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Title:
MEDICATION PACKAGE EJECTION MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002234508
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a device used in a system which ejects medications in small doses in a stable and quick manner and is inexpensive in production and maintenance.

The ejection mechanism includes a long housing for storing medication packages of uniform configuration. An ejection member moves between two positions, a first rest position and a second ejection position. An actuator moves the ejection member between the above-mentioned two positions. A clamping member forming a part of a wall of the housing near the lower end thereof is spring biased so as to clamp the medication packages in place, excluding the lowermost package, during the time in which the lowermost package begins to be ejected from the housing assembly. A cam member portion of the clamping member interacts physically with the eject member so that the clamping member is allowed to move inwardly and clamp the packages above the lowermost package while the eject member moves from the rest position to its ejection position. When the eject member is in its rest position, the clamping member is held away from the packages, permitting the packages to move downwardly in the housing assembly.


Inventors:
WILSON RONALD H
Application Number:
JP2001269686A
Publication Date:
August 20, 2002
Filing Date:
September 06, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NEXTRX CORP
International Classes:
B65B35/04; A61J1/14; A61J3/00; A61J7/00; G07F11/04; G07F11/16; (IPC1-7): B65B35/04
Domestic Patent References:
JP3083165B22000-09-04
JP3014692B
JPS59168309A1984-09-22
JPH0255290B21990-11-27
JPS5642163Y21981-10-02
JPS5431507Y21979-10-02
JPS3720492Y1
JPS3720491Y1
JPS3710498Y1
JPS302345B1
JPS4323994B1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)