Patent ID: 7500337

Claim:
A medicine packing apparatus in which a packing sheet is printed with predetermined information by printing means, medicine is fed into the packing sheet by medicine feed means, and the packing sheet is sealed by seal means so as to pack the medicine in single packages, wherein: the seal means is provided with a conveyance portion for conveying the packing sheet; in the middle of a conveyance path from the print means to the seal means, there are provided moving means which comes into contact with the packing sheet and descends and ascends along a linear path so that the tension of the packing sheet is held at a constant value, and position detecting means which detects a descending position of the moving means; wherein the moving means comprises a roller, which is rotatable and movable, and urging means for urging the packing sheet with a constant force to eliminate slack in the packing sheet, and wherein the printing means is operable in response to a detection of the descending position by the position detecting means during conveyance of the packing sheet by the conveyance portion.