Apparatus for taking out PTP tablet sheets
AssigneeYuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorShoji Yuyama
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Abstract
A tablet sheet removing apparatus in which tablet sheets (S) are contained in a stacked state within a tablet sheet containing portion (1). Among the tablet sheets (S), at least two tablet sheets (S1, S2), forming the discharge side, are supported separately. A discharge portion (3) sucks and holds only the first tablet sheet (S1) from the discharge side among the tablet sheets (S) supported by an elastic support portion (2) to move and discharge it. Thus, in spite of the stacked direction of the tablet sheets, only one tablet sheet (S1) can be discharged.
Claims14
A tablet sheet taking out apparatus comprising:
- a tablet sheet containing portion for containing a plurality of tablet sheets in a stacked state, said tablet sheet containing portion having a discharge side;
- an elastic support portion for separately supporting at least two of the tablet sheets at the discharge side of said tablet sheet containing portion;
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- a discharge means for discharging a first of the tablet sheets from the discharge side of said tablet sheet containing portion, said discharge means being operable to hold the first tablet sheet and move it so that a portion of said elastic support portion, which supports only the first tablet sheet, can be bent to permit the first tablet sheet to be removed from said tablet sheet containing portion,
- wherein said elastic support portion comprises a plurality of elastic hairs disposed in a brush-like manner, and said elastic hairs protrude in a direction toward said tablet sheet containing portion.
A tablet sheet discharge apparatus comprising:
- a tablet sheet containing structure for containing a plurality of tablet sheets in a stacked state, said tablet sheet containing structure having a discharge side;
- a pair of elastic support members movably disposed on opposite sides of said tablet sheet containing structure, wherein each of said elastic support members comprises a brush-like member formed in part by a plurality of elastic hairs protruding toward said tablet sheet containing structure;
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- a tablet sheet discharge device disposed below the discharge side of said tablet sheet containing structure, wherein said tablet sheet discharge device is capable of holding and removing a lowermost one of the tablet sheets from said tablet sheet containing structure, and said elastic hairs of said elastic support members are deformable to permit the lowermost one of the tablet sheets to be removed by said tablet sheet discharge device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.