JP7389197B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to containers. In particular, the present invention relates to a container for an automatic dispensing device that dispenses a single dose of a drug solution.

As a dispensing device, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 automatically sucks a medicinal liquid from a medicine bottle and discharges it into a patient container.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-16569

However, the dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 dispenses the total amount of drug solution into a patient container. The drug solution dispensed into the patient container by such a dispensing device is filled with the drug solution for multiple doses. Therefore, when a patient actually takes the drug, it is necessary for the patient to measure the drug solution for one dose visually or with a dropper, etc., and take it out from the patient container. Therefore, it is time-consuming for the patient to carry out such a task, and there is a risk that the patient may make a mistake in measuring the dose or accidentally take all of the dose at once.

Furthermore, for example, if the patient is a child attending a daycare center, the childcare center is often unable to take out a single dose of drug solution from the patient container. For this reason, parents can take out a single dose of medication from the patient container in advance and place it in a different container for the child to carry, but a container that does not leak is required, and such special containers are not available. It is difficult to get children to open the package.

In addition, in recent years, there are cases where a predetermined volume of medicinal liquid is sealed in a container and sold. The purpose of such a manufacturing device for manufacturing a chemical liquid is for a business operator to fill containers with a predetermined volume of the chemical liquid in advance to produce large quantities of the chemical liquid. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is not possible to deal with cases where different pharmacies or the like have different medicinal liquid types, volumes, and required numbers for each patient's prescription.

An object of the present invention is to provide a container suitable for filling a drug solution for one dose.

The container of the present invention includes a filling part in which a filling port is formed for filling the container body with a medicinal solution, a spouting part for pouring out the medicinal solution filled in the container body, and a spouting part in the spouting part. A container for an automatic dispensing device, the container having an articulated knob portion, the spouting portion having a grip portion, an extension portion located between the grip portion and the container body, and a dispensing passage extending through the inside of the mouth part and the inside of the extension part, and the mouth part is connected to the knob part and is broken between the knob part and the mouth part. A spout is formed in the lip portion, and the gripping portion has a maximum thickness from the spout passage to the outer surface that is greater than a maximum thickness from the spout passage to the outer surface in the extending portion. is also large, the pouring passage is formed such that the passage area becomes narrower from the container body toward the pouring port, and the knob has a substantially plate-like shape with a buried interior, The spout formed in the mouth portion is directly sealed until the mouthpiece is removed from the mouth .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a container suitable for filling a medical solution for one dose.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external configuration of an automatic dispensing system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the automatic dispensing device. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an automatic dispensing device. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a partially disassembled state of the automatic dispensing device. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the transfer section. It is a figure showing the composition of a container. It is a figure showing a schematic structure of a container supply part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the chemical liquid filling section. It is a figure showing a schematic structure of the periphery of a medicine liquid filling part. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II shown in FIG. 9 and viewed from the direction of the arrow. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the container sealing part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the container sealing part. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration around the container discharge section. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of an automatic dispensing device. It is a flow chart showing processing of an automatic dispensing device. It is a figure showing an example of the screen of a display part. It is a figure showing an example of the screen of a display part. It is a figure showing an example of the screen of a display part. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a printed receipt and label. It is a figure showing the schematic structure of the container supply part of a 2nd embodiment.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external configuration of an automatic dispensing system according to this embodiment. The automatic dispensing system 10 includes an automatic dispensing device 20 and a receipt computer 30. The automatic dispensing device 20 is communicably connected to the receipt computer 30. In each figure including FIG. 1, the front side of the automatic dispensing device 20 is indicated by F, the rear side by B, the right side by R, and the left side by L, as necessary.

A user such as a pharmacist inputs the patient name and prescription details written on the prescription into the receipt computer 30. The receipt computer 30 transmits the input information to the automatic dispensing device 20.
The automatic dispensing device 20 automatically dispenses one dose of drug solution into each container based on the prescription information received from the receipt computer 30, and seals each container. Further, the automatic dispensing device 20 automatically cleans the chemical liquid filling section 140, which will be described later, after dispensing the required number of containers.

The external configuration of the automatic dispensing device 20 will be described.
The automatic dispensing device 20 is entirely covered with a cover. The automatic dispensing device 20 has a front cover 21 on the front side. The front cover 21 can be opened and closed by a hinge relative to the side cover, and by opening the front cover 21, the user can access the inside of the automatic dispensing device 20. A power switch 22, a display section 23, and a printer 24 are arranged on the front cover 21. The power switch 22 is a switch for starting the automatic dispensing device 20. The display unit 23 displays various information regarding dispensing. Note that the display section 23 has a touch panel function and also functions as an operation section. The printer 24 prints information such as the volume of the dispensed chemical and the number of containers on a receipt, label, or the like. The front cover 21 has a container takeout part 25 on the lower side. The container take-out part 25 can be pulled out to the front, and by pulling it out, the container into which the drug solution has been dispensed can be taken out.

The side cover 26 has a ventilation hole 27 in a part. A fan 28 is arranged inside the ventilation hole 27 via a filter. The fan 28 takes outside air into the automatic dispensing device 20 through the ventilation holes 27 and exhausts the outside air outside through the gaps between the covers. A filter is arranged inside the ventilation hole 27, and outside air purified by the filter is taken in.
Further, above the automatic dispensing device 20, a container hopper 121 and a drug solution container 141, which will be described later, are arranged.

Next, the specific configuration of the automatic dispensing device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 and 7 to 12.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the automatic dispensing device 20. The skeleton of the automatic dispensing device 20 is composed of a frame 101 (casing).
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the automatic dispensing device 20 viewed from above. In the automatic dispensing device 20, a table-shaped transfer section 110 is arranged to be rotatable about a vertical axis. Further, in the automatic dispensing device 20, a container supply section 120, a drug solution filling section 140, a container sealing section 160, and a container discharge section 170 are arranged at an angle of 90 degrees in the transfer section 110. Further, a cleaning section 180 is arranged at the same position as the chemical liquid filling section 140.

First, the configuration of the transfer section 110 will be explained. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a partially disassembled state of the automatic dispensing device 20. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the periphery of the transfer unit 110.
The transfer unit 110 is supported by the frame 101 and transfers a container before being filled with a medical solution or a container after being filled with a medical solution. As shown in FIG. 5, the transfer unit 110 includes a first turntable 109a, a second turntable 109b, a table rotation motor 115, a support plate 116, and a table lift motor 117.
The first turntable 109a has a disc shape, and insertion holes 111 that penetrate in the vertical direction are formed at 90-degree intervals near the periphery of the first turntable 109a. Further, on the first turntable 109a, holding parts 113 in which holes 112 communicating with the insertion holes 111 are formed are arranged at intervals of 90 degrees. A container is inserted into the insertion hole 111 and the hole 112. The holding part 113 inserts the shaft-shaped container into the hole 112 and holds it in an upright state. Here, there is a gap between the container held by the holding part 113 and the inner surface of the hole 112, and the container is rotatable around the axis.

The second turntable 109b has a disc shape and is arranged below the first turntable 109a and parallel to the first turntable 109a. It should be noted that components of the second turntable 109b that are similar to those of the first turntable 109a are given the same reference numerals. Further, the second turntable 109b is connected to the first turntable 109a by a connecting guide portion 114, and their insertion holes 111 are always in communication with each other in the vertical direction. Further, unlike the first turntable 109a, the second turntable 109b can move up and down. At this time, the vertical movement of the second turntable 109b is guided by the connecting guide section 114.
Note that the holding portions 113 of the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b are each configured such that the hole 112 can be enlarged. A configuration for enlarging the hole 112 of the holding portion 113 will be described later.

The table rotation motor 115 is an example of a transfer drive unit, and is fixed to the frame 101 at a position away from the first turntable 109a. The table rotation motor 115 rotates a shaft 104 fixed to the center of the first turntable 109a via a timing belt 103. The table rotation motor 115 repeats the process of rotating the first turntable 109a by 90 degrees in one direction (counterclockwise) and then stopping for a predetermined time (t1). Note that the second turntable 109b rotates in synchronization with the first turntable 109a via the connecting guide section 114.

The support plate 116 has a flat plate shape, is arranged below the second turntable 109b, and supports the second turntable 109b from below. Further, the support plate 116 supports the lower end of the container inserted into the hole 112 of each holding portion 113 of the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b. As shown in FIG. 3, when viewed in plan, the support plate 116 has a shape that substantially overlaps the first turntable 109a at positions corresponding to the container supply section 120, the drug solution filling section 140, and the container sealing section 160. However, at a position corresponding to the container discharge part 170, they do not overlap and are cut out. Further, unlike the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b, the support plate 116 does not rotate, but can move up and down.

The table lift motor 117 is an example of a transfer lift unit and is fixed to the frame 101 on the rear side of the first turntable 109a. A table lifting motor 117 moves the support plate 116 up and down. Specifically, a timing belt 119 is wound vertically between the output shaft of the table lift motor 117 and a pulley 118 arranged below the output shaft, and a support plate 116 is wound around a part of the timing belt 119. are concatenated. Therefore, as the table lifting motor 117 rotates, the support plate 116 is moved up and down via the timing belt 119.

At this time, since the second turntable 109b is supported by the support plate 116, the second turntable 109b also moves up and down as the support plate 116 moves up and down. By raising and lowering the support plate 116 and the second turntable 109b, the vertical distance between them and the first turntable 109a changes. Further, the table lifting motor 117 rotates the support plate 116 and the second turntable while the table rotation motor 115 rotates the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b by 90 degrees and stops for a predetermined time (t1). 109b is raised and then lowered. By raising the support plate 116 and the second turntable 109b, the portions of the container to be filled, which will be described later, can be brought close to the drug solution filling portion 140 and the container sealing portion 160, respectively.

Here, the container used in this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 6(a) is a perspective view of an empty container 200 before being filled with a medical solution. FIG. 6(b) is a perspective view of the container 200 after being filled with a medical solution. FIG. 6(c) is a perspective view of the container 200 with the knob 206 broken. FIG. 6(d) is a cross-sectional view of the container 200 taken along the axial direction (parting line).
The container 200 is substantially transparent and integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin, for example, soft polyethylene, and includes a container body 201, a knob 206, a filled portion 209, and the like. The container main body 201 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a storage space 202 therein for storing a medicinal solution. The container body 201 is flexible enough to be deformed when pressed with a finger and return to its original shape when the pressure is released. Further, the container main body 201 has a pouring portion 203 formed on its lower side.

The pouring section 203 has an extending section 213 and a gripping section 214 . In the spouting section 203 , a spouting passage 207 that communicates with the accommodation space 202 is formed across the extending section 213 and the gripping section 214 . The extending portion 213 has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the container body 201, and gradually decreases in diameter as it goes downward. Note that the extending portion 213 may have a cylindrical shape without gradually reducing its diameter. When the grip part 214 is separated from the container body 201 by breaking it, a spout 204 is formed at the lower end of the grip part 214 to allow the medicinal solution contained in the container body 201 to be poured out to the outside. The mouthpiece 214 is approximately spherical and has a diameter suitable for being held in the patient's mouth. Specifically, the diameter of the sphere is preferably 10 mm to 20 mm. The reason for setting such a diameter is that if the diameter of the ball is less than 10 mm, it will easily fall out of the patient's mouth, and if the diameter of the ball is larger than 20 mm, it will be difficult to hold it in the patient's mouth.
Here, when the container body 201, the extended portion 213, and the jaw portion 214 are each cut in the horizontal direction, the diameter (maximum width) of each circle becomes smaller in the order of the container body 201, the mouth portion 214, and the extended portion 213. Note that the container body 201, the extending portion 213, and the holding portion 214 are not limited to a substantially perfect circular shape when cut in the horizontal direction, and may be elliptical or oblong.

The knob 206 is connected to the container body 201 , specifically to the gripping portion 214 of the pouring portion 203 . The knob part 206 has a substantially plate shape with a thickness that allows the patient to easily pick it up, and is formed to surround the spouting part 203 . The lower part of the gripping part 214 is sealed by the gripping part 206 until the gripping part 206 is removed from the container body 201. Further, since the boundary between the gripping portion 214 and the knob 206 is a position where the diameter of the gripping portion 214 is reduced, when the gripping portion 206 is separated from the container body 201, the boundary between the gripping portion 214 and the gripping portion 206 is It has a structure that can easily break between the two. That is, by breaking between the grip part 214 and the knob part 206, the spout 204 can be reliably formed below the grip part 214. Further, the knob 206 has a connecting portion 208 that connects to the periphery of the pouring portion 203. Since the connecting portion 208 is formed thinner than other parts, the connecting portion 208 itself breaks when the knob 206 is removed from the container body 201.

FIG. 6(d) is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the spouting part 203 when the container 200 is cut along the axial direction. Note that the portion colored gray is the connection portion 208, indicating that it is thin.
Here, the pouring passage 207 of the pouring portion 203 is tapered so that the passage area gradually becomes narrower as it goes from the container body 201 to the mouth portion 214. Further, if the thickness between the pouring passage 207 and the outer surface in the extending part 213 is t1, and the thickness between the pouring passage 207 and the outer surface in the gripping part 214 is t2, then t1<t2. be. Moreover, if the thickness between the accommodation space 202 and the outer surface of the container body 201 is t3, t3 and t1 are approximately equal. That is, since the gripping portion 214 is thick, it has strength compared to the extending portion 213 and the container body 201. Moreover, the inside of the knob 206 is filled and solid.

The portion to be filled 209 is formed continuously on the container body 201. The portion to be filled 209 has a filling port 211 above it for filling the container body 201 with a medicinal solution. After the medicinal solution is filled from the filling port 211, the filled portion 209 is sealed by the container sealing portion 160. Therefore, the container 200 of this embodiment can be filled with any desired amount of any chemical solution.

Container 200 is manufactured, for example, by injection molding. Here, a cavity is formed by a pair of molds in which the external shape of the product is formed, and the container 200 is molded by sliding a slide core that forms the accommodation space 202 and the pouring passage 207 into the cavity. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6(a), parting lines 205 formed by the mating surfaces of the pair of molds are formed along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the molded container 200. .
Note that the container 200 has multiple sizes. The container 200 of this embodiment has three sizes: small, medium, and large. In the container 200, the overall length of the container main body 201 increases as the size increases from small to large, and the other portions have the same shape regardless of size. Note that the container 200 shown in each figure is a medium-sized container.

Next, the configuration of the automatic dispensing device 20 will be explained. As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic dispensing device 20 has five main components: a container supply section 120, a drug solution filling section 140, a container sealing section 160, a container discharge section 170, and a cleaning section 180. . Hereinafter, five configurations will be specifically explained. In addition, below, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b, they will simply be referred to as turntable 109.
<Container supply section>
The container supply section 120 supplies the empty containers 200 housed in the container hopper 121 to the transfer section 110 one by one. Specifically, the container 200 is inserted into the hole 112 of the holding portion 113 of the turntable 109, and the lower end of the container 200 is supported by the support plate 116. This process is performed while the turntable 109 is not rotating.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the container supply unit 120, and is a diagram showing a part of the configuration of the container supply unit 120 cut away and viewed from the right side.

The container supply unit 120 includes a container hopper 121, a supply holder 126, a container holder rotation motor 128, and a conveyance path 134.
The container hopper 121 accommodates a plurality of empty containers 200 before being filled with a medical solution, and supplies the containers 200 one by one to the supply holder 126. The container hopper 121 is located above the automatic dispensing device 20 and is detachable. Moreover, the containers 200 of the same size are accommodated in the container hopper 121 in the same direction. The container hopper 121 has a partition section 105 inside. The user can store the container 200 in the container hopper 121 in a stable state by changing the position of the partition part 105 according to the size of the container 200, such as small, medium, or large. The user places a container 200 of an appropriate size into the container hopper 121.

As shown in FIG. 4, the container hopper 121 has a box shape with a storage space formed therein, and by opening the lid 122, the storage space can be refilled with empty containers 200. Further, in the container hopper 121, rocking plates 123a and 123b are rotatably arranged on the inner surface of the front plate and the inner surface of the partition portion 105, respectively. The rocking plate 123a and the rocking plate 123b are connected by a plurality of rod-shaped connecting members 124 extending in the front-rear direction (only one is shown here), and rotate in synchronization. Further, the bottom of the container hopper 121 is formed with a bottom surface curved with the same radius of curvature as the lower semicircle of the swinging plate 123a and the lower semicircle of the swinging plate 123b. A supply hole 125 for dropping only one container 200 from the container hopper 121 is formed along the front-rear direction at the lowest side of the bottom surface.

The supply holder 126 is located below the container hopper 121, receives one container 200 that has fallen from the supply hole 125, and holds it in a collapsed state. Specifically, the supply holder 126 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape along the front-back direction, and an opening 127 for accommodating the container 200 inside is formed in a part of the outer peripheral surface along the front-back direction (FIG. 8 (see also). Supply holder 126 is sized to hold large sized container 200 . Furthermore, in this embodiment, the correct orientation of the container 200 held by the supply holder 126 is such that the filled portion 209 of the container 200 is located on the front side and the pouring portion 203 of the container 200 is located on the rear side. do. Therefore, containers 200 must be loaded into container hopper 121 so that containers 200 are oriented correctly when held within supply holder 126.

The container holder rotation motor 128 is an example of a holder drive unit, and is fixed to the frame 101 on the rear side of the supply holder 126. The container holder rotation motor 128 has an output shaft connected to the rear end of the supply holder 126, and rotates the supply holder 126 around the axis. Specifically, the container holder rotation motor 128 rotates the supply holder 126 holding the container 200 in one direction, so that the opening 127 is on the lower side, so that the container 200 can be dropped into the conveyance path 134. In addition, the container holder rotation motor 128 rotates the empty supply holder 126 in the other direction so that the opening 127 is again on the upper side, so that the container 200 falling from the supply hole 125 of the container hopper 121 can be received.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a timing belt 130 is wound vertically between the output shaft of the container holder rotation motor 128 and a pulley 129 arranged above the output shaft. A rotating member 131 that rotates in synchronization with the pulley 129 is provided on the front side of the pulley 129. By installing the container hopper 121, the rotating member 131 is connected to a rotating shaft 132 that extends from the swing plate 123b of the partition portion 105 toward the rear side. Therefore, when the container holder rotation motor 128 rotates, the rotation is also transmitted to the timing belt 130, pulley 129, rotation member 131, and rotation shaft 132, and the swing plate 123b rotates. Since the plurality of connecting members 124 also swing in synchronization with the rotation of the swing plate 123b, the containers 200 accommodated in the storage space of the container hopper 121 can be dispersed, and a plurality of containers 200 can be stored in one place. Even when solidified, the container 200 can be guided to the supply hole 125.
In this way, by causing the container holder rotation motor 128 to rotate the supply holder 126 and the swing plate 123b of the container hopper 121, the actuator can be shared, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

The conveyance path 134 extends in the vertical direction from a position close to the supply holder 126 to a position close to the first turntable 109a. The conveyance path 134 displaces the container 200 transferred from the supply holder 126 in a lying state to an upright state and conveys it to the transfer unit 110.
The conveyance path 134 is constituted by a front side plate 135F, a rear side plate 135B, a left side plate 135L, and a right side plate 135R (the right side plate 135R and the left side plate 135L are omitted from illustration in FIG. 7). The front side plate 135F is inclined with respect to the up-down direction (vertical direction). The rear side plate 135B extends substantially in the vertical direction. That is, the pair of side plates 135F and 135B extend at different angles from each other. An upper opening 136a is formed on the upper side of the conveyance path 134 in proximity to the supply holder 126, and a lower opening 136b is formed in the lower side of the conveyance path 134 in proximity to the first turntable 109a. Note that when the conveyance path 134 is cut horizontally from the upper opening 136a to the lower opening 136b, the cross-sectional area of the passage gradually becomes smaller.

Further, the conveyance path 134 has a vibration motor 137 as a vibration section. Specifically, the vibration motor 137 is fixed to the rear side plate 135B. The vibration motor 137 vibrates the rear side plate 135B when the container 200 dropped from the supply holder 126 remains in contact with the rear side plate 135B. In addition, the rear side plate 135B is separated from the left side plate 135L and the right side plate 135R without being connected to them in the vicinity where the vibration motor 137 is fixed. Therefore, the amplitude when vibrating the rear side plate 135B can be increased. Note that the vibration motor 137 is not limited to vibrating the rear side plate 135B, but may be configured to vibrate other side plates or the entire conveyance path 134.

When the container holder rotation motor 128 rotates the supply holder 126, the container 200 falls into the conveyance path 134 through the upper opening 136a. When the container 200 falls under its own weight in the conveyance path 134, the container 200 comes into contact with the front side plate 135F, which is more inclined than the rear side plate 135B, which is arranged substantially vertically. That is, since the front side plate 135F and the filling part 209 side of the container 200 mainly come into contact, the pouring part 203 side of the container 200 falls first. Therefore, the container 200 falls while being displaced from the collapsed state to the upright state. When falling toward the turntable 109 from the lower opening 136b side of the conveyance path 134, the container 200 is completely displaced to an upright state.
The container 200 supplied by the container supply section 120 is inserted into the hole 112 of the holding section 113 of the turntable 109, the knob section 206 is supported by the support plate 116, and the container 200 is held with the filling port 211 open upward. .

Further, the container supply section 120 includes a supply sensor 102. The supply sensor 102 detects whether the container 200 has fallen and is supplied to the turntable 109. The supply sensor 102 is arranged close to the lower opening 136b of the conveyance path 134. Note that the supply sensor 102 also serves as a container size identification sensor that detects whether or not a container 200 having a smaller container size than the container size to be supplied is supplied. That is, if the supply sensor 102 cannot detect the container 200, either the container 200 has fallen and is not being supplied to the turntable 109, or the container 200 whose size is smaller than the container size is mixed in and being supplied. This is the case. Note that since the interior of the container hopper 121 is partitioned by the partition portion 105, containers 200 having a larger container size than the container size to be supplied will not enter the container hopper 121.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, which will be described later, the container supply unit 120 includes a container sensor 139a and a container orientation sensor 139b. Container sensor 139a is arranged on the right side of supply holder 126, and detects whether or not container 200 is held in supply holder 126. Container orientation sensor 139b is disposed on the front side of supply holder 126 and detects whether container 200 held within supply holder 126 is in the correct orientation. Signals detected by the various sensors are output to a controller 191, which will be described later.
In this manner, the container supply section 120 can supply the containers 200 one by one to the transfer section 110 while being displaced to a predetermined posture.

<Medical liquid filling section>
The drug solution filling section 140 fills the container 200 transferred by the transfer section 110 with a drug solution. This process is performed while the rotation of the turntable 109 is stopped and the container 200 is rising in accordance with the rise of the support plate 116.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the chemical liquid filling section 140. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration around the chemical liquid filling section 140. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II shown in FIG. 9 and viewed from the direction of the arrow.

The drug solution filling section 140 includes a drug solution container 141, a syringe 143, a syringe moving motor 146, a discharge section 149, a first electromagnetic valve 150a, and a second electromagnetic valve 150b. The drug solution container 141 is placed on the front side of the automatic dispensing device 20 so that it can be easily handled by a user, and is fixed by the frame 101. The drug solution container 141 stores a drug solution to be filled into the container 200. The user removes the lid 142 of the liquid medicine container 141 and pours into the liquid medicine container 141 the total volume obtained by multiplying the volume for one dose by the number of containers to be dispensed.

The syringe 143 is arranged above the container 200 that has been transferred to the drug solution filling section 140. The syringe 143 has an outer cylinder 143a and an inner cylinder (plunger) 143b. The syringe 143 is attached to a support base 144 that extends in the vertical direction. A first flow path section 145a and a second flow path section 145b each formed of a flexible tube are connected to the lower end of the outer cylinder 143a. The first flow path section 145a is connected from the syringe 143 to the drug solution container 141 via the support base 144. On the other hand, the second flow path section 145b is connected to the discharge section 149 via the support base 144. The syringe 143 sucks a single dose of drug solution from the drug solution container 141 through the first channel section 145a, and fills the container 200 with the sucked drug solution through the second channel section 145b and the discharge section 149.

The syringe moving motor 146 is an example of a syringe drive unit, and is arranged on the opposite side of the support base 144 to the side to which the syringe 143 is attached. As shown in FIG. 8, the syringe moving motor 146 uses a rack 147 and a pinion 148 to move the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 along the outer cylinder 143a. After the syringe movement motor 146 raises the inner cylinder 143b by a stroke corresponding to the volume of the drug solution for one dose, the syringe 143 lowers the inner cylinder 143b by the raised stroke. The drug solution for the dose is force-fed to the discharge section 149.

The discharge unit 149 discharges the medicinal solution for one dose that has been force-fed from the syringe 143 and fills it into the container 200 through the filling port 211 . The discharge part 149 is located on the axis of the container 200 transferred to the chemical liquid filling part 140. As shown in FIG. 10, within the discharge section 149, a discharge nozzle 149a extends downward. Furthermore, around the discharge nozzle 149a of the discharge section 149, an inner peripheral surface 149b is formed that surrounds the filling port 211 of the container 200 raised by the support plate 116 of the transfer section 110. Therefore, the discharge part 149 can prevent foreign matter from entering the container 200 from the filling port 211 while the container 200 is being filled with the medical solution from the discharge nozzle 149a. Further, the inner circumferential surface 149b is formed in a tapered shape that widens downward. Therefore, even if the container 200 is lifted in a misaligned state, the filling port 211 of the container 200 can be placed within the discharge portion 149.

The first solenoid valve 150a and the second solenoid valve 150b are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction on the opposite side of the support base 144 to the side to which the syringe 143 is attached. As shown in FIG. 10, the second electromagnetic valve 150b is configured such that the plunger 151 penetrates the support base 144 and can move forward and backward with respect to the second flow path section 145b. That is, by advancing the plunger 151 of the second electromagnetic valve 150b and deforming the second flow path portion 145b, the flow path of the second flow path portion 145b is closed. Conversely, by retracting the plunger 151 of the second electromagnetic valve 150b from the second flow path portion 145b, the deformation of the second flow path portion 145b is restored, and the flow path of the second flow path portion 145b is opened. The first electromagnetic valve 150a has a similar structure, and the first flow path portion 145a is closed or opened according to the movement of the plunger 151.

Therefore, when the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 rises, the first solenoid valve 150a opens the first flow path section 145a so that the medical solution can pass only between the medical solution container 141 and the syringe 143, and the second solenoid valve 150b closes the second flow path section 145b. On the other hand, when the inner cylinder 143b descends, the first solenoid valve 150a closes the first flow path part 145a so that the medical solution can pass only between the syringe 143 and the discharge part 149, and the second solenoid valve 150b closes the second flow path part 145a. The channel portion 145b is opened. Furthermore, after the chemical liquid is dispensed into the container 200, when draining the chemical liquid remaining in the chemical liquid container 141 and the water used to wash the chemical liquid container 141, the first electromagnetic valve 150a and the second electromagnetic valve 150b operate in the same manner. do.

Note that when the plungers 151 of the first solenoid valve 150a and the second solenoid valve 150b move forward, the first passage portion 145a and the second passage portion 145b are deformed and the passages are closed. As shown in 10, the chemical liquid filling section 140 has a receiving section 152 for a plunger 151. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the receiving portion 152 is attached to the support base 144 via a hinge (not shown) to a door portion 153 that opens and closes in the horizontal direction. Here, by closing the door portion 153, the receiving portion 152 is brought into close contact with the first flow path portion 145a and the second flow path portion 145b, and functions as a receiver for the plunger 151.

Further, the door portion 153 is formed in a size that can cover the syringe 143 in addition to the first flow path portion 145a and the second flow path portion 145b. Therefore, by closing the door portion 153, the syringe 143 can be prevented from being pulled out from the support base 144. Note that if the syringe 143, the first flow path section 145a, and the second flow path section 145b deteriorate, these parts can be removed and easily replaced by opening the door section 153. .
In this way, the drug solution filling section 140 can fill the container 200 with a drug solution for one dose.

<Container sealing part>
The container sealing section 160 seals the container 200 filled with a medical solution. This process is performed while the rotation of the turntable 109 is stopped and the container 200 is rising in accordance with the rise of the support plate 116.
11A and 11B are perspective views showing the configuration around the container sealing part 160. Note that FIG. 11A shows a state before the container 200 is sealed, and FIG. 11B shows a state where the container 200 is sealed.

The container sealing section 160 includes a sealing machine 161, a pressurizing stand 162, and a sealing machine movement motor 163. The sealing machine 161 seals the filling port 211 of the container 200 filled with the chemical solution. In this embodiment, an ultrasonic vibrator is used as the sealing machine 161. An ultrasonic vibration device is a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical vibration energy and simultaneously applies pressure to generate frictional heat to melt and adhere (weld) resin. The ultrasonic vibrator includes an ultrasonic vibrator 161a and a horn 161b.
The sealing machine 161 is arranged above the turntable 109 with the horn 161b pointing toward the filling port 211 of the container 200 located in the container sealing part 160.

The pressure receiving table 162 is arranged at a position close to the container 200 raised by the support plate 116. The pressure receiver 162 receives pressure applied by the horn 161b of the sealing machine 161 via the filled portion 209 of the container 200. A relief portion 162a is formed in the pressurizing base 162 to avoid interference with the container 200. The relief portion 162a is formed below the welding position of the container 200, and is inclined in a direction away from the container 200 as it goes downward.

The sealing machine moving motor 163 is an example of a sealing machine moving part, and moves the sealing machine 161 and the pressurizing stand 162 in a direction in which they are brought closer to each other. The sealing machine moving motor 163 is fixed to a support base 164 extending in the left-right direction so that its output shaft is directed downward. Moreover, rod-shaped movement guide parts 165a and 165b are installed on the support base 164 along the left-right direction. The sealing machine 161 and pressure receiving table 162 described above are guided in the left-right direction along the movement guide portions 165a and 165b.

Further, the output shaft of the sealing machine moving motor 163 is connected to the sealing machine 161 and the pressure receiving table 162 via a link portion 166. The link portion 166 includes a first link member 166a, a second link member 166b, and a third link member 166c, which are each arranged in the horizontal direction. The first link member 166a is connected to the output shaft of the sealing machine moving motor 163. The second link member 166b connects one end of the first link member 166a and the sealing machine moving motor 163, and the third link member 166c connects the other end of the first link member 166a and the pressurizing stand 162. .

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the sealing machine moving motor 163 rotates in one direction, the first link member 166a rotates synchronously. Moreover, one end and the other end that were located in the left-right direction according to the rotation of the first link member 166a are located in the front-back direction. Therefore, by drawing the second link member 166b and the third link member 166c toward the first link member 166a, the sealing machine moving motor 163 connected to the second link member 166b and the third link member 166c and the The pressure receiving table 162 approaches while being guided by the moving guide parts 165a and 165b. Further, after the container 200 is sealed by the sealing machine 161, the sealing machine moving motor 163 rotates in the other direction, so that the first link member 166a, the second link member 166b, and the third link member 166c return to their original positions. Returning to the position, the sealing machine moving motor 163 and the pressurizing stand 162 are separated.

When sealing the container 200, the outer peripheral surface of the portion to be filled 209 of the container 200 is compressed by the horn 161b and the pressurizing stand 162, and the filling port 211 is closed. In particular, the portion to be filled 209 that is in contact with the horn 161b is instantaneously raised to a melting temperature due to the generation of strong frictional heat, and the filling port 211 is melted and welded. At this time, since the relief part 162a is formed in the pressure pedestal 162, the filling port 211 is welded without being biased toward the pressure pedestal 162. Therefore, cracks etc. do not occur near the filling port 211, and welding can improve the quality of

Note that, as shown in FIG. 5, the support plate 116 has a protrusion 116a protruding upward at a position close to the container sealing part 160. The container 200 transferred to the container sealing part 160 by the turntable 109 has the knob part 206 guided by the protrusion 116a, so that the parting lines 205 on both sides of the container 200 become parallel to the tangential direction of the turntable 109. Rotate around the axis like so. Therefore, the container 200 is compressed by the sealing machine 161 so that the parting lines 205 on both sides substantially match. FIG. 6(b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the filled portion 209 of the container 200 filled with a medical solution is sealed. As shown in FIG. 6(b), the sealed container 200 can prevent the parting line 205, which has relatively low strength, from being located at the bent portion 212 formed by sealing. Occurrence of cracks in the bent portion 212 can be avoided.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6(a), before the filled portion 209 of the container 200 is sealed, the width D1 (length in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction) of the filled portion 209 is The diameter shall be 209. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the width D2 (length in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction) of the filled portion 209 of the container 200 after the filled portion 209 is sealed is The length in the direction of continuous overlapping, that is, the length between the bent portions 212. Here, the relationship is width D1<width D2. That is, after the filled portion 209 of the container 200 is sealed, the width of the filled portion 209 becomes larger than before sealing. Note that the width D2 of the filled portion 209 after being sealed is larger than any width (length in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction) of the container 200.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the support base 164 of the container sealing part 160 can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction with respect to the frame 101 via a hinge 167. By opening the support base 164, it is possible to expose the turntable 109, the chemical liquid filling section 140, etc. arranged on the rear side of the container sealing section 160. Therefore, the user can easily perform maintenance such as replacing the syringe 143, the first flow path section 145a, and the second flow path section 145b.

<Container discharge section>
The container discharge section 170 discharges the container 200 filled with the medical solution into the storage section 172. This process is performed by rotating the turntable 109 and releasing the holding part 113 from holding the container 200.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration around the container discharge section 170. Note that FIG. 12(a) shows a plan view, and FIG. 12(b) shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II shown in FIG. 12(a) and viewed from the direction of the arrow.
The holding portion 113 includes a movable member 106 and a regulating member 107. The container 200 is held by a hole 112 that is formed into a substantially ring shape by the movable member 106 and the regulating member 107 and is surrounded by the movable member 106 and the regulating member 107 .

The movable member 106 is movable relative to the turntable 109. Specifically, the movable member 106 is formed in a substantially J-shape and is horizontally rotatable about the pivot pin 108 with respect to the turntable 109, and the hole 112 is expanded by the rotation. The movable member 106 is always urged by an unillustrated urging member in a direction that prevents the hole 112 from expanding. The end of the movable member 106 opposite to the pivot pin 108 protrudes to a position beyond the periphery of the turntable 109.
The regulating member 107 is fixed to the turntable 109. Specifically, the regulating member 107 is formed in a substantially C-shape, and controls the position of the movable member 106 so that the hole 112 does not become smaller than a predetermined size by coming into contact with the movable member 106 urged by the urging member. regulate.

Further, the container discharge section 170 includes a release section 171 that releases the holding of the container 200 by the holding section 113. The release portion 171 is fixed to the frame 101 at a position close to the peripheral edge of the turntable 109. The release section 171 rotates the movable member 106 against the biasing force of the biasing member, thereby expanding the hole 112 of the holding section 113 and releasing the holding of the container 200.
Here, with reference to FIG. 12, the operation of the holding section 113 releasing the holding of the container 200 in the container discharging section 170 will be described. Note that since the operations of the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b are the same, the operation of the first turntable 109a will be described here.

The support plate 116 does not overlap the turntable 109 at a position corresponding to the container discharge portion 170 but is cut out. Therefore, when the container 200 transferred by the turntable 109 reaches the container discharge section 170, the container 200 tends to fall because there is no support plate 116 supporting the container 200. However, after sealing the filling port 211 of the container 200, the width D2 of the portion to be filled 209 becomes larger than that before sealing, and if this state continues, the portion to be filled 209 will get caught on the holding portion 113 and the container 200 does not fall.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the holding part 113 moves from the position shown by the two-dot chain line to the position shown by the solid line, one of the movable members 106 of the holding part 113 moves from the turntable 109 to the position shown by the solid line. The protruding portion (tip) contacts the release portion 171 . Therefore, the movable member 106 rotates around the pivot pin 108, and the hole 112 is expanded.
As shown in FIG. 12(b), the hole 112 in both the holding portions 113 of the turntable 109a and the turntable 109b is expanded to be larger than the width D2 of the filled portion 209 of the container 200. Therefore, the holding of the container 200 by the holding part 113 is released, and the container 200 falls and is discharged into the storage part 172.
Note that after the holding part 113 releases the holding of the container 200, the turntable 109 rotates further, and the movable member 106 returns to its original position because the movable member 106 and the release part 171 are separated from each other. return.

In this way, in the automatic dispensing device 20, the container 200 filled with the drug solution for one dose is delivered to the storage section 172 through the container supply section 120, the drug solution filling section 140, the container sealing section 160, and the container discharge section 170. is discharged. Further, when filling two or more containers 200 with a chemical solution, the container supply section 120, the drug solution filling section 140, and the container sealing section 160 continuously repeat the above-described process for the number of containers.

In the automatic dispensing device 20, after dispensing the medicinal solution into a predetermined number of containers 200, in preparation for dispensing the medicinal solution for the next patient's prescription, the automatic dispensing device 20 stores the medicinal solution containing the medicinal solution container 141 in which the medicinal solution remains. A cleaning section 180 for cleaning the section 140 is provided.
<Cleaning section>
In the cleaning section 180, the chemical remaining in the chemical filling section 140 after dispensing is washed with cleaning water. This process is performed while the support plate 116 is raised.
FIG. 9 shows a schematic configuration of the cleaning section 180.
The cleaning section 180 includes a cleaning water pump 181, a cleaning nozzle 182, a drainage solenoid 183, a drainage receiver 184, and a drainage tank 185.

The wash water pump 181 pumps up wash water and sends it toward the chemical solution container 141 . Note that the wash water pump 181 may obtain wash water stored in a wash water tank (not shown), or may obtain tap water directly from a faucet and use it as wash water.
The cleaning nozzle 182 is attached to the lower surface of the lid 142 of the chemical liquid container 141. The cleaning nozzle 182 injects the cleaning water pumped up by the cleaning water pump 181 into the chemical liquid container 141 . The cleaning nozzle 182 has a tip oriented toward the inner surface of the chemical liquid container 141 rather than toward the bottom thereof, and is rotatable around the vertical axis V. The cleaning nozzle 182 itself rotates around the vertical axis V due to centrifugal force when the cleaning water is jetted, so that the cleaning water evenly spreads over the inner surface of the chemical solution container 141, and the chemical solution adhering to the inner surface can be cleaned.

The drainage solenoid 183 is an example of a drainage receiving and moving section, and when draining the chemical solution remaining in the chemical solution container 141 and when cleaning the chemical solution filling section 140 by the cleaning section 180, the distal end of the drainage solenoid 184 discharges water. The drainage receiver 184 is moved from the standby position so that it is directly below the section 149. Further, the drain solenoid 183 returns the drain receiver 184 to the standby position after the chemical liquid filling section 140 is cleaned.

The drainage receiver 184 receives the remaining chemical liquid discharged from the discharge part 149 and the cleaning water that has finished cleaning the chemical liquid filling part 140 . The drain receptacle 184 is formed of, for example, a metal pipe, extends in the vertical direction, and has a bent end. By bending the distal end side of the drain receiver 184, interference with the turntable 109 can be prevented when the drain receiver 184 is moved directly below the discharge portion 149. Note that the drainage receiver 184 has a contact portion 187 that comes into contact with the support plate 116 of the transfer portion 110 in part. The table lift motor 117 of the transfer section 110 can raise the drain receiver 184 by lifting the support plate 116 when the tip of the drain receiver 184 is positioned directly below the discharge section 149. Therefore, the tip of the drainage receiver 184 can be brought into close contact with the discharge nozzle 149a. Note that the drain receiver 184 is removable, and by removing it, the drain receiver 184 itself can be cleaned.

The drain tank 185 stores the chemical solution and wash water received by the drain receiver 184. A drain hose 186 is connected to the drain tank 185, and the chemical solution and cleaning water stored in the drain tank 185 are drained via the drain hose 186. A drain pump (not shown) is connected to the drain hose 186. Note that, as shown in FIG. 4, the drain tank 185 can be removed by pulling it out, and by removing it, the drain tank 185 itself can be cleaned.
The above is the configuration of the container supply section 120, drug solution filling section 140, container sealing section 160, container discharge section 170, and cleaning section 180 of the automatic dispensing device 20.

Next, inside the automatic dispensing device 20, there is a main board 190 for controlling the above-described container supply section 120, drug solution filling section 140, container sealing section 160, container discharge section 170, and cleaning section 180. ing.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the main board 190 of the automatic dispensing device 20.
The main board 190 has a controller 191, an input interface 192, and an output interface 193. The controller 191 functions as a control unit that controls the entire automatic dispensing device 20. The controller 191 receives signals input from the power switch 22, the display section (operation section) 23, the receipt computer 30, various sensors 194, etc. via the input interface 192. The various sensors 194 include the supply sensor 102, the container sensor 139a, the container orientation sensor 139b, and the like. Further, the controller 191 transmits a signal via the output interface 193 based on the received signal, and transmits a signal to the display unit 23, the various motors mentioned above, the first solenoid valve 150a, the second solenoid valve 150b, the sealing machine 161, and the cleaning device. It controls the water pump 181, drainage solenoid 183, buzzer 195, printer 24, etc.
Buzzer 195 notifies the user that cleaning by cleaning section 180 has finished.

The controller 191 constitutes a so-called computer including a CPU 220, a ROM 221, a RAM 222, and the like. The CPU 220 executes a program stored in the ROM 221 to realize the processing in the flowchart described later. The ROM 221 is a nonvolatile memory, and stores programs executed by the CPU 220, information for controlling the entire automatic dispensing device 20, and the like. The RAM 222 is a volatile memory that temporarily stores information and the like when the CPU 220 controls the entire automatic dispensing device 20 .

Next, a series of processes performed by the automatic dispensing device 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 14 is realized by the CPU 220 of the controller 191 executing a program stored in the ROM 221. The flowchart in FIG. 14 is started when the user presses the power switch 22.
In S11, the controller 191 receives information on the patient name and prescription details input into the receipt computer 30.
In S12, the controller 191 displays a patient candidate list on the display section 23 based on the received patient name and prescription content information.

Here, the patient candidate list will be explained with reference to FIG. 15(a).
FIG. 15A is a diagram showing an example of a screen 300 displayed on the display unit 23.
On the screen 300, a patient candidate list selection section 301, a first manual selection section 302, a second manual selection section 303, and a patient exclusion list selection section 304 are displayed. Further, on the screen 300, a setting button 305, a drain button 306, and a cleaning button 307 are displayed.
The patient candidate list selection section 301 is selected when it is desired to check a patient candidate list that is a list of patient candidates to whom a drug solution is to be dispensed. The first manual selection section 302 and the second manual selection section 303 are selected when manually inputting the volume of the drug solution to be dispensed. The patient exclusion list selection section 304 is selected when it is desired to check the patient exclusion list, which is a list of patients to whom no medicinal solution is to be dispensed. Note that the patient exclusion list also includes patients who have already finished dispensing.

The settings button 305 is a button that is pressed to set various setting items or to move to an operation history screen or statistics screen. The drain button 306 is a button that is pressed when the user wants to drain the chemical solution put into the chemical solution container 141. The cleaning button 307 is a button that is pressed when it is desired to clean the drug solution container 141 and the syringe 143. For example, if the user puts the wrong chemical into the chemical container 141 and needs to drain the chemical into the chemical container 141 and clean the chemical container 141, the user presses the drain button 306 and the wash button 307. .

The screen 300 in FIG. 15A shows a state in which the patient candidate list selection section 301 is selected, with a patient candidate list 308, a prescription contents list 309, the number of containers 310, the capacity for one dose 311, and the total capacity 312. , adjustment amount 313, container size selection section 314, start button 315, patient exclusion list transition button 316, etc. are displayed.

The patient candidate list 308 displays patients whose prescription includes a medicinal solution and whose dispensing has not yet been completed. In S11 described above, when the controller 191 receives the information on the prescription content, it determines whether the prescription content includes a so-called medicinal solution (droplet). Specifically, for example, information on medicinal solutions is stored in advance in the ROM 221, and the controller 191 determines whether or not the prescription includes a medicinal solution that matches the medicinal solution stored in the ROM 221. The controller 191 extracts patients whose prescriptions include liquid medicine and adds them to the patient candidate list 308, and extracts patients whose prescriptions do not contain liquid medicine and adds them to a patient exclusion list 324, which will be described later. Note that "not containing a drug solution" corresponds to, for example, a case where the prescription content is only tablets. The user can select a patient displayed in the patient candidate list 308 by touching the patient.

The prescription contents list 309 displays the prescription contents of only medicinal liquid among the prescription contents of the selected patient. The controller 191 extracts a drug solution that matches the drug solution stored in the ROM 221, for example, and displays the prescription contents of only the extracted drug solution. The prescription contents list 309 includes display of drug name, daily dose, single dose, and total amount. Here, the prescription contents include, for example, information such as "drug name", "number of times to take per day", "volume of each drug solution per dose", and "number of days to take". Therefore, the controller 191 adds information to the prescription contents list 309 based on the received prescription contents. For example, the controller 191 calculates the daily dose in the prescription content list 309 by calculating "number of times to take per day" x "capacity for one dose of each drug solution" from the prescription content. Further, the controller 191 sets the prescription content "volume for one dose of each drug solution" as the single dose in the prescription content list 309. Further, the controller 191 calculates the total amount of the prescription contents list 309 by calculating "number of doses per day" x "capacity of each drug solution per dose" x "number of days to take" from the prescription contents.

The number of containers 310 displays the number of containers to be dispensed when the medicinal solution displayed in the prescription contents list 309 is dispensed. For example, the controller 191 calculates the number of containers to be dispensed by calculating "number of times to take per day" x "number of days to take" from the prescription contents.
The volume for one dose 311 displays the volume of the entire drug solution to be dispensed into one container. For example, the controller 191 calculates the volume of all the medicinal solutions to be dispensed into one container by adding the "capacity for one dose of each medicinal solution" for all the medicinal solutions from the prescription contents. Note that when there is only one type of drug solution, the one-time amount in the prescription contents list 309 is the volume of all the drug solutions to be dispensed into one container.

The total volume 312 displays the total volume of the drug solution required to dispense all the medicine into the number of containers. For example, the controller 191 calculates the total volume of the medicinal solution required to dispense all the medicinal solutions into the number of containers by adding the total amount of the drug solution in the prescription contents list 309.
The adjustment amount 313 displays the amount to be increased or decreased relative to the total volume of the drug solution dispensed into one container. When the amount of the chemical liquid actually filled in the chemical liquid filling section 140 is large or small, the user can select the adjustment amount by selecting the setting button 305 and moving to a setting screen (not shown).

The container size selection section 314 selectably displays small (S) size, medium (M) size, and large (L) size. Here, the controller 191 automatically selects the optimal container size. Specifically, for example, the ROM 221 stores in advance information on the volumes that can be dispensed for each small-sized, medium-sized, and large-sized container 200, and the controller 191 calculates the calculated volume of the total drug solution to be dispensed into one container. Select container size based on: For example, if the volume of the total drug solution to be dispensed into one container is 11 mL, a large size container that can dispense 1 mL to 15 mL is automatically selected as the container size. Note that although the user can select a container size larger than the container size automatically selected in the container size selection section 314, the configuration is such that the user cannot select a smaller container size.
The start button 315 is a button that the user presses to start dispensing.
The patient exclusion list transition button 316 is a button that is pressed when a patient who does not wish to be dispensed and therefore does not need to be dispensed is deleted from the patient candidate list and added to the patient exclusion list. The user can move the selected patient to the patient exclusion list by pressing the patient exclusion list transfer button 316 while selecting a patient displayed in the patient candidate list 308.

The user selects a target patient from the patient candidate list 308 to display a prescription contents list 309. The user prepares each drug solution based on the display of the total amount in the prescription contents list 309, mixes them, and puts them into the drug solution container 141. At this time, the user mixes and adds more than the entire amount of each chemical solution. The reason why such a large amount is added is to prevent, for example, the liquid medicine from adhering to the inside of the liquid medicine container 141 and the capacity of the liquid medicine for one dose becoming insufficient.
Further, the user puts a container 200 of the automatically selected container size or the container size selected by the user into the container hopper 121.
In S13, the user selects the patient to whom he wishes to dispense from the patient candidate list and instructs to start dispensing. Specifically, the user touches the start button 315 displayed on the display unit 23. At this time, the controller 191 acquires information on the container size selected by the container size selection section 314.

Next, S14 to S16 show the preparation process before filling the container 200 with the chemical solution.
In S14, the controller 191 moves the drainage receiver 184 from the standby position to directly below the discharge section 149.
In S15, the controller 191 causes the first solenoid valve 150a to open the first flow path portion 145a between the drug solution container 141 and the syringe 143, and causes the second solenoid valve 150b to open the first flow path portion 145a between the syringe 143 and the discharge portion 149. The second flow path portion 145b is closed and the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 is raised. Therefore, the air between the drug solution container 141 and the syringe 143 or the remaining cleaning water can be sucked into the outer cylinder 143a of the syringe 143. Subsequently, the controller 191 closes the first flow path section 145a, opens the second flow path section 145b, and lowers the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143. Therefore, air or residual cleaning water is discharged from the discharge portion 149 and drained via the drain receiver 184. Through such processing, the medicinal solution in the medicinal solution container 141 can reach the position reaching the syringe 143, and in S20 described later, the medicinal solution is sucked into the syringe 143 immediately after the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 is raised. be able to.
In S16, the controller 191 returns the drainage receiver 184 to the standby position.

Hereinafter, S17 to S24 represent a dispensing process in which the required number of containers 200 is filled with a drug solution for one dose.
In S17, the controller 191 rotates the supply holder 126 in the container supply unit 120 to a position where it can catch the container 200 falling from the container hopper 121, and holds the container 200 in the supply holder 126. At this time, the controller 191 determines whether the container is held in the correct orientation in the supply holder 126 based on signals from the container sensor 139a and the container orientation sensor 139b.

When the filling port 211 of the container 200 is located on the front side and the knob 206 of the container 200 is located on the rear side, in the correct orientation, when the container sensor 139a is detecting the container 200, the container orientation sensor 139b is located at the filling port. Since 211 is the detection direction, no signal is output from the container orientation sensor 139b. On the other hand, when the container 200 is in the opposite direction, a signal is output from the container orientation sensor 139b so that the container orientation sensor 139b detects the knob 206 while the container sensor 139a is detecting the container 200. Therefore, the controller 191 determines that the container 200 is in the opposite direction when a signal is output from both the container sensor 139a and the container orientation sensor 139b, and determines that the container 200 is in the opposite direction when a signal is output only from the container sensor 139a. 200 is determined to be the correct orientation. However, the determination of the orientation of the container 200 is not limited to this case, and may be determined using other methods. When the controller 191 determines that the container 200 is oriented in the opposite direction, the controller 191 stores information indicating that the container 200 is oriented in the opposite direction.

In S18, the controller 191 transports the container 200 to the turntable 109 of the transport section 110. Specifically, while the turntable 109 is stopped, the controller 191 rotates the supply holder 126 to drop the container 200 held in the supply holder 126 via the conveyance path 134. Therefore, the container 200 is held in the hole 112 of the holding part 113 in an upright state.
At this time, the controller 191 moves the support plate 116 up and down based on the information on the selected container size to match the distance between the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b to the size of the container 200. Set to distance. Therefore, the container 200 does not slip out from between the first turntable 109a and the second turntable 109b, and is maintained in an upright state within the hole 112 of the holding portion 113. Note that the vertical positions of the support plate 116 and the second turntable 109b at this time are hereinafter referred to as set positions.

Thereafter, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 by a predetermined angle (here, 90 degrees), raises the support plate 116 and the second turntable 109b, and after a predetermined time (t2) has elapsed, lowers the turntable 109 to the set position. Repeat the process.
Note that the controller 191 determines whether the container 200 is actually being supplied to the turntable 109 based on the signal from the supply sensor 102. When the container 200 is not being supplied to the turntable 109, the container 200 that has fallen from the supply holder 126 may be caught in contact with the conveyance path 134 and may not have fallen. Therefore, the controller 191 drives the vibration motor 137 to vibrate the conveyance path 134 and drop the container 200 onto the turntable 109.
Further, if the container 200 is not supplied to the turntable 109 even after driving the vibration motor 137, the controller 191 stops the process, displays an error message on the display unit 23, and temporarily stops the dispensing process. . Note that if the container 200 is not supplied to the turntable 109, there is a possibility that a container 200 with a smaller container size than the container size is being supplied, so the dispensing process is stopped and the user is asked to confirm the cause. .

In S19, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 by 90 degrees and transfers the container 200 to the chemical liquid filling section 140. Subsequently, the controller 191 raises the support plate 116 from the set position, thereby raising the container 200 and positioning the filling port 211 of the container 200 within the discharge portion 149. At this time, the distance by which the support plate 116 is raised from the set position is the same regardless of the size of the container 200. Therefore, no matter what size the container 200 is, the filling port 211 can always be located within the discharge part 149.

Note that in S19, if information indicating that the container 200 is in the opposite direction is stored, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 by 90 degrees in the opposite direction (clockwise) and transfers the container 200 to the container discharge section 170. The empty container 200 is then discharged. That is, when the container 200 is held in the opposite direction in the supply holder 126 in S17, in the next S18, the container 200 is held in the turntable 109 with the pouring part 203 on the upper side and the filled part 209 on the lower side. Put it away. Therefore, the controller 191 can continue the dispensing process without stopping by discharging the container 200 in the opposite direction using the container discharging section 170.

In S20, the controller 191 fills the container 200 with the drug solution for one dose. Specifically, the controller 191 opens the first flow path section 145a while closing the second flow path section 145b, and then displays information on the volume of the entire chemical solution to be dispensed into one container and the set adjustment amount. The inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 is raised based on this information. Subsequently, the controller 191 closes the first flow path section 145a, opens the second flow path section 145b, and then lowers the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143. Through this process, one dose of drug solution is sucked from the drug solution container 141 into the syringe 143 and filled into the container 200 through the discharge portion 149. Note that the process of raising the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 in S20 may be performed before the support plate 116 is raised from the set position in S19, and in this case, the time until filling with the drug solution is shortened. can do. Thereafter, the controller 191 lowers the support plate 116 to the set position.

In S21, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 by 90 degrees and transfers the container 200 filled with the chemical solution to the container sealing section 160. Subsequently, the controller 191 positions the filling port 211 of the container 200 between the sealing machine 161 and the pressure receiving table 162 by raising the support plate 116 from the set position.
In S22, the controller 191 brings the sealing machine 161 and the pressure pedestal 162 closer together, and melts the filling portion 209 of the container 200 while pressing it between the horn 161b and the pressure pedestal 162, thereby sealing the filling port 211. sealed. Thereafter, the controller 191 lowers the support plate 116 to the set position.

In S23, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 by 90 degrees and transfers the container 200 filled with the chemical solution to the container discharge section 170. In the container discharging section 170, the holding section 113 releases the holding of the container 200, and since there is no support plate 116 supporting the container 200, the container 200 falls from the turntable 109 and is ejected into the storage section 172. Ru.

In S24, the controller 191 determines whether the number of containers to be dispensed has been reached. If the number of containers to be dispensed has been reached, the process proceeds to S25, and if the number of containers to be dispensed has not been reached, the process returns to S17. However, in the automatic dispensing device 20 of the present embodiment, different containers 200 are successively processed in each processing section of the container supply section 120, the drug solution filling section 140, and the container sealing section 160. Therefore, the controller 191 determines whether or not the instructed number of processes have been completed in each processing section, and if the processing has been completed, the processing is terminated for each processing section. However, the controller 191 repeatedly rotates the turntable 109 and moves the support plate 116 up and down until the last container 200 is discharged. When the number of containers to be dispensed has been reached, the controller 191 displays on the display unit 23 that dispensing has been completed.

In S25, the controller 191 deletes information on the patient for whom dispensing has been completed and the prescription details from the patient candidate list, and adds the information to the patient exclusion list.
Here, the patient exclusion list will be explained with reference to FIG. 15(b).
FIG. 15(b) is a diagram showing an example of a screen 320 displayed on the display unit 23. Note that display formats similar to those in FIG. 15(a) are given the same reference numerals.
The screen 320 in FIG. 15(b) shows a state in which the patient exclusion list selection section 304 is selected, with a dispensed button 321, a patient exclusion button 322, a button other than adopted drugs 323, a patient exclusion list 324, and a return to patient candidate list. A button 325 is displayed. The dispensed button 321, the patient exclusion button 322, and the non-adopted drugs button 323 are buttons for narrowing down the patients to be displayed on the patient exclusion list 324.

The dispensed button 321 is a button that is pressed when you want to display patients who have been dispensed. The patient displayed by the dispensed button 321 is the patient added in S25 described above.
The patient exclusion button 322 is a button that is pressed when you want to display patients who do not need to be dispensed. The patient displayed by the patient exclusion button 322 is the patient deleted from the patient candidate list by the patient exclusion list shift button 316 in FIG. 15(a).
The non-adopted drug button 323 is a button that is pressed when it is desired to display patients whose prescription does not include a drug solution.
The patient exclusion list 324 displays the patient corresponding to the button pressed among the dispensed button 321, the patient exclusion button 322, and the non-adopted drug button 323 described above. Here, since the dispensed button 321 has been pressed, patients who have already been dispensed are displayed. In addition to the patient name, the patient exclusion list 324 displays information such as the date and time of dispensing, the number of dispensed containers, and the name of the drug. The user can select a patient name etc. displayed on the patient exclusion list 324 by touching it.

The patient candidate list return button 325 is a button that is pressed when the patient changes his/her wishes and requests dispensing, or when dispensing fails and dispensing is required again, and the patient wants to be added to the patient candidate list again. be. The user can return the selected patient to the patient candidate list by pressing the return patient candidate list button 325 while selecting a patient displayed on the patient exclusion list 324.
With the patient exclusion list selection section 304 selected, the user can check the patients for whom dispensing has already been completed by selecting the dispensed button 321 and displaying the patient exclusion list 324.

In S26, the controller 191 prints the prescription details etc. via the printer 24. Here, the printer 24 can print two types of printed matter.
FIGS. 18A and 18B are diagrams showing examples of printed matter printed by the printer 24. FIG. 18(a) is an example of a receipt 400 on which prescription details are displayed. The receipt 400 displays information such as the patient's name, prescription details, date and time, medical institution, doctor's name, department, and pharmacist's name. FIG. 18(b) shows a label 410 displaying a patient name. The label 410 displays information such as the patient's name, prescription details (dosage method), and date of dispensing.
The controller 191 prints the patient name and prescription details based on the information received in S11. The controller 191 also receives information on the medical institution, doctor's name, and department from the receipt computer 30, and prints the date and time and the pharmacist's name based on the information stored by the controller 191. Note that the label 410 can be attached to each container 200 into which the drug solution is dispensed. That is, the controller 191 prints the same number of labels 410 as the number of containers. The user attaches labels 410 to the dispensed containers 200 one by one and delivers them to the patient.

Next, steps S27 to S30 show a cleaning process for cleaning the chemical liquid filling section 140.
In S27, the controller 191 moves the drain receiver 184 from the standby position to directly below the discharge section 149, and then raises the drain receiver 184.
In S28, the controller 191 pumps the cleaning water using the cleaning water pump 181, and injects the cleaning water into the chemical liquid container 141 through the cleaning nozzle 182.
In S29, the controller 191 raises the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 while closing the second flow path portion 145b. Subsequently, the controller 191 closes the first flow path section 145a, opens the second flow path section 145b, and then lowers the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143. Therefore, the chemical liquid and cleaning water remaining in the chemical liquid container 141 are discharged from the discharge part 149 and drained into the drain tank 185 via the drain receiver 184. The controller 191 repeatedly raises and lowers the inner cylinder 143b of the syringe 143 until the chemical liquid and washing water remaining in the chemical liquid container 141 are exhausted. Note that the chemical solution and cleaning water stored in the drain tank 185 are drained by a drain pump connected to a drain hose 186.

Through such processing, the chemical solution container 141, the syringe 143, the first flow path section 145a, the second flow path section 145b, and the discharge section 149 are cleaned with the cleaning water, so that the drug solution that will be put into the drug solution container 141 next time and can prevent mixing of Note that the controller 191 may perform the processing of S28 and S29 two or more times depending on the settings. Subsequently, the controller 191 returns the drain receiver 184 to the standby position.

In S30, the controller 191 notifies the user that the cleaning has been completed on the display unit 23, and also uses the buzzer 195 to notify the user that the cleaning has been completed. Therefore, when dispensing the next patient's drug solution into the container 200, the user can immediately dispense the next drug solution into the drug solution container 141 in response to the notification from the buzzer 195.
With the above processing, a series of processing by the automatic dispensing device 20 is completed. If it is desired to dispense the next different chemical solution, the above-described processes from S11 to S30 or from S13 to S30 are similarly repeated.

The patient can directly take the drug solution using the container 200 filled by the automatic dispensing device 20. When the patient rotates or twists the grip 206 in the horizontal direction from the gripped state, the connecting portion 208 itself breaks, and the grip 206 separates from the container body 201 as shown in FIG. 6(c). By removing the knob 206, the lower end of the mouthpiece 214 is broken, and the spout 204 is formed at the lower end of the mouthpiece 214. In this state, by pressing the container body 201 with a finger while holding the mouth portion 214 in the patient's mouth, the medicinal solution contained in the container body 201 can be poured out through the spout 204. . At this time, since the grip portion 214 is thicker and stronger than other parts, deformation and damage can be suppressed even if the patient bites it.

According to the automatic dispensing device 20 of this embodiment, the transfer section 110 holds the container 200 when transferring the container 200 from the drug solution filling section 140 to the container sealing section 160, and also holds the container 200 so that the container 200 is covered by the container sealing section 160. It has a holding part 113 that releases the holding of the container 200 after the filling part 209 is sealed. By holding the container 200 by the holding part 113, it is possible to stably fill the drug solution and seal the part to be filled 209, and by releasing the holding of the container 200 after the part to be filled 209 is sealed, the part to be filled can be stably filled. Even if the shape is deformed due to the sealing by the portion 209, the container 200 can be easily discharged.

Further, according to the automatic dispensing device 20, the container sealing unit 160 seals the filled portion 209 of the container 200 such that the width of the filled portion 209 of the container 200 is larger than the width of the container body 201. . The holding part 113 can easily discharge the container 200 by widening the hole 112 to a size that allows the width of the filled part 209 to be inserted therethrough.

In the above-described embodiment, the controller 191 determines the volume to be dispensed into one container based on the prescription information received from the receipt computer 30, but this is not limited to this case. may manually determine the capacity.
FIG. 16A is a diagram showing an example of a screen 340 displayed on the display unit 23. Note that display formats similar to those in FIG. 15(a) are given the same reference numerals.
The screen 340 in FIG. 16(a) shows a state in which the first manual selection section 302 is selected, a patient input field 341, a dosing method input field 342, a number of days input field 343, a volume input field 344 for each drug solution, and a keyboard. (Numeric keypad) 345 etc. are displayed. The user inputs information into each input field using the keyboard 345 while checking the prescription contents. Based on the input information, the controller 191 calculates and displays the number of containers 310, the capacity for one dose 311, and the total capacity 312. Even in this case, the controller 191 selects the container size in the container size selection section 314 based on the calculated volume of the total drug solution to be dispensed into one container.
When the user touches the start button 315, the process from S14 in the flowchart of FIG. 14 described above is performed based on the calculated one-dose volume 311 and the number of containers 310.

FIG. 16(b) is a diagram showing an example of a screen 340 displayed on the display unit 23. Note that display formats similar to those in FIG. 15(a) are given the same reference numerals.
The screen 340 in FIG. 16(b) shows a state in which the second manual selection section 303 is selected, with a capacity input field for one dose 361, a container number input field 362, a total capacity 312, and a keyboard (numeric keypad). 363 etc. will be displayed. The user inputs information into each input field using the keyboard 363 while checking the prescription contents. The controller 191 calculates and displays the total capacity 312 based on the input information. The controller 191 selects a container size in the container size selection section 314 based on the calculated volume of the total drug solution to be dispensed into one container.
When the user touches the start button 315, the controller 191 performs the above-described operations based on the capacity for one dose and the number of containers input in the capacity input field 361 for one dose and the number of containers input in the number of containers input field 362, respectively. Processing from S14 in the flowchart of FIG. 14 is performed.
In this way, even if prescription information cannot be obtained from the receipt computer 30, this can be handled by manually inputting the prescription information.

Further, on the display unit 23, a history screen for checking the work operation history and a statistics screen for checking the dispensing statistics can be displayed by pressing the setting button 305.
FIG. 17A is a diagram showing an example of the history screen 370.
The history screen 370 displays a list of processes from the start of the automatic dispensing device 20 to the present time together with the date and time. The controller 191 stores the processed contents and instructions from the user in association with the date and time and information of the person in charge. Therefore, controller 191 displays history screen 370 based on the stored information.

FIG. 17(b) is a diagram showing an example of the statistics screen 380.
The statistics screen 380 displays the number of times of dispensing and the number of containers used according to the selected period. Examples of selectable periods include today, this week, this month, this year, and the entire period. The controller 191 stores the number of times of dispensing in association with date and time information. At this time, the controller 191 also classifies and stores the dispensed details. When the user selects a patient from the patient candidate list 308 shown in FIG. 15(a) and starts dispensing, the details are counted as "automatic". Further, if the user starts dispensing after inputting from the keyboard 345 shown in FIG. 16(a), the breakdown is counted as "manual 1". Further, if the user starts dispensing after inputting from the keyboard 363 shown in FIG. 16(b), the breakdown is counted as "manual 2". Furthermore, the controller 191 counts the number of containers for each container size: small size, medium size, and large size. Therefore, controller 191 displays statistics screen 380 based on the stored information.

In addition, in this embodiment, the case where the hole 112 of the holding part 113 is expanded by rotating the movable member 106 has been described, but this is not limited to this case, and by sliding the movable member 106, the holding part 113 is expanded. The hole 112 may be enlarged. Further, the holding section 113 may have two or more movable members 106, and the two movable members 106 may cooperate to hold the container 200.

<Second embodiment>
In the first embodiment, if the container 200 is not held in the correct orientation in the supply holder 126, the controller 191 rotates the turntable 109 in the opposite direction and transfers the container 200 to the container discharge section 170. , the case where the empty container 200 is discharged has been explained. This embodiment includes an attitude changing unit 500 that changes the attitude of the container 200 that falls when the container 200 is not held in the correct orientation within the supply holder 126.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the configuration of the posture changing section 500. Note that configurations similar to those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The posture changing unit 500 includes a changing member 501 and a changing motor 502.
The changing member 501 is arranged so as to be able to advance from the side plate 135B on the rear side of the conveyance path 134 toward the side plate 135F on the front side. The changing member 501 is formed into a substantially plate shape that extends in the left-right direction so that it can easily come into contact with the container 200 falling within the conveyance path 134.
The change motor 502 is an example of a change drive unit, and is arranged on the rear side of the rear side plate 135B. The changing motor 502 uses a rack 503 and a pinion 504 to move the changing member 501 into or out of the conveying path 134 .

Here, as shown in FIG. 19, when the container 200 is held in the opposite direction in the supply holder 126, the controller 191 causes the container 200 to be held in the opposite direction based on signals from the container sensor 139a and the container orientation sensor 139b. It is determined that the orientation is correct. In this case, the controller 191 drives the changing motor 502 to advance the changing member 501 into the conveyance path 134. Here, the container 200 held in the supply holder 126 falls into the transport path 134 in a collapsed state, but the filled portion 209 side of the container 200 comes into contact with the changing member 501 that has advanced into the transport path 134. That is, the container 200 falls with the side of the extraction part 203 that does not come into contact with anything before the side of the part to be filled 209. Therefore, when the container 200 falls toward the turntable 109 from the lower opening 136b side of the conveyance path 134, the container 200 is changed to an upright state in which the filled portion 209 is on the upper side and the pouring portion 203 is on the lower side. .

In this way, by changing the attitude of the container 200 by the attitude changing unit 500, there is no need to rotate the turntable 109 in the opposite direction and eject the empty container 200, thereby improving the efficiency of dispensing. be able to. Further, when the user puts the containers 200 into the container hopper 121, there is no need to align the orientation of the containers 200, and the user can easily replenish the container 200.
Note that the controller 191 can control the changing motor 502 to change the distance to which the changing member 501 is advanced depending on the container size. For example, if the container size is small, the distance the changing member 501 advances is increased, and if the container size is large, the distance the changing member 501 advances is decreased. In this manner, by changing the distance to which the changing member 501 is advanced depending on the container size, the changing member 501 can be reliably brought into contact with the filled portion 209 side of the container 200.

Although the present invention has been described above along with the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which an ultrasonic vibration device is used as the sealing machine 161, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and other sealing methods may be used.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the spout 204 is formed by breaking and separating the knob 206 of the container 200 from the container main body 201, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the spout may be formed by simply bending the knob without removing it.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which when the holding part 113 holds the container 200, there is a gap between the holding part 113 and the inner surface of the hole 112, and the holding part 113 is rotatable around the axis. The present invention is not limited to this, and the container 200 may be held by the holding portion 113 sandwiching the container 200.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the syringe 143 aspirates one dose of the drug solution from the drug solution container 141, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the controller 191 may use the syringe 143 to aspirate multiple doses of the drug solution (for example, as many times as the number of containers to be dispensed). Even in this case, the controller 191 fills the container 200 with the drug solution for one dose using the syringe 143. In this way, by aspirating the medicinal solution for multiple doses, it is not necessary to aspirate the medicinal solution for each container 200, and the time for filling the container 200 with the medicinal solution can be shortened.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the preparation processing from S14 to S16 is executed, but the preparation processing is not limited to this case, and may be omitted as necessary.

10: Automatic dispensing system 20: Automatic dispensing device 30: Receipt computer 109: Turntable 110: Transfer section 112: Hole 113: Holding section 116: Support plate 120: Container supply section 121: Container hopper 126: Supply holder 140: Chemical liquid filling part 141: Chemical liquid container 160: Container sealing part 161: Sealing machine 162: Pressure cradle 170: Container discharge part 171: Release part 180: Washing part 184: Drainage receiver 200: Container 201: Container body 203: Note Output portion 204: Spout 205: Parting line 206: Knob portion 207: Spherical portion 208: Connection portion 209: Filled portion 211: Filling port 212: Bending portion 500: Posture changing portion 501: Changing member

Claims (2)

a filling part formed with a filling port for filling the container body with a drug solution;
a spouting section for spouting out the medicinal solution filled in the container body;
A container for an automatic dispensing device, comprising a knob connected to the spouting part,
The spouting part includes a gripping part, an extending part located between the gripping part and the container body, and a spouting passage extending through the inside of the gripping part and the inside of the stretching part. death,
The grip part is connected to the knob part, and is broken between the grip part and the grip part to form a spout in the grip part,
The gripping portion has a maximum thickness from the pouring passage to the outer surface that is larger than a maximum thickness from the pouring passage to the outer surface in the extending portion ,
The pouring passage is formed such that the passage area becomes narrower from the container body toward the spout,
The automatic dispensing device is characterized in that the grip portion has a substantially plate-like shape with a buried interior, and directly seals the spout formed in the grip portion until it is detached from the container body. Container for equipment. 2. The gripping portion according to claim 1, wherein the maximum thickness between the pouring passage and the outer surface is larger than the maximum thickness between the accommodation space and the outer surface of the container body. Container for the automatic dispensing device described.

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