Title:
MEDICINE BOX DISPENSING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/050120
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a medicine box dispensing apparatus which can replenish medicine boxes in a state in which medicine boxes are arranged in parallel. [Solution] A medicine box dispensing apparatus (10) comprises: an accommodating/dispensing device (20) which can accommodate medicine boxes and dispense a medicine box for each prescription; a filling device (30) which can fill the accommodating/dispensing device (20) with the medicine boxes; and a replenishment device (70) which can replenish the filling device (30) with the medicine boxes. The replenishment device (70) comprises: a replenishment medicine box placement unit which can place the medicine boxes therein in a parallel state; and a transfer mechanism which can transfer the medicine boxes placed in the replenishment medicine box placement unit to a filling rack while the parallel state of the medicine boxes is maintained. In addition, the filling rack (32) comprises: a filling medicine box placement unit which can place, therein in a parallel state, the medicine boxes transferred from the replenishment device (70); and a filling mechanism which can transfer the medicine boxes placed in the filling medicine box placement unit toward a medicine box passage one by one so as to fill the medicine box passage with the medicine boxes.
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Inventors:
YUYAMA SHOJI (JP)
KOIKE NAOKI (JP)
SHIGEYAMA YASUHIRO (JP)
ITO KOJI (JP)
TSUDA HIROMICHI (JP)
FUKADA MASAO (JP)
KAWAKAMI KEI (JP)
KADOSAKA MASAHIRO (JP)
KOIKE NAOKI (JP)
SHIGEYAMA YASUHIRO (JP)
ITO KOJI (JP)
TSUDA HIROMICHI (JP)
FUKADA MASAO (JP)
KAWAKAMI KEI (JP)
KADOSAKA MASAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/073406
Publication Date:
April 19, 2012
Filing Date:
October 12, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YUYAMA MFG CO LTD (JP)
YUYAMA SHOJI (JP)
KOIKE NAOKI (JP)
SHIGEYAMA YASUHIRO (JP)
ITO KOJI (JP)
TSUDA HIROMICHI (JP)
FUKADA MASAO (JP)
KAWAKAMI KEI (JP)
KADOSAKA MASAHIRO (JP)
YUYAMA SHOJI (JP)
KOIKE NAOKI (JP)
SHIGEYAMA YASUHIRO (JP)
ITO KOJI (JP)
TSUDA HIROMICHI (JP)
FUKADA MASAO (JP)
KAWAKAMI KEI (JP)
KADOSAKA MASAHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
A61J3/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010101095A1 | 2010-09-10 |
Foreign References:
| JP2006277444A | 2006-10-12 | |||
| JP2009173339A | 2009-08-06 | |||
| JP2007117572A | 2007-05-17 | |||
| JP2007075178A | 2007-03-29 | |||
| JP2007246114A | 2007-09-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2628475A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YAMAGUCHI, NOBUYUKI (JP)
Osayuki Yamaguchi (JP)
Osayuki Yamaguchi (JP)
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