JPH11321802A - Medicine packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To uniformly level the surface of medicines housed in a V-shaped measure and to make works for precise dividing possible by a method wherein horizontal reference lines serving as a criterion for leveling the surface of medicines are formed at least at either of a side plate or an opening/shutting plate of the V-shaped measure. SOLUTION: A V-shaped measure 1 that houses medicines and let the medicines drop into a plurality of split containers positioned below is constructed by fixing end plates 7 to both ends of a side plate 6 and by turnably providing an opening/shutting plate 8 at both of the end plates 7, and a plurality of horizontal reference lines 1a serving as a criterion for leveling the surface of the medicines are formed at specified intervals at least at either of the side plate 6 or the opening/shutting plate 8. After the inside of the V-shaped measure 1 is partitioned with partitioning triangular plates in accordance with the desired number of subdivision packs, the medicines are housed in the V-shaped measure and the surface thereof is leveled along the horizontal reference lines 1a with a leveling member such as brush, and the medicines are dropped into a plurality of split containers positioned below with the opening/shutting plate 8 opened. Thereby, the medicines are divided equally for each of the split containers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine packaging apparatus, and more particularly to a medicine packaging apparatus provided with a structure for leveling the surface of a medicine contained in a V-measure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a medicine packaging apparatus, in order to pack medicines one by one, a medicine is accommodated in a V-measure, and the surface thereof is made even. Drops into separate containers.

[0003]

However, in the medicine packaging apparatus, it is difficult to evenly arrange the surfaces of the medicines contained in the V-measures so as to be located in the same horizontal plane, and some experience is required. In addition, the inspection after smoothing has to rely on visual inspection, and must be inaccurate. In particular, when the number of divisions at one time increases and a large amount of medicine needs to be accommodated in the V-measures, the range of smoothing increases, and the surface of the accommodated medicine may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. .
As a result, there is a problem that the division becomes uneven and the amount of packaging varies.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine packaging apparatus capable of precisely dividing the surface of a medicine contained in a V-measure by evenly equalizing the surfaces.

[0005]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, end plates are fixed to both ends of a side plate so that a lower edge can be brought into contact with and separated from the side plate. Providing an opening / closing plate, providing a partitioning triangle plate between the opening / closing plate and the side plate, and adjusting the number of divisions of the medicine by moving the partitioning triangle plate toward the end plate,
A plurality of divided containers which are arranged side by side below the V-measuring unit, have a bottom plate which can be opened and closed, and evenly receive and receive the medicine falling from the V-measuring unit; In a medicine packaging apparatus including a packaging apparatus for packaging medicines one by one, a horizontal reference line serving as a reference for leveling the surface of the medicine is formed on at least one of the side plate and the opening / closing plate of the V-measuring device.

[0006] The horizontal reference line may be formed of an alumite process or another material that can be distinguished from other portions, or may be a boundary line between an irradiated portion irradiated with light from a light source and a non-irradiated portion not irradiated, A linear irradiator obtained by condensing light from a light source, and the horizontal reference line, a linear irradiator obtained by using light from a light source as slit light, and / or at least one of a side plate and an open / close plate May be constituted by a bulging curved surface, and may be constituted by a linear reflecting portion obtained by irradiating the bulging curved portion with light from a light source.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a medicine dividing and packaging apparatus provided with a V-measure 1 according to the present embodiment. In addition to the V-measure 1, a moving collecting container 2, a cleaner device 3, an opening / closing device 4, and a packaging device 5
(Only the hopper 26 is disclosed).

As shown in FIG. 2, an end plate 7 is fixed to both ends of a side plate 6 and an opening / closing plate 8 is rotatably provided on both end plates 7 as shown in FIG.

The V-shaped measure 1 is disposed above the movable collecting container 2 moved to the origin position, extends from both ends of the first support wall 10 erected on the base 9, and is fixed to the end plate 7. Arm 11.

The side plate 6 is made of an aluminum alloy.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of horizontal reference lines 1a are formed on the inner surface at predetermined intervals by alumite processing. Each horizontal reference line 1a is visible from the outside when the surface of the medicine (powder) contained in the V-measure 1 is leveled using a spatula or the like (not shown). The horizontal reference line 1a may be formed on the open / close plate 8 or on both the side plate 6 and the open / close plate 8.

A pair of upper and lower guide walls 12 are provided on the back surface of the side plate 6 so as to project in the longitudinal direction. Protrusions 12a are formed on opposing surfaces of the guide wall 12, respectively.

Arms 13 extend from both ends of the opening and closing plate 8 at right angles and in the same direction. The arm 13 is rotatably connected to the end plate 7 about a support shaft 13a, and is opened and closed with respect to the side plate 6 by a first opening / closing device 4a described below.

A partitioning triangular plate 14 is disposed on the side plate 6 so as to be reciprocally movable (left and right directions in FIG. 1). An arm 15 extends from the partitioning triangular plate 14 toward the rear of the side plate 6, and the arm 15 is provided with a pair of upper and lower rollers 16. The roller 16 has a guide groove 16 a formed in the center of the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to engage with the ridge 12 a of the guide wall 12, and rolls on the guide wall 12.

The partitioning position of the partitioning triangular plate 14, that is, the division number of the powdered medicine accommodated in the V-measure 1 is determined by the partitioning triangular plate 14.
Is determined by adjusting the moving position of the permanent magnet 17.
a, 17b and position detection sensors 18a, 18b. The permanent magnets 17a and 17b are disposed in a pair on the arm 15 of the partitioning triangular plate 14. On the other hand, the position detection sensors 18a, 18b are connected to the respective permanent magnets 17a,
In order to detect 17b, a pair of upper and lower parts are arranged at positions corresponding to the respective number of packages behind the V-shaped measure 1.

The moving collecting container 2 includes a plurality of divided containers 19.
Are detachably arranged side by side and integrated. In this movable collecting container 2, a roller 2a provided on the back side rolls between opposed walls 10a, 10a provided on the first support wall 10, and a protruding portion on the front side is erected from the base 9 in a second support. By being guided between a pair of upper and lower rollers 21 and 21 provided on the wall 20, it is movable in the left-right direction in FIG. In addition, a rack 22 is provided on the back of the moving collecting container 2,
A pinion 24 provided on a rotation shaft of a motor 23 fixed to the second support wall 20 meshes. Thus, when the motor 23 is driven, the movable collecting container 2 reciprocates via the pinion 24 and the rack 22.

Each of the divided containers 19 is formed in a box shape whose upper side is open, and the upper edges of the side walls of the adjacent divided containers 19 are formed at an acute angle so that the powdered medicine can be surely divided. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 25 of each divided container 19 is rotatably mounted around a support shaft 25a, and is urged to close the bottom by a spring 25b. The bottom plate 25 has a contact portion 25c extending laterally from the support shaft 25a. As means for closing the lower end opening of the divided container 19 with the bottom plate 25, a magnet, a solenoid, or the like may be used in addition to the spring 25b.

The opening / closing device 4 includes a bottom plate 25 of each divided container 19.
The first opening / closing device 4 for sequentially opening on the hopper 26
a, and a second opening / closing device 4b that is opened below the cleaner device 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first opening / closing device 4a includes a first arm 27 rotatably provided about a support shaft 27a, a first cam 28, and a support shaft 29 provided on the first arm 27.
and a link 29 that is rotatably connected about a and transmits the operation of the first cam 28. The first cam 28 is rotated by a first motor 30 at a predetermined angle. The rotation position determines the rotation position of the first arm 27, and the pressing portion 27b of the first arm 27 presses the contact portion 25c extending laterally from the support shaft 25a of the bottom plate 25. Thereby, the bottom plate 25 rotates and the lower part of the divided container 19 is opened.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second opening / closing device 4b has a second opening / closing device 4a having the same structure as the first opening / closing device 4a.
An arm 30 and a second cam 31 are provided. Second arm 30
Is provided with arm portions 30b and 30c at both ends of a shaft portion 30a rotatably disposed along the lower surface of the movable collecting container 2. One arm portion 30c has an end abutting on the outer periphery of the second cam 31 whose rotational position is changed by driving the second motor 32.

The cleaner device 3 includes, as shown in FIG.
It comprises a duct 34, a hand cleaner 35 and a suction device 36. The duct 34 has a suction port 34a at the center of the lower surface.
And is disposed on the side of the end plate 7 so as to cover the back side of the opening of the divided container 19 located thereunder. The suction device 36 includes a filter 36a and a fan 36b.
And the duct 34 and the hand cleaner 35 are connected to each other.

The packaging device 5 receives the powdered medicine supplied from the powdered medicine supply device by a hopper 26, and sequentially supplies the wound wrapping paper to wrap one by one (hopper 2).
6 is omitted).

Next, the operation of the medicine dividing and packaging apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

First, the partitioning triangular plate 14 in the V-measure 1 is moved to a position corresponding to the desired number of packages, and when the partitioning triangular plate 14 is positioned, powder medicine is stored in the V-measure 1 and the surface thereof is peeled. And the like with a leveling member (not shown). In this case, since the horizontal reference line 1a is formed on the side plate 6, the lower edge of the leveling member is moved horizontally by using the horizontal reference line 1a as a mark, so that the surface of the powdered medicine in the V-measure 1 is horizontally. It is possible to be. Therefore, the surface of the powdered medicine can be easily leveled even when the amount of the powdered medicine accommodated in the V-measure 1 is large and the range of preparation is wide.

When the storage of the powdered medicine in the V-measure 1 is completed in this manner, the powdered medicine is divided into the divided containers 19 by moving the movable collecting container 2 to the origin position and opening the opening / closing plate 8. . Since the powdered medicine in the V-measure 1 is evenly distributed as described above, it can be equally divided into the divided containers 19.

Next, while moving each movable collecting container 2, each divided container 19 is sequentially positioned above the hopper 26, and the bottom plate 25 is opened by the first opening / closing device 4a, so that the containers are packed and accurately separated. Get a sachet.

In the above embodiment, the horizontal reference line 1
Although a was formed by alumite processing, this horizontal reference line 1a may be formed as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal reference line 1a may be formed by embedding a brass square member 40 as a separate member in the side plate 6.

As shown in FIG. 7A or 7B, the light from the light source 41 is partially blocked by the opening / closing plate 8 or the upper edge of the side plate 6 so that the side plate 6 or the opening / closing plate 8 is irradiated with the light. The boundary may be used as the horizontal reference line 1a by forming a bright part and a dark part which is cut off.

As shown in FIG. 8, the light from the light source 41 is condensed on the side plate 6 (or the open / close plate 8) by the concave mirror 42, or is passed through the slit 43 as shown in FIG. The obtained light line may be used as the horizontal reference line 1a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, by forming the inner surface of the side plate 6 into a curved shape protruding inward, the side plate 6 can be obtained by natural light, indoor lighting 44, or the like (preferably a separate light source 41 is provided). The obtained gloss may be used as the horizontal reference line 1a.

As described above, when the light emitted from the light source 41 is used, the horizontal reference line 1a of a desired color such as red or blue may be obtained by covering the light source 41 with cellophane or the like.

Further, the position for forming the horizontal reference position 1a may be adjusted by making the light source 41 and the concave mirror 42 movable.

Further, by forming a locking portion on the leveling member such as the above-mentioned spatula and moving the locking portion along, for example, the upper edge of the side plate 6, if the lower edge of the leveling member is desired, Preferably, the position is moved. This allows
In combination with the configuration of the horizontal reference line 1a, the medicine in the V-measure 1 can be made even more even.

[0035]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the medicine dividing apparatus of the present invention, the horizontal reference line indicating the leveling position of the medicine is provided on at least one of the side plate and the opening / closing plate of the V-measuring device. Since it has been formed, the operator only needs to level the surface of the medicine along the horizontal reference line, and can perform a precise leveling operation while improving workability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a medicine dividing and packaging apparatus provided with a V-measure according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the first opening / closing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a second opening / closing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the V measure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a V measure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a V measure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a V measure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a V measure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a V measure according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: V square 1a: Horizontal reference line 6: Side plate 8: Open / close plate 41: Light source 42: Concave mirror 43: Slit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An end plate is fixed to both ends of a side plate,
An opening / closing plate is provided so that a lower edge can be separated from and attached to the side plate, a partitioning triangle plate is provided between the opening / closing plate and the side plate, and the partitioning triangle plate is moved toward the end plate to thereby provide a medicine. A V-measure that allows the number of divisions to be adjusted, and a plurality of divided containers that are arranged side by side below the V-measure, have a bottom plate that can be opened and closed, and evenly receive and receive a medicine falling from the V-measure,
And a packaging device for packaging the medicines falling from the plurality of divided containers one by one, wherein at least one of the side plate or the opening / closing plate of the V-measured part is a reference for leveling the surface of the medicine. A drug packaging device characterized by forming a horizontal reference line. 2. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal reference line is formed by alumite processing. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal reference line is formed of another material that can be distinguished from other parts.
3. The drug packaging device according to item 1. 4. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal reference line is constituted by a boundary line between an irradiation part irradiated with light from a light source and a non-irradiation part not irradiated. 5. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal reference line is constituted by a linear irradiation section obtained by condensing light from a light source. 6. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal reference line is constituted by a linear irradiation section obtained by using light from a light source as slit light. 7. The horizontal reference line, wherein at least one of the side plate and the opening / closing plate is formed of a bulging curved surface, and a linear reflecting portion obtained by irradiating the bulging curved portion with light from a light source. The medicine packaging device according to claim 1, wherein the medicine packaging device is constituted by: