Machine for dosing powdered pharmaceuticals

A machine for dosing powdered pharmaceuticals comprising:

• a container containing a horizontal layer of powdered pharmaceutical,
• a dosage unit,
• a device supporting said dosage unit,
• an element supporting said device and comprising a first body having a vertical axis,
• means for displacing said first body rectilinearly, in horizontal translation parallel to the layer of powdered pharmaceutical, between first and second horizontally displaced positions, said device and said element being translated with said first body between said first and second positions,
• said dosage unit in said first position of said first body being located to remove a measured amount of the powdered pharmaceutical from said layer thereof in said container, said dosage unit in said second position of said first body being located to dose the measured amount of pharmaceutical into a receiving seat therefor,
• said means for displacing said first body including a first drive means and a mechanical system connected to the first drive means for translating said first body solely horizontally between said first and second positions,
• a second drive means for translating said dosage unit along said vertical axis of said first body relative to said element when the first body is in said first position to cause said dosage unit to penetrate into said layer of powdered pharmaceutical and remove said measured amount thereof, and
• third drive means for releasing said measured amount of powdered pharmaceutical from said dosage unit into said receiving seat when said first body is in said second position,
• said first and second drive means being independently operable to displace the dosage unit independently and respectively in horizontal and vertical directions.