Patent ID: 8640747

Claim:
A medicine filling device comprising: a bottle storage unit for randomly storing empty vial bottles comprising an open top end and a bottom end; a medicine filling unit for filling the empty vial bottles with medicine; a first transfer means for transporting at least one empty vial bottle stored in the bottle storage unit in an overturned state; a second transfer means for maintaining the at least one empty vial bottle transported from the first transfer means in an upright state, and for transporting it toward the medicine filling unit; a bottle orientation detection means for detecting an orientation of the at least one empty vial bottle taken from the bottle storage unit to the first transfer means; and a reversal mechanism for reversing an orientation of the at least on empty vial bottle in the first transfer means based on a result of detection obtained by the bottle orientation detection means, wherein the at least one empty vial bottle is supplied from the first transfer means to the second transfer means such that the bottom end is oriented in a predetermined direction.