Hopper and Medicine Supply Apparatus Including the Same
AssigneeTakazono Technology Incorporated
InventorKenji Kawata
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Abstract
A hopper having a passage through which a medicine can be passed downward is provided. A part of a lower portion of the hopper is a deformable portion having flexibility, and the deformable portion is deformable so as to open and close the passage. According to this configuration, the deformable portion that is a part of the hopper is deformed to open and close the passage. Thus, there is no portion such as an opening and closing plate on which the medicine remains, thereby preventing a gap in which the medicine remains from being formed in the hopper, and preventing the medicine from easily remaining in the hopper.
Claims14
A hopper having a passage through which a medicine can be passed downward,
- wherein a part of a lower portion of the hopper is a deformable portion having flexibility, and the deformable portion is deformable so as to open and close the passage.
A medicine supply apparatus comprising:
- a hopper having a passage through which a medicine can be passed downward,
- wherein a part of a lower portion of the hopper is a deformable portion having flexibility, the deformable portion is deformable so as to open and close the passage, and
- the medicine supply apparatus further comprises an opening and closing portion that deforms the deformable portion to open and close the passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.