Transfusion bottle feed apparatus

• US 20020139810A1
• Filed: 03/27/2002
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Yuyama, Shoji, Kodama, Tsuyoshi, Kitagawa, Reiji
• Granted Patent: US 6,692,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/92
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/165 using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/1653 the picking arrangements being collecting buckets
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/42 the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00

Abstract

The lifter 3 is moved upward until the storage shelf 2 on which the packaging box 9 that contains the transfusion bottles 13 corresponding to the prescription is stored. Then, the first conveyor mechanism 8 of the storage shelf 2 and the second conveyor mechanism 14 of the lifter 3 are driven to convey the packaging box 9 of the transfusion bottle 13 from the storage shelf 2 to the lifter 3. When the lifter 3 is moved downward to the lowermost position, the second conveyor mechanism 14 of the lifter 3 and the third conveyor mechanism 16 of the receiving table 4 are driven to convey the packaging box 9 of the transfusion bottle 13 from the lifter 3 to the receiving table 4.Subsequently, the grip mechanism 5 is driven to grip the transfusion bottle 13 in the packaging box 9 on the receiving table 4 and convey it to the collection container 20. Then, the transfusion bottle 13 is released above the collection container 20 and contained therein. Thus, the transfusion bottle 13 is collected with the simple mechanism operation and rapidly fed to a patient.

Claims

1. A transfusion bottle feed apparatuses in which a plurality of transfusion bottles are grouped by their kinds and stored in an apparatus body so that the transfusion bottles can be fed to a patient in accordance with a prescription data, comprising:

a plural stages of storage shelves on which packaging boxes with the upper surface opened are put and stored, each of the packaging boxes contains same kind of the transfusion bottles, the packaging boxes in which same kind of the transfusion bottles are contained being put on the storage shelves in an up-and-down direction;

a first conveyor mechanism provided on each of the storage shelves for conveying the packaging box of the transfusion bottle stored on the storage shelves;

a lifter which can move upward and downward and can stop at the same levels as that of the storage shelves;

a second conveyor mechanism provided on the lifter for receiving and conveying the packaging box of the transfusion bottle conveyed from the storage shelves by the first conveyor mechanism;

a receiving table positioned at the same level of that of the lifter which moved downward to the lowermost position;

a third conveyor mechanism provided on the receiving table for receiving and conveying the packaging box of the transfusion bottle conveyed from the lifter by the second conveyor mechanism; and

a grip mechanism for gripping the transfusion bottle in the packaging box positioned on the receiving table, conveying to a collection container, releasing the transfusion bottle above the collection container to contain it therein.

2. The transfusion bottle feed apparatuses as in claim 1, wherein the grip mechanism is provided with a tilting mechanism for tilting the transfusion bottle gripped by the grip mechanism;

and the gripping mechanism moves downward until the transfusion bottle tilted by the tilting mechanism comes into contact with the bottom of the collection container and releases the transfusion bottle to move in the horizontal direction.

3. The transfusion bottle feed apparatuses as in claim 1, wherein the receiving table is slidable toward an opening of the apparatus body;

and at the position where the receiving table is slid to the opening of the body apparatus, the third conveyor mechanism discharges the empty packaging box on the receiving table through the opening of the apparatus body.

4. The transfusion bottle feed apparatuses as in claim 3, further comprising a lever for kicking the rear portion of the empty packaging box upward.