JPH0549676A - Powder supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discharge powder of an arbitrary kind by as much as a required amt. among plural kinds of the powders and to automatically supply this powder from a prescribed supply port. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted by having plural powder discharging devices 1, 1 constituted to house various kinds of the powders and to discharge only the required amt. thereof, the supply port 3 and a transporting device 4 for transporting the discharged powder to the supply port 3 and to selectively oppose the arbitrary discharge port thereof and the transporting device 4 by moving the powder discharging devices 1, 1. Among the powders housed in the respective powder discharging devices 1, 1, the powder of the arbitrary kind selectively opposed to the transporting device 4 is discharged in the required amt. only by the movement of the discharging devices 1, 1 without requiring the manual operation of a pharmacist at all and is transported by the transporting device 4 so as to be automatically supplied from the supply port 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a powdered medicine supplying device adapted to supply an arbitrary kind of powdered medicine from a plurality of kinds of powdered medicine through a predetermined supply port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there are many kinds of powdered medicines handled in hospital pharmacies, etc., and these powdered medicines are stored in a relatively large amount in a storage container called an apparatus bottle for each kind. In addition, they are arranged side by side on a shelf built above the dispensing table. When dispensing any kind of powder medicine contained in such a device bottle to administer to a patient based on a doctor's prescription, first, the drug powder is dispensed from the device bottle in the required amount instructed by the prescription. You have to take it out to the table. That is, in general, a prescribed amount of powder prescribed in a prescription is taken out from a device bottle into a dispensation table in an amount corresponding to one prescription indicated in a prescription, and then this is divided into doses for one dose. Next, it is performed that a single dose is packaged into one package and the package is administered to a patient. As described above, the dispensation work of powder is generally performed by taking out one prescription powder from the device bottle to the dispensation table, dividing work from one prescription into one dose, and packing work for each dose. Of these, regarding the dividing work and packing work,
Conventionally, various dividing devices and packaging devices have been developed and partially put into practical use in response to automation demands.

[0003]

However, it is impossible to automatically take out only the required amount of powdered medicine from the device bottles put up on the shelves to the dispensing table. Of the work, at least the work of taking out the powder from the device bottle to the dispensing table must be done manually by the pharmacist, which is not only a great burden on the pharmacist, but also the dispensing of the powder. It was a decisive factor in automating the work and was a very serious problem.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, discharges a desired amount of powdered medicine of a desired kind from a plurality of kinds of powdered medicine, and automatically supplies it from a predetermined supply port. It is an object of the present invention to provide a powder medicine supply device that can be used.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention accommodates each type of powdered medicine and discharges only a necessary amount of the powdered medicines, a supply port, and a supply port.
A transport device for transporting the discharged powder to the supply port, and moving the powder discharge device to selectively associate the discharge port of any of them with the transport device. ..

[0006]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, the powder medicine stored in each powder medicine discharging device can be selectively corresponded to the carrying device by the movement of the powder medicine discharging device without any manual work of the pharmacist. A desired amount of any other kind is discharged, conveyed by the conveying device, and automatically supplied from the supply port.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a powdered medicine supply device according to the present invention. This powdered medicine supply device accommodates each kind of powdered medicine and discharges only a necessary amount. , A plurality of powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... And a supply port 3
And a transfer device 4 for transferring the discharged powder to the supply port 3.
, And the powdery medicine discharge devices 1, 1, ... Are moved so that the discharge ports of any one of them and the carrier device 4 are selectively made to correspond to each other. The carrier device 4 is installed at a fixed position, and the powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1,
When an arbitrary powdered medicine discharge device 1 is made to correspond by moving ..., various designs can be made for the arrangement of the powdered medicine discharge devices 1, 1, ... Illustration is omitted. For example, as an example, the powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... Are arranged in a circle, and these are rotated by an appropriate moving mechanism 20 around the center of the circle (shown by a chain line connecting to the moving mechanism 20). The transfer device 4 can be installed at a position corresponding to one position of the rotation trajectory of the transfer device. Further, such a circularly arranged powdered medicine discharging device 1, 1,
, May have a multi-layer structure in the upper and lower sides, and in that case, the carrier device 4 may be installed for each of the powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... In each layer, but a single carrier device 4 is used. In this case, the carrier device 4 is replaced by the powdered medicine discharge devices 1, 1, ...
So as to be capable of selectively responding to the height of the powder, or a multi-layered powder discharge device 1, 1,
Is configured to be integrally movable up and down (and rotationally movable), it is possible to make a single carrier device 4 correspond to any powdery medicine discharging device 1 having a multi-layer structure.
Further, it is not necessary to always move all of the appropriately arranged powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ..., And it is also possible to move only a necessary part (one or several) of the powdered medicine discharging devices 1 to discharge the powdered medicine. It is possible to selectively associate any one of the devices 1, 1, ... With the transport device 4. Each powdered medicine discharge device 1 causes a powdered medicine container 11 that can appropriately discharge the powdered medicine, and causes the powdered medicine container 11 to perform a discharging operation, and when the discharge amount of the powdered medicine accompanied therewith reaches a necessary amount, the powdered medicine container 11 And an ejector 12 for terminating the ejecting operation. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the powdered medicine discharging device 1. The powdered medicine container 11 has a stock section 13 having an internal volume capable of stocking a sufficiently large quantity of powdered medicine of any kind, and a stock. The discharge unit 15 is configured to discharge the powdered powder little by little, and the supply unit 14 that supplies the powdered drug from the stock unit 13 to the discharger 15 in order to continuously discharge the powdered drug from the discharge unit 15. On the other hand, the ejector 12
Along with the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 11
5, a weighing section 16 for weighing the powdered medicine discharged, and a setting section 18 for arbitrarily setting the required amount of the powdered medicine to be discharged,
The weighing value of the weighing unit 16 is compared with the setting value of the setting unit 18, and when the weighing value, that is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine reaches the set value, that is, the required amount of the powdered medicine, the discharging operation of the powdered medicine container 11 is ended. It is composed of a control unit 17. Further, when the powder medicine discharging device 1 containing the kind of powder medicine to be discharged is designated from the powder medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... By the function of an appropriate control device (not shown), the designated powder medicine discharging device. The moving mechanism 20 moves the powder discharge device 1 or all the necessary powder discharge devices 1, 1, ... When the amount is set in the setting unit 18 and the powdered medicine discharging device 1 is moved to a position corresponding to the carrying device 4, the discharging operation is started. Then, the necessary amount of powdered medicine, which has been weighed by the weighing unit 16, is introduced into the conveying device 4 by an appropriate feeding device 19, and is further conveyed to the supply port 3 by the conveying device 4. There is. The feeding device 19 can be configured by, for example, a vibration feeder such as an electromagnetic feeder, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the weighing unit 16 is also used.
However, when the weighing is completed, the necessary amount of powdered medicine is transferred by the transport device 4
In the case of a structure that can be introduced into the above, it can be omitted. The transfer device 4 can transfer the powdered medicine discharged from all the powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... To the supply port 3, but it can be used for various purposes other than simply carrying. it can. For example, the transportation path is circular and configured to draw a rotation locus, and while rotating this, one prescription powder discharged from the powder discharging apparatus 1 is evenly distributed along the circumferential direction, and then the powder is supplied. At a position corresponding to the mouth 3, the powdered medicine is cut out by a predetermined angle and supplied from the supply opening 3, so that the powdered medicine for one prescription can be configured as an appropriate dividing device for dividing into one dose. .. Further, it can be configured as a dividing device having an appropriate structure other than this.
Moreover, it goes without saying that the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine discharging device 1 can be used as a device for temporarily holding it, but the powdered medicine discharged from the plurality of powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... It is possible not only to simply wait and supply from the supply port 3 in the discharged order, but also to supply from the supply port 3 according to a desired order different from the discharge order. Further, a discharge port of a manual powder medicine feeder having an appropriate structure is located at a part of the transport path, and the powder powder received from the powder powder feeder is transported to the supply port 3 and supplied from the supply port 3. It can also be configured. Similarly, if it is necessary to convey to the supply port 3 and supply from the supply port 3,
It can handle anything related except powdered medicine. Therefore, the structure of the transfer device 4, the transfer route, the operating method thereof, and the like can be arbitrarily configured according to various applications. For example, the transfer route can be a circle, a straight line, an appropriate circulation route, or any other suitable use. It is possible to discuss the most suitable transport route. FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of an embodiment of the powder medicine container 11, which comprises a stock portion 13,
Each of the supply unit 14 and the discharge unit 15 has a void having a required internal volume and shape, and the void of the stock unit 13 and the void of the supply unit 14 communicate at least partially. Further, the empty space of the supply unit 14 and the empty space of the discharge unit 15 are communicated with each other at least in part, but with respect to the inner volume, the shape, the communication place and the form of these empty spaces,
Since various designs are possible, a concrete illustration is omitted. For example, as an example, the supply unit 14 is arranged below the stock unit 13, the discharge unit 15 is arranged further below the supply unit 14, and the lower end of the empty space of the stock unit 13 is
The upper end of the empty space of the supply unit 14 communicates with the supply unit 14
The lower end of the empty space and the upper end of the empty space of the discharge part 15 communicate with each other, so that the powdered medicine in the empty space of the stock part 13 will be in the empty space of the supply part 14 as long as it falls smoothly. It can be designed to pass through the void of the supply part 14 and into the void of the discharge part 15 as long as it enters and drops more smoothly from there. An appropriate discharging member 21 is provided in the empty space of the discharging portion 15, and an appropriate shutter 22 is provided at the discharging port formed at the appropriate position in the empty space.
Is provided. The discharge member 21 can be constituted by, for example, a screw formed by a spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, and the base and the space are formed in a cylindrical shape, It is preferable to dispose a screw-shaped discharge member 21 in the inner wall of the cylinder.
Is preferably arranged. The discharge member 21 is connected to an appropriate motor 23 that rotates the discharge member 21 to move the powdered medicine in the cylindrical cavity toward the discharge port, and the shutter 22 is a shutter. 22
Is opened and closed, and an appropriate actuating member 24 adapted to open and close the discharge port of the cylindrical cavity is connected. Therefore, the discharge member 21 is rotated by the motor 23, and the shutter 22 is rotated by the operating member 24.
When the opening is opened, the powdered medicine in the cylindrical space of the discharge part 15 moves toward the discharge port and is discharged from the discharge port. On the other hand, when the rotation of the discharge member 21 is stopped and the shutter 22 is closed, the discharge part 15 is discharged. Is configured to stop the movement and discharge of the powdered drug. Further, an appropriate stirring member 25 can be provided in the empty space of the supply unit 14. The stirring member 25 can be configured by, for example, a scraper formed by protruding a plurality of arm members around the spindle, and the stirring member 25 is configured to rotate the stirring member 25. The appropriate motor 26
Is connected. Therefore, if the stirring member 25 is rotated by the motor 26, the powdered medicine in the empty space of the supply unit 14 is
While being agitated, it is smoothly supplied into the cylindrical space of the discharge part 15 and is also supplied into the space of the supply part 14 stock part 1
3 is configured so that the powdered medicine is supplied. Also,
The powdered medicine in the empty space of the stock portion 13 gradually moves toward the empty space of the supply portion 14 according to the powdered medicine discharge operation of the discharge portion 15 and the powdered medicine supply operation of the supply portion 14 accompanied therewith. In order to smoothly carry out the above, it is desirable that the cross-section bonds in the vacant space of the stock portion 13 be gradually increased from the upstream side to the downstream side, or at least the same level from the upstream side to the downstream side. But,
The upstream side is required to be larger than the downstream side for the purpose of stocking a large amount of powder as much as possible due to the limited outer dimensions of the stock portion 13 and the purpose of suppressing the installation space of the powder container 11. In this case, in addition to the stirring member 25 of the supply unit 14, it is indispensable to provide the stock unit 13 itself with an appropriate stirring member 27. Such a stirring unit B27 may be rotated by an independent dedicated motor, but the stirring member 25 of the supply unit 14 may be used.
The agitating member 27 may be shared by the agitating member 25 and the agitating member 27 to rotate together with the agitating member 25. The stirring member 27 is installed not only when the cross-sectional area of the empty space of the stock portion 13 is larger on the upstream side than on the downstream side, but also when the cross-sectional area is the same from upstream to downstream. Is also effective when it gradually increases from upstream to downstream.

Next, the operation of the powdered medicine supplying device constructed as described above will be explained. First, each powder medicine container 1
Into the stock parts 13 of 1, 11, ... Next, the stirring member 27 of the stock unit 13 and the stirring member 25 of the supply unit 14 are rotated by the motor 26 to supply the powdered medicine in the stock unit 13 to the supply unit 14 while stirring, The powdered powder of No. 1 is supplied to the discharge unit 15 while being stirred, and is filled in the discharge unit 15.
At this time, if necessary, by rotating the discharging member 21 by the motor 23 by a desired amount, the discharging unit 1
Make sure to fill powder powder in 5. Of course, the filling operation of the powdered medicine in the discharge part 15 is performed by the discharger 12
It is possible to omit it because it is valid only for the first time. On the other hand, by the function of an appropriate control device (not shown), the powdered medicine discharging device 1 containing the kind of powdered medicine to be discharged is designated from the powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... And the required amount of the powdered medicine to be discharged. Is instructed. Then, the moving mechanism 20 is operated so that the designated powdered medicine discharging device 1 is located at a position corresponding to the carrier device 4, and the powdered medicine discharging device 1 is moved.
Alternatively, all the necessary powdered medicine discharging devices 1, 1, ... Are moved. Then, when the powdered medicine discharging device 1 is moved to a position corresponding to the conveying device 4, the moving mechanism 20 is stopped, and the motor 23 is driven to rotate the discharging member 21 according to the instruction of the discharging device 12, and the powder discharging device 1 is operated. The shutter 22 is opened by operating the member 24. Then, the discharge operation of the powdered medicine is started, and the powdered medicine in the cylindrical space of the discharge portion 15 gradually moves toward the discharge outlet and is continuously discharged from the discharge outlet. At this time, the amount of the powdered medicine substantially commensurate with the amount discharged from the discharge part 15 by the rotation of the discharge member 21 is smoothly supplied from the supply part 14 into the discharge part 15 by the rotation of the stirring member 25, and the supply part 14 is also supplied. The amount of the powdered medicine substantially corresponding to the amount supplied from the discharge unit 15 to the discharge unit 15 smoothly moves into the supply unit 14 from the stock unit 13 by the rotation of the stirring member 25 and the stirring member 27.
The discharge of powdered medicine from No. 5 will be performed continuously without interruption. Then, when the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharge unit 15 (that is, the measured value by the weighing unit 16) reaches the necessary amount to be discharged (that is, the set value by the setting unit 18), the powdered medicine discharging device 1 discharges the discharger. According to the instruction of 12, the motor 23 is stopped to stop the rotation of the discharging member 21, the actuating member 24 is operated to close the shutter 22, and at the same time, the rotation of the stirring member 25 and the stirring member 27 by the motor 26 is also stopped. .. Then, the necessary amount (for example, one prescription) of the powdered medicine discharged from the discharge portion 15 of the powdered medicine container 11 and finished being weighed by the weighing machine 16 is fed by the feeding device 19.
It is introduced into the transport device 4 by the transport device 4 and is further transported to the supply port 3 by the transport device 4. At this time, by configuring the transport device 4 as an appropriate dividing device, The introduced one-prescription powder is divided into each dose and supplied from the supply port 3.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic structure of another embodiment of the powder medicine container 11. In the case of the powder medicine container 11, although not shown, the discharge amount of the powder medicine is shown in the discharger 12. In order to adjust the discharge operation according to the above, the discharge operation level before and after the increase / decrease (that is, the discharge amount per unit time) and the discharge amount at which it should be performed (that is, the timing at which the discharge operation level should be switched) are instructed appropriately. Is provided and during the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 11, the control unit 17
The discharge operation of the powder medicine container 11 is performed according to the discharge operation level instructed by the adjusting unit. Appropriate ejection members 21a and 21b are provided in parallel in the empty space of the ejection unit 15, and an appropriate shutter 22 is provided at the ejection port formed at an appropriate location in the empty space. The discharge members 21a, 21b can be constituted by, for example, a screw formed by a spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, and in this case, the space is 2
It is preferable to form two separate or joined cylindrical shapes, and dispose screw-shaped discharge members 21a and 21b in each of the cylinders. Also, discharge openings are formed at the tips of both cylinders, It is preferable to arrange a common shutter 22. The discharge members 21a and 21b are connected to appropriate motors 23a and 23b, respectively, which rotate the discharge members 21a and 21b to move the powdered medicine in the cavity toward the discharge port, and also to connect the shutters. An appropriate operating member 24 that opens and closes the shutter 22 and accordingly opens and closes the discharge port of the empty space is connected to 22. Therefore, the motors 23a, 23
When the discharge members 21a and 21b are rotated by b and the shutter 22 is opened by the operating member 24, the powdered medicine in the empty space of the discharge portion 15 moves toward the discharge port and is discharged from the discharge port, while the discharge member 21a is discharged. , 21b are stopped and the shutter 22 is closed, the movement and discharge of the powdered medicine in the discharge part 15 are stopped. Further, the discharge amounts of the powdered medicine by the discharge members 21a and 21b are configured to be different from each other. That is, the discharge amount of the powdered medicine by the discharge member 21a per unit time is larger than the discharge amount of the powdered medicine by the discharge member 21b, and conversely, the discharge member 2
The discharge amount of powdered medicine by 1b is the discharge member 2
It should be lower than the discharge amount of powdered medicine by 1a per unit time. Such a thing is, for example, the discharge member 21a.
Is larger than the diameter of the discharging member 21b, or the screw pitch of the discharging member 21a is longer than the screw pitch of the discharging member 21b,
Alternatively, by combining the both, it is possible to achieve even when the discharge members 21a and 21b rotate at the same speed as each other. Furthermore, the rotation speed of the discharge member 21a by the motor 23a can be made equal to that of the discharge member 2 by the motor 23b.
It can also be achieved by increasing the rotation speed of 1b. Then, as described above, the discharge members 21a and 21b having different discharge amounts of the powdered medicine per unit time from each other.
Is combined with the control unit 17 and the adjusting unit of the ejector 12 as follows. That is, for example, from the beginning to the end of the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 11, the discharging members 21a and 21b are rotated together, whereby a relatively large amount of the powder medicine is discharged per unit time, At a point slightly before the end of the discharging operation period, the discharging member 21b is rotated as it is, but the rotation of the discharging member 21a is stopped so that the powder 23 is discharged only by a small amount per unit time.
The timing of switching from driving to stop of a is instructed by the adjusting unit, and the control unit 17 controls the motors 23a and 23b in accordance with this instruction. By doing so, for example, during the discharging operation of the powder medicine container 11, the discharging members 21a and 21b are rotated together to discharge a relatively large amount of the powder medicine per unit time, and thus it is necessary to discharge the powder medicine. While a large amount of powdered drug is discharged in a relatively short time, due to the large amount discharged,
It is possible to avoid the disadvantage that an unavoidable large amount error occurs at the end of the discharge operation period, and for example, during the discharge operation period of the powder medicine container 11, only the discharge member 21b is rotated to unit the powder medicine. Only a small amount is discharged per hour, so that due to the minute discharge,
At the end of the discharge operation period, the quantity error does not substantially occur, but on the other hand, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that it takes a considerably long time to discharge the necessary amount of powdered medicine, and therefore the necessary amount to be discharged. The powdered medicine is discharged in a relatively short time and with substantially no volume error, and as a result, both the speed of discharging the powdered medicine and the accuracy can be realized without difficulty and effectively.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the discharger 12 is provided with the weighing section 16 and the setting section 18, and the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 11 is controlled by the weighing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the discharge amount of the powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 11 can be controlled according to, for example, the rotation angle or the drive time of the motor 23 that rotates the discharge member 21. It is also possible to adopt a control method that does not depend on the weighing. Further, in the above embodiment, as an example in which any of the powdered medicine discharge devices 1, 1, ... And the carrier device 4 are selectively associated with each other, the powdered medicine discharge devices 1, 1 ,. Although the configuration in which the powdered medicine discharging device 1, 1, ... Is moved is not limited to this, the arrangement, the method of moving the locus, and the locus thereof are arbitrary as necessary. , And the powdered medicine discharging device 1, 1, ... In lieu of, or together with the powdered medicine discharging device 1, 1 ,. Any one of 1, ...
It is also possible to selectively correspond to the carrier device 4.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge member 21 is configured by the screw formed by the spiral flange protruding around the support shaft, but the invention is not limited to this. It is possible to use the discharge member 21 having the shape and structure described above. Further, in the above embodiment, the stirring member 25 is configured by a scraper formed by a plurality of arm members protruding around the spindle, but the invention is not limited to this, and an appropriate shape and structure are provided. It is possible to use a stirring member 25 consisting of. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the stirring member 2 of the supply unit 14 is used as a motor for the stirring member 27 of the stock unit 13.
The motor 26 for 5 is shared, and the motor 26 rotates the stirring member 27 together with the stirring member 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stirring member 27 of the stock portion 13 is exclusively used. The motor can also be provided independently. Further, in the above embodiment, the discharging unit 15
The motor 26 for the stirring member 25 of the supply unit 14 is provided separately from the motor 23 for the discharge member 21 of FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only the motor 23 is provided and The discharging member 21 of the discharging unit 15 may be rotated, the stirring member 25 of the supplying unit 14 may be rotated, and the stirring member 27 of the stock unit 13 may also be rotated. In that case, the discharging member 21 may be rotated.
Alternatively, when either one of the stirring members 25 and 27 needs to be selectively and independently rotated, the motor 23 and the discharge member 21 or the stirring member 25,
27 and 27 may be configured to be separably coupled.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge amounts of the powdered medicines by the discharge members 21a and 21b are configured to be different from each other, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, both may be configured to be the same. It is possible to change the discharge amount of the powdered drug per unit time as a whole by distinguishing whether to use only one or both at the same time, and the number of discharge members is limited to two. Alternatively, it is possible to provide three or more and use them selectively. Further, for example, the driving speed of the motor 23a or 23b may be configured to be switched in the middle of the discharging operation period of the powder medicine container 11, and thus, either one of the discharging members 21a or 21b, that is, Even with a single discharge member, it is possible to change the discharge amount of powdered medicine per unit time during the discharge operation period of the powdered medicine container 11. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the required amount (for example, one prescription) of powdered medicine discharged from the powdered medicine container 11 by the function of the discharger 12 is divided into doses by the carrier device 4 configured as a dividing device. Although it is divided and supplied from the supply port 3, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a necessary amount of powdered medicine to be discharged, an instruction is given not for one prescription but for one dose. Then, this can be set in the setting unit 18, and in that case, the necessary amount (one dose) of the expelled powder which is discharged does not need to be configured as the dividing device, and the whole amount of the expelled drug remains as one package. It is possible to supply from the supply port 3 as a minute. Then, for example, the discharge members 21a, 2
Of 1b, a discharging member 2 capable of discharging a large amount per unit time
1a is a discharge member for taking out one prescription powder, while a discharge member 21 capable of discharging a minute amount per unit time
It is also possible to properly use b as a discharge member for taking out a dose of powdered medicine. Therefore, the adjusting method of the discharging operation by the adjusting unit is, as shown in the above embodiment,
The discharge operation level (discharge amount per unit time) is not limited to being switched in the middle of the discharge operation period of the powder medicine container 11. For example, when the discharge amount of the powder medicine is one prescription, the discharge operation corresponding to that is performed. While the powdered medicine container 11 is caused to discharge a relatively large amount of powdered medicine per unit time, when the amount of discharged powdered medicine is one dose (one package), the discharge operation corresponding to that is performed. It is also possible to switch the discharge operation of the powder medicine container 11 between the case of prescription discharge and the case of single package discharge so that a relatively small amount of powder medicine is discharged per unit time.

[0011]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The powdered medicine contained in each powdered medicine discharging device does not require any manual work by the pharmacist, and by moving the powdered medicine discharging device, any kind of selectively corresponding to the carrying device is discharged by a necessary amount, It is transported by the carrier and can be automatically supplied from the supply port.Therefore, out of a plurality of types of powdered medicines, a desired amount of powdered medicines can be discharged in a required amount, and it can be automatically supplied from a predetermined supply port. Therefore, it is extremely useful for automating the dispensing operation of powdered medicines, and eventually realizes an automatic powdered medicine dispensing and packing machine that automatically carries out the operations from taking out the powdered medicines to the packaging work. For example, it has an excellent effect that it can play an indispensable role.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a powder medicine feeder according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a powdered medicine discharge device of the powdered medicine supply device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a powder medicine container of the powder medicine discharging device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the powder medicine container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Powder discharging device 3: Supply port 4: Conveying device 11: Powder storage device 12: Discharging device 13: Stock part 14: Supplying part 15: Discharging part 16: Weighing part 17: Control part 18: Setting part 19: Feeding Device 20: Moving mechanism 21: Discharging member 21a: Discharging member 21b: Discharging member 22: Shutter 23: Motor 23a: Motor 23b: Motor 24: Actuating member 25: Stirring member 26: Motor 27: Stirring member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of powdered medicine discharging devices for accommodating each kind of powdered medicine and discharging only a necessary amount, and a supply port,
A delivery device for delivering the discharged powder to the supply port, and moving the powder delivery device so as to selectively associate the delivery port of any one of them with the delivery device. And powdered medicine supply device.