Patent ID: 8386073

Claim:
A quantity regulating module of an automatic tablet dispenser, comprising: a module body including an inlet through which a tablet is put, a hopper-side supply part supplying the tablet put through the inlet to a hopper of a medicine packing machine, and a recollecting part returning the tablet put through the inlet to a location from which the tablet starts to be transferred; a detecting sensor counting the number of tablets put through the inlet; and a controller comparing the number of tablets counted by the detecting sensor to a predetermined quantity, transferring the tablets to the hopper-side supply part when the counted number of tablets is equal to the predetermined quantity, and transferring the tablets to the recollecting part when the counted number of tablets exceeds the predetermined quantity, wherein the module body further comprises a discharge unit, which comprises a door configured to discharge the tablet transferred to the recollecting part to the outside and a solenoid configured to drive the door.