Device for dosing and dispensing solid elements such as medicine tablets

A device for dosing and dispensing solid elements, comprising:

• a feeding unit;
• a separating unit;
• and
• a dispensing unit;
• wherein:
• the feeding unit, separating unit and dispensing unit are arranged to rotate relative each other,
• the separating unit comprises a plurality of recesses or through holes, each having a size such that the recess or through hole is capable of containing a predetermined number of solid elements,
• a compartment for containing the solid elements is formed at least partly by the feeding unit, and the feeding unit comprises at least one feeding opening that opens towards the separating unit to feed solid elements from the compartment to one or more of the recesses or through holes that are rotationally aligned with the at least one feeding opening,
• the dispensing unit comprises a guiding surface configured to co-act with the separating unit, the guiding surface comprising a retaining portion configured to form a wall portion for one or more recesses or through holes of the separating unit that are rotationally aligned with the retaining portion, and a dispensing portion comprising a dispensing opening configured to allow solid elements contained in one or more recesses or through holes of the separating unit to be dispensed,
• the device comprises a first one-way rotation mechanism configured to allow rotational movement of the feeding unit relative the separating unit solely in a first direction of rotation,
• the device comprises a second one-way rotation mechanism configured to allow rotational movement of the separating unit relative the dispensing unit solely in a second direction of rotation opposite the first direction of rotation, and
• the first one-way rotation mechanism comprises, or is arranged to co-act with, stepping means subdividing the rotation in the first direction into angular steps that correspond to an angular distance between a predetermined number of the recesses or through holes.