WO2020162020A1 - Drug supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, a drug supply unit comprises a drug reception position for receiving a refilled drug, lines up and conveys the drug from the drug reception position, and individually supplies the drug in order from the head of the line. A drug refill unit refills the drug to the drug reception position. A drug detection unit detects the absence/presence of the drug in the drug reception position and outputs a drug detection signal. A control unit controls the drug refill unit. The drug detection signal from the drug detection unit is input to the control unit, which controls the drug refill unit in response to the drug detection signal.

Description

Drug supply device

The present invention relates to a drug supply device.

As a prior document disclosing the configuration of the drug supply device, there is International Publication No. 2016/013553 (Patent Document 1). The drug supply device described in Patent Document 1 includes a drug delivery unit including a first rotating body, a second rotating body, and a guide member. The first rotating body has a circular surface that is rotatably arranged in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. The second rotating body is rotatably arranged on the outer peripheral side of the first rotating body and has an annular surface arranged on the horizontal plane. The guide member is disposed above the circular surface of the first rotating body, extends in the radial direction with respect to the circular surface, and is located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the first rotating body as it extends outward in the radial direction. It has a guide surface with which the medicine placed on the first rotating body can come into contact with the rotation of the one rotating body. The drug supply device further includes a drug replenishment unit that replenishes the drug delivery unit with a drug. The medicine replenishing unit can replenish the medicine based on the medicine replenishment status in the medicine delivering unit.

International Publication No. 2016/013553

The drug supply device is required to reduce the time required to supply the drug.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drug supply device capable of shortening the time required to supply a drug.

The drug supply device according to the present invention includes a drug supply unit, a drug replenishment unit, a drug detection unit, and a control unit. The medicine supply unit has a medicine receiving position for receiving the replenished medicine, conveys the medicine while aligning the medicine from the medicine receiving position, and supplies the medicines one by one from the top. The medicine replenishing unit replenishes the medicine at the medicine receiving position. The drug detection unit detects the presence or absence of a drug at the drug receiving position and outputs a drug detection signal. The control unit controls the drug supplement unit. The control unit receives the drug detection signal from the drug detection unit and controls the drug replenishment unit according to the drug detection signal.

In one aspect of the present invention, the medicine detection unit has a first detection state in which the medicine is present at the medicine receiving position and a second detection state in which there is no medicine at the medicine receiving position. Have. The control unit causes the drug replenishment unit to stop replenishment of the drug when the drug detection unit is in the first detection state, and causes the drug replenishment unit to replenish the drug when the drug detection unit is in the second detection state.

In one aspect of the present invention, the control unit causes the drug replenishment unit to replenish the drug after a waiting time has elapsed from the time when the drug detection unit changed from the first detection state to the second detection state.

In one aspect of the present invention, a drug information signal having drug information related to the shape of the drug is input to the control unit. The control unit sets the waiting time according to the drug information.

In one aspect of the present invention, the control unit stops the replenishment of the drug by the drug replenishment unit when the drug detection unit changes from the second detection state to the first detection state, and the operation amount of the drug supply unit from that time point. Exceeds the set value, and the drug detection unit switches from the first detection state to the second detection state at a later time, the drug replenishment unit restarts replenishing the drug.

In one aspect of the present invention, a drug information signal having drug information related to the shape of the drug is input to the control unit. The control unit sets the set value according to the drug information.

According to the present invention, the time required to supply a drug can be shortened.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the medicine packing device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal section showing the composition of the medicine packing device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the top view which looked at the medicine packing apparatus of FIG. 2 from the arrow III direction. It is a front view showing composition of a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing composition of a medicine supply part with which a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is the top view which looked at the chemical|medical agent supply part of FIG. 5 from the arrow VI direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the chemical|medical agent supply part of FIG. 5 from the arrow VII direction. It is the figure which looked at the chemical|medical agent supply part of FIG. 5 from the arrow VIII direction. It is the figure which looked at the chemical|medical agent supply part of FIG. 5 from the arrow IX direction. It is a side view which shows the structure of the rotating body which the chemical|medical agent supply part with which the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a perspective view showing appearance of a lid member included in a medicine supply part with which a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is the figure which looked at the lid member of FIG. 11 from the arrow XII direction. It is the figure which looked at the lid member of FIG. 12 from the arrow XIII direction. It is the figure which looked at the lid member of FIG. 13 from the arrow XIV direction. It is the figure which looked at the lid member of FIG. 13 from the arrow XV direction. It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the opening-and-closing member contained in the medicine supply part with which the medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is equipped. It is the figure which looked at the opening/closing member of FIG. 16 from the arrow XVII direction. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening/closing section is rotated upward and the discharge section is opened in the medicine supply unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing composition of a medicine storage container of a medicine replenishment part with which a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is a perspective view showing the state where the outer lid was removed in the medicine storage container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the state where the lid was removed in the medicine storage container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows the state which removed the cover part in the chemical|medical agent container of the chemical|medical agent replenishment part with which the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a top view showing the state where the lid was removed in the medicine storage container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view which shows the state which removed the cover part in the chemical|medical agent container of the chemical|medical agent replenishment part with which the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid is removed, in a drug container of a drug replenishing unit included in a drug supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the shape of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention on the side of the opening of the medicine container. It is a partial perspective view which shows the structure of the base part with which the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a partial rear view which shows the structure of the base part with which the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a partial perspective view showing the state where the medicine supply part with which the medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention was equipped was attached to the base part. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a cover of a part of the base part is removed in a state where the drug supply part and the drug container are attached to the base part included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front side perspective view showing the state where a medicine storage container and a part of cover of a base part were removed from a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear side perspective view showing the state where other cover of a base part was removed from a medicine supply device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the connection system of the medicine packaging apparatus which concerns on one form of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the connection system of the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus which concerns on one form of this invention. It is a time chart at the time of the medicine packaging device which concerns on one form of this invention operate|moving according to prescription information. It is a figure for explaining prescription information and packing information. It is a flow chart explaining the operation in the control part of the medicine supply device in which the required number of medicines in one prescription is input from the main control part. It is a flow chart explaining operation in a control part at the time of replenishing a medicine with a medicine replenishment part. It is a flowchart explaining operation|movement in the control part of the chemical|medical agent supply apparatus to which the required number and supply instruction|indication of the chemical|medical agent in one package were input from the main control part. It is a flow chart explaining operation in a control part at the time of supplying a medicine by a medicine supply part. It is a flow chart explaining operation in a control part at the time of counting the medicine supplied by the medicine supply part.

Hereinafter, a medicine packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, the same or corresponding parts in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a medicine packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the medicine packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the medicine packaging device of FIG. 2 seen from the direction of arrow III. Note that FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the door of the housing is open and the manual cassette is slid to the front side of the housing. In FIG. 3, the ceiling part of the medicine packaging apparatus is seen through.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a medicine packing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a medicine supply device unit, a housing 410, a rotating drum 420, a hopper 430, and a medicine packaging device unit 440. It has and. The medicine packaging device 400 further includes a control device unit described later.

The drug supply device unit has a plurality of drug supply devices for supplying a drug. Specifically, the drug supply device unit includes a plurality of first drug supply devices 10, a plurality of second drug supply devices 20, and a third drug supply device 30.

Each of the plurality of second drug supply devices 20 accommodates a plurality of drugs and is configured to be able to supply the required number of drugs. The second medicine supply device 20 is an automatic medicine supply cassette. The third medicine supply device 30 is a manual medicine supply cassette. The hand-delivered medicine supply cassette has compartments arranged in a matrix, and each compartment accommodates one package of medicine.

Each of the plurality of first drug supply devices 10 can supply the drug in place of the second drug supply device 20 of the plurality of second drug supply devices 20, which is empty of the drug. Further, each of the plurality of first drug supply devices 10 can supply another drug different from the drug contained in each of the plurality of second drug supply devices 20.

The drug supply device unit supplies the drug one by one from the drug supply device selected from the plurality of drug supply devices. The medicine packaging device unit 440 packages the medicines supplied from the medicine supply device unit one by one. The control device unit controls each of the medicine supply device unit and the medicine packaging device unit.

The housing 410 accommodates a drug supply device unit, a rotary drum 420, a hopper 430, and a drug packaging device unit 440. The housing 410 has a door that can be opened and closed. The operation panel 50 is provided on the front surface of the housing 410.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotary drum 420 is rotatably supported around the axis 4 in the housing 410. A plurality of first drug supply devices 10 and a plurality of second drug supply devices 20 are attached to the rotary drum 420. That is, the first drug supply device 10 is housed in the housing 410 in a movable state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary drum 420 is provided with a drug delivery path 421. The medicine transport path 421 is located above the hopper 430. As shown in FIG. 3, the first drug supply device 10 and the second drug supply device 20 are annularly arranged side by side on the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 420. As shown in FIG. 2, the first drug supply device 10 and the second drug supply device 20 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. Each of the first drug supply device 10 and the second drug supply device 20 is connected to the drug delivery path 421. The medicine supplied from each of the first medicine supply device 10 and the second medicine supply device 20 passes through the medicine conveyance path 421 and is put into the hopper 430. The medicine supplied from the third medicine supply device 30 is put into the hopper 430. The medicine put into the hopper 430 is packed in the medicine packing device unit 440.

The configuration of the medicine packaging device 400 is not limited to the above. For example, each of the first drug supply device 10 and the second drug supply device 20 may be attached to a slidable rack instead of the rotating drum 420. In this case, each of the first drug supply device 10 and the second drug supply device 20 can be moved to the outside of the casing 410 by pulling out the rack to the outside of the casing 410. The sliding direction of the rack may be the front-rear direction of the housing 410 or the left-right direction of the housing 410. Further, the door of the housing 410 may have a double-door structure.

Next, a drug supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the first drug supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a drug supply module 100, which is a drug supply unit, and a drug replenishment unit 12. The first medicine supply device 10 further includes a base unit 200. A display unit 250 and a stop switch 238 are provided on the front surface of the base unit 200. The medicine replenishing unit 12 includes a medicine storage container 300 that stores a medicine. Each of the drug supply module 100 and the drug container 300 can be separately attached to and detached from the base unit 200.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a drug supply unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the medicine supply unit of FIG. 5 viewed from the direction of arrow VI. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the medicine supply unit of FIG. 5 viewed from the arrow VII direction. FIG. 8 is a diagram of the medicine supply unit of FIG. 5 viewed from the direction of arrow VIII. FIG. 9 is a view of the medicine supply unit of FIG. 5 viewed from the arrow IX direction.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, a lid portion described later is shown in a see-through manner. In FIG. 8, a lid member and an opening/closing member which will be described later are not shown. In FIG. 9, the lid portion is shown in a see-through manner, and the support portion described later is not shown.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, a drug supply module 100, which is a drug supply unit included in the first drug supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a rotating body 110, a peripheral wall part, and a discharge part 131. Equipped with. In the present embodiment, the drug supply module 100 further includes a support part 150, a lid part 126, and an opening/closing part 141. As will be described later, the drug supply module 100 has a drug receiving position and a discharging unit 131 for receiving the refilled drug, and conveys the drugs while aligning the drugs in a line from the drug receiving position to the discharging unit 131, and the discharging unit. It functions as a drug supply unit that sequentially discharges and supplies the drugs one by one from 131.

In the present embodiment, the drug supply module 100 is integrally configured by including the rotating body 110, the peripheral wall portion, the discharging portion 131, and the opening/closing portion 141. The opening/closing unit 141 does not necessarily have to be provided. That is, the medicine supply module 100 may be integrally configured by including the rotating body 110, the peripheral wall portion, and the discharging portion 131.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing the configuration of the rotating body included in the drug supply unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10, the rotating body is shown when viewed from the same direction as in FIG. 9. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the rotating body 110 rotates about an axis 1 that extends in the vertical direction, and is coaxial with the axis 1 that is inclined downward as it goes radially outward about the axis 1. It has a conical slope 110s.

The rotating body 110 includes a first rotating portion 111 and a second rotating portion 112 that are coaxially arranged. The second rotating portion 112 is located below the first rotating portion 111. The side surface of the first rotating portion 111 and the side surface of the second rotating portion 112 form an inclined surface 110s. Each of the first rotating unit 111 and the second rotating unit 112 is rotatably provided separately from each other. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the first rotating portion 111 is connected to the first driven gear 111g. The second rotating portion 112 is connected to the second driven gear 112g.

In the present embodiment, the slope 110s of the rotating body 110 is provided with a rolling prevention unit that prevents the medicine from rolling. The rolling prevention portion is composed of a concave streak portion radially provided from the apex of the slope 110s. Specifically, the rolling prevention portion is composed of a first groove portion 111c provided on the first rotating portion 111 and a second groove portion 112c provided on the second rotating portion 112. The rolling prevention unit does not necessarily have to be provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the rotating body 110 is rotatably supported by the supporting portion 150 located below the rotating body 110. The rotating body 110 is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the supporting unit 150. As shown in FIG. 8, the support portion 150 includes a substantially circular horizontal plane portion 151, an upright portion 152 that stands up from the edge of the horizontal plane portion 151 in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a substantially cylindrical shape below the horizontal plane portion 151. Includes a base 153 extending to. Each of the first driven gear 111g and the second driven gear 112g is located on the inner peripheral side of the base portion 153.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, in the present embodiment, the drug supply module 100 includes a plurality of peripheral wall portions. Specifically, the medicine supply module 100 includes a first peripheral wall portion 121, a second peripheral wall portion 122, and a third peripheral wall portion 123. The number of peripheral wall portions included in the drug supply module 100 is not limited to three and may be one or more.

As shown in FIG. 6, each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the third peripheral wall portion 123 extends in an arc shape along the circumferential direction about the axis 1 above the slope 110s. ing. Each of the 1st peripheral wall part 121, the 2nd peripheral wall part 122, and the 3rd peripheral wall part 123 supports the chemical|medical agent supplied on 110 s of slopes from the outer side of the said radial direction.

The 1st peripheral wall part 121, the 2nd peripheral wall part 122, and the 3rd peripheral wall part 123 are located in a line with each other in the rotation direction 2 of the rotating body 110, and the peripheral wall part located in the downstream of the rotation direction 2 has the said radial direction. It is located outside and below. Specifically, the second peripheral wall portion 122 is located on the downstream side in the rotation direction 2 with respect to the first peripheral wall portion 121, and is radially outward and downward with respect to the first peripheral wall portion 121. Is located in. The third peripheral wall portion 123 is located on the downstream side in the rotation direction 2 with respect to the second peripheral wall portion 122, and is located outside and below in the radial direction with respect to the second peripheral wall portion 122. ..

Each of the first peripheral wall portion 121 and the second peripheral wall portion 122 is located above the first rotating portion 111. The third peripheral wall portion 123 is located above the second rotating portion 112. Therefore, the 1st rotation part 111 conveys the chemical|medical agent supported by the 1st surrounding wall part 121 along the 1st surrounding wall part 121. The first rotating unit 111 conveys the drug supported by the second peripheral wall 122 along the second peripheral wall 122. The second rotating portion 112 conveys the medicine supported by the third peripheral wall portion 123 along the third peripheral wall portion 123.

As shown in FIG. 9, each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the third peripheral wall portion 123 is separated from the slope 110s. Specifically, each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the third peripheral wall portion 123 has a slope 110 s within a range in which the medicine supplied onto the slope 110 s can be supported from the outside in the radial direction. Separated from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9, in the present embodiment, among the peripheral wall portions that are adjacent to each other in the rotational direction 2, the peripheral wall portions that are located on the upstream side in the rotational direction 2 are located on the downstream side in the rotational direction 2. The end portion is separated from the slope 110s as it goes downstream in the rotation direction 2.

Specifically, the downstream end of the first peripheral wall portion 121 in the rotation direction 2 is separated from the slope 110s as it goes to the downstream side in the rotation direction 2. Similarly, the downstream end of the second peripheral wall portion 122 in the rotation direction 2 is separated from the slope 110 s as it goes downstream in the rotation direction 2.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, in the present embodiment, the peripheral wall portions adjacent to each other in the rotation direction 2 extend outward in the radial direction as they go downstream in the rotation direction 2. They are connected to each other by a slanted wall portion that descends. The inclined wall portion does not necessarily have to be provided.

Specifically, the first peripheral wall portion 121 and the second peripheral wall portion 122 are connected to each other by the first inclined wall portion 124. The second peripheral wall portion 122 and the third peripheral wall portion 123 are connected to each other by the second inclined wall portion 125.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, each of the first inclined wall portion 124 and the second inclined wall portion 125 inclines toward the downstream side in the rotational direction 2 as it goes away from the slope 110s. Therefore, each of the boundary line between the first peripheral wall portion 121 and the first inclined wall portion 124 and the boundary line between the second peripheral wall portion 122 and the first inclined wall portion 124 increases with increasing distance from the slope 110s. , Is inclined to the downstream side in the rotation direction 2. Similarly, each of the boundary line between the second peripheral wall portion 122 and the second inclined wall portion 125 and the boundary line between the third peripheral wall portion 123 and the second inclined wall portion 125 is separated upward from the slope 110s. Therefore, it is inclined to the downstream side in the rotation direction 2.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and 9, in the present embodiment, each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122 and the third peripheral wall portion 123 is configured integrally with the lid portion 126. .. Each of the first peripheral wall 121, the second peripheral wall 122, and the third peripheral wall 123 extends downward from the lower surface of the lid 126. The lid 126 does not necessarily have to be provided, and the peripheral wall may be provided above the slope 110s.

Each of the first inclined wall portion 124 and the second inclined wall portion 125 is configured integrally with the lid portion 126. Each of the first inclined wall portion 124 and the second inclined wall portion 125 extends downward from the lower surface of the lid portion 126.

The lid 126 covers the slope 110s from above. The lid 126 is provided so that the slope 110s can be opened upward. The lid 126 is arranged on the support 150. Specifically, the lid 126 is provided on the lid member 120. Each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the third peripheral wall portion 123 is provided on the lid member 120. Each of the first inclined wall portion 124 and the second inclined wall portion 125 is provided on the lid member 120.

The lid member 120 is detachably mounted on the support portion 150 with respect to the support portion 150. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a cushioning member 170 is provided between the lid 126 and the support 150. Specifically, the lid member 120 is placed on the horizontal surface portion 151 of the support portion 150 via the buffer member 170 having an arc shape. The cushioning member 170 is made of an elastic body such as rubber. The buffer member 170 does not necessarily have to be provided.

The lid member 120 is made of a transparent member. Therefore, each of the lid 126, the first peripheral wall 121, the second peripheral wall 122, and the third peripheral wall 123 is made of a transparent member. Thereby, the inside of the lid member 120 can be visually recognized from the outside of the lid member 120. However, the lid member 120 may be made of a non-transparent member.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a lid member included in a drug supply unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a view of the lid member of FIG. 11 viewed from the arrow XII direction. FIG. 13 is a diagram of the lid member of FIG. 12 viewed from the arrow XIII direction. FIG. 14 is a view of the lid member of FIG. 13 viewed from the arrow XIV direction. FIG. 15 is a view of the lid member of FIG. 13 viewed from the arrow XV direction. 11 and 12 show a state in which a later-described vibration transmission plate is removed from the lid member 120.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, in the present embodiment, the lid member 120 is provided with the medicine supply hole 127, the cutout portion 128, and the attachment portion 129. Specifically, each of the medicine supply hole 127 and the attachment portion 129 is provided on the top surface of the lid member 120. The cutout 128 is provided on the peripheral edge of the lid member 120 on the lower end side.

The drug supply hole 127 is provided to supply a drug from the outside of the lid member 120 to the inside of the lid member 120. The cutout portion 128 is provided for disposing a discharge member, which will be described later, on the support portion 150. The attachment portion 129 is provided to attach a vibration transmission plate, which will be described later, to the lid member 120.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, in the lid member 120, the first peripheral wall portion 121 is located below the drug supply hole 127, and the first inclined wall portion 124 is located adjacent to the first peripheral wall portion 121. Then, the second peripheral wall portion 122 is positioned adjacent to the first inclined wall portion 124, the second inclined wall portion 125 is positioned adjacent to the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the second inclined wall portion 125 is adjacent. The third peripheral wall portion 123 is located, and the cutout portion 128 is located adjacent to the third peripheral wall portion 123.

As shown in FIG. 11, the mounting portion 129 is provided with a screw hole. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the vibration transmission plate 160 is fixed to the mounting portion 129 by screws. The vibration transmission plate 160 constitutes a part of the lid 126. In this embodiment, the vibration transmission plate 160 is made of a magnetic material. The vibration transmission plate 160 may be made of a non-magnetic material. The vibration transmission plate 160 does not necessarily have to be provided.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and 9, a discharge member 130 is provided on the support portion 150 so as to be fitted into the cutout portion 128. The discharge member 130 has an outer shape corresponding to the shape of the cutout 128. A slight gap is provided between the discharge member 130 and the lid member 120.

The discharging member 130 discharges the medicine, which is sequentially conveyed along each of the first peripheral wall portion 121, the second peripheral wall portion 122, and the third peripheral wall portion 123, by the rotation of the rotating body 110 from the slope 110s. Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the discharge member 130 is provided with a standing wall portion 132. That is, the standing wall portion 132 is configured as a member different from the peripheral wall portion. The standing wall portion 132 is provided between the third peripheral wall portion 123 and the discharge portion 131, and supports the medicine from the outside in the radial direction. The standing wall portion 132 extends in an arc shape along the circumferential direction around the axis 1. In the present embodiment, the third peripheral wall portion 123, the standing wall portion 132, and the discharge portion 131 are arranged along the circumferential direction centered on the axis 1. The standing wall portion 132 does not necessarily have to be provided.

The discharge member 130 is provided with a pair of bearings 130b that supports a rotating shaft 140s that rotates the opening/closing part 141. The pair of bearings 130b is erected at a position above the discharge part 131. The opening/closing part 141 is configured to be able to open/close the discharging part 131 by being rotated by the rotating shaft 140s.

The opening/closing part 141 is connected to the biasing member 140t and is biased in the direction of closing the discharging part 131. In the present embodiment, the biasing member 140t is composed of a torsion spring, but is not limited to the torsion spring. The urging member 140t does not necessarily have to be provided. The base unit 200 is provided with an open/close sensor 237 which will be described later and detects the open/closed state of the open/close unit 141.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, in the present embodiment, the drug supply module 100 further includes a drug stopper 142. The medicine stopping portion 142 is adjacent to the discharging portion 131 while extending in the radial direction along the slope 110s on the upstream side in the rotation direction 2 of the rotating body 110 with respect to the discharging portion 131. The medicine stopper 142 is provided so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the slope 110s.

In the state where the medicine stopper 142 approaches the slope 110s, the medicine is prevented from moving to the discharge portion 131 by the medicine stopper 142, and the medicine moves to the discharge portion 131 in the state where the medicine stopper 142 is separated from the slope 110s. It is possible. The medicine stopping portion 142 is configured integrally with the opening/closing portion 141. The medicine stopper 142 does not necessarily have to be provided.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of the opening/closing member included in the drug supply unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a view of the opening/closing member of FIG. 16 seen from the direction of arrow XVII.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, FIG. 9, FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, the opening/closing member 140 is provided with an opening/closing portion 141, a drug stopping portion 142, and a pair of engagement holes 140b. Specifically, the medicine stopping portion 142 projects from one edge in the width direction of the substantially flat plate-shaped opening/closing portion 141 so as to be orthogonal to the opening/closing portion 141. The pair of engagement holes 140b are erected at a position above the opening/closing portion 141. Each of the pair of engagement holes 140b has a D-shaped inner peripheral surface in a side view. Each of the pair of engagement holes 140b engages with a portion of the rotating shaft 140s having a D-shaped cross section.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening/closing section pivots upward and the discharge section is opened in the medicine supply unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 18, the medicine supply module 100 is illustrated when viewed from the same direction as FIG. 5.

As the rotating shaft 140s is rotated to one side, as shown in FIG. 18, the opening/closing member 140 rotates around the rotating shaft 140s, and the discharging portion 131 closed by the opening/closing portion 141 is opened. Then, the medicine stopper 142 is separated from the slope 110s.

As the rotating shaft 140s is rotated to the other side, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening/closing member 140 rotates about the rotating shaft 140s, and the opening/closing part 141 closes the discharge part 131 and the medicine stopping part. 142 approaches the slope 110s.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a drug container of a drug replenishing unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state in which the outer lid is removed in the medicine container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid is removed in the medicine container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state in which the lid is removed in the medicine container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a state in which the lid is removed in the drug container of the drug replenishing unit included in the drug feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a bottom view showing a state in which the lid is removed in the medicine container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid is removed in the medicine container of the medicine replenishing unit included in the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 19 to 25, the drug storage container 300 of the drug replenishing unit 12 included in the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a bottomed cylindrical shape including a bottom and an opening. It also has a spiral groove formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. Specifically, the drug container 300 includes a main body cylinder 310, a cylindrical portion 320, a bottom portion 330, and a lid portion 340.

The main body cylinder 310 has a spiral groove 312 formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. The main body cylinder 310 has a first opening 313 at one end and a second opening 314 at the other end. The central axis of the main body cylinder 310 is located on the axis 3 of the medicine container 300. In FIG. 25, a vertical line 4 perpendicular to the axis 3 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 25, the angle α formed by the perpendicular line 4 and the wall surface located on the side of the first opening 313 on the pair of wall surfaces facing each other of the spiral groove 312 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body cylinder 310 is The angle β between the wall surface located on the side of the second opening 314 and the perpendicular 4 is larger than β. For example, α=45° and β=10°.

FIG. 26 is a partial perspective view showing the shape of the medicine replenishing section of the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention on the side of the opening of the medicine container. In FIG. 26, the state where the cylindrical portion 320 is removed from the main body cylinder 310 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 26, the spiral groove 312 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body cylinder 310 so as to continue until it reaches the first opening 313 of the main body cylinder 310. A terminal end 312e of the spiral groove 312 on the first opening 313 side has a shape cut along the end surface of the main body cylinder 310 on the first opening 313 side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, the spiral groove 312 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body cylinder 310 so as to continue to a position before reaching the second opening 314 of the main body cylinder 310. The end of the spiral groove 312 on the second opening 314 side is connected to a circumferential groove 315 extending in the circumferential direction around the axis 3. Therefore, the groove width does not become narrow even in the vicinity of the second opening 314 of the main body cylinder 310. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the medicine from being clogged in the groove.

The cylindrical portion 320 is attached to the outer periphery of the main body cylinder 310 on the side of the first opening 313. A male screw for attaching the lid 340 is formed on the outer circumference of the end of the cylindrical portion 320 on the side of the first opening 313 in the direction of the axis 3.

The bottom portion 330 is attached to the outer periphery of the main body cylinder 310 on the second opening 314 side. The bottom portion 330 has a bottom surface 330b that closes the second opening 314. The bottom surface 330b is curved in a convex shape on the side away from the second opening 314 in the axis 3 direction. That is, the inner bottom surface of the medicine container 300 has a convex curved surface shape on the outside of the medicine container 300.

The bottom portion 330 further has an annular portion 330c that protrudes annularly outward from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface 330b. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, the identifier 331 is arranged in the space defined by the bottom surface 330b and the annular portion 330c. The bottom portion 330 further includes a disc portion 332 that closes a space defined by the bottom surface 330b and the annular portion 330c. The disc portion 332 is fixed to the bottom surface 330b with a screw. The identifier 331 is sandwiched between the bottom surface 330b and the disc portion 332.

In this embodiment, the identifier 331 is a permanent magnet. The identifier 331 is formed so as to be different from each other in each of the plurality of drug storage containers 300. That is, each of the plurality of drug storage containers 300 has an identifier 331 that can identify each other. The identifier 331 is not limited to the permanent magnet, and may be another magnetic body. Moreover, the identifier 331 does not necessarily have to be provided.

As shown in FIG. 19, the lid 340 can close the first opening 313. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the lid portion 340 is composed of an outer lid 341 and an inner lid 342. The outer lid 341 is rotatably provided with respect to the inner lid 342. Specifically, the outer lid 341 is provided with an arm portion 341a having a pair of engagement holes 341h. A rotary shaft portion 342p having a pair of engagement protrusions 342s is provided on a side portion of the inner lid 342. The pair of engagement holes 341h and the pair of engagement protrusions 342s are engaged with each other, whereby the arm portion 341a is supported rotatably around the rotation shaft portion 342p. As a result, the outer lid 341 becomes rotatable with respect to the inner lid 342.

A plurality of openings 342h are formed on the inner lid surface 342c of the inner lid 342. In a state where the outer lid 341 is closed, a space is formed between the outer lid 341 and the inner lid surface 342c for inserting the ear of a PTP (Press-Through-Package) packaging sheet of a desiccant or a medicine. On the inner peripheral surface of the inner lid 342, a female screw that is screwed with the male screw of the cylindrical portion 320 is formed.

FIG. 27 is a partial perspective view showing the configuration of the base portion included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 28 is a partial rear view showing the configuration of the base portion included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 29 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the drug supply unit included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the base unit.

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the base unit 200 includes a first drive shaft 210, a second drive shaft 240, a discharge chute 220, a first sensor 231 which is a first detection unit, and a second detection unit which is a second detection unit. Two sensors 232, a drug detection sensor 235 which is a drug detection unit, and a vibration unit 260 are provided. The base unit 200 is provided with a first motor that is a first drive source that drives the rotating body 110 and a second motor that is a second drive source that drives the opening/closing unit 141. Each of the first sensor 231, the second sensor 232, the drug detection sensor 235, and the vibrating section 260 may not necessarily be provided.

The first drive shaft 210 is connected to the first motor. The first drive shaft 210 extends upward from the bottom portion of the base portion 200. A first drive gear 211g and a second drive gear 212g are provided at the tip of the first drive shaft 210. The first drive gear 211g engages with the first driven gear 111g. The second drive gear 212g engages with the second driven gear 112g.

When the first motor drives and the first drive shaft 210 rotates, the first rotating portion 111 rotates via the first drive gear 211g and the first driven gear 111g, and the second drive gear 212g and the second drive gear 212g. The second rotating portion 112 rotates via the driven gear 112g. That is, each of the first rotating unit 111 and the second rotating unit 112 is driven by the common drive source.

The rotation speed of the second rotation unit 112 is higher than the rotation speed of the first rotation unit 111. Specifically, the number of teeth of each of the first drive gear 211g, the second drive gear 212g, the first driven gear 111g, and the second driven gear 112g is such that the rotation speed of the second rotating portion 112 is equal to that of the first rotating portion 111. It is set to be higher than the rotation speed.

The second drive shaft 240 is connected to the second motor. The second drive shaft 240 extends substantially horizontally from one side portion of the base portion 200 toward the other side portion. The tip of the second drive shaft 240 engages with the rotating shaft 140s.

The second motor drives and the second drive shaft 240 rotates, so that the opening/closing member 140 rotates together with the rotating shaft 140s. When the opening/closing member 140 rotates about the rotation shaft 140s, each of the opening/closing unit 141 and the medicine stopping unit 142 also rotates about the rotation shaft 140s. In this way, each of the opening/closing section 141 and the medicine stopping section 142 is driven by the common drive source.

The discharge chute 220 guides the medicine discharged from the discharge part 131 to the outside of the base part 200. The inlet of the discharge chute 220 faces the discharge part 131. The first sensor 231 is arranged adjacent to the discharging unit 131. A second sensor 232 is arranged on the discharge chute 220. The second sensor 232 is located farther from the discharge unit 131 than the first sensor 231.

The first sensor 231 detects that the medicine on the slope 110s has been discharged from the discharge portion 131. The first sensor 231 outputs a first detection signal when detecting that the medicine has reached the first detection position outside the discharging unit 131. In the present embodiment, the first sensor 231 is composed of a photoelectric sensor and has a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit which are arranged so as to sandwich the region immediately downstream of the discharge unit 131 between them. The arrival of the drug discharged from the discharge unit 131 is detected by detecting that the optical axis between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is blocked by the drug.

The second sensor 232 detects the drug discharged from the discharge unit 131. The second sensor 232 outputs a second detection signal when it is detected that the medicine has passed a second detection position which is far from the medicine supply module 100 from the first detection position. In the present embodiment, the second sensor 232 is composed of a photoelectric sensor and has a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit which are arranged so as to sandwich the drug passage defined by the discharge chute 220 therebetween. The passage of the medicine discharged from the discharging portion 131 is detected by detecting that the optical axis between the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion has returned from the state blocked by the medicine to the original opened state.

The drug detection sensor 235 detects the presence or absence of a drug at the drug receiving position on the slope 110s of the drug supply module 100 and outputs a drug detection signal. In the present embodiment, the drug detection sensor 235 is composed of a photoelectric sensor and has a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit which are arranged so as to sandwich the region below the drug supply hole 127 between them. That is, the region located below the drug supply hole 127 on the slope 110s is the drug receiving position for receiving the refilled drug. The drug detection sensor 235 detects the presence or absence of a drug at the drug receiving position by detecting whether or not the optical axis between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is blocked by the drug. That is, the drug detection sensor 235 has a first detection state in which it is detected that there is a drug at the drug receiving position, and a second detection state in which it is detected that there is no drug at the drug receiving position. In addition, in the lid member 120, at least a portion on the optical axis is transparent.

The vibrating section 260 vibrates each of the first peripheral wall section 121, the second peripheral wall section 122, and the third peripheral wall section 123. In the present embodiment, the vibrating section 260 vibrates each of the first peripheral wall section 121, the second peripheral wall section 122, and the third peripheral wall section 123 via the lid section 126.

Specifically, the vibration unit 260 is provided so as to be located directly above the vibration transmission plate 160. The vibrating section 260 is provided with a permanent magnet (not shown). The vibration transmission plate 160 is made of a magnetic material. The vibrating section 260 and the vibration transmitting plate 160 are attracted to each other by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet. That is, the contact portions of the vibrating portion 260 and the lid portion 126 are attracted to each other by the magnetic force. The vibration of the vibrating section 260 propagates to each of the first peripheral wall section 121, the second peripheral wall section 122, and the third peripheral wall section 123 through the lid section 126. The vibrating section 260 vibrates in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. In the present embodiment, the vibrating section 260 is driven by an eccentric motor 273 described later in which the motor shaft is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.

Note that, as described above, since a slight gap is provided between the discharge member 130 and the lid member 120, and the cushioning member 170 is provided between the lid portion 126 and the support portion 150, the vibration is generated. The vibration caused by the portion 260 does not directly propagate to the standing wall portion 132.

A cushioning member may be provided at the connection between the vibrating section 260 and the base section 200 to suppress the vibration from the vibrating section 260 from propagating to the base section 200. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the vibration from the vibrating section 260 from propagating to the standing wall section 132 through the base section 200 and the supporting section 150.

As shown in FIG. 29, in the first drug supply device 10 according to the present embodiment, the vibration part 260 is provided in the base part 200, and the lid part 126 is provided in the drug supply module 100, so that the vibration is generated. The part 260 can be brought into and out of contact with the lid part 126. The base unit 200 is provided with a module detection sensor 236 which will be described later and detects that the medicine supply module 100 is attached.

FIG. 30 is a front view showing a state in which a cover of a part of the base part is removed in a state where each of the drug supply part and the drug storage container is attached to the base part included in the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure. FIG. 31 is a front side perspective view showing a state in which the medicine container and the partial cover of the base portion are removed from the medicine supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 32 is a rear perspective view showing a state in which the other part of the cover of the base part is removed from the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 30, in the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the drug container 300 is attached to the base part 200 with the lid part 340 removed. The medicine container 300 attached to the base portion 200 is located above the medicine supply module 100. In a state where the medicine container 300 is attached to the base portion 200, the axis 3 of the medicine container 300 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. For example, when the medicine container 300 is attached to the base portion 200, the axis 3 of the medicine container 300 is inclined by 20° with respect to the horizontal plane.

As shown in FIG. 31, the base portion 200 is provided with four roller portions that support the medicine container 300 so as to be rotatable about the axis 3. Specifically, the base portion 200 is provided with a pair of rotating shafts. A pair of roller portions 281 are attached to one of the pair of rotating shafts with a space therebetween. A pair of roller portions 282 are attached to the other of the pair of rotating shafts with a space therebetween. The base unit 200 is provided with a container detection sensor 233 that detects that the medicine container 300 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, in the base part 200, a connection pipe for guiding the medicine discharged from the first opening 313 of the medicine container 300 to the medicine supply hole 127 of the lid member 120 of the medicine supply module 100. A path 290 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 30, the base unit 200 is provided with an identification sensor 234 that recognizes the identifier 331 of the drug container 300. In the present embodiment, the identification sensor 234 is a magnetic sensor. The identification sensor 234 is not limited to the magnetic sensor and may be any sensor that can recognize the identifier 331. Further, the identification sensor 234 does not necessarily have to be provided.

As shown in FIG. 30, in the base unit 200, as described above, the first motor 270 which is the first drive source for driving the rotating body 110 and the second motor source 270 which is the second drive source for driving the opening/closing unit 141 are provided. A motor 271 is provided. As shown in FIG. 32, the base portion 200 is provided with a third motor 272 that is a third drive source that drives the other of the pair of rotating shafts.

The drug replenishing unit 12 shown in FIGS. 4 and 30 includes a drug container 300, the above-mentioned pair of rotary shafts, a pair of roller units 281, a pair of roller units 282, a third motor 272, a container detection sensor 233, and An identification sensor 234 is included. The drug storage container 300 stores a drug and is driven to refill the drug receiving position of the drug supply module 100 with the drug. That is, the medicine replenishing unit 12 replenishes the medicine at the medicine receiving position.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 31, a display unit 250 is provided on the front surface of the base unit 200. In the present embodiment, the display unit 250 selectively emits light of one color from a plurality of colors. Further, the display unit 250 can also emit blinking light. The light emission pattern of the display unit 250 can indicate the state of the first medicine supply device 10.

FIG. 33 is a block diagram showing a connection system of the medicine packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 33, the medicine packaging device 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main control unit 41. The main controller 41 is electrically connected to each of the medicine packaging device unit 440, the medicine supply device unit 450, and the operation panel 50. The main controller 41 is electrically connected to a prescription information receiving device 90 that receives prescription information via the operation panel 50.

FIG. 34 is a block diagram showing a connection system of the drug supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 34, the first drug supply device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention has a control unit 11 that controls each of the drug supply module 100, which is a drug supply unit, and the drug replenishment unit 12. .. The control unit 11 is provided in the base unit 200. The control unit 11 includes the first sensor 231, the second sensor 232, the container detection sensor 233, the identification sensor 234, the drug detection sensor 235, the module detection sensor 236, the open/close sensor 237, the stop switch 238, the display unit 250, and the first motor 270. , The second motor 271, the third motor 272, and the eccentric motor 273 are electrically connected.

The control unit 11 is electrically connected to the main control unit 41. A control device unit 460 is configured by the control unit 11 of each of the plurality of first drug supply devices 10 and the main control unit 41. As described above, the medicine packaging device 400 includes the control device unit 460.

The operation of the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. First, the operation of the drug supply module 100, which is a drug supply unit, will be described.

The medicine supplied from the medicine supply hole 127 to the inside of the lid member 120 is received at the medicine receiving position on the slope 110s and is supported by the first peripheral wall portion 121. Each of the first rotating unit 111 and the second rotating unit 112 is driven by the first motor 270.

By driving the first rotating portion 111, the medicine supported by the first peripheral wall portion 121 is conveyed along the first peripheral wall portion 121. The medicines supported by the first peripheral wall portion 121 are aligned along the first peripheral wall portion 121 while being transported along the first peripheral wall portion 121.

The medicine supported by the first peripheral wall portion 121 sequentially moves downward from the medicine located on the leading side in the rotation direction 2 along the first inclined wall portion 124 and moves outward in the radial direction around the axis 1. By doing so, it is supported by the second peripheral wall portion 122.

The medicine that descends along the first inclined wall portion 124 is accelerated by gravity, and thus has a higher moving speed than the medicine that is conveyed along the first peripheral wall portion 121. As a result, the distance between the medicine that has descended along the first inclined wall portion 124 and the medicine that has not yet descended along the first inclined wall portion 124 becomes wider.

By driving the first rotating portion 111, the medicine supported by the second peripheral wall portion 122 is conveyed along the second peripheral wall portion 122. The medicine supported by the second peripheral wall portion 122 sequentially moves downward from the medicine located on the leading side in the rotation direction 2 along the second inclined wall portion 125 and moves to the outer side in the radial direction, thereby the third medicine. It is supported by the peripheral wall portion 123.

The medicine that descends along the second inclined wall portion 125 is accelerated by gravity, and therefore has a higher moving speed than the medicine that is conveyed along the second peripheral wall portion 122. As a result, the interval between the medicine that has descended along the second inclined wall portion 125 and the medicine that has not yet descended along the second inclined wall portion 125 becomes wider.

By driving the second rotating portion 112, the medicine supported by the third peripheral wall portion 123 is conveyed along the third peripheral wall portion 123. Since the rotation speed of the second rotating portion 112 is higher than the rotation speed of the first rotating portion 111, the distance between the medicine supported by the third peripheral wall portion 123 and the medicine supported by the second peripheral wall portion 122 is small. Get wider

The medicines supported by the third peripheral wall 123 are sequentially supported by the standing wall 132 from the medicine located on the leading side in the rotation direction 2. By driving the second rotating portion 112, the medicine supported by the standing wall portion 132 is conveyed along the standing wall portion 132.

When the medicine stopping portion 142 is close to the slope 110s, the medicine conveyed along the standing wall portion 132 is prevented from moving to the discharging portion 131. Therefore, the rotation shaft 140s is rotated by the second motor 271.

When the rotating shaft 140s is rotated to one side, the opening/closing member 140 is rotated around the rotating shaft 140s, the discharging portion 131 closed by the opening/closing portion 141 is opened, and the medicine stopping portion 142 is opened. It is separated from the slope 110s. As a result, among the medicines supported by the standing wall portion 132, the medicines located on the leading side in the rotation direction 2 are discharged one by one from the discharge portion 131.

At this time, the first sensor 231 detects that the medicine on the slope 110s is discharged from the discharge portion 131. The second sensor 232 detects the drug discharged from the discharging unit 131.

After the medicine is discharged from the discharge portion 131, the rotating shaft 140s is rotated to the other side, whereby the opening/closing member 140 is rotated around the rotating shaft 140s, and the discharge portion 131 is closed by the opening/closing portion 141. The drug stopper 142 approaches the slope 110s.

Accordingly, the medicine supported by the upright wall portion 132 is prevented from moving to the discharging portion 131 by the medicine stopping portion 142, and is prevented from being discharged from the discharging portion 131 by the opening/closing portion 141. As described above, the opening/closing unit 141 is in the open state when the drug is supplied from the drug supply unit, and is in the closed state when the drug is not supplied from the drug supply unit.

When the medicine supply unit moves with respect to the housing 410, the medicine supply unit is stopped and the opening/closing unit 141 is closed, and then the movement of the medicine supply unit is started. In this case, it is possible to suppress the discharge of the undesired drug from the discharge unit 131 during the movement of the drug supply unit.

When resuming the supply of the drug from the drug supply unit, the opening/closing unit 141 is opened and the drug supply unit is restarted. In this case, the drug can be discharged from the discharge unit 131 immediately after the drug supply unit is restarted.

Next, the operation of the medicine replenishing unit 12 will be described.
By rotating the pair of roller portions 282 by the third motor 272, the medicine container 300 is rotationally driven around the axis 3.

When the medicine container 300 is rotationally driven around the axis 3, the medicine in the medicine container 300 is conveyed from the bottom 330 side of the medicine container 300 to the first opening 313 side by the spiral groove 312, and the first opening 313 is formed. It is discharged from the section 313.

The medicine discharged from the first opening 313 passes through the connection conduit 290 of the base 200 and is supplied into the medicine supply hole 127 of the lid member 120. The medicines supplied into the medicine supply holes 127 of the lid member 120 are discharged one by one from the discharge portion 131 of the medicine supply module 100.

Note that the base portion 200 is attached with one medicine container 300 selected in sequence from a plurality of medicine containers 300. Each of the plurality of drug storage containers 300 is driven under different drive conditions set based on the identifier 331. The drug supply unit is driven corresponding to each of the plurality of drug storage containers 300.

Specifically, there are two types of drugs: general drugs, which are small tablets, and special drugs, such as capsules, long and thin tablets, spherical tablets, and triangular column tablets. A general medicine or a special medicine is stored in each of the plurality of medicine storage containers 300. When the medicine container 300 is attached to the base unit 200, the control unit 11 to which the detection signal of the identifier 331 from the identification sensor 234 is input is housed inside the medicine container 300 attached to the base unit 200. Determine the type of drug present. That is, the control unit 11 is input with a drug information signal including drug information regarding the shape of the drug, which is included in the detection signal of the identifier 331 from the identification sensor 234.

Hereinafter, a control flow when the medicine packaging device 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention packages a medicine according to prescription information will be described.

FIG. 35 is a time chart when the medicine packaging device according to an aspect of the present invention operates according to prescription information. FIG. 36 is a diagram for explaining prescription information and packaging information.

As shown in FIG. 35, prescription information is input to the prescription information reception device 90. The prescription information includes information such as the type of drug, time of administration, number of days of administration, daily dose, and dose at each time of administration.

In the example of the prescription information shown in FIG. 36, the drug for 3 days is prescribed in one prescription, the required number of drug A in one prescription is 9, and the required number of drug B in one prescription is 6 Is. The required number of drug A is one after breakfast, after lunch, and after dinner. The required number of B drugs is 0 after breakfast and after dinner, and 2 after lunch.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that one packaging information is created based on one prescription information. In this case, one prescription corresponds to one packaging information based on one prescription information.

As another example, multiple packaging information may be created based on one prescription information. For example, when one prescription information includes three kinds of medicines, first packaging information is created for two kinds of the three kinds of medicines, and second packaging information for the remaining one kind. May be created. In this case, each of the created plurality of packaging information corresponds to one prescription here.

As yet another example, one packaging information may be created based on a part of one prescription information. For example, when one prescription information includes three kinds of medicines, one packaging information may be created for two kinds of the three kinds of medicines and the packaging information may not be created for the remaining one kind of medicines. is there. In this case, one piece of created packaging information corresponds to one prescription here.

As shown in FIG. 35, the prescription information reception device 90 inputs the packaging information according to the input prescription information into the operation panel 50. The packaging information includes information for packaging the medicine according to the prescription information.

As shown in FIG. 35, after the packaging information is input from the prescription information receiving device 90 to the operation panel 50, the selection information for selecting which drug supply device of the plurality of drug supply devices to supply the drug, A packing instruction for causing the medicine packing apparatus 400 to start the packing operation is input from the input unit provided on the operation panel 50.

As shown in FIG. 35, when the packing instruction is input to the input unit of the operation panel 50, the packing information including the selection information is input from the operation panel 50 to the main control unit 41. The main control unit 41, to which the packaging information including the selection information is input, inputs the required number of drugs in one prescription to the control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 selected by the selection information. As described above, the packaging information signal having the packaging information of the medicine is input to the control device unit 460 including the control unit 11 and the main control unit 41 of each of the plurality of first drug supply devices 10. It

After that, the required number of medicines in one package and the supply instruction for starting the supply operation are sequentially input from the main control unit 41 to the control unit 11 at appropriate timing. When the supply instruction is input, the control unit 11 executes the supply operation for one package. When the supply operation for one package is completed, a notification of the completion is input from the control unit 11 to the main control unit 41.

When the packaging operation for one prescription is completed, a completion notification to that effect is input from the main control unit 41 to the operation panel 50.

FIG. 37 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control unit of the drug supply device, in which the required number of drugs in one prescription is input from the main control unit. As shown in FIG. 37, in the control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 to which the required number of drugs in one prescription has been input from the main control unit 41, the drug storage container 300 is identified by the input signal from the identification sensor 234. (Step S11). The control unit 11 that has identified the medicine container 300 causes the medicine replenishment unit 12 to start replenishment of the medicine (step S12).

FIG. 38 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control unit when the medicine is replenished by the medicine replenishing unit. As shown in FIG. 38, the control unit 11 determines whether the supply number is less than the required number of medicines in one prescription after starting the medicine replenishment by the medicine replenishment unit 12 (step S12) (step S12). S21).

Specifically, in the example of the packaging information illustrated in FIG. 36, the control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 in which the drug storage container 300 that stores the A drug is mounted indicates that the supply number of the A drug is It is determined whether the required number is less than 9. The control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 in which the drug storage container 300 containing the B drug is mounted determines whether the number of supplies of the B drug is less than the required number of 6.

When the number of supplies is less than the required number of medicines in one prescription, the control unit 11 determines from the medicine detection signal whether the medicine detection sensor 235, which is a medicine detection unit, detects that there is a medicine at the medicine receiving position. (Step S22).

The control unit 11 stops the third motor 272, which is a replenishing motor, when the medicine detection sensor 235 is in the first detection state in which the medicine is detected at the medicine receiving position (step S23). That is, the control unit 11 causes the drug replenishment unit 12 to stop refilling the drug when the drug detection unit is in the first detection state. After that, the control unit 11 returns to step S21.

The control unit 11 rotates the third motor 272 in the forward rotation direction in the second detection state in which the medicine detection sensor 235 detects that there is no medicine at the medicine receiving position (step S24). That is, the control unit 11 causes the drug replenishment unit 12 to replenish the drug when the drug detection unit is in the second detection state. After that, the control unit 11 returns to step S21.

As described above, the control unit 11 receives the drug detection signal from the drug detection unit and controls the drug replenishment unit 12 according to the drug detection signal.

The control unit 11 may be configured to cause the drug replenishment unit 12 to replenish the drug after a waiting time has elapsed from the time when the drug detection unit changed from the first detection state to the second detection state. As described above, the control unit 11 receives the drug information signal including the drug information regarding the shape of the drug, which is included in the detection signal of the identifier 331 from the identification sensor 234. The control unit 11 sets the waiting time according to the drug information.

When the supplied number is more than the required number of medicines in one prescription, the control unit 11 rotates the third motor 272 in the reverse direction (step S25). Thereby, the medicine contained in the medicine container 300 can be returned to the inside of the medicine container 300 from the first opening 313 side. The control unit 11 stops the third motor 272 after a lapse of a certain time after rotating the third motor 272 in the reverse direction (step S26).

Note that the control unit 11 causes the drug replenishment unit 12 to replenish the drug when the drug detection unit changes from the second detection state to the first detection state in a state where the number of supplies is less than the required number of drugs in one prescription. It is the later one of the time when the operation amount of the drug supply unit exceeds the set value from the time of stopping and the first detection state and the time when the drug detection unit changes from the first detection state to the second detection state. The medicine replenishment unit 12 may be configured to restart the medicine replenishment at the time point. In this case, the control unit 11 sets the set value according to the drug information.

The operation amount of the drug supply unit is the cumulative rotation angle of the first rotation unit 111 in the rotation direction 2 of the drug supply unit from the time when the first detection state is reached, or the rotation of the first rotation unit 111. It is the cumulative drive time in the direction 2. Specifically, the set value of the cumulative rotation angle is, for example, 60°. Alternatively, the set value of the cumulative drive time is a drive time required for the cumulative rotation angle to be, for example, 60°.

The above replenishment operation is performed at any time in each of the plurality of first drug supply devices 10 that supplies the drug necessary for one prescription. In the present embodiment, the control device unit 460, in the first drug supply device 10 that supplies the drug next to the first drug supply device 10 that is supplying the drug, according to the packaging information, the drug supply unit. The medicine replenishment unit 12 starts replenishment of the medicine before the first operation start time. Specifically, the control unit 11 of the first medicine supply apparatus 10 causes the medicine replenishment unit 12 to start replenishment of the medicine when the required number of medicines in one prescription is input from the main control unit 41. The control unit 11 of the first medicine supply apparatus 10 causes the medicine replenishment unit 12 to start replenishment of medicines even if the supply instruction is not input from the main control unit 41.

Specifically, in the example of the packaging information illustrated in FIG. 36, the control device unit 460, for example, the first medicine supply device 10 that supplies the medicine A has 3 days from the first day to the third day after breakfast. While supplying the drug A for the package, the first drug supply device 10 for supplying the drug B for the three packages from the first day to the third day after lunch is next tested. The medicine replenishment unit 12 starts the medicine replenishment before the time when the 1-motor 270 starts driving.

More preferably, the medicine replenishing unit 12 has completed the first replenishment at the time when the first medicine supplying apparatus 10 that supplies the medicine next starts to supply the medicine, and the medicine is in the medicine receiving position. Has become.

The control device unit 460 stops the drug replenishment by the drug replenishment unit 12 sequentially from the first drug supply device 10 which has finished supplying the required number of drugs in one prescription according to the packaging information.

Specifically, in the example of the packaging information shown in FIG. 36, the control device unit 460 finishes the supply of the B medicine necessary for the three packages from the first day to the third day after lunch, The replenishment of the B medicine by the medicine replenishing unit 12 of the first medicine supplying apparatus 10 which has finished supplying the required number of B medicines in the prescription is stopped. The controller unit 460 then completes the supply of the A drug necessary for the 3 packages from the first day to the third day after dinner, and then supplies the necessary number of A drugs in one prescription. The replenishment of the medicine A by the medicine replenishing unit 12 of the supply device 10 is stopped.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit of the drug supply device, which is input with the required number of drugs and the supply instruction of the drug from the main control unit. As shown in FIG. 39, in the control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 to which the required number of drugs in one package and the supply instruction have been input from the main control unit 41, the discharge unit that is blocked by the opening/closing unit 141. 131 is opened (step S31).

After opening the discharge unit 131, the control unit 11 causes the drug supply module 100, which is a drug supply unit, to start supplying the drug in one package (S32). After starting the supply of the medicine by the medicine supply module 100 (step S32), the control unit 11 counts the medicines supplied from the medicine supply module 100 (step S33). When the number of medicines supplied exceeds the necessary number of medicines in one package, the medicine supply by the medicine supply module 100 is terminated (step S34).

After that, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of medicines supplied is equal to or larger than the necessary number of medicines in one prescription (step S35). When the supply number is more than the required number of medicines in one prescription, the opening/closing section 141 closes the discharge section 131 (step S36). When the supply number is less than the required number of medicines in one prescription, the control unit 11 ends the operation of supplying one package of medicine while maintaining the discharge unit 131 in an open state.

FIG. 40 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control unit when a drug is supplied by the drug supply unit. As shown in FIG. 40, the control unit 11 determines whether the supply number is less than the required number of drugs in one package after starting the supply of the drug by the drug supply module 100 (step S32) (step S32). S41).

Specifically, in the example of the packaging information shown in FIG. 36, when packaging the first day after lunch, the first drug supply device 10 in which the drug container 300 containing the drug A is mounted The control unit 11 determines whether the supply number of the A medicine is less than the required number of 1. The control unit 11 of the first drug supply device 10 in which the drug storage container 300 that stores the B drug is mounted determines whether the supply number of the B drug is less than the required number of 2.

When the supply number is less than the required number of medicines in one package, the control unit 11 drives the first motor 270, which is a supply motor, in the forward rotation direction, and also drives the eccentric motor 273, which is a vibration motor ( Step S42). As a result, each of the first rotating portion 111 and the second rotating portion 112 rotates in the forward rotation direction and the vibrating portion 260 vibrates.

After that, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the first sensor 231 which is the first detection unit has detected the drug based on the presence or absence of the input of the first detection signal from the first sensor 231 (step S43).

When the first sensor 231 detects a drug, the control unit 11 stops the first motor 270 and the eccentric motor 273 (step S44). As described above, when the first detection signal is input, the control unit 11 temporarily stops the drug delivery by the drug supply unit.

After that, the control unit 11 drives the first motor 270 in the reverse rotation direction by the set amount (step S45). In this way, when the first detection signal is input, the control unit 11 temporarily reverses the drug transport direction of the drug supply unit to the reverse direction.

The control unit 11 drives the first motor 270 in the reverse rotation direction by the set amount, stops the first motor 270, and returns to step S41.

When the supply number is equal to or more than the required number of medicines in one package, the control unit 11 terminates the supply operation of the medicines for one package (step S34).

FIG. 41 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control unit when counting the medicines supplied by the medicine supply unit. As shown in FIG. 41, when the counting of the drug supplied by the drug supply unit (step S33) is started, the control unit 11 determines whether the first sensor 231 as the first detection unit has detected the drug. The determination is made based on the presence or absence of the input of the first detection signal from the first sensor 231 (step S51).

When the first sensor 231 detects a drug, the control unit 11 turns on the arrival flag (step S52). When the first sensor 231 does not detect the medicine, the control unit 11 leaves the arrival flag as it is.

After that, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the second sensor 232, which is the second detection unit, has detected the drug based on the presence or absence of the input of the second detection signal from the second sensor 232 (step S53). In step S53, when the second sensor 232 is detecting the drug, the drug blocks the optical axis between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit that configure the second sensor 232.

When the second sensor 232 detects the drug in step S53, the control unit 11 determines whether the second sensor 232, which is the second detection unit, detects the drug as a second detection signal from the second sensor 232. It is determined whether or not there is an input (step S54). In step S54, in the state where the second sensor 232 is not detecting the medicine, the medicine passes through the optical axis between the light projecting section and the light receiving section which constitute the second sensor 232, and the optical axis concerned. Is the state in which it has returned to the original open state. When the second sensor 232 does not detect the drug in step S53, the control unit 11 returns to step S51.

When the second sensor 232 does not detect the drug in step S54, the control unit 11 confirms whether the arrival flag is on (step S55). When the second sensor 232 does not detect the drug in step S54, the control unit 11 returns to step S54.

When the second sensor 232 does not detect the drug and the arrival flag is on in step S54, the control unit 11 increments the supply number by 1 (step S56) and turns off the arrival flag (step S56). Step S57).

When the second sensor 232 detects the drug but the arrival flag is off, the control unit 11 determines that the drug is abnormal (step S59) and ends the drug counting. In this way, the control unit 11 determines that the second detection signal is abnormal when the second detection signal is input a plurality of times during the input interval in which the first detection signal is input.

After turning off the arrival flag in step S57, the control unit 11 determines whether the supply number is equal to or more than the required number of medicines in one package (step S58). When the supply number is equal to or more than the required number of medicines in one package, the control unit 11 finishes counting the medicines. When the supply number is less than the required number of medicines in one package, the control unit 11 returns to step S51.

As described above, the control unit 11 receives the first detection signal from the first sensor 231, controls the medicine supply unit according to the first detection signal, and inputs the second detection signal from the second sensor 232. Then, the medicines supplied from the medicine supply unit are counted according to the second detection signal.

In this embodiment, when the first detection signal is input, the control unit 11 controls the drug supply unit according to the drug information. Specifically, when it is determined from the drug information that the drug contained in the drug container 300 is a general drug, the general drug is supplied for each rotation amount of the drug container 300. Since the amount discharged to the portion is large, the control unit 11 stops the rotation drive of the medicine container 300 immediately after the medicine detection sensor 235 detects that there is a medicine at the medicine receiving position. After this, when the drug is no longer detected by the drug detection sensor 235, the rotation of the drug container 300 is restarted. This can prevent the medicine from being excessively supplied to the medicine supply unit.

When it is determined from the drug information that the drug contained in the drug container 300 is a special drug, the amount of the special drug discharged to the drug supply unit for each rotation amount of the drug container 300 is small. Therefore, the control unit 11 determines the time from the detection of the drug at the drug receiving position by the drug detection sensor 235 until the rotation drive of the drug container 300 is stopped in the case of a general drug. Make it longer than. Alternatively, the control unit 11 increases the rotation speed of the medicine container 300 as compared with a general medicine. Further, the control unit 11 also increases the rotation speed of the rotating body 110 as compared with the case of a general medicine. By doing so, even in the case of a special drug that is difficult to be discharged by rotation drive, the time required for drug replenishment can be made closer to that of a general drug, and the drugs can be supplied one by one from the discharge unit 131.

In the present embodiment, in the first medicine supply device 10, when the medicine is discharged from the discharge portion 131, each of the rotating body 110 and the vibrating portion 260 is temporarily stopped, and the rotating body 110 is temporarily reversed. Then, the medicine discharged from the discharge portion 131 is held on the slope 110s.

In the first medicine supply device 10, when the medicine is discharged from the discharge portion 131, the vibrating portion 260 is temporarily stopped, the rotating body 110 is temporarily stopped, and then the medicine is discharged from the discharge portion 131. The medicine to be held may be held on the slope 110s.

In the medicine packing apparatus 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control device unit 460 supplies the medicine next to the first medicine supplying apparatus 10 which supplies the medicine according to the packing information. In the medicine supply device 10, before the first operation of the medicine supply module 100 is started, the medicine replenishment unit 12 starts the medicine replenishment. As a result, the time from the start of supply of the medicine supply module 100 to the supply of the medicine can be shortened, and thus the time required for packaging can be shortened.

In the medicine packaging device 400 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the control device unit 460 sequentially supplies the required number of medicines in one prescription from the first medicine supplying device 10 in accordance with the packaging information, The replenishment of the medicine by the medicine replenishing unit 12 is stopped. As a result, it is possible to prevent the medicine replenishment unit 12 from replenishing the medicine supply module 100 with the medicine excessively.

In the medicine packaging device 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control device unit 460 receives the medicine detection signal from the medicine detection sensor 235, and the medicine detection sensor 235 receives the medicine detection signal according to the first detection state. When the drug detection sensor 235 is in the second detection state, the drug replenishment unit 12 is caused to replenish the drug. Thereby, the medicine can be appropriately replenished from the medicine replenishing unit 12 to the medicine supply module 100 by a simple control.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 receives the drug detection signal from the drug detection sensor 235 and controls the drug replenishment unit 12 according to the drug detection signal. As a result, it is possible to detect the necessity of replenishing the medicine at an early stage and appropriately replenish the medicine from the medicine replenishing unit 12 to the medicine supply module 100, thereby shortening the time required to supply the medicine. can do.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 stops the drug replenishment by the drug replenishment unit 12 when the drug detection sensor 235 is in the first detection state, and the drug detection sensor. When 235 is in the second detection state, the medicine replenishing unit is made to replenish the medicine. Thereby, the medicine can be appropriately replenished from the medicine replenishing unit 12 to the medicine supply module 100 by a simple control.

In the first medicine supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 controls the medicine replenishment unit after the waiting time has elapsed from the time when the medicine detection sensor 235 changes from the first detection state to the second detection state. Let 12 replenish the drug. As a result, it is possible to prevent the medicine replenishment unit 12 from replenishing the medicine supply module 100 with the medicine excessively.

In the first medicine supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 sets the waiting time according to the medicine information. Thereby, the medicine can be appropriately replenished from the medicine replenishing unit 12 to the medicine supply module 100 according to the kind of the medicine.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 causes the drug replenishment unit 12 to replenish the drug when the drug detection sensor 235 changes from the second detection state to the first detection state. Stop and stop the above-mentioned time, when the operation amount of the medicine supply module 100 exceeds the set value, and when the medicine detection sensor 235 changes from the first detection state to the second detection state, the medicine is replenished later. Replenishment of the medicine by the section 12 is restarted. As a result, it is possible to prevent the medicine replenishment unit 12 from replenishing the medicine supply module 100 with the medicine excessively.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 sets the set value according to the drug information. The medicine can be appropriately replenished from the medicine replenishing unit 12 to the medicine supply module 100 according to the kind of the medicine.

In the 1st chemical|medical agent supply apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, the control part 11 inputs the 1st detection signal from the 1st sensor 231, controls the chemical|medical agent supply module 100 according to a 1st detection signal, In addition, the second detection signal is input from the second sensor 232, and the medicine supplied from the medicine supply module 100 is counted according to the second detection signal. Accordingly, even when the first sensor 231 detects a plurality of medicines in an overlapping state, the second sensor 232 detects a plurality of medicines in a separated state, and thus the plurality of medicines from the discharge unit 131 are detected. It is possible to detect that is discharged at the same time.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the first detection signal is input, the control unit 11 temporarily causes the drug supply module 100 to reverse the drug transport direction. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the plurality of medicines from being simultaneously discharged from the discharge unit 131.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 temporarily stops the drug delivery by the drug supply module 100 when the first detection signal is input. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the plurality of medicines from being simultaneously discharged from the discharge portion 131.

In the first drug supply device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 11 receives a drug information signal having drug information related to the shape of the drug. When the first detection signal is input, the control unit 11 controls the medicine supply module 100 according to the medicine information. As described above, after the first detection signal is input, the drug supply module 100 temporarily stops the drug transfer, or the drug supply module 100 temporarily reverses the drug transfer direction. The control unit 11 determines which of the above is selected according to the drug information. In addition, the control unit 11 determines the time to temporarily stop or the time to temporarily convey in the opposite direction according to the drug information. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a plurality of drugs from being simultaneously discharged from the discharging unit 131 in a mode according to the type of the drug.

In the 1st chemical|medical agent supply apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, the control part 11 will judge with an abnormality, if a 2nd detection signal is input in multiple times during the input interval which a 1st detection signal is input. .. Accordingly, it is possible to detect an abnormality in which a plurality of drugs are simultaneously discharged from the discharge unit 131.

The above-described embodiment disclosed this time is an example in all respects, and is not a basis for a limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed only by the embodiments described above, but should be defined based on the claims. Also, the meaning equivalent to the scope of claims and all modifications within the scope are included.

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Claims (6)

1. A drug supply unit that has a drug receiving position for receiving the refilled drug, transports the drugs while aligning them from the drug receiving position, and supplies the drugs one by one in order from the beginning;
   A drug replenishing unit that replenishes the drug at the drug receiving position,
   A drug detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the drug at the drug receiving position and outputs a drug detection signal,
   A control unit for controlling the drug replenishment unit,
   The drug supply device, wherein the control unit receives the drug detection signal from the drug detection unit and controls the drug replenishment unit according to the drug detection signal.
2. The medicine detection unit has a first detection state in which it is detected that the medicine is present at the medicine receiving position, and a second detection state in which it is detected that the medicine is not present at the medicine receiving position. ,
   When the drug detection unit is in the first detection state, the control unit stops the drug replenishment by the drug replenishment unit, and when the drug detection unit is in the second detection state, the drug replenishment unit The drug supply device according to claim 1, wherein the drug is replenished with the drug.
3. The drug according to claim 2, wherein the control unit causes the drug replenishment unit to replenish the drug after a lapse of a waiting time from the time when the drug detection unit changes from the first detection state to the second detection state. Supply device.
4. A drug information signal having drug information relating to the shape of the drug is input to the control unit,
   The medicine supply device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit sets the waiting time according to the medicine information.
5. The control unit stops the replenishment of the drug by the drug replenishment unit at the time when the drug detection unit changes from the second detection state to the first detection state, and the operation amount of the drug supply unit from the time point is stopped. Resuming the replenishment of the drug by the drug replenishing unit at a later time point of exceeding a set value and a time point of the drug detection unit changing from the first detection state to the second detection state. Item 4. The drug supply device according to item 2.
6. A drug information signal having drug information relating to the shape of the drug is input to the control unit,
   The drug supply device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit sets the set value according to the drug information.

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