KR20150072120A - Automatic Tablet and/or Capsule Counting and Packaging Apparatus and Method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A packaging apparatus to count and package a plurality of tablets or capsules comprises: a supply belt to align and transfer a plurality of tablets in a row; a rotor to absorb and move the tablets transferred on the supply belt; a detection unit to sense the tablets absorbed on the outer circumference of the rotor; a control part to receive the sensing result from the detection unit and calculate the position of the absorbed tablets from the sensing result; and an escape unit which is controlled by the control part to make the tablets absorbed by the rotor be escaped by demanding quantities.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic subdividing device for packing tablets or capsules,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for automatically counting and packing minute tablets or capsules and an automatic subdividing method using the same. More particularly, the tablets are automatically counted The present invention relates to a tablet automatic subdividing device capable of automatically feeding tablets counted in a predetermined number into a subdivided container, and a method for automatically subdividing tablets using the same.

Generally, tablets are counted a predetermined number of times and put into a drug container (medicine container) as a final step of producing tablets such as tablets and capsules. Thereafter, the container containing the tablet is packaged and finally shipped as a product.

However, it is an automated process equipment that counts tablets by a predetermined number of tablets. However, it does not meet the requirements of the field reasonably, or the size of the equipment is large and complicated. Therefore, the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice: Quality control standards) in many cases. Therefore, there is a need for a tablet automatic subdividing device capable of effectively responding to the automation of refining coefficients required in the field, and capable of meeting the GMP concept.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept, there is provided a refined subdividing device capable of automatically counting a large amount of tablets, and a refining factor and subdivided packing method using the same.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept there is provided a tablet sub-fraction packing device capable of automatically counting a large number of tablets and automatically holding them in a predetermined number of containers, and a refill coefficient and sub-fraction packing method using the same.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, a subdividing packaging apparatus for subdividing a plurality of tablets, comprising: a supply belt for aligning and transporting a plurality of tablets in a line; A rotating body for sucking and moving the tablet conveyed from the supply belt; Sensing means for sensing tablets adsorbed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating body; A control unit for receiving a sensing result sensed by the sensing unit and counting refining from the sensed result; And releasing means controlled by the control portion and releasing the tablet adsorbed to the rotating body.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention concept, there is provided a sub-division packaging method using an apparatus for counting and subdividing a plurality of tablets, wherein a control section of the tablet sub- From the sensing result, calculating the position of the tablet on the rotating body; And the controller controlling the releasing means to release the tablet from the rotator.

According to one or more illustrative embodiments of the inventive concept, by counting tablets from a sensing result for tablets adsorbed on a rotating body and releasing the tablets, a large amount of tablets can be compared to existing devices for automatic subdivision There is an advantage that can be packed.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept, a large number of tablets are automatically counted and counted for a predetermined number of times by counting, releasing, and discharging the tablets from the sensing results for the tablets adsorbed to the rotator, There is an advantage that it can be placed in the container automatically.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a refill automatic subdividing device according to one exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept,
2A is a perspective view of a rotating body according to an embodiment,
FIG. 2B is a side view of a rotating body according to an embodiment,
3A and 3B are perspective views of a rotating body according to another embodiment,
FIG. 4A is a perspective view schematically illustrating a state in which a tablet is adsorbed onto a rotating body according to an embodiment,
Figure 4b is a top view of the exemplary configuration of Figure 4a,
5A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration for introducing tablets adsorbed on a rotating body into a container according to an embodiment,
Figure 5b is a top view of the exemplary configuration of Figure 5a,
Figure 5c is a side view of the exemplary configuration of Figure 5a,
Figure 6 schematically depicts an exemplary configuration for counting tablets adsorbed onto a rotating body in accordance with one embodiment;
7 is a flowchart showing an exemplary method of counting a predetermined number of tablets by a control unit 80 and inputting them into a container,
8 is a schematic view of an automatic subdividing and packaging apparatus according to a second embodiment,
9 is a view schematically showing an automatic subdividing and packaging apparatus according to the third embodiment,
FIGS. 10A and 10B are views showing a schematic configuration of an alternative embodiment for releasing a tablet adsorbed on a rotating body,
11A to 11C are views showing a schematic configuration of another alternative embodiment for releasing a tablet adsorbed on a rotating body,
Figure 12 is a schematic side view of yet another alternative embodiment for releasing a tablet adsorbed to a rotating body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it means that it can be formed directly on the other element, or a third element may be placed therebetween.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used in the specification, "comprises" and / or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

The expression 'an element is connected to another element' in this specification means not only a direct connection between the elements but also an indirect connection via another third element.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are well known in the description of the invention and not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusion in describing the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an automatic counting and subdividing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic counting and subdividing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment includes a supply belt 10, a rotating body 20, a camera 30, a blower 40, a connecting passage 50 ), And a container conveyance belt (60).

The supply belt 10 has a function of supplying a large amount of tablets or capsules (hereinafter referred to as "tablets" 200) supplied from a supply means such as a hopper to a rotating body 20 . The supply belt 10 may be composed of a known belt, pulley, or the like, but is not limited to a specific mechanical structure as long as it can supply a large amount of tablets aligned in a line.

The rotating body 20 is an adsorption means for adsorbing the tablet 200 supplied on the supply belt 10. In one embodiment, the rotatable body 20 has a shape in which two rotatable disks are attached with a predetermined distance therebetween. That is, a space is formed between the two discs. The rotating body 20 is configured to be capable of sucking air in the direction of the center of the space, and thus has an attraction force in the radially inward direction on the outer peripheral surface along the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body.

As shown in the figure, the rotating body 20 can be disposed such that the lowermost end of the rotating body 20 is close to the end of the supplying belt 10. [ When the tablet 200 supplied on the supply belt 10 approaches the rotating body 20, the tablet 200 can be attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 by the attraction force of the rotating body 20.

According to the embodiment, the rotating body 20 does not necessarily have to be arranged at the end of the supply belt 10. Needless to say, in an alternative embodiment, the rotating body may be disposed at any position between the two ends of the supply belt 10. Moreover, in an alternative embodiment, the rotating body 20 may be disposed under the supply belt 10. The outer circumferential surface of the uppermost portion of the rotating body 20 is disposed so as to be immediately adjacent to one end of the supply belt 10 so that the tablet supplied from the supply belt 10 is attracted to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 It is also possible to do.

In this configuration, the tablets arranged in a line on the supply belt 10 will be conveyed with the neighboring tablets, and the rotating body 20 is set faster than the feeding speed of the supply belt 10, 20 are preferably adsorbed at intervals slightly apart from neighboring tablets.

The camera 30 is a photographing means provided close to the lower side of the rotating body 20 and photographing a part of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. [ The camera 30 photographs the tablet 200 adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and the photographed image is transmitted to a control unit It is possible to determine which part of the outer circumferential surface of the wafer W is adsorbed. Thus, from the positional information of each tablet 200 sucked on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20, the control unit calculates the position of the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 along the arc of the outer circumferential surface from the arbitrary first position to the arbitrary second position The number of adsorbed tablets 200 can be counted. Techniques for determining the position of the tablet attachment or counting the number of tablets from the image of the tablets taken by the camera are known and will not be described in detail.

Alternatively, in place of the camera 30, other sensing means may be used, such as a sensor capable of recognizing the position of the tablet adsorbed to the rotator 20, in an alternative embodiment. That is, any of the detection means such as a camera or a sensor may be used as long as the position of the tablets adsorbed on the rotating body 20 can be detected.

The blower 40 is one of the releasing means for releasing the tablet 200 adsorbed to the rotating body 20. The blower 40 discharges air supplied from a compressor (not shown) at a pressure of a predetermined air pressure or higher. One or more blowers 40 may be provided adjacent to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and arranged to discharge air toward the surface in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the disk of the rotating body . It should also be understood that any other means of releasing the tablet 200 that is adsorbed to the rotating body may be used instead of the blower 40, according to embodiments.

The connecting passage 50 provides a passage for guiding the tablets 200 released by the blower 40 to a predetermined area. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting passage 50 is formed by a conduit having a passage inlet and a passage outlet. At this time, the passage inlet is arranged at a position where it can receive the tablet 200 which is detached from the rotating body 20 due to the air pressure discharged from the blower 40, and the passage outlet is provided with a tablet 200 can be dropped.

The diameter of the passage entrance of the connection passage 50 is larger than the diameter of the passage passage 50 of the connection passage 50. In this case, But larger than the diameter of the remaining portion.

Meanwhile, in the illustrated embodiment, the tablets 200 detached from the rotating body 20 are illustrated as being dropped into the container 70. In other words, in this embodiment, the passage outlet of the connecting passage 50 is located above the container 70 arranged on the container conveying belt 60. In the illustrated embodiment, a primary gate 51 and a secondary gate 52 are openably and closably attached to the passage outlet of the connection passage, a funnel 53 is installed right below the passage, 70 are positioned.

The tablets 200 detached from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 by the blower 40 while the gate 51 is closed fall through the connection passage 50 to be connected to the connection passage 50 And when the tablets are counted by a predetermined number, the primary gate 51 is opened and the tablets are discharged to the bottom. Then, the secondary gate 52 stores the container 70, The secondary gate 52 can be opened to be dropped into the container 70. [0050] However, according to the embodiment, the tablets 200 that have escaped into the connection passage 50 may be processed in another process without being contained in the container. Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the illustrated embodiment of the tablets 200 into the container 70 is merely exemplary.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a rotating body according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a side view of a rotating body.

In the illustrated embodiment, the rotating body 20 can be formed by attaching the first disk 21 and the second disk 22, which are parallel to each other, with a predetermined spacing distance by the spacing member 23.

A through hole is formed in the center of the first disk 21, and one end of the intake pipe 28, which is discharged from the vacuum pump 27, is connected to the through hole. The center of the second original plate 22 is connected to the drive shaft 26 of the drive motor 25 which rotates the rotating body 20.

With such a configuration, the rotating body 20 rotates about the driving shaft 26, and at the same time, the rotating body 20 is rotated from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 by the suction force in the direction of the through- It is possible to have an attraction force in the radially inward direction from the outer circumferential surface of the rotor.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment, the rotating body 20 may have a different shape. Figs. 3A and 3B show these other exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the rotating body 20 may have a shape in which two circular drums are attached at a predetermined distance from each other, and may have an attraction force in a radially inward direction along the circumference of the separated portion. Referring to FIG. 3B, the rotary body 20 may have a shape in which the cut conical rotator is attached at a predetermined distance, and may have a suction force radially inward along the circumference of the separated portion. It is needless to say that, in addition to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, two rotors of various shapes such as a disk shape may be attached to the rotator 20 according to the present invention at a predetermined distance.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a tablet is adsorbed to a rotating body according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a plan view of an exemplary configuration of FIG. 4A.

Referring to Figs. 4A and 4B, a rotating body 20 is disposed at an upper portion of one end of the supply belt 10. 4B, tablets 200 are supplied from the hopper 15 in one embodiment, and the tablets 200 are moved on the oscillating means 17 inclined at a predetermined angle, for example, to be supplied to the conveyance belt 10 . A guide 11 for narrowing the width toward the rotating body 20 is provided on the conveying belt 10 so that the tablets 200 are aligned and moved in a line as they move toward the rotating body 20 .

4A and 4B show a configuration in which the tablets 200 are aligned by the hopper 15, the vibration means 17 and the guide 11 and are adsorbed to the rotating body 200, It is of course possible to use an apparatus which aligns the tablets 200 in a line by various methods and sucks the tablets 200 to the rotating body 20.

As described with reference to FIG. 2 or 3, the rotating body 20 has an attraction force along the outer circumferential surface, and therefore the tablets 200 moved to the lower portion of the rotating body 20 are attracted by the attracting force of the rotating body 20, And the rotating body 20 can continue to rotate at a predetermined speed while adsorbing the tablets 200. In this case, At this time, in a preferred embodiment, the tablets on the supply belt 10 are moved in line with each other, but when adsorbed to the rotating body 20, tablets are preferably adsorbed to the rotating body 20 at intervals .

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an exemplary configuration for introducing a tablet adsorbed on a rotating body into a container according to an embodiment, FIG. 5B is a plan view of the exemplary configuration of FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5C is a plan view of the exemplary configuration of FIG. Side view. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that some of the components, such as the supply belt 10, camera 30, etc., are omitted in Figures 5A-5C for ease of illustration.

5, the blower 40 and the corresponding connection passage 50 are disposed at positions symmetrical with respect to the rotating body 20 in order to feed the tablets adsorbed to the rotating body 20 into the container have.

In the illustrated embodiment, two blowers 40 are disposed on top of the rotating body 20. 2, the blower 40 is disposed adjacent to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and is arranged to discharge air toward the surface of the outer circumferential surface in a direction perpendicular to the disk surface of the rotating body. Although two blowers 40 are shown in the drawing, the number of blowers 40 is not particularly limited according to the embodiment.

A connection passage 50 is also disposed to guide the tablet 200 that has been released by the blower 40 to a predetermined area. The passage entrance of the connecting passage 50 is disposed at a position symmetrical to the air outlet of the blower 40 with respect to the rotating body 20 so that the rotating body 20 is rotated by the blower 40, The tablets 200 separated from the outer circumferential surface of the tablet 200 may flow into the connection passage 50. The arrangement distance and arrangement structure between the rotating body 20, the blower 40 and the connecting passage 50 are determined by the size and rotating speed of the rotating body 20, the air pressure of the air discharged from the blower 40, The size of the entrance of the passage, and the like.

4 shows an embodiment in which a predetermined number of tablets 200 separated from the rotating body 20 are counted and separated from the rotating body 20 and then discharged through the connecting passage 50 into the container 70 . A gate 51 may be attached to the passage outlet of the connection passage 50, and a funnel 53 may be disposed under the gate 51. The funnel 53 is positioned above the container 70 arranged on the container conveying belt and the tablets 200 that are separated from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 fall through the connecting passage 50 and are dropped into the container 70 .

5A to 5C, the container conveyance belt includes a draw-in belt 61 and a draw-out belt 63, and a tablet dispensing position 62 is provided between the draw-in belt 61 and the draw- Can be disposed. In this embodiment, the containers 70 are aligned in a row and are moved along the draw-in belt 61 and the pusher 65 can push the two containers 70, for example, all at once, into the tablet insertion position 62 . A gate 51 and a funnel 53 which are the passage outlets of the connection passage 50 are located at the top of the tablet insertion position 62 so that the primary gate 51 and the secondary gate 52 are controlled The tablets 200 detached from the rotating body 20 can be put into the container 70. [

The container 70 into which the predetermined number of tablets 200 have been inserted in the container insertion position 62 is pushed by the pusher 65 or the like to be transferred to the withdrawal belt 63 and is conveyed along the withdrawal belt 63 It can be transferred to the next process.

According to the embodiment, the tablets 200 dropped through the connection passage 50 may be transferred for other processing such as pouring into a pouch bag or the like instead of being poured into the container 70 and being packed. For example, it will be appreciated that the falling tablets 200 may be fed over another transfer belt to the next process.

6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an exemplary configuration for counting tablets adsorbed on a rotating body according to one embodiment.

6, an automatic counting and subdividing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment may include a camera 30, a driving motor 25, a compressor 43, and a control unit 80, The tablets adsorbed on the tablet 20 can be counted and tablets 200 as many as the counted number can be inputted into the container 50, for example.

1, the camera 30 is installed close to the lower side of the rotating body 20, that is, the point where the tablet starts to be adsorbed, and photographs the tablet 200 adsorbed to the rotating body 20 . The camera 30 can take an image at a high speed, and the photographed image is provided to the control unit 80. [

The control unit 80 can process the photographed image and judge which part of the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 is picked up by the photographed tablet 200. [ That is, it is possible to obtain information as to where the tablet 200 is adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20. The control unit 80 may also count the number of tablets 200 captured in the image by processing the photographed image. The control unit 80 can count the number of the tablets 200 adsorbed along the arc of the outer circumferential surface from the arbitrary first position to the second position on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. [

Meanwhile, the control unit 80 may control the rotation speed of the rotating body 20 by controlling the driving motor 25, and may control the operation of the blower 40 by controlling the compressor 43. Thus, for example, it is possible to calculate how long after the tablets 200 adsorbed at the first position on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 have been captured by the camera 30 reach the position of the blower 40, By operating the blower 40 after the calculated time, the tablet 200 adsorbed at the first position can be released by the discharge air of the blower 40.

A method of counting the tablets 200 according to such a configuration and inputting a predetermined number of tablets 200 into the container 70 will be described with reference to FIG.

7 shows an exemplary method of counting a predetermined number of tablets by the control unit 80 and injecting them into the container.

First, in step S710, the control unit 80 receives the result of sensing the sensing means with respect to the adsorbed tablet 200 from the sensing means. At this time, the sensing means may be, for example, a camera 30 or any sensor capable of photographing the tablet.

Thereafter, in step S720, the control unit 80 calculates the position where the tablet is attached to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 200 from the result of the sensing. The process by which the control unit 80 grasps this position is possible from various conventional embodiments. For example, the position can be grasped by presetting the rotating body at the specific rotational position to the reference position and measuring the degree of rotation of the adsorbed tablet position from the reference position by a certain degree of rotation angle. As another example, a plurality of markers, which are distinguished from each other, are previously displayed along the entire outer circumferential surface of the rotating body, and the position of the tablet and the distance between the plurality of markers are recognized So that the position can be grasped. It is needless to say that various implementations can be employed without departing from the concept of the present invention.

Next, at step S730, the control unit 80 calculates the time at which the tablet 200 reaches the blower, based on the rotational speed of the rotating body 20. Since the position of the blower 40 is already fixed and the speed of the rotating body 20 is known, the controller 80 controls the timing at which the tablet adsorbed at a specific position on the outer circumferential surface of the arbitrary rotating body 20 reaches the blower 40 Can be calculated.

Thereafter, in step S740, the blower 40 is operated after the calculated time has elapsed. That is, air is discharged from the blower 40 and air pressure is applied to the tablet 200, so that the tablet 200 in the first position is separated from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and falls into the connection passage 50.

The steps S710 to S740 are performed by the control unit 80 to release one tablet 200. The steps S710 to S740 are sequentially performed on the tablets 200 to be adsorbed in the rotating body 20 By performing the above steps one by one, it is possible to sequentially drop all the tablets 200 from the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and drop them into the connection path 50.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the tablet position information and the rotation speed of the rotating body are referred to in order to determine whether the adsorbed tablet has reached the blower 40. However, according to the embodiment, Or may perform the determination based on alternative information other than the location information. For example, a separate camera, separate from the camera 30, is installed to capture the outer circumferential surface of the rotator 20 near the blower 40, from which the tablet 200 arrives at the blower 40 Or not. In addition, any of a variety of known methods may be employed to determine whether the adsorbed tablet has reached the blower 40 and in which methods the position information of the tablet and / It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that < RTI ID = 0.0 >

In order to release the tablets 200 that have been adsorbed in line with the rotating body 20, the blower 40 continuously discharges air, for example, from the initial purification of the series of tablets 200 until the last purification Alternatively, as another example, air may be discharged in a burst of short time intervals to separate each tablet one by one. That is, it may be configured to discharge 100 consecutive air bursts to desorb 100 tablets, for example. It is needless to say that the specific implementation method for releasing the tablet, such as the interval at which the blower 40 discharges the air, may vary according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, an alternative embodiment of the automatic tablet packing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG. It will be appreciated that the alternative embodiments described below exemplify only some of the various possible embodiments, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Further, only the supply belt 10, the rotating body 20, and the blower 40 are shown in the drawing, and the remaining components are omitted.

8 is a view schematically showing an automatic subdividing apparatus according to the second embodiment. The embodiment of FIG. 8 is distinguished from the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 6 in that two rotors 20-1 and 20-2 are disposed on the upper portion of the supply belt 10. FIG. In this embodiment, the second rotating body 20-2 is disposed at a predetermined distance above the first rotating body 20-1, and the first rotating body 20-1 and the second rotating body 20- 2 rotate in opposite directions to each other. Each of the rotating bodies 20-1 and 20-2 has a predetermined attraction force directed from the outer circumferential surface toward the center of the rotating body. At this time, the attracting force of the second rotating body 20-2 is applied to the first rotating body 20-1 The second rotating body 20-2 can attract and hold the tablet 200 to be attracted and rotated by the first rotating body 20-1. In an alternative embodiment, the tablet 200 may be adsorbed by the second rotator 20-2 by another method. For example, a separate blower (not shown) is provided at a position where the first rotating body 20-1 and the second rotating body 20-2 are in contact with each other, and the blower is adsorbed to the first rotating body 20-1 The tablet 200 may be configured to be blown toward the second rotating body 20-2. The tablet 200 moving along the supply belt 10 is attracted to the first rotating body 20-1 and moves while contacting the second rotating body 20-2, -2).

As shown in the drawing, one or more blowers 40 may be disposed in each of the first and second rotating bodies 20-1 and 20-2. Therefore, some of the tablets 200 adsorbed to the first rotating body 20-1 are separated by the blower 40 disposed in the first rotating body 20-1, fall into the connecting passage, (200) are adsorbed by the second rotating body (20-2) and fall into the connecting path by the blower (40) disposed in the second rotating body (20-2).

In order to sense tablets adsorbed to the first rotating body 20-1, a sensing means such as a camera 30-1 is provided, and in order to sense the tablets adsorbed to the second rotating body 20-2 It will be appreciated that a separate camera 30-2 may be additionally installed around the second rotating body 20-2.

On the other hand, as an alternative embodiment, for example, the blower 40 may not be disposed in the first rotating body 20-1 and one or more blowers 40 may be disposed in only the second rotating body 20-2 , But it is also possible to dispose three or more rotating bodies as another embodiment. Also, the diameters of the first and second rotators 20-1 and 20-2 may be the same, but either one of the two rotors may be larger according to the embodiment.

In this regard, FIG. 9 is a view schematically showing an automatic subdividing and packaging apparatus according to the third embodiment. 9 shows that the diameter of the second rotating body 20-2 is larger than the diameter of the first rotating body 20-1 and the blower 40 is disposed only in the second rotating body 20-2 Is distinguished from the embodiment of Fig. In an alternative embodiment, the diameter of the first rotating body 20-1 may be larger than the diameter of the second rotating body 20-2, and the diameter of the two rotating bodies 20-1 and 20-2 It is possible to implement them differently.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are views showing a schematic configuration of an alternative embodiment for releasing a tablet adsorbed on a rotating body. FIG. In the drawing, only the supply belt 10, the rotating body 20, and the container 70 are shown, and the remaining components are omitted.

The embodiment of FIG. 10 illustrates one embodiment that uses another release means in lieu of the blower 40 to disengage the tablet 200 adsorbed to the rotator, and the illustrated embodiment illustrates that the connection path 90 And serves also as a function of this releasing means. Section of the passage inlet of the connecting passage 90 is formed in a substantially angled "?" Shape. The tablets 200 adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface can be introduced into the passage entrance and fall along the connection passage 90 to be introduced into the container 70 .

It goes without saying that the specific shape or structure of the connection passage 90 may vary depending on the embodiment. For example, in an alternative embodiment, the cross section of the connecting passage 90 may be a curved "U" shape, or a pipe having a circular or polygonal cross section may be used as the connecting passage 90.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of Fig. 10, although not shown, a driving means capable of moving the passage inlet of the connecting passage 90 to the left or right or up and down by a predetermined distance is required. That is, when separating the tablets 200, the passage inlet of the connection passage 90 is brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20, and the tablet inlet 200 is separated from the rotating body 20 And the control unit 80 can control the driving unit.

Also, the shape of the connection passage 90 may be variously modified according to the embodiment. For example, although the connection passage 90 extends in a straight line in the illustrated embodiment, the connection passage 90 may be formed of an elastic material such as a hose to refract the connection passage 90 by an arbitrary shape or angle. It is also understood that one or more connecting passages 90 may be disposed and used in the embodiment of Fig. 10 as well as one or more of the blowers 40 may be used in the above-described embodiment.

11A to 11C are views showing a schematic configuration of another alternative embodiment for releasing the tablet adsorbed on the rotating body. 11, only the rotating body 20 and the connecting passage 50 are illustrated, and the remaining components are omitted.

In the embodiment of Fig. 11, a releasable guide 95 in the form of a roughly hook is used instead of the blower 40 in order to detach the tablet 200 adsorbed on the rotating body. The releasing guide 95 is disposed adjacent to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 and the connecting passage 50 is disposed on the side opposite to the releasing guide 95 with respect to the rotating body 20.

In this configuration, when the release guide 95 does not operate, since the release guide 95 does not affect the movement of the rotating body 20 at all, as shown in FIG. 11B, The tablets 200 are continuously adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 without detaching. The release guide 95 is operated to rotate the tablets 200 adsorbed on the surface of the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20 to a position where the tablets 200 hinder the release guide 95 It may fall into the connecting passage 50 and be introduced into the container 70. [

In this embodiment, although not shown, there is a need for a pivoting means for pivoting the release guide 95. That is, as shown in Figs. 11B and 11C, a rotation unit for rotating the release guide 95 may be further included, and the rotation unit can be controlled by the control unit 80. Fig.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, it is also possible to use the release system using the blower 40 shown in Figs. 1 to 9 and the release system using the release guide 95 shown in Fig. 11 in combination. In other words, both the blower 40 and the release guide 95 may be provided adjacent to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body 20. In this configuration, for the first and last predetermined number of tablets 200, the blower 40 It is possible to disengage the tablet 200 from the rotating body 20 using the release guide 95 for the tablet 200 in the middle. It goes without saying that various combinations of the stagnation-and-release schemes can be combined according to the embodiment.

Figure 12 is a schematic side view of yet another alternative embodiment for releasing a tablet adsorbed to a rotating body.

Referring to FIG. 12, one embodiment is similar to FIG. 11 in that a release guide 95 is used. 12, the rotation axis of the release guide 95 is arranged to be parallel to the rotation axis direction of the rotating body 20, and the release guide 95 rotates about the rotation axis, As shown in Fig.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiments and drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. This is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

10: feed belt 20: rotating body
25: driving motor 30: camera
40: Blower 43: Compressor
50, 90: connecting passage 60: container conveying belt
70: container 80:
100: Refining factor and subdividing device

Claims (11)

A small particle packing apparatus for counting and subdividing a plurality of tablets or capsules,
A supply belt for aligning and conveying a plurality of tablets or capsules in a line;
A rotating body for sucking and moving tablets or capsules transferred from the supply belt;
Sensing means for sensing tablets or capsules adsorbed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating body;
A control unit receiving the sensing result sensed by the sensing unit and calculating and counting the position of the tablet or capsule adsorbed from the sensed result; And
And releasing means for releasing a predetermined number of tablets or capsules among the tablets or capsules adsorbed on the rotating body under the control of the control unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the rotating body is formed by attaching first and second original plates parallel to each other with a predetermined separation distance and has an attraction force in a radially inward direction from the outer peripheral face along the outer peripheral face of the rotating body. packer. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first disk of the rotating body includes a through hole at the center of the disk and a vacuum pump is connected to the through hole. The center of the second disk of the rotating body is connected to the driving shaft of the driving motor for rotating the rotating body And the coefficient and subdivision packaging device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the releasing means is a blower for discharging air toward tablets or capsules adsorbed on the rotating body. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a connecting passage for guiding the tablet or the capsule separated from the rotating body to the predetermined area by the releasing means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the releasing means includes a connecting passage including a passage inlet and a passage outlet, and driving means capable of moving the connecting passage a predetermined distance to the left or right or up and down, and being controllable by the controlling portion,
When the tablets or capsules are to be released, the driving means moves the passage entrance of the connection passage to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotary body, and when the tablet or the capsule is not released, And spaced apart from the rotating body. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the releasing means is a releasing guide disposed adjacent to an outer circumferential surface of the rotating body and capable of pivoting to a position blocking a tablet or capsule adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the rotating body includes a first rotating body for picking up tablets or capsules transferred from the supply belt and a second rotating body for picking up tablets or capsules adsorbed on the first rotating body,
Wherein at least one of the sensing means and at least one of the releasing means is disposed in each of the first rotating body and the second rotating body. CLAIMS 1. A method of subdividing a plurality of tablets or capsules using a device for counting and subdividing the tablets or capsules,
Calculating a position of the tablet or capsule on the rotating body from a result of sensing the tablet or the capsule adsorbed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating body by the control unit of the subdividing apparatus; And
And controlling the releasing means to release a predetermined number of tablets or capsules out of the tablet or capsule from the rotating body. 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising the step of calculating the time until the tablet or the capsule reaches the releasing means based on the rotational speed of the rotating body after the step of calculating the position . 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the releasing means is at least one of a blower for discharging air toward the tablet or capsule adsorbed on the rotating body or a releasing guide capable of pivoting to a position blocking the tablet or capsule adsorbed on the rotating body. Subdivision packing method.

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