JPH0920414A - Conveying device for prescription - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transport a prescription case P without pinching it when a prescription is conveyed by a belt conveyor in an up and down direction. SOLUTION: A belt conveyor 4 is provided over upper and lower floors. Magnetic metal plates 11 are applied on the back of the belt 9. A magnet (a) is provided on a prescription case P, and the case P is attracted to the metal plate 11 through the belt 9. In this attracted state, the case P is moved with travel of the belt 9 to be shifted from a delivery part A on the lower floor to a receiving part on the upper floor. At the receiving part, the case P is detected by a sensor 15, a swing plate 12 is separated from the belt 9 to separate the case P from the belt, and thus the case falls down in a tray 16 through a scraper 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prescription transfer device used in a medical institution such as a hospital or clinic, and more specifically, it enables prescription delivery between upper and lower floors and requires less space for installation. It relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 8, a conventional prescription transfer device used in these medical institutions has two endless belts 30 and 31 which are arranged to face each other across the upper and lower floors. , A chart file (case containing a prescription) P is inserted from the transfer section A downstairs to the opposing surfaces of the belts 30 and 31, and the belts 30 and 31 are run to run the belts 30 and 3.
In 1, the mainstream is to transfer the medical record file P to the upper floor and to deliver it to the receiving section B.

However, in this conventional prescription transfer device, it is necessary to install two endless belts 30 and 31, and there is a problem that a large space is required for the installation, and the chart file P is used as the belt 30. , 31
Since it is sandwiched between them, the dispenser may be sandwiched between the belts 30 and 31, which is a safety problem.

In view of the above situation, it is an object of the present invention to halve the space for installation and further improve safety.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is an apparatus for transferring a prescription contained in a case between two points such as the above-mentioned upper and lower floors, and the apparatus is provided between the two points. A belt conveyor is provided on the back side of the belt conveyor, and a magnetic plate is provided on the back surface of the belt conveyor between the prescription delivery section and the prescription receiving section between the two points, and the belt is interposed in each case of the prescription. It is configured such that a magnet attracting the magnetic plate is provided (Claim 1).

In this structure, the magnetic plate may be a magnetic endless belt that moves in synchronization with the belt conveyor (claim 2), and the prescription receiving portion may be continuous with the magnetic plate. A magnetic swing plate along the back surface of the belt is provided so as to come in contact with and separate from the belt with its continuous point as a fulcrum, and a detection sensor for the prescription case is provided,
The swing plate may be separated from the belt by a detection signal of the detection sensor (claim 3).

[0007]

In the present invention configured as described above, when a case with a prescription is applied to the surface of the belt so that the magnet is on the belt side in the transfer part, the case is attracted to the belt by the attraction force of the magnet. It is adsorbed to the magnetic plate through the. Then, since the belt is running, the case moves to the receiving unit side together with the belt while maintaining the suction state. The receiving unit peels off the case from the belt and receives it.

At this time, if the magnetic plate is a magnetic endless belt, it moves in synchronization with the case-transporting conveyor belt.
The case moves smoothly and reaches the delivery section. In the case where there is a slide plate, when the case reaches the delivery part, the sensor detects it and separates the slide plate from the belt. Then, the case is free to separate from the belt, stops traveling with the belt, and falls (is collected) on the receiving tray or the like.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in which reference numeral 1 is a variable speed motor as a drive source, and a belt from a rotary shaft of the motor 1 via a timing belt 2 and a pulley 3. The rotation is transmitted to the drive side rotating shaft 5 of the conveyor 4. A sheave 6 is fixed to the rotary shaft 5. A driven-side rotary shaft 7 is rotatably provided on a frame (not shown) at a constant distance from the sheave 6 (specifically, from the second floor to the first floor), and the sheave 8 is fixed to the driven-side rotary shaft 7. Has been done.

An endless belt 9 is hung between the sheave 6 on the upper floor and the sheave 8 on the lower floor, and a magnetic metal plate 11 is provided inside the ascending-side linear moving portion 10 of the endless belt 9.
It is arranged so as to contact the inner surface (back surface) of the.

A part of the upper portion of the magnetic metal plate 11 provided on the upper inner surface 9'of the endless belt 9 is cut off 12,
The detaching portion (slide plate) 12 receives the command from the sensor 15 that detects the position of the chart file P that has risen, and inputs the command to the solenoid 13.
It is getting away from. A well-known sensor such as a photoelectric sensor is adopted as the sensor 15.

On the outside of the endless belt 9 of the slide plate 12, a scraper 14 is in contact with the belt 9 with a gap through which the chart file P can pass, and a chart tray 16 is provided on the front side thereof. The scraper 14 is normally separated from the belt 9 as shown by a chain line, and the signal from the sensor 15 may be brought into contact with the belt 9 as shown by a solid line.

The endless belt 9 goes around the drive-side sheave 6 and U
An empty medical chart file input port 17 is installed on the upper part of the side that turns and descends. A magnetic metal plate 11 ″ is provided so as to contact the endless belt 9 inside the descending-side linear movement portion 10 ′ of the endless belt 9 as described above.
It is not always necessary to provide the magnetic metal plate 11 ″ on the return path because the chart file P falls due to its own weight. At this time, a guide plate is provided on the entire length outside the belt 11 on the return path to prevent the chart file P from flying. (See FIGS. 5 to 7).

An empty medical chart file tray 19 is provided below the driven-side sheave 8, and a magnetic metal plate 11 "is provided.
The empty medical record file P is released from the magnetic attraction when it disappears, and is dropped (dispensed) in the medical record file tray 19.

This embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation will be described. Next, at the charter sender (delivery side) A in the lower floor, the chart is inserted into the chart file P with the magnet a, and the chart is inserted. File P for magnetic metal plate 1
When it is pressed against the surface of the endless belt 11 at the position where 1 exists, the chart file P is magnetically attracted by the magnet a and is lifted upstairs as the endless belt 11 rises. When the medical chart file P reaches the receiving part B on the floor, the sensor 15 operates and a command signal is issued to the solenoid 13, and the solenoid 13 operates to operate the slide plate 1.
2 separates from the belt 11, and the chart file P is released from the magnetic attraction and falls. At this time, there is the medical chart file P above the scraper 14, and the scraper 14 strips the medical chart file P from the endless belt 11 and delivers it to the medical chart tray 16 side.

When the empty chart file P is loaded into the slot 17 of the empty chart file P, it is sequentially magnetically adsorbed and sent back from the upper floor to the lower floor, and when the magnetic metal plate 11 disappears, the magnetic chart is released. It is then dropped into the empty medical chart file tray 19 and collected.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, instead of the magnetic metal plates 11 and 11 ″ in the above-described embodiment, an endless magnetic metal belt 20 can be synchronously orbited while contacting the inside of the endless belt 9. The slide plate 12 is set in the upper space of the drive-side sheave 21 of the magnetic metal belt 20 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment so that the slide plate 12 comes in contact with and separates from the belt 9. In this embodiment, since the belt 20 moves in synchronization with the conveyor belt 9, the chart file P moves smoothly, and other operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

The belt 9 and the like are housed in a casing C as shown in FIG. 1, and the casing C is a rectangular tubular duct D having a through hole in a floor F (ceiling T) as shown in FIG. Is screwed to.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5, the belt 9 on the receiving portion B side is bent toward the front, and the endless belt 25 which is freely movable is brought into contact therewith, and the chart file P is attached to the belt 9. It may be sandwiched by 25 and delivered to the receiving tray 16. At this time, the empty chart file P is guided by the guide plate 26 along the belt 9 to receive the tray 19
You may make it fall. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a guide plate 27 may be provided so that the guide plate 27 can be dispensed to the tray 16. Further, as shown in FIG.
Instead of 5, rollers 28 may be used.

It should be noted that, although the respective embodiments were carried out in the vertical direction, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to the transfer between any two points such as the horizontal direction and the oblique direction. Also,
Each time one chart file P is transferred, the belt 9 is transferred to the transfer section A.
The vehicle may travel for a certain distance from the receiving section B to the receiving section B and then stop. That is, it is not necessary to always drive.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, by utilizing magnetic attraction, the transfer action is performed by one endless belt, so that the space required for installing the device is reduced and the cost of the device is reduced. In addition to the above, it is almost half or less than that of the conventional apparatus, and there is no danger of an operator pinching his / her hand in the apparatus, and the safety of work is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Variable Speed Motor 2 Timing Belt 3 Pulley 4 Belt Conveyor 5 Drive Side Rotation Shaft 6 Drive Side Sheave 7 Driven Side Rotation Shaft 8 Driven Side Sheave 9 Endless Belt 9'Internal Side (Backside) of Endless Belt 10 Ascending Side Linear Movement Part 10 'Downward linear part 11 Magnetic metal plate 11 "Downward magnetic metal plate 12 Separated magnetic metal plate (swing plate) 13 Solenoid 14 Scraper 15 Sensor 16 Carte tray 17 Empty chart file inlet 19 Empty chart file tray 20 Endless magnetic metal Belt 21 Drive-side sheave of endless magnetic metal belt 22 Driven-side sheave of endless magnetic metal belt 25 Endless belt for dispensing 26 Guide 27 Guide plate 28 Dispensing roller A Delivery section B Receiving section C Casing D Duct F Floor P Prescription case (carte file) ) T ceiling a porcelain

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Teruyoshi Parki 2-3-1, Iwata-cho, Higashi-Osaka City Tatsuta Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A device for transferring a prescription contained in a case between two points, wherein a belt conveyor is provided between the two points, and a prescription delivery section between the two points is provided on the back surface of the belt of the belt conveyor. And a prescription receiving unit, a magnetic plate is provided between the prescription receiving unit and a magnet for adsorbing to the magnetic plate via the belt is provided in each case of the prescription. 2. The prescription transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic plate is a magnetic endless belt that moves in synchronization with the belt conveyor. 3. The prescription transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the prescription receiving portion has a magnetic swing plate which is continuous with the magnetic plate and extends along the back surface of the belt, and the magnetic swing plate is used as a fulcrum at the continuous point. In addition to being able to come in and out freely,
A detection sensor for the prescription case is provided, and the swing plate is separated from the belt by a detection signal of the detection sensor.