KR20220050666A - Printing device for oriental medicine pouch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printing device for an oriental medicine pouch made of a synthetic resin material. The printing device comprises: an ink cartridge module for printing print information on the pouch; and a workstation. The workstation includes: a loading unit in which a plurality of stacks of pouches are loaded; a printing unit in which the ink cartridge module is disposed; and a transfer roller which has a discharge unit with a printed single pouch discharged therefrom, takes out the single pouch from the stack of the plurality of pouches and transfers the pouches to the discharge unit via the printing unit. The ink cartridge module includes: a module body provided with a hollow capable of accommodating an ink cartridge; and a compression head provided under the module body and having a head exposure port through which a print head of the ink cartridge is exposed. The compression head is formed such that a bottom surface thereof substantially coincides with a printing surface of the print head, and has a stepped unit formed to be stepped inward from the bottom surface at the periphery of the print head exposed by the head exposure port, wherein one side of the stepped unit is open toward the discharge unit. The present invention can effectively prevent printing defects due to wrinkles formed on the surface of the pouch.

Description

Printing device for herbal medicine pouch {PRINTING DEVICE FOR ORIENTAL MEDICINE POUCH}

The present invention relates to a printing device for exclusive use of herbal medicine pouches.

According to Article 18 (5) of the Medical Act, "in the event that a doctor, dentist, or oriental medical doctor prepares a drug by himself in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and delivers the drug to a patient, the name of the patient, The usage, dosage, and other matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare must be written down.” According to Article 13 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Medical Act of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, “Matters concerning the classification of drug content and external use, the type of license of the dispenser and name, date of dispensing, name and location of the medical institution where the dispensing agent works.” In particular, general information such as "type and name of the dispenser's license and the name and location of the medical institution where the dispenser works" among the items listed on the drug container can be prepared by printing a batch when ordering a large quantity of drug containers, but patients and drugs Variable items to be stated according to the type of drug, such as "patient's name, usage and dosage, date of dispensing, and classification of drug contents and external use", etc., shall be indicated on the drug container each time the drug is dispensed.

In general, herbal medicines prescribed by oriental doctors are mainly prepared as liquid decoctions and accommodated in predetermined pouches. Here, the herbal medicine pouch accommodating the liquid decoction is mainly manufactured by laminating a film made of a resin material such as CPP (Cast Polypropylene), PE (Poly Ethylene), Nylon, PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate), and the like.

Pouches made of these resin films have a wrinkled surface depending on the surrounding environment and wrinkles occur. it is difficult Due to this circumstance, in the prior art oriental clinics, there was the inconvenience of having to manually write the variable description of the decoction prescribed for a specific patient in the pouch.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and it is possible to conveniently print variable descriptions according to the type of patient and decoction among the mandatory descriptions to be written on a drug container according to the Medical Act on a resin pouch. An object of the present invention is to provide a printing device for herbal medicine pouches.

Objects of the present invention are not limited to the objects mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood from the description below.

The present invention provides a printing apparatus for a herbal medicine pouch formed of a synthetic resin material, comprising: an ink cartridge module for printing print information on the pouch; and a loading unit on which a plurality of pouch piles are loaded, a printing unit on which the ink cartridge module is disposed, and a discharge unit through which the printed pouches are discharged, and after taking out the single pouches from the plurality of pouch piles, the printing Including; a workstation provided with a transfer roller for transferring to the discharge unit via the unit; and a compression head provided under the module body and having a head exposure hole through which the print head of the ink cartridge is exposed, wherein the compression head is formed so that a bottom surface substantially coincides with the printing surface of the print head, and It is characterized in that a stepped portion is provided with one side open toward the discharge portion, which is formed to be stepped inward from the bottom around the print head exposed by the head exposure hole.

Here, it is preferable that a connection part connected to a circuit part provided in the ink cartridge is formed inside the module body.

In addition, it is preferable that the compression head is provided with a curved portion extending from the bottom surface to be curved upwardly toward the loading portion.

In addition, it is preferable that the bottom surface of the compression head is formed flat to be in contact with the top surface of the printing unit of the workstation.

According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently print the container description, which must be described in accordance with the medical law, without manual work at the oriental clinic. In particular, since a commonly used herbal medicine pouch is made of a resin material, the printing operation was not easy due to wrinkles occurring on the surface of the pouch made of a resin material, which is the object to be printed. By selectively extracting a single pouch, it is possible to effectively prevent printing defects due to wrinkles occurring on the surface of the pouch. Therefore, by using the printing device according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently print essential information according to the Medical Act on a pouch accommodating oriental medicines prepared at individual oriental clinics through an automatic printing device instead of manually.

1 is a schematic diagram of a printing apparatus for a herbal medicine pouch according to the present invention.
2 shows a loading area provided on the workstation.
Fig. 3 shows the printing area provided in the workstation.
4 shows an outlet area provided in the workstation.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of a printing apparatus for a herbal medicine pouch according to the present invention.
6 shows an example of print information to be input to the printing apparatus according to the present invention through an external device.
7 is a schematic view of a pair of pouch transport guides viewed from the side.
8 and 9 are perspective views viewed from various directions with respect to the ink cartridge module of the printing apparatus for a herbal medicine pouch according to the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing a general ink cartridge.
11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a process in which printing is performed by an ink cartridge module in the printing apparatus for a herbal medicine pouch according to the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail through the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, numbers (eg, first, second, etc.) used in the description process of the present specification are only identification symbols for distinguishing one component from other components.

Hereinafter, detailed contents for practicing the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printing device for a herbal medicine pouch according to the present invention. The printing apparatus according to the present invention includes an ink cartridge module 200 for printing the input printing information on the herbal medicine pouch. Here, the printing device may include a control module 100 for printing print information input from an external device (eg, patient name, usage and dose, date of preparation, etc.) on the pouch through the ink cartridge module 200 . there is. Since the printing apparatus according to the present invention can be implemented through the conventional inkjet printing technology, a detailed description of the driving method of the control module 100 and the ink cartridge module 200 will be omitted here. When the user of the printing apparatus according to the present invention inputs variable descriptions such as the patient's name, the usage and dose of the decoction and the date of dispensing through an external device (eg, personal computer, etc.) connected by wired or wireless communication, the inputted Based on the information, the control module 100 drives the ink cartridge module 200 to print the pouch. In addition, the ink cartridge module 200 may use an ink cartridge generally sold in the market, and may be detachably configured to replace the cartridge as needed.

In addition, the present printing apparatus is provided with a workstation 300 from which a single pouch is drawn out from a plurality of pouch piles, printed, and then discharged. The workstation 300 has a flat top surface, and a loading unit 310 in which a plurality of pouch piles are loaded, a printing unit 320 in which the ink cartridge module 200 is disposed, and a printed sheet pouch. is divided into a discharge unit 330 from which is discharged. Here, the loading unit 310 , the printing unit 320 , and the discharging unit 330 refer to predetermined areas on the workstation 300 that are divided according to functions. In addition, a transfer roller is installed on the workstation to take out a single pouch from the plurality of pouch dummy D and then transfer it to the discharge unit 330 via the printing unit 320 .

For example, a plurality of pouch dummy D is loaded in the loading unit 310 area, and the transfer roller 311 pushes the lower portion of the pouch dummy D to the printing unit 320 area (see FIG. 2 ). In addition, in the printing unit 320 region, a conveyor type transfer roller 321 and a transfer roller 321 are disposed on top of the transfer roller 321 so that only the matching pouch P at the bottom can be extracted from the pouch dummy D. Pressurized conveying rollers 322 that are connected to each other may be installed (see FIG. 3 ). In particular, a stopper 324 for preventing the upper portion of the pouch dummy D from being pushed toward the printing unit 320 may be disposed on the pressure transfer roller 322 . Here, the stopper 324 is formed so that an opening is formed therein so that the pressure transfer roller 322 is disposed to be in contact with the transfer roller 321 . In addition, one end of the stopper 324 is fastened to an elastic member 323 such as a spring through a predetermined fixing rod, and is installed so as to be elastically pressed downward. In particular, the other end of the stopper 324 is formed to have a curved profile so that the lowermost pouch can be continuously discharged while blocking the upper portion of the pouch derby D. In addition, conveying rollers 331 and 332 may be installed in the discharge unit 330 region so that the pouch on which printing information is printed is discharged to one side of the workstation 300 via the print cartridge module 200 ( see Fig. 4).

On the other hand, the workstation 300 is provided with a pair of pouch transfer guides 400 . Here, the pair of pouch transport guides 400 guide the transport paths of opposite edges of the single pouch (P). In particular, in each of the pair of pouch transport guides 400, on the transport path of the pouch from the loading unit 310 to the discharge unit 330 via the printing unit 320, one edge of the single pouch P A guard rail 410 is formed so that a part is transferred while being fitted. Here, as shown in FIG. 4 , the cross section of the guard rail 410 is formed in a “C” shape with one side open. The pair of pouch transport guides 400 are disposed to face each other, and at this time, one side opened from each guard rail 410 is disposed to face each other. In addition, in the pair of pouch transport guides 400, a curved stopper 420 extending from the guard rail 410 and formed in a curved profile toward the loading part 310 to support one side of the pouch dummy (D) is to be formed. can

The process of inputting and printing printing information into the herbal medicine pouch for accommodating the herbal medicine prescribed by the oriental clinic using the above-described printing device for the herbal medicine pouch will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the printing apparatus according to the present invention is to be controlled and driven through the control module 100 , the ink cartridge module 200 , the communication module 110 , the transfer module 120 and the power module 130 . can First, a plurality of pouches, which are objects to be printed, are prepared and loaded on the loading unit 310 . At this time, the distance between the pair of pouch transport guides 400 is adjusted so that both edges of the pouch coincide with each other between the transport guides 400 . Next, print information is input through an external device such as a PC connected through the communication module 110 . For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , the user writes variable descriptions that must be written on the medicine container, such as the name of the taker, the date of preparation, the dose, etc., for the details prescribed by the oriental doctor, and then transmits it to the printing device. When printing information is received through the communication module 110 , the control module 110 drives the cartridge module 200 and the transfer module 120 to perform a printing operation.

A plurality of conveying rollers installed in each area of the loading unit 310 , the printing unit 320 , and the discharging unit 330 are driven by the conveying module 120 . The transfer roller 311 installed in the loading unit 310 pushes the lower portion of the pouch dummy D toward the printing unit 320, and at this time, the pouch dummy ( The upper part of D) is in close contact, preventing movement. In this state, the sheet pouch located at the bottom is selectively extracted by the conveying roller 321 installed in the printing unit 320 area and the pressurizing conveying roller 322 connected thereto to enter the printing unit 320 area.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7 , both edges of the pouch P are sandwiched between the two guard rails 410 provided on the pair of pouch transport guides 400 . Here, since the pouch is made of a synthetic resin material, the surface may be wrinkled depending on the surrounding environment. Since it enters the area of the printing unit 320 with a part of one edge of the pouch fitted inside the "C"-shaped cross section formed on the guard rail 410, even if wrinkles occur on the surface of the pouch P, the printing unit 320 ) when entering the region, it is possible to effectively prevent the pouch (P) from deviated from the transport path or from being displaced in the printing unit 32 region.

When printing by the ink cartridge module 200 is completed on the pouch (P) of the sheet that has entered the printing unit 320 area, it is moved to the outside of the workstation 300 by the transfer rollers 331 and 332 of the discharge unit 330. is emitted

On the other hand, the ink cartridge module 200 is disposed between the pressure transfer roller 322 and the transfer roller 331 of the discharge unit 330 in the printing unit 320 area of the workstation 300 . 8 and 9, a perspective view of the ink cartridge module 200 viewed from the side and a perspective view seen from the bottom are respectively shown.

The ink cartridge module 200 includes a module body 201 having a hollow 202 that can accommodate an ink cartridge, and a head exposure hole 212 provided under the module body 201 to expose the print head of the ink cartridge. It is configured to include the formed compression head (210). The hollow 202 is formed so that commercially available ink cartridges can be mounted and detached. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 , in the conventional ink cartridge C, the ink contained therein is ejected into droplets through the print head CH, and the ejection of the ink droplets is controlled through a flexible circuit CF provided on one side of the control module. It is connected to (100) and controlled. A connection part 203 to which the circuit part CF provided in the ink cartridge is connected may be formed inside the module body 201 (ie, one side of the hollow 202 ). In addition, the fixing cover 204 may be rotatably installed on the module body 201 so that the ink cartridge C is not easily removed while being accommodated in the module body 201 . The module body 201 may be installed in the printing apparatus through a fixing means. For example, on the workstation 300 through a horizontal fixing pad 502 that is moved and fixed in the horizontal direction to a fixing rod 501 mounted on a predetermined area and a vertical fixing pad 503 that is fixed to the module body 201 . The horizontal and vertical positions of the module body 201 can be freely adjusted.

Further, the print head CH of the ink cartridge C is exposed to the outside through the head exposure port 212 communicating with the hollow 202 . That is, the compression head 210 provided on the lower part of the module body 201 is provided with a bottom surface 211 formed flat to be in contact with the top surface of the printing unit 320 of the workstation 300, and on the bottom surface 211 The print head CH is exposed through the formed head exposure hole 212 . In particular, the compression head 210 is preferably formed so that the bottom surface 211 substantially coincides with the printing surface of the print head CH. Wrinkles may occur in the pouch P transferred by the transfer rollers 321 and 322, and the bottom surface 211 of the compression head 210 flattens the main surface of the area to be printed by the print head CH. It effectively prevents printing defects.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9 , in the compression head 210 , the discharge part 330 is formed to be stepped inward from the bottom surface 211 in the periphery of the print head CH exposed by the head exposure hole 212 . A step portion 214 having one side open toward the side is provided. As shown in FIG. 11 , when the sheet pouch P is withdrawn from the loading unit 310 and passes through the printing unit 320 area, the sheet pouch P is the bottom surface 211 of the compression head 210 . ) and the printing unit 320 passes between the upper surface. At this time, the compression head 210 is provided with a curved surface portion 213 that extends from the bottom surface 211 and is curved upwardly toward the loading unit 310, so that a plurality of pouches can pass continuously and sequentially. do.

As the sheet pouch P passes through the print head CH exposed by the head exposure port 212, ink droplets are ejected through the printing surface CHP of the print head CH, and the surface of the pouch P Print information is printed on Immediately after printing by the printhead CH, the ink is not yet dried, so that the ink can be discharged without smearing by the step portion 214 formed to be stepped by a predetermined height T with respect to the bottom surface 211 . do.

By using the above-described printing device for herbal medicine pouches, it is possible to conveniently print the container descriptions, which must be described in accordance with the Medical Act, without manual work at the oriental clinic. In particular, since a commonly used herbal medicine pouch is made of a resin material, the printing operation was not easy due to wrinkles occurring on the surface of the pouch made of a resin material, which is the object to be printed. By selectively extracting a single pouch, it is possible to effectively prevent printing defects due to wrinkles occurring on the surface of the pouch. Therefore, by using the printing device according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently print essential information according to the Medical Act on a pouch accommodating oriental medicines prepared at individual oriental clinics through an automatic printing device instead of manually.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to implement in a modified form within the scope without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention described herein should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive view, and the scope of the present invention is indicated in the claims rather than in the above description, and all differences within the equivalent scope are the present invention. should be construed as being included in

Claims (4)

As a printing device for herbal medicine pouch formed of synthetic resin material,
an ink cartridge module for printing print information on the pouch; and
A loading unit on which a plurality of piles of pouches are loaded, a printing unit on which the ink cartridge module is disposed, and a discharge unit through which the printed pouches are discharged are provided, and after withdrawing the pouches from the plurality of piles of pouches, the printing unit Including; a workstation in which a conveying roller for conveying to the discharge unit is installed via the
The ink cartridge module may include: a module body provided with a hollow in which an ink cartridge can be accommodated; and a compression head provided under the module body and provided with a head exposure hole through which the print head of the ink cartridge is exposed;
The compression head is formed so that a bottom surface substantially coincides with the printing surface of the print head, and is formed to be stepped inward from the bottom surface around the print head exposed by the head exposure hole, one side facing the discharge part A printing device for herbal medicine pouches, characterized in that an open step portion is provided.
The method of claim 1,
The method of claim 1,
A printing device for herbal medicine pouches, characterized in that a connection part connected to a circuit part provided in the ink cartridge is formed inside the module body.
The method of claim 1,
The printing device for herbal medicine pouches, characterized in that the compression head is provided with a curved portion extending from the bottom surface to be curved upwardly toward the loading portion.
The method of claim 1,
The printing device for herbal medicine pouches, characterized in that the bottom surface of the compression head is flatly formed so as to be connected to the top surface of the printing unit of the workstation.

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