PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-column conveyor capable of being easily and inexpensively manufactured and capable of stabilizing compartments at high speed.SOLUTION: The medicament hand-distribution apparatus 50 comprises: a preliminary distribution cassette 20 having a number of squares 22 in multiple rows and columns the multi-column conveyor 80 which receives medicaments collectively in compartments 93 in multiple rows and columns from the preliminary distribution cassette 20 and a single-column conveyor 40 which receives the medicaments in a column at a time from the multi-column conveyor 80. The multi-column conveyor 80 has a number of compartment column members 90 in a pair of endless belts 81 which are disposed parallel to be driven together. Each compartment column member 90 is an solid object integrally formed with a column of compartments 93 in the multi-column conveyor 80, and a groove 96 is formed on a partition wall 92 between compartments avoiding the compartments 93, and an upper fixing plate 85 and a lower fixing plate 87 are inserted into the groove 96 to guide and restrain movement of the compartment column member 90.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】容易かつ安価に製造できるうえ高速時も区画室が安定する多列コンベアを実現。【解決手段】多行多列の多数マス22を具備した予備撒きカセット20と、多行多列の区画室93に予備撒きカセット20から一括して薬剤を受け取る多列コンベア80と、多列コンベア80から一列分ずつ薬剤を受け取る単列コンベア40とを具えた薬剤手撒き装置50において、多列コンベア80が、平行配置されていて一緒に駆動される一対の無端ベルト81に多くの区画列部材90を装架したものであり、区画列部材90が、多列コンベア80の一列分の区画室93を一体形成した固形物であって区画室間の隔壁92に区画室93を避けて溝96を形成したものであり、その溝96に上側固定板85や下側固定板87が挿通されて区画列部材90の移動について案内および規制を行う。【選択図】 図1
