A depositor apparatus (C) to be located at a position above a container having a plurality of storage cavities formed to contain items, the depositor apparatus (C) discharging the items into the plurality of storage cavities of the container , the depositor apparatus (C) comprising: a collating mechanism comprising a collating chute with a lower end outlet, the collating chute receiving the items supplied from above, guiding the items downward, and discharging the items through the lower end outlet; characterized in that the depositor apparatus further comprises: a holding mechanism comprising a holding array with a plurality of holding cells that hold the items supplied through the lower end outlet of the collating chute , the holding mechanism further comprising a discharge gate that opens and closes a lower port of the plurality of holding cells of the holding array ; and a discharging/guiding mechanism comprising a diving funnel array that guides the items discharged from the plurality of holding cells of the holding array in the holding mechanism into the plurality of storage cavities of the container , the discharging/guiding mechanism prompting the diving funnel array to reciprocate between an upper position at which the diving funnel array is spaced apart from an upper surface of the container and a lower position at which the diving funnel array contacts the upper surface of the container . a collating mechanism comprising a collating chute with a lower end outlet, the collating chute receiving the items supplied from above, guiding the items downward, and discharging the items through the lower end outlet; characterized in that the depositor apparatus further comprises: a holding mechanism comprising a holding array with a plurality of holding cells that hold the items supplied through the lower end outlet of the collating chute , the holding mechanism further comprising a discharge gate that opens and closes a lower port of the plurality of holding cells of the holding array ; and a discharging/guiding mechanism comprising a diving funnel array that guides the items discharged from the plurality of holding cells of the holding array in the holding mechanism into the plurality of storage cavities of the container , the discharging/guiding mechanism prompting the diving funnel array to reciprocate between an upper position at which the diving funnel array is spaced apart from an upper surface of the container and a lower position at which the diving funnel array contacts the upper surface of the container . a holding mechanism comprising a holding array with a plurality of holding cells that hold the items supplied through the lower end outlet of the collating chute , the holding mechanism further comprising a discharge gate that opens and closes a lower port of the plurality of holding cells of the holding array ; and a discharging/guiding mechanism comprising a diving funnel array that guides the items discharged from the plurality of holding cells of the holding array in the holding mechanism into the plurality of storage cavities of the container , the discharging/guiding mechanism prompting the diving funnel array to reciprocate between an upper position at which the diving funnel array is spaced apart from an upper surface of the container and a lower position at which the diving funnel array contacts the upper surface of the container . <EOS>