Medicine bottle transfer device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a medicine bottle transfer device, which relates to the field of pharmaceutical instruments, and comprises a tray, which comprises an accommodating bottom plate used for accommodating and supporting a plurality of medicine bottles, and is arranged to transfer the plurality of medicine bottles from a first plane position to a second plane position; the limiting frame is of a hollow frame structure and used for movably placing the limiting frame on the containing bottom plate after the multiple medicine bottles are placed on the containing bottom plate at the first plane position, and the limiting frame is arranged to limit the positions of the multiple medicine bottles in the tray; when the multiple medicine bottles are transferred to the second plane position, force can be applied to the tray so that the tray can slide relative to the limiting frame and disengage from the limiting frame, and at the moment, the multiple medicine bottles disengage from the tray and make contact with the supporting face of the second plane position, but are still limited in the limiting frame. According to the medicine bottle transferring device, the tray is arranged for containing and placing a plurality of medicine bottles, then the limiting frame is arranged for limiting the medicine bottles, and accuracy and stability in the transferring process are guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of pharmaceutical instruments, in particular to a medicine bottle transfer device. Background Art

[0002] In the pharmaceutical production process, after bottling and sealing, vials need to be transferred in batches to subsequent stages, such as sterilization chambers or other processing equipment. This process is crucial for ensuring drug sterility, integrity, and production efficiency. However, existing vial transfer technologies have several limitations, particularly in improving transfer efficiency, ensuring transfer stability, and preventing vial tipping.

[0003] Traditional medicine bottle transfer is usually done manually, which has the following problems:

[0004] 1. Efficiency issue: The manual transfer of medicine bottles is slow and difficult to meet the needs of large-scale production, especially on high-output production lines.

[0005] 2. Stability issues: During the transfer process, the medicine bottle may fall over or roll due to unstable support and positioning, which may cause drug contamination or damage to the medicine bottle.

[0006] 3. Adaptability issues: Existing transfer equipment often lacks flexibility and is difficult to adapt to medicine bottles of different sizes and shapes, limiting its application in diverse production environments.

[0007] Furthermore, the vial transfer process must be integrated with other production lines. For example, the transferred vials must be precisely positioned within the sterilizer to ensure uniform sterilization. After sterilization, the removal of the vials and subsequent packaging also require efficient integration with the transfer equipment.

[0008] In view of this, this application is hereby filed. Utility Model Content

[0009] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a medicine bottle transferor, which ensures the accuracy and stability of the transfer process by setting a tray to accommodate and place multiple medicine bottles, and then setting a limit frame to limit the multiple medicine bottles, so as to solve the problems of low transfer efficiency in the workshop and easy tipping of medicine bottles in the existing technology.

[0010] The embodiment of the present invention is realized by the following technical solution: The embodiment of the present invention provides a medicine bottle transfer device, comprising:

[0011] A tray comprising a receiving bottom plate for receiving and supporting a plurality of medicine bottles, the tray being configured to transfer the plurality of medicine bottles from a first planar position to a second planar position;

[0012] The limiting frame is a hollow frame structure, which is used to place multiple medicine bottles in the tray at a first plane position and then movably place them on the receiving bottom plate. The limiting frame is configured to limit the positions of the multiple medicine bottles in the tray;

[0013] When multiple medicine bottles are transferred to the second plane position, force can be applied to the tray to make the tray slide relative to the limit frame and detach from the limit frame. At this time, multiple medicine bottles detach from the tray and contact the support surface of the second plane position, but are still limited in the limit frame.

[0014] Preferably, the accommodating bottom plate is a rectangular structure, and a first baffle is provided on one side edge of the accommodating bottom plate, and the first baffle is configured to restrict multiple medicine bottles from detaching from the tray from the edge of the tray on the side of the first baffle.

[0015] Preferably, a second baffle and a third baffle are respectively provided on the edges of the other two sides of the accommodating bottom plate, the second baffle and the third baffle are arranged opposite to each other, and the second baffle and the third baffle are configured to limit multiple medicine bottles from escaping from the tray.

[0016] Preferably, the first baffle, the second baffle and the third baffle have the same height.

[0017] Preferably, the limit frame is a rectangular structure with openings on two opposite sides. When the limit frame is placed on the accommodating base plate, the limit frame is located inside the first baffle, the second baffle and the third baffle, and the cross-sectional size of the limit frame is adapted to the size of the accommodating base plate.

[0018] Preferably, the height of the limiting frame is greater than the height of the first baffle.

[0019] Preferably, the transfer device further comprises a drive assembly configured to push the plurality of medicine bottles on the support surface in the first planar position onto the receiving base.

[0020] Preferably, the driving assembly is a plate-shaped structure and includes a pushing portion and a holding portion, the pushing portion and the holding portion are connected in the same plane, and the width of the holding portion is smaller than the width of the pushing portion;

[0021] The width of the pushing portion is adapted to the length of the first baffle, and the width of the pushed portion is smaller than the length of the first baffle.

[0022] Preferably, the free cross-section of the gripping portion is arc-shaped.

[0023] Preferably, the edge of the accommodating bottom plate on the side opposite to the first baffle is a structure with thickness gradually decreasing toward the outside.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0025] 1. The transfer device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a tray with a accommodating bottom plate and a limiting frame with a limiting function. After the batch of medicine bottles in the first plane position are pushed onto the accommodating bottom plate, the accommodating bottom plate supports the batch of medicine bottles, and then the limiting frame is placed on the accommodating bottom plate to limit the batch of medicine bottles in the accommodating bottom plate to prevent the medicine bottles from falling to the ground from the edge of the accommodating bottom plate. At the same time, the placement of the limiting frame can enable adjacent medicine bottles to support each other, and the limiting frame supports the medicine bottles in contact with it to ensure that in the process of transferring the tray, the limiting frame and the medicine bottles to the second plane position, the medicine bottles will not fall over within the range of the accommodating bottom plate. It is important that when the batch of medicine bottles is transferred to the second plane position, the tray is placed on the support surface of the second plane position, and the operator can support the limit frame with one hand to limit the movement of the limit frame, and apply force to the tray with the other hand, that is, pull the tray horizontally to move the tray relative to the limit frame until the limit frame is separated from the tray. In the process of pulling the tray, the tray and the batch of medicine bottles will also tend to move relative to the tray due to inertia, thereby generating friction. However, since the limit frame has a limiting effect, it will limit the batch of medicine bottles in its hollow frame structure, so that the batch The medicine bottles are kept in the hollow frame structure of the limit rack, thus realizing the separation between the tray and the batch of medicine bottles. When the bottom plate moves relative to the medicine bottles, the limit rack will support the medicine bottles in contact with it, so that the medicine bottles will not fall over in the second plane position. At the same time, mutual support will be formed between two adjacent medicine bottles, so that in the process of pulling and pulling the tray, the position of the batch of medicine bottles will not only not change, but also will not fall over. After the tray is pulled out, the limit rack can be directly taken out to realize the precise transfer of the batch of medicine bottles. The transfer process is stable, easy to operate and efficient.

[0026] 2. The embodiment of the present invention sets multi-directional baffles on the accommodating chassis and reserves an entrance for medicine bottles to enter the accommodating chassis. This not only makes it convenient to push medicine bottles in batches onto the accommodating chassis, but also makes it convenient for medicine bottles in batches to be detached from the accommodating chassis in an orderly manner, thereby ensuring efficient transfer. More importantly, the setting of the baffles can ensure accuracy and orderliness in pushing medicine bottles in batches onto the accommodating chassis, so that the medicine bottles can automatically and orderly fill the entire accommodating chassis during the conventional pushing process due to the supporting effect of the baffles and the supporting effect of adjacent medicine bottles. This is not only efficient and convenient to operate, but also ensures the single-use efficiency of the entire transfer device.

[0027] In general, the medicine bottle transferor provided in the embodiment of the present invention ensures the accuracy and stability of the transfer process by providing a tray to accommodate and place multiple medicine bottles, and then providing a limit frame to limit the multiple medicine bottles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a transfer device provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the tray structure of the transfer device provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0031] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a structure in which a limit frame is placed on a pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 3 a is the side view of the first baffle, Figure 3 b is the opposite side view of the first baffle;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a virtual structural diagram of the placement of medicine bottles provided in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 4 a is the state diagram before the limit frame is placed. Figure 4 b is the state diagram after the limit frame is placed;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the drive component structure;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the edge structure of the accommodating base plate on the opposite side of the first baffle.

[0035] Markings and corresponding parts names in the accompanying drawings:

[0036] 1-tray, 2-containing bottom plate, 3-limiting frame, 4-first baffle, 5-second baffle, 6-third baffle, 7-pushing part, 8-holding part, 9-driving assembly, 10-single medicine bottle placement position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0038] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but rather merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are also within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0039] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined or explained in subsequent drawings.

[0040] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Example

[0041] like Figure 1 As shown, the embodiment of the present invention provides a medicine bottle transfer device, comprising: a tray, comprising a receiving bottom plate 2, the receiving bottom plate 2 is used to receive and support a plurality of medicine bottles (such as Figure 4 a, each circle represents a single medicine bottle placement position 10), the tray is configured to transfer multiple medicine bottles from a first plane position to a second plane position; the limiting frame 3 is a hollow frame structure, which is used to place multiple medicine bottles in the tray at the first plane position and then movably place them on the receiving bottom plate 2 (such as Figure 3 a. Figure 3 b and Figure 4 b) The limiting rack 3 is configured to limit the positions of multiple medicine bottles in the pallet; when multiple medicine bottles are transferred to the second plane position, force can be applied to the pallet to make the pallet slide relative to the limiting rack 3 and detach from the limiting rack 3. At this time, multiple medicine bottles detach from the pallet and contact the support surface of the second plane position, but are still limited in the limiting rack 3. Specifically, the pallet includes a accommodating base plate 2, which is used to accommodate and support a certain number of medicine bottles to ensure that they remain stable during the transfer process. The accommodating base plate 2 not only provides a support surface for the medicine bottles, but also allows the pallet to transfer the medicine bottles from one position (first plane position) of the production line to another position (second plane position), such as from the bottling area to the sterilization or packaging area. The limiting rack 3 adopts a hollow frame structure. This design allows the medicine bottles to be placed in the pallet before transfer and to be movably placed on the accommodating base plate 2.

[0042] The main function of the limit rack 3 is to limit the movement of the medicine bottles during the transfer process to prevent them from rolling or tipping over in the tray. When the medicine bottles are transferred to the second plane position, the tray containing the medicine bottles and the limit rack 3 is placed on the support surface of the second plane position. The operator can apply appropriate force (such as horizontal pulling force) to the tray to make the tray slide relative to the limit rack 3 along the designed path until it is separated from the limit rack 3. During this process, the medicine bottles will maintain their original position due to inertia and will produce relative movement or relative movement tendency with the tray, thereby generating friction with the tray in the horizontal direction. However, due to the limitation of the limit rack 3, the batch of medicine bottles will continue to maintain their original position, that is, remain in the limit rack 3. When the tray and the limit rack 3 are separated, the batch of medicine bottles will also separate from the tray and then directly contact the support surface of the second plane position, thereby realizing the precise transfer of batch medicine bottles. The transferor can not only realize batch transfer and improve transfer efficiency, but also ensure the smoothness and accuracy of the transfer process. It has a simple structure, easy operation and strong practicality. During the entire transfer process, the medicine bottles are effectively restrained and supported, reducing the risk of drug contamination or bottle damage, and ensuring the quality and production safety of the drugs.

[0043] To further enhance the flexibility of the transfer device, in an embodiment of the present invention, a baffle can be provided on the receiving base plate 2. For example, the receiving base plate 2 has a rectangular structure, and a first baffle 4 is provided on one side edge of the receiving base plate 2. The first baffle 4 is configured to prevent multiple medicine bottles from leaving the tray from the edge of the tray on the side of the first baffle 4. It should be noted that in other embodiments, the receiving base plate 2 can be triangular, pentagonal, or other shapes, which are not limited here. Returning to the embodiment of the present invention, the rectangular design of the receiving base plate 2 facilitates maximum utilization of tray space, facilitates the arrangement and fixation of medicine bottles, and also facilitates the neat arrangement of medicine bottles in the second planar position during multiple transfer operations. The first baffle 4 provided on one side edge of the receiving base plate 2 is to prevent medicine bottles from sliding off the edge of the tray or tipping over during the transfer process. Furthermore, after placing the tray on the support surface in the first planar position, the operator can easily and batch-wise push the medicine bottles onto the receiving base plate 2, using the first baffle 4 as a guide to ensure the correct placement of the medicine bottles, thereby improving transfer efficiency.

[0044] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a second baffle 5 and a third baffle 6 are respectively provided on the other two side edges of the receiving base plate 2. The second baffle 5 and the third baffle 6 are arranged opposite each other and are configured to restrict multiple medicine bottles from escaping from the tray. Specifically, the second baffle 5 and the third baffle 6 are arranged opposite each other and their main function is to restrict multiple medicine bottles from escaping from the two side edges of the tray, thereby ensuring the stability and safety of the medicine bottles during the transfer process. By providing baffles on both sides of the receiving base plate 2, the medicine bottles can be conveniently pushed onto the receiving base plate 2 in batches, achieving a fast and efficient medicine bottle loading process. The presence of the baffles not only helps the batch of medicine bottles to be orderly removed from the receiving base plate 2 as a whole, but also ensures that the medicine bottles are neatly arranged during the transfer process, avoiding collisions and misalignment between the medicine bottles. This structure simplifies the operating process, allowing the operator to more conveniently transfer the batch of medicine bottles, thereby improving work efficiency. Due to the provision of the baffles, the accuracy and orderliness of the medicine bottles on the receiving base plate 2 are guaranteed, which significantly improves the efficiency of the transfer device in a single use. More preferably, the first baffle 4, the second baffle 5, and the third baffle 6 are of the same height. Setting the baffles at the same height provides a unified operating interface, which helps simplify the operating process and enables the operator to more quickly master the skills of using the transfer device. When the medicine bottles are placed on the receiving base 2, the baffles at the same height help to align the medicine bottles, ensuring consistent spacing between the medicine bottles and avoiding collision or squeezing. Of course, in other embodiments, the heights of the first baffle 4, the second baffle 5, and the third baffle 6 can also be set to be different, which is not limited here.

[0045] Similarly, the limiting frame 3 can also be a rectangular parallelepiped structure with two relatively open sides. When the limiting frame 3 is placed on the receiving base plate 2, the limiting frame 3 is located inside the first baffle 4, the second baffle 5, and the third baffle 6. The cross-sectional size of the limiting frame 3 is adapted to the size of the receiving base plate 2. Specifically, the limiting frame 3 adopts a rectangular parallelepiped structure with two relatively open sides to provide a solid frame for stably supporting and restraining the medicine bottles on the receiving base plate 2. When the limiting frame 3 is placed on the receiving base plate 2, it is located inside the first baffle 4, the second baffle 5, and the third baffle 6. This layout ensures that the medicine bottles are completely confined in the central area of ​​the limiting rack 3, reducing the risk of movement and tipping of the medicine bottles during the transfer process. The cross-sectional size of the limiting rack 3 is adapted to the size of the containing base plate 2, which ensures that the limiting rack 3 can completely cover the area of ​​the containing base plate 2, and at the same time cooperate closely with the baffle to provide all-round support for the medicine bottles, ensuring the stability of the medicine bottles on the containing base plate 2, preventing the medicine bottles from tipping over due to vibration or accidental collision during the transfer process, simplifying the loading and unloading process of the medicine bottles, and the operator can easily place the limiting rack 3 on the containing base plate 2 and place the medicine bottles in the limiting rack 3.

[0046] As a preferred trial mode of the present invention, the height of the limit rack 3 is greater than the height of the first baffle 4. This structure can provide more comprehensive physical restrictions for the medicine bottles, reducing the possibility of movement and tipping of the medicine bottles during the transfer process. The higher limit rack 3 can provide additional vertical support for the medicine bottles, which is especially useful when the medicine bottles need to be placed stably on the pallet for a long time or transferred on an unstable surface. If the heights of the medicine bottles vary, the higher limit rack 3 can adapt to medicine bottles of various heights to ensure that all medicine bottles are properly supported and restricted. Since the height of the limit rack 3 provides better positioning of the medicine bottles, the operator can load and unload the medicine bottles faster, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

[0047] Furthermore, the transfer device also includes a drive assembly, which is configured to push a plurality of medicine bottles on the support surface in the first planar position onto the receiving base plate 2. The main function of the drive assembly is to automatically push the medicine bottles from the first planar position onto the receiving base plate 2, thereby reducing the need for manual handling and improving transfer efficiency. Exemplarily, the drive assembly is a plate-like structure, and includes a pushing portion 7 and a holding portion 8, the pushing portion 7 and the holding portion 8 are connected in the same plane, the width of the holding portion 8 is smaller than the width of the pushing portion 7; the width of the pushing portion 7 is adapted to the length of the first baffle 4, and the width of the pushing portion 7 is smaller than the length of the first baffle 4. Specifically, the drive assembly consists of a pushing portion 7 and a holding portion 8. This structure allows the operator to have a good grip and control feeling in the holding portion 8, while the pushing action of the medicine bottle is realized through the pushing portion 7. The pushing portion 7 and the holding portion 8 are connected in the same plane, which helps to provide consistent force transmission and ensure stability and uniformity during the pushing process. The width of the holding portion 8 is smaller than the width of the pushing portion 7, which can prevent the fingers from sliding onto the pushing portion 7 when holding. At the same time, it also provides enough space for the pushing portion 7 to cover the width of the medicine bottle. The width of the pushing portion 7 is adapted to the length of the first baffle 4, and the width of the pushing portion 7 is smaller than the length of the first baffle 4, which ensures that the pushing portion 7 can effectively push the medicine bottle while avoiding collision or interference with the baffle. By adapting the size, the operator can push multiple rows of medicine bottles at one time, thereby improving the transfer efficiency. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 5 As described above, the free cross-section of the grip portion 8 is arc-shaped, because the arc-shaped cross-section of the grip portion 8 conforms to ergonomic principles, provides a more comfortable grip, reduces the operator's hand fatigue, better fits the operator's hand shape, provides a larger contact area, increases stability when gripping, and at the same time can reduce the pressure points of the hand during use, avoiding hand discomfort caused by long-term use.

[0048] Furthermore, if Figure 6As shown, the edge of the containing base plate 2 on the opposite side of the first baffle 4 is a structure with a thickness gradually decreasing toward the outside. This structure has a guiding function, which not only ensures the thickness and degree of balance of the containing base plate 2, but also makes it easier to place and remove the medicine bottles from the tray, thereby improving the practicality of the entire transfer device.

[0049] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that the structures and components illustrated in the accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, and that descriptions of known components, processing techniques, and processes are omitted to avoid unnecessarily limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A medicine bottle transfer device, characterized in that: include: A tray (1) comprises a receiving bottom plate (2), the receiving bottom plate (2) being used to receive and support a plurality of medicine bottles, the tray (1) being configured to transfer the plurality of medicine bottles from a first planar position to a second planar position; The limiting frame (3) is a hollow frame structure, and is used for placing a plurality of medicine bottles on the accommodating bottom plate (2) at a first plane position, and then movably placing the limiting frame (3) on the accommodating bottom plate (2), wherein the limiting frame (3) is configured to limit the positions of the plurality of medicine bottles in the tray (1); When the plurality of medicine bottles are transferred to the second plane position, force can be applied to the tray (1) so that the tray (1) slides relative to the limiting frame (3) and detaches from the limiting frame (3). At this time, the plurality of medicine bottles detach from the tray (1) and contact the supporting surface of the second plane position, but are still limited in the limiting frame (3).

2. A medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The accommodating bottom plate (2) is a rectangular structure. A first baffle (4) is provided on one side edge of the accommodating bottom plate (2). The first baffle (4) is configured to restrict a plurality of medicine bottles from detaching from the tray (1) from the edge of the tray (1) on the side of the first baffle (4).

3. A medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second baffle (5) and a third baffle (6) are respectively provided on the edges of the other two sides of the accommodating bottom plate (2), the second baffle (5) and the third baffle (6) being arranged opposite to each other, and the second baffle (5) and the third baffle (6) are arranged to restrict a plurality of medicine bottles from escaping from the tray (1).

4. A medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first baffle (4), the second baffle (5) and the third baffle (6) have the same height.

5. A medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The limiting frame (3) is a rectangular parallelepiped structure with openings on two opposite sides. When the limiting frame (3) is placed on the accommodating base plate (2), the limiting frame (3) is located on the inner side of the first baffle (4), the second baffle (5) and the third baffle (6). The cross-sectional size of the limiting frame (3) is adapted to the size of the accommodating base plate (2).

6. The medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The height of the limiting frame (3) is greater than the height of the first baffle (4).

7. The medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transfer device further comprises a driving assembly (9), wherein the driving assembly (9) is configured to push a plurality of medicine bottles on the supporting surface in the first planar position onto the receiving bottom plate (2).

8. The medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The driving assembly (9) is a plate-shaped structure and comprises a pushing portion (7) and a holding portion (8), wherein the pushing portion (7) and the holding portion (8) are connected in the same plane, and the width of the holding portion (8) is smaller than the width of the pushing portion (7); The width of the pushing portion (7) is adapted to the length of the first baffle (4), and the width of the pushing portion (7) is smaller than the length of the first baffle (4).

9. The medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The free cross-section of the gripping portion (8) is arc-shaped.

10. A medicine bottle transfer device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The edge of the accommodating bottom plate (2) on the opposite side of the first baffle (4) is a structure with thickness gradually decreasing toward the outside.

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