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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1992
Hiroyasu Shimizu, Ohta, JP;
Atuo Inamura, Ohta, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Oska, JP;
Abstract
A drug dispenser, having a drug case storing drugs and a dispensing mechanism mounted to a lower portion of the drug case. The dispensing mechanism includes an arrange body. The arrange body has a drug passageway for arranged vertically said drugs and a surface guiding the drug to the drug passageway. The dispensing mechanism includes a fixed plate provided under the arrange body. The fixed plate has a drug drop opening connected to the drug passageway. The fixed plate has a separator free to pass into an intermediate of the drug passageway. The dispensing mechanism includes a swing mechanism swinging said arrange body between a first position in which the separator closes the drug passageway and a second position in which the separator opens the drug passageway. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive means for the swing mechanism. The drug storing in the drug case is aligned in the drug passageway. The separator stops the drug in the first position and enables the drug to pass into the drug drop opening one by one in the second position. The swing mechanism arranges, separates and discharges the drug, so that the drug dispenser can have a vertically elongated shape and be downsized. A drug packer receiving corresponding drug dispensers can reduce the height and increase the availability.