PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine packaging apparatus capable of miniaturizing the apparatus and reducing the number of mounting members.SOLUTION: For the ink ribbon feed mechanism 143 of a printing mechanism 140, the arrangement of ink ribbon supply mechanisms 44a+45a and the arrangement of ink ribbon winding mechanisms 44b+45b at the back of a printhead 42 is changed from a lateral arrangement to an anteroposterior arrangement. Thus, the horizontal width of the print mechanism 140 is reduced to be narrower than the depth mostly. Also, a separate package belt supply mechanism 30 is moved to the side of the printing mechanism 140, and in the separate package belt supply mechanism 30, a separate package belt pivot part 31 is placed at the back and a movable roller 36 is placed at the front. Thus, a shortening part is converted from the horizontal width to the depth and the work space on the front side of the apparatus is widened.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】装置の小形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】印刷機構140のインクリボン送り機構143について、プリントヘッド42の後方におけるインクリボン供給機構44a+45aとインクリボン巻取機構44b+45bとの並び方を横から前後に変更する。これにより印刷機構140の横幅が縮小されて大抵は奥行より狭くなる。また、分包帯供給機構30を印刷機構140の横に移し、分包帯供給機構30の中では分包帯軸支部31を奥に置いて可動ローラ36を手前にする。これにより、短縮箇所が横幅から奥行に転換されて、装置手前側の作業空間が広がる。【選択図】 図1
