PILL PICKING APPARATUS
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1. A pill picking apparatus, comprising:
- a main arm being rotatable about a first axis, the main arm defining an opening;
a picking device mounted to the main arm and adapted to pick a pill from a pill box; and
a transfer mechanism comprising a transfer cam being rotatable about a second axis and a driving wheel mounted to the transfer cam and received in the opening of the main arm, wherein when the transfer cam rotates about the second axis, the driving wheel is rotated about the second axis by the transfer cam and is adapted to press an edge of the opening of the main arm and to drive the main arm to rotate about the first axis.
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Abstract
A pill picking apparatus includes a main arm, a picking device mounted to the main arm, and a transfer mechanism. The main arm is rotatable about a first axis and defines an opening. The picking device is adapted to pick a pill from a pill box. The transfer mechanism includes a transfer cam being rotatable about a second axis, and a driving wheel mounted to the transfer cam and received in the opening of the main arm. When the transfer cam rotates about the second axis, the driving wheel is rotated about the second axis by the transfer cam and presses an edge of the opening of the main arm, to drive the main arm to rotate about the first axis.
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1. A pill picking apparatus, comprising:
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a main arm being rotatable about a first axis, the main arm defining an opening; a picking device mounted to the main arm and adapted to pick a pill from a pill box; and a transfer mechanism comprising a transfer cam being rotatable about a second axis and a driving wheel mounted to the transfer cam and received in the opening of the main arm, wherein when the transfer cam rotates about the second axis, the driving wheel is rotated about the second axis by the transfer cam and is adapted to press an edge of the opening of the main arm and to drive the main arm to rotate about the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A pill dispenser, comprising:
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a pill box for storing pills; a main arm being rotatable about a first axis, the main arm defining an opening; a linkage mechanism pivotally mounted to the main arm; a picking device mounted to the linkage mechanism and adapted to pick a pill from the pill box; and a transfer mechanism comprising a transfer cam being rotatable about a second axis and a driving wheel mounted to the transfer cam and received in the opening of the main arm, wherein when the transfer cam rotates about the second axis, the driving wheel is rotated about the second axis by the transfer cam and is adapted to press an edge of the opening of the main arm and to drive the main arm to rotate about the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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