JPH11169435A - Medicine dividing device and medicine bottle and medicine inspection - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent foreign matters from being mixed in a medicine bottle before the stage of collating a medicine and to facilitate the collation of the medicine at the time of filling the medicine specified for respective patients in the medicine bottle and supplying it. SOLUTION: This medicine dividing device takes out the medicine bottle from a medicine bottle housing device 1 by a take-out device 2, the medicine bottle is turned to an erected state by a medicine bottle erecting and arranging device 3 and sent to the part of a medicine supplier 6 by an intermittent carrier 4 and the required medicine is filled in the medicine bottle. Then, the mouth of the medicine bottle is immediately sealed by a transparent seal sealing device 8, the foreign matters are prevented from being mixed in and it is discharged. Since data for collating medicine contents are printed on a transparent seal, inquiry becomes accurate and easy.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device, a medicine bottle and a medicine inspection method used in pharmacies and hospitals.
More specifically, a plurality of types of drugs such as tablets and capsules are stored separately, and if the type of required drug and its amount are specified, the amount of each type of drug that is automatically filled into a medicine bottle is specified. Packaging device, and a medicine bottle suitable for this kind of medicine packaging device,
And a method for inspecting a medicine in the medicine bottle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this type of apparatus, for example, Gregory
And other U.S. Pat. No. 5,337,919. In this apparatus, a vial is supplied from a vial supply assembly, the vial is moved to one of a plurality of dispenser units, and the vial is filled with a medicine by at least one dispenser unit. The bottle is transported to a rotating conveyor and placed here.

Further, prescription drug label data is printed on a label by a printer. The prescription drug label data indicates the name of the medicine, the quantity, the instruction of the dosage, the prescription pharmacist, the recipient, and the like. The label on which this data is printed is attached to the medicine bottle.

[0004]

In the case of using such an apparatus, after the medicine is filled in the medicine bottle,
It is necessary to check whether the medicine is correct or not, and this check is performed by comparing the data printed on the label with the medicine in the medicine bottle.

[0005] However, conventionally, between the time the medicine is filled in the medicine bottle and the time when the medicine is checked, the medicine bottle is left open while the mouth of the medicine bottle is kept open. The time of this leaving depends on the convenience of the person who performs drug collation.Therefore, there is a possibility that the medicine bottle with open mouth may be left for a long time. Not preferred.

To prevent this, a lid may be fitted to the mouth of the vial immediately after filling the vial with the medicine. In this case, the lid must be opened and closed at the time of medicine collation. Not
This collation work becomes complicated.

In such a case, foreign substances are prevented from being mixed into the medicine bottle by closing the mouth of the medicine bottle with a transparent sheet immediately after filling the medicine bottle with the medicine.
Even though the mouth of the vial is closed with a transparent sheet and eventually stored by a doctor or pharmacist, the child of the family mistakenly removes the lid of the vial when handing the vial to the patient. In addition, there is a possibility that the transparent sheet at the opening of the vial may be damaged and the medicine in the vial may be consumed, so that the lid generally needs to be lockable with respect to the vial.

Such a lid generally has a lock mechanism incorporated therein and a cylindrical body protruding from the lower part of the lid. Therefore, when the transparent sheet is attached to the upper end of the mouth of the medicine bottle as a sealing sheet, It is necessary to devise the shape of the sealing sheet so as to receive the lower cylinder.

[0009] The data to be printed on the label should be mainly intended to instruct the patient to take the medicine, and if the specialized data necessary for the medicine collation is printed here, the contents of the label will be printed. Too many. Or,
To give the patient useless data,
Not necessarily confusing.

[0010] Therefore, it is preferable to print the specialized data necessary for drug collation at a place different from the label of the medicine bottle, and after the collation is completed, the specialized data is excluded. Is more preferred.

Further, in large pharmacies and hospitals, it is necessary to quickly fill a large number of vials with the respective medicines, check the medicines in these vials, and then distribute these vials to patients. Therefore, it is strongly desired that the work efficiency be improved while being accurate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to close the mouth of a medicine bottle with a transparent sheet so that foreign substances do not enter the medicine bottle between the time when the medicine is filled in the medicine bottle and the time when the medicine is checked. In addition, the vial handed to the patient is then locked to the vial in order to prevent children of the family from accidentally opening the lid and breaking the transparent sheet of the vial mouth and avoiding accidental ingestion of the drug. An object of the present invention is to close the cover with a sealing sheet in consideration of the shape of a lid having a protruding lower bottom.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate the collation of medicines based on specialty data, and to print this specialty data completely separately from the label of a vial, thereby confusing the patient. Is to avoid inviting.

Still another object of the present invention is to efficiently carry out operations from filling a medicine bottle to a medicine, collating a medicine, and packaging a medicine bottle.

[0015]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a feeder for supplying a plurality of kinds of stored medicines to a medicine bottle and dispensing the medicines discharged from these feeders is provided. And a sealing means for sealing the mouth of the vial with a transparent sheet, wherein the sealing means pushes the transparent sheet into the upper end of the mouth of the vial, and the pushing member A cutter that cuts the transparent sheet into a predetermined shape before or after pushing the transparent sheet by a heater, and a heater that welds the pushed transparent sheet to the upper end of the mouth of the medicine bottle, and the transparent sheet is pushed by the sheet pushing member. A medicine packaging device in which a sealing sheet is formed by pressing the inside of the upper end of the vial into a dish shape in a cross-sectional view, and the mouth of the vial is sealed by welding the sheet; Than it was.

By sealing the mouth of the medicine bottle with the transparent sheet, foreign substances can be prevented from being mixed into the medicine bottle, the medicine in the medicine bottle can be visually recognized, and the sealing sheet has a concave shape. Since the shape of the lid fitted afterwards as a dish shape is also taken into account, the lid can be locked to the medicine bottle without damaging the sealing sheet, and accidents such as children accidentally breaking the sealing sheet It can be prevented before it happens.

If the data for collating the medicine filled in the medicine bottle is printed on this transparent sheet, the collation work can be performed quickly. Further, the data for this collation can be distinguished from the data for the patient printed on the label of the medicine bottle, so that the confusion of the patient does not occur.

If the transparent sheet is provided with a sealing area for sealing the mouth of the vial and a printing area protruding from the mouth of the vial, the inside of the vial can be easily recognized.

If a cut line for separating these areas is formed at the boundary between the sealing area and the print area of the transparent sheet, the print area can be separated after collating the medicine in the medicine bottle. And no unnecessary data is provided to the patient.

In the apparatus according to the present invention, the medicine bottle storing means for distributing and storing a plurality of kinds of medicine bottles, and each medicine from each kind of medicine bottles stored in the medicine bottle storage means. Medicine bottle designating means for designating a medicine bottle to be filled, medicine bottle taking out means for taking out a medicine bottle of the type designated by the medicine bottle designating means from the medicine bottle storage means, and a medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means. A mouth detecting means for detecting the mouth of the medicine bottle, and a posture of the medicine bottle based on a detection output of the mouth detecting means so that the mouth of the medicine bottle is directed upward until the medicine bottle is filled with each medicine. A medicine bottle erecting means for correcting and erecting the medicine bottle may be further provided. Thus, it is possible to supply a vial having a size corresponding to the amount of the medicine.

[0021] Further, the medicine bottle judging means for judging the kind of the medicine bottle to be taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means, and the kind of the medicine bottle judged by the medicine bottle judging means for the medicine bottle designated by the medicine bottle designating means. If the type does not match, a medicine bottle removing means for removing the medicine bottle removed by the medicine bottle removing means may be provided. In this case, a plurality of types of vials are stored in the vial storing means due to an incorrect sorting method, and therefore, even if the wrong type of vial is taken out by the vial removing means, the vial should be removed. Can be.

Further, in the apparatus of the present invention, an enclosing means for enclosing a medicine bottle filled with a plurality of medicines in an envelope, and data on the medicine in the medicine bottle sealed in the envelope are printed on the envelope. Envelope printing means may be further provided. This makes it possible to enclose the medicine bottle in an envelope and to write the name and address of the patient on the envelope.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention. The apparatus of this embodiment includes a medicine bottle storage device 1, a medicine bottle removal device 2, a medicine bottle erecting device 3, an intermittent transport device 4, an unqualified medicine bottle removing device 5, a medicine supply device 6, and a label sticking device 7. , A transparent sheet sealing device 8, an envelope supply device 9, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the medicine bottle storage device 1 has five rows of medicine bottle storage frames 11 _{-1 to} 11 _-5 , the highest being the first row of medicine bottle storage frames 11 _-1. housing the Kakukusuribin 12 _-1, the second column of vial storage frame 11 _-2 second height each vial 12 _-2 housed, the vial housing frame 11 _-3 in the third column third height accommodates the respective vial 12 _-3, 4 columns and 5 row each medicine bottle storage frame 11
_-4 and 11 _-5 contain the lowest vials 12 _-4 .

The shape of each vial 12 is a truncated cone, so that any of
The vials 12 are alternately inverted so that the mouths and bottoms are alternately arranged, whereby the vials 12 are vertically stacked.

As shown in FIG. 3, a medicine bottle stopper 13 is provided below the medicine bottle storage frames 11. This medicine bottle stopper 13 is provided with a pair of pinching fingers
4a, the pair of coil springs 15 urge these pinching fingers 14 to close the lower sides of the pinching fingers 14. Thereby, each medicine bottle 1 in the medicine bottle storage frame 11 is
2 is supported.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A distance measuring sensor 16 is provided below. The distance measuring sensor 16 faces the bottom of the vial 12 and detects a distance to the bottom of the vial 12. This distance changes according to the direction of the mouth of the vial 12. If the mouth of the vial 12 faces the distance measuring sensor 16, the distance is long and the bottom of the vial 12 is , This distance will be shorter.
Therefore, based on the detection output of the distance measuring sensor 16, the direction of the mouth of the lowermost medicine bottle 12 in the medicine bottle storage frame 11 can be determined.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the medicine bottle removing device 2, a pair of horizontal guide rods 21 are bridged, and these horizontal guide rods 21 are connected to the horizontal slide body 2.
2, the horizontal slide body 22 is slidably supported. The horizontal slide 22 is connected to a transport belt 23, and the transport belt 23 is rotated by a transport motor (not shown) to move the horizontal slide 22.

The hoisting motor 2 is mounted on the horizontal slide 22.
4 is provided on the output shaft of the undulating motor 24.
5 and the undulating motor 24 causes the undulating body 2
Raise 5 vertically or flip it horizontally.

A pair of elevating rods 26 are passed through the up-and-down body 25, and the elevating bodies 27 are
Is fixed. Further, a motor 28 for raising and lowering is provided on the undulating body 25, and an output shaft of the motor for raising and lowering 28 is connected to a lifting and lowering body 27 via a link for raising and lowering 29. Raise and lower.

On the elevating body 27, a pair of pinching fingers 31 are pivotally supported at respective pivot points 31a, and the coil springs 32 urge these pinching fingers 31 so that the tips of the pinching fingers 31 are expanded. ing. In addition, the elevating body 27 has
An opening / closing motor 33 (shown in FIG. 2) is provided, and an output shaft of the opening / closing motor 33 is connected to an opening / closing cam 34 between the sandwiching fingers 31, and the opening / closing cam 34 is rotated by the opening / closing motor 33. The pinching finger 31 is opened and closed.

Here, when the type of the vial 12 to be taken out of each of the vials 12 _{-1 to} 12 _-4 in the vial storage device 1 is designated by a procedure described later, the transport belt 23 is driven by the transport motor. Is moved together with the horizontal slide body 22,
Medicine bottle storage frame 1 containing medicine bottle 12 of specified type
The horizontal slide body 22 is positioned below 1. Then, the lifting / lowering body 27 is raised by the lifting / lowering motor 28, and each pinching finger 31 of the lifting / lowering body 27 is closed by the opening / closing motor 33 as shown in FIG. The medicine bottle 12 is taken out of the medicine bottle storage frame 11 between the sandwiching fingers 14 by holding the holding body 27 and lowering the elevating body 27. Thereafter, the horizontal slide 22 is moved again, and the horizontal slide 22 is positioned near the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3, the up-and-down body 35 is pivotally supported, and the up-and-down motor 3
6 is connected to an up / down body 35 via an up / down link 37, and this up / down motor 35
Up and down.

The reversing body 38 is supported on the undulating body 35, and the output shaft of a reversing motor 39 is connected to the reversing body 38. The reversing body 38 is rotated by the reversing motor 38.

On the reversing body 38, a pair of pinching fingers 41 are pivotally supported at respective pivot points 41a, and these pinching fingers 41 are urged and expanded by a coil spring 42. Also,
The reversing body 38 is provided with an opening / closing motor 43, an output shaft of the opening / closing motor 43 is connected to an opening / closing cam 44, and the opening / closing cam 43 is rotated by the opening / closing motor 43,
Each pinch finger 41 is opened and closed.

Here, the undulating body 35 of the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3
In a state where each pinch finger 41 is opened, the undulating body 25 of the drug bottle removal device 1 is tilted horizontally, and the drug bottle 12 is inserted into each pinch finger 41 of the drug bottle erect arrangement device 3, After that, when each pinching finger 31 of the medicine bottle removing device 1 is opened and each pinching finger 41 of the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3 is closed, the medicine bottle 12 is moved from the medicine bottle removing device 1 to the medicine bottle erecting placement device 3. Is passed. Thereafter, the horizontal slide body 22 of the medicine bottle removing device 1 is
Is moved horizontally to raise the undulating body 25 vertically, and then raise the undulating body 35 of the medicine bottle erect arrangement device 3 vertically.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
In the above, each of the insertion holes 43 is formed at five places of the shelf plate 42, and each of the receiving holes 44 _{-1 to} 44 _-5 is formed for each of these insertion holes 43.
Is provided. A rack gear 45 and an auxiliary rod 46 are fixed to the bottom of the tray 44, and a pinion gear 48 fixed to an output shaft of a lifting / lowering motor 47 meshes with the rack gear 45. 45 is moved up and down together with the tray 44. Accordingly, each of the trays 44 _{-1 to} 44 _-5 moves to one of a position slightly lower than the shelf 42 and a work position sufficiently higher than the shelf 42.

With the trays 44 _{-1 to} 44 _-5 moved to a working position higher than the shelf plate 42, the undulating body 35 of the medicine bottle erecting and positioning device 3 is raised vertically, and each pinching finger 41 is opened. , put vial 12 to the first receiving tray 44 _-1. Thereafter, the undulating body 35 of the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3 is again horizontally lowered, and the delivery of the next medicine bottle 12 from the medicine bottle removal device 1 is waited.

Further, when placing the vial 12 to the first receiving tray 44 _-1, depending on the orientation of the determined vial 12 mouth based on the detection output of the distance measuring sensor 16 of vial housing frame 11, The reversing body 38 of the medicine bottle erecting arrangement device 3 is controlled. That is, depending on the orientation of the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 in the medicine bottle storage frame 11, the bottom of the medicine bottle 12 is lowered by inverting or not inverting the reversing body 38 supporting each pinching finger 41. towards the side, put the vial 12 to the receiving tray 44 _-1.

On the other hand, a pair of guide rods 51 are bridged and fixed on the side wall of the intermittent transfer
Each guide rod 51 is passed through a pair of x-axis direction reciprocating bodies 52 connected by
2 is movably supported in the x-axis direction. The output shaft of the x-axis motor 54 is connected to one of the x-axis reciprocating members 52 via an x-axis link 55.
4 causes each x-axis direction reciprocating body 52 to reciprocate in the x-axis direction.

Each x-axis reciprocating body 52 is provided with a y-axis motor 56. The output shafts of these y-axis motors 56 are connected to the transport frame 58 via the respective y-axis links 57, and the transport frame 58 is reciprocated in the y-axis direction by these y-axis motors 56.

When the reciprocating movement of each x-axis reciprocating body 52 in the x-axis direction by the x-axis motor 54 and the reciprocating movement of the transport frame 58 in the y-axis direction by each y-axis motor 56 are combined, The frame 58 can be moved in the xy-axis directions. For this reason, each saucer 44 _{-1 to} 44 _-5
When the x-axis motor 54 and the y-axis motors 56 are operated at predetermined timings in a state where the transport frame 58 is lowered to a position lower than the
Between each branch 58a of, across the first pan 44 _-1 site vial 12 of the vial 12 is gliding on the shelf plate 42, the vial 12 second pan 44 _-2 Can be moved to the site. At the same time, each saucer 44 _{-2 to} 44 _-4
Sandwiching the vial 12 between the branches 58a of the conveyor frame 58 can be moved to the next every other pan 44 _-3 to 44 _-5. Thereby, the medicine bottle 12 is provided with each saucer 44 _-1 .
Sequentially intermittently conveyed to 44 _-5.

The ineligible vial displacement apparatus 5 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, is provided for the saucer 44 _-2.
In the removing device 5, a rod 61 is movably supported by a support 63, and a rack gear 64 of the rod 61 is engaged with a pinion gear 66 of an output shaft of a removing motor 65, and the rod 61 is moved by the removing motor 65. Move back and forth. When the tray _44-2 is raised and moved to the working position, the expulsion motor 65 is operated and the rod 61 is reciprocated. It is Tsukiotosa from 44 _-2 to slide 69.

[0044] In the vicinity of the pan 44 _-2 it is provided a vial height sensor 67. This medicine bottle height sensor 67 is
A plurality of optical sensors 68 are arranged vertically at appropriate intervals, and the tray _44-2 is lowered, and the medicine bottle 12 is placed on the shelf board 42. The height of the medicine bottle 12 is determined.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the medicine supply device 6 includes an inner annular portion 71, an outer annular portion 72, and a hopper 73.
Is provided. The inner annular portion 71 and the outer annular portion 72 arrange the respective feeder columns 74 in an annular shape, and these feeder columns 74
Are provided with respective falling passages 75 inside.

The inner annular portion 71 is placed on the inner annular shelf 76,
The outer annular portion 72 is placed on the outer annular shelf 77, and the inner annular shelf 76 and the outer annular shelf 77 are rotatably supported by a plurality of rollers 78. Circular gears 81 and 82 are fixed to the upper ends of the inner annular portion 71 and the outer annular portion 72, and the gears of the output shafts of the annular portion motors 83 and 84 are connected to the respective circular gears 8.
The inner annular portion 71 and the outer annular portion 72 are rotated by the respective annular portion motors 83 and 84.

The rotation of the inner annular portion 71 and the outer annular portion 72 in this manner is performed by each feeder column 74 of the inner annular portion 71,
This is for moving each feeder column 74 of the outer annular portion 72 to a predetermined position, and putting each feeder 85 in and out.
At a predetermined position where each feeder 85 is taken in and out, a window is provided from the outside to the outer annular portion 72.
2 is provided with a gap having a sufficient width communicating with the inner annular portion 71.

Each feeder column 74 includes a plurality of feeders 8.
5 are arranged vertically. These feeders 85
A conical body 88 is rotatably fitted into a mortar-shaped container 87 in a housing 86, and a gear 89 is fixed to the tip of the conical body 88. The intermittent rotation motor 90 intermittently rotates the conical body 88 with the gear of the output shaft of the intermittent rotation motor 90. Further, a plurality of grooves 91 are formed on the outer periphery of the cone 88, and a discharge port 92 is formed below the mortar-shaped container 87.

When a plurality of medicines are stored in the housing 86 and the housing 86 is closed by the lid 93 and the cone 88 is intermittently rotated, each groove 9 of the cone 88 is rotated.
Each drug enters 1. Further, with the intermittent rotation of the cone 88, each groove 91 of the cone 88 sequentially coincides with the discharge port 92 of the mortar-shaped container 87. 1 through the discharge port 92
Each drug is ejected by the centrifugal force acting on the drug. The medicine is discharged to the drop passage 75 along the discharge path indicated by the arrow A, and falls onto the hopper 73 through the drop passage 75. At this time, the medicine is detected by the medicine sensor (optical sensor) 94 provided in the vicinity of the discharge path indicated by the arrow A, and the discharge of the medicine is confirmed.

The hopper 73 collects and stores a plurality of medicines at the center of the hopper 73 as shown in FIG. An elevating cylinder 96 is supported at the discharge port 95 of the hopper 73 so as to be able to move up and down. Raising the receiving tray 44 _-3 carrying the vial 12 as shown in FIG. 16, the vial 12 abuts against the lifting cylinder 96, pushing up the lifting cylinder 96. Thus, when the through hole 97 in the side wall of the elevating cylinder 96 coincides with the outlet 95 of the hopper 73, each medicine falls through the outlet 95 and the through hole 97 and is filled in the medicine bottle 12. At this time, the elevating cylinder 96 is raised until the upper end of the elevating cylinder 96 is detected by the medicine introduction confirmation sensor (optical sensor) 98 provided in the hopper 73, and the through hole 97 and the discharge port 95 are surely aligned. Then, the medicine bottle 12 is filled with all the medicines.

As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the label sticking device 7 is provided on a frame 101.
The frame 101 is rocked and positioned by a driving mechanism (not shown) as shown by a solid line and a dashed line. In the sticking device 7, the label paper 102 is supplied to the label paper supply reel 103 → the printing device 104 → the release plate 1
05 → each guide roller 106 → label paper take-up reel 107. The label paper 102 is formed by applying an adhesive to the back surfaces of a plurality of labels and affixing these labels to strip-shaped release paper at appropriate intervals.

In the printing device 104, the printing ribbon 108 is transferred from the printing ribbon supply reel 109 to the printing head 1.
10 → The print ribbon is sent to the print ribbon take-up reel 112, and the print ribbon 108 and the label paper 102 are guided between the print head 110 and the guide plate 113. Printing is performed on the label of the paper 102. After this printing, the label on the label paper 102 moves to the peeling plate 105 and is peeled when passing through the peeling plate 105.

On the other hand, the sponge roller 114 is rotatably supported at the end of the frame 101. Above the pan 44 _-4, and provided with a press rotating plate 115, increasing the pan 44 _-4 carrying the vial 12, the vial 12 between the press rotating plate 115 and the receiving tray 44 _-4 It is sandwiched between and supported. At this time, the pressing rotation plate 115 is rotated at a constant rotation speed, and the medicine bottle 12 is rotated.

Here, while the tray _44-4 is being lowered, the frame 101 is moved to the position shown by the dashed line. It shows this pan 44 _-4 is raised to the working position, sandwiching the vial 12 between the press rotating plate 115 and the receiving tray 44 _-4, from the start of the rotation of the vial 12, the frame 101 by a solid line The sponge roller 114 is pressed against the vial 12 and the sponge roller 1
Rotate 14 with vial 12. In this state, the label on the label paper 102 is attached to the print head 110 and the guide plate 11.
3, the label is printed, and subsequently, the label is moved to the peeling plate 105 to peel the label from the label paper 102, and the label is placed between the sponge roller 114 and the vial 12. The label is guided and sandwiched, and the label is pressed against the medicine bottle 12 to be adhered. After this,
The frame 101 is returned to the position shown by the one-dot chain line, the sponge roller 114 is separated from the medicine bottle 12, and the pan _44-4
Is lowered.

As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, in the transparent sheet sealing device 8, a suction cutting unit 122 is disposed on a table 121, and a slight gap is opened between the table 121 and the suction cutting unit 122. The transparent sheet 123 passes through this gap. This transparent sheet 123
Are sequentially sent to the sheet supply reel 124 → the printing apparatus 126 → the respective guide rollers 125 → the suction cutting unit 122 → the respective guide rollers 127 → the sheet take-up reel 128.

In the suction cutting unit 122, the lifting cylinder 132 is inserted inside the pressing cylinder 131, and the coil spring 133 is inserted between the pressing cylinder 131 and the lifting cylinder 132.
, The pressing cylindrical body 131 is urged downward. The output shaft of a cylindrical motor 135 is connected to the upper end of the elevating cylindrical body 132 via a link 134, and the elevating cylindrical body 132 is moved up and down by the cylindrical motor 135. A cylindrical blade 136 is provided at the lower end of the elevating cylindrical body 132.
Is attached to the inside of the elevating cylindrical body 132.
7 is fixed, and an annular plate 13 is
8 is arranged to be able to move up and down freely.

Each rod 139 penetrates the elevating cylindrical body 132 so as to be able to move up and down. An annular plate 138 is fixed to lower ends of these rods 139, and a frame 141 is fixed to upper ends of these rods 139. Lifting cylindrical body 132 and frame 1
Each of the coil springs 142 is interposed between 41, and the coil spring 142 urges the annular plate 138 upward. A small disk 143 is provided on the frame 141, the small disk 143 is brought into contact with a cam 144, and the cam 144 is rotated by a cam motor (not shown).
The frame 141 is moved up and down together with the annular plate 138.

Around the lower end of the suction body 137, a divided annular body 145 is arranged. The divided annular body 145 is divided into, for example, four arc-shaped portions, and a heater 146 is provided on the outer periphery of each portion. Further, each part of the divided annular body 145 is connected to the suction body 1 at each pivot point 147.
37 and are connected to the annular plate 138 via respective links 148. When the annular plate 138 rises with the rotation of the cam 144, the divided annular body 145
Are lifted up via the respective links 148, swing about the respective pivot points 147, and spread outward.

Further, a plurality of suction holes 151 are formed at the lower end of the adsorbent 137, and the air path 1 is formed at the center of the adsorbent 137.
52, and this air path 152 is connected to the elevating cylinder 132
Is connected to an air suction device (not shown) through an air hole 153 and a hose 154, and the air is suctioned by the air suction device 151 → the air path 152 → the air hole 153 →
The suction is performed in the order of the hose 154.

Here, the transparent sheet 123 is printed by the printing device 126 while the transparent sheet 123 is being conveyed, and the vicinity of the printed portion is moved between the table 121 and the pressing cylinder 131 to be positioned there. Thereafter, by increasing the pan 44 _-5 carrying the vial 12, through the mouth of the vial 12 into the hole 155 of the table 121, a cylindrical knife 136 mouth of the vial 12 through the transparent sheet 123
Press At this time, the vicinity of the printed portion of the transparent sheet 123 corresponds to the mouth of the medicine bottle 12.

In this state, air is sucked from each suction hole 151 of the adsorbent 137 through the air path 152, and while the transparent sheet 123 is adsorbed on the lower end of the adsorbent 137, the elevating cylindrical body 132 is lowered. The sheet piece is pushed off from the transparent sheet 123 by the cylindrical blade 136 of the cylindrical body 132. Further, the annular plate 138 is lowered together with the divided annular body 145 at the same speed as the lowering of the elevating cylindrical body 132,
The divided annular body 145 is inserted into the mouth of the medicine bottle 12. Thus, the annular plate 138 and the divided annular body 145 are
32 at the same speed as
5 can be made to enter the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 without expanding. As a result, the sheet piece of the transparent sheet 123 is introduced into the mouth of the medicine bottle 12, whereby the edge of the sheet piece is turned up and covers the outer periphery of the divided annular body 145.

Subsequently, in a state where the lowering of the elevating and lowering cylindrical body 132 is temporarily stopped, the annular plate 138 is raised together with the divided annular body 145, and the respective portions of the divided annular body 145 are expanded. Each of the heaters 1 is pressed against the inner periphery of the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 via a sheet piece of the sheet 123.
46 is heated temporarily. Thereby, the transparent sheet 1
The 23 sheet pieces are welded to the inner periphery of the mouth of the vial 12, and the mouth of the vial 12 is sealed. (See FIG. 22). Reference numeral 12X in FIG. 22 is a welding point.

Thereafter, the transparent sheet 1 by the adsorbent 137 is used.
In a state in which the suction of 23 is stopped and the annular plate 138 is temporarily stopped, the elevating cylinder 132 is slightly raised to narrow each portion of the divided annular body 145, and then the elevating cylinder 132 and the annular plate 138 are combined together. The tray _44-5 is raised and returned to the original position, and the tray _44-5 is lowered.

FIG. 23 shows the medicine bottle 12. A label 156 is attached to the outer periphery of the vial 12, and the mouth of the vial 12 is sealed with a sealing sheet 157.
The label 156 is attached by the label attaching device 7, and the sealing sheet 157 is formed by the transparent sheet sealing device 8. The knob 157a of the sealing sheet 157 is attached to the cylindrical blade 1 of the suction cutting unit 122.
When cut out of the transparent sheet 123 by 36, it is shaped by this cylindrical blade 136. Therefore, the cylindrical blade 136 has a portion having a shape corresponding to the knob 157a. The lid 158 is put on the mouth of the vial 12 by an inspector such as a pharmacist or a doctor, and closes the mouth of the vial 12.

When closing the mouth of the vial 12 with the lid 158, a lock mechanism is provided between the lid 158 and the top of the vial 12, and this lock mechanism is provided at a predetermined interval on the inner periphery of the lid 158. And a plurality of locking pieces 12a provided at regular intervals around the upper outer periphery of the vial 12, and a lock holding member 158h is provided so that the lock mechanism is not easily opened. Have. Locking the holding member 158h is provided so as to be movable in the inside of the lid 158, the flange portion 158h and the upper projecting portion 158h ₁
Having ₂ and the lower cylinder 158h _3.

As shown in FIG. 24 (a), the upper protruding portion 158h is provided so that the lock member 158a of the lid 158 is not easily released even if the lock member 158a is fitted to the locking piece 12a of the medicine vial 12. _With the elastic force of ₁ , the flange portion is brought into contact with the top of the vial 12, the locking member 158a is fitted into the recess of the locking piece 12a, and the locking piece 1 is rotated even when the lid 158 is rotated in the opening direction.
The lock can be held so that the angled portion (cam piece) 2a cannot be easily passed over.

FIG. 24B is a sectional view showing a state in which the medicine bottle 12 is closed with the lid 158 put thereon. As shown in the figure, the sealing sheet 157 is formed in a dish-like shape that is concavely recessed inside the top of the vial 12, and the annular vertical wall portion is welded to the inner peripheral wall of the vial 12 as described above. A lid 158 is further placed on the upper portion of the vial 12 sealed with the sealing sheet 157 in order to prevent children from breaking the sealing seal 157 by mistake.

The lid 158 has a lock mechanism for preventing the lid 158 from easily coming off when it is put on the vial 12, and since the member of the lock mechanism projects downward, The sealing sheet 157 has a concave shape so as not to interfere with the sealing sheet 157.

FIG. 25 shows another vial 12 having a height different from that of FIG. 23, and a sealing sheet 159 of a different type. Since the sealing sheet 159 is also cut out by the cylindrical blade 136 of the suction cutting unit 122, it is necessary to apply a blade having a shape corresponding to the sealing sheet 159. The transparent sheet 123 from which the sealing sheet 159 is cut out has a perforation 16 for cutting.
1 is formed in advance, and the perforations 161
The sealing sheet 159 is divided into a sealing area 162 and a printing area 163. When the printing area 163 is pulled after the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 is sealed with the sealing sheet 159, the sheet piece 159 is divided at the perforation 161 and a knob 162a is formed on the edge of the sealing area 162. .

FIGS. 26 to 27 (a), (b) and (c) show a sealing device 8 'of a type different from the transparent sheet sealing device 8. FIG.
Is shown. Whereas the sealing device 8 is of a type in which the sealing sheet 157 is welded to the top of the vial 12 along the inner periphery of the vertical edge, the sealing device 8 ′ is provided on the top of the vial 12. The difference is that the sealing sheet 157 is welded to the upper end surface.

As shown in FIG. 26, the point that the cutting welding unit 122 'is provided above the table 121 is the same as FIG.
And the transparent sheet 123 is supplied from the sheet supply reel 124 → the printing device 126 → the respective guide rollers 125.
→ Cutting welding unit 122 '→ Each guide roller 127 →
The same applies to the sequential feeding to the sheet take-up reel 128.

As shown in FIG. 26, the cutting welding unit 22 ′ is mounted on a support frame 129 supported by a vertical plate 129 v attached to a table 121.
32 'is supported so as to be able to move up and down, and this support rod 132' is engaged with a rack 133 'provided on its side surface.
34 'is driven up and down by a motor 135', and has an operating member 136 'at its lower end for cutting and welding.

As shown in FIG. 27 (a), the operating member 136 'includes a hollow cylindrical cylinder 137' and a cylinder 137 'and a piston 138' which is relatively movable in its length direction. 139 'accommodates the piston projecting portion 138a' elastically so as to always project downward. The piston 138 'is fitted at the large diameter portion at the upper end thereof with the large diameter portion on the inner periphery of the cylinder 137' and is prevented from falling off.

The spring 139 ′ is provided between the hollow large-diameter portion of the piston 138 ′ and the inner large-diameter portion of the cylinder 137 ′.
Is inserted, the elastic force of the spring 139 'is set to be larger than the reaction force when pushing the transparent sheet 123, and the piston 138' is not pushed back by the reaction force when pushing the transparent sheet 123. A heater 141 ′ is attached to a ring-shaped peripheral surface below the hollow large-diameter portion of the piston 138 ′,
A cylindrical blade 142 'is attached to the lower end surface of the cylinder 137'.

The lower end surfaces of the heater 141 'and the cylindrical blade 142' are formed at the same level, and the projection 138 of the piston 138 is further extended from the lower end surfaces by a predetermined distance.
a 'extends downward. The operating member 136 'is normally on standby at a height position where a predetermined gap is created between the lower end surface of the protrusion 138' and the transparent sheet 123 on the table 121.

It should be noted that the operating member 136 ′ has the structure shown in FIG.
Although the suction means and the split annular body for changing the diameter are not provided as in the above example, the sheet holding means as shown in FIG. 27A is used to hold the sheet when the transparent sheet 123 is cut and welded. 143 'are provided before and after in the moving direction of the two sets of sheets. Also, when cutting the transparent sheet 123, the diameter of the cylindrical blade 142 ′ is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the top of the medicine bottle 12 so as to allow a margin for cutting.
The sheet holding means 143 'may not be provided.

When the sealing sheet 157 is formed by the cutting and welding unit 122 'having the above structure, the operating member 136' is moved from the standby state to the pinion 1 as shown in FIG.
34 'is lowered by driving.
a 'is pushed into the inside diameter of the top of the vial 12, whereby the transparent sheet 123 is pushed into a dish shape along its lower end shape. Note that the sheet is made of a chemical product and has extensibility.

When the operating member 136 ′ is further lowered, the cylindrical blade 142 ′ cuts the transparent sheet 123 into a circular shape at a predetermined diameter to form the sealing sheet 157 and, at the same time, forms the sealing sheet 157. Heater 14 on the periphery
1 'comes into contact and presses the transparent sheet 123 against the upper end surface of the top of the vial 12. When the operating member 136 'is further lowered, as shown in FIG. 27C, the cylindrical blade 142'
Is lowered below the top of the vial, but the heater 141 '
Is in contact with the upper end surface of the sealing sheet 157 with the upper end of the sealing sheet 157 interposed therebetween.

For this reason, the pinion 134 'is held at its height by absorbing the change in the relative distance from the cylinder 137' by the spring 139 'and holding the pinion 134'. By energizing the heater 141 ′ in this state, the sealing sheet 157 is welded to the top end surface of the medicine bottle 12.

[0080] In the envelope feeder 9, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 30, the vial 12 on the receiving tray 44 _-5 is conveyed by the branch 58a of the conveyor frame 58, the vial 12 of the elevator It is received on the lifting floor 172, and the lifting floor 172 is raised to the height of the pendulum 173.

On the other hand, the envelope selection and printing unit 174
Indicates each small envelope 175, each middle envelope 176, and each large envelope 1
77, one of these envelopes is selected, printing is performed on the envelope, and then the envelope is sent out to the vacuum inclined table 179. This vacuum tilt table 17
At 9, the envelope 180 stops against the stop wall 181.

The vacuum tilt base 179 is supported at its substantially center at its center, and is positioned at two tilt positions as indicated by a solid line or a dashed line. In addition, the vacuum arm 182
Has its left end pivoted and its right end swinging up and down,
It is positioned at two positions. The vacuum tilt base 179 and the vacuum arm 182 are connected to a vacuum device 183. This vacuum device 183
When the air is sucked by the vacuum tilt table 17
While air is sucked through many small holes on the surface of 9,
Air is sucked from the tip of the vacuum arm 182.

Here, the envelope selection and printing unit 174
When the vacuum device 183 is operated after the envelope 180 is sent out to the vacuum tilt table 179 from the, the envelope 180 is sucked by the vacuum tilt table 179. In this state, after tilting the vacuum tilt base 179 as shown by the dashed line, and then swinging the right end of the vacuum arm 182 up and down, the mouth of the envelope 180 is placed at the right end of the vacuum arm 182 as shown in FIG. It is sucked and opened. Thereafter, the pendulum 173 of the elevator is swung, and the medicine bottle 12 on the elevating floor 172 is pushed down by the pendulum 173, so that the medicine bottle 12 falls into the envelope 180.
Then, when the vacuum device 183 is stopped, FIG.
As shown in, the envelope 180 slides from the vacuum inclined table 179 to the guide plate 184 without being sucked,
Move to a table not shown.

FIG. 31 shows a control system of the medicine packaging apparatus. In the figure, a host computer 201
Is separate from the medicine packaging apparatus, and inputs various data and commands described later here. CPU 202,
The stock memory 203 and the control device 204 are built in the medicine packaging device, and each section of the medicine packaging device, that is, the medicine bottle removal device 2, the intermittent conveyance device 4, the unsuitable bottle removing device 5, the medicine supply device 6, , The label sticking device 7, the transparent sheet sealing device 8, the envelope supply device 9, and the like.

The host computer 201 to the CPU 20
2 are print data and control data. The print data is label data, sealing sheet data, and envelope data. The label data indicates characters, symbols, and figures printed on the label paper 102 of the medicine bottle 12, and the sealing sheet data indicates characters, symbols, and figures printed on a sheet piece that seals the mouth of the medicine bottle 12. The envelope data indicates characters and symbols printed on an envelope accommodating the medicine bottle 12. The control data is feeder address, medicine number data, medicine bottle height data, and the like. The feeder address designates one of the feeders 85 in the medicine supply device 6, the medicine number data designates the number of medicines to be put into the medicine bottle 12, and the medicine bottle height data designates the medicine bottle storage. The type of the vial 12 to be taken out of the device 1 is designated.

The data transferred from the CPU 202 to the medicine supply device 6 is a feeder address and medicine number data contained in the control data. The CPU 202 manages the storage contents of the inventory memory 203.

The data transferred from the CPU 202 to the control device 204 is all of the print data, ie, label data, sealing sheet data, envelope data, and a part of the control data, ie, medicine bottle height data. Control device 204
Supplies the label data to the label sticking device 7, provides the sealing sheet data to the transparent sheet sealing device 8, provides the envelope data to the envelope supply device 9, and provides the vial height data to the vial removing device 2. . Further, the control device 204 instructs the operation timing of each department, and sequentially operates these departments.

FIGS. 29 to 31 show various data input and stored in the host computer 201 in advance.

The medicine data 211 shown in FIG. 29 includes the medicine name, shape, color, shape, component, weight, usage, side effects, first allowable amount, A second allowable amount, a third allowable amount, a fourth allowable amount, and the like are stored. For example, the first row contains gaster, drum, red, 2 grams, 3 times daily after meals, drowsiness, 50, 1
00, 150, and 200 are shown. Among these, the first allowable amount, the second allowable amount, the third allowable amount, and the fourth allowable amount are the lowest medicine bottles 12 stored in the medicine bottle storage device 1.
The number of medicines that can be filled into _-4 , the third height medicine bottle 12 _-3
The number of fillable drug, second height number of fillable drug vial 12 _-2, which indicates the number of fillable drug highest vial 12 _-1.

The patient data 212 in FIG. 30 stores the name, address, age, sex, medical department, disease name, symptom, allergy, classification, and ward for every patient who receives the medicine. For example, in the first row, Taro Yuyama, 1-chome, Osaka-cho
Turn, 48, man, internal medicine, influenza, fever, hay fever,
1. The second floor of the East ward is shown. The category among these indicates whether the patient is an inpatient or an outpatient, and if "1" is written in the category, it is an inpatient, and if "2" is written in the category , Outpatient.

The feeder data 213 shown in FIG. 31 includes, for each feeder address of each feeder 85 in the drug supply device 6, the name of the drug stored in the feeder 85, the number of drugs stored in the feeder 85, and the number of stored drugs. The upper limit of the number of possible medicines is stored. For example, the first column contains gaster, feeder address, 796, 1000
It is shown.

FIG. 32 shows inventory data 214 stored in the inventory memory 203 of the medicine packaging apparatus. This stock data 214 stores the stock quantity and the priority order for each feeder address of each feeder 85.
The stock quantity is the number of medicines stored in the feeder 85. The priority order is assigned to a plurality of feeders 85 accommodating the same type of medicine in the order of the number of stocks.

FIG. 33 shows the C of the host computer 201.
Prescription data entry table 21 displayed on RT display screen
5 is shown. The entry table 215 is used to enter prescription data, and the patient data entry column 21
6, a section entry section 217, a doctor name entry section 218, a medicine data entry section 219, and the like. An example of the entry is shown in FIG.
Shown in

Now, in the medicine packaging apparatus having such a configuration, the processing proceeds in the following procedure.

[Input of Prescription Data] By operating the keyboard of the host computer 201, the CRT
Enter the prescription data in the entry table 215 on the display screen of
The prescription data is input to the host computer 201. The contents include the name, address, age, and the like of the patient read from the patient data 212, and the name and number of medicines given to the patient.

[Generation of Print Data and Control Data]
Print data and control data are generated based on the prescription data input previously or the medicine data 211, the patient data 212, and the feeder data 213 set in advance. These data are stored in the host computer 20.
1 to the CPU 202. The CPU 202
The control unit 204 is notified of the vial height data included in the print data and the control data.

[Removal of medicine bottle] Upon receiving the print data and the medicine bottle height data, the control device 204 notifies the medicine height data to the medicine bottle removal device 2 and activates the medicine bottle removal device 2. In response, the vial removing device 2 selects the vial 12 having the height indicated by the vial height data from the vials 12 _{-1 to} 12 _-4 of the four different heights, The medicine bottle 12 is taken out. The vial 12 is transferred from the vial pickup device 2 to vial erecting unit 3 is loaded by the vial erecting device 3 on the first pan 44 _-1 of the intermittent conveyor 4.

[0098] When [ineligible vial exclusion] vial 12 is placed by the vial erecting unit 3 on the first pan 44 _-1, the controller 204 lowers the pan 44 _-1 ,
Start intermittent transport device 4, it is conveyed the vial 12 into the second pan 44 _-2. The height of the vial 12 is measured by a vial height sensor 67, and the vial 12
Is notified to the control device 204. Control device 204
Compares the height measured by the vial height sensor 67 with the height indicated by the vial height data, determines that the two match, and determines “true”;
Here, when the determination of “false” is made, the control device 204
It raises the pan 44 _-2 to start the ineligible vial exclusion device 5, pushes her the vial 12 from the pan 44 _-2.

[0099] Upon completion of the determination of the vial 12 height [supply of the drug], the controller 204 activates the intermittent transport device 4, is conveyed the vial 12 into the third receiving tray 44 _-3 . Then, the control device 204 instructs the activation of the medicine supply device 6 through the CPU 202. Also, the CPU 202
Controls the medicine supply device 6 based on the feeder address and the medicine number data included in the control data. In the medicine supply device 6, the feeder 85 indicated by the feeder address is operated to discharge each medicine of the number indicated by the medicine number data from the feeder 85, and these medicines are dropped into the hopper 73. These agents are collected by a hopper 73, vial 1 on the receiving tray 44 _-3
2 is filled.

[0100] Upon completion of the filling of the [label sticking paper] vial 12, the controller 204 activates the intermittent transport device 4, is transported to the vial 12 to the fourth receiving tray 44 _-4 Then, the tray _44-4 is raised. Then, the control device 204 notifies the label attaching device 7 of the label data that is the print data, and activates the device 7. Label attaching device 7 prints characters indicated by the label data, symbols and graphics, etc. on a label on the label sheet 102 is stuck to the label on the outer periphery of vial 12 on the receiving tray 44 _-4.

[0102] Upon completion of the sticking of [vial sealing] label, the controller 204 activates the intermittent transport device 4, is transported to the vial 12 to the fifth pan 44 _-5, this Raise the pan _44-5 . Then, the control device 204
Notifies the transparent sheet sealing device 8 of the sealing sheet data, which is print data, and starts the device 8. The transparent sheet sealing device 8 prints characters, symbols, figures, and the like indicated by the sealing sheet data on the transparent sheet 123, and seals the opening of the medicine bottle 12 with the sheet pieces of the transparent sheet 123.

[Storing in Envelope] When the sealing of the medicine bottle 12 is completed, the control device 204 activates the intermittent transport device 4 and
The vial 12 is moved onto the elevator floor 172 of the elevator, and the elevator floor 172 is raised to lift the vial 12. Then, the control device 204 notifies the envelope supply device 9 of the envelope data which is the print data, and activates the device 9. The envelope selection and printing unit 174 of the envelope supply device 9 includes large, medium, and small envelopes 175, 176, and 176.
One of 177 is selected, the character and the symbol indicated by the envelope data are printed on the envelope, and the mouth of the envelope is opened to stand by. Thereafter, the medicine bottle 12 is moved up and down the floor 172.
And drop it into an envelope.

Such processing procedures, ie, [input of prescription data], [generation of print data and control data], [removal of medicine bottle], [elimination of unqualified medicine bottle],
[Supply of medicine], [sticking of label paper], [sealing of medicine bottle], [storage in envelope] are repeated each time medicine medicine is filled into medicine bottle 12.

The first tray 4 of the intermittent transport device 4
4 when transporting the _-1 vial 12 of the second pan 44 _-2 conveys the new vial 12 to the first receiving tray 44 _-1, to each receiving tray 44 _-1 to 44 _-5 Medicine bottle 12
And the processing of these medicine bottles 12 proceeds in parallel.

Next, details of each of the above processes will be described one by one. First, the processing of [input of prescription data] and [generation of print data and control data] will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The entry table 215 is displayed on the display screen of the CRT of the host computer 201, and entries are made in the entry table 215 as shown in FIG. 34 (step 301). In the patient data entry column 216 of the entry table 215, "Taro Yuyama" is a patient name, "male" is a gender, "internal medicine" is a medical department, "48" is an age, and "East ward 2" is a ward.
Floor ”is entered. The entry in the patient data entry column 216 is performed by reading the patient data 212 in FIG. 30 and designating the column of “Taro Yuyama” in the patient data 212. In response, the host computer 201
The column of “Taro Yuyama” in the patient data 212 is read, and a part of the column of “Taro Yuyama” is copied to the patient data entry column 216 of the entry table 215. Similarly, copying to the section entry column 217 is performed. This classification entry column 21
7, "2" indicating an inpatient is entered, and "1" indicating an outpatient is also included.

Also, the doctor name entry column 2 of the entry table 215
By operating the keyboard, the respective contents are entered in 18 and the medicine data entry column 219. "Keita Yasuoka" is entered in the doctor name entry field 218. In the medicine data entry column 219, the name of each medicine given to this patient, the number of each medicine, and the like are entered.

When the entry of the prescription data into the entry table 215 is completed, the host computer 201 determines whether or not the prescription data is valid (step 30).
2). For example, if any of the pre-registered doctor names is not entered in the doctor name entry field 218 or a drug name that does not correspond to each pre-registered drug name is entered, the prescription It is determined that the data is invalid (Step 302, No), an error is displayed (Step 303), and the process returns to Step 301. If the prescription data is determined to be valid (step 302,
Yes), the host computer 201 forms print data and control data (steps 304 and 30).
5). The print data includes label data, sealing sheet data, and envelope data as described above. The label data is formed one by one for each drug name in the prescription data, and the patient name read from the prescription data, the drug name, the number of drugs, and the usage read from the drug name column in the drug data 211 in FIG. Etc., and are printed on the label of the medicine bottle 12 later. For example, the label data for the drug name "Gaster" is "Taro Yuyama", "Gaster", "4000", "After eating three times a day", and the like.

The sealing sheet data is formed one by one for each medicine name in the prescription data, and the medicine name, the number of medicines, the shape, the color, the component, and the figure of the medicine read from the column of the medicine name in the medicine data 211. The patient's symptoms and allergies read from the patient data 212 are printed on a sheet piece that seals the medicine bottle 12 later. For example, the sealing sheet data for the drug name “Gaster” is “Gaster”, “4000”, “drum”, “red”, “gustamine”, “hay fever”, and the like.

Note that the shape and color of the medicine may be represented by a graphic. More specifically, the medicine is photographed, converted into a digital image, subjected to image processing, and a simplified medicine figure is formed and stored.

The envelope data is formed for one prescription data, and includes the patient's name, each medicine name, and the patient data 212.
The address is read from an envelope, which is later printed on an envelope accommodating each medicine bottle 12. For example, the envelope data for the prescription data of FIG. 34 is “Taro Yuyama”, “1-1, Osakamachi”, “Gaster”, “Rasix”, “Artacton”, “Mionar”, “Plzenide”, etc. Become.

On the other hand, the control data includes a feeder address, medicine number data, medicine bottle height data and the like as described above. The feeder address is formed one by one for each medicine name entered in the medicine data entry field 219, and is obtained by searching for the corresponding medicine name from the feeder data 213 in FIG. For example, three feeder addresses “A-01” from the column of the drug name “Gaster”,
“A-02” and “A-03” are read. here,
When a plurality of feeder addresses are set for one medicine name, the medicine of this medicine name is stored in the plurality of feeders 85 in the medicine supply device 6.

The data on the number of drugs is entered in a drug data entry field 219.
Is formed one by one for each drug name entered in the prescription data, and is read from the prescription data. For example, in the case of the medicine name “Gaster”, the number of medicines indicates 40 because the number of medicines is 40 in the prescription data.

The medicine bottle height data is entered in the medicine data entry field 21.
The number of each medicine is determined in accordance with the permissible amount by referring to the first to fourth allowable amounts in the medicine data 211. For example, in the case of the medicine name “Gaster”, the number of medicines is 40, so the vial height data is determined according to the first allowable amount up to the number of 50, and the lowest vial 12 _-4.
Is shown.

When the print data and the control data are formed in this way, the host computer 201 notifies the CPU 202 of the medicine packaging device of these data (step 306).

The CPU 202 notifies the control device 204 of the vial height data included in the print data and the control data.

Next, the above-mentioned [remove medicine bottle] process is as follows.
This is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, upon receiving the print data and the vial height data, which is control data, the control device 204 notifies the vial removal device 2 of the vial height data and activates the vial removal device 2 ( Step 311). For example, when the medicine bottle height data indicates the lowest medicine bottle 12 _-4 , the medicine bottle removal device 2 sets the medicine bottle storage frames 1 of the medicine bottle storage device 1 to each other.
1 _-4, take out the lowest vial 12 _-4 from any of 11 _-5. At this time, the distance measuring sensor 16 of vial accommodating frame 11 which the vial 12 _-4 taken out, the orientation of the vial 12 _-4 is detected, (step this detection result is notified to the control unit 204 312).

[0118] When the vial 12 _-4 are carried by the vial take-out apparatus 2 to the vial erecting unit 3, the control device 204
Activates the medicine bottle erecting device 3 and the distance measuring sensor 1
6 in response to the detected orientation of the vial 12 _-4 by providing an indication of whether or not inverting the vial 12 _-4 vial erecting unit 3 (step 313). Vial erecting unit 3 receives the vial 12 _-4 to the vial take-out apparatus 2, inverts the vial 12 _-4 depending on whether the instruction to invert (Step 3
14), or not to invert placed on the first pan 4 _-1 of the intermittent conveyor 4 (step 315). Thus, vial 12 _-4 rests in the first pan 4 _-1 to erect.

After that, the control device 204 sets the tray 44 _-1
Is lowered, and the transport frame 58 is moved to
To transport the 2 _-4 second pan 44 _-2.

Next, the processing of [elimination of unqualified medicine bottles] is performed according to the flowchart of FIG.

[0121] First, the control unit 204 receives the detection output of vial height sensor 67 (step 321), the height of the vial 12 _-4 detected by the sensor 67, indicated by the vial height data The height of the medicine bottle 12 _-4
Is determined as true or false (step 322). If this determination is "true" (step 322, Ye
s) If the rejection motor 65 of the unqualified vial removing device 5 is not operated and the height of the vial 12 determined by the vial height sensor 67 is “false” (step 322, N)
o), the second receiving tray 44 _-2 to be raised into a working position, actuates the exclusion motor 65, the U-shaped frame 62 is reciprocated by the U-shaped frame 62, the pan 44 _-2 The medicine bottle 12 is pushed down onto the slide 69 (step 32).
3). Further, the control device 204 suspends the control of the medicine packaging device, and notifies the host computer 201 of the "error occurrence" via the CPU 202. In response, the host computer 201 displays "error occurred" on the display screen of the CRT (step 324).

Thereafter, the control device 204 sets the pan _44-2.
Is lowered, the transport frame 58 is moved, and the medicine bottle 12 is moved.
It is conveyed _-4 third of the pan 44 _-3.

Next, the processing of [supply of medicine] is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the allowed transport the vial 12 _-4 third pan 44 _-3, the controller 2
04 instructs the CPU 202 to activate the drug supply device 6 (step 331).

In response to this, the CPU 202 determines that each feeder address “A-01”, “A
Based on the drug number data indicating the number 40 of each drug of the drug name “Gaster” and “A-03”, the allocation to these feeder addresses is determined (step 3).
32). That is, the CPU 202 stores the inventory memory 203
Of the feeder addresses "A-01", "A-02", "A-0".
Each priority "3", "1", and "2" corresponding to "3" is read. Then, the number 40 of each medicine of the medicine name “Gaster” is divided by the number 3 of each feeder address,
The quotient 13 and the remainder 1 are obtained, and the priority order “1”, that is, the feeder address “A-02” of the most stock 430 is obtained.
, The sum of the quotient 13 and the remainder 1 is assigned to the feeder addresses “A-01” and “A-03” of the other priorities “3” and “2”.
Respectively.

If a predetermined type of medicine is stored in only one feeder, the stock data 214 has a priority "0" corresponding to the address of this feeder.
Is set. For example, the feeder address "A-0
The priority order “0” is set corresponding to “4”. In the case of this priority order “0”, all of the numbers of the respective medicines indicated by the medicine number data are converted into one feeder address “A-0”.
4 "only.

Subsequently, the CPU 202 checks the feeder addresses “A-01”, “A-02”, “A-03”,
Then, the respective numbers 13, 14, and 13 assigned to the respective feeder addresses are notified to the medicine supply device 6 (step 333).

In the medicine supply device 6, each feeder address "A-01", "A-02", "A-03", and the number 13 assigned to each feeder address,
In response to 14 and 13, each feeder 85 indicated by these feeder addresses is activated. These feeders 85 discharge the medicines one by one (step 33).
4), each time the discharge of the drug is detected by the agent sensor 94, counts down each number 13,14,13 allocated (step 335), the respective count values n _1, n _2, n ₃ zero (Step 336, Y
es) Continue to drain the drug. As a result, thirteen medicines are discharged from the feeder 85 at the address “A-01”, and 14 medicines are discharged from the feeder 85 at the address “A-02”.
The medicines are discharged, and 13 medicines are discharged from the feeder 85 at the address “A-03”. A total of 40 medicines fall to the hopper 73 and are collected at the center of the hopper 73.

When these feeders 85 count down the respective count values n ₁ , n ₂ , n ₃ to zero (step 336, Yes), the CPU 202 notifies this fact.
And the control device 204 (step 337).

[0129] Even if the medicine ejection operation is repeated several times, if the medicine sensor 94 does not detect the medicine ejection, each of the feeders 85 gives an "Error" message to the CPU 20.
2 through the host computer 201 and the control device 20
Notify 4. In response, the host computer 20
1 displays "Error occurred" on the display screen of the CRT,
The control device 204 interrupts the control of the medicine packaging device.

Upon receiving the notification of step 337, CPU 202 updates stock data 214 in stock memory 203 (step 338). In other words, the numbers 13, 14, and 13 already supplied are stored in the respective feeder addresses "A-0".
1 "," A-02 ", and" A-03 "are subtracted from the respective stock numbers 315, 430, and 408, and the stock numbers are updated to 302, 416, and 395. Further, the priority order is updated in accordance with the number of updated stock quantities 302, 416, and 395.

Further, the CPU 202 notifies the host computer 201 of the updated new stock quantities 315, 430, and 408 together with the feeder addresses "A-01", "A-02", and "A-03". In response to this, the host computer 201 sets the feeder addresses “A-01”, “A-02”,
The stock quantity corresponding to "A-03" is updated (step 339).

On the other hand, the control device 204 determines in step 337
Is received, the third tray 4 of the intermittent transport device 4
_4-3 is increased (step 340). Accordingly, the lower end lifting cylinder 75 of the hopper 73 is pushed up by the vial 12 _-4 on pan 44 _-3, missing holes 76 discharge port 7
When the number matches 4, the 40 medicines are filled into the medicine bottle _12-4 through the discharge port 74 and the through hole 76. At this time, the control device 204 is waiting for the detection output of the medicine introduction confirmation sensor 95 (step 341), and when the upper end of the elevating cylinder 75 is detected by the medicine introduction confirmation sensor 95 (step 341; Yes), the tray is received. Stop climbing _44-3 ,
The tray _44-3 is lowered (step 342).

[0133] Thus the 40 each agent was charged into the vial 12 _-4, since lowering the pan 44 _-3, the controller 204
Moves the transport frame 58 of the intermittent transport device 4,
Is conveyed vial 12 _-4 to fourth receiving tray 44 _-4 raise the pan 44 _-4.

Next, the process of "sticking label paper" is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the control device 204 notifies the printing device 104 of the label sticking device 7 of the label data included in the print data, and activates the label sticking device 7 (step 351). For example,
According to the label data, "Taro Yuyama", "Gaster",
“4000”, “after three meals a day” and the like are indicated, and the label data is notified to the printing apparatus 104.

In the label sticking apparatus 7, the label paper 102
The label data is printed on the label 156 of the label paper 102 by the printing device 104 while conveying the image data (step 352). The label 156 is peeled off as described above from the label paper 102 is guided between the sponge roller 114 and the vial 12 _-4 is adhered to the vial 12 ₄ (step 353). Thus, "Taro Yuyama", "Gaster", "4000", the label 156 was printed such as "three times daily after meals" is attached to vial 12 _-4.

Thereafter, the control device 204 sets the tray 44 _-4.
Is lowered, the transport frame 58 is moved, and the medicine bottle 12 is moved.
_-4 to the fifth tray 44 _-5 , and the tray 44
Increase _-5 .

Next, the process of [sealing the medicine bottle] is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the control device 20
4 notifies the printing device 126 of the transparent sheet sealing device 8 of the sealing sheet data included in the print data, and activates the transparent sheet sealing device 8 (step 361). For example, according to the sealing sheet data, the drug name "Gaster"
The sealing sheet data for “Gaster”, “40
00, "drum", "red", "gustamine", "hay fever", etc., and the sealing sheet data is notified to the printing device 126.

In the transparent sheet sealing device 8, the transparent sheet 1
23, the sealing sheet data is printed on the transparent sheet 123 by the printing device 126 (step 36).
2) The transparent sheet 12 on which the sealing sheet data is printed
Push cutter 3 of a near portion Move to the mouth of vial 12 _-4, which sheet pieces formed by welding the mouth of the vial 12 _-4 by sealing the mouth of the vial 12 _-4 (Step 3
63).

In the case of the sheet piece 157 shown in FIG. 23, the sealing sheet data is printed on the entire sheet piece 157. Further, in the case of the sheet piece 159 shown in FIG. 24, since the sheet piece 159 is divided into the sealing area 162 and the printing area 163, the sealing sheet data is printed only in the printing area 163.

[0140] After thus sealing the mouth of the vial 12 _-4, the control device 204, lowers the receiving tray 44 _-5, to move the conveyor frame 58, the vial 12 _-4 elevator floor 172 of the elevator To be transported.

Next, the process of [Store in Envelope] will be described with reference to FIG.
Is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the control device 2
04 activates the elevator of the envelope supply device 9 and the medicine bottle 1
The elevator floor 172 loaded with 2 _-4 is raised to the height of the pendulum 173 (step 371).

Further, the control device 204 notifies the envelope selection and printing unit 174 of the envelope supply device 9 of the envelope data included in the print data (step 372). For example, the envelope data indicates "Taro Yuyama", "1-1, Osakamachi", "Gaster", "Rasix", "Artacton", "Mionar", "Plzenide", and the like. Selection and printing unit 17
4 is notified.

Further, the control device 204 controls the envelope selection and printing unit 17 according to the number of each medicine name in the envelope data.
4, each small envelope 175, each middle envelope 176,
And one of the large envelopes 177 (step 3
73). For example, if the envelope data indicates two or less drug names, the small envelope 175 is selected. If three or more drug names are indicated, the small envelope 175 is selected.
76, and if five or more drug names are indicated, the large envelope 177 is selected. Here, the envelope data indicates five types of drug names “Gaster”, “Lasix”, “Artacton”, “Mional”, and “Plzenide”, so that the control device 204
Selects the large envelope 177 and notifies this to the envelope selection and printing unit 174. In response, the envelope selection and printing unit 174 pulls out the large envelope 177 and prints "Taro Yuyama", "1-1 Osaka-cho" and the name of each drug indicated by the envelope data on the large envelope 177. (Step 374), the large envelope 177 is sent out to the vacuum inclined table 179 (Step 375).

In the envelope supply device 9, the vacuum device 18
3 is started, and the large envelope 177 is moved to the vacuum inclined table 179.
, And the vacuum tilt table 179 is tilted,
The vacuum arm 182 to open by sucking mouth of the large envelope 177 (step 376), pushed down in vial 12 _-4 on the lift floor 172 by the pendulum 173 of the elevator, the large envelope in 177 the vial 12 _-4 (Step 377). And the elevator floor 17
2 is lowered (step 378).

Then, the control device 204 counts down the number of each medicine name in the envelope data (step 379),
If the count value m is not zero (step 380, N
o), until the next vial 12 is moved from the fifth pan 44 _-5 of the intermittent conveyor 4 to the lifting floor 172 of the elevator, to wait for an envelope feeder 9 (step 381).

Here, as described above, the intermittent transport device 4
For each of the trays 44 _{-1 to} 44 _-5 , the processing of the medicine bottle 12 is in progress. Therefore, when the envelope supply device 9 is on standby (step 381), each medicine of the next medicine name “Rasix” written in the prescription data is filled, the label 156 is attached, and the sheet is sealed with the sheet piece 157. vial 12 the is moved from the fifth pan 44 _-5 of the intermittent conveyor 4 to the lifting floor 172 of the elevator (step 38
1, Yes). In response, controller 204 raises floor 172 (step 382).

Thereafter, the flow returns to step 377, in which the medicine bottle 12 on the elevating floor 172 is moved by the pendulum 173 to the large envelope 17.
7, and the elevator floor 172 of the elevator is lowered (step 378).

Similarly, the count value m is counted down for each of the other drug names “Altactone”, “Mional”, and “Plzenide” entered in the prescription data (step 379), and the count value m is zero. If not (step 38
0, No), each drug is filled, a label 156 is attached,
The medicine bottle 12 sealed by the sheet piece 157 is moved up and down the floor 17.
2 (Step 381, Ye
s) The elevating floor 172 is raised (Step 382), and the process returns to Step 377, where the medicine bottle 12 is pushed down and dropped into the large envelope 177. Then, the processing for the last drug name “Plzenide” is completed, and Step 377 is performed.
When the count returns to (step 379), the count value m becomes zero (step 380, Yes), and the flow proceeds to the next step 383.

In this step 383, the control device 2
04 notifies the envelope supply device 9 that the storage of each medicine bottle 12 is completed. In response to this, the envelope supply device 9 stops the vacuum device 183 and discharges the large envelope 177 from the vacuum inclined table 179 to an external table via the guide plate 184.

The large envelope 17 thus discharged to the table
7 is inspected by an inspector such as a pharmacist or a doctor. For example, in the case of the medicine bottle 12 shown in FIG.
Based on the sealing sheet data printed on 57, that is, the name of the medicine, the number of the medicines, the shape, the color, the composition of the medicines, the symptoms and allergies of the patient, and the like, the sheet pieces 157 are transparently inserted into each of the medicine bottles 12. Check the shape and color of the drug, and check if the drug is appropriate for the symptoms and allergies of the patient. Then, the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 is covered with a lid, and the mouth is closed.

In this way, the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 is
If the medicine bottle 12 is filled with each medicine, the medicine bottle 12 is filled with the medicine until it is inspected by an inspector.
Even if is left for a long time, dust and foreign matter do not enter the medicine bottle 12. Further, since the sheet piece 157 is transparent, each medicine in the medicine bottle 12 can be easily checked. Furthermore, the specialized data printed on the sheet piece 157 is distinguished from the label data printed on the label 156 of the medicine bottle 12, so that confusion for the patient does not occur.

In the case of the medicine bottle 12 shown in FIG. 24, the sheet piece 159 is divided into a sealing area 162 for sealing the mouth of the medicine bottle 12 and a printing area 163 which is separated from the mouth of the medicine bottle 12. Therefore, the sealing sheet data is stored in the print area 163
Print on And when the inspection by the inspector is completed,
Perforations 16 between the sealing area 162 and the printing area 163
The print area 163 is cut off along the line 1. By separating the print area 163, it is clear that the print area 163 has been inspected.

By the way, in the process of [drug supply], each step 337, 33 in the flowchart of FIG.
As described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 339, after each medicine is discharged from the feeder 85 of the medicine supply device 6, the stock data 214 of the stock memory 203 and the feeder data 213 of the host computer 201 are rewritten, and each medicine in the feeder 85 is rewritten. Has been updated. Therefore, the host computer 201 can manage the stock quantity of each feeder 85 of the medicine supply device 6. For example, each feeder 85
When the stock quantity of the feeder 85 falls below a predetermined threshold value, it is sufficient to instruct the feeder 85 to replenish each medicine on the display screen of the CRT.

When replenishing the feeder 85 with each drug, the feeder 85 is pulled out of the feeder column 74 and removed, and the feeder 85 before refilling each drug is removed.
, And the weight of the feeder 85 after replenishment, and inputs the weight and the name of the medicine into the host computer 201. The host computer 201 calculates the difference between these weights, that is, the weight of each refilled drug,
The medicine data 211 in FIG. 29 is searched to determine the weight of one medicine, and the weight of each replenished medicine is divided by the weight of the medicine to obtain its quotient, that is, the number of each replenished medicine. . Then, the host computer 201 searches the feeder data 213 in FIG. 34 based on the input medicine name, and updates the number of medicines in this medicine name column to the number of each replenished medicine. Therefore, the feeder 8 before and after replenishment does not need to count the number of replenished medicines.
It is only necessary to measure and input each weight of No. 5 and specify the name of the medicine.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the host computer 201 and the medicine packaging apparatus have a one-to-one relationship.
One host computer 201 may manage a plurality of medicine packaging devices. For example, a medicine packing device for an inpatient and a medicine packing device for an outpatient are distinguished from each other, and “2” indicating the hospitalized patient is entered in the prescription data section 217 of the prescription data input to the host computer 201 in FIG.
Is entered, the packaging of each medicine is instructed to the medicine packaging apparatus for the inpatient, and if "1" indicating the outpatient is entered in the section entry column 217, the packaging of each medicine is carried out. Instruct outpatient drug packaging device.

In addition, for each of a plurality of patients, drug history data indicating the patient's drug history, that is, the type and medical history of each drug previously administered, is created, and the drug history data of each patient is input to the host computer. By managing the same type of medicine, it is possible to give a large amount of each medicine of the same type to one patient, or to avoid dangerous combinations among combinations of each kind of medicine.

[0157] Further, each medicine packaging device is arranged in a plurality of hospitals and a plurality of pharmacies, and these medicine packaging devices are installed in one.
It may be managed by one host computer as a whole. Also in this case, it is preferable to input and manage the drug history data of each patient into the host computer to ensure the safety of these patients.

[0158]

As described in detail above, the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention has a plurality of kinds of stored medicines which are respectively distributed to the medicine bottles and supplied, and the medicines discharged from these feeders are filled. Sealing means for sealing the mouth of the vial with a transparent sheet, the sealing means comprising a sheet pushing member for pushing the transparent sheet, a cutter for the transparent sheet, and a heater for welding the transparent sheet to the vial mouth. Then, the transparent sheet was pressed into the vial of the vial in the shape of a dish to form a sealing sheet and welded to seal the vial of the vial, so that the vial sealed with the transparent sheet was obtained by this packaging device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign substances from being mixed into the drug until the drug is finally checked after filling the drug into the vial, and because the sheet is transparent, the drug in the vial can be visually recognized. An advantageous effect is obtained.

In the medicine inspection method of the present invention, the medicine bottle is filled with the medicine, and then the mouth of the medicine bottle is sealed with a transparent sheet on which the medicine data is printed. In the medicine inspection step, the printed data and the medicine are filled. Since the medicines are compared to determine whether they match, an advantageous effect is obtained in that the medicines can be inspected very easily, quickly, efficiently, and accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a drug packaging device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a medicine bottle storage device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a lower portion of the medicine bottle storage device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a medicine bottle storage frame in the medicine bottle storage device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a medicine bottle removing device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a medicine bottle removing device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a medicine bottle erecting arrangement device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an intermittent transport device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the intermittent transfer device of FIG. 8 and the upright disposing device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an ineligible medicine bottle removing device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an ineligible medicine bottle removing device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the drug supply device in the device of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing the drug supply device of FIG. 12;

14 is a perspective view showing a feeder in the drug supply device of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing a lower side of a hopper in the drug supply device of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view showing a lower side of a hopper in the drug supply device of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a label sticking apparatus in the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 18 is a side view showing the label attaching device of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front view showing the label attaching device of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a transparent sheet sealing device in the device of FIG. 1;

21 is an enlarged perspective view showing the transparent sheet sealing device of FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a sectional view showing a lower portion of the transparent sheet sealing device of FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a medicine bottle in the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view of the medicine bottle and an explanatory view of its operation.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing another medicine bottle in the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of an example of another type of transparent sheet sealing device.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view of details and operation of an operation member of the above device.

FIG. 28 is a side view schematically showing an envelope supply device in the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 29 is a side view showing the operation of the envelope supply device of FIG. 28;

FIG. 30 is a side view showing the operation of the envelope supply device of FIG. 28;

FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a control system of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing drug data stored in a host computer in the control system of FIG. 31.

FIG. 33 is a view showing patient data stored in a host computer in the control system of FIG. 31;

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing feeder data stored in a host computer in the control system of FIG. 31;

FIG. 35 is a view showing inventory data stored in an inventory memory in the control system of FIG. 31;

36 is a diagram showing a prescription data entry table displayed on a display screen of a CRT of a host computer in the control system of FIG. 31.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an entry example of the entry table of FIG. 33;

38 is a flowchart showing processing of [input of prescription data] and [generation of print data and control data] in the control system of FIG. 31.

FIG. 39 [Removal of medicine bottle] in the control system of FIG. 31
Flowchart showing the processing of

40 is a flowchart showing the processing of [elimination of unqualified medicine bottles] in the control system of FIG. 31.

41 is a flowchart showing a process of [supply of medicine] in the control system of FIG. 31.

42 is a flowchart showing a process of [sticking label paper] in the control system of FIG. 31.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing a process of [sealing of a vial] in the control system of FIG. 31;

FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing a process of [Store in Envelope] in the control system of FIG. 31;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 medicine bottle storage device 2 medicine bottle removal device 3 medicine bottle erecting device 4 intermittent transport device 5 improper medicine bottle removal device 6 medicine supply device 7 label sticking device 8 transparent seal sealing device 9 envelope supply device

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. A feeder for separately supplying a plurality of types of stored medicines to a medicine bottle, and sealing means for sealing a mouth of the medicine bottle filled with the medicine discharged from these feeders with a transparent sheet. In the medicine packaging apparatus, the sealing means presses the transparent sheet into the upper end of the mouth of the medicine bottle, and a transparent sheet into a predetermined shape before or after pressing the transparent sheet by the pressing member. A cutter for cutting, and a heater for welding the pressed transparent sheet to the upper end of the mouth of the vial, so that the transparent sheet is formed into a dish-like shape in the upper end of the mouth of the vial by the sheet pushing member. A medicine dispensing apparatus characterized in that a sealing sheet is formed by being pushed in and the mouth of the medicine bottle is sealed by welding the sheet. 2. The sheet pushing member according to claim 1, wherein the sheet pushing member of the sealing unit includes a suction unit for sucking the transparent sheet, and the cutter is provided to cut the transparent sheet into a predetermined shape in a state where the transparent sheet is sucked by the suction unit. Is provided such that the cut transparent sheet is pressed into the upper end of the mouth of the vial to form a sealing sheet having a dish shape in cross section, and the heater places the sealing sheet on the inner periphery of the upper end of the mouth of the vial. The medicine packaging device according to claim 1, wherein the medicine packaging device is provided so as to be welded along. 3. The sheet pushing member of the sealing means is formed of a divided annular body whose outer diameter can be expanded and contracted, and the heater is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the divided annular body, and the divided annular body is contracted. The transparent sheet is pushed into the upper end of the mouth of the vial to form a sealing sheet having a dish shape in cross section, and the divided annular body is expanded to bring the upper end of the sealing sheet into contact with the upper end of the mouth of the vial. 3. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sealing sheet is welded to the inner periphery of the upper end by the heater. 4. A piston rod of a predetermined diameter is used as the sheet pushing means of the sealing means, and a relatively movable cylinder is fitted around the outer periphery of the piston rod via an elastic member, and the cutter is provided at the lower end thereof. 2. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an annular heater is provided on the lower end surface of the large diameter portion. 5. The medicine dispenser according to claim 4, further comprising sheet holding means for holding the transparent sheet at a predetermined position when the mouth of the medicine bottle is sealed with the transparent sheet by the sealing means. Packaging equipment. 6. The drug component according to claim 1, further comprising a transparent sheet printing means for printing, on the transparent sheet, data relating to the drug filled in the medicine bottle sealed by the transparent sheet. Packaging equipment. 7. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transparent sheet has a sealing area for sealing a mouth of the medicine bottle, and a printing area protruding from the mouth of the medicine bottle. 8. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a cut line for separating these areas is formed at a boundary between the sealing area and the printing area of the transparent sheet. 9. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a transparent sheet printing means for printing, on a printing area of the transparent sheet, data relating to a medicine filled in a medicine bottle sealed by the transparent sheet. . 10. A medicine bottle storage means for distributing and storing a plurality of kinds of medicine bottles, and a medicine bottle to be filled with each medicine is designated from each kind of medicine bottles stored in the medicine bottle storage means. Medicine bottle designating means, medicine bottle taking out means for taking out a medicine bottle of the type designated by the medicine bottle designating means from the medicine bottle accommodating means, and mouth detection for detecting a mouth of the medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means. By means, by the time the medicine bottle is filled with the medicine, the posture of the medicine bottle is corrected based on the detection output of the mouth detection means so that the mouth of the medicine bottle faces upward. The medicine packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a medicine bottle erecting means for erecting. 11. A medicine bottle judging means for judging a kind of a medicine bottle to be taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means, and a kind of the medicine bottle designated by the medicine bottle designation means for the kind of the medicine bottle judged by the medicine bottle judging means. 11. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a medicine bottle removing means for removing the medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means if the type does not match. 12. Enclosed means for enclosing a vial filled with a plurality of medicines in an envelope, and envelope printing means for printing, on the envelope, data relating to the medicine in the vial enclosed in the envelope. A drug packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 13. A medicine packaging apparatus, comprising: a plurality of feeders each of which stores a plurality of kinds of medicines, discharges a plurality of medicines from these feeders, and fills the medicine bottles with these medicines. Medicine bottle storage means for distributing and storing bottles, medicine bottle designation means for designating one of each kind of medicine bottle, and medicine bottle storage means for the kind of medicine bottle designated by the medicine bottle designation means A vial removing means for removing the vial, a mouth detecting means for detecting a mouth of the vial taken out by the vial storing means, and a mouth of the vial facing upward until the medicine is filled in the vial. And a medicine bottle erecting means for correcting the posture of the medicine bottle based on the detection output of the mouth detecting means and erecting the medicine bottle. 14. A medicine bottle judging means for judging a kind of the medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means, and a medicine bottle in which the kind of the medicine bottle judged by the medicine bottle judging means is designated by the medicine bottle designating means. 14. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising an exclusion means for excluding the medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means if the type does not match. 15. A medicine packaging apparatus for dispensing a plurality of medicines, each of which contains a plurality of medicines, and discharges a plurality of medicines from the feeders and fills the medicine bottles with these medicines. A medicine packaging apparatus comprising: an enclosing means for enclosing a filled medicine bottle in an envelope; and an envelope printing means for printing data on a medicine in the medicine bottle enclosed in the envelope on the envelope. 16. A medicine packaging apparatus for dispensing a plurality of medicines, each containing a plurality of medicines, and discharging a plurality of medicines from these feeders to fill the medicine bottles with the medicines. Medicine bottle storage means for distributing and storing bottles, medicine bottle designation means for designating one of each kind of medicine bottle, and medicine bottle storage means for the kind of medicine bottle designated by the medicine bottle designation means Means for taking out the vial from the bottle, means for detecting the mouth of the vial taken out by the means for taking out the vial, and means for detecting the mouth of the vial so that the mouth of the vial faces upward. The medicine bottle erecting means for correcting the medicine bottle based on the detection output of the medicine bottle, erecting the medicine bottle, the medicine bottle judging means for judging the kind of the medicine bottle to be taken out by the medicine bottle taking out means, and the medicine bottle judging means Was done If the type of the bottle does not match the type of the vial designated by the vial designating unit, the vial removing unit for removing the vial removed by the vial removing unit, and each medicine discharged from each feeder And a medicine filling means for guiding each medicine collected by the hopper to the mouth of a medicine bottle, and printing data on each medicine filled in the medicine bottle on a label, and printing the label on the label. Label printing and sticking means for sticking to the bottle, Data on the medicine filled in the medicine bottle is printed on a transparent sheet, and a transparent sheet printing and sealing means for sealing the mouth of the medicine bottle with this transparent sheet, The medicine bottle taken out by the medicine bottle take-out means, receives the medicine bottle erected by the medicine bottle erecting means, and receives the medicine bottle as the medicine bottle judging means, the medicine bottle excluding means, the medicine filling means, and the label printing / pasting. Wear Stage, and drug packaging device comprising a intermittent conveying means for sequentially intermittently conveyed to the transparent sheet printed sealing means. 17. An envelope enclosing means for enclosing a vial filled with a plurality of medicines in an envelope, and an envelope printing means for printing data related to the medicine in the vial enclosed in the envelope on the envelope. The drug packaging device according to claim 16. 18. A medicine bottle in which a mouth for taking in and out a medicine is sealed with a transparent sheet. 19. The medicine bottle according to claim 18, wherein data relating to the medicine filled in the medicine bottle sealed by the transparent sheet is printed on the transparent sheet. 20. The medicine bottle according to claim 18, wherein the transparent sheet has a sealing area for sealing a mouth of the medicine bottle and a printing area protruding from the mouth of the medicine bottle. 21. The vial according to claim 20, wherein a cut line for separating these areas is formed at a boundary between the sealing area and the printing area of the transparent sheet. 22. The medicine bottle according to claim 20, wherein data relating to the medicine filled in the medicine bottle sealed by the transparent sheet is printed on a print area of the transparent sheet. 23. A step of filling a medicine bottle with a medicine; a step of sealing a mouth of the medicine bottle with a transparent sheet on which data relating to the medicine in the medicine bottle is printed; A medicine inspection method including a step of comparing data printed on a sheet. 24. The transparent sheet has a sealing area for sealing the mouth of the vial, and print data that protrudes from the mouth of the vial and prints data related to the medicine in the vial. 24. The medicine inspection method according to claim 23, wherein a cut line for separating these areas is formed at a boundary between the sealing area and the printing area.