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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Hiroyuki Yuyama, Toyonaka, JP;
Hiroyasu Hamada, Toyonaka, JP;
Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A tablet cutting apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveyor for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter , disposed above the conveyor , for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on the conveyor ; a divider roller , disposed downstream of the cutter above the conveyor , for dividing the tablet into two halves along the notch formed by the cutter ; and a collecting chamber or box for collecting halves of the tablets that have been divided by the divider roller . Thus, after notching the tablet by the cutter , the tablet is divided into two by the divider roller , whereby the tablet is precisely split into halves and collected into the collecting chamber or box