JPWO2013187345A1 - Drug storage cassette and drug dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a medicine storage cassette and a medicine dispensing device that can dispense medicine sheets one by one even when two medicine sheets stacked with the surfaces on which pocket portions are formed facing each other are accommodated. [Solution] A storage part (11) in which the PTP sheet (100) is stored, a payout part (2) for paying out the PTP sheet (100) from the storage part (11), and a storage part in the storage part (11). A moving operation part (3) for moving the PTP sheet (100) toward the payout part (2), and the payout part (2) is located above the bottom part of the storage part (11). A first stopper portion (21) that protrudes and hits the lower edge of the PTP sheet (100) and a second stopper portion (22) that hits the lateral edge of the PTP sheet (100) are provided. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing apparatus and a medicine containing cassette for dispensing medicine sheets such as PTP (Press Through Package) sheets and blister packaging sheets.

  The medicine dispensing device is provided with a large number of medicine storage cassettes for storing each PTP sheet for each medicine, and the required number of PTP sheets are paid out from the medicine storage cassette selected based on the inputted prescription data. . As such a medicine dispensing device, there is a medicine dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

  The medicine storage cassette provided in the medicine dispensing device of Patent Document 1 stores a plurality of PTP sheets arranged side by side in a standing state so that the pocket forming side faces in the same direction. A pressing operation device that pushes the PTP sheet toward the front side of the medicine storage cassette is provided on the back side of the medicine storage cassette. A dispensing slit is formed at the bottom of the front side wall of the medicine storage cassette. When the PTP sheet at the foremost position is pushed downward by the pushing member, the PTP sheet is taken out from the slit. .

  Similarly, the medicine storage cassette of Patent Document 2 is stored side by side in a horizontal direction so that the surface on the pocket forming side faces the same direction with a plurality of PTP sheets standing upright, but is generated by the vibration discharge mechanism. The PTP sheet is paid out by the vibration.

JP 2011-41789 A Japanese Patent No. 4347183

  By the way, a plurality of PTP sheets are packaged in a bundled state. Usually, in order to reduce the stacking height, the pocket portion (convex portion) of one PTP sheet in the two PTP sheets is placed on the other side. The PTP sheet is placed in a non-pocket portion (recessed portion) and overlapped. The two PTP sheets stacked in this way are stored in the medicine storage cassette, and even if the top one PTP sheet is pushed as in Patent Document 1, only this one PTP sheet is paid out. I can't. Further, as in Patent Document 2, even if vibration is applied to the PTP sheet, it is not possible to separate the PTP sheets one by one when the two stacked PTP sheets are firmly bonded. Even if it can be separated, the directions of the PTP sheets remain opposite to each other, and the payout cannot be performed properly. For this reason, in the medicine dispensing devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when the PTP sheet is replenished to the medicine storage cassette, the work of temporarily separating the bundled PTP sheets taken out from the packaging bags and aligning the directions is performed. I need it.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can accommodate two drug sheets that are stacked with the surface on which the pocket part is formed facing each other, or the drug sheet is not aligned in the same direction. Provided are a medicine storage cassette and a medicine dispensing device that can dispense medicine sheets one by one even when a plurality of sheets are accommodated in a stacked manner.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a medicine storage cassette according to the present invention includes a storage portion in which a medicine sheet is stored, a payout portion for paying out the drug sheet from the storage portion, and a medicine sheet in the storage portion in the payout portion. A moving operation portion that moves toward the bottom, and the payout portion protrudes upward from the bottom side of the storage portion and contacts the lower edge of the medicine sheet, and from the side of the storage portion. And a second stopper portion projecting in the lateral direction and hitting the lateral edge of the drug sheet.

  With such a configuration, even when the two medicine sheets that are overlapped with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed face each other are positioned in the dispensing portion, the first medicine sheet of the two sheets is the first medicine sheet. The first stopper part and the second stopper part can be pulled out and taken out so as to get over. At this time, the rear drug sheet is also about to come out from the dispensing unit. The rear drug sheet is removed from the first stopper unit and the second stopper unit when the leading drug sheet is taken out. Therefore, the movement is restricted, so that it stays in the accommodating portion. In other words, even when two medicine sheets stacked with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed facing each other are accommodated, the medicine sheets can be dispensed one by one.

  The upper end of the first stopper part is the lower edge of the lower edge of the two drug sheets that are overlapped with the surface on which the pocket part of the drug sheet is formed facing each other, away from the bottom of the housing part You may make it exist in a higher position. According to this, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the medicine sheet slips through the dispensing unit.

  The first stopper portion may be provided such that its position can be adjusted in the vertical direction. According to this, the said 1st stopper part can be located in suitable height according to the chemical | medical agent sheet to accommodate.

  The bottom part on the housing part side may be inclined downward toward the paying part. According to this, the said medicine sheet | seat can be smoothly moved to the said discharge part by the said downward inclination.

  The relative position of the first stopper part and the second stopper part may be adjustable in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the medicine sheet. According to this, according to the chemical | medical agent sheet to accommodate, the relative position of the said 1st stopper part and the said 2nd stopper part can be adjusted to an appropriate position.

  The second stopper portion may be provided such that its position can be adjusted in the left-right direction. According to this, the said 2nd stopper part can be located with an appropriate width | variety according to the chemical | medical agent sheet to accommodate.

  A contact member that hits the upper edge of the medicine sheet in the container may be provided so that the position thereof can be adjusted in the vertical direction. According to this, the said contact member can be located by appropriate height according to the chemical | medical agent sheet to accommodate.

  The said contact member may have a nail | claw part caught on the upper edge of the chemical | medical agent sheet located in the said discharge part. According to this, in addition to said 1st stopper and 2nd stopper, the movement control by the nail | claw part of the said contact member is also performed.

  Further, the medicine storage cassette according to the present invention includes a storage part for storing a medicine sheet, a payout part for paying out the medicine sheet from the storage part, and a movement operation for moving the drug sheet in the storage part toward the payout part. A first stopper portion that protrudes obliquely upward from the bottom side of the storage portion toward the payout side and hits the lower edge of the drug sheet, and protrudes toward the storage portion. And a second stopper portion that contacts the edge of the drug sheet. In this configuration, the relative position between the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion may be adjustable in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the drug sheet.

  The medicine dispensing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that any one of the above-described medicine containing cassettes is loaded in a loading space, and the medicine sheet is dispensed from the medicine containing cassette by a dispensable operation unit provided movably. To do.

  In the medicine dispensing apparatus, the dispensing operation unit may include a suction device that sucks and dispenses a medicine sheet located in the dispensing part of the medicine storage cassette. The dispensing operation unit may perform dispensing by rotating the medicine sheet. The dispensing operation unit may move the medicine sheet upward so that the medicine sheet gets over the first stopper part.

  Further, the medicine storage cassette of the present invention has a shape portion in which the first stopper portion is inclined downward from the bottom side of the storage portion and protrudes upward, and instead of the second stopper portion, You may provide the upper stopper part which inclines below from the upper side and hits the upper edge of the said chemical | medical agent sheet.

  According to the present invention, when two medicine sheets stacked with the surface on which the pocket portion is formed facing each other are accommodated, or a plurality of medicine sheets are stacked without the orientation of the pocket portions being aligned in the same direction Even when accommodated together, the medicine sheets can be dispensed one by one.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the chemical | medical agent delivery apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the outline of the control system of the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of FIG. FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views showing a medicine storage cassette according to one embodiment of the present invention. 3A is a partial plan view of the medicine storage cassette of FIG. 3, and FIG. 1B is a partially sectional front view. It is a perspective view of the chemical | medical agent accommodation cassette of FIG. It is the perspective view which abbreviate | omitted and showed the chemical | medical agent accommodation cassette of FIG. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. The same figure (A) and the same figure (B) are explanations explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. It is explanatory drawing which showed the chemical | medical agent accommodation cassette of other embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the suction device provided in the chemical | medical agent dispensing apparatus of FIG. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet. The same figure (A) and the same figure (B) are explanatory drawings explaining discharge | payout of the chemical | medical agent sheet in other embodiment. FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the dispensing of the medicine sheet in the embodiment of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the medicine dispensing apparatus 101 of this embodiment, a plurality of loading spaces 101a are provided on the top, bottom, left and right, and each of the loading spaces 101a has a medicine storage cassette 1 in its depth direction ( It is provided so that it can be taken in and out. The dispensing operation unit 50 of the medicine dispensing apparatus 101 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction and the left-right direction on the front surface side of the medicine storage cassette 1. The payout operation unit 50 is provided with a suction device 51. The medicine dispensing device 101 is provided with a display 102 and an input unit 103.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 105 of the medicine dispensing apparatus 101 performs processing such as processing information input from the input unit 103 and displaying the processed information on the display 102. For example, the operator uses the input unit 103 to perform initial input for inputting which PTP sheet 100 is stored in which drug storage cassette 1, replenishment when the PTP sheet 100 is refilled in the drug storage cassette 1 It is possible to input the number of sheets, prescription information for dispensing, and the like. Various types of information can be stored in the storage unit 104 by the processing of the control unit 105. Further, the control unit 105 moves the dispensing operation unit 50 to the location of the target medicine storage cassette 1 based on the prescription information, and executes the dispensing process of the PTP sheet 100.

  The medicine storage cassette 1 is formed with a storage portion 11 in which the PTP sheet 100 is stored. In the storage portion 11, a plurality of PTP sheets 100 can be stored side by side in a standing state.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), a dispensing portion 2 for dispensing the PTP sheet 100 is provided at the front side position in the medicine storage cassette 1. The payout portion 2 includes a first stopper portion 21 projecting upward from the bottom side of the housing portion 11 and hitting the lower edge of the PTP sheet 100, and projecting laterally from the lateral side of the housing portion 11. A second stopper portion 22 which hits both lateral edges of 100.

  Long holes 21a that are long in the vertical direction are formed in two places on the left and right sides of the first stopper portion 21. The first stopper portion 21 is fixed to the movable bottom plate 21b by a fixing screw inserted through the elongated hole 21a. In a state where the fixing screw is loosened, the first stopper portion 21 can be moved in the vertical direction along the elongated hole 21a to adjust the position of the first stopper portion 21. The first stopper portion 21 is inclined by, for example, about 15 ° with respect to the vertical line so that the upper end of the first stopper portion 21 is positioned on the payout side (front side in FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the movable bottom plate 21b is movably provided in a direction (front-rear direction) parallel to the moving direction of the PTP sheet 100. And the elongate hole 15a is formed in the recessed part formed in the bottom part of the chassis part 15 of the said chemical | medical agent accommodation cassette 1 in the front-back direction, The fixed piece part 21c of the said movable bottom plate 21b is located in the said long hole 15a. doing. The movable bottom plate 21b can be fixed to the chassis portion 15 by screwing the fixing screw into the screw hole formed in the fixed piece portion 21c from the back surface of the chassis portion 15 through the elongated hole 15a. Further, since the elongated hole 15a is formed, the movable bottom plate 21b can be moved in the front-rear direction, and the position of the first stopper portion 21 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

  The second stopper portion 22 is attached to each of the two partition plates 12 that are spaced apart in the left-right direction in the housing portion 11. Each of the second stopper portions 22 has a triangular prism shape, and two screw holes are formed on one surface in the vertical direction, for example. The partition plate 12 has two elongated holes 12a that are long in the front-rear direction. A fixing screw is screwed into the screw hole formed on the one surface of the second stopper portion 22 from the outside of the partition plate 12 through the elongated hole 12a, thereby the second stopper portion 22 is connected to the partition plate. 12 can be fixed. Further, since the elongated hole 12a is formed, the position of the second stopper portion 22 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

  Furthermore, a contact member 13 that is in contact with the upper edge of the PTP sheet 100 accommodated in the accommodating portion 11 is fixed to the upper end portion of each partition plate 12 via a support plate 14. Each support plate 14 is formed with a plurality of screw holes for fixing to the partition plate 12. The partition plate 12 is formed with three vertically elongated slots at regular intervals in the front-rear direction. The support plate 14 can be fixed to the partition plate 12 by screwing a fixing screw into a screw hole formed in the support plate 14 from the outside of the partition plate 12 through the vertically long hole. Further, the support plate 14 can be moved in the vertical direction and the position of the abutting member 13 can be adjusted in the vertical direction by means of the vertically long slot. Further, when the support plate 14 is fixed using two of the three long holes, the position of the contact member 13 can be adjusted in two stages in the front-rear direction.

  Each contact member 13 is screwed and fixed to the support plate 14 by a side plate portion thereof, and a screw hole for fixing is formed on the upper end side of the support plate 14. A long hole in the front-rear direction is formed in the side plate portion of the contact member 13. The contact member 13 can be fixed to the support plate 14 by screwing a fixing screw into a screw hole formed in the support plate 14 through a long hole long in the front-rear direction of the side plate portion. Can do. Further, the position of the abutting member 13 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction by the elongated hole formed in the side plate portion of the abutting member 13 in the front-rear direction.

  The partition plate 12 is fixed to the chassis portion 15. A screw hole is formed in the flange portion 12b provided on the back side and the front side of the partition plate 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), a long slot 15b is formed on the back side of the chassis portion 15 and the front side of the chassis portion 15 is also illustrated in FIG. 3 (A). As shown in Fig. 5, a long slot 15b is formed on the side. The partition plate 12 can be fixed to the chassis portion 15 by screwing a fixing screw into the screw hole of the flange portion 12b from the outside of the chassis portion 15 through the elongated hole 15b. In addition, since the elongated hole 15b is formed, the partition plate 12 can be moved in the lateral direction, and the accommodation space having a size corresponding to the width of the PTP sheet 100 accommodated in the accommodation portion 11. Can be formed.

  Further, since the second stopper portion 22 is fixed to the partition plate 12, the position of the second stopper portion 22 is adjusted according to the width of the PTP sheet 100 by changing the arrangement of the partition plate 12. Similarly, since the contact member 13 is fixed to the partition plate 12 via the support plate 14, the position of the contact member 13 is adjusted according to the width of the PTP sheet 100 by changing the arrangement of the partition plate 12. .

As shown in FIG. 5, a moving operation unit 3 that moves the PTP sheet 100 toward the dispensing unit 2 is provided in the storage unit 11. The moving operation unit 3 includes, for example, a contact member 31 that contacts the PTP sheet 100 and a constant load spring (for example, trade name Conston spring) 32. The pressing force of the constant load spring 32 is set so that the PTP sheet 100 does not get over the first and second stopper portions 21 and 22 by this pressing force alone. The constant load spring 32 is provided with a lock portion 32a, and the PTP sheet 100 can be set in a state where the moving operation portion 3 is moved to the back side position and locked. Then, when the lock is released after setting the PTP sheet 100, a pressing operation on the PTP sheet 100 is started. Further, on the lower surface of the constant load spring 32, a hook-like portion that enters the back side of the housing portion 11 and prevents the constant load spring 32 from being lifted is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the constant load spring 32 has a winding spring 32 b, and the tip of the winding spring 32 b is fixed in the vicinity of the payout portion 2. The gear portion 32c in the lock portion 32a meshes with a tooth-like portion 11a formed on the bottom surface of the accommodating portion 11, and the movement operation portion 3 is controlled by restricting the rotation of the gear portion 32c. It will be locked.

  The dispensing operation unit 50 in the medicine dispensing apparatus 101 is movably provided with a suction nozzle 52 that sucks and takes out the PTP sheet 100. The dispensing operation unit 50 moves to the target medicine storage cassette 1 and sucks the leading PTP sheet 100 by the suction nozzle 52 while the target medicine storage cassette 1 is pulled out or not pulled out. Then, it can be pulled out to the front side.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B), two PTP sheets 100, which are overlapped with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed facing each other, are positioned in the dispensing portion 2. When the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned lower than the above two sheets, the leading PTP sheet 100 is drawn toward the payout operation unit 50 by the suction nozzle 52, and the lower end side and the both sides. The lateral side is somewhat bent and the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 are overcome and taken out. At this time, the PTP sheet 100 on the rear side also tries to come out at the same time.

  However, as shown in FIG. 8A, the movement of the rear PTP sheet 100 is restricted by the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22, and therefore remains in the accommodating portion 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the rear PTP sheet 100 is dispensed, the rear PTP sheet 100 is directly sucked. The first stopper part 21 and the second stopper part 22 are passed over and taken out.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (A), two PTP sheets 100, which are overlapped with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed facing each other, are located in the dispensing portion 2, and of the two sheets, Even when the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned above, the leading PTP sheet 100 is restricted in movement by the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22. Here, the distance d1 between the upper end of the first stopper portion 21 and the sheet lower edge of the leading PTP sheet 100 is, for example, about 1.8 mm, and the bottom of the accommodating portion 11 and the bottom of the PTP sheet 100 are below the sheet. The distance d2 from the edge is, for example, about 9.3 mm. Of course, it is not limited to such a numerical value. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the leading PTP sheet 100 is dispensed, the leading PTP sheet 100 is taken over the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22. .

As described above, when the two PTP sheets 100 overlapped with the surface where the pocket portions are formed face each other are positioned in the payout portion 2, the leading PTP sheet 100 of the two sheets is drawn, The first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 can be taken over and taken out. At this time, the rear PTP sheet 100 also tries to come out at the same time, but the rear PTP sheet 100 is restricted in movement by the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22, so that the storage portion Stay within 11. That is, even when the two PTP sheets 100 that are overlapped with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed facing each other are accommodated, the PTP sheets 100 can be dispensed one by one.

  In addition, the upper end of the first stopper portion 21 is from the bottom of the housing portion 11 among the lower edges of the two PTP sheets 100 that are overlapped with the surface on which the pocket portion of the PTP sheet 100 is formed facing each other. Since it exists at a position higher than the lower edge of the far side (1.8 mm above in the above example), it is possible to prevent a situation in which the leading PTP sheet 100 slips through the dispensing unit 2.

  Further, since the first stopper portion 21 is provided so as to be vertically adjustable by a long hole 21a or the like that is long in the vertical direction, the first stopper portion 21 has an appropriate height according to the PTP sheet 100 to be accommodated. The part 21 can be located.

  The payout operation unit 50 may include the suction nozzle 52 so as to be able to move and rotate. Here, as shown in FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, the two PTP sheets 100 that are overlapped with the surface on which the pocket portion is formed facing each other are positioned in the payout portion 2. If the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned lower than the above two sheets, the leading PTP sheet 100 is moved at the upper end side by the suction nozzle 52 that rotates counterclockwise in the drawing. The leading PTP sheet 100 is moved over the second stopper portion 22 by being drawn while being rotated toward the portion 50. At this time, the PTP sheet 100 on the rear side also tries to rotate at the same time.

  However, the movement of the rear PTP sheet 100 is restricted by the second stopper portion 22. By this movement restriction, the leading PTP sheet 100 can be separated from the rear PTP sheet 100.

  That is, when the first PTP sheet 100 is rotated by the suction nozzle 52 in a state where the first PTP sheet 100 is in contact with the first PTP sheet 100, the first PTP sheet 100 is moved to the second stopper. The rear PTP sheet 100 is stopped by the second stopper portion 22 while exceeding the portion 22, and the leading PTP sheet 100 is separated from the rear PTP sheet 100.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11A, the separated leading PTP sheet 100 is taken out of the accommodating portion 11 by the diagonally upward movement of the suction nozzle 52. The rear PTP sheet 100 that is to be moved following the oblique upward movement can be restrained by the contact member 13. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11B, the suction nozzle 52 is rotated clockwise, the posture of the PTP sheet 100 is corrected, and the payout is performed.

  With such a dispensing operation, the curvature of the PTP sheet 100 is reduced, the load on the suction nozzle 52 is reduced, and the dispensing operation of the PTP sheet 100 is stabilized.

  Even when the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned above the two sheets, only the leading PTP sheet 100 can be dispensed by the moving operation and rotating operation of the suction nozzle 52.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the bottom portion of the accommodating portion 11 is inclined downward toward the payout portion 2 and protrudes upward from the bottom portion forming the downward inclination, and the first stopper portion 21 is provided. Good. According to this, the PTP sheet 100 can be smoothly moved to the dispensing unit 2 by the downward inclination.

  Further, the relative position between the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 can be adjusted in a direction (front-rear direction) parallel to the moving direction of the PTP sheet 100 by the elongated hole 15a and the elongated hole 12a. Therefore, the relative positions of the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 can be appropriately adjusted according to the PTP sheet 100 to be accommodated. For example, the second stopper portion 22 can be set to be shifted forward or backward with reference to the upper end position of the first stopper portion 21.

  Further, since the second stopper portion 22 is provided so as to be adjustable in the left-right direction, the second stopper portion 22 can be positioned with an appropriate width according to the PTP sheet 100 to be accommodated. In the above configuration, the second stopper portion 22 is provided on the partition plate 12 whose position can be adjusted in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second stopper portion 22 may be provided with its own position adjustment. Good.

  In addition, since the contact member 13 that hits the upper edge of the PTP sheet 100 in the storage portion 11 is provided so that the position can be adjusted in the vertical direction, the contact member 13 is placed at an appropriate height according to the PTP sheet 100 to be stored. Can be positioned.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the abutting member 13 may have a claw portion 13 a that is hooked on the upper edge of the PTP sheet 100 located in the dispensing portion 2. According to this, in addition to the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 described above, the movement restriction by the claw portion 13a of the contact member 13 can be performed on the PTP sheet 100 positioned in the payout portion 2.

  FIG. 13 illustrates the suction device 51. The suction device 51 has, for example, a total of 16 suction nozzles 52 of 4 × 4 vertically and horizontally. The tip of each suction nozzle 52 is made of a flexible rubber or the like, and the tip can be changed in direction by being connected to the main body via a bellows or the like. Further, the main body is movably provided so as to cope with the difference in the front-rear direction of the suction location, and the position of the main body is returned by a spring. With such a suction device 51, even when the PTP sheet 100 has its pocket side facing forward, such a PTP sheet 100 can be sucked and taken out.

  Note that a plurality of the suction devices 51 may be provided so that the posture of the suction devices 51 during suction can be changed. According to this, the PTP sheet 100 can be bent by changing the posture at the time of suction of the suction device 51, and the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 can be easily passed over.

  The suction device 51 may retry when suction by the pull nozzle 52 fails. When the suction operation is performed and the PTP sheet 100 is not successfully sucked, the suction position is moved left and right or up and down by about 5 mm to retry. Then, this retry is performed three times, for example, and when the PTP sheet 100 is still not sucked, a “sucking error” signal is output. If the state where the suction operation is performed and the air is continuously sucked continues for a predetermined time, it is determined that the suction is impossible.

14 (A) and 14 (B) are diagrams illustrating the payout, and the two PTP sheets 100 stacked with the surfaces on which the pocket portions are formed facing each other are shifted from each other in an oblique direction. The case where the top PTP sheet 100 is positioned below among the two sheets is shown. In this example, the partition plate 12 is disposed so as to substantially match the entire width of the two PTP sheets 100 that are overlaid. The second stopper portion 22 is provided so as to be hooked on both the left and right edges of the leading PTP sheet 100. Further, the contact member 13 is disposed substantially in accordance with the overall height of the two PTP sheets 100 that are overlapped.
If the second stopper portion 22 has a triangular shape, the leading PTP sheet 100 is slightly inclined.

  When the leading PTP sheet 100 is pulled out by the suction nozzle 52, only the leading PTP sheet 100 gets over the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 and is taken out. When the leading PTP sheet 100 is taken out, the subsequent PTP sheet 100 moves forward to the payout portion 2 side and is stopped by the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22. In addition, if the 2nd stopper part 22 has a triangular shape as mentioned above, the PTP sheet 100 after advancing to the paying-out part 2 side can be guided to the center side of the paying-out part 2.

  FIGS. 15A and 15B are similar to FIG. 14, but illustrate the payout in the case where the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned above the rear PTP sheet 100. When the leading PTP sheet 100 is pulled out by the suction nozzle 52, only the leading PTP sheet 100 gets over the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22 and is taken out. When the leading PTP sheet 100 is taken out, the subsequent PTP sheet 100 moves forward to the payout portion 2 side and is stopped by the first stopper portion 21 and the second stopper portion 22.

  In the above example, the second stopper portion 22 is provided so as to be hooked on both the left and right edges of the leading PTP sheet 100. However, the second stopper portion is hooked on one of the left and right edges of the leading PTP sheet 100. 22 may be provided.

  In the configuration described above, a structure in which the second stopper portion 22 is omitted and the contact member 13 is the second stopper portion may be employed. That is, the second stopper portion may protrude downward from the upper side of the housing portion and hit the upper edge of the medicine sheet.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 16 (A) and 16 (B) and FIGS. 17 (A) and 17 (B), the dispensing portion 2 of the medicine storage cassette is configured such that the first stopper portion 21 is the storage portion 11. In addition to the second stopper portion 22, the upper portion is inclined downward from the upper side of the housing portion 11 and hits the upper edge of the PTP sheet 100. A stopper portion 13A is provided. In these drawings, a case is shown in which two PTP sheets 100, which are overlapped with the surface on which the pocket portion is formed facing each other, are shifted only in the lateral direction in the medicine storage cassette. The upper stopper portion 13A is inclined so that the upper end of the PTP sheet 100 is in the middle of the inclined portion when the leading PTP sheet 100 is positioned at the lowermost inclined end of the first stopper portion 21. However, the inclination angle of the upper stopper portion 13 </ b> A may not completely coincide with the inclination angle of the first stopper portion 21.

  The presence of the first stopper portion 21 and the upper stopper portion 13A prevents the leading PTP sheet 100 from coming out of the payout portion 2 even when urged by the moving operation portion 3. Then, the suction nozzle 52 is pulled so that the leading PTP sheet 100 rotates in a state where the lower edge of the leading PTP sheet 100 is in contact with the leading end convex portion of the first stopper portion 21, With the upper edge of the PTP sheet 100 protruding ahead of the upper stopper portion 13A, the suction nozzle 52 is pulled forward, so that the leading PTP sheet 100 is protruded from the tip of the first stopper portion 21. When it is pulled out over the part, the subsequent PTP sheet 100 also tries to come out from the paying-out part 2, but this subsequent PTP sheet 100 is due to the presence of the first stopper part 21 and the upper stopper part 13A. It does not come out of the payout unit 2.

  Here, when the first stopper portion 21 is inclined downward as described above, the contact of the leading PTP sheet 100 with the lower surface of the upper stopper portion 13A is weakened and the first stopper portion 21 easily falls down. It will be possible to reduce the occurrence of errors.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to the thing of embodiment shown in figure. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range or equivalent range as the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug storage cassette 11 Storage part 12 Partition plate 13 Contact member 13A Upper stopper part 15 Chassis 2 Discharge part 21 1st stopper part 21b Movable bottom plate 22 2nd stopper part 3 Movement operation part 31 Contact member 32 Constant load spring 50 Discharge operation part 51 Suction Device 52 Suction Nozzle 100 PTP Sheet (Drug Sheet)
101 Drug Dispensing Device 101a Loading Space

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  A storage section for storing the medicine sheet; a dispensing section for dispensing the medicine sheet from the housing section; and a moving operation section for moving the medicine sheet in the housing section toward the dispensing section. A first stopper portion projecting upward from the bottom side of the housing portion and hitting the lower edge of the medicine sheet; and a second stopper portion projecting laterally from the lateral side of the housing portion and hitting the lateral edge of the medicine sheet And a medicine container cassette.   2. The medicine storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the first stopper portion is the storage of the lower edges of the two medicine sheets that are overlapped with the surface of the medicine sheet on which the pocket portion is formed facing each other. A medicine storage cassette, wherein the medicine storage cassette is present at a position higher than a lower edge that is away from the bottom of the part.   3. The medicine storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein the first stopper portion is provided so that its position can be adjusted in the vertical direction. 4.   The medicine storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a bottom portion on the storage portion side is inclined downward toward the dispensing portion.   The medicine storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a relative position between the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion is adjustable in a direction parallel to a moving direction of the medicine sheet. A drug storage cassette characterized by the above.   The medicine storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second stopper portion is provided so that its position can be adjusted in the left-right direction.   The medicine storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a contact member that hits an upper edge of the medicine sheet in the storage portion is provided so as to be adjustable in a vertical direction. Containment cassette.   The medicine storage cassette according to claim 7, wherein the contact member is provided so as to be hooked on an upper edge of the medicine sheet located in the dispensing portion.   A storage section for storing the medicine sheet; a dispensing section for dispensing the medicine sheet from the housing section; and a moving operation section for moving the medicine sheet in the housing section toward the dispensing section. A first stopper part projecting obliquely upward from the bottom side of the container part toward the payout side and hitting the lower edge of the drug sheet; and a second stopper projecting to the container part side and hitting the edge of the drug sheet And a medicine storage cassette characterized by comprising:   The medicine storage cassette according to claim 9, wherein a relative position between the first stopper part and the second stopper part is adjustable in a direction parallel to a moving direction of the medicine sheet. Drug storage cassette.   The medicine storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is loaded in a loading space, and the medicine sheet is dispensed from the medicine accommodation cassette by a dispensing operation unit movably provided. A drug dispensing device. 12. The medicine dispensing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the dispensing operation unit includes a suction device that sucks and dispenses a medicine sheet located in the dispensing unit of the medicine storage cassette.   The medicine dispensing apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the dispensing operation unit rotates and dispenses the medicine sheet.   14. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 11, wherein the dispensing operation section moves the medicine sheet upward so that the medicine sheet gets over the first stopper section. Drug dispensing device.   2. The medicine storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein the first stopper portion has a shape portion that is inclined downward from the bottom side of the storage portion and protrudes upward, while the storage portion is replaced with the second stopper portion. A medicine storage cassette comprising an upper stopper portion which is inclined downward from the upper side of the medicine and contacts the upper edge of the medicine sheet.

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