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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2006
Shoji Yuyama, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Hiromichi Tsuda, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Shoji Yuyama, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Hiromichi Tsuda, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toyonaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A medicine dispensing/packaging apparatus is provided with a tablet feeder mechanism, a carrying mechanism, a supporting mechanism, and a dispensing/packaging mechanism. The tablet feeder mechanism further includes tablet accommodation parts, which contain tablets. The tablet accommodation parts are rotatably connected to each other. Each of the tablet accommodation parts further includes a rotatable bottom plate. The carrying mechanism carries the tablet feeder first in a horizontal direction and then in a vertical downward direction. The supporting mechanism provides support to the rotatable bottom plates for part of the time that the tablet feeder is carried in the horizontal direction, thus preventing the plates from opening. When the support to the bottom plate is removed, the bottom plates open, causing the tablets contained in the accommodation parts to be discharged. The discharged tablets are subsequently collected for packaging.