JPH08244889A - Separating device for multiply-connected plastic ampoules - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To separate multiply-connected plastic ampoules wherein a plurality of plastic ampoules are arranged in parallel, and a cut-off line is formed between adjacent plastic ampoules, to each plastic ampoule. CONSTITUTION: A guide plate 30 to prevent multiply-connected plastic ampoules A from lifting is provided on the top of a discharging end of a conveyor 1 which carries the multiply-connected plastic ampoules A0 in one direction. An ampoule holding frame 40 which can hold one plastic ampoule A0 is provided ahead of the conveyor 1. Every time the leading plastic ampoule A1 of the multiply-connected plastic ampoules A0 being carried by the conveyor 1 is held by the ampoule holding frame 40, the ampoule holding frame 40 is rotated, and a twisting is applied between the leading plastic ampoule A1 and second plastic ampoule A1 , and the leading plastic ampoule A1 is cut off.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a separating device which separates a plurality of plastic ampules in which a plurality of plastic ampules are arranged in parallel from each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ampoule dispensing device in which ampules are stored and a necessary number of ampules are taken out one by one is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-86873, Japanese Utility Model Publication 6-1.
No. 4753.

Ampoules dispensed by the above-described ampoule dispensing device include those made of glass and those made of plastic.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plastic ampoule (hereinafter referred to as a plastic ampoule) is a knob having a cap portion c on a body a filled with a liquid medicine such as an injection liquid via a parting line b. The pieces d are connected to each other, the knob pieces d are separated from the body a by twisting the knob pieces d, and one end of the body a is opened by separating the piece d.

A plurality of such plastic ampules A ₁ are continuously arranged in a state where the bodies a are arranged in parallel, and a thin separating line B is provided between the adjacent plastic ampules A ₁ .

[0006] When a double-layered plastic ampoule A ₀ as shown in FIG. 6 is to be dispensed by an ampoule dispenser, it is necessary to separate each plastic ampoule A ₁ by disconnection from the disconnection line B.

[0007]

By the way, the plastic ampoule A ₁ in the double plastic ampoule A ₀ is to be solved.
Conventionally, it was very troublesome to separate the two because they were manually separated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a disconnecting device capable of efficiently separating a double-layered plastic ampoule.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a plurality of plastic ampules are arranged in parallel, and a multiple plastic ampule in which a separating line is formed between adjacent plastic ampules is separated. In the disconnecting device that separates along the line, the conveyor that conveys the multiple plastic ampule in one direction with the plastic ampule on one side as the head and the twist of the multiple plastic ampule conveyed to the discharge end of the conveyor A guide plate to prevent, an ampoule holding frame capable of holding the leading plastic ampoule sent out from the discharge end of the conveyor, and a rotation for rotating the ampoule holding frame around an axis parallel to the moving direction of the multiple plastic ampoule. The system and the device are used.

Here, it is preferable to provide a supply means for supplying the multiple plastic ampules on the conveyor.

As the above-mentioned supply means, a stocker in which a plurality of multiple plastic ampoules are stored in a stacked state on the conveyor, and a plastic ampoule which is moved forward and backward from one side of the stocker to the inside of the stocker and which is stacked when advanced. It is possible to use a stopper that supports the.

[0012]

The separating device having the above-mentioned structure conveys the multiple plastic ampules supplied on the conveyor to the front by the movement of the conveyer, and every time the leading plastic ampule enters the ampule holding frame and stops. ,
The rotating device is operated to rotate the ampoule holding frame, and the separation line between the first plastic ampule and the second plastic ampule from the top is twisted to separate the first plastic ampule.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a conveyor 1 for transporting a double-sided plastic ampoule A ₀ in one direction with the plastic ampoule A ₁ on one side as a leading end has a belt 3 between a pair of front and rear pulleys 2 and 2. Consists of a belt conveyor that spans over.

On the conveyor 1, there is provided a supply device 10 for supplying the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ to the conveyor 1.

The supply device 10 includes a plurality of the multiple communication plastic ampule A ₀ can be stored in a stacked state square tubular shape of the stocker 11, capable of supporting a multi communicating plastic ampule A ₀ of housed stacked state to the stocker 11 A pair of first stoppers 12 and a second stopper 13 capable of supporting the next multiple plastic ampule A ₀ on the multiple plastic ampule A ₀ supported by the first stopper 12, The stoppers 12 and the second stoppers 13 are alternately moved forward and backward with respect to the inside of the stocker 11, and the stacked multiple plastic ampules A ₀ are conveyed from the bottom to the conveyor 1.
I try to drop them one by one.

Here, the first stopper 12 is made of a plate, and the first stopper 12 is slidably supported along a guide shaft 14 provided on the side surface of the stocker 11. Further, a motor 15 is attached to the first stopper 12, and a spring 16 biases the first stopper 12 in a direction in which a cam 16 attached to a rotation shaft of the motor 15 comes into contact with a side surface of the stocker 11. The first stopper 12 is moved forward and backward with respect to the inside of the stocker 11 by the rotation.

Further, the second stopper 13 has a comb tooth 18 at the tip which can support the lower outer peripheral portion of the plastic ampoule A ₁ of the multiple plastic ampoule A ₀ . The second stopper 13 is a guide shaft 1 provided on the side surface of the stocker 11.
It is movably supported along 9.

Further, the second stopper 13 has a motor 20
Is attached, and the second stopper 13 is deflected by the spring 22 in the direction in which the cam 21 attached to the rotary shaft of the motor 20 contacts the side surface of the stocker 11, and the rotation of the cam 21 causes the second stopper 13 to move to the stocker 11. I try to move back and forth to the inside.

It should be noted that by providing a space between the first stopper 12 and the ampoule carrying surface of the conveyor 1 for disposing one multiple plastic ampoule A ₀ , the stacked multiple plastic ampoule A ₀ can be provided. When the first stopper 12 is moved toward the inside of the stocker 11 while being supported by the conveyor 1, the first stopper 1
2 for supporting a multi communicating plastic ampule A ₀ to forcibly penetrate between multiple communication plastic ampule A ₀ thereon with double continuous plastic ampule A ₀ of the lowest, it is possible to omit the second stopper 13.

A guide plate 30 is provided above the discharge end of the conveyor 1 to prevent the continuous plastic ampoule A ₀ from rising.

An ampoule holding frame 40 is provided in front of the conveyor 1.
Is provided. The ampoule holding frame 40 has a U-shaped cross section in which a pair of plate bodies 42 for holding the plastic ampule A ₁ from both sides are provided above and below a stopper plate portion 41 for stopping the continuous plastic ampule A ₀ conveyed by the conveyor 1. With the leading plastic ampoule A ₁ sent from the conveyor 1 in contact with the stopper plate portion 41, the ampoule holding frame 4 is placed at a position where the second plastic ampoule A ₁ faces below the guide plate 30.
0 is arranged.

The ampoule holding frame 40 is rotated by a rotating device 50 in a direction in which the multiple plastic ampoule A ₀ is twisted.

When the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ stacked in the stocker 11 are supplied onto the conveyor 1 from below, the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ are conveyed forward by the conveyor 1.

The top plastic ampoule A ₁ of the double-layered plastic ampoule A ₀ is sent out from the discharge end of the conveyor 1 and enters between the plate bodies 42 of the ampoule holding frame 40 which face each other, and comes into contact with the stopper plate portion 41 to stop. Then, the rotating device 50 operates to rotate the ampoule holding frame 40.

At this time, since the second-most plastic ampoule A ₁ is located between the guide plate 30 and the conveyor 1, the rotation of the ampoule holding frame 40 causes the _first plastic ampoule A ₁ and the second plastic ampoule following it. A twist is given between A ₁ and both ampoules A ₀ ,
The parting line b between A ₁ is torn and the top plastic ampoule A ₁ is separated.

The separated plastic ampoule A ₁ moves along the inclination of the ampoule holding frame 40 and is discharged from the ampoule holding frame 40 when the ampoule holding frame 40 is inclined.

When the ampoule holding frame 40 makes one rotation, the rotating device 50 stops, and the plastic ampoule A ₁ sent from the conveyor 1 is fed into the ampoule holding frame 40.

The ampoule holding frame 40 rotates each time the plastic ampoule A ₁ comes into contact with the stopper plate portion 41, and the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ are separated one after another by the rotation.

When the double plastic ampoule A ₀ is no longer present on the conveyor 1, the supply device 10 is activated and the conveyor 1
Is fed with the next multiple plastic ampule A ₀ . The conveyor 1 conveys the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ forward each time the multiple plastic ampules A ₀ are supplied.

[0031]

As described above, in the disconnecting device according to the present invention, every time the leading plastic ampoule of the multiple plastic ampoule conveyed forward by the conveyor enters the ampoule holding frame and is stopped, the Since the ampoule holding frame is rotated to give a twist between the first plastic ampoule and the second plastic ampoule following it, the plastic ampules can be separated one by one continuously and efficiently.

Further, by providing the supplying means for supplying the multiple plastic ampules on the conveyor, the separating operation of the plastic ampules can be continuously and efficiently performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a separated state of a plastic ampule.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of a double-layered plastic ampoule.

7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ₀ Duplex plastic ampoule A ₁ Plastic ampoule 1 Conveyor 10 Supply device 11 Stocker 12 Stopper 30 Guide plate 40 Ampoule holding frame 50 Rotating device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of plastic ampules are arranged in parallel,
A separating device for separating a double-layered plastic ampoule in which a separating line is formed between adjacent plastic ampules along the separating line, wherein the double-sided plastic ampoule is conveyed in one direction with the plastic ampoule on one side as a head. , A guide plate for preventing twisting of the multiple plastic ampoules conveyed to the discharge end of the conveyor, an ampoule holding frame capable of holding the leading plastic ampoule sent from the discharge end of the conveyor, and the ampoule holding frame And a rotating device for rotating about a shaft center parallel to the moving direction of the multiple plastic ampules. 2. The disconnecting device for a multiple plastic ampule according to claim 1, further comprising a supply means for supplying the multiple plastic ampule on the conveyor. 3. A stocker in which a plurality of multiple plastic ampoules are stored in a stacked state on the conveyor, and the supply means is moved back and forth from one side of the stocker to the inside of the stocker, and is in a stacked state at the time of forward movement. The disconnecting device for a double-layered plastic ampule according to claim 2, comprising a stopper for supporting the plastic ampule.