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Medicine pouch arranging device

a technology for arranging devices and medicine pouches, which is applied in the direction of instruments, packaging goods, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of incorrectly packing medicine pouches, a risk of a greater or smaller number of tablets of medicine,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-08
JVM CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a medicine pouch arranging device that can uniformly spread tablets of medicine packed in a medicine pouch by directly applying shock or vibration to the medicine pouch. This enables accurate inspection to determine whether a correct medicine is packed in the medicine pouch when a variety of medicines is automatically packed. The device can be used in combination with a method for applying shock and a method for vibrating a plate on which the medicine pouch is supported, resulting in further effective distribution of tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch.

Problems solved by technology

Specifically, since the respective cassettes 210 of the conventional automatic medicine packing machine store dozens or hundreds of medicines, there exists a risk of an incorrect medicine being packed in the medicine pouch or a risk of a greater or smaller number of tablets of medicine than a predetermined number being packed in the medicine pouch due to, e.g., malfunctions of the machine.
Supplying a consumer with the medicine pouch enclosing the incorrect medicine may cause medicine misapplication accidents.
This is because inspection by the naked eye or a camera image may erroneously determine a correctly packed medicine pouch as a defective one when tablets of medicine packed in a medicine pouch overlap each other.
Moreover, when tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch overlap each other, it is technically difficult to confirm whether the tablets overlap each other or whether some of the tablets are broken.

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[0042]Referring to FIG. 2, the medicine pouch arranging device according to the present invention includes transfer rollers 1 to transfer a series of medicine pouches P discharged in succession from an automatic medicine packing machine (not shown) in which a medicine is automatically packed on a per dose basis, a guide plate 3 arranged below the medicine pouches P to support the medicine pouches P that are being transferred, and at least one vibrator to vibrate the medicine pouches P by directly applying shock to the medicine pouches P that are being transferred.

[0043]Preferably, at least one sponge roller 5 is arranged above the guide plate 3 and is used to press each of the medicine pouches P so that some vertically or obliquely erected tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch P lay down.

[0044]Although FIG. 2 illustrates the transfer rollers 1 as being located downstream of the vibrator in a transfer direction of the medicine pouches P, the transfer rollers 1 may be locat...

second embodiment

[0049]Even in the second embodiment, similarly, the at least one sponge roller 5 is preferably arranged above the guide plate 3 and is used to press each of the medicine pouches P so that some vertically or obliquely erected tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch P are laid flat.

[0050]The medicine pouch arranging device according to the second embodiment differs from the medicine pouch arranging device according to the first embodiment only in view of the vibrator and thus, this difference alone will be described hereinafter in detail.

[0051]In accordance with the second embodiment, the vibrator, which is adapted to directly apply shock to the medicine pouch P through the at least one opening 4 of the guide plate 3, includes an air cylinder 21 serving as a vertical driver, and a pivoting member 23 installed to be pivoted about a pivoting shaft 22 by the vertical driver.

[0052]Alternatively, instead of the air cylinder 21, the vertical driver may be a solenoid to move one end...

third embodiment

[0054]Even in the third embodiment, similarly, the at least one sponge roller 5 is preferably arranged above the guide plate 3 and is used to press each of the medicine pouches P so that some vertically or obliquely erected tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch P are laid flat.

[0055]The medicine pouch arranging device according to the third embodiment differs from the medicine pouch arranging device according to the first embodiment only in view of the vibrator and thus, this difference alone will be described hereinafter in detail.

[0056]In accordance with the third embodiment, the vibrator, which is adapted to directly apply shock to the medicine pouch P through the at least one opening 4 of the guide plate 3, includes an air nozzle 31 capable of ejecting air.

[0057]The air nozzle 31 may be controlled to successively eject air at a predetermined pressure, or may be controlled to vary an ejection pressure of air in a predetermined pattern. In the third embodiment, the spon...

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Abstract

Disclosed is a medicine pouch arranging device capable of uniformly spreading tablets of medicine packed in a medicine pouch, enabling inspection to determine whether a correct medicine has been packed in a series of medicine pouches which have been automatically packed on a per dose basis and successively discharged from an automatic medicine packing machine. The medicine pouch arranging device includes a transfer roller to transfer the medicine pouches, a guide plate to support the medicine pouches that are being transferred thereon, the guide plate having at least one opening, a vibrator to vibrate each of the medicine pouches that are being transferred on the guide plate by applying shock or vibration to the medicine pouch, and a sponge roller arranged above the guide plate to press each of the medicine pouches so that some vertically or obliquely erected tablets of medicine packed in the medicine pouch are laid flat.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a medicine pouch arranging device, which is capable of spreading a medicine packed in a medicine pouch without a risk of medicine overlap and more particularly, to a medicine pouch arranging device, which is capable of uniformly spreading a plurality of tablets of medicine packed in a medicine pouch, thereby allowing a person to inspect, with the naked eye or by use of an inspection device, whether a correct medicine is packed in the medicine pouch when a variety of medicines is automatically packed.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Recently, an automatic medicine packing machine has been developed and used, in which a variety of medicines, such as tablets, capsules, etc., discharged from a plurality of medicine storage cassettes, are successively packed on a per dose basis.[0005]FIG. 21 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a conventional automatic medicine packing ma...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65B1/22
CPCB65B5/103B65B61/28G01N21/9508
Inventor KIM, JUN-HO
Owner JVM CO LTD
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