Patent ID: 6726056
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A medicine feed apparatus comprising a body frame, a plurality of drawers drawably contained in the body frame and a plurality of storage containers attached on each of the drawers so that medicines stored in the storage containers are fed in accordance with a prescription data, wherein;the drawers are provided with a collecting mechanism for collecting the medicines discharged from the storage containers; the body frame is provided with a recovery box for recovering the medicines collected by the collecting mechanism; and the collecting mechanism has a first passage and a second passage which can be used alternatively to convey the medicines discharged from the storage containers to the recovery box, the first passage allowing the medicines discharged from the storage containers to be conveyed to the recovery box in a state that the drawers are contained in the body frame, while the second passage allowing the medicines discharged from the storage containers to be conveyed to the recovery box in a state that the drawers are drawn out of the body frame.