Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – With size adjusting means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-20
2009-08-18
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
With size adjusting means
C221S192000, C221S304000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07575129
ABSTRACT:
A vial supply apparatus comprises: a vial supply part having a plurality of storage portions which store vials having different heights according to size, each storage portion comprising a rotatable endless member disposed at a predetermined interval from a partition wall, partitioning members disposed at predetermined intervals on the endless member, endless member driving means, and a supply port for dispensing a vial stored between adjacent partitioning members; a chute portion for dropping the vial dispensed from the supply port such that an opening of the vial faces upward; a robot arm for holding the vial supplied from the chute portion; and an adjustment table disposed below the robot arm, for adjusting an opening height of the vial supplied from the chute portion in accordance with the height of the vial.
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Imai Takafumi
Miyashita Masahito
Yoshina Katsunori
Yuyama Shoji
Crawford Gene
Waggoner Timothy R
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
Yuyama Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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