Medicine inspection system, winding device, feed device, and holder
Inventors
Amano, Hirokazu • Tsuda, Hiromichi • YOSHIKAWA, Yasuyuki • Chihara, Hirokazu • SHIMIZUBE, Dai
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10858134-B2
Publication Date
2020-12-08
Expiration Date
Abstract
To provide a medicine inspection system capable of appropriately outputting an inspection result while minimizing damage and the like to a packaging bag and a medicine.A medicine inspection system 10 includes an inspection device 20 which inspects a numerical quantity and/or a type of a medicine contained in a packaging bag p based on an image photographed of the packaging bag p to be inspected, and a marking device 50 which records an inspection result from the inspection device on the packaging bag p. After the packaging bag p, which has a seal section S formed by pressure bonding an overlapping portion of a packaging paper, is inspected at the inspection device 20, a stamp which indicates the inspection result thereof is output by a marking device 50 onto the seal section S.
Core Innovation
A medicinal agent inspection system inspects a numerical quantity and/or a type of a medicinal agent contained in a packaging bag to be inspected based on a photographed image of the packaging bag. The system records an inspection result on the packaging bag using a marking device, and the packaging bag has a seal section having an uneven shaped seal mark formed by pressure bonding an overlapping portion of packaging paper in a region in which a medicinal agent is contained or at a position separated from the region in which a medicinal agent is contained.
The marking device outputs a dot-shaped stamp or a linear stamp indicating the inspection result onto the seal section. The marking device has a plotter that outputs the stamp through a pen, and further comprises a fixing apparatus which fixes the packaging bag by descending an actuating piece connected to a driver by conducting electricity to a driver, and the stamp is affixed by the pen after fixing the packaging bag.
When the packaging bag determined to not pass the inspection approaches the conveyance path of the marking device, the fixing apparatus operates, and the pen moves toward the conveyance path of a packaging bag continuous body and outputs the stamp after fixing the packaging bag. After output of the stamp, the pen reaches a state at which it is moved away from the conveyance path, and dot-shaped seal marks are formed as multiple dot-shaped seal marks by pressure bonding.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim identifies two core inventive features: photographic inspection of medicinal agent content and marking of the inspection result onto a pressure-bonded seal section using a plotter-pen after fixing. Dependent claims further refine conditional stamping, empty packaging bag verification, stamp presence/absence detection, and bag absence determination from photographed images.
Photographic inspection of medicinal agent quantity or type
An inspection device configured to inspect a numerical quantity and/or a type of a medicinal agent contained in a packaging bag to be inspected based on a photographed image of the packaging bag.
Stamping inspection results onto pressure-bonded uneven seal marks
A marking device configured to record an inspection result on the packaging bag, wherein the packaging bag has a seal section with an uneven shaped seal mark formed by pressure bonding an overlapping portion of packaging paper in a region in which a medicinal agent is contained or at a position separated from the region in which a medicinal agent is contained, and wherein a dot-shaped stamp or a linear stamp indicating the inspection result is output onto the seal section.
Plotter pen outputs stamp after fixing the packaging bag
The marking device has a plotter that outputs the stamp through a pen, and a fixing apparatus fixes the packaging bag by descending an actuating piece connected to a driver by conducting electricity to a driver, wherein the stamp is affixed by the pen after fixing the packaging bag.
Conditional stamping for non-passing bags on a continuous conveyance path
When a packaging bag determined to not pass the inspection approaches a conveyance path of the marking device, the fixing apparatus operates, the pen moves toward the conveyance path of a packaging bag continuous body and outputs the stamp after fixing the packaging bag, and reaches a state at which it is moved away from the conveyance path after output of the stamp.
Stamps indicating incorrect quantity or type
The marking device outputs a stamp to the seal section when the numerical quantity and/or the type of the medicinal agent in the packaging bag is incorrect.
Multiple dot-shaped seal marks
The seal section has multiple dot-shaped seal marks formed by pressure bonding.
Empty packaging bag verification stamp during continuous feeding
In a packaging bag continuous body context, the system feeds packaging bag containing prescription-divided medicinal agents to an inspection device and outputs an alternative stamp on an empty packaging bag instead of the stamp indicating the inspection result.
Stamp presence detection to infer marking-device operational problems
An identification device checks whether stamp presence/absence on an empty packaging bag is identifiable, and determines that a marking-device operational problem has occurred when the identification device does not identify the stamp output.
Bag presence determination from photographed image
An inspection unit holds a packaging bag to be inspected, a photographing device photographs the bag, and the system determines that no packaging bag is present at the inspection unit based on the photographed image captured by the photographing device.
Across the independent claim and the dependent refinements, the system combines photographed-image inspection of medicinal agent numerical quantity/type with stamping of inspection results onto a pressure-bonded uneven seal section using a plotter-pen after fixing, including conditional stamping for non-passing bags on a continuous conveyance path and additional operational verification via empty-bag stamping and stamp/bag-absence detection.
Stated Advantages
Records the inspection result on the packaging bag using a dot-shaped stamp or a linear stamp output onto the seal section.
Affixes the stamp by outputting the stamp through a pen after fixing the packaging bag with a fixing apparatus.
Outputs a stamp conditionally when the packaging bag does not pass the inspection while it approaches the conveyance path.
Provides an empty packaging bag "check completed" stamping workflow to verify marking-device operation.
Detects stamp presence/absence on an empty packaging bag to infer a marking-device operational problem.
Determines absence of a packaging bag at the inspection unit based on photographed images.
Documented Applications
Inspecting a numerical quantity and/or type of a medicinal agent contained in a packaging bag and recording the inspection result on the bag seal section.
Inspection in a continuous feeding context for a packaging bag continuous body, including handling of an empty packaging bag for marking verification.
Using photographing-device images to determine whether a packaging bag is present at the inspection unit.
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