JPS624031A - Tablet dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field 1 This invention relates to a tablet dispensing device.

[Prior Art] Generally, a device for separating a large number of tablets one by one is conventionally known as a tablet feeder.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the conventional tablet feeder only feeds tablets one by one.
This device is for separating and discharging tablets one by one, and is not for dividing any number of tablets at once.Therefore, there are problems such as not being able to subdivide tablets, for example, 10 tablets at a time or 20 tablets at a time. There was a point.

The object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional devices and provide a tablet dispensing device that can divide tablets into arbitrary number of tablets.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a single tablet feeder and a container for storing an arbitrary number of tablets discharged from the tablet feeder.

[Function] By employing the above-mentioned means, the present invention allows any number of tablets to be stored in a container and divided into individual containers.

[Example] Embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings will be described below.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a single tablet feeder, 2 is a tablet 3 discharged from the tablet feeder 1;
．． 3. It is a container that can accommodate an arbitrary number of tablets. The tablet feeder 1 includes an alignment plate 5 in a cylindrical portion 4 that accommodates a large number of tablets.
is rotatably attached to a spline shaft 8 passing through the center hole 7 of the bottom plate 6, and a motor 9 is fixed together with a printed circuit board 10 below the bottom plate 6.
1 is connected to a spline shaft 8, so that when the motor 9 rotates, the alignment plate 5 rotates within the cylindrical portion 4. As the alignment plate 5 rotates, the tablets 3 are separated by stirring steps 12, 12, and 12 formed on the top surface.
．． The tablets 3, 3, . 51 tablets are ejected from the outlet 15 formed in the bottom plate 6 each time the tablets are transported. Below the discharge port 15, a photointerrupter 16 for detecting passage of the tablets 3.3, . . . to be discharged, and a chute 17 for guiding the tablets 3.3, . . . to a predetermined height are provided. ing.

The container 2 is made of a rectangular plastic box with an opening on the top surface, and a lid 18 is connected to the lower side of the upper edge.
8, the flexibility of the plastic allows the top opening of the container 2 to be opened and closed repeatedly. Reference numeral 19 denotes a case in which a large number of containers 2 are stored, and the case 19, which has an open top and front surface, has a predetermined height from the bottom plate 2° and side plates 21.
．． 21 are provided with two guide rods 22.22.23. for guiding the bottom and both sides of the containers 2.2, . . . , respectively.
23.24.24 are provided and guide rods 22.22.
The front ends of the guide rods 23 and 23 do not protrude from the front end of the case 19, and the front ends of the guide rods 24 and 24 protrude from the front end of the case 19 by an amount corresponding to the depth of one container 2, and are connected to each other by the front end rod 25. Furthermore, the guide rod 23.
A front end rod 26 arranged at a height of 23 is connected. A guide 2γ is provided in the center of the case 19 at a height slightly lower than that of the guide rods 22 and 22, and four wooden coil springs with different diameters are inserted at the rear end of the guide 2γ and are connected sequentially to the guide rods 22 and 22. A pressure receiving plate 29 that locks one end of the compression spring 28 is fixedly provided, and a sliding plate 30 that locks the other end of the compression spring 28 is provided on the guide 27 so as to be movable around the guide 21. It is being A push plate 31 for pressing the rear ends of the containers 2.2, . . . is integrally provided in front of the moving plate 3o. .22, so that the push plate 31 does not rotate to the left or right together with the sliding plate 30, and by the action of the compression spring 28, the push plate 31 is moved from the rear end position (not shown by the solid line in FIG. 1) by the chain line. The containers 2.2, . . . are pressed to the front end positions shown. At the front of the case 19, a support plate 33 for supporting the bottom of the frontmost container 2 is provided so as to be rotatable around a shaft 34.
The support plate 33 is equipped with a spring (not shown), which keeps it horizontal at substantially the same height as the guide rod 22, 22 under the action of the spring in a steady state, and which also keeps the support plate 33 horizontal when the frontmost container 2 is pulled downwards. It is designed to fall down and be drawn into the case 19 against the action of. The tablet feeder 1 and the case 19 are positioned so that the top opening of the container 2 at the forefront is located close to and directly below the chute 17 of the tablet feeder 1.

The above-mentioned tablet subdivision device rotates the alignment plate 5 with the motor 9 and discharges the tablets 3.3, . . . one by one from the discharge port 15, and the falling tablets 3.3, . When the photointerrupter 16 detects that the number of tablets to be subdivided reaches, for example, 10 tablets, the motor 9 is stopped, and the 10 tablets 3.3, . . .
It will be put into the container and divided into small portions. This frontmost container 2 can then be pulled downward, the lid 18 closed, and handed to, for example, an outpatient, who then follows the instructions to take the tablets 3.3, . . . For example, one tablet can be taken at a time. Furthermore, when the foremost container 2 is pulled out downward, the following containers 2.2,
. . . is pushed by the push plate 31 and moves forward until the leading container 2 contacts the # end rod 25, 26 and then stops, and as a result, the container WA2, which is now at the forefront, is directly below the chute 17. It will be located in

4 to 6 show other embodiments of the present invention, in which 1 is a first embodiment.
A tablet feeder 41 similar to that shown in FIG. 2 is a container for storing an arbitrary number of tablets 3, 3, . . . discharged from the tablet feeder 1. The container 41 is a polyethylene bag whose lower part can be opened and closed by a fastener 42,
A lid piece 44 having a hole 43 in the center is formed on the upper side and a band-shaped adhesive part 45 is formed on the other side by applying adhesive to the area where the lid piece 44 overlaps when the lid piece 44 is folded back. It is formed.

A large number of such containers, ie, bags 41, are stacked one on top of the other (for example, several tens to 100 pieces) and adhered to each other with adhesive portions 45, 45, . . . With the adhesive part 45 of each bag 41 facing forward,
,... are inserted into the seven hooks 47 of the support 46 to attach the hooks 4.
It is designed to be hung at 7. A horizontal rod 49 that removably locks a hook 47 is fixed to the upper end of an inclined surface 48 whose lower part of the support body 46 extends forward.
A portion corresponding to the lower edge of the inclined surface 48 is fixed to the center of the upper end of a bendable back plate 50, and the back plate 50 is hooked to horizontal rods 49 on both left and right sides of hooks 47 on the back plate 50. Hook 51.51 is fixed, so hook 5
0.51.51 on the horizontal rod 49, the back plate 50 hangs straight along the inclined surface 48 when viewed from the front, so that the hooks 47 have holes 43, 43, .
The bags 41, 41, . . . into which the . . . are inserted also hang straight when viewed from the front. The support body 46 has a transparent acrylic vibrator 52 at the front center of the hook 47.
The lower peripheral edge of the vibrator 52 is inclined as shown in the figure, and when the front side of the frontmost bag body 41 is first pinched with fingers and pulled forward almost horizontally, the upper end of the front side becomes the vibrator 52. After passing through the lower end of the vibrator 52 while being pushed down along the slope of the bag 41, it rises upward due to the restoring force of the bag body 41 itself, thereby inserting the vibrator 52 into the upper opening of the frontmost bag body 41. It is now possible to
Furthermore, when the front side of the frontmost bag 41 is pinched with fingers and pulled forward almost horizontally, the rear side of the bag 41 is torn off from the hook 47, and at this time, the rear side of the bag 41 is torn off from the hook 47. Since the side surface and the front side surface of the second bag body 41 are adhered to each other by the adhesive part 45, the upper edge of the rear side surface of the torn bag body 41 and the front side surface of the second bag body 41 is attached to the vibrator. After passing the lower end of the vibrator 52 while being pushed down along the slope of the bag 52, the vibrator 52 is inserted into the upper opening of the second bag 41, and when pulled further, the adhesive by the adhesive 3 part 45 is peeled off. Thus, only the frontmost bag body 41 is separated. The tablet feeder 1 and the support body 46 are positioned such that the pie 52 is located directly below the chute 17 of the tablet feeder 1.

The device for dispensing tablets 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 . 15 to 1
When the tablets are ejected one by one, the photointerrupter 16 detects the falling tablets 3.3, . The tablets 3, 3, . . . are placed into the front bag 41 and divided into portions. This frontmost bag body 41 is then pulled forward and the second bag body 4
The lid piece 44 separated from the bag body 44 can be folded back and closed with adhesive at the adhesive part 45, and handed over to an outpatient, for example, and the handed patient opens and closes the bag body 41 using the fastener 42.
Tablets 3.3, . . . in the bag 41 according to the dosing instructions
For example, one tablet can be taken at a time. Further, when the frontmost bag body 41 is separated from the second bag body 41, the second bag body 41 already has a pipe 5 in its upper opening.
2 is inserted.

In the above embodiment, the tablet feeder 1 uses the motor 9 to rotate the alignment plate 5 to discharge the tablets 3, 3, etc., but the invention is not limited to this, and the number of tablets to be discharged is 1. It is not limited to each tablet, but may be two or more tablets each. Further, although a large number of containers 2 are used in the above embodiment, for example, only one container 2 may be used in combination with the tablet feeder 1, and the shape of the container 2 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and a large number of containers 2 may be stored. The case 19 is not limited to the illustrated case using the compression spring 28. Further, in the above embodiment, a large number of containers or bags 41 are used, but for example, only one container may be used by being attached directly below the outlet 15 of the tablet feeder 1, and the bag 41 may not be provided with a fastener 42. Alternatively, the lid piece 44 may be used to open and close the lid. Further, the container 2 and the bag body 41 can be placed in a medicine bag and handed to the patient, but they can also be affixed with a label displaying dosing information and handed directly to the patient without putting them in a medicine bag. It goes without saying that various changes and modifications to the embodiments are possible.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has excellent effects such as being able to store an arbitrary number of tablets in a container and subdividing them into containers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a vertical sectional side view, Figure 2 being a partially cutaway front view, Figure 3 being an enlarged perspective view of the container, and Figures 4 to 6 being an enlarged perspective view of the container. Embodiments of this invention are shown, with Fig. 4 being a partially cutaway side view, Fig. 5 being a front view, and Fig. 6 being a partially cutaway side view.
The figure is a front view of the container or bag. 1... Tablet feeder, 2... Container, 3... Tablet,
4... Cylindrical part, 5... Alignment board, 6... Bottom plate, 7...
...Central hole, 8...Spline shaft, 9...Motor,
10. ... Printed circuit board, 11 ... Rotating shaft, 12.
... Stirring step, 13... Groove, 14... Partition plate, 1
5... Discharge port, 16... Photo interrupter, 17.
...Chute, 18...Lid body, 19...Case, 2
o...Bottom plate, 21...Side plate, 22.23.24...
・Guide rod, 25.26...Front end rod, 27...
・Guide, 28... Compression spring, 29... Pressure receiving plate, 3
0...Sliding plate, 31...Press plate, 32...Concave portion, 3
3... Support plate, 34... Shaft, 41... Container (bag body), 42... Fastener, 43... Hole, 44... Lid piece, 45... Adhesive part, 46 ...Support, 47.51
... Hook, 48 ... Inclined surface, 49 ... Horizontal rondo, 50 ... Back plate, 52 ... Vibrator. Applicant: Tokyo Shokai Co., Ltd. Agent: Masayuki Asakura Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A tablet dispensing device comprising a single tablet feeder and a container for accommodating an arbitrary number of tablets discharged from the tablet feeder. 2. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the tablet feeder discharges tablets by a predetermined number of tablets. 3. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the tablet feeder discharges tablets one by one. 4. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein at least two containers are provided, and each container accommodates an arbitrary number of tablets discharged from the tablet feeder. 5. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein each of the containers is sequentially positioned at a tablet discharge position of the tablet feeder. 6. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 5, wherein when each container is removed from the tablet ejection position, the next container is automatically positioned at the tablet ejection position. 7. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the container is a box. 8. The tablet dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the container is a bag.