Medicine cassette

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9877896-B2
Application number	US-201515328431-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	Jul 23, 2014
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

[Object] To achieve a compact construction while making it possible to dispense a medicine certainly one by one.
[Solution] A medicine dispensing unit for dispensing a medicine retained is disposed. The medicine dispensing unit comprises a first rotator having a circular face rotatably disposed at a slant state to a horizontal plane; a second rotator having a ring face rotatably disposed over the horizontal plane at an outer peripheral side of the first rotator; and a guide member having a guide face, the guide face being disposed above the circular face of the first rotator while extending radially with respect to the circular face, being positioned at a downstream side in a rotational direction of the first rotator towards a periphery in a radial direction, and being capable of contacting with the medicine placed on the first rotator due to rotation of the first rotator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A medicine cassette comprising a medicine dispensing unit for dispensing a medicine retained, the medicine dispensing unit comprising:
a first rotator having a circular face rotatably disposed at a slant state to a horizontal plane;
a second rotator having a ring face rotatably disposed over the horizontal plane at an outer peripheral side of the first rotator; and

a guide member having a guide face, the guide face being disposed above the circular face of the first rotator while extending radially with respect to the circular face, being positioned at a downstream side in a rotational direction of the first rotator towards a periphery in a radial direction, and being capable of contacting with the medicine placed on the first rotator due to rotation of the first rotator, wherein in the guide member, at least a part including the guide face to be contacted with the medicine is capable of deforming elastically so as to modify a positional relationship to the second rotator depending on a size of the medicine.

2. A medicine cassette comprising a medicine dispensing unit for dispensing a medicine retained, the medicine dispensing unit comprising:
a first rotator having a circular face rotatably disposed at a slant state to a horizontal plane;
a second rotator having a ring face rotatably disposed over the horizontal plane at an outer peripheral side of the first rotator; and

a guide member having a guide face, the guide face being disposed above the circular face of the first rotator while extending radially with respect to the circular face, being positioned at a downstream side in a rotational direction of the first rotator towards a periphery in a radial direction, and being capable of contacting with the medicine placed on the first rotator due to rotation of the first rotator,
wherein the first rotator and the second rotator stop every time one medicine is dispensed.

Assignees

• Yuyama Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mitani Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• A61J7/0076 Primary

  Medicament distribution means (with pill counting devices A61J7/02; with time indication A61J7/04; containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00) · CPC title

• B65D83/0409

  the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation (B65D83/0445 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65B37/08

  by rotary feeders · CPC title

• B65B1/30

  Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled · CPC title

• B65G2201/027

  Tablets, capsules, pills or the like · CPC title