Drug packaging device
A drug packaging device includes a dispensing portion and a packaging portion. The dispensing portion includes a first dispensing portion including a plurality of drug cassettes and a second dispensing portion configured to receive drugs, which are prepared separately from the drugs stored in the first dispensing portion, and to dispense the drugs. The second dispensing portion includes a first receiving/dispensing portion and a second receiving/dispensing portion. The second receiving/dispensing portion is configured to dispense drugs by the amount required for packaging among a plurality of drugs having been collectively distributed. The first receiving/dispensing portion and the second receiving/dispensing portion are vertically arranged.
1. A drug packaging device, comprising:
a first dispensing portion comprising a plurality of drug cassettes configured to store a drug and individually dispense the stored drug in accordance with prescription information;
a second dispensing portion configured to receive a drug other than the drug stored in the first dispensing portion and dispense the drug in accordance with prescription information; and
a delivery portion provided on a movement path and configured to guide drugs dispensed from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion toward a packaging portion,
wherein the second dispensing portion includes:
a first receiving/dispensing portion configured to
align and arrange a plurality of drug receiving boxes lengthwise and crosswise,
prepare a drug in each of the plurality of drug receiving boxes for dispensing in accordance with prescription information, and
dispense the drug from each drug receiving box of the plurality of drug receiving boxes; and
a second receiving/dispensing portion configured to
collectively receive a plurality of drugs of a same kind, and
dispense a drug, from the collectively received plurality of drugs, required for a package in accordance with prescription information,
the first receiving/dispensing portion and the second receiving/dispensing portion are vertically arrayed, and
the delivery portion is configured to
move and collect part or all of drugs, which have been dispensed in a first direction from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion, in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
dispense the collected drugs toward the packaging portion, the delivery portion includes
a drug collection hopper arranged below the first dispensing portion, and
further drug collection hoppers associated with moving mechanisms, respectively, the moving mechanisms being configured to move linearly in the second direction.
2. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the drug collection hopper is an upper side hopper configured to collect a drug having been dispensed above the delivery portion and to feed the collected drug to the delivery portion,
wherein the upper side hopper comprises an inclination portion having a peripheral surface inclined so that an opening region of the upper side hopper becomes narrower from an upper side toward a lower side, and
the second dispensing portion is arranged so as to enter the opening region of the inclination portion on the lower side.
3. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery portion comprises, on the movement path toward the packaging portion, a storage portion configured to
temporarily receive some or all of the drugs prepared for individual packaging, and
discharge the temporarily received drugs toward the packaging portion.
4. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the delivery portion includes a first opening/closing mechanism section including a first opening/closing member being openable and closable, and is configured to temporarily receive a dispensed drug and discharge the dispensed drug downward at the first opening/closing mechanism section, and
some or all of surfaces with which the dispensed drug collides in the first opening/closing mechanism section have a multilayer structure formed of plate members arrayed with a clearance.
5. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the delivery portion further comprises a second opening/closing mechanism section including a second opening/closing member being openable and closable, and is configured to temporarily receive a dispensed drug, and to discharge the dispensed drug downward at the second opening/closing mechanism section, and
some or all of surfaces with which the dispensed drug collides in the second opening/closing mechanism section is smaller in thickness than another surface with which the dispensed drug does not collide.
6. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery portion includes the moving mechanisms configured to move the drugs, that have been dispensed in the first direction, in the second direction crossing the first direction.
7. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second receiving/dispensing portion enables preparation for dispensing of the drug when the second receiving/dispensing portion is drawn out from a main body of the drug packaging device, and
the second receiving/dispensing portion enables dispensing of the drug when the second receiving/dispensing portion is pushed into the main body.
8. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the drug collection hopper is configured to collect a drug from an upstream side and send the drug to a downstream side,
wherein the drug collection hopper comprises
a hopper main body having an opening area narrowed from an upper side toward a lower side;
a tubular portion which communicates to the lower side of the hopper main body; and
a neck portion formed between the hopper main body and the tubular portion,
in the neck portion, the hopper main body and the tubular portion are gradually curved so as to be connected to each other, and
a part of the tubular portion below the neck portion is made of a material which is softer than a part of the hopper main body above the neck portion.
9. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second receiving/dispensing portion comprises:
a cassette configured to accommodate and dispense a drug; and
a base portion configured to give a motive force for dispensing the drug to the cassette,
the cassette comprises:
a peripheral wall forming member forming a peripheral wall of a drug accommodation portion configured to receive the drug;
a first rotation member inclined from a bottom side toward an upper end side of the peripheral wall forming member, the first rotation member configured to rotate around a first rotation shaft inclined with respect to an axis line of the peripheral wall forming member;
a second rotation member, arranged on an outer periphery on the upper end side of the peripheral wall forming member, the second rotation member configured to rotate around a second rotation shaft; and
a drug discharge portion configured to discharge the drug,
the first and second rotation members are configured such that the drug received-in the drug accommodation portion is moved to the second rotation member by rotation of the first rotation member, transferred toward a downstream side in a rotation direction of the second rotation member, and discharged from the drug discharge portion.
10. The drug packaging device according to claim 9 , further comprising a drawer member configured to be drawn out from a main body of the drug packaging device,
wherein, when the drawer portion is drawn out, the cassette is drawn out from the main body, is held by the drawer portion and is separated from the base portion, and
when the drawer portion is returned to be adjacent to the main body, the cassette is returned to be adjacent to the main body and is coupled to the base portion.
11. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an identification information reading portion configured to read identification information attached to an original box of a drug;
a specifying information display portion configured to display specifying information for specifying a drug accommodated in the second receiving/dispensing portion; and
a checking portion configured to verify a drug specified from the specifying information displayed on the specifying information display portion and a drug specified from the identification information read from the identification information reading portion.
12. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the drug collection hopper is configured to collect the drug from the first dispensing portion,
the further drug collection hoppers are configured to collect the drug from the second receiving/dispensing portion of the second dispensing portion, and
the drug collection hopper is located between the further drug collection hoppers in the second direction.
13. The drug packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein
the further drug collection hoppers are aligned with each other in a straight line, and
the moving mechanisms are configured to linearly move the drugs, which have been dispensed in the first direction, in the second direction.
14. A drug packaging device, comprising:
a first dispensing portion comprising a plurality of drug cassettes configured to store a drug and individually dispense the stored drug in accordance with prescription information;
a second dispensing portion configured to receive a drug other than the drug stored in the first dispensing portion and dispense the drug in accordance with prescription information; and
a delivery portion provided on a movement path and configured to guide drugs dispensed from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion toward a packaging portion,
wherein the second dispensing portion includes:
a first receiving/dispensing portion configured to
align and arrange a plurality of drug receiving boxes lengthwise and crosswise,
prepare a drug in each of the plurality of drug receiving boxes for dispensing in accordance with prescription information, and
dispense the drug from each drug receiving box of the plurality of drug receiving boxes; and
a second receiving/dispensing portion configured to
collectively receive a plurality of drugs of a same kind, and
dispense a drug, from the collectively received plurality of drugs, required for a package in accordance with prescription information,
the first receiving/dispensing portion and the second receiving/dispensing portion are vertically arrayed,
the delivery portion is configured to
move and collect part or all of drugs, which have been dispensed in a first direction from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion, in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
dispense the collected drugs toward the packaging portion,
the delivery portion includes a first opening/closing mechanism section including a first opening/closing member being openable and closable, and is configured to temporarily receive a dispensed drug and discharge the dispensed drug downward at the first opening/closing mechanism section, and
some or all of surfaces with which the dispensed drug collides in the first opening/closing mechanism section have a multilayer structure formed of plate members arrayed with a clearance.
15. A drug packaging device, comprising:
a first dispensing portion comprising a plurality of drug cassettes configured to store a drug and individually dispense the stored drug in accordance with prescription information;
a second dispensing portion configured to receive a drug other than the drug stored in the first dispensing portion and dispense the drug in accordance with prescription information; and
a delivery portion provided on a movement path and configured to guide drugs dispensed from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion toward a packaging portion,
wherein the second dispensing portion includes:
a first receiving/dispensing portion configured to
align and arrange a plurality of drug receiving boxes lengthwise and crosswise,
prepare a drug in each of the plurality of drug receiving boxes for dispensing in accordance with prescription information, and
dispense the drug from each drug receiving box of the plurality of drug receiving boxes; and
a second receiving/dispensing portion configured to
collectively receive a plurality of drugs of a same kind, and
dispense a drug, from the collectively received plurality of drugs, required for a package in accordance with prescription information,
the first receiving/dispensing portion and the second receiving/dispensing portion are vertically arrayed,
the delivery portion is configured to
move and collect part or all of drugs, which have been dispensed in a first direction from the first dispensing portion and the second dispensing portion, in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
dispense the collected drugs toward the packaging portion,
the drug packaging device further comprises a hopper configured to collect a drug from an upstream side and send the drug to a downstream side,
the hopper comprises
a hopper main body having an opening area narrowed from an upper side toward a lower side;
a tubular portion which communicates to the lower side of the hopper main body; and
a neck portion formed between the hopper main body and the tubular portion,
in the neck portion, the hopper main body and the tubular portion are gradually curved so as to be connected to each other, and
a part of the tubular portion below the neck portion is made of a material which is softer than a part of the hopper main body above the neck portion.