A medicine packaging apparatus 10 has a medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20, a packaging portion 150, a pre-packaging photographing portion 100 for reading identification information attached to a medicine in a phase before the medicines are packaged by the packaging portion 150, an individually supplying portion 60 which can individually supply the plurality of medicines received from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 to the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100 and a control part 200. The individually supplying portion 60 includes a receiving portion 72 for receiving the medicines from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 and a delivering device 64 which can perform a delivery action for delivering the medicines by individually holding the medicines in the receiving portion 72 and releasing the medicines toward the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100. The control part 200 perform an inspection process based on the identification information read by the pre-packaging photographing portion 100.

A medicine packaging apparatus 10 has a medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20, a packaging portion 150, a pre-packaging photographing portion 100 for reading identification information attached to a medicine in a phase before the medicines are packaged by the packaging portion 150, an individually supplying portion 60 which can individually supply the plurality of medicines received from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 to the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100 and a control part 200. The individually supplying portion 60 includes a receiving portion 72 for receiving the medicines from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 and a delivering device 64 which can perform a delivery action for delivering the medicines by individually holding the medicines in the receiving portion 72 and releasing the medicines toward the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100. The control part 200 perform an inspection process based on the identification information read by the pre-packaging photographing portion 100.

A method and a coding line (128) for serializing a plurality of products in a coding line (128), wherein each product is packed in a cuboid box (114), is disclosed. Herein, the coding line (128) comprises at least one slide (132) and at least one main pusher (130) being adapted for jointly moving the boxes (114) on the slide (132) in a row of the boxes (114) through the coding line (128), wherein the coding line (128) further comprises at least one printing system (118) designed for printing a serial code onto each of the boxes (114), wherein the serial code comprises at least one unique serial number, and at least one camera (120) designed for reading the serial code printed on each of the boxes (114). The method comprises the following steps: a) retracting the main pusher (130) to provide an open space at an initial section (140) of the slide (132) in front of the row of the boxes (114), whereby the open space is filled with at least one additional box (136); b) using the main pusher (130) to jointly move the row of the boxes (114) on the slide (132) to pass the printing system (118), whereby the serial code is printed onto the at least one box (114), wherein the serial code comprises the at least one unique serial number, and the camera (120), whereby the serial code printed on the at least one box (114) is read, until a final section (146) of the slide (132) is reached, where the row of the boxes (114) is pushed from the slide (132); and c) reloading the coding line (128) by providing at least one further additional box (136), wherein steps a) to c) define a pushing cycle of the coding line (128). Herein, the serial code comprising the at least one unique serial number is printed onto a particular box (114) and, concurrently, stored in a database, preferably together with a further unique identifier (172) applied to a particular shipping case (166) which stores the particular box (114). In this particular embodiment, the method and the coding line (128), thus, allow tracking of a flow of the product packed in the particular box (114) in a distribution chain at any given point.

Packaging apparatus of sachets comprising a primary packaging unit, a secondary packaging unit, and a transfer unit interposed between the primary and the secondary packaging units in order to transfer the sachets between the primary and secondary packaging units, wherein the transfer unit comprises at least three transfer drawers disposed one after the other, selectively movable independently along a closed-ring path between a reception station and a delivery station and vice versa, each of the transfer drawers being configured to contain a first number of sachets and the transfer unit comprising a removal member associated with the delivery station and configured to remove from one or more of the transfer drawers a second number of sachets and to supply them to the secondary packaging unit. The present invention also concerns a method for packaging sachets.

Packaging apparatus of sachets comprising a primary packaging unit, a secondary packaging unit, and a transfer unit interposed between the primary and the secondary packaging units in order to transfer the sachets between the primary and secondary packaging units, wherein the transfer unit comprises at least three transfer drawers disposed one after the other, selectively movable independently along a closed-ring path between a reception station and a delivery station and vice versa, each of the transfer drawers being configured to contain a first number of sachets and the transfer unit comprising a removal member associated with the delivery station and configured to remove from one or more of the transfer drawers a second number of sachets and to supply them to the secondary packaging unit. The present invention also concerns a method for packaging sachets.

[Problem]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine packaging apparatus which has a high reading accuracy for identification information such as an engraved mark attached to a medicine and can provide a superior inspection performance.

[Means for Solving the Problem]

A medicine packaging apparatus 10 has a medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20, a packaging portion 150, a pre-packaging photographing portion 100 for reading identification information attached to a medicine in a phase before the medicines are packaged by the packaging portion 150, an individually supplying portion 60 which can individually supply the plurality of medicines received from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 to the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100 and a control part 200. The individually supplying portion 60 includes a receiving portion 72 for receiving the medicines from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 and a delivering device 64 which can perform a delivery action for delivering the medicines by individually holding the medicines in the receiving portion 72 and releasing the medicines toward the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100. The control part 200 perform an inspection process based on the identification information read by the pre-packaging photographing portion 100.

[Problem]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine packaging apparatus which has a high reading accuracy for identification information such as an engraved mark attached to a medicine and can provide a superior inspection performance.

[Means for Solving the Problem]

A medicine packaging apparatus 10 has a medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20, a packaging portion 150, a pre-packaging photographing portion 100 for reading identification information attached to a medicine in a phase before the medicines are packaged by the packaging portion 150, an individually supplying portion 60 which can individually supply the plurality of medicines received from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 to the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100 and a control part 200. The individually supplying portion 60 includes a receiving portion 72 for receiving the medicines from the side of the medicine preparing and dispensing portion 20 and a delivering device 64 which can perform a delivery action for delivering the medicines by individually holding the medicines in the receiving portion 72 and releasing the medicines toward the side of the pre-packaging photographing portion 100. The control part 200 perform an inspection process based on the identification information read by the pre-packaging photographing portion 100.