TWI685335B - Medicament dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a medicament dispensing apparatus, which has advantages such as quickly dispensing a plurality of medicament sheets of various kinds. This invention includes: a magazine rack 1011 arranged with a plurality of medicament receiving magazines 1 for receiving PTP sheets 100; a magazine transporting section 2 performing an operation of taking the medicament receiving magazines 1 out of the magazine rack 1011 and transporting the medicament receiving magazines 1 to a plurality of relay sections 3, and an operation of transporting the medicament receiving magazines 1 on the relay sections 3 back to the magazine rack 1011; a dispensing operating section 110 taking out the PTP sheets 100 from the medicament receiving magazines 1 which have been transported to the relay sections 3, and sending those taken-out PTP sheets 100 to a medicament sheet outlet section 1120; and a tray moving section 5 (500) moving a medicament tray T so as to allow the PTP sheets 100 sent out from the medicament sheet outlet section 1120 of the dispensing operating section 110 to be received by the medicament tray T.

Description

Medicine dispensing device

The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine packaging tablets such as PTP (Press Through Package) packaging tablets or blister package tablets.

The medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine packaging tablets is provided with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes containing medicine packaging tablets for storing each medicine, and the required number of tablets are dispensed from the selected medicine storage cassette according to the input prescription data Pharmaceutical packaging tablets. As such a medicine dispensing device, there is a medicine dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1.

The medicine dispensing device of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is provided with: a device body; a medicine packaging sheet for storing individually packaged medicines in an overlapping state, and a medicine storage mounted on the apparatus body so that the overlapping direction of the medicine packaging sheets becomes a horizontal direction Dispensing member, which is movably arranged in the device body, is used to move to the medicine containing box, dispense the contained medicine packaging sheet, and cut out a few parts of the medicine packaging sheet according to need; And a grasping member that grasps and transports the medicine packaging sheet dispensed through the dispensing member.

[Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

(Patent Document 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-41789

However, in the above-mentioned conventional medicine dispensing device, because the moving unit in the cassette conveying section is provided with the dispensing member, the moving unit becomes heavy, and the strength, accuracy, and cost of the cassette conveying section increase. problem. In addition, in order to move the dispensing member to the medicine storage cassette, the medicine dispensing sheet in the medicine storage cassette is dispensed by the dispensing member, so there are plural kinds of medicines of different types specified in the prescription data The disadvantage is that the total time required for packaging tablets dispensing will become longer.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides advantages that can eliminate the problems of strength, accuracy, and cost increase of the cassette conveying section, and can obtain advantages such as shortening the total time required to easily dispense multiple types of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets, etc. Medicine dispensing device.

The medicine dispensing device of the present invention is provided with: a magazine box rack configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes for accommodating medicine packaging sheets; and performing an action of taking out the medicine storage cartridge from the magazine box rack and transporting it to the delivery section And a cassette conveying part for returning the drug storage cassette on the delivery part to the action of the cassette holder; taking out the drug packaging sheet from the drug storage cassette transported to the transfer part and removing the taken drug packaging piece Dispensing operation part sent; and taking medicine from the above dispensing operation part with the medicine tray The way of the medicine packing sheet makes the medicine tray move the tray moving part.

With the above-described configuration, the cassette conveying section does not need to include the dispensing operation section that is likely to become heavier in weight. Therefore, problems such as strength, accuracy, and cost increase of the cassette conveying section can be eliminated. In addition, since the weight of the cassette conveying section can be reduced, the moving speed of the drug storage cassette can be increased, and the total time required for distributing multiple types of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets can be shortened.

There may be a plurality of the above-mentioned transfer parts. In this case, the hand-carrying portion of the cassette can immediately take out the second medicine-holding cassette to the cassette holder immediately after handing over the first medicine-holding cassette taken out to a hand-over portion. In this way, the dispensing operation unit can perform the operation of taking out the medicine packaging sheet from the medicine storage cassette with respect to the first medicine storage cassette in parallel with the movement operation of the cartridge transport unit. Therefore, it becomes easier to shorten the total time required to dispense multiple types of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets.

A plurality of delivery parts can be provided for one dispensing operation part, and each delivery part can be moved between the delivery position of the drug storage cassette and the dispensing position of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, or the dispensing operation part can be moved between the plural Move between junctions. In this way, it is possible to configure a medicine dispensing device of a type in which the number of the dispensing operation sections is smaller than the number of the delivery sections.

A plurality of the above-mentioned dispensing operation parts may be provided. The provision of a plurality of the above-mentioned dispensing operation parts enables the process of dispensing the medicine packaging tablets from the plurality of medicine storage cassettes to be performed at the same time, so the total time required for distributing a plurality of different types of medicine packaging tablets can be further reduced.

A plurality of the above-mentioned distribution operation parts may be provided, and one delivery part is provided for each distribution operation part. With such a configuration, it is also easier to shorten the total time required to dispense multiple types of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets.

After the drug storage cassettes are delivered to the delivery part in turn, the drug storage cassettes for which the distribution of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet has been completed can be returned from the delivery part back to the transport of the cassette holder in order.

When the drug storage cassette is delivered to the delivery part repeatedly, the drug storage cassette may be transferred to a delivery part that has not been received by the dispensing operation part of the drug storage cassette.

The dispensing portion of the drug storage cassette for taking out the drug packaging sheet may be directed to the rear side of the drug dispensing device, and the dispensing operation portion may be directed to the front side of the drug dispensing device, so that the delivery to the delivery portion The dispensing part of the medicine storage cassette will face the above dispensing operation part. In this case, there is no need for the total time required to dispense a plurality of medicine packaging tablets of different kinds by distributing a half-rotation operation of the dispensing portion of the drug storage cassette and the dispensing operation portion transported to the delivery portion. The shortening will become easier.

The dispensing operation portion may be provided directly below the cassette holder, and the delivery portion may be provided directly below the cassette transport portion. In this case, as long as the size of the medicine dispensing device in the front-rear direction is a size that is the sum of the size of the drug storage cassette in the front-rear direction and the size of the cassette transport portion in the front-rear direction, the drug-dispensing device can be realized Miniaturization.

The above-mentioned dispensing operation section may have A packaging sheet storage portion of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, and the pharmaceutical packaging sheet is discharged from the packaging sheet storage portion when the pharmaceutical tray reaches the pharmaceutical packaging sheet outlet portion provided in the packaging sheet storage portion. In this case, even if the medicine tray has not reached the medicine packing sheet outlet of the packing sheet storage section, the process of distributing a plurality of medicine packing sheets can be performed, so it is possible to shorten the time required for distributing a plurality of different kinds of medicine packing sheets total time.

The cassette conveying section may include a cassette taking-out and placing section that performs a moving operation for taking out the drug storage cassette from the cassette holder or putting in the cassette holder.

The cassette take-out and insertion section may include a front-to-back movement section, and after moving the front-to-back movement section in the front-rear direction to pull the drug storage cassette out of the cassette holder by a first distance, grasp the drug storage cassette , And in this gripping state, move the size of the medicine storage cassette by the distance minus the first distance, and pull out the entire cassette from the cassette holder. In this case, even if the drug storage cassette loaded on the cassette holder is dense, the drug storage cassette can be taken out. The medicine storage cassette can be packed tightly on the cartridge holder, and the medicine dispensing device can be miniaturized.

The tray moving section may receive the medicine tray from the medicine tray storage section, and hand over the medicine tray storing the medicine packaging sheet dispensed by the dispensing operation section to the medicine tray storage section.

The medicine tray may be a medicine tray formed with a plurality of storage recesses formed in a plurality of rows or a plurality of columns, and the tray moving portion may move the medicine tray in a first direction in a horizontal plane and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction , So that each containing recess is located in the medicine dispensing operation section Export section of pharmaceutical packaging tablets. In this way, the miniaturization of the medicine dispensing device can be achieved.

The tray moving portion may include a fixed rail portion that moves the medicine tray only in the first direction, and a movable rail portion that moves the medicine tray in the first direction and the second direction.

It may include a second tray moving part that receives the medicine tray from the tray moving part and hands the received medicine tray to the tray moving part. In this way, a plurality of medicine trays such as waiting for the next medicine tray to the second tray moving part in advance can be performed.

The second tray moving portion may include a movable rail portion that moves the medicine tray in the first direction and the second direction.

The tray moving portion may include a positioning portion that defines a position of the medicine tray. The positioning portion includes a plurality of stop members at different positions in the transport direction of the medicine tray. The stop members are supported by the support shaft. A rotation in a rotation direction stands to allow the medicine tray to pass, and is tilted by a rotation in the second rotation direction of the support shaft to prevent the medicine tray from passing, the medicine dispensing device further includes an elastic member, the elastic member is Non-tilting of the stopper member that is in a state of being in contact with the side portion of the medicine tray when the support shaft is rotated in the second rotation direction is allowed. In this case, the positioning of the drug tray can be performed with a simple structure.

The second tray moving portion may include a positioning portion that defines the position of the medicine tray, and the positioning portion is transported on the medicine tray A plurality of stop members are provided at positions with different directions, and the stop members are erected by the rotation of the first rotation direction of the support shaft to allow the above-mentioned medicine tray to pass, and by the second rotation direction of the support shaft The medicine dispensing device is further provided with an elastic member which allows the support shaft to be in contact with the side portion of the medicine tray when the support shaft rotates in the second rotation direction Non-dumping of the stop member. In this case, the positioning of the drug tray can be performed with a simple structure.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cassette holder configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes containing medicine packaging sheets; and a dispensing operation of taking out the medicine packaging slices from the medicine storage cassette and sending out the taken medicine packaging slices And set the front and back two medicine packaging sheets in the medicine storage box so that the forming side of the pocket portion faces each other, and record in the recording portion to show that it is generated due to such opposition. Information on the offset of the orthogonal directions of the two pharmaceutical packaging tablets. In addition, the dispensing operation of the medicine packaging sheet according to the above-mentioned offset can be performed.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cartridge holder configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes for storing medicine packaging sheets; a dispensing operation section for taking out the medicine packaging sheets from the medicine storage cassette and sending out the taken medicine packaging sheets ; A packaging sheet storage section provided in the above-mentioned pharmaceutical storage box for storing a pharmaceutical packaging sheet for cutting out fractional pharmaceuticals; and a packaging sheet for the pharmaceutical packaging sheet for the fractional pharmaceuticals The normal to the axis is rotated 180 degrees to change the direction of the wide edge of the medicine packaging sheet to the opposite side of the normal rotation part, and the medicine package taken out of the dispensing operation part When the tablet is rotated by 180 degrees, a process of eliminating (absorbing) the variation of the position of the lower edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet due to the 180 degrees of rotation is performed.

The above-mentioned process of eliminating fluctuations may be a process of moving the above-mentioned pharmaceutical packaging sheet upward by a certain distance or a non-certain distance compared to the case where 180-degree rotation is not performed. The above-mentioned certain distance may be a distance applicable to as many kinds of pharmaceutical packaging tablets as possible. The above-mentioned non-constant distance can be determined based on the distance data indicating the deviation in the height direction of the two pharmaceutical packaging tablets caused by being set to face each other.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cassette holder configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes containing medicine packaging sheets; and a dispensing operation of taking out the medicine packaging slices from the medicine storage cassette and sending out the taken medicine packaging slices And when the dispensing operation unit fails to take out the medicine packaging sheet, the portion of the dispensing operation unit that is in contact with the medicine packaging sheet is moved downward by a certain distance or a certain distance.

The above-mentioned certain distance may be a distance applicable to as many kinds of pharmaceutical packaging tablets as possible. The above-mentioned non-constant distance can be determined based on the distance data indicating the deviation in the height direction of the two pharmaceutical packaging tablets caused by being set to face each other.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cartridge holder configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes for storing medicine packaging sheets; a dispensing operation section for taking out the medicine packaging sheets from the medicine storage cassette and sending out the taken medicine packaging sheets ; The pharmaceutical packaging sheet for fractional medicines is rotated 180 degrees around the normal of the surface of the packaging sheet as the axis, so that the direction of the wide edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet is changed to the opposite side around the normal rotation section; Pharmaceutical packaging tablets The recording portion of the distance d from the center to the lateral edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet; and moving from the reference position toward the lateral edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet taken out by the dispensing operation section, and grasping when the lateral edge is detected Hold the packaging sheet gripping portion near the lateral edge, and based on the distance d and the distance D from the reference position to the axis position of the normal rotation portion, the packaging sheet gripping portion can eliminate the packaging When the tablet gripping section receives the pharmaceutical packaging sheet from the dispensing operation section, the lateral displacement of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet moves.

In this case, the packaging sheet gripping portion will detect the lateral edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, so even if the pharmaceutical packaging sheet removed from the pharmaceutical storage cassette has a lateral position deviation, the pharmaceutical packaging can be properly grasped sheet. Furthermore, when the packaging sheet gripping section receives the pharmaceutical packaging sheet from the dispensing operation section and then delivers it to the dispensing operation section, the lateral positional deviation can be eliminated (absorbed). In other words, the normal rotation part can rotate the medicine packaging sheet around the center of the medicine packaging sheet as the rotation center.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cartridge holder configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes for storing medicine packaging sheets; a dispensing operation section for taking out the medicine packaging sheets from the medicine storage cassette and sending out the taken medicine packaging sheets ; Recording part (master table, etc.) of the size information of the above-mentioned pharmaceutical storage box related to the size of the above-mentioned pharmaceutical packaging sheet (the width of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, the height of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, etc.) for each kind of medicine; Various medicines output an information output portion (display, etc.) of the size information of the medicine storage cassette, and the medicine storage cassette may be provided with a ruler The movement of the size adjustment member changes the storage size, and shows the storage size adjustment mechanism of the adjustment position of the size adjustment member corresponding to the storage size.

In this case, when the storage size of the medicine storage cassette is adjusted to the size of the medicine packaging sheet of the medicine to be stored, if the size information about the medicine displayed on the information display unit is, for example, "3", the operator will It is sufficient to move the above-mentioned size adjustment member to the adjustment position indicated as "3". Therefore, the operator can accurately adjust the storage size of the drug storage cassette even without knowledge of the size of the drug packaging sheet.

The medicine dispensing device may be provided with: a cassette box rack configured with a plurality of medicine storage cassettes, each medicine storage cassette having a packaging sheet storage section that contains a pharmaceutical packaging sheet and a pharmaceutical packaging sheet for fractional cutting; The medicine storage box takes out the medicine packaging sheet, and sends out the dispensing operation part of the medicine packaging sheet; each kind of medicine is recorded with the packaging sheet storage related to the size of the medicine packaging sheet (the height of the medicine packaging sheet, etc.) A recording unit (master table, etc.) of the size information of the unit; and an information output unit (display, etc.) that outputs the size information of the drug storage unit for each of the above-mentioned drugs, and the drug storage unit may be provided with a movement by a size adjustment member The storage size adjustment mechanism that changes the storage size and shows the adjustment position of the size adjustment member corresponding to the storage size.

According to the present invention, the problems of strength, accuracy, and cost increase of the cassette conveying section can be eliminated. Moreover, it is possible to quickly dispense The same type of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets and other advantages.

1‧‧‧pharmacy containment box

1a‧‧‧Locating recess

2‧‧‧carton transfer department

3‧‧‧ Handover Department

4‧‧‧Transfer Department Mobile Department

5‧‧‧pallet moving section

6‧‧‧Attraction

8‧‧‧Packing film grip

11‧‧‧ Containment Department

11a‧‧‧tooth

11b‧‧‧Erected wall

11c‧‧‧Notch

13‧‧‧Turn around normal

13a‧‧‧Attract rotating tube

13b‧‧‧Sucker Department

13c‧‧‧Bearing Department

13d‧‧‧Rotary joint

13e‧‧‧Belt

13f‧‧‧Motor

14‧‧‧Packing film grip

15‧‧‧Cutter Department

15a‧‧‧Fixed blade

15b‧‧‧movable blade

15c‧‧‧Conveyor belt

21‧‧‧Cartridge removal and placement

22‧‧‧Moving mechanism

23‧‧‧Movement

23a‧‧‧chain guide

24‧‧‧Box grip

25‧‧‧ Orbital unit

31‧‧‧Direct substrate

31a‧‧‧Feed screw

31b‧‧‧Bracket

31c‧‧‧sliding shaft

31d‧‧‧third pin

34‧‧‧Clamping plate

34a‧‧‧Move nut

34b‧‧‧Linear sleeve

35‧‧‧Drive

35a‧‧‧Bevel gear

35b‧‧‧Bevel gear

35c‧‧‧Motor

36‧‧‧Rotating substrate

36a‧‧‧First pin

36b‧‧‧Second pin

36c‧‧‧Intermediate arm

38‧‧‧Cover

41‧‧‧Base

41a‧‧‧The first arc guide

41b‧‧‧Second arc guide

41c‧‧‧third guide

42‧‧‧Motor

42a‧‧‧Rotating arm

51‧‧‧Conveyor Belt Department

51a‧‧‧Monorail Department

51b‧‧‧Mobile belt

52‧‧‧Front and rear drive

52a‧‧‧Feed screw

52b‧‧‧Motor

52c‧‧‧Guide shaft

53‧‧‧Positioning Department

53a‧‧‧Motor

53b‧‧‧Axis (support axis)

55‧‧‧Conveyor belt department

61‧‧‧Attractive Department

61a‧‧‧Sucker

62‧‧‧Bag Inspection Department

62a‧‧‧movable plate

64‧‧‧Lifting device

64a‧‧‧mobile nut

64b‧‧‧feed screw

64c‧‧‧Motor

64d‧‧‧Belt drive mechanism

64e‧‧‧Guide

65‧‧‧Back and forth moving device

65a‧‧‧Moving nut

65b‧‧‧feed screw

65c‧‧‧Motor

65d‧‧‧Belt drive mechanism

65e‧‧‧rail

81‧‧‧ grasp the body

82‧‧‧ Rotating Department

83‧‧‧ mobile device

100‧‧‧PTP packaging tablets

100a‧‧‧broad edge

101‧‧‧Pharmacy dispensing device

110‧‧‧Distribution operation department

112‧‧‧Package storage

112a‧‧‧Funnel Department

112b‧‧‧The first gate

112c‧‧‧The second gate

112d‧‧‧Drive motor

112e‧‧‧Rotating arm

112f‧‧‧Link member

112g‧‧‧sliding shaft

113‧‧‧Base

113a‧‧‧Orbital mechanism

113b‧‧‧Front panel

120‧‧‧Distribution Department

121‧‧‧ First Restriction Department

121a‧‧‧Contact member

121b‧‧‧Support

121c‧‧‧Spring

122‧‧‧Second Restriction Department

122a‧‧‧locking part

123‧‧‧Upper frame

123a‧‧‧Turntable

123b‧‧‧Screw part

124‧‧‧Depression of packaging tablets

124a‧‧‧Packing sheet contact

124b‧‧‧Spring Department

125‧‧‧Guide side plate

126‧‧‧Blasting Department

126a‧‧‧Zigzag bumps

126b‧‧‧Angle limiting member

130‧‧‧Mobile Action Department

131‧‧‧Pushing member

131a‧‧‧Ditch

132‧‧‧Constant force spring

132a‧‧‧locking part

132b‧‧‧tooth

132c‧‧‧Damper

140‧‧‧ lid

140a‧‧‧Notch

141‧‧‧Package storage department

142‧‧‧ Height limit plate

143‧‧‧ Upper part of wall

160‧‧‧ Cover opening and closing section

161‧‧‧Shaft

162‧‧‧Shaft

231‧‧‧claw action part

231a‧‧‧Two claws

231b‧‧‧rotation drive

231c‧‧‧Bracket

231d‧‧‧mobile nut

231e‧‧‧feed screw

231f‧‧‧Guiding Department

231g‧‧‧Motor

231h‧‧‧Belt

231i‧‧‧Pulley

232‧‧‧Pharmacy Coverage Department

232a‧‧‧Pharmaceutical Cover Board

232b‧‧‧Notch

232c‧‧‧Hinges

232d‧‧‧coil spring

241‧‧‧Base

241a‧‧‧feed screw

241b‧‧‧Bracket

241c‧‧‧sliding shaft

242‧‧‧Bracket

242a‧‧‧Erecting Department

243‧‧‧mobile nut

244‧‧‧ clamping plate

244a‧‧‧Moving nut

244b‧‧‧Linear sleeve

244c‧‧‧ Undertaking Department

244d‧‧‧positioning member

245‧‧‧Drive Department

245a‧‧‧gear

245b‧‧‧gear

245c‧‧‧Motor

251‧‧‧Sliding part

251a‧‧‧Track Department

251b‧‧‧slider

252‧‧‧Motor

253‧‧‧Belt

254‧‧‧Pulley

255‧‧‧ Feed screw

500‧‧‧pallet moving part (second pallet moving part)

531‧‧‧stop member

531a‧‧‧Body

531b‧‧‧rotating part

531c‧‧‧shaft insertion hole

531d‧‧‧coil spring (elastic member)

531e‧‧‧Fixed Department

532‧‧‧Fixed stop

611‧‧‧Abutment Department

1002‧‧‧Monitor

1003‧‧‧ Input

1004‧‧‧ Memory Department

1005‧‧‧Control Department

1011‧‧‧Box holder

1012‧‧‧Tray storage department

1120‧‧‧Pharmaceutical Packaging Tablet Export Department

1121‧‧‧Notch

1411‧‧‧Inner wall

1411a‧‧‧Height adjustment hole

C‧‧‧recess

T‧‧‧Pharmacy tray

T1, T2, T3, T4, T11

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a medicine dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the outline of the control system of the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a timing chart showing an operation example of the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 (A) is a perspective view showing a medicine tray used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 (B) is a perspective view showing another example of the medicine tray.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the lid portion of the medicine storage cassette used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1 removed.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the lid portion and the main body portion of the medicine storage cassette used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1 removed.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the lid portion, main body portion, upper frame portion, and the like of the medicine storage cassette used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1 removed.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the dispensing portion of the medicine storage cassette used in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1 and the medicine packaging sheet.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a lid portion, a body portion, an upper frame portion, and a guide side plate of the medicine storage cassette used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1 removed.

Figure 10 shows the collection of drugs used in the drug dispensing device of Figure 1 A perspective view of the lid of the container.

Fig. 11 (A) is a perspective view showing a medicine storage box (with the guide side plate removed, etc.) used in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1, and Fig. 11 (B) is a perspective view of a constant force spring.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a cassette taking-out and placing section provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the front-rear moving part of the cassette taking-out part of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the front-rear moving part of the cassette taking-out part of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the rail unit of the cassette take-out and insertion section of FIG. 12.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the rail unit of the cassette take-out and insertion section of FIG. 12.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the cassette gripping portion of the cassette take-out and insertion portion of FIG. 12.

Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing a dispensing operation part, a delivery part, and a delivery part moving part provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 19 is a perspective view showing a dispensing operation part, a delivery part, and a delivery part moving part provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the delivery part and the delivery part moving part provided in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1.

Fig. 21 is a plan view showing the delivery portion provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the delivery part, the medicine storage cassette, and the delivery part moving part provided in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the transfer part moving part and the packaging sheet storage part provided in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1.

Fig. 24 is a perspective view showing a packaging sheet storage part provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 25 is a perspective view showing a delivery part, a delivery part moving part, and a packaging sheet storage part provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 26 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the axis for rotating the medicine packaging sheet and the directions of the blister and the wide edge of the medicine packaging sheet.

Figures 27 (a) to (c) are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and are explanatory diagrams showing an axis for rotating a medicine packaging sheet.

Fig. 28 is a perspective view showing a dispensing operation portion provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 29 is a perspective view showing a dispensing operation section provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 30 is a perspective view showing a suction operation part provided in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 31 (A) is a perspective view showing the suction body part of the suction action part in Fig. 30, and Fig. 31 (B) is a perspective view showing the rotation part around the normal.

32 (A) and (B) are perspective views showing a second tray moving part provided in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1.

Fig. 33 shows the setting in the second tray moving part of Fig. 32. A perspective view of the stopper of the position.

FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the positioning part provided in the second tray moving part of FIG. 32 and the medicine tray.

Fig. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the dispensing operation unit and the delivery unit in the medicine dispensing device of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the dispensing operation unit and the delivery unit in the medicine dispensing device of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 37(A), (B) and (C) are explanatory diagrams showing the suction operation of the medicine packaging sheet by the suction main body part of FIG. 31(A).

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the messages displayed on the display shown in FIG. 1.

Fig. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when a suction error of the medicine packaging sheet occurs in the medicine dispensing device of Fig. 1;

Figure 40 shows the position of the packaging sheet detection position and the center position of the packaging sheet at the reference position of the packaging sheet gripping part in the pharmaceutical dispensing device of Figure 1, and the position of the central position of the packaging sheet from the horizontal edge of the packaging sheet Illustration of the relationship.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine dispensing device 101 of the present embodiment is provided with: a cartridge holder 1011 in which a plurality of medicine storage cassettes 1 for accommodating PTP packaging sheets 100 belonging to medicine packaging sheets are arranged; , Perform the removal of the medicine storage cassette 1 from the cassette holder 1011 and transport to a plurality of delivery The operation of the receiving section 3 and the action of returning the medicine storage cassette 1 on the delivery section 3 back to the cassette holder 1011; the dispensing operation section 110 removes the medicine storage cassette 1 from the medicine storage cassette 1 transferred to the delivery section 3 The PTP packaging sheet 100, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 is taken out from the pharmaceutical packaging sheet outlet 1120; the tray moving part 5 accepts the dispensing from the pharmaceutical packaging sheet outlet 1120 of the dispensing operation unit 110 with the pharmaceutical tray T The PTP packaging sheet 100 is used to move the medicine tray T; the second tray movement unit 500 transfers the medicine tray T to the tray movement unit 5; and the tray storage unit 1012 supplies the medicine tray T to the above The tray moving part 5 and the operation of the medicine tray T which has received the medicine from the tray moving part 5 are accepted. The medicine packaging sheet outlet 1120 is provided in a packaging sheet storage portion 112 that temporarily stores the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the cassette holder 1011 is provided with a plurality of loading spaces in the up-down direction and the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. The medicine storage cassette 1 is provided so as to be able to enter and exit the loading space in the front-back direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. The medicine dispensing device 101 may be provided so that its rear side (back side) is in contact with the wall surface of the building. In addition, the cassette conveying section 2 is provided with a cassette taking-out and placing section 21 for performing a moving operation of taking out the pharmaceutical storage cassette 1 from the cassette holder 1011 or putting it into the cassette holder 1011; and The moving mechanism 22 causes the cassette take-out/insertion section 21 to be arranged in the up-down direction and the left-right direction within the arrangement range of the medicine storage cassette 1 and the arrangement section of the delivery section 3 located directly below the cassette transfer section 2 Direction of movement. The above-mentioned moving mechanism 22 is composed of For example, it is composed of a motor, a pulley rotating by the motor, a driving belt moved by the pulley, and a pillar member supporting these components. The cassette conveying unit 2 does not include the dispensing operation unit 110. In this way, the cassette conveying section 2 does not include the dispensing operation section which is usually heavy, so the problems of strength, accuracy, and cost increase of the cassette conveying section 2 can be eliminated. In addition, since the weight of the cassette conveying unit 2 can be reduced, the moving speed of the drug storage cassette 1 can be increased, and the total time required for distributing multiple types of multiple drug packaging tablets can be shortened easily.

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 are stacked in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) in an upright state, and are accommodated in the storage portion 11 of the drug storage cassette 1. That is, the plural PTP packaging sheets 100 are arranged side by side in the normal direction of the packaging sheet surface. For example, the normal of the packaging sheet surface described above is defined as the normal line at the center of the packaging sheet surface of the PTP packaging sheet 100. Here, the normal to the center position of the packaging sheet surface is parallel to the vertical line (orthogonal line) of the packaging sheet surface when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is assumed to be a flat surface rather than a curved surface. In addition, for example, the direction of the normal line of the packaging sheet surface is set to be equal to the front-rear direction of the drug dispensing device and the moving direction of the drug storage cassette 1.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing operation unit 110 is located directly below the cassette holder 1011, and two sets are provided in the left-right direction. Between the two dispensing operation sections 110, there is provided, for example, a weight meter for measuring the weight of the medicine storage cassette 1 in a state where the PTP packaging sheet 100 is stored. The operation of placing the medicine storage cassette 1 on the weight scale is performed by the cassette transport unit 2. Measured according to the above weight scale The received weight, the weight of the known empty medicine storage cassette 1, the weight data of one PTP packaging sheet 100 contained in the medicine storage cassette 1 measured by a weight meter, and the number of medicines packaged in one PTP packaging sheet 100 For numerical data, the number of PTP packaging sheets 100 contained in the pharmaceutical storage cassette 1 and the number of fractions of packaging medicine measured by a weight meter can be calculated by calculation. The above information is stored in the main table. In addition, the above main table also records the size data of the PTP packaging sheet 100 (the length of the packaging sheet of various medicines from the center to the lateral edge, the length from the center to the lower edge, etc.), the height indicating the offset height of the various medicines H data, size information described later for various medicines, etc.

Each dispensing operation unit 110 is provided with two of the above-mentioned delivery parts 3, and each delivery part 3 is located between the delivery position (also called a waiting position) of the medicine storage cassette 1 and the delivery position of the PTP packaging sheet 100 To move. This movement is performed by the transfer section moving section 4. In the following, when distinguishing between the two dispensing operation units 110, the dispensing operation unit 110 on the right side of the medicine dispensing device 101 is referred to as a first dispensing operation unit 110, and the left side of the medicine dispensing device 101 is dispensed. The distribution operation unit 110 is referred to as a second distribution operation unit 110. In addition, the delivery part moving part 4 on the right side of the medicine dispensing device 101 is called a first delivery part moving part 4, and the delivery part moving part 4 on the left side of the medicine dispensing device 101 is called a second delivery part moving part 4. In addition, when distinguishing the above-mentioned four delivery units 3, the drug delivery device 101 is called the first delivery unit 3, the second delivery unit 3, the third delivery unit 3, and the fourth delivery unit in order from the right side 3. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the first delivery portion 3 is in the delivery position, and the second delivery portion 3 is in the dispensing position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control of the medicine dispensing device 101 The control unit 1005 processes the information input from the input unit 1003 and performs processing to display the processed information on the display 1002. For example, the user can use the input unit 1003 to perform initial input of which medicine storage cassette 1 to store what PTP packaging sheet 100, etc., to input the number of supplementary tablets when supplementing the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the medicine storage cassette 1, for Enter the squares where you need to enter, etc. Through the processing of the control unit 1005, various information can be stored in the memory unit 1004. The memory section 1004 stores the main table. In addition, the control unit 1005 moves the cassette take-out/insertion part 21 of the cassette transport unit 2 to the position of the medicine storage cassette 1 to be taken out/in, in addition to the prescription data, and then takes out the cassette/ In addition to the processing involved, the delivery unit 3, the delivery unit moving unit 4, and the tray moving unit are controlled in the manner described in the following summary of operations in accordance with the output of various sensors, the amount of driving of the motor, etc. 5 and the above-mentioned distribution operation unit 110 and the like.

[Summary of medicine dispensing operation]

Hereinafter, the outline of the dispensing process of the PTP packaging sheet 100 performed by the drug dispensing device 101 will be described. The drug storage cassette 1 is installed on the cassette holder 1011 with the cover 140 facing the rear side of the drug dispensing device 101. The cover 140 opens and closes the dispensing unit 120 of the medicine storage cassette 1.

The control unit 1005 controls the moving mechanism 22 based on the prescription paper data and the main form data to move the cassette take-out/insertion unit 21 to the PTP packaging sheet 100 designated by the prescription paper materials. The location of the medicine storage cassette 1. When the cassette take-in/out part 21 moves to the position of the drug storage cassette 1 that contains the designated PTP packaging sheet 100, the cassette take-out/inside part 21 grasps the drug storage cassette 1 and takes it out.

After the extraction of the medicine storage cassette 1 is completed, the cassette extraction and insertion section 21 holding the medicine storage cassette 1 is moved by the moving mechanism 22 to the first transfer section 3 and the first transfer section waiting at the transfer position. The position above any one of the second transfer section 3, the third transfer section 3, and the fourth transfer section 3. Then, the cassette take-out/insertion part 21 releases the gripping state, and delivers the previously held drug storage cassette 1 to any of the delivery parts 3.

The receiving portion 3 that receives the medicine storage cassette 1 sandwiches the medicine storage cassette 1. The delivery portion 3 sandwiching the medicine storage cassette 1 is moved to the dispensing position by the delivery portion moving portion 4. In the dispensing position, the side of the lid 140 of the medicine storage cassette 1 faces the dispensing operation portion 110. After facing, the lid 140 of the medicine storage cassette 1 is opened by the dispensing operation portion 110. Then, the dispensing operation unit 110 takes out the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the number specified by the square piece data in the storage section 11 of the medicine storage cassette 1. In this embodiment, the suction main body 61 (refer to FIG. 30) provided in the suction operation part 6 of the dispensing operation part 110 is close to the dispensing part 12 of the medicine storage cassette 1 to suck the foremost PTP package Sheet 100, and then move away from the medicine storage cassette 1 to pull the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 out of the dispensing unit 120, and then stop the suction operation to make the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 The packaging sheet dropped into the above-mentioned dispensing operation section 110 Storage unit 112 (see FIG. 24). The pharmaceutical packaging sheet outlet 1120 of the packaging sheet storage section 112 is provided with a storage gate, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 stays on the storage gate.

The medicine tray T is moved below the storage gate of the packaging sheet storage portion 112 of the dispensing operation portion 110 by the tray moving portion 5. As shown in FIG. 4(A), the medicine tray T has four storage recesses T1, T2, T3, and T4 formed in two rows and two columns. The tray moving portion 5 moves the medicine tray T in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction so that one of the plurality of storage recesses T1, T2, T3, and T4 is located in the first dispensing operation portion 110 or the second dispensing The medicine-packing-sheet outlet 1120 of the packing-sheet storage unit 112 of the delivery operation unit 110 is below.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the four delivery parts 3 are provided, the four medicine storage cassettes 1 can be sequentially taken out from the cartridge holder 1011 and delivered to the delivery part 3. In addition, since the two dispensing operation units 110 are provided, it is possible to simultaneously dispense the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the two medicine storage cassettes 1. The drug tray T can accommodate four types of PTP packaging sheets 100.

As described above, if a plurality of delivery sections 3 are provided, the cassette transport section 2 can immediately start transferring the second medicine storage cassette 1 from the above-mentioned cassette immediately after the first medicine storage cassette 1 taken out is delivered to one delivery section 3 The action of taking out the cartridge holder 1011. Furthermore, the dispensing operation unit 110 that has received the first medicine storage cassette 1 can take out the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the medicine storage cassette 1 in parallel with the operation of the cassette transport unit 2. Therefore, the root can be shortened The time required for the distribution of different types of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets according to the prescription information.

If one distribution operation unit 110 is provided with, for example, two (plural) delivery units 3, there are the following advantages. That is, during the dispensing operation of a medicine storage cassette 1 that was previously received by a dispensing operation unit 110, another medicine storage cassette 1 taken out from the cassette holder 1011 can be delivered to another The unit 3 waits until the dispensing operation for the previously received medicine storage cassette 1 is completed, and immediately performs the dispensing process for the other waiting medicine storage cassette 1 in the waiting. Therefore, the time required for the dispensing process of plural pharmaceutical packaging tablets can be further shortened.

Furthermore, if, for example, two (plural) sets of the above-mentioned dispensing operation section 110 are provided, the process of taking out the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the plural drug storage cassettes 1 can be performed at the same time, so the dispensing of plural pharmaceutical packaging tablets can be further shortened The time required for processing.

Here, an example of the operation timing of the cassette conveying part 2, the first to fourth delivery parts 3, the first dispensing operation part 110, the second dispensing operation part 110, and the tray moving part 5 is shown In Figure 3. In this third graph, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the operation contents of each part. There is only one cassette transport section 2 described above, so in order to dispense four types of PTP packaging sheets 100, a series of operations required to supply the drug storage cassette 1 to the four delivery sections 3 are repeated four times. In addition, a series of operations required to receive the medicine storage cassette 1 from the four delivery sections 3 and return it to the cassette holder 1011 are also repeated four times.

Here, the present embodiment is set as follows: the first medicine storage cassette 1 accommodating the first medicine taken out is received by the first delivery part 3; the second medicine storage cassette 1 accommodating the second medicine taken out second Accepted by the third delivery section 3; the third medicine storage tray 1 containing the third medicine taken out is received by the second delivery section 3; the fourth medicine storage tray 1 containing the fourth medicine taken out by the fourth Four handover section 3 accepts.

According to the above prescription paper, for the four medicines to be dispensed, the first medicine, the second medicine, the third medicine, and the fourth medicine can be defined according to the order of the number of tablets dispensed. Alternatively, based on the above prescription data, for the four medicines to be dispensed, the first medicine, the second medicine, the third medicine, and the fourth medicine may be defined according to the order of fractional packaging medicines. Alternatively, according to the above prescription data, for the four medicines to be dispensed, the first medicine, the second medicine, the third medicine, and the fourth medicine may be defined in accordance with the estimated length of time required for dispensing. If the number of PTP packaging tablets 100 to be dispensed and the number of fractions are larger, the longer the time required for dispensing can be estimated. Alternatively, each storage portion of the cassette holder 1011 may be numbered, and then the first medicine, the second medicine, the third medicine, and the fourth medicine may be defined in order of the number of the storage portion from small to large. Alternatively, the first medicine, the second medicine, the third medicine, and the fourth medicine may be defined in the order of description of the four medicines described in the prescription paper.

In the example shown in FIG. 3 above, first, the cassette take-out and insertion section 21 is moved to the position of the first medicine storage cassette 1 that stores the first medicine by the movement mechanism 22. Then, the cassette take-out and insertion section 21 grasps the first medicine storage cassette 1 and pulls it out. Grab the above The cassette take-out and insertion section 21 of the first medicine storage cassette 1 is moved to the waiting position of the first delivery section 3 by the moving mechanism 22. The first delivery section 3 takes over the cartridge taking-out and insertion section 21 and sandwiches the first medicine storage cartridge 1. The first delivery unit moving unit 4 moves the first delivery unit 3 to set the first medicine storage cassette 1 at the dispensing position. Then, the first dispensing operation unit 110 starts the operation of taking out the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the first medicine from the first medicine storage cassette 1. After the first medicine storage cassette 1 is handed over to the first delivery unit 3, the cassette take-out and insertion unit 21 is separated from the first delivery unit 3.

The cassette take-out/insertion portion 21 is moved to the position of the second medicine storage cassette 1 that accommodates the second medicine by the movement mechanism 22. Then, the cassette taking-out/insertion portion 21 grasps the second medicine storage cassette 1 and pulls it out. The cassette take-out and insertion section 21 that grasps the second drug storage cassette 1 is moved to the waiting position of the third delivery section 3 by the movement mechanism 22. The third delivery part 3 is received from the cassette taking-out part 21 and sandwiches the second medicine storage cassette 1. The second delivery unit moving unit 4 moves the third delivery unit 3 to set the second medicine storage cassette 1 at the dispensing position. Then, the second dispensing operation unit 110 starts the operation of taking out the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the second medicine from the second medicine storage cassette 1. In addition, after the second medicine storage cassette 1 is handed over to the third delivery unit 3, the above-mentioned cartridge removal and insertion unit 21 is separated from the third delivery unit 3.

The cassette take-out/insertion portion 21 is moved to the position of the third drug storage cassette 1 that stores the third drug by the moving mechanism 22. Then, the cassette taking-out and insertion section 21 grasps the third medicine storage cassette 1 And pull it out. The cassette take-out and insertion section 21 that grasps the third medicine storage cassette 1 is moved to the waiting position of the second delivery section 3 by the movement mechanism 22. The second delivery part 3 takes over from the cassette take-out and insertion part 21 and clamps the third drug storage cassette 1. The first delivery unit moving unit 4 moves the second delivery unit 3 to set the third medicine storage cassette 1 at the dispensing position. Then, the first dispensing operation unit 110 starts the operation of taking out the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the third medicine from the third medicine storage cassette 1. After the third medicine storage cassette 1 is handed over to the second delivery unit 3, the above-mentioned cartridge removal and insertion unit 21 is separated from the second delivery unit 3.

The cassette take-out/insertion portion 21 is moved to the position of the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 for storing the fourth medicine by the movement mechanism 22. Then, the cassette take-out and insertion section 21 grasps the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 and pulls it out. The cassette take-out and insertion section 21 that grasps the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 is moved to the waiting position of the fourth delivery section 3 by the movement mechanism 22. The fourth delivery section 3 takes over from the cassette take-out and insertion section 21 and clamps the fourth medicine storage cassette 1. The second delivery unit moving unit 4 moves the fourth delivery unit 3 to set the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 at the dispensing position. Then, the second dispensing operation unit 110 starts the operation of taking out the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the fourth medicine from the fourth medicine storage cassette 1. In addition, after the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 is handed over to the fourth delivery unit 3, the cassette taking-out and insertion unit 21 is separated from the fourth delivery unit 3.

If the dispensing operation unit 110 does not discharge the PTP packaged tablet 100 stored in the packaged tablet storage unit 112 from the drug packaged tablet outlet 1120, it cannot receive the next drug. Therefore, the above control section 1005 controls the tray moving part 5 so that the storage recess T1 of the medicine tray T is located below the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet of the first dispensing operation part 110. In addition, the control unit 1005 is completed under the condition that the operation of distributing the specified number of first medicines by the first dispensing operation unit 110 is completed, and the operation of positioning the storage recess T1 below the medicine packing sheet outlet 1120 is completed , The packaging sheet storage section 112 of the first dispensing operation section 110 is opened, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 serving as the first medicine is discharged into, for example, the storage recess T1. After the first medicine is dispensed and the first delivery section 3 is moved to the waiting position, the second delivery section 3 is moved from the waiting position to the dispensing position.

In addition, the control unit 1005 controls the tray moving unit 5 so that the storage recess T2 of the medicine tray T is positioned below the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet of the second dispensing operation unit 110. Then, the control unit 1005 completes the operation of distributing the designated number of second medicines by the second dispensing operation unit 110, and the operation of positioning the storage recess T2 below the medicine packing sheet outlet 1120 is completed , The packaging sheet storage section 112 of the second dispensing operation section 110 is opened, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 serving as the second medicine is discharged into the storage recess T2.

After the discharge of the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the first medicine by the first dispensing operation unit 110 is completed, the control unit 1005 controls the first dispensing operation unit 110 to dispense a specified number of third medicines. Then, the control unit 1005 completes the operation of distributing the specified number of third medicines by the first dispensing operation unit 110 and the operation of positioning the storage recess T3 below the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet is completed, Above The packaging sheet storage section 112 of the first dispensing operation section 110 is opened, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 serving as the third medicine is discharged into the storage recess T3.

In addition, after the discharge of the PTP packaging sheet 100 that becomes the second medicine by the second dispensing operation unit 110 is completed, the control unit 1005 controls the second dispensing operation unit 110 to dispense a specified number of fourth medicines . Then, the control unit 1005 completes the operation of distributing the specified number of fourth medicines by the second dispensing operation unit 110 and the operation of positioning the storage recess T4 below the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet is completed, The packaging sheet storage section 112 of the second dispensing operation section 110 is opened, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 serving as the fourth medicine is discharged into the storage recess T4.

The control unit 1005 controls the tray moving unit 5 to transfer the medicine tray T that has received the four medicines to the stacking unit of the tray storage unit 1012.

In addition, the control unit 1005 controls the cassette conveying unit 2 to execute a process of returning the medicine storage cassette 1 that has been completed to dispense the PTP packaging sheet 100 and waiting at the delivery position to the cassette holder 1011. This return process can be performed in the order of, for example, the first medicine storage cassette 1, the second medicine storage cassette 1, the third medicine storage cassette 1, and the fourth medicine storage cassette 1. Alternatively, the medicine storage cassette 1 waiting at the delivery position closest to the position of the medicine storage cassette 1 that has been returned to the cartridge storage rack 1011 may be returned to the cartridge storage rack 1011 with priority.

Here, the medicine in the first medicine storage cassette 1 is dispensed For example, when the delivery of the first medicine storage cassette 1, the second medicine storage cassette 1, and the third medicine storage cassette 1 to the delivery section 3 has been completed in sequence, consider the fourth Before the medicine storage cassette 1 is delivered to the fourth delivery unit 3, the first medicine storage cassette 1 is returned to the cassette holder 1011. However, such processing may occur if the medicine dispensing of the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 can be started after the medicine distribution of the second medicine storage cassette 1 is completed, but the medicine distribution cannot be started in the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 Situation. This will increase the time required for the dispensing process of multiple pharmaceutical packaging tablets.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the drug storage cassette 1 is repeatedly delivered to the four delivery units 3 in sequence, and then the drug storage cassette 1 that has completed the PTP packaging sheet 100 is sequentially and repeatedly removed from the The transfer part 3 is returned to the transport of the cassette holder. In this way, when the medicine dispensing of the second medicine storage cassette 1 is completed and the medicine dispensing of the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 can be started, the medicine dispensing of the fourth medicine storage cassette 1 can be started immediately. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for the dispensing process of plural kinds of pharmaceutical packaging tablets.

Next, for the medicine storage cassette 1, the cassette take-out and insertion section 21, the moving mechanism 22, the delivery section 3, the dispensing operation section 110, the delivery section moving section 4, and the tray moving section 5, respectively Explain the structure example.

[Pharmaceutical Storage Box]

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the dispensing section 120 of the medicine storage cassette 1 The first restricting portion 121 is provided at the top and bottom.

The first restricting portion 121 includes a contact member 121a that contacts the upper or lower edge of the first PTP packaging sheet 100, and supports the contact member 121a such that the contact member 121a can move past the PTP packaging sheet 100 The support portion 121b in the form of an upper edge or a lower edge, and a spring 121c that imparts potential energy to the contact member 121a in a direction to stop the PTP packaging sheet 100.

The supporting portion 121b is a horizontal axis, and the contact member 121a is supported so as to be rotatable about the horizontal axis. In addition, the spring 121c is wound around the support 121b and both side ends are fixed to the support 121b. In addition, the central portion of the spring 121c is engaged with the contact member 121a.

The upper first restricting portion 121 is provided on the upper frame portion 123 which can move up and down. The upper frame portion 123 constitutes the upper frame portion of the dispensing portion 120. Turnable dials 123a are coupled to both ends of the upper frame portion 123. The turntable 123a is screwed to the screw portion 123b. When the turntable 123a is rotated, the turntable 123a moves up and down. The screw portion 123b is provided on the cassette body. As the turntable 123a moves in the vertical direction, the upper frame portion 123 moves in the vertical direction. That is, when the turntable 123a is rotated, the upper frame portion 123 moves in the vertical direction, and the height of the dispensing portion 120 (the height of the upper contact member 121a) can be adjusted. Therefore, the drug storage cassette 1 with a common structure can be used to store a plurality of types of PTP packaging sheets 100 having different heights.

The above-mentioned medicine storage box 1 may further include: The movement of the joint member changes the storage size, and the storage size adjustment mechanism showing the adjustment position of the size adjustment member corresponding to the storage size is displayed. For example, the side number supporting the turntable 123a is printed or engraved with a serial number of 1 to 3 in the longitudinal direction, and the frame portion 123 is printed on the size adjustment member that will move due to the rotation of the turntable 123a Or engraved with arrows indicating the number of the above containment size. The arrow above indicates the number of the containment size currently set. The operator turns the turntable 123a, and when the arrow points to "3" of the storage size, the upper frame portion 123 is set to the third storage size.

In the above main table, the size information of various medicines is stored. For example, if the medicine A is to be stored in the medicine storage cassette 1 on the 25th and the size information of the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A is "2", the control unit 1005 displays the medicine A on the display 1002 The information of the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is "2". The operator displays on the display 1002 that the height information of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A is "2", and rotates the turntable 123a to point the arrow of the medicine storage box No. 25 to the number "2" . In this way, even if the operator is not a very skilled person, the upper frame portion 123 can be set to a position suitable for the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the above-mentioned medicine A.

In addition, the upper frame portion 123 is provided with two packaging sheet suppression portions 124 on both sides of the first restriction portion 121. As shown in FIG. 7, the packaging sheet suppressing portion 124 is formed by integrally forming the packaging sheet contact portion 124 a and the spring portion 124 b. The spring portion 124b is supported by the upper frame portion 123, and the packaging sheet contact portion 124a is used to apply a moderate force to the PTP The packaging sheet 100 is pressed down.

In addition to the above-mentioned first restricting portion 121, the second restricting portion 122 is provided at two left and right positions so as to be in contact with the left and right edges of the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100. The second restricting portion 122 is composed of an elastic piece portion that can be deformed in the left-right direction of the dispensing portion 120. The left and right edges of the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 are in contact with the second restricting portion 122. A locking portion 122a is formed at the front end of the second restricting portion 122, and the locking portion 122a is formed into a V-shaped groove shape that can sandwich the left and right edges of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the storage portion 11 The left and right edges of the PTP packaging sheet 100 are locked by the locking portion 122a to restrict movement. The rear end portion of the second restricting portion 122 is engaged with the guide side plates 125 disposed on the left and right sides of the housing portion 11. A cutout is formed in a portion of the guide side plate 125 where the second restricting portion 122 is provided, and the locking portion 122a is located in the cutout. The PTP packaging sheet 100 is guided by the guide side plate 125, but at this time, the left and right edges of the PTP packaging sheet 100 are not too deep into the V-shaped groove.

As also shown in FIG. 8, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is stored in the storage portion 11 of the drug storage cassette 1 in a form in which the long side is horizontal and the short side is vertical. Therefore, the first restricting portion 121 is in contact with the long side edge of the PTP packaging sheet 100, and the second restricting portion 122 is in contact with the short side edge of the PTP packaging sheet 100.

As shown in FIG. 9 as well, the left and right guide side plates 125 are respectively provided with urging portions 126. The urging portion 126 urges the guide side plate 125 so that the left and right guide side plates 125 move toward the front end side (closer to the The side of the hair unit 120 is closer to each other. The rear end side of the guide side plate 125 is engaged with the left and right upright side plates of the cassette body, and the urging portion 126 is located between the upright side plate and the guide side plate 125. In addition, the urging portion 126 restricts the angle with the guide side plate 125 by fitting the position of the angle regulating member 126b of the serrated concave-convex portion 126a in the moving direction of the PTP packaging sheet 100. The angle restricting member 126b is movable relative to the zigzag irregularities 126a in the moving direction of the PTP packaging sheet 100 described above. As the angle restricting member 126b moves away from the dispensing portion 120, the greater the maximum angle formed between the urging portion 126 and the guide side plate 125, the closer the front end portions of the left and right guide side plates 125 are to each other. Therefore, even if the size of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is small, the left and right edges of the PTP packaging sheet 100 are not in contact with the guide side plate 125 at the rear end side of the left and right guide side plates 125. The front end portion of the guide side plate 125 is in contact with the guide side plate 125 to receive the guide, and the first PTP packaging sheet 100 is guided to the center of the dispensing unit 120. That is, it is possible to use a drug storage cassette 1 of a common structure to store a plurality of types of PTP packaging sheets 100 having different widths and sizes.

Further, for example, the number of the storage size of 1 to 3 can be printed or engraved in the vicinity of the zigzag concave-convex portion 126a, and the operation can be performed by the position of the angle regulating member 126b as the size adjustment member The person knows the number of the containment size currently set. If the operator aligns the angle restricting member 126b with the position "3", the guide side plate 125 is set to the third storage size. In the above main table, the size information of various medicines is stored. For example, if the medicine storage box 1 on the 25th The medicine A is contained in the middle, and the width information of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A is "2", the control unit 1005 displays the information of the width of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A on the display 1002 as "2" Message. The operator displays on the display 1002 that the width information of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A is "2", and aligns the angle restricting member 126b of the medicine storage cassette No. 25 to "2". In this way, even if the operator is not very skilled, the guide side plate 125 can be set to a position suitable for the width of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the drug A.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 (A), the lid 140 of the medicine storage cassette 1 is provided with a packaging sheet storage portion 141 for storing the PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional number cutting.

(conston spring))132所構成。上述定力彈簧132的推壓力係設定為，若僅以該推壓力，上述PTP包裝片100將不會越過上述第一、第二限制部121、122。上述定力彈簧132設有鎖定部132a，可在使上述移動動作部130移動到後側位置而加以鎖定之狀態，進行上述PTP包裝片100之裝填。然後，在完成上述PTP包裝片100的裝填後，將鎖定解除就開始對於上述PTP包裝片100之推壓動作。此外，上述定力彈簧132具有螺旋彈簧，此螺旋彈簧的前端部係固定在上述配發部120的附近。上述鎖 定部132a係設有齒部132b。此齒部132b係與形成於上述收容部11的底面之齒狀部11a相嚙合，藉由上述齒部132b的轉動受到限制而使上述移動動作部130成為鎖定狀態。又，若上述齒部132b設有例如阻尼器(例如油阻尼器)132c，就可調節上述移動動作部130的動作速度。在此情況，上述阻尼器132c係成為調整上述移動動作部130使上述PTP包裝片100移動的速度之調整手段。 As shown in FIG. 11(B), the storage section 11 of the medicine storage cassette 1 is provided with a movement operation section 130 that moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the dispensing section 120. The moving operation part 130 is composed of, for example, a pressing member 131 that contacts the PTP packaging sheet 100 and a constant force spring (for example, a brand name)

(conston spring)) 132. The urging force of the constant force spring 132 is set such that if the urging force alone is used, the PTP packaging sheet 100 will not cross the first and second restricting portions 121 and 122. The constant force spring 132 is provided with a locking portion 132a, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 can be loaded in a state where the moving operation portion 130 is moved to a rear position and locked. Then, after the filling of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is completed, the pushing operation for the PTP packaging sheet 100 is started by releasing the lock. In addition, the constant force spring 132 has a coil spring, and the front end portion of the coil spring is fixed in the vicinity of the dispensing portion 120. The locking portion 132a is provided with a tooth portion 132b. The tooth portion 132b is engaged with the tooth portion 11a formed on the bottom surface of the housing portion 11, and the movement operation portion 130 is locked when the rotation of the tooth portion 132b is restricted. In addition, if the tooth portion 132b is provided with, for example, a damper (for example, an oil damper) 132c, the operating speed of the moving operating portion 130 can be adjusted. In this case, the damper 132c serves as an adjustment means for adjusting the speed at which the movement operation unit 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100.

The packaging sheet storage unit 141 is located above the dispensing unit 120 in the open state shown in FIG. 10. The dispensing unit 120 is opposed to a suction body 61 (see FIG. 30) described later when dispensing the PTP packaging sheet 100. In addition, the inner wall portion 1411 of the packaging sheet storage portion 141 is opposed to the suction main body portion 61 when moved to the upper side than at the time of dispensing. The upper side of the inner wall portion 1411 is formed with a plurality of height adjustment holes 1411a provided at intervals in the height direction. A height regulating plate 142 as a size adjustment member is attached to the inner wall portion 1411, and the height regulating plate 142 can be attached and detached using the height adjusting hole 1411a. The mounting height of the height-restricting plate 142 can be changed according to the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 to be stored in the packaging sheet storage section 141, so that when the lid 140 is rotated, the PTP packaging sheet 100 for a fractional number of drugs can be prevented It falls out of the packaging sheet storage unit 141.

For example, in the vicinity of the plurality of height adjustment holes 1411a, a number of storage sizes 1 to 3 corresponding to the height to which they are formed may be printed or engraved. If the operator adjusts the When the mounting position is aligned with "2", the height direction restricting plate 142 is set to the second height. In the main table, the storage size number of the packaging sheet storage unit 141 is stored for various medicines. For example, if the medicine A is to be stored in the medicine storage cassette 1 of size 25, and the storage size number of the packaging sheet storage portion 141 of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A is "2", the control unit 1005 is attached to the above The display 1002 displays that the number of the storage size of the packaging sheet storage unit 141 is "2". If the display 1002 displays that the storage size number of the packaging piece storage portion 141 of the medicine A is "2", the operator restricts the height direction of the packaging piece storage portion 141 on the 25th medicine storage cassette 1 The mounting position of the board 142 is aligned with "2". In this way, even if the operator is not a very skilled person, the height direction restriction plate 142 can be set to a position suitable for the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 of the medicine A.

In addition, the side of the medicine storage cassette 1 opposite to the side on which the cover 140 is provided is located on the front side of the medicine dispensing device 101, and a cutout 11c is formed in the upper portion of the upright wall 11b on the front side. The cassette take-out/insertion part 21 of the cassette transport part 2 is engaged with the rising wall 11b.

[Cassette removal and insertion section 21]

As shown in FIG. 12, the cassette take-in/out part 21 is composed of a front-rear moving part 23, a cassette gripping part 24, and a rail unit 25. The front-rear moving part 23 is connected to the cassette gripping part 24 through the rail unit 25. The front-rear moving portion 23 is connected to the connecting plate 25a of the rail unit 25 described above. The base portion 241 of the cassette grip portion 24 is connected to the rail The sliding portion 251 of the road unit 25.

In Figs. 13 and 14, only the front-rear moving part 23 is shown. In addition, although the claw actuating parts 231 of the front-rear moving part 23 are drawn in two in FIGS. 12, 13, and 14, this does not mean that there are two claw actuating parts 231, but that one claw actuating part 231 Forward state and retreat state. In addition, the chain guide 23a also depicts the forward state and the retracted state. The distance between the above-mentioned forward state and the retreat state becomes the first distance.

The claw actuating portion 231 includes a two-strand claw 231a disposed in a middle portion of the two strands parallel to the rising wall 11b; and the two-strand claw 231a is parallel to the rising wall 11b with the middle portion of the two strands Rotation drive part (for example, rotary solenoid) 231b that rotates in a manner of internal movement; bracket 231c supporting the rotation drive part 231b; moving nut 231d supporting the bracket 231c; screwing in with the moving nut 231d To the screw 231e; and the guide portion 231f that guides the moving nut 231d. The feed screw 231e is provided in the front-rear direction of the medicine dispensing device 101, and the guide portion 231f guides the moving nut 231d in the front-rear direction. In addition, the driving force of the motor 231g is transmitted to the pulley 231i through the belt 231h, whereby the pulley rotates to rotate the feed screw 231e.

When the claw actuating portion 231 is closest to the rising wall 11b, the claw actuating portion 231 is located on the notch portion 11c, and when the two-strand claw 231a is rotated by the rotation driving portion 231b, the rising wall 11b is the part sandwiched between the above two strands. Here, by forming the notch portion 11c, it is possible to lower the claw operation portion 231 The height of the two claws 231a when engaged with the rising wall 11b can reduce the interval between the drug storage cassettes 1 arranged above and below the cassette holder 1011, and increase the number of drug storage cassettes 1 that can be loaded , The medicine dispensing device 101 can be miniaturized. In this embodiment, only the foremost portion of the two-strand claw 231a exceeds the rising wall 11b.

The medicine covering portion 232 is provided at the lower portion of the front-rear moving portion 23. The medicine covering portion 232 includes a medicine covering plate 232a. The medicine cover plate 232a is positioned to cover the upper side of the medicine storage cassette 1 pulled out by the movement when the two-strand claw 231a moves to the retracted position (when the first distance is moved). In addition, when the two-strand claw 231a moves to the retracted position, the two-strand claw 231a rotates and returns to its original state (non-engaged state). In order not to hinder the return, the medicine cover plate 232a is formed with a notch 232b. In addition, the medicine cover plate 232a is rotatably provided by a hinge 232c, and the medicine cover plate 232a is biased by a coil spring 232d as an urging member in a direction to urge the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 . Due to the provision of the medicine covering portion 232, when the medicine storage cassette 1 is transported by the cartridge transport portion 2 (especially when moving downward at a high speed), the PTP packaging sheet 100 can be prevented from being ejected from the upper side of the medicine storage cassette 1 . In other words, the medicine storage cassette 1 can be transported at a high speed, so the time for dispensing medicine can be shortened. In addition, with the arrangement of the coil spring 232d, the PTP packaging sheet 100 can be pressed even for PTP packaging sheets 100 having different heights.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, on both sides of the sliding portion 251 of the rail unit 25, the front and rear of the medicine dispensing device 101 are provided The rail portion 251a extending toward each other guides the slider 251b in the front-rear direction by each rail portion 251a. The belt 253 is driven by the motor 252 of the rail unit 25 described above, and the pulley 254 is rotated by the belt 253. The above-mentioned pulley 254 is fixed with a feed screw 255. The feed screw 255 is rotated by the pulley 254 described above.

As shown in FIG. 17, a bracket 242 is fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 241 of the cassette grip portion 24. In addition, on the left and right edges of the bracket 242, raised portions 242a are formed, and each raised portion 242a is fixed to the slider 251b of the rail unit 25. In addition, a moving nut 243 is fixed to the center of the bracket 242. The moving nut 243 is screwed to the feed screw 255 of the rail unit 25. Therefore, when the feed screw 255 rotates, the cassette grip 24 moves in the front-rear direction of the medicine dispensing device 101.

In the base portion 241, the feed screw 241a is provided in the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. Both ends of the feed screw 241a are rotatably supported by the left and right brackets 241b. In addition, at both end portions of the feed screw 241a, screw portions having mutually opposite spiral directions are formed, and a moving nut 244a is screwed to each screw portion. In addition, the base portion 241 supports two slide shafts 241c parallel to the feed screw 241a. Both ends of the sliding shaft 241c are fixed by the two brackets 241b.

A clamping plate 244 is provided between each of the left and right brackets 241b and the base portion 241. The above-mentioned moving nut 244a is provided on the upper center side of each clamping plate 244. In addition, a linear bush 244b is provided on the upper portion of each clamping plate 244 so as to sandwich the moving nut 244a. Above The sliding shaft 241c is inserted through each linear bush 244b. The gear 245a of the driving portion 245 is fixed to the above-mentioned feed screw 241a. The gear 245b is meshed with the gear 245a. The gear 245b is rotated by the motor 245c. By the rotation of the motor 245c, the feed screw 241 rotates, and by this rotation, the clamping plates 244 approach or separate from each other. Therefore, the side plate portion of the drug storage cassette 1 can be held from the lateral direction.

The clamping plate 244 is provided with a receiving portion 244c made of a flexible material. The receiving portion 244c is in contact with the side plate portion of the medicine storage cassette 1. In addition, a positioning member 244d is provided at the front end of the clamping plate 244. The positioning member 244d is configured to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis.

A positioning recess 1a is formed on the outer side of the left and right side plate portions near the front end of the medicine storage cassette 1 (see FIG. 11(A)). When the medicine storage cassette 1 is pulled out of the cassette holder 1011 and the side plate portion is gripped by the clamping plate 244, the positioning member 244d is engaged with the positioning recess 1a. When such engagement is performed, the clamping plate 244 will be held at an appropriate position of the medicine storage cassette 1. Furthermore, when the side plate is grasped by the clamping plate 244, even if the positioning member 244d and the positioning recess 1a are slightly displaced, the positioning member can be caused by the force when the clamping plate 244 grasps the side plate portion 244d is engaged with the said positioning recessed part 1a. When the receiving portion 244c made of the above-mentioned flexible material is provided, the above-mentioned engagement can be easily performed.

In addition, even when the feed screw 255 rotates to make the cassette grip portion 24 closest to the cassette rack 1011, the cassette grip portion 24 is located in front of the cassette rack 1011. And, the above When the claw actuating part 231 is closest to the rising wall 11b, the claw actuating part 231 is located on the notch 11c. Furthermore, when the two-strand claw 231a is rotated by the driving of the rotation driving portion 231b, the rising wall 11b will be sandwiched between the two-strand portion. In this state, when the claw operating portion 231 moves to the retreat position, the medicine storage cassette 1 can be gripped by the clamping plate 244 of the cassette gripping portion 24. When the medicine storage cassette 1 is held by the holding plate 244, as described above, the two-prong claws 231a of the front-rear moving part 23 return to the original state (non-engaged state). Therefore, the cassette gripping portion 24 can additionally move toward the front of the medicine dispensing device 101 in a state of holding the medicine storage cassette 1, and the additional movement can completely pull the medicine storage cassette 1 out of the cassette holder 1011 . That is, in the gripping state, the distance of the medicine storage cassette size minus the first distance is moved (the additional movement is performed) to pull out the entire medicine storage cassette 1 from the cassette holder.

When returning the medicine storage cassette 1 to the cassette holder 1011, after performing the reverse operation of the additional operation, the two-strand claw 231a is engaged with the rising wall 11b, and then the two-strand movement unit 23 is used to cause the two-strand movement The claw 231a moves to completely return the medicine storage cassette 1 to the cassette holder 101.

[Handover 3]

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, one base portion 113 is provided with two of the above-mentioned delivery parts 3, two of the above-mentioned delivery parts moving parts 4, and one of the above-mentioned dispensing operation parts 110. The base portion 113 is provided so that the rail mechanism 113a Instead, it moves forward and backward in the medicine dispensing device 101. The user can pull out or push the base portion 113 by extending his hand into the handle portion of the front panel 113b. Here, the dispensing operation part 110 is directed to the front side of the medicine dispensing device 101 (the pulling direction of the base part 113), and is delivered to the dispensing part 120 of the medicine storage cassette 1 of the delivery part 3 and the The distribution operation unit 110 faces each other. Then, when the base portion 113 is pulled out, the medicine storage cassette 1 is located close to the user. Therefore, when the user takes out the medicine storage cassette 1 in which the medicine packaging sheet is dispensed poorly, the dispensing operation section 110 does not cause obstruction, and the medicine storage cassette 1 in which the above-mentioned failure occurs can be easily taken out .

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the linear substrate 31 of each delivery section 3 is provided with a feed screw 31 a in the left-right direction of the drug dispensing device 101. Both ends of the feed screw 31a are rotatably supported by the left and right brackets 31b. Further, at both end portions of the feed screw 31a, screw portions having mutually opposite spiral directions are formed, and a moving nut 34a is screwed to each screw portion. In addition, the linear substrate 31 supports two slide shafts 31c parallel to the feed screw 31a. Both ends of the slide shaft 31c are fixed by the two brackets 31b.

A clamping plate 34 is provided between each of the left and right brackets 31b and the linear substrate 31 described above. The moving nut 34a is fixed to each clamping plate 34. In addition, each clamping plate 34 is provided with a linear bush 34b. The slide shaft 31c is inserted through each linear bush 34b. The bevel gear 35a of the driving section 35 is fixed to the above-mentioned feed screw 31a. The bevel gear 35b meshes with the bevel gear 35a. The bevel gear 35b is rotated by a motor 35c. Above The feed screw 31a is rotated by the rotation drive of the motor 35c, and by this rotation, the clamping plates 34 approach or separate from each other. In addition, each delivery section 3 is provided with a cover plate 38 that covers the drive section 35 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 22, each delivery section 3 is provided with a rotating substrate 36. The linear substrate 31 and the rotating substrate 36 are provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the drug dispensing device 101 by rails and sliders (not shown). In addition, the first pin 36a and the second pin 36b are fixed to the back surface of the rotating substrate 36. In addition, an intermediate arm 36c is fixed to the front end of the second pin 36b. Furthermore, the middle arm 36c is formed with a long hole, and the third pin 31d protruding from the rear surface of the linear substrate 31 is engaged with the long hole.

[Transfer part moving part 4]

The above-mentioned two transfer parts moving parts 4 are provided on a common base part 41. Each transfer section moving section 4 is provided with a motor 42. Under the drive of the motor 42, the swing arm 42 a rotates in a horizontal plane centering on the rotation axis of the motor 42. The second pin 36b is engaged with the front end side of the swing arm 42a, and the second pin 36b moves on the second arc guide 41b under the rotation of the swing arm 42a. In addition, the first pin 36a moves on the first arc guide 41a due to the rotation of the rotation arm 42a. The first arc guide 41 a and the second arc guide 41 b are formed on the base portion 41.

In addition, the base portion 41 is formed with a third guide 41c of each transfer portion moving portion 4, and the third pin 31d is guided by each third guide 41c. The two third guides 41c have a dispensing device for the medicine The left and right linear guides extending in the left-right direction of 101 are provided. Furthermore, the two left and right linear guides are connected to the common guide through the relay guide. The above-mentioned common guide part is located between the two moving parts 4 of the transfer part.

When the rotating arm 42a rotates under the drive of the motor 42, the rotating substrate 36 of the delivery portion 3 makes an arc along the first arc guide 41a and the second arc guide 41b mobile. On the other hand, the linear substrate 31 of the delivery section 3 receives the moving force of the rotating substrate 36 and should move in an arc. However, the third pin 31d is guided by the third guide 41c, so it moves to the left Or move straight to the right. Then, the rectilinear substrate 31 is moved to the rear side of the medicine dispensing device 101 by the common guide portion, so that the medicine storage cassette 1 held by the delivery portion 3 faces the dispensing operation portion 110. The change in the relative position of the linear substrate 31 and the rotating substrate 36 is absorbed by the rail and the slider.

In addition, after the medicine storage cassette 1 held in the delivery section 3 faces the dispensing operation section 110, the lid 140 of the medicine storage cassette 1 is opened by the lid opening and closing portion 160 of the dispensing operation section 110.

As shown in FIGS. 23, 24, and 25, the packaging sheet storage section 112 is provided in the dispensing operation section 110. Furthermore, at a position where the medicine storage cassette 1 sandwiched by the delivery section 3 faces the dispensing operation section 110, the packaging sheet storage section 112 is provided below the lid 140 of the medicine storage cassette 1. The funnel portion 112a of the packaging sheet storage portion 112 temporarily stores the PTP packaging sheet 100 and the fractional number of packaged medicines dispensed from the dispensing portion 120 of the medicine storage cassette 1.

The bottom of the funnel portion 112a is constituted by the first gate 112b as the storage gate. In addition, the lower portion of the funnel portion 112a is formed with a falling cylinder portion, and the bottom of the falling cylinder portion (the medicine packaging sheet outlet portion 1120) is provided with a second gate 112c as the storage gate. The first gate 112b and the second gate 112c are simultaneously opened and closed by the driving motor 112d. A bevel gear is fixed to the rotating shaft of the drive motor 112d, and the swing arm 112e is rotated by this bevel gear. In FIG. 24, only the drive system of the first gate 112b is shown, and the drive system of the second gate 112c is the same as the drive system of the first gate 112b. A link member 112f is connected to the swing arm 112e, and the link member 112f is connected to the first gate 112b. When the drive motor 112d rotates, the swing arm 112e rotates, and the link member 112f moves to open and close the first gate 112b. The first gate 112b and the second gate 112c are guided by a sliding shaft 112g.

As shown in FIG. 26, a pharmaceutical packaging sheet such as PTP packaging sheet 100 has flat edges (packaging sheet portions) at both ends, but the edge at one end is formed wider than the edge at the other end. This wide edge 100a is generally called a holding edge. The medicine dispensing device equipped with the function of cutting out the number of packed medicines from the medicine packing sheet is not necessarily the direction of the blister or the direction of the wide edge 100a of the PTP packing sheet 100 taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1 There may be cases where it is not possible to cut out a fraction of packaged medicine properly. Regarding the PTP packaging sheet 100 that is not an object to cut out fractions, there is no need to detect the direction of the blister pack and the direction of the wide edge 100a.

Figure 26 shows rotating the PTP packaging sheet 100 The three axes of time. The three axes include the normal, short axis, and long axis of the surface of the PTP packaging sheet 100. The short axis and the long axis are orthogonal in the plane of the PTP packaging sheet 100. An example of the position of the center of rotation about the long axis is the axis passing through the center portion of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the short-side direction. An example of the position of the center of rotation about the short axis is the axis passing through the center portion of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the longitudinal direction. An example of the center of rotation about the normal is the intersection of the center of rotation about the long axis and the center of rotation about the short axis. Here, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is line-symmetrical on the second axis (long axis). In addition, as long as the rotation center around the normal axis is set near the intersection of the rotation center around the long axis and the rotation center around the short axis, the space required for the rotation around the normal line can be reduced. In this embodiment, the above-mentioned rotation around normal is adopted.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing the state change of the PTP packaging sheet 100 described above. The states of the above-mentioned PTP packaging sheet 100 are: the first state where the blister is on the surface and the wide edge 100a is on the left, the second state (the state shown in FIG. 26) where the blister is on the surface and the wide edge 100a is on the right, and the blister In the third state of the back and the wide edge 100a on the left, the fourth state of the blister on the back and the wide edge 100a on the right. Regardless of the state of the first PTP packaging sheet 100 dispensed, any two state changes can be made by the state change about the long axis rotation, the state change about the short axis rotation, and the state change about the normal rotation, And adjust it to any state. In other words, the direction of the blister and the direction of the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 may be the same. In addition, the configuration may be such that only the direction of the wide edge 100a is in one direction.

[Distribution operation part 110]

As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the dispensing operation unit 110 is provided with the lid opening and closing unit 160. The cover opening/closing portion 160 is provided with a shaft portion 161, and the shaft portion 161 is engaged with an engaging portion formed on the cover 140. In a state where the shaft portion 161 is engaged with the engaging portion, the shaft portion 161 is moved along an arc path to open and close the cover 140. In addition, the cover opening/closing portion 160 includes a shaft portion 162 that is engaged with an engaging portion formed in the packaging sheet storage portion 141. When the shaft portion 162 is engaged with the engaging portion, the shaft portion 162 is rotated to rotate the packaging sheet storage portion 141.

The dispensing operation unit 110 further includes a suction operation unit 6 for sucking and pulling out the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1, and when there is a need to pack a small number of medicines, The PTP packaging sheet 100 that receives the PTP packaging sheet 100 pulled out by the suction operation section 6 and the PTP packaging sheet 100 pulled out by the suction operation section 6 when there is a need for a fraction of packaged medicine The normal rotation part 13 rotates around the normal of the surface of the sheet as an axis. The normal of the surface of the sheet is defined as the normal at the center of the surface of the PTP packaging sheet 100 described above. Here, the normal at the center of the surface of the PTP packaging sheet is assumed to be parallel to the vertical line (orthogonal line) of the surface of the packaging sheet when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is not curved but flat. In addition, in this embodiment, the direction of the normal of the surface of the packaging sheet is the same as the front-rear direction, the side-by-side direction of the PTP packaging sheets 100 in the drug storage cassette 1, and the moving direction of the drug storage cassette 1 . In addition, when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is dispensed, the The normal rotation portion 13 is located at the center position of the dispensing portion 120 of the drug storage cassette 1 (the center position of the PTP packaging sheet 100).

The packaging sheet gripping portion 8 includes a gripping body portion 81 that is rotatable about a horizontal axis, a rotating portion 82 that rotates the gripping body portion 81, and a portion that moves the rotating portion 82 in the left-right direction Right and left moving device 83. In addition, the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 also has a function as a detection portion of the wide edge 100a.

As shown in FIG. 30, the base portion 611 of the suction body portion 61 can be moved up and down by the lifting device 64. The lifting device 64 includes a moving nut 64a fixed to the side of the base 611, a feed screw 64b screwed to the moving nut 64a, a motor 64c that rotates the feed screw 64b, and The driving force of the motor 64c is transmitted to the belt transmission mechanism 64d of the feed screw 64b and the guide 64e that stabilizes the elevation of the base portion 611. The vertical position of the suction main body 61 can be adjusted by the lifting device 64.

The suction main body portion 61 is connected to the base portion 611 through the guide rail 65e of the forward and backward movement mechanism 65. The suction main body portion 61 is moved in the front-rear direction (direction approaching or away from the dispensing portion 120 of the medicine storage cassette 1) by the front-rear movement mechanism 65. The front-rear movement mechanism 65 includes a moving nut 65a fixed to the back of the suction body 61, a feed screw 65b screwed to the move nut 65a, and a motor 65c that rotates the feed screw 65b. And the driving force of the motor 65c is transmitted to the belt transmission mechanism 65d of the feed screw 65b.

The front-rear movement mechanism 65 can make the suction body part 61. At a faster speed than the movement operation portion 130 of the medicine storage cassette 1 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100, the first movement of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is attracted by the movement operation portion 130 to attract the first PTP packaging Piece 100 while moving.

When the suction main body 61 moves toward the medicine storage cassette 1 by the front-rear movement mechanism 65, the suction main body 61 contacts and sucks the first PTP packaging sheet 100 sheet. When the blister part of the first PTP packaging sheet 100 faces the side of the dispensing operation part 110, the position of the movable plate 62a of the blister detection part 62 changes according to the protruding height of the blister part, and can be used For example, the resistance value (voltage value) of the potentiometer can detect the position change.

As shown in FIGS. 31(A) and (B), the suction main body portion 61 is provided with, for example, four horizontal suction pads 61 a arranged side by side. The four side-by-side suction cups 61a are shown in Fig. 37 (A), (B) and (C), and are divided into a first group consisting of two near the gripping portion 8 side of the packaging sheet, and The second group formed by the two away from the gripping portion 8 side of the packaging sheet. The suction of each group can be performed by the operation of a solenoid valve provided on the suction line of each group. Starting from the state where none of the above four suction cups 61a are attracted, only two suction cups 61a of the first group are sucked, and a strong suction force is generated on the two suction cups 61a of the first group, so that the PTP packaging sheet 100 is positively adsorbed on the two suction cups 61a of the first group described above. Then, after the first group performs the suction operation, the two suction cups 61a of the second group are also subjected to the suction operation, so that the PTP packaging sheet 100 can be reliably suctioned and held by the four suction cups 61a. In this way, first drive a part with a plurality of suction cups (close to the upper The portion of the packaging sheet grasping portion 8 side) can surely attract and hold the PTP packaging sheet 100.

The normal rotation part 13 is provided with a suction rotating tube 13a at the central position of the four side-by-side suction cups 61a. A suction cup portion 13b is provided at the front end of the suction rotating tube 13a. In addition, the rear side of the suction rotating tube 13a is supported by the bearing portion 13c. In addition, a rotary joint 13d is connected to the rear end of the suction rotary tube 13a, and this rotary joint 13d is connected to the suction pump through a pipe. A belt 13e is wound between the rear portion of the suction rotating tube 13a and the driving wheel of the motor 13f. When the motor 13f operates, the suction rotating tube 13a rotates about its central axis. The suction rotating tube 13a is fixed in the front-rear direction.

When the delivery portion 3 is moved to the dispensing position by the delivery portion moving portion 4, the medicine storage cassette 1 sandwiched by the delivery portion 3 faces the suction body portion 61. Then, the lid opening and closing unit 160 performs an operation to open the lid 140. Next, the suction main body 61 moves toward the medicine storage cassette 1, so that the suction cup 61 a contacts the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 to attract the PTP packaging sheet 100. At this time, the direction of the blister part of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is detected by the movable plate 62a (see FIGS. 26 and 30) of the blister detection part 62. Then, the suction main body portion 61 moves away from the dispensing portion 120, and the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 is pulled out from the medicine storage cassette 1.

When all the PTP packaging sheets 100 are pulled out from the medicine storage cassette 1 and the suction of the suction body 61 is performed, it becomes The suction cup 61a attracts the pressing member 131 of the moving operation unit 130. As shown in FIG. 5, the pressing surface of the pressing member 131 which is in contact with the PTP packaging sheet 100 is formed with a plurality of grooves 131a, so when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is emptied, the suction cup 61a will be The pressing surface of the pressing member 131 contacts. In this case, since air enters through the groove portion 131a, even if the suction operation portion 6 performs the suction operation, a predetermined negative pressure state will not be obtained in the suction line of the suction cup 61a. That is, the attraction by the attraction body 61 does not end even after a certain period of time or more. The control unit 1005 may determine that there is a possibility that the PTP packaging sheet 100 is out of stock when the suction of the suction body 61 does not end even after a certain period of time or more. In addition, when the suction main body 61 is provided with four suction cups 61a, it is sufficient that the number of the grooves 131a is four. That is, the number of the grooves 131a may be at least provided in the positions corresponding to the suction cups 61a.

When a fraction of packaged medicines is needed, when the blister part of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is determined to be toward the suction cup 61a side based on the detection result obtained by the movable plate 62a, the suction main body section 61 sets the PTP packaging sheet 100送将包装片抱部8。 The packaging sheet grip 8 above. The packaging sheet gripping portion 8 has the blister portion directed toward the medicine storage cassette 1 side. Then, the suction main body portion 61 receives the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the packaging sheet gripping portion 8.

When the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 grips the PTP packaging sheet 100, it is determined whether the gripped side is the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100. If the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 grips the wide edge 100a, the normal rotation by the normal rotation portion 13 is not performed. The suction main body portion 61 moves toward the medicine storage cassette 1, and then the PTP packaging sheet 100 is dropped onto the packaging sheet storage portion 141 of the lid 140. The wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 dropped on the packaging sheet storage section 141 will face the side of the packaging sheet gripping section 14 described later, and the side opposite to the wide edge 100a will face the one provided in the dispensing operation section 110 The side of the cutter section 15. In addition, when the blister part of the PTP packaging sheet 100 faces the medicine storage cassette 1 side, the suction main body 61 also delivers the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 in order to detect the wide edge 100a. However, in this case, the rotation of the PTP packaging sheet 100 by the packaging sheet gripping unit 8 is not performed.

On the other hand, when the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 grips the side opposite to the wide edge 100a, the suction body portion 61 delivers the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the normal rotation portion 13. The normal rotation part 13 rotates the PTP packaging sheet 100 around the normal, so that the direction of the wide edge 100a faces the 180-degree opposite side.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8, when the front and back of the two PTP packaging sheets 100 in the drug storage cassette 1 are opposite to each other, the lower end of the two PTP packaging sheets contacts the drug storage The upper end of the PTP packaging sheet at the bottom of the cassette 1 will be at the original position, and the upper end of the other PTP packaging sheet will be higher than the original position by a height H. The above-mentioned height H varies according to the type of medicine, and the information of the above-mentioned height H is recorded in the main table according to each medicine type. In addition, if the PTP packaging sheet 100 has three blister packs, as shown in FIG. 8, the suction height from the lower end of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet is set to about 1/3 of the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100 On the right, if the blister of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is an even-numbered row such as two or four rows, the suction height is set to about 1/2 of the height of the PTP packaging sheet 100. The above-mentioned suction height varies depending on the medicine and is recorded in the above-mentioned main table. The information on the height H and the suction height can be used when the suction main body 61 dispenses the PTP packaging sheet 100.

In the case where the blister part of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is not facing the side of the suction main body 61, regardless of whether the PTP packaging sheet 100 contacts the storage bottom in the medicine storage cassette 1, the initial test suction will almost certainly succeed When sucked, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1. However, in the case where the PTP packaging sheet 100 does not contact the storage bottom in the medicine storage cassette 1, the suction position of the suction cup 61a is located below the original position, that is, the original Attract the underside of height. Moreover, in this case, after the normal rotation part 13 rotates the PTP packaging sheet 100 around the normal so that the direction of the wide edge 100a faces the 180-degree opposite side, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is handed over to the suction In the case of the main body 61, the distance from the suction position of the suction cup 61a to the lower end of the PTP packaging sheet 100 becomes longer than in the case where the suction height can be sucked at the original position.

In this way, when the suction position is not the original position, if the suction main body 61 performs a moving operation for dropping the PTP packaging sheet 100 onto the packaging sheet storage section 141, there will be The lower end may be in contact with the upper end 143 of the wall portion of the entrance of the packaging sheet storage portion 141 shown in FIG. Therefore, in a series of processes for dropping the PTP packaging sheet 100 onto the packaging sheet storage unit 141 In the case where the direction in which the direction of the wide edge 100a is directed to the opposite side of 180 degrees has been performed, a process of eliminating (absorbing) the change in the position of the lower edge of the drug packaging sheet caused by the 180 degree rotation is performed.

Compared with the case where the process of eliminating the above-mentioned variation is not performed to move the direction of the wide edge 100a to the opposite side of 180 degrees, the operation of moving the suction main body 61 upward by a certain distance or a non-certain distance may be performed. By this movement, a situation where the lower end of the PTP packaging sheet 100 contacts the upper end 143 of the wall portion of the entrance of the packaging sheet storage section 141 can be avoided.

When using the above-mentioned certain distance, the PTP packaging sheet 100 of any kind of medicine moves upward by the above-mentioned certain distance. On the other hand, the non-constant distance is set to, for example, the height H or a distance where the height H is added to a certain margin. In this case, the PTP packaging sheet 100 moves up a different distance depending on the medicine. The movement at a certain distance and the movement at a non-constant distance are movements of the suction body 61 that absorb the positional deviation of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1. The positional deviation of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 occurs as described above, and the front and back of the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 are opposed to each other on the forming side of the blister part.

In the case where the PTP packaging sheet 100 at the bottom of the storage container 1 that is not in contact with the drug storage cassette 1 is at the forefront, and its blister part faces the side of the suction main body 61, the initial test suction may fail. For example, if the suction cup 61a is in contact with the blister part and a gap is generated, the suction cannot be completed. When the attraction cannot be completed after a certain period of time or more, it is determined as a failure. In this case, For example, after advancing the movable plate 62a of the blister detection unit 62, the movable plate 62a is moved downward by a certain distance or a certain distance. By this movement, the other PTP packaging sheet 100 can be brought into contact with the storage bottom of the medicine storage cassette 1 due to the movable plate 62a, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 can be attracted almost without fail in the next trial suction. Take out from the medicine storage cassette 1 described above. In addition, a second attempt is made after the first failure, but if it is also determined to be a failure the second time, the movable plate 62a and the like can be moved downward by a certain distance or a certain distance.

When the above-mentioned certain distance is used, the PTP packaging sheet 100 of any kind of medicine moves downward by the above-mentioned certain distance. On the other hand, the non-constant distance is, for example, the height H or a distance where the height H is added to a certain margin. In this case, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is moved downward by a different distance depending on the medicine.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, when the front and back sides of the two PTP packaging sheets 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 are opposite to each other, the lateral edges of the two PTP packaging sheets 100 may not match. .

Here, as described above, when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is gripped, the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 determines whether the gripped side is the wide edge 100 a of the PTP packaging sheet 100. The packaging sheet gripping portion 8 is movable laterally, and in order to detect the lateral edge of the PTP packaging sheet 100, as shown in FIG. 40, for example, an optical sensor 801 is provided. When the optical sensor 801 detects the lateral edge, the packaging sheet gripping unit 8 stops lateral movement in the direction of approaching the PTP packaging sheet 100 and starts gripping the PTP packaging sheet 100. So, even if the two PTP packaging tablets 100 The lateral edges are inconsistent and the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out is deviated in the lateral direction. The packaging sheet gripping portion 8 can appropriately grasp the PTP packaging sheet 100 by detecting the lateral edges.

On the other hand, in a state where there is a deviation in the lateral direction, if the suction main body 61 performs a movement operation for dropping the PTP packaging sheet 100 onto the packaging sheet storage section 141, the PTP If the packaging sheet 100 is placed in the packaging sheet storage unit 141 shown in FIG. 10, it may fail. Therefore, after the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 receives the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the suction body portion 61, and then returns the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the suction body portion 61, the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 will Move in the lateral direction to eliminate the deviation in the lateral direction.

Specifically, the distance d from the center of the packaging sheet to the lateral edge of the packaging sheet of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is recorded in the main table for each drug (for example, it can indicate that the packaging sheet gripping unit 8 needs to move Motor pulse number etc.). In order to move in the lateral direction, a stepping motor may be used, and then it is determined how far the packaging sheet gripping unit 8 has moved from the reference position. In addition, the distance D from the reference position to the center of the dispensing portion 120 of the drug storage cassette 1 (the axis position of the normal rotation portion 13) is known. Therefore, when the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 moves to the position where the distance D is subtracted from the distance d and the optical sensor 801 cannot detect the lateral edge of the pharmaceutical packaging sheet, it can be determined that it occurred in the lateral direction Position offset. Therefore, after the packaging sheet grasping portion 8 receives the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the suction body portion 61 and then returns the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the suction body portion 61, the packaging sheet grasps The part 8 will make the adjustment movement of the above-mentioned horizontal offset in the horizontal direction. In this way, the deviation in the lateral direction is eliminated. In addition, after receiving the PTP packaging sheet 100 from the suction main body 61, the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 may first return to the reference position, and then move the distance D minus the distance d in the lateral direction.

The packaging sheet gripping portion 14 is provided to be movable in the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. The packaging sheet gripping portion 14 grips the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 on the packaging sheet storage section 141, and moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 toward the cutter section 15 side. The cutter portion 15 is composed of a fixed blade 15a and a movable blade 15b, and can cut the PTP packaging sheet 100 into an L shape. After this cutting, the packaging sheet gripping unit 14 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 to the side of the packaging sheet storage unit 141 and places the PTP packaging sheet 100 on the packaging sheet storage unit 141. In addition, the fractional number of packaged medicines obtained by the above cutting is attached to the conveyor belt 15c. The fractional packaged medicine is transported by the conveyor belt 15c, and falls into the funnel portion 112a through the notch portion 1121 (see FIG. 24) formed in the funnel portion 112a of the packaging sheet storage portion 112.

In addition, when it is necessary to take out a plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 based on the prescription data, it is performed simultaneously with the operation of cutting out the fractional number of packaged medicines, and the suction main body 61 repeats taking out the PTP from the medicine storage cassette 1 The operation of the packaging sheet 100 causes the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out to drop into the packaging sheet storage portion 112 in sequence. In this way, if parallel to the process of cutting out a few packaged medicines, The operation of taking out the above-mentioned PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1 can shorten the time required for dispensing medicine.

For example, for the PTP packaging sheet 100 first taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1, the PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional cutting is provided in the packaging sheet storage unit 141. Then, the first process of cutting out a fraction of the packaged medicine from the PTP packaging sheet 100 provided in the packaging sheet storage section 141 and the suction body section 61 taking out the necessary number of PTP packages from the medicine storage cassette 1 The second processing of the slice 100. In addition, even when the PTP packaging sheet 100 that is not the first but the second and subsequent removals is to be installed in the packaging sheet storage unit 141, the first processing and the second processing may be performed simultaneously. In addition, in the case where the PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional cutting or several fractional packaging medicines are left in the packaging sheet storage section 141 and are to be used for fractional cutting, it can be found in During the second process, if the packaging sheet storage section 141 is vacant during the second process, the second process may be suspended first, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional cutting may be provided in the above The operation of the package storage unit 141.

In addition, when a process of distributing a plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 based on prescription paper information is necessary, and a PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional cutting is also necessary, the following processing can be performed. For example, the direction of the wide edge 100 a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 that was first taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1 is detected by the packaging sheet gripping portion 8. Then, when the wide edge 100a does not face a predetermined direction, the first PTP packaging sheet 100 is dropped and dispensed. The same processing is performed for the subsequent PTP packaging sheet 100.

Here, for example, when it is necessary to dispense three PTP packaging tablets 100 and fractional packaging medicines, if the direction of the wide edge 100a of the third PTP packaging tablet 100 taken out is a predetermined direction, the first The three PTP packaging sheets 100 taken out are provided in the packaging sheet storage unit 141. That is, the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out of the third sheet is used as the PTP packaging sheet 100 for fractional cutting. Since the number of PTP packaging sheets 100 to be dispensed is three, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is then taken out of the medicine storage cassette 1 and dispensed.

On the other hand, when the wide edge 100a of the third PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out does not face a predetermined direction, the third PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out is dropped and dispensed. Then, the fourth PTP packaging sheet 100 is taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1 described above. In the case where the wide edge 100a of the fourth PTP packaging sheet 100 does not face a predetermined direction, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is rotated by the normal rotation portion 13 before being placed in the packaging sheet for storage部141.

That is, in the case where the PTP packaging sheet 100 needs to be stored in a predetermined direction to the packaging sheet storage section 141 provided for fractional cutting of the pharmaceutical storage cassette 1, the pharmaceutical storage cassette 1 must be Among the plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 taken out, the PTP packaging sheet 100 facing a predetermined direction is stored in the packaging sheet storage portion 141. In addition, when all the PTP packaging sheets 100 taken out do not face a predetermined direction, the final PTP packaging sheet 100 is rotated by the normal rotation section 13 as a rotation operation section.

If the above method is used, the use of the above The rotation action of the PTP packaging sheet 100 by the rotation action section can shorten the time for the medicine dispensing process. Furthermore, in this case, there is a possibility that the mechanical detection operation by the packaging sheet gripping unit 8 to detect the direction of the wide edge 100 a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 increases. Here, if the image sensor is used to detect the direction of the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1, the above-mentioned mechanical detection operation is not required and can be improved by improving Image processing speed to shorten the distribution time.

In addition, in the above method, among the plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1, the direction of the wide edge 100a and the direction of the blister section may both be predetermined directions. It is accommodated in the said packaging sheet storage part 141. In addition, when any one or both of the direction of the wide edge 100a and the direction of the blister part of all the PTP packaging sheets 100 taken out do not face the predetermined direction, by rotating around the normal line as the turning action part The portion 13 and/or the packaging sheet gripping portion 8 rotates the last PTP packaging sheet 100. In addition, the blister part of the PTP packaging sheet 100 taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1 can also be detected using an image sensor.

This embodiment is configured such that the direction of the blister part and the direction of the wide edge of the medicine packaging sheet taken out from the medicine storage cassette are oriented in the same direction, but the user aligns the direction of the blister pack and places the medicine packaging sheet on the medicine In the case of accommodating a cassette, the means for detecting the bubble bag and the means for reversing the direction of the bubble bag can be omitted.

In addition, if the directions of at least the wide edges of the medicine packaging sheets taken out of the medicine storage cassette are oriented in the same direction, even if the directions of the blister packs are different, it is possible to perform fractional cutting of the medicine packaging sheets.

Here, an operation example of distributing PTP packaging sheets 100 one by one is shown. In this operation example, the first PTP packaging sheet 100 in the storage section 11 is attracted by the suction main body section 61, and the PTP packaging sheet 100 is directed toward the PTP packaging sheet 100 made by the movement operation section 130. Press in the opposite direction of the movement. Then, the PTP packaging sheet 100 is pulled in the same direction as the moving direction at a speed faster than the moving speed of the PTP packaging sheet 100 by the moving operation unit 130. Thereby, the contact member 121a of the first restricting portion 121 is positioned between the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 and the second PTP packaging sheet 100, and only the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 is distributed.

In addition, the front-rear movement device 65 is such that the suction operation portion (extraction portion) 6 is moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the movement operation portion 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 (by pressing in the opposite direction) Movement to move the movement operation section 130 in the opposite direction), so that the suction operation section 6 holding the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 moves at a faster speed than the movement operation section 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 For a faster speed, it is preferable to move the PTP packaging sheet 100 in the movement direction of the movement operation unit 130. In this way, by moving the suction operation portion 6 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the movement operation portion 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100, the first PTP packaging can be packaged when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is dispensed The distance between the sheet 100 and the first restriction portion 121 is increased. Therefore, from the time when the suction operation unit 6 starts to move the first PTP packaging sheet 100, the time until the first PTP packaging sheet 100 crosses the first restriction unit 121 increases. thus, Even if the difference between the speed at which the suction operation unit 6 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 and the speed at which the movement operation unit 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 is small, the first PTP packaging sheet 100 can pass through the first When a restricting portion 121 is used, the distance between the first PTP packaging sheet 100 and the second PTP packaging sheet 100 is increased, so that the first restricting section 121 can easily enter the first PTP packaging sheet 100 and the second PTP packaging sheet Between 100.

In addition, the suction operation unit 6 sucks the first PTP packaging sheet 100 in the housing section 11 and presses the PTP packaging sheet 100 in a direction opposite to the direction in which the movement operation unit 130 moves the PTP packaging sheet 100 It is possible to reliably perform the suction of the PTP packaging sheet 100 by the suction operation unit 6.

[Tray moving part 500]

In the type of the medicine dispensing device constituted by one medicine dispensing device 101, the tray moving part 500 may be omitted. When the tray moving part 500 is provided, another medicine dispensing device 101 can be arranged on the tray moving part 500, and the medicine tray T can be moved between a plurality of medicine dispensing devices. As shown in FIG. 1, the tray moving section 500 includes a conveyor belt section 51 that moves the medicine tray T in the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. As shown in FIGS. 32(A) and (B), the conveyor belt portion 51 includes two moving belts 51b adjacent to the monorail portion 51a extending in the left-right direction. The medicine tray T is arranged on the moving belt 51b in a form in which a concave portion C formed at the bottom thereof is coupled to the monorail portion 51a. The moving belt 51b is driven by a motor 51c. Because of the above Since the tray T is guided by the monorail 51a, the structure can be simplified. In addition, the recess C may be formed by using the formed recesses T1, T2, T3, and T4, but it is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 4(B), a medicine tray T formed with one storage recess T11 may be used. This medicine tray T is provided with two legs T10 on the lower surface of the tray body, and a recess C into which the monorail 51a is engaged is formed between the two legs T10. Even in the case where there are not a plurality of storage recesses, the medicine tray T can be moved on the conveyor belt portion 51 forward, backward, left, and right to arrange the medicines at appropriate positions in the front, back, left, and right of the medicine tray T.

In addition, the conveyor belt portion 51 is moved in the front-rear direction of the medicine dispensing device 101 by the front-rear driving portion 52. The front-rear drive unit 52 is provided with a feed screw 52a in the front-rear direction. In addition, the base portion of the conveyor belt portion 51 is provided with a moving nut which is screwed to the feed screw 52a. When the feed screw 52a is rotated by the motor 52b, the conveyor belt portion 51 moves in the front-rear direction. In addition, the conveyor belt portion 51 is guided by the guide shaft 52c in the front-rear direction.

The conveyor belt portion 51 is provided with a positioning portion 53. The positioning portion 53 uses a driving force of a motor 53a to rotate a shaft (support shaft) 53b provided in the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101, thereby positioning the medicine tray T at a plurality of positions. The positioning portion 53 includes six stop members 531 that are operated by the shaft 53b. In addition, two fixed stop portions 532 that do not move together with the conveyor belt portion 51 are provided at the left and right end portions of the tray moving portion 500.

The body portion 531a of each stop member 531 is as shown in FIG. 33 As shown, a rotatable rotating part 531b is provided. The rotation part 531b can rotate when it contacts the side surface of the medicine tray T moving in the left-right direction of the medicine dispensing device 101. In addition, the body portion 531a is formed with a shaft insertion hole 531c, and the shaft 53b is inserted through the shaft insertion hole 531c. Each stop member 531 is rotatably provided with respect to the shaft 53b.

A fixing portion 531e provided separately from the main body portion 531a is fixed to the shaft 53b. Moreover, one end of the coil spring 531d wound around the shaft 53b is coupled to the fixed portion 531e, and the other end is coupled to the body portion 531a, whereby the stopper member 531 rotates integrally with the shaft 53b. When the stopper member 531 is tilted in the traveling direction of the medicine tray T due to the integral rotation, the movement of the medicine tray T is prevented and positioning is performed. On the other hand, when the stopper 531 is tilted, the rotating portion 531b abuts the side surface of the medicine tray T, and the state where the body portion 531a abuts the side surface of the medicine tray T against the coil spring 531d is maintained The above-mentioned rotating part 531b will rotate without preventing the movement of the medicine tray T.

That is, the positioning portion 53 is provided with: standing up with the rotation of the shaft 53b in the first rotation direction to allow the passage of the medicine tray T, and tilting with the rotation of the shaft 53b in the second rotation direction A plurality of stop members 531 that prevent the passage of the medicine tray T; and when the shaft 53b rotates in the second rotation direction, the stop member 531 that is to be in contact with the side portion of the medicine tray T is allowed to fall Coil spring 531d (elastic member).

For example, the above-mentioned medicine is detected by a sensor (not shown) When the tray T is approaching the target positioning position, the motor 53a is operated to rotate the shaft 53b to stop the drug tray T at the target positioning position. In this way, a structure is formed in which the plurality of stop members 531 integrally operate to position the medicine tray T, and a part of the plurality of stop members 531 does not integrally operate and does not function as a stopper. Moreover, this structure is realized by one motor 53a and one shaft 53b, and the structure can be simplified.

The pallet moving section 5 includes the conveyor belt section 51 and a fixed conveyor belt section 55. That is, the tray moving unit 5 corresponds to the structure in which the fixed tray belt 55 is provided on the front side of the conveyor belt unit 51 (the front side of the medicine dispensing device 101) in the tray moving unit 500 ( (See Figure 1). This conveyor belt section 55 is not provided with the positioning section 53 described above. The conveyor belt unit 55 can perform a process of receiving an empty medicine tray T from the tray storage unit 1012 and delivering the empty medicine tray T to the conveyor belt unit 51 of the tray moving unit 500. The tray moving part 500 that has received the empty drug tray T moves the conveyor belt part 51 backward, and then delivers the empty drug tray T to the conveyor belt part 51 of the tray moving part 5. Since the above-mentioned tray moving part 500 is provided, it is possible to perform the operation of a plurality of medicine trays T such as waiting for the medicine tray to be used for the next dispensing operation on the tray moving part 500.

In addition, the tray moving part 5 is provided on the lower side of the dispensing operation part 110 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the medicine dispensing device 101, and is pulled out from the lower position of the dispensing operation part 110 to the front side of the device .

FIG. 34 shows the position of the stopper member 531 of the conveyor belt portion 51 of the tray moving section 5, the position of the packaging sheet storage section 112 of the first dispensing operation section 110 and the second dispensing operation section 110. When the four storage recesses T1, T2, T3, and T4 of the medicine tray T are aligned with all the stop positions from the right and left sides when the positions of the two packaging sheet storage sections 112 are aligned. This stop position example shows that the interval of the position where the drug tray T is to be stopped (the arrangement interval of the stopper member 531) for the miniaturization of the drug dispensing device is set to be shorter than the tray size in the transport direction of the drug tray T Happening. In order to realize the illustrated structure, even if the stopper member 531 located on the side of the medicine tray T abuts on the side of the tray, the rotation of the shaft 53b is ensured, and the other stopper member 531 functions as a stopper The function of the stop.

As can be seen from the above-mentioned FIG. 34, the positioning portion 53 must have eight stop members. As described above, the present embodiment is provided with six stop members 531 operated by the shaft 53b, and two fixed stop portions 532 are provided. When the conveyor belt portion 51 is moved to the rear side of the medicine dispensing device, the medicine tray T can be moved between the tray movement portion 500 and the tray movement portion 5, and the fixed stop portion 532 does not Will cause obstruction.

In addition, in the case where the PTP packaging sheet 100 cannot be pulled out by the suction operation unit 6, there are cases where the medicine storage cassette 1 is empty (out of stock) and cases caused by poor suction. In this embodiment, for example, a weight meter for measuring the weight of the medicine storage cassette 1 can be provided in each dispensing operation section 110, and the medicine storage cassette 1 can be judged to be contained when the medicine storage cassette 1 is held. The number of PTP packaging tablets 100 (stock). Therefore, when the PTP packaging sheet 100 is dispensed from the medicine storage cassette 1 judged to be in stock, if the PTP packaging sheet 100 cannot be pulled out by the suction operation section 6, the following processing may be performed . In other words, if it is judged that there is inventory but cannot be attracted, it is determined that a bad suction has occurred and error processing is performed, and if it is determined that it is empty (out of stock) and cannot be attracted, the error processing that displays the out of stock message is performed. Therefore, the user device 101 can be notified of the correct status. In addition, when it is set to continue the distribution process without displaying an error when out of stock, when it is not out of stock, it is possible to appropriately perform the process of stopping the device due to the error process.

For a specific medicine, the PTP packaging sheet 100 may be set so that the forming sides of the blister portions of the two PTP packaging sheets 100 in the front and back of the medicine storage cassette 1 face each other. For example, it may be prohibited that the two PTP packaging sheets 100 are strongly fitted to each other to cause poor suction. Such prohibition information can be registered in the above main table separately for each medicine. Containing the case where the medicine storage box 1 with the medicine with prohibited information set is selected as the medicine replenishment target, as shown in FIG. 38, the control unit 1005 may display on the display 1002 to remind the user to pay attention to the PTP packaging sheet 100's setting message. For example, the message "It is forbidden to set this medicine packaging sheet in the box so that the blister side faces. When installing the medicine packaging sheet in the box, please make sure that the medicine packaging sheet is oriented in a certain direction." For the selection of the above-mentioned medicine storage cassette, the medicine can be read from the barcode printed on the medicine storage cassette or the information recording part (for example, RFID tag: Radio Frequency Identifier tag) held in the medicine storage cassette Hold the box ID. In addition, when a specific medicine is selected, for example, when reading the barcode printed on the PTP packaging sheet 100 or the barcode printed on the box etc. in which a plurality of PTP packaging sheets 100 are packaged, it can also be displayed as shown in FIG. 38 Message, not limited to the case where the medicine storage cassette 1 is selected as the medicine supplement target.

In addition, the control unit 1005 may display an error on the display 1002 when the error occurs in the medicine storage cassette 1 of the specific medicine when performing the error processing due to the occurrence of suction failure. A message to remind the user to pay attention to the setting of the PTP packaging sheet 100. For example, the message "It is forbidden to set this medicine packaging sheet in the box to face the blister side. Please confirm whether the directions of the medicine packaging sheet are all the same" etc.

For example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 39, the control unit 1005 uses the weight scale to determine whether it is out of stock (step S1) and determines that it is out of order when a suction failure occurs in any of the medicine storage cassettes 1 (step S1). At the time of delivery, the message "please replenish the PTP packaging sheet 100" is displayed (step S2). When it is determined that it is not out of stock, it is determined whether or not the medicine provided in the medicine storage cassette 1 is a specific product (step S3). If it is not a specific product, a general message indicating an error is displayed (step S4). On the other hand, if it is a specific product, an error message is displayed and a message prohibiting arbitrary settings is displayed (step S5). The part of the message displaying the above prohibited items may be the same as the message shown in Figure 38. In addition, in the above step S1, a message display is also performed when the medicine storage cassette 1 of the specific product is out of stock. This message display may be the same as the message content shown in FIG. 38.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the action unit 6 is disclosed to attract As the take-out portion for taking out the above-mentioned PTP packaging sheet 100, it is not limited to such suction, and may be a dispenser who sticks or grasps the foremost PTP packaging sheet 100 in the medicine storage cassette 1.

In the medicine dispensing device 101 of the above embodiment, the delivery unit 3 is moved by the delivery unit moving unit 4, but as shown in FIG. 35, the delivery unit 3 may be fixedly arranged and the dispensing The delivery operation unit 110 is provided so as to be movable within the arrangement range of the plurality of delivery units 3 that it is responsible for. That is, the distribution operation unit 110 can be moved between the plurality of delivery units 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 36, the plurality of delivery units 3 and the distribution operation unit 110 may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence and fixedly arranged.

In addition, in the medicine dispensing apparatus 101 of the above-mentioned embodiment, although it is detected whether the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is to the left or to the right, it is not limited to this. The PTP packaging sheet 100 may be installed in the medicine storage cassette 1 with its long axis in the longitudinal direction. In this case, it is detected whether the wide edge 100a of the PTP packaging sheet 100 is downward or upward.

In the medicine dispensing device 101 of the above-described embodiment, although the medicine storage cassette 1 is horizontally moved in the cartridge holder, the medicine storage cassette 1 may be moved in the vertical direction to be stored in the cartridge holder. The medicine storage cassette 1 may be a cassette in which PTP packaging sheets 100 are stacked in the vertical direction and stored. In this case, the suction pad of the suction main body 61 in the dispensing operation part 110 is set downward, and the topmost PTP packaging sheet 100 is taken out from the medicine storage cassette 1.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments. Various modifications or changes can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same scope as the present invention or within the scope equivalent to the present invention.

1‧‧‧pharmacy containment box

2‧‧‧carton transfer department

3‧‧‧ Handover Department

4‧‧‧Transfer Department Mobile Department

5‧‧‧pallet moving section

11‧‧‧ Containment Department

21‧‧‧Cartridge removal and placement

22‧‧‧Moving mechanism

51‧‧‧Conveyor Belt Department

55‧‧‧Conveyor belt department

100‧‧‧PTP packaging tablets

101‧‧‧Pharmacy dispensing device

110‧‧‧Distribution operation department

112‧‧‧Package storage

120‧‧‧Distribution Department

140‧‧‧ lid

500‧‧‧pallet moving part (second pallet moving part)

1002‧‧‧Monitor

1003‧‧‧ Input

1011‧‧‧Box holder

1012‧‧‧Tray storage department

1120‧‧‧Pharmaceutical Packaging Tablet Export Department

T‧‧‧Pharmacy tray

Claims (19)

A medicine dispensing device is characterized by comprising: a cartridge holder, which is provided with a plurality of medicine storage cartridges for storing medicine packaging sheets; and a cartridge transporting section, which executes taking out the medicine storing cartridge from the cartridge holder and transferring it to the handover The operation of the unit and the action of returning the medicine storage cassette on the delivery section to the cartridge holder; the dispensing operation section is provided separately from the cartridge transport section, and is transferred from the medicine storage cartridge to the delivery section Taking out the medicine packaging sheet and sending the medicine packaging sheet out; and a tray moving part to move the medicine tray so that the medicine tray receives the medicine packaging sheet dispensed from the dispensing operation part. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, which has a plurality of the above-mentioned delivery parts. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein a dispensing operation part is provided with a plurality of delivery parts, and each delivery part is at the delivery position of the medicine storage box and the medicine packaging sheet. The distribution position moves, or the distribution operation part moves between the plurality of delivery parts. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 3 of the patent application scope includes a plurality of the above-mentioned dispensing operation sections. The medicine dispensing device as described in Item 2 of the patent application scope includes a plurality of the above-mentioned dispensing operation parts, and each dispensing operation part is provided with one delivery part. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein after sequentially and repeatedly carrying out the delivery of the medicine storage box to the delivery section, the dispensing of the medicine packaging sheet is completed in turn The medicine storage cassette is returned from the delivery section to the cassette rack for transport. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein, when the medicine storage cassette is repeatedly and sequentially transferred to the delivery section, the medicine storage cassette is transported to the one that has not yet accepted the medicine storage cassette The handover part of the distribution operation part. The medicine dispensing device according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the dispensing portion of the medicine storage cassette for taking out the medicine packaging sheet faces the rear side of the medicine dispensing device, and the dispensing operation portion faces On the front side of the medicine dispensing device, the dispensing portion of the medicine storage cassette transported to the delivery portion faces the dispensing operation portion. The medicine dispensing device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the dispensing operation portion is provided directly below the cassette holder, and the delivery portion is provided directly below the cassette transport portion. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the dispensing operation unit has a packaging tablet storage unit that temporarily stores the distributed pharmaceutical packaging tablets, and arrives at the packaging tablet at the pharmaceutical tray In the state of the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet in the storage section, the medicine packaging sheet is discharged from the packaging sheet storage section. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the cassette conveying part is provided with a cassette taking out and putting part for carrying out The medicine storage cassette is removed from the cassette holder or moved into the cassette holder. The medicine dispensing device according to item 11 of the patent application range, wherein the cassette take-out/insertion portion is provided with a front-to-rear moving portion, and the medicine-receiving cassette is moved from the cassette by moving the front-to-rear moving portion in the front-rear direction. After the cartridge holder is pulled out for the first distance, the medicine storage cassette is held, and in this holding state, the distance obtained by subtracting the first distance from the size of the medicine storage cassette is moved, and the entire box is removed from the cassette The box holder is pulled out. The medicine dispensing device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the tray moving section receives the medicine tray from the medicine tray storage section, and stores the medicine packing sheet dispensed through the dispensing operation section. The medicine tray is handed over to the medicine tray storage unit. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the medicine tray is a medicine tray formed with a plurality of storage recesses formed in a plurality of rows or a plurality of columns, and the tray moving portion makes the medicine tray in a horizontal plane The first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the first direction are moved so that each storage recess is located at the outlet of the medicine packaging sheet of the dispensing operation section. The medicine dispensing device according to item 14 of the patent application range, wherein the tray moving part is provided with: a fixed rail part for moving the medicine tray only in the first direction; and the medicine tray in the first direction And the movable track part moving in the second direction. The medicine dispensing device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, comprising: a second tray moving part that receives the medicine tray from the tray moving part Tray, and hand over the received drug tray to the tray moving part. The medicine dispensing device according to item 16 of the patent application range, wherein the second tray moving portion includes a movable rail portion that moves the medicine tray in the first direction and the second direction. The medicine dispensing device according to item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the tray moving part is provided with a positioning part that defines the position of the medicine tray, and the positioning part is provided with a plurality of stops at different positions in the medicine tray transport direction The stop members are erected by the rotation of the support shaft in the first rotation direction to allow the medicine tray to pass through, and are tilted by the rotation of the support shaft in the second rotation direction to prevent the passage of the medicine tray The medicine dispensing device further includes an elastic member that allows non-tilting of the stopper member that becomes in a state of being in contact with the side portion of the medicine tray when the support shaft rotates in the second rotation direction. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the second tray moving part is provided with a positioning part that defines the position of the medicine tray, and the positioning part is at a different position in the medicine tray transport direction With a plurality of stop members, the stop members are erected by the rotation of the support shaft in the first rotation direction to allow the above-mentioned medicine tray to pass, and are tilted by the rotation of the support shaft in the second rotation direction to prevent When the medicine tray passes, the medicine dispensing device further includes an elastic member that allows the non-stop of the stopper member that is in a state of being in contact with the side portion of the medicine tray when the support shaft rotates in the second rotation direction Dumped.

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