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Upright vial discharge unit
US8944281B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8944281-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013138757-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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The medicine packing machine is equipped with a loading unit that is capable of receiving and delivering vials retrieved from a stocker, and a supplying unit that is capable of delivering the vials from the loading unit in an upright position. A control unit is also disposed between the loading unit and the supplying unit. As a result of the presence of the control unit, the transfer of vials received by the loading unit is controlled by the control unit in such a manner that the vials are not ejected towards the supplying unit. The vials are also controlled so as to be in an upright position once loaded into the loading unit. As a result of these actions, the vials received by the loading unit are reliably delivered to the supplying unit without being ejected or jamming at unanticipated locations.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A medicament filling machine, comprising: a bottle storage unit that stores a vial; a dispatch mechanism unit that receives and dispatches the vial extracted from the bottle storage unit by an extraction unit, said dispatch mechanism unit comprises a loading strip which is formed integrally as a single-piece bent into an L-shape form; an upright-discharge unit that receives the vial dispatched from the dispatch mechanism unit and that discharges th…
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- What does patent US8944281B2 cover?
- The medicine packing machine is equipped with a loading unit that is capable of receiving and delivering vials retrieved from a stocker, and a supplying unit that is capable of delivering the vials from the loading unit in an upright position. A control unit is also disposed between the loading unit and the supplying unit. As a result of the presence of the control unit, the transfer of vials r…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Inoue Mitsuhiro, Tsukamoto Kazunori, Maeji Yoshinori, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65B43/42. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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