JP2000255651A - Ampul housing container for fixed-quantity dispensing, and fixed-quantity ampul supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixed-quantity ampul supplying device which can supply smoothly and certainly packaged ampuls one by one for a fixed-quantity. SOLUTION: A housing space which houses packaged ampuls A in a way wherein the ampuls are arranged in a single line with their cylindrical trunk parts being arranged side by side is formed at the inside of a container main body 11, and a projecting part 16 extending lengthwise toward a dispensing port 19 at the lower end is provided at the inner circumference of the housing space. The packaged ampuls A are guided at their trunk parts by the projecting part 16 and prevented from becoming stagnant. A rotor 20 is provided at the dispensing port 19, and a housing groove 21 wherein a part of the packaged ampul A is housed is formed at the outer circumference of the rotor 20 while a stepped part 22 capable of contacting with the trunk part of the packaged ampul A is formed at the inner circumference of the housing groove 21 and thereby, the packaged ampul A is prevented from becoming stagnant at the dispensing port 19 when the packaged ampul A is dispensed by rotation of the rotor 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixed-amount dispensing ampule storage container for storing stick-shaped packaged ampules wrapped with a light-shielding wrapping material, and to an ampoule fixed-quantity supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since an ampule used in the field of medicine has a light transmitting property, when a content liquid having a high photodegradability is filled, the content liquid is changed by light transmitted through the ampule. , The medicinal effect will be lost.

In order to solve such inconvenience, an ampoule filled with a content liquid having high photodegradability is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H4-24-2.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 53613, it is wrapped with a light-shielding wrapping material to prevent light transmission.

FIG. 8 shows a packaged ampule packaged with a light-shielding packaging material. In the packaging ampule A, a packaging material 2 having a light-shielding property is wound around the outer periphery of an ampule 1, and both ends of the packaging material 2 are crimped to form a flat portion 3.

Since the packaging ampule A is packaged by winding the packaging material 2, the packaging ampule A has a cylindrical body portion 4 at the center between both ends.

In general, there are many types of ampoules having different contents, and a pharmacist manually removes a designated ampule from the various types and transports it to a nurse station or a treatment room. This causes a problem in workability.

In order to solve such a problem, in the storage and supply device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-229660, ampules are stored in a single row in an ampule storage container, and the ampules are stored in an ampule storage container. Pay out one by one from the bottom of the.

[0008]

By the way, when the packaging ampoule A shown in FIG. 8 is mechanically taken out by the storage and supply device described in the above publication, the packaging ampule A has flat portions 3 at both ends. Because of this, the packaging ampule A is clogged in the ampoule container,
I can't pay out one by one.

An object of the present invention is to provide an ampoule container for quantitative dispensing and an ampoule quantitative supply device capable of surely dispensing one packaged ampule as shown in FIG.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the ampoule container for fixed-rate dispensing according to the present invention, the ampule is packaged with a packaging material, and both ends of the packaging material are flatly pressed. Has a storage space capable of storing the stick-shaped packaging ampule in a state in which the cylindrical body portion at the center is substantially parallel, a payout opening of the packaging ampule is provided at one end of the storage space, and the ampule is supported in the storage space. Is adopted as a support for the body part of the packaging ampule, and flat ends are provided in non-contact support.

As described above, by supporting the cylindrical body of the packaging ampule and making the flat ends non-contacting, the packaging ampule can be smoothly moved toward the dispensing opening.

Here, the ampoule support in the storage space may be a protrusion formed on the inner surface of the storage space, or an endless conveyor belt for transporting the packaged ampule toward a payout opening. Is also good.

In an ampoule container provided with a protruding portion, it is used in a vertical state in which the payout port is located at a lower portion, or in a state where the above-mentioned protruding portion is inclined downward.

On the other hand, in the case of an ampoule container in which the body of the packaging ampule is supported by the conveyor belt, the ampoule is used in a substantially horizontal state in which the conveyor belt is located at the lower part.

In the ampoule quantitative supply device according to the present invention, a configuration is provided in which a dispensing means for dispensing packaged ampules one by one is provided at a dispensing port of the ampule container.

As described above, by providing the dispensing means at the dispensing port, one package ampoule moving from the storage space toward the dispensing port can be dispensed by operating the dispensing means. Can be supplied quantitatively.

Here, as a dispensing means, a housing groove for accommodating a part of the packaging ampule is formed on the outer periphery of a cylindrical rotor rotationally driven by a motor, and a body of the packaging ampule is formed on the inner periphery of the housing groove. A step is provided to hold the flat portions at both ends of the packaging ampule in non-contact with the inner periphery of the storage groove by contact with the portion, and the packaging ampule is dispensed one by one by rotation of the rotor. can do.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ampoule container 10 includes a cylindrical container main body 11 and a container main body 1.
And a pedestal 12 supporting a lower end of the pedestal 1.
A fitting groove 13 is formed on the upper surface of 2. Fitting groove 13
Is opened at the outer peripheral end surface of the pedestal 12, and the fitting groove 1
The lower end of the container body 11 can be attached to and detached from the inside 3.

The container body 11 has a lid 14 which can be opened and closed, and the container body 11 is closed by closing the lid 14.
Inside, a rectangular storage space 15 extending in the up-down direction is formed.

The storage space 15 is capable of storing the packaging ampule A shown in FIG. 8 in a single row in which the cylindrical body portions 4 are arranged in parallel. A protruding portion 16 extending vertically in a vertical direction is provided on a facing inner surface of the storage space 15 at a position facing the body portion 4 of the packaging ampule A stored in the storage space 15.

The width of the projecting portion 16 is set to be equal to or less than the length of the body portion 4 of the packaging ampule A. When the body 4 of the packaging ampule A is in contact with the projecting portion 16, the flat portions at both ends of the packaging ampule A are formed. 3 is held in a non-contact state with the opposing inner surface of the storage space 15.

The lower end of the storage space 15 is open, and a stopper 17 is provided on one side of the opening. The stopper 17 is L-shaped, and its upper part is swung about a pin 18, and its lower end is urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction facing the lower end opening of the storage space 15.

When the container body 11 is taken out from the pedestal 12, the lower end faces the lower end opening of the storage space 15, and the packaging ampule A stored in the storage space 15 is dropped and discharged. And the container body 11
Is set on the pedestal 12, the lower end is retreated to a position retracted from the lower end opening of the storage space 15 by the retreating means not shown.

The base 12 is provided with a payout port 19 communicating with the lower end opening of the storage space 15 of the container body 11. A cylindrical rotor 20 is provided on one side of the outlet 15. On the outer periphery of the rotor 20, an accommodation groove 21 capable of accommodating a part of the packaging ampule A is formed. A step portion 22 is provided on the inner periphery of the accommodation groove 21 so as to be able to contact the body portion 4 of the packaging ampule A. When the body portion 4 is supported by the step portion 22, the flat portions 3 at both ends of the packaging ampule A are provided. Is held in a state of non-contact with the inner periphery of the accommodation groove 21.

The rotor 20 has a cylindrical surface 2 with its outer peripheral cylindrical surface 23 opposed to a protrusion 16a provided on an inner surface 24 of the payout port 19 facing the rotor.
The mounting position of the packaging ampule A is regulated so that an interval for preventing the packaging ampule A from dropping is formed between the projection amp 16 and the projecting portion 16a. Here, the protruding portion 16 a is provided at a position extending to one protruding portion 16 of the storage space 15.

When the packaged ampules A are stored in a single row in the container body 11, the rotor 20 is rotated in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. The packaging ampule A enters the accommodation groove 21 of the rotor 20, and the packaging ampule A that has entered the accommodation groove 21 is discharged from the outlet 19 by the rotation of the rotor 20, and the packaging ampule A that follows the packaging ampule A. Is received by the cylindrical surface 23 on the outer periphery of the rotor 20 and is prevented from falling.

For this reason, the packaging ampules A stored in the container body 11 are discharged one by one from the lower part by the rotation of the rotor 20.

At the time of dispensing the packaging ampule A as described above, a protruding portion 16 is provided on the inner surface of the container body 11 facing the body portion 4 of the packaging ampule A, and the protruding portion 16 is provided on the body portion of the packaging ampule A. 4 is in contact with the flat portions 3 at both ends of the packaging ampule A, and the flat portions 3 at both ends of the packaging ampule A are held in a non-contact state with the facing surface of the storage space 15.
5 smoothly moves toward the payout port 19 without clogging.

The receiving groove 21 formed in the rotor 20
Step 2 supporting the body 4 of the packaging ampule A is provided on the inner periphery of
2, when a part of the wrapped ampule A enters the accommodation groove 21, the wrapped ampule A is
The body 4 is supported by this, and the flat portions 3 at both ends of the packaging ampule A are held in a non-contact state with the inner periphery of the accommodation groove 21 in the supported state.

For this reason, the intrusion state of the packaging ampule A that has entered the accommodation groove 21 is always constant, and there is no inconvenience that the packaging ampule A is bitten between the rotor 20 and the protruding portion 16 a of the discharge port 19. One ampoule A can be reliably and smoothly dispensed.

When the packaging ampule A in the container main body 11 becomes small or empty due to the dispensing of the packaging ampule A, the container main body 11 is removed from the pedestal 12, and the packaging ampule A is opened in the container main body 11 by opening the lid 14. A
Replenish.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ampoule container A is used in a vertical state. However, as shown in FIG. May be used.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another example of the ampoule quantitative supply device according to the present invention. In this example, a hopper 33 in which a packaging ampule A is stored is connected to one end of a guide frame 30 having a top plate 31 and a pair of side plates 32,
Below the guide frame 30, the supply end is the hopper 3
A conveyor belt 34 facing the lower end outlet of the conveyor belt 3 is provided. A storage space 35 is provided between the carrier side belt 34a above the conveyor belt 34 and the guide frame 30 so that the package ampules A can be stored in a single row in which the body 4 is arranged in parallel. Provided.

A payout port 36 is provided at one end of the storage space 35.
And a dispensing device 40 for dispensing one package ampule A at the dispensing port 36 is provided.

The conveyor belt 34 supports the body 4 of the packaging ampule A and transports it toward the payout port 36. When the body 4 is supported by the conveyor belt 34, the conveyor belt 34 is flat at both ends. Part 3 is a storage space 35
And is supported in a non-contact state.

The dispensing device 40 is configured such that a discharge frame 41 having a U-shaped cross section has an opening on one side thereof facing the discharge port 36, and the discharge frame 41 is rotated by a motor 42.

The ampoule supply device having the above configuration is
The movement of the conveyor belt 34 in the direction of the arrow moves the packaging ampule a toward the outlet 36, and the outlet 3
When the leading packaging ampule A is fed into the discharge frame 41 from 6, the discharge frame 41 is rotated so that the packaging ampule A falls naturally.

When dispensing the packaging ampule A as described above,
The packaging ampule A in the storage space 35 is a conveyor belt 34.
Since the body part 4 is supported by the package ampoule A, the height of the packaging ampule A is constant, and the support of the body part 4 allows the packaging ampule A to be supported so that the flat portions 3 at both ends are not in contact with the storage space 35. The packaging ampule A can be smoothly transferred to the payout port 36 in a single-row aligned state,
Packaging ampules A can be reliably dispensed one by one.

When the wrapped ampule A is dispensed, the hopper 33 refills the storage space 35 with the wrapped ampule A.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the discharge frame 41 has a U-shape supporting the body 4 of the packaging ampule A. However, as shown in FIG. 7, an L-shaped discharge frame is provided. 43 may be used. In this case, when the discharge frame 43 has the same length as the packaging ampule A, a step portion 44 for supporting the body 4 of the packaging ampule A is formed at the center of the discharge frame 43, and the step portion 44 is formed. It is preferable to provide inclined surfaces 45 at both ends of the package so that the ampoule A can be smoothly dropped and discharged.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ampule support in the storage space in which the stick-shaped wrapped ampule can be stored in a state where the central cylindrical body portion is substantially parallel is provided in the body portion of the wrapped ampule. The support of the flat ends is a non-contact support, so that the packaging ampule can be smoothly moved toward the dispensing port while maintaining the aligned state, and the packaging ampule is dispensed by the dispensing means provided at the dispensing port. Can be reliably discharged one by one.

Further, a housing groove is formed on the outer periphery of the rotor for discharging a fixed amount of the packaging ampule, and a step portion for supporting the body of the packaging ampule is provided on the inner periphery of the housing groove, so that the package that has entered the housing groove is provided. Since the body portion is supported by the step portion and the flat ends are kept in a non-contact state with the inner periphery of the receiving groove, the supporting state is always constant, and the ampoule is packaged one by one by the rotation of the rotor. It can be discharged reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal front view of an ampoule quantitative supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing another usage state of the ampoule fixed-quantity supply device shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing another example of the ampoule quantitative supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the payout device shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a packaging ampule.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Packaging ampule 1 Ampoule 2 Packaging material 15 Storage space 16 Projecting portion 19 Discharge port 20 Rotor 21 Storage groove 22 Step 34 Conveyor belt 35 Storage space 36 Discharge port 40 Dispensing device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage space in which an ampoule is wrapped with a wrapping material, and a stick-shaped wrapping ampule in which both ends of the wrapping material are flatly pressed is stored in a state in which a central cylindrical body portion is substantially parallel. A dispensing opening for a packaging ampule is provided at one end of the storage space, and the ampule support in the storage space is supported by the body of the packaging ampule, and the flat ends are non-contact supports. Ampoule storage container for fixed amount dispensing. 2. The ampoule container for constant-rate dispensing according to claim 1, wherein the ampoule support in the storage space comprises a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the storage space. 3. The ampoule container according to claim 1, wherein the ampule support in the storage space comprises an endless conveyor belt for transferring a packaged ampule toward the payout opening. 4. An ampoule fixed-quantity supply device, wherein a dispensing means for dispensing package ampules one by one is provided at a dispensing opening of the ampule storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The dispensing means comprises a cylindrical rotor which is rotated in one direction by a motor, and has a circular arc-shaped receiving groove for accommodating a part of a packaged ampule on the outer periphery of the rotor. The ampoule constant-quantity supply device according to claim 4, wherein a step portion is provided on an inner periphery of the groove so as to hold the flat ends at a non-contact state with the inner periphery of the storage hole by contact with a body portion of the packaging ampule.