Patent ID: 8176950

Claim:
A device for dispensing a dosage into a target container having a fill opening, the device comprising: a base frame; at least two selectable units, a first of which is a unit for dispensing a dosage with the second and any further units selected from a group consisting of units for dispensing dosages and units for performing function; at least one receiving device, each receiving device adapted for insertion of a selected one of the selectable units therein; and a holder, arranged on an upper horizontal plane of the base frame when the device for dispensing a dosage is in an operating position, the holder comprising a plurality of holding positions, arranged horizontally and side-by-side, each of which is adapted for holding a selected one of the selectable units; at least one drive mechanism, arranged for coupling to one of the selectable units that is inserted into the receiving device; a weighing cell arranged on a lower horizontal plane of the base frame, the weighing cell having a load receiver adapted to receive the target container; and a changing mechanism that moves the receiving device horizontally relative to the base frame to a transfer location, so that a selected one of the selectable units can be exchanged between a designated one of the holding positions in which it is inserted and the receiving device, or vice versa, the changing mechanism operating to move the receiving device, along with the drive mechanism, vertically relative to the base frame, both towards the fill opening of the target container that has been set on the load receiver and away from the fill opening towards the designated holding position.