WO2014003318A1

WO2014003318A1 - Apparatus for supplying packing paper of automatic medicine packing apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2014003318A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/004492
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김준호
Original assignee: (주)제이브이엠
Priority date: 2012-06-29
Filing date: 2013-05-22
Publication date: 2014-01-03
Also published as: KR20140002342A; EP2868588A4; EP2868588A1; US20150166206A1

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for supplying packing paper which comprises a plurality of packing paper rolls and sequentially connects the plurality of packing paper rolls so as to be able to supply a packing device of an automatic medicine packing apparatus. The apparatus for supplying packing paper comprises: a packing paper roll mounting portion capable of rotatably mounting a plurality of packing paper rolls; a guide roller for guiding, to the packing device, packing paper unwound from the plurality of packing paper rolls mounted on the packing paper roll mounting portion; a sensor for detecting whether or not the packing paper rolls are completely consumed; and a packing paper joining portion for joining a back end of the packing paper of a completely consumed packing paper roll and a front end of the packing paper of a new packing paper roll when one packing paper roll is completely consumed among the plurality of packing paper rolls.

Description

Packing Paper Feeder Of Pharmaceutical Automatic Packing Machine

The present invention relates to an automatic drug packing machine for automatically dispensing required medicines from a plurality of drug cassettes and packing them at one dose according to a doctor's or pharmacist's prescription, and more particularly, having a plurality of wrapping paper rolls and a plurality of wrapping papers. The present invention relates to a wrapping paper supply apparatus capable of connecting rolls sequentially to supply the packaging apparatus of the automatic pharmaceutical packaging machine.

Background Art Conventionally, an automatic drug packing machine has been developed and used for receiving medicines from a plurality of drug cassettes containing drugs such as tablets and capsules for each type and packaging them continuously one by one.

As a conventional automatic medicine packaging machine, a plurality of drug cassettes arranged on the upper portion of the main body and accommodates a drug such as tablets or capsules of various sizes and forms, and arranged to the lower portion of the main body to collect the drugs that are discharged from the drug cassettes falling The thing including the hopper, the printing apparatus which prints the various information on the surface of the packaging paper which wraps a chemical | medical agent, and the packaging apparatus which wraps the chemical | medical agent collected by the hopper with the packaging paper was used.

As various examples of such automatic drug packing machine, there may be mentioned the automatic drug packing machine disclosed in documents such as Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0498727 and Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0274355.

Conventionally, a wrapping paper supply device is configured to rotatably mount a wrapping paper roll supplied to a packaging device under a main body of a pharmaceutical automatic packaging machine, and to deliver the wrapping paper released from the wrapping paper roll to a packaging device via a printing apparatus.

However, although only one wrapping roll may be installed in a conventional wrapping paper supplying device, a large pharmacy uses two to three wrapping rolls per day for a pharmaceutical automatic packaging machine, so the used wrapping paper roll is replaced with a new wrapping paper roll. There was a problem that often stops the operation of the automatic drug packaging machine. Accordingly, there is a problem that the work efficiency decreases due to an increase in preparation waiting time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a wrapping paper supplying apparatus having a plurality of wrapping paper rolls and at the same time connecting a plurality of wrapping paper rolls and supplying them to the packaging device of the automatic pharmaceutical packaging machine.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, it is included in the automatic drug packing machine for automatically dispensing the necessary medicines from a plurality of drug cassettes for packaging by one dose, supplying a wrapping paper that can supply the wrapping paper to the packaging device for packing the medicine An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of wrapping paper roll mounts capable of rotatably mounting a wrapping paper roll; A guide roller for guiding the wrapping paper released from the wrapping paper roll mounted on the wrapping paper roll mounting portion to the packaging apparatus; A detection sensor for detecting whether the rolls of the wrapping paper are exhausted; A wrapping paper joint for joining the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end from the new wrapping paper roll to each other when one wrapping paper roll of the plurality of wrapping paper rolls is exhausted; Provided is a wrapping paper supply apparatus comprising a.

The wrapping paper roll mounting portion preferably includes a mounting shaft to which the wrapping paper roll is fitted, and a pressing member for pressing the wrapping paper roll to maintain the tension of the wrapping paper released from the wrapping paper roll fitted to the mounting shaft.

Preferably, the sensor is disposed one by one on the wrapping paper roll mounting portion.

Preferably, the wrapping paper bonding portion is disposed one by one on the wrapping paper roll mounting portion.

The wrapping paper joining portion preferably includes a wrapping paper stand for temporarily attaching the wrapping paper, and a fusion portion that is installed to be displaceable in a direction approaching or spaced from the wrapping paper stand and heats the wrapping paper to fuse the wrapping paper.

Preferably, the wrapping paper joining portion joins the wrapping paper end portion of the consumed wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end portion from the new wrapping paper roll by fusion to each other.

The wrapping paper tip of the unused wrapping paper roll is preferably temporarily attached to the wrapping paper stand of the corresponding wrapping paper junction.

The wrapping paper supply device preferably further includes a wrapping paper roll mounting plate on which a plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged.

The wrapping paper roll mounting plate is preferably moved to move a new wrapping paper roll to a use position when one wrapping paper roll is exhausted.

Preferably, the wrapping paper pedestal is disposed for each wrapping paper roll mounting portion, and only one fusion portion of the cavity is disposed outside the wrapping paper roll mounting plate.

The wrapping paper supply device preferably further includes a holding member which is provided for holding the wrapping paper end portion while the bonding between the wrapping paper end portion of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper tip portion of the new wrapping paper roll is made.

The plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged in a circle on the wrapping paper roll mounting plate, and the wrapping paper roll mounting plate is preferably rotated to move a new wrapping paper roll to a use position when one wrapping paper roll is exhausted.

The plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged in a line with the wrapping paper roll mounting plate, and the wrapping paper roll mounting plate moves linearly vertically or horizontally to move a new wrapping paper roll to a use position when one wrapping paper roll is exhausted. It is desirable to.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to provide a wrapping paper supply apparatus having a plurality of wrapping paper rolls and at the same time by connecting a plurality of wrapping paper rolls to supply to the packaging device of the automatic drug packaging machine.

According to the wrapping paper supplying apparatus of the present invention, since a plurality of wrapping papers can be attached and used automatically at one time, the preparation waiting time can be shortened, and the effort and time required to replace the wrapping paper rolls can be reduced. It is possible to increase the efficiency.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wrapping paper supply apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 to 5 are views for sequentially explaining the automatic wrapping paper replacement operation of the wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wrapping paper supply apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

7 to 9 are views for sequentially explaining the automatic wrapping paper replacement operation of the wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention,

10 and 11 are schematic configuration diagrams of a wrapping paper supply apparatus according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a wrapping paper supply device for an automatic drug packing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The packaging paper supply apparatus according to the present invention may be used by being mounted on an automatic medicine packaging machine configured as in the prior art, although not shown. That is, a plurality of drug cassettes arranged in the upper portion of the main body and accommodates the drug, such as tablets or capsules of various sizes and shapes, a hopper to collect the drug is discharged from the drug cassettes arranged in the lower portion of the main body and drops, In the automatic packaging machine including a printing device for printing various information on the surface of the wrapping paper to wrap the packaging device for packaging the medicine collected by the hopper by the wrapping paper, the packaging paper supply device according to the present invention can be mounted and used have.

As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging paper supplying device according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is a combination of a printing machine 3, a hopper (especially a final hopper 5), a packaging device 7, and the like. It may be arranged under the body.

The wrapping paper supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is the wrapping paper

roll mounting part

11a, 11b, 11c which can rotatably mount two or more

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, 14c, and this wrapping paper roll mounting part. To guide the wrapping paper released from the plurality of

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, 14c mounted on the 11a, 11b, 11c to the packaging device 7 via the printing device 3 and the final hopper 5; One of the guide roller 15, the

sensing sensors

16a, 16b, 16c for detecting whether the wrapping paper rolls 14a, 14b, 14c are all consumed, and the plurality of

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, 14c. Wrapping paper for joining the wrapping paper end portions of the spent wrapping

paper rolls

14a, 14b and 14c and the wrapping paper tips from the new

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b and 14c to each other when the wrapping rolls 14a, 14b and 14c are all exhausted. It includes a junction.

1 to 5 show three

wrapping roll mounts

11a, 11b and 11c, but this is only an example.

Each wrapping paper

roll attaching part

11a, 11b, 11c has the

mounting shafts

12a, 12b, 12c in which the

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, 14c are fitted, and the wrapping paper fitted in these

mounting shafts

12a, 12b, 12c. And

tension holding members

13a, 13b, and 13c for pressing the

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, and 14c so that the wrapping paper released from the

rolls

14a, 14b, and 14c can maintain proper tension. The tension holding pressing

members

13a, 13b, and 13c are configured to press the wrapping paper roll by elastic means such as a spring or a coil spring.

The

sensing sensors

16a, 16b, and 16c are disposed one by one for each of the wrapping paper

roll mounting portions

11a, 11b, and 11c, so that the wrapping paper rolls 14a, 14b, and 14c mounted to the respective wrapping paper

roll mounting portions

11a, 11b, and 11c are placed. Detect whether all have been consumed. When the

sensing sensors

16a, 16b, and 16c detect that the wrapping paper roll is exhausted, a signal is sent to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit controls the wrapping paper supply device so that the wrapping paper can be supplied from a new wrapping paper roll.

The wrapping paper joining portion joins the wrapping paper end portions of the exhausted

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b and 14c and the wrapping paper tip from the new

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b and 14c to each other by a fusion portion including a heating element or the like. Since the pharmaceutical wrapper is made of heat weak vinyl or vinyl laminated paper, it can be easily bonded by applying heat. In this fusion | bonding part, the structure which bonds a wrapping paper by heat is a well-known structure, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

The wrapping paper joint part is arrange | positioned one for every wrapping paper

roll attaching part

11a, 11b, 11c. Each wrapping paper joint is a

wrapping paper holder

18a, 18b, 18c for temporarily attaching the wrapping paper, and a fusion unit provided so as to be displaceable in a direction approaching or spaced apart from the

wrapping paper holder

18a, 18b, 18c. (19a, 19b, 19c).

The wrapper tip of the

unused wrapper rolls

14a, 14b, 14c is temporarily attached to the

wrapper pedestals

18a, 18b, 18c of the corresponding wrapper junction. Attachment of the tip of the wrapping paper to the wrapping

paper pedestals

18a, 18b, and 18c may be made using a double-sided tape or a fixing clip. At this time, the attaching method should be made so that the wrapping paper tip can be easily separated from the

wrapping paper pedestal

18a, 18b, 18c after the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end of the new wrapping paper roll are joined together by the wrapping paper joining part. Of course.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, a method for automatically replacing a wrapping paper of the wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the first embodiment made as described above will be described in sequence. In the following description, the wrapping paper supply apparatus is configured to allow three

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, and 14c to be mounted at the same time as shown in the drawing, and the letters a, b, and c assigned to each member number are illustrated. Means the first roll of the wrapping paper used in the first, the second, and the third, and the associated members.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the wrapping paper is supplied from the first wrapping paper roll 14a attached to the first wrapping paper roll attaching portion 11a to the packaging apparatus 7 via the printing apparatus 3. At this time, the wrapping paper released from the first wrapping paper roll 14a is formed between the first wrapping paper pedestal 18a and the first welding portion 19a of the first wrapping paper bonding portion by the guide rollers 15 and the second wrapping paper bonding portion is formed. 2 It passes sequentially between the wrapping paper base 18b and the 2nd welding part 19b.

As shown in FIG. 2, when all of the first wrapping paper roll 14a is exhausted, the first sensing sensor 16a detects this and transmits information to the controller. Subsequently, the control part interrupts the packaging operation and moves the first fusion portion 19a of the first wrapping paper joining part toward the first wrapping paper support 18a to temporarily attach the first wrapping paper support 18a. 2 The wrapping paper tip of the wrapping paper roll 14b is bonded to the wrapping paper end of the first wrapping paper roll 14a.

Thus, the wrapping paper of the second wrapping paper roll 14b bonded to the wrapping paper of the first wrapping paper roll 14a can be continuously supplied toward the printing apparatus 3 and the packaging apparatus 7. At this time, the wrapping paper released from the second wrapping paper roll 14b passes between the second wrapping paper pedestal 18b of the second wrapping paper bonding portion and the second fusion portion by the guide rollers 15.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the second wrapping paper roll 14b is exhausted, the second sensing sensor 16b detects this and transmits information to the controller. Subsequently, the control part interrupts the packaging operation and moves the second fusion portion 19b of the second wrapping paper joining side toward the second wrapping paper pedestal 18b to temporarily attach the second wrapping paper pedestal 18b. 3 The wrapping paper tip of the wrapping paper roll 14c is bonded to the wrapping paper end of the second wrapping paper roll 14b.

In this manner, the wrapping paper of the third wrapping paper roll 14c bonded to the wrapping paper of the second wrapping paper roll 14b can be continuously supplied toward the printing apparatus 3 and the packaging apparatus 7.

As shown in FIG. 4, when all of the third wrapping paper rolls 14c are exhausted, the third sensing sensor 16c detects the information and transmits the information to the controller. Subsequently, the control unit stops the packaging operation and simultaneously displays on the display unit (not shown) or issues a warning sound to notify the user that all of the

wrapping paper rolls

14a, 14b, and 14c mounted in the wrapping paper supply device are exhausted. Accordingly, the user can replace and mount new wrapper rolls 14a, 14b and 14c in the wrapper feeder.

The user has a distal end portion of the third wrapper roll 14c used in the previous step and a tip end of the first wrapper roll 14a newly replaced and supplied in the present step, and the third wrapper pedestal 18c and the third of the third wrapper junction. The wrapping papers are arranged to pass between the fusion portions 19c. Attachment of the wrapping paper to the third wrapping paper pedestal 18c may be made optional but not essential.

Then, by the user or by the user controlling the control part, the third fusion portion 19c of the third wrapping paper bonding portion is moved toward the third wrapping paper pedestal 18c, so that the third wrapping paper roll (used in the previous step) The distal end of 14c) and the distal end of the first wrapping paper roll 14a newly replaced and supplied at the present stage are joined to each other. Normal conjugation of the automatic pharmaceutical packing machine can be resumed after conjugation.

The user then mounts the second and third wrapper rolls 14b and 14c to the second and third wrapper roll mounts 11b and 11c, as shown in FIG. To complete the wrapping roll change operation.

6 to 9, the configuration and operation of the wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in Fig. 6, the packaging paper supplying device according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is a combination of a printing machine 3, a hopper (especially the final hopper 5), a packaging device 7, etc. It may be arranged under the body.

The wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is the wrapping paper roll mounting portion 31a capable of rotatably mounting two or more

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c, as in the first embodiment described above. 31b, 31c and the wrapping paper which are unwound from the plurality of wrapping

paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c attached to the wrapping paper

roll attaching portions

31a, 31b, 31c are passed through the printing apparatus 3 and the final hopper 5. A guide roller 35 for guiding the packaging device 7 to be supplied, a

detection sensor

36a, 36b, and 36c for detecting whether all of the

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, and 34c are exhausted, and a plurality of wrapping paper rolls. When the one of the

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c of 34a, 34b, 34c is exhausted, the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping

paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c and the new

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c. A wrapper joint for joining the wrapper ends from each other.

6 to 9 show three wrapper

roll mounting portions

31a, 31b and 31c, but this is only an example.

According to the second embodiment, the plurality of wrapping paper

roll mounting portions

31a, 31b, 31c are arranged in a circular shape on the circular wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40, and when all of the

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c are exhausted, The roll mounting plate 40 is configured to rotate to move the new wrapper rolls 34a, 34b, 34c to the use position.

Each wrapping paper

roll attaching part

31a, 31b, 31c has the mounting

shafts

32a, 32b, 32c to which the

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c are fitted, and the wrapping paper fitted to these mounting

shafts

32a, 32b, 32c. And

tension holding members

33a, 33b, 33c for pressing the

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b, 34c so that the wrapping paper released from the

rolls

34a, 34b, 34c can maintain an appropriate tension. The tension holding

pressing members

33a, 33b, 33c are configured to press the wrapping paper roll by elastic means such as a spring or a coil spring.

The

sensing sensors

36a, 36b, and 36c are disposed one for each of the wrapping paper

roll mounting portions

31a, 31b, and 31c, so that the wrapping

paper rolls

34a, 34b, and 34c mounted on the respective wrapping

paper mounting portions

31a, 31b, and 31c are placed. Detect whether all have been consumed. When the

sensing sensors

36a, 36b, and 36c detect that the wrapping paper roll is exhausted, a signal is sent to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit controls the wrapping paper supply device so that the wrapping paper can be supplied from a new wrapping paper roll.

The wrapping paper joining portion joins each other by heat at the fusion portion including a heating element or the like at the end of the wrapping paper of the exhausted

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b and 34c and the wrapping paper tip from the new

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b and 34c. Since the pharmaceutical wrapper is made of heat weak vinyl or vinyl laminated paper, it can be easily bonded by applying heat. Since the constitution of bonding the wrapping paper by heat at the fusion part is a known constitution, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The wrapping paper joining portion is a

wrapping paper pedestal

38a, 38b, 38c for temporarily attaching the wrapping paper, and a fusion-splicing portion 39 which is provided so as to be displaceable in a direction approaching or spaced apart from the wrapping

paper pedestal

38a, 38b, 38c. ). Each

wrapper base

38a, 38b, 38c is disposed one for each wrapper

roll mounting portion

31a, 31b, 31c, and only one fusion joint 39 is disposed outside the circular wrapper roll mounting plate 40. .

In the case of the first embodiment, the fusion portions are arranged adjacent to each other in the wrapping paper roll, whereas according to the second embodiment, since only one fusion portion 39 is provided, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The wrapper tip of the unused wrapper rolls 34a, 34b, 34c is temporarily attached to the wrapper pedestals 38a, 38b, 38c of the corresponding wrapper junction. Attachment of the tip of the wrapping paper to the

wrapping paper pedestals

38a, 38b, 38c may be made using a double-sided tape or a fixing clip. At this time, the attaching method should be made so that the wrapping paper ends can be easily separated from the

wrapping paper pedestals

38a, 38b, 38c after the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end of the new wrapping paper roll are joined together by the wrapping paper joining part. Of course.

In order to grip the wrapping paper end portion during the bonding between the wrapping paper end portions of the spent wrapping

paper rolls

34a, 34b and 34c and the wrapping paper tip portions of the new

wrapping paper rolls

34a, 34b and 34c, the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 The holding member 37 is installed outside.

6 to 9, the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 is shown to be a circular plate configured to rotate about a rotation axis, but the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 may be a plate configured to linearly move in the vertical direction. That is, the wrapping paper roll mounting plate may be arranged so that a plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged in a row, and continuously supply a new wrapping paper roll while moving linearly in the vertical direction.

6 to 9, the method for automatically replacing the wrapping paper of the wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the second embodiment made as described above will be described sequentially. In the following description, as shown in the drawings, the wrapping paper roll mounting plate is circular and three wrapping paper rolls can be mounted at the same time. For example, the letters a, b, and c assigned to each member number are the first ( 4), second (fifth) and third (sixth) wrapping paper rolls and their associated members.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the wrapping paper is supplied from the fourth wrapping paper roll 34a attached to the fourth wrapping paper roll attaching portion 31a to the packaging apparatus 7 via the printing apparatus 3. At this time, the wrapping paper released from the fourth wrapping paper roll 34a passes between the holding members 37 by the guide rollers 35.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, when all of the fourth wrapping paper rolls 34a are exhausted, the fourth sensing sensor 36a detects this and transmits information to the controller. Subsequently, the control part interrupts the packing operation and drives the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 so that the new fifth wrapping paper roll 34b is in the supply position, and then removes the fusion portion 39 as shown in FIG. 5 The wrapping paper distal end of the fifth wrapping paper roll 34b, which has been temporarily attached to the fifth wrapping paper stand 38b, is moved to the fifth wrapping paper stand 38b of the wrapping paper joining portion, and the wrapping paper of the fourth wrapping paper roll 34a is moved. To be joined to the distal end.

While the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 is being driven, the wrapping paper end portion is held by the holding member 37. When the bonding between the tip of the wrapping paper and the end of the wrapping paper is completed, the holding member 37 releases the holding state for the wrapping paper end.

Thus, the wrapping paper of the fifth wrapping paper roll 34b bonded to the wrapping paper of the fourth wrapping paper roll 34a can be continuously supplied toward the printing apparatus 3 and the packaging apparatus 7.

As shown in FIG. 9, when all of the fifth wrapping paper rolls 34b are exhausted, the fifth sensing sensor 36b detects this and transmits information to the controller. Subsequently, the control part interrupts the packing operation and drives the wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 so that the new sixth wrapping paper roll 34c is in the supply position, and then the fusion portion 39 is placed in the sixth wrapping paper of the sixth wrapping paper junction. The packing paper tip of the sixth wrapping paper roll 34c, which has been temporarily attached to the sixth wrapping paper pedestal 38c, is joined to the wrapping paper end of the fifth wrapping paper roll 34b.

Thus, the wrapping paper of the sixth wrapping paper roll 34c bonded to the wrapping paper of the fifth wrapping paper roll 34b can be continuously supplied toward the printing apparatus 3 and the packaging apparatus 7.

When the sixth wrapping paper roll 34c is exhausted, the sixth sensing sensor 36c detects this and transmits information to the controller. Subsequently, the control unit stops the packaging operation and simultaneously displays on the display unit (not shown) or issues a warning sound to notify the user that all of the wrapping paper rolls mounted in the wrapping paper supply device are exhausted. Thus, the user can replace and install a new roll of wrapping paper in the wrapping paper feeder.

The user has a distal end portion of the sixth wrapper roll 34c used in the previous step and a front end portion of the fourth wrapper roll 34a newly replaced and supplied in the present step. Arrange the wrapping papers to pass through them. Attachment of the wrapping paper to the fourth wrapping paper pedestal 38a may be made optional but not essential.

Then, by the user or by the user controlling the control part, the fusion portion 39 is moved toward the fourth wrapping paper support 38a, so that the distal end and the present step of the sixth wrapping paper roll 34c used in the previous step. At the front end portions of the fourth wrapping paper roll 34a newly replaced and supplied to each other are bonded to each other. Normal conjugation of the automatic pharmaceutical packing machine can be resumed after conjugation.

The user then mounts the new fifth and sixth wrapper rolls 34b and 34c to the fifth and sixth wrapper roll mounts 31b and 31c as shown in FIG. 6, and each wrapper tip is attached to the corresponding wrapper pedestal. Temporary fixation completes the roll roll replacement.

10 and 11 show a schematic configuration diagram of a wrapping paper supply apparatus according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.

The packaging paper supply apparatus according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 has a circular wrapping paper roll mounting plate 40 which moves a new wrapping paper roll to a use position while rotating, but in the modification shown in FIG. The wrapping paper supply device according to the present invention has a substantially rectangular wrapping paper roll mounting plate 60 for moving a new wrapping paper roll to a use position while linearly moving in the vertical direction, and the wrapping paper supply device according to the modification shown in FIG. The difference is that it has a substantially rectangular wrapper roll mounting plate 80 that moves the new wrapper roll to a use position while moving. The wrapping paper supply apparatus according to the modification of 2nd embodiment differs from the wrapping paper supply apparatus of 2nd Embodiment only in the shape and the moving direction of the wrapping paper roll mounting plates 60 and 80, The other structure and operation are the same Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and drawings described above, and the present invention is within the scope of the appended claims. Of course, various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art.

Claims

A wrapping paper supply device, which is included in an automatic medicine packing machine for automatically discharging a required medicine from a plurality of medicine cassettes and packaging one dose, can supply the wrapping paper to a packaging device for packing medicines.

A plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions capable of rotatably mounting the wrapping paper rolls;

A guide roller for guiding the wrapping paper released from the wrapping paper roll mounted on the wrapping paper roll mounting portion to the packaging apparatus;

A detection sensor for detecting whether the rolls of the wrapping paper are exhausted;

A wrapping paper joint for joining the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end from the new wrapping paper roll to each other when one wrapping paper roll of the plurality of wrapping paper rolls is exhausted; Wrapping paper supply apparatus comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,

The wrapping paper roll mounting part includes a mounting shaft to which the wrapping paper roll is inserted, and a pressing member for pressing the wrapping paper roll to maintain the tension of the wrapping paper released from the wrapping paper roll fitted to the mounting shaft. Feeder.
The method according to claim 1,

The sensing sensor is wrapping paper supply apparatus, characterized in that arranged in each of the wrapping paper roll mounting portion.
The method according to claim 1,

The wrapping paper bonding unit is disposed in the wrapping paper roll mounting portion, respectively one by one.
The method according to claim 1,

The wrapping paper supplying unit is characterized in that the wrapping paper end of the spent wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper front end from the new wrapping paper roll are joined to each other by applying heat by a fusion unit.
The method according to claim 5,

The wrapping paper joining unit, the wrapping paper supply apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a wrapping paper stand for temporarily attaching the wrapping paper front end of the unused wrapping paper roll.
The method according to claim 1,

The wrapping paper supply apparatus further comprises a wrapping paper roll mounting plate on which a plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged.
The method according to claim 7,

The wrapping paper roll mounting plate, characterized in that for moving the new wrapping paper roll to move to use position when one wrapping paper roll is exhausted.
The method according to claim 7,

The wrapping paper joining portion includes a wrapping paper stand for temporarily attaching the wrapping paper, and a fusion portion that is installed to be displaceable in a direction approaching or spaced apart from the wrapping paper stand and heats the wrapping paper to fuse the wrapping paper. Wrapping paper feeder.
The method according to claim 9,

The wrapping paper supporter is disposed one by one for each wrapping paper roll mounting portion, and only one fusion portion of the cavity is disposed outside the wrapping paper roll mounting plate.
The method according to claim 1,

And a gripping member which is installed to hold the wrapping paper end portion during the bonding between the wrapping paper end of the exhausted wrapping paper roll and the wrapping paper tip of the new wrapping paper roll.
The method according to claim 7,

A plurality of the wrapping paper roll mounting portion is arranged in a circular form on the wrapping paper roll mounting plate, the wrapping paper roll mounting plate is a wrapping paper, characterized in that to rotate to move the new wrapping paper roll to the use position when all the wrapping paper roll is exhausted Feeder.
The method according to claim 7,

The plurality of wrapping paper roll mounting portions are arranged in a line with the wrapping paper roll mounting plate, and the wrapping paper roll mounting plate moves linearly vertically or horizontally to move a new wrapping paper roll to a use position when one wrapping paper roll is exhausted. Wrapping paper supply apparatus characterized in that.