JP2019142545A - Unpacking device with beat function and unpacking method - Google Patents

Abstract

[Purpose] When each accommodating portion is pressed to remove the contained material in the flexible sheet, the contained object is still the lower surface of the accommodating portion even though a part of the lower surface of the accommodating portion is broken. The present invention provides an unpacking device with a beat function and an unpacking method capable of surely eliminating a situation in which a broken portion of the above is caught and cannot be discharged from the accommodating portion. [Structure] After pressing a plurality of each accommodating portion in a partial region of the flexible sheet, a beat mechanism portion is used to hit a part of the flexible sheet, whereby the contained object is said to be the subject. A beat function that ensures that the object to be contained is discharged from the broken lower surface to the outside and stored in the collection container even when the object is caught in the broken portion of the lower surface of the housing portion and remains undischarged. Attached unpacking device and unpacking method. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an unpacking apparatus and a unpacking method for taking out an object to be stored from a plurality of storage portions formed or arranged on a flexible sheet such as a medicine sheet.

  Conventionally, for example, a flexible plastic sheet is provided with a plurality of accommodating portions, for example, a plurality of accommodating portions composed of a transparent plastic dome-shaped portion and a lower sealing surface made of aluminum foil. An unpacking device and a unpacking method for taking out an internal medicine (tablets, capsules, etc.) from each container (such as a PTP sheet) have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1) and put into practical use. Many of such conventional medicine unpacking devices for taking out medicines, for example, in dispensing pharmacies, take out medicines from each container in each medicine sheet while sequentially conveying a plurality and / or types of medicine sheets, It is configured and used as a part of a system for collecting the taken-out medicines and packaging / packaging the plurality of medicines for each dose taken by a patient.

  For example, FIG. 7 shows a conventional medicine sheet decapsulating device disclosed in Patent Document 1. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of accommodating portions 1a each including a substantially dome-shaped protrusion 1c and a lower sealing surface 1d (see FIG. 7B) (see FIG. 7A). ) Is a flexible drug sheet (PTP sheet) arranged in such a manner that six are arranged in the longitudinal direction and three are arranged in the width direction.

  In the conventional medicine sheet unpacking apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7, the medicine sheet 1 as described above is moved in a certain direction (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 7A) on the placement unit 10. The three accommodating portions 1a arranged in the width direction in the partial region 1b (see FIG. 7A) of the medicine sheet 1 are pressed by the pressing portion 6 to be unwrapped. In the example shown in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the pressing portion 6 has an arcuate shape in one direction (see arrow B) in the width direction of the sheet 1 with the rotation shaft 6a as a fulcrum. In the process of rotating, the three accommodating portions 1a arranged in the width direction in the partial region 1b of the sheet 1 are sequentially pressed so that the partial region 1b of the drug sheet 1 enters the opening below the portion. And the substantially domed protrusions 1c of the three accommodating portions 1a in the partial region 1b are sequentially deformed by pressing, and the internal medicine 1e is also pressed downward in the figure to form a lower sealing surface It is discharged through 1d, dropped, and collected in a lower collection container (not shown) (however, in the present invention, the pressing portion 6 that rotates like a pendulum as shown in FIG. 7). Is not a premise).

  The above-described pressing portion 6 presses the three accommodating portions 1a arranged in the width direction of the medicine sheet 1 and the collection of each medicine 1e discharged and dropped from each accommodating portion 1a by the pressing. As shown in FIG. 8, the collection into the container (not shown) is performed in the partial areas 1b and 1b ′ (in the partial area) along the longitudinal direction (moving direction A) of the drug sheet 1 being moved. Each time the three accommodating portions 1a in the width direction are moved to a position (downward position) opposite to the pressing portion 6, the operation is repeated sequentially (see FIG. 8).

Japanese Patent No. 6232517

  However, in the conventional drug sheet unwrapping device as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the substantially dome-shaped protrusion 1c (see FIG. 7B) of the drug sheet 1 is simply pressed from above, Since the internal medicine 1e is pressed downward to break the lower sealing surface 1d (aluminum foil surface), for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a part of the lower sealing surface 1d (aluminum foil) ) Is broken, the internal medicine 1e is caught on the broken portion of the lower sealing surface 1d and cannot be discharged and dropped, and cannot be collected in the collection container (not shown). Not a few.

  This invention was made paying attention to such a problem of the prior art, and when each accommodating part in the said flexible sheet | seat (medicine sheet | seat etc.) was pressed, it was pressed by the said press part. Even though a part of the lower surface (aluminum foil, etc.) of the housing part is broken, the object (medicine, etc.) is still caught by the broken part of the lower surface and cannot be discharged and dropped from the housing part. The beat function that reliably eliminates the situation where the collection remains impossible and allows the contained items to be discharged from the respective accommodating portions by the pressing and collected in the collecting container. An object of the present invention is to provide an attached unpacking device and a unpacking method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention of a packaging device with a beat function includes a plurality of housings including a substantially dome-shaped protrusion that can be deformed by a predetermined pressing force and a lower surface that can be broken by a predetermined pressing force. An unpacking device that takes out an object to be contained such as a medicine from a flexible sheet in which a part is arranged, wherein the sheet is opposed to a pressing part in which a partial region of the sheet presses each of the containing parts. Passing sequentially through a position (for example, a position below the pressing part) and a position (for example, a position above the collecting container) opposite to the collecting container for collecting the objects to be discharged from the pressed receiving parts. As described above, when the moving unit that moves along the longitudinal direction of the sheet and the partial region of the sheet are located at a position facing the pressing unit or moving the position, Multiple containment units in some areas The substantially dome-shaped protrusion is deformed so that the internal object is pressed downward, and the lower surface is broken by the pressed object, and the pressing part is pressed by the pressing part. When the plurality of accommodating portions are located at positions facing or opposite to the collection container, the portions to be accommodated in the respective accommodating portions are struck by hitting a part of the sheet. And a beat mechanism part that is discharged from the lower surface broken by the pressing and is accommodated in the collection container.

  Moreover, in the unwrapping apparatus with a beat function according to the present invention, the beat mechanism portion may strike a portion in the vicinity of the accommodating portion pressed by the pressing portion in the sheet.

  Furthermore, the unpacking method according to the present invention comprises a flexible sheet in which a plurality of accommodating portions including a substantially dome-shaped protrusion that can be deformed by a predetermined pressing force and a lower surface that can be broken by a predetermined pressing force are arranged. A method for unpacking a stored object such as a medicine, wherein the sheet is positioned such that a partial region of the sheet faces a pressing portion that presses each of the storing portions (for example, a position below the pressing portion). And along the longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to sequentially pass through a position (for example, a position above the collection container) that opposes the collection container that collects the objects to be discharged from each of the pressed storage sections. And when the partial region of the sheet is located at a position facing the pressing portion or is moving the position, the plurality of accommodating portions in the partial region of the sheet are moved. The substantially dome-shaped protrusion is deformed A pressing step for pressing so that an inner object is pressed downward and the lower surface is broken by the pressed object, and a plurality of receiving parts pressed by the pressing part are the collection container. When the position is opposite to or moving the position, a part of the sheet is hit to discharge the object to be stored from the lower surface broken by the pressing in each of the storage parts. And a beat step to be accommodated in the collection container.

  In the unwrapping device with a beat function according to the present invention, after the plurality of receiving portions are pressed by the pressing portion, each of the plurality of pressed receiving portions is in a position facing the collection container or the position thereof. The beat mechanism part hits a part of the sheet when moving the sheet. Therefore, according to the unwrapping apparatus according to the present invention, the object (medicine or the like) is still contained even though a part (aluminum foil or the like) of the lower surface of the accommodating part pressed by the pressing part is broken. The situation in which the container cannot be discharged and dropped from the storage part by being caught by the fractured portion of the lower surface and cannot be collected in the collection container is surely eliminated, and the object to be stored is pressed from each storage part by the pressing. It becomes possible to reliably discharge and collect in the collection container.

  Further, in the present invention, when the beat mechanism portion is configured to strike the accommodating portion pressed by the pressing portion in the sheet or the vicinity thereof, the impact caused by the operation of the beat mechanism portion is applied to the strike portion. Since it can be efficiently transmitted to the accommodating portion in the vicinity of the place where it is placed, the object (medicine, etc.) that is caught on the fractured portion of the bottom surface (aluminum foil, etc.) that has been broken by the press can be more reliably detected. It can be discharged from the container and dropped and collected in a collection container.

  Further, in the unpacking method according to the present invention, after the plurality of receiving portions are pressed in the pressing step, each of the pressed plurality of receiving portions is at a position facing the collection container or the position is set. When moving, a part of the sheet is hit in the beat step. Therefore, according to the unwrapping method according to the present invention, the object (medicine etc.) is still contained even though a part (aluminum foil etc.) of the lower surface of the accommodating part pressed in the pressing step is broken. The situation in which the container cannot be discharged and dropped from the storage part by being caught by the fractured portion of the lower surface and cannot be collected in the collection container is surely eliminated, and the object to be stored is pressed from each storage part by the pressing. It becomes possible to reliably discharge and collect in the collection container.

(A) is a perspective view which shows the unpacking apparatus for chemical | medical agent sheets which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a perspective view which shows an example of the chemical | medical agent sheet used as the object of the unpacking operation | movement by the unwrapping apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. (A) And (b) is a perspective view which shows the decapsulation apparatus for chemical | medical agents sheets which concerns on this embodiment from the bottom face side. It is a perspective view which shows the decapsulation apparatus for medicine sheets which concerns on this embodiment from the bottom face side. (A) is a perspective view which shows the beat mechanism part used for this embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state in which the said beat mechanism part was installed in this embodiment. It is the schematic for demonstrating the operation | movement of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent sheet for demonstrating the problem of a prior art. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a structure and operation | movement of the conventional unpacking apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows an example of operation | movement of the conventional unpacking apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a decapsulation device for a medicine sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a medicine sheet unpacking apparatus according to this embodiment, and FIG. 1B shows an example of a medicine sheet that is an object of unpacking operation by the unpacking apparatus according to this embodiment. FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIG. 3 are perspective views showing the unpacking apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the bottom side. The unwrapping apparatus according to this embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has the same basic configuration as the conventional unpacking apparatus described above with reference to FIG. That is, in the present embodiment, the medicine sheet 1 is conveyed by the feed roller 2 (moving mechanism unit) inside the unpacking apparatus shown in FIGS. The medicine (contained object) is unpacked from the portion 1a, and the empty sheet after being unpacked is discharged from the discharge support plate 3 on the right side of FIG.

  Inside the unpacking device of the present embodiment, in the process of being transported by the feed roller 2, some of the accommodating portions 1a in the medicine sheet 1 (each of which has been transported to a position below the pressing portion facing the pressing portion) A pressing part for pressing the accommodating part 1a) is provided. In the present embodiment, a pendulum-type pressing portion that reciprocates in an arc shape, for example, as indicated by reference numeral 6 in FIG. 7A is employed as the pressing portion. In addition, in FIGS. 1-3, since such a press part is hidden in the other components, it is not displayed.

  In the present embodiment, when the medicine sheet 1 is moved (conveyed) along the longitudinal direction (movement direction indicated by arrow A), first, the first side in the movement direction A in the medicine sheet 1 is The partial region 1b (see FIG. 1B) is moved to a position below the pressing portion. At that time, the movement of the medicine sheet 1 is temporarily stopped, and the pressing portion is unidirectionally shaped in the arc shape (the above-mentioned In the process, the substantially domed protrusions 1c of the three accommodating portions 1a in the partial region 1b are pressed (FIGS. 7A and 8 described above). As a result, the internal medicine 1e is pressed toward the lower surface 1d (sealing surface made of aluminum foil or the like) to break a part of the lower surface 1d, and is discharged and dropped from there.

  Thereafter, when the medicine sheet 1 is slightly moved (conveyed) in the direction of arrow A and the next partial area 1b ′ (see FIG. 1B) moves to a position below the pressing portion, the medicine sheet 1 temporarily stops at that position, and the pressing portion rotates in an arc shape in the opposite direction to press the three accommodating portions 1a in the next partial region 1b ′. Thereafter, the medicine sheet 1 is further moved (conveyed) in the direction of the arrow A, and when the next partial area 1b ″ is further moved to a position below the pressing portion, the medicine sheet 1 is moved to that position. Once stopped, the pressing portion rotates in an arc shape in the one direction to press the three accommodating portions 1a in the next partial region 1b ''. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated. In the above description, the pressing portion that presses each accommodating portion 1a in the medicine sheet 1 is a pendulum-type pressing portion that reciprocally rotates in an arc shape as indicated by reference numeral 7 in FIG. The present invention is not limited to such a type.

  2A and 3, reference numeral 4 denotes an opening arranged at a position facing the pressing portion. In the opening 4, the partial regions 1 b, 1 b ′, 1 b ″ (regions facing the pressing portion) in the medicine sheet 1 are sequentially pressed by the pressing portion and deformed downward (curved). Used to be able to be done. Further, the opening 4 is discharged and dropped from the respective accommodating portions 1a in the partial regions 1b, 1b ′, 1b ″ (regions facing the pressing portion) of the medicine sheet 1 by pressing by the pressing portion. It is also used to pass the collected drug through and collect it in a collection container (not shown) below it.

  In the present embodiment, a beat mechanism 5 as shown in FIG. 4A is disposed in the vicinity of the pressing portion and the opening 4. 4A, 5a is a pull solenoid that is a component of the beat mechanism unit 5, 5b is a hinge pin that is a component of the beat mechanism unit 5, and 5c is a component of the beat mechanism unit 5. FIG. It is a certain rotation axis (axis provided with a coil spring). In the beat mechanism section 5 used in the present embodiment, for example, a rod-shaped movable section expands and contracts and reciprocates at regular intervals by the action of the pull solenoid 5a and the coil spring. Thereby, the movable part (see 5d in FIG. 5) repeats the operation of hitting the vicinity of each accommodating part 1a pressed by the pressing part at regular intervals.

  In this embodiment, every time said each accommodating part 1a in partial area | region 1b, 1b ', 1b' '... which sequentially faces the said press part during conveyance of the said medicine sheet 1 is pressed by the said press part. In addition, the beat mechanism 5 is set so as to strike a portion in the vicinity of each pressed accommodating portion 1a in the medicine sheet 1. In addition, the code | symbol 5 of FIG. 1 and the code | symbol 5 of FIG.4 (b) show the position and state when the said beat mechanism part 5 is arrange | positioned in the unpacking apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a flow of operation in the present embodiment. In FIG. 5, 5 d is, for example, a rod-like movable portion of the beat mechanism portion 5 that strikes the vicinity of each accommodating portion 1 a in the drug sheet 1, 6 is a pressing portion that presses each accommodating portion 1 a of the drug sheet 1, 7 Is a collection container for collecting the medicine discharged and dropped from each container 1a of the medicine sheet 1.

  First, in the process in which the medicine sheet 1 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the feed roller 2, a position where a partial region 1b (see FIG. 1B) in the medicine sheet 1 faces the pressing portion 6 ( When moved to a position below the pressing portion 6), as shown in FIG. 5A, the drug sheet 1 is temporarily stopped at that position, and the pressing portion 6 is in the partial region 1b. The pressing operation of the three housing portions 1a against the substantially dome-shaped protrusion 1c is started.

  By the pressing operation by the pressing portion 6, the medicine 1e in the three accommodating portions 1a in the partial region 1b is discharged from the accommodating portions 1a by breaking the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface). Falls into the collection container 7 (see FIG. 5B).

  Thereafter, the movable part 5d of the beat mechanism part 5 extends and strikes the vicinity of the pressed accommodating part 1a in the partial region 1b of the medicine sheet 1 (see FIG. 5C). As described above, since the medicine 1e in each container 1a has already been discharged and dropped at the stage of FIG. 5 (b), in this case, the movable part 5d dares to remove a part of the medicine sheet 1. Although it is not necessary to tap, in this embodiment, the movable part 5d is set so that a part of the medicine sheet 1 is hit every predetermined time.

  Thereafter, the feed roller 2 conveys the medicine sheet 1 in the direction of arrow A, and the partial area 1b ′ (see FIG. 1B) next to the partial area 1b in the medicine sheet 1 is the pressing portion. When moved to a position (a position below the pressing portion 6) opposite to the position 6, the medicine sheet 1 is temporarily stopped at that position, as shown in FIG. The pressing operation is started with respect to the substantially dome-shaped protrusions 1c of the three accommodating portions 1a in the partial region 1b ′.

  By the pressing operation by the pressing portion 6, the medicine 1e in some of the accommodating portions 1a in the three accommodating portions 1a in the partial region 1b ′ breaks the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface) and Although it is discharged from the container 1a and falls into the collection container 7 below, the medicine 1e in the other containers 1a in the three containers 1a in the partial region 1b ′ is the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface). ) And remains undischarged (see FIG. 5E, the state shown in FIG. 6).

  Thereafter, the movable part 5d of the beat mechanism part 5 extends and strikes the vicinity of the pressed accommodating part 1a in the partial area 1b 'of the medicine sheet 1 (see FIG. 5C). Due to the impact from the hitting operation, the drug 1e that has been caught by the broken portion of the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface) and has not been discharged is separated from the broken portion of the lower surface 1d, and is discharged from the storage portion 1a. It falls into the collection container 7 (see FIG. 5 (f)). Thereafter, the state shown in FIG. 5A is obtained again, and thereafter the same operation is repeated.

  As described above, in the medicine sheet unpacking apparatus and the unpacking method according to the present embodiment, after the plurality of storage portions 1a are pressed by the pressing portion 6, the plurality of pressed storage portions. When 1a is located at a position facing or opposite to the collection container 7, the movable portion 5d of the beat mechanism portion 5 is moved to a partial area 1b, 1b ′, 1b ″ in the sheet 1. ... or the vicinity thereof is hit at predetermined intervals (every time the pressing operation is performed). Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the medicine 1e is still caught on the broken portion of the lower surface 1d even though the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface) of the accommodating portion 1a pressed by the pressing portion 6 is broken. The situation in which the container 1a cannot be discharged and dropped and cannot be collected in the collection container 7 is reliably eliminated, and the medicine 1e is discharged from each of the storage parts 1a by the pressing. The collection into the collection container 7 can be reliably performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the beat mechanism unit 5 is configured to strike the storage unit 1a pressed by the pressing unit 6 in the medicine sheet 1 or its vicinity, so that the beat mechanism unit 5 Since the impact due to the operation can be efficiently transmitted to the accommodating portion 1a in the vicinity of the hit location, the drug 1e caught on the broken portion of the lower surface 1d (aluminum foil surface) broken by the pressing. Can be more reliably discharged and dropped from the storage portion 1a and collected in the collection container 7.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications and changes can be made. For example, in the embodiment, the beat mechanism unit 5 hits the vicinity of the pressed accommodating portion 1a in the drug sheet 1, but in the present invention, the beat mechanism unit 5 is pressed in the drug sheet 1. You may make it hit the part away from the accommodating part 1a, and you may make it hit the said pressed accommodating part 1a itself in the said medicine sheet 1, for example, the said substantially dome-shaped protrusion 1c. In the embodiment, the hitting operation by the beat mechanism unit is performed every time the pressing operation by the pressing unit is performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, by the pressing unit. After the pressing operation is performed a plurality of times, the hitting operation by the beat mechanism unit may be performed collectively. In the present invention, the beat mechanism portion may strike the upper surface side (the side on which the substantially dome-shaped protrusion is formed) of the flexible sheet, or the lower surface side of the flexible sheet. You may make it hit. In the present invention, when the beat mechanism part hits a part of the medicine sheet, it may be performed after temporarily stopping the transportation of the medicine sheet, or during the transportation. (Pressing by the pressing unit may also be performed during conveyance without temporarily stopping the conveyance of the medicine sheet depending on the manner).

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the "pendulum system" which uses the press part 6 which reciprocates in circular arc shape as shown in FIG. It is not limited to the `` pendulum method '', for example, the `` push method '' conventionally known as a decapsulation method for a drug sheet (pressing each accommodating portion of the drug sheet by lowering the rod-shaped body from above, Various unpacking methods can be employed, such as a “roller method” and a “roller method” (a method in which a roller presses and unpacks each container by moving the container sheet above each container). . Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the unpacking apparatus and method which make object the chemical | medical agent sheet which accommodated the chemical | medical agent was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the thing which makes such a chemical | medical agent sheet object, Various Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to the decontamination of the objects to be stored in the flexible sheet for storing the objects to be stored.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug sheet 1a Storage part 1b Partial area | region 1c Substantially dome-shaped protrusion 1d Lower surface (lower sealing surface)
1e medicine 2 feed roller 3 discharge support plate 4 opening 5 beat mechanism 5a pull solenoid 5b hinge pin 5c rotating shaft 5d movable part 6 pressing part 7 collection container

Claims (3)

Unpacking to extract an object to be stored such as a drug from a flexible sheet in which a plurality of storage portions including a substantially dome-shaped protrusion that can be deformed by a predetermined pressing force and a lower surface that can be broken by a predetermined pressing force are arranged. A device,
The position where the partial region of the sheet opposes the pressing portion that presses each of the storage portions, and the position that opposes the collection container that collects the objects to be discharged from each of the pressed storage portions. Are moved along the longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to pass sequentially,
When the partial region of the sheet is located at a position facing the pressing portion or is moving the position, the plurality of accommodating portions in the partial region of the sheet are formed as the substantially dome-shaped protrusions. Is pressed so that the inner object is pressed downward and the lower surface is broken by the pressed object; and
When each of the plurality of storage units pressed by the pressing unit is located at a position facing the collection container or moving the position, the container is struck by hitting a part of the sheet. And a beat mechanism having a beat mechanism that is discharged from the lower surface of the container that has been broken by the pressing and is housed in the collection container.   The unwrapping apparatus with a beat function according to claim 1, wherein the beat mechanism section hits a portion in the vicinity of the accommodating section pressed by the pressing section in the sheet. Unpacking to extract an object to be stored such as a drug from a flexible sheet in which a plurality of storage portions including a substantially dome-shaped protrusion that can be deformed by a predetermined pressing force and a lower surface that can be broken by a predetermined pressing force are arranged. A method,
The position where the partial region of the sheet opposes the pressing portion that presses each of the storage portions, and the position that opposes the collection container that collects the objects to be discharged from each of the pressed storage portions. Are moved along the longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to pass sequentially,
When the partial region of the sheet is located at a position facing the pressing portion or is moving the position, the plurality of accommodating portions in the partial region of the sheet are formed as the substantially dome-shaped protrusions. Is pressed so that the inner object is pressed downward and the lower surface is broken by the pressed object, and
When each of the plurality of storage units pressed by the pressing unit is located at a position facing the collection container or moving the position, the container is struck by hitting a part of the sheet. And a beat step of discharging from the lower surface broken by the pressing in each of the storage portions and storing in the collection container.