Patent ID: 7040070
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B65B,B65G,G07F

Abstract:
1. A tablet packing apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of feeder vessels containing the tablets; a plurality of motor bases mounted on said feeder vessels, respectively; a tablet reserving member disposed below at least one of the motor bases, the tablet reserving member reserving the tablets fed from the respective feeder vessel; and a shutter which is movable to open and close a lower opening of the tablet reserving member, whereby when setting a tablet vessel beneath the tablet reserving member and moving the shutter to open the lower opening of the tablet reserving member, the tablets contained in the tablet reserving member are fed into the tablet vessel, the apparatus further comprising: a LED which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member; and a sensor for detecting an opening operation or a closing operation of the shutter; wherein when the sensor detects the opening operation of the shutter, the LED is turned off.