Automated pill-dispensing apparatus

Details Automated pill-dispensing apparatus Automated pill-dispensing apparatus

A - Human Necessities

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A61J 7/00 (2006.01) B65G 33/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2526758

A pill-dispensing apparatus for automatically dispensing solid pills includes a plurality of storage units and a pill dispensing module. The storage units store pills in bulk and each include a hopper and an auger movably positioned with respect to the hopper. An inlet of the auger is positioned to receive pills from the hopper. The pill- dispensing module includes: a dock for receiving and holding a selected one of the storage units, a drive unit for rotating the auger to motivate the pills along the auger, a pill counter for counting pills dispensed from an auger outlet, and a lift for tilting the hopper to control flow and to assist in motivating pills to fall from the hopper and move along the auger.

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