Patent ID: 6938530
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A61J,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tablet cutting apparatus for cutting a tablet at a predetermined location, comprising: a blade for cutting the tablet; an arranging device for arranging a long side of the tablet to be perpendicular to the tablet's moving direction by moving the tablet for a predetermined distance, so that a center position of the tablet is able to substantially match a position of the blade; an oblique plate, with a first end coupled to the arranging device for receiving the tablet and then making the tablet arranged by the arranging device move along the oblique plate angled downwardly in the tablet's moving direction, and a second end that is located in the vicinity of the blade; a shutter, located at the second end of the oblique plate, for stopping the tablet fallen from the oblique plate; a retaining device, located above the oblique plate for retaining the tablet from the long side of the tablet stopped by the shutter, the retaining device comprising a pair of retainers symmetrically arranged with the blade, wherein the pair of retainers is capable of sandwiching the tablet in a manner that the center position of the tablet matches the location of the blade; and a conveying device located above the blade, for conveying the tablet adjusted by the retaining device to a cutting location, so that the tablet is cut in half from its center.