JP2023068434A - Medicine packaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medicine packaging machine capable of improving a temporary storage mechanism provided right under the machine, for suppressing occurrence of mine dust on a fixed chute of a lower part tablet collecting mechanism and variation of a tablet falling speed, and enhancing resistance to contamination and shortening a tablet collection period.SOLUTION: A leftmost single row storage mechanism 60a out of a plurality of single row storage mechanisms 60 has: a left side plate 62 (non-oscillation member) having a right inclined plane which looks up a right obliquely upper side; and a right opening member 63 (oscillation member) for facing the left side plate, by the left side plate and the right opening member, a tablet falling path which becomes narrower downward, is formed therebetween. Out of the plurality of single row storage mechanisms 60, a rightmost single row storage mechanism 60b has; a right side plate 62 (non-oscillation member) which has a left inclined plane which looks up a left obliquely upper side; and a left opening member 63 (oscillation member) facing the right side plate, and by the right side plate and the left opening member, a tablet falling path which becomes narrower downward, is formed therebetween. Therefore, medicines (tablets) fallen from the temporary storage mechanism 60 to the fixed chute 31, can be aligned and smoothly gathered.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a drug packing machine that stores various tablets and automatically discharges and packs desired tablets according to prescriptions and dispensing instructions. It relates to a drug packaging machine that can be pulled out from a housing.
More specifically, it comprises an upper tablet collecting mechanism incorporated in the tablet feeder storage and a lower tablet collecting mechanism provided below the upper tablet collecting mechanism, with a temporary storage mechanism intermediate between the two mechanisms. relates to a drug packaging machine comprising

In drug packaging machines that handle various tablets (drugs), it is required to keep the tablet drop path (drug drop collection path) as clean as possible. So to speak, as a measure to reduce the burden of maintaining a clean state, there are measures such as strengthening the dirt resistance by reducing the dust generated from the collected chemicals in the first place, and facilitating the cleaning work by making it possible to quickly remove the generated dust etc. , is planned.

To give a specific example, regarding the packaging device located at the bottom of the tablet drop path (see, for example, Patent Document 1), in addition to an input hopper that receives the drug dropped and input from the lower tablet collection mechanism, a divided bandage supply mechanism, Almost all of the constituent members, such as the distribution bandage feeding mechanism, the distribution bandage printing mechanism, and the distribution bandage sealing mechanism, are mounted on a base member that can be drawn out. It is designed to be exposed to the front.
Therefore, the packaging apparatus can be easily cleaned, and the burden of maintaining a clean state is light.

In addition, the upper tablet collecting mechanism incorporated in the tablet feeder storage is divided vertically along with the tablet feeder storage to the left and right so that one can be pulled out forward from the housing (for example, see Patent Documents 2 and 3). There is also a device in which a tablet feeder housing or the like drawn forward is swung so that the vertically divided portion of the upper tablet collection mechanism can be opened widely (see, for example, FIG. 2 of Patent Document 4).
These drug packaging machines can be easily cleaned by exposing the tablet dropping surface of the upper tablet collection mechanism in front of the housing, so that the burden of maintaining a clean state is light.

Furthermore, in a drug packaging machine in which a temporary storage mechanism is attached to the lower end of such an upper tablet collecting mechanism (see, for example, FIG. 1 of Patent Document 2 and FIG. 4 of Patent Document 3), By pulling out the temporary storage mechanism forward from the housing and exposing the tablet drop surface in front of the housing, the tablet drop surface of the temporary storage mechanism can be easily cleaned, so the burden of maintaining a clean state is light. Since the set of tablet feeder housing and upper tablet collection mechanism is usually arranged in multiple rows, the temporary storage mechanism is also divided into multiple single row storage mechanisms, each single row storage mechanism below the upper tablet collection mechanism. attached one-to-one.

In addition, in these single-row storage mechanisms (temporary storage mechanisms), in addition to the front and rear plates, square or rectangular plates are used for the left and right side plates, and both plates are almost vertical. It is a vertical plate (see, for example, FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2 and FIG. 8 of Patent Document 3).
In addition, in these single-row storage mechanisms (temporary storage mechanisms), the pivot of the rocking plate that opens and closes the tablet drop path can be switched between engagement and disengagement with respect to the rear drive mechanism. Although there is some play, the state in which the shaft end is inserted into the elongated hole is maintained (for example, see FIG. 5(a) of Patent Document 2 and FIG. 8 of Patent Document 3). .

Moreover, the foremost and rearmost portions of the lower end of the upper tablet collecting mechanism are oblique so that the lower end of the upper tablet collecting mechanism tapers downward (for example, FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2 and FIG. 4 of Patent Document 3). ), the longitudinal length of the temporary storage mechanism was shortened, and the drive mechanism was arranged behind the temporary storage mechanism and behind the upper end of the lower tablet collection mechanism, thereby creating a tablet feeder hangar. is pulled forward, the upper tablet collection mechanism and the temporary storage mechanism are also advanced accordingly, and a space is secured right above the lower tablet collection mechanism.

Therefore, in this drug packaging machine, if the side plate of the housing is removed while the space is secured directly above the lower tablet collecting mechanism as described above, or even after the side plate is removed, the space is secured directly above the lower tablet collecting mechanism. By doing so, the fixed chute (first dropping collecting portion) corresponding to the uppermost portion of the lower tablet collecting mechanism can be cleaned from the side relatively easily, so that the burden of maintaining a clean state is light.

In addition, a manual medicine distributing device is arranged in front of the lower tablet collection mechanism, and when manually distributing the medicine, the manual medicine distributing device is pulled forward from the housing, and after manual medicine distributing, the manual medicine distributing device is pushed into the housing. There is also a drug packing machine that uses a drug (for example, see FIG. 1 of Patent Document 5).
In this drug packaging machine, the lower tablet collecting mechanism (see, for example, Figs. 4 to 6 of Patent Document 5) is mainly composed of a downwardly constricted cylindrical body, and the horizontal plate, etc., in the housing is arranged to be attached to the horizontal plate, etc. A fixed chute (first drop collection unit) that is fixedly installed in a manner penetrating vertically and collects drugs that have fallen from a plurality of temporary storage mechanisms to some extent, and an accumulation chute (first 2 drop collection section) and a collecting chute (third drop collection section) installed further below.

The accumulating chute (second drop collecting section) is also mainly composed of a cylindrical body with a downward narrowing. It is designed to further gather the drug that has been applied to the center.
The collection chute (third drop collecting section) is also mainly composed of a downwardly constricted cylindrical body. The medicine that has been dropped and discharged is brought together while being merged.

Therefore, when the drug hand-dispensing device is pushed into the housing (see, for example, FIG. 4 of Patent Document 5), the accumulation chute (second drop collector) is positioned below the fixed chute (first drop collector). At the same time, the collecting chute (third drop collection section) is positioned below the accumulation chute (second drop collection section), so that not only the medicines discharged from the tablet feeder but also the medicines discharged from the medicine hand-dispensing device are gathered together. are fed into the feeding hopper of the packaging machine.

Further, in this medicine packaging machine, when the medicine hand-dispensing device is pulled out forward from the housing (see, for example, FIG. 5 of Patent Document 5), the collecting chute (second drop collector) and the collecting chute (third drop collector) The tablet dropping surface of the accumulating chute (second dropping collecting unit) can be easily cleaned by exposing the tablet dropping surface of the accumulating chute (second dropping collecting unit) in front of the housing. 2) the clean state maintenance burden of the drop collection part) is light.

Furthermore, in this medicine packaging machine, the accumulation chute (second drop collecting section) and the manual medicine discharge chute of the manual medicine distribution device are slid rearward together with the manual medicine distribution device pulled out from the housing. By doing so (see, for example, FIG. 6 of Patent Document 5), the upper part of the collection chute (third drop collecting section) can be opened.
Therefore, the tablet dropping surface of the collecting chute (the third drop collecting section) can be exposed between the housing and the manual medicine spreading device for cleaning.

JP 2007-216485 A JP 2013-078525 A JP 2013-085666 A JP 2018-196709 A JP 2019-216991 A Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-063585 (application) JP 2021-069338 (application)

In addition, of the left and right side plates of the temporary storage mechanism, the so-called opposing fixed side plate, which is the side plate that faces the rocking plate and forms the tablet dropping path in a fixed manner, has an upper portion that extends from the rocking plate. A so-called inclined opposed stationary side plate has also been developed in which the spaced apart lower portion is inclined in a state of being close to the rocking plate (see, for example, FIG. 3 of Patent Document 6 and FIG. 8 of Patent Document 7).
In such a temporary storage mechanism, the role and burden of temporarily stopping the tablets falling from the upper tablet collection mechanism are shared not only by the rocking plate but also by the tilted opposed fixed side plate. By doing so, the load on the rocking plate, which is difficult to strengthen with a movable member, is reduced.

However, when the rocking plate is swung downward to open the temporary storage mechanism, the medicine that drops downward from the temporary storage mechanism falls obliquely downward following the inclination of the inclined opposed fixed side plate. It grows and becomes the majority.
As a result, the medicine falls obliquely from the temporary storage mechanism to the fixed chute (first drop collector) of the lower tablet collection mechanism located immediately below. Since the drop path formation surface widens upward and narrows downward, the inclination of the tablet drop path formation surface of the fixed chute (first drop collection part) is close to the inclination of the inclined opposed fixed side plate of the upper temporary storage mechanism. Since the medicine that has fallen on the forming surface portion has a small impact upon contact and a small amount of change in the direction of travel, the medicine moves downward smoothly and quickly.

On the other hand, in the portion of the fixed chute (first drop collection portion) where the inclination of the tablet drop path formation surface and the inclination of the inclined fixed side plate are not aligned, especially the portion inclined in the opposite direction, the medicine dropped In addition, there is concern about an increase in the amount of dust generated due to the increased impact upon contact and the amount of change in direction of travel.
Moreover, in a situation where multiple temporary storage mechanisms are arranged side by side at the same height, especially when comparing the temporary storage mechanism located on the left end and the temporary storage mechanism located on the right end, the amount of dust generation will also increase. Irregularity is also noticeable in terms of time.

Therefore, in order to further reduce the clean state maintenance load related to the fixed chute (first drop collection part) of the lower tablet collection mechanism, cleaning by shortening the front and back length of the temporary storage mechanism and arranging its drive mechanism at the rear In addition to the method of securing work space, the amount of dust generated in the fixed chute (first drop collection part) of the lower tablet collection mechanism and variations in the tablet falling speed are suppressed to improve stain resistance and tablet collection. The technical challenge is to further improve the temporary storage mechanism located directly above it in order to shorten the time.

The drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 1) was invented to solve such problems,
a tablet feeder that stores and sequentially discharges tablets; a plurality of tablet feeder housings that are equipped with a plurality of the tablet feeders and that can be pulled out individually forward from a housing; a plurality of upper tablet collecting mechanisms for guiding downward and dropping the tablets discharged from the feeder housing, and a plurality of upper tablet collecting mechanisms attached to the lower end of the tablet feeder housing to temporarily store the tablets dropped from the upper tablet collecting mechanism and then release them. A plurality of single-row storage mechanisms, a double-row simultaneous drive mechanism for simultaneously operating the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms to release tablets all at once, and a single-row storage mechanism provided below the tablet feeder storage from the single-row storage mechanism A lower tablet collecting mechanism that collects the fallen tablets and throws them downward, and a packaging device that is provided below the lower tablet collecting mechanism and sorts and packages the tablets thrown from the lower tablet collecting mechanism into packaging bands. wherein the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism is arranged at the inner depth of the housing, and the corresponding single-row storage mechanism advances and retreats according to the advance and retraction of the single-row storage mechanism due to the insertion and withdrawal of the tablet feeder storage from the housing In a tablet packaging machine in which the storage mechanism and the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism are separated and engaged,
Among the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms, the leftmost single-row storage mechanism positioned farthest to the left in the housing includes a left non-oscillating member having a right slant obliquely upward to the right and a right side opposite to it. and a swinging member forming a downwardly narrowed tablet drop path between both members, and the single-row storage mechanism located on the rightmost side in the housing among the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms The rightmost single-row storage mechanism comprises a right non-swinging member having a left slant obliquely upward to the left and a left swinging member opposed to it, and tablets drop downwardly between the two members. It is characterized in that it forms a route.

In addition, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 2) is the drug packaging machine of the solution 1, wherein the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism drives members including the leftmost single-row storage mechanism. It is characterized by comprising a lateral drive source and a right drive source for driving members including the rightmost single-row storage mechanism.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 3) is the drug packaging machine of the above solution 1, wherein the leftmost single-row storage mechanism and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism serve as a drive source for rotational motion. A left transmission mechanism leading from the drive source to the leftmost single-row storage mechanism, or a right transmission mechanism leading from the drive source to the rightmost single-row storage mechanism. It is characterized by incorporating a rotation reversing mechanism for reversing the direction of motion.

Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 4) is the drug packaging machine of the above solutions 1 to 3, wherein an electric motor as a drive source of the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism and an output shaft of the electric motor An origin sensor for detecting a rotation stop position is provided, and rotation of the output shaft of the electric motor is stopped when the single-row storage mechanism and the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism are separated based on the detection of the origin sensor. It is characterized by being made to let

In such a drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 1), most of the tablets discharged from the leftmost single row storage mechanism are strongly affected by the right slope of the left non-oscillating member and When the tablets drop obliquely downward, the left part of the tablet dropping path of the lower tablet collecting mechanism located at the drop destination is inclined from the upper left to the obliquely downward right for tablet collection, so that the falling tablets do not receive a strong impact. Smoothly and quickly enter into the lower tablet collecting mechanism.
In addition, most of the tablets discharged from the rightmost single-row storage mechanism are strongly affected by the left slope of the right non-oscillating member and fall diagonally downward to the left. Since the right part of the tablet drop path is inclined from the upper right to the lower left for tablet collection, the dropped tablets smoothly and quickly enter the lower tablet collection mechanism without receiving a strong impact.

In this way, when the falling medicine is collected by the fixed chute (first dropping collecting part) occupying the upper part of the lower tablet collecting mechanism, the tablets discharged from the single-row storage mechanism are tilted toward the center at either the left or right end. By devising the single-row storage mechanism directly above so that the tablets fall at the same time, the undesired impact on the falling tablets is reduced and the undesired variation in tablet falling speed is reduced.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress variations in the amount of dust generated and the drop speed of tablets, thereby not only increasing the resistance to soiling but also shortening the tablet collection time.

Further, in the medicine packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 2), a plurality of drive sources are provided for the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism, and the leftmost single-row storage mechanism and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism are driven separately. By doing so, it is possible to accurately and easily drive a plurality of single-row storage mechanisms that swing in different directions.

Furthermore, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 3), by incorporating a rotation reversing mechanism into either the right transmission mechanism or the left transmission mechanism, the leftmost single row storage mechanism and the maximum It is possible to share the rotation drive source with the right single-row storage mechanism, and as a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the drive source.

Further, in the medicine packaging machine of the present invention (solution means 4), an origin sensor is provided for the electric motor that drives the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism, and based on the detection of the origin sensor, the single-row storage mechanism and the double-row storage mechanism are provided. By stopping the rotating operation of the electric motor when the row simultaneous drive mechanism is separated, the single row storage mechanism and the double row simultaneous drive mechanism can be operated when none of the single row storage mechanisms is driven. Therefore, the single-row storage mechanism is used for flattening the periphery of the upper end of the lower tablet collecting mechanism. Even if it is attached to the lower end of the upper tablet feeder storage instead of the upper end of the collecting mechanism, the required separation state is automatically secured when the tablet feeder storage or the like needs to be pulled out. In addition, if the single-row storage mechanism and the double-row simultaneous driving mechanism are always in contact when the single-row storage mechanism is pushed into the drug storage together with the tablet feeder storage, fine vibration of any member at the contact portion may occur. In contrast to the structure of the present invention, since the contact time is limited, contamination by fine powder is reduced.

1 shows the structure of a medicine packing machine according to Example 1 of the present invention, where (a) is a front view and (b) to (d) are left side views. (a) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine with the tablet feeder storage pulled out, (b) is an AA cross-sectional view of the tablet feeder storage, and (c) and (d) are AA cross-sectional views of the temporary storage mechanism. be. (a) is a composite view of the left side view of the drug packaging machine and the BB cross-sectional view of the tablet feeder storage pulled out therefrom, and (b) is the CC cross-sectional view of the BB cross-section of the tablet feeder storage. , (c) and (d) are AA sectional views of the temporary storage mechanism. (a) to (c) are a plan view, a front view, and a longitudinal sectional view of a single-row temporary storage mechanism and its drive mechanism. (a) is a plan view of a double-row temporary storage mechanism, its drive mechanism, and a transmission link mechanism, and (b) and (c) are front views of the link mechanism. (a) is a left side view of the drug packing machine with the tablet feeder storage removed, and (b) is a DD cross-sectional view thereof. (a) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine with the manual drug distribution device and the like housed in the housing, and (b) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine with the manual drug distribution device pulled out from the housing. is. (a) is a perspective view of a medicine packaging machine with a medicine manual distribution device and an accumulation chute pulled out, (b) is a perspective view of the accumulation chute and its surroundings, and (c) is an accumulation chute, a collection chute, and a medicine manual distribution device. is a side view according to FIG. (a) is a perspective view of the medicine packaging machine with the collecting chute removed, (b) is a perspective view of the medicine packaging machine with the collecting chute moved backward, and (c) is a perspective view of the collecting chute. is. 2 shows the structure of a medicine packing machine according to Example 2 of the present invention, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE. It is a top view concerning a double-row temporary storage mechanism, its drive mechanism, and a transmission link mechanism.

Regarding such a drug packaging machine of the present invention, several specific forms suitable for its implementation will be listed, but prior to that, background technology and problems to be solved will also be added.

To briefly reiterate the matters already mentioned at the end of the background art column, in the conventional drug packaging machine, the accumulation chute (second drop collection section) and the collection chute are accompanied by the drawer of the manual drug distribution device. (Third drop collection unit) is also designed to be pulled forward, and the tablet drop surface of the stacking chute (second drop collection unit) is exposed in front of the housing for easy cleaning. .
In addition, the accumulation chute (second drop collection section) and the manual drug discharge chute of the manual drug distribution device can be slid backward together with the manual drug distribution device pulled out from the housing. Since the top of the collecting chute (third drop collection unit) is opened, the tablet drop surface of the collection chute (third drop collection unit) is also exposed between the housing and the manual medicine scattering device and cleaned. It is possible.

However, under such a conventional structure, the exposed state of the collection chute (third drop collecting section) pulled out from the housing accompanying the manual medicine-sprinkling device is a member installed behind the manual medicine-sprinkling device. Although it is relatively easy to clean, it is not comparable to the upper tablet collecting mechanism and temporary storage mechanism described above. The same applies to visual confirmation of the tablet drop surface after cleaning. This is because the rear end of the hand-spraying device is obliquely approaching the collecting chute (the third drop-collecting part) from above, so that the hand reaches over the hand-spraying device from the front to cover the chute. It was difficult to clean the tablet drop surface of (the third drop collection unit) and to visually confirm the cleaning result from the front compared to the temporary storage mechanism or the like.

In addition, cleaning the tablet dropping surface of the collecting chute (third drop collection section) from the side like the temporary storage mechanism is also easy because it is done by sewing the gap between the drug manually distributing device and the housing. It can not be said. To be more specific, it is complicated because it is done by sewing a gap between the rear end of the hand-sprayer that has been pulled out, the front of the housing with a large height and width, and the hand-sprinkled medicine discharge chute that is close to it. Considerable care is required so as not to damage the delicate structure of the hand-dispensing device and not to touch the operation members on the front of the housing. Therefore, in order to further reduce the burden of maintaining a clean state related to the collecting chute and the collecting chute of the lower tablet collection mechanism, the collecting chute holding mechanism and the like are provided so that the tablet dropping surface of the collecting chute can be cleaned easily and accurately. Improving the structure of the part presents a further technical challenge.

[Embodiment 1]
The drug packaging machine of Embodiment 1 is the drug packaging machine described in any of the above solutions 1 to 4,
The lower tablet collecting mechanism has an accumulation chute for collecting the fallen tablets from the upper tablet collecting mechanism behind the manual medicine distribution device, and the tablets falling from the accumulation chute and the tablets falling from the manual medicine distribution device. In a medicine packaging machine equipped with a collecting chute that collects and drops the tablets that come in,
The accumulating chute is drawn forward from the housing as the medicine hand-dispensing device is pulled forward from the housing. The accumulating chute is mounted on the accumulating chute supporting member in a state in which the upper end of the accumulating chute is placed on the upper end of the accumulating chute supporting member. characterized by

In the medicine packaging machine of Embodiment 1, when the medicine hand-dispensing device is pulled forward from the housing, the accumulating chute (second drop collector) coming out of the housing can be removed. As a result, cleaning work on the tablet drop surface of the stacking chute can be performed easily and accurately. It is also possible to easily and accurately perform cleaning work for the tablet dropping surface of the collecting section).

Moreover, when making the accumulation chute (second drop collection section) detachable, a collection chute supporting member standing upright behind the drug hand-dispensing device is provided so that the accumulation chute (second drop collection section) can be attached and detached. Since this is also done at the upper end of the second drop collection section), it is possible to easily and quickly attach and detach the accumulation chute (second drop collection section) while looking down from above. It is also possible to easily and quickly secure a working space for the collection chute (third drop collection section) by opening the rear side of the hand-dispensing device.
Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the clean state maintenance burden on the collecting chute and collecting chute of the lower tablet collecting mechanism.

[Embodiment 2]
Further, the drug packaging machine of Embodiment 2 is the drug packaging machine of Embodiment 1 above, and is characterized in that a dent into which a fingertip can be hooked is formed on the side surface of the upper end of the collecting chute.
In the medicine packaging machine of Embodiment 2, a depression that can be hooked with a fingertip is formed on the side surface of the upper end portion of the accumulation chute (second drop collection portion), so that the accumulation chute (second drop collection portion) While avoiding undesired upward extension of members, it is possible to reduce the burden of manual work when attaching and detaching the stacking chute.

[Embodiment 3]
Further, a medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 3 is the medicine packaging machine according to Embodiments 1 and 2, wherein a collecting chute support member for detachably supporting the collecting chute is provided behind the manual medicine scattering device. and the collecting chute is drawn forward from the casing as the medicine hand-dispensing device is drawn forward from the casing.
In the medicine packaging machine of Embodiment 3, when the medicine hand-dispensing device is pulled out forward from the housing, the collection chute (third drop collection section) behind the medicine hand-dispensing device is accompanied by the forward movement from the housing. As a result, cleaning of the tablet dropping surface of the collecting chute (third drop collecting section) can be performed by the manual medicine distributing device and the housing. Since it is freed from the interference of the

[Embodiment 4]
Further, a medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 4 is the medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 3, in which the accumulating chute is displaced from the accumulating chute support member in a state in which the medicine manually distributing device is pulled forward from the housing. When detached, the collecting chute is separated from the manual medicine-spraying device and is in a state where it can move to a rear position where it can be lifted. Also, when the collecting chute is attached to the collecting chute supporting member, the backward movement range of the collecting chute is limited.

In the drug packaging machine of Embodiment 4, even if the collecting chute (second drop collection section) and the collection chute (third drop collection section) are detachable in order to facilitate cleaning work, etc., these By limiting the mounting and demounting order, it is possible to maintain dense mounting without impairing it. Moreover, when both chutes are attached, the range of rearward movement of the collecting chute (third drop collecting section) is restricted by the collecting chute (second drop collecting section), so that the chemical manual scattering device and the collecting chute (third This means that there is no need to perform a screwing operation or the like to completely fix the positional relationship with the drop collector.

[Embodiment 5]
A medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 5 is the medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 4, wherein the collecting chute is attached to the collecting chute support member and the rearward movement of the collecting chute is restricted. A collecting chute urging means for pulling the collecting chute forward is provided.

In the medicine packaging machine of Embodiment 5, when the collecting chute (the second falling collecting section) is attached to the collecting chute supporting member, the collecting chute (the third falling collecting section) is manually moved to the medicine manual distribution device in front. The collecting chute (third drop collection unit) is gently moved to clear the rear side of the collection chute (third drop collection unit). Since the device is pulled toward the device and positioned in contact with an appropriate member, the relative position between the collecting chute (third drop collecting portion) and the manual medicine scattering device is determined and stabilized, and the collecting chute (third 2 drop collecting section) to the stacking chute support member can be performed smoothly because the collecting chute (third drop collecting section) does not get in the way.

Furthermore, even in the case where the collecting chute moves backward from the manual medicine-spraying device due to inertia when the manual medicine-spraying device is moved backward and stored in the housing, the separation distance is such that the collecting chute is energized. Since the effect of the means is limited to a small area, the relative positions of the collective chute (third drop collecting section) and the manual drug spreading device quickly return to their original positions.
Therefore, even if the work for fixing the position of the collecting chute (third drop collecting section) is simplified, the collecting chute continues to remain in an appropriate position.

[Embodiment 6]
A medicine packaging machine according to Embodiment 6 is the medicine packaging machine according to Embodiments 3 to 5, and is characterized in that a grip member that can be hooked with a fingertip is attached to the upper end surface of the collecting chute.
In the medicine packaging machine of Embodiment 6, when the collecting chute (third drop collection section) is detachable, a handle member that can be hooked with a fingertip is attached to the upper end surface of the collection chute (third drop collection section). As a result, it is possible to easily and quickly attach and detach the collecting chute (third drop collector), which is located deep in the intermediate space between the hand-dispensing device and the housing, and is performed by looking down from directly above. It will be.

Concrete forms for carrying out the medicine packaging machine of the present invention and embodiments will be described in Examples 1 and 2 below.
Example 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 embodies Embodiments 1 to 6 in addition to the above-described solutions 1, 2, and 4 (claims 1, 2, and 4 at the time of filing). Embodiment 2 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 embodies Solution 3 (Claim 3 as originally filed).
For the sake of simplification, fasteners such as bolts, couplings such as hinges, transmission members such as gears, electric circuits such as motor drivers, and electronic circuits such as controllers are omitted from the drawings. , and mainly those necessary or related to the explanation of the invention are illustrated.

A specific configuration of Example 1 of the medicine packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 shows the overall structure of the medicine packaging machine 10, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a left side view of the medicine packaging machine 10 with the packaging device 40 pulled out, (d) ) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine 10 with the drug manual distribution device 80 pulled out.

2(a) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine 10 with the tablet feeder storage 12 drawn out from the drug storage 11, and FIG. 2(b) is a cross-sectional view of the tablet feeder storage 12 taken along line AA. In addition, FIG. 4(c) is an AA cross-sectional view of the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a (temporary storage mechanism 60, single-row storage mechanism) located on the leftmost side in the medicine cabinet 11, and FIG. ) is an AA cross-sectional view of the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b (temporary storage mechanism 60, single-row storage mechanism) located on the rightmost side in the drug cabinet 11. mechanism) is shown closed.

FIG. 3(a) is a composite of a left side view of the drug packaging machine 10 and a cross-sectional view taken along line BB (see FIG. 2(b)) of the tablet feeder storage 12 pulled out from the drug storage 11. It is a diagram. In addition, FIG. 2(b) is a cross-sectional view of the tablet feeder storage 12 taken along the line BB. Further, FIG. 1(c) is an AA cross-sectional view of the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a (temporary storage mechanism 60, single-row storage mechanism) located on the leftmost side in the medicine cabinet 11, and FIG. ) is an AA cross-sectional view of the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b (temporary storage mechanism 60, single-row storage mechanism) located on the rightmost side in the drug cabinet 11. mechanism) is shown open.

4(a)-(c) are a plan view, a front view and a longitudinal sectional view of the single-row temporary storage mechanism 60 and its drive mechanisms 51-55.
FIG. 5(a) is a plan view of the double-row temporary storage mechanisms 60, 60, 60, 60, the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51-55 for simultaneously driving them, and the link mechanism 70 for transmission. . 4(b) and 4(c) are both front views of the link mechanism 70, of which (b) shows the operating state when the temporary storage mechanism 60 (single row storage mechanism) is closed, ) shows the operating state when the temporary storage mechanism 60 (single row storage mechanism) is opened.

6(a) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine 10 with the tablet feeder storage 12 drawn out from the drug storage 11, and FIG. 6(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD thereof, showing a double-row temporary storage mechanism. The arrangement state of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting section) in the storage section 50 is shown.
7(a) is a left side view of the drug packaging machine 10 in which the tablet feeder storage 12, the manual drug distribution device 80, and the packaging device 40 are housed in the casing, and FIG. 7(b) is the manual drug distribution device. 80 is a left side view of the medicine packaging machine 10 with the part 80 pulled out from the housing. FIG.

8(a) is a perspective view of the medicine packaging machine 10 in which the medicine manually distributing device 80 and the collecting chute 32 (the second drop collecting section) are pulled forward from the housing, and (b) is a diagram of the medicine manually distributing device. It is a perspective view of the accumulating chute 32 (second drop collection section) and its surroundings seen through the device 80, and (c) is the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection section) and the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section). ) and a left side view of the drug manual dispensing device 80. FIG.

9(a) is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine 10 in which the collecting chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is removed from the drawer mechanism 81, and (b) is a collecting chute 33 (third dropping collection section). ) is slid rearward of the manual drug distribution device 80, and FIG.

The drug packaging machine 10 (see FIG. 1) is a partial improvement of the drug packaging machine described above. A lower drug collection mechanism 30 and a packaging device 40 are built in the lower portion of the housing in a vertical arrangement. In this example (see FIGS. 1(b), 2(a), and 3(a)), the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 is also secured at the uppermost portion of the lower portion of the housing, and the lower medicine can be stored. It is positioned above the collection mechanism 30 and immediately below the chemical cabinet 11 .

Although not shown, a control device such as a computer for electronic control is also mounted at an appropriate location in the housing. A touch panel 14 serving as an operation input unit and a display unit of the control device is also attached to the front surface of any medicine cabinet 11 of the medicine packaging machine 10 (see FIG. 1(a)).
In the medicine cabinet 11, a plurality of (four in this example) tablet feeder storage compartments 12 are arranged side by side on the left and right sides. can be individually pushed into the medicine cabinet 11 (see FIG. 1) or pulled out from the medicine cabinet 11 (see FIG. 2(a)). Side plates 11a that can be easily opened and closed by attaching/detaching or rocking are provided on both left and right sides of the chemical cabinet 11 (see FIGS. 1 to 3).

A large number of tablet feeders 13 are mounted in the tablet feeder storage 12. In the illustrated example (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the tablet feeders 13 are arranged in six columns and six rows on the left side (FIG. 2 (a) ), (b)), and tablet feeders 13 are arranged in six columns and six rows on the right side (see FIGS. 2(b) and 3(b)). However, regarding the bottom stage, since the longitudinal length of the upper drug collecting mechanism 20 must be matched with the longitudinal length of the upper end portion of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collection portion), the tablet feeder non-mounting portion 26 is secured in the front and rear. Therefore, only a small number of tablet feeders 13 (three in FIGS. 2(a) and 3(a)) are provided.

The tablet feeder 13 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is a cassette detachable type tablet feeder dedicated to specific tablets. It consists of a cassette 13b (following part/accommodating part) that can be attached to and detached from the cassette 13b, and one of various kinds of tablets is shared and randomly accommodated in each cassette 13b. It is designed to The tablet feeder 13 is not limited to a detachable cassette type tablet feeder dedicated to specific tablets. It may be a multi-tablet adaptable type tablet feeder (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2021-029378).

In short, the tablet feeder 13 only needs to be able to collectively store a large number of drugs and to sequentially discharge the stored drugs one by one under the control of the control device described above.
Dispensing instructions and the like to the control device can be given by communication from a not-shown dispensing server or the like, or can be given by manual input via the touch panel 14 . The touch panel 14 is controlled by the control device to display the operating state of the drug packaging machine 10, information for the dispensing operator, and the like.

Further, (see FIG. 2(b)), an upper drug collecting mechanism 20 having a tablet guide path sliding plate 24 and a tablet guide path sliding opening 25 is arranged between the left and right tablet feeders 13, . . . , 13. there is The upper medicine collecting mechanism 20 (see FIGS. 2(b) and 3) is a thin box-shaped one on the left and right, and is incorporated in each tablet feeder housing 12, and a large number of drug collection mechanisms are arranged on the left and right. The drug discharged from the tablet feeder 13 is received in the hollow between the left and right tablet guide path slide plates 24, 24 from the tablet guide path slide opening 25, and is guided downward to drop. All of the tablets discharged from the tablet feeder 13 are temporarily stored in a closed temporary storage mechanism 60 (see FIGS. 2(c) and 2(d)), and then the temporary storage mechanism 60 is opened. They are also designed to be released collectively by motion (see FIGS. 3(c) and 3(d)).

A lower drug collection mechanism 30 (see FIGS. 1(b), 2(a), 3(a), 6 and 7) is located below the plurality of tablet feeder storage compartments 12 in the drug storage compartment 11. , through any of a plurality of upper drug collection mechanisms 20 and further through any of a plurality of temporary storage mechanisms 60 from a number of tablet feeders 13, . It is to be put into the lower packaging device 40, and in this configuration example, funnel-shaped members 31, 32, and 33 in three upper and lower stages are provided as main members.
Among them, the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) is located in the upper stage, and is a large vertical cylindrical member that narrows down slightly toward the center of the drug dropped from the temporary storage mechanism 60 .

The accumulating chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is a vertically narrowed cylindrical member of medium size, and is located in the middle stage. It is designed to receive the medicine that has come, collect it in the center, and then release it.
The collection chute 33 (third drop collecting section) is a vertical tubular member with a small downward narrowing, and is located in the lower stage, and collects drugs that have fallen from the collecting chute 32 (second drop collection section). In addition, the medicine discharged from the medicine hand-dispensing device 80 and falling down is also received, collected further in the center, and then discharged downward toward the charging hopper 41 of the packaging device 40. - 特許庁

The packaging device 40 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) is provided below the lower drug collection mechanism 30 described above, and the drug whose drop position is narrowed by the lower drug collection mechanism 30 falls from the lower drug collection mechanism 30. When the medicines are put in, they are received in the injection hopper 41 and sorted and packaged in unillustrated packaging belts under the control of the controller.
The packaging device 40 is also designed to be pulled out forward from the casing as the base member 42 is pulled out (see FIG. 1(c)), like the conventional product described above.

The drug hand-dispensing device 80 is mounted on the pull-out mechanism 81 together with the collecting chute 32 (second drop collection section) and the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) (see FIG. 1(b)). It can be pulled forward from the housing (see FIG. 1(d)). The manual drug dispenser 80 includes either a removable pre-dispenser cassette or a permanent pre-dispenser section, in which a number of compartments (mass) are formed in a matrix. The upper surface of each compartment is open for drug injection, and the lower and bottom surfaces are made of shutters and the like for drug discharge, and can be opened and closed. Since the medicines dropped and discharged from the medicine hand-dispensing device 80 in units of compartments are thrown into the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section), the collection mechanisms 20, 60, 31, and 32 described above are fed from the tablet feeder 13. It joins the medicine that has fallen to the collection chute 33 (third drop collector).

In this example, a temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 is also secured in the lower part of the housing containing the drug manual spreading device 80, the lower drug collection mechanism 30, etc. (see FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6). .
The temporary reservoir row storage unit 50 is arranged above the lower drug collection mechanism 30 and positioned between the upper drug collection mechanism 20 and the lower drug collection mechanism 30 (FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b)). reference). Further, double-row simultaneous driving mechanisms 51 to 55 and a link mechanism 70 are fixedly mounted in the rear portion of the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 (see FIG. 6). Furthermore, the upper end of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting section) is fixed to the center of the lower surface inside the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 (see FIG. 6), and the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 Between the central portion and the front portion, a space is secured in which a temporary storage mechanism 60 (single row storage mechanism) moves in and out as the tablet feeder storage 12 is taken in and out of the medicine storage 11 (Fig. 1(b)). ), see Figure 6).

The temporary storage mechanism 60 (single-row storage mechanism) (see FIGS. 2 to 6) is attached one by one to each tablet feeder storage 12, and has a box frame 61 with an open upper surface that is long in the front and rear direction, and a A fixed swash plate 62, an opening/closing member 63 (oscillating plate, oscillating member) capable of opening and closing the lower surface facing the swash plate 62, and a support shaft 64 (oscillating member) connected to the upper end of the opening/closing member 63. transmission shaft).
When the support shaft 64 is axially rotated within a limited range, the opening/closing member 63 is swung to close the lower surface of the box frame 61 (see FIGS. 2C, 2D and 4A). ), the lower surface is opened to develop an opening 63a (lower narrowed tablet dropping path) (see FIG. 4(b)), or the opening 63a is enlarged (see FIG. 3(c) ), (d), see FIG. 4(c)).

Such a temporary storage mechanism 60 (single-row storage mechanism) accepts the medicines in a closed state when the medicines discharged from many tablet feeders 13 are guided by the upper medicine collection mechanism 20 above and drop. The lower surface of the tablet feeder 13 is opened at an appropriate time, and the retained drug is released collectively from the opening 63a to drop into the lower drug collecting mechanism 30. In such temporary storage, each tablet feeder 13 Dispersion in the discharge timing of the upper drug collection mechanism 20, the difference in the drop path length in each upper drug collection mechanism 20, and the dispersion in the collection time of the drug caused by the dispersion in the dropping time are eliminated, and a package of drugs is collected all at once in the lower part. Dropping the drug into the drug collection mechanism 30 shortens the waiting time for charging the packaging device 40, which helps speed up drug packaging.

Furthermore, in this temporary storage mechanism 60 (single-row storage mechanism), according to the forward and backward movement of the temporary storage mechanism 60 (single-row storage mechanism) by taking in and out from the medicine storage 11 (housing) of the tablet feeder storage 12 A cam mechanism 52 consisting of a joint 53 and a follower 54 engages both mechanisms 51-55, 60 so that the corresponding temporary storage mechanism 60 and the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51-55 can be smoothly separated and engaged. It is introduced at the junction (see Fig. 4). A follower 54 on the driven side of the cam mechanism 52 is attached to a support shaft 64 of the temporary storage mechanism 60, and a driving joint 53 on the driving side of the cam mechanism 52 is electrically driven by the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51-55. It is attached to the rotary drive shaft of the motor 51 (driving source), and each time the rotary drive shaft rotates once, the two joints 53 and 54 temporarily move from the separated state to the contact state, and then return to the separated state. It's like

In the separated state and non-operating state (see FIG. 4(a)) in which the prong member 53 and the follower member 54 are separated from each other (see FIG. 4A), the lower end of the open/close member 63 is pushed by the side plate 62 (slanted) due to the action of an urging spring or the like (not shown). The closed state is maintained by abutting against the lower end of the plate, the opposed fixed/inclined non-oscillating member (see also FIGS. 2(c) and 2(d)).
Therefore, in this closed state, both the side plate 62 and the opening/closing member 63 are inclined from the vertical to opposite sides by, for example, several tens of degrees. become.

On the other hand, in the joined state/operating state in which the original joint 53 abuts on the follower 54 and pushes it (see FIGS. 4(b) and 4(c)), the support shaft 64 is limited to several tens of degrees. The opening 63a is temporarily formed between the lower end of the side plate 62 and the lower end of the opening 63a (Fig. 3(c)). ), see also (d)).
Therefore, in this open state, the space between the side plate 62 and the opening/closing member 63 is opened in all of the upper, middle, and lower portions, and in particular, the closed lower portion is opened, so that the tablets temporarily stored in the tablet storage space are released at once. will be

Furthermore, the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 (see FIG. 4), for example, detect the rotation angle (rotation phase) of the output shaft of the electric motor 51 by sensing the approach/separation of the original joint 53, and thus the rotation stop position. An origin sensor 55 is also provided. Then, based on the detection state of the origin sensor 55, for example, when the detection level exceeds a predetermined threshold value, motor control is performed to immediately stop the driving of the electric motor 51. 55 is separated, the rotation of the output shaft of the electric motor 51 is stopped, and the opening 63a is temporarily generated by one rotation of the electric motor 51 and the swinging of the opening/closing member 63 (in FIG. 4, (a)→( b)→(c)→(a) and transitions) can be repeated with high precision.

Also (see FIG. 5), a link mechanism 70 is interposed between the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 and the temporary storage mechanism 60 in order to save the electric motor 51 .
Specifically (see the left half of FIG. 5(a)), the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a, which is the leftmost temporary storage mechanism 60, and the central temporary storage mechanism 60 adjacent to it on the right. A link mechanism 70 is interposed between them, and the opening and closing operations of the two leftmost single-row storage mechanisms 60a, 60 are driven by the electric motor 51 on the left.
Furthermore, such left double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 are left drive sources that drive the members (left link mechanism 70 and leftmost cam mechanism 52) including the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a. It has become.

Also (see the right half of FIG. 5(a)), between the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b, which is the temporary storage mechanism 60 located on the rightmost side, and the temporary storage mechanism 60 located to the left and closer to the center, Another link mechanism 70 is interposed so that the opening and closing operations of the two rightmost single-row storage mechanisms 60b, 60 are driven by another electric motor 51 on the right.
Furthermore, such right double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 are right drive sources that drive the members (right link mechanism 70 and right-end cam mechanism 52) including the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b. It has become.

Moreover, (see the lower half of FIG. 5(a)), the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the right thereof (see also FIGS. 2(c) and 3(c)) have a right oblique A side plate 62, which is a left non-swinging member having an upward right slope, and an opening/closing member 63, which is a right swinging member facing the side plate 62, are provided. A device in which a tablet dropping path is formed between both members 62 and 63 is adopted.
On the other hand (see the lower half of FIG. 5(a)), the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the left thereof (see also FIGS. 2(d) and 3(d)) have diagonally left It comprises a side plate 62 which is a right non-swinging member having an upward left slope and an opening/closing member 63 which is a left swinging member facing the side plate 62, and has a lower end opening 63a. A device in which a tablet dropping path is formed between both members 62 and 63 is adopted.

The link mechanism 70 (see FIG. 5) is a limited angular axial rotary motion of a support shaft 64 (transmission shaft) driven by a cam mechanism 52 that converts one rotary motion of the output shaft of an electric motor 51 into an oscillating motion. to the support shaft 64 of the adjacent temporary storage mechanism 60, and is provided at the inner part of the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage unit 50 in the housing, and has a plurality (four in this example) It is positioned behind the temporary storage mechanism 60 (see FIG. 5(a)).
In this embodiment, a pair of link mechanisms 70 are provided behind the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a, the temporary storage mechanism 60 on its right, and the left double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51-55 that drive them. , the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b, the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the left thereof, and the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 on the right for driving them.

Each of the link mechanisms 70 (see FIG. 5) includes a horizontally long rod-shaped connecting member 71, short swing members 72 arranged in the temporary storage mechanism 60 in a one-to-one relationship, and one-to-one coupling members 72 to the respective rocking members 72. The swinging end portion 72a of the swinging member 72 is connected to the connecting member 71 so as to be axially rotatable. The swing fulcrum portion 72b is connected to a support member (not shown) in the innermost part of the housing so as to be axially rotatable (see FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b)).

When the follower 54 is oscillated by the electric motor 51 , the corresponding transmission shaft 64 rotates within a limited range against the reaction force of the urging spring 74 . The other supporting shafts 64a and 64b, which can be interlocked with each other, also rotate in the same manner (see FIG. 5(c)). In addition, when the rotational drive of the transmission shaft 64 is stopped, all the support shafts 64, 64, 64, 64 including the transmission shaft 64a are returned to their original states by the biasing force of the biasing spring 74 (Fig. 5(b)).
Therefore, each time the output shaft of the electric motor 51 rotates once, the cam mechanism 52, the transmission shaft 64a and the link mechanism 70 are actuated to swing all the opening/closing members 63. Temporary storage mechanisms 60, 60, 60, 60 are designed to be opened and closed.

Moreover, such a link mechanism 70 is interposed between the left double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55, the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a, and the adjacent temporary storage mechanism 60, and another link mechanism 70 is installed. By inserting the right double-row simultaneous drive mechanism 51-55, the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b, and the temporary storage mechanism 60 next to it, and by making these two mechanisms bilaterally symmetrical ( See mechanisms 70, 52, 51, 60a, 60 extending from upper left to lower left in FIG. 5(a) and mechanisms 70, 52, 51, 60b, 60 extending from upper right to lower right in FIG. In the temporary storage mechanism 60 as well, the opening/closing member 63 swings its lower end portion from left to right toward the center during the opening operation.

More specifically, when the control device simultaneously rotates the left and right electric motors 51, 51, the swinging members 72, 72 of the left link mechanism 70 make one reciprocation to the left, and the right link mechanism rotates. The rocking members 72, 72 of 70 make one reciprocation rightward (Fig. 4(a), Fig. 5(b) → Fig. 4(c), Fig. 5(c) → Fig. 4(a), Fig. 5 (b) state change), accompanying this, the leftmost single row storage mechanism 60a and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the right thereof temporarily open from the left to the right central side (Fig. 2 (c )→FIG. 3(c)→FIG. 2(c)), the rightmost single row storage mechanism 60b and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the left thereof are temporarily opened from the left to the right central side. (See the state change in FIG. 2(d)→FIG. 3(d)→FIG. 2(d)).

Regarding the lower drug collection mechanism 30, there are three funnel-shaped members (lower Since it has only been described that it consists of a narrow vertical cylindrical member), an explanation will be added.
First, the upper fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting section) is the largest, and its upper end is normally fixed to the bottom plate of the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section 50 (Fig. 1(b), Fig. 6), since it is located below the plurality of tablet feeder storages 12 of the drug storage 11, when the side plate 11a is removed from the housing of the drug packaging machine 10, the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage section is located from the side of the drug storage 11. The bottom surface of 50 becomes visible, and along with this, the inclined inner surface of fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting portion) can be easily viewed from obliquely above (see FIG. 6(b)).

Next, the middle stacking chute 32 (second drop collection section) is a member smaller than the above-described fixed chute 31 (first drop collection section), and is mounted on the pull-out mechanism 81 of the drug hand-dispensing device 80 . It is located behind the drug manual dispensing device 80 (see FIG. 1). Then, when the drug hand-dispensing device 80 is pushed into the housing (see FIG. 7(a)), it is housed inside the housing and positioned directly below the fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting section). , collects the medicines falling therefrom and releases them downward toward an accumulation chute 32 (second collection part). Further, when the medicine hand-dispensing device 80 is pulled forward from the housing, it is also pulled forward from the housing along with the pulling (see FIG. 7B).

In addition to enabling such concomitant insertion and removal, the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is easily and quickly attached and detached when pulled forward from the housing. A stacking chute support member 32a for detachably supporting the drop collecting section) is erected on the upper surface of the drawer mechanism 81 (see FIGS. 8 and 9A).
In this example, a pair of accumulating chute support members 32 a are separated into left and right and positioned behind the medicine manual spreading device 80 . Then (see FIG. 8), after placing the left and right overhanging portions of the upper end portion of the collecting chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) on the upper end portion 32b of the collecting chute supporting member 32a, in that state, the collecting chute supporting member When the hangers 32d of 32a are operated to engage with both ends of the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection portion), the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection portion) is fixed to the pull-out mechanism 81, and the medicine hand is thereby secured. It is also fixed to the spreading device 80 .

Further, in the fixed state, when the drug manually distributing device 80 is pulled out from the housing, the hanger 32d is operated in the opposite direction to engage the hanger 32d with the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collector). When is released, the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is unlocked from the drawer mechanism 81 of the manual drug dispensing device 80, so that the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection section) can be removed by lifting it with both hands. (See FIG. 9(a)).
In order to facilitate the lifting operation, etc., recesses 32c are formed on both the left and right side surfaces of the upper end portion of the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) (FIG. 8). (b), (c), see FIG. 9(a)).

Furthermore, the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting portion) in the lower stage is a member smaller than the collecting chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) described above, and is arranged inside the pull-out mechanism 81 of the drug manual scattering device 80. It is mounted so as to be slidable back and forth with respect to the gathering chute support member 33a that is drawn in and out forward from the housing together with the drawer mechanism 81, and is positioned behind and below the manual medicine scattering device 80 (FIGS. 1, 7 to 80). See Figure 9).
The collecting chute support member 33a (see FIGS. 8(c) and 9) consists of a slide rail-shaped member disposed inside the drawer mechanism 81, and behind the medicine manual scattering device 80, the collecting chute 33 (third drop The collecting part) is detachably supported and movably back and forth.

Then, when the drug hand-dispensing device 80 is pushed into the housing (see FIG. 7(a)), the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) is accommodated inside the housing, and the latter half of the collection chute is 32 (second drop collector) to further collect the medicines falling from the chute 32 to the chute 33, and the first half part also collects the medicines discharged from the medicine manual scattering device 80, , together with the medicines discharged from the tablet feeder 13 of the medicine cabinet 11 and discharged from the medicine manual distributing device 80 together, and put into the packaging device 40. It is designed to be thrown into the hopper 41 .

On the other hand, when the drug hand-dispensing device 80 is pulled forward from the housing (see FIG. 7(b)), the gathering chute 33 (third drop collection section) also moves to the above-mentioned gathering chute 32 (second drop collection section). part), it is drawn out forward from the casing as the drug manual dispensing device 80 is pulled out (see FIG. 8).
In any state, that is, regardless of whether or not the manual medicine distributing device 80 is pulled out of the housing, when the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection section) is attached to the withdrawal mechanism 81 (see FIG. 8), the collection The longitudinal movement of the chute 33 (third drop collecting section) is limited to a small range, and in the normal state, it is biased forward and positioned behind the manual medicine scattering device 80 .

In the configuration of this example (see FIG. 8), a gathering chute rearward movement range limiting member 32e is formed at the rear portion of the lower end of the gathering chute 32 (second drop collection section) (see FIG. 8(c)), It protrudes downward to such an extent that it interferes with the rear part of the gathering chute 33 (third drop collection part) by abutting or the like. is provided with a collecting chute urging means 33b, and it interferes with the front part of the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting section) by abutting or the like. positioned. Therefore, when the collection chute 32 (second drop collection section) is attached to the drawer mechanism 81, the forward and backward movement of the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) is limited by the collection chute rear movement range limiting member 32e and the collection chute. It is limited to a small range obtained by subtracting the longitudinal length of the upper end of the collecting chute 33 (third drop collection section) from the separation distance from the force means 33b.

Moreover, the collecting chute urging means 33b employs a magnetized ferromagnetic material such as a permanent magnet. An iron material or the like that is easily attracted to the collecting chute urging means 33b is adopted for the opposing parts, and the upper end of the collecting chute 33 (third drop collection part) is separated from the collecting chute urging means 33b at the front and the collecting chute 33b at the rear. When it is between the rearward movement range limiting member 32e (see FIG. 8(c)), the collecting chute 33 (third drop collector) slides on the upper surface of the collecting chute support member 33a and is pushed by the collecting chute biasing means 33b. It is designed to attract.

Such a collecting chute urging means 33b is configured so that the collecting chute 32 (second drop collector) is attached to the collecting chute support member 32a even when the manual medicine dispensing device 80 is pulled forward from the housing. If so, the backward movement range of the collecting chute 33 (third drop collection section) is limited as described above. In addition, the stacking chute 32 (second drop collection section) is mounted on the stacking chute support member 32a erected on the drawer mechanism 81, and the stacking chute 33 (third drop collection section) is mounted behind the stacking chute 33 (third drop collection section). Under the condition that the movement is restricted, the collecting chute 33 (the third drop collection section) is pulled forward to keep the relative position with the medicine manual scattering device 80 constant.

Furthermore, when the accumulating chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) is removed from the accumulating chute supporting member 32a in a state in which the medicine hand-dispensing device 80 is pulled forward from the housing (see FIG. 9(a)), As a result, the collecting chute rearward movement range limiting member 32e also comes out of the housing, so that the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting section) is in a state where it can move backwards without interference with it 32e. When the collecting chute 33 (third drop collection section) is moved backward against the force of the means 33b (see FIG. 9(b)), the entire collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) is moved to the front of the housing. It is positioned midway between the rear end of the manual drug distribution device 80 and the collective chute 33 (third drop collection section) is located there, the manual drug distribution device 80, the drawer mechanism 81, and the collective chute support member 33a. It is in a rearward position where it can be lifted away from the

Since the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting portion) has handle members 33c, 33c erected at both ends of its upper surface portion (see FIG. 9(c)), the left and right handle members 33c, 33c are attached to the fingertips. The collection chute 33 (third drop collecting section) can be easily and safely removed from the medicine packaging machine 10 by hanging it and lifting it with both hands.
In addition, the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) can be attached to a predetermined position easily and safely by performing the reverse procedure.

The manner of use and operation of the drug packaging machine 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 described above.

The usage and dispensing operation of this drug packing machine 10 are basically the same as those of the conventional drug packing machine. The drug feeder storage 12 is pulled out from the drug storage 11 (see FIG. 2(a)), the exposed feeder 13 is filled with a predetermined drug, and then the drug feeder storage 12 is pushed back into the drug storage 11 (see FIG. 2(a)). 1 (a) and (b)), and furthermore, by operating the touch panel 14 or the like, dispensing instructions are given. Further, when a medicine (tablet) to which no tablet feeder 13 is assigned is included in the prescription, the control device displays a manual distribution guide on the touch panel 14, so that the manual medicine distribution device 80 can be pulled out from the housing. (Refer to FIG. 1(d) and FIG. 8(a)), according to the hand-spraying guide, the medicine is manually sprinkled in each compartment (mass) on the upper surface of the hand-spraying device 80 .

When an instruction to start dispensing is given by operating the touch panel 14 or the like, the medicines to be dispensed are discharged from the medicine feeders 13 of the respective accommodation destinations and guided to the lower temporary storage mechanism 60 by the upper medicine collection mechanism 20 . (Refer to FIG. 2(b)), it is temporarily stored there.
Then, after an appropriate time has elapsed, the electric motor 51 rotates the output shaft once. (See FIGS. 4 and 5), all the drugs stored by the temporary storage mechanism 60 drop from the temporary storage mechanism double row storage section 50 all at once.

These drugs are then guided to the input hopper 41 of the packaging device 40 by the lower drug collecting mechanism 30. At this time, the manually distributed drugs of the drug manually distributing device 80 are also collected at the collecting chute 33 (third drop collection section). At the confluence, one package of medicines to be dispensed is prepared, and is divided and packaged into separate packages by the lower packaging device 40 . In this way, the required medicines are automatically packaged one after another.
Moreover, at that time, the tablet dropping path from the tablet feeder 13 to the temporary storage mechanism 60 and the tablet dropping path from the temporary storage mechanism 60 to the packaging device 40 are separated by the opening and closing operation of the temporary storage mechanism 60 for most of the time. Therefore, most of the drug dropping on the upper drug collecting mechanism 20 side and the drug dropping on the lower drug collecting mechanism 30 side can be operated in parallel. The total time required for packaging is shortened.

When such drug packaging operation is repeated and regular or irregular internal cleaning becomes necessary, the automatic operation of the drug packaging machine 10 is stopped, and then the tablet dropping path is configured. Necessary cleaning work is carried out for each part 20, 60, 30, 40 where there is.
First, with regard to the packaging device 40, when the base member 42 on which the packaging device 40 is placed is pulled forward from the housing (see FIG. 1(c)), almost all the constituent members including the input hopper 41 are largely exposed. , as already mentioned, can be easily cleaned.

The upper drug collection mechanism 20 incorporated in the tablet feeder hangar 12 is also well known, for example, in Patent Documents 2 and 3, so specific illustrations and detailed descriptions are omitted. The tablet drop path can be easily cleaned by pulling it out or opening it to the left or right after pulling it out.
The temporary storage mechanism 60 can also be pulled forward from the housing together with the tablet feeder storage 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) to facilitate cleaning of the tablet dropping path.

With regard to the upper fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting portion) of the lower drug collection mechanism 30, when the tablet feeder storage 12 is pulled forward from the drug storage 11, the temporary storage mechanism 60 is also temporarily stored in a double row. In addition, since the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 are collectively arranged behind the temporary storage mechanism double-row storage portion 50 (see FIG. 6), if the side plate 11a is removed, Not only is the upper end of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) exposed, but a large empty space appears above it.
For this reason, the fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting portion) is narrowed downward, and the inside of the drug dropping path can be easily seen even from obliquely above. Even if the cleaning work is performed with a posture of looking into the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) from above, cleaning of the drug drop path can be easily and accurately performed.

Moreover, with respect to this fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting section), the load of maintaining clean state can be reduced by improving the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 and the temporary storage mechanism 60 .
Specifically, for the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the right (see FIG. 5(a)), the fixed side plate 62, which is a non-oscillating member, is positioned on the left, The open/close member 63, which is a partial swing type swing member, is positioned on the right side, and both face each other. 4), the lower end portion of the opening/closing member 63 swings to contact and separate from the lower portion of the side plate 62, so that the drug drop path between the side plate 62 and the opening/closing member 63 is narrowed downward. Since the lower end portion is made to open and close, the drug retained in the closed leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a (see FIG. 4A), when the opening and closing member 63 swings (FIG. 4B, (c)), it moves obliquely downward to the right along the inclined surface of the side plate 62 while being guided in the swinging direction, then leaves the temporary storage mechanism 60 and freely falls obliquely downward to the right.

On the other hand, regarding the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b and the temporary storage mechanism 60 on the left thereof (see FIG. 5(a)), the fixed side plate 62, which is a non-oscillating member, is positioned on the right side, The opening/closing member 63, which is a swinging member, is positioned on the left side and faces each other. 2(d) and FIG. 3(d)), the lower end portion of the opening/closing member 63 swings and contacts and separates from the lower portion of the side plate 62, so that the drug drop path between the side plate 62 and the opening/closing member 63 is opened. Since the bottom part is constricted and the lower end part can be opened and closed, the drug stored in the closed rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b (see FIG. 2(d)) is moved by the opening and closing member 63. Then (see FIG. 3D), it moves diagonally downward to the left along the inclined surface of the side plate 62 while being guided in the swinging direction, then leaves the temporary storage mechanism 60 and freely falls diagonally downward to the left.

In this way, the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the temporary storage mechanism 60 adjacent to its right release the medicine obliquely downward to the right, and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b and its temporary storage mechanism 60 adjacent to its left release the drug to the left. The drugs are discharged obliquely downward, but the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) that receives them has a drug drop path that is narrowed both to the left and right as well as to the front and back (see FIG. 6). Even if the medicine has fallen from (60), the medicine that has entered the medicine dropping path of the fixed chute 31 (the first drop collection part) will be pushed against the inner surface of the entering chute 31 that defines the medicine dropping path. Even if the tablets come into contact with each other, they will hit in a nearly inclined state. In addition, there is less undesirable variation in the drop path and excessive extension, and a drop in drop speed can be kept to a minimum.
Therefore, the fixed chute 31 (first drop collection section) positioned below the temporary storage mechanism 60 has a short tablet collection time, and the drug drop path is less likely to become dirty, so the burden of maintaining a clean state is light.

Further, as described above, by introducing the origin sensor 55 into the double-row simultaneous drive mechanisms 51 to 55 (see FIG. 4) and stabilizing the contact/separation timing between the electric motor 51 and the temporary storage mechanism 60, the leftmost The timing of tablets dropping from the single-row storage mechanism 60a, the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b, and the temporary storage mechanisms 60, 60 between them to the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) is also aligned. In addition, the impact and vibration generated in the fixed chute 31 (first drop collecting portion) due to the collision of the falling tablets can be reduced in a short time, and the time for contamination to occur is shortened. It can be said that it is also useful for suppressing contamination of the drug dropping path.

The accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection section) and the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) of the lower drug collecting mechanism 30 are disposed behind the manual drug scattering device 80 . Therefore, when cleaning the medicine falling path, etc., the medicine hand-dispensing device 80 is pulled forward from the housing (see FIG. 7).
Then (see FIG. 8), the accumulating chute 32 (second drop-collecting section) is exposed behind the hand-spraying device 80 (see FIG. 8(a)), and the accumulating chute support member 32a and the hanger 32d are also exposed. (See FIG. 4(b)), the hook 32d is operated to release the fixed engagement of the stacking chute 32 (second drop collector) with the stacking chute support member 32a.

Then, when the stacking chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) is lifted by putting a finger on the dent 32c, both ends of the stacking chute 32 (second drop collecting portion) are separated from the upper end portion 32b of the stacking chute support member 32a, and the stacking The chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is removed from the housing (see FIG. 9(a)) and is in a free state in which it can be carried alone.
Therefore, the stacking chute 32 (second dropping collecting section) can easily and accurately perform various maintenance including cleaning work on the inner tablet dropping surface. If there is a spare accumulating chute 32 (second drop collecting section), by replacing those chutes 32 and 32 and restarting the packaging operation of the medicine packaging machine 10 quickly, the used chutes can be used during the continuation of packaging. The accumulation chute 32 can also be cleaned.

When the collecting chute 32 (second drop collecting section) is removed from the medicine packaging machine 10 (see FIG. 9(a)), the collecting chute rear movement range limiting member 32e (see FIG. It is missing from the back of (the third drop collecting section).
Therefore, if the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting section) is pushed backward with a force stronger than the attracting force of the collecting chute urging means 33b, the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting section) is guided by the collecting chute support member 33a. moves to the rear of the drug hand-dispensing device 80, and its upper end is entirely exposed including the handle member 33c (see FIG. 9(b)).

Therefore, when the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting portion) is lifted by putting a finger on the handle member 33c, both ends of the collecting chute 33 (third drop collecting portion) are separated from the collecting chute support member 33a, and the entire collecting chute 33 is lifted. is removed from the housing, and the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) is in a free state in which it can be carried alone (see FIG. 9(c)).
Therefore, the accumulating chute 32 (second dropping collection section) can easily and accurately perform various maintenance operations including cleaning of the inner tablet dropping surface, like the accumulating chute 32 described above. If there is a spare collection chute 33 (third drop collecting section), by replacing those chutes 33 and 33 and quickly resuming the packaging operation of the medicine packaging machine 10, the used chutes can be replenished while the packaging continues. Collecting chute 33 can also be cleaned.

A specific configuration of Example 2 of the medicine packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 10 shows the structure of the drug packaging machine 90, with (a) being a front view and (b) being a cross-sectional view along E-E thereof, and FIG. It is a top view concerning the double row simultaneous drive mechanism 91 and the link mechanism 92 corresponding to them.

This drug packing machine 90 differs from the drug packing machine 10 of the first embodiment described above in that the number of tablet feeder storage compartments 12 arranged in rows on the left and right sides of the drug storage compartment 11 is reduced by one from four to three. point (see FIG. 10), and correspondingly, the temporary storage mechanism 60 also becomes three (see FIG. 11). The point is that the two sets of link mechanisms 70 are now one set of link mechanisms 92 .
Along with this, the width of the housing (see FIG. 10(a)) and the width of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) (see FIG. 10(a)) are narrowed.

In detail, the temporary storage mechanism 60 (see FIG. 11) is omitted from the second one from the left, and the leftmost single row storage mechanism 60a, the second temporary storage mechanism 60 from the right, and the maximum The right single row storage mechanism 60b remains.
Regarding the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism 91 (see FIG. 11), the second cam mechanism 52 from the left is also omitted, and the left electric motor 51 is also omitted. The right electric motor 51, the first and second cam mechanisms 52, 52 from the right, and the leftmost cam mechanism 52 remain.

Regarding the link mechanism 92, the swinging member 72 second from the left and the biasing spring 74 are also omitted, and the left and right connecting members 71 are combined into one. Further, in the left transmission mechanism from the electric motor 51 as the drive source to the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a, the shaft is provided between the leftmost swinging member 72 and the cam mechanism 52 of the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a. A rotation reversing mechanism 93 for reversing the direction of rotational motion is incorporated. The rotation reversing mechanism 93 is composed of, for example, a pair of spur gears, etc., and converts the rocking motion of the rocking member 72 into a rocking motion in the opposite direction and transmits it to the cam mechanism 52 and further to the support shaft 64 . there is

Therefore, the temporary storage mechanisms 60, 60, 60 driven by the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism 91 via such a link mechanism 92 are the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b. share the electric motor 51 as a drive source for rotational motion, and the opening/closing member 63 of the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the opening/closing member 63 of the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b swing in opposite directions. As a result, the opening/closing member 63 of the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a on the left opens its lower end downward to the right, and the opening/closing member 63 of the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b opens its lower end downward to the left. Therefore, the single-row storage mechanisms 60a and 60b located at both the left and right ends drop the drug toward the center.

In this case, the electric motor 51, which is the only rotational drive source, causes the three swinging members 72 to swing together in the same direction via the cam mechanism 52 to be driven and the connecting member 71. A rotation reversing mechanism 93 is interposed between the left rocking member 72 and the leftmost cam mechanism 52, while a The single electric motor 51 is shared by the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b as a rotational drive source by directly connecting both parts without interposing the rotation reversing mechanism 93. Despite this, the leftmost single-row storage mechanism 60a releases the drug diagonally downward to the right, and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b releases the drug diagonally downward to the left. Therefore, this drug packaging machine 90 also quickly but gently releases the drug that has fallen from the left and right single-row storage mechanisms 60a and 60b and entered the drug drop path of the fixed chute 31 (first drop collector) without jumping greatly. A fixed chute 31 is passed through.

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Although not mentioned in the description of the above embodiment, the fixed chute 31 (first drop collection section), the accumulation chute 32 (second drop collection section), and the collection chute 33 (third drop collection section) are: An appropriate number of partition plates having shapes such as those illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 or other appropriate shapes may be incorporated.

In the above embodiment, the collecting chute support member 33a is separate from the drawer mechanism 81. However, the chute support member 33a is moved in and out of the housing as the drawer mechanism 81 is drawn in and out. , the collecting chute support member 33 a may be configured as an accessory of the pull-out mechanism 81 or may be integrated with the pull-out mechanism 81 .

In the second embodiment, the rotation reversing mechanism 93 for reversing the direction of rotational motion is incorporated in the left transmission mechanism from the electric motor 51 as the drive source to the leftmost single row storage mechanism 60a. The part to be incorporated is not limited to the left transmission mechanism, and the rotation reversing mechanism 93 may be incorporated in the right transmission mechanism from the electric motor 51 of the drive source to the rightmost single-row storage mechanism 60b.

The drug packaging machine of the present invention is not limited to the drug packaging machine dedicated to tablet packaging illustrated in the above-described first and second embodiments. It can also be applied to a drug packaging machine having a powdered drug packaging mechanism in addition to the mechanism.

10... Drug packaging machine,
11... Chemical cabinet, 11a... Side plate,
12 ... tablet feeder storage,
13... Tablet feeder, 13a... Base part (driving part), 13b... Cassette,
14... touch panel (operation input section, display section),
20 ... upper drug collection mechanism,
24... Tablet guide path sliding plate, 25... Tablet guide path sliding opening, 26... Tablet feeder non-mounting portion,
30 ... Lower drug collection mechanism,
31... fixed chute (first drop collector),
32... Accumulation chute (second drop collection unit),
32a... stacking chute supporting member, 32b... upper end,
32c... Recess, 32d... Hanger, 32e... Collecting chute rear movement range limiting member,
33... Collecting chute (third drop collection unit),
33a... collecting chute supporting member, 33b... collecting chute biasing means, 33c... handle member,
40... Packaging device, 41... Input hopper, 42... Base member,
50 Temporary storage mechanism double row storage unit,
51 to 55... double row simultaneous drive mechanism, 51... electric motor, 52... cam mechanism,
53... Driven joint (driving side), 54... Follower (driven side), 55... Origin sensor,
60 ... Temporary storage mechanism (single row storage mechanism),
60a... Leftmost single row storage mechanism, 60b... Rightmost single row storage mechanism,
61 --- box frame, 62 --- side plate (swash plate, oppositely fixed/inclined non-oscillating member),
63... Opening/closing member (oscillating plate, oscillating member),
63a... Opening (lower narrowing tablet dropping path), 64... Support shaft (transmission shaft),
70 ... link mechanism (transmission mechanism),
71... Connecting member, 72... Pivoting member,
72a... rocking end portion, 72b... rocking fulcrum portion, 74... urging spring,
80... Drug hand-dispensing device, 81... Withdrawal mechanism,
90... Drug packing machine,
91... Double row simultaneous drive mechanism, 92... Link mechanism, 93... Rotation reversal mechanism

Claims (4)

a tablet feeder that stores and sequentially discharges tablets; a plurality of tablet feeder housings that are equipped with a plurality of the tablet feeders and that can be pulled out individually forward from a housing; a plurality of upper tablet collecting mechanisms for guiding downward and dropping the tablets discharged from the feeder housing, and a plurality of upper tablet collecting mechanisms attached to the lower end of the tablet feeder housing to temporarily store the tablets dropped from the upper tablet collecting mechanism and then release them. A plurality of single-row storage mechanisms, a double-row simultaneous drive mechanism for simultaneously operating the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms to release tablets all at once, and a single-row storage mechanism provided below the tablet feeder storage from the single-row storage mechanism A lower tablet collecting mechanism that collects the fallen tablets and throws them downward, and a packaging device that is provided below the lower tablet collecting mechanism and sorts and packages the tablets thrown from the lower tablet collecting mechanism into packaging bands. wherein the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism is arranged at the inner depth of the housing, and the corresponding single-row storage mechanism advances and retreats according to the advance and retraction of the single-row storage mechanism due to the insertion and withdrawal of the tablet feeder storage from the housing In a tablet packaging machine in which the storage mechanism and the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism are separated and engaged,
Among the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms, the leftmost single-row storage mechanism positioned farthest to the left in the housing includes a left non-oscillating member having a right slant obliquely upward to the right and a right side opposite to it. and a swinging member forming a downwardly narrowed tablet drop path between both members, and the single-row storage mechanism located on the rightmost side in the housing among the plurality of single-row storage mechanisms The rightmost single-row storage mechanism comprises a right non-swinging member having a left slant obliquely upward to the left and a left swinging member opposed to it, and tablets drop downwardly between the two members. A medicine packing machine characterized in that it forms a path. The double-row simultaneous drive mechanism comprises a left drive source for driving members including the leftmost single-row storage mechanism, and a right drive source for driving members including the rightmost single-row storage mechanism. 2. The drug packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein The leftmost single-row storage mechanism and the rightmost single-row storage mechanism share a rotary motion drive source, and a left transmission mechanism leading from the drive source to the leftmost single-row storage mechanism; 2. The medicine dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a rotation reversing mechanism for reversing the direction of rotational movement is incorporated in either one of the right transmission mechanism leading from the source to the rightmost single-row storage mechanism. wrapping machine. An electric motor is provided as a drive source for the double-row simultaneous drive mechanism, and an origin sensor for detecting a rotation stop position of the output shaft of the electric motor is provided. 4. The drug packaging machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotation of the output shaft of the electric motor is stopped when the simultaneous driving mechanism is separated.

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