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JP6914488B2
JP6914488B2 JP2018000887A JP2018000887A JP6914488B2 JP 6914488 B2 JP6914488 B2 JP 6914488B2 JP 2018000887 A JP2018000887 A JP 2018000887A JP 2018000887 A JP2018000887 A JP 2018000887A JP 6914488 B2 JP6914488 B2 JP 6914488B2
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この発明は、各種の薬剤を収容しておき処方箋や調剤指示に応じて所望の薬剤を自動排出して分包する薬剤分包機に関し、詳しくは、複数装備している薬剤フィーダから落下排出された薬剤を薬剤収集機構にて集める薬剤分包機に関する。更に詳しくは、上部開口が広く下部開口が狭い下窄み収集部が薬剤収集機構に組み込まれている薬剤分包機であって、いわゆる予製カセット（予備の薬剤カセット）を利用可能な薬剤分包機に関する。 The present invention relates to a drug packaging machine that stores various drugs and automatically discharges and packages a desired drug according to a prescription or a dispensing instruction. The present invention relates to a drug packaging machine that collects drugs by a drug collection mechanism. More specifically, it is a drug packaging machine in which a lower stenosis collecting part with a wide upper opening and a narrow lower opening is incorporated in a drug collecting mechanism, and a so-called pre-prepared cassette (spare drug cassette) can be used. Regarding.

各種の薬剤を分包しうる薬剤分包機として（例えば特許文献１〜３参照）、錠剤を分包する錠剤分包機や、散薬を分包する散薬分包機、錠剤と散薬とを混合でも個別でも分包しうる散薬錠剤分包機などが挙げられるが、それらの多くが、所定の薬剤を収容しうる薬剤カセット（薬剤フィーダのうちの容器部）を着脱可能に保持する薬剤カセット装着部（薬剤カセット保持部）が多数配設された薬品庫部と、投入ホッパに受け入れた薬剤を次々に長尺の二つ折り分包紙等に区分封入する包装装置と、上記の薬剤カセット装着部の薬剤カセット着座部（薬剤フィーダのうちのベース部）に対して薬剤カセットが装着されて成る薬剤フィーダ（薬剤供給部）のうち適宜なものから排出された薬剤を収集して上記の包装装置に引き渡す薬剤収集機構と、処方箋情報等に基づいた調剤指示に応じて上記の薬剤フィーダや包装装置の動作を制御するコンピュータ等の制御装置とを備えている。 As a drug packaging machine capable of packaging various drugs (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3), a tablet packaging machine for packaging tablets, a powder packaging machine for packaging powders, and tablets and powders may be mixed or individually. Examples include powdered tablet packaging machines that can be packaged, but most of them are drug cassette mounting parts (drug cassettes) that detachably hold a drug cassette (container part of the drug feeder) that can store a predetermined drug. A drug storage section in which a large number of holding sections) are arranged, a packaging device that separates and encloses the drugs received in the charging hopper into a long double-folded wrapping paper, etc., and a drug cassette seating section of the above-mentioned drug cassette mounting section. A drug collection mechanism that collects the drug discharged from an appropriate drug feeder (drug supply section) in which a drug cassette is attached to a section (base section of the drug feeder) and delivers it to the above packaging device. And a control device such as a computer that controls the operation of the above-mentioned drug feeder and packaging device in response to a dispensing instruction based on prescription information and the like.

それら各部のうち薬剤カセット装着部は、棚板上等に列設されることの多いベース（薬剤カセット着座部）を下部に具備するとともに、その上部にカセット収容空間を確保している。また、上記のベースは、薬剤カセットを機械的係合等にて保持する着座部材などの静的部材と、薬剤カセットの薬剤排出用回転盤を駆動するモータ等の動的部材とを具備している。そして、調剤指示に応じて制御装置が調剤対象薬剤の薬剤フィーダのベースに排出動作を行わせると、該当する一の又は複数の薬剤フィーダの薬剤カセットから調剤対象薬剤が排出され、その又はそれらの薬剤が、何れも、自重にて落下しながら薬剤収集機構によって収集されてから包装装置の投入ホッパの中へ導かれ、包装装置によって朝昼晩夜の服用単位といった適宜な単位で分包される。 Of these parts, the medicine cassette mounting part is provided with a base (medicine cassette seating part) that is often arranged in a row on a shelf board or the like at the lower part, and a cassette storage space is secured at the upper part. Further, the above base includes a static member such as a seating member that holds the drug cassette by mechanical engagement or the like, and a dynamic member such as a motor that drives the drug discharge rotary disk of the drug cassette. There is. Then, when the control device causes the drug feeder base of the drug to be dispensed to perform a discharge operation in response to the dispensing instruction, the drug to be dispensed is discharged from the drug cassette of the corresponding drug feeder, or the drug to be dispensed. All of the drugs are collected by the drug collection mechanism while falling under their own weight, and then guided into the loading hopper of the packaging device, and are packaged by the packaging device in appropriate units such as morning, day, night, and night dose units. ..

また、何れかの薬剤カセットが収容薬剤を総て排出して空になったとき或いは空になりそうになったときには、その薬剤カセットをベースから取り外して薬剤を補充してから再びベースへ戻して再装着するか、予め同種薬剤を収容させておいた予備の薬剤カセット（以下、予製カセットと呼ぶ）を代わりに装着するが、その際に装着ミスが発生するのを防止したり装着先ベースの限定を解除や緩和するために、薬剤カセットに識別情報を付しておき、それを読み取って照合するようにもなっている。 In addition, when one of the drug cassettes drains all the contained drugs and becomes empty or is about to become empty, the drug cassette is removed from the base, the drug is replenished, and then the drug cassette is returned to the base again. Reattach or install a spare drug cassette (hereinafter referred to as a pre-made cassette) that contains the same type of drug in advance, but prevent an installation error from occurring at that time or install the base In order to lift or relax the limitation of the drug cassette, identification information is attached to the drug cassette, and the identification information is read and collated.

薬剤カセットは錠剤用と散薬用とに大別され、錠剤カセットと散薬カセットとには互換性を持たせるのが難しいが、錠剤カセット同士や散薬カセット同士には、互換性を持たせるのが比較的容易であることから、薬剤収集機構の収集範囲に配設されて自動排出に供される薬剤カセットに対して、上述したような互換性のある他の薬剤カセットに予め同種薬剤を収容しておいた予製カセットを準備しておき、薬剤収集機構の収集範囲に装着中の薬剤カセットが収容薬剤を総て排出し終えて該当薬剤が欠品状態になったとき又はなりかけたときには該当する薬剤カセットを予製カセットで置き換えることで、薬剤カセットへの補充作業の完了を待つまでも無く迅速に自動分包を再開することができる。 Drug cassettes are roughly divided into tablets and powders, and it is difficult to make tablet cassettes and powder cassettes compatible, but it is better to make tablet cassettes and powder cassettes compatible. Since it is easy to use, the same type of drug is stored in advance in another compatible drug cassette as described above with respect to the drug cassette arranged in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism and used for automatic discharge. This applies when the pre-made cassette is prepared and the drug cassette installed in the collection range of the drug collection mechanism has completely discharged all the contained drugs and the corresponding drug is out of stock or is about to become out of stock. By replacing the drug cassette with a pre-made cassette, automatic packaging can be resumed quickly without waiting for the completion of the replenishment work for the drug cassette.

特開２００１−０８７３５３号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-087353 特開２００４−２５０００１号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-250001 特開２０１６−０７３５１８号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-073518 特願２０１７−０９１６６２号（出願）Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-091662 (application) 特願２０１７−１０３４３０号（出願）Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-103430 (Application) 特願２０１７−１５９８８９号（出願）Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-159889 (application)

ところで、従来の薬剤分包機の設置態様では、薬剤収集機構の収集範囲に配設されて自動排出に供される薬剤カセットに対応した予製カセットに係る保管場所が、薬剤分包機とは別に設けられた汎用の棚などになっていた。そして、そのような保管棚は、薬剤分包機と並べて置こうとすると、幅を取り過ぎるなど、設置床の占有状況等に不具合が生じたり、薬剤カセットの交換作業や薬剤収集機構の清掃作業などの邪魔になったりしがちであるため、薬剤分包機から離れた場所に設置されることが多かった。 By the way, in the conventional installation mode of the drug packaging machine, a storage place for the pre-made cassette corresponding to the drug cassette arranged in the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism and used for automatic discharge is provided separately from the drug packaging machine. It was a general-purpose shelf that was used. If such a storage shelf is to be placed side by side with the drug packaging machine, problems may occur in the occupancy status of the installation floor, such as taking too much width, replacement work of the drug cassette, cleaning work of the drug collection mechanism, etc. Because it tends to get in the way of the drug, it was often installed in a place away from the drug packaging machine.

しかしながら、予製カセットの保管場所が薬剤分包機から離れていると、予製カセットを運ぶ距離が長いため、薬剤欠品による分包動作停止時に薬剤カセットを速やかに交換することができず、その間、薬剤分包機が分包動作を停止し続けるため、その時間の分だけ予製カセットの事前準備の効果が損なわれてしまうことになるので、予製カセットの保管場所を使用場所の近くに不都合の無い状態で確保しうる薬剤分包機を実現することが求められる。そして、かかる基本的な技術課題を解決するものとして、薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持しうる予備着座部を複数装備した予備庫部を薬品庫部の側方に設けて薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置させた薬剤分包機が開発されている（特許文献４，５参照）。 However, if the storage location of the pre-prepared cassette is far from the drug packaging machine, the pre-prepared cassette is carried for a long distance, so that the drug cassette cannot be replaced promptly when the packaging operation is stopped due to a drug shortage. Since the drug packing machine keeps stopping the packing operation, the effect of the pre-preparation cassette preparation is impaired by the amount of time, so it is inconvenient to store the pre-prepared cassette near the place of use. It is required to realize a drug packaging machine that can be secured in the absence of. Then, as a solution to such a basic technical problem, a spare storage section equipped with a plurality of spare seating sections capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided on the side of the drug storage section to cover the collection range of the drug collection mechanism. A drug packaging machine located outside has been developed (see Patent Documents 4 and 5).

もっとも、そのような解決手法では、多数の予製カセットを能率良く利用できるようになったことの代償として、薬剤分包機の横幅が幾分か拡大するので、薬剤分包機の設置面積が多少とはいえ増えてしまうこととなる。
そのため、小規模な薬局など、薬剤分包機の設置面積の拡張が僅かであっても受け入れがたい所には、導入を望むことができない。
そこで、薬剤分包機の設置面積を増やすことなく予製カセットの保管場所を薬剤分包機側（筐体内）に確保しうる薬剤分包機を実現することが第１技術課題となる。 However, with such a solution, the width of the drug packaging machine is somewhat increased at the cost of being able to use a large number of pre-made cassettes efficiently, so the installation area of the drug packaging machine is somewhat large. However, it will increase.
Therefore, it cannot be expected to be introduced in places where it is unacceptable even if the installation area of the drug packaging machine is slightly expanded, such as a small pharmacy.
Therefore, the first technical issue is to realize a drug packaging machine that can secure a storage place for the pre-made cassette on the drug packaging machine side (inside the housing) without increasing the installation area of the drug packaging machine.

また、カセット交換の迅速化等のため、薬品庫部に装備される多数の薬剤カセットのうち最前面に位置するものについては総て又は一部のものを薬剤分包機の前方から着脱しうるようになった薬剤分包機があるが（例えば特許文献２，３，５，６参照）、そのうち最近の開発品には（特許文献５，６参照）、最前位置で露出しているカセットベース（薬剤カセット着座部）の薬剤排出センサの過剰反応を簡便に抑制することを目的として、上述のように前方から着脱される謂わば前向き薬剤カセットを保持する謂わば前向きベース（前向き薬剤カセット着座部）の上方の前側に、薬剤カセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う遮光部材（遮光性の薬剤カセット応動部材）を設けることで、薬剤カセットを装着していない時でも外乱光がベースの薬剤排出センサに届き難くなった薬剤分包機もある。 In addition, in order to speed up cassette replacement, all or some of the many drug cassettes installed in the drug storage section located in the foreground can be attached and detached from the front of the drug packaging machine. There is a drug packaging machine that has become (see, for example, Patent Documents 2, 3, 5, and 6), but recently developed products (see Patent Documents 5, 6) have a cassette base (drug) that is exposed in the foremost position. For the purpose of easily suppressing the excessive reaction of the drug discharge sensor of the cassette seating portion), the so-called forward-facing base (forward-facing drug cassette seating portion) that holds the so-called forward-facing drug cassette that is attached and detached from the front as described above. By providing a light-shielding member (light-shielding drug cassette response member) that opens and closes when the drug cassette is attached and detached on the upper front side, the drug discharge sensor is based on ambient light even when the drug cassette is not installed. Some drug packaging machines have become difficult to reach.

しかし、そのような薬剤分包機でも（特許文献５，６参照）、予製カセットについては予備庫部を引き出してから予製カセットを着脱するようになっていたため、予製カセットの着脱作業が前向き薬剤カセットの着脱作業より煩雑であった。
そこで、予製カセットについても容易かつ迅速に着脱できるようにすべく、予製カセット用のベース（予製カセット着座部）にも前向きのものを採用したうえで、前向き薬剤カセット装着箇所と前向き予製カセット装着先との識別も目視で容易かつ的確にできるようにすることが第２技術課題となる。 However, even with such a drug packaging machine (see Patent Documents 5 and 6), since the pre-prepared cassette is attached / detached after the spare storage portion is pulled out, the pre-prepared cassette attachment / detachment work is positive. It was more complicated than the work of attaching and detaching the drug cassette.
Therefore, in order to make it easy and quick to attach and detach the pre-made cassette, we also adopted a forward-facing base for the pre-made cassette (pre-made cassette seating part), and then adopted a forward-facing drug cassette mounting location and a forward-looking pre-preparation. The second technical issue is to make it easy and accurate to visually identify the mounting destination of the cassette.

本発明の薬剤分包機は（解決手段１）、上記の第１技術課題を解決するために創案されたものであり、
薬剤を収容しうる薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持する薬剤カセット着座部（ベース）を複数装備した薬品庫部と、薬剤を受け入れて区分封入する包装装置と、前記薬剤カセットから前記薬剤カセット着座部を介して排出された薬剤を収集して前記包装装置に引き渡す薬剤収集機構とを備えた薬剤分包機において、
上部の薬剤受入口より下部の薬剤送出口の狭い下窄み収集部が前記薬剤収集機構に具備されており、前記薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持しうる予製カセット着座部が前記薬品庫部のうち前記下窄み収集部の側方に位置した部位に設けられて、前記予製カセット着座部が前記薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置していることを特徴とする。 The drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 1) was devised to solve the above-mentioned first technical problem.
A drug storage unit equipped with a plurality of drug cassette seating portions (bases) for detachably holding a drug cassette capable of accommodating a drug, a packaging device for receiving and separately enclosing the drug, and the drug cassette seating section from the drug cassette. In a drug packaging machine equipped with a drug collecting mechanism that collects the drug discharged through the package and delivers it to the packaging device.
The drug collection mechanism is provided with a narrow constriction collecting section having a narrow drug outlet below the drug receiving port at the upper part, and a prefabricated cassette seating section capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided in the drug storage section. Among them, the prefabricated cassette seating portion is provided at a portion located on the side of the lower constriction collecting portion, and is characterized in that the prefabricated cassette seating portion is located outside the collecting range of the drug collecting mechanism.

また、本発明の薬剤分包機は（解決手段２）、上記の第１技術課題に加えて第２技術課題をも解決するために創案されたものであり、上記解決手段１の薬剤分包機であって、
前記薬剤カセット着座部（ベース）のうち前記薬品庫部の最前位置に設けられたもの総てについて又は一部のものについて、カセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う遮光性の薬剤カセット応動部材が設けられており、
前記予製カセット着座部のうち前記薬品庫部の最前位置に設けられたもの総てについて又は一部のものについて、カセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う予製カセット応動部材が設けられており、更に、前記予製カセット応動部材には前記薬剤カセット応動部材から目視にて区別しうる部材が用いられていることを特徴とする。 Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 2) was devised to solve the second technical problem in addition to the above-mentioned first technical problem, and the drug packing machine of the above-mentioned solution 1 is used. There,
Of the medicine cassette seating parts (bases), all or some of the medicine cassette seating parts (bases) provided at the front position of the medicine storage part are oriented forward with respect to the cassette attachment / detachment, and accompany the cassette attachment / detachment in front of the cassette attachment / detachment direction. A light-shielding drug cassette response member that opens and closes is provided.
Of the pre-made cassette seating portions, all or some of the pre-made cassette seating portions provided at the front position of the chemical storage portion are oriented forward for cassette attachment / detachment, and are accompanied by cassette attachment / detachment in front of the cassette attachment / detachment direction. A prefabricated cassette responding member that opens and closes is provided, and further, the prefabricated cassette responding member is characterized in that a member that can be visually distinguished from the drug cassette responding member is used.

さらに、本発明の薬剤分包機は（解決手段３）、上記の第１，第２技術課題の解決に加えてカセットへの薬剤補充作業の容易化をも図るために創案されたものであり、上記解決手段２の薬剤分包機であって、
前記薬剤カセットを一時的に保持しうる補充カセット着座部が、前記薬品庫部の最前位置であって前記薬品庫部のうち前記下窄み収集部の側方に位置した部位に設けられて、前記薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置しており、
前記補充カセット着座部について、そのカセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う補充カセット応動部材が設けられており、更に、前記補充カセット応動部材には前記薬剤カセット応動部材と前記予製カセット応動部材との双方から目視にて区別しうる部材が用いられていることを特徴とする。 Further, the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 3) was devised in order to facilitate the work of replenishing the drug to the cassette in addition to solving the above-mentioned first and second technical problems. The drug packaging machine of the above-mentioned solution 2
A replenishment cassette seating portion capable of temporarily holding the drug cassette is provided at the front position of the drug storage section and at a portion of the drug storage section located on the side of the lower constriction collecting section. It is located outside the collection range of the drug collection mechanism and
The replenishment cassette seating portion is provided with a replenishment cassette responding member that opens and closes in association with the cassette attachment / detachment, while the cassette attachment / detachment direction is set to the front. Is characterized in that a member that can be visually distinguished from both the drug cassette response member and the pre-made cassette response member is used.

このような本発明の薬剤分包機にあっては（解決手段１）、薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持しうる予製カセット着座部を設けるとともに、その予製カセット着座部を薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置させたことにより、その予製カセット着座部を含む予製カセット装着部が予製カセットを保持させるのに好適なカセット保管場所となる。しかも、その予製カセット着座部の設置箇所である薬剤収集機構の下窄み収集部の側方は、薬品庫部に属する空間でありながらも、薬剤収集機構の収集範囲から外れていて、例え薬剤手撒きユニットが設置されていても空きが多い部位であったため、薬品庫部ひいては装置全体の拡幅・拡大を招くことなく、予製カセット装着部の追加がなされる。
したがって、この発明によれば、薬剤分包機の設置面積を増やすことなく予製カセットの保管場所を薬剤分包機側に確保しうる薬剤分包機を実現することができ、第１技術課題が解決される。 In such a drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 1), a prefabricated cassette seating portion capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided, and the prefabricated cassette seating portion is included in the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism. By locating the outside of the pre-made cassette, the pre-made cassette mounting portion including the pre-made cassette seating portion becomes a suitable cassette storage place for holding the pre-made cassette. Moreover, the side of the lower constriction collection part of the drug collection mechanism, which is the installation location of the pre-made cassette seating part, is a space belonging to the drug storage part, but it is out of the collection range of the drug collection mechanism, for example. Even if the drug hand-spreading unit is installed, there is a lot of space, so the pre-made cassette mounting section is added without inviting the expansion / expansion of the drug storage section and the entire device.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a drug packaging machine capable of securing a storage place for the pre-made cassette on the drug packaging machine side without increasing the installation area of the drug packaging machine, and the first technical problem is solved. NS.

また、本発明の薬剤分包機にあっては（解決手段２）、薬剤カセットを支持して薬剤排出を担う通常の薬剤カセット装着部の薬剤カセット着座部（ベース）に加えて、予製カセットを支持するが薬剤排出は行わない予製カセット着座部についても、薬品庫部の最前位置のもののうち少なくとも一部のものはカセット着脱向きを前方にしたことにより、該当する薬剤カセット及び予製カセットはベース装着棚の引出操作等を行うことなく容易かつ迅速に着脱することができる。
しかも、通常の薬剤カセット装着部については薬剤カセット着座部（ベース）に加えて薬剤カセット応動部材部材を設けるとともに、予製カセット装着部については予製カセット着座部に加えて予製カセット応動部材を設けたうえで、何れの部材もカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行うようにしたことにより、通常の薬剤カセット装着部と予製カセット装着部とに係る構造や部材の共通性・互換性が高まる。 Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (solution 2), in addition to the drug cassette seating portion (base) of the normal drug cassette mounting portion that supports the drug cassette and is responsible for discharging the drug, a prefabricated cassette is used. Regarding the pre-made cassette seating part that supports but does not discharge the drug, at least some of the front-positioned parts of the drug storage part have the cassette attachment / detachment direction forward, so that the corresponding drug cassette and pre-made cassette are It can be easily and quickly attached and detached without pulling out the base mounting shelf.
Moreover, a drug cassette reaction member member is provided in addition to the drug cassette seating portion (base) for the normal drug cassette mounting portion, and a prefabricated cassette reaction member member is provided in addition to the prefabricated cassette seating portion for the prefabricated cassette mounting portion. By providing all the members so that they open and close as the cassette is attached and detached, the structure and compatibility between the normal drug cassette mounting part and the pre-made cassette mounting part can be improved. Increase.

そのうえ更に、薬剤カセット応動部材と予製カセット応動部材には目視にて区別しうる部材を採用したことにより、カセット着脱場所の識別・切り分けが容易かつ的確に行えるようになる。
しかも、目視での区別は色や透光性の違いといった簡便な手段で具現化できるうえ、部材の共通性・互換性に与える影響が小さいので、不所望なコストアップが抑えられる。
したがって、この発明によれば、薬剤カセットも予製カセットも容易かつ迅速に着脱できるうえ前向き薬剤カセット着脱場所と前向き予製カセット着脱場所との識別も目視で容易かつ的確にできる薬剤分包機を実現でき、第１技術課題に加えて第２技術課題も解決される。 Furthermore, by adopting a member that can be visually distinguished between the drug cassette response member and the pre-made cassette response member, it becomes possible to easily and accurately identify and separate the cassette attachment / detachment location.
Moreover, the visual distinction can be realized by a simple means such as a difference in color and translucency, and since the influence on the commonality and compatibility of the members is small, an undesired cost increase can be suppressed.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a drug packaging machine in which both the drug cassette and the pre-made cassette can be easily and quickly attached and detached, and the front-facing drug cassette attachment / detachment location and the forward-facing pre-prepared cassette attachment / detachment location can be visually easily and accurately distinguished. It is possible to solve the second technical problem in addition to the first technical problem.

さらに、本発明の薬剤分包機にあっては（解決手段３）、前向きの補充カセット着座部を設けたことによって薬剤補充対象のカセット（以下、補充カセットと呼ぶ）への薬剤補充作業が容易になるが、その補充カセット着座部を含む補充カセット装着部（補充作業部）についても、薬品庫部のうち予製カセット装着部と同様の部位に設けたことで薬剤分包機の設置面積の増加が避けられるとともに、薬剤カセット応動部材や予製カセット応動部材と概ね同様だが目視で区別可能な補充カセット応動部材を採用したことにより、薬剤カセットも予製カセットも補充カセットも容易かつ迅速に而も的確に着脱できる薬剤分包機を低コストで実現することができる。 Further, in the drug packaging machine of the present invention (Solution 3), by providing the seating portion of the replenishment cassette facing forward, the replenishment work of the drug to the cassette to be replenished with the drug (hereinafter referred to as the replenishment cassette) can be easily performed. However, the replenishment cassette mounting part (replenishment work part) including the replenishment cassette seating part is also provided in the same part of the chemical storage part as the pre-made cassette mounting part, so that the installation area of the drug packaging machine is increased. In addition to being avoided, by adopting a replenishment cassette response member that is almost the same as the drug cassette response member and the pre-made cassette response member but visually distinguishable, the drug cassette, the pre-preparation cassette, and the replenishment cassette can be easily and quickly and accurately. It is possible to realize a drug packaging machine that can be attached and detached at low cost.

本発明の実施例１について、薬剤分包機の構造を示し、（ａ）が左側面図、（ｂ）が斜視図、（ｃ）が正面図、（ｄ）が背面図である。Regarding Example 1 of the present invention, the structure of the drug packaging machine is shown, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a perspective view, (c) is a front view, and (d) is a rear view. 薬剤分包機の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the drug packaging machine. 薬剤分包機の正面図である。It is a front view of the drug packaging machine. （ａ）が薬剤分包機の背面図、（ｂ）が背面パネルを外した薬剤分包機の背面図である。(A) is a rear view of the drug packaging machine, and (b) is a rear view of the drug packaging machine with the back panel removed. （ａ）が薬品庫部の棚４段分に係る縦断右側面図であり、（ｂ）〜（ｄ）がそのうちの棚１段分に係る縦断右側面図であり、（ｃ）と（ｄ）がそこへ薬剤カセットを装着しているところの縦断右側面図である。(A) is a vertical right side view of four shelves in the chemical storage section, and (b) to (d) are vertical right side views of one of the shelves, (c) and (d). ) Is the right side view of the vertical section where the drug cassette is attached.

このような本発明の薬剤分包機について、これを実施するための具体的な形態を、以下の実施例１により説明する。
図１〜図５に示した実施例１は、上述した解決手段１〜３（出願当初の請求項１〜３）を総て具現化したものである。
なお、それらの図示に際しては、簡明化等のため、ボルト等の締結具や，ヒンジ等の連結具，電動モータ等の駆動源，タイミングベルト等の伝動部材，モータドライバ等の電気回路，コントローラ等の電子回路などは図示を割愛し、発明の説明に必要なものや関連するものを中心に図示した。 A specific embodiment for carrying out such a drug packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to Example 1 below.
The first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 embodies all of the above-mentioned solutions 1 to 3 (claims 1 to 3 at the time of filing).
In addition, in order to simplify the illustrations, fasteners such as bolts, connectors such as hinges, drive sources such as electric motors, transmission members such as timing belts, electric circuits such as motor drivers, controllers, etc. The electronic circuits and the like of the above are omitted from the illustrations, and the ones necessary for the explanation of the invention and the related ones are mainly shown.

本発明の薬剤分包機の実施例１について、その具体的な構成を、図面を引用して説明する。図１（ａ）は薬剤分包機１０の左側面図、図１（ｂ）と図２は薬剤分包機１０の斜視図、図１（ｃ）と図３は薬剤分包機１０の正面図、図１（ｄ）と図４（ａ）は薬剤分包機１０の背面図、図４（ｂ）は背面パネルを外した薬剤分包機１０の背面図である。また、図５は、（ａ）が薬品庫部５０のカセット載置棚４段分に係る縦断右側面図であり、（ｂ）〜（ｄ）がそのうちの棚１段分に係る縦断右側面図であり、（ｃ）と（ｄ）がそこへ薬剤カセットを装着しているところの縦断右側面図である。 The specific configuration of Example 1 of the drug packaging machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 (a) is a left side view of the drug packing machine 10, FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 are perspective views of the drug packing machine 10, and FIGS. 1 (c) and 3 are front views and views of the drug packing machine 10. 1 (d) and FIG. 4 (a) are rear views of the drug packaging machine 10, and FIG. 4 (b) is a rear view of the drug packaging machine 10 with the back panel removed. Further, FIG. 5 is a vertical right side view of the chemical storage unit 50 for four cassette shelves, and (b) to (d) are vertical right side views of one of the shelves. It is a figure, (c) and (d) are the vertical right side views of the place where the medicine cassette is attached there.

薬剤分包機１０は（図１参照）、小規模な薬局など設置面積に制約の多いところで重宝されている散薬錠剤分包機であり、下段に配置された包装装置２０と、中段に配置された散薬分割装置３０と、それより上段に配置された操作卓４０と、最上段に配置された薬品庫部５０と、内部に格納されていて図示されない制御装置とを備えている。
以下、従来品を踏襲している部分については要点を簡潔に述べる。 The drug packaging machine 10 (see FIG. 1) is a powdered tablet packaging machine that is useful in places where the installation area is limited, such as a small pharmacy. It includes a dividing device 30, an operation console 40 arranged above it, a chemical storage unit 50 arranged at the top, and a control device stored inside and not shown.
Below, the main points will be briefly described for the parts that follow the conventional products.

包装装置２０は（図１〜図４参照）、長尺の分包紙を長手方向へ送りしながら加熱融着することで次々に区画室を形成するとともに、薬品庫部５０や散薬分割装置３０から落下排出にて投入ホッパへ送り込まれた薬剤を区画室へ投入してから区画室を封止することで、所定の薬剤を分包するようになっている。
散薬分割装置３０は（図１〜図４参照）、包装装置２０の上方に配設されていて、散薬を連続升上に分配したり、又は散薬を回転円盤等に均し分配してから切り出したり、或いは少量ずつ計量しながら間欠的に排出したりといった適宜な部材と手法にて散薬を一包分ずつ包装装置２０へ送り込むようになっている。 The packaging device 20 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) forms compartments one after another by heating and fusing long packaging papers while feeding them in the longitudinal direction, and also forms a chemical storage section 50 and a powder dividing device 30. A predetermined drug is packaged by sealing the partition chamber after charging the drug sent to the charging hopper by dropping and discharging from the partition chamber.
The powder splitting device 30 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) is arranged above the packaging device 20 and distributes the powder on a continuous box or evenly distributes the powder on a rotating disk or the like before cutting out. The powdered medicine is sent to the packaging device 20 one by one by an appropriate member and method such as intermittently discharging the powder while measuring it little by little.

操作卓４０は（図１（ｂ），図２，図３参照）、タッチパネルやノートパソコン等で具現化されていて、装置前面に配設されており、図示のものは操作等容易化のため移動可能になっているが、固定式もある。この操作卓４０は、処方に基づく調剤指示を制御装置へ直にデータ入力したり、制御装置に図示しない上位の群管理装置等の調剤サーバから調剤指示を受信させたり、といった指示等の入力を担う操作入力部を具備するとともに、そのような調剤指示のデータや分包時等の装置の動作状況に加えて、多数の薬剤カセット装着部６０のカセット状態などを、表示や通知させるための表示画面も具備している。 The console 40 (see FIGS. 1 (b), 2 and 3) is embodied in a touch panel, a notebook computer, etc., and is arranged on the front surface of the device. It is movable, but there is also a fixed type. The console 40 inputs instructions such as directly inputting data of a prescription-based dispensing instruction to the control device, or having the control device receive a dispensing instruction from a dispensing server such as a higher-level group management device (not shown). In addition to being provided with an operation input unit to be carried, a display for displaying or notifying the cassette status of a large number of drug cassette mounting units 60 in addition to the data of such dispensing instructions and the operating status of the device such as at the time of packaging. It also has a screen.

薬品庫部５０は（図１〜図４参照）、玉剤などの錠剤やそれに準じたカプセル剤などの薬剤を収容した薬剤カセット９０を着脱しうる薬剤カセット装着部６０を多数と（図１（ｂ），図１（ｃ），図２，図３参照）、それらの薬剤カセット装着部６０から排出された錠剤等の薬剤を落下時に収集して包装装置２０の投入ホッパへ送り込む縦型ダクト状の薬剤収集機構５１〜５３とを具えている（図１（ｄ），図４（ｂ）参照）。
この薬品庫部５０は、前後方向のカセット列設が無い小規模なものであり（図１（ａ），図１（ｂ），図２，図５（ａ）参照）、後背側に薬剤収集機構５１〜５３が１セットだけ配設され（図４（ｂ），図５（ａ）参照）、前側に薬剤カセット装着部６０等の装着棚（以下、単にカセット装着棚と呼ぶ）がやはり１セット（４段）だけ配設されている（図１（ｂ），図２，図５（ａ）参照）。 The drug storage section 50 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) includes a large number of drug cassette mounting sections 60 to which a drug cassette 90 containing a tablet such as a ball or a similar capsule may be attached and detached (FIG. 1 (FIG. 1). b), FIG. 1 (c), FIG. 2 and FIG. It is equipped with the drug collecting mechanisms 51 to 53 (see FIGS. 1 (d) and 4 (b)).
This chemical storage section 50 is a small-scale one without a series of cassettes in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 and 5 (a)), and collects chemicals on the back side. Only one set of mechanisms 51 to 53 is arranged (see FIGS. 4 (b) and 5 (a)), and a mounting shelf (hereinafter, simply referred to as a cassette mounting shelf) such as a drug cassette mounting unit 60 is also 1 on the front side. Only sets (4 shelves) are arranged (see FIGS. 1 (b), 2 and 5 (a)).

薬剤収集機構５１〜５３は（図１（ｄ），図４（ｂ）参照）、上下に連なる上部５１（上部収集機構）と下窄み収集部５２（下部収集機構）と下部５３（下部収集機構）とを具備しており、その中空・内腔を薬剤に落下させることで薬剤収集を行うようになっている。そのうち上部５１は、薬品庫部５０のほぼ全幅をカバーしていて、横断面が広く而も上端の薬剤受入口から下端の薬剤送出口まで概ね一様になっている。これに対し、下部５３は、下方の投入ホッパへ薬剤を送り込むのに備えて横断面（中空面・内腔面）が狭くなっている。そのため、薬剤収集機構５１〜５３において両部材５１，５３を繋ぐ下窄み収集部５２は、上部の薬剤受入口より下部の薬剤送出口の狭いものとなっている。そして、下窄み収集部５２の外側方に位置している部位・空間は、例え薬品庫部５０に属していても、薬剤収集機構５１〜５３の収集範囲から外れているので、そこには薬剤カセット装着部６０が配置されない（図１（ｃ），図２，図３参照）。 The drug collection mechanisms 51 to 53 (see FIGS. 1 (d) and 4 (b)) include an upper 51 (upper collection mechanism), a lower constriction collection unit 52 (lower collection mechanism), and a lower 53 (lower collection mechanism) that are vertically connected. It is equipped with a mechanism), and the drug is collected by dropping the hollow / lumen into the drug. The upper portion 51 covers almost the entire width of the chemical storage portion 50, has a wide cross section, and is substantially uniform from the upper end drug receiving port to the lower end drug feeding port. On the other hand, the lower portion 53 has a narrow cross section (hollow surface / lumen surface) in preparation for delivering the drug to the lower charging hopper. Therefore, in the drug collecting mechanisms 51 to 53, the lower constriction collecting section 52 connecting both members 51 and 53 has a narrower drug delivery port than the upper drug receiving port. The site / space located on the outer side of the lower constriction collecting section 52 is out of the collecting range of the drug collecting mechanism 51 to 53 even if it belongs to the drug storage section 50. The drug cassette mounting portion 60 is not arranged (see FIG. 1 (c), FIGS. 2 and 3).

本例の薬品庫部５０には（図１（ｂ），図１（ｃ），図２，図３，図４（ｂ）参照）、上下４段のカセット装着棚が設けられ、各カセット装着棚およびその上部空間が左右に１４分割されて、計５６個のカセット装着部（６０，７０，８０）が４行１４列のマトリクス状に並んで確保されている。
それらのカセット装着部のうち、最上段のもの総てと、上から２番目の段のもの総てと、上から３番目の段すなわち下から２番目の段のもののうち内側の１０個と、最下段のもののうち内側の６個には、薬剤カセット装着部６０が割り当てられている。
これに対し、下から２番目の段のもののうち外側の２個ずつ計４個と、最下段のもののうち外側の４個ずつ計８個には、従来は設けられていなかった予製カセット装着部７０や補充カセット装着部８０が割り当てられている。 The chemical storage section 50 of this example (see FIGS. 1 (b), 1 (c), 2, 2, 3 and 4 (b)) is provided with four upper and lower cassette mounting shelves, and each cassette is mounted. The shelf and its upper space are divided into 14 on the left and right, and a total of 56 cassette mounting portions (60, 70, 80) are secured by arranging them in a matrix of 4 rows and 14 columns.
Of those cassette mounting parts, all the top tiers, all the second tiers from the top, and the inner 10 of the third tier from the top, that is, the second tier from the bottom, Drug cassette mounting portions 60 are assigned to the inner six of the bottom ones.
On the other hand, a total of 4 pieces, 2 on the outside of the second row from the bottom, and 4 pieces on the outside of the bottom, 8 pieces in total, are equipped with pre-made cassettes that have not been provided in the past. A unit 70 and a replenishment cassette mounting unit 80 are assigned.

薬剤カセット装着部６０は（図２，図３，図５参照）、いずれも、上述したカセット装着棚の上面に配備された薬剤カセット着座部６１と、その上方の前端部の上方に付設された薬剤カセット応動部材６２とを具備しており、薬剤カセット着座部６１の上方であって薬剤カセット応動部材６２の後方に当たる所にカセット収容空間が確保されているうえ、前方が基本的には解放されているので、薬剤カセット９０を前から薬剤カセット着座部６１に着脱することができるうえ、その着脱に随伴して薬剤カセット応動部材６２が揺動することで（図５（ｂ）〜（ｄ）参照）、薬剤カセット装着部６０のカセット収容空間の前面の開閉がなされるようになっている。 The drug cassette mounting portion 60 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) is provided above the drug cassette seating portion 61 arranged on the upper surface of the cassette mounting shelf described above and the front end portion above the drug cassette mounting portion 61. A drug cassette reaction member 62 is provided, and a cassette storage space is secured above the drug cassette seating portion 61 and behind the drug cassette response member 62, and the front is basically released. Therefore, the medicine cassette 90 can be attached to and detached from the medicine cassette seating portion 61 from the front, and the medicine cassette reaction member 62 swings with the attachment and detachment (FIGS. 5 (b) to 5 (d)). (See), the front surface of the cassette storage space of the drug cassette mounting unit 60 is opened and closed.

このような薬剤カセット装着部６０のうち薬剤カセット着座部６１は（図２，図３，図５参照）、カセット着脱方向が横向きでなく前向きになっていること以外は従来品と同様のものでよく、薬剤カセット９０を保持する静的部材と、装着された薬剤カセット９０の薬剤排出用部材と係合してそれを作動させるモータ等の動的部材と、それによって排出された薬剤を検出する薬剤排出センサと、薬剤カセット９０に付されている情報担体から識別情報を読み取る図示しない情報読取装置とを具備しており、制御装置の制御に従って動作するとともに、検出結果や読取情報を制御装置へデータ送信するようになっている。 Among such drug cassette mounting portions 60, the drug cassette seating portion 61 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) is the same as the conventional product except that the cassette attachment / detachment direction is not sideways but forward. Often, a static member that holds the drug cassette 90, a dynamic member such as a motor that engages with and operates a drug discharge member of the mounted drug cassette 90, and a drug discharged thereby are detected. It is equipped with a drug discharge sensor and an information reading device (not shown) that reads identification information from an information carrier attached to the drug cassette 90, operates according to the control of the control device, and sends the detection result and reading information to the control device. It is designed to send data.

また、新たに設けられた薬剤カセット応動部材６２は（図２，図３，図５参照）、薬剤カセット９０が薬剤カセット装着部６０に装着されていないときに薬剤カセット装着部６０の前面ひいては薬剤カセット着座部６１の上面等が露出状態になって薬剤カセット着座部６１ひいては薬剤排出センサ等が天井の照明等に曝されるのを回避・軽減するためのものであり、例えば薄い不透明な板材などからなる遮光部材が採用されている。そして、その上端部が蝶番等で支持されていて、薬剤カセット９０未装着状態では（図５（ｂ）参照）、前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１の奥の図示しない薬剤排出センサに天井照明が当たるのを阻止し、薬剤カセット９０の着脱時には、その妨げにならないように揺動して逃げ（図５（ｃ）参照）、薬剤カセット９０が前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１に装着されて薬剤排出センサが薬剤カセット９０によって外乱光から保護されているときは、薬剤カセット９０の上に乗ってそこにとどまるようになっている（図５（ｄ）参照）。 Further, the newly provided drug cassette responding member 62 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) has a drug cassette 90 on the front surface of the drug cassette mounting unit 60 and thus on the drug when the drug cassette 90 is not mounted on the drug cassette mounting unit 60. This is to prevent or reduce the exposure of the upper surface of the cassette seating portion 61 to the chemical cassette seating portion 61 and the drug discharge sensor or the like due to exposure to ceiling lighting or the like. For example, a thin opaque plate material or the like. A light-shielding member made of is adopted. Then, when the upper end portion thereof is supported by a hinge or the like and the drug cassette 90 is not attached (see FIG. 5B), the ceiling illumination illuminates the drug discharge sensor (not shown) at the back of the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61. When the drug cassette 90 is attached / detached, it swings and escapes so as not to obstruct it (see FIG. 5 (c)), the drug cassette 90 is attached to the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61, and the drug discharge sensor is used for the drug. When protected from ambient light by the cassette 90, it rides on and stays on the drug cassette 90 (see FIG. 5 (d)).

予製カセット装着部７０は（図２，図３，図５参照）、上述したカセット装着棚の上面に配備された予製カセット着座部７１と、その上方の前端部の上方に付設された予製カセット応動部材７２とを具備しており、予製カセット着座部７１の上方であって予製カセット応動部材７２の後方に当たる所にカセット収容空間が確保されているうえ、前方が基本的には解放されているので、薬剤カセット９０や予製カセットを前から予製カセット着座部７１に着脱することができるうえ、その着脱に随伴して予製カセット応動部材７２が揺動することで（図５（ｂ）〜（ｄ）参照）、予製カセット装着部７０のカセット収容空間の前面を開閉するようになっている。 The pre-made cassette mounting portion 70 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) is a pre-made cassette seating portion 71 arranged on the upper surface of the cassette mounting shelf described above, and a pre-made cassette mounting portion 71 attached above the front end portion above the pre-made cassette mounting portion 71. A cassette receiving member 72 is provided, and a cassette accommodating space is secured above the prefabricated cassette seating portion 71 and behind the prefabricated cassette responding member 72, and the front is basically Since it is released, the drug cassette 90 and the pre-made cassette can be attached to and detached from the front to the pre-made cassette seating portion 71, and the pre-made cassette reaction member 72 swings along with the attachment and detachment (FIG. FIG. 5 (b) to (d)), the front surface of the cassette storage space of the prefabricated cassette mounting unit 70 is opened and closed.

補充カセット装着部８０も、同様に（図２，図３，図５参照）、上述したカセット装着棚の上面に配備された補充カセット着座部８１と、その上方の前端部の上方に付設された補充カセット応動部材８２とを具備しており、補充カセット着座部８１の上方であって補充カセット応動部材８２の後方に当たる所にカセット収容空間が確保されているうえ、前方が基本的には解放されているので、薬剤カセット９０や補充カセットを前から補充カセット着座部８１に着脱することができるうえ、その着脱に随伴して補充カセット応動部材８２が揺動することで（図５（ｂ）〜（ｄ）参照）、補充カセット装着部８０のカセット収容空間の前面を開閉するようになっている。 Similarly, the replenishment cassette mounting portion 80 is also attached above the replenishment cassette seating portion 81 arranged on the upper surface of the cassette mounting shelf described above and the front end portion above the replenishment cassette mounting portion 81 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5). A replenishment cassette reaction member 82 is provided, and a cassette storage space is secured above the replenishment cassette seating portion 81 and behind the replenishment cassette response member 82, and the front portion is basically released. Therefore, the medicine cassette 90 and the replenishment cassette can be attached to and detached from the front to the replenishment cassette seating portion 81, and the replenishment cassette reaction member 82 swings along with the attachment and detachment (FIGS. 5B to 5B). (See (d)), the front surface of the cassette storage space of the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80 is opened and closed.

それらの予製カセット装着部７０と補充カセット装着部８０には（図１（ｂ），図１（ｃ），図２，図３参照）、薬品庫部５０の薬剤カセット装着部のうち、下から２番目の段のもののうち外側の２個ずつ計４個と、最下段のもののうち外側の４個ずつ計８個とが割り当てられており、一個で足りる補充カセット装着部８０は、分かり易いように、薬品庫部５０の右下に配置され、残りの７箇所には、予製カセット装着部７０が配置されている。補充カセット装着部８０と予製カセット装着部７０は、薬剤カセット装着部６０を簡素化態様で改造することで具現化されているので、簡便かつ安価に作られる。 In those pre-made cassette mounting parts 70 and replenishment cassette mounting parts 80 (see FIGS. 1 (b), 1 (c), 2 and 3), the lower of the medicine cassette mounting parts of the medicine storage part 50 A total of 4 pieces are assigned to each of the 2nd tiers from the outside, and a total of 8 pieces are assigned to each of the 2nd tiers from the bottom. As described above, the chemical storage section 50 is arranged at the lower right, and the pre-made cassette mounting section 70 is arranged at the remaining seven positions. Since the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80 and the prefabricated cassette mounting unit 70 are embodied by modifying the drug cassette mounting unit 60 in a simplified manner, they can be easily and inexpensively manufactured.

具体的には（図２，図３，図５参照）、予製カセット装着部７０の予製カセット着座部７１と、補充カセット装着部８０の補充カセット着座部８１は、上述した薬剤カセット着座部６１から動的部材や薬剤排出センサを省いたもので良く、薬剤カセット９０や予製カセット又は補充カセットを装着されて保持する静的部材と、装着されたカセットに付されている情報担体から識別情報を読み取る情報読取装置とを具備していて、その読取情報を制御装置へデータ送信するようになっていれば足りる。
また、予製カセット装着部７０の予製カセット応動部材７２と、補充カセット装着部８０の補充カセット応動部材８２も、上述した薬剤カセット応動部材６２と同じ構造のもので良いが、互いを目視にて容易に区別することができるよう、薬剤カセット応動部材６２は黒色、予製カセット応動部材７２は橙色、補充カセット応動部材８２は白色といった具合に、異なる色付けがなされている。 Specifically (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5), the pre-made cassette seating portion 71 of the pre-prepared cassette mounting portion 70 and the replenishment cassette seating portion 81 of the replenishment cassette mounting portion 80 are the above-mentioned drug cassette seating portions. The dynamic member and the drug discharge sensor may be omitted from 61, and the static member to which the drug cassette 90, the pre-made cassette or the replenishment cassette is mounted and held, and the information carrier attached to the mounted cassette can be identified. It suffices to have an information reading device for reading information and to transmit the read information to the control device.
Further, the prefabricated cassette reaction member 72 of the prefabricated cassette mounting unit 70 and the replenishment cassette responding member 82 of the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80 may have the same structure as the drug cassette responding member 62 described above, but visually check each other. The drug cassette response member 62 is colored black, the prefabricated cassette response member 72 is orange, the replenishment cassette response member 82 is white, and so on so that they can be easily distinguished.

図示しない制御装置は、これも基本的に従来品を踏襲したもので足り、小型のコンピュータ等で具現化されていて、操作卓４０を介して調剤指示データを取得するようになっている。また、上位の調剤サーバと無線や有線のＬＡＮ等を介して通信可能に接続されていれば、その調剤サーバからも調剤指示データを取得しうるようになっている。
そして、保持している調剤指示データに基づいて、薬品庫部５０の薬剤カセット装着部６０の薬剤カセット着座部６１の駆動モータを動作させることで（図５参照）、そこの薬剤カセット９０から薬剤を逐次排出させるようになっている。 The control device (not shown) basically follows the conventional product, and is embodied by a small computer or the like, and the dispensing instruction data is acquired via the operation console 40. Further, if the higher-level dispensing server is communicably connected via a wireless or wired LAN or the like, the dispensing instruction data can be acquired from the dispensing server as well.
Then, based on the holding dispensing instruction data, the drive motor of the drug cassette seating section 61 of the drug cassette mounting section 60 of the drug storage section 50 is operated (see FIG. 5), so that the drug is taken from the drug cassette 90 there. Is designed to be discharged sequentially.

また、制御装置は、薬剤カセット装着部６０の薬剤カセット着座部６１から、そこの薬剤排出センサの検出結果を取得して、そこに装着されている薬剤カセット９０の薬剤排出動作を制御するとともに、その薬剤カセット９０の情報担体から読み取られた識別情報をも取得して、予めデータ保持している管理情報と照合して薬剤カセット９０の適否判定を行ったり排出薬剤の選択なども行ったりするようになっている。 Further, the control device acquires the detection result of the drug discharge sensor from the drug cassette seating portion 61 of the drug cassette mounting unit 60, controls the drug discharge operation of the drug cassette 90 mounted therein, and controls the drug discharge operation. The identification information read from the information carrier of the drug cassette 90 is also acquired and collated with the management information held in advance to determine the suitability of the drug cassette 90 and to select the discharged drug. It has become.

さらに、制御装置は、予製カセット装着部７０の予製カセット着座部７１から、そこに装着されている予製カセットの情報担体から読み取られた識別情報を取得して、予めデータ保持している管理情報との照合等にて予製カセットの保管場所とその収容薬剤の種類とを管理するようになっている。 Further, the control device acquires the identification information read from the information carrier of the pre-made cassette mounted therein from the pre-made cassette seating portion 71 of the pre-made cassette mounting portion 70, and holds the data in advance. The storage location of the pre-made cassette and the type of the drug contained therein are managed by collating with the management information.

また、制御装置は、補充カセット装着部８０の補充カセット着座部８１から、そこに装着された補充カセットの情報担体から読み取られた識別情報を取得するとともに、操作卓４０や可能なら調剤サーバから、補充カセットに今から補充すべき或いは補充したばかりの薬剤に係る種類や量といった薬剤情報を取得して、それを管理情報のデータベースに追加したり、可能であれば調剤サーバにデータ送信したりするようにもなっている。 Further, the control device acquires the identification information read from the information carrier of the replenishment cassette mounted therein from the replenishment cassette seating portion 81 of the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80, and also from the operation console 40 or, if possible, the dispensing server. Acquire drug information such as the type and amount of drug that should be replenished or just replenished in the replenishment cassette, add it to the management information database, and send data to the dispensing server if possible. It is also like.

この実施例１の薬剤分包機１０について、その使用態様及び動作を説明するが、包装装置２０と散薬分割装置３０と操作卓４０と薬品庫部５０の薬剤カセット着座部６１とに係る部分の使い方や分包動作は従来と同様なので簡潔に述べ、改良箇所である薬剤カセット応動部材６２と予製カセット装着部７０と補充カセット装着部８０とに係る使い方や動作等を詳述する。 The usage mode and operation of the drug packaging machine 10 of the first embodiment will be described, but how to use the parts related to the packaging device 20, the powder dividing device 30, the operation console 40, and the drug cassette seating section 61 of the drug storage section 50. Since the packaging operation is the same as the conventional one, it will be briefly described, and the usage and operation of the drug cassette reaction member 62, the prefabricated cassette mounting unit 70, and the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80, which are the improved parts, will be described in detail.

先ず、多数の薬剤カセット９０に各種の錠剤等（薬剤）を収容して、それらを多数の薬剤カセット装着部６０の前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１（薬剤フィーダのベース部）に一つずつ装着しておく。なお、薬剤を薬剤カセット９０に収容する具体的な手順等は、後で詳述する補充作業と同様に行えるので、ここでは詳細な説明を割愛する。
また、散薬を分包したいときや錠剤と散薬とを混合分包や交互分包したいときには、所要の散薬を計量して散薬分割装置３０の振動フィーダ等に投入する。
それから、操作卓４０を操作して制御装置に対し調剤指示や実行指示を出す。 First, various tablets and the like (drugs) are stored in a large number of drug cassettes 90, and they are mounted one by one on the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61 (base portion of the drug feeder) of the large number of drug cassette mounting portions 60. back. Since the specific procedure for accommodating the drug in the drug cassette 90 can be performed in the same manner as the replenishment work described in detail later, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.
Further, when it is desired to package the powder or the tablet and the powder are to be mixed or alternately packaged, the required powder is weighed and charged into the vibration feeder of the powder dividing device 30 or the like.
Then, the operation console 40 is operated to issue a dispensing instruction and an execution instruction to the control device.

そうすると、その指示に応じて分包対象薬剤が錠剤等であれば制御装置が該当する薬剤カセット着座部６１に排出動作を行わせるので、分包対象薬剤が、一包分ずつ、それを収容している薬剤カセット９０から排出され、それから落下しながら薬剤収集機構５１〜５３によって包装装置２０へ導かれ投入される。
また、分包対象薬剤が散薬であれば制御装置が散薬分割装置３０に散薬の分配と分割と逐次排出の動作を行わせるので、分包対象薬剤が、やはり一包分ずつ、包装装置２０へ投入される。そして、投入された薬剤は包装装置２０によって分包紙に区分封入される。 Then, in response to the instruction, if the drug to be packaged is a tablet or the like, the control device causes the corresponding drug cassette seating portion 61 to perform a discharge operation, so that the drug to be packaged accommodates each package. It is discharged from the drug cassette 90, and then is guided to the packaging device 20 by the drug collecting mechanisms 51 to 53 while falling and is loaded.
Further, if the drug to be packaged is a powder, the control device causes the powder dividing device 30 to perform operations of distribution, division, and sequential discharge of the powder. It is thrown in. Then, the charged drug is separately sealed in the packaging paper by the packaging device 20.

また、そのような作業と並行する又は先行する適宜な時に、使用量が多くて補充の頻度が極めて高い錠剤等（薬剤）についてや、常に自動分包に供するほどではないが後の使用への迅速対応に予め備えておきたいといった錠剤等（薬剤）についても、カセットへの薬剤補充作業に先立って速やかにカセット交換や所望カセットの装着が行えるようにするために、薬剤カセット９０と同じ他の一つ又は複数の薬剤カセットに予め収容しておく。そして、該カセットを後の使用に備える予製カセットとして、薬品庫部５０の予製カセット装着部７０に保持させておく。予製カセット装着部７０は、その予製カセット応動部材７２が橙色なので、薬剤カセット応動部材６２が黒色の薬剤カセット装着部６０や、補充カセット応動部材８２が白色の補充カセット装着部８０から、容易に見分けられる。 In addition, for tablets, etc. (drugs) that are used in large amounts and replenished very frequently at appropriate times in parallel with or prior to such work, or for later use, although not always for automatic packaging. For tablets (drugs) that you want to prepare in advance for quick response, other than the same as the drug cassette 90 so that you can quickly replace the cassette or install the desired cassette prior to the drug replenishment work on the cassette. Pre-stored in one or more drug cassettes. Then, the cassette is held in the pre-made cassette mounting unit 70 of the chemical storage unit 50 as a pre-made cassette for later use. Since the pre-made cassette mounting unit 70 has an orange pre-made cassette reaction member 72, the pre-made cassette reaction member 62 is easily removed from the black drug cassette mounting unit 60 and the replenishment cassette reaction member 82 is easily accessible from the white replenishment cassette mounting unit 80. Can be identified as.

そして、予製カセットが何れかの予製カセット装着部７０に装着されると、その予製カセットの情報担体から装着先の予製カセット装着部７０の予製カセット着座部７１の情報読取装置によって装着カセットの識別情報が読み取られて制御装置へ送信されるので、予製カセットとそれを保持する予製カセット装着部７０の箇所・位置とが制御装置によって管理される。また、上述した薬剤カセット９０の装着時にも、同様にして、カセット装着先の薬剤カセット装着部６０の薬剤カセット着座部６１の情報読取装置によって装着カセットの識別情報が読み取られて制御装置へ送信されるので、薬剤カセット９０とそれを保持する薬剤カセット装着部６０の箇所・位置とが制御装置によって管理される。 Then, when the pre-made cassette is mounted on any of the pre-made cassette mounting portions 70, the information carrier of the pre-made cassette is used by the information reading device of the pre-made cassette seating portion 71 of the pre-made cassette mounting portion 70 to be mounted. Since the identification information of the mounting cassette is read and transmitted to the control device, the control device manages the location and position of the prefabricated cassette and the prefabricated cassette mounting unit 70 that holds the prefabricated cassette. Further, also when the above-mentioned medicine cassette 90 is mounted, the identification information of the mounting cassette is read by the information reading device of the medicine cassette seating portion 61 of the medicine cassette mounting portion 60 of the cassette mounting destination and transmitted to the control device in the same manner. Therefore, the location and position of the drug cassette 90 and the drug cassette mounting portion 60 that holds the drug cassette 90 are managed by the control device.

さらに、各カセットの収容薬剤の種類や量などについては、操作卓４０を介して制御装置にデータ入力される他、可能なら調剤サーバ等からダウンロードされて、制御装置の管理に供される。調剤サーバと連携している場合は、その管理にも従って、データ照合やそれに基づく分包処理が行われる。
そして、分包処理の進行に連れて、何れかの薬剤カセット装着部６０に装着された薬剤カセット９０が空になると、同じ薬剤を収容した別の薬剤カセット９０が薬品庫部５０の他の薬剤カセット装着部６０に装着されていれば、それに薬剤排出担当の薬剤カセット９０が切り替えられて、自動分包が継続される。 Further, the type and amount of the medicine contained in each cassette are input to the control device via the operation console 40, and if possible, downloaded from a dispensing server or the like and used for management of the control device. When linked with a dispensing server, data collation and packaging processing based on the data collation are performed according to the management.
Then, as the packaging process progresses, when the drug cassette 90 mounted on any of the drug cassette mounting portions 60 becomes empty, another drug cassette 90 containing the same drug is used as another drug in the drug storage section 50. If it is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 60, the drug cassette 90 in charge of drug discharge is switched to the cassette mounting section 60, and automatic packaging is continued.

そのような薬剤カセット９０が何れの薬剤カセット装着部６０にも装着されていなかった場合や、そのような薬剤カセット９０までもが空になった場合には、自動分包が中断されるので、中断後すみやかに、あるいはそのような中断に備えて薬剤排出中の薬剤カセット９０が空になりそうなときには中断前に予め、同じ薬剤を収容した予製カセットが薬品庫部５０の予製カセット装着部７０に保持されているか否かが制御装置（あるいは調剤サーバ）によって調べられ、該当するものが有れば、その予製カセットを使用に備えて薬品庫部５０から取り出しておくようにという作業指示が操作卓４０に自動表示される。 If such a drug cassette 90 is not mounted on any of the drug cassette mounting portions 60, or if even such a drug cassette 90 is emptied, automatic packaging is interrupted. Immediately after the interruption, or when the drug cassette 90 during drug discharge is likely to be empty in preparation for such interruption, the pre-prepared cassette containing the same drug is installed in the pre-prepared cassette of the drug storage section 50 before the interruption. Whether or not it is held in the part 70 is checked by the control device (or the dispensing server), and if there is a corresponding one, the work of taking out the pre-made cassette from the chemical storage part 50 in preparation for use. The instruction is automatically displayed on the console 40.

すると、その表示を見た作業者が、自動分包の再開や継続のために、その指示に従って、該当する予製カセットを予製カセット装着部７０から取り外し、その予製カセットを薬品庫部５０の薬剤カセット装着部６０のうち空いているものに装着することになるが、そのときのカセット装着作業は（図５（ｂ）〜（ｄ）参照）、薬剤カセット着座部６１（ベース）の手前上方にぶら下がっている薬剤カセット応動部材６２を予製カセットで軽く押しながら、予製カセットを前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１の所まで押し込んで薬剤カセット着座部６１に取り付けることで行えるので、容易かつ迅速に済ませることができる。 Then, the worker who sees the display removes the corresponding pre-made cassette from the pre-made cassette mounting unit 70 according to the instruction in order to restart or continue the automatic packaging, and removes the pre-made cassette from the chemical storage unit 50. It will be mounted on an empty drug cassette mounting section 60, but the cassette mounting work at that time (see FIGS. 5 (b) to (d)) is in front of the drug cassette seating section 61 (base). It can be done easily and quickly because it can be done by pushing the prefabricated cassette to the forward-facing drug cassette seating section 61 and attaching it to the drug cassette seating section 61 while lightly pushing the drug cassette reaction member 62 hanging upward with the prefabricated cassette. You can finish it.

なお、空いている薬剤カセット装着部６０が無いときは、使用中でない薬剤カセット９０を前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１から取り外して、そこへ使用予定の薬剤カセット９０や予製カセット或いは補充後の補充カセットを付け替えれば良く、そのときのカセット取り外し作業も、該当する薬剤カセット９０を薬剤カセット着座部６１から外して引く抜くだけなので、容易かつ迅速に済ませることができる。薬剤カセット９０が取り外されると、その薬剤カセット９０の上に乗って横向きに近い状態になっていた遮光性の薬剤カセット応動部材６２が、自由な鉛直状態に戻って、前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１の前方の開口を少なくとも上側部分は塞ぐので、天井からの強い照明光は、大部分が前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１の手前で遮られ、その薬剤カセット着座部６１の奥側に付設されている薬剤排出センサには殆ど到達しないので、前向き薬剤カセット着座部６１がカセット未装着状態であっても、薬剤排出センサが外乱光で誤作動することは滅多にない。 When there is no empty drug cassette mounting portion 60, the unused drug cassette 90 is removed from the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61, and the drug cassette 90, the pre-made cassette, or the replenishment cassette after replenishment is to be used there. The cassette removal work at that time can be completed easily and quickly because the corresponding drug cassette 90 is simply removed from the drug cassette seating portion 61 and pulled out. When the drug cassette 90 is removed, the light-shielding drug cassette reaction member 62 that has been placed on the drug cassette 90 and is in a state close to sideways returns to a free vertical state, and the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61 Since the front opening is closed at least in the upper portion, most of the strong illumination light from the ceiling is blocked in front of the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61, and the drug discharging portion attached to the back side of the drug cassette seating portion 61 is provided. Since it hardly reaches the sensor, the drug discharge sensor rarely malfunctions due to ambient light even when the forward-facing drug cassette seating portion 61 is not attached to the cassette.

そして、一連の分包動作の実行中や完了後に空になって或いは空になりそうで薬剤の補充対象になった薬剤カセットである補充カセットには、補充カセット応動部材８２が白くて一目瞭然の補充カセット装着部８０を使用して薬剤を補充する。
具体的には、先ず、補充カセットを補充カセット着座部８１に装着するが、そのときのカセット装着作業も、予製カセットを予製カセット着座部７１に装着するときも、既に詳述した薬剤カセット９０の薬剤カセット着座部６１への装着時と同様にして容易かつ迅速に行うことができる（図５（ｂ）〜（ｄ）参照）。 Then, the replenishment cassette reaction member 82 is white and self-explanatory replenishment to the replenishment cassette, which is a drug cassette that is emptied or is likely to be emptied during or after the execution of a series of packaging operations and is the target of replenishment of the drug. The cassette mounting portion 80 is used to replenish the drug.
Specifically, first, the replenishment cassette is mounted on the replenishment cassette seating portion 81, and both the cassette mounting work at that time and the prefabricated cassette mounting the prefabricated cassette seating portion 71 are the drug cassettes already described in detail. It can be easily and quickly performed in the same manner as when the 90 is attached to the drug cassette seating portion 61 (see FIGS. 5 (b) to 5 (d)).

補充カセットが補充カセット装着部８０に保持されると、その補充カセットの情報担体から補充カセット着座部８１の情報読取装置によって装着カセットの識別情報が読み取られて制御装置へ送信される。そして、制御装置による薬品マスタのデータ検索等によって、補充すべき薬剤の種類や量が分かるときには、その作業指示が操作卓４０に表示されるので、それに従って作業者が補充カセットに薬剤を投入する。なお、補充すべき薬剤の種類や量のデータが未だ設定されていなかったり、補充する薬剤の種類や量を変更したいときには、作業者が操作卓４０の操作等にて制御装置に対するデータ設定を行う。 When the replenishment cassette is held by the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80, the identification information of the replenishment cassette is read from the information carrier of the replenishment cassette by the information reading device of the replenishment cassette seating unit 81 and transmitted to the control device. Then, when the type and amount of the drug to be replenished are known by the data search of the drug master by the control device, the work instruction is displayed on the operation console 40, and the operator inputs the drug into the replenishment cassette accordingly. .. If the data on the type and amount of the drug to be replenished has not been set yet, or if the type and amount of the drug to be replenished are to be changed, the operator sets the data for the control device by operating the console 40 or the like. ..

それから、薬剤補充の済んだ補充カセットは、薬剤カセット９０として何れかの薬剤カセット装着部６０に装着するか、予製カセットとして何れかの予製カセット装着部７０に装着する。
こうして、この薬剤分包機１０にあっては、薬品庫部５０のうち従来はあまり使用されていなかった下窄み収集部５２の外側に当たる部分に予製カセットや補充カセットが置かれるので、予製カセットや補充カセットの保持のために装置サイズを拡大するまでもなく、薬剤カセット９０と予製カセットとの付け替えや、補充カセットへの薬剤補充作業が、容易かつ迅速に而も的確に行われる。 Then, the replenishment cassette that has been replenished with the drug is mounted as the drug cassette 90 in one of the drug cassette mounting portions 60, or as a pre-made cassette in any of the pre-made cassette mounting portions 70.
In this way, in the drug packaging machine 10, the pre-made cassette and the replenishment cassette are placed in the portion of the drug storage section 50 that corresponds to the outside of the lower constriction collecting section 52, which has not been used so much in the past. Replacing the drug cassette 90 with the pre-made cassette and replenishing the drug to the replenishment cassette can be easily, quickly and accurately performed without increasing the size of the device for holding the cassette or the replenishment cassette.

［その他］
薬剤カセット９０に一括収容されて逐次排出される薬剤は、錠剤が典型的であるが、それに限られる訳でなく、半錠など錠剤を予め分割したものでも良く、容積等にて適量ずつ排出可能であって落下時に薬剤収集機構にて不都合なく収集できる薬剤であれば顆粒剤などでも良い。 [others]
Tablets are typical of the drugs that are collectively stored in the drug cassette 90 and sequentially discharged, but the drug is not limited to this, and tablets such as half tablets may be divided in advance and can be discharged in appropriate amounts by volume or the like. However, granules or the like may be used as long as the drug can be collected without any inconvenience by the drug collection mechanism when dropped.

上記実施例では、薬剤収集機構５１〜５３が一体的に連なっている物を図示したが、排出薬剤の落下経路が上下に連なっていれば足りるので、各部材５１，５２，５３が別体のものであっても良い。例えば、上部５１が多数の細長い縦管等を主体とし、下窄み収集部５２が単一・少数の大きな逆さ錐台状管体を主体とするものであっても良い。 In the above embodiment, the ones in which the drug collecting mechanisms 51 to 53 are integrally connected are shown, but since it is sufficient that the falling paths of the discharged drugs are connected vertically, the members 51, 52, and 53 are separate bodies. It may be a thing. For example, the upper portion 51 may be mainly composed of a large number of elongated vertical tubes or the like, and the lower constriction collecting portion 52 may be mainly composed of a single or a small number of large inverted frustum-shaped tubes.

上記実施例では、薬剤カセット着座部６１も予製カセット着座部７１も総てが前向きになっていたが、これは必須ではなく、一部のものが横向きになっていても良い。
上記実施例では、指定種類の薬剤を収容した薬剤カセットや予製カセットの薬品庫部内装着位置が操作卓４０に表示されるようになっていたが、それに代えて又はそれに加えて、薬剤カセット着座部６１や予製カセット着座部７１あるいはその近傍の棚前端面などに点灯部材等の個別表示部材を付設しておき、個々の該当箇所で案内表示がなされるようにしても良い。 In the above embodiment, both the drug cassette seating portion 61 and the prefabricated cassette seating portion 71 are facing forward, but this is not essential, and some of them may be turned sideways.
In the above embodiment, the mounting position of the drug cassette or the pre-made cassette containing the specified type of drug in the drug storage is displayed on the operation console 40, but instead or in addition to that, the drug cassette is seated. Individual display members such as lighting members may be attached to the portion 61, the prefabricated cassette seating portion 71, or the front end surface of the shelf in the vicinity thereof, and guidance displays may be made at each applicable location.

上記実施例では、補充カセット装着部８０が補充カセット応動部材８２の色は別として予製カセット装着部７０とほぼ同様のものであったが、薬剤補充作業の容易化等の観点からは、補充カセット着座部８１を手前に手動操作等にて引き出せるようにするのが好ましく、操作卓４０に対する補充開始指示等に応じて自動的に補充カセット着座部８１が前進するようにすると更に良い。 In the above embodiment, the replenishment cassette mounting unit 80 is almost the same as the pre-made cassette mounting unit 70 except for the color of the replenishment cassette reaction member 82, but from the viewpoint of facilitating the drug replenishment work, replenishment is performed. It is preferable that the cassette seating portion 81 can be pulled out toward the front by a manual operation or the like, and it is further preferable that the replenishment cassette seating portion 81 is automatically moved forward in response to a replenishment start instruction or the like for the operation console 40.

上記実施例では、カセット装着部６０，７０，８０の目視識別のためにカセット応動部材６２，７２，８２を色分けしていたが、薬剤の排出を行わないカセット装着部７０，８０のカセット応動部材７２，８２は遮光性が必須ではないので、例えば、薬剤カセット応動部材６２には遮光部材を用い、予製カセット応動部材７２には半透明部材を用い、補充カセット応動部材８２には透明部材を用いるといったことによっても、カセット装着部６０，７０，８０を目視で容易に区別できるようになる。 In the above embodiment, the cassette responding members 62, 72, 82 are color-coded for visual identification of the cassette mounting portions 60, 70, 80, but the cassette responding members of the cassette mounting portions 70, 80 that do not discharge the drug. Since light-shielding properties are not essential for 72 and 82, for example, a light-shielding member is used for the drug cassette response member 62, a translucent member is used for the prefabricated cassette response member 72, and a transparent member is used for the replenishment cassette response member 82. By using the cassette mounting portions 60, 70, and 80, the cassette mounting portions 60, 70, and 80 can be easily visually distinguished.

上記実施例では、カセット応動部材６２，７２，８２が上端を中心に揺動するようになっていたが、カセット応動部材６２，７２，８２の設置態様は、それに限られる訳でなく、例えば外乱光の発出位置等によって閉塞部位や移動態様を変更させても良く、例えば暖簾のように容易に変形するものでも良い。
また、そのような外乱光の影響軽減にとどまらず、粉塵等による外乱の影響も排除・軽減するために、前向きカセット着座部６１，７１，８１の上方に送風して粉塵等の進入を防止したり、空気吸引にて粉塵等を回収するようにするのも良い。 In the above embodiment, the cassette reaction members 62, 72, 82 swing around the upper end, but the installation mode of the cassette response members 62, 72, 82 is not limited to that, for example, disturbance. The blocked portion and the moving mode may be changed depending on the position where light is emitted, and may be easily deformed, for example, a curtain.
Further, in order not only to reduce the influence of such disturbance light but also to eliminate and reduce the influence of disturbance due to dust and the like, air is blown above the forward cassette seating portions 61, 71 and 81 to prevent dust and the like from entering. Alternatively, it is also good to collect dust and the like by air suction.

本発明の薬剤分包機は、薬剤フィーダが前後には単一のもの（上記実施例や特許文献２参照）に適用することで、高い効果が期待できるが、それに適用が限定されるものでなく、薬剤フィーダが前後にも複数配設されたものにも（特許文献１，３参照）、適用が可能であり、薬品庫部からカセット載置棚等をスライドさせて前方へ引き出せるようになっている薬剤分包機への適用が排除されるものでもない（特許文献４〜６参照）。 The drug packaging machine of the present invention can be expected to have a high effect by applying it to a single drug feeder before and after (see the above Examples and Patent Document 2), but the application is not limited thereto. It can also be applied to those in which a plurality of drug feeders are arranged in the front-rear direction (see Patent Documents 1 and 3), and the cassette storage shelf or the like can be slid from the drug storage section and pulled out forward. The application to the existing drug packaging machine is not excluded (see Patent Documents 4 to 6).

１０…薬剤分包機、
２０…包装装置、３０…散薬分割装置、４０…操作卓（操作部・表示部）、
５０…薬品庫部、
５１〜５３…薬剤収集機構、５１…上部、５２…下窄み収集部、５３…下部、
６０…薬剤カセット装着部（薬剤フィーダ用）、
６１…薬剤カセット着座部（ベース）、６２…薬剤カセット応動部材（遮光部材）、
７０…予製カセット装着部（予備保管用）、
７１…予製カセット着座部、７２…予製カセット応動部材（目視識別用）、
８０…補充カセット装着部（薬剤補充作業用）、
８１…補充カセット着座部、８２…補充カセット応動部材（目視識別用）、
９０…薬剤カセット 10 ... Drug packaging machine,
20 ... Packaging device, 30 ... Powder splitting device, 40 ... Operation console (operation unit / display unit),
50 ... Chemical storage department,
51-53 ... Drug collection mechanism, 51 ... Upper part, 52 ... Lower constriction collection part, 53 ... Lower part,
60 ... Drug cassette mounting part (for drug feeder),
61 ... Drug cassette seating part (base), 62 ... Drug cassette reaction member (light-shielding member),
70 ... Pre-made cassette mounting part (for preliminary storage),
71 ... Pre-made cassette seating part, 72 ... Pre-made cassette reaction member (for visual identification),
80 ... Replenishment cassette mounting part (for drug replenishment work),
81 ... Replenishment cassette seating part, 82 ... Replenishment cassette reaction member (for visual identification),
90 ... Drug cassette

Claims (3)

薬剤を収容しうる薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持する薬剤カセット着座部を複数装備した薬品庫部と、薬剤を受け入れて区分封入する包装装置と、前記薬剤カセットから前記薬剤カセット着座部を介して排出された薬剤を収集して前記包装装置に引き渡す薬剤収集機構とを備えた薬剤分包機において、
上部の薬剤受入口より下部の薬剤送出口の狭い下窄み収集部が前記薬剤収集機構に具備されており、前記薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持しうる予製カセット着座部が前記薬品庫部のうち前記下窄み収集部の側方に位置した部位に設けられて、前記予製カセット着座部が前記薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置しており、前記薬品庫部は上下方向に多段のカセット装着棚を具備したものであって前方がカセット着脱自在な解放状態になっており後方に前記薬剤収集機構が配設されており、前記カセット装着棚は左右方向のカセット装着数が複数であって前後方向のカセット装着数が単一にとどまるものであり、前記カセット装着棚のうち一つ又は複数のものには前記薬剤カセット着座部に加えて前記予製カセット着座部も設けられており、前記予製カセット着座部と前記薬剤カセット着座部とが目視で区別できるようになっていることを特徴とする薬剤分包機。 A drug storage unit equipped with a plurality of drug cassette seating sections for detachably holding drug cassettes capable of accommodating drugs, a packaging device for receiving and separately enclosing drugs, and discharging from the drug cassette via the drug cassette seating section. In a drug packaging machine equipped with a drug collecting mechanism that collects the prepared drug and delivers it to the packaging device.
The drug collection mechanism is provided with a narrow constriction collecting section having a narrow drug outlet below the drug receiving port at the upper part, and a prefabricated cassette seating section capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided in the drug storage section. Among them, the prefabricated cassette seating portion is located outside the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism, and the chemical storage section is multi-staged in the vertical direction. The cassette mounting shelves are provided, and the front is in an open state where the cassette can be attached and detached, and the drug collecting mechanism is arranged at the rear. The cassette mounting shelves have a plurality of cassettes mounted in the left-right direction. Therefore, the number of cassettes mounted in the front-rear direction remains single, and one or more of the cassette mounting shelves are provided with the pre-made cassette seating portion in addition to the drug cassette seating portion. , A drug packaging machine characterized in that the pre-made cassette seating portion and the drug cassette seating portion can be visually distinguished. 薬剤を収容しうる薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持する薬剤カセット着座部を複数装備した薬品庫部と、薬剤を受け入れて区分封入する包装装置と、前記薬剤カセットから前記薬剤カセット着座部を介して排出された薬剤を収集して前記包装装置に引き渡す薬剤収集機構とを備えた薬剤分包機において、
上部の薬剤受入口より下部の薬剤送出口の狭い下窄み収集部が前記薬剤収集機構に具備されており、前記薬剤カセットを着脱可能に保持しうる予製カセット着座部が前記薬品庫部のうち前記下窄み収集部の側方に位置した部位に設けられて、前記予製カセット着座部が前記薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置しており、
前記薬剤カセット着座部のうち前記薬品庫部の最前位置に設けられたもの総てについて又は一部のものについて、カセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う遮光性の薬剤カセット応動部材が設けられており、
前記予製カセット着座部のうち前記薬品庫部の最前位置に設けられたもの総てについて又は一部のものについて、カセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う予製カセット応動部材が設けられており、更に、前記予製カセット応動部材には前記薬剤カセット応動部材から目視にて区別しうる部材が用いられていることを特徴とする薬剤分包機。 A drug storage unit equipped with a plurality of drug cassette seating sections for detachably holding drug cassettes capable of accommodating drugs, a packaging device for receiving and separately enclosing drugs, and discharging from the drug cassette via the drug cassette seating section. In a drug packaging machine equipped with a drug collecting mechanism that collects the prepared drug and delivers it to the packaging device.
The drug collection mechanism is provided with a narrow constriction collecting section having a narrow drug outlet below the drug receiving port at the upper part, and a prefabricated cassette seating section capable of detachably holding the drug cassette is provided in the drug storage section. Among them, the prefabricated cassette seating portion is located outside the collection range of the drug collecting mechanism, which is provided at a portion located on the side of the lower constriction collecting portion .
Of the medicine cassette seating portions, all or some of the medicine cassette seating portions provided at the foremost position of the medicine storage portion are oriented forward for cassette attachment / detachment, and are opened / closed in front of the medicine cassette seating portion as the cassette is attached / detached. A light-shielding drug cassette response member that operates is provided.
Of the pre-made cassette seating portions, all or some of the pre-made cassette seating portions provided at the front position of the chemical storage portion are oriented forward for cassette attachment / detachment, and are accompanied by cassette attachment / detachment in front of the cassette attachment / detachment direction. A prefabricated cassette response member that opens and closes is provided, and further, the prefabricated cassette response member is characterized in that a member that can be visually distinguished from the drug cassette response member is used. Packaging machine . 前記薬剤カセットを一時的に保持しうる補充カセット着座部が、前記薬品庫部の最前位置であって前記薬品庫部のうち前記下窄み収集部の側方に位置した部位に設けられて、前記薬剤収集機構の収集範囲の外に位置しており、
前記補充カセット着座部について、そのカセット着脱向きが前方にされるとともに、その前方にはカセット着脱に随伴して開閉動作を行う補充カセット応動部材が設けられており、更に、前記補充カセット応動部材には前記薬剤カセット応動部材と前記予製カセット応動部材との双方から目視にて区別しうる部材が用いられていることを特徴とする請求項２記載の薬剤分包機。 A replenishment cassette seating portion capable of temporarily holding the drug cassette is provided at the front position of the drug storage section and at a portion of the drug storage section located on the side of the lower constriction collecting section. It is located outside the collection range of the drug collection mechanism and
The replenishment cassette seating portion is provided with a replenishment cassette response member that opens and closes in association with the cassette attachment / detachment, while the cassette attachment / detachment direction is set to the front. The drug packaging machine according to claim 2, wherein a member that can be visually distinguished from both the drug cassette response member and the pre-made cassette response member is used.
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