JPS63203502A - Tablet partial packer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a tablet packaging machine that is equipped with a large number of tablet feeders and that performs packaging operations according to a predetermined operating procedure.

[Prior Art] In general, this type of tablet packaging machine stores different types of tablets in each tablet feeder, and when in operation, operates the tablet feeder containing a designated tablet to extract the tablets from the tablet feeder. The ejected tablets are divided into designated number of tablets.

Therefore, for example, if the tablets stored in a tablet feeder are exhausted while the tablet feeder is in operation, or if the tablet feeder breaks down and cannot be operated, Appropriate light and sound alarms are generated to alert workers to replenish tablets, inspect malfunctions, and make repairs.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, with such conventional devices, the dispensing operation is interrupted as soon as an alarm occurs, leaving the operator unable to perform necessary tasks such as replenishing tablets, inspecting malfunctions, and making repairs. The packaging operation cannot be resumed until after measures have been taken.

By the way, for example, when packaging 50I 1g tablets of drug A, if that tablet is not available, pack 25 tablets of the same drug A, reducing the number of tablets to 2.
In some cases, it may be possible to double the size and pack it, and in this way, it is possible to carry out the packaging operation with 25 tablets of drug A without waiting for the 50 tag tablets of drug A to be replenished. It is.

However, in this case, the number of divided tablets is obviously different from the number of tablets instructed, so unless the 25-sized tablet cannot be easily distinguished from the 50-sized tablet in appearance, the number of tablets divided into 25-sized tablets cannot be easily distinguished from the 50-sized tablet in the dispensing inspection process. The packaging machine may be interpreted as malfunctioning, and in addition to this, the status of consumption of tablets and packaging paper due to the packaging operation of the tablet packaging machine is unknown, so various preparation work should be done effectively in advance. There were problems such as not being able to do so.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet packaging machine that can solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional devices and smoothly perform dispensing inspection work and various preparation works associated with the packaging operation of the tablet packaging machine. It is something to do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tablet packaging machine equipped with a large number of tablet feeders and a means for controlling the packaging operation, in which the operation results of the packaging operation are It is equipped with means for outputting.

[Function] By employing the above-mentioned means, the present invention allows the results of the packaging operation to be effectively used for dispensing inspection work and various preparation work.

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

Figure 1.2 shows an embodiment of this invention, 1.1,...
. . . are tablet feeders that are respectively disposed at appropriate installation positions and are individually numbered according to the installation position, and are each identified by the number, and each tablet feeder 1 includes: It is provided with a motor (not shown) that operates when discharging the tablets housed therein, and an appropriate sensor (not shown) that detects the tablets that are sequentially discharged one by one by the operation of this motor. 2 is a packaging device for packaging the tablets discharged from each tablet feeder 1; 3 is an appropriate control device for controlling the packaging operation of the entire tablet packaging machine including the tablet feeders 1, 1, . . . and the packaging device 2; , 4 is an input device for receiving packaging data; 5 is an operational memory for storing the operation procedure of the packaging operation to be executed by the control device 3 based on the packaging data received by the input device 4; The operation procedure of the packaging operation stored in the channel 5 can be set and changed as desired by appropriate operations using the channel 6.

That is, when the operation memory 5 receives packaging data indicating that three tablets stored in the tablet feeder 1 No. 15 are to be discharged and packaged into one package by the packaging device 2, for example,
When the designated tablet feeder 1 with No. 15 is operational, its motor is activated to eject one tablet, and when the sensor detects this tablet, the motor is activated again to eject another tablet, and the following steps are performed. Similarly, when the sensor detects the discharge of three specified tablets, the control device 3 operates the packaging device 2 to divide the three tablets into one package. Basic operating procedures are memorized. Apart from these basic operating procedures, as shown in FIG. In this case, it is detected whether or not an alternative tablet feeder 1 to replace the No. 15 tablet feeder 1 is set in the operation memory 5. For example, if the No. 91 tablet feeder 1 is set as an alternative, , necessary for the control device 3 to execute the packaging operation of packaging the specified number of tablets or the equivalent number of tablets into one package using the set tablet feeder 1 with No. 91. It is configured such that a complementary operation procedure can be set in the operation memory 5.

7 outputs the operation result of the packaging operation based on all the contents exchanged with the entire tablet packaging machine including the tablet feeder 1.1, ... and the packaging device 2 when the control device 3 executes the packaging operation. The operation result output device 7 outputs the operation result of the packaging operation as data equivalent to the packaging data, and moreover, together with the packaging data transmitted from the input device 4. There is.

Next, the operation of the above will be explained.

First, tablet feeders 1.1, . When storing 25 mg tablets of the same drug A, in addition to the basic operation procedure of the dispensing operation using the No. 15 tablet feeder 1, operate the operation panel 6 to store the tablets in the No. 15 tablet feeder 1. When we receive the packaging data indicating that the tablets specified in
If the packaging operation using the No. 5 tablet feeder 1 becomes impossible, the No. 91 tablet feeder 1 is used in place of the No. 15 tablet feeder 1, and the tablets stored there are specified by the packaging data. The complementary operation procedure is set to execute the dispensing operation by ejecting twice as many tablets as the number of tablets that have been dispensed.If this is done, the number 15 specified based on the dispensing data will be When carrying out a packaging operation using the tablet feeder 1, for example, if there are no more tablets stored in the tablet feeder 1, the control device 3 will send the tablet feeder 1 to the tablet feeder 1 without generating an alarm to notify the operator. Tablet feeder 1 No. 91 is used instead of tablet feeder 1 to feed twice the number of tablets specified (for example, 3 tablets) (i.e., 6 tablets).
Tablets) will be divided into one package.

And the result of this operation is the number 15 tablet feeder 1.
The data shows that instead of packaging 3 tablets of 501 mg tablets of drug A that should have been stored in tablet feeder 1 of No. 91, 6 tablets of 25 μg tablets of the same drug A stored in tablet feeder 1 of No. 91 were packaged. , the operation result output device 7 outputs the packaging data indicating that the three tablets stored in the tablet feeder 1 No. 15 are to be packaged into one package. In addition, only when the alternative tablet feeder 1, number 91, is also inoperable, the number 15 and tablet feeder 1, number 91, are
An alarm will be generated to notify the operator that both are inoperable.

In the above example, the 50 mg tablet of drug A is stored in the tablet feeder 1 No. 15, while the tablet feeder 1 No. 91 stores 50 mg tablets of drug A.
Although we have illustrated a complementary operation procedure in which 25 mg tablets of the same drug A are stored in the tablet feeder 1 and the No. 91 tablet feeder 1 is used as a substitute for the No. 15 tablet feeder 1, the procedure is not limited to this. The same tablets that are frequently replenished may be stored in the No. 15 tablet feeder 1 and the No. 91 tablet feeder 1 which is an alternative thereto. Although the operation result of the packaging operation is outputted as data equivalent to the packaging data and together with the packaging data transmitted from the input device 4, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an appropriate device that utilizes the operation result data may be used. The data can be set to a level that is compatible with the specifications, or only the operation result data can be output separately from the packaging data. The tablet feeder 1 may become inoperable, in addition to running out of stored tablets, for example, multiple tablets being ejected at once, or tablets being ejected from a source other than the designated tablet feeder 1. It can also be applied when Furthermore, if there are multiple tablet packaging machines to be handled, for example, two of them are each equipped with tablet feeders A and A' containing replaceable tablets, and tablet feeder A of one tablet packaging machine accommodates tablet feeders A and A'. A complementary operation procedure can be set so that when a tablet runs out, the tablet feeder A' of the other tablet packaging machine is used as a substitute to execute the required packaging operation. It goes without saying that various changes and modifications to the above embodiments are possible.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, the operation results of the packaging operation can be effectively used for dispensing inspection work and various preparation works to facilitate these works. ,
For example, when packaging 50+ag tablets of drug A, if the tablet is missing and double the number of 25 mg tablets of the same drug A is packaged, the dispensing inspection worker can use the output operation results. Audit work can be performed accurately, and the output operation results can be used to grasp the status of consumption of tablets and packaging paper in each packaging operation, so various preparation work can be done effectively in advance. It has excellent effects such as being able to be used in a variety of situations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system shown in FIG. 1... Tablet feeder 2... Packaging device 3...
Control device 4... Input device 5... Operation memory 6... Operation panel 7... Operation result output device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A tablet dispensing machine comprising a large number of tablet feeders and a means for controlling a dispensing operation, characterized in that a means for outputting the operation result of the dispensing operation is provided. wrapping machine. 2. The tablet packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means controls the packaging operation according to a predetermined operation procedure. 3. The tablet packaging machine according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined operating procedures include a basic operating procedure and a complementary operating procedure in place of the basic operating procedure. 4. The tablet packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the output means outputs the operation result as data comparable to packaging data that brings about the packaging operation. 5. The tablet packaging machine according to claim 4, wherein the output means outputs data representing the operation results together with the packaging data.