Medicine feeding device and a medicine counting device using the medicine feeding device

A medicine counting device provided with a medicine feeding device, the medicine feeding device comprising:

• a first rotor that is configured to rotate around a first axis;
• a second rotor in annular shape that is configured to rotate around a second axis extending in a direction different from that of the first axis;
• a partition wall extending from an inner circumference of the second rotor toward an outer circumference of the first rotor, wherein a medicine fed to the first rotor is transferred by rotation of the first rotor to a transfer part of the second rotor, and transferred medicine is transported to a downstream side in a rotating direction by rotation of the second rotor;
• a medicine discharging port provided outside in a radial direction of the second rotor;
• a medicine guiding section that is configured to guide a medicine on the second rotor to the medicine discharging port, the medicine guiding section comprising:
• an inner guide provided in downstream in a medicine transport direction of the transfer part of the second rotor and extending from an inner circumference of the second rotor towards the medicine discharging port, and
• an outer guide positioned outer side in a radial direction of the second rotor with respect to an inner guide and having a gap that is roughly same as a width of a medicine;
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• a height regulator provided between the transfer part of the second rotor and the medicine discharging port and positioned so as to have a gap that is roughly same as a height of a medicine from an upper surface of the second rotor;
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• the medicine counting device comprising:
• a medicine detector for detecting a medicine that is discharged from the medicine discharging port;
• a counting means for counting number of medicines supplied based on a detection by the medicine detector;
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• a switching valve unit comprising a medicine passage that is divided into a first passage and a second passage arranged adjacent to each other, wherein the switching valve is able to switch a discharge destination of a medicine, which is discharged from the medicine guiding section, to either the first passage or the second passage, said switching valve further comprising:
• a first swing member for opening and closing the first passage;
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• a second swing member for opening and closing the second passage,
• wherein each swing member is provided with an elastic part that is elastically deformable.