Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Minoru Tano

Yoshinori Maeji

Shoji Yuyama

Naoki Koike

Takafumi Imai

Akira Taniguchi

There is provided a tablet filling device, which can smoothly supply vials without any stop of the device even if the vials cause a jam within a stocker. The tablet filling device is related to removing a vialfrom a stockeraccommodating a large number of vialsaccording to a prescription data, dispensing tablets into the vialto fill the vial, and discharging the vialfilled with the tablets. The stockerincludes: a vial removing deviceconfigured to scoop the vialaccommodated in the stockerupward to remove the vial; and a vial conveying deviceconfigured to convey the vialtoward the vial removing device. When a jam of the vialoccurs, the vial conveying deviceis reversely driven.

Tablet filling device

There is provided an improved vial lid fastening device capable of reliably completing lid fastening in a short time. The vial lid fastening devicehas a lid rotating device, a lid placing member, a transporting device, a first lid body reservoir, a vial lid holding and supplying device, and a vial discharging device. A lid bodyslides on an inclined flat surfaceto reach a terminal mechanism part, and a stepped sectionof the lid bodyengages a stepped section holder. The lid bodyis grasped by chuck clawsand is rotated as engaged to the terminal mechanism partof the stepped section holder. Then, one of rotation regulating protrusionsof the lid bodyis allowed to collide with a rotation preventing memberof the lid placing member. Thus, position determination in a rotation direction is performed with reference to the rotation regulating projectionsand such position is maintained fixedly. Thereafter, the lid bodyis mated with the vial bodyand then rotated by a chuck.

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Toyonaka, Japan

Minoru Tano