Apparatus for supplying packing paper of automatic medicine packing apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for supplying packing paper, capable of supplying a packing paper roll to a packing unit of an automatic medicine packing apparatus by simultaneously receiving a plurality of packing paper rolls and sequentially linking the packing paper rolls to each other. The apparatus includes a plurality of packing paper roll mounting units to rotatably mount a plurality of packing paper rolls therein, a guiding roller to guide packing papers released from the packing paper rolls mounted in the packing paper roll mounting units to supply the packing papers to a packing unit, a sensor to detect whether the packing paper roll is completely consumed or not, and a packing paper bonding unit to bond a distal end of packing paper from one packing paper roll, which is completely consumed, with a front end of packing paper from a new packing paper roll when the one packing paper roll is completely consumed among the packing paper rolls.

1 . An apparatus for supplying packing paper included in an automatic medicine packing apparatus, which packs required medicines in a unit of a dose after automatically discharging the required medicines from a plurality of medicine cassettes, and supplying packing paper to a packing unit for packing the medicines, the apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of packing paper roll mounting units to rotatably mount a packing paper roll therein;   a guiding roller to guide packing paper released from the packing paper roll mounted in the packing paper roll mounting units to supply the packing paper to the packing unit;   a sensor to detect whether the packing paper roll is completely consumed or not; and   a packing paper bonding unit to bond a distal end of packing paper from one packing paper roll, which is completely consumed, with a front end of packing paper from a new packing paper roll when the one packing paper roll is completely consumed among a plurality of packing paper rolls.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the packing paper roll mounting unit comprises:
 a mounting shaft fitted into the packing paper roll; and   a pressing member that presses the packing paper roll to maintain tension of the packing paper released from the packing paper roll fitted around the mounting shaft.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one sensor is provided for each of the packing paper roll mounting units. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one packing paper bonding unit is provided for each of the packing paper roll mounting unit. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the packing paper bonding unit bonds the distal end of the packing paper from the packing paper roll, which is completely consumed, with the front end of the packing paper from the new packing paper roll by applying heat through a fusion unit. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the packing paper bonding unit comprises a packing paper support to temporarily attach a front end of packing paper from a packing paper roll, which is not used, thereto. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a packing paper roll mounting plate on which the packing paper roll mounting units are arranged. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the packing paper roll mounting plate is moved to transfer the new packing paper roll to a use position if the one packing paper roll is completely consumed. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the packing paper bonding unit comprises:
 a packing paper support to temporarily attach the packing paper thereto; and   a fusion unit dispaceably installed in a direction of becoming close to or away from the packing paper support to fuse packing papers by applying heat to the packing papers.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein one packing paper support is provided for each of the packing paper roll mounting units, and one common fusion unit is provided outside the packing paper roll mounting plate. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a grasp member to grasp the distal end of the packing paper while the distal end of the packing paper from the packing paper roll, which is completely consumed, is bonded with the front end of the packing paper of the new packing paper roll. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the packing paper roll mounting units are circularly arranged on the packing paper roll mounting plate, and the packing paper roll mounting plate is rotated to move the new packing paper roll to a use position if the one packing paper roll is completely consumed. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the packing paper roll mounting units are arranged in line with each other on the packing paper roll mounting plate, and the packing paper roll mounting plate performs linear motion vertically or horizontally to move the new packing paper roll to a use position if the one packing paper roll is completely consumed.