PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the dimensions of partition walls minimized, the partition walls separating between the square-shaped tablet-holders in a medicine packaging apparatus.SOLUTION: A tablet housing section 22 includes a plurality of square-shaped tablet-holders 21, respectively accommodating a dose of tablet pharmaceutical, being partitioned from each other by partition walls 24a, 24b. Below the tablet housing section 22, a movable dispensing member 36 is disposed which includes tablet dispensing square-shaped delivery spaces 42 formed therein corresponding to the square-shaped tablet-holders 21. Shutter members 34, 35 are disposed between the tablet housing section 22 and the dispensing member 36, while having no openings therein. The shutter members 34, 35 move between a holding position wherein they close the lowest end openings 21b of all the square-shaped tablet holders 21 so that the tablets are held on the top surface, and an evacuated position wherein they are separated from any and all the square-shaped tablet-holders 21 in plane vision as they release the lowest end openings 21b, making the tablets within the square-shaped tablet-holders 21 fall into the tablet dispensing square-shaped delivery space 42 through the lowest end openings 21b.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】薬剤包装装置において錠剤収容枡間の隔壁の寸法を最小化する。【解決手段】錠剤収容部22は隔壁24a,24bによって互いに区切られて1包分の前記錠剤をそれぞれ収容する複数の錠剤収容枡21を備える。錠剤収容部22の下方には錠剤収容枡21に対応する錠剤払出枡42が形成された可動の払出部材36が配置されている。錠剤収容部22と払出部材36の間にシャッタ部材34,35が配置されている。シャッタ部材34,35は無開口状である。シャッタ部材34,35は、すべての錠剤収容枡21の下端開口21bを閉鎖して上面に錠剤を保持する保持位置と、平面視で錠剤収容枡21のいずれからも離れて下端開口21bを開放し、錠剤収容枡21内の錠剤を錠剤払出枡42に下端開口21bを介して落下させる退避位置との間で移動する。【選択図】図4A
