Patent ID: 7934356

Claim:
A machine for filling a bag with medicine containers, the medicine containers including an ampoule or a vial, the machine including: a bag positioning member for positioning and opening a bag; a first moving member that reciprocates between a supply position inside the bag and a waiting position outside the bag, the first moving member including a bottom surface portion for supporting medicine containers; a second moving member that is accommodated in the first moving member and that reciprocates relative to the bag and the first moving member, the second moving member including a guide surface for guiding medicine containers to the bottom surface portion; and a drive-control means that moves the first moving member and the second moving member between the supply position and the waiting position, wherein the bag positioning member includes a rotation plate rotatable between a horizontal position and an inclined position, a bag opening portion, a bag temporary sealing portion and a bag retaining arm, the rotation plate having guide grooves at both sides thereof and a support portion, the bag opening portion including a suction port for suctioning and retaining an outer side of an opening of the bag, the bag temporary sealing portion being provided on the support portion of the rotation plate and configured to temporarily seal the opening of the bag so that the medicine containers in the bag remain inside the bag, and the bag retaining arm being movable along the guide grooves of the rotation plate, wherein the drive-control means moves the first moving member and the second moving member from the waiting position to the supply position and then retracts only the first moving member out of the bag to prevent movement of the medicine containers by the guide surface of the second moving member, thereby causing the medicine containers to remain in the bag, and wherein the bag temporary sealing portion includes a plurality of heat-sealing portions that temporarily heat-seal the opening of the bag at a plurality of positions arranged at predetermined intervals along a width direction of the opening.