WO2012098857A1 - Dispositif d'emballage de comprimé - Google Patents

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WO2012098857A1
WO2012098857A1 PCT/JP2012/000224 JP2012000224W WO2012098857A1 WO 2012098857 A1 WO2012098857 A1 WO 2012098857A1 JP 2012000224 W JP2012000224 W JP 2012000224W WO 2012098857 A1 WO2012098857 A1 WO 2012098857A1
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小池　直樹
今井　崇文
光弘 見谷
政雄 深田
拓也 次井
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株式会社湯山製作所
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
    • B65C3/06—Affixing labels to short rigid containers
    • B65C3/08—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies
    • B65C3/14—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip

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  • the present invention relates to a tablet filling device, and more particularly to a tablet filling device characterized by a transport mechanism and a labeling mechanism of a tablet container having a polygonal cross-sectional shape.
  • a tablet filling device that dispenses a tablet and fills it into a vial and discharges the vial filled with the tablet to a discharge port has been used.
  • a large number of vials are stored in a plurality of stockers for each size, and when prescription data comes, the vials of dice corresponding to the prescription are taken out from the stocker one by one, and the tablets Filled.
  • a vial sticking unit for sticking a label to the outer peripheral surface of a vial by guiding and rotating the vial is provided. There is something.
  • Patent Document 2 when a label is affixed to a vial, a label is surely affixed over the entire surface by sequentially pressing the label against a vial while guiding the label to a support roller.
  • JP 2001-130504 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-212878
  • the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the problem is that when a polygonal vial is used, the vial is stably transported and the outer periphery of the polygonal vial is obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tablet filling device that performs pasting without shifting a label in a planar shape.
  • a tablet filling device includes a label affixing unit having a roller unit that affixes a label to a peripheral surface of a polygonal vial, a transport unit that conveys the polygonal vial to the label affixing unit, and a polygonal vial
  • a roller unit that has a rotation holding unit that holds and rotates, and that is in contact with the polygonal vial, acquires information about the outer circumference of the polygonal vial that is held and rotated by the rotation holding unit. It is characterized by determining a corner.
  • the tablet filling device pays attention to a device for filling tablets into a triangular or quadrangular vial, and a mechanism for holding and rotating the vial and a surface around the vial.
  • Information on the outer periphery of the polygonal vial is acquired by the optical sensor while the vial is rotating by the mechanism for attaching the label and the mechanism for holding and rotating the vial.
  • the angular distribution of the outer periphery of the vial may be detected by rotating the vial and using an optical sensor. Thereafter, two angular distributions with high similarity may be selected to determine the corners of the vial.
  • the vial may be rotated and the optical sensor may be set so that the optical sensor is turned on at the corner of the outer periphery of the vial. Then, the corner of the vial may be determined by measuring the time when the optical sensor is turned on and off, respectively.
  • a step of moving the polygonal vial to a label attaching part having a roller unit on an elevating stage When the roller in contact with the bottle moves on the outer peripheral surface of the polygonal vial, the roller unit acquires information on the outer periphery and determines the surface of the polygonal vial and It consists of a step of sticking a label on the surface of a square vial, and a step of moving to a tablet filling device by a lifting stage and filling a tablet.
  • the vial when a polygonal vial is used, the vial can be stably conveyed, and the label can be attached without shifting the label.
  • the perspective view of the tablet filling apparatus which concerns on this invention Side view of the tablet filling device of FIG. Side sectional view of the tablet filling device of FIG.
  • the perspective view of the polygonal vial which concerns on this invention The perspective view of the unit which shows conveyance and the sticking of a label concerning this invention
  • the perspective view of the lifter which concerns on this invention Side and front perspective view of slide unit according to the present invention
  • the perspective view of the raising / lowering unit which concerns on this invention
  • the perspective view of the rotation holding unit concerning the present invention
  • the perspective view of the rotation holding head concerning the present invention The perspective view of the pusher mechanism which concerns on this invention
  • the perspective view of the label unit which concerns on this invention The perspective view of the arm unit which has the sticking roller which concerns on this invention
  • the perspective view of the remover which concerns on this invention Polygonal vial detection method according to the present invention
  • the perspective view of the modification of the arm which concerns on this invention The perspective view of the modification of the arm which concerns on this invention
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a tablet filling device 1 according to the present invention.
  • the tablet filling device 1 has a label unit 2, a stocker 3, a tablet cassette 4, and a front unit 5, as shown in the figure.
  • the label unit 2 is formed in the lower part before the main body of the tablet filling device 1.
  • the label unit 2 is a unit that prints a label to be attached to each surface on the outer periphery of the vial 10 and attaches it to each surface on the outer periphery of the vial 10.
  • a vial having a polygonal cross-sectional shape hereinafter referred to as a vial
  • the label is stuck on each surface of the outer peripheral surface of the polygon without being displaced.
  • One of the objects of the present invention is to perform the attachment. Details of the label unit 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the stocker 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped box provided for stocking the vials 10.
  • the stocker 3 is installed in the lower part of the back of the main body of the tablet filling device 1, and the vials 10 are accommodated at random.
  • the vial bottle 10 can be replenished by opening a door provided on the lower back side of the left and right side surfaces of the apparatus main body. And the apparatus operates in the state which throws in the vial bottle 10 through the drawer door for bottles, and was accommodated at random.
  • the tablet cassette 4 is detachably provided on mounting tables provided on both sides of the apparatus main body.
  • the tablet cassette 4 is a tablet container to which a lid is attached so as to be openable and closable. Although not particularly limited, one kind of tablet is set in one tablet cassette 4.
  • a large number of tablet cassettes 4 are attached to both sides of the tablet filling device 1 according to the type of tablet, and the tablet cassette 4 can be freely attached and detached from both sides.
  • the front unit 5 is provided with a vial outlet 50, an operation panel 51, a barcode reader 52, and an auxiliary tablet cassette mounting base 53.
  • the front unit 5 is attached to the main body by a hinge and can be opened and closed as a door.
  • the vial outlet 50 has outlets 50a, 50b, and 50c that are opened at three positions in the vertical direction, and the front unit 5 has an operation panel 51 between the upper and middle outlets 50a and 50b. Is provided.
  • a bar code reader 52 is installed on the right side of the operation panel 51, and an auxiliary tablet cassette mounting table 53 for tablet filling or returning work is provided below the barcode reader 52.
  • a drawer door for pulling out the label unit 2 is provided below the lower outlet 50c.
  • the vial outlet 50 is capable of waiting for nine vials 10 in total, three for each of the three outlets 50a, 50b, 50c.
  • the discharge ports 50a, 50b, and 50c may have their respective roles.
  • the discharge port 50c discharges a tablet that has been dispensed and filled in a vial based on prescription data of an interrupt request. May be set.
  • the tablet filling device 1 is connected to a host computer installed in a hospital or pharmacy installed separately, and receives data such as prescription data. And the input information of data, such as prescription data, can also be accessed from the operation panel 51, and information necessary for operation of the tablet filling device 1 is displayed and operation information from the touch panel of the operation panel 51 is input. You can also.
  • the front unit 5 may be provided with an imaging unit for the inspection of the filled tablet, and the vial unit 10 may be photographed from above and confirmed with the operation panel 51. Further, the front unit 5 may be provided with a cap supply unit, or a cap for closing the vial 10 may be housed and supplied one by one to close the vial 10 filled with tablets.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of the tablet filling device 1 of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 shows a side sectional view of the tablet filling device 1 of FIG.
  • the stocker 3 accommodates vials 10 at random, and an inner bottom thereof is provided with a conveyor 30 that is an endless belt capable of traveling and tilting upward toward the front of the apparatus main body.
  • the conveyor 30 conveys the vial bottle 10 accommodated in the stocker 3 to the front side.
  • a conveyor 31 is provided vertically along the inner wall on the front side of the stocker 3.
  • the conveyor 31 has paddles 32 attached to endless belts that can be driven and driven at regular intervals.
  • the vials 10 are supported horizontally on the paddles 32, and the vials 10 can be taken out as the endless belts are raised.
  • a guide 33 is provided between the front end of the conveyor 30 and the lower end of the conveyor 31 to guide the vials 10 conveyed by the conveyor 30 to the paddles 32 of the conveyor 31.
  • the lifter 6 moves the lifting / lowering unit 8 on which the vial bottle 10 is placed up and down by a belt driving device (not shown) in the vertical direction.
  • the lift unit 6 is lowered by driving the lifter 6 and stopped at a height suitable for labeling of the label unit 2.
  • the elevating unit 8 has a detection mechanism according to the size of the vial 10, and the position where the elevating unit 8 stops is determined by the detection.
  • a slide unit 7 is provided, and the vial bottle 10 taken out from the stocker 3 is slid down toward the lift unit 8.
  • the vial 10 that has slid down from the slide unit 7 is received by the elevating unit 8, and the oblique posture is corrected to the upright posture.
  • the transport unit 9 is provided inside the apparatus in which a plurality of tablet cassettes 4 are installed on both sides, and makes the arm unit 92 that holds the vial 10 and the arm unit 92 movable in the vertical direction of the apparatus main body. It comprises a rail 90 and a rail 91 that is movable in the front-rear direction. The drug dispensed from the tablet cassettes 4 on both sides of the conveyance unit 9 is dispensed into the space of the conveyance unit 9 provided between both side surfaces of the apparatus main body.
  • the transport unit 9 can move the vial 10 received from the lifter 6 with the opening facing upward in a space sandwiched between tablet cassette groups provided on both sides of the apparatus main body. Therefore, by moving the vial bottle 10 to the position of the outlet (not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the tablet cassette 4 containing the medicine to be filled by the transport unit 9, the tablet cassette is placed in the vial bottle 10. 4 can be filled with medicine.
  • the transport unit 9 can transport the vial 10 filled with tablets to the vial outlet 50.
  • the vial bottle 10 conveyed to the vial outlet 50 can be taken out by the user from the outlets 50a to 50c.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the polygonal vial 10 according to the present invention.
  • a vial having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is used.
  • Vials are used worldwide in drug stores and supermarkets, and there are many international manufacturers that manufacture and sell devices for filling tablets into the vials.
  • the opening of the vial has various characteristics for each company, but the shape of the barrel of the vial is different only in diameter, and the cross section is a true circle.
  • the shape of the body of the vial is a polygonal feature.
  • a vial having a triangular shape as shown in FIG. ing A vial with a triangular cross-section can be labeled independently on each side. That is, in the case of a conventional round vial, one label is attached so as to be wrapped around the vial.
  • FIG. 4 (b) shows a vial having a quadrangular body shape.
  • the shape of the body portion is not limited to a triangle, and a vial with a square cross section may be used. In the case of a square vial, there is one more surface than in the case of a triangle. Four independent labels can be attached.
  • FIG. 4C shows a vial whose body is hexagonal.
  • the cross section of this embodiment is not a regular hexagonal vial, but a vial with two wide sides. And a label can be affixed on this wide surface.
  • FIG.4 (d) the vial shape whose shape of a trunk
  • the vial used in the present invention is assumed to have a polygonal shape, but it may be a vial having an elliptical body as shown in FIG. It is possible to divert other than the above. In that case, various modifications can be realized by matching the shape of the barrel portion using the shapes of the guide 70, the arm 71 and the holder 84 of the slide unit 7 described later.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of each unit that realizes the transport and label attaching work according to the present invention.
  • the vial 10 as shown in FIG. 4 is used.
  • units for realizing conveyance and label affixing operations there are a label unit 2, a lifter 6, a slide unit 7, and a lift unit 8.
  • the slide unit 7 is arranged on the right side
  • the label unit 2 is arranged on the left side
  • the lifter 6 is arranged on the back side with the lifting unit 8 as the center.
  • the lifter 6 is connected to a lifting / lowering unit 8 on which the vial bottle 10 supplied from the stocker 3 can be placed via a guide 70 of the slide unit 7.
  • the lifting / lowering unit 8 is mounted with the vial 10 received from the conveyor 31 of the stocker 3 in a substantially upright state, and is movable in the vertical direction in a space formed between the slide unit 7 and an arm unit 83 described later. It is.
  • the arm unit 83 is shown in FIG.
  • the lifting unit 8 Move downward from the standby position.
  • the arm 71 of the slide unit 7 is operated, and the body of the vial 10 is pressed in the horizontal direction.
  • the vial 10 supported by the guide 70 and in contact with the stage 80 in an inclined state gradually becomes an upright state and is moved substantially to the center side.
  • the elevating unit 8 descends to the position where the label unit 2 is provided when the vial 10 is mounted in an upright state.
  • the label unit 2 affixes a label tape on which labels are affixed at regular intervals to the outer peripheral surface of the polygonal vial 10.
  • Labels on label tapes include, for example, labels printed with information such as prescription numbers, patient names, drug names, labels printed with barcode information, and drug stores and supermarkets that provide tablets.
  • the content for advertising is printed on each label, and each label is attached to each polygonal surface of the vial 10.
  • the lifter 6 is actuated again, the lifting / lowering unit 8 moves to the upper side of the apparatus body, the vial bottle 10 is delivered to the transport unit 9 (see FIG. 3), The drug is filled.
  • the vial 10 is moved to the vial outlet 50 by the transport unit 9 and can be taken out from any of the predetermined outlets 50a to 50c.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the lifter 6 according to the present invention.
  • the lifter 6 has a connected lifting unit 8.
  • the elevating unit 8 is provided with a stage 80 on which the vial 10 is placed, a holding plate 81 for correcting the position of the vial 10, and a stopper 82 for holding the vial 10.
  • a holder 84 is provided at the tip portion facing the stage 80.
  • the lifter 6 moves the lifting / lowering unit 8 on which the vial bottle 10 is placed up and down by a belt driving device (not shown) in the vertical direction.
  • the lifting / lowering unit 8 has a detection mechanism according to the size of the vial bottle 10, and the lifter 6 determines the standby position of the lifting / lowering unit 8 by the detection.
  • the holding plate 81 is a plate-like arm provided for correcting the position of the vial 10 and holding the vial 10 together with the stopper 82 as it is.
  • the holding plate 81 has a role of checking and correcting the corner of the polygonal vial 10 and a role of holding the corner of the polygonal vial 10.
  • the front end portion on a substantially “V” shape having an angle corresponding to one corner thereof is installed on the holding plate 81.
  • the corner of the polygonal vial 10 is confirmed, and the position is corrected by the holding plate 81 when the position needs to be corrected.
  • the polygonal vial 10 is held by the holding plate 81 and the stopper 82.
  • the position is confirmed by the holding plate 81, and the vial is directly used by the holding plate 81 and the stopper 82.
  • the lifter 6 operates again while holding 10, and the lifting / lowering unit 8 moves to the upper side of the apparatus main body.
  • the holding timing and period can be changed in various ways according to the polygonal shape and size of the vial 10, the vial 10 slides down from the slide unit 7, and the vial 10 is moved by the elevating unit 8. Immediately after mounting in a substantially upright state, the position is confirmed by the holding plate 81, and the position where the label unit 2 is provided by the lifter 6 while holding the polygonal vial 10 by the holding plate 81 and the stopper 82. You may go down.
  • the holder 84 is installed at the tip of an arm unit 83 disposed on the opposite side of the slide unit 7 with the lifting unit 8 interposed therebetween.
  • the holder 84 is bounced up in the standby state so that it does not collide with the stage 80 when the elevating unit 8 moves up and down.
  • the vial 10 slides down via the slide unit 7, the holder 84 rotates toward the lifting unit 8, and the vial 10 is moved when the body portion of the vial 10 is pressed by the arm 71. It is possible to receive and change the posture to a substantially horizontal posture.
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the slide unit 7 according to the present invention.
  • Fig.7 (a) is the figure which looked at the side surface of the slide unit 7 from diagonally upward
  • FIG.7 (b) is the figure which looked at the front from slightly upward.
  • the slide unit 7 is a part having a characteristic configuration in the tablet filling device 1 and functions as a delivery mechanism for the vial 10.
  • the slide unit 7 is for bringing the vial bottle 10 sent from the stocker 3 in a rollover state by the conveyors 30 and 31 into an upright position and delivering it to the next process.
  • the slide unit 7 is provided at substantially the center in the width direction of the apparatus main body, and the vial bottle 10 taken out from any of the plurality of stockers 3 is slid down to the stage 80 of the elevating unit 8 and delivered. .
  • the slide unit 7 includes a guide 70, an arm 71 (see FIG. 8), and a reversing mechanism 72, as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b).
  • the guide 70 is configured by bending a metal plate.
  • the guide 70 has a substantially “V” shape, and is flat. It is arranged at a position close to the stage 80 described above in the direction. Then, the posture correction is performed by the guide 70 so that any corner of the triangle is downward. Thereby, it can prevent sliding down in the state where the plane (triangular surface) of the triangular vial 10 was down.
  • or FIG.4 (d) it is set as the structure which bent the metal plate according to each shape.
  • the guide 70 is formed in a substantially “V” shape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. are formed differently. That is, in FIG. 7B, the right side of the substantially “V” -shaped shape of the guide 70 is disposed so as to contact the vial 10 from a position lower than the left side. The reason for this is that, as described above, even when the plane (triangular surface) of the triangular vial 10 is down, the posture can be corrected so that one of the corners of the triangle is down. It is to make it. That is, by providing a difference in the substantially “V” -shaped height shape of the guide 70, the vial 10 that slides down the guide 70 can be easily rotated so that the corner is downward.
  • the guide 70 is attached in an inclined state so as to be inclined downward toward the stage 80 side so that the vial bottle 10 discharged from the conveyor 31 can be slid down toward the stage 80 side.
  • This downward gradient is also formed in two stages in the case of FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the upper and lower portions of the guide 70 have different inclination angles, and the upper portion is formed so as to be inclined more gently than the lower portion.
  • the timing at which the vial 10 is supplied to the slide unit 7 is a state in which the stage 80 of the elevating unit 8 is in a standby state in advance at a position adjacent to the guide 70 and slightly higher than the lower end of the guide 70 (hereinafter, “ Also referred to as “standby position”). Therefore, when the vial 10 is supplied from the conveyor 31 to the slide unit 7, the vial 10 slides obliquely downward with the bottle bottom facing downward along the guide 70, and the arm waiting at the standby position. The vial 10 is stopped in a state of being in contact with a holder 84 provided at the tip of the unit 83, and the vial bottle 10 is stopped. Thereby, the vial bottle 10 can be prevented from dropping from the elevating unit 8 due to excessive momentum.
  • the arm 71 is provided in the lower part of the guide 70, and the details are omitted in this figure and will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the reversing mechanism 72 is a mechanism that switches the conveyance direction of the vial bottle 10 and has a pulley 73.
  • the reversing mechanism 72 rotates the direction of the reversing mechanism 72 itself in a horizontal direction by a motor (not shown), thereby reversing the direction of the vial bottle 10 delivered by the conveyor 31 as necessary.
  • the pulley 73 is driven by a motor (not shown) to move the vial 10.
  • the direction of the vial bottle 10 is delivered to the guide 70 in a state where the direction of the vial bottle 10 is always constant.
  • the vial bottle 10 is delivered with the bottle bottom directed toward the slide unit 7, and slides down the guide 70.
  • the operation of the reversing mechanism 72 is as follows. First, when the vial bottle 10 arrives from the conveyor 31 toward the reversing mechanism 72, the reversing mechanism 72 is rotated about 90 degrees around its center (FIG. 7 (a) and ( b)). Then, the pulley 73 is driven, and the vial 10 is moved onto the reversing mechanism 72. Thereafter, the reversing mechanism 72 is rotated about 90 degrees around the center thereof as a rotation axis, and the vial bottle 10 is moved to the slide unit 7 again.
  • either the top surface or the bottom surface of the vial 10 is directed to the guide 70 side of the slide unit 7 and the other is directed to the sensor (not shown) side.
  • the sensor (not shown) side.
  • it is detected by the sensor whether or not the bottom of the vial 10 is facing the slide unit 7 side.
  • the pulley 73 is driven as it is, and the vial bottle 10 is moved to the slide table.
  • the vial bottle 10 is supplied to the unit 7 and slides down the guide 70 in the state shown in FIG.
  • the vial bottle 10 is mounted on the reversing mechanism 72 in a state where the bottle bottom does not face the slide unit 7 side, if the pulley 73 is driven as it is, the vial bottle 10 is It will be supplied to the slide unit 7 with the opening on the upper end side facing down and the bottom facing up. Therefore, in such a case, the reversing mechanism 72 rotates 180 degrees in the horizontal direction. Thereafter, the pulley 73 is driven, and the vial bottle 10 is supplied to the slide unit 7 with the bottle bottom facing the top (the direction described in FIG. 7A).
  • the vial 10 When the vial 10 slides down the guide 70 and comes into contact with the stage 80, the vial 10 is supplied by a sensor (not shown) in a state where the bottom is directed downward (the state shown in FIG. 7A). You may make it confirm whether it has come. In this case, depending on the posture of the vial 10, the bottom direction may not be detected by the sensor. At that time, an operation of moving the elevating unit 8 up and down by a predetermined amount is performed, and then an operation of detecting the bottom of the vial 10 by a sensor is performed again.
  • the vertical movement stroke of the lifting / lowering unit 8 is the largest of the sizes of the vials 10 expected to be used in order to prevent problems such as the vials 10 falling from the guide 70 in the process of the vertical movements. It is preferable to set a small value as a reference, and in this embodiment, it is in a range of about 10 mm to 15 mm.
  • an error notification is made by a predetermined method. Also, as a result of the detection operation by the sensor, even when it is found that the vial 10 is supplied to the elevating unit 8 with the bottom facing upward, an error notification is made by a predetermined method. On the other hand, when it is confirmed by the sensor that the vial bottle 10 is supplied with the bottom facing downward, the operation of the tablet filling device 1 proceeds to the next step as shown in FIG.
  • the direction of the vial 10, the position and timing of the sensor, or the vertical movement of the elevating unit 8 is an example, and is not limited thereto.
  • the reversing mechanism 72 may be provided on the lifting unit 8 side, and the direction of the vial 10 may be set so as to be supplied to the lifting unit 8 with the bottle bottom facing upward.
  • the vial 10 may be moved directly to the label unit 2 instead of moving from the guide 70 to the lifting / lowering unit 8.
  • a stage 80 is provided in the vicinity of the label unit 2, receives the vial 10 that slides down from the guide 70, and corrects the posture in the vicinity of the label unit 2.
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the lifting unit 8 according to the present invention.
  • operation of the slide unit 7 and the raising / lowering unit 8 is demonstrated.
  • the slide unit 7 is illustrated with the guide 70 removed for convenience of explanation of the operation of the slide unit 7 and the lifting unit 8.
  • the arm 71 is provided below the guide 70 of the slide unit 7 and is guided by the guide 70 to bring the vial 10 tilted on the stage 80 into an upright state. belongs to.
  • the arm 71 includes a drive mechanism that drives an arm (not shown), and is provided below the conveyor 31 and the guide 70.
  • the tip of the arm part is formed by bending a metal plate so as to have a shape along the body part of the vial 10. That is, in the case of FIGS. 4A to 4D, the metal plate is bent according to each shape.
  • the holder 84 supports and receives the body portion of the vial 10 pressed by the arm 71 from the side opposite to the arm 71.
  • the holder 84 is provided at the tip of the arm unit 83 and is disposed at a position facing the arm 71 with the vial 10 interposed therebetween.
  • the motor By operating the motor, the holder 84 can be switched between a state in which the holder 84 is substantially horizontal and a state in which the holder 84 jumps upward.
  • the vial bottle 10 is sandwiched in opposition to the arm 71.
  • the lifting unit 8 of the lifter 6 can move up and down in the space between the arm 71 and the bottle receiving means 66.
  • a bottle detection means (not shown) is provided at the position on the holder 84 side described above, and can detect whether or not the vial 10 is placed on the guide 70. It is. The detection result is used as a reference for operating the arm 71 described above.
  • the lifter 6 is operated to move the vial bottle 10 onto the stage 80.
  • the stage 80 moves downward to a mountable height.
  • the arm 71 operates and the trunk
  • the vial 10 is in a state of being set substantially vertically on the stage 80, the vial 10 is pushed and moved by the arm 71 until it comes into contact with the holder 84. Then, the vial 10 is in a state where it is erected completely vertically at a substantially central portion of the stage 80.
  • the thickness of the vial bottle 10 is confirmed by a bottle direction detecting means (not shown) provided near the stage 80. Control is performed so that the angle at which the holder 84 is waiting differs depending on the vial 10 sliding down from the guide 70. For example, in the case of a thin vial, it waits by making the receiving area of a vial narrower than the case of a thick vial.
  • the bottle direction detecting means operates even when the shape of the vial 10 is different as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, and the shape of the vial 10 is confirmed.
  • the angle at which the holder 84 is waiting varies depending on the shape of the vial 10. For example, in the case of a square vial, it waits to make the receiving area of the vial wider than in the case of a triangular vial.
  • the bottle direction detecting means determines whether or not the vial bottle 10 has been supplied with the bottom facing downward. Depending on the posture of the vial 10, the bottom direction may not be detected by the bottle direction detecting means. In this case, an operation for moving the elevating unit 8 up and down by a predetermined amount is performed, and then an operation for detecting the bottom of the vial 10 by the detecting means is performed again.
  • the stroke of the lifter 6 that moves up and down when the vial 10 slides down the guide 70 is to prevent problems such as the vial 10 dropping from the stage 80 in the course of the up and down movement.
  • the size of the vial 10 that is supposed to be used is preferably set based on the smallest one. In the present embodiment, the range is about 10 mm to 15 mm.
  • an error notification is made by a predetermined method. Further, even when it is found as a result of the detection operation by the detection means that the vial 10 is supplied to the stage 80 with the bottom facing upward, an error notification is made by a predetermined method.
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the rotation holding unit 13 according to the present invention.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 holds the vial 10 from above.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 includes a rotation holding unit 13, a rotation holding head 14, and a drive mechanism 19.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 inserts the rotation holding head 14 into the inside of the vial 10 through the opening.
  • the mechanism for holding the vial 10 is operated and fixed.
  • the mechanism shown in FIG. 10 is used as a mechanism for holding the vial 10.
  • FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of the rotary holding head 14 according to the present invention.
  • the rotation holding head 14 has a vial insertion shaft 15 and a head expansion mechanism 16.
  • the vial insertion shaft 15 is configured as shown in the drawing to facilitate insertion into the vial 10, and the distal end portion thereof is configured in a tapered shape for smooth insertion.
  • the head expansion mechanism 16 is a mechanism that projects from the inside toward the outside. When the vial insertion shaft 15 is inserted into the vial 10, the head expansion mechanism 16 projects from the inside to the outside, and can be fixed while pressing the vial 10.
  • the lifter 6 when the vial bottle 10 is in a state where it is erected vertically at a substantially central portion of the stage 80, the lifter 6 operates and the lifting unit 8 moves downward. To do.
  • the lifter 6 stops when the stage 80 comes to the position of the label unit 2.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 shown in FIG. 9 moves from the back of the apparatus main body to the front so as to cover the vial 10 from the information.
  • the vial insertion shaft 15 is inserted from the opening of the vial 10 to the vicinity of the inner center, and is fixed while being pressed by the head enlargement mechanism 16.
  • the position of the polygon corner of the vial 10 is detected, and the vial is placed on the label peeled off from the remover 22 of the label unit 2 (see FIG. 13).
  • the bottle insertion shaft 15 is rotated and the position of the vial bottle 10 is adjusted.
  • the operation method of the rotation holding unit 13 can be variously changed.
  • the vial insertion shaft 15 is inserted from the opening of the vial 10 to the vicinity of the inner central portion and fixed while being pressed by the head expansion mechanism 16. By rotating the vial insertion shaft 15 several times, the vial 10 can be rotated several times, and the center deviation of the vial 10 can be corrected.
  • the vial insertion shaft 15 is inserted from the opening of the vial 10 to the vicinity of the center of the inside of the vial 10 so that the center deviation of the vial 10 can be corrected.
  • the inner diameter is adjusted.
  • the mechanism of the head enlargement mechanism 16 can be variously changed as long as it can hold the vial 10 accurately and can freely attach and detach the vial insertion shaft 15 from the opening of the vial 10. Any mechanism may be used.
  • FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the pusher mechanism 11 according to the present invention.
  • the pusher mechanism 11 holds the vial 10 from below.
  • the pusher mechanism 11 is configured to apply pressure by bringing the pusher shaft 12 into contact with the vial 10 from below.
  • the holding unit 13 moves the vial insertion shaft 15 from the upper surface side to the opening of the vial 10. And is fixed while being pressed by the head enlarging mechanism 16. At that time, a drive mechanism (not shown) of the pusher mechanism 11 is operated, and the vial 10 is pushed by the pusher shaft 12 from the lower surface side toward the upper surface side, and the vial bottle 10 is completely fixed.
  • the vial 10 is fixed in the vertical direction, and by rotating the vial insertion shaft 15 several times, the vial 10 is rotated and the label is attached to the body portion by the label unit 2. Since it is fixed from the direction, the vial bottle 10 does not wobble, and the surface detection and label sticking can be realized stably.
  • the pusher shaft 12 is configured to have a shape with a narrowed tip or a circular shape so that the vial 10 can be rotated. Further, the pusher shaft 12 can be vertically expanded and contracted, and even when the vials 10 having different lengths are used, the pusher shaft 12 can be operated without changing the pusher mechanism 11.
  • the pusher mechanism 11 has a shape like the pusher shaft 12 in order to make the area of the label attached to the vial as wide as possible.
  • the pusher shaft 12 used in this embodiment is preferable.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and it is of course possible to make the bottom of the vial 10 grip from the outer surface.
  • FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of the label unit 2 according to the present invention.
  • the label unit 2 includes a label roll 20, a label roll 21, a remover 22, and a print head 23.
  • the label unit 2 uses a label tape in which labels to be attached to each surface of the outer periphery of the polygonal vial 10 are attached at regular intervals.
  • the label unit 2 includes a label roll 20 around which a label tape is wound, a print head 23 that prints information such as a prescription number, a patient name, and a drug name on the label tape label supplied from the label roll 20, and a label. And a label roll 21 for winding the label tape from which the label has been peeled off.
  • the tablet filling device 1 is connected to a host computer installed in a hospital or pharmacy installed separately, and receives data such as prescription data. And the input information of data, such as prescription data, is printed on the label of a label tape.
  • the label 22 peeled off from the mount by the remover 22 is brought into contact with the vial 10. Then, by rotating the vial insertion shaft 15, the label is pasted starting from the leading end of the label where the vial 10 is rotated and peeled off.
  • the lifter 6 When the label is attached, the lifter 6 is actuated again, the elevating unit 8 moves to the upper side of the apparatus main body, the vial 10 is transferred to the transport unit 9, and the label is added to the empty vial 10 Are conveyed to the tablet cassette 4 filled with the target medicine so as to be filled with the medicine printed on a part of the label or included in the barcode information.
  • the vial 10 is moved to the vial outlet 50 by the transport unit 9 and can be taken out from the predetermined outlet.
  • FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a roller unit 17 having a sticking roller 18 according to the present invention. This figure explains the operation in which the vicinity of the remover 22 in FIG. 12 is enlarged and the label is attached to the vial 10 by the application roller 18.
  • the sticking roller 18 is movable in the horizontal direction by the roller unit 17, and has a function as a detecting means for detecting an angle in addition to a function as a sticking roller to which a label is stuck.
  • the sticking roller 18 is brought into contact with the vial 10, and the vial 10 is rotated by the rotation holding unit 13.
  • the angle at which the sticking roller 18 is in contact with the vial 10 varies due to the rotation of the vial 10.
  • the sticking roller 18 detects this angle, and when it hits the corner, it can detect the corner of the polygon as the largest angle.
  • the roller unit 17 of the sticking roller 18 detects a polygonal corner by a resistance applied to the roller due to a change in the angle, and passes through the corner by the rotation of the vial bottle 10. Changes, the resistance applied to the application roller 18 changes. The part where the resistance has changed is detected as a polygon corner, and the label attachment start position is determined from that part. Thereby, it becomes possible to attach a stable label to the polygonal vial 10.
  • the sticking roller 18 performs a two-stage operation. Specifically, first, when the vial 10 is moved to a position provided at the lower part of the stage 80 and facing the pusher mechanism 11, the vial 10 is fixed by the rotation holding unit 13 and the pusher mechanism 11. Then, the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction and stops at a position where the application roller 18 contacts the vial 10.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 rotates the vial 10, and the sticking roller 18 detects a polygonal corner by a resistance applied to the roller due to a change in the angle.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 stops the rotation of the vial 10 so that the label application start position can be reached from the location where the resistance has changed.
  • the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction and moves away from the vial 10 and the remover 22.
  • the label 22 was peeled off from the mount by the remover 22, and the tip of the peeled label was brought into contact with the label application start position of the vial 10.
  • the remover 22 holds the label.
  • the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction, and the label that comes in contact with the label application start position of the vial 10 is pressed against the surface of the vial 10 by the application roller 18.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 rotates the vial 10, and the sticking roller 18 sticks the label to each surface of the polygonal vial while pressing the label.
  • the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction and moves away from the vial 10 and the remover 22 because the label is peeled off and held by the remover 22 from the mount. This is in order to avoid contact. If the roller unit 17 or the sticking roller 18 comes into contact with the adhesive surface of the label held by the remover 22, the label sticks to the roller unit 17 or the sticking roller 18, and the operation stops. Because.
  • the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction before the next new surface is peeled off after the label is affixed to one surface. Then, move away from the vial 10 and the remover 22. Then, the new label is peeled off and held by the remover 22, and the label to be newly attached is brought into contact with the label application start position of the vial 10.
  • the roller unit 17 moves in the plane direction, and a new label that has come into contact with the label application start position of the vial 10 is pressed against the surface of the vial 10 by the application roller 18.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 rotates the vial 10, and the sticking roller 18 sequentially sticks the label onto the new surface of the polygonal vial while pressing the label.
  • the sticking roller 18 is configured to swing in the direction of the arrow in this figure because the surfaces of the vial 10 are often not completely flat. That is, the sticking roller 18 rotates while moving slightly in the direction of the arrow in this figure so as to follow the shape of the bulge of the surface of the vial bottle 10 with the joint between the roller unit 17 and the sticking roller 18 as a fulcrum. It detects the corners of a square and attaches labels.
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the remover 22 according to the present invention.
  • the remover 22 includes remover pieces 22a and 22b.
  • the remover 22 is printed from the label roll 20 by the print head 23 and is peeled off from the mount by the remover 22 for each label to be attached to each surface of the vial bottle 10. Is done.
  • the remover pieces 22a and 22b are arranged so as to sandwich the label, and two nails are formed at the tips as shown in the figure.
  • the label with wrinkles that bend in an arc shape can be made flat and peeled off.
  • the label in the vicinity of the core having the smallest roll diameter of the label roll 20 is bent in an arc shape, and the polygonal vial 10 is limited unless such a warp fold is made flat. It is not possible to attach a label accurately to the area.
  • a single long label is wound around the outer periphery of a true cylindrical vial, the tip is attached to the surface of the vial, and the vial is rotated and attached as it is.
  • a narrow label corresponding to the width of each plane of the polygon must be applied near the surface of the vial 10 just before the label is peeled off from the mount. .
  • the remover pieces 22a and 22b are each formed with two claws at the tip, thereby avoiding the above-mentioned problems.
  • the parts that come into contact with the labels of the remover pieces 22a and 22b are coated on a metal member with a material to which an adhesive is not attached, such as a label mount. This prevents the label from sticking to the remover 22 itself when the remover 22 holds the label.
  • the base metal at the part that comes into contact with the labels of the remover pieces 22a and 22b is subjected to metal spraying to have a surface shape intentionally leaving irregularities.
  • the remover pieces 22a and 22b are in contact with the adhesive surface of the label by point contact. This prevents the label from sticking to the remover 22 itself when the remover 22 holds the label.
  • FIG. 15 shows a method for detecting a polygonal vial according to the present invention.
  • the polygonal corner is detected by the change in the contact angle with the vial bottle 10 by the sticking roller 18 (change in the resistance value).
  • FIG. 15A shows a cross section of the vial bottle 10 and an analog sensor value corresponding to the cross section.
  • the table of FIG. 15A shows analog sensor values of the cross-sectional shape of the vial 10 when the vial 10 is rotated 120 degrees.
  • the sticking roller 18 detects a polygonal corner by a resistance applied to the roller due to a change in the angle.
  • the resistance value applied to the sticking roller 18 changes.
  • the vertical axis indicates the resistance value detected by the sticking roller 18 as the unevenness on the cross section of the vial 10
  • the horizontal axis indicates that the vial 10 is rotated by the rotation holding unit 13. Shows the angle.
  • the cross section of the vial 10 was detected by the affixing roller 18 from an arbitrary position from 0 to 120 degrees on the horizontal axis. And the Z value of the center position of the binary value of the minimum values X and Y of the acquired sensor values is calculated. This Z value is set as a label attachment start position.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 may reversely rotate the vial 10 toward the Z value that is the label attachment start position. This makes it possible to shorten the positioning of the label attachment start position.
  • the rotation holding unit 13 causes the vial 10 to rotate forward S from an angle of 0 degrees to 120 degrees. Then, when the Z value is calculated, the rotation holding unit 13 positions the vial 10 at the label application start position by performing a reverse rotation R from 120 degrees to the Z value.
  • the corners of the polygonal vial 10 may be detected by an optical sensor.
  • the vial 10 may be rotated once by the rotation holding unit 13, the angular distribution of the outer periphery of the vial 10 may be detected by the optical sensor, and two angular distributions with high similarity may be selected.
  • An edge having a high degree of similarity can be selected from information on the corners of the polygon due to variations in the vials 10 and the like, thereby reducing variations in the label attachment position.
  • the time for which the sensor is turned on differs at each corner, and the labeling position may be shifted. Therefore, by measuring ON or OFF with an optical sensor, for example, in the case of a triangular vial 10, it is possible to determine a location where the angle is shifted from 120 °.
  • the label can be applied accurately.
  • the attachment position varies. Therefore, in the case of the triangular vial 10, as shown in FIG. 15B, when two apexes of the polygon are selected by the sensor, the fact that they are adjacent to each other is used. First, the vial 10 is rotated 360 degrees, and the distribution of the corners of the vial 10 by the sensor is calculated. It is good also as a surface which selects two edges with high similarity, and affixes a label. In this case, for example, if the corner X and the corner Z are similar, two surfaces where the corner X and the corner Z are continuous can be used as a labeling surface.
  • FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a modification of the arm according to the present invention.
  • the arm 71 shown in FIG. 16 includes a sheet metal part 71A and an expansion / contraction mechanism 71B that supports the sheet metal part 71A.
  • the sheet metal part 71 ⁇ / b> A has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the polygonal vial 10, and is used together with the holder 84 to align the polygonal vial 10.
  • limiting in the material which comprises the sheet-metal component 71A For example, stainless steel can be used.
  • the expansion / contraction mechanism 71B plays a role of absorbing an impact on the sheet metal part 71A.
  • a compression spring or a damper can be used as the expansion / contraction mechanism 71B.
  • the number of expansion / contraction mechanisms 71B may be one or two or more. In the latter case, it is possible to more effectively disperse the impact on the sheet metal part 71A.
  • the strength and durability of the arm 71 can be improved as compared with, for example, the case where the arm 71 includes only a leaf spring. .
  • the thickness can be increased as compared with a general plate spring. Therefore, by adopting the above configuration, for example, it is possible to further reduce the risk of injury to the assembling worker and / or the user.
  • the present invention can be variously modified in addition to such a detection method.
  • the shape of the guide 70, the holding plate 81, the stopper 82, and the holder 84, the arrangement of the label unit 2, the lifter 6, the slide unit 7, and the lifting unit 8 and their omission can be variously changed.
  • the shape of the polygonal vial 10 may be a polygonal shape or a shape based on a polygonal shape with rounded corners.

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La présente invention aborde le problème qui consiste à produire un dispositif d'emballage de comprimé où une ampoule polygonale est transférée de façon stable et une étiquette collée de façon précise sur la surface périphérique extérieure de l'ampoule polygonale. Ce dispositif d'emballage de comprimé est pourvu : d'une unité de transfert destinée à transférer une ampoule polygonale jusqu'à un dispositif de collage d'étiquette ; d'une unité de maintien en rotation destinée à maintenir l'ampoule polygonale ; et le dispositif de collage d'étiquette comprenant une unité de rouleau de collage destinée à coller une étiquette sur la périphérie de l'ampoule. L'unité de rouleau de collage qui est amenée en contact avec l'ampoule polygonale ou un capteur optique obtient des informations concernant la périphérie extérieure de l'ampoule polygonale, accède à l'angle de l'ampoule polygonale et colle l'étiquette sur la surface périphérique extérieure de l'ampoule.
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