Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
  • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
  • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
  • B65B5/103—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity for packaging pills or tablets
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
  • G07F11/46—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
  • G07F11/50—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted
  • G07F11/54—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted about vertical axes
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
  • G07F17/0092—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles

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• the present invention relates to a tablet filling device that fills a vial with a tablet according to a prescription.
• a conventional tablet supply device is provided with a tablet feeder containing a tablet mounted on a motor base, and a rotor in the tablet feeder receiving a driving force of a motor base built-in motor force.
• the tablet is held in a groove provided in the rotor and discharged from the outlet of the tablet feeder through the tablet passage in the motor base to the back side of the mounting plate to which the motor base is attached.
• Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-070901
• An object of the present invention is to provide a tablet filling device in which a device having a small drive range of an arm for holding a vial can be miniaturized.
• the present invention provides a plurality of tablet feeders that are detachably attached to the outer periphery of a drum that is rotatably supported by upper and lower ends, and stored in each of the tablet feeders.
• a tablet supply unit that supplies tablets according to the prescription and an arm that holds the vial are provided so as to be able to pivot and advance in the horizontal direction and to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and by the arm at the first horizontal position.
• a first vial delivery arm unit for receiving a vial, receiving in the second bottle a tablet that is also discharged by the tablet feeder force of the tablet supply unit at a second position, and delivering the vial at a third position;
• An arm for holding the vial is provided so as to be able to turn and move back and forth in the horizontal direction, and can be moved up and down in the vertical direction, and the vial from the first vial delivery arm unit by the arm at the first position in the horizontal direction.
• At the second position delivering the vial to the caving section, and discharging the vial at the third position.
• 2 vial delivery arm unit those having a.
• the first vial delivery arm unit is rotated to the first position in the horizontal direction to receive the vial, and then is pivoted to the second position, where the tablet supply unit is rotated. Then, the tablet feeder containing the tablet according to the prescription is opposed to the first vial delivery arm unit, and the tablet is supplied from the tablet feeder to the vial, and further swung to the third position.
• the second vial delivery arm unit is swung to the first position, and after receiving the vial from the first vial delivery arm unit, the second vial delivery arm unit is turned to the second position, where the vial is delivered to the caving unit, Take the vial that has been capped and swivel to the third position to eject the vial.
• a plurality of the tablet supply units are provided adjacent to each other, one first vial delivery arm unit is provided between the plurality of tablet supply units, and the tablet feeder force of the plurality of tablet supply units is also increased. It is preferable that the tablets to be discharged are received in the nominal bottle held in the first vial delivery arm unit. In this way, it is possible to receive tablets from a plurality of adjacent tablet supply units by simply rotating one vial delivery arm unit, and the apparatus can be downsized.
• the second vial delivery arm unit is preferably provided between the plurality of tablet supply units. In this way, the space between the plurality of tablet supply units can be used effectively, and the apparatus is downsized.
• the invention's effect it is possible to receive the vial and receive the supply of the tablet from the tablet supply unit simply by turning the first vial delivery arm unit, and the second vial delivery arm unit. By simply swiveling, the vial can be received from the first vial delivery arm unit, the vial can be delivered to the caving unit, and the vial can be discharged. If the device can be downsized!
• FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a tablet filling device 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• the center door 2 provided at the front center of the tablet filling device 1 is provided with nine take-out shelves 5 on which the vials 4 filled with tablets and closed with caps 3 are placed from the inside. .
• the takeout shelf 5 protrudes forward and is curved so that the vial 4 can be taken out easily.
• An operation display screen 6 for operating the tablet filling device 1 and displaying necessary information is provided above the take-out shelf 5.
• cap insertion ports 7a and 7b for inserting large and small caps 3a and 3b are formed.
• left and right doors 8a and 8b that are opened and closed when the tablet feeder 21 is attached and detached are provided.
• a door 9a for inspecting the internal device
• a drawer 9b for inspecting the internal device
• large and small vials 4a and 4b are inserted.
• the two doors 10a and 10b are provided.
• Fig. 2 is a front view with the door of the tablet filling device removed
• Fig. 3 is a rear view with the exterior plate removed
• Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 2
• Fig. 5 is a VV in Fig. 2. It is line sectional drawing.
• the tablet filling apparatus 1 includes two nozzle supply units 11, a vial transport belt 12, a vial transport arm unit 13, a labeling unit 14, a vial lift 15 and two tablets.
• the supply unit 16, the first vial delivery arm unit 17, the second vial delivery arm unit 18, the cap supply unit 19, and the caving unit 20 are included.
• Two vial supply units 11 are provided in the lower right portion when viewed from the front, each storing two large and small vials 4, and taking out the necessary vials 4 for storing tablets according to the prescription. Supply.
• the vial transport belt 12 is provided on the back surface of the vial supply unit 11 and extends horizontally in the direction of force toward the center.
• the vial transport arm 12 transfers the vial 4 supplied from the vial supply unit 11 to the vial transport arm. Transport to unit 13.
• the vial transport arm unit 13 is located at the end of the vial transport belt 12, converts the direction of the vial 4 transported from the vial transport belt 12 so as to open upward, and performs the labeling unit 14 And to the vial lift unit 15.
• the labeling unit 14 is located in the lower left portion when viewed from the front, and affixes a label to the vial 4 conveyed from the vial conveyance arm unit 13.
• the vial lift unit 15 is located between the labeling unit 14 and the vial transporting arm unit 13, and raises the vial 4 to which the label is attached by the labeling unit 14 to raise the vial bottle 4. Deliver to 1 vial delivery arm unit 17
• the tablet supply unit 16 has a large number of tablet feeders 21 that are located on the left and right sides when viewed from the front and are mounted around a rotatable drum, and discharges tablets according to prescriptions from the tablet feeders 21. To the vial 4 held by the first vial delivery arm unit.
• the first vial delivery arm unit 17 is located between the two tablet supply units 16 and on the back side, receives the vial 4 from the vial lift unit 15, and receives the tablet supply unit 16. When the tablet according to the prescription is filled, the vial 4 is transferred to the second vial delivery arm unit 18.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 is located between the two tablet supply units 16 and on the front side, and the second vial delivery arm unit 18 receives the first vial 4 received from the first vial delivery arm unit 17. Deliver it to the webbing unit 19, and take the vial 4 that has been cubbed and place it on the shelf 5.
• the cap supply unit 19 is located on the left side when viewed from the front of the second vial delivery arm unit 18, and accommodates two kinds of caps 3 of large and small used to close the vial 4. Supply one cap 3 at a time.
• the caving unit 20 is positioned below the cap supply unit 19 and is placed on the vial 4 received from the second vial delivery arm unit 18. Install the cap 3 supplied.
• the tablet supply unit 16 the first vial delivery arm unit 17, and the second vial delivery arm unit 18 that are the vial supply device of the present invention will be described in detail.
• FIG. 6 shows the tablet supply unit 16.
• the tablet supply unit 16 has a substantially cylindrical drum 101.
• the lower plate 102 provided at the lower end of the drum 101 is placed on the flange 104a of the drive cylinder 104 of the motor 103 fixed to the apparatus main body la.
• the outer periphery of the upper plate 105 provided at the upper end of the drum 101 is supported by a plurality of rollers 106 attached to the apparatus main body la.
• the drive cylinder 104 of the motor 103 is placed on the outside of the motor 103 and attached to the drive plate 107 fixed to the drive shaft 103a of the motor 103.
• the motor 103 is located inside the drum 101, and the motor 103 and the drive gear do not exist outside the drum 101. Therefore, the structure is simple and an increase in size is prevented.
• a large number of mounting bases 108 for mounting the tablet feeder 21 are attached to the outer surface of the drum 101 in the circumferential direction and the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of clips 109 are vertically attached to a part of the outer surface of the drum 101 so that the vial 4 can be temporarily placed.
• the tablet feeder 21 has a large number of tablets.
• the tablet T is held in the groove 111 shown in FIG. 11 formed in the outer periphery of the rotor 110 by the rotation of the rotor 110 provided at the bottom, and is discharged from the tablet outlet 112.
• a drive gear 113 is attached to the rotating shaft 110a of the rotor 111 from which the bottom force of the tablet feeder 21 also projects, and this drive gear 113 is connected to the worm gear 115 via the intermediate gear 114.
• the worm gear 115 is rotated by receiving power from the outside.
• an engaging portion 115a that engages with the drive shaft 214 of the arm 202 of the first vial delivery arm unit 17 is provided at the tip of the worm gear 115.
• the tablet outlet 112 of the tablet feeder 21 is formed on the bottom of the front side of the tablet feeder 21 (the side that becomes the front when the tablet feeder 21 is mounted).
• a guide unit 116 is attached in the vicinity of the tablet outlet 112.
• a handle 117 is attached to the side of the guide unit 116, and a notch 118 is formed on the upper side!
• the guide unit 116 of the tablet feeder 21 includes a fixed guide member 119, an opening / closing member 120, and a movable guide member 121.
• the fixed guide member 119 includes a base portion 119a attached to the outer surface on the front side of the tablet feeder 21, and extends downward from both ends of the base portion 119a and further horizontally extends to the tablet. It consists of both side surface portions 119b that reach both sides of the outlet 112, and an inclined plate 119c that connects the ends of both side surface portions 119b. Both side surface portions 119b are connected by a horizontal plate 122. A shaft hole 123 cut out in a U shape and a groove 124 cut out in an arc shape centering on the shaft hole 123 are formed at the upper ends of the side surface portions 119b.
• a projecting piece 125 is formed on the outer surface of both side surface portions 119b.
• slits 126 through which light for detecting tablets discharged from the tablet outlet 112 pass are formed on both side surfaces 119b.
• the inclined plate 119c is inclined obliquely downward from the tablet outlet 112 toward the front side of the tablet feeder 21.
• the opening / closing member 120 is provided with a drive piece 128, a stopper 129 and a cover 130 around a horizontal support shaft 127, and pins at both ends from the tip of the stopper 129. 131 is protruding.
• the support shaft 127 is fitted in the shaft hole 123 of the fixed guide member 119, and the pin 131 is fitted in the groove 124 of the fixed guide member 119.
• one end of a coil spring 132 is attached to the pin 131, and the other end of each coil spring 132 is locked to the main body of the tablet feeder 21. As a result, the opening / closing member 120 is urged counterclockwise in FIG.
• the driving piece 128 stands upright, the stopper 129 contacts the base 119a of the fixed guide member 119 from below, and the cover 130 is fixed.
• the guide member 119 is close to the lower end of the inclined plate 119c.
• a torsion spring may be attached to the support shaft 127 instead of the coil spring 132. In this case, one end of the torsion spring is locked to the protruding piece 125 of the fixed guide member 119 and the other end is locked to the pin 131.
• the movable guide member 121 has a pair of side portions 121a extending in the vertical direction and further extending in the horizontal direction to reach both sides of the tablet outlet 112, and the tips of the side portions 121a. It is composed of an inclined plate 121b to be connected.
• the movable guide plate 121 is positioned outside the fixed guide plate 119 which is larger than the fixed guide plate 119.
• the inclined plate 121b is inclined obliquely downward from the tablet outlet 112 to the front side of the tablet feeder 21.
• a shaft hole 133 and a circular arc-shaped hole 134 centering on the shaft hole 133 are formed in the both sides 121a.
• a support shaft 127 of the opening / closing member 120 is fitted into 133, and a pin 131 of the opening / closing member 120 is fitted into the elongated hole 134. Thereby, the movable guide member 121 can be rotated between the storage position shown in the figure and the operation position shown in the figure.
• the inclined plate 121b of the movable guide member 121 and the inclined plate 119c of the fixed guide member 119 are continuous to form a long inclined surface. Since the inclined plate 121b of the movable guide member 121 enters the notch 118 of the lower tablet feeder 21, it does not hit the lower tablet feeder 21. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the vial bottle 4 also enters the notch 118 of the lower tablet feeder 21, and therefore does not hit the lower tablet feeder 21.
• FIGS. 14A and 14B are a plan view and a side view of the arm 202 of the first vial delivery arm unit 17, respectively.
• the first vial delivery arm unit 17 is composed of a swivel frame 201 and an arm 202.
• the swivel frame 201 is an elongated plate with the upper and lower ends bent, and the lower end shaft 203a is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body la, and the upper end shaft 203b is fixed to the apparatus main body la. Fixed to the drive shaft, the motor 204 rotates to rotate about the shafts 203a and 203b.
• the swivel frame 201 has a benole rod 206 hung on rollers 205 provided at the upper and lower ends. The belt is driven up and down by the roller 205 force motor 207 at the top end until it reaches the upper and lower ends.
• the arm 202 includes an arm base 208, an extendable arm 209, an inclined arm 210, and a gripping member 211.
• the arm base 208 has a substantially U-shape when viewed from above, is attached to the benolet 206 of the swivel frame 201, and can be moved up and down along the swivel frame 201 by the travel of the benolet 206. It has become.
• the telescopic arm 209 has a substantially U shape when viewed from above, and is positioned inside the arm base 208.
• the arm base 208 is advanced and retracted horizontally by a motor 212 and a rack and pion mechanism 213. It is attached as possible.
• One end of the telescopic arm 209 is engaged with the engaging portion 115a of the worm gear 115 of the tablet feeder 21 and is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) to rotate the worm gear 115 of the tablet feeder 21.
• 214 is installed.
• a U-shaped sensor mounting base 215 is attached to the inside of the telescopic arm 209 as viewed from above, and a pair of counting sensors 216 for counting the number of tablets discharged from the tablet feeder 21 on the sensor mounting base 215. Is attached.
• a pressing piece 217 for pressing the drive piece 128 of the guide shoe 116 of the tablet feeder 21 is attached to the sensor mounting base 215.
• the tilting arm 210 is located inside the telescopic arm 209, is attached to the telescopic arm 209 so as to be swingable around the shaft 218, and can be swung between a horizontal position and a tilted position by a motor 219. It has become.
• the pair of gripping members 211 are attached to the swing arm 210 and are connected to each other by the motor 220. It will be possible to grip the bottle 4 by moving it away.
• the first vial delivery arm unit 17 is opposed to the vial 4 that is placed on the vial lift unit 15 and is raised by the rotation of the turning frame 201.
• Vial receiving position (first position P1), the first tablet filling position (second position P2) facing the tablet feeder 21 of the one tablet supply unit 16, and the tablet of the other tablet supply unit 16 Pivot between the second tablet filling position (third position P3) facing the feeder 21 and the vial bow I passing position (fourth position P4) facing the arm 302 of the second vial delivery arm unit 18 described later become! /
• the operation of the first vial delivery arm unit 17 that also has the above-described structural force will be described.
• the vial 4 supplied from the vial supply unit 11 is transferred to the vial transport arm 13 by the vial transport belt 12, and the label is attached by the labeling unit 14, and the vial lift unit 15, the first vial delivery arm unit 17 turns the swing frame 201 to the first position P1, lowers the arm 202, and moves the vial 202 from the vial lift unit 15 by the gripping member 211.
• the first vial delivery arm unit 17 pivots the swivel frame 201 to the second position P2 or the third position P3 and raises and lowers the arm 202, thereby corresponding to the tablet. Is opposed to the tablet feeder 21 in which is stored.
• the telescopic arm 209 is advanced with the tilt arm 210 of the arm 202 tilted to the tilt position and the vial 4 tilted.
• the pressing piece 217 of the extendable arm 209 presses the driving piece 128 of the guide unit 116 of the tablet feeder 21, and the tablet passage is formed by the operation of the guide unit 116 as described above.
• the drive shaft 214 of the telescopic arm 209 engages with the engaging portion 115a of the worm gear 115 of the tablet feeder 21.
• the tablet feeder 21 is operated, and the tablets are discharged from the tablet outlet 112 and introduced into the vial bottle 4 through the tablet passage.
• the first vial delivery arm unit 17 turns the turning frame 201 to the fourth position P4 and moves the arm 202 up and down to move the nozzle 202 filled with the tablet.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 is composed of a swing frame 301 and an arm 302.
• the revolving frame 301 is an elongated plate with the upper and lower ends bent.
• the lower end shaft 303a is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body la, and the upper end shaft 303b is fixed to the apparatus main body la.
• Fixed to the drive shaft, the motor 304 rotates to rotate about the shafts 303a and 303b.
• the swivel frame 301 has a belt 306 spanned by rollers 305 provided at the upper and lower ends. It is driven up and down by being driven by a roller 305 force motor 307 at the top end until a roller 306
• the arm 302 includes an arm base 308, an extendable arm 309, and a gripping member 310.
• the arm base 308 is attached to the belt 306 of the revolving frame 301, and can be moved up and down along the revolving frame 301 by the travel of the belt 306.
• the telescopic arm 309 is attached to the lower surface of the arm base 308 so as to be movable back and forth in the horizontal direction by a motor 311 and a rack and pinion mechanism 312.
• the pair of gripping members 310 are attached to the telescopic arm 309 and are moved toward and away from each other by the motor 313 so that the vial 4 can be gripped.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 is configured so that the vial delivery position (opposite the arm 202 of the first vial delivery arm unit 17) by the rotation of the turning frame 301 ( The first position P1), the capping position facing the cabling unit 20 (second position ⁇ 2), and a plurality of discharge positions facing the extraction shelf 5 (third position ⁇ 3) can be turned. .
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 that also has the above-described structural force will be described.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 pivots the pivot arm 301 to the first position P1
• the arm 301 is moved up and down to receive the vial 4 from the first vial delivery unit 17 by the gripping member 310.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 17 pivots the pivot arm 301 to the second position P2 and raises and lowers the arm 302 to key the vial 4 filled with tablets.
• Deliver to Yabbing Unit 20 Deliver to Yabbing Unit 20.
• the second vial delivery arm unit 18 turns the swivel arm 301 to the third position P3 and raises / lowers the arm 302 to move the cap 3 Remove the vial 4 closed in step 1 and place it on one of the extraction shelves 5.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tablet filling device 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• FIG. 2 is a front view of the tablet filling device with its doors removed.
• FIG. 3 is a rear view of the tablet filling device with the outer plate removed.
• FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
• FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.
• FIG. 6 Front view of the tablet supply unit.
• FIG. 7 is a plan view of the tablet supply unit.
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a tablet feeder and its mounting base.
• FIG. 9 is a side view (a) and a bottom view (b) of the tablet feeder.
• FIG. 10 is a side view and a front view of an opening / closing member, a fixed guide member, and a movable guide member of a guide unit of a tablet feeder.
• FIG. 11 is a side view showing when the guide unit of the tablet feeder is not operating (a) and when it is operating (b).
• FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state in which tablets are filled in a tablet feeder vial.
• FIG. 13 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) of the first vial delivery arm unit.
• FIG. 14 is a plan view (a) and a side view (b) of the arm of the first vial delivery arm unit.
• FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the operating range of the first and second vial delivery arm units.
• FIG. 16 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) of the second vial delivery arm unit.
• FIG. 17 is a bottom view of the arm of the second vial delivery arm unit.

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