Patent ID: 7886508
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A medicine packaging apparatus, comprising: a sheet supply section for unrolling and feeding an elongated package sheet from a roll on which the package sheet is wound, the package sheet previously being folded along its longitudinal direction into two parts; a unfolding guide for unfolding and opening the package sheet fed by the sheet supply section; a medicine introducing section for introducing a medicine into an opening of the package sheet; a heat sealing section for sealing the package sheet so as to enclose the introduced medicine; and a printing section for making a print on the package sheet arranged between the sheet supply section and the unfolding guide along a path of the package sheet, wherein the unfolding guide comprises: a main ridge extending along with a crease of the package sheet; and a pair of unfolding guide surfaces which are convex curved surfaces stretching from the main ridge and which are symmetrical to each other with respect to the main ridge.