Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to easily set the medicine trays even in a stacked state. A medicine tray storage member 100 capable of storing the medicine tray 7 in a stacked condition includes: a tray support member 101 for supporting the medicine trays 7; a tray transport member 102 having a transport mechanism for transporting the medicine tray 7, the tray transport member constituting a part of the tray transport line 3; and a control portion for allowing the tray support member 101 to move down to put the medicine trays 7 of stacked state on the tray transport member 102, allowing the tray support member 101 to support and move up the next medicine tray 7 positioned above the lowermost one, and allowing the tray transport member 102 to supply the medicine tray 7 situated at the lowermost position to the tray transport line 3.

Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which the tablet fed from the tablet feeding section are inserted; and a vessel holder for hanging and holding the tablet vessel. The vessel holder is provided at an upper portion inside each of the plurality of container chambers. The vessel holder includes a pair of holding members that are opposed to each other in a horizontal direction; and holding lugs formed at the lower ends of the holding members. The holding lugs extend in a direction in which the holding plates are opposed.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To dispense an article in a limited space within a tray appropriately with no useless operation. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A control means (61) calls the article map of an article (D) to be delivered by a dispensing means (3) and the container map of a container (5) containing the article (D) from a storage means (64). A free area is found by searching respective container virtual areas of the container map in a predetermined order. Furthermore, the dispensing position of the article is specified according to the article map and drive control of the dispensing means (3) is carried out according to the specified dispensing position, thus putting the article (D) in the container.

Abstract: On each of a plurality of disposed racks, an injection drug storing container is each detachably mounted. The injection drug storing container includes a transportation device for transporting a stored injection drug in one direction. The injection drug transported by the transportation device is housed in each housing portion formed on a circumferential portion of a rotating body one by one. The injection drug in each housing portion is sequentially delivered one by one by rotation of the rotating body.

Abstract: A medicine delivering device permits additional medicine cassettes to be provided at low cost without greatly enlarging the installation space. The medicine delivering device includes a medicine storage and removal unit in which many medicine cassettes each containing a medicine are detachably provided to the outer surface of a drum whose upper and lower ends are rotatable supported by the device body and a medicine packaging unit that packages medicine removed through a collecting hopper from the medicine cassette of the medicine storage and removal unit. There is provided on the side surface of the device body a sub medicine storage and removal unit including: a body; a drawer body provided to be capable of being pulled out from the body and that is detachably provided with a plurality of medicine cassettes each containing the medicine; and a guide that guides the medicine taken out from the medicine cassette to the collecting hopper.

Abstract: The present invention provided a tray discharge apparatus which is capable to automatically discharge and store trays with medicine contained in the cart and align the carts. The apparatus comprises: a cart standby portion 13 for putting a cart 8 transported from a cart supply line 48 on standby; a tray supply portion 14 having a tray shift unit 21 for sequentially storing trays 7 with medicine contained in each of storage areas 46 of the cart 8 transported from the cart standby portion 13, the tray supply portion 14 aligning the carts 8 with the trays 7 stored against a tray discharge line 49 juxtaposed with the tray supply line 48; and a cart shift member 15 for moving the cart 8 to the tray supply portion 14 from the cart standby portion 13.

Abstract: A device for dispensing medicine includes a dispensing device body (1), a cassette (2) fixed removably to the dispensing device body in order to contain medicines while arranging, and a pushing mechanism (18) for pushing out the medicines in the cassette (2) toward one end side. The cassette (2) includes a cover (6) and a stopping/receiving part (17) disposed internally in the longitudinal direction. The pushing mechanism (18) includes an abutting part (19a) contained in the cassette (2) and abutting against the medicines, a biasing part (20) for biasing the abutting part (19a) against the medicine, and a stopping part (21) stopping at the stopping/receiving part (17) of the cassette (2) only when the cover (6) is opened. Consequently, the cassettes (2) can be arranged at a high density and a desired number of medicines can be dispensed surely.

Abstract: Present invention makes it possible to automatically transport carts in which trays with medicine contained can be stored. In order to transport the cart comprising a plurality of support panels 38 juxtaposed to each other, a lower connection member 41 connecting the lower end portions of the plurality of support panels 38 and casters 44 positioned below the lower connection member 41, the cart transport apparatus comprises a frame 51 having wheels 50 which can be driven to rotate, the frame 51 being movable beneath the lower connection member 41 of the cart 8 and a grip member 55 for gripping the lower connection member 41 of the cart 8.

Abstract: [Object] To reliably bias drugs to a rotor side without upsizing a device, with little layout limitations, and without damaging the drugs. [Means for Settlement] Biasing means that biases drugs stored in a cassette 3 to a rotor 23 side to arrange the drugs includes a casing 35; a constant load spring 36 provided in the casing 35 and having a spring part 41 fixed to the rotor 23 side of the cassette 3 at its tip; a locking plate 42 provided in the casing 35 and having a gear part 46 that engaged with and disengaged from a locking rack 26 formed in the cassette 3; and a pressing block 43 projected so as to be pressed from the contact surface of the casing 35 in contact with the drugs and rotating the locking plate 42 by pressing to release the gear part 46 from the locking rack 26.

Abstract: A medicine dispensing device capable of appropriately dispensing medicines independent of their form and having a compact structure. The medicine dispensing device has a device body (1) and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying, on one by one basis, medicines (D) arranged in rows in the device body (1). The medicine conveyance member (3) has a medicine holding member (40) reciprocatingly moving in the horizontal and vertical directions. The medicine holding member (40) has a support member (42), a forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) reciprocatingly moving in the forward and backward direction of the device body (1) while being supported by the support member(42), and a holding member (44) supported by the forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) so as to swing between a vertical position and a horizontal position and having a pair of holding sections (54) capable of holding a medicine (D).

Abstract: A medicine dispensing device has a device body (1), shelf members (2) arranged in the vertical directions in the device body (1), and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying medicines (D), received in the shelf members (2), on one by one basis from the front face side of the device body (1). A shelf member (2) has cassettes (26) in which medicines (D) are received in line, a pusher (31) for pushing the medicines in the cassettes (26) toward the front face side of the device body (10), and a constant load spring (32) for applying a constant load to the medicines (D) received in the cassettes (26) through the pusher (31). To fill the cassettes (26) with the medicines (D), the shelf member (2) can be pulled out from the front face side of the device body (1) and then positioned by pivoting the shelf member (2) so as to face obliquely downward.

Abstract: A tablet storing/retrieving device which stores a plurality of kinds of many medicines, and fills as many tablets of such descriptions as designated by prescription data into a vial (3) and retrieves it, wherein an imaging means (400) is provided for photographing the interior of the vial before a cap is set to the vial (3) after tablets are filled into the vial (3). Accordingly, a quick, easy auditing is possible without removing the cap of a retrieved vial.

Abstract: A vial supply apparatus comprises: a vial supply part having a plurality of storage portions which store vials having different heights according to size, each storage portion comprising a rotatable endless member disposed at a predetermined interval from a partition wall, partitioning members disposed at predetermined intervals on the endless member, endless member driving means, and a supply port for dispensing a vial stored between adjacent partitioning members; a chute portion for dropping the vial dispensed from the supply port such that an opening of the vial faces upward; a robot arm for holding the vial supplied from the chute portion; and an adjustment table disposed below the robot arm, for adjusting an opening height of the vial supplied from the chute portion in accordance with the height of the vial.

Abstract: A labeling apparatus of the present invention is constituted by: at least three support rollers 156a-156c which come into contact with the outer surface of the vial 3 to rotate; an arm 155a, 155b for rotatably supporting the support rollers 156a-156c; rotation means (rotation rollers 210a, 210b) for rotating the vial 3 held by the support rollers 156a-156c; label supply means 200 for supplying labels 4 to be attached on the outer surface of the vial 3; and endless member 157 which rotates according to the rotation of the vial 3 between a first support roller 156a with which the label 4 fed from the label supply means 200 comes into contact firstly and a second support roller 156b with which the label 4 comes into contact secondary.

Abstract: A device (1) for containing and dispensing tablets, wherein vial bottles (3) filled with tablets wait in waiting spaces (701a, b, c) and the vial bottles (3) are taken out from the waiting spaces (701a, b, c). A plurality of pair of holding members (703a, b) facing each other for holding the bodies of the vial bottles (3) are installed in the waiting spaces (701a, b, c), and stock sensors (710) of the same quantity as the pair of holding members (703a, b) are installed to check for each pair of holding members whether the vial bottles are held on the pair of holding members (703a, b) or not.

Abstract: A medicine storing and dispensing apparatus includes: a cap container 501 storing a plurality of caps 2 for closing openings of vial bottles 3 and having a plurality of slits 508 formed on the bottom surface thereof; a plurality of cap stirring members 511 formed in a rotating shaft 509 in the state of protruding inside the cap container 501 through-each of the slits 508; a cap stirring member 502 for steering the caps 2 by the stirring sections 510 through rotational driving; and a cap pathway 503 which continues to the cap container 501, has a clearance allowing only one cap 2 to pass through, and which is inclined downward so as to align the passing caps 2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compact tablet storage and take-out apparatus capable of quickly discharging and filing tablets. The tablet storage and take-out apparatus includes: a cylindrical drum; drum driving means; a plurality of tablet cassette mounting bases (341) which are fitted to an outer surface of the drum; tablet cassettes which are detachably mounted on the tablet cassette mounting bases; and a guide passage which guides inside the drum tablets discharged from the tablet cassettes. Moreover, the apparatus includes: a transfer robot which is provided inside the drum so as to be liftable and also rotatable, and which transfers the vial held by arms between a delivery position located outside an opening formed in an upper end or a lower end of the drum and a tablet filling position where the tablets discharged through the guide passage are filled.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an elongated object measurement apparatus capable of measuring the length or quantity of elongated objects such as drugs arranged in a row, regardless of their size or type. One end of the elongated object is positioned with a first reference member and the other end thereof is positioned with a second reference member. The apparatus comprises a resistance circuit constituted by a plurality of resistors connected in series, wherein the resistor at one end is connected to a constant voltage source and the resistor at the other end is connected to the ground, a detection circuit comprising a plurality of switches disposed with uniform spacing along the elongated object and having one end thereof connected between the adjacent resistors and the other end thereof connected to a detection terminal, and a switch drive unit provided at the second reference member and turning the switches on.

Abstract: A tablet cassette in which the tablet is not discharged during an operation to mount and dismount the tablet cassette is provided. In a tablet cassette 1 for containing a number of tablets T, the tablet cassette 1 incorporates a rotor 6 having pocket portions 7 for holding the tablets T. When the tablet cassette 1 is mounted on a mount base 2, rotation of the rotor 6 causes the tablets T held in the pocket portions 7 to be discharged though a discharge port 8. The tablet cassette 1 comprises a press member 16 which is pressed when the tablet cassette 1 is mounted on the mount base 2 and a rotor reversing member 19 for reversing the rotor 6 by a predetermined quantity in conjunction with press of the press member 16.

Abstract: The present invention prevents tablets from bouncing in a tablet drop guide path so that dropping time can be shortened so as to be ready in time for packing. In a tablet packing apparatus provided with a tablet drop guide path 12 that guides tablets to a packing unit, the tablets drop obliquely downward from each of tablet outlets 10 of tablet feeders 8 provided in an up and down direction in a manner of multistage shelf, wherein a bounce preventing member 14 is provided in a position opposing to the tablet outlets of the tablet drop guide path, and wherein the bounce preventing member 14 is obliquely provided so that it recedes from the tablet outlets 10 toward the lower end.