WO2015011765A1

WO2015011765A1 - Medicine filling device and container holder

Info

Publication number: WO2015011765A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/069808
Authority: WO
Inventors: 大隅　不二雄; 昭仁井阪; 昌史木谷
Original assignee: 株式会社タカゾノテクノロジー
Priority date: 2013-07-22
Filing date: 2013-07-22
Publication date: 2015-01-29

Abstract

Provided is a medicine filling device capable of saving labor of an operator at the time of filling a container with a medicine. This medicine filling device is provided with: a supply device that supplies to a container (26) a medicine to be supplied, said container being capable of being filled with the medicine; a container holder (20) having a plurality of holding sections (22) that can hold the container (26); and a transfer device, which transfers the container holder (20), and moves the container holder (20) to a supply position (L) where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device (10) to the container (26) held by any one of the holding sections (22). The container holder (20) has a main body section that is provided with the holding sections (22), and a flange section (23) that protrudes to the sides of the main body section. The flange section (23) is provided with a plurality of position indicating sections (24) that indicate positions in the direct upstream of the supply position (L). The medicine filling device is also provided with a detecting section that detects the position indicating sections (24).

Description

Drug filling device and container holder

The present invention relates to a drug filling device and a container holder, and more particularly to a drug filling device for filling a container with a drug and a container holder used for the drug filling device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a device for filling a container with a medicine, a resin tablet case having a discharge drum for discharging the medicine from a storage container for storing the medicine, and a resin that directly receives the medicine discharged from the tablet case and guides it forward. There has been proposed a medicine supply device including a manufactured chute (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-291845 (Patent Document 1)).

JP 2002-291845 A

In the medicine supply device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-291845 (Patent Document 1), when filling a container with a medicine, an operator needs to manually move the containers one by one under the chute outlet. Therefore, there was a problem that took time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object thereof is to provide a drug filling device that can reduce the labor of an operator when filling a container with a drug.

The drug filling device according to the present invention includes a supply device, a container holder, and a transport device. The supply device supplies a target drug to a container that can be filled with the drug. The container holding body has a plurality of holding portions capable of holding the container. The transport device transports the container holding body and moves the container holding body to a supply position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device to the container held in any of the plurality of holding units. The container holding body has a main body portion provided with a holding portion and a flange portion protruding to the side of the main body portion. The flange portion is provided with a plurality of position display portions that indicate positions immediately upstream of the supply position. The medicine filling device further includes a detection unit that detects the position display unit.

In the medicine filling apparatus, the detection unit may include a light emitting unit that generates light and a light receiving unit that receives light generated by the light emitting unit.

In the above medicine filling device, the flange portion is formed with a through hole penetrating the flange portion in the thickness direction, the peripheral portion of the through hole forms a position display portion, and the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are The light receiving units may be arranged to face each other and receive light passing through the through hole.

The container holding body according to the present invention includes a main body portion provided with a plurality of holding portions capable of holding a container that can be filled with a medicine, and a flange portion protruding to the side of the main body portion. The flange portion is formed with a plurality of position display portions indicating positions corresponding to the plurality of holding portions.

In the container holder, the flange portion may be formed with a through-hole penetrating the flange portion in the thickness direction, and a peripheral portion of the through-hole may form a position display portion.

In the container holder, the main body portion and the flange portion may be integrally formed. Preferably, a flange portion may be provided at an end portion of the main body portion on the side where the container is attached to the holding portion.

In the container holder, the flange portion may be provided so as to be detachable from the main body portion.

According to the medicine filling device of the present invention, the container holder holding the container that can be filled with the medicine can be transported and the medicine can be automatically supplied to the container from the supply device, so that the labor of the operator can be reduced. it can.

It is a side view which shows schematic structure of the chemical | medical agent filling apparatus of this Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the container holding body shown in FIG. It is a top view of the container holding body shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of each detection part with respect to a conveying apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of each detection part with respect to a container holder and a container. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure which concerns on control of a chemical | medical agent filling apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which supplies a chemical | medical agent from a supply apparatus to a container. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the immediately upstream side of the 1st supply position. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the 1st supply position. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the immediate upstream side of the 2nd supply position. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the 2nd supply position. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the immediate upstream side of the 3rd supply position. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where a container holder is located in the 3rd supply position. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the position of a container holding body, and a conveyance speed. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the flange part from the main-body part of the container holding body of a modification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a drug filling device 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container holder 20 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container holder 20 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the arrangement of the detection units with respect to the transport device 30. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the detection units with respect to the container holder 20 and the container 26. First, an outline of the configuration of the medicine filling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The drug filling device 1 is a device for automating the operation of filling a container 26 with a solid drug such as a tablet or a capsule or a drug individually packaged for each administration unit. The drug filling device 1 includes a supply device 10 that supplies a target drug to a container 26 and a transport device 30 that transports a container holder 20 that holds the container 26. The container 26 is a substantially cylindrical vial. As long as the container 26 can be filled with the target medicine, the shape of the container 26 is not limited to a substantially cylindrical shape. For example, the container 26 may have a rectangular box shape, or a container 26 having any other shape may be used.

The supply device 10 has a medicine cassette in which various kinds of medicine are stored for each kind. The medicine cassette is detachably provided in the supply device 10. The supply device 10 may be capable of holding a plurality of drug cassettes such as 128 or 256 at the same time. In this case, a plurality of drugs can be easily dispensed from the supply device 10 for each type. Therefore, the dispensing of the medicine can be completed in a short time according to the prescription including a plurality of medicines. Alternatively, the supply device 10 may be configured to be able to hold one medicine cassette and the user who uses the device may replace the necessary medicine cassette each time. In this case, the supply device 10 can be downsized, so the supply device 10 cost reduction and space saving can be achieved.

In the supply device 10, a discharge port for discharging the medicine is formed in the lower part. The drug dispensed from the drug cassette is discharged from the discharge port, falls, and is supplied to the container 26.

The transport device 30 transports the container holder 20, so that the container 26 moves below the supply device 10. An upper opening 28 that communicates the inside and the outside of the container 26 is formed on the upper side of each container 26. In a state where the container 26 is disposed at an appropriate position where the upper opening 28 of the container 26 faces the discharge port, the drug falls from the discharge port of the supply device 10 and the drug 26 is filled with the drug. The medicine falling from the supply device 10 enters the container 26 via the upper opening 28 and is received by the container 26. The medicine is supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26, and an appropriate amount of medicine is filled in the container 26.

The container holder 20 holds the plurality of containers 26 so as to be aligned horizontally in a standing state. The container holder 20 has a plurality of holding portions 22 that can hold the container 26. One holding part 22 holds one container 26, and the container holding body 20 having a plurality of holding parts 22 is provided so as to hold a plurality of containers 26 as a whole. The plurality of containers 26 are arranged in the moving direction of the container holding body 20 conveyed by the conveying device 30 and are held by the container holding body 20. The plurality of holding portions 22 are formed side by side in the moving direction of the container holding body 20. In other words, the container holding body 20 is transported by the transport device 30 such that the arrangement direction of the holding portions 22 coincides with the transport direction DR1 by the transport device 30.

In the container holder 20 shown in FIG. 2, the internal space of the container holder 20 is partitioned into three sections, and each of the three sections is provided so as to accommodate the container 26. Thereby, the container holding body 20 is provided with three holding

portions

22a, 22b, and 22c. The holding portion 22 (22a, 22b, 22c) is formed so that the shape in plan view shown in FIG. 3 is circular so that the substantially cylindrical container 26 can be accommodated. The container holder 20 may be formed in a shape that can hold both the substantially cylindrical container 26 and the box-shaped container.

The container holder 20 is formed with three openings corresponding to the holding

portions

22a, 22b, and 22c so that the container 26 can be received. The container 26 is held by the container holding body 20 by attaching the container 26 to the holding unit 22 via the opening. The container 26 is held by the container holding body 20 and extends from the inside of the container holding body 20 to the outside above the container holding body 20 through the opening. While being held by the container holder 20, the upper end portion of the container 26 is disposed outside the container holder 20.

The container holding body 20 has a main body portion 21 provided with a plurality of holding portions 22 and a flange portion 23 protruding to the side of the main body portion 21. The main body 21 has a substantially rectangular box-shaped outer shape. The flange portion 23 is provided so that a flat plate projects laterally with respect to the main body portion 21. The flange portion 23 is provided so as to continue to the upper end portion of the main body portion 21. The flange portion 23 is provided at an end portion of the main body portion 21 on the side where the container 26 is attached to the holding portion 22, that is, on the side where three openings corresponding to the holding

portions

22 a, 22 b, and 22 c are formed. .

The container holder 20 is made of resin and is formed by molding a resin material. By forming the mold used when molding the container holder 20 into a shape corresponding to both the main body 21 and the flange 23, the main body 21 and the flange 23 are integrally formed in one process. The

The through hole 25 which penetrates the flange part 23 in the thickness direction is formed in the flange part 23 of the container holder 20. In FIG. 2, the conveyance direction DR 1 of the container holder 20 by the conveyance device 30 is illustrated. The through hole 25 is formed to extend along the transport direction DR1. As shown in FIG. 3, the through-hole 25 has a rectangular shape in plan view. The through hole 25 is formed so that the long side of the rectangle extends along the transport direction DR1.

The flange part 23 has alternately the location in which the through-hole 25 is formed, and the location in which the through-hole 25 is not formed along the conveyance direction DR1. As shown in FIG. 3, the holding portion 22 has a circular planar shape so as to hold a cylindrical container 26. A one-dot chain line in FIG. 3 shows a straight line passing through the center of the circular holding unit 22 along the conveyance direction DR1 and a straight line passing through the center of the circular holding unit 22 along the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction DR1. Yes. The through hole 25 is provided such that the center in the transport direction DR1 is on a straight line passing through the center of the holding portion 22 along the direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1.

The through hole 25 is divided into two in the transport direction DR1 by a straight line passing through the center of the holding portion 22 along a direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1. The through hole 25 is formed in line symmetry with respect to a straight line passing through the center of the holding portion 22 along a direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1. The through holes 25 are formed on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1 with respect to the holding part 22 having a circular shape in plan view. A pair of through-holes 25 formed with one holding portion 22 sandwiched in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1 is formed symmetrically with respect to a straight line passing through the center of the circular holding portion 22 along the transport direction DR1. Has been. Each through hole 25 is formed so as to have the same relative position to each of the plurality of holding portions 22. In the present embodiment, the through holes 25 are formed on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1, but the through holes 25 may be formed only on one side in the orthogonal direction.

A part of the periphery of the through hole 25 extends along a direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1. The through hole 25 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the direction in which the short side of the rectangle extends extends along the direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1. The through hole 25 has a pair of peripheral edges extending along a direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1. With respect to a straight line passing through the center of the holding portion 22 along the direction orthogonal to the transport direction DR1, one of the pair of peripheral edges of the through hole 25 is upstream of the transport direction DR1, and the other is downstream of the transport direction DR1. The through hole 25 is formed on the side. The peripheral edge of the through hole 25 on the downstream side in the transport direction DR 1 has a function as a position display unit 24 that indicates the position of the container holder 20. The position display unit 24 indicates a position corresponding to each of the plurality of holding units 22 formed on the container holding body 20. Each position display unit 24 is arranged so as to have the same relative position to each of the plurality of holding units 22. The position display unit 24 is provided so that it can be detected by a holding body position detection unit 42 described later.

A plurality of the position display units 24 are continuously provided in the transport direction DR1 of the container holder 20 with a predetermined interval. The interval between the two adjacent position display units 24 in the transport direction DR1 is typically substantially the same as the distance between the centers of the circles in plan view of the two adjacent holding units 22. The container holder 20 has a plurality of position display portions 24 corresponding to the plurality of holding portions 22. Note that the position display unit 24 is not limited to the configuration in which the position display unit 24 is formed by the through hole 25 penetrating the flange unit 23, and the position display unit 24 may have any configuration as long as the position of the container holder 20 in the transport direction DR1 can be detected. It may be. For example, the position display portion 24 may be formed by a convex portion protruding from the surface of the plate-like flange portion 23, a concave portion in which the surface of the flange portion 23 is recessed, or color coding of the surface of the flange portion 23.

The transport device 30 moves the container 26 held by the holding unit 22 of the container holder 20 to a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26. When the container holder 20 holds a plurality of containers 26, the transport device 30 sequentially moves the plurality of containers 26 to a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10, and supplies the medicine to the containers 26 at the position. The container holder 20 is temporarily stopped.

1 and 4 is a known belt conveyor having a belt 32 and a pair of

pulleys

34 and 36. The container holder 20 is placed on the upper side of the belt 32. By the movement of the belt 32 accompanying the rotational movement of the

pulleys

34 and 36, the container holder 20 placed on the belt 32 is transported in the transport direction DR1. The transport device 30 according to the present embodiment has a container holding body in which a direction from one to the other of a pair of

pulleys

34, 36 provided at both ends of the belt 32, for example, a direction from the pulley 34 to the pulley 36 is a transport direction DR1. 20 is conveyed.

The transport device 30 may be capable of transporting the container holder 20 in both directions. That is, the transport device 30 holds the container in the direction from the other of the pair of

pulleys

34 and 36 to the other, for example, the direction from the pulley 36 to the pulley 34, in the direction opposite to the transport direction DR1 in addition to the transport direction DR1. The body 20 may be transportable. By configuring the transport device 30 to be able to switch the direction in which the container holding body 20 is transported, the user using the medicine filling device 1 can select either direction as the transport direction DR1. Thereby, according to the situation where the medicine filling device 1 is actually installed, the container holder 20 can be transported in a more appropriate direction and the container 26 can be filled with the medicine.

The transport device 30 is not limited to a belt conveyor, and may have any configuration as long as the container holder 20 can be transported in the transport direction DR1. For example, the transport device 30 may include a robot arm whose position can be finely adjusted in the transport direction DR1, and the robot arm may hold the container holder 20 and move it in the transport direction DR1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drug filling device 1 includes three sets of holding body detection units, that is, an upstream holding body detection unit 54, a central holding body detection unit 52, and a downstream holding body detection unit 56. The upstream holding body detection unit 54, the central holding body detection unit 52, and the downstream side holding body detection unit 56 are arranged in this order in the transport direction DR1. The upstream holding body detection unit 54 is provided on the upstream side in the transport direction DR1 with respect to the central holding body detection unit 52. The downstream holding body detection unit 56 is provided downstream of the central holding body detection unit 52 in the transport direction DR1.

When one of the containers 26 held by the container holding body 20 faces the discharge port of the supply apparatus 10 and is in a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply apparatus 10 to any one of the containers 26, the central holding body detection unit 52 Detects the container holder 20. The upstream holding body detection unit 54 detects the container holding body 20 at the transfer start position where the transfer device 30 starts to transfer the container holding body 20. The downstream holding body detection unit 56 detects the container holding body 20 in the transfer end position where the transfer device 30 stops the container holding body 20 and ends the transfer of the container holding body 20.

The center holder detection unit 52 is a transmissive optical sensor having a light emitting unit 52a and a light receiving unit 52b. The upstream holding body detection unit 54 is a transmissive optical sensor having a light emitting unit 54a and a light receiving unit 54b. The downstream holding body detection unit 56 is a transmissive optical sensor having a light emitting unit 56a and a light receiving unit 56b. The light generated by each of the

light emitting units

52a, 54a, and 56a is received by the

light receiving units

52b, 54b, and 56b, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting unit 52 a and the light receiving unit 52 b are arranged at positions facing the bottom side of the side surface portion of the container holder 20 in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5). The other

light emitting units

54a and 56a and the light receiving units 54b and 56b are also arranged at the same position as the light emitting unit 52a and the light receiving unit 52b shown in FIG. 5 in the vertical direction.

The fact that the corresponding

light receiving parts

52b, 54b and 56b receive the light generated by the

light emitting parts

52a, 54a and 56a means that the container holding body 20 does not exist at the position where each holding body detection part is provided. To do. The fact that the corresponding

light receiving parts

52b, 54b, 56b do not receive the light generated by any of the

light emitting parts

52a, 54a, 56a means that the light is blocked by the container holder 20. That is, the container holding body 20 exists at a position where the holding body detection unit having a light receiving unit that does not receive light is provided. The container holding body 20 is detected by any of the upstream holding body detection unit 54, the central holding body detection unit 52, and the downstream holding body detection unit 56, so that the current position of the container holding body 20 in the transport direction DR1 is detected. Is done.

4 and 5, the medicine filling device 1 includes a holding body position detection unit 42 as a detection unit that detects a position display unit 24 provided in the container holding body 20. The holder position detection unit 42 is a transmissive optical sensor having a light emitting unit 42a and a light receiving unit 42b. The light emitting unit 42a generates light and irradiates the flange 23 of the container holder 20 described above with the light. The light emitting part 42a and the light receiving part 42b are arranged so as to face each other with the flange part 23 interposed therebetween. The light receiving part 42b receives light passing through the through hole 25 formed in the flange part 23 among the light generated by the light emitting part 42a. 4 and 5, the light emitting unit 42a is disposed on the upper side and the light receiving unit 42b is disposed on the lower side, but this arrangement may be changed.

The through hole 25 is intermittently formed in the flange portion 23 in the transport direction DR1, and when the light emitting unit 42a irradiates light to the position of the through hole 25, the light passes through the through hole 25 and reaches the light receiving unit 42b. To reach. When the light emitting part 42a emits light to the flange part 23 where the through hole 25 is not formed, the light is blocked by the flange part 23 and does not reach the light receiving part 42b. In this way, the holding body position detection unit 42 detects which of the position where the through hole 25 is formed in the flange 23 and the position where the light emitting unit 42 a is not formed. The boundary between the position where the through hole 25 is formed in the flange portion 23 and the position where the through hole 25 is not formed functions as the position display portion 24, and the holding body position detection portion 42 is generated in the light emitting portion 42 a and passes through the through hole 25. The position display unit 24 is detected by the light receiving unit 42b detecting the received light.

When the position display unit 24 is detected by the holding body position detection unit 42, the container holding body 20 is attached to the container 26 to be held by the holding unit 22 corresponding to the detected position display unit 24 in the transport direction DR1. On the other hand, it exists on the upstream side of the position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10. The holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position display unit 24 when the container holding body 20 is located immediately upstream of the position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26. The position display unit 24 is provided so as to indicate a position immediately upstream with respect to a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26.

The drug filling device 1 also includes a container detection unit 62 that detects that the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22 of the container holding body 20. The container detection unit 62 is a reflective optical sensor that irradiates light onto the container 26 held by the holding unit 22 of the container holding body 20 and detects light reflected by the outer wall surface of the container 26. If the container 26 is not held by the holding unit 22, the container detection unit 62 does not detect reflected light. On the other hand, if the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22, the light applied to the container 26 is reflected. Therefore, the container detection unit 62 detects the presence of the container 26 by detecting the reflected light. The container detection part 62 is arrange | positioned in the position which can irradiate light to the upper end part vicinity of the container 26 which protruded upwards from the container holding body 20 in the perpendicular direction. Thereby, the container detection part 62 can avoid the erroneous detection of the container 26 by detecting the reflected light reflected by the container holder 20.

The upstream holding body detection unit 54, the central holding body detection unit 52 and the downstream holding body detection unit 56, the holding body position detection unit 42, and the container detection unit 62 illustrated in FIG. 4 are not limited to optical sensors, but are arbitrary. These sensors may be selected as appropriate. For example, each detection unit is a magnetic sensor that can detect a change in the magnetic field, a magnet is attached to the container holder 20 and the container 26, and a change in the magnetic field when the container holder 20 and the container 26 are close to the magnetic sensor is detected. Accordingly, the container holder 20 and the container 26 may be detected.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration related to the control of the medicine filling device 1. The medicine filling device 1 includes a control device 80 that controls the operation of the supply device 10 and the transport device 30. A detection result of the position display unit 24 by the holding body position detection unit 42, that is, a signal indicating that the holding body position detection unit 42 detects or does not detect the position display unit 24 is input to the control device 80. The detection result of the container holding body 20 by the upstream holding body detection unit 54, the central holding body detection unit 52, and the downstream holding body detection unit 56, that is, a signal indicating where the container holding body 20 is located in the transport direction DR1. Is input to the control device 80. A detection result of the container 26 by the container detection unit 62, that is, a signal indicating that the container 26 is held or not held by the holding unit 22 of the container holding body 20 is input to the control device 80.

The user who operates the medicine filling device 1 controls each setting value such as the transport direction of the container holder 20 by the transport device 30 and the quantity of the medicine filled in the container 26 from the input unit 82 such as an input key or a touch panel. Input to device 80. The supply device 10 includes a medicine detection unit 14. The medicine detection unit 14 detects the medicine actually supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26. The medicine detection unit 14 is provided, for example, in a passage where the medicine discharged from the medicine cassette falls, and detects the medicine falling through the passage. Information on the medicine supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26 detected by the medicine detection unit 14 is input to the control device 80.

The supply device 10 has a supply motor 18 that is a power source for performing an operation of discharging the medicine from the supply device 10. The conveyance device 30 includes a conveyance motor 38 that is a power source for rotating one or both of the

pulleys

34 and 36 and moving the belt 32. The control device 80 transmits a control signal for controlling the rotational speed of the supply motor 18 to the supply motor 18, and transmits a control signal for controlling the rotational speed of the transport motor 38 to the transport motor 38.

The control program for operating the medicine filling device 1 is recorded in the memory 84. The setting value input from the input unit 82 to the control device 80 and the detection result input from each detection unit to the control device 80 are also recorded in the memory 84. The control device 80 reads data from the memory 84 or writes data to the memory 84 as needed. The control device 80 controls the operation of the supply device 10 and the operation of the transport device 30 based on the control program and each detection result of each detection unit.

The operation of the medicine filling device 1 having the above configuration will be described below. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of supplying a medicine from the supply device 10 to the container 26. As shown in FIG. 7, first, in step (S10), it is determined whether or not the container holder 20 is detected at the transfer start position. The upstream holding body detection unit 54 described above is provided at the conveyance start position, and the container is placed at the conveyance start position while the light receiving unit 54b receives the light generated by the light emitting unit 54a of the upstream holding body detection unit 54. It is determined that the holding body 20 does not exist. The determination in step (S10) is repeated until the container holder 20 is detected at the transfer start position.

When the light receiving unit 54b no longer receives the light generated by the light emitting unit 54a of the upstream holding unit detection unit 54, it is determined that the light is blocked by the container holding unit 20 and the container holding unit 20 is placed at the transfer start position. The When the container holder 20 is detected at the transfer start position, the process proceeds to step (S20), and a control signal for driving the transfer motor 38 is sent from the control device 80 to the transfer motor 38, and the container holder 20 by the transfer device 30 is sent. Is started. Next, in step (S30), it is determined whether or not the position display unit 24 has been detected.

When the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position display unit 24, the container holding body 20 then moves by a predetermined distance, the conveyance device 30 stops at that position, and the container holding body 20 stops carrying (step). (S40)). Or after the holding body position detection part 42 detects the position display part 24, it may be controlled to continue the movement of the container holding body 20 for a predetermined time. When the position display unit 24 is detected by the holding body position detection unit 42, the control device 80 temporarily stops the conveyance of the container holding body 20 by the conveyance device 30 based on the detection result.

At this time, the container holding body 20 is the holding unit 22 that is the most downstream in the transport direction DR1 among the plurality of holding units 22 (that is, the holding unit 22 that is the farthest away from the transport start position and closest to the transport end position). Assuming that the container 26 is held by the holding part 22a) among the three holding parts 22 shown in FIG. 3, at a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26 held by the holding part 22a, Stop. In this specification, the arrangement of the container holder 20 that can supply the medicine from the supply device 10 to the container 26 held in any of the plurality of holding units 22 is referred to as a supply position L. When the container holder 20 is stopped at the supply position L, the container 26 to be held by any one of the plurality of holding parts 22 is in a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10. Exists.

When the container holder 20 is stopped at the supply position L, if the container 26 is held by the corresponding holding portion 22, the container 26 is disposed immediately below the discharge port 16 of the supply device 10. The container 26 receives the medicine falling from the supply device 10 via 16 and can supply the medicine to the container 26. Even when the container holder 20 is stopped at the supply position L, if the container 26 is not held by the corresponding holding part 22, the container 26 cannot receive the medicine falling from the supply device 10, It should be noted that no drug is supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holding body 20 is located immediately upstream of the first supply position L1. The container holder 20 of the present embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 has three holding portions 22, and a total of three containers 26 can be held in each holding portion 22. Therefore, there is a supply position L corresponding to each of the three containers 26. A supply position L at which the medicine can be supplied to the container 26 to be held by the holding portion 22a is defined as a first supply position L1. A supply position L at which the medicine can be supplied to the container 26 to be held by the holding portion 22b is defined as a second supply position L2. A supply position L at which the medicine can be supplied to the container 26 to be held by the holding portion 22c is defined as a third supply position L3.

8 is located immediately upstream in the transport direction DR1 with respect to the first supply position L1. The container holder 20 is located at a position slightly away from the first supply position L1 in the transport direction DR1 on the upstream side. When the detection light 74 for detecting the position of the container holding body 20 is emitted from the light emitting part 42a of the holding body position detection unit 42 to the container holding body 20 located immediately upstream of the supply position L shown in FIG. The detection light 74 is applied to the position display portion 24, that is, the peripheral portion on the downstream side in the transport direction DR1 of the through hole 25 formed in the flange portion 23.

The holding body position detection unit 42 detects that the detection light 74 irradiated to the position display unit 24 has passed through the through hole 25 and reached the light receiving unit 42b, whereby the container holding body 20 is shown in FIG. 1 is detected immediately before the supply position L1. The holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position of the container holding body 20 by detecting the position display unit 24, and inputs the detection result to the control device 80. The control device 80 receives the detection result of the holding body position detection unit 42, controls the transfer device 30, decreases the transfer speed, and stops the container holding body 20 at the first supply position L1.

The distance in the conveyance direction DR1 between the position of the container holding body 20 where the position display unit 24 is detected by the holding body position detection unit 42 and the supply position L is determined based on the detection result of the holding body position detection unit 42. 30 is a sufficient distance so that the container holder 20 can be reliably stopped at the supply position L. That is, the container holder 20 is sufficiently decelerated and reliably supplied after the holder position detector 42 detects the position display unit 24 until the container holder 20 reaches the supply position L. It is necessary to secure a distance that can be stopped at the position L.

Next, in step (S50), it is determined whether or not the container 26 has been detected. The container holder 20 is stopped at the first supply position L1 by the conveyance stop in step (S40). At this time, it is determined based on the detection result of the container detection unit 62 whether the container 26 is held by the corresponding holding unit 22a. If the container detection part 62 detects the container 26, since the container 26 exists in the position facing the discharge port 16, it will progress to step (S60) and the container 26 hold | maintained at the holding | maintenance part 22a from the supply apparatus 10 succeedingly. Drug supply to is performed. In step (S60), a control signal is sent from the control device 80 shown in FIG. 6 to the supply motor 18, the supply motor 18 is driven, and a predetermined type and quantity of drug are discharged from the drug cassette. When the medicine detection unit 14 (see FIG. 6) detects that a predetermined quantity of medicine has been discharged from the supply device 10, the supply motor 18 stops and the supply of medicine stops.

Then, the process proceeds to step (S70), and the conveyance of the container holder 20 by the conveyance device 30 is resumed. In the determination of step (S50), if the container detection unit 62 does not detect the container 26, the container 26 is not held in the holding unit 22a, so that the medicine supply in step (S60) is not performed and the step (S50) is performed as it is. Proceeding to S70), the conveyance of the container holder 20 is resumed.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holder 20 is located at the first supply position L1. When the container holder 20 is at the first supply position L1, the detection light 76 of the container detector 62 is irradiated to a position where the container 26 to be held by the holder 22a protrudes upward from the holder 22. In this case, since the container 26 is not held by the holding unit 22a, the detection light 76 of the container detection unit 62 is not reflected on the outer surface of the container 26, and the container detection unit 62 does not detect the reflected light. Accordingly, the container detection unit 62 detects that the container 26 is not held by the holding unit 22a, and inputs the detection result to the control device 80.

The control device 80 receives the detection result of the container detection unit 62, and controls the supply device 10 so as not to supply the medicine at the first supply position L1. As a result, when the container holder 20 is in the first supply position L1, the medicine is not discharged from the supply device 10. Accordingly, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, NO is determined in step (S50), step (S60) is skipped, and the process proceeds directly from step (S50) to step (S70), and the conveyance of the container holder 20 is resumed. The

After the conveyance of the container holder 20 is resumed, it is then determined in step (S80) whether or not the container holder 20 has been detected at the conveyance end position. The downstream holding body detection unit 56 described above is provided at the conveyance end position, and the container is placed at the conveyance end position while the light receiving unit 56b receives light generated by the light emitting unit 56a of the downstream holding body detection unit 56. It is determined that the holding body 20 does not exist. If the container holder 20 has not reached the transfer end position, the process returns to step (S30), and it is determined again whether or not the position display unit 24 has been detected. When the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the next second position display unit 24, the container holding body 20 is stopped from being conveyed in step (S40).

At this time, the container holder 20 stops at the second supply position L2 of the supply positions L. That is, the container holder 20 is held by the container 26 in the second holding part 22 from the downstream side in the transport direction DR1 among the plurality of holding parts 22 (that is, the holding part 22b of the three holding parts 22 shown in FIG. 2). If it is assumed that the medicine is supplied, the medicine is stopped at a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26 held by the holding portion 22b.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holder 20 is located immediately upstream of the second supply position L2. The container holder 20 shown in FIG. 10 is on the upstream side in the transport direction DR1 with respect to the second supply position L2. The container holder 20 is located at a position slightly away from the second supply position L2 in the transport direction DR1 on the upstream side. When the detection light 74 for detecting the position of the container holding body 20 is irradiated from the holding body position detection unit 42 to the container holding body 20 at the position shown in FIG. 10, the detection light 74 is transmitted to the second position display unit. 24 is irradiated.

The holding body position detection unit 42 detects that the detection light 74 irradiated to the second position display unit 24 has passed through the through hole 25 and reached the light receiving unit 42b, whereby the container holding body 20 is changed to FIG. Is detected immediately before the second supply position L2. Accordingly, the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position of the container holding body 20 and inputs the detection result to the control device 80. The control device 80 receives the detection result of the holding body position detection unit 42, controls the transfer device 30, reduces the transfer speed, and stops the container holding body 20 at the second supply position L2.

Subsequently, the container 26 is detected in step (S50), and if the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22b, the medicine is supplied to the container 26 held in the holding unit 22b in step (S60). . When the supply of the medicine is completed, the conveyance of the container holder 20 is resumed (step (S70)).

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holder 20 is located at the second supply position L2. When the container holder 20 is in the second supply position L2, the detection light 76 of the container detector 62 is irradiated to a position where the container 26 to be held by the holder 22b protrudes upward from the holder 22. In this case, since the container 26 is not held by the holding unit 22b, the detection light 76 of the container detection unit 62 is not reflected on the outer surface of the container 26, and the container detection unit 62 does not detect the reflected light. Accordingly, the container detection unit 62 detects that the container 26 is not held by the holding unit 22 b and inputs the detection result to the control device 80.

The control device 80 receives the detection result of the container detection unit 62, and controls the supply device 10 so as not to supply the medicine at the second supply position L2. As a result, when the container holder 20 is in the second supply position L2, the medicine is not discharged from the supply device 10. Accordingly, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, NO is determined in step (S50), step (S60) is skipped, and the process proceeds directly from step (S50) to step (S70), and the conveyance of the container holder 20 is resumed. The

Subsequently, in step (S80), it is determined again whether the container holder 20 has been detected at the conveyance end position. At this time, since the container holder 20 has not yet reached the conveyance end position, the process returns to step (S30), and the container 26 is placed in the third holding part 22 (holding part 22c shown in FIG. 2) according to the above-described steps. If held, the medicine is supplied to the container 26 held in the holding portion 22c.

FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holding body 20 is located immediately upstream of the third supply position L3. The container holder 20 shown in FIG. 12 is on the upstream side in the transport direction DR1 with respect to the third supply position L3. The container holder 20 is at a position slightly away from the third supply position L3 in the transport direction DR1 on the upstream side. When the detection light 74 for detecting the position of the container holding body 20 is irradiated from the holding body position detection unit 42 to the container holding body 20 at the position shown in FIG. 12, the detection light 74 is transmitted to the third position display unit. 24 is irradiated.

The holding body position detection unit 42 detects that the detection light 74 irradiated to the third position display unit 24 has passed through the through hole 25 and reached the light receiving unit 42b, whereby the container holding body 20 is changed to FIG. Is detected immediately before the third supply position L3. Accordingly, the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position of the container holding body 20 and inputs the detection result to the control device 80. The control device 80 receives the detection result of the holding body position detection unit 42, controls the transfer device 30, decreases the transfer speed, and stops the container holding body 20 at the third supply position L3.

FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container holder 20 is located at the third supply position L3. When the container holder 20 is in the third supply position L3, the detection light 76 of the container detector 62 is irradiated to a position where the container 26 held by the holder 22c protrudes upward from the holder 22. In this case, since the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22c, the detection light 76 of the container detection unit 62 is reflected by the outer surface of the container 26, and the container detection unit 62 detects the reflected light. Accordingly, the container detection unit 62 detects that the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22 c and inputs the detection result to the control device 80. Accordingly, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, a determination of YES is made in step (S50), the process proceeds from step (S50) to step (S60), and the medicine is supplied to the container 26.

The control device 80 receives the detection result of the container detection unit 62, and controls the supply device 10 so as to supply the medicine at the third supply position L3. As a result, when the container holder 20 is in the third supply position L3, a control signal for driving the supply motor 18 is sent from the control device 80 to the supply motor 18, and the medicine M is discharged from the supply device 10. The medicine M is discharged from the supply device 10 through the discharge port 16 formed in the supply device 10 and falls, and the container held in the holding portion 22c through the upper opening 28 formed in the container 26. 26 is supplied. In this way, a predetermined type and quantity of medicine M is filled in the container 26 held in the holding portion 22c. When the supply of the medicine to the container 26 is completed, the process proceeds to step (S70), and the transport of the container holder 20 is resumed.

In the determination at the third step (S80) immediately after the subsequent resumption of conveyance, the container holder 20 has not reached the conveyance end position, so return to step (S30) again, and whether the position display unit 24 has been detected. Judgment is made. At this time, the container holding body 20 has three holding portions 22, and the conveyance stop of the container holding body 20 at the three supply positions L corresponding to the three holding portions 22 has already been completed. Is never detected. Therefore, the process proceeds directly from step (S30) to step (S80), and the determination in step (S80) is performed again.

The downstream holding body detection unit 56 described above is provided at the conveyance end position, and the container is placed at the conveyance end position while the light receiving unit 56b receives light generated by the light emitting unit 56a of the downstream holding body detection unit 56. It is determined that the holding body 20 does not exist. The conveyance of the container holder 20 is continued until the container holder 20 reaches the conveyance end position and the container holder 20 is detected at the conveyance end position. When the container holder 20 reaches the conveyance end position and the downstream holder detection unit 56 detects the container holder 20, the process proceeds to step (S90), and the conveyance of the container holder 20 is completed. In this way, the operation of the medicine filling apparatus 1 that supplies medicine from the supply apparatus 10 to the container 26 is completed.

According to the medicine filling device 1 of the present embodiment described above, the container holder 20 has a plurality of holding portions 22, each of the holding portions 22 is provided so as to hold the container 26, and the transport device 30. Transports the holding part 22 capable of holding a plurality of containers 26. In this way, by filling each of the one or a plurality of containers 26 held by the container holding body 20 with an appropriate quantity of an appropriate type of drug, an optimum group in the type and / or quantity of the drug is obtained. Can be managed as a unit.

For example, a plurality of types of drugs to be administered to a single patient can be combined into a single container holder 20 by filling a plurality of containers 26 held in a single container holder 20 with different types of drugs. . In this way, the prescription before handing the medicine to the patient can be easily compared with the medicine. Further, for example, when a drug that is currently lacking is replenished to a pharmacy or hospital, one or a plurality of container holders 20 are assigned to each pharmacy or hospital so that the type and quantity of the missing drug can be easily verified. be able to. Of course, in addition to a hospital as a unit, the container holder 20 may be assigned to each ward or ward to appropriately manage the supply of medicines.

The container holder 20 is transported by the transport device 30, and the container holder 20 stops at the supply position L. The control device 80 controls the transport device 30 so that the container holding body 20 is stopped at the supply position L in accordance with the detection result that the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position display unit 24. Therefore, the container holder 20 can be reliably stopped at a position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26, and the medicine can be automatically and sequentially supplied to the plurality of containers 26. Since the container holding body 20 holding the container 26 that can be filled with the medicine is transported by the transport device 30 and the medicine can be automatically supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26, the work when filling the container 26 with the medicine Can be greatly reduced.

The container holder 20 is provided with a plurality of position display units 24 corresponding to the plurality of holding units 22, and the position display unit 24 is provided downstream of the center line of the holding unit 22 in the transport direction DR 1. When the holding body position detection unit 42 detects the position display unit 24, it is reliably detected that the container holding body 20 is immediately upstream of the supply position L. After the position display part 24 of the container holding body 20 immediately upstream of the supply position L is detected, the container holding body 20 is stopped at a position advanced by a predetermined distance, so that the stop position of the container holding body 20 is set. The supply position L is set. Therefore, every time the container holding body 20 reaches a predetermined position immediately upstream of the supply position L, the container holding body 20 is surely temporarily stopped at each of the plurality of supply positions L and the container 26 is supplied from the supply device 10 to the container 26. Can be supplied with drugs.

The container holding body 20 should be stopped corresponding to each holding part 22 by providing a flange part 23 projecting laterally from the main body part 21 of the container holding body 20 and forming the position display part 24 on the flange part 23. The position can be detected reliably. If a plurality of through holes 25 are formed in the flange portion 23 and the position display unit 24 is detected using light passing through the through holes 25, the position display unit 24 can be detected with higher accuracy. Since the through hole 25 can be formed by molding at the time of forming the flange portion 23, no additional process for forming the through hole 25 is required, and the position display portion 24 can be formed at low cost.

By making the flange portion 23 an integral structure with the main body portion 21, the main body portion 21 and the flange portion 23 can be made into an integral resin molded product, and the container holding body 20 can be formed at a low cost. By disposing the flange portion 23 so as to be continuous with the upper end portion of the main body portion 21, it is easier to form the main body portion 21 and the flange portion 23 having an integral structure.

The container detection unit 62 detects that the container 26 is held by the holding unit 22. When it is detected that the container 26 is held by the target holding unit 22 based on the detection result of the container detection unit 62 when the container holding body 20 is stopped at the supply position L, the drug is applied to the container 26. Is supplied. When the container detection unit 62 does not detect the container 26, the medicine is not supplied from the supply device 10. Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the medicine from being discharged from the supply device 10 when there is no container 26 that can receive the medicine supplied from the supply device 10.

FIG. 14 is a graph showing the relationship between the position of the container holder 20 and the conveyance speed. The horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 14 indicates the position in the transport direction DR1 of the container holder 20 that is transported by the transport device 30, and the vertical axis indicates the transport speed of the transport device 30 that transports the container holder 20. As described above, the medicine filling device 1 is provided with the upstream holding body detection unit 54 that detects the container holding body 20 at the transfer start position upstream of the supply position L in the transfer direction DR1. When the upstream holding body detection unit 54 detects the container holding body 20, the control device 80 starts transporting the container holding body 20 by the transport device 30.

After the start of conveyance, the control device 80 sets the conveyance speed of the container holder 20 by the conveyance device 30 to the first conveyance speed V1. While the upstream holding body detection unit 54 detects the holding body, the transfer speed of the transfer device 30 is maintained at the first transfer speed V1. When the upstream holding body detection unit 54 does not detect the container holding body 20, the control device 80 reduces the transfer speed of the transfer apparatus 30 to the second transfer speed V 2 that is lower than the first transfer speed V 1.

In this way, the container holder 20 is transported at the first transport speed V1 having a relatively high transport speed at a predetermined distance from the start of transport of the container holder 20 to the supply position L. Therefore, the time required for transporting the container holder 20 from the transport start position to the supply position L can be shortened. When the container holder 20 approaches the supply position L, the conveyance speed is controlled to be reduced to the second conveyance speed V2 so that the container holder 20 is conveyed. The medicine filling device 1 is provided with a central holding body detection unit 52 that can detect the container holding body 20 when the container holding body 20 is at the supply position L, and the control device 80 includes the central holding body detection unit 52 that holds the container. While the body 20 is detected, the set value of the transport speed when transporting the container holder 20 is maintained at the second transport speed V2. This makes it easier to reliably stop the container holder 20 at the supply position L when the position display unit 24 is detected.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the position display unit 24 is detected, the conveyance of the container holder 20 is stopped. The container holder 20 of the present embodiment has three holding portions 22 and has three position display portions 24 corresponding to the holding portions 22. For this reason, the container holder 20 is temporarily stopped at the three positions of the first supply position L1, the second supply position L2, and the third supply position L3. The set value of the conveyance speed before deceleration for stopping the container holder 20 at the supply position L is the second conveyance speed V2, and the set value of the conveyance speed after acceleration after resuming the conveyance from the supply position L is the same. The second transport speed V2.

The control device 80 sets the transport speed of the transport device 30 to the third transport speed V3 that is higher than the second transport speed V2 when the central holder detection unit 52 no longer detects the container holder 20. After the supply of the medicine to the container 26 at the supply position L is completed, the container holder 20 is transferred at the third transfer speed V3 having a relatively high transfer speed while moving from the supply position L to the transfer end position. The Thereby, the time required for transporting the container holder 20 from the supply position L to the transport end position can be shortened. The third transport speed V3 may be a speed different from the first transport speed V1, as shown in FIG. 14, or may be the same speed as the first transport speed V1.

The medicine filling device 1 is provided with a downstream side holding body detection unit 56 that detects the container holding body 20 at a transfer end position downstream of the supply position L in the transfer direction DR1. When the downstream holding body detection unit 56 detects the container holding body 20, the control device 80 ends the conveyance of the container holding body 20 by the transfer device 30 and stops the container holding body 20. Further, the control device 80 prohibits the conveyance of the container holding body 20 by the conveyance device 30 while the downstream holding body detection unit 56 detects the container holding body 20. If the conveyance device 30 inadvertently starts conveying the container holding body 20 when the container holding body 20 is at the conveyance end position, the container holding body 20 may fall from the conveyance device 30. By prohibiting resumption of conveyance when the container holder 20 is at the conveyance end position, the container holder 20 can be reliably prevented from dropping from the conveyance device 30.

In the above description, the container holding body 20 is provided with three holding portions 22 and the container holding body 20 can hold a maximum of three containers 26 at the same time. is not. The container holder 20 may have a larger number of holding parts 22 and may hold a larger number of containers 26 simultaneously as the number of holding parts 22 increases. A plurality of types of container holders 20 having different amounts of holding units 22 may be prepared, and a user operating the medicine filling device 1 may be able to select the container holder 20 as appropriate.

Further, although the container holder 20 in which the flange portion 23 is formed integrally with the main body portion 21 has been described, the flange portion 23 may be detachably provided to the main body portion 21 instead of this example. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the flange portion 23 is removed from the main body portion 21 of the container holding body 20 according to the modification. In FIG. 15, the flange portion 23 attached to the upper end portion of the main body portion 21 is indicated by a two-dot chain line, and the flange portion 23 removed from the main body portion 21 is indicated by a solid line.

By making the flange portion 23 detachable from the main body portion 21, the flange portion 23 can be attached to the main body portion 21 only when the medicine is filled in the container 26, and the flange portion 23 can be detached from the main body portion 21 after the drug filling is completed. become. The removed flange portion 23 can be reused by being attached to the main body portion 21 of the next container holder 20. Therefore, the number of necessary flange portions 23 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the container holder 20 can be reduced.

Thus, when the flange portion 23 is detachable from the main body portion 21, it is desirable to provide a structure for ensuring the positioning of the flange portion 23 with respect to the main body portion 21 when the flange portion 23 is attached to the main body portion 21. For example, the lower surface of the flange 23 shown in FIG. 15, that is, the main surface of the flange 23, the surface facing the main body 21 when attached to the main body 21, protrudes from the surface. An extending leg may be provided. The leg may be rod-shaped or rib-shaped. The body portion 21 may be provided with a receiving portion for receiving the leg portion of the flange portion 23. The receiving part may have a shape such as a recess or a through hole.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 drug filling device, 10 supply device, 14 drug detection unit, 16 discharge port, 18 supply motor, 20 container holding body, 21 main body unit, 22, 22a, 22b, 22c holding unit, 23 flange unit, 24 position display unit, 25 through-hole, 26 container, 28 upper opening, 30 transport device, 32 belt, 34, 36 pulley, 38 transport motor, 42 holding body position detection unit, 42a, 52a, 54a, 56a light emitting unit, 42b, 52b, 54b, 56b light receiving unit, 52 central holding unit detection unit, 54 upstream holding unit detection unit, 56 downstream holding unit detection unit, 62 container detection unit, 74, 76 detection light, 80 control device, 82 input unit, 84 memory, DR1 Transport direction, L supply position, L1 first supply position, L2 second supply position, L3 third supply position, M Agent.

Claims

A supply device for supplying the target drug to a container that can be filled with the drug;
A container holder having a plurality of holding parts capable of holding the container;
A conveying device that conveys the container holding body and moves the container holding body to a supply position where the medicine can be supplied from the supply device to the container held in any of the plurality of holding units. ,
The container holding body has a main body portion provided with the holding portion, and a flange portion protruding to the side of the main body portion,
The flange portion is provided with a plurality of position display portions indicating positions immediately upstream of the supply position,
Furthermore, the medicine filling device includes a detection unit that detects the position display unit.
The drug filling device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a light emitting unit that generates light and a light receiving unit that receives light generated by the light emitting unit.
The flange portion is formed with a through hole penetrating the flange portion in the thickness direction, and a peripheral portion of the through hole forms the position display portion,
The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged to face each other,
The drug filling device according to claim 2, wherein the light receiving unit receives light passing through the through hole.
A main body provided with a plurality of holding portions capable of holding a container capable of being filled with a medicine;
A flange portion protruding to the side of the main body portion,
A container holding body in which a plurality of position display portions indicating positions corresponding to each of the plurality of holding portions are formed in the flange portion.
The container holder according to claim 4, wherein a through-hole penetrating the flange portion in the thickness direction is formed in the flange portion, and a peripheral edge portion of the through-hole forms the position display portion.
The container holder according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the main body portion and the flange portion are integrally formed.
The container holding body according to claim 6, wherein the flange portion is provided at an end portion of the main body portion on a side where the container is attached to the holding portion.
The container holder according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the flange portion is detachably provided to the main body portion.