Medicine packaging apparatus of packaging medicine
First Claim
1. A medicine packaging apparatus, comprising:
- a medicine supply means for supplying a medicine according to a prescription data;
a medicine standby means for temporarily holding the medicine supplied by the medicine supply means and having the medicine stand by;
a printing means for printing a relevant data on a packaging paper according to the prescription data;
a packaging paper conveyance means for conveying the packaging paper;
a medicine packaging means for packaging the medicine supplied by the medicine supply means into the packaging paper in a packaging position; and
a control means for allowing the packaging paper conveyance means to convey a relevant portion of the packaging paper, on which the relevant data is printed by the printing means, to the packaging position and allowing the medicine packaging means to package the corresponding medicine standing by in the medicine standby means,wherein the medicine standby means includes a passage opening and closing means for opening and closing a medicine passage extending from the medicine supply means to the medicine packaging means at any position,wherein the medicine supply means includes;
medicine accommodating portions, each of the medicine accommodating portions configured to accommodate one kind of a medicine; and
a medicine collecting portion configured to collect the medicines supplied from each of the medicine accommodating portions to one place, andwherein the passage opening and closing means is provided at the medicine collecting portion,wherein the apparatus further comprises a memory means for storing a data correlating to a position information of each of the medicine accommodating portions and a medicine information of the medicine accommodated in each of the medicine accommodating portions, wherein the medicine information includes lot numbers inherent to the medicines accommodated in the medicine accommodating portions, andwherein the control means specifies the medicine accommodating portion accommodating the relevant medicine with reference to the data of the memory means based on the prescription data and begins supply of the medicine while allowing the printing means to print the lot number of the medicine on the packaging paper.
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Abstract
There is provided a medicine packaging apparatus, which is capable of rapidly coping with errors occurring during processes. The medicine packaging apparatus includes: a medicine supply unit 1 for supplying a medicine according to prescription data; a medicine standby unit 11 for temporarily holding the medicine supplied by the medicine supply unit 1 and having the medicine stand by; a printing unit 2 for printing relevant data on a packaging paper according to the prescription data; a packaging paper conveyance unit for conveying a packaging paper 15; a medicine packaging unit 3 for packaging the medicine supplied by the medicine supply unit 1 into the packaging paper 15 in a packaging position; and a control unit 4 for allowing the packaging paper conveyance unit to convey a relevant portion of the packaging paper 15, on which the relevant data is printed by the printing unit 2, to the packaging position and allowing the medicine packaging unit to package the corresponding medicine standing by in the medicine standby unit 11.
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2 Claims
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1. A medicine packaging apparatus, comprising:
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a medicine supply means for supplying a medicine according to a prescription data; a medicine standby means for temporarily holding the medicine supplied by the medicine supply means and having the medicine stand by; a printing means for printing a relevant data on a packaging paper according to the prescription data; a packaging paper conveyance means for conveying the packaging paper; a medicine packaging means for packaging the medicine supplied by the medicine supply means into the packaging paper in a packaging position; and a control means for allowing the packaging paper conveyance means to convey a relevant portion of the packaging paper, on which the relevant data is printed by the printing means, to the packaging position and allowing the medicine packaging means to package the corresponding medicine standing by in the medicine standby means, wherein the medicine standby means includes a passage opening and closing means for opening and closing a medicine passage extending from the medicine supply means to the medicine packaging means at any position, wherein the medicine supply means includes; medicine accommodating portions, each of the medicine accommodating portions configured to accommodate one kind of a medicine; and a medicine collecting portion configured to collect the medicines supplied from each of the medicine accommodating portions to one place, and wherein the passage opening and closing means is provided at the medicine collecting portion, wherein the apparatus further comprises a memory means for storing a data correlating to a position information of each of the medicine accommodating portions and a medicine information of the medicine accommodated in each of the medicine accommodating portions, wherein the medicine information includes lot numbers inherent to the medicines accommodated in the medicine accommodating portions, and wherein the control means specifies the medicine accommodating portion accommodating the relevant medicine with reference to the data of the memory means based on the prescription data and begins supply of the medicine while allowing the printing means to print the lot number of the medicine on the packaging paper. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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