Medicament dispensing cell
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1. A dispensing cell for dispensing discrete bodies and comprising:
- a housing including a storage section that holds said bodies, a dispensing outlet, and a passageway between the storage section and the outlet; and
a conveyor assembly that conveys said discrete bodies from the storage section through the passageway and out said outlet, said passageway including a restricted throat section between said storage section and said outlet, said throat section defined by a pair of spaced apart components, one of said components comprising a roller presenting an upper margin and a lower margin, said roller oriented so that the upper margin thereof is closer to the other component than said lower margin thereof, so as to prevent simultaneous passage of two of said bodies through the throat section.
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Abstract
A medicament dispensing cell (12) is provided which is used in large, automated dispensing machines (10) to provide rapid and accurate dispensing of medicament dosage forms such as tablets (124), capsules, or pills. The cell (12) includes a housing (20) for storage of tablets (124) and includes a rotatable platen conveyor assembly (68) which moves the tablets (124) along a passageway (96) and through an outlet opening (36). The passageway (96) includes a restricted throat section (98) defined by a bushing (78) and an inclined roller (100). The roller (100) is oriented so as to prevent simultaneous passage of two tablets (124) through the throat section (98).
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11 Claims
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1. A dispensing cell for dispensing discrete bodies and comprising:
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a housing including a storage section that holds said bodies, a dispensing outlet, and a passageway between the storage section and the outlet; and
a conveyor assembly that conveys said discrete bodies from the storage section through the passageway and out said outlet, said passageway including a restricted throat section between said storage section and said outlet, said throat section defined by a pair of spaced apart components, one of said components comprising a roller presenting an upper margin and a lower margin, said roller oriented so that the upper margin thereof is closer to the other component than said lower margin thereof, so as to prevent simultaneous passage of two of said bodies through the throat section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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