EP0354633A2
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Medicine feeder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-02-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A feeder or dispenser for tablets, capsules or the like comprising rotor (5) is mounted in a container or feeder body (2). The capsules put into the container (2) are guided into channels (12) formed at outer edge of the rotor (5) at angular spacings and then into pockets (15) formed nearer to the center of rotation than the channels (12). The capsules are discharged from the pockets (15) one by one each time the pockets (15) are aligned with a feed opening (16) provided in the bottom plate of the container (2) as the rotor (5) rotates.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoji Yuyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:54
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0092; B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/02; B65G47/04; B65G47/12; B65G47/14; B65G47/1407; B65G47/1442; B65G47/1457
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A medicine feeder for feeding capsules of medicine or the like, comprising: a container having a funnel-shaped bottom plate tapered toward the center thereof; a rotor rotatably mounted in said container on said bottom plate and having a conical top surface tapered toward its peripheral edge; said rotor being formed in its peripheral edge with a plurality of medicine feed channels angularly spaced from one another and having a bottom surface tapered so as to be complementary with said funnel-shaped bottom plate of said container, said bottom surface of said rotor being formed with a plurality of pockets angularly spaced from one another, said pockets being in communication with said medicine feed channels; said bottom plate of said container being formed with a feed opening with which said pockets are brought into alignment one after another when said rotor rotates, whereby discharging the capsules in said pocket out of the medicine feeder one by one; and a tongue member provided to prevent more than one capsules from being discharged out of said pocket at a time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A medicine feeder for feeding capsules of medicine or the like, comprising: a container having a funnel-shaped bottom plate tapered toward the center thereof; a rotor rotatably mounted in said container on said bottom plate and having a conical top surface tapered toward its peripheral edge; said rotor being formed in its peripheral edge with a plurality of medicine feed channels angularly spaced from one another and having a bottom surface tapered so as to be complementary with said funnel-shaped bottom plate of said container, said bottom surface of said rotor being formed with a plurality of pockets angularly spaced from one another, said pockets being in communication with said medicine feed channels; said bottom plate of said container being formed with a feed opening with which said pockets are brought into alignment one after another when said rotor rotates, whereby discharging the capsules in said pocket out of the medicine feeder one by one; and a tongue member provided to prevent more than one capsules from being discharged out of said pocket at a time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
A medicine feeder for feeding capsules of medicine or the like, comprising: a funnel-shaped container, a rotor mounted for rotation in the container about the container axis and having a lower surface complementing the inner surface of the container; the rotor having a plurality of feed channels in the lower surface thereof into which capsules can fall from above the rotor; the container having an opening with which the feed channels are brought into register one after another as the rotor rotates so that a capsule can be discharged through the opening; and means being provided to prevent more than one capsule being discharged at a time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A medicine feeder for feeding capsules of medicine or the like, comprising: a funnel-shaped container, a rotor mounted for rotation in the container about the container axis and having a lower surface complementing the inner surface of the container; the rotor having a plurality of feed channels in the lower surface thereof into which capsules can fall from above the rotor; the container having an opening with which the feed channels are brought into register one after another as the rotor rotates so that a capsule can be discharged through the opening; and means being provided to prevent more than one capsule being discharged at a time.
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