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Vial gripping mechanism for automatic medicament dispensing machine

  • US 6,578,734 B1
  • Filed: 01/07/2002
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vial gripping mechanism operable to protect a sensor for use in an automatic medicament dispensing machine, the mechanism comprising:

  • a first rotatable jaw;

    a second jaw coupled to an output shaft of a jaw motor and operable to rotate toward the first jaw thereby gripping a vial;

    a swing arm rotatably secured to the mechanism, the swing arm including a sensor end and a cam end;

    a cam operable to cause rotation of the swing arm;

    a shield fixedly secured to the mechanism and operable to protect the sensor end when the swing arm is in a shielded position; and

    a motor operable to move the swing arm relative to the cam such that the sensor end is rotated between the shielded position and a sensing position.

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