JPH075646U

JPH075646U - Drug packaging device

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Publication number: JPH075646U
Application number: JP4612891U
Authority: JP
Inventors: 司郎大村
Original assignee: 株式会社東京商会
Priority date: 1991-03-18
Filing date: 1991-03-18
Publication date: 1995-01-27
Anticipated expiration: 2006-03-18
Also published as: JP2559767Y2

Abstract

(57)【要約】【目的】従来の薬剤分包機に比べて多種類の薬剤を取
り扱うことができ、しかも分包作業の高速化、高能率化
を実現すること。【構成】おのおの複数の薬剤フィーダと、各薬剤フィ
ーダから取り出された薬剤を分包する包装装置とを具え
た複数台の薬剤分包機と、各薬剤分包機で分包すべき薬
剤についての分包情報を入力する操作装置とから構成さ
れ、前記操作装置に入力された分包情報にしたがって、
前記複数台の薬剤分包機の中から，当該分包情報に適合
した所定の薬剤分包機を選択して作動させる集中処理手
段を設けてある。 (57) [Summary] [Purpose] To handle more kinds of medicines than the conventional medicine packing machines, and to realize higher speed and higher efficiency of packing work. [Structure] A plurality of medicine packing machines each including a plurality of medicine feeders and a packing device for packing the medicines taken out from each medicine feeder, and a packing for medicines to be packed by each medicine packing machine It is composed of an operating device for inputting information, and according to the packaging information input to the operating device,
Centralized processing means for selecting and operating a predetermined medicine packing machine suitable for the packing information is provided from the plurality of medicine packing machines.

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】［産業上の利用分野］この考案は分包すべき薬剤についての分包情報を入力する操作装置と、複数台の薬剤分包機とを具えた薬剤分包装置に関するものである。［従来の技術］一般に、病院薬局でとくに外来患者に対して投薬する錠剤の種類は最近では６００〜１０００種類にも上っているが、そのうち頻繁に使用される錠剤はせいぜい１００〜１５０種類であり、しかも使用頻度の高い錠剤は１日当たり１００００錠にも上る反面、使用頻度の低い錠剤には１月に５〜６錠というものもあり、そのため単に取り扱う錠剤の種類が多いというだけでなく、それらの使用頻度による必要錠数にも大差がある。［考案が解決しようとする問題点］しかしながら、従来の錠剤分包機が取り扱うことのできる錠剤の種類および錠数は病院薬局における前記の要求を大幅に下まわっているため、一般に、錠剤分包機では使用頻度の高いもののみを取り扱い、使用頻度の低いものは手作業で取り扱わなければならずきわめて不便であった。また、この不便を解消しようとしてかりに、取り扱うべき錠剤の全種類に等しい個数（たとえば１０００個）の錠剤フィーダを具えた錠剤分包機を作ったとしても、使用頻度の高い錠剤については１日に何回も補給しなければならないため、煩わしいうえその都度分包作業が中断することとなって分包速度が遅くなり、また包装装置から遠く離れた位置にまで錠剤フィーダが配置されることとなるため、この点からも分包速度が遅くなって実際上使用に適さない等の問題点があった。この考案は上記従来のもののもつ問題点を解決して、従来の薬剤分包機に比べて多種類の薬剤を取り扱うことができ、しかも分包作業の高速化、高能率化を実現することのできる薬剤分包装置を提供することを目的とするものである。［問題点を解決するための手段］この考案は上記目的を達成するため、おのおの複数の薬剤フィーダと、各薬剤フィーダから取り出された薬剤を分包する包装装置とを具えた複数台の薬剤分包機と、各薬剤分包機で分包すべき薬剤についての分包情報を入力する操作装置とから構成され、前記操作装置に入力された分包情報にしたがって、前記複数台の薬剤分包機の中から、当該分包情報に適合した所定の薬剤分包機を選択して作動させる集中処理手段を設けたものである。［作用］この考案は上記手段を採用したことにより、従来の薬剤分包機に比べて多種類の薬剤が取り扱われることとなり、また、分包作業の高速化、高能率化が実現されることとなる。［実施例］以下、図面に示すこの考案の実施例について説明する。第１図はこの考案の一実施例を示し、１、１、…は錠剤分包機、２はすべての錠剤分包機１、１、…に共通の操作装置である。各錠剤分包機１は上下に積層した棚３、３、…を具え、各棚３には、おのおの多数の錠剤を収容し、かつ作動時に錠剤を排出するようになった複数の錠剤フィーダ４、４、…がそれぞれ設置される設置部材５、５、…と、設置部材５、５、 …に設置された錠剤フィーダ４、４、…の収容錠剤がなくなったときアラームを発する警報器６、６、…とが設けられていて、錠剤フィーダ４、４、…から排出された錠剤は図示しないシュートを通って落下し、共通ホッパ７の下端において所要数まとめられたうえ、包装装置８に投入されて分包されるようになっている。第２〜４図に示すように、各設置部材５にはそれに設置された錠剤フィーダ４を識別する識別器９が設けられていて、識別器９は、中央に形成された円形凹部１０内に８個のホール素子１１、１１、…が円周方向に均等に配設され、またその外側にも同様のホール素子１２、１２、…が円周方向に均等に配設されたものである。各錠剤フィーダ４の底面には、円形凹部１０と嵌合するように形成された円形凸部１３においてホール素子１１、１１、…に対応した円周上に１箇所だけ永久磁石片（ラバーマグネット）１４が配設され、またホール素子１２、１２、…に対応した８箇所のうち特定の箇所に永久磁石片（ラバーマグネット）１５、１５、…が配設されていて、永久磁石片１４は円周方向の原点位置を示すものであり、また永久磁石片１５、１５、…は錠剤フィーダ４の識別情報を永久磁石片１４による原点位置を基準として円周方向に８ビットのバイナリコードで示すものである。そして、設置部材５、５、…に設置されている錠剤フィーダ４、４、…の識別情報は、それらに収容された錠剤の種類に対応して制御手段１６に記憶され、制御手段１６はこの記憶してある識別情報を利用することによって、錠剤の種類および錠数が指示されれば、指示された種類の錠剤を収容している錠剤フィーダ４に対し指示された錠数だけ排出動作を行わせるようになっている。操作装置２は、分包すべき錠剤の種類（薬品名）および錠数を入力するキーボード１７と、キーボード１７の入力操作時にその操作によって入力された錠剤の種類および錠数を表示するＣＲＴ１８と、入力された分包情報（分包すべき錠剤の種類および錠数）にしたがってそれに適合した所定の錠剤分包機１をつぎのようにして選択して作動させる集中処理手段１９とを具えている。すなわち、集中処理手段１９は、ケーブル２０、２０、…を介してすべての錠剤分包機１、１、…の制御手段１６、１６、…とそれぞれ結ばれていて、入力された分包情報をまず予備情報としてすべての錠剤分包機１、１、…の制御手段１６、１６、…に伝え、それらに記憶してある識別情報に基づいて、分包すべき種類の錠剤が収容されているかどうかを錠剤分包機１、１、…ごとに制御手段１６、１６、…から確認をとり、そのうえで、分包すべき種類の錠剤がいずれか１台の錠剤分包機１にのみ収容されている場合は、その錠剤分包機１の制御手段１６に対し分包すべき錠剤の種類および錠数を指示して分包動作を行わせ、また、分包すべき種類の錠剤が２台以上の錠剤分包機１、１、…に収容されている場合は、それらのうち作動中でない錠剤分包機１の制御手段１６に対し分包すべき錠剤の種類および錠数を指示して分包動作を行わせるようになっている。そして、ケーブル２０、２０、…を伝送される予備情報、確認情報、分包情報等は、ノイズの影響を受けにくいディジタルデータに変換されて伝送されるようになっている。つぎに、上記のものの作用について説明する。まず、使用頻度の高い錠剤は、２台以上の錠剤分包機１、１、…においてそれぞれたとえば１個ずつの錠剤フィーダ４、４、…に収容し、また使用頻度の低い錠剤は、いずれか１台の錠剤分包機１の錠剤フィーダ４に収容しておく。このようにしたうえで、キーボード１７を使い、かつＣＲＴ１８の表示を目で見て確認しながら、分包すべき錠剤の種類および錠数を入力すると、この分包情報の予備情報は集中処理手段１９からケーブル２０、２０、…を介してすべての錠剤分包機１、１、…の制御手段１６、１６、…にディジタルデータとして伝えられ、続いて各制御手段１６から、分包すべき種類の錠剤が当該錠剤分包機１に収容されているかどうかの確認情報がケーブル２０を介して集中処理手段１９にディジタルデータとして伝えられ、集中処理手段１９はこれらの確認情報に基づいて、分包すべき種類の錠剤が収容されている錠剤分包機１（それが２台以上の場合には作動中でないもののうち任意の１台の錠剤分包機１）の制御手段１６に対し分包情報をケーブル２０を介してディジタルデータとして伝える。これを受けて、制御手段１６はこのディジタルデータから分包情報を読み取り、あらかじめ記憶してある識別情報を利用して、分包情報に指示された種類の錠剤を収容している錠剤フィーダ４に対し指示された錠数だけ排出動作を行わせ、それにより排出された錠剤は共通ホッパ７の下端において指示錠数まとめられ、包装装置８に投入されて１分包体中に分包されることとなる。そして、分包すべき種類の錠剤が２台以上の錠剤分包機１、１、…に収容されている場合、それらのうち作動中でない錠剤分包機１を作動させるから、作動中のものの作動が終了するまで待たずに分包作業を行えることとなる。第５図はこの考案の他の実施例を概略的に示し、使用頻度が高くて２台以上の錠剤分包機１、１、…に収容される錠剤（たとえばＡ）を収容する錠剤フイーダ４の個数がそれらの錠剤分包機１、１、…すべてを通じて同数ではなく、たとえばそのうち１台の錠剤分包機１は３個の錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３が錠剤Ａを収容し、残りの錠剤分包機１、１、…はそれぞれ１個の錠剤フィーダ４Ａが錠剤Ａを収容するようになっている。そして、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３を具えた錠剤分包機１の制御手段１６は、錠剤Ａ複数錠（たとえば３錠）を１分包体中に分包すベきことが指示された場合は、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３から１錠ずつ排出させ、また、指示された錠数が４錠の場合には、それを４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３、４Ａ_１の順に割り当てて錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１から２錠、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３から各１錠宛排出させ、続いて４錠排出させる場合には、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３、４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２の順に割り当てて錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_３から各１錠、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_２から２錠宛排出させ、さらに指示された錠数が１錠、２錠または５錠以上の場合であっても、それをつねに４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３、４Ａ_１、…の順に割り当てて錠剤排出動作を行わせるようになっている。また集中処理手段１９は、錠剤Ａを分包すべきことが入力された場合、その錠数が２錠以上の場合は錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３を具えた錠剤分包機１を作動させ、また分包すべき錠数が１錠の場合は錠剤フィーダ４Ａを具えた錠剤分包機１、１、…のうち作動中でない任意の１台を作動させるが、錠剤フィーダ４Ａを具えた錠剤分包機１、１、…がすべて作動中の場合には錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３を具えた錠剤分包機１を作動させるようになっている。その他は第１〜４図の実施例と同様のものであるので、同様の部分に同一の符号をつけて示してある。この実施例のものは、第１〜４図の実施例のものとほぼ同様に作用するほか、とくに使用頻度が高いうえ１分包体中に分包される錠数に多様性のある錠剤（たとえばＡ）を取り扱うのに有効である。すなわち、錠剤Ａを分包する際、その錠数が２錠または３錠の場合は、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３を具えた錠剤分包機１を作動させれば１度に排出できるから従来の１／２または１／３の排出時間しかかからず、４錠以上の場合であっても従来の排出時間に比べて短時間で排出できる。しかも、錠剤Ａはつねに錠剤フイーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３、４Ａ_１、…の順に割り当てて排出されるから、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３に収容されている錠剤Ａの残量はつねに均等に減少していき、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３のどれか１個が空になって警報器６（図示省略）がアラームを発したら、他の２個も実質的に空であることが明らかであるから、オペレータは錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３のすべてに同時に錠剤Ａを補給することができ、その結果、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３の補給回数はそれらを個別に補給する場合に比べて１／３に減少することとなる。そして、錠剤フィーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３を具えた錠剤分包機１はこのような利点を有している反面、錠剤Ａを収容した残りすべての錠剤分包機１、１、 …においても錠剤フィーダ４Ａの個数をたとえば４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３の３個ずつにしたのでは他の種類の錠剤を収容する錠剤フィーダ４、４、…の個数が制約を受けてしまうこととなるが、残りの錠剤分包機１、１、…は錠剤フィーダ４Ａをそれぞれ１個ずつ具えているから、そのような制約を受ける不都合もない。なお、上記各実施例では操作装置２をすべての錠剤分包機１、１、…に共通の１台のみ設けたがこれに限定せず、たとえば各錠剤分包機１に１台ずつ対応させて設け、そのうち少なくとも１台の操作装置２が、それに対応した錠剤分包機１のみの操作と、すべての錠剤分包機１、１、…の操作とを切換選択できるようにしてもよく、また集中処理手段１９は操作装置２に設けられるだけに限らず、操作装置２とは別体に構成してもよい。また、上記各実施例いずれにおいても、，使用頻度が高くて２台以上の錠剤分包機１、１、…に収容される錠剤の種類は１種類のみに限定せず、また、たとえば錠剤Ａ２錠とＢ１錠とが組み合わせて１分包体中に分包されることがよくあるような場合は、錠剤フイーダ４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２に錠剤Ａを収容し、錠剤フィーダ４Ｂに錠剤Ｂを収容して、これらをグループにまとめて各１錠ずつ錠剤を排出させるようにしてもよい。また、警報器６、６、…の発するアラームは視覚的または聴覚的いずれでもよいし、錠剤フィーダ４、４、…の収容錠剤がなくなる前にあらかじめアラームを発するようにすることもでき、また、識別器９は上記実施例のものに限定せず、とくに同一種類の錠剤を収容している複数の錠剤フィーダ（４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３等）についてはそれらの識別情報を錠剤フィーダごとに別々のものではなく共通のものとしてもよく、また、包装装置８、８、…の作動は、それぞれ対応した錠剤分包機１、１、…のたとえば制御手段１６、１６、…が指令してもよいし、操作装置２がたとえばケーブル２０、２０、…を介して、または、包装装置８、８、…専用に別途設けたケーブルを介して指令してもよく、また、分包情報は分包すべき錠剤の種類および錠数に限らず、包装数等を含めて分包情報としてもよく、また、分包データはディジタルデータに限らずアナログデータであってもよい。さらに、上記各実施例では錠剤分包装置に適用したが、たとえば各散剤分包機が秤、電磁フィーダおよび環状分割ますを具えた散剤分包装置に適用して、分包すべき散剤の種類、分包数（すなわち環状分割ますで分割する数）およびその総量（すなわち秤ではかる量）からなる分包情報を取り扱うことができるし、環状分割ますを具えていない種類の散剤分包装置、あるいは他の適宜の薬剤分包装置に適用することもでき、その他この考案は上記各実施例の種々の変更、修正が可能であることはいうまでもない。［考案の効果］この考案は上記のように構成したので、，複数台の薬剤分包機を具えているため、従来の単一の薬剤分包機に比べて、多種類の薬剤を取り扱うことができ、そのため、使用頻度の高い薬剤を取り扱えることはもちろん、従来は手作業に頼らざるをえなかった使用頻度の低い薬剤までも取り扱うことができて、手作業による分包作業を大幅に減少させることができ、したがって、自動化による分包作業の高速化、高能率化を図ることができ、また、複数台の薬剤分包機にそれぞれ包装装置が設けられているため、たとえば、単一の薬剤分包機においてただ単に薬剤フィーダの個数を増やした場合に比べて、各薬剤フィーダから包装装置までの薬剤の経路を短くすることができるとともに、各薬剤分包機を使って、複数の分包作業を同時に並行して行うことができ、したがって、この点からも、分包作業の高速化、高能率化を図ることができる等のすぐれた効果を有するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a medicine packing apparatus including an operating device for inputting packing information of medicines to be packed, and a plurality of medicine packing machines. Is. [Prior Art] Generally, the number of tablets to be administered to outpatients in hospital pharmacies has reached 600 to 1000 in recent years, but 100 to 150 tablets are frequently used. Moreover, while the number of tablets used frequently is as high as 10,000 per day, the number of tablets used infrequently is 5-6 tablets per month, and therefore there are many types of tablets to be handled. There is also a large difference in the required number of tablets depending on their frequency of use. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the types of tablets and the number of tablets that can be handled by the conventional tablet packaging machine are significantly lower than the above-mentioned requirements in the hospital pharmacy, in general, the tablet packaging machine is not It was very inconvenient to handle only those that were used frequently and those that were used infrequently by hand. In addition, even if a tablet packing machine having a tablet feeder of the number equal to all kinds of tablets to be handled (for example, 1000 tablets) is made in order to eliminate this inconvenience, the daily use of tablets frequently used is Since it has to be replenished again, it is bothersome and the packaging work is interrupted each time, and the packaging speed becomes slower, and the tablet feeder is placed far away from the packaging machine. From this point as well, there was a problem that the packaging speed was slow and it was not suitable for practical use. The present invention solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional ones, can handle a larger number of kinds of medicines as compared with the conventional medicine packing machine, and can realize the speeding up and the efficiency improvement of the packing work. An object of the present invention is to provide a medicine packaging device. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of medicine feeders each including a plurality of medicine feeders and a packaging device for packaging the medicines taken out from each medicine feeder. A packaging machine and an operating device for inputting packaging information about a medicine to be packaged by each medicine packaging machine, and according to the packaging information input to the operating device, among the plurality of medicine packaging machines Therefore, a centralized processing means for selecting and operating a predetermined medicine packing machine suitable for the packing information is provided. [Operation] By adopting the above means, the present invention can handle a larger number of types of medicines as compared with the conventional medicine packing machine, and realizes high-speed and high-efficiency packing work. Become. [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1, 1, ... Are tablet packing machines, and 2 is an operating device common to all tablet packing machines 1, 1 ,. Each tablet packaging machine 1 comprises shelves 3, 3, ... Stacked vertically, and each shelving 3 contains a plurality of tablet feeders 4, each of which stores a large number of tablets and discharges the tablets at the time of operation. , And the alarms 6, 6 for issuing an alarm when the stored tablets of the tablet feeders 4, 4, ... Installed on the installation members 5, 5 ,. , Are provided, the tablets discharged from the tablet feeders 4, 4, ... Drop through a chute (not shown), are collected in the required number at the lower end of the common hopper 7, and are then loaded into the packaging device 8. Are packaged separately. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each setting member 5 is provided with a discriminator 9 for discriminating the tablet feeder 4 disposed therein, and the discriminator 9 is provided in a circular recess 10 formed in the center. The eight Hall elements 11, 11, ... Are evenly arranged in the circumferential direction, and the same Hall elements 12, 12 ,. On the bottom surface of each tablet feeder 4, there is only one permanent magnet piece (rubber magnet) on the circumference corresponding to the Hall elements 11, 11, ... In the circular projection 13 formed so as to fit with the circular recess 10. 14 are arranged, and permanent magnet pieces (rubber magnets) 15, 15, ... Are arranged at specific locations among the eight locations corresponding to the Hall elements 12, 12 ,. The permanent magnet pieces 15, 15, ... Show the identification information of the tablet feeder 4 in an 8-bit binary code in the circumferential direction with the origin position by the permanent magnet piece 14 as a reference. Is. The identification information of the tablet feeders 4, 4, ... Installed on the installation members 5, 5, ... Is stored in the control means 16 in correspondence with the type of tablets accommodated therein, and the control means 16 uses this. When the type and the number of tablets are instructed by using the stored identification information, the ejecting operation is performed by the instructed number of tablets to the tablet feeder 4 containing tablets of the instructed type. It is designed to let you. The operation device 2 includes a keyboard 17 for inputting the type (drug name) of tablets to be packaged and the number of tablets, and a CRT 18 for displaying the type and number of tablets input by the operation when the keyboard 17 is operated. Centralized processing means 19 for selecting and operating a predetermined tablet packing machine 1 adapted to it according to the inputted packing information (type of tablets to be packed and number of tablets). That is, the centralized processing means 19 is connected to the control means 16, 16, ... Of all the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... Via the cables 20, 20 ,. .. are transmitted to the control means 16, 16, ... Of all the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... As preliminary information, and based on the identification information stored therein, whether or not the type of tablets to be packaged is stored. Is checked from each of the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... From the control means 16, 16, ... And, when the type of tablets to be packaged is stored in only one of the tablet packaging machines 1, A tablet packaging machine having two or more tablets of the type to be packaged, by instructing the control means 16 of the tablet packaging machine 1 to perform the packaging operation by instructing the type and number of tablets to be packaged. Operated among those stored in 1, 1, ... Control means 16 of the tablet packing machine 1 to instruct the tablet to be separate package type and the tablet number is adapted to perform a packing operation not. Preliminary information, confirmation information, packaging information, etc. transmitted through the cables 20, 20, ... Are converted into digital data that is less susceptible to noise and transmitted. Next, the operation of the above will be described. First, the frequently used tablets are stored in, for example, one tablet feeder 4, 4, ... In each of two or more tablet packaging machines 1, 1 ,. It is stored in the tablet feeder 4 of the tablet packaging machine 1 of the table. If the type and the number of tablets to be packaged are entered while using the keyboard 17 and visually confirming the display of the CRT 18 after doing so, the preliminary information of this packaging information is the centralized processing means. 19 is transmitted as digital data to the control means 16, 16, ... Of all the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... Via cables 20, 20 ,. Confirmation information as to whether or not the tablets are accommodated in the tablet packaging machine 1 is transmitted as digital data to the central processing means 19 via the cable 20, and the central processing means 19 should perform packaging based on these confirmation information. The packaging information is stored in the packaging means 1 for the control means 16 of the tablet packaging machine 1 containing one type of tablet (any one of the tablet packaging machines 1 which is not operating when there are two or more tablets). Transmitting the digital data via the 20. In response to this, the control means 16 reads the packaging information from this digital data, and uses the identification information stored in advance, to the tablet feeder 4 that contains the tablets of the type indicated in the packaging information. The designated number of tablets is discharged, and the discharged tablets are collected at the lower end of the common hopper 7 and put into the packaging device 8 to be packaged in one packet. Becomes When the type of tablets to be packed is stored in two or more tablet packing machines 1, 1, ..., Of those, the tablet packing machine 1 that is not in operation is operated, so that the one that is in operation does not operate. The packaging work can be performed without waiting until the end. FIG. 5 schematically shows another embodiment of the present invention, which shows a tablet feeder 4 which stores tablets (for example, A) which are frequently used and are stored in two or more tablet packing machines 1, 1 ,. The number of tablets is not the same throughout all of the tablet packing machines 1, 1, ..., For example, one tablet packing machine 1 contains three tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ containing the tablets A and the remaining tablets Each of the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... Has one tablet feeder 4A to store the tablets A therein. Then, the control means 16 of the tablet packaging machine 1 equipped with the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ is instructed to package a plurality of tablets A (for example, 3 tablets) into one package. In case of 4 tablets, 4 tablets are discharged from the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ one by one, and when the number of tablets instructed is 4 tablets, 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ and 4A ₁ When sequentially allocating and discharging two tablets from the tablet feeder 4A ₁ and one tablet from each of the tablet feeders 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ , and subsequently discharging 4 tablets, the order is 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ , 4A ₁ and 4A _2. Even when the tablet feeders 4A ₁ and 4A ₃ discharge one tablet each, and the tablet feeder 4A ₂ discharges two tablets each, and even when the number of tablets instructed is 1, 2, 5 or more, it is always _{_{_{4A 1, 4A 2, 4A 3}}} , 4A 1, It adapted to perform the tablet discharge operation by assigning the order. Further, the centralized processing means 19 operates the tablet packing machine 1 including the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ when it is input that the tablets A should be packed, and when the number of tablets is 2 or more. Further, when the number of tablets to be packaged is one, any one of the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ... Having the tablet feeder 4A which is not in operation is operated, but the tablet having the tablet feeder 4A is operated. packing machine 1, 1, ... are in all cases during operation is adapted to actuate the tablet packing machine 1 comprising a tablet feeder _{_{4 a 1, 4A 2, 4A}} 3. The other parts are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and therefore the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. The tablet of this embodiment operates in substantially the same manner as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and is particularly frequently used, and tablets having a variety of tablets packed in one packet ( For example, it is effective for handling A). That is, when packing tablets A, if the number of tablets is two or three, they can be discharged at once by operating the tablet packing machine 1 equipped with the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A _3. Therefore, it takes only 1/2 or 1/3 of the conventional discharge time, and even in the case of 4 tablets or more, it can be discharged in a shorter time than the conventional discharge time. Moreover, the remaining amount of tablets A is always tablet feeder _{_{_{4A 1, 4A 2, 4A 3}}} , 4A 1, since discharged ... are assigned in the order of tablets A accommodated in the tablet feeder _4A _1, _4A _2, _4A ₃ When the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ are emptied and the alarm 6 (not shown) gives an alarm, the other two are substantially reduced. Since it is clear that it is empty, the operator can replenish all of the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ with tablet A at the same time, and as a result, replenishment of the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ The number of times will be reduced to 1/3 as compared with the case of supplying them individually. The tablet packing machine 1 equipped with the tablet feeders 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ and 4A ₃ has such advantages, but on the other hand, all the tablet packing machines 1, 1 ... For example, if the number of feeders 4A is set to 3 for each 4A ₁ , 4A ₂ , 4A ₃ , the number of tablet feeders 4, 4, ... For accommodating other types of tablets will be restricted, Since the remaining tablet packing machines 1, 1, ... Are each provided with one tablet feeder 4A, there is no such inconvenience of being restricted. In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, only one operating device 2 is provided in common to all the tablet packaging machines 1, 1, ..., However, the invention is not limited to this. For example, one operating device 2 is provided for each tablet packaging machine 1. At least one of the operation devices 2 may be configured to switch and select the operation of only the corresponding tablet packing machine 1 and the operation of all of the tablet packing machines 1, 1 ,. 19 is not limited to being provided in the operating device 2, and may be configured separately from the operating device 2. In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the number of tablets that are frequently used and accommodated in two or more tablet packing machines 1, 1, ... Is not limited to only one type. In the case where the combination of B1 tablet and B1 tablet is often packaged in a single packet, the tablet feeders 4A ₁ and 4A ₂ contain the tablet A, and the tablet feeder 4 B contains the tablet B. Then, these may be collected into a group and one tablet each may be discharged. Further, the alarm issued by the alarm devices 6, 6, ... May be visual or audible, and the alarm may be issued in advance before the stored tablets in the tablet feeders 4, 4 ,. discriminator 9 is not limited to the above embodiments, in particular a plurality of tablet feeders housing the same kind of tablets _{_{(4A 1, 4A 2, 4}} a 3 , etc.) for each tablet feeder their identification information for , May be common, and the operation of the packaging devices 8, 8, ... Is instructed by, for example, the control means 16, 16 ,. The operating device 2 may issue an instruction via, for example, the cables 20, 20, ... Or via a cable separately provided for the packaging devices 8, 8 ,. Tablets to wrap Not only the type and lock number, may be a separate package information including package such as the number, also packaging data may be analog data is not limited to digital data. Furthermore, in each of the above-mentioned examples, it was applied to a tablet packaging device, but for example, each powder dispensing machine was applied to a powder dispensing device equipped with a scale, an electromagnetic feeder and an annular splitting device, and the type of powder to be packaged, It is possible to handle packaging information consisting of the number of packages (that is, the number divided by the ring division) and its total amount (that is, the amount weighed on the scale), and a type of powder dispensing device that does not include the ring division It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to any other appropriate medicine packaging device, and various changes and modifications of the above embodiments can be made. [Advantage of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, since it is equipped with a plurality of medicine packing machines, it is possible to handle more kinds of medicines than the conventional single medicine packing machine. Therefore, it is possible to handle not only frequently used medicines, but also to use less frequently used medicines, which conventionally had to rely on manual work, greatly reducing manual sacheting work. Therefore, the packaging work can be speeded up and the efficiency can be improved by automation, and since a plurality of drug packing machines are provided with the respective packaging devices, for example, a single drug packing machine can be used. In comparison with the case of simply increasing the number of drug feeders, it is possible to shorten the drug path from each drug feeder to the packaging device, and use each drug packing machine to perform multiple packing operations. Therefore, the present invention has excellent effects such as high speed and high efficiency of the packaging work from this point as well.

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図はこの考案の他の実施例を示すブロック図である。１…錠剤分包機２…操作装置３…棚４、４Ａ、４Ａ_１、４Ａ_２、４Ａ_３…錠剤フィーダ５…設置部材６…警報器７…共通ホッパ８…包装装置９…識別器１０…円形凹部１１、１２…ホール素子１３…円形凸部１４、１５…永久磁石片１６…制御手段１７…キーボード１８…ＣＲＴ１９…集中処理手段２０…ケーブルBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of an essential part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the discriminator of FIG. 4 and 5 are bottom views of the tablet feeder of FIG. 2 and FIG.
The figure is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... tablet packing machine 2 ... operating device 3 ... shelf _{_{4,4A, 4A 1, 4A 2,}} 4A 3 ... tablet feeder 5 ... installation member 6 ... alarm 7 ... common hopper 8 ... packaging device 9 ... discriminator 10 ... circular Recesses 11, 12 ... Hall element 13 ... Circular protrusions 14, 15 ... Permanent magnet piece 16 ... Control means 17 ... Keyboard 18 ... CRT 19 ... Centralized processing means 20 ... Cable

Claims

[Claims for utility model registration] 1. Multiple drug packing machines each having a plurality of drug feeders and a packing device for packing the drugs taken out from each drug feeder, and packing with each drug packing machine The operating device for inputting the packaging information about the medicine to be filled, according to the packaging information input to the operating device, from among the plurality of medicine packaging machines, a predetermined one suitable for the packaging information. A medicine packing apparatus characterized by comprising centralized processing means for selecting and operating a medicine packing machine. 2. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the centralized processing means is provided in the operating device. 3. The medicine packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in at least two of the medicine packing machines, the same kind of medicines is stored in some of the medicine feeders. 4. The utility model registration wherein the centralized processing means, when the type of the medicine to be packaged is the type described above, selects and operates the medicine packing machine which is not in operation among the at least two medicine packing machines. The medicine packaging apparatus according to the third aspect.