JP3370461B2 - Drug storage container for drug selection and supply device such as tablets - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drug container, more specifically, a drug selection and supply device mainly installed in a hospital or the like, that is, a device for appropriately selecting and extracting drugs such as tablets according to a prescription for each patient. The present invention relates to a drug accommodating container for a drug selective supply device such as a tablet which is used by being incorporated in.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a medicine storage container for tablets or the like incorporated in a medicine selection and supply device, the following has been generally known.

That is, as shown in FIG.
The upper surface of the circular roller 43, which is driven to rotate in one direction on the bottom plate 42 of the medicine container 41, is provided with a tapered surface 44 that inclines with a downward slope from the center toward the outer periphery, and the upper portion of the circular roller 43 is conical. It is formed in a mold. By rotating the circular roller 43 having such a tapered surface 44, the medicine 40 such as the stored tablets is agitated and the sliding guide path 45 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the circular roller 43 while sliding on the tapered surface 44. And a predetermined amount is discharged in the direction of the arrow in the figure (shown by the arrow).

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional drug container 41, when the drug 40 is charged,
That is, when a large amount of medicine 40 is stored in the medicine container 41,
The medicine 40 accumulates on the upper outer peripheral side 46 of the circular roller 43 along the tapered surface 44, and causes bridging (natural mass of medicine) due to the weight and shape of the medicine 40. On the other hand, even if the circular roller 43 rotates, the circular roller 43 is formed in a conical shape, so the circular roller 43
Since the locus during rotation of 43 is a conical shape that does not change at all when the circular roller 43 is at rest, it is not easy to break the bridging that has occurred once, and the drug 40 cannot be introduced into the discharge guide path 45. There was a problem.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and prevents the drug stored in the drug storage container from bridging, and more reliably and quickly supplies the drug to the guide passage for discharge. It is an object of the present invention to provide a drug storage container such as a tablet that can be introduced.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and means for solving the problems is to mount a drug on a drug container holding body 2 in a drug selection and supply device and Drug storage container body 1 provided with storage section 7
And the drug storage container support 2 or the drug storage container body
Rotation drive device 30 provided on at least one of 1
Through the rotation drive device 30 and is rotatable about a vertical axis of a shaft body 11 provided in a substantially vertical direction, and the medicine container 7
A substantially cylindrical medicine stirring roller body 3 provided on the bottom 6 side of the
And a plurality of them were formed on the outer peripheral side of the medicine stirring roller body 3 .
In medicine receiving container and emissions guiding path 23 is provided,
Wherein the agent on the upper surface portion of the stirring roller body 3, Ri Na inclined portion 24 inclined downward is formed from the round end 15a side of the circumference of said agent stirring roller body 3 to the other circumferential end 15b side, the drug
Stirring roller body 3 is made of cylindrical body 12 and the core body 15., the tube
The discharge guide path 23 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the body 12, and
The core body 15 is formed with the inclined portion 24, and
The storage cylinder 12 and the core body 15 are configured to rotate at different speeds.
There to be Te.

Further, the means according to claim 2 is drug selection.
The drug is attached to the drug container supporting body 2 in the supply device and
The medicine container main body 1 provided with a container 7 and the medicine
At least the container support 2 or the drug container main body 1
And the rotary drive device 30 provided on either one of the
Of the shaft 11 provided in a substantially vertical direction via the moving device 30.
It is rotatable around the axis and is located on the bottom 6 side of the medicine storage unit 7.
The substantially cylindrical medicine stirring roller body 3 provided and the medicine stirring roller body 3 are
A plurality of discharge guide paths formed on the outer peripheral side of the stirring roller body 3
23, the medicine stirring roller body 3 comprises a cylindrical body 12 and a core body 15.
The discharge guide path 23 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the core body, and the inclined portion (24) is formed on the core body 15 .
The cylindrical body 12 is inserted through the insertion tube 20 which is loosely fitted to the shaft body 11.
Rotation about the vertical axis of the shaft 11 by the rotary drive device.
And the core body 15 is fixed to the upper end side of the shaft body 11.
It has been done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the medicine stirring roller body 3 comprises a cylindrical body 12 and a core body 15.
The discharge guide path 23 is formed on the outer peripheral side of 12, and the inclined portion 24 is formed on the core body 15, and at least one of the cylinder body 12 and the core body 15 is vertically moved. The structure is such that it can rotate with movement.

Further, the means according to claim 4 is set on the drug selection and supply device so as to be mounted on the drug storage container support 2, and the outer surface of the drug storage container body 1 exposed from the drug selection and supply device. Is provided with a medicine input port 1a.

[0010]

The drug storage container of the tablet or the like having the above-described structure has the drug storage container support 2 of the device for discharging the drug 22 such as the tablet stored in the container in accordance with the instruction of the drug selection and supply device. To be attached to. Then, when the medicine 22 such as a predetermined amount of tablets is discharged from the medicine container,
The rotation driving device 30 of the drug storage container support 2 rotates, and in conjunction therewith, the drug stirring roller body 3 provided in the drug storage container rotates, and the drug such as tablets stored in the drug storage unit 7 is rotated.
22 is introduced into the discharge guide path 23 and discharged. At this time, the peripheral edge 15a is formed on the upper surface of the medicine stirring roller body 3.
From the side to the other peripheral end 15b side, the inclined portion 24 is formed to be inclined downward, and the one peripheral end 15a side is higher than the other peripheral end 15b side, that is, on the one peripheral end 15a side and the other peripheral end 15b side. Since there is a difference in height, the medicine 22 such as tablets on the inclined portion 24 is agitated when the medicine agitating roller body 3 rotates, and does not cause any bridging. It will be surely introduced into the guide route 23.
Further, the medicine stirring roller body 3 is formed with the inclined portion 24.
A core body 15 which mainly agitates the medicine 22 such as the tablet thus prepared,
It consists of the cylindrical body 12 in which the discharge guide path 23 is formed.
The child body 15 and the cylinder body 12 are configured to rotate at different speeds.
Therefore, the other peripheral end 15b side of the core body 15 is connected to all the discharge guideways 23.
It will meet, along the inclined part 24 of the core 15
Discharge while sliding down to the peripheral edge 15b side (lower side of the inclined portion 24)
All the medicines 22 such as tablets introduced into the guideway 23 for discharge are discharged.
Since it will be introduced into the guideway 23 for the vehicle quickly and evenly,
is there.

Further, as described in claim 2, the chemical agitation tank
The roller body 3 is composed of a tubular body 12 and a core body 15.
The discharge guide path 23 is formed on the outer peripheral side, and the core is
The inclined portion 24 is formed on the body 15, and
The cylindrical body 12 is inserted through the insertion tube 20 that is loosely fitted to the shaft body 11.
It is rotated about the vertical axis of the shaft 11 by the rotation drive device.
And the core body 15 is fixed to the upper end side of the shaft body 11.
By doing so, the same action as the above action can be obtained.

Further, as described in claim 3, the medicine stirring roller body 3 mainly comprises a core body 15 for stirring the medicine 22 such as tablets stored therein, and a guide passage for discharging the medicine 22 such as tablets in tandem. 23 is formed, and if at least one of the cylindrical body 12 and the core body 15 is moved up and down, the medicine 22 such as a tablet in the medicine container 7 is also vertically moved. As it is agitated, it is introduced into the discharge guide path 23 more reliably and quickly.

Further, as set forth in claim 4, the outer surface of the drug container body 1 is set to the drug selection and supply device so as to be attached to the drug container support 2, and is exposed from the drug selection and supply device. If the drug inlet 1a is provided, the drug 22 can be put into the drug container 7 without removing the drug container from the drug container support 2 when adding the drug 22, for example.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a drug container container body mounted on a drug container supporting body 2 in a drug selection and supply device and capable of delivering a required amount of a drug such as a capsule to be stored, and an upper portion thereof. The drug inlet 1a and the lid 1b to open and close it
Is provided, and the outer shape is formed in a substantially fan shape in a plan view.

A drug stirring roller body 3 is provided in a substantially central portion of the drug container body 1, and one wall surface 4 of the drug container body 1 is directed toward the drug stirring roller body 3.
The bottom portion 6 is integrally extended from the other wall surface 5 facing it and with a downward inclination to form a medicine storage portion 7.

The medicine agitating roller body 3 is loosely fitted to a shaft core 11 which is erected on a support body 10 in a gear accommodating portion 9 provided below the medicine accommodating container body 1 via a partition plate 8. It has a substantially cylindrical tubular body 12 and a core body 15 which is substantially circular in a plan view and is screwed and fixed to a male screw portion 14 formed on the upper end 13 side of the shaft core 11. With this structure, the medicine stirring roller body 3 is provided substantially vertically to the medicine container supporting body 2 to which the medicine container body 1 is mounted, and rotates about the vertical axis thereof, that is, the axis 11 as a rotation axis. Is.

More specifically, with respect to the medicine stirring roller body 3, a cutout portion 16 having a substantially circular shape in plan view and a substantially concave shape in cross section is formed on the circular upper surface side of the cylindrical body 12 so that the core body 15 can be fitted thereto.
In addition, a substantially cylindrical notch 18 is formed on the lower surface side thereof so as to be fitted into a cylindrical support portion 17 protruding upward from the partition plate 8 of the drug container main body 1, and a substantially cylindrical cutout portion 18 is formed. Hole in the center
19 has been penetrated. Further, the cylindrical body 12 is inserted into the insertion tube 20 that is loosely fitted to the shaft core 11 and is fitted to the support portion 17 internally.
When the hole 19 is fitted outside, the cylindrical body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the medicine container supporting body 2 about the shaft core 11. A lower part of the insertion tube 20 is projected into the gear housing portion 9, and a large gear 21 is fixed to the tip side thereof.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 12, there are formed 10 discharge guide paths 23 at equal intervals so that the medicine 22 of the oblong capsule is fitted and arranged in a row.
The upper side surfaces 23a of the discharge guide path 23 are tapered so that the medicine 22 can easily enter the discharge guide path 23 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the upper surface portion of the core body 15 is formed as a slant portion 24 having a high portion 15a on one circumferential end side and a low portion 15b on the other circumferential end side by obliquely cutting a substantially cylindrical body. The portion 24 is fitted to the cutout portion 16 of the cylindrical body 12 so as to be positioned on the side of the medicine storage portion 7, and is fixed to the upper end 13 side of the shaft core 11. Further, a small gear 26 is fixed to the lower end 25 side of the shaft core 11 protruding into the gear accommodating portion 9.

A drive transmission shaft 27 is rotatably supported in the same direction as the shaft core 11 on a support 10 in the gear accommodating portion 9, and an upper portion thereof is fixed to an insertion pipe 20 of the cylindrical body 12. Gear wheel 21 and shaft core
Two large and small gears that mesh with the small gear 26 fixed to 11 respectively
28 is fixed, and a connection portion 31 is provided on the lower side thereof so as to be connected to the rotation driving device 30 of the drug container holding body 2 in the drug selection and supply device to be mounted.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a medicine supply port opened in the partition plate 8 of the medicine container body 1, and the medicine supply port 32 is connected to the medicine discharge port 33 provided in the medicine container support 2. A drug flow passage 34 is provided.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a locking body having a locking portion 35a which is detachably fixed to one wall surface 4 of the medicine container body 1 and has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the locking portion 35a and the partition plate 8 are The locking portion 35a is fitted into the opening 36 formed in the one wall surface 4 so that the distance is approximately the same as the length of the medicine 22, and is fixed to the outside of the one wall surface 4 by the bolt 37. The locking body 35 is a bolt.
Since it is a configuration that can be moved up and down by tightening and loosening 37, for example,
When the stored medicine 22 is changed and the length of the medicine is shortened, the bolt 37 can be loosened to correct the locking body 35 downward, and various medicines can be dealt with.

The medicine container for tablets or the like having the above-mentioned structure is composed of a core 15 of the medicine agitating roller body 3 rotating in the medicine container 7 with a high portion 15a having a high one end and a low portion 15b having a low other end. Due to the formation of the inclined portion 24 in which the and are formed, the stored medicine 22 is slid down to the lower portion 15b side of the inclined portion 24 and is introduced into the guide passage 23 for discharge. When the core body 15 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the shaft core 11, the high portion 15a side agitates the medicine 22 accumulated on the lower portion 15b side from the locus of the inclined portion 24, so that the lower portion 15b side has the medicine.
22 will not be bridged, and will be reliably and promptly introduced into the discharge guide path 23 and tandem.

Further, the large gear 21 and the small gear 26 or the large and small 2
By appropriately changing the series of gears 28, the core body 15 fixed to the shaft core 11 and the tubular body 12 provided with the discharge guide path 23 are provided.
If and are to be rotated with different rotation speeds, respectively, the drug 22
Can be quickly and evenly introduced into the discharge guide path 23. That is, when the core body 15 and the cylindrical body 12 rotate at the same speed, the lower portion 15b side of the core body 15 is one of the 10 discharge guide paths 23 formed on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 12. One discharge guideway
The cores 15 always rotate in association with each other, but if they rotate at different speeds as described above, the lower portion 15b side of the core 15 will meet with all the discharge guide paths 23. Therefore, the medicine 22 introduced into the discharge guide passages 23 while sliding down the inclined portion 24 of the core body 15 toward the lower portion 15b is rapidly and evenly introduced into all the discharge guide passages 23. Of.

In the above embodiment, the medicine input port 1a is provided in the upper part of the drug storage container main body 1, but the drug input port 1a must necessarily be provided in the upper part of the drug storage container main body 1. Instead, it may be provided on the other wall surface 5 of the drug container main body 1 as shown in FIG. Such other wall surface 5
The term "refers to the surface exposed to the outer side 2a of the drug selection and supply device when the drug storage container is mounted on the drug storage container support 2 in the drug selection and supply device in multiple stages. Like this other wall
When the drug input port 1a is provided in 5, the lid 1b of the drug container main body 1 can be opened and closed without removing the drug container from the drug container support 2 when adding or changing drugs such as tablets. There is an advantage that the drug can be added just by performing.

Further, in the above embodiment, the core body 15 and the cylindrical body 12 of the medicine stirring roller body 3 only rotate around the axis 11 provided substantially vertically on the medicine container supporting body 2. However, in addition to that, the core body 15 or the cylindrical body 12 or both of them (the chemical stirring roller body 3) may move up and down. As described above, if at least one of the core body 15 and the tubular body 12 moves up and down, the medicine 22 is agitated in the up and down direction as well, so that the discharge guide path 23 can be discharged more reliably and quickly. There is an effect that the drug 22 is introduced into.

In the above embodiment, the rotary drive device
Although 30 is provided on the drug storage container support 2, it does not necessarily have to have such a configuration, and for example, the rotation drive device 30 may be provided on the drug storage container main body 1. It may be provided on both the drug storage container support 2 and the drug storage container main body 1.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the medicine 22 is exemplified as the oblong-shaped capsule, but the medicine 22 is not necessarily limited to the oblong-shaped capsule, and may be a thin cylinder type, a spherical shape, an oval type tablet or the like. It may be. Any drug may be used as long as it is a so-called tablet and has a fixed shape in a normal state. Therefore, if the shape of the tablet is different, it goes without saying that the shape of the discharge guide path 23 and the like in the above embodiment must be changed appropriately.
Further, the medicine container according to the present invention is used by appropriately changing the design in its usage mode.

[0029]

As described above, in the medicine container according to the present invention, the upper surface of the medicine stirring roller body rotating in the medicine container is inclined part from the one peripheral end side to the other peripheral end side. Since it is formed as, the stored medicine such as tablets does not cause any bridging, and is promptly and surely introduced into the discharge guide passage formed on the outer peripheral side of the medicine stirring roller body. . Therefore, unlike the conventional case, the medicine is not discharged even though the medicine such as tablets remains in the container.

Further, the medicine stirring roller body is
Core body that has an inclined portion and mainly agitates drugs such as tablets
And a tubular body on which the discharge guide path is formed.
The core body and the cylinder body are configured to rotate at different speeds.
Therefore, the other peripheral end side of the core body meets all discharge guide paths.
It will be different. Therefore, a drug that slides down the slope of the core
Is introduced evenly into all discharge guideways, so empty discharge
Allows quick drug supply without creating a guide route
Let's train. Further, as described in claim 2, the cylindrical body is
The rotation drive device via an insertion tube fitted loosely to the shaft body.
Is rotated around the vertical axis of the shaft body by the
The body is fixed to the upper end side of the shaft body
Also has the same effect as the above effect.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the medicine stirring roller body has the slanted portion and is used for mainly stirring the medicine such as tablets, and the guide passage for discharging the medicine such as tablets in tandem. Is formed of a tubular body, and at least one of the tubular body and the core body moves up and down,
The tablets in the medicine container will be stirred up and down, and will be introduced into the guide passage for discharge more quickly.
There is an effect that the selective supply of the drug is promptly performed.

Further, as described in claim 4, the medicine is placed on the medicine selecting and supplying device so as to be attached to the medicine accommodating container supporting body, and the medicine is contained on the outer surface of the medicine accommodating container main body exposed from the medicine selecting and supplying device. The provision of the insertion port has an advantage that the medicine can be put into the medicine storing portion without removing the medicine holding container from the medicine holding container support when adding the medicine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medicine container of the present invention and a part of a medicine container supporting body in a medicine selecting and supplying apparatus to which the medicine container is attached.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the medicine container of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional drug container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1… Main body of drug container 1a ... Drug input port 2 ... Support for drug container 3… Chemical stirring roller body 6 ... bottom 7… Drug storage 12 ... Cylinder 15 ... Core body 15a ... One round edge 15b ... other edge 22 ... Drug 23 ... Guideway for discharge 24 ... Inclined part 30 ... Rotation drive

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drug storage container body (1) mounted on a drug storage container support (2) in a drug selection and supply device and provided with a drug storage part (7), and the drug storage container support (2). ) Or a rotation drive device (30) provided on at least one of the drug container main body (1) and a shaft body (11) provided in a substantially vertical direction via the rotation drive device (30 ). A substantially cylindrical medicine stirring roller body (3), which is rotatable around a vertical axis and is provided on the bottom (6) side of the medicine storage section (7), and an outer peripheral side of the medicine stirring roller body (3). guideway out waste, which formed a plurality (23)
In the medicine container provided with, the upper surface of the medicine stirring roller body (3) has one circumference end (15a) side to the other circumference end (15) of the circumference of the medicine stirring roller body (3).
b) The sloped part (24) that slopes downwards is not formed.
The chemical stirring roller body (3) is a cylindrical body (12) and a core body (15).
And the guide passage for discharge (23) on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body (12).
And the inclined portion (24) is formed on the core body (15).
The cylinder body (12) and the core body (15) are different from each other.
A drug storage container for a drug selective supply device such as a tablet, which is configured to rotate at a certain speed . 2. A drug storage container support in a drug selective supply device.
Drugs attached to the body (2) and provided with a drug storage (7)
The container body (1) and the drug container support (2) or
Provided on at least one of the drug container main bodies (1)
Through the rotation drive device (30) and the rotation drive device (30)
Rotation about the vertical axis of the shaft body (11) installed in the vertical direction
It is possible and installed on the bottom (6) side of the drug storage (7).
The substantially cylindrical drug stirring roller body (3) and the drug stirring roller
Multiple guideways for discharge (23) formed on the outer peripheral side of the roller body (3)
In the medicine container provided with, the medicine stirring roller body (3) comprises a cylindrical body (12) and a core body (15), and the medicine stirring roller body (3) is provided on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body (12) for discharging. Guideway (23)
And the slanted portion (24) is formed on the core body (15), and the cylindrical body (12) is inserted into the shaft body (11) with loose fit.
Of the shaft body (11) by the rotary drive device through the pipe (20 ).
It is rotated about a vertical axis, and the core body (15) is
A drug storage container for a drug selective supply device such as tablets, which is fixed to the upper end side of the body (11) . 3. The medicine stirring roller body (3) is a cylindrical body (12).
And the core body (15), the discharge guide path (23) is formed on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body (12), and the inclined portion (24) is formed in the core body (15). 3. The selective drug supply of tablets or the like according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the cylindrical body (12) and the core body (15) is configured to rotate with vertical movement. A drug container for the device. 4. The medicine-accommodating container main body (1) set on the medicine-accommodating container support (2) is set on the medicine-selecting and supplying device, and is exposed from the medicine-selecting and supplying device. The medicine container for a medicine selective supply device for tablets or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided with a charging port (1a).