KR20140113783A - Apparatus for gathering of dispensed drug - Google Patents

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KR20140113783A
KR20140113783A KR1020130027032A KR20130027032A KR20140113783A KR 20140113783 A KR20140113783 A KR 20140113783A KR 1020130027032 A KR1020130027032 A KR 1020130027032A KR 20130027032 A KR20130027032 A KR 20130027032A KR 20140113783 A KR20140113783 A KR 20140113783A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for gathering of dispensed drugs, and specifically, to an apparatus for gathering drugs dispensed from a drug dispensing box. The apparatus for gathering of dispensed drugs according to the present invention comprises a conveyor in which dispensed drugs are mounted and dispensed to one end; and a dispensing delay unit comprising a gate opened for the dispensed drugs to be dispensed through one end of the conveyor or closed to delay dispensing. According to the present invention, dispensing of drugs from the conveyor is delayed during the desirable amount of the drugs are dispensed by forming the dispensing delay unit to have an effect of precisely controlling dispensing and gathering of the drugs.

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[0001] Apparatus for gathering dispensed drug [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus, and more particularly, to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus which dispenses medicines dispensed from a dispensing box as a part of a dispensing apparatus, .

In general, a single-dose medication according to a patient's prescription may include various kinds and forms of medicines, and a medication for a single dose will be delivered to the patient in a basket.

A variety of medicines to be contained in one basket are collected from a box containing each medicament into one basket according to the type and number of the medicines described in the patient's prescription and the basket in which the medicines are collected is delivered to the patient, You will take the medicines collected in the basket.

Meanwhile, in order to collect various medicines in a single basket, it has been necessary in the past to have medicines experts such as pharmacists select a medicament manually according to a prescription of a patient, and accordingly, a confirmation operation Was necessary. This makes it difficult to ensure the correctness of the medication and always implies the possibility of causing an attrition. In addition, not only the possibility of weakness but also the complexity of the collection process itself, it takes a long time to collect the medicine according to the prescription of the patient, which also causes a problem of lowering the working efficiency. For this reason, it is necessary to study methods and techniques for improving the accuracy and efficiency in collecting medicines by one dose according to the patient's prescription, thereby providing convenience to users such as pharmacists, and preventing weakening accidents .

The present invention provides a drug receiving device having discharge delay means capable of temporarily delaying the release of the drug collected during the course of collecting the drug for a single dose.

The present invention also provides sensing means for sensing the operation of the discharge delay means to enable precise control of such discharge delay.

A device for collecting medicines dispensed from a medicament dispensing box, the dispensing medicament collecting device according to the present invention comprises: a conveyor on which the dispensed medicament is placed and discharged to one end; And a gate closing the opening so that the discharged medicament is discharged through the one end of the conveyor or closed so that the discharge is delayed.

The discharge delay unit may include: a support portion extending upward from both sides of the conveyor; And a hinge part provided at an upper end of the support part, wherein the gate extends from the hinge part to the conveyor side, is pivotable about the hinge part and is opened to discharge the medicine from one end of the conveyor, Can be closed to delay.

Further, the lower end of the gate may be opened from the lower side toward the outside of the one end of the conveyor.

The hinge portion may be provided on at least one side of both sides of the gate.

The conveyor may include a conveyor belt that rotates along an endless track, and a pair of orbital shafts provided at both ends of the conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt.

The discharge delay portion includes a hinge portion provided adjacent to and parallel to the raceway shaft, the gate extending upward from the hinge portion, rotating about the hinge portion, and discharging the medicine from one end of the conveyor Or may be closed to delay the discharge.

Further, the hinge unit may be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the raceway shaft, and may be provided to rotate independently of the raceway shaft.

And a sensing unit for sensing an open state or a closed state of the gate.

And a to-be-detected portion including at least one protrusion whose radius from the rotation center is larger than the other portion within the rotation range. At this time, the sensing unit may include at least one sensor that is spaced from the center of rotation of the sensing unit by a predetermined distance, and senses the sensing unit when the sensing unit rotates.

Furthermore, the sensor may include a light-receiving unit and a light-emitting unit to sense that the protrusion is interposed.

The sensing unit may include a first sensor and a second sensor that are spaced apart from each other by a rotation angle of the gate with respect to a center of rotation of the gate. And a second protrusion positioned between the light receiving unit and the light emitting unit of the other one of the first sensor and the second sensor at the time of closing the gate can do.

The gate may further include a brush that minimizes the frictional force with the conveyor belt at a position adjacent to the conveyor belt.

According to the present invention, by providing the discharge delay unit, it is possible to delay the discharge of the medicine from the conveyor during the dispensing of the desired amount of medicine, thereby enabling the discharge of the medicine at the intended time so as to classify the medicine by each patient, prescription, So that the control relating to the discharge and collection of medicines can be made more precise.

Further, according to the present invention, the discharge of the drug can be delayed regardless of the size of the drug by applying various kinds of gates.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a medicine dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a partially cutaway view of a conveyor according to one embodiment.
3 is a perspective view showing a conveyor according to an embodiment.
4A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a side view showing the state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 4A. FIG.
5A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment.
FIG. 5B is a side view showing the state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 5A. FIG.
6A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6B is a side view showing a state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 6A. FIG.
7 is a perspective view illustrating an apparatus for collecting a drug with a discharge delay unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8A is a bottom perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a discharge delay unit according to an embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 8B is a schematic view showing a state of a subject to be sensed according to an embodiment. FIG.
FIGS. 9 to 11 are partial cutaway perspective views for sequentially illustrating the construction and operating state of the auxiliary conveyor according to one embodiment.
12 and 13 are partial bottom perspective views for sequentially explaining the operating state of the discharge delay unit according to one embodiment.
14 is a perspective view showing a discharge delay unit according to another embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the absence of special definitions or references, the terms used in this description are based on the conditions indicated in the drawings. The same reference numerals denote the same members throughout the embodiments. For the sake of convenience, the thicknesses and dimensions of the structures shown in the drawings may be exaggerated, and they do not mean that the dimensions and the proportions of the structures should be actually set.

1, a medicine dispensing apparatus including components according to the present invention will be described. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a medicine dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The medicine dispensing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cartridge 4, a medicine dispensing box 60, and a dispensing medicine collecting apparatus 2. [ The present invention relates to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus (2). The dispensing agent collecting device 2 includes a conveyor, a discharge delay portion, a side guard portion, and the like. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A conveyor according to one embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a partially cutaway view of a conveyor according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of a conveyor according to an embodiment.

The conveyor (10) is a component part on which the dispensed medicine is seated. The conveyor 10 includes a conveyor belt 11, a pair of orbital shafts 12a and 12b, a pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b, and a driving roll 14.

The conveyor belt 11 rotates along an endless track. The conveying belt 11 seats the dispensed medicament. The pair of raceway shafts 12a and 12b also serve as both axes of an endless track in which the conveyor belt 11 rotates. That is, the conveyor belt 11 rotates along a trajectory passing through the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of raceways 12a and 12b.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 2, the conveyor belt 11 can be rotated via the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b and the driving roll 14. [ The driving roll 14 is connected to the motor 15 and the timing belt 16 and rotates to transmit the driving force so that the conveyor belt 11 can rotate. At this time, the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b are provided so as to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the conveyor belt 11, and the drive roll 14 is provided so as to contact the inner circumferential surface of the conveyor belt 11. [ The drive roll 14 is also located between a pair of path switching rolls 13a and 13b and at the same time a position lower than a pair of path switching rolls 13a and 13b, Of the path switching rollers 13a and 13b.

Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the dispensing agent collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment may include tension adjusting parts 173 and 174. The tension adjusting portion includes a rotating shaft guide portion 173 and a rotating shaft fixing member 174 provided on the conveyor side member 172. The rotary shaft guide portion 173 in this embodiment is formed in a groove shape having a predetermined length so that the rotary shaft 131b of one of the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b can move in the horizontal direction. The rotation shaft fixing member 174 functions to fix any one of the rotation shafts 131b so that the rotation shaft 131b can be positioned at a specific position of the rotation shaft guide portion 173. [ At this time, as the distance between the rotary shafts 131a and 131b of the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b becomes closer, the tension of the conveyor belt 11 becomes larger.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, a discharge delay unit 20 is provided at one end of the conveyor belt 11. The discharge delay section 20 will be described later in detail.

4A to 4B, a side guard according to an embodiment will be described. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a side view showing a medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 4A.

As shown in FIG. 4A, at least one side guard 30 is provided on a side surface of the dispensing agent collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment to prevent the medicines from being released to the outside when the medicines are placed. .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the side guard 30 may include a fixing portion 33, first inclined portions 32a and 32b, and a height reinforcing portion 31. As shown in FIG. The fixing portion 33 is a component for fixing the side guard portions 30a and 30b to the side member 172. [ The first inclined portions 32a and 32b are formed so as to be inclined upward toward the outside. The first inclined portions 32a and 32b function to enlarge a region in which the dispensed medicament can be seated, and function to minimize the drop impact by inclination when the medicine falls. The height reinforcing portion 31 functions to secure the height of the side guard portion 30 and to prevent the medicines from bouncing out from the outside while being discharged.

5A and 5B, a side guard according to another embodiment will be described. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a side view showing the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 5A.

5A and 5B, the side guard 30 may be provided with a cushioning member 35 that absorbs impact generated by the force exerted on the inner side of the inner guard. The buffer member 35 is formed of a material capable of absorbing an impact inside the side guard portions 30a and 30b as shown in FIG. 5B. In particular, it is preferable that the buffer member 35 is provided on the side guard portion 30a opposite to the direction D1 in which at least the medicine dispensing box is located.

6A and 6B, a side guard according to another embodiment will be described. FIG. 6A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a side view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 6A.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in particular, the side guard portion 30a opposite to the direction D1 in which the medicine dispensing box is located is provided with a second inclination portion 30a having an inclination opposite to that of the first inclined portions 32a and 32b A portion 30a 'may be provided. The second inclined portion 30a 'is formed so as to be inclined inward, so that it is possible to more actively prevent the medicament falling upon dispensing from bouncing outwardly and being released.

The discharge delay unit according to one embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 8B. FIG. 8A is a bottom perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a discharge delay unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a discharge delay unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state of a subject to be sensed according to an embodiment; FIG.

One end of the conveyor 10 includes a discharge delay portion 20. The discharge delay unit 20 is closed to delay the drug moving along the conveyor belt 11 during drug collection from being discharged to the outside of the one end, and after the predetermined amount of the drug collection is completed, .

Specifically, the discharge delay section 20 includes a hinge section 21, a gate 22, a brush 23, and a discharge delay section support section 24.

The support portion 24 is formed to extend upward from both sides of the conveyor 10. A gate 22, which will be described later, is fixed to the support portion 24 so as to be rotatable. The hinge portion 21 is rotatably fixed to both the supporting portions 24 and functions as a central axis of rotation in which the gate 22 rotates. The gate 22 rotates about the hinge portion and is closed in contact with the conveyor belt 11 or operates in such a manner that the end portion thereof is pivotally opened to be separated from the conveyor belt 11 by a predetermined distance or more. Specifically, the gate 22 is formed downward from the hinge portion 21 toward the conveyor belt 11. In this case, the end of the gate 22 is provided adjacent to the conveyor belt 11, so that there is no or little gap between the gate 22 and the conveyor belt 11. This state is referred to as a state in which the gate 22 is closed, so that the medicines rested on the conveyor 10 are not discharged to the outside.

A brush (23) is provided at the lower end of the gate (22). The brush 23 prevents the drug from escaping or getting caught between the end of the gate 22 and the conveyor belt 11 while minimizing the frictional force with the conveyor belt 11. [

At one end of the hinge portion 21, a driven gear 25 rotating together with the hinge portion 21 may be provided. The driven gear 25 receives the rotational force from the driving gear 26 rotating together with the first motor 27 and rotates.

That is, when the first motor 27 rotates in one direction, rotational force is transmitted to the hinge portion 21 through the driving gear 26 and the driven gear 25. The hinge portion 21 is rotated in one direction by the transmitted rotational force, and consequently, the gate 22 is opened or closed according to the rotational direction. As shown in FIG. 7, when the end of the gate 22 rotates toward the outside, a gap is formed between the gate 22 and the conveyor belt 11 so that the medicine can be discharged. This state is referred to as gate 22 being opened.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the hinge portions 21 are provided on both sides of the gate 22, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the hinge portion can be formed not only on both sides of the gate but also on only one side of the gate.

In addition, the medicine collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment may include a sensing unit 51 or 52 for sensing whether the discharge delay unit 20 is in an open state or a closed state. The sensing units 51 and 52 according to the present embodiment include a first sensor 52 and a second sensor 51 as shown in FIG. 8A. As the sensors 51 and 52, an infrared sensor or the like can be used. For example, each of the sensors 51 and 52 may include a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, and may sense that another structure is interposed between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. The subject sensing unit 28 is fixed to one end of the hinge unit 21 and rotates together with the hinge unit 21. [ Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8B, the to-be-sensed portion 28 is formed in a circular plate shape with a portion cut out. When the gate rotates, the to-be-sensed part 28 connected to the gate through the hinge part 21 reciprocally rotates about the hinge part 21 together. At this time, the range of the rotatable angle of the to-be-sensed portion 28 is the same as the range of the rotatable angle of the gate. Hereinafter, such a range of possible angles is referred to as a rotation range R1 for convenience of explanation. The incision portion C is formed in a range having an angle smaller than the range R1 of such pivotable angle. The first protrusion 282 and the second protrusion 283 refer to both sides of the cutout C and are formed to project radially so as to have a larger radius than the radius of the cutout C, The first protrusion 282 in this embodiment is positioned between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the first sensor 52 when the discharge delay portion 20 is opened and the second protrusion 283 is positioned between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the first sensor 52, And is positioned between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the second sensor 51 when the portion 20 is closed. On the other hand, the portions other than the pivot range R1 are not sensed by the first sensor 52 and the second sensor 51, and any shape may be used.

The auxiliary conveyor will be described with reference to Figs. 8 to 11. Fig. FIGS. 9 to 11 are partial cutaway perspective views for sequentially illustrating the construction and operating state of the auxiliary conveyor according to one embodiment.

At the bottom of the conveyor, an auxiliary conveyor 40 as shown in FIG. 9 is provided. The auxiliary conveyor 40 is concealed in the lower portion of the conveyor or extends outwardly so as to further extend the dispensing path of the dispensed medicament.

The auxiliary conveyor (40) has an auxiliary conveyor belt (41) rotating along an endless track. The auxiliary conveyor 40 rotates around a pair of auxiliary orbital axes in the same manner as the above-described conveyor. The auxiliary conveyor belt 41 may receive rotational power through a power transmitting member 46, 45 such as a gear or a timing belt connected to a motor 47 which generates a rotational force as shown in Fig. A detailed description of the structure of the auxiliary conveyor 40 itself will be omitted.

The auxiliary conveyor belt 41 is a component for discharging medicines which have moved from the conveyor to the outside. On the side surfaces of the auxiliary conveyor 40, an auxiliary conveyor side guard portion 42 formed upward is provided. The auxiliary conveyor side guard portion 42 is formed to cover both sides of the auxiliary conveyor 40 so that the medicines do not fall out when the medicines fall from the conveyor or during the movement of the medicament on the auxiliary conveyor 40 for discharging medicines. do.

The auxiliary conveyor 40 has an extension member 481 extending to the other side of the medicine dispensing direction, that is, to the conveyor side. The extended member 481 is formed with second to-be-sensed portions 482 and 483. The second to-be-measured portions 482 and 483 include a third protrusion 482 and a fourth protrusion 483. The third protrusion 482 and the fourth protrusion 483 are detected by the sensing units 53 and 54 to be described later to determine whether the auxiliary conveyor 40 is in a concealed state or in an expanded state.

10, the auxiliary conveyor 40 may be provided with a rack gear 491 at the other side of the extending member 481. [ The rack gear 491 receives the rotational force through the pinion gears 492a and 492b rotated by the motor 493, and performs a reciprocating linear motion. As the rack gear 491 reciprocates linearly, the auxiliary conveyor 40 connected to the rack gear 491 also reciprocates linearly. That is, the auxiliary conveyor 40 is concealed to the lower portion of the conveyor in accordance with the movement of the rack gear 491, or is moved to the outside of the conveyor as shown in FIG. At this time, the extension member 481 moves along the rail 60 provided along the discharge path of the conveyor.

And further includes sensing portions 53 and 54 for sensing the third protrusion 482 and the fourth protrusion 483 as described above. The sensing units 53 and 54 may include a third sensor 54 and a fourth sensor 55 in this embodiment. The third sensor 54 senses the third protrusion 482 in a state where the auxiliary conveyor 40 is in a hidden state, that is, retreated and positioned under the conveyor, as shown in FIG. 10, As shown in FIG. 11, the auxiliary conveyor 40 moves in an expanded state, that is, to the outside, thereby sensing the fourth projection 483 in a state where the discharge path of the medicine is extended.

The operation states of the auxiliary conveyor and the discharge delay portion will be described with reference to Figs. 12 and 13. Fig. 12 and 13 are partial bottom perspective views for sequentially explaining the operating state of the discharge delay unit according to one embodiment.

When it is necessary to discharge the medicine to be discharged to a position distant from the conveyor, the auxiliary conveyor 40 is controlled to be in the extended state as shown in FIG. At this time, the discharge delay unit 20 is controlled to be in a closed state until a proper time for discharge comes. In this case, the second projection 283 is in a state of being sensed by the second sensor 51, and the gate 22 is turned in a downward direction.

Then, the conveyor 40 is operated using the rotational force transmitted through the power transmitting members 46 and 45, and the discharge delay unit 20 is controlled to be switched to the open state. At this time, the first protrusion 282 is sensed by the first sensor 52, and the gate 22 is turned by rotating toward the discharge direction of the medicine.

On the other hand, if the above-described medicament to be discharged is to be discharged at a position a certain distance from the conveyor, the following situation may apply. For example, there may be a case where a plurality of medicament dispensers having the auxiliary conveyor 40 according to the present embodiment are provided, and medicines dispensed between the plurality of medicament dispensers must be sequentially delivered. At this time, the auxiliary conveyors 40 can be extended to deliver the dispensed medicament onto the conveyor of the other dispenser. As another example, this may be the case where it is necessary to deliver the medicines to a component of other devices for collecting dispensed medicines or distributing them to vehicles. As described above, the auxiliary conveyors according to the present embodiment can be used for the function of delivering medicines dispensed at specific positions of the same kind or kind of apparatuses.

Referring to Fig. 14, a discharge delay unit according to another embodiment will be described. 14 is a perspective view showing a discharge delay unit according to another embodiment.

The discharge delay unit of FIGS. 7 and 8A described above has a limitation on the size of the drug that can be discharged through the lower portion of the gate. That is, the gap between the gate and the conveyor becomes the maximum size of the dischargeable medicine. The discharge delay unit 20a according to the present embodiment is intended to enable discharge of a larger drug.

The discharge delay portion 20a according to the present embodiment differs in the position where the turning center of the gate 22a is formed. That is, the hinge portion 252 in this embodiment may be provided adjacent to the raceway shaft 251 or may be provided to rotate about the same axis on the outer circumferential surface of the raceway shaft 251 as shown in Fig. 14 . In this case, however, the hinge portion 252 must be rotatable independently of the raceway shaft 251.

In this case, the hinge portion 252 receives the rotational force generated from the motor 27a through the power transmitting members 26a and 25a such as gears and rotates. The gate 22a is connected to the hinge portion 252 (D3) so as to be closed, or is turned (D2) to the front side or the front side down to be opened.

When the gate 22a is in the open state, the drugs whose discharge has been delayed by the discharge delay portion 20a placed on the conveyor belt 11 can be discharged to the outside.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. And can be implemented as a dispensing agent collection device.

1: drug dispensing device 2: dispensing drug collecting device
10: conveyor 20, 20a:
40: auxiliary conveyor

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An apparatus for collecting medicines dispensed from a medicament dispensing box,
A conveyor in which the dispensed medicament is placed and discharged to one end; And
And a gate for closing the outlet so that the discharged medicament is opened to be discharged through one end of the conveyor or delayed in discharging. The method according to claim 1,
The discharge delay unit includes:
A support extending upwardly from both sides of the conveyor; And
And a hinge portion provided at an upper end of the support portion,
Wherein the gate extends from the hinge portion to the conveyor side and is pivoted about the hinge portion to be opened to discharge the medicine from one end of the conveyor or to be delayed to delay the discharge. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the lower end of the gate is opened from the lower side toward the outer side of the one end of the conveyor. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the hinge portion is provided on at least one side of both sides of the gate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the conveyor includes a conveyor belt rotating along an endless track and a pair of orbital shafts provided at both ends of the conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt. 6. The method of claim 5,
The discharge delay unit includes:
And a hinge portion provided adjacent to and parallel to the raceway shaft,
Wherein the gate extends upward from the hinge and is pivoted about the hinge so as to be opened to discharge the drug from one end of the conveyor or closed to delay the discharge. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the hinge unit is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the raceway shaft and is configured to rotate independently of the raceway axis. The method according to claim 1,
And a sensing unit for sensing an open state or a closed state of the gate. 9. The method of claim 8,
And a to-be-detected portion including at least one protrusion whose radius from the center of rotation is larger than the other portion within the pivot range,
Wherein the sensing unit includes at least one sensor that is spaced from the center of rotation of the sensing unit by a predetermined distance and senses the protrusion when the sensing unit rotates. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the sensor includes a light receiving unit and a light emitting unit, and detects that the protrusion is interposed. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the sensing unit includes a first sensor and a second sensor that are spaced apart from each other by a rotation angle of the gate with respect to a rotation center of the gate,
Wherein the to-be-detected portion includes: a first protrusion positioned between the light-receiving portion and the light-receiving portion of either the first sensor or the second sensor when the gate is opened; and a second protrusion disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor And a second protruding portion located between the other light receiving portion and the light emitting portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the gate further comprises a brush at a location adjacent the conveyor belt to minimize frictional forces with the conveyor belt.
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