PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine packaging apparatus capable of densely mounting members and reducing the number of components to be mounted.SOLUTION: In the medicine packaging apparatus 120, the installation side of a dosage belt feeding mechanism 30 is set to be higher to incline a substrate 21, a medicine charging hopper 152 is bent to incline a lower portion 152b thereof while the an portion thereof 152a being vertical. Further, a printing mechanism 140 pulls a print head 42 and a platen mechanism 41 closer to a section sealing mechanism 50. Still further, the intermittent feed of a dosage belt 8 by a dosage belt pulling mechanism 54 is synchronized with the printing on the dosage belt 8 by the printing mechanism 140. A dosage belt regulating roller 24 and a holding member 51 of a conventional art, which have been provided between the printing mechanism 140 and a medicine charging hopper 152, are omitted. The dosage belt feeding mechanism 30 is shifted to the side of the printing mechanism 140, and a movable roller 36 is set forward.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】部材実装の稠密化や実装部材の少数化が可能な薬剤包装装置を実現する。【解決手段】薬剤包装装置120において分包帯供給機構30の設置側を高くして基板21を傾斜させるとともに、薬剤投入ホッパ152を曲げて上部152aは鉛直だが下部152bは傾斜させる。また、印刷機構140ではプリントヘッド42及びプラテン機構41を区分封入機構50の方に寄せる。さらに、分包帯牽引機構54による分包帯8の間欠送りと印刷機構140による分包帯8への印刷とを同期させる。そして、印刷機構140と薬剤投入ホッパ152と間に以前は在った分包帯規制ローラ24及び押え部材51を省く。また、分包帯供給機構30を印刷機構140の横に移し、可動ローラ36を手前にする。【選択図】 図1
