Patent ID: 6488192
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
A tablet cutting apparatus comprising:a conveyor means for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter, disposed above said conveyor means, for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on said conveyor means; a receiver plate, disposed downstream of said cutter and below said conveyor means, for supporting the tablet received from said cutter; a divider roller, disposed above said receiver plate and above said conveyor means, for dividing the tablet into two halves along the notch formed by said cutter, wherein the tablet is held between said divider roller and said receiver plate when dividing the tablet; and a tablet presser unit, located at said cutter, for positioning the tablet at a predetermined position relative to said cutter, wherein said tablet presser unit has inclined surfaces for contacting the tablet from opposite sides, and said inclined surfaces of said tablet presser unit are movable along a direction that is perpendicular relative to the horizontal transport direction so that, when said inclined surfaces contact the tablet, the tablet is pressed downward.