Patent ID: 7316328
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A medicine dispensing device comprising: a dispensing device body; a cassette fixed removably to the dispensing device body in order to contain medicines in a linear arrangement; and a pushing mechanism for pushing out the medicines in the cassette toward one end side thereof, the cassette including a cover for covering all of the linearly arranged medicines contained therein, and a stopping/receiving part disposed internally and in a longitudinal direction of the cassette, wherein all of the medicines are exposed when the cover is moved to an open position, the pushing mechanism including an abutting part contained in the cassette and adapted to abut against the medicines contained therein, a biasing part for biasing the abutting part against the medicines so as to press the medicines from one end side, and a stopping part stopping at the stopping/receiving part of the cassette only when the cover is opened so that the abutting part is prevented from pressing the medicines in conformity to biasing force of the biasing part, wherein when the abutting part is moved, the stopping part is released from the stopping/receiving part and the abutting part is moved to an arbitrary position so as to allow positioning.