large amount of powdered drug is discharged in a relatively short time,
It is possible to avoid the disadvantage that an inevitable large amount error occurs at the end of the discharging operation period due to the large amount discharging, and, for example, only the discharging member 14b is used throughout the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 10. Rotate to expel only a small amount of powder per unit time, thereby
Due to the small amount of discharge, the amount error does not substantially occur at the end of the discharge operation period, but it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that it takes a considerable amount of time to discharge the required amount of powdered medicine to be discharged. Is configured. The powder medicine container 10 as described above can be applied to either the powder medicine taking-out device 1 of FIG. 2 or the powder medicine taking-out device 1 of FIG. The powdered medicine is relatively short, and
The powder is discharged substantially without a volume error, and therefore, both the speed of discharging the powder and the precision can be effectively realized without difficulty.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the discharge controller 20 is provided with a weighing section 23 to control the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 10 by the weighing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 10 can be controlled according to, for example, the rotation angle or the drive time of the motor 16 that rotates the discharge member 14, It is also possible to adopt a control method that does not depend on weighing. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge member 14 is configured by the screw formed by the spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, but the 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 18a is constituted by a scraper formed by a plurality of arm members protruding around the spindle, but the invention is not limited to this, and an appropriate shape and structure are provided. possible to use the agitation member 18a consisting der is, the same applies with stirring member 18b
Oh Ru. Then, the stirring member 18 a is simply provided in the supply unit 12.
Direct the powder to the discharge part 13 as well as to stir the powder.
It is preferable to have a configuration suitable for positive supply
In addition, the stirring member 18b is simply the stock portion 1
In addition to stirring the powdered medicine in 1, the powdered medicine supply section 12
Can be configured to be actively supplied to
preferable. Further, in the above embodiment, the stirring member 18 of the stock portion 11 is used.
As the motor for b, the motor 19 for the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12 is shared, and the motor 19 is configured to rotate the stirring member 18b together with the stirring member 18a, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dedicated motor can be independently provided for the stirring member 18b of the stock section 11. Further, in the above embodiment, the motor 19 for the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12 is provided separately from the motor 16 for the discharge member 14 of the discharge unit 13, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the motor 16 may be provided. The motor 16 rotates the discharging member 14 of the discharging unit 13, rotates the stirring member 18a of the supply unit 12, and further rotates the stirring member 18b of the stock unit 11. In that case, when it is necessary to selectively rotate either the discharge member 14 or the stirring members 18a and 18b independently, the motor 16 and the discharge member 14 or the stirring member are stirred via an appropriate clutch. The members 18a and 18b may be configured to be separably coupled. In addition, in the above embodiment, the stirring member 18a is provided in the supply unit 12.
Although provided, it is not limited to this, for example, supply
The part 12 makes the stock part 11 and the discharge part 13 communicate with each other.
When it is formed as a simple communication hole or a short communication passage
In order to simplify the structure, the stirring member 18a is omitted.
can do. Further, in the above 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-described embodiment, the motors 16a and 16b are connected to the discharge members 14a and 14b, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, only one of the motors 16a and 16b is provided and the motor 16a and 16b are provided. It is also possible to selectively rotate one or both of the discharge members 14a and 14b through an appropriate clutch. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge port of the discharge unit 13 is provided with only one common shutter 15, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, discharge ports corresponding to the discharge members 14a and 14b are formed. Then, independent shutters 15a and 15b can be arranged. In that case,
The independent actuating members 17a and 17b are connected to the shutter 1 respectively.
It may be connected to 5a and 15b. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge amounts of the powdered medicine by the discharge members 14a and 14b are configured to be different from each other, but the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, both may be configured to be the same. It is possible to change the discharge amount of the powdered medicine per unit time as a whole by distinguishing whether to use only one or both at the same time, and the number of discharge members is limited to two. Alternatively, it is possible to provide three or more and use them 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 10, and in that case, 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 10. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the required amount (for example, one dose) of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 10 is taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port 29 by the function of the discharge controller 20, and is packed by the supply device 4. Since it is supplied to the device 5 and is put into the packaging device 5 through the input port 50 and is packaged so that one dose is one package, the division work from one prescription to one dose is performed. Since an appropriate dividing device for performing is not necessary, therefore, the structure is simple and the control is easy, and the space required for installing the dividing device and using it is provided in a part of the powder medicine container 10, 10 ,. It has the advantage that it can be used as a space for setting up, and that it is possible to package arbitrary kinds of powdered medicines one by one, instead of repeatedly refilling one medicine for one prescription. There is a point. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as the required amount of the powdered medicine to be discharged, not the dose for one dose but the amount for one prescription may be instructed and set in the setting unit 22. Yes, in that case, the required amount discharged (1
It is possible to divide the powdered medicine of (prescription portion) into one dose by an appropriate dividing device, and then package it by an appropriate packaging device so that each dose is one packet, It is also possible to use the supply device 4 as a dividing device for that purpose. Then, for example, among 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 minute 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 10 as shown in the above embodiment. For example, when the discharge amount of the powdered medicine is one prescription, the powdered medicine container 10 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 package)
In the case of, the powder medicine container 10 is caused to perform a discharge operation in accordance therewith, and a relatively small amount of powder medicine is discharged per unit time. It is also possible to switch the discharging operation of 10. In addition, motors 16a, 16 are provided in the powder medicine containers 10, respectively.
b (and motor 19 if not shared with it)
In addition to requiring a large number of motors,
Move each powder medicine container 10 to correspond with the controller 20.
The power cables of each motor are intricately entangled
Motors 16a, 16b (mode
It is preferable that the motor 19 be shared with the motors 16a and 16b.
Yes. ) Is provided only at the position corresponding to the discharge controller 20, and
Only connect with the powder medicine container 10 which came to the position by the clutch.
It is preferable to configure as follows. Furthermore, in order to move each powder medicine container 10,
The medicine containers 10 may be moved individually or collectively.
It can also be moved in a plane.
However, it can also be moved in the vertical direction and the specified axis
It can also be moved around the
Using the convenience mechanism, the movement meganism of each powder medicine container 10
It is possible to configure.

[0013]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The powder medicine stored in each powder medicine container is automatically taken out from the powder medicine take-out port without any manual work of the pharmacist, and then supplied to the packaging device by the supply means as needed. The powder can be packaged by the packaging device. Therefore, any type of powder can be automatically taken out from a plurality of types of powder, and can be packaged by the supply means. Since the powdered medicine taken out from is supplied to the packaging device, the powdered medicine take-out port may be separated from the packaging device. It has an excellent effect that it can be installed at any place.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a powder medicine extracting device of the powder medicine packaging machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a powder medicine container of the powder medicine extracting device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the powder medicine extracting device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the powder medicine container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Powder removal device 4: Supply device 5: Packaging device 10: Powder storage container 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 18a: Stirring member 18b: Stirring member 19: Motor 20: Discharge controller 21: Selection unit 22: Setting unit 23: Weighing unit 24: Control unit 25: Feeding device 26: Moving mechanism 27 : Drive part 29: Powder outlet 50: Input port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of powdered medicine storage containers for storing each type of powdered medicine, a means for discharging a required amount of powdered medicine from any of the powdered medicine storage containers, and a powdered medicine extraction for taking out the powdered medicine discharged from each powder medicine storage container. A powdered medicine dispensing and packing machine comprising a mouth and a packaging device, and means for supplying the powdered medicine taken out from the powdered medicine taking-out port to the packaging device as needed.