Patent ID: 6216418
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An automatic tablet dispenser controlled by a main computer comprising:a) a tablet dropping unit having a drum communicating with a plurality of release holes which fixate a plurality of tablet storing tablet cassettes, said release holes dropping the tablets released from the tablet cassettes;b) a discharge hopper having a release port provided through a lower portion of said discharge hopper, and a tablet release door hingedly connected to the discharge hopper for swinging down to open and swinging up to close the release port, wherein the tablets released from the tablet dropping unit are temporarily gathered in the tablet release hopper when the release door is closed;c) a door control for elastically controlling the swinging of the release door of the discharge hopper;d) a heater assembly for packaging the tablets from the discharge hopper in a packaging paper; ande) a motor driving the door control and the heater assembly.