JPS6350243B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a control device for a drug packaging machine that packages tablets and powders.

[Prior Art] In general, various tablet packaging machines equipped with a large number of tablet feeders have been developed in the past, and various powder packaging machines equipped with powder processing devices that handle various powders have also been developed in the past. .

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the case of a tablet dispensing machine, various tablets are stored in a large number of tablet feeders so that they can be supplied instantly when instructed, so it is difficult to separate the required tablets. When packaging, the tablets can be fed from the tablet feeder and collected in the hopper of the packaging device by simply operating the tablet feeder in which the tablets are stored, so that the required tablets can be loaded into the hopper in a relatively short time. It is something that can be collected.

On the other hand, in the case of a powder dispensing machine, the powder processing equipment does not contain the various powders so that they can be supplied instantly when instructed, so when dispensing the required powder, first the powder After the processing device performs a predetermined feeding preparation operation for the powder, the powder can only be fed after the preparation operation is completed, and therefore, the required amount of time is required for a considerably longer time than in the case of a tablet packaging machine. The powder cannot be collected in a hopper.

Therefore, when a drug packaging machine is configured by combining a tablet packaging machine and a powder packaging machine, the time required to collect the required tablets into the hopper of the packaging machine and the time required to collect the required powder into the hopper of the packaging machine are If the packaging operation was simply carried out according to the input order without taking into account the large difference in the time required for In the past, there were problems such as the powder prescription taking a long time and overall inefficiency when the prescribed amounts were continuously contained.

This invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional methods, and when tablet prescriptions and powder prescriptions are mixed, it is possible to complete the packaging work for all prescriptions in the shortest possible time overall. The object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a drug packaging machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a large number of tablet feeders, a powder processing device that supplies powders one package at a time, and tablets supplied from each of the tablet feeders or the In a drug packaging machine equipped with a packaging device for packaging powders supplied from a powder processing device, means for inputting prescription information of tablets or powders to be packaged, and tablets or powders input by the input means. means for classifying powder prescription information into tablet information and powder information and storing them in a queuing manner; The dispensing operation is sequentially executed, and the powder processing device performs a powder supply preparation operation based on the powder information stored in the storage means, and when the powder supply preparation operation is completed, the powder is packaged. A control means for executing the operation is provided.

[Function] By employing the above-mentioned means, the present invention allows the powder processing device to perform the powder supply preparation operation in parallel with the tablet packaging operation.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a tablet accommodating device comprising a large number of tablet feeders 2, 2, .
and a powder processing device which supplies the distributed powder to each compartment, and 5 is a packaging device which divides and packages the tablets supplied from each tablet feeder 2 or the powder supplied from each compartment 4 via a hopper 6. .

The tablet accommodating device 1 includes two drawer bodies 7, each of which is configured to be able to be drawn forward along a rail (not shown). Each drawer body 7 is provided with two rows on the left and right of shelves 8, 8, . . . in which a plurality of tablet feeders 2, 2, . ，
A common chute 9 is provided for dropping the tablets supplied from 2, .

The tablet feeders 2, 2, ... are available in several heights (for example, S, M,
L) are available in three different heights, and the height of each shelf 8 (distance between upper and lower shelves) can be adjusted to suit the height of the tablet feeders 2, 2, ... installed on it. It is adjustable. Reference numeral 10 denotes a chute that guides the tablets falling through the chute 9 of both drawer bodies 7, 7 to the hopper 6.

The powder processing device 3 includes a rotatable powder divider 11 in which a large number of compartments 4, 4, . . . are arranged in a ring shape;
Powder feeder 1 that supplies powder to powder divider 11
2. In the powder divider 11, one chamber 4a of the compartments 4, 4, .
In addition, it is arranged so that only the powder supply section 11a from the powder feeder 12 and the manual dispensing drug supply section 11b are located on the side and front of the tablet storage device 1 when viewed from above. be. Further, the powder processing device 3 performs a powder distribution operation (i.e., a powder supply preparation operation) to the required number of compartments 4, 4...
When this is completed, an appropriate allocation end signal (ie, preparation operation end signal) is generated.
13 is a dust collecting filter, 14 is a dust collector, and 15 is a suitable medicine shelf in which a spare tablet feeder and the like can be placed.

16 is an input device equipped with a keyboard etc. for inputting prescription information of tablets or powders to be packaged;
17 is a predetermined tablet feeder 2 or powder processing device 3 and packaging device 5 according to the prescription information of tablets or powders inputted by the input device 16.
It is a control device that operates the Prescription information for tablets or powders inputted by the input device 16 is classified into tablet information and powder information and stored in a queue system, respectively. The input device 16 itself may include a memory member for the input device 1.
6 may be provided in the control device 17 to which prescription information is transmitted.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the control device 17 gives priority to the input order of tablet information and powder information in the prescription information input by the input device 16, and controls the powder processing device 3 based on the powder information. The powder supply preparation operation is performed by

That is, the input device 16 inputs, for example, tablet prescription, tablet prescription, tablet prescription, powder prescription,
It is assumed that prescription information is input in the order of powder prescription and tablet prescription. Then, this prescription information is classified into tablet information and powder information, and each is stored in the memory member in a queue manner. Here, the control device 17 first reads out the tablet information from the memory member and controls the corresponding tablet feeder 2.
While operating the packaging device 5 to perform the tablet packaging operation, the powder information is read from the memory member and the powder corresponding to the powder is delivered to the powder feeder 12.
A suitable display informs the operator that the powder should be added to the compartment, and when the powder is added, it is detected and the powder feeder 12 and powder divider 11 are operated to divide the required number of compartments 4, 4. ,... starts the powder distribution operation (that is, the powder supply preparation operation).
After this distribution operation is completed, the powder processing device 3
From the distribution end signal (i.e. preparation operation end signal)
When this occurs, the control device 17 receives this allocation end signal and starts distributing the tablets for one prescription being executed at that time (tablet prescription, or if this has already been completed and the tablet prescription is being executed, the tablet prescription, etc.). After waiting for the completion of the packaging operation, the packaging operation for the powders in the compartments 4, 4, . . . is executed. The input device 16 and the control device 17, particularly the control device 17, can be configured using an appropriate computer.

Next, the operation of the above will be explained.

When prescription information is inputted through the input device 16, for example, in the above order, the control device 17 first reads the tablet information from the memory member and operates the corresponding tablet feeder 2 and packaging device 5 to pack the tablets. While carrying out the packaging operation, the powder medicine information is read from the memory member and the operator is informed that the powder medicine corresponding to the powder medicine should be put into the powder medicine feeder 12. As a result, the activated tablet feeder 2
The tablets are supplied from the chutes 9, 10 and the hopper 6, and are then packaged by the packaging device 5.

On the other hand, when a predetermined powder is added in parallel, the control device 17 operates the powder feeder 12 and the powder divider 11 to divide the required number of compartments 4,
4. Start the powder distribution operation (that is, the powder supply preparation operation) to... If a distribution end signal (i.e., a preparation operation end signal) is generated during the execution of packaging work for tablet information, the system waits until the packaging work is completed, and then ends the packaging work for tablet information. If the distribution end signal is generated when the packaging operation for the next tablet information has already started according to the instructions from the control device 17,
After waiting for the packaging operation for the tablet information to be completed, the control device 17 causes the packaging device 5 to perform a packaging operation for the powders in the compartments 4, 4, . . . . As a result, the powders in the compartments 4, 4, .

Further, at the same time as starting the packaging operation for this powder information, the control device 17 reads out the next powder information from the memory member, informs that the corresponding powder should be fed into the powder feeder 12, and then updates the powder information. Even if the powder is thrown in during execution of packaging work, the powder feeder 12 is not operated until the packaging work is completed.

When the packaging process for powder information is completed,
The control device 17 reads out the next powder information (in the case where only the tablet information has already completed the packaging operation) or tablet information (in the case where the tablet information and the packaging operation have already completed) from the memory member. , while operating the corresponding tablet feeder 2, when a predetermined powder is put into the powder feeder 12, the powder feeder 12 and the powder divider 11 are activated.
is activated to start the powder dispensing operation (that is, the powder supply preparation operation). Similarly, the control device 17 controls each part so that the down period of the powder treatment device 3 is minimized.

Furthermore, the control device 17 controls the tablet feeders 2, 2,
...Or, in addition to the packaging operation that uses the powder feeder 12, for example, when packaging only one package of powder medicine for occasional use, or because it is rarely used or is fragile or fragile, it is stored in the tablet feeder 2. When packaging tablets that have not been prepared, the drug supply section 1
By manually distributing powders or tablets from 1b into compartments 4, 4, . . . , each part is controlled so that the packaging device 3 can divide and package the powders or tablets.

In the above embodiment, the tablet accommodating device 1 is of a pull-out type, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tablet feeders 2, 2, . . . may all be of the same size. In addition, in the above embodiment, the powder processing device 3
was composed of a rotatable powder divider 11 in which a large number of compartments 4, 4, . . . Powder is supplied from the powder feeder 12 to a turntable having a placement surface that is not divided into sections, and the powder is divided by an angle corresponding to a predetermined number of divisions using an appropriate cutting member and then supplied to the hopper 6. It goes without saying that other suitable powder processing apparatuses may also be used, and that the present invention can be modified in various ways to the above-described embodiments.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, the tablet packaging operation and the powder supply preparation operation by the powder processing device can be performed simultaneously and in parallel, so that the tablet formulation and the powder formulation can be performed simultaneously. This method has excellent effects such as being able to complete the packaging work for all prescriptions in the shortest possible time when there is a mixture of prescriptions and prescriptions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same as shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same as shown in FIG. , FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Tablet storage device, 2...Tablet feeder, 3...Powder processing device, 4...Compartment, 5...Packaging device, 6...Hopper, 7...Drawer body, 8...Shelf, 9...Chute, 10
...Chute, 11...Powder divider, 11a...Powder supply section, 11b...Drug supply section, 12...Powder feeder, 13...Dust collection filter, 14...Dust collector, 15...
Medicine shelf, 16...input device, 17...control device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A large number of tablet feeders, a powder processing device that supplies one package of powder each, and packaging that divides the tablets supplied from each of the tablet feeders or the powder supplied from the powder processing device. a means for inputting prescription information of tablets or powders to be packed; and a means for inputting prescription information of tablets or powders inputted by the input means into tablet information and powder information. means for classifying and storing each tablet in a queue manner; and a means for sequentially performing tablet packaging operations by operating the tablet feeder and the packaging device based on the tablet information stored in the storage means; A control means is provided which causes the powder processing device to perform a powder supply preparation operation based on the stored powder information, and when the powder supply preparation operation is completed, to execute a packaging operation for the powder. A control device for a drug packaging machine. 2. The control device for a drug packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the powder processing device generates a preparation operation end signal when the powder supply preparation operation is completed.