Patent ID: 7451581

Claim:
An automatic tablet dispensing and packaging system comprising: a) a plurality of tablet cassettes; b) a printing device; c) a sealing device; d) a deck; e) a last hopper, for collecting one or more tablets falling from the tablet cassette, having a shutter provided at a bottom of the last hopper; f) a shutter controller for opening the shutter to release the tablets collected in the last hopper; and g) a last hopper swinging device for swinging the last hopper in order for the tablets in the last hopper to be aligned in a predetermined direction, wherein the tablets aligned by the last hopper swinging device drop into a wrapping paper in the predetermined direction to be packaged, wherein the deck comprises a front side and a rear side, and is disposed vertically, wherein the last hopper is provided at the front side of the deck, wherein the shutter controller is provided at the rear side of the deck, wherein the last hopper swinging device is provided on the deck, wherein the last hopper swinging device comprises: (i) a sliding member having a first end provided at the rear side of the deck and a second end that penetrates through the deck and is horizontally slidable; (ii) a support-recovering member, provided at the rear side of the deck, for supporting and recovering the sliding member to an original position; and (iii) a cam controller, provided at the rear side of the deck, with a cam contacting the second end of the sliding member and oscillating the sliding member horizontally by an eccentric rotation caused by a motor.