Drug supply device

Abstract

A drug supply device is provided with: a storage body having a plurality of storage parts capable of storing drugs; and a device main body for supplying the drugs accommodated in the plurality of accommodating parts to the target device, the plurality of accommodating parts being configured so that the upper part thereof is open and the operator can input the drugs from the upper part by manual work, the accommodating body being provided with a position display part for displaying which of the plurality of accommodating parts the drugs should be input, and a position display part for displaying which of the plurality of accommodating parts the drugs should be input. The container is attachable and detachable with respect to the device main body.

Description

[0001] Cross-references of related applications

[0002] This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-154817, and incorporates the description of this application specification by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates to a medicine supplying device for supplying medicine. Background Art

[0004] Conventionally, as a medicine supply device, there is known a manual medicine supply device described in Patent Document 1. The manual medicine supply device comprises: a manual medicine supply unit and a position display unit, wherein the manual medicine supply unit is formed with a plurality of medicine storage units divided into a grid shape, and an operator manually puts medicine into the medicine storage units (manual dispensing), and the position display unit is composed of LEDs arranged near the medicine storage units.

[0005] With the manual medicine supply device, the operator can perform manual dispensing by inserting the medicine into the medicine storage section at a position corresponding to the position display section where the LED lights up, thereby efficiently storing the medicine in the medicine storage section.

[0006] Prior art literature

[0007] Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2011 / 125650 Summary of the invention

[0008] Technical problem to be solved by the invention

[0009] The manual medicine supply device described in Patent Document 1 seeks to improve the usability. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine supply device that is easy to use.

[0010] Solutions for solving technical problems

[0011] The medicine supply device of the present invention comprises: a storage body having a plurality of storage sections capable of storing medicines; and a device body for supplying the medicines stored in the plurality of storage sections to a target device, wherein the plurality of storage sections are configured to be open at the top so that an operator can manually insert the medicines from the top, and the storage body has a plurality of position display sections for displaying into which of the plurality of storage sections the medicines are inserted, and the storage body can be installed and removed relative to the device body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a medicine packaging device including a medicine supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a top view showing the container and the device body of the medicine supply device.

[0014] Figure 3 It is a top view showing the device body of the medicine supply device.

[0015] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 The IV-IV cross-sectional view is shown.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a plan view showing the bottom of the container with a portion of the container removed.

[0017] Figure 6 This is a rear view showing an opening and closing drive unit provided in the main body of the device, with parts unnecessary for explanation removed.

[0018] Fig. 7A This is a diagram showing the first stage in the first half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0019] Figure 7B It is a diagram showing the second stage in the first half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0020] Figure 7C It is a diagram showing the third stage in the first half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0021] Fig.7D 1 and 2 are diagrams showing the fourth stage in the first half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0022] Fig. 8A This is a diagram showing the first stage in the second half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0023] Figure 8B It is a diagram showing the second stage in the latter half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0024] Figure 8C It is a diagram showing the third stage in the latter half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0025] Fig.8D It is a diagram showing the fourth stage in the second half of the driving of the opening and closing drive unit.

[0026] Fig.9A This is a diagram showing a state in which the medicine supply device is retracted into the frame.

[0027] Fig. 9B This is a diagram showing a state where the medicine supply device is pulled out from the housing.

[0028] Fig. 10A This is a diagram showing a state in which the storage body and the mounting frame of the medicine supply device are pulled out from the frame.

[0029] Fig. 10B This is a diagram showing a stage in which the container and the mounting frame of the medicine supply device are retreating relative to the frame.

[0030] Fig. 10C This is a diagram showing a state in which the storage body and the mounting frame of the medicine supply device are retracted relative to the frame.

[0031] Fig.11 This is a block diagram showing the structure of the static elimination unit of the medicine supply device.

[0032] Fig.12 1 is a flowchart showing control related to the operation of the static eliminating unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] Reference Figures 1 to 12 A medicine supply device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described. The description of the up, down, left, right, and depth directions is based on the direction when it is set. Specifically, the depth direction refers to the direction orthogonal to the front of the frame 6, and the front side is described as the near front side and the back side is described as the inner side. In addition, the left and right directions are described based on the left and right when viewed from the front.

[0034] The medicine supply device 2 of this embodiment is configured as a part of the medicine packaging device 1 for packaging medicines. Figure 1 The medicine packaging device 1 is described.

[0035] like Figure 1 As shown, the medicine subpackaging device 1 is a device that packages a single dose of medicine by means of a packaging body such as packaging paper. Specifically, the medicine subpackaging device 1 comprises: an automatic supply device 4, which has a plurality of medicine boxes (not shown) containing medicines and is capable of supplying the medicines contained in the medicine boxes; a medicine supply device 2, which supplies medicines that are manually dispersed; a packaging unit 5, which packages the medicines supplied from the automatic supply device 4 and the medicine supply device 2 in a packaging body; and a box-shaped frame 6, which accommodates the automatic supply device 4, the medicine supply device 2, and the packaging unit 5. In addition, the medicine subpackaging device 1 comprises: an input unit 7, which is capable of inputting prescription information related to information on the subpacked medicines; a control unit 8 (refer to Fig.11 ), controls the entire medicine dispensing device 1. In the present embodiment, the medicines contained in the medicine box and the medicines fed into the medicine supply device 2 are both tablets or capsules. However, depending on the structure of the medicine dispensing device 1, powders may sometimes be contained in the medicine box. In this case, the powders and tablets are packaged separately or together by the packaging body.

[0036] A plurality of medicines are stored in the automatic supply device 4. Specifically, the plurality of medicines are stored separately in medicine boxes in the automatic supply device 4. In addition, the automatic supply device 4 supplies the stored medicines to the packaging unit 5 according to instructions from the control unit 8. In addition, the automatic supply device 4 can also store medicines with a large supply amount in a plurality of medicine boxes.

[0037] The packaging unit 5 is a part that packages the medicine supplied from the automatic supply device 4 and the medicine supply device 2 in a packaging body according to the dosage for each administration. In addition, the packaging unit 5 is a part arranged below the automatic supply device 4 and the medicine supply device 2. In the present embodiment, the medicine supplied from the automatic supply device 4 and the medicine supply device 2 moves in a medicine supply path (not shown) provided in the frame 6 by gravity and is supplied to the packaging unit 5.

[0038] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the medicine supply device 2 can put medicine by manual spreading, and supply the put medicine to the target device (packaging unit 5 of the medicine packaging device 1). Specifically, the medicine supply device 2 comprises: a container 21, which has a plurality of storage units 21a, and the storage units 21a can store the medicines that are manually spread; a device body 22, which supplies the medicines stored in the storage units 21a to the target device (packaging unit 5); and a static elimination unit 23, which eliminates the static electricity of the medicines stored in the storage units 21a (refer to Fig.9A , Fig. 9B ); Detection unit 24 (refer to Fig.9A , Fig. 9B ); and a frame 6. The frame 6 in the medicine supply device 2 of the present embodiment is a part of the frame 6 of the medicine subpackaging device 1. In addition, the medicine supply device 2 includes: an input unit 7, which can input prescription information related to the information of the contained medicine; and a control unit 8, which controls the medicine supply device 2. The input unit 7 and the control unit 8 of the present embodiment are integrally formed with the input unit 7 and the control unit 8 of the medicine subpackaging device 1. In the present embodiment, the container 21 is configured to be detachable relative to the device body 22, and the container 21 can be removed from the device body 22, and the medicine can be manually spread in the container 21 at a location separated from the medicine supply device 2. In addition, it is also possible to prepare a plurality of containers 21 in one medicine supply device 2, and to manually spread the medicine in advance on the container 21 that is removed from the device body 22. In such a case, manual spreading can be performed efficiently.

[0039] The container 21 is a plate-like body having a plurality of container sections 21a and a thickness smaller than the lateral dimension (length in the left-right direction) and the depth dimension (length in the depth direction). The container section 21a defines a recessed container area S that can contain medicine. Specifically, the container 21 includes: a plate-like container body 25 having a plurality of holes extending in the thickness direction, the inner wall of each hole defining the side of the container section 21a; a plate-like bottom 26 provided below the container body 25 to define the bottom of the container section 21a; and a position display section 27 provided on the container body 25, the bottom 26 and the container body 25 constituting the container section 21a. In addition, the container section 21a is a box-shaped part that is open at the top and can be manually inserted by an operator from the top. A plurality of container sections 21a are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. Specifically, a plurality of (in this embodiment, 6) container sections 21a arranged in parallel in the depth direction in a plurality of rows (11 rows in this embodiment) are arranged. In addition, the storage body 21 is provided with a finger locking portion 251. The finger locking portion 251 of the present embodiment is a cutout portion formed on the upper surface of the storage body 25.

[0040] The storage section 21a is a box-shaped part with a side and an open top, wherein the side defines the side of the storage area S that can store medicines. In addition, the storage section 21a is composed of a bottom 26 and a storage body 25. Specifically, the storage section 21a is a part with the bottom 26 as the bottom surface and the side wall 211 (in this embodiment, the inner wall of the hole of the storage body 25) erected upward from the bottom 26 as the side. The side wall 211 is configured as a partition wall that separates the storage areas S of the adjacent storage sections 21a. In addition, the side wall 211 of this embodiment is configured as a cone with a narrow lower end side of the storage area S and a wide upper end side, and a concave-convex 252 is formed on the inner surface. A plurality of grooves extending in the up-down direction are formed as the concave-convex 252 on the inner surface of the side wall 211 of this embodiment. A position display section 27 described later is provided inside such a side wall 211.

[0041] An identification mark 253 for identifying each storage section 21a is provided on the upper end surface of the storage section 21a surrounding the storage area S. The identification mark 253 is a mark arranged at a position adjacent to the storage area S. The identification mark 253 of the present embodiment is a number recorded on the left side of the storage area S of each storage section 21a. In addition, the number recorded as the identification mark 253 is a number indicating the number of packages into which the medicine put into the corresponding storage section 21a is packaged. That is, for example, the medicine put into the storage area S of the storage section 21a with the identification mark 253 having "1" on the left side is packaged as the first package. The identification mark 253 of the present embodiment is printed on the upper end surface of the storage section 21a. Moreover, the identification mark 253 is recorded so that it can be identified when observed from the near front side of the storage body 21. The direction of the number of the identification mark 253 of the present embodiment is recorded so that it is identified in a manner that the near front side is at the bottom and the inside is at the top. In addition, the identification mark 253 can also be provided on the upper surface of the light-transmitting portion 273 described later.

[0042] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the receiving body 25 is a plate-like body formed with a plurality of holes penetrating in the thickness direction. In addition, the receiving body 25 is provided with a positioning recess 28, which performs positioning relative to the mounting frame 222 described later. The positioning recess 28 is a recess corresponding in shape to the positioning protrusion 227 provided on the mounting frame 222. The positioning recess 28 of the present embodiment is a hole formed in a manner penetrating the receiving body 25 in the thickness direction. Such a positioning recess 28 is provided at a position biased to the left or right in the left-right direction of the receiving body 25 and at a position biased to the front or rear in the depth direction, and in the present embodiment, is provided at a position close to the inner side of the right end.

[0043] like Figure 5As shown, the bottom 26 is a plate-like body constituting the bottom surface of the receiving portion 21a, and is configured to be able to open and close the bottom of the receiving portion 21a. Specifically, the bottom 26 is composed of a pair of bottom plate portions (a first bottom plate portion 26A and a second bottom plate portion 26B), wherein the pair of bottom plate portions are formed with a plurality of opening portions 265 having holes extending in the thickness direction. The first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B are provided with: a bottom plate body 261 for opening and closing the bottom of each receiving portion 21a; and an opening and closing engaging portion 262 connected to the bottom plate body 261 and engaged with the opening and closing driving portion 3 of the device body 22 described later when the receiving body 21 is mounted on the mounting frame portion 222. The opening and closing engaging portion 262 is a protrusion provided at the inner end of the bottom 26 and extending inward. In addition, the bottom 26 includes a first connection portion 26a disposed at a predetermined position (a position below the closed storage portion 21a) in contact with the first bottom plate portion 26A and a second connection portion 26b disposed in contact with the second bottom plate portion 26B. Both the first connection portion 26a and the second connection portion 26b are conductive and are disposed at a position electrically connected (contacted) with a grounding portion 229 described later when the storage body 21 is mounted in the mounting recess 22a.

[0044] The bottom plate body 261 includes: a closing portion 264 that closes the bottom of the receiving portion 21a; and an opening portion 265 that opens the bottom of the receiving portion 21a. The opening portion 265 is a portion where a hole is formed in the thickness direction. The closing portion 264 and the opening portion 265 are arranged alternately in the left-right direction. In the present embodiment, the first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B are arranged to overlap in a staggered manner in the left-right direction, specifically, the closing portion 264 and the opening portion 265 are arranged in a manner that overlaps in the up-down direction. In addition, the closing portion 264 and the opening portion 265 are arranged at a position corresponding to the bottom of the receiving portion 21a. With such a structure, the closing portion 264 of either the first bottom plate portion 26A or the second bottom plate portion 26B can close the bottom of the receiving portion 21a. In addition, the first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B move relative to each other in the left-right direction so that the opening portions 265 overlap each other in the up-down direction, thereby being able to open the bottom of the receiving portion 21a. In this embodiment, the first bottom plate 26A and the second bottom plate 26B are biased by the spring 263 so that the closing portion 264 of one of the first bottom plate 26A and the second bottom plate 26B is arranged at a fixed position ( Figure 2). That is, the fixed position of the first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B refers to the position of closing the bottom of the entire receiving portion 21a. In addition, the bottom plate body 261 is entirely made of a conductive material, specifically, metal. In this way, the first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B are biased by the spring 263 in a manner of being arranged in the fixed position, so that the first bottom plate portion 26A can be maintained in contact with the first connecting portion 26a, and the second bottom plate portion 26B can be maintained in contact with the second connecting portion 26b by the biasing without being subjected to external force.

[0045] like Figure 2 As shown, a position display unit 27 is arranged in the space inside the side wall 211. The position display unit 27 is a portion configured to be able to project light onto the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 21a. The position display unit 27 of this embodiment comprises: a light projection unit 271 having a light source (not shown) and projecting light onto the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 21a; a substrate (not shown) arranged inside the side wall 211; and a first connector 272 electrically connected to the substrate. The light source of this embodiment is an LED. The position display unit 27 of this embodiment is arranged on the left side of each receiving portion 21a. In addition, the position display unit 27 of this embodiment is set within the range of the upper half of the receiving portion 21a in the up and down direction.

[0046] The light-projecting portion 271 is a portion for irradiating the inner wall surface. Specifically, the light-projecting portion 271 includes: a light source provided inside the side wall 211 and emitting light for irradiating the inner wall surface; and a light-transmitting portion 273 for transmitting the light emitted from the light source. The light-transmitting portion 273 is a plate-like body, and is configured to scatter the light emitted from the light source. In the present embodiment, it is a milky white plate-like body. In addition, the light-transmitting portion 273 is configured to constitute a part of the side wall 211. Specifically, a notch is formed in the side wall 211 in such a manner that the inside and the outside of the side wall 211 are connected, and the light-transmitting portion 273 is a plate-like body embedded in the notch formed in the side wall 211. In addition, the light-projecting portion 271 constitutes a part of the upper end surface surrounding the storage area S, and is configured to be able to identify the light emitted by the light source from above the storage portion 21a.

[0047] like Figure 4 As shown, the first connector 272 is a connector provided in a manner protruding below the receiving body 25, and is fixed to the receiving body 25. In addition, the first connector 272 can be connected to the second connector 228 provided on the device body 22. The first connector 272 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of terminals, specifically, a power supply terminal for power supply, a communication terminal for information communication, and a grounding terminal for electrical grounding.

[0048] like Figure 3 and Fig.9A , Fig. 9BAs shown, the device body 22 temporarily receives the medicine contained in the container 21 and supplies the received medicine to the packaging unit 5 at a predetermined time. Specifically, the device body 22 includes: a device base 221, which receives the medicine contained in the container 21 and supplies it to the packaging unit 5; a mounting frame 222, which is provided on the upper part of the device body 22 and can mount the container 21; an opening and closing drive unit 3 (see Figure 6 ), engages with the bottom 26 (specifically, the opening and closing engaging portion 262) of the receiving body 21 installed on the installation frame 222, and opens and closes the bottom 26; the entry and exit driving portion (not shown) moves the installation frame 222 horizontally in the depth direction. In addition, the device body 22 is configured so that its entirety can be moved in and out relative to the frame 6, and is configured so that, in a normal state, Figure 1 and Fig.9A As shown, the device body 22 is housed in the frame 6, but Fig. 9B As shown, when cleaning, the device body 22 can be pulled out from the frame 6 toward the front side. Figures 10A to 10C As shown, even in a state where the device body 22 is accommodated in the frame 6, only the installation frame 222 can be moved in and out relative to the frame 6 by the in-and-out drive unit. The in-and-out drive unit of this embodiment is provided with a storage sensor 224, which can detect that the installation frame 222 is located at a position accommodated in the frame 6, that is, the storage position P2. The storage sensor 224 of this embodiment is a magnetic sensor provided on the upper surface of the device base 221, and detects a magnet provided on the installation frame 222. The storage sensor 224 is configured to detect that when the installation frame 222 is accommodated in the frame 6, this situation can be detected.

[0049] like Figure 3 As shown, the mounting frame 222 is a frame in which the receiving body 21 can be mounted. Specifically, the mounting frame 222 includes: a frame 225 that surrounds the outer edge portion of the receiving body 21 in the horizontal direction; a receiving bottom 226 that is connected to the bottom of the frame 225 and faces the lower surface of the receiving body 21; a positioning protrusion 227 that is engaged with the receiving body 21 (specifically, a positioning recess 28); a second connector 228; and a grounding portion 229. The frame 225 and the receiving bottom 226 are recessed downward to form a mounting recess 22a of a size that can accommodate the receiving body 21. In addition, a hole that penetrates in the vertical direction is formed at a position corresponding to the bottom of the receiving portion 21a of the receiving body 21 mounted in the receiving bottom 226, so that the medicine falling from the receiving portion 21a to the bottom can pass through the receiving bottom 226 and fall to the device base 221.

[0050] The mounting frame 222 of the present embodiment is configured to be movable between the storage position P2 and the protruding position P1 in a state where the housing body 21 is mounted (see Figure 10A to Figure 10C ), wherein the storage position P2 is a position where the mounting frame 222 is stored in the storage space inside the frame body 6, and the protruding position P1 is a position where the mounting frame 222 protrudes from the frame body 6 to the outside. Specifically, the mounting frame 222 is driven by the entry and exit drive unit to slide approximately horizontally from the storage position P2 to the near front side and thus move to the protruding position P1. In addition, in the present embodiment, the movement of the mounting frame 222 between the storage position P2 and the protruding position P1 is performed automatically, but it is not limited to such a structure, and it can also be configured so that the mounting frame 222 is moved manually.

[0051] The device base 221 is a portion located below the mounting frame 222 that is contained in the frame 6, and is configured to temporarily receive the medicine dropped from the storage portion 21a of the storage body 21 mounted on the mounting frame 222, and to supply the received medicine to the packaging portion 5 at a predetermined timing. Specifically, the device base 221 is a box-shaped device with an open top, and has a plurality of temporary storage portions for temporarily storing medicines inside. The temporary storage portions are arranged at positions corresponding to the bottom of each storage portion 21a.

[0052] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the positioning protrusion 227 is a protrusion protruding upward from the storage bottom 226, and is arranged at a position corresponding to the positioning recess 28 of the installed storage body 21 (storage main body 25). Specifically, the positioning recess 28 is set in the installation recess 22a at a position biased to the left or right in the left-right direction and biased to the front or rear in the depth direction. In this embodiment, the positioning recess 28 is set at a position close to the inside of the right end. When the storage body 21 is appropriately installed in the installation frame 222, such a positioning protrusion 227 can be fitted relative to the positioning recess 28 of the storage body 21.

[0053] The second connector 228 is a connector protruding upward from the housing bottom 226, and is configured to be connectable to the first connector 272 of the housing body 21 installed in the mounting frame 222. In addition, the second connector 228 is configured as a floating connector and can move in the horizontal direction. The movable range of the second connector 228 in the horizontal direction is a range that can absorb the error generated when the housing body 21 is installed in the mounting frame 222 in the horizontal direction of the position of the housing body 21 relative to the mounting frame 222. Therefore, even if the first connector 272 is misaligned with the second connector 228 due to errors during installation, the second connector 228 can be connected to the first connector 272. In addition, the second connector 228 is provided with a plurality of terminals corresponding to the terminals provided on the first connector 272, specifically, a power supply terminal for power supply, a communication terminal for information communication, and a grounding terminal for electrical grounding.

[0054] The first connector 272 and the second connector 228 are configured as hot-pluggable hot-pluggable connectors. The first connector 272 and the second connector 228 of the present embodiment are configured to have grounding terminals for electrical grounding, respectively, and when the first connector 272 is inserted into the second connector 228, the grounding terminals are connected to each other before other terminals in each connector, and when the first connector 272 is removed from the second connector 228, the grounding terminals are disconnected from each other after other terminals.

[0055] like Figure 3As shown, the grounding portion 229 is composed of a conductor and is a portion electrically grounded. In addition, the grounding portion 229 is configured to have elasticity that can be compressed in the up and down directions. In this embodiment, the grounding portion 229 is composed of conductive fibers. In a state where the housing 21 is installed in the mounting frame 222, such a grounding portion 229 contacts the bottom 26 of the installed housing 21, thereby becoming electrically conductive with the bottom 26. Specifically, the grounding portion 229 is arranged at two positions corresponding to the position below the first connecting portion 26a and the position corresponding to the position below the second connecting portion 26b, wherein the first connecting portion 26a is connected to the first bottom plate portion 26A located at a fixed position, and the second connecting portion 26b is connected to the second bottom plate portion 26B located at a fixed position, and each grounding portion 229 is connected to the first connecting portion 26a or the second connecting portion 26b, thereby enabling the bottom 26 to be electrically grounded via the grounding portion 229. In addition, in the present embodiment, the first connection portion 26a and the second connection portion 26b are arranged at positions where the grounding portion 229 can be compressed in the vertical direction when the housing 21 is mounted on the mounting frame 222. Therefore, due to the elasticity (restoring force) of the grounding portion 229, the first connection portion 26a and the second connection portion 26b can be reliably electrically connected to the grounding portion 229, so that the bottom portion 26 can be reliably electrically grounded.

[0056] like Figure 6 and FIG. 7A to FIG. 7D As shown, the opening and closing drive unit 3 includes: a driving body 31 that drives the bottom 26 of the container 21 mounted on the mounting frame 222 to open and close it; and a vibration unit 32 that vibrates the bottom 26 when the bottom 26 is opened. Specifically, in the opening and closing drive unit 3, the driving body 31 is respectively engaged with the first bottom plate 26A and the second bottom plate 26B, and the first bottom plate 26A and the second bottom plate 26B are relatively moved in the left and right directions, thereby making the opening portion 265 of the first bottom plate 26A overlap with the opening portion 265 of the second bottom plate 26B in the up and down direction, thereby opening the bottom of the container 21a. In addition, Figure 6 This is a picture viewed from the back side. Figure 7A to Figure 7D and Figures 8A to 8D This is the picture seen from the main viewing side. Figure 6 The left and right sides of the figure shown in are reversed. Figure 6 In the figure, the left side of the illustration is the actual right side, and the right side of the illustration is the actual left side.

[0057] The driving body 31 includes: a rotating part 312 that receives driving force and rotates around a driving shaft 311 extending in the depth direction; a driving contact part 313 that is provided in a manner of protruding from the rotating part 312 in the depth direction; a driving plate part 314 that can contact with the driving contact part 313 and can move in the left-right direction; and an opening and closing pressing part 315 that is connected to the driving plate part 314 and extends upward. The driving body 31 of this embodiment includes a pair of driving plate parts 314 and an opening and closing pressing part 315, and the pair of driving plate parts 314 and the opening and closing pressing part 315 are arranged on the left and right of the driving shaft 311 (in addition, in this embodiment, the opening and closing pressing part 315 is arranged at a position offset in the left-right direction relative to the driving shaft 311, that is, it is an offset arrangement). In addition, the pair of driving plate parts 314 and the opening and closing pressing part 315 are connected by a spring 316, and the pair of driving plate parts 314 and the opening and closing pressing part 315 are urged to approach each other in the left-right direction (toward the driving shaft 311 side). In addition, the pair of driving plate parts 314 are restricted from moving from the opening and closing direction by a stopper (not shown). Figure 6 The position shown in FIG. 3 is moved toward the drive shaft 311. In addition, the pair of drive plate portions 314 are configured to be viewed from the back side ( Figure 6 In the state shown in FIG. 3 , the drive shaft 311 is symmetrical with respect to the drive shaft 311. Figure 6 As shown by the middle dotted line, the left driving plate portion 314 is arranged on the back side (front side) of the rotating portion 312 and is hidden by other components.

[0058] The rotating part 312 is a plate-like body extending in a direction perpendicular to the driving shaft 311, and in this embodiment, one end portion of the extending direction is connected to the driving shaft 311. In addition, the rotating part 312 is connected to the driving shaft 311 in a manner that can rotate around the driving shaft 311 by the rotation of the driving shaft 311.

[0059] The driving contact portion 313 is a portion that is provided in a manner protruding from the rotating portion 312 in the depth direction. In the present embodiment, the driving contact portion 313 (first driving contact portion 313A) that protrudes in one direction (near front side) abuts against the driving plate portion 314 on the left side, and the driving contact portion 313 (second driving contact portion 313B) that protrudes in the other direction (inner side) abuts against the driving plate portion 314 on the right side. In addition, the driving contact portion 313 is a cylindrical portion whose cross section orthogonal to the driving shaft 311 is circular. Such a driving contact portion 313 is connected to the rotating portion 312 via a bearing, and can rotate around the driving shaft 311 integrally with the rotating portion 312, and is connected to the rotating portion 312 in a manner that can rotate relative to the rotating portion 312 around the axis of the driving contact portion 313. In the present embodiment, the driving shaft 311 rotates counterclockwise in a front view, and the driving contact portion 313 rotates counterclockwise in a front view about the driving shaft 311 as an axis.

[0060] The driving plate portion 314 is a plate-shaped body for the driving contact portion 313 to move along the outer edge portion of the driving plate portion 314 located on the driving shaft 311 side, and is configured to be pressed by the driving contact portion 313 and move left and right. When the driving plate portion 314 of the present embodiment is pressed by the driving contact portion 313, it moves in the left-right direction in the direction of separation from the driving shaft 311, and in a state where it is not pressed by the driving contact portion 313, a pair of driving plate portions 314 are maintained in a state of being close to each other in the left-right direction by a spring 316 connecting the pair of driving plate portions 314. In addition, an open maintaining portion 314b (see FIG. 2 ) is provided on the outer edge portion of the driving plate portion 314 located on the driving shaft 311 side (except for the portion notched as the vibration portion 32). Figure 7A to Figure 7D and Figures 8A to 8D The open maintaining portion 314b is a portion cut into an arc shape with an edge extending along the track of the driving contact portion 313 rotating around the driving shaft 311, and is a portion with which the driving contact portion 313 contacts at the stop position P4 or P5 described later.

[0061] The opening and closing pressing portion 315 is a rod-shaped portion connected to the driving plate portion 314 and extending in the up-down direction, and moves in the left-right direction integrally with the driving plate portion 314. In addition, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 is arranged at a position capable of engaging with the opening and closing engaging portion 262 of the bottom 26. Specifically, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 connected to the driving plate portion 314 located on the left side is arranged at a position adjacent to the right side of the opening and closing engaging portion 262 of the first bottom plate portion 26A located on the left side, and the opening and closing pressing portion 315 connected to the driving plate portion 314 located on the right side is arranged at a position adjacent to the left side of the opening and closing engaging portion 262 of the second bottom plate portion 26B located on the right side.

[0062] The vibration part 32 is configured to apply vibration to the bottom 26 by driving the main body part 31 to open the bottom 26. Specifically, the vibration part 32 is a part configured in the following manner, that is, the vibration part 32 is provided on the outer edge part of the driving shaft 311 side of the driving plate part 314, and is engaged with the driving contact part 313 moving along the outer edge part, so that vibration (impact) in the left and right directions can be applied to the driving plate part 314. In this embodiment, the vibration part 32 is a cutout part formed in the outer edge part (specifically, the opening maintenance part 314b). In addition, the size of the cutout part as the vibration part 32 is a size that does not hinder the rotation of the rotating part 312 and can be engaged with a part of the driving contact part 313.

[0063] Reference Figure 7A to Figure 7D and Figures 8A to 8D The operation of the opening and closing drive unit 3 configured as above to open and close the bottom 26 will be described. FIG. 7A to FIG. 7D and Figures 8A to 8D and Figure 6 Different from the main view, it is a view expressed from the main view, so the left and right Figure 6 Inverted state.

[0064] When the opening and closing driving unit 3 opens and closes the bottom 26, the driving shaft 311 is rotated, and the driving contact portion 313 is rotated around the driving shaft 311. By driving the contact portion 313 to rotate around the driving shaft 311, the driving contact portion 313 abuts against the outer edge of the driving plate portion 314 on the driving shaft 311 side. In this embodiment, the driving shaft 311 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front. Fig. 7A As shown, the driving contact portion 313 is positioned at the upper end (stop position P3) of the track around the driving shaft 311. The driving contact portion 313 is located at the stop position P3 when the bottom portion 26 is not opened.

[0065] like Figure 7B As shown, if the drive shaft 311 rotates counterclockwise in the front view, the first drive abutment portion 313A and the second drive abutment portion 313B first move downward and to the left. At this time, the first drive abutment portion 313A abuts against the outer edge of the drive plate portion 314 on the left side of the drive shaft 311, thereby pressing the drive plate portion 314 on the left side to the left. The drive plate portion 314 on the left side is pressed by the first drive abutment portion 313A in the direction of separation from the drive shaft 311 (left side), and moves to the left. In addition, at this time, the second drive abutment portion 313B does not abut against the drive plate portion 314 on the right side, and the drive plate portion 314 on the right side does not move.

[0066] If the drive shaft 311 further rotates counterclockwise in the front view, the first drive contact portion 313A and the second drive contact portion 313B move downward. Figure 7CAs shown in FIG. 1 , the first drive contact portion 313A moves along the outer edge portion (opening maintaining portion 314b) of the left drive plate portion 314 on the drive shaft 311 side and fits into the notch of the vibration portion 32 on the way. If the drive shaft 311 is further rotated counterclockwise in the front view, as shown in FIG. Fig.7D As shown, the first drive abutment portion 313A moves out of the notch serving as the vibration portion 32. Here, when the first drive abutment portion 313A is embedded in the notch and moves out of the notch, an impact is applied to the drive plate portion 314 on the left side, and the drive plate portion 314 on the left side vibrates due to the impact. In this embodiment, the drive plate portion 314 on the left side vibrates in a manner of violently moving in the left-right direction due to the impact generated by the first drive abutment portion 313A being embedded in the notch. In addition, at this time, the second drive abutment portion 313B does not abut against the drive plate portion 314 on the right side, and the drive plate portion 314 on the right side does not move.

[0067] like Fig.7D As shown, in this embodiment, the first drive contact portion 313A passes over the notch as the vibration portion 32, and the rotation of the drive shaft 311 is temporarily stopped at a position (stop position P4) where the first drive contact portion 313A is in contact with the outer edge portion of the drive plate portion 314 on the left side of the drive shaft 311, and the first drive contact portion 313A is maintained to push the left drive plate portion 314 to the left. In this embodiment, a sensor is provided to detect the first drive contact portion 313A that has reached the stop position (for example, a magnetic sensor that detects a magnet provided on the first drive contact portion 313A or the rotating portion 312), and the position of the first drive contact portion 313A is grasped by the sensor to perform temporary stop control. Moreover, after a predetermined time (based on the time required for the relationship between the operation of the bottom 26) has passed since the drive shaft 311 stopped rotating, the drive shaft 311 starts rotating again, and the first drive contact portion 313A moves further along the left drive plate portion 314.

[0068] like Fig. 8AAs shown, if the drive shaft 311 is further rotated counterclockwise in the front view, the first drive abutment portion 313A and the second drive abutment portion 313B move downward and to the right, and pass through the lower end portion of the track around the drive shaft 311, and further move upward and to the right. At this time, the left drive plate portion 314 moves in the direction close to the drive shaft 311 (right side) together with the first drive abutment portion 313A by the spring 316. In addition, at this time, the second drive abutment portion 313B abuts against the outer edge portion of the drive plate portion 314 on the right side of the drive shaft 311, thereby pressing the right drive plate portion 314 to the right. The right drive plate portion 314 is pressed by the second drive abutment portion 313B in the direction of separation from the drive shaft 311 (right side), thereby moving to the right. That is, in this embodiment, the left driving plate portion 314 and the right driving plate portion 314 move to the right side almost simultaneously due to the biasing of the spring 316 and the pressing of the second driving contact portion 313B. The left driving plate portion 314 moves to the right side due to the action of the spring 316 until its movement is limited by a stopper (not shown).

[0069] Then, if the driving shaft 311 further rotates counterclockwise in the front view, the first driving contact portion 313A and the second driving contact portion 313B move upward. Figure 8B As shown in FIG. 1 , the second drive contact portion 313B moves along the outer edge portion (opening maintaining portion 314b) of the right drive plate portion 314 on the drive shaft 311 side and is embedded in the notch of the vibration portion 32 on the way. If the drive shaft 311 is further rotated counterclockwise in the front view, as shown in FIG. Figure 8C As shown, the second drive abutment portion 313B moves out of the notch serving as the vibration portion 32. Here, when the second drive abutment portion 313B is embedded in the notch and moves out of the notch, an impact is applied to the right drive plate portion 314, and the right drive plate portion 314 vibrates due to the impact. In this embodiment, the right drive plate portion 314 vibrates in a manner of violently moving in the left and right directions due to the impact generated by the second drive abutment portion 313B being embedded in the notch. In addition, at this time, the first drive abutment portion 313A does not abut against the left drive plate portion 314, and the left drive plate portion 314 does not move.

[0070] like Figure 8CAs shown, in the present embodiment, the second drive contact portion 313B passes over the notch as the vibration portion 32, and in the position (stop position P5) where the second drive contact portion 313B is in contact with the outer edge portion of the drive plate portion 314 on the right side of the drive shaft 311, the rotation of the drive shaft 311 is temporarily stopped, and the second drive contact portion 313B is maintained to push the right drive plate portion 314 to the right. In the present embodiment, a sensor is provided to detect the second drive contact portion 313B that has reached the stop position (for example, a magnetic sensor that detects a magnet provided on the second drive contact portion 313B or the rotating portion 312), and the position of the second drive contact portion 313B is grasped by the sensor to perform temporary stop control. Moreover, after a predetermined time (based on the time required for the relationship with the movement of the bottom 26) has passed since the drive shaft 311 stopped rotating, the drive shaft 311 starts rotating again, and the second drive contact portion 313B moves further along the left drive plate portion 314.

[0071] Then, if the driving shaft 311 is further rotated counterclockwise in the front view, the first driving abutment portion 313A and the second driving abutment portion 313B move upward and to the left, and Fig.8D At this time, the right driving plate portion 314 moves toward the direction (left side) close to the driving shaft 311 together with the second driving contact portion 313B due to the spring 316. In addition, at this time, the first driving contact portion 313A does not contact the left driving plate portion 314, and the left driving plate portion 314 does not move.

[0072] As described above, the driving plate portion 314 on one side (left side) and the driving plate portion 314 on the other side (right side) move in the left-right direction by the rotation of the driving shaft 311. In addition, the vibration generated by the vibration portion 32 occurs alternately in the driving plate portion 314 on the left side and the driving plate portion 314 on the right side.

[0073] If the driving plate portion 314 moves as described above, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 connected to the driving plate portion 314 moves integrally with the driving plate portion 314. Specifically, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 of the driving plate portion 314 connected to one side (left side) moves to the left side by the abutment of the first driving abutting portion 313A to the driving plate portion 314, and vibrates in the left-right direction by the first driving abutting portion 313A being embedded in the vibration portion 32 and moving out of the vibration portion 32, and then moves to the driving shaft 311 side (right side). In addition, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 of the driving plate portion 314 connected to the other side (right side) moves to the right side by the abutment of the second driving abutting portion 313B to the driving plate portion 314, and vibrates in the left-right direction by the second driving abutting portion 313B being embedded in the vibration portion 32 and moving out of the vibration portion 32, and then moves to the driving shaft 311 side (left side).

[0074] By moving the opening and closing pressing portion 315 in the left-right direction, the bottom 26 having the opening and closing locking portion 262 engaged with the opening and closing pressing portion 315 moves in the left-right direction. In addition, since the opening and closing pressing portion 315 vibrates in a state where the opening and closing pressing portion 315 is engaged with the opening and closing locking portion 262, the bottom 26 having the opening and closing locking portion 262 vibrates.

[0075] Specifically, first, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 of the driving plate portion 314 connected to one side (the left side) moves to the left side. In this way, the opening and closing engaging portion 262 of the first bottom plate portion 26A is pressed to the left side, and the first bottom plate portion 26A moves to the left side from the fixed position. At this time, the second bottom plate portion 26B does not move. Here, through the movement of the first bottom plate portion 26A, the opening portion 265 provided on the first bottom plate portion 26A overlaps with the opening portion 265 provided on the second bottom plate portion 26B in the up and down direction, thereby, the bottom of the storage portion 21a (the storage portion 21a in the odd-numbered column from the left) corresponding to the position of the second bottom plate portion 26B located at the fixed position where the opening portion 265 is arranged is opened, and the medicine falls downward from the storage portion 21a.

[0076] In addition, if the opening and closing pressing portion 315 vibrates, the vibration is transmitted to the first bottom plate portion 26A via the opening and closing locking portion 262, and the first bottom plate portion 26A vibrates. In this way, if the first bottom plate portion 26A vibrates in the state where the bottom of the receiving portion 21a is opened, for example, for a medicine that is locked in the first bottom plate portion 26A and restricted from falling from the receiving portion 21a, the locking can be released by vibration and the medicine can fall downward from the receiving portion 21a. In addition, the vibration of the bottom 26 is also transmitted to the receiving portion 21a, and the receiving portion 21a itself vibrates, thereby, the locking of the medicine in the receiving portion 21a caused by the electrification of the medicine itself or the interference between the medicines (especially capsules) can be released by vibration, and the medicine can fall downward from the receiving portion 21a.

[0077] Then, the opening and closing pressing portion 315 of the driving plate portion 314 connected to one side (left side) moves to the right, and the opening and closing pressing portion 315 of the driving plate portion 314 connected to the other side (right side) moves to the right. After the opening and closing pressing portion 315 on the left side moves to the right, the first bottom plate portion 26A moves to the right and returns to the fixed position through the spring 263 provided on the bottom 26. After returning to the fixed position, the first bottom plate portion 26A abuts against the first connecting portion 26a electrically grounded via the grounding portion 229, thereby becoming electrically grounded. After the opening and closing pressing portion 315 on the right side moves to the right, the opening and closing engaging portion 262 of the second bottom plate portion 26B is pressed to the right, and the second bottom plate portion 26B moves to the right from the fixed position. At this time, the first bottom plate portion 26A and the second bottom plate portion 26B move to the right side with their respective opening portions 265 overlapping in the up-down direction, and the bottom of the storage portion 21a (the storage portion 21a in the even-numbered column from the left) corresponding to the position of the opening portion 265 of the first bottom plate portion 26A located at a fixed position is opened, and the medicine falls downward from the storage portion 21a.

[0078] In addition, if the opening and closing pressing portion 315 vibrates, the vibration is transmitted to the second bottom plate portion 26B via the opening and closing locking portion 262, and the second bottom plate portion 26B vibrates. In this way, if the second bottom plate portion 26B vibrates in the state where the bottom of the storage portion 21a is open, for example, for a medicine that is locked in the second bottom plate portion 26B and restricted from falling from the storage portion 21a, the locking can be released by vibration and the medicine can fall downward from the storage portion 21a. In addition, the vibration of the bottom 26 is also transmitted to the storage portion 21a, and the storage portion 21a itself vibrates, thereby, the locking of the medicine in the storage portion 21a caused by the electrification of the medicine itself or the interference between the medicines (especially capsules) can be released by vibration, and the medicine can fall downward from the storage portion 21a.

[0079] Then, the driving plate portion 314 on the other side (right side) moves to the left side. In this way, the second bottom plate portion 26B moves to the left side through the spring 263 provided on the bottom 26. At this time, the first bottom plate portion 26A does not move. After returning to the fixed position, the second bottom plate portion 26B abuts against the second connecting portion 26b electrically grounded via the grounding portion 229, thereby becoming electrically grounded.

[0080] The static elimination section 23 is a part capable of removing static electricity from the medicine moving inside the medicine supply device 2. In the present embodiment, the static elimination section 23 is configured to remove static electricity from the medicine contained in the container 21 when the medicine moves from the outside to the inside of the frame 6. In addition, the static elimination section 23 is configured to include a discharge section 233, and ions are generated by discharge from the discharge section 233, and the medicine is removed by the ions. Fig.9A , Fig. 9B and even Fig.11As shown, the static elimination section 23 includes: a static elimination main body 231 having a discharge section 233, the discharge section 233 discharges to generate ions; and a static elimination control section 234, which controls the static elimination section 23 and applies voltage to the static elimination main body 231 (specifically, the discharge section 233). Such a static elimination section 23 is configured to be supplied with power from a power supply section 9 via a control section 8, wherein the power supply section 9 is supplied with an external power source, and the overall operation of the static elimination section 23 (specifically, the power supply of the static elimination section 23 is turned on and off) is controlled by the control section 8. In this embodiment, the power supply section 9 is a part that converts the power supplied from the external power source into a power source that can be used for the drug supply device 2, and is specifically configured to transform the AC external power source.

[0081] like Fig.9A , Fig. 9B and Figures 10A to 10C As shown, the static elimination main body 231 is provided inside the frame 6, and can eliminate static electricity from the medicine contained in the storage section 21a. In the present embodiment, the static elimination main body 231 is provided to eliminate static electricity from the medicine contained in the storage body 21 (each storage section 21a), compared with the static elimination of the storage body 21 itself. In addition, the static elimination main body 231 eliminates static electricity from the medicine contained in the storage section 21a by generating ions. That is, the static elimination main body 231 is configured to eliminate static electricity from the medicine contained in the storage section 21a in a non-contact manner. Specifically, the static elimination main body 231 is a so-called static eliminator that allows ions to contact the surface of the medicine, thereby eliminating static electricity from the surface of the medicine. Moreover, the static elimination main body 231 of the present embodiment is configured to impart electric charge to molecules in the air, etc., by discharging electricity into the air, and ionize the air. Specifically, the static-eliminating main body 231 includes: a rod-shaped base 232, and a plurality of discharge parts 233 arranged at intervals in the extension direction of the base 232. In the present embodiment, the extension direction of the base 232 coincides with the long side direction of the container 21, and the lower surface thereof is arranged to face the upper surface of the container 21. In addition, the discharge part 233 is arranged below the base 232. The static-eliminating main body 231 of the present embodiment is configured as a windless static eliminator capable of supplying generated ions to the medicine in a windless manner.

[0082] The base 232 is a rod-shaped body provided inside the frame 6 in a manner extending substantially parallel to the upper surface of the container 21. In addition, the base 232 is a rod-shaped body extending in a straight line direction substantially parallel to the long side direction of the container 21. That is, the base 232 is provided so that the distances between each discharge portion 233 arranged on the base 232 and the upper surface of the container 21 are equal. The base 232 of the present embodiment is fixed inside the frame 6. In addition, the base 232 of the present embodiment is provided so that when the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2, it is possible to remove static electricity from the medicines stored in all the storage portions 21a. Specifically, the base 232 is configured to have a length longer than the length in the long-side direction (left-right direction) of the region of the container 21 where the container 21a is provided, and the base 232 is arranged at a position where ions can be supplied to the medicines contained in all the container 21a arranged in the short-side direction of the container 21 when the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2. In the present embodiment, the static elimination main body 231 (base 232) is fixedly located above the container 21a located closest to the front side in the container 21 at the storage position P2. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate static electricity from the medicines contained in all the container 21a.

[0083] The discharge section 233 is a part that can discharge into the air by applying a high voltage. The discharge section 233 of this embodiment has a needle-shaped electrode inside, and discharges from the electrode into the air by applying a high voltage to the electrode. In addition, the discharge section 233 of this embodiment is configured so that the voltage applied to the electrode alternates between positive and negative in a predetermined cycle. In this embodiment, the cycle of the voltage applied to the electrode by the discharge section 233 to alternate between positive and negative is configured so that when the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2, it is shorter than the time required for one container 21a to pass from under the static elimination main body 231. That is, the discharge section 233 is configured so that when the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2, while one container 21a passes from under the static elimination section 23, both positive and negative ions are generated. The discharge section 233 of this embodiment applies a pulse voltage to the electrode. That is, the static elimination main body 231 of this embodiment is configured as a pulse AC type static eliminator. The static elimination main body 231 of the present embodiment is configured to control the pulse width of the pulse voltage applied to the electrode according to the charged state of the object, and adjust the amount of positive and negative ions (adjust which direction is biased toward positive or negative).

[0084] like Fig.11As shown, the static elimination control unit 234 controls the static elimination main body 231 and switches the state in which the static elimination main body 231 (specifically, the discharge unit 233) generates ions and the state in which ions are not generated. The static elimination control unit 234 of this embodiment switches the state in which power is supplied to the static elimination main body 231 and the state in which power is not supplied according to the position of the container 21, thereby performing on / off control of the static elimination main body 231. In addition, the static elimination control unit 234 transforms (specifically, boosts) the power supplied from the power supply unit 9 via the control unit 8 and supplies it to the discharge unit 233.

[0085] like Fig.9A , Fig. 9B and Fig.11 As shown, the detection unit 24 is a part for detecting whether an external operator can contact the discharge unit 233. Specifically, the detection unit 24 is configured to detect whether a path through which an operator who performs operations outside the frame 6 (for example, inserting a medicine into the storage unit 21a) can contact the discharge unit 233 is open, and if the path is open, it is detected that there is a possibility that the operator's hand contacts the discharge unit 233. In this embodiment, the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator can contact the discharge unit 233 when the device body 22 is pulled out from the frame 6 to the outside, and determines that the external operator cannot contact the discharge unit 233 when the device body 22 is stored in the frame 6. In addition, the detection unit 24 of this embodiment is a switch such as a limit switch, which is configured to be pressed when the device body 22 is stored in the frame 6. When the switch is pressed, it is determined that the external operator cannot contact the discharge unit 233, and when the switch is not pressed, it is determined that the external operator can contact the discharge unit 233. The detection unit 24 sends the detection result to the control unit 8. Specifically, when the switch is pressed, the detection unit 24 sends a signal indicating that the switch is pressed to the control unit 8. The detection unit 24 is not limited to being a limit switch, and other structures such as optical sensors can be used.

[0086] like Figure 1 As shown, the input unit 7 is a part where information about the medicine to be packaged can be input. Specifically, information that can identify which medicine should be stored in each storage unit 21a can be input into the input unit 7. Prescription information is input into the input unit 7 of this embodiment. The prescription information includes information about which medicine should be packaged in each package. The input unit 7 is composed of, for example, a touch screen panel. In addition, the touch screen panel can also be configured to be able to input information by communicating with an external terminal (controller, etc.).

[0087] The input unit 7 of this embodiment can also input information for operating the medicine supply device 2. Specifically, after the medicine to be injected is injected into the storage unit 21a as described later, the input unit 7 can input information indicating that the injection is completed.

[0088] like Fig.11 As shown, the control unit 8 controls the entire medicine packaging device 1 including the medicine supply device 2. In addition, the control unit 8 controls the entire medicine packaging device 1 based on the information input into the input unit 7. Specifically, the control unit 8 controls the automatic supply device 4 based on the prescription information input into the input unit 7, so that the medicine to be packaged is supplied to the packaging unit 5. In addition, in the case where the medicine to be packaged is not contained in the automatic supply device 4, it is determined that the medicine needs to be manually spread, and the medicine supply device 2 is controlled. Specifically, the control unit 8 controls based on the information input into the input unit 7 to display the position where the medicine should be put in on the position display unit 27 installed on the installation frame 222. The control of the position display unit 27 by the control unit 8 is transmitted to the position display unit 27 via the connector. In addition, the control unit 8 controls the entry and exit of the container 21 relative to the frame 6 based on the information input into the input unit 7. Specifically, when manual dispensing of the medicine is required, the control unit 8 controls the container 21 to extend from the frame 6. When the input unit 7 is input to indicate that manual dispensing of the medicine has been completed, the control unit 8 controls the container 21 to be housed in the frame 6.

[0089] In addition, the control unit 8 controls the power supply of the static eliminator 23 to be turned on or off based on the detection result of the detection unit 24. Specifically, when it is detected that the external operator can touch the discharge unit 233, the control unit 8 controls to turn off the power supply of the entire static eliminator 23, and when it is detected that the external operator cannot touch the discharge unit 233, the control unit 8 controls to turn on the power supply of the entire static eliminator 23. In the present embodiment, the control unit 8 turns on the power supply of the static eliminator 23 only when the switch of the detection unit 24 is pressed (a signal indicating that the switch is pressed is received from the detection unit 24), and turns off the power supply of the static eliminator 23 when the signal is not received. The control unit 8 of the present embodiment switches between a state in which power is supplied to the static eliminator 23 and a state in which power is not supplied to the static eliminator 23, thereby controlling the power supply of the static eliminator 23 to be turned on / off. That is, when the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator can touch the discharge unit 233, only the power supply of the static eliminator 23 is turned off when the power supply of the medicine supply device 2 is turned on.

[0090] Next, the operation of the medicine supply device 2 will be described.

[0091] If manual dispensing of the medicine is required, the control unit 8 moves the container 21 to the protruding position P1. In this embodiment, the control unit 8 determines whether manual dispensing is required based on the prescription information input to the input unit 7, and moves the container 21 to the protruding position P1 if manual dispensing is required.

[0092] Then, the control unit 8 calculates the storage unit 21a into which the manually dispensed medicine should be put based on the prescription information. Specifically, the control unit 8 determines the storage unit 21a corresponding to the package body in which the manually dispensed medicine is packaged as the storage unit 21a into which the manually dispensed medicine should be put.

[0093] After calculating the storage section 21a where the medicine should be put by manual spreading, the control unit 8 controls the position display unit 27 and controls it in a manner that the light projection unit 271 projects light onto the inner wall surface of the storage section 21a where the medicine should be put. Specifically, the control unit 8 controls the position display unit 27 related to power supply and projection of light onto the inner wall surface via the connector that connects the device body 22 and the storage body 21. The position display unit 27 projects light onto the inner wall surface of the storage section 21a where the medicine should be put. In addition, the light projection unit 271 of the present embodiment projects colored light onto the inner wall surface of the storage section 21a where the medicine should be put. Then, the operator puts the medicine into the storage section 21a displayed by the position display unit 27.

[0094] When the operator puts the medicine into the storage part 21a, the medicine wrapped by the PTP sheet can be directly put into the storage part 21a, or the medicine can be temporarily transferred from the PTP sheet to another container, and then the medicine contained in the container is put into the storage part 21a. Here, the medicine put into the storage part 21a is charged due to friction with the PTP sheet or friction with other medicines in the container.

[0095] When there are multiple types of medicines to be manually dispensed, after the first medicine is put in, information indicating the selection of the second medicine is input to the input unit 7. After receiving the information indicating the selection of the second medicine, the control unit 8 controls the position display unit 27 and controls the light projection unit 271 to project light onto the storage unit 21a where the second medicine is to be put in. The above control is repeated until all types of medicines to be manually dispensed are put into the storage unit 21a.

[0096] After finishing the operation of putting in all the medicines to be manually spread, the operator performs a confirmation operation to determine whether the medicines put into the storage section 21a are correct. Here, when the operator confirms the medicines put into the storage section 21a, the light projection unit 271 projects white light to the storage section 21a where more than one medicine should be put. In this embodiment, after inputting information indicating the switching to white light into the input unit 7, the control unit 8 controls the position display unit 27 and controls so that the light projection unit 271 projects white light to the storage section 21a where more than one medicine should be put.

[0097] After the operator completes the confirmation operation, the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2. In the present embodiment, after the information indicating the completion of the confirmation operation is input to the input unit 7, the control unit 8 controls the in-and-out drive unit to control the container 21 to move from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2. In the present embodiment, the container 21 moves relative to the static elimination unit 23 in such a manner that the distance between the upper surface of the container 21 and the static elimination unit 23 (discharging unit 233) is substantially constant.

[0098] In addition, the operator can also remove the container 21 from the installation frame 222 and put the medicine into the container 21a at a position separated from the installation frame 222. When the medicine is put in this way, the container 21 is installed in the installation frame 222 after the medicine is put in, and after the installation is completed, the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2. In addition, after the installation is completed, the control unit 8 controls the position display unit 27, and can also control the light projection unit 271 to project light to the container 21a where one or more medicines should be put.

[0099] like Figure 10A to Figure 10C and Fig.12 As shown, the static eliminator 23 operates when the container 21 moves from the protruding position P1 to the stored position P2, and removes static electricity from the medicine stored in the container 21. In this embodiment, the static eliminator 23 starts and stops removing static electricity (generating ions) based on the relative position of the container 21 and the static eliminator 23.

[0100] like Figures 10A to 10C and Fig.12 As shown, the receiving body 21 is Fig. 10A The protruding position P1 shown in FIG. 1 starts to move inward (static removal step S1 ). Fig. 10BAs shown, the inner end of the container 21 moves to the lower side of the static elimination section 23 (static elimination step S2). After the container 21 reaches the lower side of the static elimination section 23 (specifically, the discharge section 233 of the static elimination main body 231), the static elimination section 23 starts to operate (static elimination step S3), and specifically, the static elimination control section 234 applies a voltage to the discharge section 233. In the present embodiment, when a predetermined time (for example, about 0.5 seconds) has passed since the container 21 started to move, the control section 8 determines that the container 21 is located below the static elimination section 23 (discharge section 233), and causes the static elimination control section 234 to start static elimination (applying a voltage to the discharge section 233). In addition, the time from the start of the movement of the container 21 to the start of static elimination of the static elimination section 23 is appropriately determined according to the moving speed of the container 21, etc. In addition, the position of the container 21 relative to the static elimination section 23 when the static elimination section 23 starts to eliminate static electricity can be between the innermost part of the container 21 and the container 21a arranged at the innermost side. By starting the static elimination in such a positional relationship, since the static elimination starts before the receiving body 21 arrives, the ions come into contact with the conductor such as the metal part electrically grounded in the medicine supply device 2, and the ion balance is broken, so that the reverse charging of the medicine can be suppressed, and the medicine contained in the receiving part 21a can be reliably static eliminated. In this embodiment, the static elimination part 23 continues to generate ions until the timing of ending the static elimination described later.

[0101] The inner end of the container 21 continuously moves inward from a position below the static elimination portion 23. Fig. 10C As shown, the container 21 stops moving after reaching the storage position P2. Specifically, the container 21 moves inward until the storage sensor 224 detects that the mounting frame 222 (and the container 21 mounted in the mounting frame 222) has been stored in the frame 6 (static removal step S4), and then stops (static removal step S5). In this embodiment, when the container 21 is located at the storage position P2, the container 21a disposed at the nearest front side of the container 21 is located below the static removal section 23 (discharge section 233).

[0102] The static elimination unit 23 stops the static elimination after a predetermined time has passed after the container 21 reaches the storage position P2 and stops moving (static elimination step S6). Specifically, after the storage sensor 224 detects that the mounting frame 222 and the container 21 mounted in the mounting frame 222 have reached the storage position P2, a signal indicating that the container 21 has reached the storage position P2 is sent to the control unit 8. The control unit 8 that receives the signal starts measuring time after the signal arrives, and when the predetermined time has passed, the static elimination control unit 234 stops the static elimination (applies voltage to the discharge unit 233).

[0103] In the above steps, the container 21 is moved from the protruding position P1 to the storage position P2 and the medicine stored in the container 21 is de-staticized. In addition, after the container 21 is moved to the storage position P2, the opening and closing drive unit 3 is engaged with the bottom 26 (opening and closing engagement unit 262), and the opening and closing drive unit 3 is driven to open and close the bottom 26, and the medicine stored in the storage unit 21a of the container 21 is supplied to the target device (packaging unit 5) via the device body 22.

[0104] With the above-described structure, the container 21 is provided with the position display unit 27 and is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the device body 22. Therefore, the manual dispensing operation of the medicine can be performed even at a location separated from the device body 22, and the efficiency of the manual dispensing operation can be improved by the position display unit 27 when at least the container 21 is attached to the device body 22. Therefore, the medicine supply device 2 becomes convenient to use.

[0105] In addition, the container 21 and the device body 22 are electrically connected to each other via the hot plug connector, so the container 21 can be attached to and detached from the device body 22 while the power of the device body 22 is turned on. Therefore, the medicine supply device 2 becomes easy to use.

[0106] Furthermore, the housing 21 includes a first connector 272, and the device body 22 includes a second connector 228 that can be electrically connected to the first connector 272, and at least one of the first connector 272 and the second connector 228 is a floating connector. Therefore, when the housing 21 is mounted on the device body 22, even if there is an error in the relative position of the housing 21 and the device body 22, the error can be absorbed and the housing 21 and the device body 22 can be electrically connected, so that the drug supply device 2 becomes convenient to use.

[0107] In addition, the device body 22 includes a positioning protrusion 227 that is provided in a manner of protruding upward, the housing body 21 includes a positioning recess 28 that can be engaged with the positioning protrusion 227, the first connector 272 is provided in a manner of protruding downward from the housing body 21, and the second connector 228 is provided in a manner of protruding upward from the mounting frame 222. Therefore, the housing body 21 can be guided to be installed at a suitable position in the device body 22 by the positioning protrusion 227 and the positioning recess 28, and the housing body 21 can be guided to be installed from the top of the device body 22 in the vertical direction, so that the first connector 272 can be appropriately engaged with the second connector 228. Moreover, the positioning protrusion 227 and the positioning recess 28 are arranged at a position biased to one side in the left-right direction and the depth direction, so that the housing body 21 can be prevented from being installed in the device body 22 in a state inverted in the depth direction or the left-right direction.

[0108] Furthermore, the positioning recess 28 is a hole formed in the housing 21 and extending through the housing in the up-down direction, so that the operator who mounts the housing 21 on the device body 22 can recognize the position of the positioning recess 28 relative to the positioning protrusion 227 through the hole. Therefore, it is easy to confirm whether the housing 21 is properly mounted on the device body 22.

[0109] In addition, the bottom 26 defining the bottom of the storage section 21a is provided, and the bottom 26 has conductivity, and when the storage body 21 is attached to the device body 22, the bottom 26 is electrically grounded via the device body 22. Therefore, since the bottom 26 is electrically grounded via the device body 22, the electric charge accumulated in the bottom 26 can be released through the device body 22. Therefore, by discharging from the bottom 26, it is possible to suppress malfunction or failure of the electronic parts and the like included in the position display section 27, and it is possible to suppress the medicine put into the storage section 21a from being charged due to the electric charge accumulated in the bottom 26.

[0110] Furthermore, the device body 22 is configured to include a grounding portion 229 that can be contacted by the bottom 26. The grounding portion 229 is a conductor that is electrically grounded and has elasticity that can be compressed in the vertical direction. When the housing 21 is mounted on the device body 22, the bottom 26 compresses the grounding portion 229 in the vertical direction. Therefore, due to the elasticity of the grounding portion 229, the bottom 26 can be reliably electrically connected to the grounding portion 229, so that the bottom 26 can be reliably electrically grounded.

[0111] In addition, since the vibrating unit 32 for vibrating the container 21 is provided, the medicine or the like stuck in the container 21 a can be dropped by the vibration generated by the vibrating unit 32 , and the medicine contained in the container 21 a can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0112] Furthermore, the container 21 includes a bottom portion 26 defining the bottom of the container portion 21a, and the bottom portion 26 can be opened and closed. When the bottom portion 26 is opened, the vibration portion 32 vibrates the bottom portion 26, thereby reliably dropping the medicine stuck to the bottom portion 26 by the vibration. Therefore, the medicine contained in the container portion 21a can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0113] In addition, the device body 22 includes an opening and closing driving unit 3, which includes: a driving body 31 that drives the bottom 26 to open and close the bottom 26; and a vibration unit 32 provided on the driving body, and the vibration unit 32 applies vibration to the bottom 26 by the action of the driving body 31 to open the bottom 26. Thus, since the bottom 26 is vibrated by the action of the driving body 31 to open the bottom 26, the vibration can be reliably applied when the bottom 26 is opened, and the medicine contained in the containing part 21a can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0114] Furthermore, since the vibration unit 32 is provided in the device body 22, the container 21 can be prevented from being enlarged, so that the container 21 can be easily carried and the medicine contained in the container 21a can be reliably supplied. In addition, since the opening and closing drive unit 3 itself has a mechanism for generating vibration (vibration unit 32), the entire device can be made more compact compared to the case where a vibration unit is provided separately.

[0115] In addition, the position display portion 27 includes a light-projecting portion 271, which is configured to project light onto the inner wall surface of the storage portion 21a (the inner surface of the side wall 211) to illuminate the inner wall surface of the storage portion 21a. Therefore, since the storage portion 21a itself (the recess itself) is illuminated by light, for example, the position where the medicine should be injected can be more easily identified compared to the case where the surroundings of the storage portion 21a are illuminated.

[0116] Moreover, since the medicine can be de-charged by the de-staticizing section 23, it is possible to prevent adverse conditions in the target device to which the medicine is supplied due to the charged medicine, and the control section 8 cuts off the power supply of the de-staticizing section 23 based on the detection of the detection section 24, thereby preventing the operator from coming into contact with the discharge section 233 in a working state.

[0117] In addition, the container 21 includes a plurality of storage sections 21a for storing medicines, the top of the storage section 21a is open, and medicines can be put into the storage section 21a from the top, and the static elimination section 23 can eliminate the static electricity of the medicines stored in the storage section 21a. Therefore, since the medicines stored in the storage section 21a can be eliminated, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in the target device to which the medicines are supplied due to the static electricity of the medicines.

[0118] Furthermore, when the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator can touch the static eliminator 23, the control unit 8 only cuts off the power supply of the static eliminator 23. Therefore, compared with the case where the power supply of the entire device is cut off, the time required for recovery can be shortened.

[0119] In addition, the control unit 8 is provided with a discharge unit 233 for performing discharge and a static elimination control unit 234 for applying voltage to the discharge unit 233, and when the power supply of the static elimination unit 23 is cut off, power is not supplied to the static elimination control unit 234. Therefore, when the operator can touch the discharge unit 233, since power is not supplied to the static elimination control unit 234, it is possible to suppress the application of voltage to the discharge unit 233 due to malfunction of the static elimination control unit 234, and it is possible to reliably suppress the operator from touching the discharge unit 233 in the working state.

[0120] In addition, the detection unit 24 can detect a state in which the operator outside cannot touch the static elimination unit 23, and the control unit 8 is configured to turn on the power supply of the static elimination unit 23 when the detection unit 24 detects that the operator outside cannot touch the static elimination unit 23 after cutting off the power supply of the static elimination unit 23. Therefore, since the control unit 8 turns on the power supply of the static elimination unit 23 in response to the detection of the detection unit 24, it is possible to suppress the operator from touching the discharge unit 233 in the working state, and in the state in which the operator outside cannot touch the static elimination unit 23, the power supply of the static elimination unit 23 can be reliably turned on, so that the medicine can be reliably de-staticized by the static elimination unit 23.

[0121] In addition, the static eliminator 23 starts to generate ions when the container 21 reaches the bottom of the static eliminator 23. Therefore, by generating ions before the container 21 reaches the bottom, the ion balance is disturbed, and it is possible to suppress the situation where the medicine is charged by the ions generated by the static eliminator 23. Therefore, the medicine can be reliably de-charged, and the occurrence of malfunctions in the target device to which the medicine is supplied can be suppressed.

[0122] Furthermore, since the static eliminator 23 does not start to eliminate static electricity until the innermost storage portion 21 a disposed in the storage body 21 reaches below the static eliminator 23 , the medicine stored in the storage portion 21 a can be reliably eliminated.

[0123] Furthermore, since the static eliminator 23 continues to eliminate static electricity for a predetermined period even after the container 21 reaches the storage position P2, the medicine located directly below the static eliminator 23 at the storage position P2 can also be reliably eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent malfunctions from occurring in the device to which the medicine is supplied.

[0124] As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking one example, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be added without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0125] For example, as an example of a medicine supply device 2, a medicine supply device 2 provided in a medicine packaging device 1 is described as an example, but it is not limited to such a structure, and can also be configured as an independent medicine supply device 2, or as a device assembled in a device other than the medicine packaging device 1.

[0126] In addition, the case where the medicine supply device 2 is configured such that the container 21 is detachable from the device body 22 and includes the static elimination unit 23 has been described, but the invention is not limited to such a structure, and may be configured such that only the container 21 is detachable from the device body 22 or only the static elimination unit 23 is included. Furthermore, in the structure where the container 21 is detachable from the device body 22, a structure where the container 21 does not include the position display unit 27 may be adopted. In the case where the container 21 does not include the position display unit 27, for example, a structure where power is supplied to the vibration unit and the like provided in the container 21 through the first connector 272 and the second connector 228 may be adopted.

[0127] Furthermore, the position display unit 27 is described as being configured to project light onto the inner wall surface of the storage unit 21a, but is not limited to such a configuration, and various configurations that can display the position where the medicine should be put in can be adopted. For example, it can also be configured as a light source provided on the upper end surface surrounding the storage unit 21a.

[0128] In addition, it is described that the housing 21 is electrically connected to the device body 22 via a connector, and receives power supply and information for displaying the position display unit 27 from the connector, but the structure is not limited to this. For example, the following structure is also possible: the position display unit 27 receives power supply from the device body 22 through contactless power supply, or receives power supply from a battery provided in the housing 21. In addition, in the case of adopting such a structure, the position display unit 27 can also be a structure that receives information for display through wireless communication. Moreover, even in the case of adopting a connection based on a connector, it is not limited to the case where the connector is a hot-swappable structure, and a connector that cannot be hot-swapped can also be used, or a structure in which both the first connector 272 and the second connector 228 are not floating connectors can also be used.

[0129] Furthermore, the case where the bottom 26 is driven by the opening and closing drive unit 3 provided in the device body 22, and the bottom of the housing portion 21a is opened and closed has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such a structure, and the opening and closing drive unit 3 can also be provided in the housing body 21. In addition, even when the opening and closing drive unit 3 is provided, the structure of the opening and closing drive unit 3 can be various structures that can open and close the bottom 26.

[0130] In addition, the case where the vibration unit 32 is provided in the opening and closing drive unit 3 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such a structure, and the vibration unit can also be provided at a position other than the opening and closing drive unit 3 of the device body 22 or at the housing 21. When such a structure is adopted, a vibration device using an eccentric motor or an electromagnet can also be used as the vibration unit.

[0131] Furthermore, the case where the vibrating portion 32 vibrates the bottom 26 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such a structure, and the entire container 21 can also be vibrated. When the entire container 21 is vibrated, the medicine stuck to the bottom 26 and the medicine stuck to the inner wall surface of the container 21a can also be released and supplied reliably.

[0132] In addition, regarding the positioning of the container 21 relative to the mounting frame 222, the description is given of the situation where the positioning is performed by the engagement of the positioning protrusion 227 with the positioning recess 28, but the structure is not limited to such a structure, and the following structure can also be adopted: the mounting frame 222 is provided with an offset portion that presses the mounted container 21 in one direction in the horizontal direction. With such a structure, the container 21 can be located at a suitable position relative to the mounting frame 222 by pressing the offset portion. As a specific structure of the offset portion, for example, the following structure can be adopted: a ball plunger or the like can be moved in and out from the mounting frame 222 relative to the inside, and the structure is provided with a plurality of protrusions (specifically, Figure 3 The structure shown in the dotted line in the middle is provided at the A part), but it is not limited to this. Moreover, in the case of adopting the offset part, the first connector 272 and the second connector 228 can also be arranged so that they are engaged by moving the receiving body 21 in the horizontal direction due to the offset part. In addition, as the structure of the offset part, it is also possible to adsorb by an electromagnet, press by tilting, or press in one direction by a spring.

[0133] Furthermore, although the static elimination unit 23 has been described as performing static elimination on the medicine contained in the container 21 that moves horizontally from the outside to the inside, the structure is not limited to this, and for example, the structure can also be used to perform static elimination on the medicine that moves along the medicine supply path by gravity. Furthermore, although the static elimination unit 23 has been described as performing static elimination on the medicine that is manually spread, the structure is not limited to this, and for example, the structure can also be used to perform static elimination on the medicine that is supplied from the medicine box.

[0134] In addition, the control unit 8 only cuts off the power supply of the neutralization unit 23 when the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator can touch the discharge unit 233, but the present invention is not limited to this structure and the power supply of the entire medicine supply device 2 can also be cut off.

[0135] Furthermore, the control unit 8 turns on the power supply when the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator cannot touch the discharge unit 233, but the control unit 8 is not limited to such a structure, and the control unit 8 can also be configured so that the operator manually turns on the power supply. In the case of adopting such a structure, when the detection unit 24 detects that the external operator cannot touch the discharge unit 233, the control unit 8 can also be configured to urge the operator to turn on the power supply manually.

[0136] In addition, the description explains a situation in which the control unit 8 determines that the container 21 is located below the static elimination unit 23 when the container 21 located at the protruding position P1 starts to move inward for a specified period of time. However, the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the configuration may also detect that the container 21 is located below the static elimination unit 23 by using a sensor, etc., or determine and start static elimination based on the driving amount of the in-and-out driving unit.

[0137] Furthermore, the control unit 8 explains a situation in which the container 21 has reached the storage position P2 based on the detection of the storage sensor 224, but the structure is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 8 can also be configured to determine that the container 21 has reached the storage position P2 based on the movement time of the container 21 and the drive amount of the in-and-out drive unit.

[0138] Furthermore, the case where the housing 21 moves with a substantially constant vertical distance from the static eliminating section 23 (discharging section 233 ) has been described, but the structure is not limited to this and the housing 21 may also move with a non-uniform vertical distance.

[0139] The present embodiment is summarized below.

[0140] The medicine supply device of the present invention comprises: (1) a storage body having a plurality of storage sections capable of storing medicines; and a device body for supplying the medicines stored in the plurality of storage sections to a target device, wherein the plurality of storage sections are configured to be open at the top so that an operator can manually insert the medicines from the top, the storage body having a plurality of position display sections, the position display sections indicating into which of the plurality of storage sections the medicines should be inserted, and the storage body being attachable and detachable relative to the device body.

[0141] According to this structure, the container has a position display unit and is configured to be detachable from the device body, so that the manual dispensing operation of the medicine can be performed even at a location separated from the device body, and the efficiency of the manual dispensing operation can be improved by the position display unit when at least the container is attached to the device body. Therefore, the medicine supply device becomes convenient to use.

[0142] Furthermore, (2) is the medicine supply device according to (1), wherein the storage body and the device body are electrically connected to each other via a hot plug connector.

[0143] According to this configuration, since the storage body can be attached to and detached from the device body while the power of the device body is turned on, the medicine supply device becomes convenient to use.

[0144] In addition, (3) is the drug supply device described in (1) or (2), wherein the storage body has a first connector, the device body has a second connector that can be connected to the first connector, and at least one of the first connector and the second connector is a floating connector.

[0145] According to this structure, when the container is mounted on the device body, even if there is an error in the relative position of the container and the device body, the error can be absorbed and the container and the device body can be electrically connected. Therefore, the medicine supply device becomes easy to use.

[0146] In addition, (4) is a drug supply device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the container has a bottom portion defining the plurality of container portions, the bottom portion is conductive, and is electrically grounded via the device body when the container is mounted on the device body.

[0147] According to this structure, since the bottom is electrically grounded via the device body, the electric charge retained at the bottom can be released via the device body. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the situation where the electronic components included in the position display unit malfunction or malfunction due to discharge from the bottom, and it is possible to suppress the medicine put into the storage unit from being charged due to the electric charge retained at the bottom.

[0148] In addition, (5) is a drug delivery device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the device body includes a mounting frame portion on which the container is mounted, and the mounting frame portion includes an offset portion that presses the mounted container in a manner that causes the mounted container to be offset toward one side of the mounting frame portion.

[0149] According to this configuration, since the mounting frame includes the offset portion, the relative position of the storage body and the mounting frame can be stabilized.

[0150] Also, (6) the medicine supply device according to any one of (1) to (5), further comprising a vibrating unit that vibrates the container.

[0151] According to this configuration, since the medicine or the like stuck in the storage section can be dropped by the vibration of the vibrating section, the medicine stored in the storage section can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0152] (7) is the medicine supply device according to (6), wherein the storage body includes a bottom portion defining the bottoms of the plurality of storage portions, the bottom portion is openable and closable, and the vibration portion is configured to vibrate the bottom portion when the bottom portion is opened.

[0153] According to this structure, since the bottom part vibrates when the bottom part is opened, the medicine stuck to the bottom part can be reliably dropped by the vibration. Therefore, the medicine contained in the containing part can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0154] In addition, (8) is the drug supply device described in (7), wherein the device body includes an opening and closing drive unit, and the opening and closing drive unit includes: a driving body part that drives the bottom to open and close the bottom; and a vibration unit that is provided on the driving body part, and the vibration unit is configured to apply vibration to the bottom through the action of the driving body part opening the bottom.

[0155] According to this structure, the bottom vibrates by driving the main body to open the bottom, so that vibration can be reliably applied when the bottom is opened. Therefore, the medicine contained in the containing part can be reliably supplied to the target device.

[0156] Description of Reference Numerals

[0157] 1…Medicine dispensing device, 2…Medicine supply device, 21…Accommodation body, 211…Side wall, 22…Device body, 22a…Installation recess, 221…Device base, 222…Installation frame, 224…Accommodation sensor, 225…Frame, 226…Accommodation bottom, 227…Positioning convex, 228…Second connector, 229…Grounding part, 23…Static removal part, 231…Static removal body, 232…Base, 233…Discharge part, 234…Static removal control part, 24…Detection part, 25…Accommodation body, 251…Finger locking part, 252…Concave and convex, 253…Identification mark, 26…Bottom, 26A…First bottom plate, first connection part 26a, 26B…Second bottom plate, second connection part 26b, 26 1… bottom plate body, 262… opening and closing engaging portion, 263… spring, 264… closing portion, 265… opening portion, 27… position display portion, 271… light projection portion, 272… first connector, 273… light transmission portion, 28… positioning recess, 3… opening and closing drive portion, 31… drive body portion, 311… drive shaft, 312… rotating portion, 313… drive abutment portion, 313A… first drive abutment portion, 313B… second drive abutment portion, 314… drive plate portion, 314b… opening and closing maintaining portion, 315… opening and closing pressing portion, 316… spring, 4… automatic supply device, 5… packaging portion, 6… frame, 7… input portion, 8… control portion, 9… power supply portion, S… storage area, P1… protruding position, P2… storage position.

Claims

1. A medicine supply device, comprising: a container having a plurality of storage sections capable of storing medicines; and a device body for supplying the medicines stored in the plurality of storage sections to a target device, The plurality of storage sections are configured to be open at the top, so that an operator can manually put the medicine in from the top. The container includes a plurality of position display units, and the position display units indicate which of the plurality of storage units the medicine is to be put into. The housing is attachable to and detachable from the device body.

2. The medicine supply device according to claim 1, wherein: The receiving body and the device body are electrically connected to each other through a hot plug connector.

3. The medicine supply device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The receiving body includes a first connector. The device body includes a second connector that can be connected to the first connector. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a floating connector.

4. The medicine supply device according to claim 1, wherein: The container has a bottom portion defining the bottoms of the plurality of the container portions. The bottom portion has conductivity, and the housing body is electrically grounded via the device body when the housing body is attached to the device body.

5. The medicine supply device according to claim 1, wherein: The device body includes a mounting frame portion on which the housing body is mounted. The mounting frame includes an offset portion configured to press the mounted storage body so as to be offset to one side of the mounting frame. The medicine supply device according to claim 1 , comprising a vibrating unit for vibrating the storage body.

7. The medicine supply device according to claim 6, wherein: The container has a bottom portion defining the bottoms of the plurality of container portions. The bottom can be opened and closed, The vibration portion is configured to vibrate the bottom portion when the bottom portion is opened.

8. The medicine supply device according to claim 7, wherein: The device body includes an opening and closing drive unit, The opening and closing driving unit includes: a driving body that drives the bottom portion to open and close the bottom portion; and the vibration unit that is provided on the driving body portion. The vibration part is configured to apply vibration to the bottom part by the operation of the driving body part to open the bottom part.

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