JPS63272629A - Feeding and packing apparatus for tablet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately count tablets to efficiently pack a container therewith, by a method wherein a tablet arranging disk having tablet receiving notches provided with suction holes provided thereto in series is provided above a tablet supply disk so as to overlap therewith and a suction chamber is arranged above the suction holes. CONSTITUTION:The tablets quantitatively supplied to a revolving tablet supply disk 2 from a raw material supply chute 1 are transferred to the overlap part of a tablet arranging disk 4 to be received in tablet receiving notches 3 one at a time and subsequently sucked to suction holes 5 by the sucking action of a suction chamber 6 to be fed to the upper parts of tablet receiving chutes 10, 10'. The tablets are counted by the counting detector 7 provided to the terminal part of the suction chamber 6 and, at the same time, the sucking action is released and the tablets fall to be received in the tablet receiving chute 10 whose change-over shutter 9 is opened. When a predetermined number of the tablets are received in the tablet receiving chute 10, the change- over shutter 9 is changed over so as to guide the tablets A to the tablet receiving chute 10'. A predetermined number of the received tablets A is allowed to be stored in the container B transferred by a container feed conveyor 11 by the opening and closing of the opening and closing shutters 8, 8'.

Description

Translated fromJapanese

【発明の詳細な説明】産業上の利用分野本発明は医薬、食品、その他の錠剤、カプセル等（以下
単に「錠剤」という）を−個宛順次搬送して容器に正確
に充填する装置に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an apparatus for conveying pharmaceuticals, foods, and other tablets, capsules, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as "tablets") one by one and filling them accurately into containers. It is.

従来の技術医薬、食品、その他の錠剤は所定個数正確に計数して瓶
その他の容器に充填するものであるが、従来は錠剤収容
穴を穿設したキャタピラ式搬送板の同動作用によって整
列移送している所謂スラット方式で行われているため、
錠剤が錠剤収容孔に正しく収容されないで立上って収容
されたり、同時に２錠入り込んだりすると同時にこれを
防止するため設けられた刷毛によって前記の正しく収容
されない錠剤が弾き出されて錠剤の収容されない錠剤収
容孔が生じたり、更に錠剤の大きさが変ったときにはそ
の都度キャタピラ式搬送板全体を交換しなければならず
、その構成並びに操作も極めて煩雑である欠陥がある。Conventional Technology Pharmaceutical, food, and other tablets are accurately counted in a predetermined number and filled into bottles or other containers. Conventionally, tablets are aligned and transferred using a caterpillar-type conveyor plate with holes for receiving the tablets. Because it is carried out using the so-called slat method,
When a tablet is not properly accommodated in a tablet accommodation hole and is accommodated by standing up, or when two tablets are inserted at the same time, the tablet that is not accommodated correctly is ejected by a brush provided to prevent this, and the tablet is not accommodated. Each time an accommodation hole is formed or the size of the tablet changes, the entire caterpillar conveyor plate must be replaced, and the structure and operation thereof are extremely complicated.

発明が解決しようとする問題点本発明はこのような現状に鑑み、供給される錠剤を一個
宛確実に連続的に整列搬送して正確に計数して能率良く
容器に充填するようにしたことを［１的とするものであ
る。Problems to be Solved by the Invention In view of the current situation, the present invention aims to ensure that the supplied tablets are conveyed one by one in a continuous line, accurately counted, and efficiently filled into containers. [This is the first objective.

問題点を解決するための手段本発明は前記目的を達成するための構成として、周縁部
下側に上部に吸引孔を有しかつ錠剤の厚さより僅かに大
きい高さを有する錠剤収容切欠を連設形成した錠剤整列
円盤を１錠剤供給円盤の−側上部に一部重合して設ける
と共に前記錠剤整列円盤の重合部から回転方向の所定位
置までの範囲に亘る吸引孔上部に吸引チャンバーを設置
したことを要旨とするものである。Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a structure in which a tablet accommodating notch is provided at the lower side of the periphery, which has a suction hole at the upper part and has a height slightly larger than the thickness of the tablet. The formed tablet alignment disk is partially superimposed on the upper part of the - side of one tablet supply disk, and a suction chamber is installed above the suction hole extending from the overlapping part of the tablet alignment disk to a predetermined position in the rotation direction. The main points are as follows.

実施例本発明の実施例を図面について説明すると、−側部に原
料供給シュート１を設けた錠剤供給円盤２の他側部上部
には周縁部下側に錠剤の厚さより僅かに大きい高さを有
する錠剤収容切欠３・３・・・を連設した錠剤整列円盤
４が一部重合するようにかつ錠剤供給円盤２と反対方向
に回動するように設けると共に前記各切欠３・３・・・
の上部には吸引孔５が穿設され、更に前記錠剤整列円盤
４の重合部からその回転方向の略９０ｒＬの範囲に亘る
吸引孔５部分には吸引チャンバー６が設置されている。Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.A tablet supply disc 2 having a raw material supply chute 1 on its side has a height slightly larger than the thickness of the tablet on the lower side of the periphery at the upper part of the other side. The tablet arranging disk 4 having the tablet accommodating notches 3, 3, .
A suction hole 5 is bored in the upper part of the tablet alignment disk 4, and a suction chamber 6 is installed in a portion of the suction hole 5 extending approximately 90 rL from the overlapping portion of the tablet alignment disk 4 in the rotational direction thereof.

また前記吸引チャンバー６の終端部には光電管その他に
よる計数検知器７が設けられると共に下部には底部に夫
々開閉シャッター８・８′を有しかつ上部を切換シャッ
ター９で切換自在に形成した錠剤収納シュート１０・１
０’　が設置され、更に該錠剤収納シュート１０・１０
’　の下方には容器搬送コンベヤ１１が設けられている
。Further, at the end of the suction chamber 6, a counting detector 7 using a phototube or the like is provided, and at the bottom, a tablet storage is provided which has opening/closing shutters 8 and 8' at the bottom, respectively, and a switchable shutter 9 in the upper part. Shoot 10.1
0' is installed, and further the tablet storage chutes 10 and 10 are installed.
A container transport conveyor 11 is provided below.

しかして前記開閉シャッター８・８′及び切換シャッタ
ー９は夫々計数検知器７と連動して夫々予め設定した数
値計数毎に作動するように構成されている。The opening/closing shutters 8, 8' and the switching shutter 9 are each configured to operate in conjunction with the counting detector 7 at each preset numerical count.

なお図中１２は錠剤供給円盤２．の周縁部に設けられた
固定ガイド、１３は該固定ガイドの支持杆、１４は支持
杆１３に取付けられシュート１から錠剤供給円盤２−ヒ
に供給される錠剤の量を制御する検知器である。In addition, 12 in the figure is a tablet supply disk 2. 13 is a support rod of the fixed guide, and 14 is a detector attached to the support rod 13 to control the amount of tablets supplied from the chute 1 to the tablet supply disk 2-A. .

本発明の実施例は上記のように構成されているから原料
供給シュート１から回動する錠剤供給円盤２上に定量供
給された錠剤Ａは、錠剤整列円盤４の重合部移送され錠
剤収容切欠３に一個宛収容された後吸引チャンバー６に
よる吸引作用で吸引孔５に吸着されて所定位置に設けた
錠剤収容シュー）−１０・１０’の上部に搬送され、吸
引チャンバー６の終端部において計数検知器７で計数さ
れると同時に吸引作用が解除され、切換シャッター９が
開放している錠剤収納シュート１０に落下収容する。こ
のようにして計数検知器７で所定数の錠剤Ａが錠剤収納
シュート１０に収納されると切換シャッター９が錠剤Ａ
を錠剤収納シュート１０′に誘導するように切換えられ
、今度は錠剤Ａを錠剤収納シュート１０′に収容するも
のであり、このようにして各錠剤収納シュート１０・１
０′に収容された所定数の錠剤Ａは開閉シャッター８・
８′を開閉することによって容器搬送コンベヤ１１で移
送される容器Ｂに充填するものである。Since the embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, the tablets A supplied in a fixed amount from the raw material supply chute 1 onto the rotating tablet supply disk 2 are transferred to the overlapping part of the tablet alignment disk 4 and transferred to the tablet storage notch 3. After one tablet is stored in the suction chamber 6, it is absorbed into the suction hole 5 by the suction action of the suction chamber 6, and is transported to the upper part of the tablet storage shoe (10/10') provided at a predetermined position, and the count is detected at the terminal end of the suction chamber 6. At the same time that the tablets are counted in the device 7, the suction action is canceled and the tablets are dropped and stored in the tablet storage chute 10 where the switching shutter 9 is open. In this way, when the counting detector 7 detects that a predetermined number of tablets A are stored in the tablet storage chute 10, the switching shutter 9 opens the tablet A
is switched so as to guide the tablet A to the tablet storage chute 10', and this time the tablet A is stored in the tablet storage chute 10'.In this way, each tablet storage chute 10.1
A predetermined number of tablets A stored in the opening/closing shutter 8.
By opening and closing 8', containers B transported by the container transport conveyor 11 are filled.

発明の効果本発明は錠剤供給円盤に供給された錠剤をその回転移送
作用による遠心力を゛利用して錠剤整列円盤との重合部
において錠剤の厚さと略同等の高さの錠剤収容切欠に正
確に一個宛円滑確実に収容すると共にこの収容した錠剤
を吸引チャンバーで錠剤整列円盤に吸着状態で錠剤に傷
を付けることなく所定位置に一個宛順次連続的に整列搬
送して能率良く容器に計数充填することができ、従って
従来のような錠剤が収容部に異常な状態で収容された′
す、収容されていない欠損が生じたりすることがなく、
また錠剤の大きさが変更になったときでも錠剤整列円盤
のみを交換すれば良いので、その構成並びに交換操作も
極めて簡易である等の優れた特徴を有するものである。Effects of the Invention The present invention utilizes the centrifugal force caused by the rotational transfer action of the tablets supplied to the tablet supply disk to accurately place the tablets in the tablet storage notch at the overlapped part with the tablet alignment disk at a height approximately equal to the thickness of the tablet. The stored tablets are smoothly and reliably stored in the container, and the stored tablets are adsorbed to the tablet alignment disk in the suction chamber, and the tablets are continuously aligned and conveyed one by one to a predetermined position without damaging the tablets, and efficiently counted and filled into the container. Therefore, it is possible that the conventional tablets are stored in the storage part in an abnormal state.
There are no uncontained defects,
In addition, even when the size of the tablet changes, only the tablet alignment disk needs to be replaced, so the structure and replacement operation are extremely simple, which is an excellent feature.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明実施例の平面図、第２図は錠剤供給円盤
と錠剤整列円盤の重合部の縦断正面図、第３図は同横断
平面図、第４図は錠剤充填部の平面図、第５図は同正面
図、第６図は同縦断側面図・である。２・・・錠剤供給円盤、３・・・錠剤収容切欠、４・・
・錠剤整列円盤、５・・・吸引孔、６・・・吸引チャン
バー。Fig. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the overlapping part of the tablet supply disk and tablet alignment disk, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the tablet filling section. , FIG. 5 is a front view of the same, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same. 2... Tablet supply disk, 3... Tablet storage notch, 4...
- Tablet alignment disk, 5... suction hole, 6... suction chamber.

Claims (1)

Translated fromJapanese

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]　周縁部下側に上部に吸引孔を有しかつ錠剤の厚さより
僅かに大きい高さを有する錠剤収容切欠を連設形成した
錠剤整列円盤を、錠剤供給円盤の一側上部に一部重合し
て設けると共に前記錠剤整列円盤の重合部から回転方向
の所定位置までの範囲に亘る吸引孔上部に吸引チャンバ
ーを設置したことを特徴とする錠剤の搬送充填装置。A tablet alignment disk, which has a suction hole at the top on the lower side of the periphery and is formed with a series of tablet accommodating notches having a height slightly larger than the thickness of the tablet, is provided on the upper side of one side of the tablet supply disk by partially overlapping the disk. A tablet conveying and filling device characterized in that a suction chamber is installed above the suction hole extending from the overlapping portion of the tablet alignment disk to a predetermined position in the rotational direction.