公开(公告)号：US06805259B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US10258051

申请日：2002-10-17

申请人： Gerard Thomas Stevens ,  Jonathan Anthony Salton ,  Dolph Allan Meyer ,  Martin James Davidson

发明人： Gerard Thomas Stevens ,  Jonathan Anthony Salton ,  Dolph Allan Meyer ,  Martin James Davidson

IPC分类号： B65G5900

CPC分类号： B65B35/14 ,  B65B5/103 ,  B65B35/04 ,  G07F11/54 ,  G07F17/0092

摘要： A medication tablet dispenser has an upright casing providing a tower which is subdivided by horizontal partitions into eight compartments which individually contain removable holders each containing a charge of tablets to be dispensed. The holders have framing portions which together provide a funnel opening downwardly into a cavity of a blister sheet. The casing is vibrated back and forth about its vertical axis through a small angle to cause tablets in the holders to progress towards an outlet leading into the funnel and having an associated ejector which discharges selected tablets into the funnel when required by a computer program. Conical vibration of the casing is prevented by a connection located on its vertical axis and held stationary by a fixed arm. The ejectors operate in response to slide-rods individually reciprocated by associated solenoids controlled by the computer program.