JP2001212207A - Device for packaging divided medicine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a device for packaging divided medicine appropriate for effective dispensing system of prepackaged medicine. SOLUTION: The packaging device 30 has plural medicine feeders 31 which issue various kinds of medicine, a collecting devise 32 which collects medicine issued from the feeders, and a packaging device 33 which packages separately the collected medicine. In packaging separately, the packaging device 33 puts the medicine into a separated small bag and wraps it up. The bags of medicine are separated just before putting medicine into the bags in order to prevent preliminary feeding of material of bags.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing machine for performing automatic dispensing based on prescription information such as prescription data and the like. The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing machine that is incorporated in a dispensing system that collects and collects fractional remaining fractions and collects fractional fractions. Note that “based on prescription information” in the present specification includes not only using prescription data as it is, but also using dispensing information derived therefrom. For example, even if a part of the prescription data is extracted, a predetermined data format conversion process is performed, or data related to each dispensing device is added, it also corresponds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic dispensing device for medicines such as tablets and capsules, a medicine dispensing apparatus for handling medicines in a PTP package and a medicine packaging machine for handling loose medicines (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-21)
9705, JP-A-11-226089) and the like have been put to practical use. In addition, a medicine bag issuing machine for producing a medicine bag for packing a dispensed medicine (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-203)
No. 707) and a drug bagging machine for performing the filling process.

[0003]

However, these dispensing devices have been developed and developed to meet the specific needs of each device.
It has been improved. For example, in a medicine dispensing apparatus, a PTP sheet or the like is cut out in accordance with a necessary number of medicines and then dispensed, and complicated processing such as carrying over the remaining fractional portion to the next time is also performed. Further, in the medicine packaging machine, it is necessary to temporarily disassemble the packaged medicine before dispensing.
Moreover, when cutting the sachets, the sachets after the medicine has been charged are fed to the downstream from the medicine introduction position, so that they are cut off.
Separation increases waste.

[0004] Further, as for the medicine bag, if an appropriate size is used in accordance with the number of medicines, various sizes are prepared and selected, so that the device becomes large and depending on the size, They can often run short or surplus. For this reason, when automatically dispensing an arbitrary number of medicines specified by a prescription or the like, if an attempt is made to dispense a packaged medicine that has been previously packaged in PTP packaging or the like, the conventional dispensing device or its system does not progress the processing. There are many surprisingly.

Therefore, in order to shorten the waiting time of patients at the counter of a hospital pharmacy, the dispensing device and system must be devised so that the automatic dispensing can be efficiently performed even for the dispensing of packaged drugs. Is a technical issue.
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to realize a medicine dispensing machine suitable for a dispensing system capable of efficiently dispensing a packaged medicine.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems First to fourth solving means invented to solve such problems are as follows.
The configuration and operation and effect will be described below.

[First Solution] A medicine packing machine according to the first solution is, as described in claim 1 at the time of filing of the application, a large number of drug feeders accommodating various kinds of drugs in a dischargeable manner, and discharging from them. In a medicine packaging machine equipped with a collection mechanism for collecting the medicines and a packaging device for packaging the medicines to be received, the packaging device puts the medicines into separated packaging bags upon packaging. Packaging.

In the medicine packaging machine according to the first solution, the medicine to be dispensed is discharged and collected in a specified amount, and then packaged in one or a series of packaging bags. However, at this time, since the sachets to be charged are separated before the medicine is put into the sachets, the sachets may be taken out one by one or the number of continuous sachets as necessary. Variable,
Unlike the case where the bandage is cut off after the bandage is fed after a series of packaging, there is no waste of the bandage / packaging bag material. Therefore, it is most suitable for fractional packaging. Of course, it is also suitable for general use in prescription units.

[Second Solution] A medicine packing machine according to a second solution is the medicine packing machine according to the first solution as described in claim 2 at the time of filing the application. But,
A stock mechanism for holding the separated sachets side by side, a transfer mechanism for moving the sachets taken out of the sachets to the medicine input position and the sealing position, and a sealing mechanism for the sachets that have come to the sealing position. And a sealing mechanism for stopping.

In the medicine packaging machine according to the second solution, the packaging bags are separated without waste before being set in the medicine packaging machine, and are set in the stock mechanism to change the order of use. When it comes, it is taken out of it and passed to the transfer mechanism. Then, with the movement of the transfer mechanism or transferred by the transfer mechanism, the drug is injected at the drug input position,
Thereafter, at the sealing position, sealing is performed by the sealing mechanism.
Thereby, even if the sachet is separated before the medicine is charged, the sachet is surely performed.

[Third Solution] According to a third aspect of the present invention, a medicine packing machine according to a third solution is provided with a plurality of medicine feeders for accommodating various kinds of medicines in a dischargeable manner, and discharging the medicines from them. In a medicine packaging machine equipped with a collection mechanism for collecting the medicines and a packaging device for packaging the medicines to be received, the packaging device feeds a continuous bandage sequentially, A cutter mechanism that is provided between the feeding position and cuts the bandage sent from the bandage supply mechanism at the boundary between the sachets, and a seal mechanism that seals the sachet into which the medicine has been charged. And a gripping member that moves between the cutter mechanism and the sealing mechanism with the cut end of the bandage.

In the medicine packing machine according to the third solution, the packing bag is constituted by a continuous packing band and cut and separated in the medicine packing machine. There is no waste of the bandage because it is performed without the empty feed before the position. In addition, since the end portion of the bandage is held by the gripping member and moves from the cutting position of the cutter mechanism to the sealing position of the seal mechanism via the medicine injection position accompanying the end portion, the bandage is made of paper, film, or the like. Even if it is made of a soft material and is cut early, the bandage can be reliably fed and packed.

[Fourth Solution] According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medicine packaging machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein a large number of medicine feeders accommodating various kinds of medicines are ejected from the medicine feeders and ejected therefrom. In a medicine packaging machine equipped with a collecting mechanism for collecting the medicines and a packaging device for packaging the medicines received from the packaging machine, the packaging device supplies the bandage with a bandage, and the bandage sent out therefrom. A cutter mechanism for cutting the shell-shaped depressions formed between the shell-shaped depressions, a medicine introduction mechanism for supplying a medicine to the shell-shaped depressions, and a seal for the medicine-filled shell-shaped depressions. And a sealing mechanism for attaching the stop member.

[0014] In the medicine packaging machine according to the fourth solution, the packaging bag includes shell-shaped depressions such as respective hemispherical depressions in the packaging band, and is cut in the medicine packaging machine. Although the separation is performed, the separation is performed without the idle feeding at a position before the medicine charging position, so that the bandage is not wasted. In addition, since the space for accommodating the input drug is formed in the bandage in advance in the bandage, there is no inconvenience even if the material of the bandage is somewhat harder than paper or film, etc. By using a bandage of such a material, even if the bandage is separated before the introduction of the medicine, the feeding of the bandage and the introduction of the medicine are reliably performed. Further, even if the material of the bandage is as described above, the sealing is easily and reliably performed by attaching another sealing member such as a seal.
Thus, also in this case, the packaging is reliably performed.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The drug dispensing machine of the present invention achieved by such a solution and the dispensing system incorporating the same are described in the following first to third embodiments. An example will be described. The first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 embodies the first and second solving means described above, and the second embodiment shown in FIGS. The third embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 embodies the first and fourth solutions described above. In addition,
In the drawings, for simplicity and the like, base plates, fasteners such as frames and bolts, and coupling tools such as hinges are omitted from the drawings, and those necessary and related to the description of the invention are mainly described. This is shown schematically.

[0016]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 shows the structure of the whole system, FIG. 2 shows the main structure of the medicine dispensing device, FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the packaging device in the medicine packing machine, and FIG. 4 shows the structure of the medicine bagging machine. The main structure is shown.

This dispensing system (see FIG. 1 (a)) includes a dispensing control device 10, a medicine dispensing device 20 containing various packaged medicines as they are, and a medicine of the same or more kinds. There is provided a medicine packaging machine 30 for accommodating, a medicine bagging machine 40, and a transfer means 50. The medicine dispensing device 20 and the medicine packing machine 30 are arranged on the upstream side or the middle side of the medicine transfer route by the transfer means 50, the medicine bagging machine 40 is arranged on the downstream side thereof, and the dispensing control device 10 performs operations and the like. Each device 2 placed in an easy place
It is communicably connected to controllers 0 to 50. In this example, the dispensing control device 10 is located at the left end, and the medicine dispensing device 20, the medicine packaging machine 30, and the medicine bagging machine 40 are arranged in a line on the right side, and penetrate the lowermost portions of these 20 to 40. Transfer means 50 is provided.

The dispensing control device 10 is a computer system equipped with a display, a keyboard, and the like. In order to control the entire system by program processing (see FIG. 1 (b)), the dispensing control device 10 includes operating conditions and dispensing information. And the like, an input routine 12 for inputting operation instructions such as start and interruption of dispensing processing, and each dispensing device 2.
A communication routine 13 that transmits instructions to the controllers 0 to 50 in the form of electronic messages and receives replies, and a control routine 14 that creates instructions for the dispensing devices and the like 20 to 50 while monitoring the operation state of the dispensers 20 to 50 are installed. I have.

Also, the dispensing control device 10 allows the input routine 12 to accept data input by an operator's tapping in order to input prescription information defining the type and quantity of medicines necessary for determining the dispensing content. In addition, as an option, the input routine 12 or the like also accepts automatic reading by OCR, or the communication routine 13 or the like downloads prescription data online from a host computer of an ordering system (not shown). Has also become.

Further, the control routine 14 extracts data of medicines that can be automatically dispensed from the prescription data and creates a series of instructions for each of the dispensing devices 20 to 50 based on the data. The corresponding quantity is divided into the dispensing packaging unit part and the remaining fractional part for each of the medicines, and an instruction relating to the packaging unit part is issued to the medicine dispensing apparatus 20, and an instruction relating to the fractional part is issued to the medicine packaging machine 30. Is issued to the medicine bagging machine 40.

The medicine dispensing device 20 (see FIGS. 1 and 2)
The medicines are dispensed in packaged form.
A plurality of medicine cassettes 20 housed on a rotatable rotary plate 23, and a take-out mechanism 21 that sucks and takes out the package 2 of the medicine 1 from the medicine cassette 20 that has come to the take-out position directly below. I have. In this example, the storages storing them are stacked up and down about three levels, and are compactly installed.

The rotary plate 23 is composed of a turntable or the like which is supported by a slide bearing or the like (not shown) so as to be capable of bidirectional rotation.
2 is provided with a processing of a not-shown hook hole for attaching the hook 2 and the attachment of a hook and a lock member thereof to form a base of the storage. The center portion thereof is punched out for dropping the medicine taken out, and the like, and a vertical cylinder 25 is also provided to guide the dropped medicine. Thereby, in this medicine dispensing device 20, each storage is cylindrical and rotatable.

The take-out mechanism 21 is fixed in a state of extending laterally from a column or the like (not shown).
The medicine cassette 22 passes one after another with the rotation of 3. Then, in order to take out the portion immediately below the taken out position and take out the medicine 1 together with the package 2 from the medicine cassette 22 that has come there, the take-out mechanism 21 has a movable pad 21c having a suction port formed on the lower surface, Pad 2
A driving unit 21b for moving 1c in the vertical direction and the radial direction of the cylindrical storage, and a feed roller 21d facing the inner cavity of the cylindrical storage at the end thereof are provided. A pipe is connected to an intake port of a blower (not shown) via a flexible hose 21a and a flexible hose 21a.

The medicine cassette 22 is provided with a box-shaped stock portion 22a having an open upper surface for housing a plurality of packages 2, and the stock portion 22a stores a large number of packages 2 stacked one on top of the other. For this reason, the inside is slightly larger than the package 2 and has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped container as a whole. The movable table 22b is provided in the internal space of the stock portion 22a.
Are provided so as to be able to move up and down, and stacked packages 2
Can be raised and lowered.

The package 2 is made of a P containing a plurality of medicines 1 packed therein.
A typical example is a TP sheet (see FIG. 2E), a thin packaging box, or the like, but any material can be used as long as it is stacked on the movable base 22b and can be sucked by the negative pressure suction force of the pad 21c. As long as the condition is satisfied, a plurality of sheets may be enclosed by a rubber band 3 or the like (see FIG. 2F). In any case, since the package 2 is taken out of the medicine cassette 22 by the take-out mechanism 21 without being cut or the like, the quantity of the medicine 1 to be dispensed in one take-out operation is reduced by the packaging of the medicine cassette 22 concerned. The unit is set in a payout controller (not shown). Since such setting information is also necessary for the processing of the control routine 14, the dispensing controller notifies the dispensing control device 10 at a time when the system is initialized. Alternatively, they are collectively set by the dispensing control device 10 and downloaded to the medicine dispensing device 20.

The medicine packaging machine 30 (see FIG. 1) wraps and outputs loose or unpackaged medicines 1, and for this purpose, a large number of medicine feeders 31 accommodating various kinds of medicines 1 in a dischargeable manner. A collecting mechanism 32 for collecting the medicines 1 discharged from them, a packaging device 33 for packing the medicines 1 to be received from now on, and a packaging controller (not shown) according to the instructions received from the dispensing control device 10. An appropriate medicine feeder 31 is selected, and the corresponding medicine 1 is discharged from the medicine feeder as needed. The collected medicine is collected by the collection mechanism 32 and sent to the packed medicine input hopper 33a of the lower packaging device 33.
Further, the packaging is performed by the packaging device 33. In the medicine packaging machine 30, the delivery destination of the packaging bag in which the medicine 1 is packaged is
Aside from being above 0, the same device as the conventional device may be used as long as it is as described above, but in this medicine packaging machine 30, even if the packaging bag is separated into small pieces, the material is not wasted. Thus, the internal structure of the packaging device 33 is improved.

That is, (see FIG. 3), the packaging device 33
The sachets 4 are formed in such a manner that only one side can be opened in a state where the sacks are separated one by one in advance, and the sachets 4 are stacked one on top of the other to hold the sachets in order. A sachet stock mechanism 33d and a sachet transport mechanism 33e for taking out sachets 4 one by one from there and moving the taken sachets 4 to the medicine charging position and the sealing position.
A printing mechanism 33c for printing a medicine name or the like on the sachet 4 immediately before the dispensing position, and a bidirectional rotatable direction changing roller 33f provided at the medicine dispensing position immediately below the divided medicine dispensing hopper 33a. And a sachet sealing mechanism 33b for sealing the sachet 4 further fed from the medicine charging position and reaching the sealing position.

The sachet storage mechanism 33d is in the form of a rectangular tube with open upper and lower surfaces, and refills the sachet 4 from above and sends it out to the sachet transport mechanism 33e from below.
The sachet transfer mechanism 33e is composed of an appropriate transport mechanism such as a belt conveyor for placing or nipping the sachet 4 and moving the sachet 4, and the direction changing roller 33f has rollers at both ends, and these rollers are used for the sachet. The sachet 4 is sandwiched together with the transfer mechanism 33e, and a gap is secured between the sachets so that at least the medicine 1 can pass therethrough. The lower end of the packaged medicine input hopper 33a is formed smaller than the packaged bag 4 so as to be able to advance and retreat from the mouth with respect to the packaged bag 4,
In order to assist the direction change of the sachet 4 by the direction changing roller 33f, the shape is tapered with an appropriate inclination. The sachet sealing mechanism 33b is configured to avoid the thickness of the sachet 4 containing the medicine 1 by moving up and down, and to heat and fuse the mouth.

The transfer means 50 (see FIG. 1) comprises, for example, a single long belt conveyor device or a device in which several short belt conveyor devices are installed in series.
The medicine 1 is discharged from the vertical cylinder 25 and the packaging device 33 and passes under the place where the medicine 1 is dropped, and the medicine discharged from the medicine dispensing apparatus 20 and the medicine discharged from the medicine packing machine 30 are combined. It is sent to the medicine bagging machine 40.

The medicine bagging machine 40 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 5) is provided on the downstream side of the transfer means 50, and the combined medicine 1 transferred by the transfer means 50. The medicine bag 5 is received and packed in the medicine bag 5. In order to easily carry out the packing work and the like by utilizing the natural fall due to gravity (FIG. 1).
(See (b)), a lifter 41 that raises and lowers a bucket 41a that receives the medicine 1 transferred from the transfer means 50, a bag packing unit 43 that receives the medicine 1 from the bucket 41a and packs the medicine bag 5, and a medicine provided below the bag packing unit 43. A dispensing unit 44 for dispensing the medicine bags 5 packed with the baggage 1, a plurality of medicine bag storage stockers 45 provided horizontally below the medicine bag 5, and the bag filling unit 4 for shortening the moving distance of the bucket 41 a.
3 and a bagging controller 42 installed above. Each medicine bag storage stocker 45 has a medicine bag 5 distributed.
A receiving plate 45a is provided which descends gradually in accordance with the loading amount of the medicine bag 5 so as not to give an impact when receiving the medicine bag.

The bag packing unit 43 (see FIG. 4) is provided with a medicine bag strip 5
a medicine bag supply mechanism 43f for sequentially sending out a, a printer 43g for printing a patient name, a medicine name, and the like on the medicine bag 5, a roller 43h for further sending out the printed medicine bag band member 5a,
A medicine bag cutter mechanism 43m for cutting the medicine bag strip 5a near the medicine filling position to form the medicine bag 5 is provided, and the feeding amount of the medicine bag strip 5a until the medicine bag is cut is determined by the bag controller 42. The size of the medicine bag 5 is changed by controlling the size of the medicine bag 5.

The bag filling controller 42 also serves as a calculating means for calculating the size of the medicine bag 5, and in order to change the size of the medicine bag 5 according to the amount of the medicine 1 packed in one medicine bag 5, When calculating the size, the medicine 1
Different influence degrees are used for the packaging unit portion and the remaining fractional portion in the amount of the package. Specific data representing the degree of influence is determined in accordance with the type of the medicine 1 and the package 2 and is obtained by actual measurement or the like. The set data is downloaded to the dispensing control device 10.

The bag packing unit 43 is provided with a pair of moving blocks 43d and a fixed block 43e as opening means for opening the mouth of the prepared medicine bag 5 facing the medicine packing position. The moving block 43d is
It is supported so as to be able to move horizontally below the bagged medicine loading hopper 43b, and moves forward to contact the fixed block 43e,
Retreat away. In the contact surface, the above-mentioned medicine bag cutter mechanism 43m is buried so that the tip can protrude, and a suction head 43n connected to an appropriate suction pump or the like is also buried so as to expose the suction surface. A similar suction head 43j is also provided on the contact surface of the fixed block 43e.
In addition, the medicine bag sealing mechanism 43 is divided into both a position higher and a position lower than the medicine bag cutter mechanism 43m.
i and 43k are also provided.

Further, the bag packing unit 43 includes a conveyor 43a for horizontal conveyance for guiding the medicine 1 delivered from the bucket 41a to the mouth of the medicine bag 5 and putting the medicine 1 into the medicine bag 5.
A bagged medicine input hopper 43b and an advance / retreat guide 43c (movable member) are also provided. This advance / retreat guide 43c is
A medicine bag which is provided so as to be capable of reciprocating movement, that is, up and down movement along the bagged medicine charging hopper 43b, and whose upper end portion is suction-held by the fixed block 43e and the moving block 43d in the separated state, and whose upper end is open. For 5, the mouth moves forward and backward.

Regarding the dispensing system of the first embodiment,
The mode of use and operation will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a state of taking out the medicine in the medicine dispensing apparatus 20, FIG. 3 shows a state of packing in the packing apparatus 33 of the medicine packing machine 30, and FIG. Shows the situation of bagging.

Prior to use, each medicine cassette 22 is replenished with the package 2 and the medicine feeder 31 is replenished with the medicine 1. Further, the empty sachet 4 is refilled into the sachet stocking mechanism 33d of the packaging device 33. At this time, the mouth of the sachet 4 is set to the rear side, and the side of the sachet protruding from the mouth is placed. Lay down on the bottom. Further, a roll-shaped band member 5a for a medicine bag is set in the medicine bag supply mechanism 43f. A long tubular member made of thin vinyl or the like (see FIG. 5A) is formed into a flat band shape (see FIG. 5B), and then wound around a tubular core. Is used.

When the prescription information is input to the dispensing control device 10, a dispensing instruction to the medicine dispensing device 20 and a dispensing instruction to the medicine dispensing machine 30 relating to the designated medicine 1 are created by the control routine 14. . At this time, the packaging unit of the corresponding medicine 1 is obtained based on the preset data. That is, the quantity of the medicine 1 contained in the package 2 that packages it is obtained. Then, the prescription quantity of the medicine 1 is divided by its packaging unit to obtain an integer quotient and remainder. For example, 21 tablets of medicine 1 in one package 2
(See FIG. 2 (e)), if 45 tablets are prescribed, the packaging unit portion becomes 2 or 42 tablets corresponding to the quotient, and the fractional portion corresponds to 3 corresponding to the remainder.
It becomes a tablet. These data are included in the dispensing instruction in a telegram together with the drug code and the like.

When the instruction concerning the packaging unit reaches the medicine dispensing device 20, the rotating plate 23 rotates in the medicine dispensing device 20, and the medicine cassette 22 containing the corresponding medicine 1 comes directly below the take-out mechanism 21. (See FIG. 2 (a)). The movable table 22b in the medicine cassette 22 is
And the pad 21c is lowered (see FIG. 2B). And flexible hose 2
When suction via 1a etc. starts, the top package 2
The pad 21c is attracted to the pad 21c (see FIG.
When the suction is stopped, it is transferred to the roller 21d (see FIG. 2 (d)), dropped, and guided by the vertical cylinder 25 or the like to transfer means 50. Is paid out on the transport route of In accordance with the dispensing instruction, the second package 2 is similarly filled with the medicine 1
Is dispensed from the medicine dispensing device 20 to the transfer means 50 in a state of being packed.

In parallel with this, when an instruction regarding the fractional part reaches the medicine packaging machine 30, the medicine packaging machine 30 receives three tablets of medicine 1 from the medicine feeder 31 containing the medicine 1 in accordance with the dispensing instruction. Is only discharged. These medicines 1 are collected by the collection mechanism 32 while falling,
It is put into the packaged medicine feeding hopper 33a of the packaging device 33. In the packaging device 33 (see FIG. 3), prior to that, one sachet 4 is taken out from the sachet stock mechanism 33d and transported by the sachet transport mechanism 33e.
After the medicine name and the number of tablets are printed at the printing mechanism 33c, when the medicine comes to the medicine introduction position, the leading portion hits the tapered portion of the divided medicine introduction hopper 33a and is bent downward (see FIG. 3 (b)). It is oriented vertically with the rotation of the conversion roller 33f (see FIG. 3C).

When the mouth of the sachet 4 comes off from the medicine-feeding hopper 33a (see FIG. 3C), before the protrusion from the mouth comes off, the direction changing roller 3
3f is reversed. Then, the sachet 4 is raised, and the lower end of the sachet 33a enters the mouth of the sachet 4 (FIG. 3).
(Refer to (d)), the apparatus is temporarily stopped in this state, and waits for the medicine 1 to be put into the sachet 4 via the sachet medicine feeding hopper 33a. Then, when the instructed three tablets have been inserted, the sachet 4 is lowered to a position where not only the mouth of the sachet 4 but also the protrusion from the mouth is released and then raised (see FIG. 3 (e)). ). Then, the sachet 4 containing the bulk drug 1 is moved to the sachet transport mechanism 33e and transported to the sachet seal mechanism 33b, where the mouth of the sachet 4 is closed, and then the sachet is closed. The zipper 4 is discharged.
Thus, the fractional part of the medicine 1 is packaged and taken out from the medicine packaging machine 30 and delivered to the transfer means 50.

In this manner, the two packages 2 dispensed from the drug dispensing device 20, ie, the drug 1 in the unit of packaging of 42 tablets, and the drug packager 30 packaged and dispensed in the packaging bag 4. All of the medicines 1 in fractional portions of the three tablets
0, it is carried to the medicine bagging machine 40 (see FIG. 1 (b)) and is collectively stored in the bucket 41a. Bucket 41 containing 45 tablets of drug 1 specified in the prescription data
a rises and delivers the contents to the bagging unit 43, so that the medicines 1 (see FIG. 4) are charged from the conveyor 43a in a state where the package 2 and the sachet 4 are mixed. It is put into the hopper 43b.

Prior to that, the bagging controller 4
2 has received a telegram from the dispensing control device 10, and the telegram contains prescription information separately for the packaging unit part and the fractional part. The size of the medicine bag 5 is required,
The medicine bag strip 5a is fed out by a length corresponding to the length (see FIG. 5C). At this time, the patient's name and the like are printed by the printer 43g, and the sent medicine bag strip 5a is guided downward by a guide 43o or the like, and hangs down in the gap between the moving block 43d and the fixed block 43e.

Then, the moving block 43d moves forward and abuts on the fixed block 43e (see FIG. 5).
When the medicine bag sealing mechanism 43i and the medicine bag cutter mechanism 43m operate, the tip portion of the medicine bag strip member 5a is cut, one medicine bag 5 is separately formed, and the bottom of the candidate portion of the next medicine bag 5 is heated and fused. Is formed. Then, the suction head 43n and the suction head 43j are operated, and the corresponding portion of the medicine bag 5 is suctioned there.
Retreats, the mouth of the medicine bag 5 opens (see FIG. 5 (e)).
Further, when it is fully opened, the reciprocation guide 43
c descends and advances into the bag 5 (see FIG. 5 (f)). In this state, the medicine bag 5 waits for the introduction of the medicine from the conveyor 43a to the bagged medicine introduction hopper 43b.

Even if the medicine 1 is packaged in the package 2 or the sachet 4, the bagged medicine input hopper 43 b and the reciprocating guide 4
When all of them are introduced into the medicine bag 5 without being guided by 3c and spilled, the moving block 43d advances again and abuts on the fixed block 43e, and this time the lower medicine bag sealing mechanism 43k operates. The mouth of the medicine bag 5 containing the package 2 and the sachet 4 is also heated and fused. When the suction by the suction heads 43n and 43j stops and the moving block 43d moves backward, the medicine bag 5
And then distributed and stored in an appropriate medicine bag storage stocker 45.

Thus, in this system, when performing automatic dispensing based on the prescription information, the packaging unit is supplied as it is as a package 2 such as a PTP sheet, and the remaining fractional part is packaged in the sachet 4. Since it is supplied, it can be processed quickly. In addition, since the package 2 and the packaging bag 4 are supplied after being packed in the same medicine bag 5, handling is easy even if different types of packaging are mixed. Furthermore, sachet 4 and medicine bag 5
No or little waste of material. In this operation description, a case in which one kind of medicine is dispensed has been described. However, by slightly changing the method of issuing a dispensing instruction from the dispensing control device 10, a plurality of and many kinds of medicines can be dispensed into one medicine bag 5. It is put together in. The unit is not limited to the prescription unit, but may be a part of the so-called RP unit, and is arbitrary.

[0046]

Second Embodiment A specific configuration of a second embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6A shows the structure of the entire system, and FIG.
Shows the internal structure of the tray handling device, FIG. 7 shows the main structure of the medicine dispensing device, and FIG. 8 shows the internal structure of the packaging device in the medicine packing machine.

The dispensing system differs from that of the first embodiment in that a tray handling device 60 is introduced in place of the drug bagging machine 40 and that the drug dispensing device 20 facilitates a drug replenishing operation. And that the packaging device 33 of the medicine packaging machine 30 is replaced with the packaging device 80.

The tray handling device 60 (see FIG. 6 (b)) is provided on the downstream side of the transfer means 50 as in the case of the medicine bagging machine 40, and the inside thereof is joined by the transfer means 50. Laminated tray handling mechanisms 61 to 61 for receiving and storing the later medicine 1, that is, the package 2 or the sachet 4 in the tray 6.
65 and a medicine bag issuing machine 70 for producing a medicine bag 5 for storing the medicine 1 later.

As the tray 6, a box with an open top is used to store the medicine 1 and the medicine bag 5, but a laterally expanded flange is formed at the upper end of the box, and a box is formed at the bottom. It is slightly smaller with a step. The flange portion is used for screw feeding when the stacking tray handling mechanisms 61 to 65 move up and down, and the step at the bottom portion is useful for securing stability when stacking with another tray 6. The tray handling mechanisms 61 to 65 that handle this include a tray lowering screw 61 and the like and a tray raising screw 6 that are separately arranged on both sides of the medicine bag issuing machine 70.
5 and a series of tray conveyors 62, 63, 64 arranged below them. The tray lowering screw 61 allows a large number of stacked trays 6 to be stacked, and allows the lowest one to be gently fed onto the tray conveyor 62 with screws. Tray lifting screw 6
5 is a tray 6 conveyed onto the tray conveyor 64
Are gently lifted by screw feed and the trays 6 are stacked.

The medicine bag issuing machine 70 is obtained by removing the bag packing mechanism and the like from the medicine bag filling machine 40, and leaving the medicine bag making mechanism. That is, the medicine bag supply mechanism 43f that sequentially sends out the medicine bag band member 5a, the medicine bag cutter mechanism 43m that cuts the medicine bag band member 5a to form the medicine bag 5, and the amount of the medicine 1 when the size of the medicine bag 5 is calculated. A medicine bag creation controller (not shown) that uses different degrees of influence between the occupied packaging unit portion and the remaining fractional portion (calculation means that limits the function of the bag filling controller 42) is provided. The size of the tray conveyor 6
The medicine bag 5 is supplied to the tray 6 on the top 3.

The medicine cassette 22 of the medicine dispensing device 20 (see FIG. 7) can be freely attached to and detached from the rotating plate 23 when the work of replenishing the package 2 is performed at another place or exchanged. (See FIG. 7A), the stock portion 22
The movable table 22b in the a is moved up and down from the outside of the stock section 22a, and a drive motor and the like (not shown) connected to the electric wiring and the like are provided separately from the medicine cassette 22 on the storage side. It can be transmitted by meshing with the gear. Specifically, (FIG. 7
(B), (d)), such a transmission gear 22h
A nut 22f, which is connected to a vertical rod-shaped male screw 22e mounted on the outer surface or the like of the medicine cassette 22 and screwed thereto,
It is connected to the movable base 22b through a vertically long opening 22c parallel to the male screw 22e, and when the transmission gear 22h is driven to rotate, the nut 22f moves up and down, and the movable base 22b moves up and down accordingly. It has become.

The medicine cassette 22 has a width close to the width of the package 2 so that the package 2 can be easily refilled not only when it is removed from the storage but also when it is mounted on the rotating plate 23. An opening 22i is formed on the front side (see FIGS. 7C and 7E). Further (FIG. 7B)
(See (e)), when the operating member 22g provided at the small window on the front side of the medicine cassette 22 is pushed so that the movable base 22b is lowered to the lowest position in response to a simple manual operation, the link is activated. When the nut 22f is operated, the nut 22f is broken open, and the engagement between the nut 22f and the male screw 22e is temporarily released.

The packaging device 80 (see FIG. 8) is provided with a separate bandage supply mechanism 81 for sequentially feeding a continuous separate bandage 4a and a separate bandage supply mechanism provided between the bandage supply mechanism 81 and a separated medicine supply hopper 85 at the medicine supply position. Sachet bag cutter mechanism 83 for cutting the sachet 4a sent from 81 at the boundary between the sachets 4
A sachet sealing mechanism 87 for sealing the upper opening of the sachet 4 into which the medicine 1 has been charged, and the cut sachet 4
A sachet holding member 84 that moves between the sachet cutter mechanism 83 and the sachet sealing mechanism 87 with the end of “a”.

The fact that the bandage 4a is folded and wound up and that a print head 82 for printing the name of the medicine and the like is also provided, and that the packaged medicine feeding hopper 85 corresponding to the hopper 33a described above is provided. Up and down at the time of the loading operation, the sachet 4a or the sachet 4 formed separately therefrom.
Conventionally (for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 2-219705), a pair of rollers 86 etc., which support the paper from both sides and continuously or intermittently transport by rotation, are arranged along the transport path. Publication), except that the sachet cutter mechanism 83 is located upstream of the sachet input hopper 85 and that the sachet gripping member 84 is introduced.
This is different from the conventional one.

The sachet gripping member 84 can be moved by the driving of the drive unit 88 as described above, and can also be opened and closed to pinch or separate the end of the sachet 4a. I have. The sachet gripping member 84 also incorporates a vertical heating seal member, which was conventionally located at the sachet cutter mechanism 83, which is also a sachet gripping member 84. At the same time, it moves horizontally below the packaged medicine loading hopper 85.

Regarding the dispensing system of the second embodiment,
The mode of use and operation will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 shows a situation when the medicine cassette 22 is refilled with a medicine in the medicine dispensing apparatus 20, FIG. 8 shows a packing state in the packing apparatus 80 of the medicine packing machine 30, and FIG. 6 shows a handling state of the tray 6 in the apparatus 60. It is to be noted that a repeated description of the above-described first embodiment will be omitted, and a description will be given focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

Prior to use, it is confirmed that there is no tray 6 on the tray raising screw 65, and the empty tray 6 is stacked on the tray lowering screw 61 (FIG. 6).
(B)). The medicine bag issuing machine 70 includes a medicine bag band member 5a.
Is set, and the roll of the bandage band 4a is set in the bandage band supply mechanism 81 of the packaging device 80, and the tip of the bandage band is fed out to the package bag cutter mechanism 83 (see FIG. 8). When refilling the medicine cassette 22 with the package 2, the target medicine cassette 22 is removed from the rotating plate 23 (see FIG. 7A).
The package 2 is dropped from the upper opening and the movable table 22b
Layer on top. Alternatively, when it comes to the front door with the rotation of the rotating plate 23, the operating member 22g is operated to lower the movable base 22b (see FIGS. 7B to 7D). With the medicine cassette 22 mounted, the package 2 is inserted from the opening 22i and refilled.

Then, based on the prescription information, an instruction relating to the packaging unit is issued to the medicine dispensing apparatus 20, the corresponding package 2 is dispensed from the medicine dispensing apparatus 20 to the transfer means 50, and the instruction relating to the fractional part is dispensed. Packaging machine 30
In the medicine packing machine 30, the corresponding bulk medicine 1 is discharged from the medicine feeder 31, and the packed medicine input hopper 8
5, and the packaging is performed. At that time, in the packaging device 80, first, the medicine name or the like is printed on the dividing band 4a by the print head 82, and then the dividing bag gripping member 84 holds the leading end of the dividing band 4a on the dividing bag cutter mechanism 83 side. 8A (see FIG. 8A), and the one-package bandage 4a is pulled out below the packaged medicine input hopper 85.

The sachet gripping member 84 also vertically fuses the sachet 4a during its movement, delivers it to the roller 86 on the sachet sealing mechanism 87 side, and then transfers the sachet to the roller 86.
Return to the side (see FIG. 8 (b)), and once again
The vertical welding of a is performed. Cutting of the dividing band 4a by the dividing bag cutter mechanism 83 is also performed. In this way, when the sachet 4 having an opening only at the top is formed, the sachet hopper 85 descends and its tip enters the sachet 4 (FIG. 8).
(B)). Then, in this state, the medicine 1 is put into the sachet 4 from the packed medicine input hopper 85.

Then (see FIG. 8 (c)), the packaging medicine charging hopper 85 rises and returns, the packaging bag 4 is sent to the packaging bag sealing mechanism 87, and the upper opening thereof is also heat-sealed. Is discharged onto the transfer means 50. In addition, bandage 4
The leading end of a is slightly fed out of the sachet cutter mechanism 83 by the roller 86 or the like on the print head 82 side and is held by the sachet holding member 84 in preparation for the next use. In this way, in the packaging device 80, the fractional part of the medicine 1 is packaged in the sachet 4 without using unnecessary empty feeding while using the soft folding bandage 4a that is continuously folded in two.

The sachet 4 together with the package 2 is transferred by the transfer means 50 to the tray handling device 60 (see FIG. 6B) where it is transferred to the empty tray 6 on the conveyor 62. And when a group of drugs 1 gathers,
The tray 6 containing it is transferred to the conveyor 63, where the medicine bag 5 is also loaded from the medicine bag issuing machine 70, and further stacked on the tray raising screw 65 via the conveyor 64. At this time, the medicine bag issuance machine 70, in the same manner as the above-described bag packing unit 43, determines the size of the medicine bag 5, specifically the length, the number of the packages 2 and the sachets 4, and Appropriately variable based on the quantity of 1.

As described above, also in this system, when performing automatic dispensing based on the prescription information, the packaging unit portion is the package 2
Since it is supplied as it is and only the remaining fractional part is packaged and supplied in the sachet 4, it can be processed quickly. Also,
A medicine bag 5 for packing the package 2 or the sachet 4 in addition to the bag 2
Are packed in the same tray 6, so that handling is easy even if different packaging forms are mixed, and even if trays are used, they are stacked compactly, so that there is no waste of space.
Furthermore, there is no or little waste of the materials of the sachet 4 and the medicine bag 5. In this system, the dispensing unit may be any of a prescription unit, an RP unit, and a drug unit.

[0063]

Third Embodiment A specific configuration of a third embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 9 shows the structure of the entire system, and FIG. 10 shows the internal structure of the packaging device in the medicine packaging machine.

This dispensing system is composed of the first and second
The scale is larger than that of the embodiment. That is, the transfer means 50 is extended, the tray dispensing device 91 is arranged at the most upstream position, and the tray receiving device 94 is arranged at the most downstream position, so that the tray 6 is transferred. On its upstream side, the medicine dispensing device 20 and the medicine packing machine 30 are added to a plurality of / many machines and arranged on both sides of the transfer means 50. There, a dispensing slip issuing machine 92 is also introduced in addition to the medicine bag issuing machine 70. Further, a branching unit 51 is provided downstream of them, and some inspection devices 93 are arranged between the branching unit 51 and the tray receiving device 94. Further, a medicine bagging machine 40 is disposed at a point branched from the branch unit 51.

The medicine bag issuing machine 70 creates the medicine bag 5 and puts it into the tray 6 on the transfer means 50 in the same manner as described above. Is issued only and the medicine bag 5 is not created.
These and the medicine bagging machine 40 are selectively operated according to an instruction of the dispensing control device 10. The auditing device 93 may be an auditing stand alone, but is equipped with a lighting, a display, and other auditing support units so that dispensing data can be automatically displayed and the contents of the tray 6 can be enlarged and viewed. desirable. The medicine dispensing device 20 puts the package 2 into the corresponding tray 6 on the transfer means 50 in the same manner as described above, but can handle more types of package 2 and
For frequently used drugs, a plurality of drugs are shared, and even a large amount can be promptly processed.

Also, the medicine packaging machine 30 may be any one of the above-described first and second embodiments as long as it can wrap a fractional part of the medicine 1 and put it into the corresponding tray 6 on the transfer means 50. The medicine packaging machine 30 of this example may be provided with the following packaging device 100, and the packaging bag 4 may be formed from the exclusive packaging band 4a. It is supposed to. The exclusive bandage 4a (see FIGS. 1 (b) and 1 (c)) is a tape-shaped plastic material which is flexible enough to be wound into a roll. A large number of shell-like depressions 4b are formed in a row at equal pitches in the longitudinal direction, forming a dot row.

The packaging device 100 (see FIG. 10A)
A bandage supply mechanism 101 for sequentially feeding a continuous dedicated bandage 4a, a sachet cutter mechanism 102 for cutting the dedicated bandage 4a sent out between the shell-shaped recesses 4b formed therein, and a medicine 1. Medicine feeding mechanism 103 equivalent to a hopper 33a for feeding the shell into the shell-shaped depression 4b
And a sachet sealing mechanism 104 for sealing the shell-shaped dent 4b into which the medicine 1 has been put by attaching a sealing member 4c such as an adhesive tape, and a dedicated package with the shell-shaped dent 4b facing down. The special bandage 4 is sandwiched between both end portions of the bandage 4a.
a and a number of rollers 105 for transporting a.

With respect to the dispensing system of the third embodiment,
The mode of use and operation will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 shows a packaging state in the packaging device 100 of the medicine packaging machine 30. Here, the repeated description of the first and second embodiments will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.

Based on the prescription information, an appropriate medicine dispensing device 20 and a medicine packing machine 30 are selected, and an instruction regarding a packaging unit portion and a fractional portion is given to them, and an instruction is also given to the tray dispensing device 91. , The tray 6 is transferred to the transfer means 50. The tray 6 is carried by the transfer means 50. When the destination is the tray receiving device 94, the medicine bag 5 or the dispensing slip is first put in from the medicine bag issuing machine 70 or the dispensing slip issuing machine 92, and then the selected medicine is transferred. The package 2 is put in at the dispensing device 20, the sachet 4 is put in at the selected medicine packing machine 30, and then once taken out of the transfer means 50 by the inspector at the auditing device 93. Be audited. Then, when returned to the transfer means 50 after the inspection, they are finally carried to the tray receiving device 94 and stacked there.

At this time, the packaging device 100 of the medicine packaging machine 30
Then, a fractional part of the medicine 1 is packaged as follows. That is, the same number of shell-shaped depressions 4b as the number of the medicines 1
The special bandage 4a is fed out by a length corresponding to the length of the bag and cut by the sachet cutter mechanism 102 (for example, FIG. 10).
(3) in (d)). Then, with respect to the sachet 4 immediately after being separated from the special sachet 4a, the sachet medicine feeding mechanism 1
From 03, the bulk drug 1 is loaded. At this time, the drug 1 is loaded into each of the shell-shaped depressions 4b of the packaging bag 4 by transporting and loading the packaging bag 4 ( FIG.
(E)). Then, the sealing member 4c is pasted on the sachet 4 by the sachet sealing mechanism 104 (see FIG. 10 (f)). In this manner, the fractional part of the medicine 1 is packaged one tablet at a time in the exclusive packaging bag 4 having the shell-shaped depression 4b, so that the inspection is as easy as the case of the package 2 alone.

The destination of the tray 6 is the medicine bagging machine 40.
In the case of, there is no medicine bag 5 or dispensing
The package 2 is loaded at the drug dispensing device 20 and the packaging bag 4 is loaded at the drug packaging machine 30, and then branched at the branching unit 51 and transported to the drug packaging machine 40. And that tray 6
The medicine 1, that is, the package 2 and the sachet 4 carried by
The medicine bag 5 of an appropriate size is packed and sealed by the medicine bagging machine 40. Thus, in this system, automatic dispensing in various forms is performed quickly, and there is no or little waste of materials for medicine bags and sachets. Also in this system, dispensing can be carried out in arbitrary units.

[0072]

[Others] The application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. Combinations of various medicine dispensing devices 20 and medicine packing machines 30 are also optional. Can be freely combined with the medicine bag filling machine 40, the medicine bag issuing machine 70, and the like.
There is no limitation on the number of connected dispensing devices.

Further, instead of or in addition to the dispensing slip, a prescription or a dispensing instruction slip may be inserted into the tray or the medicine bag. Alternatively, instead of or in addition to the dispensing slip or medicine bag, a sticker label with the dispensing content printed thereon may be issued and put into a tray, or instead of such dispensing content printing. In addition to or in addition to this, each tray may be labeled with a barcode or OCR character printed thereon, or may be provided with a data carrier or the like capable of non-contact communication and data transfer so as to have the dispensing contents. good.

Further, packaging of medicine 1 one tablet at a time
The use is not limited to the use of the exclusive sachet 4 having the shell-shaped recess 4b. Even if the sachet 4 does not have the above-mentioned empty feeding or the ordinary sachet having the empty feeding, one tablet at a time is used. You may make it package.

[0075]

As is clear from the above description, in the medicine packaging machine according to the first to fourth solutions of the present invention, it is not necessary to carry out empty feeding when separating the packaging bags. Further, there is an advantageous effect that a medicine dispensing machine suitable for a dispensing system capable of efficiently dispensing a medicine with little waste of a packaging bag material can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an overall structure of a first embodiment of a dispensing system incorporating a drug packaging machine of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view of an external appearance, and (b) is a schematic front view of the inside. .

2 (a) is a perspective view of the inside of a medicine storage in each stage, (b) to (d) are side views of a medicine cassette and a take-out mechanism, and (e) is a side view of the medicine dispensing device. Perspective view of a package,
(F) is a bundle of packages.

3A and 3B show the internal structure of the packaging apparatus, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a main part, and FIGS. 3B to 3E are state change diagrams when a medicine is put into a sachet.

4A and 4B show the main structure of the medicine bagging machine, wherein FIG. 4A is an overall view of the inside of the bagging unit, and FIG. 4B is a partial view near the medicine filling position.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the operation of the medicine bagging machine, wherein FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views of the band member for medicine bags, and FIGS. 5C to 5F are state change diagrams near the medicine filling position.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show the entire structure of a second embodiment of a dispensing system incorporating the drug packaging machine according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a front view of the external appearance, and FIG. It is a right side view.

7 (a) is a perspective view of the inside of the medicine storage at each stage, (b) and (c) are side and front views of the medicine cassette, (d) and (d) of FIG. (E) is the side view and front view of a medicine cassette.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part showing an internal structure and an operation state of the packaging apparatus, wherein (a) shows a state before a medicine is put into a sachet;
(B) is during loading, and (c) is after loading.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the entire structure of a third embodiment of the dispensing system incorporating the drug packaging machine of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows an internal structure and an operation state of the packaging device;
(A) is a schematic front view of the main part, (b) is a plan view of the bandage, (c) is a longitudinal front view of the bandage, (d)-
(F) is a longitudinal sectional front view of the sachet after separation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 medicine (tablet, capsule, tube medicine, powder medicine, internal medicine, external medicine) 2 package (PTP sheet, pack, bag, box, wrapping of packaged medicine) 3 rubber band (string, binding tool) 4 packaging Bag (package of fractional medicine) 4a Separating bandage (packing bag material, bi-fold continuous paper) 4b Shell-shaped dent (recess for storing medicine) 4c Sealing member (paste paper, pasting lid, seal) 5 Medicine bag (vinyl medicine bag) 5a Belt member for medicine bag (cylindrical membrane) 6 Tray (carrier, bucket, container) 10 Dispensing control device (main controller) 20 Drug dispensing device (PTP sheet dispensing machine, dispensing device for packaged drug) 21 Discharge mechanism 22 Pharmaceutical cassette 23 Rotating plate (storage base) 30 Pharmaceutical packaging machine (tablet packaging machine, fractional pharmaceutical dispensing device) 31 Pharmaceutical feeder (tablet feeder, powdery feeder) 32 Collection mechanism (drop guide, Collection hopper) 33 packaging device 33a packaged medicine input hopper (drug input position defining member) 33b packaging bag seal mechanism (packaged bag sealing position defining member) 33d packaging bag stock mechanism 33e packaging bag transfer mechanism 40 drug bag Filling machine (total amount bagging device, dispensing device for combined medicine) 41 Lifter (elevator, transport bucket, elevating mechanism) 42 Bagging controller (computing means, medicine bag variable means) 43 Bagging unit (medicine bagging mechanism) 43b Bag Packed medicine loading hopper (drug filling position defining member) 43c Reciprocation guide (elevable guide member, movable member) 43d Moving block (opening means) 43e Fixed block (opening means) 43f Medicine bag supply mechanism (medical bag variable means) 43m Medicine bag cutter mechanism (Medicine bag variable means) 44 Distribution unit 45 Medicine bag storage stocker 50 Transfer means (transportation device, packaged medicine and Tray handling device (tray storage device, combined drug dispensing device) 70 Medicine bag issuing machine (medical bag making device) 80 Packaging device (fraction medicine packaging device) 81 minutes Bandage supply mechanism 83 minutes Packaging bag cutter mechanism (separating bag separating means, separating position defining member) 84 Separating bag gripping member (also used as vertical fusing means for the end of the sachet) 85 Dividing bag drug input hopper (Drug input position) (Defining member) 87-packing bag sealing mechanism (horizontal line fusion means,
Sealing means) 91 tray dispensing device (tray sending device, tray supplying device) 92 dispensing slip issuing machine (medical bag label printing device) 93 auditing device (audit support device, audit stand) 94 tray receiving device (tray stacking device, tray) Storage device) 100 Packaging device (packing device for fractional medicine) 101 Separate bandage feeding mechanism 102 Separation bag cutter mechanism (Separation bag separating means, separation position defining member) 103 Separation medicine feeding mechanism (feeding hopper, drug feeding position) (Defining member) 104-packing bag seal mechanism (means for attaching sealing member)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A large number of medicine feeders accommodating various kinds of medicines in a releasable manner, a collecting mechanism for collecting medicines ejected from the medicine feeders, and a medicine received therefrom put into a separated sachet to be packed. A medicine packaging machine equipped with a packaging device. 2. The packaging device according to claim 1, wherein said packaging device has a stock mechanism for holding the separated sachets side by side, a transfer mechanism for moving the sachets taken out therefrom to a medicine charging position and a sealing position, and said sealing device. 2. A sealing mechanism for sealing a sachet that has come to a stop position.
A drug packaging machine as described. 3. A medicine packing machine comprising a plurality of medicine feeders for accommodating various medicines in a dischargeable manner, a collecting mechanism for collecting medicines discharged therefrom, and a packaging device for packing medicines received from the medicine feeders. In the above, the packaging apparatus supplies a bandage supply mechanism for sequentially feeding a continuous bandage, and a bandage provided between the mechanism and a medicine charging position and sent from the bandage supply mechanism at a boundary between the packaging bags. A cutting mechanism, a sealing mechanism for sealing the sachet into which the medicine has been charged, and a grip for moving between the cutter mechanism and the sealing mechanism with the cut end of the bandage held. A medicine packaging machine characterized by comprising a member. 4. A medicine packing machine comprising a plurality of medicine feeders for accommodating various medicines in a dischargeable manner, a collecting mechanism for collecting medicines discharged therefrom, and a packaging device for packing medicines received from the medicine feeders. In the above, the packaging device, a bandage feeding mechanism for feeding a bandage, a cutter mechanism for cutting the bandage sent out between shell-shaped dents formed therein, And a sealing mechanism for sealing the shell-shaped depression into which a medicine has been injected by attaching a sealing member.