WO2022211423A1 - 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛 및 이를 구비한 약제의 블리스터 팩킹 장치 - Google Patents
블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛 및 이를 구비한 약제의 블리스터 팩킹 장치 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a medicament dispensing unit for a blister pack that dispenses a single dose of a medicament to a blister sheet, and a medicament blister packing apparatus comprising the medicament dispensing unit for a blister pack.
- Medicines prescribed in accordance with a prescription in a hospital or pharmacy are individually packaged in a plastic bag, one dose at a time, or sealed in a blister pack.
- the blister pack includes a blister sheet having a plurality of medicament pockets arranged in a matrix, and a cover attached to an upper surface of the blister sheet to seal the plurality of medicament pockets.
- the sealed packaging method of medicines using blister pack prevents theft, loss, and misuse of medicines. Its use is increasing because it has an effect that helps in taking it.
- a blister packing device for drugs that automatically distributes a drug one dose at a time and packs the drug into a blister pack is required, and the blister packing device includes A medicament dispensing unit for a blister pack that automatically dispenses a medicament falling through the hopper into a plurality of medicament pockets of the blister sheet at a dose at a time should be provided.
- the present invention is a blister that automatically performs the operation of distributing and dropping a drug falling from a drug supply unit at a time to a plurality of drug pockets of a blister sheet by determining whether there is an error based on the prescription, and if there is no error
- a drug dispensing unit for packs and a blister packing device for medicaments having the same.
- the present invention provides a medicament dispensing unit for a blister pack provided with a medicament inspection machine.
- the medicament dispensing unit for the blister pack dispenses and drops a single dose of medicament according to a prescription in each medicament pocket of the blister sheet having a plurality of medicament pockets formed therein.
- the drug tester receives the falling drug and inspects whether it is a normal drug corresponding to the single dose or a defective drug other than the normal drug, and drops the test-completed drug down again.
- the drug tester is provided with a rotating body.
- the rotating body rotates about an axis parallel to the direction of gravity, and includes an upper panel and a lower panel spaced apart from each other in parallel, and a medicament carrier interposed between the upper panel and the lower panel. .
- the medicament carrier is a medicament in which the medicament falling into the medicament inspector is accommodated inside the medicament carrier, the medicament accommodated in the medicament carrier is the normal medicament or the bad medicament.
- the inspection position, and the medicament is released from the medicament carrier and circulates sequentially passing through the medicament dispensing position to be dropped under the rotating body.
- the medicine dispensing unit for a blister pack of the present invention may further include a medicine direction changer, a distribution block, and a shutter.
- the bad drug direction changer changes the progress direction of the drug dispensed from the drug tester so that the progress direction of the normal drug and the progress direction of the defective drug are distinguished.
- the dispensing block is disposed below the medicament direction changer, and a plurality of pocket-corresponding holes corresponding to the plurality of medicament pockets one-to-one are formed.
- the shutter openably closes the openings at the lower ends of the plurality of pocket-corresponding through holes.
- the normal drug passing through the drug direction changer in a state in which the opening at the lower end of the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes is closed by the shutter is sequentially introduced into the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes.
- the blister sheet is positioned under the distribution block to be aligned with the distribution block, when the opening at the bottom of the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes closed by the shutter is opened, the medicament accommodated in the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes is said It can be put into a plurality of drug pockets.
- the drug tester may further include a camera and a mirror.
- the camera captures the inside of the medicament carrier located at the medicament inspection position.
- the mirror refracts the path of light emitted from the medicament inspection position toward the camera so that the camera is disposed at a position that does not overlap the rotating body up and down.
- the medicament carrier may be movable between a first position between the upper panel and the lower panel and a second position closer to the axis than the first position.
- the medicament carrier may be located in the first position in the medicament injection position and the medicament inspection position, and located in the second position in the medicament dispensing position.
- the medicament carrier has an inner surface that forms a closed curve so that an inner space with an upper opening and a lower opening is provided on the upper and lower sides, and the upper panel overlaps the upper opening of the medicament carrier located in the first position
- the upper panel through hole is formed, the lower panel may be formed with a lower panel through hole overlapping the lower opening of the medicament carrier located in the second position.
- the medicament inspection machine a camera for imaging the inside of the medicament carrier located in the first position in the medicament inspection position, the camera is the path of light emitted from the medicament inspection position so as to be disposed in a position that does not overlap with the rotating body up and down
- a mirror disposed on the upper side of the rotating body, and a lower light (lower) disposed under the rotating body to project light from the drug inspection position to the drug carrier located at the first position.
- the lower panel may be provided with a transparent window so that the light projected from the lower light passes through the lower panel and is irradiated to the medicament carrier.
- the transparent window may be removably attached to the lower panel such that the scratched old transparent window is replaced with a new scratch free transparent window.
- the medicament inspection machine guides the medicament carrier moving from the medicament inspection position to the medicament dispensing position by the rotation of the rotating body from the first position to the second position along a first curved path, and passes the medicament dispensing position It may further include a guide cam for guiding a medicament carrier from the second position to the first position along a second curved path different from the first curved path.
- the upper panel is formed with a guide through hole extending in a radial direction about the axis
- the drug carrier is provided with a guide protrusion that protrudes to the upper side of the upper panel through the guide through hole
- the guide protrusion is the axis line
- the medicament carrier is provided with a plurality, the plurality of medicament carriers may be arranged at equal angular intervals about the axis.
- the drug direction changer includes a defective drug receiving container in which the defective drug falls and is received, a normal drug guide channel for guiding the normal drug toward the distribution block, and the drug tester that is dropped from the drug tester according to the test result in the drug tester.
- a directional switch valve for guiding the medicament to one of the defective medicament receiving container and the normal medicament guide channel may be provided.
- the medicament may be sequentially accommodated in a plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes in which the opening at the bottom is closed.
- the shape of the shutter is a flat plate shape, the shutter is disposed under the distribution block, the shutter has a closed position for closing the openings at the bottom of all the pocket-corresponding apertures of the distribution block; It is movable between the open positions which open the openings at the bottom of all the pocket corresponding apertures.
- the pharmaceutical blister packing apparatus includes the above-described medicine dispensing unit for blister packs, a medicine supply unit, a blister sheet supply unit, a cover attachment unit, and a blister sheet transfer unit.
- the medicament supply unit is disposed on the upper side of the medicament dispensing unit for the blister pack to drop the medicament to the medicament tester.
- a blister sheet supply unit drops and supplies the blister sheets which are not filled with a chemical
- the cover attaching unit attaches a cover to the upper side of the blister sheet filled with the medicines in the plurality of medicine pockets to form a blister pack in which the plurality of medicine pockets are closed.
- the blister sheet transfer unit transfers the blister sheet dropped from the blister sheet supply unit to a position aligned with the distribution block under the distribution block, and the medicines dropped from the distribution block are stored in the plurality of medicine pockets. Transfer the blister sheet filled in the cover to the cover attachment unit.
- the blister sheet is moved under the dispensing block by the blister sheet conveying unit. It can be transported to a position aligned with the
- a medicine dispensing unit for a blister pack determines whether or not a medicine falling from a medicine supply unit is normal based on a prescription, and if it is a normal medicine, it is dispensed and dropped at a dose into a plurality of medicine pockets of a blister sheet. do the job automatically. Therefore, the speed of the operation of blister packing the medicament is improved.
- a normal medicament of a single dose falls 3 times or more every time the rotating body rotates once. Accordingly, the speed of the operation of blister packing the medicament is further improved.
- the apparatus for blister packing of medicaments moves to a position where the blister sheet is aligned under the dispensing block between the time when the dispensing block starts to be filled with the medicament and the time when the shutter is opened. do.
- the operation of the blister sheet supply unit, the operation of the blister sheet conveying unit, and the operation of the medicine dispensing unit for the blister pack can proceed with overlapping time, so that the speed of the operation of blister packing the medicine is further improved. .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a blister pack for packaging pharmaceuticals.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of an apparatus for blister packing of a medicament according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a side view of the medicament dispensing unit of Fig. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating the rotation block and the error checker of FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the lattice block of FIG. 3 and a lattice block frame supporting the lattice block.
- a blister sheet 2 for drug packaging used to package a pharmaceutical preparation according to a prescription includes a flat portion 3 and a plurality of pocket portions convexly protruding downward from the flat portion 3 ( 5) is provided.
- the plurality of pockets 5 are formed to be spaced apart from each other.
- a plurality of medicament pockets (6) opened upward so as to receive a dose of medicament to be dropped by the plurality of pockets (5) is formed.
- a plurality of medicament pockets 6 are arranged in a matrix, and the illustrated blister sheet 2 has medicament pockets 6 arranged in 7 rows and 4 columns so that up to a week's worth of medicine can be filled.
- a cover in the form of a sheet for sealing the plurality of medication pockets 6 on the upper side of the flat portion 3 of the blister sheet 2 ( 7) is attached.
- Blister pack (pack) (1) is sealed and accommodated by separating each dose of the drug.
- the blister pack 1 includes a blister sheet 2 containing a medicine, and a cover 7 attached to the blister sheet 2 .
- the lower surface of the cover 7, which is attached to the upper surface of the flat portion 3 of the blister sheet 2 is an adhesive surface to which an adhesive is applied. If you press and tear the cover 7 using a finger or a tool, you can take out the medicine filled in the medicine pocket 6 and take it.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of an apparatus for blister packing of a medicament according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the blister packing device 20 of the drug automatically divides the preparations one dose at a time and puts them in a plurality of drug pockets 6 of the blister sheet 2 (see FIG. 1 ).
- the blister packing device 20 of the medicine includes a housing 21 in the form of a cabinet, a medicine supply unit 22 inside the housing 21, a medicine distribution unit 30 for a blister pack, and a blister sheet supply.
- a unit 110 , a cover attaching unit 120 , and a blister sheet conveying unit 100 are provided.
- the medicament supply unit 22 is located on the upper side inside the housing 21, and the medicament dispensing unit 30 for a blister pack, the blister sheet supply unit 110, the cover attachment unit 120, and the blister sheet transfer unit (100) is located on the lower side of the drug supply unit (22).
- the medicament blister packing device 20 includes the medicament supply unit 22 , the medicament dispensing unit 30 for a blister pack, the blister sheet supply unit 110 , the cover attachment unit 120 , and the blister A controller 29 for controlling the operation of the sheet conveying unit 100 is further provided.
- the drug supply unit 22 includes a plurality of drug cassettes 23 and hoppers 26 and 27 .
- the plurality of medicament cassettes 23 are accommodated in different types of medicaments.
- the hoppers 26 and 27 guide the medicaments discharged from the medicament cassette 23 to be collected and sequentially discharged downward.
- the medicament is discharged from the medicament cassette 23 filled with a specific medicament according to a prescription input through a server or a user interface, and falls down through a medicament drop passage (not shown).
- the medicaments are gathered in a plurality of intermediate hoppers 26 disposed under a plurality of medicament cassettes 23 and fall in order of falling, and fall sequentially by a single dose based on a prescription through the final hopper 27 .
- the medicine dispensing unit 30 for the blister pack receives the medicine dropped from the last hopper 27 of the medicine supply unit 22 and inspects whether the medicine of a single dose based on the prescription is correct, and a plurality of blister sheets 2 Dispense and drop the drug of the single dose into the drug pocket (6) of the.
- the blister sheet supply unit 110 is disposed on the left side of the medicament dispensing unit 30, and supplies the blister sheets 2 that are not filled with medicaments into the plurality of medicament pockets 6 by dropping one by one.
- a cover attaching unit 120 is disposed on the right side of the medicament dispensing unit 30, and a cover 7 on the upper side of the flat portion 3 of the blister sheet 2 filled with medicaments in a plurality of medicament pockets 6 ) to form a blister pack (1).
- Fig. 3 is a side view of the medicament dispensing unit of Fig. 2; 4 is a plan view illustrating the rotation block and the error checker of FIG. 3 .
- 5 is a plan view illustrating the lattice block of FIG. 3 and a lattice block frame supporting the lattice block. 1 to 3 together, the blister sheet transfer unit 100 transfers the blister sheet 2 that has fallen from the blister sheet supply unit 110 to the bottom of the medicament dispensing unit 30 . . In addition, the blister sheet transfer unit 100 transfers the blister sheet 2 filled with the medicine into the plurality of medicine pockets 6 by the medicine dispensing unit 30 to the cover attaching unit 120 . .
- the blister sheet conveying unit 100 includes a blister sheet tray 101 , a tray driver 108 , and a pair of guide rails 107 .
- the blister sheet tray 101 is intermittently movable in a direction parallel to the X-axis under the blister sheet supply unit 110 , the drug dispensing unit 30 , and the cover attaching unit 120 .
- the tray driver 108 moves the blister sheet tray 101 in a direction parallel to the X-axis.
- the pair of guide rails 107 extend in a direction parallel to the X axis to guide the movement of the blister sheet tray 101 .
- Guide rollers 105 are installed on the front and rear surfaces of the blister sheet tray 101 .
- the guide roller 105 is fitted to the guide rail 107 to guide the blister sheet tray 101 to move in a direction parallel to the X-axis.
- the blister sheet tray 101 has a flat portion supporting surface 102 , and a plurality of pocket portion corresponding through holes 103 .
- the flat portion supporting surface 102 supports the flat portion 3 of the blister sheet 2 .
- the plurality of pocket portions corresponding to the through holes 103 are fitted in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pocket portions 5 protruding downward provided in the blister sheet 2 .
- the inner surface 104 of the through hole 103 corresponding to the pocket portion is tapered so that the pocket portion 5 protruding downward in a tapered manner is supported by surface contact. Accordingly, even if the blister sheet tray 101 on which the blister sheet 2 is seated moves at a high speed, the blister sheet 2 does not separate from the blister sheet tray 101 .
- the blister sheet tray 101 When the blister sheet 2 dropped from the blister sheet supply unit 110 is seated on the blister sheet tray 101 located below the blister sheet supply unit 110, the blister sheet tray 101 is It moves to a position aligned with the dispensing block 72 under the medicament dispensing unit 30 and stops. In the medicament dispensing unit 30 , the medicament corresponding to the prescription falls down from the dispensing block 72 at one time to fill the plurality of medicament pockets 6 .
- the blister pack 1 is lifted up to be spaced apart from the blister sheet tray 101, and the blister sheet tray 101 separated from the blister sheet 2 is not filled with a plurality of medication pockets 6
- the new blister sheet 2 that has not been dropped returns to a position where it is seated, that is, below the blister sheet supply unit 110 .
- the medicament blister packing device 20 further includes a blister pack discharge conveyor 130 .
- the blister pack discharging conveyor 130 may be disposed between a pair of guide rails 107 of the blister sheet conveying unit 110 under the cover attaching unit 120 .
- the blister pack discharge conveyor 130 discharges the completed blister pack 1 to which the cover 7 is attached to the outside of the cover attachment unit 120 , specifically, to a loading position outside the housing 21 .
- the medicament dispensing unit 30 includes a medicament inspector 31 , a medicament redirector 60 , a dispensing block 72 , and a shutter 75 .
- the drug tester 31 receives the drug falling through the final hopper 27 and inspects whether it is a normal drug corresponding to a single dose of the drug or a defective drug other than the normal drug.
- the drug inspector 31 includes a rotating body 32 , a camera 54 , a mirror 56 , a lower light 58 , a ring-shaped upper light 57 , and a guide cam 46 . ) is provided.
- the rotating body 32 rotates about an axis CX parallel to the direction of gravity, that is, parallel to the Z axis, and includes upper and lower panels 33 and 36, and a plurality of medicament carriers ( carrier) 41 .
- the upper and lower panels 33 and 36 have a rhombus shape spaced parallel to each other.
- the plurality of medicament carriers 41 is interposed between the upper panel 33 and the lower panel 36 .
- a plurality of medicament carriers 41 are arranged at equiangular intervals at positions off the axis CX. In the illustrated embodiment, the four medicament carriers 41 are arranged at intervals of 90 ° about the axis line (CX), but the three medicament carriers 41 are arranged at intervals of 120 ° about the axis line (CX). may be
- each medicament carrier 41 circulates while sequentially passing through the medicament input position, the medicament inspection position, the medicament dispensing position, and the standby position. 4, the rotating body 32 rotates counterclockwise, and the medicament carrier 41 having the largest Y-axis coordinate value among the four medicament carriers 41 is a medicament carrier located at the medicament input position. And, the position where the drug input position is rotated by 90° counterclockwise around the axis (CX) is the drug inspection position, and the position where the drug input position is rotated by 180° counterclockwise around the axis (CX) is a position is the drug delivery location. Moreover, the position where the chemical
- the drug input position is a position in which the drug falling from the final hopper 27 (see FIG. 2 ) to the drug tester 31 is accommodated in the drug carrier 41 .
- the drug test position is a position at which it is inspected whether the drug accommodated in the drug carrier 41 at the drug injection position is a normal drug corresponding to a single dose of a drug according to a prescription, or a defective drug other than a normal drug.
- the medicament drop position is a position where the medicament tested at the medicament inspection position is discharged from the medicament carrier 41 and dropped under the rotating body 32 .
- the standby position is a position in which the medicament is released from the medicament dispensing position and the medicament carrier 41 that is not filled therein waits before entering the medicament injection position again.
- the standby position is not provided.
- Each medicament carrier 41 is movable between a first position between the upper panel 33 and the lower panel 36 and a second position closer to the axis CX than the first position.
- the medicament carrier 41 in the drug input position, the drug test position, and the standby position, the medicament carrier 41 is located in the first position, and in the medicament dispensing position, the medicament carrier 41 is located in the second position.
- each medicament carrier 41 located in the first position is illustrated by a solid line
- the medicament carrier 41 located in the second position is illustrated by a dotted line.
- Each medicament carrier 41 has an inner surface 42 .
- the inner surface 42 is connected to form a closed curve such that an inner space in which an upper opening and a lower opening are formed on the upper and lower sides are provided.
- the planar shape of the inner surface 42 is circular.
- Each medicament carrier 41 has a constant length in a direction parallel to the Z axis.
- the upper panel 33 has an upper panel through-hole 34 overlapping the upper opening of the medicament carrier 41 located in the first position, and the lower panel 36 has the medicament carrier 41 located in the second position.
- a lower panel through-hole 73 overlapping the lower opening of the .
- the size of the inner diameter of the upper panel through hole 34 and the lower panel through hole 73 is equal to the size of the inner diameter of the inner surface 42 of the medicament carrier 41.
- Figure 4 is exemplary, and the shape of the upper panel through hole 34 and the lower panel through hole 73 and the planar shape or size of the inner surface 42 of the medicament carrier 41 may be different from each other.
- the upper panel 33 is formed with a guide through-hole 35 extending in a radial direction about the axis CX.
- the guide through-hole 35 is provided with a number corresponding to the number of the drug carrier (41).
- Each medicament carrier 41 is provided with a guide projection 44 corresponding to the plurality of guide through-holes (35) one-to-one.
- the guide protrusion 44 penetrates the guide through hole 35 and protrudes upward of the upper panel 33 .
- the guide protrusion 44 is positioned at one end of the guide through hole 35 furthest from the axis CX, the medicament carrier 41 is positioned in the first position.
- the guide projection 44 is located at the other end of the guide through hole 35 closest to the axis CX, the medicament carrier 41 is located in the second position.
- the drug dropped from the final hopper 27 falls to the position of the upper panel through hole 34 of the drug input position.
- the medicament passes through the upper panel through hole 34 and is filled in the inner space defined by the inner surface 42 of the medicament carrier 41 .
- the lower opening of the medicament carrier 41 is closed by the lower panel 36 , so that the medicament is confined in the space inside the medicament carrier 41 and does not drop under it. Since the medicament carrier 41 is located in the first position even in the medicament inspection position, the medicament is confined in the internal space of the medicament carrier 41 and is not dropped below it.
- the medicament carrier 41 moves to a second position, in which the lower opening of the medicament carrier 41 overlaps the lower panel aperture 73 and opens downward. Accordingly, the drug trapped in the inner space of the medicament carrier 41 is dropped under the rotating body 32 through the lower panel through-hole 73 .
- the guide cam 46 is separated from the rotating body 32 and does not rotate, and is disposed to overlap the drug drop position on the upper side of the rotating body 32 .
- the guide cam 46 has first and second curved paths 47 , 48 .
- the first and second curved paths 47 , 48 interfere with the guide projection 44 of the medicament carrier 41 to guide the medicament carrier 41 .
- the first curved path 47 is a curved path for guiding the medicament carrier 41 moving from the medicament inspection position to the medicament dispensing position by the rotation of the rotating body 32 from the first position to the second position, the second curve
- the path 48 is a curved path for guiding the medicament carrier 41 moving to the standby position through the medicament dispensing position by the rotation of the rotating body 32 from the second position to the first position.
- the drug carrier 41 located in the first position in the drug inspection position rotates together as the rotating body 32 rotates and moves to the drug dispensing position
- the upper end of the guide protrusion 44 is a ridge. It is blocked by the extended first curved path (47) and is not directed to the first position of the medicament dispensing position, but moves to the second position of the medicament dispensing position along the first curved path (47).
- the medicament carrier 41 located at the second position in the medicament dropping position rotates with the rotating body 32 as the rotation moves to the standby position.
- the medicament carrier 41 is pressed in the direction away from the axis CX by centrifugal force and at the same time the guide projection 44 is blocked by the second curved path 48 extending like a ridge, so that the second curved path 48 ) is gradually moved to the first position along the
- the means for moving the medicament cassette 41 from the first position to the second position in the medicament dispensing position is not limited to the guide cam 46, for example, using a spring from the first position to the second It is also possible to pressurize the medicament carrier into position.
- the means using the spring has a more complicated structure and takes up more space than the guide cam 46 shown in FIG. can
- Reference numeral '51' denotes a motor 51 providing power to rotate the rotating body 32
- reference numeral '52' denotes the rotation speed of the motor 51 so that the rotation speed of the rotating body 32 is precisely controlled. It is a speed reducer that slows down
- the camera 54 images the inside of the medicament carrier 41 located at the first position in the medicament inspection position.
- the mirror 56 is separated from the rotating body 32 and does not rotate, and is disposed to overlap the drug test position on the upper side of the rotating body 32 .
- the mirror 56 refracts the path of light emitted from the drug inspection position toward the camera 54 so that the camera 54 is disposed at a position that does not overlap the rotation body 32 and up and down. . Accordingly, the camera 54 can be disposed by avoiding the hoppers 26 and 27, and thus can advantageously act in designing the blister packing device 20 of the medicament to be compact.
- the photo file (file) of the medicine photographed by the camera 54 is transmitted to the controller 29 .
- the controller 29 determines whether the medicament accommodated in the medicament carrier 41 located at the medicament inspection position by examining the photo file of the medicament is the normal medicament or the bad medicament.
- the lower light 58 is separated from the rotating body 32 and does not rotate, and is disposed to overlap the drug test position on the lower side of the rotating body 32 .
- the annular upper light 57 is separated from the rotating body 32 and does not rotate, and is disposed to overlap the drug test position on the upper side of the rotating body 32 and under the mirror 56 .
- the lower light 58 and the annular upper light 57 project light to the medication carrier 41 located in the first position from the medication inspection position so that a brighter and clearer picture file of the medication is captured by the camera 54 do.
- the lower panel 36 has the lower panel 36 so that the light projected from the lower light 58 passes through the lower panel 36 and is irradiated to the medicament carrier 41 located at the first position in the medicament inspection position.
- a transparent window 38 is provided which is detachably attached to the .
- the removable transparent window 38 is disposed to overlap with the medicament carrier 41, and is provided to correspond to a plurality of medicament carriers 41 and one-to-one.
- the removable transparent window 38 is mounted on the lower panel 36 by pushing it from the outer peripheral surface of the lower panel 36 toward the axis CX, and pulling it out in a radial direction away from the axis CX. It is detachable from the lower panel 36 .
- the lower panel through hole 73 may be formed in the removable transparent window 38 .
- the medicament carrier 41 slides on the transparent window 38 and repeatedly moves in the direction toward the axis CX and in the opposite direction. Accordingly, a lot of scratches may be generated on the transparent window 38 . If a lot of scratches occur on the transparent window 38 as described above, the shape or number of drugs is unclear in the photo file of the drug taken by the camera 54, and this causes the controller 29 to convert the normal drug into a bad drug or bad. A test error of determining that the drug is a normal drug may occur. Accordingly, the transparent window 38 with a large number of scratches can be removed from the lower panel 36 and replaced with a new product without scratches to be mounted on the lower panel 36 .
- the medicament diverter 60 includes a hopper 61, a bad medicament receiving container 63, a normal medicament guide channel 62, and a directional valve 64 after the medicament inspection. .
- the drug dropped down from the drug tester 31 passes through the hopper 61 after the drug test and is collected. After the drug test, the upper opening of the hopper 61 is aligned with the lower panel through hole 73 provided at the drug drop position of the rotating body 32 .
- Defective drug container 63 is a container in which the bad drug is dropped and accommodated when the drug that has passed through the hopper 61 after the drug test is a bad drug, for example, it may be a cup-shaped container with a handle. have.
- the available drugs may be transferred to the drug cassette 23 in which the same kind of drug is accommodated.
- the normal drug guide channel 62 is a channel for guiding the normal drug to fall to the distribution block 72 side when the drug that has passed through the hopper 61 after the drug test is a normal drug.
- the direction switching valve 64 is dropped from the drug tester 31 and guides the drug collected in the hopper 61 after the drug test to one of the defective drug accommodating container 63 and the normal drug guide channel 62 .
- the controller 29 determines that the drug imaged by the camera 54 at the drug test position is a normal drug corresponding to a single dose, the imaged drug is dropped from the drug drop position, and the drug
- the controller 29 controls the operation of the directional valve 64 so that the directional valve 64 guides the medicament to the normal medicament guide channel 62 at the time of passing through the hopper 61 after inspection. do.
- the controller 29 determines that the drug imaged by the camera 54 at the drug inspection position is a defective drug that does not correspond to a single dose, the imaged drug is dropped from the drug drop position and the drug The controller 29 controls the operation of the directional valve 64 so that the directional selector valve 64 guides the medicament to the defective medicament container 63 at the time of passing through the hopper 61 after inspection. do.
- the dispensing block 72 is a block of approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape with a constant thickness, which is disposed below the medicament diverter 60 .
- the distribution block 72 has a plurality of pocket-corresponding holes 73 that are opened in the vertical direction, that is, pass through the distribution block 72 in the thickness direction.
- the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 correspond to the plurality of medicament pockets 6 of the blister sheet 2 on a one-to-one basis.
- the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 of the distribution block 72 shown in FIG. 5 are arranged in a matrix of 7 rows and 4 columns like the plurality of drug pockets 6, and between the adjacent pocket-corresponding through-holes 73.
- the spacing of is also equal to the spacing between adjacent drug pockets (6).
- the distribution block 72 is rapidly movable in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction in which gravity acts, that is, in a direction parallel to the X-axis and parallel to the Y-axis.
- a mechanism for moving the distribution block 72 in the horizontal direction is not particularly limited.
- the shutter 75 openably closes the openings at the lower ends of the plurality of pocket-corresponding through holes 73 formed in the distribution block 72 .
- the shape of the shutter 75 is a flat plate shape, and the shutter 75 is disposed below the distribution block 72 .
- the shape of the shutter 75 has a length substantially equal to the length of the distribution block 72 in a direction parallel to the X axis, and is larger than the length of the distribution block 72 in a direction parallel to the Y axis. It may be a rectangular plate having a length.
- the shutter 75 has a closed position for closing the openings at the lower ends of all the pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 of the distribution block 72 and opening the lower ends of all the pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 of the distribution block 72 .
- movable between open positions The shutter 75 may move in a direction parallel to the Y-axis. 3 and 5 the shutter 75 is located in the closed position. However, when the shutter 75 moves in a direction parallel to the Y-axis and is positioned in the open position, the shutter 75 does not overlap the distribution block 72 in the vertical direction, so that all the pocket-corresponding through holes ( 73) The opening at the bottom is open.
- the shutter drive motor 77 provides power for the shutter 75 to reciprocate between the open position and the closed position.
- a distribution block holder 70 fixedly supports the distribution block 72 and the shutter driving motor 77, and supports the shutter 75 reciprocally between the open position and the closed position.
- a holder support frame (frame) 66 fixedly disposed below the drug tester 31 movably supports the distribution block holder 70 in a horizontal direction parallel to the X-axis and the Y-axis.
- Reference numeral '67' denotes a Y-direction driving motor that provides power to move the distribution block holder 70 in a direction parallel to the Y-axis.
- An X-direction driving motor that provides power to move the distribution block holder 70 in a direction parallel to the X-axis is omitted from the drawing.
- the normal drug is supplied from the lower end of the normal drug guide channel 62 by one dose.
- the normal drug is sequentially introduced and accommodated in the closed plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 .
- the pocket-corresponding through hole 73 at the position of one row and one column is connected to the lower end of the normal drug guide channel 62. It is positioned in an up-down direction.
- the distribution block 72 slightly moves in the direction parallel to the X-axis, and the pocket corresponding through hole ( 73) is positioned to be aligned with the lower end of the normal drug guide channel 62 in the vertical direction.
- the normal medicine for one dose is sequentially filled from the pocket-corresponding through-hole 73 at the position of the first row, 1st column to the pocket-corresponding through-hole 73 at the position of the 7th row and 4th column sequentially.
- the medicine may not be injected into some of the pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 among the plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 .
- the blister sheet 2 moves downward of the drug dispensing unit 30 while being supported on the blister sheet tray 101;
- the distribution block 72 moves in the horizontal direction to be aligned up and down.
- all the pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 of the distribution block 72 and all the medicine pockets 6 of the blister sheet 2 are aligned in a one-to-one correspondence.
- the shutter 75 is moved to the open position so that the openings at the bottom of the plurality of pocket-corresponding through holes 73 that were closed by the shutter 75 are closed.
- the normal medicine accommodated in the said plurality of pocket-corresponding through-holes 73 falls simultaneously into the said several medicine pocket 6, and is accommodated.
- the blister sheet tray 101 supporting the blister sheet 2 filled with the normal medicine according to the prescription in the plurality of medicine pockets 6 moves to the lower point of the cover attaching unit 120 and stops.
- the shutter 75 is in the closed state, that is, the time when the drug starts to be filled in the dispensing block 72 with the shutter 75 in the closed position and the shutter 75 ) is opened, that is, between the time when the shutter 75 is moved to the open position, the blister sheet 2 is transferred to the distribution block 72 by the blister sheet conveying unit 100 (see FIG. 2 ). ) is transferred to a position aligned with the distribution block 72 below.
- the blister sheet 2 moves from the blister sheet supply unit 110 to the bottom of the medicament dispensing unit 30 after the normal medicament is filled in the dispensing block 72 and preparation for dropping the medicament is completed. Rather than doing this, the blister sheet 2 can receive the falling medicine from the distribution block 72 in advance before the preparation for dropping the medicine from the distribution block 72 to the blister sheet 2 is completed. It is configured to move to and wait. Due to this, the time interval between the time when the medicament is filled in the distribution block 72 and the time when the shutter 75 is opened is reduced, resulting in the productivity of the blister packing operation through the blister packing device 20 of the medicament. This is improved.
- the medicine dispensing unit 30 for the blister pack described above determines whether or not the medicine falling from the medicine supply unit 22 is normal based on the prescription, and if it is a normal medicine, a plurality of medicine pockets ( 6) automatically performs the task of distributing and dropping the dose at a time. Therefore, the speed of the operation of blister packing the medicament is improved.
- the normal medicine of one dose falls 3 times or more every time the rotating body 32 rotates once. Accordingly, the speed of the operation of blister packing the medicament is further improved.
- the blister packing device 20 of the above-described medicine the blister sheet 2 between the time when the medicine starts to be filled in the distribution block 72 and the time when the shutter 75 is opened, the distribution block ( 72) is moved to the position aligned below.
- the operation of the blister sheet supply unit 110 and the operation of the blister sheet conveying unit 100 and the operation of the medicine dispensing unit 30 for the blister pack may proceed while overlapping time, so The speed of the packing operation is further improved.
- the present invention can be used in the field of separating and packaging prescribed drugs, such as pharmacies, hospitals, silver towns, and pharmaceutical packaging companies.
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- 복수의 약제 포켓이 형성된 블리스터 시트의 각각의 약제 포켓에 처방전에 따른 1회 복용량의 약제를 분배하여 투하하는 것으로,낙하하는 약제를 받아서 상기 1회 복용량의 약제에 대응되는 정상 약제인지 상기 정상 약제가 아닌 불량 약제인지를 검사하고, 상기 검사가 완료된 약제를 다시 아래로 투하하는 약제 검사기;를 구비하고,상기 약제 검사기는, 중력 방향과 평행한 축선을 중심으로 회전하는 것으로, 서로 평행하게 이격된 상측 패널(panel) 및 하측 패널과, 상기 상측 패널 및 하측 패널 사이에 개재되는 약제 캐리어(carrier)를 구비한 회전체를 구비하고,상기 회전체가 회전함에 따라, 상기 약제 캐리어는 상기 약제 검사기로 낙하하는 약제가 상기 약제 캐리어의 내부에 수용되는 약제 투입 위치, 상기 약제 캐리어 내부에 수용된 약제가 상기 정상 약제인지 불량 약제인지 검사되는 약제 검사 위치, 및 상기 약제가 상기 약제 캐리어에서 방출되어 상기 회전체 아래로 투하되는 약제 투하 위치를 순차적으로 통과하며 순환(循環)하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 정상 약제의 진행 방향과 상기 불량 약제의 진행 방향이 구별되도록 상기 약제 검사기에서 투하된 약제의 진행 방향을 전환하는 약제 방향 전환기; 상기 약제 방향 전환기의 아래에 배치된 것으로, 상기 복수의 약제 포켓에 일대일로 대응되는 복수의 포켓 대응 통공(hole)이 형성된 분배 블록(block); 및, 상기 복수의 포켓 대응 통공 하단의 개구(opening)를 개방 가능하게 폐쇄하는 셔터(shutter);를 더 구비하고,상기 셔터에 의해 상기 복수의 포켓 대응 통공 하단의 개구가 폐쇄된 상태로 상기 약제 방향 전환기를 통과한 정상 약제가 상기 복수의 포켓 대응 통공에 순차적으로 투입되고,상기 블리스터 시트가 상기 분배 블록과 정렬되게 상기 분배 블록의 아래에 위치한 상태에서, 상기 셔터에 의해 폐쇄된 상기 복수의 포켓 대응 통공 하단의 개구가 개방되면 상기 복수의 포켓 대응 통공에 수용된 약제가 상기 복수의 약제 포켓에 투입되는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛(unit).
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 약제 검사기는, 상기 약제 검사 위치에 위치한 약제 캐리어의 내부를 촬상하는 카메라(camera), 및 상기 카메라가 상기 회전체와 위아래로 겹쳐지지 않는 위치에 배치되도록 상기 약제 검사 위치에서 방출되는 광(光)의 경로를 상기 카메라를 향해 굴절시키는 거울(mirror)을 더 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 약제 캐리어는 상기 상측 패널 및 하측 패널 사이에서 제1 위치와, 상기 제1 위치보다 상기 축선에 더 가까운 제2 위치 사이에서 이동 가능하며,상기 약제 캐리어는, 상기 약제 투입 위치 및 약제 검사 위치에서는 상기 제1 위치에 위치하고, 상기 약제 투하 위치에서는 상기 제2 위치에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제4 항에 있어서,상기 약제 캐리어는 상측과 하측에 상측 개구(opening) 및 하측 개구가 형성된 내부 공간이 마련되도록 폐곡선을 이루며 이어진 내측면을 구비하고,상기 상측 패널에는 상기 제1 위치에 위치한 약제 캐리어의 상측 개구와 겹쳐지는 상측 패널 통공이 형성되고,상기 하측 패널에는 상기 제2 위치에 위치한 약제 캐리어의 하측 개구와 겹쳐지는 하측 패널 통공이 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제5 항에 있어서,상기 약제 검사기는, 상기 약제 검사 위치에서 상기 제1 위치에 위치한 약제 캐리어의 내부를 촬상하는 카메라, 상기 카메라가 상기 회전체와 위아래로 겹쳐지지 않는 위치에 배치되도록 상기 약제 검사 위치에서 방출되는 광의 경로를 상기 카메라를 향해 굴절시키는 것으로, 상기 회전체의 상측에 배치되는 거울, 및 상기 회전체의 아래에 배치되어 상기 약제 검사 위치에서 상기 제1 위치에 위치한 약제 캐리어로 광을 투사하는 하부 조명(lower light)을 구비하고,상기 하부 조명에서 투사된 광이 상기 하측 패널을 투과하여 상기 약제 캐리어에 조사되도록 상기 하측 패널에는 투명 창(transparent window)이 구비된 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제6 항에 있어서,스크래치(scratch)가 많은 낡은 투명 창이 스크래치가 없는 새 투명 창으로 교체되도록, 상기 투명 창은 상기 하측 패널에 착탈 가능하게 부착되는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제4 항에 있어서,상기 약제 검사기는, 상기 회전체의 회전에 의해 상기 약제 검사 위치에서 약제 투하 위치로 이동하는 약제 캐리어를 제1 곡선 경로를 따라 상기 제1 위치에서 제2 위치로 안내하고, 상기 약제 투하 위치를 통과한 약제 캐리어를 상기 제1 곡선 경로와 다른 제2 곡선 경로를 따라 상기 제2 위치에서 제1 위치로 안내하는 안내 캠(cam)을 더 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제8 항에 있어서,상기 상측 패널에는 상기 축선을 중심으로 방사 방향으로 연장된 가이드 통공이 형성되고,상기 약제 캐리어는 상기 가이드 통공을 관통하여 상기 상측 패널의 상측으로 돌출되는 가이드 돌기를 구비하고,상기 가이드 돌기가 상기 축선에서 가장 먼 가이드 통공의 일 측 말단에 위치할 때 상기 약제 캐리어가 제1 위치에 위치하고, 상기 가이드 돌기가 상기 축선에서 가장 가까운 가이드 통공의 타 측 말단에 위치할 때 상기 약제 캐리어가 제2 위치에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 약제 캐리어는 복수 개가 구비되고,상기 복수의 약제 캐리어는 상기 축선을 중심으로 등각도 간격으로 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제2 항에 있어서,상기 약제 방향 전환기는, 상기 불량 약제가 낙하하여 수용되는 불량 약제 수용 용기, 상기 정상 약제를 상기 분배 블록 측으로 안내하는 정상 약제 안내 채널, 및 상기 약제 검사기에서의 검사 결과에 따라 상기 약제 검사기에서 투하된 약제를 상기 불량 약제 수용 용기 및 정상 약제 안내 채널 중 하나로 안내하는 방향 전환 밸브를 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제11 항에 있어서,상기 분배 블록은 중력 방향에 대해 직교하는 수평 방향으로 이동하면서 상기 하단의 개구가 폐쇄된 복수의 포켓 대응 통공에 순차적으로 약제가 수용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제2 항에 있어서,상기 셔터의 형상은 평판(flat plate) 형상이고, 상기 셔터는 분배 블록의 아래에 배치되며,상기 셔터는 상기 분배 블록의 모든 포켓 대응 통공의 하단의 개구를 폐쇄하는 폐쇄 위치와, 상기 분배 블록의 모든 포켓 대응 통공의 하단의 개구를 개방하는 개방 위치 사이에서 이동하는 것을 특징으로 하는 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛.
- 제1 항 내지 제13 항 중 어느 한 항의 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛; 상기 블리스터 팩용 약제 분배 유닛의 상측에 배치되어 상기 약제 검사기로 약제를 투하하는 약제 공급 유닛; 상기 복수의 약제 포켓에 약제가 채워지지 않은 블리스터 시트를 한 장씩 낙하시켜 공급하는 블리스터 시트 공급 유닛; 상기 복수의 약제 포켓에 약제가 채워진 블리스터 시트의 상측면에 커버(cover)를 부착하여 상기 복수의 약제 포켓이 폐쇄된 블리스터 팩을 형성하는 커버 부착 유닛; 및, 상기 블리스터 시트 공급 유닛에서 낙하한 블리스터 시트를 상기 분배 블록의 아래에 상기 분배 블록과 정렬되는 위치로 이송하고, 상기 분배 블록에서 투하된 약제가 상기 복수의 약제 포켓에 채워진 블리스터 시트를 상기 커버 부착 유닛까지 이송하는 블리스터 시트 이송 유닛;을 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 약제의 블리스터 팩킹 장치.
- 제14 항에 있어서,상기 셔터가 폐쇄된 상태로 상기 분배 블록에 약제가 채워지기 시작하는 시점과 상기 셔터가 개방되는 시점 사이에, 상기 블리스터 시트가 상기 블리스터 시트 이송 유닛에 의해 상기 분배 블록의 아래에 상기 분배 블록과 정렬되는 위치로 이송되는 것을 특징으로 하는 약제의 블리스터 팩킹 장치.
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