JPH0820438A - Tablet feeder of tablet subpacker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the extent of processing speed in a tablet packer by installing such a means as capable of temporarily standing by those of tablets discharged out of each tablet feeder set up in respective tablet storages, in these storages, and making each standby means so as to be integrally operated. CONSTITUTION:Each of tablet storages 1 is made up to be drawable in this side from a box body in time of a tablet supply. Plural tablet feeders 2 are detachably set up in each tablet storage 1 which is, in turn, provided with plural guide passages guiding each of tablets discharged out of these tablet feeders 2 to the lower part. In addition, each of standby members 4, which is able to make those of tablets being so far dropped from the guide passages 3 in the lower part of each tablet storage 1 able to be temporarily on standby at need, is installed to be capable of opening or closing, and thereby these standby members are constituted so as to be integrally opened or closed. Moreover, a member 7 capable of temporarily standing by the tablets at need is installed beneath a hopper 6 to be capable of opening or closing, and this standby member 7 is operated to be opened or closed by an operating member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tablet feeder for a tablet packing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various tablet packing machines equipped with a large number of tablet feeders and a packing device have been conventionally proposed. In order to improve the processing speed of any of them, both the speed of discharging the required number of tablets from each tablet feeder and the speed of packaging the tablets must be as high as possible.

In this case, the packaging speed can be processed at a constant speed regardless of the number of tablets to be packaged in one packet or a plurality of tablets. On the other hand, the tablet ejection speed depends on whether the number of tablets to be packaged (and therefore ejected) in one packet is one or a plurality of tablets. It is unavoidable that it takes a lot of time.

Therefore, it is necessary to devise a packaging device to improve the packaging speed, and moreover, it is necessary to improve the tablet discharging speed when the number of tablets is larger than the packaging speed. It is indispensable in view of the relationship.

[0005]

However, conventionally, the tablets of one package discharged from each tablet feeder are made to stand by only by a shutter provided at the lower part of the hopper which is introduced into the packaging apparatus. Therefore, until the required number of locks is collected at this shutter position, even if the packaging device can be operated, the packaging operation cannot be performed, and the processing speed cannot be improved as a whole. There was a problem.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet supply device for a tablet packaging machine, which can solve the problems of the conventional ones and can improve the processing speed of the tablet packaging machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tablet packing machine having a plurality of tablet storages and a packaging device, wherein each tablet storage has a plurality of tablets installed therein. Each of the standby means is provided with a standby means capable of temporarily waiting for the tablets discharged from the feeder, and the standby means is integrally operated.

[0008]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, the tablets discharged from the tablet feeders of the respective tablet storages are temporarily held by the respective standby means as needed, and are then packaged by the packaging device. Therefore, even when the number of tablets is large, the tablet discharging speed is improved, and the processing speed of the tablet packaging machine can be improved as a whole.

[0009]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a tablet supply device for a tablet packing machine according to the present invention, wherein 1, 1, ... Are tablet storage boxes, and each tablet storage box 1 is for supplying tablets. It is configured so that it can be pulled out from the housing toward you.

A plurality of tablet feeders 2, 2, ... Are detachably installed in each tablet storage case 1, and
A guide path 3 for guiding the tablets discharged from the tablet feeders 2, 2, ...

Below the tablet storages 1, a standby member 4 is provided which can be opened and closed so as to temporarily hold the tablets that have fallen through the guide path 3 as needed. The standby members 4, 4, ... Are integrally opened and closed by the operation of the single motor 5.

Below the hopper 6, there is provided a standby member 7 which can be opened and closed so that the tablet can be temporarily held on standby, and the standby member 7 is opened and closed by an operating member (not shown). Has become.

In front of the packaging device 8, there is provided a usage printer 9 for printing usage information and the like on each packaging body of a continuous packaging paper for packaging tablets, and an end portion of a series of packaging papers. An audit printer 10 is provided for printing audit information on blank packages.

Next, the operation of the tablet supply device of the tablet packaging machine having the above-mentioned structure will be described. In each tablet storage case 1, the tablets discharged from the tablet feeders 2, 2, ... Drop on the guide path 3 and, if necessary, the standby member 4
Will be temporarily held.

The required number of tablets temporarily held by the standby member 4 drops when the standby member 4 is opened, and is temporarily held by the standby member 7 as needed.

[0016] Then, according to the packaging timing in consideration of the time required for printing by the usage printer 9 and the inspection printer 10, they are introduced into the packaging device 8 and are individually packaged.

In the above embodiment, the standby members 4, 4,
, Are configured to be integrally opened / closed by the operation of a single motor 5, but the invention is not limited to this and may be configured to be optionally operated.

Further, although the standby members 4 and 7 are provided in two stages in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more stages can be provided if necessary.

Further, in the above embodiment, the audit printer 10 is provided separately from the usage printer 9, but the invention is not limited to this, and both can be shared by an appropriate printer, and in some cases, the audit printer. It is needless to say that 10 can be omitted, and other various changes and modifications of the above embodiment can be made in the present invention.

[0020]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The tablets discharged from the tablet feeders in each tablet storage are temporarily held by each standby means as needed and then packaged by the packaging device.Therefore, even when the number of tablets is large, the tablet discharge speed is high. And the processing speed of the tablet packaging machine can be improved as a whole.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tablet storage 2 ... Tablet feeder 3 ... Guide path 4 ... Standby member 5 ... Motor 6 ... Hopper 7 ... Standby member 8 ... Packaging device 9 ... Usage printer 10 ... Audit printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tablet packing machine equipped with a plurality of tablet storages and a packaging device, wherein each tablet storage has a standby means capable of temporarily holding tablets discharged from a plurality of tablet feeders installed therein. A tablet supply device for a tablet packing machine, characterized in that each is provided and the respective standby means are integrally operated.