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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2023
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Fujie, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Yamanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Youhei Niitsuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Yu Yamaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Fujie, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Yamanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Youhei Niitsuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Yu Yamaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medication support device includes a plurality of first containers that store a plurality of medicine packages in which a plurality of medicines are packed, a pickup device to pick up a specific one of the multiple medicine packages from one of the multiple first containers, a conveyor to convey the specific one of the multiple medicine packages picked up by the pickup device, a medicine dispenser to arrange the specific one of the multiple medicine packages conveyed by the conveyor, a second container in which the first containers are aligned and stored, a holder in which the second container is aligned and stored, and a housing that stores the first containers, the pickup device, the conveyor, the medicine dispenser, the second container, and the holder. In the medication support device, at least one of the second container or the first containers is attachable to and detachable from the housing.