Abstract: Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side. The information input device includes a plurality of cassette supporters each of which has a first connector on the upper surface thereof and a memory chip mounted and electrically connected on and to the first connector.

Abstract: A tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine is disclosed. The tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine includes a cassette for accommodating tablets and having a passage formed at one side of a lower end thereof, a cassette support with which the cassette is detachably coupled on the upper surface of the cassette support and which has an inclined passage communicated with the passage in one side thereof, and a discharge driver provided in the cassette and the cassette support. The discharge driver includes a conic rotating body provided in the cassette and having divisional protrusions on the outer circumference thereof, and a driving motor provided in the cassette support to rotate the rotating body in a forward direction and to rotate the rotating body in a reverse direction when tablets are lodged such that an overload is generated.

Abstract: A tablet sensing apparatus of an automatic tablet packaging machine includes a tablet cassette accommodating tablets and having a rotor, a motor to drive the rotor, an optical sensor unit sensing discharge of the tablets by detecting a level of voltage by a light receiving device from light emitted from a light emitting device, a light amount adjustment unit connected to the light emitting device to adjust the amount of light of the light emitting device, a passing time measuring unit connected to the light receiving device to measure a time when the tablets pass through the light receiving device from the inputted level of voltage, and a controller controlling the motor and the light amount adjustment unit to determine whether the tablets are abnormal or normal based on the passing time measured by the passing time measuring unit.

Abstract: An automatic medicine packaging machine having a driving setting device for conveniently setting driving values and delay times of driving devices is disclosed. The driving setting device includes a touch screen to display a user operating program and to receive manipulation commands from a user, a memory to store the user operation program, a communication unit to transmit and receive data to and from the main controller, and a sub-controlling unit to control operation of the driving setting device according to the user operating program stored in the memory. The sub-controlling unit includes an interface supplying unit to supply a user interface, a driving value setting unit to receive driving values of the medicine packaging machine, a delay time setting unit to set the delay times of the medicine packaging machine, and a setting value transmission unit to transmit the values set by the setting units to the main controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic medicine packaging machine in which deterioration of sensing information due to accumulation of tablet dust is prevented, information on tablets and precise position of tablet cassette can be precisely detected even when operator mounts tablet cassette to tablet feeder, and tablet cassette is easily coupled with tablet feeder. The machine includes tablet cassettes having guide steps and accommodating tablets; tablet feeders having guide grooves into which the guide steps are inserted; a packaging device continuously packaging the tablets by doses; a memory including installing grooves, memory chips inserted into the installing grooves, and connection terminals; a reading device including a slot into which the connection terminals are inserted and a reader electrically connected to a control unit; and the control unit to control the tablet feeders and the packaging device to supply and package tablets corresponding to a prescription through information confirmed by the reading device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side. The information input device includes a plurality of cassette supporters each of which has a first connector on the upper surface thereof and a memory chip mounted and electrically connected on and to the first connector.

Abstract: An apparatus for precisely, detecting a tablet dropped in a last hopper so that packaging speed of tablets is increased and operation of a shutter and a sealer is precisely performed, is disclosed. The automatic medicine packaging machine includes a last hopper provided at the lower end of a hopper installed in a main frame, a shutter installed in the last hopper, and a shutter driving part for driving the shutter to open and close the last hopper, and the apparatus includes a dropping tablet detector installed in the last hopper to detect when the tablet is dropped into the last hopper and to input the detected information about the dropping tablet to the controller such that the moment when the shutter is opened is optimized.

Abstract: A medicine inspection system for detecting a defective medicine packet from a series of packaged medicine packets is disclosed. The system includes a conveyor for conveying a series of medicine packets, a camera for capturing an image of the upper side of the medicine packet conveyed by the conveyor and the condition of the tablets exposed by a backlight, and an image reader for extracting information about the medicine packet from characters printed on the upper side of the medicine packet using the image captured by the camera to read medicine packet information corresponding to the extracted information and for extracting the conditions of the tablets accommodated in the medicine packet from the captured image so as to compare and analyze the tablet conditions with the medicine packet information to determined whether the number of tablets is correct and the tablets are damaged or not.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a series of medicine packets discharged from an automatic medicine packaging machine into individual doses to automatically load the cut medicine packets on a loading device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the series of medicine packets from the upper side of a main body to a stepped part at the other side of the main body, a cutting device for cutting the series of medicine packets by one medicine packet at the stepped part, a loading device for loading the medicine packets, cut by the cutting device and dropped to the stepped part, by a predetermined number, and a controller including a position sensor for detecting a position of the hole in the medicine packet and controlling the feeding device and the cutting device based on the position information of the hole of the medicine packets inputted from the position sensor.

Abstract: Tablet automatic packaging machine and method for automatically recognizing cassettes of the cartridges of the tablet automatic packaging machine are disclosed. The tablet automatic packing machine includes a plurality of cartridges arranged in multiple layers. Each cartridge is coupled to a tablet cassette having a cassette memory in which tablet information or cassette information is recorded. Also, the cartridge comprises an inner memory to store cartridge information, a first data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit and receive commands related to preparation therefrom/thereto, a second data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit and receive commands related to cassette positions, and a control unit to control transmission from the cartridge information read from the inner memory to an external device based on reception of the commands related to cassette positions.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical automation management system is disclosed. The administrator authentication module authenticates an administrator and registers a login time of the authenticated administrator in a recording medium. The user interface module displays a user interface screen and inputs data through option items which can be selected in the user interface screen. The drug information registration module registers tablet information based on the tablet cassettes inputted through the option items in a recording medium. The a server connection module connects to at least one or more prescription providing servers whose paths are designated through the option items, accessing prescription files, and registering the prescription files in the recording medium. The prescription transmission module interfaces the prescription files registered in the recording medium with designated tablet packaging machines through the option item.

Abstract: A tablet package conveying apparatus for a tablet automatic packing machine is disclosed. The apparatus can remove speed difference among conveyed tablet packages while they are conveyed, such that the conveyed tablet packages discharged from the lower side of the tablet automatic packing machine can be more smoothly conveyed to the side wall of the tablet automatic packing machine.

Abstract: A package paper thermal printer of a tablet packing machine for printing information about prescription medicines on package paper by a thermal print head and a ribbon tape, so that the information is very easily printed and the patient can easily recognize the information.

Abstract: A tablet identification device of a tablet automatic packaging machine for recognizing information of tablets contained in tablet cassettes disclosed. The tablet device includes a plurality of RF tags and a plurality of tablet information access units. The RF tag records information of tablets contained in a corresponding tablet cassette, and attached to one side of a cassette. The tablet information access unit wirelessly receives the tablet information recorded in the RF tag and transmits the tablet information to a host computer or records new tablet information inputted from the host computer in the RF tag.

Abstract: A tablet automatic packaging machine is disclosed. The machine includes an identification means and a readout means. The identification means for storing information of tablets contained in tablet cassettes is installed in the rear part of the tablet cassettes. The readout means for reading out the tablet information from the identification means is installed on wall of a main body, corresponding to the identification means. Therefore, the machine can prevent tablet dusts generated when the tablets are discharged from the tablet cassettes from accumulating on the identification means and the readout means.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving slide racks of a tablet automatic packing machine are disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of slide racks appeared as doors are opened inside of a main body and a plurality of tablet cassettes installed in the doors and the plurality of slide racks. The apparatus is operated such that, when tablets are exhausted in tablet cassettes installed in the slide rack, the slide rack is automatically withdrawn by operations of a remote control device. The method and apparatus can prevent unnecessary operations of a motor such that, when tablets are exhausted in a tablet cassette, only a sector including the empty tablet cassette can be withdrawn under control of the control unit, in which the sector is one of a plurality of sectors included in one of a plurality of slide racks, thereby easily confirming a corresponding tablet cassette.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side.

Abstract: A tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine is disclosed. The tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine includes a cassette for accommodating tablets and having a passage formed at one side of a lower end thereof, a cassette support with which the cassette is detachably coupled on the upper surface of the cassette support and which has an inclined passage communicated with the passage in one side thereof, and a discharge driver provided in the cassette and the cassette support. The discharge driver includes a conic rotating body provided in the cassette and having divisional protrusions on the outer circumference thereof, and a driving motor provided in the cassette support to rotate the rotating body in a forward direction and to rotate the rotating body in a reverse direction when tablets are lodged such that overload is generated.