Patent ID: 7861845

Claim:
A high-speed tablet feeder comprising a base frame, a prime mover, a tablet chute, a counting and reject block, a discharge chute and a roller module, said base frame further comprising a top plate, a pair of bottom rails, a pair of end blocks, a jacking motor, a pair of pivot supports, a pair of pivot pins defining a pivot and a pin support, said roller module comprising at least one feed and transport roller defining an exit drop point, a driver pulley, a driven pulley, a belt and at least one gear, a drive plate, an end plate, a pair of side plates, at least one tablet guide, a pivot plate, a handle, a stop pin, a tablet deflector and a hopper, said counting and reject block containing a product count sensor, said pivot plate provided with said handle affixed thereto adjacent said drive plate, said pivot extending through said exit drop point and extending through a centerline of said at least one feed and transport roller so that said exit drop point remains fixed regardless of an angle at which said roller module is disposed, said tablet chute fixedly mounted to said base frame, said discharge chute fixedly mounted to said base frame and in alignment with said tablet chute, said roller module pivotally mounted upon said base frame, said roller module driven by said prime mover, said feed and transport roller journaled in said drive plate and said end plate of said roller module, said feed and transport roller having said gear affixed thereto adjacent said drive plate and one said feed and transport roller further having said driven pulley affixed thereto adjacent said gear, said driven pulley coupled to said driver pulley with said belt, said driver pulley operatively connected to said prime mover, said side plates joined to said end plate and said drive plate wherein said drive plate and said end plate are affixed to said pivot plate, said drive plate and said end plate supporting said feed and transport roller in a spaced relationship from said pivot plate and wherein said prime mover is carried by said drive plate.