Patent ID: 8579153
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B65B,B65D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A tablet dispenser comprising: a device body; a plurality of tablet cassettes disposed on one face of the device body and arranged in a vertical direction, each tablet cassette accommodating a plurality of tablets and dispensing the plurality of tablets contained therein in a lateral direction; a plurality of chutes in operative communication with the plurality of tablet cassettes, each of the plurality of chutes being disposed on one face of the device body and operatively arranged in a vertical direction of a different line with respect to a corresponding tablet cassette, wherein each of the plurality of chutes has a gate member for retaining tablets dispensed from the corresponding tablet cassette when the gate member is closed and dispensing the retained tablets into a container when the corresponding gate member is opened, wherein each of the plurality of chutes is arranged such that a lower portion of a corresponding first chute overlaps with an upper portion of a corresponding second chute positioned immediately below the first chute, the lower portion of each gate member operatively opening and closing the lower portion of a corresponding chute which is positioned at an upper side by activating an upper portion of a tablet container toward a side of the corresponding chute positioned at a lower side with respect to the second chute, such that the second chute acts as a guide for placement of a container into which tablets are dispensed from the first chute.