Patent ID: 7818947
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. An automatic medicine packing machine comprising: a body having a frame; a plurality of cassettes arranged toward an upper portion of the body and configured to receive medicines; a hopper assembly arranged toward a lower portion of the body and configured to collect medicines discharged from the cassettes, the hopper assembly including an upper hopper disposed in the frame and a lower hopper moveably coupled to the upper hopper, and the lower hopper including a suction hole formed in a sidewall thereof to suck dust, and a suction chamber formed around the lower hopper and airtightly surrounding the suction hole; a hopper mounting unit configured to mount the hopper assembly to a lower portion of the frame of the body; a packing device configured to pack the medicines collected by the hopper assembly; and a hopper cleaning device configured to vacuum dust from the hopper assembly to clean an interior of the hopper assembly.