Patent ID: 6394308
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B65B,B65G,G07F

Abstract:
A tablet feeder comprising:a tablet storage case having a bottom portion; a rotor rotatably mounted in said bottom portion of said tablet storage case, said rotor being formed with a plurality of pockets for receiving tablets therein; a motor for driving said rotor, wherein tablets, received in said pockets, are discharged when each of said pockets comes into alignment with a discharge path provided below said rotor; and a predetermined position stop means for stopping said rotor at a predetermined position, wherein said stop means comprises: at least one first magnet or magnetizable member fixed to one of said rotor and a stationary portion of said tablet storage case, a plurality of second magnets or magnetizable members fixed to the other of said rotor and said stationary portion, wherein said second members are arranged circumferentially with respect to an axis of rotation of said rotor, and wherein upon rotation of said rotor relative to said stationary portion, said first member opposes each of said second members in succession without contacting said second members.